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[H.R. 1925 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.1925

                       One Hundred Eighth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
           the seventh day of January, two thousand and three


                                 An Act


 
To reauthorize programs under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act and the 
       Missing Children's Assistance 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, Homeless, and Missing 
Children Protection Act''.

         TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH ACT

SEC. 101. AMENDMENT TO FINDINGS.

    Section 302 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701) 
is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 302. FINDINGS.

    ``The Congress finds that--
        ``(1) youth who have become homeless or who leave and remain 
    away from home without parental permission, are at risk of 
    developing, and have a disproportionate share of, serious health, 
    behavioral, and emotional problems because they lack sufficient 
    resources to obtain care and may live on the street for extended 
    periods thereby endangering themselves and creating a substantial 
    law enforcement problem for communities in which they congregate;
        ``(2) many such young people, because of their age and 
    situation, are urgently in need of temporary shelter and services, 
    including services that are linguistically appropriate and 
    acknowledge the environment of youth seeking these services;
        ``(3) in view of the interstate nature of the problem, it is 
    the responsibility of the Federal Government to develop an accurate 
    national reporting system to report the problem, and to assist in 
    the development of an effective system of care (including 
    preventive and aftercare services, emergency shelter services, 
    extended residential shelter, and street outreach services) outside 
    the welfare system and the law enforcement system;
        ``(4) to make a successful transition to adulthood, runaway 
    youth, homeless youth, and other street youth need opportunities to 
    complete high school or earn a general equivalency degree, learn 
    job skills, and obtain employment; and
        ``(5) improved coordination and collaboration between the 
    Federal programs that serve runaway and homeless youth are 
    necessary for the development of a long-term strategy for 
    responding to the needs of this population.''.

SEC. 102. GRANT PROGRAM CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    The heading for part A of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 
U.S.C. 5711 et seq.) is amended by striking ``Runaway and Homeless 
Youth'' and inserting ``Basic Center''.

SEC. 103. GRANTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED.

    Section 311(a)(2)(C) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 
U.S.C. 5711(a)(2)(C)) is amended--
        (1) in clause (ii) by striking ``and'';
        (2) in clause (iii) by striking the period and inserting ``; 
    and''; and
        (3) after clause (iii) by inserting the following:
                ``(iv) at the request of runaway and homeless youth, 
            testing for sexually transmitted diseases.''.

SEC. 104. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISION RELATING TO CERTAIN ALLOTMENTS.

    Section 311(b) the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
5711(b)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Subject to paragraph (3), 
    the'' and inserting ``The'';
        (2) by striking paragraph (3); and
        (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).

SEC. 105. ELIGIBILITY PROVISION.

    Section 312(a) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
5712(a)) is amended by striking ``juveniles'' each place it appears and 
inserting ``youth''.

SEC. 106. RECOGNITION OF STATE LAW RELATING TO CAPACITY LIMITATION ON 
              ELIGIBLE RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH CENTERS.

    Section 312(b)(2)(A) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 
U.S.C. 5712(b)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting after ``youth'' the 
following: ``, except where the applicant assures that the State where 
the center or locally controlled facility is located has a State or 
local law or regulation that requires a higher maximum to comply with 
licensure requirements for child and youth serving facilities''.

SEC. 107. MATERNITY GROUP HOMES.

    (a) Eligibility.--Section 322(a)(1) of the Runaway and Homeless 
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714-2(a)(1)) is amended--
        (1) by inserting after ``group homes,'' the following: 
    ``including maternity group homes,''; and
        (2) by inserting after ``use of credit,'' the following: 
    ``parenting skills (as appropriate),''.
    (b) Definition.--Section 322 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5714-2) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(c) Definition.--In this part, the term `maternity group home' 
means a community-based, adult-supervised transitional living 
arrangement that provides pregnant or parenting youth and their 
children with a supportive and supervised living arrangement in which 
such pregnant or parenting youth are required to learn parenting 
skills, including child development, family budgeting, health and 
nutrition, and other skills to promote their long-term economic 
independence in order to ensure the well-being of their children.''.

SEC. 108. LIMITED EXTENSION OF 540-DAY SHELTER ELIGIBILITY PERIOD.

    Section 322(a)(2) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
5714-2(a)(2)) is amended by inserting after ``days'' the following: ``, 
except that a youth in a program under this part who is under the age 
of 18 years on the last day of the 540-day period may, if otherwise 
qualified for the program, remain in the program until the earlier of 
the youth's 18th birthday or the 180th day after the end of the 540-day 
period''.

SEC. 109. PART A PLAN COORDINATION ASSURANCES.

    Section 312(b)(4)(B) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 
U.S.C. 5712(b)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ``personnel'' and all that 
follows through the semicolon and inserting ``McKinney-Vento school 
district liaisons, designated under section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)), 
to assure that runaway and homeless youth are provided information 
about the educational services available to such youth under subtitle B 
of title VII of that Act;''.

SEC. 110. PART B PLAN COORDINATION AGREEMENT.

    Section 322(a) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
5714-2(a)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
    paragraph (13);
        (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (14) and 
    inserting ``; and''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(15) to coordinate services with McKinney-Vento school 
    district liaisons, designated under section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the 
    McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
    11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)), to assure that runaway and homeless youth are 
    provided information about the educational services available to 
    such youth under subtitle B of title VII of that Act.''.

SEC. 111. PART B PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

    Section 322(a)(7) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
5714-2(a)(7)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(7) to develop an adequate plan to ensure proper referral of 
    homeless youth to social service, law enforcement, educational 
    (including post-secondary education), vocational, training 
    (including services and programs for youth available under the 
    Workforce Investment Act of 1998), welfare (including programs 
    under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
    Reconciliation Act of 1996), legal service, and health care 
    programs and to help integrate and coordinate such services for 
    youths;''.

SEC. 112. COORDINATION OF PROGRAMS.

    Section 341 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714-
21) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon 
    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 new paragraph:
        ``(3) shall consult, as appropriate, the Secretary of Housing 
    and Urban Development to ensure coordination of programs and 
    services for homeless youth.''.

SEC. 113. CLARIFICATION OF GRANT AUTHORITY.

    Section 343(a) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
5714-23(a)) is amended by inserting after ``service projects'' the 
following: ``regarding activities under this title''.

SEC. 114. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

    The section heading of section 344 of the Runaway and Homeless 
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714-24) is amended by striking ``temporary''.

SEC. 115. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISION RELATING TO STUDY.

    The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is 
amended by striking section 345 (42 U.S.C. 5714-25).

SEC. 116. AGE LIMIT FOR HOMELESS YOUTH.

    Section 387(3)(A)(i) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 
U.S.C. 5732a(3)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting after ``of age'' the 
following: ``, or, in the case of a youth seeking shelter in a center 
under part A, not more than 18 years of age''.

SEC. 117. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Other Than Part E.--Section 388(a)(1) of the Runaway and 
Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5751(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003'' 
and inserting ``$105,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, and such sums as may 
be necessary for fiscal years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008''.
    (b) Part E.--Section 388(a)(4) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5751(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``2000, 2001, 2002, 
and 2003'' and inserting ``2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008''.
    (c) Part B Allocation.--Section 388(a)(2)(B) of the Runaway and 
Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5751(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking 
``not less than 20 percent, and not more than 30 percent'' and 
inserting ``45 percent and, in those fiscal years in which continuation 
grant obligations and the quality and number of applicants for parts A 
and B warrant not more than 55 percent''.

SEC. 118. REPORT ON PROMISING STRATEGIES TO END YOUTH HOMELESSNESS.

    Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the 
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, shall submit to the 
Congress a report on promising strategies to end youth homelessness.

SEC. 119. STUDY OF HOUSING SERVICES AND STRATEGIES.

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall conduct a study of 
programs funded under part B of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 
U.S.C. 5714-1 et seq.) to report on long-term housing outcomes for 
youth after exiting the program. The study of any such program should 
provide information on housing services available to youth upon exiting 
the program, including assistance in locating and retaining permanent 
housing and referrals to other residential programs. In addition, the 
study should identify housing models and placement strategies that 
prevent future episodes of homelessness.

SEC. 120. RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS.

    The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 389. RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) In General.--None of the funds contained in this title may be 
used for any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for 
the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
    ``(b) Separate Accounting.--Any individual or entity who receives 
any funds contained in this title and who carries out any program 
described in subsection (a) shall account for all funds used for such 
program separately from any funds contained in this title.''.

       TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO MISSING CHILDREN'S ASSISTANCE ACT

SEC. 201. AMENDMENT TO FINDINGS.

    Section 402 of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5771) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 402. FINDINGS.

    ``The Congress finds that--
        ``(1) each year thousands of children are abducted or removed 
    from the control of a parent having legal custody without such 
    parent's consent, under circumstances which immediately place the 
    child in grave danger;
        ``(2) many missing children are at great risk of both physical 
    harm and sexual exploitation;
        ``(3) in many cases, parents and local law enforcement 
    officials have neither the resources nor the expertise to mount 
    expanded search efforts;
        ``(4) abducted children are frequently moved from one locality 
    to another, requiring the cooperation and coordination of local, 
    State, and Federal law enforcement efforts;
        ``(5) the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children--
            ``(A) serves as the national resource center and 
        clearinghouse;
            ``(B) works 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; and
            ``(C) operates 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 enable the 
        Center to transmit images and information regarding missing 
        children to law enforcement across the United States and around 
        the world instantly.''.

SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Annual Grant to National Center for Missing and Exploited 
Children.--Section 404(b)(2) of the Missing Children's Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5773(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``2005'' and inserting 
``2008''.
    (b) In General.--Section 408(a) of the Missing Children's 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5777(a)) is amended by striking ``2005.'' and 
inserting ``2008''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.