2 SEC. 303. There are authorized to be appropriated for 3 grants under title I and grants or contracts under title II, 4 to the Department of IIealth, Education, and Welfare, $25,5 000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and such sums as may be necessary for the next four fiscal years. 6 7 8 EVALUATION SEC. 304. Such portion of any appropriation under 9 section 303 as the Secretary may determine, but not exceed10 ing 1 per centum thereof, shall be available for evaluation 11 by the Secretary (directly or by grants or contracts) of the 12 programs for which such appropriation is made. 13 14 15 DEFINITIONS SEC. 305. For purposes of this Act (1) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of 16 Health, Education, and Welfare; and 17 (2) The term "construction" means construction of new 18 19 20 buildings and acquisition, expansion, remodeling, or alteration of existing buildings, including the cost of acquisition of land or offsite improvements. SUMMARY OF S. 1248-JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT OF 1967 TITLE I-PLANNING AND PREVENTIVE AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES Part A-State and local planning and State assistance to localities 1. To State or local public agencies to develop comprehensive anti-delinquency plans 2. To State agencies to provide technical assistance to local agencies drawing up anti-delinquency plans and programs 3. To State or local public or private nonprofit agencies to plan antidelinquency programs or projects (consultation with Attorney General) Part B-Rehabilitative services Provides grants to law enforcement agencies, courts, correctional and welfare agencies covering up to: 1. 60% of the cost of programs which would improve the use of existing community resources and develop new methods for diagnosing, treating and rehabilitating delinquents. 2. 50% of the cost of construction of innovative and special types of facilities, such as combined detention and diagnosis facilities, halfway houses, and small residential community facilities for delinquents (grantee must consult with all other community agencies involved with working with delinquent youth and proposed project must be consistent with comprehensive plans applicable to community under proposed Safe Streets and Crime Control Act of 1967) Part C-Preventive services Provides grants to local public or private non-profit agencies covering up to 75% of the cost of operating community-based delinquency prevention and rehabilitation programs. (Conditions include assurances that youth will participate in planning and operating project, and consultation with Attorney General) TITLE II-RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 1. Provides research and demonstration grants to State and local public and private non-profit agencies for the development of improved anti-delinquency techniques and practices, including those for training personnel. 2. Provides technical assistance services to State, local and other public and private non-profit agencies relating to delinquency control, including short-term training, and dissemination of materials pertaining to delinquency control. TITLE III-GENERAL 1. Provides for the appointment of an advisory committee to advise the Secretary on general policy matters, including the coordination of activities under this Act with related efforts of other Federal, State and local agencies. 2. Authorizes $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967 and "such sums as may be necessary for the next four fiscal years," and provides up to $250,000 for evaluation of programs to be carried out under this Act. SUMMARY The provisions for granting funds under this Act would require a comprehensive cooperative effort by the recipients of the grants with all other delinquency control agencies in their respective jurisdictions. The Act also stipulates that grant recipients show the potential ability to carry on the new programs when federal funds are no longer available. 90TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION Union Calendar No. 263 H. R. 12120 [Report No. 647] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AUGUST 7, 1967 Mr. PUCINSKI (for himself, Mr. PERKINS, Mr. ASHBROOK, Mr. BRADEMAS, Mr. CAREY, Mr. ESHLEMAN, Mr. WILLIAM D. FORD, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. HATHAWAY, Mr. HAWKINS. Mr. MEEDS, Mrs. MINK. Mr. O'HARA of Michigan, Mr. SCHEUER, Mr. ADAMS, Mr. DANIELS, Mr. DENT, Mr. Escu, Mr. HoL.LAND, Mr. OLSEN. Mr. REID of New York, Mr. ROYBAL, Mr. THOMPSON of New Jersey, and Mr. TUNNEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor SEPTEMBER 19, 1967 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] A BILL To assist courts, correctional systems, and community agencies to prevent, treat, and control juvenile delinquency; to support research and training efforts in the prevention, treatment, and control of juvenile delinquency; and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That this Act may be cited as the "Juvenile Delinquency 4 Prevention and Control Act of 1967". 1 2 8 2 FINDINGS AND PURPOSE SEC. 2. The Congress finds that delinquency among 3 youths constitutes a national problem which can be met by 4 assisting and coordinating the efforts of public and private 5 agencies engaged in combating the problem and increasing 6 the number and extent of the services available for preventing 7 and combating juvenile delinquency. It is, therefore, the purpose of this Act to help States and local communities 9 strengthen their juvenile justice systems, including courts, 10 correctional systems, and police agencies which deal with 11 juveniles and to assist communities in providing diagnosis, 12 treatment, and rehabilitative services to youths who are 13 delinquent or in danger of becoming delinquent, to provide 14 assistance in the training of personnel employed or preparing 15 for employment in occupations involving the provision of 16 such services, and to provide technical assistance and in17 formation services in the field of juvenile delinquency. 18 TITLE I-REHABILITATIVE AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES PART A-REHABILITATIVE SERVICES STATEMENT OF PURPOSE SEC. 101. The purposes of this part are― (1) to encourage the development and improve ment of State and community rehabilitative services for delinquent youths and youths in danger of becoming 26 delinquent; 3 (2) to encourage the full use of such rehabilitative 1 2 services (A) by courts which have assumed responsi 3 bility for such youths, and by correctional agencies 4 which have been vested with legal custody of such youths, and (B) by law enforcement and other agencies having responsibilities with respect to such youths which 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 are similar to those of such courts and correctional agencies; (3) to encourage the development in communities of new designs and new methods of care and treatment, including the operation of full-time or part-time community-based residential facilities for youths requiring residential care, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS SEC. 102. The Secretary is authorized to make grants to any public agency to meet not to exceed 75 per centum of the cost of projects or programs for diagnosing, treating, and 18 rehabilitating youths referred to in section 101, except that the percentage with respect to so much of such cost as is for SEC. 103. (a) Grants under this part may be made only upon application by a State, county, municipal, or other 24 public agency which contains or is accompanied by assur25 ances satisfactory to the Secretary |