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(3) ADDITIONAL
AREAS.—The State agency
may include in any planning and mobilization area
designated under subsection (a)(1) such additional
areas, adjacent to a unit of general purpose local
government, as the State agency determines to be
necessary for, and will enhance, the effective admin-
istration of the programs authorized by this chapter.
(4) INDIAN RESERVATIONS.—The State agency,
in carrying out subsection (a)(1), shall to the extent
practicable include all portions of an Indian reserva-
tion in a single planning and mobilization area.
SEC. 9125. STATE PLANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a State
allotment under this chapter, a State shall prepare and
submit to the Associate Commissioner a State plan, for
a 2-, 3-, or 4-year period determined by the State agency,
at such time, in such manner, and meeting such criteria
as the Associate Commissioner may by regulation pre-
scribe, and shall make such annual revisions as may be
necessary to the plan.
(b) CONTENTS.—Each such State plan shall contain
assurances that the plan is based on area plans developed
under section 9128 by area agencies on youth in the State
and that the State has prepared and distributed a uniform
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format for use by area agencies on youth in developing
the area plans.
SEC. 9126. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR STATE ACTIVI-
TIES AND LOCAL ALLOCATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—From a State allotment made
under this chapter for any fiscal year—
(1)(A) the State agency may use such amount
as the State agency determines to be appropriate,
but not more than 7 percent, for the purposes of
subparagraphs (B) and (C);
(B) the State agency may use such amount as
the State agency determines to be appropriate, but
not more than 4 percent of the State allotment, for
paying the cost of—
(i) reviewing area plans and distributing
funds to area agencies on youth; and
(ii) assisting community boards and area
agencies on youth in carrying out activities
under this chapter; and
(C) the State agency may use such amount as
the State agency determines to be appropriate, but
not less than 3 percent and not more than 7 percent
of the State allotment, for making State discre-
tionary grants to respond to the special develop-
mental needs of youth—
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(i) in correctional facilities and other out-
of-home residential settings;
(ii) in areas with high concentrations of
poverty;
(iii) in rural areas; and
(iv) in situations where youth are at great-
er risk due to abuse, neglect, disconnection
from family, disconnection from school, or an-
other community risk factor; and
(2) the State agency shall use the remainder of
such allotment to make allocations under subsection
(b) to area agencies on youth associated with plan-
ning and mobilization areas, to pay for the cost of
programs under this chapter that are specified in
area plans that—
(A) are developed through a comprehensive
and coordinated system of planning;
(B) have been approved by the community
board; and
(C) have been approved by the State agen-
cy.
(b) ALLOCATIONS.—From the remainder of the State
allotment described in subsection (a)(2), the State agency,
using the best available data, shall allocate for each plan-
ning and mobilization area in the State the sum of—
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(1) an amount that bears the same relation to
1⁄2 of the remainder as the number of individuals
who are not younger than age 10 and not older than
age 19 in the planning and mobilization area bears
to the number of such individuals in the State; and
(2) an amount that bears the same relation to
1⁄2 of the remainder as the number of youth who are
receiving free or reduced price lunches under the
school lunch program established under the Richard
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1751 et seq.) in the planning and mobilization area
bears to the number of such youth in the State.
(c) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—A State that uses Fed-
eral funds provided under this chapter to carry out the
activities described in section 9126(a)(1)(B) shall make
available (directly or through donations from public or pri-
vate entities) non-Federal contributions in cash in an
amount equal to not less than $1 for every $1 of the Fed-
eral funds.
SEC. 9127. COMMUNITY BOARDS AND AREA AGENCIES ON
YOUTH.
(a) COMMUNITY BOARD.—
(1) SELECTION.—
(A) LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND FUNDING
AND COORDINATING AGENCIES.—Except as oth-
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erwise provided in this paragraph, in order to
receive funds from a State pursuant to this
chapter, a planning and mobilization area shall
have a community board appointed and con-
vened jointly by the chief executive officer of a
local funding and coordinating agency in the
area and the chief executive officers of units of
general purpose local government in the area.
(B) PRIVATE AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOV-
ERNMENTS.—In the event that a local funding
and coordinating agency is not represented in
the planning and mobilization area, or the chief
executive officer of a local funding and coordi-
nating agency in the area is unwilling or unable
to participate in jointly appointing and con-
vening the community board, the State agency,
after consideration of the views offered by the
units of general purpose local government and
by nonprofit agencies and organizations in such
area, shall designate a private nonprofit agency
or organization in the area to appoint and con-
vene the community board jointly with the chief
executive officers of units of general purpose
local government in the area.
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(C) LOCAL FUNDING AND COORDINATING
AGENCIES AND PUBLIC ENTITIES.—In the event
that a chief executive officer of a unit of gen-
eral purpose local government in the planning
and mobilization area is unwilling or unable to
participate in jointly appointing and convening
the community board, the State agency, after
consideration of the views offered by the units
of general purpose local government and by
youth-serving organizations in such area, shall
designate an executive official of a public entity
in the area to appoint and convene the commu-
nity board jointly with the chief executive offi-
cer of a local funding and coordinating agency
and any other chief executive officers of units
of general purpose local government.
(D) EXISTING ENTITY.—An existing entity
in the planning and mobilization area may serve
as the community board if—
(i) such entity’s membership meets
the requirements for a community board or
is adapted to meet such requirements;
(ii) such entity’s membership was ap-
pointed by the chief executive officer of a
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unit of general purpose local government
in the area;
(iii) such entity is approved by the
State agency; and
(iv) such entity is approved by the
chief executive officer of a local funding
and coordinating agency, or by the chief
executive officer of a private nonprofit
agency or organization designated accord-
ing to subparagraph (B) in the event that
a local funding and coordinating agency is
not represented in the area or the chief ex-
ecutive officer of the agency is unwilling or
unable to consider the approval of the enti-
ty.
(2) COMPOSITION.—A community board shall
consist of an equal number of local representatives
from each of the following 3 groups:
(A) A group comprised of individuals, in-
cluding minority individuals, under age 21 at
the time of their appointment.
(B) A group comprised of representatives
of—
(i) private youth-serving and youth
development organizations (in existence as
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of the date of appointment of the rep-
resentatives to the board);
(ii) public youth-serving and youth de-
velopment organizations; and
(iii) organizations supporting youth
involved in community service and civic
participation.
(C) A group comprised of representatives
of—
(i) local elected officials;
(ii) educational entities, including
local elementary, middle, and secondary
schools, community colleges, colleges, and
universities;
(iii) volunteer centers;
(iv) philanthropic organizations, in-
cluding community foundations;
(v) businesses and employee organiza-
tions;
(vi) faith-based organizations;
(vii) health and mental health agen-
cies; and
(viii) parents and grandparents.
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(3) CHAIRPERSON.—After being appointed and
convened, the community board shall elect a chair-
person from among its membership.
(4) 
RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each 
community
board in each planning and mobilization area shall
have responsibility for supervising the preparation,
submission, and implementation of the area plan de-
scribed in section 9128, including the approval of
grants and contracts funded pursuant to this chap-
ter within the planning and mobilization area.
(b) AREA AGENCY ON YOUTH.—An area agency on
youth—
(1) shall serve as the fiscal agent for a planning
and mobilization area;
(2) shall be under the supervision of the com-
munity board for the planning and mobilization area
with regard to activities conducted pursuant to this
chapter;
(3) shall provide an assurance to the State
agency, that is determined to be adequate by the
State agency, that such area agency on youth will
have the ability to develop an area plan for the plan-
ning and mobilization area and to carry out, either
directly or indirectly through contractual or other
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arrangements, a youth development program in ac-
cordance with such plan; and
(4) shall compile reports from entities carrying
out programs, services, and activities approved by
the community board for funding under this subtitle,
including outcome data and evaluation information
regarding program accomplishments, and provide an
annual report based on the compilation to the State
agency.
(c) COMMUNITY
MOBILIZATION
EXPENSES.—An
area agency on youth may use not more than 10 percent
of the allocation made to the agency under this chapter
for expenses related to community mobilization, including
expenses related to generating additional commitments of
cash and in-kind resources, administration, planning,
monitoring, and evaluation.
SEC. 9128. AREA PLANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each area agency on youth for
a planning and mobilization area shall, in order to be ap-
proved by the State agency and receive an allocation under
this chapter, develop, prepare, and submit to the State
agency an area plan, approved by the community board,
for the planning and mobilization area at such time, in
such manner, and containing such information as the
State agency may require. Such plan shall be for a 2-,
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3-, or 4-year period determined by the State agency, with
such annual revisions as may be necessary. Each such
plan shall be based upon a uniform format for area plans
in the State prepared in accordance with section 9125(b).
(b) CONTENTS.—Each such plan shall—
(1) provide specific outcome objectives for youth
development programs, services, and activities to be
carried out in the planning and mobilization area,
based on an assessment of needs and resources, suf-
ficient to assure that all youth in the area have ac-
cess through a comprehensive and coordinated sys-
tem to the full array of core resources that consist
of—
(A) ongoing relationships with caring
adults;
(B) safe places with structured activities;
(C) services that promote healthy lifestyles,
including services designed to improve physical
and mental health;
(D) opportunities to acquire marketable
skills and competencies; and
(E) opportunities for community service
and civic participation;
(2) provide an assurance that, in awarding
grants and contracts to entities to implement the
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area plan to provide youth with access to core re-
sources described in paragraph (1) through youth
development programs, the agency will give priority
to entities as described in section 9130(b);
(3) provide that not less than 30 percent of the
funds allocated under this chapter for the planning
and mobilization area will be used for youth develop-
ment programs that respond to the special develop-
mental needs of youth—
(A) in correctional facilities and other out-
of-home residential settings;
(B) in areas with high concentrations of
poverty;
(C) in rural areas; and
(D) in situations where youth are at higher
risk due to abuse, neglect, disconnection from
family, disconnection from school, or another
community risk factor;
(4) provide assurances that youth engaged in
programs carried out under the area plan will be
treated equitably;
(5) contain strategies for mobilizing and coordi-
nating community resources to meet the outcome ob-
jectives;
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(6) describe activities for which funds made
available through the allocation will be used to fill
gaps between unmet needs and available resources;
(7) describe the inclusive process used by the
area agency on youth to engage all segments of the
communities in the planning and mobilization area
in developing the area plan;
(8) provide measures of program effectiveness
to be used in evaluating the progress of the pro-
grams, services, and activities approved by the com-
munity board in the area in assuring access for all
youth to the full array of core resources described in
paragraph (1), including specific measures for pro-
viding access to such resources for youth living in
areas with high concentrations of poverty;
(9) describe how local requirements for pro-
viding matching funds will be met, how resources
will be leveraged, and the uses to which matching
funds and leveraged resources will be applied, in car-
rying out the area plan;
(10) provide for the establishment and mainte-
nance of outreach sufficient to ensure that youth
and their families in the planning and mobilization
area are aware of programs providing access to the
core resources described in paragraph (1);
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(11) provide that the area agency on youth,
under the supervision of the community board,
will—
(A) conduct periodic evaluations of, and
public hearings on, activities carried out under
the area plan;
(B) furnish technical assistance to entities
carrying out programs under this chapter with-
in the planning and mobilization area;
(C) establish effective and efficient proce-
dures for the coordination of—
(i) entities carrying out programs
under this chapter within the planning and
mobilization area; and
(ii) entities carrying out other Federal
programs for youth within the planning
and mobilization area;
(D) conduct outreach, to identify youth in
the area and inform the youth of the avail-
ability of resources under this subtitle; and
(E) take into account in connection with
matters of general policy arising in the develop-
ment and administration of the area plan, the
views of youth who have participated in pro-
grams pursuant to the plan; and
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(12) provide for the utilization of entities car-
rying out volunteer service centers and organizations
supporting youth involved in community service and
civic participation in the area to—
(A) encourage and enlist the services of
local volunteer groups to provide assistance and
services appropriate to the unique develop-
mental needs of youth in the planning and mo-
bilization area;
(B) encourage, organize, and promote
youth to serve as volunteers to communities in
the area; and
(C) promote recognition of the contribution
made by youth volunteers to programs adminis-
tered in the planning and mobilization area.
SEC. 9129. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTI-
TIES.
(a) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.—In implementing an
area plan, once the plan has been submitted to and ap-
proved by the State agency, an area agency on youth,
under the supervision of a community board, shall issue
a request for proposals, to award grants and contracts to
eligible entities to carry out youth development programs
under the plan.
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(b) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—The area agency on
youth, under the supervision of the community board,
shall use the funds made available through the allocation
made to the agency under this chapter to award grants
on a competitive basis and contracts to eligible entities to
pay for the Federal share of the cost of carrying out the
youth development programs. Not more than 50 percent
of the funds made available through the allocation made
to the agency may be awarded to a single recipient of a
grant or contract unless the recipient is a consortium as
described in section 9130(a)(1) or approved by the Asso-
ciate Commissioner.
(c) PERIOD.—The area agency on youth may award
such a grant or contract for a period of not more than
4 years. The area agency on youth, under the supervision
of the community board and after reviewing the reports
(including outcome data and evaluation information) com-
piled pursuant to section 9127(b)(4), may terminate the
funding made available through such grant or contract
during such grant or contract period for a program if the
program fails to comply with the requirements of this sub-
title or if insufficient Federal funds are appropriated
under section 9122 to permit continuation of funding of
the program.
(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the
cost of carrying out a program described in this sec-
tion shall be—
(A) 80 percent for the first and second
year for which the program receives funding
under this section;
(B) 70 percent for the third such year;
(C) 60 percent for the fourth such year;
and
(D) 50 percent for any subsequent year.
(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—An entity that re-
ceives a grant or contract under this section may
provide for the non-Federal share of the cost from
non-Federal sources (which may include State or
local public sources) in cash or in kind, fairly evalu-
ated, including facilities, equipment, or services.
(3) ADJUSTMENTS.—A State agency and the
Associate Commissioner may jointly adjust the Fed-
eral share of the cost that applies to an entity that
receives a grant or contract under this section from
an area agency on youth, in the event that the agen-
cy demonstrates significant economic need sufficient
to cause difficulties in area plan implementation.
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(B) are outcome driven.
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—An entity that re-
ceives a grant or contract under section 9129 may use
up to 5 percent of the funds received through the grant
or contract for the cost of administrative expenses.
(d) LIMITATION.—A for-profit entity that receives a
grant or contract under section 9129 may not use funds
made available through the grant or contract for the pur-
poses of generating additional profits.
SEC. 9131. APPLICATIONS.
To be eligible to receive a grant or contract under
section 9129 to carry out youth development programs
under an area plan, an entity shall submit an application
to the area agency on youth for the area at such time,
in such manner, and containing such information as the
area agency on youth, under the direction of the commu-
nity board, and the appropriate State agency, may reason-
ably require.
SEC. 9132. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
(a) ACCESS.—An entity that receives a grant or con-
tract under section 9129 to carry out a program shall im-
plement a program that promotes, either directly, through
a contract, or indirectly through collaboration with other
community entities, access to the full array of core re-
sources specified in section 9102.
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(b) ACTIVITIES.—An entity that receives a grant or
contract under section 9129 to carry out a program may
include among activities provided through the program,
which are part of an effort to provide access to the full
array of core resources specified in section 9102—
(1) character development and ethical enrich-
ment activities;
(2) mentoring activities, including one-to-one
relationship building and tutoring;
(3) provision and support of community youth
centers and clubs;
(4) nonschool hours, weekend, and summer pro-
grams and camps;
(5) sports, recreation, and other activities pro-
moting physical fitness and teamwork;
(6) services that promote health and healthy de-
velopment and behavior on the part of youth, includ-
ing risk avoidance programs;
(7) academic enrichment, peer counseling and
teaching, and literacy activities;
(8) camping and environmental education;
(9) cultural enrichment, including enrichment
through music, and fine and performing arts;
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(10) workforce preparation, youth entrepreneur-
ship, and technological and vocational skill building,
including skill building involving computer skills;
(11) opportunities for community service aimed
at involving youth in providing the full array of core
resources described in section 9102 to other youth,
including opportunities provided in conjunction with
activities being performed by entities under the Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12501 et seq.);
(12) opportunities that engage youth in civic
participation and as partners in decisionmaking, es-
pecially opportunities with respect to programs and
strategies that seek to offer access to the full array
of core resources described in section 9102;
(13) special interest group activities or courses,
including activities or courses regarding video pro-
duction, cooking, gardening, pet care, photography,
and other youth-identified interests;
(14) efforts focused on building the capacity of
community-based youth workers, utilizing commu-
nity colleges, colleges, and universities;
(15) public and private youth led programs, in-
cluding such programs provided by youth-serving or
youth development organizations;
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(16) transportation services to foster the par-
ticipation of youth in youth development programs
in the community involved;
(17) subsidies for youth from families that meet
the income eligibility guidelines for a free or reduced
price lunch under section 9(b) of the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1758(b)), if the provision of the subsidy allows a
youth to fully participate in a youth development
program that is part of a strategy to promote access
to the full array of core resources described in sec-
tion 9102;
(18) training or group counseling to assist
youth, by State certified counselors, psychologists,
social workers, or other State licensed or certified
mental health professionals who are qualified under
State law to provide such training or counseling to
youth; and
(19) referrals to State certified counselors, psy-
chologists, social workers, or other State licensed or
certified mental health professionals or health pro-
fessionals qualified under State law to provide such
training or counseling to youth.
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CHAPTER 4—TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND
EVALUATION
SEC. 9141. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this chapter is to expand the Nation’s
knowledge and understanding of youth, youth development
programs, and community mobilization aimed at providing
all youth with access to the full array of core resources
described in section 9102 by—
(1) assisting States in evaluating the effective-
ness of activities implemented under this subtitle, in-
cluding evaluating the outcomes resulting from the
activities;
(2) placing priority on the education and train-
ing of personnel, with respect to youth development
programs, to work with youth, with a special empha-
sis on youth who are minority individuals and youth
who are low-income individuals;
(3) conducting research and identifying effec-
tive practices directly related to the field of youth
development; and
(4) disseminating information acquired through
such research.
SEC. 9142. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Associate Commissioner may
award grants and contracts to eligible entities to carry out
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evaluation, education and training, research, and dissemi-
nation activities described in this section.
(b) EVALUATION.—
(1) SYSTEM.—The Associate Commissioner
shall develop and establish a system for evaluating
the effectiveness of activities implemented under this
subtitle, including mechanisms for determining and
measuring programmatic outcomes resulting from
those activities.
(2) DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding grants and
contracts under subsection (a), the Associate Com-
missioner shall use 50 percent of the funds appro-
priated to carry out this chapter for an equitable
distribution among the States to allow State agen-
cies to be responsible for evaluating the effectiveness
of the activities implemented in the State under this
subtitle.
(c) EDUCATION
AND
TRAINING.—The Associate
Commissioner shall develop and establish a system for
providing education and training of personnel of States,
area agencies on youth, and community boards to increase
their capacity to work with youth, with a special emphasis
on youth who are minority individuals and youth who are
low-income individuals, in carrying out quality youth de-
velopment programs under this subtitle.
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(d) IMPACT EVALUATION.—
(1) BIENNIAL
EVALUATION.—The Associate
Commissioner, in consultation with the Director and
the National Council on Youth Policy, shall conduct
an independent biennial evaluation of the impact of
programs assisted under this subtitle and of other
recent and new initiatives (as of the date of the eval-
uation) to promote positive youth development. The
evaluation shall report on—
(A) whether the entities carrying out the
programs and initiatives—
(i) provided a thorough assessment of
local resources and barriers to access to
the full array of core resources;
(ii) used objective data and the knowl-
edge of a wide range of community mem-
bers;
(iii) developed measurable goals and
objectives;
(iv) implemented research-based pro-
grams and initiatives that have been shown
to be effective and meet identified needs;
and
(v) conducted periodic evaluations to
assess progress made towards achieving
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(D) whether the entities carrying out the
programs and initiatives have incorporated ef-
fective youth and parent involvement.
(2) BIENNIAL REPORT.—Not later than Janu-
ary 1, 2004, and every 2 years thereafter, the Asso-
ciate Commissioner shall submit to the President
and Congress a report on the findings of the evalua-
tion conducted under paragraph (1) together with
the data available from other sources on the well-
being of youth.
(e) DISSEMINATION.—The Associate Commissioner
shall develop a system to facilitate the dissemination of
information acquired through the research to States, area
agencies on youth, community boards, and the public
about successful and promising strategies for providing all
youth with the full array of core resources specified in sec-
tion 9102.
SEC. 9143. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this chapter $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2003,
2004, 2005, and 2006.
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Subtitle C—Youth Programs
SEC. 9201. AMERICORPS.
Section 501(a)(2)(A) of the National and Community
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(2)(A)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘$300,000,000’’ and all that follows and
inserting ‘‘$500,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.’’.
SEC. 9202. YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM.
Section 402 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12870) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) FISCAL YEAR 2002.—There is authorized to be
appropriated for grants under subtitle D, $75,000,000 for
fiscal year 2002.’’.
SEC. 9203. YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES.
(a) 
YOUTH
OPPORTUNITIES
GRANTS.—Section
127(b)(1)(A)(ii)(II) of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2852(b)(1)(A)(ii)(II)) is amended by
striking ‘‘$1,250,000,000 or greater, $250,000,000.’’ and
inserting ‘‘$1,391,000,000 or greater, $391,000,000.’’
(b) YOUTH ACTIVITIES FORMULA GRANTS.—Section
137(a) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29
U.S.C. 2872(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘such sums’’ and
all that follows and inserting ‘‘$2,427,000,000 for fiscal
year 2002.’’.
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(c) JOB CORPS.—Section 161 of the Workforce In-
vestment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2901) is amended by
striking ‘‘such sums’’ and all that follows and inserting
‘‘$1,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.’’.
SEC. 9204. TRANSITION TRAINING FOR REINTEGRATING
YOUTH OFFENDERS.
Section 821(j) of the Higher Education Amendments
of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 1151(j)) is amended by striking
‘‘$17,000,000’’ and all that follows and inserting
‘‘$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.’’.
TITLE X—SAFE START—
JUVENILE JUSTICE
Subtitle A—Juvenile Delinquency
Prevention and Protection
SEC. 10001. DEFINITION OF JUVENILE.
Section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(24) the term ‘juvenile’ means an individual
who is less than 18 years of age.’’.
SEC. 10002. STATE PLAN ALLOCATION.
Section 222(a)(2) of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5632(a)(2)) is
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘$325,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$600,000’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘$400,000’’ and inserting
$750,000; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$400,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$600,000’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘$600,000’’ and inserting
$750,000’’.
SEC. 10003. STATE PLAN REQUIREMENTS.
Section 223(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633(a)) is
amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (24) and (25)
as paragraphs (30) and (31), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (23) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(24) provide an assurance that the State shall
address the disparate treatment of members of mi-
nority groups at all stages of the juvenile justice sys-
tem, including intake, arrest, detention, adjudica-
tion, disposition, and transfer;
‘‘(25) provide an assurance that the State shall
make the amended plan submitted annually under
this section available to the public and shall include
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in the amended plan a report of the State’s progress
in addressing the disparate treatment of members of
minority groups at all stages of the juvenile justice
system, including data on any disproportionate rep-
resentation of African American, Latino, Native
American, and Asian juveniles;
‘‘(26) contain satisfactory evidence that the
State has held a public hearing on the plan;
‘‘(27) provide an assurance that the State shall
provide every accused or adjudicated juvenile with
reasonable safety and security, adequate food, heat,
light, sanitary facilities, bedding, clothing, recre-
ation, counseling, education, training, and medical
care, including, if necessary, mental health services;
‘‘(28) provide that not more than 3 percent of
funds received by the State under section 222 shall
be expended to establish a State juvenile justice coa-
lition, which coalition shall include the participation
of juveniles;
‘‘(29) provide that 3 percent of funds received
by the State under section 222 shall be expended to
carry out paragraph (24);’’.
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SEC. 10004. REPEAL OF PART H.
Part H of title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5667f, 5667f–
1, 5667f–2, and 5667f–3) is repealed.
SEC. 10005. FUNDING OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR STATE
AND LOCAL PROGRAMS.
Section 299 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION FOR 2002.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated $150,000,000 to carry out part
B of this title for fiscal year 2002.’’.
SEC. 10006. FUNDING OF GRANTS FOR PREVENTION PRO-
GRAMS.
Section 505 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5784) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) FUNDING.—Not less than 75 percent of funds
made available under this title shall be used to carry out
this section.’’.
SEC. 10007. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 506 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5785) is amended by
striking ‘‘appropriated’’ and all that follows and inserting
the following: ‘‘appropriated $250,000,000 for fiscal year
2002.’’.
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Subtitle B—Mental Health Juvenile
Justice
SEC. 10101. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Mental Health Ju-
venile Justice Act’’.
SEC. 10102. TRAINING OF JUSTICE SYSTEM PERSONNEL.
Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre-
vention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘PART K—ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND
SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT
‘‘SEC. 299AA. GRANTS FOR TRAINING OF JUSTICE SYSTEM
PERSONNEL.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall make
grants to State and local juvenile justice agencies in col-
laboration with State and local mental health agencies, for
purposes of training the officers and employees of the
State juvenile justice system (including employees of facili-
ties that are contracted for operation by State and local
juvenile authorities) regarding appropriate access to men-
tal health and substance abuse treatment programs and
services in the State for juveniles who come into contact
with the State juvenile justice system who have mental
health or substance abuse problems.
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‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A State or local juvenile jus-
tice agency that receives a grant under this section may
use the grant for purposes of—
‘‘(1) providing cross-training, jointly with the
public mental health system, for State juvenile court
judges, public defenders, and mental health and sub-
stance abuse agency representatives with respect to
the appropriate use of effective, community-based al-
ternatives to juvenile justice or mental health system
institutional placements; or
‘‘(2) providing training for State juvenile proba-
tion officers and community mental health and sub-
stance abuse program representatives on appropriate
linkages between probation programs and mental
health community programs, specifically focusing on
the identification of mental disorders and substance
abuse addiction in juveniles on probation, effective
treatment interventions for those disorders, and
making appropriate contact with mental health and
substance abuse case managers and programs in the
community, in order to ensure that juveniles on pro-
bation receive appropriate access to mental health
and substance abuse treatment programs and serv-
ices.
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‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated from the Violent Crime
Reduction Trust Fund, $50,000,000 for fiscal years 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 to carry out this section.’’.
SEC. 10103. BLOCK GRANT FUNDING FOR TREATMENT AND
DIVERSION PROGRAMS.
Part K of title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 299BB. GRANTS FOR STATE PARTNERSHIPS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General and the
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make
grants to partnerships between State and local/county ju-
venile justice agencies and State and local mental health
authorities (or appropriate children service agencies) in
accordance with this section.
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A partnership described in
subsection (a) that receives a grant under this section
shall use such amounts for the establishment and imple-
mentation of programs that address the service needs of
juveniles who come into contact with the justice system
(including facilities contracted for operation by State or
local juvenile authorities) who have mental health or sub-
stance abuse problems, by requiring the following:
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‘‘(1) DIVERSION.—Appropriate diversion of
those juveniles from incarceration—
‘‘(A) at imminent risk of being taken into
custody;
‘‘(B) at the time they are initially taken
into custody;
‘‘(C) after they are charged with an of-
fense or act of juvenile delinquency;
‘‘(D) after they are adjudicated delinquent
but prior to case disposition; and
‘‘(E) after they are released from a juve-
nile facility, for the purposes of attending after-
care programs.
‘‘(2) TREATMENT.—
‘‘(A) SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT OF JU-
VENILES.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Initial mental
health screening shall be completed for all
juveniles immediately upon entering the ju-
venile justice system or a juvenile facility.
Screening shall be conducted by qualified
health and mental health professionals or
by staff who have been trained by qualified
health, mental health, and substance abuse
professionals. In the case of a screening by
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staff, the screening results should be re-
viewed by qualified health, mental health
professionals not later than 24 hours after
the screening.
‘‘(ii) ACUTE MENTAL ILLNESS.—Juve-
niles who suffer from acute mental dis-
orders, who are suicidal, or in need of de-
toxification shall be placed in or imme-
diately transferred to an appropriate med-
ical or mental health facility. They shall be
admitted to a secure correctional facility
only with written medical clearance.
‘‘(iii) 
COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESS-
MENT.—All juveniles entering the juvenile
justice system shall have a comprehensive
assessment conducted and an individual-
ized treatment plan written and imple-
mented within 2 weeks. This assessment
shall be conducted within 1 week for juve-
niles incarcerated in secure facilities. As-
sessments shall be completed by qualified
health, mental health, and substance abuse
professionals.
‘‘(B) TREATMENT.—
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—If the need for
treatment is indicated by the assessment of
a juvenile, the juvenile shall be referred to
or treated by a qualified professional. A ju-
venile who is currently receiving treatment
for a mental or emotional disorder shall
have treatment continued.
‘‘(ii) PERIOD.—Treatment shall con-
tinue until additional mental health assess-
ment determines that the juvenile is no
longer in need of treatment. Treatment
plans shall be reevaluated at least every 30
days.
‘‘(iii) DISCHARGE
PLAN.—An incar-
cerated juvenile shall have a discharge plan
prepared when the juvenile enters the cor-
rectional facility in order to integrate the
juvenile back into the family or the com-
munity. This plan shall be updated in con-
sultation with the juvenile’s family or
guardian before the juvenile leaves the fa-
cility. Discharge plans shall address the
provision of aftercare services.
‘‘(iv) MEDICATION.—Any juvenile re-
ceiving psychotropic medications shall be
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under the care of a licensed psychiatrist.
Psychotropic medications shall be mon-
itored regularly by trained staff for their
efficacy and side effects.
‘‘(v) SPECIALIZED TREATMENT.—Spe-
cialized treatment and services shall be
continually available to a juvenile who—
‘‘(I) has a history of mental
health problems or treatment;
‘‘(II) has a documented history
of sexual abuse or offenses, as victim
or as perpetrator;
‘‘(III) has substance abuse prob-
lems, health problems, learning dis-
abilities, or histories of family abuse
or violence; or
‘‘(IV) has developmental disabil-
ities.
‘‘(C) MEDICAL
AND
MENTAL
HEALTH
EMERGENCIES.—All correctional facilities shall
have written policies and procedures on suicide
prevention. All staff working in correctional fa-
cilities shall be trained and certified annually in
suicide prevention. Facilities shall have written
arrangements with a hospital or other facility
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for providing emergency medical and mental
health care. Physical and mental health services
shall be available to an incarcerated juvenile 24
hours per day, 7 days per week.
‘‘(D) CLASSIFICATION OF JUVENILES.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Juvenile facilities
shall classify and house juveniles in living
units according to a plan that includes age,
gender, offense, special medical or mental
health condition, size, and vulnerability to
victimization. Younger, smaller, weaker,
and more vulnerable juveniles shall not be
placed in housing units with older, more
aggressive juveniles.
‘‘(ii) BOOT CAMPS.—juveniles who are
under 13 years old or who have serious
medical conditions or mental illness shall
not be placed in paramilitary boot camps.
‘‘(E) CONFIDENTIALITY
OF
RECORDS.—
Mental health and substance abuse treatment
records of juveniles shall be treated as confiden-
tial and shall be excluded from the records that
States require to be routinely released to other
correctional authorities and school officials.
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‘‘(F) 
MANDATORY
REPORTING.—States
shall keep records of the incidence and types of
mental health and substance abuse disorders in
their juvenile justice populations, the range and
scope of services provided, and barriers to serv-
ice. The State shall submit an analysis of this
information yearly to the Department of Jus-
tice.
‘‘(G) STAFF
RATIOS
FOR
CORRECTIONAL
FACILITIES.—Each secure correctional facility
shall have a minimum ratio of no fewer than 1
mental health counselor to every 50 juveniles.
Mental health counselors shall be professionally
trained and certified or licensed. Each secure
correctional facility shall have a minimum ratio
of 1 clinical psychologist for every 100 juve-
niles. Each secure correctional facility shall
have a minimum ratio of 1 licensed psychiatrist
for every 100 juveniles receiving psychiatric
care.
‘‘(H) USE OF FORCE.—
‘‘(i) WRITTEN GUIDELINES.—All juve-
nile facilities shall have a written behav-
ioral management system based on incen-
tives and rewards to reduce misconduct
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and to decrease the use of restraints and
seclusion by staff.
‘‘(ii) LIMITATIONS ON RESTRAINT.—
Control techniques such as restraint, seclu-
sion, chemical sprays, and room confine-
ment shall be used only in response to ex-
treme threats to life or safety. Use of these
techniques shall be approved by the facility
superintendent or chief medical officer and
documented in the juvenile’s file along with
the justification for use and the failure of
less restrictive alternatives.
‘‘(iii) LIMITATION
ON
ISOLATION.—
Isolation and seclusion shall be used only
for immediate and short-term security or
safety reasons. No juvenile shall be placed
in isolation without approval of the facility
superintendent or chief medical officer or
their official staff designee. All cases shall
be documented in the juvenile’s file along
with the justification. A juvenile shall be in
isolation only the amount of time necessary
to achieve security and safety of the juve-
nile and staff. Staff shall monitor each ju-
venile in isolation once every 15 minutes
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and conduct a professional review of the
need for isolation at least every 4 hours.
Any juvenile held in seclusion for 24 hours
shall be examined by a physician or li-
censed psychologist.
‘‘(I) IDEA AND REHABILITATION ACT.—
All juvenile facilities shall abide by all manda-
tory requirements and time lines set forth
under the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973.
‘‘(J) ADVOCACY ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of
Health and Human Services shall make
grants to the systems established under
part C of the Developmental Disabilities
Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42
U.S.C. 6041 et seq.) to monitor the mental
health and special education services pro-
vided by grantees to juveniles under para-
graph (2) (A), (B), (C), (H), and (I) of
this section, and to advocate on behalf of
juveniles to assure that such services are
properly provided.
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‘‘(ii) APPROPRIATION.—The Secretary
of Health and Human Services will reserve
no less than 3 percent of the funds appro-
priated under this section for the purposes
set forth in paragraph (2)(J)(i).
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated from the Violent Crime Reduction
Trust Fund, $500,000,000 for fiscal years 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 to carry out this sec-
tion.
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION.—Of amounts appropriated
under paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) 35 percent shall be used for diversion
programs under subsection (b)(1); and
‘‘(B) 65 percent shall be used for treat-
ment programs under subsection (b)(2).
‘‘(3) INCENTIVES.—The Attorney General and
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
give preference under subsection (b)(2) to partner-
ships that integrate treatment programs to serve ju-
veniles with co-occurring mental health and sub-
stance abuse disorders.
‘‘(4) WAIVERS.—The Attorney General and the
Secretary of Health and Human Services may grant
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a waiver of requirements under subsection (b)(2) for
good cause.
‘‘SEC. 299CC. GRANTS FOR PARTNERSHIPS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any partnership desiring to re-
ceive a grant under this part shall submit an application
at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor-
mation as the Attorney General and the Secretary of
Health and Human Services may prescribe.
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—In accordance with guidelines es-
tablished by the Attorney General and the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, each application submitted
under subsection (a) shall—
‘‘(1) set forth a program or activity for carrying
out one or more of the purposes specified in section
299BB(b) and specifically identify each such pur-
pose such program or activity is designed to carry
out;
‘‘(2) provide that such program or activity shall
be administered by or under the supervision of the
applicant;
‘‘(3) provide for the proper and efficient admin-
istration of such program or activity;
‘‘(4) provide for regular evaluation of such pro-
gram or activity;
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‘‘(5) provide an assurance that the proposed
program or activity will supplement, not supplant,
similar programs and activities already available in
the community; and
‘‘(6) provide for such fiscal control and fund ac-
counting procedures as may be necessary to ensure
prudent use, proper disbursement, and accurate ac-
counting of funds receiving under this part.’’.
SEC. 10104. INITIATIVE FOR COMPREHENSIVE, INTER-
SYSTEM PROGRAMS.
Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–31 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 520K. INITIATIVE FOR COMPREHENSIVE, INTER-
SYSTEM PROGRAMS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General and the
Secretary, acting through the Director of the Center for
Mental Health Services, shall award competitive grants to
eligible entities for programs that address the service
needs of juveniles and juveniles with serious mental ill-
nesses by requiring the State or local juvenile justice sys-
tem, the mental health system, and the substance abuse
treatment system to work collaboratively to ensure—
‘‘(1) the appropriate diversion of such juveniles
and juveniles from incarceration;
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‘‘(2) the provision of appropriate mental health
and substance abuse services as an alternative to in-
carceration and for those juveniles on probation or
parole; and
‘‘(3) the provision of followup services for juve-
niles who are discharged from the juvenile justice
system.
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant
under this section an entity shall—
‘‘(1) be a State or local juvenile justice agency,
mental health agency, or substance abuse agency
(including community diversion programs);
‘‘(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an
application at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may re-
quire, including—
‘‘(A) an assurance that the applicant has
the consent of all entities described in para-
graph (1) in carrying out and coordinating ac-
tivities under the grant; and
‘‘(B) with respect to services for juveniles,
an assurance that the applicant has collabo-
rated with the State or local educational agency
and the State or local welfare agency in car-
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rying out and coordinating activities under the
grant;
‘‘(3) be given priority if it is a joint application
between juvenile justice and substance abuse or
mental health agencies; and
‘‘(4) ensure that funds from non-Federal
sources are available to match amounts provided
under the grant in an amount that is not less
than—
‘‘(A) with respect to the first 3 years
under the grant, 25 percent of the amount pro-
vided under the grant; and
‘‘(B) with respect to the fourth and fifth
years under the grant, 50 percent of the
amount provided under the grant.
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) INITIAL YEAR.—An entity that receives a
grant under this section shall, in the first fiscal year
in which amounts are provided under the grant, use
such amounts to develop a collaborative plan—
‘‘(A) for how the guarantee will institute a
system 
to 
provide 
intensive 
community
services—
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‘‘(i) to prevent high-risk juveniles
from coming in contact with the justice
system; and
‘‘(ii) to meet the mental health and
substance abuse treatment needs of juve-
niles on probation or recently discharged
from the justice system; and
‘‘(B) providing for the exchange by agen-
cies of information to enhance the provision of
mental health or substance abuse services to ju-
veniles.
‘‘(2) 2–5TH YEARS.—With respect to the second
through fifth fiscal years in which amounts are pro-
vided under the grant, the grantee shall use amounts
provided under the grant—
‘‘(A) to furnish services, such as assertive
community treatment, wrap-around services for
juveniles, multisystemic therapy, outreach, inte-
grated mental health and substance abuse
treatment, case management, health care, edu-
cation and job training, assistance in securing
stable housing, finding a job or obtaining in-
come support, other benefits, access to appro-
priate school-based services, transitional and
independent living services, mentoring pro-
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grams, home-based services, and provision of
appropriate after school and summer pro-
graming;
‘‘(B) to establish a network of boundary
spanners to conduct regular meetings with
judges, provide liaison with mental health and
substance abuse workers, share and distribute
information, and coordinate with mental health
and substance abuse treatment providers, and
probation or parole officers concerning provision
of appropriate mental health and drug and alco-
hol addiction services for individuals on proba-
tion or parole;
‘‘(C) to provide cross-system training
among police, corrections, and mental health
and substance abuse providers with the purpose
of enhancing collaboration and the effectiveness
of all systems;
‘‘(D) to provide coordinated and effective
aftercare programs for juveniles with emotional
or mental disorders who are discharged from
jail, prison, or juvenile facilities;
‘‘(E) to purchase technical assistance to
achieve the grant project’s goals; and
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‘‘(F) to furnish services, to train personnel
in collaborative approaches, and to enhance
intersystem collaboration.
‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—In paragraph (2)(B), the
term ‘boundary spanners’ means professionals who
act as case managers for juveniles with mental dis-
orders and substance abuse addictions, within both
justice agency facilities and community mental
health programs and who have full authority from
both systems to act as problem-solvers and advocates
on behalf of individuals targeted for service under
this program.
‘‘(d) AREA SERVED BY THE PROJECT.—An entity re-
ceiving a grant under this section shall conduct activities
under the grant to serve at least a single political jurisdic-
tion.
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
shall be made available to carry out the section, not less
than 10 percent of the amount appropriated under section
1935(a) for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2006.’’.
SEC. 10105. FEDERAL COORDINATING COUNCIL ON THE
CRIMINALIZATION OF JUVENILES WITH MEN-
TAL DISORDERS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Fed-
eral Coordinating Council on Criminalization of Juveniles
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With Mental Disorders as an interdepartmental council to
study and coordinate the criminal and juvenile justice and
mental health and substance abuse activities of the Fed-
eral Government and to report to Congress on proposed
new legislation to improve the treatment of mentally ill
juveniles who come in contact with the juvenile justice sys-
tem.
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Council shall include rep-
resentatives from—
(1) the appropriate Federal agencies, as deter-
mined by the President, including, at a minimum—
(A) the Office of the Secretary of Health
and Human Services;
(B) the Office for Juvenile Justice and De-
linquency Prevention;
(C) the National Institute of Mental
Health;
(D) the Social Security Administration;
(E) the Department of Education; and
(F) the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration; and
(2) children’s mental health advocacy groups.
(c) DUTIES.—The Council shall—
(1) review Federal policies that hinder or facili-
tate coordination at the State and local level between
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the mental health and substance abuse systems on
the one hand and the juvenile justice and corrections
system on the other;
(2) study the possibilities for improving collabo-
ration at the Federal, State, and local level among
these systems; and
(3) recommend to Congress any appropriate
new initiatives which require legislative action.
(d) FINAL REPORT.—The Council shall submit—
(1) an interim report on current coordination
and collaboration, or lack thereof, 18 months after
the Council is established; and
(2) recommendations for new initiatives in im-
proving coordination and collaboration in a final re-
port to Congress 2 years after the Council is estab-
lished.
(e) EXPIRATION.—The Council shall expire 2 years
after the Council is established.
SEC. 10106. MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING AND TREATMENT
FOR PRISONERS.
(a) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF
FUNDS UNDER
THE VIOLENT OFFENDER INCARCER-
ATION AND TRUTH-IN-SENTENCING GRANTS PROGRAM.—
Section 20105(b) of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(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 1
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.