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Union Calendar No. 60

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1925

[Report No. 108–118] 

To reauthorize programs under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act and 

the Missing Children’s Assistance Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 1, 2003

Mr. GINGREY (for himself, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, 

Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. PORTER, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. 

HINOJOSA, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, and Mr. BURNS) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 

the Workforce 

MAY 20, 2003

Additional sponsors: Mr. UPTON and Mr. OSBORNE

MAY 20, 2003 

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 May 1, 2003] 

A BILL

To reauthorize programs under the Runaway and Homeless 

Youth Act and the Missing Children’s Assistance 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, Homeless, 

5 and Missing Children Protection Act’’. 

6 TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO RUN7 AWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH 

8 ACT 

9 SEC. 101. AMENDMENT TO FINDINGS. 

10 Section 302 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 

11 (42 U.S.C. 5701) is amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 302. FINDINGS. 

13 ‘‘The Congress finds that—

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

15 leave and remain away from home without parental 

16 permission, are at risk of developing, and have a dis17 proportionate share of, serious health, behavioral, and 

18 emotional problems because they lack sufficient re19 sources to obtain care and may live on the street for 

20 extended periods thereby endangering themselves and 

21 creating a substantial law enforcement problem for 

22 communities in which they congregate; 

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

24 age and situation, are urgently in need of temporary 

25 shelter and services, including services that are lin-
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1 guistically appropriate and acknowledge the environ2 ment of youth seeking these services; 

3 ‘‘(3) in view of the interstate nature of the prob4 lem, it is the responsibility of the Federal Government 

5 to develop an accurate national reporting system to 

6 report the problem, and to assist in the development 

7 of an effective system of care (including preventive 

8 and aftercare services, emergency shelter services, ex9 tended residential shelter, and street outreach services) 

10 outside the welfare system and the law enforcement 

11 system; 

12 ‘‘(4) to make a successful transition to adulthood, 

13 runaway youth, homeless youth, and other street 

14 youth need opportunities to complete high school or 

15 earn a general equivalency degree, learn job skills, 

16 and obtain employment; and 

17 ‘‘(5) improved coordination and collaboration be18 tween the Federal programs that serve runaway and 

19 homeless youth are necessary for the development of a 

20 long-term strategy for responding to the needs of this 

21 population.’’. 

22 SEC. 102. GRANT PROGRAM CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 

23 The heading for part A of the Runaway and Homeless 

24 Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5711 et seq.) is amended by striking 
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1 ‘‘RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH’’ and inserting ‘‘BASIC

2 CENTER’’. 

3 SEC. 103. GRANTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED. 

4 Section 311(a)(2)(C) of the Runaway and Homeless 

5 Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5711(a)(2)(C)) is amended—

6 (1) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’; 

7 (2) in clause (iii) by striking the period and in8 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 

9 (3) after clause (iii) by inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(iv) at the request of runaway and 

11 homeless youth, testing for sexually trans12 mitted diseases.’’. 

13 SEC. 104. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISION RELATING TO 

14 CERTAIN ALLOTMENTS. 

15 Section 311(b) the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 

16 (42 U.S.C. 5711(b)) is amended—

17 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Subject to 

18 paragraph (3), the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 

19 (2) by striking paragraph (3); and 

20 (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para21 graph (3). 

22 SEC. 105. ELIGIBILITY PROVISION. 

23 Section 312(a) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 

24 Act (42 U.S.C. 5712(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘juveniles’’ 

25 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘youth’’.
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1 SEC. 106. RECOGNITION OF STATE LAW RELATING TO CA2 PACITY LIMITATION ON ELIGIBLE RUNAWAY 

3 AND HOMELESS YOUTH CENTERS. 

4 Section 312(b)(2)(A) of the Runaway and Homeless 

5 Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712(b)(2)(A)) is amended by insert6 ing after ‘‘youth’’ the following: ‘‘, except where the appli7 cant assures that the State where the center or locally con8 trolled facility is located has a State or local law or regula9 tion that requires a higher maximum to comply with licen10 sure requirements for child and youth serving facilities’’. 

11 SEC. 107. MATERNITY GROUP HOMES. 

12 (a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 322(a)(1) of the Runaway 

13 and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2(a)(1)) is 

14 amended—

15 (1) by inserting after ‘‘group homes,’’ the fol16 lowing: ‘‘including maternity group homes,’’; and 

17 (2) by inserting after ‘‘use of credit,’’ the fol18 lowing: ‘‘parenting skills (as appropriate),’’. 

19 (b) DEFINITION.—Section 322 of the Runaway and 

20 Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2) is amended by add21 ing at the end the following new subsection: 

22 ‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this part, the term ‘maternity 

23 group home’ means a community-based, adult-supervised 

24 transitional living arrangement that provides pregnant or 

25 parenting youth and their children with a supportive and 

26 supervised living arrangement in which such pregnant or 
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1 parenting youth are required to learn parenting skills, in2 cluding child development, family budgeting, health and 

3 nutrition, and other skills to promote their long-term eco4 nomic independence in order to ensure the well-being of 

5 their children.’’. 

6 SEC. 108. LIMITED EXTENSION OF 540-DAY SHELTER ELIGI7 BILITY PERIOD. 

8 Section 322(a)(2) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 

9 Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2(a)(2)) is amended by inserting after 

10 ‘‘days’’ the following: ‘‘, except that a youth in a program 

11 under this part who is under the age of 18 years on the 

12 last day of the 540-day period may, if otherwise qualified 

13 for the program, remain in the program until the earlier 

14 of the youth’s 18th birthday or the 180th day after the end 

15 of the 540-day period’’. 

16 SEC. 109. PART A PLAN COORDINATION ASSURANCES. 

17 Section 312(b)(4)(B) of the Runaway and Homeless 

18 Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712(b)(4)(B)) is amended by strik19 ing ‘‘personnel’’ and all that follows through the semicolon 

20 and inserting ‘‘McKinney-Vento school district liaisons, 

21 designated under section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney22 Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11432 

23 (g)(1)(J)(ii)), to assure that runaway and homeless youth 

24 are provided information about the educational services 
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1 available to such youth under subtitle B of title VII of that 

2 Act;’’. 

3 SEC. 110. PART B PLAN COORDINATION AGREEMENT. 

4 Section 322(a) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 

5 Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2(a)) is amended—

6 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the 

7 end of paragraph (13); 

8 (2) by striking the period at the end of para9 graph (14) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following new para11 graph: 

12 ‘‘(15) to coordinate services with McKinney13 Vento school district liaisons, designated under section 

14 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As15 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)), to assure 

16 that runaway and homeless youth are provided infor17 mation about the educational services available to 

18 such youth under subtitle B of title VII of that Act.’’. 

19 SEC. 111. PART B PLAN DEVELOPMENT. 

20 Section 322(a)(7) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 

21 Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2(a)(7)) is amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(7) to develop an adequate plan to ensure prop23 er referral of homeless youth to social service, law en24 forcement, educational (including post-secondary edu25 cation), vocational, training (including services and 
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1 programs for youth available under the Workforce In2 vestment Act of 1998), welfare (including programs 

3 under the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor4 tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996), legal service, and 

5 health care programs and to help integrate and co6 ordinate such services for youths;’’. 

7 SEC. 112. COORDINATION OF PROGRAMS. 

8 Section 341 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 

9 (42 U.S.C. 5714–21) is amended—

10 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 

11 semicolon at the end; 

12 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 

13 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

14 (3) by adding at the end the following new para15 graph: 

16 ‘‘(3) shall consult, as appropriate, the Secretary 

17 of Housing and Urban Development to ensure coordi18 nation of programs and services for homeless youth.’’. 

19 SEC. 113. CLARIFICATION OF GRANT AUTHORITY. 

20 Section 343(a) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 

21 Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–23(a)) is amended by inserting after 

22 ‘‘service projects’’ the following: ‘‘regarding activities under 

23 this title’’.
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1 SEC. 114. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO DEM2 ONSTRATION PROJECTS. 

3 The section heading of section 344 of the Runaway and 

4 Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–24) is amended by 

5 striking ‘‘TEMPORARY’’. 

6 SEC. 115. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISION RELATING TO 

7 STUDY. 

8 The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 5701 et seq.) is amended by striking section 345 (42 U.S.C. 

10 5714–25). 

11 SEC. 116. AGE LIMIT FOR HOMELESS YOUTH. 

12 Section 387(3)(A)(i) of the Runaway and Homeless 

13 Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5732a(3)(A)(i)) is amended by insert14 ing after ‘‘of age’’ the following: ‘‘, or, in the case of a youth 

15 seeking shelter in a center under part A, not more than 

16 18 years of age’’. 

17 SEC. 117. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

18 (a) OTHER THAN PART E.—Section 388(a)(1) of the 

19 Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5751(a)(1)) 

20 is amended by striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary 

21 for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘$105,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, and such sums as may 

23 be necessary for fiscal years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008’’. 

24 (b) PART E.—Section 388(a)(4) of the Runaway and 

25 Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5751(a)(4)) is amended by 
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1 striking ‘‘2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008’’. 

3 (c) PART B ALLOCATION.—Section 388(a)(2)(B) of the 

4 Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 

5 5751(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘not less than 20 

6 percent, and not more than 30 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘45 

7 percent and, in those fiscal years in which continuation 

8 grant obligations and the quality and number of applicants 

9 for parts A and B warrant not more than 55 percent’’. 

10 SEC. 118. REPORT ON PROMISING STRATEGIES TO END 

11 YOUTH HOMELESSNESS. 

12 Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 

13 of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 

14 in consultation with the United States Interagency Council 

15 on Homelessness, shall submit to the Congress a report on 

16 promising strategies to end youth homelessness. 

17 SEC. 119. STUDY OF HOUSING SERVICES AND STRATEGIES. 

18 The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 

19 conduct a study of programs funded under part B of the 

20 Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–1 et 

21 seq.) to report on long-term housing outcomes for youth 

22 after exiting the program. The study of any such program 

23 should provide information on housing services available to 

24 youth upon exiting the program, including assistance in 

25 locating and retaining permanent housing and referrals to 
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1 other residential programs. In addition, the study should 

2 identify housing models and placement strategies that pre3 vent future episodes of homelessness. 

4 SEC. 120. RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS. 

5 The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 

6 5701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 

7 new section: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 389. RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS. 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds contained in 

10 this title may be used for any program of distributing ster11 ile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any 

12 illegal drug. 

13 ‘‘(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTING.—Any individual or en14 tity who receives any funds contained in this title and who 

15 carries out any program described in subsection (a) shall 

16 account for all funds used for such program separately from 

17 any funds contained in this title.’’. 

18 TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO 

19 MISSING CHILDREN’S ASSIST20 ANCE ACT 

21 SEC. 201. AMENDMENT TO FINDINGS. 

22 Section 402 of the Missing Children’s Assistance Act 

23 (42 U.S.C. 5771) is amended to read as follows: 

24 ‘‘SEC. 402. FINDINGS. 

25 ‘‘The Congress finds that—
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1 ‘‘(1) each year thousands of children are ab2 ducted or removed from the control of a parent having 

3 legal custody without such parent’s consent, under 

4 circumstances which immediately place the child in 

5 grave danger; 

6 ‘‘(2) many missing children are at great risk of 

7 both physical harm and sexual exploitation; 

8 ‘‘(3) in many cases, parents and local law en9 forcement officials have neither the resources nor the 

10 expertise to mount expanded search efforts; 

11 ‘‘(4) abducted children are frequently moved 

12 from one locality to another, requiring the coopera13 tion and coordination of local, State, and Federal law 

14 enforcement efforts; 

15 ‘‘(5) the National Center for Missing and Ex16 ploited Children—

17 ‘‘(A) serves as the national resource center 

18 and clearinghouse; 

19 ‘‘(B) works in partnership with the Depart20 ment of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investiga21 tion, the Department of the Treasury, the De22 partment of State, and many other agencies in 

23 the effort to find missing children and prevent 

24 child victimization; and 
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1 ‘‘(C) operates a national and increasingly 

2 worldwide network, linking the Center online 

3 with each of the missing children clearinghouses 

4 operated by the 50 States, the District of Colum5 bia, and Puerto Rico, as well as with Scotland 

6 Yard in the United Kingdom, the Royal Cana7 dian Mounted Police, INTERPOL headquarters 

8 in Lyon, France, and others, which enable the 

9 Center to transmit images and information re10 garding missing children to law enforcement 

11 across the United States and around the world 

12 instantly.’’. 

13 SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

14 (a) ANNUAL GRANT TO NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISS15 ING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN.—Section 404(b)(2) of the 

16 Missing Children’s Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5773(b)(2)) 

17 is amended by striking ‘‘2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2008’’. 

18 (b) IN GENERAL.—Section 408(a) of the Missing Chil19 dren’s Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5777(a)) is amended by 

20 striking ‘‘2005.’’ and inserting ‘‘2008’’.
Union Calendar No. 60

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1925

[Report No. 108–118] 

A BILL

To reauthorize programs under the Runaway and 

Homeless Youth Act and the Missing Children’s Assistance Act, and for other purposes. 

MAY 20, 2003

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 

and ordered to be printed 
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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, Homeless, 

5 and Missing Children Protection Act’’. 

6 TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO RUN7 AWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH 

8 ACT 

9 SEC. 101. AMENDMENT TO FINDINGS. 

10 Section 302 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 

11 (42 U.S.C. 5701) is amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 302. FINDINGS. 

13 ‘‘The Congress finds that—

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

15 leave and remain away from home without parental 

16 permission, are at risk of developing, and have a dis17 proportionate share of, serious health, behavioral, and 

18 emotional problems because they lack sufficient re19 sources to obtain care and may live on the street for 

20 extended periods thereby endangering themselves and 

21 creating a substantial law enforcement problem for 

22 communities in which they congregate; 

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

24 age and situation, are urgently in need of temporary 

25 shelter and services, including services that are lin-
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1 guistically appropriate and acknowledge the environ2 ment of youth seeking these services; 

3 ‘‘(3) in view of the interstate nature of the prob4 lem, it is the responsibility of the Federal Government 

5 to develop an accurate national reporting system to 

6 report the problem, and to assist in the development 

7 of an effective system of care (including preventive 

8 and aftercare services, emergency shelter services, ex9 tended residential shelter, and street outreach services) 

10 outside the welfare system and the law enforcement 

11 system; 

12 ‘‘(4) to make a successful transition to adulthood, 

13 runaway youth, homeless youth, and other street 

14 youth need opportunities to complete high school or 

15 earn a general equivalency degree, learn job skills, 

16 and obtain employment; and 

17 ‘‘(5) improved coordination and collaboration be18 tween the Federal programs that serve runaway and 

19 homeless youth are necessary for the development of a 

20 long-term strategy for responding to the needs of this 

21 population.’’. 

22 SEC. 102. GRANT PROGRAM CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 

23 The heading for part A of the Runaway and Homeless 

24 Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5711 et seq.) is amended by striking 
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1 ‘‘RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH’’ and inserting ‘‘BASIC

2 CENTER’’. 

3 SEC. 103. GRANTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED. 

4 Section 311(a)(2)(C) of the Runaway and Homeless 

5 Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5711(a)(2)(C)) is amended—

6 (1) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’; 

7 (2) in clause (iii) by striking the period and in8 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 

9 (3) after clause (iii) by inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(iv) at the request of runaway and 

11 homeless youth, testing for sexually trans12 mitted diseases.’’. 

13 SEC. 104. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISION RELATING TO 

14 CERTAIN ALLOTMENTS. 

15 Section 311(b) the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 

16 (42 U.S.C. 5711(b)) is amended—

17 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Subject to 

18 paragraph (3), the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 

19 (2) by striking paragraph (3); and 

20 (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para21 graph (3). 

22 SEC. 105. ELIGIBILITY PROVISION. 

23 Section 312(a) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 

24 Act (42 U.S.C. 5712(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘juveniles’’ 

25 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘youth’’.
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1 SEC. 106. RECOGNITION OF STATE LAW RELATING TO CA2 PACITY LIMITATION ON ELIGIBLE RUNAWAY 

3 AND HOMELESS YOUTH CENTERS. 

4 Section 312(b)(2)(A) of the Runaway and Homeless 

5 Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712(b)(2)(A)) is amended by insert6 ing after ‘‘youth’’ the following: ‘‘, except where the appli7 cant assures that the State where the center or locally con8 trolled facility is located has a State or local law or regula9 tion that requires a higher maximum to comply with licen10 sure requirements for child and youth serving facilities’’. 

11 SEC. 107. MATERNITY GROUP HOMES. 

12 (a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 322(a)(1) of the Runaway 

13 and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2(a)(1)) is 

14 amended—

15 (1) by inserting after ‘‘group homes,’’ the fol16 lowing: ‘‘including maternity group homes,’’; and 

17 (2) by inserting after ‘‘use of credit,’’ the fol18 lowing: ‘‘parenting skills (as appropriate),’’. 

19 (b) DEFINITION.—Section 322 of the Runaway and 

20 Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2) is amended by add21 ing at the end the following new subsection: 

22 ‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this part, the term ‘maternity 

23 group home’ means a community-based, adult-supervised 

24 transitional living arrangement that provides pregnant or 

25 parenting youth and their children with a supportive and 

26 supervised living arrangement in which such pregnant or 
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1 parenting youth are required to learn parenting skills, in2 cluding child development, family budgeting, health and 

3 nutrition, and other skills to promote their long-term eco4 nomic independence in order to ensure the well-being of 

5 their children.’’. 

6 SEC. 108. LIMITED EXTENSION OF 540-DAY SHELTER ELIGI7 BILITY PERIOD. 

8 Section 322(a)(2) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 

9 Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2(a)(2)) is amended by inserting after 

10 ‘‘days’’ the following: ‘‘, except that a youth in a program 

11 under this part who is under the age of 18 years on the 

12 last day of the 540-day period may, if otherwise qualified 

13 for the program, remain in the program until the earlier 

14 of the youth’s 18th birthday or the 180th day after the end 

15 of the 540-day period’’. 

16 SEC. 109. PART A PLAN COORDINATION ASSURANCES. 

17 Section 312(b)(4)(B) of the Runaway and Homeless 

18 Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712(b)(4)(B)) is amended by strik19 ing ‘‘personnel’’ and all that follows through the semicolon 

20 and inserting ‘‘McKinney-Vento school district liaisons, 

21 designated under section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney22 Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11432 

23 (g)(1)(J)(ii)), to assure that runaway and homeless youth 

24 are provided information about the educational services 
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1 available to such youth under subtitle B of title VII of that 

2 Act;’’. 

3 SEC. 110. PART B PLAN COORDINATION AGREEMENT. 

4 Section 322(a) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 

5 Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2(a)) is amended—

6 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the 

7 end of paragraph (13); 

8 (2) by striking the period at the end of para9 graph (14) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following new para11 graph: 

12 ‘‘(15) to coordinate services with McKinney13 Vento school district liaisons, designated under section 

14 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As15 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)), to assure 

16 that runaway and homeless youth are provided infor17 mation about the educational services available to 

18 such youth under subtitle B of title VII of that Act.’’. 

19 SEC. 111. PART B PLAN DEVELOPMENT. 

20 Section 322(a)(7) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 

21 Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2(a)(7)) is amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(7) to develop an adequate plan to ensure prop23 er referral of homeless youth to social service, law en24 forcement, educational (including post-secondary edu25 cation), vocational, training (including services and 
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1 programs for youth available under the Workforce In2 vestment Act of 1998), welfare (including programs 

3 under the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor4 tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996), legal service, and 

5 health care programs and to help integrate and co6 ordinate such services for youths;’’. 

7 SEC. 112. COORDINATION OF PROGRAMS. 

8 Section 341 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 

9 (42 U.S.C. 5714–21) is amended—

10 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 

11 semicolon at the end; 

12 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 

13 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

14 (3) by adding at the end the following new para15 graph: 

16 ‘‘(3) shall consult, as appropriate, the Secretary 

17 of Housing and Urban Development to ensure coordi18 nation of programs and services for homeless youth.’’. 

19 SEC. 113. CLARIFICATION OF GRANT AUTHORITY. 

20 Section 343(a) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 

21 Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–23(a)) is amended by inserting after 

22 ‘‘service projects’’ the following: ‘‘regarding activities under 

23 this title’’.
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1 SEC. 114. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO DEM2 ONSTRATION PROJECTS. 

3 The section heading of section 344 of the Runaway and 

4 Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–24) is amended by 

5 striking ‘‘TEMPORARY’’. 

6 SEC. 115. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISION RELATING TO 

7 STUDY. 

8 The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 5701 et seq.) is amended by striking section 345 (42 U.S.C. 

10 5714–25). 

11 SEC. 116. AGE LIMIT FOR HOMELESS YOUTH. 

12 Section 387(3)(A)(i) of the Runaway and Homeless 

13 Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5732a(3)(A)(i)) is amended by insert14 ing after ‘‘of age’’ the following: ‘‘, or, in the case of a youth 

15 seeking shelter in a center under part A, not more than 

16 18 years of age’’. 

17 SEC. 117. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

18 (a) OTHER THAN PART E.—Section 388(a)(1) of the 

19 Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5751(a)(1)) 

20 is amended by striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary 

21 for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘$105,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, and such sums as may 

23 be necessary for fiscal years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008’’. 

24 (b) PART E.—Section 388(a)(4) of the Runaway and 

25 Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5751(a)(4)) is amended by 
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1 striking ‘‘2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008’’. 

3 (c) PART B ALLOCATION.—Section 388(a)(2)(B) of the 

4 Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 

5 5751(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘not less than 20 

6 percent, and not more than 30 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘45 

7 percent and, in those fiscal years in which continuation 

8 grant obligations and the quality and number of applicants 

9 for parts A and B warrant not more than 55 percent’’. 

10 SEC. 118. REPORT ON PROMISING STRATEGIES TO END 

11 YOUTH HOMELESSNESS. 

12 Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 

13 of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 

14 in consultation with the United States Interagency Council 

15 on Homelessness, shall submit to the Congress a report on 

16 promising strategies to end youth homelessness. 

17 SEC. 119. STUDY OF HOUSING SERVICES AND STRATEGIES. 

18 The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 

19 conduct a study of programs funded under part B of the 

20 Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–1 et 

21 seq.) to report on long-term housing outcomes for youth 

22 after exiting the program. The study of any such program 

23 should provide information on housing services available to 

24 youth upon exiting the program, including assistance in 

25 locating and retaining permanent housing and referrals to 
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1 other residential programs. In addition, the study should 

2 identify housing models and placement strategies that pre3 vent future episodes of homelessness. 

4 SEC. 120. RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS. 

5 The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 

6 5701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 

7 new section: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 389. RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS. 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds contained in 

10 this title may be used for any program of distributing ster11 ile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any 

12 illegal drug. 

13 ‘‘(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTING.—Any individual or en14 tity who receives any funds contained in this title and who 

15 carries out any program described in subsection (a) shall 

16 account for all funds used for such program separately from 

17 any funds contained in this title.’’. 

18 TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO 

19 MISSING CHILDREN’S ASSIST20 ANCE ACT 

21 SEC. 201. AMENDMENT TO FINDINGS. 

22 Section 402 of the Missing Children’s Assistance Act 

23 (42 U.S.C. 5771) is amended to read as follows: 

24 ‘‘SEC. 402. FINDINGS. 

25 ‘‘The Congress finds that—
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1 ‘‘(1) each year thousands of children are ab2 ducted or removed from the control of a parent having 

3 legal custody without such parent’s consent, under 

4 circumstances which immediately place the child in 

5 grave danger; 

6 ‘‘(2) many missing children are at great risk of 

7 both physical harm and sexual exploitation; 

8 ‘‘(3) in many cases, parents and local law en9 forcement officials have neither the resources nor the 

10 expertise to mount expanded search efforts; 

11 ‘‘(4) abducted children are frequently moved 

12 from one locality to another, requiring the coopera13 tion and coordination of local, State, and Federal law 

14 enforcement efforts; 

15 ‘‘(5) the National Center for Missing and Ex16 ploited Children—

17 ‘‘(A) serves as the national resource center 

18 and clearinghouse; 

19 ‘‘(B) works in partnership with the Depart20 ment of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investiga21 tion, the Department of the Treasury, the De22 partment of State, and many other agencies in 

23 the effort to find missing children and prevent 

24 child victimization; and 
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1 ‘‘(C) operates a national and increasingly 

2 worldwide network, linking the Center online 

3 with each of the missing children clearinghouses 

4 operated by the 50 States, the District of Colum5 bia, and Puerto Rico, as well as with Scotland 

6 Yard in the United Kingdom, the Royal Cana7 dian Mounted Police, INTERPOL headquarters 

8 in Lyon, France, and others, which enable the 

9 Center to transmit images and information re10 garding missing children to law enforcement 

11 across the United States and around the world 

12 instantly.’’. 

13 SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

14 (a) ANNUAL GRANT TO NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISS15 ING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN.—Section 404(b)(2) of the 

16 Missing Children’s Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5773(b)(2)) 

17 is amended by striking ‘‘2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2008’’. 

18 (b) IN GENERAL.—Section 408(a) of the Missing Chil19 dren’s Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5777(a)) is amended by 

20 striking ‘‘2005.’’ and inserting ‘‘2008’’.
Union Calendar No. 60

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1925

[Report No. 108–118] 

A BILL

To reauthorize programs under the Runaway and 

Homeless Youth Act and the Missing Children’s Assistance Act, and for other purposes. 

MAY 20, 2003

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 

and ordered to be printed