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 91 STAT. 1054

42 USC 5603. State plans, requirements. 42 USC 5633. Ante, p. 1053.

Supra.

Reallocated funds, preference.

42 USC 5634.

42 USC 5634.

PUBLIC LAW 95-115—OCT. 3, 1977

ties, are placed in facilities which (i) are the least restrictive alternatives appropriate to the needs of the child and the community; (ii) are in reasonable proximity to the family and the home communities of such juveniles; and (iii) provide the services described in section 103(1);". (8) Section 223(a) (13) of the Act is amended by inserting "and youths within the purview of paragraph (12)" immediately after "delinquent". (9) Section 223(a) (14) of the Act is amended by striking out "and" the first place it appears therein, by inserting ", and non-secure facilities" after "facilities" the second place it appears therein, and by .striking out "section 223(12) and (13)" and inserting in lieu thereof "paragraph (12)(A) and paragraph (13)". (10) Section 223(a) (15) of the Act is amended by striking out "all". (11) Section 223(a) (19) of the Act is amended by striking out ", to the extent feasible and practical,". (12) Section 223(b) of the Act is amended by striking out "consultation with" and inserting in lieu thereof "receiving and considering the advice and recommendations of". (13) Section 223(c) of the Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Failure to achieve compliance with the subsection (a) (12)(A) requirement within the three-year time limitation shall terminate any State's eligibility for funding under this subpart unless the Administrator, with the concurrence of the Associate Administrator, determines that the State is in substantial compliance with the requirement, through achievement of deinstitutionalization of not less than 75 per centum of such juveniles, and has made, through appropriate executive or legislative action, an unequivocal commitment to achieving full compliance within a reasonable time not exceeding two additional years.". (14) Section 223(d) of the Act is amended by inserting "chooses not to submit a plan," after "State" the first place it appears therein, and by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "The Administrator shall endeavor to make such reallocated funds available on a preferential basis to programs in nonparticipating States under section 224(a)(2) and to those States that have achieved substantial or full compliance with the subsection (a) (12)(A) requirement within the initial three years of participation or have achieved full compliance within a reasonable time thereafter as provided by subsection (c).". (15) Section 223 of the Act is amended by striking out subsection (e) thereof. (d)(1) Section 224(a)(3) of the Act is amended by inserting after "system" the following:", including restitution projects which test and validate selected arbitration models, such as neighborhood courts or panels, and increase victim satisfaction while providing alternatives to incarceration for detained or adjudicated delinquents". (2) Section 224(a)(4) of the Act is amended by striking out all after "for delinquents" and inserting in lieu thereof "and other youth to help prevent delinquency;". (3) Section 224(a)(5) of the Act is amended by striking out "on Standards for Juvenile Justice" and by striking out "and" at the end thereof.

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