should provide, regardless of the size of the commu-
nity; and 
‘‘(11) runaway and homeless youth programs, 
such as those funded under this title— 
‘‘(A) are expert adolescent service pro-
viders and integral community partners for the 
child welfare and juvenile justice systems as 
many youth exit these systems to homelessness; 
and 
‘‘(B) work to reunify youth with their fam-
ily when safe and appropriate.’’. 
SEC. 3. BASIC CENTER GRANT PROGRAM. 
Part A of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (34 
U.S.C. 11211 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 311, by striking subsection (a) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) GRANTS FOR CENTERS AND SERVICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) not later than 90 days before the 
start date of the grant, award 5-year grants to 
public and nonprofit private entities, and com-
binations of such entities, to establish, operate, 
and maintain (including renovate) local centers 
to provide— 
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‘‘(i) safe shelter and services for run-
away and homeless youth, including trau-
ma-informed services; and 
‘‘(ii) if appropriate, services for the 
families of such youth, including individ-
uals identified by such youth as family; 
and 
‘‘(B) establish an appeal process for grant-
ees. 
‘‘(2) SERVICES
PROVIDED.—Services provided 
under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) shall be provided to runaway youth, 
street youth, homeless youth, or youth at risk 
of separation from the family; 
‘‘(B) shall include— 
‘‘(i) safe and appropriate shelter for 
not more than 30 days or the maximum al-
lowed by the State, whichever is greater; 
‘‘(ii) individual, family, or group coun-
seling, as appropriate, including counseling 
for individuals identified by such youth as 
family, that considers the age, gender, and 
social and developmental needs of such 
youth, and is culturally and linguistically 
appropriate; and 
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‘‘(iii) suicide prevention services; and 
‘‘(C) may include— 
‘‘(i) street-based services; 
‘‘(ii) home-based services for families 
with youth at risk of separation from the 
family, to the extent practicable, that con-
sider the ages, genders, and social and de-
velopmental needs of the family, and are 
culturally and linguistically appropriate; 
‘‘(iii) prevention services; 
‘‘(iv) substance use disorder education 
and prevention services; 
‘‘(v) at the request of runaway youth 
or homeless youth, testing for sexually 
transmitted infections; 
‘‘(vi) trauma-informed services, in-
cluding for such youth who are victims of 
trafficking; and 
‘‘(vii) an assessment of— 
‘‘(I) family engagement in sup-
port and reunification, if reunification 
is appropriate; 
‘‘(II) interventions; and 
‘‘(III) services for parents or 
legal guardians of such youth or, if 
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appropriate, individuals identified by 
such youth as family.’’; 
(2) in section 312— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (2) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) shall use such assistance to establish, 
strengthen, or fund a runaway and homeless youth 
center that provides temporary shelter or a locally 
controlled project, including a host family home, 
that has— 
‘‘(A) a minimum capacity of not less than 
4 youth, except if there is an established min-
imum number of beds per youth shelter or 
project location; 
‘‘(B) a maximum capacity of not more 
than 20 youth, except where the applicant dem-
onstrates that the State where the center or lo-
cally controlled project is located has a State or 
local law or regulation that allows a higher 
maximum to comply with licensure require-
ments for child and youth serving centers or 
projects; 
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‘‘(C) a ratio of staff to youth that is suffi-
cient to ensure adequate supervision and treat-
ment; and 
‘‘(D) if it is a mixed project, not more 
than 20 youth per project, except where the ap-
plicant demonstrates that the project has a 
State or local law or regulation that allows a 
higher maximum to comply with licensure re-
quirements 
for 
child 
and 
youth 
serving 
projects;’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘or 
legal guardians’’ and inserting ‘‘, legal 
guardians, or individuals identified by such 
youth as family, if appropriate,’’; 
(iii) by striking paragraphs (6), (7), 
and (8), and inserting the following: 
‘‘(6) shall develop an adequate plan, which may 
include the use of online resources to reach and en-
gage youth, for establishing or coordinating with 
outreach programs designed to attract persons, in-
cluding persons who are members of underserved 
populations, who are eligible to receive services for 
which a grant under section 311(a) may be ex-
pended; 
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‘‘(7) shall keep adequate statistical records 
profiling the runaway youth or homeless youth and 
family members of such youth whom the applicant 
serves, including demographic information and the 
number of such youth who— 
‘‘(A) are not referred to out-of-home shel-
ter services; 
‘‘(B) are members of vulnerable or under-
served populations; 
‘‘(C) are victims of trafficking; 
‘‘(D) are pregnant or parenting; 
‘‘(E) have been involved in the child wel-
fare system; and 
‘‘(F) have been involved in the juvenile jus-
tice system; 
‘‘(8) shall ensure that— 
‘‘(A) the information maintained on indi-
vidual runaway youth or homeless youth con-
tained in the records described in paragraph (7) 
shall not be disclosed without the consent of the 
individual youth and the parent of the youth, 
the legal guardian of the youth, or an individual 
identified by such youth as family, to anyone 
other than an agency compiling statistical 
records or a government agency involved in the 
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disposition of criminal charges against such 
youth; and 
‘‘(B) reports or other documents based on 
the statistics described in paragraph (7) shall 
not disclose the identity of any individual run-
away youth or homeless youth;’’; 
(iv) in paragraph (12), by striking 
subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(B) detailed information on how the ap-
plicant has been able to meet the goals of the 
plan of the applicant; and 
‘‘(C) statistical summaries describing— 
‘‘(i) the data the Secretary requires to 
be collected; 
‘‘(ii) the number and characteristics 
of runaway youth, homeless youth, street 
youth, and youth at risk of separation 
from the family, who participate in the 
project, including information on such 
youth who— 
‘‘(I) are victims of trafficking; 
‘‘(II) are pregnant or parenting; 
‘‘(III) have been involved in the 
child welfare system; or 
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‘‘(IV) have been involved with the 
criminal justice system; and 
‘‘(iii) the services provided to such 
youth by the project;’’; 
(v) in paragraph (13), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘for nat-
ural disasters, inclement weather, and pub-
lic health emergencies;’’; and 
(vi) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(14) shall provide services to runaway youth 
and homeless youth that consider the age, gender, 
and social and developmental needs of such youth, 
and are culturally and linguistically appropriate, to 
the extent practicable; and 
‘‘(15) shall inform youth of their status as inde-
pendent students under section 480 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv), provide 
verification of such status for the purposes of the 
Free Application for Federal Student Aid described 
in section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1090), and assist youth in completing 
this application at the request of the youth.’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
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(i) in paragraph (3), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at end the following: 
‘‘(5) develop a plan, consistent with local needs, 
for the use of online resources, if appropriate, to 
reach and engage youth.’’; 
(C) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (1) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) provide counseling and information that 
consider the age, gender, and social and develop-
mental needs of such youth, and are culturally and 
linguistically appropriate, to the extent practicable, 
to youth and the families of such youth (including 
unrelated individuals in the family households of 
such youth and individuals identified by such youth 
as family), including services relating to basic life 
skills, interpersonal skill building, educational ad-
vancement, job attainment skills, mental and phys-
ical health care, suicide prevention, parenting skills, 
financial planning, and referral to sources of other 
needed services;’’; 
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(ii) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, 
including training on trauma-informed 
care’’ before the semicolon at the end; and 
(iii) in paragraph (5)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) youth are eligible for home-based 
services when determined by the applicant to be 
at risk of separation from family.’’; 
(D) in subsection (e), by striking the sub-
section enumerator and all that follows through 
‘‘(b)—’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(e) APPLICANTS PROVIDING SUBSTANCE USE DIS-
ORDER EDUCATION AND PREVENTION SERVICES.—To be 
eligible to use assistance under section 311(a) to provide 
substance use disorder education and prevention services, 
an applicant shall include in the plan required by sub-
section (b)—’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(f) ONLINE RESOURCES FOR OUTREACH.—An ap-
plicant may develop a plan, consistent with local needs, 
for the use of online resources to reach and engage youth. 
‘‘(g) 
DEFINITION
OF
UNDERSERVED
POPU-
LATIONS.—In this section, the term ‘underserved popu-
lations’ means victims of homelessness or trafficking or 
runaway youth, who disproportionately face barriers in ac-
cessing and using victim services, including populations 
who are underserved due to limited English proficiency or 
are historically marginalized and underserved communities 
of color, and any other population determined to be under-
served by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.’’; 
and 
(3) in section 313, by striking subsection (b) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In selecting applications for grants 
under section 311(a), the Secretary shall give priority to 
eligible applicants who have demonstrated experience in 
providing services to runaway youth and homeless youth.’’. 
SEC. 4. TRANSITIONAL LIVING GRANT PROGRAM. 
Part B of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (34 
U.S.C. 11221 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 321— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘5-year’’ after ‘‘to make’’; 
and 
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