‘‘(5) providing funding to enable prosecutors to
address drug, gang, and youth violence problems
more effectively and for technology, equipment, and
training to assist prosecutors in identifying and ex-
pediting the prosecution of violent juvenile offenders;
‘‘(6) establishing and maintaining training pro-
grams for law enforcement and other court per-
sonnel with respect to preventing and controlling ju-
venile crime;
‘‘(7) establishing juvenile gun courts for the
prosecution and adjudication of juvenile firearms of-
fenders;
‘‘(8) establishing drug court programs for juve-
nile offenders that provide continuing judicial super-
vision over juvenile offenders with substance abuse
problems and the integrated administration of other
sanctions and services for such offenders;
‘‘(9) establishing and maintaining a system of
juvenile records designed to promote public safety;
‘‘(10) establishing and maintaining interagency
information-sharing programs that enable the juve-
nile and criminal justice system, schools, and social
services agencies to make more informed decisions
regarding the early identification, control, super-
vision, and treatment of juveniles who repeatedly
commit serious delinquent or criminal acts;
‘‘(11) establishing and maintaining account-
ability-based programs designed to reduce recidivism
among juveniles who are referred by law enforce-
ment personnel or agencies;
‘‘(12) establishing and maintaining programs to
conduct risk and need assessments of juvenile of-
fenders that facilitate the effective early intervention
and the provision of comprehensive services, includ-
ing mental health screening and treatment and sub-
stance abuse testing and treatment to such offend-
ers; and
‘‘(13) establishing and maintaining account-
ability-based programs that are designed to enhance
school safety.
‘‘SEC. 1802. GRANT ELIGIBILITY.
‘‘(a) STATE ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive
a grant under this section, a State shall submit to the
Attorney General an application at such time, in such
form, and containing such assurances and information as
the Attorney General may require by rule, including assur-
ances that the State and any unit of local government to
which the State provides funding under section 1803(b),
has in effect (or shall have in effect, not later than 1 year
after the date that the State submits such application)
laws, or has implemented (or shall implement, not later
than 1 year after the date that the State submits such
application) policies and programs, that provide for a sys-
tem of graduated sanctions described in subsection (c).
‘‘(b) LOCAL ELIGIBILITY.—
‘‘(1) SUBGRANT ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to
receive a subgrant, a unit of local government, other
than a specially qualified unit, shall provide such as-
surances to the State as the State shall require,
that, to the maximum extent applicable, the unit of
local government has in effect (or shall have in ef-
fect, not later than 1 year after the date that the
unit submits such application) laws, or has imple-
mented (or shall implement, not later than 1 year
after the date that the unit submits such applica-
tion) policies and programs, that provide for a sys-
tem of graduated sanctions described in subsection
(c).
‘‘(2) SPECIAL
RULE.—The requirements of
paragraph (1) shall apply to a specially qualified
unit that receives funds from the Attorney General
under section 1803(e), except that information that
is otherwise required to be submitted to the State
shall be submitted to the Attorney General.
‘‘(c) GRADUATED SANCTIONS.—A system of grad-
uated sanctions, which may be discretionary as provided
in subsection (d), shall ensure, at a minimum, that—
‘‘(1) sanctions are imposed on a juvenile of-
fender for each delinquent offense;
‘‘(2) sanctions escalate in intensity with each
subsequent, more serious delinquent offense;
‘‘(3) there is sufficient flexibility to allow for in-
dividualized sanctions and services suited to the indi-
vidual juvenile offender; and
‘‘(4) appropriate consideration is given to public
safety and victims of crime.
‘‘(d) DISCRETIONARY USE OF SANCTIONS.—
‘‘(1) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.—A State or
unit of local government may be eligible to receive
a grant under this part if—
‘‘(A) its system of graduated sanctions is
discretionary; and
‘‘(B) it demonstrates that it has promoted
the use of a system of graduated sanctions by
taking steps to encourage implementation of
such a system by juvenile courts.
‘‘(2) REPORTING REQUIREMENT IF GRADUATED
SANCTIONS NOT USED.—
‘‘(A) JUVENILE COURTS.—A State or unit
of local government in which the imposition of
graduated sanctions is discretionary shall re-
quire 
each 
juvenile 
court 
within 
its
jurisdiction—
‘‘(i) which has not implemented a sys-
tem of graduated sanctions, to submit an
annual report that explains why such court
did not implement graduated sanctions;
and
‘‘(ii) which has implemented a system
of graduated sanctions but has not im-
posed graduated sanctions in 1 or more
specific cases, to submit an annual report
that explains why such court did not im-
pose graduated sanctions in each such
case.
‘‘(B) UNITS
OF
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.—
Each unit of local government, other than a
specially qualified unit, that has 1 or more juve-
nile courts that use a discretionary system of
graduated sanctions shall collect the informa-
tion reported under subparagraph (A) for sub-
mission to the State each year.