#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#hfj  ,,an ,,act  ,to reauthorize and   
improve the ,juvenile ,justice and      
,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency     
,prevention ,reauthorization ,act of    
#bjag4  #b4 ,table of contents ,the     
table of contents for this ,act is as   
follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title4,sec4   
#b4 ,table of contents4,,title          
,i--,declaration of purpose and         
definitions,sec4 #aja4 ,purposes4,sec4  
#ajb4 ,definitions4,,title              
,,ii--,juvenile justice and delinquency 
prevention,sec4 #bja4 ,concentration of 
,federal efforts4,sec4 #bjb4            
,coordinating ,council on ,juvenile     
,justice and ,delinquency               
,prevention4,sec4 #bjc4 ,annual         
report4,sec4 #bjd4 ,allocation of       
funds4,sec4 #bje4 ,state plans4,sec4    
#bjf4 ,reallocation of grant funds4,sec4
 #bjg4 ,authority to make grants4,sec4  

#bjh4 ,eligibility of ,states4,sec4     
#bji4 ,grants to ,indian tribes4,sec4   
#baj4 ,research and evaluation2         
statistical analyses2 information       
dissemination4,sec4 #baa4 ,training and 
technical assistance4,sec4 #bab4        
,administrative authority4,,title       
,,iii--,incentive grants for local      
delinquency prevention programs,sec4    
#cja4 ,definitions4,sec4 #cjb4 ,grants  
for delinquency prevention              
programs4,sec4 #cjc4 ,technical and     
conforming amendment4,,title            
,,iv--,miscellaneous provisions,sec4    
#dja4 ,evaluation by ,government        
,accountability ,office4,sec4 #djb4     
,authorization of appropriations4,sec4  
#djc4 ,accountability and               
oversight4,,title ,v--,juvenile         
accountability block grants,sec4 #eja4  
,grant eligibility4  ,i ,declaration of 
purpose and definitions  #aja4 ,purposes
 ,section #ajb of the ,juvenile ,justice
 and ,delinquency ,prevention ,act of   
#aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #efjb7 is amended--

  7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting 1
 tribal1 after ,state2  7#b7 in         
paragraph 7#b7--  7,a7 by inserting 1   
tribal1 after ,state2 and  7,b7 by      
striking and at the end2  7#c7 by       
amending paragraph 7#c7 to read as      
follows3  7#c7 to assist ,state1 tribal1
 and local governments in addressing    
juvenile crime through the provision of 
technical assistance1 research1         
training1 evaluation1 and the           
dissemination of current and relevant   
information on effective and            
evidence-based programs and practices   
for combating juvenile delinquency2 and 
2 and  7#d7 by adding at the end the    
following3  7#d7 to support a continuum 
of evidence-based or promising programs 
7including delinquency prevention1      
intervention1 mental health and         
substance abuse treatment1 family       
services1 and services for children     
exposed to violence7 that are trauma    
informed1 reflect the science of        
adolescent development1 and are designed

 to meet the needs of at-risk youth and 
youth who come into contact with the    
justice system4  4  #ajb4 ,definitions  
,section #ajc of the ,juvenile ,justice 
and ,delinquency ,prevention ,act of    
#aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #efjc7 is amended--
  7#a7 in paragraph 7#h7-- 7,a7 in      
subparagraph 7,b77ii71 by adding or at  
the end2  7,b7 by striking subparagraph 
7,c72 and  7,c7 by redesignating        
subparagraph 7,d7 as subparagraph 7,c72 
7#b7 by amending paragraph 7#ah7 to read
 as follows3  7#ah7 the term ,indian    
tribe means a federally recognized      
,indian tribe or an ,alaskan ,native    
organization that has a law enforcement 
function1 as determined by the          
,secretary of the ,interior in          
consultation with the ,attorney         
,general2  4  7#c7 by amending paragraph
 7#bb7 to read as follows3  7#bb7 the   
term jail or lockup for adults means a  
secure facility that is used by a       
,state1 unit of local government1 or law
 enforcement authority to detain or     

confine adult inmates2  2  7#d7 by      
amending paragraph 7#be7 to read as     
follows3  7#be7 the term sight or sound 
contact means any physical1 clear       
visual1 or verbal contact that is not   
brief and inadvertent2  2  7#e7 by      
amending paragraph 7#bf7 to read as     
follows3  7#bf7 the term adult inmate-- 
7,a7 means an individual who-- 7i7 has  
reached the age of full criminal        
responsibility under applicable ,state  
law2 and  7ii7 has been arrested and is 
in custody for or awaiting trial on a   
criminal charge1 or is convicted of a   
criminal offense2 and  7,b7 does not    
include an individual who-- 7i7 at the  
time of the offense1 was younger than   
the maximum age at which a youth can be 
held in a juvenile facility under       
applicable ,state law2 and  7ii7 was    
committed to the care and custody or    
supervision1 including post-placement or
 parole supervision1 of a juvenile      
correctional agency by a court of       
competent jurisdiction or by operation  

of applicable ,state law2  2  7#f7 in   
paragraph 7#bh71 by striking and at the 
end2  7#g7 in paragraph 7#bi71 by       
striking the period at the end and      
inserting a semicolon2 and  7#h7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7#cj7 
the term core requirements--  7,a7 means
 the requirements described in          
paragraphs 7#aa71 7#ab71 7#ac71 and     
7#ae7 of section #bbc7;a72 and  7,b7    
does not include the data collection    
requirements described in subparagraphs 
7,a7 through 7,k7 of section #bjg7a72   
7#ca7 the term chemical agent means a   
spray or injection used to temporarily  
incapacitate a person1 including        
oleoresin capsicum spray1 tear gas1 and 
#b-;chlorobenzalmalononitrile gas2      
7#cb7 the term isolation-- 7,a7 means   
any instance in which a youth is        
confined alone for more than #ae minutes
 in a room or cell2 and  7,b7 does not  
include-- 7i7 confinement during        
regularly scheduled sleeping hours2     
7ii7 separation based on a treatment    

program approved by a licensed medical  
or mental health professional2  7iii7   
confinement or separation that is       
requested by the youth2 or  7iv7 the    
separation of the youth from a group in 
a nonlocked setting for the limited     
purpose of calming2  7#cc7 the term     
restraints has the meaning given that   
term in section #eia of the ,public     
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bij;ii72  7#cd7 the term evidence-based
 means a program or practice that--     
7,a7 is demonstrated to be effective    
when implemented with fidelity2  7,b7 is
 based on a clearly articulated and     
empirically supported theory2  7,c7 has 
measurable outcomes relevant to juvenile
 justice1 including a detailed          
description of the outcomes produced in 
a particular population1 whether urban  
or rural2 and  7,d7 has been            
scientifically tested and proven        
effective through randomized control    
studies or comparison group studies and 
with the ability to replicate and scale2

  7#ce7 the term promising means a      
program or practice that-- 7,a7 is      
demonstrated to be effective based on   
positive outcomes relevant to juvenile  
justice from one or more objective1     
independent1 and scientifically valid   
evaluations1 as documented in writing to
 the ,administrator2 and  7,b7 will be  
evaluated through a well-designed and   
rigorous study1 as described in         
paragraph 7#cd77;,d72  7#cf7 the term   
dangerous practice means an act1        
procedure1 or program that creates an   
unreasonable risk of physical injury1   
pain1 or psychological harm to a        
juvenile subjected to the act1          
procedure1 or program2  7#cg7 the term  
screening means a brief process-- 7,a7  
designed to identify youth who may have 
mental health1 behavioral health1       
substance abuse1 or other needs         
requiring immediate attention1          
intervention1 and further evaluation2   
and  7,b7 the purpose of which is to    
quickly identify a youth with possible  

mental health1 behavioral health1       
substance abuse1 or other needs in need 
of further assessment2  7#ch7 the term  
assessment includes1 at a minimum1 an   
interview and review of available       
records and other pertinent             
information--  7,a7 by an appropriately 
trained professional who is licensed or 
certified by the applicable ,state in   
the mental health1 behavioral health1 or
 substance abuse fields2 and  7,b7 which
 is designed to identify significant    
mental health1 behavioral health1 or    
substance abuse treatment needs to be   
addressed during a youth's confinement2 
7#ci7 for purposes of section           
#bbc7;a77#ae71 the term contact means   
the points at which a youth and the     
juvenile justice system or criminal     
justice system officially intersect1    
including interactions with a juvenile  
justice1 juvenile court1 or law         
enforcement official2  7#dj7 the term   
trauma-informed means-- 7,a7            
understanding the impact that exposure  

to violence and trauma have on a youth's
 physical1 psychological1 and           
psychosocial development2  7,b7         
recognizing when a youth has been       
exposed to violence and trauma and is in
 need of help to recover from the       
adverse impacts of trauma2 and  7,c7    
responding in ways that resist          
retraumatization2  7#da7 the term racial
 and ethnic disparity means minority    
youth populations are involved at a     
decision point in the juvenile justice  
system at higher rates1 incrementally or
 cumulatively1 than non-minority youth  
at that decision point2  7#db7 the term 
status offender means a juvenile who is 
charged with or who has committed an    
offense that would not be criminal if   
committed by an adult2  7#dc7 the term  
rural means an area that is not located 
in a metropolitan statistical area1 as  
defined by the ,office of ,management   
and ,budget2  7#dd7 the term internal   
controls means a process implemented to 
provide reasonable assurance regarding  

the achievement of objectives in--  7,a7
 effectiveness and efficiency of        
operations1 such as grant management    
practices2  7,b7 reliability of         
reporting for internal and external use2
 and  7,c7 compliance with applicable   
laws and regulations1 as well as        
recommendations of the ,office of       
,inspector ,general and the ,government 
,accountability ,office2 and  7#de7 the 
term tribal government means the        
governing body of an ,indian tribe4  4  
,,ii ,juvenile justice and delinquency  
prevention  #bja4 ,concentration of     
,federal efforts ,section #bjd of the   
,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency     
,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #efad7 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection
 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 in the   
first sentence--  7i7 by striking a     
long-term plan1 and implement and       
inserting the following3 a long-term    
plan to improve the juvenile justice    
system in the ,united ,states1 taking   
into account scientific knowledge       

regarding adolescent development and    
behavior and regarding the effects of   
delinquency prevention programs and     
juvenile justice interventions on       
adolescents1 and shall implement2 and   
7ii7 by striking research1 and          
improvement of the juvenile justice     
system in the ,united ,states and       
inserting and research2 and  7,b7 in    
paragraph 7#b77;,b71 by striking        
,federal ,register and all that follows 
and inserting ,federal ,register during 
the #cj-;day period ending on ,october  
#a of each year42 and  7#b7 in          
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by striking       
paragraph 7#g72  7,b7 by redesignating  
paragraphs 7#e7 and 7#f7 as paragraphs  
7#f7 and 7#g71 respectively2  7,c7 by   
inserting after paragraph 7#d71 the     
following3  7#e7 not later than #a year 
after the date of enactment of the      
,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency     
,prevention ,reauthorization ,act of    
#bjag1 in consultation with ,indian     
tribes1 develop a policy for the ,office

 of ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency 
,prevention to collaborate with         
representatives of ,indian tribes with a
 criminal justice function on the       
implementation of the provisions of this
 ,act relating to ,indian tribes2  2    
7,d7 in paragraph 7#f71 as so           
redesignated1 by adding and at the end2 
and  7,e7 in paragraph 7#g71 as so      
redesignated--  7i7 by striking         
monitoring2  7ii7 by striking section   
#bbc7;a77#ae7 and inserting section     
#bbc7;a77#af72 and  7iii7 by striking to
 review the adequacy of such systems2   
and and inserting for monitoring        
compliance44  #bjb4 ,coordinating       
,council on ,juvenile ,justice and      
,delinquency ,prevention ,section #bjf  
of the ,juvenile ,justice and           
,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #efaf7 is amended--  7#a7
 in subsection 7a7 7,a7 in paragraph    
7#a7--  7i7 by inserting the            
,administrator of the ,substance ,abuse 
and ,mental ,health ,services           

,administration1 the ,secretary of the  
,interior1 after the ,secretary of      
,health and ,human ,services12 and  7ii7
 by striking ,commissioner of           
,immigration and ,naturalization and    
inserting ,assistant ,secretary for     
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement2 
and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking
 ,united ,states and inserting ,federal 
,government2 and  7#b7 in subsection    
7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by        
striking paragraphs 7#ab77;,a71 7#ac71  
and 7#ad7 of section #bbc7;a7 of this   
title and inserting the core            
requirements2 and  7,b7 in paragraph    
7#b7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding      
subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting 1 on an 
annual basis after collectively2 and    
7ii7 by striking subparagraph 7,b7 and  
inserting the following3  7,b7 not later
 than #abj days after the completion of 
the last meeting of the ,council during 
any fiscal year1 submit to the          
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce of the ,house of             

,representatives and the ,committee on  
the ,judiciary of the ,senate a report  
that--  7i7 contains the recommendations
 described in subparagraph 7,a72  7ii7  
includes a detailed account of the      
activities conducted by the ,council    
during the fiscal year1 including a     
complete detailed accounting of expenses
 incurred by the ,council to conduct    
operations in accordance with this      
section2  7iii7 is published on the     
websites of the ,office of ,juvenile    
,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention1  
the ,council1 and the ,department of    
,justice2 and  7iv7 is in addition to   
the annual report required under section
 #bjg4  4  #bjc4 ,annual report ,section
 #bjg of the ,juvenile ,justice and     
,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #efag7 is amended--  7#a7
 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71
 by striking a fiscal year and inserting
 each fiscal year2  7#b7 in paragraph   
7#a7--  7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by   
striking and gender and inserting 1     

gender1 and ethnicity1 as such term is  
defined by the ,bureau of the ,census12 
7,b7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking  
and at the end2  7,c7 in subparagraph   
7,f7-- 7i7 by inserting and other before
 disabilities12 and  7ii7 by striking   
the period at the end and inserting a   
semicolon2 and  7,d7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7,g7 a summary of   
data from #a month of the applicable    
fiscal year of the use of restraints and
 isolation upon juveniles held in the   
custody of secure detention and         
correctional facilities operated by a   
,state or unit of local government2     
7,h7 the number of status offense cases 
petitioned to court1 number of status   
offenders held in secure detention1 the 
findings used to justify the use of     
secure detention1 and the average period
 of time a status offender was held in  
secure detention2  7,i7 the number of   
juveniles released from custody and the 
type of living arrangement to which they
 are released2  7,j7 the number of      

juveniles whose offense originated on   
school grounds1 during school-sponsored 
off-campus activities1 or due to a      
referral by a school official1 as       
collected and reported by the           
,department of ,education or similar    
,state educational agency2 and  7,k7 the
 number of juveniles in the custody of  
secure detention and correctional       
facilities operated by a ,state or unit 
of local government who report being    
pregnant4  2 and  7#c7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7#e7 ,a description 
of the criteria used to determine what  
programs qualify as evidence-based and  
promising programs under this title and 
title ,v and a comprehensive list of    
those programs the ,administrator has   
determined meet such criteria in both   
rural and urban areas4  7#f7 ,a         
description of funding provided to      
,indian tribes under this ,act or for a 
juvenile delinquency or prevention      
program under the ,tribal ,law and      
,order ,act of #bjaj 7,public ,law      

#aaa-baa2 #abd ,stat4 #bbfa71 including 
direct ,federal grants and funding      
provided to ,indian tribes through a    
,state or unit of local government4     
7#g7 ,an analysis and evaluation of the 
internal controls at the ,office of     
,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency     
,prevention to determine if grantees are
 following the requirements of the      
,office of ,juvenile ,justice and       
,delinquency ,prevention grant programs 
and what remedial action the ,office of 
,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency     
,prevention has taken to recover any    
grant funds that are expended in        
violation of the grant programs1        
including instances--  7,a7 in which    
supporting documentation was not        
provided for cost reports2  7,b7 where  
unauthorized expenditures occurred2 or  
7,c7 where subrecipients of grant funds 
were not compliant with program         
requirements4  7#h7 ,an analysis and    
evaluation of the total amount of       
payments made to grantees that the      

,office of ,juvenile ,justice and       
,delinquency ,prevention recouped from  
grantees that were found to be in       
violation of policies and procedures of 
the ,office of ,juvenile ,justice and   
,delinquency ,prevention grant programs1
 including--  7,a7 the full name and    
location of the grantee2  7,b7 the      
violation of the program found2  7,c7   
the amount of funds sought to be        
recouped by the ,office of ,juvenile    
,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention2  
and  7,d7 the actual amount recouped by 
the ,office of ,juvenile ,justice and   
,delinquency ,prevention4  4  #bjd4     
,allocation of funds  7a7 ,technical    
assistance ,section #bba7;b77#a7 of the 
,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency     
,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #efca7;b77#a77 is amended by striking  
#b percent and inserting #e percent4    
7b7 ,other allocations ,section #bbb of 
the ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency 
,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #efcb7 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection

 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by       
striking age eighteen and inserting #ah 
years of age1 based on the most recent  
data available from the ,bureau of the  
,census2 and  7,b7 by striking          
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 and inserting  
the following3  7#b7 7,a7 ,if the       
aggregate amount appropriated for a     
fiscal year to carry out this title is  
less than #ge1jjj1jjj1 then--  7i7 the  
amount allocated to each ,state other   
than a ,state described in clause 7ii7  
for that fiscal year shall be not less  
than #djj1jjj2 and  7ii7 the amount     
allocated to the ,united ,states ,virgin
 ,islands1 ,guam1 ,american ,samoa1 and 
the ,commonwealth of the ,northern      
,mariana ,islands for that fiscal year  
shall be not less than #ge1jjj4  7,b7   
,if the aggregate amount appropriated   
for a fiscal year to carry out this     
title is not less than #ge1jjj1jjj1     
then--  7i7 the amount allocated to each
 ,state other than a ,state described in
 clause 7ii7 for that fiscal year shall 

be not less than #fjj1jjj2 and  7ii7 the
 amount allocated to the ,united ,states
 ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 ,american     
,samoa1 and the ,commonwealth of the    
,northern ,mariana ,islands for that    
fiscal year shall be not less than      
#ajj1jjj4  2  7#b7 in subsection 7c71 by
 striking efficient administration1     
including monitoring1 evaluation1 and   
one full-time staff position and        
inserting effective and efficient       
administration of funds1 including the  
designation of not less than #a         
individual who shall coordinate efforts 
to achieve and sustain compliance with  
the core requirements and certify       
whether the ,state is in compliance with
 such requirements2 and  7#c7 in        
subsection 7d71 by striking #e per      
centum of the minimum and inserting not 
more than #e percent of the4  #bje4     
,state plans ,section #bbc of the       
,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency     
,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #efcc7 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection

 7a7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding     
paragraph 7#a71 by striking and shall   
describe the status of compliance with  
,state plan requirements4 and inserting 
and shall describe how the ,state plan  
is supported by or takes account of     
scientific knowledge regarding          
adolescent development and behavior and 
regarding the effects of delinquency    
prevention programs and juvenile justice
 interventions on adolescents4 ,not     
later than #fj days after the date on   
which a plan or amended plan submitted  
under this subsection is finalized1 a   
,state shall make the plan or amended   
plan publicly available by posting the  
plan or amended plan on the ,state's    
publicly available website42  7,b7 in   
paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 in subparagraph    
7,a7--  7,i7 in clause 7i71 by inserting
 adolescent development1 after          
concerning2  7,,ii7 in clause 7ii7--    
7aa7 in subclause 7,,ii71 by striking   
counsel for children and youth and      
inserting publicly supported            

court-appointed legal counsel for       
juveniles charged with an act of        
juvenile delinquency or a status        
offense1 consistent with other ,federal 
law2  7bb7 in subclause 7,,iii71 by     
striking mental health1 education1      
special education and inserting child   
and adolescent mental health1 education1
 child and adolescent substance abuse1  
special education1 services for youth   
with disabilities2  7cc7 in subclause   
7,v71 by striking delinquents or        
potential delinquents and inserting     
delinquent youth or youth at risk of    
delinquency2  7dd7 in subclause 7,,vi71 
by striking youth workers involved with 
and inserting representatives of2  7ee7 
in subclause 7,,vii71 by striking and at
 the end2  7ff7 by striking subclause   
7,,viii7 and inserting the following3   
7,,viii7 persons1 licensed or certified 
by the applicable ,state1 with expertise
 and competence in preventing and       
addressing mental health and substance  
abuse needs in juvenile delinquents and 

those at-risk of delinquency2  7,,ix7   
representatives of victim or witness    
advocacy groups1 including at least #a  
individual with expertise in addressing 
the challenges of sexual abuse and      
exploitation and trauma2 and  7,x7 for a
 ,state in which one or more ,indian    
tribes are located1 an ,indian tribal   
representative or1 if such ,indian      
tribal representative is unavailable1   
other individual with significant       
expertise in tribal law enforcement and 
juvenile justice in ,indian tribal      
communities2  2  7,,iii7 in clause 7iv71
 by striking #bd at the time of         
appointment and inserting #bh at the    
time of initial appointment2 and  7,,iv7
 in clause 7v7 by inserting or1 if not  
feasible and in appropriate             
circumstances1 who is the parent or     
guardian of someone who has been or is  
currently under the jurisdiction of the 
juvenile justice system after juvenile  
justice system2  7ii7 in subparagraph   
7,c71 by striking #cj days and inserting

 #de days2 and  7iii7 in subparagraph   
7,d77ii71 by striking at least annually 
recommendations regarding ,state        
compliance with the requirements of     
paragraphs 7#aa71 7#ab71 and 7#ac7 and  
inserting at least every #b years a     
report and necessary recommendations    
regarding ,state compliance with the    
core requirements2 and  7iv7 in         
subparagraph 7,e7-- 7,i7 in clause 7i71 
by adding and at the end2 and  7,,ii7 in
 clause 7ii71 by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon2  7,c7
 in paragraph 7#e77;,c71 by striking    
,indian tribes and all that follows     
through applicable to the detention and 
confinement of juveniles and inserting  
,indian tribes that agree to attempt to 
comply with the core requirements       
applicable to the detention and         
confinement of juveniles2  7,d7 in      
paragraph 7#g7-- 7i7 in subparagraph    
7,a71 by striking performs law          
enforcement functions and inserting has 
jurisdiction2 and  7ii7 in subparagraph 

7,b7-- 7,i7 in clause 7iii71 by striking
 and at the end2 and  7,,ii7 by striking
 clause 7iv7 and inserting the          
following3  7iv7 a plan to provide      
alternatives to detention for status    
offenders1 juveniles who have been      
induced to perform commercial sex acts1 
and others1 where appropriate1 such as  
specialized or problem-solving courts or
 diversion to home-based or             
community-based services or treatment   
for those youth in need of mental       
health1 substance abuse1 or co-occurring
 disorder services at the time such     
juveniles first come into contact with  
the juvenile justice system2  7v7 a plan
 to reduce the number of children housed
 in secure detention and corrections    
facilities who are awaiting placement in
 residential treatment programs2  7vi7 a
 plan to engage family members1 where   
appropriate1 in the design and delivery 
of juvenile delinquency prevention and  
treatment services1 particularly        
post-placement2  7vii7 a plan to use    

community-based services to respond to  
the needs of at-risk youth or youth who 
have come into contact with the juvenile
 justice system2  7viii7 a plan to      
promote evidence-based and              
trauma-informed programs and practices2 
and  7ix7 not later than #a year after  
the date of enactment of the ,juvenile  
,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention   
,reauthorization ,act of #bjag1 a plan1 
which shall be implemented not later    
than #b years after the date of         
enactment of the ,juvenile ,justice and 
,delinquency ,prevention                
,reauthorization ,act of #bjag1 to--    
7,i7 eliminate the use of restraints of 
known pregnant juveniles housed in      
secure juvenile detention and correction
 facilities1 during labor1 delivery1 and
 post-partum recovery1 unless credible1 
reasonable grounds exist to believe the 
detainee presents an immediate and      
serious threat of hurting herself1      
staff1 or others2 and  7,,ii7 eliminate 
the use of abdominal restraints1 leg and

 ankle restraints1 wrist restraints     
behind the back1 and four-point         
restraints on known pregnant juveniles1 
unless--  7aa7 credible1 reasonable     
grounds exist to believe the detainee   
presents an immediate and serious threat
 of hurting herself1 staff1 or others2  
or  7bb7 reasonable grounds exist to    
believe the detainee presents an        
immediate and credible risk of escape   
that cannot be reasonably minimized     
through any other method2  2  7,e7 in   
paragraph 7#h71 by striking existing and
 inserting evidence-based and promising2
  7,f7 in paragraph 7#i7--  7i7 in the  
matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by  
inserting 1 with priority in funding    
given to entities meeting the criteria  
for evidence-based or promising programs
 after used for2  7ii7 in subparagraph  
7,a77i71 by inserting status offenders  
and other before youth who need2  7iii7 
in subparagraph 7,b77i7--  7,i7 by      
striking parents and other family       
members and inserting status offenders1 

other youth1 and the parents and other  
family members of such offenders and    
youth2 and  7,,ii7 by striking be       
retained and inserting remain2  7iv7 in 
subparagraph 7,e7-- 7,i7 in the matter  
preceding clause 7i71 by striking       
delinquent and inserting at-risk or     
delinquent youth2 and  7,,ii7 in clause 
7i71 by inserting 1 including for       
truancy prevention and reduction before 
the semicolon2  7v7 by redesignating    
subparagraphs 7,g7 through 7,s7 as      
subparagraphs 7,h7 through 7,t71        
respectively2  7vi7 in subparagraph     
7,f71 in the matter preceding clause    
7i71 by striking expanding and inserting
 programs to expand2  7vii7 by inserting
 after subparagraph 7,f71 the following3
  7,g7 expanding access to publicly     
supported1 court-appointed legal counsel
 and enhancing capacity for the         
competent representation of every child1
 consistent with other ,federal law2  2 
7viii7 in subparagraph 7,h71 as so      
redesignated1 by striking ,state1 each  

place the term appears and inserting    
,state1 tribal12  7ix7 in subparagraph  
7,m71 as so redesignated--  7,i7 in     
clause 7i7-- 7aa7 by inserting          
pre-adjudication and before             
post-adjudication2  7bb7 by striking    
restraints and inserting alternatives2  
and  7cc7 by inserting specialized or   
problem-solving courts1 after           
7including2 and  7,,ii7 in clause 7ii7--
 7aa7 by striking by the provision by   
the ,administrator2 and  7bb7 by        
striking to ,states2  7x7 in            
subparagraph 7,n71 as redesignated--    
7,i7 by inserting and reduce the risk of
 recidivism after families2 and  7,,ii7 
by striking so that juveniles may be    
retained in their homes2  7xi7 in       
subparagraph 7,s71 as so redesignated1  
by striking and at the end2  7xii7 in   
subparagraph 7,t71 as so redesignated-- 
7,i7 by inserting or co-occurring       
disorder after mental health2  7,,ii7 by
 inserting court-involved or before     
incarcerated2  7,,iii7 by striking      

suspected to be2  7,,iv7 by striking and
 discharge plans and inserting provision
 of treatment1 and development of       
discharge plans2 and  7,v7 by striking  
the period at the end and inserting a   
semicolon2 and  7xiii7 by inserting     
after subparagraph 7,t7 the following3  
7,u7 programs and projects designed to  
inform juveniles of the opportunity and 
process for expunging juvenile records  
and to assist juveniles in pursuing     
juvenile record expungements for both   
adjudications and arrests not followed  
by adjudications2  7,v7 programs that   
address the needs of girls in or at risk
 of entering the juvenile justice       
system1 including pregnant girls1 young 
mothers1 survivors of commercial sexual 
exploitation or domestic child sex      
trafficking1 girls with disabilities1   
and girls of color1 including girls who 
are members of an ,indian tribe2 and    
7,w7 monitoring for compliance with the 
core requirements and providing training
 and technical assistance on the core   

requirements to secure facilities2  2   
7,g7 by striking paragraph 7#aa7 and    
inserting the following3  7#aa7 7,a7 in 
accordance with rules issued by the     
,administrator1 provide that a juvenile 
shall not be placed in a secure         
detention facility or a secure          
correctional facility1 if--  7i7 the    
juvenile is charged with or has         
committed an offense that would not be  
criminal if committed by an adult1      
excluding--  7,i7 a juvenile who is     
charged with or has committed a         
violation of section #ibb7x77#b7 of     
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 or of 
a similar ,state law2  7,,ii7 a juvenile
 who is charged with or has committed a 
violation of a valid court order issued 
and reviewed in accordance with         
paragraph 7#bc72 and  7,,iii7 a juvenile
 who is held in accordance with the     
,interstate ,compact on ,juveniles as   
enacted by the ,state2 or  7ii7 the     
juvenile-- 7,i7 is not charged with any 
offense2 and  7,,ii7 7aa7 is an alien2  

or  7bb7 is alleged to be dependent1    
neglected1 or abused2 and  7,b7 require 
that-- 7i7 not later than #c years after
 the date of enactment of the ,juvenile 
,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention   
,reauthorization ,act of #bjag1 unless a
 court finds1 after a hearing and in    
writing1 that it is in the interest of  
justice1 juveniles awaiting trial or    
other legal process who are treated as  
adults for purposes of prosecution in   
criminal court and housed in a secure   
facility--  7,i7 shall not have sight or
 sound contact with adult inmates2 and  
7,,ii7 except as provided in paragraph  
7#ac71 may not be held in any jail or   
lockup for adults2  7ii7 in determining 
under subparagraph 7,a7 whether it is in
 the interest of justice to permit a    
juvenile to be held in any jail or      
lockup for adults1 or have sight or     
sound contact with adult inmates1 a     
court shall consider--  7,i7 the age of 
the juvenile2  7,,ii7 the physical and  
mental maturity of the juvenile2        

7,,iii7 the present mental state of the 
juvenile1 including whether the juvenile
 presents an imminent risk of harm to   
the juvenile2  7,,iv7 the nature and    
circumstances of the alleged offense2   
7,v7 the juvenile's history of prior    
delinquent acts2  7,,vi7 the relative   
ability of the available adult and      
juvenile detention facilities to not    
only meet the specific needs of the     
juvenile but also to protect the safety 
of the public as well as other detained 
youth2 and  7,,vii7 any other relevant  
factor2 and  7iii7 if a court determines
 under subparagraph 7,a7 that it is in  
the interest of justice to permit a     
juvenile to be held in any jail or      
lockup for adults--  7,i7 the court     
shall hold a hearing not less frequently
 than once every #cj days1 or in the    
case of a rural jurisdiction1 not less  
frequently than once every #de days1 to 
review whether it is still in the       
interest of justice to permit the       
juvenile to be so held or have such     

sight or sound contact2 and  7,,ii7 the 
juvenile shall not be held in any jail  
or lockup for adults1 or permitted to   
have sight or sound contact with adult  
inmates1 for more than #ahj days1 unless
 the court1 in writing1 determines there
 is good cause for an extension or the  
juvenile expressly waives this          
limitation2  4  7,h7 in paragraph       
7#ab77;,a71 by striking contact and     
inserting sight or sound contact2  7,i7 
in paragraph 7#ac71 by striking contact 
each place it appears and inserting     
sight or sound contact2  7,j7 by        
striking paragraphs 7#bb7 and 7#bg72    
7,k7 by redesignating paragraph 7#bh7 as
 paragraph 7#bg72  7,l7 by redesignating
 paragraphs 7#ae7 through 7#ba7 as      
paragraphs 7#af7 through 7#bb71         
respectively2  7,m7 by inserting after  
paragraph 7#ad7 the following3  7#ae7   
implement policy1 practice1 and system  
improvement strategies at the ,state1   
territorial1 local1 and tribal levels1  
as applicable1 to identify and reduce   

racial and ethnic disparities among     
youth who come into contact with the    
juvenile justice system1 without        
establishing or requiring numerical     
standards or quotas1 by--  7,a7         
establishing or designating existing    
coordinating bodies1 composed of        
juvenile justice stakeholders1          
7including representatives of the       
educational system7 at the ,state1      
local1 or tribal levels1 to advise      
efforts by ,states1 units of local      
government1 and ,indian tribes to reduce
 racial and ethnic disparities2  7,b7   
identifying and analyzing key decision  
points in ,state1 local1 or tribal      
juvenile justice systems to determine   
which points create racial and ethnic   
disparities among youth who come into   
contact with the juvenile justice       
system2 and  7,c7 developing and        
implementing a work plan that includes  
measurable objectives for policy1       
practice1 or other system changes1 based
 on the needs identified in the data    

collection and analysis under           
subparagraph 7,b72  2  7,n7 in paragraph
 7#ae71 as so redesignated-- 7i7 by     
striking adequate system and inserting  
effective system2  7ii7 by inserting    
lock-ups1 after monitoring jails12      
7iii7 by inserting and after detention  
facilities12  7iv7 by striking 1 and    
non-secure facilities2  7v7 by striking 
insure and inserting ensure2  7vi7 by   
striking requirements of paragraph      
7#aa71 and all that follows through     
monitoring to the ,administrator and    
inserting core requirements are met1 and
 for annual reporting to the            
,administrator2 and  7vii7 by striking 1
 in the opinion of the ,administrator12 
7,o7 in paragraph 7#af71 as so          
redesignated1 by inserting ethnicity1   
after race12  7,p7 in paragraph 7#ba71  
as so redesignated1 by striking local1  
each place the term appears and         
inserting local1 tribal12  7,q7 in      
paragraph 7#bc7-- 7i7 in subparagraphs  
7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c71 by striking       

juvenile each place it appears and      
inserting status offender2  7ii7 in     
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking and at   
the end2  7iii7 in subparagraph 7,c7--  
7,i7 in clause 7i71 by striking and at  
the end2  7,,ii7 in clause 7ii71 by     
adding and at the end2 and  7,,iii7 by  
adding at the end the following3  7iii7 
if such court determines the status     
offender should be placed in a secure   
detention facility or correctional      
facility for violating such order--     
7,i7 the court shall issue a written    
order that-- 7aa7 identifies the valid  
court order that has been violated2     
7bb7 specifies the factual basis for    
determining that there is reasonable    
cause to believe that the status        
offender has violated such order2  7cc7 
includes findings of fact to support a  
determination that there is no          
appropriate less restrictive alternative
 available to placing the status        
offender in such a facility1 with due   
consideration to the best interest of   

the juvenile2  7dd7 specifies the length
 of time1 not to exceed #g days1 that   
the status offender may remain in a     
secure detention facility or            
correctional facility1 and includes a   
plan for the status offender's release  
from such facility2 and  7ee7 may not be
 renewed or extended2 and  7,,ii7 the   
court may not issue a second or         
subsequent order described in subclause 
7,i7 relating to a status offender1     
unless the status offender violates a   
valid court order after the date on     
which the court issues an order         
described in subclause 7,i72  2 and     
7iv7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,d7 there are procedures in place to 
ensure that any status offender held in 
a secure detention facility or          
correctional facility pursuant to a     
court order described in this paragraph 
does not remain in custody longer than  
#g days or the length of time authorized
 by the court1 whichever is shorter2 and
  7,r7 in paragraph 7#bf7-- 7i7 by      

inserting and in accordance with        
confidentiality concerns1 after maximum 
extent practicable12 and  7ii7 by       
striking the semicolon at the end and   
inserting the following3 81 so as to    
provide for--  7,a7 data in child abuse 
or neglect reports relating to juveniles
 entering the juvenile justice system   
with a prior reported history of arrest1
 court intake1 probation and parole1    
juvenile detention1 and corrections2 and
  7,b7 a plan to use the data described 
in subparagraph 7,a7 to provide         
necessary services for the treatment of 
such victims of child abuse or neglect2 
2  7,s7 in paragraph 7#bg71 as so       
redesignated1 by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon2 and  
7,t7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#bh7 provide for the coordinated use 
of funds provided under this ,act with  
other ,federal and ,state funds directed
 at juvenile delinquency prevention and 
intervention programs2  7#bi7 describe  
the policies1 procedures1 and training  

in effect for the staff of juvenile     
,state correctional facilities to       
eliminate the use of dangerous          
practices1 unreasonable restraints1 and 
unreasonable isolation1 including by    
developing effective behavior management
 techniques2  7#cj7 describe-- 7,a7 the 
evidence-based methods that will be used
 to conduct mental health and substance 
abuse screening1 assessment1 referral1  
and treatment for juveniles who--  7i7  
request a screening2  7ii7 show signs of
 needing a screening2 or  7iii7 are held
 for a period of more than #bd hours in 
a secure facility that provides for an  
initial screening2 and  7,b7 how the    
,state will seek1 to the extent         
practicable1 to provide or arrange for  
mental health and substance abuse       
disorder treatment for juveniles        
determined to be in need of such        
treatment2  7#ca7 describe how reentry  
planning by the ,state for juveniles    
will include-- 7,a7 a written case plan 
based on an assessment of needs that    

includes--  7i7 the pre-release and     
post-release plans for the juveniles2   
7ii7 the living arrangement to which the
 juveniles are to be discharged2 and    
7iii7 any other plans developed for the 
juveniles based on an individualized    
assessment2 and  7,b7 review processes2 
7#cb7 provide that the agency of the    
,state receiving funds under this ,act  
collaborate with the ,state educational 
agency receiving assistance under part  
,a of title ,i of the ,elementary and   
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa et seq47 to develop and
 implement a plan to ensure that1 in    
order to support educational progress-- 
7,a7 the student records of adjudicated 
juveniles1 including electronic records 
if available1 are transferred in a      
timely manner from the educational      
program in the juvenile detention or    
secure treatment facility to the        
educational or training program into    
which the juveniles will enroll2  7,b7  
the credits of adjudicated juveniles are

 transferred2 and  7,c7 adjudicated     
juveniles receive full or partial credit
 toward high school graduation for      
secondary school coursework             
satisfactorily completed before and     
during the period of time during which  
the juveniles are held in custody1      
regardless of the local educational     
agency or entity from which the credits 
were earned2 and  7#cc7 describe        
policies and procedures to-- 7,a7 screen
 for1 identify1 and document in records 
of the ,state the identification of     
victims of domestic human trafficking1  
or those at risk of such trafficking1   
upon intake2 and  7,b7 divert youth     
described in subparagraph 7,a7 to       
appropriate programs or services1 to the
 extent practicable4  2  7#b7 in        
subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by striking       
described in paragraphs 7#aa71 7#ab71   
7#ac71 and 7#ba7 of subsection 7a7 and  
inserting described in the core         
requirements2 and  7,b7 by striking the 
requirements under paragraphs 7#aa71    

7#ab71 7#ac71 and 7#ba7 of subsection   
7a7 and inserting the core requirements2
  7#c7 in subsection 7f77#b7--  7,a7 by 
striking subparagraph 7,a72 and  7,b7 by
 redesignating subparagraphs 7,b7       
through 7,e7 and subparagraphs 7,a7     
through 7,d71 respectively2 and  7#d7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7g7  
,compliance ,determination  7#a7 ,in    
general ,for each fiscal year1 the      
,administrator shall make a             
determination regarding whether each    
,state receiving a grant under this ,act
 is in compliance or out of compliance  
with respect to each of the core        
requirements4  7#b7 ,reporting ,the     
,administrator shall-- 7,a7 issue an    
annual public report--  7i7 describing  
any determination described in paragraph
 7#a7 made during the previous year1    
including a summary of the information  
on which the determination is based and 
the actions to be taken by the          
,administrator 7including a description 
of any reduction imposed under          

subsection 7c772 and  7ii7 for any such 
determination that a ,state is out of   
compliance with any of the core         
requirements1 describing the basis for  
the determination2 and  7,b7 make the   
report described in subparagraph 7,a7   
available on a publicly available       
website4  7#c7 ,determinations required 
,the ,administrator may not--  7,a7     
determine that a ,state is not out of   
compliance1 or issue any other          
determination not described in paragraph
 7#a71 with respect to any core         
requirement2 or  7,b7 otherwise fail to 
make the compliance determinations      
required under paragraph 7#a74  4  #bjf4
 ,reallocation of grant funds ,section  
#bbc7;c7 of the ,juvenile ,justice and  
,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #efcc7;c77 is amended to 
read as follows3  7c7 7#a7 ,if a ,state 
fails to comply with any of the core    
requirements in any fiscal year1 then-- 
7,a7 subject to subparagraph 7,b71 the  
amount allocated to such ,state under   

section #bbb for the subsequent fiscal  
year shall be reduced by not less than  
#bj percent for each core requirement   
with respect to which the failure       
occurs2 and  7,b7 the ,state shall be   
ineligible to receive any allocation    
under such section for such fiscal year 
unless--  7i7 the ,state agrees to      
expend #ej percent of the amount        
allocated to the ,state for such fiscal 
year to achieve compliance with any such
 paragraph with respect to which the    
,state is in noncompliance2 or  7ii7 the
 ,administrator determines that the     
,state-- 7,i7 has achieved substantial  
compliance with such applicable         
requirements with respect to which the  
,state was not in compliance2 and       
7,,ii7 has made1 through appropriate    
executive or legislative action1 an     
unequivocal commitment to achieving full
 compliance with such applicable        
requirements within a reasonable time4  
7#b7 ,of the total amount of funds not  
allocated for a fiscal year under       

paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 #ej percent of the
 unallocated funds shall be reallocated 
under section #bbb to ,states that have 
not failed to comply with the core      
requirements2 and  7,b7 #ej percent of  
the unallocated funds shall be used by  
the ,administrator to provide additional
 training and technical assistance to   
,states for the purpose of promoting    
compliance with the core requirements4  
4  #bjg4 ,authority to make grants      
,section #bda7;a7 of the ,juvenile      
,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention   
,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #efea7;a77 
is amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by
 inserting status offenders1 before     
juvenile offenders1 and juveniles2  7#b7
 in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by inserting   
before the semicolon at the end the     
following3 1 including for truancy      
prevention and reduction and social and 
independent living skills development2  
7#c7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking     
,state1 each place the term appears and 
inserting ,state1 tribal12  7#d7 in     

paragraph 7#e71 by striking juvenile    
offenders and juveniles and inserting   
status offenders1 juvenile offenders1   
and juveniles2 and  7#e7 in paragraph   
7#aj71 by inserting 1 including         
juveniles with disabilities before the  
semicolon4  #bjh4 ,eligibility of       
,states ,section #bdc7;a77#a77;,a7 of   
the ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency 
,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #efec7;a77#a77;,a77 is amended by      
striking #e and inserting #aj4  #bji4   
,grants to ,indian tribes ,section      
#bdf7;a77#b7 of the ,juvenile ,justice  
and ,delinquency ,prevention ,act of    
#aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #efef7;a77#b77 is  
amended--  7#a7 by striking subparagraph
 7,a72  7#b7 by redesignating           
subparagraphs 7,b7 through 7,e7 as      
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,d71        
respectively2 and  7#c7 in subparagraph 
7,b77ii71 as redesignated1 by striking  
subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting         
subparagraph 7,a74  #baj4 ,research and 
evaluation2 statistical analyses2       

information dissemination ,section #bea 
of the ,juvenile ,justice and           
,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #effa7 is amended--  7#a7
 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph  
7#a7--  7i7 in the matter proceeding    
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking may and  
inserting shall2  7ii7 in subparagraph  
7,a71 by striking plan and identify and 
inserting annually publish a plan to    
identify2 and  7iii7 in subparagraph    
7,b7-- 7,i7 by striking clause 7iii7 and
 inserting the following3  7iii7        
successful efforts to prevent status    
offenders and first-time minor offenders
 from subsequent involvement with the   
juvenile justice and criminal justice   
systems2  2  7,,ii7 by striking clause  
7vii7 and inserting the following3      
7vii7 the prevalence and duration of    
behavioral health needs 7including      
mental health1 substance abuse1 and     
co-occurring disorders7 among juveniles 
pre-placement and post-placement when   
held in the custody of secure detention 

and corrections facilities1 including an
 examination of the effects of          
confinement2  2  7,,iii7 by             
redesignating clauses 7ix71 7x71 and    
7xi7 as clauses 7xv71 7xvi71 and 7xvii71
 respectively2 and  7,,iv7 by inserting 
after clause 7viii7 the following3  7ix7
 training efforts and reforms that have 
produced reductions in or elimination of
 the use of dangerous practices2  7x7   
methods to improve the recruitment1     
selection1 training1 and retention of   
professional personnel who are focused  
on the prevention1 identification1 and  
treatment of delinquency2  7xi7 methods 
to improve the identification and       
response to victims of domestic child   
sex trafficking within the juvenile     
justice system2  7xii7 identifying      
positive outcome measures1 such as      
attainment of employment and educational
 degrees1 that ,states and units of     
local government should use to evaluate 
the success of programs aimed at        
reducing recidivism of youth who have   

come in contact with the juvenile       
justice system or criminal justice      
system2  7xiii7 evaluating the impact   
and outcomes of the prosecution and     
sentencing of juveniles as adults2      
7xiv7 successful and cost-effective     
efforts by ,states and units of local   
government to reduce recidivism through 
policies that provide for consideration 
of appropriate alternative sanctions to 
incarceration of youth facing nonviolent
 charges1 while ensuring that public    
safety is preserved2  2 and  7,b7 in    
paragraph 7#d7-- 7i7 in the matter      
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking
 date of enactment of this paragraph1   
the and inserting date of enactment of  
the ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency 
,prevention ,reauthorization ,act of    
#bjag1 the2  7ii7 in subparagraph 7,d71 
by inserting and ,indian tribes after   
,state2  7iii7 in subparagraph 7,f71 by 
striking and at the end2  7iv7 in       
subparagraph 7,g71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting a       

semicolon2 and  7v7 by adding at the end
 the following3  7,h7 a description of  
the best practices in discharge         
planning2 and  7,i7 an assessment of    
living arrangements for juveniles who1  
upon release from confinement in a      
,state correctional facility1 cannot    
return to the residence they occupied   
prior to such confinement4  2  7#b7 in  
subsection 7b71 in the matter preceding 
paragraph 7#a71 by striking may and     
inserting shall2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7f7 ,national   
recidivism measure ,the ,administrator1 
in consultation with experts in the     
field of juvenile justice research1     
recidivism1 and data collection1 shall--
  7#a7 establish a uniform method of    
data collection and technology that     
,states may use to evaluate data on     
juvenile recidivism on an annual basis2 
7#b7 establish a common national        
juvenile recidivism measurement system2 
and  7#c7 make cumulative juvenile      
recidivism data that is collected from  

,states available to the public4  7g7   
,,gao review ,not later than #a year    
after the date of enactment of the      
,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency     
,prevention ,reauthorization ,act of    
#bjag1 the ,comptroller ,general of the 
,united ,states shall conduct a review  
of available research conducted by the  
,attorney ,general1 the ,secretary of   
the ,interior1 and other ,federal       
entities relating to ,indian youth who  
may come into contact with the juvenile 
justice system1 which shall include--   
7#a7 an examination of the extent of    
,indian youth involvement in the        
juvenile justice system1 including the  
number of ,indian youth in ,federal1    
,state1 or tribal custody or detention  
for offenses committed while under the  
age of #ah2  7#b7 a description of the  
unique barriers faced by ,indian tribes 
in providing adequate services to       
rehabilitate youth who have been        
adjudicated as delinquent2 and  7#c7    
recommendations to improve effectiveness

 of prevention and treatment services   
for ,indian youth who may come into     
contact with the juvenile justice       
system4  4  #baa4 ,training and         
technical assistance ,section #beb of   
the ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency 
,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #effb7 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection
 7a7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding     
paragraph 7#a71 by striking may2  7,b7  
in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by inserting    
shall before develop and carry out      
projects2 and  7ii7 by striking and     
after the semicolon2  7,c7 in paragraph 
7#b7--  7i7 by inserting may before make
 grants to and contracts with2 and  7ii7
 by striking the period and inserting 2 
and2 and  7,d7 by adding at the end the 
following3  7#c7 shall provide periodic 
training for ,states regarding          
implementation of the core requirements1
 current protocols and best practices   
for achieving and monitoring compliance1
 and information sharing regarding      
relevant ,office resources on           

evidence-based and promising programs or
 practices that promote the purposes of 
this ,act4  2  7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 
7,a7 in the matter preceding paragraph  
7#a71 by striking may2  7,b7 in         
paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by inserting shall 
before develop and implement projects2  
7ii7 by inserting 1 including compliance
 with the core requirements after this  
title2 and  7iii7 by striking and at the
 end2  7,c7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by  
inserting may before make grants to and 
contracts with2 and  7ii7 by striking   
the period at the end and inserting a   
semicolon2 and  7,d7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7#c7 shall provide  
technical assistance to ,states and     
units of local government on achieving  
compliance with the amendments to the   
core requirements and ,state ,plans made
 by the ,juvenile ,justice and          
,delinquency ,prevention                
,reauthorization ,act of #bjag1         
including training and technical        
assistance and1 when appropriate1 pilot 

or demonstration projects intended to   
develop and replicate best practices for
 achieving sight and sound separation in
 facilities or portions of facilities   
that are open and available to the      
general public and that may or may not  
contain a jail or a lock-up2 and  7#d7  
shall provide technical assistance to   
,states in support of efforts to        
establish partnerships between a ,state 
and a university1 institution of higher 
education1 or research center designed  
to improve the recruitment1 selection1  
training1 and retention of professional 
personnel in the fields of medicine1 law
 enforcement1 the judiciary1 juvenile   
justice1 social work and child          
protection1 education1 and other        
relevant fields who are engaged in1 or  
intend to work in1 the field of         
prevention1 identification1 and         
treatment of delinquency4  2  7#c7 in   
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by inserting      
prosecutors1 after public defenders12   
and  7,b7 by inserting status offenders 

and after needs of2 and  7#d7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7d7          
,technical assistance to ,states        
regarding legal representation of       
children ,in consultation with experts  
in the field of juvenile defense1 the   
,administrator shall--  7#a7 develop and
 issue standards of practice for        
attorneys representing children2 and    
7#b7 ensure that the standards issued   
under paragraph 7#a7 are adapted for use
 in ,states4  7e7 ,training and         
technical assistance for local and      
,state juvenile detention and           
corrections personnel ,the              
,administrator shall coordinate training
 and technical assistance programs with 
juvenile detention and corrections      
personnel of ,states and units of local 
government to--  7#a7 promote methods   
for improving conditions of juvenile    
confinement1 including methods that are 
designed to minimize the use of         
dangerous practices1 unreasonable       
restraints1 and isolation2 and  7#b7    

encourage alternative behavior          
management techniques based on positive 
youth development approaches4  7f7      
,training and technical assistance ,to  
support mental health or substance abuse
 treatment including home-,based or     
community-,based care ,the              
,administrator shall provide training   
and technical assistance1 in conjunction
 with the appropriate public agencies1  
to individuals involved in making       
decisions regarding the disposition and 
management of cases for youth who enter 
the juvenile justice system about the   
appropriate services and placement for  
youth with mental health or substance   
abuse needs1 including--  7#a7 juvenile 
justice intake personnel2  7#b7         
probation officers2  7#c7 juvenile court
 judges and court services personnel2   
7#d7 prosecutors and court-appointed    
counsel2 and  7#e7 family members of    
juveniles and family advocates4  7g7    
,grants for juvenile court judges and   
personnel ,the ,attorney ,general1      

acting through the ,office of ,juvenile 
,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention   
and the ,office of ,justice ,programs1  
shall make grants to improve training1  
education1 technical assistance1        
evaluation1 and research to enhance the 
capacity of ,state and local courts1    
judges1 and related judicial personnel  
to--  7#a7 improve the lives of children
 currently involved in or at risk of    
being involved in the juvenile court    
system2 and  7#b7 carry out the         
requirements of this ,act4  7h7 ,free   
and reduced price school lunches for    
incarcerated juveniles ,the ,attorney   
,general1 in consultation with the      
,secretary of ,agriculture1 shall       
provide guidance to ,states relating to 
existing options for school food        
authorities in the ,states to apply for 
reimbursement for free or reduced price 
lunches under the ,richard ,b4 ,russell 
,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47 for juveniles  
who are incarcerated and would1 if not  

incarcerated1 be eligible for free or   
reduced price lunches under that ,act4  
4  #bab4 ,administrative authority      
,section #bii;,a of the ,juvenile       
,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention   
,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #efgb7 is  
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7
 by inserting 7#a7 before ,the          
,administrator2  7,b7 by striking 1     
after appropriate consultation with     
representatives of ,states and units of 
local government12  7,c7 by inserting   
guidance1 after regulations12 and  7,d7 
by adding at the end the following3 8,in
 developing guidance and procedures1 the
 ,administrator shall consult with      
representatives of ,states and units of 
local government1 including those       
individuals responsible for             
administration of this ,act and         
compliance with the core requirements4  
7#b7 ,the ,administrator shall ensure   
that-- 7,a7 reporting1 compliance       
reporting1 ,state plan requirements1 and
 other similar documentation as may be  

required from ,states is requested in a 
manner that encourages efficiency and   
reduces the duplication of reporting    
efforts2 and  7,b7 ,states meeting all  
the core requirements are encouraged to 
experiment with offering innovative1    
data-driven programs designed to further
 improve the juvenile justice system4  2
 and  7#b7 in subsection 7e71 by        
striking requirements described in      
paragraphs 7#aa71 7#ab71 and 7#ac7 of   
section #bbc7;a7 and inserting core     
requirements4  ,,iii ,incentive grants  
for local delinquency prevention        
programs  #cja4 ,definitions ,section   
#ejb of the ,incentive ,grants for      
,local ,delinquency ,prevention         
,programs ,act of #bjjb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#egha7 is amended--  7#a7 in the section
 heading1 by striking ,definition and   
inserting ,definitions2 and  7#b7 by    
striking this title1 the term and       
inserting the following3 8this title--  
7#a7 the term mentoring means matching  
#a adult with one or more youths for the

 purpose of providing guidance1 support1
 and encouragement through regularly    
scheduled meetings for not less than #i 
months2 and  7#b7 the term  4  #cjb4    
,grants for delinquency prevention      
programs ,section #ejd7;a7 of the       
,incentive ,grants for ,local           
,delinquency ,prevention ,programs ,act 
of #bjjb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eghc7;a77 is   
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#g71 by   
striking and at the end2  7#b7 in       
paragraph 7#h71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#i7 mentoring1 parent training and   
support1 or in-home family services     
programs1 if such programs are          
evidence-based or promising4  4  #cjc4  
,technical and conforming amendment ,the
 ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency    
,prevention ,act of #aigd is amended by 
striking title ,v1 as added by the      
,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency     
,prevention ,act of #aigd 7,public ,law 
#ic-dae2 #hh ,stat4 #aacc7 7relating to 

miscellaneous and conforming            
amendments74  ,,iv ,miscellaneous       
provisions  #dja4 ,evaluation by        
,government ,accountability ,office  7a7
 ,evaluation ,not later than #a year    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the  
,united ,states shall--  7#a7 conduct a 
comprehensive analysis and evaluation   
regarding the performance of the ,office
 of ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency 
,prevention 7referred to in this section
 as the agency71 its functions1 its     
programs1 and its grants2  7#b7 conduct 
a comprehensive audit and evaluation of 
a selected1 sample of grantees 7as      
determined by the ,comptroller ,general7
 that receive ,federal funds under grant
 programs administered by the agency    
including a review of internal controls 
7as defined in section #ajc of the      
,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency     
,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #efjc71 as amended by this ,act7 to    
prevent fraud1 waste1 and abuse of funds

 by grantees2 and  7#c7 submit a report 
in accordance with subsection 7d74  7b7 
,considerations for evaluation ,in      
conducting the analysis and evaluation  
under subsection 7a77#a71 and in order  
to document the efficiency and public   
benefit of the ,juvenile ,justice and   
,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #efja et seq471 excluding
 the ,runaway and ,homeless ,youth ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #egja et seq47 and the   
,missing ,children's ,assistance ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #egga et seq471 the      
,comptroller ,general shall take into   
consideration--  7#a7 the outcome and   
results of the programs carried out by  
the agency and those programs           
administered through grants by the      
agency2  7#b7 the extent to which the   
agency has complied with the ,government
 ,performance and ,results ,act of #aiic
 7,public ,law #ajc-fb2 #ajg ,stat4     
#bhe72  7#c7 the extent to which the    
jurisdiction of1 and the programs       
administered by1 the agency duplicate or

 conflict with the jurisdiction and     
programs of other agencies2  7#d7 the   
potential benefits of consolidating     
programs administered by the agency with
 similar or duplicative programs of     
other agencies1 and the potential for   
consolidating those programs2  7#e7     
whether less restrictive or alternative 
methods exist to carry out the functions
 of the agency and whether current      
functions or operations are impeded or  
enhanced by existing statutes1 rules1   
and procedures2  7#f7 the number and    
types of beneficiaries or persons served
 by programs carried out by the agency2 
7#g7 the manner with which the agency   
seeks public input and input from ,state
 and local governments on the           
performance of the functions of the     
agency2  7#h7 the extent to which the   
agency complies with section #eeb of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code         
7commonly known as the ,freedom of      
,information ,act72  7#i7 whether       
greater oversight is needed of programs 

developed with grants made by the       
agency2 and  7#aj7 the extent to which  
changes are necessary in the authorizing
 statutes of the agency in order for the
 functions of the agency to be performed
 in a more efficient and effective      
manner4  7c7 ,considerations for audits 
,in conducting the audit and evaluation 
under subsection 7a77#b71 and in order  
to document the efficiency and public   
benefit of the ,juvenile ,justice and   
,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #efja et seq471 excluding
 the ,runaway and ,homeless ,youth ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #egja et seq47 and the   
,missing ,children's ,assistance ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #egga et seq471 the      
,comptroller ,general shall take into   
consideration--  7#a7 whether grantees  
timely file ,financial ,status ,reports2
  7#b7 whether grantees have sufficient 
internal controls to ensure adequate    
oversight of grant fund received2  7#c7 
whether disbursements were accompanied  
with adequate supporting documentation  

7including invoices and receipts72  7#d7
 whether expenditures were authorized2  
7#e7 whether subrecipients of grant     
funds were complying with program       
requirements2  7#f7 whether salaries and
 fringe benefits of personnel were      
adequately supported by documentation2  
7#g7 whether contracts were bid in      
accordance with program guidelines2 and 
7#h7 whether grant funds were spent in  
accordance with program goals and       
guidelines4  7d7 ,report  7#a7 ,in      
general ,not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall--  7,a7 submit a report   
regarding the evaluation conducted under
 subsection 7a7 and audit under         
subsection 7b71 to the ,speaker of the  
,house of ,representatives and the      
,president pro tempore of the ,senate2  
and  7,b7 make the report described in  
subparagraph 7,a7 available to the      
public4  7#b7 ,contents ,the report     
submitted in accordance with paragraph  

7#a7 shall include all audit findings   
determined by the selected1             
statistically significant sample of     
grantees as required by subsection      
7a77#b7 and shall include the name and  
location of any selected grantee as well
 as any findings required by subsection 
7a77#b74  #djb4 ,authorization of       
appropriations  7a7 ,in general ,the    
,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency     
,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #efja et seq47 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  ,,vi            
,authorization of appropriations2       
accountability and oversight  #fja4     
,authorization of appropriations  7a7   
,in general ,there are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this ,act--   
7#a7 #afj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjag2
  7#b7 #afb1djj1jjj for fiscal year     
#bjah2  7#c7 #afd1hcf1jjj for fiscal    
year #bjai2  7#d7 #afg1cjh1edj for      
fiscal year #bjbj2 and  7#e7            
#afi1hah1afh for fiscal year #bjba4  7b7
 ,mentoring programs ,not more than #bj 

percent of the amount authorized to be  
appropriated under subsection 7a7 for a 
fiscal year may be used for mentoring   
programs4  4  7b7 ,technical and        
conforming amendments ,the ,juvenile    
,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention   
,act of #aigd is amended by striking--  
7#a7 section #bii 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #efga72
  7#b7 section #chh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#egea72  7#c7 section #djh 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #eggg72 and  7#d7 section #eje
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eghd74  #djc4          
,accountability and oversight  7a7 ,in  
general ,title ,,vi of the ,juvenile    
,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention   
,act of #aigd1 as added by this ,act1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  #fjb4 ,accountability and   
oversight  7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it  
is the sense of ,congress that1 in order
 to ensure that at-risk youth and youth 
who come into contact with the juvenile 
justice system or the criminal justice  
system are treated fairly and the       
outcome of that contact is beneficial to

 the ,nation--  7#a7 the ,department of 
,justice1 through its ,office of        
,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency     
,prevention1 must restore meaningful    
enforcement of the core requirements in 
this ,act2  7#b7 the ,attorney ,general 
should1 not later than #ij days after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1     
issue a proposed rule to update existing
 ,federal regulations used to make      
,state compliance determinations and    
provide participating ,states with      
technical assistance to develop more    
effective and comprehensive data        
collection systems2 and  7#c7 ,states1  
which are entrusted with a fiscal       
stewardship role if they accept funds   
under this ,act1 must exercise vigilant 
oversight to ensure full compliance with
 the core requirements for juveniles    
provided for in this ,act4  7b7         
,accountability  7#a7 ,agency program   
review  7,a7 ,programmatic and financial
 assessment  7i7 ,in general ,not later 
than #fj days after the date of         

enactment of this section1 the ,director
 of the ,office of ,audit1 ,assessment1 
and ,management of the ,office of       
,justice ,programs at the ,department of
 ,justice 7referred to in this section  
as the ,director7 shall--  7,i7 conduct 
a comprehensive analysis and evaluation 
of the internal controls of the ,office 
of ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency  
,prevention 7referred to in this section
 as the agency7 to determine if ,states 
and ,indian tribes receiving grants are 
following the requirements of the agency
 grant programs and what remedial action
 the agency has taken to recover any    
grant funds that are expended in        
violation of grant programs1 including  
instances where--  7aa7 supporting      
documentation was not provided for cost 
reports2  7bb7 unauthorized expenditures
 occurred2 and  7cc7 subrecipients of   
grant funds were not compliance with    
program requirements2  7,,ii7 conduct a 
comprehensive audit and evaluation of a 
selected statistically significant      

sample of ,states and ,indian tribes 7as
 determined by the ,director7 that have 
received ,federal funds under this ,act1
 including a review of internal controls
 to prevent fraud1 waste1 and abuse of  
funds by grantees2  7,,iii7 submit a    
report in accordance with clause 7iv74  
7ii7 ,considerations for evaluations ,in
 conducting the analysis and evaluation 
under clause 7i77,i71 and in order to   
document the efficiency and public      
benefit of this ,act1 excluding the     
,runaway and ,homeless ,youth ,act and  
the ,missing ,children's ,assistance    
,act1 the ,director shall take into     
consideration the extent to which--     
7,i7 greater oversight is needed of     
programs developed with grants made by  
the agency2  7,,ii7 changes are         
necessary in the authorizing statutes of
 the agency in order that the functions 
of the agency can be performed in a more
 efficient and effective manner2 and    
7,,iii7 the agency has implemented      
recommendations issued by the           

,comptroller ,general or ,office of     
,inspector ,general relating to the     
grant making and grant monitoring       
responsibilities of the agency4  7iii7  
,considerations for audits ,in          
conducting the audit and evaluation     
under clause 7i77,,ii71 and in order to 
document the efficiency and public      
benefit of this ,act1 excluding the     
,runaway and ,homeless ,youth ,act and  
the ,missing ,children's ,assistance    
,act1 the ,director shall take into     
consideration--  7,i7 whether grantees  
timely file ,financial ,status ,reports2
  7,,ii7 whether grantees have          
sufficient internal controls to ensure  
adequate oversight of grant funds       
received2  7,,iii7 whether grantees'    
assertions of compliance with the core  
requirements were accompanied with      
adequate supporting documentation2      
7,,iv7 whether expenditures were        
authorized2  7,v7 whether subrecipients 
of grant funds were complying with      
program requirements2 and  7,,vi7       

whether grant funds were spent in       
accordance with the program goals and   
guidelines4  7iv7 ,report ,the ,director
 shall submit to ,congress a report     
outlining the results of the analysis1  
evaluation1 and audit conducted under   
clause 7i71 including supporting        
materials1 to the ,speaker of the ,house
 of ,representatives and the ,president 
pro tempore of the ,senate and shall    
make such report available to the public
 online1 not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of this section4  
7,b7 ,analysis of internal controls  7i7
 ,in general ,not later than #cj days   
after the date of enactment of this     
section1 the ,administrator shall       
initiate a comprehensive analysis and   
evaluation of the internal controls of  
the agency to determine whether1 and to 
what extent1 ,states and ,indian tribes 
that receive grants under this ,act are 
following the requirements of the grant 
programs authorized under this ,act4    
7ii7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days  

after the date of enactment of this     
section1 the ,administrator shall submit
 to ,congress a report containing--     
7,i7 the findings of the analysis and   
evaluation conducted under clause 7i72  
7,,ii7 a description of remedial        
actions1 if any1 that will be taken by  
the ,administrator to enhance the       
internal controls of the agency and     
recoup funds that may have been expended
 in violation of law1 regulations1 or   
program requirements issued under this  
,act2 and  7,,iii7 a description of--   
7aa7 the analysis conducted under clause
 7i72  7bb7 whether the funds awarded   
under this ,act have been used in       
accordance with law1 regulations1       
program guidance1 and applicable plans2 
and  7cc7 the extent to which funds     
awarded to ,states and ,indian tribes   
under this ,act enhanced the ability of 
grantees to fulfill the core            
requirements4  7,c7 ,report by the      
,attorney ,general ,not later than #ahj 
days after the date of enactment of this

 section1 the ,attorney ,general shall  
submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress a report on the estimated     
amount of grant funds disbursed by the  
agency since fiscal year #bjaj that did 
not meet the requirements for awards of 
formula grants to ,states under this    
,act4  7#b7 ,office of ,inspector       
,general performance audits  7,a7 ,in   
general ,in order to ensure the         
effective and appropriate use of grants 
administered under this ,act and to     
prevent waste1 fraud1 and abuse of funds
 by grantees1 the ,inspector ,general of
 the ,department of ,justice each year  
shall periodically conduct audits of    
,states and ,indian tribes that receive 
grants under this ,act4  7,b7           
,determining samples ,the sample        
selected for audits under subparagraph  
7,a7 shall be-- 7i7 of an appropriate   
size to--  7,i7 assess the grant        
programs authorized under this ,act2 and
  7,,ii7 act as a deterrent to financial
 mismanagement2 and  7ii7 selected based

 on-- 7,i7 the size of the grants       
awarded to the recipient2  7,,ii7 the   
past grant management performance of the
 recipient2  7,,iii7 concerns identified
 by the ,administrator1 including       
referrals from the ,administrator2 and  
7,,iv7 such other factors as determined 
by the ,inspector ,general of the       
,department of ,justice4  7,c7 ,public  
availability on website ,the ,attorney  
,general shall make the summary of each 
review conducted under this section     
available on the website of the         
,department of ,justice1 subject to     
redaction as the ,attorney ,general     
determines necessary to protect         
classified and other sensitive          
information4  7,d7 ,mandatory exclusion 
,a recipient of grant funds under this  
,act that is found to have an unresolved
 audit finding shall not be eligible to 
receive grant funds under this ,act     
during the first #b fiscal years        
beginning after the #ab-month period    
beginning on the date on which the audit

 report is issued4  7,e7 ,priority ,in  
awarding grants under this ,act1 the    
,administrator shall give priority to a 
,state or ,indian tribe that did not    
have an unresolved audit finding during 
the #c fiscal years prior to the date on
 which the eligible entity submits an   
application for a grant under this ,act4
  7,f7 ,reimbursement ,if a ,state or   
,indian tribe is awarded grant funds    
under this ,act during the              
#b-;fiscal-year period in which the     
entity is barred from receiving grants  
under subparagraph 7,i71 the ,attorney  
,general shall--  7i7 deposit an amount 
equal to the amount of the grant funds  
that were improperly awarded to the     
grantee into the ,general ,fund of the  
,treasury2 and  7ii7 seek to recoup the 
costs of the repayment to the ,general  
,fund under clause 7i7 from the grantee 
that was erroneously awarded grant      
funds4  7,g7 ,definition ,in this       
paragraph1 the term unresolved audit    
finding means a finding in the final    

audit report of the ,inspector          
,general-- 7i7 that the audited ,state  
or ,indian tribe has used grant funds   
for an unauthorized expenditure or      
otherwise unallowable cost2 and  7ii7   
that is not closed or resolved during   
the #ab-month period beginning on the   
date on which the final audit report is 
issued4  7#c7 ,nonprofit organization   
requirements  7,a7 ,definition ,for     
purposes of this paragraph and the grant
 programs described in this ,act1 the   
term nonprofit organization means an    
organization that is described in       
section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf and is exempt   
from taxation under section #eja7;a7 of 
such ,code4  7,b7 ,prohibition ,the     
,administrator may not award a grant    
under any grant program described in    
this ,act to a nonprofit organization   
that holds money in offshore accounts   
for the purpose of avoiding paying the  
tax described in section #eaa7;a7 of the
 ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4     

7,c7 ,disclosure  7i7 ,in general ,each 
nonprofit organization that is awarded a
 grant under a grant program described  
in this ,act and uses the procedures    
prescribed in regulations to create a   
rebuttable presumption of reasonableness
 for the compensation of its officers1  
directors1 trustees1 and key employees1 
shall disclose to the ,administrator1 in
 the application for the grant1 the     
process for determining such            
compensation1 including--  7,i7 the     
independent persons involved in         
reviewing and approving such            
compensation2  7,,ii7 the comparability 
data used2 and  7,,iii7 contemporaneous 
substantiation of the deliberation and  
decision4  7ii7 ,public inspection upon 
request ,upon request1 the              
,administrator shall make the           
information disclosed under clause 7i7  
available for public inspection4  7#d7  
,conference expenditures  7,a7          
,limitation ,no amounts authorized to be
 appropriated to the ,department of     

,justice under this ,act may be used by 
the ,attorney ,general1 or by any       
individual or organization awarded      
discretionary funds through a           
cooperative agreement under this ,act1  
to host or support any expenditure for  
conferences that uses more than #bj1jjj 
in funds made available to the          
,department of ,justice1 unless the     
,deputy ,attorney ,general or such      
,assistant ,attorney ,generals1         
,directors1 or principal deputies as the
 ,deputy ,attorney ,general may         
designate1 provides prior written       
authorization that the funds may be     
expended to host a conference4  7,b7    
,written approval ,written approval     
under subparagraph 7,a7 shall include a 
written estimate of all costs associated
 with the conference1 including the cost
 of all food and beverages1 audiovisual 
equipment1 honoraria for speakers1 and  
entertainment4  7,c7 ,report ,the       
,deputy ,attorney ,general shall submit 
an annual report to the ,committee on   

the ,judiciary of the ,senate and the   
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,house of ,representatives on all       
conference expenditures approved under  
this paragraph4  7#e7 ,prohibition on   
lobbying activity  7,a7 ,in general     
,amounts authorized to be appropriated  
under this ,act may not be utilized by  
any recipient of a grant made using such
 amounts to--  7i7 lobby any            
representative of the ,department of    
,justice regarding the award of grant   
funding2 or  7ii7 lobby any             
representative of a ,federal1 ,state1   
local1 or tribal government regarding   
the award of grant funding4  7,b7       
,penalty ,if the ,attorney ,general     
determines that any recipient of a grant
 made using amounts authorized to be    
appropriated under this ,act has        
violated subparagraph 7,a71 the         
,attorney ,general shall--  7i7 require 
the grant recipient to repay the grant  
in full2 and  7ii7 prohibit the grant   
recipient from receiving another grant  

under this ,act for not less than #e    
years4  7#f7 ,annual certification      
,beginning in the first fiscal year     
beginning after the date of enactment of
 this section1 the ,attorney ,general   
shall submit1 to the ,committee on the  
,judiciary and the ,committee on        
,appropriations of the ,senate and the  
,committee on the ,judiciary and the    
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives1 an annual   
certification that--  7,a7 all audits   
issued by the ,office of the ,inspector 
,general of the ,department of ,justice 
under paragraph 7#b7 have been completed
 and reviewed by the appropriate        
,assistant ,attorney ,general or        
,director2  7,b7 all mandatory          
exclusions required under paragraph     
7#b77;,i7 have been issued2  7,c7 all   
reimbursements required under paragraph 
7#b77,k77i7 have been made2 and  7,d7   
includes a list of any grant recipients 
excluded under paragraph 7#b77;,i7      
during the preceding fiscal year4  7c7  

,preventing duplicative grants  7#a7 ,in
 general ,before the ,attorney ,general 
awards a grant to an applicant under    
this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall 
compare potential grant awards with     
other grants awarded under this ,act to 
determine if duplicate grant awards are 
awarded for the same purpose4  7#b7     
,report ,if the ,attorney ,general      
awards duplicate grants to the same     
applicant for the same purpose the      
,attorney ,general shall submit to the  
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,senate and the ,committee on the       
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives a report that          
includes--  7,a7 a list of all duplicate
 grants awarded1 including the total    
dollar amount of any duplicate grants   
awarded2 and  7,b7 the reason the       
,attorney ,general awarded the          
duplicative grant4  7d7 ,compliance with
 auditing standards ,the ,administrator 
shall comply with the ,generally        
,accepted ,government ,auditing         

,standards1 published by the ,general   
,accountability ,office 7commonly known 
as the ,yellow ,book71 in the conduct of
 fiscal1 compliance1 and programmatic   
audits of ,states4  4  7b7 ,technical   
and conforming amendment  7#a7 ,in      
general ,the ,juvenile ,justice and     
,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd  
is amended by striking section #djg 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #eggf;a74  7#b7 ,effective   
date ,the amendment made by paragraph   
7#a7 shall take effect on the first day 
of the first fiscal year beginning after
 the date of enactment of this ,act4    
7#c7 ,savings clause ,in the case of an 
entity that is barred from receiving    
grant funds under paragraph 7#b7 or     
7#g77;,b77ii7 of section #djg of the    
,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency     
,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #eggf;a71 the amendment made by        
paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection shall 
not affect the applicability to the     
entity1 or to the ,attorney ,general    
with respect to the entity1 of paragraph

 7#b71 7#c71 or 7#g7 of such section    
#djg1 as in effect on the day before the
 effective date under paragraph 7#b7 of 
this subsection4  ,v ,juvenile          
accountability block grants  #eja4      
,grant eligibility ,section #ahjb7;a7 of
 title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime        
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgif;ee-#b7;a77 is
 amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by  
striking and at the end2  7#b7 in       
paragraph 7#b71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#c7 assurances that the ,state agrees
 to comply with the core requirements1  
as defined in section #ajc of the       
,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency     
,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #efjc71 applicable to the detention and
 confinement of juveniles4  4  ,passed  
the ,senate ,august #a1 #bjag4,secretary