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[S. 2639 Referred in House (RFH)]

  2d Session
                                S. 2639


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 30, 2004

        Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 AN ACT


 
              To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.

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

SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL AWARD ACT.

    (a) Extension of Requirements Regarding Financial Operations of 
Congressional Award Program; Noncompliance With Requirements.--Section 
104(c)(2)(A) of the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 804(c)(2)(A)) is 
amended by striking ``and 2004'' and inserting ``2004, 2005, 2006, 
2007, 2008, and 2009''.
    (b) Termination.--Section 108 of the Congressional Award Act (2 
U.S.C. 808) is amended by striking ``October 1, 2004'' and inserting 
``October 1, 2009''.
    (c) Technical Amendments.--The Congressional Award Act is amended--
            (1) in section 103(b)(3)(B) (2 U.S.C. 803(b)(3)(B)), by 
        striking ``section'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``subsection''; and
            (2) in section 104(c)(2)(A) (2 U.S.C. 804(c)(2)(A)), by 
        inserting a comma after ``1993''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL FUNDS AND RESOURCES.

    (a) Technical Amendments; Clarification of Acceptance of Federal 
Funds and Resources.--Section 106 of the Congressional Award Act (2 
U.S.C. 806) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``from sources other 
        than the Federal Government'';
            (2) in the heading of subsection (e), by striking ``Non-
        Federal Funds and Resources; Indirect Resources'' and inserting 
        ``Funds and Resources'';
            (3) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Subject to the 
                provisions of paragraph (2), the'' and inserting 
                ``The''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(2) The Board--
            ``(A) may benefit from in-kind and indirect resources 
        provided by Offices of Members of Congress;
            ``(B) is not prohibited from receiving benefits from 
        efforts or activities undertaken in collaboration with entities 
        which receive Federal funds or resources; and
            ``(C) may not accept more than one-half of all funds 
        accepted from Federal sources.''; and
            (4) adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Board to carry out this Act $750,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.''.

            Passed the Senate September 29, 2004.

            Attest:

                                             EMILY J. REYNOLDS,

                                                             Secretary.