[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 17, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S1680]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
CONGRESSIONAL AWARD PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2009
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 317, S. 2865.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 2865) to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act
(2 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), and for other purposes.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I further ask unanimous consent that the
bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid
upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any
statements related to this measure be printed in the Record.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The bill (S. 2865) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading,
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:
S. 2865
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.
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