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PUBLIC LAW 102-586—NOV. 4, 1992 106 STAT. 5017 "(B) No amount is authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out part H unless the aggregate amount appropriated to carry out parts A, B, and C of this title for that fiscal ye£u: is not less than 120 percent of the aggregate amount appropriated to carry out those parts for fiscal year 1992. (7)(A) There are authorized to be appropriated such simis as are necessary for each National Conference and associated State and regional conferences under part I, to remain available until expended. "(B) New spending authority or authority to enter into contracts under part I shall be effective only to such extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts. "(C) No funds appropriated to carry out this Act shall be made available to carry out p^ I other than funds appropriated specifically for the purpose of conducting the Conference. "(D) Any funds remaining unexpended at the termination of the Conference under part I, including submission of the report pursuant to section 291D, shall be returned to the Treasury of the United States and credited as miscellaneous receipts."; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(e) Of such sums as are appropriated to carry out section 261(a)(6), not less than 20 percent shall be reserved by the Administrator for each of fiscal years 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996, for not less than 2 programs that have not received funds under subpart II of part C prior to October 1, 1992, which shall be selected through the application and approval process set forth in section 262. ". SEC. 3. RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH. (a) FINDINGS.—Section 302 of the Juvenile Justice and DeUnquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5701) is amended— (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: "(1) juveniles who have become homeless or who leave and remain away from home without parental permission, are at risk of developing serious health and other problems because they lack sufficient resources to obtain care and may live on the street for extended periods thereby endangering themselves and creating a substantial law enforcement problem for communities in which they congregate;"; (2) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (4); (3) in paragraph (5) by striking "temporary" and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting "care (including preventive services, emergency shelter services, and extended residential shelter) outside the welfare system and the law enforcement system;" and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: "(6) runaway and homeless youth have a disproportionate share of health, behavioral, and emotional problems compared to the general population of youth, but have less access to health care and other appropriate services and therefore may need access to longer periods of residential care, more intensive afi^rcare service, and other assistance; "(7) to make a successful transition to adulthood, runaway youth, homeless youth, and other street youth need opportunities to complete high school or earn a general equivalency degree, learn job skills, and obtain employment;