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‘‘(3) services to such young people should be de-
veloped and provided using a positive youth develop-
ment approach that ensures the young person a 
sense of— 
‘‘(A) safety and structure; 
‘‘(B) belonging and membership; 
‘‘(C) self-worth and social contribution; 
‘‘(D) independence and control over one’s 
life; and 
‘‘(E) closeness in interpersonal relation-
ships;’’. 
SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR CENTERS AND SERVICES. 
Section 311 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5711) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(B)(i) by inserting be-
fore the semicolon the following: 
‘‘provided for a continuous period not to 
exceed 15 days, except that such shelter 
may be provided for a continuous period 
not to exceed 21 days if the State where 
the center is located has an applicable 
State or local law or regulation that per-
mits a length of stay in excess of such 15 
days in compliance with licensure require-
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ments for child and youth serving facili-
ties’’, 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting 
‘‘(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B) and to the extent that sufficient funds 
are available, the’’, 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$100,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$150,000’’, 
(iii) by striking ‘‘$45,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$70,000’’, and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) For fiscal years 2009 and 2010, the 
amount allotted under paragraph (1) with respect to 
a State for a fiscal year shall be not less than the 
amount alotted with respect to such State for fiscal 
year 2008.’’, 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4), and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) Whenever the Secretary determines that 
any part of the amount allotted under paragraph (1) 
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with respect to a State will not be obligated before 
the end of the fiscal year, the Secretary shall reallot 
such part under paragraph (1) with respect to the 
remaining States for obligation for such fiscal 
year.’’. 
SEC. 4. BASIC CENTER GRANT PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 312(b) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5712(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (11) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end, 
(2) in paragraph (12) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) shall develop an adequate emergency pre-
paredness and management plan.’’. 
SEC. 5. TRANSITIONAL LIVING GRANT PROGRAM ELIGI-
BILITY. 
Section 322(a) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
Act (42 U.S.C. 2714-2(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘indirectly’’ the 1st place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘by contract’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and services’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, and to provide, directly or indirectly, 
services’’, 
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(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘except that a youth’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘except that in the case of— 
‘‘(i) a youth’’, 
(B) by inserting ‘‘such youth may’’ after 
‘‘program,’’, and 
(C) by striking ‘‘period;’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘period; and 
‘‘(ii) a program that is located in a 
State that has an applicable State or local 
law or regulation that permits a length of 
stay in excess of such 540-day period in 
compliance with licensure requirements for 
child and youth serving facilities, a youth 
may remain in such program throughout a 
continuous period not to exceed 635 
days;’’, 
(3) in paragraph (14) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end, 
(4) in paragraph (15) by striking the period at 
the end 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. 6. RESEARCH, EVALUATION, DEMONSTRATION, AND 
SERVICE PROJECTS. 
Section 343 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5714-23)) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘special consideration’’ 
and inserting ‘‘priority’’, and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘relating to’’ and in-
serting ‘‘focused on’’, 
(B) in paragraph (8)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘quality’’ after ‘‘ac-
cess to’’, 
(ii) by striking ‘‘mental’’ and inserting 
‘‘behavioral’’, and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end, 
(C) in paragraph (9) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting the following: 
‘‘, including educational and workforce programs 
with outcomes such as decreasing the secondary 
school drop-out rate, increasing diploma or equiva-
lent attainment rates, or increasing placement and 
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retention in postsecondary education or advanced 
workforce training; or’’, and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) programs, including innovative programs, 
that assist youth in obtaining and maintaining safe 
and stable housing, and may include programs with 
supportive services that continue after program com-
pletion.’’, and 
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) In selecting among applicants for grants under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) give priority to applicants who have experi-
ence working with runaway youth or homeless youth; 
and 
‘‘(2) ensure that the applicants selected— 
‘‘(A) are geographically representative of 
different regions of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) carry out projects that serve diverse 
populations of runaway or homeless youth.’’. 
SEC. 7. ESTIMATE OF INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE OF 
YOUTH HOMELESSNESS. 
Part D of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 
U.S.C. 5714-21–5714-24) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘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, in coordination with the 
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, shall 
prepare and submit to the Committee on Education and 
Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Judiciary of the Senate, and make public, a 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 less 
than 26 years of age and not less than 13 years of 
age; and 
‘‘(2) that includes with such estimate an assess-
ment of the characteristics of such individuals. 
‘‘(b) CONTENT.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include— 
‘‘(1) the results of conducting a survey of, and 
direct interviews with, a representative sample of 
runaway and homeless individuals who are less than 
26 years of age and not less than 13 years of age, 
to determine past and current— 
‘‘(A) socioeconomic characteristics of such 
individuals; 
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‘‘(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; and 
‘‘(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 
Secretary to have appropriate expertise in quantitative 
and qualitative social science research.’’. 
SEC. 8. SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM. 
Section 351(b) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–41(b)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘public and’’ after ‘‘priority to’’. 
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SEC. 9. NATIONAL HOMELESS YOUTH AWARENESS CAM-
PAIGN. 
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
5701 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating part F as part G, and 
(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 
through grants or contracts, 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) increasing awareness of individuals of all 
ages, socioeconomic backgrounds, and geographic lo-
cations, of the issues facing runway and homeless 
youth, the resources available for these youth, and 
the tools available for the prevention of youth run-
away and homeless situations; and 
‘‘(2) encouraging parents, guardians, educators, 
health care professionals, social service professionals, 
law enforcement officials, and other community 
members to seek to prevent runaway youth and 
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youth homelessness by assisting youth in averting or 
resolving runaway and homeless situations. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available to carry 
out this section for the national awareness campaign may 
be used only for the following: 
‘‘(1) The dissemination of educational informa-
tion and materials through various media, including 
television, radio, the Internet and related tech-
nologies, and emerging technologies. 
‘‘(2) Partnerships, including outreach activities, 
with national organizations concerned with youth 
homelessness, community-based youth service orga-
nizations (including faith-based organizations), and 
government organizations related to the national 
awareness campaign. 
‘‘(3) In accordance with applicable laws and 
regulations, the development and placement of public 
service announcements in telecommunications media, 
including the Internet and related technologies and 
emerging technologies, that educate the public on 
the issues facing runaway and homeless youth (or 
youth considering running away) and on the oppor-
tunities that adults have to assist such youth. 
‘‘(4) Evaluation of the effectiveness of the na-
tional awareness campaign. 
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‘‘(c) PROHIBITIONS.—None of the funds made avail-
able under subsection (b) may be obligated or expended 
for any of the following: 
‘‘(1) To supplant pro bono public service time 
donated by national or local broadcasting networks, 
advertising agencies, production companies, or other 
pro bono work 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. 
‘‘(3) To fund advertising that features any 
elected officials, persons seeking elected office, cabi-
net level officials, or other Federal employees em-
ployed in positions in schedule C of part 213 of title 
5 of the Code of Federal Regulations (January 1, 
2008), as amended from time to time. 
‘‘(4) To fund advertising that does not contain 
a primary message intended to educate the public on 
the issues facing runaway and homeless youth (or 
youth considering running away) or on the opportu-
nities for adults to help such youth. 
‘‘(5) To fund advertising that solicits contribu-
tions to support the national awareness campaign. 
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