Sec. 2. Youth mental health grant
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Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall carry out a program under which the Attorney General makes grants to eligible States for the purpose of providing evidence-based and trauma-informed mental and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, including juveniles in secure detention or correctional facilities in the State. To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State shall— certify to the Attorney General that the laws of the State prohibit a juvenile offender or a parent or guardian of such a juvenile from being ordered to pay probation supervision fees or court administrative fees, including the cost of court-appointed attorneys or public defenders, the cost of prosecution, or other administrative costs of the court; certify to the Attorney General that the laws of the State prohibit a parent or guardian of a juvenile offender from paying child support or other costs for detention or post-adjudication placement to the State; and submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may require.
A State that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant to provide evidence-based and trauma-informed mental and behavioral health services to at-risk juveniles, including juveniles in secure detention or correctional facilities in the State. A State may, in using a grant under this section for purposes authorized by subsection (c), use all or a portion of that grant to contract with or make one or more subgrants to one or more units of local government. An entity that receives a contract or a subgrant under this subsection may use such funds to provide services or benefits described under subsection (c).
A State that receives a grant under this section shall provide to an independent criminal justice organization, selected by the Attorney General, such information as is necessary to complete the report described in section 3. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.