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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 860 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 860

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                                 AN ACT

 
    To reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
            Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
            TITLE I--DECLARATION OF PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS

Sec. 101. Purposes.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
         TITLE II--JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION

Sec. 201. Concentration of Federal efforts.
Sec. 202. Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
                            Prevention.
Sec. 203. Annual report.
Sec. 204. Allocation of funds.
Sec. 205. State plans.
Sec. 206. Reallocation of grant funds.
Sec. 207. Authority to make grants.
Sec. 208. Eligibility of States.
Sec. 209. Grants to Indian tribes.
Sec. 210. Research and evaluation; statistical analyses; information 
                            dissemination.
Sec. 211. Training and technical assistance.
Sec. 212. Administrative authority.
 TITLE III--INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR LOCAL DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS

Sec. 301. Definitions.
Sec. 302. Grants for delinquency prevention programs.
Sec. 303. Technical and conforming amendment.
                   TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 401. Evaluation by Government Accountability Office.
Sec. 402. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 403. Accountability and oversight.
             TITLE V--JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY BLOCK GRANTS

Sec. 501. Grant eligibility.

            TITLE I--DECLARATION OF PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS

SEC. 101. PURPOSES.

    Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5602) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, tribal,'' after 
        ``State'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, tribal,'' after ``State''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) to assist State, tribal, and local governments in 
        addressing juvenile crime through the provision of technical 
        assistance, research, training, evaluation, and the 
        dissemination of current and relevant information on effective 
        and evidence-based programs and practices for combating 
        juvenile delinquency; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) to support a continuum of evidence-based or promising 
        programs (including delinquency prevention, intervention, 
        mental health and substance abuse treatment, family services, 
        and services for children exposed to violence) that are trauma 
        informed, reflect the science of adolescent development, and 
        are designed to meet the needs of at-risk youth and youth who 
        come into contact with the justice system.''.

SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by adding ``or'' at 
                the end;
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (C); and
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
                subparagraph (C);
            (2) by amending paragraph (18) to read as follows:
            ``(18) the term `Indian tribe' means a federally recognized 
        Indian tribe or an Alaskan Native organization that has a law 
        enforcement function, as determined by the Secretary of the 
        Interior in consultation with the Attorney General;''.
            (3) by amending paragraph (22) to read as follows:
            ``(22) the term `jail or lockup for adults' means a secure 
        facility that is used by a State, unit of local government, or 
        law enforcement authority to detain or confine adult 
        inmates;'';
            (4) by amending paragraph (25) to read as follows:
            ``(25) the term `sight or sound contact' means any 
        physical, clear visual, or verbal contact that is not brief and 
        inadvertent;'';
            (5) by amending paragraph (26) to read as follows:
            ``(26) the term `adult inmate'--
                    ``(A) means an individual who--
                            ``(i) has reached the age of full criminal 
                        responsibility under applicable State law; and
                            ``(ii) has been arrested and is in custody 
                        for or awaiting trial on a criminal charge, or 
                        is convicted of a criminal offense; and
                    ``(B) does not include an individual who--
                            ``(i) at the time of the offense, was 
                        younger than the maximum age at which a youth 
                        can be held in a juvenile facility under 
                        applicable State law; and
                            ``(ii) was committed to the care and 
                        custody or supervision, including post-
                        placement or parole supervision, of a juvenile 
                        correctional agency by a court of competent 
                        jurisdiction or by operation of applicable 
                        State law;'';
            (6) in paragraph (28), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (7) in paragraph (29), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (8) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(30) the term `core requirements'--
                    ``(A) means the requirements described in 
                paragraphs (11), (12), (13), and (15) of section 
                223(a); and
                    ``(B) does not include the data collection 
                requirements described in subparagraphs (A) through (K) 
                of section 207(1);
            ``(31) the term `chemical agent' means a spray or injection 
        used to temporarily incapacitate a person, including oleoresin 
        capsicum spray, tear gas, and 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile gas;
            ``(32) the term `isolation'--
                    ``(A) means any instance in which a youth is 
                confined alone for more than 15 minutes in a room or 
                cell; and
                    ``(B) does not include--
                            ``(i) confinement during regularly 
                        scheduled sleeping hours;
                            ``(ii) separation based on a treatment 
                        program approved by a licensed medical or 
                        mental health professional;
                            ``(iii) confinement or separation that is 
                        requested by the youth; or
                            ``(iv) the separation of the youth from a 
                        group in a nonlocked setting for the limited 
                        purpose of calming;
            ``(33) the term `restraints' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 591 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
        290ii);
            ``(34) the term `evidence-based' means a program or 
        practice that--
                    ``(A) is demonstrated to be effective when 
                implemented with fidelity;
                    ``(B) is based on a clearly articulated and 
                empirically supported theory;
                    ``(C) has measurable outcomes relevant to juvenile 
                justice, including a detailed description of the 
                outcomes produced in a particular population, whether 
                urban or rural; and
                    ``(D) has been scientifically tested and proven 
                effective through randomized control studies or 
                comparison group studies and with the ability to 
                replicate and scale;
            ``(35) the term `promising' means a program or practice 
        that--
                    ``(A) is demonstrated to be effective based on 
                positive outcomes relevant to juvenile justice from one 
                or more objective, independent, and scientifically 
                valid evaluations, as documented in writing to the 
                Administrator; and
                    ``(B) will be evaluated through a well-designed and 
                rigorous study, as described in paragraph (34)(D);
            ``(36) the term `dangerous practice' means an act, 
        procedure, or program that creates an unreasonable risk of 
        physical injury, pain, or psychological harm to a juvenile 
        subjected to the act, procedure, or program;
            ``(37) the term `screening' means a brief process--
                    ``(A) designed to identify youth who may have 
                mental health, behavioral health, substance abuse, or 
                other needs requiring immediate attention, 
                intervention, and further evaluation; and
                    ``(B) the purpose of which is to quickly identify a 
                youth with possible mental health, behavioral health, 
                substance abuse, or other needs in need of further 
                assessment;
            ``(38) the term `assessment' includes, at a minimum, an 
        interview and review of available records and other pertinent 
        information--
                    ``(A) by an appropriately trained professional who 
                is licensed or certified by the applicable State in the 
                mental health, behavioral health, or substance abuse 
                fields; and
                    ``(B) which is designed to identify significant 
                mental health, behavioral health, or substance abuse 
                treatment needs to be addressed during a youth's 
                confinement;
            ``(39) for purposes of section 223(a)(15), the term 
        `contact' means the points at which a youth and the juvenile 
        justice system or criminal justice system officially intersect, 
        including interactions with a juvenile justice, juvenile court, 
        or law enforcement official;
            ``(40) the term `trauma-informed' means--
                    ``(A) understanding the impact that exposure to 
                violence and trauma have on a youth's physical, 
                psychological, and psychosocial development;
                    ``(B) recognizing when a youth has been exposed to 
                violence and trauma and is in need of help to recover 
                from the adverse impacts of trauma; and
                    ``(C) responding in ways that resist 
                retraumatization;
            ``(41) the term `racial and ethnic disparity' means 
        minority youth populations are involved at a decision point in 
        the juvenile justice system at higher rates, incrementally or 
        cumulatively, than non-minority youth at that decision point;
            ``(42) the term `status offender' means a juvenile who is 
        charged with or who has committed an offense that would not be 
        criminal if committed by an adult;
            ``(43) the term `rural' means an area that is not located 
        in a metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the Office of 
        Management and Budget;
            ``(44) the term `internal controls' means a process 
        implemented to provide reasonable assurance regarding the 
        achievement of objectives in--
                    ``(A) effectiveness and efficiency of operations, 
                such as grant management practices;
                    ``(B) reliability of reporting for internal and 
                external use; and
                    ``(C) compliance with applicable laws and 
                regulations, as well as recommendations of the Office 
                of Inspector General and the Government Accountability 
                Office; and
            ``(45) the term `tribal government' means the governing 
        body of an Indian tribe.''.

         TITLE II--JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION

SEC. 201. CONCENTRATION OF FEDERAL EFFORTS.

    Section 204 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5614) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``a long-term plan, and 
                        implement'' and inserting the following: ``a 
                        long-term plan to improve the juvenile justice 
                        system in the United States, taking into 
                        account scientific knowledge regarding 
                        adolescent development and behavior and 
                        regarding the effects of delinquency prevention 
                        programs and juvenile justice interventions on 
                        adolescents, and shall implement''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``research, and 
                        improvement of the juvenile justice system in 
                        the United States'' and inserting ``and 
                        research''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``Federal 
                Register'' and all that follows and inserting ``Federal 
                Register during the 30-day period ending on October 1 
                of each year.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (7);
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 
                paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively;
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (4), the 
                following:
            ``(5) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
        the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization 
        Act of 2017, in consultation with Indian tribes, develop a 
        policy for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
        Prevention to collaborate with representatives of Indian tribes 
        with a criminal justice function on the implementation of the 
        provisions of this Act relating to Indian tribes;'';
                    (D) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by adding 
                ``and'' at the end; and
                    (E) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated--
                            (i) by striking ``monitoring'';
                            (ii) by striking ``section 223(a)(15)'' and 
                        inserting ``section 223(a)(16)''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``to review the adequacy 
                        of such systems; and'' and inserting ``for 
                        monitoring compliance.''.

SEC. 202. COORDINATING COUNCIL ON JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY 
              PREVENTION.

    Section 206 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5616) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``the Administrator of the 
                        Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
                        Administration, the Secretary of the 
                        Interior,'' after ``the Secretary of Health and 
                        Human Services,''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``Commissioner of 
                        Immigration and Naturalization'' and inserting 
                        ``Assistant Secretary for Immigration and 
                        Customs Enforcement''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``United States'' 
                and inserting ``Federal Government''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraphs 
                (12)(A), (13), and (14) of section 223(a) of this 
                title'' and inserting ``the core requirements''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by inserting ``, on an annual basis'' 
                        after ``collectively''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(B) not later than 120 days after the completion 
                of the last meeting of the Council during any fiscal 
                year, submit to the Committee on Education and the 
                Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
                Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report 
                that--
                            ``(i) contains the recommendations 
                        described in subparagraph (A);
                            ``(ii) includes a detailed account of the 
                        activities conducted by the Council during the 
                        fiscal year, including a complete detailed 
                        accounting of expenses incurred by the Council 
                        to conduct operations in accordance with this 
                        section;
                            ``(iii) is published on the websites of the 
                        Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
                        Prevention, the Council, and the Department of 
                        Justice; and
                            ``(iv) is in addition to the annual report 
                        required under section 207.''.

SEC. 203. ANNUAL REPORT.

    Section 207 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5617) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``a 
        fiscal year'' and inserting ``each fiscal year'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and gender'' 
                and inserting ``, gender, and ethnicity, as such term 
                is defined by the Bureau of the Census,'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (C) in subparagraph (F)--
                            (i) by inserting ``and other'' before 
                        ``disabilities,''; and
                            (ii) by striking the period at the end and 
                        inserting a semicolon; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) a summary of data from 1 month of the 
                applicable fiscal year of the use of restraints and 
                isolation upon juveniles held in the custody of secure 
                detention and correctional facilities operated by a 
                State or unit of local government;
                    ``(H) the number of status offense cases petitioned 
                to court, number of status offenders held in secure 
                detention, the findings used to justify the use of 
                secure detention, and the average period of time a 
                status offender was held in secure detention;
                    ``(I) the number of juveniles released from custody 
                and the type of living arrangement to which they are 
                released;
                    ``(J) the number of juveniles whose offense 
                originated on school grounds, during school-sponsored 
                off-campus activities, or due to a referral by a school 
                official, as collected and reported by the Department 
                of Education or similar State educational agency; and
                    ``(K) the number of juveniles in the custody of 
                secure detention and correctional facilities operated 
                by a State or unit of local government who report being 
                pregnant.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) A description of the criteria used to determine what 
        programs qualify as evidence-based and promising programs under 
        this title and title V and a comprehensive list of those 
        programs the Administrator has determined meet such criteria in 
        both rural and urban areas.
            ``(6) A description of funding provided to Indian tribes 
        under this Act or for a juvenile delinquency or prevention 
        program under the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 (Public Law 
        111-211; 124 Stat. 2261), including direct Federal grants and 
        funding provided to Indian tribes through a State or unit of 
        local government.
            ``(7) An analysis and evaluation of the internal controls 
        at the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to 
        determine if grantees are following the requirements of the 
        Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention grant 
        programs and what remedial action the Office of Juvenile 
        Justice and Delinquency Prevention has taken to recover any 
        grant funds that are expended in violation of the grant 
        programs, including instances--
                    ``(A) in which supporting documentation was not 
                provided for cost reports;
                    ``(B) where unauthorized expenditures occurred; or
                    ``(C) where subrecipients of grant funds were not 
                compliant with program requirements.
            ``(8) An analysis and evaluation of the total amount of 
        payments made to grantees that the Office of Juvenile Justice 
        and Delinquency Prevention recouped from grantees that were 
        found to be in violation of policies and procedures of the 
        Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention grant 
        programs, including--
                    ``(A) the full name and location of the grantee;
                    ``(B) the violation of the program found;
                    ``(C) the amount of funds sought to be recouped by 
                the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
                Prevention; and
                    ``(D) the actual amount recouped by the Office of 
                Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.''.

SEC. 204. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

    (a) Technical Assistance.--Section 221(b)(1) of the Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5631(b)(1)) 
is amended by striking ``2 percent'' and inserting ``5 percent''.
    (b) Other Allocations.--Section 222 of the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5632) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``age eighteen'' 
                and inserting ``18 years of age, based on the most 
                recent data available from the Bureau of the Census''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(2)(A) If the aggregate amount appropriated for a fiscal 
        year to carry out this title is less than $75,000,000, then--
                    ``(i) the amount allocated to each State other than 
                a State described in clause (ii) for that fiscal year 
                shall be not less than $400,000; and
                    ``(ii) the amount allocated to the United States 
                Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
                Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for that 
                fiscal year shall be not less than $75,000.
            ``(B) If the aggregate amount appropriated for a fiscal 
        year to carry out this title is not less than $75,000,000, 
        then--
                    ``(i) the amount allocated to each State other than 
                a State described in clause (ii) for that fiscal year 
                shall be not less than $600,000; and
                    ``(ii) the amount allocated to the United States 
                Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
                Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for that 
                fiscal year shall be not less than $100,000.'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``efficient 
        administration, including monitoring, evaluation, and one full-
        time staff position'' and inserting ``effective and efficient 
        administration of funds, including the designation of not less 
        than 1 individual who shall coordinate efforts to achieve and 
        sustain compliance with the core requirements and certify 
        whether the State is in compliance with such requirements''; 
        and
            (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``5 per centum of the 
        minimum'' and inserting ``not more than 5 percent of the''.

SEC. 205. STATE PLANS.

    Section 223 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``and shall describe the status of compliance 
                with State plan requirements.'' and inserting ``and 
                shall describe how the State plan is supported by or 
                takes account of scientific knowledge regarding 
                adolescent development and behavior and regarding the 
                effects of delinquency prevention programs and juvenile 
                justice interventions on adolescents. Not later than 60 
                days after the date on which a plan or amended plan 
                submitted under this subsection is finalized, a State 
                shall make the plan or amended plan publicly available 
                by posting the plan or amended plan on the State's 
                publicly available website.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by inserting 
                                ``adolescent development,'' after 
                                ``concerning'';
                                    (II) in clause (ii)--
                                            (aa) in subclause (II), by 
                                        striking ``counsel for children 
                                        and youth'' and inserting 
                                        ``publicly supported court-
                                        appointed legal counsel for 
                                        juveniles charged with an act 
                                        of juvenile delinquency or a 
                                        status offense, consistent with 
                                        other Federal law'';
                                            (bb) in subclause (III), by 
                                        striking ``mental health, 
                                        education, special education'' 
                                        and inserting ``child and 
                                        adolescent mental health, 
                                        education, child and adolescent 
                                        substance abuse, special 
                                        education, services for youth 
                                        with disabilities'';
                                            (cc) in subclause (V), by 
                                        striking ``delinquents or 
                                        potential delinquents'' and 
                                        inserting ``delinquent youth or 
                                        youth at risk of delinquency'';
                                            (dd) in subclause (VI), by 
                                        striking ``youth workers 
                                        involved with'' and inserting 
                                        ``representatives of'';
                                            (ee) in subclause (VII), by 
                                        striking ``and'' at the end;
                                            (ff) by striking subclause 
                                        (VIII) and inserting the 
                                        following:
                                    ``(VIII) persons, licensed or 
                                certified by the applicable State, with 
                                expertise and competence in preventing 
                                and addressing mental health and 
                                substance abuse needs in juvenile 
                                delinquents and those at-risk of 
                                delinquency;
                                    ``(IX) representatives of victim or 
                                witness advocacy groups, including at 
                                least 1 individual with expertise in 
                                addressing the challenges of sexual 
                                abuse and exploitation and trauma; and
                                    ``(X) for a State in which one or 
                                more Indian tribes are located, an 
                                Indian tribal representative or, if 
                                such Indian tribal representative is 
                                unavailable, other individual with 
                                significant expertise in tribal law 
                                enforcement and juvenile justice in 
                                Indian tribal communities;'';
                                    (III) in clause (iv), by striking 
                                ``24 at the time of appointment'' and 
                                inserting ``28 at the time of initial 
                                appointment''; and
                                    (IV) in clause (v) by inserting 
                                ``or, if not feasible and in 
                                appropriate circumstances, who is the 
                                parent or guardian of someone who has 
                                been or is currently under the 
                                jurisdiction of the juvenile justice 
                                system'' after ``juvenile justice 
                                system'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``30 
                        days'' and inserting ``45 days''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking 
                        ``at least annually recommendations regarding 
                        State compliance with the requirements of 
                        paragraphs (11), (12), and (13)'' and inserting 
                        ``at least every 2 years a report and necessary 
                        recommendations regarding State compliance with 
                        the core requirements''; and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (E)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by adding 
                                ``and'' at the end; and
                                    (II) in clause (ii), by striking 
                                the period at the end and inserting a 
                                semicolon;
                    (C) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking ``Indian 
                tribes'' and all that follows through ``applicable to 
                the detention and confinement of juveniles'' and 
                inserting ``Indian tribes that agree to attempt to 
                comply with the core requirements applicable to the 
                detention and confinement of juveniles'';
                    (D) in paragraph (7)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``performs law enforcement functions'' and 
                        inserting ``has jurisdiction''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in clause (iii), by striking 
                                ``and'' at the end; and
                                    (II) by striking clause (iv) and 
                                inserting the following:
                            ``(iv) a plan to provide alternatives to 
                        detention for status offenders, juveniles who 
                        have been induced to perform commercial sex 
                        acts, and others, where appropriate, such as 
                        specialized or problem-solving courts or 
                        diversion to home-based or community-based 
                        services or treatment for those youth in need 
                        of mental health, substance abuse, or co-
                        occurring disorder services at the time such 
                        juveniles first come into contact with the 
                        juvenile justice system;
                            ``(v) a plan to reduce the number of 
                        children housed in secure detention and 
                        corrections facilities who are awaiting 
                        placement in residential treatment programs;
                            ``(vi) a plan to engage family members, 
                        where appropriate, in the design and delivery 
                        of juvenile delinquency prevention and 
                        treatment services, particularly post-
                        placement;
                            ``(vii) a plan to use community-based 
                        services to respond to the needs of at-risk 
                        youth or youth who have come into contact with 
                        the juvenile justice system;
                            ``(viii) a plan to promote evidence-based 
                        and trauma-informed programs and practices; and
                            ``(ix) not later than 1 year after the date 
                        of enactment of the Juvenile Justice and 
                        Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 
                        2017, a plan, which shall be implemented not 
                        later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
                        of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
                        Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017, to--
                                    ``(I) eliminate the use of 
                                restraints of known pregnant juveniles 
                                housed in secure juvenile detention and 
                                correction facilities, during labor, 
                                delivery, and post-partum recovery, 
                                unless credible, reasonable grounds 
                                exist to believe the detainee presents 
                                an immediate and serious threat of 
                                hurting herself, staff, or others; and
                                    ``(II) eliminate the use of 
                                abdominal restraints, leg and ankle 
                                restraints, wrist restraints behind the 
                                back, and four-point restraints on 
                                known pregnant juveniles, unless--
                                            ``(aa) credible, reasonable 
                                        grounds exist to believe the 
                                        detainee presents an immediate 
                                        and serious threat of hurting 
                                        herself, staff, or others; or
                                            ``(bb) reasonable grounds 
                                        exist to believe the detainee 
                                        presents an immediate and 
                                        credible risk of escape that 
                                        cannot be reasonably minimized 
                                        through any other method;'';
                    (E) in paragraph (8), by striking ``existing'' and 
                inserting ``evidence-based and promising'';
                    (F) in paragraph (9)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by inserting ``, with priority in funding 
                        given to entities meeting the criteria for 
                        evidence-based or promising programs'' after 
                        ``used for'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting 
                        ``status offenders and other'' before ``youth 
                        who need'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B)(i)--
                                    (I) by striking ``parents and other 
                                family members'' and inserting ``status 
                                offenders, other youth, and the parents 
                                and other family members of such 
                                offenders and youth''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``be retained'' 
                                and inserting ``remain'';
                            (iv) in subparagraph (E)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding clause 
                                (i), by striking ``delinquent'' and 
                                inserting ``at-risk or delinquent 
                                youth''; and
                                    (II) in clause (i), by inserting 
                                ``, including for truancy prevention 
                                and reduction'' before the semicolon;
                            (v) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) 
                        through (S) as subparagraphs (H) through (T), 
                        respectively;
                            (vi) in subparagraph (F), in the matter 
                        preceding clause (i), by striking ``expanding'' 
                        and inserting ``programs to expand'';
                            (vii) by inserting after subparagraph (F), 
                        the following:
                    ``(G) expanding access to publicly supported, 
                court-appointed legal counsel and enhancing capacity 
                for the competent representation of every child, 
                consistent with other Federal law;'';
                            (viii) in subparagraph (H), as so 
                        redesignated, by striking ``State,'' each place 
                        the term appears and inserting ``State, 
                        tribal,'';
                            (ix) in subparagraph (M), as so 
                        redesignated--
                                    (I) in clause (i)--
                                            (aa) by inserting ``pre-
                                        adjudication and'' before 
                                        ``post-adjudication'';
                                            (bb) by striking 
                                        ``restraints'' and inserting 
                                        ``alternatives''; and
                                            (cc) by inserting 
                                        ``specialized or problem-
                                        solving courts,'' after 
                                        ``(including''; and
                                    (II) in clause (ii)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``by the 
                                        provision by the 
                                        Administrator''; and
                                            (bb) by striking ``to 
                                        States'';
                            (x) in subparagraph (N), as redesignated--
                                    (I) by inserting ``and reduce the 
                                risk of recidivism'' after 
                                ``families''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``so that 
                                juveniles may be retained in their 
                                homes'';
                            (xi) in subparagraph (S), as so 
                        redesignated, by striking ``and'' at the end;
                            (xii) in subparagraph (T), as so 
                        redesignated--
                                    (I) by inserting ``or co-occurring 
                                disorder'' after ``mental health'';
                                    (II) by inserting ``court-involved 
                                or'' before ``incarcerated'';
                                    (III) by striking ``suspected to 
                                be'';
                                    (IV) by striking ``and discharge 
                                plans'' and inserting ``provision of 
                                treatment, and development of discharge 
                                plans''; and
                                    (V) by striking the period at the 
                                end and inserting a semicolon; and
                            (xiii) by inserting after subparagraph (T) 
                        the following:
                    ``(U) programs and projects designed to inform 
                juveniles of the opportunity and process for expunging 
                juvenile records and to assist juveniles in pursuing 
                juvenile record expungements for both adjudications and 
                arrests not followed by adjudications;
                    ``(V) programs that address the needs of girls in 
                or at risk of entering the juvenile justice system, 
                including pregnant girls, young mothers, survivors of 
                commercial sexual exploitation or domestic child sex 
                trafficking, girls with disabilities, and girls of 
                color, including girls who are members of an Indian 
                tribe; and
                    ``(W) monitoring for compliance with the core 
                requirements and providing training and technical 
                assistance on the core requirements to secure 
                facilities;'';
                    (G) by striking paragraph (11) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(11)(A) in accordance with rules issued by the 
        Administrator, provide that a juvenile shall not be placed in a 
        secure detention facility or a secure correctional facility, 
        if--
                    ``(i) the juvenile is charged with or has committed 
                an offense that would not be criminal if committed by 
                an adult, excluding--
                            ``(I) a juvenile who is charged with or has 
                        committed a violation of section 922(x)(2) of 
                        title 18, United States Code, or of a similar 
                        State law;
                            ``(II) a juvenile who is charged with or 
                        has committed a violation of a valid court 
                        order issued and reviewed in accordance with 
                        paragraph (23); and
                            ``(III) a juvenile who is held in 
                        accordance with the Interstate Compact on 
                        Juveniles as enacted by the State; or
                    ``(ii) the juvenile--
                            ``(I) is not charged with any offense; and
                            ``(II)(aa) is an alien; or
                            ``(bb) is alleged to be dependent, 
                        neglected, or abused; and
            ``(B) require that--
                    ``(i) not later than 3 years after the date of 
                enactment of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
                Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017, unless a court 
                finds, after a hearing and in writing, that it is in 
                the interest of justice, juveniles awaiting trial or 
                other legal process who are treated as adults for 
                purposes of prosecution in criminal court and housed in 
                a secure facility--
                            ``(I) shall not have sight or sound contact 
                        with adult inmates; and
                            ``(II) except as provided in paragraph 
                        (13), may not be held in any jail or lockup for 
                        adults;
                    ``(ii) in determining under subparagraph (A) 
                whether it is in the interest of justice to permit a 
                juvenile to be held in any jail or lockup for adults, 
                or have sight or sound contact with adult inmates, a 
                court shall consider--
                            ``(I) the age of the juvenile;
                            ``(II) the physical and mental maturity of 
                        the juvenile;
                            ``(III) the present mental state of the 
                        juvenile, including whether the juvenile 
                        presents an imminent risk of harm to the 
                        juvenile;
                            ``(IV) the nature and circumstances of the 
                        alleged offense;
                            ``(V) the juvenile's history of prior 
                        delinquent acts;
                            ``(VI) the relative ability of the 
                        available adult and juvenile detention 
                        facilities to not only meet the specific needs 
                        of the juvenile but also to protect the safety 
                        of the public as well as other detained youth; 
                        and
                            ``(VII) any other relevant factor; and
                    ``(iii) if a court determines under subparagraph 
                (A) that it is in the interest of justice to permit a 
                juvenile to be held in any jail or lockup for adults--
                            ``(I) the court shall hold a hearing not 
                        less frequently than once every 30 days, or in 
                        the case of a rural jurisdiction, not less 
                        frequently than once every 45 days, to review 
                        whether it is still in the interest of justice 
                        to permit the juvenile to be so held or have 
                        such sight or sound contact; and
                            ``(II) the juvenile shall not be held in 
                        any jail or lockup for adults, or permitted to 
                        have sight or sound contact with adult inmates, 
                        for more than 180 days, unless the court, in 
                        writing, determines there is good cause for an 
                        extension or the juvenile expressly waives this 
                        limitation;''.
                    (H) in paragraph (12)(A), by striking ``contact'' 
                and inserting ``sight or sound contact'';
                    (I) in paragraph (13), by striking ``contact'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``sight or sound 
                contact'';
                    (J) by striking paragraphs (22) and (27);
                    (K) by redesignating paragraph (28) as paragraph 
                (27);
                    (L) by redesignating paragraphs (15) through (21) 
                as paragraphs (16) through (22), respectively;
                    (M) by inserting after paragraph (14) the 
                following:
            ``(15) implement policy, practice, and system improvement 
        strategies at the State, territorial, local, and tribal levels, 
        as applicable, to identify and reduce racial and ethnic 
        disparities among youth who come into contact with the juvenile 
        justice system, without establishing or requiring numerical 
        standards or quotas, by--
                    ``(A) establishing or designating existing 
                coordinating bodies, composed of juvenile justice 
                stakeholders, (including representatives of the 
                educational system) at the State, local, or tribal 
                levels, to advise efforts by States, units of local 
                government, and Indian tribes to reduce racial and 
                ethnic disparities;
                    ``(B) identifying and analyzing key decision points 
                in State, local, or tribal juvenile justice systems to 
                determine which points create racial and ethnic 
                disparities among youth who come into contact with the 
                juvenile justice system; and
                    ``(C) developing and implementing a work plan that 
                includes measurable objectives for policy, practice, or 
                other system changes, based on the needs identified in 
                the data collection and analysis under subparagraph 
                (B);'';
                    (N) in paragraph (15), as so redesignated--
                            (i) by striking ``adequate system'' and 
                        inserting ``effective system'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``lock-ups,'' after 
                        ``monitoring jails,'';
                            (iii) by inserting ``and'' after 
                        ``detention facilities,'';
                            (iv) by striking ``, and non-secure 
                        facilities'';
                            (v) by striking ``insure'' and inserting 
                        ``ensure'';
                            (vi) by striking ``requirements of 
                        paragraph (11),'' and all that follows through 
                        ``monitoring to the Administrator'' and 
                        inserting ``core requirements are met, and for 
                        annual reporting to the Administrator''; and
                            (vii) by striking ``, in the opinion of the 
                        Administrator,'';
                    (O) in paragraph (16), as so redesignated, by 
                inserting ``ethnicity,'' after ``race,'';
                    (P) in paragraph (21), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``local,'' each place the term appears and 
                inserting ``local, tribal,'';
                    (Q) in paragraph (23)--
                            (i) in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), by 
                        striking ``juvenile'' each place it appears and 
                        inserting ``status offender'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``and'' at the end;
                                    (II) in clause (ii), by adding 
                                ``and'' at the end; and
                                    (III) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                            ``(iii) if such court determines the status 
                        offender should be placed in a secure detention 
                        facility or correctional facility for violating 
                        such order--
                                    ``(I) the court shall issue a 
                                written order that--
                                            ``(aa) identifies the valid 
                                        court order that has been 
                                        violated;
                                            ``(bb) specifies the 
                                        factual basis for determining 
                                        that there is reasonable cause 
                                        to believe that the status 
                                        offender has violated such 
                                        order;
                                            ``(cc) includes findings of 
                                        fact to support a determination 
                                        that there is no appropriate 
                                        less restrictive alternative 
                                        available to placing the status 
                                        offender in such a facility, 
                                        with due consideration to the 
                                        best interest of the juvenile;
                                            ``(dd) specifies the length 
                                        of time, not to exceed 7 days, 
                                        that the status offender may 
                                        remain in a secure detention 
                                        facility or correctional 
                                        facility, and includes a plan 
                                        for the status offender's 
                                        release from such facility; and
                                            ``(ee) may not be renewed 
                                        or extended; and
                                    ``(II) the court may not issue a 
                                second or subsequent order described in 
                                subclause (I) relating to a status 
                                offender, unless the status offender 
                                violates a valid court order after the 
                                date on which the court issues an order 
                                described in subclause (I);''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) there are procedures in place to ensure that 
                any status offender held in a secure detention facility 
                or correctional facility pursuant to a court order 
                described in this paragraph does not remain in custody 
                longer than 7 days or the length of time authorized by 
                the court, whichever is shorter; and''
                    (R) in paragraph (26)--
                            (i) by inserting ``and in accordance with 
                        confidentiality concerns,'' after ``maximum 
                        extent practicable,''; and
                            (ii) by striking the semicolon at the end 
                        and inserting the following: ``, so as to 
                        provide for--
                    ``(A) data in child abuse or neglect reports 
                relating to juveniles entering the juvenile justice 
                system with a prior reported history of arrest, court 
                intake, probation and parole, juvenile detention, and 
                corrections; and
                    ``(B) a plan to use the data described in 
                subparagraph (A) to provide necessary services for the 
                treatment of such victims of child abuse or neglect;'';
                    (S) in paragraph (27), as so redesignated, by 
                striking the period at the end and inserting a 
                semicolon; and
                    (T) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(28) provide for the coordinated use of funds provided 
        under this Act with other Federal and State funds directed at 
        juvenile delinquency prevention and intervention programs;
            ``(29) describe the policies, procedures, and training in 
        effect for the staff of juvenile State correctional facilities 
        to eliminate the use of dangerous practices, unreasonable 
        restraints, and unreasonable isolation, including by developing 
        effective behavior management techniques;
            ``(30) describe--
                    ``(A) the evidence-based methods that will be used 
                to conduct mental health and substance abuse screening, 
                assessment, referral, and treatment for juveniles who--
                            ``(i) request a screening;
                            ``(ii) show signs of needing a screening; 
                        or
                            ``(iii) are held for a period of more than 
                        24 hours in a secure facility that provides for 
                        an initial screening; and
                    ``(B) how the State will seek, to the extent 
                practicable, to provide or arrange for mental health 
                and substance abuse disorder treatment for juveniles 
                determined to be in need of such treatment;
            ``(31) describe how reentry planning by the State for 
        juveniles will include--
                    ``(A) a written case plan based on an assessment of 
                needs that includes--
                            ``(i) the pre-release and post-release 
                        plans for the juveniles;
                            ``(ii) the living arrangement to which the 
                        juveniles are to be discharged; and
                            ``(iii) any other plans developed for the 
                        juveniles based on an individualized 
                        assessment; and
                    ``(B) review processes;
            ``(32) provide that the agency of the State receiving funds 
        under this Act collaborate with the State educational agency 
        receiving assistance under part A of title I of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) to 
        develop and implement a plan to ensure that, in order to 
        support educational progress--
                    ``(A) the student records of adjudicated juveniles, 
                including electronic records if available, are 
                transferred in a timely manner from the educational 
                program in the juvenile detention or secure treatment 
                facility to the educational or training program into 
                which the juveniles will enroll;
                    ``(B) the credits of adjudicated juveniles are 
                transferred; and
                    ``(C) adjudicated juveniles receive full or partial 
                credit toward high school graduation for secondary 
                school coursework satisfactorily completed before and 
                during the period of time during which the juveniles 
                are held in custody, regardless of the local 
                educational agency or entity from which the credits 
                were earned; and
            ``(33) describe policies and procedures to--
                    ``(A) screen for, identify, and document in records 
                of the State the identification of victims of domestic 
                human trafficking, or those at risk of such 
                trafficking, upon intake; and
                    ``(B) divert youth described in subparagraph (A) to 
                appropriate programs or services, to the extent 
                practicable.'';
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by striking ``described in paragraphs (11), 
                (12), (13), and (21) of subsection (a)'' and inserting 
                ``described in the core requirements''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the requirements under paragraphs 
                (11), (12), (13), and (21) of subsection (a)'' and 
                inserting ``the core requirements'';
            (3) in subsection (f)(2)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (A); and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (E) 
                and subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Compliance Determination.--
            ``(1) In general.--For each fiscal year, the Administrator 
        shall make a determination regarding whether each State 
        receiving a grant under this Act is in compliance or out of 
        compliance with respect to each of the core requirements.
            ``(2) Reporting.--The Administrator shall--
                    ``(A) issue an annual public report--
                            ``(i) describing any determination 
                        described in paragraph (1) made during the 
                        previous year, including a summary of the 
                        information on which the determination is based 
                        and the actions to be taken by the 
                        Administrator (including a description of any 
                        reduction imposed under subsection (c)); and
                            ``(ii) for any such determination that a 
                        State is out of compliance with any of the core 
                        requirements, describing the basis for the 
                        determination; and
                    ``(B) make the report described in subparagraph (A) 
                available on a publicly available website.
            ``(3) Determinations required.--The Administrator may not--
                    ``(A) determine that a State is `not out of 
                compliance', or issue any other determination not 
                described in paragraph (1), with respect to any core 
                requirement; or
                    ``(B) otherwise fail to make the compliance 
                determinations required under paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 206. REALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS.

    Section 223(c) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633(c)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c)(1) If a State fails to comply with any of the core 
requirements in any fiscal year, then--
            ``(A) subject to subparagraph (B), the amount allocated to 
        such State under section 222 for the subsequent fiscal year 
        shall be reduced by not less than 20 percent for each core 
        requirement with respect to which the failure occurs; and
            ``(B) the State shall be ineligible to receive any 
        allocation under such section for such fiscal year unless--
                    ``(i) the State agrees to expend 50 percent of the 
                amount allocated to the State for such fiscal year to 
                achieve compliance with any such paragraph with respect 
                to which the State is in noncompliance; or
                    ``(ii) the Administrator determines that the 
                State--
                            ``(I) has achieved substantial compliance 
                        with such applicable requirements with respect 
                        to which the State was not in compliance; and
                            ``(II) has made, through appropriate 
                        executive or legislative action, an unequivocal 
                        commitment to achieving full compliance with 
                        such applicable requirements within a 
                        reasonable time.
    ``(2) Of the total amount of funds not allocated for a fiscal year 
under paragraph (1)--
            ``(A) 50 percent of the unallocated funds shall be 
        reallocated under section 222 to States that have not failed to 
        comply with the core requirements; and
            ``(B) 50 percent of the unallocated funds shall be used by 
        the Administrator to provide additional training and technical 
        assistance to States for the purpose of promoting compliance 
        with the core requirements.''.

SEC. 207. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.

    Section 241(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5651(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``status offenders,'' 
        before ``juvenile offenders, and juveniles'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting before the semicolon 
        at the end the following: ``, including for truancy prevention 
        and reduction and social and independent living skills 
        development'';
            (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``State,'' each place the 
        term appears and inserting ``State, tribal,'';
            (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``juvenile offenders and 
        juveniles'' and inserting ``status offenders, juvenile 
        offenders, and juveniles''; and
            (5) in paragraph (10), by inserting ``, including juveniles 
        with disabilities'' before the semicolon.

SEC. 208. ELIGIBILITY OF STATES.

    Section 243(a)(1)(A) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5653(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 
``5'' and inserting ``10''.

SEC. 209. GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBES.

    Section 246(a)(2) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5656(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (A);
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (E) as 
        subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively; and
            (3) in subparagraph (B)(ii), as redesignated, by striking 
        ``subparagraph (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A)''.

SEC. 210. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSES; INFORMATION 
              DISSEMINATION.

    Section 251 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5661) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter proceeding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``may'' and inserting 
                        ``shall'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``plan and identify'' and inserting ``annually 
                        publish a plan to identify''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) by striking clause (iii) and 
                                inserting the following:
                            ``(iii) successful efforts to prevent 
                        status offenders and first-time minor offenders 
                        from subsequent involvement with the juvenile 
                        justice and criminal justice systems;'';
                                    (II) by striking clause (vii) and 
                                inserting the following:
                            ``(vii) the prevalence and duration of 
                        behavioral health needs (including mental 
                        health, substance abuse, and co-occurring 
                        disorders) among juveniles pre-placement and 
                        post-placement when held in the custody of 
                        secure detention and corrections facilities, 
                        including an examination of the effects of 
                        confinement;'';
                                    (III) by redesignating clauses 
                                (ix), (x), and (xi) as clauses (xv), 
                                (xvi), and (xvii), respectively; and
                                    (IV) by inserting after clause 
                                (viii) the following:
                            ``(ix) training efforts and reforms that 
                        have produced reductions in or elimination of 
                        the use of dangerous practices;
                            ``(x) methods to improve the recruitment, 
                        selection, training, and retention of 
                        professional personnel who are focused on the 
                        prevention, identification, and treatment of 
                        delinquency;
                            ``(xi) methods to improve the 
                        identification and response to victims of 
                        domestic child sex trafficking within the 
                        juvenile justice system;
                            ``(xii) identifying positive outcome 
                        measures, such as attainment of employment and 
                        educational degrees, that States and units of 
                        local government should use to evaluate the 
                        success of programs aimed at reducing 
                        recidivism of youth who have come in contact 
                        with the juvenile justice system or criminal 
                        justice system;
                            ``(xiii) evaluating the impact and outcomes 
                        of the prosecution and sentencing of juveniles 
                        as adults;
                            ``(xiv) successful and cost-effective 
                        efforts by States and units of local government 
                        to reduce recidivism through policies that 
                        provide for consideration of appropriate 
                        alternative sanctions to incarceration of youth 
                        facing nonviolent charges, while ensuring that 
                        public safety is preserved;''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``date of enactment of this 
                        paragraph, the'' and inserting ``date of 
                        enactment of the Juvenile Justice and 
                        Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 
                        2017, the'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 
                        ``and Indian tribes'' after ``State'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (iv) in subparagraph (G), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
                        and
                            (v) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) a description of the best practices in 
                discharge planning; and
                    ``(I) an assessment of living arrangements for 
                juveniles who, upon release from confinement in a State 
                correctional facility, cannot return to the residence 
                they occupied prior to such confinement.'';
            (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) National Recidivism Measure.--The Administrator, in 
consultation with experts in the field of juvenile justice research, 
recidivism, and data collection, shall--
            ``(1) establish a uniform method of data collection and 
        technology that States may use to evaluate data on juvenile 
        recidivism on an annual basis;
            ``(2) establish a common national juvenile recidivism 
        measurement system; and
            ``(3) make cumulative juvenile recidivism data that is 
        collected from States available to the public.
    ``(g) GAO Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
Reauthorization Act of 2017, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a review of available research conducted by the 
Attorney General, the Secretary of the Interior, and other Federal 
entities relating to Indian youth who may come into contact with the 
juvenile justice system, which shall include--
            ``(1) an examination of the extent of Indian youth 
        involvement in the juvenile justice system, including the 
        number of Indian youth in Federal, State, or tribal custody or 
        detention for offenses committed while under the age of 18;
            ``(2) a description of the unique barriers faced by Indian 
        tribes in providing adequate services to rehabilitate youth who 
        have been adjudicated as delinquent; and
            ``(3) recommendations to improve effectiveness of 
        prevention and treatment services for Indian youth who may come 
        into contact with the juvenile justice system.''.

SEC. 211. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    Section 252 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5662) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``may'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``shall'' before ``develop 
                        and carry out projects''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and'' after the 
                        semicolon;
                    (C) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by inserting ``may'' before ``make 
                        grants to and contracts with''; and
                            (ii) by striking the period and inserting 
                        ``; and''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) shall provide periodic training for States regarding 
        implementation of the core requirements, current protocols and 
        best practices for achieving and monitoring compliance, and 
        information sharing regarding relevant Office resources on 
        evidence-based and promising programs or practices that promote 
        the purposes of this Act.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``may'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``shall'' before ``develop 
                        and implement projects'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``, including compliance 
                        with the core requirements'' after ``this 
                        title''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (C) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by inserting ``may'' before ``make 
                        grants to and contracts with''; and
                            (ii) by striking the period at the end and 
                        inserting a semicolon; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) shall provide technical assistance to States and 
        units of local government on achieving compliance with the 
        amendments to the core requirements and State Plans made by the 
        Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act 
        of 2017, including training and technical assistance and, when 
        appropriate, pilot or demonstration projects intended to 
        develop and replicate best practices for achieving sight and 
        sound separation in facilities or portions of facilities that 
        are open and available to the general public and that may or 
        may not contain a jail or a lock-up; and
            ``(4) shall provide technical assistance to States in 
        support of efforts to establish partnerships between a State 
        and a university, institution of higher education, or research 
        center designed to improve the recruitment, selection, 
        training, and retention of professional personnel in the fields 
        of medicine, law enforcement, the judiciary, juvenile justice, 
        social work and child protection, education, and other relevant 
        fields who are engaged in, or intend to work in, the field of 
        prevention, identification, and treatment of delinquency.'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by inserting ``prosecutors,'' after ``public 
                defenders,''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``status offenders and'' after 
                ``needs of''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Technical Assistance to States Regarding Legal Representation 
of Children.--In consultation with experts in the field of juvenile 
defense, the Administrator shall--
            ``(1) develop and issue standards of practice for attorneys 
        representing children; and
            ``(2) ensure that the standards issued under paragraph (1) 
        are adapted for use in States.
    ``(e) Training and Technical Assistance for Local and State 
Juvenile Detention and Corrections Personnel.--The Administrator shall 
coordinate training and technical assistance programs with juvenile 
detention and corrections personnel of States and units of local 
government to--
            ``(1) promote methods for improving conditions of juvenile 
        confinement, including methods that are designed to minimize 
        the use of dangerous practices, unreasonable restraints, and 
        isolation; and
            ``(2) encourage alternative behavior management techniques 
        based on positive youth development approaches.
    ``(f) Training and Technical Assistance To Support Mental Health or 
Substance Abuse Treatment Including Home-Based or Community-Based 
Care.--The Administrator shall provide training and technical 
assistance, in conjunction with the appropriate public agencies, to 
individuals involved in making decisions regarding the disposition and 
management of cases for youth who enter the juvenile justice system 
about the appropriate services and placement for youth with mental 
health or substance abuse needs, including--
            ``(1) juvenile justice intake personnel;
            ``(2) probation officers;
            ``(3) juvenile court judges and court services personnel;
            ``(4) prosecutors and court-appointed counsel; and
            ``(5) family members of juveniles and family advocates.
    ``(g) Grants for Juvenile Court Judges and Personnel.--The Attorney 
General, acting through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention and the Office of Justice Programs, shall make grants to 
improve training, education, technical assistance, evaluation, and 
research to enhance the capacity of State and local courts, judges, and 
related judicial personnel to--
            ``(1) improve the lives of children currently involved in 
        or at risk of being involved in the juvenile court system; and
            ``(2) carry out the requirements of this Act.
    ``(h) Free and Reduced Price School Lunches for Incarcerated 
Juveniles.--The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Agriculture, shall provide guidance to States relating to existing 
options for school food authorities in the States to apply for 
reimbursement for free or reduced price lunches under the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) for 
juveniles who are incarcerated and would, if not incarcerated, be 
eligible for free or reduced price lunches under that Act.''.

SEC. 212. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY.

    Section 299A of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5672) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The 
                Administrator'';
                    (B) by striking ``, after appropriate consultation 
                with representatives of States and units of local 
                government,'';
                    (C) by inserting ``guidance,'' after 
                ``regulations,''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following: ``In 
                developing guidance and procedures, the Administrator 
                shall consult with representatives of States and units 
                of local government, including those individuals 
                responsible for administration of this Act and 
                compliance with the core requirements.
    ``(2) The Administrator shall ensure that--
            ``(A) reporting, compliance reporting, State plan 
        requirements, and other similar documentation as may be 
        required from States is requested in a manner that encourages 
        efficiency and reduces the duplication of reporting efforts; 
        and
            ``(B) States meeting all the core requirements are 
        encouraged to experiment with offering innovative, data-driven 
        programs designed to further improve the juvenile justice 
        system.''; and
            (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``requirements described 
        in paragraphs (11), (12), and (13) of section 223(a)'' and 
        inserting ``core requirements''.

 TITLE III--INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR LOCAL DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS

SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 502 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency 
Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 5781) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``Definition'' and 
        inserting ``Definitions''; and
            (2) by striking ``this title, the term'' and inserting the 
        following: ``this title--
            ``(1) the term `mentoring' means matching 1 adult with one 
        or more youths for the purpose of providing guidance, support, 
        and encouragement through regularly scheduled meetings for not 
        less than 9 months; and
            ``(2) the term''.

SEC. 302. GRANTS FOR DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS.

    Section 504(a) of the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency 
Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 5783(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) mentoring, parent training and support, or in-home 
        family services programs, if such programs are evidence-based 
        or promising.''.

SEC. 303. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 is 
amended by striking title V, as added by the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-415; 88 Stat. 1133) 
(relating to miscellaneous and conforming amendments).

                   TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 401. EVALUATION BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE.

    (a) Evaluation.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall--
            (1) conduct a comprehensive analysis and evaluation 
        regarding the performance of the Office of Juvenile Justice and 
        Delinquency Prevention (referred to in this section as ``the 
        agency''), its functions, its programs, and its grants;
            (2) conduct a comprehensive audit and evaluation of a 
        selected, sample of grantees (as determined by the Comptroller 
        General) that receive Federal funds under grant programs 
        administered by the agency including a review of internal 
        controls (as defined in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and 
        Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603), as amended 
        by this Act) to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse of funds by 
        grantees; and
            (3) submit a report in accordance with subsection (d).
    (b) Considerations for Evaluation.--In conducting the analysis and 
evaluation under subsection (a)(1), and in order to document the 
efficiency and public benefit of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), excluding the Runaway 
and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) and the Missing 
Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.), the Comptroller 
General shall take into consideration--
            (1) the outcome and results of the programs carried out by 
        the agency and those programs administered through grants by 
        the agency;
            (2) the extent to which the agency has complied with the 
        Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-
        62; 107 Stat. 285);
            (3) the extent to which the jurisdiction of, and the 
        programs administered by, the agency duplicate or conflict with 
        the jurisdiction and programs of other agencies;
            (4) the potential benefits of consolidating programs 
        administered by the agency with similar or duplicative programs 
        of other agencies, and the potential for consolidating those 
        programs;
            (5) whether less restrictive or alternative methods exist 
        to carry out the functions of the agency and whether current 
        functions or operations are impeded or enhanced by existing 
        statutes, rules, and procedures;
            (6) the number and types of beneficiaries or persons served 
        by programs carried out by the agency;
            (7) the manner with which the agency seeks public input and 
        input from State and local governments on the performance of 
        the functions of the agency;
            (8) the extent to which the agency complies with section 
        552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
        Freedom of Information Act);
            (9) whether greater oversight is needed of programs 
        developed with grants made by the agency; and
            (10) the extent to which changes are necessary in the 
        authorizing statutes of the agency in order for the functions 
        of the agency to be performed in a more efficient and effective 
        manner.
    (c) Considerations for Audits.--In conducting the audit and 
evaluation under subsection (a)(2), and in order to document the 
efficiency and public benefit of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), excluding the Runaway 
and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) and the Missing 
Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.), the Comptroller 
General shall take into consideration--
            (1) whether grantees timely file Financial Status Reports;
            (2) whether grantees have sufficient internal controls to 
        ensure adequate oversight of grant fund received;
            (3) whether disbursements were accompanied with adequate 
        supporting documentation (including invoices and receipts);
            (4) whether expenditures were authorized;
            (5) whether subrecipients of grant funds were complying 
        with program requirements;
            (6) whether salaries and fringe benefits of personnel were 
        adequately supported by documentation;
            (7) whether contracts were bid in accordance with program 
        guidelines; and
            (8) whether grant funds were spent in accordance with 
        program goals and guidelines.
    (d) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall--
                    (A) submit a report regarding the evaluation 
                conducted under subsection (a) and audit under 
                subsection (b), to the Speaker of the House of 
                Representatives and the President pro tempore of the 
                Senate; and
                    (B) make the report described in subparagraph (A) 
                available to the public.
            (2) Contents.--The report submitted in accordance with 
        paragraph (1) shall include all audit findings determined by 
        the selected, statistically significant sample of grantees as 
        required by subsection (a)(2) and shall include the name and 
        location of any selected grantee as well as any findings 
        required by subsection (a)(2).

SEC. 402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

    ``TITLE VI--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; ACCOUNTABILITY AND 
                               OVERSIGHT

``SEC. 601. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act--
            ``(1) $160,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;
            ``(2) $162,400,000 for fiscal year 2018;
            ``(3) $164,836,000 for fiscal year 2019;
            ``(4) $167,308,540 for fiscal year 2020; and
            ``(5) $169,818,168 for fiscal year 2021.
    ``(b) Mentoring Programs.--Not more than 20 percent of the amount 
authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal year 
may be used for mentoring programs.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 is amended by striking--
            (1) section 299 (42 U.S.C. 5671);
            (2) section 388 (42 U.S.C. 5751);
            (3) section 408 (42 U.S.C. 5777); and
            (4) section 505 (42 U.S.C. 5784).

SEC. 403. ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT.

    (a) In General.--Title VI of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974, as added by this Act, is amended by adding at 
the end the following:

``SEC. 602. ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT.

    ``(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, in 
order to ensure that at-risk youth and youth who come into contact with 
the juvenile justice system or the criminal justice system are treated 
fairly and the outcome of that contact is beneficial to the Nation--
            ``(1) the Department of Justice, through its Office of 
        Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, must restore 
        meaningful enforcement of the core requirements in this Act;
            ``(2) the Attorney General should, not later than 90 days 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, issue a proposed rule 
        to update existing Federal regulations used to make State 
        compliance determinations and provide participating States with 
        technical assistance to develop more effective and 
        comprehensive data collection systems; and
            ``(3) States, which are entrusted with a fiscal stewardship 
        role if they accept funds under this Act, must exercise 
        vigilant oversight to ensure full compliance with the core 
        requirements for juveniles provided for in this Act.
    ``(b) Accountability.--
            ``(1) Agency program review.--
                    ``(A) Programmatic and financial assessment.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not later than 60 days 
                        after the date of enactment of this section, 
                        the Director of the Office of Audit, 
                        Assessment, and Management of the Office of 
                        Justice Programs at the Department of Justice 
                        (referred to in this section as the `Director') 
                        shall--
                                    ``(I) conduct a comprehensive 
                                analysis and evaluation of the internal 
                                controls of the Office of Juvenile 
                                Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
                                (referred to in this section as the 
                                `agency') to determine if States and 
                                Indian tribes receiving grants are 
                                following the requirements of the 
                                agency grant programs and what remedial 
                                action the agency has taken to recover 
                                any grant funds that are expended in 
                                violation of grant programs, including 
                                instances where--
                                            ``(aa) supporting 
                                        documentation was not provided 
                                        for cost reports;
                                            ``(bb) unauthorized 
                                        expenditures occurred; and
                                            ``(cc) subrecipients of 
                                        grant funds were not compliance 
                                        with program requirements;
                                    ``(II) conduct a comprehensive 
                                audit and evaluation of a selected 
                                statistically significant sample of 
                                States and Indian tribes (as determined 
                                by the Director) that have received 
                                Federal funds under this Act, including 
                                a review of internal controls to 
                                prevent fraud, waste, and abuse of 
                                funds by grantees;
                                    ``(III) submit a report in 
                                accordance with clause (iv).
                            ``(ii) Considerations for evaluations.--In 
                        conducting the analysis and evaluation under 
                        clause (i)(I), and in order to document the 
                        efficiency and public benefit of this Act, 
                        excluding the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 
                        and the Missing Children's Assistance Act, the 
                        Director shall take into consideration the 
                        extent to which--
                                    ``(I) greater oversight is needed 
                                of programs developed with grants made 
                                by the agency;
                                    ``(II) changes are necessary in the 
                                authorizing statutes of the agency in 
                                order that the functions of the agency 
                                can be performed in a more efficient 
                                and effective manner; and
                                    ``(III) the agency has implemented 
                                recommendations issued by the 
                                Comptroller General or Office of 
                                Inspector General relating to the grant 
                                making and grant monitoring 
                                responsibilities of the agency.
                            ``(iii) Considerations for audits.--In 
                        conducting the audit and evaluation under 
                        clause (i)(II), and in order to document the 
                        efficiency and public benefit of this Act, 
                        excluding the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 
                        and the Missing Children's Assistance Act, the 
                        Director shall take into consideration--
                                    ``(I) whether grantees timely file 
                                Financial Status Reports;
                                    ``(II) whether grantees have 
                                sufficient internal controls to ensure 
                                adequate oversight of grant funds 
                                received;
                                    ``(III) whether grantees' 
                                assertions of compliance with the core 
                                requirements were accompanied with 
                                adequate supporting documentation;
                                    ``(IV) whether expenditures were 
                                authorized;
                                    ``(V) whether subrecipients of 
                                grant funds were complying with program 
                                requirements; and
                                    ``(VI) whether grant funds were 
                                spent in accordance with the program 
                                goals and guidelines.
                            ``(iv) Report.--The Director shall submit 
                        to Congress a report outlining the results of 
                        the analysis, evaluation, and audit conducted 
                        under clause (i), including supporting 
                        materials, to the Speaker of the House of 
                        Representatives and the President pro tempore 
                        of the Senate and shall make such report 
                        available to the public online, not later than 
                        1 year after the date of enactment of this 
                        section.
                    ``(B) Analysis of internal controls.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not later than 30 days 
                        after the date of enactment of this section, 
                        the Administrator shall initiate a 
                        comprehensive analysis and evaluation of the 
                        internal controls of the agency to determine 
                        whether, and to what extent, States and Indian 
                        tribes that receive grants under this Act are 
                        following the requirements of the grant 
                        programs authorized under this Act.
                            ``(ii) Report.--Not later than 180 days 
                        after the date of enactment of this section, 
                        the Administrator shall submit to Congress a 
                        report containing--
                                    ``(I) the findings of the analysis 
                                and evaluation conducted under clause 
                                (i);
                                    ``(II) a description of remedial 
                                actions, if any, that will be taken by 
                                the Administrator to enhance the 
                                internal controls of the agency and 
                                recoup funds that may have been 
                                expended in violation of law, 
                                regulations, or program requirements 
                                issued under this Act; and
                                    ``(III) a description of--
                                            ``(aa) the analysis 
                                        conducted under clause (i);
                                            ``(bb) whether the funds 
                                        awarded under this Act have 
                                        been used in accordance with 
                                        law, regulations, program 
                                        guidance, and applicable plans; 
                                        and
                                            ``(cc) the extent to which 
                                        funds awarded to States and 
                                        Indian tribes under this Act 
                                        enhanced the ability of 
                                        grantees to fulfill the core 
                                        requirements.
                    ``(C) Report by the attorney general.--Not later 
                than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
                section, the Attorney General shall submit to the 
                appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 
                estimated amount of grant funds disbursed by the agency 
                since fiscal year 2010 that did not meet the 
                requirements for awards of formula grants to States 
                under this Act.
            ``(2) Office of inspector general performance audits.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In order to ensure the effective 
                and appropriate use of grants administered under this 
                Act and to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds by 
                grantees, the Inspector General of the Department of 
                Justice each year shall periodically conduct audits of 
                States and Indian tribes that receive grants under this 
                Act.
                    ``(B) Determining samples.--The sample selected for 
                audits under subparagraph (A) shall be--
                            ``(i) of an appropriate size to--
                                    ``(I) assess the grant programs 
                                authorized under this Act; and
                                    ``(II) act as a deterrent to 
                                financial mismanagement; and
                            ``(ii) selected based on--
                                    ``(I) the size of the grants 
                                awarded to the recipient;
                                    ``(II) the past grant management 
                                performance of the recipient;
                                    ``(III) concerns identified by the 
                                Administrator, including referrals from 
                                the Administrator; and
                                    ``(IV) such other factors as 
                                determined by the Inspector General of 
                                the Department of Justice.
                    ``(C) Public availability on website.--The Attorney 
                General shall make the summary of each review conducted 
                under this section available on the website of the 
                Department of Justice, subject to redaction as the 
                Attorney General determines necessary to protect 
                classified and other sensitive information.
                    ``(D) Mandatory exclusion.--A recipient of grant 
                funds under this Act that is found to have an 
                unresolved audit finding shall not be eligible to 
                receive grant funds under this Act during the first 2 
                fiscal years beginning after the 12-month period 
                beginning on the date on which the audit report is 
                issued.
                    ``(E) Priority.--In awarding grants under this Act, 
                the Administrator shall give priority to a State or 
                Indian tribe that did not have an unresolved audit 
                finding during the 3 fiscal years prior to the date on 
                which the eligible entity submits an application for a 
                grant under this Act.
                    ``(F) Reimbursement.--If a State or Indian tribe is 
                awarded grant funds under this Act during the 2-fiscal-
                year period in which the entity is barred from 
                receiving grants under subparagraph (I), the Attorney 
                General shall--
                            ``(i) deposit an amount equal to the amount 
                        of the grant funds that were improperly awarded 
                        to the grantee into the General Fund of the 
                        Treasury; and
                            ``(ii) seek to recoup the costs of the 
                        repayment to the General Fund under clause (i) 
                        from the grantee that was erroneously awarded 
                        grant funds.
                    ``(G) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term 
                `unresolved audit finding' means a finding in the final 
                audit report of the Inspector General--
                            ``(i) that the audited State or Indian 
                        tribe has used grant funds for an unauthorized 
                        expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost; and
                            ``(ii) that is not closed or resolved 
                        during the 12-month period beginning on the 
                        date on which the final audit report is issued.
            ``(3) Nonprofit organization requirements.--
                    ``(A) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph 
                and the grant programs described in this Act, the term 
                `nonprofit organization' means an organization that is 
                described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
                Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 
                501(a) of such Code.
                    ``(B) Prohibition.--The Administrator may not award 
                a grant under any grant program described in this Act 
                to a nonprofit organization that holds money in 
                offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding paying 
                the tax described in section 511(a) of the Internal 
                Revenue Code of 1986.
                    ``(C) Disclosure.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Each nonprofit 
                        organization that is awarded a grant under a 
                        grant program described in this Act and uses 
                        the procedures prescribed in regulations to 
                        create a rebuttable presumption of 
                        reasonableness for the compensation of its 
                        officers, directors, trustees, and key 
                        employees, shall disclose to the Administrator, 
                        in the application for the grant, the process 
                        for determining such compensation, including--
                                    ``(I) the independent persons 
                                involved in reviewing and approving 
                                such compensation;
                                    ``(II) the comparability data used; 
                                and
                                    ``(III) contemporaneous 
                                substantiation of the deliberation and 
                                decision.
                            ``(ii) Public inspection upon request.--
                        Upon request, the Administrator shall make the 
                        information disclosed under clause (i) 
                        available for public inspection.
            ``(4) Conference expenditures.--
                    ``(A) Limitation.--No amounts authorized to be 
                appropriated to the Department of Justice under this 
                Act may be used by the Attorney General, or by any 
                individual or organization awarded discretionary funds 
                through a cooperative agreement under this Act, to host 
                or support any expenditure for conferences that uses 
                more than $20,000 in funds made available to the 
                Department of Justice, unless the Deputy Attorney 
                General or such Assistant Attorney Generals, Directors, 
                or principal deputies as the Deputy Attorney General 
                may designate, provides prior written authorization 
                that the funds may be expended to host a conference.
                    ``(B) Written approval.--Written approval under 
                subparagraph (A) shall include a written estimate of 
                all costs associated with the conference, including the 
                cost of all food and beverages, audiovisual equipment, 
                honoraria for speakers, and entertainment.
                    ``(C) Report.--The Deputy Attorney General shall 
                submit an annual report to the Committee on the 
                Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the 
                Judiciary of the House of Representatives on all 
                conference expenditures approved under this paragraph.
            ``(5) Prohibition on lobbying activity.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Amounts authorized to be 
                appropriated under this Act may not be utilized by any 
                recipient of a grant made using such amounts to--
                            ``(i) lobby any representative of the 
                        Department of Justice regarding the award of 
                        grant funding; or
                            ``(ii) lobby any representative of a 
                        Federal, State, local, or tribal government 
                        regarding the award of grant funding.
                    ``(B) Penalty.--If the Attorney General determines 
                that any recipient of a grant made using amounts 
                authorized to be appropriated under this Act has 
                violated subparagraph (A), the Attorney General shall--
                            ``(i) require the grant recipient to repay 
                        the grant in full; and
                            ``(ii) prohibit the grant recipient from 
                        receiving another grant under this Act for not 
                        less than 5 years.
            ``(6) Annual certification.--Beginning in the first fiscal 
        year beginning after the date of enactment of this section, the 
        Attorney General shall submit, to the Committee on the 
        Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 
        the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives, an annual 
        certification that--
                    ``(A) all audits issued by the Office of the 
                Inspector General of the Department of Justice under 
                paragraph (2) have been completed and reviewed by the 
                appropriate Assistant Attorney General or Director;
                    ``(B) all mandatory exclusions required under 
                paragraph (2)(I) have been issued;
                    ``(C) all reimbursements required under paragraph 
                (2)(K)(i) have been made; and
                    ``(D) includes a list of any grant recipients 
                excluded under paragraph (2)(I) during the preceding 
                fiscal year.
    ``(c) Preventing Duplicative Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--Before the Attorney General awards a 
        grant to an applicant under this Act, the Attorney General 
        shall compare potential grant awards with other grants awarded 
        under this Act to determine if duplicate grant awards are 
        awarded for the same purpose.
            ``(2) Report.--If the Attorney General awards duplicate 
        grants to the same applicant for the same purpose the Attorney 
        General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
        Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
        Representatives a report that includes--
                    ``(A) a list of all duplicate grants awarded, 
                including the total dollar amount of any duplicate 
                grants awarded; and
                    ``(B) the reason the Attorney General awarded the 
                duplicative grant.
    ``(d) Compliance With Auditing Standards.--The Administrator shall 
comply with the Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards, 
published by the General Accountability Office (commonly known as the 
`Yellow Book'), in the conduct of fiscal, compliance, and programmatic 
audits of States.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--
            (1) In general.--The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
        Prevention Act of 1974 is amended by striking section 407 (42 
        U.S.C. 5776a).
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year 
        beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.
            (3) Savings clause.--In the case of an entity that is 
        barred from receiving grant funds under paragraph (2) or 
        (7)(B)(ii) of section 407 of the Juvenile Justice and 
        Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5776a), the 
        amendment made by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not 
        affect the applicability to the entity, or to the Attorney 
        General with respect to the entity, of paragraph (2), (3), or 
        (7) of such section 407, as in effect on the day before the 
        effective date under paragraph (2) of this subsection.

             TITLE V--JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY BLOCK GRANTS

SEC. 501. GRANT ELIGIBILITY.

    Section 1802(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ee-2(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) assurances that the State agrees to comply with the 
        core requirements, as defined in section 103 of the Juvenile 
        Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
        5603), applicable to the detention and confinement of 
        juveniles.''.

            Passed the Senate August 1, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 860

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

    To reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
            Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes.
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