Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 5701 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 5701 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 93-415, title III, Sec. 302, Sept. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1129;
Pub. L. 102-586, Sec. 3(a), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5017; Pub. L.
106-71, Sec. 3(a), Oct. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1035; Pub. L. 108-96,
title I, Sec. 101, Oct. 10, 2003, 117 Stat. 1167.)
AMENDMENTS
2003 - Pub. L. 108-96 amended section generally. Prior to
amendment, section contained congressional statement of findings.
1999 - Par. (5). Pub. L. 106-71, Sec. 3(a)(1), substituted "an
accurate national reporting system to report the problem, and to
assist in the development of" for "accurate reporting of the
problem nationally and to develop".
Par. (8). Pub. L. 106-71, Sec. 3(a)(2), added par. (8) and struck
out former par. (8) which read as follows: "in view of the
interstate nature of the problem, it is the responsibility of the
Federal Government to develop an accurate national reporting system
and to develop an effective system of care including prevention,
emergency shelter services, and longer residential care outside the
public welfare and law enforcement structures;".
1992 - Par. (1). Pub. L. 102-586, Sec. 3(a)(1), amended par. (1)
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: "the
number of juveniles who leave and remain away from home without
parental permission has increased to alarming proportions, creating
a substantial law enforcement problem for the communities
inundated, and significantly endangering the young people who are
without resources and live on the street;".
Par. (5). Pub. L. 102-586, Sec. 3(a)(3), substituted "care
(including preventive services, emergency shelter services, and
extended residential shelter) outside the welfare system and the
law enforcement system;" for "temporary care outside the law
enforcement structure."
Pars. (6) to (10). Pub. L. 102-586, Sec. 3(a)(2), (4), added
pars. (6) to (10).
SHORT TITLE
For short title of title III of Pub. L. 93-415, which enacted
this subchapter, as the "Runaway and Homeless Youth Act", see
section 301 of Pub. L. 93-415, as amended, set out as a note under
section 5601 of this title.
REPORT ON PROMISING STRATEGIES TO END YOUTH HOMELESSNESS
Pub. L. 108-96, title I, Sec. 118, Oct. 10, 2003, 117 Stat. 1170,
provided that: "Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act [Oct. 10, 2003], the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, in consultation with the United States Interagency
Council on Homelessness, shall submit to the Congress a report on
promising strategies to end youth homelessness."