[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 515 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 515

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, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 3, 2005

   Mr. Byrd introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              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, and for other purposes.

    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 2006, 65 percent of the costs of 
        operating the State program during that fiscal year;
            ``(2) for fiscal year 2007, 70 percent of the costs of 
        operating the State program during that fiscal year; and
            ``(3) for fiscal year 2008 and each subsequent fiscal year, 
        75 percent of the costs of operating the State program during 
        that fiscal year.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is hereby authorized to 
be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2006, 
$83,900,000 for the National Guard Youth Challenge Program under 
section 509 of title 32, United States Code.
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