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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2818

To provide demonstration grants to establish clearing houses for the distribution to community-based organizations of information on prevention of

youth violence and crime.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

DECEMBER 20, 1995

Mr. SERRANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Economic and

Educational Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by

the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To provide demonstration grants to establish clearing houses

for the distribution to community-based organizations

of information on prevention of youth violence and crime.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. PROJECT AUTHORIZED.

4 The Assistant Attorney General is authorized to

5 make grants to units of local government, community6 based organizations, and consortia of such organizations

7 for the purpose of carrying out a demonstration project

8 to establish information clearing houses for such entities
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1 to share information about the prevention of youth vio2 lence and crime.

3 SEC. 2. APPLICATION REQUIRED.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Each unit of local government,

5 community-based organization or consortium of such orga6 nizations that desires to receive a grant under this Act

7 shall submit an application to the Assistant Attorney Gen8 eral. Each such application shall—

9 (1) assure that the information on the preven10 tion of youth violence and crime that is collected is

11 made available to any organization that requests

12 such information; and

13 (2) contain such additional assurances as the

14 Assistant Attorney General may reasonably require.

15 (b) APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS; NUMBER OF DEM16 ONSTRATION SITES.—In approving applications under

17 this section, the Assistant Attorney shall—

18 (1) ensure an equitable geographic distribution

19 among the regions of the United States and among

20 urban, suburban, and rural areas;

21 (2) ensure, to the extent practicable, that re22 cipients coordinate efforts if more than 1 grant is

23 awarded to the same geographic area; and

24 (3) ensure that a grant under this section shall

25 not exceed $500,000 for any fiscal year and that
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1 each recipient receives not less than $75,000 in any

2 fiscal year.

3 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

4 For purposes of this Act, the following terms have

5 the following meanings:

6 (1) ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The

7 term ‘‘Assistant Attorney General’’ means the As8 sistant Attorney General who heads the Office of

9 Justice Programs within the Department of Justice.

10 (2) The term ‘‘community-based organization’’

11 has the same meaning given such term in section

12 14101(4) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu13 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801(4)).

14 (3) UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term

15 ‘‘unit of local government’’ means a city, county,

16 town, township, parish, village, or other general pur17 pose political subdivision of a State.

18 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

19 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out

20 this part, $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 through

21 2001.

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