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Union Calendar No. 422
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6019
[Report No. 112–582]
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 26, 2012
Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas (for herself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Hahn, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
July 9, 2012
Additional sponsors: Mr. Reyes, Ms. Chu, Mr. Honda, and Ms. Hirono
July 9, 2012
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and to reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Juvenile Accountability Block Grant
Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of
2012
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Bullying prevention and intervention programs; Reauthorization of juvenile accountability block grants
Bullying prevention and intervention
In general
Paragraph (13) of section 1801(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ee(b)) is amended to read as follows:
establishing and maintaining accountability-based programs that are designed to enhance school safety, which programs may include research-based bullying prevention, cyberbullying prevention, and gang prevention programs, as well as intervention programs regarding bullying;
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Sense of Congress
It is the sense of the Congress that the use of best practices is encouraged for all activities for which grants under part R of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 may be used.
Reauthorization of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants
Section 1810(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
3796ee–10(a)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the
following: and $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through
2017
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July 9, 2012
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed