Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Part B · Chapter 111 — Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
§ 11222. Eligibility
Statutory text
In general
To be eligible for assistance under this part, an applicant shall propose to establish, strengthen, or fund a transitional living youth project for homeless youth and shall submit to the Secretary a plan in which such applicant agrees, as part of such project—
to provide, by grant, agreement, or contract, shelter (such as group homes, including maternity group homes, host family homes, and supervised apartments) and provide, by grant, agreement, or contract, services,1 (including information and counseling services in basic life skills which shall include money management, budgeting, consumer education, and use of credit, parenting skills (as appropriate), interpersonal skill building, educational advancement, job attainment skills, and mental and physical health care) to homeless youth;
to provide such shelter and such services to individual homeless youth throughout a continuous period not to exceed 540 days, or in exceptional circumstances 635 days, except that a youth in a program under this part who has not reached 18 years of age 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 the youth’s 18th birthday;
to provide, directly or indirectly, on-site supervision at each shelter facility that is not a family home;
that such shelter facility used to carry out such project shall have the capacity to accommodate not more than 20 individuals (excluding staff);
to provide a number of staff sufficient to ensure that all homeless youth participating in such project receive adequate supervision and services;
to provide a written transitional living plan to each youth based on an assessment of such youth’s needs, designed to help the transition from supervised participation in such project to independent living or another appropriate living arrangement;
to develop an adequate plan to ensure proper referral of homeless youth to social service, law enforcement, educational (including post-secondary education), vocational, training (including services and programs for youth available under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), welfare (including programs under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996), legal service, and health care programs and to help integrate and coordinate such services for youths;
to provide for the establishment of outreach programs designed to attract individuals who are eligible to participate in the project;
to submit to the Secretary an annual report that includes information regarding the activities carried out with funds under this part, the achievements of the project under this part carried out by the applicant and statistical summaries describing the number and the characteristics of the homeless youth who participate in such project, and the services provided to such youth by such project, in the year for which the report is submitted;
to implement such accounting procedures and fiscal control devices as the Secretary may require;
to submit to the Secretary an annual budget that estimates the itemized costs to be incurred in the year for which the applicant requests a grant under this part;
to keep adequate statistical records profiling homeless youth which it serves and not to disclose the identity of individual homeless youth in reports or other documents based on such statistical records;
not to disclose records maintained on individual homeless youth without the informed consent of the individual youth to anyone other than an agency compiling statistical records;
to provide to the Secretary such other information as the Secretary may reasonably require;
to coordinate services with McKinney-Vento school district liaisons, designated under section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)), to assure that runaway and homeless youth are provided information about the educational services available to such youth under subtitle B of title VII of that Act [42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.]; and
to develop an adequate emergency preparedness and management plan.
Priority
In selecting eligible applicants to receive grants under this part, the Secretary shall give priority to entities that have experience in providing to homeless youth shelter and services of the types described in subsection (a)(1).
Definition
In this part—
the term “maternity group home” means a community-based, adult-supervised transitional living arrangement that provides pregnant or parenting youth and their children with a supportive and supervised living arrangement in which such pregnant or parenting youth are required to learn parenting skills, including child development, family budgeting, health and nutrition, and other skills to promote their long-term economic independence in order to ensure the well-being of their children; and
the term “exceptional circumstances” means circumstances in which a youth would benefit to an unusual extent from additional time in the program.
Footnotes
- 1 So in original. The comma probably should not appear.
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 § 322 · [88 Stat. 1109]
Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 11222
Pub. L. 93–415, title III, § 322, as added Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7273(f), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4456
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 93–415, title III, § 322, as added Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7273(f), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4456Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 322. records Records containing the identity of individual runaway youths gathered for statistical purposes pursuant to section 321 may under no circumstances be disclosed or transferred to any individual or to any public or private agency.Pub. L. 102–586 § 3(f)(1) · 106 Stat. 4982
Inserted · 34 U.S.C. § 11222(a)(1)
Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(f)(1), inserted “which shall include money management, budgeting, consumer education, and use of credit” after “basic life skills”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(f)(1), inserted “which shall include money management, budgeting, consumer education, and use of credit” after “basic life skills”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting “which shall include money management, budgeting, consumer education, and use of credit” after “basic life skills”; andPub. L. 102–586 § 3(f)(2) · 106 Stat. 4982
Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 11222(a)(13)
Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(f)(2), substituted “informed consent of the individual youth” for “consent of the individual youth and parent or legal guardian”
Struck · 34 U.S.C. § 11222(a)(13)
Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(f)(2), struck out “or a government agency involved in the disposition of criminal charges against youth” after “statistical records”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(13). Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(f)(2), substituted “informed consent of the individual youth” for “consent of the individual youth and parent or legal guardian” and struck out “or a government agency involved in the disposition of criminal charges against youth” after “statistical records”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) in paragraph (13)— (A) by striking “consent of the individual youth and parent or legal guardian” and inserting “informed consent of the individual youth”; and (B) by striking “or a government agency involved in the disposition of criminal charges against youth”.Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children Protection Act
Pub. L. 106–71 § 3(f) · 113 Stat. 1032
Inserted · 34 U.S.C. § 11222(a)(9)
Pub. L. 106–71 inserted “, and the services provided to such youth by such project,” after “participate in such project”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(9). Pub. L. 106–71 inserted “, and the services provided to such youth by such project,” after “participate in such project”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(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”.Runaway, Homeless, and Missing Children Protection Act
Pub. L. 108–96 § 107(a) · 117 Stat. 1167
Inserted · 34 U.S.C. § 11222(a)(1)
Pub. L. 108–96, § 107(a), inserted “including maternity group homes,” after “group homes,” and “parenting skills (as appropriate),” after “use of credit,”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 108–96, § 107(a), inserted “including maternity group homes,” after “group homes,” and “parenting skills (as appropriate),” after “use of credit,”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) Eligibility.— Section 322(a)(1) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2(a)(1)) is amended— (1) by inserting after “group homes,” the following: “including maternity group homes,”; and (2) by inserting after “use of credit,” the following: “parenting skills (as appropriate),”.Runaway, Homeless, and Missing Children Protection Act
Pub. L. 108–96 § 108 · 117 Stat. 1167
Inserted · 34 U.S.C. § 11222(a)(2)
Pub. L. 108–96, § 108, inserted “, except that a youth in a program under this part who is under the age of 18 years on the last day of the 540-day period may, if otherwise qualified for the program, remain in the program until the earlier of the youth’s 18th birthday or the 180th day after the end of the 540-day period” after “days”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 108–96, § 108, inserted “, except that a youth in a program under this part who is under the age of 18 years on the last day of the 540-day period may, if otherwise qualified for the program, remain in the program until the earlier of the youth’s 18th birthday or the 180th day after the end of the 540-day period” after “days”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 108. LIMITED EXTENSION OF 540-DAY SHELTER ELIGIBILITY PERIOD. Section 322(a)(2) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2(a)(2)) is amended by inserting after “days” the following: “, except that a youth in a program under this part who is under the age of 18 years on the last day of the 540-day period may, if otherwise qualified for the program, remain in the program until the earlier of the youth’s 18th birthday or the 180th day after the end of the 540-day period”.Runaway, Homeless, and Missing Children Protection Act
Pub. L. 108–96 § 111 · 117 Stat. 1167
Amended · 34 U.S.C. § 11222(a)(7)
Pub. L. 108–96, § 111, amended par. (7) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (7) read as follows: “to develop an adequate plan to ensure proper referral of homeless youth to social service, law enforcement, educational, vocational, training, welfare, legal service, and health care programs and to help integrate and coordinate such services for youths;”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 108–96, § 111, amended par. (7) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (7) read as follows: “to develop an adequate plan to ensure proper referral of homeless youth to social service, law enforcement, educational, vocational, training, welfare, legal service, and health care programs and to help integrate and coordinate such services for youths;”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 111. PART B PLAN DEVELOPMENT. Section 322(a)(7) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2(a)(7)) is amended to read as follows: “(7) to develop an adequate plan to ensure proper referral of homeless youth to social service, law enforcement, educational (including post-secondary education), vocational, training (including services and programs for youth available under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998), welfare (including programs under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996), legal service, and health care programs and to help integrate and coordinate such services for youths;” .Runaway, Homeless, and Missing Children Protection Act
Pub. L. 108–96 § 110 · 117 Stat. 1167
Added · 34 U.S.C. § 11222(a)(15)
Pub. L. 108–96, § 110, added par. (15)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(15). Pub. L. 108–96, § 110, added par. (15).Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 110. PART B PLAN COORDINATION AGREEMENT. Section 322(a) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2(a)) is amended— (1) by striking “and” after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (13); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (14) and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(15) to coordinate services with McKinney-Vento school district liaisons, designated under section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)), to assure that runaway and homeless youth are provided information about the educational services available to such youth under subtitle B of title VII of that Act.” .Runaway, Homeless, and Missing Children Protection Act
Pub. L. 108–96 § 107(b) · 117 Stat. 1167
Added · 34 U.S.C. § 11222(c)
Pub. L. 108–96, § 107(b), added subsec. (c)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108–96, § 107(b), added subsec. (c).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) Definition.— Section 322 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(c) Definition.— In this part, the term ‘maternity group home’ means a community-based, adult-supervised transitional living arrangement that provides pregnant or parenting youth and their children with a supportive and supervised living arrangement in which such pregnant or parenting youth are required to learn parenting skills, including child development, family budgeting, health and nutrition, and other skills to promote their long-term economic independence in order to ensure the well-being of their children.” .Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008
Pub. L. 110–378 § 4(a)(1) · 122 Stat. 4068
Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 11222(a)(1)
Pub. L. 110–378, § 4(a)(1), substituted “by grant, agreement, or contract, shelter” for “directly or indirectly, shelter”
Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 11222(a)(1)
Pub. L. 110–378, § 4(a)(1), substituted “and provide, by grant, agreement, or contract, services,” for “and services”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 110–378, § 4(a)(1), substituted “by grant, agreement, or contract, shelter” for “directly or indirectly, shelter” and “and provide, by grant, agreement, or contract, services,” for “and services”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking “directly or indirectly” and inserting “by grant, agreement, or contract”; and (B) by striking “services” the first place it appears and inserting “provide, by grant, agreement, or contract, services,”;Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008
Pub. L. 110–378 § 4(a)(2) · 122 Stat. 4068
Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 11222(a)(2)
Pub. L. 110–378, § 4(a)(2), substituted “a continuous period not to exceed 540 days, or in exceptional circumstances 635 days, except that a youth in a program under this part who has not reached 18 years of age 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 the youth’s 18th birthday;” for “a continuous period not to exceed 540 days, except that a youth in a program under this part who is under the age of 18 years on the last day of the 540-day period may, if otherwise qualified for the program, remain in the program until the earlier of the youth’s 18th birthday or the 180th day after the end of the 540-day period;”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 110–378, § 4(a)(2), substituted “a continuous period not to exceed 540 days, or in exceptional circumstances 635 days, except that a youth in a program under this part who has not reached 18 years of age 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 the youth’s 18th birthday;” for “a continuous period not to exceed 540 days, except that a youth in a program under this part who is under the age of 18 years on the last day of the 540-day period may, if otherwise qualified for the program, remain in the program until the earlier of the youth’s 18th birthday or the 180th day after the end of the 540-day period;”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking “a continuous period not to exceed 540 days, except that” and all that follows and inserting the following: “a continuous period not to exceed 540 days, or in exceptional circumstances 635 days, except that a youth in a program under this part who has not reached 18 years of age 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 the youth’s 18th birthday;”;Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008
Pub. L. 110–378 § 4(a)(3) · 122 Stat. 4068
Added · 34 U.S.C. § 11222(a)(16)
Pub. L. 110–378, § 4(a)(3)–(5), added par. (16)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(16). Pub. L. 110–378, § 4(a)(3)–(5), added par. (16).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(3) in paragraph (14), by striking “and” at the end;Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008
Pub. L. 110–378 § 4(b) · 122 Stat. 4068
Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 11222(c)
Pub. L. 110–378, § 4(b), substituted “part—” for “part,”
Inserted · 34 U.S.C. § 11222(c)
Pub. L. 110–378, § 4(b), inserted par. (1) designation before “the term”
Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 11222(c)
Pub. L. 110–378, § 4(b), substituted “; and” for period at end
Added · 34 U.S.C. § 11222(c)
Pub. L. 110–378, § 4(b), added par. (2)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–378, § 4(b), substituted “part—” for “part,”, inserted par. (1) designation before “the term”, substituted “; and” for period at end, and added par. (2).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) Definitions.— Section 322(c) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2(c)) is amended by— (1) striking “part, the term” and inserting the following: “part— “(1) the term” ; (2) striking the period and inserting “; and”; and (3) adding at the end thereof the following: “(2) the term ‘exceptional circumstances’ means circumstances in which a youth would benefit to an unusual extent from additional time in the program.” .Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Pub. L. 113–128 title V § 512(aa) · 128 Stat. 1425
Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 11222(a)(7)
Pub. L. 113–128 substituted “(including services and programs for youth available under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act)” for “(including services and programs for youth available under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998)”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 113–128 substituted “(including services and programs for youth available under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act)” for “(including services and programs for youth available under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998)”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(aa) Runaway and Homeless Youth Act.— Section 322(a)(7) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2(a)(7)) is amended by striking “(including services and programs for youth available under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998)” and inserting “(including services and programs for youth available under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act)”.Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 113–128 effective on the first day of the first full program year after July 22, 2014 (July 1, 2015), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3101 of Title 29, Labor.
19 of 19 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(7), is Pub. L. 113–128, , 128 Stat. 1425, which enacted chapter 32 (§ 3101 et seq.) of Title 29, Labor, repealed chapter 30 (§ 2801 et seq.) of Title 29 and chapter 73 (§ 9201 et seq.) of Title 20, Education, and made amendments to numerous other sections and notes in the Code. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3101 of Title 29 and Tables.
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, referred to in subsec. (a)(7), is Pub. L. 104–193, , 110 Stat. 2105. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1996 Amendments note set out under section 1305 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and Tables.
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(15), is Pub. L. 100–77, , 101 Stat. 482. Subtitle B of title VII of the Act is classified generally to part B (§ 11431 et seq.) of subchapter VI of chapter 119 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 11301 of Title 42 and Tables.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 5714–2 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 322 of title III of Pub. L. 93–415, , 88 Stat. 1132, set forth restrictions on disclosure and transfer of records, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 95–115, § 7(b), , 91 Stat. 1058, eff. .
Amendments1992–2014 · 5 rounds
2014
Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 113–128 substituted “(including services and programs for youth available under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act)” for “(including services and programs for youth available under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998)”.
2008
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 110–378, § 4(a)(1), substituted “by grant, agreement, or contract, shelter” for “directly or indirectly, shelter” and “and provide, by grant, agreement, or contract, services,” for “and services”.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 110–378, § 4(a)(2), substituted “a continuous period not to exceed 540 days, or in exceptional circumstances 635 days, except that a youth in a program under this part who has not reached 18 years of age 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 the youth’s 18th birthday;” for “a continuous period not to exceed 540 days, except that a youth in a program under this part who is under the age of 18 years on the last day of the 540-day period may, if otherwise qualified for the program, remain in the program until the earlier of the youth’s 18th birthday or the 180th day after the end of the 540-day period;”.
Subsec. (a)(16). Pub. L. 110–378, § 4(a)(3)–(5), added par. (16).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–378, § 4(b), substituted “part—” for “part,”, inserted par. (1) designation before “the term”, substituted “; and” for period at end, and added par. (2).
2003
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 108–96, § 107(a), inserted “including maternity group homes,” after “group homes,” and “parenting skills (as appropriate),” after “use of credit,”.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 108–96, § 108, inserted “, except that a youth in a program under this part who is under the age of 18 years on the last day of the 540-day period may, if otherwise qualified for the program, remain in the program until the earlier of the youth’s 18th birthday or the 180th day after the end of the 540-day period” after “days”.
Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 108–96, § 111, amended par. (7) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (7) read as follows: “to develop an adequate plan to ensure proper referral of homeless youth to social service, law enforcement, educational, vocational, training, welfare, legal service, and health care programs and to help integrate and coordinate such services for youths;”.
Subsec. (a)(15). Pub. L. 108–96, § 110, added par. (15).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108–96, § 107(b), added subsec. (c).
1999
Subsec. (a)(9). Pub. L. 106–71 inserted “, and the services provided to such youth by such project,” after “participate in such project”.
1992
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(f)(1), inserted “which shall include money management, budgeting, consumer education, and use of credit” after “basic life skills”.
Subsec. (a)(13). Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(f)(2), substituted “informed consent of the individual youth” for “consent of the individual youth and parent or legal guardian” and struck out “or a government agency involved in the disposition of criminal charges against youth” after “statistical records”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2014 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 113–128 effective on the first day of the first full program year after (), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3101 of Title 29, Labor.
Effective Date
Section effective , see section 7296(a) of Pub. L. 100–690, set out as an Effective Date of 1988 Amendment note under section 11101 of this title.
Credits
1988–2014 · 6 acts
- 1988Pub. L. 93–415, title III, § 322, as added Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7273(f), , 102 Stat. 4456
- 1992amended Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(f), , 106 Stat. 5022
- 1999Pub. L. 106–71, § 3(f), , 113 Stat. 1038
- 2003Pub. L. 108–96, title I, §§ 107, 108, 110, 111, , 117 Stat. 1168, 1169
- 2008Pub. L. 110–378, § 4, , 122 Stat. 4069
- 2014Pub. L. 113–128, title V, § 512(aa), , 128 Stat. 1717.
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(Pub. L. 93–415, title III, § 322, as added Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7273(f), , 102 Stat. 4456; amended Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(f), , 106 Stat. 5022; Pub. L. 106–71, § 3(f), , 113 Stat. 1038; Pub. L. 108–96, title I, §§ 107, 108, 110, 111, , 117 Stat. 1168, 1169; Pub. L. 110–378, § 4, , 122 Stat. 4069; Pub. L. 113–128, title V, § 512(aa), , 128 Stat. 1717.)