GRANTS FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH CENTERS.

SEC. 7271. GRANTS FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH CENTERS. (a) Technical Amendment.—The heading for section 311 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5711) is amended to read as follows: “authority to make grants”. (b) Grant Program.—Subsections (a) and (b) of section 311 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5711) are amended to read as follows: “(a) The Secretary shall make grants to public and private entities (and combinations of such entities) to establish and operate (including renovation) local runaway and homeless youth centers to provide services to deal primarily with the immediate needs of runaway 102 STAT. 4453 or otherwise homeless youth, and their families, in a manner which is outside the law enforcement structure and the juvenile justice system. “(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and in accordance with regulations promulgated under this title, funds for grants under subsection (a) shall be allotted annually with respect to the States on the basis of their relative population of individuals who are less than 18 years of age. “(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the amount allotted under paragraph (1) with respect to each State for a fiscal year shall be not less than $75,000, except that the amount allotted to the Virgin Islands of the United States, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be not less than $30,000 each. “(3) If, as a result of paragraph (2), the amount allotted under paragraph (1) with respect to a State for a fiscal year would be less than the aggregate amount of grants made under this part to recipients in such State for fiscal year 1988, then the amounts allotted to satisfy the requirements of such paragraph shall be reduced pro rata to the extent necessary to allot under paragraph (1) with respect to such State for the fiscal year an amount equal to the aggregate amount of grants made under this part to recipients in such State for fiscal year 1988. “(4) In selecting among applicants for grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to private entities that have experience in providing the services described in such subsection.”. (c) Conforming Amendments.—(1) Sections 312 and 313 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712, 5713) are each amended by striking “this part” each place it appears and inserting “section 311(a)”. (2) Section 312(a) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712(a)) is amended by inserting “and homeless youth” after “proposed runaway”. (3) Section 312(b) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712(b)) is amended— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking “meeting” and all that follows through “center—”, and inserting “including assurances that the applicant—”, (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking “shall be” and inserting “shall operate a runaway and homeless youth center”, and (ii) by inserting “and homeless” after “by runaway”, (C) in paragraphs (3) and (5) by striking “runaway center” each place it appears and inserting “runaway and homeless youth center”, (D) in paragraphs (4) and (6) by striking “runaway youths” each place it appears and inserting “runaway and homeless youth”, and (E) in paragraphs (5) and (6) by striking “runaway youth” each place it appears and inserting “runaway and homeless youth”. (4) Section 314 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714) is amended by striking “runaway center” and inserting “runaway and homeless youth center”. (5) Section 317 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5715) is amended— 102 STAT. 4454 (A) by striking “runaway centers” and inserting “runaway and homeless youth centers”, and (B) by striking “runaway youth” and inserting “runaway and homeless youth”. (6) Section 318(a) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5716(a)) is amended by striking “acquisition and”.