; or (vii) a law or policy which ensures to the maximum extent practicable, for juveniles who have been arrested for or convicted of a criminal offense— (I) equal sentencing guidelines, without regard to gender; and (II) equal access, without regard to gender, to services, assistance, or benefits provided. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) Juvenile transfer provisions Paragraph (1)(B)(iv) shall not be construed to preclude from preferential consideration an application from an applicant in a State that— (A) has in effect a law that authorizes the transfer of an individual who is less than 18 years of age to adult criminal court if the individual commits a specified offense or an offense that falls under a specified category of offenses