Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2020
This bill modifies and reauthorizes through FY2025 the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, which provides community-based services for runaway or homeless youth who are in need of temporary shelter, counseling, or aftercare services. Specifically, the bill makes grants for centers and services for five-year terms and such grants must include trauma-informed and culturally-competent services, as appropriate.
Grant recipients must make services accessible to runaway or homeless youth who are victims of sexual abuse, exploitation, or trafficking. Grant recipients also must collect, and keep confidential, specified aggregated data about the demographics of program participants. The bill requires grants for home-based services to (1) include suicide prevention, (2) provide staff training about trauma-informed care, and (3) ensure eligibility for youth at risk of separation from their family. The bill also revises and expands the transition living grants program to provide five-year grants to support long-term residential services for older homeless youth.
Additionally, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate with specified agencies to deliver programs for runaway and homeless youth and provide five-year grants for technical assistance to regional nonprofit organizations to implement trauma-informed programs for such youth. Further, the bill authorizes five-year grants for the sexual abuse prevention program and the national communications system to connect runaway and homeless youth with their families and service providers.
The bill also prioritizes grants for research and evaluation projects that examine the intersection of human trafficking and youth homelessness populations, among other provisions.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5191 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5191
To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 20, 2019
Mr. Yarmuth (for himself, Mr. Bacon, Mrs. Hayes, and Ms. Jayapal)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Education and Labor
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A BILL
To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Runaway and Homeless Youth and
Trafficking Prevention Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a provision, the amendment or repeal shall be considered to be made
to a provision of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (34 U.S.C. 11201
et seq.).
SEC. 3. FINDINGS.
Section 302 (34 U.S.C. 11201) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``share of, serious
health, behavioral, and emotional problems'' and inserting
``share of, trauma, serious health, behavioral, social, and
emotional problems, and substance use disorder,'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``socially, age, gender,
developmentally, culturally and'' before ``linguistically
appropriate'';
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6), as
paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively;
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) research has documented that youth experience
homelessness as fluid, such that many youth experience 2 to 3
different types of homelessness, including couch surfing,
emergency shelters, and staying on the streets;'';
(5) in paragraph (4)(C), as redesignated by paragraph (3),
by striking ``social contribution'' and inserting ``self-
advocacy'';
(6) in paragraph (4)(E), as redesignated by paragraph (3),
by inserting ``and peer'' before ``relationships'';
(7) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by
striking ``outside the welfare system and the law enforcement
system'' and inserting ``, in collaboration with public
assistance systems, the law enforcement system, and the child
welfare system'';
(8) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (3)--
(A) by inserting ``a safe place to live, connection
to caring adults, and'' after ``youth need''; and
(B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(9) in paragraph (7), as redesignated by paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking ``between the Federal programs that
serve runaway and homeless youth are'' and inserting
``at the Federal level''; and
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting
``; and''; and
(10) by adding at the end the following:
``(8) runaway and homeless youth are at a high risk of
substance use disorder and becoming victims of sexual abuse,
sexual exploitation, trafficking in persons, and sex
trafficking;
``(9) research has shown that--
``(A) the prevalence of homelessness among youth
and young adults is similar in rural and urban
communities; and
``(B) runaway and homeless youth programs, such as
those funded under this Act, are integral services that
every community, regardless of size, should provide;
and
``(10) runaway and homeless youth programs provide expert
adolescent services and are integral community partners for the
child welfare and juvenile justice systems.''.
SEC. 4. BASIC CENTER GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Grants for Centers and Services.--Section 311(a) (34 U.S.C.
11211(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting
``Every 2 or 3 years, the Secretary'';
(B) by striking ``and operate'' and inserting ``,
operate, and maintain'';
(C) by striking ``services'' and all that follows
through the period at the end and inserting ``safe
shelter and services, including trauma-informed
services, for runaway and homeless youth and, if
appropriate, services for the families of such youth,
including (if appropriate) individuals identified by
such youth as family.''; and
(D) by inserting ``Grants shall be awarded for a 5-
year period.'' after ``by such youth as family.''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
following:
``(A) shall be provided to runaway youth, street
youth, homeless youth, and youth at risk of separation
from his or her family or at risk of becoming
homeless;'';
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) in clause (i), by striking ``21 days;
and'' and inserting ``30 days or the maximum
allowed by the State, whichever is greater;'';
(ii) by striking clause (ii) and inserting
the following:
``(ii) age, gender, developmentally, and
culturally and linguistically appropriate
individual, family, and group counseling, as
appropriate (including, if appropriate,
counseling for individuals identified by such
youth as family); and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) suicide prevention services; and'';
and
(C) in subparagraph (C)--
(i) in clause (ii), by inserting ``age,
gender, developmentally, and culturally and
linguistically appropriate, to the extent
practicable,'' before ``home-based services'';
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``and''
after the semicolon;
(iii) in clause (iv), by striking
``diseases.'' and inserting ``infections;'';
and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
``(v) trauma-informed and gender-responsive
services for runaway or homeless youth,
including such youth who are victims of sexual
abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking in
persons, or sex trafficking; and
``(vi) if safe and appropriate, supports
for youth and their parents, legal guardians,
or (if appropriate) those identified by such
youth as family, including--
``(I) an assessment of family
engagement to improve support for youth
(and if appropriate) reunify youth;
``(II) strength-based
interventions; and
``(III) ongoing supportive
services.''.
(b) Eligibility; Plan Requirements.--Section 312 (34 U.S.C. 11212)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, to youth who are at
risk of separation from the family,'' after ``guardians'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``facility'' and
inserting ``project'';
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)--
(i) by striking ``facility'' and inserting
``project''; and
(ii) by striking ``requires'' and inserting
``allows'';
(C) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, or (if
appropriate) individuals identified by such youth as
family,'' after ``parents or legal guardians'';
(D) in paragraph (6)--
(i) by inserting ``(which may include the
use of online resources in order to reach and
engage youth)'' after ``programs''; and
(ii) by striking ``cultural minority and
persons with limited ability to speak English''
and inserting ``cultural minority, persons with
limited ability to speak English, and runaway
or homeless youth who are victims of sexual
abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking in
persons, or sex trafficking'';
(E) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the
following:
``(7) shall keep adequate statistical records profiling the
youth and family members of such youth whom the applicant
serves, including demographic information on and the number of
such youth who--
``(A) are not referred to out-of-home shelter
services;
``(B) are members of vulnerable or underserved
populations;
``(C) are victims of sexual abuse, sexual
exploitation, trafficking in persons, or sex
trafficking;
``(D) are pregnant or parenting;
``(E) have been involved in the child welfare
system; and
``(F) have been involved in the juvenile justice
system;'';
(F) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the
following:
``(8) shall ensure that--
``(A) the records described in paragraph (7), on an
individual runaway or homeless youth, shall not be
disclosed without the consent of the individual youth
and of the parent or legal guardian of such youth or
(if appropriate) an individual identified by such youth
as family, to anyone other than another agency
compiling statistical records or a government agency
involved in the disposition of criminal charges against
an individual runaway or homeless youth; and
``(B) reports or other documents based on the
statistics described in paragraph (7) shall not
disclose the identity of any individual runaway or
homeless youth;'';
(G) in paragraph (12)--
(i) by striking subparagraph (B) and
inserting the following:
``(B) detailed information on how the center has
been able to meet the goals of its plans; and''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (C)--
(I) by striking clause (i) and
inserting the following:
``(i) the number and characteristics of
runaway and homeless youth, and youth at risk
of family separation, who participate in the
project, including such information on--
``(I) such youth (including runaway
and homeless youth, and youth at risk
of family separation) who are victims
of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation,
trafficking in persons, or sex
trafficking;
``(II) such youth who are pregnant
or parenting;
``(III) such youth who have been
involved in the child welfare system;
and
``(IV) such youth who have been
involved in the juvenile justice
system; and''; and
(II) in clause (ii), by striking
``and'' after the semicolon;
(H) in paragraph (13) by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``for natural disasters, inclement
weather, and mental health emergencies;''; and
(I) by adding at the end the following:
``(14) shall provide age, gender, developmentally, and
culturally and linguistically appropriate, to the extent
practicable, services to runaway and homeless youth; and
``(15) shall inform youth of their status as independent
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 youth's request.'';
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by inserting ``age, gender,
developmentally, and culturally and
linguistically appropriate, to the extent
practicable,'' after ``provide'';
(ii) by striking ``families (including
unrelated individuals in the family households)
of such youth'' and inserting ``families of
such youth (including unrelated individuals in
the family households of such youth and, if
appropriate, individuals identified by such
youth as family)''; and
(iii) by inserting ``suicide prevention,''
after ``physical health care,'';
(B) in paragraph (4)--
(i) by inserting ``, including training on
trauma-informed and youth-centered care'' after
``home-based services''; and
(ii) by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon; and
(C) in paragraph (5)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``and'' after the semicolon;
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; 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 the family; and''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Online Resources for Outreach.--An applicant may develop a
plan, consistent with local needs, for the use of online resources, if
appropriate, in order to reach and engage youth.''.
(c) Approval of Applications.--Section 313(b) (34 U.S.C. 11213(b))
is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) eligible applicants that request grants--
``(A) of less than $225,000, if this title is
funded at less than $200,000,000 for the relevant
fiscal year; and
``(B) of less than $250,000, if this title is
funded at $200,000,000 or more for the relevant fiscal
year.''.
SEC. 5. TRANSITIONAL LIVING GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Authority for Program.--Section 321 (34 U.S.C. 11221) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``The Secretary is authorized to make
grants and to provide technical assistance'' and inserting
``The Secretary shall award grants every 2 or 3 years, and
shall provide technical assistance''; and
(2) by inserting ``Grants shall be awarded for a 5-year
period.'' after ``homeless youth.''.
(b) Eligibility.--Section 322 (34 U.S.C. 11222) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by inserting ``age, gender,
developmentally, and culturally and
linguistically appropriate, to the extent
practicable,'' before ``information and
counseling services''; and
(ii) by striking ``job attainment skills,
and mental and physical health care'' and
inserting ``job attainment skills, mental and
physical health care, and suicide prevention
services'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``18'' and inserting
``21''; and
(ii) by striking ``18th'' and inserting
``21st'';
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) and
(9) through (16) as paragraphs (5) through (10) and
(12) through (19), respectively;
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) to provide counseling to homeless youth and to
encourage, if appropriate, the involvement in such counseling
of their parents or legal guardians, or (if appropriate)
individuals identified by such youth as family;
``(4) to provide aftercare services, if possible, to
homeless youth who have received shelter and services from a
transitional living youth project, including (to the extent
practicable) such youth who, after receiving such shelter and
services, relocate to a geographic area or State other than the
geographic area or State in which such project is located;'';
(E) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by
subparagraph (C), by striking ``shelter facility'' and
inserting ``project'';
(F) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by
subparagraph (C), by striking ``shelter facility used
to carry out such project'' and inserting ``project'';
(G) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, by
striking ``to provide a written transitional living
plan to each youth'' and inserting ``to develop a
written transitional living plan in partnership with
each youth'';
(H) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated--
(i) by inserting ``age, gender,
developmentally, and culturally and
linguistically appropriate, to the extent
practicable,'' after ``referral of homeless
youth to'';
(ii) by striking ``vocational, training''
and inserting ``career and technical
education'';
(iii) by striking ``and health care
programs'' and inserting ``mental health
service and health care programs, substance use
disorder treatment, and programs providing
wrap-around services to victims of sexual
abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking in
persons, or sex trafficking''; and
(iv) by striking ``such services for
youths;'' and inserting ``such programs
described in this paragraph;'';
(I) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by
inserting ``, which may include the use of online and
social media engagements, as appropriate'' before the
semicolon;
(J) by inserting after paragraph (10), as so
redesignated, the following:
``(11) to develop a plan to provide age, gender,
developmentally, and culturally and linguistically appropriate
services, to the extent practicable, that address the needs of
homeless and street youth;'';
(K) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, by
striking ``the applicant and statistical'' and all that
follows through ``who participate in such project,''
and inserting ``the applicant, statistical summaries
describing the number, the characteristics, and the
demographic information of the homeless youth who
participate in such project, including the prevalence
of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking in
persons, and sex trafficking of such youth,'';
(L) in paragraph (18), as so redesignated, by
striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
(M) in paragraph (19), as so redesignated, by
striking the period at the end and inserting
``regarding responses to natural disasters, inclement
weather, and mental health emergencies; and''; and
(N) by adding at the end the following:
``(20) to inform youth of their status as independent
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 the youth in completing this
application at the youth's request.''; and
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
``(b) Priority; Equitable Geographic Distribution.--In selecting
eligible applicants to receive grants under this part, the Secretary
shall--
``(1) give priority to--
``(A) entities that have experience in providing to
homeless youth shelter and services of the types
described in subsection (a)(1); and
``(B) entities that request grants--
``(i) of less than $225,000, if this title
is funded at less than $200,000,000 for the
relevant fiscal year; and
``(ii) of less than $250,000, if this title
is funded at $200,000,000 or more for the
relevant fiscal year; and
``(2) consider providing an equitable geographic
distribution of grants.''.
SEC. 6. NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM.
Section 331 (34 U.S.C. 11231) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``5-year'' before ``grants''; and
(2) by inserting ``, online, and social media'' after
``telephone''.
SEC. 7. COORDINATING, TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
(a) Coordination.--Section 341 (34 U.S.C. 11241) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting
``safety, well-being,'' after ``health,''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``other Federal
entities'' and inserting ``the Department of Housing and Urban
Development, the Department of Education, the Department of
Labor, and the Department of Justice''.
(b) Grants for Technical Assistance and Training.--Section 342 (34
U.S.C. 11242) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``5-year'' before ``grants to'';
(2) by inserting ``, including onsite and web-based
techniques, such as on-demand and online learning,'' before
``to public and private entities''; and
(3) by striking ``carrying out'' and inserting
``implementing in a trauma-informed manner''.
(c) Grants for Research, Evaluation, Demonstration, and Service
Projects.--Section 343(b) (34 U.S.C. 11243(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ``sexual abuse and
assault'' and inserting ``violence, trauma,
sexual abuse, sexual exploitation''; and
(ii) by striking ``and sex trafficking''
and inserting ``or sex trafficking'';
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) by striking ``and assault'' and
inserting ``sexual exploitation,''; and
(ii) by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``who have
been sexually victimized'' and inserting ``who are
victims of sexual abuse or sexual exploitation''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) best practices for identifying and providing
age, gender, developmentally, and culturally and
linguistically appropriate services to the extent
practicable to--
``(i) vulnerable and underserved youth
populations; and
``(ii) youth who are victims of sexual
abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking in
persons, or sex trafficking; and
``(E) informing youth of their status as
independent students under section 480 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv), providing
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 assisting youth in completing this
application at the youth's request;'';
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(3) in paragraph (10), by striking the period and inserting
a semicolon; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(11) examining the intersection between the runaway and
homeless youth populations and trafficking in persons,
including noting whether such youth who are victims of
trafficking in persons or sex trafficking were previously
involved in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems; and
``(12) the needs of runaway youth and homeless youth with
disabilities, including projects that examine best practices
for serving these youth.''.
(d) Demonstration Projects To Provide Services to Youth in Rural
Areas.--Section 344(a)(2)(A) (34 U.S.C. 11244(a)(2)(A)) is amended by
striking ``$100,000'' and inserting ``$200,000''.
(e) Periodic Estimate of Incidence and Prevalence of Youth
Homelessness.--Section 345 (34 U.S.C. 11245) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(i) by inserting ``and the Runaway and
Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act
of 2019,'' after ``2008,'';
(ii) by striking ``5'' and inserting ``3'';
and
(iii) by inserting ``of Health and Human
Services, acting through the Associate
Commissioner of the Family and Youth Services
Bureau'' after ``Secretary'';
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``13'' and inserting
``12''; and
(ii) by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the
end and inserting a semicolon; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) that includes demographic information about and
characteristics of runaway or homeless youth, including such
youth who are victims of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation,
trafficking in persons, or sex trafficking; and
``(4) that does not disclose the identity of any runaway or
homeless youth.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``13'' and inserting ``12'';
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (C);
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following:
``(B) incidences, if any, of--
``(i) such individuals who are victims of
sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking
in persons; or
``(ii) such individuals who are victims of
sex trafficking; and''; and
(E) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated--
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ``; and''
and inserting ``, including mental health
services;''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
``(iv) access to education (including
postsecondary education and career and
technical education); and''.
SEC. 8. SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM.
Section 351 (34 U.S.C. 11261) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting
``Every 2 or 3 years, the Secretary'';
(B) by inserting ``public and'' before
``nonprofit''; and
(C) by striking ``prostitution,'' and inserting
``violence,'';
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
``(b) Priority; Equitable Geographic Distribution.--In selecting
applicants to receive grants under subsection (a), the Secretary
shall--
``(1) give priority to--
``(A) public and nonprofit private agencies that
have experience in providing services to runaway and
homeless, and street youth; and
``(B) eligible applicants that request grants--
``(i) of less than $225,000, if this title
is funded at less than $200,000,000 for the
relevant fiscal year; and
``(ii) of less than $250,000, if this title
is funded at $200,000,000 or more for the
relevant fiscal year; and
``(2) consider providing an equitable geographic
distribution of grants.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Eligibility Requirements.--To be eligible to receive a grant
under subsection (a), an applicant shall certify to the Secretary that
such applicant has systems in place to ensure that such applicant can
provide age, gender, developmentally, and culturally and linguistically
appropriate, to the extent practicable, services to all youth described
in subsection (a).
``(d) Duration.--Grants awarded under this section shall be for a
period of 5 years.''.
SEC. 9. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) Lease of Surplus Federal Facilities for Use Runaway and
Homeless Youth Centers or as Transitional Living Youth Shelter
Projects.--Section 381 (34 U.S.C. 11272) is amended--
(1) in the section heading--
(A) by inserting ``, sites,'' after ``centers'';
and
(B) by striking ``shelter facilities'' and
inserting ``shelter projects''; and
(2) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``facilities'' and inserting ``projects''.
(b) Reports.--Section 382(a) (34 U.S.C. 11273(a)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2021'';
and
(B) by striking ``the Workforce'' and inserting
``Labor'';
(2) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D)
as subparagraphs (C) through (E), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following:
``(B) collecting data on sexual abuse, sexual
exploitation, trafficking in persons, and sex
trafficking of runaway and homeless youth;''; and
(3) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
following:
``(A) the number and characteristics of homeless
youth served by such projects, including--
``(i) such youth who are victims of sexual
abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking in
persons, and sex trafficking;
``(ii) such youth who are pregnant or
parenting;
``(iii) such youth who have been involved
in the child welfare system; and
``(iv) such youth who have been involved in
the juvenile justice system;''; and
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``intrafamily
problems'' and inserting ``problems within the family,
including (if appropriate) individuals identified by
such youth as family,''.
(c) Federal Share.--Section 383(a) (34 U.S.C. 11274(a)) is amended
by striking ``facility's budget'' and inserting ``project's budget''.
(d) Evaluation and Information.--Section 386(a) (34 U.S.C.
11277(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(1) by striking ``3'' and inserting ``5'' each place the
term appears; and
(2) by inserting ``, acting through the Associate
Commissioner of the Family and Youth Services Bureau,'' after
``Secretary''.
(e) Performance Standards.--Section 386A(a) (34 U.S.C. 11278(a)) is
amended by inserting ``and the date of enactment of the Runaway and
Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2019'' after ``2008''.
(f) Nondiscrimination.--Part F is amended by inserting after
section 386A (34 U.S.C. 11278) the following:
``SEC. 386B. NONDISCRIMINATION.
``(a) In General.--No person in the United States shall, on the
basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin,
sex, gender identity (as defined in section 249(c)(4) of title 18,
United States Code), sexual orientation, or disability, be excluded
from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or subjected to
discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal
financial assistance under title III of the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974.
``(b) Exception.--If programming that is segregated by or specific
to sex is necessary to the essential operation of a program, nothing in
this section shall be construed to prevent the entity carrying out any
such program or activity from consideration of an individual's sex. In
such a circumstance, the entity may meet the requirements of this
section by providing comparable services to individuals who cannot be
provided with the sex-segregated or sex-specific programming.
``(c) Disqualification.--The authority provided for the Secretary
to enforce this section shall be the same as the authority provided for
the Secretary to enforce subsection (a) or (b) of section 654 of the
Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9849). The procedures provided for review of
an action to enforce this section shall be the same as the procedures
provided for review of an action to enforce subsection (b) of that
section.
``(d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed,
interpreted, or applied to supplant, displace, preempt, or otherwise
limit the responsibilities and liabilities under other Federal or State
laws with respect to discrimination on a basis described in subsection
(a).''.
(g) Definitions.--Section 387 (34 U.S.C. 11279) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6), and
paragraphs (7) and (8), as paragraphs (2) through (7), and
paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively;
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), the following:
``(1) Culturally and linguistically appropriate.--The term
`culturally and linguistically appropriate', with respect to
services, has the meaning given the term `culturally and
linguistically appropriate services' in the `National Standards
for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in
Health and Health Care', issued in April 2013, by the Office of
Minority Health of the Department of Health and Human
Services.'';
(3) in paragraph (4)(A) (as so redesignated)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking ``21'' and inserting
``26''; and
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ``and either'' and
all that follows through the end of the clause and
inserting ``but less than 26 years of age;'';
(4) in paragraph (6)(B)(as so redesignated)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking the semicolon and
inserting ``, including the use of online methods of
engagement, as appropriate, based on the needs of the
community and population served;''; and
(B) in clause (v), by striking subclauses (I)
through (IV) and inserting the following:
``(I) alcohol and substance use
disorder;
``(II) sexual abuse, sexual
exploitation, trafficking in persons,
and sex trafficking;
``(III) sexually transmitted
infections, including human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV);
``(IV) physical and sexual assault;
and
``(V) suicide.'';
(5) in paragraph (7)(B) (as so redesignated), by striking
``prostitution or drug abuse.'' and inserting ``trafficking in
persons, sex trafficking, or substance use disorder'';
(6) by inserting after paragraph (7) (as so redesignated),
the following:
``(8) Trafficking in persons.--The term `trafficking in
persons' has the meaning given the term `severe forms of
trafficking in persons' in section 103 of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 7102).'';
(7) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated)--
(A) by inserting ``to homeless youth'' after
``provides''; and
(B) by inserting ``, to establish a stable family
or community supports,'' after ``self-sufficient
living''; and
(8) in paragraph (10)(B) (as so redesignated)--
(A) in clause (ii)--
(i) by inserting ``or able'' after
``willing''; and
(ii) by striking ``or'' at the end;
(B) in clause (iii), by striking the period and
inserting ``; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(iv) who is involved in the child welfare
or juvenile justice system, but is not living
in housing or shelter funded by the Federal
Government''.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 388(a) (34 U.S.C.
11280(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$127,421,000 for each
of fiscal years 2019 through 2020'' and inserting
``$225,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, and such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025'';
(2) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``such sums as may be
necessary'' and all that follows through the period at the end
and inserting ``$2,000,000 shall be made available to carry out
section 345 for fiscal year 2021 and such sums as may be
necessary shall be made available to carry out such section for
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025''; and
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``$25,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2019 through 2020'' and inserting ``$75,000,000
for fiscal year 2021, and such sums as may be necessary for
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 19.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 116-699.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 116-699.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 582.
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