SEC. 2. REDUCING CRIME AND PROMOTING REHABILITA-
TION BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO IMPROVE 
IDENTIFICATION OF AND SERVICES FOR JU-
VENILES WITH MENTAL HEALTH OR SUB-
STANCE ABUSE DISORDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Juvenile Justice 
and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 
et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating part F as part G; and 
(2) by inserting after part E the following new 
part: 
‘‘PART F—REDUCING CRIME AND PROMOTING 
REHABILITATION BY IMPROVING IDENTI-
FICATION OF AND SERVICES FOR JUVENILES 
WITH 
MENTAL 
HEALTH 
OR 
SUBSTANCE 
ABUSE DISORDERS. 
‘‘SEC. 270. TRAINING GRANTS TO INCREASE DIVERSION OF 
JUVENILES WITH MENTAL HEALTH OR SUB-
STANCE ABUSE DISORDERS INTO HOME- OR 
COMMUNITY-BASED CARE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHING GRANT PROGRAM.—The Admin-
istrator may award grants for the purposes described in 
subsection (b) to a public agency who complies with the 
eligibility requirements described in subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.— 
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‘‘(1) USE OF FUNDS.—The recipient of a grant 
awarded under this section shall use the funds to 
provide training, in conjunction with the public or 
private agency that provides mental health services, 
to individuals involved in making decisions regarding 
the disposition of cases involving youth who enter 
the juvenile justice system, including any of the fol-
lowing categories of individuals: 
‘‘(A) Juvenile justice intake personnel. 
‘‘(B) Law enforcement personnel. 
‘‘(C) Prosecutors. 
‘‘(D) Juvenile court judges. 
‘‘(E) Public defenders. 
‘‘(F) Mental health service providers and 
administrators. 
‘‘(G) Substance abuse disorder service pro-
viders and administrators. 
‘‘(H) Probation officers. 
‘‘(I) Parents or parent advocates. 
‘‘(2) FOCUS OF TRAINING.—Training provided 
through a grant awarded under this section shall 
focus on the following: 
‘‘(A) The availability of standardized, vali-
dated, age-appropriate, and culturally com-
petent screening and assessment tools and the 
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effective use of such tools to divert juveniles 
from secure confinement into home-based and 
community-based care. 
‘‘(B) The purpose, benefits, and avail-
ability of home-based and community-based 
mental health or substance abuse treatment 
programs available to juveniles within the juris-
diction of the grantee. 
‘‘(C) Public and private programs available 
to juveniles to pay for home-based and commu-
nity-based mental health or substance abuse 
treatment programs. 
‘‘(D) The appropriate use of effective 
home-based and community-based alternatives 
to juvenile justice or mental health system insti-
tutional placements. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—In order to be 
eligible to receive a grant under this section, a public agen-
cy shall prepare and submit an application, at such time 
and in such form as the Administrator may require, that 
includes the following: 
‘‘(1) An assurance that the agency will work 
with public or private entities in the area to admin-
ister the training funded under this section to en-
sure that such training is comprehensive, construc-
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tive, linguistically and culturally competent, and of 
a high quality. 
‘‘(2) An assurance that the agency— 
‘‘(A) is committed to a goal of increasing 
the diversion of juveniles coming under its ju-
risdiction into appropriate home-based or com-
munity-based care when the interest of the ju-
venile and public safety allow; 
‘‘(B) intends to utilize the grant provided 
under this section to further such goal; and 
‘‘(C) has a plan to demonstrate, using ap-
propriate benchmarks, the agency’s progress in 
meeting such goal. 
‘‘(3) An assurance that not less than 25 percent 
of the total cost of the training conducted with the 
grant will be contributed by non-Federal sources. 
‘‘SEC. 271. ENCOURAGING COMPREHENSIVE COLLABORA-
TIONS TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH OR 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS AMONG AT- 
RISK JUVENILES. 
‘‘(a) GRANT TO DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE COL-
LABORATIVE PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in con-
sultation with the Administrator of the Substance 
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 
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may award a 1-year grant to an eligible public agen-
cy to develop a comprehensive collaborative plan (as 
described in paragraph (2)) to address the service 
needs of juveniles with mental health or substance 
abuse disorders who come into contact with the jus-
tice system or who are at risk of coming into contact 
with the justice system. 
‘‘(2) PLAN DESCRIBED.—The plan referred to 
in paragraph (1) shall be a plan that— 
‘‘(A) revises and improves the current de-
livery of intensive home-based and community- 
based services to juveniles who have been in 
contact with or who are at risk of coming into 
contact with the justice system; 
‘‘(B) determines how the service needs of 
juveniles with mental health or substance abuse 
disorders who come into contact with the juve-
nile justice system will be furnished from the 
initial detention stage until after discharge in 
order for these juveniles to avoid further con-
tact with the justice system; 
‘‘(C) demonstrates that the public agency 
has entered into appropriate agreements with 
all entities responsible for providing services 
under the plan, such as the public agency 
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charged with administering juvenile justice pro-
grams, the public agency charged with pro-
viding mental health services, the public agency 
charged with providing substance abuse treat-
ment services, the State or local educational 
agency, the State or local child welfare system, 
and private nonprofit community-based organi-
zations; 
‘‘(D) ensures that the State has in effect 
any laws necessary for services to be delivered 
in accordance with the plan; 
‘‘(E) establishes a network of individuals 
(or incorporates an existing network) to provide 
coordination between mental health service pro-
viders, substance abuse service providers, pro-
bation and parole officers, judges, corrections 
personnel, law enforcement personnel, State 
and local educational agency personnel, parents 
and families, and other appropriate parties re-
garding effective treatment of juveniles with 
mental health or substance abuse disorders; 
‘‘(F) provides for cross-system training 
among law enforcement personnel, corrections 
personnel, State and local educational agency 
personnel, mental health service providers, and 
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substance abuse service providers to enhance 
collaboration among systems; 
‘‘(G) provides for coordinated and effective 
aftercare programs for juveniles who have been 
diagnosed with a mental health or substance 
abuse disorder and who are discharged from 
home-based care, community-based care, any 
other treatment program, secure detention fa-
cilities, secure correctional facilities, or jail; 
‘‘(H) provides for the purchase of technical 
assistance to support the implementation of the 
plan; 
‘‘(I) estimates the costs of implementing 
the plan and proposes funding sources suffi-
cient to meet the non-federal funding require-
ments for implementation of the plan under 
subsection (b); 
‘‘(J) describes the methodology to be used 
to identify juveniles at risk of coming into con-
tact with the juvenile justice system; 
‘‘(K) provides assurances that all training 
and services provided under the plan will be cul-
turally and linguistically competent; and 
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‘‘(L) describes the outcome measures and 
benchmarks that will be used to evaluate the 
progress and effectiveness of the plan. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—In order to 
be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, 
a public agency shall prepare and submit an applica-
tion at such time, in such form, and with such infor-
mation as the Administrator may require to dem-
onstrate— 
‘‘(A) the ability of the agency to develop 
and implement the comprehensive plan, includ-
ing the support of necessary collaborative part-
ners; and 
‘‘(B) that the agency has implemented a 
procedure to ensure that, upon the release of a 
juvenile from a secure facility, the juvenile will 
be eligible to participate in those government 
programs in which the juvenile would be eligible 
to participate but for the juvenile’s detention in 
a secure facility (except to the extent prohibited 
under Federal law). 
‘‘(b) GRANT
TO
IMPLEMENT
COMPREHENSIVE 
PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
award a grant payable over 4 years to an eligible 
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public agency to implement the plan developed under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS.—A public 
agency receiving a grant under subsection (a) auto-
matically shall be eligible to receive a grant under 
this subsection if it submits to the Administrator— 
‘‘(A) a copy of the plan developed under 
subsection (a) that meets the requirements of 
subsection (a)(2); 
‘‘(B) an assurance that the agency will re-
port annually to the Administrator on— 
‘‘(i) the progress of implementation of 
the plan using the outcome measures and 
benchmarks described in the plan (as re-
quired by subsection (a)(2)(L)), and 
‘‘(ii) any amendments that the agency 
proposes to make to the plan; and 
‘‘(C) an assurance that the agency will 
meet the requirements of paragraph (3) for 
each fiscal year of funding. 
‘‘(3) NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF COSTS TO IM-
PLEMENT PLAN DEFINED.—For each fiscal year of 
funding, the public agency shall be required to con-
tribute the following percentages of the plan’s esti-
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mated implementation costs using non-Federal 
sources: 
‘‘(A) During the first fiscal year of funding 
to implement the plan, 25%. 
‘‘(B) During the second fiscal year of 
funding to implement the plan, 40%. 
‘‘(C) During the third fiscal year of fund-
ing to implement the plan, 60%. 
‘‘(D) During the fourth fiscal year of fund-
ing to implement the plan, 75%. 
‘‘SEC. 272. CREATING REGIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
CENTERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may award 
grants for the establishment of 4 regional research, train-
ing, and technical assistance centers to carry out the fol-
lowing activities within geographic regions specified by the 
Administrator: 
‘‘(1) Provide training on the provision of state- 
of-the-art mental health and substance abuse dis-
order services in custodial and non-custodial juvenile 
justice-related settings (including post-release serv-
ices) and on how to engage in successful collabora-
tions between mental health or substance abuse dis-
order service providers and juvenile justice systems 
to— 
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‘‘(A) public policymakers; 
‘‘(B) juvenile justice intake personnel; 
‘‘(C) law enforcement personnel; 
‘‘(D) prosecutors; 
‘‘(E) juvenile court judges; 
‘‘(F) public defenders; 
‘‘(G) mental health service providers and 
administrators; 
‘‘(H) substance abuse disorder service pro-
viders and administrators; and 
‘‘(I) parents or parent advocates. 
‘‘(2) Provide direct technical assistance, includ-
ing assistance provided through toll-free telephone 
numbers, on methods to improve the provision of 
services for juveniles with mental health or sub-
stance abuse disorders, including information on— 
‘‘(A) what types of mental health or sub-
stance abuse service approaches are effective 
within the juvenile justice system; and 
‘‘(B) how home- and community-based 
mental health or substance abuse services are 
often more effective in reducing recidivism and 
promoting rehabilitation than secure confine-
ment (including information on relevant re-
gional, ethnic, and gender-related consider-
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ations) and how such services can be improved 
to be more effective. 
‘‘(3) Provide information, training, and tech-
nical assistance to public agency officials to enhance 
the capacity of such officials to provide appropriate 
services relating to mental health or substance abuse 
disorders among juveniles. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to receive grants under 
this section, an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be either a public agency or a not-for-prof-
it private entity; and 
‘‘(2) prepare and submit an application at such 
time, in such form, and with such information and 
assurances as the Administrator may require to 
demonstrate the ability of the entity to deliver the 
services described in subsection (a) within the par-
ticular geographic region in which the entity is lo-
cated. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 for fiscal year 
2010 and each succeeding fiscal year for grants under this 
section. 
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‘‘SEC. 273. ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING REFORMS IN 
MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE 
POLICIES. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHING GRANT PROGRAM.—The Admin-
istrator shall award a grant to an eligible public agency 
to hire or contract with one or more mental health profes-
sionals or a public or private organization with particular 
expertise in the area of mental health or substance abuse 
disorders among juveniles who come into contact with the 
juvenile justice system to assist the agency in reforming 
its mental health and substance abuse policies with respect 
to such juveniles. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) DURATION.—A public agency shall use a 
grant awarded under this section to hire (or contract 
with) on a temporary basis not to exceed 3 years an 
individual or organization described in subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM
GRANT
AMOUNT.—A grant 
awarded under this section shall not exceed 
$300,000. 
‘‘(3) NUMBER OF GRANTS PER APPLICANT.—A 
public agency shall not receive more than 1 grant 
under this section. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—In order to be 
eligible to receive a grant under this section, a public agen-
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cy shall prepare and submit an application, at such time 
and in such form as the Administrator may require, that 
includes the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of the intended use of the 
grant. 
‘‘(2) An assurance that the grant is necessary 
for the agency to affect a lasting improvement in the 
agency’s practices and procedures related to juve-
niles with mental health or substance abuse dis-
orders coming under its jurisdiction. 
‘‘(3) An assurance that the agency will expend 
funds received under this section to supplement and 
not supplant other funds available to the agency for 
the purpose of reforming its mental health and sub-
stance abuse policies with respect to juveniles who 
come into contact with the juvenile justice system. 
‘‘(4) An assurance that not less than 25 percent 
of the total cost of hiring an individual or organiza-
tion described in subsection (a) will be contributed 
by non-Federal sources. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 
2010 and each succeeding fiscal year for grants under this 
section.’’. 
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(b) GENERAL
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—Section 299 of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘C AND E’’ 
and inserting ‘‘C, E, AND F’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘C and E’’ and inserting 
‘‘C, E, and F’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 
PART F.—There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out part F such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2010 and each succeeding fiscal year, subject to the 
applicable limitations of such part.’’. 
SEC. 3. ENCOURAGING STATES TO IMPROVE SCREENING 
AND ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES FOR JUVE-
NILES 
WITH 
MENTAL 
HEALTH 
OR 
SUB-
STANCE ABUSE DISORDERS. 
(a) 
ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENT
FOR
STATE 
PLANS.—Section 223(a) of the Juvenile Justice and De-
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linquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (27), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (28), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(29) describe the State’s efforts to implement 
an evidence-based mental health and substance 
abuse disorder screening and assessment program 
for all juveniles held in a secure facility for a period 
of more than 24 hours that provides for one or more 
initial screenings and, if a juvenile’s initial screening 
demonstrates a need, further assessment; and 
‘‘(30) describe the State’s method for providing 
or arranging for mental health and substance abuse 
disorder treatment for juveniles determined to be in 
need of such treatment.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to a plan or a plan’s annual 
amendments (as described in section 223(a) of the Juve-
nile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5633(a))) submitted at any time after the expira-
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tion of the 45-day period which begins on the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE BO-
NUSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Juvenile Justice 
and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5781 
et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 505 as section 506; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 504 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 
505. 
USE 
OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
EXCEEDING 
$110,000,000 FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE 
BONUSES. 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF BONUSES.—If the total sums 
appropriated in a fiscal year under section 506 exceed 
$110,000,000, the Administrator shall distribute those 
sums exceeding $110,000,000 as evidence-based practice 
bonuses to recipients of grants under section 504 in that 
fiscal year who meet the requirements of subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In order to be eligible to re-
ceive an evidence-based practice bonus, the recipient of a 
grant under section 504 shall prepare and submit an ap-
plication, at such time, in such form, and with such infor-
mation as the Administrator may require, that includes— 
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