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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1806 

To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 

to provide quality prevention programs and accountability programs relating to juvenile delinquency, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 29, 2007 

Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, and 

Mr. RODRIGUEZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 

Act of 1974 to provide quality prevention programs and 

accountability programs relating to juvenile delinquency, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Youth Crime Deter5 rence Act of 2007’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. STATE PLANS. 

2 Section 223(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delin3 quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633(a)) is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (11)(A)— 

6 (A) in clause (i) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 

7 end, 

8 (B) by striking clause (ii), and 

9 (C) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause 

10 (ii), 

11 (2) in paragraph (27) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

12 end, 

13 (3) in paragraph (28) by striking the period at 

14 the end and inserting a semicolon, and 

15 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(24) provide that the State shall develop and 

17 implement standards to reduce incidence of juveniles 

18 who are missing from a detention or placement set19 ting, and to locate and return such juveniles to such 

20 setting; 

21 ‘‘(25) provide that the State shall ensure place22 ment of each child leaving the juvenile justice system 

23 in stable and appropriate permanent or transitional 

24 housing; and 

25 ‘‘(26) provide a description of the use by the 

26 State of funds under this part and other funds for 


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1 reentry and aftercare services for juveniles released 

2 from the juvenile justice system.’’. 

3 SEC. 3. JUVENILE CRIME INTERVENTION BLOCK GRANT 

4 PROGRAMS. 

5 Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre6 vention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amend7 ed— 

8 (1) by redesignating part F as part J, and 

9 (2) by inserting after part E the following: 

10 ‘‘PART F—SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY BASED 

11 JUVENILE GANG PREVENTION 

12 ‘‘SEC. 271. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS AND CONTRACTS. 

13 ‘‘The Administrator may make grants to or contracts 

14 with public agencies (including local educational agencies) 

15 and nonprofit private agencies, organizations, and institu16 tions to establish and support programs and activities that 

17 involve families and communities and that are designed 

18 to carry out any of the following purposes: 

19 ‘‘(1) To prevent and to reduce the participation 

20 of juveniles in the activities of gangs that commit 

21 crimes. Such programs and activities may include— 

22 ‘‘(A) individual, peer, family, and group 

23 counseling (including the provision of life skills 

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1 ently) which shall include cooperation with so2 cial services, welfare, and health care programs; 

3 ‘‘(B) education and social services designed 

4 to address the social and developmental needs 

5 of juveniles which such juveniles would other6 wise seek to have met through membership in 

7 gangs; 

8 ‘‘(C) crisis intervention and counseling to 

9 juveniles who are particularly at risk of gang 

10 involvement, and their families, including assist11 ance from social service, welfare, health care, 

12 mental health, and substance abuse prevention 

13 and treatment agencies if necessary; 

14 ‘‘(D) the organization of neighborhood and 

15 community groups to work closely with parents, 

16 schools, law enforcement, and other public and 

17 private agencies in the community; and 

18 ‘‘(E) training and assistance to adults who 

19 have significant relationships with juveniles who 

20 are or may become members of gangs, to assist 

21 such adults in providing constructive alter22 natives to participating in the activities of 

23 gangs. 

24 ‘‘(2) To facilitate coordination and cooperation 

25 among— 


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1 ‘‘(A) local education, juvenile justice, em2 ployment, and social service agencies; and 

3 ‘‘(B) community-based programs with a 

4 proven record of effectively providing prevention 

5 and intervention services to juvenile gang mem6 bers for the purpose of reducing the participa7 tion of juveniles in illegal gang activities. 

8 ‘‘(3) To support programs that, in recognition 

9 of varying degrees of the seriousness of delinquent 

10 behavior and the corresponding gradations in the re11 sponses of the juvenile justice system in response to 

12 that behavior, are designed— 

13 ‘‘(A) to encourage courts to develop and 

14 implement a continuum of post-adjudication re15 straints that bridge the gap between traditional 

16 probation and confinement in a correctional set17 ting (including expanded use of probation, me18 diation, restitution, community service, treat19 ment, home detention, intensive supervision, 

20 electronic monitoring and similar programs, and 

21 secure community-based treatment facilities 

22 linked to other support services such as health, 

23 mental health, education (remedial and special), 

24 job training, and recreation); and 


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1 ‘‘(B) to assist in the provision by the Ad2 ministrator of information and technical assist3 ance, including technology transfer, to States in 

4 the design and utilization of risk assessment 

5 mechanisms to aid juvenile justice personnel in 

6 determining appropriate sanctions for delin7 quent behavior. 

8 ‘‘(4) To target elementary and middle school 

9 students, for the purpose of steering students away 

10 from gang involvement. 

11 ‘‘(5) To provide treatment to juveniles who are 

12 members of such gangs, including members who are 

13 accused of committing a serious crime and members 

14 who have been adjudicated as being delinquent. 

15 ‘‘(6) To promote the involvement of juveniles in 

16 lawful activities in geographical areas in which 

17 gangs commit crimes. 

18 ‘‘(7) To assist juveniles who are or may become 

19 members of gangs to obtain appropriate educational 

20 instruction, in or outside a regular school program, 

21 including the provision of counseling and other serv22 ices to promote and support the continued participa23 tion of such juveniles in such instructional pro24 grams. 


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1 ‘‘(8) To expand the availability of prevention 

2 and treatment services relating to the illegal use of 

3 controlled substances, and controlled substances 

4 analogues (as defined in section 102 of the Con5 trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)), by juve6 niles, provided through State and local health and 

7 social services agencies. 

8 ‘‘(9) To provide services to prevent juveniles 

9 from coming into contact with the juvenile justice 

10 system again as a result of gang-related activity. 

11 ‘‘(10) To provide services authorized in this sec12 tion at a special location in a school, community13 based facility, or housing project. 

14 ‘‘(11) To support activities to inform juveniles 

15 of the availability of treatment and services for 

16 which financial assistance is available under this 

17 part. 

18 ‘‘SEC. 272. ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE GRANTS AND CON19 TRACTS. 

20 ‘‘To be eligible to receive a grant or contract under 

21 this part, a public agency (including a local educational 

22 agency) or a nonprofit private agency, organization, or in23 stitution, shall submit to the Administrator an application 

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1 mation as the Administrator may require by rule, except 

2 that such application shall— 

3 ‘‘(1) include a detailed description of each pro4 gram or activity the applicant proposes to carry out 

5 to achieve 1 or more of the purposes specified in sec6 tion 271 as identified by the applicant; 

7 ‘‘(2) include an assurance that such program or 

8 activity will be administered by or under the super9 vision of the applicant; 

10 ‘‘(3) provide for the proper and efficient admin11 istration of such program or activity; 

12 ‘‘(4) provide for regular evaluation of such pro13 gram or activity; 

14 ‘‘(5) provide an assurance that the proposed 

15 program or activity will supplement, not supplant, 

16 similar programs and activities already available in 

17 the community; 

18 ‘‘(6) certify that the applicant has requested the 

19 State planning agency to review and comment on 

20 such application and summarizes the responses of 

21 such State planning agency to such request; 

22 ‘‘(7) provide that regular reports on such pro23 gram or activity shall be sent to the Administrator 

24 and to such State planning agency; and 


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1 ‘‘(8) provide for such fiscal control and fund ac2 counting procedures as may be necessary to ensure 

3 prudent use, proper disbursement, and accurate ac4 counting of funds received under this part. 

5 ‘‘SEC. 273. PRIORITY. 

6 ‘‘For the purpose of reviewing applications submitted 

7 under section 272 by eligible applicants, the Administrator 

8 shall give priority to applications that— 

9 ‘‘(1) are submitted by applicants that are lo10 cated in close proximity to, and have demonstrated 

11 a significant commitment to the betterment of, the 

12 geographical areas in which the programs and activi13 ties proposed by the respective applicants will be 

14 carried out; 

15 ‘‘(2) are based on the incidence and severity of 

16 crimes committed by gangs whose membership is 

17 composed primarily of juveniles in the geographical 

18 areas in which the programs and activities proposed 

19 by the respective applicants will be carried out; 

20 ‘‘(3) will provide assistance for programs and 

21 activities that— 

22 ‘‘(A) are broadly supported by public and 

23 nonprofit private agencies, organizations, and 

24 institutions located in such geographical area; 


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1 ‘‘(B) will substantially involve the families 

2 of such juveniles or adult role models in the 

3 community that has a significant relationship 

4 with the at-risk juveniles in carrying out such 

5 programs or activities; and 

6 ‘‘(4) purpose projects and activities that will 

7 serve at-risk juveniles in high crime areas. 

8 ‘‘PART G—TREATMENT FOR JUVENILE OFFEND9 ERS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE OR 

10 NEGLECT 

11 ‘‘SEC. 275. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS AND CONTRACTS. 

12 ‘‘(a) USES OF GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—Except as 

13 provided in subsection (b), the Administrator, in consulta14 tion with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 

15 may make grants to or contracts with eligible public and 

16 nonprofit private organizations— 

17 ‘‘(1) to develop, establish, and support projects 

18 that— 

19 ‘‘(A) provide treatment to juvenile offend20 ers who are victims of child abuse or neglect 

21 and to their families so as to reduce the likeli22 hood that such juvenile offenders will commit 

23 subsequent violations of law; 

24 ‘‘(B) based on the best interests of juvenile 

25 offenders who receive treatment for child abuse 


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1 or neglect, provide transitional services (includ2 ing individual, group, and family counseling) to 

3 juvenile offenders— 

4 ‘‘(i) to strengthen the relationships of 

5 juvenile offenders with their families and 

6 encourage the resolution of intrafamily 

7 problems related to the abuse or neglect; 

8 ‘‘(ii) to facilitate the alternative place9 ment of juvenile offenders; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) to prepare juveniles 16 years of 

11 age and older to live independently; and 

12 ‘‘(C) carry out research (including surveys 

13 of existing transitional services, identification of 

14 exemplary treatment modalities, and evaluation 

15 of treatment and transitional services) relating 

16 to the treatment to juvenile offenders who are 

17 victims of child abuse or neglect and to their 

18 families; and 

19 ‘‘(2) to provide for each of the following during 

20 each fiscal year for which that applicant receives a 

21 grant or contract under this part: 

22 ‘‘(A) Establishing or maintaining commu23 nity-based alternatives (including home-based 

24 treatment programs) to traditional forms of in25 stitutionalization of juvenile offenders. 


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1 ‘‘(B) Establishing or implementing effec2 tive means of diverting juveniles from the tradi3 tional juvenile justice and correctional system, 

4 including restitution and reconciliation projects 

5 which test and validate selected arbitration 

6 models, such as neighborhood courts or panels, 

7 and increase victim satisfaction while providing 

8 alternatives to incarceration for detained or ad9 judicated delinquents. 

10 ‘‘(C) Establishing or supporting advocacy 

11 programs and services that encourage the im12 provement of due process available to juveniles 

13 in the juvenile justice system and the quality of 

14 legal representation for such juveniles. 

15 ‘‘(D) Establishing or supporting programs 

16 stressing advocacy activities aimed at improving 

17 services to juveniles affected by the juvenile jus18 tice system, including services that provide for 

19 the appointment of special advocates by courts 

20 for such juveniles. 

21 ‘‘(E) Developing or supporting model pro22 grams (including self-help programs for par23 ents) to strengthen and maintain the family 

24 unit in order to prevent or treat juvenile delin25 quency, including programs that work with 


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1 families during the incarceration of juvenile 

2 family members and which take into consider3 ation the special needs of families with limited4 English speaking ability. 

5 ‘‘(F) Establishing or implementing special 

6 emphasis prevention and treatment programs 

7 relating to juveniles who commit serious crimes 

8 (including such crimes committed in schools), 

9 including programs designed to deter involve10 ment in illegal activities or to promote involve11 ment in lawful activities on the part of gangs 

12 whose membership is substantially composed of 

13 juveniles. 

14 ‘‘(G) Developing or implementing further a 

15 coordinated, national law-related education pro16 gram of— 

17 ‘‘(i) delinquency prevention in elemen18 tary and secondary schools, and other local 

19 sites; 

20 ‘‘(ii) training for persons responsible 

21 for the implementation of law-related edu22 cation programs; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) disseminating information re24 garding model, innovative, law-related edu25 cation programs to juvenile delinquency 


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1 programs (including those that are commu2 nity based), and to law enforcement and 

3 criminal justice agencies, for activities re4 lated to juveniles that target juveniles who 

5 have had contact with the juvenile justice 

6 system or who are likely to have contact 

7 with such system. 

8 ‘‘(H) Addressing efforts to reduce the pro9 portion of juveniles detained or confined in se10 cure detention facilities, secure correctional fa11 cilities, jails, and lockups who are members of 

12 minority groups if such proportion exceeds the 

13 proportion such groups represent in the general 

14 population. 

15 ‘‘(I) Establishing or supporting programs 

16 designed to prevent and to reduce the incidence 

17 of hate crimes committed by juveniles, includ18 ing— 

19 ‘‘(i) model educational programs that 

20 are designed to reduce the incidence of 

21 hate crimes by means such as— 

22 ‘‘(I) addressing the specific prej23 udicial attitude of each offender; 


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1 ‘‘(II) developing an awareness in 

2 the offender of the effect of the hate 

3 crime on the victim; and 

4 ‘‘(III) educating the offender 

5 about the importance of tolerance in 

6 our society; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) sentencing programs that are de8 signed specifically for juveniles who com9 mit hate crimes and that provide alter10 natives to incarceration. 

11 ‘‘(b) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OR RELATED ENTI12 TY AS RECIPIENT.—The Administrator may not make a 

13 grant to or a contract with the Department of Justice or 

14 to any administrative unit or other entity that is part of 

15 the Department of Justice. 

16 ‘‘SEC. 276. ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE GRANTS AND CON17 TRACTS. 

18 ‘‘(a) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 

19 grant or contract under this part, public and nonprofit or20 ganizations shall submit to the Administrator an applica21 tion at such time, in such manner, and containing such 

22 information as the Administrator may require by rule. 

23 ‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—The Administrator shall give pri24 ority to eligible applicants that have experience in treating 

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1 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Administrator may not dis2 approve an application solely because the eligible applicant 

3 proposes to provide treatment or transitional services to 

4 juveniles who are adjudicated to be delinquent for having 

5 committed offenses that are not serious crimes. 

6 ‘‘SEC. 277. CONFIDENTIALITY OF PROGRAM RECORDS. 

7 ‘‘Except as authorized by law, program and activity 

8 records containing the identity of individual juveniles, 

9 gathered to carry out this part may not be disclosed with10 out the consent of the individual service recipient or legally 

11 authorized representative of such recipient, or as may be 

12 necessary to carry out this part. Under no circumstances 

13 may program or activity reports or findings available for 

14 public dissemination contain the actual names of indi15 vidual service recipients. 

16 ‘‘PART H—STATE CHALLENGE ACTIVITIES 

17 ‘‘SEC. 281. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may make a 

19 grant under this part to a State that receives an allocation 

20 under section 222, not to exceed 10 percent of the amount 

21 of such allocation, to carry out each challenge activity in 

22 which the State participates. 

23 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this part— 

24 ‘‘(1) the term ‘case review system’ means a pro25 cedure for ensuring that— 


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1 ‘‘(A) each juvenile has a case plan, based 

2 on the use of objective criteria for determining 

3 a juvenile’s danger to the community or himself 

4 or herself, that is designed to achieve appro5 priate placement in the least restrictive and 

6 most family-like setting available in close prox7 imity to the parents’ home, consistent with the 

8 best interests and special needs of such juvenile; 

9 ‘‘(B) the status of each juvenile is reviewed 

10 periodically, but not less frequently than once 

11 every 3 months, by a court or by administrative 

12 review, in order to determine the continuing ne13 cessity for and appropriateness of the place14 ment of such juvenile; 

15 ‘‘(C) with respect to each juvenile, proce16 dural safeguards will be applied to ensure that 

17 a dispositional hearing is held to consider the 

18 future status of each juvenile under State su19 pervision, in a juvenile or family court or an20 other court (including a tribal court) of com21 petent jurisdiction, or by an administrative 

22 body appointed or approved by the court, not 

23 later than 12 months after the original place24 ment of the juvenile and periodically thereafter 


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1 during the continuation of out-of-home place2 ment; and 

3 ‘‘(D) a juvenile’s health, mental health, 

4 and education record is reviewed and updated 

5 periodically; and 

6 ‘‘(2) the term ‘challenge activity’ means a pro7 gram maintained for 1 of the following purposes: 

8 ‘‘(A) Developing and adopting policies and 

9 programs to provide basic health, mental 

10 health, and appropriate education services (in11 cluding special education) for juveniles in the 

12 juvenile justice system as specified in standards 

13 developed by the National Advisory Committee 

14 for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preven15 tion before October 12, 1984. 

16 ‘‘(B) Developing and adopting policies and 

17 programs to provide access to counsel for all ju18 veniles in the justice system to ensure that ju19 veniles consult with counsel before waiving the 

20 right to counsel. 

21 ‘‘(C) Increasing community-based alter22 natives to incarceration by establishing pro23 grams (such as expanded use of probation, me24 diation, restitution, community service, treat25 ment, home detention, intensive supervision, 


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1 and electronic monitoring) and developing and 

2 adopting a set of objective criteria for the ap3 propriate placement of juveniles in detention 

4 and secure confinement. 

5 ‘‘(D) Developing and adopting policies and 

6 programs to provide secure settings for the 

7 placement of violent juvenile offenders by clos8 ing down traditional training schools and re9 placing them with secure settings with capac10 ities of no more than 50 violent juvenile offend11 ers and with ratios of staff to juvenile great 

12 enough to ensure adequate supervision and 

13 treatment. 

14 ‘‘(E) Developing and adopting policies to 

15 prohibit gender bias in placement and treat16 ment and establishing programs to ensure that 

17 female juveniles have access to the full range of 

18 health and mental health services, treatment for 

19 physical or sexual assault and abuse, self de20 fense instruction, education in parenting, edu21 cation in general, and other training and voca22 tional services. 

23 ‘‘(F) Establishing and operating, either di24 rectly or by contract or other arrangement with 

25 a public agency or other appropriate nonprofit 


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1 private organization (excluding an agency or or2 ganization that is responsible for licensing or 

3 certifying out-of-home care services for juve4 niles), a State ombudsman office for children, 

5 youth, and families to investigate and resolve 

6 complaints relating to action, inaction, or deci7 sions of providers of out-of-home care to chil8 dren and juvenile (including secure detention 

9 and correctional facilities, residential care facili10 ties, public agencies, and social service agen11 cies) that may adversely affect the health, safe12 ty, welfare, or rights of resident juveniles. 

13 ‘‘(G) Developing and adopting policies and 

14 programs designed to remove, if appropriate, 

15 status offenders from the jurisdiction of the ju16 venile court to prevent the placement in secure 

17 detention facilities or secure correctional facili18 ties of juveniles who are nonoffenders or who 

19 are charged with or who have committed of20 fenses that would not be criminal if committed 

21 by an adult. 

22 ‘‘(H) Developing and adopting policies and 

23 programs designed to serve as alternatives to 

24 suspension and expulsion from school. 


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1 ‘‘(I) Increasing aftercare services for juve2 niles involved in the justice system by estab3 lishing programs, and developing and adopting 

4 policies, to provide comprehensive health, men5 tal health, education, housing, and vocational 

6 services and services that preserve and 

7 strengthen the families of such juveniles. 

8 ‘‘(J) Developing and adopting policies to 

9 establish— 

10 ‘‘(i) a State administrative structure 

11 to coordinate program and fiscal policies 

12 for children who have emotional and be13 havioral problems, and their families, 

14 among the major child serving systems, in15 cluding schools, social services, health serv16 ices, mental health services, and the juve17 nile justice system; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) a statewide case review system. 

19 ‘‘(K) Developing and adopting policies to 

20 prohibit discrimination on the basis of perceived 

21 or actual sexual orientation or gender identity 

22 in placement or treatment, and establishing 

23 programs to ensure access to a full range of 

24 health and mental health services, treatment for 

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1 cational services for juveniles who have been 

2 victimized as a result of their perceived or ac3 tual sexual orientation or gender identity. 

4 ‘‘PART I—JUVENILE MENTORING 

5 ‘‘SEC. 285. PURPOSES. 

6 ‘‘The purposes of this part are— 

7 ‘‘(1) to reduce juvenile delinquency and gang 

8 participation; 

9 ‘‘(2) to improve academic performance; and 

10 ‘‘(3) to reduce the school dropout rate, through 

11 the use of mentors for at-risk juveniles. 

12 ‘‘SEC. 286. DEFINITIONS. 

13 ‘‘For purposes of this part— 

14 ‘‘(1) the term ‘at-risk juvenile’ means a juvenile 

15 who is at risk of educational failure or dropping out 

16 of school or of involvement in delinquent activities; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(2) the term ‘mentor’ means an individual who 

19 works with an at-risk juveniles on a one-to-one basis, 

20 establishing a supportive relationship with juveniles 

21 and providing the juveniles with academic assistance 

22 and exposure to new experiences that enhance their 

23 ability to become responsible citizens. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 287. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS AND CONTRACTS. 

2 ‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The Administrator may make 

3 grants to or contracts with eligible public agencies (includ4 ing local educational agencies) and nonprofit private agen5 cies, organizations, and institutions to establish and sup6 port programs and activities carried out to implement 

7 mentoring programs that are— 

8 ‘‘(1) designed to link at-risk juveniles, particu9 larly juveniles living in high crime areas and juve10 niles experiencing educational failure, with respon11 sible adults such as law enforcement officers, indi12 viduals working with local businesses, and adults 

13 working for community-based organizations and 

14 agencies; and 

15 ‘‘(2) intended— 

16 ‘‘(A) to provide general guidance to at-risk 

17 juveniles; 

18 ‘‘(B) to promote personal and social re19 sponsibility among at-risk juveniles; 

20 ‘‘(C) to increase at-risk juveniles’ partici21 pation in and enhance their ability to benefit 

22 from elementary and secondary education; 

23 ‘‘(D) to discourage at-risk juveniles’ use of 

24 illegal drugs, violence, and dangerous weapons, 

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1 ‘‘(E) to discourage involvement of at-risk 

2 juveniles in gangs; or 

3 ‘‘(F) to encourage at-risk juveniles’ partici4 pation in community service and community ac5 tivities. 

6 ‘‘(b) PERMITTED USES OF GRANTS AND CON7 TRACTS.—Grants and contracts made under this part 

8 shall be used to implement mentoring programs, includ9 ing— 

10 ‘‘(1) hiring of mentoring coordinators and sup11 port staff; 

12 ‘‘(2) recruitment, screening, and training of 

13 adult mentors; 

14 ‘‘(3) reimbursement of mentors for reasonable 

15 incidental expenditures, such as transportation, that 

16 are directly associated with mentoring; and 

17 ‘‘(4) such other uses as the Administrator may 

18 specify by rule subject to subsection (c). 

19 ‘‘(c) PROHIBITED USES OF GRANTS AND CON20 TRACTS.—Grants and contracts made under this part may 

21 not be used— 

22 ‘‘(1) to directly compensate mentors, except as 

23 authorized by subsection (b)(3); 


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1 ‘‘(2) to obtain educational or other materials or 

2 equipment that would otherwise be used in the ordi3 nary course of the applicant’s operations; 

4 ‘‘(3) to support litigation of any kind; or 

5 ‘‘(4) for any other use reasonably prohibited by 

6 the Administrator by rule. 

7 ‘‘SEC. 288. ELIGIBILITY. 

8 ‘‘To be eligible to receive a grant or contract under 

9 this part, a public agency (including a local educational 

10 agency) or a nonprofit private agency, organization, or in11 stitution, shall submit to the Administrator an application 

12 at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor13 mation as the Administrator may require by rule, except 

14 that such application shall include— 

15 ‘‘(1) information on the juveniles expected to be 

16 served by the program; 

17 ‘‘(2) a provision for a mechanism for matching 

18 juveniles with mentors based on the needs of such 

19 juveniles; 

20 ‘‘(3) an assurance that no mentor will be as21 signed to more than one juvenile, so as to ensure a 

22 one-to-one relationship; 

23 ‘‘(4) an assurance that projects operated in sec24 ondary schools will provide juveniles with a variety 

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1 ‘‘(A) an opportunity to spend time in a 

2 work environment and, when possible, partici3 pate in the work environment; 

4 ‘‘(B) an opportunity to witness the job 

5 skills that will be required for juvenile to obtain 

6 employment upon graduation; 

7 ‘‘(C) assistance with homework assign8 ments; and 

9 ‘‘(D) exposure to experiences that juvenile 

10 might not otherwise encounter; 

11 ‘‘(5) an assurance that projects operated in ele12 mentary schools will provide juveniles with— 

13 ‘‘(A) academic assistance; 

14 ‘‘(B) exposure to new experiences and ac15 tivities that juveniles might not encounter on 

16 their own; and 

17 ‘‘(C) emotional support; 

18 ‘‘(6) an assurance that projects will be mon19 itored to ensure that each juvenile benefits from a 

20 mentor relationship, with provision for a new mentor 

21 assignment if the relationship is not beneficial to 

22 such juvenile; 

23 ‘‘(7) the method by which mentors and juveniles 

24 will be recruited to the project; 


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1 ‘‘(8) the method by which prospective mentors 

2 will be screened; and 

3 ‘‘(9) the training that will be provided to men4 tors. 

5 ‘‘SEC. 289. RULES AND GUIDELINES. 

6 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM RULES.—The Administrator shall 

7 issue rules to carry out this part. Such rules may take 

8 effect only after the Administrator provides public notice, 

9 and a reasonable period for comment, on such rules as 

10 proposed. 

11 ‘‘(b) MODEL SCREENING GUIDELINES.—The Admin12 istrator shall develop and distribute to recipients of grants 

13 and contracts under this part specific model guidelines for 

14 the screening of prospective mentors to participate in the 

15 programs carried out under this part. 

16 ‘‘SEC. 290. APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS. 

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In approving applications for 

18 grants and contracts under this part, the Administrator 

19 shall give priority to eligible applicants that— 

20 ‘‘(1) serve at-risk youth in high crime areas; 

21 ‘‘(2) have 60 percent or more of their juveniles 

22 eligible to receive funds under chapter 1 of the Ele23 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

24 U.S.C. 2701–2901); and 


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1 ‘‘(3) have a considerable number of juveniles 

2 who drop out of school each year. 

3 ‘‘(b) OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.—In making grants 

4 and contracts under this part, the Administrator shall give 

5 consideration to— 

6 ‘‘(1) the quality of the mentoring plan proposed 

7 by the applicant, including— 

8 ‘‘(A) the resources, if any, that will be 

9 dedicated to providing participating juveniles 

10 with opportunities for job training or postsec11 ondary education; and 

12 ‘‘(B) the degree to which parents, teachers, 

13 community-based organizations, and the local 

14 community participate in the design and imple15 mentation of such mentoring plan; and 

16 ‘‘(2) the capability of the applicant to effectively 

17 implement the mentoring plan. 

18 ‘‘(c) APPROVAL.—Applications approved under this 

19 part shall be approved for a continuous period of 3 fiscal 

20 years. 

21 ‘‘SEC. 291. REPORTS. 

22 ‘‘Not later than 120 days after the end of the 1st 

23 fiscal year for which grants or contracts are made under 

24 this part, the Administrator shall submit, to the Speaker 

25 of the House of Representatives and the President pro 


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1 tempore of the Senate, a report containing an evaluation 

2 carried out to determine with respect to juveniles the suc3 cess and effectiveness of this part in reducing delinquency 

4 and gang participation, improving academic performance, 

5 and reducing the school dropout rate.’’. 

6 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

7 Section 299 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 

8 Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)— 

10 (A) in the heading by striking ‘‘PARTS C 

11 AND E’’ and inserting ‘‘PARTS C THROUGH I’’, 

12 and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘parts C and E’’ and in14 serting ‘‘parts C through I’’; and 

15 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR

17 PARTS F, G, H, AND I.—There are authorized to be ap18 propriated to carry out parts F, G, H, and I such sums 

19 as may be necessary for fiscal years 2008, 2009, 2010, 

20 and 2011.’’. 

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