I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2653 
To amend the Tom Osborne Federal Youth Coordination Act to create the 
White House Office of National Youth Policy to ensure the coordination 
and effectiveness of services to youth, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 2, 2009 
Mr. YARMUTH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Tom Osborne Federal Youth Coordination 
Act to create the White House Office of National Youth 
Policy to ensure the coordination and effectiveness of 
services to youth, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Federal Youth Coordi-
nation Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF THE TOM OSBORNE FEDERAL 
YOUTH COORDINATION ACT. 
Title VIII of the Older Americans Act Amendments 
of 2006 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘TITLE VIII—WHITE HOUSE OF-
FICE OF NATIONAL YOUTH 
POLICY 
‘‘SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. 
‘‘This title may be cited as the ‘Federal Youth Co-
ordination Act of 2009’. 
‘‘SEC. 802. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this title the following definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘Director’ means the Director of 
the White House Office of National Youth Policy. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘disadvantaged youth’ means 
youth whom the Director determines— 
‘‘(A) are economically disadvantaged; 
‘‘(B) are not in school and do not have a 
high school diploma or equivalent, or are at risk 
of leaving high school without a high school di-
ploma or equivalent; 
‘‘(C) were previously or are currently in, or 
are exiting out of, foster care; 
‘‘(D) have limited English proficiency; 
‘‘(E) are homeless or have run away from 
home; 
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‘‘(F) are juvenile offenders or are at risk 
of delinquency; 
‘‘(G) have a mental or physical disability; 
‘‘(H) are the child of an incarcerated par-
ent; or 
‘‘(I) possess a characteristic the Director 
determines to be indicative of disadvantage. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘diversity’ includes socio-
economic, racial, age, and geographic diversity. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘nongovernmental entities’ 
means private organizations with experience or ex-
pertise in issues related to positive youth develop-
ment, particularly with respect to disadvantaged 
youth, such as a foundation, corporation, educational 
institution, or nonprofit organization, including a 
faith-based nonprofit organization, with such experi-
ence or expertise. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘State’ means each of the 50 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘State Youth Advisory Board’ 
means an association of youth, particularly dis-
advantaged youth, within State government, such as 
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a youth council, that advises elected officials with re-
spect to the effective development and implementa-
tion of youth services and assists the National Youth 
Advisory Board described in section 807 to solicit 
the views and perspectives of youth, particularly dis-
advantaged youth, with respect to youth services. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘State Youth Services Coordi-
nating Entity’ means an interagency coordinating 
organization within State government, such as a 
children’s cabinet or children’s council, that develops 
and implements a comprehensive plan to improve 
outcomes for youth, particularly disadvantaged 
youth, with contents similar to those of the National 
Youth Strategy described in section 805, and coordi-
nates youth services in the State, and may be com-
posed of the State’s chief executive, the heads of the 
State’s departments and agencies responsible for 
youth services, and private parties, including youth. 
‘‘(8) The term ‘youth’ means individuals young-
er than 24 years of age and individuals older than 
24 years of age if the Director determines the indi-
viduals older than 24 years of age to be at risk of 
not achieving productive adulthood. 
‘‘(9) The term ‘youth services’ means programs, 
resources, supports, and opportunities determined by 
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the Director to be intended to improve outcomes for 
youth, particularly disadvantaged youth. 
‘‘SEC. 803. WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF NATIONAL YOUTH 
POLICY. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—There is estab-
lished in the Executive Office of the President the White 
House Office of National Youth Policy (hereinafter re-
ferred to in this title as the ‘Office’), which shall— 
‘‘(1) develop, coordinate, promulgate, oversee 
the implementation of, and evaluate the National 
Youth Strategy to maximize the efficiency and effec-
tiveness of youth services; 
‘‘(2) review and make recommendations with 
respect to the budgets for Federal youth services to 
ensure the adequacy of those budgets; 
‘‘(3) coordinate the youth services provided by 
Federal departments and agencies and coordinate 
Federal interagency youth services; 
‘‘(4) consult, coordinate with, facilitate joint ef-
forts among, and support State, local, and tribal 
governments, nongovernmental entities, and youth, 
particularly disadvantaged youth, with respect to im-
proving youth services; and 
‘‘(5) make grants and provide training and 
technical assistance under section 808 to States to 
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support State Youth Services Coordinating Entities 
and State Youth Advisory Boards. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.—There shall be a Director who shall 
head the Office and who shall hold the same rank and 
status as the head of an executive department listed in 
section 101 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(c) ACCESS BY CONGRESS.—The location of the Of-
fice in the Executive Office of the President shall not be 
construed as affecting access by Congress, or any com-
mittee of the House of Representatives or the Senate, to 
any— 
‘‘(1) information, document, or study in the 
possession of, or conducted by or at the direction of, 
the Director; or 
‘‘(2) personnel of the Office. 
‘‘(d) OFFICE GIFT FUND.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Treasury of the United States a fund for the re-
ceipt of gifts, both real and personal, for the purpose 
of aiding or facilitating the work of the Office. 
‘‘(2) CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Office may accept, 
hold, and administer contributions to the Fund. 
‘‘(3) USE OF AMOUNTS DEPOSITED.—Amounts 
deposited in the Fund are authorized to be appro-
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priated, to remain available until expended, for au-
thorized purposes at the discretion of the Director. 
‘‘SEC. 804. APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR. 
‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The President shall ap-
point the Director, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate. The Director shall serve at the 
pleasure of the President. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) OTHER POSITIONS.—No person shall 
serve as Director while serving in any other po-
sition in the Federal Government or while em-
ployed in a full-time position outside of the 
Federal Government. 
‘‘(B) POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING.—The Di-
rector may not participate in election campaign 
activities, except that the Director is not pro-
hibited by this subparagraph from making con-
tributions to individual candidates. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director shall— 
‘‘(1) assist the President to establish policies, 
goals, objectives, and priorities with respect to 
youth, particularly disadvantaged youth, and to 
maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of youth 
services; 
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‘‘(2) work with Federal departments and agen-
cies providing youth services to strengthen the co-
ordination of youth services in order to maximize the 
access of youth, particularly disadvantaged youth, to 
youth services, strengthen the impact of youth serv-
ices, and meet the comprehensive needs of youth, 
particularly disadvantaged youth; 
‘‘(3) coordinate and oversee the development, 
coordination, implementation, and evaluation of the 
National Youth Strategy; 
‘‘(4) promulgate the National Youth Strategy, 
ensuring its wide availability to government officials 
and the public; 
‘‘(5) make such recommendations to the Presi-
dent as the Director determines are appropriate with 
respect to the organization, management, and budg-
ets of Federal departments and agencies providing 
youth services, including changes in the allocation of 
personnel to and within those departments and 
agencies to implement the policies, goals, objectives, 
and priorities established under paragraph (1) and 
the National Youth Strategy; 
‘‘(6) consult, coordinate with, facilitate joint ef-
forts among, and support State, local, and tribal 
governments, nongovernmental entities, and youth, 
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particularly disadvantaged youth, with respect to im-
proving youth services; 
‘‘(7) appear before duly constituted committees 
and subcommittees of the House of Representatives 
and of the Senate to represent the policies of the 
President related to youth and serve as the spokes-
person of the President, if the President determines 
it appropriate, on issues related to youth, particu-
larly disadvantaged youth, and the National Youth 
Strategy; 
‘‘(8) submit an annual report to Congress de-
tailing how the Director has consulted and coordi-
nated with the National Youth Development Council 
described in section 806, the National Youth Advi-
sory Board, State, local, and tribal governments, 
nongovernmental entities, and youth, particularly 
disadvantaged youth; and 
‘‘(9) ensure the Office meets each of its respon-
sibilities under this title. 
‘‘(c) BUDGET REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) REVIEW
OF
BUDGET
REQUESTS.—Each 
department or agency of the Federal Government 
providing youth services shall transmit each year to 
the Director a copy of the proposed budget request 
of that department or agency with respect to youth 
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services at a time not later than that department or 
agency’s submitting of such budget request to the 
Office of Management and Budget for preparation 
of the budget of the President submitted to Con-
gress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code. The proposed budget request shall be 
transmitted to the Director in such form as the Di-
rector, in consultation with the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, determines appropriate. 
‘‘(2) RECOMMENDATIONS
WITH
RESPECT
TO 
BUDGET REQUESTS.—After the receipt of proposed 
budget requests pursuant to paragraph (1), the Di-
rector shall provide budget recommendations with 
respect to Federal youth services to the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget and to the 
President at a time that allows such recommenda-
tions to be incorporated into the budget of the Presi-
dent submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code. The recommendations 
shall address funding priorities developed in the Na-
tional Youth Strategy and shall address future fiscal 
projections as determined by the Director. 
‘‘(d) POWERS OF THE DIRECTOR.—In carrying out 
this title, the Director may— 
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‘‘(1) select, appoint, employ, and fix the com-
pensation of such officers and employees of the Of-
fice as may be necessary to carry out the functions 
of the Office under this title; 
‘‘(2) request the head of a department or agen-
cy of the Federal Government to place department 
or agency personnel who are engaged in activities 
with respect to youth, particularly disadvantaged 
youth, on temporary detail to another department or 
agency in order to implement the National Youth 
Strategy, and the head of such department or agen-
cy shall comply with such request; 
‘‘(3) use for administrative purposes, on a reim-
bursable basis, the available services, equipment, 
personnel, and facilities of Federal, State, local, and 
tribal departments and agencies; 
‘‘(4) procure the services of experts and con-
sultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, relating to appointments in the 
Federal Service, at rates of compensation for indi-
viduals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate 
of pay payable under level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5311 of title 5, United 
States Code; 
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‘‘(5) accept and use gifts and donations of 
property from Federal, State, local, and tribal gov-
ernment departments and agencies, and from non-
governmental entities, as authorized in section 803 
of this title; 
‘‘(6) use the mails in the same manner as any 
other department or agency of the executive branch; 
and 
‘‘(7) monitor implementation of the National 
Youth Strategy, including— 
‘‘(A) conducting program and performance 
audits and evaluations; and 
‘‘(B) requesting assistance from the In-
spector General of the relevant department or 
agency in such audits and evaluations. 
‘‘(e) PERSONNEL DETAILED TO THE OFFICE.— 
‘‘(1) EVALUATIONS.—Notwithstanding any pro-
vision of chapter 43 of title 5, United States Code, 
the Director shall perform the evaluation of the per-
formance of any employee detailed to the Office for 
the purposes of the applicable performance appraisal 
system established under such chapter for any rating 
period, or part thereof, that such employee is de-
tailed to the Office. 
‘‘(2) COMPENSATION.— 
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‘‘(A) BONUS PAYMENTS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Director may 
provide periodic bonus payments to any em-
ployee detailed to the Office. 
‘‘(B) RESTRICTIONS.—An amount paid 
under this paragraph to an employee for any 
period— 
‘‘(i) shall not be greater than 20 per-
cent of the basic pay paid or payable to 
such employee for such period; and 
‘‘(ii) shall be in addition to the basic 
pay of such employee. 
‘‘(3) AGGREGATE
AMOUNT.—The aggregate 
amount paid during any fiscal year to an employee 
detailed to the Office as basic pay, awards, bonuses, 
and other compensation shall not exceed the annual 
rate payable at the end of such fiscal year for posi-
tions at level III of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5311 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘SEC. 805. NATIONAL YOUTH STRATEGY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1 of 
each year, the Director shall submit to the President and 
Congress and make available to the public a National 
Youth Strategy (hereinafter referred to in this title as the 
‘Strategy’) that shall set forth a comprehensive plan for 
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that year to improve outcomes for youth in the United 
States, particularly disadvantaged youth. 
‘‘(b) PROCESS.—In preparing the Strategy, the Di-
rector shall actively consult and work in coordination with 
the following: 
‘‘(1) The heads of all Federal departments and 
agencies that provide youth services. 
‘‘(2) The National Youth Development Council. 
‘‘(3) The National Youth Advisory Board. 
‘‘(4) Existing Federal interagency efforts re-
lated to youth services, such as the Federal Inter-
agency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, the 
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention, the Federal Mentoring Council, 
and the Shared Youth Vision. 
‘‘(5) State, local, and tribal governments, in-
cluding State Youth Services Coordinating Entities. 
‘‘(6) Nongovernmental entities. 
‘‘(7) Youth, particularly disadvantaged youth. 
‘‘(c) CONTENTS.—The Director shall ensure the 
Strategy meets the following requirements: 
‘‘(1) GOALS AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES.— 
The Strategy shall contain comprehensive, research- 
based goals and quantifiable performance measures 
with respect to youth, particularly disadvantaged 
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youth, that shall serve as targets for the year with 
respect to which the Strategy applies. 
‘‘(2) ACCOUNTABILITY
FOR
PAST
PERFORM-
ANCE MEASURES.—The Strategy shall contain a re-
port on Federal effectiveness with respect to meeting 
those performance measures set by the Strategy for 
the preceding year, including an evaluation of wheth-
er or not such performance measures were met and 
the reasons therefore, including— 
‘‘(A) the extent of coordination between 
Federal departments and agencies providing 
youth services; 
‘‘(B) the extent to which the objectives and 
budgets of Federal departments and agencies 
providing youth services were consistent with 
the recommendations of the Strategy for the 
preceding year; and 
‘‘(C) the efficiency and adequacy of Fed-
eral programs and policies with respect to youth 
services. 
‘‘(3) REPORTING ON AND IDENTIFYING GAPS IN 
YOUTH SERVICES.—The Strategy shall contain a re-
port on and identify gaps in— 
‘‘(A) the educational, social, emotional, 
physical, vocational, and civic development of 
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youth, disaggregated by age, race, gender, geo-
graphic distribution, population density, socio-
economic status, and other target populations 
determined necessary for inclusion by the Di-
rector; 
‘‘(B) the quality and quantity of youth 
services for the educational, social, emotional, 
physical, vocational, and civic development of 
youth, disaggregated by age, race, gender, geo-
graphic distribution, population density, socio-
economic status, and other target populations 
determined necessary for inclusion by the Di-
rector; and 
‘‘(C) the size and allocation of Federal re-
sources devoted to supporting the educational, 
social, emotional, physical, vocational, and civic 
development of youth, disaggregated by age, 
race, gender, geographic distribution, popu-
lation density, socioeconomic status, and other 
target populations determined necessary for in-
clusion by the Director. 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION EFFORTS.—The Strategy 
shall contain a report on Federal efforts to consult, 
coordinate with, facilitate joint efforts among, and 
support State, local, and tribal governments, non-
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governmental entities, and youth, particularly dis-
advantaged youth, including an evaluation of the ef-
fectiveness of those efforts. 
‘‘(5) GUIDANCE.—The Strategy shall contain 
research-based guidance for assessing and improving 
the quality of youth services that is responsive to 
gaps identified in youth services. 
‘‘(6) YOUTH VIEWS AND PERSPECTIVES.—The 
Strategy shall contain the views and perspectives of 
youth, particularly disadvantaged youth, with respect 
to youth services as prepared by the National Youth 
Advisory Board in consultation with State Youth 
Advisory Boards and similar local organizations. 
‘‘(7) STRATEGIC
PLAN.—The Strategy shall 
contain a plan to achieve the goals and performance 
measures set for the year with respect to which the 
Strategy applies, including the following: 
‘‘(A) Program and budget priorities nec-
essary to achieve the performance measures. 
‘‘(B) Recommendations for improved Fed-
eral interagency coordination, such as shared 
grant application processes, grantee reporting 
requirements, training and technical assistance 
efforts, definitions, recipient eligibility require-
ments, research, evaluation efforts, and data 
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collection, and recommendations for legislative 
changes necessary to achieve such interagency 
coordination and to facilitate the delivery of a 
comprehensive array of youth services. 
‘‘(C) Recommendations for improved co-
ordination between the Federal Government 
and State, local, and tribal governments, non-
governmental entities, and youth, particularly 
disadvantaged youth. 
‘‘(D) A strategic research, innovation, and 
demonstration agenda to guide the use of Fed-
eral research spending with respect to youth, 
particularly disadvantaged youth. 
‘‘(8) ADDITIONAL
REPORTS.—The Strategy 
shall contain additional reports the Director deter-
mines necessary, such as reports on the social and 
economic costs of youth’s unmet potential, inter-
national comparisons of youth services and out-
comes, or the status of the workforce providing 
youth services and the extent to which such work-
force is strong, stable, and supported. 
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‘‘SEC. 806. COORDINATION WITH FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS 
AND AGENCIES. 
‘‘(a) FEDERAL DEPARTMENT
AND AGENCY CO-
OPERATION.—Each department or agency of the Federal 
Government providing youth services shall— 
‘‘(1) cooperate with the efforts of the Director 
under this title; 
‘‘(2) provide such assistance, statistics, studies, 
reports, information, and advice as the Director may 
request, to the extent permitted by law; 
‘‘(3) adjust department or agency staff job de-
scriptions and performance measures to support col-
laboration and implementation of the Strategy; and 
‘‘(4) assign department or agency liaisons to 
the Office to oversee and implement interagency co-
ordination. 
‘‘(b) INTERAGENCY ALIGNMENT.—The Director, in 
collaboration with the heads of Federal departments and 
agencies providing youth services, shall strengthen the co-
ordination of Federal youth services in order to maximize 
the access of youth, particularly disadvantaged youth, to 
youth services, strengthen the impact of youth services, 
and meet the comprehensive needs of youth, particularly 
disadvantaged youth, by, where appropriate— 
‘‘(1) facilitating the development of shared 
grant application processes; 
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‘‘(2) offering joint training and technical assist-
ance efforts; 
‘‘(3) improving opportunities for youth to main-
tain services as they transition from systems of care; 
‘‘(4) aligning— 
‘‘(A) grantee reporting requirements; 
‘‘(B) definitions; 
‘‘(C) eligibility requirements; 
‘‘(D) research; 
‘‘(E) evaluation efforts; and 
‘‘(F) data collection; 
‘‘(5) making recommendations with respect to 
the legislative changes necessary to achieve the 
interagency alignment and coordination necessary to 
facilitate the delivery of a comprehensive array of 
youth services; and 
‘‘(6) taking other steps necessary to improve 
collaboration between Federal departments and 
agencies providing youth services. 
‘‘(c) JOINT FUNDING AND COORDINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director, in consulta-
tion with the heads of Federal departments and 
agencies, may oversee the development and adminis-
tration of initiatives involving multiple Federal de-
partments and agencies, including initiatives that in-
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volve the integration of funding from different Fed-
eral departments and agencies to the extent per-
mitted by law. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION
OF
FUNDS.—With re-
spect to an initiative that involves the integration of 
funding from different Federal departments and 
agencies, the Federal department or agency prin-
cipally involved in such an initiative, as determined 
by the Director, may be designated by the Director 
to act for all involved departments or agencies in ad-
ministering funds for the initiative. 
‘‘(3) NONGOVERNMENTAL
ENTITIES.—Initia-
tives developed under this subsection may involve 
nongovernmental entities. 
‘‘(d) NATIONAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 
within the Office the National Youth Development 
Council (hereinafter referred to in this title as the 
‘Council’). 
‘‘(2) MEMBERS AND TERMS.—The members of 
the Council shall include— 
‘‘(A) the President; 
‘‘(B) the Director; 
‘‘(C) the Attorney General; 
‘‘(D) the Secretary of Agriculture; 
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‘‘(E) the Secretary of Labor; 
‘‘(F) the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services; 
‘‘(G) the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development; 
‘‘(H) the Secretary of Education; 
‘‘(I) the Secretary of the Interior; 
‘‘(J) the Secretary of Commerce; 
‘‘(K) the Secretary of Defense; 
‘‘(L) the Secretary of Homeland Security; 
‘‘(M) the Secretary of State; 
‘‘(N) the Secretary of Transportation; 
‘‘(O) the Director of the Office of National 
Drug Control Policy; 
‘‘(P) the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget; 
‘‘(Q) the Chief Executive Officer of the 
Corporation for National and Community Serv-
ice; 
‘‘(R) the Assistant to the President for Do-
mestic Policy; 
‘‘(S) the Director of the USA Freedom 
Corps; 
‘‘(T) the Director of the Office of Faith- 
based and Community initiatives; 
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‘‘(U) the Chairman of the National En-
dowment for the Arts; 
‘‘(V) the Chairman of the National Endow-
ment for the Humanities; 
‘‘(W) the Director of the Institute of Mu-
seum and Library Services; 
‘‘(X) the co-chairs of the National Youth 
Advisory Board; 
‘‘(Y) other Federal officials as directed by 
the President; and 
‘‘(Z) not fewer than seven individuals cho-
sen by the President, in consultation with the 
Director, of whom not fewer than five shall be 
from nongovernmental entities and not fewer 
than two shall be from State Youth Services 
Coordinating Entities. 
‘‘(3) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the 
Council shall be the President. 
‘‘(4) DESIGNEES.—Members of the Council 
may select a designee to perform duties under this 
subsection, but it is the sense of Congress that such 
members should refrain from doing so whenever pos-
sible. 
‘‘(5) MEETINGS.— 
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