AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

SEC. 219. [34 U.S.C. 20324] AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) Authorization.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027. (b) Limitation.—No funds are authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this subtitle unless the aggregate amount appropriated to carry out title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) for such fiscal year is not less than the aggregate amount appropriated to carry out such title for the preceding fiscal year. (c) Prohibition on Lobbying.—No funds authorized under this subtitle may be used for lobbying activities in contravention of OMB Circular No. A–122.