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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 580 

Supporting the establishment of a President’s Youth Council. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 

Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. HATCH) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

Pensions 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the establishment of a President’s Youth Council. 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) supports the creation of a Federal youth ad3 visory council, to be known as the Presidential 

4 Youth Council (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Coun5 cil’’), to be privately funded, which shall— 

6 (A) advise the President on the creation 

7 and implementation of new Federal policies and 

8 programs that pertain to and affect American 

9 youth; 


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1 (B) provide recommendations on ways to 

2 make existing policies and programs that per3 tain to and affect American youth more effi4 cient and effective, through investment from 

5 relevant bodies, for delivery of youth services 

6 nationwide; and 

7 (C) carry out activities to solicit the unique 

8 views and perspectives of young people and 

9 bring those views and perspectives to the atten10 tion of the head of each department or agency 

11 of the Federal Government and Congress, as 

12 needed, or on a case-by-case basis; and 

13 (2) recommends that the members of the Presi14 dent’s Youth Council be composed of 24 young 

15 Americans— 

16 (A) of which— 

17 (i) 4 members shall be appointed by 

18 the President; 

19 (ii) the Speaker of the House of Rep20 resentatives shall appoint— 

21 (I) if the Speaker belongs to the 

22 same political party as the President, 

23 4 members; or 


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1 (II) if the Speaker does not be2 long to the same political party as the 

3 President, 6 members; 

4 (iii) the Minority Leader of the House 

5 of Representatives shall appoint— 

6 (I) if the Minority Leader be7 longs to the same political party as 

8 the President, 4 members; or 

9 (II) if the Minority Leader does 

10 not belong to the same political party 

11 as the President, 6 members; 

12 (iv) the Majority Leader of the Senate 

13 shall appoint— 

14 (I) if the Majority Leader be15 longs to the same political party as 

16 the President, 4 members; or 

17 (II) if the Majority Leader does 

18 not belong to the same political party 

19 as the President, 6 members; and 

20 (v) the Minority Leader of the Senate 

21 shall appoint— 

22 (I) if the Minority Leader be23 longs to the same political party as 

24 the President, 4 members; or 


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1 (II) if the Minority Leader does 

2 not belong to the same political party 

3 as the President, 6 members; 

4 (B) who are between 16 and 24 years of 

5 age; 

6 (C) who have participated in a public pol7 icy-related program, outreach initiative, intern8 ship, fellowship, or Congressional, State, or 

9 local government-sponsored youth advisory 

10 council; 

11 (D) who can constructively contribute to 

12 policy deliberations; 

13 (E) who can conduct outreach to solicit the 

14 views and perspectives of peers; and 

15 (F) who have backgrounds that reflect the 

16 racial, socioeconomic, and geographic diversity 

17 of the United States. 

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