supervised living arrangement in which such pregnant or
parenting youth are required to learn parenting skills, in-
cluding child development, family budgeting, health and
nutrition, and other skills to promote their long-term eco-
nomic independence in order to ensure the well-being of
their children.’’.
SEC. 108. LIMITED EXTENSION OF 540-DAY SHELTER ELIGI-
BILITY PERIOD.
Section 322(a)(2) of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2(a)(2)) is amended by in-
serting after ‘‘days’’ the following: ‘‘, except that a youth
in a program under this part who is under the age of 18
years on the last day of the 540-day period may, if other-
wise qualified for the program, remain in the program
until the earlier of the youth’s 18th birthday or the 180th
day after the end of the 540-day period’’.
SEC. 109. PART A PLAN COORDINATION ASSURANCES.
Section 312(b)(4)(B) of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712(b)(4)(B)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘personnel’’ and all that follows through the semicolon
and inserting ‘‘McKinney-Vento school district liaisons,
designated under section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11432
(g)(1)(J)(ii)), to assure that runaway and homeless youth
are provided information about the educational services
available to such youth under subtitle B of title VII of
that Act;’’.
SEC. 110. PART B PLAN COORDINATION AGREEMENT.
Section 322(a) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth
Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the
end of paragraph (13);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (14) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(15) to coordinate services with McKinney-
Vento school district liaisons, designated under sec-
tion 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)),
to assure that runaway and homeless youth are pro-
vided information about the educational services
available to such youth under subtitle B of title VII
of that Act.’’.
SEC. 111. PART B PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
Section 322(a)(7) of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2(a)(7)) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(7) to develop an adequate plan to ensure
proper referral of homeless youth to social service,
law enforcement, educational (including post-sec-
ondary education), vocational, training (including
services and programs for youth available under the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998), welfare (includ-
ing programs under the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996), legal
service, and health care programs and to help inte-
grate and coordinate such services for youths;’’.
SEC. 112. COORDINATION OF PROGRAMS.
Section 341 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
(42 U.S.C. 5714–21) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon at the end;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) shall consult, as appropriate, the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development to ensure co-
ordination of programs and services for homeless
youth.’’.
SEC. 113. CLARIFICATION OF GRANT AUTHORITY.
Section 343(a) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth
Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–23(a)) is amended by inserting after
‘‘service projects’’ the following: ‘‘regarding activities
under this title’’.
SEC. 114. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO DEM-
ONSTRATION PROJECTS.
The section heading of section 344 of the Runaway
and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–24) is amended
by striking ‘‘TEMPORARY’’.
SEC. 115. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISION RELATING TO
STUDY.
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C.
5701 et seq.) is amended by striking section 345 (42
U.S.C. 5714–25).
SEC. 116. AGE LIMIT FOR HOMELESS YOUTH.
Section 387(3)(A)(i) of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5732a(3)(A)(i)) is amended by in-
serting after ‘‘of age’’ the following: ‘‘, or, in the case of
a youth seeking shelter in a center under part A, not more
than 18 years of age’’.
SEC. 117. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) OTHER THAN PART E.—Section 388(a)(1) of the
Runaway 
and 
Homeless 
Youth 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C.
5751(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘such sums as may
be necessary for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003’’
and inserting ‘‘$105,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, and
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2005,
2006, 2007, and 2008’’.
(b) PART E.—Section 388(a)(4) of the Runaway and
Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5751(a)(4)) is amended
by striking ‘‘2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003’’ and inserting
‘‘2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008’’.
(c) PART B ALLOCATION.—Section 388(a)(2)(B) of
the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C.
5751(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘not less than 20
percent, and not more than 30 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘45
percent and, in those fiscal years in which continuation
grant obligations and the quality and number of appli-
cants for parts A and B warrant not more than 55 per-
cent’’.
SEC. 118. REPORT ON PROMISING STRATEGIES TO END
YOUTH HOMELESSNESS.
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, in consultation with the United States Inter-
agency Council on Homelessness, shall submit to the Con-
gress a report on promising strategies to end youth home-
lessness.
SEC. 119. STUDY OF HOUSING SERVICES AND STRATEGIES.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
conduct a study of programs funded under part B of the
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–1 et
seq.) to report on long-term housing outcomes for youth
after exiting the program. The study of any such program
should provide information on housing services available
to youth upon exiting the program, including assistance
in locating and retaining permanent housing and referrals
to other residential programs. In addition, the study
should identify housing models and placement strategies
that prevent future episodes of homelessness.
SEC. 120. RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS.
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C.
5701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘SEC. 389. RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds contained in
this title may be used for any program of distributing ster-
ile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any
illegal drug.
‘‘(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTING.—Any individual or en-
tity who receives any funds contained in this title and who
carries out any program described in subsection (a) shall
account for all funds used for such program separately
from any funds contained in this title.’’.