text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Safer Communities Partnership Act of 
  1999''.
  
  SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE REPLICATION OF RECENT SUCCESSFUL 
                JUVENILE CRIME REDUCTION STRATEGIES.
  
      (a) In General.--
              (1) Establishment.--The Attorney General (or a designee of 
          the Attorney General), in conjunction with the Secretary of the 
          Treasury (or the designee of the Secretary), shall establish a 
          pilot program (referred to in this section as the ``program'') 
          to encourage and support communities that adopt a comprehensive 
          approach to suppressing and preventing violent juvenile crime 
          and reducing drug and alcohol abuse among juveniles, patterned 
          after successful State juvenile crime reduction strategies.
              (2) Program.--In carrying out the program, the Attorney 
          General shall--
                      (A) make and track grants to grant recipients 
                  (referred to in this section as ``coalitions'');
                      (B) in conjunction with the Secretary of the 
                  Treasury and the Secretary of Health and Human 
                  Services, provide for technical assistance and 
                  training, in addition to data collection, and 
                  dissemination of relevant information; and
                      (C) provide for the general administration of the 
                  program.
              (3) Administration.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
          of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall appoint or 
          designate an Administrator (referred to in this section as the 
          ``Administrator'') to carry out the program.
              (4) Program authorization.--To be eligible to receive an 
          initial grant or a renewal grant under this section, a 
          coalition shall meet each of the following criteria:
                      (A) Composition.--The coalition shall consist of 1 
                  or more representatives of--
                              (i) the local or tribal police department 
                          or sheriff's department;
                              (ii) the local prosecutors' office;
                              (iii) State or local probation officers;
                              (iv) religious affiliated or fraternal 
                          organizations involved in crime prevention;
                              (v) schools;
                              (vi) parents or local grass roots 
                          organizations such as neighborhood watch 
                          groups;
                              (vii) social service agencies involved in 
                          crime prevention;
                              (viii) a juvenile or youth court judge; and
                              (ix) substance and alcohol abuse counselors 
                          and treatment providers.
                      (B) Other participants.--If possible, in addition 
                  to the representatives from the categories listed in 
                  subparagraph (A), the coalition shall include 1 or more 
                  representatives of--
                              (i) the United States Attorney's office;
                              (ii) the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
                              (iii) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and 
                          Firearms;
                              (iv) the Drug Enforcement Administration;
                              (v) the business community; and
                              (vi) researchers who have studied criminal 
                          justice and can offer technical or other 
                          assistance.
                      (C) Coordinated strategy.--A coalition shall submit 
                  to the Attorney General, or the Attorney General's 
                  designee, a comprehensive plan for reducing violent 
                  juvenile crime. To be eligible for consideration, a 
                  plan shall--
                              (i) ensure close collaboration among all 
                          members of the coalition in suppressing and 
                          preventing juvenile crime;
                              (ii) place heavy emphasis on coordinated 
                          enforcement initiatives, such as Federal and 
                          State programs that coordinate local police 
                          departments, prosecutors, and local community 
                          leaders to focus on the suppression of violent 
                          juvenile crime involving gangs;
                              (iii) ensure that there is close 
                          collaboration between police and probation 
                          officers in the supervision of juvenile 
                          offenders, such as initiatives that coordinate 
                          the efforts of parents, school officials, and 
                          police and probation officers to patrol the 
                          streets and make home visits to ensure that 
                          offenders comply with the terms of their 
                          probation;
                              (iv) ensure that a program is in place to 
                          trace all firearms seized from crime scenes or 
                          offenders in an effort to identify illegal gun 
                          traffickers;
                              (v) ensure that effective crime prevention 
                          programs are in place, such as programs that 
                          provide after-school safe havens and other 
                          opportunities for at-risk youth to escape or 
                          avoid gang or other criminal activity, and to 
                          reduce recidivism; and
                              (vi) ensure that a program is in place to 
                          divert nonviolent juvenile offenders into 
                          substance or alcohol abuse treatment, 
  the successful completion of which may result in a suspended sentence 
  for the offense, and the unsuccessful completion of which may result in 
  an enhanced sentence for the offense.
                      (D) Accountability.--A coalition shall--
                              (i) establish a system to measure and 
                          report outcomes consistent with common 
                          indicators and evaluation protocols established 
                          by the Administrator and that receives the 
                          approval of the Administrator; and
                              (ii) devise a detailed model for measuring 
                          and evaluating the success of the plan of the 
                          coalition in reducing violent juvenile crime, 
                          and provide assurances that the plan will be 
                          evaluated on a regular basis to assess progress 
                          in reducing violent juvenile crime.
              (5) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
          Attorney General shall give priority to coalitions representing 
          communities with demonstrated juvenile crime and drug abuse 
          problems.
              (6) Grant amounts.--
                      (A) In general.--The Administrator may award a 
                  grant to an eligible coalition under this section, in 
                  an amount not to exceed the lesser of--
                              (i) the amount of non-Federal funds raised 
                          by the coalition, including in-kind 
                          contributions, for that fiscal year; and
                              (ii) $400,000.
                      (B) Nonsupplanting requirement.--A coalition 
                  seeking funds shall provide reasonable assurances that 
                  funds made available under this program to States or 
                  units of local government shall be so used as to 
                  supplement and increase (but not supplant) the level of 
                  the State, local, and other non-Federal funds that 
                  would in the absence of such Federal funds be made 
                  available for programs described in this section, and 
                  shall in no event replace such State, local, or other 
                  non-Federal funds.
                      (C) Suspension of grants.--If a coalition fails to 
                  continue to meet the criteria set forth in this 
                  section, the Administrator may suspend the grant, after 
                  providing written notice to the grant recipient and an 
                  opportunity to appeal.
                      (D) Renewal grants.--Subject to subparagraph (D), 
                  the Administrator may award a renewal grant to grant 
                  recipient under this subparagraph for each fiscal year 
                  following the fiscal year for which an initial grant is 
                  awarded, in an amount not to exceed the amount of non-
                  Federal funds raised by the coalition, including in-
                  kind contributions, for that fiscal year, during the 4-
                  year period following the period of the initial grant.
              (7) Permitted use of funds.--A coalition receiving funds 
          under this section may expend such Federal funds on any use or 
          program that is contained in the plan submitted to the 
          Administrator.
              (8) Congressional consultation.--
                      (A) In general.--Two years after the date of 
                  implementation of the program established in this 
                  section, the Comptroller General of the United States 
                  shall submit to Congress a report reviewing the 
                  effectiveness of the program in suppressing and 
                  reducing violent juvenile crime in the participating 
                  communities.
                      (B) Contents of report.--The report submitted under 
                  subparagraph (A) shall include--
                              (i) an analysis of each community 
                          participating in the program, along with 
                          information regarding the plan undertaken in 
                          the community, and the effectiveness of the 
                          plan in reducing violent juvenile crime; and
                              (ii) recommendations regarding the efficacy 
                          of continuing the program.
      (b) Information Collection and Dissemination With Respect to 
  Coalitions.--
              (1) Coalition information.--For the purpose of audit and 
          examination, the Attorney General--
                      (A) shall have access to any books, documents, 
                  papers, and records that are pertinent to any grant or 
                  grant renewal request under this section; and
                      (B) may periodically request information from a 
                  coalition to ensure that the coalition meets the 
                  applicable criteria.
              (2) Reporting.--The Attorney General shall, to the maximum 
          extent practicable and in a manner consistent with applicable 
          law, minimize reporting requirements by a coalition and 
          expedite any application for a renewal grant made under this 
          section.
      (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
              (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
          carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 
          through 2003, of which--
                      (A) not less than $1,000,000 in each fiscal year 
                  shall be used for coalitions representing communities 
                  with a population of not more than 50,000; and
                      (B) not less than 2 percent in each fiscal year 
                  shall be used for technical assistance and training 
                  under subsection (a)(2)(B).
              (2) Source of sums.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
          pursuant to this subsection may be derived from the Violent 
          Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
target: Requires the Attorney General, in carrying out the program, to: (1) make and track grants; and (2) provide for technical assistance and training, in addition to data collection and dissemination of relevant information, and general program administration.  Directs the Attorney General to appoint or designate an Administrator to carry out the program.
  Sets forth initial grant and renewal requirements.  Directs that a grant recipient (coalition) submit to the Attorney General a comprehensive plan for reducing violent juvenile crime that meets specified requirements, such as ensuring that: (1) heavy emphasis is placed on coordinated enforcement initiatives; (2) there is close collaboration between police and probation officers in the supervision of juvenile offenders; (3) a program is in place to trace all firearms seized from crime scenes or offenders in an effort to identify illegal gun traffickers; and (4) a program is in place to divert nonviolent juvenile offenders into substance or alcohol abuse treatment.
  Requires coalitions to establish a system to measure and report outcomes, devise a detailed model for measuring and evaluating success, and provide assurances that the plan will be evaluated regularly to assess progress in reducing violent juvenile crime.  Directs the Attorney General to give priority to coalitions representing communities with demonstrated juvenile crime and drug abuse problems.
  Sets forth provisions regarding grant amounts, permitted use of funds, a Comptroller General report to Congress reviewing program effectiveness, and information collection and dissemination with respect to coalitions.  Authorizes appropriations.
feat_title: Safer Communities Partnership Act of 1999