[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Pages 19879-19880]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             REAUTHORIZATION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL AWARD ACT

  Mr. SESSIONS. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the 
immediate consideration of Calendar No. 693, S. 2639, the Congressional 
Award Act Reauthorization bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2639) to reauthorize the Congressional Award 
     Act.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. SESSIONS. I ask unanimous consent the Craig amendment, which is 
at the desk, be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time and 
passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any 
statement relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 3784) was agreed to, as follows:

    (Purpose: To clarify acceptance of Federal funds and resources)

       After section 1, insert the following:

     SEC. 2. FEDERAL FUNDS AND RESOURCES.

       (a) Technical Amendments; Clarification of Acceptance of 
     Federal Funds and Resources.--Section 106 of the 
     Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 806) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``from sources other 
     than the Federal Government'';
       (2) in the heading of subsection (e), by striking ``Non-
     Federal Funds and Resources; Indirect Resources'' and 
     inserting ``Funds and Resources'';
       (3) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Subject to the 
     provisions of paragraph (2), the'' and inserting ``The''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) The Board--
       ``(A) may benefit from in-kind and indirect resources 
     provided by Offices of Members of Congress;
       ``(B) is not prohibited from receiving benefits from 
     efforts or activities undertaken in collaboration with 
     entities which receive Federal funds or resources; and
       ``(C) may not accept more than one-half of all funds 
     accepted from Federal sources.''; and
       (4) adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Board to carry out this 
     Act $750,000 for each of fiscal years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 
     and 2009.''.

  The bill (S. 2639), as amended, was read the third time and passed, 
as follows:

                                S. 2639

       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.--Section 108 of the Congressional Award 
     Act (2 U.S.C. 808) is amended by striking ``October 1, 2004'' 
     and inserting ``October 1, 2009''.
       (c) Technical Amendments.--The Congressional Award Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 103(b)(3)(B) (2 U.S.C. 803(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''.

     SEC. 2. FEDERAL FUNDS AND RESOURCES.

       (a) Technical Amendments; Clarification of Acceptance of 
     Federal Funds and Resources.--Section 106 of the 
     Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 806) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``from sources other 
     than the Federal Government'';
       (2) in the heading of subsection (e), by striking ``Non-
     Federal Funds and Resources; Indirect Resources'' and 
     inserting ``Funds and Resources'';
       (3) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Subject to the 
     provisions of paragraph (2), the'' and inserting ``The''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) The Board--
       ``(A) may benefit from in-kind and indirect resources 
     provided by Offices of Members of Congress;
       ``(B) is not prohibited from receiving benefits from 
     efforts or activities undertaken in collaboration with 
     entities which receive Federal funds or resources; and
       ``(C) may not accept more than one-half of all funds 
     accepted from Federal sources.''; and
       (4) adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Board to carry out this 
     Act $750,000 for each of fiscal years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 
     and 2009.''.

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