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(8) whether grant funds were spent in accord-
ance with program goals and guidelines. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall— 
(A) submit a report regarding the evalua-
tion conducted under subsection (a) and audit 
under subsection (b), to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and the President pro 
tempore of the Senate; and 
(B) make the report described in subpara-
graph (A) available to the public. 
(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; ACCOUNT-
ABILITY AND OVERSIGHT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘TITLE VI—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS; ACCOUNT-
ABILITY AND OVERSIGHT 
‘‘SEC. 601. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act, except for titles III and IV, $176,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, of which not more 
than $96,053,401 shall be used to carry out title V for 
each such fiscal year. 
‘‘SEC. 602. ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT. 
‘‘(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that, in order to ensure that at-risk youth, and youth 
who come into contact with the juvenile justice system or 
the criminal justice system, are treated fairly and that the 
outcome of that contact is beneficial to the Nation— 
‘‘(1) the Department of Justice, through its Of-
fice of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 
must restore meaningful enforcement of the core re-
quirements in title II; and 
‘‘(2) States, which are entrusted with a fiscal 
stewardship role if they accept funds under title II 
must exercise vigilant oversight to ensure full com-
pliance with the core requirements for juveniles pro-
vided for in title II. 
‘‘(b) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
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‘‘(1) AGENCY PROGRAM REVIEW.— 
‘‘(A) PROGRAMMATIC AND FINANCIAL AS-
SESSMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of the Ju-
venile Justice Reform Act of 2018, the Di-
rector of the Office of Audit, Assessment, 
and Management of the Office of Justice 
Programs at the Department of Justice 
(referred to in this section as the ‘Direc-
tor’) shall— 
‘‘(I) conduct a comprehensive 
analysis and evaluation of the internal 
controls of the Office of Juvenile Jus-
tice and Delinquency Prevention (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘agen-
cy’) to determine if States and Indian 
Tribes receiving grants are following 
the requirements of the agency grant 
programs and what remedial action 
the agency has taken to recover any 
grant funds that are expended in vio-
lation of grant programs, including in-
stances where— 
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‘‘(aa) 
supporting 
docu-
mentation was not provided for 
cost reports; 
‘‘(bb) unauthorized expendi-
tures occurred; and 
‘‘(cc) subrecipients of grant 
funds were not in compliance 
with program requirements; 
‘‘(II) conduct a comprehensive 
audit and evaluation of a selected sta-
tistically significant sample of States 
and Indian Tribes (as determined by 
the Director) that have received Fed-
eral funds under title II, including a 
review of internal controls to prevent 
fraud, waste, and abuse of funds by 
grantees; and 
‘‘(III) submit a report in accord-
ance with clause (iv). 
‘‘(ii) CONSIDERATIONS FOR EVALUA-
TIONS.—In conducting the analysis and 
evaluation under clause (i)(I), and in order 
to document the efficiency and public ben-
efit of titles II and V, the Director shall 
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take into consideration the extent to 
which— 
‘‘(I) greater oversight is needed 
of programs developed with grants 
made by the agency; 
‘‘(II) changes are necessary in 
the authorizing statutes of the agency 
in order that the functions of the 
agency can be performed in a more ef-
ficient and effective manner; and 
‘‘(III) the agency has imple-
mented recommendations issued by 
the Comptroller General or Office of 
Inspector General relating to the 
grant making and grant monitoring 
responsibilities of the agency. 
‘‘(iii) 
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
AU-
DITS.—In conducting the audit and evalua-
tion under clause (i)(II), and in order to 
document the efficiency and public benefit 
of titles II and V, the Director shall take 
into consideration— 
‘‘(I) whether grantees timely file 
Financial Status Reports; 
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‘‘(II) whether grantees have suf-
ficient internal controls to ensure ade-
quate oversight of grant funds re-
ceived; 
‘‘(III) whether grantees’ asser-
tions of compliance with the core re-
quirements were accompanied with 
adequate supporting documentation; 
‘‘(IV) whether expenditures were 
authorized; 
‘‘(V) whether subrecipients of 
grant funds were complying with pro-
gram requirements; and 
‘‘(VI) whether grant funds were 
spent in accordance with the program 
goals and guidelines. 
‘‘(iv) REPORT.—The Director shall— 
‘‘(I) submit to the Congress a re-
port outlining the results of the anal-
ysis, evaluation, and audit conducted 
under clause (i), including supporting 
materials, to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and the 
President pro tempore of the Senate; 
and 
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‘‘(II) shall make such report 
available to the public online, not later 
than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this section. 
‘‘(B) 
ANALYSIS
OF
INTERNAL
CON-
TROLS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of the Ju-
venile Justice Reform Act of 2018, the Ad-
ministrator shall initiate a comprehensive 
analysis and evaluation of the internal con-
trols of the agency to determine whether, 
and to what extent, States and Indian 
Tribes that receive grants under titles II 
and V are following the requirements of 
the grant programs authorized under titles 
II and V. 
‘‘(ii) REPORT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of the Ju-
venile Justice Reform Act of 2018, the Ad-
ministrator shall submit to Congress a re-
port containing— 
‘‘(I) the findings of the analysis 
and evaluation conducted under clause 
(i); 
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‘‘(II) a description of remedial 
actions, if any, that will be taken by 
the Administrator to enhance the in-
ternal controls of the agency and re-
coup funds that may have been ex-
pended in violation of law, regulations, 
or program requirements issued under 
titles II and V; and 
‘‘(III) a description of— 
‘‘(aa) the analysis conducted 
under clause (i); 
‘‘(bb) whether the funds 
awarded under titles II and V 
have been used in accordance 
with law, regulations, program 
guidance, and applicable plans; 
and 
‘‘(cc) the extent to which 
funds awarded to States and In-
dian Tribes under titles II and V 
enhanced the ability of grantees 
to fulfill the core requirements. 
‘‘(C) REPORT
BY
THE
ATTORNEY
GEN-
ERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of the Juvenile Justice Reform 
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Act of 2018, the Attorney General shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of the Congress 
a report on the estimated amount of formula 
grant funds disbursed by the agency since fiscal 
year 2010 that did not meet the requirements 
for awards of formula grants to States under 
title II. 
‘‘(2) OFFICE
OF
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
PER-
FORMANCE AUDITS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In order to ensure the 
effective and appropriate use of grants adminis-
tered under this Act (excluding title IV) and to 
prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds by 
grantees, the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Justice shall annually conduct audits of 
grantees that receive funds under this Act. 
‘‘(B) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the Juvenile Jus-
tice Reform Act of 2018 and annually there-
after, the Inspector General shall conduct a risk 
assessment to determine the appropriate num-
ber of grantees to be audited under subpara-
graph (A) in the year involved. 
‘‘(C) 
PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY
ON 
WEBSITE.—The Attorney General shall make 
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the summary of each review conducted under 
this section available on the website of the De-
partment of Justice, subject to redaction as the 
Attorney General determines necessary to pro-
tect classified and other sensitive information. 
‘‘(D) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—A recipi-
ent of grant funds under this Act (excluding 
title IV) that is found to have an unresolved 
audit finding shall not be eligible to receive 
grant funds under this Act (excluding title IV) 
during the first 2 fiscal years beginning after 
the 12-month period beginning on the date on 
which the audit report is issued. 
‘‘(E) 
PRIORITY.—In 
awarding 
grants 
under this Act (excluding title IV), the Admin-
istrator shall give priority to a State or Indian 
Tribe that did not have an unresolved audit 
finding during the 3 fiscal years prior to the 
date on which the State or Indian Tribe sub-
mits an application for a grant under this Act. 
‘‘(F) REIMBURSEMENT.—If a State or an 
Indian Tribe is awarded a grant under this Act 
(excluding title IV) during the 2-fiscal-year pe-
riod in which the recipient is barred from re-
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ceiving grants under subparagraph (D), the At-
torney 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 
‘‘(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. 
‘‘(G) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘unresolved audit finding’ means a finding 
in the final audit report of the Inspector Gen-
eral— 
‘‘(i) that the audited State or Indian 
Tribe has used grant funds for an unau-
thorized expenditure or otherwise unallow-
able cost; and 
‘‘(ii) that is not closed or resolved 
during the 12-month period beginning on 
the date on which the final audit report is 
issued. 
‘‘(3) 
NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
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‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 
paragraph and the grant programs described in 
this Act (excluding title IV), the term ‘nonprofit 
organization’ means an organization that is de-
scribed in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation 
under section 501(a) of such Code. 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITION.—The Administrator 
may not award a grant under any grant pro-
gram described in this Act (excluding title IV) 
to a nonprofit organization that holds money in 
offshore accounts 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 (ex-
cluding title IV) and uses the procedures 
prescribed in regulations to create a rebut-
table presumption of reasonableness for 
the compensation of its officers, directors, 
trustees, and key employees, shall disclose 
to the Administrator, in the application for 
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the grant, the process for determining such 
compensation, 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 Administrator 
shall make the information disclosed under 
clause (i) available for public inspection. 
‘‘(4) 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-
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-
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torney Generals, 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 Education and the Workforce of 
the House of Representatives on all conference 
expenditures approved under this paragraph. 
‘‘(5) PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING ACTIVITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Amounts authorized 
to be appropriated under this Act may not be 
utilized by any recipient of a grant made using 
such amounts— 
‘‘(i) to lobby any representative of the 
Department of Justice regarding the 
award of grant funding; or 
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‘‘(ii) to 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 recipient to repay the 
grant in full; and 
‘‘(ii) prohibit the recipient to receive 
another grant under this Act for not less 
than 5 years. 
‘‘(C) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes of 
this paragraph, submitting an application for a 
grant under this Act shall not be considered 
lobbying activity in violation of subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(6) ANNUAL
CERTIFICATION.—Beginning in 
the 1st fiscal year that begins after the effective 
date of this section, the Attorney General shall sub-
mit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce and the 
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Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives, an annual certification that— 
‘‘(A) all audits issued by the Inspector 
General of the Department of Justice under 
paragraph (2) have been completed and re-
viewed by the appropriate Assistant Attorney 
General or Director; 
‘‘(B) all mandatory exclusions required 
under paragraph (2)(D) have been issued; 
‘‘(C) all reimbursements required under 
paragraph (2)(F)(i) have been made; and 
‘‘(D) includes a list of any grant recipients 
excluded under paragraph (2) during the then 
preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(c) PREVENTING DUPLICATIVE GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Before the Attorney Gen-
eral awards a grant to an applicant under this Act, 
the Attorney General shall compare potential grant 
awards with other grants awarded under this Act to 
determine if duplicate grant awards are awarded for 
the same purpose. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—If the Attorney General awards 
duplicate grants to the same applicant for the same 
purpose the Attorney General shall submit to the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
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Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
House of Representatives a report that includes— 
‘‘(A) a list of all duplicate grants awarded, 
including the total dollar amount of any dupli-
cate grants awarded; and 
‘‘(B) the reason the Attorney General 
awarded the duplicative grant. 
‘‘(d) COMPLIANCE WITH AUDITING STANDARDS.— 
The Administrator shall comply with the Generally Ac-
cepted Government Auditing Standards, published by the 
General Accountability Office (commonly known as the 
‘Yellow Book’), in the conduct of fiscal, compliance, and 
programmatic audits of States.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
1974 (34 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.) is amended by striking— 
(1) section 299 (34 U.S.C. 11171); and 
(2) section 505. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 612 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6964 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice 
and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for 
other purposes. 
OCTOBER 2 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 28), 2018 
Read twice and placed on the calendar 
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