To ensure that the number of children in afterschool programs does not decrease.

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   Inserted: SEC. __ . FUNDING FOR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS.

   Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--

   Inserted: (1) Studies show that organized extracurricular activities, such as after-school programs, reduce crime, drug use, and teenage pregnancy.

   Inserted: (2) According to the FBI, youth are most at risk for committing violent acts and being victims of violent crimes between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.--after school is out and before parents arrive home.

   Inserted: (3) There remains a great need for after-school programs. The Census Bureau reported that at least 8 to 15 million children have no place to go after school is out.

   Inserted: (4) Current funding for after-school programs provide almost 1.4 million children across the country a safe and enriching place to go after school instead of being home alone.

   Inserted: (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this resolution assume that funding for 21st Century Community Learning Centers is at least enough to ensure the number of children participating in after-school programs does not decrease.

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