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 PUBLIC LAW 107-19-^JULY 10, 2001 115 STAT. 153 Public Law 107-19 107th Congress An Act To authorize funding for the National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. NATIONAL 4-H PROGRAM CENTENNIAL INITIATIVE. (a) FINDINGS.— Congress finds that— (1) the 4-H Program is 1 of the largest youth development organizations operating in each of the 50 States and over 3,000 counties; (2) the 4-H Program is promoted by the Secretary of Agriculture through the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service and Iand-grant colleges and universities; (3) the 4-H Program is supported by public and private resources, including the National 4-H Council; and (4) in celebration of the centennial of the 4-H Program in 2002, the National 4-H Council has proposed a publicprivate partnership to develop new strategies for youth development for the next century in light of an increasingly global and technology-oriented economy and ever-changing demands 8ind chedlenges facing youth in widely diverse communities. (b) GRANT. — (1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary of Agriculture may provide a grant to the National 4-H Council to pay the Federal share of the cost of— (A) conducting a program of discussions through meetings, seminars, and listening sessions on the National, State, and local levels regarding strategies for youth development; and (B) preparing a report that— (i) siunmarizes and analyzes the discussions; (ii) makes specific recommendations of strategies for youth development; and (iii) proposes a plan of action for carrying out those strategies. (2) COST SHARING.— (A) IN GENERAL. —The Federal share of the cost of the program under paragraph (1) shall be 50 percent. (B) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— The non-Federal share of the cost of the program under paragraph (1) may be padd in the form of cash or the provision of services, material, or other in-kind contributions. (3) AMOUNT.— The grant made under this subsection shall not exceed $5,000,000. July 10, 2001 [S. 657]

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