SEC. 2. FINDINGS OF ACT.
Section 101(a)(11) of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601(a)(11))
is amended by inserting the following before the semicolon:
‘‘and on identifying hardcore youths who should be trans-
ferred from the juvenile justice system to the adult crimi-
nal justice system’’.
SEC. 3. PURPOSE OF ACT.
Section 102(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5602(a)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(10);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (11) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(12) to assist State and local governments in
improving the identification of hardcore juvenile of-
fenders and the removal of such offenders from the
juvenile justice system.’’.
SEC. 4. REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE PLAN.
Section 223(a)(10) of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633(a)(10))
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (N);
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (O) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(P) establishment and maintenance of an
effective system that requires the prosecution of
at least those juveniles who are 14 years of age
and older as adults, rather than in juvenile pro-
ceedings, for conduct constituting—
‘‘(i) murder or attempted murder;
‘‘(ii) robbery while armed with a fire-
arm;
‘‘(iii) battery while armed with a fire-
arm;
‘‘(iv) rape while armed with a firearm;
‘‘(v) any other crime the State deter-
mines appropriate; and
‘‘(vi) the fourth or subsequent occa-
sion on which such juveniles engage in an
activity for which adults could be impris-
oned for a term exceeding 1 year;
unless, on a case-by-case basis, the transfer of
such juveniles for disposition in the juvenile jus-
tice system is determined under State law to be
in the interest of justice;’’.
SEC. 5. RECORDKEEPING REGARDING JUVENILES.
Section 223(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633(a)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(24);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (25) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(26) provide that the State will ensure that
whenever a juvenile is adjudicated in a juvenile pro-
ceeding to have engaged in the conduct constituting
an offense described in paragraph (10)(P) that—
‘‘(A) a record is kept relating to that adju-
dication which is—
‘‘(i) equivalent to the record that
would be kept of an adult conviction for
that offense;
‘‘(ii) retained for a period of time that
is equal to the period of time records are
kept for adult convictions; and
‘‘(iii) made available to law enforce-
ment officials to the same extent that a
record of an adult conviction would be
made available;
‘‘(B) the juvenile is fingerprinted and pho-
tographed, and the fingerprints and photograph
are sent to the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
and
‘‘(C) the court in which the adjudication
takes place transmits to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation the information concerning the
adjudication, including the name and birth date
of the juvenile, date of adjudication, and dis-
position.’’.
SEC. 6. FINANCIAL INCENTIVE.
Section 223(c)(3) of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633(c)(3)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘the requirements of subsection
(a), (12)(A), (13), (14), or (23)’’ and inserting ‘‘any
requirement of paragraph (10)(P), (12)(A), (13),
(14), (23), or (26) of subsection (a)’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘25 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘162⁄3 percent’’.
SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this
Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(b) APPLICATION
OF
AMENDMENTS.—(1) The
amendments made by this Act shall not apply with respect
to fiscal years beginning before January 1, 1995.
(2) The amendments made by sections 3, 4, and 5
shall not apply with respect to a State before the first fis-
cal year that begins after the end of the first regular ses-
sion of the State legislature following the date of the en-
actment of this Act.
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