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(E) by striking out paragraph (9).
(c) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY GRANTS.—Section
723 of the Act is amended—
(1) by amending subsection (a)(2) to read as
follows:
‘‘(2) SERVICES.—(A) Services under paragraph
(1)—
‘‘(i) may be provided through programs on
school grounds or at other facilities;
‘‘(ii) shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, be provided through existing programs
and mechanisms that integrate homeless indi-
viduals with non-homeless individuals; and
‘‘(iii) shall be designed to expand or im-
prove services provided as part of a school’s
regular academic program, but not replace that
program.
‘‘(B) Where services under paragraph (1) are
provided on school grounds, schools—
‘‘(i) may use funds under this Act to pro-
vide the same services to other children and
youth who are determined by the local edu-
cational agency to be at risk of failing in, or
dropping out of, schools, subject to the require-
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ments of clause (ii) as applied to such other
children and youth; and
‘‘(ii) shall not provide services in settings
within a school that segregate homeless children
and youths from other children and youths, ex-
cept as is necessary for short periods of time—
‘‘(I) because of health and safety
emergencies; or
‘‘(II) to provide temporary, special,
supplementary services to meet the unique
needs of homeless children and youth.’’;
and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1)
through (4) as paragraphs (2) through (5), re-
spectively; and
(B) by adding a new paragraph (1) to read
as follows:
‘‘(1) an assessment of the educational and re-
lated needs of homeless children and youth in their
district (which may be undertaken as a part of needs
assessments for other disadvantaged groups);’’; and
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as
follows:
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The State educational
agency shall, in accordance with the requirements of
this subtitle and from amounts made available to it
under section 726, make competitive subgrants to
local educational agencies that submit applications
under subsection (b). Such subgrants shall be
awarded on the basis of the need of such agencies
for assistance under this subtitle and the quality of
the applications submitted.’’;
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as
paragraph (4); and
(C) by inserting immediately after para-
graph (2) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) QUALITY.—In determining the quality of
applications under paragraph (1), the State edu-
cational agency shall consider—
‘‘(A) the applicant’s needs assessment
under subsection (b)(1) and the likelihood that
the program presented in the application will
meet those needs;
‘‘(B) the types, intensity, and coordination
of the services to be provided under the pro-
gram;
‘‘(C) the involvement of parents or guard-
ians;
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‘‘(D) the extent to which homeless children
and youth will be integrated within the regular
education program;
‘‘(E) the quality of the applicant’s evalua-
tion plan for the program;
‘‘(F) the extent to which services provided
under this subtitle will be coordinated with
other available services; and
‘‘(G) such other measures as the State
educational agency deems indicative of a high-
quality program.’’.
(d) COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMA-
TION; REPORT.—Section 724 of the Act is amended—
(1) by striking out subsection (f); and
(2) adding at the end thereof the following new
subsections:
‘‘(f) INFORMATION.—(1) From funds appropriated
under section 726, the Secretary shall, either directly or
through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, pe-
riodically collect and disseminate data and information on:
‘‘(A) the number and location of homeless chil-
dren and youth;
‘‘(B) the education and related services such
children and youth receive;
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‘‘(C) the extent to which such needs are being
met; and
‘‘(D) such other data and information as the
Secretary deems necessary and relevant to carry out
this subtitle.
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall coordinate such collection
and dissemination with the other agencies and entities
that receive assistance and administer programs under
this subtitle.
‘‘(g) REPORT.—Not later than four years after the
date of the enactment of the Educational Excellence for
All Children Act of 1999, the Secretary shall prepare and
submit to the President and appropriate committees of the
House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the
status of education of homeless youth and children, which
may include information on—
‘‘(1) the education of homeless children and
youth; and
‘‘(2) the actions of the Department and the ef-
fectiveness of the programs supported under this
subtitle.’’.
(e) Section 726 of the Act is amended to read:
‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
‘‘SEC. 726. For the purpose of carrying out this sub-
title, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums