[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2865 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.2865
One Hundred Eleventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten
An Act
To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Award Program
Reauthorization Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL AWARD PROGRAM.
(a) Implementation and Presentation.--Section 102 of the
Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 802) is amended--
(1) in the matter following subsection (b)(5), by striking
``under paragraph (3)''; and
(2) in subsection (c), in the second sentence, by striking
``during'' and inserting ``in connection with''.
(b) Terms of Appointment and Reappointments.--Section 103 of the
Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 803) is amended by striking
subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) Terms of Appointed Members; Reappointment.--
``(1) Appointed members of the Board shall continue to serve at
the pleasure of the officer by whom they are appointed, and (unless
reappointed under paragraph (2)) shall serve for a term of 4 years.
``(2)(A) Subject to the limitations in subparagraph (B),
members of the Board may be reappointed, except that no member may
serve more than 2 full consecutive terms. Members may be
reappointed to 2 full consecutive terms after being appointed to
fill a vacancy on the Board.
``(B) Members of the Board shall not be subject to the
limitation on reappointment in subparagraph (A) during their period
of service as Chairman of the Board and may be reappointed to an
additional full term after termination of such Chairmanship.
``(3)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or (2), the term of each
member of the Board shall begin on October 1 of the even numbered
year which would otherwise apply with one-half of the Board
positions having terms which begin in each even numbered year.
``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall apply to appointments made to the
Board on or after the date of enactment of the Congressional Award
Program Reauthorization Act of 2009.''.
(c) Requirements Regarding Financial Operations.--Section 104(c) of
the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 804(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), in the third sentence, by striking ``, in
any calendar year,'' and inserting ``in any fiscal year''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2)(A) The Comptroller General of the United States shall
determine for each fiscal year whether the Director has
substantially complied with paragraph (1). The findings made by the
Comptroller General under the preceding sentence shall be included
in the reports submitted under section 107(b).
``(B) If the Director fails to substantially comply with
paragraph (1), the Board shall instruct the Director to take such
actions as may be necessary to correct such deficiencies, and shall
remove and replace the Director if such deficiencies are not
promptly corrected.''.
(d) Funding and Expenditures.--Section 106(a) of the Congressional
Award Act (2 U.S.C. 806(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and
inserting the following:
``(1) the Board shall carry out its functions and make
expenditures with--
``(A) such resources as are available to the Board from
sources other than the Federal Government; and
``(B) funds awarded in any grant program administered by a
Federal agency in accordance with the law establishing that
grant program.''.
(e) Statewide Congressional Award Councils.--Section 106(c) of the
Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 806(c)) is amended by striking
paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
``(4) Each Statewide Council established under this section may
receive contributions, and use such contributions for the purposes
of the Program. The Board shall adopt appropriate financial
management methods in order to ensure the proper accounting of
these funds. Each Statewide Council shall comply with subsections
(a), (d), (e), and (h) governing the Board.''.
(f) Contracting and Use of Funds for Scholarships.--Section 106 of
the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 806) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d), by inserting ``to be'' after
``expenditure is''; and
(2) in subsection (e)(1)(A), by inserting ``or for
scholarships'' after ``local program''.
(g) Nonprofit Corporation.--Section 106 of the Congressional Award
Act (2 U.S.C. 806) is amended by striking subsection (i) and inserting
the following:
``(i)(1) The Board shall provide for the incorporation of a
nonprofit corporation to be known as the Congressional Award Foundation
(together with any subsidiary nonprofit corporations determined
desirable by the Board, collectively referred to in this title as the
`Corporation') for the sole purpose of assisting the Board to carry out
the Congressional Award Program, and shall delegate to the Corporation
such duties as it considers appropriate, including the employment of
personnel, expenditure of funds, and the incurrence of financial or
other contractual obligations.
``(2) The articles of incorporation of the Congressional Award
Foundation shall provide that--
``(A) the members of the Board of Directors of the Foundation
shall be the members of the Board, with up to 24 additional voting
members appointed by the Board, and the Director who shall serve as
a nonvoting member; and
``(B) the extent of the authority of the Foundation shall be
the same as that of the Board.
``(3) No director, officer, or employee of any corporation
established under this subsection may receive compensation, travel
expenses, or benefits from both the Corporation and the Board.''.
(h) Termination.--
(1) In general.--Section 108 of the Congressional Award Act (2
U.S.C. 808) is amended by striking ``October 1, 2009'' and
inserting ``October 1, 2013''.
(2) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect as of
October 1, 2009.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.