correction or detention facilities or for develop-
ing 
and 
administering 
accountability-based
sanctions for juvenile offenders.’’; and
(C) by striking subsection (b) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant
award under this section, a State shall submit an applica-
tion to the Attorney General that demonstrates that such
State has in effect or has implemented (or will have in
effect or will have implemented not later than 1 year after
the date the State submits such application) laws, policies,
or programs which—
‘‘(1) authorize prosecution as an adult of a ju-
venile who commits an act after attaining 14 years
of age that would be a serious violent crime if com-
mitted by an adult;
‘‘(2) establish graduated sanctions for juvenile
offenders, ensuring a sanction for every delinquent
or criminal act, and escalating the sanction with
each subsequent delinquent or criminal act, includ-
ing such accountability-based punishments as—
‘‘(A) restitution;
‘‘(B) community service;
‘‘(C) mandatory confinement for juveniles
who on more than 2 occasions have been adju-
dicated delinquent or convicted of a criminal of-
fense; or
‘‘(D) punishment of parents in violation of
court orders; and
‘‘(3) provide for a system of records relating to
any adjudication of juveniles who are adjudicated de-
linquent for conduct that if committed by an adult
would constitute a felony under Federal or State law
that is—
‘‘(A) equivalent to the records that would
be kept of adults arrested for such conduct, in-
cluding fingerprints and photographs;
‘‘(B) submitted to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation in the same manner as adult
records are so submitted;
‘‘(C) retained for a period of time that is
equal to the period of time records are retained
for adults; and
‘‘(D) available to law enforcement agen-
cies, the courts, and school officials (and such
school officials shall be subject to the same
standards and penalties to which law enforce-
ment and juvenile justice system employees are
subject under Federal and State law, for han-
dling and disclosing such information).’’;
(3) in section 1803(c), by striking ‘‘alternative’’
and all that follows through the period and inserting
‘‘correction or detention facilities described in sec-
tion 1801(a).’’; and
(4) in section 1805—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘young
offenders’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘juvenile offenders’’;
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘or that
a State is not eligible to receive funds under
section 1801’’;
(C) by striking subsection (c) and redesig-
nating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as sub-
sections (c), (d), and (e), respectively;
(D) in subsection (c) (as redesignated), by
striking ‘‘75’’ and inserting ‘‘90’’; and
(E) by striking subsection (e) (as redesig-
nated) and adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.— For purposes of this part—
‘‘(1) the term ‘serious violent crime’ means—
‘‘(A) 
murder 
or 
nonnegligent 
man-
slaughter, forcible rape, or robbery, or
‘‘(B) aggravated assault committed with
the use of a firearm; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘juvenile’ means a person under
18 years of age.’’.
SEC. 302. DEFINITION.
Section 901(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by striking
paragraph (24) and redesignating paragraph (25) as para-
graph (24).
SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by striking
subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (16) and in-
serting in lieu thereof the following:
‘‘(A) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
‘‘(B) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
and
‘‘(C) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.’’.
SEC. 304. CLERICAL AMENDMENT.
The table of contents of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by strik-
ing the item relating to the heading for part R and the
item relating to section 1801 and inserting the following:
‘‘PART R—PUNISHMENT FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS AND RELATED
IMPROVEMENTS IN PUBLIC SAFETY
‘‘Sec. 1801. Grant Authorization and Eligibility.’’.
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