,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjdf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bc1  
#bjbe ,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself and   
,ms4 ,rosen7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #bh1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to require the ,attorney 
,general to submit an annual report to  
,congress on gang activity1 reporting1  
investigation1 and prosecution1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4  ,short title      
,this ,act may be cited as the ,gang    
,activity ,reporting ,act of #bjbe4  #b4
  ,findings  ,congress finds the        
following3 7#a7 ,the ,united ,states is 
experiencing an unprecedented surge in  
violent crime1 including an increase of 
more than #cj percent in the rate of    
murders since #bjbj4  7#b7 ,the most    
recent ,department of ,justice data     
regarding gangs and criminal activity1  
published in the #bjaa ,national ,gang  
,threat ,assessment1 indicates gangs are

 responsible for an average of #dh      
percent of violent crime in the ,united 
,states4  7#c7 ,up-to-date1 accurate1   
and consistent reporting from the       
relevant ,federal agencies relating to  
gang activity in the ,united ,states is 
a foundational element in enabling      
policymakers to enact effective1        
evidence-based policy that protects the 
people of the ,united ,states from gang 
activity4  #c4  ,gang reporting         
requirement  7a7  ,in general  ,chapter 
#ca of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following3  #ecj;,e4  ,report on gang   
activity1 reporting1 investigation1 and 
prosecution  7a7  ,report  7#a7  ,in    
general  ,not later than #aej days after
 the date of enactment of the ,gang     
,activity ,reporting ,act of #bjbe1 and 
not later than the last day of each     
fiscal year beginning after the date of 
enactment1 the ,attorney ,general shall1
 in conjunction with the ,secretary of  
,homeland ,security and the ,director of

 the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1
 submit to the ,committee on the        
,judiciary of the ,senate and the       
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,house of ,representatives a report on  
gang activity1 reporting1 investigation1
 and prosecution4  7#b7  ,contents  ,the
 report described in paragraph 7#a7     
shall include information relating to-- 
7,a7 the growth of local1 national1 and 
transnational gangs during the          
#aj-;fiscal-year period preceding the   
date on which the report is submitted   
7referred to in this section as the     
submission date7--  7i7 with specific   
numerical data2 and  7ii7 including     
changes and trends in gang membership1  
location1 and activities and            
enterprises2  7,b7 the tools1 methods1  
or networks gangs are using to commit   
certain crimes1 including--  7i7 the    
extent to which gangs cooperate2 and    
7ii7 an assessment of the kinds of      
crimes on which gangs cooperate2  7,c7  
whether and to what extent ,state-based 

reporting issues affect ,federal data   
collection and accuracy2  7,d7 the      
initiatives the ,department of ,justice1
 ,department of ,homeland ,security1 and
 ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation     
undertook during the #e-;fiscal-year    
period preceding the submission date to 
track gang growth and gang activity and 
to investigate and prosecute related    
unlawful activity1 including--  7i7 the 
date on which each initiative was       
undertaken2 and  7ii7 if applicable1 the
 date on which each initiative was      
ended1 with a detailed explanation as to
 why the initiative was ended2  7,e7 the
 ,federal resources allocated by each   
agency described in subparagraph 7,d7 to
 investigating1 prosecuting1 and        
containing gangs as of the submission   
date2  7,f7 gang enforcement statistics 
from the last fiscal year ending before 
the submission date1 including the      
quantity1 changes1 and trends in--  7i7 
gang-related arrests1 including         
comparisons to gang-related arrests     

during the #e-;fiscal-year period       
preceding the applicable fiscal year2   
7ii7 the number of juveniles arrested as
 a result of gang-related activity2 and 
7iii7 the number of firearms seized by  
law enforcement agencies during gang    
enforcement operations1 including the   
number of firearms seized from          
juveniles2  7,g7 the data collection    
procedures utilized by each agency      
described in subparagraph 7,d72 and     
7,h7 any changes to data collection     
procedures of an agency described in    
subparagraph 7,d7 during the #ah-month  
period preceding the submission date1   
including explanations as to why any    
procedures were changed4  7b7           
,classification  ,the report submitted  
under subsection 7a71 or a portion      
thereof1 may be classified1 as          
determined appropriate by the ,attorney 
,general1 the ,secretary of ,homeland   
,security1 and the ,director of the     
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4  4  
7b7  ,technical amendment  ,the table of

 sections for chapter #ca of title #bh1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3        
#ecj;,e4 ,report on gang activity1      
reporting1 investigation1 and           
prosecution4  4