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PUBLIC LAW 108–96—OCT. 10, 2003 ‘‘(5) improved coordination and collaboration between the Federal programs that serve runaway and homeless youth are necessary for the development of a long-term strategy for responding to the needs of this population.’’.

SEC. 102. GRANT PROGRAM CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

The heading for part A of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5711 et seq.) is amended by striking ‘‘RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH’’ and inserting ‘‘BASIC CENTER’’. SEC. 103. GRANTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED.

Section 311(a)(2)(C) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5711(a)(2)(C)) is amended— (1) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’; (2) in clause (iii) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (3) after clause (iii) by inserting the following: ‘‘(iv) at the request of runaway and homeless youth, testing for sexually transmitted diseases.’’. SEC. 104. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISION RELATING TO CERTAIN ALLOTMENTS.

Section 311(b) the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5711(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Subject to paragraph (3), the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; (2) by striking paragraph (3); and (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). SEC. 105. ELIGIBILITY PROVISION.

Section 312(a) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘juveniles’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘youth’’. SEC. 106. RECOGNITION OF STATE LAW RELATING TO CAPACITY LIMITATION ON ELIGIBLE RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH CENTERS.

Section 312(b)(2)(A) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712(b)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘youth’’ the following: ‘‘, except where the applicant assures that the State where the center or locally controlled facility is located has a State or local law or regulation that requires a higher maximum to comply with licensure requirements for child and youth serving facilities’’. SEC. 107. MATERNITY GROUP HOMES.

(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),’’. (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

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