1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2017 . 2. Amendments to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (a) In general The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act is amended— (1) in section 103 ( 42 U.S.C. 11302 )— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) in paragraph (5)(A)— (I) by striking are sharing and all that follows through charitable organizations, ; (II) by striking 14 days each place that term appears and inserting 30 days ; (III) in clause (i), by inserting or after the semicolon; (IV) by striking clause (ii); and (V) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii); and (ii) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows: (6) a child or youth defined as homeless under another Federal program who, without further action by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, has been verified as homeless under another Federal program by the director, designee of the director, or other person responsible for the implementation of a program established under this Act or any other Federal statute. ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (f) Other definitions In this section— (1) the term child or youth defined as homeless under another Federal program has the meaning given the term in section 401; and (2) the term other Federal statute has the meaning given the term in section 401. (g) Prohibition The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not— (1) promulgate any rule with respect to the definition of the terms homeless , homeless individual , and homeless person in subsection (a); or (2) issue non-regulatory guidance or set forth in an application, a notice of funding availability, or other publication or advisory any statement or provision that— (A) has the effect of restricting eligibility for assistance for any individual defined as homeless under subsection (a) for any program or program component under this Act; or (B) purports to be legally binding. ; (2) in section 401 ( 42 U.S.C. 11360 )— (A) in paragraph (1)(C)— (i) by striking clauses (ii) and (iv)