Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4859
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2022-09-15
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Computers and information technology

Crime prevention

Law enforcement administration and funding

Law enforcement officers

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-21
text: Held at the desk.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-15
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 the Project Safe Neighborhoods Block Grant Program within the Department of Justice. The bill also allows funds under the program to be used for</p> <ul> <li>hiring crime analysts to assist with violent crime reduction efforts;</li> <li>the cost of overtime for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and law enforcement assistants who assist with the program; and</li> <li>purchasing, implementing, and using technology to assist with violent crime reduction efforts.<br> </li> </ul>

action_date: 2022-12-20
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><strong>Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 the Project Safe Neighborhoods Block Grant Program within the Department of Justice. The bill also allows funds under the program to be used for</p> <ul> <li>hiring crime analysts to assist with violent crime reduction efforts;</li> <li>the cost of overtime for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and law enforcement assistants who assist with the program; </li> <li>purchasing, implementing, and using technology to assist with violent crime reduction efforts; and</li> <li>supporting multijurisdictional task forces.<br> </li> </ul>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4859 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 15, 2022 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Peters , Mr. Grassley , Ms. Sinema , Mr. Tillis , Mrs. Feinstein , and Mr. Cruz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To reauthorize the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization Act of 2022 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Launched in 2001, the Project Safe Neighborhoods program is a nationwide initiative that brings together Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement officials, prosecutors, community leaders, 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 districts throughout the 50 States and territories of the United States; and (B) implements 4 key components to successfully reduce violent crime in communities, including community engagement, prevention and intervention, focused and strategic enforcement, and accountability. 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 redesignated, the following: (1) the term crime analyst means an individual employed by a law enforcement agency for the purpose of separating information into key components and contributing to plans of action to understand, mitigate, and neutralize criminal threats; ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 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 ) 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 (7) purchasing, implementing, and using technology to assist with violent crime reduction efforts. . (c) Authorization of appropriations Section 6 of the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 ( 34 U.S.C. 60705 ) is amended by striking “fiscal years 2019 through 2021” and inserting fiscal years 2023 through 2026 .

tv_txt: 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4859 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To reauthorize the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization Act of 2022 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Launched in 2001, the Project Safe Neighborhoods program is a nationwide initiative that brings together Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement officials, prosecutors, community leaders, 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 districts throughout the 50 States and territories of the United States; and (B) implements 4 key components to successfully reduce violent crime in communities, including community engagement, prevention and intervention, focused and strategic enforcement, and accountability. 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 redesignated, the following: (1) the term crime analyst means an individual employed by a law enforcement agency for the purpose of separating information into key components and contributing to plans of action to understand, mitigate, and neutralize criminal threats; ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 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 (7) purchasing, implementing, and using technology to assist with violent crime reduction efforts. . (c) Authorization of appropriations Section 6 of the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 ( 34 U.S.C. 60705 ) is amended by striking “fiscal years 2019 through 2021” and inserting fiscal years 2023 through 2026 . 4. Task force support (a) Short title This section may be cited as the Officer Ella Grace French and Sergeant Jim Smith Task Force Support Act of 2022 . (b) Amendment Section 4(b) of the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 ( 34 U.S.C. 60703(b) ), as amended by section 3(b), is amended— (1) in paragraph (6), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (8) support for multi-jurisdictional task forces. .

Passed the Senate December 20, 2022. Secretary