Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
PL 111-200 (S.2865), enacted 07/07/2010

124 STAT. 1368 
PUBLIC LAW 111–200—JULY 7, 2010 
Public Law 111–200 
111th Congress 
An Act 
To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Award Program 
Reauthorization Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL AWARD PROGRAM. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION AND PRESENTATION.—Section 102 of the 
Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 802) is amended— 
(1) in the matter following subsection (b)(5), by striking 
‘‘under paragraph (3)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘during’’ and inserting ‘‘in connection with’’. 
(b) TERMS
OF APPOINTMENT
AND REAPPOINTMENTS.—Section 
103 of the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 803) is amended 
by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) TERMS OF APPOINTED MEMBERS; REAPPOINTMENT.— 
‘‘(1) Appointed members of the Board shall continue to 
serve at the pleasure of the officer by whom they are appointed, 
and (unless reappointed under paragraph (2)) shall serve for 
a term of 4 years. 
‘‘(2)(A) Subject to the limitations in subparagraph (B), mem-
bers of the Board may be reappointed, except that no member 
may serve more than 2 full consecutive terms. Members may 
be reappointed to 2 full consecutive terms after being appointed 
to fill a vacancy on the Board. 
‘‘(B) Members of the Board shall not be subject to the 
limitation on reappointment in subparagraph (A) during their 
period of service as Chairman of the Board and may be re-
appointed to an additional full term after termination of such 
Chairmanship. 
‘‘(3)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or (2), the term of 
each member of the Board shall begin on October 1 of the 
even numbered year which would otherwise apply with one- 
half of the Board positions having terms which begin in each 
even numbered year. 
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall apply to appointments made 
to the Board on or after the date of enactment of the Congres-
sional Award Program Reauthorization Act of 2009.’’. 
Applicability. 
Effective date. 
Congressional 
Award Program 
Reauthorization 
Act of 2009. 
2 USC 801 note. 
July 7, 2010 
[S. 2865] 
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124 STAT. 1369 
PUBLIC LAW 111–200—JULY 7, 2010 
(c) REQUIREMENTS REGARDING FINANCIAL OPERATIONS.—Sec-
tion 104(c) of the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 804(c)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), in the third sentence, by striking 
‘‘, in any calendar year,’’ and inserting ‘‘in any fiscal year’’; 
and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2)(A) The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
determine for each fiscal year whether the Director has substan-
tially complied with paragraph (1). The findings made by the 
Comptroller General under the preceding sentence shall be 
included in the reports submitted under section 107(b). 
‘‘(B) If the Director fails to substantially comply with para-
graph (1), the Board shall instruct the Director to take such 
actions as may be necessary to correct such deficiencies, and 
shall remove and replace the Director if such deficiencies are 
not promptly corrected.’’. 
(d) FUNDING
AND
EXPENDITURES.—Section 106(a) of the 
Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 806(a)) is amended by striking 
paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) the Board shall carry out its functions and make 
expenditures with— 
‘‘(A) such resources as are available to the Board from 
sources other than the Federal Government; and 
‘‘(B) funds awarded in any grant program administered 
by a Federal agency in accordance with the law establishing 
that grant program.’’. 
(e) STATEWIDE
CONGRESSIONAL
AWARD
COUNCILS.—Section 
106(c) of the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 806(c)) is amended 
by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) Each Statewide Council established under this section 
may receive contributions, and use such contributions for the 
purposes of the Program. The Board shall adopt appropriate 
financial management methods in order to ensure the proper 
accounting of these funds. Each Statewide Council shall comply 
with subsections (a), (d), (e), and (h) governing the Board.’’. 
(f) CONTRACTING AND USE OF FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS.—Sec-
tion 106 of the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 806) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘to be’’ after ‘‘expenditure 
is’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘or for scholarships’’ 
after ‘‘local program’’. 
(g) NONPROFIT CORPORATION.—Section 106 of the Congressional 
Award Act (2 U.S.C. 806) is amended by striking subsection (i) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i)(1) The Board shall provide for the incorporation of a non-
profit corporation to be known as the Congressional Award Founda-
tion (together with any subsidiary nonprofit corporations deter-
mined desirable by the Board, collectively referred to in this title 
as the ‘Corporation’) for the sole purpose of assisting the Board 
to carry out the Congressional Award Program, and shall delegate 
to the Corporation such duties as it considers appropriate, including 
the employment of personnel, expenditure of funds, and the incur-
rence of financial or other contractual obligations. 
‘‘(2) The articles of incorporation of the Congressional Award 
Foundation shall provide that— 
Determination. 
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124 STAT. 1370 
PUBLIC LAW 111–200—JULY 7, 2010 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2865: 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 111–163 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010): 
Mar. 17, considered and passed Senate. 
June 23, considered and passed House. 
‘‘(A) the members of the Board of Directors of the Founda-
tion shall be the members of the Board, with up to 24 additional 
voting members appointed by the Board, and the Director who 
shall serve as a nonvoting member; and 
‘‘(B) the extent of the authority of the Foundation shall 
be the same as that of the Board. 
‘‘(3) No director, officer, or employee of any corporation estab-
lished under this subsection may receive compensation, travel 
expenses, or benefits from both the Corporation and the Board.’’. 
(h) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 108 of the Congressional Award 
Act (2 U.S.C. 808) is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2009’’ 
and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2013’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall take effect as 
of October 1, 2009. 
Approved July 7, 2010. 
2 USC 808 note. 
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