A bill to provide for the establishment of not less than 2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs of America facilities by the year 2000.
PL 105-133 (S.476), enacted 12/02/1997

Ill STAT. 2568 
PUBLIC LAW 105-133—DEC. 2, 1997 
Public Law 105-133 
105th Congress 
An Act 
Dec. 2, 1997 
To provide for the establishment of not less than 2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs 
[S. 476] 
of America facilities by the year 2000. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. 2,500 BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS BEFORE 2000. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 401(a) of the Economic Espionage 
Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note) is amended by striking paragraph 
(2) and inserting the following: 
"(2) PURPOSE.—^The purpose of this section is to provide 
adequate resources in the form of seed money for the Boys 
and Girls Clubs of America to establish 1,000 additional local 
clubs where needed, with particular emphasis placed on 
establishing clubs in public housing projects and distressed 
areas, and to ensure that there are a total of not less than 
2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs of America facilities in operation 
not later than December 31, 1999.". 
(b) ACCELERATED GRANTS.^^ection 401 of the Economic Espio-
nage Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking "or rural" and all that 
follows through the end and inserting the following: "rural 
area, or Indian reservation with a population of high risk 
youth as defined in section 517 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-23) of sufficient size to warrant the 
establishment of a Boys and Girls Club."; and 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: 
"(c) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
"(1) IN GENERAL.—For each of the fiscal years 1997, 1998, 
1999, 2000, and 2001, the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
Assistance of the Department of Justice shall make a grant 
to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America for the purpose of 
establishing and extending Boys and Girls Clubs facilities 
where needed, with particular emphasis placed on establishing 
clubs in and extending services to public housing projects and 
distressed areas. 
"(2) APPLICATIONS.—^The Attorney General shall accept an 
application for a grant under this subsection if submitted by 
the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, and approve or deny 
the grant not later than 90 days after the date on which 
the application is submitted, if the application— 
"(A) includes a long-term strategy to establish 1,000 
additional Boys and Girls Clubs and detailed summary 
of those areas in which new facilities will be established, 
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or in which existing facilities will be expanded to serve 
additional youths, during the next fiscal year; 
"(B) includes a plan to ensure that there are a total 
of not less than 2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs of America 
facilities in operation before January 1, 2000; 
"(C) certifies that there will be appropriate coordination 
with those communities where clubs will be located; and 
"(D) explains the manner in which new facilities will 
operate without additional, direct Federal financial assist-
ance to the Boys and Girls Clubs once assistance under 
this subsection is discontinued.". 
(c) ROLE MODEL GRANTS.—Section 401 of the Economic Espio-
nage Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
"(f) ROLE MODEL GRANTS.—Of amounts made available under 
subsection (e) for any fiscal year— 
"(1) not more than 5 percent may be used to provide a 
grant to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America for administrative, 
travel, and other costs associated with a national role-model 
speaking tour program; and 
"(2) no amount may be used to compensate speakers other 
than to reimburse speakers for reasonable travel and accommo-
dation costs associated with the program described in para-
graph (1).". 
Approved December 2, 1997. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 476 (H.R. 1753): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 105-368 accompanying H.R. 1753 (Comm. on the Judici-
ary). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 143 (1997): 
May 15, considered and passed Senate. 
Nov. 13, considered and passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 1753. Senate 
concurred in House amendment. 
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