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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 efficient 
and effective manner; and 
‘‘(III) the agency has imple-
mented recommendations issued by the 
Comptroller General or Office of In-
spector General relating to the grant 
making and grant monitoring respon-
sibilities of the agency.
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‘‘(iii) CONSIDERATIONS FOR AUDITS.— 
In conducting the audit and evaluation 
under clause (i)(II), and in order to docu-
ment the efficiency and public benefit of ti-
tles II and V, the Director shall take into 
consideration— 
‘‘(I) whether grantees timely file 
Financial Status Reports; 
‘‘(II) whether grantees have suffi-
cient internal controls to ensure ade-
quate oversight of grant funds received; 
‘‘(III) whether grantees’ assertions 
of compliance with the core require-
ments 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—
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‘‘(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 enactment 
of this section. 
‘‘(B) ANALYSIS OF INTERNAL CONTROLS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of the Ju-
venile Justice Reform Act of 2018, the Ad-
ministrator shall initiate a comprehensive 
analysis and evaluation of the internal con-
trols of the agency to determine whether, 
and to what extent, States and Indian 
Tribes that receive grants under titles II 
and V are following the requirements of the 
grant programs authorized under titles II 
and V. 
‘‘(ii) REPORT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of the Ju-
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venile Justice Reform Act of 2018, the Ad-
ministrator shall submit to Congress a re-
port containing— 
‘‘(I) the findings of the analysis 
and evaluation conducted under clause 
(i); 
‘‘(II) a description of remedial ac-
tions, if any, that will be taken by the 
Administrator to enhance the internal 
controls of the agency and recoup funds 
that may have been expended in viola-
tion of law, regulations, or program re-
quirements 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 guid-
ance, and applicable plans; and 
‘‘(cc) the extent to which 
funds awarded to States and In-
dian Tribes under titles II and V
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enhanced the ability of grantees to 
fulfill the core requirements. 
‘‘(C) REPORT
BY
THE
ATTORNEY
GEN-
ERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 
2018, the Attorney General shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of the Congress a report 
on the estimated amount of formula grant funds 
disbursed by the agency since fiscal year 2010 
that did not meet the requirements for awards of 
formula grants to States under title II. 
‘‘(2) OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL PERFORM-
ANCE AUDITS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In order to ensure the 
effective and appropriate use of grants adminis-
tered under this Act (excluding title IV) and to 
prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds by 
grantees, the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Justice shall annually conduct audits of 
grantees that receive funds under this Act. 
‘‘(B) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the Juvenile Jus-
tice Reform Act of 2018 and annually thereafter, 
the Inspector General shall conduct a risk assess-
ment to determine the appropriate number of
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grantees to be audited under subparagraph (A) 
in the year involved. 
‘‘(C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY ON WEBSITE.— 
The Attorney General shall make the summary of 
each review conducted under this section avail-
able on the website of the Department of Justice, 
subject to redaction as the Attorney General de-
termines necessary to protect classified and other 
sensitive information. 
‘‘(D) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—A recipient 
of grant funds under this Act (excluding title IV) 
that is found to have an unresolved audit find-
ing shall not be eligible to receive grant funds 
under this Act (excluding title IV) during the 
first 2 fiscal years beginning after the 12-month 
period beginning on the date on which the audit 
report is issued. 
‘‘(E) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under 
this Act (excluding title IV), the Administrator 
shall give priority to a State or Indian Tribe 
that did not have an unresolved audit finding 
during the 3 fiscal years prior to the date on 
which the State or Indian Tribe submits an ap-
plication for a grant under this Act.
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‘‘(F) REIMBURSEMENT.—If a State or an 
Indian Tribe is awarded a grant under this Act 
(excluding title IV) during the 2-fiscal-year pe-
riod in which the recipient is barred from receiv-
ing grants under subparagraph (D), the Attor-
ney General shall— 
‘‘(i) deposit an amount equal to the 
amount of the grant funds that were im-
properly awarded to the grantee into the 
general fund of the Treasury; and 
‘‘(ii) seek to recoup the costs of the re-
payment to the general fund under clause 
(i) from the grantee that was erroneously 
awarded grant funds. 
‘‘(G) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘unresolved audit finding’ means a finding 
in the final audit report of the Inspector Gen-
eral— 
‘‘(i) that the audited State or Indian 
Tribe has used grant funds for an unau-
thorized expenditure or otherwise unallow-
able cost; and 
‘‘(ii) that is not closed or resolved dur-
ing the 12-month period beginning on the
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compensation of its officers, directors, trust-
ees, and key employees, shall disclose to the 
Administrator, in the application for the 
grant, the process for determining such com-
pensation, including— 
‘‘(I) the independent persons in-
volved in reviewing and approving 
such compensation; 
‘‘(II) the comparability data used; 
and 
‘‘(III) contemporaneous substan-
tiation of the deliberation and decision. 
‘‘(ii) PUBLIC
INSPECTION
UPON
RE-
QUEST.—Upon request, the Administrator 
shall make the information disclosed under 
clause (i) available for public inspection. 
‘‘(4) CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES.— 
‘‘(A) LIMITATION.—No amounts authorized 
to be appropriated to the Department of Justice 
under this Act may be used by the Attorney Gen-
eral, or by any individual or organization 
awarded discretionary funds through a coopera-
tive agreement under this Act, to host or support 
any expenditure for conferences that uses more 
than $20,000 in funds made available to the De-
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partment of Justice, unless the Deputy Attorney 
General or such Assistant Attorney Generals, Di-
rectors, or principal deputies as the Deputy At-
torney General may designate, provides prior 
written authorization that the funds may be ex-
pended 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 bev-
erages, audiovisual equipment, honoraria for 
speakers, and entertainment. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—The Deputy Attorney Gen-
eral shall submit an annual report to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce of 
the House of Representatives on all conference 
expenditures approved under this paragraph. 
‘‘(5) PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING ACTIVITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts authorized to 
be appropriated under this Act may not be uti-
lized by any recipient of a grant made using 
such amounts—
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‘‘(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 lob-
bying activity in violation of subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(6) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.—Beginning in the 
1st fiscal year that begins after the effective date of 
this section, the Attorney General shall submit to the 
Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on
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Education and the Workforce and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives, an 
annual certification that— 
‘‘(A) all audits issued by the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Justice under para-
graph (2) have been completed and reviewed by 
the appropriate Assistant Attorney General or 
Director; 
‘‘(B) all mandatory exclusions required 
under paragraph (2)(D) have been issued; 
‘‘(C) all reimbursements required under 
paragraph (2)(F)(i) have been made; and 
‘‘(D) includes a list of any grant recipients 
excluded under paragraph (2) during the then 
preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(c) PREVENTING DUPLICATIVE GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Before the Attorney General 
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
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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 Accepted 
Government Auditing Standards, published by the General 
Accountability Office (commonly known as the ‘Yellow 
Book’), in the conduct of fiscal, compliance, and pro-
grammatic audits of States.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
388(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
Act (34 U.S.C. 11280(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 345 and’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$140,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2009, and such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal years 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$127,421,000 for each of fiscal years 
2019 through 2020’’;
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(2) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph 
(B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) PERIODIC ESTIMATE.—Of the amount 
authorized to be appropriated under paragraph 
(1), such sums as may be necessary shall be 
made available to carry out section 345 for each 
of fiscal years 2019 through 2020.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2009 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
years 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘each of fiscal years 2019 through 2020’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 
(34 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.) is amended by striking— 
(1) section 299 (34 U.S.C. 11171); and 
(2) section 505. 
Attest: 
Secretary.