106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1501
AN ACT
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants to ensure
increased accountability for juvenile offenders; to
amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre-
vention Act of 1974 to provide quality prevention
programs and accountability programs relating to
juvenile delinquency; and for other purposes.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1501
AN ACT
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 to provide grants to ensure increased ac-
countability for juvenile offenders; to amend the Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to pro-
vide quality prevention programs and accountability pro-
grams relating to juvenile delinquency; and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 1999’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—CONSEQUENCES FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Grant program.
Sec. 103. Aimee’s law.
Sec. 104. Mandatory life imprisonment for repeat sex offenders against chil-
dren.
Sec. 105. Increase of age relating to transfer of obscene material.
Sec. 106. Child hostage-taking to evade arrest or obstruct justice.
Sec. 107. Prohibition on transferring to juvenile a firearm that the transferor
knows or has reason to believe will be used in a school zone
or in a serious violent felony.
Sec. 108. District judges for districts in the States of Arizona, Florida, and Ne-
vada.
Sec. 109. Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative (YCGII).
Sec. 110. Limitation on prisoner release orders.
Sec. 111. Findings.
Sec. 112. Constitutionality of memorial services and memorials at public
schools.
Sec. 113. Sense of the Congress with regard to violence and the entertainment
industry.
Sec. 114. Religious nondiscrimination.
Sec. 115. Study of marketing practices of the firearms industry.
Sec. 116. Surgeon General review of effect on juveniles of violence in media.
Sec. 117. Amendments to Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of
1974.
Sec. 118. Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Sec. 119. Evaluation by General Accounting Office.
Sec. 120. Contingent wind-down and repeal of Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974.
TITLE II—JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM
Sec. 201. Delinquency proceedings or criminal prosecutions in district courts.
Sec. 202. Custody prior to appearance before judicial officer.
Sec. 203. Technical and conforming amendments to section 5034.
Sec. 204. Detention prior to disposition or sentencing.
Sec. 205. Speedy trial.
Sec. 206. Disposition; availability of increased detention, fines and supervised
release for juvenile offenders.
Sec. 207. Juvenile records and fingerprinting.
Sec. 208. Technical amendments of sections 5031 and 5034.
Sec. 209. Clerical amendments to table of sections for chapter 403.
TITLE III—EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL FIREARMS
LAWS
Sec. 301. Armed criminal apprehension program.
Sec. 302. Annual reports.
Sec. 303. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 304. Cross-designation of Federal prosecutors.
TITLE IV—LIMITING JUVENILE ACCESS TO FIREARMS AND
EXPLOSIVES
Sec. 401. Increased penalties for unlawful juvenile possession of firearms.
Sec. 402. Increased penalties and mandatory minimum sentence for unlawful
transfer of firearm to juvenile.
Sec. 403. Prohibiting possession of explosives by juveniles and young adults.
TITLE V—PREVENTING CRIMINAL ACCESS TO FIREARMS AND
EXPLOSIVES
Sec. 501. Criminal prohibition on distribution of certain information relating to
explosives, destructive devices, and weapons of mass destruc-
tion.
Sec. 502. Requiring thefts from common carriers to be reported.
Sec. 503. Voluntary submission of dealer’s records.
Sec. 504. Grant program for juvenile records.
TITLE VI—PUNISHING AND DETERRING CRIMINAL USE OF
FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES
Sec. 601. Mandatory minimum sentence for discharging a firearm in a school
zone.
Sec. 602. Apprehension and procedural treatment of armed violent criminals.
Sec. 603. Increased penalties for possessing or transferring stolen firearms.
Sec. 604. Increased mandatory minimum penalties for using a firearm to com-
mit a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime.
Sec. 605. Increased penalties for misrepresented firearms purchase in aid of a
serious violent felony.
Sec. 606. Increasing penalties on gun kingpins.
Sec. 607. Serious recordkeeping offenses that aid gun trafficking.
Sec. 608. Termination of firearms dealer’s license upon felony conviction.
Sec. 609. Increased penalty for transactions involving firearms with obliterated
serial numbers.
Sec. 610. Forfeiture for gun trafficking.
Sec. 611. Increased penalty for firearms conspiracy.
Sec. 612. Gun convictions as predicate crimes for Armed Career Criminal Act.
Sec. 613. Serious juvenile drug trafficking offenses as Armed Career Criminal
Act predicates.
Sec. 614. Forfeiture of firearms used in crimes of violence and felonies.
Sec. 615. Separate licenses for gunsmiths.
Sec. 616. Permits and background checks for purchases of explosives.
Sec. 617. Persons prohibited from receiving or possessing explosives.
TITLE VII—PUNISHING GANG VIOLENCE AND DRUG
TRAFFICKING TO MINORS
Sec. 701. Increased mandatory minimum penalties for using minors to dis-
tribute drugs.
Sec. 702. Increased mandatory minimum penalties for distributing drugs to mi-
nors.
Sec. 703. Increased mandatory minimum penalties for drug trafficking in or
near a school or other protected location.
Sec. 704. Criminal street gangs.
Sec. 705. Increase in offense level for participation in crime as a gang member.
Sec. 706. Interstate and foreign travel or transportation in aid of criminal
gangs.
Sec. 707. Gang-related witness intimidation and retaliation.
TITLE VIII—JUVENILE GANGS
Sec. 801. Solicitation or recruitment of persons in criminal street gang activity.
TITLE IX—MATTHEW’S LAW
Sec. 901. Short title.
Sec. 902. Enhanced penalties for crimes of violence against children under age
13.
Sec. 903. Federal Bureau of Investigation assistance available to State or local
law authorities in investigating possible homicides of children
under the age of 13.
TITLE X—DRUG DEALER LIABILITY
Sec. 1001. Federal cause of action for drug dealer liability.
TITLE XI—LIMITATION ON RECOVERY OF ATTORNEYS FEES IN
CERTAIN CASES
Sec. 1101. Limitation on recovery of attorneys fees in certain cases.
TITLE XII—RIGHTS TO RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Sec. 1201. Findings.
Sec. 1202. Religious liberty rights declared.
TITLE XIII—JUVENILE CRIME CONTROL AND DELINQUENCY
PREVENTION
Sec. 1301. Short title.
SUBTITLE A—AMENDMENTS TO JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY
PREVENTION ACT OF 1974
Sec. 1302. Findings.
Sec. 1303. Purpose.
Sec. 1304. Definitions.
Sec. 1305. Name of office.
Sec. 1306. Concentration of Federal effort.
Sec. 1307. Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preven-
tion.
Sec. 1308. Annual report.
Sec. 1309. Allocation.
Sec. 1310. State plans.
Sec. 1311. Juvenile delinquency prevention block grant program.
Sec. 1312. Research; evaluation; technical assistance; training.
Sec. 1313. Demonstration projects.
Sec. 1314. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1315. Administrative authority.
Sec. 1316. Use of funds.
Sec. 1317. Limitation on use of funds.
Sec. 1318. Rule of construction.
Sec. 1319. Leasing surplus Federal property.
Sec. 1320. Issuance of Rules.
Sec. 1321. Content of materials.
Sec. 1322. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 1323. References.
SUBTITLE B—AMENDMENTS TO THE RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH ACT
Sec. 1331. Runaway and homeless youth.
SUBTITLE C—REPEAL OF TITLE V RELATING TO INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR
LOCAL DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS
Sec. 1341. Repealer.
SUBTITLE D—AMENDMENTS TO THE MISSING CHILDREN’S ASSISTANCE ACT
Sec. 1351. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
SUBTITLE E—STUDIES AND EVALUATIONS
Sec. 1361. Study of school violence.
Sec. 1362. Study of mental health needs of juveniles in secure and nonsecure
placements in the juvenile justice system.
Sec. 1363. Evaluation by General Accounting Office.
Sec. 1364. General Accounting Office Report.
Sec. 1365. Behavioral and social science research on youth violence.
SUBTITLE F—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1371. Effective date; application of amendments.
TITLE XIV—CHILDREN’S INTERNET PROTECTION
Sec. 1401. Short title.
Sec. 1402. No universal service for schools or libraries that fail to implement
a filtering or blocking technology for computers with Internet
access.
Sec. 1403. Federal Communications Commission to adopt rules within 4
months.
TITLE XV—TEACHER LIABILITY PROTECTION
Sec. 1501. Short title.
Sec. 1502. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 1503. Preemption and election of State nonapplicability.
Sec. 1504. Limitation on liability for teachers.
Sec. 1505. Liability for noneconomic loss.
Sec. 1506. Definitions.
Sec. 1507. Effective date.
TITLE I—CONSEQUENCES FOR
JUVENILE OFFENDERS
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Consequences for Ju-
venile Offenders Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 102. GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part R of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘PART R—JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY BLOCK
GRANTS
‘‘SEC. 1801. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General is author-
ized to provide grants to States, for use by States and
units of local government, and in certain cases directly to
specially qualified units.
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Amounts paid to a
State or a unit of local government under this part shall
be used by the State or unit of local government for the
purpose of strengthening the juvenile justice system,
which includes—
‘‘(1) developing, implementing, and admin-
istering graduated sanctions for juvenile offenders;
‘‘(D) makes available, on an expedited
basis, to law enforcement agencies, to courts,
and to school officials who shall be subject to
the same standards and penalties that apply
under Federal and State law to law enforce-
ment and juvenile justice personnel with respect
to handling such records and disclosing infor-
mation contained in such records;
‘‘(11) establishing and maintaining interagency
information-sharing programs that enable the juve-
nile and criminal justice system, schools, and social
services agencies to make more informed decisions
regarding the early identification, control, super-
vision, and treatment of juveniles who repeatedly
commit serious delinquent or criminal acts;
‘‘(12) establishing and maintaining account-
ability-based programs designed to reduce recidivism
among juveniles who are referred by law enforce-
ment personnel or agencies, and accountability-
based, proactive programs, including anti-gang pro-
grams, developed by law enforcement agencies to
combat juvenile crime;
‘‘(13) establishing and maintaining programs to
conduct risk and need assessments of juvenile of-
fenders that facilitate the effective early intervention
and the provision of comprehensive services, includ-
ing mental health screening and treatment and sub-
stance abuse testing and treatment to such offend-
ers;
‘‘(14) establishing and maintaining account-
ability-based programs that are designed to enhance
school safety;
‘‘(15) establishing and maintaining restorative
justice programs;
‘‘(16) supporting the independent State devel-
opment and operation of confidential, toll-free tele-
phone hotlines that will operate 7 days per week, 24
hours per day, in order to provide students, school
officials, and other individuals with the opportunity
to report specific threats of imminent school violence
or to report other suspicious or criminal conduct by
juveniles to appropriate State and local law enforce-
ment entities for investigation;
‘‘(17) ensuring proper State training of per-
sonnel who answer and respond to telephone calls to
hotlines described in paragraph (16);
‘‘(18) assisting in the acquisition of technology
necessary to enhance the effectiveness of hotlines de-
scribed in paragraph (16), including the utilization
of Internet web-pages or resources;
‘‘(19) enhancing State efforts to offer appro-
priate counseling services to individuals who call a
hotline described in paragraph (16) threatening to
do harm to themselves or others;
‘‘(20) furthering State efforts to publicize the
services offered by the hotlines described in para-
graph (16) and to encourage individuals to utilize
those services;
‘‘(21) establishing partnerships between State
educational agencies and local educational agencies
for the design and implementation of character edu-
cation and training programs that reflect the values
of parents, teachers, and local communities, and in-
corporate elements of good character, including hon-
esty, citizenship, courage, justice, respect, personal
responsibility, and trustworthiness; and
‘‘(22) implementing other activities that foster
strong character development in at-risk juveniles and
juveniles in the juvenile justice system.
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘restorative justice program’ means a program that
emphasizes the moral accountability of an offender toward
the victim and the affected community, and may include
community reparations boards, restitution, and mediation
between victim and offender.
‘‘SEC. 1802. GRANT ELIGIBILITY.
‘‘(a) STATE ELIGIBILITY.—Except as provided in
section 1803(f), to be eligible to receive a grant under this
section, a State shall submit to the Attorney General an
application at such time, in such form, and containing
such assurances and information as the Attorney General
may require by rule, including assurances that the State
and any unit of local government to which the State pro-
vides funding under section 1803(b), has in effect (or shall
have in effect, not later than 1 year after the date that
the State submits such application) laws, or has imple-
mented (or shall implement, not later than 1 year after
the date that the State submits such application) policies
and programs, that provide for a system of graduated
sanctions described in subsection (c).
‘‘(b) LOCAL ELIGIBILITY.—
‘‘(1) SUBGRANT ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to
receive a subgrant, a unit of local government, other
than a specially qualified unit, shall provide such as-
surances to the State as the State shall require,
that, to the maximum extent applicable, the unit of
local government has in effect (or shall have in ef-
fect, not later than 1 year after the date that the
unit submits such application) laws, or has imple-
mented (or shall implement, not later than 1 year
after the date that the unit submits such applica-
tion) policies and programs, that provide for a sys-
tem of graduated sanctions described in subsection
(c).
‘‘(2) SPECIAL
RULE.—The requirements of
paragraph (1) shall apply to a specially qualified
unit that receives funds from the Attorney General
under section 1803(e), except that information that
is otherwise required to be submitted to the State
shall be submitted to the Attorney General.
‘‘(c) GRADUATED SANCTIONS.—A system of grad-
uated sanctions, which may be discretionary as provided
in subsection (d), shall ensure, at a minimum, that—
‘‘(1) sanctions are imposed on a juvenile of-
fender for each delinquent offense;
‘‘(2) sanctions escalate in intensity with each
subsequent, more serious delinquent offense;
‘‘(3) there is sufficient flexibility to allow for in-
dividualized sanctions and services suited to the indi-
vidual juvenile offender; and
‘‘(4) appropriate consideration is given to public
safety and victims of crime.
‘‘(d) DISCRETIONARY USE OF SANCTIONS.—
‘‘(1) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.—A State or
unit of local government may be eligible to receive
a grant under this part if—
‘‘(A) its system of graduated sanctions is
discretionary; and
‘‘(B) it demonstrates that it has promoted
the use of a system of graduated sanctions by
taking steps to encourage implementation of
such a system by juvenile courts.
‘‘(2) REPORTING REQUIREMENT IF GRADUATED
SANCTIONS NOT USED.—
‘‘(A) JUVENILE COURTS.—A State or unit
of local government in which the imposition of
graduated sanctions is discretionary shall re-
quire 
each 
juvenile 
court 
within 
its
jurisdiction—
‘‘(i) which has not implemented a sys-
tem of graduated sanctions, to submit an
annual report that explains why such court
did not implement graduated sanctions;
and
‘‘(ii) which has implemented a system
of graduated sanctions but has not im-
posed graduated sanctions in one or more
specific cases, to submit an annual report
that explains why such court did not im-
pose graduated sanctions in each such
case.
‘‘(B) UNITS
OF
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.—
Each unit of local government, other than a
specially qualified unit, that has one or more
juvenile courts that use a discretionary system
of graduated sanctions shall collect the informa-
tion reported under subparagraph (A) for sub-
mission to the State each year.
‘‘(C) STATES.—Each State and specially
qualified unit that has one or more juvenile
courts that use a discretionary system of grad-
uated sanctions shall collect the information re-
ported under subparagraph (A) for submission
to the Attorney General each year. A State
shall also collect and submit to the Attorney
General the information collected under sub-
paragraph (B).
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘discretionary’ means that a sys-
tem of graduated sanctions is not required to be im-
posed by each and every juvenile court in a State or
unit of local government.
‘‘(2) The term ‘sanctions’ means tangible, pro-
portional consequences that hold the juvenile of-
fender accountable for the offense committed. A
sanction may include counseling, restitution, commu-
nity service, a fine, supervised probation, or confine-
ment.
‘‘SEC. 1803. ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.
‘‘(a) STATE ALLOCATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with regula-
tions promulgated pursuant to this part and except
as provided in paragraph (3), the Attorney General
shall allocate—
‘‘(A) 0.25 percent for each State; and
‘‘(B) of the total funds remaining after the
allocation under subparagraph (A), to each
State, an amount which bears the same ratio to
the amount of remaining funds described in this
subparagraph as the population of people under
the age of 18 living in such State for the most
recent calendar year in which such data is
available bears to the population of people
under the age of 18 of all the States for such
fiscal year.
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—No funds allocated to a
State under this subsection or received by a State
for distribution under subsection (b) may be distrib-
uted by the Attorney General or by the State in-
volved for any program other than a program con-
tained in an approved application.
‘‘(3) INCREASE FOR STATE RESERVE.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), if a State demonstrates and certifies
to the Attorney General that the State’s law en-
forcement expenditures in the fiscal year pre-
ceding the date in which an application is sub-
mitted under this part is more than 25 percent
of the aggregate amount of law enforcement ex-
penditures by the State and its eligible units of
local government, the percentage referred to in
paragraph (1)(A) shall equal the percentage de-
termined by dividing the State’s law enforce-
ment expenditures by such aggregate.
‘‘(B) LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPENDITURES
OVER 50 PERCENT.—If the law enforcement ex-
penditures of a State exceed 50 percent of the
aggregate amount described in subparagraph
(A), the Attorney General shall consult with as
many units of local government in such State
as practicable regarding the State’s proposed
uses of funds.
‘‘(b) LOCAL DISTRIBUTION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (a)(3), each State which receives funds under
subsection (a)(1) in a fiscal year shall distribute not
less than 75 percent of such amounts received
among units of local government, for the purposes
specified in section 1801. In making such distribu-
tion the State shall allocate to such units of local
government an amount which bears the same ratio
to the aggregate amount of such funds as—
‘‘(A) the sum of—
‘‘(i) the product of—
‘‘(I) three-quarters; multiplied by
‘‘(II) the average law enforce-
ment expenditure for such unit of
local government for the three most
recent calendar years for which such
data is available; plus
‘‘(ii) the product of—
‘‘(I) one-quarter; multiplied by
‘‘(II) the average annual number
of part 1 violent crimes in such unit
of local government for the three most
recent calendar years for which such
data is available, bears to—
‘‘(B) the sum of the products determined
under subparagraph (A) for all such units of
local government in the State.
‘‘(2) EXPENDITURES.—The allocation any unit
of local government shall receive under paragraph
(1) for a payment period shall not exceed 100 per-
cent of law enforcement expenditures of the unit for
such payment period.
‘‘(3) REALLOCATION.—The amount of any unit
of local government’s allocation that is not available
to such unit by operation of paragraph (2) shall be
available to other units of local government that are
not affected by such operation in accordance with
this subsection.
‘‘(c) UNAVAILABILITY
OF DATA
FOR UNITS
OF
LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—If the State has reason to believe
that the reported rate of part 1 violent crimes or law en-
forcement expenditures for a unit of local government is
insufficient or inaccurate, the State shall—
‘‘(1) investigate the methodology used by the
unit to determine the accuracy of the submitted
data; and
‘‘(2) if necessary, use the best available com-
parable data regarding the number of violent crimes
or law enforcement expenditures for the relevant
years for the unit of local government.
‘‘(d) LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITH ALLOCATIONS LESS
THAN $5,000.—If under this section a unit of local gov-
ernment is allocated less than $5,000 for a payment pe-
riod, the amount allotted shall be expended by the State
on services to units of local government whose allotment
is less than such amount in a manner consistent with this
part.
‘‘(e) DIRECT GRANTS
TO SPECIALLY QUALIFIED
UNITS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a State does not qualify
or apply for funds reserved for allocation under sub-
section (a) by the application deadline established by
the Attorney General, the Attorney General shall re-
serve not more than 75 percent of the allocation that
the State would have received under subsection (a)
for such fiscal year to provide grants to specially
qualified units which meet the requirements for
funding under section 1802.
‘‘(2) AWARD BASIS.—In addition to the quali-
fication requirements for direct grants for specially
qualified units the Attorney General may use the av-
erage amount allocated by the States to units of
local government as a basis for awarding grants
under this section.
‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The funds available under
this part for a State shall be reduced by 10 percent
and redistributed under paragraph (2) unless the
State has in effect throughout the State a law which
suspends the driver’s license of a juvenile until 21
years of age if such juvenile illegally possess a fire-
arm or uses a firearm in the commission of a crime
or an act of juvenile delinquency.
‘‘(2) REDISTRIBUTION.—Any funds available
for redistribution shall be redistributed to partici-
pating States that have in effect a law referred to
in paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) 
COMPLIANCE.—The 
Attorney 
General
shall issue regulations to ensure compliance with the
requirements of paragraph (1).’’.
‘‘SEC. 1804. REGULATIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall issue
regulations establishing procedures under which a State
or unit of local government that receives funds under sec-
tion 1803 is required to provide notice to the Attorney
General regarding the proposed use of funds made avail-
able under this part.
‘‘(b) ADVISORY BOARD.—The regulations referred to
in subsection (a) shall include a requirement that such eli-
gible State or unit of local government establish and con-
vene an advisory board to review the proposed uses of such
funds. The board shall include representation from, if
appropriate—
‘‘(1) the State or local police department;
‘‘(2) the local sheriff’s department;
‘‘(3) the State or local prosecutor’s office;
‘‘(4) the State or local juvenile court;
‘‘(5) the State or local probation officer;
‘‘(6) the State or local educational agency;
‘‘(7) a State or local social service agency; and
‘‘(8) a nonprofit, religious, or community group.
‘‘SEC. 1805. PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS.
‘‘(a) TIMING OF PAYMENTS.—The Attorney General
shall pay to each State or unit of local government that
receives funds under section 1803 that has submitted an
application under this part not later than—
‘‘(1) 90 days after the date that the amount is
available; or
‘‘(2) the first day of the payment period if the
State has provided the Attorney General with the as-
surances required by subsection (c),
whichever is later.
‘‘(b) REPAYMENT OF UNEXPENDED AMOUNTS.—
‘‘(1) REPAYMENT REQUIRED.—From amounts
awarded under this part, a State or specially quali-
fied unit shall repay to the Attorney General, or a
unit of local government shall repay to the State by
not later than 27 months after receipt of funds from
the Attorney General, any amount that is not ex-
pended by the State within 2 years after receipt of
such funds from the Attorney General.
‘‘(2) PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO REPAY.—If the
amount required to be repaid is not repaid, the At-
torney General shall reduce payment in future pay-
ment periods accordingly.
‘‘(3) DEPOSIT OF AMOUNTS REPAID.—Amounts
received by the Attorney General as repayments
under this subsection shall be deposited in a des-
ignated fund for future payments to States and spe-
cially qualified units.
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—A State or unit of
local government that receives funds under this part may
use not more than 5 percent of such funds to pay for ad-
ministrative costs.
‘‘(d) 
NONSUPPLANTING
REQUIREMENT.—Funds
made available under this part to States and units of local
government shall not be used to supplant State or local
funds as the case may be, but shall be used to increase
the amount of funds that would, in the absence of funds
made available under this part, be made available from
State or local sources, as the case may be.
‘‘(e) MATCHING FUNDS.—The Federal share of a
grant received under this part may not exceed 90 percent
of the costs of a program or proposal funded under this
part.
‘‘SEC. 1806. UTILIZATION OF PRIVATE SECTOR.
‘‘Funds or a portion of funds allocated under this
part may be used by a State or unit of local government
that receives a grant under this part to contract with pri-
vate, nonprofit entities, or community-based organizations
to carry out the purposes specified under section 1801(b).
‘‘SEC. 1807. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State or specially qualified
unit that receives funds under this part shall—
‘‘(1) establish a trust fund in which the govern-
ment will deposit all payments received under this
part;
‘‘(2) use amounts in the trust fund (including
interest) during a period not to exceed 2 years from
the date the first grant payment is made to the
State or specially qualified unit;
‘‘(3) designate an official of the State or spe-
cially qualified unit to submit reports as the Attor-
ney General reasonably requires, in addition to the
annual reports required under this part; and
‘‘(4) spend the funds only for the purposes
under section 1801(b).
‘‘(b) TITLE I PROVISIONS.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided, the administrative provisions of part H shall apply
to this part and for purposes of this section any reference
in such provisions to title I shall be deemed to include
a reference to this part.
‘‘SEC. 1808. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘For purposes of this part:
‘‘(1) The term ‘unit of local government’
means—
‘‘(A) a county, township, city, or political
subdivision of a county, township, or city, that
is a unit of local government as determined by
the Secretary of Commerce for general statis-
tical purposes; and
‘‘(B) the District of Columbia and the rec-
ognized governing body of an Indian tribe or
Alaskan Native village that carries out substan-
tial governmental duties and powers.
‘‘(2) The term ‘specially qualified unit’ means a
unit of local government which may receive funds
under this part only in accordance with section
1803(e).
‘‘(3) The term ‘State’ means any State of the
United States, the District of Columbia, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Amer-
ican Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, except that American Samoa, Guam, and the
Northern Mariana Islands shall be considered as one
State and that, for purposes of section 1803(a), 33
percent of the amounts allocated shall be allocated
to American Samoa, 50 percent to Guam, and 17
percent to the Northern Mariana Islands.
‘‘(4) The term ‘juvenile’ means an individual
who is 17 years of age or younger.
‘‘(5) The term ‘law enforcement expenditures’
means the expenditures associated with prosecu-
torial, legal, and judicial services, and corrections as
reported to the Bureau of the Census for the fiscal
year preceding the fiscal year for which a determina-
tion is made under this part.
‘‘(6) The term ‘part 1 violent crimes’ means
murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible
rape, robbery, and aggravated assault as reported to
the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of
the Uniform Crime Reports.
‘‘SEC. 1809. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part—
‘‘(1) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
‘‘(2) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
‘‘(3) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
‘‘(b) OVERSIGHT ACCOUNTABILITY
AND ADMINIS-
TRATION.—Not more than 3 percent of the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), with
such amounts to remain available until expended, for each
of the fiscal years 2000 through 2002 shall be available
to the Attorney General for evaluation and research re-
garding the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the pro-
visions of this part, assuring compliance with the provi-
sions of this part, and for administrative costs to carry
out the purposes of this part. The Attorney General shall
establish and execute an oversight plan for monitoring the
activities of grant recipients.
‘‘(c) FUNDING SOURCE.—Appropriations for activi-
ties authorized in this part may be made from the Violent
Crime Reduction Trust Fund.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
Section 1001(a)(16) of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1965 is amended by striking
subparagraph (E).