,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #f1 #bjac ,ms4   
,de,lauro 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1    
,mr4 ,rangel1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,jackson
 ,lee1 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4    
,crd5as1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4    
,ellison1 & ,mr4 ,scott ( ,virg9ia7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,inc5tive       
,grants = ,local ,del9qu5cy ,prev5tion  
,programs "u ! ,juv5ile ,ju/ice &       
,del9qu5cy ,prev5tion ,act ( #aigd to   
add g5d]-responsive s]vices to ! li/ (  
au?oriz$ grant purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title2 ,f9d+s  7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,improv+ ! ,juv5ile    
,ju/ice ,sy/em = ,girls ,act ( #bjac4   
7b7 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds z foll[s3  
7#a7 ,! proportion ( girls ent]+ !      
ju/ice sy/em has increas$ /eadily ov] ! 
pa/ sev]al decades1 ris+ f #bj p]c5t 9  
#aihj to #cj p]c5t 9 #bjji4 ,mo/ ( ^!   
girls1 up to #gc p]c5t1 h hi/ories (    

physical & sexual viol5ce1 & _! entry   
into ! crim9al & juv5ile ju/ice sy/em is
 l9k$ to _! sexual & physical           
victimization4  7#b7 ,girls' pa?ways    
into juv5ile ju/ice involvem5t are      
di/9ct f boys' pa?ways4 ,girls acc\nt = 
a mu* l>g] proportion ( nonviol5t /atus 
(f5d]s ?an del9qu5cy (f5d]s 7#dj p]c5t  
comp>$ to #ad p]c5t1 respectively74     
7#c7 ,a /udy by ! ,oregon ,social ,le>n+
 ,c5t] f\nd ! av]age report$ age ( fir/ 
sexual enc\nt] = girls 9 juv5ile ju/ice 
is #f4ge4  7#d7 ,! trauma ( untreat$    
physical & sexual abuse results 9       
lifetime consequ5ces = girls4 ,^!       
consequ5ces include a high] risk = a    
numb] ( negative social & heal? outcomes
 su* z high] mortality rates1 a v>iety (
 psy*iatric problems1 dysfunctional &   
viol5t relation%ips1 poor educational   
a*ievem5t1 less /able "w hi/ories1      
increas$ risk = sexually transmitt$     
diseases & e>ly pregnancy1 sub/ance     
abuse or addiction1 & increas$ reliance 
on social s]vices z comp>$ to           

non-del9qu5t girls4  7#e7 ,a gr[+ body (
 evid5ce sugge/s t girls :o ent] !      
juv5ile ju/ice sy/em h equal if n high] 
rates ( m5tal heal? issues ?an boys :o  
ent] ! sy/em4  7#f7 ,curr5t rese>* &    
data h %[n t g5d]-responsive1 /r5g?-bas$
 programm+ provid+ trauma-in=m$ c>e &   
trauma-specific s]vices is ! mo/        
effective means ( prev5t+ juv5ile (f5ses
 & r$uc+ recidivism4  #b4 ,inc5tive     
grants = local del9qu5cy prev5tion      
programs ,! second title ,v ( ! ,juv5ile
 ,ju/ice & ,del9qu5cy ,prev5tion ,act ( 
#aigd 7relat+ to ,inc5tive ,grants =    
,local ,del9qu5cy ,prev5tion ,programs1 
z add$ by ,public ,law #ajb-ehf & am5d$ 
by ,public ,law #ajg-bgc7 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by am5d+ section #ejb 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #egha7 to read z foll[s3      
#ejb4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is title3  7#a7   
,/ate advisory gr\p ,! t]m ,/ate        
advisory gr\p means ! advisory gr\p     
appo9t$ by ! *ief executive (fic] ( a   
,/ate "u a plan describ$ 9 section      
#bbc7;a74  7#b7 ,g5d]-responsive s]vices

 ,! t]m g5d]-responsive s]vices means   
promis+ practices or evid5ce-bas$       
s]vices t--  7,a7 compreh5sively address
 ! ne$s ( girls 9 ! juv5ile ju/ice sy/em
 ?r\gh ! developm5t or improvem5t (     
programs1 treatm5t1 c\nsel+1 & res\rces1
 & ! selection & tra9+ ( /aff1 9 a mann]
 t reflects an und]/&+ (--  7i7 ! unique
 pa?ways ( girls into ! juv5ile ju/ice  
sy/em2  7ii7 ! ne$ = int]v5tions t      
address common exp]i5ces ( girls 9 !    
juv5ile ju/ice sy/em1 includ+ hi/ories (
 abuse1 viol5ce1 brok5 family           
relation%ips1 & sub/ance abuse2 &  7iii7
 ! social & cultural factors affect+    
girls 9 ! juv5ile ju/ice sy/em & girls  
:o are at risk ( ent]+ ! juv5ile ju/ice 
sy/em2 &  7,b7 includes trauma-specific 
s]vices4  7#c7 ,trauma-specific s]vices 
,! t]m trauma-specific s]vices means    
s]vices t--  7,a7 address !             
neurological1 biological1 psy*ological1 
& social effects ( trauma on ! victims (
 trauma2  7,b7 provide res\rces on      
trauma exposure1 ! impact or trauma1 &  

trauma treatm5t to su* victims2  7,c7   
engage 9 ef=ts to /r5g!n ! resili5ce &  
protective factors ( su* victims2  7,d7 
include trauma-in=m$ !rapeutic          
int]v5tions t are bas$ on an und]/&+ ( !
 vuln]abilities or trigg]s ( victims (  
trauma1 & are design$ to provide support
 to1 & avoid re-traumatization (1 su*   
victims2 &  7,e7 emphasize cont9uity (  
c>e & collaboration among ! provid]s (  
s]vices to su* victims4  2  7#b7 9      
section #ejd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eghc7--    
7,a7 9 subsection 7a7--  7i7 by /rik+ & 
aft] ! semicolon 9 p>agraph 7#g72  7ii7 
by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#h7 z p>agraph  
7#i72 &  7iii7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph  
7#g7 ! foll[+3  7#h7 g5d]-responsive    
s]vices2 &  2 &  7,b7 9 subsection 7b7--
  7i7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by ins]t+ 1      
includ+ a description ( h[ ! funds made 
available "u ?is section w increase !   
effectiv5ess ( su* plan & ! activities  
to be c>ri$ out "u su* plan be=e !      
semicolon2 &  7ii7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by  
ins]t+ 1 includ+ a description ( h[ !   

funds made available "u ?is section w   
increase ! effectiv5ess ( su* plan & !  
activities to be c>ri$ out "u su* plan  
be=e ! semicolon2 &  7#c7 9 section #eje
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eghd71 by /rik+ =      
fiscal ye>s #bjjd1 #bjje1 #bjjf1 #bjjg1 
& #bjjh & ins]t+ = ea* ( ! fiscal ye>s  
#bjad ?r\gh #bjai4