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retary, from fiscal year 2006 to the fiscal 
year involved. 
‘‘(iii) COST INCREASE FACTOR.—One 
plus the percentage increase in the medical 
care component of the consumer price 
index for all urban consumers (U.S. city 
average), as estimated by the Secretary, 
from fiscal year 2006 to the fiscal year in-
volved. 
‘‘(B) BASE
FY
2006
AMOUNT.—For pur-
poses of this paragraph, the ‘base FY 2006 
amount’ for a State is equal to the total 
amount of expenditures made by the State dur-
ing calendar quarters in fiscal year 2006 under 
this title (including under any waiver under sec-
tion 1115) that are attributable to youth-re-
lated medical assistance, including an appro-
priate portion of administrative expenses, re-
duced by the amount of Federal financial par-
ticipation provided with respect to such expend-
itures. 
‘‘(3) 
COUNTER-CYCLICAL
REDUCTION.—The 
Secretary shall establish a formula for providing, in 
addition to the base Federal matching amounts, 
automatic supplemental assistance to States that ex-
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perience a sustained economic downturn, based upon 
State’s quarterly unemployment rate exceeding the 
State’s average of such rates during a period of pre-
vious calendar quarters (in such number as the Sec-
retary shall specify) and by a percentage to be deter-
mined by the Secretary and in an amount calculated 
on the basis of the relationship between changes in 
unemployment and anticipated increases in providing 
services under this title. The supplemental assistance 
shall be distributed quarterly through a supplement 
to the State’s Federal payment under this title and 
shall be for such duration as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
‘‘(4) TREATMENT
OF
TERRITORIES.—In the 
case of States that are not one of the 50 States or 
the District of Columbia, the Secretary shall by reg-
ulation establish an equitable formula for allocating 
funds to provide youth-related medical assistance to 
individuals residing in such States. The additional 
Federal financial participation under this title, with 
respect to a fiscal year, that results from such as-
sistance for such fiscal year that is attributable to 
the amendments made by section 304 of the Place 
to Call Home Act shall not be counted towards the 
limitation on expenditures under this title for such 
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a State otherwise determined under subsections (f) 
and (g) of section 1108. 
‘‘(5) YOUTH-RELATED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘youth-re-
lated medical assistance’ means medical assistance 
provided to individuals who are under 25 years of 
age or during pregnancy (or during the period end-
ing with the end of the month in which the 60-day 
period, beginning on the date of termination of a 
pregnancy, ends).’’. 
(4) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 1902(e)(3)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
1396a(e)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘18 
years of age’’ and inserting ‘‘24 years of age’’. 
(B) 
Section 
1902(e)(12) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1396a(e)(12)) is amended by striking ‘‘19 years 
of age’’ and inserting ‘‘25 years of age’’. 
(C) 
Section 
1905(a)(i) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1396d(a)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘age of 
21’’ and inserting ‘‘age of 25’’. 
(D) Section 1920A(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
1396r–1a(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘19 
years of age’’ and inserting ‘‘25 years of age’’. 
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(E) 
Section 
1928(h)(1) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1396s(h)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘18 years 
of age’’ and inserting ‘‘24 years of age’’. 
(F) Section 1932(a)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
1396u–2(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘19 
years of age’’ and inserting ‘‘25 years of age’’. 
(b) INDEPENDENT FOSTER CARE ADOLESCENTS ES-
TABLISHED AS MANDATORY CATEGORY (AND NOT OP-
TIONAL CATEGORY) OF INDIVIDUALS FOR MEDICAID COV-
ERAGE; COVERAGE OF SUCH ADOLESCENTS UNDER 25 
YEARS OF AGE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT
AS
MANDATORY
CAT-
EGORY.—Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)), as 
amended by subsection (a)(1), is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subclause: 
‘‘(IX) who are independent foster 
care adolescents (as defined in section 
1905(w)(1)); and’’. 
(2) EXPANDED COVERAGE THROUGH AGE 24.— 
Section 1905(w) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(w)) 
is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, sub-
ject to paragraph (3),’’ after ‘‘means’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 
‘‘under 21’’ and inserting ‘‘under 25’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVII)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(IX)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘18 years of age’’ and 
inserting ‘‘25 years of age’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396b(a)(10)(A)(ii)) is amended by 
striking subclause (XVII). 
(B) Section 1903(f)(4) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396b(f)(4)) is amended by striking 
‘‘1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVII),’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(IX),’’. 
(c) COST-SHARING PROTECTIONS
FOR CHILDREN 
AND PREGNANT WOMEN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1916 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396o) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘sub-
sections (g) and (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections 
(g), (i), and (j)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
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‘‘(j)(1) The provisions of this subsection shall apply 
to all children and pregnant women (including women dur-
ing the period ending with the end of the month that ends 
60 days after the date of determination of a pregnancy) 
eligible for medical assistance under this title and shall 
supersede any contrary provision of this title. 
‘‘(2) In the case of an individual described in para-
graph (1), there shall be no premium imposed for coverage 
under this title. 
‘‘(3) Subject to paragraph (5), in the case of an indi-
vidual described in paragraph (1) whose family income— 
‘‘(A) does not exceed 200 percent of the poverty 
line, there shall be no out-of-pocket cost-sharing im-
posed under this title; or 
‘‘(B) exceeds 200 percent, but does not exceed 
300 percent, of the poverty line, only nominal out- 
of-pocket cost-sharing may be imposed under this 
title. 
In no case shall an individual described in paragraph (1) 
be denied services under this title because of failure to 
pay out-of-pocket cost sharing. 
‘‘(4) A State may elect to waive or reduce out-of- 
pocket cost-sharing otherwise authorized under this sub-
section. 
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‘‘(5)(A) For each individual described in paragraph 
(1), premiums and out-of-pocket cost-sharing may not ex-
ceed the levels that would have been charged for that indi-
vidual under this title as of October 1, 2005, updated in 
a manner specified by the Secretary based on changes, 
after that date, to average earnings among families with 
incomes that do not exceed 200 percent of the poverty line. 
‘‘(B) The State plan shall provide effective measures, 
consistent with standards established by the Secretary, to 
further limit out-of-pocket cost-sharing (taking into ac-
count both premiums and cost-sharing) of all individuals 
described in paragraph (1) to affordable levels, for both 
individual health care services and total family costs. Such 
measures may include coding of each individual’s enroll-
ment card. Such measures may not include a requirement 
that households track incurred costs.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1916A(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396o–1(a)(1)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 1916(g)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsections (g) and (j) of section 1916’’. 
(d) REQUIREMENT TO PERMIT UNACCOMPANIED 
YOUTH TO APPLY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 
1902(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (69), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
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(2) in paragraph (70), by striking at the end 
the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (70) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(71) provide that the State has in place poli-
cies and procedures to ensure that an unaccom-
panied youth, as defined in section 1905(y), may 
apply for medical assistance under the State plan 
without the consent of a parent or legal guardian.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
shall apply to calendar quarters beginning on or 
after October 1, 2007, without regard to whether or 
not final regulations to carry out such amendments 
have been promulgated by such date. 
(2) EXCEPTION
IF
STATE
LEGISLATION
RE-
QUIRED.—In the case of a State plan for medical as-
sistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act 
which the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
determines requires State legislation (other than leg-
islation appropriating funds) in order for the plan to 
meet the additional requirements imposed by the 
amendments made by this section, the State plan 
shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the 
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requirements of such title solely on the basis of its 
failure to meet these additional requirements before 
the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning 
after the close of the first regular session of the 
State legislature that begins after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. For purposes of the previous 
sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year 
legislative session, each year of such session shall be 
deemed to be a separate regular session of the State 
legislature. 
TITLE IV—YOUTH ACCESS TO EL-
EMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
EDUCATION 
SEC. 401. INCREASED ACCESS TO 21ST CENTURY COMMU-
NITY LEARNING CENTERS. 
Section 4203(a) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7173(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (10) by inserting after ‘‘par-
ticipating students’’ the following: ‘‘, including 
homeless children and youths,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (13) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in paragraph (14) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(15) contains an assurance that the State edu-
cational agency will require eligible entities to de-
scribe in their applications under section 4204(b) 
how they will ensure the participation, attendance, 
and success of eligible homeless children and youths, 
paying particular attention to the needs of unaccom-
panied youth.’’. 
SEC. 402. EDUCATION FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN AND 
YOUTHS. 
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act is 
amended— 
(1) in section 722(g) (42 U.S.C. 11432(g))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (F), by amending 
clause (ii) to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) 
homeless 
youths, 
including 
youths separated from the public schools, 
are identified and accorded access to ap-
propriate secondary education and support 
services, including through the implemen-
tation of policies and practices to ensure 
that such youths are able to receive credit 
for full or partial coursework satisfactorily 
completed while attending a prior school 
and are afforded opportunities to recover 
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credits lost during periods of homelessness; 
and’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (J)— 
(I) in clause (ii), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at end; and 
(II) in clause (iii)— 
(aa) in the matter preceding 
subclause (I), by striking the 
colon at the end and inserting 
‘‘—’’; 
(bb) in subclause (I)— 
(AA) by striking ‘‘If the 
homeless child’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘if the homeless child’’; 
and 
(BB) by striking the 
period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; 
(cc) in subclause (II)— 
(AA) by striking ‘‘If the 
homeless child’s’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘if the homeless child’s’’; 
and 
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(ii) in clause (vii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(viii) unaccompanied youths are en-
rolled in school and have opportunities to 
meet the same challenging State student 
academic achievement standards to which 
other students are held, including through 
implementation of the policies and prac-
tices required by subsections (g)(1)(F)(ii) 
and (g)(1)(J)(iv).’’; 
(2) in section 725(6) (42 U.S.C. 11434a(6)), by 
inserting ‘‘legal’’ before ‘‘guardian’’; and 
(3) in section 726 (42 U.S.C. 11435), by insert-
ing before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, and 
$140,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as 
may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 
through 2015’’. 
SEC. 403. GRANTS TO INCREASE STUDENT ATTENDANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart 2 of part A of title IV 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 7131 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 4131. GRANTS TO INCREASE STUDENT ATTENDANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants from funds made available to carry out this section 
to eligible entities for the purpose increasing student at-
tendance at school by developing innovative policies, pro-
grams, and practices to prevent, provide alternatives to, 
and resolve truancy, suspension, and expulsion among stu-
dents. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(1) a local educational agency; 
‘‘(2) a State educational agency; or 
‘‘(3) an Indian tribe. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds received under this sec-
tion may be used— 
‘‘(1) to foster collaboration between school sys-
tems, law enforcement, courts, juvenile justice, child 
welfare, and social service systems, and community- 
based organizations, including faith-based organiza-
tions, for the purpose of this section; 
‘‘(2) to train school system personnel in positive 
behavioral interventions and supports and graduated 
discipline policies and practices; 
‘‘(3) to support innovative policies, programs, 
and practices determined by the Secretary to be ef-
fective at increasing student attendance at school, 
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such as dedicated attendance workers, home visita-
tion, truancy courts, youth courts, and mediation; 
and 
‘‘(4) to provide opportunities for student sup-
port services personnel to staff in-school suspension 
and expulsion programs. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 4003(2) of 
such Act (20 U.S.C. 7103) is amended by inserting ‘‘(ex-
cluding section 4131)’’ before the period at the end. 
TITLE V—YOUTH ACCESS TO 
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION 
SEC. 501. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO ACCESS 
TO HEALTH CARE BY MINORS AT LEAST 13 
YEARS OF AGE. 
It is the sense of the Congress that the legislatures 
of the States should enact laws— 
(1) that permit health care providers to furnish 
services to minors who are at least 13 years of age 
without the notification or consent of any individual 
other than such a minor involved; and 
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(2) with respect to any such services so fur-
nished by a health care provider to such a minor, 
that ensure the confidentiality of such services. 
SEC. 502. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR DISCONNECTED 
STUDENTS. 
(a) SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.—Section 479A(a) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087tt(a)) 
is amended, in the third sentence, by inserting ‘‘a change 
in housing status that results in homelessness,’’ before ‘‘or 
other changes’’. 
(b) INDEPENDENT STUDENTS.—Section 480(d) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(d)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) INDEPENDENT STUDENT.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—The term ‘independent’, 
when used with respect to a student, means any in-
dividual who— 
‘‘(A) is 24 years of age or older by Decem-
ber 31 of the award year; 
‘‘(B) is an orphan, in foster care, or a 
ward of the court, or was in foster care or a 
ward of the court until the individual reached 
the age of 18; 
‘‘(C) is an adjudicated or convicted juve-
nile, was an adjudicated juvenile until the juve-
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nile reached the upper age of juvenile court ju-
risdiction, or was a convicted juvenile who com-
pleted the sentence for such juvenile conviction 
prior to reaching the age of majority; 
‘‘(D) is an emancipated youth, as defined 
by the student’s State of legal residence; 
‘‘(E) is in legal guardianship, as defined in 
section 475 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 675); 
‘‘(F) is a veteran of the Armed Forces of 
the United States (as defined in subsection 
(c)(1)) or is currently serving on active duty in 
the Armed Forces for other than training pur-
poses; 
‘‘(G) is a graduate or professional student; 
‘‘(H) is a married individual; 
‘‘(I) has legal dependents other than a 
spouse; 
‘‘(J) has been verified as both a homeless 
child or youth and an unaccompanied youth, as 
such terms are defined in section 725 of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11434a), during the school year in 
which the application for financial assistance is 
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submitted, or during the individual’s final year 
of secondary school, by— 
‘‘(i) a local educational agency liaison 
for homeless children and youths, as des-
ignated under section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of 
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)); 
‘‘(ii) a director of a homeless shelter, 
transitional shelter, basic center, transi-
tional living program, or independent living 
program; or 
‘‘(iii) a financial aid administrator; or 
‘‘(K) is a student for whom a financial aid 
administrator makes a documented determina-
tion of independence by reason of other unusual 
circumstances. 
‘‘(2) SIMPLIFYING
THE
DEPENDENCY
OVER-
RIDE PROCESS.—Nothing in this subsection shall be 
construed to prohibit a financial aid administrator 
from making a determination of independence under 
paragraph (1)(J) based upon a documented deter-
mination of independence under such paragraph that 
was previously made by another financial aid admin-
istrator in the same application year.’’. 
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(c) TAILORING
ELECTRONIC
APPLICATIONS
FOR 
STUDENTS
WITH
SPECIAL
CIRCUMSTANCES.—Section 
483(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1090(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) APPLICATIONS FOR STUDENTS SEEKING A 
DOCUMENTED
DETERMINATION
OF
INDEPEND-
ENCE.—In the case of a student seeking a docu-
mented determination of independence by a financial 
aid 
administrator, 
as 
described 
in 
section 
480(d)(1)(J), nothing in this section shall prohibit 
the Secretary from— 
‘‘(A) allowing such student to indicate the 
student’s special circumstance on the electronic 
version of a form developed under paragraph 
(5); 
‘‘(B) collecting and processing, on a pre-
liminary basis, data provided by such student 
using the electronic version of the form; or 
‘‘(C) distributing such data to States, in-
stitutions of higher education, and guaranty 
agencies for the purposes of processing loan ap-
plications and determining need and eligibility 
for institutional and State financial aid awards 
for such student on a preliminary basis, pend-
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ing a documented determination of independ-
ence by a financial aid administrator.’’. 
SEC. 503. FEDERAL EARLY OUTREACH AND STUDENT SERV-
ICES PROGRAMS FOR DISCONNECTED STU-
DENTS. 
(a) FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAMS.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF HOMELESS CHILDREN AND 
YOUTHS.—Section 402A(g) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(g)) is amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), re-
spectively; 
(B) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘paragraph (3) if’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (4) if’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS.—The 
term ‘homeless children and youths’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 725 of the McKinney- 
Vento 
Homeless 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
11434a).’’. 
(2) TALENT SEARCH.—Section 402B(b)(10) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070a–12(b)(10)) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(10) programs and activities as described in 
paragraphs (1) through (9) which are specially de-
signed for— 
‘‘(A) students of limited English pro-
ficiency; 
‘‘(B) students who are homeless children 
and youths; 
‘‘(C) students who are in foster care or are 
aging out of the foster care system; 
‘‘(D) students who are adjudicated or con-
victed juveniles or who are exiting the juvenile 
justice or criminal justice systems; and 
‘‘(E) students who are pregnant or par-
enting.’’. 
(3) UPWARD BOUND.—Section 402C(b)(12) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070a–13(b)(12)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(12) programs and activities as described in 
paragraphs (1) through (11) which are specially de-
signed for— 
‘‘(A) students of limited English pro-
ficiency; 
‘‘(B) students who are homeless children 
and youths; 
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‘‘(C) students who are in foster care or are 
aging out of the foster care system; 
‘‘(D) students who are adjudicated or con-
victed juveniles or who are exiting the juvenile 
justice or criminal justice systems; and 
‘‘(E) students who are pregnant or par-
enting.’’. 
(4) STUDENT
SUPPORT
SERVICES.—Section 
402D of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a–14) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘students and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘students,’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, students who are 
homeless children and youths, students 
who are in foster care or are aging out of 
the foster care system, students who are 
adjudicated or convicted juveniles or who 
are exiting the juvenile justice or criminal 
justice systems, and students who are 
pregnant or parenting’’ before the period; 
and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (9), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
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(ii) by amending paragraph (10) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(10) programs and activities as described in 
paragraphs (1) through (9) which are specially de-
signed for— 
‘‘(A) students of limited English pro-
ficiency; 
‘‘(B) students who are homeless children 
and youths; 
‘‘(C) students who are in foster care or are 
aging out of the foster care system; 
‘‘(D) students who are adjudicated or con-
victed juveniles or who are exiting the juvenile 
justice or criminal justice systems; 
‘‘(E) students who are pregnant or par-
enting; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(11) assistance in securing housing for— 
‘‘(A) students who are, or who were, home-
less children and youths; 
‘‘(B) students who are aging out of the 
foster care system; 
‘‘(C) students who are exiting the juvenile 
justice or criminal justice systems; or 
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‘‘(D) students who are pregnant or par-
enting.’’. 
(5) EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITY
CENTERS.— 
Section 402F(b)(10) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–16(b)(10)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(10) programs and activities as described in 
paragraphs (1) through (9) which are specially de-
signed for— 
‘‘(A) students of limited English pro-
ficiency; 
‘‘(B) students who are homeless children 
and youths; 
‘‘(C) students who are in foster care or are 
aging out of the foster care system; 
‘‘(D) students who are adjudicated or con-
victed juveniles or who are exiting the juvenile 
justice or criminal justice systems; and 
‘‘(E) students who are pregnant or par-
enting.’’. 
(6) STAFF DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.—Section 
402G(b)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a–17(b)(3)) is amended by striking 
‘‘chapter.’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter, including strate-
gies for recruiting and serving students who are 
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homeless children and youths, students who are in 
foster care or are aging out of the foster care sys-
tem, students who are adjudicated or convicted juve-
niles or who are exiting the juvenile justice or crimi-
nal justice systems, and students who are pregnant 
or parenting.’’. 
(b) GEAR-UP PROGRAMS.— 
(1) 
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
GAINING
EARLY 
AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE 
PROGRAMS.—Section 404B(c)(2) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–22(c)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘programs.’’ and inserting 
‘‘programs, including programs under subtitle B of 
title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.).’’. 
(2) EARLY INTERVENTION USE OF FUNDS.— 
Section 404D(b)(2)(C) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–24(b)(2)(C)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, for students who are homeless chil-
dren and youths, as defined in section 725 of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11434a), for students who are in foster care 
or are aging out of the foster care system, for stu-
dents who are adjudicated or convicted juveniles or 
who are exiting the juvenile justice or criminal jus-
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tice systems, or for students who are pregnant or 
parenting’’ before the period. 
SEC. 504. PROJECTS TO INCREASE ENROLLMENT AND SUC-
CESS OF DISCONNECTED STUDENTS IN POST-
SECONDARY EDUCATION. 
Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subpart: 
‘‘Subpart 9—Projects to Increase Enrollment and 
Success of Disconnected Students 
‘‘SEC. 420K. PURPOSE. 
‘‘It is the purpose of this subpart to support projects 
in order to— 
‘‘(1) increase the secondary school graduation 
rates of disconnected students; 
‘‘(2) increase the academic success of discon-
nected students in secondary school; and 
‘‘(3) increase the enrollment and success of dis-
connected students in higher education. 
‘‘SEC. 420L. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subpart: 
‘‘(1) DISCONNECTED
STUDENTS.—The term 
‘disconnected students’ means students who are— 
‘‘(A) homeless children and youths, as such 
term is defined in section 725 of the McKinney- 
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Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11434a); 
‘‘(B) orphans, in foster care, or wards of 
the court, or who were in foster care or were 
wards of the court until the students reached 
the age of 18; 
‘‘(C) adjudicated or convicted juveniles, or 
who were adjudicated juveniles until the juve-
niles reached the upper age of juvenile court ju-
risdiction, or who were convicted juveniles who 
completed the sentence for the juvenile convic-
tion prior to reaching the age of majority; or 
‘‘(D) pregnant or parenting youth. 
‘‘(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
‘‘SEC. 420M. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘(a) COMPETITIVE GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—Subject 
to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall 
award grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements, on 
a competitive basis, to partnerships consisting of public 
and nonprofit organizations. Such partnerships may in-
clude— 
‘‘(1) one or more local educational agencies; 
‘‘(2) one or more degree-granting institutions of 
higher education; 
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‘‘(3) a recipient of a grant under subtitle B or 
C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq., 11381 et 
seq.), or a recipient of a grant award under sections 
311, 321, or 351 of the Runaway and Homeless 
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5711, 5714–1, 5714–41); and 
‘‘(4) businesses, community-based organiza-
tions, faith-based organizations, State agencies, or 
other public or private agencies or organizations. 
‘‘(b) DURATION.—Grants, contracts, and cooperative 
agreements under this subpart shall be awarded for a pe-
riod of not more than 3 years. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—Each partnership desiring to 
receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under 
this subpart shall submit an application to the Secretary 
at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
information as the Secretary may require. Each applica-
tion shall include— 
‘‘(1) a description of how the partnership plans 
to carry out the activities required under this sub-
part; 
‘‘(2) a description of how the partnership will 
coordinate and collaborate with transportation, edu-
cation, housing, social services, health, workforce in-
vestment, juvenile justice, and child welfare agencies 
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to carry out the activities required under this sub-
part; and 
‘‘(3) an assurance that the partnership will 
demonstrate that, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the partnership is— 
‘‘(A) utilizing other resources (including 
Federal, State, and local funds, and other com-
munity resources) to provide housing to discon-
nected students who are enrolled in institutions 
of higher education during periods when hous-
ing at the institution of higher education is gen-
erally unavailable to other students; and 
‘‘(B) utilitizing other resources (including 
Federal, State, and local funds, and other com-
munity resources) to provide campus-based 
child care to disconnected students who are en-
rolled in institutions of higher education. 
‘‘(d) AWARD CONSIDERATIONS.—In awarding grants, 
contracts, or cooperative agreements under this subpart, 
the Secretary shall consider the following: 
‘‘(1) The number of disconnected students iden-
tified in the area proposed to be served by the part-
nership. 
‘‘(2) The extent to which the partnership has 
demonstrated 
interagency 
collaboration 
among 
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transportation, education, housing, social services, 
child welfare, health, workforce investment, and ju-
venile justice agencies. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Grants, contracts, 
and cooperative agreements under this subpart shall be 
used to carry out one or more of the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Services designed to assist disconnected 
students in the completion of secondary school and 
in increasing academic success, such as— 
‘‘(A) supplemental educational services; 
‘‘(B) academic counseling; 
‘‘(C) skills assessment; and 
‘‘(D) exposure to cultural events, academic 
programs, and other activities not usually avail-
able to disconnected students. 
‘‘(2) Services designed to assist disconnected 
students with matriculation in an institution of high-
er education, such as— 
‘‘(A) academic advice and assistance in 
course selection; 
‘‘(B) assistance in completing college ad-
mission and financial aid applications; and 
‘‘(C) assistance in preparing for college en-
trance examinations. 
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‘‘(3) The direct provision of, or arrangement 
for, supportive services (including supportive services 
provided by or at the institution of higher education) 
that assist disconnected students enrolled in an in-
stitution of higher education with achieving success 
in higher education, including— 
‘‘(A) outreach to connect disconnected stu-
dents to supportive services; 
‘‘(B) life skills education; 
‘‘(C) subsidies for, or assistance with ar-
ranging, transportation from the student’s liv-
ing arrangement to the institution of higher 
education; 
‘‘(D) case management; 
‘‘(E) service coordination; 
‘‘(F) emergency assistance, including food, 
clothing, and hygiene items; 
‘‘(G) assistance with— 
‘‘(i) obtaining income support; 
‘‘(ii) obtaining health insurance; 
‘‘(iii) applying for and obtaining vet-
erans benefits and other public benefits; 
‘‘(iv) obtaining campus-based child 
care; 
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sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding 
fiscal years.’’. 
SEC. 505. CONTINUAL ACCESS TO STUDENT HOUSING FOR 
HOMELESS YOUTH. 
Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.) is further amended by 
adding after subpart 9 (as added by section 504 of this 
Act) the following new subpart: 
‘‘Subpart 10—Continual Access to Student Housing 
for Homeless Youth 
‘‘SEC. 420O. CONTINUAL ACCESS TO STUDENT HOUSING 
FOR HOMELESS YOUTH. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation is authorized to award grants to institutions of 
higher education to provide housing to eligible students 
during periods when housing at the institution of higher 
education is closed or generally unavailable to other stu-
dents. 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Education is 
authorized to issue such regulations as may be necessary 
to carry out the provisions of this section. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—The term ‘eligible 
student’ means an individual— 
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‘‘(A) who is enrolled at an institution of 
higher education, as defined in section 102 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002); and 
‘‘(B) who meets the definition of homeless 
children and youth, as defined in section 725 of 
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11434a), or for any period during 
the 12-month period before the student enrolled 
as such institution, met such definition. 
‘‘(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 102 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$45,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may 
be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 
TITLE VI—YOUTH PERMANENT 
HOUSING 
SEC. 601. HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS FOR RENTAL AS-
SISTANCE FOR HOMELESS YOUTH. 
Subsection (o) of section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(21) RENTAL
VOUCHERS
FOR
HOMELESS 
YOUTH.— 
‘‘(A) SET
ASIDE.—Subject to subpara-
graph (C), the Secretary shall set aside and 
transfer to the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, from amounts made available for rent-
al assistance under this subsection, the amount 
specified in subparagraph (B) for use only for 
providing such assistance for homeless youth. 
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
‘homeless youth’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 387 of the Runaway and Home-
less Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5732a). 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—The amount specified in 
this subparagraph is, for fiscal year 2008 and 
each fiscal year thereafter, the amount nec-
essary to provide at least 20,000 vouchers for 
rental assistance under this subsection. 
‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION OF VOUCHER PRO-
GRAM.—The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services may use amounts transferred under 
this paragraph only for funding contracts for 
rental assistance under this paragraph to be ad-
ministered by entities that receive grants under 
part B of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
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Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–1 et seq.) and agree to 
administer rental assistance under this para-
graph. Subject only to the availability of 
amounts for rental assistance under this para-
graph, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall provide, under each such contract 
for rental assistance entered into with such an 
entity, funding for the entity to provide at least 
two vouchers for rental assistance for each unit 
of transitional housing being made available by 
the entity at such time. 
‘‘(D) FUNDING.—The budget authority 
made available under any other provisions of 
law for rental assistance under this subsection 
for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year there-
after is authorized to be increased in each such 
fiscal year by such sums as may be necessary 
to provide the number of vouchers specified in 
subparagraph (B) for such fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 
602. 
FAMILY 
UNIFICATION 
VOUCHERS 
FOR 
TRANSITIONING FOSTER CARE YOUTH. 
Clause (B) of section 8(x)(2) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(x)(2)) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘for a period not to exceed 18 
months,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘not more than 21’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘are under 25’’. 
SEC. 603. INCLUSION OF YOUTH IN HOUSING PLANS. 
(a) PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY PLANS.—Paragraph 
(1) of section 5A(d) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c–1(d)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘and disabled families)’’ and inserting ‘‘, disabled families, 
and youth not less than 13 years of age and not more 
than age 24’’. 
(b) COMPREHENSIVE
HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY 
STRATEGIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 105 of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 12705) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘youth who are at least 13 years of age 
but younger than 25 years of age,’’ after 
‘‘acquired immunodeficiency syndrome,’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (20), by striking 
‘‘service’’ and inserting ‘‘youth service and 
other service’’; and 
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(B) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting 
‘‘youth who are at least 13 years of age but 
younger than 25 years of age,’’ after ‘‘homeless 
persons,’’. 
(2) CONSOLIDATED PLANS.—The Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development shall revise the 
regulations relating to submission of consolidated 
plans in accordance with the amendments made by 
paragraph (1) of this subsection to require inclusion 
of appropriate information relating to youth and 
youth service agencies in all such plans. 
SEC. 604. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING RIGHT OF MI-
NORS TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR NE-
CESSITIES. 
It is the sense of the Congress that each State should 
enact a law sufficient to permit minors to contract for ne-
cessities, including real property, employment, educational 
loans, admission to school, medical and mental health care 
and treatment, bank accounts, utilities, and admission to 
shelter, housing, and supportive services programs, with-
out co-signature by an adult or by a representative of a 
State or local agency, or a private or private nonprofit or-
ganization. 
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SEC. 
605. 
TRANSITIONAL 
HOUSING 
ASSISTANCE 
FOR 
YOUTH VICTIMS OF COMMERCIAL SEXUAL 
EXPLOITATION. 
The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 
U.S.C. 10401 et seq.) is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 319 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 319A. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR 
YOUTH VICTIMS OF COMMERCIAL SEXUAL 
EXPLOITATION. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY FOR PROGRAM.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall, to the extent amounts 
are made available for grants under this section, make 
grants and provide technical assistance under this section 
to public and nonprofit private entities to protect, treat, 
and promote a transition to self-sufficient living for youth 
subjected to trafficking through establishing and oper-
ating safe houses for such youth. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
ASSISTANCE.—Assistance 
under this section may be provided only for the establish-
ment, strengthening, or funding of a facility or facilities, 
which may be group homes, host family homes, or super-
vised apartments, as residences for youth subjected to 
trafficking that— 
‘‘(1) provide voluntary and confidential access 
to such youth; 
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‘‘(2) provide adequate and appropriate protec-
tion to such youth from sexual exploiters, including 
on-site supervision at each facility that is not a host 
family home; 
‘‘(3) provide such youth with appropriate serv-
ices under subsection (d) to facilitate transition of 
the resident youth to self-sufficient living; and 
‘‘(4) provide a number of staff sufficient to en-
sure that all youth at the facility receive adequate 
supervision and services. 
‘‘(c) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—Support services de-
scribed in this subsection include the following: 
‘‘(1) outreach for the purpose of identifying 
youth subjected to trafficking; 
‘‘(2) preventative, primary care and specialty 
health services (including screening and treatment 
for sexually transmitted illnesses, counseling, mental 
health services, and substance abuse services); 
‘‘(3) habilitation and rehabilitation; 
‘‘(4) case management; 
‘‘(5) service coordination; 
‘‘(6) personal financial planning; 
‘‘(7) life skills education; 
‘‘(8) parenting education; 
‘‘(9) transportation; 
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‘‘(10) vocational training; 
‘‘(11) employment and training; 
‘‘(12) education; 
‘‘(13) assistance in obtaining public benefits; 
‘‘(14) assistance in obtaining income support; 
‘‘(15) assistance in obtaining health insurance; 
‘‘(16) representative payee services; 
‘‘(17) legal assistance; 
‘‘(18) child care; 
‘‘(19) housing counseling; 
‘‘(20) recreational services; 
‘‘(21) leadership development; and 
‘‘(22) other services necessary for transition to 
self-sufficient living. 
‘‘(d) TERM
OF ASSISTANCE.—A facility assisted 
under this section may not provide residence, shelter, sup-
port services, or other assistance to any youth subjected 
to trafficking for a period of more than 730 days, except 
that a youth subjected to trafficking who, as of the last 
day of such a 730-day period of assistance, has not at-
tained 21 years of age, may, if otherwise, continue to be 
provided such assistance until the youth attains 21 years 
of age. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) TO SECRETARY.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each entity that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall annually 
prepare and submit to the Secretary a report 
describing the number of youths assisted, and 
the types of assistance provided, pursuant to 
this section. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each report shall in-
clude information regarding— 
‘‘(i) the purpose and amount of shel-
ter provided to each youth assisted pursu-
ant to this section; 
‘‘(ii) the number of months each 
youth was provided such assistance; 
‘‘(iii) the number of youth who were 
eligible for such assistance, but for whom 
the entity could not provide assistance 
solely due to a lack of available housing; 
and 
‘‘(iv) the type of services provided to 
each youth assisted pursuant to this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(v) such other information as the 
Secretary considers necessary or appro-
priate to carry out the purposes of this 
section. 
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‘‘(2) TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall annu-
ally prepare and submit to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 
a report that contains a compilation of the informa-
tion contained in reports submitted to the Secretary 
under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(f) EVALUATION, MONITORING, AND ADMINISTRA-
TION.—Of the amount appropriated under subsection (h) 
for each fiscal year, the Secretary may use not more than 
1 percent for evaluation, monitoring, and administrative 
costs under this section. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(1) SEVERE FORMS OF TRAFFICKING IN PER-
SONS.—The term ‘severe forms of trafficking in per-
sons’ has the meaning given such term in section 
103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). 
‘‘(2) SEX TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘sex traf-
ficking’ has the meaning given the term in section 
103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). 
‘‘(3) YOUTH
SUBJECTED
TO
TRAFFICKING.— 
The term ‘youth subjected to trafficking’ means an 
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individual, regardless of whether or not the indi-
vidual is a citizen of the United States, who— 
‘‘(A) is the subject of sex trafficking or se-
vere forms of trafficking in persons that occurs, 
in whole or in part, within the territorial juris-
diction of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) has attained at least 13 years of age 
and is not more than 24 years of age at the 
time the individual is identified as having been 
the subject of sex trafficking or severe forms of 
trafficking in persons. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may 
be necessary for each fiscal years 2009 through 2012. 
‘‘(i) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall issue any 
regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out this sec-
tion.’’. 
SEC. 606. GAO STUDY OF HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR LOW- 
INCOME YOUTH. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall carry out a study of housing status 
and needs of low-income youth and housing assistance 
provided for low-income youth, to determine or obtain the 
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information required pursuant to subsection (b)(1) to be 
included in the report under such subsection (b). 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than the expiration 
of the 12-month period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit a report on the results of, and determina-
tions made by the Comptroller General pursuant to, 
the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a) to 
the Committees on Financial Services, Education 
and Labor, and Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committees on Banking, Hous-
ing, and Urban Affairs, the Judiciary, and Appro-
priations of the Senate. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report under this sub-
section shall include the following information: 
(A) An estimate of the number of low-in-
come, very low-income, and extremely low-in-
come households headed by a youth not more 
than age 24, and a description of the demo-
graphic and socioeconomic characteristics of 
such households. 
(B) An estimate of the number of low-in-
come, very low-income, and extremely low-in-
come youth-headed households experiencing a 
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high cost burden in, overcrowding in, or poor 
quality of housing, or experiencing homeless-
ness. 
(C) An assessment of the housing assist-
ance needs of low-income, very low-income, and 
extremely low-income youth-headed households, 
including any existing barriers to safe, quality, 
and affordable housing, and of the levels of 
homelessness among such households. 
(D) A description of the extent to which 
housing assistance programs of the Federal 
Government provide assistance to low-income, 
very low-income, and extremely-low income 
youth-headed households. 
(E) A statement of the number of dwelling 
units designated for or occupied by low-income, 
very low-income, and extremely low-income 
youth in federally subsidized or insured hous-
ing. 
(F) A summary description of any special 
considerations made for youth under public 
housing plans submitted pursuant to section 5A 
of the United States Housing Act of 1397 (42 
U.S.C. 1437c–1) and under comprehensive 
housing affordability strategies submitted pur-
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suant to section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
12705). 
(G) A description of the extent to which 
public housing agencies have established pref-
erences for youth for occupancy in public hous-
ing and for rental assistance provided with 
housing choice vouchers under section 8(o) of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(o)). 
(H) Identification of the activities relating 
to youth of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development. 
(c) ACQUISITION OF SUPPORTING INFORMATION.—In 
carrying out the study under this section, the Comptroller 
General shall seek to obtain information and views from 
the following persons: 
(1) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment. 
(2) The Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices. 
(3) Low-income, very low-income, and extremely 
low-income youth. 
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(4) Representatives of State and local housing 
assistance, child welfare, and juvenile justice agen-
cies. 
(5) Representatives of nonprofit low-income 
housing providers and homeless service providers, in-
cluding homeless youth service providers. 
(6) National advocacy organizations concerned 
with youth, homelessness, and low-income housing. 
TITLE VII—YOUNG FAMILY 
CONCERNS 
SEC. 701. TANF STATE PLAN AMENDMENT. 
Section 402(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 602(a)(1)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(vii) Identify the education and 
training, living arrangement, and other 
services needs of individuals described in 
section 408(a)(5)(B)(ii) who are potentially 
eligible to receive assistance under the 
State program funded under this part and 
establish policies, procedures, and strate-
gies to address the needs.’’. 
SEC. 702. ADULT-SUPERVISED LIVING ARRANGEMENTS. 
Section 408(a)(5)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 608(a)(5)(B)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking clause (i) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) PROVISION
OF
ADULT-SUPER-
VISED LIVING ARRANGEMENT.—In the case 
of an individual who is described in clause 
(ii), the State agency referred to in section 
402(a)(4) shall provide or ensure the pro-
vision of a second chance home, maternity 
group home, transitional living youth 
project, or other appropriate adult-super-
vised supportive living arrangement, taking 
into consideration the needs, concerns, and 
wishes of the individual, unless the State 
agency determines that the individual’s 
current living arrangement is appropriate, 
and therefore, shall require that the indi-
vidual and the minor child referred to in 
subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) reside in such liv-
ing arrangement as a condition of the con-
tinued receipt of assistance under the 
State program funded under this part at-
tributable to funds provided by the Federal 
Government (or in an alternative appro-
priate arrangement, should circumstances 
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change and the current arrangement cease 
to be appropriate).’’; 
(2) in clause (ii)— 
(A) by redesignating subclauses (III) and 
(IV) as subclauses (V) and (VI), respectively; 
and 
(B) by inserting after subclause (II) the 
following: 
‘‘(III) the individual is a home-
less youth; 
‘‘(IV) the individual is a street 
youth;’’; 
(3) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (vi) 
and inserting after clause (ii) the following: 
‘‘(iii) DISCLOSURE OF ADULT-SUPER-
VISED LIVING ARRANGEMENT OPTIONS TO 
INDIVIDUAL.—The State agency shall en-
sure that individuals described in subpara-
graph (A)(ii) who are applicants or recipi-
ents of assistance are fully informed of all 
adult-supervised living arrangement op-
tions that satisfy the requirement of this 
subsection, and provide the individual the 
opportunity to request a specific adult-su-
pervised living arrangement. 
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State program funded under this part, to determine 
the following: 
‘‘(A) Whether the teen parent sought to 
apply for such assistance. 
‘‘(B) Whether a teen parent who indicated 
to a State a desire to apply for such assistance 
received an application for such assistance. 
‘‘(C) Whether a teen parent who applied 
for such assistance was subsequently contacted 
by the State agency responsible for operating a 
State program funded under this part. 
‘‘(3) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Within 3 years after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a re-
port that contains the findings of the studies 
required by this subsection and recommenda-
tions regarding such issues as how to improve 
data reporting, State plans, State ‘best practice’ 
information sharing, and assessments. 
‘‘(B) ADVISORY
GROUP.—The Secretary 
shall establish an advisory group consisting of 
representatives from not more than 6 organiza-
tions that work with parents who have not at-
tained 20 years of age, to provide advice to the 
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Secretary on questions relating to such parents 
that should be investigated and to provide com-
ments to accompany the recommendations in 
the report required by subparagraph (A).’’. 
SEC. 707. AMENDMENT TO CHILD CARE AND DEVELOP-
MENT BLOCK GRANT ACT OF 1990. 
Section 658E(c)(2) of the Child Care and Develop-
ment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(2)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) MEETING THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS 
FAMILIES.—Demonstrate the manner in which 
the State will meet the specific needs of families 
who are experiencing homelessness, including 
minor parents experiencing homelessness, in-
cluding by establishing— 
‘‘(i) a preference for homeless families 
for child care services for which financial 
assistance is provided under this sub-
chapter; 
‘‘(ii) procedures to identify homeless 
families eligible for child care services for 
which financial assistance is provided 
under this subchapter; 
‘‘(iii) prompt access of such homeless 
families to child care services for which fi-
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nancial assistance is provided under this 
subchapter; 
‘‘(iv) strategies to address problems 
with respect to homeless families access to 
child care services for which financial as-
sistance is provided under this subchapter, 
including problems resulting from enroll-
ment delays that are caused by— 
‘‘(I) immunization and medical 
records requirements; 
‘‘(II) residency requirements; 
‘‘(III) lack of birth certificates, 
school records, or other documenta-
tion; or 
‘‘(IV) guardianship issues; and 
‘‘(v) policies to remove barriers to the 
enrollment and retention of homeless fami-
lies in child care services for which finan-
cial assistance is provided under this sub-
chapter.’’. 
TITLE VIII—UNACCOMPANIED 
IMMIGRANT YOUTH 
SEC. 801. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In this title: 
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(1) COMPETENT.—The term ‘‘competent’’, in 
reference to counsel, means an attorney, or a rep-
resentative authorized to represent unaccompanied 
alien children in immigration proceedings or mat-
ters, who— 
(A) complies with the duties set forth in 
this title; 
(B)(i) is properly qualified to handle mat-
ters involving unaccompanied alien children; or 
(ii) is working under the auspices of a 
qualified nonprofit organization that is experi-
enced in handling such matters; and 
(C) if an attorney— 
(i) is a member in good standing of 
the bar of the highest court of any State, 
possession, territory, Commonwealth, or 
the District of Columbia; and 
(ii) is not under any order of any 
court suspending, enjoining, restraining, 
disbarring, or otherwise restricting the at-
torney in the practice of law. 
(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office. 
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(4) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Office’’ means the Of-
fice of Refugee Resettlement established by section 
411 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1521). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(6) UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILD.—The term 
‘‘unaccompanied alien child’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2)). 
(7) VOLUNTARY
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘vol-
untary agency’’ means a private, nonprofit voluntary 
agency with expertise in meeting the cultural, devel-
opmental, or psychological needs of unaccompanied 
alien children, as certified by the Director. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO THE IMMIGRATION AND NA-
TIONALITY ACT.—Section 101(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(51) The term ‘unaccompanied alien child’ means 
a child who— 
‘‘(A) has no lawful immigration status in the 
United States; 
‘‘(B) has not attained the age of 18; and 
‘‘(C) with respect to whom— 
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‘‘(i) there is no parent or legal guardian in 
the United States; or 
‘‘(ii) no parent or legal guardian in the 
United States is available to provide care and 
physical custody. 
‘‘(52) The term ‘unaccompanied refugee children’ 
means persons described in paragraph (42) who— 
‘‘(A) have not attained the age of 18; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to whom there are no parents 
or legal guardians available to provide care and 
physical custody.’’. 
(c) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—A department or 
agency of a State, or an individual or entity appointed by 
a State court or juvenile court located in the United 
States, acting in loco parentis, shall not be considered a 
legal guardian for purposes of section 462 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279) or this title. 
Subtitle A—Custody, Release, Fam-
ily Reunification, and Detention 
SEC. 811. PROCEDURES WHEN ENCOUNTERING UNACCOM-
PANIED ALIEN CHILDREN. 
(a) UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN FOUND ALONG THE 
UNITED STATES BORDER OR AT UNITED STATES PORTS 
OF ENTRY.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), if 
an immigration officer finds an unaccompanied alien 
child who is described in paragraph (2) at a land 
border or port of entry of the United States and de-
termines that such child is inadmissible under the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
seq.), the officer shall— 
(A) permit such child to withdraw the 
child’s application for admission pursuant to 
section 235(a)(4) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(a)(4)); and 
(B) return such child to the child’s country 
of nationality or country of last habitual resi-
dence. 
(2) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
CONTIGUOUS
COUN-
TRIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any child who is a na-
tional or habitual resident of a country that is 
contiguous with the United States and that has 
an agreement in writing with the United States 
providing for the safe return and orderly repa-
triation of unaccompanied alien children who 
are nationals or habitual residents of such 
country shall be treated in accordance with 
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paragraph (1), if a determination is made on a 
case-by-case basis that— 
(i) such child is a national or habitual 
resident of a country described in this sub-
paragraph; 
(ii) such child does not have a fear of 
returning to the child’s country of nation-
ality or country of last habitual residence 
owing to a fear of persecution; 
(iii) the return of such child to the 
child’s country of nationality or country of 
last habitual residence would not endanger 
the life or safety of such child; and 
(iv) the child is able to make an inde-
pendent decision to withdraw the child’s 
application for admission due to age or 
other lack of capacity. 
(B) RIGHT OF CONSULTATION.—Any child 
described in subparagraph (A) shall have the 
right, and shall be informed of that right in the 
child’s native language— 
(i) to consult with a consular officer 
from the child’s country of nationality or 
country of last habitual residence prior to 
repatriation; and 
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(ii) to consult, telephonically, with the 
Office. 
(3) RULE FOR APPREHENSIONS AT THE BOR-
DER.—The custody of unaccompanied alien children 
not described in paragraph (2) who are apprehended 
at the border of the United States or at a United 
States port of entry shall be treated in accordance 
with subsection (b). 
(b) CARE AND CUSTODY OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN 
CHILDREN FOUND IN THE INTERIOR OF THE UNITED 
STATES.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF JURISDICTION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise 
provided under subparagraphs (B) and (C) and 
subsection (a), the care and custody of all unac-
companied alien children, including responsi-
bility for their detention, where appropriate, 
shall be under the jurisdiction of the Office. 
(B) EXCEPTION FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE 
COMMITTED
CRIMES.—Notwithstanding 
sub-
paragraph (A), the Department shall retain or 
assume the custody and care of any unaccom-
panied alien child who— 
(i) has been charged with any felony, 
excluding offenses proscribed by the Immi-
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gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101 et seq.), while such charges are pend-
ing; or 
(ii) has been convicted of any such fel-
ony. 
(C) EXCEPTION
FOR
CHILDREN
WHO 
THREATEN
NATIONAL
SECURITY.—Notwith-
standing subparagraph (A), the Department 
shall retain or assume the custody and care of 
an unaccompanied alien child if the Secretary 
has substantial evidence, based on an individ-
ualized determination, that such child could 
personally endanger the national security of the 
United States. 
(D) TRAFFICKING VICTIMS.—For purposes 
of section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 279) and this title, an unac-
companied alien child who is eligible for services 
authorized under the Victims of Trafficking and 
Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 
106–386), shall be considered to be in the cus-
tody of the Office. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
promptly notify the Office upon— 
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(i) the apprehension of an unaccom-
panied alien child; 
(ii) the discovery that an alien in the 
custody of the Department is an unaccom-
panied alien child; 
(iii) any claim by an alien in the cus-
tody of the Department that such alien is 
under the age of 18; or 
(iv) any suspicion that an alien in the 
custody of the Department who has 
claimed to be over the age of 18 is actually 
under the age of 18. 
(B) SPECIAL
RULE.—In the case of an 
alien described in clause (iii) or (iv) of subpara-
graph (A), the Director shall make an age de-
termination in accordance with section 815 and 
take whatever other steps are necessary to de-
termine whether such alien is eligible for treat-
ment under section 462 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279) or this title. 
(3) TRANSFER
OF
UNACCOMPANIED
ALIEN 
CHILDREN.— 
(A) TRANSFER TO THE OFFICE.—The care 
and custody of an unaccompanied alien child 
shall be transferred to the Office— 
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(i) in the case of a child not described 
in subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph 
(1), not later than 72 hours after a deter-
mination is made that such child is an un-
accompanied alien child; 
(ii) in the case of a child whose cus-
tody and care has been retained or as-
sumed by the Department pursuant to sub-
paragraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1), 
following a determination that the child no 
longer meets the description set forth in 
such subparagraphs; or 
(iii) in the case of a child who was 
previously released to an individual or enti-
ty described in section 812(a)(1), upon a 
determination by the Director that such in-
dividual or entity is no longer able to care 
for the child. 
(B) TRANSFER TO THE DEPARTMENT.— 
Upon determining that a child in the custody of 
the Office is described in subparagraph (B) or 
(C) of paragraph (1), the Director shall trans-
fer the care and custody of such child to the 
Department. 
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