,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bh1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,goldman of ,new ,york 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4         
,magaziner1 and ,mr4 ,gomez7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,education and     
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the   
,attorney ,general to authorize the     
youth gun violence prevention program4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,prioritizing ,resources for    
,outreach1 ,safety1 ,violence           
,prevention1 ,youth ,empowerment and    
,resilience ,act of #bjbe or the        
,,prosper ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,youth gun
 violence prevention program  7a7 ,in   
general ,the ,attorney ,general is      
authorized to award grants to eligible  
entities to carry out a program for     
youth gun violence prevention4  7b7     
,activities ,grants awarded under       
subsection 7a7 shall be used for the    
implementation of youth gun violence    

prevention programs that use strategies 
that are evidence-informed1 culturally  
competent1 trauma-informed1 and         
linguistically and developmentally      
inclusive1 and have a demonstrated      
ability to engage those at highest risk 
for involvement in gun violence and     
reduce their risk of violent            
victimization or engaging in violence1  
including strategies that-- 7#a7        
prioritize healing from past trauma and 
other life experiences that increase a  
young person's risk for involvement in  
gun violence2  7#b7 promote youth       
empowerment through the development of  
skills and qualities such as empathy1   
pride in identity1 leadership1 conflict 
management1 and communication2  7#c7    
connect young people to mental health   
professionals1 counselors1 mentors1     
community leaders1 crisis intervention  
professionals1 community violence       
interrupters1 or individuals trained in 
trauma-informed care and activities2    
7#d7 foster meaningful community        

engagement1 belonging1 and the          
development of safe community           
environments2  7#e7 develop and connect 
young people and their families with gun
 violence prevention resources1         
including but not limited to firearm    
safety education1 safe storage          
techniques1 and gun violence hotlines2  
and  7#f7 promote resources that support
 the reintegration and resilience of    
young people with past exposure to gun  
violence or the juvenile justice system4
  7c7 ,authorization of appropriations  
,of the amounts otherwise appropriated  
for each of fiscal year #bjbf though    
fiscal year #bjcj1 for juvenile justice 
programs-- 7#a7 #ajj1jjj1jjj shall be   
made available for grants under title ,v
 of the ,juvenile ,justice and          
,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd  
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 note et seq472 and  7#b7 
#be1jjj1jjj of the amount under         
paragraph 7#a7 shall be made available  
to carry out a program for youth gun    
violence prevention4  7d7 ,definitions  

,in this section3 7#a7 ,eligible entity 
,the term eligible entity includes--    
7,a7 institutions of higher education2  
7,b7 ,indian ,tribe government agencies2
  7,c7 non-governmental organizations   
serving ,indian ,tribes2  7,d7          
community-based organizations2 and  7,e7
 a local government agency that is not a
 law enforcement agency4  7#b7          
,community-based organization ,the term 
community-based organization includes a 
nonprofit community-based organization1 
a consortium of nonprofit               
community-based organizations1 a        
national nonprofit organization acting  
as an intermediary for a community-based
 organization1 or a community-based     
organization that has a fiscal sponsor  
that allows the organization to function
 as an organization described in section
 #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue 
,code of #aihf and exempt from taxation 
under section #eja7;a7 of such ,code4   
7#c7 ,indian ,tribe ,the term ,indian   
,tribe has the meaning given the term in

 section #d of the ,indian              
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74 
7#d7 ,institution of higher education   
,the term institution of higher         
education has the meaning given the term
 in section #aja under the ,higher      
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja74  7#e7 ,law enforcement agency   
,the term law enforcement agency means  
any agency of the ,united ,states1 a    
,state or unit of local government      
authorized by law or by a government    
agency to engage in or supervise the    
prevention1 detection1 or investigation 
of any violation of criminal law4