114 STAT. 1414 PUBLIC LAW 106-367—OCT. 27, 2000 Deadline. Deadline. 42 USC 13751 note. to the Assistant Attorney General/an application, which shall include— (A) a long-term strategy to establish 250 additional PAL chapters and detailed summary of those areas in which new PAL chapters will be established, or in which existing chapters will be expanded to serve additional youths, during the next fiscal year; (B) a plan to ensure that there are a total of not less than 570 PAL chapters in operation before January 1, 2004; (C) a certification that there will be appropriate coordination with those communities where new PAL chapters will be located; and (D) an explanation of the manner in which new PAL chapters will operate without additional, direct Federal financial assistance once assistance under this Act is discontinued. (2) REVIEW. — The Assistant Attorney General shall review and take action on an application submitted under paragraph (1) not later than 120 days after the date of such submission. SEC. 6. USE OF FUNDS. (a) IN GENERAL. — (1) ASSISTANCE FOR NEW AND EXPANDED CHAPTERS.— Amounts made available under a grant awarded under this Act shall be used by the Police Athletic League to provide funding for the establishment of PAL chapters serving public housing projects and other distressed areas, or the expansion of existing PAL chapters. (2) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— Each new or expanded PAL chapter assisted under paragraph (1) shall carry out not less than four programs during nonschool hours, of which— (A) not less than two programs shall provide— (i) mentoring assistance; (ii) academic assistance; (iii) recreational and athletic activities; or (iv) technology training; and (B) any remaining programs shall provide— (i) drug, alcohol, and gang prevention activities; (ii) health and nutrition counseling; (iii) cultural and social programs; (iv) conflict resolution training, anger management, and peer pressure training; (v) job skill preparation activities; or (vi) Youth Police Athletic League Conferences or Youth Forums. (b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. —In carrying out the programs under subsection (a), a PAL chapter shall, to the maximum extent practicable— (1) use volunteers from businesses, academic communities, social organizations, and law enforcement organizations to serve as mentors or to assist in other ways; (2) ensure that youth in the local community participate in designing the after-school activities; (3) develop creative methods of conducting outreach to youth in the community;
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