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.

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(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.