Union Calendar No. 214
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1753
[Report No. 105–368]
A BILL
To provide for the establishment of not less than
2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs of America facilities
by the year 2000.
OCTOBER 31, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 214
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1753
[Report No. 105–368]
To provide for the establishment of not less than 2,500 Boys and Girls
Clubs of America facilities by the year 2000.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 30, 1997
Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
OCTOBER 31, 1997
Additional sponsors: Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. BISH-
OP, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. WEYGAND, Mr. BLILEY, Mr.
NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. UNDERWOOD,
Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. GREEN, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr.
FROST, Mr. REYES, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. BARCIA, Mr. GRA-
HAM, and Ms. WATERS
OCTOBER 31, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 30, 1997]
A BILL
To provide for the establishment of not less than 2,500
Boys and Girls Clubs of America facilities by the year 2000.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. 2,500 BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS BEFORE 2000.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 401(a) of the Economic Es-
pionage Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note) is amended
by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to
provide adequate resources in the form of seed money
for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish
1,000 additional local clubs where needed, with par-
ticular emphasis placed on establishing clubs in pub-
lic housing projects and distressed areas, and to en-
sure that there are a total of not less than 2,500 Boys
and Girls Clubs of America facilities in operation not
later than December 31, 1999.’’.
(b) ACCELERATED GRANTS.—Section 401 of the Eco-
nomic Espionage Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘or rural’’
and all that follows through the end and inserting the
following: ‘‘rural area, or Indian reservation with a
population of high risk youth as defined in section
517 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
290bb–23) of sufficient size to warrant the establish-
ment of a Boys and Girls Club.’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each of the fiscal years
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001, the Director of the
Bureau of Justice Assistance of the Department of
Justice shall make a grant to the Boys and Girls
Clubs of America for the purpose of establishing and
extending Boys and Girls Clubs facilities where need-
ed, with particular emphasis placed on establishing
clubs in and extending services to public housing
projects and distressed areas.
‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.—The Attorney General shall
accept an application for a grant under this sub-
section if submitted by the Boys and Girls Clubs of
America, and approve or deny the grant not later
than 90 days after the date on which the application
is submitted, if the application—
‘‘(A) includes a long-term strategy to estab-
lish 1,000 additional Boys and Girls Clubs and
detailed summary of those areas in which new
facilities will be established, or in which existing
facilities will be expanded to serve additional
youths, during the next fiscal year;
‘‘(B) includes a plan to ensure that there
are a total of not less than 2,500 Boys and Girls
Clubs of America facilities in operation before
January 1, 2000;
‘‘(C) certifies that there will be appropriate
coordination with those communities where clubs
will be located; and
‘‘(D) explains the manner in which new fa-
cilities will operate without additional, direct
Federal financial assistance to the Boys and
Girls Clubs once assistance under this subsection
is discontinued.’’.
(c) ROLE MODEL GRANTS.—Section 401 of the Eco-
nomic Espionage Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) ROLE MODEL GRANTS.—Of amounts made avail-
able under subsection (e) for any fiscal year—
‘‘(1) not more than 5 percent may be used to
provide a grant to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Amer-
ica for administrative, travel, and other costs associ-
ated with a national role-model speaking tour pro-
gram; and
‘‘(2) no amount may be used to compensate
speakers other than to reimburse speakers for reason-
able travel and accommodation costs associated with
the program described in paragraph (1).’’.