[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 669 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 669

To amend title 32, United States Code, to increase the maximum Federal 
  share of the costs of State programs under the National Guard Youth 
                           Challenge Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2005

Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. 
Owens, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Case, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Kind, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
 Pickering, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Ruppersberger, 
 Mrs. Capito, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Pastor, Mr. McIntyre, 
Mr. Spratt, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Rahall, and Ms. Hooley) 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 increase the maximum Federal 
  share of the costs of State programs under the National Guard Youth 
                           Challenge Program.

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

SECTION 1. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR STATE PROGRAMS UNDER THE NATIONAL 
              GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM.

    (a) Maximum Federal Share of Costs of State Programs.--Section 
509(d) of title 32, United States Code, is amended by striking 
paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), and inserting the following new 
paragraphs:
            ``(1) for fiscal year 2005, 60 percent of the costs of 
        operating the State program during that year;
            ``(2) for fiscal year 2006, 65 percent of the costs of 
        operating the State program during that year;
            ``(3) for fiscal year 2007, 70 percent of the costs of 
        operating the State program during that year; and
            ``(4) for fiscal year 2008 and each subsequent fiscal year, 
        75 percent of the costs of operating the State program during 
        that year.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--For fiscal year 2006, there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Defense 
$85,163,000 to carry out the National Guard Youth Challenge Program 
under section 509 of title 32, United States Code.
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