§5118b. Additional required agreements

(a) Reports to Secretary

The Secretary shall not make a grant under section 5118(a) of this title unless the agency involved agrees that such agency will-

(1) annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a report describing the specific activities carried out by the agency under the grant; and

(2) include in the report submitted under paragraph (1), the results of an evaluation of the extent to which such activities have been effective in carrying out the purpose described in such section, including the effect of such activities regarding-

(A) the incidence of placements of children in out-of-home care;

(B) the reunification of children with their families; and

(C) in the case of youths not less than 16 years of age who have been placed in out-of-home care, the discharge of such youths from such care into circumstances of providing for their own support with adequate living arrangements.

(b) Evaluation by Secretary

The Secretary shall conduct evaluations to determine the effectiveness of demonstration programs supported under section 5118(a) of this title in-

(1) strengthening coordination between child welfare agencies, housing authorities, and programs for homeless families;

(2) preventing placements of children into out-of-home care due to homelessness or other housing problems;

(3) facilitating the reunification of children with their families; and

(4) in the case of youths not less than 16 years old who have been placed in out-of-home care, preventing such youth from being discharged from such care into circumstances of providing their own support without adequate living arrangements.

(c) Report to Congress

(1) Preparation of list

Not later than April 1, 1991, the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Labor, shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate a list of Federal programs that provide services, or fund grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements for the provision of services, directed to the prevention of homelessness for families whose children are at risk of out of home placement and the incidence of child abuse that may be associated with homelessness, that shall include programs providing-

(A) rent, utility, and other subsidies;

(B) training; and

(C) for inter-agency coordination, at both the local and State and Federal level.

(2) Contents of list

The list prepared under paragraph (1) shall include a description of-

(A) the appropriate citations relating to the authority for such programs;

(B) entities that are eligible to participate in each such program;

(C) authorization levels and the annual amounts appropriated for such programs for each fiscal year in which such programs were authorized;

(D) the agencies and divisions administering each such program;

(E) the expiration date of the authority of each such program; and

(F) to the extent available, the extent to which housing assistance under such programs can be accessed by child welfare and other appropriate agencies.

(3) Report

Not later than March 1, 1993, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that contains a description of the activities carried out under this subchapter, and an assessment of the effectiveness of such programs in preventing initial and prolonged separation of children from their families due to homelessness and other housing problems. At a minimum the report shall contain-

(A) information describing the localities in which activities are conducted;

(B) information describing the specific activities undertaken with grant funds and, where relevant, the numbers of families and children assisted by such activities;

(C) information concerning the nature of the joint training conducted with grant funds;

(D) information concerning the manner in which other agencies such as child welfare, public housing authorities, and appropriate public and nonprofit private entities are consulting and coordinating with existing programs that are designed to prevent homelessness and to serve homeless families and youth; and

(E) information concerning the impact of programs supported with grant funds under this subchapter on-

(i) the incidence of the placement of children into out-of-home care;

(ii) the reunification of children with their families; and

(iii) in the case of youth not less than 16 years of age who have been placed in out-of-home care, the discharge of such youths from such care into circumstances of providing for their own support with adequate living arrangements.

(d) Restriction on use of grant

The Secretary may not make a grant under section 5118(a) of this title unless the agency involved agrees that the agency will not expend the grant to purchase or improve real property.

(Pub. L. 93–247, title III, §303, as added Pub. L. 101–645, title VI, §661(b), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4757 .)

Change of Name

Committee on Education and Labor of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 5118c of this title.