34 U.S.C. § 11278 — Performance standards

Page 281 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 11279 1 So in original. (b) Cooperation Recipients of grants under this subchapter shall cooperate with the Secretary’s efforts to carry out evaluations, and to collect informa- tion, under this subchapter. (Pub. L. 93–415, title III, § 386, formerly § 364, as added Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7278, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4458; renumbered § 384, Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(g)(1)(A)(ii), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5022; renumbered § 386 and amended Pub. L. 106–71, § 3(l), Oct. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1039.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 5732 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. AMENDMENTS 1999—Pub. L. 106–71 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as fol- lows: ‘‘(a) The Secretary shall develop for each fiscal year, and publish annually in the Federal Register for public comment a proposed plan specifying the subject prior- ities the Secretary will follow in making grants under this subchapter for such fiscal year. ‘‘(b) Taking into consideration comments received in the 45-day period beginning on the date the proposed plan is published, the Secretary shall develop and pub- lish, before December 31 of such fiscal year, a final plan specifying the priorities referred to in subsection (a) of this section.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 1, 1988, but not applicable with respect to fiscal year 1989, see section 7296(a), (b)(2) of Pub. L. 100–690, set out as an Effective Date of 1988 Amendment note under section 11101 of this title. § 11278. Performance standards (a) Establishment of performance standards Not later than 1 year after October 8, 2008, the Secretary shall issue rules that specify perform- ance standards for public and nonprofit private entities and agencies that receive grants under sections 11211, 11221, and 11261 of this title. (b) Consultation The Secretary shall consult with representa- tives of public and nonprofit private entities and agencies that receive grants under this sub- chapter, including statewide and regional non- profit organizations (including combinations of such organizations) that receive grants under this subchapter, and national nonprofit organi- zations concerned with youth homelessness, in developing the performance standards required by subsection (a). (c) Implementation of performance standards The Secretary shall integrate the performance standards into the processes of the Department of Health and Human Services for grantmaking, monitoring, and evaluation for programs under sections 11211, 11221, and 11261 of this title. (Pub. L. 93–415, title III, § 386A, as added Pub. L. 110–378, § 8, Oct. 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 4071.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 5732–1 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. § 11279. Definitions In this subchapter: (1) Drug abuse education and prevention serv- ices The term ‘‘drug abuse education and preven- tion services’’— (A) means services to runaway and home- less youth to prevent or reduce the illicit use of drugs by such youth; and (B) may include— (i) individual, family, group, and peer counseling; (ii) drop-in services; (iii) assistance to runaway and homeless youth in rural areas (including the devel- opment of community support groups); (iv) information and training relating to the illicit use of drugs by runaway and homeless youth, to individuals involved in providing services to such youth; and (v) activities to improve the availability of local drug abuse prevention services to runaway and homeless youth. (2) Home-based services The term ‘‘home-based services’’— (A) means services provided to youth and their families for the purpose of— (i) preventing such youth from running away, or otherwise becoming separated, from their families; and (ii) assisting runaway youth to return to their families; and (B) includes services that are provided in the residences of families (to the extent practicable), including— (i) intensive individual and family coun- seling; and (ii) training relating to life skills and parenting. (3) Homeless youth The term ‘‘homeless’’, used with respect to a youth, means an individual— (A) who is— (i) less than 21 years of age, or, in the case of a youth seeking shelter in a center under part A, less than 18 years of age, or is less than a higher maximum age if the State where the center is located has an applicable State or local law (including a regulation) that permits such higher max- imum age in compliance with licensure re- quirements for child-and youth-serving 1 facilities; and (ii) for the purposes of part B, not less than 16 years of age and either— (I) less than 22 years of age; or (II) not less than 22 years of age, as of the expiration of the maximum period of stay permitted under section 11222(a)(2) of this title if such individual com-