This bill requires the Attorney General, working with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the FBI Director, to send Congress an annual report on gang activity, reporting, investigation, and prosecution. The first report is due within 150 days after the bill becomes law and then yearly at the end of each fiscal year. The report must cover the prior 10 fiscal years for gang growth and trends; how gangs cooperate and what crimes they commit; whether State reporting problems affect Federal data; DOJ, DHS, and FBI initiatives from the prior 5 fiscal years to track and prosecute gangs (including start and end dates and reasons for endings); federal resources devoted to these efforts; last fiscal year enforcement statistics (including gang-related arrests, juvenile arrests, and firearms seized); agencies' data collection procedures; and any changes to those procedures in the prior 18 months. The agencies may classify all or part of the report.
Congress will receive regular, detailed information about gang trends and federal efforts to investigate and prosecute gang-related crime. Federal agencies (DOJ, DHS, FBI) must gather and share data and describe their activities and resources. Some or all details of the reports may be classified and not publicly released.
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The bill’s findings state that up-to-date, accurate, and consistent reporting on gangs is needed so policymakers can make effective, evidence-based decisions to protect the public. Sponsors introduced the measure to improve Federal data and oversight of gang activity.
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