Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Chapter 111 — Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
§ 11201. Findings
Statutory text
The Congress finds that—
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;
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;
services to such young people should be developed and provided using a positive youth development approach that ensures a young person a sense of—
safety and structure;
belonging and membership;
self-worth and social contribution;
independence and control over one’s life; and
closeness in interpersonal relationships.1
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;
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
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.
Footnotes
- 1 So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Runaway Youth Act
Pub. L. 93–415 title III § 302 · [88 Stat. 1109]
Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 11201
Pub. L. 93–415, title III, § 302, Sept. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1129
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 93–415, title III, § 302, Sept. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1129Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 302. findings The Congress hereby finds that— 42 USC 5701. (1) the number of juveniles who leave and remain away from home without parental permission has increased to alarming proportions, creating a substantial law enforcement problem for the communities inundated, and significantly endangering the young people who are without resources and live on the street; (2) the exact nature of the problem is not well defined because national statistics on the size and profile of the runaway youth population are not tabulated; (3) many such young people, because of their age and situation, are urgently in need of temporary shelter and counseling services; (4) the problem of locating, detaining, and returning runaway children should not be the responsibility of already overburdened police departments and juvenile justice authorities; and (5) in view of the interstate nature of the problem, it is the responsibility of the Federal Government to develop accurate reporting of the problem nationally and to develop an effective system of temporary care outside the law enforcement structure.Pub. L. 102–586 § 3(a)(1) · 106 Stat. 4982
Amended · 34 U.S.C. § 11201(1)
Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(a)(1), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: “the number of juveniles who leave and remain away from home without parental permission has increased to alarming proportions, creating a substantial law enforcement problem for the communities inundated, and significantly endangering the young people who are without resources and live on the street;”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (1). Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(a)(1), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: “the number of juveniles who leave and remain away from home without parental permission has increased to alarming proportions, creating a substantial law enforcement problem for the communities inundated, and significantly endangering the young people who are without resources and live on the street;”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: “(1) juveniles who have become homeless or who leave and remain away from home without parental permission, are at risk of developing serious health and other 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;”;Pub. L. 102–586 § 3(a)(3) · 106 Stat. 4982
Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 11201(5)
Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(a)(3), substituted “care (including preventive services, emergency shelter services, and extended residential shelter) outside the welfare system and the law enforcement system;” for “temporary care outside the law enforcement structure.”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (5). Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(a)(3), substituted “care (including preventive services, emergency shelter services, and extended residential shelter) outside the welfare system and the law enforcement system;” for “temporary care outside the law enforcement structure.”Enacted provision · exact public law section
(3) in paragraph (5) by striking “temporary” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “care (including preventive services, emergency shelter services, and extended residential shelter) outside the welfare system and the law enforcement system;” andPub. L. 102–586 § 3(a)(2) · 106 Stat. 4982
Added · 34 U.S.C. § 11201(6)(10)
Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(a)(2), (4), added pars. (6) to (10)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pars. (6) to (10). Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(a)(2), (4), added pars. (6) to (10).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (4);Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children Protection Act
Pub. L. 106–71 § 3(a)(1) · 113 Stat. 1032
Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 11201(5)
Pub. L. 106–71, § 3(a)(1), substituted “an accurate national reporting system to report the problem, and to assist in the development of” for “accurate reporting of the problem nationally and to develop”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (5). Pub. L. 106–71, § 3(a)(1), substituted “an accurate national reporting system to report the problem, and to assist in the development of” for “accurate reporting of the problem nationally and to develop”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking “accurate reporting of the problem nationally and to develop” and inserting “an accurate national reporting system to report the problem, and to assist in the development of”; andMissing, Exploited, and Runaway Children Protection Act
Pub. L. 106–71 § 3(a)(2) · 113 Stat. 1032
Added · 34 U.S.C. § 11201(8)
Pub. L. 106–71, § 3(a)(2), added par. (8)
Struck · 34 U.S.C. § 11201(8)
Pub. L. 106–71, § 3(a)(2), struck out former par. (8) which read as follows: “in view of the interstate nature of the problem, it is the responsibility of the Federal Government to develop an accurate national reporting system and to develop an effective system of care including prevention, emergency shelter services, and longer residential care outside the public welfare and law enforcement structures;”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (8). Pub. L. 106–71, § 3(a)(2), added par. (8) and struck out former par. (8) which read as follows: “in view of the interstate nature of the problem, it is the responsibility of the Federal Government to develop an accurate national reporting system and to develop an effective system of care including prevention, emergency shelter services, and longer residential care outside the public welfare and law enforcement structures;”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following: “(8) services for runaway and homeless youth are needed in urban, suburban, and rural areas;”.Runaway, Homeless, and Missing Children Protection Act
Pub. L. 108–96 title I § 101 · 117 Stat. 1167
Amended · 34 U.S.C. § 11201
Pub. L. 108–96 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section contained congressional statement of findings
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 108–96 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section contained congressional statement of findings.Enacted provision · exact public law section
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.” .Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008
Pub. L. 110–378 § 2 · 122 Stat. 4068
Added · 34 U.S.C. § 11201(3)(6)
Pub. L. 110–378 added par. (3)
Redesignated · 34 U.S.C. § 11201(3)(6)
Pub. L. 110–378 redesignated former pars. (3) to (5) as (4) to (6), respectively
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pars. (3) to (6). Pub. L. 110–378 added par. (3) and redesignated former pars. (3) to (5) as (4) to (6), respectively.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Section 302 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: “(3) services to such young people should be developed and provided using a positive youth development approach that ensures a young person a sense of— “(A) safety and structure; “(B) belonging and membership; “(C) self-worth and social contribution; “(D) independence and control over one’s life; and “(E) closeness in interpersonal relationships.” .
10 of 10 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 5701 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Amendments1992–2008 · 4 rounds
2008
Pars. (3) to (6). Pub. L. 110–378 added par. (3) and redesignated former pars. (3) to (5) as (4) to (6), respectively.
2003
Pub. L. 108–96 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section contained congressional statement of findings.
1999
Par. (5). Pub. L. 106–71, § 3(a)(1), substituted “an accurate national reporting system to report the problem, and to assist in the development of” for “accurate reporting of the problem nationally and to develop”.
Par. (8). Pub. L. 106–71, § 3(a)(2), added par. (8) and struck out former par. (8) which read as follows: “in view of the interstate nature of the problem, it is the responsibility of the Federal Government to develop an accurate national reporting system and to develop an effective system of care including prevention, emergency shelter services, and longer residential care outside the public welfare and law enforcement structures;”.
1992
Par. (1). Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(a)(1), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: “the number of juveniles who leave and remain away from home without parental permission has increased to alarming proportions, creating a substantial law enforcement problem for the communities inundated, and significantly endangering the young people who are without resources and live on the street;”.
Par. (5). Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(a)(3), substituted “care (including preventive services, emergency shelter services, and extended residential shelter) outside the welfare system and the law enforcement system;” for “temporary care outside the law enforcement structure.”
Pars. (6) to (10). Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(a)(2), (4), added pars. (6) to (10).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
For short title of title III of Pub. L. 93–415, which is classified to this subchapter, as the “Runaway and Homeless Youth Act”, see section 301 of Pub. L. 93–415, set out as a Short Title of 1974 Act note under section 10101 of this title.