HR 3571 · 100th Congress · Families
Children and Youth Camp Safety Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Health and Safety.(1987-11-16)
Plain Language Summary
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Children and Youth Camp Safety Act - Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services an Office of Youth Camp Safety to be headed by a Director of Youth Camp Safety. Confers upon the Director the primary responsibility for the promulgation and enforcement of Federal and State youth camp safety regulations. Provides for congressional disapproval of such proposed regulations. Requires any State which desires to assume responsibility for the development and modification of youth camp safety standards to submit a State plan to the Director for approval. Allows a State whose plan has been rejected to obtain review of the decision in the United States court of appeals. Authorizes the Secretary, at the request of the Director, to make Department of Health and Human Services personnel available to States to assist in developing State plans and in training State inspectors and other personnel associated with youth camps. Directs the Secretary, at the request of the Director, to provide technical and consultative services to assist in State plan development and implementation. Directs the Director to make grants to States for the development of youth camp safety plans,…
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