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 implement 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 pro-
mote 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’’. 
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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)— 
(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 
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‘‘(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 
(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— 
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‘‘(A) a unit of local government that is in 
compliance with the requirements of part B of 
title II; or 
‘‘(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; 
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‘‘(3) the term ‘mentoring’ means matching 1 
adult with one or more youths for the purpose of 
providing guidance, support, and encouragement 
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) coordination of a continuum of serv-
ices, which may include— 
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‘‘(xvii) 
targeted 
gang 
prevention, 
intervention and exit services; 
‘‘(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 
‘‘(J) 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 
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(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(4) as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively. 
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 
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‘‘(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 
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). 
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‘‘(2) An assurance that such grant will supple-
ment, and not supplant, State and local efforts to 
prevent juvenile delinquency. 
‘‘(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 
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‘‘(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.— 
‘‘(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; 
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‘‘(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-
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. 
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