[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 95 (Thursday, July 14, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S8328]
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             REAUTHORIZATION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL AWARD ACT

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 136, S. 335.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will state the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 335) to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill 
be read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid 
upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed 
in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 335) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                 S. 335

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

     SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL AWARD ACT.

       (a) Extension of Requirements Regarding Financial 
     Operations of Congressional Award Program; Noncompliance With 
     Requirements.--Section 104(c)(2)(A) of the Congressional 
     Award Act (2 U.S.C. 804(c)(2)(A)) is amended by striking 
     ``and 2004'' and inserting ``2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 
     and 2009''.
       (b) Termination.--
       (1) In general.--Section 108 of the Congressional Award Act 
     (2 U.S.C. 808) is amended by striking ``October 1, 2004'' and 
     inserting ``October 1, 2009''.
       (2) Savings provision.--During the period of October 1, 
     2004, through the date of the enactment of this section, all 
     actions and functions of the Congressional Award Board under 
     the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) shall have 
     the same effect as though no lapse or termination of the 
     Board ever occurred.
       (c) Technical Amendments.--The Congressional Award Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 103 (2 U.S.C. 803)--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1) (B) and (C), by striking ``a a 
     local'' and inserting ``a local''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)(3)(B), by striking ``section'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``subsection''; and
       (2) in section 104(c)(2)(A) (2 U.S.C. 804(c)(2)(A)), by 
     inserting a comma after ``1993''.

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