[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4005 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4005

    To revise and extend the National Police Athletic League Youth 
                        Enrichment Act of 2000.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 6, 2005

  Mr. Reichert (for himself, Mr. Meek of Florida, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
  LaTourette, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
   Stupak, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Mr. McNulty) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To revise and extend the National Police Athletic League Youth 
                        Enrichment Act of 2000.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Police Athletic League 
(PAL) Youth Enrichment Reauthorization Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. PUBLIC LAW 106-367.

    Section 1 of Public Law 106-367 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note) is amended 
by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2005''.

SEC. 3. NAME OF LEAGUE.

    Public Law 106-367 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note) is amended by striking 
``Athletic'' each place such term appears and inserting ``Athletic/
Activities''.

SEC. 4. FINDINGS.

    Section 2 of Public Law 106-367 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (G) 
                as subparagraphs (D) through (H), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
                following:
                    ``(C) develop life enhancing character and 
                leadership skills in young people;'';
            (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``55'' and inserting 
        ``90'';
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking ``320'' and inserting ``350''; and
                    (B) by striking ``1,500,000'' and inserting 
                ``2,000,000'';
            (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ``82'' and inserting 
        ``85'';
            (5) in paragraph (5), in the second sentence, by striking 
        ``receive no'' and inserting ``rarely receive'';
            (6) in paragraph (6), by striking ``17'' and inserting 
        ``18''; and
            (7) in paragraph (7), by striking ``1999'' and inserting 
        ``2005''.

SEC. 5. PURPOSE.

    Section 3 of Public Law 106-367 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``320'' and inserting 
        ``342'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2006'' and inserting 
        ``2010''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) support of an annual gathering of PAL chapters and 
        designated youth leaders from such chapters to participate in a 
        three-day conference that addresses national and local issues 
        impacting the youth of America and includes educational 
        sessions to advance character and leadership skills.''.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 4(4) of Public Law 106-367 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note) is 
amended in the heading for paragraph (4) by striking ``athletic'' and 
inserting ``athletic/activities''.

SEC. 7. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.

    Section 5 of Public Law 106-367 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2001 through 2005'' 
        and inserting ``2006 through 2010''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), in subparagraph (B), by striking 
        ``[not less than] 570 PAL chapters in operation before January 
        1, 2004'' and inserting ``[not fewer than] 500 PAL chapters in 
        operation before January 1, 2010''.

SEC. 8. USE OF FUNDS.

    Section 6(a)(2) of Public Law 106-367 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note) is 
amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``four'' and inserting ``two''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
                ``two'' and inserting ``one'';
                    (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``or'';
                    (C) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' and 
                inserting ``or''; and
                    (D) by inserting after clause (iv) the following:
                            ``(v) character development and leadership 
                        training; and''.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 8(a) of Public Law 106-367 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note) is 
amended by striking ``2001 through 2005'' and inserting ``2006 through 
2010''.

SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act take effect October 1, 2005, or 
upon the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later.
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