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Title II — Amendments to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

H.R. 2669 · 113th Congress · Jul 11, 2013 · Lineage

II Amendments to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Sec. 201 Definition of community-based gang intervention

Section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1), by inserting “except when used in title VI,” before “the term”;
(2)
in paragraph (28), by striking “and” after the semicolon;
(3)
in paragraph (29), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(4)
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(30) Community-based gang intervention—Except when used as part of the term community-based gang intervention agency or community-based gang intervention model, the term community-based gang intervention means a two-prong approach to reducing gang violence that—

“(A) provides specialized, gang-specific mediation and mitigation to stop or prevent violence by, within, and between gangs; and

“(B) provides the redirection of individual gang members and their families through proactive efforts that increase peace and safety for gang members, their families, and their communities.”

Sec. 202 Community-based gang intervention representative to State advisory boards

Section 223(a)(3)(ii) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633(a)(3)(ii)) is amended—
(1)
in subclause (III), by inserting “, community-based gang intervention,” after “delinquency prevention and treatment”; and
(2)
in subclause (IV), by inserting “community-based gang intervention,” after “prevention and treatment,”.

Sec. 203 Grants for delinquency prevention programs

Section 504 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5783) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; and
(B)
by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:

“(7) community-based gang intervention and gang prevention activities;”

(2)
in subsection (c)(2), by inserting “and community-based gang intervention” before “activities;”.