,,iv  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #iba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,december #aa1      
#bjbc,mrs4 ,napolitano 7for herself1    
,mrs4 ,miller of ,west ,virginia1 ,mr4  
,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,guthrie1 ,ms4 ,norton1 
,mr4 ,calvert1 ,mr4 ,carson1 ,mr4       
,zinke1 ,mr4 ,mc,garvey1 ,mr4 ,huizenga1
 ,mr4 ,thanedar1 ,mrs4 ,kiggans of      
,virginia1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mr4 ,mooney1  
,mr4 ,harder of ,california1 ,ms4       
,letlow1 ,mrs4 ,steel1 ,mr4 ,rogers of  
,kentucky1 and ,mr4 ,timmons7 submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,armed    
,services  ,,resolution  ,honoring the  
#cjth anniversary of the ,national      
,guard ,youth ,challenge ,program4      
,whereas the ,national ,guard ,youth    
,challenge ,program 7referred to in this
 preamble as the ,youth ,challenge      
,program7 is celebrating #cj years of   
providing successful and free           
alternative education and structured    
discipline to at-risk youth between the 

ages of #af and #ah2 ,whereas the ,youth
 ,challenge ,program was born from the  
visionary concept of using a whole      
person intervention model to combat the 
effects of gangs1 violence1 high rates  
of school dropout1 and drug abuse on a  
generation of youth2 ,whereas the ,youth
 ,challenge ,program is a federally and 
,state-funded program that offers a     
unique opportunity for at-risk youth to 
change course at a critical time in     
life2 ,whereas the multiphased ,youth   
,challenge ,program uses quasi-military 
discipline and training1 coupled with   
educational instruction1 learning1 and  
mentorship1 to promote the character    
development and resilience of at-risk   
youth2 ,whereas one phase of the ,youth 
,challenge ,program is a #ea_/b-month   
residential program that focuses on the 
following #h core components3           
life-coping skills1 leadership and      
followership1 service to community1 job 
skills1 academic excellence1 responsible
 citizenship1 health and hygiene1 and   

physical fitness2 ,whereas another phase
 of the ,youth ,challenge ,program is a 
#ab-month mentoring phase that builds on
 the #h core components to help shape   
youth into productive citizens ready for
 societal success2 ,whereas there is now
 an optional phase of the ,youth        
,challenge ,program called ,job         
,challenge1 in which ,youth ,challenge  
,program graduates under the age of #ba 
years old can pursue in-demand job      
certifications2 ,whereas the ,youth     
,challenge ,program offers more than    
#h1jjj cadets annually an opportunity to
 succeed outside of a traditional high  
school environment2 ,whereas there are  
currently #ci ,youth ,challenge programs
 operating in #bh ,states1 ,puerto      
,rico1 and the ,district of ,columbia2  
,whereas more than #bjj1jjj cadets have 
graduated from the ,youth ,challenge    
,program2 ,whereas more than #ahd1jjj   
academic credentials have been awarded  
under the ,youth ,challenge ,program2   
and ,whereas graduates of the ,youth    

,challenge ,program have improved       
physically and mentally and are poised  
to become assets to the communities of  
the graduates and to the ,united        
,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that   
the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7   
recognizes that the ,national ,guard    
,youth ,challenge ,program has been     
successfully helping at-risk youth for  
#cj years2  7#b7 commends the           
accomplishments of all of the graduates 
of the ,national ,guard ,youth          
,challenge ,program2 and  7#c7 reaffirms
 the commitment of the ,house to        
support-- 7,a7 the ,national ,guard     
,youth ,challenge ,program2 and  7,b7   
the critical mission of the ,national   
,guard ,youth ,challenge ,program to    
help and develop the character of       
at-risk youth in the ,united ,states4