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 PUBLIC LAW 108–96—OCT. 10, 2003

117 STAT. 1171

Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–1 et seq.) to report on longterm housing outcomes for youth after exiting the program. The study of any such program should provide information on housing services available to youth upon exiting the program, including assistance in locating and retaining permanent housing and referrals to other residential programs. In addition, the study should identify housing models and placement strategies that prevent future episodes of homelessness. SEC. 120. RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS.

The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ‘‘SEC. 389. RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS.

42 USC 5752.

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds contained in this title may be used for any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug. ‘‘(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTING.—Any individual or entity who receives any funds contained in this title and who carries out any program described in subsection (a) shall account for all funds used for such program separately from any funds contained in this title.’’.

TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO MISSING CHILDREN’S ASSISTANCE ACT SEC. 201. AMENDMENT TO FINDINGS.

Section 402 of the Missing Children’s Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SEC. 402. FINDINGS.

‘‘The Congress finds that— ‘‘(1) each year thousands of children are abducted or removed from the control of a parent having legal custody without such parent’s consent, under circumstances which immediately place the child in grave danger; ‘‘(2) many missing children are at great risk of both physical harm and sexual exploitation; ‘‘(3) in many cases, parents and local law enforcement officials have neither the resources nor the expertise to mount expanded search efforts; ‘‘(4) abducted children are frequently moved from one locality to another, requiring the cooperation and coordination of local, State, and Federal law enforcement efforts; ‘‘(5) the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children— ‘‘(A) serves as the national resource center and clearinghouse; ‘‘(B) works in partnership with the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of State, and many other agencies in the effort to find missing children and prevent child victimization; and ‘‘(C) operates a national and increasingly worldwide network, linking the Center online with each of the missing

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