[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2230 Introduced in House (IH)]
103d CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2230
To amend section 520 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
to make grants to establish midnight basketball league training and
partnership programs incorporating employment counseling, job-training,
and other educational activities for residents of public housing and
federally assisted housing and other low-income families.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 20, 1993
Mrs. Schroeder (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr.
Lancaster, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Dixon) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban
Affairs
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A BILL
To amend section 520 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
to make grants to establish midnight basketball league training and
partnership programs incorporating employment counseling, job-training,
and other educational activities for residents of public housing and
federally assisted housing and other low-income families.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Midnight Basketball League Training
and Partnership Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR MIDNIGHT BASKETBALL LEAGUE TRAINING AND PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAMS.
Section 520 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act (42 U.S.C. 11903a) is amended--
(1) in the section heading by inserting ``and assisted''
after ``public'';
(2) in the subsection heading for subsection (a), by
inserting ``Public Housing'' before ``Youth''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(l) Midnight Basketball League Training and Partnership
Programs.--
``(1) Authority.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall make grants, to the extent that amounts are
approved in appropriations Acts under paragraph (13), to--
``(A) eligible entities to assist such entities in
carrying out midnight basketball league programs
meeting the requirements of paragraph (4); and
``(B) eligible advisory entities to provide
technical assistance to eligible entities in
establishing and operating such midnight basketball
league programs.
``(2) Eligible entities.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B),
grants under paragraph (1)(A) may be made only to the
following eligible entities:
``(i) Entities eligible under subsection
(b) for a grant under subsection (a).
``(ii) Nonprofit organizations providing
employment counseling, job training, or other
educational services.
``(iii) Nonprofit organizations providing
federally assisted low-income housing.
``(B) Prohibition on second grants.--A grant under
paragraph (1)(A) may not be made to an eligible entity
if the entity has previously received a grant under
such paragraph, except that the Secretary may exempt an
eligible advisory entity from the prohibition under
this subparagraph in extraordinary circumstances.
``(3) Use of grant amounts.--Any eligible entity that
receives a grant under paragraph (1)(A) may use such amounts
only--
``(A) to establish or carry out a midnight
basketball league program under paragraph (4);
``(B) for salaries for administrators and staff of
the program;
``(C) for other administrative costs of the
program, except that not more than 5 percent of the
grant amount may be used for such administrative costs;
and
``(D) for costs of training and assistance provided
under paragraph (4)(I).
``(4) Program requirements.--Each eligible entity receiving
a grant under paragraph (1)(A) shall establish a midnight
basketball league program as follows:
``(A) The program shall establish a basketball
league of not less than 8 teams having 10 players each.
``(B) Not less than 50 percent of the players in
the basketball league shall be residents of federally
assisted low-income housing or members of low-income
families (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of
the United States Housing Act of 1937).
``(C) The program shall be designed to serve
primarily youths and young adults from a neighborhood
or community whose population has not less than 2 of
the following characteristics (in comparison with
national averages):
``(i) A substantial problem regarding use
or sale of illegal drugs.
``(ii) A high incidence of crimes committed
by youths or young adults.
``(iii) A high incidence of persons
infected with the human immunodeficiency virus
or sexually transmitted diseases.
``(iv) A high incidence of pregnancy or a
high birth rate, among adolescents.
``(v) A high unemployment rate for youths
and young adults.
``(vi) A high rate of high school drop-
outs.
``(D) The program shall require each player in the
league to attend employment counseling, job training,
and other educational classes provided under the
program, which shall be held immediately following the
conclusion of league basketball games at or near the
site of the games and at other specified times.
``(E) The program shall serve only youths and young
adults who demonstrate a need for such counseling,
training, and education provided by the program, in
accordance with criteria for demonstrating need, which
shall be established by the Secretary, in consultation
with the Advisory Committee.
``(F) The majority of the basketball games of the
league shall be held between the hours of 10:00 p.m.
and 2:00 a.m. at a location in the neighborhood or
community served by the program.
``(G) The program shall obtain sponsors for each
team in the basketball league. Sponsors shall be
private individuals or businesses in the neighborhood
or community served by the program who make financial
contributions to the program and participate in or
supplement the employment, job training, and
educational services provided to the players under the
program with additional training or educational
opportunities.
``(H) The program shall comply with any criteria
established by the Secretary, in consultation with the
Advisory Committee established under paragraph (9).
``(I) Administrators or organizers of the program
shall receive training and technical assistance
provided by eligible advisory entities receiving grants
under paragraph (8).
``(5) Grant amount limitations.--
``(A) Private contributions.--The Secretary may not
make a grant under paragraph (1)(A) to an eligible
entity that applies for a grant under paragraph (6)
unless the applicant entity certifies to the Secretary
that the entity will supplement the grant amounts with
amounts of funds from non-Federal sources, as follows:
``(i) In each of the first 2 years that
amounts from the grant are disbursed (under
subparagraph (E)), an amount sufficient to
provide not less than 35 percent of the cost of
carrying out the midnight basketball league
program.
``(ii) In each of the last 3 years that
amounts from the grant are disbursed, an amount
sufficient to provide not less than 50 percent
of the cost of carrying out the midnight
basketball league program.
``(B) Non-federal funds.--For purposes of this
paragraph, the term `funds from non-Federal sources'
includes amounts from nonprofit organizations, public
housing agencies, States, units of general local
government, and Indian housing authorities, private
contributions, any salary paid to staff (other than
from grant amounts under paragraph (1)(A)) to carry out
the program of the eligible entity, in-kind
contributions to carry out the program (as determined
by the Secretary after consultation with the Advisory
Committee), the value of any donated material,
equipment, or building, the value of any lease on a
building, the value of any utilities provided, and the
value of any time and services contributed by
volunteers to carry out the program of the eligible
entity.
``(C) Prohibition on substitution of funds.--Grant
amounts under paragraph (1)(A) and amounts provided by
States and units of general local government to
supplement grant amounts may not be used to replace
other public funds previously used, or designated for
use, under this section.
``(D) Maximum and minimum grant amounts.--
``(i) In general.--The Secretary may not
make a grant under paragraph (1)(A) to any
single eligible entity in an amount less than
$55,000 or exceeding $130,000, except as
provided in clause (ii).
``(ii) Exception for large leagues.--In the
case of a league having more than 80 players, a
grant under paragraph (1)(A) may exceed
$130,000, but may not exceed the amount equal
to 35 percent of the cost of carrying out the
midnight basketball league program.
``(E) Disbursement.--Amounts provided under a grant
under paragraph (1)(A) shall be disbursed to the
eligible entity receiving the grant over the 5-year
period beginning on the date that the entity is
selected to receive the grant, as follows:
``(i) In each of the first 2 years of such
5-year period, 23 percent of the total grant
amount shall be disbursed to the entity.
``(ii) In each of the last 3 years of such
5-year period, 18 percent of the total grant
amount shall be disbursed to the entity.
``(6) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant
under paragraph (1)(A), an eligible entity shall submit to the
Secretary an application in the form and manner required by the
Secretary (after consultation with the Advisory Committee),
which shall include--
``(A) a description of the midnight basketball
league program to be carried out by the entity,
including a description of the employment counseling,
job training, and other educational services to be
provided;
``(B) letters of agreement from service providers
to provide training and counseling services required
under paragraph (4) and a description of such service
providers;
``(C) letters of agreement providing for facilities
for basketball games and counseling, training, and
educational services required under paragraph (4) and a
description of the facilities;
``(D) a list of persons and businesses from the
community served by the program who have expressed
interest in sponsoring, or have made commitments to
sponsor, a team in the midnight basketball league; and
``(E) evidence that the neighborhood or community
served by the program meets the requirements of
paragraph (4)(C).
``(7) Selection.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Advisory Committee, shall select eligible entities that have
submitted applications under paragraph (6) to receive grants
under paragraph (1)(A). The Secretary, in consultation with the
Advisory Committee, shall establish criteria for selection of
applicants to receive such grants. The criteria shall include a
preference for selection of eligible entities carrying out
midnight basketball league programs in suburban and rural
areas.
``(8) Technical assistance grants.--Technical assistance
grants under paragraph (1)(B) shall be made as follows:
``(A) Eligible advisory entities.--Technical
assistance grants may be made only to entities that--
``(i) are experienced and have expertise in
establishing, operating, or administering
successful and effective programs for midnight
basketball and employment, job training, and
educational services similar to the programs
under paragraph (4); and
``(ii) have provided technical assistance
to other entities regarding establishment and
operation of such programs.
``(B) Use.--Amounts received under technical
assistance grants shall be used to establish centers
for providing technical assistance to entities
receiving grants under paragraph (1)(A) of this
subsection and subsection (a) regarding establishment,
operation, and administration of effective and
successful midnight basketball league programs under
this subsection and subsection (c)(3).
``(C) Number and amount.--To the extent that
amounts are provided in appropriations Acts under
paragraph (13)(B) in each fiscal year, the Secretary
shall make technical assistance grants under paragraph
(1)(B). In each fiscal year that such amounts are
available the Secretary shall make 4 such grants, as
follows:
``(i) 2 grants shall be made to eligible
advisory entities for development of midnight
basketball league programs in public housing
projects.
``(ii) 2 grants shall be made to eligible
advisory entities for development of midnight
basketball league programs in suburban or rural
areas.
Each grant shall be in an amount not exceeding $25,000.
``(9) Advisory committee.--The Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development shall appoint an Advisory Committee to assist
the Secretary in providing grants under this subsection. The
Advisory Committee shall be composed of not more than 7
members, as follows:
``(A) Not less than 2 individuals who are involved
in managing or administering midnight basketball
programs that the Secretary determines have been
successful and effective. Such individuals may not be
involved in a program assisted under this subsection or
a member or employee of an eligible advisory entity
that receives a technical assistance grant under
paragraph (1)(B).
``(B) A representative of the Center for Substance
Abuse Prevention of the Public Health Service,
Department of Health and Human Services, who is
involved in administering the grant program for
prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation model
projects for high risk youth under section 509A of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa-8), who
shall be selected by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services.
``(C) A representative of the Department of
Education, who shall be selected by the Secretary of
Education.
``(D) A representative of the Department of Health
and Human Services, who shall be selected by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services from among
officers and employees of the Department involved in
issues relating to high-risk youth.
``(10) Reports.--The Secretary shall require each eligible
entity receiving a grant under paragraph (1)(A) and each
eligible advisory entity receiving a grant under paragraph
(1)(B) to submit to the Secretary, for each year in which grant
amounts are received by the entity, a report describing the
activities carried out with such amounts.
``(11) Study.--To the extent amounts are provided under
appropriation Acts pursuant to paragraph (13)(C), the Secretary
shall make a grant to one entity qualified to carry out a study
under this paragraph. The entity shall use such grant amounts
to carry out a scientific study of the effectiveness of
midnight basketball league programs under paragraph (4) of
eligible entities receiving grants under paragraph (1)(A). The
Secretary shall require such entity to submit a report
describing the study and any conclusions and recommendations
resulting from the study to the Congress and the Secretary not
later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the
date that the grant under this paragraph is made.
``(12) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
``(A) The term `Advisory Committee' means the
Advisory Committee established under paragraph (9).
``(B) The term `eligible advisory entity' means an
entity meeting the requirements under paragraph (8)(A).
``(C) The term `eligible entity' means an entity
described under paragraph (2)(A).
``(D) The term `federally assisted low-income
housing' has the meaning given the term in section 5126
of the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act
of 1990.
``(13) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated--
``(A) for grants under paragraph (1)(A), $2,650,000
in each of fiscal years 1994 and 1995;
``(B) for technical assistance grants under
paragraph (1)(B), $100,000 in each of fiscal years 1994
and 1995; and
``(C) for a study grant under paragraph (11),
$250,000 in fiscal year 1994.''.
SEC. 3. PUBLIC HOUSING MIDNIGHT BASKETBALL LEAGUE PROGRAMS.
Section 520(c) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act (42 U.S.C 11903a(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(3) Midnight basketball league programs.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of this subsection and subsection (d), a
grant under this section may be used to carry out any youth
sports program that meets the requirements of a midnight
basketball league program under subsection (l)(4) (not
including subparagraph (B) of such subsection) if the program
serves primarily youths and young adults from the public
housing project in which the program assisted by the grant is
operated.''.
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