[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[S. 2924 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 264
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2924
To reauthorize the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, in the wake of its
Centennial, and its programs and activities.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 22, 2009
Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Schumer,
Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Burris, and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
January 28, 2010
Reported by Mr. Leahy, without amendment
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A BILL
To reauthorize the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, in the wake of its
Centennial, and its programs and activities.
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 ``Boys & Girls Clubs Centennial
Reauthorization Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA.
Section 401 of the Economic Espionage Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 13751
note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and
inserting the following:
``(1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
``(A) for over 100 years, the Boys & Girls Clubs of
America, a national organization chartered by an Act of
Congress, has proven itself as a positive force in the
communities it serves;
``(B) Boys & Girls Clubs and the programs and
services implemented therein by over 50,000
professional staff, and 194,000 volunteers promote and
enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling
a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and
influence thereby making Boys & Girls Clubs a safe
place to learn and grow;
``(C) the purpose of the program established by
this section has been to provide adequate resources in
the form of seed money for the Boys & Girls Clubs of
America to assist local communities to form
partnerships in a collaborative manor so education,
youth development and prevention programs could be
available for the youth in those communities;
``(D) in 1990 there were 1,810 Boys and Girls Clubs
facilities throughout the United States, Puerto Rico,
and the United States Virgin Islands, serving 2,400,000
youths nationwide;
``(E) due to the public investment via the program
established pursuant to this section, resulting
congressional appropriations, and private partnership
support, there are now 4,387 Boys & Girls Clubs
facilities throughout the United States, Puerto Rico,
and the United States Virgin Islands, serving 4,500,000
youths nationwide;
``(F) with the assistance of the Federal
Government, local communities have collaborated to
establish and operate the Clubs in schools, parks,
parks and recreation facilities, libraries, and
community centers;
``(G) these new partnerships have resulted in 33
percent of the Boys & Girls Clubs located in or on
school campuses where Club programs enhance and enrich
the learning opportunities for youth;
``(H) the growth of Boys & Girls Clubs also
includes an increase in Clubs located in public housing
sites across the Nation, having grown from 289 in 1990
to 440 in 2009;
``(I) the growth of Boys and Girls Clubs also
includes the growth of Boys & Girls Clubs on Native
American land, having grown from 0 in 1990 to 225 in
2009 serving 140,000 Native American youth;
``(J) investment in our school partnerships has
positively impacted graduation rates as demonstrated in
recent survey of Clubs conducted by BGCA's CareerLaunch
career preparation program, in which 96.68 percent of
participants progressed successfully to the next grade
level at the end of the 2008-2009 school year;
``(K) public housing projects and Native American
land in which there is an active Boys and Girls Club
have experienced a reduction in the presence of crack
cocaine, and a reduction in juvenile crime and gang
violence;
``(L) Boys & Girls Clubs are locally run and have
been exceptionally successful in balancing public funds
with private sector donations and maximizing community
involvement as evidenced by collaborations and
partnerships with schools, cities, counties, Sea
Research, other youth providers such as Big Brothers
Big Sisters, Police Athletic League (PAL), Cal Ripken
Sr. Foundation, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H, and
public libraries; and
``(M) further investment in Boys & Girls Clubs,
which celebrated 100 years of service in 2006 will--
``(i) inure to our collective national
benefit;
``(ii) continue to assist in the effort to
reduce crime and drug use among our Nation's
youth by teaching young people how to avoid
gangs, resist alcohol, tobacco, and other drug
use;
``(iii) continue to assist in improving
educational opportunities and create centers of
learning in and with schools thereby reducing
the drop out rate and helping to improve the
economy (if the national male graduation rate
were increased by only 5 percent, the Nation
would see an annual savings of $4,900,000,00 in
crime related costs);
``(iv) continue in the efforts of reducing
childhood obesity by teaching young people
about the benefits of healthy habits such as
eating right and being physically active;
``(v) continue to serve youth in rural
communities including Native American land, by
engaging and creating partnerships in those
communities;
``(vi) continue to serve youth in urban and
suburban communities including Public Housing
by engaging and creating partnerships in those
communities;
``(vii) continue to provide outdoor and
environmental education programs for kids that
would otherwise not have those educational and
enriching opportunities;
``(viii) continue to develop job training
programs for teens; and
``(ix) better equip communities to continue
to sustain and improve the quality of these
programs through effective use of existing
resources, merging operations, and working
collaboratively within communities to provide
the highest quality programs for the youth in
the Boys & Girls Clubs.'';
(2) in subsection (c)(1)--
(A) by striking ``2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and
2010'' and inserting ``2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and
2015''; and
(B) by striking ``establishing and extending Boys &
Girls Clubs facilities where needed, with particular
emphasis placed on establishing clubs in and extending
services to public housing projects and distressed
areas'' and inserting ``improving the quality of youth
development and educational programs, health, physical
fitness, and prevention services for youth at existing
and new Boys & Girls Clubs facilities with special
emphasis on reducing high school drop out rates'';
(3) in subsection(c)(2)--
(A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B); and
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
(4) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section--
``(A) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
``(B) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
``(C) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;
``(D) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; and
``(E) 85,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.''.
Calendar No. 264
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2924
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To reauthorize the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, in the wake of its
Centennial, and its programs and activities.
_______________________________________________________________________
January 28, 2010
Reported without amendment