119-hr3039

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3039 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3039

 To direct the Attorney General to authorize the youth gun violence 
 prevention program.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 April 28, 2025

 Mr. Goldman of New York (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
 Magaziner, and Mr. Gomez) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

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 A BILL

 To direct the Attorney General to authorize the youth gun violence 
 prevention program.

 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 ``Prioritizing Resources for Outreach, 
Safety, Violence Prevention, Youth Empowerment and Resilience Act of 
2025'' or the ``PROSPER Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. YOUTH GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General is authorized to award grants 
to eligible entities to carry out a program for youth gun violence 
prevention.

    (b) Activities.--Grants awarded under subsection

    (a) shall be used 
for the implementation of youth gun violence prevention programs that 
use strategies that are evidence-informed, culturally competent, 
trauma-informed, and linguistically and developmentally inclusive, and 
have a demonstrated ability to engage those at highest risk for 
involvement in gun violence and reduce their risk of violent 
victimization or engaging in violence, including strategies that--

    (1) prioritize healing from past trauma and other life 
 experiences that increase a young person's risk for involvement 
 in gun violence;

    (2) promote youth empowerment through the development of 
 skills and qualities such as empathy, pride in identity, 
 leadership, conflict management, and communication;

    (3) connect young people to mental health professionals, 
 counselors, mentors, community leaders, crisis intervention 
 professionals, community violence interrupters, or individuals 
 trained in trauma-informed care and activities;

    (4) foster meaningful community engagement, belonging, and 
 the development of safe community environments;

    (5) develop and connect young people and their families 
 with gun violence prevention resources, including but not 
 limited to firearm safety education, safe storage techniques, 
 and gun violence hotlines; and

    (6) promote resources that support the reintegration and 
 resilience of young people with past exposure to gun violence 
 or the juvenile justice system.
            (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts otherwise 
appropriated for each of fiscal year 2026 though fiscal year 2030, for 
juvenile justice programs--

    (1) $100,000,000 shall be made available for grants under 
 title V of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
 of 1974 (34 U.S.C. note et seq.); and

    (2) $25,000,000 of the amount under paragraph

    (1) shall be 
 made available to carry out a program for youth gun violence 
 prevention.
            (d) === Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' 
 includes--
        (A) institutions of higher education;
        (B) Indian Tribe government agencies;
            (C) non-governmental organizations serving Indian 
 Tribes;
            (D) community-based organizations; and
        (E) a local government agency that is not a law 
 enforcement agency.

    (2) Community-based organization.--The term ``community-
 based organization'' includes a nonprofit community-based 
 organization, a consortium of nonprofit community-based 
 organizations, a national nonprofit organization acting as an 
 intermediary for a community-based organization, or a 
 community-based organization that has a fiscal sponsor that 
 allows the organization to function as an organization 
 described in 

section 501
            (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
 1986 and exempt from taxation under 

section 501

    (a) of such 
 Code.

    (3) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
 meaning given the term in 

section 4 of the Indian Self-
 Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).

    (4) Institution of higher education.--The term 
 ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
 term in 

section 101 under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
 U.S.C. 1001).

    (5) Law enforcement agency.--The term ``law enforcement 
 agency'' means any agency of the United States, a State or unit 
 of local government authorized by law or by a government agency 
 to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, or 
 investigation of any violation of criminal law.
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