IIA
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1818
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 16, 1997
Received, read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
AN ACT
To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years
1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act
of 1997’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO JUVENILE JUSTICE AND
DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT OF 1974
Sec. 101. Findings.
Sec. 102. Purpose.
Sec. 103. Definitions.
Sec. 104. Name of office.
Sec. 105. Concentration of Federal effort.
Sec. 106. Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preven-
tion.
Sec. 107. Annual report.
Sec. 108. Allocation.
Sec. 109. State plans.
Sec. 110. Juvenile delinquency prevention block grant program.
Sec. 111. Research; evaluation; technical assistance; training.
Sec. 112. Demonstration projects.
Sec. 113. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 114. Administrative authority.
Sec. 115. Use of funds.
Sec. 116. Limitation on use of funds.
Sec. 117. Rule of construction.
Sec. 118. Leasing surplus Federal property.
Sec. 119. Issuance of Rules.
Sec. 120. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 121. References.
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS
YOUTH ACT
Sec. 201. Findings.
Sec. 202. Authority to make grants for centers and services.
Sec. 203. Eligibility.
Sec. 204. Approval of applications.
Sec. 205. Authority for transitional living grant program.
Sec. 206. Eligibility.
Sec. 207. Authority to make grants for research, evaluation, demonstration,
and service projects.
Sec. 208. Temporary demonstration projects to provide services to youth in
rural areas.
Sec. 209. Sexual abuse prevention program.
Sec. 210. Assistance to potential grantees.
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Sec. 211. Reports.
Sec. 212. Evaluation.
Sec. 213. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 214. Consolidated review of applications.
Sec. 215. Definitions.
Sec. 216. Redesignation of sections.
Sec. 217. Technical amendment.
TITLE III—INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR LOCAL DELINQUENCY
PREVENTION PROGRAMS
Sec. 301. Duties and functions of the Administrator.
Sec. 302. Grants for prevention programs.
Sec. 303. Repeal of definition.
Sec. 304. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 401. Effective date; application of amendments.
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO JU-
VENILE JUSTICE AND DELIN-
QUENCY PREVENTION ACT OF
1974
SEC. 101. FINDINGS.
Section 101 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘FINDINGS
‘‘SEC. 101. (a) The Congress finds the following:
‘‘(1) There has been a dramatic increase in ju-
venile delinquency, particularly violent crime com-
mitted by juveniles. Weapons offenses and homicides
are 2 of the fastest growing crimes committed by ju-
veniles. More than 1⁄2 of juvenile victims are killed
with a firearm. Approximately 1⁄5 of the individuals
arrested for committing violent crime are less than
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18 years of age. The increase in both the number of
youth below the age of 15 and females arrested for
violent crime is cause for concern.
‘‘(2) This problem should be addressed through
a 2-track common sense approach that addresses the
needs of individual juveniles and society at large by
promoting—
‘‘(A) quality prevention programs that—
‘‘(i) work with juveniles, their fami-
lies, local public agencies, and community-
based organizations, and take into consid-
eration such factors as whether or not
juveniles have been the victims of family
violence (including child abuse and ne-
glect); and
‘‘(ii) are designed to reduce risks and
develop competencies in at-risk juveniles
that will prevent, and reduce the rate of,
violent delinquent behavior; and
‘‘(B) programs that assist in holding juve-
niles accountable for their actions, including a
system of graduated sanctions to respond to
each delinquent act, requiring juveniles to make
restitution, or perform community service, for
the damage caused by their delinquent acts,
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and methods for increasing victim satisfaction
with respect to the penalties imposed on juve-
niles for their acts.
‘‘(b) Congress must act now to reform this program
by focusing on juvenile delinquency prevention programs,
as well as programs that hold juveniles accountable for
their acts. Without true reform, the criminal justice sys-
tem will not be able to overcome the challenges it will face
in the coming years when the number of juveniles is ex-
pected to increase by 30 percent.’’.
SEC. 102. PURPOSE.
Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5602) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘PURPOSES
‘‘SEC. 102. The purposes of this title and title II
are—
‘‘(1) to support State and local programs that
prevent juvenile involvement in delinquent behavior;
‘‘(2) to assist State and local governments in
promoting public safety by encouraging accountabil-
ity for acts of juvenile delinquency; and
‘‘(3) to assist State and local governments in
addressing juvenile crime through the provision of
technical assistance, research, training, evaluation,
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and the dissemination of information on effective
programs for combating juvenile delinquency.’’.
SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.
Section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘to help pre-
vent juvenile delinquency’’ and inserting ‘‘designed
to reduce known risk factors for juvenile delinquent
behavior, provides activities that build on protective
factors for, and develop competencies in, juveniles to
prevent, and reduce the rate of, delinquent juvenile
behavior’’,
(2) in paragraph (4) by inserting ‘‘title I of’’
before ‘‘the Omnibus’’ each place it appears,
(3) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘the Trust
Territory of the Pacific Islands,’’,
(4) in paragraph (9) by striking ‘‘justice’’ and
inserting ‘‘crime control’’,
(5) in paragraph (12)(B) by striking ‘‘, of any
nonoffender,’’,
(6) in paragraph (13)(B) by striking ‘‘, any
non-offender,’’,
(7) in paragraph (14) by inserting ‘‘drug traf-
ficking,’’ after ‘‘assault,’’,
(8) in paragraph (16)—
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(A) in subparagraph (A) by adding ‘‘and’’
at the end, and
(B) by striking subparagraph (C),
(9) by striking paragraph (17),
(10) in paragraph (22)—
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (i),
(ii), and (iii) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(C), respectively, and
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end,
(11) in paragraph (23) by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon,
(12) by redesignating paragraphs (18), (19),
(20), (21), (22), and (23) as paragraphs (17)
through (22), respectively, and
(13) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(23) the term ‘boot camp’ means a residential
facility (excluding a private residence) at which there
are provided—
‘‘(A) a highly regimented schedule of dis-
cipline, physical training, work, drill, and cere-
mony characteristic of military basic training.
‘‘(B) regular, remedial, special, and voca-
tional education; and
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‘‘(C) counseling and treatment for sub-
stance abuse and other health and mental
health problems;
‘‘(24) the term ‘graduated sanctions’ means an
accountability-based, graduated series of sanctions
(including incentives and services) applicable to juve-
niles within the juvenile justice system to hold such
juveniles accountable for their actions and to protect
communities from the effects of juvenile delinquency
by providing appropriate sanctions for every act for
which a juvenile is adjudicated delinquent, by induc-
ing their law-abiding behavior, and by preventing
their subsequent involvement with the juvenile jus-
tice system;
‘‘(25) the term ‘violent crime’ means—
‘‘(A) 
murder 
or 
nonnegligent 
man-
slaughter, forcible rape, or robbery, or
‘‘(B) aggravated assault committed with
the use of a firearm;
‘‘(26) the term ‘co-located facilities’ means fa-
cilities that are located in the same building, or are
part of a related complex of buildings located on the
same grounds; and
‘‘(27) the term ‘related complex of buildings’
means 2 or more buildings that share—
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‘‘(A) physical features, such as walls and
fences, or services beyond mechanical services
(heating, air conditioning, water and sewer); or
‘‘(B) the specialized services that are al-
lowable under section 31.303(e)(3)(i)(C)(3) of
title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as
in effect on December 10, 1996.’’.
SEC. 104. NAME OF OFFICE.
Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre-
vention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amend-
ed—
(1) by amending the heading of part A to read
as follows:
‘‘PART A—OFFICE OF JUVENILE CRIME CONTROL AND
DELINQUENCY PREVENTION’’,
(2) in section 201(a) by striking ‘‘Justice and
Delinquency Prevention’’ and inserting ‘‘Crime Con-
trol and Delinquency Prevention’’, and
(3) in subsections section 299A(c)(2) by strik-
ing ‘‘Justice and Delinquency Prevention’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Crime Control and Delinquency Preven-
tion’’.
SEC. 105. CONCENTRATION OF FEDERAL EFFORT.
Section 204 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5614) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking the last sen-
tence,
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘and of
the prospective’’ and all that follows through
‘‘administered’’,
(B) by striking paragraph (5), and
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and
(7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively,
(3) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘and reports’’
and all that follows through ‘‘this part’’, and insert-
ing ‘‘as may be appropriate to prevent the duplica-
tion of efforts, and to coordinate activities, related to
the prevention of juvenile delinquency’’,
(4) by striking subsection (i), and
(5) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub-
section (f).
SEC. 106. COORDINATING COUNCIL ON JUVENILE JUSTICE
AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION.
Section 206 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5616) is repealed.
SEC. 107. ANNUAL REPORT.
Section 207 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5617) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)—
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(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘priorities,’’,
and
(B) by striking ‘‘, and recommendations of
the Council’’,
(2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5), and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(4) An evaluation of the programs funded
under this title and their effectiveness in reducing
the incidence of juvenile delinquency, particularly
violent crime, committed by juveniles.’’, and
(3) by redesignating such section as section
206.
SEC. 108. ALLOCATION.
Section 222 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5632) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (A)—
(I) by striking ‘‘amount, up to
$400,000,’’ and inserting ‘‘amount up
to $400,000’’,
(II) by inserting a comma after
‘‘1992’’ the 1st place it appears,
(III) by striking ‘‘the Trust Ter-
ritory of the Pacific Islands,’’, and
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(IV) by striking ‘‘amount, up to
$100,000,’’ and inserting ‘‘amount up
to $100,000’’,
(ii) in subparagraph (B)—
(I) by striking ‘‘(other than part
D)’’,
(II) by striking ‘‘or such greater
amount, up to $600,000’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘section 299(a) (1)
and (3)’’,
(III) by striking ‘‘the Trust Ter-
ritory of the Pacific Islands,’’,
(IV) by striking ‘‘amount, up to
$100,000,’’ and inserting ‘‘amount up
to $100,000’’, and
(V) by inserting a comma after
‘‘1992’’,
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘allot’’
and inserting ‘‘allocate’’, and
(2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘the Trust
Territory of the Pacific Islands,’’.
SEC. 109. STATE PLANS.
Section 223 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
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(A) in the 2nd sentence by striking ‘‘chal-
lenge’’ and all that follows through ‘‘part E’’,
and inserting ‘‘, projects, and activities’’,
(B) in paragraph (3)—
(i) by striking ‘‘, which—’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘that—’’,
(ii) in subparagraph (A)—
(I) by striking ‘‘not less’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘33’’, and insert-
ing ‘‘the attorney general of the State
or such other State official who has
primary responsibility for overseeing
the enforcement of State criminal
laws, and’’,
(II) by inserting ‘‘, in consulta-
tion with the attorney general of the
State or such other State official who
has primary responsibility for oversee-
ing the enforcement of State criminal
laws’’ after ‘‘State’’,
(III) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘or
the administration of juvenile justice’’
and inserting ‘‘, the administration of
juvenile justice, or the reduction of ju-
venile delinquency’’,
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(IV) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘in-
clude—’’ and all that follows through
the semicolon at the end of subclause
(VIII), and inserting the following:
‘‘represent a multidisciplinary approach to
addressing juvenile delinquency and may
include—
‘‘(I) individuals who represent
units of general local government, law
enforcement and juvenile justice agen-
cies, public agencies concerned with
the prevention and treatment of juve-
nile delinquency and with the adju-
dication of juveniles, representatives
of juveniles, or nonprofit private orga-
nizations, particularly such organiza-
tions that serve juveniles; and
‘‘(II) such other individuals as
the chief executive officer considers to
be appropriate; and’’, and
(V) by striking clauses (iv) and
(v),
(iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking
‘‘justice’’ and inserting ‘‘crime control’’,
(iv) in subparagraph (D)—
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(I) in clause (i) by inserting
‘‘and’’ at the end,
(II) in clause (ii) by striking
‘‘paragraphs’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘part E’’, and inserting
‘‘paragraphs (11), (12), and (13)’’,
and
(III) by striking clause (iii), and
(v) in subparagraph (E) by striking
‘‘title—’’ and all that follows through
‘‘(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘title,’’,
(C) in paragraph (5)—
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A) by striking ‘‘, other than’’ and
inserting ‘‘reduced by the percentage (if
any) specified by the State under the au-
thority of paragraph (25) and excluding’’
after ‘‘section 222’’, and
‘‘(ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking
‘‘paragraphs (12)(A), (13), and (14)’’ and
inserting ‘‘paragraphs (11), (12), and
(13)’’,
(D) by striking paragraph (6),
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(E) in paragraph (7) by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding in rural areas’’ before the semicolon at
the end,
(F) in paragraph (8)—
(i) in subparagraph (A)—
(I) by striking ‘‘for (i)’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘relevant juris-
diction’’, and inserting ‘‘for an analy-
sis of juvenile delinquency problems
in, and the juvenile delinquency con-
trol and delinquency prevention needs
(including educational needs) of, the
State’’,
(II) by striking ‘‘justice’’ the sec-
ond place it appears and inserting
‘‘crime control’’, and
(III) by striking ‘‘of the jurisdic-
tion; (ii)’’ and all that follows through
the semicolon at the end, and insert-
ing ‘‘of the State; and’’,
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to
read as follows:
‘‘(B) contain—
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‘‘(i) a plan for providing needed gen-
der-specific services for the prevention and
treatment of juvenile delinquency;
‘‘(ii) a plan for providing needed serv-
ices for the prevention and treatment of ju-
venile delinquency in rural areas; and
‘‘(iii) a plan for providing needed
mental health services to juveniles in the
juvenile justice system;’’, and
(iii) by striking subparagraphs (C)
and (D),
(G) by amending paragraph (9) to read as
follows:
‘‘(9) provide for the coordination and maximum
utilization of existing juvenile delinquency programs,
programs operated by public and private agencies
and organizations, and other related programs (such
as education, special education, recreation, health,
and welfare programs) in the State;’’,
(H) in paragraph (10)—
(i) in subparagraph (A)—
(I) by striking ‘‘, specifically’’
and inserting ‘‘including’’,
(II) by striking clause (i), and
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(III) redesignating clauses (ii)
and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), respec-
tively,
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to
read as follows:
‘‘(B) programs that assist in holding juve-
niles accountable for their actions, including the
use of graduated sanctions and of neighborhood
courts or panels that increase victim satisfac-
tion and require juveniles to make restitution
for the damage caused by their delinquent be-
havior;’’,
(iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking
‘‘juvenile justice’’ and inserting ‘‘juvenile
crime control’’,
(iv) by amending subparagraph (D) to
read as follows:
‘‘(D) programs that provide treatment to
juvenile offenders who are victims of child
abuse or neglect, and to their families, in order
to reduce the likelihood that such juvenile of-
fenders will commit subsequent violations of
law;’’,
(v) in subparagraph (E)—
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(I) by redesignating clause (ii) as
clause (iii), and
(II) by striking ‘‘juveniles, pro-
vided’’ and all that follows through
‘‘provides; and’’, and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘juveniles—
‘‘(i) to encourage juveniles to remain
in elementary and secondary schools or in
alternative learning situations;
‘‘(ii) to provide services to assist juve-
niles in making the transition to the world
of work and self-sufficiency; and’’,
(vi) by amending subparagraph (F) to
read as follows:
‘‘(F) expanding the use of probation offi-
cers—
‘‘(i) particularly for the purpose of permit-
ting nonviolent juvenile offenders (including
status offenders) to remain at home with their
families as an alternative to incarceration or in-
stitutionalization; and
‘‘(ii) to ensure that juveniles follow the
terms of their probation;’’,
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(xi) by amending subparagraph (M)
to read as follows:
‘‘(M) other activities (such as court-ap-
pointed advocates) that the State determines
will hold juveniles accountable for their acts
and decrease juvenile involvement in delinquent
activities;’’,
(xii) by amending subparagraph (N)
to read as follows:
‘‘(N) establishing policies and systems to
incorporate relevant child protective services
records into juvenile justice records for pur-
poses of establishing treatment plans for juve-
nile offenders;’’,
(xiii) in subparagraph (O)—
(I) in striking ‘‘cultural’’ and in-
serting ‘‘other’’, and
(II) by striking the period at the
end and inserting a semicolon, and
(xiv) by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(P) a system of records relating to any
adjudication of juveniles less than 18 years of
age who are adjudicated delinquent for conduct
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that would be a violent crime if committed by
an adult, that is—
‘‘(i) equivalent to the records that
would be kept of adults arrested for such
conduct, including fingerprints and photo-
graphs;
‘‘(ii) submitted to the Federal Bureau
of Investigation in the same manner as
adult records are so submitted;
‘‘(iii) retained for a period of time
that is equal to the period of time records
are retained for adults; and
‘‘(iv) available on an expedited basis
to law enforcement agencies, the courts,
and school officials (and such school offi-
cials shall be subject to the same standards
and penalties that law enforcement and ju-
venile justice system employees are subject
to under Federal and State law, for han-
dling and disclosing such information);
‘‘(Q) programs that utilize multidisci-
plinary interagency case management and infor-
mation sharing, that enable the juvenile justice
and law enforcement agencies, schools, and so-
cial service agencies to make more informed de-
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cisions regarding early identification, control,
supervision, and treatment of juveniles who re-
peatedly commit violent or serious delinquent
acts; and
‘‘(R) programs designed to prevent and re-
duce hate crimes committed by juveniles.’’,
(I) by amending paragraph (12) to read as
follows:
‘‘(12) shall, in accordance with rules issued by
the Administrator, provide that—
‘‘(A) juveniles who are charged with or
who have committed an offense that would not
be criminal if committed by an adult, exclud-
ing—
‘‘(i) juveniles who are charged with or
who have committed a violation of section
922(x)(2) of title 18, United States Code,
or of a similar State law;
‘‘(ii) juveniles who are charged with or
who have committed a violation of a valid
court order; and
‘‘(iii) juveniles who are held in accord-
ance with the Interstate Compact on Juve-
niles as enacted by the State;
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shall not be placed in secure detention facilities
or secure correctional facilities; and
‘‘(B) juveniles—
‘‘(i) who are not charged with any of-
fense; and
‘‘(ii) who are—
‘‘(I) aliens; or
‘‘(II) alleged to be dependent, ne-
glected, or abused;
shall not be placed in secure detention facilities
or secure correctional facilities;’’,
(J) by amending paragraph (13) to read as
follows:
‘‘(13) provide that—
‘‘(A) juveniles alleged to be or found to be
delinquent, and juveniles within the purview of
paragraph (11), will not be detained or confined
in any institution in which they have regular
contact, or unsupervised incidental contact,
with adults incarcerated because such adults
have been convicted of a crime or are awaiting
trial on criminal charges; and
‘‘(B) there is in effect in the State a policy
that requires individuals who work with both
such juveniles and such adults in co-located fa-
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cilities have been trained and certified to work
with juveniles;’’,
(K) by amending paragraph (14) to read
as follows:
‘‘(14) provide that no juvenile will be detained
or confined in any jail or lockup for adults except—
‘‘(A) juveniles who are accused of nonsta-
tus offenses and who are detained in such jail
or lockup for a period not to exceed 6 hours—
‘‘(i) for processing or release;
‘‘(ii) while awaiting transfer to a juve-
nile facility; or
‘‘(iii) in which period such juveniles
make a court appearance;
‘‘(B) juveniles who are accused of nonsta-
tus offenses, who are awaiting an initial court
appearance that will occur within 48 hours
after being taken into custody (excluding Satur-
days, Sundays, and legal holidays), and who are
detained or confined in a jail or lockup—
‘‘(i) in which—
‘‘(I) such juveniles do not have
regular contact, or unsupervised inci-
dental contact, with adults incarcer-
ated because such adults have been
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convicted of a crime or are awaiting
trial on criminal charges; and
‘‘(II) there is in effect in the
State a policy that requires individ-
uals who work with both such juve-
niles and such adults in co-located fa-
cilities have been trained and certified
to work with juveniles; and
‘‘(ii) that—
‘‘(I) is located outside a metro-
politan statistical area (as defined by
the Office of Management and Budg-
et);
‘‘(II) has no existing acceptable
alternative placement available;
‘‘(III) is located where conditions
of distance to be traveled or the lack
of highway, road, or transportation do
not allow for court appearances within
48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sun-
days, and legal holidays) so that a
brief (not to exceed an additional 48
hours) delay is excusable; or
‘‘(IV) is located where conditions
of safety exist (such as severe adverse,
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life-threatening 
weather 
conditions
that do not allow for reasonably safe
travel), in which case the time for an
appearance may be delayed until 24
hours after the time that such condi-
tions allow for reasonable safe travel;
‘‘(C) juveniles who are accused of nonsta-
tus offenses and who are detained or confined
in a jail or lockup that satisfies the require-
ments of subparagraph (B)(i) if—
‘‘(i) such jail or lockup—
‘‘(I) is located outside a metro-
politan statistical area (as defined by
the Office of Management and Budg-
et); and
‘‘(II) has no existing acceptable
alternative placement available;
‘‘(ii) a parent or other legal guardian
(or guardian ad litem) of the juvenile in-
volved consents to detaining or confining
such juvenile in accordance with this sub-
paragraph and has the right to revoke
such consent at any time;
‘‘(iii) the juvenile has counsel, and the
counsel representing such juvenile has an
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opportunity to present the juvenile’s posi-
tion regarding the detention or confine-
ment involved to the court before the court
approves such detention or confinement;
and
‘‘(iv) detaining or confining such juve-
nile in accordance with this subparagraph
is—
‘‘(I) approved in advance by a
court with competent jurisdiction that
has determined that such placement is
in the best interest of such juvenile;
‘‘(II) required to be reviewed pe-
riodically, at intervals of not more
than 5 days (excluding Saturdays,
Sundays, and legal holidays), by such
court for the duration of detention or
confinement; and
‘‘(III) for a period preceding the
sentencing (if any) of such juvenile;’’,
(L) in paragraph (15)—
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (12)(A),
paragraph (13), and paragraph (14)’’ and
inserting ‘‘paragraphs (11), (12), and
(13)’’, and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘paragraph (12)(A)
and paragraph (13)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graphs (11) and (12)’’,
(M) in paragraph (16) by striking ‘‘men-
tally, emotionally, or physically handicapping
conditions’’ and inserting ‘‘disability’’,
(N) by amending paragraph (19) to read
as follows:
‘‘(19) provide assurances that—
‘‘(A) any assistance provided under this
Act will not cause the displacement (including
a partial displacement, such as a reduction in
the hours of nonovertime work, wages, or em-
ployment benefits) of any currently employed
employee;
‘‘(B) activities assisted under this Act will
not impair an existing collective bargaining re-
lationship, contract for services, or collective
bargaining agreement; and
‘‘(C) no such activity that would be incon-
sistent with the terms of a collective bargaining
agreement shall be undertaken without the
written concurrence of the labor organization
involved;’’,
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(O) by amending paragraph (23) to read
as follows:
‘‘(23) address juvenile delinquency prevention
efforts and system improvement efforts designed to
reduce, without establishing or requiring numerical
standards or quotas, the disproportionate number of
juvenile members of minority groups, who come into
contact with the juvenile justice system;’’,
(P) by amending paragraph (24) to read
as follows:
‘‘(24) provide that if a juvenile is taken into
custody for violating a valid court order issued for
committing a status offense—
‘‘(A) an appropriate public agency shall be
promptly notified that such juvenile is held in
custody for violating such order;
‘‘(B) not later than 24 hours during which
such juvenile is so held, an authorized rep-
resentative of such agency shall interview, in
person, such juvenile; and
‘‘(C) not later than 48 hours during which
such juvenile is so held—
‘‘(i) such representative shall submit
an assessment to the court that issued
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such order, regarding the immediate needs
of such juvenile; and
‘‘(ii) such court shall conduct a hear-
ing to determine—
‘‘(I) whether there is reasonable
cause to believe that such juvenile vio-
lated such order; and
‘‘(II) the appropriate placement
of such juvenile pending disposition of
the violation alleged;’’,
(Q) in paragraph (25) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon,
(R) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(7)
through (25) as paragraphs (6) through (24),
respectively, and
(S) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(25) specify a percentage (if any), not to ex-
ceed 5 percent, of funds received by the State under
section 222 (other than funds made available to the
state advisory group under section 222(d)) that the
State will reserve for expenditure by the State to
provide incentive grants to units of general local gov-
ernment that reduce the caseload of probation offi-
cers within such units, and
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‘‘(26) provide that the State, to the maximum
extent practicable, will implement a system to ensure
that if a juvenile is before a court in the juvenile jus-
tice system, public child welfare records (including
child protective services records) relating to such ju-
venile that are on file in the geographical area under
the jurisdiction of such court will be made known to
such court.’’, and
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(c) If a State fails to comply with any of the applica-
ble requirements of paragraphs (11), (12), (13), and (22)
of subsection (a) in any fiscal year beginning after Sep-
tember 30, 1997, then the amount allocated to such State
for the subsequent fiscal year shall be reduced by not to
exceed 12.5 percent for each such paragraph with respect
to which the failure occurs, unless the Administrator de-
termines that the State—
‘‘(1) has achieved substantial compliance with
such applicable requirements with respect to which
the State was not in compliance; and
‘‘(2) has made, through appropriate executive
or legislative action, an unequivocal commitment to
achieving full compliance with such applicable re-
quirements within a reasonable time.’’, and
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(3) in subsection (d)—
(A) by striking ‘‘allotment’’ and inserting
‘‘allocation’’, and
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (a) (12)(A),
(13), (14) and (23)’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘paragraphs (11), (12), (13), and
(22) of subsection (a)’’.
SEC. 110. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION BLOCK
GRANT PROGRAM.
Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre-
vention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking parts C, D, E, F, G, and H,
(2) by striking the 1st part I,
(3) by redesignating the 2nd part I as part F,
and
(4) by inserting after part B the following:
‘‘PART C—JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION
BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
‘‘SEC. 241. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.
‘‘The Administrator may make grants to eligible
States, from funds allocated under section 242, for the
purpose of providing financial assistance to eligible entities
to carry out projects designed to prevent juvenile delin-
quency, including—
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‘‘(1) projects that assist in holding juveniles ac-
countable for their actions, including the use of
neighborhood courts or panels that increase victim
satisfaction and require juveniles to make restitu-
tion, or perform community service, for the damage
caused by their delinquent acts;
‘‘(2) projects that provide treatment to juvenile
offenders who are victims of child abuse or neglect,
and to their families, in order to reduce the likeli-
hood that such juvenile offenders will commit subse-
quent violations of law;
‘‘(3) educational projects or supportive services
for delinquent or other juveniles—
‘‘(A) to encourage juveniles to remain in
elementary and secondary schools or in alter-
native learning situations in educational set-
tings;
‘‘(B) to provide services to assist juveniles
in making the transition to the world of work
and self-sufficiency;
‘‘(C) to assist in identifying learning dif-
ficulties (including learning disabilities);
‘‘(D) to prevent unwarranted and arbitrary
suspensions and expulsions;
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‘‘(E) to encourage new approaches and
techniques with respect to the prevention of
school violence and vandalism;
‘‘(F) which assist law enforcement person-
nel and juvenile justice personnel to more effec-
tively recognize and provide for learning-dis-
abled and other handicapped juveniles; or
‘‘(G) which develop locally coordinated
policies and programs among education, juve-
nile justice, and social service agencies;
‘‘(4) projects which expand the use of probation
officers—
‘‘(A) particularly for the purpose of per-
mitting nonviolent juvenile offenders (including
status offenders) to remain at home with their
families as an alternative to incarceration or in-
stitutionalization; and
‘‘(B) to ensure that juveniles follow the
terms of their probation;
‘‘(5) one-on-one mentoring projects that are de-
signed to link at-risk juveniles and juvenile offenders
who did not commit serious crime, particularly juve-
niles residing in high-crime areas and juveniles expe-
riencing educational failure, with responsible adults
(such as law enforcement officers, adults working
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with local businesses, and adults working for com-
munity-based organizations and agencies) who are
properly screened and trained;
‘‘(6) community-based projects and services (in-
cluding literacy and social service programs) which
work with juvenile offenders, including those from
families with limited English-speaking proficiency,
their parents, their siblings, and other family mem-
bers during and after incarceration of the juvenile
offenders, in order to strengthen families, to allow
juvenile offenders to be retained in their homes, and
to prevent the involvement of other juvenile family
members in delinquent activities;
‘‘(7) projects designed to provide for the treat-
ment of juveniles for dependence on or abuse of al-
cohol, drugs, or other harmful substances;
‘‘(8) projects which leverage funds to provide
scholarships for postsecondary education and train-
ing for low-income juveniles who reside in neighbor-
hoods with high rates of poverty, violence, and drug-
related crimes;
‘‘(9) projects which provide for an initial intake
screening of each juvenile taken into custody—
‘‘(A) to determine the likelihood that such
juvenile will commit a subsequent offense; and
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‘‘(B) to provide appropriate interventions
to prevent such juvenile from committing subse-
quent offenses;
‘‘(10) projects (including school- or community-
based projects) that are designed to prevent, and
reduce the rate of, the participation of juveniles in
gangs that commit crimes (particularly violent
crimes), that unlawfully use firearms and other
weapons, or that unlawfully traffic in drugs and that
involve, to the extent practicable, families and other
community members (including law enforcement per-
sonnel and members of the business community) in
the activities conducted under such projects;
‘‘(11) comprehensive juvenile justice and delin-
quency prevention projects that meet the needs of
juveniles through the collaboration of the many local
service 
systems 
juveniles 
encounter, 
including
schools, courts, law enforcement agencies, child pro-
tection agencies, mental health agencies, welfare
services, health care agencies, and private nonprofit
agencies offering services to juveniles;
‘‘(12) to develop, implement, and support, in
conjunction with public and private agencies, organi-
zations, and businesses, projects for the employment
of juveniles and referral to job training programs
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(including referral to Federal job training pro-
grams);
‘‘(13) delinquency prevention activities which
involve youth clubs, sports, recreation and parks,
peer counseling and teaching, the arts, leadership
development, community service, volunteer service,
before- and after-school programs, violence preven-
tion activities, mediation skills training, camping,
environmental education, ethnic or cultural enrich-
ment, tutoring, and academic enrichment;
‘‘(14) to establish policies and systems to incor-
porate relevant child protective services records into
juvenile justice records for purposes of establishing
treatment plans for juvenile offenders;
‘‘(15) family strengthening activities, such as
mutual support groups for parents and their chil-
dren;
‘‘(16) programs that encourage social com-
petencies, problem-solving skills, and communication
skills, youth leadership, and civic involvement;
‘‘(17) programs that focus on the needs of
young girls at-risk of delinquency or status offenses;
and
‘‘(18) other activities that are likely to prevent
juvenile delinquency.
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‘‘SEC. 242. ALLOCATION.
‘‘Funds appropriated to carry out this part shall be
allocated among eligible States as follows:
‘‘(1) Fifty percent of such amount shall be allo-
cated proportionately based on the population that is
less than 18 years of age in the eligible States.
‘‘(2) Fifty percent of such amount shall be allo-
cated proportionately based on the annual average
number of arrests for serious crimes committed in
the eligible States by juveniles during the then most
recently completed period of 3 consecutive calendar
years for which sufficient information is available to
the Administrator.
‘‘SEC. 243. ELIGIBILITY OF STATES.
‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant
under section 241, a State shall submit to the Adminis-
trator an application that contains the following:
‘‘(1) An assurance that the State will use—
‘‘(A) not more than 5 percent of such
grant, in the aggregate, for—
‘‘(i) the costs incurred by the State to
carry out this part; and
‘‘(ii) to evaluate, and provide technical
assistance relating to, projects and activi-
ties carried out with funds provided under
this part; and
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‘‘(B) the remainder of such grant to make
grants under section 244.
‘‘(2) An assurance that, and a detailed descrip-
tion of how, such grant will support, and not sup-
plant State and local efforts to prevent juvenile de-
linquency.
‘‘(3) An assurance that such application was
prepared after consultation with and participation by
community-based organizations, and organizations in
the local juvenile justice system, that carry out pro-
grams, projects, or activities to prevent juvenile de-
linquency.
‘‘(4) An assurance that each eligible entity de-
scribed in section 244(a) that receives an initial
grant under section 244 to carry out a project or ac-
tivity shall also receive an assurance from the State
that such entity will receive from the State, for the
subsequent fiscal year to carry out such project or
activity, a grant under such section in an amount
that is proportional, based on such initial grant and
on the amount of the grant received under section
241 by the State for such subsequent fiscal year, but
that does not exceed the amount specified for such
subsequent fiscal year in such application as ap-
proved by the State.
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‘‘(5) Such other information and assurances as
the Administrator may reasonably require by rule.
‘‘(b) APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.—
‘‘(1) APPROVAL REQUIRED.—Subject to para-
graph (2), the Administrator shall approve an appli-
cation, and amendments to such application submit-
ted in subsequent fiscal years, that satisfy the re-
quirements of subsection (a).
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The Administrator may not
approve such application (including amendments to
such application) for a fiscal year unless—
‘‘(A)(i) the State submitted a plan under
section 223 for such fiscal year; and
‘‘(ii) such plan is approved by the Adminis-
trator for such fiscal year; or
‘‘(B) the Administrator waives the applica-
tion of subparagraph (A) to such State for such
fiscal year, after finding good cause for such a
waiver.
‘‘SEC. 244. GRANTS FOR LOCAL PROJECTS.
‘‘(a) SELECTION FROM AMONG APPLICATIONS.—(1)
Using a grant received under section 241, a State may
make grants to eligible entities whose applications are re-
ceived by the State in accordance with subsection (b) to
carry out projects and activities described in section 241.
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‘‘(2) For purposes of making such grants, the State
shall give special consideration to eligible entities that—
‘‘(A) propose to carry out such projects in geo-
graphical areas in which there is—
‘‘(i) a disproportionately high level of seri-
ous crime committed by juveniles; or
‘‘(ii) a recent rapid increase in the number
of nonstatus offenses committed by juveniles;
‘‘(B)(i) agreed to carry out such projects or ac-
tivities that are multidisciplinary and involve 2 or
more eligible entities; or
‘‘(ii) represent communities that have a com-
prehensive plan designed to identify at-risk juveniles
and to prevent or reduce the rate of juvenile delin-
quency, and that involve other entities operated by
individuals who have a demonstrated history of in-
volvement in activities designed to prevent juvenile
delinquency; and
‘‘(C) the amount of resources (in cash or in
kind) such entities will provide to carry out such
projects and activities.
‘‘(b) RECEIPT
OF APPLICATIONS.—(1) Subject to
paragraph (2), a unit of general local government shall
submit to the State simultaneously all applications that
are—
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‘‘(A) timely received by such unit from eligible
entities; and
‘‘(B) determined by such unit to be consistent
with a current plan formulated by such unit for the
purpose of preventing, and reducing the rate of, ju-
venile delinquency in the geographical area under
the jurisdiction of such unit.
‘‘(2) If an application submitted to such unit by an
eligible entity satisfies the requirements specified in sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), such entity may
submit such application directly to the State.
‘‘SEC. 245. ELIGIBILITY OF ENTITIES.
‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Subject to subsections (b) and
except as provided in subsection (c), to be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under section 244, a community-based orga-
nization, local juvenile justice system officials (including
prosecutors, police officers, judges, probation officers, pa-
role officers, and public defenders), local education author-
ity (as defined in section 14101 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 and including a school
within such authority), nonprofit private organization,
unit of general local government, or social service provider,
and or other entity with a demonstrated history of involve-
ment in the prevention of juvenile delinquency, shall sub-
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mit to a unit of general local government an application
that contains the following:
‘‘(1) An assurance that such applicant will use
such grant, and each such grant received for the
subsequent fiscal year, to carry out throughout a 2-
year period a project or activity described in reason-
able detail, and of a kind described in one or more
of paragraphs (1) through (14) of section 241 as
specified in, such application.
‘‘(2) A statement of the particular goals such
project or activity is designed to achieve, and the
methods such entity will use to achieve, and assess
the achievement of, each of such goals.
‘‘(3) A statement identifying the research (if
any) such entity relied on in preparing such applica-
tion.
‘‘(b) REVIEW AND SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS.—
Except as provided in subsection (c), an entity shall not
be eligible to receive a grant under section 244 unless—
‘‘(1) such entity submits to a unit of general
local government an application that—
‘‘(A) satisfies the requirements specified in
subsection (a); and
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‘‘(B) describes a project or activity to be
carried out in the geographical area under the
jurisdiction of such unit; and
‘‘(2) such unit determines that such project or
activity is consistent with a current plan formulated
by such unit for the purpose of preventing, and re-
ducing the rate of, juvenile delinquency in the geo-
graphical area under the jurisdiction of such unit.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—If an entity that receives a grant
under section 244 to carry out a project or activity for
a 2-year period, and receives technical assistance from the
State or the Administrator after requesting such technical
assistance (if any), fails to demonstrate, before the expira-
tion of such 2-year period, that such project or such activ-
ity has achieved substantial success in achieving the goals
specified in the application submitted by such entity to
receive such grants, then such entity shall not be eligible
to receive any subsequent grant under such section to con-
tinue to carry out such project or activity.’’.
SEC. 111. RESEARCH; EVALUATION; TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE; TRAINING.
Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre-
vention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amended
by inserting after part C, as added by section 110, the
following:
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‘‘PART D—RESEARCH; EVALUATION; TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE; TRAINING
‘‘SEC. 251. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION; STATISTICAL
ANALYSES; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
‘‘(a) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.—(1) The Admin-
istrator may—
‘‘(A) plan and identify, after consultation with
the Director of the National Institute of Justice, the
purposes and goals of all agreements carried out
with funds provided under this subsection; and
‘‘(B) make agreements with the National Insti-
tute of Justice or, subject to the approval of the As-
sistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice
Programs, with another Federal agency authorized
by law to conduct research or evaluation in juvenile
justice matters, for the purpose of providing re-
search and evaluation relating to—
‘‘(i) the prevention, reduction, and control
of juvenile delinquency and serious crime com-
mitted by juveniles;
‘‘(ii) the link between juvenile delinquency
and the incarceration of members of the fami-
lies of juveniles;
‘‘(iii) successful efforts to prevent first-
time minor offenders from committing subse-
quent involvement in serious crime;
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‘‘(iv) successful efforts to prevent recidi-
vism;
‘‘(v) the juvenile justice system;
‘‘(vi) juvenile violence; and
‘‘(vii) other purposes consistent with the
purposes of this title and title I.
‘‘(2) The Administrator shall ensure that an equi-
table amount of funds available to carry out paragraph
(1)(B) is used for research and evaluation relating to the
prevention of juvenile delinquency.
‘‘(b) STATISTICAL ANALYSES..—The Administrator
may—
‘‘(1) plan and identify, after consultation with
the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the
purposes and goals of all agreements carried out
with funds provided under this subsection; and
‘‘(2) make agreements with the Bureau of Jus-
tice Statistics, or subject to the approval of the As-
sistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice
Programs, with another Federal agency authorized
by law to undertake statistical work in juvenile jus-
tice matters, for the purpose of providing for the col-
lection, analysis, and dissemination of statistical
data and information relating to juvenile delinquency
and serious crimes committed by juveniles, to the ju-
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venile justice system, to juvenile violence, and to
other purposes consist with the purposes of this title
and title I.
‘‘(c) COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS.—The Ad-
ministrator shall use a competitive process, established by
rule by the Administrator, to carry out subsections (a) and
(b).
‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREEMENTS.—A Fed-
eral agency that makes an agreement under subsections
(a)(1)(B) and (b)(2) with the Administrator may carry out
such agreement directly or by making grants to or con-
tracts with public and private agencies, institutions, and
organizations.
‘‘(e) INFORMATION DISSEMINATION.—The Adminis-
trator may—
‘‘(1) review reports and data relating to the ju-
venile justice system in the United States and in for-
eign nations (as appropriate), collect data and infor-
mation from studies and research into all aspects of
juvenile delinquency (including the causes, preven-
tion, and treatment of juvenile delinquency) and se-
rious crimes committed by juveniles;
‘‘(2) establish and operate, directly or by con-
tract, a clearinghouse and information center for the
preparation, publication, and dissemination of infor-
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mation relating to juvenile delinquency, including
State and local prevention and treatment programs,
plans, resources, and training and technical assist-
ance programs; and
‘‘(3) make grants and contracts with public and
private agencies, institutions, and organizations, for
the purpose of disseminating information to rep-
resentatives and personnel of public and private
agencies, including practitioners in juvenile justice,
law enforcement, the courts, corrections, schools,
and related services, in the establishment, implemen-
tation, and operation of projects and activities for
which financial assistance is provided under this
title.
‘‘SEC. 252. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
‘‘(a) TRAINING.—The Administrator may—
‘‘(1) develop and carry out projects for the pur-
pose of training representatives and personnel of
public and private agencies, including practitioners
in juvenile justice, law enforcement, courts, correc-
tions, schools, and related services, to carry out the
purposes specified in section 102; and
‘‘(2) make grants to and contracts with public
and private agencies, institutions, and organizations
for the purpose of training representatives and per-
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sonnel of public and private agencies, including prac-
titioners in juvenile justice, law enforcement, courts,
corrections, schools, and related services, to carry
out the purposes specified in section 102.
‘‘(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator
may—
‘‘(1) develop and implement projects for the
purpose of providing technical assistance to rep-
resentatives and personnel of public and private
agencies and organizations, including practitioners
in juvenile justice, law enforcement, courts, correc-
tions, schools, and related services, in the establish-
ment, implementation, and operation of programs,
projects, and activities for which financial assistance
is provided under this title; and
‘‘(2) make grants to and contracts with public
and private agencies, institutions, and organizations,
for the purpose of providing technical assistance to
representatives and personnel of public and private
agencies, including practitioners in juvenile justice,
law enforcement, courts, corrections, schools, and re-
lated services, in the establishment, implementation,
and operation of programs, projects, and activities
for which financial assistance is provided under this
title.’’.
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SEC. 112. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre-
vention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amended
by inserting after part D, as added by section 111, the
following:
‘‘PART E—DEVELOPING, TESTING, AND DEM-
ONSTRATING PROMISING NEW INITIATIVES
AND PROGRAMS
‘‘SEC. 261. GRANTS AND PROJECTS.
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Adminis-
trator may make grants to and contracts with States,
units of general local government, Indian tribal govern-
ments, public and private agencies, organizations, and in-
dividuals, or combinations thereof, to carry out projects
for the development, testing, and demonstration of promis-
ing initiatives and programs for the prevention, control,
or reduction of juvenile delinquency. The Administrator
shall ensure that, to the extent reasonable and practicable,
such grants are made to achieve an equitable geographical
distribution of such projects throughout the United
States.
‘‘(b) USE OF GRANTS.—A grant made under sub-
section (a) may be used to pay all or part of the cost of
the project for which such grant is made.
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‘‘SEC. 262. GRANTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
‘‘The Administrator may make grants to and con-
tracts with public and private agencies, organizations, and
individuals to provide technical assistance to States, units
of general local government, Indian tribal governments,
local private entities or agencies, or any combination
thereof, to carry out the projects for which grants are
made under section 261.
‘‘SEC. 263. ELIGIBILITY.
‘‘To be eligible to receive a grant made under this
part, a public or private agency, Indian tribal government,
organization, institution, individual, or combination there-
of shall submit an application to the Administrator at such
time, in such form, and containing such information as
the Administrator may reasonable require by rule.
‘‘SEC. 264. REPORTS.
‘‘Recipients of grants made under this part shall sub-
mit to the Administrator such reports as may be reason-
ably requested by the Administrator to describe progress
achieved in carrying the projects for which such grants
are made.’’.
SEC. 113. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 299 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (e), and
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(2) by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c), and
inserting the following:
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR
TITLE II (EXCLUDING PARTS C AND E).—(1) There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title such
sums as may be appropriate for fiscal years 1998, 1999,
2000, and 2001.
‘‘(2) Of such sums as are appropriated for a fiscal
year to carry out this title (other than parts C and E)—
‘‘(A) not more than 5 percent shall be available
to carry out part A;
‘‘(B) not less than 80 percent shall be available
to carry out part B; and
‘‘(C) not more than 15 percent shall be avail-
able to carry out part D.
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR
PART C.—There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out part C such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001.
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PART
E.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
part E, and authorized to remain available until expended,
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1998,
1999, 2000, and 2001.’’.
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SEC. 114. 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) by striking ‘‘as are con-
sistent with the purpose of this Act’’ and inserting
‘‘only to the extent necessary to ensure that there is
compliance with the specific requirements of this
title or to respond to requests for clarification and
guidance relating to such compliance’’, and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) If a State requires by law compliance with the
requirements described in paragraphs (11), (12), and (13)
of section 223(a), then for the period such law is in effect
in such State such State shall be rebuttably presumed to
satisfy such requirements.’’.
SEC. 115. USE OF FUNDS.
Section 299C of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5674) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘may be used for’’,
(B) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘may be
used for’’ after ‘‘(1)’’, and
(C) by amending paragraph (2) to read as
follows:
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‘‘(2) may not be used for the cost of construc-
tion of any facility, except not more than 15 percent
of the funds received under this title by a State for
a fiscal year may be used for the purpose of renovat-
ing or replacing juvenile facilities.’’,
(2) by striking subsection (b), and
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b).
SEC. 116. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.
Part F of title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671 et seq.),
as so redesignated by section 110, is amended adding at
the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 299F. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.
‘‘None of the funds made available to carry out this
title may be used to advocate for, or support, the unse-
cured release of juveniles who are charged with a violent
crime.’’.
SEC. 117. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
Part F of title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671 et seq.),
as so redesignated by section 110 and amended by section
116, is amended adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 299G. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
‘‘Nothing in this title or title I shall be construed—
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‘‘(1) to prevent financial assistance from being
awarded through grants under this title to any oth-
erwise eligible organization; or
‘‘(2) to modify or affect any Federal or State
law relating to collective bargaining rights of em-
ployees.’’.
SEC. 118. LEASING SURPLUS FEDERAL PROPERTY.
Part F of title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671 et seq.),
as so redesignated by section 110 and amended by section
117, is amended adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 299H. LEASING SURPLUS FEDERAL PROPERTY.
‘‘The Administrator may receive surplus Federal
property (including facilities) and may lease such property
to States and units of general local government for use
in or as facilities for juvenile offenders, or for use in or
as facilities for delinquency prevention and treatment ac-
tivities.’’.
SEC. 119. ISSUANCE OF RULES.
Part F of title II or the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671 et seq.),
as so redesignated by section 110 and amended by section
118, is amended adding at the end the following:
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‘‘SEC. 299I. ISSUANCE OF RULES.
‘‘The Administrator shall issue rules to carry out this
title, including rules that establish procedures and meth-
ods for making grants and contracts, and distributing
funds available, to carry out this title.’’.
SEC. 120. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—The Juvenile Jus-
tice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
5601 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 202(b) by striking ‘‘prescribed for
GS–18 of the General Schedule by section 5332’’
and inserting ‘‘payable under section 5376’’,
(2) in section 221(b)(2) by striking the last
sentence,
(3) in section 299D by striking subsection (d),
and
(4) by striking titles IV and V, as originally en-
acted by Public Law 93–415 (88 Stat. 1132–1143).
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 5315
of title 5 of the United States Code is amended by striking
‘‘Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’’
and inserting ‘‘Office of Juvenile Crime Control and De-
linquency Prevention’’.
(2) Section 4351(b) of title 18 of the United States
Code is amended by striking ‘‘Office of Juvenile Justice
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and Delinquency Prevention’’ and inserting ‘‘Office of Ju-
venile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention’’.
(3) Subsections (a)(1) and (c) of section 3220 of title
39 of the United States Code is amended by striking ‘‘Of-
fice of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Office of Juvenile Crime
Control and Delinquency Prevention’’.
(4) Section 463(f) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 663(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention’’ and inserting ‘‘Of-
fice of Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Preven-
tion’’.
(5) Sections 801(a), 804, 805, and 813 of title I of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3712(a), 3782, 3785, 3786, 3789i) are amend-
ed by striking ‘‘Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Office
of Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention’’.
(6) The Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 13001 et seq.) is amended—
(A) in section 214(b(1) by striking ‘‘262, 293,
and 296 of subpart II of title II’’ and inserting
‘‘299B and 299E’’,
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(B) in section 214A(c)(1) by striking ‘‘262,
293, and 296 of subpart II of title II’’ and inserting
‘‘299B and 299E’’,
(C) in sections 217 and 222 by striking ‘‘Office
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Office of Juve-
nile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention’’,
and
(D) in section 223(c) by striking ‘‘section 262,
293, and 296’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 262, 299B,
and 299E’’.
(7) The Missing Children’s Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5771 et seq.) is amended—
(A) in section 403(2) by striking ‘‘Justice and
Delinquency Prevention’’ and inserting ‘‘Crime Con-
trol and Delinquency Prevention’’, and
(B) in subsections (a)(5)(E) and (b)(1)(B) of
section 404 by striking ‘‘section 313’’ and inserting
‘‘section 331’’.
(8) The Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001
et seq.) is amended—
(A) in section 217(c)(1) by striking ‘‘sections
262, 293, and 296 of subpart II of title II’’ and in-
serting ‘‘sections 299B and 299E’’, and
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(B) in section 223(c) by striking ‘‘section 262,
293, and 296 of title II’’ and inserting ‘‘sections
299B and 299E’’.
SEC. 121. REFERENCES.
In any Federal law (excluding this Act and the Acts
amended by this Act), Executive order, rule, regulation,
order, delegation of authority, grant, contract, suit, or
document—
(1) a reference to the Office of Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention shall be deemed to
include a reference to the Office of Juvenile Crime
Control and Delinquency Prevention, and
(2) a reference to the National Institute for
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention shall
be deemed to include a reference to Office of Juve-
nile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention.
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE
RUNAWAY 
AND 
HOMELESS
YOUTH ACT
SEC. 201. FINDINGS.
Section 302 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
(42 U.S.C. 5701) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘accurate re-
porting of the problem nationally’’ and inserting ‘‘an
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accurate national reporting system to report the
problem,’’, and
(2) by amending paragraph (8) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(8) services for runaway and homeless youth
are needed in urban, suburban and rural areas;’’.
SEC. 202. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS FOR CENTERS AND
SERVICES.
Section 311 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
(42 U.S.C. 5711) is amended—
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(a)(1) The Secretary shall make grants to public
and nonprofit private entities (and combinations of such
entities) to establish and operate (including renovation)
local centers to provide services for runaway and homeless
youth and for the families of such youth.
‘‘(2) Such services—
‘‘(A) shall be provided as an alternative to in-
volving runaway and homeless youth in the law en-
forcement, child welfare, mental health, and juvenile
justice systems;
‘‘(B) shall include—
‘‘(i) safe and appropriate shelter; and
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‘‘(ii) individual, family, and group counsel-
ing, as appropriate; and
‘‘(C) may include—
‘‘(i) street-based services;
‘‘(ii) home-based services for families with
youth at risk of separation from the family; and
‘‘(iii) drug abuse education and prevention
services.’’,
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘the
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,’’, and
(B) by striking paragraph (4), and
(3) by striking subsections (c) and (d).
SEC. 203. ELIGIBILITY.
Section 312 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
(42 U.S.C. 5712) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (8) by striking ‘‘para-
graph (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (7)’’,
(B) in paragraph (10) by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end,
(C) in paragraph (11) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(12) shall submit to the Secretary an annual
report that includes—
‘‘(A) information regarding the activities
carried out under this part;
‘‘(B) the achievements of the project under
this part carried out by the applicant; and
‘‘(C) statistical summaries describing—
‘‘(i) the number and the characteris-
tics of the runaway and homeless youth,
and youth at risk of family separation, who
participate in the project; and
‘‘(ii) the services provided to such
youth by the project;
in the year for which the report is submitted.’’, and
(2) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(c) To be eligible to use assistance under section
311(a)(2)(C)(i) to provide street-based services, the appli-
cant shall include in the plan required by subsection (b)
assurances that in providing such services the applicant
will—
‘‘(1) provide qualified supervision of staff, in-
cluding 
on-street 
supervision 
by 
appropriately
trained staff;
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‘‘(2) provide backup personnel for on-street
staff;
‘‘(3) provide initial and periodic training of
staff who provide such services; and
‘‘(4) conduct outreach activities for runaway
and homeless youth, and street youth.
‘‘(d) To be eligible to use assistance under section
311(a) to provide home-based services described in section
311(a)(2)(C)(ii), an applicant shall include in the plan re-
quired by subsection (b) assurances that in providing such
services the applicant will—
‘‘(1) provide counseling and information to
youth and the families (including unrelated individ-
uals in the family households) of such youth, includ-
ing services relating to basic life skills, interpersonal
skill building, educational advancement, job attain-
ment skills, mental and physical health care,
parenting skills, financial planning, and referral to
sources of other needed services;
‘‘(2) provide directly, or through an arrange-
ment made by the applicant, 24-hour service to re-
spond to family crises (including immediate access to
temporary shelter for runaway and homeless youth,
and youth at risk of separation from the family);
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‘‘(3) establish, in partnership with the families
of runaway and homeless youth, and youth at risk
of separation from the family, objectives and meas-
ures of success to be achieved as a result of receiv-
ing home-based services;
‘‘(4) provide initial and periodic training of
staff who provide home-based services; and
‘‘(5) ensure that—
‘‘(A) caseloads will remain sufficiently low
to allow for intensive (5 to 20 hours per week)
involvement with each family receiving such
services; and
‘‘(B) staff providing such services will re-
ceive qualified supervision.
‘‘(e) To be eligible to use assistance under section
311(a)(2)(C)(iii) to provide drug abuse education and pre-
vention services, an applicant shall include in the plan re-
quired by subsection (b)—
‘‘(1) a description of—
‘‘(A) the types of such services that the ap-
plicant proposes to provide;
‘‘(B) the objectives of such services; and
‘‘(C) the types of information and training
to be provided to individuals providing such
services to runaway and homeless youth; and
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‘‘(2) an assurance that in providing such serv-
ices the applicant shall conduct outreach activities
for runaway and homeless youth.’’.
SEC. 204. APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.
Section 313 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
(42 U.S.C. 5713) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS
‘‘SEC. 313. (a) An application by a public or private
entity for a grant under section 311(a) may be approved
by the Secretary after taking into consideration, with re-
spect to the State in which such entity proposes to provide
services under this part—
‘‘(1) the geographical distribution in such State
of the proposed services under this part for which all
grant applicants request approval; and
‘‘(2) which areas of such State have the great-
est need for such services.
‘‘(b) The Secretary shall, in considering applications
for grants under section 311(a), give priority to—
‘‘(1) eligible applicants who have demonstrated
experience in providing services to runaway and
homeless youth; and
‘‘(2) eligible applicants that request grants of
less than $200,000.’’.
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SEC. 205. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSITIONAL LIVING GRANT
PROGRAM.
Section 321 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
(42 U.S.C. 5714–1) is amended—
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘PURPOSE AND’’,
(2) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘(a)’’, and
(3) by striking subsection (b).
SEC. 206. ELIGIBILITY.
Section 322(a)(9) of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2(a)(9)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘, and the services provided to such youth by such
project,’’ after ‘‘such project’’.
SEC. 207. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS FOR RESEARCH,
EVALUATION, DEMONSTRATION, AND SERV-
ICE PROJECTS.
Section 343 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
(42 U.S.C. 5714–23) is amended—
(1) in the heading of such section by inserting
‘‘EVALUATION,’’ after ‘‘RESEARCH,’’,
(2) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘evaluation,’’
after ‘‘research,’’, and
(3) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking paragraph (2), and
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3)
through (10) as paragraphs (2) through (9), re-
spectively.
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SEC. 208. TEMPORARY DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO
PROVIDE SERVICES TO YOUTH IN RURAL
AREAS.
Section 344 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
(42 U.S.C. 5714–24) is repealed.
SEC. 209. SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM.
Section 40155 of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322; 108 Stat.
1922) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 40155. EDUCATION AND PREVENTION GRANTS TO RE-
DUCE SEXUAL ABUSE OF RUNAWAY, HOME-
LESS, AND STREET YOUTH.
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY FOR PROGRAM.—The Runaway and
Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amend-
ed—
‘‘(1) by striking the heading for part F,
‘‘(2) by redesignating part E as part F, and
‘‘(3) by inserting after part D the following:
‘‘ ‘PART E—SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION
PROGRAM
‘‘ ‘SEC. 351. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.
‘‘ ‘(a) The Secretary may make grants to nonprofit
private agencies for the purpose of providing street-based
services to runaway and homeless, and street youth, who
have been subjected to, or are at risk of being subjected
to, sexual abuse.
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‘‘ ‘(b) In selecting applicants to receive grants under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to non-
profit private agencies that have experience in providing
services to runaway and homeless, and street youth.’.
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
389(a) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42
U.S.C. 5751), as amended by section 213 of the Juvenile
Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1997,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘ ‘(4) There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out part E such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001.’ ’’.
SEC. 210. ASSISTANCE TO POTENTIAL GRANTEES.
Section 371 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
(42 U.S.C. 5714a) is amended by striking the last sen-
tence.
SEC. 211. REPORTS.
Section 381 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
(42 U.S.C. 5715) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘REPORTS
‘‘SEC. 381. (a) Not later than April 1, 1999, and at
2-year intervals thereafter, the Secretary shall 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 on the status, activities, and
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accomplishments of entities that receive grants under
parts A, B, C, D, and E, with particular attention to—
‘‘(1) in the case of centers funded under part
A, the ability or effectiveness of such centers in—
‘‘(A) alleviating the problems of runaway
and homeless youth;
‘‘(B) if applicable or appropriate, reuniting
such youth with their families and encouraging
the resolution of intrafamily problems through
counseling and other services;
‘‘(C) strengthening family relationships
and encouraging stable living conditions for
such youth; and
‘‘(D) assisting such youth to decide upon a
future course of action; and
‘‘(2) in the case of projects funded under part
B—
‘‘(A) the number and characteristics of
homeless youth served by such projects;
‘‘(B) the types of activities carried out by
such projects;
‘‘(C) the effectiveness of such projects in
alleviating the problems of homeless youth;
‘‘(D) the effectiveness of such projects in
preparing homeless youth for self-sufficiency;
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‘‘(E) the effectiveness of such projects in
assisting homeless youth to decide upon future
education, employment, and independent living;
‘‘(F) the ability of such projects to encour-
age the resolution of intrafamily problems
through counseling and development of self-suf-
ficient living skills; and
‘‘(G) activities and programs planned by
such projects for the following fiscal year.
‘‘(b) The Secretary shall include in the report
required by subsection (a) summaries of—
‘‘(1) the evaluations performed by the Secretary
under section 386; and
‘‘(2) descriptions of the qualifications of, and
training provided to, individuals involved in carrying
out such evaluations.’’.
SEC. 212. EVALUATION.
Section 384 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
(42 U.S.C. 5732) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘EVALUATION AND INFORMATION
‘‘SEC. 384. (a) If a grantee receives grants for 3 con-
secutive fiscal years under part A, B, C, D, or E (in the
alternative), then the Secretary shall evaluate such grant-
ee on-site, not less frequently than once in the period of
such 3 consecutive fiscal years, for purposes of—
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‘‘(1) determining whether such grants are being
used for the purposes for which such grants are
made by the Secretary;
‘‘(2) collecting additional information for the
report required by section 383; and
‘‘(3) providing such information and assistance
to such grantee as will enable such grantee to im-
prove the operation of the centers, projects, and
activities for which such grants are made.
‘‘(b) Recipients of grants under this title shall cooper-
ate with the Secretary’s efforts to carry out evaluations,
and to collect information, under this title.’’.
SEC. 213. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 385 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
(42 U.S.C. 5751) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
‘‘SEC. 389. (a)(1) There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this title (other than part E) such
sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1998, 1999,
2000, and 2001.
‘‘(2)(A) From the amount appropriated under para-
graph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not
less than 90 percent to carry out parts A and B.
‘‘(B) Of the amount reserved under subparagraph
(A), not less than 20 percent, and not more than 30 per-
cent, shall be reserved to carry out part B.
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‘‘(3) After reserving the amounts required by para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall reserve the remaining
amount (if any) to carry out parts C and D.
‘‘(b) No funds appropriated to carry out this title
may be combined with funds appropriated under any other
Act if the purpose of combining such funds is to make
a single discretionary grant, or a single discretionary pay-
ment, unless such funds are separately identified in all
grants and contracts and are used for the purposes speci-
fied in this title.’’.
SEC. 214. CONSOLIDATED REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C.
5701 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 384
the following:
‘‘CONSOLIDATED REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS
‘‘SEC. 385. With respect to funds available to carry
out parts A, B, C, D, and E, nothing in this title shall
be construed to prohibit the Secretary from—
‘‘(1) announcing, in a single announcement, the
availability of funds for grants under 2 or more of
such parts; and
‘‘(2) reviewing applications for grants under 2
or more of such parts in a single, consolidated appli-
cation review process.’’.
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SEC. 215. DEFINITIONS.
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C.
5701 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 385,
as added by section 214, the following:
‘‘DEFINITIONS
‘‘SEC. 386. For the purposes of this title:
‘‘(1) The term ‘drug abuse education and pre-
vention services’—
‘‘(A) means services to runaway and home-
less youth to prevent or reduce the illicit use of
drugs by such youth; and
‘‘(B) may include—
‘‘(i) individual, family, group, and
peer counseling;
‘‘(ii) drop-in services;
‘‘(iii) assistance to runaway and
homeless youth in rural areas (including
the development of community support
groups);
‘‘(iv) information and training relating
to the illicit use of drugs by runaway and
homeless youth, to individuals involved in
providing services to such youth; and
‘‘(v) activities to improve the availabil-
ity of local drug abuse prevention services
to runaway and homeless youth.
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‘‘(2) The term ‘home-based services’—
‘‘(A) means services provided to youth and
their families for the purpose of—
‘‘(i) preventing such youth from run-
ning away, or otherwise becoming sepa-
rated, from their families; and
‘‘(ii) assisting runaway youth to re-
turn to their families; and
‘‘(B) includes services that are provided in
the residences of families (to the extent prac-
ticable), including—
‘‘(i) intensive individual and family
counseling; and
‘‘(ii) training relating to life skills and
parenting.
‘‘(3) The term ‘homeless youth’ means an indi-
vidual—
‘‘(A) who is—
‘‘(i) not more than 21 years of age;
and
‘‘(ii) for the purposes of part B, not
less than 16 years of age;
‘‘(B) for whom it is not possible to live in
a safe environment with a relative; and
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‘‘(C) who has no other safe alternative liv-
ing arrangement.
‘‘(4) The term ‘street-based services’—
‘‘(A) means services provided to runaway
and homeless youth, and street youth, in areas
where they congregate, designed to assist such
youth in making healthy personal choices re-
garding where they live and how they behave;
and
‘‘(B) may include—
‘‘(i) identification of and outreach to
runaway and homeless youth, and street
youth;
‘‘(ii) crisis intervention and counsel-
ing;
‘‘(iii) information and referral for
housing;
‘‘(iv) information and referral for
transitional living and health care services;
‘‘(v) advocacy, education, and preven-
tion services related to—
‘‘(I) alcohol and drug abuse;
‘‘(II) sexually transmitted dis-
eases, 
including 
human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV); and
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‘‘(III) physical and sexual as-
sault.
‘‘(5) The term ‘street youth’ means an individ-
ual who—
‘‘(A) is—
‘‘(i) a runaway youth; or
‘‘(ii) indefinitely or intermittently a
homeless youth; and
‘‘(B) spends a significant amount of time
on the street or in other areas which increase
the exposure of such youth to sexual abuse.
‘‘(6) The term ‘transitional living youth project’
means a project that provides shelter and services
designed to promote a transition to self-sufficient
living and to prevent long-term dependency on social
services.
‘‘(7) The term ‘youth at risk of separation from
the family’ means an individual—
‘‘(A) who is less than 18 years of age; and
‘‘(B)(i) who has a history of running away
from the family of such individual;
‘‘(ii) whose parent, guardian, or custodian
is not willing to provide for the basic needs of
such individual; or
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‘‘(iii) who is at risk of entering the child
welfare system or juvenile justice system as a
result of the lack of services available to the
family to meet such needs.’’.
SEC. 216. REDESIGNATION OF SECTIONS.
Sections 371, 372, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, and 386
of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C.
5714b–5851 et seq.), as amended by this title, are redesig-
nated as sections 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, and
388, respectively.
SEC. 217. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.
Section 331 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
(42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended in the 1st sentence
by striking ‘‘With’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Sec-
retary’’, and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’.
TITLE III—REPEAL OF TITLE V
RELATING 
TO 
INCENTIVE
GRANTS FOR LOCAL DELIN-
QUENCY PREVENTION PRO-
GRAMS
SEC. 301. REPEALER.
Title V of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre-
vention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5681 et seq.), as added
by Public Law 102–586, is repealed.
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TITLE IV—GENERAL
PROVISIONS
SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMEND-
MENTS.
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this
Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1997.
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS
AMENDMENTS
SEC. 501. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER AND CLEARING-
HOUSE FOR MISSING CHILDREN.
(a) ALTERNATIVE AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to The
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a
nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the Dis-
trict of Columbia, $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 to operate a national re-
source center and clearinghouse designed—
(1) to provide to State and local governments,
public and private nonprofit agencies, and individ-
uals information regarding—
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(A) free or low-cost legal, restaurant, lodg-
ing, and transportation services that are avail-
able for the benefit of missing children and
their families, and
(B) the existence and nature of programs
being carried out by Federal agencies to assist
missing children and their families,
(2) to coordinate public and private programs
which locate, recover, or reunite missing children
with their legal custodians,
(3) to disseminate nationally information about
innovative and model missing children’s programs,
services, and legislation, and
(4) to provide technical assistance and training
to law enforcement agencies, State and local govern-
ments, elements of the criminal justice system, pub-
lic and private nonprofit agencies, and individuals in
the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and treat-
ment of missing and exploited child cases and in lo-
cating and recovering missing children.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 404(b) of
the Missing Children’s Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5773(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘, shall’’,
(2) in paragraph (1)—
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(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting
‘‘shall’’ after ‘‘(A)’’, and
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘co-
ordinating’’ and inserting ‘‘shall coordinate’’,
(3) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘for any fiscal
year for which no funds are appropriated under sec-
tion 2 of the Missing and Exploited Children Act of
1997, shall’’ after ‘‘(2)’’,
(4) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘shall’’ after
‘‘(3)’’, and
(5) in paragraph (4) by inserting ‘‘shall’’ after
‘‘(4)’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 15, 1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.