[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[S. 1036 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1036

    To provide for the prevention of crime, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                July 14 (legislative day, July 10), 1995

  Mr. Cohen (for himself and Mr. Kohl) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide for the prevention of crime, and for other purposes.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Juvenile Crime Prevention and Reform 
Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Purposes.
Sec. 4. Repeals.
  TITLE I--EVALUATION OF CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND DEVELOPMENT OF 
       NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION RESEARCH AND EVALUATION STRATEGY

Sec. 101. Definition.
Sec. 102. Evaluation of crime prevention programs.
Sec. 103. National crime prevention research and evaluation strategy.
Sec. 104. Evaluation and research criteria.
Sec. 105. Compliance with evaluation mandate.
Sec. 106. Reservation of funds for evaluation and research.
          TITLE II--LOCAL CRIME PREVENTION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

Sec. 201. Local crime prevention block grant program.
         TITLE III--WEED AND SEED COMMUNITY ANTI-CRIME PROGRAM

Sec. 301. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 302. Executive Office for Weed and Seed Programs.
Sec. 303. Grant authorization.
Sec. 304. Priority.
Sec. 305. Use of funds.
Sec. 306. Applications.
Sec. 307. Evaluation and inspection.
Sec. 308. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 309. Coordination of Department of Justice programs.
       TITLE IV--COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND SAFE PLACES GRANT PROGRAM

Sec. 401. Community Schools and Safe Places Grant Program.
           TITLE V--CONSOLIDATION OF GANG PREVENTION PROGRAMS

Sec. 501. Repeal of existing gang prevention programs.
Sec. 502. Establishment of unified gang prevention and intervention 
                            program.
Sec. 503. Application for grants and contracts.
Sec. 504. Approval of applications.
     TITLE VI--FURTHER CONSOLIDATION OF PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH

Sec. 601. Further consolidation of programs for at-risk youth.
SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to consolidate, streamline, and more carefully target 
        Federal crime prevention programs; and
            (2) to mandate rigorous outcome evaluation of Federal crime 
        prevention programs and other promising crime prevention 
        strategies.

SEC. 4. REPEALS.

    The following provisions of law are repealed:
            (1) Sections 30102, 30103, and 30104, subtitle C, section 
        30402, and subtitles H, J, K, O, S, and X of title III of the 
        Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
            (2) Part G of title II of the Juvenile Justice and 
        Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (relating to mentoring).
            (3) Section 682 of the Community Services Block Grant Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 9910c) (relating to the National Youth Sports 
        Program).
  TITLE I--EVALUATION OF CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND DEVELOPMENT OF 
       NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION RESEARCH AND EVALUATION STRATEGY

SEC. 101. DEFINITION.

    For purposes of this title, the term ``Secretary'' means the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services.

SEC. 102. EVALUATION OF CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS.

    The Attorney General, with respect to the programs in titles II, 
III, and V, and the Secretary, with respect to the program in title IV, 
shall provide, directly or through grants and contracts, for the 
comprehensive and thorough evaluation of the effectiveness of each 
program established by this Act and the amendments made by this Act.

SEC. 103. NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION RESEARCH AND EVALUATION STRATEGY.

    (a) Strategy.--Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General and the Secretary shall formulate and 
publish a unified national crime prevention research and evaluation 
strategy that will result in timely reports to Congress, and to State 
and local governments, regarding the impact and effectiveness of crime 
and violence prevention initiatives.
    (b) Studies.--Consistent with the strategy developed pursuant to 
subsection (a), the Attorney General or Secretary may use crime 
prevention research and evaluation funds reserved under section 106 to 
conduct studies and demonstrations regarding the effectiveness of crime 
prevention programs and strategies that are designed to achieve the 
same purposes as the programs under this Act, without regard to whether 
such programs receive Federal funding.

SEC. 104. EVALUATION AND RESEARCH CRITERIA.

    (a) Independent Evaluations and Research.--Evaluations and research 
studies conducted pursuant to this title shall be independent in 
nature, and shall employ rigorous and scientifically recognized 
standards and methodologies.
    (b) Content of Evaluations.--Evaluations conducted pursuant to this 
title shall include measures of--
            (1) reductions in delinquency, juvenile crime, youth gang 
        activity, youth substance abuse, and other high risk factors;
            (2) reductions in risk factors in young people that 
        contribute to juvenile violence, including academic failure, 
        excessive school absenteeism, and dropping out of school;
            (3) reductions in risk factors in the community, schools, 
        and family environments that contribute to juvenile violence; 
        and
            (4) the increase in the protective factors that reduce the 
        likelihood of delinquency and criminal behavior.

SEC. 105. COMPLIANCE WITH EVALUATION MANDATE.

    The Attorney General and the Secretary may require the recipients 
of Federal assistance under programs under this Act to collect, 
maintain, and report information considered to be relevant to any 
evaluation conducted pursuant to section 102, and to conduct and 
participate in specified evaluation and assessment activities and 
functions.
SEC. 106. RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR EVALUATION AND RESEARCH.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General, with respect to titles II, 
III, and V, the Secretary, with respect to title IV, shall reserve not 
less than 3 percent, and not more than 5 percent, of the amounts 
appropriated pursuant to such titles and the amendments made by such 
titles in each fiscal year to carry out the evaluation and research 
required by this title.
    (b) Assistance to Grantees and Evaluated Programs.--To facilitate 
the conduct and defray the costs of crime prevention program evaluation 
and research, the Attorney General and the Secretary shall use funds 
reserved under this section to provide compliance assistance to--
            (1) grantees under this title who are selected to 
        participate in evaluations pursuant to section 105; and
            (2) other agencies and organizations that are requested to 
        participate in evaluations and research pursuant to section 
        103(b).

          TITLE II--LOCAL CRIME PREVENTION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

SEC. 201. LOCAL CRIME PREVENTION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

    Subtitle B of title III of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended to read as follows:

        ``Subtitle B--Local Crime Prevention Block Grant Program

``SEC. 30201. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposes of this subtitle:
            ``(1) The term `at-risk youth' means a juvenile who--
                    ``(A) is at risk of academic failure;
                    ``(B) has drug or alcohol dependency problems;
                    ``(C) has come into contact with the juvenile 
                justice system;
                    ``(D) is at least 1 year behind the expected grade 
                level for the age of the juvenile;
                    ``(E) is a gang member; or
                    ``(F) has dropped out of school or has high 
                absenteeism rates in school.
            ``(2) The term `juvenile' means a person who is not younger 
        than 5 and not older than 18 years old.
            ``(3) The term `part 1 violent crime' means murder, non-
        negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated 
        assault as reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 
        purposes of the Uniform Crime Reports.
            ``(4) The term `payment period' means each 1-year period 
        beginning on October 1 of the years 1996 through 2000.
            ``(5) The term `poverty line' means the income official 
        poverty line, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget 
        and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the 
        Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), 
        applicable to a family of the size involved.
            ``(6) The term `State' means any State of the United 
        States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the 
        Northern Mariana Islands, except that--
                    ``(A) American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern 
                Mariana Islands shall be considered as one State; and
                    ``(B) for purposes of section 30205(a), 33 percent 
                of the amounts allocated shall be allocated to American 
                Samoa, 50 percent to Guam, and 17 percent to the 
                Northern Mariana Islands.
            ``(7) The term `unit of general local government' means--
                    ``(A) a county, township, city, or political 
                subdivision of a county, township, or city, that is a 
                unit of general local government as determined by the 
                Secretary of Commerce for general statistical purposes; 
                and
                    ``(B) the District of Columbia and the recognized 
                governing body of an Indian tribe or Alaska Native 
                village that carries out substantial governmental 
                duties and powers.

``SEC. 30202. PAYMENTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

    ``(a) Use.--Amounts paid to a unit of general local government 
under this subtitle shall be used to fund programs to prevent and 
diminish juvenile violence and delinquency, juvenile gang activity, and 
the sale and use of illegal drugs by juveniles, including but not 
limited to--
            ``(1) programs aimed at preventing children from becoming 
        involved in gangs;
            ``(2) programs aimed at preventing children from becoming 
        involved with drugs, such as the drug abuse resistance 
        education programs described in section 5122(c) of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        3192(c));
            ``(3) programs providing substance abuse treatment to at-
        risk youth;
            ``(4) programs establishing safe havens to prevent the 
        violent victimization of juveniles and to provide children with 
        appropriate education, and recreational and vocational 
        opportunities;
            ``(5) programs based on community service corps models that 
        use community service activities to teach skills, discipline, 
        and responsibility;
            ``(6) programs providing mentoring, tutoring, and intensive 
        remedial education to at-risk youth;
            ``(7) programs for abused children who are at risk of 
        juvenile delinquency, including programs or group homes for 
        children who have been placed outside or removed from the home 
        of the parents as a result of abuse or neglect; and
            (8) programs providing at-risk youth with vocational life 
        skills training to improve employment opportunities.
    ``(b) Timing of Payments.--Each State shall distribute amounts 
allocated to such State under this subtitle to units of general local 
government for a payment period not later than the later of--
            ``(1) 90 days after the date the amount is available; or
            ``(2) if the unit of general local government has made the 
        certification under section 30204(a), the first day of the 
        payment period.
    ``(c) Repayment of Unexpended Amounts.--
            ``(1) Repayment required.--A unit of general local 
        government shall repay to a State, not later than 15 months 
        after receipt from the State, any amount that is--
                    ``(A) paid to the unit from amounts appropriated 
                pursuant to section 30209; and
                    ``(B) not expended by the unit within 1 year after 
                receipt from the State.
            ``(2) Penalty for failure to repay.--The State shall reduce 
        payments in each future payment period in an amount equal to 
        any amount required to be repaid under paragraph (1) that was 
        not repaid.
            ``(3) Deposit of amounts repaid.--Amounts received by a 
        State as repayments under this subsection shall be deposited 
        into a fund designated for future payments to units of general 
        local government.
    ``(d) Nonsupplanting Requirement.--Funds made available pursuant to 
section 30209 to units of general local government shall not be used to 
supplant State or local funds, but shall be used to increase the amount 
of funds that would, in the absence of funds under this subtitle, be 
made available from State or local sources.

``SEC. 30203. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``The Ounce of Prevention Council established under section 30101 
may provide technical assistance to units of general local government 
receiving payments under this subtitle, including--
            ``(1) assistance to communities seeking information 
        regarding crime prevention programs and strategies;
            ``(2) assistance in the implementation of crime prevention 
        programs and strategies; and
            ``(3) assistance in the integration and streamlining of 
        community crime prevention functions and activities.
``SEC. 30204. QUALIFICATION FOR PAYMENT.

    ``(a) General Requirements for Qualification.--A unit of general 
local government qualifies for a payment under this subtitle for a 
payment period only if the unit certifies that--
            ``(1) the government will establish a trust fund in which 
        the government will deposit all payments received under this 
        subtitle;
            ``(2) the government will use amounts in the trust fund 
        (including interest) during a reasonable period;
            ``(3) the government will expend the payments received 
        under this subtitle in accordance with the laws and procedures 
        that are applicable to the expenditure of revenues of the 
        government;
            ``(4) the government will use accounting, audit, and fiscal 
        procedures that conform to guidelines prescribed by the 
        Attorney General after consultation with the Comptroller 
        General of the United States;
            ``(5) as applicable, amounts received under this subtitle 
        will be audited in compliance with the Single Audit Act of 
        1984;
            ``(6) after reasonable notice to the government, the 
        government will make available to the Attorney General and the 
        Comptroller General of the United States, with the right to 
        inspect, records the Attorney General reasonably requires to 
        review compliance with this subtitle or the Comptroller General 
        of
         the United States reasonably requires to review compliance and 
operations;
            ``(7) the government will make reports the Attorney General 
        reasonably requires, in addition to the annual reports required 
        under this subtitle; and
            ``(8) the government has complied with subsection (b).
    ``(b) Reporting Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--To facilitate the evaluation of the 
        programs and activities funded under this subtitle, each unit 
        of local government, before receiving payments under this 
        subtitle in any fiscal year, shall submit to the Attorney 
        General a report describing the programs, activities, and 
        functions that will be assisted with such payments.
            ``(2) Regulations.--The Attorney General shall issue 
        regulations defining the nature and timing of the reporting 
        requirement specified in paragraph (1).
    ``(c) Effect of Noncompliance.--
            ``(1) In general.--If the Attorney General determines that 
        a unit of general local government has not complied 
        substantially with subsection (a) or regulations prescribed 
        under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall notify the 
        noncomplying government. The notice shall state that if the 
        government does not take corrective action by the 60th day 
        after the date the government receives the notice, the Attorney 
        General will withhold additional payments to the State for the 
        current payment period and later payment periods until the 
        Attorney General is satisfied that the local government--
                    ``(A) has taken the appropriate corrective action; 
                and
                    ``(B) will comply with subsection (a) and 
                regulations prescribed under subsection (a).
            ``(2) Notice.--Before giving notice under paragraph (1), 
        the Attorney General shall give the chief executive officer of 
        the unit of general local government reasonable notice and an 
        opportunity for comment.
            ``(3) Payment conditions.--The Attorney General may make a 
        payment to a State encompassing a unit of general local 
        government notified under paragraph (1) only if the State 
        government has certified to the Attorney General's satisfaction 
        that the local government--
                    ``(A) has taken the appropriate corrective action; 
                and
                    ``(B) will comply with subsection (a) and 
                regulations prescribed under subsection (a).

``SEC. 30205. ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) State Distribution.--
            ``(1) In general.--Of the total amounts appropriated 
        pursuant to section 30209 for each payment period, the Attorney 
        General shall allocate to each State the sum of--
                    ``(A) subject to paragraph (2), an amount that 
                bears the same relation to one-third of such total as 
                the population in the State bears to the population in 
                all States;
                    ``(B) an amount that bears the same relation to 
                one-third of the amount remaining after the operation 
                of subparagraph (A) as the number of juveniles in the 
                State bears to the number of juveniles in all States;
                    ``(C) an amount that bears the same relation to 
                one-third of the amount remaining after the operation 
                of subparagraph (A) as the number of juveniles from 
                families with incomes below the poverty line in the 
                State bears to the number of such juveniles in all 
                States; and
                    ``(D) an amount that bears the same relation to the 
                amount remaining after the operation of subparagraph 
                (A) as the average annual number of part 1 violent 
                crimes reported by the State to the Federal Bureau of 
                Investigation for the 3 most recent calendar years for 
                which such data are available, bears to the number of 
                part 1 violent crimes reported by all States to the 
                Federal Bureau of Investigation for such years.
            ``(2) Minimum requirement.--Each State shall receive not 
        less than .35 percent of one-third of the total amount 
        appropriated pursuant to section 30209 for each payment period.
    ``(b) Local Distribution.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), each 
        State shall allocate among its units of general local 
        government the amount allocated under subsection (a) in a 
        manner consistent with the factors identified in that 
        subsection, and with the relative burdens and expenditures 
        assumed by each unit of general local government with respect 
        to crime prevention functions and activities.
            ``(2) Qualification.--A State may distribute funds 
        allocated under paragraph (1) to a unit of general local 
        government only after establishing to the satisfaction of the 
        Attorney General that the unit of general local government is 
        qualified to receive payments in accordance with subsections 
        (a) and (b) of section 30204.
            ``(3) Minimum requirement.--If under the formula 
        established by a State pursuant to paragraph (1), a unit of 
        general local government would receive less than $5,000 for the 
        payment period, the amount allocated shall be transferred to 
        the Governor of the State who shall equitably distribute the 
        allocation to all such units or consortia thereof.
    ``(c) Unavailability of Information.--For purposes of this section, 
if data regarding the measures governing allocation of funds under 
subsections (a) and (b) in any State are unavailable or substantially 
inaccurate, the Attorney General and the State shall utilize the best 
available comparable data for the purposes of allocation of any funds 
under this subtitle.

``SEC. 30206. UTILIZATION OF PRIVATE SECTOR.

    ``Funds or a portion of funds allocated under this subtitle may be 
used to contract with private nonprofit entities or community-based 
organizations or community development corporations to carry out the 
uses specified under section 30202(a).
``SEC. 30207. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

    ``A unit of general local government expending payments under this 
subtitle shall hold at least one public hearing on the proposed use of 
the payment in relation to its entire budget. At the hearing, persons 
shall be given an opportunity to provide written and oral views to the 
governmental authority responsible for enacting the budget and to ask 
questions about the entire budget and the relation of the payment to 
the entire budget. The government shall hold the hearing at a time and 
a place that allows and encourages public attendance and participation.

``SEC. 30208. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    ``The administrative provisions of part H of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 shall apply to the Attorney 
General for purposes of carrying out this subtitle.

``SEC. 30209. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out this subtitle $300,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
        years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.
            ``(2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to this 
        subsection shall remain available until expended.
    ``(b) Administrative Costs.--Not more than 1.5 percent of the 
amount made available pursuant to subsection (a) shall be used by the 
Attorney General for administrative costs.
    ``(c) Technical Assistance.--Not more than 1 percent of funds made 
available pursuant to this section in any fiscal year shall be 
available to the Ounce of Prevention Council for the provision of 
technical assistance under section 30203.''.

         TITLE III--WEED AND SEED COMMUNITY ANTI-CRIME PROGRAM

SEC. 301. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    The purpose of the Weed and Seed Program is to facilitate--
            (1) the formation of effective anti-crime and anti-drug 
        partnerships in high crime neighborhoods and communities that 
        involve the participation and cooperation of law enforcement 
        agencies, community groups, volunteer organizations, public and 
        private human service providers, civic and religious 
        organizations, and the business community; and
            (2) the creation of comprehensive anti-crime initiatives in 
        high crime neighborhoods and communities that are designed to--
                    (A) weed out violent crime, gang crime, and drug 
                trafficking by employing intensive community policing 
                strategies and maximizing the coordination and 
                integration of Federal, State, and local law 
                enforcement and criminal justice functions; and
                    (B) seed targeted geographical areas with an array 
                of crime and drug prevention programs, human service 
                agency resources, and economic revitalization and 
                neighborhood restoration strategies to prevent crime.

SEC. 302. EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR WEED AND SEED PROGRAMS.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of 
Justice an Executive Office for Weed and Seed Programs, under the 
authority of the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice 
Programs.
    (b) Duties.--The Executive Office for Weed and Seed Programs shall, 
in consultation with the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, implement and administer a multidisciplinary approach 
to weeding out crime and seeding services and activities that 
promotes--
            (1) safety and security;
            (2) the prevention of crime and juvenile delinquency; and
            (3) community revitalization.
    (c) Powers.--The Executive Office for Weed and Seed Programs shall 
have all the necessary powers to implement Weed and Seed Program 
activities, including the authority to--
            (1) make grants and awards;
            (2) enter into contracts and cooperative agreements;
            (3) reimburse and transfer funds to appropriation accounts 
        of the Department of Justice and other Federal agencies; and
            (4) execute Weed and Seed Program functions.

SEC. 303. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General may award grants to units of 
general local government (as defined in section 30201 of the Violent 
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (as amended by section 
201)), State and local agencies, and private nonprofit agencies and 
organizations to implement Weed and Seed Program activities.
    (b) Weeding Activities.--Weeding activities include the following 
activities and functions, implemented in a manner consistent with the 
community-based plan described in section 306(b)(2):
            (1) Intensifying law enforcement efforts to investigate, 
        prosecute, and punish violent and drug-related crime in 
        targeted communities.
            (2) Integrating and coordinating the efforts and resources 
        of Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, 
        including Federal, State, and local prosecutors.
            (3) Implementing intensive community policing strategies 
        designed to enhance public safety by increasing--
                    (A) the street patrol presence of law enforcement 
                officers in high-crime neighborhoods; and
                    (B) the interaction and cooperation between law 
                enforcement officers and residents in neighborhoods 
                experiencing high-intensity, high-frequency violent and 
                drug-related crime.
            (4) Programs that enhance home security procedures and the 
        security procedures of public and private housing developments.
    (c) Seeding Activities.--Seeding activities include the following 
activities and functions, implemented in a manner consistent with the 
community-based plan described in section 306(b)(2):
            (1) The coordinated collaborative efforts of law 
        enforcement agencies, human service agencies, the private 
        sector, and community groups to concentrate a broad array of 
        crime prevention programs such as drug treatment, family 
        services, and youth services in targeted neighborhoods and 
        communities to--
                    (A) create an environment where crime cannot 
                thrive;
                    (B) instill discipline and responsibility in at-
                risk youth; and
                    (C) develop positive community attitudes toward 
                combating violence and drug trafficking.
            (2) Efforts to revitalize distressed neighborhoods by 
        integrating Federal, State, local, and private sector resources 
        to facilitate the development of safe and secure housing and 
        economic opportunities in targeted neighborhoods.
            (3) Programs that engineer low-cost physical improvements 
        within neighborhoods.
            (4) Programs that increase the safety and security of 
        communities through environmental design and modification.

SEC. 304. PRIORITY.

    In awarding grants under section 303, the Attorney General shall 
give priority to applications that--
            (1) are innovative in approach to the implementation of a 
        coordinated Weed and Seed strategy;
            (2) are innovative in approach to the prevention of crime 
        in a specific area;
            (3) contain component programs and activities that have 
        clearly defined goals, objectives, and evaluation designs;
            (4) vary in approach to ensure that the effectiveness of 
        different anti-crime strategies may be evaluated;
            (5) demonstrate the financial and organizational commitment 
        of State and local public and private resources to support 
        specific Weed and Seed activities; and
            (6) coordinate crime prevention programs and activities 
        funded under this title with other existing Federal, State, 
        local, and private programs and activities operating in the 
        targeted Weed and Seed geographic area.

SEC. 305. USE OF FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--Funds awarded under this title may be used only to 
implement Weed and Seed activities consistent with this title and 
described in an approved application.
    (b) Guidelines.--The Attorney General shall issue guidelines that 
describe suggested purposes for which Weed and Seed grant awards may be 
used.
    (c) Equitable Distribution.--In distributing funds under this 
title, the Attorney General shall target funds to communities that have 
been severely distressed by crime and delinquency but shall also ensure 
the equitable distribution of awards on a geographic basis.

SEC. 306. APPLICATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Each applicant seeking a grant under this title 
shall prepare and submit to the Attorney General an application in such 
form, at such time, and in accordance with such procedures, as the 
Attorney General shall establish.
    (b) Contents of Application.--Each application for assistance under 
this section shall include--
            (1) a description of the distinctive factors that 
        contribute to chronic violent and drug-related crime within the 
        area proposed to be served by the grant;
            (2) a comprehensive community-based plan to attack 
        intensively the principal factors identified in paragraph (1), 
        including a description of--
                    (A) the specific weeding and seeding purposes and 
                activities for which grant funds are to be used;
                    (B) how law enforcement agencies, other State and 
                local government agencies, private nonprofit 
                organizations, civic and religious organizations, 
                business organizations, and interested members of the 
                community will cooperate in carrying out the purposes 
                of the grant, and the various activities and programs 
                to be funded by the grant; and
                    (C) how seeding activities proposed under the plan 
                are coordinated with, or related to, any other crime-, 
                gang-, and violence-prevention programs or activities 
                funded by Federal, State, or local government in the 
                geographic area targeted by the application;
            (3) an assurance that funds received under this title shall 
        be used to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds that 
        would otherwise be available for programs and activities funded 
        under this title;
            (4) an assurance that the recipients of funding under this 
        title will maintain separate and complete accounting records 
        for Weed and Seed Program activities;
            (5) an assurance that a community that seeks funding under 
        this title has convened a steering committee to supervise and 
        facilitate development of the community plan described in 
        paragraph (2) and the implementation of Weed and Seed Program 
        activities, and that such body--
                    (A) is comprised of high-level officials from 
                relevant State and local agencies, law enforcement and 
                prosecutorial authorities, public and private human 
                service and youth development providers, 
                representatives from the business sector, and members 
                of the applicant community; and
                    (B) includes the United States Attorney for the 
                District in which the applicant community is located; 
                and
            (6) an assurance that residents of the geographic area that 
        will be served by the grant have been involved in the 
        formulation of the community plan, and will be involved in its 
        implementation through volunteer activities and organizations.

SEC. 307. EVALUATION AND INSPECTION.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall provide for the 
rigorous and independent evaluation of the Weed and Seed Program in 
accordance with title I of this Act.
    (b) Collection of Information.--The Attorney General may require 
grant recipients under this title to collect, maintain, and report 
information relevant to any evaluation conducted pursuant to subsection 
(a), and to conduct and participate in specified evaluation and 
assessment activities and functions.
    (c) Investigations and Inspections.--The Attorney General may 
conduct such investigations and inspections as may be necessary to 
ensure compliance with this title.

SEC. 308. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Allocation of Cops on the Beat Funding for Weeding 
Activities.--Section 1001(a)(11)(B) of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793) is amended by 
inserting after the third sentence the following new sentence: ``In 
each fiscal year, the Attorney General may allocate up to $100,000,000 
for grants to support weeding activities under the Weed and Seed 
Program under title III of the Juvenile Crime Prevention and Reform Act 
of 1995 consistent with the purposes specified in part Q.''.
    (b) Seeding Activities.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out seeding activities under this title, $100,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.

SEC. 309. COORDINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS.

    Funds allocated to other Department of Justice appropriations 
accounts and designated by the Congress through legislative language or 
through policy guidance for Weed and Seed Program activities shall be 
managed and coordinated by the Attorney General through the Executive 
Office for Weed and Seed Programs. The Attorney General may direct the 
use of other Department of Justice funds and personnel in support of 
Weed and Seed Program activities after notifying the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives.

       TITLE IV--COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND SAFE PLACES GRANT PROGRAM

SEC. 401. COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND SAFE PLACES GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Grant Program.--Section 30401 of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 30401. COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND SAFE PLACES PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the `Community 
Schools and Safe Places Grant Program Act of 1995'.
    ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) the term `youth' means a person who is not younger 
        than 5 and not older than 18 years old;
            ``(2) the term `community-based organization' means a 
        private, locally initiated organization that--
                    ``(A) is a nonprofit organization, as defined in 
                section 103(23) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
                Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603(23)); and
                    ``(B) involves the participation, as appropriate, 
                of members of the community and community institutions 
                including--
                            ``(i) business and civic leaders actively 
                        involved in providing employment and business 
                        development opportunities in the community;
                            ``(ii) educators;
                            ``(iii) religious organizations (which 
                        shall not provide any religious instruction or 
                        religious worship in connection with an 
                        activity funded under this title);
                            ``(iv) law enforcement agencies; or
                            ``(v) other interested parties;
            ``(3) the term `eligible community' means an area 
        identified pursuant to subsection (e);
            ``(4) the term `Indian tribe' means a tribe, band, pueblo, 
        nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, 
        including an Alaska Native village (as defined in or 
        established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
        U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)), that is recognized as eligible for the 
        special programs and services provided by the United States to 
        Indians because of their status as Indians;
            ``(5) the term `poverty line' means the income official 
        poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and 
        Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) 
        of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) 
        applicable to a family of the size involved;
            ``(6) the term `public school' means a public elementary 
        school, as defined in section 1201(i) of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(i)), and a public secondary school, 
        as defined in section 1201(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1141(d));
            ``(7) the term `Secretaries' means the Secretary of Health 
        and Human Services and the Secretary of Education acting 
        jointly, in consultation and coordination with the Attorney 
        General; and
            ``(8) the term `State' means a State, the District of 
        Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of 
        the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the 
        United States Virgin Islands.
    ``(c) Program Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Allocations for states and indian tribes.--
                (i) For any fiscal year in which the sums appropriated 
                to carry out this section equal or exceed $20,000,000, 
                from the sums appropriated to carry out this section, 
                the Secretaries shall allocate for grants under 
                subparagraph (B) to community-based organizations or 
                public schools in each State, an amount bearing the 
                same ratio to such sums as the number of children in 
                the State who are members of families with incomes 
                below the poverty line bears to the number of children 
                in all States who are members of families with incomes 
                below the poverty line.
                    ``(ii) The Secretaries shall allocate an 
                appropriate amount of funds available under this 
                section for grants to Indian tribes.
                    ``(B) Grants to community-based organizations and 
                public schools from allocations.--For each fiscal year 
                described in subparagraph (A), the Secretaries may 
                award grants from the appropriate State or Indian tribe 
                allocation determined under subparagraph (A) on a 
                competitive basis to eligible community-based 
                organizations and public schools to pay for the Federal 
                share of assisting eligible communities develop and 
                carry out programs in accordance with this section.
                    ``(C) Reallocation.--If, at the end of such a 
                fiscal year, the Secretaries determine that funds 
                allocated for a particular State or Indian tribe under 
                subparagraph (B) remain unobligated, the Secretaries 
                shall use such funds to award grants to eligible 
                community-based organizations or public schools in 
                another State or Indian tribe to pay for the Federal 
                share of assisting eligible communities develop and 
                carry out programs in accordance with this section. In 
                awarding such grants, the Secretaries shall consider 
                the need to maintain geographic diversity among the 
                recipients of grants.
                    ``(D) Availability of funds.--Amounts made 
                available through under this paragraph grants shall 
                remain available until expended.
            ``(2) Other fiscal years.--For any fiscal year in which the 
        sums appropriated to carry out this section are less than 
        $20,000,000, the Secretaries may award grants on a competitive 
        basis to eligible community-based organizations or public 
        schools to pay for the Federal share of assisting eligible 
        communities develop and carry out programs in accordance with 
        this section.
            ``(3) Administrative costs.--The Secretaries shall not use 
        more than 2 percent of the funds appropriated to carry out this 
        section in any fiscal year for administrative costs, including 
        training and technical assistance.
    ``(d) Program Requirements.--
            ``(1) Location.--A community-based organization or public 
        school that receives a grant under this section shall ensure 
        that the program is carried out--
                    ``(A) when appropriate, in the facilities of a 
                public school during nonschool hours; or
                    ``(B) in another appropriate local facility that 
                is--
                            ``(i) in a location easily accessible to 
                        children in the community; and
                            ``(ii) in compliance with all applicable 
                        State and local ordinances.
            ``(2) Use of funds.--A community-based organization or 
        public school that receives funds under this section--
                    ``(A) shall use the funds to provide to children in 
                the eligible community services and activities that 
                include extracurricular and academic programs that are 
                offered--
                            ``(i) after school and on weekends and 
                        holidays, during the school year; and
                            ``(ii) as daily full-day programs (to the 
                        extent available resources permit) or as part-
                        day programs, during the summer months;
                    ``(B) may use the funds for incidental expenses 
                related to authorized programs, including the purchase 
                of equipment, repair or minor renovation of facilities, 
                transportation, staffing, health services, substance 
                abuse treatment, and family counseling for program 
                participants;
                    ``(C) shall use not more than 5 percent of the 
                funds to pay for the administrative costs of the 
                program;
                    ``(D) shall not use the funds to provide religious 
                worship or religious instruction; and
                    ``(E) may not use the funds for the general 
                operating costs of public schools.
    ``(e) Eligible Community Identification.--
            ``(1) Identification.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
        under this section, a community-based organization or public 
        school shall identify an eligible community to be assisted 
        under this section.
            ``(2) Criteria.--Such eligible community shall be an area 
        that meets such criteria as the Secretary may by regulation 
        establish, including criteria relating to poverty, juvenile 
        delinquency, and crime.
    ``(f) Community Participation.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, a community-based organization or public school 
submitting an application shall demonstrate that the projects and 
activities it seeks to fund involve the participation, when feasible 
and appropriate, of--
            ``(1) parents, family members, and other members of the 
        community being served;
            ``(2) civic and religious organizations;
            ``(3) local school officials and teachers employed at 
        schools within the eligible community;
            ``(4) public housing resident organizations; and
            ``(5) public and private nonprofit organizations and 
        organizations serving youth that provide education, child 
        protective services, or other human services to low-income, at-
        risk children and their families.
    ``(g) Applications.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this section, a community-based organization or public school 
        shall submit an application to the Secretaries at such time, in 
        such manner, and accompanied by such information, as the 
        Secretaries may reasonably require, and obtain approval of such 
        application.
            ``(2) Contents of application.--Each application submitted 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) describe the activities and services to be 
                provided through the program for which the grant is 
                sought;
                    ``(B) contain a comprehensive plan for the program 
                that is designed to achieve identifiable goals for 
                children in the eligible community;
                    ``(C) specify measurable goals and outcomes for the 
                program that--
                            ``(i)(I) will make a public school the 
                        focal point of the eligible community; or
                            ``(II) will make a local facility described 
                        in subsection (d)(1)(B) a focal point of the 
                        community; and
                            ``(ii) include reducing the percentage of 
                        children in the eligible community that enter 
                        the juvenile justice system, increasing the 
                        graduation rates, school attendance, and 
                        academic success of children in the eligible 
                        community, and improving the skills of program 
                        participants;
                    ``(D) contain an assurance that the community-based 
                organization or public school will use grant funds 
                received under this section to provide children in the 
                eligible community with activities and services 
                consistent with subsection (d)(2)(A);
                    ``(E) demonstrate the manner in which the 
                community-based organization or public school
                 will make use of the resources, expertise, and 
commitment of private entities in carrying out the program for which 
the grant is sought;
                    ``(F) include an estimate of the number of children 
                in the eligible community expected to be served under 
                the program;
                    ``(G) include a description of charitable private 
                resources, and all other resources, that will be made 
                available to achieve the goals of the program;
                    ``(H) contain an assurance that the community-based 
                organization or public school will comply with any 
                evaluation under subsection (k), any research effort 
                authorized under Federal law, and any investigation by 
                the Secretaries;
                    ``(I) contain an assurance that the community-based 
                organization or public school will prepare and submit 
                to the Secretaries an annual report regarding any 
                program conducted under this section;
                    ``(J) contain an assurance that the program for 
                which the grant is sought will, to the maximum extent 
                practicable, incorporate services that are provided 
                solely through non-Federal private or nonprofit 
                sources; and
                    ``(K) contain an assurance that the community-based 
                organization or public school will maintain separate 
                accounting records for the program.
            ``(3) Priority.--In awarding grants to carry out programs 
        under this section, the Secretaries shall give priority to 
        community-based organizations and public schools that submit 
        applications that demonstrate the greatest local support for 
        the programs they seek to fund.
    ``(h) Eligibility of Participants.--
            ``(1) In general.--To the extent practicable, each youth 
        who resides in an eligible community shall be eligible to 
        participate in a program carried out in such community that 
        receives assistance under this section.
            ``(2) Eligibility.--For a youth to be eligible to 
        participate in a program, the grantee shall obtain the consent 
        of a parent or guardian, unless it is not feasible to do so.
            ``(3) Nondiscrimination.--In selecting children to 
        participate in a program that receives assistance under this 
        section, a community-based organization or school shall not 
        discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, 
        national origin, or disability.
    ``(i) Investigations and Inspections.--The Secretaries may conduct 
such investigations and inspections as may be necessary to ensure 
compliance with this section.
    ``(j) Payments; Federal Share; Non-Federal Share.--
            ``(1) Payments.--The Secretaries shall, subject to the 
        availability of appropriations, pay to each community-based 
        organization or public school submitting an application under 
        subsection (g) the Federal share of the costs of developing and 
        carrying out programs described in subsection (c).
            ``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the costs of a 
        program under this section shall be not more than--
                    ``(A) 75 percent for each of the first 2 years of a 
                grant's duration;
                    ``(B) 70 percent for the third year of a grant's 
                duration; and
                    ``(C) 60 percent for each year thereafter.
            ``(3) Non-federal share.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The non-Federal share of the 
                costs of a program under this section may be in cash or 
                in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, 
                and services (including the services described in 
                subsection (d)(2)(B)). Federal funds appropriated for 
                the activity of any agency of an Indian tribal 
                government or the Bureau of Indian Affairs on any 
                Indian lands may be used to provide the non-Federal 
                share of the costs of programs or projects funded under 
                this section.
                    ``(B) Special rule.--Not less than 15 percent of 
                the non-Federal share of the costs of a program under 
                this section shall be provided from private or 
                nonprofit sources.
    ``(k) Evaluation.--In accordance with title I of the Juvenile Crime 
Prevention and Reform Act of 1995, the Secretaries shall conduct a 
thorough evaluation of the programs assisted under this section.''.
    (b) Continuation of Certain Grants.--Notwithstanding section 4, the 
Secretaries may continue grants or fund applications under subtitle D 
of title III of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
1994 for which an application has been submitted on or before the date 
of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Funding.--Section 30403 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 Act is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 30403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Health and Human Services to carry out this subtitle, $160,000,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.''.
           TITLE V--CONSOLIDATION OF GANG PREVENTION PROGRAMS

SEC. 501. REPEAL OF EXISTING GANG PREVENTION PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--The following provisions of law are repealed:
            (1) Sections 3501, 3502, 3503, 3504, and 3505 of the Anti-
        Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11801, 11802, 11803, 11804, 
        11805).
            (2) Sections 281, 281A, 282, and 282A of the Juvenile 
        Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5667, 
        5667-1, 5667a, 5667a-1).
    (b) Continuation of Programs.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 
Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention and the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families of the 
Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this title as 
the ``Administrator'' and the ``Assistant Secretary'', respectively) 
may continue grants awarded under the provision referred to in 
subsection (a) on or before the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 502. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIFIED GANG PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION 
              PROGRAM.

    The Administrator and the Assistant Secretary may jointly make 
grants to public agencies and private nonprofit agencies, 
organizations, and institutions to--
            (1) prevent and reduce the participation of juveniles in 
        the illegal activities of gangs;
            (2) promote the involvement of juveniles who are at risk of 
        gang involvement in constructive, productive, lawful 
        alternatives to illegal gang activities;
            (3) support local law enforcement agencies in conducting 
        educational outreach activities in communities in which gangs 
        commit drug-related and violent crimes;
            (4) prevent gang-related activities from endangering and 
        disrupting the learning environment in elementary and secondary 
        schools;
            (5) support the coordination and integration of the gang 
        prevention and intervention activities of local education, 
        juvenile justice, employment and social service agencies, and 
        community-based organizations with a proven record of providing 
        juvenile gang prevention and intervention services in an 
        effective and efficient manner;
            (6) provide treatment and rehabilitation services to 
        members of juvenile gangs who abuse drugs; and
            (7) provide services to prevent juveniles who have come 
        into contact with the juvenile justice system as a result of 
        gang-related activity from repeating or continuing such 
        conduct.

SEC. 503. APPLICATION FOR GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.

    (a) Submission of Applications.--Any agency, organization, or 
institution seeking to receive a grant, or to enter into a contract, 
under this title shall submit an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Administrator and 
Assistant Secretary may jointly prescribe.
    (b) Contents of Application.--Each application for assistance under 
this title shall--
            (1) specify a project or activity for carrying out 1 or 
        more of the purposes specified in section 502 and identify the 
        purpose that such project or activity is designed to carry out;
            (2) provide that such project or activity shall be 
        administered by, or under the supervision of, the applicant;
            (3) describe how such program or activity is coordinated 
        with, or relates to, any other crime, gang, or violence 
        prevention programs or activities funded by Federal, State, or 
        local government--
                    (A) in which the applicant participates; and
                    (B) in the geographic area targeted by the 
                application;
            (4) provide that regular reports on such project or 
        activity shall be submitted to the Administrator and Assistant 
        Secretary; and
            (5) provide for such fiscal control and fund accounting 
        procedures as may be necessary to ensure prudent use, proper 
        distribution, and accurate accounting of funds received under 
        this title.

SEC. 504. APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.

    In jointly selecting among applications submitted under section 
503, the Administrator and the Assistant Secretary shall give priority 
to applications that--
            (1) substantially involve, or are broadly supported by, 
        community-based organizations experienced in providing services 
        to juveniles; and
            (2) support projects and activities in geographical areas 
        in which juvenile gang-related crime is frequent and serious.

SEC. 505. AMOUNT OF GRANT.

    The amount of a grant under this title shall not exceed 75 percent 
of the total costs of the program described in the application 
submitted under section 503 for the fiscal year for which the program 
receives assistance.

SEC. 506. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Justice to carry out this title $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.
     TITLE VI--FURTHER CONSOLIDATION OF PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH

SEC. 601. FURTHER CONSOLIDATION OF PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Ounce of Prevention Council shall submit to Congress a 
report regarding the elimination of duplication and inefficiency in the 
structure and operation of Federal juvenile crime and delinquency 
prevention programs.
    (b) Requirements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) discuss the extent to which programs in different 
        Federal agencies serve similar purposes and target populations;
            (2) discuss whether multiple Federal program structures, 
        each receiving limited appropriations, deliver services to at-
        risk youth (as defined in section 30201(1) of the Violent Crime 
        Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (as amended by section 
        201)) in an optimal, cost-effective fashion; and
            (3) make specific recommendations regarding the 
        elimination, consolidation, and modification of crime and 
        delinquency prevention programs in all Federal agencies and 
        departments.
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