Public Law 92-368 92nd Congress, S. 2227 August 10, 1972 An Act To amend title 44, United States Code, to authorize the Public Printer to designate the library of the highest appellate court in each State as a depository library. 86 STAT. 507 Highest State appellate court Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatires of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) chapter 19 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "§ 1915. Highest State appellate court libraries as depository designation. libraries "Upon the request of the highest appellate court of a State, the Public Printer is authorized to designate the library of that court as a depository library. The provisions of section 1911 of this title shall not apply to any library so designated." (b) The chapter analysis of such chapter is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item: 1915. Highest State appellate court libraries as depository libraries." Approved August 10, 1972. libraries. Depository library 82 Stat. 1283. 44 USC 1901. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 92-1201 (Comm. on House Administration). Vol. 117 (1971): July 16, considered and passed Senate. (163) 92nd Congress, H. R. 15635 August 14, 1972 An Act To assist elementary and secondary schools, community agencies, and other public and nonprofit private agencies to prevent juvenile delinquency, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the I'nited States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled, "An Act to assist the courts, correctional systems, community agencies, and primary and secondary public school systems 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", approved July 31, 1968, is amended to read as follows: "That this Act may be cited as the 'Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Act'. "FINDINGS AND PURPOSE "SEC. 2. The Congress finds that delinquency among youths constitutes a national problem which can best be met by providing assistance to and encouraging the coordination of efforts by public and nonprofit private agencies engaged in preventing juvenile deliquency. It is, therefore, the purpose of this Act to help States and local communities in providing community based preventive services, including diagnosis and treatment, to youths who are in danger of becoming delinquent, to provide assistance in the training of personnel employed or preparing for employment in occupations involving the provision of such services, and to provide technical assistance in such field. "TITLE I-PREVENTIVE SERVICES "STATEMENT OF PURPOSE "SEC. 101. The purpose of this title is to assist States, local educational agencies, and other public and nonprofit private agencies to establish and carry out community-based programs, including programs in schools, for the prevention of delinquency in youths. "GRANTS "SEC. 102. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to, or contracts with, public or nonprofit private agencies to meet all or part of the cost of establishing or operating, including the cost of planning, programs designed to carry out the purposes of this title. "(b) (1) Grants and contracts under this title may be made only upon application to the Secretary by a public or nonprofit private agency, which contains or is accompanied by satisfactory assurances that "(A) steps have been or will be taken toward the provision, within a reasonable period of time, of a program of coordinated youth services in the area served which will make a substantial contribution toward the prevention of delinquency of youths, including the diagnosis and treatment of youths in danger of becoming delinquent; "(B) such applicant agency will make special efforts to assure that the services provided by the program will be available for youths with the most serious behavioral problems; "(C) (i) such applicant agency (if it is not a local educational agency) has consulted on its application with the local educational agencies and nonprofit private schools in the area to be served, 86 STAT. 532 Juvenile Delin 42 USC 3801 Short title. 86 STAT. 533. and has adopted procedures to coordinate its program with related efforts being made by these agencies and schools; "(ii) such applicant agency will provide, to the extent feasible, for coordinating, on a continuing basis, its operations with the operations of other agencies and nonprofit prívate organizations furnishing welfare, education, health, mental health, recreation, job training, job placement, correction, and other basic services in the community for youths; "(D) such applicant agency will make reasonable efforts to secure or provide any services which are necessary for diagnosing and treating youths in danger of becoming delinquent and which are not otherwise being provided in the community, or if being provided are not adequate to meet its needs; "(E) maximum use will be made under the program of other Federal, State, or local resources available for the provision of such services; "(F) local educational agencies and other public and private agencies and organizations providing youth services in the geographic area to be served by the applicant will be consulted in the formulation by the applicant of the program, taking into account the services and expertise of such agencies and organizations, and with a view to adapting such services to the better fulfillment of the purposes of this title; "(G) in developing coordinated youth services, youth and public or private agencies, and organizations providing youth services within the geographic area to be served by the applicant will be given the opportunity to present their views to the applicant with respect to such development; and "(H) the applicant agency will be responsible for organizing, maintaining, and facilitating accessibility to all available youth services. "(2) Such application shall contain such information as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this title, including— "(A) a description of the services for youths who are in danger of becoming delinquent and which are available in the State or community; "(B) a statement of the method or methods of linking the agencies and organizations, public and private, providing these and other services, including local educational agencies and nonprofit private schools; "(C) the functions and services to be included; "(D) the procedures which will be established for protecting the rights, under Federal, State, and local law, of the recipients of youth services, and for insuring appropriate privacy with respect to records relating to such services, provided to any individual under coordinated youth services developed by the applicant; "(E) the procedures which will be established for evaluation; and "(F) the strategy for phasing out support under this Act and the continuance of a proven program through other means. "USE OF FUNDS "SEC. 103. (a) Funds paid to any agency (whether directly or through a State agency) under this title may be used for "(1) meeting the cost of securing or providing services designed to carry out the purposes of this title, but only to the extent and for the period reasonably necessary for the community to provide such services; and "(2) meeting not to exceed 50 per centum of the cost of construction of community-based special purpose or innovative types of facilities which, in the judgment of the Secretary, are necessary for carrying out the purposes of this title, including communitybased special purpose or innovative (A) halfway houses for youths who because of special behavioral problems have a high risk of becoming delinquent; and (B) small, residential facilities for the diagnosis and treatment of youths who are in danger of becoming delinquent. In developing plans for such facilities, due consideration shall be given to excellence of architecture and design. "(b) No grant or contract may be made under this title with respect to any coordinated youth service system for a period of time exceeding three years, except that the Secretary may, in any case in which he determines that it would not be feasible for the coordinated youth service system to continue to function unassisted under this title. extend assistance for such additional years as he determines to be necessary. "CONSIDERATIONS FOR APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS "SEC. 104. (a) In determining whether or not to approve applications for grants or contracts under this title, the Secretary shall consider, in the State or community of the applicant "(1) the relative costs and effectiveness of the program in effectuating the purposes of such title; "(2) the incidence of and rate of increase in youth offenses and juvenile delinquency; "(3) school dropout rates; "(4) the adequacy of existing facilities and services for carrying out the purposes of such title; (5) the extent of comprehensive planning in the community for carrying out the purposes of such title; "(6) youth unemployment rates; "(7) the extent to which proposed programs incorporate new or innovative techniques within the State or community to carry out the purposes of such title; "(8) the extent to which the proposed programs will make effective use of the facilities and services of the appropriate local educational agencies; "(9) the extent to which the proposed programs incorporate participation of the parents of youths who are in danger of becoming delinquent, as well as the participation of other adults who offer guidance or supervision to such youths; and "(10) the extent to which the proposed programs will be coordinated with similar programs assisted under other Federal laws related to the purposes of this title. "(b) The Secretary, in making grants or contrac's under this title, shall give priority to applicants serving communities which exhibit. to the highest degrees the factors listed in paragraphs (2), (3), and (6) of subsection (a). "TITLE II-TRAINING "AUTHORIZATION "SEC. 201. The Secretary is authorized, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Labor, to make grants to, or contracts with, public or nonprofit private agencies for projects for the training of personnel employed in or preparing for employment in fields related to the diagnosis and treatment of youths who are in danger of becoming delinquent, and for the counseling or instruction of parents in the 86 STAT. 534 86 STAT. 535 improving of parental instruction and supervision of youths who are in danger of becoming delinquent. Such projects' shall include special programs which provide youths and adults with training for career opportunities, including new types of careers, in such fields. Such projects may include, among other things, development of courses of study and of interrelated curricula in schools, colleges, and universities, establishment of short-term institutes for training at such schools, colleges, and universities, inservice training and traineeships with such stipends, including allowances for travel and subsistence expenses, as the Secretary may determine to be necessary. "RECIPIENTS AND CONDITIONS OF GRANTS AND CONTRACTS "SEC. 202. Such grants may be made to and such contracts may be made with any Federal, State, or local public agency or any nonprofit private agency; and to the extent he deems it appropriate, the Secretary shall require the recipient of any such grant or contract to contribute money, facilities, or services for carrying out the projects for which the grant or contract is made. "TITLE III-TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES "TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE "SEC. 301. The Secretary is authorized to cooperate with and, either directly or through grants to or contracts with any public agency or nonprofit private agency, render technical assistance to State, local, or other public or private agencies or organizations in matters relating to prevention of delinquency, and to provide short-term training and instruction of a technical nature with respect to such matters. Particular emphasis should be placed on providing technical assistance in the development of juvenile delinquency components or plans under title I. "STATE ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL UNITS "SEC. 302. The Secretary is authorized to make grants to any State agency which is able and willing to provide technical assistance to local public agencies and nonprofit private agencies engaged in or preparing to engage in activities for which aid may be provided under this Act. No such grant may exceed 90 per centum of the cost of the activities of the State agency with respect to which such grant is made. "INFORMATION SERVICES "SEC. 303. The Secretary shall collect, evaluate, publish, and disseminate information and materials relating to research and programs and projects conducted under this Act, and any other matters relating to prevention or treatment of delinquency, such information and materials to be for the general public and for agencies, organizations, and personnel engaged in programs concerning youths who are delinquent or in danger of becoming delinquent. "TITLE IV-ADMINISTRATION "PAYMENT PROCEDURE "SEC. 401. Payments of any grant or any contract under this Act may be made (after necessary adjustment on account of previously made overpayments or underpayments) in installments, and in advance or by way of reimbursement, as may be determined by the Secre |