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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 5250

To provide assistance to mobilize and support United States communities

in carrying out youth development programs that assure that all youth

have access to programs and services that build the competencies and

character development needed to fully prepare the youth to become adults

and effective citizens.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 21, 2000

Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. FROST,

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

Committee on Education and the Workforce

A BILL

To provide assistance to mobilize and support United States

communities in carrying out youth development programs

that assure that all youth have access to programs and

services that build the competencies and character development needed to fully prepare the youth to become

adults and effective citizens.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 TITLE I—SHORT TITLE; POLICY;

2 FINDINGS; DEFINITIONS

3 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Younger Americans

5 Act’’.

6 SEC. 102. A NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY.

7 Congress hereby resolves, in keeping with the tradi8 tional United States concept that youth are the Nation’s

9 most valuable resource, that youth of the Nation need, and

10 it is the joint and several duty and responsibility of gov11 ernments of the United States, of the several States and

12 political subdivisions, and of Indian tribes, to assure that

13 all youth have access to the full array of core resources,

14 including—

15 (1) ongoing relationships with caring adults;

16 (2) safe places with structured activities;

17 (3) access to services that promote healthy life18 styles, including those designed to improve physical

19 and mental health;

20 (4) opportunities to acquire marketable skills

21 and competencies; and

22 (5) opportunities for community service and

23 civic participation.

24 SEC. 103. FINDINGS.

25 Congress finds that—
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1 (1) young people under 18 years of age are now

2 our most impoverished age group with 1 of every 5

3 living in poverty, a higher proportion than in 1968,

4 with the percentage for minority children being

5 about twice as high;

6 (2) more than 1 of 4 families is headed by a

7 single parent and the percentage of such families

8 headed by such single parents has risen steadily over

9 the past few decades, rising 13 percent since 1990;

10 (3) approximately 8,000,000 school-age children

11 under 14 years of age spend time without adult su12 pervision on a regular basis;

13 (4) an estimated 11,000,000 American children

14 have no health insurance and 9 out of 10 of such

15 children have parents who work;

16 (5) a need exists to address the developmental

17 needs of all youth while providing more intensive

18 support for youth in communities where need is

19 greatest;

20 (6) there is a need to engage youth as active

21 participants in decision-making that affects their

22 lives, including design, development, implementation,

23 and evaluation of youth development programs at

24 the Federal, State, and community levels;
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1 (7) existing outcome driven youth development

2 strategies, pioneered by community-based organiza3 tions, hold real promise for promoting positive be4 haviors and preventing youth problems;

5 (8) formal evaluations of youth development

6 programs have documented significant improvements

7 in interpersonal skills, quality of peer and adult rela8 tionships, self-control, cognitive competencies, com9 mitment to schooling, and academic achievement;

10 (9) formal evaluations of youth development

11 programs have documented significant reductions in

12 drug and alcohol use, school misbehavior, aggressive

13 behavior, violence, truancy, high-risk sexual behav14 ior, and smoking;

15 (10) compared to American youth generally,

16 youth participating in community-based organiza17 tions are more than 26 percent more likely to report

18 having received recognition for good grades than

19 American youth generally and nearly 20 percent

20 more likely to rate the likelihood of their going to

21 college as ‘‘very high’’;

22 (11) a partnership between the public and pri23 vate sector to promote access to the full array of

24 core resources for youth who need such resources is
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1 necessary because the private sector alone does not

2 have the capacity to promote such access; and

3 (12) the availability and use of Federal re4 sources can be an effective incentive to leverage

5 broader community support to enable local pro6 grams, activities and services to provide the full

7 array of developmental core resources, remove bar8 riers to access, promote program effectiveness, and

9 facilitate coordination and collaboration within the

10 community.

11 SEC. 104. DEFINITIONS.

12 In this Act:

13 (1) AREA AGENCY ON YOUTH.—The term ‘‘area

14 agency on youth’’ means an area agency on youth

15 designated under section 304(a)(2)(A).

16 (2) ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER.—The term ‘‘As17 sociate Commissioner’’ means the Associate Commis18 sioner of the Family and Youth Services Bureau of

19 the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families

20 of the Department of Health and Human Services.

21 (3) COMMUNITY-BASED.—The term ‘‘commu22 nity-based’’, used with respect to an organization,

23 means an organization that—

24 (A) is representative of a community or

25 significant segment of a community; and
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1 (B) is engaged in providing services to the

2 community.

3 (4) COMMUNITY BOARD.—The term ‘‘commu4 nity board’’ means a community board established in

5 accordance with section 307(a).

6 (5) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means

7 the Director of the Office on National Youth Policy.

8 (6) FUNDING AND COORDINATING AGENCY.—

9 The term ‘‘funding and coordinating agency’’ means

10 an organization directed by a board with a wide rep11 resentation from the community which generates

12 and distributes charitable health and human service

13 funds for diverse human service programs and co14 ordinates the efforts of multiple agencies as needed

15 or called upon but does not itself provide direct serv16 ices to children, youth, or their families.

17 (7) INDIAN.—The term ‘‘Indian’’ has the mean18 ing given the term in section 4(d) of the Indian Self19 Determination and Education Assistance Act (25

20 U.S.C. 450b(d)).

21 (8) NATIVE AMERICAN ORGANIZATION.—The

22 term ‘‘Native American organization’’ means—

23 (A) a tribal organization, as defined in sec24 tion 4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and

25 Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l));
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1 (B) a Native Hawaiian Organization, as

2 defined in section 4009(4) of the Augustus F.

3 Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and

4 Secondary School Improvement Amendments of

5 1988 (20 U.S.C. 4909(4));

6 (C) an Alaska Native Village Corporation

7 or Regional Corporation as defined in or estab8 lished pursuant to the Alaskan Native Claims

9 Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); or

10 (D) a private nonprofit organization estab11 lished for the purpose of serving youth who are

12 Indians or Native Hawaiians.

13 (9) NATIVE HAWAIIAN.—The term ‘‘Native Ha14 waiian’’ has the meaning given the term in section

15 4009(1) of the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T.

16 Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improve17 ment Amendments of 1988 (20 U.S.C. 4909(1)).

18 (10) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Office’’ means the

19 Office of National Youth Policy.

20 (11) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’

21 means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

22 (12) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of

23 the several States of the United States, the District

24 of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
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1 (13) UNIT OF GENERAL PURPOSE LOCAL GOV2 ERNMENT.—The term ‘‘unit of general purpose local

3 government’’ means—

4 (A) a political subdivision of a State whose

5 authority is general and not limited to only 1

6 function or combination of related functions; or

7 (B) a Native American organization.

8 (14) YOUTH.—The term ‘‘youth’’ means an in9 dividual who is not younger than age 10 and not

10 older than age 19.

11 (15) YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION.—

12 The term ‘‘youth development’’, used with respect to

13 an organization, means a public or private youth14 serving organization with a major emphasis on pro15 viding youth development programs.

16 (16) YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—The

17 term ‘‘youth development programs’’ means pro18 grams that prepare youth to contribute to their com19 munities and to meet the challenges of adolescence

20 and adulthood through a structured, progressive se21 ries of activities and experiences that (in contrast to

22 deficit-based approaches that focus solely on youth

23 problems)—
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1 (A) help the youth obtain social, emotional,

2 ethical, physical, and cognitive competencies;

3 and

4 (B) address the broader developmental re5 sources all children and youth need, such as the

6 core resources described in section 101.

7 (17) YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATION.—The

8 term ‘‘youth-serving’’, used with respect to an orga9 nization, means a public or private organization with

10 a primary focus on providing youth development pro11 grams, or health, mental health, fitness, education,

12 workforce preparation, substance abuse prevention,

13 child welfare, psychological, parenting, recreation,

14 teen pregnancy prevention, rehabilitative, or residen15 tial services, to youth.

16 TITLE II—COORDINATION OF

17 NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY

18 SEC. 201. OFFICE ON NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY.

19 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the

20 Executive Office of the President an Office of National

21 Youth Policy.

22 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Office of National Youth

23 Policy established under subsection (a) shall be adminis24 tered by a Director who shall be appointed by the Presi25 dent with the advice and consent of the Senate.
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1 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director appointed

2 under subsection (b) shall—

3 (1) establish, in cooperation with the Associate

4 Commissioner, policies, objectives, and priorities for

5 programs funded under this Act;

6 (2) serve as an effective and visible advocate for

7 youth in the Federal Government, and with other

8 departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the

9 Federal Government, by actively reviewing and com10 menting on all Federal policies affecting youth;

11 (3) develop mechanisms to resolve administra12 tive and programmatic conflicts between Federal

13 programs that would be barriers to parents, commu14 nity-based, youth-serving, and youth development or15 ganizations, local government entities, education en16 tities, older adult organizations, faith-based organi17 zations, and organizations supporting youth in serv18 ice related to the coordination of services and fund19 ing for programs promoting access to the full array

20 of core resources described in section 102 of this

21 Act; and

22 (4) consult with and assist State and local gov23 ernments with respect to barriers they encounter re24 lated to the coordination of services and funding for

25 programs under this Act.
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1 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the

2 purposes of carrying out this title, there are authorized

3 to be appropriated $500,000 for fiscal year 2001 and such

4 sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding

5 fiscal years, to remain available until expended.

6 SEC. 202. COUNCIL ON NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY.

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby established

9 in the Office a Council on National Youth Policy

10 (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Council’’).

11 (2) COMPOSITION.—

12 (A) NUMBER.—The Council shall be com13 posed of 12 members.

14 (B) QUALIFICATIONS.—The President

15 shall appoint the 12 members of the Council

16 from among—

17 (i) individuals who have expertise or

18 experience with youth development or

19 youth-serving programs, especially those

20 serving rural and inner-city urban youth;

21 (ii) representatives of national organi22 zations with an interest in youth develop23 ment programs;

24 (iii) representatives of business;

25 (iv) representatives of minorities; and
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1 (v) parents.

(C) AGE.—At least 1 2 ⁄3 of the individuals

3 appointed shall be younger than age 21 at the

4 time of appointment.

5 (D) LIMITATIONS.—No full-time officer or

6 employee of the Federal Government may be

7 appointed to be a member of the Council.

8 (b) APPOINTMENT AND TERMS.—

9 (1) TERMS.—Except as otherwise provided in

10 this section, a member of the Council shall serve for

11 a term of 3 years, which shall end on March 31 re12 gardless of the actual date of the appointment of the

13 member.

14 (2) SERVICE.—Members of the Council shall

15 serve without regard to the provisions of title 5,

16 United States Code.

17 (c) SERVICE DURING VACANCIES.—Any member ap18 pointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration

19 of the term for which such member’s predecessor was ap20 pointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term.

21 Members shall be eligible for appointment and may con22 tinue to serve after the expiration of their terms until their

23 successors have taken office.

24 (d) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Council shall

25 not affect the powers of the Council, but shall be filled
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1 in the same manner as the original appointment was

2 made.

3 (e) CHAIRPERSON.—The President shall designate a

4 Chairperson for the Council from among the members ap5 pointed to the Council.

6 (f) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet at the call

7 of the Chairperson at least twice a year.

8 (g) DUTIES.—The Council shall—

9 (1) advise and assist the President on matters

10 regarding the core resources youth need and the ca11 pacity of youth to contribute to the Nation and their

12 communities;

13 (2) directly advise the Director and the Asso14 ciate Commissioner on matters affecting the youth

15 development needs of youth for services and assist16 ance under this Act;

17 (3) make recommendations to the President, to

18 the Director, to the Secretary, to the Associate Com19 missioner, and to Congress with respect to Federal

20 policies regarding youth; and

21 (4) provide public forums for discussion, pub22 licize the core resources youth need, and obtain in23 formation relating to assuring all youth access to the

24 full array of core resources described in section 102,

25 by conducting public hearings, and by conducting or
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1 sponsoring conferences, workshops, and other such

2 meetings.

3 (h) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members of the Council

4 shall not receive compensation for the performance of

5 services for the Council, but shall be allowed travel ex6 penses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates

7 authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I

8 of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away

9 from their homes or regular places of business in the per10 formance of services for the Council. Notwithstanding sec11 tion 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Director

12 may accept the voluntary and uncompensated services of

13 members of the Council.

14 (i) REPORTS.—Not later than March 31 of 2002 and

15 each subsequent year, the Council shall prepare and sub16 mit to the President an annual report of the findings and

17 recommendations of the Council. The President shall

18 transmit each such report to Congress together with com19 ments and recommendations.

20 (j) PERMANENT COMMITTEE.—Section 14 of the

21 Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not

22 apply to the Council.

23 (k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

24 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
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1 $250,000 for fiscal year 2001 and such sums as may be

2 necessary for fiscal years 2002 through 2005.

3 TITLE III—GRANTS FOR STATE

4 AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

5 SEC. 301. PURPOSE.

6 The purpose of this title is to encourage and assist

7 State agencies, community boards, and area agencies on

8 youth to mobilize and support communities in planning,

9 implementing, and being accountable for strategies that

10 link community-based organizations, local government,

11 volunteer centers, schools, faith-based organizations, busi12 ness, and other segments of the community in assuring

13 that all youth have access to the full array of core re14 sources consisting of—

15 (1) ongoing relationships with caring adults;

16 (2) safe places with structured activities;

17 (3) access to services that promote healthy life18 styles, including those designed to improve physical

19 and mental health;

20 (4) opportunities to acquire marketable skills

21 and competencies; and

22 (5) opportunities for community service and

23 civic participation.
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1 SEC. 302. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out

3 this title $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $750,000,000

4 for fiscal year 2002, $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2003,

5 $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, and $2,000,000,000

6 for fiscal year 2005.

7 SEC. 303. ALLOTMENTS TO STATES.

8 (a) RESERVATIONS.—From sums appropriated under

9 section 302 for each fiscal year, the Associate Commis10 sioner shall reserve—

11 (1) 95 percent of the sums for allotments to

12 States to enable the States to make allocations to

13 area agencies on youth;

14 (2) 1 percent of the sums for grants to Native

15 American organizations to carry out activities con16 sistent with the objectives of this title;

17 (3) 1 percent of the sums for grants to outlying

18 areas to carry out activities consistent with the ob19 jectives of this title; and

20 (4) 3 percent of the sums for Federal discre21 tionary programs aimed at demonstrating ways to

22 respond to the special developmental needs of

23 youth—

24 (A) in correctional facilities and other out25 of-home residential settings;
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1 (B) in areas with high concentrations of

2 poverty;

3 (C) in rural areas; and

4 (D) in situations where youth are at higher

5 risk due to abuse, neglect, disconnection from

6 family, disconnection from school, or another

7 community risk factor.

8 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—For each fiscal year for which

9 a State receives a State allotment, the State shall ensure

10 that funds shall be used for the purpose of conducting

11 community-based youth development programs that—

12 (1) recognize the primary role of the family in

13 positive youth development in order to strengthen

14 families;

15 (2) promote the involvement of youth (including

16 program participants), parents, and other commu17 nity members in the planning and implementation of

18 the programs, activities, and services;

19 (3) coordinate services with other youth and

20 family services in the community;

21 (4) eliminate barriers, such as transportation,

22 cost, and service delivery location to the access of

23 core youth development services;

24 (5) provide, directly or through written con25 tract, a broad variety of accessible programs, activi-
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1 ties, and services for youth that are designed to as2 sist youth in acquiring skills and competencies nec3 essary to make a successful transition from child4 hood to adulthood;

5 (6) incorporate activities that foster relation6 ships between positive adult role models and youth,

7 provide age-appropriate activities, engage youth in,

8 and promote, positive youth development, including

9 activities such as—

10 (A) youth clubs, character development ac11 tivities, mentoring, community service, leader12 ship development, recreation, literacy and edu13 cational tutoring;

14 (B) sports, workforce readiness, peer coun15 seling, fine and performing arts; and

16 (C) camping and environmental education,

17 cultural enrichment, risk avoidance programs,

18 academic enrichment, and participant-defined

19 special interest groups, courses, or club; and

20 (7) employ strong outreach efforts to engage

21 the participation of a wide range of youth, families,

22 and service providers.

23 (c) ALLOTMENTS.—

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para25 graph (2), from sums reserved under subsection
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1 (a)(1), the Associate Commissioner shall allot to

2 each State the sum (referred to in this title as the

3 ‘‘State allotment’’) of—

4 (A) an amount that bears the same relation to 1 5 ⁄2 of the reserved sums as the number

6 of individuals who are not younger than age 10

7 and not older than age 19 in the State bears

8 to the number of such individuals in all the

9 States; and

10 (B) an amount that bears the same relation to 1 11 ⁄2 of the reserved sums as the number

12 of youth who are receiving free or reduced price

13 lunches under the school lunch program estab14 lished under the Richard B. Russell National

15 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) in

16 the State bears to the number of such youth in

17 all the States.

18 (2) STATE MINIMUM.—No State shall be allot19 ted less than 0.40 percent of the reserved sums for

20 a fiscal year.

21 (3) DETERMINATIONS.—For purposes of this

22 subsection, the number of individuals in the State

23 who are not younger than age 10 and not older than

24 age 19 in any State and in all the States, and the

25 number of youth who are receiving free or reduced
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1 price lunches under the school lunch program estab2 lished under the Richard B. Russell National School

3 Lunch Act in any State and in all the States, shall

4 be determined by the Associate Commissioner on the

5 basis of the most recent data available from the Bu6 reau of the Census, and other reliable demographic

7 data satisfactory to the Associate Commissioner.

8 (d) REALLOTMENTS.—Whenever the Associate Com9 missioner determines that any amount allotted to a State

10 for a fiscal year under this section will not be used by

11 such State for carrying out the purpose for which the al12 lotment was made, the Associate Commissioner shall make

13 such amount available for carrying out such purpose to

14 1 or more other States to the extent the Associate Com15 missioner determines that such other States will be able

16 to use such amount for carrying out such purpose.

17 (e) WITHHOLDING.—If the Associate Commissioner

18 finds that any State has failed to meet the State plan re19 quirements of section 305 or the Associate Commissioner

20 does not approve the in-State funding formula required

21 under section 306(b), the Associate Commissioner shall

22 withhold the State allotment from such State. The Asso23 ciate Commissioner shall disburse the funds withheld di24 rectly to any entity that is a public or private institution,

25 organization, or agency, or unit of general local govern-
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1 ment of such State that submits an approved plan de2 scribed in section 308, if the plan includes an agreement

3 that the entity will make available (directly or through do4 nations from public or private entities) non-Federal con5 tributions, in cash or in kind, in an amount equal to a

6 percentage determined for the State of the funds.

7 SEC. 304. STATE AGENCIES AND PLANNING AND MOBILIZA8 TION AREAS.

9 (a) STATE AGENCIES.—In order for a State to be eli10 gible to receive a State allotment under this title—

11 (1) the State shall, in accordance with regula12 tions issued by the Associate Commissioner, des13 ignate a State agency as the sole State agency to—

14 (A) develop a State plan to be submitted

15 to the Associate Commissioner for approval

16 pursuant to section 305;

17 (B) administer the plan in the State;

18 (C) be primarily responsible for the plan19 ning, policy development, administration, co20 ordination, priority setting, and evaluation of

21 all State activities related to the objectives of

22 this Act;

23 (D) serve as an effective and visible advo24 cate for youth by reviewing and commenting on
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1 all State plans, budgets, and policies that affect

2 youth; and

3 (E) divide the State into distinct planning

4 and mobilization areas, after considering the

5 views offered by units of general purpose local

6 government and appropriate public or private

7 agencies and organizations in the State, in ac8 cordance with regulations issued by the Asso9 ciate Commissioner; and

10 (2) the State agency shall—

11 (A) designate for each such area, after

12 consideration of the views offered by the units

13 of general local government and by agencies

14 and organizations in such areas, a public or pri15 vate nonprofit agency or organization to serve

16 as the area agency on youth for such area;

17 (B) provide assurances that the State

18 agency will solicit and take into account, with

19 regard to general policy related to the develop20 ment and the administration of the State plan

21 for any fiscal year, the views of youth who are

22 the recipients of services provided for in the

23 plan;

24 (C) in accordance with guidelines issued by

25 the Associate Commissioner, make allocations
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1 to designated area agencies on youth with mobi2 lization and planning areas pursuant to section

3 306(b);

4 (D) provide reasonable assurances that

5 Federal funds made available under this title

6 for the State for any period will be used to sup7 plement, and not supplant, the State, local, and

8 other funds that would in the absence of such

9 Federal funds be made available for the pro10 grams, services, and activities described in this

11 title;

12 (E) coordinate the activities of the State

13 agency with other State agencies and offices,

14 including—

15 (i) State Commissions on National

16 and Community Service established under

17 section 178 of the National and Commu18 nity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.

19 12638);

20 (ii) entities carrying out programs

21 under the Runaway and Homeless Youth

22 Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) and other

23 programs under the Juvenile Justice and

24 Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42

25 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.);
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1 (iii) entities carrying out independent

2 living programs;

3 (iv) entities carrying out foster care

4 programs;

5 (v) youth councils established under

6 section 117(h) of the Workforce Invest7 ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2832(h));

8 and

9 (vi) entities carrying out 21st Century

10 Community Learning Centers under part I

11 of title X of the Elementary and Secondary

12 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8241 et

13 seq.); and

14 (F) compile reports from area agencies on

15 youth, including outcome data and evaluation

16 information regarding programs funded under

17 this title, and provide an annual report to the

18 Associate Commissioner, and provide a copy of

19 such report to the Director.

20 (b) PLANNING AND MOBILIZATION AREAS.—

21 (1) UNIT OF GENERAL PURPOSE LOCAL GOV22 ERNMENT.—

23 (A) CRITERIA.—In carrying out subsection

24 (a)(1), the State agency may designate as a

25 planning and mobilization area any unit of gen-
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1 eral purpose local government that has a popu2 lation of 100,000 or more. In particular, the

3 State agency may designate such a unit as a

4 planning and mobilization area if the unit has

5 been engaged in youth development program

6 planning and mobilization, such as a ‘‘commu7 nity of promise’’ coordinated by America’s

8 Promise: the Alliance for Youth.

9 (B) HEARING.—In any case in which a

10 unit of general local government applies to the

11 State agency to be designated as a planning

12 and mobilization area under this paragraph, the

13 State agency shall, upon request, provide an op14 portunity for a hearing to such unit of general

15 purpose local government.

16 (2) REGION.—The State agency may designate

17 as a planning and mobilization area under sub18 section (a)(1) any region in the State that includes

19 1 or more units of general purpose local government

20 if the State agency determines that the designation

21 of such a regional planning and mobilization area is

22 necessary for, and will enhance, the effective admin23 istration of the programs authorized by this title.

24 (3) ADDITIONAL AREAS.—The State agency

25 may include in any planning and mobilization area
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1 designated under subsection (a)(1) such additional

2 areas adjacent to a unit of general purpose local

3 government or as the State agency determines to be

4 necessary for and will enhance the effective adminis5 tration of the programs authorized by this title.

6 (4) INDIAN RESERVATIONS.—The State agency,

7 in carrying out subsection (a)(1), shall to the extent

8 practicable include all portions of an Indian reserva9 tion in a single planning and mobilization area.

10 SEC. 305. STATE PLANS.

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a State

12 allotment under this title, a State shall submit to the Asso13 ciate Commissioner a State plan, for a 2-, 3-, or 4-year

14 period determined by the State agency, at such time, in

15 such manner, and meeting such criteria as the Associate

16 Commissioner may by regulation prescribe, and shall make

17 such annual revisions as may be necessary to the plan.

18 (b) CONTENTS.—Each such State plan shall contain

19 assurances that the plan is based on area plans developed

20 under section 308 by area agencies on youth in the State

21 and that the State has prepared and distributed a uniform

22 format for use by area agencies on youth in developing

23 the area plans.
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1 SEC. 306. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR STATE ACTIVITIES

2 AND LOCAL ALLOCATIONS.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—From a State allotment made

4 under this title for any fiscal year—

5 (1)(A) the State agency may use such amount

6 as the State agency determines to be appropriate,

7 but not more than 7 percent, for the purposes of

8 subparagraphs (B) and (C);

9 (B) the State agency may use such amount as

10 the State agency determines to be appropriate, but

11 not more than 4 percent of the State allotment, for

12 paying the cost of—

13 (i) reviewing area plans and distributing

14 funds to area agencies on youth; and

15 (ii) assisting community boards and area

16 agencies on youth in carrying out activities

17 under this title; and

18 (C) the State agency may use such amount as

19 the State agency determines to be appropriate, but

20 not less than 3 percent and not more than 7 percent

21 of the State allotment, for making State discre22 tionary grants to respond to the special develop23 mental needs of youth—

24 (i) in correctional facilities and other out25 of-home residential settings;
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1 (ii) in areas with high concentrations of

2 poverty;

3 (iii) in rural areas; and

4 (iv) in situations where youth are at great5 er risk due to abuse, neglect, disconnection

6 from family, disconnection from school, or an7 other community risk factor; and

8 (2) the State agency shall use the remainder of

9 such allotment to make allocations under subsection

10 (b) to area agencies on youth associated with plan11 ning and mobilization areas, to pay for the cost of

12 programs under this title that are specified in area

13 plans that—

14 (A) are developed through a comprehensive

15 and coordinated system of planning;

16 (B) have been approved by the community

17 board; and

18 (C) have been approved by the State agen19 cy.

20 (b) ALLOCATIONS.—From the remainder of the State

21 allotment described in subsection (a)(2), the State agency,

22 using the best available data, shall allocate for each plan23 ning and mobilization area in the State—

24 (1) an amount that bears the same relation to

1 25 ⁄2 of the remainder as the number of individuals
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1 who are not younger than age 10 and not older than

2 age 19 in the planning and mobilization area bears

3 to the number of such individuals in the State; and

4 (2) an amount that bears the same relation to

1 5 ⁄2 of the remainder as the number of youth who are

6 receiving free or reduced price lunches under the

7 school lunch program established under the Richard

8 B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.

9 1751 et seq.) in the planning and mobilization area

10 bears to the number of such youth in the State.

11 (c) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—A State that uses funds

12 under this title for the purposes of section 306(a)(1)(B)

13 shall match such sums so used on a dollar-for-dollar basis

14 in cash.

15 SEC. 307. COMMUNITY BOARDS AND AREA AGENCIES ON

16 YOUTH.

17 (a) COMMUNITY BOARD.—

18 (1) SELECTION.—

19 (A) LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND FUNDING

20 AND COORDINATING AGENCIES.—Except as oth21 erwise provided in this paragraph, in order to

22 receive funds from a State pursuant to this

23 title, a planning and mobilization area shall

24 have a community board appointed and con25 vened jointly by the chief executive officer of a
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1 local funding and coordinating agency in the

2 area and the chief executive officers of units of

3 general local government in the area.

4 (B) PRIVATE AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOV5 ERNMENTS.—In the event that a local funding

6 and coordinating agency is not represented in

7 the planning and mobilization area, or the chief

8 executive officer of a local funding and coordi9 nating agency in the area is unwilling or unable

10 to participate in jointly appointing and con11 vening the community board, the State agency,

12 after consideration of the views offered by the

13 units of general local government and by non14 profit agencies and organizations in such area,

15 shall designate a private nonprofit agency or or16 ganization in the area to appoint and convene

17 the community board jointly with the chief ex18 ecutive officers of units of general local govern19 ment in the area.

20 (C) LOCAL FUNDING AND COORDINATING

21 AGENCIES AND PUBLIC ENTITIES.—In the event

22 that a chief executive officer of a unit of gen23 eral local government in the planning and mobi24 lization area is unwilling or unable to partici25 pate in jointly appointing and convening the
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1 community board, the State agency, after con2 sideration of the views offered by the units of

3 general local government and by youth-serving

4 agencies and organizations in such area, shall

5 designate an executive official of a public entity

6 in the area to appoint and convene the commu7 nity board jointly with the chief executive offi8 cer of a local funding and coordinating agency.

9 (D) EXISTING ENTITY.—An existing entity

10 in the planning and mobilization area may serve

11 as the community board if—

12 (i) such entity’s membership meets

13 the requirements for a community board or

14 is adapted to meet such requirements;

15 (ii) such entity’s membership was ap16 pointed by the chief executive officer of a

17 unit of general local government in the

18 area;

19 (iii) such entity is approved by the

20 State agency; and

21 (iv) such entity is approved by the

22 chief executive officer of a local funding

23 and coordinating agency, or by the chief

24 executive officer of a private nonprofit

25 agency or organization designated accord-
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1 ing to subparagraph (B) in the event that

2 a local funding and coordinating agency is

3 not represented in the area or is unwilling

4 or unable to consider the approval of the

5 entity.

6 (2) COMPOSITION.—A community board shall

7 consist of an equal number of local representatives

8 from each of the following 3 groups:

9 (A) A group comprised of individuals, in10 cluding minority individuals, under age 21 at

11 the time of their appointment.

12 (B) A group comprised of representatives

13 of—

14 (i) private youth-serving and youth

15 development organizations (in existence as

16 of the date of appointment of the rep17 resentatives to the board);

18 (ii) public youth-serving and youth de19 velopment organizations; and

20 (iii) organizations supporting youth in

21 service.

22 (C) A group comprised of representatives

23 of—

24 (i) local elected officials;
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1 (ii) educational entities, including

2 local, middle, and secondary schools, com3 munity colleges, colleges, and universities;

4 (iii) volunteer centers;

5 (iv) philanthropic organizations, in6 cluding community foundations;

7 (v) businesses and employee organiza8 tions;

9 (vi) faith-based organizations;

10 (vii) health and mental health agen11 cies; and

12 (viii) parents and grandparents.

13 (3) CHAIRPERSON.—After being appointed and

14 convened, the community board shall elect a chair15 person from among its membership.

16 (4) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each community

17 board in each planning and mobilization area shall

18 have responsibility for supervising the preparation,

19 submission, and implementation of the area plan de20 scribed in section 308, including the approval of

21 grants and contracts funded pursuant to this title

22 within the planning and mobilization area.

23 (b) AREA AGENCY ON YOUTH.—An area agency on

24 youth—
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1 (1) shall serve as the fiscal agent for a planning

2 and mobilization area;

3 (2) shall be under the supervision of the com4 munity board for the planning and mobilization area

5 with regard to activities conducted pursuant to this

6 title;

7 (3) shall provide an assurance to the State

8 agency, that is determined to be adequate by the

9 State agency, that such area agency on youth will

10 have the ability to develop an area plan for the plan11 ning and mobilization area and to carry out, either

12 directly or indirectly through contractual or other

13 arrangements, a youth development program in ac14 cordance with such plan; and

15 (4) shall compile reports from programs, serv16 ices, and activities approved by the community board

17 for funding under this Act, including outcome data

18 and evaluation information regarding program ac19 complishments, and provide an annual report to the

20 State agency.

21 (c) COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION EXPENSES.—An

22 area agency on youth may use not more than 10 percent

23 of the allocation made to the agency under this title for

24 expenses related to community mobilization, including

25 generating additional commitments of cash and in-kind re-
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1 sources, administration, planning, monitoring, and evalua2 tion.

3 SEC. 308. AREA PLANS.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Each area agency on youth for

5 a planning and mobilization area shall, in order to be ap6 proved by the State agency and receive an allocation under

7 this title, develop, prepare, and submit to the State agency

8 an area plan, approved by the community board, for the

9 planning and mobilization area. Such plan shall be for a

10 2-, 3-, or 4-year period determined by the State agency,

11 with such annual revisions as may be necessary. Each

12 such plan shall be based upon a uniform format for area

13 plans in the State prepared in accordance with section

14 305(b).

15 (b) CONTENTS.—Each such plan shall—

16 (1) provide specific outcome objectives for youth

17 development programs, services, and activities to be

18 carried out in the planning and mobilization area,

19 based on an assessment of needs and resources, suf20 ficient to assure that all youth in the area have ac21 cess through a comprehensive and coordinated sys22 tem to the full array of core resources that consist

23 of—

24 (A) ongoing relationships with caring

25 adults;
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1 (B) safe places with structured activities;

2 (C) access to services that promote healthy

3 lifestyles, including those designed to improve

4 physical and mental health;

5 (D) opportunities to acquire marketable

6 skills and competencies; and

7 (E) opportunities for community service

8 and civic participation;

9 (2) provide an assurance that, in awarding

10 grants and contracts to entities to implement the

11 area plan to provide youth with access to core re12 sources described in paragraph (1) through youth

13 development programs, the agency will give priority

14 to entities as described in section 310(b);

15 (3) provide that not less than 30 percent of the

16 funds allocated for the planning and mobilization

17 area will be used for youth development programs

18 that respond to the special developmental needs of

19 youth—

20 (A) in correctional facilities and other out21 of-home residential settings;

22 (B) in areas with high concentrations of

23 poverty;

24 (C) in rural areas; and
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1 (D) in situations where youth are at higher

2 risk due to abuse, neglect, disconnection from

3 family, disconnection from school, or another

4 community risk factor;

5 (4) provide assurances that youth engaged in

6 programs carried out under the area plan will be

7 treated equitably;

8 (5) contain strategies for mobilizing and coordi9 nating community resources to meet the outcome ob10 jectives;

11 (6) describe activities for which funds made

12 available through the allocation will be used to fill

13 gaps between unmet needs and available resources;

14 (7) describe the inclusive process used by the

15 area agency on youth to engage all segments of the

16 communities in the planning and mobilization area

17 in developing the area plan;

18 (8) provide measures of program effectiveness

19 to be used in evaluating the progress of the pro20 grams, services, and activities approved by the com21 munity board in the area in assuring access for all

22 youth to the full array of core resources described in

23 paragraph (1), including specific measures for pro24 viding access to such resources for youth living in

25 areas with high concentrations of poverty;
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1 (9) describe how local requirements for pro2 viding matching funds will be achieved, how re3 sources will be leveraged, and the uses to which

4 matching funds and leveraged resources will be ap5 plied, in carrying out the area plan;

6 (10) provide for the establishment and mainte7 nance of outreach sufficient to ensure that youth

8 and their families in the planning and mobilization

9 area are aware of programs providing access to the

10 core resources described in paragraph (1);

11 (11) provide that the area agency on youth,

12 under the supervision of the community board,

13 will—

14 (A) conduct periodic evaluations of, and

15 public hearings on, activities carried out under

16 the area plan;

17 (B) furnish technical assistance to entities

18 within the planning and mobilization area car19 rying out programs under this title;

20 (C) establish effective and efficient proce21 dures for the coordination of—

22 (i) entities carrying out programs

23 under this title within the planning and

24 mobilization area; and
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1 (ii) entities carrying out other Federal

2 programs for youth within the planning

3 and mobilization area;

4 (D) conduct outreach, to identify youth in

5 the area and inform the youth of the avail6 ability of resources under this Act; and

7 (E) take into account in connection with

8 matters of general policy arising in the develop9 ment and administration of the area plan, the

10 views of youth who have participated in pro11 grams pursuant to the plan; and

12 (12) provide for the utilization of entities car13 rying out volunteer service centers and organizations

14 supporting youth in service in the area to—

15 (A) encourage and enlist the services of

16 local volunteer groups to provide assistance and

17 services appropriate to the unique develop18 mental needs of youth in the planning and mo19 bilization area;

20 (B) encourage, organize, and promote

21 youth to serve as volunteers to communities in

22 the area; and

23 (C) promote recognition of the contribution

24 made by younger volunteers to programs ad-
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1 ministered in the planning and mobilization

2 area.

3 SEC. 309. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.

4 (a) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.—In implementing an

5 area plan, once the plan has been submitted to and ap6 proved by the State agency, an area agency on youth,

7 under the supervision of a community board, shall issue

8 a request for proposals to award grants and contracts to

9 eligible entities to carry out youth development programs

10 under the plan.

11 (b) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—The area agency on

12 youth, under the supervision of the community board,

13 shall use the funds made available through the allocation

14 made to the agency under this title to award grants on

15 a competitive basis and contracts to eligible entities to pay

16 for the Federal share of the cost of carrying out the youth

17 development programs. From funds made available to the

18 area agency on youth, not more than 50 percent may be

19 awarded to a single grantee except if such grantee is a

20 collaboration as described in section 310(a)(1) or approved

21 by the Assistant Secretary.

22 (c) PERIOD.—The area agency on youth may award

23 such a grant or contract for a period of not more than

24 4 years. The area agency on youth, under the supervision

25 of the community board and after reviewing the reports
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1 and evaluation information pursuant to section 307(b)(4)

2 of this Act, may terminate the funding made available

3 through such grant or contract during such grant or con4 tract period for a program if the program fails to comply

5 with the requirements of this Act or if insufficient Federal

6 funds are appropriated under section 302 to permit con7 tinuation of funding.

8 (d) FEDERAL SHARE.—

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the

10 cost of carrying out a program described in this sec11 tion shall be—

12 (A) 80 percent for the first and second

13 year for which the program receives funding

14 under this section;

15 (B) 70 percent for the third such year;

16 (C) 60 percent for the fourth year; and

17 (D) 50 percent for any subsequent year.

18 (2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—An entity that re19 ceives a grant or contract under this section may

20 provide for the non-Federal share of the cost from

21 non-Federal sources (which may include State or

22 local public sources) in cash or in kind, fairly evalu23 ated, including facilities, equipment, or services.

24 (3) ADJUSTMENTS.—A State agency and the

25 Associate Commissioner may jointly adjust the Fed-
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1 eral share of the cost that applies to an entity that

2 receives a grant or contract under this section from

3 an area agency on youth, in the event that the agen4 cy demonstrates significant economic need sufficient

5 to cause difficulties in area plan implementation.

6 SEC. 310. ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant

8 or contract under section 309, an entity shall be—

9 (1) a consortium of community-based youth10 serving or youth development organizations, public

11 agencies, health and mental health agencies, edu12 cation entities including community colleges, col13 leges, and universities, volunteer centers, faith-based

14 organizations, older adult organizations, or organiza15 tions supporting youth in service; or

16 (2) a community-based public or private youth17 serving or youth development organization.

18 (b) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants and contracts

19 under section 309, an area agency on youth shall give pri20 ority to—

21 (1) entities that carry out programs in the ex22 isting health and human service infrastructure (as of

23 the date of submission of the area plan) that use

24 proven methods and materials supported by evalua-
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1 tion and have proven records of effective service de2 livery and sustainability; and

3 (2) entities that submit applications under sec4 tion 311 that—

5 (A) evidence collaboration among commu6 nity agencies in providing services under an

7 area plan; and

8 (B) are outcome driven.

9 (c) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—An entity that re10 ceives a grant or contract under section 309 may use up

11 to 5 percent of the funds received through the grant or

12 contract for the cost of administrative expenses.

13 (d) LIMITATION.—A for-profit entity that receives a

14 grant or contract under section 309 may not use funds

15 made available through the grant or contract for the pur16 poses of generating additional profits.

17 SEC. 311. APPLICATIONS.

18 To be eligible to receive a grant or contract under

19 section 309 to carry out youth development programs

20 under an area plan, an entity shall submit an application

21 to the area agency on youth for the area at such time,

22 in such manner, and containing such information as the

23 area agency on youth, under the direction of the commu24 nity board, and the appropriate State agency, may reason25 ably require.
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1 SEC. 312. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

2 (a) ACCESS.—An entity that receives a grant or con3 tract to carry out a program under section 309 shall im4 plement a program that promotes, either directly, through

5 contract, or indirectly through collaboration with other

6 community entities, access to the full array of core re7 sources specified in section 101.

8 (b) ACTIVITIES.—An entity that receives a grant or

9 contract to carry out a program under section 309 may

10 include among eligible activities, which are part of an ef11 fort to provide access to the full array of core resources

12 specified in section 101—

13 (1) character development and ethical enrich14 ment activities;

15 (2) mentoring activities, including one-to-one

16 relationship building and tutoring;

17 (3) provision and support of community youth

18 centers and clubs;

19 (4) nonschool hours, weekend, and summer pro20 grams and camps;

21 (5) sports, recreation, and other activities pro22 moting physical fitness and teamwork;

23 (6) services that promote health and healthy de24 velopment and behavior on the part of youth, includ25 ing risk avoidance programs;
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1 (7) academic enrichment, peer counseling and

2 teaching, and literacy;

3 (8) camping and environmental education;

4 (9) cultural enrichment, including music, fine

5 and performing arts;

6 (10) workforce preparation, youth entrepreneur7 ship, and technological and vocational skill building,

8 including computer skills;

9 (11) opportunities for community service aimed

10 at involving youth in providing the full array of core

11 resources described in section 101 to other youth, in12 cluding opportunities provided in conjunction with

13 activities being performed by entities under the Na14 tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.

15 C. 12501 et seq.);

16 (12) opportunities that engage youth in civic

17 participation and as partners in decision-making, es18 pecially opportunities with respect to programs and

19 strategies that seek to offer access to the full array

20 of core resources described in section 102;

21 (13) special interest groups or courses, includ22 ing video production, cooking, gardening, pet care,

23 photography, and other youth-identified interests;
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1 (14) efforts focused on building the capacity of

2 community-based youth workers, utilizing commu3 nity colleges, colleges, and universities;

4 (15) public and private youth led programs, in5 cluding such programs provided by youth-serving or

6 youth development organizations;

7 (16) transportation services to foster the par8 ticipation of youth in youth development programs

9 in the community;

10 (17) subsidies for youth from families that meet

11 the income eligibility guidelines for a free or reduced

12 price lunch under section 9(b) of the Richard B.

13 Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.

14 1758(b)), if the provision of the subsidy allows the

15 youth to fully participate in youth development pro16 grams that are part of a strategy to promote access

17 to the full array of core-resources described in sec18 tion 102 of this Act;

19 (18) training or group counseling to assist

20 youth by State certified counselors, psychologists, so21 cial workers, or other State licensed or certified

22 mental health professionals who are qualified under

23 State law to provide such services to children and

24 adolescents; and
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1 (19) referrals to State certified counselors, psy2 chologists, social workers, or other State licensed or

3 certified mental health professionals or health pro4 fessionals qualified under State law to provide such

5 services to children and adolescents.

6 TITLE IV—TRAINING,

7 RESEARCH, AND EVALUATION

8 SEC. 401. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

9 The purpose of this title is to expand the Nation’s

10 knowledge and understanding of youth, youth development

11 programs, and community mobilization aimed at providing

12 all youth with access to the full array of core resources

13 described in section 102 by—

14 (1) assisting States in evaluating the effective15 ness of activities implemented under this Act, includ16 ing the outcomes resulting from the activities;

17 (2) placing priority on the education and train18 ing of personnel, with respect to youth development

19 programs, to work with youth, with a special empha20 sis on younger minority individuals and younger low21 income individuals;

22 (3) conducting research and identifying effec23 tive practices directly related to the field of youth

24 development; and
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1 (4) disseminating information acquired through

2 such research.

3 SEC. 402. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary may

5 award grants and contracts to eligible entities to carry out

6 evaluation, education and training, research, and dissemi7 nation activities described in this section.

8 (b) EVALUATION.—

9 (1) SYSTEM.—The Associate Commissioner

10 shall develop and establish a system for evaluating

11 the effectiveness of activities implemented under this

12 Act, including mechanisms for determining and

13 measuring programmatic outcomes resulting from

14 those activities.

15 (2) DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding grants and

16 contracts under subsection (a), the Assistant Sec17 retary shall use 50 percent of the funds appro18 priated for carrying out this section for an equitable

19 distribution among the States to allow State agen20 cies to be responsible for evaluating the effectiveness

21 of the activities implemented in the State under this

22 Act.

23 (c) EDUCATION AND TRAINING.—The Associate

24 Commissioner shall develop and establish a system for

25 providing education and training of personnel of States,
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1 area agencies on youth, and community boards to increase

2 their capacity to work with youth, with a special emphasis

3 on younger minority individuals and younger low-income

4 individuals, in carrying out quality youth development pro5 grams under this Act.

6 (d) IMPACT EVALUATION.—

7 (1) BIENNIAL EVALUATION.—The Associate

8 Commissioner, in consultation with the Director and

9 the National Council on Youth Policy, shall conduct

10 an independent biennial evaluation of the impact of

11 programs assisted under this Act and of other recent

12 and new initiatives to promote positive youth devel13 opment. The evaluation shall report on—

14 (A) whether funded programs, services,

15 and activities—

16 (i) provided a thorough assessment of

17 local resources and barriers to access the

18 full array of developmental core resources;

19 (ii) used objective data and the knowl20 edge of a wide range of community mem21 bers;

22 (iii) developed measurable goals and

23 objectives; and
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1 (iv) implemented research-based pro2 grams that have been shown to be effective

3 and meet identified needs; and

4 (v) conducted periodic program eval5 uations to assess progress made towards

6 achieving program goals and objectives and

7 whether they used evaluations to improve

8 program goals, objectives and activities;

9 (B) whether funded programs, services,

10 and activities have been designed and imple11 mented in a manner that specifically targets, if

12 relevant to the program—

13 (i) research-based variables that are

14 predictive of healthy adolescent develop15 ment;

16 (ii) risk factors that are predictive of

17 an increased likelihood that young people

18 will use drugs, alcohol or tobacco or en19 gage in violence or drop out of school; or

20 (iii) protective factors, buffers, or as21 sets that are known to protect youth from

22 exposure to risk, either by reducing the ex23 posure to risk factors or by changing the

24 way the young person responds to risk,
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1 and to increase the likelihood of positive

2 youth development;

3 (C) whether funded programs, services,

4 and activities have appreciably reduced indi5 vidual risk-taking behavior and community risk

6 factors and increased either individual or com7 munity protective factors; and

8 (D) whether funded programs, services,

9 and activities have conducted effective youth

10 and parent involvement.

11 (2) BIENNIAL REPORT.—Not later than Janu12 ary 1, 2003, and every 2 years thereafter, the Asso13 ciate Commissioner shall submit to the President

14 and Congress a report on the findings of the evalua15 tion conducted under paragraph (1) together with

16 the data available from other sources on the well

17 being of adolescents.

18 (e) DISSEMINATION.—The Associate Commissioner

19 shall develop a system to facilitate the dissemination of

20 information acquired through the research to States, area

21 agencies on youth, community boards, and the public

22 about successful and promising strategies for providing all

23 youth with the full array of core resources specified in sec24 tion 101.
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1 SEC. 403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out

3 this title $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and such sums

4 as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2002, 2003,

5 2004, and 2005.

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