[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 657 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

  1st Session
                                 S. 657

     To authorize funding for the National 4-H Program Centennial 
                              Initiative.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 29, 2001

 Mr. Lugar (for himself and Mr. Harkin) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
                        Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
     To authorize funding for the National 4-H Program Centennial 
                              Initiative.

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

SECTION 1. NATIONAL 4-H PROGRAM CENTENNIAL INITIATIVE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the 4-H Program is 1 of the largest youth development 
        organizations operating in each of the 50 States and over 3,000 
        counties;
            (2) the 4-H Program is promoted by the Secretary of 
        Agriculture through the Cooperative State Research, Education, 
        and Extension Service and land-grant colleges and universities;
            (3) the 4-H Program is supported by public and private 
        resources, including the National 4-H Council; and
            (4) in celebration of the centennial of the 4-H Program in 
        2002, the National 4-H Council has proposed a public-private 
        partnership to develop new strategies for youth development for 
        the next century in light of an increasingly global and 
        technology-oriented economy and ever-changing demands and 
        challenges facing youth in widely diverse communities.
    (c) Grant.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to the availability of 
        appropriations, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make a grant 
        to the National 4-H Council to be used to pay the Federal share 
        of the cost of--
                    (A) conducting a program of discussions through 
                meetings, seminars, and listening sessions on the 
                National, State, and local levels regarding strategies 
                for youth development; and
                    (B) preparing a report that--
                            (i) summarizes and analyzes the 
                        discussions;
                            (ii) makes specific recommendations of 
                        strategies for youth development; and
                            (iii) proposes a plan of action for 
                        carrying out those strategies.
            (2) Cost sharing.--
                    (A) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of 
                the program under paragraph (1) shall be 50 percent.
                    (B) Form of non-federal share.--The non-Federal 
                share of the cost of the program under paragraph (1) 
                may be paid in the form of cash or the provision of 
                services, material, or other in-kind contributions.
    (d) Report.--The National 4-H Council shall submit the report 
prepared under subsection (c) to the President, the Secretary of 
Agriculture, the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
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