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SEC. 210. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY. 
Section 299A of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5672) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Admin-
istrator’’; 
(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 Ad-
ministrator shall consult with representatives of 
States and units of local government, including 
those individuals responsible for administration 
of this Act and compliance with the core re-
quirements. 
‘‘(2) The Administrator shall ensure that— 
‘‘(A) reporting, compliance reporting, State 
plan requirements, and other similar documentation 
as may be required from States is requested in a 
manner that respects confidentiality, encourages effi-
ciency and reduces the duplication of reporting ef-
forts; and 
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‘‘(B) States meeting all the core requirements 
are encouraged to experiment with offering innova-
tive, data-driven programs designed to further im-
prove the juvenile justice system.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘requirements 
described in paragraphs (11), (12), and (13) of sec-
tion 223(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘core requirements’’. 
TITLE III—INCENTIVE GRANTS 
FOR 
LOCAL 
DELINQUENCY 
PREVENTION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
Section 501 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delin-
quency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 5601 
note) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘Youth Promise’’ before ‘‘In-
centive Grants’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 502 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delin-
quency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 
5781) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this title— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
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‘‘(A) a unit of local government that is in 
compliance with the requirements of part B of 
title II; or 
‘‘(B) a nonprofit organization in partner-
ship with a unit of local government described 
in subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(2) the term ‘local policy board’, when used 
with respect to an eligible entity, means a policy 
board that the eligible entity will engage in the de-
velopment of the eligible entity’s plan described in 
section 504(e)(5), and that includes— 
‘‘(A) not fewer than 15 and not more than 
21 members; and 
‘‘(B) a balanced representation of— 
‘‘(i) public agencies and private non-
profit organizations serving juveniles and 
their families; and 
‘‘(ii) business and industry; 
‘‘(C) at least one representative of the 
faith community, one adjudicated youth, and 
one parent of an adjudicated youth; and 
‘‘(D) in the case of an eligible entity de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(B), a representative of 
the nonprofit organization of the eligible entity; 
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‘‘(3) the term ‘mentoring’ means matching one 
adult with one or more youths for the purpose of 
providing guidance, support, and encouragement 
through regularly scheduled meetings for not less 
than 9 months; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘juvenile delinquency program’ 
means a juvenile delinquency program that is evi-
dence-based or promising and that may include— 
‘‘(A) alcohol and substance abuse preven-
tion services; 
‘‘(B) tutoring and remedial education, es-
pecially in reading and mathematics; 
‘‘(C) child and adolescent health and men-
tal health services; 
‘‘(D) recreation services; 
‘‘(E) leadership and youth development ac-
tivities; 
‘‘(F) the teaching that individuals are and 
should be held accountable for their actions; 
‘‘(G) assistance in the development of job 
training skills; 
‘‘(H) youth mentoring programs; 
‘‘(I) after-school programs; 
‘‘(J) coordination of a continuum of serv-
ices, which may include— 
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‘‘(i) early childhood development serv-
ices; 
‘‘(ii) voluntary home visiting pro-
grams; 
‘‘(iii) nurse-family partnership pro-
grams; 
‘‘(iv) parenting skills training; 
‘‘(v) child abuse prevention programs; 
‘‘(vi) family stabilization programs; 
‘‘(vii) child welfare services; 
‘‘(viii) family violence intervention 
programs; 
‘‘(ix) adoption assistance programs; 
‘‘(x) emergency, transitional and per-
manent housing assistance; 
‘‘(xi) job placement and retention 
training; 
‘‘(xii) summer jobs programs; 
‘‘(xiii) alternative school resources for 
youth who have dropped out of school or 
demonstrate chronic truancy; 
‘‘(xiv) conflict resolution skill training; 
‘‘(xv) restorative justice programs; 
‘‘(xvi) mentoring programs; 
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‘‘(xvii) 
targeted 
gang 
prevention, 
intervention and exit services; 
‘‘(xviii) training and education pro-
grams for pregnant teens and teen par-
ents; and 
‘‘(xix) pre-release, post-release, and 
reentry services to assist detained and in-
carcerated youth with transitioning back 
into and reentering the community; and 
‘‘(K) other data-driven evidence-based or 
promising prevention programs; 
‘‘(5) the term ‘State advisory group’ means the 
advisory group appointed by the chief executive offi-
cer of a State under a plan described in section 
223(a); and 
‘‘(6) the term ‘State entity’ means the State 
agency designated under section 223(a)(1) or the en-
tity receiving funds under section 223(d).’’. 
SEC. 303. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINIS-
TRATOR. 
Section 503 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delin-
quency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 
5782) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); and 
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