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[CITE: 42USC5614]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
         CHAPTER 72--JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION
 
                   SUBCHAPTER II--PROGRAMS AND OFFICES
 
       Part A--Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Office
 
Sec. 5614. Concentration of Federal efforts


(a) Implementation of policy by Administrator; consultation with Council 
        and Advisory Committee

    (1) The Administrator shall develop objectives, priorities, and a 
long-term plan, and implement overall policy and a strategy to carry out 
such plan, for all Federal juvenile delinquency programs and activities 
relating to prevention, diversion, training, treatment, rehabilitation, 
evaluation, research, and improvement of the juvenile justice system in 
the United States. In carrying out the functions of the Administrator, 
the Administrator shall consult with the Council.
    (2)(A) The plan described in paragraph (1) shall--
        (i) contain specific goals and criteria for making grants and 
    contracts, for conducting research, and for carrying out other 
    activities under this subchapter; and
        (ii) provide for coordinating the administration programs and 
    activities under this subchapter with the administration of all 
    other Federal juvenile delinquency programs and activities, 
    including proposals for joint funding to be coordinated by the 
    Administrator.

    (B) The Administrator shall review the plan described in paragraph 
(1) annually, revise the plan as the Administrator considers 
appropriate, and publish the plan in the Federal Register--
        (i) not later than 240 days after November 4, 1992, in the case 
    of the initial plan required by paragraph (1); and
        (ii) except as provided in clause (i), in the 30-day period 
    ending on October 1 of each year.

(b) Duties of Administrator

    In carrying out the purposes of this chapter, the Administrator 
shall--
        (1) advise the President through the Attorney General as to all 
    matters relating to federally assisted juvenile delinquency programs 
    and Federal policies regarding juvenile delinquency;
        (2) assist operating agencies which have direct responsibilities 
    for the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency in the 
    development and promulgation of regulations, guidelines, 
    requirements, criteria, standards, procedures, and budget requests 
    in accordance with the policies, priorities, and objectives the 
    Administrator establishes;
        (3) conduct and support evaluations and studies of the 
    performance and results achieved by Federal juvenile delinquency 
    programs and activities and of the prospective performance and 
    results that might be achieved by alternative programs and 
    activities supplementary to or in lieu of those currently being 
    administered;
        (4) implement Federal juvenile delinquency programs and 
    activities among Federal departments and agencies and between 
    Federal juvenile delinquency programs and activities and other 
    Federal programs and activities which the Administrator determines 
    may have an important bearing on the success of the entire Federal 
    juvenile delinquency effort;
        (5)(A) develop for each fiscal year, and publish annually in the 
    Federal Register for public comment, a proposed comprehensive plan 
    describing the particular activities which the Administrator intends 
    to carry out under parts C and D of this subchapter in such fiscal 
    year, specifying in detail those activities designed to satisfy the 
    requirements of parts C and D of this subchapter; and
        (B) taking into consideration comments received during the 45-
    day period beginning on the date the proposed plan is published, 
    develop and publish a final plan, before December 31 of such fiscal 
    year, describing the particular activities which the Administrator 
    intends to carry out under parts C and D of this subchapter in such 
    fiscal year, specifying in detail those activities designed to 
    satisfy the requirements of parts C and D of this subchapter;
        (6) provide for the auditing of monitoring systems required 
    under section 5633(a)(15) of this title to review the adequacy of 
    such systems; and
        (7) not later than 1 year after November 4, 1992, issue model 
    standards for providing health care to incarcerated juveniles.

(c) Information, reports, studies, and surveys from other agencies

    The Administrator may require, through appropriate authority, 
Federal departments and agencies engaged in any activity involving any 
Federal juvenile delinquency program to provide the Administrator with 
such information and reports, and to conduct such studies and surveys, 
as the Administrator may deem to be necessary to carry out the purposes 
of this part.

(d) Delegation of functions

    The Administrator may delegate any of the functions of the 
Administrator under this subchapter, to any officer or employee of the 
Office.

(e) Utilization of services and facilities of other agencies; 
        reimbursement

    The Administrator is authorized to utilize the services and 
facilities of any agency of the Federal Government and of any other 
public agency or institution in accordance with appropriate agreements, 
and to pay for such services either in advance or by way of 
reimbursement as may be agreed upon.

(f), (g) Repealed. Pub. L. 102-586, Sec. 2(c)(4), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 
        Stat. 4985

(h) Coordination of functions of Administrator and Secretary of Health 
        and Human Services

    All functions of the Administrator under this subchapter shall be 
coordinated as appropriate with the functions of the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services under subchapter III of this chapter.

(i) Annual juvenile delinquency development statements of other 
        agencies; procedure; contents; review by Administrator

    (1) The Administrator shall require through appropriate authority 
each Federal agency which administers a Federal juvenile delinquency 
program to submit annually to the Council a juvenile delinquency 
development statement. Such statement shall be in addition to any 
information, report, study, or survey which the Administrator may 
require under subsection (c) of this section.
    (2) Each juvenile delinquency development statement submitted to the 
Administrator under paragraph (1) shall contain such information, data, 
and analyses as the Administrator may require. Such analyses shall 
include an analysis of the extent to which the juvenile delinquency 
program of the Federal agency submitting such development statement 
conforms with and furthers Federal juvenile delinquency prevention and 
treatment goals and policies.
    (3) The Administrator shall review and comment upon each juvenile 
delinquency development statement transmitted to the Administrator under 
paragraph (1). Such development statement, together with the comments of 
the Administrator, shall be included by the Federal agency involved in 
every recommendation or request made by such agency for Federal 
legislation which significantly affects juvenile delinquency prevention 
and treatment.

(Pub. L. 93-415, title II, Sec. 204, Sept. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1113; Pub. 
L. 94-273, Secs. 8(3), 12(3), Apr. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 378; Pub. L. 95-
115, Sec. 3(a)(3)(A), (b), Oct. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 1048, 1049; Pub. L. 
96-509, Secs. 7, 19(d), Dec. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 2752, 2763; Pub. L. 98-
473, title II, Sec. 622, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2109; Pub. L. 100-690, 
title VII, Sec. 7253, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4436; Pub. L. 102-586, 
Sec. 2(c), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 4984.)


                               Amendments

    1992--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-586, Sec. 2(c)(1), designated 
existing provisions as par. (1), substituted ``develop objectives, 
priorities, and a long-term plan, and implement overall policy and a 
strategy to carry out such plan,'' for ``implement overall policy and 
develop objectives and priorities'', and added par. (2).
    Subsec. (b)(7). Pub. L. 102-586, Sec. 2(c)(2), (3), added par. (7).
    Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 102-586, Sec. 2(c)(4), struck out subsec. (f) 
which read as follows: ``The Administrator is authorized to transfer 
funds appropriated under this section to any agency of the Federal 
Government to develop or demonstrate new methods in juvenile delinquency 
prevention and rehabilitation and to supplement existing delinquency 
prevention and rehabilitation programs which the Administrator finds to 
be exceptionally effective or for which the Administrator finds there 
exists exceptional need.''
    Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 102-586, Sec. 2(c)(4), struck out subsec. (g) 
which read as follows: ``The Administrator is authorized to make grants 
to, or enter into contracts with, any public or private agency, 
organization, institution, or individual to carry out the purposes of 
this subchapter.''
    1988--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 7253(a), struck out ``and 
the National Advisory Committee for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention'' before period at end.
    Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 7253(b)(1), amended par. (5) 
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (5) read as follows: ``develop 
annually with the assistance of the Advisory Committee and the 
Coordinating Council and submit to the President and the Congress, after 
the first year following October 3, 1977, prior to December 31, an 
analysis and evaluation of Federal juvenile delinquency programs 
conducted and assisted by Federal departments and agencies, the 
expenditures made, the results achieved, the plans developed, and 
problems in the operations and coordination of such programs and a brief 
but precise comprehensive plan for Federal juvenile delinquency 
programs, with particular emphasis on the prevention of juvenile 
delinquency and the development of programs and services which will 
encourage increased diversion of juveniles from the traditional juvenile 
justice system, which analysis and evaluation shall include 
recommendations for modifications in organization, management, 
personnel, standards, budget requests, and implementation plans 
necessary to increase the effectiveness of these programs;''.
    Subsec. (b)(6), (7). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 7253(b)(2), (3), 
redesignated par. (7) as (6) and struck out former par. (6) which read 
as follows: ``provide technical assistance and training assistance to 
Federal, State, and local governments, courts, public and private 
agencies, institutions, and individuals, in the planning, establishment, 
funding, operation, or evaluation of juvenile delinquency programs; 
and''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 7253(c)(1), (3), redesignated 
subsec. (f) as (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which read as 
follows: ``The President shall, no later than ninety days after 
receiving each annual report under subsection (b)(5) of this section, 
submit a report to the Congress and to the Council containing a detailed 
statement of any action taken or anticipated with respect to 
recommendations made by each annual report.''
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 7253(c)(1), (3), redesignated 
subsec. (g) as (d) and struck out former subsec. (d) which read as 
follows:
    ``(1) The first annual report submitted to the President and the 
Congress by the Administrator under subsection (b)(5) of this section 
shall contain, in addition to information required by subsection (b)(5) 
of this section, a detailed statement of criteria developed by the 
Administrator for identifying the characteristics of juvenile 
delinquency, juvenile delinquency prevention, diversion of youths from 
the juvenile justice system, and the training, treatment, and 
rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents.
    ``(2) The second such annual report shall contain, in addition to 
information required by subsection (b)(5) of this section, an 
identification of Federal programs which are related to juvenile 
delinquency prevention or treatment, together with a statement of the 
moneys expended for each such program during the most recent complete 
fiscal year. Such identification shall be made by the Administrator 
through the use of criteria developed under paragraph (1).''
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 7253(c)(1), (3), redesignated 
subsec. (h) as (e) and struck out former subsec. (e) which read as 
follows: ``The third such annual report submitted to the President and 
the Congress by the Administrator under subsection (b)(5) of this 
section shall contain, in addition to the comprehensive plan required by 
subsection (b)(5) of this section, a detailed statement of procedures to 
be used with respect to the submission of juvenile delinquency 
development statements to the Administrator by Federal agencies under 
subsection (l) of this section. Such statement submitted by the 
Administrator shall include a description of information, data, and 
analyses which shall be contained in each such development statement.''
    Subsecs. (f) to (h). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 7253(c)(3), redesignated 
subsecs. (i) to (k) as (f) to (h), respectively. Former subsecs. (f) to 
(h) redesignated (c) to (e), respectively.
    Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 7253(c)(2), (3), redesignated 
subsec. (l) as (i), struck out ``which meets any criterion developed by 
the Administrator under subsection (d)(1) of this section'' after 
``juvenile delinquency program'' and substituted ``subsection (c)'' for 
``subsection (f)'' in par. (1), and struck out ``shall be submitted in 
accordance with procedure established by the Administrator under 
subsection (e) of this section and'' after ``under paragraph (1)'' and 
``under subsection (e) of this section'' after ``Administrator may 
require'' in par. (2). Former subsec. (i) redesignated (f).
    Subsecs. (j) to (l). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 7253(c)(3), redesignated 
subsecs. (j) to (l) as (g) to (i), respectively.
    Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 7253(c)(4), struck out subsec. 
(m) which read as follows: ``To carry out the purposes of this section, 
there is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year an amount 
which does not exceed 7.5 percent of the total amount appropriated to 
carry out this subchapter.''
    1984--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98-473, Sec. 622(a), substituted ``the 
functions of the Administrator'' for ``his functions''.
    Subsec. (b)(2), (4). Pub. L. 98-473, Sec. 622(b)(1), (2), 
substituted ``the Administrator'' for ``he''.
    Subsec. (b)(7). Pub. L. 98-473, Sec. 622(b)(3)-(5), added par. (7).
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 98-473, Sec. 622(c), substituted ``subsection 
(l)'' for ``subsection (`l')''.
    Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 98-473, Sec. 622(d), substituted ``the 
Administrator'' for ``him'' before ``with such information'' and for 
``he'' before ``may deem to be''.
    Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 98-473, Sec. 622(e), substituted ``the 
functions of the Administrator'' for ``his functions''.
    Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 98-473, Sec. 622(f), substituted ``section'' 
for ``subchapter'' and ``the Administrator'' for ``he'' before ``finds 
there exists''.
    Subsec. (l)(1). Pub. L. 98-473, Sec. 622(g)(1), substituted 
``subsection (d)(1) of this section'' for ``section 5614(d)(1) of this 
title'' and ``subsection (f) of this section'' for ``section 5614(f) of 
this title''.
    Subsec. (l)(2). Pub. L. 98-473, Sec. 622(g)(2), substituted 
``paragraph (1)'' for ``subsection (`l')'' and ``subsection (e) of this 
section'' for ``section 5614(e) of this title'' in two places.
    Subsec. (l)(3). Pub. L. 98-473, Sec. 622(g)(3), substituted ``the 
Administrator'' for ``him'' after ``transmitted to'' and ``paragraph 
(1)'' for ``subsection (`l')''.
    1980--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96-509, Sec. 7(a), struck out reference 
to the Associate Administrator in provisions preceding par. (1) and in 
par. (6) inserted reference to training assistance.
    Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 96-509, Sec. 19(d)(1), substituted 
``Administrator for identifying'' for ``Associate Administrator for 
identifying''.
    Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 96-509, Sec. 19(d)(2), substituted ``Office'' 
for ``Administration''.
    Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 96-509, Sec. 19(d)(3), substituted 
``Administrator finds'' for ``Associate Administrator finds''.
    Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 96-509, Sec. 19(d)(4), substituted ``Health and 
Human Services'' for ``the Department of Health, Education, and 
Welfare''.
    Subsec. (l)(1). Pub. L. 96-509, Sec. 19(d)(5), substituted 
``developed by the Administrator'' for ``developed by the Associate 
Administrator''.
    Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 96-509, Sec. 7(b), added subsec. (m).
    1977--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95-115, Sec. 3(b)(1), in introductory 
text inserted requirement for assistance of the Associate Administrator, 
added par. (5), and redesignated par. (7) as (6). Former par. (5), 
relating to an analysis and evaluation of Federal juvenile delinquency 
programs, and former par. (6), relating to a comprehensive plan for 
Federal juvenile delinquency programs, were struck out.
    Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 95-115, Sec. 3(b)(2), inserted ``Associate'' 
before ``Administrator for''.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 95-115, Sec. 3(b)(3), substituted ``(5)'' for 
``(6)'' in two places.
    Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 95-115, Sec. 3(b)(4), inserted ``Federal'' 
after ``appropriate authority,''.
    Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 95-115, Sec. 3(b)(5), substituted 
``subchapter'' for ``part, except the making of regulations''.
    Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 95-115, Sec. 3(a)(3)(A), substituted 
``Associate'' for ``Assistant''.
    Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 95-115, Sec. 3(b)(6), inserted 
``organization,'' after ``agency,'' and substituted ``subchapter'' for 
``part''.
    Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 95-115, Sec. 3(b)(7), substituted 
``subchapter'' for ``part'' and ``subchapter III of this chapter'' for 
``the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Act''.
    Subsec. (l)(1). Pub. L. 95-115, Sec. 3(b)(8), inserted ``Associate'' 
before ``Administrator under''.
    1976--Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 94-273, Sec. 8(3), substituted 
``December 31'' for ``September 30''.
    Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 94-273, Sec. 12(3), substituted ``June'' for 
``March''.


                    Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 100-690 effective Oct. 1, 1988, but amendment 
by section 7253(b)(1) of Pub. L. 100-690 not applicable with respect to 
fiscal year 1989, see section 7296(a), (b)(2) of Pub. L. 100-690, set 
out as a note under section 5601 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 98-473 effective Oct. 12, 1984, see section 
670(a) of Pub. L. 98-473, set out as a note under section 5601 of this 
title.


                    Effective Date of 1977 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 95-115 effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 
263(c) of Pub. L. 93-415, as added by Pub. L. 95-115, set out as a note 
under section 5601 of this title.


                             Effective Date

    Section effective Sept. 7, 1974, except that subsec. (b)(5), (6) 
effective at close of thirty-first day of twelfth calendar month of 
1974, and subsec. (l) effective at close of thirtieth day of eleventh 
calendar month of 1976, see section 263(a), (b) of Pub. L. 93-415, set 
out as a note under section 5601 of this title.


                   Termination of Advisory Committees

    Advisory committees established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not 
later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of 
their establishment unless in the case of a committee established by the 
President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is 
renewed by appropriate action prior to the end of such 2-year period, or 
in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is 
otherwise provided by law. See section 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 
1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government 
Organization and Employees.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 5616, 5654 of this title.
