34 USC § 11311 - Definitions

# § 11311. Definitions

In this subchapter—

**(1)** the term “at-risk” has the meaning given that term in section 6472 of title 20;

**(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)** 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 section 11313(e)(5) of this title, and that includes—

**1** not fewer than 15 and not more than 21 members; and [^1]

So in original. The word “and” probably should not appear.

**(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)** the term “State advisory group” means the advisory group appointed by the chief executive officer of a State under a plan described in section 11133(a) of this title; and

**(7)** the term “State entity” means the State agency designated under section 11133(a)(1) of this title or the entity receiving funds under section 11133(d) of this title.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–415, title V, § 502, as added Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title II, § 12222(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1894; amended Pub. L. 115–385, title III, § 302, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5145.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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

### Prior Provisions

A prior , as added , , , related to findings, prior to the general amendment of title V of  by .

Another prior , title V, , , amended , Crimes and Criminal Procedure, prior to repeal by , , .

### Amendments

2018— 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

Amendment by  not applicable with respect to funds appropriated for any fiscal year that begins before , see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date

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### Short Title

For 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

> “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
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