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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4916 

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

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 

Mr. LEAHY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on the Judiciary 

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 2022’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Section 302 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 

8 (34 U.S.C. 11201) is amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 302. FINDINGS. 

10 ‘‘The Congress finds that— 


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1 ‘‘(1) youth who have become homeless or who 

2 leave and remain away from home without parental 

3 permission are at risk of developing, and have a dis4 proportionate share of, trauma, substance use dis5 orders, and serious health, behavioral, social, and 

6 emotional challenges because they lack sufficient re7 sources to obtain care and may live on the street for 

8 extended periods of time, thereby endangering them9 selves; 

10 ‘‘(2) many such young people, because of their 

11 age and situation, are urgently in need of temporary 

12 shelter and services, including services that consider 

13 their age, gender, and social and developmental 

14 needs, are culturally and linguistically appropriate, 

15 and acknowledge the environment of youth seeking 

16 these services; 

17 ‘‘(3) research has documented the fluid experi18 ences of homelessness of youth, where many youth 

19 experience 2 or more different types of homeless20 ness, including couch surfing, living in motels, and 

21 staying on the streets; 

22 ‘‘(4) research has documented that persons who 

23 are members of historically marginalized and under24 served communities of color, LGBTQ youth, youth 

25 who do not complete high school or achieve a high 


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1 school equivalency, youth involved in the child wel2 fare system, youth who have been involved with the 

3 criminal justice system, and pregnant and parenting 

4 youth are most likely to experience homelessness in 

5 the United States while unaccompanied by a parent 

6 or adult; 

7 ‘‘(5) services to such young people should be de8 veloped and provided using a positive youth develop9 ment approach that ensures a young person a sense 

10 of— 

11 ‘‘(A) safety and structure; 

12 ‘‘(B) belonging and membership; 

13 ‘‘(C) self-worth, empowerment, voice, and 

14 choice; 

15 ‘‘(D) independence and control over one’s 

16 life; and 

17 ‘‘(E) closeness in interpersonal relation18 ships; 

19 ‘‘(6) in view of the interstate nature of the 

20 problem, it is the responsibility of the Federal Gov21 ernment to develop an accurate national reporting 

22 system to report the prevalence of youth homeless23 ness, and to assist in the development of an effective 

24 system of care (including prevention services and 

25 aftercare services, short-term housing with services, 


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1 extended housing with supportive services, and street 

2 outreach services) outside the welfare system and 

3 the law enforcement system, in collaboration with 

4 public assistance systems, the education system, and 

5 the child welfare system; 

6 ‘‘(7) to make a successful transition to adult7 hood, youth who run away, youth experiencing 

8 homelessness, and youth living in the street need a 

9 safe and stable place to live, connections to caring 

10 adults, and opportunities to complete high school or 

11 earn a general equivalency degree, learn job skills, 

12 and obtain employment; 

13 ‘‘(8) improved coordination and collaboration at 

14 the Federal level between programs that serve run15 away and homeless youth are necessary for the de16 velopment of a long-term strategy for responding to 

17 the needs of this population; 

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

19 risk of substance use disorders and becoming victims 

20 of sexual exploitation and trafficking; 

21 ‘‘(10) since research has shown that the preva22 lence of homelessness among youth is similar in 

23 rural and urban communities, runaway and homeless 

24 youth programs, such as those funded under this 

25 title, are integral services that every community 


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1 should provide, regardless of the size of the commu2 nity; and 

3 ‘‘(11) runaway and homeless youth programs, 

4 such as those funded under this title, are expert ado5 lescent service providers and integral community 

6 partners for the child welfare and juvenile justice 

7 systems as many youth exit these systems to home8 lessness.’’. 

9 SEC. 3. BASIC CENTER GRANT PROGRAM. 

10 Part A of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (34 

11 U.S.C. 11211 et seq.) is amended— 

12 (1) in section 311, by striking subsection (a) 

13 and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(a) GRANTS FOR CENTERS AND SERVICES.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

16 ‘‘(A) not later than 90 days before the 

17 start date of the grant, award 5-year grants to 

18 public and nonprofit private entities, and com19 binations of such entities, to establish, operate, 

20 and maintain (including renovate) local centers 

21 to provide— 

22 ‘‘(i) safe shelter and services for run23 away and homeless youth, including trau24 ma-informed and gender-responsive serv25 ices; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) if appropriate, services for the 

2 families of such youth, including individ3 uals identified by such youth as family; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(B) establish an appeal process for grant6 ees. 

7 ‘‘(2) SERVICES PROVIDED.—Services provided 

8 under paragraph (1)— 

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

10 street youth, homeless youth, or youth at risk 

11 of separation from the family; 

12 ‘‘(B) shall include— 

13 ‘‘(i) safe and appropriate shelter for 

14 not more than 30 days or the maximum al15 lowed by the State, whichever is greater; 

16 ‘‘(ii) individual, family, or group coun17 seling, as appropriate, including counseling 

18 for individuals identified by such youth as 

19 family, that considers the age, gender, and 

20 social and developmental needs of such 

21 youth, and is culturally and linguistically 

22 appropriate; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) suicide prevention services; and 

24 ‘‘(C) may include— 

25 ‘‘(i) street-based services; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) home-based services for families 

2 with youth at risk of separation from the 

3 family, to the extent practicable, that con4 sider the ages, genders, and social and de5 velopmental needs of the family, and are 

6 culturally and linguistically appropriate; 

7 ‘‘(iii) prevention services; 

8 ‘‘(iv) substance use disorder education 

9 and prevention services; 

10 ‘‘(v) at the request of runaway youth 

11 or homeless youth, testing for sexually 

12 transmitted infections; 

13 ‘‘(vi) trauma-informed and gender-re14 sponsive services, including for such youth 

15 who are victims of trafficking; and 

16 ‘‘(vii) an assessment of— 

17 ‘‘(I) family engagement in sup18 port and reunification, if reunification 

19 is appropriate; 

20 ‘‘(II) interventions; and 

21 ‘‘(III) services for parents or 

22 legal guardians of such youth or, if 

23 appropriate, individuals identified by 

24 such youth as family.’’; 

25 (2) in section 312— 


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1 (A) in subsection (b)— 

2 (i) by striking paragraph (2) and in3 serting the following: 

4 ‘‘(2) shall use such assistance to establish, 

5 strengthen, or fund a runaway and homeless youth 

6 center that provides temporary shelter or a locally 

7 controlled project, including a host family home, 

8 that has— 

9 ‘‘(A) a minimum capacity of not less than 

10 4 youth, except if there is an established min11 imum number of beds per youth shelter or 

12 project location; 

13 ‘‘(B) a maximum capacity of not more 

14 than 20 youth, except where the applicant dem15 onstrates that the State where the center or lo16 cally controlled project is located has a State or 

17 local law or regulation that allows a higher 

18 maximum to comply with licensure require19 ments for child and youth serving centers or 

20 projects; 

21 ‘‘(C) a ratio of staff to youth that is suffi22 cient to ensure adequate supervision and treat23 ment; and 

24 ‘‘(D) if it is a mixed project, not more 

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1 plicant demonstrates that the project has a 

2 State or local law or regulation that allows a 

3 higher maximum to comply with licensure re4 quirements for child and youth serving 

5 projects;’’; 

6 (ii) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘or 

7 legal guardians’’ and inserting ‘‘, legal 

8 guardians, or individuals identified by such 

9 youth as family, if appropriate,’’; 

10 (iii) by striking paragraphs (6), (7), 

11 and (8), and inserting the following: 

12 ‘‘(6) shall develop an adequate plan, which may 

13 include the use of online resources to reach and en14 gage youth, for establishing or coordinating with 

15 outreach programs designed to attract persons, in16 cluding persons who are members of underserved 

17 populations, who are eligible to receive services for 

18 which a grant under section 311(a) may be ex19 pended; 

20 ‘‘(7) shall keep adequate statistical records 

21 profiling the runaway youth or homeless youth and 

22 family members of such youth whom the applicant 

23 serves, including demographic information and the 

24 number of such 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 trafficking; 

6 ‘‘(D) are pregnant or parenting; 

7 ‘‘(E) have been involved in the child wel8 fare system; and 

9 ‘‘(F) have been involved in the juvenile jus10 tice system; 

11 ‘‘(8) shall ensure that— 

12 ‘‘(A) the information maintained on indi13 vidual runaway youth or homeless youth con14 tained in the records described in paragraph (7) 

15 shall not be disclosed without the consent of the 

16 individual youth and the parent of the youth, 

17 the legal guardian of the youth, or an individual 

18 identified by such youth as family, to anyone 

19 other than an agency compiling statistical 

20 records or a government agency involved in the 

21 disposition of criminal charges against such 

22 youth; and 

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

24 the statistics described in paragraph (7) shall 


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1 not disclose the identity of any individual run2 away youth or homeless youth;’’; 

3 (iv) in paragraph (12), by striking 

4 subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(B) detailed information on how the ap7 plicant has been able to meet the goals of the 

8 plan of the applicant; and 

9 ‘‘(C) statistical summaries describing— 

10 ‘‘(i) the data the Secretary requires to 

11 be collected; 

12 ‘‘(ii) the number and characteristics 

13 of runaway youth, homeless youth, street 

14 youth, and youth at risk of separation 

15 from family, who participate in the project, 

16 including information on such youth who— 

17 ‘‘(I) are victims of trafficking; 

18 ‘‘(II) are pregnant or parenting; 

19 ‘‘(III) have been involved in the 

20 child welfare system; or 

21 ‘‘(IV) have been involved with the 

22 criminal justice system; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) the services provided to such 

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1 (v) in paragraph (13), by striking the 

2 period at the end and inserting ‘‘for nat3 ural disasters, inclement weather, and pub4 lic health emergencies;’’; and 

5 (vi) by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(14) shall provide services to runaway youth 

8 and homeless youth that consider the age, gender, 

9 and social and developmental needs of such youth, 

10 and are culturally and linguistically appropriate, to 

11 the extent practicable; and 

12 ‘‘(15) shall inform youth of their status as inde13 pendent students under section 480 of the Higher 

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

15 verification of such status for the purposes of the 

16 Free Application for Federal Student Aid described 

17 in section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

18 (20 U.S.C. 1090), and assist youth in completing 

19 this application at the request of the youth.’’; 

20 (B) in subsection (c)— 

21 (i) in paragraph (3), by striking 

22 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

23 (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking the 

24 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

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1 (iii) by adding at end the following: 

2 ‘‘(5) develop a plan, consistent with local needs, 

3 for the use of online resources, if appropriate, to 

4 reach and engage youth.’’; 

5 (C) in subsection (d)— 

6 (i) by striking paragraph (1) and in7 serting the following: 

8 ‘‘(1) provide counseling and information that 

9 consider the age, gender, and social and develop10 mental needs of such youth, and are culturally and 

11 linguistically appropriate, to the extent practicable, 

12 to youth and the families of such youth (including 

13 unrelated individuals in the family households of 

14 such youth and individuals identified by such youth 

15 as family), including services relating to basic life 

16 skills, interpersonal skill building, educational ad17 vancement, job attainment skills, mental and phys18 ical health care, suicide prevention, parenting skills, 

19 financial planning, and referral to sources of other 

20 needed services;’’; 

21 (ii) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, 

22 including training on trauma-informed 

23 care’’ before the semicolon at the end; and 

24 (iii) in paragraph (5)— 


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1 (I) in subparagraph (A), by strik2 ing ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

3 (II) in subparagraph (B), by 

4 striking the period at the end and in5 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 

6 (III) by adding at the end the 

7 following: 

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

9 services when determined by the applicant to be 

10 at risk of separation from family.’’; 

11 (D) in subsection (e), by striking the sub12 section enumerator and all that follows through 

13 ‘‘(b)—’’ and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(e) APPLICANTS PROVIDING SUBSTANCE USE DIS15 ORDER EDUCATION AND PREVENTION SERVICES.—To be 

16 eligible to use assistance under section 311(a) to provide 

17 substance use disorder education and prevention services, 

18 an applicant shall include in the plan required by sub19 section (b)—’’; and 

20 (E) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(f) ONLINE RESOURCES FOR OUTREACH.—An ap22 plicant may develop a plan, consistent with local needs, 

23 for the use of online resources to reach and engage youth. 

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1 lations’ means victims of homelessness or trafficking or 

2 runaway youth, who disproportionately face barriers in ac3 cessing and using victim services, including populations 

4 who are underserved due to limited English proficiency or 

5 are historically marginalized and underserved communities 

6 of color, and any other population determined to be under7 served by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.’’; 

8 and 

9 (3) in section 313, by striking subsection (b) 

10 and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In selecting applications for grants 

12 under section 311(a), the Secretary shall give priority to 

13 eligible applicants who have demonstrated experience in 

14 providing services to runaway youth and homeless youth.’’. 

15 SEC. 4. TRANSITIONAL LIVING GRANT PROGRAM. 

16 Part B of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (34 

17 U.S.C. 11221 et seq.) is amended— 

18 (1) in section 321— 

19 (A) by inserting ‘‘5-year’’ after ‘‘to make’’; 

20 and 

21 (B) by inserting ‘‘and runaway youth. The 

22 Secretary shall award such grants not later 

23 than 90 days before the start date of the grant 

24 and establish an appeal process for grantees’’ 

25 after ‘‘homeless youth’’; and 


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1 (2) in section 322— 

2 (A) in subsection (a)— 

3 (i) by striking paragraph (1) and in4 serting the following: 

5 ‘‘(1) to provide to homeless youth, by grant, 

6 agreement, or contract— 

7 ‘‘(A) shelter, such as group homes, mater8 nity group homes, host family homes, and su9 pervised apartments; and 

10 ‘‘(B) services, such as information and 

11 counseling services in basic life skills, which 

12 consider the age, gender, and social and devel13 opmental needs of such youth, and are cul14 turally and linguistically appropriate, including 

15 topics on money management, budgeting, con16 sumer education, use of credit, parenting skills, 

17 interpersonal skill building, educational ad18 vancement, job attainment skills, mental and 

19 physical health care, and suicide prevention 

20 services;’’; 

21 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 

22 (I) by striking ‘‘18 years’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘23 years’’; and 

24 (II) by striking ‘‘18th’’ and in25 serting ‘‘23rd’’; 


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1 (iii) by striking paragraph (4) and in2 serting the following: 

3 ‘‘(4) that such shelter project used to carry out 

4 such project shall— 

5 ‘‘(A) have a minimum project capacity of 

6 not fewer than 4 youth, except if there is an es7 tablished minimum number of beds per indi8 vidual shelter or project location; 

9 ‘‘(B) have the capacity to accommodate 

10 not more than 20 individuals, excluding staff, 

11 within a single project, except where the appli12 cant demonstrates that the State where the 

13 project is located has a State or local law or 

14 regulation that allows a higher maximum to 

15 comply with licensure requirements for child 

16 and youth serving projects; and 

17 ‘‘(C) if it is a mixed project, limit runaway 

18 and homeless youth shelter beds to 20 youth 

19 per project with segregated access and pro20 gramming, except where the applicant dem21 onstrates that the State where the project is lo22 cated has a State or local law or regulation that 

23 allows a higher maximum to comply with licen24 sure requirements for child and youth serving 

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1 (iv) by striking paragraphs (6), (7), 

2 (8), and (9), and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(6) to develop a written transitional living plan 

4 in partnership with each youth based on an assess5 ment of the needs of each youth, designed to help 

6 the transition from supervised participation in such 

7 project to independent living or another appropriate 

8 living arrangement; 

9 ‘‘(7) to develop an adequate plan to ensure 

10 proper coordination, integration, and referral of 

11 homeless youth and runaway youth, which considers 

12 the age, gender, and social and developmental needs 

13 of such youth, and are culturally and linguistically 

14 appropriate, to the extent practicable, to— 

15 ‘‘(A) social service; 

16 ‘‘(B) law enforcement; 

17 ‘‘(C) educational training, including post18 secondary education; 

19 ‘‘(D) vocational training, including services 

20 and programs for youth available under the 

21 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.); 

23 ‘‘(E) welfare, including programs amended 

24 under the Personal Responsibility and Work 


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1 Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public 

2 Law 104–193); 

3 ‘‘(F) legal service; 

4 ‘‘(G) mental health service and health care 

5 programs; 

6 ‘‘(H) substance use disorder treatment; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(I) programs providing wrap-around serv9 ices to victims of trafficking and gender-based 

10 violence; 

11 ‘‘(8) to provide for the establishment of out12 reach programs designed to attract individuals who 

13 are eligible to participate in the project, which may 

14 include the use of online and social media engage15 ments; 

16 ‘‘(9) to submit to the Secretary an annual re17 port that includes information regarding the activi18 ties carried out with funds under this part, the 

19 achievements of the project under this part carried 

20 out by the applicant and statistical summaries de21 scribing the number, characteristics, and demo22 graphic information of the homeless youth and run23 away youth who participate in such project, includ24 ing the prevalence of trafficking of such youth, and 


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1 the services provided to such youth by such project, 

2 in the year for which the report is submitted;’’; 

3 (v) in paragraph (15), by striking 

4 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

5 (vi) by striking paragraph (16) and 

6 inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(16) to develop an adequate emergency pre8 paredness and management plan regarding re9 sponses to natural disasters, inclement weather, and 

10 mental health emergencies; and’’; 

11 (vii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 

12 through (5) and (6) through (16), as para13 graphs (5) through (7) and (9) through 

14 (19), respectively; 

15 (viii) by inserting after paragraph (2) 

16 the following: 

17 ‘‘(3) to provide counseling to homeless and run18 away youth and to encourage, if appropriate, the in19 volvement in such counseling of their parents, legal 

20 guardians, or individuals identified by such youth as 

21 family; 

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

23 homeless and runaway youth who have received shel24 ter and services from a transitional living youth 

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1 youth who, after receiving such shelter and services, 

2 relocate to a geographic area or State other than the 

3 geographic area or State in which such project is lo4 cated;’’; 

5 (ix) by inserting after paragraph (7), 

6 as redesignated by clause (vii), the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(8) to develop a plan to provide services, which 

9 consider the age, gender, and social and develop10 mental needs of such youth, and are culturally and 

11 linguistically appropriate, that address the needs of 

12 runaway, homeless, and street youth;’’; and 

13 (x) by adding at end the following: 

14 ‘‘(20) to inform youth of their status as inde15 pendent students under section 480 of the Higher 

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

17 verification of such status for the purposes of the 

18 Free Application for Federal Student Aid described 

19 in section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

20 (20 U.S.C. 1090), and assist the youth in com21 pleting this application at the request of the youth.’’; 

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1 ‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In selecting eligible applicants to re2 ceive grants under this part, the Secretary shall give pri3 ority to entities that have experience in providing to home4 less youth shelter and services of the types described in 

5 subsection (a)(1).’’. 

6 SEC. 5. NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. 

7 Section 331 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 

8 (34 U.S.C. 11231) is amended by inserting ‘‘, online, and 

9 social media’’ after ‘‘telephone’’. 

10 SEC. 6. COORDINATING, TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND OTHER 

11 ACTIVITIES. 

12 Part D of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (34 

13 U.S.C. 11241 et seq.) is amended— 

14 (1) in section 341— 

15 (A) by inserting ‘‘safety, well-being,’’ after 

16 ‘‘health,’’; and 

17 (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘other 

18 Federal entities’’ and inserting ‘‘the Depart19 ment of Housing and Urban Development, the 

20 Department of Education, the Department of 

21 Labor, and the Department of Justice’’; 

22 (2) in section 342— 

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1 (B) by inserting ‘‘(including onsite and 

2 web-based techniques, such as on-demand and 

3 online learning)’’ after ‘‘training’’; and 

4 (C) by striking ‘‘carrying out’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘implementing in a trauma-informed man6 ner’’; 

7 (3) in section 343(b)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (5)— 

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

10 ‘‘abuse’’ and all that follows through the 

11 semicolon at the end and inserting ‘‘abuse, 

12 sexual assault, and trafficking;’’; 

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

14 ‘‘abuse’’ and all that follows through ‘‘; 

15 and’’ and inserting ‘‘abuse, sexual assault, 

16 and trafficking;’’; 

17 (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

18 ‘‘who have been sexually victimized’’; and 

19 (iv) by adding at end the following: 

20 ‘‘(D) best practices for identifying and pro21 viding services that consider the age, gender, 

22 and social and developmental background of an 

23 individual, and are culturally and linguistically 

24 appropriate, to the extent practicable, to— 


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1 ‘‘(i) vulnerable and underserved youth 

2 populations; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) youth who are victims of traf4 ficking; and 

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

6 independent students under section 480 of the 

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

8 1087vv), providing verification of such status 

9 for the purposes of the Free Application for 

10 Federal Student Aid described in section 483 of 

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

12 1090), and assisting youth in completing this 

13 application at the request of the youth;’’; 

14 (B) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

15 after the semicolon; 

16 (C) in paragraph (10), by striking the pe17 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

18 (D) by adding at end the following: 

19 ‘‘(11) examining the intersection between the 

20 runaway and homeless youth populations and traf21 ficking, including noting whether such youth who are 

22 victims of trafficking were previously involved in the 

23 child welfare system or juvenile justice system.’’; 

24 (4) in section 344(a)(2)(A), by striking 

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1 (5) in section 345— 

2 (A) in subsection (a)— 

3 (i) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and 

4 all that follows through ‘‘Homelessness’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘Not later than 2 years after 

6 the date of enactment of the Runaway and 

7 Homeless Youth and Trafficking Preven8 tion Act of 2022, and at 3-year intervals 

9 thereafter, the Secretary, acting through 

10 the Associate Commissioner of the Family 

11 and Youth Services Bureau’’; 

12 (ii) in paragraph (1)— 

13 (I) by striking ‘‘13’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘12’’; and 

15 (II) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 

16 semicolon; 

17 (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking the 

18 period at the end and inserting a semi19 colon; and 

20 (iv) by adding at end the following: 

21 ‘‘(3) that includes demographic information of 

22 such individuals, including youth who are victims of 

23 trafficking; and 

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

25 such individual.’’; and 


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1 (B) in subsection (b)(1)— 

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

3 ‘‘12’’; 

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

5 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

6 (iii) in subparagraph (B)— 

7 (I) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; 

8 and’’ and inserting ‘‘, including men9 tal health services;’’; 

10 (II) in clause (iii), by striking 

11 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 

12 (III) by adding at end the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(iv) connections to caring adults; and 

15 ‘‘(v) access to secondary education, 

16 higher education, and job training; and’’; 

17 (iv) by redesignating subparagraph 

18 (B) as subparagraph (E); and 

19 (v) by inserting after subparagraph 

20 (A) the following: 

21 ‘‘(B) incidences, if any, of such individuals 

22 who— 

23 ‘‘(i) are victims of trafficking; 

24 ‘‘(ii) are victims of sexual exploitation; 

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1 ‘‘(iii) were involved in the child wel2 fare or foster care system; 

3 ‘‘(C) demographic characteristics, including 

4 race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender 

5 identity (as defined in section 249(c) of title 18, 

6 United States Code), sexual orientation, and 

7 disability; 

8 ‘‘(D) statistics on youth who are or were 

9 pregnant or parenting; and’’. 

10 SEC. 7. SEXUAL ABUSE AND TRAFFICKING PREVENTION 

11 PROGRAM; STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM. 

12 Part E of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (34 

13 U.S.C. 11261 et seq.) is amended by striking section 351 

14 and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 351. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS. 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 5-year 

17 grants to public and nonprofit private entities, and com18 binations of such entities, for the purpose of providing 

19 street-based services to runaway, homeless, and street 

20 youth who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being 

21 subjected to, sexual abuse or trafficking. The Secretary 

22 shall award such grants not later than 90 days before the 

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1 ‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In selecting applicants to receive 

2 grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give pri3 ority to public and nonprofit private entities that have ex4 perience in providing services to runaway, homeless, and 

5 street youth. 

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

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

8 certify to the Secretary that such applicant has expertise 

9 in serving runaway, homeless, and street youth and has 

10 systems in place to ensure that such applicant can provide 

11 services that consider the age, gender, and social and de12 velopmental background of youth described in subsection 

13 (a), and are culturally and linguistically appropriate.’’. 

14 SEC. 8. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

15 Part F of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (34 

16 U.S.C. 11271 et seq.) is amended— 

17 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PART F’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘PART G’’; 

19 (2) in section 381— 

20 (A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘facil21 ity’’ and inserting ‘‘center or project’’; and 

22 (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘facil23 ity’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘cen24 ter or project’’; 

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

2 ‘‘2023’’; 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘the Workforce’’ and in4 serting ‘‘Labor’’; 

5 (C) in paragraph (1)— 

6 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

7 (B) through (D) as subparagraphs (C) 

8 through (E), respectively; and 

9 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 

10 (A) the following: 

11 ‘‘(B) identifying youth who are victims of 

12 trafficking;’’; and 

13 (D) in paragraph (2)— 

14 (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and 

15 inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(A) the number and characteristics of 

17 youth served by such projects, including such 

18 youth who— 

19 ‘‘(i) are victims of trafficking; 

20 ‘‘(ii) are pregnant or parenting; 

21 ‘‘(iii) have been involved in the child 

22 welfare system; or 

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1 incarceration system, or legal proceedings 

2 related to such systems;’’; and 

3 (ii) by striking subparagraph (F) and 

4 inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(F) the ability of such projects to encour6 age the resolution of problems within the fam7 ily, including with individuals identified by such 

8 youth as family, through counseling and devel9 opment of self-sufficient living skills; and’’; 

10 (4) in section 383(a) by striking ‘‘facility’s 

11 budget’’ and inserting ‘‘budget of the center or 

12 project’’; 

13 (5) in section 384, by adding at the end the fol14 lowing: ‘‘Grantees are encouraged to share data with 

15 other programs and systems, without identifying in16 dividual youth in any shared records, to improve co17 ordination and maximize the use of resources.’’; 

18 (6) by inserting after section 384 the following: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 384A. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT. 

20 ‘‘(a) REQUEST FOR RELIEF.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 

22 through the Associate Commissioner of the Family 

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1 3 years, unless an extension is granted under para2 graph (6), if— 

3 ‘‘(A) a potential grantee requests a waiver 

4 that describes 1 or more conflicting or duplica5 tive requirements or circumstances that prevent 

6 the effective delivery of services to runaway and 

7 homeless youth, such as an extraordinary cir8 cumstance, natural disaster, public health emer9 gency, or financial crisis; 

10 ‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that the 

11 waiver will, by itself, contribute to or enhance 

12 the ability of the grantee to carry out the pur13 poses of this title; and 

14 ‘‘(C) the Secretary determines that the 

15 waiver will not be inconsistent with the objec16 tives of this title. 

17 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—A request made under para18 graph (1) shall be provided to the Secretary in writ19 ing and shall— 

20 ‘‘(A) detail each provision within this title 

21 for which the grantee seeks relief; 

22 ‘‘(B) describe how a waiver from such pro23 vision will, by itself, improve delivery of services 

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1 ‘‘(C) certify that the health, safety, and 

2 well-being of runaway and homeless youth 

3 served through assistance received under this 

4 title will not be compromised as a result of the 

5 waiver. 

6 ‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION OF APPROVAL OR DIS7 APPROVAL.—Not later than 30 days after the receipt 

8 of a waiver request made under paragraph (1), the 

9 Secretary shall inform the grantee of approval or 

10 disapproval of the request. 

11 ‘‘(A) DISAPPROVAL.—If the request is dis12 approved, the Secretary shall inform the grant13 ee, the Committee on Education and Labor of 

14 the House of Representatives, and the Com15 mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate of the 

16 reasons for the disapproval and give the grantee 

17 the opportunity to amend the request or appeal 

18 the decision. 

19 ‘‘(B) APPROVAL.—If the request is ap20 proved, the Secretary shall grant a waiver and, 

21 not later than 30 days after granting such 

22 waiver, notify and submit a report to the Com23 mittee on Education and Labor of the House of 

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2 ‘‘(ii) the reason given by the grantee 

3 for the need for a waiver; and 

4 ‘‘(iii) the expected impact of the waiv5 er on youth served under this program. 

6 ‘‘(4) EXTERNAL CONDITIONS.—The Secretary 

7 shall not require or impose any new or additional re8 quirements in exchange for receipt of a waiver if 

9 such requirements are not specified in this title. 

10 ‘‘(5) TERMINATION.—The Secretary shall ter11 minate approval of a request for a waiver authorized 

12 under this subsection if the Secretary determines, 

13 after notice and opportunity for a hearing, that the 

14 performance of a grantee who was granted relief 

15 under this subsection has been inadequate, or if such 

16 relief is no longer necessary to achieve its original 

17 purposes. 

18 ‘‘(6) WAIVER EXTENSION.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

20 grant an extension to an existing waiver author21 ized under this subsection for a period of not 

22 more than 1 year upon a request for a waiver 

23 extension from the grantee. 

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1 graph (A) shall be submitted to the Secretary 

2 not later than 30 days before the expiration 

3 date of the existing waiver, and shall re-certify 

4 the provisions in paragraph (2) and explain the 

5 need for additional time of relief from such pro6 visions provided in this title. 

7 ‘‘(7) RESTRICTIONS.—Nothing in this title shall 

8 be construed as authorizing the Secretary to permit 

9 a grantee to alter the eligibility requirements for eli10 gible youth. Nothing in this subsection shall be con11 strued as authorizing the Secretary to waive any12 thing related to the Secretary’s authority under this 

13 title.’’; 

14 (7) in section 386(a)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘3 consecutive’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘5 consecutive’’ both places it appears; and 

17 (B) by inserting ‘‘, acting through the As18 sociate Commissioner of the Family and Youth 

19 Services Bureau,’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; 

20 (8) in section 386A— 

21 (A) in subsection (a)— 

22 (i) by striking ‘‘Reconnecting Home23 less Youth Act of 2008’’ and inserting 

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1 (ii) by inserting ‘‘371,’’ after ‘‘sec2 tions’’; and 

3 (B) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘371,’’ 

4 after ‘‘sections’’; 

5 (9) by inserting after section 386A the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 386B. NONDISCRIMINATION. 

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

9 shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the bene10 fits of, or be subjected to discrimination under this title 

11 on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, 

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

13 249(c) of title 18, United States Code), sexual orientation, 

14 or disability. 

15 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—If sex-segregation or sex-specific 

16 programming is necessary to the essential operation of a 

17 program, nothing in this section shall prevent any such 

18 program or activity from considering the sex of an indi19 vidual. In such circumstances, grantees may meet the re20 quirements of this section by providing comparable serv21 ices to individuals who cannot participate in the sex-seg22 regated or sex-specific programming. 

23 ‘‘(c) DISQUALIFICATION.—The Secretary shall en24 force this section pursuant to section 654 of the Head 

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1 relating to the procedure for review of an action taken by 

2 the Secretary shall apply. 

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

4 be construed as supplanting, displacing, preempting, or 

5 otherwise limiting the responsibilities and liabilities under 

6 other Federal or State civil rights laws with respect to dis7 crimination on a basis described in subsection (a).’’; 

8 (10) in section 387— 

9 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (4), 

10 (5), (6), (7), and (8), as paragraphs (9), (6), 

11 (7), (8), (11), and (12), respectively; 

12 (B) by inserting before paragraph (2) the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(1) CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY AP15 PROPRIATE.—The term ‘culturally and linguistically 

16 appropriate’, with respect to services, has the mean17 ing given the term ‘culturally and linguistically ap18 propriate services’ in the ‘National Standards for 

19 Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in 

20 Health and Health Care’, issued in April 2013, by 

21 the Office of Minority Health of the Department of 

22 Health and Human Services.’’; 

23 (C) in paragraph (3)(A)— 

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1 (ii) by striking clause (ii) and insert2 ing the following: 

3 ‘‘(ii) for the purposes of part B, not 

4 less than 15 years of age but less than 26 

5 years of age;’’; 

6 (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(4) MIXED PROJECTS.—The term ‘mixed 

9 projects’ means a building, structure, or campus 

10 that may house multiple programs serving youth 

11 under the age of 26. Any of these programs may be 

12 funded as authorized under this Act as well as fund13 ed by other entities, including private, public, and 

14 other government funding. 

15 ‘‘(5) PREVENTION SERVICES.—The term ‘pre16 vention services’ means services to prevent youth 

17 from becoming runaway, homeless, or street youth 

18 and may include— 

19 ‘‘(A) individual, family, group, and peer 

20 counseling; 

21 ‘‘(B) family mediation; 

22 ‘‘(C) assessing the strengths, 

23 vulnerabilities, and needs of youth; 

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1 ‘‘(E) emergency respite care for clients 

2 within the allowable age range of the underlying 

3 grant award, including care that provides par4 ents and other caregivers with emergency serv5 ices and temporary shelter that offer relief; 

6 ‘‘(F) connecting youth to education and 

7 employment programs; 

8 ‘‘(G) case management and resource navi9 gation; and 

10 ‘‘(H) activities to improve access to local 

11 mental health and substance use treatment and 

12 prevention.’’; 

13 (E) in paragraph (7)(B), as redesignated 

14 by subparagraph (A)— 

15 (i) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, includ16 ing the use of online methods of engage17 ment, as appropriate, based on the needs 

18 of the community and population served’’ 

19 after ‘‘street youth’’; and 

20 (ii) by striking clause (v) and insert21 ing the following: 

22 ‘‘(v) advocacy, education, and preven23 tion services related to— 

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1 ‘‘(III) sexually transmitted infec2 tions, including human immuno3 deficiency virus; 

4 ‘‘(IV) violence, including physical 

5 assault, sexual assault, domestic vio6 lence, and gender-based violence; and 

7 ‘‘(V) suicide.’’; 

8 (F) in paragraph (8)(B), as redesignated 

9 by subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘prostitution, 

10 or drug abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘trafficking, or 

11 substance use disorder’’; 

12 (G) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by 

13 subparagraph (A), by striking the paragraph 

14 (9) enumerator and all that follows through 

15 ‘‘services—’’, and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(9) SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER EDUCATION

17 AND PREVENTION SERVICES.—The term ‘substance 

18 use disorder education and prevention services’—’’; 

19 (H) by inserting after paragraph (9), as 

20 redesignated by subparagraph (A), the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(10) TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘trafficking’ 

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1 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 

2 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).’’; 

3 (I) in paragraph (11), as redesignated by 

4 subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, to establish 

5 family or community supports,’’ after ‘‘self-suf6 ficient living’’; and 

7 (J) in paragraph (12)(B), as redesignated 

8 by subparagraph (A)— 

9 (i) in clause (ii)— 

10 (I) by inserting ‘‘or able’’ after 

11 ‘‘willing’’; and 

12 (II) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the 

13 semicolon; 

14 (ii) in clause (iii), by striking the pe15 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

16 (iii) by adding at end the following: 

17 ‘‘(iv) who is involved in the child wel18 fare system, juvenile justice system, or 

19 criminal justice system, but who is not 

20 being housed by any such system.’’. 

21 SEC. 9. PREVENTION SERVICES. 

22 The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (34 U.S.C. 

23 11201 et seq.) is amended by inserting after part E the 

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1 ‘‘PART F—PREVENTION SERVICES 

2 ‘‘SEC. 371. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS. 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 

4 make 5-year grants to an eligible entity, as described 

5 under subsection (c), that applies for an optional, addi6 tional prevention services grant. Any funds provided under 

7 this part are in addition to other funds grantees receive 

8 under other parts in this title. 

9 ‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In selecting grantees to receive 

10 grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give pri11 ority to eligible entities that are— 

12 ‘‘(1) public entities and nonprofit, private enti13 ties that have experience in providing services to 

14 runaway, homeless, and street youth, and youth at 

15 risk of separation from the family; and 

16 ‘‘(2) public entities and nonprofit, private enti17 ties that request prevention services grants of not 

18 more than $75,000 per year. 

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

20 receive a grant under subsection (a)— 

21 ‘‘(1) the potential grantee shall— 

22 ‘‘(A) be a successful basic center program 

23 or transitional living program, which may in24 clude a program that operates a maternity 

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1 risk of homelessness and youth at risk of run2 ning away; and 

3 ‘‘(B) submit to the Secretary a plan agree4 ing, as part of such program, to provide preven5 tion services; and 

6 ‘‘(2) the potential grantee shall certify to the 

7 Secretary that such grantee has systems in place to 

8 provide services to youth described in subsection (a) 

9 that consider the age, gender, and social and devel10 opmental background of such youth, and are cul11 turally and linguistically appropriate.’’. 

12 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

13 Section 388(a) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 

14 Act (34 U.S.C. 11280(a)) is amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

16 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to 

17 be appropriated to carry out this title (other than 

18 part E and F) $225,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, 

19 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fis20 cal years 2024 through 2027. 

21 ‘‘(2) ALLOCATION.— 

22 ‘‘(A) PARTS A AND B.—From the amount 

23 appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal 

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1 ‘‘(B) PART B.—Of the amount reserved 

2 under subparagraph (A), 45 percent and, in 

3 those fiscal years in which continuation grant 

4 obligations and the quality and number of ap5 plicants for parts A and B warrant not more 

6 than 55 percent, shall be reserved to carry out 

7 part B. 

8 ‘‘(3) PARTS C AND D.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In each fiscal year, 

10 after reserving the amounts required by para11 graph (2), the Secretary shall use the remain12 ing amount (if any) to carry out parts C and 

13 D (other than section 345). 

14 ‘‘(B) PERIODIC ESTIMATE.—Of the 

15 amount authorized to be appropriated under 

16 paragraph (1), $2,000,000 shall be made avail17 able to carry out section 345 for each of fiscal 

18 years 2023, 2025, and 2027. 

19 ‘‘(4) PART E.—There are authorized to be ap20 propriated to carry out part E $75,000,000 for fis21 cal year 2023, and such sums as may be necessary 

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1 cal year 2023, and such sums as may be necessary 

2 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2027.’’. 

3 SEC. 11. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION. 

4 The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (34 U.S.C. 

5 11201 et seq.) is amended by adding at end the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 390. APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS. 

7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An application by a public or 

8 private nonprofit entity for a grant under section 311, 

9 321, or 351, may be approved by the Secretary for an 

10 amount for a fiscal year that is— 

11 ‘‘(1) not less than $225,000 and not more than 

12 $275,000 if the amount appropriated to carry out 

13 this title (other than parts E and F) for the fiscal 

14 year is equal to or greater than $200,000,000; or 

15 ‘‘(2) not less than $200,000 and not more than 

16 $250,0000 if the amount appropriated to carry out 

17 this title (other than parts E and F) for the fiscal 

18 year is less than $200,000,000. 

19 ‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In selecting applications for grants 

20 under sections 311, 321, and 351, the Secretary shall give 

21 priority to eligible grantees who have demonstrated experi22 ence in providing services to runaway and homeless 

23 youth.’’. 

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