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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3876

To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974

to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000;

and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 23, 1996

Mr. CUNNINGHAM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities

A BILL

To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years

1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000; 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

5 ‘‘Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act

6 of 1996’’.

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of

8 this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
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TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO JUVENILE JUSTICE AND

DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT OF 1974

Sec. 101. Findings.

Sec. 102. Purpose.

Sec. 103. Definitions.

Sec. 104. Name of office.

Sec. 105. Concentration of Federal effort.

Sec. 106. Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

Sec. 107. Annual report.

Sec. 108. Allocation.

Sec. 109. State plans.

Sec. 110. National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

Sec. 111. Research, demonstration, and evaluation functions.

Sec. 112. Technical assistance and training functions.

Sec. 113. Establishment of training program.

Sec. 114. Curriculum for training program.

Sec. 115. Special studies and reports.

Sec. 116. Grants and contracts for special emphasis prevention and treatment

programs.

Sec. 117. Considerations for approval of applications.

Sec. 118. Gang-free schools and communities.

Sec. 119. Grants for accountability-based reforms.

Sec. 119. Repealers.

Sec. 120. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 121. Administrative authority.

Sec. 122. Use of funds.

Sec. 123. Technical and conforming amendments.

TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS

YOUTH

Sec. 201. Findings.

Sec. 202. Authority to make grants for centers and services.

Sec. 203. Eligibility.

Sec. 204. Approval of applications.

Sec. 205. Authority for transitional living grant program.

Sec. 206. Authority to make grants for research, demonstration, and service

projects.

Sec. 207. Temporary demonstration projects to provide services to youth in

rural areas.

Sec. 208. Sexual abuse prevention program.

Sec. 209. Assistance to potential grantees.

Sec. 210. Reports.

Sec. 211. Evaluation.

Sec. 212. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 213. Consolidated review of applications.

Sec. 214. Definitions.

Sec. 215. Redesignation of sections.

Sec. 216. Technical amendments.

TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO THE MISSING CHILDREN’S

ASSISTANCE ACT

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.
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Sec. 302. Special study and report.

TITLE IV—INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR LOCAL DELINQUENCY

PREVENTION PROGRAMS

Sec. 401. Duties and functions of the Administrator.

Sec. 402. Grants for prevention programs.

Sec. 403. Repeal of definition.

Sec. 404. Authorization of appropriations.

TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Effective date; application of amendments.

1 TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO JU2 VENILE JUSTICE AND DELIN3 QUENCY PREVENTION ACT OF

4 1974

5 SEC. 101. FINDINGS.

6 Section 101 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

7 Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601) is amended—

8 (1) in subsection (a)—

9 (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as

10 follows:

11 ‘‘(1) based on the total number of juvenile ar12 rests during 1988 through 1994, the rate of juvenile

13 arrests for violent crime increased by more than 50

14 percent;’’,

15 (B) in paragraph (2) by inserting before

16 the semicolon ‘‘, and weapons offenses and

17 homicides are the 2 fastest growing violent

18 crimes committed by juveniles’’,

19 (C) by striking paragraphs (4), (5), (6),

20 and (9),
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1 (D) in paragraph (7) by striking

2 ‘‘through’’ and all that follows through ‘‘expul3 sions’’, and

4 (E) in paragraph (10) by striking ‘‘, with’’

5 and all that follows through ‘‘rehabilitation;’’,

6 (F) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8),

7 (10), and (11) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and

8 (7), respectively, and

9 (G) by amending paragraph (12) to read

10 as follows:

11 ‘‘(12) the incidence of juvenile delinquency can

12 be reduced by incentives for graduation and to im13 prove academic achievement by juveniles, by partici14 pation in activities sponsored by clubs for boys and

15 girls, and by providing services that assist juveniles

16 in making the transition to the world of work and

17 self-sufficiency.’’,

18 (2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘Federal Gov19 ernment’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal, State, and local

20 governments’’.

21 SEC. 102. PURPOSE.

22 Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

23 Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5602) is amended to

24 read as follows:

25 ‘‘PURPOSES

26 ‘‘SEC. 102. The purposes of titles I, II, and V are—
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1 ‘‘(1) to support State and local programs that

2 prevent juvenile involvement in delinquent activities;

3 ‘‘(2) to assist State and local governments in

4 promoting public safety by encouraging accountabil5 ity for acts of juvenile delinquency; and

6 ‘‘(3) to assist State and local governments in

7 addressing juvenile crime through the provision of

8 technical assistance, research, and the dissemination

9 of information, on effective programs for combating

10 juvenile crime.’’.

11 SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

12 Section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

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

14 (1) in paragraph (4) by inserting ‘‘title I of’’

15 before ‘‘the Omnibus’’ each place it appears,

16 (2) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘the Trust

17 Territory of the Pacific Islands,’’,

18 (3) in paragraph (9) by striking ‘‘justice’’ and

19 inserting ‘‘crime control’’,

20 (4) in paragraph (14) by inserting ‘‘drug traf21 ficking,’’ after ‘‘assault,’’,

22 (5) in paragraph (16)—

23 (A) in subparagraph (A) by adding ‘‘and’’

24 at the end, and

25 (B) by striking subparagraph (C),
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1 (6) by striking paragraph (17),

2 (7) in paragraph (22)—

3 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (i),

4 (ii), and (iii) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and

5 (C), respectively, and

6 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end,

7 (8) in paragraph (23) by striking the period at

8 the end and inserting a semicolon,

9 (9) by redesignating paragraphs (18), (19),

10 (20), (21), (22), and (23) as paragraphs (17)

11 through (22), respectively, and

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

13 ‘‘(23) the term ‘boot camp’ means a residential

14 facility (excluding a private residence) at which there

15 are provided—

16 ‘‘(A) a highly regimented schedule of dis17 cipline, physical training, work, drill, and cere18 mony characteristic of military basic training;

19 ‘‘(B) regular, remedial, special, and voca20 tional education; and

21 ‘‘(C) counseling and treatment for sub22 stance abuse and other health and mental

23 health problems; and

24 ‘‘(24) the term ‘violent crime’ means—
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1 ‘‘(A) murder or nonnegligent man2 slaughter, forcible rape, or robbery, or

3 ‘‘(B) aggravated assault committed with

4 the use of a firearm.’’.

5 SEC. 104. NAME OF OFFICE.

6 Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre7 vention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amend8 ed—

9 (1) by amending the heading of part A to read

10 as follows:

11 ‘‘Part A—Office of Juvenile Crime Control and

12 Delinquency Prevention’’,

13 (2) in section 201(a) by striking ‘‘Justice and

14 Delinquency Prevention’’ and inserting ‘‘Crime Con15 trol and Delinquency Prevention’’,

16 (3) in subsections section 299A(c)(2) by strik17 ing ‘‘Justice and Delinquency Prevention’’ and in18 serting ‘‘Crime Control and Delinquency Preven19 tion’’,

20 (4) in section 403(2) by striking ‘‘Justice and

21 Delinquency Prevention’’ and inserting ‘‘Crime Con22 trol and Delinquency Prevention’’.

23 SEC. 105. CONCENTRATION OF FEDERAL EFFORT.

24 Section 204 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

25 Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5614) is amended—
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1 (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking the last sen2 tence,

3 (2) in subsection (b)—

4 (A) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘and of

5 the prospective’’ and all that follows through

6 ‘‘administered’’, and

7 (B) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘parts C

8 and D’’ each place it appears and inserting

9 ‘‘part C’’,

10 (3) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘and reports’’

11 and all that follows through ‘‘this part’’, and insert

12 ‘‘as may be appropriate to prevent the duplication of

13 efforts, and to coordinate activities, related to the

14 prevention of juvenile delinquency’’,

15 (4) by striking subsection (i), and

16 (5) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub17 section (f).

18 SEC. 106. COORDINATING COUNCIL ON JUVENILE JUSTICE

19 AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION.

20 Section 206 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

21 Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5616) is repealed.

22 SEC. 107. ANNUAL REPORT.

23 Section 207 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

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

25 (1) in paragraph (2)—
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1 (A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘priorities,’’,

2 and

3 (B) by striking ‘‘, and recommendations of

4 the Council’’,

5 (2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5), and in6 serting the following:

7 ‘‘(4) An evaluation of the programs funded

8 under this title and their effectiveness in reducing

9 the incidence of juvenile crime, particularly violent

10 crimes.’’, and

11 (3) by redesignating such section as section

12 206.

13 SEC. 108. ALLOCATION.

14 Section 222 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

15 Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5632) is amended—

16 (1) in subsection (a)—

17 (A) in paragraph (2)—

18 (i) in subparagraph (A)—

19 (I) by striking ‘‘amount, up to

20 $400,000,’’ and inserting ‘‘amount up

21 to $400,000’’,

22 (II) by inserting a comma after

23 ‘‘1992’’ the first place it appears,
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1 (III) by striking ‘‘amount, up to

2 $100,000,’’ and inserting ‘‘amount up

3 to $100,000’’, and

4 (IV) by striking ‘‘the Trust Ter5 ritory of the Pacific Islands’’,

6 (ii) in subparagraph (B)—

7 (I) by striking ‘‘amount, up to

8 $600,000,’’ and inserting ‘‘amount up

9 to $600,000’’,

10 (II) by striking ‘‘section 299(a)

11 (1) and (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘para12 graphs (1) and (3) of section

13 299(a),’’,

14 (III) by striking ‘‘amount, up to

15 $100,000,’’ and inserting ‘‘amount up

16 to $100,000’’,

17 (IV) by inserting a comma after

18 ‘‘1992’’, and

19 (V) by striking ‘‘the Trust Terri20 tory of the Pacific Islands,’’,

21 (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘allot’’

22 and inserting ‘‘allocate’’, and

23 (2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘the Trust

24 Territory of the Pacific Islands,’’.
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1 SEC. 109. STATE PLANS.

2 Section 223 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

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

4 (1) in subsection (a)—

5 (A) in the 2nd sentence—

6 (i) by striking ‘‘Such plan shall be

7 amended’’ and inserting ‘‘Amendments to

8 such plan shall be submitted’’, and

9 (ii) by striking ‘‘and challenge’’ and

10 all that follows through ‘‘part E’’,

11 (B) in paragraph (3)—

12 (i) by striking ‘‘, which—’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘that—’’,

14 (ii) in subparagraph (A)—

15 (I) by striking ‘‘not less’’ and all

16 that follows through ‘‘33’’, and insert17 ing ‘‘the attorney general of the State

18 or such other State official who has

19 primary responsibility for overseeing

20 the enforcement of State criminal

21 laws, and’’,

22 (II) by inserting ‘‘, in consulta23 tion the attorney general of the State

24 or such other State official who has

25 primary responsibility for overseeing
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1 the enforcement of State criminal

2 laws’’ after ‘‘State’’,

3 (III) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘or

4 the administration of juvenile justice’’

5 and inserting ‘‘the administration of

6 juvenile justice, or the reduction of ju7 venile crime’’,

8 (IV) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘in9 clude—’’ and all that follows through

10 the semicolon at the end of subclause

11 (VIII), and inserting the following:

12 ‘‘represent a multidisciplinary approach to

13 addressing juvenile crime and may in14 clude—

15 ‘‘(I) individuals who represent

16 units of general local government, law

17 enforcement and juvenile justice agen18 cies, public agencies concerned with

19 the prevention and treatment of juve20 nile delinquency and with the adju21 dication of juveniles, or nonprofit pri22 vate organizations, particularly those

23 that serve juveniles; and
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1 ‘‘(II) such other individuals as

2 the chief executive officer considers to

3 be appropriate; and’’, and

4 (V) by striking clauses (iv) and

5 (v),

6 (iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking

7 ‘‘justice’’ and inserting ‘‘crime control’’,

8 (iv) in subparagraph (D)—

9 (I) in clause (i) by inserting

10 ‘‘and’’ at the end,

11 (II) in clause (ii) by striking

12 ‘‘paragraphs’’ and all that follows

13 through ‘‘part E’’, and inserting

14 ‘‘paragraphs (10), (11), and (12)’’,

15 and

16 (III) by striking clause (iii), and

17 (v) in subparagraph (E) by striking

18 ‘‘title—’’ and all that follows through

19 ‘‘(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘title,

20 (C) in paragraph (5)(C) by striking ‘‘para21 graphs (12)(A), (13), and (14)’’ and inserting

22 ‘‘paragraphs (10)(A), (11), and (12)’’,

23 (D) by striking paragraph (6),
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1 (E) in paragraph (7) by inserting ‘‘, in2 cluding in rural areas’’ before the semicolon at

3 the end,

4 (F) in paragraph (8)—

5 (i) in subparagraph (A)—

6 (I) by striking ‘‘for (i)’’ and all

7 that follows through ‘‘relevant juris8 diction’’, and inserting ‘‘for an analy9 sis of juvenile crime problems in, and

10 the juvenile crime control and delin11 quency prevention needs (including

12 educational needs) of, the State’’,

13 (II) by striking ‘‘justice’’ the sec14 ond place it appears and inserting

15 ‘‘crime control’’, and

16 (III) by striking ‘‘of the jurisdic17 tion; (ii)’’ and all that follows through

18 the semicolon at the end, and insert19 ing ‘‘of the State; and’’,

20 (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to

21 read as follows:

22 ‘‘(B) contain—

23 ‘‘(i) a plan for providing needed serv24 ices for the prevention and treatment of ju25 venile delinquency in rural areas; and
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1 ‘‘(ii) a plan for providing needed men2 tal health services to juveniles in the juve3 nile justice system;’’, and

4 (iii) by striking subparagraphs (C)

5 and (D),

6 (G) in paragraph (9) by striking ‘‘provide

7 for the active’’ and all that follows through

8 ‘‘plan; and’’,

9 (H) in paragraph (10)—

10 (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘,

11 specifically’’ and all that follows through

12 ‘‘array of services’’,

13 (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to

14 read as follows:

15 ‘‘(B) programs that assist in holding juve16 niles accountable for their actions, including the

17 use of neighborhood courts or panels that in18 crease victim satisfaction and require juveniles

19 to make restitution for the damage caused by

20 their delinquent acts;’’,

21 (iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking

22 ‘‘juvenile justice’’ and inserting ‘‘juvenile

23 crime control’’,

24 (iv) by amending subparagraph (D) to

25 read as follows:
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1 ‘‘(D) programs that provide treatment to

2 juvenile offenders who are victims of child

3 abuse or neglect, and to their families, in order

4 to reduce the likelihood that such juvenile of5 fenders will commit subsequent violations of

6 law;’’,

7 (v) in subparagraph (E)—

8 (I) by redesignating clause (ii) as

9 clause (iii), and

10 (II) by striking ‘‘juveniles, pro11 vided’’ and all that follows through

12 ‘‘provides; and’’, and inserting the fol13 lowing:

14 ‘‘juveniles—

15 ‘‘(i) to encourage juveniles to remain

16 in elementary and secondary schools or in

17 alternative learning situations;

18 ‘‘(ii) to provide services to assist juve19 niles in making the transition to the world

20 of work and self-sufficiency; and’’,

21 (vi) by amending subparagraph (F) to

22 read as follows:

23 ‘‘(F) expand the use of probation officers

24 in order to permit nonviolent delinquent juve25 niles to remain at home with their families as
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1 an alternative to incarceration or institutional2 ization and, at the same time, to ensure that

3 such juveniles follow the terms of their proba4 tion;’’,

5 (vii) by amending subparagraph (G)

6 to read as follows:

7 ‘‘(G) one-to-one mentoring programs that

8 are designed to link nonviolent juvenile offend9 ers, particularly juveniles residing in high-crime

10 areas and juveniles experiencing educational

11 failure, with responsible adults (such as law en12 forcement officers, adults working with local

13 businesses, and adults working for community14 based organizations and agencies) who are

15 properly screened and trained;’’,

16 (viii) in subparagraph (H) by striking

17 ‘‘handicapped youth’’ and inserting ‘‘juve18 niles with disabilities’’,

19 (ix) by amending subparagraph (K) to

20 read as follows:

21 ‘‘(K) boot camps for juvenile offenders;’’,

22 (x) in subparagraph (O) by striking

23 ‘‘cultural’’ and inserting ‘‘other’’,

24 (xi) by amending subparagraph (L) to

25 read as follows:
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1 ‘‘(L) community-based programs and serv2 ices to work with juveniles, their parents, and

3 other family members during and after incar4 ceration in order to strengthen families so that

5 such juveniles may be retained in their homes;’’,

6 (xii) by amending subparagraph (M)

7 to read as follows:

8 ‘‘(M) other activities that the State deter9 mines will decrease juvenile involvement in de10 linquent activities;’’,

11 (xiii) by striking subparagraph (N),

12 and

13 (xiv) by redesignating subparagraph

14 (O) as subparagraph (N),

15 (I) by striking paragraph (11),

16 (J) in paragraph (12) by inserting ‘‘except

17 temporarily and to the extent necessary to re18 unite such juveniles with their parents or legal

19 guardians’’ before the semicolon at the end,

20 (K) by amending paragraph (13) to read

21 as follows:

22 ‘‘(13) provide that—

23 ‘‘(A) juveniles alleged to be or found to be

24 delinquent, and juveniles within the purview of

25 paragraph (10), will not be detained or confined
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1 in any institution in which they have regular

2 contact with adults incarcerated because such

3 adults have been convicted of a crime or are

4 awaiting trial on criminal charges; and

5 ‘‘(B) there is in effect in the State a policy

6 that requires individuals who work with both

7 such juveniles and such adults have been

8 trained to work with juveniles;’’,

9 (L) by amending paragraph (14) to read

10 as follows:

11 ‘‘(14) provide that no juvenile will be detained

12 or confined in any jail or lockup for adults except—

13 ‘‘(A) at the election of the State, juveniles

14 who are charged with or convicted of a violent

15 crime as an adult; and

16 ‘‘(B) juveniles who are accused of nonsta17 tus offenses, who are awaiting an initial court

18 appearance pursuant to a State law requiring

19 such appearance within 48 hours after being

20 taken into custody (excluding weekends and

21 holidays), and who are detained or confined in

22 a jail or lockup—

23 ‘‘(i) in which—

24 ‘‘(I) such juveniles do not have

25 regular contact with adults incarcer-
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1 ated because such adults have been

2 convicted or a crime or are awaiting

3 trial on criminal charges; and

4 ‘‘(II) there is in effect in the

5 State a policy that requires individ6 uals who work with both such juve7 niles and such adults have been

8 trained to work with juveniles; and

9 ‘‘(ii) that—

10 ‘‘(I) is located outside a metro11 politan statistical area (as defined by

12 the Office of Management and Budg13 et);

14 ‘‘(II) has no existing acceptable

15 alternative placement available;

16 ‘‘(III) is located where conditions

17 of distance to be traveled or the lack

18 of highway, road, or other ground

19 transportation do not allow for court

20 appearances within 24 hours so that a

21 brief (not to exceed 48 hours) delay is

22 excusable; or

23 ‘‘(IV) is located where conditions

24 of safety exist (such as severally ad25 verse, life-threatening weather condi-
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1 tions that do not allow for reasonably

2 safe travel), in which case the time for

3 an appearance may be delayed until

4 24 hours after the time that such con5 ditions allow for reasonably safe trav6 el;’’,

7 (M) in paragraph (15)—

8 (i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (12)(A),

9 paragraph (13), and paragraph (14)’’ and

10 inserting ‘‘paragraphs (10)(A), (11), and

11 (12)’’, and

12 (ii) by striking ‘‘paragraph (12)(A)

13 and paragraph (13)’’ and inserting ‘‘para14 graphs (10)(A) and (11)’’,

15 (N) in paragraph (16) by striking ‘‘men16 tally, emotionally, or physically handicapping

17 conditions’’ and inserting ‘‘disability’’,

18 (O) by striking paragraph (19),

19 (P) in paragraph (23)—

20 (i) by inserting ‘‘, with relevant fac21 tors held constant,’’ after ‘‘such propor22 tion’’,

23 (ii) by striking ‘‘general population’’

24 and inserting ‘‘total population of juveniles
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1 who are brought into the juvenile justice

2 system’’, and

3 (iii) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end,

4 (Q) by striking paragraph (24), and

5 (R) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8),

6 (9), (10), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17),

7 (18), (20), (21), (22). (23), and (25) as para8 graphs (6) through (21), respectively,

9 (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol10 lows:

11 ‘‘(c) If a State fails to comply with any of the applica12 ble requirements of paragraphs (10)(A), (12), (13), and

13 (20) of subsection (a) in any fiscal year beginning after

14 September 30, 1996, then the amount allocated to such

15 State for the subsequent fiscal year shall be reduced by

16 not to exceed 12.5 percent for each such paragraph with

17 respect to which the failure occurs, unless the Adminis18 trator determines that the State—

19 ‘‘(1) has achieved substantial compliance with

20 such applicable requirements with respect to which

21 the State was not in compliance; and

22 ‘‘(2) has made, through appropriate executive

23 or legislative action, an unequivocal commitment to

24 achieving full compliance with such applicable re25 quirements within a reasonable time.’’, and
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1 (3) in subsection (d)—

2 (A) by striking ‘‘allotment’’ and inserting

3 ‘‘allocation’’, and

4 (B) by striking ‘‘subsection (a) (12)(A),

5 (13), (14) and (23)’’ each place it appears and

6 inserting ‘‘paragraphs (10)(A), (11), (12), and

7 (20) of subsection (a)’’.

8 SEC. 110. NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE

9 AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION.

10 Section 241 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

11 Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5651) is amended—

12 (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘JUSTICE’’ and

13 inserting ‘‘CRIME CONTROL’’,

14 (2) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Justice’’ the

15 second place it appears and inserting ‘‘Crime Con16 trol’’,

17 (3) in subsections (b) and (c) by striking ‘‘Jus18 tice’’ and inserting ‘‘Crime Control’’,

19 (4) in subsection (d)(2)—

20 (A) by inserting a comma after ‘‘person21 nel’’ the first place it appears, and

22 (B) by striking ‘‘personnel,,’’ and inserting

23 ‘‘personnel,’’, and

24 (5) in subsection (f)—
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1 (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘and fi2 nancial’’, and

3 (B) in paragraph (2)—

4 (i) in subparagraph (C) by striking

5 ‘‘justice’’ and inserting ‘‘crime control’’,

6 and

7 (ii) in subparagraph (E) by striking

8 ‘‘justice’’ and inserting ‘‘crime control’’.

9 SEC. 111. RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND EVALUATION

10 FUNCTIONS.

11 Section 243 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

12 Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5654) is amended—

13 (1) in subsection (a)—

14 (A) by striking ‘‘Justice’’ and inserting

15 ‘‘Crime Control’’,

16 (B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘, par17 ticularly to prevent serious crimes and violent

18 crimes’’ before the semicolon at the end,

19 (C) in paragraph (3) by redesignating sub20 paragraphs (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs (A)

21 and (B), respectively,

22 (D) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘Encour23 age’’ and inserting ‘‘encourage’’,

24 (E) in paragraph (7)—
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1 (i) by inserting ‘‘(particularly the pre2 vention of serious crime and violent

3 crime)’’ after ‘‘delinquency’’,

4 (ii) in subparagraph (B)—

5 (I) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘an6 other State,’’, and

7 (II) by striking ‘‘, and the ex8 tent’’ and all that follows through

9 ‘‘such treatment’’, and

10 (iii) in subparagraph (D) by striking

11 ‘‘(including’’ and all that follows through

12 ‘‘recreational’’,

13 (F) by striking paragraphs (10), (11), and

14 (13),

15 (G) in paragraph (12) by inserting ‘‘as

16 such issues relate to the prevention of juvenile

17 delinquency’’ before the semicolon at the end,

18 and

19 (H) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6),

20 (7), (8), (9), (12), and (14), as added by Public

21 Law 102–586, as paragraphs (6) through (12),

22 respectively, and

23 (2) in subsection (b)—
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1 (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘sub2 section (a)(8)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection

3 (a)(9)’’, and

4 (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘sub5 section (a)(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection

6 (a)(10)’’.

7 SEC. 112. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FUNC8 TIONS.

9 Section 244 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

10 Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5654) is amended—

11 (1) by striking ‘‘Justice’’ and inserting ‘‘Crime

12 Control’’,

13 (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘(including ju14 veniles who commit hate crimes)’’,

15 (3) in paragraph (3)—

16 (A) by inserting a comma after ‘‘judges’’,

17 (B) by inserting a comma after ‘‘prosecu18 tors’’, and

19 (C) by striking ‘‘attorneys,,’’ and inserting

20 ‘‘attorneys,’’, and

21 (D) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end,

22 (4) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in23 serting a period, and

24 (5) by striking paragraph (5).
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1 SEC. 113. ESTABLISHMENT OF TRAINING PROGRAM.

2 Section 245 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

3 Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5655) is amended—

4 (1) in the 1st sentence of subsection (a) by

5 striking ‘‘, including’’ and all that follows through

6 ‘‘juveniles’’, and

7 (2) in subsection (b)—

8 (A) by striking ‘‘persons associated with

9 law-related education,’’,

10 (B) by striking ‘‘and representatives’’ and

11 inserting ‘‘representatives’’, and

12 (C) by inserting ‘‘, and such other individ13 uals as the Administrator considers to be ap14 propriate’’ before the semicolon at the end.

15 SEC. 114. CURRICULUM FOR TRAINING PROGRAM.

16 The last sentence of section 246 of the Juvenile Jus17 tice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.

18 5660) is amended by striking ‘‘and shall’’ and all that fol19 lows through ‘‘crimes’’.

20 SEC. 115. SPECIAL STUDIES AND REPORTS.

21 Section 248 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

22 Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5662) is repealed.
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1 SEC. 116. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR SPECIAL EMPHA2 SIS PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PRO3 GRAMS.

4 Section 261 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

5 Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5665) is amended—

6 (1) in subsection (a)—

7 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph

8 (1)—

9 (i) by striking ‘‘shall,’’ and all that

10 follows through ‘‘contracts with’’, and in11 serting ‘‘may, on a competitive basis, make

12 grants to and contracts with’’, and

13 (ii) by striking ‘‘each’’ and inserting

14 ‘‘any’’,

15 (B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘activi16 ties to ensure juvenile accountability for non17 violent criminal activities,’’ after ‘‘including’’,

18 (C) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘and the

19 quality of legal representation for such juve20 niles’’,

21 (D) by striking paragraphs (4), (7), and

22 (8),

23 (E) in paragraph (9) by striking ‘‘, includ24 ing—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘to incar25 ceration’’, and
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1 (F) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6),

2 and (9) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respec3 tively,

4 (2) in subsection (b)—

5 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)

6 by striking ‘‘(b)’’ and all that follows through

7 ‘‘to—’’,

8 (B) in paragraph (1)—

9 (i) by striking ‘‘(1) improve’’ and in10 serting ‘‘(7) Improving’’, and

11 (ii) by striking the semicolon at the

12 end and inserting a period,

13 (C) in paragraph (2)—

14 (i) by striking ‘‘(2) develop and imple15 ment’’ and inserting ‘‘(8) Developing and

16 implementing’’, and

17 (ii) by striking the semicolon at the

18 end and inserting a period,

19 (D) in paragraph (3)—

20 (i) by striking ‘‘(3) develop, imple21 ment, and support’’ and inserting ‘‘(9) De22 veloping, implementing, and supporting’’,

23 and

24 (ii) by striking the semicolon at the

25 end and inserting a period,
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1 (E) by striking paragraph (4),

2 (F) in paragraph (5)—

3 (i) by striking ‘‘(5) develop and imple4 ment’’ and inserting ‘‘(10) Developing and

5 implementing‘‘, and

6 (ii) by striking the semicolon at the

7 end and inserting a period,

8 (G) in paragraph (6)—

9 (i) by striking ‘‘(6) develop’’ and in10 serting ‘‘(11) Developing’’, and

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘to—’’ and all that

12 follows through ‘‘(B)’’, and

13 (iii) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and all that fol14 lows through ‘‘involved’’, and inserting a

15 period, and

16 (H) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘(7) de17 velop and implement’’ and inserting ‘‘(12) De18 veloping and implementing’’,

19 (3) by striking subsections (c) and (d),

20 (4) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘the Trust

21 Territory of the Pacific Islands’’, and

22 (5) by redesignating subsection (e) and (f) as

23 subsections (b) and (c), respectively.
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1 SEC. 117. CONSIDERATIONS FOR APPROVAL OF APPLICA2 TIONS.

3 Section 262 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

4 Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5665a) is amended—

5 (1) in subsection (c)—

6 (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘relative

7 cost and effectiveness’’ and inserting ‘‘potential

8 for success’’,

9 (B) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5),

10 and inserting the following:

11 ‘‘(4) the extent to which such program serves

12 communities that have high rates of juvenile delin13 quency, violent juvenile crime, dropping out of

14 school, and juvenile participation in gangs; and’’,

15 and

16 (C) by redesignating paragraph (6) as

17 paragraph (5),

18 (2) in subsection (d)—

19 (A) in paragraph (1)—

20 (i) in subparagraph (A) by redesignat21 ing clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as subpara22 graphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively,

23 (ii) by striking ‘‘(1)(A)’’ and inserting

24 ‘‘(1)’’, and

25 (iii) by striking subparagraph (B),

26 (B) in paragraph (2)—
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1 (i) by striking ‘‘(2)(A)’’ and inserting

2 ‘‘(2)’’, and

3 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B), and

4 (C) by striking paragraph (3), and

5 (3) by amending subsection (f) to read as fol6 lows:

7 ‘‘(f) Information on grants and contacts made avail8 able under this part shall be made available by the Admin9 istrator on request to the Chairman of the Committee on

10 Economic and Educational Opportunities of the House of

11 Representatives and to the Chairman of the Committee

12 on the Judiciary of the Senate.’’.

13 SEC. 118. GANG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.

14 Part D of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre15 vention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5667–5667d) is amended

16 to read as follows:

17 ‘‘PART D—GANG-FREE SCHOOLS AND

18 COMMUNITIES

19 ‘‘SEC. 271. AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS.

20 ‘‘The Administrator may make grants to, or contracts

21 with, public and nonprofit private agencies and organiza22 tions to establish and carry out programs designed to pre23 vent and reduce the participation of juveniles in gangs

24 that commit crimes (particularly violent crimes), that un25 lawfully use firearms and other weapons, or that unlaw-
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1 fully traffic in drugs. Such programs may be school- or

2 community-based and shall involve, to the extent prac3 ticable, families and other community members, such as

4 law enforcement personnel and members of the business

5 community, in the activities conducted under such pro6 grams. Such programs may include—

7 ‘‘(1) educational activities that strengthen a ju8 venile’s ties to the school and the community;

9 ‘‘(2) mentoring projects;

10 ‘‘(3) job training and other activities that pro11 vide juveniles with the skills necessary to become

12 productive members of society;

13 ‘‘(4) projects that coordinate services to be pro14 vided to juveniles and their families, including edu15 cational services, substance abuse treatment services,

16 health and mental health services, and other social

17 services;

18 ‘‘(5) projects to prevent gang-related activities

19 from endangering the safety of students and disrupt20 ing the learning environment in elementary and sec21 ondary schools;

22 ‘‘(6) projects that involve local law enforcement

23 personnel in gang prevention and intervention activi24 ties, particularly activities that focus on preventing

25 the unlawful use of firearms;
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1 ‘‘(7) effective substance abuse treatment for ju2 veniles in such gangs, and other interventions to re3 duce rates of drug abuse recidivism and gang par4 ticipation; and

5 ‘‘(8) such other projects and activities related to

6 the prevention of juvenile participation in gangs that

7 commit crimes (particularly violent crimes), that un8 lawfully use firearms and other weapons, or that un9 lawfully traffic in drugs.

10 ‘‘SEC. 272. APPLICATIONS.

11 ‘‘(a) SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS.—Applications

12 for grants and contracts under section 271 shall be sub13 mitted to the Administrator and shall—

14 ‘‘(1) describe the program to be carried out

15 with a grant or contract made under such sub16 section; and

17 ‘‘(2) contain such other information and assur18 ances as the Administrator may require.

19 ‘‘(b) SELECTION OF APPLICATIONS FOR AP20 PROVAL.—From among applications submitted in accord21 ance with subsection (a), the Administrator shall—

22 ‘‘(1) approve applications for grants and con23 tracts to carry out programs in both urban and

24 rural areas, in locations where juvenile gang-related,
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1 drug-related, and firearm-related crime is frequent

2 and serious; and

3 ‘‘(2) give priority to applications for grants and

4 contracts to carry out programs that have the great5 est potential for success.’’.

6 SEC. 119. GRANTS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY-BASED REFORMS.

7 Part E of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre8 vention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5667c) is amended to read

9 as follows:

10 ‘‘PART E—GRANTS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY-BASED

11 REFORMS

12 ‘‘SEC. 281. AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS.

13 ‘‘From funds allocated under section 283, the Admin14 istrator may make juvenile delinquent accountability

15 grants under section 282 to eligible States to carry out

16 the purposes of this title.

17 ‘‘SEC. 282. ACCOUNTABILITY-BASED GRANTS.

18 ‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.—To be eligible to re19 ceive a grant under section 281, a State shall submit to

20 the Administrator an application at such time, in such

21 form, and containing such assurances and information as

22 the Administrator may require, including assurances that

23 in such State the following are then in effect, and will re24 main in effect during the fiscal year for which such grant

25 is requested:
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1 ‘‘(1) A system, subject to the discretion of the

2 State, that provides for the treatment as adults for

3 purposes of prosecution, of juveniles under 18 years

4 of age who commit an act that would be a violent

5 crime if committed by an adult.

6 ‘‘(2) A system of records relating to any adju7 dication of juveniles less than 18 years of age who

8 are adjudicated delinquent for conduct that if com9 mitted by an adult would be a violent crime, that

10 is—

11 ‘‘(A) equivalent to the records that would

12 be kept of adults arrested for such conduct, in13 cluding fingerprints and photographs;

14 ‘‘(B) submitted to the Federal Bureau of

15 Investigation in the same manner as adult

16 records are so submitted;

17 ‘‘(C) retained for a period of time that is

18 equal to the period of time records are retained

19 for adults; and

20 ‘‘(D) available on an expedited basis to law

21 enforcement agencies, the courts, and school of22 ficials (and such school officials shall be subject

23 to the same standards and penalties that law

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1 ees are subject to under Federal and State law,

2 for handing and disclosing such information).

3 ‘‘(b) USES OF GRANT.—A grant made under sub4 section (a) may be used for the following accountability5 based juvenile crime control practices:

6 ‘‘(1) A system, subject to the discretion of the

7 State, that provides for the treatment as adults for

8 purposes of prosecution, of juveniles under 18 years

9 of age who commit an act that would be a violent

10 crime if committed by an adult.

11 ‘‘(2) A system of records relating to any adju12 dication of juveniles less than 18 years of age who

13 are adjudicated delinquent for conduct that if com14 mitted by an adult would constitute a violent crime,

15 that is—

16 ‘‘(A) equivalent to the records that would

17 be kept of adults arrested for such conduct, in18 cluding fingerprints and photographs;

19 ‘‘(B) submitted to the Federal Bureau of

20 Investigation in the same manner as adult

21 records are so submitted;

22 ‘‘(C) retained for a period of time that is

23 equal to the period of time records are retained

24 for adults; and
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1 ‘‘(D) available on an expedited basis to law

2 enforcement agencies, the courts, and school of3 ficials (and such school officials shall be subject

4 to the same standards and penalties that law

5 enforcement and juvenile justice system employ6 ees are subject to under Federal and State law,

7 for handing and disclosing such information).

8 ‘‘(3) Graduated sanctions for juvenile

9 delinquents, ensuring a sanction for every delinquent

10 act, and escalating the sanction with each subse11 quent delinquent act. Such sanctions shall include

12 confinement for committing a violent crime.

13 ‘‘(4) Alternative schools or classrooms for juve14 nile delinquents or juveniles who are expelled or sus15 pended for disciplinary reasons.

16 ‘‘(5) Parental responsibility for serious delin17 quent acts of children released by a juvenile court to

18 the custody of their parents.

19 ‘‘(6) Mandatory restitution.

20 ‘‘(7) Public availability of records of juvenile

21 delinquency proceedings.

22 ‘‘(8) Public access to juvenile delinquency pro23 ceedings to the public.

24 ‘‘(9) Mandatory penalties for the use of a fire25 arm in committing a violent crime or serious drug
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1 offense, as defined in section 924(e)(2)(A) of title 18

2 of the United States Code.

3 ‘‘(10) Curfew laws for juveniles.

4 ‘‘(11) Comprehensive programs to address

5 problems related to serious habitual offenders.

6 ‘‘(12) Programs that provide closely supervised

7 probation.

8 ‘‘(13) Such other methods for promoting ac9 countability for delinquent acts as the States consid10 ers to be appropriate.

11 ‘‘SEC. 283. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

12 ‘‘(a) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—

13 ‘‘(1) BASE ALLOCATION.—Subject to paragraph

14 (2), the amount appropriated for a fiscal year to

15 carry out this part shall be allocated among the

16 States proportionately on the basis of the number of

17 residents of such States who are less than 18 years

18 of age.

19 ‘‘(2) ALLOCATION REDUCTION RESULTING

20 FROM FAILURE TO REDUCE RATE OF CRIME AND

21 DELINQUENCY COMMITTED BY JUVENILES.—(A)

22 The amount that would be allocated under para23 graph (1) to the State without regard to this para24 graph may be reduced as provided in subparagraph

25 (B) if a State fails to demonstrate the following to
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1 the satisfaction of the Administrator, based on data

2 collected and reported to the Administrator by the

3 State, that a reduction in the rate of crimes and

4 delinquent acts committed by juveniles, based on the

5 juvenile population, has occurred in the State:

6 ‘‘(i) Not later than 1 year after the end of

7 the 1st fiscal year for which a State receives

8 funds under this part, the State shall dem9 onstrate that during such 1st fiscal year the

10 State has reduced—

11 ‘‘(I) the rate of increase in crimes and

12 delinquent acts committed by juveniles,

13 based on the juvenile population, in the

14 State;

15 ‘‘(II) reduced the rate of violent

16 crimes committed by juveniles, based on

17 the juvenile population, in the State; and

18 ‘‘(III) reduced the rate at which juve19 niles in the State, based on the juvenile

20 population, who have committed a violent

21 crime commit another violent crime.

22 ‘‘(ii) Not later than 1 year after the end of

23 the 3rd fiscal year for which a State receives

24 funds under this part, the State shall dem25 onstrate that the State has reduced by not less
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1 than 10 percent the rate of crimes and delin2 quent acts committed by juveniles, based on the

3 juvenile population, during the period of 3 fiscal

4 years for which such funds were received.

5 (iii) Not later than 1 year after the end of

6 each interval of 2 fiscal years thereafter for

7 which a State receives funds under this part,

8 the State shall demonstrate that the State has

9 reduced the rate of crimes and delinquent acts

10 committed by juveniles, based on the juvenile

11 population, in the State during such interval.

12 ‘‘(B) For a failure by a State to make a dem13 onstration required by subparagraph (A), the Ad14 ministrator may reduce the amount that would be

15 allocated under paragraph (1) for the subsequent

16 fiscal year to the State without regard to this para17 graph, by an amount the Administrator considers to

18 be appropriate, but not by more than 10 percent.

19 ‘‘(C) The amount of a reduction made under

20 subparagraph (B) for a fiscal year shall be reallo21 cated under paragraph (1) among the States with

22 respect to which no reduction is made under such

23 subparagraph for such fiscal year.

24 ‘‘(b) RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Ad25 ministrator shall provide to the States technical assistance
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1 to assist the States to meet the requirements of subsection

2 (a).’’.

3 SEC. 119. REPEALERS.

4 The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act

5 of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) is amended—

6 (1) by striking parts F, G, and H,

7 (2) by striking part I, as added by section

8 2(i)(1)(C) of Public Law 106–586 (106 Stat. 5006),

9 and

10 (3) by redesignating part I, as so redesignated

11 by section 2(i)(1)(A) of Public Law 106–586 (106

12 Stat. 5006), as part F.

13 SEC. 120. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

14 Section 299 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

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

16 (1) by striking subsection (e),

17 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub18 section (e), and

19 (3) by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c), and

20 inserting the following:

21 ‘‘(a) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry

22 out this title (other than parts D and E) $150,000,000

23 for fiscal year 1997 and such sums as may be appropriate

24 for fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000.
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1 ‘‘(b) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry

2 out part D $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 and such

3 sums as may be appropriate for fiscal years 1998, 1999,

4 and 2000.

5 ‘‘(c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), there are author6 ized to be appropriated to carry out part E $150,000,000

7 for fiscal year 1997 and such sums as may be appropriate

8 for fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000.

9 ‘‘(2) No funds may be appropriated for a fiscal year

10 to carry out part E unless the aggregate amount made

11 available for such fiscal year to carry out part B is not

12 less than $70,000,000.

13 ‘‘(d) Of such sums as are appropriated for a fiscal

14 year to carry out this title (other than parts D and E)—

15 ‘‘(1) not to exceed 5 percent shall be available

16 to carry out part A;

17 ‘‘(2) not less than 70 percent shall be available

18 to carry out part B; and

19 ‘‘(3) 25 percent shall be available to carry out

20 part C.’’.

21 SEC. 121. 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 (1) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘as are con2 sistent with the purpose of this Act’’ and inserting

3 ‘‘only to the extent necessary to ensure that there is

4 compliance with the specific requirements of this

5 title, but the Administrator may not establish rules,

6 regulations, or procedures applicable to compliance

7 with paragraphs (10)(A), (12), (13), or (20) of sec8 tion 223(a)’’, and

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

10 ‘‘(e) If a State requires by law compliance with the

11 requirements described in paragraphs (10)(A), (11), and

12 (12) of section 223(a), then for the period such law is in

13 effect in such State—

14 ‘‘(1) such State shall be deemed to satisfy such

15 requirements; and

16 ‘‘(2) the Administrator may not evaluate or re17 quire compliance with such paragraphs.’’.

18 SEC. 122. USE OF FUNDS.

19 Section 299C(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delin20 quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5674(a)) is

21 amended—

22 (1) by striking ‘‘may be used for—’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘may—

24 (2) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘be used for’’

25 after ‘‘(1)’’, and
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1 (3) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol2 lows:

3 ‘‘(2) not be used for the cost of construction of

4 any facility.’’.

5 SEC. 123. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

6 (a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—The Juvenile Jus7 tice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.

8 5601 et seq.) is amended—

9 (1) in section 202(b) by striking ‘‘prescribed for

10 GS–18 of the General Schedule by section 5332’’

11 and inserting ‘‘payable under section 5376’’,

12 (2) in the heading for subpart I of part C of

13 title II by striking ‘‘Justice’’ and inserting ‘‘Crime

14 Control’’, and

15 (3) in section 281(a)(8)—

16 (A) by striking ‘‘substances analogues’’

17 and inserting ‘‘substance analogues’’, and

18 (B) by striking ‘‘(21 U.S.C. 802)’’ and in19 serting ‘‘(21 U.S.C. 802))’’.

20 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 5315

21 of title 5 of the United States Code is amended by striking

22 ‘‘Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’’

23 and inserting ‘‘Office of Juvenile Crime Control and De24 linquency Prevention’’.
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1 (2) Section 4315(b) of title 18 of the United States

2 Code is amended by striking ‘‘Office of Juvenile Justice

3 and Delinquency Prevention’’ and inserting ‘‘Office of Ju4 venile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention’’.

5 (3) Subsections (a)(1) and (c) of section 3221 of title

6 39 of the United States Code is amended by striking ‘‘Of7 fice of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’’ each

8 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Office of Juvenile Crime

9 Control and Delinquency Prevention’’.

10 (4) Section 663(f) of the Social Security Act is

11 amended by striking ‘‘Office of Juvenile Justice and De12 linquency Prevention’’ and inserting ‘‘Office of Juvenile

13 Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention’’.

14 (5) Sections 801(a)(1), 804, 805, and 813 of title I

15 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of

16 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3712, 3782, 3785, 3786, 3789i) are

17 amended by striking ‘‘Office of Juvenile Justice and De18 linquency Prevention’’ each place it appears and inserting

19 ‘‘Office of Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Pre20 vention’’.

21 (6) The Victims of Child Abuse Act (42 U.S.C. 13001

22 et seq.) is amended—

23 (A) in sections 217 and 222 by striking ‘‘Office

24 of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’’
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1 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Office of Juve2 nile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention’’,

3 (B) in section 214(a)(1) by striking ‘‘sections

4 262, 293, and 296 of subpart II of title II’’ and in5 serting ‘‘299B, and 299E’’, and

6 (C) in section 223(c) by striking ‘‘section 262,

7 293, and 296’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 262, 299B,

8 and 299E’’.

9 TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE

10 RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS

11 YOUTH

12 SEC. 201. FINDINGS.

13 Section 302 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act

14 (42 U.S.C. 5701) is amended—

15 (1) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘accurate re16 porting of’’ and inserting ‘‘an accurate national sys17 tem for reporting’’, and

18 (2) by amending paragraph (8) to read as fol19 lows:

20 ‘‘(8) services for runaway and homeless youth

21 are needed in urban, suburban and rural areas;’’.

22 SEC. 202. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS FOR CENTERS AND

23 SERVICES.

24 Section 311 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act

25 (42 U.S.C. 5711) is amended—
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1 (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol2 lows:

3 ‘‘(a)(1) The Secretary may make grants to public and

4 nonprofit private entities (and combinations of such enti5 ties) to establish and operate (including renovation) local

6 centers to provide services for runaway and homeless

7 youth and for the families of such youth.

8 ‘‘(2) Such services—

9 ‘‘(A) shall be provided as an alternative to in10 volving runaway and homeless youth in the law en11 forcement, child welfare, mental health, and juvenile

12 justice systems;

13 ‘‘(B) shall include—

14 ‘‘(i) safe and appropriate shelter; and

15 ‘‘(ii) individual, family, and group counsel16 ing, as appropriate; and

17 ‘‘(C) may include—

18 ‘‘(i) street-based services;

19 ‘‘(ii) home-based services for families with

20 youth at risk of separation from the family; and

21 ‘‘(iii) drug abuse education and prevention

22 services.’’,

23 (2) in subsection (b)—

24 (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘the

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1 (B) by striking paragraph (4), and

2 (3) by striking subsections (c) and (d).

3 SEC. 203. ELIGIBILITY.

4 Section 312 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act

5 (42 U.S.C. 5712) is amended—

6 (1) in subsection (b)—

7 (A) in paragraph (8) by striking ‘‘para8 graph (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (7)’’,

9 (B) in paragraph (10) by striking ‘‘and’’ at

10 the end’’,

11 (C) in paragraph (11) by striking the pe12 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and

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

14 ‘‘(12) shall submit to the Secretary an annual

15 report that includes—

16 ‘‘(A) information regarding the activities

17 carried out under this part;

18 ‘‘(B) the achievements of the project under

19 this part carried out by the applicant; and

20 ‘‘(C) statistical summaries describing the

21 number and the characteristics of the runaway

22 and homeless youth, and youth at risk of family

23 separation, who participate in the project;

24 in the year for which the report is submitted.’’, and
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1 (2) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and in2 serting the following:

3 ‘‘(c) To be eligible to use assistance under section

4 311(a)(2)(C)(i) to provide street-based services, the appli5 cant shall include in the plan required by subsection (b)

6 assurances that in providing such services the applicant

7 will—

8 ‘‘(1) provide qualified supervision of staff, in9 cluding on-street supervision by appropriately

10 trained staff;

11 ‘‘(2) provide backup personnel for on-street

12 staff;

13 ‘‘(3) provide initial and periodic training of

14 staff who provide such services; and

15 ‘‘(4) conduct outreach activities for runaway

16 and homeless youth, and street youth.’’;

17 ‘‘(d) To be eligible to use assistance under section

18 311(a) to provide home-based services described in section

19 311(a)(2)(C)(ii), an applicant shall include in the plan re20 quired by subsection (b) assurances that in providing such

21 services the applicant will—

22 ‘‘(1) provide counseling and information to

23 youth and the families (including unrelated individ24 uals in the family households) of such youth, includ25 ing services relating to basic life skills, interpersonal
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1 skill building, educational advancement, job attain2 ment skills, mental and physical health care,

3 parenting skills, financial planning, and referral to

4 sources of other needed services;

5 ‘‘(2) provide directly, or through an arrange6 ment made by the applicant, 24-hour service to re7 spond to family crises (including immediate access to

8 temporary shelter for runaway and homeless youth,

9 and youth at risk of separation from the family);

10 ‘‘(3) establish, in partnership with the families

11 of runaway and homeless youth, and youth at risk

12 of separation from the family, objectives and meas13 ures of success to be achieved as a result of receiv14 ing home-based services;

15 ‘‘(4) provide initial and periodic training of

16 staff who provide home-based services; and

17 ‘‘(5) ensure that—

18 ‘‘(A) caseloads will remain sufficiently low

19 to allow for intensive (5 to 20 hours per week)

20 involvement with each family receiving such

21 services; and

22 ‘‘(B) staff providing such services will re23 ceive qualified supervision.

24 ‘‘(e) To be eligible to use assistance under section

25 311(a)(2)(C)(iii) to provide drug abuse education and pre-
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1 vention services, an applicant shall include in the plan re2 quired by subsection (b)—

3 ‘‘(1) a description of—

4 ‘‘(A) the types of such services that the ap5 plicant proposes to provide;

6 ‘‘(B) the objectives of such services; and

7 ‘‘(C) the types of information and training

8 to be provided to individuals providing such

9 services to runaway and homeless youth; and

10 ‘‘(2) an assurance that in providing such serv11 ices the applicant shall conduct outreach activities

12 for runaway and homeless youth.’’.

13 SEC. 204. APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.

14 Section 313 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act

15 (42 U.S.C. 5713) is amended to read as follows:

16 ‘‘APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS

17 ‘‘SEC. 313.(a) An application by a public or private

18 entity for a grant under section 311(a) may be approved

19 by the Secretary after taking into consideration, with re20 spect to the State in which such entity proposes to provide

21 services under this part—

22 ‘‘(1) the geographical distribution in such State

23 of the proposed services under this part for which all

24 grant applicants request approval; and

25 ‘‘(2) which areas of such State have the great26 est need for such services.
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1 ‘‘(b) The Secretary shall, in considering applications

2 for grants under section 311(a), give priority to—

3 ‘‘(A) eligible applicants who have a dem4 onstrated experience in providing services to run5 away and homeless youth; and

6 ‘‘(B) to eligible applicants that request grants

7 of less than $200,000.’’.

8 SEC. 205. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSITIONAL LIVING GRANT

9 PROGRAM.

10 Section 321 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act

11 (42 U.S.C. 5714–1) is amended—

12 (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘PURPOSE AND’’,

13 (2) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘(a)’’, and

14 (3) by striking subsection (b).

15 SEC. 206. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS FOR RESEARCH,

16 DEMONSTRATION, AND SERVICE PROJECTS.

17 Section 343(b) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth

18 Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–23(b)) is amended—

19 (1) by striking paragraph (2), and

20 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through

21 (10) as paragraphs (2) through (9), respectively.
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1 SEC. 207. TEMPORARY DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO

2 PROVIDE SERVICES TO YOUTH IN RURAL

3 AREAS.

4 Section 344 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act

5 (42 U.S.C. 5714a) is repealed.

6 SEC. 208. SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM.

7 Section 40155 of the Violent Crime Control and Law

8 Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322; 108 Stat.

9 1922) is amended to read as follows:

10 ‘‘SEC. 40155. EDUCATION AND PREVENTION GRANTS TO RE11 DUCE SEXUAL ABUSE OF RUNAWAY, HOME12 LESS, AND STREET YOUTH.

13 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY FOR PROGRAM.—The Runaway and

14 Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amend15 ed—

16 ‘‘(1) by striking the heading for part F,

17 ‘‘(2) by redesignating part E as part F, and

18 ‘‘(3) by inserting after part D the following:

19 ‘‘ ‘PART E—SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM

20 ‘‘ ‘AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS

21 ‘‘ ‘SEC. 351. (a) The Secretary may make grants to

22 nonprofit private agencies for the purpose of providing

23 street-based services to runaway and homeless, and street

24 youth, who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being

25 subjected to, sexual abuse.
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1 ‘‘ ‘(b) In selecting applicants to receive grants under

2 subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to non3 profit private agencies that have experience in providing

4 services to runaway and homeless, and street youth.

5 ‘‘ ‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Sec6 tion 389 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42

7 U.S.C. 5751), as amended by section 213 of the Juvenile

8 Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1996,

9 is amended by adding at the end the following:

10 ‘‘ ‘(d) There are authorized to be appropriated to

11 carry out this title such sums as may be necessary for

12 fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.’ ’’.

13 SEC. 209. ASSISTANCE TO POTENTIAL GRANTEES.

14 Section 371 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act

15 (42 U.S.C. 5714a) is amended by striking the last sen16 tence.

17 SEC. 210. REPORTS.

18 Section 381 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act

19 (42 U.S.C. 5715) is amended to read as follows:

20 ‘‘REPORTS

21 ‘‘SEC. 381. (a) Not later than April 1, 1998, and at

22 2-year intervals thereafter, the Secretary shall submit, to

23 the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportuni24 ties of the House of Representatives and the Committee

25 on the Judiciary of the Senate, a report on the status,

26 activities, and accomplishments of entities that receive
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1 grants under parts A, B, C, D, and E, with particular

2 attention to—

3 ‘‘(1) in the case of centers funded under part

4 A, the ability or effectiveness of such centers in—

5 ‘‘(A) alleviating the problems of runaway

6 and homeless youth;

7 ‘‘(B) if applicable or appropriate, reuniting

8 such youth with their families and encouraging

9 the resolution of intrafamily problems through

10 counseling and other services;

11 ‘‘(C) strengthening family relationships

12 and encouraging stable living conditions for

13 such youth; and

14 ‘‘(D) assisting such youth to decide upon a

15 future course of action; and

16 ‘‘(2) in the case of projects funded under part

17 B—

18 ‘‘(A) the number and characteristics of

19 homeless youth served by such projects;

20 ‘‘(B) the types of activities carried out by

21 such projects;

22 ‘‘(C) the effectiveness of such projects in

23 alleviating the problems of homeless youth;

24 ‘‘(D) the effectiveness of such projects in

25 preparing homeless youth for self-sufficiency;
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1 ‘‘(E) the effectiveness of such projects in

2 assisting homeless youth to decide upon future

3 education, employment, and independent living;

4 ‘‘(F) the ability of such projects to encour5 age the resolution of intrafamily problems

6 through counseling and the development of self7 sufficient living skills; and

8 ‘‘(G) activities and programs planned by

9 such projects for the following fiscal year.

10 ‘‘(b) The Secretary shall include in the report re11 quired by subsection (a) summaries of—

12 ‘‘(1) the evaluations performed by the Secretary

13 under section 386; and

14 ‘‘(2) descriptions of the qualifications of, and

15 training provided to, individuals involved in carrying

16 out such evaluations.’’.

17 SEC. 211. EVALUATION.

18 Section 384 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act

19 (42 U.S.C. 5731) is amended to read as follows:

20 ‘‘EVALUATION AND INFORMATION

21 ‘‘SEC. 384. (a) If an grantee receives grants for 3

22 consecutive fiscal years under part A, B, C, D, or E (in

23 the alternative), then the Secretary shall evaluate such

24 grantee on-site, not less frequently than once in the period

25 of such 3 consecutive fiscal years, for purposes of—
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1 ‘‘(1) determining whether such grants are being

2 used for the purposes for such grants are made by

3 the Secretary;

4 ‘‘(2) collecting additional information for the re5 port required by section 383; and

6 ‘‘(3) providing such information and assistance

7 to such grantee as will enable such grantees to im8 prove the operation of the centers, projects, and ac9 tivities for which such grants are made.

10 ‘‘(b) Recipients of grants under this title shall cooper11 ate with the Secretary’s efforts to carry out evaluations,

12 and to collect information, under this title.’’.

13 SEC. 212. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

14 Section 385 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act

15 (42 U.S.C. 5751) is amended to read as follows:

16 ‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

17 ‘‘SEC. 389. (a)(1) There are authorized to be appro18 priated to carry out this title (other than part E)

19 $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 and such sums as may

20 be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1998, 1999, and

21 2000.

22 ‘‘(2)(A) From the amount appropriated under para23 graph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not

24 less than 90 percent to carry out parts A and B.
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1 ‘‘(B) Of the amount reserved under subparagraph

2 (A), not less than 20 percent, and not more than 25 per3 cent, shall be reserved to carry out part B.

4 ‘‘(3) After reserving the amounts required by para5 graph (2), the Secretary shall reserve the remaining

6 amount (if any) to carry out parts C and D.

7 ‘‘(c) No funds appropriated to carry out this title may

8 be combined with funds appropriated under any other Act

9 if the purpose of combining such funds is to make a single

10 discretionary grant, or a single discretionary payment, un11 less such funds are separately identified in all grants and

12 contracts and are used for the purposes specified in this

13 title.’’.

14 SEC. 213. CONSOLIDATED REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.

15 The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C.

16 5701 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 384

17 the following:

18 ‘‘CONSOLIDATED REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS

19 ‘‘SEC. 385. With respect to funds available to carry

20 out parts A, B, C, D, and E, nothing in this title shall

21 be construed to prohibit the Secretary from—

22 ‘‘(1) announcing, in a single announcement, the

23 availability of funds for grants under 2 or more of

24 such parts; and
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1 ‘‘(2) reviewing applications for grants under 2

2 or more of such parts in a single, consolidated appli3 cation review process.’’.

4 SEC. 214. DEFINITIONS.

5 The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C.

6 5701 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 385,

7 as added by section 214, the following:

8 ‘‘DEFINITIONS

9 ‘‘SEC. 386. For the purposes of this title:

10 ‘‘(1)(A) The term ‘drug abuse education and

11 prevention services’—

12 ‘‘(A) means services to runaway and home13 less youth to prevent or reduce the illicit use of

14 drugs by such youth; and

15 ‘‘(B) may include—

16 ‘‘(i) individual, family, group, and

17 peer counseling;

18 ‘‘(ii) drop-in services;

19 ‘‘(iii) assistance to runaway and

20 homeless youth in rural areas (including

21 the development of community support

22 groups);

23 ‘‘(iv) information and training relating

24 to the illicit use of drugs by runaway and
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1 homeless youth, to individuals involved in

2 providing services to such youth; and

3 ‘‘(v) activities to improve the availabil4 ity of local drug abuse prevention services

5 to runaway and homeless youth.

6 ‘‘(2) The term ‘home-based services’—

7 ‘‘(A) means services provided to youth and

8 their families for the purpose of—

9 ‘‘(i) preventing such youth from run10 ning away, or otherwise becoming sepa11 rated, from their families; and

12 ‘‘(ii) assisting runaway youth to re13 turn to their families; and

14 ‘‘(B) includes services that are provided in

15 the residences of families (to the extent prac16 ticable), including—

17 ‘‘(i) intensive individual and family

18 counseling; and

19 ‘‘(ii) training relating to life skills and

20 parenting.

21 ‘‘(3) The term ‘homeless youth’ means an indi22 vidual—

23 ‘‘(A) who is—

24 ‘‘(i) not more than 21 years of age;

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1 ‘‘(ii) for the purposes of part B, not

2 less than 16 years of age;

3 ‘‘(B) for whom it is not possible to live in

4 a safe environment with a relative; and

5 ‘‘(C) who has no other safe alternative liv6 ing arrangement.

7 ‘‘(4) The term ‘street-based services’—

8 ‘‘(A) means services provided to runaway

9 and homeless youth, and street youth, in areas

10 where they congregate, designed to assist such

11 youth in making healthy personal choices re12 garding where they live and how they behave;

13 and

14 ‘‘(B) may include—

15 ‘‘(i) identification of and outreach to

16 runaway and homeless youth, and street

17 youth;

18 ‘‘(ii) crisis intervention and counsel19 ing;

20 ‘‘(iii) information and referral for

21 housing;

22 ‘‘(iv) information and referral for

23 transitional living and health care services;

24 ‘‘(v) advocacy, education, and preven25 tion services related to—
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1 ‘‘(I) alcohol and drug abuse;

2 ‘‘(II) sexually transmitted dis3 eases, including the human

4 immunodeficiency virus (HIV); and

5 ‘‘(III) physical and sexual as6 sault.

7 ‘‘(5) The term ‘‘street youth’’ means an individ8 ual who—

9 ‘‘(A) is—

10 ‘‘(i) a runaway youth; or

11 ‘‘(ii) indefinitely or intermittently a

12 homeless youth; and

13 ‘‘(B) spends a significant amount of time

14 on the street or in other areas which increase

15 the exposure of such youth to sexual abuse.

16 ‘‘(6) The term ‘transitional living youth project’

17 means a project that provides shelter and services

18 designed to promote a transition to self-sufficient

19 living and to prevent long-term dependency on social

20 services.

21 ‘‘(7) The term ‘youth at risk of separation from

22 the family’ means an individual—

23 ‘‘(A) who is less than 18 years of age; and

24 ‘‘(B)(i) who has a history of running away

25 from the family of such individual;
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1 ‘‘(ii) whose parent, guardian, or custodian

2 is not willing to provide for the basic needs of

3 such individual; or

4 ‘‘(iii) who is at risk of entering the child

5 welfare system or juvenile justice system as a

6 result of the lack of services available to the

7 family to meet such needs.’’.

8 SEC. 215. REDESIGNATION OF SECTIONS.

9 Sections 371, 372, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, and 386

10 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C.

11 5714b–5851 et seq.), as amended by this title, are redesig12 nated as sections 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, and

13 388, respectively.

14 SEC. 216. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

15 The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C.

16 5701 et seq.) is amended—

17 (1) in the 1st sentence of 331 by striking

18 ‘‘With’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Sec19 retary’’, and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’,

20 (2) by striking titles IV and V, as originally en21 acted by Public Law 93–415 (88 Stat. 1132–1143),

22 and

23 (3) in subsections (a)(5)(E) and (b)(1)(B) of

24 section 404 by striking ‘‘section 313’’ and inserting

25 ‘‘section 331’’.
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1 TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO

2 THE MISSING CHILDREN’S AS3 SISTANCE ACT

4 SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

5 Section 408 of the Missing Children’s Assistance Act

6 (42 U.S.C. 5777) is amended by striking ‘‘1993, 1994,

7 1995, and 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘1997, 1998, 1999, and

8 2000’’.

9 SEC. 302. SPECIAL STUDY AND REPORT.

10 Section 409 of the Missing Children’s Assistance Act

11 (42 U.S.C. 5778) is repealed.

12 TITLE IV—INCENTIVE GRANTS

13 FOR LOCAL DELINQUENCY

14 PREVENTION PROGRAMS

15 SEC. 401. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINIS16 TRATOR.

17 Section 504 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delin18 quency Prevention Programs Act (42 U.S.C. 5783) is

19 amended—

20 (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘(including’’

21 and all that follows through ‘‘development)’’, and

22 (2) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘Education

23 and Labor’’ and inserting ‘‘Economic and Edu24 cational Opportunities’’.
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1 SEC. 402. GRANTS FOR PREVENTION PROGRAMS.

2 Section 505 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delin3 quency Prevention Programs Act (42 U.S.C. 5784) is

4 amended—

5 (1) in subsection (a)—

6 (A) by inserting ‘‘assist’’ after ‘‘group to’’,

7 (B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as

8 follows:

9 ‘‘(1) the teaching that people are and should be

10 held accountable for their actions;’’,

11 (C) in paragraph (5) by inserting ‘‘and’’

12 and the end,

13 (D) by amending paragraph (6) to read as

14 follows:

15 ‘‘(6) recreation services.’’, and

16 (E) by striking paragraph (7),

17 (2) in subsection (b)—

18 (A) by striking paragraph (1),

19 (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as

20 follows:

21 ‘‘(1) the unit has submitted to the State the

22 unit’s plan outlining delinquency prevention and

23 early intervention activities;’’,

24 (C) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4),

25 and
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1 (D) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6),

2 and (7) and paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), re3 spectively, and

4 (3) in subsection (c)—

5 (A) by striking ‘‘Administrator’’ and in6 serting ‘‘State,

7 (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as

8 follows:

9 ‘‘(3) providing services that prevent juvenile in10 volvement in delinquent activities.’’.

11 SEC. 403. REPEAL OF DEFINITION.

12 The Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Preven13 tion Programs Act (42 U.S.C. 5781 et seq.) is amended—

14 (1) by striking section 503, and

15 (2) by redesignating sections 504 and 505 as

16 sections 503 and 504, respectively.

17 SEC. 404. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

18 Section 506 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delin19 quency Prevention Programs Act (42 U.S.C. 5785) is

20 amended to read as follows:

21 ‘‘SEC. 505. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

23 this title $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 and such sums

24 as may be appropriate for fiscal years 1998, 1999, and

25 2000.’’.
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1 TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS

2 SEC. 501. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMEND3 MENTS.

4 (a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub5 section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this

6 Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this

7 Act.

8 (b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend9 ments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to

10 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1996.

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