1 percent and not more than 5 percent of the amount al-
lotted to the State for the fiscal year. 
(c) PENALTIES BASED ON DEGREE OF NONCOMPLI-
ANCE.—The Attorney General shall assess penalties under 
this subsection based on the degree of noncompliance. 
SEC. 246. DATA COLLECTION AND PERFORMANCE MEAS-
UREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in con-
sultation with State and local public officials responsible 
for administering juvenile justice and criminal justice pro-
grams, juvenile justice advocates, youth service providers, 
and researchers, shall— 
(1) develop outcome measures (including meas-
ures of educational attainment, high school diploma 
(or its equivalent), employment, homelessness, non-
marital childbirth, recidivism, and high-risk behav-
iors) that can be used to assess the performance of 
States in operating youth offender reentry programs; 
(2) identify data elements needed to track— 
(A) the number and characteristics of 
youths receiving services under this title; 
(B) the type and quantity of services being 
provided; and 
(C) State performance on the outcome 
measures; and 
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(3) develop and implement a plan to collect the 
needed information beginning with the second fiscal 
year beginning after December 14, 2008. 
SEC. 247. EVALUATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall con-
duct evaluations of such State programs funded under this 
title as the Attorney General deems to be innovative or 
of potential national significance. The evaluation of any 
such program shall include information on the effects of 
the program on education, employment, mental and phys-
ical health, personal development, and housing, and the 
use of room and board services and how the use of the 
services improves housing outcomes for the individuals. To 
the maximum extent practicable, the evaluations shall be 
based on rigorous scientific standards including, where 
practicable, random assignment to treatment and control 
groups. The Attorney General is encouraged to work di-
rectly with State and local governments to design methods 
for conducting the evaluations, directly or by grant or con-
tract. 
(b) FUNDING OF EVALUATIONS.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall reserve 1.5 percent of the amount under section 
248 for a fiscal year to carry out, during the fiscal year, 
evaluation, technical assistance, performance measure-
ment, and data collection activities related to this title, 
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directly or through grants or contracts with appropriate 
entities. 
SEC. 248. LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for each fis-
cal year— 
(1) $200,000,000 to carry out this title; and 
(2) $60,000,000 to carry out section 249. 
SEC. 249. EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING VOUCHERS. 
The following conditions shall apply to a State edu-
cational and training voucher program under this title: 
(1) Vouchers under the program may be avail-
able to individuals who are eligible for other services 
under the State program carried out under this title. 
(2) Vouchers provided for an individual under 
this title— 
(A) may be available for the cost of attend-
ance 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) shall not exceed the lesser of $5,000 
per year or the total cost of attendance, as de-
fined in section 472 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.1087ll). 
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(3) The amount of a voucher under this title 
may be disregarded for purposes of determining the 
recipient’s eligibility for, or the amount of, any other 
Federal or federally supported assistance, except 
that the total amount of educational assistance to an 
individual under this title and under other Federal 
and federally supported programs shall not exceed 
such total cost of attendance and except that the 
State agency shall take appropriate steps to prevent 
duplication of benefits under this and other Federal 
or federally supported programs. 
(4) The program is coordinated with other ap-
propriate education and training programs. 
Subtitle E—Transitional Housing 
Program for Youth Victims of 
Commercial Sexual Exploitation 
SEC. 
251. 
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: 
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‘‘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; 
‘‘(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 
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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 
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, 
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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.’’. 
TITLE III—YOUTH ACCESS TO 
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES 
SEC. 301. WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 51(d) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (H), by striking the pe-
riod at the end of subparagraph (I) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, 
and adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(J) a qualified homeless youth.’’. 
(b) QUALIFIED HOMELESS YOUTH.—Subsection (d) 
of section 51 of such Code is amended by redesignating 
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paragraphs (11) through (13) as paragraphs (12) through 
(14), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (10) 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(11) QUALIFIED
HOMELESS
YOUTH.—The 
term ‘qualified homeless youth’ means any individual 
who is certified by the designated local agency— 
‘‘(A) as having attained age 16 but not age 
25 on the hiring date; and 
‘‘(B) as being described in paragraph (2) 
of section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a), as in effect 
on the date of the enactment of this paragraph, 
on the hiring date.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this subsection shall apply to individuals who begin work 
for the employer after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 302. UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH ACCESS TO WORK-
FORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 101 of the Workforce In-
vestment Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2801) is amended by 
redesignating paragraphs (52) and (53) as paragraphs 
(53) and (54), respectively, and inserting after paragraph 
(51) the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(52) YOUTH.—The term ‘youth’ means an in-
dividual age 13 through 24.’’. 
(b) REPRESENTATIVES OF HOMELESS YOUTH ON 
WIA YOUTH COUNCILS.—Section 117(h)(2)(A) of the 
Workforce 
Investment 
Act 
of 
1998 
(20 
U.S.C. 
2832(h)(2)(A)) is amended by redesignating clause (iii) 
through (vi) as clause (iv) through (vii), respectively, and 
inserting after clause (ii) the following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) representatives of organizations 
or agencies that provide assistance to run-
away or homeless youth;’’. 
(c) PARTICIPATION OF YOUTH IN WIA ACTIVITIES 
WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT.—Section 112(b)(18)(B) 
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 
2822(b)(18)(B)) is amended by striking the semicolon at 
the end and inserting ‘‘, and including criteria that pro-
vides for the participation of minor-age youth in youth ac-
tivities without a requirement of parental consent;’’. 
SEC. 303. UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH ACCESS TO PUBLIC 
HEALTH SERVICES. 
(a) PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND REHABILITA-
TION MODEL PROJECTS FOR HIGH RISK YOUTH.— 
(1) PRIORITIZATION
OF
SERVICES
FOR
RUN-
AWAY, HOMELESS, AND
STREET
YOUTH.—Section 
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517(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
290bb–23(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘run-
away, homeless, and street children and youth,’’ 
after ‘‘adolescent parents,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘home-
lessness,’’ after ‘‘suicide,’’. 
(2) DEFINITION OF RUNAWAY, HOMELESS, AND 
STREET YOUTH AS HIGH RISK.—Section 517(g) of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb– 
23(g)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (10), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following 
paragraph: 
‘‘(11) is a runaway, homeless, or street youth.’’. 
(b) SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SERVICES FOR 
CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.— 
(1) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The second sec-
tion 514 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290bb–9; relating to methamphetamine and 
amphetamine treatment initiative) is redesignated as 
section 514B. 
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treatment and aftercare services to runaway, home-
less, and street youth.’’. 
(c) GRANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF HOMELESS INDI-
VIDUALS.—Section 506(e) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa–5(e)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘such sums’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and $100,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2008 through 2012’’ before the period 
at the end. 
(d) 
INCREASED
COLLABORATION
BETWEEN 
SAMHSA AND ACF.— 
(1) CENTER
FOR
SUBSTANCE
ABUSE
TREAT-
MENT.—Section 507(b) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (14), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) collaborate with the Assistant Secretary 
for Children and Families to develop programs to 
provide substance abuse treatment services to— 
‘‘(A) children and families who have or had 
contact with the child welfare system; and 
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‘‘(B) runaway, homeless, and street youth 
and their families.’’. 
(2) OFFICE FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVEN-
TION.—Section 515(b) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–21(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (11), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) collaborate with the Assistant Secretary 
for Children and Families to develop programs to 
prevent alcohol abuse and drug abuse among— 
‘‘(A) children and families who have or had 
contact with the child welfare system; and 
‘‘(B) runaway, homeless, and street youth 
and their families.’’. 
(3) CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.— 
Section 520(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290bb–31(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (15), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(16) collaborate with the Assistant Secretary 
for Children and Families to develop programs to 
provide mental health services to— 
‘‘(A) children and families who have or had 
contact with the child welfare system; and 
‘‘(B) runaway, homeless, and street youth 
and their families.’’. 
SEC. 304. ENHANCED YOUTH ACCESS TO MEDICAL ASSIST-
ANCE UNDER MEDICAID. 
(a) REQUIRING COVERAGE UNDER MEDICAID
OF 
YOUTH UNDER AGE 25 AND PREGNANT WOMEN WITH 
INCOMES THAT DO NOT EXCEED 300 PERCENT OF FED-
ERAL POVERTY LEVEL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i) of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)) is amended— 
(A) in subclause (VI), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in subclause (VII), by striking the 
semicolon at the end and inserting a comma; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subclause: 
‘‘(VIII) who are not otherwise 
described in this clause, who are 
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under 25 years of age or pregnant 
and whose family income, or indi-
vidual income in the case of unaccom-
panied youth (as defined in section 
1905(y)), does not exceed 300 percent 
of the income official poverty line (as 
defined by the Office of Management 
and Budget, and revised annually in 
accordance with section 673(2) of the 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
1981) applicable to a family of the 
size involved, or’’. 
(2) UNACCOMPANIED
YOUTH
DEFINED.—Sec-
tion 1905 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(y) The term ‘unaccompanied youth’ means, with re-
spect to a State, an individual who is under the age of 
majority, as specified by such State, and who is not in 
the physical custody of a parent or legal guardian.’’. 
(3) ADJUSTMENT IN FMAP TO ACCOUNT FOR 
EXPANDED COVERAGE.—Section 1905 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d), as amended by 
paragraph (2), is further amended— 
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(A) in the first sentence of subsection 
(b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and (4)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(4)’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘, and (5) the Fed-
eral medical assistance percentage for a 
State, with respect to youth-related med-
ical assistance (as defined in paragraph (5) 
of subsection (z)) during a calendar quar-
ter beginning after the effective date de-
scribed in section 304(e) of the Place to 
Call Home Act applicable to such State, 
shall be the youth access medical assist-
ance percentage for such State and quarter 
determined under such subsection’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(z) COMPUTATION OF YOUTH ACCESS MEDICAL AS-
SISTANCE PERCENTAGE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of clause (5) 
of the first sentence of subsection (b), the youth ac-
cess medical assistance percentage determined under 
this subsection for a State for a calendar quarter in 
a fiscal year is equal to the ratio of— 
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‘‘(A)(i) the total expenditures under the 
State plan under this title for the quarter that 
are attributable to youth-related medical assist-
ance (as defined in paragraph (5)), less 
‘‘(ii) the State share of basic expenditures 
for youth-related medical assistance described 
in paragraph (2) for the State and the quarter, 
to 
‘‘(B) the total expenditures referred to in 
subparagraph (A)(i). 
‘‘(2) STATE SHARE FOR BASIC EXPENDITURES 
FOR YOUTH-RELATED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The State share of 
basic expenditures for youth-related medical as-
sistance for a State for a quarter in a fiscal 
year is equal to 1/4 of the product of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) BASE
AMOUNT.—The base FY 
2006 amount (specified in subparagraph 
(B)) for the State. 
‘‘(ii) CHILD INCREASE FACTOR.—One 
plus the percentage increase in the number 
of individuals under 25 years of age resid-
ing in the State, as estimated by the Sec-
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