SEC. 104. CREATION OF A NATIONAL COMMUNITY VIO-
LENCE RESPONSE CENTER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
and operate a National Community Violence Response 
Center (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Center’’). 
(b) DUTIES.—The Center shall have the following 
roles and responsibilities: 
(1) ASSESSMENT; TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.— 
The Office and the Center, with the advice of the 
Advisory Committee, shall— 
(A) develop a four-tier taxonomy to assess 
the maturity of community violence infrastruc-
ture among grantees under section 101; and 
(B) provide technical assistance to grant-
ees under section 101 in the implementation of 
coordinated community violence intervention 
funded through the grant. 
(2) INTENSIVE
SITE
IMPLEMENTATION
SUP-
PORT.—The Center shall— 
(A) develop intensive site implementation 
support for each of the four tiers to maximize 
the effectiveness of the development of commu-
nity violence initiatives; 
(B) develop intensive site implementation 
support for each eligible unit of local govern-
ment that is a grant recipient to assess the con-
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tours of the community violence within the ju-
risdiction and identify relevant community- 
based interventions that may be successful at 
preventing future community violence; and 
(C) provide ongoing support to community- 
based organizations to facilitate site infrastruc-
ture building, program implementation and op-
eration, and quality improvement assistance. 
(3) DATA COLLECTION.— 
(A) POLICIES.—The Office and the Center 
shall develop data collection policies for grant 
recipients that measure safety, community 
health, opportunity youth engagement, eco-
nomic development, and recidivism. 
(B) ASSISTANCE.—The Center shall assist 
grant recipients in establishing data collection 
systems and practices, and collect data from the 
grant recipients. 
(4) RESEARCH COORDINATION.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COUN-
CIL.—The Center, in consultation with non-
profit, nongovernmental organizations and re-
searchers whose primary expertise is in commu-
nity violence, shall establish a Community Vio-
lence Research Advisory Council (in this para-
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graph referred to as the ‘‘Research Advisory 
Council’’)— 
(i) to coordinate research on commu-
nity violence; and 
(ii) to report to the Congress on any 
gaps on issues related to community vio-
lence. 
(B) MEMBERSHIP.—The Research Advi-
sory 
Council 
shall 
include 
representatives 
from— 
(i) all Federal agencies that fund re-
search on community violence; and 
(ii) the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 
(C) 
DUTIES.—The 
Research 
Advisory 
Council shall provide advice and assistance to 
the Center to— 
(i) develop a coordinated strategy to 
strengthen research focused on community 
violence education, prevention, and inter-
vention strategies; 
(ii) track and report all Federal re-
search and expenditures related to commu-
nity violence; and 
(iii) identify gaps in community vio-
lence research, governmental expenditures 
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on community violence issues, and prom-
ising strategies that have not yet been rig-
orously evaluated. 
(5) CONFERRAL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Center shall estab-
lish a biennial conference to include— 
(i) grantees and providers of intensive 
site implementation support in the commu-
nity violence field that receive funding 
under this title or title II; and 
(ii) other key stakeholders. 
(B) TOPICS.—The topics to be addressed 
at the biennial conference shall include— 
(i) the administration of grants; 
(ii) challenges and gaps in community 
violence intervention initiatives; 
(iii) strategies for overcoming such 
challenges and gaps; 
(iv) promising practices in the field; 
and 
(v) emerging trends. 
(C) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the conclusion of each biennial conference, 
the Center shall publish a comprehensive report 
that— 
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(i) summarizes the issues presented 
during the conference and what, if any, 
policies the Center intends to implement to 
address those issues; and 
(ii) is made available to the public on 
the Center’s website and submitted to the 
Congress. 
(6) CAPACITY BUILDING AND FOSTERING INNO-
VATION.—The Center shall— 
(A) promote expansion and development of 
the field of community violence intervention and 
prevention, including fostering collaboration, in-
formation sharing, and dissemination of best 
practices among practitioners, providers of in-
tensive site implementation support, and pro-
grams and individuals working in the same re-
gions or States, including the identification and 
dissemination to the public of best practices for 
addressing community violence; 
(B) develop a plan for expanding providers 
of intensive site implementation support in the 
field of community violence intervention and 
prevention; 
(C) develop a plan for identifying innova-
tive community violence intervention and pre-
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vention strategies that are in need of further 
research and evaluation; and 
(D) develop a plan for providing ongoing 
intensive site support to organizations imple-
menting community violence intervention and 
prevention strategies. 
(7) REPORTING.—The Center shall annually 
provide a report to the Congress addressing topics to 
include— 
(A) national trends in community violence 
statistics; 
(B) a summary of the activities of the Cen-
ter and the Office under this title; and 
(C) recommendations for improving the 
national response to community violence. 
SEC. 105. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING SERVICES FOR 
VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIME. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) community-based violence intervention pro-
grams have shown effective results as a strategy in 
reducing the risk of reinjury of, or retaliation by, 
victims of community violence, and promoting vic-
tims’ recovery and well-being; 
(2) young men, boys, girls, and women of color 
are disproportionately victimized by community vio-
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lence, but are frequently underserved by victim serv-
ice providers; and 
(3) States and territories should consider using 
funding provided through the Crime Victims Fund 
to support community-based violence intervention 
initiatives that provide services for direct and sec-
ondary victims of community violence at high risk 
for reinjury and involvement in community violence. 
SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services to carry out this title, 
in addition to any amounts otherwise authorized to be ap-
propriated or made available to the Department of Health 
and Human Services for such purpose— 
(1) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
(2) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; and 
(3) $700,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2028 
through 2033. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF 
LABOR 
SEC. 201. IMPROVING APPROACHES FOR COMMUNITIES TO 
THRIVE (IMPACT) GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall award grants 
to eligible entities for year-round job training and work-
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force programs authorized under section 129(c)(1) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3164(c)), with the elements described in section 
129(c)(2)(C) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(c)(2)(C)), for 
opportunity youth in communities disproportionately af-
fected by gun violence for the purposes of connecting op-
portunity youth to in-demand occupations. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to seek a grant 
under subsection (a), an entity shall be— 
(1) a community-based, nonprofit organization 
that— 
(A) serves the residents served by an eligi-
ble unit of local government; 
(B) has a track record of providing com-
munity-related activities or support program in-
novation in communities of color; 
(C) focuses on training technical skills to 
prepare opportunity youth for in-demand occu-
pations; and 
(D) provides— 
(i) training for opportunity youth who 
are basic skills deficient; and 
(ii) soft skills training that enables 
opportunity youth to engage successfully in 
work culture; 
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(2) an Indian Tribe or an agency primarily 
serving Native Americans; 
(3) an entity that carries out activities author-
ized under the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) that has a focus 
on opportunity youth; 
(4) a federally or State recognized apprentice-
ship program; 
(5) an accredited community college; or 
(6) an eligible unit of local government. 
(c) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall require grant-
ees under this section to report to the Secretary on pri-
mary measures funded under this section for— 
(1) entry into job training, education, appren-
ticeship, skilled trades training, or other paid and 
unpaid work experiences that have as a component 
academic and occupational education programs; and 
(2) changes in overall school enrollment, unem-
ployment, or weekly earnings for opportunity youth 
participating in activities of the respective grantee. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BASIC
SKILLS
DEFICIENT.—The term 
‘‘basic skills deficient’’ means an individual who— 
(A) is a youth and has English reading, 
writing, or computing skills at or below the 8th 
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grade level on a generally accepted standardized 
test; or 
(B) is unable to compute or solve prob-
lems, or read, write, or speak English, at a level 
necessary to function on the job, in the individ-
ual’s family, or in society. 
(2) IN-DEMAND OCCUPATION.—The term ‘‘in- 
demand occupation’’ means an occupation described 
in section 3(23)(A)(ii) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(23)(A)(ii)). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$1,500,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2026 
through 2033, to remain available until expended through 
fiscal year 2033. 
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