1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing American Families by Educating and Training You (SAFETY) Through Nonviolence Act of 2017 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The concept and practice of nonviolent thoughts, words, and actions have a history and a legacy in the United States and the global community. (2) In the 19th century, American philosophers and authors Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were leaders of the transcendentalist philosophical movement which emphasized the potential good of humanity, the importance of truth, and the courage and power of peace. (3) In the early 20th century, Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi advanced the concepts and practices of ahimsa, or non-injury, and satya, or truth as integral to social and active concepts and practices. (4) Gandhi continued Thoreau’s ideas of Civil Disobedience in developing the doctrine of sat­ya­gra­ha which connects truth and nonviolence to active efforts in nonviolent, civil disobedience. (5) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., built upon these philosophies in developing six principles of nonviolence. He explained these to be a way of life which sought to build friendships and understanding, defeat injustice, accept suffering as a way to educate and transform, and to choose love instead of hate. Nonviolence’s strength is reinforced by the universe siding with justice. (6) Rev. James E. Lawson, Jr., a leading theorist and strategist, helped spread the philosophy and doctrine of nonviolence by organizing and teaching workshops to young activists during the American Civil Rights Movement. (7) During his Presidency, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela expanded the spirit of ubuntu, the African philosophy of the interconnectedness, caring, sharing, and harmony of humanity, throughout the world. (8) According to the 2017 Global Peace Index, violence cost $14,300,000,000 in 2016. The fiscal loss resulting from conflict greatly exceeds investments in peacebuilding and peacekeeping. (9) Given its proven success and evolution, the philosophy and