Number: RL34483
Title: Runaway and Homeless Youth: Reauthorization Legislation and Issues in the 110th Congress
Authors: Adrienne L. Fernandes, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: This report first provides a broad overview of P.L. 110-378, followed by a more detailed summary of the law's provisions. The second section discusses the issues that were raised during hearings in the 110th Congress about runaway and homeless youth, and the provisions in P.L. 110-378 that, in part, address these issues. Table A-1 at the end of the report provides a side-by-side comparison of P.L. 110-378 with prior law, current regulation, and H.R. 5524. As shown in the table, notable differences include funding authorization levels, the authorization for a national homeless youth awareness campaign (as proposed by H.R. 5524), length of stay at RHYA-funded programs, and the definitions of runaway youth and homeless youth.
Pages: 28
Date: October 29, 2008