In July 1996, President Clinton announced the Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative (YCGII). The initiative brings together federal, state, and local law enforcement officials to improve information about the illegal sources of guns recovered from juveniles and adult criminals, and to use that information to strengthen enforcement of the nation's firearms laws. One year later, in August 1997, the Department of the Treasury and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) released the first YCGII report, analyzing crime gun trace information on guns recovered in 17 cities. Upon release of the one year report, President Clinton announced the expansion of YCGII to 10 additional cities.