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[CITE: 42USC11841]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
            CHAPTER 123--DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION
 
                    SUBCHAPTER III--COMMUNITY PROGRAM
 
Sec. 11841. Community youth activity program


(a) Block grant program

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make grants to 
eligible States to enable such States to carry out the activities 
described in subsection (e) of this section.

(b) Application

                           (1) In general

        To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State, 
    acting on its own behalf or on behalf of a person, shall submit to 
    the Secretary an application that contains such information and is 
    in such form as may be required by the Secretary.

                      (2) Demonstration of need

        In the application submitted under paragraph (1), the State 
    shall demonstrate a need for the activities described in subsection 
    (e) of this section and provide a description of those activities 
    and projects that will receive financial assistance from a grant 
    made under this section to the State.

(c) Amount of grant

                         (1) Minimum amount

        Each State that submits for a fiscal year an application under 
    subsection (b) of this section that meets the requirements of the 
    Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, 
    receive a grant in an amount determined in accordance with paragraph 
    (3).

                (2) Programs of national significance

        Of amounts appropriated or otherwise available to carry out this 
    section for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 5 percent 
    to be provided for activities and projects of national significance 
    or projects expected to have a significant impact in preventing the 
    abuse of drugs by youth.

                    (3) Specified appropriations

        (A) In general

            Of the aggregate amount appropriated under subsection (g) of 
        this section for any fiscal year and after reserving the amount 
        required by paragraph (2), the Secretary shall--
                (i) allot--
                    (I) 25 percent equally among the eligible States if 
                such amount is less than $40,000,000; or
                    (II) $250,000 to each eligible State if such amount 
                equals or exceeds $40,000,000;

                (ii) allot one-half of 1 percent of such amount on the 
            basis of need among Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands 
            of the United States, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
            Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
            Islands; and
                (iii) set aside the remainder to be disbursed as 
            described in subparagraph (B).

        For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ``State'' does not 
        include Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United 
        States, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
        the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

        (B) Remainder

            Amounts referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be used 
        by the Secretary to make grants, on a competitive basis and 
        taking into consideration with respect to the States--
                (i) the highest proportions of school-aged youth are \1\ 
            at risk of drug abuse;
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                (ii) if a tangible need has been identified by the State 
            involved; and
                (iii) if the State involved has proposed the funding of 
            additional projects targeted at the areas of highest need;

        to carry out the activities and projects that are consistent 
        with the activities described in subsection (e)(1) of this 
        section. The activities and projects for which such grants are 
        made shall be selected by the Secretary from among proposed 
        activities and projects submitted to the Secretary by the 
        States. Such grants shall be made to the States for 
        redistribution to the persons on whose behalf the State 
        submitted an application under subsection (b) of this section.

(d) Priority

    In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall give 
priority to--
        (1) projects aimed at youth who are not in school or who are at 
    risk of dropping out of school;
        (2) projects that seek to reinvolve dropouts in educational 
    programs, involve youth community-based activities, develop training 
    or employment opportunities for dropouts, or provide youth with 
    alternatives to drug abuse;
        (3) projects to provide after-school, vacation, and weekend 
    activities designed to give youth opportunities to actively 
    participate in a variety of activities, including youth sports 
    programs;
        (4) activities and projects that are consistent with activities 
    and projects described in subsection (e)(1) of this section and that 
    include participation by the business community;
        (5) projects that provide outreach to individuals of all ages 
    who are at high risk of involvement with drug abuse;
        (6) projects targeted to communities with the most serious drug 
    abuse problems to enable such communities to develop programs that 
    coordinate Federal, State, and local efforts to develop 
    comprehensive, long-term, community-wide prevention and education 
    strategies;
        (7) projects that seek to involve youth who are members of gangs 
    or who may join a gang, in--
            (A) educational programs;
            (B) community-based activities;
            (C) training or employment opportunities; or
            (D) other alternatives to gang involvement;

        (8) programs for unsupervised children before and after school, 
    including--
            (A) education and instruction consistent with title IV of 
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 
        7101 et seq.];
            (B) athletic activities;
            (C) creative activities; and
            (D) other programs designed to reduce the risk of drug 
        abuse; and

        (9) projects that seek to inform youth regarding the existence 
    and operation of the projects referred to in paragraph (7).

(e) Activities and projects

    Financial assistance may be provided with a grant received under 
subsection (a) \2\ under this section by a State as follows:
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               (1) Community services and partnerships

        Such assistance may be provided for community services and 
    partnerships designed to develop community activities targeted at 
    drug abuse prevention through education, training, and recreation 
    projects. Such services may be provided by, and such partnerships 
    may be entered into with--
            (A) local educational agencies;
            (B) law enforcement agencies;
            (C) community-based organizations;
            (D) community action agencies;
            (E) local or State recreational departments; or
            (F) business organizations; and

    in consultation with local and State health departments and with 
    community health or mental health centers when appropriate. Such 
    assistance may be provided to any entity described in subparagraphs 
    (A) through (F), either individually or in partnerships. 
    Applications for such assistance shall include a description of the 
    method to be used to evaluate the impact the particular service or 
    partnership is designed to have on the drug abuse problem within the 
    community.

                  (2) Other activities and projects

        Such assistance may be provided to carry out projects or 
    activities that are consistent with the activities and projects 
    described in paragraph (1).

(f) Project evaluations

    The Secretary shall provide for the evaluation of activities and 
projects conducted with financial assistance received under this 
section. Applications for grants under this section shall include a 
description of the method to be used in evaluating the impact such 
activities and programs have on the drug abuse problem within the 
communities in which such activities and projects are carried out.

(g) Authorization of appropriations

    To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$40,000,000 for fiscal year 1989, $55,000,000 for fiscal year 1990, 
$60,000,000 for fiscal year 1991, $66,550,000 for fiscal year 1992, and 
$73,205,000 for fiscal year 1993.

(Pub. L. 100-690, title III, Sec. 3521, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4258; 
Pub. L. 101-93, Sec. 4(1), Aug. 16, 1989, 103 Stat. 611; Pub. L. 101-
226, Sec. 23, Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1941; Pub. L. 103-382, title III, 
Sec. 394(b), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4027; Pub. L. 105-285, title II, 
Sec. 202(d), Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2755.)

                       References in Text

    The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, referred to in 
subsec. (d)(8)(A), is Pub. L. 89-10, Apr. 11, 1965, 79 Stat. 27, as 
amended generally by Pub. L. 103-382, title I, Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 
108 Stat. 3519. Title IV of the Act is classified generally to 
subchapter IV (Sec. 7101 et seq.) of chapter 70 of Title 20, Education. 
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title 
note set out under section 6301 of Title 20 and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 105-285 struck out ``, such as 
activities authorized by section 9910(a)(2)(F) of this title,'' after 
``national significance''.
    1994--Subsec. (d)(8)(A). Pub. L. 103-382 substituted ``title IV of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' for ``the Drug-Free 
Schools and Communities Act of 1986''.
    1989--Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 101-93, Sec. 4(1)(A), substituted 
``subsection (e)'' for ``subsections (c)(3)(B) and (e)''.
    Subsec. (c)(3)(A). Pub. L. 101-93, Sec. 4(1)(B), substituted 
``subsection (g)'' for ``subsection (h)''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101-226, which directed amendment of section 
3521(d) of the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 by adding par. 
(8) and redesignating former par. (8) as (9), was executed to section 
3521(d) of Pub. L. 100-690, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, as the 
probable intent of Congress. Subtitle A (Secs. 1001-1012) of title I of 
Pub. L. 100-690 is the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988.

          Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

    For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note 
set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular 
Possessions.
