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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1150
To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974
to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 17, 1999
Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. HASTERT,
Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. PETRI, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. BAR-
RETT of Nebraska, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr.
SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. UPTON, Mr. TALENT, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr.
GRAHAM, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. SAWYER,
Mr. ROEMER, and Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years
2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act
of 1999’’.
(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.
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
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,
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 account-
ability 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,
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)—
(A) in subparagraph (A) by adding ‘‘and’’
at the end, and
(B) by striking subparagraph (C),
(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—
‘‘(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
amended—
(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—
(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)—
(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
(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)—
(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 over-
seeing the enforcement of State crimi-
nal 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’’,
(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)—
(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),
(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 anal-
ysis 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—
‘‘(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
(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)—
(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
officers—
‘‘(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;’’,
(vii) by amending subparagraph (G)
to read as follows:
‘‘(G) one-on-one mentoring programs that
are designed to link at-risk juveniles and juve-
nile offenders, particularly juveniles residing in
high-crime areas and juveniles experiencing
educational failure, with responsible adults
(such as law enforcement officers, adults work-
ing with local businesses, and adults working
with community-based organizations and agen-
cies) who are properly screened and trained;’’,
(viii) in subparagraph (H) by striking
‘‘handicapped youth’’ and inserting ‘‘juve-
niles with disabilities’’,
(ix) by amending subparagraph (K) to
read as follows:
‘‘(K) boot camps for juvenile offenders;’’,
(x) by amending subparagraph (L) to
read as follows:
‘‘(L) community-based programs and serv-
ices to work with juveniles, their parents, and
other family members during and after incar-
ceration in order to strengthen families so that
such juveniles may be retained in their homes;’’,
(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 fol-
lowing:
‘‘(P) a system of records relating to any
adjudication of juveniles less than 18 years of
age who are adjudicated delinquent for conduct
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-
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,
excluding—
‘‘(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;
‘‘(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;
‘‘(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