Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 115 Part 2.djvu/774

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115 STAT. 1758 PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including— "(1) a description of the activities to be carried out under the grant; "(2) an assurance that such activities will include one or more of the proven strategies for reducing underage alcohol abuse as determined by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; "(3) an explanation of how activities to be carried out under the grant that are not described in paragraph (2) will be effective in reducing underage alcohol abuse, including ref- erences to the past effectiveness of such activities; "(4) an assurance that the applicant will submit to the Secretary an annual report concerning the effectiveness of the programs and activities funded under the grant; and "(5) such other information as the Secretary determines appropriate. Procedures. " (c) STREAMLINING OF PROCESS FOR LOW-INCOME AND RURAL LEAs. —The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, shall develop procedures to make the application process for grants under this section more user-friendly, particularly for low-income and rural local educational agencies. "(d) RESERVATIONS.— "(1) SAMHSA. —The Secretary may Reserve 20 percent of any amount used to carry out this section to enable the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to provide alcohol abuse resources and start-up assistance to local educational agencies receiving grants under this section. "(2) LOW-INCOME AND RURAL AREAS.—The Secretary may reserve 25 percent of any amount used to carry out this section to award grants to low-income and rural local educational agencies. 20 USC 7140. "SEC, 4130. MENTORING PROGRAMS. " (a) PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS. — "(1) PURPOSE. —The purpose of this section is to make assistance available to promote mentoring programs for children with greatest need— "(A) to assist such children in receiving support and guidance from a mentor; "(B) to improve the academic achievement of such children; "(C) to improve interpersonal relationships between such children and their peers, teachers, other adults, and family members; "(D) to reduce the dropout rate of such children; and "(E) to reduce juvenile delinquency and involvement in gangs by such children. "(2) DEFINITIONS.— In this part: "(A) CHILD WITH GREATEST NEED.—The term 'child with greatest need' means a child who is at risk of educational failure, dropping out of school, or involvement in criminal or delinquent activities, or who lacks strong positive role models.