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S., manager, camping and engineering service, Boy Prepared statements, letters, supplemental material, etc-Continued Cooper, Dr. Theodore, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health, HEW: Page 538 501 479 "Field Data Collection Used In Investigation of Youth Camp 374 "Investigation of Youth Camp Safety," a compilation_ 243-288 235 270 "Report on Youth Camp Safety Pursuant to Public Law 92- 287 "Study of Youth Camp Safety-Appendices," a study. 434 "Suggested Model State Youth Camp Act and Regulations,' a 416 Feehery, James, director of camping services, Michigan State Department of Social Services: Prepared statement of.. 1973 children's camp accident or illness reports--- Hecht, James L., Richmond, Va., letter to Hon. Peter A. Peyser, dated Kahn, Mrs. Fritz R., chairman, Legislative Service Committee, Na- Lack, Gary, Rochester, N.Y., letter to Mitch Kurman, Westport, Lane, Dr. J. Michael, Center for Disease Control, HEW, Atlanta, Ga., Oakerson, Mary, member, National Board, Girl Scouts of the United O'Keeffe, Paul, counsel, Norman L. Yu and Co., Inc., Whittier, Calif., Rosenthal, Hon. Benjamin S., a Representative in Congress from the 191 Ross, Kathleen B., Washington Representative, Girl Scouts of the 212 536 Stolz, Alan J., national legislation chairman, American Camping Appendix to Prepared statement of.. 47 44 Sussman, Dr. Oscar, director, Consumer Health Services, State Department of Health, Trenton, N.J., statement of.. 22 Tofany, Vincent L., president, National Safety Council, "Examples of 219 Verhoven, Dr. Peter J., National Recreation and Park Association, 506 Weicker, Hon. Lowell, Jr., a United States Senator from the State of Williams, Ms. Charlotte, vice president, Alpha II, Consultants, Social 539 504 YOUTH CAMP SAFETY ACT WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1974 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 9 a.m., pursuant to call, in room 2175, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Dominick V. Daniels (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Daniels, Gaydos, Esch, Forsythe, Sarasin, and Peyser. Staff members present: Daniel H. Krivit, subcommittee counsel; Alexandria J. Kisla, clerk; Denny Medlin, legislative assistant, and Yvonne Franklin, minority legislative associate. Mr. DANIELS. The Select Subcommittee on Labor will come to order. We are here this morning to consider H.R. 1486 and related bills to protect youths attending resident, day, and travel camps, by establishing Federal standards to provide Federal assistance to the States to develop their own programs. [Text of H.R. 1486 follows:] (1) 93D CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1486 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 9, 1973 Mr. DOMINICK V. DANIELS (for himself and Mr. PEYSER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To provide for the development and implementation of programs for youth camp safety. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 4 That this Act may be cited as the "Youth Camp Safety Act". STATEMENT OF PURPOSE 5 SEC. 2. It is the purpose of this Act to protect and safe6 guard the health and well being of the youth of the Nation 7 attending day camps, resident camps, and travel camps, by 8 providing for establishment of Federal standards for safe 9 operation of youth camps, to provide Federal assistance to 10 the States in developing programs for implementing safety 11 standards for youth camps, to provide for the Federal im 1 plementation of safety standards for youth mps in States 2 which do not implement such standards and for Federal 3 recreational camps, thereby providing assurance to parents 4 and interested citizens that youth camps and Federal recrea5 tional camps meet minimum safety standards. (A) any parcel or parcels of land having the gen eral characteristics and features of a camp as the term is generally understood, used wholly or in part for recreational or educational purposes and accommodating five or more children under 18 years of age, living apart from their relatives, parents, or legal guardians for a period of, or portions of, 5 days or more, and includes a site that is operated as a day camp or as a resident camp; and (B) any travel camp which sponsors or conducts group tours within the United States, or foreign group tours originating or terminating within a State, for educational or recreational purposes, accommodating within the group five or more children under 18 years of age, living apart from their relatives, parents, or legal guardians for a period of 5 days or more. (2) The term "youth camp safety standards" means |