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"(2) The term 'Director' means the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance.".

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.-The table of contents of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by striking the matter relating to part P and inserting the following:

"PART P-COMMUNITY POLICING; COP ON THE BEAT GRANTS

"Sec. 1601. Grant authorization. "Sec. 1602. Application.

"Sec. 1603. Allocation of funds; limitation on grants.

"Sec. 1604. Award of grants. "Sec. 1605. Reports.

"Sec. 1606. Definitions.

"PART Q-TRANSITION; EFFECTIVE DATE;

REPEALER

"Sec. 1701. Continuation of rules, authorities, and proceedings.".

SEC. 1153. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Section 1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793) is amended

(1) by redesignating the last 3 paragraphs as paragraphs (7), (8), and (9); and

(2) by adding after paragraph (9) the following:

"(10) There are authorized to be appropriated $150,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994 to carry out the projects under part P.".

Subtitle F-Drug Testing of Arrested
Individuals

SEC. 1161. DRUG TESTING UPON ARREST.

(a) IN GENERAL.-Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.), as amended by section 1151 of this Act, is amended

(1) by redesignating part Q as part R; (2) by redesignating section 1701 as section 1801; and

(3) by inserting after part P the following: "PART Q-GRANTS FOR DRUG TESTING UPON ARREST

"SEC. 1701. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.

The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance is authorized to make grants under this part to States, for the use by States and units of local government in the States, for the purpose of developing, implementing, or continuing a drug testing project when individuals are arrested and during the pretrial period.

"SEC. 1702. STATE APPLICATIONS.

"(a) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.-To request a grant under this part the chief executive of a State shall submit an application to the Director in such form and containing such information as the Director may reasonably require.

"(b) MANDATORY ASSURANCES.-To be eligible to receive funds under this part, a State must agree to develop or maintain programs of urinalysis or similar drug testing of individuals upon arrest and on a regular basis pending trial for the purpose of making pretrial detention decisions.

"(c) CENTRAL OFFICE.-The office designated under section 507 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3757)—

"(1) shall prepare the application as required under subsection (a); and

"(2) shall administer grant funds received under this part, including, review of spending, processing, progress, financial reporting, technical assistance, grant adjustments, accounting, auditing, and fund disbursement. "SEC. 1703. LOCAL APPLICATIONS.

"(a) IN GENERAL.-(1) To request funds under this part from a State, the chief executive of a unit of local government shall submit an application to the office designated under section 1702(c).

"(2) Such application shall be considered approved, in whole or in part, by the State not later than 90 days after such application is first received unless the State informs the applicant in writing of specific reasons for disapproval.

"(3) The State shall not disapprove any application submitted to the State without first affording the applicant reasonable notice and an opportunity for reconsideration. "(4) If such application is approved, the unit of local government is eligible to receive such funds.

"(b) DISTRIBUTION TO UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.-A State that receives funds under section 1701 in a fiscal year shall make such funds available to units of local government with an application that has been submitted and approved by the State within 90 days after the Bureau has approved the application submitted by the State and has made funds available to the State. The Director shall have the authority to waive the 90-day requirement in this section upon a finding that the State is unable to satisfy such requirement under State statutes.

"SEC. 1704. ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.

"(a) STATE DISTRIBUTION. Of the total amount appropriated under this part in any fiscal year

"(1) 0.4 percent shall be allocated to each of the participating States; and

"(2) of the total funds remaining after the allocation under paragraph (1), there shall be allocated to each of the participating States an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount of remaining funds described in this paragraph as the number of individuals arrested in such State bears to the number of individuals arrested in all the participating States.

"(b) LOCAL DISTRIBUTION.—(1) A State that receives funds under this part in a fiscal year shall distribute to units of local government in such State that portion of such funds which bears the same ratio to the aggregate amount of such funds as the amount of funds expended by all units of local government for criminal justice in the preceding fiscal year bears to the aggregate amount of funds expended by the State and all units of local government in such State for criminal justice in such preceding fiscal year.

"(2) Any funds not distributed to units of local government under paragraph (1) shall be available for expenditure by such State for purposes specified in such State's application.

"(3) If the Director determines, on the basis of information available during any fiscal year, that a portion of the funds allocated to a State for such fiscal year will not be used by such State or that a State is not eligible to receive funds under section 1701, the Director shall award such funds to units of local government in such State giving priority to the units of local government that the Director considers to have the greatest need.

"(c) FEDERAL SHARE.-The Federal share of a grant made under this part may not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of the projects described in the application submitted under section 1702 for the fiscal year for which the projects receive assistance under this part.

"(d) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.-The Director shall attempt, to the extent practicable, to achieve an equitable geographic distribution of grant awards. "SEC. 1705. REPORT.

"A State or unit of local government that receives funds under this part shall submit to the Director a report in March of each fiscal year that funds are received under this part regarding the effectiveness of the drug testing project.".

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.-The table of contents of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con

trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.), as amended by section 1152 of this Act, is amended by striking the matter relating to part Q and inserting the following:

"PART Q-DRUG TESTING FOR INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED

"Sec. 1701. Grant authorization. "Sec. 1702. State applications. "Sec. 1703. Local applications. "Sec. 1704. Allocation and distribution of funds. "Sec. 1705. Report.

"PART R-TRANSITION; EFFECTIVE DATE;

REPEALER

"Sec. 1801. Continuation of rules, authorities, and proceedings.". SEC. 1162. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Section 1001(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793), as amended by section 1153 of this Act, is amended by adding after paragraph (10) the following:

"(11) There are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for the fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994 to carry out the projects under part Q.".

Subtitle G-Racial and Ethnic Bias Study Grants

SEC. 1171. STUDY GRANTS

(a) FINDINGS.-The Congress finds that(1) equality under law is tested most profoundly by whether a legal system tolerates race playing a role in the criminal justice system; and

(2) States should examine their criminal justice systems in order to ensure that racial and ethnic bias has no part in such criminal justice systems.

(b) AUTHORIZATION OF GRANT PROGRAM.— (1) IN GENERAL.-The Attorney General, through the Bureau of Justice Assistance, is authorized to make grants to States that have established by State law or by the court of last resort a plan for analyzing the role of race in that State's criminal justice system. Such plan shall include recommendations designed to correct any findings that racial and ethnic bias plays such a role.

(2) CRITERIA FOR GRANTS.-Grants under this subsection shall be awarded based upon criteria established by the Attorney General. In establishing the criteria, the Attorney General shall take into consideration the population of the respective States, the racial and ethnic composition of the population of the States, and the crime rates of the States.

(3) REPORTS BY STATES.-Recipients of grants under this subsection shall report the findings and recommendations of studies funded by grants under this subsection to the Congress within reasonable time limits established by the Attorney General.

(4) REIMBURSEMENT OF STATES.-Grants may be made to reimburse States for work started prior to the date of enactment of this Act.

(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.There are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996 to carry out the provisions of this section.

Subtitle H-Midnight Basketball SEC. 1181. GRANTS FOR MIDNIGHT BASKETBALL LEAGUE ANTICRIME PROGRAMS. (a) AUTHORITY.-The Attorney General of the United States, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall make grants, to the extent that amounts are approved in appropriations Acts under subsection (m) to

(1) eligible entities to assist such entities in carrying out midnight basketball league programs meeting the requirements of subsection (d); and

(2) eligible advisory entities to provide technical assistance to eligible entities in establishing and operating such midnight basketball league programs.

(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.

(1) IN GENERAL.-Subject to paragraph (2), grants under subsection (a)(1) may be made only to the following eligible entities:

(A) Entities eligible under section 520(b) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 11903a(b)) for a grant under section 520(a) of such Act.

(B) Nonprofit organizations providing crime prevention, employment counseling, job training, or other educational services. (C) Nonprofit organizations providing federally-assisted low-income housing.

(2) PROHIBITION ON SECOND GRANTS.—A grant under subsection (a)(1) may not be made to an eligible entity if the entity has previously received a grant under such subsection, except that the Attorney General may exempt an eligible advisory entity from the prohibition under this paragraph in extraordinary circumstances.

(c) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.-Any eligible entity that receives a grant under subsection (a)(1) may use such amounts only

(1) to establish or carry out a midnight basketball league program under subsection (d);

(2) for salaries for administrators and staff of the program;

(3) for other administrative costs of the program, except that not more than 5 percent of the grant amount may be used for such administrative costs; and

(4) for costs of training and assistance provided under subsection (d)(9).

(d) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.-Each eligible entity receiving a grant under subsection. (a)(1) shall establish a midnight basketball league program as follows:

(1) The program shall establish a basketball league of not less than 8 teams having 10 players each.

(2) Not less than 50 percent of the players in the basketball league shall be residents of federally assisted low-income housing.

(3) The program shall be designed to serve primarily youths and young adults from a neighborhood or community whose population has not less than 2 of the following characteristics (in comparison with national averages):

(A) A substantial problem regarding use or sale of illegal drugs.

(B) A high incidence of crimes committed by youths or young adults.

(C) A high incidence of persons infected with the human immunodeficiency virus or sexually transmitted diseases.

(D) A high incidence of pregnancy or a high birth rate, among adolescents.

(E) A high unemployment rate for youths and young adults.

(F) A high rate of high school drop-outs. (4) The program shall require each player in the league to attend employment counseling, job training, and other educational classes provided under the program, which shall be held at or near the site of the games. (5) The program shall serve only youths and young adults who demonstrate a need for such counseling, training, and education provided by the program, in accordance with criteria for demonstrating need, which shall be established by the Attorney General in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Labor, and with the Advisory Committee.

(6) Basketball games of the league shall be held between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. at a location in the neighborhood or community served by the program.

(7) The program shall obtain sponsors for each team in the basketball league. Sponsors shall be private individuals or businesses in the neighborhood or community served by

the program who make financial contributions to the program and participate in or supplement the employment, job training, and educational services provided to the players under the program with additional training or educational opportunities.

(8) The program shall comply with any criteria established by the Attorney General in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and with the Advisory Committee established under subsection (i).

(9) Administrators or organizers of the program shall receive training and technical assistance provided by eligible advisory entities receiving grants under subsection (h). (e) GRANT AMOUNT LIMITATIONS.—

(1) PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS.-The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, may not make a grant under subsection (a)(1) to an eligible entity that applies for a grant under subsection (f) unless the applicant entity certifies to the Attorney General and the Secretary that the entity will supplement the grant amounts with amounts of funds from non-Federal sources, as follows:

(A) In each of the first 2 years that amounts from the grant are disbursed (under paragraph (4)), an amount sufficient to provide not less than 35 percent of the cost of carrying out the midnight basketball league program.

(B) In each of the last 3 years that amounts from the grant are disbursed, an amount sufficient to provide not less than 50 percent of the cost of carrying out the midnight basketball league program.

(2) NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.-For purposes of this subsection, the term "funds from nonFederal sources" includes amounts from nonprofit organizations, public public housing agencies, States, units of general local government, and Indian housing authorities, private contributions, any salary paid to staff (other than from grant amounts under subsection (a)(1)) to carry out the program of the eligible entity, in-kind contributions to carry out the program (as determined by the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and with the Advisory Committee), the value of any donated material, equipment, or building, the value of any lease on a building, the value of any utilities provided, and the value of any time and services contributed by volunteers to carry out the program of the eligible entity.

(3) PROHIBITION ON SUBSTITUTION OF FUNDS.-Grant amounts under subsection (a)(1) and amounts provided by States and units of general local government to supplement grant amounts may not be used to replace other public funds previously used, or designated for use, under this section. (4) MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM GRANT AMOUNTS.-The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, may not make a grant under subsection (a)(1) to any single eligible entity in an amount less than $50,000 or exceeding $125,000.

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under a grant under subsection (a)(1) shall be disbursed to the eligible entity receiving the grant over the 5-year period beginning on the date that the entity is selected to receive the grant, as follows:

(A) In each of the first 2 years of such 5year period, 23 percent of the total grant amount shall be disbursed to the entity.

(B) In each of the last 3 years of such 5year period, 18 percent of the total grant amount shall be disbursed to the entity.

(f) APPLICATIONS.-To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a)(1), an eligible entity shall submit to the Attorney General an application in the form and manner required by the Attorney General (after con

sultation the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and with the Advisory Committee), which shall include

(1) a description of the midnight basketball league program to be carried out by the entity, including a description of the employment counseling, job training, and other educational services to be provided;

(2) letters of agreement from service providers to provide training and counseling services required under subsection (d) and a description of such service providers;

(3) letters of agreement providing for facilities for basketball games and counseling, training, and educational services required under subsection (d) and a description of the facilities;

(4) a list of persons and businesses from the community served by the program who have expressed interest in sponsoring, or have made commitments to sponsor, a team in the midnight basketball league; and

(5) evidence that the neighborhood or community served by the program meets the requirements of subsection (d)(3).

(g) SELECTION.-The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and with the Advisory Committee, shall select eligible entities that have submitted applications under subsection (f) to receive grants under subsection (a)(1). The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and with the Advisory Committee, shall establish criteria for selection of applicants to receive such grants. The criteria shall include a preference for selection of eligible entities carrying out midnight basketball league programs in suburban and rural areas.

(h) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS.-Technical assistance grants under subsection (a)(2) shall be made as follows:

(1) ELIGIBLE ADVISORY ENTITIES.-Technical assistance grants may be made only to entities that

(A) are experienced and have expertise in establishing, operating, or administering successful and effective programs for midnight basketball and employment, job training, and educational services similar to the programs under subsection (d); and

(B) have provided technical assistance to other entities regarding establishment and operation of such programs.

(2) USE.-Amounts received under technical assistance grants shall be used to establish centers for providing technical assistance to entities receiving grants under subsection (a)(1) of this section and section 520(a) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 11903a(a)) regarding establishment, operation, and administration of effective and successful midnight basketball league programs under this subsection.

(3) NUMBER AND AMOUNT.-To the extent that amounts are provided in appropriations Acts under subsection (m)(2) in each fiscal year, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall make technical assistance. grants under subsection (a)(2). In each fiscal year that such amounts are available the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall make 2 such grants, as follows:

(A) One grant shall be made to an eligible advisory entity for development of midnight basketball league programs in public housing projects.

(B) One grant shall be made to an eligible advisory entity for development of midnight basketball league programs in suburban or rural areas.

Each grant shall be in an amount not exceeding $50,000.

(1) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.-The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary

of Housing and Urban Development, shall appoint an Advisory Committee to assist in providing grants under this subsection. The Advisory Committee shall be composed of not more than 7 members, as follows:

(1) Not fewer than 2 individuals who are involved in managing or administering midnight basketball programs that the Secretary determines have been successful and effective. Such individuals may not be involved in a program assisted under this subsection or a member or employee of an eligible advisory entity that receives a technical assistance grant under subsection (a)(2).

(2) A representative of the Office for Substance Abuse Prevention of the Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, who is involved in administering the grant program for prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation model projects for high risk youth under section 509A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa-8), who shall be selected by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

(3) A representative of the Department of Education, who shall be selected by the Secretary of Education.

(4) A representative of the Department of Health and Human Services, who shall be selected by the Secretary of Health and Human Services from among officers and employees of the Department involved in issues relating to high-risk youth.

(5) A representative of the Department of Labor, who shall be selected by the Secretary of Labor.

(j) REPORTS.-The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall require each eligible entity receiving a grant under subsection (a)(1) and each eligible advisory entity receiving a grant under subsection (a)(2) to submit for each year in which grant amounts are received by the entity, a report describing the activities carried out with such amounts.

(k) STUDY.-To the extent amounts are provided under appropriation Acts pursuant to subsection (m)(3), the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall make a grant to one entity qualified to carry out a study under this subsection. The entity shall use such grant amounts to carry out a study of the effectiveness of midnight basketball league programs at reducing crime and increasing employability under subsection (d) of eligible entities receiving grants under subsection (a)(1). The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall require such entity to submit a report describing the study and any conclusions and recommendations resulting from the study to the Congress and the Attorney General and the Secretary not later than the expiration of the 2year period beginning on the date that the grant under this subsection is made.

(1) DEFINITIONS.-For purposes of this section:

(1) The term "Advisory Committee" means the Advisory Committee established under subsection (i).

(2) The term "eligible advisory entity" means an entity meeting the requirements under subsection (h)(1).

(3) The term "eligible entity" means an entity described under subsection (b)(1).

(4) The term "federally assisted low-income housing" has the meaning given the term in section 5126 of the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1990. (m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— There are authorized to be appropriated

(1) for grants under subsection (a)(1), $2,500,000 in each of fiscal years 1992 and 1993; (2) for technical assistance grants under subsection (a)(2), $100,000 in each of fiscal years 1992 and 1993; and

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(2) adding at the end thereof a new subpart II, as follows: "Subpart II-Juvenile Drug Trafficking and Gang Prevention Grants "FORMULA GRANTS "SEC. 231. (a) The Administrator is authorized to make grants to States and units of general local government or combinations thereof to assist them in planning, establishing, operating, coordinating, and evaluating projects directly or through grants and contracts with public and private agencies for the development of more effective programs including education, prevention, treatment and enforcement programs to reduce

"(1) the formation or continuation of juvenile gangs; and

"(2) the use and sale of illegal drugs by juveniles.

"(b) The grants made under this section can be used for any of the following specific purposes:

"(1) To reduce the participation of juveniles in drug related crimes (including drug trafficking and drug use), particularly in and around elementary and secondary schools;

"(2) To reduce juvenile involvement in organized crime, drug and gang-related activity, particularly activities that involve the distribution of drugs by or to juveniles;

"(3) To develop within the juvenile justice. system, including the juvenile corrections. system, new and innovative means to address the problems of juveniles convicted of serious, drug-related and gang-related offenses;

"(4) To reduce juvenile drug and gang-related activity in public housing projects; "(5) To provide technical assistance and training to personnel and agencies responsible for the adjudicatory and corrections components of the juvenile justice system to identify drug-dependent or gang-involved juvenile offenders and to provide appropriate counseling and treatment to such offenders;

"(6) To promote the involvement of all juveniles in lawful activities, including inschool and after-school programs for academic, athletic or artistic enrichment that also teach that drug and gang involvement are wrong;

"(7) To facilitate Federal and State cooperation with local school officials to develop education, prevention and treatment programs for juveniles who are likely to participate in the drug trafficking, drug use or gang-related activities;

"(8) To prevent juvenile drug and gang involvement in public housing projects through programs establishing youth sports and other activities, including girls and boys clubs, scout troops, and little leagues;

"(9) To provide pre- and post-trial drug abuse treatment to juveniles in the juvenile justice system; with the highest possible priority to providing drug abuse treatment to drug-dependent pregnant juveniles and drugdependent juvenile mothers; and

"(10) To provide education and treatment programs for youth exposed to severe violence in their homes, schools or neighborhoods.

"(11) To establish sports mentoring and coaching programs in which athletes serve as role models for youth to teach that athletics provide a positive alternative to drug and gang involvement.

"(c) Of the funds made available to each State under this section (Formula Grants) 50

per centum of the funds made available to each State in any fiscal year shall be used for juvenile drug supply reduction programs and 50 per centum shall be used for juvenile drug demand reduction programs. "SPECIAL EMPHASIS DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION AND ENFORCEMENT GRANTS "SEC. 232. (a) The purpose of this section is to provide additional Federal assistance and support to identify promising new juvenile drug demand reduction and enforcement programs, to replicate and demonstrate these programs to serve as national, regional or local models that could be used, in whole or in part, by other public and private juvenile justice programs, and to provide technical assistance and training to public or private organizations to implement similar programs. In making grants under this section, the Administrator shall give priority to programs aimed at juvenile involvement in organized gang- and drug-related activities, including supply and demand reduction programs.

"(b) The Administrator is authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, public or private non-profit agencies, institutions, or organizations or individuals to carry out any purpose authorized in section 231. The Administrator shall have final authority over all funds awarded under this subchapter.

"(c) Of the total amount appropriated for this subchapter, 20 per centum shall be reserved and set aside for this section in a special discretionary fund for use by the Administrator to carry out the purposes specified in section 231 as described in section 232(a). Grants made under this section may be made for amounts up to 100 per centum of the costs of the programs or projects.

"SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL PORTS OF ENTRY JUVENILE CRIME AND DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION GRANTS

"SEC. 233. (a) The purpose of this section is

"(1) to provide additional Federal assistance and support to promising new programs that specifically and effectively address the unique crime and drug and alcohol related challenges faced by juveniles living at or near International Ports of Entry and in other international border communities, including rural localities;

"(2) to replicate and demonstrate these programs to serve as models that could be used, in whole or in part, in other similarly situated communities; and

"(3) to provide technical assistance and training to public or private organizations to implement similar programs.

"(b) The Administrator is authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, public or private non-profit agencies, institutions, or organizations or individuals to carry out any purpose authorized in section 231, if the beneficiaries of the grantee's program are juveniles living at or near International Port of Entry or in other international border communities, including rural localities. The Administrator shall have final authority over all funds awarded under this section.

"(c) Of the total amount appropriated for this subchapter, 5 per centum shall be reserved and set aside for this section in a special discretionary fund for use by the Administrator to carry out the purposes specified in section 231 as described in section 233(a). Grants made under this section may be made for amounts up to 100 per centum of the costs of the programs.

"AUTHORIZATION

"SEC. 234. There is authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 in fiscal year 1992 and such sums as may be necessary in fiscal year 1993 to carry out the purposes of this subpart.

"ALLOCATION OF FUND

"SEC. 235. Of the total amounts appropriated under this subpart in any fiscal year the amount remaining after setting aside the amounts required to be reserved to carry out section 232 (Discretionary Grants) shall be allocated as follows:

"(1) $400,000 shall be allocated to each of the participating States;

"(2) Of the total funds remaining after the allocation under paragraph (a), there shall be allocated to each of the participating States an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount of remaining funds described in this paragraph as the population of juveniles of such State bears to the population of juveniles of all the participating the States. "APPLICATION

"SEC. 236. (a) Each State applying for grants under section 231 (Formula Grants) and each public or private entity applying for grants under section 232 (Discretionary Grants) shall submit an application to the Administrator in such form and containing such information as the Administrator shall prescribe.

"(b) To the extent practical, the Administrator shall prescribe regulations governing applications for this subpart that are substantially similar to the applications required under part I (general juvenile justice formula grant) and part C (special emphasis prevention and treatment grants), including the procedures relating to competition.

"(c) In addition to the requirements prescribed in subsection (b), each State application submitted under section 231 shall include a detailed description of how the funds made available shall be coordinated with Federal assistance provided in parts B and C of title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 and by the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Drug Control and System Improvement Grant program.

"REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS "SEC. 237. The procedures and time limits imposed on the Federal and State Governments under sections 505 and 508, respectively, of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 relating to the review of applications and distribution of Federal funds shall apply to the review of applications and distribution of funds under this subpart.".

Subtitle I-Trauma Centers

SEC. 1195. TRAUMA CENTERS AND CRIME-RELATED VIOLENCE.

Title XII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d et seq.), as added by section 3 of Public Law 101-590 (104 Stat. 2915), is amended by adding at the end the following new part:

"PART D-REIMBURSEMENT FOR
UNCOMPENSATED TRAUMA CARE

"SEC. 1241. GRANTS FOR CERTAIN TRAUMA CENTERS.

"(a) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary may make grants for the purpose of providing for the operating expenses of trauma centers that have incurred substantial uncompensated costs in providing trauma care in geographic areas with a significant incidence of violence due to crime. Grants under this subsection may be made only to such trauma centers.

"(b) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OF CENTERS.

"(1) SIGNIFICANT INCIDENCE OF TREATING PENETRATION WOUNDS.

"(A) The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) to a trauma center unless the trauma center demonstrates a significant incidence of uncompensated care debt as a result of treating a population of patients that has been served by the center

for the period specified in subparagraph (B) for trauma, including a significant number of patients who were treated for wounds resulting from the penetration of the skin by knives, bullets, or other weapons.

"(B) The period specified in this subparagraph is the 2-year period preceding the fiscal year for which the trauma center involved is applying to receive a grant under subsection (a).

"(2) PARTICIPATION IN TRAUMA CARE SYSTEM OPERATING UNDER CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL GUIDELINES.-The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) unless the trauma center involved is a participant in a system that

"(A) provides comprehensive medical care to victims of trauma in the geographic area in which the trauma center involved is located;

"(B) is established by the State or political subdivision in which such center is located;

and

"(C) has adopted guidelines for the designation of trauma centers, and for triage, transfer, and transportation policies, equivalent to (or more protective than) the applicable guidelines developed by the American College of Surgeons or utilized in the model plan established under section 1213(c). "SEC. 1242. PRIORITIES IN MAKING GRANTS.

"In making grants under section 1241(a), the Secretary shall give priority to any application

"(1) made by a trauma center that, for the purpose specified in such section, will receive financial assistance from the State or political subdivision involved for each fiscal year during which payments are made to the center from the grant, which financial assistance is exclusive of any assistance provided by the State or political subdivision as a non-Federal contribution under any Federal program requiring such a contribution;

or

"(2) made by a trauma center that, with respect to the system described in section 1241(b)(2) in which the center is a participant

"(A) is providing trauma care in a geographic area in which the availability of trauma care has significantly decreased as a result of a trauma center in the area permanently ceasing participation in such system as of a date occurring during the 5-year period specified in section 1241(b)(1)(B); or

"(B) will, in providing trauma care during the 1-year period beginning on the date on which the application for the grant is submitted, incur uncompensated costs in an amount rendering the center unable to continue participation in such system, resulting in a significant decrease in the availability of trauma care in the geographic area. "SEC. 1243. COMMITMENT REGARDING CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN TRAUMA CARE SYSTEM.

"The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) of section 1241 unless the trauma center involved agrees that

"(1) the center will continue participation in the system described in subsection (b) of such section throughout the two fiscal years immediately succeeding the fiscal year for which a grant is received;

"(2) if the agreement made pursuant to paragraph (1) is violated by the center, the center will be liable to the United States for an amount equal to the sum of—

“(A) the amount of assistance provided to the center under subsection (a) of such section; and

"(B) an amount representing interest on the amount specified in subparagraph (A); and

"(3) the center will establish a trauma registry not later than 6 months from the date on which the grant is received that shall in

clude such information as the Secretary shall require.

"SEC. 1244. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

"(a) APPLICATION.-The Secretary may not make a grant under section 1241(a) unless an application for the grant is submitted to the Secretary and the application is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and information as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this part.

"(b) LIMITATION ON DURATION OF SUPPORT.-The period during which a trauma center receives payments under section 1241(a) may not exceed 3 fiscal years, except that the Secretary may waive such requirement for the center and authorize the center to receive such payments for 1 additional fiscal year.

"(c) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF GRANT.— The Secretary may not make a grant to any single trauma center in an amount that exceeds $2,000,000 in any fiscal year. be

shall

"(d) CONSULTATION.-Grants awarded under section 1241(a) only after the Secretary has consulted with the state official responsible for emergency medical services, or another appropriate state official, in the State of the prospective grantee. "SEC. 1245. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA

TIONS.

"For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1993 and 1994.".

SEC. 1196. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

Title XII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d et seq.), as added by section 3 of Public Law 101-590 (104 Stat. 2915), is amended

(1) in the heading for part C, by inserting "REGARDING PARTS A AND B" after "PROVISIONS";

(2) in section 1231, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking "this title" and inserting "this part and parts A and B"; and

(3) in section 1232(a), by striking "this. title" and inserting "parts A and B".

Subtitle J-Certainty of Punishment for
Young Offenders

SEC. 1198. SHORT TITLE.

This subtitle may be cited as the "Certainty of Punishment for Young Offenders Act of 1991".

SEC. 1199. CERTAINTY OF PUNISHMENT FOR YOUNG OFFENDERS.

(a) IN GENERAL.-Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.), as amended by section 1161 of this Act, is amended

(1) by redesignating part R as part S; (2) by redesignating section 1801 as section 1901; and

(3) by inserting after part Q the following: "PART R-ALTERNATIVE PUNISHMENTS FOR YOUNG OFFENDERS

"SEC. 1801. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.

"(a) IN GENERAL.-The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (referred to in this part as the 'Director') may make grants under this part to States, for the use by States and units of local government in the States, for the purpose of developing alternative methods of punishment for young offenders to traditional forms of incarceration and probation.

"(b) ALTERNATIVE METHODS.-The alternative methods of punishment referred to in subsection (a) should ensure certainty of punishment for young offenders and promote reduced recidivism, crime prevention, and assistance to victims, particularly for young offenders who can be punished more effectively in an environment other than a traditional correctional facility, including

"(1) alternative sanctions that create accountability and certainty of punishment for young offenders;

"(2) boot camp prison programs;

"(3) technical training and support for the implementation and maintenance of State and local restitution programs for young offenders;

"(4) innovative projects;

"(5) correctional options, such as community-based incarceration, weekend incarceration, and electric monitoring of offenders;

"(6) community service programs that provide work service placement for young offenders at nonprofit, private organizations and community organizations;

"(7) demonstration restitution projects that are evaluated for effectiveness; and

"(8) innovative methods that address the problems of young offenders convicted of serious substance abuse, including alcohol abuse, and gang-related offenses, including technical assistance and training to counsel and treat such offenders.

"SEC. 1802. STATE APPLICATIONS.

"(a) IN GENERAL.-(1) To request a grant under this part, the chief executive of a State shall submit an application to the Director in such form and containing such information as the Director may reasonably require.

"(2) Such application shall include assurances that Federal funds received under this part shall be used to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be available for activities funded under this part.

"(b) STATE OFFICE.-The office designated under section 507 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3757)

"(1) shall prepare the application as required under section 1802; and

"(2) shall administer grant funds received under this part, including, review of spending, processing, progress, financial reporting, technical assistance, grant adjustments, accounting, auditing, and fund disbursement. "SEC. 1803. REVIEW OF STATE APPLICATIONS.

"(a) IN GENERAL.-The Bureau shall make a grant under section 1801(a) to carry out the projects described in the application submitted by such applicant under section 1802 upon determining that

"(1) the application is consistent with the requirements of this part; and

"(2) before the approval of the application, the Bureau has made an affirmative finding in writing that the proposed project has been reviewed in accordance with this part.

"(b) APPROVAL.-Each application submitted under section 1802 shall be considered approved, in whole or in part, by the Bureau not later than 45 days after first received unless the Bureau informs the applicant of specific reasons for disapproval.

"(c) RESTRICTION.-Grant funds received under this part shall not be used for land acquisition or construction projects, other than alternative facilities described in section 1801(b) for young offenders.

"(d) DISAPPROVAL NOTICE AND RECONSIDERATION.-The Bureau shall not disapprove any application without first affording the applicant reasonable notice and an opportunity for reconsideration.

"SEC. 1804. LOCAL APPLICATIONS.

"(a) IN GENERAL.-(1) To request funds under this part from a State, the chief executive of a unit of local government shall submit an application to the office designated under section 1802(b).

"(2) Such application shall be considered approved, in whole or in part, by the State not later than 45 days after such application is first received unless the State informs the applicant in writing of specific reasons for disapproval.

"(3) The State shall not disapprove any application submitted to the State without first affording the applicant reasonable notice and an opportunity for reconsideration.

"(4) If such application is approved, the unit of local government is eligible to receive such funds.

"(b) DISTRIBUTION TO UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.-A State that receives funds under section 1801 in a fiscal year shall make such funds available to units of local government with an application that has been submitted and approved by the State within 45 days after the Bureau has approved the application submitted by the State and has made funds available to the State. The Director shall have the authority to waive the 45-day requirement in this section upon a finding that the State is unable to satisfy such requirement under State statutes.

"SEC. 1805. ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.

"(a) STATE DISTRIBUTION. Of the total amount appropriated under this part in any fiscal year

"(1) 0.4 percent shall be allocated to each of the participating States; and

"(2) of the total funds remaining after the allocation under paragraph (1), there shall be allocated to each of the participating States an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount of remaining funds described in this paragraph as the number of young offenders of such State bears to the number of young offenders in all the participating States.

"(b) LOCAL DISTRIBUTION.-(1) A State that receives funds under this part in a fiscal year shall distribute to units of local government in such State for the purposes specified under section 1801 that portion of such funds which bears the same ratio to the aggregate amount of such funds as the amount of funds expended by all units of local government for criminal justice in the preceding fiscal year bears to the aggregate amount of funds expended by the State and all units of local government in such State for criminal justice in such preceding fiscal year.

"(2) Any funds not distributed to units of local government under paragraph (1) shall be available for expenditure by such State for purposes specified under section 1801.

"(3) If the Director determines, on the basis of information available during any fiscal year, that a portion of the funds allocated to a State for such fiscal year will not be used by such State or that a State is not eligible to receive funds under section 1801, the Director shall award such funds to units of local government in such State giving priority to the units of local government that the Director considers to have the greatest need.

"(c) FEDERAL SHARE.-The Federal share of a grant made under this part may not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of the projects described in the application submitted under section 1802(a) for the fiscal year for which the projects receive assistance under this part.

"SEC. 1806. EVALUATION.

"(a) IN GENERAL.-(1) Each State and local unit of government that receives a grant under this part shall submit to the Director an evaluation not later than March 1 of each year in accordance with guidelines issued by the Director and in consultation with the National Institute of Justice.

"(2) The Director may waive the requirement specified in subsection (a) if the Director determines that such evaluation is not warranted in the case of the State or unit of local government involved.

"(b) DISTRIBUTION.-The Director shall make available to the public on a timely basis evaluations received under subsection (a).

"(c) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.-A State and local unit of government may use not more

than 5 percent of funds it receives under this part to develop an evaluation program under this section.".

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.-The table of contents of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.), as amended by section 1162 of this Act, is amended by striking the matter relating to part R and inserting the following:

"PART R-ALTERNATIVE PUNISHMENTS FOR YOUNG OFFENDERS

"Sec. 1801. Grant authorization.
"Sec. 1802. State applications.
"Sec. 1803. Review of State applications.
"Sec. 1804. Local applications.

"Sec. 1805. Allocation and distribution of funds.

"Sec. 1806. Evaluation.

"PART S-TRANSITION; EFFECTIVE DATE;

REPEALER

"Sec. 1901. Continuation of rules, authorities, and proceedings.".

(c) DEFINITION.-Section 901(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3791(a)), as amended by section 1421 of this Act, is amended by adding after paragraph (24) the following:

"(25) The term 'young offender' means an individual 28 years of age or younger.".

(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.Section 1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793) is amended by adding after paragraph (11) the following:

"(12) There are authorized to be appropriated $200,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994 to carry out the projects under part R.".

TITLE XII-PROVISIONS RELATING TO
POLICE OFFICERS

Subtitle A-Law Enforcement Family
Support

SEC. 1201. LAW ENFORCEMENT FAMILY SUPPORT. Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.), as amended by section 1199 of this Act is amended

(1) by redesignating part S as part T; (2) by redesignating section 1901 as 2001; and

(3) by inserting after part R the following: "PART S-FAMILY SUPPORT

"SEC. 1901. DUTIES OF DIRECTOR. "The Director shall

"(1) establish guidelines and oversee the implementation of family-friendly policies within law enforcement-related offices and divisions in the Department of Justice;

"(2) study the effects of stress on law enforcement personnel and family well-being and disseminate the findings of such studies to Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, related organizations, and other interested parties;

"(3) identify and evaluate model programs that provide support services to law enforcement personnel and families;

"(4) provide technical assistance and training programs to develop stress reduction and family support to State and local law enforcement agencies;

"(5) collect and disseminate information regarding family support, stress reduction, and psychological services to Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, law enforcement-related organizations, and other interested entities; and

"(6) determine issues to be researched by the Bureau and by grant recipients. "SEC. 1902. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION.

"The Director is authorized to make grants to States and local law enforcement agencies to provide family support services to law enforcement personnel.

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