I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION H. R. 10522 
To establish an interagency task force to increase vital documents access 
for unaccompanied homeless youth. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2024 
Mr. CONNOLLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish an interagency task force to increase vital 
documents access for unaccompanied homeless youth. 
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 ‘‘Vital Documents Ac-
cess for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE 
ON VITAL DOCUMENTS ACCESS FOR UNAC-
COMPANIED HOMELESS YOUTH; REPORTS. 
(a) INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.— 
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
covered Secretaries and the Commissioner of the So-
cial Security Administration shall, jointly, establish 
the Interagency Task Force on Vital Documents Ac-
cess for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth (referred 
to in this section as the ‘‘Task Force’’) to coordinate 
efforts and share best policies and practices to in-
crease vital documents access for unaccompanied 
homeless youth. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force shall 
be composed of— 
(i) the Chair of the Task Force; 
(ii) the Commissioner of the Social 
Security Administration; 
(iii) the covered Secretaries; 
(iv) three directors of State depart-
ments of human services, or equivalent 
State officials, of whom— 
(I) one shall be appointed by the 
President; 
(II) one shall be appointed by the 
majority leader of the Senate, with 
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the concurrence of the minority leader 
of the Senate; and 
(III) one shall be appointed by 
the majority leader of the House of 
Representatives, with the concurrence 
of the minority leader of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(v) three representatives from national 
nonprofit organizations that work on youth 
homelessness, who shall be appointed by 
the President. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
CERTAIN
MEM-
BERS.—The members of the Task Force ap-
pointed under clauses (iv) and (v) of subpara-
graph (A) shall each— 
(i) have not attained the age of 30; 
and 
(ii) have lived-in experience for youth 
homelessness. 
(C) TERMS.—Each member shall serve for 
the duration of the Task Force. 
(D) VACANCY.—In the case of a vacancy 
on the Task Force, such vacancy shall be filled 
not later than 30 days after arising and in the 
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manner in which the original appointment was 
made. 
(E) STAFF.— 
(i) CHAIR.—The Chair of the Task 
Force shall be chosen, jointly, by the Com-
missioner of the Social Security Adminis-
tration and the covered Secretaries and 
shall lead the Task Force in executing the 
duties described under paragraph (3). 
(ii) SUPPORT PERSONNEL.—The Task 
Force may appoint additional support per-
sonnel as it considers appropriate to assist 
in executing the duties described under 
paragraph (3). 
(3) DUTIES.—Beginning on the last day of the 
first fiscal quarter after the date on which the Task 
Force is established under paragraph (1), and quar-
terly thereafter, the Task Force shall meet to— 
(A) assess and discuss— 
(i) the progress each Task Force 
member has made on increasing vital docu-
ments access for unaccompanied homeless 
youth; 
(ii) each policy and practice imple-
mented by a Task Force member that in-
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creased vital documents access for unac-
companied homeless youth; 
(iii) each challenge faced by a Task 
Force member while working towards in-
creasing vital documents access for unac-
companied homeless youth; and 
(iv) each method used by a Task 
Force member to refine each policy and 
practice implemented to improve vital doc-
uments access for unaccompanied homeless 
youth; 
(B) establish a framework for collecting 
data on the effectiveness of each policy and 
practice implemented by a Task Force member 
to increase vital documents access for unaccom-
panied homeless youth; 
(C) using the data collected under sub-
paragraph (B)— 
(i) formulate policies and practices to 
increase vital documents access for unac-
companied homeless youth; and 
(ii) evaluate the success of each such 
policy and practice in increasing such ac-
cess; and 
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