The Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act , part of the No
Child Left Behind Act , addresses equal access to meet in public schools
that receive federal funds from the Department. The law covers the Boy Scouts
and other youth groups listed in Title 36 of the U.S. Code as a
patriotic society. During FY 2004, OCR completed drafting a "Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking", which was published in the Federal Register on
Oct. 19, 2004, and provided for a 45-day public comment period. While OCR
received no complaints alleging violations of the act during FY 2004, one
of the five complaints submitted the previous year was resolved in FY 2004.