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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1589 

To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to authorize 

the use of grant funds for gang prevention, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 18, 2009 

Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. EHLERS, Mrs. CAPPS, 

Mr. COHEN, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HARE, Mr. 

HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. HOLT, Mr. HONDA, Ms. LEE

of California, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. REYES, 

Mr. SIRES, Ms. SUTTON, and Mr. DAVIS of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities 

Act to authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Bullying and Gang 

5 Reduction for Improved Education Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS 

2 AND COMMUNITIES ACT. 

3 (a) FINDINGS.—The Safe and Drug-Free Commu4 nities Act (part A of title IV of the Elementary and Sec5 ondary Education Act of 1965) is amended by inserting 

6 after section 4001 (20 U.S.C. 7101) the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 4001A. FINDINGS. 

8 ‘‘Congress finds the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) Bullying among children is aggressive be10 havior that is intentional, involves an imbalance of 

11 social or physical power or strength, and is typically 

12 repeated over time. 

13 ‘‘(2) A child who is being bullied or harassed 

14 often has a hard time defending himself or herself. 

15 ‘‘(3) Bullying can take many forms, including 

16 hitting or punching; teasing or name-calling; intimi17 dation through gestures or social exclusion; and 

18 sending insulting, threatening, or offensive messages 

19 via Internet sites, e-mail, instant messaging, SMS, 

20 telephone, or any other electronic messaging system. 

21 ‘‘(4) There is no single cause of bullying among 

22 children; rather, individual, familial, peer, school, 

23 and community factors may place a child or youth 

24 at risk of bullying his or her peers. 


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1 ‘‘(5) A majority of parents, students, and edu2 cators report that bullying and harassment are 

3 issues of major concern. 

4 ‘‘(6) Research indicates that children and youth 

5 with disabilities or special needs and children and 

6 youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or trans-gen7 der, or who are perceived to be so, face a higher risk 

8 of being bullied than other children. 

9 ‘‘(7) Children and youth who are overweight or 

10 obese are at increased risk for bullying by peers. 

11 Weight-based teasing is consistently associated with 

12 high depressive symptoms, thinking about or at13 tempting suicide, and the development of binge eat14 ing and bulimia nervosa later in life. As young as 

15 the third grade, girls who experience harassment re16 port lower self-esteem and satisfaction with their 

17 weight and shape. 

18 ‘‘(8) The degree to which a child is teased is 

19 positively related to weight concerns, loneliness, 

20 lower confidence in physical appearance, and higher 

21 preference for isolative activities which are associ22 ated with decreased levels of physical activity among 

23 overweight youth. 

24 ‘‘(9) Research indicates that adolescents in un25 safe neighborhoods engage in less physical activity 


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1 than their peers; and that physical activity programs 

2 can improve health, reduce obesity, and have positive 

3 effects on academic achievement. 

4 ‘‘(10) Children and youth who are bullied are 

5 more likely than other children to be depressed, 

6 lonely, or anxious; have low self-esteem; be absent 

7 from school; suffer from headaches; complain of 

8 stomach aches; have problems sleeping; experience 

9 fatigue and poor appetite; and think about suicide. 

10 ‘‘(11) Bullying can be a sign of other serious 

11 antisocial behavior or violent behavior or both. 

12 ‘‘(12) Children and youth who frequently bully 

13 their peers are more likely than their peers to get 

14 into frequent fights, be injured in a fight, vandalize 

15 or steal property, drink alcohol, smoke, be truant 

16 from school, drop out of school, and carry a weapon. 

17 ‘‘(13) A study by the Department of Education 

18 indicates harassment and bullying have been linked 

19 to 75 percent of school shooting incidents, including 

20 the fatal shootings at Columbine High School in Col21 orado and Santana High School in California. 

22 ‘‘(14) Gang involvement and exposure to peer 

23 violence greatly increases a youth’s likelihood of en24 gaging in violent behavior. 


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1 ‘‘(15) Youth who have been involved in gang ac2 tivity and violent behavior have a significantly great3 er chance of continuing to be involved in criminal 

4 behavior as adults. 

5 ‘‘(16) Ninety-one percent of students who are 

6 not involved with gangs report that they expect to 

7 complete high school, yet only seventy-five percent of 

8 gang-involved youths expect to finish high school. 

9 ‘‘(17) Children from areas with significant gang 

10 influence or activity struggle with strategies to main11 tain their safety and report weighing the benefits 

12 and costs of avoiding gangs or engaging with them. 

13 ‘‘(18) Repeated exposure to violence is a cause 

14 of childhood trauma, depression, anxiety, post-trau15 matic stress, aggression, violence, and other serious 

16 behavioral problems. 

17 ‘‘(19) Bullying, harassment, and gang-related 

18 activity have serious safety consequences for schools 

19 and the students who attend them: thirty-nine per20 cent of middle schoolers and thirty-six percent of 

21 high schoolers say they don’t feel safe at school. 

22 ‘‘(20) The stresses of being bullied, harassed, or 

23 involved with a gang can interfere with a student’s 

24 engagement in school and can negatively impact stu25 dent learning. 


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1 ‘‘(21) Research indicates that bullying at school 

2 can be significantly reduced through comprehensive, 

3 school-wide programs designed to change norms for 

4 behavior. 

5 ‘‘(22) Evaluations of school-based gang preven6 tion and education programs show that they can re7 duce delinquency and gang activity and increase 

8 commitment to peers and law enforcement.’’. 

9 (b) PURPOSE.—Section 4002 (20 U.S.C. 7102) of 

10 that Act is amended— 

11 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘violence’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘violence, bullying, harassment, and gangs’’; 

14 and 

15 (B) by inserting after ‘‘supports student 

16 academic achievement’’ the following: ‘‘and fa17 cilitates healthy, physically active lifestyles’’; 

18 (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘drug and vio19 lence prevention’’ and inserting ‘‘drug, violence, bul20 lying, and gang prevention’’; 

21 (3) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘drug and vio22 lence prevention’’ both places such term appears and 

23 inserting ‘‘drug, violence, bullying, and gang preven24 tion’’; and 

25 (4) in paragraph (4)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘drug and violence preven2 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘drug, violence, bullying, 

3 and gang prevention’’; and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘drug use and violence’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘drug use, violence, bullying, and 

6 gangs’’. 

7 (c) RESERVATION OF STATE FUNDS FOR SAFE AND

8 DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS.—Section 4112 of that Act (20 

9 U.S.C. 7112) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre12 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘drug use 

13 and violence’’ and inserting ‘‘drug use, violence, 

14 bullying, and gangs’’; 

15 (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘drug 

16 and violence prevention’’ both places such term 

17 appears and inserting ‘‘drug, violence, bullying, 

18 and gang prevention’’; and 

19 (C) in paragraph (5)— 

20 (i) in the matter preceding subpara21 graph (A) by striking ‘‘drug and violence 

22 prevention’’ and inserting ‘‘drug, violence, 

23 bullying, and gang prevention’’; 


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1 (ii) in subparagraph (A) by striking 

2 ‘‘violence’’ and inserting ‘‘violence, bul3 lying, and gangs’’; and 

4 (iii) in each of subparagraphs (B) and 

5 (C) by striking ‘‘drug and violence preven6 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘drug, violence, bul7 lying, and gang prevention’’; and 

8 (2) in subsection (c)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (2)(D)— 

10 (i) in each of clauses (i) and (iii) by 

11 striking ‘‘drug and violence prevention’’ in12 serting ‘‘drug, violence, bullying, and gang 

13 prevention’’; and 

14 (ii) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘violence 

15 that is associated’’ and inserting ‘‘violence, 

16 bullying, and gangs that are associated’’; 

17 and 

18 (B) in paragraph (3)(B)— 

19 (i) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘violence 

20 and drug-related’’ and inserting ‘‘violence, 

21 bullying, gang, and drug-related’’; and 

22 (ii) in clause (iv) by striking ‘‘drug 

23 use and violence’’ and inserting ‘‘drug use, 

24 violence, and gangs’’. 


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1 (d) STATE APPLICATION.—Section 4113 of that Act 

2 (20 U.S.C. 7113) is amended in subsection (a)— 

3 (1) in each of paragraphs (4) and (5) by strik4 ing ‘‘drug and violence prevention’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘drug, violence, bullying, and gang prevention’’; 

6 (2) in paragraph (9)— 

7 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘drug and violence prevention’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘drug, violence, bullying, and 

10 gang prevention’’; and 

11 (B) in subparagraph (A) by striking the 

12 term ‘‘drug use and violence’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘drug use, violence, and gangs’’; 

14 (3) in paragraph (10) by striking ‘‘drug and vi15 olence prevention’’ both places such term appears 

16 and inserting ‘‘drug, violence, bullying, and gang 

17 prevention’’; and 

18 (4) in paragraph (14) by striking ‘‘drug and vi19 olence prevention’’ and inserting ‘‘drug, violence, 

20 bullying, and gang prevention’’. 

21 (e) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PROGRAM.—Sec22 tion 4114 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 7114) is amended— 

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1 lence prevention’’ and inserting ‘‘drug, violence, bul2 lying, harassment, and gang prevention’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (c)(1)(A) by striking ‘‘drug 

4 and violence prevention’’ and inserting ‘‘drug, vio5 lence, bullying, and gang prevention’’; and 

6 (3) in subsection (d)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

8 (i) in the matter preceding subpara9 graph (A), and in subparagraph (A), by 

10 striking ‘‘drug and violence prevention’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘drug, violence, bullying, and 

12 gang prevention’’; 

13 (ii) in subparagraph (B), in the mat14 ter preceding clause (i), and in clause (i), 

15 by striking ‘‘drug and violence prevention’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘drug, violence, bullying, and 

17 gang prevention’’; and 

18 (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

19 ‘‘drug and violence prevention’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘drug, violence, bullying, and gang 

21 prevention’’; and 

22 (B) in paragraph (6)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘drug and violence pre24 vention’’ and inserting ‘‘drug, violence, bul25 lying, and gang prevention’’; and 


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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘acts of violence’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘acts of violence, bullying, and 

3 gangs’’. 

4 (f) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Section 4115 of that 

5 Act (20 U.S.C. 7115) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

8 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

9 (I) by striking ‘‘violence and ille10 gal drug use’’ both places such term 

11 appears and inserting ‘‘violence, bul12 lying, gangs, and illegal drug use’’; 

13 and 

14 (II) by striking ‘‘drug and vio15 lence prevention’’ and inserting ‘‘drug, 

16 violence, bullying, and gang preven17 tion’’; and 

18 (ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking 

19 ‘‘violence and illegal drug use’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘violence, bullying, gangs, and illegal 

21 drug use’’; and 

22 (B) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ‘‘vio23 lence and illegal drug use’’ and inserting ‘‘vio24 lence, bullying, gangs, and illegal drug use’’; 

25 (2) in subsection (b)— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (1)(C)— 

2 (i) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘violence’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘violence, bullying, and 

4 gangs’’; and 

5 (ii) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘drug use 

6 and violence’’ and inserting ‘‘drug use, vio7 lence, bullying, and gangs’’; and 

8 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

9 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

10 (I) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘vio11 lence’’ and inserting ‘‘violence and 

12 gangs’’; 

13 (II) in clause (vi) by striking 

14 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

15 (III) in clause (vii) by striking 

16 the period at the end and inserting a 

17 semicolon; and 

18 (IV) by adding at the end the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(viii) teach students the appropriate 

21 steps to take to address bullying when it 

22 happens to themselves or others; and 

23 ‘‘(ix) promote safe passage to and 

24 from schools on foot and by bicycle.’’; 

25 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 


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1 (I) by striking ‘‘drug and violence 

2 prevention’’ and inserting ‘‘drug, vio3 lence, bullying, and gang prevention’’; 

4 and 

5 (II) by striking ‘‘violence and ille6 gal use of drugs’’ both places such 

7 term appears and inserting ‘‘violence, 

8 bullying, gangs, and illegal use of 

9 drugs’’; 

10 (iii) in each of subparagraphs (C) and 

11 (D) by striking ‘‘drug and violence preven12 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘drug, violence, bul13 lying, and gang prevention’’; and 

14 (iv) in subparagraph (E)— 

15 (I) in the matter preceding clause 

16 (i) by striking ‘‘Drug and violence 

17 prevention’’ and inserting ‘‘Drug, vio18 lence, bullying, and gang prevention’’; 

19 (II) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘vio20 lence and illegal drug use’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘violence, bullying, gangs, and il22 legal drug use’’; 

23 (III) in clause (v) by inserting 

24 ‘‘and programs embodied by the safe 

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1 tion 1404 of the Safe, Accountable, 

2 Flexible, Efficient Transportation Eq3 uity Act: A Legacy for Users (23 

4 U.S.C. 402 note; 119 Stat. 1228)’’ 

5 before the period at the end; 

6 (IV) in clause (vi) by striking 

7 ‘‘drug and violence prevention’’ each 

8 place such term appears and inserting 

9 ‘‘drug, violence, bullying, and gang 

10 prevention’’; 

11 (V) in clause (vii)— 

12 (aa) by striking ‘‘illegal drug 

13 use and violence’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘violence, gangs, and illegal drug 

15 use’’; and 

16 (bb) by striking ‘‘violence 

17 and illegal drug use’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘violence, gangs, and illegal 

19 drug use’’; 

20 (VI) in clause (ix) by striking 

21 ‘‘violent or drug abusing students’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘violent, bullying, gang23 affiliated, or drug abusing students’’; 

24 (VII) in clause (x) by striking 

25 ‘‘violent behavior and illegal use of 


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1 drugs’’ and inserting ‘‘violent behav2 ior, bullying, gang affiliation, and ille3 gal use of drugs’’; 

4 (VIII) in clause (xi) by striking 

5 ‘‘violence and illegal drug use’’ and in6 serting ‘‘violence, gangs, and illegal 

7 drug use’’; 

8 (IX) in clause (xii) by striking 

9 ‘‘Drug and violence prevention’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘Drug, violence, bullying, 

11 and gang prevention’’; 

12 (X) in clause (xiii)— 

13 (aa) by striking ‘‘violence 

14 prevention and education pro15 grams’’ and inserting ‘‘violence, 

16 bullying, and gang prevention 

17 and education programs’’; and 

18 (bb) by striking ‘‘resolve 

19 conflicts without violence’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘resolve conflicts with21 out violence, bullying, or gangs’’; 

22 (XI) in clause (xv) by striking 

23 ‘‘major accident, or a drug-related in24 cident’’ and inserting ‘‘major accident, 


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1 bullying incident, gang-related inci2 dent, or drug-related incident’’; 

3 (XII) in clause (xvii) by striking 

4 ‘‘drug and violence prevention’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘drug, violence, bullying, 

6 and gang prevention’’; 

7 (XIII) in clause (xviii) by strik8 ing ‘‘safety hotline’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘safety, bullying prevention, and gang 

10 prevention hotline’’; 

11 (XIV) in clause (xxii) by striking 

12 the period at the end and inserting 

13 ‘‘or live in chronically violent neigh14 borhoods.’’; and 

15 (XV) by adding at the end the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(xxiii) Programs that address the 

18 causes and consequences of bullying and 

19 harassment and that train teachers, ad20 ministrators, counselors, school psycholo21 gists and other qualified psychologists, 

22 school social workers, para-professionals, 

23 and other school employees including bus 

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1 lying and harassment and to effectively in2 tervene when such incidents occur. 

3 ‘‘(xxiv) School- and community-wide 

4 threat assessment programs.’’; and 

5 (3) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘drug and vio6 lence prevention’’ and inserting ‘‘drug, violence, bul7 lying, and gang prevention’’. 

8 (g) REPORTING.—Section 4116 of that Act (20 

9 U.S.C. 7116) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

12 (i) in subparagraph (B) by striking 

13 ‘‘drug and violence prevention’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘drug, violence, bullying, and gang 

15 prevention’’; and 

16 (ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking 

17 ‘‘violence and drug prevention’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘drug, violence, bullying, and gang 

19 prevention’’; and 

20 (B) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ‘‘drug 

21 use and violence’’ and inserting ‘‘drug use, vio22 lence, and gangs’’; and 

23 (2) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘violence 

24 and drug prevention’’ and inserting ‘‘drug, violence, 

25 bullying, and gang prevention’’. 


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1 (h) FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.—Section 4121 of that Act 

2 (20 U.S.C. 7131) is amended in subsection (a)— 

3 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 

4 striking ‘‘illegal use of drugs and violence’’ and in5 serting ‘‘violence, bullying, gang activity, and illegal 

6 drug use’’; 

7 (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘drug and vio8 lence prevention’’ and inserting ‘‘drug, violence, bul9 lying, and gang prevention’’; 

10 (3) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 

11 subparagraph (A) and in subparagraph (A), by 

12 striking ‘‘drug and violence prevention’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘drug, violence, bullying, and gang prevention’’; 

14 (4) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘violence pre15 vention and education’’ and inserting ‘‘violence, bul16 lying, and gang prevention and education’’; 

17 (5) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘drug and vio18 lence prevention’’ and inserting ‘‘drug, violence, bul19 lying, and gang prevention’’; and 

20 (6) in each of paragraphs (6) and (8) by strik21 ing ‘‘drug and violence problems’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘drug, violence, bullying, and gang problems’’. 

23 (i) IMPACT EVALUATION.—Section 4122 of that Act 

24 (20 U.S.C. 7132) is amended— 

25 (1) in subsection (a)— 


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1 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 

2 by striking ‘‘violence and illegal drug use’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘violence, bullying, gangs, and illegal 

4 drug use’’; and 

5 (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘and 

6 school violence’’ and inserting ‘‘school violence, 

7 gang activity,’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘illegal drug 

9 use and violence’’ and inserting ‘‘violence, gangs, 

10 and illegal drug use’’; and 

11 (3) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘drug use and 

12 violence’’ and inserting ‘‘drug use, violence, bullying, 

13 and gangs’’. 

14 (j) SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMU15 NITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section 4124 of that Act 

16 (20 U.S.C. 7134) is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (a), in each of paragraphs 

18 (1)(B) and (3), by striking ‘‘substance abuse and vi19 olence prevention’’ and inserting ‘‘violence, bullying, 

20 gang, and substance abuse prevention’’; and 

21 (2) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(i) by striking ‘‘sub22 stance abuse and violence problem’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘violence, bullying, gang, and substance abuse prob24 lem’’. 


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1 (k) SCHOOL SECURITY TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCE

2 CENTER.—Section 4127 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 7137) is 

3 amended in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘school violence re4 search’’ and inserting ‘‘school violence, bullying, harass5 ment, and gang research’’. 

6 (l) NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOOL AND YOUTH

7 SAFETY.—Section 4128 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 7138) is 

8 amended in subsection (b)— 

9 (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘such as sub10 stance abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘such as bullying, sub11 stance abuse’’; and 

12 (2) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘school vio13 lence prevention’’ and inserting ‘‘school violence, bul14 lying, harassment, and gang prevention’’. 

15 (m) MENTORING PROGRAMS.—Section 4130 of that 

16 Act (20 U.S.C. 7140) is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (a)(2)(B)— 

18 (A) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) 

19 as (iii) and (iv), respectively; and 

20 (B) by inserting after clause (i) the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(ii) a park and recreation agency of 

23 a unit of local government;’’; and 

24 (2) in subsection (b)— 

25 (A) in paragraph (1)(B)— 


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1 (i) in clause (iv) by striking ‘‘violence, 

2 use of dangerous weapons’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘violence, bullying, harassment, gangs, use 

4 of dangerous weapons’’; and 

5 (ii) by inserting after clause (vi) the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(vii) Encourage participation in reg8 ular physical activity and developments of 

9 habits that promote life-long physical fit10 ness.’’. 

11 (B) in paragraph (5)(B)(i) by striking 

12 ‘‘schools with violence problems’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘schools with violence, bullying, or gang prob14 lems’’. 

15 (n) DEFINITIONS.—Section 4151 of that Act (20 

16 U.S.C. 7161) is amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (3)— 

18 (A) in the heading by striking ‘‘DRUG AND

19 VIOLENCE PREVENTION’’ and inserting ‘‘DRUG, 

20 VIOLENCE, BULLYING, AND GANG PREVEN21 TION’’; 

22 (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘drug and violence prevention’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘drug, violence, bullying, and 

25 gang prevention’’; and 


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1 (C) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘with 

2 respect to violence’’ and inserting ‘‘with respect 

3 to violence, bullying, and gangs’’; and 

4 (2) in each of paragraphs (6) and (7) by strik5 ing ‘‘violent behavior’’ and inserting ‘‘violent or gang 

6 behavior’’. 

7 (o) MESSAGE AND MATERIALS.—Section 4152 of 

8 that Act (20 U.S.C. 7162) is amended in subsection (a)— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘Drug and violence prevention’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘Drug, violence, bullying, harassment, 

11 and gang prevention’’; and 

12 (2) by striking ‘‘acts of violence’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘acts of violence, bullying, harassment, and gangs’’. 

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