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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5191 

To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 20, 2019 

Mr. YARMUTH (for himself, Mr. BACON, Mrs. HAYES, and Ms. JAYAPAL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Runaway and Home5 less Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 

7 Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in 

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1 sion of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (34 U.S.C. 

2 11201 et seq.). 

3 SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 

4 Section 302 (34 U.S.C. 11201) is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘share of, se6 rious health, behavioral, and emotional problems’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘share of, trauma, serious health, be8 havioral, social, and emotional problems, and sub9 stance use disorder,’’; 

10 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘socially, 

11 age, gender, developmentally, culturally and’’ before 

12 ‘‘linguistically appropriate’’; 

13 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 

14 (6), as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; 

15 (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(3) research has documented that youth expe18 rience homelessness as fluid, such that many youth 

19 experience 2 to 3 different types of homelessness, in20 cluding couch surfing, emergency shelters, and stay21 ing on the streets;’’; 

22 (5) in paragraph (4)(C), as redesignated by 

23 paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘social contribution’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘self-advocacy’’; 


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1 (6) in paragraph (4)(E), as redesignated by 

2 paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and peer’’ before ‘‘rela3 tionships’’; 

4 (7) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by para5 graph (3), by striking ‘‘outside the welfare system 

6 and the law enforcement system’’ and inserting ‘‘, in 

7 collaboration with public assistance systems, the law 

8 enforcement system, and the child welfare system’’; 

9 (8) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by para10 graph (3)— 

11 (A) by inserting ‘‘a safe place to live, con12 nection to caring adults, and’’ after ‘‘youth 

13 need’’; and 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

15 (9) in paragraph (7), as redesignated by para16 graph (3)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘between the Federal pro18 grams that serve runaway and homeless youth 

19 are’’ and inserting ‘‘at the Federal level’’; and 

20 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

21 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

22 (10) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(8) runaway and homeless youth are at a high 

24 risk of substance use disorder and becoming victims 


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1 of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking in 

2 persons, and sex trafficking; 

3 ‘‘(9) research has shown that— 

4 ‘‘(A) the prevalence of homelessness among 

5 youth and young adults is similar in rural and 

6 urban communities; and 

7 ‘‘(B) runaway and homeless youth pro8 grams, such as those funded under this Act, are 

9 integral services that every community, regard10 less of size, should provide; and 

11 ‘‘(10) runaway and homeless youth programs 

12 provide expert adolescent services and are integral 

13 community partners for the child welfare and juve14 nile justice systems.’’. 

15 SEC. 4. BASIC CENTER GRANT PROGRAM. 

16 (a) GRANTS FOR CENTERS AND SERVICES.—Section 

17 311(a) (34 U.S.C. 11211(a)) is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in20 serting ‘‘Every 2 or 3 years, the Secretary’’; 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘and operate’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘, operate, and maintain’’; 

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1 ma-informed services, for runaway and home2 less youth and, if appropriate, services for the 

3 families of such youth, including (if appro4 priate) individuals identified by such youth as 

5 family.’’; and 

6 (D) by inserting ‘‘Grants shall be awarded 

7 for a 5-year period.’’ after ‘‘by such youth as 

8 family.’’; and 

9 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

10 (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and in11 serting the following: 

12 ‘‘(A) shall be provided to runaway youth, 

13 street youth, homeless youth, and youth at risk 

14 of separation from his or her family or at risk 

15 of becoming homeless;’’; 

16 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

17 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘21 days; 

18 and’’ and inserting ‘‘30 days or the max19 imum allowed by the State, whichever is 

20 greater;’’; 

21 (ii) by striking clause (ii) and insert22 ing the following: 

23 ‘‘(ii) age, gender, developmentally, 

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1 seling, as appropriate (including, if appro2 priate, counseling for individuals identified 

3 by such youth as family); and’’; and 

4 (iii) by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(iii) suicide prevention services; 

7 and’’; and 

8 (C) in subparagraph (C)— 

9 (i) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘age, 

10 gender, developmentally, and culturally and 

11 linguistically appropriate, to the extent 

12 practicable,’’ before ‘‘home-based services’’; 

13 (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

14 after the semicolon; 

15 (iii) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘dis16 eases.’’ and inserting ‘‘infections;’’; and 

17 (iv) by adding at the end the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(v) trauma-informed and gender-re20 sponsive services for runaway or homeless 

21 youth, including such youth who are vic22 tims of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, 

23 trafficking in persons, or sex trafficking; 

24 and 


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1 ‘‘(vi) if safe and appropriate, supports 

2 for youth and their parents, legal guard3 ians, or (if appropriate) those identified by 

4 such youth as family, including— 

5 ‘‘(I) an assessment of family en6 gagement to improve support for 

7 youth (and if appropriate) reunify 

8 youth; 

9 ‘‘(II) strength-based interven10 tions; and 

11 ‘‘(III) ongoing supportive serv12 ices.’’. 

13 (b) ELIGIBILITY; PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—Section 

14 312 (34 U.S.C. 11212) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, to youth 

16 who are at risk of separation from the family,’’ after 

17 ‘‘guardians’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (b)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘facility’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘project’’; 

21 (B) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

22 (i) by striking ‘‘facility’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘project’’; and 

24 (ii) by striking ‘‘requires’’ and insert25 ing ‘‘allows’’; 


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1 (C) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, or (if 

2 appropriate) individuals identified by such 

3 youth as family,’’ after ‘‘parents or legal guard4 ians’’; 

5 (D) in paragraph (6)— 

6 (i) by inserting ‘‘(which may include 

7 the use of online resources in order to 

8 reach and engage youth)’’ after ‘‘pro9 grams’’; and 

10 (ii) by striking ‘‘cultural minority and 

11 persons with limited ability to speak 

12 English’’ and inserting ‘‘cultural minority, 

13 persons with limited ability to speak 

14 English, and runaway or homeless youth 

15 who are victims of sexual abuse, sexual ex16 ploitation, trafficking in persons, or sex 

17 trafficking’’; 

18 (E) by striking paragraph (7) and insert19 ing the following: 

20 ‘‘(7) shall keep adequate statistical records 

21 profiling the youth and family members of such 

22 youth whom the applicant serves, including demo23 graphic information on and the number of such 

24 youth who— 


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1 ‘‘(A) are not referred to out-of-home shel2 ter services; 

3 ‘‘(B) are members of vulnerable or under4 served populations; 

5 ‘‘(C) are victims of sexual abuse, sexual ex6 ploitation, trafficking in persons, or sex traf7 ficking; 

8 ‘‘(D) are pregnant or parenting; 

9 ‘‘(E) have been involved in the child wel10 fare system; and 

11 ‘‘(F) have been involved in the juvenile jus12 tice system;’’; 

13 (F) by striking paragraph (8) and insert14 ing the following: 

15 ‘‘(8) shall ensure that— 

16 ‘‘(A) the records described in paragraph 

17 (7), on an individual runaway or homeless 

18 youth, shall not be disclosed without the con19 sent of the individual youth and of the parent 

20 or legal guardian of such youth or (if appro21 priate) an individual identified by such youth as 

22 family, to anyone other than another agency 

23 compiling statistical records or a government 

24 agency involved in the disposition of criminal 


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1 charges against an individual runaway or home2 less youth; and 

3 ‘‘(B) reports or other documents based on 

4 the statistics described in paragraph (7) shall 

5 not disclose the identity of any individual run6 away or homeless youth;’’; 

7 (G) in paragraph (12)— 

8 (i) by striking subparagraph (B) and 

9 inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(B) detailed information on how the cen11 ter has been able to meet the goals of its plans; 

12 and’’; and 

13 (ii) in subparagraph (C)— 

14 (I) by striking clause (i) and in15 serting the following: 

16 ‘‘(i) the number and characteristics of 

17 runaway and homeless youth, and youth at 

18 risk of family separation, who participate 

19 in the project, including such information 

20 on— 

21 ‘‘(I) such youth (including run22 away and homeless youth, and youth 

23 at risk of family separation) who are 

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1 tation, trafficking in persons, or sex 

2 trafficking; 

3 ‘‘(II) such youth who are preg4 nant or parenting; 

5 ‘‘(III) such youth who have been 

6 involved in the child welfare system; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(IV) such youth who have been 

9 involved in the juvenile justice system; 

10 and’’; and 

11 (II) in clause (ii), by striking 

12 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

13 (H) in paragraph (13) by striking the pe14 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘for natural disas15 ters, inclement weather, and mental health 

16 emergencies;’’; and 

17 (I) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(14) shall provide age, gender, develop19 mentally, and culturally and linguistically appro20 priate, to the extent practicable, services to runaway 

21 and homeless youth; and 

22 ‘‘(15) shall inform youth of their status as inde23 pendent students under section 480 of the Higher 

24 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv), provide 

25 verification of such status for the purposes of the 


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1 Free Application for Federal Student Aid described 

2 in section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

3 (20 U.S.C. 1090), and assist youth in completing 

4 this application at the youth’s request.’’; 

5 (3) in subsection (d)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (i) by inserting ‘‘age, gender, develop8 mentally, and culturally and linguistically 

9 appropriate, to the extent practicable,’’ 

10 after ‘‘provide’’; 

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘families (including 

12 unrelated individuals in the family house13 holds) of such youth’’ and inserting ‘‘fami14 lies of such youth (including unrelated in15 dividuals in the family households of such 

16 youth and, if appropriate, individuals iden17 tified by such youth as family)’’; and 

18 (iii) by inserting ‘‘suicide prevention,’’ 

19 after ‘‘physical health care,’’; 

20 (B) in paragraph (4)— 

21 (i) by inserting ‘‘, including training 

22 on trauma-informed and youth-centered 

23 care’’ after ‘‘home-based services’’; and 

24 (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi25 colon; and 


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1 (C) in paragraph (5)— 

2 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

3 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

4 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

5 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

6 and’’; and 

7 (iii) by adding at the end the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(C) youth are eligible for home-based 

10 services when determined by the applicant to be 

11 at risk of separation from the family; and’’; and 

12 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(f) ONLINE RESOURCES FOR OUTREACH.—An ap14 plicant may develop a plan, consistent with local needs, 

15 for the use of online resources, if appropriate, in order 

16 to reach and engage youth.’’. 

17 (c) APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.—Section 313(b) 

18 (34 U.S.C. 11213(b)) is amended by striking paragraph 

19 (2) and inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(2) eligible applicants that request grants— 

21 ‘‘(A) of less than $225,000, if this title is 

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1 ‘‘(B) of less than $250,000, if this title is 

2 funded at $200,000,000 or more for the rel3 evant fiscal year.’’. 

4 SEC. 5. TRANSITIONAL LIVING GRANT PROGRAM. 

5 (a) AUTHORITY FOR PROGRAM.—Section 321 (34 

6 U.S.C. 11221) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary is authorized to 

8 make grants and to provide technical assistance’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall award grants 

10 every 2 or 3 years, and shall provide technical assist11 ance’’; and 

12 (2) by inserting ‘‘Grants shall be awarded for 

13 a 5-year period.’’ after ‘‘homeless youth.’’. 

14 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 322 (34 U.S.C. 11222) is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

18 (i) by inserting ‘‘age, gender, develop19 mentally, and culturally and linguistically 

20 appropriate, to the extent practicable,’’ be21 fore ‘‘information and counseling services’’; 

22 and 

23 (ii) by striking ‘‘job attainment skills, 

24 and mental and physical health care’’ and 

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1 and physical health care, and suicide pre2 vention services’’; 

3 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

4 (i) by striking ‘‘18’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘21’’; and 

6 (ii) by striking ‘‘18th’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘21st’’; 

8 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 

9 through (8) and (9) through (16) as para10 graphs (5) through (10) and (12) through (19), 

11 respectively; 

12 (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(3) to provide counseling to homeless youth 

15 and to encourage, if appropriate, the involvement in 

16 such counseling of their parents or legal guardians, 

17 or (if appropriate) individuals identified by such 

18 youth as family; 

19 ‘‘(4) to provide aftercare services, if possible, to 

20 homeless youth who have received shelter and serv21 ices from a transitional living youth project, includ22 ing (to the extent practicable) such youth who, after 

23 receiving such shelter and services, relocate to a geo24 graphic area or State other than the geographic area 

25 or State in which such project is located;’’; 


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1 (E) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by 

2 subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘shelter facility’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘project’’; 

4 (F) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by 

5 subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘shelter facility 

6 used to carry out such project’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘project’’; 

8 (G) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, 

9 by striking ‘‘to provide a written transitional 

10 living plan to each youth’’ and inserting ‘‘to de11 velop a written transitional living plan in part12 nership with each youth’’; 

13 (H) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated— 

14 (i) by inserting ‘‘age, gender, develop15 mentally, and culturally and linguistically 

16 appropriate, to the extent practicable,’’ 

17 after ‘‘referral of homeless youth to’’; 

18 (ii) by striking ‘‘vocational, training’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘career and technical edu20 cation’’; 

21 (iii) by striking ‘‘and health care pro22 grams’’ and inserting ‘‘mental health serv23 ice and health care programs, substance 

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1 sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, traf2 ficking in persons, or sex trafficking’’; and 

3 (iv) by striking ‘‘such services for 

4 youths;’’ and inserting ‘‘such programs de5 scribed in this paragraph;’’; 

6 (I) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, 

7 by inserting ‘‘, which may include the use of on8 line and social media engagements, as appro9 priate’’ before the semicolon; 

10 (J) by inserting after paragraph (10), as 

11 so redesignated, the following: 

12 ‘‘(11) to develop a plan to provide age, gender, 

13 developmentally, and culturally and linguistically ap14 propriate services, to the extent practicable, that ad15 dress the needs of homeless and street youth;’’; 

16 (K) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, 

17 by striking ‘‘the applicant and statistical’’ and 

18 all that follows through ‘‘who participate in 

19 such project,’’ and inserting ‘‘the applicant, sta20 tistical summaries describing the number, the 

21 characteristics, and the demographic informa22 tion of the homeless youth who participate in 

23 such project, including the prevalence of sexual 

24 abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking in per25 sons, and sex trafficking of such youth,’’; 


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1 (L) in paragraph (18), as so redesignated, 

2 by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

3 (M) in paragraph (19), as so redesignated, 

4 by striking the period at the end and inserting 

5 ‘‘regarding responses to natural disasters, in6 clement weather, and mental health emer7 gencies; and’’; and 

8 (N) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(20) to inform youth of their status as inde10 pendent students under section 480 of the Higher 

11 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv), provide 

12 verification of such status for the purposes of the 

13 Free Application for Federal Student Aid described 

14 in section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

15 (20 U.S.C. 1090), and assist the youth in com16 pleting this application at the youth’s request.’’; and 

17 (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol18 lows: 

19 ‘‘(b) PRIORITY; EQUITABLE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBU20 TION.—In selecting eligible applicants to receive grants 

21 under this part, the Secretary shall— 

22 ‘‘(1) give priority to— 

23 ‘‘(A) entities that have experience in pro24 viding to homeless youth shelter and services of 

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1 ‘‘(B) entities that request grants— 

2 ‘‘(i) of less than $225,000, if this title 

3 is funded at less than $200,000,000 for 

4 the relevant fiscal year; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) of less than $250,000, if this 

6 title is funded at $200,000,000 or more for 

7 the relevant fiscal year; and 

8 ‘‘(2) consider providing an equitable geographic 

9 distribution of grants.’’. 

10 SEC. 6. NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. 

11 Section 331 (34 U.S.C. 11231) is amended— 

12 (1) by inserting ‘‘5-year’’ before ‘‘grants’’; and 

13 (2) by inserting ‘‘, online, and social media’’ 

14 after ‘‘telephone’’. 

15 SEC. 7. COORDINATING, TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND OTHER 

16 ACTIVITIES. 

17 (a) COORDINATION.—Section 341 (34 U.S.C. 11241) 

18 is amended— 

19 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

20 inserting ‘‘safety, well-being,’’ after ‘‘health,’’; and 

21 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘other Federal 

22 entities’’ and inserting ‘‘the Department of Housing 

23 and Urban Development, the Department of Edu24 cation, the Department of Labor, and the Depart25 ment of Justice’’. 


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1 (b) GRANTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND

2 TRAINING.—Section 342 (34 U.S.C. 11242) is amended— 

3 (1) by inserting ‘‘5-year’’ before ‘‘grants to’’; 

4 (2) by inserting ‘‘, including onsite and web5 based techniques, such as on-demand and online 

6 learning,’’ before ‘‘to public and private entities’’; 

7 and 

8 (3) by striking ‘‘carrying out’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘implementing in a trauma-informed manner’’. 

10 (c) GRANTS FOR RESEARCH, EVALUATION, DEM11 ONSTRATION, AND SERVICE PROJECTS.—Section 343(b) 

12 (34 U.S.C. 11243(b)) is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (5)— 

14 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

15 (i) by striking ‘‘sexual abuse and as16 sault’’ and inserting ‘‘violence, trauma, 

17 sexual abuse, sexual exploitation’’; and 

18 (ii) by striking ‘‘and sex trafficking’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘or sex trafficking’’; 

20 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

21 (i) by striking ‘‘and assault’’ and in22 serting ‘‘sexual exploitation,’’; and 

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1 (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘who 

2 have been sexually victimized’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘who are victims of sexual abuse or sexual ex4 ploitation’’; and 

5 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(D) best practices for identifying and pro7 viding age, gender, developmentally, and cul8 turally and linguistically appropriate services to 

9 the extent practicable to— 

10 ‘‘(i) vulnerable and underserved youth 

11 populations; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) youth who are victims of sexual 

13 abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking in 

14 persons, or sex trafficking; and 

15 ‘‘(E) informing youth of their status as 

16 independent students under section 480 of the 

17 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

18 1087vv), providing verification of such status 

19 for the purposes of the Free Application for 

20 Federal Student Aid described in section 483 of 

21 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

22 1090), and assisting youth in completing this 

23 application at the youth’s request;’’; 

24 (2) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

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1 (3) in paragraph (10), by striking the period 

2 and inserting a semicolon; and 

3 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(11) examining the intersection between the 

5 runaway and homeless youth populations and traf6 ficking in persons, including noting whether such 

7 youth who are victims of trafficking in persons or 

8 sex trafficking were previously involved in the child 

9 welfare or juvenile justice systems; and 

10 ‘‘(12) the needs of runaway youth and homeless 

11 youth with disabilities, including projects that exam12 ine best practices for serving these youth.’’. 

13 (d) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO PROVIDE SERV14 ICES TO YOUTH IN RURAL AREAS.—Section 344(a)(2)(A) 

15 (34 U.S.C. 11244(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘$100,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$200,000’’. 

17 (e) PERIODIC ESTIMATE OF INCIDENCE AND PREVA18 LENCE OF YOUTH HOMELESSNESS.—Section 345 (34 

19 U.S.C. 11245) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)— 

21 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph 

22 (1)— 

23 (i) by inserting ‘‘and the Runaway 

24 and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Pre25 vention Act of 2019,’’ after ‘‘2008,’’; 


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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’; 

2 and 

3 (iii) by inserting ‘‘of Health and 

4 Human Services, acting through the Asso5 ciate Commissioner of the Family and 

6 Youth Services Bureau’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; 

7 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘13’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘12’’; and 

10 (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi11 colon; 

12 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe13 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

14 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(3) that includes demographic information 

16 about and characteristics of runaway or homeless 

17 youth, including such youth who are victims of sex18 ual abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking in persons, 

19 or sex trafficking; and 

20 ‘‘(4) that does not disclose the identity of any 

21 runaway or homeless youth.’’; and 

22 (2) in subsection (b)(1)— 

23 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

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1 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

2 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

3 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 

4 subparagraph (C); 

5 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(B) incidences, if any, of— 

8 ‘‘(i) such individuals who are victims 

9 of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, traf10 ficking in persons; or 

11 ‘‘(ii) such individuals who are victims 

12 of sex trafficking; and’’; and 

13 (E) in subparagraph (C), as so redesig14 nated— 

15 (i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘, including mental health 

17 services;’’; and 

18 (ii) by adding at the end the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(iv) access to education (including 

21 postsecondary education and career and 

22 technical education); and’’. 

23 SEC. 8. SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM. 

24 Section 351 (34 U.S.C. 11261) is amended— 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in2 serting ‘‘Every 2 or 3 years, the Secretary’’; 

3 (B) by inserting ‘‘public and’’ before ‘‘non4 profit’’; and 

5 (C) by striking ‘‘prostitution,’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘violence,’’; 

7 (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol8 lows: 

9 ‘‘(b) PRIORITY; EQUITABLE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBU10 TION.—In selecting applicants to receive grants under 

11 subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

12 ‘‘(1) give priority to— 

13 ‘‘(A) public and nonprofit private agencies 

14 that have experience in providing services to 

15 runaway and homeless, and street youth; and 

16 ‘‘(B) eligible applicants that request 

17 grants— 

18 ‘‘(i) of less than $225,000, if this title 

19 is funded at less than $200,000,000 for 

20 the relevant fiscal year; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) of less than $250,000, if this 

22 title is funded at $200,000,000 or more for 

23 the relevant fiscal year; and 

24 ‘‘(2) consider providing an equitable geographic 

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1 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to 

3 receive a grant under subsection (a), an applicant shall 

4 certify to the Secretary that such applicant has systems 

5 in place to ensure that such applicant can provide age, 

6 gender, developmentally, and culturally and linguistically 

7 appropriate, to the extent practicable, services to all youth 

8 described in subsection (a). 

9 ‘‘(d) DURATION.—Grants awarded under this section 

10 shall be for a period of 5 years.’’. 

11 SEC. 9. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

12 (a) LEASE OF SURPLUS FEDERAL FACILITIES FOR

13 USE RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH CENTERS OR AS

14 TRANSITIONAL LIVING YOUTH SHELTER PROJECTS.— 

15 Section 381 (34 U.S.C. 11272) is amended— 

16 (1) in the section heading— 

17 (A) by inserting ‘‘, SITES,’’ after ‘‘CEN18 TERS’’; and 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘SHELTER FACILITIES’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘SHELTER PROJECTS’’; and 

21 (2) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 

22 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘facilities’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘projects’’. 

24 (b) REPORTS.—Section 382(a) (34 U.S.C. 11273(a)) 

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1 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘2000’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘2021’’; and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘the Workforce’’ and in5 serting ‘‘Labor’’; 

6 (2) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 

8 through (D) as subparagraphs (C) through (E), 

9 respectively; and 

10 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘(B) collecting data on sexual abuse, sex13 ual exploitation, trafficking in persons, and sex 

14 trafficking of runaway and homeless youth;’’; 

15 and 

16 (3) in paragraph (2)— 

17 (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and in18 serting the following: 

19 ‘‘(A) the number and characteristics of 

20 homeless youth served by such projects, includ21 ing— 

22 ‘‘(i) such youth who are victims of 

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1 ‘‘(ii) such youth who are pregnant or 

2 parenting; 

3 ‘‘(iii) such youth who have been in4 volved in the child welfare system; and 

5 ‘‘(iv) such youth who have been in6 volved in the juvenile justice system;’’; and 

7 (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking 

8 ‘‘intrafamily problems’’ and inserting ‘‘problems 

9 within the family, including (if appropriate) in10 dividuals identified by such youth as family,’’. 

11 (c) FEDERAL SHARE.—Section 383(a) (34 U.S.C. 

12 11274(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘facility’s budget’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘project’s budget’’. 

14 (d) EVALUATION AND INFORMATION.—Section 

15 386(a) (34 U.S.C. 11277(a)) is amended in the matter 

16 preceding paragraph (1)— 

17 (1) by striking ‘‘3’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’ each 

18 place the term appears; and 

19 (2) by inserting ‘‘, acting through the Associate 

20 Commissioner of the Family and Youth Services Bu21 reau,’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’. 

22 (e) PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.—Section 386A(a) 

23 (34 U.S.C. 11278(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and the 

24 date of enactment of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 

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1 (f) NONDISCRIMINATION.—Part F is amended by in2 serting after section 386A (34 U.S.C. 11278) the fol3 lowing: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 386B. NONDISCRIMINATION. 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No person in the United States 

6 shall, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, reli7 gion, national origin, sex, gender identity (as defined in 

8 section 249(c)(4) of title 18, United States Code), sexual 

9 orientation, or disability, be excluded from participation 

10 in, be denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination 

11 under any program or activity receiving Federal financial 

12 assistance under title III of the Juvenile Justice and De13 linquency Prevention Act of 1974. 

14 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—If programming that is seg15 regated by or specific to sex is necessary to the essential 

16 operation of a program, nothing in this section shall be 

17 construed to prevent the entity carrying out any such pro18 gram or activity from consideration of an individual’s sex. 

19 In such a circumstance, the entity may meet the require20 ments of this section by providing comparable services to 

21 individuals who cannot be provided with the sex-seg22 regated or sex-specific programming. 

23 ‘‘(c) DISQUALIFICATION.—The authority provided for 

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1 section (a) or (b) of section 654 of the Head Start Act 

2 (42 U.S.C. 9849). The procedures provided for review of 

3 an action to enforce this section shall be the same as the 

4 procedures provided for review of an action to enforce sub5 section (b) of that section. 

6 ‘‘(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 

7 be construed, interpreted, or applied to supplant, displace, 

8 preempt, or otherwise limit the responsibilities and liabil9 ities under other Federal or State laws with respect to 

10 discrimination on a basis described in subsection (a).’’. 

11 (g) DEFINITIONS.—Section 387 (34 U.S.C. 11279) 

12 is amended— 

13 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 

14 (6), and paragraphs (7) and (8), as paragraphs (2) 

15 through (7), and paragraphs (9) and (10), respec16 tively; 

17 (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(1) CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY AP20 PROPRIATE.—The term ‘culturally and linguistically 

21 appropriate’, with respect to services, has the mean22 ing given the term ‘culturally and linguistically ap23 propriate services’ in the ‘National Standards for 

24 Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in 

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1 the Office of Minority Health of the Department of 

2 Health and Human Services.’’; 

3 (3) in paragraph (4)(A) (as so redesignated)— 

4 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘21’’ and in5 serting ‘‘26’’; and 

6 (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and either’’ 

7 and all that follows through the end of the 

8 clause and inserting ‘‘but less than 26 years of 

9 age;’’; 

10 (4) in paragraph (6)(B)(as so redesignated)— 

11 (A) in clause (i), by striking the semicolon 

12 and inserting ‘‘, including the use of online 

13 methods of engagement, as appropriate, based 

14 on the needs of the community and population 

15 served;’’; and 

16 (B) in clause (v), by striking subclauses (I) 

17 through (IV) and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(I) alcohol and substance use 

19 disorder; 

20 ‘‘(II) sexual abuse, sexual exploi21 tation, trafficking in persons, and sex 

22 trafficking; 

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1 ‘‘(IV) physical and sexual as2 sault; and 

3 ‘‘(V) suicide.’’; 

4 (5) in paragraph (7)(B) (as so redesignated), 

5 by striking ‘‘prostitution or drug abuse.’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘trafficking in persons, sex trafficking, or sub7 stance use disorder’’; 

8 (6) by inserting after paragraph (7) (as so re9 designated), the following: 

10 ‘‘(8) TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.—The term 

11 ‘trafficking in persons’ has the meaning given the 

12 term ‘severe forms of trafficking in persons’ in sec13 tion 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 

14 of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 7102).’’; 

15 (7) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated)— 

16 (A) by inserting ‘‘to homeless youth’’ after 

17 ‘‘provides’’; and 

18 (B) by inserting ‘‘, to establish a stable 

19 family or community supports,’’ after ‘‘self-suf20 ficient living’’; and 

21 (8) in paragraph (10)(B) (as so redesig22 nated)— 

23 (A) in clause (ii)— 

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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

2 (B) in clause (iii), by striking the period 

3 and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

4 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(iv) who is involved in the child wel6 fare or juvenile justice system, but is not 

7 living in housing or shelter funded by the 

8 Federal Government’’. 

9 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

10 388(a) (34 U.S.C. 11280(a)) is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking 

12 ‘‘$127,421,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 

13 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘$225,000,000 for fiscal year 

14 2021, and such sums as may be necessary for each 

15 of fiscal years 2022 through 2025’’; 

16 (2) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘such 

17 sums as may be necessary’’ and all that follows 

18 through the period at the end and inserting 

19 ‘‘$2,000,000 shall be made available to carry out 

20 section 345 for fiscal year 2021 and such sums as 

21 may be necessary shall be made available to carry 

22 out such section for each of fiscal years 2022 

23 through 2025’’; and 

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1 serting ‘‘$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, and such 

2 sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 

3 2022 through 2025’’. 

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