Text of Senate Amendment 6473

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Record: Senate Floor
Section type: Amendments
Chamber: Senate
Date: June 24, 2026
Congress: 119th Congress
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SA 6473. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Durbin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. . JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION

REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2026.

(a) Short Title.—This section may be cited as the

“Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act

of 2026”.

(b) Definitions.—Section 103(22) of the Juvenile Justice

and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103) is

amended by inserting “, including any prison,” after

“secure facility”.

Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11133) is

amended—

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) in paragraph (3)—

(i) by striking the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and

inserting the following:

“(3) provide satisfactory evidence that the State agency

has established and maintained, or is working toward

establishing and maintaining, an advisory group that—”; and

(ii) in subparagraph (A)(iv), by striking “at the time of

the initial appointment”;

(B) in paragraph (9)—

(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—

(I) by striking “not less than 75 percent of”;

(II) by striking “shall be used for” and inserting

“shall be used in accordance with the plan”; and

(III) by striking “promising programs—” and inserting

“promising programs, which may include programs for—”

(ii) in subparagraph (F)—

(I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking

“expand the use of probation officers” and inserting

“improve probation departments”; and

(II) in clause (i), by striking “non-violent juvenile

offenders (including status offenders)” and inserting

“youth”;

(iii) in subparagraph (M)—

(I) in clause (i), by inserting “restorative practices,”

before “expanded use of probation”; and

(II) in clause (ii), by inserting “, including determining

the appropriateness of programs intended to divert youth from

the justice system at the earliest point possible” before

the semicolon at the end;

(iv) in subparagraph (V), by striking “and” at the end;

and

(v) by adding at the end the following:

“(X) programs to address racial and ethnic disparities;

“(Y) programs and projects to collect data on the

socioeconomic status of youth in the juvenile justice system;

“(Z) programs intended to help divert youth from the

justice system before or after arrest; and

“(AA) programs in support of the initiatives described in

paragraphs (11) through (13) and (16);”;

(i) in subparagraph (A)—

(I) in clause (i)(II), by striking “paragraph (23)” and

inserting “paragraph (11)(B)”; and

(II) in clause (ii)(II)(bb), by striking “and” at the

end; and

(ii) by striking paragraph (11)(B) and inserting the

following:

“(B) require that, if a juvenile is taken into custody for

violating a valid court order issued for committing a status

offense—

“(i) an appropriate public agency shall be promptly

notified that the juvenile is held in custody for violating

the court order;

“(ii) not later than 24 hours after the juvenile begins to

be held, an authorized representative of the agency shall

interview, in person, the juvenile;

“(iii) not later than 48 hours after the juvenile begins

to be held—

“(I) the representative described in clause (ii) shall

submit an assessment to the court that issued the court order

relating to the immediate needs of the juvenile;

“(II) the court that issued the court order shall conduct

a hearing to determine—

“(aa) whether there is reasonable cause to believe that

the juvenile violated the court order; and

“(bb) the appropriate placement of the juvenile pending

disposition of the alleged violation; and

“(III) if the court that issued the court order determines

the juvenile should be placed in a secure detention facility

or correctional facility for violating the court order—

“(aa) the court shall issue a written order that—

“(AA) identifies the valid court order that has been

violated;

“(BB) specifies the factual basis for determining that

there is reasonable cause to believe that the juvenile has

violated the court order;

“(CC) includes findings of fact to support a determination

that there is no appropriate less restrictive alternative

available to placing the juvenile in the secure detention

facility, with due consideration to the best interest of the

juvenile;

“(DD) specifies the length of time, not to exceed 7 days,

that the juvenile may remain in a secure detention facility

or correctional facility, and includes a plan for the release

of the juvenile from the facility; and

“(EE) may not be renewed or extended; and

“(bb) the court may not issue a second or subsequent order

described in item (aa) relating to a juvenile unless the

juvenile violates a valid court order after the date on which

the court issues an order described in item (aa); and

“(iv) there are procedures in place to ensure that the

juvenile held in a secure detention facility or correctional

facility pursuant to a court order described in this

paragraph does not remain in custody longer than the shorter

of 7 days and the length of time authorized by the court; and

“(C) require that not later than September 30, 2028, the

State will eliminate the use of valid court orders to provide

secure confinement of juveniles who commit status offenses,

except that juveniles may be held in secure confinement in

accordance with the Interstate Compact for Juveniles if the

judge issues a written order that—

“(i) specifies the authority of the State to detain the

juvenile under the terms of the Interstate Compact for

Juveniles;

“(ii) includes findings of fact to support a determination

that there is no appropriate less restrictive alternative

available to placing the juvenile in such a facility, with

due consideration to the best interest of the juvenile;

“(iii) specifies the length of time a juvenile may remain

in secure confinement, not to exceed 15 days, and includes a

plan for the return of the juvenile to the home State of the

juvenile; and

“(iv) may not be renewed or extended;”;

(D) in paragraph (13)—

(i) in subparagraph (B)—

(I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting “for

adults” after “jail or lockup”; and

(II) in clause (ii)(III), by adding “and” at the end; and

(ii) by adding at the end the following:

“(C) juveniles awaiting trial or other legal process who

are treated as adults for purposes of prosecution in criminal

court and housed in a secure facility, unless a court finds,

after a hearing and in writing and in accordance with

paragraph (14), that it is in the interest of justice;”;

(E) by striking paragraph (23);

(F) by redesignating paragraphs (14) through (22) as

paragraphs (15) through (23), respectively;

(G) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following:

“(14) provide that—

“(A) a juvenile described in paragraph (13)(C)—

“(i) that is confined in any jail or lockup for adults

shall not have sight or sound contact with adult inmates; and

“(ii) except as provided in this paragraph, may not be

held in any jail or lockup for adults;

“(B) in determining under paragraph (13)(C) whether it is

in the interest of justice to permit a juvenile to be held in

any jail or lockup for adults, or have sight or sound contact

with adult inmates, a court shall consider—

“(i) the age of the juvenile;

“(ii) the physical and mental maturity of the juvenile;

“(iii) the present mental state of the juvenile, including

whether the juvenile presents an imminent risk of harm to the

juvenile;

“(iv) the nature and circumstances of the alleged offense;

“(v) the juvenile's history of prior delinquent acts;

“(vi) the relative ability of the available adult and

juvenile detention facilities to meet the specific needs of

the juvenile and protect the safety of the public and other

detained juveniles; and

“(vii) any other relevant factor; and

“(C) if a court determines under subparagraph (B) that it

is in the interest of justice to permit a juvenile to be held

in a jail or lockup for adults—

“(i) the court shall hold a hearing not less frequently

than once every 30 days, or in the case of a rural

jurisdiction, not less frequently than once every 45 days, to

review whether it is still in the interest of justice to

permit the juvenile to be so held or have such sight or sound

contact; and

“(ii) the juvenile shall not be held in any jail or lockup

for adults, or be permitted to have sight or sound contact

with adult inmates, for more than 180 days, unless the court,

in writing, determines there is good cause for an extension

or the juvenile expressly waives this limitation;”;

(H) in paragraph (15), as so redesignated—

(i) by striking “jails, lock-ups, detention facilities,

and correctional facilities” and inserting “jails and

lockups for adults, secure detention facilities, and secure

correctional facilities”;

(ii) by striking “, except that such reporting

requirements” and all that follows; and

(iii) by adding a semicolon at the end;

(I) in paragraph (16), as so redesignated, in the matter

preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “that are

culturally and linguistically competent” before “at the

State, territorial, local, and tribal levels”;

(J) in paragraph (17), as so redesignated, by striking

“gender, race, ethnicity, family income, and disability”

and inserting “gender, race, ethnicity, religion, family

income, disability, national origin, and sexual

orientation”;

(K) by striking paragraph (24);

(L) by redesignating paragraphs (25) through (33) as

paragraphs (24) through (32), respectively;

(M) in paragraph (28), as so redesignated—

(i) by inserting “ongoing supervision,” before “and

training in effect”; and

(ii) by striking “management techniques” and inserting

“management techniques and trauma-informed approaches to

investigating allegations of sexual and physical abuse”; and

(N) in paragraph (32)(A), as so redesignated, by striking

“upon intake” and inserting “upon intake and at quarterly

intervals or as necessary”; and

(2) in subsection (d)—

(A) by striking “In the event that any State” and

inserting the following:

“(1) In general.—In the event that any State”;

(B) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by striking “802,

803, and 804 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe

Streets Act of 1968” and inserting “802 and 803 of title I

of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34

U.S.C. 10222, 10223)”; and

“(2) Local public and private nonprofit agencies.—Local

public and private nonprofit agencies within a State shall be

eligible to receive funds under paragraph (1)—

“(A) only upon a showing by the State agency designated

under subsection (a)(1) of exigent circumstances; and

“(B) in no case for more than 2 consecutive years.”.

(d) Conforming Amendments.—

(1) Definitions.—Section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and

Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103) is

amended—

(A) in paragraph (30), by striking “and (15)” and

inserting “and (16)”; and

(B) in paragraph (39), by striking “(a)(15)” and

inserting “(a)(16)”.

(2) Concentration of federal efforts.—Section 204(b)(7) of

the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974

(34 U.S.C. 11114(b)(7)) is amended by striking “(a)(14)”

and inserting “(a)(15)”.

(e) Authorization of Appropriations.—Section 601 of the

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34

U.S.C. 11321) is amended by striking “fiscal years 2019

through 2023” and inserting “fiscal years 2026 through

2030”.

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