I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4005 
To revise and extend the National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment 
Act of 2000. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2005 
Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. 
LATOURETTE, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. HOOLEY, Mr. HIGGINS, 
Mr. STUPAK, Mr. SMITH of Washington, and Mr. MCNULTY) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To revise and extend the National Police Athletic League 
Youth Enrichment Act of 2000. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Police Ath-
letic League (PAL) Youth Enrichment Reauthorization 
Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC LAW 106–367. 
Section 1 of Public Law 106–367 (42 U.S.C. 13751 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘2000’’ and inserting 
‘‘2005’’. 
SEC. 3. NAME OF LEAGUE. 
Public Law 106–367 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Athletic’’ each place such term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Athletic/Activities’’. 
SEC. 4. FINDINGS. 
Section 2 of Public Law 106–367 (42 U.S.C. 13751 
note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 
through (G) as subparagraphs (D) through 
(H), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) develop life enhancing character and 
leadership skills in young people;’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘55’’ and in-
serting ‘‘90’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘320’’ and inserting 
‘‘350’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘1,500,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘2,000,000’’;
(4) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘82’’ and in-
serting ‘‘85’’; 
(5) in paragraph (5), in the second sentence, by 
striking ‘‘receive no’’ and inserting ‘‘rarely receive’’; 
(6) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘17’’ and in-
serting ‘‘18’’; and 
(7) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘1999’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2005’’. 
SEC. 5. PURPOSE. 
Section 3 of Public Law 106–367 (42 U.S.C. 13751 
note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘320’’ and in-
serting ‘‘342’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2006’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2010’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) support of an annual gathering of PAL 
chapters and designated youth leaders from such 
chapters to participate in a three-day conference 
that addresses national and local issues impacting 
the youth of America and includes educational ses-
sions to advance character and leadership skills.’’.
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 4(4) of Public Law 106–367 (42 U.S.C. 
13751 note) is amended in the heading for paragraph (4) 
by striking ‘‘ATHLETIC’’ and inserting ‘‘ATHLETIC/ACTIVI-
TIES’’. 
SEC. 7. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 
Section 5 of Public Law 106–367 (42 U.S.C. 13751 
note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2001 through 
2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2006 through 2010’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), in subparagraph (B), 
by striking ‘‘[not less than] 570 PAL chapters in 
operation before January 1, 2004’’ and inserting 
‘‘[not fewer than] 500 PAL chapters in operation 
before January 1, 2010’’. 
SEC. 8. USE OF FUNDS. 
Section 6(a)(2) of Public Law 106–367 (42 U.S.C. 
13751 note) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘four’’ and inserting ‘‘two’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘two’’ and inserting ‘‘one’’; 
(B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(C) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ and 
inserting ‘‘or’’; and
(D) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(v) character development and lead-
ership training; and’’. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 8(a) of Public Law 106–367 (42 U.S.C. 
13751 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2001 through 2005’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2006 through 2010’’. 
SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act take effect Octo-
ber 1, 2005, or upon the date of the enactment of this 
Act, whichever occurs later. 
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