§ 6. GRANTS TO EXPAND THE COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PROGRAM IN UNDERSERVED AREAS.

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Grants To Expand CASA Programs in Underserved Areas .— The Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice shall make a grant to the National Court-Appointed Special Advocate Association for the purposes of— expanding the recruitment of, and building the capacity of, court-appointed special advocate programs located in the 15 largest urban areas; developing regional, multijurisdictional court-appointed special advocate programs serving rural areas; and providing training and supervision of volunteers in court-appointed special advocate programs.

Limitation on Administrative Expenditures .— Not more than 5 percent of the grant made under this subsection may be used for administrative expenditures. Determination of Urban and Rural Areas .— For purposes of administering the grant authorized under this subsection, the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice shall determine whether an area is one of the 15 largest urban areas or a rural area in accordance with the practices of, and statistical information compiled by, the Bureau of the Census.

Authorization of Appropriations .— There is authorized to be appropriated to make the grant authorized under this section, $5,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001 and 2002.”