(O) by inserting after paragraph (14) the 
following: 
‘‘(15) implement policy, practice, and system 
improvement strategies at the State, territorial, local, 
and tribal levels, as applicable, to identify and reduce 
racial and ethnic disparities among youth who come 
into contact with the juvenile justice system, without 
establishing or requiring numerical standards or 
quotas, by— 
‘‘(A) establishing or designating existing co-
ordinating bodies, composed of juvenile justice 
stakeholders, (including representatives of the 
educational system) at the State, local, or tribal 
levels, to advise efforts by States, units of local 
government, and Indian tribes to reduce racial 
and ethnic disparities; 
‘‘(B) identifying and analyzing data on 
race and ethnicity at all decision points in 
State, local, or tribal juvenile justice systems to 
determine which key points create racial and 
ethnic disparities among youth who come into 
contact with the juvenile justice system; and 
‘‘(C) developing and implementing a work 
plan that includes measurable objectives for pol-
icy, practice, or other system changes, based on 
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the needs identified in the data collection and 
analysis under subparagraph (B);’’; 
(P) in paragraph (16), as so redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘ethnicity,’’ after ‘‘race,’’; 
(Q) in paragraph (21), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘local,’’ each place the term appears 
and inserting ‘‘local, tribal,’’; 
(R) in paragraph (23)— 
(i) in subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
(C), by striking ‘‘juvenile’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘status offender’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) in clause (i), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(II) in clause (ii), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(III) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) if such court determines the sta-
tus offender should be placed in a secure de-
tention facility or correctional facility for 
violating such order— 
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‘‘(I) the court shall issue a written 
order that— 
‘‘(aa) identifies the valid 
court order that has been violated; 
‘‘(bb) specifies the factual 
basis for determining that there is 
reasonable cause to believe that 
the status offender has violated 
such order; 
‘‘(cc) includes findings of fact 
to support a determination that 
there is no appropriate less re-
strictive alternative available to 
placing the status offender in such 
a facility, with due consideration 
to the best interest of the juvenile; 
‘‘(dd) specifies the length of 
time, not to exceed 7 days, that 
the status offender may remain in 
a secure detention facility or cor-
rectional facility, and includes a 
plan for the status offender’s re-
lease from such facility; and 
‘‘(ee) may not be renewed or 
extended; and 
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‘‘(II) the court may not issue a 
second or subsequent order described in 
subclause (I) relating to a status of-
fender unless the status offender vio-
lates a valid court order after the date 
on which the court issues an order de-
scribed in subclause (I);’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) there are procedures in place to ensure 
that any status offender held in a secure deten-
tion facility or correctional facility pursuant to 
a court order described in this paragraph does 
not remain in custody longer than 7 days or the 
length of time authorized by the court, whichever 
is shorter; and 
‘‘(E) not later than September 30, 2020 
(with a 1-year extension for each additional fis-
cal year that a State can demonstrate hardship, 
as determined by the State, and submits in writ-
ing evidence of such hardship to the Adminis-
trator which shall be considered approved unless 
the Administrator justifies to the State in writ-
ing that the hardship does not qualify for an ex-
emption), the State will eliminate the use of 
valid court orders to provide secure confinement 
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of status offenders, except that juveniles may be 
held in secure confinement in accordance with 
the Interstate Compact for Juveniles if the judge 
issues a written order that— 
‘‘(i) specifies the factual basis to believe 
that the State has the authority to detain 
the juvenile under the terms of the Inter-
state Compact for Juveniles; 
‘‘(ii) includes findings of fact to sup-
port a determination that there is no appro-
priate less restrictive alternative available 
to placing the juvenile in such a facility, 
with due consideration to the best interest of 
the juvenile; 
‘‘(iii) specifies the length of time a ju-
venile may remain in secure confinement, 
not to exceed 15 days, and includes a plan 
for the return of the juvenile to the home 
State of the juvenile; and 
‘‘(iv) may not be renewed or ex-
tended;’’; 
(S) in paragraph (26)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and in accordance 
with confidentiality concerns,’’ after ‘‘max-
imum extent practicable,’’; and 
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(ii) by striking the semicolon at the 
end and inserting the following: ‘‘, so as to 
provide for— 
‘‘(A) data in child abuse or neglect reports 
relating to juveniles entering the juvenile justice 
system with a prior reported history of arrest, 
court intake, probation and parole, juvenile de-
tention, and corrections; and 
‘‘(B) a plan to use the data described in 
subparagraph (A) to provide necessary services 
for the treatment of such victims of child abuse 
or neglect;’’; 
(T) in paragraph (27), as so redesignated, 
by striking the period at the end and inserting 
a semicolon; and 
(U) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(28) provide for the coordinated use of funds 
provided under this title with other Federal and State 
funds directed at juvenile delinquency prevention and 
intervention programs; 
‘‘(29) describe the policies, procedures, and train-
ing in effect for the staff of juvenile State correctional 
facilities to eliminate the use of dangerous practices, 
unreasonable restraints, and unreasonable isolation, 
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including by developing effective behavior manage-
ment techniques; 
‘‘(30) describe— 
‘‘(A) the evidence-based methods that will be 
used to conduct mental health and substance 
abuse screening, assessment, referral, and treat-
ment for juveniles who— 
‘‘(i) request a screening; 
‘‘(ii) show signs of needing a screening; 
or 
‘‘(iii) are held for a period of more 
than 24 hours in a secure facility that pro-
vides for an initial screening; and 
‘‘(B) how the State will seek, to the extent 
practicable, to provide or arrange for mental 
health and substance abuse disorder treatment 
for juveniles determined to be in need of such 
treatment; 
‘‘(31) describe how reentry planning by the State 
for juveniles will include— 
‘‘(A) a written case plan based on an as-
sessment of needs that includes— 
‘‘(i) the pre-release and post-release 
plans for the juveniles; 
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‘‘(ii) the living arrangement to which 
the juveniles are to be discharged; and 
‘‘(iii) any other plans developed for the 
juveniles based on an individualized assess-
ment; and 
‘‘(B) review processes; 
‘‘(32) provide an assurance that the agency of 
the State receiving funds under this title collaborates 
with the State educational agency receiving assistance 
under part A of title I of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et 
seq.) to develop and implement a plan to ensure that, 
in order to support educational progress— 
‘‘(A) the student records of adjudicated juve-
niles, including electronic records if available, 
are transferred in a timely manner from the 
educational program in the juvenile detention or 
secure treatment facility to the educational or 
training program into which the juveniles will 
enroll; 
‘‘(B) the credits of adjudicated juveniles are 
transferred; and 
‘‘(C) adjudicated juveniles receive full or 
partial credit toward high school graduation for 
secondary school coursework satisfactorily com-
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pleted before and during the period of time dur-
ing which the juveniles are held in custody, re-
gardless of the local educational agency or entity 
from which the credits were earned; and 
‘‘(33) describe policies and procedures to— 
‘‘(A) screen for, identify, and document in 
records of the State the identification of victims 
of domestic human trafficking, or those at risk of 
such trafficking, upon intake; and 
‘‘(B) divert youth described in subpara-
graph (A) to appropriate programs or services, 
to the extent practicable.’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c)(1) If a State fails to comply with any of the core 
requirements in any fiscal year, then— 
‘‘(A) subject to subparagraph (B), the amount al-
located to such State under section 222 for the subse-
quent fiscal year shall be reduced by not less than 20 
percent for each core requirement with respect to 
which the failure occurs; and 
‘‘(B) the State shall be ineligible to receive any 
allocation under such section for such fiscal year un-
less— 
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‘‘(i) the State agrees to expend 50 percent of 
the amount allocated to the State for such fiscal 
year to achieve compliance with any such core 
requirement with respect to which the State is in 
noncompliance; or 
‘‘(ii) the Administrator determines that the 
State— 
‘‘(I) has achieved substantial compli-
ance with such applicable requirements 
with respect to which the State was not in 
compliance; and 
‘‘(II) has made, through appropriate 
executive or legislative action, an unequivo-
cal commitment to achieving full compli-
ance with such applicable requirements 
within a reasonable time. 
‘‘(2) Of the total amount of funds not allocated for a 
fiscal year under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) 50 percent of the unallocated funds shall be 
reallocated under section 222 to States that have not 
failed to comply with the core requirements; and 
‘‘(B) 50 percent of the unallocated funds shall be 
used by the Administrator to provide additional 
training and technical assistance to States for the 
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purpose of promoting compliance with the core re-
quirements.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘described in paragraphs 
(11), (12), (13), and (22) of subsection (a)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘described in the core requirements’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the requirements under 
paragraphs (11), (12), (13), and (22) of sub-
section (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘the core require-
ments’’; 
(4) in subsection (f)(2)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (A); and 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
through (E) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), 
respectively; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) COMPLIANCE DETERMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, the Ad-
ministrator shall make a determination regarding 
whether each State receiving a grant under this title 
is in compliance or out of compliance with respect to 
each of the core requirements. 
‘‘(2) REPORTING.—The Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) issue an annual public report— 
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‘‘(i) describing any determination de-
scribed in paragraph (1) made during the 
previous year, including a summary of the 
information on which the determination is 
based and the actions to be taken by the Ad-
ministrator (including a description of any 
reduction imposed under subsection (c)); 
and 
‘‘(ii) for any such determination that a 
State is out of compliance with any of the 
core requirements, describing the basis for 
the determination; and 
‘‘(B) make the report described in subpara-
graph (A) available on a publicly available 
website. 
‘‘(3) DETERMINATIONS REQUIRED.—The Admin-
istrator may not— 
‘‘(A) determine that a State is ‘not out of 
compliance’, or issue any other determination 
not described in paragraph (1), with respect to 
any core requirement; or 
‘‘(B) otherwise fail to make the compliance 
determinations required under paragraph (1).’’. 
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SEC. 206. REPEAL OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVEN-
TION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. 
Part C of title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5651 et seq.) is 
repealed. 
SEC. 207. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION; STATISTICAL ANAL-
YSES; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION. 
Section 251 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5661) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘plan and identify’’ and inserting ‘‘annu-
ally publish a plan to identify’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking clause (iii) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(iii) successful efforts to prevent status of-
fenders and first-time minor offenders from sub-
sequent involvement with the juvenile justice and 
criminal justice systems;’’; 
(II) by striking clause (vii) and 
inserting the following: 
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‘‘(vii) the prevalence and duration of behav-
ioral health needs (including mental health, sub-
stance abuse, and co-occurring disorders) among 
juveniles pre-placement and post-placement in 
the juvenile justice system, including an exam-
ination of the effects of secure confinement;’’; 
(III) by redesignating clauses (ix), 
(x), and (xi) as clauses (xv), (xvi), and 
(xvii), respectively; and 
(IV) by inserting after clause 
(viii) the following: 
‘‘(ix) training efforts and reforms that have 
produced reductions in or elimination of the use 
of dangerous practices; 
‘‘(x) methods to improve the recruitment, se-
lection, training, and retention of professional 
personnel who are focused on the prevention, 
identification, and treatment of delinquency; 
‘‘(xi) methods to improve the identification 
and response to victims of domestic child sex 
trafficking within the juvenile justice system; 
‘‘(xii) identifying positive outcome meas-
ures, such as attainment of employment and 
educational degrees, that States and units of 
local government should use to evaluate the suc-
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cess of programs aimed at reducing recidivism of 
youth who have come in contact with the juvenile 
justice system or criminal justice system; 
‘‘(xiii) evaluating the impact and outcomes 
of the prosecution and sentencing of juveniles as 
adults; 
‘‘(xiv) successful and cost-effective efforts by 
States and units of local government to reduce 
recidivism through policies that provide for con-
sideration of appropriate alternative sanctions to 
incarceration of youth facing nonviolent charges, 
while ensuring that public safety is preserved;’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘date of enactment 
of this paragraph, the’’ and inserting 
‘‘date of enactment of the Supporting 
Youth Opportunity and Preventing De-
linquency Act of 2016, the’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘in accordance 
with relevant confidentiality require-
ments’’ after ‘‘wards of the State’’; and 
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(ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 
‘‘and Indian tribes’’ after ‘‘State’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iv) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) a description of the best practices in dis-
charge planning; and 
‘‘(I) an assessment of living arrangements for ju-
veniles who, upon release from confinement in a State 
correctional facility, cannot return to the residence 
they occupied prior to such confinement.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) NATIONAL RECIDIVISM MEASURE.—The Adminis-
trator, in accordance with applicable confidentiality re-
quirements and in consultation with experts in the field of 
juvenile justice research, recidivism, and data collection, 
shall— 
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‘‘(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 recidi-
vism measurement system; and 
‘‘(3) make cumulative juvenile recidivism data 
that is collected from States available to the public.’’. 
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 ‘‘develop 
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 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(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 re-
garding 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 ‘‘develop 
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 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) shall provide technical assistance to States 
and units of local government on achieving compli-
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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 between 
a State and a university, institution of higher edu-
cation, or research center designed to improve the re-
cruitment, selection, training, and retention of profes-
sional personnel in the fields of medicine, law enforce-
ment, the judiciary, juvenile justice, social work and 
child protection, education, and other relevant fields 
who are engaged in, or intend to work in, the field 
of prevention, identification, and treatment of delin-
quency.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘prosecutors,’’ after ‘‘public 
defenders,’’; and 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘status offenders and’’ 
after ‘‘needs of’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) BEST PRACTICES REGARDING LEGAL REPRESEN-
TATION OF CHILDREN.—In consultation with experts in the 
field of juvenile defense, the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(1) share best practices, which may include 
sharing standards of practice developed by recognized 
entities in the profession, for attorneys representing 
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-
tices, unreasonable restraints, and isolation and 
methods responsive to cultural differences; and 
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‘‘(2) to encourage alternative behavior manage-
ment techniques based on positive youth development 
approaches, which may include policies and proce-
dures to train personnel to be culturally competent. 
‘‘(f) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUP-
PORT MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREAT-
MENT INCLUDING HOME-BASED
OR COMMUNITY-BASED 
CARE.—The Administrator shall provide training and tech-
nical assistance, in conjunction with the appropriate public 
agencies, to individuals involved in making decisions re-
garding 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 sub-
stance abuse needs, including— 
‘‘(1) juvenile justice intake personnel; 
‘‘(2) probation officers; 
‘‘(3) juvenile court judges and court services per-
sonnel; 
‘‘(4) prosecutors and court-appointed counsel; 
and 
‘‘(5) family members of juveniles and family ad-
vocates. 
‘‘(g) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUP-
PORT JUVENILE COURT JUDGES AND PERSONNEL.—The 
Attorney General, acting through the Office of Juvenile Jus-
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tice and Delinquency Prevention and the Office of Justice 
Programs, shall provide training and technical assistance, 
in conjunction with the appropriate public agencies, to en-
hance 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 reimbursement 
for free or reduced price lunches under the Richard B. Rus-
sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) for 
juveniles who are incarcerated and would, if not incarcer-
ated, 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— 
(1) by striking subsections (b) and (c), and re-
designating subsection (d) as subsection (b); 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘(EXCLUDING PARTS C AND E)’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
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 Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5672) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Adminis-
trator’’; 
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(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 Admin-
istrator 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 require-
ments. 
‘‘(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 efficiency 
and reduces the duplication of reporting efforts; and 
‘‘(B) States meeting all the core requirements are 
encouraged to experiment with offering innovative, 
data-driven programs designed to further improve 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’’. 
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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 ‘‘Incen-
tive 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 
‘‘(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 
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board that the eligible entity will engage in the devel-
opment of the eligible entity’s plan described in sec-
tion 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 par-
ent 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 1 or more youths for the purpose of pro-
viding 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— 
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‘‘(A) alcohol and substance abuse prevention 
services; 
‘‘(B) tutoring and remedial education, espe-
cially in reading and mathematics; 
‘‘(C) child and adolescent health and mental 
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; 
‘‘(ii) voluntary home visiting pro-
grams; 
‘‘(iii) nurse-family partnership pro-
grams; 
‘‘(iv) parenting skills training; 
‘‘(v) child abuse prevention programs; 
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‘‘(vi) family stabilization programs; 
‘‘(vii) child welfare services; 
‘‘(viii) family violence intervention 
programs; 
‘‘(ix) adoption assistance programs; 
‘‘(x) emergency, transitional and per-
manent housing assistance; 
‘‘(xi) job placement and retention 
training; 
‘‘(xii) summer jobs programs; 
‘‘(xiii) alternative school resources for 
youth who have dropped out of school or 
demonstrate chronic truancy; 
‘‘(xiv) conflict resolution skill training; 
‘‘(xv) restorative justice programs; 
‘‘(xvi) mentoring programs; 
‘‘(xvii) targeted gang prevention, inter-
vention and exit services; 
‘‘(xviii) training and education pro-
grams for pregnant teens and teen parents; 
and 
‘‘(xix) pre-release, post-release, and re-
entry services to assist detained and incar-
cerated youth with transitioning back into 
and reentering the community; and 
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‘‘(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 officer 
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 enti-
ty 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. 
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: 
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‘‘SEC. 504. GRANTS FOR LOCAL DELINQUENCY PREVENTION 
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, juve-
nile delinquency or gang activity, including through a con-
tinuum of delinquency prevention programs for juveniles 
who have had contact with the juvenile justice system or 
who are likely to have contact with the juvenile justice sys-
tem. 
‘‘(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 sub-
section (c) and meet the requirements of subsection 
(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 
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 ap-
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plication 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, except 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. 
‘‘(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 
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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 award-
ing grants under this section for a fiscal year, the Adminis-
trator 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 Administrator 
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.— 
‘‘(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 
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priority to eligible entities that demonstrate abil-
ity 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 success-
ful 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.— 
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‘‘(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 eligi-
ble 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 pe-
riod 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 prac-
ticable and applicable, that such subgrants 
are distributed throughout different 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 man-
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ner as determined by the State entity, and that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(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 planning 
and subsequent implementation of its continuum 
of local delinquency prevention programs; 
‘‘(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-
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cording to the performance evaluation process 
under paragraph (5)(D), after the grant period. 
‘‘(3) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—An eligible en-
tity 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 remaining 
amount of the subgrant to the eligible entity, 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 
‘‘(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 
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met the requirements of clause (i) of such sub-
paragraph, the State entity shall reallocate the 
amount remaining on the subgrant of the eligible 
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 entity 
that receives a subgrant under this subsection shall 
use the funds to implement a plan to carry out delin-
quency prevention programs in the community served 
by the eligible entity in a coordinated manner with 
other delinquency prevention programs or entities 
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 delin-
quency or gang activity— 
‘‘(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 inse-
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