numbers, protective presence, and watchfulness of police,
community group members, and others, and the watchful-
ness of business owners and employees, in high-density
senior citizen areas. Programs may include escorting sen-
ior citizens.
‘‘SEC. 1702. APPLICATIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To request a grant under this
part, a State, or a unit of local government with a popu-
lation of more than 100,000 individuals, shall submit an
application to the Director in the form and containing the
information that the Director reasonably requires.
‘‘(b) APPROVAL.—The Director shall approve or dis-
approve each application made under subsection (a) within
60 days after the date that the application is received by
the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
‘‘SEC. 1703. CRITERIA.
‘‘(a) CRITERIA.—In order to receive a grant under
this part, an applicant shall—
‘‘(1) demonstrate that there is significant vio-
lent crime against senior citizens in the high-density
senior citizen areas that will be affected by the ap-
plicant’s program;
‘‘(2) state the number of senior citizens who
will be served by the applicant’s program, and define
which individuals will be considered senior citizens
for purposes of the program;
‘‘(3) describe the manner in which the appli-
cant, including the applicant’s local governments and
police, will involve other sectors of the community,
including local businesses, community groups, reli-
gious institutions, and law enforcement personnel
such as transit and public housing officers, in the
applicant’s program; and
‘‘(4) comply with any other requirement estab-
lished by the Director for purposes of this section.
‘‘(b) APPLICATION OF CRITERIA.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall deter-
mine which applicants receive funding under this
part based on the criteria referred to in subsection
(a).
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—If 2 applicants demonstrate
equal need under the criteria referred to in para-
graphs (1), (2), and (4) of subsection (a), the appli-
cant whose proposed program shows the greatest
amount and diversity of community involvement, as
described in paragraph (3) of such subsection, shall
be given priority in receiving a grant under this
part.
‘‘SEC. 1704. LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF GRANT.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The amount of a grant made
under this part may not exceed 75 percent of the total
costs, for the period for which the grant is received, of
the program funded by the grant.
‘‘(b) WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT.—The Director may
waive the requirement of subsection (a) for a grant made
to an applicant that is a unit of local government, if the
Director finds that—
‘‘(1) the applicant has a compelling need for the
program for which it is applying for funding under
this part; and
‘‘(2) the applicant has severe financial prob-
lems.
‘‘SEC. 1705. REPORTS BY GRANT RECIPIENTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State or unit of local govern-
ment that receives funding for a program under this part
shall submit, by a deadline established by the Director,
an annual report for each fiscal year for which the funding
is received, containing any information the Director may
require regarding the program.
‘‘(b) EVALUATION OF EFFECT ON CRIME.—The re-
port required by subsection (a) with respect to any pro-
gram shall include an evaluation of the effect of the pro-
gram on violent crime against senior citizens in the high-
density senior citizen areas in which the program operates.
‘‘(c) USE OF GRANT FUNDS FOR REPORT.—A State
or unit of local government may spend not more than 2
percent of the funds received under this part to compile
the report required by subsection (a), or to otherwise com-
ply with subsections (a) and (b).
‘‘SEC. 1706. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘For purposes of this part:
‘‘(1) The term ‘applicant’ means a State, or a
unit of local government with a population of over
100,000 individuals, that applies for a grant under
this part.
‘‘(2) The term ‘Director’ means the Director of
the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
‘‘(3) The term ‘high-density senior citizen area’
means an area inside, surrounding, or adjacent to
facilities or services that specialize in availability to
senior citizens, such as a senior citizen program at
a community center, a public housing authority or
private senior citizen apartment complex, or a medi-
cal practice providing care to senior citizens.
‘‘(4) The term ‘program’ means a program de-
scribed in section 1701(b).’’.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001(a) of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3793(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(11) There are authorized to be appropriated,
to carry out part Q, $50,000,000 for fiscal year
1995 and such sums as may be necessary for each
of the fiscal years 1996 through 1998.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 1001(a)(3)
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793) is amended by striking ‘‘and O’’
and inserting ‘‘O, and Q’’.
SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS.—Section 801(b) of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3782(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘and O’’ and
inserting ‘‘O, and Q’’.
(b) PROCESS FOR DENIED APPLICATIONS.—Section
802(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3783(b)) is amended in the 1st
sentence by striking ‘‘or O’’ and inserting ‘‘O, or Q’’.
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 prec.) is amended by striking
the items relating to part Q and inserting the following
new items:
‘‘PART Q—PROGRAMS TO ESTABLISH SAFE CORRIDORS FOR SENIOR
CITIZENS
‘‘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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