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Union Calendar No. 582 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5191 
[Report No. 116–699] 
To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2019 
Mr. YARMUTH (for himself, Mr. BACON, Mrs. HAYES, and Ms. JAYAPAL) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor 
DECEMBER 28, 2020 
Additional sponsors: Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. DESAULNIER, 
Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. 
TRONE, Ms. MOORE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. 
YOUNG, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. WILD, Mr. 
SABLAN, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. BASS, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mr. PETERS, Ms. 
MENG, Mr. WELCH, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. TITUS, 
Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. TED LIEU of 
California, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. HAALAND, and Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO 
DECEMBER 28, 2020 
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 November 20, 2019] 
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A BILL 
To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and 
for other purposes. 
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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 and Homeless 
Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in 
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of 
an amendment to, or repeal of, a provision, the amendment 
or repeal shall be considered to be made to a provision of 
the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (34 U.S.C. 11201 
et seq.). 
SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 
Section 302 (34 U.S.C. 11201) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘share of, seri-
ous health, behavioral, and emotional problems’’ and 
inserting ‘‘share of, trauma, serious health, behav-
ioral, social, and emotional problems, and substance 
use disorder’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘socially, age, 
gender, developmentally, culturally and’’ before ‘‘lin-
guistically appropriate’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6), 
as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; 
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(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) research has documented that youth experi-
ence homelessness as fluid, such that many youth ex-
perience 2 to 3 different types of homelessness, includ-
ing couch surfing, emergency shelters, and staying on 
the streets;’’; 
(5) in paragraph (4)(C), as redesignated by 
paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘social contribution’’ and 
inserting ‘‘self-advocacy’’; 
(6) in paragraph (4)(E), as redesignated by 
paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and peer’’ before ‘‘rela-
tionships’’; 
(7) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by para-
graph (3), by striking ‘‘outside the welfare system and 
the law enforcement system’’ and inserting ‘‘, in col-
laboration with public assistance systems, the law en-
forcement system, and the child welfare system’’; 
(8) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by para-
graph (3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘a safe place to live, con-
nection to caring adults, and’’ after ‘‘youth 
need’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(9) in paragraph (7), as redesignated by para-
graph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘between the Federal pro-
grams that serve runaway and homeless youth 
are’’ and inserting ‘‘at the Federal level is’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(10) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) runaway and homeless youth are at a high 
risk of substance use disorder and becoming victims 
of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking in 
persons, and sex trafficking; 
‘‘(9) research has shown that— 
‘‘(A) the prevalence of homelessness among 
youth and young adults is similar in rural and 
urban communities; and 
‘‘(B) runaway and homeless youth pro-
grams, such as those funded under this Act, are 
integral services that every community, regard-
less of size, should provide; and 
‘‘(10) runaway and homeless youth programs 
provide expert adolescent services and are integral 
community partners for the child welfare and juvenile 
justice systems.’’. 
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SEC. 4. BASIC CENTER GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANTS FOR CENTERS AND SERVICES.—Section 
311(a) (34 U.S.C. 11211(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Every 2 or 3 years, the Secretary’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘and operate’’ and inserting 
‘‘, operate, and maintain’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘services’’ and all that fol-
lows through the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘safe shelter and services, including trauma-in-
formed services, for runaway and homeless youth 
and, if appropriate, services for the families of 
such youth, including (if appropriate) individ-
uals identified by such youth as family. Grants 
shall be awarded for a 5-year period.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) shall be provided to runaway youth, 
street youth, homeless youth, and youth at risk 
of separation from his or her family or at risk 
of becoming homeless;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘21 days; 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘30 days or the max-
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imum allowed by the State, whichever is 
greater;’’; 
(ii) by striking clause (ii) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(ii) age, gender, developmentally, and 
culturally and linguistically appropriate 
individual, family, and group counseling, 
as appropriate (including, if appropriate, 
counseling for individuals identified by such 
youth as family); and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) suicide prevention services; and’’; 
and 
(C) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘age, 
gender, developmentally, and culturally and 
linguistically appropriate, to the extent 
practicable,’’ before ‘‘home-based services’’; 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(iii) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘dis-
eases.’’ and inserting ‘‘infections;’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(v) trauma-informed and gender-re-
sponsive services for runaway or homeless 
youth, including such youth who are vic-
tims of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, 
trafficking in persons, or sex trafficking; 
and 
‘‘(vi) if safe and appropriate, supports 
for youth and their parents, legal guard-
ians, or (if appropriate) those identified by 
such youth as family, including— 
‘‘(I) an assessment of family en-
gagement to improve support for youth 
(and if appropriate) reunify youth; 
‘‘(II) strength-based interventions; 
and 
‘‘(III) ongoing supportive serv-
ices.’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY; PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—Section 312 
(34 U.S.C. 11212) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, to youth 
who are at risk of separation from the family,’’ after 
‘‘guardians’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘facility’’ 
the 1st place it appears and inserting ‘‘project’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘facility’’ and inserting 
‘‘project’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘requires’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘allows’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, or (if 
appropriate) individuals identified by such 
youth as family,’’ after ‘‘parents or legal guard-
ians’’; 
(D) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(which may include 
the use of online resources in order to reach 
and engage youth)’’ after ‘‘programs’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘cultural minority and 
persons with limited ability to speak 
English’’ and inserting ‘‘cultural minority, 
persons with limited ability to speak 
English, and runaway or homeless youth 
who are victims of sexual abuse, sexual ex-
ploitation, trafficking in persons, or sex 
trafficking’’; 
(E) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(7) shall keep adequate statistical records 
profiling the youth and family members of such youth 
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whom the applicant serves, including demographic in-
formation on and the number of such youth who— 
‘‘(A) are not referred to out-of-home shelter 
services; 
‘‘(B) are members of vulnerable or under-
served populations; 
‘‘(C) are victims of sexual abuse, sexual ex-
ploitation, trafficking in persons, or sex traf-
ficking; 
‘‘(D) are pregnant or parenting; 
‘‘(E) have been involved in the child welfare 
system; and 
‘‘(F) have been involved in the juvenile jus-
tice system;’’; 
(F) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(8) shall ensure that— 
‘‘(A) the records described in paragraph (7), 
on an individual runaway or homeless youth, 
shall not be disclosed without the consent of the 
individual youth and of the parent or legal 
guardian of such youth or (if appropriate) an 
individual identified by such youth as family, to 
anyone other than another agency compiling sta-
tistical records or a government agency involved 
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in the disposition of criminal charges against an 
individual runaway or homeless youth; and 
‘‘(B) reports or other documents based on 
the statistics described in paragraph (7) shall 
not disclose the identity of any individual run-
away or homeless youth;’’; 
(G) in paragraph (12)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) detailed information on how the center 
has been able to meet the goals of its plans; and’’; 
and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) by striking clause (i) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(i) the number and characteristics of 
runaway and homeless youth, and youth at 
risk of family separation, who participate 
in the project, including such information 
on— 
‘‘(I) such youth (including run-
away and homeless youth, and youth 
at risk of family separation) who are 
victims of sexual abuse, sexual exploi-
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tation, trafficking in persons, or sex 
trafficking; 
‘‘(II) such youth who are preg-
nant or parenting; 
‘‘(III) such youth who have been 
involved in the child welfare system; 
and 
‘‘(IV) such youth who have been 
involved in the juvenile justice system; 
and’’; and 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(H) in paragraph (13) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘for natural disas-
ters, inclement weather, and mental health emer-
gencies;’’; and 
(I) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(14) shall provide age, gender, developmentally, 
and culturally and linguistically appropriate, to the 
extent practicable, services to runaway and homeless 
youth; and 
‘‘(15) shall inform youth of their status as inde-
pendent students under section 480 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv), provide 
verification of such status for the purposes of the Free 
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Application for Federal Student Aid described in sec-
tion 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1090), and assist youth in completing this ap-
plication at the youth’s request.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘age, gender, develop-
mentally, and culturally and linguistically 
appropriate, to the extent practicable,’’ after 
‘‘provide’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘families (including 
unrelated individuals in the family house-
holds) of such youth’’ and inserting ‘‘fami-
lies of such youth (including unrelated indi-
viduals in the family households of such 
youth and, if appropriate, individuals iden-
tified by such youth as family)’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘suicide prevention,’’ 
after ‘‘physical health care,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, including training 
on trauma-informed and youth-centered 
care’’ after ‘‘home-based services’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon; and 
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(C) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) youth are eligible for home-based serv-
ices when determined by the applicant to be at 
risk of separation from the family.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) ONLINE RESOURCES FOR OUTREACH.—An appli-
cant may develop a plan, consistent with local needs, for 
the use of online resources, if appropriate, in order to reach 
and engage youth.’’. 
(c) APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.—Section 313(b) (34 
U.S.C. 11213(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) eligible applicants that request grants— 
‘‘(A) of less than $225,000, if this title is 
funded at less than $200,000,000 for the relevant 
fiscal year; and 
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‘‘(B) of less than $250,000, if this title is 
funded at $200,000,000 or more for the relevant 
fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 5. TRANSITIONAL LIVING GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY
FOR PROGRAM.—Section 321 (34 
U.S.C. 11221) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary is authorized to 
make grants and to provide technical assistance’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall award grants every 2 
or 3 years, and shall provide technical assistance’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘Grants shall be awarded for a 
5-year period.’’ after ‘‘homeless youth.’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 322 (34 U.S.C. 11222) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘age, gender, develop-
mentally, and culturally and linguistically 
appropriate, to the extent practicable,’’ be-
fore ‘‘information and counseling services’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘job attainment skills, 
and mental and physical health care’’ and 
inserting ‘‘job attainment skills, mental and 
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physical health care, and suicide prevention 
services’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘18’’ and inserting 
‘‘21’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘18th’’ and inserting 
‘‘21st’’; 
(C) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3) 
through (8) and (9) through (16) as paragraphs 
(5) through (10) and (12) through (19), respec-
tively; 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) to provide counseling to homeless youth and 
to encourage, if appropriate, the involvement in such 
counseling of their parents or legal guardians, or (if 
appropriate) individuals identified by such youth as 
family; 
‘‘(4) to provide aftercare services, if possible, to 
homeless youth who have received shelter and services 
from a transitional living youth project, including (to 
the extent practicable) such youth who, after receiving 
such shelter and services, relocate to a geographic area 
or State other than the geographic area or State in 
which such project is located;’’; 
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(E) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘shelter facility’’ 
and inserting ‘‘project’’; 
(F) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘shelter facility 
used to carry out such project’’ and inserting 
‘‘project’’; 
(G) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘to provide a written transitional living 
plan to each youth’’ and inserting ‘‘to develop a 
written transitional living plan in partnership 
with each youth’’; 
(H) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘age, gender, develop-
mentally, and culturally and linguistically 
appropriate, to the extent practicable,’’ after 
‘‘referral of homeless youth to’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘vocational, training’’ 
and inserting ‘‘career and technical edu-
cation’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘and health care pro-
grams’’ and inserting ‘‘mental health service 
and health care programs, substance use 
disorder treatment, and programs providing 
wrap-around services to victims of sexual 
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abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking in 
persons, or sex trafficking’’; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘such services for 
youths;’’ and inserting ‘‘such programs de-
scribed in this paragraph;’’; 
(I) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘, which may include the use of on-
line and social media engagements, as appro-
priate’’ before the semicolon; 
(J) by inserting after paragraph (10), as so 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(11) to develop a plan to provide age, gender, 
developmentally, and culturally and linguistically ap-
propriate services, to the extent practicable, that ad-
dress the needs of homeless and street youth;’’; 
(K) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘the applicant and statistical’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘who participate in such 
project,’’ and inserting ‘‘the applicant, statistical 
summaries describing the number, the character-
istics, and the demographic information of the 
homeless youth who participate in such project, 
including the prevalence of sexual abuse, sexual 
exploitation, trafficking in persons, and sex traf-
ficking of such youth,’’; 
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(L) in paragraph (18), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(M) in paragraph (19), as so redesignated, 
by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘regarding responses to natural disasters, in-
clement weather, and mental health emergencies; 
and’’; and 
(N) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(20) to inform youth of their status as inde-
pendent students under section 480 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv), provide 
verification of such status for the purposes of the Free 
Application for Federal Student Aid described in sec-
tion 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1090), and assist the youth in completing this 
application at the youth’s request.’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) PRIORITY; EQUITABLE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBU-
TION.—In selecting eligible applicants to receive grants 
under this part, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) give priority to— 
‘‘(A) entities that have experience in pro-
viding to homeless youth shelter and services of 
the types described in subsection (a)(1); and 
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‘‘(B) entities that request grants— 
‘‘(i) of less than $225,000, if this title 
is funded at less than $200,000,000 for the 
relevant fiscal year; and 
‘‘(ii) of less than $250,000, if this title 
is funded at $200,000,000 or more for the 
relevant fiscal year; and 
‘‘(2) consider providing an equitable geographic 
distribution of grants.’’. 
SEC. 6. NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. 
Section 331 (34 U.S.C. 11231) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘5-year’’ before ‘‘grants’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, online, and social media’’ 
after ‘‘telephone’’. 
SEC. 7. COORDINATING, TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND OTHER 
ACTIVITIES. 
(a) COORDINATION.—Section 341 (34 U.S.C. 11241) 
is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘safety, well-being,’’ after ‘‘health,’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘other Federal 
entities’’ and inserting ‘‘the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, the Department of Edu-
cation, the Department of Labor, and the Department 
of Justice’’. 
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(b) GRANTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAIN-
ING.—Section 342 (34 U.S.C. 11242) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘5-year’’ before ‘‘grants to’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, including onsite and web- 
based techniques, such as on-demand and online 
learning,’’ before ‘‘to public and private entities’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘carrying out’’ and inserting 
‘‘implementing in a trauma-informed manner’’. 
(c) GRANTS
FOR RESEARCH, EVALUATION, DEM-
ONSTRATION, AND SERVICE PROJECTS.—Section 343(b) (34 
U.S.C. 11243(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘sexual abuse and as-
sault’’ and inserting ‘‘violence, trauma, sex-
ual abuse, sexual exploitation’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and sex trafficking’’ 
and inserting ‘‘or sex trafficking’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘assault’’ and inserting 
‘‘ sexual exploitation’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon; 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘who 
have been sexually victimized’’ and inserting 
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‘‘who are victims of sexual abuse or sexual ex-
ploitation’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) best practices for identifying and pro-
viding age, gender, developmentally, and cul-
turally and linguistically appropriate services to 
the extent practicable to— 
‘‘(i) vulnerable and underserved youth 
populations; and 
‘‘(ii) youth who are victims of sexual 
abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking in 
persons, or sex trafficking; and 
‘‘(E) informing youth of their status as 
independent students under section 480 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087vv), providing verification of such status for 
the purposes of the Free Application for Federal 
Student Aid described in section 483 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090), 
and assisting youth in completing this applica-
tion at the youth’s request;’’; 
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in paragraph (10), by striking the period 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
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(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) examining the intersection between the 
runaway and homeless youth populations and traf-
ficking in persons, including noting whether such 
youth who are victims of trafficking in persons or sex 
trafficking were previously involved in the child wel-
fare or juvenile justice systems; and 
‘‘(12) the needs of runaway youth and homeless 
youth with disabilities, including projects that exam-
ine best practices for serving these youth.’’. 
(d) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO PROVIDE SERV-
ICES TO YOUTH IN RURAL AREAS.—Section 344(a)(2)(A) 
(34 U.S.C. 11244(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$100,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$200,000’’. 
(e) PERIODIC ESTIMATE OF INCIDENCE AND PREVA-
LENCE
OF
YOUTH
HOMELESSNESS.—Section 345 (34 
U.S.C. 11245) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Reconnecting Homeless 
Youth Act of 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘Run-
away and Homeless Youth and Trafficking 
Prevention Act of 2019’’; 
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(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (C); 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
following: 
‘‘(B) incidences, if any, of— 
‘‘(i) such individuals who are victims 
of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, traf-
ficking in persons; or 
‘‘(ii) such individuals who are victims 
of sex trafficking; and’’; and 
(E) in subparagraph (C), as so redesig-
nated— 
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, including mental health 
services;’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) access to education (including 
postsecondary education and career and 
technical education); and’’. 
SEC. 8. SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM. 
Section 351 (34 U.S.C. 11261) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Every 2 or 3 years, the Secretary’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘public and’’ before ‘‘non-
profit’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘prostitution,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘violence,’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) PRIORITY; EQUITABLE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBU-
TION.—In selecting applicants to receive grants under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) give priority to— 
‘‘(A) public and nonprofit private agencies 
that have experience in providing services to 
runaway and homeless, and street youth; and 
‘‘(B) 
eligible 
applicants 
that 
request 
grants— 
‘‘(i) of less than $225,000, if this title 
is funded at less than $200,000,000 for the 
relevant fiscal year; and 
‘‘(ii) of less than $250,000, if this title 
is funded at $200,000,000 or more for the 
relevant fiscal year; and 
‘‘(2) consider providing an equitable geographic 
distribution of grants.’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to 
receive a grant under subsection (a), an applicant shall cer-
tify to the Secretary that such applicant has systems in 
place to ensure that such applicant can provide age, gender, 
developmentally, and culturally and linguistically appro-
priate, to the extent practicable, services to all youth de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) DURATION.—Grants awarded under this section 
shall be for a period of 5 years.’’. 
SEC. 9. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) LEASE OF SURPLUS FEDERAL FACILITIES FOR 
USE RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH CENTERS OR AS 
TRANSITIONAL LIVING YOUTH SHELTER PROJECTS.—Sec-
tion 381 (34 U.S.C. 11272) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, SITES,’’ after ‘‘CEN-
TERS’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘SHELTER FACILITIES’’ and 
inserting ‘‘SHELTER PROJECTS’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘youth shelter facilities’’ 
and inserting ‘‘youth shelter projects’’. 
(b) REPORTS.—Section 382(a) (34 U.S.C. 11273(a)) 
is amended— 
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(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2000’’ and inserting 
‘‘2021’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Workforce’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Labor’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
through (D) as subparagraphs (C) through (E), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
following: 
‘‘(B) collecting data on sexual abuse, sexual 
exploitation, trafficking in persons, and sex traf-
ficking of runaway and homeless youth;’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) the number and characteristics of 
homeless youth served by such projects, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) such youth who are victims of sex-
ual abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking in 
persons, and sex trafficking; 
‘‘(ii) such youth who are pregnant or 
parenting; 
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‘‘(iii) such youth who have been in-
volved in the child welfare system; and 
‘‘(iv) such youth who have been in-
volved in the juvenile justice system;’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘intrafamily problems’’ and inserting ‘‘problems 
within the family, including (if appropriate) in-
dividuals identified by such youth as family,’’. 
(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—Section 383(a) (34 U.S.C. 
11274(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘facility’s budget’’ and 
inserting ‘‘project’s budget’’. 
(d) EVALUATION AND INFORMATION.—Section 386(a) 
(34 U.S.C. 11277(a)) is amended in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘3’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’ each place 
the term appears; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, acting through the Associate 
Commissioner of the Family and Youth Services Bu-
reau’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’. 
(e) PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.—Section 386A(a) (34 
U.S.C. 11278(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Reconnecting 
Homeless Youth Act of 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘Runaway and 
Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2019’’. 
(f) NONDISCRIMINATION.—Part F is amended by in-
serting after section 386A (34 U.S.C. 11278) the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 386B. NONDISCRIMINATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No person in the United States 
shall, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, 
national origin, sex, gender identity (as defined in section 
249(c)(4) of title 18, United States Code), sexual orienta-
tion, or disability, be excluded from participation in, be 
denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination under 
any program or activity receiving Federal financial assist-
ance under title III of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—If programming that is segregated 
by or specific to sex is necessary to the essential operation 
of a program, nothing in this section shall be construed to 
prevent the entity carrying out any such program or activ-
ity from consideration of an individual’s sex. In such a cir-
cumstance, the entity may meet the requirements of this sec-
tion by providing comparable services to individuals who 
cannot be provided with the sex-segregated or sex-specific 
programming. 
‘‘(c) DISQUALIFICATION.—The authority provided for 
the Secretary to enforce this section shall be the same as 
the authority provided for the Secretary to enforce sub-
section (a) or (b) of section 654 of the Head Start Act (42 
U.S.C. 9849). The procedures provided for review of an ac-
tion to enforce this section shall be the same as the proce-
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dures provided for review of an action to enforce subsection 
(b) of that section. 
‘‘(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed, interpreted, or applied to supplant, displace, 
preempt, or otherwise limit the responsibilities and liabil-
ities under other Federal or State laws with respect to dis-
crimination on a basis described in subsection (a).’’. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—Section 387 (34 U.S.C. 11279) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6), 
and paragraphs (7) and (8), as paragraphs (2) 
through (7), and paragraphs (9) and (10), respec-
tively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPRO-
PRIATE.—The term ‘culturally and linguistically ap-
propriate’, with respect to services, has the meaning 
given the term ‘culturally and linguistically appro-
priate services’ in the ‘National Standards for Cul-
turally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in 
Health and Health Care’, issued in April 2013, by the 
Office of Minority Health of the Department of 
Health and Human Services.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4)(A) (as so redesignated)— 
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(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘21’’ and in-
serting ‘‘26’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and either’’ 
and all that follows through the end of the clause 
and inserting ‘‘but less than 26 years of age;’’; 
(4) in paragraph (6)(B)(as so redesignated)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking the semicolon 
and inserting ‘‘, including the use of online 
methods of engagement, as appropriate, based on 
the needs of the community and population 
served;’’; and 
(B) in clause (v), by striking subclauses (I) 
through (IV) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(I) alcohol and substance use dis-
order; 
‘‘(II) sexual abuse, sexual exploi-
tation, trafficking in persons, and sex 
trafficking; 
‘‘(III) sexually transmitted infec-
tions, 
including 
human 
immuno-
deficiency virus (HIV); 
‘‘(IV) physical and sexual assault; 
and 
‘‘(V) suicide.’’; 
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(5) in paragraph (7)(B) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘prostitution, or drug abuse’’ and inserting 
‘‘trafficking in persons, sex trafficking, or substance 
use disorder’’; 
(6) by inserting after paragraph (7) (as so redes-
ignated), the following: 
‘‘(8) TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.—The term ‘traf-
ficking in persons’ has the meaning given the term 
‘severe forms of trafficking in persons’ in section 103 
of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2019 (22 
U.S.C. 7102).’’; 
(7) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘to homeless youth’’ after 
‘‘provides’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, to establish a stable fam-
ily or community supports,’’ after ‘‘self-sufficient 
living’’; and 
(8) in paragraph (10)(B) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in clause (ii)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or able’’ after ‘‘will-
ing’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(B) in clause (iii), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(iv) who is involved in the child welfare or 
juvenile justice system, but is not living in hous-
ing or shelter funded by the Federal Govern-
ment.’’. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
388(a) (34 U.S.C. 11280(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$127,421,000 
for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2020’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$225,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2025’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘such sums 
as may be necessary’’ and all that follows through the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000 shall be 
made available to carry out section 345 for fiscal year 
2021 and such sums as may be necessary shall be 
made available to carry out such section for each of 
fiscal years 2022 through 2025’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘$25,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2020’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2025’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 582 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5191 
[Report No. 116–699] 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
Act, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 28, 2020 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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