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Union Calendar No. 582 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5191 

[Report No. 116–699] 

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 

DECEMBER 28, 2020 

Additional sponsors: Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. DESAULNIER, 

Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. 

TRONE, Ms. MOORE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. 

YOUNG, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. WILD, Mr. 

SABLAN, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. BASS, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mr. PETERS, Ms. 

MENG, Mr. WELCH, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. TITUS, 

Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. TED LIEU of 

California, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. HAALAND, and Mrs. 

NAPOLITANO

DECEMBER 28, 2020 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 20, 2019] 


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A BILL 

To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and 

for other purposes. 


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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 Homeless 

5 Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2020’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 

7 Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in 

8 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of 

9 an amendment to, or repeal of, a provision, the amendment 

10 or repeal shall be considered to be made to a provision of 

11 the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (34 U.S.C. 11201 

12 et seq.). 

13 SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 

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

15 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘share of, seri16 ous health, behavioral, and emotional problems’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘share of, trauma, serious health, behav18 ioral, social, and emotional problems, and substance 

19 use disorder’’; 

20 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘socially, age, 

21 gender, developmentally, culturally and’’ before ‘‘lin22 guistically appropriate’’; 

23 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6), 

24 as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; 


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1 (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(3) research has documented that youth experi4 ence homelessness as fluid, such that many youth ex5 perience 2 to 3 different types of homelessness, includ6 ing couch surfing, emergency shelters, and staying on 

7 the streets;’’; 

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

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

10 inserting ‘‘self-advocacy’’; 

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

12 paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and peer’’ before ‘‘rela13 tionships’’; 

14 (7) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by para15 graph (3), by striking ‘‘outside the welfare system and 

16 the law enforcement system’’ and inserting ‘‘, in col17 laboration with public assistance systems, the law en18 forcement system, and the child welfare system’’; 

19 (8) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by para20 graph (3)— 

21 (A) by inserting ‘‘a safe place to live, con22 nection to caring adults, and’’ after ‘‘youth 

23 need’’; and 

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


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1 (9) in paragraph (7), as redesignated by para2 graph (3)— 

3 (A) by striking ‘‘between the Federal pro4 grams that serve runaway and homeless youth 

5 are’’ and inserting ‘‘at the Federal level is’’; and 

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

7 inserting a semicolon; and 

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

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

10 risk of substance use disorder and becoming victims 

11 of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking in 

12 persons, and sex trafficking; 

13 ‘‘(9) research has shown that— 

14 ‘‘(A) the prevalence of homelessness among 

15 youth and young adults is similar in rural and 

16 urban communities; and 

17 ‘‘(B) runaway and homeless youth pro18 grams, such as those funded under this Act, are 

19 integral services that every community, regard20 less of size, should provide; and 

21 ‘‘(10) runaway and homeless youth programs 

22 provide expert adolescent services and are integral 

23 community partners for the child welfare and juvenile 

24 justice systems.’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. BASIC CENTER GRANT PROGRAM. 

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

3 311(a) (34 U.S.C. 11211(a)) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘Every 2 or 3 years, the Secretary’’; 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘and operate’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘, operate, and maintain’’; and 

9 (C) by striking ‘‘services’’ and all that fol10 lows through the period at the end and inserting 

11 ‘‘safe shelter and services, including trauma-in12 formed services, for runaway and homeless youth 

13 and, if appropriate, services for the families of 

14 such youth, including (if appropriate) individ15 uals identified by such youth as family. Grants 

16 shall be awarded for a 5-year period.’’; and 

17 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

18 (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and in19 serting the following: 

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

21 street youth, homeless youth, and youth at risk 

22 of separation from his or her family or at risk 

23 of becoming homeless;’’; 

24 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

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

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1 imum allowed by the State, whichever is 

2 greater;’’; 

3 (ii) by striking clause (ii) and insert4 ing the following: 

5 ‘‘(ii) age, gender, developmentally, and 

6 culturally and linguistically appropriate 

7 individual, family, and group counseling, 

8 as appropriate (including, if appropriate, 

9 counseling for individuals identified by such 

10 youth as family); and’’; and 

11 (iii) by adding at the end the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(iii) suicide prevention services; and’’; 

14 and 

15 (C) in subparagraph (C)— 

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

17 gender, developmentally, and culturally and 

18 linguistically appropriate, to the extent 

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

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

21 after the semicolon; 

22 (iii) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘dis23 eases.’’ and inserting ‘‘infections;’’; and 

24 (iv) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(v) trauma-informed and gender-re2 sponsive services for runaway or homeless 

3 youth, including such youth who are vic4 tims of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, 

5 trafficking in persons, or sex trafficking; 

6 and 

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

8 for youth and their parents, legal guard9 ians, or (if appropriate) those identified by 

10 such youth as family, including— 

11 ‘‘(I) an assessment of family en12 gagement to improve support for youth 

13 (and if appropriate) reunify youth; 

14 ‘‘(II) strength-based interventions; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(III) ongoing supportive serv17 ices.’’. 

18 (b) ELIGIBILITY; PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—Section 312 

19 (34 U.S.C. 11212) is amended— 

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

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

22 ‘‘guardians’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (b)— 

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

25 the 1st place it appears and inserting ‘‘project’’; 


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1 (B) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

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

3 ‘‘project’’; and 

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘requires’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘allows’’; 

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

7 appropriate) individuals identified by such 

8 youth as family,’’ after ‘‘parents or legal guard9 ians’’; 

10 (D) in paragraph (6)— 

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

12 the use of online resources in order to reach 

13 and engage youth)’’ after ‘‘programs’’; and 

14 (ii) by striking ‘‘cultural minority and 

15 persons with limited ability to speak 

16 English’’ and inserting ‘‘cultural minority, 

17 persons with limited ability to speak 

18 English, and runaway or homeless youth 

19 who are victims of sexual abuse, sexual ex20 ploitation, trafficking in persons, or sex 

21 trafficking’’; 

22 (E) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting 

23 the following: 

24 ‘‘(7) shall keep adequate statistical records 

25 profiling the youth and family members of such youth 


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1 whom the applicant serves, including demographic in2 formation on and the number of such youth who— 

3 ‘‘(A) are not referred to out-of-home shelter 

4 services; 

5 ‘‘(B) are members of vulnerable or under6 served populations; 

7 ‘‘(C) are victims of sexual abuse, sexual ex8 ploitation, trafficking in persons, or sex traf9 ficking; 

10 ‘‘(D) are pregnant or parenting; 

11 ‘‘(E) have been involved in the child welfare 

12 system; and 

13 ‘‘(F) have been involved in the juvenile jus14 tice system;’’; 

15 (F) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting 

16 the following: 

17 ‘‘(8) shall ensure that— 

18 ‘‘(A) the records described in paragraph (7), 

19 on an individual runaway or homeless youth, 

20 shall not be disclosed without the consent of the 

21 individual youth and of the parent or legal 

22 guardian of such youth or (if appropriate) an 

23 individual identified by such youth as family, to 

24 anyone other than another agency compiling sta25 tistical records or a government agency involved 


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1 in the disposition of criminal charges against an 

2 individual runaway or homeless 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 center 

11 has been able to meet the goals of its plans; and’’; 

12 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 emer16 gencies;’’; and 

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

18 ‘‘(14) shall provide age, gender, developmentally, 

19 and culturally and linguistically appropriate, to the 

20 extent practicable, services to runaway and homeless 

21 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 Free 


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1 Application for Federal Student Aid described in sec2 tion 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

3 U.S.C. 1090), and assist youth in completing this ap4 plication 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,’’ after 

10 ‘‘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 indi15 viduals 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 ‘‘; and’’; 

6 and 

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

9 ‘‘(C) youth are eligible for home-based serv10 ices when determined by the applicant to be at 

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

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

13 ‘‘(f) ONLINE RESOURCES FOR OUTREACH.—An appli14 cant may develop a plan, consistent with local needs, for 

15 the use of online resources, if appropriate, in order to reach 

16 and engage youth.’’. 

17 (c) APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.—Section 313(b) (34 

18 U.S.C. 11213(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 

19 inserting the following: 

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

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

22 funded at less than $200,000,000 for the relevant 

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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 relevant 

3 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’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall award grants every 2 

10 or 3 years, and shall provide technical assistance’’; 

11 and 

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

13 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 

25 inserting ‘‘job attainment skills, mental and 


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1 physical health care, and suicide prevention 

2 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 paragraphs 

10 (5) through (10) and (12) through (19), respec11 tively; 

12 (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol13 lowing: 

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

15 to encourage, if appropriate, the involvement in such 

16 counseling of their parents or legal guardians, or (if 

17 appropriate) individuals identified by such youth as 

18 family; 

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

20 homeless youth who have received shelter and services 

21 from a transitional living youth project, including (to 

22 the extent practicable) such youth who, after receiving 

23 such shelter and services, relocate to a geographic area 

24 or State other than the geographic area or State in 

25 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, by 

9 striking ‘‘to provide a written transitional living 

10 plan to each youth’’ and inserting ‘‘to develop a 

11 written transitional living plan in partnership 

12 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,’’ after 

17 ‘‘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 service 

23 and health care programs, substance use 

24 disorder treatment, and programs providing 

25 wrap-around services to victims of sexual 


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1 abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking in 

2 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 so 

11 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 such 

19 project,’’ and inserting ‘‘the applicant, statistical 

20 summaries describing the number, the character21 istics, and the demographic information of the 

22 homeless youth who participate in such project, 

23 including the prevalence of sexual abuse, sexual 

24 exploitation, trafficking in persons, and sex traf25 ficking 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 emergencies; 

7 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 Free 

13 Application for Federal Student Aid described in sec14 tion 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

15 U.S.C. 1090), and assist the youth in completing this 

16 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 

25 the types described in subsection (a)(1); and 


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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 the 

4 relevant fiscal year; and 

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

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

7 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 Department 

25 of Justice’’. 


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1 (b) GRANTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAIN2 ING.—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’’; and 

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

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

9 (c) GRANTS FOR RESEARCH, EVALUATION, DEM10 ONSTRATION, AND SERVICE PROJECTS.—Section 343(b) (34 

11 U.S.C. 11243(b)) is amended— 

12 (1) in paragraph (5)— 

13 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

14 (i) by striking ‘‘sexual abuse and as15 sault’’ and inserting ‘‘violence, trauma, sex16 ual abuse, sexual exploitation’’; and 

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

18 and inserting ‘‘or sex trafficking’’; 

19 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘assault’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘ sexual exploitation’’; and 

22 (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi23 colon; 

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

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1 ‘‘who are victims of sexual abuse or sexual ex2 ploitation’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(D) best practices for identifying and pro5 viding age, gender, developmentally, and cul6 turally and linguistically appropriate services to 

7 the extent practicable to— 

8 ‘‘(i) vulnerable and underserved youth 

9 populations; and 

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

11 abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking in 

12 persons, or sex trafficking; and 

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

14 independent students under section 480 of the 

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

16 1087vv), providing verification of such status for 

17 the purposes of the Free Application for Federal 

18 Student Aid described in section 483 of the 

19 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090), 

20 and assisting youth in completing this applica21 tion at the youth’s request;’’; 

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

23 end; 

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

25 and inserting a semicolon; and 


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

2 ‘‘(11) examining the intersection between the 

3 runaway and homeless youth populations and traf4 ficking in persons, including noting whether such 

5 youth who are victims of trafficking in persons or sex 

6 trafficking were previously involved in the child wel7 fare or juvenile justice systems; and 

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

9 youth with disabilities, including projects that exam10 ine best practices for serving these youth.’’. 

11 (d) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO PROVIDE SERV12 ICES TO YOUTH IN RURAL AREAS.—Section 344(a)(2)(A) 

13 (34 U.S.C. 11244(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking 

14 ‘‘$100,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$200,000’’. 

15 (e) PERIODIC ESTIMATE OF INCIDENCE AND PREVA16 LENCE OF YOUTH HOMELESSNESS.—Section 345 (34 

17 U.S.C. 11245) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a)— 

19 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph 

20 (1)— 

21 (i) by striking ‘‘Reconnecting Homeless 

22 Youth Act of 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘Run23 away and Homeless Youth and Trafficking 

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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 period 

13 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 sexual 

18 abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking in persons, or 

19 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 

24 (A), by striking ‘‘13’’ and inserting ‘‘12’’; 


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1 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

2 at the end; 

3 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 

4 subparagraph (C); 

5 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 

6 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 following: 

19 ‘‘(iv) access to education (including 

20 postsecondary education and career and 

21 technical education); and’’. 

22 SEC. 8. SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM. 

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

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘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 sub11 section (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 the 

20 relevant fiscal year; and 

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

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

23 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 cer4 tify to the Secretary that such applicant has systems in 

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

6 developmentally, and culturally and linguistically appro7 priate, to the extent practicable, services to all youth de8 scribed 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.—Sec15 tion 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’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘SHELTER PROJECTS’’; and 

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

22 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘youth shelter facilities’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘youth shelter 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 insert5 ing ‘‘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) the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(B) collecting data on sexual abuse, sexual 

13 exploitation, trafficking in persons, and sex traf14 ficking of runaway and homeless youth;’’; and 

15 (3) in paragraph (2)— 

16 (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and in17 serting the following: 

18 ‘‘(A) the number and characteristics of 

19 homeless youth served by such projects, includ20 ing— 

21 ‘‘(i) such youth who are victims of sex22 ual abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking in 

23 persons, and sex trafficking; 

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1 ‘‘(iii) such youth who have been in2 volved in the child welfare system; and 

3 ‘‘(iv) such youth who have been in4 volved in the juvenile justice system;’’; and 

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

6 ‘‘intrafamily problems’’ and inserting ‘‘problems 

7 within the family, including (if appropriate) in8 dividuals identified by such youth as family,’’. 

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

10 11274(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘facility’s budget’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘project’s budget’’. 

12 (d) EVALUATION AND INFORMATION.—Section 386(a) 

13 (34 U.S.C. 11277(a)) is amended in the matter preceding 

14 paragraph (1)— 

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

16 the term appears; and 

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

18 Commissioner of the Family and Youth Services Bu19 reau’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’. 

20 (e) PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.—Section 386A(a) (34 

21 U.S.C. 11278(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Reconnecting 

22 Homeless Youth Act of 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘Runaway and 

23 Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2019’’. 

24 (f) NONDISCRIMINATION.—Part F is amended by in25 serting after section 386A (34 U.S.C. 11278) the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 386B. NONDISCRIMINATION. 

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

3 shall, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, 

4 national origin, sex, gender identity (as defined in section 

5 249(c)(4) of title 18, United States Code), sexual orienta6 tion, or disability, be excluded from participation in, be 

7 denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination under 

8 any program or activity receiving Federal financial assist9 ance under title III of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 

10 Prevention Act of 1974. 

11 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—If programming that is segregated 

12 by or specific to sex is necessary to the essential operation 

13 of a program, nothing in this section shall be construed to 

14 prevent the entity carrying out any such program or activ15 ity from consideration of an individual’s sex. In such a cir16 cumstance, the entity may meet the requirements of this sec17 tion by providing comparable services to individuals who 

18 cannot be provided with the sex-segregated or sex-specific 

19 programming. 

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

21 the Secretary to enforce this section shall be the same as 

22 the authority provided for the Secretary to enforce sub23 section (a) or (b) of section 654 of the Head Start Act (42 

24 U.S.C. 9849). The procedures provided for review of an ac25 tion to enforce this section shall be the same as the proceVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:14 Dec 28, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H5191.RH H5191

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1 dures provided for review of an action to enforce subsection 

2 (b) of that section. 

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

4 construed, interpreted, or applied to supplant, displace, 

5 preempt, or otherwise limit the responsibilities and liabil6 ities under other Federal or State laws with respect to dis7 crimination on a basis described in subsection (a).’’. 

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

9 amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6), 

11 and paragraphs (7) and (8), as paragraphs (2) 

12 through (7), and paragraphs (9) and (10), respec13 tively; 

14 (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(1) CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPRO17 PRIATE.—The term ‘culturally and linguistically ap18 propriate’, with respect to services, has the meaning 

19 given the term ‘culturally and linguistically appro20 priate services’ in the ‘National Standards for Cul21 turally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in 

22 Health and Health Care’, issued in April 2013, by the 

23 Office of Minority Health of the Department of 

24 Health and Human Services.’’; 

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1 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘21’’ and in2 serting ‘‘26’’; and 

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

4 and all that follows through the end of the clause 

5 and inserting ‘‘but less than 26 years of age;’’; 

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

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

8 and inserting ‘‘, including the use of online 

9 methods of engagement, as appropriate, based on 

10 the needs of the community and population 

11 served;’’; and 

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

13 through (IV) and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(I) alcohol and substance use dis15 order; 

16 ‘‘(II) sexual abuse, sexual exploi17 tation, trafficking in persons, and sex 

18 trafficking; 

19 ‘‘(III) sexually transmitted infec20 tions, including human immuno21 deficiency virus (HIV); 

22 ‘‘(IV) physical and sexual assault; 

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1 (5) in paragraph (7)(B) (as so redesignated), by 

2 striking ‘‘prostitution, or drug abuse’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘trafficking in persons, sex trafficking, or substance 

4 use disorder’’; 

5 (6) by inserting after paragraph (7) (as so redes6 ignated), the following: 

7 ‘‘(8) TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.—The term ‘traf8 ficking in persons’ has the meaning given the term 

9 ‘severe forms of trafficking in persons’ in section 103 

10 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2019 (22 

11 U.S.C. 7102).’’; 

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

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

14 ‘‘provides’’; and 

15 (B) by inserting ‘‘, to establish a stable fam16 ily or community supports,’’ after ‘‘self-sufficient 

17 living’’; and 

18 (8) in paragraph (10)(B) (as so redesignated)— 

19 (A) in clause (ii)— 

20 (i) by inserting ‘‘or able’’ after ‘‘will21 ing’’; and 

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

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

24 and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(iv) who is involved in the child welfare or 

2 juvenile justice system, but is not living in hous3 ing or shelter funded by the Federal Govern4 ment.’’. 

5 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

6 388(a) (34 U.S.C. 11280(a)) is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$127,421,000 

8 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2020’’ and in9 serting ‘‘$225,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, and such 

10 sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 

11 2022 through 2025’’; 

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

13 as may be necessary’’ and all that follows through the 

14 period at the end and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000 shall be 

15 made available to carry out section 345 for fiscal year 

16 2021 and such sums as may be necessary shall be 

17 made available to carry out such section for each of 

18 fiscal years 2022 through 2025’’; and 

19 (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘$25,000,000 

20 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2020’’ and in21 serting ‘‘$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, and such 

22 sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 

23 2022 through 2025’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 582 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5191 

[Report No. 116–699] 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth 

Act, and for other purposes. 

DECEMBER 28, 2020 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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