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 12 2 STA T .407 2 PUBLIC LA W 110 –3 7 8—O CT. 8 , 2008 (B)thecon tent a n ds t ru cture o f the g rant a p p li cation docu m ents , and of other associated documents (including grant announcements), to determine if the re q uirements of the applications and other associated documents are presented and structured in a w a y that gi v es an applicant a clear understanding of the information that the applicant must provide in each portion of an application to success - fully complete it, and a clear understanding of the termi- nology used throughout the application and other associ- ated documents ( C ) the peer review process for applications for the grants, including the selection of peer reviewers, the over- sight of the process b y staff of the D epartment of H ealth and Human S ervices, and the e x tent to which such staff ma k e funding determinations based on the comments and scores of the peer reviewers; (D) the typical timeframe, and the process and respon- sibilities of such staff, for responding to applicants for the grants, and the efforts made by such staff to commu- nicate with the applicants when funding decisions or funding for the grants is delayed, such as when funding is delayed due to funding of a program through appropria- tions made under a continuing resolution; and ( E ) the plans for implementation of, and the implementation of, where practicable, the technical assist- ance and training programs carried out under section 342 of the R unaway and Homeless Y outh A ct (42 U. S.C. 571 4 – 22), and the effect of such programs on the application process for the grants. (b) R EPORT . —N ot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller G eneral shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Education and L abor of the House of Rep- resentatives and the Committee on the J udiciary of the Senate a report containing the findings and recommendations resulting from the study. SEC.10 . D E FIN I T I O NS. (a) HO M E L E S SYO U T H .—Section 3 8 7(3) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5732a(3)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘ ‘ T he ’ ’ and all that follows through ‘‘means’’ and inserting ‘‘The term ‘homeless’, used with respect to a youth, means’’; and (2) in subparagraph (A)— (A) in clause (i)— (i) by striking ‘‘not more than’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘less than’’; and (ii) by inserting after ‘‘age’’ the last place it appears the following

‘‘, 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’’; and (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘age;’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘age and either— ‘‘( I ) less than 22 years of age; or

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