text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Kids 2000 Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      Congress makes the following findings:
              (1) There is an increasing epidemic of juvenile crime 
          throughout the United States.
              (2) It is well documented that the majority of juvenile 
          crimes take place during after-school hours.
              (3) Knowledge of technology is becoming increasingly 
          necessary for children in school and out of school.
              (4) The Boys and Girls Clubs of America have 2,300 clubs 
          throughout all 50 States, serving over 3,000,000 boys and girls 
          primarily from at-risk communities.
              (5) The Boys and Girls Clubs of America have the physical 
          structures in place for immediate implementation of an after-
          school technology program.
              (6) Building technology centers and providing integrated 
          content and full-time staffing at those centers in the Boys and 
          Girls Clubs of America nationwide will help foster education, 
          job training, and an alternative to crime for at-risk youth.
              (7) Partnerships between the public sector and the private 
          sector are an effective way of providing after-school 
          technology programs in the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
              (8) PowerUp: Bridging the Digital Divide is an entity 
          comprised of more than a dozen nonprofit organizations, major 
          corporations, and Federal agencies that have joined together to 
          launch a major new initiative to help ensure that America's 
          underserved young people acquire the skills, experiences, and 
          resources they need to succeed in the digital age.
              (9) Bringing PowerUp into the Boys and Girls Clubs of 
          America will be an effective way to ensure that our youth have 
          a safe, crime-free environment in which to learn the 
          technological skills they need to close the divide between 
          young people who have access to computer-based information and 
          technology-related skills and those who do not.
  
  SEC. 3. AFTER-SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY GRANTS TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF 
                AMERICA.
  
      (a) Purposes.--The Attorney General shall make grants to the Boys 
  and Girls Clubs of America for the purpose of funding effective after-
  school technology programs, such as PowerUp, in order to provide--
              (1) constructive technology-focussed activities that are 
          part of a comprehensive program to provide access to technology 
          and technology training to youth during after-school hours, 
          weekends, and school vacations;
              (2) supervised activities in safe environments for youth; 
          and
              (3) full-time staffing with teachers, tutors, and other 
          qualified personnel.
      (b) Subawards.--The Boys and Girls Clubs of America shall make 
  subawards to local boys and girls clubs authorizing expenditures 
  associated with providing technology programs such as PowerUp, 
  including the hiring of teachers and other personnel, procurement of 
  goods and services, including computer equipment, or such other 
  purposes as are approved by the Attorney General.
  
  SEC. 4. APPLICATIONS.
  
      (a) Eligibility.--In order to be eligible to receive a grant under 
  this Act, an applicant for a subaward (specified in section 3(b)) shall 
  submit an application to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, in such 
  form and containing such information as the Attorney General may 
  reasonably require.
      (b) Application Requirements.--Each application submitted in 
  accordance with subsection (a) shall include--
              (1) a request for a subgrant to be used for the purposes of 
          this Act;
              (2) a description of the communities to be served by the 
          grant, including the nature of juvenile crime, violence, and 
          drug use in the communities;
              (3) written assurances that Federal funds received under 
          this Act will be used to supplement and not supplant, non-
          Federal funds that would otherwise be available for activities 
          funded under this Act;
              (4) written assurances that all activities funded under 
          this Act will be supervised by qualified adults;
              (5) a plan for assuring that program activities will take 
          place in a secure environment that is free of crime and drugs;
              (6) a plan outlining the utilization of content-based 
          programs such as PowerUp, and the provision of trained adult 
          personnel to supervise the after-school technology training; 
          and
              (7) any additional statistical or financial information 
          that the Boys and Girls Clubs of America may reasonably 
          require.
  
  SEC. 5. GRANT AWARDS.
  
      In awarding subgrants under this Act, the Boys and Girls Clubs of 
  America shall consider--
              (1) the ability of the applicant to provide the intended 
          services;
              (2) the history and establishment of the applicant in 
          providing youth activities; and
              (3) the extent to which services will be provided in crime-
          prone areas and technologically underserved populations, and 
          efforts to achieve an equitable geographic distribution of the 
          grant awards.
  
  SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
  $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2006 to carry out 
  this Act.
      (b) Source of Funds.--Funds to carry out this Act may be derived 
  from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
      (c) Continued Availability.--Amounts made available under this 
  section shall remain available until expended.
target: Directs the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to make sub-awards to local boys and girls clubs authorizing expenditures associated with providing technology programs, including the hiring of teachers and other personnel and the procurement of goods and services, including computer equipment.
  Sets forth provisions regarding grant eligibility, application requirements, and criteria for making grant awards. Authorizes appropriations. Allows funds to carry out this Act to be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
feat_title: Kids 2000 Act