text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Juvenile Corrections Act of 1997''.
  
  SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR FACILITIES FOR VIOLENT AND SERIOUS CHRONIC JUVENILE 
                OFFENDERS.
  
      (a) Definitions.--In this section--
              (1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of 
          the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of 
          the Department of Justice;
              (2) the term ``combination'' has the same meaning as in 
          section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
          Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603);
              (3) the term ``juvenile delinquency program'' has the same 
          meaning as in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and 
          Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603);
              (4) the term ``qualifying State'' means a State that has 
          submitted, or a State in which an eligible unit of local 
          government has submitted, a grant application that meets the 
          requirements of subsections (c) and (e);
              (5) the terms ``secure detention facility'' and ``secure 
          correctional facility'' have the same meanings as in section 
          103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
          1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603);
              (6) the term ``State'' means a State, the District of 
          Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States 
          Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana 
          Islands; and
              (7) the term ``unit of local government'' has the same 
          meaning as in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and 
          Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603).
      (b) Authorization of Grants.--The Administrator may make grants to 
  States and units of local government, or combinations thereof, to 
  assist them in planning, establishing, and operating secure detention 
  facilities, secure correctional facilities, and other facilities and 
  programs for violent juveniles and serious chronic juvenile offenders 
  who are accused of or who have been adjudicated as having committed one 
  or more offenses.
      (c) Applications.--
              (1) In general.--The chief executive officer of a State or 
          unit of local government that seeks to receive a grant under 
          this section shall submit to the Administrator an application, 
          in such form and in such manner as the Administrator may 
          prescribe.
              (2) Contents.--Each application submitted under paragraph 
          (1) shall--
                      (A) provide assurances that each facility or 
                  program funded with a grant under this section will 
                  provide appropriate educational and vocational training 
                  and substance abuse treatment for juvenile offenders; 
                  and
                      (B) provide assurances that each facility or 
                  program funded with a grant under this section will 
                  afford juvenile offenders intensive post-release 
                  supervision and services.
      (d) Minimum Amount.--Of the total amount made available under 
  subsection (g) to carry out this section in any fiscal year--
              (1) except as provided in paragraph (2), each qualifying 
          State, together with units of local government within the 
          State, shall be allocated not less than 1.0 percent; and
              (2) the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, 
          and the Northern Mariana Islands shall each be allocated 0.2 
          percent.
      (e) Performance Evaluation.--
              (1) Evaluation components.--
                      (A) In general.--Each facility or program funded 
                  with a grant under this section shall contain an 
                  evaluation component developed pursuant to guidelines 
                  established by the Administrator.
                      (B) Outcome measures.--Each evaluation required by 
                  this subsection shall include outcome measures that can 
  be used to determine the effectiveness of each program funded with 
  grant under this section, including the effectiveness of the program in 
  comparison with other juvenile delinquency programs in reducing the 
  incidence of recidivism, and other outcome measures.
              (2) Periodic review and reports.--
                      (A) Review.--The Administrator shall review the 
                  performance of each recipient of a grant under this 
                  section.
                      (B) Reports.--The Administrator may require a grant 
                  recipient to submit to the Office of Juvenile Justice 
                  and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice 
                  the results of the evaluations required under paragraph 
                  (1) and such other data and information as may be 
                  reasonably necessary to carry out the Administrator's 
                  responsibilities under this section.
      (f) Technical Assistance and Training.--The Administrator shall 
  provide technical assistance and training to each recipient of a grant 
  under this section to assist those recipients in achieving the purposes 
  of this section.
      (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
  appropriated to carry out this section--
              (1) $252,700,000 for fiscal year 1998;
              (2) $266,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
              (3) $275,310,000 for fiscal year 2000.
  
  SEC. 3. COMPENSATING REDUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      Section 20108(a)(1) of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
  Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13708(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
  subparagraphs (C) through (E) and inserting the following:
                      ``(C) $2,274,300,000 for fiscal year 1998;
                      ``(D) $2,394,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
                      ``(E) $2,477,790,000 for fiscal year 2000.''.
  
  SEC. 4. REPORT ON ACCOUNTABILITY AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES IN JUVENILE 
                CORRECTIONS PROGRAMS.
  
      (a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
  enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall, after consultation with 
  the National Institute of Justice and other appropriate governmental 
  and nongovernmental organizations, submit to Congress a report 
  regarding the possible use of performance-based criteria in evaluating 
  and improving the effectiveness of juvenile delinquency programs.
      (b) Contents.--The report required under this section shall include 
  an analysis of--
              (1) the range of performance-based measures that might be 
          utilized as evaluation criteria, including measures of 
          recidivism among juveniles who have been incarcerated in a 
          secure correctional facility or a secure detention facility, or 
          who have participated in a juvenile delinquency program;
              (2) the feasibility of linking Federal juvenile corrections 
          funding to the satisfaction of performance-based criteria by 
          grantees (including the use of a Federal matching mechanism 
          under which the share of Federal funding would vary in relation 
          to the performance of a facility or program);
              (3) whether, and to what extent, the data necessary for the 
          Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the 
          Department of Justice to utilize performance-based criteria in 
          its administration of juvenile delinquency programs are 
          collected and reported nationally; and
              (4) the estimated cost and feasibility of establishing 
          minimal, uniform data collection and reporting standards 
          nationwide that would allow for the use of performance-based 
          criteria in evaluating secure correctional facilities, secure 
          detention facilities, and juvenile delinquency programs and in 
          administering amounts appropriated for Federal juvenile 
          delinquency programs.
target: Juvenile Corrections Act of 1997 - Authorizes the Administrator of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to make grants to assist States and local governments in planning, establishing, and operating secure detention and correctional facilities and other facilities and programs for violent juveniles and serious chronic juvenile offenders who are accused of, or who have been adjudicated as having committed, one or more offenses. 
  Sets forth provisions regarding:  (1) application requirements; (2) minimum amounts allocated to qualifying States; (3) performance evaluations; and (4) technical assistance and training.  Authorizes appropriations. 
  Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to make a compensating reduction of the authorization of appropriations from Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth in Sentencing Incentive Grants. 
  Directs the Administrator to submit to the Congress a report regarding the possible use of performance-based criteria in evaluating and improving the effectiveness of juvenile delinquency programs.
feat_title: Juvenile Corrections Act of 1997