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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4185

To establish a Federal Coordinating Council on Community Safety and

Empowerment to make grants for projects to improve the health, education, and safety of the residents of economically distressed communities.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 13, 1994

Miss COLLINS of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was referred

to the Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL

To establish a Federal Coordinating Council on Community

Safety and Empowerment to make grants for projects

to improve the health, education, and safety of the residents of economically distressed communities.

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Community Safety and

5 Empowerment Act of 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. FEDERAL COORDINATING COUNCIL.

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the ex8 ecutive office of the President a Federal Coordinating
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1 Council on Community Safety and Empowerment (herein2 after in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Federal Coordinating

3 Council’’) in the Executive Office of the President com4 posed of the following members:

5 (1) The Secretary of Health and Human Serv6 ices.

7 (2) The Secretary of Education.

8 (3) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel9 opment.

10 (4) The Secretary of Labor.

11 (5) The Attorney General of the United States.

12 The President shall appoint the chairman of the Federal

13 Coordinating Council.

14 (b) DUTIES.—The Council shall—

15 (1) promulgate rules establishing standards and

16 procedures for receiving grants under section 3;

17 (2) make grants under section 3; and

18 (3) conduct annual reviews under section 6.

19 (c) STAFF.—The Council shall hire sufficient staff in

20 accordance with title 5, United States Code.

21 SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.

22 (a) PURPOSES.—The Federal Coordinating Council

23 shall make grants to public and nonprofit private entities

24 to carry out 1 or more of the following projects to improve
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1 the health, education, and safety of the residents of eco2 nomically distressed communities:

3 (1) Projects to prevent gangs and to combat the

4 influence gangs have on the youth in the community.

5 (2) Projects to assist first-time juvenile offend6 ers to avoid future offenses.

7 (3) Projects to prevent other forms of juvenile

8 delinquency.

9 (4) Projects to prevent the abuse of alcohol and

10 other drugs.

11 (5) Projects to provide child care for the chil12 dren of parents who are attending school, or would

13 like to attend school.

14 (6) Physical fitness, exercise, sports, and pre15 ventative health care projects for youth.

16 (7) Projects to promote community service,

17 community action, and problem solving, and a sense

18 of civic responsibility among youth.

19 (8) Projects to provide parents with information

20 about the social, psychological, and physical develop21 ment of their children and with non-financial sup22 port for their roles in promoting the positive devel23 opment of their children.
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1 (9) Projects to help youth enjoy and appreciate

2 learning, particularly projects that emphasize writ3 ing, reading, mathematics, science, and humanities.

4 (10) Projects that prepare at-risk youth for

5 adulthood, including continuing education, complet6 ing high school, employment, parenthood, and civic

7 participation.

8 (11) Projects to prevent or remedy neglect,

9 abuse, or exploitation of youth and adults unable to

10 protect their own interests.

11 (12) Projects to preserve, rehabilitate, or re12 unite families, particularly projects that emphasize

13 fatherhood and reunite fathers with children.

14 (13) Projects to assist residents in achieving or

15 maintaining economic self-sufficiency, including

16 entrepreneurism.

17 (b) DISTRIBUTION OF GRANT.—A grant made under

18 this section shall be distributed to a grantee in 1 or more

19 annual installments of not less than $25,000 each during

20 a period not to exceed 3 years.

21 SEC. 4. NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

22 (a) AGREEMENT.—The Federal Coordinating Council

23 may make a grant under section 3 only if the applicant

24 involved agrees to make available (either directly or

25 through donations from public or private entities) non-
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1 Federal contributions toward the cost of the project for

2 which the grant is requested. The amount of the non-Fed3 eral contributions shall be not less than—

4 (1) 25 percent of the cost of the project for the

5 1st year in which all or part of the grant is distrib6 uted; and

7 (2) 50 percent of the cost of the project in any

8 subsequent year in which any part of the grant is

9 distributed.

10 (b) EXCEPTION.—The Federal Coordinating Council

11 may waive the matching requirements for applicants who

12 meet certain criteria established by the Council.

13 (c) TYPES OF CONTRIBUTIONS.—The non-Federal

14 contributions required in paragraph (1) may be in cash

15 or in kind, fairly evaluated, including buildings, equip16 ment, or services, except that services assisted or sub17 sidized to any significant extent by the Federal Govern18 ment may not be included in determining the amount of

19 non-Federal contributions.

20 SEC. 5. APPLICATIONS.

21 To be eligible to receive a grant under section 3, a

22 public entity or a nonprofit private entity shall submit to

23 the Federal Coordinating Council an application that con24 tains—
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1 (1) information demonstrating that the appli2 cant has used the resources in the community in

3 planning the project for which the grant is re4 quested;

5 (2) information demonstrating that the project

6 is supported by individuals or organizations in the

7 community that are not directly involved with the

8 project, which may include universities, medical fa9 cilities, and other private and public entities;

10 (3) an assurance that the applicant will use

11 other resources in the community in carrying out the

12 project, which may include local businesses, univer13 sities, medical facilities, and other private and public

14 entities; and

15 (4) such other information and assurances as

16 the Federal Coordinating Council may require by

17 rule.

18 SEC. 6. ANNUAL REVIEW.

19 (a) CONTENT.—After each year in which any part of

20 a grant made under section 3 is distributed, the Federal

21 Coordinating Council may conduct a review of the project

22 for which the grant is made. The review shall include an

23 assessment of whether the grantee is complying with the

24 assurances contained in the application for the grant.
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1 (b) CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO COMPLY.—If

2 the Federal Coordinating Council finds that a grantee is

3 not complying with the assurances contained in the appli4 cation for the grant, the Federal Coordinating Council

5 shall suspend distribution of the grant until the grantee

6 provides sufficient documentation to satisfy the Federal

7 Coordinating Council that it will comply with the assur8 ances contained in the application. The grant shall be ter9 minated if the grantee does not provide the documentation

10 within 1 year after the grant is suspended.

11 SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

12 For purposes of this Act:

13 (1) ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED COMMU14 NITY.—The term ‘‘economically distressed commu15 nity’’ means a community—

16 (A) in which a high percentage of residents

17 are members of low-income families with chil18 dren; and

19 (B) in which there is pervasive poverty, un20 employment, and general economic distress.

21 (2) COUNCIL.—The term the ‘‘Council’’ means

22 the Federal Coordinating Council on Community

23 Safety and Empowerment.
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1 SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000

3 for each of 3 fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1994

4 to carry out this Act.

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