Safe Neighborhoods Expansion Act of 2007

Safe Neighborhoods Expansion Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Attorney General to expand the Project Safe Neighborhoods program to require each U.S. attorney to: (1) identify, investigate, and prosecute significant criminal street gangs operating within his or her district; (2) coordinate among federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies the identification, investigation, and prosecution of criminal street gangs; and (3) hire additional personnel to support the expansion of the program.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3384 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3384

    To expand the Project Safe Neighborhoods program, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 3, 2007

 Mr. Chandler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To expand the Project Safe Neighborhoods program, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Neighborhoods Expansion Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE 
              ENFORCEMENT OF CRIMINAL LAWS AGAINST VIOLENT GANGS.

    (a) In General.--While maintaining the focus of Project Safe 
Neighborhoods as a comprehensive, strategic approach to reducing gun 
violence in America, the Attorney General is authorized to expand the 
Project Safe Neighborhoods program to require each United States 
attorney to--
            (1) identify, investigate, and prosecute significant 
        criminal street gangs operating within their district; and
            (2) coordinate the identification, investigation, and 
        prosecution of criminal street gangs among Federal, State, and 
        local law enforcement agencies.
    (b) Additional Staff for Project Safe Neighborhoods.--
            (1) In general.--The Attorney General may hire Assistant 
        United States attorneys, non-attorney coordinators, or 
        paralegals to carry out the provisions of this section.
            (2) Enforcement.--The Attorney General may hire Bureau of 
        Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives agents for, and 
        otherwise expend additional resources in support of, the 
        Project Safe Neighborhoods/Firearms Violence Reduction program.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 
to carry out this section. Any funds made available under this 
subsection shall remain available until expended.
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