,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ae1
 #bjbb,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,peters1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,ms4 ,sinema1  
,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 and ,mr4
 ,cruz7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to reauthorize the ,project ,safe    
,neighborhoods ,grant ,program          
,authorization ,act of #bjah1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,project ,safe 
,neighborhoods ,reauthorization ,act of 
#bjbb4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
the following3 7#a7 ,launched in #bjja1 
the ,project ,safe ,neighborhoods       
program is a nationwide initiative that 
brings together ,federal1 ,state1 local1
 and ,tribal law enforcement officials1 
prosecutors1 community leaders1 and     
other stakeholders to identify the most 
pressing crime problems in a community  
and work collaboratively to address     

those problems4  7#b7 ,the ,project     
,safe ,neighborhoods program-- 7,a7     
operates in all #id ,federal judicial   
districts throughout the #ej ,states and
 territories of the ,united ,states2 and
  7,b7 implements #d key components to  
successfully reduce violent crime in    
communities1 including community        
engagement1 prevention and intervention1
 focused and strategic enforcement1 and 
accountability4  #c4 ,reauthorization   
7a7 ,definitions ,section #b of the     
,project ,safe ,neighborhoods ,grant    
,program ,authorization ,act of #bjah   
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #fjgja7 is amended-- 7#a7
 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71
 and 7#c7 as paragraphs 7#b71 7#d71 and 
7#e71 respectively2  7#b7 by inserting  
before paragraph 7#b71 as so            
redesignated1 the following3  7#a7 the  
term crime analyst means an individual  
employed by a law enforcement agency for
 the purpose of separating information  
into key components and contributing to 
plans of action to understand1 mitigate1

 and neutralize criminal threats2  2 and
  7#c7 by inserting after paragraph     
7#b71 as so redesignated1 the following3
  7#c7 the term law enforcement         
assistant means an individual employed  
by a law enforcement agency or a        
prosecuting agency for the purpose of   
aiding law enforcement officers in      
investigative or administrative duties2 
4  7b7 ,use of funds ,section #d7;b7 of 
the ,project ,safe ,neighborhoods ,grant
 ,program ,authorization ,act of #bjah  
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #fjgjc7 is amended-- 7#a7
 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking or at   
the end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by    
striking the period at the end and      
inserting a semicolon2 and  7#c7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7#e7  
hiring crime analysts to assist with    
violent crime reduction efforts2  7#f7  
the cost of overtime for law enforcement
 officers1 prosecutors1 and law         
enforcement assistants that assist with 
the ,program2 and  7#g7 purchasing1     
implementing1 and using technology to   

assist with violent crime reduction     
efforts4  4  7c7 ,authorization of      
appropriations ,section #f of the       
,project ,safe ,neighborhoods ,grant    
,program ,authorization ,act of #bjah   
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #fjgje7 is amended by    
striking 8fiscal years #bjai through    
#bjba0 and inserting fiscal years #bjbc 
through #bjbf4