,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ad1 #bjag,mrs4 
,com/ock introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,project ,safe
 ,neighborhoods ,grant ,program1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,project ,safe          
,neighborhoods ,grant ,program          
,au?orization ,act ( #bjag4  #b4        
,def9itions ,= ! purposes ( ?is ,act--  
7#a7 ! t]m crim9al /reet gangs has !    
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #eba (     
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7#b7 ! 
t]m gang crime means a felony or        
misdemeanor crime1 "u ,/ate or ,f$]al   
law1 committ$ by "o or m p]sons :o are a
 memb] (1 or directly affiliat$ )1 a    
crim9al /reet gang2  7#c7 ! t]m         
transnational organiz$ crime gr\p has ! 
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #cf7k77#f7 
( ! ,/ate ,dep>tm5t ,basic ,au?orities  
,act ( #aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4             
#bgjh7k77#f772  7#d7 ! t]m transnational

 organiz$ crime has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m
 9 section #cf7k77#e7 ( ! ,/ate         
,dep>tm5t ,basic ,au?orities ,act (     
#aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgjh7k77#e772 &   
7#e7 ! t]m fire>ms (f5ses means an (f5se
 "u section #ibb or #ibd ( title #ah1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  #c4 ,e/abli%m5t ,!
 ,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates is  
au?oriz$ to e/abli% & c>ry out a        
program1 to be kn[n z ! ,project ,safe  
,neighborhoods ,block ,grant ,program   
or1 9 ?is ,act1 z ! ,program1 )9 !      
,(fice ( ,ju/ice ,programs at !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4  #d4 ,purpose ,!   
purpose ( ! ,project ,safe              
,neighborhoods ,block ,grant ,program   
%all be to fo/] & improve exi/+         
p>tn]%ips betwe5 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local 
ag5cies1 includ+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,attorney 9 ea* ,f$]al judicial di/rict1
 to create saf] neighborhoods ?r\gh     
su/a9$ r$uctions 9 crimes1 includ+      
viol5t crimes & homicides1 committ$ by  
crim9al /reet gangs & transnational     
organiz$ crime gr\ps4  #e4 ,rules &     

regulations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,attorney  
,g5]al %all1 n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 make rules  
to create1 c>ry out1 & adm9i/] !        
,program 9 accordance ) ?is section4    
7b7 ,funds ,to be direct$ to local      
control ,am\nts made available z grants 
"u ! ,program %all be1 to ! greate/     
ext5t practicable1 locally controll$ to 
address problems t are id5tifi$ locally 
7c7 ,regional ,gang ,task ,=ces #bj     
p]c5t ( ! am\nts made available z grants
 "u ! ,program ea* fiscal ye> %all be   
grant$ to e/abli%$ ,regional ,gang ,task
 ,=ces 9 regions exp]i5c+ a significant 
or increas$ pres5ce (1 or high levels ( 
activity f1 transnational organiz$ crime
 gr\ps pos+ ?reats to community safety 9
 t]ms ( viol5t crime1 fire>ms (f5ses1   
human traffick+1 traffick+ & di/ribution
 ( illegal opioids & h]o91 & o!r crimes4
  #f4 ,au?orization ( appropriations    
,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = !  
,program "u ?is ,act #gj1jjj1jjj        
annually = fiscal ye>s #bjah ?r\gh      

#bjbb4