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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4740

To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and the Domestic

Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to extend the authorizations of appropriations for the programs carried out under such Acts, and for other

purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 23, 2000

Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. ANDREWS, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. ROEMER, Mr.

HOUGHTON, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. LEACH, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr.

HORN, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. QUINN, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. LAZIO, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. PORTER, Mr.

BORSKI, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. CARSON, Mr. CLAY, Mrs.

CLAYTON, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. CUMMINGS,

Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DICKS, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. DOOLEY

of California, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FILNER, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. FROST, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr.

GUTIERREZ, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. JEFFERSON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. JONES of Ohio,

Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KIND,

Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. LARSON, Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs. MALONEY

of New York, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. MARTINEZ, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCNULTY, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California,

Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. OLVER, Mr.

OWENS, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. REYES, Ms.

SANCHEZ, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. SAWYER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY,

Mr. SCOTT, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico,

Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. WEYGAND, and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

A BILL

To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990
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and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to extend the authorizations of appropriations for the programs carried out under such Acts, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National and Commu5 nity Service Amendments Act of 2000’’.

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

7 The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.

Sec. 2. Table of contents.

TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

ACT OF 1990

Sec. 101. References.

Sec. 102. General provisions.

Sec. 103. School-based and community-based service-learning programs.

Sec. 104. National Service Trust program.

Sec. 105. National Service Trust.

Sec. 106. Civilian Community Corps.

Sec. 107. Administrative provisions.

Sec. 108. Corporation for National and Community Service.

Sec. 109. Points of Light Foundation.

Sec. 110. Authorization of appropriations.

TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER

SERVICE ACT OF 1973

Sec. 201. References.

Sec. 202. General provisions.

Sec. 203. National volunteer antipoverty programs.

Sec. 204. National Senior Service Corps.

Sec. 205. Administration and coordination.

Sec. 206. Authorization of appropriations.

TITLE III—TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS

Sec. 301. Reference to Secretary of Education.

Sec. 302. Reference to National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993.
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1 TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO NA2 TIONAL AND COMMUNITY

3 SERVICE ACT OF 1990

4 SEC. 101. REFERENCES.

5 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in

6 this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms

7 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi8 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a

9 section or other provision of the National and Community

10 Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.).

11 SEC. 102. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

12 (a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO TABLE OF CON13 TENTS.—The table of contents in section 1(b) (42 U.S.C.

14 prec. 12501) is amended by inserting after the item relat15 ing to section 148 the following:

‘‘Sec. 149. National service scholarship program.’’.

16 (b) PURPOSE.—Section 2(b) (42 U.S.C. 12501(b)) is

17 amended—

18 (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and

19 inserting a semicolon;

20 (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and

21 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

22 (3) by adding at the end the following:

23 ‘‘(9) expand and strengthen service-learning

24 programs to improve the education of children and
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1 youth and to maximize the benefits of national and

2 community service.’’.

3 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO DEFINITIONS.—

4 Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 12511) is amended—

5 (1) in paragraph (19), by striking ‘‘119(b)(1),

6 or 122(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘119(b)(1), 122(a), or

7 149’’;

8 (2) in paragraph (21)(B)—

9 (A) by striking ‘‘section 602(a)(1)’’ and in10 serting ‘‘section 602(3)’’; and

11 (B) by striking ‘‘20 U.S.C. 1401(a)(1)’’

12 and inserting ‘‘20 U.S.C. 1401(3)’’; and

13 (3) in paragraph (26), by striking the second

14 sentence.

15 SEC. 103. SCHOOL-BASED AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERV16 ICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS.

17 (a) REFERENCE TO ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY

18 EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.—Section 115A(b) (42 U.S.C.

19 12528(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘consultation, with20 holding, notice, and judicial review requirements in ac21 cordance with paragraphs (3) and (4)’’ and all that follows

22 and inserting ‘‘the requirements of section 14506 of the

23 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20

24 U.S.C. 8896).’’.
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1 (b) INCLUSION OF INDIAN TRIBES AS QUALIFIED

2 ORGANIZATIONS.—Section 117(3) (42 U.S.C. 12541(3))

3 is amended by inserting before the period ‘‘, or an Indian

4 tribe’’.

5 (c) HIGHER EDUCATION INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS

6 FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE.—Section 119(e) (42 U.S.C.

7 12561(e)) is amended—

8 (1) by striking paragraph (2);

9 (2) by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’;

10 (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through

11 (G) as paragraphs (1) through (7), respectively, and

12 aligning the margins of those paragraphs with the

13 margins of paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of such

14 section;

15 (4) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iii) as

16 subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, of

17 paragraph (4) and aligning the margins of those

18 subparagraphs with the margins of subparagraph

19 (B) of subsection (d)(2) of such section; and

20 (5) by redesignating subclauses (I) through

21 (III) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, of

22 paragraph (4)(B) and aligning the margins of those

23 clauses with the margins of clause (i) of subsection

24 (d)(2)(A) of such section.
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1 SEC. 104. NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST PROGRAM.

2 (a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND POSI3 TIONS.—Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 12571) is amended—

4 (1) by striking subsection (b);

5 (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e)

6 as subsections (b) through (d), respectively;

7 (3) in subsection (b) (as redesignated in para8 graph (2)), by striking ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’

9 and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’;

10 (4) in subsection (c) (as redesignated in para11 graph (2))—

12 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or (b)’’;

13 and

14 (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘or

15 (b)’’; and

16 (5) by adding at the end the following:

17 ‘‘(e) COST OF PARTICIPANTS.—

18 ‘‘(1) LIMIT.—The Corporation share of the ag19 gregate cost of national service positions approved

20 under the national service laws may not exceed the

21 product of—

22 ‘‘(A) the number of such positions; and

23 ‘‘(B) the amount determined under para24 graph (2).

25 ‘‘(2) AMOUNT PER PARTICIPANT.—
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1 ‘‘(A) FISCAL YEAR 1999.—For fiscal year

2 1999, the amount referred to in paragraph

3 (1)(B) shall be $15,000.

4 ‘‘(B) FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2005.—

5 For each of fiscal years 2000 through 2005, the

6 amount referred to in paragraph (1)(B) shall be

7 the amount determined under this paragraph

8 for the preceding fiscal year, adjusted to reflect

9 the percentage increase in the Consumer Price

10 Index for All Urban Consumers published by

11 the Secretary of Labor, occurring in the 1-year

12 period immediately preceding the date the ad13 justment is made.

14 ‘‘(3) COST.—For purposes of paragraph (1),

15 the cost of an approved national service position

16 shall be the average budgeted cost per individual en17 rolled in an approved national service position, in18 cluding the administrative and support cost attrib19 utable to the individual.’’.

20 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PROVISION ON ELI21 GIBILITY OF PROGRAMS.—Section 122(a) (42 U.S.C.

22 12572(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘and each Federal agen23 cy receiving assistance under section 121(b)’’.
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1 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PROVISION ON ELI2 GIBILITY OF POSITIONS.—Section 123 (42 U.S.C. 12573)

3 is amended—

4 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection

5 (a) or (b) of section 121’’ and inserting ‘‘section

6 121(a)’’; and

7 (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘an insti8 tution of higher education, or a Federal agency’’ and

9 inserting ‘‘or an institution of higher education’’.

10 (d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO SPECIAL ASSIST11 ANCE PROVISION.—Section 126(c)(3) (42 U.S.C.

12 12576(c)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 121(e)’’ and

13 inserting ‘‘section 121(d)’’.

14 (e) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AND POSITIONS.—

15 Section 129 (42 U.S.C. 12581) is amended—

16 (1) in subsection (a)—

17 (A) in paragraph (1)—

18 (i) by striking ‘‘Of the funds’’ and all

19 that follows through ‘‘the Corporation

20 shall’’ and inserting the following:

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds allocated

22 by the Corporation for provision of assistance

23 under section 121(a) for a fiscal year, the Cor24 poration may’’; and
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1 (ii) by adding at the end the fol2 lowing:

3 ‘‘(B) MINIMUM STATE GRANTS.—Notwith4 standing subparagraph (A), no State described

5 in subparagraph (A) shall receive a grant under

6 subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year in an

7 amount less than $500,000.’’;

8 (B) in paragraph (2)—

9 (i) by striking ‘‘provision of assistance

10 under subsections (a) and (b) of section

11 121’’ and inserting ‘‘provision of assistance

12 under section 121(a)’’; and

13 (ii) by striking the second sentence;

14 and

15 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘provi16 sion of assistance under subsections (a) and (b)

17 of section 121’’ and inserting ‘‘provision of as18 sistance under section 121(a)’’;

19 (2) in subsection (d)—

20 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘provi21 sion of assistance under subsections (a) and (b)

22 of section 121’’ and inserting ‘‘provision of as23 sistance under section 121(a)’’;

24 (B) in paragraph (2)—
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1 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik2 ing ‘‘FEDERAL AGENCIES AND OTHER AP3 PLICANTS’’ and inserting ‘‘OTHER APPLI4 CANTS’’;

5 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘institu6 tions of higher education’’; and

7 (iii) by striking ‘‘, and Federal agen8 cies’’;

9 (C) by striking paragraph (3);

10 (D) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and

11 (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;

12 (E) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated in

13 subparagraph (D))—

14 (i) in subparagraph (B)—

15 (I) in the heading, by striking

16 ‘‘ASSIST ENTITIES IN PLACING APPLI17 CANTS WHO ARE’’ and inserting ‘‘IN18 CREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF’’;

19 (II) in clause (i)—

20 (aa) in subclause (I), by

21 striking ‘‘receive a grant to carry

22 out a national service program

23 under paragraph (1) or (2)’’ and

24 inserting ‘‘receive assistance,

25 such as funding or an allotment
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1 of approved national service posi2 tions, to carry out activities

3 under the national service laws’’;

4 (bb) in subclause (II), by

5 striking ‘‘a substantial number

6 of’’; and

7 (cc) in subclause (III), by

8 striking ‘‘placing a substantial

9 number of such individuals with

10 a disability as participants in

11 projects carried out through the

12 program’’ and inserting ‘‘increas13 ing the participation of individ14 uals with disabilities in activities

15 carried out under the national

16 service laws’’; and

17 (III) in clause (ii), by striking

18 ‘‘as funds made available through a

19 grant made under paragraph (1) or

20 (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘as assistance de21 scribed in clause (i)(I)’’; and

22 (ii) in subparagraph (C)—

23 (I) in the heading, by striking

24 ‘‘DISABILITY’’ and inserting ‘‘DIS-
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1 ABILITY AND FOR DEMONSTRATION

2 PROGRAMS’’;

3 (II) in the matter preceding sub4 clause (I), by striking ‘‘to pay for the

5 Federal share described in section

6 121(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘to support

7 demonstration programs promoting

8 the participation of individuals with a

9 disability in national service and to

10 pay for the Federal share described in

11 section 121(d)’’; and

12 (III) in subclause (I), by striking

13 ‘‘the programs specified in section

14 193A(d)(10)’’ and inserting ‘‘national

15 service programs carried out under

16 the national service laws’’; and

17 (3) by adding at the end the following:

18 ‘‘(h) RESERVATION OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT PRO19 GRAMS REDUCING CORPORATION COSTS.—

20 ‘‘(1) PROVISION OF OPERATIONAL SUPPORT.—

21 From amounts appropriated for a fiscal year pursu22 ant to section 501(a)(2) and made available to pro23 vide financial assistance under this subtitle, and sub24 ject to paragraph (2), the Corporation may reserve

25 an amount of not more than $15,000,000 to provide
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1 operational support to programs that receive ap2 proved national service positions under this subtitle

3 but do not receive funds under section 121(a).

4 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF OPERATIONAL

5 SUPPORT.—The amount of operational support pro6 vided under this subsection may not exceed $1,000

7 per individual placed in an approved national service

8 position in such a program.

9 ‘‘(3) NO ADMINISTRATIVE COST, MATCHING

10 FUND, AND PARTICIPANT BENEFIT REQUIRE11 MENTS.—Programs supported under this subsection

12 shall not be subject to the administrative cost,

13 matching fund, and participant benefit requirements

14 of subsections (d) and (e) of section 121, section

15 131(e), and subsections (a), (d), and (e) of section

16 140.’’.

17 (f) APPLICATION PROVISIONS.—Section 130 (42

18 U.S.C. 12582) is amended—

19 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘using the as20 sistance’’ and all that follows through ‘‘or Federal

21 agency’’ and inserting ‘‘using the assistance, an ap22 plicant’’;

23 (2) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection

24 (d)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection (a) or (b) of section

25 121’’ and inserting ‘‘section 121(a)’’; and
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1 (3) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection

2 (f)(2), by striking ‘‘institution of higher education,

3 or Federal agency’’ and inserting ‘‘or institution of

4 higher education’’.

5 (g) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION CON6 SIDERATION PROVISION.—Section 133(d)(2) (42 U.S.C.

7 12585(d)(2)) is amended—

8 (1) by striking subparagraph (A); and

9 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B)

10 through (G) as subparagraphs (A) through (F), re11 spectively.

12 (h) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PARTICIPANT PRO13 VISION.—Section 137(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 12591(a)(3)) is

14 amended by striking ‘‘to be performed before, during, or

15 after attendance at an institution of higher education’’.

16 (i) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PARTICIPANT SE17 LECTION PROVISION.—Section 138(a) (42 U.S.C.

18 12592(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Federal agency,’’.

19 (j) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO TERM PROVISION.—

20 Section 139(a) (42 U.S.C. 12593(a)) is amended by strik21 ing ‘‘perform full- or part-time national service for at least

22 one term of service’’ and inserting ‘‘complete at least 1

23 term of full- or part-time national service as’’.

24 (k) LIVING ALLOWANCES.—Section 140(a) (42

25 U.S.C. 12594(a)) is amended—
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1 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a living al2 lowance’’ and inserting ‘‘an annual living allowance,

3 for 12 months of service,’’; and

4 (2) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘a reduced

5 term of service under section 139(b)(3)’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘a term of full-time service under section

7 139(b)(1) that is less than 12 months’’.

8 SEC. 105. NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST.

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL SERVICE

10 TRUST.—Section 145 (42 U.S.C. 12601) is amended—

11 (1) in subsection (a)(1)—

12 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘;

13 and’’ and inserting a semicolon;

14 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the

15 semicolon and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

16 (C) by adding at the end the following:

17 ‘‘(C) national service scholarships under

18 section 149;’’;

19 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘for payments

20 of national service educational awards in accordance

21 with section 148.’’ and inserting ‘‘for—

22 ‘‘(1) payments of national service educational

23 awards and interest in accordance with paragraphs

24 (1) through (4) of section 148(a); and
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1 ‘‘(2) awards of national service scholarships in

2 accordance with section 149.’’; and

3 (3) in subsection (d)—

4 (A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘;

5 and’’ and inserting a semicolon;

6 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe7 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

8 (C) by adding at the end the following:

9 ‘‘(5) identify the number of students who

10 received national service scholarships under sec11 tion 149, and specify the amount and sources

12 of funds expended on the national service schol13 arship program carried out under section 149,

14 during the fiscal year.’’.

15 (b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—Section 146 (42 U.S.C.

16 12602) is amended by striking subsection (c) and insert17 ing the following:

18 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON RECEIPT OF EDUCATIONAL

19 AWARDS.—An individual may receive, through the na20 tional service educational awards, no more than an

21 amount equal to the aggregate value of 2 national service

22 educational awards for full-time service.’’.

23 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO AWARD AMOUNT

24 PROVISION.—Section 147(a) (42 U.S.C. 12603(a)) is
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1 amended by striking ‘‘, for each of not more than 2 of

2 such terms of service,’’.

3 (d) DISBURSEMENT.—Section 148 (42 U.S.C.

4 12604) is amended—

5 (1) in subsection (b)(7)—

6 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘;

7 and’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘or a loan to

8 a parent pursuant to part D of title IV of such

9 Act (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.) with the same

10 terms, conditions, and benefits as a loan made

11 pursuant to section 428B of such Act;’’;

12 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the

13 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

14 (C) by adding at the end the following:

15 ‘‘(C) any loan (other than a loan described

16 in subparagraph (A) or (B)) determined by an

17 institution of higher education to be necessary

18 to cover a student’s cost of attendance at the

19 institution and made directly to a student by—

20 ‘‘(i) an eligible lender, as defined in

21 section 435 of the Higher Education Act

22 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1085);

23 ‘‘(ii) a State agency; or

24 ‘‘(iii) a lender otherwise determined

25 by the Corporation to be eligible to receive
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1 disbursements from the National Service

2 Trust.’’;

3 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘subsection

4 (b)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(7)’’; and

5 (3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘Director’’ and

6 inserting ‘‘Chief Executive Officer’’.

7 (e) NATIONAL SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.—

8 Subtitle D of title I (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.) is amended

9 by adding at the end the following:

10 ‘‘SEC. 149. NATIONAL SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

11 ‘‘The Corporation may use amounts in the Trust to

12 support a national service scholarship program to recog13 nize secondary school juniors and seniors who are engaged

14 in outstanding community service.’’.

15 SEC. 106. CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.

16 (a) PURPOSE.—Section 151 (42 U.S.C. 12611) is

17 amended—

18 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and

19 inserting a semicolon;

20 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and

21 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

22 (3) by adding at the end the following:

23 ‘‘(5) whether such programs can meet national

24 and community needs related to natural and other

25 disasters in coordination with the Federal Emer-
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1 gency Management Agency and other public and pri2 vate organizations.’’.

3 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PROGRAM PROVI4 SION.—Section 153(c) (42 U.S.C. 12613(c)) is amended

5 by striking ‘‘BACKROUNDS’’ and inserting ‘‘BACK6 GROUNDS’’.

7 (c) CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.—Section 155(b)

8 (42 U.S.C. 12615(b)) is amended by adding at the end

9 the following:

10 ‘‘(4) TEAM LEADERS.—

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director may se12 lect individuals with prior supervisory or service

13 experience to be team leaders in the Corps, to

14 perform service that includes leading and super15 vising teams of Corps members.

16 ‘‘(B) CRITERIA.—Team leaders shall be se17 lected without regard to the age limitation de18 scribed in section 153(b)(1).

19 ‘‘(C) TREATMENT.—For purposes of this

20 subtitle, particularly subsections (b) and (c) of

21 section 160, team leaders shall be deemed to be

22 members of the Corps and shall be provided the

23 rights and benefits applicable to Corps mem24 bers, except that the limitation on the amount
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1 of the living allowance available under section

2 158(b) shall not apply.’’.

3 (d) AUTHORIZED BENEFITS.—Section 158 (42

4 U.S.C. 12618) is amended—

5 (1) by striking subsections (e) and (g); and

6 (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub7 section (e).

8 (e) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PROVISION CON9 CERNING OTHER DEPARTMENTS.—Section

10 162(a)(1)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C. 12622(a)(1)(B)(i)) is amended

11 by striking ‘‘section 4462 of the National Defense Author12 ization Act for Fiscal Year 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘section

13 1143a of title 10, United States Code’’.

14 SEC. 107. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

15 (a) STATE COMMISSION COORDINATION.—Section

16 178(i)(2) (42 U.S.C. 12638(i)(2)) is amended—

17 (1) by striking subparagraph (B); and

18 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub19 paragraph (B).

20 (b) REFERENCE.—Section 181 (42 U.S.C. 12641) is

21 amended by striking ‘‘Section 414’’ and inserting ‘‘Section

22 422’’.
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1 SEC. 108. CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY

2 SERVICE.

3 (a) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—Section 192 (42 U.S.C.

4 12651a) is amended—

5 (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the

6 following:

7 ‘‘(c) TERMS.—Subject to subsection (e), each ap8 pointed member shall serve for a term of 5 years.’’; and

9 (2) by adding at the end the following:

10 ‘‘(e) SERVICE UNTIL APPOINTMENT OF SUC11 CESSOR.—An appointed member of the Board whose term

12 has expired may continue to serve until the earlier of—

13 ‘‘(1) the date on which a successor has taken

14 office; or

15 ‘‘(2) the date on which Congress adjourns sine

16 die to end the session of Congress that commences

17 after the date on which the term expired.’’.

18 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO AUTHORITIES

19 PROVISION.—Section 192A(g) (42 U.S.C. 12651b(g)) is

20 amended—

21 (1) in paragraph (9), by striking the semicolon

22 and inserting ‘‘; and’’;

23 (2) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and

24 inserting a period; and

25 (3) by striking paragraph (11).
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1 (c) AGREEMENTS.—Section 193A(c)(3) (42 U.S.C.

2 12651d(c)(3)) is amended—

3 (1) by striking ‘‘(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(3)(A)’’;

4 (2) by striking the semicolon and inserting ‘‘;

5 and’’; and

6 (3) by adding at the end the following:

7 ‘‘(B) enter into agreements with other Federal

8 agencies to carry out activities to further implemen9 tation of the national service laws;’’.

10 (d) MONITORING AND EVALUATION.—Section

11 196A(b)(4) (42 U.S.C. 12651h(b)(4)) is amended by

12 striking ‘‘national service laws’’ and inserting ‘‘Domestic

13 Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.)’’.

14 SEC. 109. POINTS OF LIGHT FOUNDATION.

15 Section 303 (42 U.S.C. 12662) is amended—

16 (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub17 section (c); and

18 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol19 lowing:

20 ‘‘(b) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AS EX OFFICIO

21 MEMBER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—The Chief Execu22 tive Officer of the Corporation may serve as an ex officio,

23 nonvoting member of the Board of Directors of the Foun24 dation.’’.
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1 SEC. 110. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 Section 501 (42 U.S.C. 12681) is amended—

3 (1) in subsection (a)—

4 (A) in paragraph (1)—

5 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘,

6 $45,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and such

7 sums as may be necessary for each of the

8 fiscal years 1995 through 1996’’ and in9 serting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary

10 for each of fiscal years 2001 through

11 2005’’; and

12 (ii) in subparagraph (B)—

13 (I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘sub14 part A’’ and inserting ‘‘subparts A

15 and D’’; and

16 (II) in clause (ii), by striking

17 ‘‘subpart B’’ and inserting ‘‘subparts

18 B and D’’;

19 (B) in paragraph (2)(A)—

20 (i) by striking ‘‘provide national serv21 ice educational awards’’ and inserting

22 ‘‘make payments from the National Service

23 Trust’’; and

24 (ii) by striking ‘‘$300,000,000 for fis25 cal year 1994, $500,000,000 for fiscal year

26 1995, and $700,000,000 for fiscal year
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1 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be

2 necessary for each of fiscal years 2001

3 through 2005’’;

4 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the fis5 cal years 1995 through 1996’’ and inserting

6 ‘‘fiscal years 2001 through 2005’’; and

7 (D) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking

8 ‘‘$40,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $60,000,000

9 for fiscal year 1995, and $70,000,000 for fiscal

10 year 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may

11 be necessary for each of fiscal years 2001

12 through 2005’’; and

13 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$5,000,000

14 for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1996’’ and

15 inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for each

16 of fiscal years 2001 through 2005’’.

17 TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE

18 DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERV19 ICE ACT OF 1973

20 SEC. 201. REFERENCES.

21 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in

22 this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms

23 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi24 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a
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1 section or other provision of the Domestic Volunteer Serv2 ice Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.).

3 SEC. 202. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

4 The table of contents in section 1(b) (42 U.S.C. prec.

5 4950) is amended—

6 (1) by striking the item relating to the title

7 heading for title II and inserting the following:

‘‘TITLE II—NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS’’;

8 (2) by striking the item relating to section 221

9 and inserting the following:

‘‘Sec. 221. Promotion of National Senior Service Corps.’’;

10 (3) by striking the item relating to section 224

11 and inserting the following:

‘‘Sec. 224. Use of locally generated contributions in National Senior Service

Corps.’’;

12 and

13 (4) by striking the item relating to section 502

14 and inserting the following:

‘‘Sec. 502. National Senior Service Corps.’’.

15 SEC. 203. NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PRO16 GRAMS.

17 (a) PURPOSE.—Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 4951) is

18 amended—

19 (1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘af20 flicted with’’ and inserting ‘‘affected by’’; and
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1 (2) in the third sentence, by inserting after

2 ‘‘local level,’’ the following: ‘‘to support efforts by

3 local agencies and organizations to achieve long-term

4 sustainability of programs in the absence of Federal

5 assistance,’’.

6 (b) SELECTION AND ASSIGNMENT.—Section 103 (42

7 U.S.C. 4953) is amended—

8 (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), in the second sen9 tence, by striking ‘‘National and Community Service

10 Trust Act of 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘National and

11 Community Service Act of 1990’’;

12 (2) in subsection (c)(1)(F), by striking ‘‘Na13 tional and Community Service Trust Act of 1993’’

14 and inserting ‘‘National and Community Service Act

15 of 1990’’; and

16 (3) by adding at the end the following:

17 ‘‘(i) The Director is encouraged to enter into agree18 ments with public agencies and private organizations

19 under which the agencies and organizations pay for all,

20 or a portion of, the direct cost of supporting volunteers

21 serving under this part.’’.

22 (c) VOLUNTEER LEADERS.—Section 105(a)(1) (42

23 U.S.C. 4955(a)(1)) is amended—

24 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub25 paragraph (D);
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1 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the second

2 sentence; and

3 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol4 lowing:

5 ‘‘(C) The Director may provide a stipend of a max6 imum of $200 per month to persons designated by the

7 Director to serve as volunteer leaders under this part. The

8 Director shall designate the leaders, in accordance with

9 standards established in such regulations as the Director

10 shall prescribe, on the basis of experience and special skills

11 and demonstrated leadership among volunteers or partici12 pants.’’.

13 SEC. 204. NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS.

14 (a) TITLE.—Title II (42 U.S.C. 2000) is amended,

15 in the title heading, by striking ‘‘NATIONAL SENIOR

16 VOLUNTEER CORPS’’ and inserting ‘‘NATIONAL

17 SENIOR SERVICE CORPS’’.

18 (b) PURPOSES.—Section 200 (42 U.S.C. 5000) is

19 amended by striking ‘‘It is the purpose of’’ and all that

20 follows and inserting the following: ‘‘It is the purpose of

21 this title to provide—

22 ‘‘(1) opportunities for service by older individ23 uals to meet unmet national, State, and local needs,

24 including needs in the areas of education, public
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1 safety, health and human services, and the environ2 ment;

3 ‘‘(2) for the National Senior Service Corps,

4 comprised of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Pro5 gram, the Foster Grandparent Program, and the

6 Senior Companion Program, to utilize the vast tal7 ents of older individuals, empower older individuals

8 to contribute to their communities through service,

9 enhance the lives of the older individuals and the

10 persons served, and provide communities with valu11 able services;

12 ‘‘(3) opportunities for people age 55 or older,

13 through the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program,

14 to share their experiences, abilities, and skills to im15 prove their communities and themselves;

16 ‘‘(4) opportunities for low-income people age 55

17 or older, through the Foster Grandparents Program,

18 to provide supportive, individualized service that has

19 a positive impact on the lives of children with excep20 tional or special needs; and

21 ‘‘(5) opportunities for low-income people age 55

22 or older, through the Senior Companion Program, to

23 provide critical support services and companionship

24 to adults who are at risk of institutionalization and
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1 who are struggling to maintain a dignified inde2 pendent life.’’.

3 (c) RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.—

4 Section 201(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 5001(a)(2)) is amended by

5 striking ‘‘, and individuals 60 years of age or older will

6 be given priority for enrollment,’’.

7 (d) FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM.—Section 211

8 (42 U.S.C. 5011) is amended—

9 (1) in subsection (a)—

10 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘aged

11 sixty or over’’ and inserting ‘‘age 55 or older

12 (with individuals age 60 or older given priority

13 for enrollment)’’; and

14 (B) in the fourth sentence, by striking

15 ‘‘per centum’’ and inserting ‘‘percent’’;

16 (2) in the second sentence of subsection (d), by

17 striking ‘‘Any stipend’’ and all that follows through

18 ‘‘1997’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘Any stipend or

19 allowance provided under this section shall not be

20 less than $2.55 per hour on or after October 1,

21 1999, and shall be adjusted once prior to September

22 30, 2005’’; and

23 (3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘125 per

24 centum’’ and inserting ‘‘150 percent’’.
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1 (e) SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM.—Section 213(a)

2 (42 U.S.C. 5013(a) is amended by striking ‘‘aged 60 or

3 over’’ and inserting ‘‘age 55 or older (with individuals age

4 60 or older given priority for enrollment)’’.

5 (f) PROMOTION OF NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE

6 CORPS.—Section 221(b) (42 U.S.C. 5021(b)) is amended

7 by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:

8 ‘‘(3) From funds appropriated under section 502, the

9 Director shall expend not less than $375,000 and not

10 more than $500,000 for each fiscal year to carry out para11 graph (2).’’.

12 (g) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT CONCERNING AGE CRI13 TERION.—Section 223 (42 U.S.C. 5023) is amended by

14 striking ‘‘sixty years and older’’.

15 (h) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS CONCERNING

16 NAME.—

17 (1) HEADINGS—Sections 221 and 224 (42

18 U.S.C. 5021, 5024) are amended, in the section

19 heading, by striking ‘‘NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER

20 CORPS’’ and inserting ‘‘NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE

21 CORPS’’.

22 (2) TEXT.—Section 224 (42 U.S.C. 5024) is

23 amended by striking ‘‘National Senior Volunteer

24 Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘National Senior Service

25 Corps’’.
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1 (i) PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.—Sec2 tion 225(d) (42 U.S.C. 5025(d)) is amended by adding

3 at the end the following:

4 ‘‘(3) The Director may not make grants under sub5 section (a) for a fiscal year to support a program author6 ized in part A, B, or C, unless the amount appropriated

7 under subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 502, respec8 tively, exceeds the amount appropriated under that sub9 section for each of the 2 preceding fiscal years.’’.

10 (j) ADJUSTMENTS TO FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSIST11 ANCE.—Section 226 (42 U.S.C. 5026) is amended by

12 striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:

13 ‘‘(b) The Director shall prepare and submit, once

14 every 2 years, to the Committee on Education and the

15 Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Com16 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the

17 Senate, a report on the extent to which adjustments are

18 made under subsection (a).’’.

19 SEC. 205. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION.

20 Paragraphs (13) and (14) of section 421, and section

21 425 (42 U.S.C. 5061, 5065) are amended by striking

22 ‘‘National Senior Volunteer Corps’’ each place it appears

23 and inserting ‘‘National Senior Service Corps’’.
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1 SEC. 206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 (a) NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PRO3 GRAM.—Section 501(a) (42 U.S.C. 5081(a)) is

4 amended—

5 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$56,000,000

6 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be nec7 essary for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996’’

8 and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for

9 each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005’’;

10 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$5,600,000

11 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be nec12 essary for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996’’

13 and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for

14 each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005’’;

15 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘such sums as

16 may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994

17 through 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be

18 necessary for each of fiscal years 2001 through

19 2005’’; and

20 (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘such sums as

21 may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994

22 through 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be

23 necessary for each of fiscal years 2001 through

24 2005’’.

25 (b) NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS.—Section

26 502 (42 U.S.C. 5082) is amended—
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1 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘NA2 TIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS’’;

4 (2) in subsection (a), by striking

5 ‘‘$45,000,000’’ and all that follows and inserting

6 ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal

7 years 2001 through 2005.’’;

8 (3) in subsection (b), by striking

9 ‘‘$85,000,000’’ and all that follows and inserting

10 ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal

11 years 2001 through 2005.’’;

12 (4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’

13 and all that follows and inserting ‘‘such sums as

14 may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2001

15 through 2005.’’; and

16 (5) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘such sums’’

17 and all that follows and inserting ‘‘such sums as

18 may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2001

19 through 2005.’’.

20 (c) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

21 504 (42 U.S.C. 5084) is amended—

22 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the fiscal

23 years 1994 through 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal

24 years 2001 through 2005’’; and
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1 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the fiscal

2 years 1994 through 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal

3 years 2001 through 2005’’.

4 TITLE III—TECHNICAL

5 AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS

6 SEC. 301. REFERENCE TO SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.

7 Section 502(b) of the National and Community Serv8 ice Trust Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 12501 note) is amended

9 by striking ‘‘Secretary of Education’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief

10 Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and

11 Community Service’’.

12 SEC. 302. REFERENCE TO NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY

13 SERVICE TRUST ACT OF 1993.

14 Section 7144(d)(3) of the Bilingual Education Act

15 (20 U.S.C. 7474(d)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘National

16 Community and Service Trust Act of 1993 programs’’ and

17 inserting ‘‘programs carried out under the National and

18 Community Service Act of 1990’’.

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