90 days after the date of enactment of the Homeless Edu-
cation Improvement Act of 2007, a summary of the 
changes enacted by that Act. The summary shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(1) strategies by which a State may assist 
local educational agencies to implement the amend-
ments; 
‘‘(2) strategies by which a State can review and 
revise State policies and procedures that may 
present barriers to the enrollment, attendance, and 
success of homeless children and youths; and 
‘‘(3) strategies by which State-funded or local 
educational agency-funded preschool programs can 
implement the requirements of section 722(g)(7). 
‘‘(h) INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From funds appropriated 
under section 726, the Secretary shall, directly or 
through grants, contracts, or cooperative agree-
ments, periodically, but no less frequently than every 
two years, collect and disseminate publicly data and 
information regarding— 
‘‘(A) the number, and type of temporary 
housing of homeless children and youths, in-
cluding such children and youths enrolled in 
State-funded or local educational agency-funded 
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preschool programs, in all local educational 
agencies; 
‘‘(B) the education and related services 
such children and youths receive; 
‘‘(C) the extent to which the needs of 
homeless children and youths are being met; 
‘‘(D) the academic progress being made by 
homeless children and youths, including the 
percent or number of homeless children and 
youths participating in State assessments; and 
‘‘(E) such other data and information as 
the Secretary determines to be necessary and 
relevant to carry out this Part. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall co-
ordinate such collection and dissemination with 
other agencies and entities that receive assistance 
and administer programs under this Part. 
‘‘(i) REPORT.—Not later than four years after the 
date of enactment of the Homeless Education Improve-
ment Act of 2007, the Secretary shall prepare and submit 
to the President and the Committee on Education and 
Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 
a report on the status of education of homeless children 
and youths, which shall include information on— 
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‘‘(1) the education of homeless children and 
youths; and 
‘‘(2) the actions of the Secretary and the effec-
tiveness of the programs supported under this Part. 
‘‘SEC. 725. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘For purposes of this subtitle: 
‘‘(1) The terms ‘enroll’ and ‘enrollment’ include 
attending classes and participating fully in school 
activities. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘formerly covered counties’ 
means, with respect to California, San Joaquin 
County, Orange County, and San Diego County, and 
with respect to Arizona, Maricopa County. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘homeless children and youths’— 
‘‘(A) means individuals who lack a fixed, 
regular, and adequate nighttime residence 
(within the meaning of section 103(a)(1)); and 
‘‘(B) includes— 
‘‘(i) children and youths who are shar-
ing the housing of other persons due to 
loss of housing, economic hardship, or a 
similar reason, are living in motels, hotels, 
trailer parks, or camping grounds due to 
the lack of alternative adequate accom-
modations, are living in emergency or tran-
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sitional shelters, are abandoned in hos-
pitals, or are awaiting foster care place-
ment; 
‘‘(ii) children and youths who have a 
primary nighttime residence that is a pub-
lic or private place not designed for or or-
dinarily used as a regular sleeping accom-
modation for human beings (within the 
meaning of section 103(a)(2)(C)); 
‘‘(iii) children and youths who are liv-
ing in cars, parks, public spaces, aban-
doned buildings, substandard housing, bus 
or train stations, or similar settings; and 
‘‘(iv) migratory children (as such term 
is defined in section 1309 of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965) who qualify as homeless for the pur-
poses of this subtitle because the children 
are living in circumstances described in 
clauses (i) through (iii). 
‘‘(4) The terms ‘include’ and ‘including’ mean 
that the items named are not all of the possible 
items that are covered, whether like or unlike the 
ones named. 
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‘‘(5) The terms ‘local educational agency’ and 
‘State educational agency’ have the meanings given 
such terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary 
of Education. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘State’ means each of the 50 
States, the District of Columbia, and the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico. 
‘‘(8) The term ‘unaccompanied youth’ means a 
homeless child or youth not in the physical custody 
of a parent or legal guardian. 
‘‘SEC. 726. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘For the purpose of carrying out this Part, there are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
to 
the 
Secretary 
$140,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and such sums as may 
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015. 
‘‘PART B—TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE FOR 
SCHOOL STABILITY, READINESS, AND SUCCESS 
‘‘SEC. 730. GRANTS FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR SCHOOL 
STABILITY, READINESS, AND SUCCESS FOR 
HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to make grants to States in accordance with the 
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