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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4703 
To establish a Federal Youth Development Council to improve the administra-
tion and coordination of Federal programs serving youth, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2004 
Mr. OSBORNE (for himself, Mr. HOEKSTRA, and Mr. FORD) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To establish a Federal Youth Development Council to im-
prove the administration and coordination of Federal 
programs serving 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’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP. 
(a) MEMBERS AND TERMS.—There is established the 
Federal Youth Development Council (in this Act referred 
to as the ‘‘Council’’) composed of—
(1) the Attorney General, the Secretary of Agri-
culture, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development, the Secretary of Edu-
cation, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary 
of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, the Director of Na-
tional Drug Control Policy, the Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget, the Assistant to 
the President for Domestic Policy, the Director of 
the U.S.A. Freedom Corps, the Deputy Assistant to 
the President and Director of the Office of Faith- 
Based and Community Initiatives, and the Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer of the Corporation for National and 
Community Service, and other Federal officials as 
directed by the President, to serve for the life of the 
Council; and 
(2) such additional members as the President, 
in consultation with the majority and minority lead-
ership of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate, shall appoint from among representatives of 
faith-based organizations, community based organi-
zations, child and youth focused foundations, univer-
sities, non-profit organizations, youth service pro-
viders, State and local government, and youth in dis-
SEC. 6. ASSISTANCE TO STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, the Council may provide technical assistance 
and make grants to States to support State councils for 
coordinating State youth efforts. 
(b) APPLICATIONS.—Applicants for grants must be 
States. Applications for grants under this section shall be 
submitted at such time and in such form as determined 
by the Council. 
(c) PRIORITY.—Priority for grants will be given to 
States that— 
(1) have already initiated an interagency coordi-
nation effort focused on youth; 
(2) plan to work with at least 1 locality to sup-
port a local youth council for coordinating local 
youth efforts; 
(3) demonstrate the inclusion of nonprofit orga-
nizations, including faith-based and community- 
based organizations, in the work of the State coun-
cil; and 
(4) demonstrate the inclusion of young people, 
especially those in disadvantaged situations, in the 
work of the State council. 
SEC. 7. REPORT. 
Not later than 1 year after the Council holds its first 
meeting, and on an annual basis for a period of 4 years
thereafter, the Council shall transmit to the President and 
to Congress a report of the findings and recommendations 
of the Council. The report shall— 
(1) include a comprehensive compilation of re-
cent research and statistical reporting by various 
Federal agencies on the overall wellbeing of youth; 
(2) include the assessment of the needs of 
youth, the goals and objectives, the target popu-
lations of at-risk youth, and the plan called for in 
section 3; 
(3) recommend ways to coordinate and improve 
Federal training and technical assistance, informa-
tion sharing, and communication among the various 
programs and agencies serving youth; 
(4) include recommendations to better integrate 
and coordinate policies across agencies at the Fed-
eral, State, and local levels, including recommenda-
tions for legislation and administrative actions; 
(5) include a summary of actions the Council 
has taken at the request of Federal agencies to fa-
cilitate collaboration and coordination on youth serv-
ing programs and the results of those collaborations, 
if available; and
(6) include a summary of the input and rec-
ommendations from the groups identified in section 
3(8). 
SEC. 8. TERMINATION. 
The Council shall terminate 60 days after transmit-
ting its fifth and final report pursuant to section 6. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
2005 through 2009 such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out this Act. 
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