TITLE III-CRIME PREVENTION Sections 30101-30401 Subtitle A-Ounce of Prevention Council SEC. 30101. OUNCE OF PREVENTION COUNCIL. (a) Establishment .- (1) In general .-There is established an Ounce of Prevention (referred to in this title as the "Council"), the members of which- (A) shall include the Attorney General, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy; and (B) may include other officials of the executive branch as directed by the President. (2) Chair .-The President shall designate the Chair of the Council from among its members (referred to in this title as the "Chair"). (3) Staff .-The Council may employ any necessary staff to carry out its functions, and may delegate any of its functions or powers to a member or members of the Council. (b) Program Coordination .-For any program authorized under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, the Ounce of Prevention Council Chair, only at the request of the Council member with jurisdiction over that program, may coordinate that program, in whole or in part, through the Council. (c) Administrative Responsibilities and Powers .-In addition to the program coordination provided in subsection (b), the Council shall be responsible for such functions as coordinated planning, development of a comprehensive crime prevention program catalogue, provision of assistance to communities and community-based organizations seeking information regarding crime prevention programs and integrated program service delivery, and development of strategies for program integration and grant simplification. The Council shall have the authority to audit the expenditure of funds received by grantees under programs administered by or coordinated through the Council. In consultation with the Council, the Chair may issue regulations and guidelines to carry out this subtitle and programs administered by or coordinated through the Council. SEC. 30102. OUNCE OF PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM. (a) In General .-The Council may make grants for- (1) summer and after-school (including weekend and holiday) education and recreation programs; (2) mentoring, tutoring, and other programs involving participation by adult role models (such as D.A.R.E. America); (3) programs assisting and promoting employability and job placement; and (4) prevention and treatment programs to reduce substance abuse, child abuse, and adolescent pregnancy, including outreach programs for at-risk families. (b) Applicants .-Applicants may be Indian tribal governments, cities, counties, or other municipalities, school boards, colleges and universities, private nonprofit entities, or consortia of eligible applicants. Applicants must show that a planning process has occurred that has involved organizations, institutions, and residents of target areas, including young people, and that there has been cooperation between neighborhood-based entities, municipality-wide bodies, and local private-sector representatives. Applicants must demonstrate the substantial involvement of neighborhood-based entities in the carrying out of the proposed activities. Proposals must demonstrate that a broad base of collaboration and coordination will occur in the implementation of the proposed activities, involving cooperation among youth-serving organizations, schools, health and social service providers, employers, law enforcement professionals, local government, and residents of target areas, including young people. Applications shall be geographically based in particular neighborhood or sections of municipalities or particular segments of rural areas, and applications shall demonstrate how programs will serve substantial proportions of children and youth resident in the target area with activities designed to have substantial impact on their lives. (c) Priority .-In making such grants, the Council shall give preference to coalitions consisting of a broad spectrum of community-based and social service organizations that have a coordinated team approach to reducing gang membership and the effects of substance abuse, and providing alternatives to at-risk youth. (d) Federal Share .- (1) In general .-The Federal share of a grant made under this part may not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of the projects described in the applications submitted under subsection (b) for the fiscal year for which the projects receive assistance under this title. (2) Waiver .-The Council may waive the 25 percent matching requirement under paragraph (1) upon making a determination that a waiver is equitable in view of the financial circumstances affecting the ability of the applicant to meet that requirement. (3) Non-federal share .-The non-Federal share of such costs may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, and services. (4) Nonsupplanting requirement .-Funds made available under this title to a governmental entity shall not be used to supplant State or local funds, or in the case of Indian tribal governments, funds supplied by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, but shall be used to increase the amount of funds that would, in the absence of Federal funds received under this title, be made available from State or local sources, or in the case of Indian tribal governments, from funds supplied by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. (5) Evaluation .-The Council shall conduct a thorough evaluation of the programs assisted under this title. SEC. 30103. DEFINITION. In this subtitle, "Indian tribe" means a tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, including an Alaska Native village (as defined in or established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. SEC. 30104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle- (1) $ 1,500,000 for fiscal year 1995; (2) $ 14,700,000 for fiscal year 1996; (3) $ 18,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; [*H8785] (4) $ 18,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; (5) $ 18,900,000 for fiscal year 1999; and (6) $ 18,900,000 for fiscal year 2000. Subtitle B-Local Crime Prevention Block Grant Program SEC. 30201. PAYMENTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. (a) Payment and Use .- (1) Payment .-The Attorney General, shall pay to each unit of general local government which qualifies for a payment under this subtitle an amount equal to the sum of any amounts allocated to the government under this subtitle for each payment period. The Attorney General shall pay such amount from amounts appropriated under section 30202. (2) Use .-Amounts paid to a unit of general local government under this section shall be used by that unit for carrying out one or more of the following purposes: (A) Education, training, research, prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation programs to prevent juvenile violence, juvenile gangs, and the use and sale of illegal drugs by juveniles. (B) Programs to prevent crimes against the elderly based on the concepts of the Triad model. (C) Programs that prevent young children from becoming gang involved, including the award of grants or contracts to community-based service providers that have a proven track record of providing services to children ages 5 to 18. (D) Saturation jobs programs, offered either separately or in conjunction with the services provided for under the Youth Fair Chance Program, that provide employment opportunities leading to permanent unsubsidized employment for disadvantaged young adults 16 through 25 years of age. (E) Midnight sports league programs that shall require each player in the league to attend employment counseling, job training, and other educational classes provided under the program, which shall be held in conjunction with league sports games at or near the site of the games. (F) Supervised sports and recreation programs, including Olympic Youth Development Centers established in cooperation with the United States Olympic Committee, that are offered- (i) after school and on weekends and holidays, during the school year; and (ii) as daily (or weeklong) full-day programs (to the extent available resources permit) or as part-day programs, during the summer months. (G) Prevention and enforcement programs to reduce- (i) the formation or continuation of juvenile gangs; and (ii) the use and sale of illegal drugs by juveniles. (H) Youth anticrime councils to give intermediate and secondary school students a structured forum through which to work with community organizations, law enforcement officials, government and media representatives, and school administrators and faculty to address issues regarding youth and violence. (I) Award of grants or contracts to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, a national nonprofit youth organization, to establish Boys and Girls Clubs in public housing. (J) Supervised visitation centers for children who have been removed from their parents and placed outside the home as a result of abuse or neglect or other risk of harm to them and for children whose parents are separated or divorced and the children are at risk because- (i) there is documented sexual, physical, or emotional abuse as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction; (ii) there is suspected or elevated risk of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse, or there have been threats of parental abduction of the child; (iii) due to domestic violence, there is an ongoing risk of harm to a parent or child; (iv) a parent is impaired because of substance abuse or mental illness; (v) there are allegations that a child is at risk for any of the reasons stated in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv), pending an investigation of the allegations; or (vi) other circumstances, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, point to the existence of such a risk. (K) Family Outreach Teams which provide a youth worker, a parent worker, and a school-parent organizer to provide training in outreach, mentoring, community organizing and peer counseling and mentoring to locally recruited volunteers in a particular area. (L) To establish corridors of safety for senior citizens by increasing the numbers, presence, and watchfulness of law enforcement officers, community groups, and business owners and employees. (M) Teams or units involving both specially trained law enforcement professionals and child or family services professionals that on a 24-hour basis respond to or deal with violent incidents in which a child is involved as a perpetrator, witness, or victim. (N) Dwelling units to law enforcement officers without charge or at a substantially reduced rent for the purpose of providing greater security for residents of high crime areas. (b) Timing of Payments .-The Attorney General shall pay each amount allocated under this subtitle to a unit of general local government for a payment period by the later of 90 days after the date the amount is available or the first day of the payment period if the unit of general local government has provided the Attorney General with the assurances required by section 30203(d). (c) Adjustments .- (1) In general .-Subject to paragraph (2), the Attorney General shall adjust a payment under this subtitle to a unit of general local government to the extent that a prior payment to the government was more or less than the amount required to be paid. (2) Considerations .-The Attorney General may increase or decrease under this subsection a payment to a unit of general local government only if the Attorney General determines the need for the increase or decrease, or the unit requests the increase or decrease, within one year after the end of the payment period for which the payment was made. (d) Reservation for Adjustments .-The Attorney General may reserve a percentage of not more than 2 percent of the amount under this section for a payment period for all units of general local government in a State if the Attorney General considers the reserve is necessary to ensure the availability of sufficient amounts to pay adjustments after the final allocation of amounts among the units of general local government in the State. (e) Repayment of Unexpended Amounts .- (1) Repayment required .-A unit of general local government shall repay to the Attorney General, by not later than 15 months after receipt from the Attorney General, any amount that is- (A) paid to the unit from amounts appropriated under the authority of this section; and (B) not expended by the unit within one year after receipt from the Attorney General. (2) Penalty for failure to repay .-If the amount required to be repaid is not repaid, the Attorney General shall reduce payments in future payment periods accordingly. (3) Deposit of amounts repaid .-Amounts received by the Attorney General as repayments under this subsection shall be deposited in a designated fund for future payments to units of general local government. (f) Nonsupplanting Requirement .-Funds made available under this subtitle to units of local government shall not be used to supplant State or local funds, but will be used to increase the amount of funds that would, in the absence of funds under this subtitle, be made available from State or local sources. SEC. 30202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) Authorization of Appropriations .-There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle- (1) $ 75,940,000 for fiscal year 1996; (2) $ 75,940,000 for fiscal year 1997; (3) $ 75,940,000 for fiscal year 1998; (4) $ 75,940,000 for fiscal year 1999; and (5) $ 73,240,000 for fiscal year 2000. Such sums are to remain available until expended. (b) Administrative Costs .-Up to 2.5 percent of the amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (b) is authorized to be appropriated for the period fiscal year 1995 through fiscal year 2000 to be available for administrative costs by the Attorney General in furtherance of the purposes of the program. Such sums are to remain available until expended. SEC. 30203. QUALIFICATION FOR PAYMENT. (a) In General .-The Attorney General shall issue regulations establishing procedures under which eligible units of general local government are required to provide notice to the Attorney General of the units' proposed use of assistance under this subtitle. (b) General Requirements for Qualification .-A unit of general local government qualifies for a payment under this subtitle for a payment period only after establishing to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that- (1) the government will establish a trust fund in which the government will deposit all payments received under this subtitle; (2) the government will use amounts in the trust fund (including interest) during a reasonable period; (3) the government will expend the payments so received, in accordance with the laws and procedures that are applicable to the expenditure of revenues of the government; (4) if at least 25 percent of the pay of individuals employed by the government in a public employee occupation is paid out of the trust fund, individuals in the occupation any part of whose pay is paid out of the trust fund will receive pay at least equal to the prevailing rate of pay for individuals employed in similar public employee occupations by the government; (5) the government will use accounting, audit, and fiscal procedures that conform to guidelines which shall be prescribed by the Attorney General after consultation with the Comptroller General of the United States. As applicable, amounts received under this subtitle shall be audited in compliance with the Single Audit Act of 1984; (6) after reasonable notice to the government, the government will make available to the Attorney General and the Comptroller General of the United States, with the right to inspect, records the Attorney General reasonably requires to review compliance with this subtitle or the Comptroller General of the United States reasonably requires to review compliance and operations; (7) the government will make reports the Attorney General reasonably requires, in addition to the annual reports required under this subtitle; and (8) the government will spend the funds only for the purposes set forth in section 30201(a)(2). (c) Review by Governors .-A unit of general local government shall give the chief executive officer of the State in which the government is located an opportunity for review and comment before establishing compliance with subsection (d). (d) Sanctions for Noncompliance .- (1) In general .-If the Attorney General decides that a unit of general local government has not complied substantially with subsection (b) or regulations prescribed under subsection (b), the Attorney General shall notify the government. The notice shall state that if the government does not take corrective action by the 60th day after the date the government receives the notice, the Attorney General will withhold [*H8786] additional payments to the government for the current payment period and later payment periods until the Attorney General is satisfied that the government- (A) has taken the appropriate corrective action; and (B) will comply with subsection (b) and regulations prescribed under subsection (b). (2) Notice .-Before giving notice under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall give the chief executive officer of the unit of general local government reasonable notice and an opportunity for comment. (3) Payment conditions .-The Attorney General may make a payment to a unit of general local government notified under paragraph (1) only if the Attorney General is satisfied that the government- (A) has taken the appropriate corrective action; and (B) will comply with subsection (b) and regulations prescribed under subsection (b). SEC. 30204. ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS. (a) State Distribution .-For each payment period, the Attorney General shall allocate out of the amount appropriated for the period under the authority of section 30202- (1) 0.25 percent to each State; and (2) Of the total amount of funds remaining after allocation under paragraph (1), an amount that is equal to- the ratio that the number of part 1 violent crimes reported by such State to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 1993 bears to the number of part 1 violent crimes reported by all States to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 1993 (b) Local Distribution .-(1) The Attorney General shall allocate among the units of general local government in a State the amount allocated to the State under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a). (2) The Attorney General shall allocate to each unit of general local government an amount which bears the ratio that the number of part 1 violent crimes reported by such unit to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 1993 bears to the number of part 1 violent crimes reported by all units in the State in which the unit is located to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 1993 multiplied by the ratio of the population living in all units in the State in which the unit is located that reported part 1 violent crimes to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 1993 bears to the population of the State; or if such data are not available for a unit, the ratio that the population of such unit bears to the population of all units in the State in which the unit is located for which data are not available multiplied by the ratio of the population living in units in the State in which the unit is located for which data are not available bears to the population of the State. (3) If under paragraph (2) a unit is allotted less than $ 5,000 for the payment period, the amount allotted shall be transferred to the Governor of the State who shall equitably distribute the allocation to all such units or consortia thereof. (4) If there is in a State a unit of general local government that has been incorporated since the date of the collection of the data used by the Attorney General in making allocations pursuant to this section, the Attorney General shall allocate to this newly incorporated local government, out of the amount allocated to the State under this section, an amount bearing the same ratio to the amount allocated to the State as the population of the newly incorporated local government bears to the population of the State. If there is in the State a unit of general local government that has been annexed since the date of the collection of the data used by the Attorney General in making allocations pursuant to this section, the Attorney General shall pay the amount that would have been allocated to this local government to the unit of general local government that annexed it. (c) Unavailability of Information .-For purposes of this section, if data regarding part 1 violent crimes in any State for 1993 is unavailable or substantially inaccurate, the Attorney General shall utilize the best available comparable data regarding the number of violent crimes for 1993 for such State for the purposes of allocation of any funds under this subtitle. SEC. 30205. UTILIZATION OF PRIVATE SECTOR. Funds or a portion of funds allocated under this subtitle may be utilized to contract with private, nonprofit entities or community-based organizations to carry out the uses specified under section 30201(a)(2). SEC. 30206. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. A unit of general local government expending payments under this subtitle shall hold at least one public hearing on the proposed use of the payment in relation to its entire budget. At the hearing, persons shall be given an opportunity to provide written and oral views to the governmental authority responsible for enacting the budget and to ask questions about the entire budget and the relation of the payment to the entire budget. The government shall hold the hearing at a time and a place that allows and encourages public attendance and participation. SEC. 30207. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. The administrative provisions of part H of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, shall apply to the Attorney General for purposes of carrying out this subtitle. SEC. 30208. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this subtitle: (1) The term "unit of general local government" means- (A) a county, township, city, or political subdivision of a county, township, or city, that is a unit of general local government as determined by the Secretary of Commerce for general statistical purposes; and (B) the District of Columbia and the recognized governing body of an Indian tribe or Alaskan Native village that carries out substantial governmental duties and powers. (2) The term "payment period" means each 1-year period beginning on October 1 of the years 1995 through 2000. (3) The term "State" means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, except that American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands shall be considered as one State and that, for purposes of 30204(a), 33 per centum of the amounts allocated shall be allocated to American Samoa, 50 per centum to Guam, and 17 per centum to the Northern Mariana Islands. (4) The term "children" means persons who are not younger than 5 and not older than 18 years old. (5) The term "part 1 violent crimes" means murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault as reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of the Uniform Crime Reports. Subtitle C-Model Intensive Grant Programs SEC. 30301. GRANT AUTHORIZATION. (a) Establishment .- (1) In general .-The Attorney General may award grants to not more than 15 chronic high intensive crime areas to develop comprehensive model crime prevention programs that- (A) involve and utilize a broad spectrum of community resources, including nonprofit community organizations, law enforcement organizations, and appropriate State and Federal agencies, including the State educational agencies; (B) attempt to relieve conditions that encourage crime; and (C) provide meaningful and lasting alternatives to involvement in crime. (2) Consultation with the ounce of prevention council .-The Attorney General may consult with the Ounce of Prevention Council in awarding grants under paragraph (1). (b) Priority .-In awarding grants under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall give priority to proposals that- (1) are innovative in approach to the prevention of crime in a specific area; (2) vary in approach to ensure that comparisons of different models may be made; and (3) coordinate crime prevention programs funded under this program with other existing Federal programs to address the overall needs of communities that benefit from grants received under this title. SEC. 30302. USES OF FUNDS. (a) In General .-Funds awarded under this subtitle may be used only for purposes described in an approved application. The intent of grants under this subtitle is to fund intensively comprehensive crime prevention programs in chronic high intensive crime areas. (b) Guidelines .-The Attorney General shall issue and publish in the Federal Register guidelines that describe suggested purposes for which funds under approved programs may be used. (c) Equitable Distribution of Funds .-In disbursing funds under this subtitle, the Attorney General shall ensure the distribution of awards equitably on a geographic basis, including urban and rural areas of varying population and geographic size. SEC. 30303. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. (a) Description .-An applicant shall include a description of the distinctive factors that contribute to chronic violent crime within the area proposed to be served by the grant. Such factors may include lack of alternative activities and programs for youth, deterioration or lack of public facilities, inadequate public services such as public transportation, street lighting, community-based substance abuse treatment facilities, or employment services offices, and inadequate police or public safety services, equipment, or facilities. (b) Comprehensive Plan .-An applicant shall include a comprehensive, community-based plan to attack intensively the principal factors identified in subsection (a). Such plans shall describe the specific purposes for which funds are proposed to be used and how each purpose will address specific factors. The plan also shall specify how local nonprofit organizations, government agencies, private businesses, citizens groups, volunteer organizations, and interested citizens will cooperate in carrying out the purposes of the grant. (c) Evaluation .-An applicant shall include an evaluation plan by which the success of the plan will be measured, including the articulation of specific, objective indicia of performance, how the indicia will be evaluated, and a projected timetable for carrying out the evaluation. SEC. 30304. APPLICATIONS. To request a grant under this subtitle the chief local elected official of an area shall- (1) prepare and submit to the Attorney General an application in such form, at such time, and in accordance with such procedures, as the Attorney General shall establish; and (2) provide an assurance that funds received under this subtitle shall be used to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be available for programs funded under this subtitle. SEC. 30305. REPORTS. Not later than December 31, 1998, the Attorney General shall prepare and submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House and Senate an evaluation of the model programs developed under this subtitle and make recommendations regarding the implementation of a national crime prevention program. SEC. 30306. DEFINITIONS. In this subtitle- "chief local elected official" means an official designated under regulations issued by the [*H8787] Attorney General. The criteria used by the Attorney General in promulgating such regulations shall ensure administrative efficiency and accountability in the expenditure of funds and execution of funded projects under this subtitle. "chronic high intensity crime area" means an area meeting criteria adopted by the Attorney General by regulation that, at a minimum, define areas with- (A) consistently high rates of violent crime as reported in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's "Uniform Crime Reports", and (B) chronically high rates of poverty as determined by the Bureau of the Census. "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. SEC. 30307. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle- (1) $ 100,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; (2) $ 125,100,000 for fiscal year 1997; (3) $ 125,100,000 for fiscal year 1998; (4) $ 125,100,000 for fiscal year 1999; and (5) $ 150,200,000 for fiscal year 2000. Subtitle D-Family and Community Endeavor Schools Grant Program SEC. 30401. COMMUNITY SCHOOLS YOUTH SERVICES AND SUPERVISION GRANT PROGRAM. (a) Short Title .-This section may be cited as the "Community Schools Youth Services and Supervision Grant Program Act of 1994". (b) Definitions .-In this section- "child" means a person who is not younger than 5 and not older than 18 years old. "community-based organization" means a private, locally initiated, community-based organization that- (A) is a nonprofit organization, as defined in section 103(23) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603(23)); and (B) is operated by a consortium of service providers, consisting of representatives of 5 or more of the following categories of persons: (i) Residents of the community. (ii) Business and civic leaders actively involved in providing employment and business development opportunities in the community. (iii) Educators. (iv) Religious organizations (which shall not provide any sectarian instruction or sectarian worship in connection with an activity funded under this title). (v) Law enforcement agencies. (vi) Public housing agencies. (vii) Other public agencies. (viii) Other interested parties. "eligible community" means an area identified pursuant to subsection (e). "Indian tribe" means a tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, including an Alaska Native village (as defined in or established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. "poverty line" means the income official poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) applicable to a family of the size involved. "public school" means a public elementary school, as defined in section 1201(i) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(i)), and a public secondary school, as defined in section 1201(d) of that Act. "Secretary" means the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation and coordination with the Attorney General. "State" means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands. (c) Program Authority .- (1) In general .- (A) Allocations for states and indian country .-For any fiscal year in which the sums appropriated to carry out this section equal or exceed $ 20,000,000, from the sums appropriated to carry out this subsection, the Secretary shall allocate, for grants under subparagraph (B) to community-based organizations in each State, an amount bearing the same ratio to such sums as the number of children in the State who are from families with incomes below the poverty line bears to the number of children in all States who are from families with incomes below the poverty line. In view of the extraordinary need for assistance in Indian country, an appropriate amount of funds available under this subtitle shall be made available for such grants in Indian country. (B) Grants to community-based organizations from allocations .-For such a fiscal year, the Secretary may award grants from the appropriate State or Indian country allocation determined under subparagraph (A) on a competitive basis to eligible community-based organizations to pay for the Federal share of assisting eligible communities to develop and carry out programs in accordance with this section. (C) Reallocation .-If, at the end of such a fiscal year, the Secretary determines that funds allocated for community-based organizations in a State or Indian country under subparagraph (B) remain unobligated, the Secretary may use such funds to award grants to eligible community-based organizations in another State or Indian country to pay for such Federal share. In awarding such grants, the Secretary shall consider the need to maintain geographic diversity among the recipients of such grants. Amounts made available through such grants shall remain available until expended. (2) Other fiscal years .-For any fiscal year in which the sums appropriated to carry out this section are less than $ 20,000,000, the Secretary may award grants on a competitive basis to eligible community- based organizations to pay for the Federal share of assisting eligible communities to develop and carry out programs in accordance with this section. (3) Administrative costs .-The Secretary may use not more than 3 percent of the funds appropriated to carry out this section in any fiscal year for administrative costs. (d) Program Requirements .- (1) Location .-A community-based organization that receives a grant under this section to assist in carrying out such a program shall ensure that the program is carried out- (A) when appropriate, in the facilities of a public school during nonschool hours; or (B) in another appropriate local facility in a State or Indian country, such as a college or university, a local or State park or recreation center, church, or military base, that is- (i) in a location that is easily accessible to children in the community; and (ii) in compliance with all applicable local ordinances. (2) Use of funds .-Such community-based organization- (A) shall use funds made available through the grant to provide, to children in the eligible community, services and activities that- (i) shall include supervised sports programs, and extracurricular and academic programs, that are offered- (I) after school and on weekends and holidays, during the school year; and (II) as daily full-day programs (to the extent available resources permit) or as part-day programs, during the summer months; (B) in providing such extracurricular and academic programs, shall provide programs such as curriculum-based supervised educational, work force preparation, entrepreneurship, cultural, health programs, social activities, arts and crafts programs, dance programs, tutorial and mentoring programs, and other related activities; (C) may use- (i) such funds for minor renovation of facilities that are in existence prior to the operation of the program and that are necessary for the operation of the program for which the organization receives the grant, purchase of sporting and recreational equipment and supplies, reasonable costs for the transportation of participants in the program, hiring of staff, provision of meals for such participants, provision of health services consisting of an initial basic physical examination, provision of first aid and nutrition guidance, family counselling, parental training, and substance abuse treatment where appropriate; and (ii) not more than 5 percent of such funds to pay for the administrative costs of the program; and (D) may not use such funds to provide sectarian worship or sectarian instruction. (e) Eligible Community Identification .- (1) Identification .-To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a community-based organization shall identify an eligible community to be assisted under this section. (2) Criteria .-Such eligible community shall be an area that meets such criteria with respect to significant poverty and significant juvenile delinquency, and such additional criteria, as the Secretary may by regulation require. (f) Applications .- (1) Application required .-To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a community-based organization shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information, as the Secretary may reasonably require, and obtain approval of such application. (2) Contents of application .-Each application submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall- (A) describe the activities and services to be provided through the program for which the grant is sought; (B) contain an assurance that the community-based organization will spend grant funds received under this section in a manner that the community-based organization determines will best accomplish the objectives of this section; (C) contain a comprehensive plan for the program that is designed to achieve identifiable goals for children in the eligible community; (D) set forth measurable goals and outcomes for the program that- (i) will- (I) where appropriate, make a public school the focal point of the eligible community; or (II) make a local facility described in subsection (d)(1)(B) such a focal point; and (ii) may include reducing the percentage of children in the eligible community that enter the juvenile justice system, increasing the graduation rates, school attendance, and academic success of children in the eligible community, and improving the skills of program participants; (E) provide evidence of support for accomplishing such goals and outcomes from- (i) community leaders; (ii) businesses; (iii) local educational agencies; (iv) local officials; (v) State officials; (vi) Indian tribal government officials; and (vii) other organizations that the community-based organization determines to be appropriate; (F) contain an assurance that the community-based organization will use grant funds received under this section to provide children in the eligible community with activities and services that shall include supervised sports programs, and extracurricular and academic programs, in accordance with subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (d)(2); (G) contain a list of the activities and services that will be offered through the program for [*H8788] which the grant is sought and sponsored by private nonprofit organizations, individuals, and groups serving the eligible community, including- (i) extracurricular and academic programs, such as programs described in subsection (d)(2)(B); and (ii) activities that address specific needs in the community; (H) demonstrate the manner in which the community-based organization will make use of the resources, expertise, and commitment of private entities in carrying out the program for which the grant is sought; (I) include an estimate of the number of children in the eligible community expected to be served pursuant to the program; (J) include a description of charitable private resources, and all other resources, that will be made available to achieve the goals of the program; (K) contain an assurance that the community-based organization will use competitive procedures when purchasing, contracting, or otherwise providing for goods, activities, or services to carry out programs under this section; (L) contain an assurance that the program will maintain a staff-to-participant ratio (including volunteers) that is appropriate to the activity or services provided by the program; (M) contain an assurance that the program will maintain an average attendance rate of not less than 75 percent of the participants enrolled in the program, or will enroll additional participants in the program; (N) contain an assurance that the community-based organization will comply with any evaluation under subsection (m), any research effort authorized under Federal law, and any investigation by the Secretary; (O) contain an assurance that the community-based organization shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an annual report regarding any program conducted under this section; (P) contain an assurance that the program for which the grant is sought will, to the maximum extent possible, incorporate services that are provided solely through non-Federal private or nonprofit sources; and (Q) contain an assurance that the community-based organization will maintain separate accounting records for the program. (3) Priority .-In awarding grants to carry out programs under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to community-based organizations who submit applications that demonstrate the greatest effort in generating local support for the programs. (g) Eligibility of Participants .- (1) In general .-To the extent possible, each child who resides in an eligible community shall be eligible to participate in a program carried out in such community that receives assistance under this section. (2) Eligibility .-To be eligible to participate in a program that receives assistance under this section, a child shall provide the express written approval of a parent or guardian, and shall submit an official application and agree to the terms and conditions of participation in the program. (3) Nondiscrimination .-In selecting children to participate in a program that receives assistance under this section, a community-based organization shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or disability. (h) Peer Review Panel .- (1) Establishment .-The Secretary may establish a peer review panel that shall be comprised of individuals with demonstrated experience in designing and implementing community-based programs. (2) Composition .-A peer review panel shall include at least 1 representative from each of the following: (A) A community-based organization. (B) A local government. (C) A school district. (D) The private sector. (E) A charitable organization. (F) A representative of the United States Olympic Committee, at the option of the Secretary. (3) Functions .-A peer review panel shall conduct the initial review of all grant applications received by the Secretary under subsection (f), make recommendations to the Secretary regarding- (A) grant funding under this section; and (B) a design for the evaluation of programs assisted under this section. (i) Investigations and Inspections .-The Secretary may conduct such investigations and inspections as may be necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of this section. (j) Payments; Federal Share; Non-Federal Share .- (1) Payments .-The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, pay to each community- based organization having an application approved under subsection (f) the Federal share of the costs of developing and carrying out programs described in subsection (c). (2) Federal share .-The Federal share of such costs shall be no more than- (A) 75 percent for each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996; (B) 70 percent for fiscal year 1997; and (C) 60 percent for fiscal year 1998 and thereafter. (3) Non-federal share .- (A) In general .-The non-Federal share of such costs may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, and services (including the services described in subsection (f)(2)(P)), and funds appropriated by the Congress for the activity of any agency of an Indian tribal government or the Bureau of Indian Affairs on any Indian lands may be used to provide the non-Federal share of the costs of programs or projects funded under this subtitle. (B) Special rule .-At least 15 percent of the non-Federal share of such costs shall be provided from private or nonprofit sources. (k) Evaluation .-The Secretary shall conduct a thorough evaluation of the programs assisted under this section, which shall include an assessment of- (1) the number of children participating in each program assisted under this section; (2) the academic achievement of such children; (3) school attendance and graduation rates of such children; and (4) the number of such children being processed by the juvenile justice system.