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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1582

To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act and the Missing

Children’s Assistance Act, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

FEBRUARY 29 (legislative day, FEBRUARY 28), 1996

Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. SIMON) introduced the following bill; which

was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act and

the Missing Children’s Assistance Act, 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 ‘‘Runaway and Home5 less Youth Reauthorization Act of 1996’’.

6 SEC. 2. JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVEN7 TION ACT OF 1974.

8 (a) RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH.—Section 385

9 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act

10 of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5733) is amended to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

2 ‘‘SEC. 385. (a)(1) There are authorized to be appro3 priated to carry out this title (other than part B and sec4 tion 344) $75,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997,

5 1998, 1999, and 2000.

6 ‘‘(2) Not less than 90 percent of the funds appro7 priated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year shall be

8 available to carry out section 311(a) in such fiscal year.

9 ‘‘(3) After making the allocation required by para10 graph (2), the Secretary shall reserve for the purpose of

11 carrying out section 331 not less than $911,700 for each

12 of the fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.

13 ‘‘(4) In the use of funds appropriated under para14 graph (1) that are in excess of $38,000,000 but less than

15 $42,600,000, priority may be given to awarding enhance16 ment grants to programs (with priority to programs that

17 receive grants of less than $85,000), for the purpose of

18 allowing such programs to achieve higher performance

19 standards, including—

20 ‘‘(A) increasing and retaining trained staff;

21 ‘‘(B) strengthening family reunification efforts;

22 ‘‘(C) improving aftercare services;

23 ‘‘(D) fostering better coordination of services

24 with public and private entities;
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1 ‘‘(E) providing comprehensive services, includ2 ing health and mental health care, education, pre3 vention and crisis intervention, and vocational serv4 ices; and

5 ‘‘(F) improving data collection efforts.

6 ‘‘(5) In the use of funds appropriated under para7 graph (1) that are in excess of $42,599,999—

8 ‘‘(A) 50 percent may be targeted at developing

9 new programs in unserved or underserved commu10 nities; and

11 ‘‘(B) 50 percent may be targeted at program

12 enhancement activities described in paragraph (4).

13 ‘‘(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), there are author14 ized to be appropriated to carry out part B of this title

15 $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999,

16 and 2000.

17 ‘‘(2) No funds may be appropriated to carry out part

18 B of this title for a fiscal year unless the aggregate

19 amount appropriated for such fiscal year to carry out part

20 A of this title exceeds $26,900,000.

21 ‘‘(c) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry

22 out section 344 of this title $1,000,000 for each of the

23 fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.

24 ‘‘(d) The Secretary (through the Administration on

25 Children, Youth and Families which shall administer this
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1 title) shall consult with the Attorney General (through the

2 Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delin3 quency Prevention) for the purpose of coordinating the de4 velopment and implementation of programs and activities

5 funded under this title with those related programs and

6 activities funded under title II of this Act and under the

7 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42

8 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.).

9 ‘‘(e) No funds appropriated to carry out the purposes

10 of this title—

11 ‘‘(1) may be used for any program or activity

12 which is not specifically authorized by this title; or

13 ‘‘(2) may be combined with funds appropriated

14 under any other Act if the purpose of combining

15 such funds is to make a single discretionary grant

16 or a single discretionary payment unless such funds

17 are separately identified in all grants and contracts

18 and are used for the purposes specified in this

19 title.’’.

20 (b) MISSING CHILDREN’S ASSISTANCE.—Section 408

21 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act

22 of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5777) is amended to read as follows:

23 ‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

24 ‘‘SEC. 408. To carry out the provisions of this title,

25 there are authorized to be appropriated $6,000,000 for

26 each of the fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.’’.
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1 (c) INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR LOCAL DELINQUENCY

2 PREVENTION PROGRAMS.—Section 506 of the Juvenile

3 Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42

4 U.S.C. 5785) is amended to read as follows:

5 ‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

6 ‘‘SEC. 506. To carry out this title, there are author7 ized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal

8 years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.’’.

9 SEC. 3. ANTI-DRUG ABUSE ACT OF 1986.

10 (a) DRUG EDUCATION AND PREVENTION RELATING

11 TO YOUTH GANGS.—Section 3505 of the Anti-Drug Abuse

12 Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11805) is amended to read as

13 follows:

14 ‘‘SEC. 3505. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

15 ‘‘To carry out this chapter, there are authorized to

16 be appropriated $16,000,000 for each of the fiscal years

17 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.’’.

18 (b) PROGRAM FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS

19 YOUTH.—Section 3513 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of

20 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11823) is amended to read as follows:

21 ‘‘SEC. 3513. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

22 ‘‘To carry out this chapter, there are authorized to

23 be appropriated $16,000,000 for each of the fiscal years

24 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.’’.
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1 SEC. 4. CRIME CONTROL ACT OF 1990.

2 Section 214B of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (42

3 U.S.C. 13004) is amended to read as follows:

4 ‘‘SEC. 214B. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

5 ‘‘(a) SECTIONS 213 AND 214.—There are authorized

6 to be appropriated to carry out sections 213 and 214

7 $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999,

8 and 2000.

9 ‘‘(b) SECTION 214A.—There are authorized to be ap10 propriated to carry out section 214A $5,000,000 for each

11 of the fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.’’.

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