[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 17, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S1680]
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        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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