RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND EVALUATION FUNCTIONS.

SEC. 7261. RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND EVALUATION FUNCTIONS. Section 243 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5653) is amended— (1) by striking “National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention” and inserting “Administrator, acting through the National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention,”, (2) in paragraph (4) by striking “, upon the request of the Deputy Administrator”, (3) in paragraph (5)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking “and related matters” and inserting “and the improvement of the juvenile justice system”, (B) in subparagraph (A) by striking “and” at the end, (C) in subparagraph (B) by striking “possible ameliorating roles of familial relationships” and inserting “effectiveness of family-centered treatment programs”, and (D) in subparagraph (D) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon, (4) in paragraph (6) by striking “and” at the end, (5) in paragraph (7) by striking the period and inserting a semicolon, and (6) by adding at the end the following: “(8) develop and support model State legislation consistent with the mandates of this title and the standards developed by the National Advisory Committee for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention before the date of the enactment of the Juvenile Justice, Runaway Youth, and Missing Children’s Act Amendments of 1984; and “(9) support research relating to reducing the excessive proportion of juveniles detained or confined in secure detention facilities, secure correctional facilities, jails, and lockups who are members of minority groups.”.