‘‘(25) the term ‘sight or sound contact’ means 
any physical, clear visual, or verbal contact, that is 
not brief and inadvertent;’’; 
(5) by amending paragraph (26) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(26) the term ‘adult inmate’— 
‘‘(A) means an individual who— 
‘‘(i) has reached the age of full crimi-
nal responsibility under applicable State 
law; and 
‘‘(ii) has been arrested and is in cus-
tody for or awaiting trial on a criminal 
charge, or is convicted of a criminal charge 
offense; and 
‘‘(B) does not include an individual who— 
‘‘(i) at the time of the time of the of-
fense, was younger than the maximum age 
at which a youth can be held in a juvenile 
facility under applicable State law; and 
‘‘(ii) was committed to the care and 
custody of a juvenile correctional agency by 
a court of competent jurisdiction or by op-
eration of applicable State law;’’; 
(6) in paragraph (28), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
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(7) in paragraph (29), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(8) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(30) the term ‘core requirements’ means the 
requirements described in paragraphs (11), (12), 
(13), (14), and (15) of section 223(a); 
‘‘(31) the term ‘chemical agent’ means a spray 
used to temporarily incapacitate a person, including 
oleoresin 
capsicum 
spray, 
tear 
gas, 
and 
2- 
chlorobenzalmalononitrile gas; 
‘‘(32) the term ‘isolation’— 
‘‘(A) means any instance in which a youth 
is confined alone for more than 10 minutes in 
a room or cell; and 
‘‘(B) does not include confinement during 
regularly scheduled sleeping hours, or for not 
more than 1 hour during any 24-hour period in 
the room or cell in which the youth usually 
sleeps, protective confinement (for injured 
youths or youths whose safety is threatened), 
separation based on an approved treatment pro-
gram, limited confinement that is requested by 
the youth, or the separation of the youth from 
a group in a non-locked setting for the purpose 
of calming; 
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‘‘(33) the term ‘restraints’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 591 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290ii); 
‘‘(34) the term ‘evidence-based’ means a pro-
gram or practice for which the Administrator has 
determined that— 
‘‘(A) casual evidence documents a relation-
ship between the practice and its intended out-
come, based on measures of the direction and 
size of a change, and the extent to which a 
change may be attributed to the practice; and 
‘‘(B) the use of scientific methods rules 
out, to the extent possible, alternative expla-
nations for the documented change; 
‘‘(35) the term ‘scientific methods’ means— 
‘‘(A) evaluation by an experimental trial, 
in which participants are randomly assigned to 
participate in the practice that is subject to 
such trial; or 
‘‘(B) evaluation by a quasi-experimental 
trial, in which the outcomes for participants are 
compared with outcomes for a control group 
that is made up of individuals who are similar 
to such participants; 
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‘‘(36) the term ‘promising’ means a program or 
practice that is demonstrated to be effective based 
on positive outcomes from one or more objective, 
independent, and scientifically valid quantitative or 
qualitative evaluations, as documented in writing to 
the Administrator; 
‘‘(37) the term ‘dangerous practice’ means an 
act, procedure, or program that creates an unreason-
able risk of physical injury, pain, or psychological 
harm to a juvenile subjected to the act, procedure, 
or program; 
‘‘(38) the term ‘screening’ means a brief proc-
ess— 
‘‘(A) designed to identify youth who may 
have mental health or substance abuse needs 
requiring immediate attention, intervention, and 
further evaluation; and 
‘‘(B) the purpose of which is to quickly 
identify a youth with a possible mental health 
or substance abuse need in need of further as-
sessment; 
‘‘(39) the term ‘assessment’ includes, at a min-
imum, an interview and review of available records 
and other pertinent information— 
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‘‘(A) by a mental health or substance 
abuse professional who meets the criteria of the 
applicable State for licensing and education in 
the mental health or substance abuse field; and 
‘‘(B) which is designed to identify signifi-
cant mental health or substance abuse treat-
ment needs to be addressed during a youth’s 
confinement; 
‘‘(40) the term ‘contact’ means the point at 
which a youth interacts with the juvenile justice sys-
tem or criminal justice system, including interaction 
with a juvenile justice, juvenile court, or law enforce-
ment official, and including brief, sustained, or re-
peated interaction; 
‘‘(41) the term ‘trauma-informed’ means— 
‘‘(A) understanding the impact that expo-
sure to violence and trauma have on a youth’s 
physical, psychological, and psychosocial devel-
opment; 
‘‘(B) recognizing when a youth has been 
exposed to violence and trauma and is in need 
of help to recover from the adverse impacts of 
trauma; and 
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‘‘(C) responding by helping in ways that 
reflect awareness of the adverse impacts of 
trauma; 
‘‘(42) the term ‘racial and ethnic disparity’ 
means youth of color are involved at a decision point 
in the juvenile justice system at higher rates, incre-
mentally or cumulatively, than White non-Hispanic 
youth at that decision point; 
‘‘(43) the term ‘community’ means a unit of 
local government or an Indian tribe, or part of such 
a unit or tribe, as determined by such a unit or tribe 
for the purpose of applying for a grant under this 
Act; and 
‘‘(44) the term ‘designated geographic area’ 
means a 5-digit postal ZIP Code assigned to a geo-
graphic area by the United States Postal Service.’’. 
TITLE 
II—JUVENILE 
JUSTICE 
AND DELINQUENCY PREVEN-
TION 
SEC. 201. CONCENTRATION OF FEDERAL EFFORTS. 
Section 204(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5614(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘a long-term plan, and im-
plement’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘a long- 
term plan to improve the juvenile justice system 
in the United States, taking into account sci-
entific knowledge regarding adolescent develop-
ment and behavior and regarding the effects of 
delinquency prevention programs and juvenile 
justice interventions on adolescents, and shall 
implement’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘research, and improve-
ment of the juvenile justice system in the 
United States’’ and inserting ‘‘and research’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘Federal 
Register’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘Federal 
Register during the 30-day period ending on October 
1 of each year.’’. 
SEC. 202. COORDINATING COUNCIL ON JUVENILE JUSTICE 
AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION. 
Section 206 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5616) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘the Administrator of the 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, the Secretary of Defense, the 
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Secretary of Agriculture,’’ after ‘‘the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Commissioner of Immi-
gration and Naturalization’’ and inserting ‘‘As-
sistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para-
graphs (12)(A), (13), and (14) of section 
223(a) of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘the core re-
quirements’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, on an annual 
basis’’ after ‘‘collectively’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) not later than 120 days after the comple-
tion of the last meeting of the Council during any 
fiscal year, submit to the Committee on Education 
and Labor of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report 
that— 
‘‘(i) contains the recommendations de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); 
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‘‘(ii) includes a detailed account of the ac-
tivities conducted by the Council during the fis-
cal year, including a complete detailed account-
ing of expenses incurred by the Council to con-
duct operations in accordance with this section; 
‘‘(iii) is published on the websites of the 
Department of Justice and the Council; and 
‘‘(iv) is in addition to the annual report re-
quired under section 207.’’. 
SEC. 203. ANNUAL REPORT. 
Section 207 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5617) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘a fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal 
year’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, 
ethnicity,’’ after ‘‘race’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (F)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and other’’ before 
‘‘disabilities,’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
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(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) a summary of data from 1 month of 
the applicable fiscal year of the use of restraints 
and isolation upon juveniles held in the custody 
of secure detention and correctional facilities 
operated by a State or unit of local government; 
‘‘(H) the number of juveniles released from 
custody and the type of living arrangement to 
which each such juvenile was released; 
‘‘(I) the number of status offense cases pe-
titioned to court (including a breakdown by 
type of offense and disposition), number of sta-
tus offenders held in secure detention, the find-
ings used to justify the use of secure detention, 
and the average period of time a status of-
fender was held in secure detention; 
‘‘(J) the number of pregnant juveniles held 
in the custody of secure detention and correc-
tional facilities operated by a State or unit of 
local government; and 
‘‘(K) the number of juveniles whose of-
fenses originated on school grounds, during off- 
campus activities, or due to a referral by any 
school official.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(5) A description of the criteria used to deter-
mine what programs qualify as evidence-based and 
promising programs under this title and title V and 
a comprehensive list of those programs the Adminis-
trator has determined meet such criteria. 
‘‘(6) A description of funding provided to In-
dian tribes under this Act, or under the Tribal Law 
and Order Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–211; 124 
Stat. 2261), including direct Federal grants and 
funding provided to Indian tribes through a State or 
unit of local government. 
‘‘(7) An analysis and evaluation of the internal 
controls at the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention to determine if grantees are fol-
lowing the requirements of the Office of Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention grant programs 
and what remedial action the Office of Juvenile Jus-
tice and Delinquency Prevention has taken to re-
cover any grant funds that are expended in violation 
of the grant programs, including instances in 
which— 
‘‘(A) supporting documentation was not 
provided for cost reports; 
‘‘(B) unauthorized expenditures occurred; 
or 
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‘‘(C) subrecipients of grant funds were not 
compliant with program requirements. 
‘‘(8) An analysis and evaluation of the total 
amount of payments made to grantees that the Of-
fice of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
recouped from grantees that were found to be in vio-
lation of policies and procedures of the Office of Ju-
venile Justice and Delinquency Prevention grant 
programs, including— 
‘‘(A) the full name and location of the 
grantee; 
‘‘(B) the violation of the program found; 
‘‘(C) the amount of funds sought to be re-
couped by the Office of Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention; and 
‘‘(D) the actual amount recouped by the 
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre-
vention.’’. 
SEC. 204. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. 
(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 221(b)(1) of 
the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5631(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2 
percent’’ and inserting ‘‘5 percent’’. 
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(b) OTHER ALLOCATIONS.—Section 222 of the Juve-
nile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5632) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘age 
eighteen’’ and inserting ‘‘18 years of age, based 
on the most recent census’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(2)(A) If the aggregate amount appropriated 
for a fiscal year to carry out this title is less than 
$75,000,000, then— 
‘‘(i) the amount allocated to each State 
other than a State described in clause (ii) for 
that fiscal year shall be not less than $400,000; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the amount allocated to the Virgin Is-
lands of the United States, Guam, American 
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands for that fiscal year shall be not 
less than $75,000. 
‘‘(B) If the aggregate amount appropriated for 
a fiscal year to carry out this title is not less than 
$75,000,000, then— 
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‘‘(i) the amount allocated to each State 
other than a State described in clause (ii) for 
that fiscal year shall be not less than $600,000; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the amount allocated to the Virgin Is-
lands of the United States, Guam, American 
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands for that fiscal year shall be not 
less than $100,000.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c)(1) If any amount allocated under subsection (a) 
is withheld from a State due to noncompliance with the 
core requirements, the funds shall be reallocated for an 
improvement grant designed to assist the State in achiev-
ing compliance with the core requirements. 
‘‘(2) The Administrator shall condition a grant de-
scribed in paragraph (1) on the State— 
‘‘(A) with the approval of the Administrator, 
developing specific action steps designed to restore 
compliance with the core requirements; and 
‘‘(B) semiannually submitting to the Adminis-
trator a report on progress toward implementing the 
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specific action steps developed under subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(3) The Administrator shall provide appropriate and 
effective technical assistance directly or through an agree-
ment with a contractor to assist a State receiving an im-
provement grant described in paragraph (1) in achieving 
compliance with the core requirements.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘efficient administration, including monitoring, 
evaluation, and one full-time staff position’’ and in-
serting ‘‘effective and efficient administration, in-
cluding the designation of not less than 1 person to 
coordinate efforts to achieve and sustain compliance 
with the core requirements’’; and 
(5) in subsection (e), as redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘5 per centum of the minimum’’ and inserting 
‘‘not more than 5 percent of the’’. 
SEC. 205. STATE PLANS. 
Section 223 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘and shall describe the status of 
compliance with State plan requirements.’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘shall describe the sta-
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tus of compliance with State plan requirements, 
and shall describe how the State plan is sup-
ported by or takes account of scientific knowl-
edge regarding adolescent development and be-
havior and regarding the effects of delinquency 
prevention programs and juvenile justice inter-
ventions on adolescents. Not later than 30 days 
after the date on which a plan or amended plan 
submitted under this subsection is finalized, a 
State shall make the plan or amended plan pub-
licly available by posting the plan or amended 
plan on the State’s publicly available website.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘ad-
olescent development,’’ after ‘‘con-
cerning’’; 
(II) in clause (ii)— 
(aa) in subclause (II), by 
striking ‘‘counsel for children and 
youth’’ and inserting ‘‘publicly 
supported court-appointed legal 
counsel for children and youth 
charged in delinquency matters’’; 
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(bb) in subclause (III), by 
striking ‘‘mental health, edu-
cation, special education’’ and in-
serting ‘‘children’s mental health, 
education, child and adolescent 
substance abuse, special edu-
cation, services for youth with 
disabilities’’; 
(cc) in subclause (V), by 
striking ‘‘delinquents or potential 
delinquents’’ and inserting ‘‘de-
linquent youth or youth at risk of 
delinquency’’; 
(dd) in subclause (VII), by 
striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ee) by redesignating sub-
clause (VIII) as subclause (XI); 
(ff) by inserting after sub-
clause (VII) the following: 
‘‘(VIII) the executive director or 
the designee of the executive director 
of a public or nonprofit entity that is 
located in the State and receiving a 
grant under part A of title III; 
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‘‘(IX) persons with expertise and 
competence in preventing and ad-
dressing mental health and substance 
abuse needs in juvenile delinquents 
and those at risk of delinquency; 
‘‘(X) representatives of victim or 
witness advocacy groups; and’’; and 
(gg) in subclause (XI), as so 
redesignated, by striking ‘‘dis-
abilities’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
other disabilities, truancy reduc-
tion, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or 
transgender youth, school fail-
ure’’; and 
(III) in clause (iv), by striking 
‘‘24 at the time of appointment’’ and 
inserting ‘‘28’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘requirements of paragraphs (11), 
(12), and (13)’’ and inserting ‘‘core re-
quirements’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (E)(i), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in paragraph (5)— 
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(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘section 222(d)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 222(e)’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘Indian tribes’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘applicable to the detention and 
confinement of juveniles’’ and inserting 
‘‘Indian tribes that agree to attempt to 
comply with the core requirements applica-
ble to the detention and confinement of ju-
veniles’’; 
(D) in paragraph (7)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘performs law enforcement functions’’ and 
inserting ‘‘has jurisdiction’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking clause (i) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(i) a plan for ensuring that the chief ex-
ecutive officer of the State, State legislature, 
and all appropriate public agencies in the State 
with responsibility for provision of services to 
children, youth, and families are informed of 
the requirements of the State plan and compli-
ance with the core requirements;’’; 
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(II) in clause (iii), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(III) by striking clause (iv) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(iv) a plan to provide alternatives to de-
tention, including diversion to home-based or 
community-based services that are culturally 
and linguistically competent or treatment for 
those youth in need of mental health, substance 
abuse, or co-occurring disorder services at the 
time such juveniles first come into contact with 
the juvenile justice system; 
‘‘(v) a plan to reduce the number of chil-
dren housed in secure detention and corrections 
facilities who are awaiting placement in residen-
tial treatment programs; 
‘‘(vi) a plan to engage family members, 
where appropriate, in the design and delivery of 
juvenile delinquency prevention and treatment 
services, particularly post-placement; and 
‘‘(vii) a plan to use community-based serv-
ices to address the needs of at-risk youth or 
youth who have come into contact with the ju-
venile justice system;’’; 
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(E) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘exist-
ing’’ and inserting ‘‘evidence-based and prom-
ising’’; 
(F) in paragraph (9)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘section 222(d)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 222(e)’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘used for—’’ and 
inserting ‘‘used for evidence-based and 
trauma-informed—’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)(i), by insert-
ing ‘‘status offenders and other’’ before 
‘‘youth who need’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘parents and 
other family members’’ and inserting 
‘‘status offenders, other youth, and 
the parents and other family members 
of such offenders and youth’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘be retained’’ 
and inserting ‘‘remain’’; 
(iv) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(G) through (S) as subparagraphs (H) 
through (T), respectively; 
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(v) in subparagraph (F), in the mat-
ter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘ex-
panding’’ and inserting ‘‘programs to ex-
pand’’; 
(vi) by inserting after subparagraph 
(F), the following: 
‘‘(G) expanding access to publicly sup-
ported, court-appointed legal counsel and en-
hancing capacity for the competent representa-
tion of every child;’’; 
(vii) in subparagraph (M), as so re-
designated— 
(I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘re-
straints’’ and inserting ‘‘alternatives’’; 
and 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘by 
the provision’’; 
(viii) in subparagraph (S), as so re-
designated, by striking the ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(ix) in subparagraph (T), as so redes-
ignated, by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(x) by inserting after subparagraph 
(T) the following: 
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‘‘(U) programs and projects designed to in-
form juveniles of the opportunity and process 
for expunging juvenile records and to assist ju-
veniles 
in 
pursuing 
juvenile 
record 
expungements for both adjudications and ar-
rests not followed by adjudications; and 
‘‘(V) programs that address the needs of 
girls in or at risk of entering the juvenile justice 
system, including young mothers, survivors of 
commercial sexual exploitation or domestic child 
sex trafficking, girls with disabilities, and girls 
of color, including girls who are members of an 
Indian tribe;’’; 
(G) in paragraph (11)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by inserting ‘‘and individuals 
under 18 years of age who are 
charged with or who have committed 
an offense of purchase or public pos-
session of any alcoholic beverage’’ 
after ‘‘by an adult’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘excluding—’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘State;’’ 
and inserting ‘‘excluding’’; 
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(ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) the use of community-based alter-
natives to secure detention, including programs 
of public and nonprofit entities receiving a 
grant under part A of title III is encouraged;’’; 
(H) in paragraph (12)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘alleged to be or found 
to be delinquent or juveniles within the 
purview of paragraph (11)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘contact’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘sight or sound contact’’; 
(I) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘con-
tact’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘sight 
or sound contact’’; 
(J) by striking paragraph (22); 
(K) by redesignating paragraphs (23) 
through (28) as paragraphs (24) through (29), 
respectively; 
(L) by redesignating paragraphs (14) 
through (21) as paragraphs (16) through (23), 
respectively; 
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(M) by inserting after paragraph (13) the 
following: 
‘‘(14) require that— 
‘‘(A) not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of the Youth Justice Act of 2015, 
unless a court finds, after a hearing and in 
writing, that it is in the interest of justice, juve-
niles awaiting trial or other legal process who 
are treated as adults for purposes of prosecu-
tion in criminal court and housed in a secure 
facility— 
‘‘(i) shall not have sight or sound con-
tact with adult inmates; and 
‘‘(ii) except as provided in paragraph 
(13), may not be held in any jail or lockup 
for adults; 
‘‘(B) in determining under subparagraph 
(A) whether it is in the interest of justice to 
permit a juvenile to be held in any jail or lock-
up for adults, or have sight or sound contact 
with adult inmates, a court shall consider— 
‘‘(i) the age of the juvenile; 
‘‘(ii) the physical and mental maturity 
of the juvenile; 
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‘‘(iii) the present mental state of the 
juvenile, including whether the juvenile 
presents an imminent risk of harm to the 
juvenile; 
‘‘(iv) the nature and circumstances of 
the alleged offense; 
‘‘(v) the juvenile’s history of prior de-
linquent acts; 
‘‘(vi) the relative ability of the avail-
able adult and juvenile detention facilities 
to meet the specific needs of the juvenile 
and to protect the public; 
‘‘(vii) whether placement in a juvenile 
facility will better serve the long-term in-
terests of the juvenile and be more likely to 
prevent recidivism; 
‘‘(viii) the availability of programs de-
signed to treat the juvenile’s behavioral 
problems; and 
‘‘(ix) any other relevant factor; and 
‘‘(C) if a court determines under subpara-
graph (A) that it is in the interest of justice to 
permit a juvenile to be held in any jail or lock-
up for adults— 
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‘‘(i) the court shall hold a hearing not 
less frequently than once every 30 days to 
review whether it is still in the interest of 
justice to permit the juvenile to be so held 
or have such sight or sound contact; and 
‘‘(ii) the juvenile shall not be held in 
any jail or lockup for adults, or permitted 
to have sight or sound contact with adult 
inmates, for more than 180 days, unless 
the court, in writing, determines there is 
good cause for an extension or the juvenile 
expressly waives this limitation; 
‘‘(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 sys-
tem, without establishing or requiring numerical 
standards or quotas, by— 
‘‘(A) establishing coordinating bodies, com-
posed of juvenile justice stakeholders at the 
State, local, or tribal levels, to oversee and mon-
itor efforts by States, units of local government, 
and Indian tribes to reduce racial and ethnic 
disparities; 
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‘‘(B) identifying and analyzing key decision 
points in State, local, or tribal juvenile justice 
and educational systems to determine which 
points create racial and ethnic disparities 
among youth who come into contact with the 
juvenile justice system; 
‘‘(C) developing and implementing data 
collection and analysis systems to identify 
where racial and ethnic disparities exist in the 
juvenile justice system and to track and analyze 
such disparities; 
‘‘(D) developing and implementing a work 
plan that includes measurable objectives for pol-
icy, practice, or other system changes, based on 
the needs identified in the data collection and 
analysis under subparagraphs (B) and (C); and 
‘‘(E) publicly reporting, on an annual 
basis, the efforts made in accordance with sub-
paragraphs (B), (C), and (D);’’; 
(N) in paragraph (16), as so redesig-
nated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘adequate system’’ and 
inserting ‘‘effective system’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘requirements of para-
graph (11),’’ and all that follows through 
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‘‘monitoring to the Administrator’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the core requirements are met, 
and for annual reporting to the Adminis-
trator of such plan, including the results of 
such monitoring and all related enforce-
ment and educational activities’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘, in the opinion of 
the Administrator,’’; 
(O) in paragraph (17), as so redesig-
nated— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘ethnicity,’’ after 
‘‘race,’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘sexual orientation’’ 
before ‘‘race’’; 
(P) in paragraph (24), as so redesignated 
in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), by striking 
‘‘juvenile’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘status offender’’; 
(Q) in paragraph (26), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘section 222(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 222(e)’’; 
(R) in paragraph (27), as so redesig-
nated— 
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(i) by inserting ‘‘and in accordance 
with confidentiality concerns,’’ after ‘‘max-
imum extent practicable,’’; and 
(ii) by striking the semicolon at the 
end and inserting the following: ‘‘, so as to 
provide for— 
‘‘(A) a compilation of data reflecting infor-
mation on juveniles entering the juvenile justice 
system with a prior reported history as victims 
of child abuse or neglect through arrest, court 
intake, probation and parole, juvenile detention, 
and corrections; and 
‘‘(B) a plan to use the data described in 
subparagraph (A) to provide necessary services 
for the treatment of victims of child abuse and 
neglect who have entered, or are at risk of en-
tering, the juvenile justice system;’’; 
(S) in paragraph (28), as so redesig-
nated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘establish policies’’ and 
inserting ‘‘establish protocols, policies, pro-
cedures,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(T) in paragraph (29), as so redesignated, 
by striking the period at the end and inserting 
a semicolon; and 
(U) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(30) provide for the coordinated use of funds 
provided under this Act with other Federal and 
State funds directed at juvenile delinquency preven-
tion and intervention programs; 
‘‘(31) develop policies and procedures, and pro-
vide training for facility staff to eliminate the use of 
dangerous practices, unreasonable restraints, and 
unreasonable isolation, including by developing effec-
tive behavior management techniques, and provide 
that not later than 3 years after the date of enact-
ment of the Youth Justice Act of 2015, with a 1- 
year extension for each additional year that the 
State can demonstrate hardship as determined by 
the Administrator, the State will eliminate the use 
of dangerous practices, unreasonable restraints, and 
unreasonable isolation; 
‘‘(32) describe— 
‘‘(A) the evidence-based methods that will 
be used to conduct mental health and substance 
abuse screening, assessment, referral, and 
treatment for all juveniles who— 
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‘‘(i) request a screening; 
‘‘(ii) show signs of needing a screen-
ing; or 
‘‘(iii) are held for a period of more 
than 24 hours in a secure facility that pro-
vides for an initial screening; 
‘‘(B) the method to be used by the State 
to provide or arrange for mental health and 
substance abuse disorder treatment for juve-
niles determined to be in need of such treat-
ment; and 
‘‘(C) the policies of the State designed to 
develop and implement comprehensive collabo-
rative State or local plans to meet the service 
needs of juveniles with mental health or sub-
stance abuse needs who come into contact with 
the justice system and the families of the juve-
niles, including recognizing trauma histories of 
juveniles and providing trauma-informed care; 
‘‘(33) provide procedural safeguards to adju-
dicated juveniles, including— 
‘‘(A) a written case plan for each juvenile, 
based on an assessment of the needs of the ju-
venile and developed and updated in consulta-
tion with the juvenile, the family of the juvenile, 
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and, if appropriate, counsel for the juvenile, 
that— 
‘‘(i) describes the pre-release and 
post-release programs and reentry services 
that will be provided to the juvenile; 
‘‘(ii) describes the living arrangement 
to which the juvenile is to be discharged; 
and 
‘‘(iii) establishes a plan for the enroll-
ment of the juvenile in post-release health 
care, behavioral health care, educational, 
vocational, training, family support, public 
assistance, and legal services programs, as 
appropriate; and 
‘‘(B) as appropriate, a hearing that— 
‘‘(i) shall take place in a family or ju-
venile court or another court (including a 
tribal court) of competent jurisdiction, or 
by an administrative body appointed or ap-
proved by the court, not later than 30 days 
before the date on which the juvenile is 
scheduled to be released, and at which the 
juvenile would be represented by counsel; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) shall determine the discharge 
plan for the juvenile, including a deter-
mination of whether a safe, appropriate, 
and permanent living arrangement has 
been secured for the juvenile and whether 
enrollment in health care, behavioral health 
care, educational, vocational, training, fam-
ily support, public assistance and legal 
services, as appropriate, has been arranged 
for the juvenile; 
‘‘(34) provide that the agency of the State re-
ceiving funds under this Act collaborate with the 
State educational agency receiving assistance under 
part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
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 ju-
veniles, 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; 
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‘‘(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-
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 enti-
ty from which the credits were earned; and 
‘‘(35) provide a description of the use by the 
State of funds for reentry and aftercare services for 
juveniles released from the juvenile justice system.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘applicable require-
ments of paragraphs (11), (12), (13), and 
(22) of subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘core 
requirements’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘beginning after Sep-
tember 30, 2001, then’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the subsequent fiscal 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘that fiscal year’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘, and’’ at the end and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(C) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, administrative,’’ 
after ‘‘appropriate executive’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘, as specified in section 
222(c); and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) the State shall submit to the Adminis-
trator a report detailing the reasons for noncompli-
ance with the core requirements, including the plan 
of the State to regain full compliance, and the State 
shall make publicly available such report, not later 
than 30 days after the date on which the Adminis-
trator approves the report, by posting the report on 
a publicly available website.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 222(d)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 222(e)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘described in paragraphs 
(11), (12), (13), and (22) of subsection (a)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘described in the core require-
ments’’; and 
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(C) 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)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘an eligi-
ble organization composed of member represent-
atives of the State advisory groups appointed 
under subsection (a)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘a non-
partisan, nonprofit organization that is de-
scribed in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986,’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE.—To be eligible to receive 
such assistance, such organization shall— 
‘‘(A) be governed by individuals who— 
‘‘(i) have been appointed by a chief 
executive of a State to serve as a State ad-
visory group member under subsection 
(a)(3); and 
‘‘(ii) are elected to serve as a gov-
erning officer of such organization by a 
majority of the Chairs (or Chair-designees) 
of all such State advisory groups; 
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‘‘(B) include member representatives from 
a majority of such State advisory groups, who 
shall be representative of regionally and demo-
graphically diverse States and jurisdictions; 
‘‘(C) annually seek appointments by the 
chief executive of each State of one State advi-
sory group member and one alternate State ad-
visory group member from each such State to 
implement the advisory functions specified in 
clauses (iv) and (v) of subparagraph (D), in-
cluding serving on the PROMISE Advisory 
Panel, and make a record of any such appoint-
ments available to the public; and 
‘‘(D) agree to carry out activities that in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) conducting an annual conference 
of such member representatives for pur-
poses relating to the activities of such 
State advisory groups; 
‘‘(ii) disseminating information, data, 
standards, advanced techniques, and pro-
gram models; 
‘‘(iii) reviewing Federal policies re-
garding juvenile justice and delinquency 
prevention; 
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‘‘(iv) advising the Administrator with 
respect to particular functions or aspects 
of the work of the Office, and appointing 
a representative, diverse group of members 
of such organization under subparagraph 
(C) to serve as an advisory panel of State 
juvenile justice advisors (referred to as the 
‘PROMISE Advisory Panel’) to carry out 
the functions specified in subsection (g); 
and 
‘‘(v) advising the President and Con-
gress with regard to State perspectives on 
the operation of the Office and Federal 
legislation pertaining to juvenile justice 
and delinquency prevention.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) PROMISE ADVISORY PANEL.— 
‘‘(1) FUNCTIONS.—The PROMISE Advisory 
Panel required under subsection (f)(2)(D) shall— 
‘‘(A) assess successful evidence-based and 
promising practices related to juvenile delin-
quency and criminal street gang activity preven-
tion and intervention carried out by PROMISE 
Coordinating Councils under such Act; 
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‘‘(B) provide the Administrator with a list 
of individuals and organizations with experience 
in administering or evaluating practices that 
serve youth involved in, or at risk of involve-
ment in, juvenile delinquency and criminal 
street gang activity, from which the Adminis-
trator shall select individuals who shall— 
‘‘(i) provide to the Administrator peer 
reviews of applications submitted by units 
of local government and Indian tribes pur-
suant to section 277, to ensure that such 
applications demonstrate a clear plan to— 
‘‘(I) serve youth as part of an en-
tire family unit; and 
‘‘(II) coordinate the delivery of 
service to youth among agencies; and 
‘‘(ii) advise the Administrator with re-
spect to the award and allocation of 
PROMISE Planning grants to local and 
tribal governments that develop PROMISE 
Coordinating Councils, and of PROMISE 
Implementation grants to such PROMISE 
Coordinating Councils, pursuant to part G; 
and 
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‘‘(C) develop performance standards to be 
used to evaluate programs and activities carried 
out with grants under part G, including the 
evaluation of changes achieved as a result of 
such programs and activities related to de-
creases in juvenile delinquency and criminal 
street gang activity, including— 
‘‘(i) prevention of involvement by at- 
risk youth in juvenile delinquency or crimi-
nal street gang activity; 
‘‘(ii) diversion of youth with a high 
risk of continuing involvement in juvenile 
delinquency or criminal street gang activ-
ity; and 
‘‘(iii) financial savings from deferred 
or eliminated costs, or other benefits, as a 
result of such programs and activities, and 
the reinvestment by the unit or tribe of 
any such savings. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL
REPORT.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of the Youth 
Justice Act of 2015, and annually thereafter, the 
PROMISE Advisory Panel shall prepare a report 
containing the findings and determinations under 
paragraph (1)(A) and shall submit such report to 
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Congress, the President, the Attorney General, and 
the chief executive and chief law enforcement officer 
of each State, unit of local government, and Indian 
tribe. 
‘‘(h) COMPLIANCE DETERMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of receipt of information indicating 
that a State may be out of compliance with any of 
the core requirements, the Administrator shall deter-
mine whether the State is in compliance with the 
core requirements. 
‘‘(2) REPORTING.—The Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) issue an annual public report— 
‘‘(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 
Administrator (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 
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‘‘(B) make the report described in sub-
paragraph (A) available on a publicly available 
website.’’. 
SEC. 206. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS. 
Section 241(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5651(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘status of-
fenders,’’ before ‘‘juvenile offenders, and juveniles’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘juvenile of-
fenders and juveniles’’ and inserting ‘‘status offend-
ers, juvenile offenders, and juveniles’’; 
(3) in paragraph (10), by inserting ‘‘, including 
juveniles with disabilities’’ before the semicolon; and 
(4) in paragraph (17), by inserting ‘‘truancy 
prevention and reduction,’’ after ‘‘mentoring,’’. 
SEC. 207. GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 246(a)(2) of the Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5656(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (A); 
(2) 
by 
redesignating 
subparagraphs 
(B) 
through (E) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), re-
spectively; and 
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(3) in subparagraph (B)(ii), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
paragraph (A)’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
Section 223(a)(7)(A) of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633(a)(7)(A)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘(including any geographical area 
in which an Indian tribe performs law enforcement func-
tions)’’ and inserting ‘‘(including any geographical area of 
which an Indian tribe has jurisdiction)’’. 
SEC. 208. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION; STATISTICAL 
ANALYSES; 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 proceeding 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: 
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‘‘(iii) successful efforts to prevent sta-
tus offenders and first-time minor offend-
ers from subsequent involvement with the 
criminal justice system;’’; 
(II) by striking clause (vii) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(vii) the prevalence and duration of 
behavioral health needs (including mental 
health, substance abuse, and co-occurring 
disorders) among juveniles pre-placement 
and post-placement when held in the cus-
tody of secure detention and corrections fa-
cilities, including an examination of the ef-
fects of confinement;’’; 
(III) by redesignating clauses 
(ix), (x), and (xi) as clauses (xi), (xii), 
and (xiii), 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 recruit-
ment, selection, training, and retention of 
professional personnel in the fields of med-
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icine, law enforcement, the judiciary, juve-
nile justice, social work and child protec-
tion, education, housing, and other rel-
evant fields who are engaged in, or intend 
to work in, the field of prevention, identi-
fication, and treatment of delinquency;’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘date of enactment 
of this paragraph, the’’ and inserting ‘‘date 
of enactment of the Youth Justice Act of 
2015, the’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(H) a description of the best practices in 
discharge planning; and 
‘‘(I) an assessment of living arrangements 
for juveniles who cannot return to the homes of 
the juveniles.’’; 
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(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 Admin-
istrator, in consultation with experts in the field of juve-
nile justice research, recidivism, and data collection, 
shall— 
‘‘(1) establish a uniform method of data collec-
tion and technology that States shall use to evaluate 
data on juvenile recidivism on an annual basis; 
‘‘(2) establish a common national juvenile re-
cidivism measurement system; and 
‘‘(3) make cumulative juvenile recidivism data 
that is collected from States available to the pub-
lic.’’. 
SEC. 209. 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), by inserting ‘‘shall’’ 
before ‘‘develop and carry out projects’’; and 
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(C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘may’’ 
before ‘‘make grants to and contracts with’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘may’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘shall’’ before ‘‘de-
velop and implement projects’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, including compli-
ance with the core requirements’’ after 
‘‘this title’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘may’’ before ‘‘make 
grants to and contracts with’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) shall, upon request, provide technical as-
sistance to States and units of local government on 
achieving compliance with the amendments made by 
the Youth Justice Act of 2015; and 
‘‘(4) shall provide technical assistance to States 
in support of efforts to establish partnerships be-
tween a State and a university, institution of higher 
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education, or research center designed to improve 
the recruitment, selection, training, and retention of 
professional personnel in the fields of medicine, law 
enforcement, the judiciary, juvenile justice, social 
work and child protection, education, housing, and 
other relevant fields who are engaged in, or intend 
to work in, the field of prevention, identification, and 
treatment of delinquency.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES REGARD-
ING LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF CHILDREN.—The Ad-
ministrator shall, in consultation with the American Bar 
Association, State bar associations, National Juvenile De-
fender Center Associations, and the National Council on 
Juvenile and Family Court Judges— 
‘‘(1) develop and issue standards of practice for 
attorneys representing children; and 
‘‘(2) ensure that the standards issued under 
paragraph (1) are adapted for use in States. 
‘‘(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 to— 
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‘‘(1) promote methods for improving conditions 
of juvenile confinement, including methods that are 
designed to eliminate the use of dangerous practices, 
unreasonable restraints, and isolation; and 
‘‘(2) encourage alternative behavior manage-
ment techniques based on positive youth develop-
ment approaches. 
‘‘(f) TRAINING
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 
SUPPORT
MENTAL
HEALTH
OR
SUBSTANCE
ABUSE 
TREATMENT INCLUDING HOME-BASED OR COMMUNITY- 
BASED CARE.—The Administrator shall provide training 
and technical assistance, in conjunction with the appro-
priate public agencies, to individuals involved in making 
decisions regarding the disposition of cases for youth who 
enter the juvenile justice system about the appropriate 
services and placement for youth with mental health or 
substance abuse needs, including— 
‘‘(1) juvenile justice intake personnel; 
‘‘(2) probation officers; 
‘‘(3) juvenile court judges and court services 
personnel; 
‘‘(4) prosecutors and court-appointed counsel; 
and 
‘‘(5) family members of juveniles and family ad-
vocates. 
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‘‘(g) GRANTS FOR JUVENILE COURT JUDGES AND 
PERSONNEL.—The Attorney General, acting through the 
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and 
the Office of Justice Programs, shall make grants to im-
prove training, education, technical assistance, evaluation, 
and research to enhance the capacity of State and local 
courts, judges, and related judicial personnel to— 
‘‘(1) improve the lives of children currently in-
volved in or at risk of being involved in the juvenile 
court system; and 
‘‘(2) carry out the requirements of this Act.’’. 
SEC. 210. INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL PRO-
GRAMS. 
Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre-
vention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating part F as part H; and 
(2) by inserting after part E the following: 
‘‘PART F—INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR STATE AND 
LOCAL PROGRAMS 
‘‘SEC. 271. INCENTIVE GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) INCENTIVE GRANT FUNDS.—The Administrator 
may make incentive grants to a State, unit of local govern-
ment, or combination of States and local governments to 
assist a State, unit of local government, or combination 
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thereof in carrying out an activity identified in subsection 
(b)(1). 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An incentive grant made by 
the Administrator under this section may be used 
to— 
‘‘(A) increase the use of evidence-based or 
promising prevention and intervention pro-
grams; 
‘‘(B) improve the recruitment, selection, 
training, and retention of professional personnel 
(including in the fields of medicine, law enforce-
ment, the judiciary, juvenile justice, social work, 
and child prevention) who are engaged in, or in-
tend to work in, the field of prevention, inter-
vention, and treatment of juveniles to reduce 
delinquency; 
‘‘(C) establish or support a partnership be-
tween juvenile justice agencies of a State or 
unit of local government and mental health au-
thorities of a State or unit of local government 
to establish and implement programs to ensure 
there are adequate mental health and substance 
abuse screening, assessment, referral, treat-
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ment, and after-care services for juveniles who 
come into contact with the justice system by— 
‘‘(i) carrying out programs that divert 
from incarceration juveniles who come into 
contact with the justice system (including 
facilities contracted for operation by State 
or local juvenile authorities) and have men-
tal health or substance abuse needs— 
‘‘(I) when such juveniles are at 
imminent risk of being taken into cus-
tody; 
‘‘(II) at the time such juveniles 
are initially taken into custody; 
‘‘(III) after such juveniles are 
charged with an offense or act of juve-
nile delinquency; 
‘‘(IV) after such juveniles are ad-
judicated delinquent and before case 
disposition; and 
‘‘(V) after such juveniles are 
committed to secure placement; or 
‘‘(ii) improving treatment of juveniles 
with mental health needs by working to en-
sure— 
‘‘(I) that— 
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‘‘(aa) initial mental health 
screening is— 
‘‘(AA) completed for a 
juvenile immediately upon 
entering the juvenile justice 
system or a juvenile facility; 
and 
‘‘(BB) 
conducted 
by 
qualified health and mental 
health professionals or by 
staff who have been trained 
by qualified health, mental 
health, and substance abuse 
professionals; and 
‘‘(bb) in the case of screen-
ing, results that indicate possible 
need for mental health or sub-
stance abuse services are re-
viewed by qualified mental health 
or substance abuse treatment 
professionals not later than 24 
hours after the screening; 
‘‘(II) that a juvenile who suffers 
from an acute mental disorder, is sui-
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cidal, or is in need of medical atten-
tion due to intoxication is— 
‘‘(aa) placed in or imme-
diately transferred to an appro-
priate medical or mental health 
facility; and 
‘‘(bb) only admitted to a se-
cure correctional facility with 
written medical clearance; 
‘‘(III) that— 
‘‘(aa) for a juvenile identi-
fied by a screening as needing a 
mental health assessment, the 
mental health assessment and 
any indicated comprehensive eval-
uation or individualized treat-
ment plan are written and imple-
mented— 
‘‘(AA) not later than 2 
weeks after the date on 
which the juvenile enters the 
juvenile justice system; or 
‘‘(BB) if a juvenile is 
entering a secure facility, 
not later than 1 week after 
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the date on which the juve-
nile enters the juvenile jus-
tice system; and 
‘‘(bb) the assessments de-
scribed in item (aa) are com-
pleted by qualified health, mental 
health, and substance abuse pro-
fessionals; 
‘‘(IV) that— 
‘‘(aa) if the need for treat-
ment is indicated by the assess-
ment of a juvenile, the juvenile is 
referred to or treated by a quali-
fied professional; 
‘‘(bb) a juvenile who is re-
ceiving treatment for a mental 
health or substance abuse need 
on the date of the assessment 
continues to receive treatment; 
‘‘(cc) treatment of a juvenile 
continues until a qualified mental 
health 
professional 
determines 
that the juvenile is no longer in 
need of treatment; and 
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‘‘(dd) treatment plans for 
juveniles are reevaluated at least 
every 30 days; 
‘‘(V) that— 
‘‘(aa) discharge plans are 
prepared for an incarcerated ju-
venile when the juvenile enters 
the correctional facility in order 
to integrate the juvenile back 
into the family and the commu-
nity; 
‘‘(bb) discharge plans for an 
incarcerated juvenile are updated, 
in consultation with the family or 
guardian of a juvenile, before the 
juvenile leaves the facility; and 
‘‘(cc) discharge plans ad-
dress the provision of aftercare 
services; 
‘‘(VI) that any juvenile in the ju-
venile justice system receiving psycho-
tropic medications is— 
‘‘(aa) under the care of a li-
censed psychiatrist; and 
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‘‘(bb) monitored regularly by 
trained staff to evaluate the effi-
cacy and side effects of the psy-
chotropic medications; and 
‘‘(VII) that specialized treatment 
and services are continually available 
to a juvenile in the juvenile justice 
system who has— 
‘‘(aa) a history of mental 
health needs or treatment; 
‘‘(bb) a documented history 
of sexual offenses or sexual 
abuse, as a victim or perpetrator; 
‘‘(cc) substance abuse needs 
or a health problem, learning dis-
ability, or history of family abuse 
or violence; or 
‘‘(dd) developmental disabil-
ities; 
‘‘(D) provide ongoing training, in conjunc-
tion with the public or private agency that pro-
vides mental health services, to individuals in-
volved in making decisions involving youth who 
enter the juvenile justice system (including in-
take personnel, law enforcement, prosecutors, 
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juvenile court judges, public defenders, mental 
health and substance abuse service providers 
and administrators, probation officers, and par-
ents) that focuses on— 
‘‘(i) the availability of screening and 
assessment tools and the effective use of 
such tools; 
‘‘(ii) the purpose, benefits, and need 
to increase availability of mental health or 
substance abuse treatment programs (in-
cluding home-based and community-based 
programs) available to juveniles within the 
jurisdiction of the recipient; 
‘‘(iii) the availability of public and pri-
vate services available to juveniles to pay 
for mental health or substance abuse treat-
ment programs; or 
‘‘(iv) the appropriate use of effective 
home-based and community-based alter-
natives to juvenile justice or mental health 
system institutional placement; and 
‘‘(E) develop comprehensive collaborative 
plans to address the service needs of juveniles 
with mental health or substance abuse disorders 
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who are at risk of coming into contact with the 
juvenile justice system that— 
‘‘(i) revise and improve the delivery of 
intensive home-based and community-based 
services to juveniles who have been in con-
tact with or who are at risk of coming into 
contact with the justice system; 
‘‘(ii) determine how the service needs 
of juveniles with mental health or sub-
stance abuse disorders who come into con-
tact with the juvenile justice system will be 
furnished from the initial detention stage 
until after discharge in order for those ju-
veniles to avoid further contact with the 
justice system; 
‘‘(iii) demonstrate that the State or 
unit of local government has entered into 
appropriate agreements with all entities re-
sponsible for providing services under the 
plan, such as the agency of the State or 
unit of local government charged with ad-
ministering juvenile justice programs, the 
agency of the State or unit of local govern-
ment charged with providing mental health 
services, the agency of the State or unit of 
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local government charged with providing 
substance abuse treatment services, the 
educational agency of the State or unit of 
local government, the child welfare system 
of the State or local government, and pri-
vate nonprofit community-based organiza-
tions; 
‘‘(iv) ensure that the State or unit of 
local government has in effect any laws 
necessary for services to be delivered in ac-
cordance with the plan; 
‘‘(v) establish a network of individuals 
(or incorporate an existing network) to 
provide coordination between mental health 
service providers, substance abuse service 
providers, probation and parole officers, 
judges, corrections personnel, law enforce-
ment personnel, State and local edu-
cational agency personnel, parents and 
families, and other appropriate parties re-
garding effective treatment of juveniles 
with mental health or substance abuse dis-
orders; 
‘‘(vi) provide for cross-system training 
among law enforcement personnel, correc-
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tions personnel, State and local educational 
agency personnel, mental health service 
providers, and substance abuse service pro-
viders to enhance collaboration among sys-
tems; 
‘‘(vii) provide for coordinated and ef-
fective aftercare programs for juveniles 
who have been diagnosed with a mental 
health or substance abuse disorder and 
who are discharged from home-based care, 
community-based care, any other treat-
ment program, secure detention facilities, 
secure correctional facilities, or jail; 
‘‘(viii) provide for the purchase of 
technical assistance to support the imple-
mentation of the plan; 
‘‘(ix) estimate the costs of imple-
menting the plan and propose funding 
sources sufficient to meet the non-Federal 
funding requirements for implementation 
of the plan under subsection (c)(2)(E); 
‘‘(x) describe the methodology to be 
used to identify juveniles at risk of coming 
into contact with the juvenile justice sys-
tem; 
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‘‘(xi) provide a written plan to ensure 
that all training and services provided 
under the plan will be culturally and lin-
guistically competent; and 
‘‘(xii) describe the outcome measures 
and benchmarks that will be used to evalu-
ate the progress and effectiveness of the 
plan. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION AND ADMINISTRATION.—A 
State or unit of local government receiving a grant 
under this section shall ensure that— 
‘‘(A) the use of the grant under this sec-
tion is developed as part of the State plan re-
quired under section 223(a); and 
‘‘(B) not more than 5 percent of the 
amount received under this section is used for 
administration of the grant under this section. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State or unit of local 
government desiring a grant under this section shall 
submit an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Adminis-
trator may prescribe. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—In accordance with guide-
lines that shall be established by the Administrator, 
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each application for incentive grant funding under 
this section shall— 
‘‘(A) describe any activity or program the 
funding would be used for and how the activity 
or program is designed to carry out one or 
more of the activities described in subsection 
(b); 
‘‘(B) if any of the funds provided under 
the grant would be used for evidence-based or 
promising prevention or intervention programs, 
include a detailed description of the studies, 
findings, or practice knowledge that support the 
assertion that such programs qualify as evi-
dence-based or promising; 
‘‘(C) for any program for which funds pro-
vided under the grant would be used that is not 
evidence-based or promising, include a detailed 
description of any studies, findings, or practice 
knowledge which support the effectiveness of 
the program; 
‘‘(D) if the funds provided under the grant 
will be used for an activity described in sub-
section (b)(1)(D), include a certification that 
the State or unit of local government— 
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‘‘(i) will work with public or private 
entities in the area to administer the train-
ing funded under subsection (b)(1)(D), to 
ensure that such training is comprehensive, 
constructive, linguistically and culturally 
competent, and of a high quality; 
‘‘(ii) is committed to a goal of increas-
ing the diversion of juveniles coming under 
its jurisdiction into appropriate home- 
based or community-based care when the 
interest of the juvenile and public safety 
allow; 
‘‘(iii) intends to use amounts provided 
under a grant under this section for an ac-
tivity described in subsection (b)(1)(D) to 
further such goal; and 
‘‘(iv) has a plan to demonstrate, using 
appropriate benchmarks, the progress of 
the agency in meeting such goal; and 
‘‘(E) if the funds provided under the grant 
will be used for an activity described in sub-
section (b)(1)(D), include a certification that 
not less than 25 percent of the total cost of the 
training described in subsection (b)(1)(D) that 
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is conducted with the grant under this section 
will be contributed by non-Federal sources. 
‘‘(d) REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS TO ESTABLISH 
PARTNERSHIPS.— 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY REPORTING.—A State or unit 
of local government receiving a grant for an activity 
described in subsection (b)(1)(C) shall keep records 
of the incidence and types of mental health and sub-
stance abuse disorders in the juvenile justice popu-
lation of the State or unit of local government, the 
range and scope of services provided, and barriers to 
service. The State or unit of local government shall 
submit an analysis of this information yearly to the 
Administrator. 
‘‘(2) STAFF
RATIOS
FOR
CORRECTIONAL
FA-
CILITIES.—A State or unit of local government re-
ceiving a grant for an activity described in sub-
section (b)(1)(C) shall require that a secure correc-
tional facility operated by or on behalf of that State 
or unit of local government— 
‘‘(A) has a minimum ratio of not fewer 
than 1 mental health and substance abuse 
counselor for every 50 juveniles, who shall be 
professionally trained and certified or licensed; 
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‘‘(B) has a minimum ratio of not fewer 
than 1 clinical psychologist for every 100 juve-
niles; and 
‘‘(C) has a minimum ratio of not fewer 
than 1 licensed psychiatrist for every 100 juve-
niles receiving psychiatric care. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON ISOLATION.—A State or 
unit of local government receiving a grant for an ac-
tivity described in subsection (b)(1)(C) shall require 
that— 
‘‘(A) isolation is used only for immediate 
and short-term security or safety reasons; 
‘‘(B) no juvenile is placed in isolation with-
out approval of the facility superintendent or 
chief medical officer or their official staff des-
ignee; 
‘‘(C) all instances in which a juvenile is 
placed in isolation are documented in the file of 
the juvenile along with the justification; 
‘‘(D) a juvenile is in isolation only the 
amount of time necessary to achieve the secu-
rity and safety of the juvenile and staff; 
‘‘(E) staff monitor each juvenile in isola-
tion once every 5 minutes and conduct a profes-
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sional review of the need for isolation at least 
every 4 hours; and 
‘‘(F) any juvenile held in isolation for 24 
hours is examined by a physician or licensed 
psychologist. 
‘‘(4) MEDICAL
AND
MENTAL
HEALTH
EMER-
GENCIES.—A State or unit of local government re-
ceiving a grant for an activity described in sub-
section (b)(1)(C) shall require that a correctional fa-
cility operated by or on behalf of that State or unit 
of local government has written policies and proce-
dures on suicide prevention. All staff working in a 
correctional facility operated by or on behalf of a 
State or unit of local government receiving a grant 
for an activity described in subsection (b)(1)(C) shall 
be trained and certified annually in suicide preven-
tion. A correctional facility operated by or on behalf 
of a State or unit of local government receiving a 
grant for an activity described in subsection 
(b)(1)(C) shall have a written arrangement with a 
hospital or other facility for providing emergency 
medical and mental health care. Physical and mental 
health services shall be available to an incarcerated 
juvenile 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. 
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‘‘(5) IDEA 
AND
REHABILITATION
ACT.—A 
State or unit of local government receiving a grant 
for an activity described in subsection (b)(1)(C) shall 
require that all juvenile facilities operated by or on 
behalf of the State or unit of local government abide 
by all mandatory requirements and timelines set 
forth under the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) and section 504 
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794). 
‘‘(6) FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.—A State or unit 
of local government receiving a grant for an activity 
described in subsection (b)(1)(C) shall provide for 
such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures 
as may be necessary to ensure prudent use, proper 
disbursement, and accurate accounting of funds re-
ceived under this section that are used for an activ-
ity described in subsection (b)(1)(C). 
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‘‘PART G—YOUTH PRISON REDUCTION THROUGH 
OPPORTUNITIES, 
MENTORING, 
INTERVEN-
TION, SUPPORT, AND EDUCATION 
‘‘Subpart 1—Federal Coordination of Local and 
Tribal Juvenile Justice Information and Efforts 
‘‘SEC. 272. GEOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF RESOURCE ALLO-
CATION. 
‘‘(a) GRANT FOR COLLECTION OF DATA TO DETER-
MINE NEED.—Subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, the Administrator shall award a grant, on a com-
petitive basis, to an organization to— 
‘‘(1) collect and analyze data related to the ex-
isting juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang 
activity prevention and intervention needs and re-
sources in each designated geographic area; 
‘‘(2) use the data collected and analyzed under 
paragraph (1) to compile a list of designated geo-
graphic areas that have the most need of resources, 
based on such data, to carry out juvenile delin-
quency and criminal street gang activity prevention 
and intervention; 
‘‘(3) use the data collected and analyzed under 
paragraph (1) to rank the areas listed under para-
graph (2) in descending order by the amount of need 
for resources to carry out juvenile delinquency and 
criminal street gang activity prevention and inter-
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vention, ranking the area with the greatest need for 
such resources highest; and 
‘‘(4) periodically update the list and rankings 
under paragraph (3) as the Administrator deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(b) DATA SOURCES.—In compiling such list and de-
termining such rankings, the organization shall collect and 
analyze data relating to juvenile delinquency and criminal 
street gang activity prevention and intervention— 
‘‘(1) using the geographic information system 
and Web-based mapping application known as the 
Socioeconomic Mapping and Resource Topography 
(SMART) system; 
‘‘(2) from the Department of Health and 
Human Services, the Department of Labor, the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development, and 
the Department of Education; and 
‘‘(3) from the annual KIDS Count Data Book 
and other data made available by the KIDS Count 
initiative of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. 
‘‘(c) USE OF DATA BY THE ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
list and rankings required by this section shall be provided 
to the Administrator to be used to provide funds under 
this part in the most strategic and effective manner to 
ensure that resources and services are provided to youth 
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in the communities with the greatest need for such re-
sources and services. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON USE OF COLLECTED DATA.— 
The information collected and analyzed under this section 
may not be used for any purpose other than to carry out 
the purposes of this part. Such information may not be 
used for any purpose related to the investigation or pros-
ecution of any person, or for profiling of individuals based 
on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or any other char-
acteristic. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION AND LIMITATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—Of the amount made available to carry out 
this part— 
‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2016, not more than 5 per-
cent of such amount, or $1,000,000, whichever is 
less, shall be made available to carry out this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(2) for fiscal years 2017 through 2020, not 
more than 2 percent of such amount, or $400,000, 
whichever is less, shall be made available to carry 
out this section. 
‘‘Subpart 2—Promise Grants 
‘‘SEC. 273. PURPOSES. 
‘‘The purposes of the grant programs established 
under this subpart are to— 
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‘‘(1) enable local and tribal communities to as-
sess the unmet needs of youth who are involved in, 
or are at risk of involvement in, juvenile delinquency 
or criminal street gangs; 
‘‘(2) develop plans appropriate for a community 
to address those unmet needs with juvenile delin-
quency and gang prevention and intervention prac-
tices; and 
‘‘(3) implement and evaluate such plans in a 
manner consistent with this part. 
‘‘SEC. 274. PROMISE ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS 
AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Administrator is 
authorized to award grants to units of local government 
and Indian tribes to assist PROMISE Coordinating Coun-
cils with planning and assessing evidence-based and prom-
ising practices relating to juvenile delinquency and crimi-
nal street gang activity prevention and intervention, espe-
cially for youth who are involved in, or who are at risk 
of involvement in, juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
gang activity. Such PROMISE Coordinating Councils 
shall— 
‘‘(1) conduct an objective needs and strengths 
assessment in accordance with section 276; and 
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‘‘(2) develop a PROMISE Plan in accordance 
with section 277, based on the assessment conducted 
in accordance with section 276. 
‘‘(b) GRANT DURATION, AMOUNT, AND ALLOCA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this 
section shall be for a period not to exceed one year. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM
GRANT
AMOUNT.—A grant 
awarded under this section shall not exceed 
$300,000. 
‘‘(c) ALLOCATION.— 
‘‘(1) MINIMUM
ALLOCATION.—Subject to the 
availability of appropriations, the Administrator 
shall ensure that the total funds allocated under this 
section to units of local governments and Indian 
tribes in a State shall not be less than $1,000,000. 
‘‘(2) RATABLE
REDUCTION.—If the amount 
made available for grants under this section for any 
fiscal year is less than the amount required to pro-
vide the minimum allocation of funds under para-
graph (1) to units of local government and Indian 
tribes in each State, then the amount of such min-
imum allocation shall be ratably reduced. 
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‘‘SEC. 275. PROMISE COORDINATING COUNCILS. 
‘‘To be eligible to receive a grant under this subtitle, 
a unit of local government or an Indian tribe shall estab-
lish a PROMISE Coordinating Council for each commu-
nity of such unit or tribe, respectively, for which such unit 
or tribe is applying for a grant under this subtitle. Each 
such community shall include one or more designated geo-
graphic areas identified on the list required under section 
272(a)(2). The members of such a PROMISE Coordi-
nating Council shall be representatives of public and pri-
vate sector entities and individuals that— 
‘‘(1) shall include, to the extent possible, at 
least one representative from each of the following: 
‘‘(A) the local chief executive’s office; 
‘‘(B) a local educational agency; 
‘‘(C) a local health agency or provider; 
‘‘(D) a local mental health agency or pro-
vider, unless the representative under subpara-
graph (C) also meets the requirements of this 
subparagraph; 
‘‘(E) a local public housing agency; 
‘‘(F) a local law enforcement agency; 
‘‘(G) a local child welfare agency; 
‘‘(H) a local juvenile court; 
‘‘(I) a local juvenile prosecutor’s office; 
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‘‘(J) a private juvenile residential care en-
tity; 
‘‘(K) a local juvenile public defender’s of-
fice; 
‘‘(L) a State juvenile correctional entity; 
‘‘(M) a local business community rep-
resentative; and 
‘‘(N) a local faith-based community rep-
resentative; 
‘‘(2) shall include two representatives from each 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) parents who have minor children, and 
who have an interest in the local juvenile or 
criminal justice systems; 
‘‘(B) youth between the ages of 15 and 24 
who reside in the jurisdiction of the unit or 
tribe; and 
‘‘(C) members from nonprofit community- 
based organizations that provide effective delin-
quency prevention and intervention to youth in 
the jurisdiction of the unit or tribe; and 
‘‘(3) may include other members, as the unit or 
tribe determines to be appropriate. 
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‘‘SEC. 276. NEEDS AND STRENGTHS ASSESSMENT. 
‘‘(a) ASSESSMENT.—Each PROMISE Coordinating 
Council receiving funds from a unit of local government 
or Indian tribe under this subtitle shall conduct an objec-
tive strengths and needs assessment of the resources of 
the community for which such PROMISE Coordinating 
Council was established, to identify the unmet needs of 
youth in the community with respect to evidence-based 
and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency 
and criminal street gang activity prevention and interven-
tion. The PROMISE Coordinating Council shall consult 
with a research partner receiving a grant under section 
279F for assistance with such assessment. Such assess-
ment shall include, with respect to the community for 
which such PROMISE Coordinating Council was estab-
lished— 
‘‘(1) the number of youth who are at risk of in-
volvement in juvenile delinquency or street gang ac-
tivity; 
‘‘(2) the number of youth who are involved in 
juvenile delinquency or criminal street gang activity, 
including the number of such youth who are at high 
risk of continued involvement; 
‘‘(3) youth unemployment rates during the 
summer; 
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‘‘(4) the number of individuals on public finan-
cial assistance (including a breakdown of the num-
bers of men, women, and children on such assist-
ance); 
‘‘(5) the estimated number of youth who are 
chronically truant; 
‘‘(6) the number of youth who have dropped out 
of school in the previous year; 
‘‘(7) for the year before such assessment, the 
estimated total amount expended (by the community 
and other entities) for the incarceration of offenders 
who were convicted or adjudicated delinquent for an 
offense that was committed in such community, in-
cluding amounts expended for the incarceration of 
offenders in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities that 
are located in the United States but are not located 
in such community; 
‘‘(8) a comparison of the amount under para-
graph (7) with an estimation of the amount that 
would be expended for the incarceration of offenders 
described in such paragraph if the number of offend-
ers described in such paragraph was equal to the na-
tional average incarceration rate per 100,000 popu-
lation; 
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‘‘(9) a description of evidence-based and prom-
ising practices related to juvenile delinquency and 
criminal street gang activity prevention available for 
youth in the community, including school-based pro-
grams, after school programs (particularly programs 
that have activities available for youth between 3 
p.m. and 6 p.m. in the afternoon), weekend activities 
and programs, youth mentoring programs, faith and 
community-based programs, summer activities, and 
summer jobs, if any; and 
‘‘(10) a description of evidence-based and prom-
ising intervention practices available for youth in the 
community. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF ASSESSMENT INFORMA-
TION.—Information gathered pursuant to this section may 
be used for the sole purpose of developing a PROMISE 
Plan in accordance with this subtitle. 
‘‘SEC. 277. PROMISE PLAN COMPONENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each PROMISE Coordinating 
Council receiving funds from a unit of local government 
or Indian tribe under this subpart shall develop a PROM-
ISE Plan to provide for the coordination of, and, as appro-
priate, to support the delivery of, evidence-based and 
promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and 
criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention 
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to youth and families who reside in the community for 
which such PROMISE Coordinating Council was estab-
lished. Such a PROMISE Plan shall— 
‘‘(1) include the strategy by which the PROM-
ISE Coordinating Council plans to prioritize and al-
locate resources and services toward the unmet 
needs of youth in the community, consistent with the 
needs and available resources of communities with 
the greatest need for assistance, as determined pur-
suant to section 272; 
‘‘(2) include a combination of evidence-based 
and promising prevention and intervention practices 
that are responsive to the needs of the community; 
and 
‘‘(3) ensure that cultural and linguistic needs of 
the community are met. 
‘‘(b) MANDATORY COMPONENTS.—Each PROMISE 
Plan shall— 
‘‘(1) include a plan to connect youth identified 
in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 276(a) to evi-
dence-based and promising practices related to juve-
nile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
prevention and intervention; 
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‘‘(2) identify the amount or percentage of local 
funds that are available to the PROMISE Coordi-
nating Council to carry out the PROMISE Plan; 
‘‘(3) provide strategies to improve indigent de-
fense delivery systems, with particular attention 
given to groups of children who are disproportion-
ately represented in the State delinquency system 
and Federal criminal justice system, as compared to 
the representation of such groups in the general 
population of the State; 
‘‘(4) provide for training (which complies with 
the American Bar Association Juvenile Justice 
Standards for the representation and care of youth 
in the juvenile justice system) of prosecutors, de-
fenders, probation officers, judges and other court 
personnel related to issues concerning the develop-
mental needs, challenges, and potential of youth in 
the juvenile justice system (including training re-
lated to adolescent development and mental health 
issues, and the expected impact of evidence-based 
practices and cost reduction strategies); 
‘‘(5) ensure that the number of youth involved 
in the juvenile delinquency and criminal justice sys-
tems does not increase as a result of the activities 
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undertaken with the funds provided under this sub-
title; 
‘‘(6) describe the coordinated strategy that will 
be used by the PROMISE Coordinating Council to 
provide at-risk youth with evidence-based and prom-
ising practices related to juvenile delinquency and 
criminal street gang activity prevention and inter-
vention; 
‘‘(7) propose the performance evaluation proc-
ess to be used to carry out section 278(d), which 
shall include performance measures to assess efforts 
to address the unmet needs of youth in the commu-
nity with evidence-based and promising practices re-
lated to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
gang activity prevention and intervention; and 
‘‘(8) identify the research partner the PROM-
ISE Coordinating Council will use to obtain informa-
tion on evidence-based and promising practices re-
lated to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
gang activity prevention and intervention, and for 
the evaluation under section 278(d) of the results of 
the activities carried out with funds under this sub-
part. 
‘‘(c) VOLUNTARY COMPONENTS.—In addition to the 
components under subsection (b), a PROMISE Plan may 
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include evidence-based or promising practices related to 
juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity pre-
vention and intervention in the following categories: 
‘‘(1) Early childhood development services (such 
as prenatal and neonatal health services), early 
childhood prevention, voluntary home visiting pro-
grams, nurse-family partnership programs, par-
enting and healthy relationship skills training, child 
abuse prevention programs, Early Head Start, and 
Head Start. 
‘‘(2) Child protection and safety services (such 
as foster care and adoption assistance programs), 
family stabilization programs, child welfare services, 
and family violence intervention programs. 
‘‘(3) Youth and adolescent development serv-
ices, including job training and apprenticeship pro-
grams, job placement and retention training, edu-
cation and after school programs (such as school 
programs with shared governance by students, 
teachers, and parents, and activities for youth be-
tween the hours of 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. in the after-
noon), mentoring programs, conflict resolution skills 
training, sports, arts, life skills, employment and 
recreation programs, summer jobs, and summer 
recreation programs, and alternative school re-
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sources for youth who have dropped out of school or 
demonstrate chronic truancy. 
‘‘(4) Health and mental health services, includ-
ing cognitive behavioral therapy, play therapy, and 
peer mentoring and counseling. 
‘‘(5) Substance abuse counseling and treatment 
services, including harm-reduction strategies. 
‘‘(6) Emergency, transitional, and permanent 
housing assistance (such as safe shelter and housing 
for runaway and homeless youth). 
‘‘(7) Targeted gang prevention, intervention, 
and exit services such as tattoo removal, successful 
models of anti-gang crime outreach programs (such 
as ‘street worker’ programs), and other criminal 
street gang truce or peacemaking activities. 
‘‘(8) Training and education programs for preg-
nant teens and teen parents. 
‘‘(9) Restorative justice programs. 
‘‘(10) Alternatives to detention and confinement 
programs (such as mandated participation in com-
munity service, restitution, counseling, and intensive 
individual and family therapeutic approaches). 
‘‘(11) Prerelease, postrelease, and reentry serv-
ices to assist detained and incarcerated youth with 
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transitioning back into and reentering the commu-
nity. 
‘‘SEC. 277A. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘For fiscal years 2016 through 2020, of the amount 
made available to carry out this part for any fiscal year, 
not more than 15 percent shall be made available to carry 
out this subpart. 
‘‘Subpart 3—PROMISE Implementation Grants 
‘‘SEC. 278. PROMISE IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS AUTHOR-
IZED. 
‘‘(a) PROMISE IMPLEMENTATION
GRANTS
AU-
THORIZED.—The Administrator of the Office of Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention is authorized to 
award grants to units of local government and Indian 
tribes to assist PROMISE Coordinating Councils with im-
plementing PROMISE Plans developed pursuant to sub-
part 2. 
‘‘(b) GRANT DURATION AND AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this 
subtitle shall be for a 3-year period. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM
GRANT
AMOUNT.—A grant 
awarded under this subtitle shall not be for more 
than $10,000,000 per year for each year of the 
grant period. 
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‘‘(c) NON-FEDERAL FUNDS REQUIRED.—For each 
fiscal year during the 3-year grant period for a grant 
under this subtitle, each unit of local government or In-
dian tribe receiving such a grant for a PROMISE Coordi-
nating Council shall provide, from non-Federal funds, in 
cash or in kind, 25 percent of the costs of the activities 
carried out with such grant. 
‘‘(d) EVALUATION.—Of any funds provided to a unit 
of local government or an Indian tribe for a grant under 
this subtitle, not more than $100,000 shall be used to pro-
vide a contract to a competitively selected organization to 
assess the progress of the unit or tribe in addressing the 
unmet needs of youth in the community, in accordance 
with the needs and strengths assessed under section 276. 
‘‘SEC. 279. PROMISE IMPLEMENTATION GRANT APPLICA-
TION REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a PROMISE Implementation grant under this sub-
part, a unit of local government or Indian tribe that re-
ceived a PROMISE Assessment and Planning grant under 
subpart 2 shall submit an application to the Administrator 
of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preven-
tion not later than one year after the date such unit of 
local government or Indian tribe was awarded such grant 
under subpart 2, in such manner, and accompanied by 
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such information, as the Administrator, after consultation 
with the organization under section 223(f)(1), may re-
quire. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Each application 
submitted under subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) identify potential savings from criminal 
justice costs, public assistance costs, and other costs 
avoided by utilizing evidence-based and promising 
practices related to juvenile delinquency and crimi-
nal street gang activity prevention and intervention; 
‘‘(2) document— 
‘‘(A) investment in evidence-based and 
promising practices related to juvenile delin-
quency and criminal street gang activity preven-
tion and intervention to be provided by the unit 
of local government or Indian tribe; 
‘‘(B) the activities to be undertaken with 
the grants funds; 
‘‘(C) any expected efficiencies in the juve-
nile justice or other local systems to be attained 
as a result of implementation of the programs 
funded by the grant; and 
‘‘(D) outcomes from such activities, in 
terms of the expected numbers related to re-
duced criminal activity; 
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‘‘(3) describe how savings sustained from in-
vestment in prevention and intervention practices 
will be reinvested in the continuing implementation 
of the PROMISE Plan; and 
‘‘(4) provide an assurance that the local fiscal 
contribution with respect to evidence-based and 
promising practices related to juvenile delinquency 
and criminal street gang activity prevention and 
intervention in the community for which the PROM-
ISE Coordinating Council was established for each 
year of the grant period will not be less than the 
local fiscal contribution with respect to such prac-
tices in the community for the year preceding the 
first year of the grant period. 
‘‘SEC. 279A. GRANT AWARD GUIDELINES. 
‘‘(a) 
SELECTION
AND
DISTRIBUTION.—Grants 
awarded under this subpart shall be awarded on a com-
petitive basis. The Administrator shall— 
‘‘(1) take such steps as may be necessary to en-
sure that grants are awarded to units of local gov-
ernments and Indian tribes in areas with the highest 
concentrations of youth who are— 
‘‘(A) at risk of involvement in juvenile de-
linquency or criminal street gang activity; and 
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‘‘(B) involved in juvenile delinquency or 
street gang activity and who are at high risk of 
continued involvement; and 
‘‘(2) give consideration to the need for grants 
to be awarded to units of local governments and In-
dian tribes in each region of the United States, and 
among urban, suburban, and rural areas. 
‘‘(b) EXTENSION OF GRANT AWARD.—The Adminis-
trator may extend the grant period under section 
278(b)(1) for a PROMISE Implementation grant to a unit 
of local government or an Indian tribe, in accordance with 
regulations issued by the Administrator. 
‘‘(c) RENEWAL OF GRANT AWARD.—Subject to the 
availability of appropriations, the Administrator may 
renew a PROMISE Implementation grant to a unit of 
local government or an Indian tribe to provide such unit 
or tribe with additional funds to continue implementation 
of a PROMISE Plan. Such a renewal— 
‘‘(1) shall be initiated by an application for re-
newal from a unit of local government or an Indian 
tribe; 
‘‘(2) shall be carried out in accordance with 
regulations issued by the Administrator; and 
‘‘(3) shall not be granted unless the Adminis-
trator determines such a renewal to be appropriate 
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based on the results of the evaluation conducted 
under section 279F with respect to the community 
of such unit or tribe for which a PROMISE Coordi-
nating Council was established, and for which such 
unit or tribe is applying for renewal. 
‘‘SEC. 279B. REPORTS. 
‘‘Not later than one year after the end of the grant 
period for which a unit of local government or an Indian 
tribe receives a PROMISE Implementation grant, and an-
nually thereafter for as long as such unit or tribe con-
tinues to receive Federal funding for a PROMISE Coordi-
nating Council, such unit or tribe shall report to the Ad-
ministrator regarding the use of Federal funds to imple-
ment the PROMISE Plan developed under section 275. 
‘‘SEC. 279C. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘For fiscal years 2016 through 2020, of the amount 
made available to carry out this part for any fiscal year, 
not more than 75 percent shall be made available to carry 
out this subpart. 
‘‘Subpart 4—General PROMISE Grant Provisions 
‘‘SEC. 279D. NONSUPPLANTING CLAUSE. 
‘‘A unit of local government or Indian tribe receiving 
a grant under this part shall use such grant only to sup-
plement, and not supplant, the amount of funds that, in 
the absence of such grant, would be available to address 
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the needs of youth in the community with respect to evi-
dence-based and promising practices related to juvenile de-
linquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and 
intervention. 
‘‘SEC. 279E. GRANT APPLICATION REVIEW PANEL. 
‘‘The Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice 
and Delinquency Prevention, in conjunction with the 
PROMISE Advisory Panel, shall establish and utilize a 
transparent, reliable, and valid system for evaluating ap-
plications for PROMISE Assessment and Planning grants 
and for PROMISE Implementation grants, and shall de-
termine which applicants meet the criteria for funding, 
based primarily on a determination of greatest need (in 
accordance with section 272), with due consideration to 
other enumerated factors and the indicated ability of the 
applicant to successfully implement the program described 
in the application. 
‘‘SEC. 279F. EVALUATION OF PROMISE GRANT PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) EVALUATION REQUIRED.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations under this part, the Adminis-
trator shall, in consultation with the organization provided 
assistance under section 223(f)(1), provide for an evalua-
tion of the programs and activities carried out with grants 
under this part. In carrying out this section, the Adminis-
trator shall— 
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‘‘(1) award grants to institutions of higher edu-
cation (including institutions that are eligible to re-
ceive funds under part F of title III of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q et seq.)), 
to facilitate the evaluation process and measurement 
of achieved outcomes; 
‘‘(2) identify evidence-based and promising 
practices used by PROMISE Coordinating Councils 
under PROMISE Implementation grants that have 
proven to be effective in preventing involvement in, 
or diverting further involvement in, juvenile delin-
quency or criminal street gang activity; and 
‘‘(3) ensure— 
‘‘(A) that such evaluation is based on the 
performance standards that are developed by 
the PROMISE Advisory Panel in accordance 
with section 223(g)(1)(C); 
‘‘(B) the development of longitudinal and 
clinical trial evaluation and performance meas-
urements with regard to the evidence-based and 
promising practices funded under this part; and 
‘‘(C) the dissemination of the practices 
identified in paragraph (2) to the National Re-
search Center for Proven Juvenile Justice Prac-
tices (established under section 279D), units of 
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local government, and Indian tribes to promote 
the use of such practices by such units and 
tribes to prevent involvement in, or to divert 
further involvement in, juvenile delinquency or 
criminal street gang activity. 
‘‘(b) RESULTS TO THE NATIONAL RESEARCH CEN-
TER FOR PROVEN JUVENILE JUSTICE PRACTICES.—The 
Administrator shall provide the results of the evaluation 
under subsection (a) to the National Research Center for 
Proven Juvenile Justice Practices established under sec-
tion 279G. 
‘‘Subpart 5—Promise Research Centers 
‘‘SEC. 279G. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH 
CENTER FOR PROVEN JUVENILE JUSTICE 
PRACTICES. 
‘‘(a) CENTER ESTABLISHED.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Administrator shall award a 
grant to a nonprofit organization with a national reputa-
tion for expertise in operating or evaluating effective, evi-
dence-based practices related to juvenile delinquency and 
criminal street gang activity prevention or intervention to 
develop a National Research Center for Proven Juvenile 
Justice Practices. Such Center shall— 
‘‘(1) collaborate with institutions of higher edu-
cation as regional partners to create a best practices 
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juvenile justice information-sharing network to sup-
port the programs and activities carried out with 
grants under subpart 3 of this part; 
‘‘(2) collect, and disseminate to PROMISE Co-
ordinating Councils, research and other information 
about evidence-based and promising practices related 
to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang ac-
tivity prevention and intervention to inform the ef-
forts of PROMISE Coordinating Councils and re-
gional research partners and to support the pro-
grams and activities carried out with grants under 
subpart 3 of this part; 
‘‘(3) increase the public’s knowledge and under-
standing of effective juvenile justice practices to pre-
vent crime and delinquency and reduce recidivism; 
and 
‘‘(4) develop, manage, and regularly update a 
site to disseminate proven practices for successful 
juvenile delinquency prevention and intervention. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amount made available to carry out this part— 
‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2016, not more than 2.5 
percent of such amount shall be made available to 
carry out this section; and 
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‘‘(2) for fiscal years 2017 through 2020, not 
more than 4 percent of such amount shall be made 
available to carry out this section. 
‘‘SEC. 279H. GRANTS FOR REGIONAL RESEARCH PROVEN 
PRACTICES PARTNERSHIPS. 
‘‘(a) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Adminis-
trator shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, 
establish a grant program to award grants to institutions 
of higher education to serve as regional research partners 
with PROMISE Coordinating Councils that are located in 
the same geographic region as an institution, in collabora-
tion with the National Research Center for Proven Juve-
nile Justice Practices authorized under section 279D. Re-
gional research partners shall provide research support to 
such PROMISE Coordinating Councils, including— 
‘‘(1) assistance with preparing PROMISE grant 
applications under subpart 3, including collection of 
baseline data for such applications; 
‘‘(2) assistance with the needs and strengths 
assessments conducted under section 274; and 
‘‘(3) provision of support services to PROMISE 
grant recipients for data collection and analysis to 
assess progress under the PROMISE grant. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amount made available to carry out this part— 
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‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2016, not more than 2.5 
percent of such amount shall be made available to 
carry out this section; and 
‘‘(2) for fiscal years 2017 through 2020, not 
more than 4 percent of such amount shall be made 
available to carry out this section.’’. 
SEC. 211. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY. 
Section 299A(e) of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5672(e)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘requirements described in para-
graphs (11), (12), and (13) of section 223(a)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘core requirements’’. 
SEC. 212. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
204(b)(6) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
5614(b)(6)), by striking ‘‘section 223(a)(15)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 223(a)(16)’’; 
(2) 
in 
section 
246(a)(2)(D) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
5656(a)(2)(D)), by striking ‘‘section 222(c)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 222(d)’’; and 
(3) in section 299D(b) (42 U.S.C. 5675(b)), by 
striking ‘‘section 222(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
222(d)’’. 
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TITLE III—INCENTIVE GRANTS 
FOR 
LOCAL 
DELINQUENCY 
PREVENTION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 502 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delin-
quency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 
5781) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘DEFI-
NITION’’ and inserting ‘‘DEFINITIONS’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘this title, the term’’ and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘this title— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘mentoring’ means matching 1 
adult with 1 or more youths (not to exceed 4 youths) 
for the purpose of providing guidance, support, and 
encouragement aimed at developing the character of 
the youths, where the adult and youths meet regu-
larly for not less than 4 hours each month for not 
less than a 9-month period; and 
‘‘(2) the term’’. 
SEC. 302. GRANTS FOR DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 504(a) of the Incentive Grants for Local De-
linquency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 
5783(a)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) mentoring programs.’’. 
SEC. 303. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 1974 is amended by striking title V, as added by the 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 
(Public Law 93–415; 88 Stat. 1133) (relating to miscella-
neous and conforming amendments). 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. EVALUATION BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY 
OFFICE. 
(a) EVALUATION.—Not later than October 1, 2016, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall— 
(1) conduct a comprehensive analysis and eval-
uation regarding the performance of the Office of 
Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention (re-
ferred to in this section as ‘‘the agency’’), its func-
tions, its programs, and its grants; 
(2) conduct a comprehensive audit and evalua-
tion of a selected, statistically significant sample of 
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grantees (as determined by the Comptroller General) 
that receive Federal funds under grant programs ad-
ministered by the Office of Juvenile Justice Delin-
quency and Prevention including a review of internal 
controls to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse of funds 
by grantees; and 
(3) submit a report in accordance with sub-
section (d). 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS
FOR EVALUATION.—In con-
ducting the analysis and evaluation under subsection 
(a)(1), and in order to document the efficiency and public 
benefit of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preven-
tion Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), excluding the 
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et 
seq.) and the Missing Children’s Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5771 et seq.), the Comptroller General shall take 
into consideration— 
(1) the extent to which the jurisdiction of, and 
the programs administered by, the agency duplicate 
or conflict with the jurisdiction and programs of 
other agencies; 
(2) the potential benefits of consolidating pro-
grams administered by the agency with similar or 
duplicative programs of other agencies, and the po-
tential for consolidating those programs; 
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(3) whether present functions or operations are 
impeded or enhanced by existing statutes, rules, and 
procedures; 
(4) the number and types of beneficiaries or 
persons served by programs carried out by the agen-
cy; 
(5) the manner with which the agency seeks 
public input and input from State and local govern-
ments on the performance of the functions of the 
agency; 
(6) the extent to which the agency complies 
with section 552 of title 5, United States Code (com-
monly known as the Freedom of Information Act); 
(7) whether greater oversight is needed of pro-
grams developed with grants made by the agency; 
and 
(8) the extent to which changes are necessary 
in the authorizing statutes of the agency in order for 
the functions of the agency to be performed in a 
more efficient and effective manner. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS FOR AUDITS.—In conducting 
the audit and evaluation under subsection (a)(2), and in 
order to document the efficiency and public benefit of the 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), excluding the Runaway and 
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Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) and the 
Missing Children’s Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et 
seq.), the Comptroller General shall take into consider-
ation— 
(1) whether grantees timely file Financial Sta-
tus Reports; 
(2) whether grantees have sufficient internal 
controls to ensure adequate oversight of grant fund 
received; 
(3) whether disbursements were accompanied 
with adequate supporting documentation (including 
invoices and receipts); 
(4) whether expenditures were authorized; 
(5) whether subrecipients of grant funds were 
complying with program requirements; 
(6) whether salaries and fringe benefits of per-
sonnel were adequately supported by documentation; 
(7) whether contracts were bid in accordance 
with program guidelines; and 
(8) whether grant funds were spent in accord-
ance with program goals and guidelines. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall submit a report regarding 
the evaluation conducted under subsection (a) and 
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audit under subsection (b), together with supporting 
materials, to the Speaker of the House of Represent-
atives and the President pro tempore of the Senate, 
and be made available to the public, not later than 
October 1, 2016. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted in ac-
cordance with paragraph (1) shall include all audit 
findings determined by the selected, statistically sig-
nificant sample of grantees as required by subsection 
(a)(2) and shall include the name and location of 
any selected grantee as well as any findings required 
by subsection (a)(2). 
SEC. 402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘TITLE VI—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS; ACCOUNT-
ABILITY AND OVERSIGHT 
‘‘SEC. 601. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this Act— 
‘‘(1) $262,500,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
‘‘(2) $267,750,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
‘‘(3) $273,105,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
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‘‘(4) $278,565,000 for fiscal year 2019; and 
‘‘(5) $284,130,000 for fiscal year 2020, and for 
each succeeding fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) MENTORING PROGRAMS.—Not more than 10 
percent of the amount made available under subsection (a) 
for a fiscal year may be used for mentoring programs. 
‘‘(c) PART G FUNDS.—Not more than 10 percent of 
the amount made available under subsection (a) for a fis-
cal year may be used to carry out part G of title II.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
1974 is amended by striking— 
(1) section 299 (42 U.S.C. 5671); 
(2) section 388 (42 U.S.C. 5751); 
(3) section 408 (42 U.S.C. 5777); and 
(4) section 505 (42 U.S.C. 5784). 
SEC. 403. ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VI of the Juvenile Justice 
and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as added by this 
Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 602. ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT. 
‘‘All grants awarded by the Attorney General under 
this Act shall be subject to the following accountability 
provisions: 
‘‘(1) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.— 
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‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) the term ‘Inspector General’ 
means the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Justice; and 
‘‘(ii) the term ‘unresolved audit find-
ing’ means a finding in the final audit re-
port of the Inspector General— 
‘‘(I) that the audited grantee has 
used grant funds for an unauthorized 
expenditure or otherwise unallowable 
cost; and 
‘‘(II) that is not closed or re-
solved during the 12-month period be-
ginning on the date on which the final 
audit report is issued. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—Beginning in the 
first fiscal year beginning after the date of en-
actment of this Act, and in each fiscal year 
thereafter, the Inspector General shall conduct 
audits of recipients of grants under this Act to 
prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds by 
grantees. 
‘‘(C) NUMBER OF GRANTEES TO BE AU-
DITED.—The Inspector General shall determine 
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the appropriate number of grantees to be au-
dited under subparagraph (B) each fiscal year. 
‘‘(D) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—A recipi-
ent of grant funds under this Act that is found 
to have an unresolved audit finding shall not be 
eligible to receive grant funds under this Act 
during the first 2 fiscal years beginning after 
the 12-month period described in subparagraph 
(A)(ii)(II). 
‘‘(E) 
PRIORITY.—In 
awarding 
grants 
under this Act, the Attorney General shall give 
priority to an eligible entity that did not have 
an unresolved audit finding during the 3 fiscal 
years prior to the date on which the eligible en-
tity submits an application for a grant under 
this Act. 
‘‘(F) REIMBURSEMENT.—If an entity is 
awarded grant funds under this Act during the 
2-fiscal-year period in which the entity is barred 
from receiving grants under subparagraph (D), 
the Attorney General shall— 
‘‘(i) deposit an amount equal to the 
amount of the grant funds that were im-
properly awarded to the grantee into the 
general fund of the Treasury; and 
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‘‘(ii) seek to recoup the costs of the 
repayment to the general fund under 
clause (i) from the grantee that was erro-
neously awarded grant funds. 
‘‘(2) 
NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 
paragraph and the grant programs described in 
this Act, the term ‘nonprofit organization’ 
means an organization that is described in sec-
tion 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 
501(a) of such Code. 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITION.—The Attorney Gen-
eral may not award a grant under any grant 
program described in this Act to a nonprofit or-
ganization that holds money in offshore ac-
counts for the purpose of avoiding paying the 
tax described in section 511(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(C) DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each nonprofit or-
ganization that is awarded a grant under 
a grant program described in this Act and 
uses the procedures prescribed in regula-
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tions to create a rebuttable presumption of 
reasonableness for the compensation of its 
officers, directors, trustees, and key em-
ployees, shall disclose to the Attorney Gen-
eral, in the application for the grant, the 
process for determining such compensa-
tion, including— 
‘‘(I) the independent persons in-
volved in reviewing and approving 
such compensation; 
‘‘(II) 
the 
comparability 
data 
used; and 
‘‘(III) contemporaneous substan-
tiation of the deliberation and deci-
sion. 
‘‘(ii) PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON RE-
QUEST.—Upon request, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall make the information disclosed 
under clause (i) available for public inspec-
tion. 
‘‘(3) CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES.— 
‘‘(A) LIMITATION.—No amounts author-
ized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Justice under this Act may be used by the At-
torney General, or by any individual or organi-
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zation awarded discretionary funds through a 
cooperative agreement under this Act, to host 
or support any expenditure for conferences that 
uses more than $20,000 in funds made avail-
able to the Department of Justice, unless the 
Deputy Attorney General or such assistant at-
torneys general, Directors, or principal deputies 
as the Deputy Attorney General may designate, 
provides prior written authorization that the 
funds may be expended to host a conference. 
‘‘(B) WRITTEN
APPROVAL.—Written ap-
proval under subparagraph (A) shall include a 
written estimate of all costs associated with the 
conference, including the cost of all food and 
beverages, audiovisual equipment, honoraria for 
speakers, and entertainment. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—The Deputy Attorney Gen-
eral shall submit an annual report to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives on all conference expenditures 
approved under this paragraph. 
‘‘(4) PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING ACTIVITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Amounts authorized 
to be appropriated under this Act may not be 
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utilized by any recipient of a grant made using 
such amounts to— 
‘‘(i) lobby any representative of the 
Department of Justice regarding the 
award of grant funding; or 
‘‘(ii) lobby any representative of a 
Federal, State, local, or tribal government 
regarding the award of grant funding. 
‘‘(B) PENALTY.—If the Attorney General 
determines that any recipient of a grant made 
using amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under this Act has violated subparagraph (A), 
the Attorney General shall— 
‘‘(i) require the grant recipient to 
repay the grant in full; and 
‘‘(ii) prohibit the grant recipient from 
receiving another grant under this Act for 
not less than 5 years. 
‘‘(5) ANNUAL
CERTIFICATION.—Beginning in 
the first fiscal year beginning after the date of en-
actment of the Youth Justice Act of 2015, the At-
torney General shall submit, to the Committee on 
the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary 
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and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives, an annual certification that— 
‘‘(A) all audits issued by the Office of the 
Inspector General of the Department of Justice 
under paragraph (1) have been completed and 
reviewed by the appropriate Assistant Attorney 
General or Director; 
‘‘(B) all mandatory exclusions required 
under paragraph (1)(D) have been issued; 
‘‘(C) all reimbursements required under 
paragraph (1)(F)(i) have been made; and 
‘‘(D) includes a list of any grant recipients 
excluded under paragraph (1)(D) during the 
preceding fiscal year.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 is amended by 
striking section 407 (42 U.S.C. 5776a). 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the first day 
of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(3) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—In the case of an entity 
that is barred from receiving grant funds under 
paragraph (2) or (7)(B)(ii) of section 407 of the Ju-
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venile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5776a), the amendment made by 
paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not affect the 
applicability to the entity, or to the Attorney Gen-
eral with respect to the entity, of paragraph (2), (3), 
or (7) of such section 407, as in effect on the day 
before the effective date under paragraph (2) of this 
subsection. 
TITLE V—JUVENILE ACCOUNT-
ABILITY BLOCK GRANTS 
SEC. 501. GRANT ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 1802(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ee– 
2(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) assurances that the State agrees to comply 
with the core requirements, as defined in section 103 
of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603), applicable to the de-
tention and confinement of juveniles.’’. 
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