,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #did ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #aa1 #bjai,ms4 ,jackson ,lee introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh to reauthorize the ,juvenile ,accountability ,block ,grant program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,tiffany ,joslyn ,juvenile ,accountability ,block ,grant ,program ,reauthorization ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,reauthorization of ,juvenile ,accountability ,block ,grant ,program ,part ,r of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgif;ee et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #ahja7;b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking graduated sanctions and inserting graduated sanctions and incentives2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking hiring juvenile court judges1 probation officers1 and court-appointed defenders and special advocates1 and2 7,c7 by striking paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#g71 and redesignating paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#ag7 as paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#ae71 respectively2 and 7,d7 in paragraph 7#aa71 as so redesignated1 by striking research-based bullying1 cyberbullying1 and gang prevention programs and inserting interventions such as researched-based anti-bullying1 anti-cyberbullying1 and gang prevention programs1 as well as mental health services and trauma-informed practices2 7#b7 in section #ahjb-- 7,a7 in subsection 7d77#c71 by inserting after individualized sanctions the following3 1 incentives12 7,b7 in subsection 7e77#a77;,b71 by striking graduated sanctions and inserting graduated sanctions and incentives2 and 7,c7 in subsection 7f7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,i7 by inserting after ,a sanction may include the following3 a range of court-approved interventions1 such as2 and 7,,ii7 by inserting after a fine1 the following3 a restorative justice program12 and 7ii7 by inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the following3 7#c7 ,incentives ,the term incentives means individualized1 goal-oriented1 and graduated responses to a juvenile offender's compliance with court orders and case disposition terms designed to reinforce or modify the skills and behaviors of the juvenile offender4 ,an incentive may include a certificate of achievement1 a letter of recommendation1 a family or program activity1 a meeting or special outing with a community leader1 a reduction in community service hours1 a reduced curfew or home restriction1 a decrease in required court appearances1 or a decrease in the term of court-ordered supervision4 2 7#c7 in section #ahaj7;a71 by striking #cej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjjf through #bjji and inserting #cj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjai through #bjbc2 and 7#d7 by adding at the end the following3 #ahaa4 ,grant accountability 7a7 ,definition of applicable committees ,in this section1 the term applicable committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate2 and 7#b7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives4 7b7 ,accountability ,all grants awarded by the ,attorney ,general under this part shall be subject to the following accountability provisions3 7#a7 ,audit requirement 7,a7 ,definition ,in this paragraph1 the term unresolved audit finding means a finding in the final audit report of the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,justice that the audited grantee has utilized grant funds for an unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost that is not closed or resolved within #ab months after the date on which the final audit report is issued4 7,b7 ,audit ,beginning in the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this section1 and in each fiscal year thereafter1 the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,justice shall conduct audits of recipients of grants awarded by the ,attorney ,general under this part to prevent waste1 fraud1 and abuse of funds by grantees4 ,the ,inspector ,general shall determine the appropriate number of grantees to be audited each year4 7,c7 ,mandatory exclusion ,a recipient of grant funds under this part that is found to have an unresolved audit finding shall not be eligible to receive grant funds under this part during the first #b fiscal years beginning after the end of the #ab-month period described in subparagraph 7,a74 7,d7 ,priority ,in awarding grants under this part1 the ,attorney ,general shall give priority to eligible applicants that did not have an unresolved audit finding during the #c fiscal years before submitting an application for a grant under this part4 7,e7 ,reimbursement ,if an entity is awarded grant funds under this part during the #b-;fiscal-year period during which the entity is barred from receiving grants under subparagraph 7,c71 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 fund from the grant recipient that was erroneously awarded grant funds4 7#b7 ,annual certification ,beginning in the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this section1 the ,attorney ,general shall submit to the applicable committees an annual certification-- 7,a7 indicating whether-- 7i7 all audits issued by the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,justice under paragraph 7#a7 have been completed and reviewed by the appropriate ,assistant ,attorney ,general or ,director2 7ii7 all mandatory exclusions required under paragraph 7#a77;,c7 have been issued2 and 7iii7 all reimbursements required under paragraph 7#a77;,e7 have been made2 and 7,b7 that includes a list of any grant recipients excluded under paragraph 7#a7 from the previous year4 7c7 ,preventing duplicative grants 7#a7 ,in general ,before the ,attorney ,general awards a grant to an applicant under this part1 the ,attorney ,general shall compare potential grant awards with other grants awarded under this part by the ,attorney ,general to determine if duplicate grant awards are awarded for the same purpose4 7#b7 ,report ,if the ,attorney ,general awards duplicate grants under this part to the same applicant for the same purpose1 the ,attorney ,general shall submit to the applicable committees a report that includes-- 7,a7 a list of all duplicate grants awarded under this part1 including the total dollar amount of any duplicate grants awarded2 and 7,b7 the reason the ,attorney ,general awarded the duplicate grants4 4 #c4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of the ,congress that the use of best practices is encouraged for all activities for which grants under part ,r of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh may be used4 #d4 ,use of amounts made available for ,department of ,justice1 ,general ,administration to carry out ,juvenile ,accountability ,block ,grant ,program ,in each of fiscal years #bjai through #bjbc1 the ,attorney ,general shall use up to #cj1jjj1jjj of the amounts made available for ,department of ,justice1 ,general ,administration1 to carry out part ,r of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgif;ee et seq474