[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[S. 1169 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 325
114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1169

                          [Report No. 114-181]

    To reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
            Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 30, 2015

 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
 Cornyn, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Coons, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Blumenthal, 
   Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Ayotte, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mrs. 
    Murray) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                           December 15, 2015

              Reported by Mr. Grassley, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
    To reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
            Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2015''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>Sec. 1. Short title.
<DELETED>Sec. 2. Table of contents.
        <DELETED>TITLE I--DECLARATION OF PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS

<DELETED>Sec. 101. Purposes.
<DELETED>Sec. 102. Definitions.
     <DELETED>TITLE II--JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION

<DELETED>Sec. 201. Concentration of Federal efforts.
<DELETED>Sec. 202. Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and 
                            Delinquency Prevention.
<DELETED>Sec. 203. Annual report.
<DELETED>Sec. 204. Allocation of funds.
<DELETED>Sec. 205. State plans.
<DELETED>Sec. 206. Reallocation of grant funds.
<DELETED>Sec. 207. Authority to make grants.
<DELETED>Sec. 208. Eligibility of States.
<DELETED>Sec. 209. Grants to Indian tribes.
<DELETED>Sec. 210. Research and evaluation; statistical analyses; 
                            information dissemination.
<DELETED>Sec. 211. Training and technical assistance.
<DELETED>Sec. 212. Administrative authority.
<DELETED>Sec. 213. Technical and conforming amendments.
 <DELETED>TITLE III--INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR LOCAL DELINQUENCY PREVENTION 
                                PROGRAMS

<DELETED>Sec. 301. Definitions.
<DELETED>Sec. 302. Grants for delinquency prevention programs.
<DELETED>Sec. 303. Technical and conforming amendment.
              <DELETED>TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

<DELETED>Sec. 401. Evaluation by Government Accountability Office.
<DELETED>Sec. 402. Authorization of appropriations.
<DELETED>Sec. 403. Accountability and oversight.
         <DELETED>TITLE V--JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY BLOCK GRANTS

<DELETED>Sec. 501. Grant eligibility.

   <DELETED>TITLE I--DECLARATION OF PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 101. PURPOSES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5602) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the 
        end;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
        follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) to assist State and local governments in 
        addressing juvenile crime through the provision of technical 
        assistance, research, training, evaluation, and the 
        dissemination of current and relevant information on effective 
        and evidence-based programs and practices for combating 
        juvenile delinquency;''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) to support a trauma-informed continuum of 
        programs (including delinquency prevention, intervention, 
        mental health and substance abuse treatment, and aftercare) to 
        address the needs of at-risk youth and youth who come into 
        contact with the justice system.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (8), by amending subparagraph (C) 
        to read as follows:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) an Indian tribe; or'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by amending paragraph (18) to read as 
        follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(18) the term `Indian tribe' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 102 of the Federally Recognized 
        Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a);'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by amending paragraph (22) to read as 
        follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(22) the term `jail or lockup for adults'--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) means a secure facility that is used 
                by a State, unit of local government, or law 
                enforcement authority to detain or confine adult 
                inmates; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) does not include a non-secure area 
                in a police facility or station in which a portion of 
                the area is secured to physically restrict the movement 
                and activity of individuals in lawful 
                custody;'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by amending paragraph (25) to read as 
        follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(25) the term `sight or sound contact' means any 
        physical, clear visual, or verbal contact that is not brief and 
        inadvertent;'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) by amending paragraph (26) to read as 
        follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(26) the term `adult inmate'--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) means an individual who--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) has reached the age of full 
                        criminal responsibility under applicable State 
                        law; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) has been arrested and is in 
                        custody for or awaiting trial on a criminal 
                        charge, or is convicted of a criminal charge 
                        offense; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) does not include an individual who--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) at the time of the time of 
                        the offense, was younger than the maximum age 
                        at which a youth can be held in a juvenile 
                        facility under applicable State law; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) was committed to the care 
                        and custody or supervision, including post-
                        placement or parole supervision, of a juvenile 
                        correctional agency by a court of competent 
                        jurisdiction or by operation of applicable 
                        State law;'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) in paragraph (28), by striking ``and'' at the 
        end;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) in paragraph (29), by striking the period at 
        the end and inserting a semicolon; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(30) the term `core requirements' means the 
        requirements described in paragraphs (11), (12), (13), (14), 
        and (15) of section 223(a);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(31) the term `chemical agent' means a spray or 
        injection used to temporarily incapacitate a person, including 
        oleoresin capsicum spray, tear gas, and 2-
        chlorobenzalmalononitrile gas;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(32) the term `isolation'--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) means any instance in which a youth 
                is confined alone for more than 15 minutes in a room or 
                cell; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) does not include confinement during 
                regularly scheduled sleeping hours, or for not more 
                than 1 hour during any 24-hour period in the room or 
                cell in which the youth usually sleeps, protective 
                confinement (for injured youths or youths whose safety 
                is threatened), separation based on an approved 
                treatment program, confinement or separation that is 
                requested by the youth, or the separation of the youth 
                from a group in a nonlocked setting for the purpose of 
                calming;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(33) the term `restraints' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 591 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
        U.S.C. 290ii);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(34) the term `evidence-based' means a program 
        or practice that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) is demonstrated to be effective when 
                implemented with fidelity;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) is based on a clearly articulated 
                and empirically supported theory;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) has measurable outcomes, including a 
                detailed description of the outcomes produced in a 
                particular population, in rural and urban areas; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) has been scientifically tested 
                through randomized control studies or comparison group 
                studies;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(35) the term `promising' means a program or 
        practice that is demonstrated to be effective based on positive 
        outcomes from 1 or more objective, independent, and 
        scientifically valid evaluations, as documented in writing to 
        the Administrator;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(36) the term `dangerous practice' means an act, 
        procedure, or program that creates an unreasonable risk of 
        physical injury, pain, or psychological harm to a juvenile 
        subjected to the act, procedure, or program;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(37) the term `screening' means a brief 
        process--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) designed to identify youth who may 
                have mental health, behavioral health, substance abuse, 
                or other needs requiring immediate attention, 
                intervention, and further evaluation; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the purpose of which is to quickly 
                identify a youth with possible mental health, 
                behavioral health, substance abuse, or other needs in 
                need of further assessment;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(38) the term `assessment' includes, at a 
        minimum, an interview and review of available records and other 
        pertinent information--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) by an appropriately trained 
                professional who meets the criteria of the applicable 
                State for licensing and education in the mental health, 
                behavioral health, or substance abuse field; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) which is designed to identify 
                significant mental health, behavioral health, or 
                substance abuse treatment needs to be addressed during 
                a youth's confinement;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(39) the term `contact' means the points at 
        which a youth and the juvenile justice system or criminal 
        justice system officially intersect, including interactions 
        with a juvenile justice, juvenile court, or law enforcement 
        official;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(40) the term `trauma-informed' means--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) understanding the impact that 
                exposure to violence and trauma have on a youth's 
                physical, psychological, and psychosocial 
                development;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) recognizing when a youth has been 
                exposed to violence and trauma and is in need of help 
                to recover from the adverse impacts of trauma; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) responding by helping in ways that 
                reflect awareness of the adverse impacts of 
                trauma;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(41) the term `racial and ethnic disparity' 
        means minority youth populations are involved at a decision 
        point in the juvenile justice system at higher rates, 
        incrementally or cumulatively, than non-minority youth at that 
        decision point;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(42) the term `status offender' means--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) a juvenile who is charged with or 
                who has committed an offense that would not be criminal 
                if committed by an adult; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) an individual under 18 years of age 
                who is charged with or who has committed an offense of 
                purchase or possession of any alcoholic beverage; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(43) the term `rural' means an area that is not 
        located in a metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the 
        Office of Management and Budget.''.</DELETED>

          <DELETED>TITLE II--JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY 
                          PREVENTION</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 201. CONCENTRATION OF FEDERAL EFFORTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 204 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5614) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (1), in the first 
                sentence--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by striking ``a long-term 
                        plan, and implement'' and inserting the 
                        following: ``a long-term plan to improve the 
                        juvenile justice system in the United States, 
                        taking into account scientific knowledge 
                        regarding adolescent development and behavior 
                        and regarding the effects of delinquency 
                        prevention programs and juvenile justice 
                        interventions on adolescents, and shall 
                        implement''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by striking ``research, and 
                        improvement of the juvenile justice system in 
                        the United States'' and inserting ``and 
                        research''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 
                ``Federal Register'' and all that follows and inserting 
                ``Federal Register during the 30-day period ending on 
                October 1 of each year.''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (5), by adding ``and'' at 
                the end;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``; 
                and'' and inserting a period; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by striking paragraph (7).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 202. COORDINATING COUNCIL ON JUVENILE JUSTICE AND 
              DELINQUENCY PREVENTION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 206 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5616) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)(1)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by inserting ``the Administrator of 
                the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
                Administration, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
                of Agriculture, the Assistant Secretary for Indian 
                Affairs'' after ``the Secretary of Health and Human 
                Services,''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``Commissioner of 
                Immigration and Naturalization'' and inserting 
                ``Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs 
                Enforcement''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (c)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                ``paragraphs (12)(A), (13), and (14) of section 223(a) 
                of this title'' and inserting ``the core 
                requirements''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in the matter preceding 
                        subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, on an annual 
                        basis'' after ``collectively''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) 
                        and inserting the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) not later than 120 days after the 
                completion of the last meeting of the Council during 
                any fiscal year, submit to the Committee on Education 
                and Labor of the House of Representatives and the 
                Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report 
                that--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) contains the recommendations 
                        described in subparagraph (A);</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) includes a detailed account 
                        of the activities conducted by the Council 
                        during the fiscal year, including a complete 
                        detailed accounting of expenses incurred by the 
                        Council to conduct operations in accordance 
                        with this section;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) is published on the 
                        websites of the Department of Justice, Office 
                        of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 
                        and the Council; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) is in addition to the 
                        annual report required under section 
                        207.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 203. ANNUAL REPORT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 207 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5617) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
        striking ``a fiscal year'' and inserting ``each fiscal 
        year'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, 
                ethnicity, as such term is defined by the United States 
                Census Bureau,'' after ``gender'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
                ``and'' at the end;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in subparagraph (F)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by inserting ``and other'' 
                        before ``disabilities,''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by striking the period at the 
                        end and inserting a semicolon; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) a summary of data from 1 month of 
                the applicable fiscal year of the use of restraints and 
                isolation upon juveniles held in the custody of secure 
                detention and correctional facilities operated by a 
                State or unit of local government;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(H) the number of status offense cases 
                petitioned to court, number of status offenders held in 
                secure detention, the findings used to justify the use 
                of secure detention, and the average period of time a 
                status offender was held in secure detention;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(I) the number of juveniles in the 
                custody of secure detention and correctional facilities 
                operated by a State or unit of local government who 
                report to being pregnant; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(J) the number of juveniles whose 
                offenses originated on school grounds, during off-
                campus activities, or due to a referral by any school 
                official.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) A description of the criteria used to 
        determine what programs qualify as evidence-based and promising 
        programs under this title and title V and a comprehensive list 
        of those programs the Administrator has determined meet such 
        criteria in both rural and urban areas.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) A description of funding provided to Indian 
        tribes under this Act, or under the Tribal Law and Order Act of 
        2010 (Public Law 111-211; 124 Stat. 2261), including direct 
        Federal grants and funding provided to Indian tribes through a 
        State or unit of local government.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) An analysis and evaluation of the internal 
        controls at the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
        Prevention to determine if grantees are following the 
        requirements of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
        Prevention grant programs and what remedial action the Office 
        of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has taken to 
        recover any grant funds that are expended in violation of the 
        grant programs, including instances in which--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) supporting documentation was not 
                provided for cost reports;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) unauthorized expenditures occurred; 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) subrecipients of grant funds were 
                not compliant with program requirements.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) An analysis and evaluation of the total 
        amount of payments made to grantees that the Office of Juvenile 
        Justice and Delinquency Prevention recouped from grantees that 
        were found to be in violation of policies and procedures of the 
        Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention grant 
        programs, including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the full name and location of the 
                grantee;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the violation of the program 
                found;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) the amount of funds sought to be 
                recouped by the Office of Juvenile Justice and 
                Delinquency Prevention; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) the actual amount recouped by the 
                Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
                Prevention.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 204. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Technical Assistance.--Section 221(b)(1) of the 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5631(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``2 percent'' and inserting ``5 
percent''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Other Allocations.--Section 222 of the Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5632) is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``age 
                eighteen'' and inserting ``18 years of age, based on 
                the most recent census''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
                inserting the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2)(A) If the aggregate amount appropriated for 
        a fiscal year to carry out this title is less than $75,000,000, 
        then--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(i) the amount allocated to each State 
                other than a State described in clause (ii) for that 
                fiscal year shall be not less than $400,000; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(ii) the amount allocated to the Virgin 
                Islands of the United States, Guam, American Samoa, and 
                the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for 
                that fiscal year shall be not less than 
                $75,000.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) If the aggregate amount appropriated for a 
        fiscal year to carry out this title is not less than 
        $75,000,000, then--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(i) the amount allocated to each State 
                other than a State described in clause (ii) for that 
                fiscal year shall be not less than $600,000; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(ii) the amount allocated to the Virgin 
                Islands of the United States, Guam, American Samoa, and 
                the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for 
                that fiscal year shall be not less than 
                $100,000.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
        subsections (d) and (e), respectively;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the 
        following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c)(1) If any amount allocated under subsection (a) is 
withheld from a State due to noncompliance with the core requirements, 
the funds shall be reallocated for an improvement grant designed to 
assist the State in achieving compliance with the core 
requirements.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) The Administrator shall condition a grant described 
in paragraph (1) on the State--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A) with the approval of the Administrator, 
        developing specific action steps designed to restore compliance 
        with the core requirements; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) semiannually submitting to the Administrator 
        a report on progress toward implementing the specific action 
        steps developed under subparagraph (A).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(3) The Administrator shall provide appropriate and 
effective technical assistance directly or through an agreement with a 
contractor to assist a State receiving an improvement grant described 
in paragraph (1) in achieving compliance with the core 
requirements.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by 
        striking ``efficient administration, including monitoring, 
        evaluation, and one full-time staff position'' and inserting 
        ``effective and efficient administration, including the 
        designation of not less than 1 person to coordinate efforts to 
        achieve and sustain compliance with the core requirements''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) in subsection (e), as redesignated, by 
        striking ``5 per centum of the minimum'' and inserting ``not 
        more than 5 percent of the''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 205. STATE PLANS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 223 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
                by striking ``and shall describe the status of 
                compliance with State plan requirements'' and inserting 
                ``and shall describe how the State plan is supported by 
                or takes account of scientific knowledge regarding 
                adolescent development and behavior and regarding the 
                effects of delinquency prevention programs and juvenile 
                justice interventions on adolescents. Not later than 45 
                days after the date on which a plan or amended plan 
                submitted under this subsection is finalized, a State 
                shall make the plan or amended plan publicly available 
                by posting the plan or amended plan on the State's 
                publicly available website.'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (3)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) in clause (i), by 
                                inserting ``adolescent development,'' 
                                after ``concerning'';</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) in clause (ii)--
                                </DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    (aa) in subclause 
                                        (II), by striking ``counsel for 
                                        children and youth'' and 
                                        inserting ``publicly supported 
                                        court-appointed legal counsel 
                                        for children and youth charged 
                                        in delinquency 
                                        matters'';</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    (bb) in subclause 
                                        (III), by striking ``mental 
                                        health, education, special 
                                        education'' and inserting 
                                        ``children's mental health, 
                                        education, child and adolescent 
                                        substance abuse, special 
                                        education, services for youth 
                                        with disabilities'';</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    (cc) in subclause 
                                        (V), by striking ``delinquents 
                                        or potential delinquents'' and 
                                        inserting ``delinquent youth or 
                                        youth at risk of 
                                        delinquency'';</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    (dd) in subclause 
                                        (VI), by striking ``youth 
                                        workers involved with'' and 
                                        inserting ``representatives 
                                        of'';</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    (ee) in subclause 
                                        (VII), by striking ``and'' at 
                                        the end;</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    (ff) by striking 
                                        subclause (VIII) and inserting 
                                        the following: and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(VIII) persons with 
                                expertise and competence in preventing 
                                and addressing mental health and 
                                substance abuse needs in juvenile 
                                delinquents and those at-risk of 
                                delinquency; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(IX) representatives of 
                                victim or witness advocacy 
                                groups;'';</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (III) in clause (iii), by 
                                striking ``a majority of which'' and 
                                inserting ``at least 6'';</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (IV) in clause (iv)--
                                </DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    (aa) by striking 
                                        ``one fifth of which'' and 
                                        inserting ``3''; and</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    (bb) by striking 
                                        ``24 at the time of 
                                        appointment'' and inserting 
                                        ``28 at the time of initial 
                                        appointment'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in subparagraph (D)(ii)--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) by striking ``at least 
                                annually'' and inserting ``at least 
                                every 2 years''; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) by striking 
                                ``requirements of paragraphs (11), 
                                (12), and (13)'' and inserting ``core 
                                requirements''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) in subparagraph (E)(i), by 
                        adding ``and'' at the end;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in paragraph (5)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in the matter preceding 
                        subparagraph (A), by striking ``section 
                        222(d)'' and inserting ``section 222(e)''; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in subparagraph (C), by 
                        striking ``Indian tribes'' and all that follows 
                        through ``applicable to the detention and 
                        confinement of juveniles'' and inserting 
                        ``Indian tribes that agree to attempt to comply 
                        with the core requirements applicable to the 
                        detention and confinement of 
                        juveniles'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) in paragraph (7)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in subparagraph (A), by 
                        striking ``performs law enforcement functions'' 
                        and inserting ``has jurisdiction''; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) in clause (iii), by 
                                striking ``and'' at the end; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) by striking clause 
                                (iv) and inserting the 
                                following:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) a plan to provide 
                        alternatives to detention, including 
                        specialized or problem-solving courts or 
                        diversion to home-based or community-based 
                        services that are culturally and linguistically 
                        competent or treatment for those youth in need 
                        of mental health, substance abuse, or co-
                        occurring disorder services at the time such 
                        juveniles first come into contact with the 
                        juvenile justice system;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) a plan to reduce the number 
                        of children housed in secure detention and 
                        corrections facilities who are awaiting 
                        placement in residential treatment 
                        programs;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) a plan to engage family 
                        members, where appropriate, in the design and 
                        delivery of juvenile delinquency prevention and 
                        treatment services, particularly post-
                        placement;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vii) a plan to use community-
                        based services to address the needs of at-risk 
                        youth or youth who have come into contact with 
                        the juvenile justice system; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(viii) a plan to promote 
                        evidence-based and trauma-informed programs and 
                        practices.'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) in paragraph (8), by striking 
                ``existing'' and inserting ``evidence-based and 
                promising'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) in paragraph (9)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in the matter preceding 
                        subparagraph (A) by striking ``section 222(d)'' 
                        and inserting ``section 222(e)'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in subparagraph (A)(i), by 
                        inserting ``status offenders and other'' before 
                        ``youth who need'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) in subparagraph (B)(i)--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) by striking ``parents 
                                and other family members'' and 
                                inserting ``status offenders, other 
                                youth, and the parents and other family 
                                members of such offenders and youth''; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) by striking ``be 
                                retained'' and inserting 
                                ``remain'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) by redesignating 
                        subparagraphs (G) through (S) as subparagraphs 
                        (H) through (T), respectively;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) in subparagraph (F), in the 
                        matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
                        ``expanding'' and inserting ``programs to 
                        expand'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) by inserting after 
                        subparagraph (F), the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) expanding access to publicly 
                supported, court-appointed legal counsel and enhancing 
                capacity for the competent representation of every 
                child;'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vii) in subparagraph (M), as so 
                        redesignated--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) in clause (i), by 
                                striking ``restraints'' and inserting 
                                ``alternatives''; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) in clause (ii)--
                                </DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    (aa) by striking 
                                        ``by the provision by the 
                                        Administrator''; and</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    (bb) by striking 
                                        ``to States'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (viii) in subparagraph (S), as so 
                        redesignated, by striking the ``and'' at the 
                        end;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ix) in subparagraph (T), as so 
                        redesignated--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) by striking 
                                ``suspected to be'';</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) by striking ``and 
                                discharge plans'' and inserting 
                                ``provision of treatment, and 
                                development of discharge plans''; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (III) by striking the 
                                period at the end and inserting a 
                                semicolon; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (x) by inserting after 
                        subparagraph (T) the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(U) programs and projects designed to 
                inform juveniles of the opportunity and process for 
                expunging juvenile records and to assist juveniles in 
                pursuing juvenile record expungements for both 
                adjudications and arrests not followed by 
                adjudications;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(V) programs that address the needs of 
                girls in or at risk of entering the juvenile justice 
                system, including young mothers, survivors of 
                commercial sexual exploitation or domestic child sex 
                trafficking, girls with disabilities, and girls of 
                color, including girls who are members of an Indian 
                tribe and;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(W) monitoring for compliance with the 
                core requirements and providing training and technical 
                assistance on the core requirements to secure 
                facilities.'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) in paragraph (11)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) in the matter 
                                preceding clause (i), by inserting 
                                ``and individuals under 18 years of age 
                                who are charged with or who have 
                                committed an offense of purchase or 
                                possession of any alcoholic beverage'' 
                                after ``by an adult''; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) in the matter 
                                following clause (iii), by striking 
                                ``and'' at the end;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in subparagraph (B), by 
                        adding ``and'' at the end; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) by adding at the end the 
                        following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) encourage the use of community-based 
                alternatives to secure detention, including programs of 
                public and nonprofit entities receiving a grant under 
                part A of title III;'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (H) in paragraph (12)(A), by striking 
                ``contact'' and inserting ``sight or sound 
                contact'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (I) in paragraph (13)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in the matter preceding 
                        subparagraph (A)--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) by striking ``detained 
                                or''; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) by inserting ``or 
                                securely detained in any facility or 
                                building that contains a jail or lock-
                                up for adult inmates'' after ``lockup 
                                for adults''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by striking ``contact'' each 
                        place it appears and inserting ``sight or sound 
                        contact'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (J) by striking paragraphs (22) and 
                (27);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (K) by redesignating paragraphs (23) 
                through (26) as paragraphs (24) through (27), 
                respectively;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (L) by redesignating paragraphs (14) 
                through (21) as paragraphs (16) through (23), 
                respectively;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (M) by inserting after paragraph (13) the 
                following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(14) require that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) not later than 3 years after the 
                date of enactment of the Juvenile Justice and 
                Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2015, 
                unless a court finds, after a hearing and in writing, 
                that it is in the interest of justice, juveniles 
                awaiting trial or other legal process who are treated 
                as adults for purposes of prosecution in criminal court 
                and housed in a secure facility--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) shall not have sight or 
                        sound contact with adult inmates; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) except as provided in 
                        paragraph (13), may not be held in any jail or 
                        lockup for adults;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) in determining under subparagraph 
                (A) whether it is in the interest of justice to permit 
                a juvenile to be held in any jail or lockup for adults, 
                or have sight or sound contact with adult inmates, a 
                court shall consider--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the age of the 
                        juvenile;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the physical and mental 
                        maturity of the juvenile;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) the present mental state 
                        of the juvenile, including whether the juvenile 
                        presents an imminent risk of harm to the 
                        juvenile;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) the nature and 
                        circumstances of the alleged offense;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) the juvenile's history of 
                        prior delinquent acts;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) the relative ability of the 
                        available adult and juvenile detention 
                        facilities to meet the specific needs of the 
                        juvenile and to protect the public;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vii) whether placement in a 
                        juvenile facility will better serve the long-
                        term interests of the juvenile and be more 
                        likely to prevent recidivism;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(viii) the availability of 
                        programs designed to treat the juvenile's 
                        behavioral problems; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ix) any other relevant factor; 
                        and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) if a court determines under 
                subparagraph (A) that it is in the interest of justice 
                to permit a juvenile to be held in any jail or lockup 
                for adults--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the court shall hold a 
                        hearing not less frequently than once every 30 
                        days, or in the case of a rural jurisdiction, 
                        not less frequently than once every 45 days, to 
                        review whether it is still in the interest of 
                        justice to permit the juvenile to be so held or 
                        have such sight or sound contact; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the juvenile shall not be 
                        held in any jail or lockup for adults, or 
                        permitted to have sight or sound contact with 
                        adult inmates, for more than 180 days, unless 
                        the court, in writing, determines there is good 
                        cause for an extension or the juvenile 
                        expressly waives this limitation;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(15) implement policy, practice, and system 
        improvement strategies at the State, territorial, local, and 
        tribal levels, as applicable, to identify and reduce racial and 
        ethnic disparities among youth who come into contact with the 
        juvenile justice system, without establishing or requiring 
        numerical standards or quotas, by--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) establishing or designating existing 
                coordinating bodies, composed of juvenile justice 
                stakeholders, (including representatives of the 
                educational system) at the State, local, or tribal 
                levels, to advise efforts by States, units of local 
                government, and Indian tribes to reduce racial and 
                ethnic disparities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) identifying and analyzing key 
                decision points in State, local, or tribal juvenile 
                justice systems to determine which points create racial 
                and ethnic disparities among youth who come into 
                contact with the juvenile justice system;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) developing and implementing data 
                collection and analysis systems to identify where 
                racial and ethnic disparities exist in the juvenile 
                justice system and to track and analyze such 
                disparities; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) developing and implementing a work 
                plan that includes measurable objectives for policy, 
                practice, or other system changes, based on the needs 
                identified in the data collection and analysis under 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C).'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (N) in paragraph (16), as so 
                redesignated--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by striking ``adequate 
                        system'' and inserting ``effective 
                        system'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by inserting ``lock-ups,'' 
                        after ``monitoring jails,'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) by inserting ``and'' after 
                        ``detention facilities,'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) by striking ``, and non-
                        secure facilities'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) by striking ``insure'' and 
                        inserting ``ensure'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) by striking ``requirements of 
                        paragraph (11),'' and all that follows through 
                        ``monitoring to the Administrator'' and 
                        inserting ``core requirements are met, and for 
                        annual reporting to the Administrator''; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vii) by striking ``, in the 
                        opinion of the Administrator,'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (O) in paragraph (17), as so redesignated, 
                by inserting ``ethnicity,'' after ``race,'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (P) in paragraph (24), as so 
                redesignated--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
                        (C), by striking ``juvenile'' each place it 
                        appears and inserting ``status 
                        offender'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in subparagraph (B), by 
                        striking ``and'' at the end;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) in subparagraph (C)--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) in clause (i), by 
                                striking ``and'' at the end;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) in clause (ii), by 
                                adding ``and'' at the end; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (III) by adding at the end 
                                the following:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) if such court determines 
                        the status offender should be placed in a 
                        secure detention facility or correctional 
                        facility for violating such order--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) the court shall 
                                issue a written order that--</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    ``(aa) identifies 
                                        the valid court order that has 
                                        been violated;</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    ``(bb) specifies 
                                        the factual basis for 
                                        determining that there is 
                                        reasonable cause to believe 
                                        that the status offender has 
                                        violated such order;</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    ``(cc) includes 
                                        findings of fact to support a 
                                        determination that there is no 
                                        appropriate less restrictive 
                                        alternative available to 
                                        placing the status offender in 
                                        such a facility, with due 
                                        consideration to the best 
                                        interest of the 
                                        juvenile;</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    ``(dd) specifies 
                                        the length of time, not to 
                                        exceed 7 days, that the status 
                                        offender may remain in a secure 
                                        detention facility or 
                                        correctional facility, and 
                                        includes a plan for the status 
                                        offender's release from such 
                                        facility; and</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    ``(ee) may not be 
                                        renewed or extended; 
                                        and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) the court may not 
                                issue a second or subsequent order 
                                described in subclause (I) relating to 
                                a status offender, unless the status 
                                offender violates a valid court order 
                                after the date on which the court 
                                issues an order described in subclause 
                                (I);''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) by adding at the end the 
                        following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) there are procedures in place to 
                ensure that any status offender held in a secure 
                detention facility or correctional facility pursuant to 
                a court order described in this paragraph does not 
                remain in custody longer than 7 days or the length of 
                time authorized by the court, whichever is shorter; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) not later than 3 years after the 
                date of enactment of the Juvenile Justice and 
                Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2015 with 
                a 1-year extension for each additional year that the 
                State can demonstrate hardship as determined by the 
                Administrator, the State will eliminate the use of 
                valid court orders to provide secure confinement of 
                status offenders;'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (Q) in paragraph (26), as so redesignated, 
                by striking ``section 222(d)'' and inserting ``section 
                222(e)'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (R) in paragraph (27), as so 
                redesignated--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by inserting ``and in 
                        accordance with confidentiality concerns,'' 
                        after ``maximum extent practicable,''; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by striking the semicolon at 
                        the end and inserting the following: ``, so as 
                        to provide for--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) a compilation of data reflecting 
                information on juveniles entering the juvenile justice 
                system with a prior reported history as victims of 
                child abuse or neglect through arrest, court intake, 
                probation and parole, juvenile detention, and 
                corrections; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) a plan to use the data described in 
                subparagraph (A) to provide necessary services for the 
                treatment of victims of child abuse and neglect who 
                have entered, or are at risk of entering, the juvenile 
                justice system;'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (S) in paragraph (28), by striking the 
                period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (T) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(29) provide for the coordinated use of funds 
        provided under this Act with other Federal and State funds 
        directed at juvenile delinquency prevention and intervention 
        programs;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(30) develop policies and procedures, and 
        provide training for facility staff to eliminate the use of 
        dangerous practices, unreasonable restraints, and unreasonable 
        isolation, including by developing effective behavior 
        management techniques;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(31) describe--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the evidence-based methods that will 
                be used to conduct mental health and substance abuse 
                screening, assessment, referral, and treatment for 
                juveniles who--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) request a 
                        screening;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) show signs of needing a 
                        screening; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) are held for a period of 
                        more than 24 hours in a secure facility that 
                        provides for an initial screening;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the method to be used by the State 
                to provide or arrange for mental health and substance 
                abuse disorder treatment for juveniles determined to be 
                in need of such treatment; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) the policies of the State designed 
                to develop and implement comprehensive collaborative 
                State or local plans to meet the service needs of 
                juveniles with mental health or substance abuse needs 
                who come into contact with the justice system and the 
                families of the juveniles, including recognizing trauma 
                histories of juveniles and providing trauma-informed 
                care;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(32) describe reentry planning at the State 
        level for juveniles, including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) elements of written case plans for 
                juveniles, including if the plan is based on an 
                assessment of the needs of the juvenile and developed 
                and updated in consultation with the juvenile, the 
                family of the juvenile, and, if appropriate, counsel 
                for the juvenile; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the hearing and review processes; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(33) provide that the agency of the State 
        receiving funds under this Act collaborate with the State 
        educational agency receiving assistance under part A of title I 
        of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) to develop and implement a plan to ensure 
        that, in order to support educational progress--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the student records of adjudicated 
                juveniles, including electronic records if available, 
                are transferred in a timely manner from the educational 
                program in the juvenile detention or secure treatment 
                facility to the educational or training program into 
                which the juveniles will enroll;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the credits of adjudicated juveniles 
                are transferred; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) adjudicated juveniles receive full 
                or partial credit toward high school graduation for 
                secondary school coursework satisfactorily completed 
                before and during the period of time during which the 
                juveniles are held in custody, regardless of the local 
                educational agency or entity from which the credits 
                were earned; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(34) provide a description of the use by the 
        State of funds for reentry and aftercare services for juveniles 
        released from the juvenile justice system.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (d)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``section 222(d)'' and 
                inserting ``section 222(e)'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``described in paragraphs 
                (11), (12), (13), and (22) of subsection (a)'' and 
                inserting ``described in the core requirements''; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by striking ``the requirements under 
                paragraphs (11), (12), (13), and (22) of subsection 
                (a)'' and inserting ``the core 
                requirements'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (f)(2)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking subparagraph (A); 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
                through (E) and subparagraphs (A) through (D); 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Compliance Determination.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after 
        the date of receipt of information indicating that a State may 
        be out of compliance with any of the core requirements, the 
        Administrator shall determine whether the State is in 
        compliance with the core requirements.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Reporting.--The Administrator shall--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) issue an annual public report--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) describing any determination 
                        described in paragraph (1) made during the 
                        previous year, including a summary of the 
                        information on which the determination is based 
                        and the actions to be taken by the 
                        Administrator (including a description of any 
                        reduction imposed under subsection (c)); 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) for any such determination 
                        that a State is out of compliance with any of 
                        the core requirements, describing the basis for 
                        the determination; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) make the report described in 
                subparagraph (A) available on a publicly available 
                website.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 206. REALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 223(c) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633(c)) is amended to read as 
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c)(1) If a State fails to comply with any of the core 
requirements in any fiscal year--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A) subject to subparagraph (B), the amount 
        allocated to such State under section 222 for that fiscal year 
        shall be reduced by not less than 20 percent for each core 
        requirement with respect to which the failure occurs; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) the State shall be ineligible to receive any 
        allocation under such section for such fiscal year unless--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(i) the State agrees to expend 50 
                percent of the amount allocated to the State for such 
                fiscal year to achieve compliance with any such 
                paragraph with respect to which the State is in 
                noncompliance; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(ii) the Administrator determines that 
                the State--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(I) has achieved substantial 
                        compliance with such applicable requirements 
                        with respect to which the State was not in 
                        compliance; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(II) has made, through 
                        appropriate executive, administrative, or 
                        legislative action, an unequivocal commitment 
                        to achieving full compliance with such 
                        applicable requirements within a reasonable 
                        time.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) Of the total amount of funds not allocated for a 
fiscal year under paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A) 50 percent of the unallocated funds shall be 
        reallocated under section 222 to States that have not failed to 
        comply with the core requirements; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) 50 percent of the unallocated funds shall be 
        used by the Administrator to provide additional training and 
        technical assistance to States relating to compliance with the 
        core requirements.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 207. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 241(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5651(a)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``status 
        offenders,'' before ``juvenile offenders, and 
        juveniles'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``juvenile 
        offenders and juveniles'' and inserting ``status offenders, 
        juvenile offenders, and juveniles'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in paragraph (10), by inserting ``, including 
        juveniles with disabilities'' before the semicolon; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in paragraph (17), by inserting ``truancy 
        prevention and reduction,'' after ``mentoring,''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 208. ELIGIBILITY OF STATES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 243(a)(1)(A) of the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5653(a)(1)(A)) is amended 
by striking ``5'' and inserting ``10''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 209. GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 246(a)(2) of the Juvenile Justice 
and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5656(a)(2)) is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking subparagraph (A);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (E) 
        as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in subparagraph (B)(ii), as redesignated, by 
        striking ``subparagraph (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraph 
        (A)''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 
223(a)(7)(A) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633(a)(7)(A)) is amended by striking ``(including any 
geographical area in which an Indian tribe performs law enforcement 
functions)'' and inserting ``(including any geographical area of which 
an Indian tribe has jurisdiction)''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 210. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSES; 
              INFORMATION DISSEMINATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 251 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5661) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in the matter proceeding 
                        subparagraph (A), by striking ``may'' and 
                        inserting ``shall'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in subparagraph (A), by 
                        striking ``plan and identify'' and inserting 
                        ``annually publish a plan to identify''; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) in subparagraph (B)--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) by striking clause 
                                (iii) and inserting the 
                                following:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) successful efforts to 
                        prevent status offenders and first-time minor 
                        offenders from subsequent involvement with the 
                        criminal justice system;'';</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) by striking clause 
                                (vii) and inserting the 
                                following:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vii) the prevalence and 
                        duration of behavioral health needs (including 
                        mental health, substance abuse, and co-
                        occurring disorders) among juveniles pre-
                        placement and post-placement when held in the 
                        custody of secure detention and corrections 
                        facilities, including an examination of the 
                        effects of confinement;'';</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (III) by redesignating 
                                clauses (ix), (x), and (xi) as clauses 
                                (xi), (xii), and (xiii), respectively; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (IV) by inserting after 
                                clause (viii) the following:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ix) training efforts and 
                        reforms that have produced reductions in or 
                        elimination of the use of dangerous 
                        practices;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(x) methods to improve the 
                        recruitment, selection, training, and retention 
                        of professional personnel in the fields of 
                        medicine, law enforcement, the judiciary, 
                        juvenile justice, social work and child 
                        protection, education, and other relevant 
                        fields who are engaged in, or intend to work 
                        in, the field of prevention, identification, 
                        and treatment of delinquency;''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (4)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in the matter preceding 
                        subparagraph (A), by striking ``date of 
                        enactment of this paragraph, the'' and 
                        inserting ``date of enactment of the Juvenile 
                        Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
                        Reauthorization Act of 2015, the'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in subparagraph (F), by 
                        striking ``and'' at the end;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) in subparagraph (G), by 
                        striking the period at the end and inserting a 
                        semicolon; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) by adding at the end the 
                        following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(H) a description of the best practices 
                in discharge planning; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(I) an assessment of living arrangements 
                for juveniles who cannot return to the homes of the 
                juveniles.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 
        paragraph (1), by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) National Recidivism Measure.--The Administrator, in 
consultation with experts in the field of juvenile justice research, 
recidivism, and data collection, shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) establish a uniform method of data 
        collection and technology that States may use to evaluate data 
        on juvenile recidivism on an annual basis;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) establish a common national juvenile 
        recidivism measurement system; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) make cumulative juvenile recidivism data 
        that is collected from States available to the 
        public.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 211. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 252 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5662) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
                by striking ``may'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
                ``shall'' before ``develop and carry out projects''; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``may'' 
                before ``make grants to and contracts with'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
                by striking ``may'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by inserting ``shall'' before 
                        ``develop and implement projects'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by inserting ``, including 
                        compliance with the core requirements'' after 
                        ``this title''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) by striking ``and'' at the 
                        end;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by inserting ``may'' before 
                        ``make grants to and contracts with''; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by striking the period at the 
                        end and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) shall, upon request, provide technical 
        assistance to States and units of local government on achieving 
        compliance with the amendments made by the Juvenile Justice and 
        Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2015; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) shall provide technical assistance to States 
        in support of efforts to establish partnerships between a State 
        and a university, institution of higher education, or research 
        center designed to improve the recruitment, selection, 
        training, and retention of professional personnel in the fields 
        of medicine, law enforcement, the judiciary, juvenile justice, 
        social work and child protection, education, and other relevant 
        fields who are engaged in, or intend to work in, the field of 
        prevention, identification, and treatment of delinquency.''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Technical Assistance to States Regarding Legal 
Representation of Children.--In consultation with the American Bar 
Association (commonly known as the `ABA') and experts in the field of 
juvenile defense, the Administrator shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) develop and issue standards of practice for 
        attorneys representing children; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) ensure that the standards issued under 
        paragraph (1) are adapted for use in States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Training and Technical Assistance for Local and 
State Juvenile Detention and Corrections Personnel.--The Administrator 
shall coordinate training and technical assistance programs with 
juvenile detention and corrections personnel of States and units of 
local government to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) promote methods for improving conditions of 
        juvenile confinement, including methods that are designed to 
        minimize the use of dangerous practices, unreasonable 
        restraints, and isolation; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) encourage alternative behavior management 
        techniques based on positive youth development 
        approaches.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Training and Technical Assistance To Support Mental 
Health or Substance Abuse Treatment Including Home-Based or Community-
Based Care.--The Administrator shall provide training and technical 
assistance, in conjunction with the appropriate public agencies, to 
individuals involved in making decisions regarding the disposition and 
management of cases for youth who enter the juvenile justice system 
about the appropriate services and placement for youth with mental 
health or substance abuse needs, including--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) juvenile justice intake personnel;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) probation officers;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) juvenile court judges and court services 
        personnel;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) prosecutors and court-appointed counsel; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) family members of juveniles and family 
        advocates.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Grants for Juvenile Court Judges and Personnel.--The 
Attorney General, acting through the Office of Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention and the Office of Justice Programs, shall make 
grants to improve training, education, technical assistance, 
evaluation, and research to enhance the capacity of State and local 
courts, judges, and related judicial personnel to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) improve the lives of children currently 
        involved in or at risk of being involved in the juvenile court 
        system; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) carry out the requirements of this 
        Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(h) Free and Reduced Price School Lunches for 
Incarcerated Juveniles.--The Attorney General, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Agriculture, shall provide guidance to States relating to 
options for school food authorities in the States to apply for 
reimbursement for free or reduced price lunches under the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) for 
juveniles who are incarcerated and would, if not incarcerated, be 
eligible for free or reduced price lunches under that Act.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 212. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 299A(e) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5672(e)) is amended by striking 
``requirements described in paragraphs (11), (12), and (13) of section 
223(a)'' and inserting ``core requirements''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 213. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in section 204(b)(6) (42 U.S.C. 5614(b)(6)), 
        by striking ``section 223(a)(15)'' and inserting ``section 
        223(a)(14)'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subparagraph (C) of section 246(a)(2) (42 
        U.S.C. 5656(a)(2)), as redesignated by section 208, by striking 
        ``section 222(c)'' and inserting ``section 222(d)''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in section 299D(b) (42 U.S.C. 5675(b)), by 
        striking ``section 222(c)'' and inserting ``section 
        222(d)''.</DELETED>

 <DELETED>TITLE III--INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR LOCAL DELINQUENCY PREVENTION 
                           PROGRAMS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 502 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency 
Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 5781) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the section heading, by striking 
        ``Definition'' and inserting ``Definitions''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``this title, the term'' and 
        inserting the following: ``this title--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) the term `mentoring' means matching 1 adult 
        with 1 or more youths (not to exceed 4 youths) for the purpose 
        of providing guidance, support, and encouragement aimed at 
        developing the character of the youths, where the adult and 
        youths meet regularly for not less than 4 hours each month for 
        not less than a 9-month period; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the term''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 302. GRANTS FOR DELINQUENCY PREVENTION 
              PROGRAMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 504(a) of the Incentive Grants for Local 
Delinquency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 5783(a)) is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the 
        end;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at 
        the end and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(9) mentoring programs.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 303. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
1974 is amended by striking title V, as added by the Juvenile Justice 
and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-415; 88 Stat. 
1133) (relating to miscellaneous and conforming amendments).</DELETED>

         <DELETED>TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 401. EVALUATION BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY 
              OFFICE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Evaluation.--Not later than October 1, 2015, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) conduct a comprehensive analysis and 
        evaluation regarding the performance of the Office of Juvenile 
        Justice Delinquency and Prevention (referred to in this section 
        as ``the agency''), its functions, its programs, and its 
        grants;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) conduct a comprehensive audit and evaluation 
        of a selected, statistically significant sample of grantees (as 
        determined by the Comptroller General) that receive Federal 
        funds under grant programs administered by the Office of 
        Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention including a review 
        of internal controls to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse of 
        funds by grantees; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) submit a report in accordance with subsection 
        (d).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Considerations for Evaluation.--In conducting the 
analysis and evaluation under subsection (a)(1), and in order to 
document the efficiency and public benefit of the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), excluding 
the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) and the 
Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.), the 
Comptroller General shall take into consideration--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the extent to which the jurisdiction of, and 
        the programs administered by, the agency duplicate or conflict 
        with the jurisdiction and programs of other agencies;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the potential benefits of consolidating 
        programs administered by the agency with similar or duplicative 
        programs of other agencies, and the potential for consolidating 
        those programs;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) whether present functions or operations are 
        impeded or enhanced by existing statutes, rules, and 
        procedures;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the number and types of beneficiaries or 
        persons served by programs carried out by the agency;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) the manner with which the agency seeks public 
        input and input from State and local governments on the 
        performance of the functions of the agency;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) the extent to which the agency complies with 
        section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as 
        the Freedom of Information Act);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) whether greater oversight is needed of 
        programs developed with grants made by the agency; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) the extent to which changes are necessary in 
        the authorizing statutes of the agency in order for the 
        functions of the agency to be performed in a more efficient and 
        effective manner.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Considerations for Audits.--In conducting the audit 
and evaluation under subsection (a)(2), and in order to document the 
efficiency and public benefit of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), excluding the Runaway 
and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) and the Missing 
Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.), the Comptroller 
General shall take into consideration--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) whether grantees timely file Financial Status 
        Reports;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) whether grantees have sufficient internal 
        controls to ensure adequate oversight of grant fund 
        received;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) whether disbursements were accompanied with 
        adequate supporting documentation (including invoices and 
        receipts);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) whether expenditures were 
        authorized;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) whether subrecipients of grant funds were 
        complying with program requirements;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) whether salaries and fringe benefits of 
        personnel were adequately supported by documentation;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) whether contracts were bid in accordance with 
        program guidelines; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) whether grant funds were spent in accordance 
        with program goals and guidelines.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Report.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the 
        United States shall submit a report regarding the evaluation 
        conducted under subsection (a) and audit under subsection (b), 
        together with supporting materials, to the Speaker of the House 
        of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate, 
        and be made available to the public, not later than October 1, 
        2011.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Contents.--The report submitted in accordance 
        with paragraph (1) shall include all audit findings determined 
        by the selected, statistically significant sample of grantees 
        as required by subsection (a)(2) and shall include the name and 
        location of any selected grantee as well as any findings 
        required by subsection (a)(2).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:</DELETED>

 <DELETED>``TITLE VI--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; ACCOUNTABILITY 
                        AND OVERSIGHT</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 601. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this Act--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) $159,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) $162,180,000 for fiscal year 2017;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) $165,423,600 for fiscal year 2018;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) $168,732,072 for fiscal year 2019; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) $172,106,713 for fiscal year 2020.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Mentoring Programs.--Not more than 20 percent of the 
amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal 
year may be used for mentoring programs.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 is amended by striking--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) section 299 (42 U.S.C. 5671);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) section 388 (42 U.S.C. 5751);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) section 408 (42 U.S.C. 5777); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) section 505 (42 U.S.C. 5784).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 403. ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Title VI of the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as added by this Act, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 602. ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress 
that, in order to ensure that at-risk youth who come into contact with 
the criminal justice system are treated fairly and the outcome of that 
contact is beneficial to the Nation--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) the Department of Justice, through its 
        Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, must 
        restore meaningful enforcement of the core protections in this 
        Act;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the Attorney General should, not later than 
        90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, issue a 
        proposed rule to update existing Federal regulations used to 
        make State compliance determinations and provide participating 
        States with technical assistance to develop more effective and 
        comprehensive data collection systems; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) States, which are entrusted with a fiscal 
        stewardship role if they accept funds under this Act, must 
        exercise vigilant oversight to ensure full compliance with the 
        core protections for juveniles provided for in this 
        Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Accountability.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Agency program review.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Not less often than 
                once every 2 years, the Administrator shall conduct, 
                for each State and Indian tribe receiving a grant under 
                this Act, a programmatic and financial review of all 
                grants awarded to the State or Indian tribe under this 
                Act in order to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse by 
                grantees.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Contents.--Each review under 
                subparagraph (A) shall, at a minimum, examine--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) whether the funds awarded 
                        were used in accordance with the law, program 
                        guidance, and any applicable plans; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the extent to which funds 
                        awarded under this Act enhanced the ability of 
                        the grantee to improve its juvenile justice 
                        system and juvenile justice delinquency 
                        prevention programs.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Authorization of appropriations.--In 
                addition to any other amounts authorized to be 
                appropriated to the Administrator, there are authorized 
                to be appropriated to the Administrator for reviews 
                under this paragraph such sums as are necessary for 
                fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year 
                thereafter.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Office of inspector general performance 
        audits.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--In order to ensure the 
                effective and appropriate use of grants administered 
                under this Act, the Inspector General of the Department 
                of Justice each year shall conduct audits of a sample 
                of States and Indian tribes that receive grants under 
                this Act.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Determining samples.--The sample 
                selected for audits under subparagraph (A) shall be--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) of an appropriate size to--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) assess the overall 
                                integrity of the grant programs 
                                described in subparagraph (A); 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) act as a deterrent 
                                to financial mismanagement; 
                                and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) selected based on--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) the size of the 
                                grants awarded to the 
                                recipient;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) the past grant 
                                management performance of the 
                                recipient;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) concerns 
                                identified by the Administrator, 
                                including referrals from the 
                                Administrator; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(IV) such other factors 
                                as determined by the Inspector General 
                                of the Department of Justice.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Comprehensive auditing.--During the 
                5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of 
                this section, the Inspector General of the Department 
                of Justice shall conduct not fewer than 1 audit of each 
                State or Indian tribe that receives a grant under this 
                Act.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) Report by the inspector general.--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) In general.--The Inspector 
                        General of the Department of Justice shall 
                        submit to the appropriate committees of 
                        Congress--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) not later than 90 
                                days after the date of enactment of 
                                this section, a report on the estimated 
                                amount of grant funds disbursed by the 
                                Office of Juvenile Justice and 
                                Delinquency Prevention since fiscal 
                                year 1997 that did not meet the 
                                requirements for awards of formula 
                                grants to States under this Act; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) an annual report on 
                                every audit conducted under this 
                                section during the fiscal year 
                                preceding the report.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Contents.--Each report 
                        submitted under clause (i)(II) shall describe, 
                        for the fiscal year preceding the report--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) the audits conducted 
                                under subparagraph (A);</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) the findings of the 
                                Inspector General with respect to the 
                                audits conducted under subparagraph 
                                (A);</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) whether the funds 
                                awarded under this Act were used in 
                                accordance with law, program guidance, 
                                and applicable plans; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(IV) the extent to which 
                                funds awarded under this Act enhanced 
                                the ability of a grantee to improve its 
                                juvenile justice system and juvenile 
                                justice programs.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) Deadline.--For each year, 
                        the report required under clause (i)(II) shall 
                        be submitted not later than December 
                        31.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) Public availability on website.--The 
                Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall 
                make each audit conducted under subparagraph (A) 
                available on the website of the Inspector General, 
                subject to redaction as the Inspector General 
                determines necessary to protect classified and other 
                sensitive information.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) Provision of information to 
                administrator.--The Inspector General of the Department 
                of Justice shall provide to the Administrator any 
                findings and recommendations from audits conducted 
                under subparagraph (A).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) Evaluation of grants management and 
                oversight.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
                enactment of this section, the Inspector General of the 
                Department of Justice shall review and evaluate the 
                grants management and oversight practices of the Office 
                of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 
                including assessment of and recommendations relating 
                to--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the skills, resources, and 
                        capabilities of the workforce; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) any additional resources 
                        and staff necessary to carry out such 
                        management and oversight.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(H) Authorization of appropriations.--In 
                addition to any other amounts authorized to be 
                appropriated to the Inspector General of the Department 
                of Justice, there are authorized to be appropriated to 
                the Inspector General of the Department of Justice for 
                audits under subparagraph (A) such sums as are 
                necessary for fiscal year 2016, and each fiscal year 
                thereafter.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(I) Mandatory exclusion.--A recipient of 
                grant funds under this Act that is found to have an 
                unresolved audit finding shall not be eligible to 
                receive grant funds under this Act during the first 2 
                fiscal years beginning after the 12-month period 
                beginning on the date on which the audit report is 
                issued.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(J) Priority.--In awarding grants under 
                this Act, the Administrator shall give priority to a 
                State or Indian tribe that did not have an unresolved 
                audit finding during the 3 fiscal years prior to the 
                date on which the eligible entity submits an 
                application for a grant under this Act.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(K) Reimbursement.--If a State or Indian 
                tribe is awarded grant funds under this Act during the 
                2-fiscal-year period in which the entity is barred from 
                receiving grants under subparagraph (I), the Attorney 
                General shall--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) deposit an amount equal to 
                        the amount of the grant funds that were 
                        improperly awarded to the grantee into the 
                        General Fund of the Treasury; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) seek to recoup the costs of 
                        the repayment to the General Fund under clause 
                        (i) from the grantee that was erroneously 
                        awarded grant funds.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(L) Definition.--In this paragraph, the 
                term `unresolved audit finding'means a finding in the 
                final audit report of the Inspector General--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) that the audited State or 
                        Indian tribe has used grant funds for an 
                        unauthorized expenditure or otherwise 
                        unallowable cost; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) that is not closed or 
                        resolved during the 12-month period beginning 
                        on the date on which the final audit report is 
                        issued.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Nonprofit organization requirements.--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Definition.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph and the grant programs described in this Act, 
                the term `nonprofit organization' means an organization 
                that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
                Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under 
                section 501(a) of such Code.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Prohibition.--The Administrator may 
                not award a grant under any grant program described in 
                this Act to a nonprofit organization that holds money 
                in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding paying 
                the tax described in section 511(a) of the Internal 
                Revenue Code of 1986.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Disclosure.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) In general.--Each nonprofit 
                        organization that is awarded a grant under a 
                        grant program described in this Act and uses 
                        the procedures prescribed in regulations to 
                        create a rebuttable presumption of 
                        reasonableness for the compensation of its 
                        officers, directors, trustees, and key 
                        employees, shall disclose to the Administrator, 
                        in the application for the grant, the process 
                        for determining such compensation, including--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) the independent 
                                persons involved in reviewing and 
                                approving such compensation;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) the comparability 
                                data used; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) contemporaneous 
                                substantiation of the deliberation and 
                                decision.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Public inspection upon 
                        request.--Upon request, the Administrator shall 
                        make the information disclosed under clause (i) 
                        available for public inspection.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Conference expenditures.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Limitation.--No amounts authorized 
                to be appropriated to the Department of Justice under 
                this Act may be used by the Attorney General, or by any 
                individual or organization awarded discretionary funds 
                through a cooperative agreement under this Act, to host 
                or support any expenditure for conferences that uses 
                more than $20,000 in funds made available to the 
                Department of Justice, unless the Deputy Attorney 
                General or such Assistant Attorney Generals, Directors, 
                or principal deputies as the Deputy Attorney General 
                may designate, provides prior written authorization 
                that the funds may be expended to host a 
                conference.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Written approval.--Written approval 
                under subparagraph (A) shall include a written estimate 
                of all costs associated with the conference, including 
                the cost of all food and beverages, audiovisual 
                equipment, honoraria for speakers, and 
                entertainment.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Report.--The Deputy Attorney General 
                shall submit an annual report to the Committee on the 
                Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the 
                Judiciary of the House of Representatives on all 
                conference expenditures approved under this 
                paragraph.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Prohibition on lobbying activity.--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Amounts authorized to 
                be appropriated under this Act may not be utilized by 
                any recipient of a grant made using such amounts to--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) lobby any representative of 
                        the Department of Justice regarding the award 
                        of grant funding; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) lobby any representative of 
                        a Federal, State, local, or tribal government 
                        regarding the award of grant funding.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Penalty.--If the Attorney General 
                determines that any recipient of a grant made using 
                amounts authorized to be appropriated under this Act 
                has violated subparagraph (A), the Attorney General 
                shall--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) require the grant recipient 
                        to repay the grant in full; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) prohibit the grant 
                        recipient from receiving another grant under 
                        this Act for not less than 5 years.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Annual certification.--Beginning in the 
        first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this 
        section, the Attorney General shall submit, to the Committee on 
        the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
        and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives, an annual 
        certification that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) all audits issued by the Office of 
                the Inspector General of the Department of Justice 
                under paragraph (2) have been completed and reviewed by 
                the appropriate Assistant Attorney General or 
                Director;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) all mandatory exclusions required 
                under paragraph (2)(I) have been issued;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) all reimbursements required under 
                paragraph (2)(K)(i) have been made; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) includes a list of any grant 
                recipients excluded under paragraph (2)(I) during the 
                preceding fiscal year.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Juvenile Justice and 
        Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 is amended by striking 
        section 407 (42 U.S.C. 5776a).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by 
        paragraph (1) shall take effect on the first day of the first 
        fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this 
        Act.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Savings clause.--In the case of an entity that 
        is barred from receiving grant funds under paragraph (2) or 
        (7)(B)(ii) of section 407 of the Juvenile Justice and 
        Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5776a), the 
        amendment made by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not 
        affect the applicability to the entity, or to the Attorney 
        General with respect to the entity, of paragraph (2), (3), or 
        (7) of such section 407, as in effect on the day before the 
        effective date under paragraph (2) of this 
        subsection.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>TITLE V--JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY BLOCK GRANTS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 501. GRANT ELIGIBILITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 1802(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ee-2(a)) is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the 
        end;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
        the end and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) assurances that the State agrees to comply 
        with the core requirements, as defined in section 103 of the 
        Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 
        U.S.C. 5603), applicable to the detention and confinement of 
        juveniles.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.

            TITLE I--DECLARATION OF PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS

Sec. 101. Purposes.
Sec. 102. Definitions.

         TITLE II--JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION

Sec. 201. Concentration of Federal efforts.
Sec. 202. Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
                            Prevention.
Sec. 203. Annual report.
Sec. 204. Allocation of funds.
Sec. 205. State plans.
Sec. 206. Reallocation of grant funds.
Sec. 207. Authority to make grants.
Sec. 208. Eligibility of States.
Sec. 209. Grants to Indian tribes.
Sec. 210. Research and evaluation; statistical analyses; information 
                            dissemination.
Sec. 211. Training and technical assistance.
Sec. 212. Administrative authority.

 TITLE III--INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR LOCAL DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS

Sec. 301. Definitions.
Sec. 302. Grants for delinquency prevention programs.
Sec. 303. Technical and conforming amendment.

                   TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 401. Evaluation by Government Accountability Office.
Sec. 402. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 403. Accountability and oversight.

             TITLE V--JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY BLOCK GRANTS

Sec. 501. Grant eligibility.

            TITLE I--DECLARATION OF PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS

SEC. 101. PURPOSES.

    Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5602) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) to assist State and local governments in addressing 
        juvenile crime through the provision of technical assistance, 
        research, training, evaluation, and the dissemination of 
        current and relevant information on effective and evidence-
        based programs and practices for combating juvenile 
        delinquency; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) to support a continuum of evidence-based or promising 
        programs (including delinquency prevention, intervention, 
        mental health and substance abuse treatment, family services, 
        and services for children exposed to violence) that are trauma 
        informed, reflect the science of adolescent development, and 
        are designed to meet the needs of at-risk youth and youth who 
        come into contact with the justice system.''.

SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8), by amending subparagraph (C) to read 
        as follows:
                    ``(C) an Indian tribe; or'';
            (2) by amending paragraph (18) to read as follows:
            ``(18) the term `Indian tribe' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 102 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe 
        List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a);'';
            (3) by amending paragraph (22) to read as follows:
            ``(22) the term `jail or lockup for adults' means a secure 
        facility that is used by a State, unit of local government, or 
        law enforcement authority to detain or confine adult 
        inmates;'';
            (4) by amending paragraph (25) to read as follows:
            ``(25) the term `sight or sound contact' means any 
        physical, clear visual, or verbal contact that is not brief and 
        inadvertent;'';
            (5) by amending paragraph (26) to read as follows:
            ``(26) the term `adult inmate'--
                    ``(A) means an individual who--
                            ``(i) has reached the age of full criminal 
                        responsibility under applicable State law; and
                            ``(ii) has been arrested and is in custody 
                        for or awaiting trial on a criminal charge, or 
                        is convicted of a criminal offense; and
                    ``(B) does not include an individual who--
                            ``(i) at the time of the time of the 
                        offense, was younger than the maximum age at 
                        which a youth can be held in a juvenile 
                        facility under applicable State law; and
                            ``(ii) was committed to the care and 
                        custody or supervision, including post-
                        placement or parole supervision, of a juvenile 
                        correctional agency by a court of competent 
                        jurisdiction or by operation of applicable 
                        State law;'';
            (6) in paragraph (28), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (7) in paragraph (29), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (8) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(30) the term `core requirements'--
                    ``(A) means the requirements described in 
                paragraphs (11), (12), (13), (14), and (15) of section 
                223(a); and
                    ``(B) does not include the data collection 
                requirements described in subparagraphs (A) through (K) 
                of section 207(1);
            ``(31) the term `chemical agent' means a spray or injection 
        used to temporarily incapacitate a person, including oleoresin 
        capsicum spray, tear gas, and 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile gas;
            ``(32) the term `isolation'--
                    ``(A) means any instance in which a youth is 
                confined alone for more than 15 minutes in a room or 
                cell; and
                    ``(B) does not include--
                            ``(i) confinement during regularly 
                        scheduled sleeping hours;
                            ``(ii) separation based on a treatment 
                        program approved by a licensed medical or 
                        mental health professional;
                            ``(iii) confinement or separation that is 
                        requested by the youth; or
                            ``(iv) the separation of the youth from a 
                        group in a nonlocked setting for the limited 
                        purpose of calming;
            ``(33) the term `restraints' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 591 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
        290ii);
            ``(34) the term `evidence-based' means a program or 
        practice that--
                    ``(A) is demonstrated to be effective when 
                implemented with fidelity;
                    ``(B) is based on a clearly articulated and 
                empirically supported theory;
                    ``(C) has measurable outcomes relevant to juvenile 
                justice, including a detailed description of the 
                outcomes produced in a particular population, whether 
                urban or rural; and
                    ``(D) has been scientifically tested and proven 
                effective through randomized control studies or 
                comparison group studies and with the ability to 
                replicate and scale;
            ``(35) the term `promising' means a program or practice 
        that--
                    ``(A) is demonstrated to be effective based on 
                positive outcomes relevant to juvenile justice from 1 
                or more objective, independent, and scientifically 
                valid evaluations, as documented in writing to the 
                Administrator; and
                    ``(B) will be evaluated through a well-designed and 
                rigorous study, as described in paragraph (34)(D);
            ``(36) the term `dangerous practice' means an act, 
        procedure, or program that creates an unreasonable risk of 
        physical injury, pain, or psychological harm to a juvenile 
        subjected to the act, procedure, or program;
            ``(37) the term `screening' means a brief process--
                    ``(A) designed to identify youth who may have 
                mental health, behavioral health, substance abuse, or 
                other needs requiring immediate attention, 
                intervention, and further evaluation; and
                    ``(B) the purpose of which is to quickly identify a 
                youth with possible mental health, behavioral health, 
                substance abuse, or other needs in need of further 
                assessment;
            ``(38) the term `assessment' includes, at a minimum, an 
        interview and review of available records and other pertinent 
        information--
                    ``(A) by an appropriately trained professional in 
                the mental health, behavioral health, or substance 
                abuse fields; and
                    ``(B) which is designed to identify significant 
                mental health, behavioral health, or substance abuse 
                treatment needs to be addressed during a youth's 
                confinement;
            ``(39) for purposes of section 223(a)(15), the term 
        `contact' means the points at which a youth and the juvenile 
        justice system or criminal justice system officially intersect, 
        including interactions with a juvenile justice, juvenile court, 
        or law enforcement official;
            ``(40) the term `trauma-informed' means--
                    ``(A) understanding the impact that exposure to 
                violence and trauma have on a youth's physical, 
                psychological, and psychosocial development;
                    ``(B) recognizing when a youth has been exposed to 
                violence and trauma and is in need of help to recover 
                from the adverse impacts of trauma; and
                    ``(C) responding in ways that resist 
                retraumatization;
            ``(41) the term `racial and ethnic disparity' means 
        minority youth populations are involved at a decision point in 
        the juvenile justice system at higher rates, incrementally or 
        cumulatively, than non-minority youth at that decision point;
            ``(42) the term `status offender' means a juvenile who is 
        charged with or who has committed an offense that would not be 
        criminal if committed by an adult;
            ``(43) the term `rural' means an area that is not located 
        in a metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the Office of 
        Management and Budget; and
            ``(44) the term `internal controls' means a process 
        implemented to provide reasonable assurance regarding the 
        achievement of objectives in--
                    ``(A) effectiveness and efficiency of operations, 
                such as grant management practices;
                    ``(B) reliability of reporting for internal and 
                external use; and
                    ``(C) compliance with applicable laws and 
                regulations, as well as recommendations of the Office 
                of Inspector General and the Government Accountability 
                Office.''.

         TITLE II--JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION

SEC. 201. CONCENTRATION OF FEDERAL EFFORTS.

    Section 204 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5614) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``a long-term plan, and 
                        implement'' and inserting the following: ``a 
                        long-term plan to improve the juvenile justice 
                        system in the United States, taking into 
                        account scientific knowledge regarding 
                        adolescent development and behavior and 
                        regarding the effects of delinquency prevention 
                        programs and juvenile justice interventions on 
                        adolescents, and shall implement''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``research, and 
                        improvement of the juvenile justice system in 
                        the United States'' and inserting ``and 
                        research''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``Federal 
                Register'' and all that follows and inserting ``Federal 
                Register during the 30-day period ending on October 1 
                of each year.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (5), by adding ``and'' at the end;
                    (B) in paragraph (6)--
                            (i) by striking ``monitoring'';
                            (ii) by striking ``section 223(a)(15)'' and 
                        inserting ``section 223(a)(16)''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``to review the adequacy 
                        of such systems; and'' and inserting ``for 
                        monitoring compliance.''; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (7).

SEC. 202. COORDINATING COUNCIL ON JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY 
              PREVENTION.

    Section 206 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5616) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``the Administrator of the 
                        Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
                        Administration, the Secretary of the 
                        Interior,'' after ``the Secretary of Health and 
                        Human Services,''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``Commissioner of 
                        Immigration and Naturalization'' and inserting 
                        ``Assistant Secretary for Immigration and 
                        Customs Enforcement''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``United States'' 
                and inserting ``Federal Government''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraphs 
                (12)(A), (13), and (14) of section 223(a) of this 
                title'' and inserting ``the core requirements''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by inserting ``, on an annual basis'' 
                        after ``collectively''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(B) not later than 120 days after the completion 
                of the last meeting of the Council during any fiscal 
                year, submit to the Committee on Education and the 
                Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
                Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report 
                that--
                            ``(i) contains the recommendations 
                        described in subparagraph (A);
                            ``(ii) includes a detailed account of the 
                        activities conducted by the Council during the 
                        fiscal year, including a complete detailed 
                        accounting of expenses incurred by the Council 
                        to conduct operations in accordance with this 
                        section;
                            ``(iii) is published on the websites of the 
                        Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
                        Prevention and the Council; and
                            ``(iv) is in addition to the annual report 
                        required under section 207.''.

SEC. 203. ANNUAL REPORT.

    Section 207 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5617) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``a 
        fiscal year'' and inserting ``each fiscal year'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, 
                ethnicity, as such term is defined by the Bureau of the 
                Census,'' after ``gender'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (C) in subparagraph (F)--
                            (i) by inserting ``and other'' before 
                        ``disabilities,''; and
                            (ii) by striking the period at the end and 
                        inserting a semicolon; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) a summary of data from 1 month of the 
                applicable fiscal year of the use of restraints and 
                isolation upon juveniles held in the custody of secure 
                detention and correctional facilities operated by a 
                State or unit of local government;
                    ``(H) the number of status offense cases petitioned 
                to court, number of status offenders held in secure 
                detention, the findings used to justify the use of 
                secure detention, and the average period of time a 
                status offender was held in secure detention;
                    ``(I) the number of juveniles released from custody 
                and the type of living arrangement to which they are 
                released;
                    ``(J) the number of juveniles whose offense 
                originated on school grounds, during school-sponsored 
                off-campus activities, or due to a referral by a school 
                official, as collected and reported by the Department 
                of Education or similar State educational agency; and
                    ``(K) the number of juveniles in the custody of 
                secure detention and correctional facilities operated 
                by a State or unit of local government who report being 
                pregnant.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) A description of the criteria used to determine what 
        programs qualify as evidence-based and promising programs under 
        this title and title V and a comprehensive list of those 
        programs the Administrator has determined meet such criteria in 
        both rural and urban areas.
            ``(6) A description of funding provided to Indian tribes 
        under this Act or for a juvenile delinquency or prevention 
        program under the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 (Public Law 
        111-211; 124 Stat. 2261), including direct Federal grants and 
        funding provided to Indian tribes through a State or unit of 
        local government.
            ``(7) An analysis and evaluation of the internal controls 
        at the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to 
        determine if grantees are following the requirements of the 
        Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention grant 
        programs and what remedial action the Office of Juvenile 
        Justice and Delinquency Prevention has taken to recover any 
        grant funds that are expended in violation of the grant 
        programs, including instances--
                    ``(A) in which supporting documentation was not 
                provided for cost reports;
                    ``(B) where unauthorized expenditures occurred; or
                    ``(C) where subrecipients of grant funds were not 
                compliant with program requirements.
            ``(8) An analysis and evaluation of the total amount of 
        payments made to grantees that the Office of Juvenile Justice 
        and Delinquency Prevention recouped from grantees that were 
        found to be in violation of policies and procedures of the 
        Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention grant 
        programs, including--
                    ``(A) the full name and location of the grantee;
                    ``(B) the violation of the program found;
                    ``(C) the amount of funds sought to be recouped by 
                the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
                Prevention; and
                    ``(D) the actual amount recouped by the Office of 
                Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.''.

SEC. 204. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

    (a) Technical Assistance.--Section 221(b)(1) of the Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5631(b)(1)) 
is amended by striking ``2 percent'' and inserting ``5 percent''.
    (b) Other Allocations.--Section 222 of the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5632) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``age eighteen'' 
                and inserting ``18 years of age, based on the most 
                recent data available from the Bureau of the Census''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(2)(A) If the aggregate amount appropriated for a fiscal 
        year to carry out this title is less than $75,000,000, then--
                    ``(i) the amount allocated to each State other than 
                a State described in clause (ii) for that fiscal year 
                shall be not less than $400,000; and
                    ``(ii) the amount allocated to the United States 
                Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
                Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for that 
                fiscal year shall be not less than $75,000.
            ``(B) If the aggregate amount appropriated for a fiscal 
        year to carry out this title is not less than $75,000,000, 
        then--
                    ``(i) the amount allocated to each State other than 
                a State described in clause (ii) for that fiscal year 
                shall be not less than $600,000; and
                    ``(ii) the amount allocated to the United States 
                Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
                Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for that 
                fiscal year shall be not less than $100,000.'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``efficient 
        administration, including monitoring, evaluation, and one full-
        time staff position'' and inserting ``effective and efficient 
        administration of funds, including the designation of not less 
        than 1 individual who shall coordinate efforts to achieve and 
        sustain compliance with the core requirements and certify 
        whether the State is in compliance with such requirements''; 
        and
            (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``5 per centum of the 
        minimum'' and inserting ``not more than 5 percent of the''.

SEC. 205. STATE PLANS.

    Section 223 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``and shall describe the status of compliance 
                with State plan requirements.'' and inserting ``and 
                shall describe how the State plan is supported by or 
                takes account of scientific knowledge regarding 
                adolescent development and behavior and regarding the 
                effects of delinquency prevention programs and juvenile 
                justice interventions on adolescents. Not later than 60 
                days after the date on which a plan or amended plan 
                submitted under this subsection is finalized, a State 
                shall make the plan or amended plan publicly available 
                by posting the plan or amended plan on the State's 
                publicly available website.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by inserting 
                                ``adolescent development,'' after 
                                ``concerning'';
                                    (II) in clause (ii)--
                                            (aa) in subclause (II), by 
                                        striking ``counsel for children 
                                        and youth'' and inserting 
                                        ``publicly supported court-
                                        appointed legal counsel for 
                                        juveniles charged with an act 
                                        of juvenile delinquency or a 
                                        status offense, consistent with 
                                        other Federal law'';
                                            (bb) in subclause (III), by 
                                        striking ``mental health, 
                                        education, special education'' 
                                        and inserting ``child and 
                                        adolescent mental health, 
                                        education, child and adolescent 
                                        substance abuse, special 
                                        education, services for youth 
                                        with disabilities'';
                                            (cc) in subclause (V), by 
                                        striking ``delinquents or 
                                        potential delinquents'' and 
                                        inserting ``delinquent youth or 
                                        youth at risk of delinquency'';
                                            (dd) in subclause (VI), by 
                                        striking ``youth workers 
                                        involved with'' and inserting 
                                        ``representatives of'';
                                            (ee) in subclause (VII), by 
                                        striking ``and'' at the end;
                                            (ff) by striking subclause 
                                        (VIII) and inserting the 
                                        following:
                                    ``(VIII) persons with expertise and 
                                competence in preventing and addressing 
                                mental health and substance abuse needs 
                                in juvenile delinquents and those at-
                                risk of delinquency; and
                                    ``(IX) representatives of victim or 
                                witness advocacy groups, including at 
                                least 1 individual with expertise in 
                                addressing the challenges of sexual 
                                abuse and exploitation and trauma;'';
                                    (III) in clause (iv), by striking 
                                ``24 at the time of appointment'' and 
                                inserting ``28 at the time of initial 
                                appointment''; and
                                    (IV) in clause (v) by inserting 
                                ``or, if not feasible and in 
                                appropriate circumstances, who is the 
                                parent or guardian of someone who has 
                                been or is currently under the 
                                jurisdiction of the juvenile justice 
                                system'' after ``juvenile justice 
                                system'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``30 
                        days'' and inserting ``45 days''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking 
                        ``at least annually recommendations regarding 
                        State compliance with the requirements of 
                        paragraphs (11), (12), and (13)'' and inserting 
                        ``at least every 2 years a report and necessary 
                        recommendations regarding State compliance with 
                        the core requirements''; and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (E)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by adding 
                                ``and'' at the end; and
                                    (II) in clause (ii), by striking 
                                the period at the end and inserting a 
                                semicolon;
                    (C) in paragraph (5)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``paragraph (25)'' and 
                        inserting ``paragraph (26)''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
                        ``Indian tribes'' and all that follows through 
                        ``applicable to the detention and confinement 
                        of juveniles'' and inserting ``Indian tribes 
                        that agree to attempt to comply with the core 
                        requirements applicable to the detention and 
                        confinement of juveniles'';
                    (D) in paragraph (7)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``performs law enforcement functions'' and 
                        inserting ``has jurisdiction''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in clause (iii), by striking 
                                ``and'' at the end; and
                                    (II) by striking clause (iv) and 
                                inserting the following:
                            ``(iv) a plan to provide alternatives to 
                        detention for status offenders, juveniles who 
                        have been induced to perform commercial sex 
                        acts, and others, where appropriate, such as 
                        specialized or problem-solving courts or 
                        diversion to home-based or community-based 
                        services or treatment for those youth in need 
                        of mental health, substance abuse, or co-
                        occurring disorder services at the time such 
                        juveniles first come into contact with the 
                        juvenile justice system;
                            ``(v) a plan to reduce the number of 
                        children housed in secure detention and 
                        corrections facilities who are awaiting 
                        placement in residential treatment programs;
                            ``(vi) a plan to engage family members, 
                        where appropriate, in the design and delivery 
                        of juvenile delinquency prevention and 
                        treatment services, particularly post-
                        placement;
                            ``(vii) a plan to use community-based 
                        services to respond to the needs of at-risk 
                        youth or youth who have come into contact with 
                        the juvenile justice system;
                            ``(viii) a plan to promote evidence-based 
                        and trauma-informed programs and practices; and
                            ``(ix) a plan to, within 1 year of the date 
                        of enactment of the Juvenile Justice and 
                        Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 
                        2015, eliminate the use of shackling of 
                        pregnant juveniles housed in secure detention 
                        and corrections facilities, covering at a 
                        minimum the third trimester, labor, delivery, 
                        and post-partum recovery;'';
                    (E) in paragraph (8), by striking ``existing'' and 
                inserting ``evidence-based and promising'';
                    (F) in paragraph (9)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by inserting ``, with priority in funding 
                        given to entities meeting the criteria for 
                        evidence-based or promising programs'' after 
                        ``used for'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting 
                        ``status offenders and other'' before ``youth 
                        who need'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B)(i)--
                                    (I) by striking ``parents and other 
                                family members'' and inserting ``status 
                                offenders, other youth, and the parents 
                                and other family members of such 
                                offenders and youth''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``be retained'' 
                                and inserting ``remain'';
                            (iv) in subparagraph (E)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding clause 
                                (i), by striking ``delinquent'' and 
                                inserting ``at-risk or delinquent 
                                youth''; and
                                    (II) in clause (i), by inserting 
                                ``, including for truancy prevention 
                                and reduction'' before the semicolon;
                            (v) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) 
                        through (S) as subparagraphs (H) through (T), 
                        respectively;
                            (vi) in subparagraph (F), in the matter 
                        preceding clause (i), by striking ``expanding'' 
                        and inserting ``programs to expand'';
                            (vii) by inserting after subparagraph (F), 
                        the following:
                    ``(G) expanding access to publicly supported, 
                court-appointed legal counsel and enhancing capacity 
                for the competent representation of every child, 
                consistent with other Federal law;'';
                            (viii) in subparagraph (M), as so 
                        redesignated--
                                    (I) in clause (i)--
                                            (aa) by inserting ``pre-
                                        adjudication and'' before 
                                        ``post-adjudication'';
                                            (bb) by striking 
                                        ``restraints'' and inserting 
                                        ``alternatives''; and
                                            (cc) by inserting 
                                        ``specialized or problem-
                                        solving courts,'' after 
                                        ``(including''; and
                                    (II) in clause (ii)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``by the 
                                        provision by the 
                                        Administrator''; and
                                            (bb) by striking ``to 
                                        States'';
                            (ix) in subparagraph (N), as so 
                        redesignated--
                                    (I) by inserting ``and reduce the 
                                risk of recidivism'' after 
                                ``families''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``so that 
                                juveniles may be retained in their 
                                homes'';
                            (x) in subparagraph (S), as so 
                        redesignated, by striking ``and'' at the end;
                            (xi) in subparagraph (T), as so 
                        redesignated--
                                    (I) by inserting ``or co-occurring 
                                disorder'' after ``mental health'';
                                    (II) by inserting ``court-involved 
                                or'' before ``incarcerated'';
                                    (III) by striking ``suspected to 
                                be'';
                                    (IV) by striking ``and discharge 
                                plans'' and inserting ``provision of 
                                treatment, and development of discharge 
                                plans''; and
                                    (V) by striking the period at the 
                                end and inserting a semicolon; and
                            (xii) by inserting after subparagraph (T) 
                        the following:
                    ``(U) programs and projects designed to inform 
                juveniles of the opportunity and process for expunging 
                juvenile records and to assist juveniles in pursuing 
                juvenile record expungements for both adjudications and 
                arrests not followed by adjudications;
                    ``(V) programs that address the needs of girls in 
                or at risk of entering the juvenile justice system, 
                including pregnant girls, young mothers, survivors of 
                commercial sexual exploitation or domestic child sex 
                trafficking, girls with disabilities, and girls of 
                color, including girls who are members of an Indian 
                tribe; and
                    ``(W) monitoring for compliance with the core 
                requirements and providing training and technical 
                assistance on the core requirements to secure 
                facilities;'';
                    (G) in paragraph (11)(A)(ii), by inserting ``issued 
                and reviewed in accordance with paragraph (24)'' after 
                ``valid court order'';
                    (H) in paragraph (12)(A), by striking ``contact'' 
                and inserting ``sight or sound contact'';
                    (I) in paragraph (13), by striking ``contact'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``sight or sound 
                contact'';
                    (J) by striking paragraphs (22) and (27);
                    (K) by redesignating paragraphs (23) through (26) 
                as paragraphs (24) through (27), respectively;
                    (L) by redesignating paragraphs (14) through (21) 
                as paragraphs (16) through (23), respectively;
                    (M) by inserting after paragraph (13) the 
                following:
            ``(14) require that--
                    ``(A) not later than 3 years after the date of 
                enactment of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
                Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2015, unless a court 
                finds, after a hearing and in writing, that it is in 
                the interest of justice, juveniles awaiting trial or 
                other legal process who are treated as adults for 
                purposes of prosecution in criminal court and housed in 
                a secure facility--
                            ``(i) shall not have sight or sound contact 
                        with adult inmates; and
                            ``(ii) except as provided in paragraph 
                        (13), may not be held in any jail or lockup for 
                        adults;
                    ``(B) in determining under subparagraph (A) whether 
                it is in the interest of justice to permit a juvenile 
                to be held in any jail or lockup for adults, or have 
                sight or sound contact with adult inmates, a court 
                shall consider--
                            ``(i) the age of the juvenile;
                            ``(ii) the physical and mental maturity of 
                        the juvenile;
                            ``(iii) the present mental state of the 
                        juvenile, including whether the juvenile 
                        presents an imminent risk of harm to the 
                        juvenile;
                            ``(iv) the nature and circumstances of the 
                        alleged offense;
                            ``(v) the juvenile's history of prior 
                        delinquent acts;
                            ``(vi) the relative ability of the 
                        available adult and juvenile detention 
                        facilities to not only meet the specific needs 
                        of the juvenile but also to protect the safety 
                        of the public as well as other detained youth; 
                        and
                            ``(vii) any other relevant factor; and
                    ``(C) if a court determines under subparagraph (A) 
                that it is in the interest of justice to permit a 
                juvenile to be held in any jail or lockup for adults--
                            ``(i) the court shall hold a hearing not 
                        less frequently than once every 30 days, or in 
                        the case of a rural jurisdiction, not less 
                        frequently than once every 45 days, to review 
                        whether it is still in the interest of justice 
                        to permit the juvenile to be so held or have 
                        such sight or sound contact; and
                            ``(ii) the juvenile shall not be held in 
                        any jail or lockup for adults, or permitted to 
                        have sight or sound contact with adult inmates, 
                        for more than 180 days, unless the court, in 
                        writing, determines there is good cause for an 
                        extension or the juvenile expressly waives this 
                        limitation;
            ``(15) implement policy, practice, and system improvement 
        strategies at the State, territorial, local, and tribal levels, 
        as applicable, to identify and reduce racial and ethnic 
        disparities among youth who come into contact with the juvenile 
        justice system, without establishing or requiring numerical 
        standards or quotas, by--
                    ``(A) establishing or designating existing 
                coordinating bodies, composed of juvenile justice 
                stakeholders, (including representatives of the 
                educational system) at the State, local, or tribal 
                levels, to advise efforts by States, units of local 
                government, and Indian tribes to reduce racial and 
                ethnic disparities;
                    ``(B) identifying and analyzing key decision points 
                in State, local, or tribal juvenile justice systems to 
                determine which points create racial and ethnic 
                disparities among youth who come into contact with the 
                juvenile justice system; and
                    ``(C) developing and implementing a work plan that 
                includes measurable objectives for policy, practice, or 
                other system changes, based on the needs identified in 
                the data collection and analysis under subparagraph 
                (B);'';
                    (N) in paragraph (16), as so redesignated--
                            (i) by striking ``adequate system'' and 
                        inserting ``effective system'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``lock-ups,'' after 
                        ``monitoring jails,'';
                            (iii) by inserting ``and'' after 
                        ``detention facilities,'';
                            (iv) by striking ``, and non-secure 
                        facilities'';
                            (v) by striking ``insure'' and inserting 
                        ``ensure'';
                            (vi) by striking ``requirements of 
                        paragraph (11),'' and all that follows through 
                        ``monitoring to the Administrator'' and 
                        inserting ``core requirements are met, and for 
                        annual reporting to the Administrator''; and
                            (vii) by striking ``, in the opinion of the 
                        Administrator,'';
                    (O) in paragraph (17), as so redesignated, by 
                inserting ``ethnicity,'' after ``race,'';
                    (P) in paragraph (24), as so redesignated--
                            (i) in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), by 
                        striking ``juvenile'' each place it appears and 
                        inserting ``status offender'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``and'' at the end;
                                    (II) in clause (ii), by adding 
                                ``and'' at the end; and
                                    (III) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                            ``(iii) if such court determines the status 
                        offender should be placed in a secure detention 
                        facility or correctional facility for violating 
                        such order--
                                    ``(I) the court shall issue a 
                                written order that--
                                            ``(aa) identifies the valid 
                                        court order that has been 
                                        violated;
                                            ``(bb) specifies the 
                                        factual basis for determining 
                                        that there is reasonable cause 
                                        to believe that the status 
                                        offender has violated such 
                                        order;
                                            ``(cc) includes findings of 
                                        fact to support a determination 
                                        that there is no appropriate 
                                        less restrictive alternative 
                                        available to placing the status 
                                        offender in such a facility, 
                                        with due consideration to the 
                                        best interest of the juvenile;
                                            ``(dd) specifies the length 
                                        of time, not to exceed 7 days, 
                                        that the status offender may 
                                        remain in a secure detention 
                                        facility or correctional 
                                        facility, and includes a plan 
                                        for the status offender's 
                                        release from such facility; and
                                            ``(ee) may not be renewed 
                                        or extended; and
                                    ``(II) the court may not issue a 
                                second or subsequent order described in 
                                subclause (I) relating to a status 
                                offender, unless the status offender 
                                violates a valid court order after the 
                                date on which the court issues an order 
                                described in subclause (I);''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) there are procedures in place to ensure that 
                any status offender held in a secure detention facility 
                or correctional facility pursuant to a court order 
                described in this paragraph does not remain in custody 
                longer than 7 days or the length of time authorized by 
                the court, whichever is shorter; and
                    ``(E) not later than 3 years after the date of 
                enactment of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
                Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2015, the State will 
                eliminate the use of valid court orders to provide 
                secure confinement of status offenders;'';
                    (Q) in paragraph (27), as so redesignated--
                            (i) by inserting ``and in accordance with 
                        confidentiality concerns,'' after ``maximum 
                        extent practicable,''; and
                            (ii) by striking the semicolon at the end 
                        and inserting the following: ``, so as to 
                        provide for--
                    ``(A) data in child abuse or neglect reports 
                relating to juveniles entering the juvenile justice 
                system with a prior reported history of arrest, court 
                intake, probation and parole, juvenile detention, and 
                corrections; and
                    ``(B) a plan to use the data described in 
                subparagraph (A) to provide necessary services for the 
                treatment of such victims of child abuse or neglect;'';
                    (R) in paragraph (28), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (S) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(29) provide for the coordinated use of funds provided 
        under this Act with other Federal and State funds directed at 
        juvenile delinquency prevention and intervention programs;
            ``(30) describe the policies, procedures, and training in 
        effect for the staff of juvenile State correctional facilities 
        to eliminate the use of dangerous practices, unreasonable 
        restraints (such as the shackling of pregnant juveniles during 
        labor and delivery), and unreasonable isolation, including by 
        developing effective behavior management techniques;
            ``(31) describe--
                    ``(A) the evidence-based methods that will be used 
                to conduct mental health and substance abuse screening, 
                assessment, referral, and treatment for juveniles who--
                            ``(i) request a screening;
                            ``(ii) show signs of needing a screening; 
                        or
                            ``(iii) are held for a period of more than 
                        24 hours in a secure facility that provides for 
                        an initial screening; and
                    ``(B) how the State will seek, to the extent 
                practicable, to provide or arrange for mental health 
                and substance abuse disorder treatment for juveniles 
                determined to be in need of such treatment;
            ``(32) describe how reentry planning by the State for 
        juveniles will include--
                    ``(A) a written case plan based on an assessment of 
                needs that includes--
                            ``(i) the pre-release and post-release 
                        plans for the juveniles;
                            ``(ii) the living arrangement to which the 
                        juveniles are to be discharged; and
                            ``(iii) any other plans developed for the 
                        juveniles based on an individualized 
                        assessment; and
                    ``(B) review processes;
            ``(33) provide that the agency of the State receiving funds 
        under this Act collaborate with the State educational agency 
        receiving assistance under part A of title I of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) to 
        develop and implement a plan to ensure that, in order to 
        support educational progress--
                    ``(A) the student records of adjudicated juveniles, 
                including electronic records if available, are 
                transferred in a timely manner from the educational 
                program in the juvenile detention or secure treatment 
                facility to the educational or training program into 
                which the juveniles will enroll;
                    ``(B) the credits of adjudicated juveniles are 
                transferred; and
                    ``(C) adjudicated juveniles receive full or partial 
                credit toward high school graduation for secondary 
                school coursework satisfactorily completed before and 
                during the period of time during which the juveniles 
                are held in custody, regardless of the local 
                educational agency or entity from which the credits 
                were earned; and
            ``(34) describe policies and procedures to--
                    ``(A) screen for, identify, and document in records 
                of the State the identification of victims of domestic 
                human trafficking, or those at risk of such 
                trafficking, upon intake; and
                    ``(B) divert youth described in subparagraph (A) to 
                appropriate programs or services, to the extent 
                practicable.'';
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by striking ``described in paragraphs (11), 
                (12), (13), and (22) of subsection (a)'' and inserting 
                ``described in the core requirements''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the requirements under paragraphs 
                (11), (12), (13), and (22) of subsection (a)'' and 
                inserting ``the core requirements'';
            (3) in subsection (f)(2)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (A); and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (E) 
                and subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Compliance Determination.--
            ``(1) In general.--For each fiscal year, the Administrator 
        shall make a determination regarding whether each State 
        receiving a grant under this Act is in compliance or out of 
        compliance with respect to each of the core requirements.
            ``(2) Reporting.--The Administrator shall--
                    ``(A) issue an annual public report--
                            ``(i) describing any determination 
                        described in paragraph (1) made during the 
                        previous year, including a summary of the 
                        information on which the determination is based 
                        and the actions to be taken by the 
                        Administrator (including a description of any 
                        reduction imposed under subsection (c)); and
                            ``(ii) for any such determination that a 
                        State is out of compliance with any of the core 
                        requirements, describing the basis for the 
                        determination; and
                    ``(B) make the report described in subparagraph (A) 
                available on a publicly available website.
            ``(3) Determinations required.--The Administrator may not 
        determine that a State is not out of compliance, or issue any 
        other determination not described in paragraph (1), with 
        respect to any core requirement, or otherwise fail to make the 
        compliance determinations required under paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 206. REALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS.

    Section 223(c) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633(c)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c)(1) If a State fails to comply with any of the core 
requirements in any fiscal year, then--
            ``(A) subject to subparagraph (B), the amount allocated to 
        such State under section 222 for the subsequent fiscal year 
        shall be reduced by not less than 20 percent for each core 
        requirement with respect to which the failure occurs; and
            ``(B) the State shall be ineligible to receive any 
        allocation under such section for such fiscal year unless--
                    ``(i) the State agrees to expend 50 percent of the 
                amount allocated to the State for such fiscal year to 
                achieve compliance with any such paragraph with respect 
                to which the State is in noncompliance; or
                    ``(ii) the Administrator determines that the 
                State--
                            ``(I) has achieved substantial compliance 
                        with such applicable requirements with respect 
                        to which the State was not in compliance; and
                            ``(II) has made, through appropriate 
                        executive or legislative action, an unequivocal 
                        commitment to achieving full compliance with 
                        such applicable requirements within a 
                        reasonable time.
    ``(2) Of the total amount of funds not allocated for a fiscal year 
under paragraph (1)--
            ``(A) 50 percent of the unallocated funds shall be 
        reallocated under section 222 to States that have not failed to 
        comply with the core requirements; and
            ``(B) 50 percent of the unallocated funds shall be used by 
        the Administrator to provide additional training and technical 
        assistance to States for the purpose of promoting compliance 
        with the core requirements.''.

SEC. 207. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.

    Section 241(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5651(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``status offenders,'' 
        before ``juvenile offenders, and juveniles'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting before the semicolon 
        at the end the following: ``, including for truancy prevention 
        and reduction and social and independent living skills 
        development'';
            (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ``juvenile offenders and 
        juveniles'' and inserting ``status offenders, juvenile 
        offenders, and juveniles''; and
            (4) in paragraph (10), by inserting ``, including juveniles 
        with disabilities'' before the semicolon.

SEC. 208. ELIGIBILITY OF STATES.

    Section 243(a)(1)(A) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5653(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 
``5'' and inserting ``10''.

SEC. 209. GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBES.

    (a) In General.--Section 246(a)(2) of the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5656(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (A);
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (E) as 
        subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively; and
            (3) in subparagraph (B)(ii), as redesignated, by striking 
        ``subparagraph (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A)''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 223(a)(7)(A) of 
the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5633(a)(7)(A)) is amended by striking ``(including any geographical 
area in which an Indian tribe performs law enforcement functions)'' and 
inserting ``(including any geographical area of which an Indian tribe 
has jurisdiction)''.

SEC. 210. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSES; INFORMATION 
              DISSEMINATION.

    Section 251 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5661) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter proceeding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``may'' and inserting 
                        ``shall'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``plan and identify'' and inserting ``annually 
                        publish a plan to identify''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) by striking clause (iii) and 
                                inserting the following:
                            ``(iii) successful efforts to prevent 
                        status offenders and first-time minor offenders 
                        from subsequent involvement with the juvenile 
                        justice and criminal justice systems;'';
                                    (II) by striking clause (vii) and 
                                inserting the following:
                            ``(vii) the prevalence and duration of 
                        behavioral health needs (including mental 
                        health, substance abuse, and co-occurring 
                        disorders) among juveniles pre-placement and 
                        post-placement when held in the custody of 
                        secure detention and corrections facilities, 
                        including an examination of the effects of 
                        confinement;'';
                                    (III) by redesignating clauses 
                                (ix), (x), and (xi) as clauses (xv), 
                                (xvi), and (xvii), respectively; and
                                    (IV) by inserting after clause 
                                (viii) the following:
                            ``(ix) training efforts and reforms that 
                        have produced reductions in or elimination of 
                        the use of dangerous practices;
                            ``(x) methods to improve the recruitment, 
                        selection, training, and retention of 
                        professional personnel who are focused on the 
                        prevention, identification, and treatment of 
                        delinquency;
                            ``(xi) methods to improve the 
                        identification and response to victims of 
                        domestic child sex trafficking within the 
                        juvenile justice system;
                            ``(xii) identifying positive outcome 
                        measures, such as attainment of employment and 
                        educational degrees, that States and units of 
                        local government should use to evaluate the 
                        success of programs aimed at reducing 
                        recidivism of youth who have come in contact 
                        with the juvenile justice system or criminal 
                        justice system;
                            ``(xiii) evaluating the impact and outcomes 
                        of the prosecution and sentencing of juveniles 
                        as adults;
                            ``(xiv) successful and cost-effective 
                        efforts by States and units of local government 
                        to reduce recidivism through policies that 
                        provide for consideration of appropriate 
                        alternative sanctions to incarceration of youth 
                        facing nonviolent charges, while ensuring that 
                        public safety is preserved;''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``date of enactment of this 
                        paragraph, the'' and inserting ``date of 
                        enactment of the Juvenile Justice and 
                        Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 
                        2015, the'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (iii) in subparagraph (G), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
                        and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) a description of the best practices in 
                discharge planning; and
                    ``(I) an assessment of living arrangements for 
                juveniles who, upon release from confinement in a State 
                correctional facility, cannot return to the residence 
                they occupied prior to such confinement.'';
            (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) National Recidivism Measure.--The Administrator, in 
consultation with experts in the field of juvenile justice research, 
recidivism, and data collection, shall--
            ``(1) establish a uniform method of data collection and 
        technology that States may use to evaluate data on juvenile 
        recidivism on an annual basis;
            ``(2) establish a common national juvenile recidivism 
        measurement system; and
            ``(3) make cumulative juvenile recidivism data that is 
        collected from States available to the public.''.

SEC. 211. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    Section 252 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5662) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``may'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``shall'' before ``develop 
                        and carry out projects''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and'' after the 
                        semicolon;
                    (C) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by inserting ``may'' before ``make 
                        grants to and contracts with''; and
                            (ii) by striking the period and inserting 
                        ``; and''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) shall provide periodic training for States regarding 
        implementation of the core requirements, current protocols and 
        best practices for achieving and monitoring compliance, and 
        information sharing regarding relevant Office resources on 
        evidence-based and promising programs or practices that promote 
        the purposes of this Act.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``may'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``shall'' before ``develop 
                        and implement projects'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``, including compliance 
                        with the core requirements'' after ``this 
                        title''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (C) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by inserting ``may'' before ``make 
                        grants to and contracts with''; and
                            (ii) by striking the period at the end and 
                        inserting ``; and''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) shall provide technical assistance to States and 
        units of local government on achieving compliance with the 
        amendments to the core requirements and State Plans made by the 
        Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act 
        of 2015, including training and technical assistance and, when 
        appropriate, pilot or demonstration projects intended to 
        develop and replicate best practices for achieving sight and 
        sound separation in facilities or portions of facilities that 
        are open and available to the general public and that may or 
        may not contain a jail or a lock-up; and
            ``(4) shall provide technical assistance to States in 
        support of efforts to establish partnerships between a State 
        and a university, institution of higher education, or research 
        center designed to improve the recruitment, selection, 
        training, and retention of professional personnel in the fields 
        of medicine, law enforcement, the judiciary, juvenile justice, 
        social work and child protection, education, and other relevant 
        fields who are engaged in, or intend to work in, the field of 
        prevention, identification, and treatment of delinquency.'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by inserting ``prosecutors,'' after ``public 
                defenders,''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``status offenders and'' after 
                ``needs of''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Technical Assistance to States Regarding Legal Representation 
of Children.--In consultation with experts in the field of juvenile 
defense, the Administrator shall--
            ``(1) develop and issue standards of practice for attorneys 
        representing children; and
            ``(2) ensure that the standards issued under paragraph (1) 
        are adapted for use in States.
    ``(e) Training and Technical Assistance for Local and State 
Juvenile Detention and Corrections Personnel.--The Administrator shall 
coordinate training and technical assistance programs with juvenile 
detention and corrections personnel of States and units of local 
government to--
            ``(1) promote methods for improving conditions of juvenile 
        confinement, including methods that are designed to minimize 
        the use of dangerous practices, unreasonable restraints, and 
        isolation; and
            ``(2) encourage alternative behavior management techniques 
        based on positive youth development approaches.
    ``(f) Training and Technical Assistance To Support Mental Health or 
Substance Abuse Treatment Including Home-Based or Community-Based 
Care.--The Administrator shall provide training and technical 
assistance, in conjunction with the appropriate public agencies, to 
individuals involved in making decisions regarding the disposition and 
management of cases for youth who enter the juvenile justice system 
about the appropriate services and placement for youth with mental 
health or substance abuse needs, including--
            ``(1) juvenile justice intake personnel;
            ``(2) probation officers;
            ``(3) juvenile court judges and court services personnel;
            ``(4) prosecutors and court-appointed counsel; and
            ``(5) family members of juveniles and family advocates.
    ``(g) Grants for Juvenile Court Judges and Personnel.--The Attorney 
General, acting through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention and the Office of Justice Programs, shall make grants to 
improve training, education, technical assistance, evaluation, and 
research to enhance the capacity of State and local courts, judges, and 
related judicial personnel to--
            ``(1) improve the lives of children currently involved in 
        or at risk of being involved in the juvenile court system; and
            ``(2) carry out the requirements of this Act.
    ``(h) Free and Reduced Price School Lunches for Incarcerated 
Juveniles.--The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Agriculture, shall provide guidance to States relating to existing 
options for school food authorities in the States to apply for 
reimbursement for free or reduced price lunches under the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) for 
juveniles who are incarcerated and would, if not incarcerated, be 
eligible for free or reduced price lunches under that Act.''.

SEC. 212. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY.

    Section 299A of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5672) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by striking ``, after appropriate consultation 
                with representatives of States and units of local 
                government,'';
                    (B) by inserting ``guidance,'' after 
                ``regulations,''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following: ``In 
                developing guidance and procedures, the Administrator 
                shall consult with representatives of States and units 
                of local government, including those individuals 
                responsible for administration of this Act and 
                compliance with the core requirements.''; and
            (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``requirements described 
        in paragraphs (11), (12), and (13) of section 223(a)'' and 
        inserting ``core requirements''.

 TITLE III--INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR LOCAL DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS

SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 502 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency 
Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 5781) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``Definition'' and 
        inserting ``Definitions''; and
            (2) by striking ``this title, the term'' and inserting the 
        following: ``this title--
            ``(1) the term `mentoring' means matching 1 adult with 1 or 
        more youths for the purpose of providing guidance, support, and 
        encouragement through regularly scheduled meetings for not less 
        than 9 months; and
            ``(2) the term''.

SEC. 302. GRANTS FOR DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS.

    Section 504(a) of the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency 
Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 5783(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) mentoring, parent training and support, or in-home 
        family services programs, if such programs are evidence-based 
        or promising.''.

SEC. 303. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 is 
amended by striking title V, as added by the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-415; 88 Stat. 1133) 
(relating to miscellaneous and conforming amendments).

                   TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 401. EVALUATION BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE.

    (a) Evaluation.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and not less often than once every 3 years thereafter, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall--
            (1) conduct a comprehensive analysis and evaluation 
        regarding the performance of the Office of Juvenile Justice and 
        Delinquency Prevention (referred to in this section as ``the 
        agency''), its functions, its programs, and its grants;
            (2) conduct a comprehensive audit and evaluation of a 
        selected, statistically significant sample of grantees (as 
        determined by the Comptroller General) that receive Federal 
        funds under grant programs administered by the agency including 
        a review of internal controls (as defined in section 103 of the 
        Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 
        U.S.C. 5603), as amended by this Act) to prevent fraud, waste, 
        and abuse of funds by grantees; and
            (3) submit a report in accordance with subsection (d).
    (b) Considerations for Evaluation.--In conducting the analysis and 
evaluation under subsection (a)(1), and in order to document the 
efficiency and public benefit of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), excluding the Runaway 
and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) and the Missing 
Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.), the Comptroller 
General shall take into consideration--
            (1) the outcome and results of the programs carried out by 
        the agency and those programs administered through grants by 
        the agency;
            (2) the extent to which the agency has complied with the 
        Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-
        62; 107 Stat. 285);
            (3) the extent to which the jurisdiction of, and the 
        programs administered by, the agency duplicate or conflict with 
        the jurisdiction and programs of other agencies;
            (4) the potential benefits of consolidating programs 
        administered by the agency with similar or duplicative programs 
        of other agencies, and the potential for consolidating those 
        programs;
            (5) whether less restrictive or alternative methods exist 
        to carry out the functions of the agency and whether current 
        functions or operations are impeded or enhanced by existing 
        statutes, rules, and procedures;
            (6) the number and types of beneficiaries or persons served 
        by programs carried out by the agency;
            (7) the manner with which the agency seeks public input and 
        input from State and local governments on the performance of 
        the functions of the agency;
            (8) the extent to which the agency complies with section 
        552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
        Freedom of Information Act);
            (9) whether greater oversight is needed of programs 
        developed with grants made by the agency; and
            (10) the extent to which changes are necessary in the 
        authorizing statutes of the agency in order for the functions 
        of the agency to be performed in a more efficient and effective 
        manner.
    (c) Considerations for Audits.--In conducting the audit and 
evaluation under subsection (a)(2), and in order to document the 
efficiency and public benefit of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), excluding the Runaway 
and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) and the Missing 
Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.), the Comptroller 
General shall take into consideration--
            (1) whether grantees timely file Financial Status Reports;
            (2) whether grantees have sufficient internal controls to 
        ensure adequate oversight of grant fund received;
            (3) whether disbursements were accompanied with adequate 
        supporting documentation (including invoices and receipts);
            (4) whether expenditures were authorized;
            (5) whether subrecipients of grant funds were complying 
        with program requirements;
            (6) whether salaries and fringe benefits of personnel were 
        adequately supported by documentation;
            (7) whether contracts were bid in accordance with program 
        guidelines; and
            (8) whether grant funds were spent in accordance with 
        program goals and guidelines.
    (d) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall--
                    (A) submit a report regarding the evaluation 
                conducted under subsection (a) and audit under 
                subsection (b), together with supporting materials, to 
                the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
                President pro tempore of the Senate; and
                    (B) make the report described in subparagraph (A) 
                available to the public.
            (2) Contents.--The report submitted in accordance with 
        paragraph (1) shall include all audit findings determined by 
        the selected, statistically significant sample of grantees as 
        required by subsection (a)(2) and shall include the name and 
        location of any selected grantee as well as any findings 
        required by subsection (a)(2).

SEC. 402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

    ``TITLE VI--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; ACCOUNTABILITY AND 
                               OVERSIGHT

``SEC. 601. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act--
            ``(1) $160,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
            ``(2) $163,200,000 for fiscal year 2017;
            ``(3) $166,464,000 for fiscal year 2018;
            ``(4) $169,793,000 for fiscal year 2019; and
            ``(5) $173,190,000 for fiscal year 2020.
    ``(b) Mentoring Programs.--Not more than 20 percent of the amount 
authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal year 
may be used for mentoring programs.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 is amended by striking--
            (1) section 299 (42 U.S.C. 5671);
            (2) section 388 (42 U.S.C. 5751);
            (3) section 408 (42 U.S.C. 5777); and
            (4) section 505 (42 U.S.C. 5784).

SEC. 403. ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT.

    (a) In General.--Title VI of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974, as added by this Act, is amended by adding at 
the end the following:

``SEC. 602. ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT.

    ``(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, in 
order to ensure that at-risk youth and youth who come into contact with 
the juvenile justice system or the criminal justice system are treated 
fairly and the outcome of that contact is beneficial to the Nation--
            ``(1) the Department of Justice, through its Office of 
        Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, must restore 
        meaningful enforcement of the core requirements in this Act;
            ``(2) the Attorney General should, not later than 90 days 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, issue a proposed rule 
        to update existing Federal regulations used to make State 
        compliance determinations and provide participating States with 
        technical assistance to develop more effective and 
        comprehensive data collection systems; and
            ``(3) States, which are entrusted with a fiscal stewardship 
        role if they accept funds under this Act, must exercise 
        vigilant oversight to ensure full compliance with the core 
        requirements for juveniles provided for in this Act.
    ``(b) Accountability.--
            ``(1) Agency program review.--
                    ``(A) Programmatic and financial assessment.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not later than 60 days 
                        after the date of enactment of this section, 
                        the Director of the Office of Audit, 
                        Assessment, and Management of the Office of 
                        Justice Programs at the Department of Justice 
                        (referred to in this section as the `Director') 
                        shall--
                                    ``(I) conduct a comprehensive 
                                analysis and evaluation of the internal 
                                controls of the Office of Juvenile 
                                Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
                                (referred to in this section as the 
                                `agency') to determine if State and 
                                Indian tribes receiving grants are 
                                following the requirements of the 
                                agency grant programs and what remedial 
                                action the agency has taken to recover 
                                any grant funds that are expended in 
                                violation of grant programs, including 
                                instances where--
                                            ``(aa) supporting 
                                        documentation was not provided 
                                        for cost reports;
                                            ``(bb) unauthorized 
                                        expenditures occurred; and
                                            ``(cc) subrecipients of 
                                        grant funds were not compliance 
                                        with program requirements;
                                    ``(II) conduct a comprehensive 
                                audit and evaluation of a selected 
                                statistically significant sample of 
                                States and Indian tribes (as determined 
                                by the Director) that have received 
                                Federal funds under this Act, including 
                                a review of internal controls to 
                                prevent fraud, waste, and abuse of 
                                funds by grantees;
                                    ``(III) submit a report in 
                                accordance with clause (iv).
                            ``(ii) Considerations for evaluations.--In 
                        conducting the analysis and evaluation under 
                        clause (i)(I), and in order to document the 
                        efficiency and public benefit of this Act, 
                        excluding the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 
                        and the Missing Children's Assistance Act, the 
                        Director shall take into consideration the 
                        extent to which--
                                    ``(I) greater oversight is needed 
                                of programs developed with grants made 
                                by the agency;
                                    ``(II) changes are necessary in the 
                                authorizing statutes of the agency in 
                                order that the functions of the agency 
                                can be performed in a more efficient 
                                and effective manner; and
                                    ``(III) the agency has implemented 
                                recommendations issued by the 
                                Comptroller General or Office of 
                                Inspector General relating to the grant 
                                making and grant monitoring 
                                responsibilities of the agency.
                            ``(iii) Considerations for audits.--In 
                        conducting the audit and evaluation under 
                        clause (i)(II), and in order to document the 
                        efficiency and public benefit of this Act, 
                        excluding the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 
                        and the Missing Children's Assistance Act, the 
                        Director shall take into consideration--
                                    ``(I) whether grantees timely file 
                                Financial Status Reports;
                                    ``(II) whether grantees have 
                                sufficient internal controls to ensure 
                                adequate oversight of grant funds 
                                received;
                                    ``(III) whether grantees' 
                                assertions of compliance with the core 
                                requirements were accompanied with 
                                adequate supporting documentation;
                                    ``(IV) whether expenditures were 
                                authorized;
                                    ``(V) whether subrecipients of 
                                grant funds were complying with program 
                                requirements; and
                                    ``(VI) whether grant funds were 
                                spent in accordance with the program 
                                goals and guidelines.
                            ``(iv) Report.--The Director shall submit 
                        to Congress a report outlining the results of 
                        the analysis, evaluation, and audit conducted 
                        under clause (i), including supporting 
                        materials, to the Speaker of the House of 
                        Representatives and the President pro tempore 
                        of the Senate and shall make such report 
                        available to the public online, not later than 
                        1 year after the date of enactment of this 
                        section.
                    ``(B) Analysis of internal controls.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not later than 30 days 
                        after the date of enactment of this section, 
                        the Administrator shall initiate a 
                        comprehensive analysis and evaluation of the 
                        internal controls of the agency to determine 
                        whether, and to what extent, States and Indian 
                        tribes that receive grants under this Act are 
                        following the requirements of the grant 
                        programs authorized under this Act.
                            ``(ii) Report.--Not later than 180 days 
                        after the date of enactment of this section, 
                        the Administrator shall submit to Congress a 
                        report containing--
                                    ``(I) the findings of the analysis 
                                and evaluation conducted under clause 
                                (i);
                                    ``(II) a description of remedial 
                                actions, if any, that will be taken by 
                                the Administrator to enhance the 
                                internal controls of the agency and 
                                recoup funds that may have been 
                                expended in violation of law, 
                                regulations, or program requirements 
                                issued under this Act; and
                                    ``(III) a description of--
                                            ``(aa) the analysis 
                                        conducted under clause (i);
                                            ``(bb) whether the funds 
                                        awarded under this Act have 
                                        been used in accordance with 
                                        law, regulations, program 
                                        guidance, and applicable plans; 
                                        and
                                            ``(cc) the extent to which 
                                        funds awarded to States and 
                                        Indian tribes under this Act 
                                        enhanced the ability of 
                                        grantees to fulfill the core 
                                        requirements.
                    ``(C) Report by the attorney general.--Not later 
                than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
                section, the Attorney General shall submit to the 
                appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 
                estimated amount of grant funds disbursed by the agency 
                since fiscal year 2010 that did not meet the 
                requirements for awards of formula grants to States 
                under this Act.
            ``(2) Office of inspector general performance audits.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In order to ensure the effective 
                and appropriate use of grants administered under this 
                Act and to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds by 
                grantees, the Inspector General of the Department of 
                Justice each year shall periodically conduct audits of 
                States and Indian tribes that receive grants under this 
                Act.
                    ``(B) Determining samples.--The sample selected for 
                audits under subparagraph (A) shall be--
                            ``(i) of an appropriate size to--
                                    ``(I) assess the grant programs 
                                authorized under this Act; and
                                    ``(II) act as a deterrent to 
                                financial mismanagement; and
                            ``(ii) selected based on--
                                    ``(I) the size of the grants 
                                awarded to the recipient;
                                    ``(II) the past grant management 
                                performance of the recipient;
                                    ``(III) concerns identified by the 
                                Administrator, including referrals from 
                                the Administrator; and
                                    ``(IV) such other factors as 
                                determined by the Inspector General of 
                                the Department of Justice.
                    ``(C) Public availability on website.--The Attorney 
                General shall make the summary of each review conducted 
                under this section available on the website of the 
                Department of Justice, subject to redaction as the 
                Attorney General determines necessary to protect 
                classified and other sensitive information.
                    ``(D) Mandatory exclusion.--A recipient of grant 
                funds under this Act that is found to have an 
                unresolved audit finding shall not be eligible to 
                receive grant funds under this Act during the first 2 
                fiscal years beginning after the 12-month period 
                beginning on the date on which the audit report is 
                issued.
                    ``(E) Priority.--In awarding grants under this Act, 
                the Administrator shall give priority to a State or 
                Indian tribe that did not have an unresolved audit 
                finding during the 3 fiscal years prior to the date on 
                which the eligible entity submits an application for a 
                grant under this Act.
                    ``(F) Reimbursement.--If a State or Indian tribe is 
                awarded grant funds under this Act during the 2-fiscal-
                year period in which the entity is barred from 
                receiving grants under subparagraph (I), the Attorney 
                General shall--
                            ``(i) deposit an amount equal to the amount 
                        of the grant funds that were improperly awarded 
                        to the grantee into the General Fund of the 
                        Treasury; and
                            ``(ii) seek to recoup the costs of the 
                        repayment to the General Fund under clause (i) 
                        from the grantee that was erroneously awarded 
                        grant funds.
                    ``(G) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term 
                `unresolved audit finding' means a finding in the final 
                audit report of the Inspector General--
                            ``(i) that the audited State or Indian 
                        tribe has used grant funds for an unauthorized 
                        expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost; and
                            ``(ii) that is not closed or resolved 
                        during the 12-month period beginning on the 
                        date on which the final audit report is issued.
            ``(3) Nonprofit organization requirements.--
                    ``(A) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph 
                and the grant programs described in this Act, the term 
                `nonprofit organization' means an organization that is 
                described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
                Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 
                501(a) of such Code.
                    ``(B) Prohibition.--The Administrator may not award 
                a grant under any grant program described in this Act 
                to a nonprofit organization that holds money in 
                offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding paying 
                the tax described in section 511(a) of the Internal 
                Revenue Code of 1986.
                    ``(C) Disclosure.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Each nonprofit 
                        organization that is awarded a grant under a 
                        grant program described in this Act and uses 
                        the procedures prescribed in regulations to 
                        create a rebuttable presumption of 
                        reasonableness for the compensation of its 
                        officers, directors, trustees, and key 
                        employees, shall disclose to the Administrator, 
                        in the application for the grant, the process 
                        for determining such compensation, including--
                                    ``(I) the independent persons 
                                involved in reviewing and approving 
                                such compensation;
                                    ``(II) the comparability data used; 
                                and
                                    ``(III) contemporaneous 
                                substantiation of the deliberation and 
                                decision.
                            ``(ii) Public inspection upon request.--
                        Upon request, the Administrator shall make the 
                        information disclosed under clause (i) 
                        available for public inspection.
            ``(4) Conference expenditures.--
                    ``(A) Limitation.--No amounts authorized to be 
                appropriated to the Department of Justice under this 
                Act may be used by the Attorney General, or by any 
                individual or organization awarded discretionary funds 
                through a cooperative agreement under this Act, to host 
                or support any expenditure for conferences that uses 
                more than $20,000 in funds made available to the 
                Department of Justice, unless the Deputy Attorney 
                General or such Assistant Attorney Generals, Directors, 
                or principal deputies as the Deputy Attorney General 
                may designate, provides prior written authorization 
                that the funds may be expended to host a conference.
                    ``(B) Written approval.--Written approval under 
                subparagraph (A) shall include a written estimate of 
                all costs associated with the conference, including the 
                cost of all food and beverages, audiovisual equipment, 
                honoraria for speakers, and entertainment.
                    ``(C) Report.--The Deputy Attorney General shall 
                submit an annual report to the Committee on the 
                Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the 
                Judiciary of the House of Representatives on all 
                conference expenditures approved under this paragraph.
            ``(5) Prohibition on lobbying activity.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Amounts authorized to be 
                appropriated under this Act may not be utilized by any 
                recipient of a grant made using such amounts to--
                            ``(i) lobby any representative of the 
                        Department of Justice regarding the award of 
                        grant funding; or
                            ``(ii) lobby any representative of a 
                        Federal, State, local, or tribal government 
                        regarding the award of grant funding.
                    ``(B) Penalty.--If the Attorney General determines 
                that any recipient of a grant made using amounts 
                authorized to be appropriated under this Act has 
                violated subparagraph (A), the Attorney General shall--
                            ``(i) require the grant recipient to repay 
                        the grant in full; and
                            ``(ii) prohibit the grant recipient from 
                        receiving another grant under this Act for not 
                        less than 5 years.
            ``(6) Annual certification.--Beginning in the first fiscal 
        year beginning after the date of enactment of this section, the 
        Attorney General shall submit, to the Committee on the 
        Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 
        the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives, an annual 
        certification that--
                    ``(A) all audits issued by the Office of the 
                Inspector General of the Department of Justice under 
                paragraph (2) have been completed and reviewed by the 
                appropriate Assistant Attorney General or Director;
                    ``(B) all mandatory exclusions required under 
                paragraph (2)(I) have been issued;
                    ``(C) all reimbursements required under paragraph 
                (2)(K)(i) have been made; and
                    ``(D) includes a list of any grant recipients 
                excluded under paragraph (2)(I) during the preceding 
                fiscal year.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--
            (1) In general.--The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
        Prevention Act of 1974 is amended by striking section 407 (42 
        U.S.C. 5776a).
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year 
        beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.
            (3) Savings clause.--In the case of an entity that is 
        barred from receiving grant funds under paragraph (2) or 
        (7)(B)(ii) of section 407 of the Juvenile Justice and 
        Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5776a), the 
        amendment made by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not 
        affect the applicability to the entity, or to the Attorney 
        General with respect to the entity, of paragraph (2), (3), or 
        (7) of such section 407, as in effect on the day before the 
        effective date under paragraph (2) of this subsection.

             TITLE V--JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY BLOCK GRANTS

SEC. 501. GRANT ELIGIBILITY.

    Section 1802(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ee-2(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) assurances that the State agrees to comply with the 
        core requirements, as defined in section 103 of the Juvenile 
        Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
        5603), applicable to the detention and confinement of 
        juveniles.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 325

114th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1169

                          [Report No. 114-181]

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                                 A BILL

    To reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
            Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes.

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                           December 15, 2015

                       Reported with an amendment