[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 335 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 335

              To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 9, 2005

Mr. Lieberman (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Craig) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
               Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
              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.--
            (1) In general.--Section 108 of the Congressional Award Act 
        (2 U.S.C. 808) is amended by striking ``October 1, 2004'' and 
        inserting ``October 1, 2009''.
            (2) Savings provision.--During the period of October 1, 
        2004, through the date of the enactment of this section, all 
        actions and functions of the Congressional Award Board under 
        the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) shall have 
        the same effect as though no lapse or termination of the Board 
        ever occurred.
    (c) Technical Amendments.--The Congressional Award Act is amended--
            (1) in section 103 (2 U.S.C. 803)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1) (B) and (C), by striking 
                ``a a local'' and inserting ``a local''; and
                    (B) in subsection (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''.
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