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in the needs assessment described in para-
graph (5)(A); 
‘‘(iv) potential costs to the community 
if the unmet needs are not addressed; 
‘‘(B) a specific time period for the plan-
ning and subsequent implementation of its con-
tinuum of local delinquency prevention pro-
grams; 
‘‘(C) the steps the eligible entity will take 
to implement the plan under subparagraph (A); 
and 
‘‘(D) a plan to continue the grant activity 
with non-Federal funds, if proven successful ac-
cording to the performance evaluation process 
under paragraph (5)(D), after the grant period. 
‘‘(3) MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—An eligible 
entity desiring a subgrant under this subsection 
shall agree to provide a 50 percent match of the 
amount of the subgrant, which may include the 
value of in-kind contributions. 
‘‘(4) SUBGRANT REVIEW.— 
‘‘(A) REVIEW.—Not later than the end of 
the second year of a subgrant period for a 
subgrant awarded to an eligible entity under 
this subsection and before awarding the remain-
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ing amount of the subgrant to the eligible enti-
ty, the State entity shall— 
‘‘(i) ensure that the eligible entity has 
completed the plan submitted under para-
graph (2) and that the plan meets the re-
quirements of such paragraph; and 
‘‘(ii) verify that the eligible entity will 
begin the implementation of its plan upon 
receiving the next installment of its 
subgrant award. 
‘‘(B) TERMINATION.—If the State entity 
finds through the review conducted under sub-
paragraph (A) that the eligible entity has not 
met the requirements of clause (i) of such sub-
paragraph, the State entity shall reallocate the 
amount remaining on the subgrant of the eligi-
ble entity to other eligible entities receiving a 
subgrant under this subsection or award the 
amount to an eligible entity during the next 
subgrant competition under this subsection. 
‘‘(5) LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible enti-
ty that receives a subgrant under this subsection 
shall use the funds to implement a plan to carry out 
delinquency prevention programs in the community 
served by the eligible entity in a coordinated manner 
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with other delinquency prevention programs or enti-
ties serving such community, which includes— 
‘‘(A) an analysis of the unmet needs of 
youth in the community who are or have been, 
or are at risk of being, involved in juvenile de-
linquency or gang activity— 
‘‘(i) which shall include— 
‘‘(I) the available resources in the 
community to meet the unmet needs; 
and 
‘‘(II) factors present in the com-
munity that may contribute to delin-
quency, such as homelessness, food in-
security, teen pregnancy, youth unem-
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 of-
fenses committed in such community; 
and 
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‘‘(II) of potential savings and ef-
ficiencies 
that 
may 
be 
achieved 
through the implementation of the 
plan; 
‘‘(B) a minimum 3-year comprehensive 
strategy to address the unmet needs and an es-
timate of the amount or percentage of non-Fed-
eral funds that are available to carry out the 
strategy; 
‘‘(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 
programs to be implemented under the plan, 
which shall include performance measures to 
assess efforts to address the unmet needs of 
youth in the community analyzed under sub-
paragraph (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 
performance evaluation process under subpara-
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graph (D), a strategy to continue such pro-
grams after the subgrant period with non-Fed-
eral funds, including a description of how any 
estimated savings or efficiencies created by the 
implementation of the plan may be used to con-
tinue such programs.’’. 
SEC. 305. GRANTS FOR TRIBAL DELINQUENCY PREVENTION 
AND RESPONSE PROGRAMS. 
The Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Preven-
tion Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 5781 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 eligi-
ble Indian tribes (or consortia of Indian tribes) as de-
scribed 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, juvenile offenders; and 
‘‘(2) to encourage accountability of Indian trib-
al governments with respect to preventing juvenile 
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delinquency, and responding to, and caring for, juve-
nile 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 consider-
ation, 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. 
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amount ap-
propriated for a fiscal year to carry out this title, 11 per-
cent shall be available to carry out this section.’’. 
SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 506, as redesignated by section 305, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 506. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title— 
‘‘(1) $91,857,500 for fiscal year 2018; 
‘‘(2) $91,857,500 for fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(3) $93,235,362 for fiscal year 2020; 
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‘‘(4) $94,633,892 for fiscal year 2021; and 
‘‘(5) $96,053,401 for fiscal year 2022.’’. 
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 
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 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (re-
ferred to in this section as ‘‘the agency’’), its func-
tions, 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-
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linquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603), 
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). 
(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 Preven-
tion Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), excluding the 
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et 
seq.) and the Missing Children’s Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5771 et seq.), the Comptroller General shall take 
into consideration— 
(1) the outcome and results of the programs 
carried out by the agency and those programs ad-
ministered 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; 
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(4) the potential benefits of consolidating pro-
grams administered by the agency with similar or 
duplicative programs of other agencies, and the po-
tential for consolidating those programs; 
(5) whether less restrictive or alternative meth-
ods exist to carry out the functions of the agency 
and whether current functions or operations are im-
peded or enhanced by existing statutes, rules, and 
procedures; 
(6) the number and types of beneficiaries or 
persons served by programs carried out by the agen-
cy; 
(7) the manner with which the agency seeks 
public input and input from State and local govern-
ments 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 (com-
monly 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 
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the functions of the agency to be performed in a 
more efficient 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 
(42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), excluding the Runaway and 
Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) and the 
Missing Children’s Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et 
seq.), the Comptroller General shall take into consider-
ation— 
(1) whether grantees timely file Financial Sta-
tus Reports; 
(2) whether grantees have sufficient internal 
controls to ensure adequate oversight of grant fund 
received; 
(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; 
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(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 ac-
cordance with paragraph (1) shall include all audit 
findings determined by the selected, statistically sig-
nificant 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). 
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