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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4116

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to

authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make

grants to programs that create safe corridors for senior citizens.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 23, 1994

Mr. FOGLIETTA (for himself, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. CONYERS, and Mr. BORSKI)

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the

Judiciary

A BILL

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets

Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Bureau

of Justice Assistance to make grants to programs that

create safe corridors for senior citizens.

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 ‘‘Senior Safe Corridors

5 Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

2 The purpose of this Act is to fund programs that es3 tablish corridors of safety for senior citizens in crime-trou4 bled areas.

5 SEC. 3. GRANTS PROGRAMS TO ESTABLISH CORRIDORS OF

6 SAFETY FOR SENIOR CITIZENS.

7 Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe

8 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amend9 ed—

10 (1) by redesignating part Q as part R;

11 (2) by redesignating section 1701 as section

12 1801; and

13 (3) by inserting after part P the following new

14 part:

15 ‘‘PART Q—PROGRAMS TO ESTABLISH SAFE

16 CORRIDORS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS

17 ‘‘SEC. 1701. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Bureau of

19 Justice Assistance may make grants under this part to

20 States, and to units of local government with populations

21 of more than 100,000 individuals, to fund programs that

22 create corridors of safety for senior citizens in high-density

23 senior citizen areas.

24 ‘‘(b) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds distributed under this

25 part shall be used to fund programs that seek to decrease

26 violent crimes against senior citizens by increasing the
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1 numbers, protective presence, and watchfulness of police,

2 community group members, and others, and the watchful3 ness of business owners and employees, in high-density

4 senior citizen areas. Programs may include escorting sen5 ior citizens.

6 ‘‘SEC. 1702. APPLICATIONS.

7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To request a grant under this

8 part, a State, or a unit of local government with a popu9 lation of more than 100,000 individuals, shall submit an

10 application to the Director in the form and containing the

11 information that the Director reasonably requires.

12 ‘‘(b) APPROVAL.—The Director shall approve or dis13 approve each application made under subsection (a) within

14 60 days after the date that the application is received by

15 the Bureau of Justice Assistance.

16 ‘‘SEC. 1703. CRITERIA.

17 ‘‘(a) CRITERIA.—In order to receive a grant under

18 this part, an applicant shall—

19 ‘‘(1) demonstrate that there is significant vio20 lent crime against senior citizens in the high-density

21 senior citizen areas that will be affected by the ap22 plicant’s program;

23 ‘‘(2) state the number of senior citizens who

24 will be served by the applicant’s program, and define
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1 which individuals will be considered senior citizens

2 for purposes of the program;

3 ‘‘(3) describe the manner in which the appli4 cant, including the applicant’s local governments and

5 police, will involve other sectors of the community,

6 including local businesses, community groups, reli7 gious institutions, and law enforcement personnel

8 such as transit and public housing officers, in the

9 applicant’s program; and

10 ‘‘(4) comply with any other requirement estab11 lished by the Director for purposes of this section.

12 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION OF CRITERIA.—

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall deter14 mine which applicants receive funding under this

15 part based on the criteria referred to in subsection

16 (a).

17 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—If 2 applicants demonstrate

18 equal need under the criteria referred to in para19 graphs (1), (2), and (4) of subsection (a), the appli20 cant whose proposed program shows the greatest

21 amount and diversity of community involvement, as

22 described in paragraph (3) of such subsection, shall

23 be given priority in receiving a grant under this

24 part.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 1704. LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF GRANT.

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The amount of a grant made

3 under this part may not exceed 75 percent of the total

4 costs, for the period for which the grant is received, of

5 the program funded by the grant.

6 ‘‘(b) WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT.—The Director may

7 waive the requirement of subsection (a) for a grant made

8 to an applicant that is a unit of local government, if the

9 Director finds that—

10 ‘‘(1) the applicant has a compelling need for the

11 program for which it is applying for funding under

12 this part; and

13 ‘‘(2) the applicant has severe financial prob14 lems.

15 ‘‘SEC. 1705. REPORTS BY GRANT RECIPIENTS.

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State or unit of local govern17 ment that receives funding for a program under this part

18 shall submit, by a deadline established by the Director,

19 an annual report for each fiscal year for which the funding

20 is received, containing any information the Director may

21 require regarding the program.

22 ‘‘(b) EVALUATION OF EFFECT ON CRIME.—The re23 port required by subsection (a) with respect to any pro24 gram shall include an evaluation of the effect of the pro25 gram on violent crime against senior citizens in the high26 density senior citizen areas in which the program operates.
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1 ‘‘(c) USE OF GRANT FUNDS FOR REPORT.—A State

2 or unit of local government may spend not more than 2

3 percent of the funds received under this part to compile

4 the report required by subsection (a), or to otherwise com5 ply with subsections (a) and (b).

6 ‘‘SEC. 1706. DEFINITIONS.

7 ‘‘For purposes of this part:

8 ‘‘(1) The term ‘applicant’ means a State, or a

9 unit of local government with a population of over

10 100,000 individuals, that applies for a grant under

11 this part.

12 ‘‘(2) The term ‘Director’ means the Director of

13 the Bureau of Justice Assistance.

14 ‘‘(3) The term ‘high-density senior citizen area’

15 means an area inside, surrounding, or adjacent to

16 facilities or services that specialize in availability to

17 senior citizens, such as a senior citizen program at

18 a community center, a public housing authority or

19 private senior citizen apartment complex, or a medi20 cal practice providing care to senior citizens.

21 ‘‘(4) The term ‘program’ means a program de22 scribed in section 1701(b).’’.

23 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001(a) of the Omnibus

25 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
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1 3793(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following

2 new paragraph:

3 ‘‘(11) There are authorized to be appropriated,

4 to carry out part Q, $50,000,000 for fiscal year

5 1995 and such sums as may be necessary for each

6 of the fiscal years 1996 through 1998.’’.

7 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 1001(a)(3)

8 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of

9 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793) is amended by striking ‘‘and O’’

10 and inserting ‘‘O, and Q’’.

11 SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

12 (a) EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS.—Section 801(b) of

13 the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968

14 (42 U.S.C. 3782(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘and O’’ and

15 inserting ‘‘O, and Q’’.

16 (b) PROCESS FOR DENIED APPLICATIONS.—Section

17 802(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets

18 Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3783(b)) is amended in the 1st

19 sentence by striking ‘‘or O’’ and inserting ‘‘O, or Q’’.

20 (c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of

21 title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act

22 of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 prec.) is amended by striking

23 the items relating to part Q and inserting the following

24 new items:

‘‘PART Q—PROGRAMS TO ESTABLISH SAFE CORRIDORS FOR SENIOR

CITIZENS
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‘‘Sec. 1701. Grant authorization.

‘‘Sec. 1702. Applications.

‘‘Sec. 1703. Criteria.

‘‘Sec. 1704. Limit on amount of grant.

‘‘Sec. 1705. Reports by grant recipients.

‘‘Sec. 1706. Definitions.

‘‘PART R—TRANSITION—EFFECTIVE DATE—REPEALER

‘‘Sec. 1801. Continuation of rules, authorities, and proceedings.’’.

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