Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2016

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and to reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2016 2. Reauthorization of Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Part R of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3796ee et seq. (1) in section 1801(b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking graduated sanctions graduated sanctions and incentives (B) in paragraph (3), by striking hiring juvenile court judges, probation officers, and court-appointed defenders and special advocates, and (C) by striking paragraphs (4) and (7), and redesignating paragraphs (5) through (17) as paragraphs (4) through (15), respectively; and (D) in paragraph (11), as so redesignated, by striking research-based bullying, cyberbullying, and gang prevention programs interventions such as researched-based anti-bullying, anti-cyberbullying, and gang prevention programs, as well as mental health services and trauma-informed practices (2) in section 1802— (A) in subsection (d)(3), by inserting after individualized sanctions , incentives, (B) in subsection (e)(1)(B), by striking graduated sanctions graduated sanctions and incentives (C) in subsection (f)— (i) in paragraph (2)— (I) by inserting after A sanction may include a range of court-approved interventions, such as (II) by inserting after a fine, a restorative justice program, (ii) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) Incentives The term incentives ; (3) in section 1810(a), by striking $350,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009 $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 (4) by adding at the end the following: 1811. Grant accountability (a) Definition of applicable committees In this section, the term applicable committees (1) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. (b) Accountability All grants awarded by the Attorney General under this part shall be subject to the following accountability provisions: (1) Audit requirement (A) Definition In this paragraph, the term unresolved audit finding (B) Audit Beginning in the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this section, and in each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall conduct audits of recipients of grants awarded by the Attorney General under this part to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds by grantees. The Inspector General shall determine the appropriate number of grantees to be audited each year. (C) Mandatory exclusion A recipient of grant funds under this part that is found to have an unresolved audit finding shall not be eligible to receive grant funds under this part during the first 2 fiscal years beginning after the end of the 12-month period described in subparagraph (A). (D) Priority In awarding grants under this part, the Attorney General shall give priority to eligible applicants that did not have an unresolved audit finding during the 3 fiscal years before submitting an application for a grant under this part. (E) Reimbursement If an entity is awarded grant funds under this part during the 2-fiscal-year period during which the entity is barred from receiving grants under subparagraph (C), the Attorney General shall— (i) deposit an amount equal to the amount of the grant funds that were improperly awarded to the grantee into the General Fund of the Treasury; and (ii) seek to recoup the costs of the repayment to the fund from the grant recipient that was erroneously awarded grant funds. (2) Annual certification Beginning in the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this section, the Attorney General shall submit to the applicable committees an annual certification— (A) indicating whether— (i) all audits issued by the Inspector General of the Department of Justice under paragraph (1) have been completed and reviewed by the appropriate Assistant Attorney General or Director; (ii) all mandatory exclusions required under paragraph (1)(C) have been issued; and (iii) all reimbursements required under paragraph (1)(E) have been made; and (B) that includes a list of any grant recipients excluded under paragraph (1) from the previous year. (c) Preventing duplicative grants (1) In general Before the Attorney General awards a grant to an applicant under this part, the Attorney General shall compare potential grant awards with other grants awarded under this part by the Attorney General to determine if duplicate grant awards are awarded for the same purpose. (2) Report If the Attorney General awards duplicate grants under this part to the same applicant for the same purpose, the Attorney General shall submit to the applicable committees a report that includes— (A) a list of all duplicate grants awarded under this part, including the total dollar amount of any duplicate grants awarded; and (B) the reason the Attorney General awarded the duplicate grants. . 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of the Congress that the use of best practices is encouraged for all activities for which grants under part R of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 may be used. 4. Use of amounts made available for Department of Justice, General Administration to carry out Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program In each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, the Attorney General shall use up to $25,000,000 of the amounts made available for Department of Justice, General Administration, to carry out part R of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3796ee et seq. Amend the title so as to read: A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant program, and for other purposes. December 23, 2016 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and reauthorize through FY2022 the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) Program. It subjects JABG grants to accountability measures. The Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Office of Inspector General must conduct annual audits of selected grant recipients. DOJ must submit an annual certification to Congress and identify and report on duplicative grant awards. (Sec. 3) The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the use of best practices is encouraged for activities carried out with JABG funds. (Sec. 4) DOJ must use amounts made available for general administration to carry out the JABG Program.