[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2655 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2655

 To amend title 32, United States Code, to establish a National Guard 
          program to assist at-risk youth develop life skills.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2001

   Mrs. Davis of California introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 32, United States Code, to establish a National Guard 
          program to assist at-risk youth develop life skills.

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

SECTION 1. NATIONAL GUARD OPERATION ABOUT FACE TO PROVIDE LIFE-SKILLS 
              FOR AT RISK YOUTH.

    (a) Chapter 5 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 510. National Guard operation about face to provide life-skills 
              for at-risk youth
    ``(a) Program Authority and Purpose.--The Secretary of Defense, 
through the Chief, National Guard Bureau, may use the National Guard to 
conduct an at-risk youth life skills program to be known as `National 
Guard Operation About Face', which shall be a community based outreach 
program for at-risk youth, which shall include after-school and summer 
classes to provide academic skills, computer literacy, employability 
skills, life-coping skills, and communication skills supplemented with 
work experience activities to create vibrant communities that foster 
economic opportunity and encourage life-long learning.
    ``(b) Conduct of the Program.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide for the conduct of the National Guard Operation About Face in 
such States as the Secretary considers to be appropriate.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall carry out the National Guard Operation 
About Face using--
            ``(A) funds appropriated directly to the Secretary of 
        Defense for the program; and
            ``(B) nondefense funds made available or transferred to the 
        Secretary of Defense by other Federal agencies to support the 
        program.
    ``(3) For purposes of a transfer under paragraph (2)(B), 
administration of the National Guard Operation About Face is a good or 
service for which an agency agreement may be entered into under section 
1535 of title 31, United States Code.
    ``(c) Program Agreements.--(1) To carry out the National Guard 
Operation About Face in a State, the Secretary of Defense shall enter 
into an agreement with the Governor of the State, or in the case of the 
District of Columbia National Guard, with the commanding general of the 
District of Columbia National, under which the Governor or the 
commanding general will establish, organize, and administer the 
National Guard Operation About Face in the State.
    ``(2) The agreement may provide for the Secretary to provide funds 
to the State for civilian personnel costs attributable to the use of 
civilian employees of the National Guard in the conduct of the National 
Guard Operation About Face.
    ``(d) Persons Eligible To Participate in Program.--Any at risk 
youth may participate in the National Guard Operation About Face. The 
Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the standards and procedures for 
selecting participants from among at risk youth.
    ``(e) Authorized Benefits for Participants.--To the extent provided 
in an agreement entered into in accordance with subsection (c):
            ``(1) Any funds made available or transferred to the 
        Secretary of Defense by other Federal agencies under section 
        (b)(2)(B) of this section may be used to provide a stipend to 
        participants for the work experience portion of the National 
        Guard Operation About Face:
                    ``(A) For the original purpose for which the funds 
                were appropriated and in accordance with the 
                regulations of the Federal agency from which the funds 
                were made available or transferred.
                    ``(B) For the purpose for which defense funds are 
                appropriated and in accordance with the regulations 
                prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the National 
                Guard Operation About Face.
                    ``(C) In the case of a conflict between the 
                regulations described in paragraph (A) and (B), the 
                regulations of the Federal agency from which the funds 
                were made available or transferred shall apply.
            ``(2) A participant in the national Guard Operation About 
        Face may receive the following additional benefits in 
        connection with the program:
                    ``(A) Light refreshments.
                    ``(B) Transportation.
                    ``(C) Supplies.
                    ``(D) Services.
    ``(f) Program Personnel.--Personnel of the National Guard of a 
State in which the National Guard Operation About Face is conducted may 
serve on full-time National Guard duty for the purpose of providing 
managerial, administrative, training, or supporting services for the 
program.
    ``(g) Equipment and Facilities.--Equipment and facilities of the 
National Guard, including military property of the United States issued 
to the National Guard, may be used in carrying out the National Guard 
Operation About Face.
    ``(h) Supplemental Resources.--To carry out the National Guard 
Operation About Face in a State, the Governor of the State or, in the 
case of the District of Columbia, the commanding general of the 
District of Columbia National Guard, may supplement funds made 
available under the program out of other resources (including gifts) 
available to the Governor or the commanding general. The Governor or 
the commanding Federal may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or 
donations of money, other property or services for the National Guard 
Operation About Face.
    ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `State' includes the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico, the territories, and the District of Columbia.
            ``(2) The term `at-risk youth' has the same meaning given 
        that term in section 1432 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6472.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``510. National Guard operation about face to provide life-skills for 
                            at-risk youth.''.
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