juvenile justice act amendments

juvenile justice act amendments Sec. 130. (a) Section 261 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 1129) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “(b) In addition to the funds appropriated under section 261(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, the Administration shall maintain from the appropriation for the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, each fiscal year, at least 19.15 percent of the total appropriations for the Administration, for juvenile delinquency programs.”. (b) Section 223(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 is amended by striking out “and (15)” and inserting in lieu thereof “(15), and (17)”. (c) Section 225 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 is amended as follows: (1) After section 225(c) (6) add a new paragraph as follows: “(7) the adverse impact that may result from the restriction of eligibility, based upon population, for cities with a population greater than forty thousand, located within States which have not city with a population over two hundred and fifty thousand.”. (2) Add at the end a new subsection (d) as follows: “(d) No city should be denied an application solely on the basis of its population.”.