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[CITE: 42USC5667e-5]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
         CHAPTER 72--JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION
 
                   SUBCHAPTER II--PROGRAMS AND OFFICES
 
                            Part G--Mentoring
 
Sec. 5667e-5. Priority


(a) In general

    In making grants under this part, the Administrator shall give 
priority for awarding grants to applicants that--
        (1) serve at-risk youth in high crime areas;
        (2) have 60 percent or more of their youth eligible to receive 
    funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [20 
    U.S.C. 6301 et seq.]; and
        (3) have a considerable number of youth who drop out of school 
    each year.

(b) Other considerations

    In making grants under this part, the Administrator shall give 
consideration to--
        (1) the geographic distribution (urban and rural) of 
    applications;
        (2) the quality of a mentoring plan, including--
            (A) the resources, if any, that will be dedicated to 
        providing participating youth with opportunities for job 
        training or postsecondary education; and
            (B) the degree to which parents, teachers, community-based 
        organizations, and the local community participate in the design 
        and implementation of the mentoring plan; and

        (3) the capability of the applicant to effectively implement the 
    mentoring plan.

(Pub. L. 93-415, title II, Sec. 288E, as added Pub. L. 102-586, 
Sec. 2(i)(1)(C), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5011; amended Pub. L. 103-382, 
title III, Sec. 391(t), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4025.)

                       References in Text

    The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, referred to in 
subsec. (a)(2), 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, which is classified generally to chapter 70 (Sec. 6301 et 
seq.) 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

    1994--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 103-382 substituted ``under the 
Elementary'' for ``under chapter 1 of the Elementary''.
