223(g) of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (as added by 
section 101(b) of this Act), who shall serve 
in an ex-officio capacity; and 
(iii) individuals who are selected by 
the Center for Youth-oriented Policing from 
a list of recommended individuals provided 
by the PROMISE Advisory Panel in ac-
cordance with such section 223(g), as fol-
lows: 
(I) 8 law enforcement officers 
from international, national, State, 
and local law enforcement organiza-
tions; 
(II) 4 juvenile justice administra-
tors (including judges), including 2 ad-
ministrators from the State level and 2 
administrators from the local level; 
(III) 4 representatives of commu-
nity-based organizations that advocate 
for juveniles, one each from a national, 
State, local, and tribal organization; 
and 
(IV) 4 individuals who research 
juvenile crime prevention issues; and 
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(B) to the greatest extent possible, have a 
demographic composition that represents the de-
mographic composition of the population of the 
United States. 
(3) TERM
OF
MEMBERSHIP.—Members of the 
Youth-oriented Policing Services Advisory Board shall 
serve for 3-year staggered terms. 
SEC. 405. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 
through 2014, to be made available as follows: 
(1) Such sums as may be necessary in each such 
fiscal year to carry out the activities of the Center for 
Youth-oriented Policing established pursuant to sec-
tion 404, except that such sums shall not exceed 
$5,000,000 or 10 percent of the total amount appro-
priated to carry out this title, whichever is less. 
(2) Of the funds remaining for each such fiscal 
year after sums are made available for under para-
graph (1)— 
(A) 80 percent shall be available to award 
grants to carry out the activities in section 
403(a)(1); and 
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(B) 20 percent shall be available to award 
grants to carry out the activities in section 
403(a)(2). 
TITLE V—ENHANCED FEDERAL 
SUPPORT OF LOCAL LAW EN-
FORCEMENT 
Subtitle A—Comprehensive Gang 
Prevention and Relief 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as ‘‘Mynisha’s Law’’. 
SEC. 502. DESIGNATION AS A COMPREHENSIVE GANG PRE-
VENTION AND RELIEF AREA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Units of local government and In-
dian Tribes with a PROMISE Coordinating Council (es-
tablished in accordance with subtitle A of title II of this 
Act) may submit an application to the Administrator for 
designation as a Comprehensive Gang Prevention and Re-
lief Area in accordance with this section. 
(b) CRITERIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish criteria for reviewing applications submitted 
under subsection (a) and for evaluating and selecting 
areas for designation as Comprehensive Gang Preven-
tion and Relief Areas. 
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(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing criteria 
under subsection (a) and evaluating an application 
for designation as a Comprehensive Gang Prevention 
and Relief Area, the Administrator shall consider— 
(A) the current and predicted levels of gang 
crime activity in the area, based on the informa-
tion collected and analyzed under section 102; 
(B) the extent to which violent crime in the 
area appears to be related to criminal gang ac-
tivity; 
(C) the extent to which the area is imple-
menting a PROMISE Plan, or is otherwise al-
ready engaged in local or regional collaboration 
regarding, and coordination of, gang prevention 
activities; and 
(D) such other criteria as the Administrator 
determines to be appropriate. 
SEC. 503. INTERAGENCY GANG PREVENTION TASK FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to coordinate Federal as-
sistance to Comprehensive Gang Prevention and Relief 
Areas, the Administrator shall establish an Interagency 
Gang Prevention Task Force (in this subtitle referred to as 
the ‘‘Task Force’’), consisting of a representative from— 
(1) the Department of Justice; 
(2) the Department of Education; 
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(3) the Department of Labor; 
(4) the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices; and 
(5) the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment. 
(b) COORDINATION.—For each Comprehensive Gang 
Prevention and Relief Area designated by the Adminis-
trator under section 502, the Task Force shall— 
(1) coordinate the activities of the Federal Gov-
ernment to create a comprehensive gang prevention 
response, focusing on youth through early childhood 
intervention, at-risk youth intervention, literacy, em-
ployment, community policing, and comprehensive 
community-based programs such as Weed and Seed, 
Operation Cease Fire, and Homeboy Industries; and 
(2) coordinate such comprehensive gang preven-
tion response with local and regional gang prevention 
efforts, including PROMISE Coordinating Councils 
and PROMISE Plans (where such Plans are estab-
lished). 
(c) PROGRAMS.—The Task Force shall prioritize the 
needs of Comprehensive Gang Prevention and Relief Areas 
for funding under— 
(1) the Child Care and Development Block Grant 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.); 
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(2) the Even Start programs under subpart 3 of 
part B of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6381 et seq.); 
(3) the Healthy Start Initiative under section 
330H of the Public Health Services Act (42 U.S.C. 
254c–8); 
(4) the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.); 
(5) the 21st Century Community Learning Cen-
ters program under part B of title IV of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7171 et seq.); 
(6) the Job Corps program under subtitle C of 
title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2881 et seq.); 
(7) the community development block grant pro-
gram under title I of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); 
(8) the Gang Resistance Education and Train-
ing projects under subtitle X of title III of the Violent 
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 13921); 
(9) any program administered by the Office of 
Community Oriented Policing Services; 
(10) the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant 
program under part R of title I of the Omnibus 
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Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796ee et seq.); 
(11) 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.); and 
(12) any other program that the Task Force de-
termines to be appropriate. 
(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1 of 
each year, the Task Force shall submit to Congress 
and the Administrator a report on the funding needs 
and programmatic outcomes for each area designated 
as a Comprehensive Gang Prevention and Relief 
Area. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each report under paragraph 
(1) shall include— 
(A) an evidence-based analysis of the best 
practices and outcomes among the areas des-
ignated as Comprehensive Gang Prevention and 
Relief Areas; and 
(B) an analysis of the adequacy of Federal 
funding to meet the needs of each area designated 
as a Comprehensive Gang Prevention and Relief 
Area and, if the Task Force identifies any pro-
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grammatic shortfalls in addressing gang preven-
tion, a request for new funding or reprogram-
ming of existing funds to meet such shortfalls. 
SEC. 504. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle, 
including any needs identified by the Task Force as nec-
essary to carry out this subtitle. 
Subtitle B—Community and Police 
Collaboration 
SEC. 511. GANG PREVENTION GRANTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Office of 
Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department 
of Justice may make grants, in accordance with such rules 
and regulations as the Director may prescribe, to units of 
local government and Indian Tribes with a PROMISE Co-
ordinating Council (established in accordance with subtitle 
A of title II of this Act) to enable such PROMISE Coordi-
nating Council to develop community-based programs that 
provide crime prevention, research, and intervention serv-
ices that are designed to prevent violence and gang involve-
ment by youthful offenders and at-risk youth. 
(b) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—A grant under this sec-
tion may be used (including through subgrants) for— 
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(1) preventing initial gang recruitment and in-
volvement among younger teenagers; 
(2) preventing violence and gang involvement 
through nonviolent and constructive activities, such as 
community service programs, development of non-
violent conflict resolution skills, restorative justice 
programs, employment and legal assistance, family 
counseling, and other safe, community-based alter-
natives for crime-involved or high-risk youth; 
(3) developing in-school and after-school gang 
safety, control, education, and resistance procedures 
and programs; 
(4) identifying (and disaggregating by race, eth-
nicity, and gender, where applicable) and addressing 
early childhood risk factors for violence and gang in-
volvement, including parent training and childhood 
skills development; 
(5) identifying (and disaggregating by race, eth-
nicity, and gender, where applicable) and fostering 
protective factors that buffer children and adolescents 
from violence, crime, and gang involvement; 
(6) developing and identifying investigative pro-
grams designed to deter gang recruitment, involve-
ment, and activities through effective intelligence 
gathering; 
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(7) developing programs and youth centers for 
first-time, non-violent offenders facing alternative 
penalties, such as mandated participation in commu-
nity service, restitution, mentoring, counseling, job 
training, and education and prevention programs; 
(8) implementing multidisciplinary approaches 
to combat youth violence and gang involvement 
through coordinated programs operated by law en-
forcement and other public, private, and faith-based 
community organizations for prevention and inter-
vention (including street outreach programs and other 
peacemaking activities) or coordinated law enforce-
ment activities (including crime mapping strategies 
that enhance focused crime prevention, intervention, 
and reintegration strategies for offender reentry); or 
(9) identifying at-risk and high-risk students 
through home visits organized through joint collabora-
tions between law enforcement, faith-based organiza-
tions, schools, health and mental health providers, 
other community based organizations, and social 
workers. 
(c) MAXIMUM GRANT.—The amount of a grant under 
this section may not exceed $1,000,000. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each recipient of a grant 
under this section shall submit to the Director, for each year 
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in which funds from a grant received under this section 
are expended, a report containing— 
(1) a summary of the activities carried out with 
grant funds during that year; 
(2) an assessment of the effectiveness of the crime 
prevention, research, and intervention activities of the 
recipient, based on data collected by the grant recipi-
ent; 
(3) a strategic plan for the year following the 
year described in paragraph (1); 
(4) evidence of consultation and cooperation with 
local, State, or Federal law enforcement or, if the 
grant recipient is a government entity, evidence of 
consultation with an organization engaged in any ac-
tivity described in subsection (b); and 
(5) such other information as the Director may 
require. 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘units of 
local government’’ includes sheriffs’ departments, police de-
partments, and local prosecutor offices. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section 
$35,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014. 
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