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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 5177
To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to permit services provided
by grant recipients to include provision of sanitary napkins and tampons.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
Mrs. BEATTY (for herself, Ms. MENG, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. COHEN,
Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. NORTON, and Ms.
OCASIO-CORTEZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to permit
services provided by grant recipients to include provision
of sanitary napkins and tampons.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Homeless Youth Men-
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strual Product Access Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.
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Section 311(a)(2)(C) of the Runaway and Homeless
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Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 11211(a)(2)(C)) is amended—
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(1) in clause (iii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
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(2) in clause (iv) by striking the period at the
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end; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(v) provision of sanitary napkins and
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tampons that conform to applicable indus-
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try standards.’’.
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