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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 290
To provide demonstration grants to establish clearing houses for the distribu-
tion to community-based organizations of information on prevention of
youth violence and crime.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. SERRANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To provide demonstration grants to establish clearing houses
for the distribution to community-based organizations
of information on prevention of youth violence and crime.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROJECT AUTHORIZED.
The Assistant Attorney General is authorized to
make grants to units of local government, community-
based organizations, and consortia of such organizations
for the purpose of carrying out a demonstration project
to establish information clearing houses for such entities
to gather and disseminate information about the preven-
tion of youth violence and crime, including information on
the broadest possible range of activities aimed at interven-
ing in the lives of at-risk youth.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION REQUIRED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each unit of local government,
community-based organization or consortium of such orga-
nizations that desires to receive a grant under this Act
shall submit an application to the Assistant Attorney Gen-
eral. Each such application shall—
(1) assure that the information on the preven-
tion of youth violence and crime that is collected is
made available to any organization that requests
such information; and
(2) contain such additional assurances as the
Assistant Attorney General may reasonably require.
(b) APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS; NUMBER OF DEM-
ONSTRATION SITES.—In approving applications under
this section, the Assistant Attorney shall—
(1) ensure an equitable geographic distribution
among the regions of the United States and among
urban, suburban, and rural areas;
(2) ensure, to the extent practicable, that re-
cipients coordinate efforts if more than 1 grant is
awarded to the same geographic area; and
(3) ensure that a grant under this section shall
not exceed $500,000 for any fiscal year and that
each recipient receives not less than $75,000 in any
fiscal year.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act, the following terms have
the following meanings:
(1) ASSISTANT
ATTORNEY
GENERAL.—The
term ‘‘Assistant Attorney General’’ means the As-
sistant Attorney General who heads the Office of
Justice Programs within the Department of Justice.
(2) COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATION.—The
term ‘‘community-based organization’’ has the same
meaning given such term in section 14101(4) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 8801(4)).
(3) UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term
‘‘unit of local government’’ means a city, county,
town, township, parish, village, or other general pur-
pose political subdivision of a State.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this part, $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through
2002.
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