; Whereas there are currently 39 Youth Challenge programs operating in 28 States, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia; Whereas more than 200,000 cadets have graduated from the Youth Challenge Program; Whereas more than 184,000 academic credentials have been awarded under the Youth Challenge Program; 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 States: Now, therefore, be it