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[S. 476 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.476

                       One Hundred Fifth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
 the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven


                                 An Act


 
 To provide for the establishment of not less than 2,500 Boys and Girls 
              Clubs of America facilities by the year 2000.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. 2,500 BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS BEFORE 2000.

    (a) In General.--Section 401(a) of the Economic Espionage Act of 
1996 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 
inserting the following:
        ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide 
    adequate resources in the form of seed money for the Boys and Girls 
    Clubs of America to establish 1,000 additional local clubs where 
    needed, with particular emphasis placed on establishing clubs in 
    public housing projects and distressed areas, and to ensure that 
    there are a total of not less than 2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs of 
    America facilities in operation not later than December 31, 
    1999.''.
    (b) Accelerated Grants.--Section 401 of the Economic Espionage Act 
of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``or rural'' and all that 
    follows through the end and inserting the following: ``rural area, 
    or Indian reservation with a population of high risk youth as 
    defined in section 517 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
    290bb-23) of sufficient size to warrant the establishment of a Boys 
    and Girls Club.''; and
        (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Establishment.--
        ``(1) In general.--For each of the fiscal years 1997, 1998, 
    1999, 2000, and 2001, the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
    Assistance of the Department of Justice shall make a grant to the 
    Boys and Girls Clubs of America for the purpose of establishing and 
    extending Boys and Girls Clubs facilities where needed, with 
    particular emphasis placed on establishing clubs in and extending 
    services to public housing projects and distressed areas.
        ``(2) Applications.--The Attorney General shall accept an 
    application for a grant under this subsection if submitted by the 
    Boys and Girls Clubs of America, and approve or deny the grant not 
    later than 90 days after the date on which the application is 
    submitted, if the application--
            ``(A) includes a long-term strategy to establish 1,000 
        additional Boys and Girls Clubs and detailed summary of those 
        areas in which new facilities will be established, or in which 
        existing facilities will be expanded to serve additional 
        youths, during the next fiscal year;
            ``(B) includes a plan to ensure that there are a total of 
        not less than 2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs of America facilities 
        in operation before January 1, 2000;
            ``(C) certifies that there will be appropriate coordination 
        with those communities where clubs will be located; and
            ``(D) explains the manner in which new facilities will 
        operate without additional, direct Federal financial assistance 
        to the Boys and Girls Clubs once assistance under this 
        subsection is discontinued.''.
    (c) Role Model Grants.--Section 401 of the Economic Espionage Act 
of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(f) Role Model Grants.--Of amounts made available under 
subsection (e) for any fiscal year--
        ``(1) not more than 5 percent may be used to provide a grant to 
    the Boys and Girls Clubs of America for administrative, travel, and 
    other costs associated with a national role-model speaking tour 
    program; and
        ``(2) no amount may be used to compensate speakers other than 
    to reimburse speakers for reasonable travel and accommodation costs 
    associated with the program described in paragraph (1).''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.