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PUBLIC LAW 102-586 —NOV. 4, 1992 106 STAT. 5013 " EL IGIBILITY AND PLACEMENT "SEC. 289B. (a) ELIGIBILITY.— A person shall be eligible for 42 USC 5667f-2. assignment to a boot camp if he or she— "(1) is considered to be a juvenile under the laws of the State ofjurisdiction; and "(2) has been abjudicated to be delinquent in the State of jurisdiction or, upon approval of the court, voluntarily agrees to the boot camp assignment without a delinquency adjudication. "(b) PLACEMENT. —Prior to being placed in a boot camp, an assessment of a juvenile shall be performed to determine that— "(1) the boot camp is the least restrictive environment that is appropriate for the juvenile considering the seriousness of the juvenile's delinquent behavior and the juvenile's treatment need; and "(2) the juvenile is physically and emotionally capable of participating in the boot camp regimen. "POST-RELEASE SUPERVISION "SEC. 289C. A State that seeks to establish a boot camp, or participate in the joint administration of a boot camp, shall submit to the Administrator a plan describing— "(1) the provisions that the State will make for the continued supervision ofjuveniles following release; and "(2) provisions for educational and vocational training, drug or other counseling and treatment, and other support services. 42 USC 5667f-3. " PAR T I—WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON JUVENILE JUSTICE "SEC. 291. (a) IN GENERAL. — The President may call and conduct a National White House Conference on Juvenile Justice (referred to as the 'Conference') in accordance with this part. "(b) PURPOSES OF CONFERENCE.— The purposes of the Conference shall be— "(1) to increase public awareness of the problems of juvenile offenders and the juvenile justice system; "(2) to examine the status of minors currently in the juvenile and adult justice svstems; "(3) to examine the increasing number of violent crimes committed by juveniles; "(4) to examine the growing phenomena of youth gangs, including the number of young women who are involved; "(5) to assemble persons involved in policies and programs related to juvenile delinquency prevention and juvenile justice enforcement; "(6) to examine the need for improving services for girls in the juvenile justice system; "(7) to create a forum in which persons and organizations from diverse regions may share information regarding successes and failures of policy in their juvenile justice and juvenile delinquency prevention programs; and "(8) to develop such specific and comprehensive recommendations for executive and legislative action as may be appropriate to address the problems of juvenile deUnquency and juvenile justice. 42 USC 5667g.