,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ad1 #bjag,mrs4
 ,comstock introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to authorize the ,project ,safe        
,neighborhoods ,grant ,program1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,project ,safe 
,neighborhoods ,grant ,program          
,authorization ,act of #bjag4  #b4      
,definitions ,for the purposes of this  
,act--  7#a7 the term criminal street   
gangs has the meaning given such term in
 section #eba of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code2  7#b7 the term gang crime
 means a felony or misdemeanor crime1   
under ,state or ,federal law1 committed 
by one or more persons who are a member 
of1 or directly affiliated with1 a      
criminal street gang2  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#f772  7#d7 the term 
transnational organized crime has the   
meaning given such term in section      
#cf7k77#e7 of the ,state ,department    
,basic ,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #bgjh7k77#e772 and  7#e7 the  
term firearms offenses means an offense 
under section #ibb or #ibd of title #ah1
 ,united ,states ,code4  #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   
or1 in this ,act1 as the ,program1      
within the ,office of ,justice ,programs
 at the ,department of ,justice4  #d4   
,purpose ,the purpose of the ,project   
,safe ,neighborhoods ,block ,grant      
,program shall be to foster and improve 
existing partnerships between ,federal1 
,state1 and local agencies1 including   
the ,united ,states ,attorney in each   
,federal judicial district1 to create   

safer neighborhoods through sustained   
reductions in crimes1 including violent 
crimes and homicides1 committed by      
criminal street gangs and transnational 
organized crime groups4  #e4 ,rules and 
regulations  7a7 ,in general ,the       
,attorney ,general shall1 not later than
 #fj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 make rules 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 
locally  7c7 ,regional ,gang ,task      
,forces #bj percent of the amounts made 
available as grants under the ,program  
each fiscal year shall be granted to    
established ,regional ,gang ,task       
,forces in regions experiencing a       
significant or increased presence of1 or
 high levels of activity from1          
transnational organized crime groups    

posing threats to community safety in   
terms of violent crime1 firearms        
offenses1 human trafficking1 trafficking
 and distribution of illegal opioids and
 heroin1 and other crimes4  #f4         
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated for the
 ,program under this ,act #gj1jjj1jjj   
annually for fiscal years #bjah through 
#bjbb4