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12 2 STA T .4068PUBLIC LA W 110 –37 8 —O CT. 8 , 2008 PublicLaw1 1 0–378 110 thCongres s A n Act Toamendth e Ru na w a y and H ome l e s s Y outh Ac t to autho riz ea p propriations , and f or other purposes .Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1. S H O R T TIT L E. ThisActmaybe cite d as the ‘ ‘ R ec on nectin gH ome l ess Y o u th Act o f20 0 8’ ’ . SEC. 2 . F IN D IN G S. S ection 3 02 of the Runa w ay and Homeless Youth Act (4 2 U .S. C . 57 0 1) is amended — (1) by r edesignating p aragraphs (3) , (4), and (5) as para - graphs (4), (5), and ( 6 ), respecti v ely

and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following

‘‘(3) services to such young people should be developed and provided using a positive youth development approach that ensures a young person a sense of— ‘‘(A) safety and structure; ‘‘( B ) belonging and membership; ‘‘(C) self-worth and social contribution; ‘‘( D ) independence and control over one’s life; and ‘‘( E ) closeness in interpersonal relationships.’’. SEC. 3 . BA SIC CENTER P ROGRA M . (a) S ERVIC E SP R O VI D ED.—Section 311 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5711) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by stri k ing clause (i) and inserting the following: ‘‘(i) safe and appropriate shelter provided for not toe x ceed 21 days; and’’; and (2) in subsection (b)(2)— (A) by striking ‘‘(2) The’’ and inserting ‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the’’; (B) by striking ‘‘ $ 100,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$200,000’’; (C) by striking ‘‘$45,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$70,000’’; and (D) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(B) F or fiscal years 200 9 and 2010, the amount allotted under paragraph (1) with respect to a State for a fiscal year shall be not less than the amount allotted under paragraph (1) with respect to such State for fiscal year 2008. ‘‘(C) W henever the Secretary determines that any part of the amount allotted under paragraph (1) to a State for a fiscal year will not be obligated before the end of the fiscal year, the Secretary Real l otm e n t .A llotment. 42USC5601 note. Re c onnect i n gH omele s s Y o u t h Act o f 200 8 . O ct. 8 , 2008 [ S.2 9 82 ]