In the Senate of the United States, 
December 11, 2018. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 6964) entitled ‘‘An Act to reauthorize and im-
prove the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
1974, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the fol-
lowing: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Juvenile Justice Reform 
Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Application of amendments. 
TITLE I—DECLARATION OF PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS 
Sec. 101. Purposes. 
Sec. 102. Definitions.
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TITLE II—CHARLES GRASSLEY JUVENILE JUSTICE AND 
DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAM 
Sec. 201. Concentration of Federal efforts. 
Sec. 202. Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. 
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. Administrative authority. 
TITLE III—INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR PRISON REDUCTION THROUGH 
OPPORTUNITIES, MENTORING, INTERVENTION, SUPPORT, AND 
EDUCATION 
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. Evaluation by Government Accountability Office. 
Sec. 307. Technical amendment. 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 401. Evaluation by Government Accountability Office. 
Sec. 402. Authorization of appropriations; accountability and oversight. 
SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. 
The amendments made by this Act shall not apply 
with respect to funds appropriated for any fiscal year that 
begins before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE I—DECLARATION OF 
PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS 
SEC. 101. PURPOSES. 
Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11102) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, tribal,’’ 
after ‘‘State’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)—
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(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 provi-
sion of technical assistance, research, training, eval-
uation, and the dissemination of current and relevant 
information on effective and evidence-based programs 
and practices for combating juvenile delinquency; 
and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) to support a continuum of evidence-based or 
promising programs (including delinquency preven-
tion, intervention, mental health, behavioral health 
and substance abuse treatment, family services, and 
services for children exposed to violence) that are 
trauma informed, reflect the science of adolescent de-
velopment, and are designed to meet the needs of at- 
risk youth and youth who come into contact with the 
justice system.’’. 
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103) is amended—
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(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)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘for purposes of title II,’’ 
before ‘‘the term’’; and 
(B) 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;’’;
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(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 offense; 
and 
‘‘(B) does not include an individual who— 
‘‘(i) at the time of the offense, 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;
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(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 re-
quirements 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 15 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;
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‘‘(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 program 
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 prov-
en 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—
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‘‘(A) is demonstrated to be effective based on 
positive outcomes relevant to juvenile justice 
from one or more objective, independent, and sci-
entifically 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; 
‘‘(37) the term ‘screening’ means a brief proc-
ess— 
‘‘(A) designed to identify youth who may 
have mental health, behavioral health, substance 
abuse, or other needs requiring immediate atten-
tion, intervention, and further evaluation; and 
‘‘(B) the purpose of which is to quickly 
identify a youth with possible mental health, be-
havioral health, substance abuse, or other needs 
in need of further assessment;
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‘‘(38) the term ‘assessment’ includes, at a min-
imum, an interview and review of available records 
and other pertinent information— 
‘‘(A) by an appropriately trained profes-
sional who is licensed or certified by the applica-
ble State in the mental health, behavioral health, 
or substance abuse fields; and 
‘‘(B) which is designed to identify signifi-
cant mental health, behavioral health, or sub-
stance abuse treatment needs to be addressed 
during a youth’s confinement; 
‘‘(39) for purposes of section 223(a)(15), the term 
‘contact’ means the points at which a youth and the 
juvenile justice system or criminal justice system offi-
cially intersect, including interactions with a juvenile 
justice, juvenile court, or law enforcement 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 ex-
posed to violence and trauma and is in need of 
help to recover from the adverse impacts of trau-
ma; and
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‘‘(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 dis-
proportionately higher rates than non-minority youth 
at that decision point; 
‘‘(42) the term ‘status offender’ means a juvenile 
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 defined 
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
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‘‘(45) the term ‘tribal government’ means the 
governing body of an Indian Tribe.’’. 
TITLE 
II—CHARLES 
GRASSLEY 
JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DE-
LINQUENCY 
PREVENTION 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 201. CONCENTRATION OF FEDERAL EFFORTS. 
Section 204 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11114) 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 ado-
lescent development and behavior and re-
garding the effects of delinquency prevention 
programs and juvenile justice interventions 
on adolescents, and shall implement’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘research, and im-
provement of the juvenile justice system in 
the United States’’ and inserting ‘‘and re-
search’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘Fed-
eral Register’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘Federal Register during the 30-day period end-
ing 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 enact-
ment of the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018, in 
consultation with Indian Tribes, develop a policy for 
the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre-
vention to collaborate with representatives of Indian 
Tribes with a criminal justice function on the imple-
mentation of the provisions of this Act relating to In-
dian 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)(14)’’; and
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(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 (34 U.S.C. 11116) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘the Assistant Sec-
retary for Mental Health and Substance 
Use, the Secretary of the Interior,’’ after 
‘‘the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices,’’; 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)
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of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘the core require-
ments’’; 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 com-
pletion 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 Judi-
ciary 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 accord-
ance with this section; 
‘‘(iii) is published on the websites of 
the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delin-
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quency Prevention, the Council, and the De-
partment 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 (34 U.S.C. 11117) 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
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and isolation upon juveniles held in the custody 
of secure detention and correctional facilities op-
erated by a State or unit of local government; 
‘‘(H) the number of status offense cases peti-
tioned to court, number of status offenders held 
in secure detention, the findings used to justify 
the use of secure detention, and the average pe-
riod 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-spon-
sored off-campus activities, or due to a referral 
by a school official, as collected and reported by 
the Department of Education or similar State 
educational agency; and 
‘‘(K) the number of juveniles in the custody 
of secure detention and correctional facilities op-
erated by a State or unit of local or tribal gov-
ernment 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
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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 Indian 
Tribes under this Act or for a juvenile delinquency 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 gov-
ernment. 
‘‘(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 Jus-
tice and Delinquency Prevention grant programs and 
what remedial action the Office of Juvenile Justice 
and Delinquency Prevention has taken to recover 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
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‘‘(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 Office 
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention re-
couped from grantees that were found to be in viola-
tion of policies and procedures of the Office of Juve-
nile Justice and Delinquency Prevention grant pro-
grams, 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 De-
linquency Prevention; and 
‘‘(D) the actual amount recouped by the Of-
fice of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preven-
tion.’’. 
SEC. 204. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. 
(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 221(b)(1) of the 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 
(34 U.S.C. 11131(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘5 percent’’.
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(b) OTHER ALLOCATIONS.—Section 222 of the Juve-
nile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 
U.S.C. 11132) 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 fis-
cal 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 fiscal 
year to carry out this title is not less than $75,000,000, 
then—
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‘‘(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 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘5 per centum 
of the minimum’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than 5 
percent of the’’. 
(c) CHARLES GRASSLEY JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DE-
LINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAM.—Part B of title II of 
the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
1974 (34 U.S.C. 11131 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in the part heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ASSISTANCE FOR STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS’’ and
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inserting ‘‘CHARLES GRASSLEY JUVENILE JUSTICE 
AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAM’’; and 
(2) by inserting before section 221 the following: 
‘‘SHORT TITLE 
‘‘SEC. 220. This part may be cited as the ‘Charles 
Grassley Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Pro-
gram’.’’. 
SEC. 205. STATE PLANS. 
Section 223 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11133) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘and shall describe the status of com-
pliance with State plan requirements.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and shall describe how the State plan is 
supported by or takes account of scientific knowl-
edge regarding adolescent development and be-
havior and regarding the effects of delinquency 
prevention programs and juvenile justice inter-
ventions on adolescents. Not later than 60 days 
after the date on which a plan or amended plan 
submitted under this subsection is finalized, a 
State shall make the plan or amended plan pub-
licly available by posting the plan or amended 
plan on the State’s publicly available website.’’;
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(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘de-
scribed in section 299(c)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘as 
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 (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’’; 
(bb) in subclause (V), by 
striking ‘‘delinquents or potential 
delinquents’’ and inserting ‘‘delin-
quent youth or youth at risk of 
delinquency’’; 
(cc) in subclause (VI), by 
striking ‘‘youth workers involved
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with’’ and inserting ‘‘representa-
tives of’’; 
(dd) in subclause (VII), by 
striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ee) by striking subclause 
(VIII) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(VIII) persons, licensed or cer-
tified by the applicable State, with ex-
pertise and competence in preventing 
and addressing mental health and sub-
stance abuse needs in delinquent youth 
and youth at risk of delinquency; 
‘‘(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 youth who ex-
perience disproportionate levels of sex-
ual abuse, exploitation, and trauma 
before entering the juvenile justice sys-
tem; and 
‘‘(X) for a State in which one or 
more Indian Tribes are located, an In-
dian tribal representative (if such rep-
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resentative is available) or other indi-
vidual 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 ‘‘juve-
nile 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
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2 years a report and necessary rec-
ommendations regarding State compli-
ance with the core requirements’’; 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 semi-
colon; 
(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 requirements 
applicable to the detention and confinement 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:
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‘‘(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 treat-
ment for those youth in need of mental 
health, substance abuse, or co-occurring dis-
order 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 cor-
rections facilities who are awaiting place-
ment in residential treatment programs; 
‘‘(vi) a plan to engage family members, 
where appropriate, in the design and deliv-
ery of juvenile delinquency prevention and 
treatment services, particularly post-place-
ment; 
‘‘(vii) a plan to use community-based 
services to respond to the needs of at-risk 
youth or youth who have come into contact 
with the juvenile justice system;
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‘‘(viii) a plan to promote evidence- 
based and trauma-informed programs and 
practices; and 
‘‘(ix) not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the Juvenile Justice 
Reform Act of 2018, a plan which shall be 
implemented not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of the Juvenile Justice 
Reform Act of 2018, to— 
‘‘(I) eliminate the use of restraints 
of known pregnant juveniles housed in 
secure juvenile detention and correction 
facilities, during labor, delivery, and 
post-partum recovery, unless credible, 
reasonable grounds exist to believe the 
detainee presents an immediate and se-
rious 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-
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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 ‘‘existing’’ 
and inserting ‘‘evidence-based and promising’’; 
(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;
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(II) in clause (ii) by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(III) by inserting after clause (ii) 
the following: 
‘‘(iii) for youth who need 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 of-
fenders 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;
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(v) in subparagraph (F), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘expand-
ing’’ and inserting ‘‘programs to expand’’; 
(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 ap-
propriate 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, trib-
al,’’; 
(ix) in subparagraph (M), as so redes-
ignated— 
(I) in clause (i)—
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(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 so 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—
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(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;
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‘‘(V) programs that address the needs of 
girls in or at risk of entering the juvenile justice 
system, including pregnant girls, young mothers, 
survivors of commercial sexual exploitation or 
domestic child sex trafficking, girls with disabil-
ities, and girls of color, including girls who are 
members of an Indian 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 com-
mitted an offense that would not be criminal 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;
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‘‘(II) a juvenile who is charged with or 
has committed a violation of a valid court 
order issued and reviewed in accordance 
with paragraph (23); and 
‘‘(III) a juvenile who is held in accord-
ance with the Interstate Compact on Juve-
niles 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 Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 
2018, unless a court finds, after a hearing and 
in writing, that it is in the interest of justice, ju-
veniles awaiting trial or other legal process who 
are treated as adults for purposes of prosecution 
in criminal court and housed in a secure facil-
ity— 
‘‘(I) shall not have sight or sound con-
tact with adult inmates; and
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‘‘(II) except as provided in paragraph 
(13), may not be held in any jail or lockup 
for adults; 
‘‘(ii) in determining under clause (i) wheth-
er it is in the interest of justice to permit a juve-
nile to be held in any jail or lockup for adults, 
or have sight or sound contact with adult in-
mates, 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 pre-
sents an imminent risk of harm to the juve-
nile; 
‘‘(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 ju-
venile but also to protect the safety of the 
public as well as other detained youth; and 
‘‘(VII) any other relevant factor; and
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‘‘(iii) if a court determines under clause (i) 
that it is in the interest of justice to permit a 
juvenile to be held in any jail or lockup 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 jus-
tice 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 ex-
pressly 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)—
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(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 para-
graphs (11), (12), and (13)’’ and inserting 
‘‘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,
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and tribal levels, as applicable, to identify and reduce 
racial and ethnic disparities among youth who come 
into contact with the juvenile justice system, without 
establishing or requiring numerical standards or 
quotas, by— 
‘‘(A) establishing or designating existing co-
ordinating bodies, composed of juvenile justice 
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 decision points in State, 
local, or tribal juvenile justice systems to deter-
mine which such 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,’’;
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(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 ap-
pears 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 fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) if such court determines the sta-
tus offender should be placed in a secure de-
tention facility or correctional facility for 
violating such order— 
‘‘(I) the court shall issue a written 
order that— 
‘‘(aa) identifies the valid 
court order that has been violated;
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‘‘(bb) specifies the factual 
basis for determining that there is 
reasonable cause to believe that 
the status offender has violated 
such order; 
‘‘(cc) includes findings of fact 
to support a determination that 
there is no appropriate less re-
strictive alternative available to 
placing the status offender in such 
a facility, with due consideration 
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 cor-
rectional facility, and includes a 
plan for the status offender’s re-
lease 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 of-
fender unless the status offender vio-
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lates a valid court order after the date 
on which the court issues an order de-
scribed in subclause (I); and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) there are procedures in place to ensure 
that any status offender held in a secure deten-
tion facility or correctional facility pursuant 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;’’; 
(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
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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 prevention and 
intervention programs; 
‘‘(29) describe the policies, procedures, and train-
ing in effect for the staff of juvenile State correctional 
facilities to eliminate the use of dangerous practices, 
unreasonable restraints, and unreasonable isolation, 
including by developing effective behavior manage-
ment techniques; 
‘‘(30) describe— 
‘‘(A) the evidence-based methods that will be 
used to conduct mental health and substance 
abuse screening, assessment, referral, and treat-
ment for juveniles who— 
‘‘(i) request a screening; 
‘‘(ii) show signs of needing a screening; 
or
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‘‘(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 assess-
ment; 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 assistance 
under part A of title I of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et
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seq.) to develop and implement a plan to ensure that, 
in order to support educational progress— 
‘‘(A) the student records of adjudicated juve-
niles, 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 entity 
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
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‘‘(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 
follows: 
‘‘(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 al-
located to such State under section 222 for the subse-
quent fiscal year shall be reduced by not less than 20 
percent for each core requirement with respect 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
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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 requirements’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the requirements under 
paragraphs (11), (12), (13), and (22) of sub-
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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 Ad-
ministrator 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 Ad-
ministrator (including a description of any 
reduction imposed under subsection (c)); 
and
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‘‘(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 subpara-
graph (A) available on a publicly available 
website. 
‘‘(3) DETERMINATIONS REQUIRED.—The Admin-
istrator 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 (34 U.S.C. 11141 et seq.) 
is repealed. 
SEC. 207. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION; STATISTICAL ANAL-
YSES; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION. 
Section 251 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11161) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)—
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(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 of-
fenders and first-time minor offenders from sub-
sequent involvement with the juvenile justice and 
criminal justice systems;’’; 
(II) by striking clause (vii) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(vii) the prevalence and duration of behav-
ioral health needs (including mental health, sub-
stance abuse, and co-occurring disorders) among 
juveniles pre-placement and post-placement in 
the juvenile justice system, including an exam-
ination of the effects of secure detention in a cor-
rectional facility;’’;
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(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, se-
lection, 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 suc-
cess of programs aimed at reducing recidivism 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;
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‘‘(xiv) successful and cost-effective efforts by 
States and units of local government to reduce 
recidivism through policies that provide for con-
sideration of appropriate alternative sanctions 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 enactment 
of this paragraph, the’’ and inserting 
‘‘date of enactment of the Juvenile Jus-
tice Reform Act of 2018, the’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘in accordance 
with applicable confidentiality require-
ments’’ after ‘‘wards of the State’’; and 
(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:
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‘‘(H) a description of the best practices in dis-
charge planning; and 
‘‘(I) an assessment of living arrangements for ju-
veniles who, upon release from confinement in a State 
correctional facility, cannot return to the residence 
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 Adminis-
trator, 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 recidi-
vism measurement system; and 
‘‘(3) make cumulative juvenile recidivism data 
that is collected from States available to the public.’’. 
SEC. 208. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 252 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11162) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘may’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘shall’’ before ‘‘develop 
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 re-
garding relevant Office resources on evidence-based 
and promising programs or practices that promote 
the purposes of this Act.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘may’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)—
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(i) by inserting ‘‘shall’’ before ‘‘develop 
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 Juvenile Justice Reform 
Act of 2018, including training and technical assist-
ance and, when appropriate, pilot or demonstration 
projects intended to develop and replicate best prac-
tices for achieving sight and sound separation in fa-
cilities 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 between
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a State and a university, institution of higher edu-
cation, or research center designed to improve the re-
cruitment, selection, training, and retention of profes-
sional personnel in the fields of medicine, law enforce-
ment, the judiciary, juvenile justice, social work and 
child protection, education, and other relevant fields 
who are engaged in, or intend to work in, the field 
of prevention, identification, and treatment of delin-
quency.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘prosecutors,’’ after ‘‘public 
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 REPRESEN-
TATION OF CHILDREN.—In consultation with experts in the 
field of juvenile defense, the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(1) share best practices that may include shar-
ing standards of practice developed by recognized en-
tities in the profession, for attorneys representing 
children; and 
‘‘(2) provide a State, if it so requests, technical 
assistance to implement any of the best practices 
shared under paragraph (1).
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‘‘(e) BEST PRACTICES FOR STATUS OFFENDERS.— 
Based on the available research and State practices, the Ad-
ministrator shall— 
‘‘(1) disseminate best practices for the treatment 
of status offenders with a focus on reduced recidivism, 
improved long-term outcomes, and limited usage of 
valid court orders to place status offenders in secure 
detention; and 
‘‘(2) provide a State, on request, technical assist-
ance to implement any of the best practices shared 
under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(f) 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 development
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approaches that may include methods responsive to 
cultural differences. 
‘‘(g) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUP-
PORT MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREAT-
MENT INCLUDING HOME-BASED
OR COMMUNITY-BASED 
CARE.—The Administrator shall provide training and tech-
nical assistance, in conjunction with the appropriate public 
agencies, to individuals involved in making decisions re-
garding 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 sub-
stance abuse needs, including— 
‘‘(1) juvenile justice intake personnel; 
‘‘(2) probation officers; 
‘‘(3) juvenile court judges and court services per-
sonnel; 
‘‘(4) prosecutors and court-appointed counsel; 
and 
‘‘(5) family members of juveniles and family ad-
vocates. 
‘‘(h) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUP-
PORT JUVENILE COURT JUDGES AND PERSONNEL.—The 
Attorney General, acting through the Office of Juvenile Jus-
tice and Delinquency Prevention and the Office of Justice 
Programs in consultation with entities in the profession,
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shall provide directly, or through grants or contracts, train-
ing and technical assistance to enhance the capacity of 
State and local courts, judges, and related judicial per-
sonnel 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. 
‘‘(i) 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 reimbursement 
for free or reduced price lunches under the Richard B. Rus-
sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) for 
juveniles who are incarcerated and would, if not incarcer-
ated, be eligible for free or reduced price lunches under that 
Act.’’. 
SEC. 209. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY. 
Section 299A of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11182) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Adminis-
trator’’;
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(B) by striking ‘‘, after appropriate con-
sultation with representatives of States and units 
of local government,’’; 
(C) by inserting ‘‘guidance,’’ after ‘‘regula-
tions,’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In 
developing guidance and procedures, the Admin-
istrator 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 require-
ments. 
‘‘(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 efficiency 
and reduces the duplication of reporting efforts; and 
‘‘(B) States meeting all the core requirements are 
encouraged to experiment with offering innovative, 
data-driven programs designed to further improve 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’’.
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TITLE III—INCENTIVE GRANTS 
FOR 
PRISON 
REDUCTION 
THROUGH 
OPPORTUNITIES, 
MENTORING, INTERVENTION, 
SUPPORT, AND EDUCATION 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
Section 501 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delin-
quency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (34 U.S.C. 11101 
note) is amended— 
(1) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘Youth 
Promise’’ 
before 
‘‘Grants’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 502 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delin-
quency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (34 U.S.C. 11281) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this title— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘at-risk’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 1432 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6472); 
‘‘(2) 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
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‘‘(B) a nonprofit organization in partner-
ship with a unit of local government described in 
subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(3) the term ‘delinquency prevention program’ 
means a delinquency prevention program that is evi-
dence-based or promising and that may include— 
‘‘(A) alcohol and substance abuse prevention 
or treatment services; 
‘‘(B) tutoring and remedial education, espe-
cially in reading and mathematics; 
‘‘(C) child and adolescent health and mental 
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 services 
that may include— 
‘‘(i) early childhood development serv-
ices;
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‘‘(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, inter-
vention and exit services;
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‘‘(xviii) training and education pro-
grams for pregnant teens and teen parents; 
and 
‘‘(xix) pre-release, post-release, and re-
entry services to assist detained and incar-
cerated youth with transitioning back into 
and reentering the community; and 
‘‘(K) other data-driven evidence-based or 
promising prevention programs; 
‘‘(4) 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 devel-
opment of the eligible entity’s plan described in sec-
tion 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 par-
ent of an adjudicated youth; and
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‘‘(D) in the case of an eligible entity de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(B), a representative of 
the nonprofit organization of the eligible entity; 
‘‘(5) the term ‘mentoring’ means matching 1 
adult with 1 or more youths for the purpose of pro-
viding guidance, support, and encouragement through 
regularly scheduled meetings for not less than 9 
months; 
‘‘(6) the term ‘State advisory group’ means the 
advisory group appointed by the chief executive officer 
of a State under a plan described in section 223(a); 
and 
‘‘(7) the term ‘State entity’ means the State 
agency designated under section 223(a)(1) or the enti-
ty 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 (34 U.S.C. 11282) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) 
as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively.
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SEC. 304. GRANTS FOR DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 504 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delin-
quency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (34 U.S.C. 11281 
et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 504. GRANTS FOR LOCAL DELINQUENCY PREVENTION 
PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en-
able local communities to address the unmet needs of at- 
risk or delinquent youth, including through a continuum 
of delinquency prevention programs for juveniles who have 
had contact with the juvenile justice system or who are like-
ly 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 3 State entities, but 
not more than 5 State entities, that apply under sub-
section (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 5 State entities that apply 
under subsection (c) and meet the requirements of 
subsection (d).
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‘‘(c) STATE APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, a State entity shall submit an ap-
plication to the Administrator that includes the following: 
‘‘(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, except 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 delinquency 
prevention 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.
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‘‘(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 award-
ing grants under this section for a fiscal year, the Adminis-
trator 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 Administrator 
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.
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‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—In awarding subgrants 
under this subsection, the State shall give pri-
ority 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 success-
ful 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.
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‘‘(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 eligi-
ble 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 pe-
riod 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 prac-
ticable and applicable, that such subgrants 
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
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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 offenses 
committed in such community; and 
‘‘(II) of potential savings and effi-
ciencies that may be achieved through 
the implementation of the plan; 
‘‘(B) a minimum 3-year comprehensive 
strategy to address the unmet needs and an esti-
mate of the amount or percentage of non-Federal 
funds that are available to carry out the strat-
egy; 
‘‘(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 pro-
grams to be implemented under the plan, which 
shall include performance measures to assess ef-
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forts to address the unmet needs of youth in the 
community analyzed under subparagraph (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 per-
formance evaluation process under subparagraph 
(D), a strategy to continue such programs after 
the subgrant period with non-Federal funds, in-
cluding a description of how any estimated sav-
ings or efficiencies created by the implementa-
tion of the plan may be used to continue such 
programs.’’. 
SEC. 305. GRANTS FOR TRIBAL DELINQUENCY PREVENTION 
AND RESPONSE PROGRAMS. 
The Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Preven-
tion Programs Act of 2002 (34 U.S.C. 11281 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 eligible
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Indian Tribes (or consortia of Indian Tribes) as described 
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, at-risk or delinquent youth 
upon release; and 
‘‘(2) to encourage accountability of Indian tribal 
governments with respect to preventing juvenile delin-
quency, and responding to, and caring for, juvenile 
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 consideration, 
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.
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‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amount avail-
able for a fiscal year to carry out this title, 11 percent shall 
be available to carry out this section.’’. 
SEC. 306. EVALUATION BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY 
OFFICE. 
(a) EVALUATION.—Not later than 2 years after the end 
of the 5th fiscal year for which funds are appropriated to 
carry out the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Pre-
vention Programs Act of 2002, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct an evaluation of a sample 
of subgrantees selected by the Comptroller General in ac-
cordance with subsection (b)) that received funds under sec-
tion 504(e) of such Act and shall submit a report of such 
evaluation to the Committee on the Judiciary of the United 
States Senate and the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce of the United States House of Representatives. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS
FOR EVALUATION.—For pur-
poses of subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall— 
(1) ensure that the sample to be evaluated is 
made up of subgrantees in States that are diverse geo-
graphically and economically; and 
(2) include in such sample subgrantees that pro-
posed different delinquency prevention programs. 
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS
AND
FINDINGS.—In con-
ducting the evaluation required by subsection (a), the
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Comptroller General shall take into consideration wheth-
er— 
(1) the delinquency prevention programs for 
which subgrantees received funds under section 504(e) 
of Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention 
Programs Act of 2002 achieved the outcomes and re-
sults anticipated by the particular State involved; 
(2) in the case of outcomes and results of delin-
quency prevention programs defined by the State or 
a local entity, unanticipated improved outcomes or 
results for juveniles occurred; 
(3) the number of subgrantees that continue after 
the expenditure of such funds to provide such delin-
quency prevention programs; 
(4) such delinquency prevention programs re-
placed existing or planned programs or activities in 
the State; and 
(5) the evidence-base information used to justify 
such delinquency prevention programs was used with 
fidelity by local entities in accordance with the ap-
proach used to find the evidence; 
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
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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 Ju-
venile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (referred 
to in this section as ‘‘the agency’’), its functions, 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 (34 U.S.C. 11103), 
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).
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(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 Prevention 
Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.), the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall take into consideration— 
(1) the outcome and results of the programs car-
ried out by the agency and those programs adminis-
tered 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 poten-
tial for consolidating those programs; 
(5) whether less restrictive or alternative methods 
exist to carry out the functions of the agency and 
whether current functions or operations are impeded 
or enhanced by existing statutes, rules, and proce-
dures;
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(6) the number and types of beneficiaries or per-
sons served by programs carried out by the agency; 
(7) the manner with which the agency seeks pub-
lic input and input from State and local governments 
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 (commonly 
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 effi-
cient 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 (34 U.S.C. 
11101 et seq.), the Comptroller General shall take into con-
sideration— 
(1) whether grantees timely file Financial Status 
Reports; 
(2) whether grantees have sufficient internal con-
trols to ensure adequate oversight of grant fund re-
ceived;
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(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 accord-
ance with paragraph (1) shall include all audit find-
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ings determined by the selected, statistically signifi-
cant sample of grantees as required by subsection 
(a)(2) and shall include the name and location of any 
selected grantee as well as any findings required by 
subsection (a)(2). 
SEC. 402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; ACCOUNT-
ABILITY AND OVERSIGHT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘TITLE VI—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS; ACCOUNT-
ABILITY AND OVERSIGHT 
‘‘SEC. 601. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act, except for titles III and IV, $176,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, of which not more than 
$96,053,401 shall be used to carry out title V for each such 
fiscal year. 
‘‘SEC. 602. ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT. 
‘‘(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
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 out-
come of that contact is beneficial to the Nation—
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‘‘(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 compli-
ance with the core requirements for juveniles provided 
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 Ju-
venile Justice Reform Act of 2018, the Di-
rector of the Office of Audit, Assessment, 
and Management of the Office of Justice 
Programs at the Department of Justice (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘Director’) 
shall— 
‘‘(I) 
conduct 
a 
comprehensive 
analysis and evaluation of the internal 
controls of the Office of Juvenile Jus-
tice and Delinquency Prevention (re-
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ferred to in this section as the ‘agency’) 
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 viola-
tion of grant programs, including in-
stances where— 
‘‘(aa) supporting documenta-
tion was not provided for cost re-
ports; 
‘‘(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