In the Senate of the United States, 
May 16, 2018. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 3249) entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the Project 
Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program, and for other pur-
poses.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Project Safe Neighbor-
hoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘firearms offenses’’ means an offense 
under section 922 or 924 of title 18, United States 
Code;
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(2) the term ‘‘Program’’ means the Project Safe 
Neighborhoods Block Grant Program established 
under section 3; and 
(3) the term ‘‘transnational organized crime 
group’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
36(k)(6) of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(k)(6)). 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT. 
The Attorney General of the United States is author-
ized to establish and carry out a program, to be known as 
the ‘‘Project Safe Neighborhoods Block Grant Program’’ 
within the Office of Justice Programs at the Department 
of Justice. 
SEC. 4. PURPOSE. 
(a) PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS BLOCK GRANT 
PROGRAM.—The purpose of the Program is to foster and 
improve existing partnerships between Federal, State, and 
local agencies, including the United States Attorney in each 
Federal judicial district, entities representing members of 
the community affected by increased violence, victims’ advo-
cates, and researchers to create safer neighborhoods through 
sustained reductions in violent crimes by— 
(1) developing and executing comprehensive stra-
tegic plans to reduce violent crimes, including the en-
forcement of gun laws, and prioritizing efforts focused
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on identified subsets of individuals or organizations 
responsible for increasing violence in a particular ge-
ographic area; 
(2) developing evidence-based and data-driven 
intervention and prevention initiatives, including ju-
venile justice projects and activities which may in-
clude street-level outreach, conflict mediation, provi-
sion of treatment and social services, and the chang-
ing of community norms, in order to reduce violence; 
and 
(3) collecting data on outcomes achieved through 
the Program, including the effect on the violent crime 
rate, incarceration rate, and recidivism rate of the ju-
risdiction. 
(b) ADDITIONAL PURPOSE AREAS.—In addition to the 
purpose described in subsection (a), the Attorney General 
may use funds authorized under this Act for any of the fol-
lowing purposes— 
(1) competitive and evidence-based programs to 
reduce gun crime and gang violence; 
(2) the Edward Byrne criminal justice innova-
tion program; 
(3) community-based violence prevention initia-
tives; or
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(4) gang and youth violence education, preven-
tion and intervention, and related activities. 
SEC. 5. RULES AND REGULATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall issue 
guidance to create, carry out, and administer the Program 
in accordance with this section. 
(b) FUNDS TO BE DIRECTED TO LOCAL CONTROL.— 
Amounts made available as grants under the Program shall 
be, to the greatest extent practicable, locally controlled to 
address problems that are identified locally. 
(c) TASK FORCES.—Thirty percent of the amounts 
made available as grants under the Program each fiscal 
year shall be granted to Gang Task Forces in regions expe-
riencing a significant or increased presence of criminal or 
transnational organizations engaging in high levels of vio-
lent crime, firearms offenses, human trafficking, and drug 
trafficking. 
(d) PRIORITY.—Amounts made available as grants 
under the Program shall be used to prioritize the investiga-
tion and prosecution of individuals who have an aggra-
vating or leadership role in a criminal or transnational 
organization described in subsection (c).
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SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attor-
ney General to carry out the Program $50,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2019 through 2021. 
Attest: 
Secretary.