‘‘(b) GUIDELINES.—The Director shall issue guide-
lines for the development and implementation of Weed and 
Seed strategies under this section. The guidelines shall en-
sure that the Weed and Seed strategy for a community 
referred to in subsection (a) shall—
‘‘(1) be planned and implemented through and 
under the auspices of a steering committee, properly 
established in the community, comprised of—
‘‘(A) in a voting capacity, representatives 
of—
‘‘(i) 
appropriate 
law 
enforcement 
agencies; and 
‘‘(ii) other public and private agencies, 
and neighborhood and community-based 
organizations, interested in criminal justice 
and community-based development and re-
vitalization in the community; and 
‘‘(B) in a voting capacity, both—
‘‘(i) the Drug Enforcement Adminis-
tration’s special agent in charge for the ju-
risdiction encompassing the community; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the United States Attorney for 
the District encompassing the community;
‘‘(2) describe how law enforcement agencies, 
other public and private agencies, neighborhood and 
community-based organizations, and interested citi-
zens are to cooperate in implementing the strategy; 
and 
‘‘(3) incorporate a community-policing compo-
nent that shall serve as a bridge between the Weed-
ing activities under subsection (a)(1) and the Seed-
ing activities under subsection (a)(2). 
‘‘(c) DESIGNATION.—For a community to be des-
ignated as a Weed-and-Seed community for purposes of 
subsection (a)—
‘‘(1) the United States Attorney for the District 
encompassing the community must certify to the Di-
rector that—
‘‘(A) the community suffers from consist-
ently high levels of crime or otherwise is appro-
priate for such designation; 
‘‘(B) the Weed and Seed strategy pro-
posed, adopted, or implemented by the steering 
committee has a high probability of improving 
the criminal justice system within the commu-
nity and contains all the elements required by 
the Director; and
‘‘(C) the steering committee is capable of 
implementing the strategy appropriately; and 
‘‘(2) the community must agree to formulate a 
timely and effective plan to independently sustain 
the strategy (or, at a minimum, a majority of the 
best practices of the strategy) when assistance under 
this section is no longer available. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—An application for designation 
as a Weed-and-Seed community for purposes of subsection 
(a) shall be submitted to the Director by the steering com-
mittee of the community in such form, and containing 
such information and assurances, as the Director may re-
quire. The application shall propose—
‘‘(1) a sustainable Weed and Seed strategy that 
includes—
‘‘(A) the active involvement of the United 
States Attorney for the District encompassing 
the community, the Drug Enforcement Admin-
istration’s special agent in charge for the juris-
diction encompassing the community, and other 
Federal law enforcement agencies operating in 
the vicinity; 
‘‘(B) a significant community-oriented po-
licing component; and
‘‘(C) demonstrated coordination with com-
plementary neighborhood and community-based 
programs and initiatives; and 
‘‘(2) a methodology with outcome measures and 
specific objective indicia of performance to be used 
to evaluate the effectiveness of the strategy. 
‘‘(e) GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In implementing a strategy 
for a community under subsection (a), the Director 
may make grants to that community. 
‘‘(2) USES.—For each grant under this sub-
section, the community receiving that grant—
‘‘(A) shall use not less than 40 percent of 
the grant amounts for Seeding activities under 
subsection (a)(2); and 
‘‘(B) may not use any of the grant 
amounts for construction, except that the As-
sistant Attorney General may authorize use of 
grant amounts for incidental or minor construc-
tion, renovation, or remodeling. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS.—A community may not re-
ceive grants under this subsection (or fall within 
such a community)—
‘‘(A) for a period of more than 10 fiscal 
years;
‘‘(B) for more than 5 separate fiscal years, 
except that the Assistant Attorney General 
may, in single increments and only upon a 
showing of extraordinary circumstances, author-
ize grants for not more than 3 additional sepa-
rate fiscal years; or 
‘‘(C) in an aggregate amount of more than 
$1,000,000, except that the Assistant Attorney 
General may, upon a showing of extraordinary 
circumstances, authorize grants for not more 
than an additional $500,000. 
‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION.—In making grants under 
this subsection, the Director shall ensure that—
‘‘(A) to the extent practicable, the distribu-
tion of such grants is geographically equitable 
and includes both urban and rural areas of 
varying population and area; and 
‘‘(B) priority is given to communities that 
clearly and effectively coordinate crime preven-
tion programs with other Federal programs in 
a manner that addresses the overall needs of 
such communities. 
‘‘(5) FEDERAL
SHARE.—(A) Subject to sub-
paragraph (B), the Federal share of a grant under 
this subsection may not exceed 75 percent of the