(III) by striking clause (viii); 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by amending clause (iii) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(iii) how the recipient will collaborate 
with local educational agencies, early care 
and education programs, and institutions 
of higher education to assist in the identi-
fication of and services to youth and fami-
lies who become or remain homeless, in-
cluding the steps the recipient will take to 
inform youth and families of their eligi-
bility for services under part B of subtitle 
VII of this Act, the Head Start Act (42 
U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), the Child Care and 
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), and the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et 
seq.);’’; and 
(II) by striking clause (v) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(v) how the recipient will ensure the 
full implementation of the certifications 
and agreements described in paragraphs 
(4)(D) and (7) of section 426(b);’’; 
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(iii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by insert-
ing ‘‘and appropriate’’ after ‘‘rapid’’; 
(iv) by striking subparagraph (F) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(F) for communities that establish and 
operate a centralized or coordinated assessment 
system, the extent to which that system— 
‘‘(i) ensures that individuals who are 
most in need of assistance receive it in a 
timely manner; 
‘‘(ii) in assessing need under clause 
(i), uses separate, specific, age-appropriate 
criteria for assessing the safety and needs 
of children under 5 years of age, school- 
age children, unaccompanied youth and 
young adults between 14 and 25 years of 
age, and families that are unrelated to the 
criteria through which an individual quali-
fies as ‘homeless’ under section 103; 
‘‘(iii) is accessible to unaccompanied 
youth and homeless families; 
‘‘(iv) diverts individuals to safe, sta-
ble, age-appropriate accommodations; and 
‘‘(v) includes affordable housing devel-
opers, youth service providers, early child-
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hood programs, local educational agencies, 
and mental health organizations; and’’; 
and 
(v) by amending subparagraph (G) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(G) such other factors as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate to carry out this 
subtitle in an effective and efficient manner, ex-
cept that such factors may not have the effect 
of prioritizing or weighting, unless justified by 
local data or information contained in a plan 
submitted under subparagraph (B)— 
‘‘(i) any service with respect to a spe-
cific subpopulation of homeless individuals 
over another; or 
‘‘(ii) any program component or hous-
ing or service model over another.’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) HOMELESSNESS COUNTS.—The Secretary 
shall require that communities that conduct an an-
nual count of homeless people shall count homeless 
individuals as defined under any provision of section 
103.’’; 
(10) in section 428 (42 U.S.C. 11386b)— 
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(A) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘disabilities and’’ and 
inserting ‘‘disabilities,’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, and homeless fami-
lies where a child has a disability’’ before 
the period at the end; 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘promoting’’ before ‘‘independent’’; and 
(ii) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary shall not 
provide bonuses or other incentives under paragraph 
(1) that have the effect of prioritizing or weighting, 
unless justified by local data or information con-
tained 
in 
a 
plan 
submitted 
under 
section 
427(b)(1)(B)— 
‘‘(A) any service with respect to a specific 
subpopulation of homeless individuals over an-
other; or 
‘‘(B) any program component or housing 
or service model over another. 
‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes 
of this subsection, activities that have been proven to 
be effective at reducing homelessness generally or re-
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ducing homelessness for a specific subpopulation in-
clude any activity determined by the Secretary, after 
providing notice and an opportunity for public com-
ment, to have been proven effective at— 
‘‘(A) reducing homelessness generally; 
‘‘(B) reducing homelessness for a specific 
subpopulation; 
‘‘(C) reducing homelessness in a commu-
nity for populations overrepresented in any 
counts conducted in that community under sec-
tion 427(b)(3); or 
‘‘(D) achieving homeless prevention and 
promoting independent living goals as set forth 
in section 427(b)(1)(F). 
‘‘(4) ENCOURAGING LOCAL SUCCESS AND INNO-
VATION.—In providing bonuses or incentives under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall seek to encourage 
the implementation of proven strategies and innova-
tion in reducing homelessness among the local pri-
ority populations identified in the plan submitted by 
an applicant under section 427(b)(1)(B). The Sec-
retary shall not implement bonuses or incentives 
that promote a national priority established by the 
Secretary.’’; and 
(C) by striking subsection (e); and 
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