Sec. 907. Gender equality in Federal juvenile delinquency proceedings
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Section 5037 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: It is the policy of the United States that there should be no disparities based on gender in dispositions of juvenile cases. The United States Sentencing Commission, in promulgating sentencing guidelines and policy statements applicable to dispositions of district courts exercising jurisdiction over juveniles, and the courts, in determining such dispositions, shall take care to avoid and remedy any disparities described in paragraph (1). .
Section 5039 of title 18, United States Code, is amended, in the second paragraph, by adding at the end the following: The Attorney General shall promulgate regulations that ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, equal access, without regard to gender, to services, assistance, or benefits provided, to juveniles who have been arrested under Federal authority, or committed pursuant to an adjudication under this chapter, for juvenile delinquency. .