Federal Youth Coordination Act - Establishes a Federal Youth Development Council to improve administration and coordination of federal programs serving youth.
Designates the Secretary of Health and Human Services as the Chairperson of the Council.
Sets forth Council duties with respect to agencies and programs serving youth, especially disadvantaged youth.
Authorizes the Council to provide technical assistance to a state, at its request, to support state-funded councils for coordinating state youth efforts.
Terminates the Council after transmittal of its final report.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2007 and FY2008.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 856 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 856
To establish a Federal Youth Development Council to improve the
administration and coordination of Federal programs serving youth, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 16, 2005
Mr. Osborne (for himself, Mr. Ford, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. Payne)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce
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A BILL
To establish a Federal Youth Development Council to improve the
administration and coordination of Federal programs serving youth, 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 ``Federal Youth Coordination 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 Agriculture, the
Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary
of Education, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of
Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, the Director of National Drug Control Policy, the
Director of the Office 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 Executive 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 leadership of the
House of Representatives and the Senate, shall appoint from
among representatives of faith-based organizations, community-
based organizations, child and youth focused foundations,
universities, nonprofit organizations, youth service providers,
State and local government, and youth in disadvantaged
situations, to serve for terms of 2 years and who may be
reappointed by the President for a second 2-year term.
(b) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Council shall be
designated by the President.
(c) Meetings.--The Council shall meet at the call of the
Chairperson, not less frequently than 4 times each year. The first
meeting shall be not less than 6 months after the date of enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.
The duties of the Council shall be--
(1) to ensure communication among agencies administering
programs designed to serve youth, especially those in
disadvantaged situations;
(2) to assess the needs of youth, especially those in
disadvantaged situations, and those who work with youth, and
the quantity and quality of Federal programs offering services,
supports, and opportunities to help youth in their educational,
social, emotional, physical, vocational, and civic development;
(3) to set objectives and quantifiable 5-year goals for
such programs;
(4) to make recommendations for the allocation of resources
in support of such goals and objectives;
(5) to identify target populations of youth who are
disproportionately at risk and assist agencies in focusing
additional resources on them;
(6) to develop a plan, including common indicators of youth
well-being, and assist agencies in coordinating to achieve such
goals and objectives;
(7) to assist Federal agencies, at the request of one or
more such agency, in collaborating on model programs and
demonstration projects focusing on special populations,
including youth in foster care, migrant youth, projects to
promote parental involvement, and projects that work to involve
young people in service programs;
(8) to solicit and document ongoing input and
recommendations from--
(A) youth, especially those in disadvantaged
situations, by forming an advisory council of youth to
work with the Council;
(B) national youth development experts, parents,
faith and community-based organizations, foundations,
business leaders, youth service providers, and
teachers;
(C) researchers; and
(D) State and local government officials; and
(9) to work with Federal agencies to conduct high-quality
research and evaluation, identify and replicate model programs,
and provide technical assistance, and, subject to the
availability of appropriations, to fund additional research to
fill identified needs.
SEC. 4. ASSISTANCE OF STAFF.
(a) Director and Staff.--The Chairperson, in consultation with the
Council, shall employ and set the rate of pay for a Director and any
necessary staff to assist in carrying out its duties.
(b) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon request of the Council, the
head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a reimbursable
basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency to the Council
to assist it in carrying out its duties under this Act.
SEC. 5. POWERS OF THE COUNCIL.
(a) Mails.--The Council may use the United States mails in the same
manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies
of the United States.
(b) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the
Council, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the
Council, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support services
necessary for the Council to carry out its responsibilities under this
Act.
SEC. 6. ASSISTANCE TO STATES.
(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, 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 coordination
effort focused on youth;
(2) plan to work with at least 1 locality to support a
local youth council for coordinating local youth efforts;
(3) demonstrate the inclusion of nonprofit organizations,
including faith-based and community-based organizations, in the
work of the State council; 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 recent research
and statistical reporting by various Federal agencies on the
overall well-being of youth;
(2) include the assessment of the needs of youth and those
who serve them, the goals and objectives, the target
populations of at-risk youth, and the plan called for in
section 3;
(3) report on the link between quality of service
provision, technical assistance and successful youth outcomes
and recommend ways to coordinate and improve Federal training
and technical assistance, information sharing, and
communication among the various programs and agencies serving
youth;
(4) include recommendations to better integrate and
coordinate policies across agencies at the Federal, State, and
local levels, including recommendations for legislation and
administrative actions;
(5) include a summary of actions the Council has taken at
the request of Federal agencies to facilitate collaboration and
coordination on youth serving programs and the results of those
collaborations, if available; and
(6) include a summary of the input and recommendations from
the groups identified in section 3(8).
SEC. 8. TERMINATION.
The Council shall terminate 60 days after transmitting 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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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H605)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6415)
Mr. Osborne moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10179-10182)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 856.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10189)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 353 - 62 (Roll no. 588).(text: CR H10179-10180)
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 353 - 62 (Roll no. 588). (text: CR H10179-10180)
Roll Call #588 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.