[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 50 (Tuesday, April 13, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S3660]
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                   CONGRESSIONAL AWARD ACT AMENDMENTS

  Mr. COCHRAN. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to 
the consideration of Calendar No. 81, S. 380.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 380) to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. COCHRAN. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read 
a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed at the 
appropriate place in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 380) was considered read a third time and passed, as 
follows:

                                 S. 380

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL AWARD ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1999.

       (a) Change of Annual Reporting Date.--Section 3(e) of the 
     Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 802(e)) is amended in the 
     first sentence by striking ``April 1'' and inserting ``June 
     1''.
       (b) Membership Requirements.--Section 4(a)(1) of the 
     Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 803(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraphs (A) and (D), by striking ``member of 
     the Congressional Award Association'' and inserting 
     ``recipient of the Congressional Award'' ; and
       (2) in subparagraphs (B) and (C), by striking 
     ``representative of a local Congressional Award Council'' and 
     inserting ``a local Congressional Award program volunteer''.
       (c) Extension of Requirements Regarding Financial 
     Operations of Congressional Award Program; Noncompliance With 
     Requirements.--Section 5(c)(2)(A) of the Congressional Award 
     Act (2 U.S.C. 804(c)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``and 
     1998'' and inserting ``1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 
     and 2004''.
       (d) Termination.--Section 9 of the Congressional Award Act 
     (2 U.S.C. 808) is amended by striking ``October 1, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``October 1, 2004''.

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