 
 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
        SUBCHAPTER IV--SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES
 
    Part \1\A--State Grants for Drug and Violence Prevention Programs
 
                      subpart 2--national programs
 
Sec. 7131. Federal activities


(a) Program authorized

    From funds made available to carry out this subpart under section 
7104(2) of this title, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, the Director of the Office of National 
Drug Control Policy, the Chair of the Ounce of Prevention Council, and 
the Attorney General, shall carry out programs to prevent the illegal 
use of drugs and violence among, and promote safety and discipline for, 
students at all educational levels from preschool through the 
postsecondary level. The Secretary shall carry out such programs 
directly, or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with 
public and private nonprofit organizations and individuals, or through 
agreements with other Federal agencies, and shall coordinate such 
programs with other appropriate Federal activities. Such programs may 
include--
        (1) the development and demonstration of innovative strategies 
    for training school personnel, parents, and members of the 
    community, including the demonstration of model preservice training 
    programs for prospective school personnel;
        (2) demonstrations and rigorous evaluations of innovative 
    approaches to drug and violence prevention;
        (3) the provision of information on drug abuse education and 
    prevention to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for 
    dissemination by the clearinghouse for alcohol and drug abuse 
    information established under section 290aa(d)(16) of title 42;
        (4) the development of curricula related to child abuse 
    prevention and education and the training of personnel to teach 
    child abuse education and prevention to elementary and secondary 
    schoolchildren;
        (5) program evaluations in accordance with section 8941 of this 
    title that address issues not addressed under section 7117(a) of 
    this title;
        (6) direct services to schools and school systems afflicted with 
    especially severe drug and violence problems;
        (7) activities in communities designated as empowerment zones or 
    enterprise communities that will connect schools to community-wide 
    efforts to reduce drug and violence problems;
        (8) developing and disseminating drug and violence prevention 
    materials, including video-based projects and model curricula;
        (9) developing and implementing a comprehensive violence 
    prevention strategy for schools and communities, that may include 
    conflict resolution, peer mediation, the teaching of law and legal 
    concepts, and other activities designed to stop violence;
        (10) the implementation of innovative activities, such as 
    community service projects, designed to rebuild safe and healthy 
    neighborhoods and increase students' sense of individual 
    responsibility;
        (11) grants to noncommercial telecommunications entities for the 
    production and distribution of national video-based projects that 
    provide young people with models for conflict resolution and 
    responsible decisionmaking;
        (12) the development of education and training programs, 
    curricula, instructional materials, and professional training and 
    development for preventing and reducing the incidence of crimes and 
    conflicts motivated by hate in localities most directly affected by 
    hate crimes; and
        (13) other activities that meet unmet national needs related to 
    the purposes of this subchapter.

(b) Peer review

    The Secretary shall use a peer review process in reviewing 
applications for funds under this section.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title IV, Sec. 4121, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I, 
Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3686.)
