[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 249 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 27
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 249
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A BILL
To provide funding for the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children, to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for
other purposes.
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March 4, 1999
Reported with an amendment
Calendar No. 27
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 249
To provide funding for the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children, to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 19, 1999
Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. DeWine, and Mr. Grams) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary
March 4, 1999
Reported by Mr. Hatch, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To provide funding for the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children, to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for
other purposes.
<DELETED> Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,</DELETED>
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Missing, Exploited, and
Runaway Children Protection Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED
CHILDREN.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Findings.--Section 402 of the Missing Children's
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the
end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(9) for 14 years, the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children has--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) served as the national resource
center and clearinghouse congressionally mandated under
the provisions of the Missing Children's Assistance Act
of 1984; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) worked in partnership with the
Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the Department of the Treasury, the
Department of State, and many other agencies in the
effort to find missing children and prevent child
victimization;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(10) Congress has given the Center, which is a
private non-profit corporation, access to the National Crime
Information Center of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and
the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications
System;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(11) since 1987, the Center has operated the
National Child Pornography Tipline, in conjunction with the
United States Customs Service and the United States Postal
Inspection Service and, beginning this year, the Center
established a new CyberTipline on child exploitation, thus
becoming `the 911 for the Internet';</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(12) in light of statistics that time is of the
essence in cases of child abduction, the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation in February of 1997 created a
new NCIC child abduction (`CA') flag to provide the Center
immediate notification in the most serious cases, resulting in
642 `CA' notifications to the Center and helping the Center to
have its highest recovery rate in history;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(13) the Center has established a national and
increasingly worldwide network, linking the Center online with
each of the missing children clearinghouses operated by the 50
States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as well as
with Scotland Yard in the United Kingdom, the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police, INTERPOL headquarters in Lyon, France, and
others, which has enabled the Center to transmit images and
information regarding missing children to law enforcement
across the United States and around the world
instantly;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(14) from its inception in 1984 through March
31, 1998, the Center has--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) handled 1,203,974 calls through its
24-hour toll-free hotline (1-800-THE-LOST) and
currently averages 700 calls per day;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) trained 146,284 law enforcement,
criminal and juvenile justice, and healthcare
professionals in child sexual exploitation and missing
child case detection, identification, investigation,
and prevention;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) disseminated 15,491,344 free
publications to citizens and professionals;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) worked with law enforcement on the
cases of 59,481 missing children, resulting in the
recovery of 40,180 children;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(15) the demand for the services of the Center
is growing dramatically, as evidenced by the fact that in 1997,
the Center handled 129,100 calls, an all-time record, and by
the fact that its new Internet website (www.missingkids.com)
receives 1,500,000 `hits' every day, and is linked with
hundreds of other websites to provide real-time images of
breaking cases of missing children;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(16) in 1997, the Center provided policy
training to 256 police chiefs and sheriffs from 50 States and
Guam at its new Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement Training
Center;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(17) the programs of the Center have had a
remarkable impact, such as in the fight against infant
abductions in partnership with the healthcare industry, during
which the Center has performed 668 onsite hospital walk-
throughs and inspections, and trained 45,065 hospital
administrators, nurses, and security personnel, and thereby
helped to reduce infant abductions in the United States by 82
percent;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(18) the Center is now playing a significant
role in international child abduction cases, serving as a
representative of the Department of State at cases under The
Hague Convention, and successfully resolving the cases of 343
international child abductions, and providing greater support
to parents in the United States;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(19) the Center is a model of public/private
partnership, raising private sector funds to match
congressional appropriations and receiving extensive private
in-kind support, including advanced technology provided by the
computer industry such as imaging technology used to age the
photographs of long-term missing children and to reconstruct
facial images of unidentified deceased children;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(20) the Center was 1 of only 10 of 300 major
national charities given an A+ grade in 1997 by the American
Institute of Philanthropy; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(21) the Center has been redesignated as the
Nation's missing children clearinghouse and resource center
once every 3 years through a competitive selection process
conducted by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention of the Department of Justice, and has received
grants from that Office to conduct the crucial purposes of the
Center.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Definitions.--Section 403 of the Missing Children's
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5772) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the
end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) the term `Center' means the National Center
for Missing and Exploited Children.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Duties and Functions of the Administrator.--Section
404 of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5773) is
amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection
(d); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) Annual Grant to National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall
annually make a grant to the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children, which shall be used to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A)(i) operate a national 24-hour toll-
free telephone line by which individuals may report
information regarding the location of any missing
child, or other child 13 years of age or younger whose
whereabouts are unknown to such child's legal
custodian, and request information pertaining to
procedures necessary to reunite such child with such
child's legal custodian; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) coordinate the operation of such
telephone line with the operation of the national
communications system referred to in part C of the
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714-
11);</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) operate the official national
resource center and information clearinghouse for
missing and exploited children;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) provide to State and local
governments, public and private nonprofit agencies, and
individuals, information regarding--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) free or low-cost legal,
restaurant, lodging, and transportation
services that are available for the benefit of
missing and exploited children and their
families; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) the existence and nature of
programs being carried out by Federal agencies
to assist missing and exploited children and
their families;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) coordinate public and private
programs that locate, recover, or reunite missing
children with their families;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(E) disseminate, on a national basis,
information relating to innovative and model programs,
services, and legislation that benefit missing and
exploited children;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(F) provide technical assistance and
training to law enforcement agencies, State and local
governments, elements of the criminal justice system,
public and private nonprofit agencies, and individuals
in the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and
treatment of cases involving missing and exploited
children; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(G) provide assistance to families and
law enforcement agencies in locating and recovering
missing and exploited children, both nationally and
internationally.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out
this subsection, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(c) National Incidence Studies.--The Administrator,
either by making grants to or entering into contracts with public
agencies or nonprofit private agencies, shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) periodically conduct national incidence
studies to determine for a given year the actual number of
children reported missing each year, the number of children who
are victims of abduction by strangers, the number of children
who are the victims of parental kidnapings, and the number of
children who are recovered each year; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) provide to State and local governments,
public and private nonprofit agencies, and individuals
information to facilitate the lawful use of school records and
birth certificates to identify and locate missing
children.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.--
Section 405(a) of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5775(a)) is amended by inserting ``the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children and with'' before ``public agencies''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 408 of the
Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5777) is amended by
striking ``1997 through 2001'' and inserting ``1999 through
2004''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Repeal of Obsolete Reporting Requirements.--Section
409 of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5778) is
repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Findings.--Section 302 of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``accurate
reporting of the problem nationally and to develop'' and
inserting ``an accurate national reporting system to report the
problem, and to assist in the development of''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(8) services for runaway and homeless youth are
needed in urban, suburban and rural areas;''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Authority To Make Grants for Centers and Services.--
Section 311 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5711) is
amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(a) Grants for Centers and Services.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants
to public and nonprofit private entities (and combinations of
such entities) to establish and operate (including renovation)
local centers to provide services for runaway and homeless
youth and for the families of such youth.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Such services--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) shall be provided as an alternative
to involving runaway and homeless youth in the law
enforcement, child welfare, mental health, and juvenile
justice systems;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) shall include--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) safe and appropriate
shelter; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) individual, family, and
group counseling, as appropriate; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) may include--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) street-based
services;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) home-based services for
families with youth at risk of separation from
the family; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) drug abuse education and
prevention services.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``the Trust
Territory of the Pacific Islands,''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by striking subsections (c) and (d).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Eligibility.--Section 312 of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in paragraph (7), by striking
``criminal charges against'' and inserting ``criminal
or delinquency charges against or the coordinated
delivery of services to'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in paragraph (8), by striking
``paragraph (6)'' and inserting ``paragraph
(7)'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and''
at the end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) in paragraph (11), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; and'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(12) shall submit to the Secretary an annual
report that includes, with respect to the year for which the
report is submitted--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) information regarding the activities
carried out under this part;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) the achievements of the project
under this part carried out by the applicant;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) statistical summaries describing--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) the number and the
characteristics of the runaway and homeless
youth, and youth at risk of family separation,
who participate in the project; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) the services provided to
such youth by the project.''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and
inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(c) Applicants Providing Street-Based Services.--To be
eligible to use assistance under section 311(a)(2)(C)(i) to provide
street-based services, the applicant shall include in the plan required
by subsection (b) assurances that in providing such services the
applicant will--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) provide qualified supervision of staff,
including on-street supervision by appropriately trained
staff;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) provide backup personnel for on-street
staff;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) provide initial and periodic training of
staff who provide such services; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) conduct outreach activities for runaway and
homeless youth, and street youth.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(d) Applicants Providing Home-Based Services.--To be
eligible to use assistance under section 311(a) to provide home-based
services described in section 311(a)(2)(C)(ii), an applicant shall
include in the plan required by subsection (b) assurances that in
providing such services the applicant will--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) provide counseling and information to youth
and the families (including unrelated individuals in the family
households) of such youth, including services relating to basic
life skills, interpersonal skill building, educational
advancement, job attainment skills, mental and physical health
care, parenting skills, financial planning, and referral to
sources of other needed services;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) provide directly, or through an arrangement
made by the applicant, 24-hour service to respond to family
crises (including immediate access to temporary shelter for
runaway and homeless youth, and youth at risk of separation
from the family);</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) establish, in partnership with the families
of runaway and homeless youth, and youth at risk of separation
from the family, objectives and measures of success to be
achieved as a result of receiving home-based
services;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) provide initial and periodic training of
staff who provide home-based services; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(5) ensure that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) caseloads will remain sufficiently
low to allow for intensive (5 to 20 hours per week)
involvement with each family receiving such services;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) staff providing such services will
receive qualified supervision.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(e) Applicants Providing Drug Abuse Education and
Prevention Services.--To be eligible to use assistance under section
311(a)(2)(C)(iii) to provide drug abuse education and prevention
services, an applicant shall include in the plan required by subsection
(b)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) a description of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) the types of such services that the
applicant proposes to provide;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) the objectives of such services;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) the types of information and
training to be provided to individuals providing such
services to runaway and homeless youth; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) an assurance that in providing such services
the applicant shall conduct outreach activities for runaway and
homeless youth.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Approval of Applications.--Section 313 of the Runaway
and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5713) is amended to read as
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``SEC. 313. APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(a) In General.--An application by a public or private
entity for a grant under section 311(a) may be approved by the
Secretary after taking into consideration, with respect to the State in
which such entity proposes to provide services under this part--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) the geographical distribution in such State
of the proposed services under this part for which all grant
applicants request approval; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) which areas of such State have the greatest
need for such services.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) Priority.--In selecting applications for grants
under section 311(a), the Secretary shall give priority to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) eligible applicants who have demonstrated
experience in providing services to runaway and homeless youth;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) eligible applicants that request grants of
less than $200,000.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Authority for Transitional Living Grant Program.--
Section 321 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714-1) is
amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in the section heading, by striking ``purpose
and'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by striking subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Eligibility.--Section 322(a)(9) of the Runaway and
Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714-2(a)(9)) is amended by inserting ``,
and the services provided to such youth by such project,'' after ``such
project''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (g) Coordination.--Section 341 of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714-21) is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``SEC. 341. COORDINATION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``With respect to matters relating to the health,
education, employment, and housing of runaway and homeless youth, the
Secretary--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) through the Administrator of the Office of
Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention, shall
coordinate the activities of agencies of the Department of
Health and Human Services with activities under any other
Federal juvenile crime control, prevention, and juvenile
offender accountability program and with the activities of
other Federal entities; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) shall coordinate the activities of agencies of
the Department of Health and Human Services with the activities
of other Federal entities and with the activities of entities
that are eligible to receive grants under this
title.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (h) Authority To Make Grants for Research, Evaluation,
Demonstration, and Service Projects.--Section 343 of the Runaway and
Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714-23) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in the section heading, by inserting
``evaluation,'' after ``research,'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subsection (a), by inserting
``evaluation,'' after ``research,''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by striking paragraph (2);
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3)
through (10) as paragraphs (2) through (9),
respectively.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) Assistance to Potential Grantees.--Section 371 of the
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714a) is amended by striking
the last sentence.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (j) Reports.--Section 381 of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5715) is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``SEC. 381. REPORTS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(a) In General.--Not later than April 1, 1999, and
biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall submit, to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, a report on the status,
activities, and accomplishments of entities that receive grants under
parts A, B, C, D, and E, with particular attention to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) in the case of centers funded under part A,
the ability or effectiveness of such centers in--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) alleviating the problems of runaway
and homeless youth;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) if applicable or appropriate,
reuniting such youth with their families and
encouraging the resolution of intrafamily problems
through counseling and other services;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) strengthening family relationships
and encouraging stable living conditions for such
youth; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) assisting such youth to decide upon
a future course of action; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) in the case of projects funded under part
B--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) the number and characteristics of
homeless youth served by such projects;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) the types of activities carried out
by such projects;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) the effectiveness of such projects
in alleviating the problems of homeless
youth;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) the effectiveness of such projects
in preparing homeless youth for self-
sufficiency;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(E) the effectiveness of such projects
in assisting homeless youth to decide upon future
education, employment, and independent
living;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(F) the ability of such projects to
encourage the resolution of intrafamily problems
through counseling and development of self-sufficient
living skills; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(G) activities and programs planned by
such projects for the following fiscal year.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) Contents of Reports.--The Secretary shall include in
each report submitted under subsection (a), summaries of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) the evaluations performed by the Secretary
under section 386; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) descriptions of the qualifications of, and
training provided to, individuals involved in carrying out such
evaluations.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (k) Reports.--Section 383 of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5731) is amended by striking ``Records'' and
inserting ``Except for the purposes of the disposition of criminal or
delinquency charges against or the coordinated delivery of services to
individual youths, records''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (l) Evaluation.--Section 384 of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5732) is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``SEC. 384. EVALUATION AND INFORMATION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) determining whether such grants are being
used for the purposes for which such grants are made by the
Secretary;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) collecting additional information for the
report required by section 383; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (m) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 385 of the
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5751) is amended to read as
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``SEC. 389. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(a) In General.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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 1999, 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003, and 2004.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Allocation.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) Part b.--Of the amount reserved
under subparagraph (A), not less than 20 percent, and
not more than 30 percent, shall be reserved to carry
out part B.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (n) Sexual Abuse Prevention Program.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Authority for program.--The Runaway and
Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by striking the heading for part
F;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by redesignating part E as part F;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) by inserting after part D the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``PART E--SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM</DELETED>
<DELETED>``SEC. 351. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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 exploitation.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) Priority.--In selecting applicants to receive grants
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to nonprofit
private agencies that have experience in providing services to runaway
and homeless, and street youth.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Authorization of appropriations.--Section
389(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 following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) Part E.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
carry out part E such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (o) Consolidated Review of Applications.--The Runaway and
Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after section 384 the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``SEC. 385. CONSOLIDATED REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) announcing, in a single announcement, the
availability of funds for grants under 2 or more of such parts;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) reviewing applications for grants under 2 or
more of such parts in a single, consolidated application review
process.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (p) Definitions.--The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42
U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 385, as
added by subsection (o) of this section, the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``SEC. 386. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``In this title:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) Drug abuse education and prevention
services.--The term `drug abuse education and prevention
services'--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) means services to runaway and
homeless youth to prevent or reduce the illicit use of
drugs by such youth; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) may include--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) individual, family, group,
and peer counseling;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) drop-in services;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) assistance to runaway and
homeless youth in rural areas (including the
development of community support groups);</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iv) information and training
relating to the illicit use of drugs by runaway
and homeless youth, to individuals involved in
providing services to such youth; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(v) activities to improve the
availability of local drug abuse prevention
services to runaway and homeless
youth.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Home-based services.--The term `home-based
services'--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) means services provided to youth and
their families for the purpose of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) preventing such youth from
running away, or otherwise becoming separated,
from their families; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) assisting runaway youth to
return to their families; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) includes services that are provided
in the residences of families (to the extent
practicable), including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) intensive individual and
family counseling; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) training relating to life
skills and parenting.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) Homeless youth.--The term `homeless youth'
means an individual--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) who is--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) not more than 21 years of
age; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) for the purposes of part B,
not less than 16 years of age;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) for whom it is not possible to live
in a safe environment with a relative; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) who has no other safe alternative
living arrangement.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) Street-based services.--The term `street-
based services'--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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 regarding where they
live and how they behave; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) may include--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) identification of and
outreach to runaway and homeless youth, and
street youth;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) crisis intervention and
counseling;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) information and referral
for housing;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iv) information and referral
for transitional living and health care
services;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(v) advocacy, education, and
prevention services related to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(I) alcohol and drug
abuse;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(II) sexual
exploitation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(III) sexually
transmitted diseases, including human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV);
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(IV) physical and sexual
assault.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(5) Street youth.--The term `street youth' means
an individual who--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) is--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) a runaway youth;
or</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) indefinitely or
intermittently a homeless youth; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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 exploitation,
prostitution, or drug abuse.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(7) Youth at risk of separation from the
family.--The term `youth at risk of separation from the family'
means an individual--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) who is less than 18 years of age;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B)(i) who has a history of running away
from the family of such individual;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) whose parent, guardian, or
custodian is not willing to provide for the basic needs
of such individual; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) who is at risk of entering the
child welfare system or juvenile justice system as a
result of the lack of services available to the family
to meet such needs.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (q) Redesignation of Sections.--Sections 371, 372, 381,
382, 383, 384, 385, and 386 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42
U.S.C. 5714b-5851 et seq.), as amended by this title, are redesignated
as sections 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, and 388,
respectively.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (r) Technical Amendment.--Section 331 of the Runaway and
Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended in the first
sentence by striking ``With'' and all that follows through ``the
Secretary'', and inserting ``The Secretary''.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Missing, Exploited, and Runaway
Children Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN.
(a) Findings.--Section 402 of the Missing Children's Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5771) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(9) for 14 years, the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children has--
``(A) served as the national resource center and
clearinghouse congressionally mandated under the
provisions of the Missing Children's Assistance Act of
1984; and
``(B) worked in partnership with the Department of
Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
Department of the Treasury, the Department of State,
and many other agencies in the effort to find missing
children and prevent child victimization;
``(10) Congress has given the Center, which is a private
non-profit corporation, access to the National Crime
Information Center of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and
the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System;
``(11) since 1987, the Center has operated the National
Child Pornography Tipline, in conjunction with the United
States Customs Service and the United States Postal Inspection
Service and, beginning this year, the Center established a new
CyberTipline on child exploitation, thus becoming `the 911 for
the Internet';
``(12) in light of statistics that time is of the essence
in cases of child abduction, the Director of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation in February of 1997 created a new NCIC child
abduction (`CA') flag to provide the Center immediate
notification in the most serious cases, resulting in 642 `CA'
notifications to the Center and helping the Center to have its
highest recovery rate in history;
``(13) the Center has established a national and
increasingly worldwide network, linking the Center online with
each of the missing children clearinghouses operated by the 50
States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as well as
with Scotland Yard in the United Kingdom, the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police, INTERPOL headquarters in Lyon, France, and
others, which has enabled the Center to transmit images and
information regarding missing children to law enforcement
across the United States and around the world instantly;
``(14) from its inception in 1984 through March 31, 1998,
the Center has--
``(A) handled 1,203,974 calls through its 24-hour
toll-free hotline (1-800-THE-LOST) and currently
averages 700 calls per day;
``(B) trained 146,284 law enforcement, criminal and
juvenile justice, and healthcare professionals in child
sexual exploitation and missing child case detection,
identification, investigation, and prevention;
``(C) disseminated 15,491,344 free publications to
citizens and professionals; and
``(D) worked with law enforcement on the cases of
59,481 missing children, resulting in the recovery of
40,180 children;
``(15) the demand for the services of the Center is growing
dramatically, as evidenced by the fact that in 1997, the Center
handled 129,100 calls, an all-time record, and by the fact that
its new Internet website (www.missingkids.com) receives
1,500,000 `hits' every day, and is linked with hundreds of
other websites to provide real-time images of breaking cases of
missing children;
``(16) in 1997, the Center provided policy training to 256
police chiefs and sheriffs from 50 States and Guam at its new
Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement Training Center;
``(17) the programs of the Center have had a remarkable
impact, such as in the fight against infant abductions in
partnership with the healthcare industry, during which the
Center has performed 668 onsite hospital walk-throughs and
inspections, and trained 45,065 hospital administrators,
nurses, and security personnel, and thereby helped to reduce
infant abductions in the United States by 82 percent;
``(18) the Center is now playing a significant role in
international child abduction cases, serving as a
representative of the Department of State at cases under The
Hague Convention, and successfully resolving the cases of 343
international child abductions, and providing greater support
to parents in the United States;
``(19) the Center is a model of public/private partnership,
raising private sector funds to match congressional
appropriations and receiving extensive private in-kind support,
including advanced technology provided by the computer industry
such as imaging technology used to age the photographs of long-
term missing children and to reconstruct facial images of
unidentified deceased children;
``(20) the Center was 1 of only 10 of 300 major national
charities given an A+ grade in 1997 by the American Institute
of Philanthropy; and
``(21) the Center has been redesignated as the Nation's
missing children clearinghouse and resource center once every 3
years through a competitive selection process conducted by the
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the
Department of Justice, and has received grants from that Office
to conduct the crucial purposes of the Center.''.
(b) Definitions.--Section 403 of the Missing Children's Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5772) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) the term `Center' means the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children.''.
(c) Duties and Functions of the Administrator.--Section 404 of the
Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5773) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) Annual Grant to National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children.--
``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall annually make a
grant to the Center, which shall be used to--
``(A)(i) operate a national 24-hour toll-free
telephone line by which individuals may report
information regarding the location of any missing
child, or other child 13 years of age or younger whose
whereabouts are unknown to such child's legal
custodian, and request information pertaining to
procedures necessary to reunite such child with such
child's legal custodian; and
``(ii) coordinate the operation of such telephone
line with the operation of the national communications
system referred to in part C of the Runaway and
Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714-11);
``(B) operate the official national resource center
and information clearinghouse for missing and exploited
children;
``(C) provide to State and local governments,
public and private nonprofit agencies, and individuals,
information regarding--
``(i) free or low-cost legal, restaurant,
lodging, and transportation services that are
available for the benefit of missing and
exploited children and their families; and
``(ii) the existence and nature of programs
being carried out by Federal agencies to assist
missing and exploited children and their
families;
``(D) coordinate public and private programs that
locate, recover, or reunite missing children with their
families;
``(E) disseminate, on a national basis, information
relating to innovative and model programs, services,
and legislation that benefit missing and exploited
children;
``(F) provide technical assistance and training to
law enforcement agencies, State and local governments,
elements of the criminal justice system, public and
private nonprofit agencies, and individuals in the
prevention, investigation, prosecution, and treatment
of cases involving missing and exploited children; and
``(G) provide assistance to families and law
enforcement agencies in locating and recovering missing
and exploited children, both nationally and
internationally.
``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this
subsection, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003, and 2004.
``(c) National Incidence Studies.--The Administrator, either by
making grants to or entering into contracts with public agencies or
nonprofit private agencies, shall--
``(1) periodically conduct national incidence studies to
determine for a given year the actual number of children
reported missing each year, the number of children who are
victims of abduction by strangers, the number of children who
are the victims of parental kidnapings, and the number of
children who are recovered each year; and
``(2) provide to State and local governments, public and
private nonprofit agencies, and individuals information to
facilitate the lawful use of school records and birth
certificates to identify and locate missing children.''.
(d) National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.--Section
405(a) of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5775(a)) is
amended by inserting ``the Center and with'' before ``public
agencies''.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 408 of the Missing
Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5777) is amended by striking
``1997 through 2001'' and inserting ``2000 through 2004''.
SEC. 3. RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH.
(a) Findings.--Section 302 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
(42 U.S.C. 5701) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``accurate reporting of
the problem nationally and to develop'' and inserting ``an
accurate national reporting system to report the problem, and
to assist in the development of''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
``(8) services for runaway and homeless youth are needed in
urban, suburban, and rural areas;''.
(b) Authority To Make Grants for Centers and Services.--Section 311
of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5711) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
``(a) Grants for Centers and Services.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to
public and nonprofit private entities (and combinations of such
entities) to establish and operate (including renovation) local
centers to provide services for runaway and homeless youth and
for the families of such youth.
``(2) Services provided.--Services provided under paragraph
(1)--
``(A) shall be provided as an alternative to
involving runaway and homeless youth in the law
enforcement, child welfare, mental health, and juvenile
justice systems;
``(B) shall include--
``(i) safe and appropriate shelter; and
``(ii) individual, family, and group
counseling, as appropriate; and
``(C) may include--
``(i) street-based services;
``(ii) home-based services for families
with youth at risk of separation from the
family; and
``(iii) drug abuse education and prevention
services.'';
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``the Trust Territory
of the Pacific Islands,''; and
(3) by striking subsections (c) and (d).
(c) Eligibility.--Section 312 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
(42 U.S.C. 5712) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (8), by striking ``paragraph (6)''
and inserting ``paragraph (7)'';
(B) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(C) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(12) shall submit to the Secretary an annual report that
includes, with respect to the year for which the report is
submitted--
``(A) information regarding the activities carried
out under this part;
``(B) the achievements of the project under this
part carried out by the applicant; and
``(C) statistical summaries describing--
``(i) the number and the characteristics of
the runaway and homeless youth, and youth at
risk of family separation, who participate in
the project; and
``(ii) the services provided to such youth
by the project.''; and
(2) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and inserting the
following:
``(c) Applicants Providing Street-Based Services.--To be eligible
to use assistance under section 311(a)(2)(C)(i) to provide street-based
services, the applicant shall include in the plan required by
subsection (b) assurances that in providing such services the applicant
will--
``(1) provide qualified supervision of staff, including on-
street supervision by appropriately trained staff;
``(2) provide backup personnel for on-street staff;
``(3) provide initial and periodic training of staff who
provide such services; and
``(4) conduct outreach activities for runaway and homeless
youth, and street youth.
``(d) Applicants Providing Home-Based Services.--To be eligible to
use assistance under section 311(a) to provide home-based services
described in section 311(a)(2)(C)(ii), an applicant shall include in
the plan required by subsection (b) assurances that in providing such
services the applicant will--
``(1) provide counseling and information to youth and the
families (including unrelated individuals in the family
households) of such youth, including services relating to basic
life skills, interpersonal skill building, educational
advancement, job attainment skills, mental and physical health
care, parenting skills, financial planning, and referral to
sources of other needed services;
``(2) provide directly, or through an arrangement made by
the applicant, 24-hour service to respond to family crises
(including immediate access to temporary shelter for runaway
and homeless youth, and youth at risk of separation from the
family);
``(3) establish, in partnership with the families of
runaway and homeless youth, and youth at risk of separation
from the family, objectives and measures of success to be
achieved as a result of receiving home-based services;
``(4) provide initial and periodic training of staff who
provide home-based services; and
``(5) ensure that--
``(A) caseloads will remain sufficiently low to
allow for intensive (5 to 20 hours per week)
involvement with each family receiving such services;
and
``(B) staff providing such services will receive
qualified supervision.
``(e) Applicants Providing Drug Abuse Education and Prevention
Services.--To be eligible to use assistance under section
311(a)(2)(C)(iii) to provide drug abuse education and prevention
services, an applicant shall include in the plan required by subsection
(b)--
``(1) a description of--
``(A) the types of such services that the applicant
proposes to provide;
``(B) the objectives of such services; and
``(C) the types of information and training to be
provided to individuals providing such services to
runaway and homeless youth; and
``(2) an assurance that in providing such services the
applicant shall conduct outreach activities for runaway and
homeless youth.''.
(d) Approval of Applications.--Section 313 of the Runaway and
Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5713) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 313. APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.
``(a) In General.--An application by a public or private entity for
a grant under section 311(a) may be approved by the Secretary after
taking into consideration, with respect to the State in which such
entity proposes to provide services under this part--
``(1) the geographical distribution in such State of the
proposed services under this part for which all grant
applicants request approval; and
``(2) which areas of such State have the greatest need for
such services.
``(b) Priority.--In selecting applications for grants under section
311(a), the Secretary shall give priority to--
``(1) eligible applicants who have demonstrated experience
in providing services to runaway and homeless youth; and
``(2) eligible applicants that request grants of less than
$200,000.''.
(e) Authority for Transitional Living Grant Program.--Section 321
of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714-1) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``purpose and'';
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)''; and
(3) by striking subsection (b).
(f) Eligibility.--Section 322(a)(9) of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714-2(a)(9)) is amended by inserting ``, and the
services provided to such youth by such project,'' after ``such
project''.
(g) Coordination.--Section 341 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth
Act (42 U.S.C. 5714-21) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 341. COORDINATION.
``With respect to matters relating to the health, education,
employment, and housing of runaway and homeless youth, the Secretary--
``(1) in conjunction with the Attorney General, shall
coordinate the activities of agencies of the Department of
Health and Human Services with activities under any other
Federal juvenile crime control, prevention, and juvenile
offender accountability program and with the activities of
other Federal entities; and
``(2) shall coordinate the activities of agencies of the
Department of Health and Human Services with the activities of
other Federal entities and with the activities of entities that
are eligible to receive grants under this title.''.
(h) Authority To Make Grants for 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 the section heading, by inserting ``evaluation,''
after ``research,'';
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ``evaluation,'' after
``research,''; and
(3) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (10) as
paragraphs (2) through (9), respectively.
(i) Assistance to Potential Grantees.--Section 371 of the Runaway
and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714a) is amended by striking the
last sentence.
(j) Reports.--Section 381 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42
U.S.C. 5715) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 381. REPORTS.
``(a) In General.--Not later than April 1, 2000, and biennially
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit, to the Committee on Education
and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
the Judiciary of the Senate, a report on the status, activities, and
accomplishments of entities that receive grants under parts A, B, C, D,
and E, with particular attention to--
``(1) in the case of centers funded under part A, the
ability or effectiveness of such centers in--
``(A) alleviating the problems of runaway and
homeless youth;
``(B) if applicable or appropriate, reuniting such
youth with their families and encouraging the
resolution of intrafamily problems through counseling
and other services;
``(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
alleviating 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
assisting homeless youth to decide upon future
education, employment, and independent living;
``(F) the ability of such projects to encourage the
resolution of intrafamily problems through counseling
and development of self-sufficient living skills; and
``(G) activities and programs planned by such
projects for the following fiscal year.
``(b) Contents of Reports.--The Secretary shall include in each
report submitted under subsection (a), summaries 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 carrying out such
evaluations.''.
(k) 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 report
required by section 383; 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.''.
(l) 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,
2003, and 2004.
``(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 percent, and not
more than 30 percent, shall be reserved 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.''.
(m) 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 exploitation.
``(b) Priority.--In selecting applicants to receive grants under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to nonprofit private
agencies that have experience in providing services to runaway and
homeless, and street youth.''.
(2) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 388(a) of the
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5751), as amended by
subsection (l) of this section, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(4) Part E.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
part E such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003, and 2004.''.
(n) 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 (k) of this section, the following:
``SEC. 387. DEFINITIONS.
``In this title:
``(1) Drug abuse education and prevention services.--The
term `drug abuse education and prevention services'--
``(A) means services to runaway and homeless 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 relating 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
availability of local drug abuse prevention
services 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 running
away, or otherwise becoming separated, from
their families; and
``(ii) assisting runaway youth to return to
their families; and
``(B) includes services that are provided in the
residences of families (to the extent practicable),
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 living
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 regarding 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 counseling;
``(iii) information and referral for
housing;
``(iv) information and referral for
transitional living and health care services;
``(v) advocacy, education, and prevention
services related to--
``(I) alcohol and drug abuse;
``(II) sexual exploitation;
``(III) sexually transmitted
diseases, including human
immunodeficiency 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 exploitation,
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 result
of the lack of services available to the family to meet
such needs.''.
(o) 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 title, are redesignated as sections 381, 382,
383, 384, and 385, respectively.
(p) 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 striking
``With'' and all that follows through ``the Secretary'', and
inserting ``The Secretary''; and
(2) in section 344(a)(1), by striking ``With'' and all that
follows through ``the Secretary'', and inserting ``The
Secretary''.