‘‘(C) strengthening family relationships and
encouraging stable living conditions for such
youth; and
‘‘(D) assisting such youth to decide upon a
future course of action; and
‘‘(2) in the case of projects funded under part
B—
‘‘(A) the number and characteristics of
homeless youth served by such projects;
‘‘(B) the types of activities carried out by
such projects;
‘‘(C) the effectiveness of such projects in al-
leviating the problems of homeless youth;
‘‘(D) the effectiveness of such projects in
preparing homeless youth for self-sufficiency;
‘‘(E) the effectiveness of such projects in as-
sisting homeless youth to decide upon future edu-
cation, employment, and independent living;
‘‘(F) the ability of such projects to encour-
age the resolution of intrafamily problems
through counseling and development of self-suffi-
cient living skills; and
‘‘(G) activities and programs planned by
such projects for the following fiscal year.
‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF REPORTS.—The Secretary shall in-
clude in each report submitted under subsection (a), sum-
maries of—
‘‘(1) the evaluations performed by the Secretary
under section 386; and
‘‘(2) descriptions of the qualifications of, and
training provided to, individuals involved in car-
rying out such evaluations.’’.
(l) EVALUATION.—Section 384 of the Runaway and
Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5732) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘SEC. 386. EVALUATION AND INFORMATION.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If a grantee receives grants for 3
consecutive fiscal years under part A, B, C, D, or E (in
the alternative), then the Secretary shall evaluate such
grantee on-site, not less frequently than once in the period
of such 3 consecutive fiscal years, for purposes of—
‘‘(1) determining whether such grants are being
used for the purposes for which such grants are made
by the Secretary;
‘‘(2) collecting additional information for the re-
port required by section 384; and
‘‘(3) providing such information and assistance
to such grantee as will enable such grantee to improve
the operation of the centers, projects, and activities for
which such grants are made.
‘‘(b) COOPERATION.—Recipients of grants under this
title shall cooperate with the Secretary’s efforts to carry out
evaluations, and to collect information, under this title.’’.
(m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
385 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C.
5751) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 388. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this title (other than part
E) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years
2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION.—
‘‘(A) PARTS A AND B.—From the amount
appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal
year, the Secretary shall reserve not less than 90
percent to carry out parts A and B.
‘‘(B) PART
B.—Of the amount reserved
under subparagraph (A), not less than 20 per-
cent, and not more than 30 percent, shall be re-
served to carry out part B.
‘‘(3) PARTS C AND D.—In each fiscal year, after
reserving the amounts required by paragraph (2), the
Secretary shall use the remaining amount (if any) to
carry out parts C and D.
‘‘(b) SEPARATE
IDENTIFICATION
REQUIRED.—No
funds appropriated to carry out this title may be combined
with funds appropriated under any other Act if the purpose
of combining such funds is to make a single discretionary
grant, or a single discretionary payment, unless such funds
are separately identified in all grants and contracts and
are used for the purposes specified in this title.’’.
(n) SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM.—
(1) AUTHORITY FOR PROGRAM.—The Runaway
and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is
amended—
(A) by striking the heading for part F;
(B) by redesignating part E as part F; and
(C) by inserting after part D the following:
‘‘PART E—SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM
‘‘SEC. 351. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants
to nonprofit private agencies for the purpose of providing
street-based services to runaway and homeless, and street
youth, who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being
subjected to, sexual abuse, prostitution, or sexual exploi-
tation.
‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In selecting applicants to receive
grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give pri-
ority to nonprofit private agencies that have experience in
providing services to runaway and homeless, and street
youth.’’.
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Sec-
tion 388(a) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
(42 U.S.C. 5751), as amended by subsection (m) of
this section, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(4) PART E.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out part E such sums as may be nec-
essary for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.’’.
(o) CONSOLIDATED REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—The
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.)
is amended by inserting after section 383 the following:
‘‘SEC. 385. CONSOLIDATED REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.
‘‘With respect to funds available to carry out parts A,
B, C, D, and E, nothing in this title shall be construed
to prohibit the Secretary from—
‘‘(1) announcing, in a single announcement, the
availability of funds for grants under 2 or more of
such parts; and
‘‘(2) reviewing applications for grants under 2
or more of such parts in a single, consolidated appli-
cation review process.’’.
(p) DEFINITIONS.—The Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after section 386, as amended by subsection (l) of this sec-
tion, the following:
‘‘SEC. 387. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘In this title:
‘‘(1) DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION
SERVICES.—The term ‘drug abuse education and pre-
vention services’—
‘‘(A) means services to runaway and home-
less youth to prevent or reduce the illicit use of
drugs by such youth; and
‘‘(B) may include—
‘‘(i) individual, family, group, and
peer counseling;
‘‘(ii) drop-in services;
‘‘(iii) assistance to runaway and
homeless youth in rural areas (including
the development of community support
groups);
‘‘(iv) information and training relat-
ing to the illicit use of drugs by runaway
and homeless youth, to individuals involved
in providing services to such youth; and
‘‘(v) activities to improve the avail-
ability of local drug abuse prevention serv-
ices to runaway and homeless youth.
‘‘(2) HOME-BASED SERVICES.—The term ‘home-
based services’—
‘‘(A) means services provided to youth and
their families for the purpose of—
‘‘(i) preventing such youth from run-
ning away, or otherwise becoming sepa-
rated, from their families; and
‘‘(ii) assisting runaway youth to re-
turn to their families; and
‘‘(B) includes services that are provided in
the residences of families (to the extent prac-
ticable), including—
‘‘(i) intensive individual and family
counseling; and
‘‘(ii) training relating to life skills and
parenting.
‘‘(3) HOMELESS
YOUTH.—The term ‘homeless
youth’ means an individual—
‘‘(A) who is—
‘‘(i) not more than 21 years of age;
and
‘‘(ii) for the purposes of part B, not
less than 16 years of age;
‘‘(B) for whom it is not possible to live in
a safe environment with a relative; and
‘‘(C) who has no other safe alternative liv-
ing arrangement.
‘‘(4) 
STREET-BASED
SERVICES.—The 
term
‘street-based services’—
‘‘(A) means services provided to runaway
and homeless youth, and street youth, in areas
where they congregate, designed to assist such
youth in making healthy personal choices regard-
ing where they live and how they behave; and
‘‘(B) may include—
‘‘(i) identification of and outreach to
runaway and homeless youth, and street
youth;
‘‘(ii) crisis intervention and coun-
seling;
‘‘(iii) information and referral for
housing;
‘‘(iv) information and referral for
transitional living and health care services;
‘‘(v) advocacy, education, and preven-
tion services related to—
‘‘(I) alcohol and drug abuse;
‘‘(II) sexual exploitation;
‘‘(III) sexually transmitted dis-
eases, 
including 
human 
immuno-
deficiency virus (HIV); and
‘‘(IV) physical and sexual assault.
‘‘(5) STREET YOUTH.—The term ‘street youth’
means an individual who—
‘‘(A) is—
‘‘(i) a runaway youth; or
‘‘(ii) indefinitely or intermittently a
homeless youth; and
‘‘(B) spends a significant amount of time
on the street or in other areas that increase the
risk to such youth for sexual abuse, sexual exploi-
tation, prostitution, or drug abuse.
‘‘(6) TRANSITIONAL LIVING YOUTH PROJECT.—
The term ‘transitional living youth project’ means a
project that provides shelter and services designed to
promote a transition to self-sufficient living and to
prevent long-term dependency on social services.
‘‘(7) YOUTH AT RISK OF SEPARATION FROM THE
FAMILY.—The term ‘youth at risk of separation from
the family’ means an individual—
‘‘(A) who is less than 18 years of age; and
‘‘(B)(i) who has a history of running away
from the family of such individual;
‘‘(ii) whose parent, guardian, or custodian
is not willing to provide for the basic needs of
such individual; or
‘‘(iii) who is at risk of entering the child
welfare system or juvenile justice system as a re-
sult of the lack of services available to the family
to meet such needs.’’.
(q) REDESIGNATION OF SECTIONS.—Sections 371, 372,
381, 382, and 383 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth
Act (42 U.S.C. 5714b–5851 et seq.), as amended by this Act,
are redesignated as sections 380, 381, 382, 383, and 384,
respectively.
(r) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—The Runaway and
Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 331, in the first sentence, by strik-
ing ‘‘With’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Sec-
retary’’, and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’; and
(2) in section 344(a)(1), by striking ‘‘With’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘the Secretary’’, and insert-
ing ‘‘The Secretary’’.