the Secretary shall reallot such part with respect to the 
remaining States for obligation for such fiscal year.’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 312(b) of the Runaway 
and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712(b)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (11) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end, 
(2) in paragraph (12) by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) shall develop an adequate emergency pre-
paredness and management plan.’’. 
(c) DEFINITION.—Section 387(3)(A)(i) of the Run-
away and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5782a(3)(A)(i)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘not more than 18’’ and inserting 
‘‘less than 18 unless the center is located in a State or 
locality with a child- or youth-serving facility licensure law 
or regulation that permits a higher age’’. 
SEC. 204. RENOVATION. 
Section 321 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5714–1) is amended by inserting ‘‘(including 
renovation)’’ after ‘‘operate’’. 
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SEC. 205. TRANSITIONAL LIVING GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 322(a) of the Runaway 
and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘indirectly’’ inserting ‘‘by 
contract (excluding the use of vouchers)’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘services’’ the 1st place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘provide, directly or indi-
rectly (excluding the use of vouchers), serv-
ices,’’. 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, except’’ and inserting 
‘‘(except’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘period;’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘period) or, if the program is located in a State or 
locality with a child- or youth-serving facility licen-
sure law or regulation that permits a length of stay 
in excess of such 540-day period, a continuous pe-
riod not to exceed 730 days;’’, 
(3) in paragraph (14) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end, 
(4) n paragraph (15) by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(16) to develop an adequate emergency pre-
paredness and management plan.’’. 
SEC. 206. COORDINATING, TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND 
OTHER ACTIVITIES. 
Part D of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 
U.S.C. 5714–21 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 345. PERIODIC ESTIMATE OF INCIDENCE AND PREVA-
LENCE OF YOUTH HOMELESSNESS. 
‘‘(a) PERIODIC ESTIMATE.—Not later than 2 years 
after the effective date of this section and at 5-year inter-
vals thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare, and submit 
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
President pro tempore of the Senate, a written report— 
‘‘(1) by using the best quantitative and quali-
tative social science research method available, con-
taining an estimate of the incidence and prevalence 
of runaway and homeless individuals who are not 
less than 13 years of age and not more than 25 
years of age; and 
‘‘(2) that includes with such estimate an assess-
ment of the characteristics of such individuals. 
‘‘(b) CONTENT.—Each assessment required by sub-
section (a) shall include— 
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‘‘(1) the results of conducting a survey of, and 
direct interviews with, a representative sample of 
runaway and homeless individuals who are not less 
than 13 years of age and not more than 25 years 
of age to determine past and current— 
‘‘(A) socioeconomic characteristics of such 
individuals; 
‘‘(B) barriers to such individuals obtain-
ing— 
‘‘(i) safe, quality, and affordable hous-
ing; 
‘‘(ii) comprehensive and affordable 
health insurance and health services; and 
‘‘(iii) incomes, public benefits, sup-
portive services, and connections to caring 
adults; 
‘‘(C) such other information that the Sec-
retary determines, in consultation with States, 
units of local government, and national non-
governmental 
organizations 
concerned 
with 
homelessness, may be useful. 
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—If the Secretary enters into 
any contract with a non-Federal entity for purposes of car-
rying out subsection (a), such entity shall be a nongovern-
mental organization, or an individual, determined by the 
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Secretary to have appropriate expertise in quantitative 
and qualitative social science research.’’. 
SEC. 207. REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall submit to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and the President pro tempore 
of the Senate, a report based on the best quantitative re-
search method available and containing an estimate of— 
(1) the public service costs, including law en-
forcement, emergent and urgent health services (in-
cluding crisis mental health and substance abuse 
services), child welfare services, juvenile and criminal 
justice services, and public income benefits costs, at-
tributable to such services being provided to run-
away and homeless individuals who are not less than 
13 years of age and not more than 25 years of age, 
and 
(2) the extent to which the public service cost 
reductions offset the costs of providing family reuni-
fication, emergency shelter, transitional housing, 
permanent housing, and supportive services to such 
individuals. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—If the Secretary carries out 
subsection (a) by contract with an non-Federal entity, 
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such entity shall be a nongovernmental organization or an 
individual determined by the Secretary to have appro-
priate expertise in quantitative and qualitative social 
science research. 
SEC. 208. NATIONAL HOMELESS YOUTH AWARENESS CAM-
PAIGN. 
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
5601 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating part F as part G, 
(2) by inserting after part E the following: 
‘‘PART F—NATIONAL HOMELESS YOUTH 
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN 
‘‘SEC. 361. NATIONAL HOMELESS YOUTH AWARENESS CAM-
PAIGN. . 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, directly or 
via contract, conduct a national homeless youth awareness 
campaign (referred to in this section as the ‘national 
awareness campaign’) in accordance with this section for 
purposes of— 
‘‘(1) preventing runaway and homeless situa-
tions among youth in the United States; 
‘‘(2) increasing awareness of individuals of all 
ages of the issues facing youth in runaway and 
homeless situations; 
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‘‘(3) assisting youth in crisis situations learn 
about resources and services available in their com-
munities to intervene in or resolve the crisis; and 
‘‘(4) encouraging parents and guardians, edu-
cators, health care professionals, social service pro-
fessionals, law enforcement officials, and other inter-
ested adults to assist youth in averting or resolving 
runaway and homeless situations. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts made available to 
carry out this section for the national awareness 
campaign may only be used for the following: 
‘‘(A) The purchase of media time and 
space, including the strategic planning for, and 
accounting of, such purchases. 
‘‘(B) Creative and talent costs. 
‘‘(C) Advertising production costs. 
‘‘(D) Testing and evaluation of advertising. 
‘‘(E) Evaluation of the effectiveness of the 
national media campaign. 
‘‘(F) The negotiated fees for the winning 
bidder on requests for proposals issued by the 
Secretary to enter into contracts to carry out 
activities authorized by this section. 
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‘‘(G) Partnerships with national organiza-
tions concerned with youth homelessness, com-
munity-based youth service organizations, in-
cluding faith-based organizations, and govern-
ment organizations related to the national 
awareness campaign. 
‘‘(H) Entertainment industry outreach, 
interactive outreach, media projects and activi-
ties, public information, news media outreach, 
and corporate sponsorship and participation. 
‘‘(I) Operational and management ex-
penses. 
‘‘(2) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) TESTING AND EVALUATION OF AD-
VERTISING.—In using amounts for testing and 
evaluation of advertising under paragraph 
(1)(D), the Secretary shall test all advertise-
ments prior to use in the national awareness 
campaign to ensure that the advertisements are 
effective and meet industry-accepted standards. 
‘‘(B) EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF 
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.—In using amounts for 
the evaluation of the effectiveness of the na-
tional awareness campaign under paragraph 
(1)(E), the Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(i) designate an independent entity 
to evaluate the effectiveness of the national 
awareness campaign; and 
‘‘(ii) ensure that the effectiveness of 
the national awareness campaign is evalu-
ated in a manner that enables consider-
ation of whether the national awareness 
has contributed to reducing runaway and 
homeless situations among youth, linking 
runaway and homeless youth to resources 
and services available in their communities, 
and such other measures of evaluation as 
the Secretary determinates are appro-
priate. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITIONS.—None of the amounts made 
available under subsection (b) may be obligated or ex-
pended for any of the following: 
‘‘(1) To supplant pro bono public service time 
donated by national and local broadcasting networks 
for the national awareness campaign. 
‘‘(2) For partisan political purposes, or express 
advocacy in support of or to defeat any clearly iden-
tified candidate, clearly identified ballot initiative, or 
clearly identified legislative or regulatory proposal. 
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‘‘(3) To fund advertising that features any 
elected officials, persons seeking elected office, cabi-
net level officials, or other Federal employees em-
ployed pursuant to section 213 of Schedule C of title 
5, Code of Federal Regulations. 
‘‘(4) To fund advertising that does not contain 
a primary message intended to reduce or prevent 
runaway and homeless situations among youth. 
‘‘(5) To fund advertising containing a primary 
message intended to promote support for the aware-
ness campaign or private sector contributions to the 
awareness campaign. 
‘‘(d) FINANCIAL
AND
PERFORMANCE
ACCOUNT-
ABILITY.—The Secretary shall cause to be performed— 
‘‘(1) audits and reviews of costs of the national 
awareness campaign pursuant to section 304C of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
1949 (41 U.S.C. 254d); and 
‘‘(2) an audit to determine whether the costs of 
the national awareness campaign are allowable 
under section 306 of such Act (41 U.S.C. 256). 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—The Secretary shall include in each 
report submitted under section 381(a) a summary of the 
national awareness campaign that describes— 
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‘‘(1) the strategy of the national awareness 
campaign and whether specific objectives of the 
media campaign were accomplished; 
‘‘(2) steps taken to ensure that the national 
awareness campaign operates in an effective and ef-
ficient manner consistent with the overall strategy 
and focus of the national awareness campaign; 
‘‘(3) plans to purchase advertising time and 
space; 
‘‘(4) policies and practices implemented to en-
sure that Federal funds are used responsibly to pur-
chase advertising time and space and eliminate the 
potential for waste, fraud, and abuse; and 
‘‘(5) all contracts entered into with a corpora-
tion, partnership, or individual working on behalf of 
the national awareness campaign.’’, and 
(3) in section 388(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘part E’’ 
and inserting ‘‘parts E and F’’, and 
(B) in paragraph (2) by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(5) PART F.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out part F $20,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2009 and such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal years 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.’’. 
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