IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1202 
Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Guard Youth Challenge Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2008 
Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. DICKS, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. SMITH 
of Washington, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. SHAYS, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. PLATTS, 
Mr. RAHALL, Mrs. CAPITO, and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Guard Youth 
Challenge Day. 
Whereas many of America’s youth who drop out of high 
school need avenues, guidance, and encouragement to-
ward self-sufficiency and success; 
Whereas 1,200,000 students drop out of high school each 
year, costing the Nation more than $309,000,000,000 in 
lost wages, revenues, and productivity over students’ life-
times; 
Whereas 33,000,000 Americans ages 16 to 24 do not have 
a high school degree; 
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•HRES 1202 IH 
Whereas high school dropouts can expect to earn about 
$19,000 per year compared to $28,000 for high school 
graduates; 
Whereas nearly 30 percent are unemployed and 24 percent 
are on welfare; 
Whereas approximately 67 percent of Americans in prison are 
high school dropouts; 
Whereas the goal of the National Guard Youth Challenge 
Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, is to im-
prove the education, life skills, and employment potential 
of America’s high school dropouts though public aware-
ness, scholarships, higher education assistance, men-
toring, and job development programs; 
Whereas the National Guard Youth Challenge Program pro-
vides military-based training, supervised work experience, 
assistance in obtaining a high school diploma or equiva-
lent, development of leadership qualities, promotion of 
citizenship, fellowship, service to community, life skills 
training, health and physical education, positive relation-
ships with adults and peers, and career planning; 
Whereas the National Guard Youth Challenge Program rep-
resents a successful joint effort between Federal and 
State governments; 
Whereas since 1993, the National Guard Youth Challenge 
Program has grown to 35 sites in 28 States, Puerto Rico, 
and the District of Columbia; 
Whereas since 1993, over 77,100 students have successfully 
graduated from the program, of whom 80 percent earned 
their high school diploma or GED, 26 percent entered 
college, 18 percent entered the military, and 56 percent 
joined the workforce in career jobs; 
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•HRES 1202 IH 
Whereas the National Guard Youth Challenge Program has 
successfully helped our Nation’s dropouts; and 
Whereas the National Guard Youth Challenge Program can 
play a larger role in serving and helping America’s youth: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the United States House of Rep-
resentatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of a National 
Guard Youth Challenge Day; and 
(2) calls upon the people of the United States 
to observe such a day with appropriate ceremonies 
and respect. 
Æ 
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