February 27, 2025
Mr. Neguse (for himself, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Correa, Mr. Bacon, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Fry, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Lee of Florida, Mr. Ivey, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
To reauthorize the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization Act of 2025
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Sec. 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.
Sec. 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 2026 through 2030
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Sec. 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 2025
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(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.
Sec. 5. Transparency
Not less frequently than annually, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report that details, for each area in which the Project Safe Neighborhoods Block Grant Program operates and with respect to the 1-year period preceding the date of the report—
(1)
how the area spent funds under the Project Safe Neighborhoods Block Grant Program;
(2)
the community outreach efforts performed in the area; and
(3)
the number and a description of the violent crime offenses committed in the area, including murder, non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.