1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2017 . 2. Definitions For the purposes of this Act— (1) the term criminal street gangs has the meaning given such term in section 521 of title 18, United States Code; (2) the term gang crime means a felony or misdemeanor crime, under State or Federal law, committed by one or more persons who are a member of, or directly affiliated with, a criminal street gang; (3) the term transnational organized crime group has the meaning given such term in section 36(k)(6) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2708(k)(6) ); (4) the term transnational organized crime has the meaning given such term in section 36(k)(5) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2708(k)(5) )