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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Runaway, Homeless, 
and Missing Children Protection Act’’. 
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO RUN-
AWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH 
ACT 
SEC. 101. AMENDMENT TO FINDINGS. 
Section 302 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5701) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 302. FINDINGS. 
‘‘The Congress finds that—
‘‘(1) youth who have become homeless or who 
leave and remain away from home without parental 
permission, are at risk of developing, and have a dis-
proportionate share of, serious health, behavioral, and 
emotional problems because they lack sufficient re-
sources to obtain care and may live on the street for 
extended periods thereby endangering themselves and 
creating a substantial law enforcement problem for 
communities in which they congregate; 
‘‘(2) many such young people, because of their 
age and situation, are urgently in need of temporary 
shelter and services, including services that are lin-
guistically appropriate and acknowledge the environ-
ment of youth seeking these services; 
‘‘(3) in view of the interstate nature of the prob-
lem, it is the responsibility of the Federal Government 
to develop an accurate national reporting system to 
report the problem, and to assist in the development 
of an effective system of care (including preventive 
and aftercare services, emergency shelter services, ex-
tended residential shelter, and street outreach services) 
outside the welfare system and the law enforcement 
system; 
‘‘(4) to make a successful transition to adulthood, 
runaway youth, homeless youth, and other street 
youth need opportunities to complete high school or 
earn a general equivalency degree, learn job skills, 
and obtain employment; and 
‘‘(5) improved coordination and collaboration be-
tween the Federal programs that serve runaway and 
homeless youth are necessary for the development of a 
long-term strategy for responding to the needs of this 
population.’’. 
SEC. 102. GRANT PROGRAM CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
The heading for part A of the Runaway and Homeless 
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5711 et seq.) is amended by striking
‘‘RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH’’ and inserting ‘‘BASIC 
CENTER’’. 
SEC. 103. GRANTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED. 
Section 311(a)(2)(C) of the Runaway and Homeless 
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5711(a)(2)(C)) is amended—
(1) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) in clause (iii) by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) after clause (iii) by inserting the following: 
‘‘(iv) at the request of runaway and 
homeless youth, testing for sexually trans-
mitted diseases.’’. 
SEC. 104. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISION RELATING TO 
CERTAIN ALLOTMENTS. 
Section 311(b) the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5711(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Subject to 
paragraph (3), the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (3). 
SEC. 105. ELIGIBILITY PROVISION. 
Section 312(a) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5712(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘juveniles’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘youth’’.
SEC. 106. RECOGNITION OF STATE LAW RELATING TO CA-
PACITY LIMITATION ON ELIGIBLE RUNAWAY 
AND HOMELESS YOUTH CENTERS. 
Section 312(b)(2)(A) of the Runaway and Homeless 
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712(b)(2)(A)) is amended by insert-
ing after ‘‘youth’’ the following: ‘‘, except where the appli-
cant assures that the State where the center or locally con-
trolled facility is located has a State or local law or regula-
tion that requires a higher maximum to comply with licen-
sure requirements for child and youth serving facilities’’. 
SEC. 107. MATERNITY GROUP HOMES. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 322(a)(1) of the Runaway 
and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2(a)(1)) is 
amended—
(1) by inserting after ‘‘group homes,’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘including maternity group homes,’’; and 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘use of credit,’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘parenting skills (as appropriate),’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 322 of the Runaway and 
Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this part, the term ‘maternity 
group home’ means a community-based, adult-supervised 
transitional living arrangement that provides pregnant or 
parenting youth and their children with a supportive and 
supervised living arrangement in which such pregnant or
parenting youth are required to learn parenting skills, in-
cluding child development, family budgeting, health and 
nutrition, and other skills to promote their long-term eco-
nomic independence in order to ensure the well-being of 
their children.’’. 
SEC. 108. LIMITED EXTENSION OF 540-DAY SHELTER ELIGI-
BILITY PERIOD. 
Section 322(a)(2) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2(a)(2)) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘days’’ the following: ‘‘, except that a youth in a program 
under this part who is under the age of 18 years on the 
last day of the 540-day period may, if otherwise qualified 
for the program, remain in the program until the earlier 
of the youth’s 18th birthday or the 180th day after the end 
of the 540-day period’’. 
SEC. 109. PART A PLAN COORDINATION ASSURANCES. 
Section 312(b)(4)(B) of the Runaway and Homeless 
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712(b)(4)(B)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘personnel’’ and all that follows through the semicolon 
and inserting ‘‘McKinney-Vento school district liaisons, 
designated under section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-
Vento 
Homeless 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
11432 
(g)(1)(J)(ii)), to assure that runaway and homeless youth 
are provided information about the educational services
available to such youth under subtitle B of title VII of that 
Act;’’. 
SEC. 110. PART B PLAN COORDINATION AGREEMENT. 
Section 322(a) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the 
end of paragraph (13); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (14) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(15) to coordinate services with McKinney-
Vento school district liaisons, designated under section 
722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)), to assure 
that runaway and homeless youth are provided infor-
mation about the educational services available to 
such youth under subtitle B of title VII of that Act.’’. 
SEC. 111. PART B PLAN DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 322(a)(7) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2(a)(7)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(7) to develop an adequate plan to ensure prop-
er referral of homeless youth to social service, law en-
forcement, educational (including post-secondary edu-
cation), vocational, training (including services and
programs for youth available under the Workforce In-
vestment Act of 1998), welfare (including programs 
under the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996), legal service, and 
health care programs and to help integrate and co-
ordinate such services for youths;’’. 
SEC. 112. COORDINATION OF PROGRAMS. 
Section 341 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5714–21) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) shall consult, as appropriate, the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development to ensure coordi-
nation of programs and services for homeless youth.’’. 
SEC. 113. CLARIFICATION OF GRANT AUTHORITY. 
Section 343(a) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–23(a)) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘service projects’’ the following: ‘‘regarding activities under 
this title’’.
SEC. 114. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO DEM-
ONSTRATION PROJECTS. 
The section heading of section 344 of the Runaway and 
Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–24) is amended by 
striking ‘‘TEMPORARY’’. 
SEC. 115. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISION RELATING TO 
STUDY. 
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
5701 et seq.) is amended by striking section 345 (42 U.S.C. 
5714–25). 
SEC. 116. AGE LIMIT FOR HOMELESS YOUTH. 
Section 387(3)(A)(i) of the Runaway and Homeless 
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5732a(3)(A)(i)) is amended by insert-
ing after ‘‘of age’’ the following: ‘‘, or, in the case of a youth 
seeking shelter in a center under part A, not more than 
18 years of age’’. 
SEC. 117. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) OTHER THAN PART E.—Section 388(a)(1) of the 
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5751(a)(1)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘$105,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, and such sums as may 
be necessary for fiscal years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008’’. 
(b) PART E.—Section 388(a)(4) of the Runaway and 
Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5751(a)(4)) is amended by
striking ‘‘2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008’’. 
(c) PART B ALLOCATION.—Section 388(a)(2)(B) of the 
Runaway 
and 
Homeless 
Youth 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
5751(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘not less than 20 
percent, and not more than 30 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘45 
percent and, in those fiscal years in which continuation 
grant obligations and the quality and number of applicants 
for parts A and B warrant not more than 55 percent’’. 
SEC. 118. REPORT ON PROMISING STRATEGIES TO END 
YOUTH HOMELESSNESS. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
in consultation with the United States Interagency Council 
on Homelessness, shall submit to the Congress a report on 
promising strategies to end youth homelessness. 
SEC. 119. STUDY OF HOUSING SERVICES AND STRATEGIES. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
conduct a study of programs funded under part B of the 
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–1 et 
seq.) to report on long-term housing outcomes for youth 
after exiting the program. The study of any such program 
should provide information on housing services available to 
youth upon exiting the program, including assistance in 
locating and retaining permanent housing and referrals to
other residential programs. In addition, the study should 
identify housing models and placement strategies that pre-
vent future episodes of homelessness. 
SEC. 120. RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS. 
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
5701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 389. RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds contained in 
this title may be used for any program of distributing ster-
ile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any 
illegal drug. 
‘‘(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTING.—Any individual or en-
tity who receives any funds contained in this title and who 
carries out any program described in subsection (a) shall 
account for all funds used for such program separately from 
any funds contained in this title.’’. 
TITLE 
II—AMENDMENTS 
TO 
MISSING CHILDREN’S ASSIST-
ANCE ACT 
SEC. 201. AMENDMENT TO FINDINGS. 
Section 402 of the Missing Children’s Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5771) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 402. FINDINGS. 
‘‘The Congress finds that—