34 U.S.C. § 11279 — Definitions

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- Page 282 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 11280 mences such stay before reaching 22 years of age; (B) for whom it is not possible to live in a safe environment with a relative; and (C) who has no other safe alternative liv- ing arrangement. (4) Runaway youth The term ‘‘runaway’’, used with respect to a youth, means an individual who is less than 18 years of age and who absents himself or her- self from home or a place of legal residence without the permission of a parent or legal guardian. (5) Street-based services The term ‘‘street-based services’’— (A) means services provided to runaway and homeless youth, and street youth, in areas where they congregate, designed to as- sist such youth in making healthy personal choices regarding where they live and how they behave; and (B) may include— (i) identification of and outreach to run- away and homeless youth, and street youth; (ii) crisis intervention and counseling; (iii) information and referral for hous- ing; (iv) information and referral for transi- tional living and health care services; (v) advocacy, education, and prevention services related to— (I) alcohol and drug abuse; (II) sexual exploitation; (III) sexually transmitted diseases, in- cluding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); and (IV) physical and sexual assault. (6) Street youth The term ‘‘street youth’’ means an indi- vidual who— (A) is— (i) a runaway youth; or (ii) indefinitely or intermittently a homeless youth; and (B) spends a significant amount of time on the street or in other areas that increase the risk to such youth for sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, prostitution, or drug abuse. (7) Transitional living youth project The term ‘‘transitional living youth project’’ means a project that provides shelter and services designed to promote a transition to self-sufficient living and to prevent long- term dependency on social services. (8) Youth at risk of separation from the family The term ‘‘youth at risk of separation from the family’’ means an individual— (A) who is less than 18 years of age; and (B)(i) who has a history of running away from the family of such individual; (ii) whose parent, guardian, or custodian is not willing to provide for the basic needs of such individual; or (iii) who is at risk of entering the child welfare system or juvenile justice system as a result of the lack of services available to the family to meet such needs. (Pub. L. 93–415, title III, § 387, as added Pub. L. 106–71, § 3(p), Oct. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1041; amended Pub. L. 108–96, title I, § 116, Oct. 10, 2003, 117 Stat. 1170; Pub. L. 110–378, § 10, Oct. 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 4072.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 5732a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. AMENDMENTS 2008—Par. (3). Pub. L. 110–378, § 10(a)(1), substituted ‘‘The term ‘homeless’, used with respect to a youth, means’’ for ‘‘The term ‘homeless youth’ means’’ in in- troductory provisions. Par. (3)(A)(i). Pub. L. 110–378, § 10(a)(2)(A), substituted ‘‘less than’’ for ‘‘not more than’’ in two places and in- serted ‘‘, 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 maximum age in compliance with licensure requirements for child-and youth-serving facilities’’ after ‘‘18 years of age’’. Par. (3)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 110–378, § 10(a)(2)(B), sub- stituted ‘‘age and either—’’ for ‘‘age;’’ and added subcls. (I) and (II). Pars. (4) to (8). Pub. L. 110–378, § 10(b), added par. (4) and redesignated former pars. (4) to (7) as (5) to (8), re- spectively. 2003—Subsec. (3)(A)(i). Pub. L. 108–96 inserted ‘‘, or, in the case of a youth seeking shelter in a center under part A, not more than 18 years of age’’ after ‘‘of age’’. § 11280. Authorization of appropriations (a) In general (1) Authorization There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subchapter (other than part E) $127,421,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2020. (2) Allocation (A) Parts A and B From the amount appropriated under para- graph (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 subpara- graph (A), 45 percent and, in those fiscal years in which continuation grant obliga- tions and the quality and number of appli- cants for parts A and B warrant not more than 55 percent, shall be reserved to carry out part B. (3) Parts C and D (A) In general In each fiscal year, after reserving the amounts required by paragraph (2), the Sec- retary shall use the remaining amount (if any) to carry out parts C and D (other than section 11245 of this title). (B) Periodic estimate Of the amount authorized to be appro- priated under paragraph (1), such sums as may be necessary shall be made available to carry out section 11245 of this title for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2020.