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majority population of Native Americans, by not
later than fiscal year 2006.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) ASSISTANT
ATTORNEY
GENERAL.—The
term ‘‘Assistant Attorney General’’ means the As-
sistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice
Programs of the Department of Justice.
(2) DISTRESSED AREA.—The term ‘‘distressed
area’’ means an urban, suburban, or rural area with
a high percentage of high-risk youth, as defined in
section 509A of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 290aa–8(f)).
(3) PAL CHAPTER.—The term ‘‘PAL chapter’’
means a chapter of a Police or Sheriff’s Athletic/Ac-
tivities League.
(4) POLICE
ATHLETIC
LEAGUE.—The term
‘‘Police Athletic League’’ means the private, non-
profit, national representative organization for 320
Police 
or 
Sheriff’s 
Athletic/Activities 
Leagues
throughout the United States (including the Virgin
Islands and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico).
(5) PUBLIC
HOUSING; PROJECT.—The terms
‘‘public housing’’ and ‘‘project’’ have the meanings
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given those terms in section 3(b) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)).
SEC. 5. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to appropriations, for
each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005, the Assistant At-
torney General shall award a grant to the Police Athletic
League for the purpose of establishing PAL chapters to
serve public housing projects and other distressed areas,
and expanding existing PAL chapters to serve additional
youths.
(b) APPLICATION.—
(1) SUBMISSION.—In order to be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this section, the Police Athletic
League shall submit to the Assistant Attorney Gen-
eral an application, which shall include—
(A) a long-term strategy to establish 250
additional PAL chapters and detailed summary
of those areas in which new PAL chapters will
be established, or in which existing chapters will
be expanded to serve additional youths, during
the next fiscal year;
(B) a plan to ensure that there are a total
of not less than 570 PAL chapters in operation
before January 1, 2004;
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(C) a certification that there will be appro-
priate coordination with those communities
where new PAL chapters will be located; and
(D) an explanation of the manner in which
new PAL chapters will operate without addi-
tional, direct Federal financial assistance once
assistance under this Act is discontinued.
(2) REVIEW.—The Assistant Attorney General
shall review and take action on an application sub-
mitted under paragraph (1) not later than 120 days
after the date of such submission.
SEC. 6. USE OF FUNDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) ASSISTANCE
FOR
NEW
AND
EXPANDED
CHAPTERS.—Amounts made available under a grant
awarded under this Act shall be used by the Police
Athletic League to provide funding for the establish-
ment of PAL chapters serving public housing
projects and other distressed areas, or the expansion
of existing PAL chapters.
(2) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Each new or
expanded PAL chapter assisted under paragraph (1)
shall carry out not less than four programs during
nonschool hours, of which—
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(A) not less than two programs shall
provide—
(i) mentoring assistance;
(ii) academic assistance;
(iii) recreational and athletic activi-
ties; or
(iv) technology training; and
(B) 
any 
remaining 
programs 
shall
provide—
(i) drug, alcohol, and gang prevention
activities;
(ii) health and nutrition counseling;
(iii) cultural and social programs;
(iv) conflict resolution training, anger
management, and peer pressure training;
(v) job skill preparation activities; or
(vi) Youth Police Athletic League
Conferences or Youth Forums.
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out
the programs under subsection (a), a PAL chapter shall,
to the maximum extent practicable—
(1) use volunteers from businesses, academic
communities, social organizations, and law enforce-
ment organizations to serve as mentors or to assist
in other ways;
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(2) ensure that youth in the local community
participate in designing the after-school activities;
(3) develop creative methods of conducting out-
reach to youth in the community;
(4) request donations of computer equipment
and other materials and equipment; and
(5) work with State and local park and recre-
ation agencies so that activities funded with amounts
made available under a grant under this Act will not
duplicate activities funded from other sources in the
community served.
SEC. 7. REPORTS.
(a) REPORT TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL.—
For each fiscal year for which a grant is awarded under
this Act, the Police Athletic League shall submit to the
Assistant Attorney General a report on the use of amounts
made available under the grant.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than May 1
of each fiscal year for which amounts are made available
to carry out this Act, the Assistant Attorney General shall
submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate
and the House of Representatives a report that details the
progress made under this Act in establishing and expand-
ing PAL chapters in public housing projects and other dis-
tressed areas, and the effectiveness of the PAL programs
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in reducing drug abuse, school dropouts, and juvenile
crime.
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act $16,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2001 through 2005.
(b) FUNDING FOR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—Of
the amount made available to carry out this Act in each
fiscal year—
(1) not less than 2 percent shall be used for re-
search and evaluation of the grant program under
this Act;
(2) not less than 1 percent shall be used for
technical assistance related to the use of amounts
made available under grants awarded under this Act;
and
(3) not less than 1 percent shall be used for the
management and administration of the grant pro-
gram under this Act, except that the total amount
made available under this paragraph for administra-
tion of that program shall not exceed 6 percent.
Passed the House of Representatives October 2,
2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.