(1) establish a commitment on the part of the 
Federal Government to provide leadership on suc-
cessful crime prevention and intervention strategies; 
(2) further the integration of crime prevention 
and intervention strategies into traditional law en-
forcement practices of State and local law enforce-
ment offices around the country; 
(3) develop a plain-language, implementation- 
focused assessment of those current crime and delin-
quency prevention and intervention strategies that 
are supported by rigorous evidence; 
(4) provide additional resources to the National 
Institute of Justice to administer research and devel-
opment grants for promising crime prevention and 
intervention strategies; 
(5) develop recommendations for Federal prior-
ities for crime and delinquency prevention and inter-
vention research, development, and funding that 
may augment important Federal grant programs, in-
cluding the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assist-
ance Grant Program under subpart 1 of part E of 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.), grant 
programs administered by the Office of Community 
Oriented Policing Services of the Department of 
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Justice, grant programs administered by the Office 
of Safe and Drug-Free Schools of the Department 
of Education, and other similar programs; and 
(6) reduce the costs that rising violent crime 
imposes on interstate commerce. 
SEC. 603. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title, the following definitions shall apply: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the National Commission on Public Safety 
Through Crime Prevention established under section 
604(a). 
(2) RIGOROUS EVIDENCE.—The term ‘‘rigorous 
evidence’’ means evidence generated by scientifically 
valid forms of outcome evaluation, particularly ran-
domized trials (where practicable). 
(3) SUBCATEGORY.—The term ‘‘subcategory’’ 
means 1 of the following categories: 
(A) Family and community settings (in-
cluding public health-based strategies). 
(B) Law enforcement settings (including 
probation-based strategies). 
(C) School settings (including anti-gang 
and general anti-violence strategies). 
(4) TOP-TIER.—The term ‘‘top-tier’’ means any 
strategy supported by rigorous evidence of the siz-
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able, sustained benefits to participants in the strat-
egy or to society. 
SEC. 604. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON PUBLIC SAFETY 
THROUGH CRIME AND DELINQUENCY PRE-
VENTION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a com-
mission to be known as the National Commission on Pub-
lic Safety Through Crime and Delinquency Prevention. 
(b) MEMBERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 9 members, of whom— 
(A) 3 shall be appointed by the President, 
1 of whom shall be the Assistant Attorney Gen-
eral for the Office of Justice Programs or a 
representative of such Assistant Attorney Gen-
eral; 
(B) 2 shall be appointed by the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, unless the Speak-
er is of the same party as the President, in 
which case 1 shall be appointed by the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives and 1 shall be 
appointed by the minority leader of the House 
of Representatives; 
(C) 1 shall be appointed by the minority 
leader of the House of Representatives (in addi-
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tion to any appointment made under subpara-
graph (B)); 
(D) 2 shall be appointed by the majority 
leader of the Senate, unless the majority leader 
is of the same party as the President, in which 
case 1 shall be appointed by the majority leader 
of the Senate and 1 shall be appointed by the 
minority leader of the Senate; and 
(E) 1 member appointed by the minority 
leader of the Senate (in addition to any ap-
pointment made under subparagraph (D)). 
(2) PERSONS ELIGIBLE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the 
Commission shall be an individual who has 
knowledge or expertise in matters to be studied 
by the Commission. 
(B) 
REQUIRED
REPRESENTATIVES.—At 
least— 
(i) 2 members of the Commission 
shall be social scientists with experience 
implementing or interpreting rigorous, out-
come-based trials; 
(ii) 2 members of the Commission 
shall be law enforcement practitioners; and 
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(iii) 2 members of the Commission 
shall be youth delinquency prevention or 
intervention practitioners. 
(3) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—The President, 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the mi-
nority leader of the House of Representatives, and 
the majority leader and minority leader of the Sen-
ate shall consult prior to the appointment of the 
members of the Commission to achieve, to the max-
imum extent possible, fair and equitable representa-
tion of various points of view with respect to the 
matters to be studied by the Commission. 
(4) TERM.—Each member shall be appointed 
for the life of the Commission. 
(5) TIME
FOR
INITIAL
APPOINTMENTS.—The 
appointment of the members shall be made not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(6) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission 
shall be filled in the manner in which the original 
appointment was made, and shall be made not later 
than 60 days after the date on which the vacancy 
occurred. 
(7) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The Director of 
the National Institute of Justice, the Administrator 
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of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention, the Director of the Community Capacity 
Development Office, the Director of the Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, the Director of the Bureau of 
Justice Assistance, and the Director of Community 
Oriented Policing Services (or a representative of 
each such director) shall each serve in an ex officio 
capacity on the Commission to provide advice and 
information to the Commission. 
(c) OPERATION.— 
(1) CHAIRPERSON.—At the initial meeting of 
the Commission, the members of the Commission 
shall elect a chairperson from among its voting 
members, by a vote of 2⁄3 of the members of the 
Commission. The chairperson shall retain this posi-
tion for the life of the Commission. If the chair-
person leaves the Commission, a new chairperson 
shall be selected, by a vote of 2⁄3 of the members of 
the Commission. 
(2) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at 
the call of the chairperson. The initial meeting of the 
Commission shall take place not later than 30 days 
after the date on which all the members of the Com-
mission have been appointed. 
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(3) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 
the Commission shall constitute a quorum to con-
duct business, and the Commission may establish a 
lesser quorum for conducting hearings scheduled by 
the Commission. 
(4) RULES.—The Commission may establish by 
majority vote any other rules for the conduct of 
Commission business, if such rules are not incon-
sistent with this title or other applicable law. 
(d) PUBLIC HEARINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall hold 
public hearings. The Commission may hold such 
hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take 
such testimony, and receive such evidence as the 
Commission considers advisable to carry out its du-
ties under this section. 
(2) FOCUS
OF
HEARINGS.—The Commission 
shall hold at least 3 separate public hearings, each 
of which shall focus on 1 of the subcategories. 
(3) WITNESS EXPENSES.—Witnesses requested 
to appear before the Commission shall be paid the 
same fees as are paid to witnesses under section 
1821 of title 28, United States Code. The per diem 
and mileage allowances for witnesses shall be paid 
from funds appropriated to the Commission. 
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(e) COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF EVIDENCE-BASED 
CRIME AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION AND INTERVEN-
TION STRATEGIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall carry 
out a comprehensive study of the effectiveness of 
crime and delinquency prevention and intervention 
strategies, organized around the 3 subcategories. 
(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The study under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) a review of research on the general ef-
fectiveness of incorporating crime and delin-
quency prevention and intervention strategies 
into an overall law enforcement plan; 
(B) an evaluation of how to more effec-
tively communicate the wealth of social science 
research to practitioners; 
(C) a review of evidence regarding the ef-
fectiveness of specific crime prevention and 
intervention strategies, focusing on those strate-
gies supported by rigorous evidence; 
(D) an identification of— 
(i) promising areas for further re-
search and development; and 
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(ii) other areas representing gaps in 
the body of knowledge that would benefit 
from additional research and development; 
(E) an assessment of the best practices for 
implementing prevention and intervention strat-
egies; 
(F) an assessment of the best practices for 
gathering rigorous evidence regarding the im-
plementation of intervention and prevention 
strategies; and 
(G) an assessment of those top-tier strate-
gies best suited for duplication efforts in a 
range of settings across the country. 
(3) INITIAL REPORT ON TOP-TIER CRIME AND 
DELINQUENCY
PREVENTION
AND
INTERVENTION 
STRATEGIES.— 
(A) DISTRIBUTION.—Not later than 18 
months after the date on which all members of 
the Commission have been appointed, the Com-
mission shall submit a public report on the 
study carried out under this subsection to— 
(i) the President; 
(ii) Congress; 
(iii) the Attorney General; 
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(iv) the Chief Federal Public Defender 
of each district; 
(v) the chief executive of each State; 
(vi) the Director of the Administrative 
Office of the Courts of each State; 
(vii) the Director of the Administra-
tive Office of the United States Courts; 
and 
(viii) the attorney general of each 
State. 
(B) CONTENTS.—The report under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include— 
(i) the findings and conclusions of the 
Commission; 
(ii) a summary of the top-tier strate-
gies, including— 
(I) a review of the rigorous evi-
dence supporting the designation of 
each strategy as top-tier; 
(II) a brief outline of the keys to 
successful implementation for each 
strategy; and 
(III) a list of references and 
other information on where further in-
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formation on each strategy can be 
found; 
(iii) recommended protocols for imple-
menting crime and delinquency prevention 
and intervention strategies generally; 
(iv) recommended protocols for evalu-
ating the effectiveness of crime and delin-
quency prevention and intervention strate-
gies; and 
(v) a summary of the materials relied 
upon by the Commission in preparation of 
the report. 
(C) CONSULTATION
WITH
OUTSIDE
AU-
THORITIES.—In developing the recommended 
protocols for implementation and rigorous eval-
uation of top-tier crime and delinquency preven-
tion and intervention strategies under this para-
graph, the Commission shall consult with the 
Committee on Law and Justice at the National 
Academy of Science and with national associa-
tions representing the law enforcement and so-
cial science professions, including the National 
Sheriffs’ Association, the Police Executive Re-
search Forum, the International Association of 
Chiefs of Police, the Consortium of Social 
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Science Associations, and the American Society 
of Criminology. 
(f) RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING DISSEMINATION 
OF THE INNOVATIVE CRIME AND DELINQUENCY PREVEN-
TION AND INTERVENTION STRATEGY GRANTS.— 
(1) SUBMISSION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the final hearing under sub-
section (d) relating to a subcategory, the Com-
mission shall provide the Director of the Na-
tional Institute of Justice with recommenda-
tions on qualifying considerations relating to 
that subcategory for selecting grant recipients 
under section 605. 
(B) 
DEADLINE.—Not 
later 
than 
months after the date on which all members of 
the Commission have been appointed, the Com-
mission shall provide all recommendations re-
quired under this subsection. 
(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The recommenda-
tions provided under paragraph (1) shall include rec-
ommendations relating to— 
(A) the types of strategies for the applica-
ble subcategory that would best benefit from 
additional research and development; 
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(B) any geographic or demographic tar-
gets; 
(C) the types of partnerships with other 
public or private entities that might be perti-
nent and prioritized; and 
(D) any classes of crime and delinquency 
prevention and intervention strategies that 
should not be given priority because of a pre- 
existing base of knowledge that would benefit 
less from additional research and development. 
(g) FINAL REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE INNO-
VATIVE CRIME
AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION
AND 
INTERVENTION STRATEGY GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Following the close of the 3- 
year implementation period for each grant recipient 
under section 605, the Commission shall collect the 
results of the study of the effectiveness of that grant 
under section 605(b)(3) and shall submit a public 
report to the President, the Attorney General, Con-
gress, the chief executive of each State, and the at-
torney general of each State describing each strategy 
funded under section 605 and its results. This re-
port shall be submitted not later than 5 years after 
the date of the selection of the chairperson of the 
Commission. 
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(2) COLLECTION
OF
INFORMATION
AND
EVI-
DENCE REGARDING GRANT RECIPIENTS.—The Com-
mission’s collection of information and evidence re-
garding each grant recipient under section 605 shall 
be carried out by— 
(A) ongoing communications with the 
grant administrator at the National Institute of 
Justice; 
(B) visits by representatives of the Com-
mission (including at least 1 member of the 
Commission) to the site where the grant recipi-
ent is carrying out the strategy with a grant 
under section 605, at least once in the second 
and once in the third year of that grant; 
(C) a review of the data generated by the 
study monitoring the effectiveness of the strat-
egy; and 
(D) other means as necessary. 
(3) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The report sub-
mitted under paragraph (1) shall include a review of 
each strategy carried out with a grant under section 
605, detailing— 
(A) the type of crime or delinquency pre-
vention or intervention strategy; 
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(B) where the activities under the strategy 
were carried out, including geographic and de-
mographic targets; 
(C) any partnerships with public or private 
entities through the course of the grant period; 
(D) the type and design of the effective-
ness study conducted under section 605(b)(3) 
for that strategy; 
(E) the results of the effectiveness study 
conducted under section 605(b)(3) for that 
strategy; 
(F) lessons learned regarding implementa-
tion of that strategy or of the effectiveness 
study conducted under section 605(b)(3), in-
cluding recommendations regarding which types 
of environments might best be suited for suc-
cessful replication; and 
(G) recommendations regarding the need 
for further research and development of the 
strategy. 
(h) PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 
(1) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the 
Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, includ-
ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates author-
ized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
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chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while 
away from their homes or regular places of business 
in the performance of service for the Commission. 
(2) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Members of 
the Commission shall serve without compensation. 
(3) STAFF.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The chairperson of the 
Commission may, without regard to the civil 
service laws and regulations, appoint and termi-
nate an executive director and such other addi-
tional personnel as may be necessary to enable 
the Commission to perform its duties. The em-
ployment of an executive director shall be sub-
ject to confirmation by the Commission. 
(B) COMPENSATION.—The chairperson of 
the Commission may fix the compensation of 
the executive director and other personnel with-
out regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 
subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United 
States Code, relating to classification of posi-
tions and General Schedule pay rates, except 
that the rate of pay for the executive director 
and other personnel may not exceed the rate 
payable for level V of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5316 of such title. 
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(4) DETAIL OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—With 
the affirmative vote of 2⁄3 of the members of the 
Commission, any Federal Government employee, 
with the approval of the head of the appropriate 
Federal agency, may be detailed to the Commission 
without reimbursement, and such detail shall be 
without interruption or loss of civil service status, 
benefits, or privileges. 
(i) CONTRACTS FOR RESEARCH.— 
(1) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE.—With a 
2⁄3 affirmative vote of the members of the Commis-
sion, the Commission may select nongovernmental 
researchers and experts to assist the Commission in 
carrying out its duties under this title. The National 
Institute of Justice shall contract with the research-
ers and experts selected by the Commission to pro-
vide funding in exchange for their services. 
(2) OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to limit the ability of 
the Commission to enter into contracts with other 
entities or organizations for research necessary to 
carry out the duties of the Commission under this 
section. 
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(j) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out 
this section. 
(k) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
on the date that is 30 days after the date on which the 
Commission submits the last report required by this sec-
tion. 
(l) EXEMPTION.—The Commission shall be exempt 
from the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
SEC. 605. INNOVATIVE CRIME AND DELINQUENCY PREVEN-
TION 
AND 
INTERVENTION 
STRATEGY 
GRANTS. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Director of the Na-
tional Institute of Justice may make grants to public and 
private entities to fund the implementation and evaluation 
of innovative crime or delinquency prevention or interven-
tion strategies. The purpose of grants under this section 
shall be to provide funds for all expenses related to the 
implementation of such a strategy and to conduct a rig-
orous study on the effectiveness of that strategy. 
(b) GRANT DISTRIBUTION.— 
(1) PERIOD.—A grant under this section shall 
be made for a period of not more than 3 years. 
(2) AMOUNT.—The amount of each grant under 
this section— 
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(A) shall be sufficient to ensure that rig-
orous evaluations may be performed; and 
(B) shall not exceed $2,000,000. 
(3) EVALUATION SET-ASIDE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A grantee shall use not 
less than $300,000 and not more than 
$700,000 of the funds from a grant under this 
section for a rigorous study of the effectiveness 
of the strategy during the 3-year period of the 
grant for that strategy. 
(B) METHODOLOGY OF STUDY.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Each study con-
ducted under subparagraph (A) shall use 
an evaluator and a study design approved 
by the employee of the National Institute 
of Justice hired or assigned under sub-
section (c). 
(ii) CRITERIA.—The employee of the 
National Institute of Justice hired or as-
signed under subsection (c) shall ap-
prove— 
(I) an evaluator that has success-
fully carried out multiple studies pro-
ducing rigorous evidence of effective-
ness; and 
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(II) a proposed study design that 
is likely to produce rigorous evidence 
of the effectiveness of the strategy. 
(iii) APPROVAL.—Before a grant is 
awarded under this section, the evaluator 
and study design of a grantee shall be ap-
proved by the employee of the National In-
stitute of Justice hired or assigned under 
subsection (c). 
(4) DATE OF AWARD.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of receiving recommendations relating 
to a subcategory from the Commission under section 
604(f), the Director of the National Institute of Jus-
tice shall award all grants under this section relating 
to that subcategory. 
(5) TYPE OF GRANTS.—One-third of the grants 
made under this section shall be made in each sub-
category. In distributing grants, the recommenda-
tions of the Commission under section 604(f) shall 
be considered. 
(6) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$18,000,000 to carry out this subsection. 
(c) DEDICATED STAFF.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National 
Institute of Justice shall hire or assign a full-time 
employee to oversee the grants under this section. 
(2) STUDY OVERSIGHT.—The employee of the 
National Institute of Justice hired or assigned under 
paragraph (1) shall be responsible for ensuring that 
grantees adhere to the study design approved before 
the applicable grant was awarded. 
(3) LIAISON.—The employee of the National 
Institute of Justice hired or assigned under para-
graph (1) may be used as a liaison between the 
Commission and the recipients of a grant under this 
section. That employee shall be responsible for en-
suring timely cooperation with Commission requests. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated $150,000 
for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to carry 
out this subsection. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.—A public or private entity desir-
ing a grant under this section shall submit an application 
at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
information as the Director of the National Institute of 
Justice may reasonably require. 
(e) COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSION.—Grant 
recipients shall cooperate with the Commission in pro-
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viding them with full information on the progress of the 
strategy being carried out with a grant under this section, 
including— 
(1) hosting visits by the members of the Com-
mission to the site where the activities under the 
strategy are being carried out; 
(2) providing pertinent information on the lo-
gistics of establishing the strategy for which the 
grant under this section was received, including de-
tails on partnerships, selection of participants, and 
any efforts to publicize the strategy; and 
(3) responding to any specific inquiries that 
may be made by the Commission. 
TITLE 
VII—ADDITIONAL 
IM-
PROVEMENTS TO JUVENILE 
JUSTICE 
SEC. 701. YOUTH VICTIM AND WITNESS ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31702 of the Violent 
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 13862) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) by a State, unit of local government, or In-
dian tribe to create and expand witness and victim 
protection programs to prevent threats, intimidation, 
and retaliation against juvenile victims of, and wit-
nesses to, violent crimes.’’. 
(b) EXPANSION OF FEDERAL WITNESS RELOCATION 
AND PROTECTION PROGRAM.—Section 3521(a)(1) of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘criminal 
street gang, serious drug offense, homicide,’’ after ‘‘orga-
nized criminal activity’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
31707 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13867) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 31707. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to carry 
out this subtitle.’’. 
SEC. 702. EXPANSION AND REAUTHORIZATION OF THE 
MENTORING 
INITIATIVE 
FOR 
SYSTEM-IN-
VOLVED YOUTH. 
(a) EXPANSION.—Section 261(a) of the Juvenile Jus-
tice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
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