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U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention:

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"Children in Custody: Advance Report on the 1979 Census of Private Juvenile Facilities," article entitled

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"Children in Custody: Advance Report on the 1979 Census of Public Juvenile Facilities," dated October 1980, article entitled..

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JUVENILE JUSTICE, RUNAWAY YOUTH, AND MISSING CHILDREN'S ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1984

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1984

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES,

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR,

Washington, DC.

The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 10:35 a.m., in room 2175, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Ike Andrews (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding.

Members present: Representatives Andrews, Petri, and Chandler. Also present: Representatives Perkins and Kildee.

Staff present: Gordon A. Raley, staff director; Deborah LaMay Hall, clerk; and Edward J. Larson, Republican assistant counsel for human resources.

[Text of H.R. 4971 follows:]

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98TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION

H.R.4971

To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1985 through 1989, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 29, 1984

Mr. ANDREWS of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. PERKINS, Mr. PETRI, Mr. SIMON, and Ms. SNOWE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL

To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1985 through 1989, and for other purposes.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa

2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

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TITLE I-GENERAL PROVISIONS

SHORT TITLE

SEC. 101. This Act may be cited as the "Juvenile Jus

6 tice, Runaway Youth, and Missing Children's Act Amend

7 ments of 1984".

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SEC. 102. Section 101(a) of the Juvenile Justice and

3 Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601(a)) is

4 amended

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(1) in paragraph (1)—

(A) by striking out "account" and inserting

in lieu thereof "accounted", and

(B) by striking out "today" and inserting in

lieu thereof "in 1974 and for less than one-third

of such arrests in 1983",

(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting "and inade

quately trained staff in such courts, services, and facilities" after "facilities",

(3) in paragraph (3) by striking out "the countless,

abandoned, and dependent", and

(4) in paragraph (5) by striking out "prevented"

and inserting in lieu thereof "reduced".

PURPOSE

SEC. 103. Section 102(a) of the Juvenile Justice and

20 Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5602(a)) is

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(1) in paragraph (1) by striking out "prompt" and inserting in lieu thereof "ongoing”,

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