ently) which shall include cooperation with so-
cial services, welfare, and health care programs; 
‘‘(B) education and social services designed 
to address the social and developmental needs 
of juveniles which such juveniles would other-
wise seek to have met through membership in 
gangs; 
‘‘(C) crisis intervention and counseling to 
juveniles who are particularly at risk of gang 
involvement, and their families, including assist-
ance from social service, welfare, health care, 
mental health, and substance abuse prevention 
and treatment agencies if necessary; 
‘‘(D) the organization of neighborhood and 
community groups to work closely with parents, 
schools, law enforcement, and other public and 
private agencies in the community; and 
‘‘(E) training and assistance to adults who 
have significant relationships with juveniles who 
are or may become members of gangs, to assist 
such adults in providing constructive alter-
natives to participating in the activities of 
gangs. 
‘‘(2) To facilitate coordination and cooperation 
among— 
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‘‘(A) local education, juvenile justice, em-
ployment, and social service agencies; and 
‘‘(B) community-based programs with a 
proven record of effectively providing prevention 
and intervention services to juvenile gang mem-
bers for the purpose of reducing the participa-
tion of juveniles in illegal gang activities. 
‘‘(3) To support programs that, in recognition 
of varying degrees of the seriousness of delinquent 
behavior and the corresponding gradations in the re-
sponses of the juvenile justice system in response to 
that behavior, are designed— 
‘‘(A) to encourage courts to develop and 
implement a continuum of post-adjudication re-
straints that bridge the gap between traditional 
probation and confinement in a correctional set-
ting (including expanded use of probation, me-
diation, restitution, community service, treat-
ment, home detention, intensive supervision, 
electronic monitoring and similar programs, and 
secure community-based treatment facilities 
linked to other support services such as health, 
mental health, education (remedial and special), 
job training, and recreation); and 
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‘‘(B) to assist in the provision by the Ad-
ministrator of information and technical assist-
ance, including technology transfer, to States in 
the design and utilization of risk assessment 
mechanisms to aid juvenile justice personnel in 
determining appropriate sanctions for delin-
quent behavior. 
‘‘(4) To target elementary and middle school 
students, for the purpose of steering students away 
from gang involvement. 
‘‘(5) To provide treatment to juveniles who are 
members of such gangs, including members who are 
accused of committing a serious crime and members 
who have been adjudicated as being delinquent. 
‘‘(6) To promote the involvement of juveniles in 
lawful activities in geographical areas in which 
gangs commit crimes. 
‘‘(7) To assist juveniles who are or may become 
members of gangs to obtain appropriate educational 
instruction, in or outside a regular school program, 
including the provision of counseling and other serv-
ices to promote and support the continued participa-
tion of such juveniles in such instructional pro-
grams. 
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‘‘(8) To expand the availability of prevention 
and treatment services relating to the illegal use of 
controlled substances, and controlled substances 
analogues (as defined in section 102 of the Con-
trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)), by juve-
niles, provided through State and local health and 
social services agencies. 
‘‘(9) To provide services to prevent juveniles 
from coming into contact with the juvenile justice 
system again as a result of gang-related activity. 
‘‘(10) To provide services authorized in this sec-
tion at a special location in a school, community- 
based facility, or housing project. 
‘‘(11) To support activities to inform juveniles 
of the availability of treatment and services for 
which financial assistance is available under this 
part. 
‘‘SEC. 272. ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE GRANTS AND CON-
TRACTS. 
‘‘To be eligible to receive a grant or contract under 
this part, a public agency (including a local educational 
agency) or a nonprofit private agency, organization, or in-
stitution, shall submit to the Administrator an application 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor-
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mation as the Administrator may require by rule, except 
that such application shall— 
‘‘(1) include a detailed description of each pro-
gram or activity the applicant proposes to carry out 
to achieve 1 or more of the purposes specified in sec-
tion 271 as identified by the applicant; 
‘‘(2) include an assurance that such program or 
activity will be administered by or under the super-
vision of the applicant; 
‘‘(3) provide for the proper and efficient admin-
istration of such program or activity; 
‘‘(4) provide for regular evaluation of such pro-
gram or activity; 
‘‘(5) provide an assurance that the proposed 
program or activity will supplement, not supplant, 
similar programs and activities already available in 
the community; 
‘‘(6) certify that the applicant has requested the 
State planning agency to review and comment on 
such application and summarizes the responses of 
such State planning agency to such request; 
‘‘(7) provide that regular reports on such pro-
gram or activity shall be sent to the Administrator 
and to such State planning agency; and 
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‘‘(8) provide for such fiscal control and fund ac-
counting procedures as may be necessary to ensure 
prudent use, proper disbursement, and accurate ac-
counting of funds received under this part. 
‘‘SEC. 273. PRIORITY. 
‘‘For the purpose of reviewing applications submitted 
under section 272 by eligible applicants, the Administrator 
shall give priority to applications that— 
‘‘(1) are submitted by applicants that are lo-
cated in close proximity to, and have demonstrated 
a significant commitment to the betterment of, the 
geographical areas in which the programs and activi-
ties proposed by the respective applicants will be 
carried out; 
‘‘(2) are based on the incidence and severity of 
crimes committed by gangs whose membership is 
composed primarily of juveniles in the geographical 
areas in which the programs and activities proposed 
by the respective applicants will be carried out; 
‘‘(3) will provide assistance for programs and 
activities that— 
‘‘(A) are broadly supported by public and 
nonprofit private agencies, organizations, and 
institutions located in such geographical area; 
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‘‘(B) will substantially involve the families 
of such juveniles or adult role models in the 
community that has a significant relationship 
with the at-risk juveniles in carrying out such 
programs or activities; and 
‘‘(4) purpose projects and activities that will 
serve at-risk juveniles in high crime areas. 
‘‘PART G—TREATMENT FOR JUVENILE OFFEND-
ERS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE OR 
NEGLECT 
‘‘SEC. 275. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS AND CONTRACTS. 
‘‘(a) USES OF GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—Except as 
provided in subsection (b), the Administrator, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
may make grants to or contracts with eligible public and 
nonprofit private organizations— 
‘‘(1) to develop, establish, and support projects 
that— 
‘‘(A) provide treatment to juvenile offend-
ers who are victims of child abuse or neglect 
and to their families so as to reduce the likeli-
hood that such juvenile offenders will commit 
subsequent violations of law; 
‘‘(B) based on the best interests of juvenile 
offenders who receive treatment for child abuse 
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or neglect, provide transitional services (includ-
ing individual, group, and family counseling) to 
juvenile offenders— 
‘‘(i) to strengthen the relationships of 
juvenile offenders with their families and 
encourage the resolution of intrafamily 
problems related to the abuse or neglect; 
‘‘(ii) to facilitate the alternative place-
ment of juvenile offenders; and 
‘‘(iii) to prepare juveniles 16 years of 
age and older to live independently; and 
‘‘(C) carry out research (including surveys 
of existing transitional services, identification of 
exemplary treatment modalities, and evaluation 
of treatment and transitional services) relating 
to the treatment to juvenile offenders who are 
victims of child abuse or neglect and to their 
families; and 
‘‘(2) to provide for each of the following during 
each fiscal year for which that applicant receives a 
grant or contract under this part: 
‘‘(A) Establishing or maintaining commu-
nity-based alternatives (including home-based 
treatment programs) to traditional forms of in-
stitutionalization of juvenile offenders. 
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‘‘(B) Establishing or implementing effec-
tive means of diverting juveniles from the tradi-
tional juvenile justice and correctional system, 
including restitution and reconciliation projects 
which test and validate selected arbitration 
models, such as neighborhood courts or panels, 
and increase victim satisfaction while providing 
alternatives to incarceration for detained or ad-
judicated delinquents. 
‘‘(C) Establishing or supporting advocacy 
programs and services that encourage the im-
provement of due process available to juveniles 
in the juvenile justice system and the quality of 
legal representation for such juveniles. 
‘‘(D) Establishing or supporting programs 
stressing advocacy activities aimed at improving 
services to juveniles affected by the juvenile jus-
tice system, including services that provide for 
the appointment of special advocates by courts 
for such juveniles. 
‘‘(E) Developing or supporting model pro-
grams (including self-help programs for par-
ents) to strengthen and maintain the family 
unit in order to prevent or treat juvenile delin-
quency, including programs that work with 
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families during the incarceration of juvenile 
family members and which take into consider-
ation the special needs of families with limited- 
English speaking ability. 
‘‘(F) Establishing or implementing special 
emphasis prevention and treatment programs 
relating to juveniles who commit serious crimes 
(including such crimes committed in schools), 
including programs designed to deter involve-
ment in illegal activities or to promote involve-
ment in lawful activities on the part of gangs 
whose membership is substantially composed of 
juveniles. 
‘‘(G) Developing or implementing further a 
coordinated, national law-related education pro-
gram of— 
‘‘(i) delinquency prevention in elemen-
tary and secondary schools, and other local 
sites; 
‘‘(ii) training for persons responsible 
for the implementation of law-related edu-
cation programs; and 
‘‘(iii) disseminating information re-
garding model, innovative, law-related edu-
cation programs to juvenile delinquency 
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programs (including those that are commu-
nity based), and to law enforcement and 
criminal justice agencies, for activities re-
lated to juveniles that target juveniles who 
have had contact with the juvenile justice 
system or who are likely to have contact 
with such system. 
‘‘(H) Addressing efforts to reduce the pro-
portion of juveniles detained or confined in se-
cure detention facilities, secure correctional fa-
cilities, jails, and lockups who are members of 
minority groups if such proportion exceeds the 
proportion such groups represent in the general 
population. 
‘‘(I) Establishing or supporting programs 
designed to prevent and to reduce the incidence 
of hate crimes committed by juveniles, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) model educational programs that 
are designed to reduce the incidence of 
hate crimes by means such as— 
‘‘(I) addressing the specific prej-
udicial attitude of each offender; 
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‘‘(II) developing an awareness in 
the offender of the effect of the hate 
crime on the victim; and 
‘‘(III) educating the offender 
about the importance of tolerance in 
our society; and 
‘‘(ii) sentencing programs that are de-
signed specifically for juveniles who com-
mit hate crimes and that provide alter-
natives to incarceration. 
‘‘(b) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OR RELATED ENTI-
TY AS RECIPIENT.—The Administrator may not make a 
grant to or a contract with the Department of Justice or 
to any administrative unit or other entity that is part of 
the Department of Justice. 
‘‘SEC. 276. ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE GRANTS AND CON-
TRACTS. 
‘‘(a) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant or contract under this part, public and nonprofit or-
ganizations shall submit to the Administrator an applica-
tion at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Administrator may require by rule. 
‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—The Administrator shall give pri-
ority to eligible applicants that have experience in treating 
juveniles who are victims of child abuse or neglect. 
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‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Administrator may not dis-
approve an application solely because the eligible applicant 
proposes to provide treatment or transitional services to 
juveniles who are adjudicated to be delinquent for having 
committed offenses that are not serious crimes. 
‘‘SEC. 277. CONFIDENTIALITY OF PROGRAM RECORDS. 
‘‘Except as authorized by law, program and activity 
records containing the identity of individual juveniles, 
gathered to carry out this part may not be disclosed with-
out the consent of the individual service recipient or legally 
authorized representative of such recipient, or as may be 
necessary to carry out this part. Under no circumstances 
may program or activity reports or findings available for 
public dissemination contain the actual names of indi-
vidual service recipients. 
‘‘PART H—STATE CHALLENGE ACTIVITIES 
‘‘SEC. 281. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may make a 
grant under this part to a State that receives an allocation 
under section 222, not to exceed 10 percent of the amount 
of such allocation, to carry out each challenge activity in 
which the State participates. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this part— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘case review system’ means a pro-
cedure for ensuring that— 
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‘‘(A) each juvenile has a case plan, based 
on the use of objective criteria for determining 
a juvenile’s danger to the community or himself 
or herself, that is designed to achieve appro-
priate placement in the least restrictive and 
most family-like setting available in close prox-
imity to the parents’ home, consistent with the 
best interests and special needs of such juvenile; 
‘‘(B) the status of each juvenile is reviewed 
periodically, but not less frequently than once 
every 3 months, by a court or by administrative 
review, in order to determine the continuing ne-
cessity for and appropriateness of the place-
ment of such juvenile; 
‘‘(C) with respect to each juvenile, proce-
dural safeguards will be applied to ensure that 
a dispositional hearing is held to consider the 
future status of each juvenile under State su-
pervision, in a juvenile or family court or an-
other court (including a tribal court) of com-
petent jurisdiction, or by an administrative 
body appointed or approved by the court, not 
later than 12 months after the original place-
ment of the juvenile and periodically thereafter 
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