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 Youth Enrichment Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The goals of the Police Athletic League are
to—
(A) increase the academic success of youth
participants in PAL programs;
(B) promote a safe, healthy environment
for youth under the supervision of law enforce-
ment personnel where mutual trust and respect
can be built;
(C) increase school attendance by pro-
viding alternatives to suspensions and expul-
sions;
(D) reduce the juvenile crime rate in par-
ticipating designated communities and the num-
ber of police calls involving juveniles during
nonschool hours;
(E) provide youths with alternatives to
drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and gang activity;
(F) create positive communications and
interaction between youth and law enforcement
personnel; and
(G) prepare youth for the workplace.
(2) The Police Athletic League, during its 55-
year history as a national organization, has proven
to be a positive force in the communities it serves.
(3) The Police Athletic League is a network of
1,700 facilities serving over 3,000 communities.
There are 320 PAL chapters throughout the United
States, the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, serving 1,500,000 youths, ages 5 to
18, nationwide.
(4) Based on PAL chapter demographics, ap-
proximately 82 percent of the youths who benefit
from PAL programs live in inner cities and urban
areas.
(5) PAL chapters are locally operated, volun-
teer-driven organizations. Although most PAL chap-
ters are sponsored by a law enforcement agency,
PAL chapters receive no direct funding from law en-
forcement agencies and are dependent in large part
on support from the private sector, such as individ-
uals, business leaders, corporations, and founda-
tions. PAL chapters have been exceptionally success-
ful in balancing public funds with private sector do-
nations and maximizing community involvement.
(6) Today’s youth face far greater risks than
did their parents and grandparents. Law enforce-
ment statistics demonstrate that youth between the
ages of 12 and 17 are at risk of committing violent
acts and being victims of violent acts between the
hours of 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.
(7) Greater numbers of students are dropping
out of school and failing in school, even though the
consequences of academic failure are more dire in
1999 than ever before.
(8) Many distressed areas in the United States
are still underserved by PAL chapters.
SEC. 3. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to provide adequate re-
sources in the form of—
(1) assistance for the 320 established PAL
chapters to increase of services to the communities
they are serving; and
(2) seed money for the establishment of 250
(50 per year over a 5-year period) additional local
PAL chapters in public housing projects and other
distressed areas, including distressed areas with a
majority population of Native Americans, by not
later than fiscal year 2006.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) ASSISTANT
ATTORNEY
GENERAL.—The
term ‘‘Assistant Attorney General’’ means the As-
sistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice
Programs of the Department of Justice.
(2) DISTRESSED AREA.—The term ‘‘distressed
area’’ means an urban, suburban, or rural area with
a high percentage of high-risk youth, as defined in
section 509A of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 290aa–8(f)).
(3) PAL CHAPTER.—The term ‘‘PAL chapter’’
means a chapter of a Police or Sheriff’s Athletic/Ac-
tivities League.
(4) POLICE
ATHLETIC
LEAGUE.—The term
‘‘Police Athletic League’’ means the private, non-
profit, national representative organization for 320
Police 
or 
Sheriff’s 
Athletic/Activities 
Leagues
throughout the United States (including the Virgin
Islands and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico).
(5) PUBLIC
HOUSING; PROJECT.—The terms
‘‘public housing’’ and ‘‘project’’ have the meanings
given those terms in section 3(b) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)).
SEC. 5. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to appropriations, for
each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005, the Assistant At-
torney General shall award a grant to the Police Athletic
League for the purpose of establishing PAL chapters to
serve public housing projects and other distressed areas,
and expanding existing PAL chapters to serve additional
youths.
(b) APPLICATION.—
(1) SUBMISSION.—In order to be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this section, the Police Athletic
League shall submit to the Assistant Attorney Gen-
eral an application, which shall include—
(A) a long-term strategy to establish 250
additional PAL chapters and detailed summary
of those areas in which new PAL chapters will
be established, or in which existing chapters will
be expanded to serve additional youths, during
the next fiscal year;
(B) a plan to ensure that there are a total
of not less than 570 PAL chapters in operation
before January 1, 2004;
(C) a certification that there will be appro-
priate coordination with those communities
where new PAL chapters will be located; and
(D) an explanation of the manner in which
new PAL chapters will operate without addi-
tional, direct Federal financial assistance once
assistance under this Act is discontinued.
(2) REVIEW.—The Assistant Attorney General
shall review and take action on an application sub-
mitted under paragraph (1) not later than 120 days
after the date of such submission.
SEC. 6. USE OF FUNDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) ASSISTANCE
FOR
NEW
AND
EXPANDED
CHAPTERS.—Amounts made available under a grant
awarded under this Act shall be used by the Police
Athletic League to provide funding for the establish-
ment of PAL chapters serving public housing
projects and other distressed areas, or the expansion
of existing PAL chapters.
(2) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Each new or
expanded PAL chapter assisted under paragraph (1)
shall carry out not less than four programs during
nonschool hours, of which—