The Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act, or Youth PROMISE Act
H.R.1064
was proposed in the

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on February 13, 2009, by Democratic Rep.

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( VA-3), referred to the

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. The measure seeks to amend the

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of 1974 with the intent to prevent and intervene against criminal delinquency and youth gang activity through assessing and developing standards and evidence-based practices.H.R.1064 Bill Summary
/ref> The proposed legislation also calls for data-collection from designated geographic areas to assess the needs and extant resources for youth violence prevention and intervention; and authorizes the administrator of the

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to award grants to local governments and Native American tribes for the purposes of developing youth violence prevention services. The Promise act has also led to a reduction in youth arrest. This will enable the youthful offender, once they become of age, to pass an FBI background check.

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Youth PROMISE Act discussed at Congressman Scott's website
United States federal child welfare legislation {{US-fed-statute-stub