This bill amends federal law to allow organizations that receive grants to help runaway and homeless youth to provide menstrual products like sanitary napkins and tampons as part of their services. The legislation is designed to address a basic hygiene need for homeless young people, particularly girls and transgender youth who menstruate. The bill does not create new funding or establish specific budget allocations, but rather expands the types of services that existing grant recipients under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act can offer using their current resources. The change applies to all organizations already providing federally-funded services to homeless youth, making menstrual products a permitted use of grant money alongside existing services like shelter, food, and counseling.
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