[105th Congress Public Law 133]
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Public Law 105-133
105th Congress
An Act
To provide for the establishment of not less than 2,500 Boys and Girls
Clubs of America facilities by the year 2000. <<NOTE: Dec. 2,
1997 - [S. 476]>>
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.--Section 401 of the Economic Espionage 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 assistance to the Boys and Girls Clubs once
assistance under this subsection is discontinued.''.
(c) Role Model Grants.--Section 401 of the Economic Espionage 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
accommodation costs associated with the program described in
paragraph (1).''.
Approved December 2, 1997.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 476 (H.R. 1753):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 105-368 accompanying H.R. 1753 (Comm. on the
Judiciary).
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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