‘‘(c) CERTAIN SHACKLING PROHIBITED.—A court 
may not order the use of restraints that— 
‘‘(1) restrict movement of the youth’s hands, 
such that the youth is unable to read and handle 
documents used during the court proceeding; or 
‘‘(2) are fixed to a wall, the floor, or furniture. 
‘‘§ 5007. Definitions 
‘‘For purposes of this chapter: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘custodial interrogation’ means 
questioning or other conduct by a law enforcement 
officer which is reasonably likely to elicit an incrimi-
nating response from an individual and occurs when 
reasonable individuals in the same circumstances 
would consider themselves in custody. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘temporary separation’ means 
the involuntary restriction of an individual alone in 
a cell, room, or other area isolated away from all 
human contact except for the employees of the de-
tention facility. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘youth’ means an individual who 
is 21 years of age or younger.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for chapter 401 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘5004. Ban on solitary confinement of youth. 
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‘‘5005. Recording of custodial interrogations of youth. 
‘‘5006. Restrictions on shackling of youth. 
‘‘5007. Definitions.’’. 
(c) STUDY AND REPORT ON TEMPORARY SEPARA-
TION OF YOUTH IN FEDERAL FACILITIES.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
annually thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to 
Congress a report that contains— 
(1) a detailed description of the types and con-
ditions of temporary separation used for Federal 
prisoners or detainees who are youths; 
(2) a list of the number of instances in which 
temporary separation was used for Federal prisoners 
or detainees who are youths, disaggregated by age, 
race, ethnicity, gender, and a description of the cir-
cumstances specific to each such instance, including 
the cause, length, and result. 
SEC. 5. YOUTH CUSTODIAL INTERROGATION RECORDING 
GRANTS. 
(a) Section 1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(27) There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out part LL such sums as may be necessary 
for each of the first 5 fiscal years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of such part.’’. 
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(b) Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘PART LL—YOUTH CUSTODIAL INTERROGATION 
VIDEO RECORDING GRANTS 
‘‘SEC. 3021. CUSTODIAL INTERROGATION VIDEO RECORD-
ING GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Attorney General shall 
make grants to States and units of local government to 
take whatever steps the Attorney General determines to 
be necessary to achieve complete and accurate recording, 
by both audio and video means, of every custodial interro-
gation of a youth occurring within the State or unit of 
local government. 
‘‘(b) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The portion of the 
costs of a program funded by a grant under this section 
may not exceed 75 percent. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘custodial interrogation’ means 
questioning or other conduct by a law enforcement 
officer which is reasonably likely to elicit an incrimi-
nating response from an individual and occurs when 
reasonable individuals in the same circumstances 
would consider themselves in custody. 
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‘‘(2) The term ‘youth’ means an individual who 
is 21 years of age or younger.’’. 
SEC. 6. POLICE-YOUTH INTERACTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning after the end of the im-
plementation period, in the case of a State or unit of local 
government that received a grant award under subpart 1 
of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.), or 
under part Q of title I of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3796dd), 
if that State or unit of local government fails by the end 
of a fiscal year to substantially comply with the require-
ments of subsections (c) and (d), the Attorney General 
shall reduce the amount that would otherwise be awarded 
to that State of unit of government under such grant pro-
gram in the following fiscal year by 5 percent. 
(b) REALLOCATION.—Amounts not allocated under a 
program referred to in subsection (a) to a State for failure 
to be in compliance with this section shall be reallocated 
under the program to States that are in compliance with 
this section. 
(c) POLICE-YOUTH INTERACTION POLICY.—A State 
or unit of local government shall have in effect a policy 
establishing procedures, standards, and training on police- 
youth interactions that are grounded in evidence-based 
practices and address, at a minimum, de-escalation, verbal 
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communication, physical contact, use of restraints, use of 
lethal and nonlethal force, notification of a parent or 
guardian, interviews and questioning, custodial interroga-
tion, searches, audio and video recording, conditions of 
custody, alternatives to arrest, diversion and community 
resources, referral to child protection agencies, removal 
from school grounds or campus, mental health and crisis 
intervention, and any needs specific to minority youth. 
(d) POLICE-YOUTH
INTERACTION
TRAINING.—A 
State or unit of local government shall have in effect a 
policy requiring all law enforcement officers to receive 
training on the police-youth interaction policy described in 
subsection (c), and on police-youth interaction and mental 
health crisis intervention generally, that is equal to the 
quality and number of hours of training received for fire-
arms and use of force, but not less than 12 hours at the 
start of employment and 6 hours annually thereafter. 
(e) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall issue 
guidance on the establishment of police-youth interaction 
policies and training in order to assist States and local 
governments in complying with subsection (a). 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD.—The term ‘‘imple-
mentation period’’ means the period beginning on the date 
of enactment of this Act and ending on the later of— 
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