[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 476 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 476

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 19, 1997

  Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Gregg, and Mr. 
Kohl) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
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 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).''.
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