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 PUBLIC LAW 100-158—NOV. 9, 1987

101 STAT. 897

SEC. 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM.

2 USC 1002.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Civic Achievement Award Program in Honor of the Office of Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be conducted by the Close Up Foundation, in cooperation with the National Association of Elementary School Principals. The program— (1) shall be designed to inspire learning of American history, '^'- -^^'^ I* government, geography, economics and current events in the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades; (2) shall recognize achievement in civic literacy by students, classes, and schools throughout the Nation; (3) shall be based upon a specially designed set of learning materials and activities that will allow students to develop and demonstrate civic knowledge and skills; and (4) may include such program elements as individual and group projects, mastery of academic materials, development of library skills, and community service. (b) AWARDS.—The Close Up Foundation shall provide annual awards for the program. The awards, in the form of certificates signed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and other persons designated by the Speaker, shall be presented in the following categories: (1) Individual students who satisfy award standards. (2) Classes with a specified percentage of students who satisfy award standards. (3) Schools with a specified percentage of students who satisfy award standards. (c) NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— Establishment. (1) IN GENERAL.—The Speaker of the House of Representatives (in consultation with the minority leader of the House of Representatives) shall appoint 11 persons who, together with the Librarian of Congress, one representative of the Close Up Foundation, and one representative of the National Association of Elementary School Principals, shall constitute a national committee to advise the Close Up Foundation on the structure and administration of the program. The 11 persons appointed under the preceding sentence shall serve at the pleasure of the Speaker. (2) EXPENSES.—Members of the committee shall serve without compensation, except that, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the committee, members shall be allowed expenses in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code. (d) PARTICIPATION BY LIBRARIES.—School libraries and local libraries shall, to the extent practicable, serve as the primary centers for the distribution of materials and the coordination of testing and evaluation for the program. SEC. 3. AUDITS AND REPORTS.

(a) AUDITS.—The Comptroller General shall conduct annual and other necessary audits of the program and shall submit reports of such audits to the House of Representatives and to the Librarian of Congress. 03) REPORTS.—The Close Up Foundation shall submit to the House of Representatives and to the Librarian of Congress semiannual

2 USC 1003.

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