Runaway and Homeless Youth: Reauthorization Legislation and Issues in the 110th Congress

Runaway and Homeless Youth: Reauthorization
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Legislation and Issues in the 110 Congress
Updated October 29, 2008
Adrienne L. Fernandes
Analyst in Social Policy
Domestic Social Policy Division

Runaway and Homeless Youth: Reauthorization
Legislation and Issues in the 110^th Congress
Summary
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) was signed into law in 1974
as Title III of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (P.L. 93-415).
RHYA authorizes funding for programs to support runaway and homeless youth, as
well as related training, research, and other activities. These programs and activities
are administered by the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) in the
Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children and
Families.
In the second session of the 110^th Congress, Congress passed and the President
signed into law the Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-378) to
extend existing programs and establish new activities under RHYA for FY2009
through FY2013. The law represents a compromise between provisions that were
included in two bills introduced in the 110^th Congress: H.R. 5524 and S. 2982. On
March 4, 2008, Representative John Yarmuth introduced H.R. 5524, the
Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008, which passed the House on June 9,
2008. On May 6, 2008, Senator Patrick Leahy introduced S. 2982, the Runaway and
Homeless Youth Protection Act, which passed the Senate on September 25, 2008.
The House approved S. 2982 on September 26, and the President signed it into law
as P.L. 110-378 on October 8, 2008.
This report discusses P.L. 110-378 and includes a table with a side-by-side
comparison of its provisions to those in H.R. 5524, as well as to the law and
regulations as they existed prior to the enactment of S. 2982. The new law amends
and adds provisions related to program funding, requirements, and accountability. It
extends the authorization of appropriations for the three programs under RHYA that
provide direct services to youth: the Basic Center Program (BCP), Transitional
Living Program (TLP), and Street Outreach Program (SOP). Unlike prior law, P.L.
110-378 enables HHS to reallot any unused BCP funds from one state to other states
and permits youth to remain in BCP and TLP shelters for a longer period. Another
change made by the law requires HHS to regularly submit a report to Congress that
describes the incidence and prevalence of runaway and homeless youth. The law also
directs the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on the process
by which HHS awards BCP, TLP, and SOP grants.
The provisions of P.L. 110-378 reflect issues raised by policymakers and
advocates about RHYA during the reauthorization process. One issue was the
amount of funding allocated to grantees under the three direct-service programs.
Grantees expressed the concern that although Congress has periodically increased
funding authorization for these programs, funding for individual grantees has
remained relatively stable over time. A second issue was the lack of outcome data
for youth who run away or experience homelessness. Finally, the bill addresses issues
related to the educational and workforce needs of runaway and homeless youth.
This report will not be updated.

Contents
Overview ........................................................2
Funding .........................................................3
Authorization of Appropriations..................................3
Allocation for the Basic Center Program............................3
Requirements .....................................................4
Length of Stay................................................4
Definition of “Homeless Youth” and “Runaway Youth” ...............4
BCP and TLP Plans............................................5
Priority Applicants for the SOP and Research Projects ................5
Accountability ....................................................6
Performance Standards.........................................6
Existing Performance Review Processes........................6
Oversight of Grant Review Process ...............................7
Existing Grant Review Process...............................8
Prevalence and Incidence Studies .................................9
Issues ..........................................................10
Funding ....................................................11
Youth Outcomes.............................................12
Evaluation of TLP Sites....................................12
Education and Employment Outcomes for Runaway and
Homeless Youth..........................................13
Appendix .......................................................15
List of Tables
Table A-1. Comparison of Changes Enacted by S. 2982/P.L. 110-378
with the Previous Law, Current Regulation (Where Applicable),
and H.R. 5524...............................................15

Runaway and Homeless Youth:
Reauthorization Legislation and Issues
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in the 110 Congress
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) was enacted in 1974 as Title
III of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (P.L. 93-415). RHYA
authorizes funding for grant programs that provide direct services to youth — the
Basic Center Program (BCP), Transitional Living Program (TLP), and Street
Outreach Program (SOP) — and related training, research, and other activities.
These programs and activities are administered by the Family and Youth Services
Bureau in the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for
Children and Families. The Basic Center Program provides temporary shelter,
counseling, and after care services to runaway and homeless youth under age 18 and
their families, while the Transitional Living Program is targeted to older youth ages
16 to 21. Youth who use the TLP receive longer-term housing with supportive
services. The Street Outreach Program provides education, treatment, counseling,
and referrals for runaway, homeless, and street youth who have been subjected to or¹
are at risk of being subjected to sexual abuse and exploitation.
RHYA has been reauthorized approximately every five years since the 1970s.
Most recently, in the second session of the 110^th Congress, the President signed into
law the Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act (P.L. 110-378) to extend existing
programs and authorize new activities under RHYA for FY2009 through FY2013.
P.L. 110-378 represents a compromise between provisions that were included in two
bills — H.R. 5524 and S. 2982 — to reauthorize RHYA.² On March 4, 2008,
Representative John Yarmuth introduced H.R. 5524, the Reconnecting Homeless
Youth Act of 2008. The bill was referred to the House Education and Labor
Committee, but was not taken up by the committee. On June 9, 2008, the House
approved the bill by voice vote under suspension of the rules. The version of the bill
that was passed contained most of the same provisions as the original version. On
May 6, 2008, Senator Patrick Leahy introduced S. 2982, the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Protection Act. On May 22, 2008, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed S.
2982, which included an amendment that substituted the introduced version with a
similar version of the bill. On September 25, 2008, S. 2982 was approved by the

¹ For detailed program information, see CRS Report RL33785, Runaway and Homeless
Youth: Demographics, Programs, and Emerging Issues, by Adrienne L. Fernandes.
² A third bill, the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act Reauthorization of 2008 was
introduced on August 3, 2007, by Representative Raul Grijalva as Title II, Subtitle A of A
Place to Call Home Act (H.R. 3409), an omnibus youth policy and child welfare bill.
However, the bill was not voted on by the House Education and Labor Committee or the full
House.

Senate. The Senate-passed version is different from the version that passed the
Judiciary Committee and includes many of the same provisions as those in H.R.
5524. The House approved S. 2982 on September 26, 2008, and the President signed
it into law as P.L. 110-378 on October 8, 2008.
This report first provides a broad overview of P.L. 110-378, followed by a more
detailed summary of the law’s provisions. The second section discusses the issues
that were raised during hearings in the 110^th Congress about runaway and homeless
youth, and the provisions in P.L. 110-378 that, in part, address these issues. Table
A-1 at the end of the report provides a side-by-side comparison of P.L. 110-378 with
prior law, current regulation, and H.R. 5524. As shown in the table, notable
differences include funding authorization levels, the authorization for a national
homeless youth awareness campaign (as proposed by H.R. 5524), length of stay at
RHYA-funded programs, and the definitions of runaway youth and homeless youth.
Overview
The Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-378) reauthorizes
programs for runaway and homeless youth, expands congressional oversight of these
programs, and establishes new activities. The major provisions of the law relate to
funding for the Basic Center Program, Transitional Living Program, and Street
Outreach Program; requirements for grantees that receive BCP and TLP grants; and
accountability of programs and activities authorized under RHYA.
^!Funding. P.L. 110-378 authorizes FY2009 appropriation levels for
the BCP, TLP, and related activities that exceed the levels
authorized for FY2004 by $35 million (these are the only recent
years for which Congress has specified authorized appropriation
levels). The law also increases the authorized annual minimum
levels of BCP funding available for states and territories. It further
requires HHS to reallocate unused BCP funds from one state to
another. The amount allocated to states for FY2009 and FY2010
may not be lower than the amount appropriated to the states in
FY2008.
^!Requirements. P.L. 110-378 allows youth to remain in a program
funded under the BCP and TLP longer they were able to under the
prior law, although the law imposes additional criteria for youth who
stay longer at TLP-funded programs. The law also changes the
definition of “homeless youth” to permit youth older than age 18 and
22 to stay at BCP- and TLP-funded programs, respectively, but only
under certain circumstances. Another change made by the law
specifies that in funding grants for research and other projects
related to runaway and homeless youth, HHS is to give priority to
applicants that serve diverse youth and represent diverse geographic
regions of the U.S. (The term “diverse” is not defined.) Other
requirements pertain to BCP and TLP plans submitted by grant
applicants.

^!Accountability. P.L. 110-378 requires HHS to promulgate
regulations that specify performance standards for public and non-
profit entities that receive BCP, TLP, and SOP grants. The law
further requires HHS to periodically submit to Congress an
incidence and prevalence study of runaway and homeless youth ages
13 to 26, as well as the characteristics of a representative sample of
these youth. HHS must consult with the U.S. Interagency Council
on Homelessness in developing the study. The law also directs the
Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate the process by
which organizations apply for BCP, TLP, and SOP, including HHS’s
response to these applicants. GAO is to submit a report on its
findings to Congress.
The discussion below provides more details of these provisions.
Funding
Authorization of Appropriations
The prior law (P.L. 108-96) to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth
Act authorized funding for all parts³ of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act,
except the Street Outreach Program, at $105 million for FY2004 and such sums as
may be necessary for FY2005 through FY2008. The Street Outreach Program was
authorized to receive such sums as may be necessary for FY2004 through FY2008.
For all parts of RHYA, except the SOP and the new incidence and prevalence
study provisions, the Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008 authorizes $140
million for FY2009 and such sums as may be necessary for FY2010 through FY2013.
The law authorizes $25 million for the SOP for FY2009 and such sums as may be
necessary for FY2010 through FY2013. Finally, the law authorizes such sums as
may be necessary for the study for FY2009 through FY2013.
Allocation for the Basic Center Program
Funding for the Basic Center Program and related training and other activities
is allocated among states (including the District of Columbia) and the territories, and
is distributed by HHS on a competitive basis to community-based organizations. As
the law existed prior to the enactment of P.L. 110-378, each state and territory
received a minimum annual allotment of $100,000 and $45,000, respectively, in BCP
funds. P.L. 110-378 increases the annual minimum funding available for each state
to $200,000 and for each territory to $70,000. The law also provides that funding for
each state in FY2009 and FY2010 is to be no less than the amount allotted to that

³ Part A pertains to the BCP; Part B pertains to the TLP; Part C pertains to the National
Communication System; Part D pertains to coordinating, training, research, and other
activities; Part E pertains to the SOP; and Part F pertains to general provisions, such as
assistance to potential grantees, lease of surplus federal facilities, reports, records,
definitions, and authorization of appropriations, among other provisions.

state for FY2008 (the bill is silent on a minimum for territories in those years).
Further, unlike prior law, P.L. 110-378 enables the HHS Secretary to reallot any
funds that have not been obligated before the end of a fiscal year for a state to the
other states. The law does not specify the criteria for re-allotting the funds.
The new law does not change the funding structure for the Transitional Living
Program and Street Outreach Program. Funds for these programs are allocated
competitively by HHS to community-based organizations.
Requirements
P.L. 110-378 changes program requirements related to (1) the length of time that
youth are eligible to stay in Basic Center Program and Transitional Living Program
facilities; (2) the definition of homeless youth and runaway youth; (3) BCP and TLP
plans submitted by applicants; and (4) applicants that are to be prioritized under the
Street Outreach Program.
Length of Stay
The Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008 authorizes longer periods in
which a youth may stay at a program funded by the BCP or TLP. Current regulation
specifies that youth may remain at a BCP shelter for up to 15 days. However, P.L.
110-378 permits youth to stay at a shelter for up to 21 days. The new law continues
to allow youth to remain at TLP projects for up to 540 days (18 months) or longer for
youth under age 18 and adds that a youth may remain in the program for a continuous
period of 635 days (approximately 21 months) under “exceptional circumstances.”
This term means circumstances in which a youth would benefit to an unusual extent
from additional time in the program. The new law further authorizes that a youth in
a TLP who has not reached age 18 on the last day of the 635-day period may, in
exceptional circumstances and if otherwise qualified for the program, remain in the
program until his or her 18^th birthday.
Definition of “Homeless Youth” and “Runaway Youth”
Under the law as it existed prior to the enactment of the Reconnecting Homeless
Youth Act of 2008, “homeless youth” for purposes of the BCP was defined as an
individual younger than age 18 for whom it is not possible to live in a safe
environment with a relative and for whom no other safe alternative living
arrangement exists. P.L. 110-378 amends the first clause to define “homeless youth”
as an individual younger than age 18, or an older maximum age if the BCP center is
located in a state or locality with a law or regulation that permits this higher age.
For purposes of the TLP, the prior law defined “homeless youth” as an
individual age 16 through 21 for whom it is not possible to live in a safe environment
with a relative and for whom no other safe alternative living arrangement exists. P.L.
110-378 changes the first clause of the definition to include an individual ages 16
through 22, or an age exceeding 22 years old on the last day the youth is permitted
under law to be at the shelter, so long as the participant enters the TLP project prior

to reaching age 22. (As mentioned above, P.L. 110-378 permits a stay of 540 days,
or up to 635 days if the youth would greatly benefit from being in the program.)
Finally, under current regulation, a “runaway youth” is defined as a person under
age 18 who absents himself or herself from home or place of legal residence without
the permission of his or her family. P.L. 110-378 enacts similar language that defines
“runaway youth” as an individual who leaves home or place of residence without the
permission of his or her parent or legal guardian.
BCP and TLP Plans
As required under the previous law, applicants for TLP funding were required
to submit a plan to the HHS Secretary specifying that they would provide, directly
or indirectly, shelter and services, among other types of assistance. The
Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008 amends the law to require that applicants
provide, by a grant, agreement, or contract, shelter, services, and other assistance.⁴
Also under P.L. 110-378, applicants for TLP and BCP grants must develop an
adequate emergency preparedness and management plan.⁵
Priority Applicants for the SOP and Research Projects
Under the law as it existed prior to enactment of the Reconnecting Homeless
Youth Act of 2008, HHS was to prioritize non-profit private agencies with
experience in providing services to runaway and homeless youth, including youth
living on the street, when awarding grants under the Street Outreach Program. P.L.
110-378 requires that HHS also give priority to public agencies with experience in
serving runaway and homeless youth.
P.L. 110-378 also makes changes to the priority areas for awarding grants for
research, evaluation, demonstration, and service projects concerning runaway and
homeless youth. Under the prior law, HHS could prioritize projects that addressed
one of nine priority areas. P.L. 110-378 modifies the language regarding two of these
priority areas. For one of the priority areas, regarding access to quality health care,
the law changes the reference from projects addressing mental health care to projects
addressing behavioral health care. For the other priority area, regarding access to
education, the law adds that the projects should decrease high school dropout rates,
increase rates of attaining a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent,
or increase placement and retention in postsecondary education or advanced
workforce training programs. The law also inserts as a tenth priority area projects that
assist youth in obtaining and maintaining safe and stable housing. Finally, P.L. 110-
378 makes a change pertaining to applicants that apply for grants to implement
projects in one of the priority areas. Under the previous law, HHS was to give

⁴ It is not clear whether the language will change the way TLP applicants sub-contract
services for runaway and homeless youth, if at all. Prior grant applications for the BCP,
TLP, and SOP have asked applicants to submit information about any sub-grants or
contracts with other entities that provide services to runaway and homeless youth.
⁵ The law does not define how this plan should be carried out, or what is considered
“adequate.”

priority consideration to applicants with experience working with runaway and
homeless youth. P.L. 110-378 adds that HHS is to ensure selected applicants
represent diverse geographic regions of the U.S. and carry out projects that serve
diverse youth. “Diverse” is not defined in the law.⁶
Accountability
The Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008 includes provisions that seek
to improve accountability of programs and activities authorized by RHYA, including
requiring HHS to establish performance standards for BCP, TLP, and SOP grantees;
directing GAO to evaluate the process by which grants are awarded under the three
programs; and requiring HHS to periodically submit a report to Congress that
contains estimates of runaway and homeless youth and certain characteristics of the
population.
Performance Standards
The Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008 requires that within one year
after its enactment (October 8, 2009), HHS is to issue rules that specify performance
standards for public and non-profit entities that receive BCP, TLP, and SOP grants.
In developing the regulations, HHS is to consult with stakeholders in the runaway
and homeless youth policy community. The law further requires that HHS integrate
the performance standards into the grantmaking, monitoring, and evaluations
processes for the BCP, TLP, and SOP.
Existing Performance Review Processes. As they existed prior to the
enactment of P.L. 110-378, the RHYA statute and accompanying regulations did not
explicitly set forth performance standards for the grantees. However, grantees were
(and are) collectively expected to meet certain performance measures established by
the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Program Assessment Rating Tool
(PART) process.⁷ The performance measures are as follows:
^!achieve the proportion of youth served in the TLP entering safe and
appropriate settings directly after exiting care at 85% by FY2008 and

⁶ The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Family and Youth Services
Bureau, has defined diversity in runaway and homeless youth programs to include
characteristics such as gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic and educational status, sexual
orientation, physical capacity, age, personality type, religious and spiritual beliefs, regional
customs, and immigrant status. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families, Family and Youth Services Bureau, A Guide to
Enhancing Cultural Competence of Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs, January 1994,
pp. 5-7.
⁷ U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Detailed Assessment on the Runaway and
Homeless Youth Assessment, 2003 and U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Detailed
Assessment on the Runaway and Homeless Youth Assessment, 2007, available at
[http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/expectmore/summary/10001064.2006.html]. (Hereafter
PART 2003 or PART 2007.)

maintain this level through FY2010 (this is known as a long-term
outcome measure);
^!improve funding efficiency by increasing the percentage of youth
who complete the TLP by graduating or who leave ahead of schedule
because of other opportunities (this is known as a long-term
efficiency measure);
^!increase the percentage of TLP youth participants who are engaged
in community service and service learning activities while in the
program (this is known as a outcome measure); and
^!increase the proportion of youth who are prevented from running
away through BCP in-home or off-site services (this is known as an
outcome measure).
Data for these outcome measures are collected from each grantee through the
NEO-RHYMIS (National Extranet Optimized Runaway and Homeless Youth
Management Information System) reporting system, which includes a range of data
elements on the characteristics and short-term outcomes of youth receiving services
through the BCP, TLP, and SOP.⁸ Further, during the grant application process,
described below, applicants must discuss the results or benefits expected from their
programs. For example, applicants are advised to identify quantitative outcomes for
their proposed projects that will fulfill the program purpose and scope of services, as
described in RHYA and the grant announcement.
Oversight of Grant Review Process
The Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008 directs the Government
Accountability Office to examine the process by which organizations apply for BCP,
TLP, and SOP grants. Specifically, GAO is to submit to Congress findings and
recommendations relating to (1) HHS’s written responses to and other
communications with unsuccessful applicants to determine if the information in the
responses is conveyed clearly; (2) the content of the grant applications and other
associated documents to determine if these materials are presented in a way that gives
an applicant a clear understanding of the information that is to be provided and the
terminology used in the materials; (c) the peer review process (if any) for the grants;
(d) the typical time frame for responding to applicants and the efforts made by HHS
to communicate about delayed funding decisions; and (e) the plans for
implementation of technical assistance and training authorized under RHYA, and the
effect of such programs on the application process for the grantees.⁹

⁸ For additional information about NEO-RHYMIS, see [https://extranet.acf.hhs.gov/rhymis/
custom_reports.html ].
⁹ For information about recent changes to the training and technical assistance programs, see
CRS Report RL33785, Runaway and Homeless Youth: Demographics and Programs, by
Adrienne L. Fernandes.

Existing Grant Review Process. Applicants for BCP, TLP, and SOP
grants are currently evaluated and rated by an independent review panel made up of
non-federal reviewers who are experts in the field of runaway and homeless youth
issues.¹⁰ The review panel uses evaluation criteria to assign a score up to 100 for
each applicant and to identify the application’s strengths and weaknesses. The
criteria are established in regulation¹¹ and described in greater detail in the grant
announcements.
As set forth in the grant announcements, these criteria include the extent to
which the application
^!identifies the services that will be provided, as required by and
consistent with RHYA, among other requirements;
^!demonstrates the organizational capacity necessary to oversee
federal grants through an explanation of the organization’s fiscal
controls and governance structure, among other requirements;
^!identifies quantitative outcomes for the proposed project that will
fulfill the program purpose and scope of services as described in
RHYA and the grant announcement, among other requirements;
^!describes clear and appropriate program objectives that will fulfill
the program purpose, as well as a clear need for the proposed project
through a discussion of the conditions of youth and families in the
area to be served, among other requirements;
^!includes an organizational chart that demonstrates the relationship
between all positions, including consultants, sub-grants and/or
contractors, to be funded through the grant, among other
requirements; and
^!includes a detailed line-item budget for the federal and non-federal
share of project costs and demonstrates how cost estimates were
derived.
As further described in the grant announcements, the review panel’s assigned
scores assist the FYSB Associate Commissioner and program staff in considering
applications. Applications are generally ranked in order of the average scores
assigned by reviewers; however, the scores, in combination with other factors,
determine whether an application is funded. These other factors include, but are not
limited to, comments of reviewers and government officials, HHS staff evaluation
and input, geographic distribution, previous program performance of applicants,
compliance with grant terms under previous HHS grants, audit reports, investigative
reports, and an applicant’s progress in resolving any final audit disallowance on

¹⁰ For additional information about the grant review process, see archived grant funding
announcements for the program, [http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/grants_archive.html].
¹¹ 45 C.F.R. 1351.81.

previous FYSB or other federal agency grants. According to HHS, because RHYA
grants are highly competitive, well-qualified applicants may not receive funding.¹²
Further, in some years, applicants with scores in the 90s have not been awarded
grants because such a large number of applicants receive scores of 100 or close to

100.

HHS does not have an appeals process for unsuccessful applicants. However,
in accordance with HHS’s Awarding Agency Grants Administration Manual
(AAGAM), unsuccessful applicants are notified by letter that they were not awarded
funding, with a full explanation of the reasons the application was not funded.¹³ The
letter contains a compilation of review comments outlining the strengths and
weaknesses of their application as identified by the panel of non-federal reviewers.
Compilations are also available for successful applications, however, they are only
sent at the request of these applicants. Scores are not automatically sent to any
applicants but are available upon request.
Prevalence and Incidence Studies
The precise number of homeless and runaway youth is unknown due to their
residential mobility and other factors, and RHYA, as authorized through FY2008,
was silent on whether HHS or any other entity was to approximate this number.
Runaway and homeless youth often eschew the shelter system for locations or areas
that are not easily accessible to shelter workers and others who count the homeless
and runaways.¹⁴ Determining the number of homeless and runaway youth is further
complicated by the lack of a standardized methodology for counting the population
and inconsistent definitions of what it means to be homeless or a runaway.¹⁵ In
response to a 2002 congressional request through the appropriations process,¹⁶ HHS
submitted a report to Congress in 2003 that discusses a plan for developing estimates
of the incidences of runaway, throwaway,¹⁷ homeless, and street experiences among
youth, as well as a plan for regularly monitoring incidence trends.¹⁸

¹² Based on correspondence with the Department of Health and Human Services on
September 21, 2007.
¹³ Ibid, February 26, 2008.
¹⁴ Christopher L. Ringwalt et al., “The Prevalence of Homelessness Among Adolescents in
the United States,” American Journal of Public Health, vol. 88, no. 9 (September 1998), p.

1325.

¹⁵ Ibid.
¹⁶ The Senate Appropriations Committee made this request in S.Rept. 107-84 to accompany
the Senate version of the Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Bill for 2002 (S. 1536).
Companion legislation (H.R. 3061) was signed into law as P.L. 107-116.
¹⁷ “Throwaway youth” (or “push outs”) generally refer to runaway and homeless youth who
have been abandoned by their parents or have been told to leave their households.
¹⁸ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Planning and Evaluation, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for
Children and Families, Incidence and Prevalence of Homeless and Runaway Youth, May
(continued...)

The Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008 seeks to determine the number
of youth who have run away or are homeless by requiring HHS to estimate at five
year intervals, beginning within two years of the enactment of P.L. 110-378 (October
8, 2010), the incidence and prevalence of the runaway and homeless youth population
ages 13 to 26. The law also directs HHS to assess the characteristics of these youth.
HHS is required to conduct a survey of and direct interviews with a representative
sample of homeless youth ages 13 to 26 to determine past and current
socioeconomic characteristics; barriers to obtaining housing and other services; and
other information HHS determines useful, in consultation with states and other
entities concerned with youth homelessness. HHS is to consult with the federal
Interagency Council on Homelessness about the studies overall. The new law does
not specify the methodology for carrying out the studies, except to say that HHS
should make the estimate based on the best quantitative and qualitative social science
research methods available. Further, if HHS enters into an agreement with a non-
federal entity to carry out the assessment, the entity is to be a non-governmental
organization or individual determined by HHS to have expertise in this type of
research. As mentioned above, the law authorized such sums as may be necessary
for FY2009 through FY2013 to conduct the study.
The studies must be submitted to the House Education and Labor Committee
and Senate Judiciary Committee, and made available to the public.
Issues
During the 110^th Congress, the House and Senate conducted hearings on the
challenges facing runaway and homeless youth and the federally funded services to¹⁹
assist the population. The issues raised included inadequate levels of funding for
RHYA grantees, limited information about the outcomes of runaway and homeless
youth, and the need for greater education and workforce opportunities for these
youth. The Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008 incorporates provisions that,
in part, address the three issues.

¹⁸ (...continued)

9, 2003; available at [http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/fys/design_opt/reports/

incidence/incidence.pdf].
¹⁹ U.S. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Healthy
Families and Communities. Runaway, Homeless, and Missing Children: Perspectives on^th
Helping the Nation’s Vulnerable Youth. Hearings. 110 Congress, 1st session, July 24, 2007.
Transcript available at [http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/
getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_house_hearings&docid=f:36729.pdf]. U.S. Congress. House.
Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.^th
Disconnected and Disadvantaged Youth. Hearings. 110 Congress, 1st session, June 19,

2007. Written testimony available at [http://waysandmeans.house.gov/

hearings.asp?formmode=detail&hearing=569]. U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on the
Judiciary. Living on the Street: Finding Solutions to Protect Runaway and Homeless Youth.^th
110 Congress, 2nd session, April 29, 2008. Written testimony available at
[http://j udiciary.senate.gov/hearing.cfm?id=3312].

Funding
At a hearing conducted by the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 29, 2008,
service providers and advocates for runaway and homeless youth raised concerns that
funds appropriated under RHYA have not been adjusted for increases in the cost of
living. A provider in Vermont explained that his RHYA-funded programs have been
level-funded since 1994, while costs have risen significantly. These same concerns
were highlighted at a July 24, 2007, hearing on runaway, homeless, and missing
children, conducted by the House Education and Labor Committee Subcommittee on
Healthy Families and Communities. Further, the Government Accountability Office
described in its February 2008 report on disconnected youth that funding has
remained stagnant for federal youth programs, including those funded by RHYA.
The report states: “While overall Transitional Living Program funding increased in
FY2002 to support a greater number of programs, the amount available to individual
local programs — capped at $200,000 — has not changed since 1992. One [runaway
and homeless] program director explained that considering increases in the cost of
operation, this amount funds only part of one staff rather than three as in previous
years.”²⁰
An analysis of per grantee award amounts from FY2004 through FY2007
indicates that BCP and TLP funding has remained stable or has declined slightly.²¹
For example, $44.4 million in BCP funds was awarded to 345 grantees for FY2004,
resulting in an average grant of $128,734. For FY2007, approximately $43.3 million
was awarded to 336 grantees, with an average grant amount of about $128,821.
Average TLP award amounts declined over the period from FY2004 through
FY2007. For FY2004, 194 grantees shared $36,744,000 in TLP funds, resulting in
an average grant of $189,402. The average grant award decreased to $181,558 for
FY2007, when 190 grantees shared $34,496,000 in TLP funds.
In response to concerns about funding, the Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act
of 2008 increases the authorization of appropriations in at least one year (FY2009)
for the BCP, TLP, and SOP, and increases the minimum BCP awards for states and
territories. However, for most programs — including those authorized under the
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act — Congress has passed, and the President has
enacted, a continuing resolution for FY2009 (P.L. 110-329), which in most cases,
provides for the same level of funding as in FY2008. The resolution extends until
March 9, 2009, and does not reflect final funding levels for FY2009.

²⁰ U.S. Government Accountability Office, Disconnected Youth: Federal Action Could
Address Some of the Challenges Faced by Local Programs That Reconnect Youth to
Education and Employment, GAO-08-313, February 2008, p. 29.
²¹ Based on a Congressional Research Service (CRS) analysis of appropriation information
and the reported number of grantees, as provided in the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Justification of Estimates for
Appropriations Committees, FY2006 through FY2009.

Youth Outcomes
At the hearings held by the Senate Judiciary Committee and House Education
and Labor Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities, former runaway
and homeless youth discussed the challenges of living on the street, such as the
inability to find work and connect to school. One witness at the Senate Judiciary
hearing described the assistance he received at a TLP-funded program that now
employs him as a manager for the program. He explained that through intensive case
management, he was empowered to stop using drugs and to live independently. Yet
little is known about the outcomes of runaway and homeless youth generally. Local
grantee organizations have limited information about youth after they receive
services, and research on whether youth experience homelessness as adults is dated.
Some grantees may decide to follow up with youth who received services, but HHS
does not require longitudinal data collection. HHS’s 2007 report to Congress,
Promising Strategies to End Youth Homelessness, states that longer-term studies of
runaway and homeless youth are challenging because of the youth’s transient
nature.²² Further, knowledge about effective strategies for serving these youth is
limited²³ and few, if any, studies appear to have been conducted to determine the
costs and benefits of these interventions.
To glean more information about the runaway and homeless youth population,
the Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008 requires HHS to determine the
incidence and prevalence of runaway and homeless youth and to report on the socio-
demographic and other characteristics of the population. Although not a specified
goal of the act, this information may help practitioners and social science researchers
develop effective interventions for the population.
Evaluation of TLP Sites. Efforts are currently underway at HHS to learn
more about the youth who are served by the Transitional Living Program. In August
2007, HHS approved a sub-contract to Abt Associates to conduct an evaluation of the
TLP at select grantee sites.²⁴ The study seeks to describe the outcomes of youth who
participate in the program and to isolate and describe factors that may have
contributed to their successes or challenges, including service delivery approaches,
personal characteristics, and local circumstances. HHS (through the Family and
Youth Services Bureau) and Abt researchers have conducted three site visits to TLP

²² U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Promising Strategies to End Youth
Homelessness, Report to Congress, 2007. Available at [http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/
fysb/content/docs/reporttocongress_youthhomelessness.pdf]. This report was required
under P.L. 108-96. See 42 U.S.C. 5701.
²³ Interventions can include case management, working with the youth’s family, and social
skills training, among other areas. For a review of research on intervention and prevention
of homeless and runaway situations, see Paul A. Toro, Amy Dworsky, and Patrick J. Fowler,
Homeless Youth in the United States: Recent Research Findings and Intervention
Approaches, 2007 National Symposium on Homelesness Research, March 2007. Available
at [http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/homelessness/symposium07/toro/index.htm].
²⁴ Based on correspondence with the Department Health and Human Services on March 28,

2008.

grantees (in Dallas, Texas; Portland, Oregon; and Wichita, Kansas) and a series of
consultations with HHS and outside experts to inform the design of the study.
FYSB has not yet selected the TLP survey sites for the study itself; however, the
sites will likely have extensive experience working with runaway and homeless youth
and have been awarded continuous TLP funding for at least three years after the
survey commences. These sites will work to ensure that after receiving training, staff
will be sufficiently capable of administering the survey instruments. The sites will
also need to be large enough to capture an adequate sample size.
Youth participants will complete surveys at entry and while receiving services
through a survey administered by their TLP programs. They will also complete
surveys for up to one year after leaving the program. Youth will self-report the data
to a website six months and twelve months after exiting. Evaluators will compare the
individual outcomes of each youth to his or her benchmark data. The youth surveys
are pending executive branch review, and FYSB expects to begin collecting the data
by the end of calendar year 2008. FYSB anticipates making preliminary information
available before the last surveys are completed. Further, FYSB expects to maintain
the self-reporting website indefinitely as a means of tracking TLP graduates after the
formal study is complete.
HHS issued a proposed information collection request for public comment about
the evaluation in the Federal Register on August 25, 2008.²⁵
Education and Employment Outcomes for Runaway and
Homeless Youth
On June 19, 2007, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income
Security and Family Support held a hearing on disconnected and disadvantaged
youth, with a focus on runaway youth. Witnesses described “disconnected youth” as
those youth who have weak social networks of family, friends, and communities that
can provide assistance such as employment connections, health insurance coverage,
housing, tuition and other financial assistance, and emotional support. They also
discussed measurable characteristics to indicate whether youth are disconnected, such
as the lack of high school or college attendance coupled with not having a job over²⁶
a specific period of time (e.g., one year).
Runaway and homeless youth are vulnerable to becoming disconnected because
of separation from their families, absence from school, and non-participation in the²⁷
economy. Family conflict — rooted in abuse and neglect, school problems, and

²⁵ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and
Families, “Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request,” 73 Federal
Register 50022, August 25, 2008. Comments are due October 25, 2008.
²⁶ For additional information about disconnected and other vulnerable youth, see CRS
Report RL33975, Vulnerable Youth: Background and Policies, by Adrienne L. Fernandes.
²⁷ Bob Reeg, “The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act and Disconnected Youth,” in Jodie
(continued...)

drug and alcohol abuse — can compel youth to leave home. Family
disconnectedness is also evident among many runaway and homeless youth involved
in the foster care system. These youth are brought to the attention of child welfare
services because of incidents of abuse and neglect. Further, youth “aging out” of the
foster care system experience homelessness at a greater rate than their counterparts
in the general population due, in part, to family disconnectedness. Some gay and
lesbian youth also experience family disassociation when they come out about their
sexuality.
Some runaway and homeless youth spend time out of school while they are
away from a permanent home. The FY2007 NEO-RHYMIS survey indicated that
about 20% of youth were not attending school regularly before entering the Basic
Center Program.²⁸ Of youth in the Transitional Living Program, 21% had dropped
out of school. Some homeless youth face barriers to attending school because of
transportation problems and the absence of parents and guardians who can provide
records and permission for youth to participate in school activities. Finally, some
runaway and homeless youth are removed from the formal economy and resort to
illegal activity, including stealing and selling drugs in exchange for cash. Other such
youth are too young to work legally or experience mental health and other challenges
that make working difficult.
The Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008 seeks to fund research projects
that focus on connecting youth to work and school. The act amends RHYA to
require HHS to give priority to research, evaluation, demonstration, and service
projects that increase access to education and career pathways for runaway and
homeless youth. These projects must be intended to help decrease high school
dropout rates, increase rates of attaining a secondary school diploma or its equivalent,
or increase placement and retention in postsecondary education or advanced
workforce training programs.

²⁷ (...continued)
Levin-Epstein and Mark H. Greenburg, eds., Leave No Youth Behind: Opportunities for
Congress to Reach Disconnected Youth (July 2003), pp. 56-63.
²⁸ These figures were derived from the report, “Grade Completed at Exit.” See
[https://extranet.acf.hhs.gov/rhymi s/].

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Appendix
Table A-1. Comparison of Changes Enacted by S. 2982/P.L. 110-378 with the Previous Law,
Current Regulation (Where Applicable), and H.R. 5524
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^requ^irem^en^ts^f^o^{r ch}^{ild an}^{d y}^o^u^t^h^qu^alⁱ^fⁱ^e^{d f}^o^{r t}^h^{e prog}^ram^an^d
^ser^vⁱⁿ^g^f^{acilities.”}^uⁿ^d^{er ex}^ception^a^l
^cir^c^u^m^stan^ces)^uⁿ^{til h}ⁱ^{s o}^r^h^e^r^th
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34483}¹⁸^bi^rt^h^d^ay^.
^g/wⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^o^f^“^E^x^cep^tioⁿ^a^l^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^N^{o prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 4)}
^s^.or^rcu^m^s^t^an^ces^”^Cⁱ^rcu^m^s^t^an^cesⁱⁿ^w^h^ich^a
^le^ak^y^o^ut^{h w}^o^ul^d^b^e^ne^fi^t^t^o^aⁿ
^en^ds^S^{ec. 322(c)}^unusua^{l e}^x^te^{nt fr}^o^m^a^d^d^itio^na^l
^://wiki^.^S^.^C^.^5714-^2(c))^tim^{e in}^th^{e p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^.
^h^ttp^erg^eⁿ^c^y^P^r^eparedn^e^s^s^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^T^r^an^sitioⁿ^a^{l L}ⁱ^vⁱⁿ^g^P^r^o^g^r^a^m^p^r^o^j^ects^{(Sec. 4)}
^d^M^a^na^ge^m^e^nt^P^l^aⁿ^m^u^s^t^dev^e^{lop an}^adequ^a^{te em}^erg^eⁿ^c^y^S^a^m^e^as^H^.^R^.^5524.

^preparedn^e^s^s^an^{d m}^aⁿ^a^g^e^m^eⁿ^t^plan^.
^m^en^ds^S^{ec. 322(a)}
^.^S^.^C^.^5714-^2(a))

CRS-18
^B^{ill Pro}^vⁱ^sioⁿ^a^nd
^endm^ent^s^M^a^{de by}^Previous^L^a^w^S^.^2982/^P.L^.^110-378
^.^2982/^P.L^.^{110-378 to}⁽^a^{s it ex}^isted^p^r^io^r^to^th^e^{Current Regulation}^H.R^.⁵⁵²⁴^(as^sⁱ^gⁿ^e^{d by}^th^{e P}^r^es^iden^t
^{nd U.S. Co}^de)^en^act^m^eⁿ^t^of^S^.^2982/^(w^h^e^{re applicable)}^(as^pas^s^e^{d by}^t^h^{e H}^o^u^s^{e Ju}ⁿ^e^{9, 2008)}^on^O^c^t^{ober 8, 2008)}
⁽^T^he^se^c^tⁱ^o^{n num}^b^e^r^s^P.L^.^110-³⁷⁸⁾
^ref^e^{r t}^o^H^.^R^.⁵⁵²⁴⁾
^e^s^e^arch^{, E}^val^u^a^ti^on^{, D}^e^m^o^ns^{tration, and Service Projects}
^of^Gran^tees^T^h^{e Secretary}^is^{to g}ⁱ^v^e^s^p^ecial^T^h^{e Secretary}^is^{to g}ⁱ^v^e^p^r^io^rity^to^{(Sec. 5)}
^coⁿ^s^id^era^tioⁿ^t^o^propos^ed^proj^ect^s^f^o^cu^s^e^{d on}^t^h^{e n}ⁱⁿ^e^pri^o^ri^t^y^S^a^m^e^as^H^.^R^.^{5524, w}ⁱ^t^h^{a f}^e^w
^m^en^ds^S^{ec. 343(b)}^proj^ects^relatin^g^{to res}^earch^,^areasⁱⁿ^cu^rren^{t law}^(w^ith^s^o^m^e^mⁱ^no^r^,^no^n-sub^s^t^a^ntⁱ^v^e
^.^S^.^C^.^5714-²³⁾^ev^alu^a^tion^s^{, an}^d^m^o^dⁱ^fⁱ^catioⁿ^s^to^th^{e d}^e^scrⁱ^p^tioⁿ^s^o^f^dⁱ^f^f^e^r^eⁿ^{ces in}^th^{e tex}^t^.

^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^sⁱⁿⁿⁱⁿ^e^p^r^io^r^ity^th^{e proj}^ects^lis^{ted u}ⁿ^d^{er parag}^r^aph^s
^a^r^e^a^s^,ⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng (}¹⁾^y^o^ut^{h w}^h^o^{(8) an}^{d (9) in}^cu^rren^{t law}⁾^as^w^e^{ll an}
^repeatedly^leav^{e an}^{d rem}^aⁱⁿ^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l p}^r^o^j^{ect u}ⁿ^d^er^{a n}^e^w
^aw^ay^f^r^om^th^{eir h}^o^m^e^s^;⁽²⁾^parag^r^aph^{(10): (8) in}^creasⁱⁿ^g^acces^s
^tr^an^sp^o^r^tatioⁿ^r^e^lated^to^to^q^u^ality^h^ealth^car^{e (}ⁱⁿ^c^lu^dⁱⁿ^g
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34483}^s^e^rv^ices^prov^{ided u}ⁿ^d^er^behavi^o^r^a^l^h^ealth^{care) f}^o^{r y}^o^u^t^h^;⁽⁹⁾
^g/w^R^HYA^;^{(3) ru}ⁿ^a^w^a^y^an^d^ho^m^e^l^e^{ss y}^o^ut^{h i}ⁿ^r^u^r^a^l^a^r^e^a^s^;ⁱⁿ^creasⁱⁿ^g^acces^s^{to edu}^cation^f^o^r^r^una^w^a^y^aⁿ^d^ho^m^e^l^e^{ss y}^o^ut^h,
^s^.or^{(4) prog}^ram^s^t^h^at^pl^aceⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^acces^s^{to edu}^cation^a^{l an}^d
^le^ak^r^una^w^a^y^aⁿ^d^ho^m^e^l^e^{ss y}^o^ut^h^w^o^rk^f^o^{rce prog}^ram^s^{to ach}^iev^e
^://wiki^w^ith^h^o^{st f}^a^m^{ilies; (}⁵⁾^staf^f^t^r^aⁱⁿⁱ^{ng i}ⁿ^se^xua^l^a^ssa^ul^t^aⁿ^d^ou^tcom^es^s^u^ch^as^decreasⁱⁿ^g^hⁱ^g^h^s^c^h^ool^dropou^t^rat^e^s^,ⁱⁿ^creasⁱⁿ^g^rat^e^s
^h^ttp^vⁱ^ctim^izatioⁿ^;⁽⁶⁾ⁱⁿⁿ^o^v^a^tiv^e^of^attainⁱⁿ^g^{a s}^econ^d^ary^s^c^h^ool
^m^e^t^h^ods^of^dev^e^l^opiⁿ^g^diplom^{a or its}^recogⁿⁱ^{zed equ}ⁱ^v^a^len^t^,
^res^o^u^r^ces^th^{at en}^h^aⁿ^{ce ru}ⁿ^a^w^a^y^{or in}^creasⁱⁿ^g^placem^en^{t an}^{d reten}^tion
^aⁿ^d^ho^m^e^l^e^{ss y}^o^ut^{h c}^eⁿ^t^e^r^s^;⁽⁷⁾ⁱⁿ^pos^ts^econ^d^ary^edu^cation^or
^t^r^aⁱⁿⁱ^{ng fo}^r^st^a^{ff a}ⁿ^d^y^o^ut^h^adv^aⁿ^{ced w}^o^rk^f^o^{rce train}ⁱⁿ^g
^ab^o^u^{t th}^{e Hu}^m^aⁿ^prog^ram^s^;^an^{d (10) prov}ⁱ^dⁱⁿ^g
^Im^m^uⁿ^odefⁱ^cien^cy^Viru^s^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^,ⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng i}^nno^va^tⁱ^v^e
^{(HIV); (8) in}^creasⁱⁿ^g^acces^s^to^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^,^tha^t^a^{ssist y}^o^{uth in}
^h^ealth^{care (in}^c^lu^din^g^m^e^nt^al^o^b^t^aⁱⁿⁱ^{ng a}ⁿ^d^m^aⁱⁿ^t^aⁱⁿⁱ^{ng sa}^fe^aⁿ^d
^h^ealth^{care) f}^o^{r y}^o^u^t^h^;^an^{d (9)}^st^a^b^l^e^ho^usi^ng,^aⁿ^d^w^hⁱ^c^{h m}^a^yⁱⁿ^c^l^ud^e
ⁱⁿ^creasⁱⁿ^g^acces^s^{to edu}^cation^prog^ram^s^wⁱ^t^h^s^u^pportⁱ^v^{e s}^e^rvⁱ^ces^t^h^at
^fo^r^r^una^w^a^y^aⁿ^d^ho^m^e^l^e^ss^coⁿ^tin^u^e^af^ter^th^{e y}^o^u^t^h^co^m^p^{lete th}^e
^y^o^ut^h.^rem^aⁱⁿ^{der of}^t^h^{e prog}^ram^s^.

CRS-19
^B^{ill Pro}^vⁱ^sioⁿ^a^nd
^endm^ent^s^M^a^{de by}^Previous^L^a^w^S^.^2982/^P.L^.^110-378
^.^2982/^P.L^.^{110-378 to}⁽^a^{s it ex}^isted^p^r^io^r^to^th^e^{Current Regulation}^H.R^.⁵⁵²⁴^(as^sⁱ^gⁿ^e^{d by}^th^{e P}^r^es^iden^t
^{nd U.S. Co}^de)^en^act^m^eⁿ^t^of^S^.^2982/^(w^h^e^{re applicable)}^(as^pas^s^e^{d by}^t^h^{e H}^o^u^s^{e Ju}ⁿ^e^{9, 2008)}^on^O^c^t^{ober 8, 2008)}
⁽^T^he^se^c^tⁱ^o^{n num}^b^e^r^s^P.L^.^110-³⁷⁸⁾
^ref^e^{r t}^o^H^.^R^.⁵⁵²⁴⁾
^io^r^ity^Selectioⁿ^o^f^T^h^{e Secretary}^is^{to g}ⁱ^v^e^priority^A^dds^th^{at th}^{e Secretary}^is^{to g}ⁱ^v^e^{(Sec. 5)}
^tees^coⁿ^s^id^er^atioⁿ^to^ap^p^lican^{ts w}^ith^p^r^io^r^ity^coⁿ^s^id^er^atioⁿ^to^ap^p^lican^ts^S^a^m^e^as^H^.^R^.^{5524, w}ⁱ^t^h^{a f}^e^w
^ex^perien^{ce w}^o^rkⁱⁿ^g^w^ith^w^ith^ex^perien^{ce w}^o^rkⁱⁿ^g^w^ith^mⁱ^no^r^,^no^n-sub^s^t^a^ntⁱ^v^e
^m^en^ds^S^{ec. 343(c)}^r^una^w^a^y^aⁿ^d^ho^m^e^l^e^{ss y}^o^ut^h.^r^una^w^a^y^aⁿ^d^ho^m^e^l^e^{ss y}^o^ut^{h a}ⁿ^d^dⁱ^f^f^e^r^eⁿ^{ces in}^th^{e tex}^t^.
^.^S^.^C^.^5714-²³⁾^en^s^u^{re th}^{at applican}^ts^s^e^lected
^repres^en^t^di^v^e^rs^{e g}^e^og^raphⁱ^c^regⁱ^on^s
^of^th^{e U.S. an}^{d carry}^ou^{t proj}^ects^th^at
^se^r^v^e^dⁱ^ve^r^s^e^y^o^ut^h.
^s^tim^a^{te of I}ⁿ^{cidence a}^{nd Prevalence of Youth Hom}^e^les^sⁿ^es^s
^{a new}^Sectⁱ^{on 345 under}^Par^t^D⁽^{42 U}^.^S.C^.^{5714-21 — 5714-24)}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34483}^{riodic Es}^tim^{ate of}^T^h^{e Sen}^a^{te A}^p^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^s^No^{t later}^th^an^tw^o^y^ear^{s af}^ter^th^is^{(Sec. 6)}
^g/w^ciden^{ce an}^{d P}^r^ev^alen^ce^Co^m^m^{ittee r}^e^q^u^ested^,^th^r^o^u^g^h^prov^is^ion^becom^e^s^ef^f^ectiv^{e, an}^{d at}^S^a^m^e^as^H^.^R^.^{5524, w}ⁱ^t^h^{a f}^e^w
^s^.or^Y^o^ut^{h H}^o^m^e^l^e^ssne^s^s^S^.^R^e^{pt. 107-}^{84 (to accom}^p^an^y^s^u^bs^equ^eⁿ^t^fⁱ^v^e^-^y^{ear in}^terv^als^,^th^e^mⁱ^no^r^,^no^n-sub^s^t^a^ntⁱ^v^e
^le^ak^S^.^{1536), t}^h^at^H^H^S^s^u^bmⁱ^t^a^Secr^etar^y^,ⁱⁿ^co^o^r^dⁱⁿ^a^tioⁿ^w^ith^th^e^dⁱ^f^f^e^r^eⁿ^{ces in}^th^{e tex}^t^.

ⁿ^e^w^s^u^bs^ectⁱ^oⁿ^r^e^p^o^r^{t to}^Coⁿ^g^r^{ess th}^at^U^.^S.^Iⁿ^t^e^r^a^ge^nc^y^Co^uncⁱ^l^oⁿ
^://wiki^di^s^c^u^s^s^e^s^{a pl}^an^f^o^{r dev}^e^l^opiⁿ^g^Ho^m^e^lessn^{ess, sh}^{all p}^r^ep^ar^{e a w}^r^itten
^h^ttp^es^tim^ates^of^th^{e in}^ciden^ces^of^{report f}^o^{r th}^{e Hou}^s^{e Edu}^cation^an^d
^r^uⁿ^a^wa^y^,^t^h^r^o^wa^wa^y^,^L^a^{bor C}^o^m^m^{ittee an}^{d Sen}^a^{te J}^u^diciary
^ho^m^e^le^ss,^aⁿ^d^str^e^e^t^C^o^m^m^{ittee th}^{at con}^t^ain^s^an^es^tim^ate,
^ex^perien^ces^am^on^g^y^o^u^t^h^,^as^o^b^t^ain^e^d^u^sⁱⁿ^g^th^{e b}^e^{st q}^u^an^titativ^e
^w^e^{ll as}^{a plan}^f^o^{r reg}^u^l^arly^an^d^q^u^alitativ^{e so}^{cial scien}^{ce r}^e^sear^ch
^m^oⁿ^ito^rⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ^cid^eⁿ^{ce tr}^en^d^s^.^m^e^th^o^d^s^av^ailab^l^{e, o}^f^th^{e in}^cid^eⁿ^c^e
^T^h^{is r}^e^p^o^r^{t w}^a^{s su}^b^m^ittedⁱⁿ^an^{d prev}^alen^{ce of}^ruⁿ^a^w^a^y^an^d
^2003.^ho^m^e^l^e^{ss y}^o^ut^{h a}^g^e^s¹³^t^o²⁶^,^aⁿ^d
ⁱⁿ^clu^d^es^an^as^s^e^s^s^m^en^{t of}^th^e
^ch^aracteris^tics^of^th^es^{e y}^o^u^t^h^.

CRS-20
^B^{ill Pro}^vⁱ^sioⁿ^a^nd
^endm^ent^s^M^a^{de by}^Previous^L^a^w^S^.^2982/^P.L^.^110-378
^.^2982/^P.L^.^{110-378 to}⁽^a^{s it ex}^isted^p^r^io^r^to^th^e^{Current Regulation}^H.R^.⁵⁵²⁴^(as^sⁱ^gⁿ^e^{d by}^th^{e P}^r^es^iden^t
^{nd U.S. Co}^de)^en^act^m^eⁿ^t^of^S^.^2982/^(w^h^e^{re applicable)}^(as^pas^s^e^{d by}^t^h^{e H}^o^u^s^{e Ju}ⁿ^e^{9, 2008)}^on^O^c^t^{ober 8, 2008)}
⁽^T^he^se^c^tⁱ^o^{n num}^b^e^r^s^P.L^.^110-³⁷⁸⁾
^ref^e^{r t}^o^H^.^R^.⁵⁵²⁴⁾
ⁿ^t^en^{t of}^In^ciden^{ce an}^d^{No prov}^is^ion^.^Each^as^s^e^s^s^m^en^{t m}^u^s^t^con^t^ain^th^e^{(Sec. 6)}
^ev^alen^{ce A}^s^s^e^s^s^m^en^t^res^u^lts^of^{a s}^u^rv^ey^of^an^{d direct}^S^a^m^e^as^H^.^R^.^5524.
ⁱⁿ^ter^v^iew^s^w^ith^{, a r}^e^p^r^esen^tativ^e
ⁿ^e^w^s^u^bs^ectⁱ^oⁿ^sa^m^p^l^e^o^f^r^una^w^a^y^aⁿ^d^ho^m^e^l^e^ss
^y^o^u^t^h^ag^es^{13 t}^o^{26 t}^o^det^e^rmⁱⁿ^{e pas}^t
^an^{d cu}^rren^t^{(a) s}^o^cioecon^o^mⁱ^c
^ch^aracteris^tics^;^{(b) barriers}^to
^o^b^t^ainⁱⁿ^g^saf^e^{, q}^u^ality^{, an}^d^af^f^o^r^d^ab^le
^ho^usi^ng;^c^o^m^p^r^e^he^nsi^v^e^aⁿ^d
^af^f^o^{rdable h}^ealthⁱⁿ^s^u^ran^{ce an}^{d h}^ealth
^ser^v^{ices; an}^dⁱⁿ^co^m^e^{s, p}^u^b^{lic b}^eⁿ^e^f^its,
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34483}^s^u^pportⁱ^v^{e s}^e^rvⁱ^ces^{, an}^{d con}ⁿ^ectⁱ^oⁿ^s
^g/w^to^carⁱⁿ^g^ad^u^{lts; an}^d⁽^c⁾^o^t^h^e^r
^s^.orⁱⁿ^f^o^rm^ation^th^{at th}^{e Secretary}^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^{es m}^a^y^b^e^u^s^ef^u^l^{, in}
^le^ak^coⁿ^s^u^ltatioⁿ^w^ith^{states, lo}^{cal u}ⁿ^{its o}^f
^://wiki^go^ve^rⁿ^m^e^nt^,^aⁿ^d^na^tⁱ^o^na^l^no^n-^go^ve^rⁿ^m^e^nt^a^l^o^r^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^{ns c}^o^nc^e^r^ne^d
^h^ttp^w^{ith ho}^m^e^le^ssne^ss.
^p^l^em^en^tatioⁿ^o^f^{No prov}^is^ion^.^If^th^{e Secretary}^en^tersⁱⁿ^{to an}^y^{(Sec. 6)}
^ssm^eⁿ^t^ag^r^eem^en^{t w}^ith^{a n}^oⁿ^-^f^e^d^e^r^a^{l en}^tity^to^S^a^m^e^as^H^.^R^.^5524.

^car^r^y^o^u^{t th}^{e assessm}^en^{t, su}^ch^en^tity
ⁿ^e^w^s^u^bs^ectⁱ^oⁿ^sha^l^l^b^e^a^no^n-go^ve^rⁿ^m^e^nt^a^l
^{ec. 345(c))}^o^r^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^n,^o^r^aⁿⁱⁿ^dⁱ^vi^d^u^a^l^,
^determⁱⁿ^{ed by}^th^{e Secretary}^{to h}^a^v^e
^ap^p^r^o^p^r^{iate ex}^p^e^r^{tise in}^q^u^an^titativ^e
^an^d^q^u^alitativ^{e so}^{cial scien}^{ce r}^e^sear^ch^.

CRS-21
^B^{ill Pro}^vⁱ^sioⁿ^a^nd
^endm^ent^s^M^a^{de by}^Previous^L^a^w^S^.^2982/^P.L^.^110-378
^.^2982/^P.L^.^{110-378 to}⁽^a^{s it ex}^isted^p^r^io^r^to^th^e^{Current Regulation}^H.R^.⁵⁵²⁴^(as^sⁱ^gⁿ^e^{d by}^th^{e P}^r^es^iden^t
^{nd U.S. Co}^de)^en^act^m^eⁿ^t^of^S^.^2982/^(w^h^e^{re applicable)}^(as^pas^s^e^{d by}^t^h^{e H}^o^u^s^{e Ju}ⁿ^e^{9, 2008)}^on^O^c^t^{ober 8, 2008)}
⁽^T^he^se^c^tⁱ^o^{n num}^b^e^r^s^P.L^.^110-³⁷⁸⁾
^ref^e^{r t}^o^H^.^R^.⁵⁵²⁴⁾
^u^{al Abus}^{e Preventi}^{on Program}^{(Note: als}^o^kⁿ^owⁿ^as^{the Street Outreach Program}⁾
^io^r^{ities in}^Selectin^g^Iⁿ^selectin^g^ap^p^lican^{ts to}^Sam^e^as^cu^rren^t^law^,^ex^{cept th}^{at th}^e^{(Sec. 7)}
^p^lican^ts^receiv^e^g^r^an^ts^{, th}^{e Secretary}^Secr^etar^y^{is to}^also^gⁱ^v^e^p^r^io^r^ity^to^S^a^m^e^as^H^.^R^.^5524.
^sh^{all g}ⁱ^v^e^p^r^io^r^ity^toⁿ^oⁿ^-^p^r^o^f^it^pu^{blic ag}^en^cies^th^{at h}^a^v^e^ex^perien^ce
^en^ds^S^{ec. 351(b)}^priv^{ate ag}^en^cies^th^{at h}^a^v^eⁱⁿ^p^r^o^v^idⁱⁿ^g^ser^v^{ices to}^r^uⁿ^a^w^a^y^,
^.^S^.^C^.^5714-^41(b))^ex^perien^{ce in}^prov^idin^g^ho^m^e^l^e^ss,^aⁿ^d^st^r^e^e^t^y^o^ut^h.
^se^r^vⁱ^c^e^s^t^o^r^una^w^a^y^,^ho^m^e^l^e^ss,
^an^{d s}^t^{reet y}^o^u^t^h^.
^a^ti^on^al^Hom^e^l^e^s^s^Y^o^u^t^h^A^w^aren^es^s^C^a^m^p^ai^gn
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34483}^{R. 5524 w}^oul^{d have r}^e^desⁱ^gnat^{ed cur}^r^e^nt^Par^t^{F as}^Par^t^G^{and added a new}^{Sec. 361 under}^{a new}^Par^t^F
^g/w^rpos^e^{No prov}^is^ion^.^T^h^{e Secretary}^s^h^{all, directly}^or^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^s^.or^t^h^r^o^{ugh gr}^aⁿ^t^s^o^r^c^o^nt^r^a^c^t^s,^c^o^nd^uc^t^a
^le^ak^{R. 5524 w}^oul^{d have}^na^tⁱ^o^na^l^ho^m^e^l^e^{ss y}^o^ut^{h a}^w^a^r^eⁿ^e^s^s
^s^ubs^ectⁱ^oⁿ^cam^pai^gⁿ^f^o^{r t}^h^{e pu}^rpos^es^of^(a)
^://wiki^a)ⁱⁿ^creasⁱⁿ^g^aw^aren^es^s^am^on^g
^h^ttpⁱⁿ^divⁱ^du^als^of^{all ag}^es^{, s}^o^cioecon^o^mⁱ^c^b^a^c^kgr^o^und^s,^aⁿ^d^ge^o^g^r^a^p^hⁱ^c
^lo^catioⁿ^s^ab^o^u^{t th}^{e issu}^{es f}^acin^g
^r^una^w^a^y^aⁿ^d^ho^m^e^l^e^{ss y}^o^ut^h,^t^h^e
^res^o^u^r^ces^av^{ailable f}^o^{r th}^es^{e y}^o^u^t^h^,
^an^{d th}^{e tools}^av^{ailable f}^o^{r th}^e
^p^r^e^v^eⁿ^tⁱ^o^{n o}^f^y^o^ut^{h r}^una^w^a^y^aⁿ^d
^h^o^m^e^{less situ}^atioⁿ^s^{; an}^d⁽^b⁾
^eⁿ^c^o^ur^a^gⁱ^{ng p}^a^r^e^nt^s,^gua^r^dⁱ^a^ns,
^edu^cators^,^h^ealth^{care prof}^es^sⁱ^on^als^,
^s^o^{cial s}^e^rv^{ice prof}^es^sⁱ^on^als^,^law
^en^f^o^rcem^en^{t of}^fⁱ^cials^,^an^{d oth}^e^r
^c^o^m^m^unity^m^e^m^b^e^r^{s to}^a^{ssist y}^o^{uth in}
^a^v^e^r^tⁱ^{ng o}^r^r^e^so^l^vⁱ^{ng r}^una^w^a^y^aⁿ^d
^h^o^m^e^{less situ}^atioⁿ^s^.

CRS-22
^B^{ill Pro}^vⁱ^sioⁿ^a^nd
^endm^ent^s^M^a^{de by}^Previous^L^a^w^S^.^2982/^P.L^.^110-378
^.^2982/^P.L^.^{110-378 to}⁽^a^{s it ex}^isted^p^r^io^r^to^th^e^{Current Regulation}^H.R^.⁵⁵²⁴^(as^sⁱ^gⁿ^e^{d by}^th^{e P}^r^es^iden^t
^{nd U.S. Co}^de)^en^act^m^eⁿ^t^of^S^.^2982/^(w^h^e^{re applicable)}^(as^pas^s^e^{d by}^t^h^{e H}^o^u^s^{e Ju}ⁿ^e^{9, 2008)}^on^O^c^t^{ober 8, 2008)}
⁽^T^he^se^c^tⁱ^o^{n num}^b^e^r^s^P.L^.^110-³⁷⁸⁾
^ref^e^{r t}^o^H^.^R^.⁵⁵²⁴⁾
^e^o^f^Fund^s^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^Fuⁿ^d^{s m}^a^d^e^av^ailab^l^{e f}^o^r^th^e^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^cam^pai^gⁿ^m^a^y^{be u}^s^{ed on}^l^y^f^o^{r t}^h^e
^{R. 5524 w}^oul^{d have}^fo^l^l^o^wⁱ^ng:⁽^a⁾^dⁱ^sse^mⁱ^na^tⁱ^o^{n o}^f
^s^ubs^ectⁱ^oⁿ^ed^u^catioⁿ^a^{l in}^f^o^r^m^atioⁿ^an^d^m^a^terⁱ^als
^b)^t^h^r^o^{ugh va}^rⁱ^o^u^{s m}^e^dⁱ^a^,ⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱⁿ^g
^televⁱ^sioⁿ^{, r}^a^dⁱ^o^,^th^{e I}ⁿ^terⁿ^{et, an}^d
^rel^a^t^e^{d t}^echⁿ^o^l^o^gⁱ^es^;^{(b) part}ⁿ^e^rs^hⁱ^ps
^wⁱ^t^h^na^tⁱ^o^na^l^aⁿ^d^o^t^he^r^o^r^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^ns
^coⁿ^cerⁿ^e^d^w^ith^h^o^m^e^lessn^{ess; (}^c⁾ⁱⁿ
^accordan^{ce w}^ith^{applicable law}^s^an^d
^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^ns,^d^e^ve^l^o^p^m^eⁿ^t^aⁿ^d
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34483}^placem^en^{t in}^m^e^{dia of}^pu^{blic s}^e^rv^ice
^g/w^anⁿ^o^uⁿ^cem^en^ts^th^{at edu}^{cate th}^{e pu}^blic
^s^.or^on^th^{e is}^s^u^es^f^acin^g^ruⁿ^a^w^a^y^an^d^h^o^m^e^les^s^y^o^u^t^h^an^{d th}^{e opportu}ⁿ^ities
^le^ak^a^d^ul^t^s^ha^ve^t^o^a^ssi^st^t^h^e^s^e^y^o^ut^h;^aⁿ^d
^://wiki^{(d) ev}^alu^a^tion^of^th^{e ef}^f^ectiv^en^es^s^of^th^{e cam}^paigⁿ^.
^h^ttp
^o^h^ib^itioⁿ^s^oⁿ^{Use o}^f^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^P^r^o^h^ib^{its th}^{e u}^s^{e o}^f^f^uⁿ^d^{s f}^o^r^th^e^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^sⁿ^a^tion^a^{l aw}^aren^es^s^cam^paigⁿ^:^{(a) to}
^s^u^ppl^an^t^{pro bon}^{o s}^e^rvⁱ^{ce t}ⁱ^m^e
^{R. 5524 w}^oul^{d have}^don^at^{ed by}ⁿ^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^a^l^{or l}^o^cal
^s^ubs^ectⁱ^oⁿ^b^r^o^a^d^c^a^s^tⁱ^{ng ne}^t^w^o^r^ks,^a^d^ve^r^tⁱ^sⁱⁿ^g
^c)^ag^en^cies^{, or produ}^ction^com^p^an^ies^f^o^r
^t^h^{e cam}^pai^gⁿ^,^{or ot}^h^e^{r pro bon}^{o w}^o^rk
^f^o^{r t}^h^{e cam}^pai^gⁿ^;^{(b) f}^o^{r part}ⁱ^s^an
^p^o^{litical p}^u^r^p^o^s^{es, o}^r^to^ex^p^r^ess
^adv^o^cacyⁱⁿ^s^u^{pport of}^{or oppos}^ition
^to^an^y^clear^ly^id^en^tif^ied^can^dⁱ^d^a^te,
^{ballot in}^itiativ^{e or reg}^u^l^atory^propos^al;
⁽^c⁾^t^o^fund^a^d^ve^r^tⁱ^sⁱ^{ng t}^h^a^t^fe^a^t^ur^e^s
^an^y^{elected of}^fⁱ^{cial, pers}^on^s^eekⁱⁿ^g
^of^fⁱ^{ce, cabin}^{et lev}^e^{l of}^fⁱ^{cial, or oth}^e^r
^f^e^deral^em^pl^oy^{ee em}^pl^oy^{ed pu}^rs^u^aⁿ^t
^{to Section}^{213 of}^Section^C^of^T^{itle 5}

CRS-23
^B^{ill Pro}^vⁱ^sioⁿ^a^nd
^endm^ent^s^M^a^{de by}^Previous^L^a^w^S^.^2982/^P.L^.^110-378
^.^2982/^P.L^.^{110-378 to}⁽^a^{s it ex}^isted^p^r^io^r^to^th^e^{Current Regulation}^H.R^.⁵⁵²⁴^(as^sⁱ^gⁿ^e^{d by}^th^{e P}^r^es^iden^t
^{nd U.S. Co}^de)^en^act^m^eⁿ^t^of^S^.^2982/^(w^h^e^{re applicable)}^(as^pas^s^e^{d by}^t^h^{e H}^o^u^s^{e Ju}ⁿ^e^{9, 2008)}^on^O^c^t^{ober 8, 2008)}
⁽^T^he^se^c^tⁱ^o^{n num}^b^e^r^s^P.L^.^110-³⁷⁸⁾
^ref^e^{r t}^o^H^.^R^.⁵⁵²⁴⁾
^of^t^h^{e C}^{ode of}^F^e^deral^R^e^g^u^l^atⁱ^oⁿ^s^{, as}
^a^m^eⁿ^d^e^d^;⁽^d⁾^t^o^fund^a^d^ve^r^tⁱ^sⁱ^{ng t}^h^a^t
^doesⁿ^o^{t con}^t^ain^{a prim}^ary^m^e^s^s^a^g^e
ⁱⁿ^ten^d^ed^to^ed^u^{cate th}^{e p}^u^b^{lic o}ⁿ^th^e
ⁱ^ssue^s^fa^cⁱ^{ng r}^una^w^a^y^aⁿ^d^ho^m^e^l^e^ss
^y^o^ut^{h (}^o^r^y^o^ut^{h c}^o^nsi^d^e^rⁱ^{ng r}^unni^ng
^aw^ay^{) or th}^{e opportu}ⁿ^ities^f^o^{r adu}^lts^to
^he^l^p^suc^h^y^o^ut^h;^aⁿ^d⁽^e⁾^t^o^fund
^ad^v^e^r^tisin^g^th^{at so}^{licits co}ⁿ^t^rⁱ^b^u^tioⁿ^s
^f^r^om^bot^h^pu^blⁱ^c^an^{d pri}^v^at^{e s}^o^u^r^ces
^t^o^s^u^pport^t^h^{e n}^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^a^l^aw^aren^es^s
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34483}^cam^paigⁿ^.
^g/w^na^ncⁱ^a^l^aⁿ^d^P^e^r^f^o^r^m^a^nc^e^{No prov}^is^ion^.^T^h^{e Secretary}^{is to}^coⁿ^d^u^c^{t (}^a⁾^au^d^its^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^s^.or^uⁿ^t^ab^ility^an^{d rev}ⁱ^ew^s^of^cos^t^s^of^th^{e n}^a^tion^a^l
^le^ak^aw^aren^es^s^cam^paigⁿ^pu^rs^u^aⁿ^t^to
^{R. 5524 w}^oul^{d have}^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^304C^of^t^h^{e F}^e^deral^Propert^y
^://wiki^s^ubs^ectⁱ^oⁿ^an^{d A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rativ^{e Serv}^ices^A^c^{t of}
^h^ttp^d)^{1949 (41 U}^.^S^.^C^.^254d);^an^{d (b) an}
^au^d^{it to}^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^{e w}^h^eth^e^r^th^{e co}^{sts o}^f
^th^{e n}^a^tion^a^{l aw}^aren^es^s^cam^paigⁿ^are
^al^l^o^w^a^bl^{e u}ⁿ^d^{er S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{306 of}^t^h^at
^act^{(41 U}^.^S^.^C^.^256).
^o^r^{t to}^Coⁿ^g^r^ess^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^r^e^latin^g^to^a^T^h^{e Secretary}^is^{to in}^clu^d^{e in}^th^e^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^{report on}^{a n}^a^tion^a^{l aw}^aren^es^s^report^t^o^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^(as^cu^rren^t^l^y
^{d have added a new}^cam^paigⁿ^.^How^e^v^e^{r, cu}^rren^t^requ^{ired u}ⁿ^d^{er law}⁾^{— a s}^u^m^m^a^ry^of
ⁱ^{on 361(}^e)^l^a^w^(S^{ec. 382(a)) requ}ⁱ^r^es^t^h^e^th^{e n}^a^tion^a^{l aw}^aren^es^s^cam^paigⁿ^th^at
^Secretary^{to s}^u^bm^{it a report to}^d^e^scrⁱ^b^e^{s (}^a⁾^th^{e activ}^{ities u}ⁿ^d^er^tak^eⁿ
^Co^ngr^e^{ss b}ⁱ^eⁿⁿⁱ^a^l^l^y^oⁿ^t^h^e^by^th^{e cam}^paigⁿ^;^{(b) s}^t^eps^{to en}^s^u^re
^statu^s^{, activ}^{ities, an}^d^th^{at th}^{e cam}^p^a^igⁿ^o^p^e^r^a^{tes in}^an
^acco^m^p^lish^m^en^{ts o}^f^en^tities^ef^f^ectiv^{e an}^{d ef}^fⁱ^cien^{t m}^aⁿⁿ^e^r
^th^{at receiv}^e^g^r^an^ts^uⁿ^d^er^a^coⁿ^s^isten^t^w^ith^th^{e o}^v^er^{all str}^a^teg^y^an^d
^R^HYA^.^f^o^cu^s^of^th^{e cam}^paigⁿ^;^an^{d (c) each}
^g^r^an^{t en}^ter^e^dⁱⁿ^to^w^ith^{a co}^r^p^o^r^atioⁿ^,
^partⁿ^e^rs^hⁱ^{p, or i}ⁿ^di^vⁱ^du^al^w^o^rkⁱⁿ^g^on
^th^{e cam}^paigⁿ^.

CRS-24
^B^{ill Pro}^vⁱ^sioⁿ^a^nd
^endm^ent^s^M^a^{de by}^Previous^L^a^w^S^.^2982/^P.L^.^110-378
^.^2982/^P.L^.^{110-378 to}⁽^a^{s it ex}^isted^p^r^io^r^to^th^e^{Current Regulation}^H.R^.⁵⁵²⁴^(as^sⁱ^gⁿ^e^{d by}^th^{e P}^r^es^iden^t
^{nd U.S. Co}^de)^en^act^m^eⁿ^t^of^S^.^2982/^(w^h^e^{re applicable)}^(as^pas^s^e^{d by}^t^h^{e H}^o^u^s^{e Ju}ⁿ^e^{9, 2008)}^on^O^c^t^{ober 8, 2008)}
⁽^T^he^se^c^tⁱ^o^{n num}^b^e^r^s^P.L^.^110-³⁷⁸⁾
^ref^e^{r t}^o^H^.^R^.⁵⁵²⁴⁾
^e^fiⁿⁱ^ti^on^s
ⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^o^f^“^H^o^m^eless^“H^o^m^e^l^e^{ss y}^o^ut^h”ⁱ^s^d^e^fi^ne^d^a^s^A^m^en^ds^th^{e f}ⁱ^rs^{t clau}^s^e^of^th^{e cu}^rren^t^{(Sec. 10)}
^ut^h”⁽^f^o^r^t^h^e^B^a^si^c^anⁱⁿ^di^vⁱ^du^al^w^h^{o i}^sⁿ^o^t^m^o^re^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^toⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e an}ⁱⁿ^dⁱ^vⁱ^d^u^{al w}^h^o^S^a^m^e^as^H^.^R^.^5524.
ⁿ^t^{er Prog}^ram^on^l^y⁾^t^h^an^{18 y}^ears^ol^d;^f^o^{r w}^h^omⁱ^tⁱ^s^l^e^s^s^t^h^an^{18 y}^ears^ol^{d, or an}^ol^der
^{is n}^o^{t p}^o^ssib^l^{e to}^liv^{e in}^{a saf}^e^m^a^xⁱ^m^u^m^ag^{e if}^th^{e B}^C^P^cen^{ter is}
^en^ds^S^{ec. 387(3)}^en^vⁱ^r^oⁿ^m^en^{t w}^ith^{a r}^e^lativ^e;^lo^catedⁱⁿ^{a state o}^r^lo^cality^w^ith^{a law}
^.^S^.^C^.^5732a)^an^{d w}^h^{o h}^a^sⁿ^o^ot^h^e^{r s}^a^f^e^o^r^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^{n t}^h^a^t^p^e^r^mⁱ^t^s^a^hi^ghe^r
^alterⁿ^ativ^{e liv}ⁱⁿ^g^ar^r^aⁿ^g^e^m^eⁿ^t^.^m^a^xⁱ^m^u^m^ag^{e, in}^com^p^lian^{ce w}^ith
^licen^s^u^{re requ}^irem^en^ts^f^o^{r ch}^{ild an}^d
^y^o^u^t^h^ser^vⁱⁿ^g^f^acilities.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34483}ⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^o^f^“^H^o^m^eless^“H^o^m^e^l^e^{ss y}^o^ut^h”ⁱ^s^d^e^fi^ne^d^a^s^A^m^en^ds^th^{e f}ⁱ^rs^{t clau}^s^e^of^th^{e cu}^rren^t^{(Sec. 10)}
^g/w^ut^h”⁽^f^o^r^t^h^e^anⁱⁿ^divⁱ^du^{al betw}^een^th^{e ag}^es^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^toⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e an}ⁱⁿ^dⁱ^vⁱ^d^u^al^S^a^m^e^as^H^.^R^.^5524.
^s^.or^an^sitioⁿ^a^{l L}ⁱ^vⁱⁿ^g^of^{16 an}^{d 21;}^f^o^{r w}^h^omⁱ^tⁱ^sⁿ^o^t^bet^w^een^t^h^{e ag}^es^of^{16 an}^{d 22 or an}
^le^ak^ram^on^l^y⁾^p^o^ssib^l^{e to}^liv^{e in}^{a saf}^e^ag^{e ex}^ceedin^g^{22 y}^ears^{old u}^pon
^en^vⁱ^r^oⁿ^m^en^{t w}^ith^{a r}^e^lativ^e;^ex^itin^g^th^{e T}^L^P^p^r^o^j^{ect (}^a^{s p}^e^r^m^itted^b
^://wiki^en^ds^S^{ec. 387(3)}^an^{d w}^h^{o h}^a^sⁿ^o^ot^h^e^{r s}^a^f^e^uⁿ^d^{er S}^{ec. 322(a))}^so^loⁿ^g^{as th}^e
^h^ttp^.^S^.^C^.^5732a)^alterⁿ^ativ^{e liv}ⁱⁿ^g^ar^r^aⁿ^g^e^m^eⁿ^t^.^p^a^r^ticip^an^{t en}^ter^e^d^th^{e T}^L^P^p^r^o^j^ect
^{prior to reach}ⁱⁿ^g^ag^{e 22.}
ⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^o^f^“^R^uⁿ^a^w^a^y^“Runa^w^a^y^y^o^ut^h”ⁱ^s^d^e^fi^ne^d^a^s^a^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 10)}
^ut^h”⁽^f^o^r^t^h^e^pers^on^uⁿ^d^{er ag}^{e 18 w}^h^{o abs}^eⁿ^t^s^Sam^e^as^reg^u^l^ation^,^ex^{cept th}^at
^an^sitioⁿ^a^{l L}ⁱ^vⁱⁿ^g^hi^m^s^e^l^{f o}^r^he^r^s^e^l^{f fr}^o^m^ho^m^e^o^r^th^{e in}^divⁱ^du^{al abs}^eⁿ^t^s^hⁱ^m^s^elf
^ram^on^l^y⁾^{place of}^leg^a^{l res}ⁱ^den^{ce w}^ith^ou^{t th}^e^{or h}^e^rs^el^f^f^r^om^h^o^m^e^{or pl}^ace
^permⁱ^s^sⁱ^on^of^hⁱ^s^{or h}^e^r^fa^mily^.^o^f^leg^a^{l r}^e^sid^eⁿ^{ce w}^ith^o^u^{t th}^e
^en^ds^S^{ec. 387(3)}^permⁱ^s^sⁱ^on^of^a^par^ent^or^l^e^gal
^.^S^.^C^.^5732a)^guar^di^an^.

CRS-25
^B^{ill Pro}^vⁱ^sioⁿ^a^nd
^endm^ent^s^M^a^{de by}^Previous^L^a^w^S^.^2982/^P.L^.^110-378
^.^2982/^P.L^.^{110-378 to}⁽^a^{s it ex}^isted^p^r^io^r^to^th^e^{Current Regulation}^H.R^.⁵⁵²⁴^(as^sⁱ^gⁿ^e^{d by}^th^{e P}^r^es^iden^t
^{nd U.S. Co}^de)^en^act^m^eⁿ^t^of^S^.^2982/^(w^h^e^{re applicable)}^(as^pas^s^e^{d by}^t^h^{e H}^o^u^s^{e Ju}ⁿ^e^{9, 2008)}^on^O^c^t^{ober 8, 2008)}
⁽^T^he^se^c^tⁱ^o^{n num}^b^e^r^s^P.L^.^110-³⁷⁸⁾
^ref^e^{r t}^o^H^.^R^.⁵⁵²⁴⁾
^u^th^ori^z^ati^oⁿ^{of A}^p^p^r^op^ri^ati^oⁿ^s
^(oth^{er th}^an^s^e^lect^{$105 m}^illioⁿ^f^o^{r FY2004 an}^d^{$150 m}^illion^f^o^{r FY}^{2009 an}^{d “}^s^u^c^h^{(Sec. 11)}
^s⁾^“suc^{h sum}^s^a^s^m^a^y^b^e^s^u^m^s^as^m^a^y^{be n}^eces^s^a^ry^{” f}^o^{r each}^of^{$140 m}^illioⁿ^f^o^{r FY2009 an}^d
ⁿ^eces^s^a^ry^{” f}^o^{r F}^Y^{2005 t}^h^rou^g^h^F^Y^{2010 t}^h^ro^{ugh FY}^{2013, ex}^cept^f^o^r^“suc^{h sum}^s^a^s^m^a^y^b^e
^en^ds^S^{ec. 388(a)}^F^Y^{2008, ex}^cept^f^o^{r Part}^E^P^a^{rt E (Street Ou}^treach^P^r^og^ram⁾^an^dⁿ^eces^s^a^ry^{” f}^o^{r each}^of^F^Y²⁰¹⁰
^.^S^.^C^.^5751(a))^{(Street Ou}^treach^P^r^og^ram⁾^.^propos^{ed Part}^F^(N^atⁱ^oⁿ^a^l^H^o^m^e^l^e^s^s^t^h^r^o^{ugh FY}^{2013, ex}^cept^f^o^r
^You^t^h^A^w^aren^es^s^C^a^m^p^aigⁿ⁾^.^P^a^{rt E (Street Ou}^treach
^Prog^ram^an^{d S}^{ec. 345 u}ⁿ^d^er
^P^a^{rt D (P}^{eriodic Es}^tim^ate
^A^sse^ssm^eⁿ^t)^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34483}^{rt E (Street Ou}^treach^“Suc^{h sum}^s^a^s^m^a^y^b^e^{$30 m}^illion^f^o^{r FY}^{2009 an}^{d “}^s^u^c^h^{(Sec. 11)}
^g/w^og^r^a^m⁾ⁿ^eces^s^a^ry^{” f}^o^{r F}^Y^{2004 t}^h^rou^g^h^s^u^m^s^as^m^a^y^{be n}^eces^s^a^ry^{” f}^o^{r each}^of^{$25 m}^illion^f^o^{r FY2009 an}^d
^s^.or^F^Y^2008.^F^Y^{2010 t}^h^ro^{ugh FY}^2013.^“suc^{h sum}^s^a^s^m^a^y^b^e
^le^ak^en^ds^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^388(a)ⁿ^eces^s^a^ry^{” f}^o^{r each}^of^F^Y²⁰¹⁰
^.^S^.^C^.^5751(a))^t^h^r^o^{ugh FY}^2013.
^://wiki^r^t^{F (}^N^atioⁿ^a^{l Ho}^m^e^less^{No prov}^is^ion^.^{$3 m}^illioⁿ^f^o^{r each}^of^FY2009^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^h^ttp^t^h^A^w^aren^es^s^t^h^r^o^{ugh FY}^2013.
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^{R. 5524 w}^oul^{d have}
^desⁱ^gnat^{ed Par}^t^{F f}^r^om
^e^ra^{l Pro}^v^isioⁿ^s^to^th^e
^tⁱ^onal^H^o^m^e^l^e^s^s^Y^out^h
^ar^enes^s^C^a^m^pai^gn
^rt^C^(Natⁱ^oⁿ^a^l^In^each^fⁱ^s^{cal y}^{ear, af}^ter^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 11)}
^m^m^uni^c^a^tⁱ^o^{ns Sy}^st^e^m⁾^r^e^se^r^vⁱ^{ng t}^h^e^a^m^o^unt^{s r}^e^q^uⁱ^r^e^d^C^oⁿ^f^ormⁱⁿ^g^am^en^dm^en^{t to}
^{d Part}^D^(C^oordiⁿ^a^tⁱⁿ^g^,^f^o^{r P}^a^rt^s^A^an^{d B (BC}^P^an^d^ex^cl^u^d^{e S}^{ec. 345 f}^r^om
^ainⁱⁿ^g^,^R^e^s^earch^{, an}^d^T^L^P^,^r^e^sp^ectiv^ely⁾^{, th}^e^receivⁱⁿ^g^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^th^{at is}
^e^r^A^c^tiv^ities)^Secretary^s^h^{all u}^s^{e th}^e^{allocated f}^o^{r P}^a^{rt C}^{or P}^a^{rt D.}

^r^e^m^aⁱⁿⁱ^{ng a}^m^o^unt⁽ⁱ^{f a}ⁿ^y⁾^t^o
^carry^ou^{t P}^a^rts^C^an^{d D.}
^.^S^.^C^.^{5751 (a))}

CRS-26
^B^{ill Pro}^vⁱ^sioⁿ^a^nd
^endm^ent^s^M^a^{de by}^Previous^L^a^w^S^.^2982/^P.L^.^110-378
^.^2982/^P.L^.^{110-378 to}⁽^a^{s it ex}^isted^p^r^io^r^to^th^e^{Current Regulation}^H.R^.⁵⁵²⁴^(as^sⁱ^gⁿ^e^{d by}^th^{e P}^r^es^iden^t
^{nd U.S. Co}^de)^en^act^m^eⁿ^t^of^S^.^2982/^(w^h^e^{re applicable)}^(as^pas^s^e^{d by}^t^h^{e H}^o^u^s^{e Ju}ⁿ^e^{9, 2008)}^on^O^c^t^{ober 8, 2008)}
⁽^T^he^se^c^tⁱ^o^{n num}^b^e^r^s^P.L^.^110-³⁷⁸⁾
^ref^e^{r t}^o^H^.^R^.⁵⁵²⁴⁾
^odi^c^N^o^p^r^o^vⁱ^sⁱ^o^n.^“Suc^{h sum}^s^a^s^m^a^y^b^e^ne^c^e^ssa^r^y^”^fo^r^{(Sec. 11)}
^tim^a^t^e^A^sse^ssm^eⁿ^t)^each^of^F^Y^{2009 th}^ro^{ugh FY}^2013.^S^a^m^e^as^H^.^R^.^{5524, w}ⁱ^t^h^mⁱⁿ^o^r
^dⁱ^f^f^e^r^eⁿ^{ces in}^th^{e tex}^t^.
^.^S^.^C^.^5751(a))
^a^{nce Standards}
^{R. 5524 w}^oul^{d have added a new}^{Sec. 390; S. 2982/}^P.L^.^110-378^adds^{a new}^{Sec. 386A under}^Par^t^{F (}^G^ener^al^Pr^ovi^sⁱ^ons⁾
^lish^m^en^{t o}^f^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^No^{t later}^th^an^oⁿ^{e y}^ear^af^ter^th^is^{(Sec. 8)}
^rf^orm^aⁿ^{ce Stan}^dards^s^ection^becom^e^s^ef^f^ectiv^{e, th}^e^S^a^m^e^as^H^.^R^.^{5524, w}ⁱ^t^h^{a f}^e^w
^Secretary^is^{to is}^s^u^{e ru}^les^th^{at s}^p^ecif^y^mⁱ^no^r^,^no^n-sub^s^t^a^ntⁱ^v^e
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34483}^{a n}^e^w^s^u^bs^ectⁱ^oⁿ^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce s}^t^an^dards^f^o^{r pu}^blⁱ^c^an^d^dⁱ^f^f^e^r^eⁿ^{ces in}^th^{e tex}^t^.
^g/w^(a)ⁿ^oⁿ^-^p^r^o^f^{it en}^{tities th}^{at receiv}^e^B^C^P^,
^s^.or^T^L^P,^aⁿ^{d S}^O^{P g}^r^aⁿ^t^s^.
^le^ak^p^l^em^en^tatioⁿ^o^f^{No prov}^is^ion^.^T^h^{e Secretary}^s^h^{all in}^teg^r^{ate th}^e^{(Sec. 8)}
^rf^orm^aⁿ^{ce Stan}^dards^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce s}^t^an^dardsⁱⁿ^t^o^t^h^e^S^a^m^e^as^H^.^R^.^5524,wⁱ^t^h^{a f}^e^w
^://wiki^gr^aⁿ^t^m^a^kⁱ^ng,^m^oⁿⁱ^t^o^rⁱ^ng,^aⁿ^d^mⁱ^no^r^,^no^n-sub^s^t^a^ntⁱ^v^e
^h^ttp^{a n}^e^w^s^u^bs^ectⁱ^oⁿ^ev^alu^a^tion^s^proces^s^e^s^f^o^{r th}^{e B}^C^P^,^dⁱ^f^f^e^r^eⁿ^{ces in}^th^{e tex}^t^.
^(c)^T^L^P,^aⁿ^{d S}^O^P.
ⁿ^s^u^ltatioⁿ^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^In^dev^e^l^opiⁿ^g^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce s}^t^an^dards^,^{(Sec. 8)}
^th^{e Secretary}^s^h^{all con}^s^u^{lt w}^ith^S^a^m^e^as^H^.^R^.^{5524, w}ⁱ^t^h^{a f}^e^w
^{a n}^e^w^s^u^bs^ectⁱ^oⁿ^repres^en^t^a^tⁱ^v^es^of^pu^blⁱ^c^an^{d n}^oⁿ^p^rofⁱ^t^mⁱ^no^r^,^no^n-sub^s^t^a^ntⁱ^v^e
^(b)^p^r^iv^{ate en}^{tities th}^{at receiv}^e^g^r^an^ts^dⁱ^f^f^e^r^eⁿ^{ces in}^th^{e tex}^t^.

^uⁿ^d^{er R}^HYA^{, in}^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^s^t^atew^{ide an}^d
^r^e^gi^oⁿ^a^l^no^np^r^o^fi^t^o^r^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^ns
⁽ⁱⁿ^c^lu^dⁱⁿ^g^co^m^bⁱⁿ^atioⁿ^s^o^f^su^ch
^o^r^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^ns)^,^aⁿ^d^na^tⁱ^o^na^l^no^np^r^o^fi^t
^o^r^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^{ns c}^o^nc^e^r^ne^d^wⁱ^t^h^y^o^ut^h
^ho^m^e^le^ssne^ss.

CRS-27
^B^{ill Pro}^vⁱ^sioⁿ^a^nd
^endm^ent^s^M^a^{de by}^Previous^L^a^w^S^.^2982/^P.L^.^110-378
^.^2982/^P.L^.^{110-378 to}⁽^a^{s it ex}^isted^p^r^io^r^to^th^e^{Current Regulation}^H.R^.⁵⁵²⁴^(as^sⁱ^gⁿ^e^{d by}^th^{e P}^r^es^iden^t
^{nd U.S. Co}^de)^en^act^m^eⁿ^t^of^S^.^2982/^(w^h^e^{re applicable)}^(as^pas^s^e^{d by}^t^h^{e H}^o^u^s^{e Ju}ⁿ^e^{9, 2008)}^on^O^c^t^{ober 8, 2008)}
⁽^T^he^se^c^tⁱ^o^{n num}^b^e^r^s^P.L^.^110-³⁷⁸⁾
^ref^e^{r t}^o^H^.^R^.⁵⁵²⁴⁾
^b^{lic Co}^m^m^eⁿ^t^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^B^e^f^o^r^e^issuⁱⁿ^g^r^u^{les to}^estab^lish^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce s}^t^an^dards^,^th^{e Secretary}
^{R. 5524 w}^oul^{d have}ⁱ^s^t^o^provⁱ^d^{e an}^opport^uⁿⁱ^t^y^f^o^{r pu}^blⁱ^c
^s^ubs^ectⁱ^oⁿ^com^m^eⁿ^t^con^cernⁱⁿ^g^th^{e s}^t^an^dards^an^d
^d)^m^aⁱⁿ^tain^an^of^fⁱ^{cial record of}^s^u^ch
^c^o^mmeⁿ^t^.
³^.^G^A^O^St^udy^a^{nd Repo}^rt
^{R. 5524 and S. 2982 do not}^s^p^eci^f^y^t^h^{e s}^ectⁱ^{on of}^RH^Y^Aⁱⁿ^w^hⁱ^c^{h t}^hⁱ^s^l^{anguage w}^oul^{d be i}ⁿ^s^e^r^t^ed
^d^y^N^o^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^T^h^{e Go}^v^e^rⁿ^m^eⁿ^t^A^cco^uⁿ^t^ab^ility^{(Sec. 11)}
^Of^fⁱ^{ce (GA}^O^{) is}^{to con}^d^u^c^{t a s}^t^u^d^y^,^S^a^m^e^as^H^.^R^.^{5524, w}ⁱ^t^h^{a f}^e^w
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34483}^aⁿ^d^m^a^ke^fi^ndⁱ^{ngs a}ⁿ^d^mⁱ^no^r^,^no^n-sub^s^t^a^ntⁱ^v^e
^g/w^r^eco^m^m^eⁿ^d^atioⁿ^s^{, r}^e^latin^g^to^th^e^dⁱ^f^f^e^r^eⁿ^{ces in}^th^{e tex}^t^.

^s^.or^proces^s^f^o^{r aw}^ardin^g^g^r^an^ts^uⁿ^d^er
^le^ak^P^a^rts^A^,^{B, an}^{d E of}^R^HYA^{, in}^clu^dⁱⁿ^g
⁽^a⁾^th^{e Secr}^etar^y^’^{s w}^r^itten^r^e^sp^oⁿ^{ses to}
^://wiki^(an^d^an^y^ot^h^e^{r m}^e^t^h^ods^f^o^r
^h^ttp^co^m^m^uⁿⁱ^catin^g^w^ith⁾^ap^p^lican^{ts th}^at
^{do n}^o^{t receiv}^e^{a g}^r^an^{t u}ⁿ^d^{er P}^a^{rt A}^,^B^,
^o^r^{E, to}^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^{e if}^th^{e in}^f^o^r^m^atioⁿⁱⁿ
^th^{e res}^pon^s^e^is^con^v^e^y^e^{d clearly}^{; (b)}
^th^{e s}^t^ru^ctu^r^{e of}^th^{e g}^r^an^{t application}
^an^{d as}^s^o^{ciated docu}^m^en^ts⁽ⁱⁿ^c^lu^din^g
^anⁿ^o^uⁿ^cem^en^ts^th^{at g}^r^an^ts^are
^av^{ailable u}ⁿ^d^{er s}^u^ch^parts⁾^{, to}
^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^{e if}^th^{ese m}^a^terⁱ^{als ar}^e
^s^t^ru^ctu^r^{ed s}^o^th^{at th}^{e applican}^{t h}^a^s^a
^{clear u}ⁿ^d^ers^t^an^din^g^of^w^h^{at is}
^requ^{ired in}^each^prov^is^ion^to
^su^ccessf^u^lly^co^m^p^{lete th}^{e ap}^p^licatioⁿ^,
ⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^{a clear ex}^plan^ation^of
^t^e^rmⁱⁿ^ol^og^y^requⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^{be u}^s^{ed by}^t^h^e
^applican^{t; (c) th}^{e peer rev}ⁱ^ew^proces^s
^(if^an^y⁾^u^s^{ed to rev}ⁱ^ew^th^{e g}^r^an^ts
⁽ⁱⁿ^c^lu^dⁱⁿ^g^th^{e selectio}ⁿ^o^f^p^eer

CRS-28
^B^{ill Pro}^vⁱ^sioⁿ^a^nd
^endm^ent^s^M^a^{de by}^Previous^L^a^w^S^.^2982/^P.L^.^110-378
^.^2982/^P.L^.^{110-378 to}⁽^a^{s it ex}^isted^p^r^io^r^to^th^e^{Current Regulation}^H.R^.⁵⁵²⁴^(as^sⁱ^gⁿ^e^{d by}^th^{e P}^r^es^iden^t
^{nd U.S. Co}^de)^en^act^m^eⁿ^t^of^S^.^2982/^(w^h^e^{re applicable)}^(as^pas^s^e^{d by}^t^h^{e H}^o^u^s^{e Ju}ⁿ^e^{9, 2008)}^on^O^c^t^{ober 8, 2008)}
⁽^T^he^se^c^tⁱ^o^{n num}^b^e^r^s^P.L^.^110-³⁷⁸⁾
^ref^e^{r t}^o^H^.^R^.⁵⁵²⁴⁾
^revⁱ^ew^ers⁾^an^{d th}^{e ov}^ersⁱ^g^h^t^of^th^e
^{peer rev}ⁱ^ew^proces^s^by^HHS
^em^ploy^ees^{, as}^w^e^{ll as}^{to th}^{e ex}^ten^t^to
^w^h^ich^th^es^{e em}^ploy^ees^m^a^k^e^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g
^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^atioⁿ^s^b^a^sed^oⁿ^th^{e co}^m^m^eⁿ^t^s
^an^{d s}^c^ores^of^th^{e peer rev}ⁱ^ew^ers^;^(d)
^th^{e ty}^{pical tim}^{e f}^r^am^{e an}^{d proces}^s
^u^s^{ed by}^{HHS em}^ploy^ees^{, in}^clu^dⁱⁿ^g
^em^p^l^o^y^{ee r}^e^sp^oⁿ^sib^{ilities, f}^o^r
^res^pon^diⁿ^g^t^o^applⁱ^can^t^s^an^{d t}^h^e
^e^ffo^r^t^{s m}^a^d^e^b^y^H^H^S^st^a^{ff t}^o
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34483}^com^m^uⁿⁱ^{cate w}^ith^applican^ts^w^h^en
^g/w^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^deci^sⁱ^on^s^{are del}^a^y^e^{d or n}^o^t
^s^.or^appropri^a^t^e^{d bef}^o^{re t}^h^{e beg}ⁱⁿⁿⁱⁿ^g^of^th^{e cu}^rren^t^fⁱ^s^{cal y}^{ear; an}^{d (e) th}^e
^le^ak^plan^s^f^o^{r, an}^{d im}^plem^en^tation^of^,
^://wiki^w^h^{ere applicable, R}^HYA^-^a^u^t^h^o^rized^techⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce an}^{d train}ⁱⁿ^g
^h^ttp^prog^ram^s^(au^t^h^o^{rized u}ⁿ^d^{er Sec.}
^342),^c^an^{d th}^{e ef}^f^{ect of}^s^u^ch^prog^ram^s
^oⁿ^th^{e g}^r^an^{t ap}^p^licatioⁿ^p^r^o^cess.
^port^N^{o prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^G^A^Oⁱ^s^t^o^{prepare an}^{d s}^u^bmⁱ^t^{a report}^{(Sec. 11)}
^t^o^Co^ngr^e^{ss o}ⁿⁱ^t^s^fi^ndⁱ^{ngs a}ⁿ^d^S^a^m^e^as^H^.^R^.^5524.
^recom^m^eⁿ^d^ation^sⁿ^o^{later th}^an^{a y}^ear
^af^ter^th^{e b}^{ill is en}^acted^.
^T^a^{ble prepared by}^th^{e C}^oⁿ^g^r^es^sⁱ^on^{al R}^e^s^earch^Serv^ice.
^{382(a) pertain}^s^{to th}^{e bien}ⁿⁱ^{al report to C}^oⁿ^g^r^e^s^s^on^th^{e s}^t^atu^s^{, activ}^ities^,^an^{d accom}^p^lis^h^m^en^ts^of^en^tities^th^at^receiv^e^g^r^an^ts^uⁿ^d^{er P}^a^rts^A^,^B^,^C^,^{D, an}^{d E of}^R^HYA^.
^{322(a) pertain}^s^{to elig}^ibility^f^o^{r g}^r^an^ts^uⁿ^d^{er th}^{e T}^r^an^s^ition^a^{l L}ⁱ^vⁱⁿ^g^P^r^og^ram^.^A^s^am^en^{ded by}^S.^2982/P^.^L^.^110-³⁷⁸^,^y^o^ut^{h m}^a^y^r^e^m^aⁱⁿⁱⁿ^t^h^e^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^fo^r^a^c^o^ntⁱ^nuo^us
^p^e^rⁱ^o^d^o^f^{635 day}^s^(approxⁱ^m^at^el^y^{21 m}^oⁿ^t^h^s^{) u}ⁿ^d^{er “}^e^x^ceptⁱ^oⁿ^a^l^ci^rcu^m^s^t^an^ces^{,” or ci}^rcu^m^s^t^an^cesⁱⁿ^w^hⁱ^c^h^{a y}^o^u^t^h^w^o^u^l^{d ben}^e^fⁱ^t^to^aⁿ^unusua^{l e}^x^te^{nt fr}^o^m^a^d^d^itioⁿ^a^l^tⁱ^m^e
ⁱⁿ^th^{e p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^.
^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{342 pert}^aiⁿ^s^t^o^g^r^an^t^s^f^o^{r t}^echⁿⁱ^cal^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce^aⁿ^d^t^r^aⁱⁿⁱ^ng^m^a^d^e^t^o^s^t^at^ewⁱ^d^{e an}^{d reg}ⁱ^on^alⁿ^oⁿ^p^rofⁱ^t^org^aⁿⁱ^zatⁱ^oⁿ^s⁽^aⁿ^d^co^m^bⁱⁿ^atioⁿ^s^o^f^su^ch^o^r^g^aⁿⁱ^zatioⁿ^s⁾^to^p^r^o^v^id^e
^assistan^{ce to}^en^{tities elig}^ib^{le to}^car^r^y^o^u^{t p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^{, p}^r^o^j^{ects, an}^d^activ^{ities u}ⁿ^d^er^RHYA^.