II 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1370 

To provide enhanced Federal enforcement and assistance in preventing and 

prosecuting crimes of violence against children. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 25, 2009 

Mrs. BOXER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To provide enhanced Federal enforcement and assistance in 

preventing and prosecuting crimes of violence against 

children. 

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 ‘‘Violence Against Chil5 dren Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 

8 (1) According to data from the National Inci9 dent-Based Reporting System, people under the age 

10 of 18 make up approximately 26 percent of violent 


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1 crime victims reported to police, including 70 per2 cent of all reported sexual assaults. Of the victims 

3 under the age of 18, approximately 37 percent were 

4 under the age of 12. 

5 (2) According to data from the Bureau of Jus6 tice Statistics, people between the ages of 12 and 19 

7 are victims of violent crime twice as often as people 

8 over the age of 20. 

9 (3) According to data from the Bureau of Jus10 tice Statistics, only 35 percent of violent crimes 

11 against people between ages 12 and 19 are actually 

12 reported to police. 

13 (4) According to data from the Department of 

14 Health and Human Services, it is estimated that 

15 more than 85,000 children were victims of physical 

16 abuse in 2006, of which approximately 465 were fa17 talities. 

18 (5) Child abuse has long-lasting negative effects 

19 upon children and families, including delayed devel20 opment, depression, substance abuse, and increased 

21 likelihood of experiencing or perpetrating domestic 

22 violence as an adult. 

23 (6) Local law enforcement agencies are in need 

24 of additional resources to protect and serve the 

25 needs of children and families. 


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1 (7) Legal representation, including training re2 quirements for attorneys, guardians ad litem (GAL), 

3 and court appointed special advocates (CASA), and 

4 caseload restrictions, for children in dependency 

5 court varies substantially by State and jurisdiction. 

6 (8) With an estimated 30,000 gangs operating 

7 within the United States, gang violence and drug 

8 trafficking remain serious problems throughout the 

9 country, causing injury and death to innocent vic10 tims, often children. 

11 (9)(A) For example, on November 13, 2005, a 

12 gang-related dispute broke out in San Bernardino, 

13 California, and gunfire sprayed an apartment build14 ing, killing 11-year-old Mynisha Crenshaw and seri15 ously wounding her 14-year-old sister as they ate 

16 Sunday dinner with their family. 

17 (B) This tragic shooting symbolizes the struggle 

18 that so many communities across the United States, 

19 like San Bernardino, face in combating gang vio20 lence, and serves as a reminder of the nationwide 

21 problem of protecting children from senseless vio22 lence. 

23 (10) Coordination of Federal resources is need24 ed to reduce gang violence through proven and 

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1 cluding programs that focus on keeping at-risk 

2 youth in school and out of the criminal justice sys3 tem. 

4 (11) According to a 2006 report by the Wash5 ington State Attorney General and the Department 

6 of Justice (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delin7 quency Prevention), in 76 percent of murders of an 

8 abducted child, the murder is committed within 3 

9 hours of the abduction. 

10 (12) The same report found that in 89 percent 

11 of missing child murders, the child died within 24 

12 hours of disappearing. 

13 (13) For example, on March 27, 2009, 8-year14 old Sandra Cantu of Tracy, California, was reported 

15 missing by her mother. Following more than a week 

16 of search and investigation, she was found dead, the 

17 victim of kidnapping and murder. 

18 (14) Federal, State, and local law enforcement 

19 must have more tools to act quickly in investigating 

20 reports of crimes against children, particularly child 

21 abductions. 


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1 TITLE I—ENHANCED ASSIST2 ANCE FOR CRIMINAL INVES3 TIGATIONS AND PROSECU4 TIONS BY STATE AND LOCAL 

5 ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS 

6 SEC. 101. ENHANCED ASSISTANCE FOR CRIMINAL INVES7 TIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS BY STATE 

8 AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a State, Indian 

10 tribal government, or unit of local government, the Attor11 ney General shall provide technical, forensic, prosecutorial, 

12 or any other form of assistance in the criminal investiga13 tion or prosecution of any crime that— 

14 (1) constitutes a felony under the laws of the 

15 State or Indian tribe; and 

16 (2) is committed against a person under 18 

17 years of age. 

18 (b) PRIORITY.—If the Attorney General determines 

19 that there are insufficient resources to fulfill requests 

20 made pursuant to subsection (a), the Attorney General 

21 shall give priority to requests for assistance to— 

22 (1) crimes committed by, or believed to be com23 mitted by, offenders who have committed crimes in 

24 more than 1 State; and 


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1 (2) jurisdictions that have limited resources and 

2 difficulty covering the extraordinary expenses relat3 ing to the investigation or prosecution of the crime. 

4 (c) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Every 180 days following 

6 the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen7 eral shall submit to Congress a report on applica8 tions for Federal assistance under this Act, and 

9 Federal assistance provided under this Act. 

10 (2) CONTENTS.—Each report under paragraph 

11 (1) shall include— 

12 (A) a listing of all applications for Federal 

13 assistance under this title during the previous 

14 180 days; 

15 (B) a description of each application sub16 mitted during the previous 180 days, whether 

17 approved, denied, or pending, including the 

18 name of the requesting party and the nature of 

19 the request for assistance; 

20 (C) reasons for approval or denial of each 

21 application, and the persons involved in the re22 view and decision-making process for each ap23 plication; and 


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1 (D) if Federal assistance was provided, a 

2 description of the assistance provided, including 

3 the date on which the assistance was provided. 

4 (d) ENHANCED TRACKING AND COORDINATION OF

5 FBI EFFORTS IN ADDRESSING CRIMES AGAINST CHIL6 DREN.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

8 the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen9 eral shall submit a report to the appropriate com10 mittees of Congress, the Director of the Office of 

11 Management and Budget and the Domestic Policy 

12 Council that sets forth the proposed systems, proce13 dures and protocols developed and implemented in 

14 response to Chapter 3 of the Office of Inspector 

15 General’s Audit Report 09–08 (January 2009) enti16 tled ‘‘The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Efforts 

17 to Combat Crimes Against Children,’’ including any 

18 additional funding needs for development and imple19 mentation of the recommendations. 

20 (2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES.—In this sub21 section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con22 gress’’ means— 

23 (A) the Committee on the Judiciary, the 

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1 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen2 sions of the Senate; and 

3 (B) the Committee on the Judiciary, the 

4 Committee on Appropriations, the Committee 

5 on Education and Labor, and the Committee on 

6 Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep7 resentatives. 

8 TITLE II—GRANT PROGRAMS 

9 SEC. 201. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL LAW 

10 ENFORCEMENT. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall award 

12 grants to assist States, Indian tribal governments, and 

13 units of local government to develop and strengthen effec14 tive law enforcement and prosecution of crimes against 

15 children. 

16 (b) PURPOSES.—Grants provided under this section 

17 shall provide personnel, training, technical assistance, 

18 data collection, and other equipment for the more wide19 spread apprehension, prosecution, and adjudication of per20 sons committing crimes against children, and specifically, 

21 for the purposes of— 

22 (1) training law enforcement officers, prosecu23 tors, judges, and other court personnel to more ef24 fectively identify and respond to crimes against chil25 dren; 


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1 (2) developing, training, or expanding units of 

2 law enforcement officers, prosecutors, or courts spe3 cifically targeting crimes against children; 

4 (3) developing and implementing more effective 

5 police and prosecution policies, protocols, orders, and 

6 services specifically devoted to preventing, identi7 fying, and responding to crimes against children; 

8 (4) developing, installing, or expanding data 

9 collection and communication systems, including 

10 computerized systems, linking police, prosecutors, 

11 and courts for the purpose of identifying and track12 ing arrests, prosecutions, and convictions for crimes 

13 against children; 

14 (5) encouraging, developing, and strengthening 

15 programs, procedures, and policies that enhance 

16 cross-collaboration and cross-communication between 

17 law enforcement and child services agencies regard18 ing the care, treatment, and services for child vic19 tims; 

20 (6) developing, enlarging, or strengthening pro21 grams addressing the needs and circumstances of 

22 Indian tribes in dealing with crimes against children; 

23 and 

24 (7) developing, training, or expanding units of 

25 law enforcement officers, prosecutors, or courts to 


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1 investigate and prosecute Internet crimes against 

2 children, including increased development and train3 ing in the use of forensic methods. 

4 (c) APPLICATION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State, Indian tribal 

6 government, or unit of local government that desires 

7 a grant under this section shall submit an applica8 tion to the Attorney General at such time, in such 

9 manner, and accompanied by or containing such in10 formation as the Attorney General shall reasonably 

11 require. 

12 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—A State, Indian tribal 

13 government, or unit of local government applying for 

14 a grant under this section shall— 

15 (A) describe— 

16 (i) the purposes for which the grant is 

17 needed; 

18 (ii) the intended use of the grant 

19 funds; and 

20 (iii) the expected results from the use 

21 of grant funds; 

22 (B) demonstrate that, in developing a plan 

23 to implement the grant, the State, Indian tribal 

24 government, or unit of local government has 

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1 governmental victim services programs that 

2 have experience in providing services to victims 

3 of crimes against children; and 

4 (C) certify that— 

5 (i) any Federal funds received under 

6 this section will be used to supplement, not 

7 supplant, non-Federal funds that would 

8 otherwise be available for activities funded 

9 under this section; and 

10 (ii) the State, the Indian tribal gov11 ernment, or the State in which the unit of 

12 local government is located is in compli13 ance with sections 301 and 302. 

14 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

15 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

16 $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 

17 2010. 

18 SEC. 202. EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND VICTIMS’ ASSIST19 ANCE GRANTS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall award 

21 grants to assist States, Indian tribal governments, units 

22 of local government, universities, and nongovernmental or23 ganizations to provide education, prevention, intervention, 

24 and victims’ assistance services regarding crimes against 

25 children. 


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1 (b) PURPOSES.—Grants provided under this section 

2 shall be used to provide education, prevention, and inter3 vention services to prevent crimes against children and to 

4 provide assistance to children, and the families of children, 

5 who are victims of crime, including— 

6 (1) educational seminars; 

7 (2) the operation of hotlines; 

8 (3) training programs for professionals; 

9 (4) the preparation of informational material 

10 for education and public awareness; 

11 (5) multidisciplinary training curricula at ac12 credited schools of law and undergraduate institu13 tions in order to provide a broad and comprehensive 

14 foundation for improved intervention and representa15 tion of abused and neglected children; 

16 (6) intervention services to prevent crimes 

17 against children; 

18 (7) other efforts to increase awareness of the 

19 facts about, or to help prevent, crimes against chil20 dren, including efforts to increase awareness in un21 derserved racial, ethnic, and language minority com22 munities; 

23 (8) emergency medical treatment for victims; 

24 (9) counseling to victims of crimes against chil25 dren and their families; and 


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1 (10) increasing the supply of mental health pro2 fessionals specializing in the mental health of victims 

3 of crimes against children. 

4 (c) APPLICATION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State, Indian tribal 

6 government, unit of local government, or nongovern7 mental organization that desires a grant under this 

8 section shall submit an application to the Attorney 

9 General at such time, in such manner, and accom10 panied by or containing such information as the At11 torney General shall reasonably require. 

12 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—A State, Indian tribal 

13 government, unit of local government, or nongovern14 mental organization applying for a grant under this 

15 section shall— 

16 (A) describe— 

17 (i) the purposes for which the grant is 

18 needed; 

19 (ii) the intended use of the grant 

20 funds; and 

21 (iii) the expected results from the use 

22 of grant funds; 

23 (B) demonstrate that, in developing a plan 

24 to implement the grant— 


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1 (i) in the case of a State, Indian tribal 

2 government, or unit of local government, 

3 that the State, Indian tribal government, 

4 or unit of local government has consulted 

5 and coordinated with nonprofit, nongovern6 mental victim services programs that have 

7 experience in providing services to victims 

8 of crimes against children; and 

9 (ii) in the case of a nongovernmental 

10 organization, that the nongovernmental or11 ganization has experience in providing edu12 cation, prevention, or intervention services 

13 regarding crimes against children or has 

14 experience in providing services to victims 

15 of crimes against children; and 

16 (C) certify that— 

17 (i) any Federal funds received under 

18 this section will be used to supplement, not 

19 supplant, non-Federal funds that would 

20 otherwise be available for activities funded 

21 under this section, provided that the Attor22 ney General may waive such requirement 

23 for nongovernmental organizations in ex24 traordinary circumstances; and 


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1 (ii) the State, the Indian tribal gov2 ernment, the State in which the unit of 

3 local government is located, or the State in 

4 which the nongovernmental organization 

5 will operate the activities funded under this 

6 section is located, is in compliance with 

7 section 303. 

8 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

9 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

10 $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 

11 2010. 

12 TITLE III—NATIONWIDE 

13 PROGRAMS 

14 SEC. 301. IMPROVED STATISTICAL GATHERING. 

15 Each State receiving grants pursuant to title II shall 

16 use, or shall be in the process of testing or developing pro17 tocols to use, the National Incident-Based Reporting Sys18 tem. 

19 SEC. 302. IMPROVED CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES PRO20 GRAMS. 

21 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

22 of this Act, each State receiving an allotment for child wel23 fare services under subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the 

24 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 620 et seq.) shall submit 

25 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services a report 


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1 detailing the State’s program funded under that subpart, 

2 including the process for maintaining records and 

3 verifying the well-being of the children under the State’s 

4 care. 

5 SEC. 303. MODEL TRAINING AND CASELOAD STANDARDS. 

6 (a) DEVELOPMENT.— 

7 (1) MODEL CURRICULUM AND TRAINING

8 STANDARDS.—The Secretary of Health and Human 

9 Services, in conjunction with the Attorney General, 

10 shall develop model standards for curriculum and 

11 training for individuals who are guardians ad litem, 

12 court appointed special advocates, or attorneys ad 

13 litem, in child abuse and neglect cases (as defined in 

14 section 111 of the Child Abuse Prevention and 

15 Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106g)). The Secretary 

16 of Health and Human Services shall design the 

17 standards to improve the quality of representation 

18 by, and uniformity of practices of, such individuals, 

19 throughout the United States. 

20 (2) CASELOAD STANDARDS.—The Secretary of 

21 Health and Human Services, after consulting with 

22 the Attorney General, shall develop caseload stand23 ards for the individuals described in paragraph (1). 

24 (b) DISSEMINATION.—Not later than 18 months 

25 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 


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1 Health and Human Services shall disseminate the stand2 ards developed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 

3 (a) to State child welfare agencies receiving assistance 

4 under subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the Social Security 

5 Act (42 U.S.C. 620 et seq.). 

6 TITLE IV—MYNISHA’S LAW 

7 SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 

8 This title may be cited as ‘‘Mynisha’s Law’’. 

9 SEC. 402. DESIGNATION AS A HIGH INTENSITY GANG ACTIV10 ITY AREA. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—A unit of local government, city, 

12 county, tribal government, or a group of counties (whether 

13 located in 1 or more States) may submit an application 

14 to the Attorney General for designation as a High Inten15 sity Gang Activity Area. 

16 (b) CRITERIA.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 

18 establish criteria for reviewing applications sub19 mitted under subsection (a). 

20 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing criteria 

21 under subsection (a) and evaluating an application 

22 for designation as a High Intensity Gang Activity 

23 Area, the Attorney General shall consider— 

24 (A) the current and predicted levels of 

25 gang crime activity in the area; 


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1 (B) the extent to which violent crime in 

2 the area appears to be related to criminal gang 

3 activity; 

4 (C) the extent to which the area is already 

5 engaged in local or regional collaboration re6 garding, and coordination of, gang prevention 

7 activities; and 

8 (D) such other criteria as the Attorney 

9 General determines to be appropriate. 

10 SEC. 403. PURPOSE OF THE TASK FORCE. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—In order to coordinate Federal as12 sistance to High Intensity Gang Activity Areas, the Attor13 ney General shall establish an Interagency Gang Preven14 tion Task Force (in this title referred to as the ‘‘Task 

15 Force’’) in each such area, consisting of a representative 

16 from— 

17 (1) the Department of Justice; 

18 (2) the Department of Education; 

19 (3) the Department of Labor; 

20 (4) the Department of Health and Human 

21 Services; and 

22 (5) the Department of Housing and Urban De23 velopment. 


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1 (b) COORDINATION.—For each High Intensity Gang 

2 Activity Area designated by the Attorney General under 

3 section 403, the Task Force shall— 

4 (1) coordinate the activities of the Federal Gov5 ernment to create a comprehensive gang prevention 

6 response, focusing on early childhood intervention, 

7 at-risk youth intervention, literacy, employment, 

8 community policing, and comprehensive community9 based programs such as Operation Cease Fire; and 

10 (2) coordinate its efforts with local and regional 

11 gang prevention efforts. 

12 (c) PROGRAMS.—Each Task Force shall prioritize the 

13 needs of a High Intensity Gang Activity Area for funding 

14 under— 

15 (1) the Child Care and Development Block 

16 Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.); 

17 (2) the Even Start programs under subpart 3 

18 of part B of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 

19 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6381 et seq.); 

20 (3) the Healthy Start Initiative under section 

21 330H of the Public Health Services Act (42 U.S.C. 

22 254c–8); 

23 (4) the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et 

24 seq.); 


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1 (5) the 21st Century Community Learning Cen2 ters program under part B of title IV of the Ele3 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

4 U.S.C. 7171 et seq.); 

5 (6) the Job Corps program under subtitle C of 

6 title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 

7 U.S.C. 2881 et seq.); 

8 (7) the community development block grant 

9 program under title I of the Housing and Commu10 nity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et 

11 seq.); 

12 (8) the Gang Resistance Education and Train13 ing projects under subtitle X of title III of the Vio14 lent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 

15 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13921); 

16 (9) any program administered by the Office of 

17 Community Oriented Policing Services; 

18 (10) the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant 

19 program under part R of title I of the Omnibus 

20 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 

21 U.S.C. 3796ee et seq.); 

22 (11) the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice As23 sistance Grant Program under subpart 1 of part E 

24 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

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1 (12) any other program that the Task Force 

2 determines to be appropriate. 

3 (d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 

4 (1) ANNUAL TASK FORCE REPORTS TO AG.— 

5 Not later than September 1 of each year, each Task 

6 Force shall submit to the Attorney General a report 

7 on the funding needs and programmatic outcomes 

8 for each area designated as a High Intensity Gang 

9 Activity Area. 

10 (2) ANNUAL AG REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not 

11 later than December 1 of each year, the Attorney 

12 General shall submit a report to the appropriate 

13 committees of Congress and the Director of the Of14 fice of Management and Budget and the Domestic 

15 Policy Council that describes, for each designated 

16 High Intensity Gang Activity Area— 

17 (A) the specific long-term and short-term 

18 goals and objectives of each such area; 

19 (B) the measurements used to evaluate the 

20 performance of the High Intensity Gang Activ21 ity Area in achieving the long-term and short22 term goals described under subparagraph (A); 

23 (C) the age, composition, and membership 

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1 (D) the number and nature of crimes com2 mitted by gangs and gang members in each 

3 such area; 

4 (E) the definition of the term ‘‘gang’’ used 

5 to compile the information required under this 

6 subsection for each such area; and 

7 (F) the programmatic outcomes and fund8 ing need of each High Intensity Gang Activity 

9 Area, including— 

10 (i) an evidence-based analysis of the 

11 best practices and outcomes from the work 

12 of the relevant local collaborative working 

13 group; and 

14 (ii) an analysis of whether Federal re15 sources distributed meet the needs of the 

16 High Intensity Gang Activity Area and, if 

17 any programmatic funding shortfalls exist, 

18 recommendations for programs or funding 

19 to meet such shortfalls. 

20 SEC. 404. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

21 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

22 as are necessary to meet any needs identified by the Attor23 ney General or in any report submitted under section 

24 403(d)(2). 


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1 TITLE V—SCHOOL SAFETY 

2 ENHANCEMENTS 

3 SEC. 501. GRANT PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL SECURITY. 

4 Section 2701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

5 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797a) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (b)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘Placement’’ and in9 serting ‘‘Installation’’; and 

10 (ii) by inserting ‘‘surveillance equip11 ment,’’ after ‘‘detectors,’’; 

12 (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 

13 paragraph (6); and 

14 (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(5) Establishment of hotlines or tiplines for 

17 the reporting of potentially dangerous students and 

18 situations.’’; 

19 (2) by striking subsection (d)(1) and inserting 

20 the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) The Federal share of the costs of a pro22 gram provided by a grant under subsection (a) shall 

23 be not more than 80 percent of the total of such 

24 costs.’’; and 

25 (3) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(g) INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.—Not later than 60 

2 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the 

3 Director and the Secretary of Education, or the designee 

4 of the Secretary, shall establish an interagency task force 

5 to develop and promulgate a set of advisory school safety 

6 guidelines. The advisory school safety guidelines shall be 

7 published in the Federal Register by not later than 1 year 

8 after such date of enactment. In developing the final advi9 sory school safety guidelines, the interagency task force 

10 shall consult with stakeholders and interested parties, in11 cluding parents, teachers, and agencies.’’. 

12 SEC. 502. APPLICATIONS. 

13 Section 2702(a)(2) of the Omnibus Crime Control 

14 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797b(a)(2)) is 

15 amended to read as follows: 

16 ‘‘(2) be accompanied by a report, signed by the 

17 chief education officer and the attorney general or 

18 other chief legal officer of the State, unit of local 

19 government, or Indian tribe, demonstrating that 

20 each proposed use of the grant funds will be— 

21 ‘‘(A) an effective means for improving the 

22 safety of 1 or more schools; 

23 ‘‘(B) consistent with a comprehensive ap24 proach to preventing school violence; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) individualized to the needs of each 

2 school at which those improvements are to be 

3 made.’’. 

4 SEC. 503. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

5 Section 2705 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

6 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797e) is amended by 

7 striking ‘‘$30,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’. 

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