HR 3579 · 107th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

National Comprehensive Crime-Free Communities Act

Introduced 2001-12-20· Sponsored by Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.(2002-01-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] National Comprehensive Crime-Free Communities Act - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) make and monitor grants to grant recipients; (2) provide, through the offices of the National Crime Prevention Council, technical assistance and training, data collection, and dissemination of information on state-of-the-art research-grounded practices that the Attorney General determines to be effective in preventing and reducing crime, violence, and drug abuse; (3) provide for the general administration of programs authorized by this Act, the evaluation of this Act, and a comprehensive communication strategy to inform the public and State and local governments of such programs; (4) coordinate with other Federal agencies; and (5) establish a National Crime-Free Communities Commission, the National Center for Justice Planning, and a resource collection of best practices for State-wide community-based criminal justice planning. Requires that programs carried out by States and local communities under this Act include a specialized focus on neighborhoods and schools disproportionately affected by crime, violence, and drug abuse. Directs the Attorney General to award matching grants to: (1) at leas…

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