Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

34 U.S.C. § 11311

Definitions

In this subchapter—
(1)
section 6472 of title 20 the term “at-risk” has the meaning given that term in ;
(2)
the term “eligible entity” means—
(A)
a unit of local government that is in compliance with the requirements of part B of subchapter II; or
(B)
a nonprofit organization in partnership with a unit of local government described in subparagraph (A);
(3)
the term “delinquency prevention program” means a delinquency prevention program that is evidence-based or promising and that may include—
(A)
alcohol and substance abuse prevention or treatment services;
(B)
tutoring and remedial education, especially in reading and mathematics;
(C)
child and adolescent health and mental health services;
(D)
recreation services;
(E)
leadership and youth development activities;
(F)
the teaching that individuals are and should be held accountable for their actions;
(G)
assistance in the development of job training skills;
(H)
youth mentoring programs;
(I)
after-school programs;
(J)
coordination of a continuum of services that may include—
(i)
early childhood development services;
(ii)
voluntary home visiting programs;
(iii)
nurse-family partnership programs;
(iv)
parenting skills training;
(v)
child abuse prevention programs;
(vi)
family stabilization programs;
(vii)
child welfare services;
(viii)
family violence intervention programs;
(ix)
adoption assistance programs;
(x)
emergency, transitional and permanent housing assistance;
(xi)
job placement and retention training;
(xii)
summer jobs programs;
(xiii)
alternative school resources for youth who have dropped out of school or demonstrate chronic truancy;
(xiv)
conflict resolution skill training;
(xv)
restorative justice programs;
(xvi)
mentoring programs;
(xvii)
targeted gang prevention, intervention and exit services;
(xviii)
training and education programs for pregnant teens and teen parents; and
(xix)
pre-release, post-release, and reentry services to assist detained and incarcerated youth with transitioning back into and reentering the community; and
(K)
other data-driven evidence-based or promising prevention programs;
(4)
section 11313(e)(5) of this title the term “local policy board”, when used with respect to an eligible entity, means a policy board that the eligible entity will engage in the development of the eligible entity’s plan described in , and that includes—
(A)
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not fewer than 15 and not more than 21 members; and 
(B)
a balanced representation of—
(i)
public agencies and private nonprofit organizations serving juveniles and their families; and
(ii)
business and industry;
(C)
at least one representative of the faith community, one adjudicated youth, and one parent of an adjudicated youth; and
(D)
in the case of an eligible entity described in paragraph (1)(B), a representative of the nonprofit organization of the eligible entity;
(5)
the term “mentoring” means matching 1 adult with 1 or more youths for the purpose of providing guidance, support, and encouragement through regularly scheduled meetings for not less than 9 months;
(6)
section 11133(a) of this title the term “State advisory group” means the advisory group appointed by the chief executive officer of a State under a plan described in ; and
(7)
section 11133(a)(1) of this titlesection 11133(d) of this title the term “State entity” means the State agency designated under or the entity receiving funds under .

Pub. L. 93–415, title V, § 502Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title II, § 12222(a)116 Stat. 1894Pub. L. 115–385, title III, § 302132 Stat. 5145(, as added , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 5781 of Title 42Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Prior Provisions

section 502 of title V of Pub. L. 93–415Pub. L. 102–586, § 5(a)106 Stat. 5027Pub. L. 93–415Pub. L. 107–273A prior , as added , , , related to findings, prior to the general amendment of title V of by .

section 502 of Pub. L. 93–41588 Stat. 1134section 5032 of Title 18Pub. L. 115–385, title III, § 307132 Stat. 5152Another prior , title V, , , amended , Crimes and Criminal Procedure, prior to repeal by , , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–385section 11133(a) of this title2018— amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “In this subchapter, the term ‘State advisory group’ means the advisory group appointed by the chief executive officer of a State under a plan described in .”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Pub. L. 115–385section 3 of Pub. L. 115–385section 11102 of this titleAmendment by not applicable with respect to funds appropriated for any fiscal year that begins before , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date

Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title II, § 12222(b)116 Stat. 1896Pub. L. 108–7, div. B, title I, § 110(1)117 Stat. 67

section 10401 of this title“The amendment made by subsection (a) [see Tables for classification] shall take effect on the effective date provided in section 12102(b) [set out as a note under ], and shall not apply with respect to grants made before such date.”
, , , as amended by , , , provided that:

Short Title

Pub. L. 93–415section 501 of Pub. L. 93–415section 10101 of this titleFor short title of title V of , which is classified to this subchapter, as the “Incentive Youth Promise Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act of 2018”, see , set out as a Short Title of 1974 Act note under .

GAO Studies and Reports

Pub. L. 102–586, § 5(b)106 Stat. 5029Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 122(n)110 Stat. 3838Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b)118 Stat. 814

Pub. L. 93–41542 U.S.C. 5781–57842 U.S.C. 5631–56334 U.S.C. 11131–111“Under such conditions as the Comptroller General of the United States determines appropriate, the Government Accountability Office may conduct studies and report to Congress on the effects of the program established by subsection (a) [enacting former title V of , former 5] in encouraging States and units of general local government to comply with the requirements of part B of title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (3) [now 33].”
, , , as amended by , , ; , , , provided that: