    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 124, 111th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 111-200
    111th Congress

    An Act

    To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), and
    for other purposes. <>

    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.''.

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    (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--

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    ``(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.

    Approved July 7, 2010.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 2865:
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    SENATE REPORTS: No. 111-163 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental
    Affairs).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010):
    Mar. 17, considered and passed Senate.
    June 23, considered and passed House.