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SEC. 402. ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘TITLE VI—ACCOUNTABILITY 
AND OVERSIGHT 
‘‘SEC. 601. ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT. 
‘‘(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that, in order to ensure that at-risk youth, and youth 
who come into contact with the juvenile justice system or 
the criminal justice system, are treated fairly and that the 
outcome of that contact is beneficial to the Nation— 
‘‘(1) the Department of Justice, through its Of-
fice of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 
must restore meaningful enforcement of the core re-
quirements in title II; and 
‘‘(2) States, which are entrusted with a fiscal 
stewardship role if they accept funds under title II 
must exercise vigilant oversight to ensure full com-
pliance with the core requirements for juveniles pro-
vided for in title II. 
‘‘(b) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) AGENCY PROGRAM REVIEW.— 
‘‘(A) PROGRAMMATIC AND FINANCIAL AS-
SESSMENT.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of the 
Supporting Youth Opportunity and Pre-
venting Delinquency Act of 2016, the Di-
rector of the Office of Audit, Assessment, 
and Management of the Office of Justice 
Programs at the Department of Justice 
(referred to in this section as the ‘Direc-
tor’) shall— 
‘‘(I) conduct a comprehensive 
analysis and evaluation of the internal 
controls of the Office of Juvenile Jus-
tice and Delinquency Prevention (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘agen-
cy’) to determine if States and Indian 
tribes receiving grants are following 
the requirements of the agency grant 
programs and what remedial action 
the agency has taken to recover any 
grant funds that are expended in vio-
lation of grant programs, including in-
stances where— 
‘‘(aa) 
supporting 
docu-
mentation was not provided for 
cost reports; 
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‘‘(bb) unauthorized expendi-
tures occurred; and 
‘‘(cc) subrecipients of grant 
funds were not in compliance 
with program requirements; 
‘‘(II) conduct a comprehensive 
audit and evaluation of a selected sta-
tistically significant sample of States 
and Indian tribes (as determined by 
the Director) that have received Fed-
eral funds under title II, including a 
review of internal controls to prevent 
fraud, waste, and abuse of funds by 
grantees; and 
‘‘(III) submit a report in accord-
ance with clause (iv). 
‘‘(ii) CONSIDERATIONS FOR EVALUA-
TIONS.—In conducting the analysis and 
evaluation under clause (i)(I), and in order 
to document the efficiency and public ben-
efit of titles II and V, the Director shall 
take into consideration the extent to 
which— 
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‘‘(I) greater oversight is needed 
of programs developed with grants 
made by the agency; 
‘‘(II) changes are necessary in 
the authorizing statutes of the agency 
in order that the functions of the 
agency can be performed in a more ef-
ficient and effective manner; and 
‘‘(III) the agency has imple-
mented recommendations issued by 
the Comptroller General or Office of 
Inspector General relating to the 
grant making and grant monitoring 
responsibilities of the agency. 
‘‘(iii) 
CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
AU-
DITS.—In conducting the audit and evalua-
tion under clause (i)(II), and in order to 
document the efficiency and public benefit 
of titles II and V, the Director shall take 
into consideration— 
‘‘(I) whether grantees timely file 
Financial Status Reports; 
‘‘(II) whether grantees have suf-
ficient internal controls to ensure ade-
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quate oversight of grant funds re-
ceived; 
‘‘(III) whether grantees’ asser-
tions of compliance with the core re-
quirements were accompanied with 
adequate supporting documentation; 
‘‘(IV) whether expenditures were 
authorized; 
‘‘(V) whether subrecipients of 
grant funds were complying with pro-
gram requirements; and 
‘‘(VI) whether grant funds were 
spent in accordance with the program 
goals and guidelines. 
‘‘(iv) REPORT.—The Director shall— 
‘‘(I) submit to the Congress a re-
port outlining the results of the anal-
ysis, evaluation, and audit conducted 
under clause (i), including supporting 
materials, to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and the 
President pro tempore of the Senate; 
and 
‘‘(II) shall make such report 
available to the public online, not later 
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than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this section. 
‘‘(B) 
ANALYSIS
OF
INTERNAL
CON-
TROLS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of the 
Supporting Youth Opportunity and Pre-
venting Delinquency Act of 2016, the Ad-
ministrator shall initiate a comprehensive 
analysis and evaluation of the internal con-
trols of the agency to determine whether, 
and to what extent, States and Indian 
tribes that receive grants under titles II 
and V are following the requirements of 
the grant programs authorized under titles 
II and V. 
‘‘(ii) REPORT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of the 
Supporting Youth Opportunity and Pre-
venting Delinquency Act of 2016, the Ad-
ministrator shall submit to Congress a re-
port containing— 
‘‘(I) the findings of the analysis 
and evaluation conducted under clause 
(i); 
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tunity and Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016, 
the Attorney General shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of the Congress a report on 
the estimated amount of formula grant funds 
disbursed by the agency since fiscal year 2010 
that did not meet the requirements for awards 
of formula grants to States under title II. 
‘‘(2) CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES.— 
‘‘(A) LIMITATION.—No amounts author-
ized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Justice under this Act may be used by the At-
torney General, or by any individual or organi-
zation awarded discretionary funds through a 
cooperative agreement under this Act, to host 
or support any expenditure for conferences that 
uses more than $20,000 in funds made avail-
able to the Department of Justice, unless the 
Deputy Attorney General or such Assistant At-
torney Generals, Directors, or principal deputies 
as the Deputy Attorney General may designate, 
provides prior written authorization that the 
funds may be expended to host a conference. 
‘‘(B) WRITTEN
APPROVAL.—Written ap-
proval under subparagraph (A) shall include a 
written estimate of all costs associated with the 
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conference, including the cost of all food and 
beverages, audiovisual equipment, honoraria for 
speakers, and entertainment. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—The Deputy Attorney Gen-
eral shall submit an annual report to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce of 
the House of Representatives on all conference 
expenditures approved under this paragraph. 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING ACTIVITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Amounts authorized 
to be appropriated under this Act may not be 
utilized by any recipient of a grant made using 
such amounts— 
‘‘(i) to lobby any representative of the 
Department of Justice regarding the 
award of grant funding; or 
‘‘(ii) to lobby any representative of a 
Federal, State, local, or tribal government 
regarding the award of grant funding. 
‘‘(B) PENALTY.—If the Attorney General 
determines that any recipient of a grant made 
using amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under this Act has violated subparagraph (A), 
the Attorney General shall— 
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‘‘(i) require the recipient to repay the 
grant in full; and 
‘‘(ii) prohibit the recipient to receive 
another grant under this Act for not less 
than 5 years. 
‘‘(C) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes of 
this paragraph, submitting an application for a 
grant under this Act shall not be considered 
lobbying activity in violation of subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(c) PREVENTING DUPLICATIVE GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Before the Attorney Gen-
eral awards a grant to an applicant under this Act, 
the Attorney General shall compare potential grant 
awards with other grants awarded under this Act to 
determine if duplicate grant awards are awarded for 
the same purpose. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—If the Attorney General awards 
duplicate grants to the same applicant for the same 
purpose the Attorney General shall submit to the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
House of Representatives a report that includes— 
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‘‘(A) a list of all duplicate grants awarded, 
including the total dollar amount of any dupli-
cate grants awarded; and 
‘‘(B) the reason the Attorney General 
awarded the duplicative grant. 
‘‘(d) COMPLIANCE WITH AUDITING STANDARDS.— 
The Administrator shall comply with the Generally Ac-
cepted Government Auditing Standards, published by the 
General Accountability Office (commonly known as the 
‘Yellow Book’), in the conduct of fiscal, compliance, and 
programmatic audits of States.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 is amended by 
striking paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 407 (42 
U.S.C. 5776a). 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the first day 
of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(3) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—In the case of an entity 
that is barred from receiving grant funds under 
paragraph (7)(B)(ii) of section 407 of the Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5776a), the amendment made by paragraph 
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(1) of this subsection shall not affect the applica-
bility to the entity, or to the Attorney General with 
respect to the entity, of paragraph (7) of such sec-
tion 407, as in effect on the day before the effective 
date of the amendment made by paragraph (1). 
Passed the House of Representatives September 22, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 649 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5963 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice 
and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for 
other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 
Read twice and placed on the calendar 
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