US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

34 U.S.C. § 11261

Authority to make grants

(a)

In general

1

1 See References in Text note below.
1The Secretary may make grants to nonprofit private agencies for the purpose of providing street-based services to runaway and homeless, and street youth, who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being subjected to, sexual abuse, prostitution, sexual exploitation, severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 7102(9)  of title 22), or sex trafficking (as defined in section 7102(10)  of title 22).

(b)

Priority

In selecting applicants to receive grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to public and nonprofit private agencies that have experience in providing services to runaway and homeless, and street youth.

Pub. L. 93–415, title III, § 351Pub. L. 106–71, § 3(n)(1)(C)113 Stat. 1040Pub. L. 110–378, § 7122 Stat. 4071Pub. L. 114–22, title II, § 201(2)129 Stat. 248(, as added , , ; amended , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 115–427, § 2(1)132 Stat. 5503Section 7102(9) and (10) of title 22, referred to in subsec. (a), was redesignated section 7102(11) and (12), respectively, of title 22 by , , .

Codification

section 5714–41 of Title 42Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

Pub. L. 114–22section 7102(9) of title 22section 7102(10) of title 22Subsec. (a). substituted “sexual exploitation, severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in ), or sex trafficking (as defined in )” for “or sexual exploitation”.

Pub. L. 110–3782008—Subsec. (b). inserted “public and” after “priority to”.