[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[S. 1005 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1005

To provide assistance to mobilize and support United States communities 
in carrying out community-based youth development programs that assure 
  that all youth have access to programs and services that build the 
  competencies and character development needed to fully prepare the 
 youth to become adults and effective citizens, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 7, 2001

 Mr. Jeffords (for himself, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Cleland, and 
   Mr. Dodd) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide assistance to mobilize and support United States communities 
in carrying out community-based youth development programs that assure 
  that all youth have access to programs and services that build the 
  competencies and character development needed to fully prepare the 
 youth to become adults and effective citizens, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

          TITLE I--SHORT TITLE; POLICY; FINDINGS; DEFINITIONS

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Younger Americans Act''.

SEC. 102. A NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY.

    It is the policy of the United States, in keeping with the 
traditional United States concept that youth are the Nation's most 
valuable resource, that youth of the Nation need, and it is the joint 
and several duty and responsibility of governments of the United 
States, of the several States and political subdivisions, and of Indian 
tribes, to assure that all youth are assured of access to, the full 
array of core resources, including--
            (1) ongoing relationships with caring adults;
            (2) safe places with structured activities;
            (3) services that promote healthy lifestyles, including 
        services designed to improve physical and mental health;
            (4) opportunities to acquire marketable skills and 
        competencies; and
            (5) opportunities for community service and civic 
        participation.

SEC. 103. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) young people under 18 years of age are now the most 
        impoverished age group, with 20 percent of the young people 
        living in poverty, a higher percentage than in 1968, with the 
        percentage of minority children living in poverty being about 
        twice as high;
            (2) more than 1 of 4 families is headed by a single parent 
        and the percentage of families headed by single parents has 
        risen steadily over the past few decades, and has risen 13 
        percent since 1990;
            (3) approximately 8,000,000 school-age children under 14 
        years of age spend time without adult supervision on a regular 
        basis;
            (4) 70 percent of children and adolescents in need of 
        mental health treatment do not receive such treatment;
            (5) there is a need to address the developmental needs of 
        all youth, including youth with disabilities, while providing 
        more intensive support for youth in communities where need is 
        greatest;
            (6) there is a need to engage youth and their parents as 
        active participants in decisionmaking that affects their lives, 
        including the design, development, implementation, and 
        evaluation of youth development programs at the Federal, State, 
        and community levels;
            (7) existing outcome driven youth development strategies, 
        pioneered by community-based organizations, hold real promise 
        for promoting positive behaviors by youth and preventing youth 
        problems;
            (8) formal evaluations of youth development programs have 
        documented significant improvements in interpersonal skills, 
        quality of peer and adult relationships, self-control, 
        cognitive competencies, commitment to schooling, and academic 
        achievement;
            (9) formal evaluations of youth development programs have 
        documented significant reductions in drug and alcohol use, 
        school misbehavior, aggressive behavior, violence, truancy, 
        high-risk sexual behavior, and smoking;
            (10) compared to United States youth generally, youth 
        participating in activities provided by community-based 
        organizations are more than 26 percent more likely to report 
        having received recognition for good grades than United States 
        youth generally and nearly 20 percent more likely to rate the 
        likelihood of their going to college as ``very high'' than 
        United States youth generally;
            (11) an effective partnership between the public and 
        private sector is necessary to promote access to the full array 
        of core resources for youth who need such resources because the 
        private sector alone does not have the capacity to promote such 
        access; and
            (12) the availability and use of Federal resources can be 
        effective incentives to leverage broader community support to 
        enable entities carrying out local youth development programs 
        to provide the full array of core resources, remove barriers to 
        access to core resources, promote program effectiveness, and 
        facilitate coordination of activities, and collaboration within 
        the community to ensure the most efficient use of resources.

SEC. 104. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Area agency on youth.--The term ``area agency on 
        youth'' means an area agency on youth designated under section 
        304(a)(2)(A).
            (2) Associate commissioner.--The term ``Associate 
        Commissioner'' means the Associate Commissioner of the Family 
        and Youth Services Bureau of the Administration on Children, 
        Youth, and Families of the Department of Health and Human 
        Services.
            (3) Community-based.--The term ``community-based'', used 
        with respect to an organization, means an organization that--
                    (A) is representative of a community or significant 
                segment of a community; and
                    (B) is engaged in providing services to the 
                community.
            (4) Community board.--The term ``community board'' means a 
        community board established in accordance with section 307(a).
            (5) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Office of National Youth Policy.
            (6) Funding and coordinating agency.--The term ``funding 
        and coordinating agency'' means an organization that--
                    (A) is directed by a board with wide representation 
                from a community;
                    (B) generates and distributes charitable funds for 
                diverse health and human service programs and 
                coordinates the efforts of multiple agencies as needed 
                or requested; and
                    (C) does not itself provide direct services to 
                children, youth, or their families.
            (7) Indian.--The term ``Indian'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 4(d) of the Indian Self-Determination and 
        Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(d)).
            (8) Native american organization.--The term ``Native 
        American organization'' means--
                    (A) a tribal organization, as defined in section 
                4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
                Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l));
                    (B) a Native Hawaiian Organization, as defined in 
                section 4009(4) of the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. 
                Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement 
                Amendments of 1988 (20 U.S.C. 4909(4)) (as in effect on 
                the day before the date of enactment of the Improving 
                America's Schools Act of 1994);
                    (C) an Alaska Native Village Corporation or 
                Regional Corporation as defined in or established 
                pursuant to the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act 
                (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); or
                    (D) a private nonprofit organization established 
                for the purpose of serving youth who are Indians or 
                Native Hawaiians.
            (9) Native hawaiian.--The term ``Native Hawaiian'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 4009(1) of the Augustus F. 
        Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School 
        Improvement Amendments of 1988 (20 U.S.C. 4909(1)) (as in 
        effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Improving 
        America's Schools Act of 1994).
            (10) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the Office of 
        National Youth Policy.
            (11) Outlying area.--The term ``outlying area'' means the 
        United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
            (12) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services.
            (13) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
        States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the 
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
            (14) Unit of general purpose local government.--The term 
        ``unit of general purpose local government'' means--
                    (A) a political subdivision of a State whose 
                authority is general and not limited to only 1 function 
                or combination of related functions; or
                    (B) a Native American organization.
            (15) Youth.--The term ``youth'' means an individual who is 
        not younger than age 10 and not older than age 19.
            (16) Youth development organization.--The term ``youth 
        development'', used with respect to an organization, means a 
        public or private youth-serving organization with a major 
        emphasis on providing youth development programs.
            (17) Youth development programs.--The term ``youth 
        development programs'' means programs, services, and activities 
        that prepare youth to contribute to their communities and to 
        meet the challenges of adolescence and adulthood through a 
        structured, progressive series of activities and experiences 
        (in contrast to deficit-based approaches that focus solely on 
        youth problems) that--
                    (A) help the youth obtain social, emotional, 
                ethical, physical, and cognitive competencies; and
                    (B) address the broader developmental resources all 
                children and youth need, such as the core resources 
                described in section 102.
            (18) Youth-serving organization.--The term ``youth-
        serving'', used with respect to an organization, means a public 
        or private organization with a primary focus on providing youth 
        development programs, or health, mental health, fitness, 
        education, workforce preparation, substance abuse prevention, 
        child welfare, evaluation and assessment, parenting, 
        recreation, teen pregnancy prevention, rehabilitative, or 
        residential services, to youth.

            TITLE II--COORDINATION OF NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY

SEC. 201. OFFICE ON NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Executive Office of 
the President an Office of National Youth Policy.
    (b) Administration.--The Office of National Youth Policy 
established under subsection (a) shall be administered by a Director 
who shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of 
the Senate.
    (c) Responsibilities.--The Director appointed under subsection (b) 
shall--
            (1) establish, in cooperation with the Associate 
        Commissioner, policies, objectives, and priorities for youth 
        development programs funded under this Act;
            (2) serve as an effective and visible advocate for youth in 
        the Federal Government, with other departments, agencies, and 
        instrumentalities of the Federal Government, including the 
        Corporation for National Service, by actively reviewing and 
        commenting on all Federal policies affecting youth;
            (3) develop mechanisms to resolve administrative and 
        programmatic conflicts between Federal programs that would be 
        barriers to parents, community-based, youth-serving, and youth 
        development organizations, local government entities, education 
        entities, older adult organizations, faith-based organizations, 
        and organizations supporting youth involved in community 
        service and civic participation, related to the coordination of 
        services and funding for programs promoting access to the full 
        array of core resources described in section 102; and
            (4) consult with and assist State and local governments 
        with respect to barriers the governments encounter related to 
        the coordination of services and funding for youth development 
        programs under this Act.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purposes of carrying 
out this title, there are authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for 
fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 
succeeding fiscal years, to remain available until expended.

SEC. 202. COUNCIL ON NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--There is established in the Department of 
        Health and Human Services a Council on National Youth Policy 
        (referred to in this section as the ``Council'').
            (2) Composition.--
                    (A) Number.--The Council shall be composed of 15 
                members.
                    (B) Qualifications.--The Secretary shall appoint 
                the 15 members of the Council from among--
                            (i) individuals who have expertise in or 
                        experience with youth development or youth-
                        serving programs, especially programs serving 
                        rural and inner-city urban youth;
                            (ii) representatives of national 
                        organizations with an interest in youth 
                        development programs;
                            (iii) representatives of business;
                            (iv) representatives of minorities;
                            (v) parents; and
                            (vi) youth who have participated in local 
                        youth development programs.
                    (C) Age.--At least \1/3\ of the individuals 
                appointed shall be younger than age 20 at the time of 
                appointment.
                    (D) Limitations.--No full-time officer or employee 
                of the Federal Government may be appointed to be a 
                member of the Council.
    (b) Appointment and Terms.--
            (1) Terms.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in 
                this section, a member of the Council shall serve for a 
                term of 3 years.
                    (B) End of term.--The term shall end on March 31 
                regardless of the actual date of the appointment of the 
                member.
            (2) Service.--Members of the Council shall serve without 
        regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Service During Vacancies.--Any member appointed to fill a 
vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which such 
member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder 
of such term. Members shall be eligible for reappointment and may 
continue to serve after the expiration of their terms until their 
successors have taken office.
    (d) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Council shall not affect the 
powers of the Council, but shall be filled in the same manner as the 
original appointment was made.
    (e) Chairperson.--The Secretary shall designate a Chairperson for 
the Council from among the members appointed to the Council.
    (f) Meetings.--The Council shall meet at the call of the 
Chairperson at least twice a year.
    (g) Duties.--The Council shall--
            (1) advise and assist the Secretary on matters regarding 
        the core resources youth need and the capacity of youth to 
        contribute to the Nation and their communities;
            (2) directly advise the Director and the Associate 
        Commissioner on matters affecting the youth development needs 
        of youth for services and assistance provided under this Act;
            (3) make recommendations to the President, to the Director, 
        to the Secretary, to the Associate Commissioner, and to 
        Congress with respect to Federal policies regarding youth; and
            (4) provide public forums for discussion on issues 
        regarding youth, publicize the core resources youth need, and 
        obtain information relating to assuring all youth access to the 
        full array of core resources described in section 102, by 
        conducting public hearings, and by conducting or sponsoring 
        conferences, workshops, and other similar meetings.
    (h) Reports.--Not later than March 31 of 2003 and each subsequent 
year, the Council shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an annual 
report of the findings and recommendations of the Council. The 
Secretary shall transmit each such report to Congress together with 
comments and recommendations.
    (i) Travel Expenses.--Members of the Council shall not receive 
compensation for the performance of services for the Council, but shall 
be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes 
or regular places of business in the performance of services for the 
Council. Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, 
the Secretary may accept the voluntary and uncompensated services of 
members of the Council.
    (j) Permanent Committee.--Section 14 of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Council.
    (k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $250,000 for fiscal year 2002 
and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2003 through 2006.

           TITLE III--GRANTS FOR STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

SEC. 301. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this title is to encourage and assist State 
agencies, community boards, and area agencies on youth to mobilize and 
support communities in planning, implementing, and being accountable 
for strategies that link community-based organizations, local 
government, volunteer centers, schools, faith-based organizations, 
business, and other segments of the community to assure that all youth 
have access to the full array of core resources consisting of--
            (1) ongoing relationships with caring adults;
            (2) safe places with structured activities;
            (3) services that promote healthy lifestyles, including 
        services designed to improve physical and mental health;
            (4) opportunities to acquire marketable skills and 
        competencies; and
            (5) opportunities for community service and civic 
        participation.

SEC. 302. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$500,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, 
$1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 
2005, and $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.

SEC. 303. ALLOTMENTS TO STATES.

    (a) Reservations.--From sums appropriated under section 302 for 
each fiscal year, the Associate Commissioner shall reserve--
            (1) 95 percent of the sums for allotments to States to 
        enable the States to make allocations to area agencies on 
        youth;
            (2) 1 percent of the sums for grants to Native American 
        organizations to carry out activities consistent with the 
        objectives of this title;
            (3) 1 percent of the sums for grants to outlying areas to 
        carry out activities consistent with the objectives of this 
        title; and
            (4) 3 percent of the sums for Federal competitive grant 
        programs aimed at demonstrating ways to respond, through 
        programs that meet the requirements of subsection (b), to the 
        special developmental needs of youth--
                    (A) in correctional facilities and other out-of-
                home residential settings;
                    (B) in areas with high concentrations of poverty;
                    (C) in rural areas;
                    (D) in situations where youth are at higher risk 
                due to abuse, neglect, disconnection from family, 
                disconnection from school, or another community risk 
                factor; and
                    (E) in alternative educational settings or who have 
                been expelled or suspended from school.
    (b) Use of Funds.--For each fiscal year for which a State receives 
a State allotment, the State shall ensure that funds made available 
through the allotment, and used by the State or an area agency on youth 
in the State to fund youth development programs, shall be used for the 
purpose of conducting community-based youth development programs that--
            (1) recognize the primary role of the family in positive 
        youth development in order to strengthen families;
            (2) promote the involvement of youth (including program 
        participants), parents, and other community members in the 
        planning and implementation of the youth development programs;
            (3) coordinate services with other entities providing youth 
        and family services in the community, including the youth and 
        family services provided by local educational agencies;
            (4) eliminate barriers, such as a lack of transportation, 
        cost, and service delivery location, to the accessibility of 
        core youth development services;
            (5) provide, directly or through a written contract, a 
        broad variety of accessible youth development programs for 
        youth that are designed to assist youth in acquiring skills and 
        competencies that are necessary to make a successful transition 
        from childhood to adulthood;
            (6) incorporate activities that foster relationships 
        between positive adult role models and youth, provide age-
        appropriate activities, and provide activities that engage 
        youth in, and promote, positive youth development, including 
        activities such as--
                    (A) youth clubs, character development activities, 
                mentoring, community service, leadership development, 
                recreation, and literacy and educational tutoring;
                    (B) sports, workforce readiness activities, peer 
                counseling, and fine and performing arts; and
                    (C) camping and environmental education, cultural 
                enrichment, risk avoidance programs, academic 
                enrichment, and participant-defined special interest 
                group activities, courses, or clubs; and
            (7) employ strong outreach efforts to engage the 
        participation of a wide range of youth, families, and service 
        providers, including youth with disabilities.
    (c) Allotments.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), from 
        sums reserved under subsection (a)(1), the Associate 
        Commissioner shall allot to each State the sum (referred to in 
        this title as the ``State allotment'') of--
                    (A) an amount that bears the same relation to \1/2\ 
                of the reserved sums as the number of individuals who 
                are not younger than age 10 and not older than age 19 
                in the State bears to the number of such individuals in 
                all the States; and
                    (B) an amount that bears the same relation to \1/2\ 
                of the reserved sums as the number of youth who are 
                receiving free or reduced price lunches under the 
                school lunch program established under the Richard B. 
                Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et 
                seq.) in the State bears to the number of such youth in 
all the States.
            (2) State minimum.--No State shall be allotted less than 
        0.40 percent of the reserved sums for a fiscal year.
            (3) Determinations.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
        number of individuals who are not younger than age 10 and not 
        older than age 19 in any State and in all the States, and the 
        number of youth who are receiving free or reduced price lunches 
        under the school lunch program established under the Richard B. 
        Russell National School Lunch Act in any State and in all the 
        States, shall be determined by the Associate Commissioner on 
        the basis of the most recent data available from the Bureau of 
        the Census, and other reliable demographic data satisfactory to 
        the Associate Commissioner.
    (d) Reallotments.--Whenever the Associate Commissioner determines 
that any amount allotted to a State for a fiscal year under this 
section will not be used by such State for carrying out the purpose for 
which the allotment was made, the Associate Commissioner shall make 
such amount available for carrying out such purpose to 1 or more other 
States to the extent the Associate Commissioner determines that such 
other States will be able to use such amount for carrying out such 
purpose.
    (e) Withholding.--
            (1) In general.--If the Associate Commissioner finds that 
        any State has failed to meet the State plan requirements of 
        section 305 or the allocation requirements of section 306(b), 
        the Associate Commissioner shall withhold the State allotment 
        from such State.
            (2) Disbursal.--The Associate Commissioner shall disburse 
        the funds withheld directly to any entity that is a public or 
        private institution, organization, or agency, or unit of 
        general purpose local government of such State that submits an 
        approved plan described in section 308, if the plan includes an 
        agreement that the entity will--
                    (A) make available (directly or through donations 
                from public or private entities) non-Federal 
                contributions, in cash or in kind, in an amount equal 
                to a percentage determined for the State of the funds; 
                and
                    (B) comply with the requirements of this Act that 
                apply to States receiving State allotments under this 
                section.

SEC. 304. STATE AGENCIES AND PLANNING AND MOBILIZATION AREAS.

    (a) State Agencies.--In order for a State to be eligible to receive 
a State allotment under this title--
            (1) the State shall, in accordance with regulations issued 
        by the Associate Commissioner, designate a State agency as the 
        sole State agency to--
                    (A) develop a State plan to be submitted to the 
                Associate Commissioner for approval pursuant to section 
                305;
                    (B) administer the plan in the State;
                    (C) be primarily responsible for the planning, 
                policy development, administration, coordination, 
                priority setting, and evaluation of all State 
                activities related to the objectives of this Act;
                    (D) serve as an effective and visible advocate for 
                youth by reviewing and commenting on all State plans, 
                budgets, and policies that affect youth; and
                    (E) divide the State into distinct planning and 
                mobilization areas, after considering the views offered 
                by units of general purpose local government and 
                appropriate public or private agencies and 
                organizations in the State, in accordance with 
                regulations issued by the Associate Commissioner; and
            (2) the State agency shall--
                    (A) designate for each such area, after 
                consideration of the views offered by the units of 
                general purpose local government and by agencies and 
                organizations in such areas, a public or private 
                nonprofit agency or organization to serve as the area 
                agency on youth for such area;
                    (B) provide assurances that the State agency will 
                solicit and take into account, with regard to general 
                policy related to the development and the 
                administration of the State plan for any fiscal year, 
                the views of youth who are the recipients of services 
                provided for in the plan;
                    (C) in accordance with guidelines issued by the 
                Associate Commissioner, make allocations to area 
                agencies on youth pursuant to section 306(b);
                    (D) provide assurances that Federal funds made 
                available under this title for the State for any period 
                will be used to supplement, and not supplant, the 
                State, local, and other funds that would in the absence 
                of such Federal funds be made available for the youth 
                development programs described in this title;
                    (E) coordinate its activities with other State 
                agencies and offices, including--
                            (i) State Commissions on National and 
                        Community Service established under section 178 
                        of the National and Community Service Act of 
                        1990 (42 U.S.C. 12638);
                            (ii) entities carrying out programs under 
                        the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
                        5701 et seq.) and other programs under the 
                        Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
                        of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.);
                            (iii) entities carrying out independent 
                        living programs;
                            (iv) entities carrying out foster care 
                        programs;
                            (v) youth councils established under 
                        section 117(h) of the Workforce Investment Act 
                        of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2832(h)); and
                            (vi) entities carrying out related 
                        activities under the Elementary and Secondary 
                        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.); 
                        and
                    (F) compile reports from area agencies on youth, 
                including outcome and utilization data developed under 
                section 501(1) and evaluation information regarding 
                youth development programs funded under this title, 
                provide an annual report based on the compilation to 
                the Associate Commissioner, and provide a copy of such 
                report to the Director.
    (b) Planning and Mobilization Areas.--
            (1) Unit of general purpose local government.--
                    (A) Criteria.--In carrying out subsection (a)(1), 
                the State agency may designate as a planning and 
                mobilization area any unit of general purpose local 
                government that has a population of 100,000 or more. In 
                particular, the State agency may designate such a unit 
                as a planning and mobilization area if the unit has 
                been engaged in youth development program planning and 
                mobilization, such as a community of promise designated 
                by America's Promise: the Alliance for Youth.
                    (B) Hearing.--In any case in which a unit of 
                general purpose local government applies to the State 
                agency to be designated as a planning and mobilization 
                area under this paragraph, the State agency shall, upon 
                request, provide an opportunity for a hearing to such 
                unit of general purpose local government.
            (2) Region.--The State agency may designate as a planning 
        and mobilization area under subsection (a)(1) any region in the 
        State that includes 1 or more units of general purpose local 
        government if the State agency determines that the designation 
        of such a regional planning and mobilization area is necessary 
        for, and will enhance, the effective administration of the 
        youth development programs authorized by this title.
            (3) Additional areas.--The State agency may include in any 
        planning and mobilization area designated under subsection 
        (a)(1) such additional areas, adjacent to a unit of general 
        purpose local government, as the State agency determines are 
        necessary for, and will enhance, the effective administration 
        of the youth development programs authorized by this title.
            (4) Indian reservations.--The State agency, in carrying out 
        subsection (a)(1), shall to the extent practicable include all 
        portions of an Indian reservation in a single planning and 
        mobilization area.

SEC. 305. STATE PLANS.

    (a) In General.--To be eligible to receive a State allotment under 
this title, a State shall develop, prepare, and submit to the Associate 
Commissioner a State plan, for a 2-, 3-, or 4-year period determined by 
the State agency, at such time, in such manner, and meeting such 
criteria as the Associate Commissioner may by regulation prescribe, and 
shall make such annual revisions as may be necessary to the plan.
    (b) Contents.--Each such State plan shall contain assurances that 
the plan is based on area plans developed under section 308 by area 
agencies on youth in the State and that the State has prepared and 
distributed a uniform format for use by area agencies on youth in 
developing the area plans.

SEC. 306. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR STATE ACTIVITIES AND LOCAL 
              ALLOCATIONS.

    (a) In General.--From a State allotment made under this title for 
any fiscal year--
            (1)(A) the State agency may use such amount as the State 
        agency determines to be appropriate, but not more than 7 
        percent, for the purposes of subparagraphs (B) and (C);
            (B) the State agency may use such amount as the State 
        agency determines to be appropriate, but not more than 4 
        percent of the State allotment, for paying the cost of--
                    (i) reviewing area plans and distributing funds to 
                area agencies on youth; and
                    (ii) assisting community boards and area agencies 
                on youth in carrying out activities under this title; 
                and
            (C) the State agency may use such amount as the State 
        agency determines to be appropriate, but not less than 3 
        percent and not more than 7 percent of the State allotment, for 
        making State discretionary grants to respond to the special 
        developmental needs of youth--
                    (i) in correctional facilities and other out-of-
                home residential settings;
                    (ii) in areas with high concentrations of poverty;
                    (iii) in rural areas;
                    (iv) in situations where youth are at greater risk 
                due to abuse, neglect, disconnection from family, 
                disconnection from school, or another community risk 
                factor; and
                    (v) in alternative educational settings or who have 
                been expelled or suspended from school; and
            (2) the State agency shall use the remainder of such 
        allotment to make allocations under subsection (b) to area 
        agencies on youth associated with planning and mobilization 
        areas, to pay for the cost of youth development programs under 
        this title that are specified in area plans that--
                    (A) are developed through a comprehensive and 
                coordinated system of planning;
                    (B) have been approved by the community boards 
                involved; and
                    (C) have been approved by the State agency.
    (b) Allocations and Competitive Grants.--
            (1) Allocations.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), from 
        the remainder of the State allotment described in subsection 
        (a)(2), the State agency, using the best available data, shall 
        allocate for each planning and mobilization area in the State 
the sum of--
                    (A) an amount that bears the same relation to \1/2\ 
                of the remainder as the number of individuals who are 
                not younger than age 10 and not older than age 19 in 
                the planning and mobilization area bears to the number 
                of such individuals in the State; and
                    (B) an amount that bears the same relation to \1/2\ 
                of the remainder as the number of youth who are 
                receiving free or reduced price lunches under the 
                school lunch program established under the Richard B. 
                Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et 
                seq.) in the planning and mobilization area bears to 
                the number of such youth in the State.
            (2) Competitive grants.--
                    (A) In general.--For any year for which the amount 
                appropriated to carry out this Act is less than 
                $150,000,000, the State agency shall use the remainder 
                of the State allotment described in subsection (a)(2) 
                to make competitive grants to area agencies on youth.
                    (B) Responsibilities.--An agency that receives such 
                a grant shall be considered to have received an 
                allocation under this subsection, and shall comply with 
                the requirements of this Act relating to funds received 
                through such an allocation. A State that makes such 
                grants shall be considered to have complied with the 
                requirements of this subsection relating to making 
                allocations. The Associate Commissioner shall carry out 
                the responsibilities of the State with respect to 
                evaluation and oversight of agencies receiving funds 
                under this paragraph.
    (c) Non-Federal Share.--A State that uses Federal funds provided 
under this title to carry out the activities described in section 
306(a)(1)(B) shall make available (directly or through donations from 
public or private entities) non-Federal contributions in cash in an 
amount equal to not less than $1 for every $1 of the Federal funds.

SEC. 307. COMMUNITY BOARDS AND AREA AGENCIES ON YOUTH.

    (a) Community Board.--
            (1) Selection.--
                    (A) Local governments and funding and coordinating 
                agencies.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
                paragraph, in order to receive funds from a State 
                pursuant to this title, a planning and mobilization 
                area shall have a community board appointed and 
                convened jointly by the chief executive officer of a 
                local funding and coordinating agency in the area and 
                the chief executive officers of units of general 
                purpose local government in the area.
                    (B) Private agencies and local governments.--In the 
                event that a local funding and coordinating agency is 
                not represented in the planning and mobilization area, 
                or the chief executive officer of a local funding and 
                coordinating agency in the area is unwilling or unable 
                to participate in jointly appointing and convening the 
                community board, the State agency, after consideration 
                of the views offered by the units of general purpose 
                local government and by nonprofit agencies and 
                organizations in such area, shall designate a private 
                nonprofit agency or organization in the area to appoint 
                and convene the community board jointly with the chief 
                executive officers of units of general purpose local 
                government in the area.
                    (C) Local funding and coordinating agencies and 
                public entities.--In the event that a chief executive 
                officer of a unit of general purpose local government 
                in the planning and mobilization area is unwilling or 
                unable to participate in jointly appointing and 
                convening the community board, the State agency, after 
                consideration of the views offered by the units of 
                general purpose local government and by youth-serving 
                agencies and organizations in such area, shall 
                designate an executive official of a public entity in 
                the area to appoint and convene the community board 
                jointly with the chief executive officer of a local 
                funding and coordinating agency and any other chief 
                executive officers of units of general purpose local 
                government in the area.
                    (D) Existing entity.--An existing entity in the 
                planning and mobilization area may serve as the 
                community board if--
                            (i) such entity's membership meets the 
                        requirements for a community board or is 
                        adapted to meet such requirements; and
                            (ii) such entity is approved by the State 
                        agency; or
                            (iii) such entity is approved by the chief 
                        executive officer of a local funding and 
                        coordinating agency, or by the chief executive 
                        officer of a private nonprofit agency or 
                        organization designated according to 
                        subparagraph (B) in the event that a local 
                        funding and coordinating agency is not 
                        represented in the area or the chief executive 
                        officer of the agency is unwilling or unable to 
                        consider the approval of the entity.
            (2) Composition.--A community board shall consist of an 
        equal number of local representatives from each of the 
        following 3 groups:
                    (A) A group comprised of individuals, including 
                minority individuals, under age 21 at the time of their 
                appointment.
                    (B) A group comprised of representatives of--
                            (i) private youth-serving and youth 
                        development organizations (in existence as of 
                        the date of appointment of the representatives 
                        to the board);
                            (ii) public youth-serving and youth 
                        development organizations;
                            (iii) organizations supporting youth 
                        involved in community service and civic 
                        participation; and
                            (iv) organizations providing or operating 
                        local youth correctional programs or facilities 
                        and local law enforcement agencies.
                    (C) A group comprised of representatives of--
                            (i) local elected officials;
                            (ii) educational entities, including local 
                        elementary, middle, and secondary schools, 
                        community colleges, colleges, and universities;
                            (iii) volunteer centers;
                            (iv) philanthropic organizations, including 
                        community foundations;
                            (v) businesses and employee organizations;
                            (vi) faith-based organizations;
                            (vii) health and mental health agencies;
                            (viii) parents and grandparents; and
                            (ix) if a military installation is located 
                        in the planning and mobilization area, 
                        personnel of the installation.
            (3) Special rule.--At least 1 member of the community board 
        shall be a parent of a youth who has participated in an 
        activity described in section 312(b) within the 3-year period 
        preceding appointment to the board.
            (4) Chairperson.--After being appointed and convened, the 
        community board shall elect a chairperson from among its 
        membership.
            (5) Responsibilities.--Each community board in each 
        planning and mobilization area shall have responsibility for 
        supervising the preparation, submission, and implementation of 
        the area plan described in section 308, including the approval 
        of grants and contracts funded pursuant to this title within 
        the planning and mobilization area.
    (b) Area Agency on Youth.--An area agency on youth--
            (1) shall serve as the fiscal agent for a planning and 
        mobilization area;
            (2) shall be under the supervision of the community board 
        for the planning and mobilization area with regard to 
        activities conducted pursuant to this title;
            (3) shall provide an assurance to the State agency, that is 
        determined to be adequate by the State agency, that such area 
        agency on youth will have the ability to develop an area plan 
        for the planning and mobilization area and to carry out, either 
        directly or indirectly through contractual or other 
        arrangements, a youth development program in accordance with 
        such plan; and
            (4) shall compile reports from entities carrying out youth 
        development programs approved by the community board for 
        funding under this Act, including outcome and utilization data 
        developed under section 501(1) and evaluation information 
        regarding youth development programs funded under this title, 
        and provide an annual report based on the compilation to the 
        State agency.
    (c) Community Mobilization Expenses.--An area agency on youth may 
use not more than 10 percent of the allocation made to the agency under 
this title for expenses related to community mobilization, including 
expenses related to generating additional commitments of cash and in-
kind resources, administration, planning, monitoring, and evaluation.

SEC. 308. AREA PLANS.

    (a) In General.--Each area agency on youth for a planning and 
mobilization area shall, in order to be approved by the State agency 
and receive an allocation under this title, develop, prepare, and 
submit to the State agency an area plan, approved by the community 
board, for the planning and mobilization area, at such time, in such 
manner, and meeting such criteria as the State agency may prescribe. 
Such plan shall be for a 2-, 3-, or 4-year period determined by the 
State agency, with such annual revisions as may be necessary. Each such 
plan shall be based upon a uniform format for area plans in the State 
prepared in accordance with section 305(b).
    (b) Contents.--Each such plan shall--
            (1) provide specific outcome objectives for youth 
        development programs to be carried out in the planning and 
        mobilization area, based on an assessment of needs and 
        resources, sufficient to assure that all youth in the area have 
        access through a comprehensive and coordinated system to the 
        full array of core resources that consist of--
                    (A) ongoing relationships with caring adults;
                    (B) safe places with structured activities;
                    (C) services that promote healthy lifestyles, 
                including services designed to improve physical and 
                mental health;
                    (D) opportunities to acquire marketable skills and 
                competencies; and
                    (E) opportunities for community service and civic 
                participation;
            (2) provide an assurance that, in awarding grants and 
        contracts to entities to implement the area plan to provide 
        youth with access to core resources described in paragraph (1) 
        through youth development programs, the agency will give 
        priority to entities as described in section 310(b);
            (3) provide that not less than 30 percent of the funds 
        allocated under this title for the planning and mobilization 
        area will be used for youth development programs that respond 
        to the special developmental needs of youth--
                    (A) in correctional facilities and other out-of-
                home residential settings;
                    (B) in areas with high concentrations of poverty;
                    (C) in rural areas;
                    (D) in situations where youth are at higher risk 
                due to abuse, neglect, disconnection from family, 
disconnection from school, or another community risk factor; and
                    (E) in alternative educational settings or who have 
                been expelled or suspended from school;
            (4) provide assurances that youth engaged in youth 
        development programs carried out under the area plan will be 
        treated equitably;
            (5) contain strategies for mobilizing and coordinating 
        community resources to meet the outcome objectives;
            (6) describe activities for which funds made available 
        through the allocation will be used to fill gaps between unmet 
        needs and available resources;
            (7) describe the inclusive process used by the area agency 
        on youth to engage all segments of the communities in the 
        planning and mobilization area in developing the area plan;
            (8) provide measures of program effectiveness to be used in 
        evaluating the progress of the youth development programs 
        approved by the community board in the area in assuring access 
        for all youth to the full array of core resources described in 
        paragraph (1), including specific measures for providing access 
        to such resources for youth living in areas with high 
        concentrations of poverty;
            (9) describe how local requirements for providing matching 
        funds will be met, how resources will be leveraged, and the 
        uses to which matching funds and leveraged resources will be 
        applied, in carrying out the area plan;
            (10) provide for the establishment and maintenance of 
        outreach sufficient to ensure that youth and their families in 
        the planning and mobilization area are aware of youth 
        development programs providing access to the core resources 
        described in paragraph (1);
            (11) provide that the area agency on youth, under the 
        supervision of the community board, will--
                    (A) conduct periodic evaluations of, and public 
                hearings on, activities carried out under the area 
                plan;
                    (B) furnish technical assistance to entities 
                carrying out youth development programs under this 
                title within the planning and mobilization area;
                    (C) establish effective and efficient procedures 
                for the coordination of--
                            (i) entities carrying out youth development 
                        programs under this title within the planning 
                        and mobilization area; and
                            (ii) entities carrying out other Federal 
                        programs for youth within the planning and 
                        mobilization area;
                    (D) conduct outreach, to identify youth in the area 
                and inform the youth of the availability of resources 
                under this Act; and
                    (E) take into account in connection with matters of 
                general policy arising in the development and 
                administration of the area plan, the views of youth who 
                have participated in youth development programs 
                pursuant to the plan; and
            (12) provide for the utilization of entities carrying out 
        volunteer service centers and organizations supporting youth in 
        community service and civic participation in the area to--
                    (A) encourage and enlist the services of local 
                volunteer groups to provide assistance and services 
                appropriate to the unique developmental needs of youth 
                in the planning and mobilization area;
                    (B) encourage, organize, and promote youth to serve 
                as volunteers to communities in the area; and
                    (C) promote recognition of the contribution made by 
                youth volunteers to youth development programs 
                administered in the planning and mobilization area.

SEC. 309. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.

    (a) Request for Proposals.--In implementing an area plan, once the 
plan has been submitted to and approved by the State agency, an area 
agency on youth, under the supervision of a community board, shall 
issue a request for proposals, to award grants and contracts to 
eligible entities to carry out youth development programs under the 
plan.
    (b) Grants and Contracts.--The area agency on youth, under the 
supervision of the community board, shall use the funds made available 
through the allocation made to the agency under this title to award 
grants on a competitive basis and contracts to eligible entities to pay 
for the Federal share of the cost of carrying out the youth development 
programs. Not more than 50 percent of the funds made available through 
the allocation made to the agency may be awarded to a single recipient 
of a grant or contract unless the recipient is a consortium as 
described in section 310(a)(1) or is approved by the Associate 
Commissioner.
    (c) Conflict Provision.--The bylaws of the community board and the 
area agency on youth shall contain a conflict of interest provision 
that requires any member of the board or employee of the agency who has 
a conflict of interest regarding any matter related to awarding a grant 
or contract under subsection (b) to declare the conflict and refrain 
from voting on the award.
    (d) Period.--The area agency on youth may award such a grant or 
contract for a period of not more than 4 years. The area agency on 
youth, under the supervision of the community board, may terminate the 
funding made available through such grant or contract during such grant 
or contract period for a youth development program if insufficient 
Federal funds are appropriated under section 302 to permit continuation 
of funding.
    (e) Federal Share.--
            (1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of carrying 
        out a program described in this section shall be--
                    (A) 80 percent for the first and second year for 
                which the program receives funding under this section;
                    (B) 70 percent for the third such year;
                    (C) 60 percent for the fourth such year; and
                    (D) 50 percent for any subsequent year.
            (2) Non-federal share.--An entity that receives a grant or 
        contract under this section may provide for the non-Federal 
        share of the cost from non-Federal sources (which may include 
        State or local public sources) in cash or in kind, fairly 
        evaluated, including facilities, equipment, or services.
            (3) Adjustments.--A State agency and the Associate 
        Commissioner may jointly adjust the Federal share of the cost 
        that applies to an entity that receives a grant or contract 
        under this section from an area agency on youth, in the event 
        that the agency demonstrates significant economic need 
        sufficient to cause difficulties in area plan implementation.

SEC. 310. ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.

    (a) In General.--To be eligible to receive a grant or contract 
under section 309, an entity shall be--
            (1) a consortium of community-based youth-serving or youth 
        development organizations, public agencies, health and mental 
        health agencies, education entities including community 
        colleges, colleges, and universities, volunteer centers, faith-
        based organizations, older adult organizations, or 
        organizations supporting youth involved in community service 
        and civic participation; or
            (2) a community-based public or private youth-serving or 
        youth development organization.
    (b) Priority.--In awarding grants and contracts under section 309, 
an area agency on youth shall give priority to--
            (1) existing entities that carry out health and human 
        service programs (as of the date of submission of the area 
        plan) that use proven methods and materials supported by 
        evaluation and can demonstrate effective service delivery and 
        sustainability; and
            (2) entities that submit applications under section 311 
        that--
                    (A) evidence collaboration among community agencies 
                in providing services under an area plan; and
                    (B) are outcome driven.
    (c) Administrative Expenses.--An entity that receives a grant or 
contract under section 309 may use up to 5 percent of the funds 
received through the grant or contract for the cost of administrative 
expenses.
    (d) Limitation.--A for-profit entity that receives a grant or 
contract under section 309 may not use funds made available through the 
grant or contract for the purposes of generating additional profits.

SEC. 311. APPLICATIONS.

    To be eligible to receive a grant or contract under section 309 to 
carry out youth development programs under an area plan, an entity 
shall submit an application to the area agency on youth for the area at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the area 
agency on youth, under the supervision of the community board, and the 
appropriate State agency, may reasonably require. Such application 
shall include specific descriptions of how the entity will implement 
section 312(a).

SEC. 312. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Access.--An eligible entity that receives a grant or contract 
under section 309 to carry out a youth development program shall 
implement a program that promotes, either directly, through a contract, 
or indirectly through collaboration with other community entities, 
access to the full array of core resources specified in section 102.
    (b) Activities.--An eligible entity that receives a grant or 
contract under section 309 to carry out a youth development program may 
include among eligible activities provided through the program, which 
are part of an effort to provide access to the full array of core 
resources specified in section 102--
            (1) character development and ethical enrichment 
        activities;
            (2) mentoring activities, including one-to-one relationship 
        building and tutoring;
            (3) provision and support of community youth centers and 
        clubs;
            (4) nonschool hours, weekend, and summer programs and 
        camps;
            (5) sports, recreation, and other activities promoting 
        physical fitness and teamwork;
            (6) services that promote health and healthy development 
        and behavior on the part of youth, including risk avoidance 
        programs;
            (7) academic enrichment, peer counseling and teaching, and 
        literacy activities;
            (8) camping and environmental education;
            (9) cultural enrichment, including enrichment through 
        music, fine and performing arts;
            (10) workforce preparation, youth entrepreneurship, and 
        technological and vocational skill building;
            (11) opportunities for community service aimed at involving 
        youth in providing the full array of core resources described 
        in section 102 to other youth, including opportunities provided 
        in conjunction with activities being performed by entities 
        under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
        12501 et seq.);
            (12) opportunities that engage youth in civic participation 
        and as partners in decisionmaking, especially opportunities 
        with respect to programs and strategies that seek to offer 
        access to the full array of core resources described in section 
        102;
            (13) special interest group activities or courses, 
        including activities or courses regarding video production, 
        cooking, gardening, pet care, photography, and other youth-
        identified interests;
            (14) efforts focused on building the capacity of community-
        based youth workers, utilizing community colleges, colleges, 
        and universities;
            (15) public and private youth led programs, including such 
        programs provided by youth-serving or youth development 
        organizations;
            (16) transportation services to foster the participation of 
        youth in youth development programs in the community involved;
            (17) subsidies for youth from families that meet the income 
        eligibility guidelines for a free or reduced price lunch under 
        section 9(b) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)), if the provision of such a subsidy allows a 
youth to fully participate in a youth development program that is part 
of a strategy to promote access to the full array of core resources 
described in section 102;
            (18) training or group counseling to assist youth, by State 
        certified counselors, psychologists, social workers, or other 
        State licensed or certified mental health professionals who are 
        qualified under State law to provide such services to youth; 
        and
            (19) referrals to State certified counselors, 
        psychologists, social workers, or other State licensed or 
        certified mental health professionals or health professionals 
        who are qualified under State law to provide such services to 
        youth. 
    (c) Information.--An eligible entity that receives a grant or 
contract under section 309 shall be considered to be a person directly 
connected with the administration of a Federal education program for 
purposes of section 9(b)(2)(C)(iii)(II)(aa) of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (7 U.S.C. 1758(b)(2)(C)(iii)(II)). A school 
serving youth who are receiving services under this title from the 
eligible entity shall provide information to the eligible entity on the 
income eligibility status of the youth who are children described in 
section 9(b)(2)(C)(iv) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1758(b)(2)(C)(iv)), in 
accordance with that section, to enable the eligible entity to 
determine eligibility for subsidies under subsection (b)(17).
    (d) Participation in Planning, Design, and Implementation.--An 
eligible entity that receives a grant or contract under section 309 
shall actively engage parents and youth in the planning, design, and 
implementation of youth development programs supported by funds made 
available through the grant or contract, including using consumer 
feedback and evaluation mechanisms at least once a year.

                        TITLE IV--ACCOUNTABILITY

SEC. 401. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this title are--
            (1) to ensure that funds appropriated to carry out this Act 
        are expended in compliance with this Act; and
            (2) to establish mechanisms at the Federal, State, and 
        local levels to monitor expenditures of the funds and respond 
        to noncompliance with this Act.

SEC. 402. FEDERAL LEVEL ACCOUNTABILITY.

    (a) Data Collection and Use.--The Associate Commissioner shall 
collect, collate, and review data received from States under section 
304(a)(2)(F) and shall make such data available, in the aggregate and 
by State, to the Office of National Youth Policy, the Council on 
National Youth Policy, and (on request) to the general public.
    (b) Correction of Deficiencies.--If the Associate Commissioner 
determines, based on a review of State annual reports, State plans, 
State data submissions, audits, evaluations, or other documentation 
required under this Act, that a State or eligible entity that receives 
funds through a grant or contract made under this Act is not complying 
with the requirements of this Act, the Associate Commissioner shall--
            (1) notify the State or eligible entity of the deficiencies 
        that require correction and request that the State or entity 
        submit a plan to correct the deficiencies;
            (2) negotiate a plan to correct the deficiencies, and 
        provide appropriate training or technical assistance designed 
        to assist the State or eligible entity in complying with the 
        requirements of this Act; and
            (3) if the State or eligible entity fails to submit or 
        negotiate a plan to correct the deficiencies or fails to make 
        substantial efforts, within 6 months after the date of the 
        notification described in paragraph (1), to correct the 
        deficiencies and comply with the requirements of this Act--
                    (A) terminate the provision of funds under this Act 
                to the State or entity for the remainder of the period 
                of the grant or contract; and
                    (B) disburse such funds in the manner prescribed in 
                section 303(e) for funds withheld under that section.

SEC. 403. STATE LEVEL ACCOUNTABILITY.

    If the State agency designated in section 304(a)(1) determines, 
based on a review of reports, data submissions, audits, evaluations, or 
other documentation required under this Act, that a community board, 
area agency on youth, or eligible entity that receives funds through a 
grant or contract made under this Act is not complying with the 
requirements of this Act, the State agency shall--
            (1) notify the community board, area agency on youth, or 
        eligible entity of the deficiencies that require correction and 
        request that the board, agency, or entity submit a plan to 
        correct the deficiencies;
            (2) negotiate a plan to correct the deficiencies, and 
        provide appropriate training or technical assistance designed 
        to assist the community board, area agency on youth, or 
        eligible entity in complying with the requirements of this Act; 
        and
            (3) if the community board, area agency on youth, or 
        eligible entity fails to submit or negotiate a plan to correct 
        the deficiencies or fails to make substantial efforts, within 6 
        months after the date of the notification described in 
        paragraph (1), to correct the deficiencies and comply with the 
        requirements of this Act, terminate the provision of funds 
        under this Act to the board, agency, or entity for the 
        remainder of the period of the grant or contract.

SEC. 404. LOCAL LEVEL ACCOUNTABILITY.

    If a community board and an area agency on youth jointly determine, 
based on a review of reports, data submissions, audits, evaluations, or 
other documentation required under this Act, that an eligible entity 
that receives funds through a grant or contract made under this Act is 
not complying with the requirements of this Act, the area agency on 
youth shall--
            (1) notify the eligible entity of the deficiencies that 
        require correction and request that the entity submit a plan to 
        correct the deficiencies;
            (2) negotiate a plan to correct the deficiencies and 
        provide appropriate training or technical assistance designed 
        to assist the eligible entity in complying with the 
        requirements of this Act; and
            (3) if the eligible entity fails to submit or negotiate a 
        plan to correct the deficiencies or fails to make substantial 
        efforts, within 6 months after the date of the notification 
described in paragraph (1), to correct the deficiencies and comply with 
the requirements of this Act, terminate the provision of funds under 
this Act of the entity for the remainder of the period of the grant or 
contract.

SEC. 405. STATE AUDIT.

    Each State that receives funds under this Act shall submit 
annually, to the Associate Commissioner, the findings of an independent 
audit conducted in accordance with chapter 75 of title 31, United 
States Code, concerning the use of such funds.

              TITLE V--TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND EVALUATION

SEC. 501. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this title is to expand the Nation's knowledge and 
understanding of youth, youth development programs, and community 
mobilization aimed at providing all youth with access to the full array 
of core resources described in section 102 by--
            (1) assisting States in evaluating the effectiveness of 
        activities implemented under this Act (including evaluating the 
        outcomes resulting from the activities), including assisting in 
        the specification of a minimum set of outcome and utilization 
        data to be collected, and development of common definitions to 
        be used, by entities receiving funds under this Act;
            (2) placing priority on the education and training of 
        personnel, with respect to youth development programs, to work 
        with youth, with a special emphasis on youth who are minority 
        individuals, youth with disabilities, and youth who are low-
        income individuals;
            (3) conducting research and identifying effective practices 
        directly related to the field of youth development; and
            (4) disseminating widely information acquired through such 
        research to national, State, and local youth development 
        organizations and youth-serving organizations.

SEC. 502. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.

    (a) In General.--The Associate Commissioner may award grants and 
contracts to eligible entities to carry out evaluation, education and 
training, and dissemination activities described in this section.
    (b) Evaluation.--
            (1) System.--The Associate Commissioner shall develop and 
        establish a system for evaluating the effectiveness of 
        activities implemented under this Act, including mechanisms for 
        determining and measuring programmatic outcomes resulting from 
        those activities.
            (2) Distribution.--In awarding grants and contracts under 
        subsection (a), the Associate Commissioner shall use 50 percent 
        of the funds appropriated to carry out this title for an 
        equitable distribution among the States to allow State agencies 
        to be responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of the 
        activities implemented in the State under this Act, including, 
        at a minimum, collecting the outcome and utilization data 
        described in section 501(1).
    (c) Education and Training.--The Associate Commissioner shall 
develop and establish a system for providing education and training of 
personnel of States, area agencies on youth, and community boards to 
increase their capacity to work with youth, with a special emphasis on 
youth who are minority individuals, youth with disabilities, and youth 
who are low-income individuals, in carrying out quality youth 
development programs under this Act.
    (d) Impact Evaluation.--
            (1) Biennial evaluation.--
                    (A) In general.--The Associate Commissioner, in 
                consultation with the Director and the National Council 
                on Youth Policy, shall conduct an independent biennial 
                evaluation of the impact of youth development programs 
                assisted under this Act to promote positive youth 
                development.
                    (B) Contents.--The evaluation shall report on--
                            (i) whether the entities carrying out the 
                        youth development programs--
                                    (I) provided a thorough assessment 
                                of local resources and barriers to 
                                access to the full array of core 
                                resources;
                                    (II) used objective data and the 
                                knowledge of a wide range of community 
                                members;
                                    (III) developed measurable goals 
                                and objectives;
                                    (IV) implemented research-based 
                                youth development programs that have 
                                been shown to be effective and meet 
                                identified needs; and
                                    (V) conducted periodic evaluations 
                                to assess progress made toward 
                                achieving the goals and objectives and 
used evaluations to improve the goals and objectives, and the youth 
development programs;
                            (ii) whether the entities carrying out the 
                        youth development programs have been designed 
                        and implemented in a manner that specifically 
                        targets, if relevant to the youth development 
                        programs--
                                    (I) research-based variables that 
                                are predictive of healthy youth 
                                development;
                                    (II) risk factors that are 
                                predictive of an increased likelihood 
                                that youth will use drugs, alcohol, or 
                                tobacco, become sexually active, or 
                                engage in violence or drop out of 
                                school; or
                                    (III) protective factors, buffers, 
                                or assets that are known to protect 
                                youth from exposure to risk, either by 
                                reducing the exposure to risk factors 
                                or by changing the way a youth responds 
                                to risk, and to increase the likelihood 
                                of positive youth development;
                            (iii) whether the entities carrying out the 
                        youth development programs have appreciably 
                        reduced individual risk-taking behavior and 
                        community risk factors and increased either 
                        individual or community protective factors; and
                            (iv) whether the entities carrying out the 
                        youth development programs have incorporated 
                        effective youth and parent involvement.
            (2) Biennial report.--Not later than January 1, 2004, and 
        every 2 years thereafter, the Associate Commissioner shall 
        submit to the President and Congress a report on the findings 
        of the evaluation conducted under paragraph (1) together with 
        data available from other sources on the well-being of youth.
    (e) Dissemination.--The Associate Commissioner shall develop a 
system to facilitate the broad dissemination of information acquired 
through research to States, area agencies on youth, community boards, 
and the public about successful and promising strategies for providing 
all youth with the full array of core resources specified in section 
102.

SEC. 503. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

     There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$7,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for 
each of fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
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