Congressional Award Amendments of 1990
PL 101-525 (H.R.5275), enacted 11/06/1990

PUBLIC LAW 101-525—NOV. 6, 1990 
104 STAT. 2305 
Public Law 101-525 
101st Congress 
An Act 
To amend the Congressional Award Act to temporarily extend the Congressional 
Nov. 6, 1990 
Award Board, and to otherwise revise such Act. 
[H.R. 5275] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. 
Congressional 
Award 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
Amendments of 
This Act may be cited as the "Congressional Award Amendments 
2 usc 801 note. 
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF CONGRESSIONAL AWARD BOARD. 
(a) TERMINATION OF THE BOARD.—Section 9 of the Congressional 
Award Act (2 U.S.C. 808) is amended to read as follows: 
"TERMINATION 
"SEC. 9. The Board shall terminate October 1,1992.". 
(b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—During the period of October 1, 1990, 
2 USC 808 note, 
through the date of the enactment of this section, all actions and 
functions of the Congressional Award Board under the Congres-
sional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) shall have the same effect as 
though no lapse or termination of the Board ever occurred. 
SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORT. 
Section 3(e) of the Congressional Award Act (2 U.F.C. 802(e)) is 
amended in the first sentence by striking "March 1" and insert-
ing "April 1". 
SEC. 4. DERIVATION OF APPOINTMENT. 
Section 4(a) of the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 803(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
"(4) For the purpose of determining the derivation of the appoint-
ment of any person appointed to the Board under this section, if 
there is a change in the status of majority and minority between the 
parties of the House or the Senate, each person appointed under this 
section shall be deemed to have been appointed by the leadership 
position set out in subsection (aXD of the partv of the individual who 
made the initial appointment of such person. . 
SEC. 5. TERMS OF APPOINTMENT. 
Section 4(b) of the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 803(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting "(1)" after the subsection designation; 
(2) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking "but 
(unless" and all that follows and inserting the following: "and 
(unless reappointed under paragraph (3)) shall serve for a term 
of 4 years."; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
"(2) For the purpose of adjusting the terms of Board members to 
allow for staggered appointments, the following distribution of 
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Board terms shall take effect at the first meeting of the Board 
occurring after the date of the enactment of the Congressional 
Award Amendments of 1990: 
"(A) Those members who have served 10 years or more, as of 
the date of such meeting, shall have an appointment expiring 
on a date 2 years from October 1,1990. 
"(B) Those members who have served for 6 months or less, as 
of the date of such meeting, shall have an appointment expiring 
on a date 6 years from October 11,1990. 
"(C) All other members shall apportion the remaining Board 
positions between equal numbers of 2 and 4 year terms (provid-
ing that if there are an unequal number of remaining members, 
there shall be a predominance of 4 year terms), such apportion-
ment to be made by lot. 
"(3XA) Subject to the limitations in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of 
this paragraph, members of the Board may be reappointed, provided 
that no member may serve more than 2 consecutive terms. 
"(B) Members of the Board covered under paragraph (2XA) of this 
section shall not be eligible for reappointment to the Board. Mem-
bers of the Board covered under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of 
paragraph (2) of this section may be reappointed for 1 additional 
consecutive 4 year term. 
"(C) Members of the Board who serve as chairman of the Board 
shedl not have the time during which they serve as chairman used in 
the computation of their period of service for purposes of this 
paragraph and paragraph (2).". 
SEC. 6. REMOVAL FROM BOARD. 
Section 4 of the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 803) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
"(j) Any member of the Board who fails to attend 4 consecutive 
Board meetings scheduled pursuant to the bylaws of the Board and 
for which proper notice has been given under such bylaws, or to 
send a designee of such member (approved in advance by the Board 
under provisions of its bylaws), is, by operation of this subsection, 
removed, for cause, from the Board as of the date of the last meeting 
from which they are absent. The Chairman of the Board shall take 
such steps as are necessary to inform members who have 3 absences 
of this subsection. The Chairman shall notify the House and the 
Senate, including the appropriate committees of each body, when-
ever there is a vacancy created by the operation of this subsection.". 
SEC. 7. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT, STATEWIDE COUNCILS, ACCEPTANCE OF 
FUNDS AND RESOURCES. 
(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 7 of the Congressional 
Award Act (2 U.S.C. 806) is amended by inserting "(a)" after the 
section designation. 
(b) STATEWIDE COUNCILS.—Section 7 of the Congressional Award 
Act (2 U.S.C. 806) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by striking "conducting" and inserting "conduct"; 
and 
(ii) by striking "State and"; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (G) as 
subparagraphs (E) through (H), respectively, and by insert-
ing after subparagraph (C) the following new subparsigraph: 
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"(D) in addition to those activities authorized under 
subparagraph (C), conduct of outreach activities to encour-
age, where appropriate, the establishment and development 
of Statewide Congressional Award Councils;"; and 
(C) in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated by subparagraph 
(B) of this paragraph), by striking "conducting" and insert-
ing "conduct"; and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (h) as subsections 
(d) through (i), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (b) 
the following new subsection: 
"(cXD In carrjdng out its functions with respect to Statewide 
Congressional Award Councils (hereinafter in this subsection re-
ferred to as Statewide Councils) under subsection (b), the Board shall 
develop guidelines, criteria, and standards for the formation of 
Statewide Councils. In order to create a Statewide Council, Members 
of Congress and Senators from each respective State are encouraged 
to work jointly with the Board. 
"(2) The establishment of Statewide Councils is intended to— 
"(A) facilitate expanded public participation and involvement 
in the program; and 
"(B) promote greater opportunities for involvement by mem-
bers of the State congressional delegation. 
"(3) The duties and responsibilities of each Statewide Council 
established pursuant to this section shall include, but not be limited 
to, the following: 
"(A) promoting State and local awareness of the Congres-
sional Award Program; 
"(B) review of participant records and activities; 
"(C) review and verification of information on, and rec-
ommendation of, candidates to the national board for approval; 
"(D) planning and organization of bronze and silver award 
ceremonies; 
"(E) Eissisting gold award recipients with travel to and from 
the national gold award ceremony; and 
"(F) designation of a Statewide coordinator to serve as a 
liaison between the State and local boards and the national 
board. 
"(4) Each Statewide Council established pursuant to this section is 
authorized to receive public monetary and in-kind contributions, 
which may be made available to local boards to supplement or 
defray operating expenses. The Board shall adopt appropriate finan-
cial management methods in order to ensure the proper accounting 
of these funds. 
"(5) Each Statewide Council established pursuant to this section 
shall comply with the standard charter requirements of the national 
board of directors.". 
(c) ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS AND RESOURCES.—Section 7(e) of the 
Congressional Award Act, as redesignated by subsection (b)(2) of this 
section, is amended to read as follows: 
"(e)(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), the Board may 
seek and accept funds and other resources to carry out its activities. 
The Board may not accept any funds or other resources which are— 
"(A) donated with a restriction on their use unless such 
restriction merely provides that such funds or other resources 
be used in furtherance of the Congressional Award Program or 
a specific regional or local program; and 
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"(B) donated subject to the condition that the identity of the 
donor of the funds or resources shall remain anonymous. 
The Board may permit donors to use the name of the Board or the 
name 'Congressional Award Program' in advertising. 
"(2) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the Board may not 
receive any Federal funds or resources. The Board may benefit from 
in-kind and indirect resources provided by Offices of Members of 
Congress or the Congress. Further, the Board is not prohibited from 
receiving indirect benefits from efforts or activities undertaken in 
collaboration 
with entities which receive Federal funds 
or 
resources.". 
SEC. 8. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE AUDITS. 
Section 8 of the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 807) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence— 
(A) by striking "section 7(h)" and inserting "section 7(i)"; 
and 
(B) by striking "at least biennially" and inserting "an-
nually"; and 
(2) by striking subsections (b) through (d) and inserting the 
following: 
"(b) The Comptroller General shall submit to appropriate officers, 
committees, and subcommittees of the Congress, by May 15th of 
each calendar year, a report on the results of the audit of the 
financial records and on any such additional areas as the Comptrol-
ler General determines deserve or require eveiluation.". 
Approved November 6, 1990. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5275: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 101-618 (Coram, on Education and Labor). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 136 (1990): 
July 23, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 19, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Oct. 22, House concurred in Senate amendment.