Section 1 Presidential Youth Council
Congress—
supports the establishment with private funds of a Presidential Youth Council to—
advise the President and the administration on the perspectives of young people;
make public policy-related youth programs more efficient and effective; and
address issues that will affect the long-term future of the United States;
recommends that the Presidential Youth Council be composed of 24 young people who—
are appointed by leaders of the majority and minority parties in the House and the Senate, and the President, in the manner described in subsection (b);
are 16 to 24 years of age;
have participated in a public policy-related program, outreach initiative, internship, fellowship, or congressionally sponsored youth advisory council;
can constructively contribute to policy deliberations;
can conduct outreach to solicit the views and perspectives of peers; and
have backgrounds that reflect the racial, socioeconomic, and geographic diversity of the United States; and
recommends that the Presidential Youth Council as a whole undertake activities to solicit the unique views and perspectives of young people and bring those views and perspectives to the attention of the head of each department or agency of the Federal Government and Congress.
Congress recommends that the members of the Presidential Youth Council be appointed in the following manner:
The President shall appoint 4 Council members.
The Speaker of the House shall appoint either 4 Council members (if the Speaker belongs to the same political party as the President) or 6 Council members (if the Speaker does not belong to the same political party as the President).
The Minority Leader of the House shall appoint either 4 Council members (if the Minority Leader belongs to the same political party as the President) or 6 Council members (if the Minority Leader does not belong to the same political party as the President).
The Majority Leader of the Senate shall appoint 4 Council members (if the Majority Leader belongs to the same political party as the President) or 6 Council members (if the Majority Leader does not belong to the same political party as the President).
The Minority Leader of the Senate shall appoint either 4 Council members (if the Minority Leader belongs to the same political party as the President) or 6 Council members (if the Minority Leader does not belong to the same political party as the President).