text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Gang Prevention and Youth Recreation 
  Act of 1993''.
  
  SEC. 2. GRANTS TO CITIES TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, RECREATION, 
                SOCIAL, AND CULTURAL AWARENESS ASSISTANCE TO AT-RISK 
                YOUTH.
  
      The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with 
  the Secretary of Education, shall, from amounts appropriated under 
  section 10, provide grants to not more than 10 selected cities for the 
  purpose of assisting such cities in establishing and operating teen 
  resource and education centers in such cities to provide education, 
  employment, recreation, social, and cultural awareness assistance to 
  at-risk youth.
  
  SEC. 3. APPLICATION.
  
      To receive a grant under section 2, a city shall submit to the 
  Secretary an application in such form and containing such information 
  as the Secretary may require.
  
  SEC. 4. TEEN RESOURCE AND EDUCATION CENTERS.
  
      The Secretary may not make a grant under section 2 to a city unless 
  the city agrees that it will use all amounts received from such grant 
  to establish and operate, in conjunction with local social service 
  agencies, at least 2 teen resource and education centers in such city 
  to provide education, employment, recreation, social, and cultural 
  awareness assistance to at-risk youth. Teen resource and education 
  centers established and operated using amounts from a grant under 
  section 2 shall, at a minimum, meet the following requirements:
              (1) Educational assistance.--The teen resource and 
          education centers shall provide educational assistance to at-
          risk youth for the purpose of--
                      (A) providing information on institutions of higher 
                  education to at-risk youth interested in attending such 
                  institutions;
                      (B) establishing a scholarship search and resource 
                  program at the centers to provide assistance to such 
                  youth in the preparation of financial aid applications, 
                  scholarship applications, and other relevant forms and 
                  applications; and
                      (C) establishing and carrying out preparatory 
                  courses for high school equivalency examinations and 
                  college entrance examinations at the center.
              (2) Employment and skills training assistance.--The teen 
          resource and education centers shall provide employment and 
          skills training assistance to at-risk youth by hiring teen peer 
          counselors to--
                      (A) provide training to such youth in basic job 
                  skills, including interviewing, personal appearance, 
                  and communication with coworkers and superiors;
                      (B) provide job referral services to such youth; 
                  and
                      (C) establish job banks for such youth by providing 
                  listings of job openings in local businesses.
              (3) Recreational opportunities.--The teen resource and 
          education centers shall provide recreational opportunities for 
          at-risk youth by--
                      (A) establishing sports teams for such youth and 
                  seeking financial support or sponsorship of such teams 
                  from local businesses;
                      (B) establishing and carrying out cooperative work 
                  activities at such centers, such as a garden to give 
                  such youth a chance to work together to achieve 
                  positive results from their efforts and to distribute 
                  the food harvested from such garden to the families of 
                  such youth and to neighborhood soup kitchens;
                      (C) establishing and carrying out creative 
                  activities, such as writing, music, media, and visual 
                  art classes to provide such youth with the opportunity 
                  to channel creative energies and develop creative 
                  talents; and
                      (D) establishing and carrying out a reading program 
                  to introduce such youth to the importance of reading.
              (4) Development of social skills.--The teen resource and 
          education centers shall provide for the development of the 
          social skills of at-risk youth by--
                      (A) hiring adult counselors and providing support 
                  groups at such centers for the purpose of counseling 
                  such youth on social and personal issues, including 
                  issues relating to--
                              (i) problems facing young minorities;
                              (ii) teen-age pregnancy and early 
                          parenthood, including pregnancy prevention and 
                          pregnancy management, family planning, and sex 
                          education, including education relating to 
                          acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS);
                              (iii) job preparedness and unemployment; 
                          and
                              (iv) crime; and
                      (B) sponsoring trips for such youth to museums, 
                  State capitals, concerts, plays, and other cultural and 
                  educational settings and events.
              (5) Cultural awareness.--The teen resource and education 
          centers shall assist in raising the cultural awareness of at-
          risk youth by--
                      (A) establishing and carrying out classes on the 
                  history and culture of African-Americans, Hispanics, 
                  and other cultural groups to supplement courses taught 
                  in elementary and secondary schools and to bolster the 
                  social and personal self-esteem and pride of such 
                  youth; and
                      (B) encouraging such youth to produce plays, 
                  stories, and artwork that reflect their cultural 
                  heritage and pride.
              (6) Financial assistance to college graduates working at 
          teen resource and education centers.--
                      (A) In general.--The teen resource and education 
                  centers shall provide financial assistance from amounts 
                  received from a grant under section 2 to graduates of 
                  institutions of higher education who work full-time at 
                  such centers for the purpose of assisting such 
                  graduates to repay student loans obtained by such 
                  graduates to attend such schools.
                      (B) Amount of assistance.--The center may provide 
                  financial assistance under subparagraph (A) in an 
                  amount equal to not more than 25 percent of the total 
                  amount owed by a graduate during any year that such 
                  graduate is working at such center for the repayment of 
                  student loans of such graduate. Such assistance may be 
                  provided to a graduate for up to 4 years that such 
                  graduate is working at such center.
  
  SEC. 5. CITY REPORT.
  
      The Secretary may not make a grant under section 2 to a city unless 
  the city agrees that it will submit, for any fiscal year in which such 
  city receives a grant under such section, a report to the Secretary 
  describing the use of such grant, including--
              (1) the number of at-risk youth receiving assistance at 
          each teen resource and education center established in such 
          city under section 4;
              (2) the types of services and referrals received by such 
          at-risk youth; and
              (3) any other information the Secretary determines to be 
          appropriate.
  
  SEC. 6. SELECTION.
  
      (a) In General.--The Secretary shall select cities to receive 
  grants under section 2 which have a large number of at-risk youth.
      (b) Geographic Diversity.--To the extent practicable, the Secretary 
  shall make grants to cities under section 2 in a manner which will 
  equitably distribute such grants among the various regions of the 
  United States.
  
  SEC. 7. ALLOCATION.
  
      The Secretary may not make a grant under section 2 in a fiscal year 
  to any city in an amount totaling more than 10 percent of amounts 
  appropriated under section 10 for that fiscal year.
  
  SEC. 8. REPORTS.
  
      (a) Interim Report.--Not later than February 1, 1996, the Secretary 
  shall submit to the Congress an interim report containing--
              (1) a compilation of the information contained in the city 
          reports received by the Secretary pursuant to section 5; and
              (2) a process evaluation of the effectiveness of the grant 
          program.
      (b) Final Report.--Not later than February 1, 1997, the Secretary 
  shall submit to the Congress a final report containing the information 
  described in subsection (a).
  
  SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.
  
      For purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
              (1) At-risk youth.--The term ``at-risk youth'' means 
          individuals who have attained the age of 10 but have not 
          attained the age of 23 and who live in a city in which--
                      (A) drug and gang activity, or other violent 
                  community activity, are prevalent;
                      (B) a large number of youth are unlikely to 
                  complete an elementary or secondary education;
                      (C) a large number of youth are runaway or homeless 
                  youth;
                      (D) a large number of individuals receive public 
                  assistance; and
                      (E) a large number of individuals are single 
                  parents.
              (2) Institution of higher education.--The term 
          ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given such 
          term under section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
              (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
          of Health and Human Services.
  
  SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
  $1,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994 and 1995 to carry out 
  section 2.
      (b) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under subsection (a) shall 
  remain available until expended.
target: Gang Prevention and Youth Recreation Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to make grants to not more than ten selected cities to assist them to establish and operate teen resource and education centers to provide education, employment, recreation, social, and cultural awareness assistance to at-risk youth. 
  Authorizes the Secretary to make such grants to a city if it applies and agrees to operate at least two such centers. 
  Requires such centers to offer for at-risk youth:  (1) educational assistance, including information on institutions of higher education, assistance with financial aid applications and scholarship search, and preparatory courses for high school equivalency and college entrance examinations; (2) employment and skills training, including hiring teen peer counselors to provide basic job skills training, job referral services, and job banks; (3) recreational opportunities, such as sports teams, neighborhood gardening and food distribution, creative activities and arts, and reading programs; (4) social skills development, including hiring adult counselors and providing support groups for counseling on social and personal issues; and (5) cultural awareness programs, such as classes in the history and culture of various cultural groups and productions of plays, stories, and artwork reflecting the cultural heritage of such youth.  Requires such centers to provide financial assistance to college graduates who work full-time at the center to assist them to repay part of their student loan debt. 
  Sets forth grant selection, allocation, and reporting requirements. 
  Authorizes appropriations.
feat_title: Gang Prevention and Youth Recreation Act of 1993