1.This Act may be cited as the
First Step Forward Act of
2007
.
<enum>I</enum><header>Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention Formula Grants</header>
<section id="id4B6BC73351D24EFC915BE01AB3A1EDCB"><enum>101.</enum><header>Additional
information in the annual report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 207(1) of the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5617(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id7822CD1E75B04915914AD0467FA29BC4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E), by striking
<quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id45FD50EA484040899918AE56EA6F0596"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEA5EAAA55B1A4257933D125C269457F7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBD7469F3B6D54067A89AC22C72A126FE" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID0750fea2bf504a0787bc810fd259ec50"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the number of
juveniles released from custody and the types of living arrangements to which
juveniles were
released.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H1D3632B3C42F4DB8B160404C52F6F2D2"><enum>102.</enum><header>Additional
requirements for State plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 223(a) of the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBE3059D6476E481F864FD8FD9518A3E8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (27),
at the end by striking <quote>and</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B6009F0BAB547B79B3FAC034200B500"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (28),
at the end by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE00CA12366224607B49D1F11F8372D8E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD45BE1CC8B394DFC8195752FF252BDA" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID86fd8595710e48bf809a23713ed11c08"><enum>(28)</enum><text>ensure a
procedure for assuring that each adjudicated juvenile has a written case plan,
based on an assessment of such juvenile’s needs and developed in consultation
with the juvenile and his or her family (as appropriate), that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD144FAD333B6451BAC5D4553F9BB6188"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describes the
pre-release and post-release programs and services that will be provided to the
juvenile to promote the juvenile’s learning and treatment while under the
jurisdiction of the juvenile justice system and to facilitate the juvenile’s
successful reintegration into the community; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id94DB46D9EECA4E028DE478A02B004566"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes—</text>
<clause id="idF31CA2561C814C4D8AD18EC6EC43AE2F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
description of the living arrangement to which the juvenile is to be
discharged, including a discussion of the safety, appropriateness, and
permanence of the living arrangement; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id5F2755F104564C9B98AC1F1EAEEF7AA5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a plan for
enrollment of the juvenile in post-release financial, housing, counseling,
medical, mental health, substance abuse, employment, vocational, training,
educational, family support, public assistance, legal, and victim service
programs and services, as appropriate;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3077c63c36604abf8ce541816e8e5dcf"><enum>(29)</enum><text>support the
development of procedural safeguards which will be applied, as appropriate, to
assure each adjudicated juvenile of a hearing, in a family or juvenile court or
another court (including a tribal court) of competent jurisdiction, or by an
administrative body appointed or approved by the court, no earlier than 30 days
prior to the juvenile’s scheduled release, which hearing shall determine the
discharge plan for the juvenile, including a determination of whether a safe,
appropriate, and permanent living arrangement has been secured for the juvenile
and whether enrollment in financial, housing, counseling, medical, mental
health, substance abuse, employment, vocational, training, educational, family
support, public assistance, legal, and victim service programs and services, as
appropriate, has been arranged for the juvenile;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc887aeed7d8a48ccbaa73d4c69e642be"><enum>(30)</enum><text>ensure that
discharge planning and procedures are accomplished in a timely fashion prior to
each adjudicated juvenile’s release from custody and do not delay the
juvenile’s release from custody; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8423DCF685454911B2D8E2AA7C26A195"><enum>(31)</enum><text>provide a
description of the State’s use of funds under this part and other funds for
post-release and aftercare services for juveniles released from confinement in
a juvenile justice
facility.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="idB8429D3F3C444E3C9A785B20DD6AE659"><enum>103.</enum><header>Research and
evaluation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
251(a)(1)(B) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 5661(a)(1)(B)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id5893F07E0A26488680392CBFDDD93C6A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
clauses (x) and (xi) as clauses (xi) and (xii), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFEF41C58941045B9953F440581A52E9A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after clause (ix) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id212ACE104D594356B49A07D9FDC58F82" style="OLC">
<clause id="id2EBE359A2E7444209735E18A6DECFCCB"><enum>(x)</enum><text>outcomes for
adjudicated juveniles who have been released from custody and reintegrated into
communities, including outcomes in the areas of family reunification, housing,
education, employment, health, mental health, substance abuse, abuse or neglect
of such juveniles by others, victimization of such juveniles by others, and
recidivism by such
juveniles.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Youth offender
reentry grants program</header>
<section id="H61A3D305327548C8A659E930ADB92000"><enum>201.</enum><header>Establishment
of program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Attorney
General shall carry out a program under which the Attorney General may award
grants to States to provide for programs designed and conducted for the
following purposes:</text>
<paragraph id="H4E24037C6B7F4B79B2C4A8DF2DEE2368"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To identify individuals who are
incarcerated in correctional facilities and who are likely to be released from
such facilities before attaining 21 years of age.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id51C592A29A704D0CAC413DFE1557770E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To help such individuals make the
transition to self-sufficiency by providing—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7FB3D9E43B144225B19248E792F01B64"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pre-release services such as discharge
planning and reentry planning;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id55B78BC8E48D453DB6123F4CDD532B89"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">training in—</text>
<clause id="id526CEF5F3C884D58A0C68DEE90959901"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">daily living skills;</text>
</clause><clause id="id31FC7EB2E9B44402A463DB5AF5B88AD2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">parenting skills;</text>
</clause><clause id="idFE662F9CB15047C6A2968DB7635B38F5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">budgeting and financial management skills;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id661C6F526B184A0597B6BEA697A6E5AD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">victimization avoidance;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id68E91F97E8B342BFA7C41FA9BA5B50E6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">substance abuse prevention;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4E44B3A997254DA89A84FFE926AC0495"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mental health counseling;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id627F7CFEB350401D9EDB6423DD59C868"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">preventive health activities (including
smoking avoidance, nutrition education, sexually transmitted illnesses
prevention (including HIV prevention), and pregnancy prevention); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9A5BA92443364AF6A86484C8C3248DE3"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assistance in applying for income
assistance, health insurance, proof of identity, drivers licenses, and vital
records for which the individual may be eligible.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H07B261494F8B469FA8AB3D12A9013947"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To help such individuals receive at the
pre-release and post-release stages the education, training, and services
necessary to obtain employment and housing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H03CE39A24C7B4BC2956035A8208E6807"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To help such individuals at the pre-release
and post-release stages prepare for and enter postsecondary training and
education institutions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2B6DC8B37EB64B32A06833E8102F919F"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To provide personal and emotional support
to such individuals at the pre-release and post-release stages through mentors
and the promotion of interactions with dedicated adults.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9FD8C7D16EE64876B554BACEA00624D"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To provide post-release financial, housing,
counseling, employment, vocational training, education, health, mental health,
substance abuse, assistance in applying for public benefits, family support,
legal and victim service programs and services, and other appropriate support
and services to such individuals to—</text>
<subparagraph id="idDC38509FA8BC41EB8C2D85280E979C4D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complement their own efforts to achieve
self-sufficiency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id54E554E57D494464B2B42E9A72A72E70"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assure that program participants recognize
and accept their personal responsibility for preparing for and then making the
transition from adolescence to adulthood.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3AB7D9307CCA45C1BAFB30FD32A64E9B"><enum>(7)</enum><text>To make available
to such individuals post-release vouchers for postsecondary education and
training.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB9FA59E6F62B44D6A96EDDD9BE4F4788"><enum>(8)</enum><text>To help such
individuals at the pre-release and post-release stages repair harm to victims,
family members, and communities caused by their offense, including through
community service and through victim impact programming, including conflict
resolution and dialogue processes.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H70DE5799EAAA4A0A98D74BB8EA6E277"><enum>202.</enum><header>Applications</header>
<subsection id="HC1E1FEDD8482490A9BAE15EBE18003F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may apply for
funds from its allotment under section 203 for a period of five consecutive
fiscal years by submitting to the Attorney General, in writing, a plan that
meets the requirements of subsection (b) and the certifications required by
subsection (c) with respect to the plan.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H770EF1B041264DFCBE508D3EB5E9C552"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State
plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A plan meets the
requirements of this subsection if the plan specifies which State agency or
agencies will administer, supervise, or oversee the programs carried out under
the plan, and describes how the State intends to do the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H7977F6F6D4444B92A0B998C4A83F0028"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Design and deliver programs to achieve the
purposes of this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H82123B63AD064D1A9D6EF1E29B9BFFA6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ensure utilization of funds for both
pre-release and post-release supports and services, though not necessarily in a
uniform manner.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HED7AE55AC8A24F73AAB932DCE12FA5BF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Ensure that the
programs serve individuals described in section 201(1) of various ages and at
various stages of achieving independence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1D76244101284914BF5705B0EE00C013"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Involve the public
and private sectors in helping such individuals achieve independence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H09A12810AC174D85006C849D42D388FF"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distribute funds provided to the State
under this section among a diverse range of qualified private nonprofit
providers of pre-release and post-release supports and services, and ensure
that the entities have equal opportunity to receive the funds.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE6AC24B9297F4660BDDB3E8B173D2981"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Cooperate in
national evaluations of the effects of the programs in achieving the purposes
of this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7710AE6D572744D18D26D8B948C3E5E3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Certifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The certifications required by this
paragraph with respect to a plan are the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H6F3B937E192B4294867680684C149F80"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A certification by the chief executive
officer of the State that the State will provide assistance and services to
individuals described in section 201(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDE97AE15132C4F3094EF2C0092843F31"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A
certification by the chief executive officer of the State that not more than 30
percent of the amounts paid to the State from its allotment under section 203
for a fiscal year will be expended for post-release room or board for such
individuals.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D899AD003D44A59BF68EF54711017D3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A certification by the chief executive
officer of the State that the State will provide training to help family
members, providers of supports and services, and correctional facility
personnel understand and address the issues confronting such individuals
preparing for independent living.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC0C43CB1189B422999F5FABD62A669D9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A
certification by the chief executive officer of the State that the State has
consulted widely with public and private organizations in developing the plan
and that the State has given all interested members of the public at least 60
days to submit comments on the plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD36BB9C2479841D1B9317672259997B9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A
certification by the chief executive officer of the State that the State will
make every effort to coordinate the State programs receiving funds provided
from an allotment made to the State under section 203 with other Federal and
State programs for any of such individuals (especially the John H. Chafee
Foster Care Independence Program under 42 U.S.C. 677 and transitional living
youth projects funded under part B of title III of the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5714–1 et seq.)), local housing
programs, programs for disabled individuals, projects receiving Federal TRIO
grants under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and youth activities
of local workforce one-stop centers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF4FE23FEFB9744F38DE843AA35261367"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A
certification by the chief executive officer of the State that each Indian
tribe in the State has been consulted about the programs to be carried out
under the plan; that there have been efforts to coordinate the programs with
such tribes; and that benefits and services under the programs will be made
available to such individuals who are Indian in the State on the same basis as
to other such individuals in the State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0A7AE1AA2F14E1CB84907B6378FFEC3"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A certification by the chief executive
officer that, when or before an individual described in section 201(1) leaves a
correctional facility, the State will inform the individual of the full range
of available financial, housing, counseling, medical, mental health, substance
abuse, employment, vocational training, education, public benefit assistance,
family support, legal, community service, victim impact, and other appropriate
programs, training, support, and services for which the individual is eligible,
and which are located in the community to which the individual is
returning.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E21F4EACE784CC4BF71AF581CC08F97"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A certification by the chief executive
officer of the State that the State will ensure that such individuals
participating in the program under this title participate directly in designing
their own case plans, discharge plans, reentry plans and program activities
that prepare them for independent living and that such individuals accept
personal responsibility for living up to their part of the program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H88ED5200FF914F0B97B29ED970D9B45B"><enum>(9)</enum><text>A
certification by the chief executive officer of the State that the State has
established and will enforce standards and procedures to prevent fraud and
abuse in the programs carried out under the plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9444D4337C344AC7886142A009CDAFA"><enum>(10)</enum><text>A
certification by the chief executive officer of the State that the State
educational and training voucher program under this title is in compliance with
the conditions specified in section 209, including a statement describing
methods the State will use—</text>
<subparagraph id="H79B5FE3CD46B4838A100A88FD4DE41D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure that the total amount of
educational assistance to any such individual under this title and under other
Federal and federally supported programs does not exceed the limitation
specified in section 209(3); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD000C5030621476E85EF71EE6ED0E880"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to avoid
duplication of benefits under this and any other Federal or federally assisted
benefit program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H856B33C1A1BB49F70010A94659B8E4DB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall approve an
application submitted by a State pursuant to subsection (a) for a period
if—</text>
<paragraph id="H00B068EF075B4C0FB72B6CCE63A1DA30"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the application is
submitted on or before June 30 of the calendar year in which such period
begins; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC95386068BEE435FB980B6B2C3634DC1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Attorney
General finds that the application contains the material required by subsection
(a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBAADD2E68CA34CE6A8AF4E7C497892DE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authority To
implement certain amendments; notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State with an application approved under
subsection (d) may implement any amendment to the plan contained in the
application if the application, incorporating the amendment, would be
approvable under subsection (d). Within 30 days after a State implements any
such amendment, the State shall notify the Attorney General of the
amendment.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H58E8FE347BE142FD80C482F53552ED38"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State shall make available to the
public, including posting on an Internet site, any application submitted by the
State pursuant to subsection (a), and a brief summary of the plan contained in
the application.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idC6E63873750743E69F473AA77F7749E0"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this title, the term
‘‘State’’ means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and
Puerto Rico.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H166B3733B4D746BF99F3925007357DB5"><enum>203.</enum><header>Allotments to
states</header>
<subsection id="HB1E3FA393A814402B55CD836764962FC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General program
allotment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the amount
specified in section 208(1) that remains after applying section 207(b) for a
fiscal year, the Attorney General shall allot to each State with an application
approved under section 202 for the fiscal year the amount which bears the ratio
to such remaining amount equal to the State youth ratio, as adjusted in
accordance with subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8AB0C1846A2D4B42A6D4B097F5A08966"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Hold harmless
position</header>
<paragraph id="HF4F72D280108430FB11CE4093563E9F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General
shall allot to each State whose allotment for a fiscal year under subsection
(a) is less than the greater of $500,000 or the amount payable to the State
under this title for fiscal year 2008, an additional amount equal to the
difference between such allotment and such greater amount.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H840705DF82E846C9BC25573204BAB42C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Ratable
reduction of certain allotments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a State not described in
paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Attorney General shall reduce the amount
allotted to the State for the fiscal year under subsection (a) by the amount
that bears the same ratio to the sum of the differences determined under
paragraph (1) for the fiscal year as the excess of the amount so allotted over
the greater of $500,000 or the amount payable to the State under this title for
fiscal year 2008 bears to the sum of such excess amounts determined for all
such States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA4CE060E50D447818566F383007D1EB6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Voucher program
allotment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the amount, if
any, appropriated pursuant to section 208(2) for a fiscal year, the Attorney
General may allot to each State with an application approved under section 202
for the fiscal year an amount equal to the State youth ratio multiplied by the
amount so specified.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H340BC59891CB498C9FCA12B82EDC26A1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>State youth
ratio</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the
term <quote>State youth ratio</quote> means the ratio of the number individuals
who have attained at least age 12 and who have not attained age 21 in the State
in the most recent fiscal year for which the information is available to the
total number of individuals who have attained at least age 12 and who have not
attained age 21 in all States for the most recent fiscal year.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H14626AF0FB8C4AA4B9EB0000993B8B36"><enum>204.</enum><header>Use of
funds</header>
<subsection id="H090D06EF70AD48A49F6D260719E1C572"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State to which an
amount is paid from its allotment under section 203 may use the amount in any
manner that is reasonably calculated to accomplish the purposes of this
title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEB13759B55EE42399FD9002B5993C0F7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>No supplantation
of other funds available for same general purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
amounts paid to a State from its allotment under section 203 shall be used to
supplement and not supplant any other funds which are available for the same
general purposes in the State.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8B8E00483555495E895BD8A9912E6C3D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Two-year
availability of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payments made to a State under this title
for a fiscal year shall be expended by the State in the fiscal year or in the
succeeding fiscal year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H186B10F46E5A4B3CB726B629DDD50600"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reallocation of
unused funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State does
not apply for funds under this title for a fiscal year within such time as may
be provided by the Attorney General, the funds to which the State would be
entitled for the fiscal year shall be reallocated to 1 or more other States on
the basis of their relative need for additional payments under this title, as
determined by the Attorney General.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H1B371EDADB1543F48028F52FA2D534CE"><enum>205.</enum><header>Penalties</header>
<subsection id="H40AC5ED375E24EF98E916257EF7F6DE6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of grant in
violation of this part</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Attorney General shall assess a penalty against a State that operates a program
receiving funds from an allotment made to a State under section 203 in a manner
that is not consistent with, or not disclosed in the State application approved
under section 202 in an amount equal to not less than 1 percent and not more
than 5 percent of the amount of the allotment.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCEEC6C9ECF164F78B2F167C790DDCE2C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Failure To
comply with data reporting requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall assess a penalty
against a State that fails during a fiscal year to comply with an information
collection plan implemented under section 206 in an amount equal to not less
than 1 percent and not more than 5 percent of the amount allotted to the State
for the fiscal year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3073F50B57DD481AAC3FEABB5AF0081"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Penalties based
on degree of noncompliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall assess penalties
under this subsection based on the degree of noncompliance.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H2950A27362574D9BB6694780D1CA4715"><enum>206.</enum><header>Data collection
and performance measurement</header>
<subsection id="H1CE75C5107F844F88DDC9D9B499F22AD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General,
in consultation with State and local public officials responsible for
administering juvenile justice and criminal justice programs, juvenile justice
and criminal justice advocates, youth service providers, and researchers,
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H83EF90BE7047450AA8F6FD66F8F699BE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop outcome measures (including
measures of educational attainment, employment, homelessness, abuse and neglect
of released juveniles, recidivism, and high-risk behaviors) that can be used to
assess the performance of States in operating youth offender reentry
programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBEC50F140A034A6C9900FAFAACE73B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify data elements needed to
track—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1119CF3DCDA34DB2A586F1E00FD0D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number and characteristics of youths
receiving services under this title;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA3D152D0F2114AD0A01338F900290422"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the type and
quantity of services being provided; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE5B4C199278F4D6692E3ED28C9088D07"><enum>(C)</enum><text>State performance
on the outcome measures; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H962B4CA9162C4A9F951273574F87AC68"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and implement a plan to collect the
needed information beginning with the second fiscal year beginning after the
date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC4D9242966D0430A83DF57DA8FE6944F"><enum>207.</enum><header>Evaluations</header>
<subsection id="H149886E30CC14B6D834B017BD02E9219"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General
shall conduct evaluations of such State programs funded under this title as the
Attorney General deems to be innovative or of potential national significance.
The evaluation of any such program shall include information on the effects of
the program on education, employment, mental and physical health, personal
development, and housing, and the use of room and board services and how the
use of the services improves housing outcomes for the individuals. To the
maximum extent practicable, the evaluations shall be based on rigorous
scientific standards including, where practicable, random assignment to
treatment and control groups. The Attorney General is encouraged to work
directly with State and local governments to design methods for conducting the
evaluations, directly or by grant or contract.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H22ABDBBCBF6D4DD095C4822950000B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding of
evaluations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney
General shall reserve 1.5 percent of the amount under section 208 for a fiscal
year to carry out, during the fiscal year, evaluation, technical assistance,
performance measurement, and data collection activities related to this title,
directly or through grants or contracts with appropriate entities.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HEC0141035124477588A98E82DD157042"><enum>208.</enum><header>Limitations on
authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated for
each fiscal year—</text>
<paragraph id="H00C0792142344AC892C68BCB9956A1D5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$200,000,000 to carry out this title;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H14ECF13B24EB437F819FCC62BAD0661F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$60,000,000 to
carry out section 209.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H0E09D871E19F4A3481F706FC7A5BF79"><enum>209.</enum><header>Educational and
training vouchers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
following conditions shall apply to a State educational and training voucher
program under this title:</text>
<paragraph id="H56C17C4AD5E74A269E1F2E9263081B16"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vouchers under the program may be available
to individuals who are eligible for other services under the State program
carried out under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H735BBAFE8C3844E4B700C5FA002E01CC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Vouchers provided
for an individual under this title—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF8FA6DFDFD7F4343A15072C170E2A89"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may be available
for the cost of attendance at an institution of higher education, as defined in
section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F6A2823368A4496A901F14719CD2DEE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall not exceed
the lesser of $5,000 per year or the total cost of attendance, as defined in
section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.1087ll).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HABA8948D901440BE81C7ED2D37463053"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of a voucher under this title
may be disregarded for purposes of determining the recipient's eligibility for,
or the amount of, any other Federal or federally supported assistance, except
that the total amount of educational assistance to an individual under this
title and under other Federal and federally supported programs shall not exceed
such total cost of attendance and except that the State agency shall take
appropriate steps to prevent duplication of benefits under this and other
Federal or federally supported programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H227E50A5C0774668A42796CC78F5DED6"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program is coordinated with other
appropriate education and training programs.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>III</enum><header>Treatment of
Medicaid benefits </header>
<section id="HA61993DB90A641FAA0403310E9EF9D2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header>Restoration of
Medicaid benefits for youths upon release from public institutions</header>
<subsection id="H247BBD16A54F4B4CA5B3F1A639667645"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1902(a) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3109977E509142B8B5B4AF28B0D2B7E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (69);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6674402BBCD14D37B27F78B8118853BA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (70) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2946B8BAD2BC4D198F78009C7B54A0BC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (70) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E9FF18276834BAE00617D55AB33BAB7" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE67B92E30EDC49F1BF7961A354396373"><enum>(71)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide that in the case of any individual
who is less than 21 years of age as of the date of becoming an inmate of a
public institution for a period and who is less than 21 years of age at the
time of release from such institution, if the individual was enrolled for
medical assistance under the State plan immediately before becoming such an
inmate—</text>
<subparagraph id="H971C31216B2A48D68CFCE1AFEE34A700"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the State must
suspend, rather than terminate, such medical assistance for such individual
during such period; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H49A97C28409B4DBD8CB49D3CE7F6D9D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such individual
shall be presumed enrolled for such assistance upon release from such
institution unless and until there is a determination that the individual is no
longer eligible to be so
enrolled.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H48068E5BC5E34C4282AF94CA760044B5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header>
<paragraph id="H557B452713584897BECCF7E305CF24E8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply to individuals who become inmates of a public
institution on or after January 1, 2009.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H271D110BED664D90BB7D6F67DE89A9BB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception if
State legislation required</header><text>In the case of a State plan for
medical assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act which the
Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation
(other than legislation appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the
additional requirement imposed by the amendment made by subsection (a)(3), the
State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of
such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet this additional
requirement before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after
the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins
after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous
sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each
year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the
State legislature.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section>