‘‘(i) keep information on the incidence 
and types of mental health and substance 
abuse disorders demonstrated by juvenile 
offenders in the correctional facilities, the 
range and scope of mental health and sub-
stance abuse services provided by the cor-
rectional facilities to such juvenile offend-
ers, and barriers to the provision of such 
services; and 
‘‘(ii) submit an analysis of this infor-
mation annually to the Attorney General in 
such form, manner, and time as specified 
by the Attorney General. 
‘‘(G) STAFF
RATIOS
FOR
CORRECTIONAL 
FACILITIES.—Each secure correctional facility 
participating in the program shall— 
‘‘(i) have a ratio of at least one men-
tal health counselor (who is professionally 
trained and certified or licensed by the 
State involved) for every 50 juvenile of-
fenders; 
‘‘(ii) have a ratio of at least one clin-
ical psychologist for every 100 juvenile of-
fenders; and 
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‘‘(iii) have a ratio of at least one psy-
chiatrist (who is licensed by the State in-
volved) for every 100 juveniles offenders 
receiving or in need of psychiatric care. 
‘‘(H) USE OF FORCE.— 
‘‘(i) WRITTEN
GUIDELINES.—In ac-
cordance with this subparagraph, each ju-
venile correctional facility participating in 
the program shall have a written behav-
ioral management system based on incen-
tives and rewards to reduce misconduct by 
the juvenile offenders and the use of re-
straints and seclusion by staff. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATIONS ON RESTRAINT.— 
Under the behavioral management system 
under clause (i), control techniques such as 
restraint, seclusion, chemical sprays, and 
room confinement shall be used only in re-
sponse to extreme threats to life or safety. 
Use of such techniques shall be approved 
by the facility superintendent or chief med-
ical officer and documented in the file of 
the juvenile offender involved along with a 
justification for such use and for the fail-
ure to use less restrictive alternatives. 
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‘‘(iii) LIMITATION
ON
ISOLATION.— 
Under the behavioral management system 
under clause (i), isolation and seclusion of 
the juvenile offender involved shall be used 
only for immediate and short-term security 
or safety reasons and in accordance with 
this clause. No juvenile offender shall be 
placed in isolation without approval of the 
facility superintendent or chief medical of-
ficer or their official staff designee. In the 
case of a juvenile offender placed in isola-
tion or seclusion, such case shall be docu-
mented in the file of the juvenile offender 
along with a justification for such place-
ment. A juvenile offender may be in isola-
tion only for the amount of time necessary 
to achieve security and safety of the juve-
nile offender and staff of the juvenile cor-
rectional facility involved. Such staff shall 
monitor each juvenile in isolation at least 
once every 15 minutes and conduct a pro-
fessional review of the need for isolation at 
least once every 4 hours. Any juvenile held 
in seclusion for at least 24 hours shall be 
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examined by a physician or licensed psy-
chologist. 
‘‘(I) TREATMENT OF IDEA AND REHABILI-
TATION ACT.—Each juvenile correctional facil-
ity participating in the program shall abide by 
all mandatory requirements and time lines set 
forth under the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act and section 504 of the Rehabili-
tation Act of 1973. 
‘‘(d) ADVOCACY
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall make grants to the sys-
tems established under part C of the Developmental Dis-
abilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 
6041 et seq.) to monitor the mental health and special 
education services described in subparagraphs (A), (B), 
(C), (H), and (I) of subsection (b)(2) that are provided 
by partnerships that receive a grant under subsection (a) 
to juvenile offenders, and to advocate on behalf of such 
juvenile offenders to assure that such services are properly 
provided. 
‘‘(e) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Attorney General, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall give pref-
erence to partnerships described in subsection (a) that 
propose to use the grant funds for programs that meet 
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more than one of the requirements under subsection 
(c)(2). 
‘‘SEC. 300C. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under section 300A or 300B, an entity described in section 
300A(a) or 300B(a), respectively, shall submit an applica-
tion at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Attorney General, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may pre-
scribe. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS
OF APPLICATION.—In accordance 
with guidelines established by the Attorney General, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, each application submitted under subsection (a) 
shall, with respect to a program or activity for which fund-
ing through the grant involved is sought— 
‘‘(1) provide that such program or activity shall 
be administered by or under the supervision of the 
applicant; 
‘‘(2) provide for the proper and efficient admin-
istration of such program or activity; 
‘‘(3) provide for regular evaluation of such pro-
gram or activity; 
‘‘(4) provide an assurance that the proposed 
program or activity will supplement, not supplant, 
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similar programs and activities already available in 
the community involved; and 
‘‘(5) provide for such fiscal control and fund ac-
counting procedures as may be necessary to ensure 
prudent use, proper disbursement, and accurate ac-
counting of funds received under this part for such 
program or activity. 
‘‘(c) DURATION OF GRANTS.—Subject to subsection 
(d), the period during which payments are made to an ap-
plicant from a grant under section 300A or 300B may 
not exceed two years. The provision of such payments are 
subject to the availability of appropriations for the fiscal 
year involved to make the payments. 
‘‘(d) RENEWAL.—An entity that receives a grant 
under section 300A or 300B may extend the duration of 
the grant in accordance with a method, form, and time 
and qualifications specified by the Attorney General.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
299(e) of such title (42 U.S.C. 5671), as added by section 
301(b), is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2)(A) There are authorized to be appro-
priated $700,000,000 from the Violent Crime Re-
duction Trust Fund for fiscal years 2007, 2008, 
2009, 2010, and 2011 to carry out section 300B. 
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‘‘(B) Of such sums that are appropriated for a 
fiscal year to carry out section 300B— 
‘‘(i) 45 percent shall be used for diversion 
programs under subsection (b)(1) of such sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(ii) 55 percent shall be used for treatment 
programs under subsection (b)(2) of such sec-
tion, of which not less than 3 percent shall be 
used for the purposes set forth in subsection (c) 
of such section.’’. 
SEC. 303. FEDERAL COORDINATING COUNCIL ON THE 
CRIMINALIZATION OF JUVENILES WITH MEN-
TAL DISORDERS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an inter-
departmental council to be known as the Federal Coordi-
nating Council on Criminalization of Juveniles (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘Council’’) to study and coordinate 
the criminal and juvenile justice and mental health and 
substance abuse activities of the Federal Government and 
report to Congress on proposed new legislation to improve 
the treatment of mentally ill juveniles who are confined 
in (or have been confined in) a juvenile correctional facil-
ity. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Council shall be composed of 
13 members, including representatives from— 
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(1) the appropriate Federal agencies, as deter-
mined by the President, including, at a minimum— 
(A) the Department of Health and Human 
Services; 
(B) the Office for Juvenile Justice and De-
linquency Prevention; 
(C) the National Institute of Mental 
Health; 
(D) the Social Security Administration; 
(E) the Department of Education; and 
(F) the Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration; and 
(2) children’s mental health advocacy groups , 
as identified by the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services. 
(c) CHAIRPERSON.—The council shall elect a chair-
person of the council. 
(d) DUTIES.—The Council shall— 
(1) review Federal policies that hinder or facili-
tate coordination at the State and local level between 
the mental health and substance abuse systems and 
the juvenile justice and corrections system; 
(2) study the possibilities for improving collabo-
ration at the Federal, State, and local level among 
such systems; and 
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(3) make recommendations to Congress on any 
appropriate initiatives to improve such coordination 
and collaboration, which would require legislative ac-
tion. 
(e) REPORTS.—The Council shall submit to Congress 
the following: 
(1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than the date 
that is 18 months after the Council is established, 
an interim report on the extent of coordination and 
collaboration in existence as of such date at the Fed-
eral, State, and local levels among the systems de-
scribed in subsection (c)(1). 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than the date 
that is two years after the Council is established, a 
final report that includes recommendations for ini-
tiatives to improve such coordination and collabora-
tion. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The Council shall terminate two 
years after the date on which the Council is established. 
SEC. 304. MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING AND TREATMENT 
FOR PRISONERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 20105(b) of the Violent 
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is 
amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL’’ before 
‘‘Funds provided under section 20103’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT AND 
USES.— 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT.—To be eligible 
to receive a grant under section 20103 or 20104, a 
State shall, not later than January 1, 2008, dem-
onstrate to the satisfaction of the Attorney General 
that the State has (or intends and has taken steps 
to implement) a program of mental health screening 
and treatment for appropriate categories of juvenile 
offenders and other offenders during periods of in-
carceration and juvenile and criminal justice super-
vision, that is consistent with guidelines issued by 
the Attorney General. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL USES OF FUNDS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this subtitle, 
amounts made available to a State under section 
20103 or 20104, may be— 
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‘‘(i) applied to the costs of programs de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), consistent with 
guidelines issued by the Attorney General; or 
‘‘(ii) used by the State to pay the costs of 
providing to the Attorney General a baseline 
study (consistent with guidelines issued by the 
Attorney General) on the mental health prob-
lems of juvenile offenders and prisoners in the 
State.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 20103(a) of such Act is amended by 
striking ‘‘To be eligible’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 
section 20105(b)(2)(A), to be eligible’’. 
(2) Section 20104(a) of such Act is amended by 
striking ‘‘To be eligible’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 
section 20105(b)(2)(A), to be eligible’’. 
Æ 
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