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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 17
To provide assistance to mobilize and support United States communities
in carrying out youth development programs that assure that all youth
have access to programs and services that build the competencies and
character development needed to fully prepare the youth to become adults
and effective citizens.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. GILMAN,
Mr. QUINN, and Mr. CLEMENT) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To provide assistance to mobilize and support United States
communities in carrying out youth development programs
that assure that all youth have access to programs and
services that build the competencies and character devel-
opment needed to fully prepare the youth to become
adults and effective citizens.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE I—SHORT TITLE; POLICY;
FINDINGS; DEFINITIONS
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Younger Americans
Act’’.
SEC. 102. A NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY.
Congress hereby resolves, in keeping with the tradi-
tional United States concept that youth are the Nation’s
most valuable resource, that youth of the Nation need, and
it is the joint and several duty and responsibility of gov-
ernments of the United States, of the several States and
political subdivisions, and of Indian tribes, to assure that
all youth have access to the full array of core resources,
including—
(1) ongoing relationships with caring adults;
(2) safe places with structured activities;
(3) access to services that promote healthy life-
styles, including those designed to improve physical
and mental health;
(4) opportunities to acquire marketable skills
and competencies; and
(5) opportunities for community service and
civic participation.
SEC. 103. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that—
(1) young people under 18 years of age are now
our most impoverished age group with 1 of every 5
living in poverty, a higher proportion than in 1968,
with the percentage for minority children being
about twice as high;
(2) more than 1 of 4 families is headed by a
single parent and the percentage of such families
headed by such single parents has risen steadily over
the past few decades, rising 13 percent since 1990;
(3) approximately 8,000,000 school-age children
under 14 years of age spend time without adult su-
pervision on a regular basis;
(4) an estimated 11,000,000 American children
have no health insurance and 9 out of 10 of such
children have parents who work;
(5) a need exists to address the developmental
needs of all youth while providing more intensive
support for youth in communities where need is
greatest;
(6) there is a need to engage youth as active
participants in decision-making that affects their
lives, including design, development, implementation,
and evaluation of youth development programs at
the Federal, State, and community levels;
(7) existing outcome driven youth development
strategies, pioneered by community-based organiza-
tions, hold real promise for promoting positive be-
haviors and preventing youth problems;
(8) formal evaluations of youth development
programs have documented significant improvements
in interpersonal skills, quality of peer and adult rela-
tionships, self-control, cognitive competencies, com-
mitment to schooling, and academic achievement;
(9) formal evaluations of youth development
programs have documented significant reductions in
drug and alcohol use, school misbehavior, aggressive
behavior, violence, truancy, high-risk sexual behav-
ior, and smoking;
(10) compared to American youth generally,
youth participating in community-based organiza-
tions are more than 26 percent more likely to report
having received recognition for good grades than
American youth generally and nearly 20 percent
more likely to rate the likelihood of their going to
college as ‘‘very high’’;
(11) a partnership between the public and pri-
vate sector to promote access to the full array of
core resources for youth who need such resources is
necessary because the private sector alone does not
have the capacity to promote such access; and
(12) the availability and use of Federal re-
sources can be an effective incentive to leverage
broader community support to enable local pro-
grams, activities and services to provide the full
array of developmental core resources, remove bar-
riers to access, promote program effectiveness, and
facilitate coordination and collaboration within the
community.
SEC. 104. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) AREA AGENCY ON YOUTH.—The term ‘‘area
agency on youth’’ means an area agency on youth
designated under section 304(a)(2)(A).
(2) ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER.—The term ‘‘As-
sociate Commissioner’’ means the Associate Commis-
sioner of the Family and Youth Services Bureau of
the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families
of the Department of Health and Human Services.
(3) COMMUNITY-BASED.—The term ‘‘commu-
nity-based’’, used with respect to an organization,
means an organization that—
(A) is representative of a community or
significant segment of a community; and
(B) is engaged in providing services to the
community.
(4) COMMUNITY BOARD.—The term ‘‘commu-
nity board’’ means a community board established in
accordance with section 307(a).
(5) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means
the Director of the Office on National Youth Policy.
(6) FUNDING AND COORDINATING AGENCY.—
The term ‘‘funding and coordinating agency’’ means
an organization directed by a board with a wide rep-
resentation from the community which generates
and distributes charitable health and human service
funds for diverse human service programs and co-
ordinates the efforts of multiple agencies as needed
or called upon but does not itself provide direct serv-
ices to children, youth, or their families.
(7) INDIAN.—The term ‘‘Indian’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 4(d) of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
U.S.C. 450b(d)).
(8) NATIVE AMERICAN
ORGANIZATION.—The
term ‘‘Native American organization’’ means—
(A) a tribal organization, as defined in sec-
tion 4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l));
(B) a Native Hawaiian Organization, as
defined in section 4009(4) of the Augustus F.
Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and
Secondary School Improvement Amendments of
1988 (20 U.S.C. 4909(4));
(C) an Alaska Native Village Corporation
or Regional Corporation as defined in or estab-
lished pursuant to the Alaskan Native Claims
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); or
(D) a private nonprofit organization estab-
lished for the purpose of serving youth who are
Indians or Native Hawaiians.
(9) NATIVE HAWAIIAN.—The term ‘‘Native Ha-
waiian’’ has the meaning given the term in section
4009(1) of the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T.
Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improve-
ment Amendments of 1988 (20 U.S.C. 4909(1)).
(10) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Office’’ means the
Office of National Youth Policy.
(11) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’
means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(12) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of
the several States of the United States, the District
of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(13) UNIT OF GENERAL PURPOSE LOCAL GOV-
ERNMENT.—The term ‘‘unit of general purpose local
government’’ means—
(A) a political subdivision of a State whose
authority is general and not limited to only 1
function or combination of related functions; or
(B) a Native American organization.
(14) YOUTH.—The term ‘‘youth’’ means an in-
dividual who is not younger than age 10 and not
older than age 19.
(15) YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION.—
The term ‘‘youth development’’, used with respect to
an organization, means a public or private youth-
serving organization with a major emphasis on pro-
viding youth development programs.
(16) YOUTH
DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS.—The
term ‘‘youth development programs’’ means pro-
grams that prepare youth to contribute to their com-
munities and to meet the challenges of adolescence
and adulthood through a structured, progressive se-
ries of activities and experiences that (in contrast to
deficit-based approaches that focus solely on youth
problems)—
(A) help the youth obtain social, emotional,
ethical, physical, and cognitive competencies;
and
(B) address the broader developmental re-
sources all children and youth need, such as the
core resources described in section 101.
(17) 
YOUTH-SERVING
ORGANIZATION.—The
term ‘‘youth-serving’’, used with respect to an orga-
nization, means a public or private organization with
a primary focus on providing youth development pro-
grams, or health, mental health, fitness, education,
workforce preparation, substance abuse prevention,
child welfare, psychological, parenting, recreation,
teen pregnancy prevention, rehabilitative, or residen-
tial services, to youth.
TITLE II—COORDINATION OF
NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY
SEC. 201. OFFICE ON NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the
Executive Office of the President an Office of National
Youth Policy.
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Office of National Youth
Policy established under subsection (a) shall be adminis-
tered by a Director who shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director appointed
under subsection (b) shall—
(1) establish, in cooperation with the Associate
Commissioner, policies, objectives, and priorities for
programs funded under this Act;
(2) serve as an effective and visible advocate for
youth in the Federal Government, and with other
departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the
Federal Government, by actively reviewing and com-
menting on all Federal policies affecting youth;
(3) develop mechanisms to resolve administra-
tive and programmatic conflicts between Federal
programs that would be barriers to parents, commu-
nity-based, youth-serving, and youth development or-
ganizations, local government entities, education en-
tities, older adult organizations, faith-based organi-
zations, and organizations supporting youth in serv-
ice related to the coordination of services and fund-
ing for programs promoting access to the full array
of core resources described in section 102 of this
Act; and
(4) consult with and assist State and local gov-
ernments with respect to barriers they encounter re-
lated to the coordination of services and funding for
programs under this Act.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
purposes of carrying out this title, there are authorized
to be appropriated $500,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such
sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding
fiscal years, to remain available until expended.
SEC. 202. COUNCIL ON NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby established
in the Office a Council on National Youth Policy
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Council’’).
(2) COMPOSITION.—
(A) NUMBER.—The Council shall be com-
posed of 12 members.
(B) 
QUALIFICATIONS.—The 
President
shall appoint the 12 members of the Council
from among—
(i) individuals who have expertise or
experience with youth development or
youth-serving programs, especially those
serving rural and inner-city urban youth;
(ii) representatives of national organi-
zations with an interest in youth develop-
ment programs;
(iii) representatives of business;
(iv) representatives of minorities; and
(v) parents.
(C) AGE.—At least 1⁄3 of the individuals
appointed shall be younger than age 21 at the
time of appointment.
(D) LIMITATIONS.—No full-time officer or
employee of the Federal Government may be
appointed to be a member of the Council.
(b) APPOINTMENT AND TERMS.—
(1) TERMS.—Except as otherwise provided in
this section, a member of the Council shall serve for
a term of 3 years, which shall end on March 31 re-
gardless of the actual date of the appointment of the
member.
(2) SERVICE.—Members of the Council shall
serve without regard to the provisions of title 5,
United States Code.
(c) SERVICE DURING VACANCIES.—Any member ap-
pointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration
of the term for which such member’s predecessor was ap-
pointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term.
Members shall be eligible for appointment and may con-
tinue to serve after the expiration of their terms until their
successors have taken office.
(d) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Council shall
not affect the powers of the Council, but shall be filled
in the same manner as the original appointment was
made.
(e) CHAIRPERSON.—The President shall designate a
Chairperson for the Council from among the members ap-
pointed to the Council.
(f) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet at the call
of the Chairperson at least twice a year.
(g) DUTIES.—The Council shall—
(1) advise and assist the President on matters
regarding the core resources youth need and the ca-
pacity of youth to contribute to the Nation and their
communities;
(2) directly advise the Director and the Asso-
ciate Commissioner on matters affecting the youth
development needs of youth for services and assist-
ance under this Act;
(3) make recommendations to the President, to
the Director, to the Secretary, to the Associate Com-
missioner, and to Congress with respect to Federal
policies regarding youth; and
(4) provide public forums for discussion, pub-
licize the core resources youth need, and obtain in-
formation relating to assuring all youth access to the
full array of core resources described in section 102,
by conducting public hearings, and by conducting or
sponsoring conferences, workshops, and other such
meetings.
(h) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members of the Council
shall not receive compensation for the performance of
services for the Council, but shall be allowed travel ex-
penses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates
authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I
of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away
from their homes or regular places of business in the per-
formance of services for the Council. Notwithstanding sec-
tion 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Director
may accept the voluntary and uncompensated services of
members of the Council.
(i) REPORTS.—Not later than March 31 of 2003 and
each subsequent year, the Council shall prepare and sub-
mit to the President an annual report of the findings and
recommendations of the Council. The President shall
transmit each such report to Congress together with com-
ments and recommendations.
(j) PERMANENT COMMITTEE.—Section 14 of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not
apply to the Council.
(k) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$250,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be
necessary for fiscal years 2003 through 2006.
TITLE III—GRANTS FOR STATE
AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
SEC. 301. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this title is to encourage and assist
State agencies, community boards, and area agencies on
youth to mobilize and support communities in planning,
implementing, and being accountable for strategies that
link community-based organizations, local government,
volunteer centers, schools, faith-based organizations, busi-
ness, and other segments of the community in assuring
that all youth have access to the full array of core re-
sources consisting of—
(1) ongoing relationships with caring adults;
(2) safe places with structured activities;
(3) access to services that promote healthy life-
styles, including those designed to improve physical
and mental health;
(4) opportunities to acquire marketable skills
and competencies; and
(5) opportunities for community service and
civic participation.
SEC. 302. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this title $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, $750,000,000
for fiscal year 2003, $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2004,
$1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, and $2,000,000,000
for fiscal year 2006.
SEC. 303. ALLOTMENTS TO STATES.
(a) RESERVATIONS.—From sums appropriated under
section 302 for each fiscal year, the Associate Commis-
sioner shall reserve—
(1) 95 percent of the sums for allotments to
States to enable the States to make allocations to
area agencies on youth;
(2) 1 percent of the sums for grants to Native
American organizations to carry out activities con-
sistent with the objectives of this title;
(3) 1 percent of the sums for grants to outlying
areas to carry out activities consistent with the ob-
jectives of this title; and
(4) 3 percent of the sums for Federal discre-
tionary programs aimed at demonstrating ways to
respond to the special developmental 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.
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—For each fiscal year for which
a State receives a State allotment, the State shall ensure
that funds shall be used for the purpose of conducting
community-based youth development programs that—
(1) recognize the primary role of the family in
positive youth development in order to strengthen
families;
(2) promote the involvement of youth (including
program participants), parents, and other commu-
nity members in the planning and implementation of
the programs, activities, and services;
(3) coordinate services with other youth and
family services in the community;
(4) eliminate barriers, such as transportation,
cost, and service delivery location to the access of
core youth development services;
(5) provide, directly or through written con-
tract, a broad variety of accessible programs, activi-
ties, and services for youth that are designed to as-
sist youth in acquiring skills and competencies nec-
essary to make a successful transition from child-
hood to adulthood;
(6) incorporate activities that foster relation-
ships between positive adult role models and youth,
provide age-appropriate activities, engage youth in,
and promote, positive youth development, including
activities such as—
(A) youth clubs, character development ac-
tivities, mentoring, community service, leader-
ship development, recreation, literacy and edu-
cational tutoring;
(B) sports, workforce readiness, peer coun-
seling, fine and performing arts; and
(C) camping and environmental education,
cultural enrichment, risk avoidance programs,
academic enrichment, and participant-defined
special interest groups, courses, or club; and
(7) employ strong outreach efforts to engage
the participation of a wide range of youth, families,
and service providers.
(c) ALLOTMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), from sums reserved under subsection
(a)(1), the Associate Commissioner shall allot to
each State the sum (referred to in this title as the
‘‘State allotment’’) of—
(A) an amount that bears the same rela-
tion to 1⁄2 of the reserved sums as the number
of individuals who are not younger than age 10
and not older than age 19 in the State bears
to the number of such individuals in all the
States; and
(B) an amount that bears the same rela-
tion to 1⁄2 of the reserved sums as the number
of youth who are receiving free or reduced price
lunches under the school lunch program estab-
lished under the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) in
the State bears to the number of such youth in
all the States.
(2) STATE MINIMUM.—No State shall be allot-
ted less than 0.40 percent of the reserved sums for
a fiscal year.
(3) DETERMINATIONS.—For purposes of this
subsection, the number of individuals in the State
who are not younger than age 10 and not older than
age 19 in any State and in all the States, and the
number of youth who are receiving free or reduced
price lunches under the school lunch program estab-
lished under the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act in any State and in all the States, shall
be determined by the Associate Commissioner on the
basis of the most recent data available from the Bu-
reau of the Census, and other reliable demographic
data satisfactory to the Associate Commissioner.
(d) REALLOTMENTS.—Whenever the Associate Com-
missioner determines that any amount allotted to a State
for a fiscal year under this section will not be used by
such State for carrying out the purpose for which the al-
lotment was made, the Associate Commissioner shall make
such amount available for carrying out such purpose to
1 or more other States to the extent the Associate Com-
missioner determines that such other States will be able
to use such amount for carrying out such purpose.
(e) WITHHOLDING.—If the Associate Commissioner
finds that any State has failed to meet the State plan re-
quirements of section 305 or the Associate Commissioner
does not approve the in-State funding formula required
under section 306(b), the Associate Commissioner shall
withhold the State allotment from such State. The Asso-
ciate Commissioner shall disburse the funds withheld di-
rectly to any entity that is a public or private institution,
organization, or agency, or unit of general local govern-
ment of such State that submits an approved plan de-
scribed in section 308, if the plan includes an agreement
that the entity will make available (directly or through do-
nations from public or private entities) non-Federal con-
tributions, in cash or in kind, in an amount equal to a
percentage determined for the State of the funds.
SEC. 304. STATE AGENCIES AND PLANNING AND MOBILIZA-
TION AREAS.
(a) STATE AGENCIES.—In order for a State to be eli-
gible to receive a State allotment under this title—
(1) the State shall, in accordance with regula-
tions issued by the Associate Commissioner, des-
ignate a State agency as the sole State agency to—
(A) develop a State plan to be submitted
to the Associate Commissioner for approval
pursuant to section 305;
(B) administer the plan in the State;
(C) be primarily responsible for the plan-
ning, policy development, administration, co-
ordination, priority setting, and evaluation of
all State activities related to the objectives of
this Act;
(D) serve as an effective and visible advo-
cate for youth by reviewing and commenting on
all State plans, budgets, and policies that affect
youth; and
(E) divide the State into distinct planning
and mobilization areas, after considering the
views offered by units of general purpose local
government and appropriate public or private
agencies and organizations in the State, in ac-
cordance with regulations issued by the Asso-
ciate Commissioner; and
(2) the State agency shall—
(A) designate for each such area, after
consideration of the views offered by the units
of general local government and by agencies
and organizations in such areas, a public or pri-
vate nonprofit agency or organization to serve
as the area agency on youth for such area;
(B) provide assurances that the State
agency will solicit and take into account, with
regard to general policy related to the develop-
ment and the administration of the State plan
for any fiscal year, the views of youth who are
the recipients of services provided for in the
plan;
(C) in accordance with guidelines issued by
the Associate Commissioner, make allocations
to designated area agencies on youth with mobi-
lization and planning areas pursuant to section
306(b);
(D) provide reasonable assurances that
Federal funds made available under this title
for the State for any period will be used to sup-
plement, and not supplant, the State, local, and
other funds that would in the absence of such
Federal funds be made available for the pro-
grams, services, and activities described in this
title;
(E) coordinate the activities of the State
agency with other State agencies and offices,
including—
(i) State Commissions on National
and Community Service established under
section 178 of the National and Commu-
nity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12638);
(ii) entities carrying out programs
under the Runaway and Homeless Youth
Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) and other
programs under the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 5601 et seq.);
(iii) entities carrying out independent
living programs;
(iv) entities carrying out foster care
programs;
(v) youth councils established under
section 117(h) of the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2832(h));
and
(vi) entities carrying out 21st Century
Community Learning Centers under part I
of title X of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8241 et
seq.); and
(F) compile reports from area agencies on
youth, including outcome data and evaluation
information regarding programs funded under
this title, and provide an annual report to the
Associate Commissioner, and provide a copy of
such report to the Director.
(b) PLANNING AND MOBILIZATION AREAS.—
(1) UNIT OF GENERAL PURPOSE LOCAL GOV-
ERNMENT.—
(A) CRITERIA.—In carrying out subsection
(a)(1), the State agency may designate as a
planning and mobilization area any unit of gen-
eral purpose local government that has a popu-
lation of 100,000 or more. In particular, the
State agency may designate such a unit as a
planning and mobilization area if the unit has
been engaged in youth development program
planning and mobilization, such as a ‘‘commu-
nity of promise’’ coordinated by America’s
Promise: the Alliance for Youth.
(B) HEARING.—In any case in which a
unit of general local government applies to the
State agency to be designated as a planning
and mobilization area under this paragraph, the
State agency shall, upon request, provide an op-
portunity for a hearing to such unit of general
purpose local government.
(2) REGION.—The State agency may designate
as a planning and mobilization area under sub-
section (a)(1) any region in the State that includes
1 or more units of general purpose local government
if the State agency determines that the designation
of such a regional planning and mobilization area is
necessary for, and will enhance, the effective admin-
istration of the programs authorized by this title.
(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 or as the State agency determines to be
necessary for and will enhance the effective adminis-
tration of the programs authorized by this title.
(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. 305. STATE PLANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a State
allotment under this title, a State shall submit to the Asso-
ciate 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 prescribe, 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 308 by area agencies on youth in the State
and that the State has prepared and distributed a uniform
format for use by area agencies on youth in developing
the area plans.
SEC. 306. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR STATE ACTIVITIES
AND LOCAL ALLOCATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—From a State allotment made
under this title 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 title; 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—
(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 title 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—
(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 funds
under this title for the purposes of section 306(a)(1)(B)
shall match such sums so used on a dollar-for-dollar basis
in cash.
SEC. 307. COMMUNITY BOARDS AND AREA AGENCIES ON
YOUTH.
(a) COMMUNITY BOARD.—
(1) SELECTION.—
(A) LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND FUNDING
AND COORDINATING AGENCIES.—Except as oth-
erwise provided in this paragraph, in order to
receive funds from a State pursuant to this
title, 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 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 local government and by non-
profit agencies and organizations in such area,
shall designate a private nonprofit agency or or-
ganization in the area to appoint and convene
the community board jointly with the chief ex-
ecutive officers of units of general local govern-
ment in the area.
(C) LOCAL FUNDING AND COORDINATING
AGENCIES AND PUBLIC ENTITIES.—In the event
that a chief executive officer of a unit of gen-
eral local government in the planning and mobi-
lization area is unwilling or unable to partici-
pate in jointly appointing and convening the
community board, the State agency, after con-
sideration of the views offered by the units of
general local government and by youth-serving
agencies and 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.
(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
unit of general 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 is unwilling
or unable to consider the approval of the
entity.
(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
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 in
service.
(C) A group comprised of representatives
of—
(i) local elected officials;
(ii) educational entities, including
local, middle, and secondary schools, com-
munity 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.
(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 308, including the approval of
grants and contracts funded pursuant to this title
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
title;
(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
arrangements, a youth development program in ac-
cordance with such plan; and
(4) shall compile reports from programs, serv-
ices, and activities approved by the community board
for funding under this Act, including outcome data
and evaluation information regarding program ac-
complishments, and provide an annual report 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 title for
expenses related to community mobilization, including
generating additional commitments of cash and in-kind re-
sources, administration, planning, monitoring, and evalua-
tion.
SEC. 308. 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 title, develop, prepare, and submit to the State agency
an area plan, approved by the community board, for the
planning and mobilization area. Such plan shall be for a
2-, 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
305(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) access to services that promote healthy
lifestyles, including those 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
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 310(b);
(3) provide that not less than 30 percent of the
funds allocated for the planning and mobilization
area will be used for youth development programs
that respond to the special developmental 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;
(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 achieved, how re-
sources will be leveraged, and the uses to which
matching funds and leveraged resources will be ap-
plied, in carrying 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);
(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
within the planning and mobilization area car-
rying out programs under this title;
(C) establish effective and efficient proce-
dures for the coordination of—
(i) entities carrying out programs
under this title 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 Act; 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
(12) provide for the utilization of entities car-
rying out volunteer service centers and organizations
supporting youth in service 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 younger volunteers to programs ad-
ministered in the planning and mobilization
area.
SEC. 309. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.
(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.
(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 title 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. From funds made available to the
area agency on youth, not more than 50 percent may be
awarded to a single grantee except if such grantee is a
collaboration as described in section 310(a)(1) or approved
by the Assistant Secretary.
(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
and evaluation information pursuant to section 307(b)(4)
of this Act, may terminate the funding made available
through such grant or contract during such grant or con-
tract period for a program if the program fails to comply
with the requirements of this Act or if insufficient Federal
funds are appropriated under section 302 to permit con-
tinuation of funding.
(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—
(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 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.
SEC. 310. ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant
or contract under section 309, an entity shall be—
(1) a consortium of community-based youth-
serving or youth development organizations, public
agencies, health and mental health agencies, edu-
cation entities including community colleges, col-
leges, and universities, volunteer centers, faith-based
organizations, older adult organizations, or organiza-
tions supporting youth in service; or
(2) a community-based public or private youth-
serving or youth development organization.
(b) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants and contracts
under section 309, an area agency on youth shall give pri-
ority to—
(1) entities that carry out programs in the ex-
isting health and human service infrastructure (as of
the date of submission of the area plan) that use
proven methods and materials supported by evalua-
tion and have proven records of effective service de-
livery and sustainability; and
(2) entities that submit applications under sec-
tion 311 that—
(A) evidence collaboration among commu-
nity agencies in providing services under an
area plan; and
(B) are outcome driven.
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—An entity that re-
ceives a grant or contract under section 309 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 309 may not use funds
made available through the grant or contract for the pur-
poses of generating additional profits.
SEC. 311. APPLICATIONS.
To be eligible to receive a grant or contract under
section 309 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. 312. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
(a) ACCESS.—An entity that receives a grant or con-
tract to carry out a program under section 309 shall im-
plement a program that promotes, either directly, through
contract, or indirectly through collaboration with other
community entities, access to the full array of core re-
sources specified in section 101.
(b) ACTIVITIES.—An entity that receives a grant or
contract to carry out a program under section 309 may
include among eligible activities, which are part of an ef-
fort to provide access to the full array of core resources
specified in section 101—
(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;
(8) camping and environmental education;
(9) cultural enrichment, including music, fine
and performing arts;
(10) workforce preparation, youth entrepreneur-
ship, and technological and vocational skill building,
including computer skills;
(11) opportunities for community service aimed
at involving youth in providing the full array of core
resources described in section 101 to other youth, in-
cluding 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 decision-making, es-
pecially opportunities with respect to programs and
strategies that seek to offer access to the full array
of core resources described in section 102;
(13) special interest groups or courses, includ-
ing video production, 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;
(16) transportation services to foster the par-
ticipation of youth in youth development programs
in the community;
(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 the
youth to fully participate in youth development pro-
grams that are part of a strategy to promote access
to the full array of core-resources described in sec-
tion 102 of this Act;
(18) training or group counseling to assist
youth by State certified counselors, psychologists, so-
cial workers, or other State licensed or certified
mental health professionals who are qualified under
State law to provide such services to children and
adolescents; 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
services to children and adolescents.
TITLE IV—TRAINING,
RESEARCH, AND EVALUATION
SEC. 401. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
The purpose of this title 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 102 by—
(1) assisting States in evaluating the effective-
ness of activities implemented under this Act, includ-
ing 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 younger minority individuals and younger 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. 402. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary may
award grants and contracts to eligible entities to carry out
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
Act, including mechanisms for determining and
measuring programmatic outcomes resulting from
those activities.
(2) DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding grants and
contracts under subsection (a), the Assistant Sec-
retary shall use 50 percent of the funds appro-
priated for carrying out this section 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
Act.
(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 younger minority individuals and younger low-income
individuals, in carrying out quality youth development pro-
grams under this Act.
(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 Act and of other recent
and new initiatives to promote positive youth devel-
opment. The evaluation shall report on—
(A) whether funded programs, services,
and activities—
(i) provided a thorough assessment of
local resources and barriers to access the
full array of developmental core resources;
(ii) used objective data and the knowl-
edge of a wide range of community mem-
bers;
(iii) developed measurable goals and
objectives; and
(iv) implemented research-based pro-
grams that have been shown to be effective
and meet identified needs; and
(v) conducted periodic program eval-
uations to assess progress made towards
achieving program goals and objectives and
whether they used evaluations to improve
program goals, objectives and activities;
(B) whether funded programs, services,
and activities have been designed and imple-
mented in a manner that specifically targets, if
relevant to the program—
(i) research-based variables that are
predictive of healthy adolescent develop-
ment;
(ii) risk factors that are predictive of
an increased likelihood that young people
will use drugs, alcohol or tobacco or en-
gage in violence or drop out of school; or
(iii) protective factors, buffers, or as-
sets that are known to protect youth from
exposure to risk, either by reducing the ex-
posure to risk factors or by changing the
way the young person responds to risk,
and to increase the likelihood of positive
youth development;
(C) whether funded programs, services,
and activities have appreciably reduced indi-
vidual risk-taking behavior and community risk
factors and increased either individual or com-
munity protective factors; and
(D) whether funded programs, services,
and activities have conducted effective 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 adolescents.
(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 101.
SEC. 403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this title $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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