Priority grant applications

(a) In general The Attorney General shall ensure that applications for grants for the creation and implementation of extreme risk protection orders, State crisis intervention court proceedings, and other gun violence reduction efforts incorporate meaningful engagement with limited English proficient populations by giving priority to applications that demonstrate a targeted outreach plan. (b) Public outreach and education efforts Section 501 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)(I)(iv)— (A) in subclause (III), by striking and at the end; (B) in subclause (IV), by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (V) public outreach and education efforts, which shall include— (aa) meaningful engagement with community-based organizations directly serving limited English proficient populations (as defined in section 2 of the Language Access to Gun Violence Prevention Strategies Act of 2026); and (bb) translation of public facing documents into any language other than English spoken by a limited English proficient population that constitutes not less than 3 percent or 500 individuals, whichever is less, of the population served or encountered.; and (2) in subsection (h)— (A) in paragraph (3), by striking and at the end; (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (5) measures that have been taken by each grant recipient to comply with subsection (a)(1)(I)(iv)(V).. (c) Guidance Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall issue guidance related to the requirements set forth in subsections (a)(1)(I)(iv)(V) and (h)(5) of section 501 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152), as added by subsection (b).