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``(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) Study.--Part D of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C.
5731 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 344 the following:
``SEC. 345. STUDY.
``The Secretary shall conduct a study of a representative sample of
runaways to determine the percent who leave home because of sexual
abuse. The report on the study shall include--
``(1) in the case of sexual abuse , the relationship of the
assaulter to the runaway; and
``(2) recommendations on how Federal laws may be changed to
reduce sexual assaults on children.
The study shall be completed to enable the Secretary to make a report
to the committees of Congress with jurisdiction over this Act, and to
make such report available to the public, within one year of the date
of the enactment of this section.''
(j) 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.
(k) 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.''.
(l) 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 384; 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.''.
(m) 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, and
2003.
``(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.''.
(n) 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 (m) 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, and 2003.''.
(o) Consolidated Review of Applications.--The Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
section 383 the following:
``SEC. 385. CONSOLIDATED REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.
``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--
``(1) announcing, in a single announcement, the
availability of funds for grants under 2 or more of such parts;
and
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