[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2001 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2001

  To amend title 32, United States Code, to revise the matching funds 
 requirements for States participating in the National Guard Challenge 
Program and to authorize appropriations for the program for fiscal year 
                          2004 and thereafter.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 2003

  Mr. Baker 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 revise the matching funds 
 requirements for States participating in the National Guard Challenge 
Program and to authorize appropriations for the program for fiscal year 
                          2004 and thereafter.

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

SECTION 1. NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM.

    (a) Matching Funds Requirements.--Subsection (d) of section 509 of 
title 32, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (1) 
through (4) and inserting the following new paragraphs:
            ``(1) for fiscal year 2004, 65 percent of the costs of 
        operating the State program during that year;
            ``(2) for fiscal year 2005, 70 percent of the costs of 
        operating the State program during that year; and
            ``(3) for fiscal year 2006 and each subsequent fiscal year, 
        75 percent of the costs of operating the State program during 
        that year.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Such section is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(n) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to carry out the National 
Guard Challenge Program the following amounts:
            ``(1) $71,200,000 for fiscal year 2004.
            ``(2) $76,200,000 for fiscal year 2005.
            ``(3) $81,200,000 for fiscal year 2006 and each subsequent 
        fiscal year.''.
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