[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[S. 1582 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1582

   To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act and the Missing 
           Children's Assistance Act, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            February 29 (legislative day, February 28), 1996

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act and the Missing 
           Children's Assistance Act, 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 ``Runaway and Homeless Youth 
Reauthorization Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT OF 1974.

    (a) Runaway and Homeless Youth.--Section 385 of the Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5733) is 
amended to read as follows:

                   ``authorization of appropriations

    ``Sec. 385. (a)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title (other than part B and section 344) $75,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.
    ``(2) Not less than 90 percent of the funds appropriated under 
paragraph (1) for a fiscal year shall be available to carry out section 
311(a) in such fiscal year.
    ``(3) After making the allocation required by paragraph (2), the 
Secretary shall reserve for the purpose of carrying out section 331 not 
less than $911,700 for each of the fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 
2000.
    ``(4) In the use of funds appropriated under paragraph (1) that are 
in excess of $38,000,000 but less than $42,600,000, priority may be 
given to awarding enhancement grants to programs (with priority to 
programs that receive grants of less than $85,000), for the purpose of 
allowing such programs to achieve higher performance standards, 
including--
            ``(A) increasing and retaining trained staff;
            ``(B) strengthening family reunification efforts;
            ``(C) improving aftercare services;
            ``(D) fostering better coordination of services with public 
        and private entities;
            ``(E) providing comprehensive services, including health 
        and mental health care, education, prevention and crisis 
        intervention, and vocational services; and
            ``(F) improving data collection efforts.
    ``(5) In the use of funds appropriated under paragraph (1) that are 
in excess of $42,599,999--
            ``(A) 50 percent may be targeted at developing new programs 
        in unserved or underserved communities; and
            ``(B) 50 percent may be targeted at program enhancement 
        activities described in paragraph (4).
    ``(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), there are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out part B of this title $25,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.
    ``(2) No funds may be appropriated to carry out part B of this 
title for a fiscal year unless the aggregate amount appropriated for 
such fiscal year to carry out part A of this title exceeds $26,900,000.
    ``(c) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 
344 of this title $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997, 1998, 
1999, and 2000.
    ``(d) The Secretary (through the Administration on Children, Youth 
and Families which shall administer this title) shall consult with the 
Attorney General (through the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention) for the purpose of coordinating the 
development and implementation of programs and activities funded under 
this title with those related programs and activities funded under 
title II of this Act and under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.).
    ``(e) No funds appropriated to carry out the purposes of this 
title--
            ``(1) may be used for any program or activity which is not 
        specifically authorized by this title; or
            ``(2) may be combined with funds appropriated under any 
        other Act if the purpose of combining such funds is to make a 
        single discretionary grant or a single discretionary payment 
        unless such funds are separately identified in all grants and 
        contracts and are used for the purposes specified in this 
        title.''.
    (b) Missing Children's Assistance.--Section 408 of the Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5777) is 
amended to read as follows:

                   ``authorization of appropriations

    ``Sec. 408. To carry out the provisions of this title, there are 
authorized to be appropriated $6,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.''.
    (c) Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs.--
Section 506 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5785) is amended to read as follows:

                   ``authorization of appropriations

    ``Sec. 506. To carry out this title, there are authorized to be 
appropriated $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 
and 2000.''.

SEC. 3. ANTI-DRUG ABUSE ACT OF 1986.

    (a) Drug Education and Prevention Relating to Youth Gangs.--Section 
3505 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11805) is amended to 
read as follows:

``SEC. 3505. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``To carry out this chapter, there are authorized to be 
appropriated $16,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 
and 2000.''.
    (b) Program For Runaway and Homeless Youth.--Section 3513 of the 
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11823) is amended to read as 
follows:

``SEC. 3513. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``To carry out this chapter, there are authorized to be 
appropriated $16,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 
and 2000.''.

SEC. 4. CRIME CONTROL ACT OF 1990.

    Section 214B of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13004) is 
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 214B. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) Sections 213 and 214.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out sections 213 and 214 $15,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.
    ``(b) Section 214A.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out section 214A $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997, 
1998, 1999, and 2000.''.
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