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‘‘(d) FINANCIAL
AND
PERFORMANCE
ACCOUNT-
ABILITY.—The Secretary shall perform— 
‘‘(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 382 a summary of the na-
tional awareness campaign that describes— 
‘‘(1) the activities undertaken by the national 
awareness campaign; 
‘‘(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; and 
‘‘(3) each grant made to, or contract entered 
into with, a particular corporation, partnership, or 
individual working on the national awareness cam-
paign.’’. 
SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 387 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5732a) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (3)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘not more than’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘less than’’, 
and 
(ii) by inserting after ‘‘age’’ the last 
place it appears the following: 
‘‘, or until attaining a higher maximum 
age if the State where the center is located 
has an applicable State or local law or reg-
ulation that permits such higher maximum 
age in compliance with licensure require-
ments for child and youth serving facili-
ties’’, and 
(B) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘age;’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘age and either— 
‘‘(I) less than 22 years of age; or 
‘‘(II) an age exceeding 22 years 
of age as of the expiration of the max-
imum period of stay permitted under 
section 322(a)(2)(ii) if such individual 
commences such stay before attaining 
22 years of age;’’, and 
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(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 
(7) as paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively. 
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 388(a) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5751(a)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this title (other than 
parts E and F, and section 345) $150,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2009 and such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal years 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.’’, 
(2) by amending paragraph (4) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(4) PART E.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out part E $30,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2009 and such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal years 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.’’, and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) PART F.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out part F $3,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. 
‘‘(6) SECTION 345.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out section 345 such sums as 
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may be necessary for fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011, 
2012, and 2013.’’. 
SEC. 12. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. 
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
5701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 390. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF PERFORMANCE STAND-
ARDS.—Not later than 1 year after the effective date of 
this section, the Secretary shall establish by rule perform-
ance standards applicable to public and nonprofit private 
entities and agencies that receive grants under sections 
311, 321, and 351. 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF PERFORMANCE STAND-
ARDS.—The Secretary shall integrate performance stand-
ards established under subsection (a) into the Secretary’s 
processes for grant-making, monitoring, and evaluation 
for programs under sections 311, 321, and 351. 
‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult 
with representatives of public and private entities and 
agencies that receive grants under this title, statewide and 
regional nonprofit organizations (and combinations of 
such organizations) that receive grants under this title, 
and national nonprofit organizations concerned with youth 
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homelessness in developing the performance standards re-
quired by subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide an opportunity for public comment concerning the es-
tablishment of the performance standards required by sub-
section (a) before issuing rules to establish such stand-
ards, and shall maintain an official record of such public 
comment.’’. 
SEC. 13. GAO STUDY AND REPORT. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall conduct 
a study of, and make findings and recommendations relat-
ing to, the process for making grants under parts A, B, 
and E of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, with re-
spect to— 
(1) the written responses made by the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services to (and any other 
methods for communicating with) grant applicants 
who are do not receive a grant under part A, B, or 
E of such Act, to determine if the information pro-
vided in such responses to such applicants is con-
veyed clearly, 
(2) the structure of the grant application and 
associated documents (including announcements that 
grants are available under such parts), to determine 
if such application is structured so that the appli-
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cant has a clear understanding of what is required 
in each provision to successfully complete the appli-
cation, including a clear explanation of terminology 
required to be used by the applicant throughout the 
document, 
(3) the peer review process (if any) used to re-
view grant applications (including the selection of 
peer reviewers) and the oversight of the peer review 
process by employees of the Department of Health 
and Human Services, as well as the extent to which 
such employees make funding determinations based 
on the comments and scores of the individuals who 
perform peer reviews, 
(4) the typical time frame and the process used 
by such employees, including employee responsibil-
ities, for responding to applicants and the efforts 
taken to communicate with applicants when there is 
a delay of decisions on applications or when funds 
to carry out this title are not appropriated before 
the beginning of the then current fiscal year, and 
(5) the plans for and implementation of, where 
practicable, the new training and technical assist-
ance programs and their effect on the grant applica-
tion process. 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit a report to the Committee on Education and Labor 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Judiciary of the Senate, containing a summary of the re-
sults of the study conducted under subsection (a), together 
with the findings and recommendations made by the 
Comptroller General based on such results. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 773 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5524 
AN ACT 
To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 
to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 10, 2008 
Read twice and placed on the calendar 
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