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[CITE: 42USC5651]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
         CHAPTER 72--JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION
 
                   SUBCHAPTER II--PROGRAMS AND OFFICES
 
                        Part C--National Programs
 
   subpart i--national institute for juvenile justice and delinquency 
                               prevention
 
Sec. 5651. Establishment of National Institute for Juvenile 
        Justice and Delinquency Prevention
        

(a) Establishment

    There is hereby established within the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Office a National Institute for Juvenile Justice 
and Delinquency Prevention.

(b) Deputy Administrator as head; Administrator to supervise and direct

    The National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention shall be under the supervision and direction of the 
Administrator.

(c) Coordination of activities with National Institute of Justice

    The activities of the National Institute for Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention shall be coordinated with the activities of the 
National Institute of Justice in accordance with the requirements of 
section 5611(b) of this title.

(d) Purpose of Institute

    It shall be the purpose of the Institute to provide--
        (1) a coordinating center for the collection, preparation, and 
    dissemination of useful data regarding the prevention, treatment, 
    and control of juvenile delinquency; and
        (2) appropriate training (including training designed to 
    strengthen and maintain the family unit) for representatives of 
    Federal, State, local law enforcement officers, teachers and special 
    education personnel \1\ recreation and park personnel,,\2\ family 
    counselors, child welfare workers, juvenile judges and judicial 
    personnel, probation personnel, prosecutors and defense attorneys, 
    correctional personnel (including volunteer lay personnel), persons 
    associated with law-related education, youth workers, and 
    representatives of private agencies and organizations with specific 
    experience in the prevention, treatment, and control of juvenile 
    delinquency.
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    \1\ So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.
    \2\ So in original.
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(e) Additional powers

    In addition to the other powers, express and implied, the Institute 
may--
        (1) request any Federal agency to supply such statistics, data, 
    program reports, and other material as the Institute deems necessary 
    to carry out its functions;
        (2) arrange with and reimburse the heads of Federal agencies for 
    the use of personnel or facilities or equipment of such agencies;
        (3) confer with and avail itself of the cooperation, services, 
    records, and facilities of State, municipal, or other public or 
    private local agencies;
        (4) make grants and enter into contracts with public or private 
    agencies, organizations, or individuals, for the partial performance 
    of any functions of the Institute;
        (5) compensate consultants and members of technical advisory 
    councils who are not in the regular full-time employ of the United 
    States, at a rate now or hereafter payable under section 5376 of 
    title 5 and while away from home, or regular place of business, they 
    may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
    subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5 for persons in 
    the Government service employed intermittently; and
        (6) assist, through training, the advisory groups established 
    pursuant to section 5633(a)(3) of this title or comparable public or 
    private citizen groups in nonparticipating States in the 
    accomplishment of their objectives consistent with this subchapter.

(f) National conference of member representatives from State advisory 
        groups

    (1) The Administrator, acting through the Institute, shall provide 
technical and financial assistance to an eligible organization composed 
of member representatives of the State advisory groups appointed under 
section 5633(a)(3) of this title to assist such organization to carry 
out the functions specified in paragraph (2).
    (2) To be eligible to receive such assistance, such organization 
shall agree to carry out activities that include--
        (A) conducting an annual conference of such member 
    representatives for purposes relating to the activities of such 
    State advisory groups;
        (B) disseminating information, data, standards, advanced 
    techniques, and program models developed through the Institute and 
    through programs funded under section 5665 of this title;
        (C) reviewing Federal policies regarding juvenile justice and 
    delinquency prevention;
        (D) advising the Administrator with respect to particular 
    functions or aspects of the work of the Office; and
        (E) advising the President and Congress with regard to State 
    perspectives on the operation of the Office and Federal legislation 
    pertaining to juvenile justice and delinquency prevention.

(g) Cooperation of other Federal agencies

    Any Federal agency which receives a request from the Institute under 
subsection (e)(1) of this section may cooperate with the Institute and 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, consult with and furnish 
information and advice to the Institute.

(Pub. L. 93-415, title II, Sec. 241, Sept. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1125; Pub. 
L. 95-115, Secs. 3(a)(3)(A), (5), 5(a), (f), Oct. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 
1048, 1049, 1056, 1057; Pub. L. 96-509, Sec. 19(j), Dec. 8, 1980, 94 
Stat. 2765; Pub. L. 98-473, title II, Sec. 631, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 
2118; Pub. L. 100-690, title VII, Sec. 7259, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 
4441; Pub. L. 102-586, Sec. 2(g)(1), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 4994.)


                               Amendments

    1992--Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 102-586, Sec. 2(g)(1)(A), inserted 
``recreation and park personnel,'' after ``special education personnel'' 
and ``prosecutors and defense attorneys,'' after ``probation 
personnel,''.
    Subsec. (e)(5). Pub. L. 102-586, Sec. 2(g)(1)(B)(i), substituted 
``payable under section 5376'' for ``prescribed for GS-18 of the General 
Schedule by section 5332''.
    Subsec. (e)(6). Pub. L. 102-586, Sec. 2(g)(1)(B)(ii), substituted 
``subchapter'' for ``chapter''.
    1988--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 7259(a), struck out before 
period at end ``, and shall be headed by a Deputy Administrator of the 
Office appointed under section 5611(c) of this title''.
    Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 7259(b)(3), (4), designated 
existing provisions as par. (1) and substituted ``provide technical and 
financial assistance to an eligible organization composed of member 
representatives of the State advisory groups appointed under section 
5633(a)(3) of this title to assist such organization to carry out the 
functions specified in paragraph (2).'' for ``provide, not less 
frequently than once every 2 years, for a national conference of member 
representatives from State advisory groups for the purpose of--''.
    Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 7259(b)(4), added par. (2) 
designation, introductory provisions, and subpar. (A). Former par. (2) 
redesignated subpar. (C) of par. (2).
    Subsec. (f)(2)(B). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 7259(b)(1), (2), 
redesignated former par. (1) as subpar. (B) of par. (2) and substituted 
``section 5665'' for ``section 5634''.
    Subsec. (f)(2)(C) to (E). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 7259(b)(2), 
redesignated former pars. (2) to (4) as subpars. (C) to (E), 
respectively, of par. (2).
    Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 7259(c), struck out subsec. (h) 
which subjected the authorities of the Institute under this part to 
terms and conditions of section 5635(d) of this title.
    1984--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98-473, Sec. 631(b), substituted 
``section 5611(c) of this title'' for ``section 5611(f) of this title''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 98-473, Sec. 631(c), amended subsec. (d) 
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: ``It shall 
be the purpose of the Institute to provide a coordinating center for the 
collection, preparation, and dissemination of useful data regarding the 
treatment and control of juvenile offenders, and it shall also be the 
purpose of the Institute to provide training for representatives of 
Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers, teachers, and other 
educational personnel, juvenile welfare workers, juvenile judges and 
judicial personnel, probation personnel, correctional personnel and 
other persons, including lay personnel, including persons associated 
with law-related education programs, youth workers, and representatives 
of private youth agencies and organizations, connected with the 
treatment and control of juvenile offenders.''
    Subsecs. (f), (g). Pub. L. 98-473, Sec. 631(d)(1), (2), added 
subsec. (f) and redesignated former subsec. (f) as (g).
    Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 98-473, Sec. 631(d)(3), added subsec. (h).
    1980--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96-509, Sec. 19(j)(1), substituted 
``Administrator'' for ``Associate Administrator'' and ``Deputy 
Administrator'' for ``Deputy Associate Administrator''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96-509, Sec. 19(j)(2), substituted ``National 
Institute of Justice'' for ``National Institute of Law Enforcement and 
Criminal Justice''.
    1977--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95-115, Sec. 3(a)(3)(A), (5), substituted 
``Associate'' for ``Assistant'' wherever appearing.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95-115, Sec. 5(a)(1), (f), redesignated subsec. 
(f) as (d) and expanded scope of lay personnel to include persons 
associated with law-related education programs, etc. Former subsec. (d), 
which set forth the responsibilities of the Administrator, was struck 
out.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 95-115, Sec. 5(a)(1), (2), (3), redesignated 
subsec. (g) as (e) and, as so redesignated, in par. (4) inserted 
provision authorizing the making of grants and added par. (6). Former 
subsec. (e), which authorized the Administrator to delegate powers under 
this chapter, was struck out.
    Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 95-115, Sec. 5(a)(1), (4), (5), redesignated 
subsec. (h) as (f) and substituted ``(e)'' for ``(g)''. Former subsec. 
(f) redesignated (d).
    Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 95-115, Sec. 5(a)(1), redesignated subsec. (g) 
as (e).
    Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 95-115, Sec. 5(a)(4), redesignated subsec. (h), 
which in the original was designated as (b) and had been editorially 
designated as (h), as (f).


                    Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 100-690 effective Oct. 1, 1988, see section 
7296(a) 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.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 5661, 5665a of this title.
