1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Violence Prevention Act . 2. Comprehensive school-based violence prevention program (a) Technical amendments The second part G (relating to services provided through religious organizations) of title V of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290kk et seq. ) is amended— (1) by redesignating such part as part J; and (2) by redesignating sections 581 through 584 as sections 596 through 596C, respectively. (b) Grants authorized Section 581 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290hh ) (relating to children and violence) is amended to read as follows: 581. Comprehensive school-based violence prevention program (a) In general The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall award grants to eligible entities to establish or expand a comprehensive school-based violence prevention program to assist youth at highest risk for involvement in gun violence in local communities and schools (including schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education). (b) Activities Grants awarded under subsection (a), shall, as appropriate, be used for— (1) the implementation of school-based violence prevention programs that— (A) are primarily focused on providing services to students enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade or youth younger than 19; and (B) use strategies that are evidence-based, culturally competent, trauma-informed, and linguistically and developmentally inclusive, and have demonstrated effectiveness at preventing or reducing violence among youth at highest risk for involvement in gun violence, including strategies that— (i) promote community engagement that supports healthy development, including emphasizing self-esteem and cultural or ethnic pride; (ii) promote healing from trauma and other adverse childhood experiences that increase a young person’s risk for involvement in gun violence; (iii) strengthen the interpersonal and emotional skills of youth, such as communication, problem-solving, empathy, and conflict management