of juvenile justice research, recidivism, and data collection, 
shall— 
‘‘(1) establish a uniform method of data collec-
tion and technology that States may use to evaluate 
data on juvenile recidivism on an annual basis; 
‘‘(2) establish a common national juvenile re-
cidivism measurement system; and 
‘‘(3) make cumulative juvenile recidivism data 
that is collected from States available to the pub-
lic.’’. 
SEC. 208. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 252 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5662) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘may’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘shall’’ before ‘‘de-
velop and carry out projects’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon; 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘may’’ before ‘‘make 
grants to and contracts with’’; and 
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(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) shall provide periodic training for States 
regarding implementation of the core requirements, 
current protocols and best practices for achieving 
and monitoring compliance, and information sharing 
regarding relevant office resources on evidence-based 
and promising programs or practices that promote 
the purposes of this Act.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘may’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘shall’’ before ‘‘de-
velop and implement projects’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, including compli-
ance with the core requirements’’ after 
‘‘this title’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘may’’ before ‘‘make 
grants to and contracts with’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
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(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) shall provide technical assistance to States 
and units of local government on achieving compli-
ance with the amendments to the core requirements 
and State Plans made by the Supporting Youth Op-
portunity and Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016, 
including training and technical assistance and, 
when appropriate, pilot or demonstration projects in-
tended to develop and replicate best practices for 
achieving sight and sound separation in facilities or 
portions of facilities that are open and available to 
the general public and that may or may not contain 
a jail or a lock-up; and 
‘‘(4) shall provide technical assistance to States 
in support of efforts to establish partnerships be-
tween a State and a university, institution of higher 
education, or research center designed to improve 
the recruitment, selection, training, and retention of 
professional personnel in the fields of medicine, law 
enforcement, the judiciary, juvenile justice, social 
work and child protection, education, and other rel-
evant fields who are engaged in, or intend to work 
in, the field of prevention, identification, and treat-
ment of delinquency.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘prosecutors,’’ after ‘‘pub-
lic defenders,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘status offenders and’’ 
after ‘‘needs of’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) BEST PRACTICES REGARDING LEGAL REP-
RESENTATION OF CHILDREN.—In consultation with ex-
perts in the field of juvenile defense, the Administrator 
shall— 
‘‘(1) share best practices, which may include 
sharing standards of practice developed by recog-
nized entities in the profession, for attorneys rep-
resenting children; and 
‘‘(2) provide a State, if it so requests, technical 
assistance to implement any of the best practices 
shared under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(e) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR 
LOCAL AND STATE JUVENILE DETENTION AND CORREC-
TIONS PERSONNEL.—The Administrator shall coordinate 
training and technical assistance programs with juvenile 
detention and corrections personnel of States and units 
of local government— 
‘‘(1) to promote methods for improving condi-
tions of juvenile confinement, including methods that 
are designed to minimize the use of dangerous prac-
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tices, unreasonable restraints, and isolation and 
methods responsive to cultural differences; and 
‘‘(2) to encourage alternative behavior manage-
ment techniques based on positive youth develop-
ment approaches, which may include policies and 
procedures to train personnel to be culturally com-
petent. 
‘‘(f) TRAINING
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 
SUPPORT
MENTAL
HEALTH
OR
SUBSTANCE
ABUSE 
TREATMENT INCLUDING HOME-BASED OR COMMUNITY- 
BASED CARE.—The Administrator shall provide training 
and technical assistance, in conjunction with the appro-
priate public agencies, to individuals involved in making 
decisions regarding the disposition and management of 
cases for youth who enter the juvenile justice system about 
the appropriate services and placement for youth with 
mental health or substance abuse needs, including— 
‘‘(1) juvenile justice intake personnel; 
‘‘(2) probation officers; 
‘‘(3) juvenile court judges and court services 
personnel; 
‘‘(4) prosecutors and court-appointed counsel; 
and 
‘‘(5) family members of juveniles and family ad-
vocates. 
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‘‘(g) TRAINING
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 
SUPPORT JUVENILE COURT JUDGES AND PERSONNEL.— 
The Attorney General, acting through the Office of Juve-
nile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Office 
of Justice Programs, shall provide training and technical 
assistance, in conjunction with the appropriate public 
agencies, to enhance the capacity of State and local courts, 
judges, and related judicial personnel to— 
‘‘(1) improve the lives of children currently in-
volved in or at risk of being involved in the juvenile 
court system; and 
‘‘(2) carry out the requirements of this Act. 
‘‘(h) FREE AND REDUCED PRICE SCHOOL LUNCHES 
FOR INCARCERATED JUVENILES.—The Attorney General, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall 
provide guidance to States relating to existing options for 
school food authorities in the States to apply for reim-
bursement for free or reduced price lunches under the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1751 et seq.) for juveniles who are incarcerated and 
would, if not incarcerated, be eligible for free or reduced 
price lunches under that Act.’’. 
SEC. 209. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 299 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5672) is amended— 
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(1) by striking subsections (b) and (c), and re-
designating subsection (d) as subsection (b); 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘(EXCLUDING PARTS C AND E)’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title— 
‘‘(A) $76,125,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
‘‘(B) $76,125,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(C) $77,266,875 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(D) $78,425,878 for fiscal year 2021; and 
‘‘(E) $79,602,266 for fiscal year 2022.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘(other than parts 
C and E)’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘part D’’ and inserting ‘‘parts D and E’’. 
SEC. 210. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY. 
Section 299A of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5672) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Admin-
istrator’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘, after appropriate con-
sultation with representatives of States and 
units of local government,’’; 
(C) by inserting ‘‘guidance,’’ after ‘‘regula-
tions,’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In 
developing guidance and procedures, the Ad-
ministrator shall consult with representatives of 
States and units of local government, including 
those individuals responsible for administration 
of this Act and compliance with the core re-
quirements. 
‘‘(2) The Administrator shall ensure that— 
‘‘(A) reporting, compliance reporting, State 
plan requirements, and other similar documentation 
as may be required from States is requested in a 
manner that respects confidentiality, encourages effi-
ciency and reduces the duplication of reporting ef-
forts; and 
‘‘(B) States meeting all the core requirements 
are encouraged to experiment with offering innova-
tive, data-driven programs designed to further im-
prove the juvenile justice system.’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘requirements 
described in paragraphs (11), (12), and (13) of sec-
tion 223(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘core requirements’’. 
TITLE III—INCENTIVE GRANTS 
FOR 
LOCAL 
DELINQUENCY 
PREVENTION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
Section 501 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delin-
quency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 5601 
note) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘Youth Promise’’ before ‘‘In-
centive Grants’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 502 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delin-
quency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 
5781) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this title— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a unit of local government that is in 
compliance with the requirements of part B of 
title II; or 
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‘‘(B) a nonprofit organization in partner-
ship with a unit of local government described 
in subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(2) the term ‘local policy board’, when used 
with respect to an eligible entity, means a policy 
board that the eligible entity will engage in the de-
velopment of the eligible entity’s plan described in 
section 504(e)(5), and that includes— 
‘‘(A) not fewer than 15 and not more than 
21 members; and 
‘‘(B) a balanced representation of— 
‘‘(i) public agencies and private non-
profit organizations serving juveniles and 
their families; and 
‘‘(ii) business and industry; 
‘‘(C) at least one representative of the 
faith community, one adjudicated youth, and 
one parent of an adjudicated youth; and 
‘‘(D) in the case of an eligible entity de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(B), a representative of 
the nonprofit organization of the eligible entity; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘mentoring’ means matching 1 
adult with one or more youths for the purpose of 
providing guidance, support, and encouragement 
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through regularly scheduled meetings for not less 
than 9 months; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘juvenile delinquency program’ 
means a juvenile delinquency program that is evi-
dence-based or promising and that may include— 
‘‘(A) alcohol and substance abuse preven-
tion services; 
‘‘(B) tutoring and remedial education, es-
pecially in reading and mathematics; 
‘‘(C) child and adolescent health and men-
tal health services; 
‘‘(D) recreation services; 
‘‘(E) leadership and youth development ac-
tivities; 
‘‘(F) the teaching that individuals are and 
should be held accountable for their actions; 
‘‘(G) assistance in the development of job 
training skills; 
‘‘(H) youth mentoring programs; 
‘‘(I) after-school programs; 
‘‘(J) coordination of a continuum of serv-
ices, which may include— 
‘‘(i) early childhood development serv-
ices; 
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‘‘(xviii) training and education pro-
grams for pregnant teens and teen par-
ents; and 
‘‘(xix) pre-release, post-release, and 
reentry services to assist detained and in-
carcerated youth with transitioning back 
into and reentering the community; and 
‘‘(K) other data-driven evidence-based or 
promising prevention programs; 
‘‘(5) the term ‘State advisory group’ means the 
advisory group appointed by the chief executive offi-
cer of a State under a plan described in section 
223(a); and 
‘‘(6) the term ‘State entity’ means the State 
agency designated under section 223(a)(1) or the en-
tity receiving funds under section 223(d).’’. 
SEC. 303. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINIS-
TRATOR. 
Section 503 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delin-
quency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 
5782) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(4) as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively. 
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SEC. 304. GRANTS FOR DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 504 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delin-
quency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 5781 
et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 504. GRANTS FOR LOCAL DELINQUENCY PREVEN-
TION PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en-
able local communities to address the unmet needs of 
youth who are involved in, or are at risk of involvement 
in, juvenile delinquency or gang activity, including through 
a continuum of delinquency prevention programs for juve-
niles who have had contact with the juvenile justice system 
or who are likely to have contact with the juvenile justice 
system. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Administrator 
shall— 
‘‘(1) for each fiscal year for which less than 
$25,000,000 is appropriated under section 506, 
award grants to not fewer than 3 State entities, but 
not more than 5 State entities, that apply under 
subsection (c) and meet the requirements of sub-
section (d); or 
‘‘(2) for each fiscal year for which $25,000,000 
or more is appropriated under section 506, award 
grants to not fewer than 5 State entities that apply 
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under subsection (c) and meet the requirements of 
subsection (d). 
‘‘(c) STATE APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section, a State entity shall submit an 
application to the Administrator, which includes the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) An assurance the State entity will use— 
‘‘(A) not more than 10 percent of such 
grant, in the aggregate— 
‘‘(i) for the costs incurred by the 
State entity to carry out this section, ex-
cept that not more than 3 percent of such 
grant may be used for such costs; and 
‘‘(ii) to provide technical assistance to 
eligible entities receiving a subgrant under 
subsection (e) in carrying out juvenile de-
linquency programs under the subgrant; 
and 
‘‘(B) the remainder of such grant to award 
subgrants to eligible entities under subsection 
(e). 
‘‘(2) An assurance that such grant will supple-
ment, and not supplant, State and local efforts to 
prevent juvenile delinquency. 
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‘‘(3) An assurance the State entity will evaluate 
the capacity of eligible entities receiving a subgrant 
under subsection (e) to fulfill the requirements 
under such subsection. 
‘‘(4) An assurance that such application was 
prepared after consultation with, and participation 
by, the State advisory group, units of local govern-
ment, community-based organizations, and organiza-
tions that carry out programs, projects, or activities 
to prevent juvenile delinquency in the local juvenile 
justice system served by the State entity. 
‘‘(d) APPROVAL
OF
STATE
APPLICATIONS.—In 
awarding grants under this section for a fiscal year, the 
Administrator may not award a grant to a State entity 
for a fiscal year unless— 
‘‘(1)(A) the State that will be served by the 
State entity submitted a plan under section 223 for 
such fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) such plan is approved by the Adminis-
trator for such fiscal year; or 
‘‘(2) after finding good cause for a waiver, the 
Administrator waives the plan required under sub-
paragraph (A) for such State for such fiscal year. 
‘‘(e) SUBGRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State entity re-
ceiving a grant under this section shall award 
subgrants to eligible entities in accordance with 
this subsection. 
‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—In awarding subgrants 
under this subsection, the State entity shall give 
priority to eligible entities that demonstrate 
ability in— 
‘‘(i) plans for service and agency co-
ordination and collaboration including the 
collocation of services; 
‘‘(ii) innovative ways to involve the 
private nonprofit and business sector in de-
linquency prevention activities; 
‘‘(iii) developing data-driven preven-
tion plans, employing evidence-based pre-
vention strategies, and conducting program 
evaluations to determine impact and effec-
tiveness; 
‘‘(iv) identifying under the plan sub-
mitted under paragraph (5) potential sav-
ings and efficiencies associated with suc-
cessful implementation of such plan; and 
‘‘(v) describing how such savings and 
efficiencies may be used to carry out delin-
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quency prevention programs and be rein-
vested in the continuing implementation of 
such programs after the end of the 
subgrant period. 
‘‘(C) SUBGRANT PROGRAM PERIOD AND DI-
VERSITY OF PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(i) PROGRAM PERIOD.—A subgrant 
awarded to an eligible entity by a State en-
tity under this section shall be for a period 
of not more than 5 years, of which the eli-
gible entity— 
‘‘(I) may use not more than 18 
months for completing the plan sub-
mitted by the eligible entity under 
paragraph (5); and 
‘‘(II) shall use the remainder of 
the subgrant period, after planning 
period described in subclause (I), for 
the implementation of such plan. 
‘‘(ii) DIVERSITY
OF
PROJECTS.—In 
awarding subgrants under this subsection, 
a State entity shall ensure, to the extent 
practicable and applicable, that such sub-
grants are distributed throughout different 
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areas, including urban, suburban, and 
rural areas. 
‘‘(2) LOCAL APPLICATION.—An eligible entity 
that desires a subgrant under this subsection shall 
submit an application to the State entity in the 
State of the eligible entity, at such time and in such 
manner as determined by the State entity, and that 
includes— 
‘‘(A) a description of— 
‘‘(i) the local policy board and local 
partners the eligible entity will engage in 
the development of the plan described in 
paragraph (5); 
‘‘(ii) the unmet needs of youth in the 
community who are or have been involved 
in, or are at risk of being involved in juve-
nile delinquency or gang activity; 
‘‘(iii) available resources in the com-
munity to meet the unmet needs identified 
in the needs assessment described in para-
graph (5)(A); 
‘‘(iv) potential costs to the community 
if the unmet needs are not addressed; 
‘‘(B) a specific time period for the plan-
ning and subsequent implementation of its con-
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tinuum of local delinquency prevention pro-
grams; 
‘‘(C) the steps the eligible entity will take 
to implement the plan under subparagraph (A); 
and 
‘‘(D) a plan to continue the grant activity 
with non-Federal funds, if proven successful ac-
cording to the performance evaluation process 
under paragraph (5)(D), after the grant period. 
‘‘(3) MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—An eligible 
entity desiring a subgrant under this subsection 
shall agree to provide a 50 percent match of the 
amount of the subgrant, which may include the 
value of in-kind contributions. 
‘‘(4) SUBGRANT REVIEW.— 
‘‘(A) REVIEW.—Not later than the end of 
the second year of a subgrant period for a 
subgrant awarded to an eligible entity under 
this subsection and before awarding the remain-
ing amount of the subgrant to the eligible enti-
ty, the State entity shall— 
‘‘(i) ensure that the eligible entity has 
completed the plan submitted under para-
graph (2) and that the plan meets the re-
quirements of such paragraph; and 
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‘‘(ii) verify that the eligible entity will 
begin the implementation of its plan upon 
receiving the next installment of its 
subgrant award. 
‘‘(B) TERMINATION.—If the State entity 
finds through the review conducted under sub-
paragraph (A) that the eligible entity has not 
met the requirements of clause (i) of such sub-
paragraph, the State entity shall reallocate the 
amount remaining on the subgrant of the eligi-
ble entity to other eligible entities receiving a 
subgrant under this subsection or award the 
amount to an eligible entity during the next 
subgrant competition under this subsection. 
‘‘(5) LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible enti-
ty that receives a subgrant under this subsection 
shall use the funds to implement a plan to carry out 
delinquency prevention programs in the community 
served by the eligible entity in a coordinated manner 
with other delinquency prevention programs or enti-
ties serving such community, which includes— 
‘‘(A) an analysis of the unmet needs of 
youth in the community who are or have been, 
or are at risk of being, involved in juvenile de-
linquency or gang activity— 
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‘‘(i) which shall include— 
‘‘(I) the available resources in the 
community to meet the unmet needs; 
and 
‘‘(II) factors present in the com-
munity that may contribute to delin-
quency, such as homelessness, food in-
security, teen pregnancy, youth unem-
ployment, family instability, lack of 
educational opportunity; and 
‘‘(ii) may include an estimate— 
‘‘(I) for the most recent year for 
which reliable data is available, the 
amount expended by the community 
and other entities for delinquency ad-
judication for juveniles and the incar-
ceration of adult offenders for of-
fenses committed in such community; 
and 
‘‘(II) of potential savings and ef-
ficiencies 
that 
may 
be 
achieved 
through the implementation of the 
plan; 
‘‘(B) a minimum 3-year comprehensive 
strategy to address the unmet needs and an es-
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timate of the amount or percentage of non-Fed-
eral funds that are available to carry out the 
strategy; 
‘‘(C) a description of how delinquency pre-
vention programs under the plan will be coordi-
nated; 
‘‘(D) a description of the performance eval-
uation process of the delinquency prevention 
programs to be implemented under the plan, 
which shall include performance measures to 
assess efforts to address the unmet needs of 
youth in the community analyzed under sub-
paragraph (A); 
‘‘(E) the evidence or promising evaluation 
on which such delinquency prevention programs 
are based; and 
‘‘(F) if such delinquency prevention pro-
grams are proven successful according to the 
performance evaluation process under subpara-
graph (D), a strategy to continue such pro-
grams after the subgrant period with non-Fed-
eral funds, including a description of how any 
estimated savings or efficiencies created by the 
implementation of the plan may be used to con-
tinue such programs.’’. 
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SEC. 305. GRANTS FOR TRIBAL DELINQUENCY PREVENTION 
AND RESPONSE PROGRAMS. 
The Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Preven-
tion Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 5781 et seq.) is 
amended by redesignating section 505 as section 506 and 
by inserting after section 504 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 505. GRANTS FOR TRIBAL DELINQUENCY PREVEN-
TION AND RESPONSE PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall make 
grants under this section, on a competitive basis, to eligi-
ble Indian tribes (or consortia of Indian tribes) as de-
scribed in subsection (b)— 
‘‘(1) to support and enhance— 
‘‘(A) tribal juvenile delinquency prevention 
services; and 
‘‘(B) the ability of Indian tribes to respond 
to, and care for, juvenile offenders; and 
‘‘(2) to encourage accountability of Indian trib-
al governments with respect to preventing juvenile 
delinquency, and responding to, and caring for, juve-
nile offenders. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE INDIAN TRIBES.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this section, an Indian tribe or consor-
tium of Indian tribes shall submit to the Administrator 
an application in such form as the Administrator may re-
quire. 
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‘‘(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In providing grants under 
this section, the Administrator shall take into consider-
ation, with respect to the Indian tribe to be served, the— 
‘‘(1) juvenile delinquency rates; 
‘‘(2) school dropout rates; and 
‘‘(3) number of youth at risk of delinquency. 
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amount ap-
propriated for a fiscal year to carry out this title, 11 per-
cent shall be available to carry out this section.’’. 
SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 506, as redesignated by section 305, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 506. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title— 
‘‘(1) $91,857,500 for fiscal year 2018; 
‘‘(2) $91,857,500 for fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(3) $93,235,362 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(4) $94,633,892 for fiscal year 2021; and 
‘‘(5) $96,053,401 for fiscal year 2022.’’. 
SEC. 307. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. 
Title V of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre-
vention Act of 1974 as enacted by Public Law 93–415 
(88 Stat. 1133) (relating to miscellaneous and conforming 
amendments) is repealed. 
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TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. EVALUATION BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY 
OFFICE. 
(a) EVALUATION.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall— 
(1) conduct a comprehensive analysis and eval-
uation regarding the performance of the Office of 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (re-
ferred to in this section as ‘‘the agency’’), its func-
tions, its programs, and its grants; 
(2) conduct a comprehensive audit and evalua-
tion of a selected, sample of grantees (as determined 
by the Comptroller General) that receive Federal 
funds under grant programs administered by the 
agency including a review of internal controls (as de-
fined in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and De-
linquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603), 
as amended by this Act) to prevent fraud, waste, 
and abuse of funds by grantees; and 
(3) submit a report in accordance with sub-
section (d). 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS
FOR EVALUATION.—In con-
ducting the analysis and evaluation under subsection 
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(a)(1), and in order to document the efficiency and public 
benefit of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preven-
tion Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), excluding the 
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et 
seq.) and the Missing Children’s Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5771 et seq.), the Comptroller General shall take 
into consideration— 
(1) the outcome and results of the programs 
carried out by the agency and those programs ad-
ministered through grants by the agency; 
(2) the extent to which the agency has complied 
with the Government Performance and Results Act 
of 1993 (Public Law 103–62; 107 Stat. 285); 
(3) the extent to which the jurisdiction of, and 
the programs administered by, the agency duplicate 
or conflict with the jurisdiction and programs of 
other agencies; 
(4) the potential benefits of consolidating pro-
grams administered by the agency with similar or 
duplicative programs of other agencies, and the po-
tential for consolidating those programs; 
(5) whether less restrictive or alternative meth-
ods exist to carry out the functions of the agency 
and whether current functions or operations are im-
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peded or enhanced by existing statutes, rules, and 
procedures; 
(6) the number and types of beneficiaries or 
persons served by programs carried out by the agen-
cy; 
(7) the manner with which the agency seeks 
public input and input from State and local govern-
ments on the performance of the functions of the 
agency; 
(8) the extent to which the agency complies 
with section 552 of title 5, United States Code (com-
monly known as the Freedom of Information Act); 
(9) whether greater oversight is needed of pro-
grams developed with grants made by the agency; 
and 
(10) the extent to which changes are necessary 
in the authorizing statutes of the agency in order for 
the functions of the agency to be performed in a 
more efficient and effective manner. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS FOR AUDITS.—In conducting 
the audit and evaluation under subsection (a)(2), and in 
order to document the efficiency and public benefit of the 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), excluding the Runaway and 
Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) and the 
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Missing Children’s Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et 
seq.), the Comptroller General shall take into consider-
ation— 
(1) whether grantees timely file Financial Sta-
tus Reports; 
(2) whether grantees have sufficient internal 
controls to ensure adequate oversight of grant fund 
received; 
(3) whether disbursements were accompanied 
with adequate supporting documentation (including 
invoices and receipts); 
(4) whether expenditures were authorized; 
(5) whether subrecipients of grant funds were 
complying with program requirements; 
(6) whether salaries and fringe benefits of per-
sonnel were adequately supported by documentation; 
(7) whether contracts were bid in accordance 
with program guidelines; and 
(8) whether grant funds were spent in accord-
ance with program goals and guidelines. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall— 
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(A) submit a report regarding the evalua-
tion conducted under subsection (a) and audit 
under subsection (b), to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and the President pro 
tempore of the Senate; and 
(B) make the report described in subpara-
graph (A) available to the public. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted in ac-
cordance with paragraph (1) shall include all audit 
findings determined by the selected, statistically sig-
nificant sample of grantees as required by subsection 
(a)(2) and shall include the name and location of 
any selected grantee as well as any findings required 
by subsection (a)(2). 
SEC. 402. ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘TITLE VI—ACCOUNTABILITY 
AND OVERSIGHT 
‘‘SEC. 601. ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT. 
‘‘(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that, in order to ensure that at-risk youth, and youth 
who come into contact with the juvenile justice system or 
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the criminal justice system, are treated fairly and that the 
outcome of that contact is beneficial to the Nation— 
‘‘(1) the Department of Justice, through its Of-
fice of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 
must restore meaningful enforcement of the core re-
quirements in title II; and 
‘‘(2) States, which are entrusted with a fiscal 
stewardship role if they accept funds under title II 
must exercise vigilant oversight to ensure full com-
pliance with the core requirements for juveniles pro-
vided for in title II. 
‘‘(b) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) AGENCY PROGRAM REVIEW.— 
‘‘(A) PROGRAMMATIC AND FINANCIAL AS-
SESSMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of the 
Supporting Youth Opportunity and Pre-
venting Delinquency Act of 2016, the Di-
rector of the Office of Audit, Assessment, 
and Management of the Office of Justice 
Programs at the Department of Justice 
(referred to in this section as the ‘Direc-
tor’) shall— 
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‘‘(I) conduct a comprehensive 
analysis and evaluation of the internal 
controls of the Office of Juvenile Jus-
tice and Delinquency Prevention (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘agen-
cy’) to determine if States and Indian 
tribes receiving grants are following 
the requirements of the agency grant 
programs and what remedial action 
the agency has taken to recover any 
grant funds that are expended in vio-
lation of grant programs, including in-
stances where— 
‘‘(aa) 
supporting 
docu-
mentation was not provided for 
cost reports; 
‘‘(bb) unauthorized expendi-
tures occurred; and 
‘‘(cc) subrecipients of grant 
funds were not in compliance 
with program requirements; 
‘‘(II) conduct a comprehensive 
audit and evaluation of a selected sta-
tistically significant sample of States 
and Indian tribes (as determined by 
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the Director) that have received Fed-
eral funds under title II, including a 
review of internal controls to prevent 
fraud, waste, and abuse of funds by 
grantees; and 
‘‘(III) submit a report in accord-
ance with clause (iv). 
‘‘(ii) CONSIDERATIONS FOR EVALUA-
TIONS.—In conducting the analysis and 
evaluation under clause (i)(I), and in order 
to document the efficiency and public ben-
efit of titles II and V, the Director shall 
take into consideration the extent to 
which— 
‘‘(I) greater oversight is needed 
of programs developed with grants 
made by the agency; 
‘‘(II) changes are necessary in 
the authorizing statutes of the agency 
in order that the functions of the 
agency can be performed in a more ef-
ficient and effective manner; and 
‘‘(III) the agency has imple-
mented recommendations issued by 
the Comptroller General or Office of 
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Inspector General relating to the 
grant making and grant monitoring 
responsibilities of the agency. 
‘‘(iii) 
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
AU-
DITS.—In conducting the audit and evalua-
tion under clause (i)(II), and in order to 
document the efficiency and public benefit 
of titles II and V, the Director shall take 
into consideration— 
‘‘(I) whether grantees timely file 
Financial Status Reports; 
‘‘(II) whether grantees have suf-
ficient internal controls to ensure ade-
quate oversight of grant funds re-
ceived; 
‘‘(III) whether grantees’ asser-
tions of compliance with the core re-
quirements were accompanied with 
adequate supporting documentation; 
‘‘(IV) whether expenditures were 
authorized; 
‘‘(V) whether subrecipients of 
grant funds were complying with pro-
gram requirements; and 
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‘‘(VI) whether grant funds were 
spent in accordance with the program 
goals and guidelines. 
‘‘(iv) REPORT.—The Director shall— 
‘‘(I) submit to the Congress a re-
port outlining the results of the anal-
ysis, evaluation, and audit conducted 
under clause (i), including supporting 
materials, to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and the 
President pro tempore of the Senate; 
and 
‘‘(II) shall make such report 
available to the public online, not later 
than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this section. 
‘‘(B) 
ANALYSIS
OF
INTERNAL
CON-
TROLS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of the 
Supporting Youth Opportunity and Pre-
venting Delinquency Act of 2016, the Ad-
ministrator shall initiate a comprehensive 
analysis and evaluation of the internal con-
trols of the agency to determine whether, 
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and to what extent, States and Indian 
tribes that receive grants under titles II 
and V are following the requirements of 
the grant programs authorized under titles 
II and V. 
‘‘(ii) REPORT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of the 
Supporting Youth Opportunity and Pre-
venting Delinquency Act of 2016, the Ad-
ministrator shall submit to Congress a re-
port containing— 
‘‘(I) the findings of the analysis 
and evaluation conducted under clause 
(i); 
‘‘(II) a description of remedial 
actions, if any, that will be taken by 
the Administrator to enhance the in-
ternal controls of the agency and re-
coup funds that may have been ex-
pended in violation of law, regulations, 
or program requirements issued under 
titles II and V; and 
‘‘(III) a description of— 
‘‘(aa) the analysis conducted 
under clause (i); 
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‘‘(bb) whether the funds 
awarded under titles II and V 
have been used in accordance 
with law, regulations, program 
guidance, and applicable plans; 
and 
‘‘(cc) the extent to which 
funds awarded to States and In-
dian tribes under titles II and V 
enhanced the ability of grantees 
to fulfill the core requirements. 
‘‘(C) REPORT
BY
THE
ATTORNEY
GEN-
ERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of the Supporting Youth Oppor-
tunity and Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016, 
the Attorney General shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of the Congress a report on 
the estimated amount of formula grant funds 
disbursed by the agency since fiscal year 2010 
that did not meet the requirements for awards 
of formula grants to States under title II. 
‘‘(2) CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES.— 
‘‘(A) LIMITATION.—No amounts author-
ized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Justice under this Act may be used by the At-
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