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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 3125 

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

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 25, 2023 

Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. DURBIN) 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 2023’’. 

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— 

5 ‘‘(A) are expert adolescent service pro6 viders and integral community partners for the 

7 child welfare and juvenile justice systems as 

8 many youth exit these systems to homelessness; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(B) work to reunify youth with their fam11 ily when safe and appropriate.’’. 

12 SEC. 3. BASIC CENTER GRANT PROGRAM. 

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

14 U.S.C. 11211 et seq.) is amended— 

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

16 and inserting the following: 

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

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

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

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

21 public and nonprofit private entities, and com22 binations of such entities, to establish, operate, 

23 and maintain (including renovate) local centers 

24 to provide— 


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1 ‘‘(i) safe shelter and services for run2 away and homeless youth, including trau3 ma-informed services; and 

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

5 families of such youth, including individ6 uals identified by such youth as family; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(B) establish an appeal process for grant9 ees. 

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

11 under paragraph (1)— 

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

13 street youth, homeless youth, or youth at risk 

14 of separation from the family; 

15 ‘‘(B) shall include— 

16 ‘‘(i) safe and appropriate shelter for 

17 not more than 30 days or the maximum al18 lowed by the State, whichever is greater; 

19 ‘‘(ii) individual, family, or group coun20 seling, as appropriate, including counseling 

21 for individuals identified by such youth as 

22 family, that considers the age, gender, and 

23 social and developmental needs of such 

24 youth, and is culturally and linguistically 

25 appropriate; and 


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1 ‘‘(iii) suicide prevention services; and 

2 ‘‘(C) may include— 

3 ‘‘(i) street-based services; 

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

5 with youth at risk of separation from the 

6 family, to the extent practicable, that con7 sider the ages, genders, and social and de8 velopmental needs of the family, and are 

9 culturally and linguistically appropriate; 

10 ‘‘(iii) prevention services; 

11 ‘‘(iv) substance use disorder education 

12 and prevention services; 

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

14 or homeless youth, testing for sexually 

15 transmitted infections; 

16 ‘‘(vi) trauma-informed services, in17 cluding for such youth who are victims of 

18 trafficking; and 

19 ‘‘(vii) an assessment of— 

20 ‘‘(I) family engagement in sup21 port and reunification, if reunification 

22 is appropriate; 

23 ‘‘(II) interventions; and 

24 ‘‘(III) services for parents or 

25 legal guardians of such youth or, if 


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1 appropriate, individuals identified by 

2 such youth as family.’’; 

3 (2) in section 312— 

4 (A) in subsection (b)— 

5 (i) by striking paragraph (2) and in6 serting the following: 

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

8 strengthen, or fund a runaway and homeless youth 

9 center that provides temporary shelter or a locally 

10 controlled project, including a host family home, 

11 that has— 

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

13 4 youth, except if there is an established min14 imum number of beds per youth shelter or 

15 project location; 

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

17 than 20 youth, except where the applicant dem18 onstrates that the State where the center or lo19 cally controlled project is located has a State or 

20 local law or regulation that allows a higher 

21 maximum to comply with licensure require22 ments for child and youth serving centers or 

23 projects; 


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1 ‘‘(C) a ratio of staff to youth that is suffi2 cient to ensure adequate supervision and treat3 ment; and 

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

5 than 20 youth per project, except where the ap6 plicant demonstrates that the project has a 

7 State or local law or regulation that allows a 

8 higher maximum to comply with licensure re9 quirements for child and youth serving 

10 projects;’’; 

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

12 legal guardians’’ and inserting ‘‘, legal 

13 guardians, or individuals identified by such 

14 youth as family, if appropriate,’’; 

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

16 and (8), and inserting the following: 

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

18 include the use of online resources to reach and en19 gage youth, for establishing or coordinating with 

20 outreach programs designed to attract persons, in21 cluding persons who are members of underserved 

22 populations, who are eligible to receive services for 

23 which a grant under section 311(a) may be ex24 pended; 


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1 ‘‘(7) shall keep adequate statistical records 

2 profiling the runaway youth or homeless youth and 

3 family members of such youth whom the applicant 

4 serves, including demographic information and the 

5 number of such youth who— 

6 ‘‘(A) are not referred to out-of-home shel7 ter services; 

8 ‘‘(B) are members of vulnerable or under9 served populations; 

10 ‘‘(C) are victims of trafficking; 

11 ‘‘(D) are pregnant or parenting; 

12 ‘‘(E) have been involved in the child wel13 fare system; and 

14 ‘‘(F) have been involved in the juvenile jus15 tice system; 

16 ‘‘(8) shall ensure that— 

17 ‘‘(A) the information maintained on indi18 vidual runaway youth or homeless youth con19 tained in the records described in paragraph (7) 

20 shall not be disclosed without the consent of the 

21 individual youth and the parent of the youth, 

22 the legal guardian of the youth, or an individual 

23 identified by such youth as family, to anyone 

24 other than an agency compiling statistical 

25 records or a government agency involved in the 


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1 disposition of criminal charges against such 

2 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 youth or homeless youth;’’; 

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

8 subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting 

9 the following: 

10 ‘‘(B) detailed information on how the ap11 plicant has been able to meet the goals of the 

12 plan of the applicant; and 

13 ‘‘(C) statistical summaries describing— 

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

15 be collected; 

16 ‘‘(ii) the number and characteristics 

17 of runaway youth, homeless youth, street 

18 youth, and youth at risk of separation 

19 from family, who participate in the project, 

20 including information on such youth who— 

21 ‘‘(I) are victims of trafficking; 

22 ‘‘(II) are pregnant or parenting; 

23 ‘‘(III) have been involved in the 

24 child welfare system; or 


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1 ‘‘(IV) have been involved with the 

2 criminal justice system; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) the services provided to such 

4 youth by the project;’’; 

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

6 period at the end and inserting ‘‘for nat7 ural disasters, inclement weather, and pub8 lic health emergencies;’’; and 

9 (vi) by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 

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

12 and homeless youth that consider the age, gender, 

13 and social and developmental needs of such youth, 

14 and are culturally and linguistically appropriate, to 

15 the extent practicable; and 

16 ‘‘(15) shall inform youth of their status as inde17 pendent students under section 480 of the Higher 

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

19 verification of such status for the purposes of the 

20 Free Application for Federal Student Aid described 

21 in section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

22 (20 U.S.C. 1090), and assist youth in completing 

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

24 (B) in subsection (c)— 


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

2 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

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

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

5 and 

6 (iii) by adding at end the following: 

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

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

9 reach and engage youth.’’; 

10 (C) in subsection (d)— 

11 (i) by striking paragraph (1) and in12 serting the following: 

13 ‘‘(1) provide counseling and information that 

14 consider the age, gender, and social and develop15 mental needs of such youth, and are culturally and 

16 linguistically appropriate, to the extent practicable, 

17 to youth and the families of such youth (including 

18 unrelated individuals in the family households of 

19 such youth and individuals identified by such youth 

20 as family), including services relating to basic life 

21 skills, interpersonal skill building, educational ad22 vancement, job attainment skills, mental and phys23 ical health care, suicide prevention, parenting skills, 

24 financial planning, and referral to sources of other 

25 needed services;’’; 


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

2 including training on trauma-informed 

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

4 (iii) in paragraph (5)— 

5 (I) in subparagraph (A), by strik6 ing ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

7 (II) in subparagraph (B), by 

8 striking the period at the end and in9 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (III) by adding at the end the 

11 following: 

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

13 services when determined by the applicant to be 

14 at risk of separation from family.’’; 

15 (D) in subsection (e), by striking the sub16 section enumerator and all that follows through 

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

18 ‘‘(e) APPLICANTS PROVIDING SUBSTANCE USE DIS19 ORDER EDUCATION AND PREVENTION SERVICES.—To be 

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

21 substance use disorder education and prevention services, 

22 an applicant shall include in the plan required by sub23 section (b)—’’; and 

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


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1 ‘‘(f) ONLINE RESOURCES FOR OUTREACH.—An ap2 plicant may develop a plan, consistent with local needs, 

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

4 ‘‘(g) DEFINITION OF UNDERSERVED POPU5 LATIONS.—In this section, the term ‘underserved popu6 lations’ means victims of homelessness or trafficking or 

7 runaway youth, who disproportionately face barriers in ac8 cessing and using victim services, including populations 

9 who are underserved due to limited English proficiency or 

10 are historically marginalized and underserved communities 

11 of color, and any other population determined to be under12 served by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.’’; 

13 and 

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

15 and inserting the following: 

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

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

18 eligible applicants who have demonstrated experience in 

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

20 SEC. 4. TRANSITIONAL LIVING GRANT PROGRAM. 

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

22 U.S.C. 11221 et seq.) is amended— 

23 (1) in section 321— 

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

25 and 


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

2 Secretary shall award such grants not later 

3 than 90 days before the start date of the grant 

4 and establish an appeal process for grantees’’ 

5 after ‘‘homeless youth’’; and 

6 (2) in section 322— 

7 (A) in subsection (a)— 

8 (i) by striking paragraph (1) and in9 serting the following: 

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

11 agreement, or contract— 

12 ‘‘(A) shelter, such as group homes, mater13 nity group homes, host family homes, and su14 pervised apartments; and 

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

16 counseling services in basic life skills, which 

17 consider the age, gender, and social and devel18 opmental needs of such youth, and are cul19 turally and linguistically appropriate, including 

20 topics on money management, budgeting, con21 sumer education, use of credit, parenting skills, 

22 interpersonal skill building, educational ad23 vancement, job attainment skills, mental and 

24 physical health care, and suicide prevention 

25 services;’’; 


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1 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 

2 (I) by striking ‘‘18 years’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘23 years’’; and 

4 (II) by striking ‘‘18th’’ and in5 serting ‘‘23rd’’; 

6 (iii) by striking paragraph (4) and in7 serting the following: 

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

9 such project shall— 

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

11 not fewer than 4 youth, except if there is an es12 tablished minimum number of beds per indi13 vidual shelter or project location; 

14 ‘‘(B) have the capacity to accommodate 

15 not more than 20 individuals, excluding staff, 

16 within a single project, except where the appli17 cant demonstrates that the State where the 

18 project is located has a State or local law or 

19 regulation that allows a higher maximum to 

20 comply with licensure requirements for child 

21 and youth serving projects; and 

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

23 and homeless youth shelter beds to 20 youth 

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1 onstrates that the State where the project is lo2 cated has a State or local law or regulation that 

3 allows a higher maximum to comply with licen4 sure requirements for child and youth serving 

5 projects;’’; 

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

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

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

9 in partnership with each youth based on an assess10 ment of the needs of each youth, designed to help 

11 the transition from supervised participation in such 

12 project to independent living or another appropriate 

13 living arrangement; 

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

15 proper coordination, integration, and referral of 

16 homeless youth and runaway youth, which considers 

17 the age, gender, and social and developmental needs 

18 of such youth, and are culturally and linguistically 

19 appropriate, to the extent practicable, to— 

20 ‘‘(A) social service; 

21 ‘‘(B) law enforcement; 

22 ‘‘(C) educational training, including post23 secondary education; 

24 ‘‘(D) vocational training, including services 

25 and programs for youth available under the 


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1 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

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

3 ‘‘(E) welfare, including programs amended 

4 under the Personal Responsibility and Work 

5 Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public 

6 Law 104–193); 

7 ‘‘(F) legal service; 

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

9 programs; 

10 ‘‘(H) substance use disorder treatment; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(I) programs providing wrap-around serv13 ices to victims of trafficking and gender-based 

14 violence; 

15 ‘‘(8) to provide for the establishment of out16 reach programs designed to attract individuals who 

17 are eligible to participate in the project, which may 

18 include the use of online and social media engage19 ments; 

20 ‘‘(9) to submit to the Secretary an annual re21 port that includes information regarding the activi22 ties carried out with funds under this part, the 

23 achievements of the project under this part carried 

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1 graphic information of the homeless youth and run2 away youth who participate in such project, includ3 ing the prevalence of trafficking of such youth, and 

4 the services provided to such youth by such project, 

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

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

7 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

8 (vi) by striking paragraph (16) and 

9 inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(16) to develop an adequate emergency pre11 paredness and management plan regarding re12 sponses to natural disasters, inclement weather, and 

13 mental health emergencies; and’’; 

14 (vii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 

15 through (5) and (6) through (16), as para16 graphs (5) through (7) and (9) through 

17 (19), respectively; 

18 (viii) by inserting after paragraph (2) 

19 the following: 

20 ‘‘(3) to provide counseling to homeless and run21 away youth and to encourage, if appropriate, the in22 volvement in such counseling of their parents, legal 

23 guardians, or individuals identified by such youth as 

24 family; 


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

2 homeless and runaway youth who have received shel3 ter and services from a transitional living youth 

4 project, including, to the extent practicable, such 

5 youth who, after receiving such shelter and services, 

6 relocate to a geographic area or State other than the 

7 geographic area or State in which such project is lo8 cated;’’; 

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

10 as redesignated by clause (vii), the fol11 lowing: 

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

13 consider the age, gender, and social and develop14 mental needs of such youth, and are culturally and 

15 linguistically appropriate, that address the needs of 

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

17 (x) by adding at end the following: 

18 ‘‘(20) to inform youth of their status as inde19 pendent students under section 480 of the Higher 

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

21 verification of such status for the purposes of the 

22 Free Application for Federal Student Aid described 

23 in section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

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1 pleting this application at the request of the youth.’’; 

2 and 

3 (B) by striking subsection (b) and insert4 ing the following: 

5 ‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In selecting eligible applicants to re6 ceive grants under this part, the Secretary shall give pri7 ority to entities that have experience in providing to home8 less youth shelter and services of the types described in 

9 subsection (a)(1).’’. 

10 SEC. 5. NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. 

11 Section 331 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 

12 (34 U.S.C. 11231) is amended by inserting ‘‘, online, and 

13 social media’’ after ‘‘telephone’’. 

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

15 ACTIVITIES. 

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

17 U.S.C. 11241 et seq.) is amended— 

18 (1) in section 341— 

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

20 ‘‘health,’’; and 

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

22 Federal entities’’ and inserting ‘‘the Depart23 ment of Housing and Urban Development, the 

24 Department of Education, the Department of 

25 Labor, and the Department of Justice’’; 


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1 (2) in section 342— 

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

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

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

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

6 (C) by striking ‘‘carrying out’’ and insert7 ing ‘‘implementing in a trauma-informed man8 ner’’; 

9 (3) in section 343(b)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (5)— 

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

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

13 semicolon at the end and inserting ‘‘abuse, 

14 sexual assault, and trafficking;’’; 

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

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

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

18 and trafficking;’’; 

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

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

21 (iv) by adding at end the following: 

22 ‘‘(D) best practices for identifying and pro23 viding services that consider the age, gender, 

24 and social and developmental background of an 


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1 individual, and are culturally and linguistically 

2 appropriate, to the extent practicable, to— 

3 ‘‘(i) vulnerable and underserved youth 

4 populations; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) youth who are victims of traf6 ficking; and 

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

8 independent students under section 480 of the 

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

10 1087vv), providing verification of such status 

11 for the purposes of the Free Application for 

12 Federal Student Aid described in section 483 of 

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

14 1090), and assisting youth in completing this 

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

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

17 after the semicolon; 

18 (C) in paragraph (10), by striking the pe19 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

20 (D) by adding at end the following: 

21 ‘‘(11) examining the intersection between the 

22 runaway and homeless youth populations and traf23 ficking, including noting whether such youth who are 

24 victims of trafficking were previously involved in the 

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


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

2 ‘‘$100,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$200,000’’; 

3 (5) in section 345— 

4 (A) in subsection (a)— 

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

6 all that follows through ‘‘Homelessness’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘Not later than 2 years after 

8 the date of enactment of the Runaway and 

9 Homeless Youth and Trafficking Preven10 tion Act of 2023, and at 3-year intervals 

11 thereafter, the Secretary, acting through 

12 the Associate Commissioner of the Family 

13 and Youth Services Bureau’’; 

14 (ii) in paragraph (1)— 

15 (I) by striking ‘‘13’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘12’’; and 

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

18 semicolon; 

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

20 period at the end and inserting a semi21 colon; and 

22 (iv) by adding at end the following: 

23 ‘‘(3) that includes demographic information of 

24 such individuals, including youth who are victims of 

25 trafficking; and 


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

2 such individual.’’; and 

3 (B) in subsection (b)(1)— 

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

5 ‘‘12’’; 

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

7 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

8 (iii) in subparagraph (B)— 

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

10 and’’ and inserting ‘‘, including men11 tal health services;’’; 

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

13 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 

14 (III) by adding at end the fol15 lowing: 

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

17 ‘‘(v) access to secondary education, 

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

19 (iv) by redesignating subparagraph 

20 (B) as subparagraph (E); and 

21 (v) by inserting after subparagraph 

22 (A) the following: 

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

24 who— 

25 ‘‘(i) are victims of trafficking; 


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

2 or 

3 ‘‘(iii) were involved in the child wel4 fare or foster care system; 

5 ‘‘(C) demographic characteristics, including 

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

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

8 United States Code), sexual orientation, and 

9 disability; 

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

11 pregnant or parenting; and’’. 

12 SEC. 7. SEXUAL ABUSE AND TRAFFICKING PREVENTION 

13 PROGRAM; STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM. 

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

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

16 and inserting the following: 

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

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

19 grants to public and nonprofit private entities, and com20 binations of such entities, for the purpose of providing 

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

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

23 subjected to, sexual abuse or trafficking. The Secretary 

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1 start date of the grant and establish an appeal process 

2 for grantees. 

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

4 grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give pri5 ority to public and nonprofit private entities that have ex6 perience in providing services to runaway, homeless, and 

7 street youth. 

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

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

10 certify to the Secretary that such applicant has expertise 

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

12 systems in place to ensure that such applicant can provide 

13 services that consider the age, gender, and social and de14 velopmental background of youth described in subsection 

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

16 SEC. 8. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

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

18 U.S.C. 11271 et seq.) is amended— 

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

20 inserting ‘‘PART G’’; 

21 (2) in section 381— 

22 (A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘facil23 ity’’ and inserting ‘‘center or project’’; and 


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1 (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘facil2 ity’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘cen3 ter or project’’; 

4 (3) in section 382(a)— 

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

6 ‘‘2024’’; 

7 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

8 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

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

10 through (E), respectively; and 

11 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 

12 (A) the following: 

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

14 trafficking;’’; and 

15 (C) in paragraph (2)— 

16 (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and 

17 inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(A) the number and characteristics of 

19 youth served by such projects, including such 

20 youth who— 

21 ‘‘(i) are victims of trafficking; 

22 ‘‘(ii) are pregnant or parenting; 

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

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1 ‘‘(iv) have been involved in the juve2 nile or adult criminal justice system, the 

3 incarceration system, or legal proceedings 

4 related to such systems;’’; and 

5 (ii) by striking subparagraph (F) and 

6 inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(F) the ability of such projects to encour8 age the resolution of problems within the fam9 ily, including with individuals identified by such 

10 youth as family, through counseling and devel11 opment of self-sufficient living skills; and’’; 

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

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

14 project’’; 

15 (5) in section 384, by adding at the end the fol16 lowing: ‘‘Grantees are encouraged to share data with 

17 other programs and systems, without identifying in18 dividual youth in any shared records, to improve co19 ordination and maximize the use of resources.’’; 

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

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

22 ‘‘(a) REQUEST FOR RELIEF.— 

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

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1 sion under this title for a period of not more than 

2 3 years, unless an extension is granted under para3 graph (6), if— 

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

5 that describes 1 or more conflicting or duplica6 tive requirements or circumstances that prevent 

7 the effective delivery of services to runaway and 

8 homeless youth, such as an extraordinary cir9 cumstance, natural disaster, public health emer10 gency, or financial crisis; 

11 ‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that the 

12 waiver will, by itself, contribute to or enhance 

13 the ability of the grantee to carry out the pur14 poses of this title; and 

15 ‘‘(C) the Secretary determines that the 

16 waiver will not be inconsistent with the objec17 tives of this title. 

18 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—A request made under para19 graph (1) shall be provided to the Secretary in writ20 ing and shall— 

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

22 for which the grantee seeks relief; 

23 ‘‘(B) describe how a waiver from such pro24 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 the Judiciary of the Sen14 ate, and the Committee on Education and the 

15 Workforce of the House of Representatives of 

16 the reasons for the disapproval and give the 

17 grantee the opportunity to amend the request 

18 or appeal 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 the Judiciary of the Senate, and the 

24 Committee on Education and the Workforce of 

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1 ‘‘(i) each specific provision waived; 

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. 

24 ‘‘(B) EXTENSION REQUEST.—A request 

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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; 

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

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

20 (C) by inserting ‘‘ or virtually when appro21 priate,’’ after ‘‘on-site,’’; 

22 (8) in section 386A— 

23 (A) in subsection (a)— 

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1 ‘‘Runaway and Homeless Youth and Traf2 ficking Prevention Act of 2023’’; and 

3 (ii) by inserting ‘‘371,’’ after ‘‘sec4 tions’’; and 

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

6 after ‘‘sections’’; 

7 (9) by inserting after section 386A the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 386B. NONDISCRIMINATION. 

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

11 shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the bene12 fits of, or be subjected to discrimination under this title 

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

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

15 249(c) of title 18, United States Code), sexual orientation, 

16 or disability. 

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

18 programming is necessary to the essential operation of a 

19 program, nothing in this section shall prevent any such 

20 program or activity from considering the sex of an indi21 vidual. In such circumstances, grantees may meet the re22 quirements of this section by providing comparable serv23 ices to individuals who cannot participate in the sex-seg24 regated or sex-specific programming. 


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1 ‘‘(c) DISQUALIFICATION.—The Secretary shall en2 force this section pursuant to section 654 of the Head 

3 Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9849). The provisions of such section 

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

5 the Secretary shall apply. 

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

7 be construed as supplanting, displacing, preempting, or 

8 otherwise limiting the responsibilities and liabilities under 

9 other Federal or State civil rights laws with respect to dis10 crimination on a basis described in subsection (a).’’; 

11 (10) in section 387— 

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

13 (5), (6), (7), and (8), as paragraphs (9), (6), 

14 (7), (8), (11), and (13), respectively; 

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

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(1) CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY AP18 PROPRIATE.—The term ‘culturally and linguistically 

19 appropriate’, with respect to services, has the mean20 ing given the term ‘culturally and linguistically ap21 propriate services’ in the ‘National Standards for 

22 Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in 

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

24 the Office of Minority Health of the Department of 

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1 (C) in paragraph (3)(A)— 

2 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘21’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘26’’; and 

4 (ii) by striking clause (ii) and insert5 ing the following: 

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

7 less than 15 years of age but less than 26 

8 years of age;’’; 

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

10 following: 

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

12 projects’ means a building, structure, or campus 

13 that may house multiple programs serving youth 

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

15 funded as authorized under this Act as well as fund16 ed by other entities, including private, public, and 

17 other government funding. 

18 ‘‘(5) PREVENTION SERVICES.—The term ‘pre19 vention services’ means services to prevent youth 

20 from becoming runaway, homeless, or street youth 

21 and may include— 

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

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1 ‘‘(C) assessing the strengths, 

2 vulnerabilities, and needs of youth; 

3 ‘‘(D) connecting youth to public services 

4 and housing options; 

5 ‘‘(E) emergency respite care for clients 

6 within the allowable age range of the underlying 

7 grant award, including care that provides par8 ents and other caregivers with emergency serv9 ices and temporary shelter that offer relief; 

10 ‘‘(F) connecting youth to education and 

11 employment programs; 

12 ‘‘(G) case management and resource navi13 gation; and 

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

15 mental health and substance use treatment and 

16 prevention.’’; 

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

18 by subparagraph (A)— 

19 (i) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, includ20 ing the use of online methods of engage21 ment, as appropriate, based on the needs 

22 of the community and population served’’ 

23 after ‘‘street youth’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(v) advocacy, education, and preven2 tion services related to— 

3 ‘‘(I) substance use disorder; 

4 ‘‘(II) trafficking; 

5 ‘‘(III) sexually transmitted infec6 tions, including human immuno7 deficiency virus; 

8 ‘‘(IV) violence, including physical 

9 assault, sexual assault, domestic vio10 lence, and gender-based violence; and 

11 ‘‘(V) suicide.’’; 

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

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

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

15 substance use disorder’’; 

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

17 subparagraph (A), by striking the paragraph 

18 (9) enumerator and all that follows through 

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

20 ‘‘(9) SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER EDUCATION

21 AND PREVENTION SERVICES.—The term ‘substance 

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

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

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

2 has the meaning given the terms ‘severe forms of 

3 trafficking in persons’ and ‘sex trafficking’ in section 

4 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 

5 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).’’; 

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

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

8 family or community supports,’’ after ‘‘self-suf9 ficient living’’; 

10 (J) by inserting after paragraph (11), as 

11 redesignated by subparagraph (A), the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(12) TRAUMA-INFORMED.—The term ‘trauma14 informed’ has the meaning given the term in section 

15 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preven16 tion Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103).’’; and 

17 (K) in paragraph (13)(B), as redesignated 

18 by subparagraph (A)— 

19 (i) in clause (ii)— 

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

21 ‘‘willing’’; and 

22 (II) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the 

23 semicolon; 

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1 (iii) by adding at end the following: 

2 ‘‘(iv) who is involved in the child wel3 fare system, juvenile justice system, or 

4 criminal justice system, but who is not 

5 being housed by any such system.’’. 

6 SEC. 9. PREVENTION SERVICES. 

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

8 11201 et seq.) is amended by inserting after part E the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘PART F—PREVENTION SERVICES 

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

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

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

14 under subsection (c), that applies for an optional, addi15 tional prevention services grant. Any funds provided under 

16 this part are in addition to other funds grantees receive 

17 under other parts in this title. 

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

19 grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give pri20 ority to eligible entities that are— 

21 ‘‘(1) public entities and nonprofit, private enti22 ties that have experience in providing services to 

23 runaway, homeless, and street youth, and youth at 

24 risk of separation from the family; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) public entities and nonprofit, private enti2 ties that request prevention services grants of not 

3 more than $75,000 per year. 

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

5 receive a grant under subsection (a)— 

6 ‘‘(1) the potential grantee shall— 

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

8 or transitional living program, which may in9 clude a program that operates a maternity 

10 group home, that wants to establish, strength11 en, or provide prevention services for youth at 

12 risk of homelessness and youth at risk of run13 ning away; and 

14 ‘‘(B) submit to the Secretary a plan agree15 ing, as part of such program, to provide preven16 tion services; and 

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

18 Secretary that such grantee has systems in place to 

19 provide services to youth described in subsection (a) 

20 that consider the age, gender, and social and devel21 opmental background of such youth, and are cul22 turally and linguistically appropriate.’’. 

23 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

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

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1 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

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

3 be appropriated to carry out this title (other than 

4 parts E and F) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2024, 

5 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fis6 cal years 2025 through 2028. 

7 ‘‘(2) ALLOCATION.— 

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

9 appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal 

10 year, the Secretary shall reserve not less than 

11 90 percent to carry out parts A and B. 

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

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

14 those fiscal years in which continuation grant 

15 obligations and the quality and number of ap16 plicants for parts A and B warrant not more 

17 than 55 percent, shall be reserved to carry out 

18 part B. 

19 ‘‘(3) PARTS C AND D.— 

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

21 after reserving the amounts required by para22 graph (2), the Secretary shall use the remain23 ing amount (if any) to carry out parts C and 

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1 ‘‘(B) PERIODIC ESTIMATE.—Of the 

2 amount authorized to be appropriated under 

3 paragraph (1), $2,000,000 shall be made avail4 able to carry out section 345 for each of fiscal 

5 years 2024, 2026, and 2028. 

6 ‘‘(4) PART E.—There are authorized to be ap7 propriated to carry out part E $50,000,000 for fis8 cal year 2024, and such sums as may be necessary 

9 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2028. 

10 ‘‘(5) PART F.—There are authorized to be ap11 propriated to carry out part F $67,500,000 for fis12 cal year 2024, and such sums as may be necessary 

13 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2028.’’. 

14 SEC. 11. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION. 

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

16 11201 et seq.) is amended by adding at end the following: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 390. APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS. 

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

19 private nonprofit entity for a grant under section 311, 

20 321, or 351, may be approved by the Secretary for an 

21 amount for a fiscal year that is— 

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

23 $275,000 if the amount appropriated to carry out 

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

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

2 $250,000 if the amount appropriated to carry out 

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

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

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

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

7 priority to eligible grantees who have demonstrated experi8 ence in providing services to runaway and homeless 

9 youth.’’. 

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