,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dafg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #f1 #bjai,mr4
 ,lewis introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
authorize the ,attorney ,general to     
award grants to eligible entities to    
prevent or alleviate community violence 
by providing education1 mentoring1 and  
counseling services to children1        
adolescents1 teachers1 families1 and    
community leaders on the principles and 
practice of nonviolence4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,securing ,american ,families by        
,educating and ,training ,you 7,,safety7
 ,through ,nonviolence ,act of #bjai4   
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds the       
following3  7#a7 ,the concept and       
practice of nonviolent thoughts1 words1 
and actions have a history and a legacy 
in the ,united ,states and the global   
community4  7#b7 ,in the #aith century1 
,american philosophers and authors      

,ralph ,waldo ,emerson and ,henry ,david
 ,thoreau were leaders of the           
transcendentalist philosophical movement
 which emphasized the potential good of 
humanity1 the importance of truth1 and  
the courage and power of peace4  7#c7   
,in the early #bjth century1 ,mohandas  
7,mahatma7 ,gandhi advanced the concepts
 and practices of ahimsa1 or non-injury1
 and satya1 or truth as integral to     
social and active concepts and          
practices4  7#d7 ,gandhi continued      
,thoreau's ideas of ,civil ,disobedience
 in developing the doctrine of          
satyagraha which connects truth and     
nonviolence to active efforts in        
nonviolent1 civil disobedience4  7#e7   
,dr4 ,martin ,luther ,king1 ,jr41 built 
upon these philosophies in developing   
six principles of nonviolence4 ,he      
explained these to be a way of life     
which sought to build friendships and   
understanding1 defeat injustice1 accept 
suffering as a way to educate and       
transform1 and to choose love instead of

 hate4 ,nonviolence's strength is       
reinforced by the universe siding with  
justice4  7#f7 ,rev4 ,james ,e4 ,lawson1
 ,jr41 a leading theorist and           
strategist1 helped spread the philosophy
 and doctrine of nonviolence by         
organizing and teaching workshops to    
young activists during the ,american    
,civil ,rights ,movement4  7#g7 ,during 
his ,presidency1 ,nelson ,rolihlahla    
,mandela expanded the spirit of ubuntu1 
the ,african philosophy of the          
interconnectedness1 caring1 sharing1 and
 harmony of humanity1 throughout the    
world4  7#h7 ,according to the #bjai    
,global ,peace ,index1 violence cost    
#ad1ajj1jjj1jjj in constant purchasing  
power parity terms or #a1hec per person 
in #bjah4 ,the fiscal loss resulting    
from conflict greatly exceeds           
investments in peacebuilding and        
peacekeeping4  7#i7 ,given its proven   
success and evolution1 the philosophy   
and doctrine of nonviolence can and     
should play an important role in        

breaking the cycle and reducing the     
frequency of violence throughout the    
,united ,states and as a model to the   
global community4  7#aj7 ,these lessons1
 principles1 and practices should be    
made available to ,americans of all ages
 and backgrounds in all parts of the    
country4  #c4 ,grants to educate        
,americans about the principles and     
practice of nonviolence  7a7 ,grants    
,the ,attorney ,general may make grants 
to eligible entities to prevent or      
alleviate the effects of community      
violence by providing education1        
mentoring1 and counseling regarding the 
principles and application of           
nonviolence in conflict resolution4  7b7
 ,priority ,in awarding grants under    
this section1 the ,attorney ,general    
shall give priority to applicants that  
agree to use the grant in one or more   
eligible urban1 rural1 tribal1 and      
suburban communities that can certify-- 
7#a7 an increased or sustained level of 
violence or tension in the community2 or

  7#b7 a lack of monetary or other      
resources to adopt innovative1          
integrated1 community-based violence    
prevention programs4  7c7 ,limitation   
,the ,attorney ,general may not make a  
grant to an eligible entity under this  
section unless the entity agrees to use 
not less than #gj percent of such grant 
for nonviolence-prevention education and
 program development4  7d7 ,definitions 
,in this section1 the term eligible     
entity means a ,state or local          
government entity 7including law        
enforcement71 educational institution1  
nonprofit community1 or faith-based     
organization4  7e7 ,authorization of    
appropriations ,to carry out this       
section1 there is authorized to be      
appropriated #fj1jjj1jjj for each of the
 fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbe4