,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,may #af1 #bjah4  ,amendment3  ,that the
 bill from the ,house of                
,representatives 7,h4,r4 #cbdi7 entitled
 ,an ,act to authorize the ,project     
,safe ,neighborhoods ,grant ,program1   
and for other purposes41 do pass with   
the following ,strike all after the     
enacting clause and insert the          
following3 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,project ,safe      
,neighborhoods ,grant ,program          
,authorization ,act of #bjah4  #b4      
,definitions ,for the purposes of this  
,act-- 7#a7 the term firearms offenses  
means an offense under section #ibb or  
#ibd of title #ah1 ,united ,states      
,code2  7#b7 the term ,program means the
 ,project ,safe ,neighborhoods ,block   
,grant ,program established under       
section #c2 and  7#c7 the term          
transnational organized crime group has 
the meaning given such term in section  
#cf7k77#f7 of the ,state ,department    
,basic ,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb  

,u4,s4,c4 #bgjh7k77#f774  #c4           
,establishment ,the ,attorney ,general  
of the ,united ,states is authorized to 
establish and carry out a program1 to be
 known as the ,project ,safe            
,neighborhoods ,block ,grant ,program   
within the ,office of ,justice ,programs
 at the ,department of ,justice4  #d4   
,purpose  7a7 ,project ,safe            
,neighborhoods ,block ,grant ,program   
,the purpose of the ,program is to      
foster and improve existing partnerships
 between ,federal1 ,state1 and local    
agencies1 including the ,united ,states 
,attorney in each ,federal judicial     
district1 entities representing members 
of the community affected by increased  
violence1 victims' advocates1 and       
researchers to create safer             
neighborhoods through sustained         
reductions in violent crimes by-- 7#a7  
developing and executing comprehensive  
strategic plans to reduce violent       
crimes1 including the enforcement of gun
 laws1 and prioritizing efforts focused 

on identified subsets of individuals or 
organizations responsible for increasing
 violence in a particular geographic    
area2  7#b7 developing evidence-based   
and data-driven intervention and        
prevention initiatives1 including       
juvenile justice projects and activities
 which may include street-level         
outreach1 conflict mediation1 provision 
of treatment and social services1 and   
the changing of community norms1 in     
order to reduce violence2 and  7#c7     
collecting data on outcomes achieved    
through the ,program1 including the     
effect on the violent crime rate1       
incarceration rate1 and recidivism rate 
of the jurisdiction4  7b7 ,additional   
purpose areas ,in addition to the       
purpose described in subsection 7a71 the
 ,attorney ,general may use funds       
authorized under this ,act for any of   
the following purposes-- 7#a7           
competitive and evidence-based programs 
to reduce gun crime and gang violence2  
7#b7 the ,edward ,byrne criminal justice

 innovation program2  7#c7              
community-based violence prevention     
initiatives2 or  7#d7 gang and youth    
violence education1 prevention and      
intervention1 and related activities4   
#e4 ,rules and regulations  7a7 ,in     
general ,the ,attorney ,general shall   
issue guidance to create1 carry out1 and
 administer the ,program in accordance  
with this section4  7b7 ,funds to be    
directed to local control ,amounts made 
available as grants under the ,program  
shall be1 to the greatest extent        
practicable1 locally controlled to      
address problems that are identified    
locally4  7c7 ,task forces ,thirty      
percent of the amounts made available as
 grants under the ,program each fiscal  
year shall be granted to ,gang ,task    
,forces in regions experiencing a       
significant or increased presence of    
criminal or transnational organizations 
engaging in high levels of violent      
crime1 firearms offenses1 human         
trafficking1 and drug trafficking4  7d7 

,priority ,amounts made available as    
grants under the ,program shall be used 
to prioritize the investigation and     
prosecution of individuals who have an  
aggravating or leadership role in a     
criminal or transnational organization  
described in subsection 7c74  #f4       
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,attorney ,general to carry out the    
,program #ej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal 
years #bjai through #bjba4  ,secretary