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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6459 

To reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 

Act of 1974, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 7, 2016 

Mr. CURBELO of Florida (for himself and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 

the Workforce 

A BILL 

To reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and 

Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, 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 ‘‘Supporting Youth Op5 portunity and Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

7 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

TITLE I—DECLARATION OF FINDINGS, PURPOSE, AND 

DEFINITIONS 


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Sec. 101. Findings. 

Sec. 102. Purposes. 

Sec. 103. Definitions. 

TITLE II—JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION 

Sec. 201. Concentration of Federal efforts. 

Sec. 202. Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. 

Sec. 203. Annual report. 

Sec. 204. Allocation of funds. 

Sec. 205. State plans. 

Sec. 206. Repeal of juvenile delinquency prevention block grant program. 

Sec. 207. Research and evaluation; statistical analyses; information dissemination. 

Sec. 208. Training and technical assistance. 

Sec. 209. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 210. Administrative authority. 

TITLE III—INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR LOCAL DELINQUENCY 

PREVENTION PROGRAMS 

Sec. 301. Short title. 

Sec. 302. Definitions. 

Sec. 303. Duties and functions of the administrator. 

Sec. 304. Grants for delinquency prevention programs. 

Sec. 305. Grants for tribal delinquency prevention and response programs. 

Sec. 306. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 307. Technical amendment. 

TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 

Sec. 401. Evaluation by Government Accountability Office. 

Sec. 402. Accountability and oversight. 

1 TITLE I—DECLARATION OF 

2 FINDINGS, PURPOSE, AND 

3 DEFINITIONS 

4 SEC. 101. FINDINGS. 

5 Section 101(a)(9) of the Juvenile Justice and Delin6 quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601(a)(9)) is 

7 amended by inserting ‘‘, including offenders who enter the 

8 juvenile justice system as the result of sexual abuse, ex9 ploitation, and trauma,’’ after ‘‘young juvenile offenders’’. 


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1 SEC. 102. PURPOSES. 

2 Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 

3 Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5602) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, tribal,’’ 

5 after ‘‘State’’; 

6 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

7 (A) by inserting ‘‘, tribal,’’ after ‘‘State’’; 

8 and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

10 (3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol11 lows: 

12 ‘‘(3) to assist State, tribal, and local govern13 ments in addressing juvenile crime through the pro14 vision of technical assistance, research, training, 

15 evaluation, and the dissemination of current and rel16 evant information on effective and evidence-based 

17 programs and practices for combating juvenile delin18 quency; and’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘(4) to support a continuum of evidence-based 

21 or promising programs (including delinquency pre22 vention, intervention, mental health, behavioral 

23 health and substance abuse treatment, family serv24 ices, and services for children exposed to violence) 

25 that are trauma informed, reflect the science of ado26 lescent development, and are designed to meet the 


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1 needs of at-risk youth and youth who come into con2 tact with the justice system.’’. 

3 SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS. 

4 Section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 

5 Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (8)— 

7 (A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by adding 

8 ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

9 (B) by striking subparagraph (C); and 

10 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

11 subparagraph (C); 

12 (2) in paragraph (18) by adding at the end the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘that has a law enforcement function, as determined 

15 by the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with 

16 the Attorney General;’’. 

17 (3) by amending paragraph (22) to read as fol18 lows: 

19 ‘‘(22) the term ‘jail or lockup for adults’ means 

20 a secure facility that is used by a State, unit of local 

21 government, or law enforcement authority to detain 

22 or confine adult inmates;’’; 

23 (4) by amending paragraph (25) to read as fol24 lows: 


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1 ‘‘(25) the term ‘sight or sound contact’ means 

2 any physical, clear visual, or verbal contact that is 

3 not brief and inadvertent;’’; 

4 (5) by amending paragraph (26) to read as fol5 lows: 

6 ‘‘(26) the term ‘adult inmate’— 

7 ‘‘(A) means an individual who— 

8 ‘‘(i) has reached the age of full crimi9 nal responsibility under applicable State 

10 law; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) has been arrested and is in cus12 tody for or awaiting trial on a criminal 

13 charge, or is convicted of a criminal of14 fense; and 

15 ‘‘(B) does not include an individual who— 

16 ‘‘(i) at the time of the offense was 

17 younger than the maximum age at which a 

18 youth can be held in a juvenile facility 

19 under applicable State law; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) was committed to the care and 

21 custody or supervision, including post22 placement or parole supervision, of a juve23 nile correctional agency by a court of com24 petent jurisdiction or by operation of appli25 cable State law;’’; 


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1 (6) in paragraph (28), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

2 end; 

3 (7) in paragraph (29), by striking the period at 

4 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

5 (8) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(30) the term ‘core requirements’— 

7 ‘‘(A) means the requirements described in 

8 paragraphs (11), (12), (13), and (15) of section 

9 223(a); and 

10 ‘‘(B) does not include the data collection 

11 requirements described in subparagraphs (A) 

12 through (K) of section 207(1); 

13 ‘‘(31) the term ‘chemical agent’ means a spray 

14 or injection used to temporarily incapacitate a per15 son, including oleoresin capsicum spray, tear gas, 

16 and 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile gas; 

17 ‘‘(32) the term ‘isolation’— 

18 ‘‘(A) means any instance in which a youth 

19 is confined alone for more than 10 minutes in 

20 a room or cell; and 

21 ‘‘(B) does not include— 

22 ‘‘(i) confinement during regularly 

23 scheduled sleeping hours; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) separation based on a treatment 

2 program approved by a licensed medical or 

3 mental health professional; 

4 ‘‘(iii) confinement or separation that 

5 is requested by the youth; or 

6 ‘‘(iv) the separation of the youth from 

7 a group in a nonlocked setting for the lim8 ited purpose of calming; 

9 ‘‘(33) the term ‘restraints’ has the meaning 

10 given that term in section 591 of the Public Health 

11 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290ii); 

12 ‘‘(34) the term ‘evidence-based’ means a pro13 gram or practice that— 

14 ‘‘(A) is demonstrated to be effective when 

15 implemented with fidelity; 

16 ‘‘(B) is based on a clearly articulated and 

17 empirically supported theory; 

18 ‘‘(C) has measurable outcomes relevant to 

19 juvenile justice, including a detailed description 

20 of the outcomes produced in a particular popu21 lation, whether urban or rural; and 

22 ‘‘(D) has been scientifically tested and 

23 proven effective through randomized control 

24 studies or comparison group studies and with 

25 the ability to replicate and scale; 


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1 ‘‘(35) the term ‘promising’ means a program or 

2 practice that— 

3 ‘‘(A) is demonstrated to be effective based 

4 on positive outcomes relevant to juvenile justice 

5 from one or more objective, independent, and 

6 scientifically valid evaluations, as documented 

7 in writing to the Administrator; and 

8 ‘‘(B) will be evaluated through a well-de9 signed and rigorous study, as described in para10 graph (34)(D); 

11 ‘‘(36) the term ‘dangerous practice’ means an 

12 act, procedure, or program that creates an unreason13 able risk of physical injury, pain, or psychological 

14 harm to a juvenile subjected to the act, procedure, 

15 or program; 

16 ‘‘(37) the term ‘screening’ means a brief proc17 ess— 

18 ‘‘(A) designed to identify youth who may 

19 have mental health, behavioral health, sub20 stance abuse, or other needs requiring imme21 diate attention, intervention, and further eval22 uation; and 

23 ‘‘(B) the purpose of which is to quickly 

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1 havioral health, substance abuse, or other needs 

2 in need of further assessment; 

3 ‘‘(38) the term ‘assessment’ includes, at a min4 imum, an interview and review of available records 

5 and other pertinent information— 

6 ‘‘(A) by an appropriately trained profes7 sional who is licensed or certified by the appli8 cable State in the mental health, behavioral 

9 health, or substance abuse fields; and 

10 ‘‘(B) which is designed to identify signifi11 cant mental health, behavioral health, or sub12 stance abuse treatment needs to be addressed 

13 during a youth’s confinement; 

14 ‘‘(39) for purposes of section 223(a)(15), the 

15 term ‘contact’ means the points at which a youth 

16 and the juvenile justice system or criminal justice 

17 system officially intersect, including interactions 

18 with a juvenile justice, juvenile court, or law enforce19 ment official; 

20 ‘‘(40) the term ‘trauma-informed’ means— 

21 ‘‘(A) understanding the impact that expo22 sure to violence and trauma have on a youth’s 

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1 ‘‘(B) recognizing when a youth has been 

2 exposed to violence and trauma and is in need 

3 of help to recover from the adverse impacts of 

4 trauma; and 

5 ‘‘(C) responding in ways that resist re6 traumatization; 

7 ‘‘(41) the term ‘racial and ethnic disparity’ 

8 means minority youth populations are involved at a 

9 decision point in the juvenile justice system at high10 er rates, incrementally or cumulatively, than non-mi11 nority youth at that decision point; 

12 ‘‘(42) the term ‘status offender’ means a juve13 nile who is charged with or who has committed an 

14 offense that would not be criminal if committed by 

15 an adult; 

16 ‘‘(43) the term ‘rural’ means an area that is 

17 not located in a metropolitan statistical area, as de18 fined by the Office of Management and Budget; 

19 ‘‘(44) the term ‘internal controls’ means a proc20 ess implemented to provide reasonable assurance re21 garding the achievement of objectives in— 

22 ‘‘(A) effectiveness and efficiency of oper23 ations, such as grant management practices; 

24 ‘‘(B) reliability of reporting for internal 

25 and external use; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) compliance with applicable laws and 

2 regulations, as well as recommendations of the 

3 Office of Inspector General and the Government 

4 Accountability Office; and 

5 ‘‘(45) the term ‘tribal government’ means the 

6 governing body of an Indian tribe.’’. 

7 TITLE II—JUVENILE JUSTICE 

8 AND DELINQUENCY PREVEN9 TION 

10 SEC. 201. CONCENTRATION OF FEDERAL EFFORTS. 

11 Section 204 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 

12 Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5614) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (1), in the first sen15 tence— 

16 (i) by striking ‘‘a long-term plan, and 

17 implement’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘a 

18 long-term plan to improve the juvenile jus19 tice system in the United States, taking 

20 into account scientific knowledge regarding 

21 adolescent development and behavior and 

22 regarding the effects of delinquency pre23 vention programs and juvenile justice 

24 interventions on adolescents, and shall im25 plement’’; and 


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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘research, and im2 provement of the juvenile justice system in 

3 the United States’’ and inserting ‘‘and re4 search’’; and 

5 (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘Fed6 eral Register’’ and all that follows and inserting 

7 ‘‘Federal Register during the 30-day period 

8 ending on October 1 of each year.’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (b)— 

10 (A) by striking paragraph (7); 

11 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and 

12 (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; 

13 (C) by inserting after paragraph (4), the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘(5) not later than 1 year after the date of en16 actment of the Supporting Youth Opportunity and 

17 Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016, in consultation 

18 with Indian tribes, develop a policy for the Office of 

19 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to col20 laborate with representatives of Indian tribes with a 

21 criminal justice function on the implementation of 

22 the provisions of this Act relating to Indian tribes;’’; 

23 (D) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, 

24 by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

25 (E) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated— 


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1 (i) by striking ‘‘monitoring’’; 

2 (ii) by striking ‘‘section 223(a)(15)’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘section 223(a)(16)’’; and 

4 (iii) by striking ‘‘to review the ade5 quacy of such systems; and’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘for monitoring compliance.’’. 

7 SEC. 202. COORDINATING COUNCIL ON JUVENILE JUSTICE 

8 AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION. 

9 Section 206 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 

10 Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5616) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

13 (i) by inserting ‘‘the Administrator of 

14 the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

15 Services Administration, the Secretary of 

16 the Interior,’’ after ‘‘the Secretary of 

17 Health and Human Services,’’; and 

18 (ii) by striking ‘‘Commissioner of Im19 migration and Naturalization’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Immigration 

21 and Customs Enforcement’’; and 

22 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘United 

23 States’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Government’’; 

24 and 

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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para2 graphs (12)(A), (13), and (14) of section 

3 223(a) of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘the core re4 quirements’’; and 

5 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

6 (i) in the matter preceding subpara7 graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, on an annual 

8 basis’’ after ‘‘collectively’’; and 

9 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 

10 inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(B) not later than 120 days after the 

12 completion of the last meeting of the Council 

13 during any fiscal year, submit to the Committee 

14 on Education and the Workforce of the House 

15 of Representatives and the Committee on the 

16 Judiciary of the Senate a report that— 

17 ‘‘(i) contains the recommendations de18 scribed in subparagraph (A); 

19 ‘‘(ii) includes a detailed account of the 

20 activities conducted by the Council during 

21 the fiscal year, including a complete de22 tailed accounting of expenses incurred by 

23 the Council to conduct operations in ac24 cordance with this section; 


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1 ‘‘(iii) is published on the Web sites of 

2 the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delin3 quency Prevention, the Council, and the 

4 Department of Justice; and 

5 ‘‘(iv) is in addition to the annual re6 port required under section 207.’’. 

7 SEC. 203. ANNUAL REPORT. 

8 Section 207 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 

9 Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5617) is amended— 

10 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

11 striking ‘‘a fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal 

12 year’’; 

13 (2) in paragraph (1)— 

14 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and 

15 gender’’ and inserting ‘‘, gender, and ethnicity, 

16 as such term is defined by the Bureau of the 

17 Census,’’; 

18 (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking 

19 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

20 (C) in subparagraph (F)— 

21 (i) by inserting ‘‘and other’’ before 

22 ‘‘disabilities,’’; and 

23 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

24 and inserting a semicolon; and 

25 (D) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(G) a summary of data from 1 month of 

2 the applicable fiscal year of the use of restraints 

3 and isolation upon juveniles held in the custody 

4 of secure detention and correctional facilities 

5 operated by a State or unit of local government; 

6 ‘‘(H) the number of status offense cases 

7 petitioned to court, number of status offenders 

8 held in secure detention, the findings used to 

9 justify the use of secure detention, and the av10 erage period of time a status offender was held 

11 in secure detention; 

12 ‘‘(I) the number of juveniles released from 

13 custody and the type of living arrangement to 

14 which they are released; 

15 ‘‘(J) the number of juveniles whose offense 

16 originated on school grounds, during school17 sponsored off-campus activities, or due to a re18 ferral by a school official, as collected and re19 ported by the Department of Education or simi20 lar State educational agency; and 

21 ‘‘(K) the number of juveniles in the cus22 tody of secure detention and correctional facili23 ties operated by a State or unit of local govern24 ment who report being pregnant.’’; and 

25 (3) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(5) A description of the criteria used to deter2 mine what programs qualify as evidence-based and 

3 promising programs under this title and title V and 

4 a comprehensive list of those programs the Adminis5 trator has determined meet such criteria in both 

6 rural and urban areas. 

7 ‘‘(6) A description of funding provided to In8 dian tribes under this Act or for a juvenile delin9 quency or prevention program under the Tribal Law 

10 and Order Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–211; 124 

11 Stat. 2261), including direct Federal grants and 

12 funding provided to Indian tribes through a State or 

13 unit of local government. 

14 ‘‘(7) An analysis and evaluation of the internal 

15 controls at the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delin16 quency Prevention to determine if grantees are fol17 lowing the requirements of the Office of Juvenile 

18 Justice and Delinquency Prevention grant programs 

19 and what remedial action the Office of Juvenile Jus20 tice and Delinquency Prevention has taken to re21 cover any grant funds that are expended in violation 

22 of the grant programs, including instances— 

23 ‘‘(A) in which supporting documentation 

24 was not provided for cost reports; 


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1 ‘‘(B) where unauthorized expenditures oc2 curred; or 

3 ‘‘(C) where subrecipients of grant funds 

4 were not compliant with program requirements. 

5 ‘‘(8) An analysis and evaluation of the total 

6 amount of payments made to grantees that the Of7 fice of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 

8 recouped from grantees that were found to be in vio9 lation of policies and procedures of the Office of Ju10 venile Justice and Delinquency Prevention grant 

11 programs, including— 

12 ‘‘(A) the full name and location of the 

13 grantee; 

14 ‘‘(B) the violation of the program found; 

15 ‘‘(C) the amount of funds sought to be re16 couped by the Office of Juvenile Justice and 

17 Delinquency Prevention; and 

18 ‘‘(D) the actual amount recouped by the 

19 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre20 vention.’’. 

21 SEC. 204. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. 

22 (a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 221(b)(1) of 

23 the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 

24 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5631(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2 

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1 (b) OTHER ALLOCATIONS.—Section 222 of the Juve2 nile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 

3 U.S.C. 5632) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘age 

6 eighteen’’ and inserting ‘‘18 years of age, based 

7 on the most recent data available from the Bu8 reau of the Census’’; and 

9 (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 

10 inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(2)(A) If the aggregate amount appropriated for a 

12 fiscal year to carry out this title is less than $75,000,000, 

13 then— 

14 ‘‘(i) the amount allocated to each State other 

15 than a State described in clause (ii) for that fiscal 

16 year shall be not less than $400,000; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) the amount allocated to the United States 

18 Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 

19 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for 

20 that fiscal year shall be not less than $75,000. 

21 ‘‘(B) If the aggregate amount appropriated for a fis22 cal year to carry out this title is not less than 

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1 ‘‘(i) the amount allocated to each State other 

2 than a State described in clause (ii) for that fiscal 

3 year shall be not less than $600,000; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) the amount allocated to the United States 

5 Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 

6 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for 

7 that fiscal year shall be not less than $100,000.’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘efficient ad9 ministration, including monitoring, evaluation, and 

10 one full-time staff position’’ and inserting ‘‘effective 

11 and efficient administration of funds, including the 

12 designation of not less than 1 individual who shall 

13 coordinate efforts to achieve and sustain compliance 

14 with the core requirements and certify whether the 

15 State is in compliance with such requirements’’; and 

16 (3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘5 per centum 

17 of the minimum’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than 5 

18 percent of the’’. 

19 SEC. 205. STATE PLANS. 

20 Section 223 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 

21 Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633) is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (a)— 

23 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

24 by striking ‘‘and shall describe the status of 

25 compliance with State plan requirements.’’ and 


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1 inserting ‘‘and shall describe how the State plan 

2 is supported by or takes account of scientific 

3 knowledge regarding adolescent development 

4 and behavior and regarding the effects of delin5 quency prevention programs and juvenile justice 

6 interventions on adolescents. Not later than 60 

7 days after the date on which a plan or amended 

8 plan submitted under this subsection is final9 ized, a State shall make the plan or amended 

10 plan publicly available by posting the plan or 

11 amended plan on the State’s publicly available 

12 Web site.’’; 

13 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘de14 scribed in section 299(c)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘as 

15 designated by the chief executive officer of the 

16 State’’; 

17 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

18 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

19 (I) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘ad20 olescent development,’’ after ‘‘con21 cerning’’; 

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1 perience representing juveniles in 

2 delinquency proceedings,’’ after 

3 ‘‘youth,’’; 

4 (bb) in subclause (III), by 

5 striking ‘‘mental health, edu6 cation, special education’’ and in7 serting ‘‘child and adolescent 

8 mental health, education, child 

9 and adolescent substance abuse, 

10 special education, services for 

11 youth with disabilities’’; 

12 (cc) in subclause (V), by 

13 striking ‘‘delinquents or potential 

14 delinquents’’ and inserting ‘‘de15 linquent youth or youth at risk of 

16 delinquency’’; 

17 (dd) in subclause (VI), by 

18 striking ‘‘youth workers involved 

19 with’’ and inserting ‘‘representa20 tives of’’; 

21 (ee) in subclause (VII), by 

22 striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

23 (ff) by striking subclause 

24 (VIII) and inserting the fol25 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(VIII) persons, licensed or cer2 tified by the applicable State, with ex3 pertise and competence in preventing 

4 and addressing mental health and 

5 substance abuse needs in delinquent 

6 youth and youth at risk of delin7 quency; 

8 ‘‘(IX) representatives of victim or 

9 witness advocacy groups, including at 

10 least 1 individual with expertise in ad11 dressing the challenges of sexual 

12 abuse and exploitation and trauma, 

13 particularly the needs of special popu14 lations who experience dispropor15 tionate levels of sexual abuse, exploi16 tation, and trauma before entering the 

17 juvenile justice system; and 

18 ‘‘(X) for a State in which one or 

19 more Indian tribes are located, an In20 dian tribal representative or other in21 dividual with significant expertise in 

22 tribal law enforcement and juvenile 

23 justice in Indian tribal communities;’’; 

24 (III) in clause (iv), by striking 

25 ‘‘24 at the time of appointment’’ and 


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1 inserting ‘‘28 at the time of initial ap2 pointment’’; and 

3 (IV) in clause (v) by inserting 

4 ‘‘or, if not feasible and in appropriate 

5 circumstances, who is the parent or 

6 guardian of someone who has been or 

7 is currently under the jurisdiction of 

8 the juvenile justice system’’ after ‘‘ju9 venile justice system’’; 

10 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

11 ‘‘30 days’’ and inserting ‘‘45 days’’; and 

12 (iii) in subparagraph (D)— 

13 (I) in clause (i), by striking 

14 ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

15 (II) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘at 

16 least annually recommendations re17 garding State compliance with the re18 quirements of paragraphs (11), (12), 

19 and (13)’’ and inserting ‘‘at least 

20 every 2 years a report and necessary 

21 recommendations regarding State 

22 compliance with the core require23 ments’’; and 

24 (iv) in subparagraph (E)— 


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1 (I) in clause (i), by adding ‘‘and’’ 

2 at the end; and 

3 (II) in clause (ii), by striking the 

4 period at the end and inserting a 

5 semicolon; 

6 (D) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking ‘‘In7 dian tribes’’ and all that follows through ‘‘appli8 cable to the detention and confinement of juve9 niles’’ and inserting ‘‘Indian tribes that agree 

10 to attempt to comply with the core require11 ments applicable to the detention and confine12 ment of juveniles’’; 

13 (E) in paragraph (7)— 

14 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

15 ‘‘performs law enforcement functions’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘has jurisdiction’’; and 

17 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

18 (I) in clause (iii), by striking 

19 ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

20 (II) by striking clause (iv) and 

21 inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(iv) a plan to provide alternatives to 

23 detention for status offenders, survivors of 

24 commercial sexual exploitation, and others, 

25 where appropriate, such as specialized or 


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1 problem-solving courts or diversion to 

2 home-based or community-based services 

3 or treatment for those youth in need of 

4 mental health, substance abuse, or co-oc5 curring disorder services at the time such 

6 juveniles first come into contact with the 

7 juvenile justice system; 

8 ‘‘(v) a plan to reduce the number of 

9 children housed in secure detention and 

10 corrections facilities who are awaiting 

11 placement in residential treatment pro12 grams; 

13 ‘‘(vi) a plan to engage family mem14 bers, where appropriate, in the design and 

15 delivery of juvenile delinquency prevention 

16 and treatment services, particularly post17 placement; 

18 ‘‘(vii) a plan to use community-based 

19 services to respond to the needs of at-risk 

20 youth or youth who have come into contact 

21 with the juvenile justice system; 

22 ‘‘(viii) a plan to promote evidence23 based and trauma-informed programs and 

24 practices; and 


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1 ‘‘(ix) not later than 1 year after the 

2 date of enactment of the Supporting Youth 

3 Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency 

4 Act of 2016, a plan, which shall be imple5 mented not later than 2 years after the 

6 date of enactment of the Supporting Youth 

7 Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency 

8 Act of 2016, to— 

9 ‘‘(I) eliminate the use of re10 straints of known pregnant juveniles 

11 housed in secure juvenile detention 

12 and correction facilities, during labor, 

13 delivery, and post-partum recovery, 

14 unless credible, reasonable grounds 

15 exist to believe the detainee presents 

16 an immediate and serious threat of 

17 hurting herself, staff, or others; and 

18 ‘‘(II) eliminate the use of abdom19 inal restraints, leg and ankle re20 straints, wrist restraints behind the 

21 back, and four-point restraints on 

22 known pregnant juveniles, unless— 

23 ‘‘(aa) credible, reasonable 

24 grounds exist to believe the de25 tainee presents an immediate and 


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1 serious threat of hurting herself, 

2 staff, or others; or 

3 ‘‘(bb) reasonable grounds 

4 exist to believe the detainee pre5 sents an immediate and credible 

6 risk of escape that cannot be rea7 sonably minimized through any 

8 other method;’’; 

9 (F) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘exist10 ing’’ and inserting ‘‘evidence-based and prom11 ising’’; 

12 (G) in paragraph (9)— 

13 (i) in the matter preceding subpara14 graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, with priority in 

15 funding given to entities meeting the cri16 teria for evidence-based or promising pro17 grams’’ after ‘‘used for’’; 

18 (ii) in subparagraph (A)— 

19 (I) in clause (i)— 

20 (aa) by inserting ‘‘status of21 fenders and other’’ before ‘‘youth 

22 who need’’; and 

23 (bb) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

24 the end; 


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1 (II) in clause (ii) by adding 

2 ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

3 (III) by inserting after clause (ii) 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(iii) for youth who are active or 

6 former gang members, specialized intensive 

7 and comprehensive services that address 

8 the unique issues encountered by youth 

9 when they become involved with gangs;’’; 

10 (iii) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 

11 (I) by striking ‘‘parents and 

12 other family members’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘status offenders, other youth, and 

14 the parents and other family members 

15 of such offenders and youth’’; and 

16 (II) by striking ‘‘be retained’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘remain’’; 

18 (iv) in subparagraph (E)— 

19 (I) in the matter preceding clause 

20 (i), by striking ‘‘delinquent’’ and in21 serting ‘‘at-risk or delinquent youth’’; 

22 and 

23 (II) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, 

24 including for truancy prevention and 

25 reduction’’ before the semicolon; 


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1 (v) in subparagraph (F), in the mat2 ter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘ex3 panding’’ and inserting ‘‘programs to ex4 pand’’; 

5 (vi) by redesignating subparagraphs 

6 (G) through (S) as subparagraphs (H) 

7 through (T), respectively; 

8 (vii) by inserting after subparagraph 

9 (F), the following: 

10 ‘‘(G) programs— 

11 ‘‘(i) to ensure youth have access to 

12 appropriate legal representation; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) to expand access to publicly sup14 ported, court-appointed legal counsel who 

15 are trained to represent juveniles in adju16 dication proceedings, 

17 except that the State may not use more than 2 

18 percent of the funds received under section 222 

19 for these purposes;’’; 

20 (viii) in subparagraph (H), as so re21 designated, by striking ‘‘State,’’ each place 

22 the term appears and inserting ‘‘State, 

23 tribal,’’; 

24 (ix) in subparagraph (M), as so redes25 ignated— 


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1 (I) in clause (i)— 

2 (aa) by inserting ‘‘pre-adju3 dication and’’ before ‘‘post-adju4 dication’’; 

5 (bb) by striking ‘‘restraints’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘alternatives’’; and 

7 (cc) by inserting ‘‘specialized 

8 or problem-solving courts,’’ after 

9 ‘‘(including’’; and 

10 (II) in clause (ii)— 

11 (aa) by striking ‘‘by the pro12 vision by the Administrator’’; and 

13 (bb) by striking ‘‘to States’’; 

14 (x) in subparagraph (N), as redesig15 nated— 

16 (I) by inserting ‘‘and reduce the 

17 risk of recidivism’’ after ‘‘families’’; 

18 and 

19 (II) by striking ‘‘so that such ju20 veniles may be retained in their 

21 homes’’; 

22 (xi) in subparagraph (S), as so redes23 ignated, by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

24 (xii) in subparagraph (T), as so redes25 ignated— 


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1 (I) by inserting ‘‘or co-occurring 

2 disorder’’ after ‘‘mental health’’; 

3 (II) by inserting ‘‘court-involved 

4 or’’ before ‘‘incarcerated’’; 

5 (III) by striking ‘‘suspected to 

6 be’’; 

7 (IV) by striking ‘‘and discharge 

8 plans’’ and inserting ‘‘provision of 

9 treatment, and development of dis10 charge plans’’; and 

11 (V) by striking the period at the 

12 end and inserting a semicolon; and 

13 (xiii) by inserting after subparagraph 

14 (T) the following: 

15 ‘‘(U) programs and projects designed— 

16 ‘‘(i) to inform juveniles of the oppor17 tunity and process for sealing and 

18 expunging juvenile records; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) to assist juveniles in pursuing ju20 venile record sealing and expungements for 

21 both adjudications and arrests not followed 

22 by adjudications; 

23 except that the State may not use more than 2 

24 percent of the funds received under section 222 

25 for these purposes; 


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1 ‘‘(V) programs that address the needs of 

2 girls in or at risk of entering the juvenile justice 

3 system, including pregnant girls, young moth4 ers, victims of sexual abuse, survivors of com5 mercial sexual exploitation or domestic child sex 

6 trafficking, girls with disabilities, and girls of 

7 color, including girls who are members of an In8 dian tribe; and 

9 ‘‘(W) monitoring for compliance with the 

10 core requirements and providing training and 

11 technical assistance on the core requirements to 

12 secure facilities;’’; 

13 (H) by striking paragraph (11) and insert14 ing the following: 

15 ‘‘(11)(A) in accordance with rules issued by the 

16 Administrator, provide that a juvenile shall not be 

17 placed in a secure detention facility or a secure cor18 rectional facility, if— 

19 ‘‘(i) the juvenile is charged with or has 

20 committed an offense that would not be crimi21 nal if committed by an adult, excluding— 

22 ‘‘(I) a juvenile who is charged with or 

23 has committed a violation of section 

24 922(x)(2) of title 18, United States Code, 

25 or of a similar State law; 


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1 ‘‘(II) a juvenile who is charged with 

2 or has committed a violation of a valid 

3 court order issued and reviewed in accord4 ance with paragraph (23); and 

5 ‘‘(III) a juvenile who is held in ac6 cordance with the Interstate Compact on 

7 Juveniles as enacted by the State; or 

8 ‘‘(ii) the juvenile— 

9 ‘‘(I) is not charged with any offense; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(II)(aa) is an alien; or 

12 ‘‘(bb) is alleged to be dependent, ne13 glected, or abused; and 

14 ‘‘(B) require that— 

15 ‘‘(i) not later than 3 years after the date 

16 of enactment of the Supporting Youth Oppor17 tunity and Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016, 

18 unless a court finds, after a hearing and in 

19 writing, that it is in the interest of justice, juve20 niles awaiting trial or other legal process who 

21 are treated as adults for purposes of prosecu22 tion in criminal court and housed in a secure 

23 facility— 

24 ‘‘(I) shall not have sight or sound con25 tact with adult inmates; and 


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1 ‘‘(II) except as provided in paragraph 

2 (13), may not be held in any jail or lockup 

3 for adults; 

4 ‘‘(ii) in determining under subparagraph 

5 (A) whether it is in the interest of justice to 

6 permit a juvenile to be held in any jail or lock7 up for adults, or have sight or sound contact 

8 with adult inmates, a court shall consider— 

9 ‘‘(I) the age of the juvenile; 

10 ‘‘(II) the physical and mental matu11 rity of the juvenile; 

12 ‘‘(III) the present mental state of the 

13 juvenile, including whether the juvenile 

14 presents an imminent risk of harm to the 

15 juvenile; 

16 ‘‘(IV) the nature and circumstances of 

17 the alleged offense; 

18 ‘‘(V) the juvenile’s history of prior de19 linquent acts; 

20 ‘‘(VI) the relative ability of the avail21 able adult and juvenile detention facilities 

22 to not only meet the specific needs of the 

23 juvenile but also to protect the safety of 

24 the public as well as other detained youth; 

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1 ‘‘(VII) any other relevant factor; and 

2 ‘‘(iii) if a court determines under subpara3 graph (A) that it is in the interest of justice to 

4 permit a juvenile to be held in any jail or lock5 up for adults— 

6 ‘‘(I) the court shall hold a hearing not 

7 less frequently than once every 30 days, or 

8 in the case of a rural jurisdiction, not less 

9 frequently than once every 45 days, to re10 view whether it is still in the interest of 

11 justice to permit the juvenile to be so held 

12 or have such sight or sound contact; and 

13 ‘‘(II) the juvenile shall not be held in 

14 any jail or lockup for adults, or permitted 

15 to have sight or sound contact with adult 

16 inmates, for more than 180 days, unless 

17 the court, in writing, determines there is 

18 good cause for an extension or the juvenile 

19 expressly waives this limitation;’’. 

20 (I) in paragraph (12)(A), by striking ‘‘con21 tact’’ and inserting ‘‘sight or sound contact’’; 

22 (J) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘con23 tact’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘sight 

24 or sound contact’’; 

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1 (i) by striking ‘‘adequate system’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘effective system’’; 

3 (ii) by inserting ‘‘lock-ups,’’ after 

4 ‘‘monitoring jails,’’; 

5 (iii) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘deten6 tion facilities,’’; 

7 (iv) by striking ‘‘, and non-secure fa8 cilities’’; 

9 (v) by striking ‘‘insure’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘ensure’’; 

11 (vi) by striking ‘‘requirements of 

12 paragraphs (11), (12), and (13)’’ and in13 serting ‘‘core requirements’’; and 

14 (vii) by striking ‘‘, in the opinion of 

15 the Administrator,’’; 

16 (L) by striking paragraphs (22) and (27); 

17 (M) by redesignating paragraph (28) as 

18 paragraph (27); 

19 (N) by redesignating paragraphs (15) 

20 through (21) as paragraphs (16) through (22), 

21 respectively; 

22 (O) by inserting after paragraph (14) the 

23 following: 

24 ‘‘(15) implement policy, practice, and system 

25 improvement strategies at the State, territorial, 


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1 local, and tribal levels, as applicable, to identify and 

2 reduce racial and ethnic disparities among youth 

3 who come into contact with the juvenile justice sys4 tem, without establishing or requiring numerical 

5 standards or quotas, by— 

6 ‘‘(A) establishing or designating existing 

7 coordinating bodies, composed of juvenile jus8 tice stakeholders, (including representatives of 

9 the educational system) at the State, local, or 

10 tribal levels, to advise efforts by States, units of 

11 local government, and Indian tribes to reduce 

12 racial and ethnic disparities; 

13 ‘‘(B) identifying and analyzing data on 

14 race and ethnicity at all decision points in 

15 State, local, or tribal juvenile justice systems to 

16 determine which key points create racial and 

17 ethnic disparities among youth who come into 

18 contact with the juvenile justice system; and 

19 ‘‘(C) developing and implementing a work 

20 plan that includes measurable objectives for pol21 icy, practice, or other system changes, based on 

22 the needs identified in the data collection and 

23 analysis under subparagraph (B);’’; 

24 (P) in paragraph (16), as so redesignated, 

25 by inserting ‘‘ethnicity,’’ after ‘‘race,’’; 


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1 (Q) in paragraph (21), as so redesignated, 

2 by striking ‘‘local,’’ each place the term appears 

3 and inserting ‘‘local, tribal,’’; 

4 (R) in paragraph (23)— 

5 (i) in subparagraphs (A), (B), and 

6 (C), by striking ‘‘juvenile’’ each place it 

7 appears and inserting ‘‘status offender’’; 

8 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

9 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

10 (iii) in subparagraph (C)— 

11 (I) in clause (i), by striking 

12 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

13 (II) in clause (ii), by adding 

14 ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

15 (III) by adding at the end the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(iii) if such court determines the sta18 tus offender should be placed in a secure 

19 detention facility or correctional facility for 

20 violating such order— 

21 ‘‘(I) the court shall issue a writ22 ten order that— 

23 ‘‘(aa) identifies the valid 

24 court order that has been vio25 lated; 


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1 ‘‘(bb) specifies the factual 

2 basis for determining that there 

3 is reasonable cause to believe 

4 that the status offender has vio5 lated such order; 

6 ‘‘(cc) includes findings of 

7 fact to support a determination 

8 that there is no appropriate less 

9 restrictive alternative available to 

10 placing the status offender in 

11 such a facility, with due consider12 ation to the best interest of the 

13 juvenile; 

14 ‘‘(dd) specifies the length of 

15 time, not to exceed 7 days, that 

16 the status offender may remain 

17 in a secure detention facility or 

18 correctional facility, and includes 

19 a plan for the status offender’s 

20 release from such facility; and 

21 ‘‘(ee) may not be renewed or 

22 extended; and 

23 ‘‘(II) the court may not issue a 

24 second or subsequent order described 

25 in subclause (I) relating to a status 


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1 offender unless the status offender 

2 violates a valid court order after the 

3 date on which the court issues an 

4 order described in subclause (I); and’’; 

5 and 

6 (iv) by adding at the end the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(D) there are procedures in place to en9 sure that any status offender held in a secure 

10 detention facility or correctional facility pursu11 ant to a court order described in this paragraph 

12 does not remain in custody longer than 7 days 

13 or the length of time authorized by the court, 

14 whichever is shorter;’’; 

15 (S) in paragraph (26)— 

16 (i) by inserting ‘‘and in accordance 

17 with confidentiality concerns,’’ after ‘‘max18 imum extent practicable,’’; and 

19 (ii) by striking the semicolon at the 

20 end and inserting the following: ‘‘, so as to 

21 provide for— 

22 ‘‘(A) data in child abuse or neglect reports 

23 relating to juveniles entering the juvenile justice 

24 system with a prior reported history of arrest, 


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1 court intake, probation and parole, juvenile de2 tention, and corrections; and 

3 ‘‘(B) a plan to use the data described in 

4 subparagraph (A) to provide necessary services 

5 for the treatment of such victims of child abuse 

6 or neglect;’’; 

7 (T) in paragraph (27), as so redesignated, 

8 by striking the period at the end and inserting 

9 a semicolon; and 

10 (U) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(28) provide for the coordinated use of funds 

12 provided under this title with other Federal and 

13 State funds directed at juvenile delinquency preven14 tion and intervention programs; 

15 ‘‘(29) describe the policies, procedures, and 

16 training in effect for the staff of juvenile State cor17 rectional facilities to eliminate the use of dangerous 

18 practices, unreasonable restraints, and unreasonable 

19 isolation, including by developing effective behavior 

20 management techniques; 

21 ‘‘(30) describe— 

22 ‘‘(A) the evidence-based methods that will 

23 be used to conduct mental health and substance 

24 abuse screening, assessment, referral, and 

25 treatment for juveniles who— 


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1 ‘‘(i) request a screening; 

2 ‘‘(ii) show signs of needing a screen3 ing; or 

4 ‘‘(iii) are held for a period of more 

5 than 24 hours in a secure facility that pro6 vides for an initial screening; and 

7 ‘‘(B) how the State will seek, to the extent 

8 practicable, to provide or arrange for mental 

9 health and substance abuse disorder treatment 

10 for juveniles determined to be in need of such 

11 treatment; 

12 ‘‘(31) describe how reentry planning by the 

13 State for juveniles will include— 

14 ‘‘(A) a written case plan based on an as15 sessment of needs that includes— 

16 ‘‘(i) the pre-release and post-release 

17 plans for the juveniles; 

18 ‘‘(ii) the living arrangement to which 

19 the juveniles are to be discharged; and 

20 ‘‘(iii) any other plans developed for 

21 the juveniles based on an individualized as22 sessment; and 

23 ‘‘(B) review processes; 

24 ‘‘(32) provide an assurance that the agency of 

25 the State receiving funds under this title collaborates 


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1 with the State educational agency receiving assist2 ance under part A of title I of the Elementary and 

3 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 

4 et seq.) to develop and implement a plan to ensure 

5 that, in order to support educational progress— 

6 ‘‘(A) the student records of adjudicated ju7 veniles, including electronic records if available, 

8 are transferred in a timely manner from the 

9 educational program in the juvenile detention or 

10 secure treatment facility to the educational or 

11 training program into which the juveniles will 

12 enroll; 

13 ‘‘(B) the credits of adjudicated juveniles 

14 are transferred; and 

15 ‘‘(C) adjudicated juveniles receive full or 

16 partial credit toward high school graduation for 

17 secondary school coursework satisfactorily com18 pleted before and during the period of time dur19 ing which the juveniles are held in custody, re20 gardless of the local educational agency or enti21 ty from which the credits were earned; and 

22 ‘‘(33) describe policies and procedures to— 

23 ‘‘(A) screen for, identify, and document in 

24 records of the State the identification of victims 


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1 of domestic human trafficking, or those at risk 

2 of such trafficking, upon intake; and 

3 ‘‘(B) divert youth described in subpara4 graph (A) to appropriate programs or services, 

5 to the extent practicable.’’; 

6 (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol7 lows: 

8 ‘‘(c)(1) If a State fails to comply with any of the core 

9 requirements in any fiscal year, then— 

10 ‘‘(A) subject to subparagraph (B), the amount 

11 allocated to such State under section 222 for the 

12 subsequent fiscal year shall be reduced by not less 

13 than 20 percent for each core requirement with re14 spect to which the failure occurs; and 

15 ‘‘(B) the State shall be ineligible to receive any 

16 allocation under such section for such fiscal year un17 less— 

18 ‘‘(i) the State agrees to expend 50 percent 

19 of the amount allocated to the State for such 

20 fiscal year to achieve compliance with any such 

21 core requirement with respect to which the 

22 State is in noncompliance; or 

23 ‘‘(ii) the Administrator determines that the 

24 State— 


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1 ‘‘(I) has achieved substantial compli2 ance with such applicable requirements 

3 with respect to which the State was not in 

4 compliance; and 

5 ‘‘(II) has made, through appropriate 

6 executive or legislative action, an unequivo7 cal commitment to achieving full compli8 ance with such applicable requirements 

9 within a reasonable time. 

10 ‘‘(2) Of the total amount of funds not allocated for 

11 a fiscal year under paragraph (1)— 

12 ‘‘(A) 50 percent of the unallocated funds shall 

13 be reallocated under section 222 to States that have 

14 not failed to comply with the core requirements; and 

15 ‘‘(B) 50 percent of the unallocated funds shall 

16 be used by the Administrator to provide additional 

17 training and technical assistance to States for the 

18 purpose of promoting compliance with the core re19 quirements.’’; 

20 (3) in subsection (d)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘described in paragraphs 

22 (11), (12), (13), and (22) of subsection (a)’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘described in the core require24 ments’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘the requirements under 

2 paragraphs (11), (12), (13), and (22) of sub3 section (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘the core require4 ments’’; 

5 (4) in subsection (f)(2)— 

6 (A) by striking subparagraph (A); and 

7 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 

8 through (E) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), 

9 respectively; and 

10 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(g) COMPLIANCE DETERMINATION.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, the 

13 Administrator shall make a determination regarding 

14 whether each State receiving a grant under this title 

15 is in compliance or out of compliance with respect to 

16 each of the core requirements. 

17 ‘‘(2) REPORTING.—The Administrator shall— 

18 ‘‘(A) issue an annual public report— 

19 ‘‘(i) describing any determination de20 scribed in paragraph (1) made during the 

21 previous year, including a summary of the 

22 information on which the determination is 

23 based and the actions to be taken by the 

24 Administrator (including a description of 


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1 any reduction imposed under subsection 

2 (c)); and 

3 ‘‘(ii) for any such determination that 

4 a State is out of compliance with any of 

5 the core requirements, describing the basis 

6 for the determination; and 

7 ‘‘(B) make the report described in sub8 paragraph (A) available on a publicly available 

9 Web site. 

10 ‘‘(3) DETERMINATIONS REQUIRED.—The Ad11 ministrator may not— 

12 ‘‘(A) determine that a State is ‘not out of 

13 compliance’, or issue any other determination 

14 not described in paragraph (1), with respect to 

15 any core requirement; or 

16 ‘‘(B) otherwise fail to make the compliance 

17 determinations required under paragraph (1).’’. 

18 SEC. 206. REPEAL OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVEN19 TION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. 

20 Part C of title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delin21 quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5651 et seq.) 

22 is repealed. 


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1 SEC. 207. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION; STATISTICAL 

2 ANALYSES; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION. 

3 Section 251 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 

4 Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5661) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (i) in the matter preceding subpara8 graph (A), by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘shall’’; 

10 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

11 ‘‘plan and identify’’ and inserting ‘‘annu12 ally publish a plan to identify’’; and 

13 (iii) in subparagraph (B)— 

14 (I) by striking clause (iii) and in15 serting the following: 

16 ‘‘(iii) successful efforts to prevent status 

17 offenders and first-time minor offenders from 

18 subsequent involvement with the juvenile justice 

19 and criminal justice systems;’’; 

20 (II) by striking clause (vii) and 

21 inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(vii) the prevalence and duration of be23 havioral health needs (including mental health, 

24 substance abuse, and co-occurring disorders) 

25 among juveniles pre-placement and post-place26 ment in the juvenile justice system, including 


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1 an examination of the effects of secure confine2 ment;’’; 

3 (III) by redesignating clauses 

4 (ix), (x), and (xi) as clauses (xvi), 

5 (xvii), and (xviii), respectively; and 

6 (IV) by inserting after clause 

7 (viii) the following: 

8 ‘‘(ix) training efforts and reforms that 

9 have produced reductions in or elimination of 

10 the use of dangerous practices; 

11 ‘‘(x) methods to improve the recruitment, 

12 selection, training, and retention of professional 

13 personnel who are focused on the prevention, 

14 identification, and treatment of delinquency; 

15 ‘‘(xi) methods to improve the identification 

16 and response to victims of domestic child sex 

17 trafficking within the juvenile justice system; 

18 ‘‘(xii) identifying positive outcome meas19 ures, such as attainment of employment and 

20 educational degrees, that States and units of 

21 local government should use to evaluate the 

22 success of programs aimed at reducing recidi23 vism of youth who have come in contact with 

24 the juvenile justice system or criminal justice 

25 system; 


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1 ‘‘(xiii) evaluating the impact and outcomes 

2 of the prosecution and sentencing of juveniles 

3 as adults; 

4 ‘‘(xiv) evaluating the impact of fines, fees, 

5 and other costs assessed by the juvenile justice 

6 system on the long-term disposition of status 

7 offenders and other juveniles; 

8 ‘‘(xv) successful and cost-effective efforts 

9 by States and units of local government to re10 duce recidivism through policies that provide for 

11 consideration of appropriate alternative sanc12 tions to incarceration of youth facing nonviolent 

13 charges, while ensuring that public safety is 

14 preserved;’’; and 

15 (B) in paragraph (4)— 

16 (i) in the matter preceding subpara17 graph (A)— 

18 (I) by striking ‘‘date of enact19 ment of this paragraph, the’’ and in20 serting ‘‘date of enactment of the 

21 Supporting Youth Opportunity and 

22 Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016, 

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1 (II) by inserting ‘‘in accordance 

2 with relevant confidentiality require3 ments’’ after ‘‘wards of the State’’; 

4 (ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 

5 ‘‘and Indian tribes’’ after ‘‘State’’; 

6 (iii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 

7 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

8 (iv) in subparagraph (G), by striking 

9 the period at the end and inserting a semi10 colon; and 

11 (v) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(H) a description of the best practices in dis13 charge planning; and 

14 ‘‘(I) an assessment of living arrangements for 

15 juveniles who, upon release from confinement in a 

16 State correctional facility, cannot return to the resi17 dence they occupied prior to such confinement.’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 

19 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘shall’’; and 

21 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(f) NATIONAL RECIDIVISM MEASURE.—The Admin23 istrator, in accordance with applicable confidentiality re24 quirements and in consultation with experts in the field 


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1 of juvenile justice research, recidivism, and data collection, 

2 shall— 

3 ‘‘(1) establish a uniform method of data collec4 tion and technology that States may use to evaluate 

5 data on juvenile recidivism on an annual basis; 

6 ‘‘(2) establish a common national juvenile re7 cidivism measurement system; and 

8 ‘‘(3) make cumulative juvenile recidivism data 

9 that is collected from States available to the pub10 lic.’’. 

11 SEC. 208. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

12 Section 252 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 

13 Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5662) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (a)— 

15 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

16 by striking ‘‘may’’; 

17 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

18 (i) by inserting ‘‘shall’’ before ‘‘de19 velop and carry out projects’’; and 

20 (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi21 colon; 

22 (C) in paragraph (2)— 

23 (i) by inserting ‘‘may’’ before ‘‘make 

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1 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

2 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(3) shall provide periodic training for States 

5 regarding implementation of the core requirements, 

6 current protocols and best practices for achieving 

7 and monitoring compliance, and information sharing 

8 regarding relevant office resources on evidence-based 

9 and promising programs or practices that promote 

10 the purposes of this Act.’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (b)— 

12 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

13 by striking ‘‘may’’; 

14 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

15 (i) by inserting ‘‘shall’’ before ‘‘de16 velop and implement projects’’; 

17 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, including compli18 ance with the core requirements’’ after 

19 ‘‘this title’’; and 

20 (iii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

21 (C) in paragraph (2)— 

22 (i) by inserting ‘‘may’’ before ‘‘make 

23 grants to and contracts with’’; and 

24 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

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1 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(3) shall provide technical assistance to States 

3 and units of local government on achieving compli4 ance with the amendments to the core requirements 

5 and State Plans made by the Supporting Youth Op6 portunity and Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016, 

7 including training and technical assistance and, 

8 when appropriate, pilot or demonstration projects in9 tended to develop and replicate best practices for 

10 achieving sight and sound separation in facilities or 

11 portions of facilities that are open and available to 

12 the general public and that may or may not contain 

13 a jail or a lock-up; and 

14 ‘‘(4) shall provide technical assistance to States 

15 in support of efforts to establish partnerships be16 tween a State and a university, institution of higher 

17 education, or research center designed to improve 

18 the recruitment, selection, training, and retention of 

19 professional personnel in the fields of medicine, law 

20 enforcement, the judiciary, juvenile justice, social 

21 work and child protection, education, and other rel22 evant fields who are engaged in, or intend to work 

23 in, the field of prevention, identification, and treat24 ment of delinquency.’’; 

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1 (A) by inserting ‘‘prosecutors,’’ after ‘‘pub2 lic defenders,’’; and 

3 (B) by inserting ‘‘status offenders and’’ 

4 after ‘‘needs of’’; and 

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

6 ‘‘(d) BEST PRACTICES REGARDING LEGAL REP7 RESENTATION OF CHILDREN.—In consultation with ex8 perts in the field of juvenile defense, the Administrator 

9 shall— 

10 ‘‘(1) share best practices, which may include 

11 sharing standards of practice developed by recog12 nized entities in the profession, for attorneys rep13 resenting children; and 

14 ‘‘(2) provide a State, if it so requests, technical 

15 assistance to implement any of the best practices 

16 shared under paragraph (1). 

17 ‘‘(e) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR

18 LOCAL AND STATE JUVENILE DETENTION AND CORREC19 TIONS PERSONNEL.—The Administrator shall coordinate 

20 training and technical assistance programs with juvenile 

21 detention and corrections personnel of States and units 

22 of local government— 

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1 tices, unreasonable restraints, and isolation and 

2 methods responsive to cultural differences; and 

3 ‘‘(2) to encourage alternative behavior manage4 ment techniques based on positive youth develop5 ment approaches, which may include policies and 

6 procedures to train personnel to be culturally com7 petent. 

8 ‘‘(f) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO

9 SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE

10 TREATMENT INCLUDING HOME-BASED OR COMMUNITY11 BASED CARE.—The Administrator shall provide training 

12 and technical assistance, in conjunction with the appro13 priate public agencies, to individuals involved in making 

14 decisions regarding the disposition and management of 

15 cases for youth who enter the juvenile justice system about 

16 the appropriate services and placement for youth with 

17 mental health or substance abuse needs, including— 

18 ‘‘(1) juvenile justice intake personnel; 

19 ‘‘(2) probation officers; 

20 ‘‘(3) juvenile court judges and court services 

21 personnel; 

22 ‘‘(4) prosecutors and court-appointed counsel; 

23 and 

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1 ‘‘(g) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO

2 SUPPORT JUVENILE COURT JUDGES AND PERSONNEL.— 

3 The Attorney General, acting through the Office of Juve4 nile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Office 

5 of Justice Programs, shall provide training and technical 

6 assistance, in conjunction with the appropriate public 

7 agencies, to enhance the capacity of State and local courts, 

8 judges, and related judicial personnel to— 

9 ‘‘(1) improve the lives of children currently in10 volved in or at risk of being involved in the juvenile 

11 court system; and 

12 ‘‘(2) carry out the requirements of this Act. 

13 ‘‘(h) FREE AND REDUCED PRICE SCHOOL LUNCHES

14 FOR INCARCERATED JUVENILES.—The Attorney General, 

15 in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall 

16 provide guidance to States relating to existing options for 

17 school food authorities in the States to apply for reim18 bursement for free or reduced price lunches under the 

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

20 1751 et seq.) for juveniles who are incarcerated and 

21 would, if not incarcerated, be eligible for free or reduced 

22 price lunches under that Act.’’. 

23 SEC. 209. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

24 Section 299 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 

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1 (1) by striking subsections (b) and (c), and re2 designating subsection (d) as subsection (b); 

3 (2) in subsection (a)— 

4 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

5 by striking ‘‘(EXCLUDING PARTS C AND E)’’; 

6 (B) by striking paragraph (1) and insert7 ing the following: 

8 ‘‘(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 

9 out this title— 

10 ‘‘(A) $76,125,000 for fiscal year 2018; 

11 ‘‘(B) $76,125,000 for fiscal year 2019; 

12 ‘‘(C) $77,266,875 for fiscal year 2020; 

13 ‘‘(D) $78,425,878 for fiscal year 2021; and 

14 ‘‘(E) $79,602,266 for fiscal year 2022.’’; and 

15 (C) in paragraph (2)— 

16 (i) in the matter preceding subpara17 graph (A), by striking ‘‘(other than parts 

18 C and E)’’; and 

19 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

20 ‘‘part D’’ and inserting ‘‘parts D and E’’. 

21 SEC. 210. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY. 

22 Section 299A of the Juvenile Justice and Delin23 quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5672) is 

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1 (A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Admin2 istrator’’; 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘, after appropriate con4 sultation with representatives of States and 

5 units of local government,’’; 

6 (C) by inserting ‘‘guidance,’’ after ‘‘regula7 tions,’’; and 

8 (D) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In 

9 developing guidance and procedures, the Ad10 ministrator shall consult with representatives of 

11 States and units of local government, including 

12 those individuals responsible for administration 

13 of this Act and compliance with the core re14 quirements. 

15 ‘‘(2) The Administrator shall ensure that— 

16 ‘‘(A) reporting, compliance reporting, State 

17 plan requirements, and other similar documentation 

18 as may be required from States is requested in a 

19 manner that respects confidentiality, encourages effi20 ciency and reduces the duplication of reporting ef21 forts; and 

22 ‘‘(B) States meeting all the core requirements 

23 are encouraged to experiment with offering innova24 tive, data-driven programs designed to further im25 prove the juvenile justice system.’’; and 


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1 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘requirements 

2 described in paragraphs (11), (12), and (13) of sec3 tion 223(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘core requirements’’. 

4 TITLE III—INCENTIVE GRANTS 

5 FOR LOCAL DELINQUENCY 

6 PREVENTION PROGRAMS 

7 SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 

8 Section 501 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delin9 quency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 5601 

10 note) is amended— 

11 (1) by inserting ‘‘Youth Promise’’ before ‘‘In12 centive Grants’’; and 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

14 SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 

15 Section 502 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delin16 quency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 

17 5781) is amended to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS. 

19 ‘‘In this title— 

20 ‘‘(1) the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 

21 ‘‘(A) a unit of local government that is in 

22 compliance with the requirements of part B of 

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1 ‘‘(B) a nonprofit organization in partner2 ship with a unit of local government described 

3 in subparagraph (A); 

4 ‘‘(2) the term ‘local policy board’, when used 

5 with respect to an eligible entity, means a policy 

6 board that the eligible entity will engage in the de7 velopment of the eligible entity’s plan described in 

8 section 504(e)(5), and that includes— 

9 ‘‘(A) not fewer than 15 and not more than 

10 21 members; and 

11 ‘‘(B) a balanced representation of— 

12 ‘‘(i) public agencies and private non13 profit organizations serving juveniles and 

14 their families; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) business and industry; 

16 ‘‘(C) at least one representative of the 

17 faith community, one adjudicated youth, and 

18 one parent of an adjudicated youth; and 

19 ‘‘(D) in the case of an eligible entity de20 scribed in paragraph (1)(B), a representative of 

21 the nonprofit organization of the eligible entity; 

22 ‘‘(3) the term ‘mentoring’ means matching 1 

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1 through regularly scheduled meetings for not less 

2 than 9 months; 

3 ‘‘(4) the term ‘juvenile delinquency program’ 

4 means a juvenile delinquency program that is evi5 dence-based or promising and that may include— 

6 ‘‘(A) alcohol and substance abuse preven7 tion services; 

8 ‘‘(B) tutoring and remedial education, es9 pecially in reading and mathematics; 

10 ‘‘(C) child and adolescent health and men11 tal health services; 

12 ‘‘(D) recreation services; 

13 ‘‘(E) leadership and youth development ac14 tivities; 

15 ‘‘(F) the teaching that individuals are and 

16 should be held accountable for their actions; 

17 ‘‘(G) assistance in the development of job 

18 training skills; 

19 ‘‘(H) youth mentoring programs; 

20 ‘‘(I) after-school programs; 

21 ‘‘(J) coordination of a continuum of serv22 ices, which may include— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) voluntary home visiting pro2 grams; 

3 ‘‘(iii) nurse-family partnership pro4 grams; 

5 ‘‘(iv) parenting skills training; 

6 ‘‘(v) child abuse prevention programs; 

7 ‘‘(vi) family stabilization programs; 

8 ‘‘(vii) child welfare services; 

9 ‘‘(viii) family violence intervention 

10 programs; 

11 ‘‘(ix) adoption assistance programs; 

12 ‘‘(x) emergency, transitional and per13 manent housing assistance; 

14 ‘‘(xi) job placement and retention 

15 training; 

16 ‘‘(xii) summer jobs programs; 

17 ‘‘(xiii) alternative school resources for 

18 youth who have dropped out of school or 

19 demonstrate chronic truancy; 

20 ‘‘(xiv) conflict resolution skill training; 

21 ‘‘(xv) restorative justice programs; 

22 ‘‘(xvi) mentoring programs; 

23 ‘‘(xvii) targeted gang prevention, 

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1 ‘‘(xviii) training and education pro2 grams for pregnant teens and teen par3 ents; and 

4 ‘‘(xix) pre-release, post-release, and 

5 reentry services to assist detained and in6 carcerated youth with transitioning back 

7 into and reentering the community; and 

8 ‘‘(K) other data-driven evidence-based or 

9 promising prevention programs; 

10 ‘‘(5) the term ‘State advisory group’ means the 

11 advisory group appointed by the chief executive offi12 cer of a State under a plan described in section 

13 223(a); and 

14 ‘‘(6) the term ‘State entity’ means the State 

15 agency designated under section 223(a)(1) or the en16 tity receiving funds under section 223(d).’’. 

17 SEC. 303. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINIS18 TRATOR. 

19 Section 503 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delin20 quency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 

21 5782) is amended— 

22 (1) by striking paragraph (1); and 

23 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 

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1 SEC. 304. GRANTS FOR DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PRO2 GRAMS. 

3 Section 504 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delin4 quency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 5781 

5 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 504. GRANTS FOR LOCAL DELINQUENCY PREVEN7 TION PROGRAMS. 

8 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en9 able local communities to address the unmet needs of 

10 youth who are involved in, or are at risk of involvement 

11 in, juvenile delinquency or gang activity, including through 

12 a continuum of delinquency prevention programs for juve13 niles who have had contact with the juvenile justice system 

14 or who are likely to have contact with the juvenile justice 

15 system. 

16 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Administrator 

17 shall— 

18 ‘‘(1) for each fiscal year for which less than 

19 $25,000,000 is appropriated under section 506, 

20 award grants to not fewer than 3 State entities, but 

21 not more than 5 State entities, that apply under 

22 subsection (c) and meet the requirements of sub23 section (d); or 

24 ‘‘(2) for each fiscal year for which $25,000,000 

25 or more is appropriated under section 506, award 

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1 under subsection (c) and meet the requirements of 

2 subsection (d). 

3 ‘‘(c) STATE APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive 

4 a grant under this section, a State entity shall submit an 

5 application to the Administrator, which includes the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(1) An assurance the State entity will use— 

8 ‘‘(A) not more than 10 percent of such 

9 grant, in the aggregate— 

10 ‘‘(i) for the costs incurred by the 

11 State entity to carry out this section, ex12 cept that not more than 3 percent of such 

13 grant may be used for such costs; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) to provide technical assistance to 

15 eligible entities receiving a subgrant under 

16 subsection (e) in carrying out juvenile de17 linquency programs under the subgrant; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(B) the remainder of such grant to award 

20 subgrants to eligible entities under subsection 

21 (e). 

22 ‘‘(2) An assurance that such grant will supple23 ment, and not supplant, State and local efforts to 

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1 ‘‘(3) An assurance the State entity will evaluate 

2 the capacity of eligible entities receiving a subgrant 

3 under subsection (e) to fulfill the requirements 

4 under such subsection. 

5 ‘‘(4) An assurance that such application was 

6 prepared after consultation with, and participation 

7 by, the State advisory group, units of local govern8 ment, community-based organizations, and organiza9 tions that carry out programs, projects, or activities 

10 to prevent juvenile delinquency in the local juvenile 

11 justice system served by the State entity. 

12 ‘‘(d) APPROVAL OF STATE APPLICATIONS.—In 

13 awarding grants under this section for a fiscal year, the 

14 Administrator may not award a grant to a State entity 

15 for a fiscal year unless— 

16 ‘‘(1)(A) the State that will be served by the 

17 State entity submitted a plan under section 223 for 

18 such fiscal year; and 

19 ‘‘(B) such plan is approved by the Adminis20 trator for such fiscal year; or 

21 ‘‘(2) after finding good cause for a waiver, the 

22 Administrator waives the plan required under sub23 paragraph (A) for such State for such fiscal year. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State entity re2 ceiving a grant under this section shall award 

3 subgrants to eligible entities in accordance with 

4 this subsection. 

5 ‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—In awarding subgrants 

6 under this subsection, the State entity shall give 

7 priority to eligible entities that demonstrate 

8 ability in— 

9 ‘‘(i) plans for service and agency co10 ordination and collaboration including the 

11 collocation of services; 

12 ‘‘(ii) innovative ways to involve the 

13 private nonprofit and business sector in de14 linquency prevention activities; 

15 ‘‘(iii) developing data-driven preven16 tion plans, employing evidence-based pre17 vention strategies, and conducting program 

18 evaluations to determine impact and effec19 tiveness; 

20 ‘‘(iv) identifying under the plan sub21 mitted under paragraph (5) potential sav22 ings and efficiencies associated with suc23 cessful implementation of such plan; and 

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1 quency prevention programs and be rein2 vested in the continuing implementation of 

3 such programs after the end of the 

4 subgrant period. 

5 ‘‘(C) SUBGRANT PROGRAM PERIOD AND DI6 VERSITY OF PROJECTS.— 

7 ‘‘(i) PROGRAM PERIOD.—A subgrant 

8 awarded to an eligible entity by a State en9 tity under this section shall be for a period 

10 of not more than 5 years, of which the eli11 gible entity— 

12 ‘‘(I) may use not more than 18 

13 months for completing the plan sub14 mitted by the eligible entity under 

15 paragraph (5); and 

16 ‘‘(II) shall use the remainder of 

17 the subgrant period, after planning 

18 period described in subclause (I), for 

19 the implementation of such plan. 

20 ‘‘(ii) DIVERSITY OF PROJECTS.—In 

21 awarding subgrants under this subsection, 

22 a State entity shall ensure, to the extent 

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1 areas, including urban, suburban, and 

2 rural areas. 

3 ‘‘(2) LOCAL APPLICATION.—An eligible entity 

4 that desires a subgrant under this subsection shall 

5 submit an application to the State entity in the 

6 State of the eligible entity, at such time and in such 

7 manner as determined by the State entity, and that 

8 includes— 

9 ‘‘(A) a description of— 

10 ‘‘(i) the local policy board and local 

11 partners the eligible entity will engage in 

12 the development of the plan described in 

13 paragraph (5); 

14 ‘‘(ii) the unmet needs of youth in the 

15 community who are or have been involved 

16 in, or are at risk of being involved in juve17 nile delinquency or gang activity; 

18 ‘‘(iii) available resources in the com19 munity to meet the unmet needs identified 

20 in the needs assessment described in para21 graph (5)(A); 

22 ‘‘(iv) potential costs to the community 

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1 tinuum of local delinquency prevention pro2 grams; 

3 ‘‘(C) the steps the eligible entity will take 

4 to implement the plan under subparagraph (A); 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(D) a plan to continue the grant activity 

7 with non-Federal funds, if proven successful ac8 cording to the performance evaluation process 

9 under paragraph (5)(D), after the grant period. 

10 ‘‘(3) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—An eligible 

11 entity desiring a subgrant under this subsection 

12 shall agree to provide a 50 percent match of the 

13 amount of the subgrant, which may include the 

14 value of in-kind contributions. 

15 ‘‘(4) SUBGRANT REVIEW.— 

16 ‘‘(A) REVIEW.—Not later than the end of 

17 the second year of a subgrant period for a 

18 subgrant awarded to an eligible entity under 

19 this subsection and before awarding the remain20 ing amount of the subgrant to the eligible enti21 ty, the State entity shall— 

22 ‘‘(i) ensure that the eligible entity has 

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1 ‘‘(ii) verify that the eligible entity will 

2 begin the implementation of its plan upon 

3 receiving the next installment of its 

4 subgrant award. 

5 ‘‘(B) TERMINATION.—If the State entity 

6 finds through the review conducted under sub7 paragraph (A) that the eligible entity has not 

8 met the requirements of clause (i) of such sub9 paragraph, the State entity shall reallocate the 

10 amount remaining on the subgrant of the eligi11 ble entity to other eligible entities receiving a 

12 subgrant under this subsection or award the 

13 amount to an eligible entity during the next 

14 subgrant competition under this subsection. 

15 ‘‘(5) LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible enti16 ty that receives a subgrant under this subsection 

17 shall use the funds to implement a plan to carry out 

18 delinquency prevention programs in the community 

19 served by the eligible entity in a coordinated manner 

20 with other delinquency prevention programs or enti21 ties serving such community, which includes— 

22 ‘‘(A) an analysis of the unmet needs of 

23 youth in the community who are or have been, 

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1 ‘‘(i) which shall include— 

2 ‘‘(I) the available resources in the 

3 community to meet the unmet needs; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(II) factors present in the com6 munity that may contribute to delin7 quency, such as homelessness, food in8 security, teen pregnancy, youth unem9 ployment, family instability, lack of 

10 educational opportunity; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) may include an estimate— 

12 ‘‘(I) for the most recent year for 

13 which reliable data is available, the 

14 amount expended by the community 

15 and other entities for delinquency ad16 judication for juveniles and the incar17 ceration of adult offenders for of18 fenses committed in such community; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(II) of potential savings and ef21 ficiencies that may be achieved 

22 through the implementation of the 

23 plan; 

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1 timate of the amount or percentage of non-Fed2 eral funds that are available to carry out the 

3 strategy; 

4 ‘‘(C) a description of how delinquency pre5 vention programs under the plan will be coordi6 nated; 

7 ‘‘(D) a description of the performance eval8 uation process of the delinquency prevention 

9 programs to be implemented under the plan, 

10 which shall include performance measures to 

11 assess efforts to address the unmet needs of 

12 youth in the community analyzed under sub13 paragraph (A); 

14 ‘‘(E) the evidence or promising evaluation 

15 on which such delinquency prevention programs 

16 are based; and 

17 ‘‘(F) if such delinquency prevention pro18 grams are proven successful according to the 

19 performance evaluation process under subpara20 graph (D), a strategy to continue such pro21 grams after the subgrant period with non-Fed22 eral funds, including a description of how any 

23 estimated savings or efficiencies created by the 

24 implementation of the plan may be used to con25 tinue such programs.’’. 


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1 SEC. 305. GRANTS FOR TRIBAL DELINQUENCY PREVENTION 

2 AND RESPONSE PROGRAMS. 

3 The Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Preven4 tion Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 5781 et seq.) is 

5 amended by redesignating section 505 as section 506 and 

6 by inserting after section 504 the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 505. GRANTS FOR TRIBAL DELINQUENCY PREVEN8 TION AND RESPONSE PROGRAMS. 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall make 

10 grants under this section, on a competitive basis, to eligi11 ble Indian tribes (or consortia of Indian tribes) as de12 scribed in subsection (b)— 

13 ‘‘(1) to support and enhance— 

14 ‘‘(A) tribal juvenile delinquency prevention 

15 services; and 

16 ‘‘(B) the ability of Indian tribes to respond 

17 to, and care for, juvenile offenders; and 

18 ‘‘(2) to encourage accountability of Indian trib19 al governments with respect to preventing juvenile 

20 delinquency, and responding to, and caring for, juve21 nile offenders. 

22 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE INDIAN TRIBES.—To be eligible to re23 ceive a grant under this section, an Indian tribe or consor24 tium of Indian tribes shall submit to the Administrator 

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1 ‘‘(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In providing grants under 

2 this section, the Administrator shall take into consider3 ation, with respect to the Indian tribe to be served, the— 

4 ‘‘(1) juvenile delinquency rates; 

5 ‘‘(2) school dropout rates; and 

6 ‘‘(3) number of youth at risk of delinquency. 

7 ‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amount ap8 propriated for a fiscal year to carry out this title, 11 per9 cent shall be available to carry out this section.’’. 

10 SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

11 Section 506, as redesignated by section 305, is 

12 amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 506. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

14 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

15 this title— 

16 ‘‘(1) $91,857,500 for fiscal year 2018; 

17 ‘‘(2) $91,857,500 for fiscal year 2019; 

18 ‘‘(3) $93,235,362 for fiscal year 2020; 

19 ‘‘(4) $94,633,892 for fiscal year 2021; and 

20 ‘‘(5) $96,053,401 for fiscal year 2022.’’. 

21 SEC. 307. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. 

22 Title V of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre23 vention Act of 1974 as enacted by Public Law 93–415 

24 (88 Stat. 1133) (relating to miscellaneous and conforming 

25 amendments) is repealed. 


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1 TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 

2 PROVISIONS 

3 SEC. 401. EVALUATION BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY 

4 OFFICE. 

5 (a) EVALUATION.—Not later than 1 year after the 

6 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

7 of the United States shall— 

8 (1) conduct a comprehensive analysis and eval9 uation regarding the performance of the Office of 

10 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (re11 ferred to in this section as ‘‘the agency’’), its func12 tions, its programs, and its grants; 

13 (2) conduct a comprehensive audit and evalua14 tion of a selected, sample of grantees (as determined 

15 by the Comptroller General) that receive Federal 

16 funds under grant programs administered by the 

17 agency including a review of internal controls (as de18 fined in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and De19 linquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603), 

20 as amended by this Act) to prevent fraud, waste, 

21 and abuse of funds by grantees; and 

22 (3) submit a report in accordance with sub23 section (d). 

24 (b) CONSIDERATIONS FOR EVALUATION.—In con25 ducting the analysis and evaluation under subsection 


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1 (a)(1), and in order to document the efficiency and public 

2 benefit of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preven3 tion Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), excluding the 

4 Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et 

5 seq.) and the Missing Children’s Assistance Act (42 

6 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.), the Comptroller General shall take 

7 into consideration— 

8 (1) the outcome and results of the programs 

9 carried out by the agency and those programs ad10 ministered through grants by the agency; 

11 (2) the extent to which the agency has complied 

12 with the Government Performance and Results Act 

13 of 1993 (Public Law 103–62; 107 Stat. 285); 

14 (3) the extent to which the jurisdiction of, and 

15 the programs administered by, the agency duplicate 

16 or conflict with the jurisdiction and programs of 

17 other agencies; 

18 (4) the potential benefits of consolidating pro19 grams administered by the agency with similar or 

20 duplicative programs of other agencies, and the po21 tential for consolidating those programs; 

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1 peded or enhanced by existing statutes, rules, and 

2 procedures; 

3 (6) the number and types of beneficiaries or 

4 persons served by programs carried out by the agen5 cy; 

6 (7) the manner with which the agency seeks 

7 public input and input from State and local govern8 ments on the performance of the functions of the 

9 agency; 

10 (8) the extent to which the agency complies 

11 with section 552 of title 5, United States Code (com12 monly known as the Freedom of Information Act); 

13 (9) whether greater oversight is needed of pro14 grams developed with grants made by the agency; 

15 and 

16 (10) the extent to which changes are necessary 

17 in the authorizing statutes of the agency in order for 

18 the functions of the agency to be performed in a 

19 more efficient and effective manner. 

20 (c) CONSIDERATIONS FOR AUDITS.—In conducting 

21 the audit and evaluation under subsection (a)(2), and in 

22 order to document the efficiency and public benefit of the 

23 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 

24 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), excluding the Runaway and 

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1 Missing Children’s Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et 

2 seq.), the Comptroller General shall take into consider3 ation— 

4 (1) whether grantees timely file Financial Sta5 tus Reports; 

6 (2) whether grantees have sufficient internal 

7 controls to ensure adequate oversight of grant fund 

8 received; 

9 (3) whether disbursements were accompanied 

10 with adequate supporting documentation (including 

11 invoices and receipts); 

12 (4) whether expenditures were authorized; 

13 (5) whether subrecipients of grant funds were 

14 complying with program requirements; 

15 (6) whether salaries and fringe benefits of per16 sonnel were adequately supported by documentation; 

17 (7) whether contracts were bid in accordance 

18 with program guidelines; and 

19 (8) whether grant funds were spent in accord20 ance with program goals and guidelines. 

21 (d) REPORT.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

23 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

24 General of the United States shall— 


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1 (A) submit a report regarding the evalua2 tion conducted under subsection (a) and audit 

3 under subsection (b), to the Speaker of the 

4 House of Representatives and the President pro 

5 tempore of the Senate; and 

6 (B) make the report described in subpara7 graph (A) available to the public. 

8 (2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted in ac9 cordance with paragraph (1) shall include all audit 

10 findings determined by the selected, statistically sig11 nificant sample of grantees as required by subsection 

12 (a)(2) and shall include the name and location of 

13 any selected grantee as well as any findings required 

14 by subsection (a)(2). 

15 SEC. 402. ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Juvenile Justice and Delin17 quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) 

18 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘TITLE VI—ACCOUNTABILITY 

20 AND OVERSIGHT 

21 ‘‘SEC. 601. ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT. 

22 ‘‘(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con23 gress that, in order to ensure that at-risk youth, and youth 

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1 the criminal justice system, are treated fairly and that the 

2 outcome of that contact is beneficial to the Nation— 

3 ‘‘(1) the Department of Justice, through its Of4 fice of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 

5 must restore meaningful enforcement of the core re6 quirements in title II; and 

7 ‘‘(2) States, which are entrusted with a fiscal 

8 stewardship role if they accept funds under title II 

9 must exercise vigilant oversight to ensure full com10 pliance with the core requirements for juveniles pro11 vided for in title II. 

12 ‘‘(b) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

13 ‘‘(1) AGENCY PROGRAM REVIEW.— 

14 ‘‘(A) PROGRAMMATIC AND FINANCIAL AS15 SESSMENT.— 

16 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 

17 days after the date of enactment of the 

18 Supporting Youth Opportunity and Pre19 venting Delinquency Act of 2016, the Di20 rector of the Office of Audit, Assessment, 

21 and Management of the Office of Justice 

22 Programs at the Department of Justice 

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1 ‘‘(I) conduct a comprehensive 

2 analysis and evaluation of the internal 

3 controls of the Office of Juvenile Jus4 tice and Delinquency Prevention (re5 ferred to in this section as the ‘agen6 cy’) to determine if States and Indian 

7 tribes receiving grants are following 

8 the requirements of the agency grant 

9 programs and what remedial action 

10 the agency has taken to recover any 

11 grant funds that are expended in vio12 lation of grant programs, including in13 stances where— 

14 ‘‘(aa) supporting docu15 mentation was not provided for 

16 cost reports; 

17 ‘‘(bb) unauthorized expendi18 tures occurred; and 

19 ‘‘(cc) subrecipients of grant 

20 funds were not in compliance 

21 with program requirements; 

22 ‘‘(II) conduct a comprehensive 

23 audit and evaluation of a selected sta24 tistically significant sample of States 

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1 the Director) that have received Fed2 eral funds under title II, including a 

3 review of internal controls to prevent 

4 fraud, waste, and abuse of funds by 

5 grantees; and 

6 ‘‘(III) submit a report in accord7 ance with clause (iv). 

8 ‘‘(ii) CONSIDERATIONS FOR EVALUA9 TIONS.—In conducting the analysis and 

10 evaluation under clause (i)(I), and in order 

11 to document the efficiency and public ben12 efit of titles II and V, the Director shall 

13 take into consideration the extent to 

14 which— 

15 ‘‘(I) greater oversight is needed 

16 of programs developed with grants 

17 made by the agency; 

18 ‘‘(II) changes are necessary in 

19 the authorizing statutes of the agency 

20 in order that the functions of the 

21 agency can be performed in a more ef22 ficient and effective manner; and 

23 ‘‘(III) the agency has imple24 mented recommendations issued by 

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1 Inspector General relating to the 

2 grant making and grant monitoring 

3 responsibilities of the agency. 

4 ‘‘(iii) CONSIDERATIONS FOR AU5 DITS.—In conducting the audit and evalua6 tion under clause (i)(II), and in order to 

7 document the efficiency and public benefit 

8 of titles II and V, the Director shall take 

9 into consideration— 

10 ‘‘(I) whether grantees timely file 

11 Financial Status Reports; 

12 ‘‘(II) whether grantees have suf13 ficient internal controls to ensure ade14 quate oversight of grant funds re15 ceived; 

16 ‘‘(III) whether grantees’ asser17 tions of compliance with the core re18 quirements were accompanied with 

19 adequate supporting documentation; 

20 ‘‘(IV) whether expenditures were 

21 authorized; 

22 ‘‘(V) whether subrecipients of 

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1 ‘‘(VI) whether grant funds were 

2 spent in accordance with the program 

3 goals and guidelines. 

4 ‘‘(iv) REPORT.—The Director shall— 

5 ‘‘(I) submit to the Congress a re6 port outlining the results of the anal7 ysis, evaluation, and audit conducted 

8 under clause (i), including supporting 

9 materials, to the Speaker of the 

10 House of Representatives and the 

11 President pro tempore of the Senate; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(II) shall make such report 

14 available to the public online, not later 

15 than 1 year after the date of enact16 ment of this section. 

17 ‘‘(B) ANALYSIS OF INTERNAL CON18 TROLS.— 

19 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 

20 days after the date of enactment of the 

21 Supporting Youth Opportunity and Pre22 venting Delinquency Act of 2016, the Ad23 ministrator shall initiate a comprehensive 

24 analysis and evaluation of the internal con25 trols of the agency to determine whether, 


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1 and to what extent, States and Indian 

2 tribes that receive grants under titles II 

3 and V are following the requirements of 

4 the grant programs authorized under titles 

5 II and V. 

6 ‘‘(ii) REPORT.—Not later than 180 

7 days after the date of enactment of the 

8 Supporting Youth Opportunity and Pre9 venting Delinquency Act of 2016, the Ad10 ministrator shall submit to Congress a re11 port containing— 

12 ‘‘(I) the findings of the analysis 

13 and evaluation conducted under clause 

14 (i); 

15 ‘‘(II) a description of remedial 

16 actions, if any, that will be taken by 

17 the Administrator to enhance the in18 ternal controls of the agency and re19 coup funds that may have been ex20 pended in violation of law, regulations, 

21 or program requirements issued under 

22 titles II and V; and 

23 ‘‘(III) a description of— 

24 ‘‘(aa) the analysis conducted 

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1 ‘‘(bb) whether the funds 

2 awarded under titles II and V 

3 have been used in accordance 

4 with law, regulations, program 

5 guidance, and applicable plans; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(cc) the extent to which 

8 funds awarded to States and In9 dian tribes under titles II and V 

10 enhanced the ability of grantees 

11 to fulfill the core requirements. 

12 ‘‘(C) REPORT BY THE ATTORNEY GEN13 ERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

14 of enactment of the Supporting Youth Oppor15 tunity and Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016, 

16 the Attorney General shall submit to the appro17 priate committees of the Congress a report on 

18 the estimated amount of formula grant funds 

19 disbursed by the agency since fiscal year 2010 

20 that did not meet the requirements for awards 

21 of formula grants to States under title II. 

22 ‘‘(2) CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES.— 

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1 torney General, or by any individual or organi2 zation awarded discretionary funds through a 

3 cooperative agreement under this Act, to host 

4 or support any expenditure for conferences that 

5 uses more than $20,000 in funds made avail6 able to the Department of Justice, unless the 

7 Deputy Attorney General or such Assistant At8 torney Generals, Directors, or principal deputies 

9 as the Deputy Attorney General may designate, 

10 provides prior written authorization that the 

11 funds may be expended to host a conference. 

12 ‘‘(B) WRITTEN APPROVAL.—Written ap13 proval under subparagraph (A) shall include a 

14 written estimate of all costs associated with the 

15 conference, including the cost of all food and 

16 beverages, audiovisual equipment, honoraria for 

17 speakers, and entertainment. 

18 ‘‘(C) REPORT.—The Deputy Attorney Gen19 eral shall submit an annual report to the Com20 mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 

21 Committee on Education and the Workforce of 

22 the House of Representatives on all conference 

23 expenditures approved under this paragraph. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts authorized 

2 to be appropriated under this Act may not be 

3 utilized by any recipient of a grant made using 

4 such amounts— 

5 ‘‘(i) to lobby any representative of the 

6 Department of Justice regarding the 

7 award of grant funding; or 

8 ‘‘(ii) to lobby any representative of a 

9 Federal, State, local, or tribal government 

10 regarding the award of grant funding. 

11 ‘‘(B) PENALTY.—If the Attorney General 

12 determines that any recipient of a grant made 

13 using amounts authorized to be appropriated 

14 under this Act has violated subparagraph (A), 

15 the Attorney General shall— 

16 ‘‘(i) require the recipient to repay the 

17 grant in full; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) prohibit the recipient to receive 

19 another grant under this Act for not less 

20 than 5 years. 

21 ‘‘(C) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes of 

22 this paragraph, submitting an application for a 

23 grant under this Act shall not be considered 

24 lobbying activity in violation of subparagraph 

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1 ‘‘(c) PREVENTING DUPLICATIVE GRANTS.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Before the Attorney Gen3 eral awards a grant to an applicant under this Act, 

4 the Attorney General shall compare potential grant 

5 awards with other grants awarded under this Act to 

6 determine if duplicate grant awards are awarded for 

7 the same purpose. 

8 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—If the Attorney General awards 

9 duplicate grants to the same applicant for the same 

10 purpose the Attorney General shall submit to the 

11 Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 

12 Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 

13 House of Representatives a report that includes— 

14 ‘‘(A) a list of all duplicate grants awarded, 

15 including the total dollar amount of any dupli16 cate grants awarded; and 

17 ‘‘(B) the reason the Attorney General 

18 awarded the duplicative grant. 

19 ‘‘(d) COMPLIANCE WITH AUDITING STANDARDS.— 

20 The Administrator shall comply with the Generally Ac21 cepted Government Auditing Standards, published by the 

22 General Accountability Office (commonly known as the 

23 ‘Yellow Book’), in the conduct of fiscal, compliance, and 

24 programmatic audits of States.’’. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Juvenile Justice and 

2 Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 is amended by 

3 striking paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 407 (42 

4 U.S.C. 5776a). 

5 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 

6 by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the first day 

7 of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of 

8 enactment of this Act. 

9 (3) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—In the case of an entity 

10 that is barred from receiving grant funds under 

11 paragraph (7)(B)(ii) of section 407 of the Juvenile 

12 Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 

13 U.S.C. 5776a), the amendment made by paragraph 

14 (1) of this subsection shall not affect the applica15 bility to the entity, or to the Attorney General with 

16 respect to the entity, of paragraph (7) of such sec17 tion 407, as in effect on the day before the effective 

18 date of the amendment made by paragraph (1). 

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