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      TITLE III-CRIME PREVENTION Sections 30101-30401





   Subtitle A-Ounce of Prevention Council



   SEC. 30101. OUNCE OF PREVENTION COUNCIL.



   (a) Establishment .-



   (1) In general .-There is established an Ounce of Prevention
   (referred to in this title as the "Council"), the members of which-



   (A) shall include the Attorney General, the Secretary of Education,
   the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Housing
   and Urban Development, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of
   Agriculture, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of the
   Interior, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control
   Policy; and



   (B) may include other officials of the executive branch as directed by
   the President.



   (2) Chair .-The President shall designate the Chair of the Council
   from among its members (referred to in this title as the "Chair").



   (3) Staff .-The Council may employ any necessary staff to carry out
   its functions, and may delegate any of its functions or powers to a
   member or members of the Council.



   (b) Program Coordination .-For any program authorized under the
   Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, the Ounce of
   Prevention Council Chair,



   only at the request of the Council member with jurisdiction over that
   program, may coordinate that program, in whole or in part, through the
   Council.



   (c) Administrative Responsibilities and Powers .-In addition to the
   program coordination provided in subsection (b), the Council shall be
   responsible for such functions as coordinated planning, development of
   a comprehensive crime prevention program catalogue, provision of
   assistance to communities and community-based organizations seeking
   information regarding crime prevention programs and integrated program
   service delivery, and development of strategies for program
   integration and grant simplification. The Council shall have the
   authority to audit the expenditure of funds received by grantees under
   programs administered by or coordinated through the Council. In
   consultation with the Council, the Chair may issue regulations and
   guidelines to carry out this subtitle and programs administered by or
   coordinated through the Council.



   SEC. 30102. OUNCE OF PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM.



   (a) In General .-The Council may make grants for-



   (1) summer and after-school (including weekend and holiday) education
   and recreation programs;



   (2) mentoring, tutoring, and other programs involving participation by
   adult role models (such as D.A.R.E. America);



   (3) programs assisting and promoting employability and job placement;
   and



   (4) prevention and treatment programs to reduce substance abuse, child
   abuse, and adolescent pregnancy, including outreach programs for
   at-risk families.



   (b) Applicants .-Applicants may be Indian tribal governments, cities,
   counties, or other municipalities, school boards, colleges and
   universities, private nonprofit entities, or consortia of eligible
   applicants. Applicants must show that a planning process has occurred
   that has involved organizations, institutions, and residents of target
   areas, including young people, and that there has been cooperation
   between neighborhood-based entities, municipality-wide bodies, and
   local private-sector representatives. Applicants must demonstrate the
   substantial involvement of neighborhood-based entities in the carrying
   out of the proposed activities. Proposals must demonstrate that a
   broad base of collaboration and coordination will occur in the
   implementation of the proposed activities, involving cooperation among
   youth-serving organizations, schools, health and social service
   providers, employers, law enforcement professionals, local government,
   and residents of target areas, including young people. Applications
   shall be geographically based in particular neighborhood or sections
   of municipalities or particular segments of rural areas, and
   applications shall demonstrate how programs will serve substantial
   proportions of children and youth resident in the target area with
   activities designed to have substantial impact on their lives.



   (c) Priority .-In making such grants, the Council shall give
   preference to coalitions consisting of a broad spectrum of
   community-based and social service organizations that have a
   coordinated team approach to reducing gang membership and the effects
   of substance abuse, and providing alternatives to at-risk youth.



   (d) Federal Share .-



   (1) In general .-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 applications submitted under subsection (b) for the fiscal year
   for which the projects receive assistance under this title.



   (2) Waiver .-The Council may waive the 25 percent matching requirement
   under paragraph (1) upon making a determination that a waiver is
   equitable in view of the financial circumstances affecting the ability
   of the applicant to meet that requirement.



   (3) Non-federal share .-The non-Federal share of such costs may be in
   cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, and
   services.



   (4) Nonsupplanting requirement .-Funds made available under this title
   to a governmental entity shall not be used to supplant State or local
   funds, or in the case of Indian tribal governments, funds supplied by
   the Bureau of Indian Affairs, but shall be used to increase the amount
   of funds that would, in the absence of Federal funds received under
   this title, be made available from State or local sources, or in the
   case of Indian tribal governments, from funds supplied by the Bureau
   of Indian Affairs.



   (5) Evaluation .-The Council shall conduct a thorough evaluation of
   the programs assisted under this title.



   SEC. 30103. DEFINITION.



   In this subtitle, "Indian tribe" means a tribe, band, pueblo, nation,
   or other organized group or community of Indians, including an Alaska
   Native village (as defined in or established under the Alaska Native
   Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), that is recognized as
   eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United
   States to Indians because of their status as Indians.



   SEC. 30104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.



   There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle-



   (1) $ 1,500,000 for fiscal year 1995;



   (2) $ 14,700,000 for fiscal year 1996;



   (3) $ 18,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; [*H8785]



   (4) $ 18,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;



   (5) $ 18,900,000 for fiscal year 1999; and



   (6) $ 18,900,000 for fiscal year 2000.



   Subtitle B-Local Crime Prevention Block Grant Program



   SEC. 30201. PAYMENTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.



   (a) Payment and Use .-



   (1) Payment .-The Attorney General, shall pay to each unit of general
   local government which qualifies for a payment under this subtitle an
   amount equal to the sum of any amounts allocated to the government
   under this subtitle for each payment period. The Attorney General
   shall pay such amount from amounts appropriated under section 30202.



   (2) Use .-Amounts paid to a unit of general local government under
   this section shall be used by that unit for carrying out one or more
   of the following purposes:



   (A) Education, training, research, prevention, diversion, treatment,
   and rehabilitation programs to prevent juvenile violence, juvenile
   gangs, and the use and sale of illegal drugs by juveniles.



   (B) Programs to prevent crimes against the elderly based on the
   concepts of the Triad model.



   (C) Programs that prevent young children from becoming gang involved,
   including the award of grants or contracts to community-based service
   providers that have a proven track record of providing services to
   children ages 5 to 18.



   (D) Saturation jobs programs, offered either separately or in
   conjunction with the services provided for under the Youth Fair Chance
   Program, that provide employment opportunities leading to permanent
   unsubsidized employment for disadvantaged young adults 16 through 25
   years of age.



   (E) Midnight sports league programs that 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 in
   conjunction with league sports games at or near the site of the games.




   (F) Supervised sports and recreation programs, including Olympic Youth
   Development Centers established in cooperation with the United States
   Olympic Committee, that are offered-



   (i) after school and on weekends and holidays, during the school year;
   and



   (ii) as daily (or weeklong) full-day programs (to the extent available
   resources permit) or as part-day programs, during the summer months.



   (G) Prevention and enforcement programs to reduce-



   (i) the formation or continuation of juvenile gangs; and



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



   (H) Youth anticrime councils to give intermediate and secondary school
   students a structured forum through which to work with community
   organizations, law enforcement officials, government and media
   representatives, and school administrators and faculty to address
   issues regarding youth and violence.



   (I) Award of grants or contracts to the Boys and Girls Clubs of
   America, a national nonprofit youth organization, to establish Boys
   and Girls Clubs in



   public housing.



   (J) Supervised visitation centers for children who have been removed
   from their parents and placed outside the home as a result of abuse or
   neglect or other risk of harm to them and for children whose parents
   are separated or divorced and the children are at risk because-



   (i) there is documented sexual, physical, or emotional abuse as
   determined by a court of competent jurisdiction;



   (ii) there is suspected or elevated risk of sexual, physical, or
   emotional abuse, or there have been threats of parental abduction of
   the child;



   (iii) due to domestic violence, there is an ongoing risk of harm to a
   parent or child;



   (iv) a parent is impaired because of substance abuse or mental
   illness;



   (v) there are allegations that a child is at risk for any of the
   reasons stated in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv), pending an
   investigation of the allegations; or



   (vi) other circumstances, as determined by a court of competent
   jurisdiction, point to the existence of such a risk.



   (K) Family Outreach Teams which provide a youth worker, a parent
   worker, and a school-parent organizer to provide training in outreach,
   mentoring, community organizing and peer counseling and mentoring to
   locally recruited volunteers in a particular area.



   (L) To establish corridors of safety for senior citizens by increasing
   the numbers, presence, and watchfulness of law enforcement officers,
   community groups, and business owners and employees.



   (M) Teams or units involving both specially trained law enforcement
   professionals and child or family services professionals that on a
   24-hour basis respond to or deal with violent incidents in which a
   child is involved as a perpetrator, witness, or victim.



   (N) Dwelling units to law enforcement officers without charge or at a
   substantially reduced rent for the purpose of providing greater
   security for residents of high crime areas.



   (b) Timing of Payments .-The Attorney General shall pay each amount
   allocated under this subtitle to a unit of general local government
   for a payment period by the later of 90 days after the date the amount
   is available or the first day of the payment period if the unit of
   general local government has provided the Attorney General with the
   assurances required by section 30203(d).



   (c) Adjustments .-



   (1) In general .-Subject to paragraph (2), the Attorney General shall
   adjust a payment under this subtitle to a unit of general local
   government to the extent that a prior payment to the government was
   more or less than the amount required to be paid.



   (2) Considerations .-The Attorney General may increase or decrease
   under this subsection a payment to a unit of general local government
   only if the Attorney General determines the need for the increase or
   decrease, or the unit requests the increase or decrease, within one
   year after the end of the payment period for which the payment was
   made.



   (d) Reservation for Adjustments .-The Attorney General may reserve a
   percentage of not more than 2 percent of the amount under this section
   for a payment period for all units of general local government in a
   State if the Attorney General considers the reserve is necessary to
   ensure the availability of sufficient amounts to pay adjustments after
   the final allocation of amounts among the units of general local
   government in the State.



   (e) Repayment of Unexpended Amounts .-



   (1) Repayment required .-A unit of general local government shall
   repay to the Attorney General, by not later than 15 months after
   receipt from the Attorney General, any amount that is-



   (A) paid to the unit from amounts appropriated under the authority of
   this section; and



   (B) not expended by the unit within one year after receipt from the
   Attorney General.



   (2) Penalty for failure to repay .-If the amount required to be repaid
   is not repaid, the Attorney General shall reduce payments in future
   payment periods accordingly.



   (3) Deposit of amounts repaid .-Amounts received by the Attorney
   General as repayments under this subsection shall be deposited in a
   designated fund for future payments to units of general local
   government.



   (f) Nonsupplanting Requirement .-Funds made available under this
   subtitle to units of local government shall not be used to supplant
   State or local funds, but will be used to increase the amount of funds
   that would, in the absence of funds under this subtitle, be made
   available from State or local sources.



   SEC. 30202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.



   (a) Authorization of Appropriations .-There are authorized to be
   appropriated to carry out this subtitle-



   (1) $ 75,940,000 for fiscal year 1996;



   (2) $ 75,940,000 for fiscal year 1997;



   (3) $ 75,940,000 for fiscal year 1998;



   (4) $ 75,940,000 for fiscal year 1999; and



   (5) $ 73,240,000 for fiscal year 2000.



   Such sums are to remain available until expended.



   (b) Administrative Costs .-Up to 2.5 percent of the amount authorized
   to be appropriated under subsection (b) is authorized to be
   appropriated for the period fiscal year 1995 through fiscal year 2000
   to be available for administrative costs by the Attorney General in
   furtherance of the purposes of the program. Such sums are to remain
   available until expended.



   SEC. 30203. QUALIFICATION FOR PAYMENT.



   (a) In General .-The Attorney General shall issue regulations
   establishing procedures under which eligible units of general local
   government are required to provide notice to the Attorney General of
   the units' proposed use of assistance under this subtitle.



   (b) General Requirements for Qualification .-A unit of general local
   government qualifies for a payment under this subtitle for a payment
   period only after establishing to the satisfaction of the Attorney
   General that-



   (1) the government will establish a trust fund in which the government
   will deposit all payments received under this subtitle;



   (2) the government will use amounts in the trust fund (including
   interest) during a reasonable period;



   (3) the government will expend the payments so received, in accordance
   with the laws and procedures that are applicable to the expenditure of
   revenues of the government;



   (4) if at least 25 percent of the pay of individuals employed by the
   government in a public employee occupation is paid out of the trust
   fund, individuals in the occupation any part of whose pay is paid out
   of the trust fund will receive pay at least equal to the prevailing
   rate of pay for individuals employed in similar public employee
   occupations by the government; (5) the government will use accounting,
   audit, and fiscal procedures that conform to guidelines which shall be
   prescribed by the Attorney General after consultation with the
   Comptroller General of the United States. As applicable, amounts
   received under this subtitle shall be audited in compliance with the
   Single Audit Act of 1984;



   (6) after reasonable notice to the government, the government will
   make available to the Attorney General and the Comptroller General of
   the United States, with the right to inspect, records the Attorney
   General reasonably requires to review compliance with this subtitle or
   the Comptroller General of the United States reasonably requires to
   review compliance and operations;



   (7) the government will make reports the Attorney General reasonably
   requires, in addition to the annual reports required under this
   subtitle; and



   (8) the government will spend the funds only for the purposes set
   forth in section 30201(a)(2).



   (c) Review by Governors .-A unit of general local government shall
   give the chief executive officer of the State in which the government
   is located an opportunity for review and comment before establishing
   compliance with subsection (d).



   (d) Sanctions for Noncompliance .-



   (1) In general .-If the Attorney General decides that a unit of
   general local government has not complied substantially with
   subsection (b) or regulations prescribed under subsection (b), the
   Attorney General shall notify the government. The notice shall state
   that if the government does not take corrective action by the 60th day
   after the date the government receives the notice, the Attorney
   General will withhold [*H8786] additional payments to the government
   for the current payment period and later payment periods until the
   Attorney General is satisfied that the government-



   (A) has taken the appropriate corrective action; and



   (B) will comply with subsection (b) and regulations prescribed under
   subsection (b).



   (2) Notice .-Before giving notice under paragraph (1), the Attorney
   General shall give the chief executive officer of the unit of general
   local government reasonable notice and an opportunity for comment.



   (3) Payment conditions .-The Attorney General may make a payment to a
   unit of general local government notified under paragraph (1) only if
   the Attorney General is satisfied that the government-



   (A) has taken the appropriate corrective action; and



   (B) will comply with subsection (b) and regulations prescribed under
   subsection (b).



   SEC. 30204. ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.



   (a) State Distribution .-For each payment period, the Attorney General
   shall allocate out of the amount appropriated for the period under the
   authority of section 30202-



   (1) 0.25 percent to each State; and



   (2) Of the total amount of funds remaining after allocation under
   paragraph (1), an amount that is equal to- the ratio that the number
   of part 1 violent crimes reported by such State to the Federal Bureau
   of Investigation for 1993 bears to the number of part 1 violent crimes
   reported by all States to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 1993




   (b) Local Distribution .-(1) The Attorney General shall allocate among
   the units of general local government in a State the amount allocated
   to the State under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a).



   (2) The Attorney General shall allocate to each unit of general local
   government an amount which bears the ratio that the number of part 1
   violent crimes reported by such unit to the Federal Bureau of
   Investigation for 1993 bears to the number of part 1 violent crimes
   reported by all units in the State in which the unit is located to the
   Federal Bureau of Investigation for 1993 multiplied by the ratio of
   the population living in all units in the State in



   which the unit is located that reported part 1 violent crimes to the
   Federal Bureau of Investigation for 1993 bears to the population of
   the State; or if such data are not available for a unit, the ratio
   that the population of such unit bears to the population of all units
   in the State in which the unit is located for which data are not
   available multiplied by the ratio of the population living in units in
   the State in which the unit is located for which data are not
   available bears to the population of the State.



   (3) If under paragraph (2) a unit is allotted less than $ 5,000 for
   the payment period, the amount allotted shall be transferred to the
   Governor of the State who shall equitably distribute the allocation to
   all such units or consortia thereof.



   (4) If there is in a State a unit of general local government that has
   been incorporated since the date of the collection of the data used by
   the Attorney General in making allocations pursuant to this section,
   the Attorney General shall allocate to this newly incorporated local
   government, out of the amount allocated to the State under this
   section, an amount bearing the same ratio to the amount allocated to
   the State as the population of the newly incorporated local government
   bears to the population of the State. If there is in the State a unit
   of general local government that has been annexed since the date of
   the collection of the data used by the Attorney General in making
   allocations pursuant to this section, the Attorney General shall pay
   the amount that would have been allocated to this local government to
   the unit of general local government that annexed it.



   (c) Unavailability of Information .-For purposes of this section, if
   data regarding part 1 violent crimes in any State for 1993 is
   unavailable or substantially inaccurate, the Attorney General shall
   utilize the best available comparable data regarding the number of
   violent crimes for 1993 for such State for the purposes of allocation
   of any funds under this subtitle.



   SEC. 30205. UTILIZATION OF PRIVATE SECTOR.



   Funds or a portion of funds allocated under this subtitle may be
   utilized to contract with private, nonprofit entities or
   community-based organizations to carry out the uses specified under
   section 30201(a)(2).



   SEC. 30206. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.



   A unit of general local government expending payments under this
   subtitle shall hold at least one public hearing on the proposed use of
   the payment in relation to its entire budget. At the hearing, persons
   shall be given an opportunity to provide written and oral views to the
   governmental authority responsible for enacting the budget and to ask
   questions about the entire budget and the relation of the payment to
   the entire budget. The government shall hold the hearing at a time and
   a place that allows and encourages public attendance and
   participation.



   SEC. 30207. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.



   The administrative provisions of part H of the Omnibus Crime Control
   and Safe Streets Act of 1968, shall apply to the Attorney General for
   purposes of carrying out this subtitle.



   SEC. 30208. DEFINITIONS.



   For purposes of this subtitle:



   (1) The term "unit of general local government" means-



   (A) a county, township, city, or political subdivision of a county,
   township, or city, that is a unit of general local government as
   determined by the Secretary of Commerce for general statistical
   purposes; and



   (B) the District of Columbia and the recognized governing body of an
   Indian tribe or Alaskan Native village that carries out substantial
   governmental duties and powers.



   (2) The term "payment period" means each 1-year period beginning on
   October 1 of the years 1995 through 2000.



   (3) The term "State" means any State of the United States, the
   District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin
   Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands,
   except that American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands
   shall be considered as one State and that, for purposes of 30204(a),
   33 per centum of the amounts allocated shall be allocated to American
   Samoa, 50 per centum to Guam, and 17 per centum to the Northern
   Mariana Islands.



   (4) The term "children" means persons who are not younger than 5 and
   not older than 18 years old.



   (5) The term "part 1 violent crimes" means murder and non-negligent
   manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault as
   reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of the
   Uniform Crime Reports.



   Subtitle C-Model Intensive Grant Programs



   SEC. 30301. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.



   (a) Establishment .-



   (1) In general .-The Attorney General may award grants to not more
   than 15 chronic high intensive crime areas to develop comprehensive
   model crime prevention programs that-



   (A) involve and utilize a broad spectrum of community resources,
   including nonprofit community organizations, law enforcement
   organizations, and appropriate State and Federal agencies, including
   the State educational agencies;



   (B) attempt to relieve conditions that encourage crime; and



   (C) provide meaningful and lasting alternatives to involvement in
   crime.



   (2) Consultation with the ounce of prevention council .-The Attorney
   General may consult with the Ounce of Prevention Council in awarding
   grants under paragraph (1).



   (b) Priority .-In awarding grants under subsection (a), the Attorney
   General shall give priority to proposals that-



   (1) are innovative in approach to the prevention of crime in a
   specific area;



   (2) vary in approach to ensure that comparisons of different models
   may be made; and



   (3) coordinate crime prevention programs funded under this program
   with other existing Federal programs to address the overall needs of
   communities that benefit from grants received under this title.



   SEC. 30302. USES OF FUNDS.



   (a) In General .-Funds awarded under this subtitle may be used only
   for purposes described in an approved application. The intent of
   grants under this subtitle is to fund intensively comprehensive crime
   prevention programs in chronic high intensive crime areas.



   (b) Guidelines .-The Attorney General shall issue and publish in the
   Federal Register guidelines that describe suggested purposes for which
   funds under approved programs may be used.



   (c) Equitable Distribution of Funds .-In disbursing funds under this
   subtitle, the Attorney General shall ensure the distribution of awards
   equitably on a geographic basis, including urban and rural areas of
   varying population and geographic size.



   SEC. 30303. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.



   (a) Description .-An applicant shall include a description of the
   distinctive factors that contribute to chronic violent crime within
   the area proposed to be served by the grant. Such factors may include
   lack of alternative activities and programs for youth, deterioration
   or lack of public facilities, inadequate public services such as
   public transportation, street lighting, community-based substance
   abuse treatment facilities, or employment services offices, and
   inadequate police or public safety services, equipment, or facilities.




   (b) Comprehensive Plan .-An applicant shall include a comprehensive,
   community-based plan to attack intensively the principal factors
   identified in subsection (a). Such plans shall describe the specific
   purposes for which funds are proposed to be used and how each purpose
   will address specific factors. The plan also shall specify how local
   nonprofit organizations, government agencies, private businesses,
   citizens groups, volunteer organizations, and interested citizens will
   cooperate in carrying out the purposes of the grant.



   (c) Evaluation .-An applicant shall include an evaluation plan by
   which the success of the plan will be measured, including the
   articulation of specific, objective indicia of performance, how the
   indicia will be evaluated, and a projected timetable for carrying out
   the evaluation.



   SEC. 30304. APPLICATIONS.



   To request a grant under this subtitle the chief local elected
   official of an area shall-



   (1) prepare and submit to the Attorney General an application in such
   form, at such time, and in accordance with such procedures, as the
   Attorney General shall establish; and



   (2) provide an assurance that funds received under this subtitle shall
   be used to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds that would
   otherwise be available for programs funded under this subtitle.



   SEC. 30305. REPORTS.



   Not later than December 31, 1998, the Attorney General shall prepare
   and submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House and Senate
   an evaluation of the model programs developed under this subtitle and
   make recommendations regarding the implementation of a national crime
   prevention program.



   SEC. 30306. DEFINITIONS.



   In this subtitle-



   "chief local elected official" means an official designated under
   regulations issued by the [*H8787] Attorney General. The criteria used
   by the Attorney General in promulgating such regulations shall ensure
   administrative efficiency and accountability in the expenditure of
   funds and execution of funded projects under this subtitle.



   "chronic high intensity crime area" means an area meeting criteria
   adopted by the Attorney General by regulation that, at a minimum,
   define areas with-



   (A) consistently high rates of violent crime as reported in the
   Federal Bureau of Investigation's "Uniform Crime Reports", and



   (B) chronically high rates of poverty as determined by the Bureau of
   the Census.



   "State" means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
   Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam,
   and the Northern Mariana Islands.



   SEC. 30307. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.



   There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle-



   (1) $ 100,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;



   (2) $ 125,100,000 for fiscal year 1997;



   (3) $ 125,100,000 for fiscal year 1998;



   (4) $ 125,100,000 for fiscal year 1999; and



   (5) $ 150,200,000 for fiscal year 2000.



   Subtitle D-Family and Community Endeavor Schools Grant Program



   SEC. 30401. COMMUNITY SCHOOLS YOUTH SERVICES AND SUPERVISION GRANT
   PROGRAM.



   (a) Short Title .-This section may be cited as the "Community Schools
   Youth Services and Supervision Grant Program Act of 1994".



   (b) Definitions .-In this section-



   "child" means a person who is not younger than 5 and not older than 18
   years old.



   "community-based organization" means a private, locally initiated,
   community-based organization that-



   (A) is a nonprofit organization, as defined in section 103(23) of the
   Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
   5603(23)); and



   (B) is operated by a consortium of service providers, consisting of
   representatives of 5 or more of the following categories of persons:



   (i) Residents of the community.



   (ii) Business and civic leaders actively involved in providing
   employment and business development opportunities in the community.



   (iii) Educators.



   (iv) Religious organizations (which shall not provide any sectarian
   instruction or sectarian worship in connection with an activity funded
   under this title).



   (v) Law enforcement agencies.



   (vi) Public housing agencies.



   (vii) Other public agencies.



   (viii) Other interested parties.



   "eligible community" means an area identified pursuant to subsection
   (e).



   "Indian tribe" means a tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other organized
   group or community of Indians, including an Alaska Native village (as
   defined in or established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
   Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), that is recognized as eligible for the
   special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians
   because of their status as Indians.



   "poverty line" means the income official poverty line (as defined by
   the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in
   accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant
   Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) applicable to a family of the size involved.



   "public school" means a public elementary school, as defined in
   section 1201(i) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
   1141(i)), and a public secondary school, as defined in section 1201(d)
   of that Act.



   "Secretary" means the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
   consultation and coordination with the Attorney General.



   "State" means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
   Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
   American Samoa, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.



   (c) Program Authority .-



   (1) In general .-



   (A) Allocations for states and indian country .-For any fiscal year in
   which the sums appropriated to carry out this section equal or exceed
   $ 20,000,000, from the sums appropriated to carry out this subsection,
   the Secretary shall allocate, for grants under subparagraph (B) to
   community-based organizations in each State, an amount bearing the
   same ratio to such sums as the number of children in the State who are
   from families with incomes below the poverty line bears to the number
   of children in all States who are from families with incomes below the
   poverty line. In view of the extraordinary need for assistance in
   Indian country, an appropriate amount of funds available under this
   subtitle shall be made available for such grants in Indian country.



   (B) Grants to community-based organizations from allocations .-For
   such a fiscal year, the Secretary may award grants from the
   appropriate State or Indian country allocation determined under
   subparagraph (A) on a competitive basis to eligible community-based
   organizations to pay for the Federal share of assisting eligible
   communities to develop and carry out programs in accordance with this
   section.



   (C) Reallocation .-If, at the end of such a fiscal year, the Secretary
   determines that funds allocated for community-based organizations in a
   State or Indian country under subparagraph (B) remain unobligated, the
   Secretary may use such funds to award grants to eligible
   community-based organizations in another State or Indian country to
   pay for such Federal share. In awarding such grants, the Secretary
   shall consider the need to maintain geographic diversity among the
   recipients of such grants. Amounts made available through such grants
   shall remain available until expended.



   (2) Other fiscal years .-For any fiscal year in which the sums
   appropriated to carry out this section are less than $ 20,000,000, the
   Secretary may award grants on a competitive basis to eligible
   community- based organizations to pay for the Federal share of
   assisting eligible communities to develop and carry out programs in
   accordance with this section.



   (3) Administrative costs .-The Secretary may use not more than 3
   percent of the funds appropriated to carry out this section in any
   fiscal year for administrative costs.



   (d) Program Requirements .-



   (1) Location .-A community-based organization that receives a grant
   under this section to assist in carrying out such a program shall
   ensure that the program is carried out-



   (A) when appropriate, in the facilities of a public school during
   nonschool hours; or



   (B) in another appropriate local facility in a State or Indian
   country, such as a college or university, a local or State park or
   recreation center, church, or military base, that is-



   (i) in a location that is easily accessible to children in the
   community; and



   (ii) in compliance with all applicable local ordinances.



   (2) Use of funds .-Such community-based organization-



   (A) shall use funds made available through the grant to provide, to
   children in the eligible community, services and activities that-



   (i) shall include supervised sports programs, and extracurricular and
   academic programs, that are offered-



   (I) after school and on weekends and holidays, during the school year;
   and



   (II) as daily full-day programs (to the extent available resources
   permit) or as part-day programs, during the summer months;



   (B) in providing such extracurricular and academic programs, shall
   provide programs such as curriculum-based supervised educational, work
   force preparation, entrepreneurship, cultural, health programs, social
   activities, arts and crafts programs, dance programs, tutorial and
   mentoring programs, and other related activities;



   (C) may use-



   (i) such funds for minor renovation of facilities that are in
   existence prior to the operation of the program and that are necessary
   for the operation of the program for which the organization receives
   the grant, purchase of sporting and recreational equipment and
   supplies, reasonable costs for the transportation of participants in
   the program, hiring of staff, provision of meals for such
   participants, provision of health services consisting of an initial
   basic physical examination, provision of first aid and nutrition
   guidance, family counselling, parental training, and substance abuse
   treatment where appropriate; and



   (ii) not more than 5 percent of such funds to pay for the
   administrative costs of the program; and



   (D) may not use such funds to provide sectarian worship or sectarian
   instruction.



   (e) Eligible Community Identification .-



   (1) Identification .-To be eligible to receive a grant under this
   section, a community-based organization shall identify an eligible
   community to be assisted under this section.



   (2) Criteria .-Such eligible community shall be an area that meets
   such criteria with respect to significant poverty and significant
   juvenile delinquency, and such additional criteria, as the Secretary
   may by regulation require.



   (f) Applications .-



   (1) Application required .-To be eligible to receive a grant under
   this section, a community-based organization shall submit an
   application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
   accompanied by such information, as the Secretary may reasonably
   require, and obtain approval of such application.



   (2) Contents of application .-Each application submitted pursuant to
   paragraph (1) shall-



   (A) describe the activities and services to be provided through the
   program for which the grant is sought;



   (B) contain an assurance that the community-based organization will
   spend grant funds received under this section in a manner that the
   community-based organization determines will best accomplish the
   objectives of this section;



   (C) contain a comprehensive plan for the program that is designed to
   achieve identifiable goals for children in the eligible community;



   (D) set forth measurable goals and outcomes for the program that-



   (i) will-



   (I) where appropriate, make a public school the focal point of the
   eligible community; or



   (II) make a local facility described in subsection (d)(1)(B) such a
   focal point; and



   (ii) may include reducing the percentage of children in the eligible
   community that enter the juvenile justice system, increasing the
   graduation rates, school attendance, and academic success of children
   in the eligible community, and improving the skills of program
   participants; (E) provide evidence of support for accomplishing such
   goals and outcomes from-



   (i) community leaders;



   (ii) businesses;



   (iii) local educational agencies;



   (iv) local officials;



   (v) State officials;



   (vi) Indian tribal government officials; and



   (vii) other organizations that the community-based organization
   determines to be appropriate;



   (F) contain an assurance that the community-based organization will
   use grant funds received under this section to provide children in the
   eligible community with activities and services that shall include
   supervised sports programs, and extracurricular and academic programs,
   in accordance with subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (d)(2);



   (G) contain a list of the activities and services that will be offered
   through the program for [*H8788] which the grant is sought and
   sponsored by private nonprofit organizations, individuals, and groups
   serving the eligible community, including-



   (i) extracurricular and academic programs, such as programs described
   in subsection (d)(2)(B); and



   (ii) activities that address specific needs in the community;



   (H) demonstrate the manner in which the community-based organization
   will make use of the resources, expertise, and commitment of private
   entities in carrying out the program for which the grant is sought;



   (I) include an estimate of the number of children in the eligible
   community expected to be served pursuant to the program;



   (J) include a description of charitable private resources, and all
   other resources, that will be made available to achieve the goals of
   the program;



   (K) contain an assurance that the community-based organization will
   use competitive procedures when purchasing, contracting, or otherwise
   providing for goods, activities, or services to carry out programs
   under this section;



   (L) contain an assurance that the program will maintain a
   staff-to-participant ratio (including volunteers) that is appropriate
   to the activity or services provided by the program;



   (M) contain an assurance that the program will maintain an average
   attendance rate of not less than 75 percent of the participants
   enrolled in the program, or will enroll additional participants in the
   program;



   (N) contain an assurance that the community-based organization will
   comply with any evaluation under subsection (m), any research effort
   authorized under Federal law, and any investigation by the Secretary;



   (O) contain an assurance that the community-based organization shall
   prepare and submit to the Secretary an annual report regarding any
   program conducted under this section;



   (P) contain an assurance that the program for which the grant is
   sought will, to the maximum extent possible, incorporate services that
   are provided solely through non-Federal private or nonprofit sources;
   and



   (Q) contain an assurance that the community-based organization will
   maintain separate accounting records for the program.



   (3) Priority .-In awarding grants to carry out programs under this
   section, the Secretary shall give priority to community-based
   organizations who submit applications that demonstrate the greatest
   effort in generating local support for the programs.



   (g) Eligibility of Participants .-



   (1) In general .-To the extent possible, each child who resides in an
   eligible community shall be eligible to participate in a program
   carried out in such community that receives assistance under this
   section.



   (2) Eligibility .-To be eligible to participate in a program that
   receives assistance under this section, a child shall provide the
   express written approval of a parent or guardian, and shall submit an
   official application and agree to the terms and conditions of
   participation in the program.



   (3) Nondiscrimination .-In selecting children to participate in a
   program that receives assistance under this section, a community-based
   organization shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
   religion, sex, national origin, or disability.



   (h) Peer Review Panel .-



   (1) Establishment .-The Secretary may establish a peer review panel
   that shall be comprised of individuals with demonstrated experience in
   designing and implementing community-based programs.



   (2) Composition .-A peer review panel shall include at least 1
   representative from each of the following:



   (A) A community-based organization.



   (B) A local government.



   (C) A school district.



   (D) The private sector.



   (E) A charitable organization.



   (F) A representative of the United States Olympic Committee, at the
   option of the Secretary.



   (3) Functions .-A peer review panel shall conduct the initial review
   of all grant applications received by the Secretary under subsection
   (f), make recommendations to the Secretary regarding-



   (A) grant funding under this section; and



   (B) a design for the evaluation of programs assisted under this
   section.



   (i) Investigations and Inspections .-The Secretary may conduct such
   investigations and inspections as may be necessary to ensure
   compliance with the provisions of this section.



   (j) Payments; Federal Share; Non-Federal Share .-



   (1) Payments .-The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of
   appropriations, pay to each community- based organization having an
   application approved under subsection (f) the Federal share of the
   costs of developing and carrying out programs described in subsection
   (c).



   (2) Federal share .-The Federal share of such costs shall be no more
   than-



   (A) 75 percent for each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996;



   (B) 70 percent for fiscal year 1997; and



   (C) 60 percent for fiscal year 1998 and thereafter.



   (3) Non-federal share .-



   (A) In general .-The non-Federal share of such costs may be in cash or
   in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, and services
   (including the services described in subsection (f)(2)(P)), and funds
   appropriated by the Congress for the activity of any agency of an
   Indian tribal government or the Bureau of Indian Affairs on any Indian
   lands may be used to provide the non-Federal share of the costs of
   programs or projects funded under this subtitle.



   (B) Special rule .-At least 15 percent of the non-Federal share of
   such costs shall be provided from private or nonprofit sources.



   (k) Evaluation .-The Secretary shall conduct a thorough evaluation of
   the programs assisted under this section, which shall include an
   assessment of-



   (1) the number of children participating in each program assisted
   under this section;



   (2) the academic achievement of such children;



   (3) school attendance and graduation rates of such children; and



   (4) the number of such children being processed by the juvenile
   justice system.