SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting Youth Op-
portunity and Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—DECLARATION OF FINDINGS, PURPOSE, AND 
DEFINITIONS 
Sec. 101. Findings. 
Sec. 102. Purposes. 
Sec. 103. Definitions. 
TITLE II—JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION 
Sec. 201. Concentration of Federal efforts. 
Sec. 202. Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preven-
tion. 
Sec. 203. Annual report. 
Sec. 204. Allocation of funds. 
Sec. 205. State plans. 
Sec. 206. Repeal of juvenile delinquency prevention block grant program. 
Sec. 207. Research and evaluation; statistical analyses; information dissemina-
tion. 
Sec. 208. Training and technical assistance. 
Sec. 209. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 210. Administrative authority. 
TITLE III—INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR LOCAL DELINQUENCY 
PREVENTION PROGRAMS 
Sec. 301. Short Title. 
Sec. 302. Definitions. 
Sec. 303. Duties and functions of the administrator. 
Sec. 304. Grants for delinquency prevention programs. 
Sec. 305. Grants for tribal delinquency prevention and response programs. 
Sec. 306. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 307. Technical amendment. 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 401. Evaluation by Government Accountability Office. 
Sec. 402. Accountability and oversight.
TITLE 
I—DECLARATION 
OF 
FINDINGS, 
PURPOSE, 
AND 
DEFINITIONS 
SEC. 101. FINDINGS. 
Section 101(a)(9) of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601(a)(9)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, including offenders who enter the 
juvenile justice system as the result of sexual abuse, ex-
ploitation, and trauma,’’ after ‘‘young juvenile offenders’’. 
SEC. 102. PURPOSES. 
Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5602) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, tribal,’’ 
after ‘‘State’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, tribal,’’ after ‘‘State’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(3) to assist State, tribal, and local govern-
ments in addressing juvenile crime through the pro-
vision of technical assistance, research, training, 
evaluation, and the dissemination of current and rel-
evant information on effective and evidence-based
programs and practices for combating juvenile delin-
quency; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) to support a continuum of evidence-based 
or promising programs (including delinquency pre-
vention, intervention, mental health, behavioral 
health and substance abuse treatment, family serv-
ices, and services for children exposed to violence) 
that are trauma informed, reflect the science of ado-
lescent development, and are designed to meet the 
needs of at-risk youth and youth who come into con-
tact with the justice system.’’. 
SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (8)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by adding 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
subparagraph (C); 
(2) in paragraph (18) by adding at the end the 
following:
‘‘that has a law enforcement function, as determined 
by the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with 
the Attorney General;’’. 
(3) by amending paragraph (22) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(22) the term ‘jail or lockup for adults’ means 
a secure facility that is used by a State, unit of local 
government, or law enforcement authority to detain 
or confine adult inmates;’’; 
(4) by amending paragraph (25) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(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 of-
fense; 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 or supervision, including post- 
placement or parole supervision, of a juve-
nile correctional agency by a court of com-
petent jurisdiction or by operation of appli-
cable State law;’’; 
(6) in paragraph (28), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(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’— 
‘‘(A) means the requirements described in 
paragraphs (11), (12), (13), and (15) of section 
223(a); and 
‘‘(B) does not include the data collection 
requirements described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (K) of section 207(1); 
‘‘(31) the term ‘chemical agent’ means a spray 
or injection used to temporarily incapacitate a per-
son, 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— 
‘‘(i) confinement during regularly 
scheduled sleeping hours; 
‘‘(ii) separation based on a treatment 
program approved by a licensed medical or 
mental health professional; 
‘‘(iii) confinement or separation that 
is requested by the youth; or 
‘‘(iv) the separation of the youth from 
a group in a nonlocked setting for the lim-
ited purpose of calming; 
‘‘(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 that— 
‘‘(A) is demonstrated to be effective when 
implemented with fidelity;
‘‘(B) is based on a clearly articulated and 
empirically supported theory; 
‘‘(C) has measurable outcomes relevant to 
juvenile justice, including a detailed description 
of the outcomes produced in a particular popu-
lation, whether urban or rural; and 
‘‘(D) has been scientifically tested and 
proven effective through randomized control 
studies or comparison group studies and with 
the ability to replicate and scale; 
‘‘(35) the term ‘promising’ means a program or 
practice that— 
‘‘(A) is demonstrated to be effective based 
on positive outcomes relevant to juvenile justice 
from one or more objective, independent, and 
scientifically valid evaluations, as documented 
in writing to the Administrator; and 
‘‘(B) will be evaluated through a well-de-
signed and rigorous study, as described in para-
graph (34)(D); 
‘‘(36) 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;
system officially intersect, including interactions 
with a juvenile justice, juvenile court, or law enforce-
ment official; 
‘‘(40) 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 
‘‘(C) responding in ways that resist re-
traumatization; 
‘‘(41) the term ‘racial and ethnic disparity’ 
means minority youth populations are involved at a 
decision point in the juvenile justice system at high-
er rates, incrementally or cumulatively, than non-mi-
nority youth at that decision point; 
‘‘(42) the term ‘status offender’ means a juve-
nile who is charged with or who has committed an 
offense that would not be criminal if committed by 
an adult;
‘‘(43) the term ‘rural’ means an area that is 
not located in a metropolitan statistical area, as de-
fined by the Office of Management and Budget; 
‘‘(44) the term ‘internal controls’ means a proc-
ess implemented to provide reasonable assurance re-
garding the achievement of objectives in— 
‘‘(A) effectiveness and efficiency of oper-
ations, such as grant management practices; 
‘‘(B) reliability of reporting for internal 
and external use; and 
‘‘(C) compliance with applicable laws and 
regulations, as well as recommendations of the 
Office of Inspector General and the Government 
Accountability Office; and 
‘‘(45) the term ‘tribal government’ means the 
governing body of an Indian tribe.’’. 
TITLE 
II—JUVENILE 
JUSTICE 
AND DELINQUENCY PREVEN-
TION 
SEC. 201. CONCENTRATION OF FEDERAL EFFORTS. 
Section 204 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5614) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the first sen-
tence—
(i) by striking ‘‘a long-term plan, and 
implement’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘a 
long-term plan to improve the juvenile jus-
tice system in the United States, taking 
into account scientific knowledge regarding 
adolescent development and behavior and 
regarding the effects of delinquency pre-
vention programs and juvenile justice 
interventions on adolescents, and shall im-
plement’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘research, and im-
provement of the juvenile justice system in 
the United States’’ and inserting ‘‘and re-
search’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘Fed-
eral Register’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘Federal Register during the 30-day period 
ending on October 1 of each year.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (7); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and 
(6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4), the 
following:
‘‘(5) not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of the Supporting Youth Opportunity and 
Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016, in consultation 
with Indian tribes, develop a policy for the Office of 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to col-
laborate with representatives of Indian tribes with a 
criminal justice function on the implementation of 
the provisions of this Act relating to Indian tribes;’’; 
(D) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, 
by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(E) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘monitoring’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘section 223(a)(15)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 223(a)(16)’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘to review the ade-
quacy of such systems; and’’ and inserting 
‘‘for monitoring compliance.’’. 
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)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘the Administrator of 
the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration, the Secretary of 
the Interior,’’ after ‘‘the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Commissioner of Im-
migration and Naturalization’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘United 
States’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Government’’; 
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 
completion of the last meeting of the Council 
during any fiscal year, submit to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce 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); 
‘‘(ii) includes a detailed account of the 
activities conducted by the Council during 
the fiscal year, including a complete de-
tailed accounting of expenses incurred by 
the Council to conduct operations in ac-
cordance with this section; 
‘‘(iii) is published on the Web sites of 
the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention, the Council, and the 
Department of Justice; and 
‘‘(iv) is in addition to the annual re-
port required 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 striking ‘‘and 
gender’’ and inserting ‘‘, gender, and ethnicity,
as such term is defined by the Bureau of the 
Census,’’; 
(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 
(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 status offense cases 
petitioned to court, number of status offenders 
held in secure detention, the findings used to 
justify the use of secure detention, and the av-
erage period of time a status offender was held 
in secure detention; 
‘‘(I) the number of juveniles released from 
custody and the type of living arrangement to 
which they are released;
‘‘(J) the number of juveniles whose offense 
originated on school grounds, during school- 
sponsored off-campus activities, or due to a re-
ferral by a school official, as collected and re-
ported by the Department of Education or simi-
lar State educational agency; and 
‘‘(K) the number of juveniles in the cus-
tody of secure detention and correctional facili-
ties operated by a State or unit of local govern-
ment who report being pregnant.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(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 in both 
rural and urban areas. 
‘‘(6) A description of funding provided to In-
dian tribes under this Act or for a juvenile delin-
quency or prevention program 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— 
‘‘(A) in which supporting documentation 
was not provided for cost reports; 
‘‘(B) where unauthorized expenditures oc-
curred; or 
‘‘(C) where 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’’. 
(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 data available from the Bu-
reau of the 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 United States 
Virgin Islands, 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 fis-
cal year to carry out this title is not 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 $600,000; and 
‘‘(ii) the amount allocated to the United States 
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for 
that fiscal year shall be not less than $100,000.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘efficient ad-
ministration, including monitoring, evaluation, and 
one full-time staff position’’ and inserting ‘‘effective 
and efficient administration of funds, including the 
designation of not less than one individual who shall 
coordinate efforts to achieve and sustain compliance 
with the core requirements and certify whether the 
State is in compliance with such requirements’’; and
designated by the chief executive officer of the 
State’’; 
(C) 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 in-
serting ‘‘publicly supported court- 
appointed legal counsel with ex-
perience representing juveniles in 
delinquency proceedings,’’ after 
‘‘youth,’’; 
(bb) in subclause (III), by 
striking ‘‘mental health, edu-
cation, special education’’ and in-
serting ‘‘child and adolescent 
mental health, education, child 
and adolescent substance abuse, 
special education, 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 (VI), by 
striking ‘‘youth workers involved 
with’’ and inserting ‘‘representa-
tives of’’; 
(ee) in subclause (VII), by 
striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(ff) by striking subclause 
(VIII) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(VIII) persons, licensed or cer-
tified by the applicable State, with ex-
pertise and competence in preventing 
and addressing mental health and 
substance abuse needs in delinquent 
youth and youth at risk of delin-
quency; 
‘‘(IX) representatives of victim or 
witness advocacy groups, including at 
least one individual with expertise in 
addressing the challenges of sexual 
abuse and exploitation and trauma, 
particularly the needs of special popu-
lations 
who 
experience 
dispropor-
tionate levels of sexual abuse, exploi-
tation, and trauma before entering the 
juvenile justice system; and 
‘‘(X) for a State in which one or 
more Indian tribes are located, an In-
dian tribal representative or other in-
dividual with significant expertise in 
tribal law enforcement and juvenile 
justice in Indian tribal communities;’’; 
(III) in clause (iv), by striking 
‘‘24 at the time of appointment’’ and 
inserting ‘‘28 at the time of initial ap-
pointment’’; and 
(IV) in clause (v) by inserting 
‘‘or, if not feasible and in appropriate 
circumstances, who is the parent or 
guardian of someone who has been or 
is currently under the jurisdiction of 
the juvenile justice system’’ after ‘‘ju-
venile justice system’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘30 days’’ and inserting ‘‘45 days’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (D)— 
(I) in clause (i), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and
(II) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘at 
least annually recommendations re-
garding State compliance with the re-
quirements of paragraphs (11), (12), 
and (13)’’ and inserting ‘‘at least 
every 2 years a report and necessary 
recommendations 
regarding 
State 
compliance with the core require-
ments’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (E)— 
(I) in clause (i), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; and 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a 
semicolon; 
(D) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking ‘‘In-
dian tribes’’ and all that follows through ‘‘appli-
cable to the detention and confinement of juve-
niles’’ and inserting ‘‘Indian tribes that agree 
to attempt to comply with the core require-
ments applicable to the detention and confine-
ment of juveniles’’; 
(E) in paragraph (7)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘performs law enforcement functions’’ and 
inserting ‘‘has jurisdiction’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in clause (iii), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(II) by striking clause (iv) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(iv) a plan to provide alternatives to 
detention for status offenders, survivors of 
commercial sexual exploitation, and others, 
where appropriate, such as specialized or 
problem-solving courts or diversion to 
home-based or community-based services 
or treatment for those youth in need of 
mental health, substance abuse, or co-oc-
curring disorder services at the time such 
juveniles first come into contact with the 
juvenile justice system; 
‘‘(v) a plan to reduce the number of 
children housed in secure detention and 
corrections facilities who are awaiting 
placement in residential treatment pro-
grams;
unless credible, reasonable grounds 
exist to believe the detainee presents 
an immediate and serious threat of 
hurting herself, staff, or others; and 
‘‘(II) eliminate the use of abdom-
inal restraints, leg and ankle re-
straints, wrist restraints behind the 
back, and four-point restraints on 
known pregnant juveniles, unless— 
‘‘(aa) credible, reasonable 
grounds exist to believe the de-
tainee presents an immediate and 
serious threat of hurting herself, 
staff, or others; or 
‘‘(bb) 
reasonable 
grounds 
exist to believe the detainee pre-
sents an immediate and credible 
risk of escape that cannot be rea-
sonably minimized through any 
other method;’’; 
(F) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘exist-
ing’’ and inserting ‘‘evidence-based and prom-
ising’’; 
(G) in paragraph (9)—
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, with priority in 
funding given to entities meeting the cri-
teria for evidence-based or promising pro-
grams’’ after ‘‘used for’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (i)— 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘status of-
fenders and other’’ before ‘‘youth 
who need’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(II) in clause (ii) by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(III) by inserting after clause (ii) 
the following: 
‘‘(iii) for youth who are active or 
former gang members, specialized intensive 
and comprehensive services that address 
the unique issues encountered by youth 
when they become involved with gangs;’’; 
(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) in subparagraph (E)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘delinquent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘at-risk or delinquent youth’’; 
and 
(II) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, 
including for truancy prevention and 
reduction’’ before the semicolon; 
(v) in subparagraph (F), in the mat-
ter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘ex-
panding’’ and inserting ‘‘programs to ex-
pand’’; 
(vi) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(G) through (S) as subparagraphs (H) 
through (T), respectively; 
(vii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(F), the following: 
‘‘(G) programs— 
‘‘(i) to ensure youth have access to 
appropriate legal representation; and
‘‘(ii) to expand access to publicly sup-
ported, court-appointed legal counsel who 
are trained to represent juveniles in adju-
dication proceedings, 
except that the State may not use more than 2 
percent of the funds received under section 222 
for these purposes;’’; 
(viii) in subparagraph (H), as so re-
designated, by striking ‘‘State,’’ each place 
the term appears and inserting ‘‘State, 
tribal,’’; 
(ix) in subparagraph (M), as so redes-
ignated— 
(I) in clause (i)— 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘pre-adju-
dication and’’ before ‘‘post-adju-
dication’’; 
(bb) by striking ‘‘restraints’’ 
and inserting ‘‘alternatives’’; and 
(cc) by inserting ‘‘specialized 
or problem-solving courts,’’ after 
‘‘(including’’; and 
(II) in clause (ii)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘by the pro-
vision by the Administrator’’; and
(bb) by striking ‘‘to States’’; 
(x) in subparagraph (N), as redesig-
nated— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘and reduce the 
risk of recidivism’’ after ‘‘families’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘so that such ju-
veniles may be retained in their 
homes’’; 
(xi) in subparagraph (S), as so redes-
ignated, by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(xii) in subparagraph (T), as so redes-
ignated— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘or co-occurring 
disorder’’ after ‘‘mental health’’; 
(II) by inserting ‘‘court-involved 
or’’ before ‘‘incarcerated’’; 
(III) by striking ‘‘suspected to 
be’’; 
(IV) by striking ‘‘and discharge 
plans’’ and inserting ‘‘provision of 
treatment, and development of dis-
charge plans’’; and 
(V) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and
(xiii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(T) the following: 
‘‘(U) programs and projects designed— 
‘‘(i) to inform juveniles of the oppor-
tunity 
and 
process 
for 
sealing 
and 
expunging juvenile records; and 
‘‘(ii) to assist juveniles in pursuing ju-
venile record sealing and expungements for 
both adjudications and arrests not followed 
by adjudications; 
except that the State may not use more than 2 
percent of the funds received under section 222 
for these purposes; 
‘‘(V) programs that address the needs of 
girls in or at risk of entering the juvenile justice 
system, including pregnant girls, young moth-
ers, victims of sexual abuse, survivors of com-
mercial sexual exploitation or domestic child sex 
trafficking, girls with disabilities, and girls of 
color, including girls who are members of an In-
dian tribe; and 
‘‘(W) monitoring for compliance with the 
core requirements and providing training and 
technical assistance on the core requirements to 
secure facilities;’’;
(H) by striking paragraph (11) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(11)(A) in accordance with rules issued by the 
Administrator, provide that a juvenile shall not be 
placed in a secure detention facility or a secure cor-
rectional facility, if— 
‘‘(i) the juvenile is charged with or has 
committed an offense that would not be crimi-
nal if committed by an adult, excluding— 
‘‘(I) a juvenile who is charged with or 
has committed a violation of section 
922(x)(2) of title 18, United States Code, 
or of a similar State law; 
‘‘(II) a juvenile who is charged with 
or has committed a violation of a valid 
court order issued and reviewed in accord-
ance with paragraph (23); and 
‘‘(III) a juvenile who is held in ac-
cordance with the Interstate Compact on 
Juveniles as enacted by the State; or 
‘‘(ii) the juvenile— 
‘‘(I) is not charged with any offense; 
and 
‘‘(II)(aa) is an alien; or
‘‘(bb) is alleged to be dependent, ne-
glected, or abused; and 
‘‘(B) require that— 
‘‘(i) not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of the Supporting Youth Oppor-
tunity and Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016, 
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; 
‘‘(ii) 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 matu-
rity of the juvenile;
‘‘(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 not only meet the specific needs of the 
juvenile but also to protect the safety of 
the public as well as other detained youth; 
and 
‘‘(VII) any other relevant factor; and 
‘‘(iii) 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— 
‘‘(I) the court shall hold a hearing not 
less frequently than once every 30 days, or 
in the case of a rural jurisdiction, not less 
frequently than once every 45 days, to re-
view 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;’’. 
(I) in paragraph (12)(A), by striking ‘‘con-
tact’’ and inserting ‘‘sight or sound contact’’; 
(J) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘con-
tact’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘sight 
or sound contact’’; 
(K) in paragraph (14)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘adequate system’’ and 
inserting ‘‘effective system’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘lock-ups,’’ after 
‘‘monitoring jails,’’; 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘deten-
tion facilities,’’; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘, and non-secure fa-
cilities’’; 
(v) by striking ‘‘insure’’ and inserting 
‘‘ensure’’;
(vi) by striking ‘‘requirements of 
paragraphs (11), (12), and (13)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘core requirements’’; and 
(vii) by striking ‘‘, in the opinion of 
the Administrator,’’; 
(L) by striking paragraphs (22) and (27); 
(M) by redesignating paragraph (28) as 
paragraph (27); 
(N) by redesignating paragraphs (15) 
through (21) as paragraphs (16) through (22), 
respectively; 
(O) by inserting after paragraph (14) the 
following: 
‘‘(15) implement policy, practice, and system 
improvement strategies at the State, territorial, 
local, and tribal levels, as applicable, to identify and 
reduce racial and ethnic disparities among youth 
who come into contact with the juvenile justice sys-
tem, without establishing or requiring numerical 
standards or quotas, by— 
‘‘(A) establishing or designating existing 
coordinating bodies, composed of juvenile jus-
tice stakeholders, (including representatives of 
the educational system) at the State, local, or 
tribal levels, to advise efforts by States, units of
local government, and Indian tribes to reduce 
racial and ethnic disparities; 
‘‘(B) identifying and analyzing data on 
race and ethnicity at all decision points in 
State, local, or tribal juvenile justice systems to 
determine which key points create racial and 
ethnic disparities among youth who come into 
contact with the juvenile justice system; and 
‘‘(C) developing and implementing a work 
plan that includes measurable objectives for pol-
icy, practice, or other system changes, based on 
the needs identified in the data collection and 
analysis under subparagraph (B);’’; 
(P) in paragraph (16), as so redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘ethnicity,’’ after ‘‘race,’’; 
(Q) in paragraph (21), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘local,’’ each place the term appears 
and inserting ‘‘local, tribal,’’; 
(R) in paragraph (23)— 
(i) in subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
(C), by striking ‘‘juvenile’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘status offender’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)—
(I) in clause (i), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(II) in clause (ii), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(III) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(iii) if such court determines the sta-
tus offender should be placed in a secure 
detention facility or correctional facility for 
violating such order— 
‘‘(I) the court shall issue a writ-
ten order that— 
‘‘(aa) identifies the valid 
court order that has been vio-
lated; 
‘‘(bb) specifies the factual 
basis for determining that there 
is reasonable cause to believe 
that the status offender has vio-
lated such order; 
‘‘(cc) includes findings of 
fact to support a determination 
that there is no appropriate less 
restrictive alternative available to 
placing the status offender in
such a facility, with due consider-
ation to the best interest of the 
juvenile; 
‘‘(dd) specifies the length of 
time, not to exceed 7 days, that 
the status offender may remain 
in a secure detention facility or 
correctional facility, and includes 
a plan for the status offender’s 
release from such facility; and 
‘‘(ee) may not be renewed or 
extended; and 
‘‘(II) the court may not issue a 
second or subsequent order described 
in subclause (I) relating to a status 
offender unless the status offender 
violates a valid court order after the 
date on which the court issues an 
order described in subclause (I);’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) there are procedures in place to en-
sure that any status offender held in a secure 
detention facility or correctional facility pursu-
ant to a court order described in this paragraph
does not remain in custody longer than 7 days 
or the length of time authorized by the court, 
whichever is shorter; and 
‘‘(E) not later than September 30, 2020 
(with a 1-year extension for each additional fis-
cal year that a State can demonstrate hardship, 
as determined by the State, and submits in 
writing evidence of such hardship to the Admin-
istrator which shall be considered approved un-
less the Administrator justifies to the State in 
writing that the hardship does not qualify for 
an exemption), the State will eliminate the use 
of valid court orders to provide secure confine-
ment of status offenders, except that juveniles 
may be held in secure confinement in accord-
ance with the Interstate Compact for Juveniles 
if the judge issues a written order that— 
‘‘(i) specifies the factual basis to be-
lieve that the State has the authority to 
detain the juvenile under the terms of the 
Interstate Compact for Juveniles; 
‘‘(ii) includes findings of fact to sup-
port a determination that there is no ap-
propriate less restrictive alternative avail-
able to placing the juvenile in such a facil-
ity, with due consideration to the best in-
terest of the juvenile; 
‘‘(iii) specifies the length of time a ju-
venile may remain in secure confinement, 
not to exceed 15 days, and includes a plan 
for the return of the juvenile to the home 
State of the juvenile; and 
‘‘(iv) may not be renewed or ex-
tended;’’; 
(S) in paragraph (26)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and in accordance 
with confidentiality concerns,’’ after ‘‘max-
imum extent practicable,’’; and 
(ii) by striking the semicolon at the 
end and inserting the following: ‘‘, so as to 
provide for— 
‘‘(A) data in child abuse or neglect reports 
relating to juveniles entering the juvenile justice 
system with a prior reported history of arrest, 
court intake, probation and parole, juvenile de-
tention, and corrections; and 
‘‘(B) a plan to use the data described in 
subparagraph (A) to provide necessary services 
for the treatment of such victims of child abuse 
or neglect;’’;
(T) in paragraph (27), as so redesignated, 
by striking the period at the end and inserting 
a semicolon; and 
(U) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(28) provide for the coordinated use of funds 
provided under this title with other Federal and 
State funds directed at juvenile delinquency preven-
tion and intervention programs; 
‘‘(29) describe the policies, procedures, and 
training in effect for the staff of juvenile State cor-
rectional facilities to eliminate the use of dangerous 
practices, unreasonable restraints, and unreasonable 
isolation, including by developing effective behavior 
management techniques; 
‘‘(30) describe— 
‘‘(A) the evidence-based methods that will 
be used to conduct mental health and substance 
abuse screening, assessment, referral, and 
treatment for juveniles who— 
‘‘(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; and
‘‘(B) how the State will seek, to the extent 
practicable, to provide or arrange for mental 
health and substance abuse disorder treatment 
for juveniles determined to be in need of such 
treatment; 
‘‘(31) describe how reentry planning by the 
State for juveniles will include— 
‘‘(A) a written case plan based on an as-
sessment of needs that includes— 
‘‘(i) the pre-release and post-release 
plans for the juveniles; 
‘‘(ii) the living arrangement to which 
the juveniles are to be discharged; and 
‘‘(iii) any other plans developed for 
the juveniles based on an individualized as-
sessment; and 
‘‘(B) review processes; 
‘‘(32) provide an assurance that the agency of 
the State receiving funds under this title collaborates 
with the State educational agency receiving assist-
ance 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; 
‘‘(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 
‘‘(33) describe policies and procedures to— 
‘‘(A) screen for, identify, and document in 
records of the State the identification of victims 
of domestic human trafficking, or those at risk 
of such trafficking, upon intake; and 
‘‘(B) divert youth described in subpara-
graph (A) to appropriate programs or services, 
to the extent practicable.’’;
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c)(1) If a State fails to comply with any of the core 
requirements in any fiscal year, then— 
‘‘(A) subject to subparagraph (B), the amount 
allocated to such State under section 222 for the 
subsequent fiscal year shall be reduced by not less 
than 20 percent for each core requirement with re-
spect to which the failure occurs; and 
‘‘(B) the State shall be ineligible to receive any 
allocation under such section for such fiscal year un-
less— 
‘‘(i) the State agrees to expend 50 percent 
of the amount allocated to the State for such 
fiscal year to achieve compliance with any such 
core requirement with respect to which the 
State is in noncompliance; or 
‘‘(ii) the Administrator determines that the 
State— 
‘‘(I) has achieved substantial compli-
ance with such applicable requirements 
with respect to which the State was not in 
compliance; and 
‘‘(II) has made, through appropriate 
executive or legislative action, an unequivo-
cal commitment to achieving full compli-
ance with such applicable requirements 
within a reasonable time. 
‘‘(2) Of the total amount of funds not allocated for 
a fiscal year under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) 50 percent of the unallocated funds shall 
be reallocated under section 222 to States that have 
not failed to comply with the core requirements; and 
‘‘(B) 50 percent of the unallocated funds shall 
be used by the Administrator to provide additional 
training and technical assistance to States for the 
purpose of promoting compliance with the core re-
quirements.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘described in paragraphs 
(11), (12), (13), and (22) of subsection (a)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘described in the core require-
ments’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the requirements under 
paragraphs (11), (12), (13), and (22) of sub-
section (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘the core require-
ments’’; 
(4) in subsection (f)(2)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (A); and
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
through (E) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), 
respectively; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) COMPLIANCE DETERMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, the 
Administrator shall make a determination regarding 
whether each State receiving a grant under this title 
is in compliance or out of compliance with respect to 
each of the core requirements. 
‘‘(2) REPORTING.—The Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) issue an annual public report— 
‘‘(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
‘‘(B) make the report described in sub-
paragraph (A) available on a publicly available 
website. 
‘‘(3) DETERMINATIONS
REQUIRED.—The Ad-
ministrator may not— 
‘‘(A) determine that a State is ‘not out of 
compliance’, or issue any other determination 
not described in paragraph (1), with respect to 
any core requirement; or 
‘‘(B) otherwise fail to make the compliance 
determinations required under paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 206. REPEAL OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVEN-
TION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. 
Part C of title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5651 et seq.) 
is repealed. 
SEC. 207. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION; STATISTICAL 
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 preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall’’;
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘plan and identify’’ and inserting ‘‘annu-
ally publish a plan to identify’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking clause (iii) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(iii) successful efforts to prevent status 
offenders and first-time minor offenders from 
subsequent involvement with the juvenile justice 
and criminal justice systems;’’; 
(II) by striking clause (vii) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(vii) the prevalence and duration of be-
havioral health needs (including mental health, 
substance abuse, and co-occurring disorders) 
among juveniles pre-placement and post-place-
ment in the juvenile justice system, including 
an examination of the effects of secure confine-
ment;’’; 
(III) by redesignating clauses 
(ix), (x), and (xi) as clauses (xvi), 
(xvii), and (xviii), respectively; and 
(IV) by inserting after clause 
(viii) the following:
‘‘(ix) training efforts and reforms that 
have produced reductions in or elimination of 
the use of dangerous practices; 
‘‘(x) methods to improve the recruitment, 
selection, training, and retention of professional 
personnel who are focused on the prevention, 
identification, and treatment of delinquency; 
‘‘(xi) methods to improve the identification 
and response to victims of domestic child sex 
trafficking within the juvenile justice system; 
‘‘(xii) identifying positive outcome meas-
ures, such as attainment of employment and 
educational degrees, that States and units of 
local government should use to evaluate the 
success of programs aimed at reducing recidi-
vism of youth who have come in contact with 
the juvenile justice system or criminal justice 
system; 
‘‘(xiii) evaluating the impact and outcomes 
of the prosecution and sentencing of juveniles 
as adults; 
‘‘(xiv) evaluating the impact of fines, fees, 
and other costs assessed by the juvenile justice 
system on the long-term disposition of status 
offenders and other juveniles;
‘‘(xiv) successful and cost-effective efforts 
by States and units of local government to re-
duce recidivism through policies that provide for 
consideration of appropriate alternative sanc-
tions to incarceration of youth facing nonviolent 
charges, while ensuring that public safety is 
preserved;’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘date of enact-
ment of this paragraph, the’’ and in-
serting ‘‘date of enactment of the 
Supporting Youth Opportunity and 
Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016, 
the’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘in accordance 
with relevant confidentiality require-
ments’’ after ‘‘wards of the State’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 
‘‘and Indian tribes’’ after ‘‘State’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end;
(iv) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) a description of the best practices in dis-
charge planning; and 
‘‘(I) an assessment of living arrangements for 
juveniles who, upon release from confinement in a 
State correctional facility, cannot return to the resi-
dence they occupied prior to such confinement.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) NATIONAL RECIDIVISM MEASURE.—The Admin-
istrator, in accordance with applicable confidentiality re-
quirements and in consultation with experts in the field 
of juvenile justice research, recidivism, and data collection, 
shall— 
‘‘(1) establish a uniform method of data collec-
tion and technology that States may use to evaluate 
data on juvenile recidivism on an annual basis; 
‘‘(2) establish a common national juvenile re-
cidivism measurement system; and
‘‘(3) make cumulative juvenile recidivism data 
that is collected from States available to the pub-
lic.’’. 
SEC. 208. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 252 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5662) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘may’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘shall’’ before ‘‘de-
velop and carry out projects’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon; 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘may’’ before ‘‘make 
grants to and contracts with’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) shall provide periodic training for States 
regarding implementation of the core requirements, 
current protocols and best practices for achieving 
and monitoring compliance, and information sharing 
regarding relevant Office resources on evidence-
based and promising programs or practices that pro-
mote the purposes of this Act.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘may’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘shall’’ before ‘‘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 a semicolon; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) shall provide technical assistance to States 
and units of local government on achieving compli-
ance with the amendments to the core requirements 
and State Plans made by the Supporting Youth Op-
portunity and Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016, 
including training and technical assistance and, 
when appropriate, pilot or demonstration projects in-
tended to develop and replicate best practices for 
achieving sight and sound separation in facilities or 
portions of facilities that are open and available to 
the general public and that may or may not contain 
a jail or a lock-up; and 
‘‘(4) shall provide technical assistance to States 
in support of efforts to establish partnerships be-
tween a State and a university, institution of higher 
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, and other rel-
evant fields who are engaged in, or intend to work 
in, the field of prevention, identification, and treat-
ment of delinquency.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘prosecutors,’’ after ‘‘pub-
lic defenders,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘status offenders and’’ 
after ‘‘needs of’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) BEST PRACTICES REGARDING LEGAL REP-
RESENTATION OF CHILDREN.—In consultation with ex-
perts in the field of juvenile defense, the Administrator 
shall— 
‘‘(1) share best practices, which may include 
sharing standards of practice developed by recog-
nized entities in the profession, for attorneys rep-
resenting children; and 
‘‘(2) provide a State, if it so requests, technical 
assistance to implement any of the best practices 
shared under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(e) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR 
LOCAL AND STATE JUVENILE DETENTION AND CORREC-
TIONS PERSONNEL.—The Administrator shall coordinate 
training and technical assistance programs with juvenile 
detention and corrections personnel of States and units 
of local government— 
‘‘(1) to promote methods for improving condi-
tions of juvenile confinement, including methods that 
are designed to minimize the use of dangerous prac-
tices, unreasonable restraints, and isolation and 
methods responsive to cultural differences; and 
‘‘(2) to encourage alternative behavior manage-
ment techniques based on positive youth develop-
ment approaches, which may include policies and 
procedures to train personnel to be culturally com-
petent.
‘‘(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 and management 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. 
‘‘(g) TRAINING
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TO 
SUPPORT JUVENILE COURT JUDGES AND PERSONNEL.— 
The Attorney General, acting through the Office of Juve-
nile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Office 
of Justice Programs, shall provide training and technical 
assistance, in conjunction with the appropriate public
agencies, 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. 
‘‘(h) FREE AND REDUCED PRICE SCHOOL LUNCHES 
FOR INCARCERATED JUVENILES.—The Attorney General, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall 
provide guidance to States relating to existing options for 
school food authorities in the States to apply for reim-
bursement for free or reduced price lunches under the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1751 et seq.) for juveniles who are incarcerated and 
would, if not incarcerated, be eligible for free or reduced 
price lunches under that Act.’’. 
SEC. 209. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 299 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5672) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (b) and (c), and re-
designating subsection (d) as subsection (b); 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘(EXCLUDING PARTS C AND E)’’;
(C) by inserting ‘‘guidance,’’ after ‘‘regula-
tions,’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In 
developing guidance and procedures, the Ad-
ministrator shall consult with representatives of 
States and units of local government, including 
those individuals responsible for administration 
of this Act and compliance with the core re-
quirements. 
‘‘(2) The Administrator shall ensure that— 
‘‘(A) reporting, compliance reporting, State 
plan requirements, and other similar documentation 
as may be required from States is requested in a 
manner that respects confidentiality, encourages effi-
ciency and reduces the duplication of reporting ef-
forts; and 
‘‘(B) States meeting all the core requirements 
are encouraged to experiment with offering innova-
tive, data-driven programs designed to further im-
prove the juvenile justice system.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘requirements 
described in paragraphs (11), (12), and (13) of sec-
tion 223(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘core requirements’’.
TITLE III—INCENTIVE GRANTS 
FOR 
LOCAL 
DELINQUENCY 
PREVENTION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
Section 501 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delin-
quency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 5601 
note) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘Youth Promise’’ before ‘‘In-
centive Grants’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 502 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delin-
quency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 
5781) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this title— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a unit of local government that is in 
compliance with the requirements of part B of 
title II; or 
‘‘(B) a nonprofit organization in partner-
ship with a unit of local government described 
in subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(2) the term ‘local policy board’, when used 
with respect to an eligible entity, means a policy
board that the eligible entity will engage in the de-
velopment of the eligible entity’s plan described in 
section 504(e)(5), and that includes— 
‘‘(A) not fewer than 15 and not more than 
21 members; and 
‘‘(B) a balanced representation of— 
‘‘(i) public agencies and private non-
profit organizations serving juveniles and 
their families; and 
‘‘(ii) business and industry; 
‘‘(C) at least one representative of the 
faith community, one adjudicated youth, and 
one parent of an adjudicated youth; and 
‘‘(D) in the case of an eligible entity de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(B), a representative of 
the nonprofit organization of the eligible entity; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘mentoring’ means matching one 
adult with one or more youths for the purpose of 
providing guidance, support, and encouragement 
through regularly scheduled meetings for not less 
than 9 months; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘juvenile delinquency program’ 
means a juvenile delinquency program that is evi-
dence-based or promising and that may include—
‘‘(A) alcohol and substance abuse preven-
tion services; 
‘‘(B) tutoring and remedial education, es-
pecially in reading and mathematics; 
‘‘(C) child and adolescent health and men-
tal health services; 
‘‘(D) recreation services; 
‘‘(E) leadership and youth development ac-
tivities; 
‘‘(F) the teaching that individuals are and 
should be held accountable for their actions; 
‘‘(G) assistance in the development of job 
training skills; 
‘‘(H) youth mentoring programs; 
‘‘(I) after-school programs; 
‘‘(J) coordination of a continuum of serv-
ices, which may include— 
‘‘(i) early childhood development serv-
ices; 
‘‘(ii) voluntary home visiting pro-
grams; 
‘‘(iii) nurse-family partnership pro-
grams; 
‘‘(iv) parenting skills training; 
‘‘(v) child abuse prevention programs;
‘‘(vi) family stabilization programs; 
‘‘(vii) child welfare services; 
‘‘(viii) family violence intervention 
programs; 
‘‘(ix) adoption assistance programs; 
‘‘(x) emergency, transitional and per-
manent housing assistance; 
‘‘(xi) job placement and retention 
training; 
‘‘(xii) summer jobs programs; 
‘‘(xiii) alternative school resources for 
youth who have dropped out of school or 
demonstrate chronic truancy; 
‘‘(xiv) conflict resolution skill training; 
‘‘(xv) restorative justice programs; 
‘‘(xvi) mentoring programs; 
‘‘(xvii) 
targeted 
gang 
prevention, 
intervention and exit services; 
‘‘(xviii) training and education pro-
grams for pregnant teens and teen par-
ents; and 
‘‘(xix) pre-release, post-release, and 
reentry services to assist detained and in-
carcerated youth with transitioning back 
into and reentering the community; and
‘‘(K) other data-driven evidence-based or 
promising prevention programs; 
‘‘(5) the term ‘State advisory group’ means the 
advisory group appointed by the chief executive offi-
cer of a State under a plan described in section 
223(a); and 
‘‘(6) the term ‘State entity’ means the State 
agency designated under section 223(a)(1) or the en-
tity receiving funds under section 223(d).’’. 
SEC. 303. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINIS-
TRATOR. 
Section 503 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delin-
quency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 
5782) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(4) as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively. 
SEC. 304. GRANTS FOR DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 504 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delin-
quency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 5781 
et seq.) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 504. GRANTS FOR LOCAL DELINQUENCY PREVEN-
TION PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en-
able local communities to address the unmet needs of 
youth who are involved in, or are at risk of involvement 
in, juvenile delinquency or gang activity, including through 
a continuum of delinquency prevention programs for juve-
niles who have had contact with the juvenile justice system 
or who are likely to have contact with the juvenile justice 
system. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Administrator 
shall— 
‘‘(1) for each fiscal year for which less than 
$25,000,000 is appropriated under section 506, 
award grants to not fewer than three State entities, 
but not more than five State entities, that apply 
under subsection (c) and meet the requirements of 
subsection (d); or 
‘‘(2) for each fiscal year for which $25,000,000 
or more is appropriated under section 506, award 
grants to not fewer than five State entities that 
apply under subsection (c) and meet the require-
ments of subsection (d). 
‘‘(c) STATE APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section, a State entity shall submit an
application to the Administrator, which includes the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) An assurance the State entity will use— 
‘‘(A) not more than 10 percent of such 
grant, in the aggregate— 
‘‘(i) for the costs incurred by the 
State entity to carry out this section, ex-
cept that not more than 3 percent of such 
grant may be used for such costs; and 
‘‘(ii) to provide technical assistance to 
eligible entities receiving a subgrant under 
subsection (e) in carrying out juvenile de-
linquency programs under the subgrant; 
and 
‘‘(B) the remainder of such grant to award 
subgrants to eligible entities under subsection 
(e). 
‘‘(2) An assurance that such grant will supple-
ment, and not supplant, State and local efforts to 
prevent juvenile delinquency. 
‘‘(3) An assurance the State entity will evaluate 
the capacity of eligible entities receiving a subgrant 
under subsection (e) to fulfill the requirements 
under such subsection.
‘‘(4) An assurance that such application was 
prepared after consultation with, and participation 
by, the State advisory group, units of local govern-
ment, community-based organizations, and organiza-
tions that carry out programs, projects, or activities 
to prevent juvenile delinquency in the local juvenile 
justice system served by the State entity. 
‘‘(d) APPROVAL
OF
STATE
APPLICATIONS.—In 
awarding grants under this section for a fiscal year, the 
Administrator may not award a grant to a State entity 
for a fiscal year unless— 
‘‘(1)(A) the State that will be served by the 
State entity submitted a plan under section 223 for 
such fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) such plan is approved by the Adminis-
trator for such fiscal year; or 
‘‘(2) after finding good cause for a waiver, the 
Administrator waives the plan required under sub-
paragraph (A) for such State for such fiscal year. 
‘‘(e) SUBGRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State entity re-
ceiving a grant under this section shall award 
subgrants to eligible entities in accordance with 
this subsection.
‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—In awarding subgrants 
under this subsection, the State entity shall give 
priority to eligible entities that demonstrate 
ability in— 
‘‘(i) plans for service and agency co-
ordination and collaboration including the 
collocation of services; 
‘‘(ii) innovative ways to involve the 
private nonprofit and business sector in de-
linquency prevention activities; 
‘‘(iii) developing data-driven preven-
tion plans, employing evidence-based pre-
vention strategies, and conducting program 
evaluations to determine impact and effec-
tiveness; 
‘‘(iv) identifying under the plan sub-
mitted under paragraph (5) potential sav-
ings and efficiencies associated with suc-
cessful implementation of such plan; and 
‘‘(v) describing how such savings and 
efficiencies may be used to carry out delin-
quency prevention programs and be rein-
vested in the continuing implementation of 
such programs after the end of the 
subgrant period.
‘‘(C) SUBGRANT PROGRAM PERIOD AND DI-
VERSITY OF PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(i) PROGRAM PERIOD.—A subgrant 
awarded to an eligible entity by a State en-
tity under this section shall be for a period 
of not more than 5 years, of which the eli-
gible entity— 
‘‘(I) may use not more than 18 
months for completing the plan sub-
mitted by the eligible entity under 
paragraph (5); and 
‘‘(II) shall use the remainder of 
the subgrant period, after planning 
period described in subclause (I), for 
the implementation of such plan. 
‘‘(ii) DIVERSITY
OF
PROJECTS.—In 
awarding subgrants under this subsection, 
a State entity shall ensure, to the extent 
practicable and applicable, that such sub-
grants are distributed throughout different 
areas, including urban, suburban, and 
rural areas. 
‘‘(2) LOCAL APPLICATION.—An eligible entity 
that desires a subgrant under this subsection shall 
submit an application to the State entity in the
State of the eligible entity, at such time and in such 
manner as determined by the State entity, and that 
includes— 
‘‘(A) a description of— 
‘‘(i) the local policy board and local 
partners the eligible entity will engage in 
the development of the plan described in 
paragraph (5); 
‘‘(ii) the unmet needs of youth in the 
community who are or have been involved 
in, or are at risk of being involved in juve-
nile delinquency or gang activity; 
‘‘(iii) available resources in the com-
munity to meet the unmet needs identified 
in the needs assessment described in para-
graph (5)(A); 
‘‘(iv) potential costs to the community 
if the unmet needs are not addressed; 
‘‘(B) a specific time period for the plan-
ning and subsequent implementation of its con-
tinuum of local delinquency prevention pro-
grams; 
‘‘(C) the steps the eligible entity will take 
to implement the plan under subparagraph (A); 
and
‘‘(B) TERMINATION.—If the State entity 
finds through the review conducted under sub-
paragraph (A) that the eligible entity has not 
met the requirements of clause (i) of such sub-
paragraph, the State entity shall reallocate the 
amount remaining on the subgrant of the eligi-
ble entity to other eligible entities receiving a 
subgrant under this subsection or award the 
amount to an eligible entity during the next 
subgrant competition under this subsection. 
‘‘(5) LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible enti-
ty that receives a subgrant under this subsection 
shall use the funds to implement a plan to carry out 
delinquency prevention programs in the community 
served by the eligible entity in a coordinated manner 
with other delinquency prevention programs or enti-
ties serving such community, which includes— 
‘‘(A) an analysis of the unmet needs of 
youth in the community who are or have been, 
or are at risk of being, involved in juvenile de-
linquency or gang activity— 
‘‘(i) which shall include— 
‘‘(I) the available resources in the 
community to meet the unmet needs; 
and
‘‘(II) factors present in the com-
munity that may contribute to delin-
quency, such as homelessness, food in-
security, teen pregnancy, youth unem-
ployment, family instability, lack of 
educational opportunity; and 
‘‘(ii) may include an estimate— 
‘‘(I) for the most recent year for 
which reliable data is available, the 
amount expended by the community 
and other entities for delinquency ad-
judication for juveniles and the incar-
ceration of adult offenders for of-
fenses committed in such community; 
and 
‘‘(II) of potential savings and ef-
ficiencies 
that 
may 
be 
achieved 
through the implementation of the 
plan; 
‘‘(B) a minimum 3-year comprehensive 
strategy to address the unmet needs and an es-
timate of the amount or percentage of non-Fed-
eral funds that are available to carry out the 
strategy;
‘‘(C) a description of how delinquency pre-
vention programs under the plan will be coordi-
nated; 
‘‘(D) a description of the performance eval-
uation process of the delinquency prevention 
programs to be implemented under the plan, 
which shall include performance measures to 
assess efforts to address the unmet needs of 
youth in the community analyzed under sub-
paragraph (A); 
‘‘(E) the evidence or promising evaluation 
on which such delinquency prevention programs 
are based; and 
‘‘(F) if such delinquency prevention pro-
grams are proven successful according to the 
performance evaluation process under subpara-
graph (D), a strategy to continue such pro-
grams after the subgrant period with non-Fed-
eral funds, including a description of how any 
estimated savings or efficiencies created by the 
implementation of the plan may be used to con-
tinue such programs.’’.
SEC. 305. GRANTS FOR TRIBAL DELINQUENCY PREVENTION 
AND RESPONSE PROGRAMS. 
The Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Preven-
tion Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 5781 et seq.) is 
amended by redesignating section 505 as section 506 and 
by inserting after section 504 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 505. GRANTS FOR TRIBAL DELINQUENCY PREVEN-
TION AND RESPONSE PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall make 
grants under this section, on a competitive basis, to eligi-
ble Indian tribes (or consortia of Indian tribes) as de-
scribed in subsection (b)— 
‘‘(1) to support and enhance— 
‘‘(A) tribal juvenile delinquency prevention 
services; and 
‘‘(B) the ability of Indian tribes to respond 
to, and care for, juvenile offenders; and 
‘‘(2) to encourage accountability of Indian trib-
al governments with respect to preventing juvenile 
delinquency, and responding to, and caring for, juve-
nile offenders. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE INDIAN TRIBES.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this section, an Indian tribe or consor-
tium of Indian tribes shall submit to the Administrator 
an application in such form as the Administrator may re-
quire.
‘‘(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In providing grants under 
this section, the Administrator shall take into consider-
ation, with respect to the Indian tribe to be served, the— 
‘‘(1) juvenile delinquency rates; 
‘‘(2) school dropout rates; and 
‘‘(3) number of youth at risk of delinquency. 
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amount ap-
propriated for a fiscal year to carry out this title, 11 per-
cent shall be available to carry out this section.’’. 
SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 506, as redesignated by section 305, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 506. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title— 
‘‘(1) $91,857,500 for fiscal year 2018; 
‘‘(2) $91,857,500 for fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(3) $93,235,362 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(4) $94,633,892 for fiscal year 2021; and 
‘‘(5) $96,053,401 for fiscal year 2022.’’. 
SEC. 307. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. 
Title V of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre-
vention Act of 1974 as enacted by Public Law 93-415 (88 
Stat. 1133) (relating to miscellaneous and conforming 
amendments) is repealed.
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. EVALUATION BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY 
OFFICE. 
(a) EVALUATION.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, 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 and Delinquency 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, sample of grantees (as determined 
by the Comptroller General) that receive Federal 
funds under grant programs administered by the 
agency including a review of internal controls (as de-
fined in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and De-
linquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603), 
as amended by this Act) 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 outcome and results of the programs 
carried out by the agency and those programs ad-
ministered through grants by the agency; 
(2) the extent to which the agency has complied 
with the Government Performance and Results Act 
of 1993 (Public Law 103–62; 107 Stat. 285); 
(3) 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; 
(4) 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; 
(5) whether less restrictive or alternative meth-
ods exist to carry out the functions of the agency 
and whether current functions or operations are im-
peded or enhanced by existing statutes, rules, and 
procedures; 
(6) the number and types of beneficiaries or 
persons served by programs carried out by the agen-
cy; 
(7) 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; 
(8) 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); 
(9) whether greater oversight is needed of pro-
grams developed with grants made by the agency; 
and 
(10) 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 
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.—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. ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT. 
(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—ACCOUNTABILITY 
AND OVERSIGHT 
‘‘SEC. 601. 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.— 
‘‘(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 
Supporting Youth Opportunity and Pre-
venting Delinquency Act of 2016, 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— 
‘‘(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 
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; 
‘‘(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 
‘‘(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 
Supporting Youth Opportunity and Pre-
venting Delinquency Act of 2016, 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 
Supporting Youth Opportunity and Pre-
venting Delinquency Act of 2016, the Ad-
ministrator shall submit to Congress a re-
port containing— 
‘‘(I) the findings of the analysis 
and evaluation conducted under clause 
(i); 
‘‘(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 Supporting Youth Oppor-
tunity and Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016, 
the Attorney General shall submit to the appro-
priate 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) 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-
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. 
‘‘(3) 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 
‘‘(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).
‘‘(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 
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 AMENDMENT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 is amended by 
striking paragraphs (6) and (7) of 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 that begins after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(3) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—In the case of an entity 
that is barred from receiving grant funds under 
paragraph (7)(B)(ii) of section 407 of the Juvenile 
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 applica-
bility to the entity, or to the Attorney General with 
respect to the entity, of paragraph (7) of such sec-
tion 407, as in effect on the day before the effective 
date of the amendment made by paragraph (1). 
Passed the House of Representatives September 22, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5963 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice 
and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for 
other purposes.