[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8780 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8780

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 2024

  Mr. Goldman of New York (for himself and Mr. Gomez) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                             the 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 
2024'' or the ``PROSPER Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF YOUTH GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General is authorized to carry out a 
program for youth gun violence prevention.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts otherwise 
appropriated for each of fiscal year 2025 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.
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