I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1806 
To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 
to provide quality prevention programs and accountability programs relat-
ing to juvenile delinquency, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, and 
Mr. RODRIGUEZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
Act of 1974 to provide quality prevention programs and 
accountability programs relating to juvenile delinquency, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Youth Crime Deter-
rence Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. STATE PLANS. 
Section 223(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (11)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 
end, 
(B) by striking clause (ii), and 
(C) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause 
(ii), 
(2) in paragraph (27) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end, 
(3) in paragraph (28) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon, and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(24) provide that the State shall develop and 
implement standards to reduce incidence of juveniles 
who are missing from a detention or placement set-
ting, and to locate and return such juveniles to such 
setting; 
‘‘(25) provide that the State shall ensure place-
ment of each child leaving the juvenile justice system 
in stable and appropriate permanent or transitional 
housing; and 
‘‘(26) provide a description of the use by the 
State of funds under this part and other funds for 
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reentry and aftercare services for juveniles released 
from the juvenile justice system.’’. 
SEC. 3. JUVENILE CRIME INTERVENTION BLOCK GRANT 
PROGRAMS. 
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 redesignating part F as part J, and 
(2) by inserting after part E the following: 
‘‘PART F—SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY BASED 
JUVENILE GANG PREVENTION 
‘‘SEC. 271. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS AND CONTRACTS. 
‘‘The Administrator may make grants to or contracts 
with public agencies (including local educational agencies) 
and nonprofit private agencies, organizations, and institu-
tions to establish and support programs and activities that 
involve families and communities and that are designed 
to carry out any of the following purposes: 
‘‘(1) To prevent and to reduce the participation 
of juveniles in the activities of gangs that commit 
crimes. Such programs and activities may include— 
‘‘(A) individual, peer, family, and group 
counseling (including the provision of life skills 
training and preparation for living independ-
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