PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS RELATING TO JUVENILE GANGS.

SEC. 7267. PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS RELATING TO JUVENILE GANGS. Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671–5672 note) is amended by inserting after part C, as amended by this subtitle, the following: 102 STAT. 4451 “Part D—Prevention and Treatment Programs Relating to Juvenile Gangs and Drug Abuse and Drug Trafficking “authority to make grants and contracts“Sec. 281. The Administrator shall, by making grants to and entering into contracts with public and private nonprofit agencies, organizations, institutions, and individuals, establish and support programs and activities that involve families and communities and that are designed to carry out any of the following purposes: “(1) To reduce the participation of juveniles in drug-related crimes (including drug trafficking and drug use), particularly in elementary and secondary schools. “(2) To develop within the juvenile adjudicatory and correctional systems new and innovative means to address the problems of juveniles convicted of serious drug-related and gang-related offenses. “(3) To reduce juvenile involvement in gang-related activity, particularly activities that involve the distribution of drugs by or to juveniles. “(4) To promote the involvement of juveniles in lawful activities in geographical areas in which gangs commit crimes. “(5) To provide treatment to juveniles who are members of such gangs, including members who are accused of committing a serious crime and members who have been adjudicated as being delinquent. “(6) To support activities to inform juveniles of the availability of treatment and services for which financial assistance is provided under this part. “(7) To facilitate Federal and State cooperation with local school officials to assist juveniles who are likely to participate in the activities of gangs that commit crimes and to establish and support programs that facilitate coordination and cooperation among local education, juvenile justice, employment, and social service agencies, for the purpose of preventing or reducing the participation of juveniles in activities of gangs that commit crimes. “(8) To provide personnel, personnel training, equipment, and supplies in conjunction with programs and activities designed to prevent or reduce the participation of juveniles in unlawful gang activities or unlawful drug activities, to assist in improving the adjudicative and correctional components of the juvenile justice system. “(9) To provide pre- and post-trial drug abuse treatment to juveniles in the juvenile justice system. “(10) To provide drug abuse education, prevention and treatment involving police and juvenile justice officials in demand reduction programs. approval of applications“Sec. 282. (a) Any agency, institution, or individual desiring to receive a grant, or to enter into a contract, under this part shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing 102 STAT. 4452 or accompanied by such information as the Administrator may prescribe. “(b) In accordance with guidelines established by the Administrator, each application for assistance under this part shall— “(1) set forth a program or activity for carrying out one or more of the purposes specified in section 281 and specifically identify each such purpose, such program or activity is designed to carry out; “(2) provide that such program or activity shall be administered by or under the supervision of the applicant; “(3) provide for the proper and efficient administration of such program or activity; “(4) provide for regular evaluation of such program or activity; “(5) certify that the applicant has requested the State planning agency and local agency designated in section 223, if any, to review and comment on such application and indicate the responses of such State planning agency and local agency to such request; “(6) attach a copy of the responses of such State planning agency and local agency to such request; “(7) provide that regular reports on such program or activity shall be sent to the Administrator and to such State planning agency and local agency; and “(8) provide for such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to ensure prudent use, proper disbursement, and accurate accounting of funds received under this title. “(c) In reviewing applications for grants and contracts under this part, the Administrator shall give priority to applications— “(1) based on the incidence and severity of crimes committed by gangs whose membership is composed primarily of juveniles or the incidence of juvenile drug abuse and drug trafficking, in the geographical area in which the applicants propose to carry out the programs and activities for which such grants and contracts are requested; and “(2) for assistance for programs and activities that have the broad support of organizations operating in such geographical areas, as demonstrated by the applicants.”.