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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reservist Opportunities and 
Protection of Education Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. REFUNDS AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR MILITARY SERVICE.

    (a) Leave of Absence for Military Service.--Part G of title IV of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after section 
484B (20 U.S.C. 1094) the following new section:

``SEC. 484C. REFUNDS AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR MILITARY SERVICE.

    ``(a) Leave of Absence Required.--Whenever a student who is an 
affected individual is unable to complete a period of instruction or to 
receive academic credit because he or she was called up for active duty 
or active service, the institution of higher education in which the 
student is enrolled shall--
            ``(1) grant the student a military leave of absence from 
        the institution while such student is serving on active duty or 
        active service, and for one year after the conclusion of such 
        duty or service, in accordance with subsection (b); and
            ``(2) provide the student with a refund or credit in 
        accordance with subsection (c).
    ``(b) Consequences of Military Leave of Absence.--A student who is 
an affected individual and who is on a military leave of absence from 
an institution of higher education shall be entitled, upon release from 
serving on active duty or active service, to be restored to the 
educational status such student had attained prior to being ordered to 
such duty without loss of academic credits earned, scholarships or 
grants awarded by the institution, or, subject to subsection (c), 
tuition and other fees paid prior to the commencement of the active 
duty or active service.
    ``(c) Refunds.--An institution of higher education shall refund 
tuition or fees paid prior to the commencement of the active duty or 
active service of an affected individual. If a student taking a 
military leave of absence for active duty or active service requests a 
refund during a period of enrollment, the percentage of the tuition and 
fees that shall be refunded shall be equal 100 percent minus the 
percentage of the period of enrollment (for which the tuition and fees 
were paid) that was completed (as determined in accordance with section 
484B(d)) as of the day the student withdrew.
    ``(d) Leave of Absence Not Treated as Withdrawal.--Notwithstanding 
the 180-day limitation in section 484B(a)(2), a student on a military 
leave of absence under this section shall not be treated as having 
withdrawn for purposes of section 484B unless the student fails to 
return at the end of the military leave of absence (as determined under 
subsection (a) of this section).
    ``(e) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) Active duty.--The term `active duty' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 101(d)(1) of title 10, United States 
        Code, except that such term does not include active duty for 
        training or attendance at a service school.
            ``(2) Affected individual.--The term `affected individual' 
        means an individual who--
                    ``(A) is serving on active duty during a war or 
                other military operation or national emergency; or
                    ``(B) is performing qualifying National Guard duty 
                during a war or other military operation or national 
                emergency.
            ``(3) Military operation.--The term `military operation' 
        means a contingency operation as such term is defined in 
        section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code.
            ``(4) National emergency.--The term `national emergency' 
        means a national emergency declared by the President of the 
        United States.
            ``(5) Serving on active duty.--The term `serving on active 
        duty during a war or other military operation or national 
        emergency' means service by an individual who is--
                    ``(A) a Reserve of an Armed Force ordered to active 
                duty under section 12301(a), 12301(g), 12302, 12304, or 
                12306 of title 10, United States Code, or any retired 
                member of an Armed Force ordered to active duty under 
                section 688 of such title, for service in connection 
                with a war or other military operation or national 
                emergency, regardless of the location at which such 
                active duty service is performed; and
                    ``(B) any other member of an Armed Force on active 
                duty in connection with such war, operation, or 
                emergency or subsequent actions or conditions who has 
                been assigned to a duty station at a location other 
                than the location at which such member is normally 
                assigned.
            ``(6) Qualifying national guard duty.--The term `qualifying 
        National Guard duty during a war or other military operation or 
        national emergency' means service as a member of the National 
        Guard on full-time National Guard duty (as defined in section 
        101(d)(5) of title 10, United States Code) under a call to 
        active service authorized by the President or the Secretary of 
        Defense for a period of more than 30 consecutive days under 
        section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in connection 
        with a war, another military operation, or a national emergency 
        declared by the President and supported by Federal funds.''.
    (b) Obligation as Part of Program Participation Requirements.--
Section 487(a)(22) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1094(a)(22)) is amended by inserting ``and with the policy on leave of 
absence for military service established pursuant to section 484C'' 
after ``section 484B''.

SOLUTION: Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to require institutions of higher education that participate in HEA title IV student assistance programs to grant military leaves of absence, and provide refunds of or credits for tuition and fees paid, to individuals who are unable to complete a period of instruction or receive academic credit because they were called to serve on active duty in the Armed Forces, or to perform qualifying National Guard duty, during a war or other military operation or national emergency.Requires the leave of absence to be for the period of active duty or service and for one year after completion of such duty or service. Requires the refund or credit to be prorated to cover the period when the student had to leave. Provides that such leave of absence shall not be treated as a withdrawal for certain student assistance purposes.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Adults Achieving the American Dream 
Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) According to the National Assessment of Adult Literacy, 
        93 million adults in the United States have limited reading, 
        writing, and mathematics skills, and 14 percent of adults in 
        the United States have below basic proficiency in prose 
        literacy.
            (2) According to the United States Census, nearly 16 
        percent of adults over the age of 25 have not attained a high 
        school diploma or its equivalent.
            (3) According to the United States Census, over 23 million 
        individuals speak do not speak English well.
            (4) An estimated 8 million aliens admitted for lawful 
        permanent residency are eligible to apply for United States 
        citizenship.
            (5) Recent reports indicate that a majority of Adult 
        English as a Second Language programs have waiting lists, and 
        some such programs have dropped waiting lists because of the 
        extreme demand for English as a second language services.
            (6) Only three percent of the 93 million adults who could 
        benefit from adult education services, English literacy, and 
        civics education programs actually participate in such services 
        and programs.
            (7) There is a growing and urgent need for additional adult 
        education, English literacy, and civics education programs for 
        adults in the United States.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY ACT.

    (a) Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education Program.--
Section 203 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 
9202) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(19) Integrated english literacy and civics education 
        programs.--The term `integrated English literacy and civics 
        education programs' means programs of instruction designed to 
        help an individual of limited English proficiency achieve 
        competence in English through contextualized instruction on the 
        rights and responsibilities of citizenship, naturalization 
        procedures, civic participation, and United States history and 
        government to help such an individual acquire the skills and 
        knowledge to become an active and informed parent, worker, and 
        community member.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 205 of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 9204) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ``, $650,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $750,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2009, $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $950,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2011, $1,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, and 
$1,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2013''.
    (c) Reservation of Funds.--Section 211(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
9211(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$8,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$15,000,000'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``1.5 percent'' and inserting 
                ``1.25 percent'';
                    (B) by striking ``$8,000,000'' and inserting 
                ``$12,000,000''; and
                    (C) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) shall reserve 12 percent of the amount that remains 
        after reserving and making available funds under paragraphs 
        (1), (2), and (3) to carry out section 244.''.
    (d) National Institute for Literacy.--Section 242(c)(1) of such Act 
(20 U.S.C. 9252(c)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by redesignating clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) 
                as clauses (iii), (iv), and (v), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after clause (i) the following new 
                clause:
                            ``(ii) effective practices in the provision 
                        of integrated English literacy and civics 
                        education programs;'';
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I) as 
        subparagraphs (H), (I), and (J), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(G) to coordinate and share information with 
                national organizations and associations that are 
                interested in integrated English literacy and civics 
                education programs;''.
    (e) National Leadership Activities.--Section 243 of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 9253) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, and 
                integrated English literacy and civics education 
                programs'' before the semicolon at the end; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and 
                integrated English literacy and civics education 
                programs'' before ``based on scientific evidence'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, and 
                integrated English literacy and civics education 
                programs'' before the semicolon at the end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (D)(ii), insert ``integrated 
                English literacy and civics education programs,'' 
                before ``and workplace literacy programs'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (E)--
                            (i) in clause (i), insert ``, and 
                        integrated English literacy and civics 
                        education programs'' before the semicolon at 
                        the end;
                            (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' 
                        at the end;
                            (iii) in clause (iv)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``and section 
                                244'' after ``section 231''; and
                                    (II) by striking the period at the 
                                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following new 
                        clause:
                            ``(v) the extent to which integrated 
                        English literacy and civics education programs 
                        carried out under section 244 lead participants 
                        in such programs to increase their civic 
                        participation and, if applicable, lead such 
                        participants to become United States 
                        citizens.''.
    (f) Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education.--Chapter 4 of 
subtitle A of such Act (20 U.S.C. 9251 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section:

``SEC. 244. INTEGRATED ENGLISH LITERACY AND CIVICS EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) In General.--From funds reserved under section 211(a)(4) for 
each fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to States, from 
allocations under subsection (b), for integrated English literacy and 
civics education programs.
    ``(b) Allocations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and with 
        respect to funds described in subsection (a), the Secretary 
        shall allocate--
                    ``(A) 65 percent to States on the basis of a 
                State's need for integrated English and civics 
                education programs, as determined by calculating each 
                State's share of a ten-year average of the data 
                compiled by the Office of Immigration Statistics of the 
                Department of Homeland Security, for immigrants 
                admitted for lawful permanent residence for the ten 
                most recent years; and
                    ``(B) 35 percent to the States on the basis of 
                whether the State experienced growth, as measured by 
                the average of the three most recent years for which 
                data compiled by the Office of Immigration Statistics 
                of the Department of Homeland Security are available, 
                for immigrants admitted for lawful permanent residence.
            ``(2) Minimum.--No State shall receive an allocation under 
        paragraph (1) in an amount that is less than $60,000.''.

SEC. 4. EXPANDING EVEN START FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS.

    Section 1002(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Even start.--For the purpose of carrying out subpart 
        3 of part B, there are authorized to be appropriated 
        $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be 
        necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.

SEC. 5. RESEARCH IN ADULT EDUCATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 133(c)(A) of the Education Sciences Reform 
Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9533(c)(A)) is amended by inserting ``education 
and'' before ``literacy''.
    (b) National Research and Development Center.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Education shall direct 
        the Commissioner for Education Research of the National Center 
        for Education Research established pursuant to section 131 of 
        the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9531) to 
        establish a national research and development center for adult 
        education and literacy as described in section 133(c)(A) of 
        such Act (22 U.S.C. 9533(c)(A)) (as amended by subsection (a)).
            (2) Provision for expansion of research.--If, as of the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner has 
        established a center for adult literacy in accordance with 
        section 133(c)(A) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, 
        the Commissioner shall expand the topic of research of such 
        center to include adult education, in accordance with the 
        amendment made by subsection (a).

SEC. 6. IMMIGRANTS TO NEW AMERICANS.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security shall transfer to the Secretary 
of Education to carry out integrated English literacy and civics 
education programs under section 244 of the Adult Education and Family 
Literacy Act (as added by section 3(f) of this Act) two percent of all 
fees collected under section 218(a)(2) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1188(a)(2)) and two percent of all civil 
penalties collected under section 274A(e)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1324a(e)(4)).

SEC. 7. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYER PROVIDED ADULT ENGLISH LITERACY AND BASIC 
              EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related 
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 45O. EMPLOYER-PROVIDED ADULT ENGLISH LITERACY AND BASIC 
              EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, the credit 
determined under this section with respect to any employer for the 
taxable year is an amount equal to 20 percent of qualified education 
program expenses for the taxable year.
    ``(b) Limitation.--The amount of the credit determined under 
subsection (a) shall not exceed an amount equal to the product of 
$1,000 multiplied by the average number of full-time employees of the 
employer for the taxable year.
    ``(c) Qualified Education Program Expenses.--For purposes of this 
section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified education program 
        expenses' means expenses paid or incurred by an employer to 
        make available qualified education to employees of the 
        employer, who are individuals of limited English proficiency or 
        have not received a secondary school diploma, or its recognized 
        equivalent, or who lack sufficient mastery of basic educational 
        skills to enable the individuals to function effectively in 
        society.
            ``(2) Qualified education.--The term `qualified education' 
        means adult education and literacy activities provided--
                    ``(A) by an eligible provider which for the fiscal 
                year ending during the employer's taxable year receives 
                Federal funds under section 231 of the Adult Education 
                and Family Literacy Act for adult education and 
                literacy activities, or
                    ``(B) in curriculum approved by an eligible agency.
            ``(3) Other terms defined.--The terms `individuals of 
        limited English proficiency', `eligible provider', `adult 
        education and literacy activities', and `eligible agency' shall 
        have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Adult 
        Education and Family Literacy Act.
    ``(d) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Full-time employment.--An employee shall be 
        considered full-time if such employee is employed at least 30 
        hours per week for 25 or more calendar weeks in the taxable 
        year.
            ``(2) Aggregation rule.--All persons treated as a single 
        employer under subsection (a) or (b) or section 52, or 
        subsection (m) or (o) of section 414, shall be treated as one 
        person.
    ``(e) Denial of Double Benefit.--No deduction or credit shall be 
allowed under any other provision of this chapter for any amount taken 
into account in determining the credit under this section.
    ``(f) Election To Have Credit Not Apply.--A taxpayer may elect (at 
such time and in such manner as the Secretary may by regulations 
prescribe) to have this section not apply for any taxable year.''.
    (b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) 
of section 38 of such Code (relating to current year business credit) 
is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (30), by 
striking the period at the end of paragraph (31) and inserting ``, 
plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(32) the adult English literacy and basic education 
        programs credit determined under section 45O.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the such Code is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item:

``45O. Employer-provided adult English literacy and basic education 
                            programs.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.

SOLUTION: Adults Achieving the American Dream Act of 2007 - Amends the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act to reauthorize appropriations through FY2013 for adult education and literacy services, including integrated English literacy and civics education programs. Increases the maximum amounts that can be reserved from such funds for: (1) the National Institute for Literacy; and (2) national leadership activities. Reserves an amount for integrated English literacy and civics education programs.

Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to states for integrated English literacy and civics education programs for immigrants admitted for lawful residence in the United States.

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize appropriations for Even Start Family Literacy Programs for FY2008 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years.

Amends the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 to require the establishment of a national research and development center that includes research in adult education.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for employer-provided adult education and literacy programs.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile 
Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

    Part R of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ee et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 1801(b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``graduated 
                sanctions'' and inserting ``graduated sanctions and 
                incentives'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``hiring juvenile 
                court judges, probation officers, and court-appointed 
                defenders and special advocates, and'';
                    (C) by striking paragraphs (4) and (7), and 
                redesignating paragraphs (5) through (17) as paragraphs 
                (4) through (15), respectively; and
                    (D) in paragraph (11), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``research-based bullying, cyberbullying, and 
                gang prevention programs'' and inserting 
                ``interventions such as researched-based anti-bullying, 
                anti-cyberbullying, and gang prevention programs, as 
                well as mental health services and trauma-informed 
                practices'';
            (2) in section 1802--
                    (A) in subsection (d)(3), by inserting after 
                ``individualized sanctions'' the following: ``, 
                incentives,'';
                    (B) in subsection (e)(1)(B), by striking 
                ``graduated sanctions'' and inserting ``graduated 
                sanctions and incentives''; and
                    (C) in subsection (f)--
                            (i) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) by inserting after ``A sanction 
                                may include'' the following: ``a range 
                                of court-approved interventions, such 
                                as''; and
                                    (II) by inserting after ``a fine,'' 
                                the following: ``a restorative justice 
                                program,''; and
                            (ii) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
                        following:
            ``(3) Incentives.--The term `incentives' means 
        individualized, goal-oriented, and graduated responses to a 
        juvenile offender's compliance with court orders and case 
        disposition terms designed to reinforce or modify the skills 
        and behaviors of the juvenile offender. An incentive may 
        include a certificate of achievement, a letter of 
        recommendation, a family or program activity, a meeting or 
        special outing with a community leader, a reduction in 
        community service hours, a reduced curfew or home restriction, 
        a decrease in required court appearances, or a decrease in the 
        term of court-ordered supervision.'';
            (3) in section 1810(a), by striking ``$350,000,000 for each 
        of fiscal years 2006 through 2009'' and inserting ``$30,000,000 
        for fiscal year 2020''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1811. GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY.

    ``(a) Definition of Applicable Committees.--In this section, the 
term `applicable committees' means--
            ``(1) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and
            ``(2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
        Representatives.
    ``(b) Accountability.--All grants awarded by the Attorney General 
under this part shall be subject to the following accountability 
provisions:
            ``(1) Audit requirement.--
                    ``(A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term 
                `unresolved audit finding' means a finding in the final 
                audit report of the Inspector General of the Department 
                of Justice that the audited grantee has utilized grant 
                funds for an unauthorized expenditure or otherwise 
                unallowable cost that is not closed or resolved within 
                12 months after the date on which the final audit 
                report is issued.
                    ``(B) Audit.--Beginning in the first fiscal year 
                beginning after the date of enactment of this section, 
                and in each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector 
                General of the Department of Justice shall conduct 
                audits of recipients of grants awarded by the Attorney 
                General under this part to prevent waste, fraud, and 
                abuse of funds by grantees. The Inspector General shall 
                determine the appropriate number of grantees to be 
                audited each year.
                    ``(C) Mandatory exclusion.--A recipient of grant 
                funds under this part that is found to have an 
                unresolved audit finding shall not be eligible to 
                receive grant funds under this part during the first 2 
                fiscal years beginning after the end of the 12-month 
                period described in subparagraph (A).
                    ``(D) Priority.--In awarding grants under this 
                part, the Attorney General shall give priority to 
                eligible applicants that did not have an unresolved 
                audit finding during the 3 fiscal years before 
                submitting an application for a grant under this part.
                    ``(E) Reimbursement.--If an entity is awarded grant 
                funds under this part during the 2-fiscal-year period 
                during which the entity is barred from receiving grants 
                under subparagraph (C), the Attorney General shall--
                            ``(i) deposit an amount equal to the amount 
                        of the grant funds that were improperly awarded 
                        to the grantee into the General Fund of the 
                        Treasury; and
                            ``(ii) seek to recoup the costs of the 
                        repayment to the fund from the grant recipient 
                        that was erroneously awarded grant funds.
            ``(2) Annual certification.--Beginning in the first fiscal 
        year beginning after the date of enactment of this section, the 
        Attorney General shall submit to the applicable committees an 
        annual certification--
                    ``(A) indicating whether--
                            ``(i) all audits issued by the Inspector 
                        General of the Department of Justice under 
                        paragraph (1) have been completed and reviewed 
                        by the appropriate Assistant Attorney General 
                        or Director;
                            ``(ii) all mandatory exclusions required 
                        under paragraph (1)(C) have been issued; and
                            ``(iii) all reimbursements required under 
                        paragraph (1)(E) have been made; and
                    ``(B) that includes a list of any grant recipients 
                excluded under paragraph (1) from the previous year.
    ``(c) Preventing Duplicative Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--Before the Attorney General awards a 
        grant to an applicant under this part, the Attorney General 
        shall compare potential grant awards with other grants awarded 
        under this part by the Attorney General to determine if 
        duplicate grant awards are awarded for the same purpose.
            ``(2) Report.--If the Attorney General awards duplicate 
        grants under this part to the same applicant for the same 
        purpose, the Attorney General shall submit to the applicable 
        committees a report that includes--
                    ``(A) a list of all duplicate grants awarded under 
                this part, including the total dollar amount of any 
                duplicate grants awarded; and
                    ``(B) the reason the Attorney General awarded the 
                duplicate grants.''.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that the use of best practices is 
encouraged for all activities for which grants under part R of title I 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 may be used.

SEC. 4. EMERGENCY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.

    Section 609Y(a) of the Justice Assistance Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 
50112(a)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2021'' and inserting 
``September 30, 2023''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

SOLUTION:
Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2017  (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and reauthorize for FY2020 the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) Program. It subjects JABG grants to accountability measures. The Office of Inspector General in the Department of Justice (DOJ) must conduct annual audits of selected grant recipients. DOJ must submit an annual certification to Congress and identify and report on duplicative grant awards. (Sec. 3) The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the use of best practices is encouraged for activities carried out with JABG funds. (Sec. 4) It amends the Justice Assistance Act of 1984 to eliminate existing authority for DOJ to award grants under the Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Program through FY2023.