,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dafg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #f1 #bjai,mr4  
,lewis introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !       
,attorney ,g5]al to aw>d grants to      
eligible entities to prev5t or alleviate
 community viol5ce by provid+ education1
 m5tor+1 & c\nsel+ s]vices to *ildr51   
adolesc5ts1 tea*]s1 families1 &         
community lead]s on ! pr9ciples &       
practice ( nonviol5ce4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,secur+       
,am]ican ,families by ,educat+ & ,tra9+ 
,y 7,,safety7 ,?r\gh ,nonviol5ce ,act ( 
#bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! concept & practice (   
nonviol5t ?\ghts1 words1 & actions h a  
hi/ory & a legacy 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! 
global community4  7#b7 ,9 ! #ai?       
c5tury1 ,am]ican philosoph]s & au?ors   
,ralph ,waldo ,em]son & ,h5ry ,david    
,?oreau 7 lead]s ( ! transc5d5tali/     
philosophical movem5t :i* emphasiz$ !   

pot5tial good ( humanity1 ! importance (
 tru?1 & ! c\rage & p[] ( peace4  7#c7  
,9 ! e>ly #bj? c5tury1 ,moh&as          
7,mahatma7 ,g&hi advanc$ ! concepts &   
practices ( ahimsa1 or non-injury1 &    
satya1 or tru? z integral to social &   
active concepts & practices4  7#d7 ,g&hi
 cont9u$ ,?oreau's ideas ( ,civil       
,disob$i5ce 9 develop+ ! doctr9e (      
satyagraha :i* connects tru? &          
nonviol5ce to active ef=ts 9 nonviol5t1 
civil disob$i5ce4  7#e7 ,dr4 ,m>t9 ,lu!r
 ,k+1 ,jr41 built ^u ^! philosophies 9  
develop+ six pr9ciples ( nonviol5ce4 ,he
 expla9$ ^! to be a way ( life :i* s\ght
 to build fri5d%ips & und]/&+1 defeat   
inju/ice1 accept suff]+ z a way to      
educate & trans=m1 & to *oose love      
in/ead ( hate4 ,nonviol5ce's /r5g? is   
re9=c$ by ! univ]se sid+ ) ju/ice4  7#f7
 ,rev4 ,james ,e4 ,lawson1 ,jr41 a lead+
 !ori/ & /rategi/1 help$ spread !       
philosophy & doctr9e ( nonviol5ce by    
organiz+ & tea*+ work%ops to "y activi/s
 dur+ ! ,am]ican ,civil ,rights         

,movem5t4  7#g7 ,dur+ 8 ,presid5cy1     
,nelson ,rolihlahla ,m&ela exp&$ ! _s ( 
ubuntu1 ! ,african philosophy ( !       
int]connect$ness1 c>+1 %>+1 & h>mony (  
humanity1 ?r\gh\t ! _w4  7#h7 ,accord+  
to ! #bjai ,global ,peace ,index1       
viol5ce co/ #ad1ajj1jjj1jjj 9 con/ant   
pur*as+ p[] p>ity t]ms or #a1hec p]     
p]son 9 #bjah4 ,! fiscal loss result+ f 
conflict greatly exce$s inve/m5ts 9     
peacebuild+ & peacekeep+4  7#i7 ,giv5   
its prov5 success & evolution1 !        
philosophy & doctr9e ( nonviol5ce c &   
%\ld play an important role 9 break+ !  
cycle & r$uc+ ! frequ5cy ( viol5ce      
?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates & z a model to !
 global community4  7#aj7 ,^! lessons1  
pr9ciples1 & practices %\ld be made     
available to ,am]icans ( all ages &     
backgr\nds 9 all p>ts ( ! c\ntry4  #c4  
,grants to educate ,am]icans ab\t !     
pr9ciples & practice ( nonviol5ce  7a7  
,grants ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may make    
grants to eligible entities to prev5t or
 alleviate ! effects ( community viol5ce

 by provid+ education1 m5tor+1 & c\nsel+
 reg>d+ ! pr9ciples & application (     
nonviol5ce 9 conflict resolution4  7b7  
,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is        
section1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all give   
priority to applicants t agree to use ! 
grant 9 "o or m eligible urban1 rural1  
tribal1 & suburban communities t c      
c]tify--  7#a7 an increas$ or su/a9$    
level ( viol5ce or t5sion 9 ! community2
 or  7#b7 a lack ( monet>y or o!r       
res\rces to adopt innovative1 integrat$1
 community-bas$ viol5ce prev5tion       
programs4  7c7 ,limitation ,! ,attorney 
,g5]al may n make a grant to an eligible
 entity "u ?is section unless ! entity  
agrees to use n less ?an #gj p]c5t ( su*
 grant = nonviol5ce-prev5tion education 
& program developm5t4  7d7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section1 ! t]m eligible entity   
means a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t entity  
7includ+ law en=cem5t71 educational     
in/itution1 nonpr(it community1 or      
fai?-bas$ organization4  7e7            
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 

out ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ #fj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( ! fiscal
 ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbe4