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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1726 
To reauthorize the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization 
Act of 2018, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2025 
Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. CORREA, Mr. BACON, Mrs. 
MCBATH, Mr. FRY, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. LEE of Florida, Mr. 
IVEY, and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant 
Program Authorization Act of 2018, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Project Safe Neighbor-
hoods Reauthorization Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Launched in 2001, the Project Safe Neigh-
borhoods program is a nationwide initiative that 
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brings together Federal, State, local, and Tribal law 
enforcement officials, prosecutors, community lead-
ers, and other stakeholders to identify the most 
pressing crime problems in a community and work 
collaboratively to address those problems. 
(2) The Project Safe Neighborhoods program— 
(A) operates in all 94 Federal judicial dis-
tricts throughout the 50 States and territories 
of the United States; and 
(B) implements 4 key components to suc-
cessfully reduce violent crime in communities, 
including community engagement, prevention 
and intervention, focused and strategic enforce-
ment, and accountability. 
SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the Project Safe 
Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 
(34 U.S.C. 60701) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3) as paragraphs (2), (4), and (5), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(1) the term ‘crime analyst’ means an indi-
vidual employed by a law enforcement agency for the 
purpose of separating information into key compo-
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nents and contributing to plans of action to under-
stand, mitigate, and neutralize criminal threats;’’; 
and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(3) the term ‘law enforcement assistant’ 
means an individual employed by a law enforcement 
agency or a prosecuting agency for the purpose of 
aiding law enforcement officers in investigative or 
administrative duties;’’. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Section 4(b) of the Project 
Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 
2018 (34 U.S.C. 60703(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) hiring crime analysts to assist with violent 
crime reduction efforts; 
‘‘(6) the cost of overtime for law enforcement 
officers, prosecutors, and law enforcement assistants 
that assist with the Program; and 
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