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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 779 

To establish an AmeriCorps Administration to carry out the national and 

volunteer service programs, to expand participation in such programs, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 14, 2023 

Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BROWN, Mr. 

COONS, Ms. DUCKWORTH, and Ms. KLOBUCHAR) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To establish an AmeriCorps Administration to carry out the 

national and volunteer service programs, to expand participation in such programs, 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 ‘‘America’s Call To Im5 prove Opportunities Now for National Service Act’’ or the 

6 ‘‘ACTION for National Service Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS; REFERENCES. 

8 (a) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

9 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents; references. 

TITLE I—AMERICORPS 

Sec. 101. Establishment of AmeriCorps Administration. 

Sec. 102. Advisory Board. 

Sec. 103. Director. 

Sec. 104. National service educational awards. 

Sec. 105. Interagency working group. 

Sec. 106. National Service Foundation. 

Sec. 107. 21st Century American service outreach program. 

Sec. 108. Living allowance amounts. 

Sec. 109. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 110. Report on matching requirements. 

Sec. 111. Exclusion from gross income of national service educational awards. 

Sec. 112. Income tax exclusion for living allowance. 

Sec. 113. Conforming amendments to the National and Community Service Act 

of 1990. 

Sec. 114. Conforming amendments to the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 

1973. 

Sec. 115. Conforming amendments to other laws. 

TITLE II—CIVILIAN CLIMATE CORPS 

Sec. 201. Definitions. 

Sec. 202. Civilian Climate Corps. 

Sec. 203. Requirements for corps service projects. 

Sec. 204. Diverse backgrounds of participants. 

1 (b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly 

2 provided in this Act, wherever in this Act an amendment 

3 or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or 

4 repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall 

5 be considered to be made to that section or other provision 

6 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 

7 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.). 

8 TITLE I—AMERICORPS 

9 SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF AMERICORPS ADMINISTRA10 TION. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 191 (42 U.S.C. 12651) 

12 is amended— 


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1 (1) by striking ‘‘a Corporation for National and 

2 Community Service’’ and inserting ‘‘an AmeriCorps 

3 Administration’’; and 

4 (2) by striking ‘‘The Corporation shall be a 

5 Government corporation, as defined in section 103’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘The Administration shall be an Exec7 utive department, as defined in section 101.’’. 

8 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 101 of title 

9 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘The AmeriCorps Administration.’’. 

12 SEC. 102. ADVISORY BOARD. 

13 (a) APPOINTMENT AND TERMS.—Section 192 (42 

14 U.S.C. 12651a) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (a)— 

16 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert17 ing the following: 

18 ‘‘(1) ADVISORY BOARD.— 

19 ‘‘(A) INITIAL BOARD MEMBERS.— 

20 ‘‘(i) BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS

21 ELECTING TO SERVE.—There shall be in 

22 the Administration an Advisory Board ini23 tially composed of the voting members of 

24 the Board of Directors of the Corporation 

25 for National and Community Service (as in 


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1 existence the day before the date of enact2 ment of the ACTION for National Service 

3 Act) who elect to serve on the Advisory 

4 Board. 

5 ‘‘(ii) APPOINTED INITIAL MEMBERS.— 

6 If fewer than seven members of the Board 

7 of Directors elect to serve, the Adminis8 trator shall appoint additional members to 

9 achieve a total of seven members of the 

10 Advisory Board, to serve for the term of 

11 their predecessors. For purposes of this 

12 section, members appointed under this 

13 clause shall be treated as if they had been 

14 voting members described in clause (i). 

15 ‘‘(iii) BOARD OF SEVEN MEMBERS.— 

16 After the expiration of the terms of the 

17 members described in clauses (i) and (ii), 

18 and the seven appointments set forth in 

19 subparagraph (B), the Advisory Board 

20 shall be composed of seven members. 

21 ‘‘(B) APPOINTMENT OF REPLACEMENT

22 MEMBERS.—Upon the expiration of the term of 

23 any of the first seven members of the Advisory 

24 Board whose term shall expire, a new member 


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1 of the Advisory Board shall be appointed as fol2 lows: 

3 ‘‘(i) The first three members shall be 

4 appointed by the President, and shall in5 clude— 

6 ‘‘(I) an individual not younger 

7 than 18 or older than 25 who— 

8 ‘‘(aa) has served in a school9 based or community-based serv10 ice-learning program; or 

11 ‘‘(bb) is or was a participant 

12 or a supervisor in a program; and 

13 ‘‘(II) an individual who— 

14 ‘‘(aa) is age 55 or older; and 

15 ‘‘(bb) has served in the Na16 tional Senior Service Corps, in a 

17 program carried out under title 

18 II of the Domestic Volunteer 

19 Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 

20 5000 et seq.) or served in a serv21 ice-based or community-based 

22 program under subtitle B of title 

23 I. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) The next member shall be ap2 pointed by the Speaker of the House of 

3 Representatives. 

4 ‘‘(iii) The next member shall be ap5 pointed by the minority leader of the 

6 House of Representatives. 

7 ‘‘(iv) The next member shall be ap8 pointed by the majority leader of the Sen9 ate. 

10 ‘‘(v) The next member shall be ap11 pointed by the minority leader of the Sen12 ate. 

13 ‘‘(C) EXPIRATION OF THE TERM OF RE14 MAINING INITIAL MEMBERS.—Upon the expira15 tion of the terms on the Advisory Board of the 

16 remaining members (after the first seven) who 

17 served on the Board of Directors of the Cor18 poration for National and Community Service 

19 (as in effect the day before the date of enact20 ment of the ACTION for National Service Act), 

21 no new members shall be appointed to replace 

22 those remaining members.’’; and 

23 (B) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking ‘‘the 

24 Board’’ and inserting ‘‘the Advisory Board (re25 ferred to in this subtitle as the ‘Board’)’’; and 


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1 (2) by striking subsections (c), (d), and (e) and 

2 inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(c) TERMS.—Members appointed in accordance with 

4 any of clauses (i) through (v) of subsection (a)(1)(B) or 

5 under subsection (d) shall serve for a term of 5 years. 

6 ‘‘(d) APPOINTMENT OF NEW MEMBERS AND VACAN7 CIES.—When the term of a member appointed in accord8 ance with any of clauses (i) through (v) of subsection 

9 (a)(1)(B) expires, or if a vacancy occurs on the Advisory 

10 Board, a new member shall be appointed by the appointing 

11 individual and in the manner described in that clause, and, 

12 in the case of a vacancy, shall serve for the remainder 

13 of the term for which the predecessor of such member was 

14 appointed. The vacancy shall not affect the power of the 

15 remaining members to execute the duties of the Board.’’. 

16 (b) MEETINGS AND DUTIES.—Section 192A (42 

17 U.S.C. 12651b) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘3 times each 

19 year’’ and inserting ‘‘four times each year, with one 

20 of the four meetings being an annual meeting to re21 view the Administration’s long-term and strategic 

22 goals,’’; and 

23 (2) by striking subsections (e), (f), and (g) and 

24 inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(e) ADVISORY DUTIES.—The Board shall have re2 sponsibility for making recommendations to the Director 

3 concerning the programs and activities of the Administra4 tion and the overall policy for the Administration and 

5 shall— 

6 ‘‘(1) advise the Director with respect to policies, 

7 programs, and procedures for carrying out the Di8 rector’s functions, duties, or responsibilities under 

9 this Act; 

10 ‘‘(2) advise the Director on establishing require11 ments and criteria for qualifying service programs, 

12 and on monitoring and evaluating the performance 

13 of personnel in carrying out programs and activities; 

14 ‘‘(3) make recommendations regarding prior15 ities for the applications for service programs sub16 mitted for approval under this Act; 

17 ‘‘(4) review and make recommendations to the 

18 Director— 

19 ‘‘(A) with respect to any grants, allot20 ments, contracts, financial assistance, or other 

21 payment of the Administration; and 

22 ‘‘(B) regarding the regulations, standards, 

23 policies, procedures, programs, and initiatives of 

24 the Administration; 


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1 ‘‘(5) review, and advise the Director regarding, 

2 the actions of the Director with respect to the per3 sonnel of the Administration, and with respect to 

4 such standards, policies, procedures, programs, and 

5 initiatives as are necessary or appropriate to carry 

6 out the programs and activities of the Administra7 tion, including those carried out under the national 

8 service laws on the day before the date of enactment 

9 of the ACTION for National Service Act; 

10 ‘‘(6) make recommendations relating to a pro11 gram of research for the Administration with respect 

12 to national and community service programs; 

13 ‘‘(7) ensure effective dissemination of informa14 tion regarding the programs and activities of the Ad15 ministration; 

16 ‘‘(8) prepare and make recommendations to the 

17 Director and the appropriate committees of Con18 gress for changes in the national service laws result19 ing from the studies and demonstrations conducted 

20 by the Administration, which recommendations shall 

21 be submitted to the Director and the appropriate 

22 committees of Congress not later than January 1 of 

23 each year; 


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1 ‘‘(9) make recommendations to the Director on 

2 candidates to serve on the Board of the National 

3 Service Foundation described in section 199P; and 

4 ‘‘(10) advise on such other matters as the Di5 rector may request.’’. 

6 SEC. 103. DIRECTOR. 

7 (a) APPOINTMENT.—Section 193(a) (42 U.S.C. 

8 12651c) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘an individual who shall serve as 

10 Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, and’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘a Director,’’; and 

12 (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘and 

13 who shall hold the same rank and status as the head 

14 of an executive department listed in section 101 of 

15 title 5, United States Code.’’. 

16 (b) DUTIES.—Section 193A(b) (42 U.S.C. 

17 12651d(b)) is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (24), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

19 end; 

20 (2) in paragraph (25) by striking the period 

21 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(26) notwithstanding any other provision of 

24 law— 


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1 ‘‘(A) make grants to or contracts with 

2 Federal and other public departments or agen3 cies, and private nonprofit organizations, for 

4 the assignment or referral of volunteers under 

5 the provisions of title I of the Domestic Volun6 teer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et 

7 seq.) (except as provided in section 108 of such 

8 Act (42 U.S.C. 4958)), which may provide that 

9 the agency or organization shall pay all or a 

10 part of the costs of the program; and 

11 ‘‘(B) enter into agreements with other 

12 Federal agencies or private nonprofit organiza13 tions for the support of programs under the na14 tional service laws, which— 

15 ‘‘(i) may provide that the agency or 

16 organization shall pay all or a part of the 

17 costs of the program, except as is provided 

18 in section 121(b); and 

19 ‘‘(ii) shall provide that the program 

20 (including any program operated by an21 other Federal agency) will comply with all 

22 requirements related to evaluation, per23 formance, and other goals applicable to 

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1 ice laws, as determined by the Administra2 tion.’’. 

3 (c) INITIAL DIRECTOR.—The Chief Executive Officer 

4 of the Corporation for National and Community Service 

5 (as in existence the day before the date of enactment of 

6 this Act) may serve as the initial Director of the 

7 AmeriCorps Administration. 

8 SEC. 104. NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS. 

9 Section 147(a) (42 U.S.C. 12603(a)) is amended— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘Except as provided’’ and in11 serting the following: 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided’’; 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘shall receive a national service 

14 educational award’’ and all that follows through ‘‘ap15 propriations)’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be entitled to a 

16 national service educational award equal to the 

17 award amount specified in paragraph (2)’’; and 

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

19 ‘‘(2) AWARD AMOUNT.—The award referred to 

20 in paragraph (1), payable to an individual described 

21 in such paragraph, shall be in an amount that is 

22 equal to twice the amount of the national average of 

23 the yearly cost for in-State tuition and fees at pub24 lic, 4-year institutions of higher education, for the 


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1 award year for which the national service position is 

2 approved by the Administration. 

3 ‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

4 ‘institution of higher education’ has the meaning 

5 given the term in section 148(h).’’. 

6 SEC. 105. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP. 

7 The Director of the AmeriCorps Administration, 

8 using funds made available under section 501(a)(5) of the 

9 National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

10 12681(a)(5)), shall establish an interagency working 

11 group to— 

12 (1) evaluate and make recommendations re13 garding a process for evaluating the eligibility, for 

14 national service educational awards, of individuals 

15 who have participated in national service programs 

16 that are not administered under this Act but are de17 scribed in section 123(2) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 

18 12573(2)); 

19 (2) evaluate the feasibility and advisability of 

20 granting Federal hiring preference under chapter 33 

21 of title 5, United States Code, to an individual who 

22 has completed a term of service in an approved na23 tional service position equivalent in duration to the 

24 term described in section 139(b)(1) and is entitled 

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1 that Act (as amended by section 6 of this Act) for 

2 that service; and 

3 (3) not later than 12 months after the date of 

4 enactment of this Act, prepare and submit to Con5 gress a report containing the results of the evalua6 tions described in paragraphs (1) and (2). 

7 SEC. 106. NATIONAL SERVICE FOUNDATION. 

8 (a) ELIMINATION OF CURRENT AUTHORITY FOR DO9 NATIONS OF PROPERTY.—Section 196(a) (42 U.S.C. 

10 12651g(a)) is amended— 

11 (1) by striking paragraph (2); 

12 (2) by redesignating clause (iii) of paragraph 

13 (1)(C) as paragraph (2); and 

14 (3) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by para15 graph (2) of this subsection, by striking all that pre16 cedes ‘‘this term’’ and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘(2) INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL FUNC18 TION.—As used in this subsection,’’. 

19 (b) FOUNDATION.—Title I (42 U.S.C. 12511 et seq.) 

20 is further amended by adding at the end the following new 

21 subtitle: 


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1 ‘‘Subtitle K—National Service 

2 Foundation 

3 ‘‘SEC. 199P. NATIONAL SERVICE FOUNDATION. 

4 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In order to encourage pri5 vate gifts of real and personal property or any income 

6 from that property or other interest in that property for 

7 the benefit of, or in connection with, the Administration, 

8 and its activities, services, or former participants, and 

9 through those gifts to further the mission and purpose of 

10 the Administration and to provide greater opportunities 

11 for volunteer service, there is established a charitable and 

12 nonprofit corporation to be known as the National Service 

13 Foundation (referred to in this subtitle as the ‘Founda14 tion’) to accept and administer such gifts. 

15 ‘‘(b) BOARD OF THE FOUNDATION.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Service 

17 Foundation shall consist of a Board of the Founda18 tion, having as members the Director of the Admin19 istration, as an ex officio, nonvoting member, and 

20 not less than six individuals, who are not officers or 

21 employees of the Federal Government, appointed by 

22 the Director after considering the recommendations 

23 of the Advisory Board described in section 192. 

24 ‘‘(2) TERMS.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) INITIAL MEMBERS.—The terms of the 

2 initial members of the Board of the Foundation 

3 shall be staggered to assure continuity of ad4 ministration. 

5 ‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT MEMBERS.—A subse6 quent member shall serve for a term of 6 years. 

7 ‘‘(C) VACANCIES.—If a vacancy occurs on 

8 the Board of the Foundation, a new member 

9 shall be appointed by the Director and serve for 

10 the remainder of the term for which the prede11 cessor of such member was appointed. The va12 cancy shall not affect the power of the remain13 ing members to execute the duties of the Board 

14 of the Foundation. 

15 ‘‘(3) CHAIRMAN.—The Director shall be the 

16 Chairman of the Board of the Foundation. 

17 ‘‘(4) STATUS.—Members and staff of the Board 

18 of the Foundation shall not be considered to be offi19 cers or employees of the Federal Government. 

20 ‘‘(5) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 

21 the Board of the Foundation serving at any one 

22 time shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of 

23 business, and the Foundation shall have an official 

24 seal, which shall be judicially noticed. 


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1 ‘‘(6) MEETINGS.—The Board of the Founda2 tion shall meet at the call of the Chairman, and not 

3 less often than once each year. 

4 ‘‘(7) COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EX5 PENSES.— 

6 ‘‘(A) COMPENSATION.—A member of the 

7 Board of the Foundation shall serve without 

8 compensation. Notwithstanding section 1342 of 

9 title 31, United States Code, the Board may ac10 cept and use voluntary and uncompensated 

11 services as the Commission determines nec12 essary. 

13 ‘‘(B) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of 

14 the Board shall be allowed travel expenses (out 

15 of Foundation funds), including per diem in 

16 lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for em17 ployees of agencies under subchapter I of chap18 ter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while 

19 away from the member’s home or regular places 

20 of business in the performance of services for 

21 the Board. 

22 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT AND USE GIFTS

23 AND BEQUESTS.—The Foundation is authorized to ac24 cept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, and use any gifts, 

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1 or personal property or any income from the property or 

2 other interest in the property for the benefit of or in con3 nection with, the Administration, its activities, or its serv4 ices. The Foundation may not accept any such gift, devise, 

5 or bequest that entails any expenditure other than from 

6 the resources of the Foundation. An interest in such real 

7 property includes, among other things, easements or other 

8 rights for preservation, conservation, protection, or en9 hancement by and for the public of natural, scenic, his10 toric, scientific, educational, inspirational, or recreational 

11 resources. A gift, devise, or bequest relating to property 

12 may be accepted by the Foundation even though the prop13 erty is encumbered, restricted, or subject to beneficial in14 terests of private persons, if any current or future interest 

15 in the property is for the benefit of the Administration, 

16 its activities, or its services. 

17 ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS, INVESTMENT.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise re19 quired by the instrument of transfer to the Founda20 tion, the Foundation may sell, lease, invest, reinvest, 

21 retain, or otherwise dispose of or deal with any prop22 erty transferred to the Foundation or income from 

23 the property as the Board of the Foundation may 

24 from time to time determine to be appropriate. The 

25 Foundation shall not engage in any business, nor 


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1 shall the Foundation make any investment, that may 

2 not lawfully be engaged in or made by a trust com3 pany in the District of Columbia, except that the 

4 Foundation may make any investment authorized by 

5 the instrument of transfer, and may retain any 

6 property accepted by the Foundation. 

7 ‘‘(2) SERVICES AND FACILITIES.—The Founda8 tion may utilize the services and facilities of the Ad9 ministration, and such services and facilities may be 

10 made available on request to the extent practicable 

11 without reimbursement. 

12 ‘‘(e) SUCCESSION, LIABILITY, AND POWERS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) SUCCESSION.—The Foundation shall have 

14 perpetual succession, with all the usual powers and 

15 obligations of a corporation acting as a trustee, in16 cluding the power to sue and to be sued in its own 

17 name. 

18 ‘‘(2) LIABILITY.—Notwithstanding paragraph 

19 (1), the members of the Board of the Foundation 

20 shall not be personally liable for acts or omissions 

21 related to the Foundation, except for malfeasance. 

22 ‘‘(3) POWERS.—The Foundation shall have the 

23 power to enter into contracts, to execute instru24 ments, and generally to do any and all lawful acts 

25 necessary or appropriate to its purposes. 


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1 ‘‘(f) BYLAWS.—In carrying out the provisions of this 

2 Act, the Board of the Foundation may adopt bylaws, rules, 

3 and regulations necessary for the administration of its 

4 functions and enter into contracts for any necessary serv5 ices. 

6 ‘‘(g) TAX EXEMPT STATUS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation and any 

8 income or property received or owned by it, and all 

9 transactions relating to such income or property, 

10 shall be exempt from all Federal, State, and local 

11 taxation. 

12 ‘‘(2) CONTRIBUTIONS TO LOCAL GOVERN13 MENT.—The Foundation may, however, in the dis14 cretion of the Board of the Foundation— 

15 ‘‘(A) contribute toward the costs of local 

16 government in amounts not in excess of those 

17 costs that it would be obligated to pay such 

18 government if it were not exempt from taxation 

19 because of this subsection or because of its sta20 tus as a charitable and nonprofit corporation; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(B) agree to so contribute property trans23 ferred to the Foundation and the income de24 rived from the property if such agreement is a 

25 condition of the transfer. 


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1 ‘‘(3) USE OF THE UNITED STATES.—Contribu2 tions, gifts, and other transfers made to or for the 

3 use of the Foundation shall be regarded as contribu4 tions, gifts, or transfers to or for the use of the 

5 United States. 

6 ‘‘(h) NONLIABILITY OF UNITED STATES.—The 

7 United States shall not be liable for any debts, defaults, 

8 acts, or omissions of the Foundation. 

9 ‘‘(i) REPORTS.—The Foundation shall, as soon as 

10 practicable after the end of each fiscal year, prepare and 

11 submit to Congress an annual report on its proceedings 

12 and activities, including a full and complete statement of 

13 its receipts, expenditures, and investments. 

14 ‘‘(j) INITIAL FUNDING.—For the purposes of assist15 ing the Foundation in establishing an office and meeting 

16 initial administrative, project, and other startup expenses, 

17 there is authorized to be appropriated $2,500,000 for fis18 cal year 2024. Such funds shall remain available to the 

19 Foundation until they are expended for authorized pur20 poses.’’. 

21 SEC. 107. 21ST CENTURY AMERICAN SERVICE OUTREACH 

22 PROGRAM. 

23 Subtitle F of title I (42 U.S.C. 12631 et seq.) is 

24 amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 189E. 21ST CENTURY AMERICAN SERVICE OUTREACH 

2 PROGRAM. 

3 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 ‘‘(1) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘cov5 ered individual’ means an individual who is not 

6 younger than age 17 or older than age 30. 

7 ‘‘(2) NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM.—The term 

8 ‘national service program’ means a program under— 

9 ‘‘(A) the National and Community Service 

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

11 ‘‘(B) title I of the Domestic Volunteer 

12 Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.). 

13 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM.—In order to ensure that every cov14 ered individual who may want to participate in service pro15 grams is informed of the opportunities to participate, the 

16 Administration shall— 

17 ‘‘(1) determine how the Administration will 

18 work with Federal or State agencies and other enti19 ties to— 

20 ‘‘(A) contact each covered individual upon 

21 such individual’s 17th birthday to notify the in22 dividual about— 

23 ‘‘(i) the individual’s eligibility to par24 ticipate in national service programs; 

25 ‘‘(ii) the national service programs 

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1 ‘‘(iii) other service programs for which 

2 the individual may be eligible, including 

3 service with the Peace Corps (as estab4 lished by the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 

5 2501 et seq.)) and military service; and 

6 ‘‘(iv) the individual’s option to opt out 

7 of receiving any notifications, or just noti8 fications in a paper format, under this 

9 paragraph; and 

10 ‘‘(B) after contacting a covered individual 

11 under subparagraph (A), notify the individual 

12 every 2 years thereafter of the information de13 scribed in clauses (i) through (iv) of subpara14 graph (A), unless— 

15 ‘‘(i) the individual is serving in a na16 tional service program or other program 

17 described in subparagraph (A); or 

18 ‘‘(ii) the individual has opted out of 

19 receiving such notifications under subpara20 graph (A)(iv); 

21 ‘‘(2) determine how the Administration will en22 able covered individuals to, and then enable eligible 

23 individuals to, apply for a specific national service 

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1 the most effective process for the purpose of apply2 ing for such a program; and 

3 ‘‘(3) develop a long-term strategy to gradually 

4 increase the number of opportunities in national 

5 service programs so that any covered individual who 

6 applies to and is eligible to participate in a national 

7 service program will be offered at least one service 

8 position.’’. 

9 SEC. 108. LIVING ALLOWANCE AMOUNTS. 

10 (a) DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF

11 1973.—Section 105(b) of the Domestic Volunteer Service 

12 Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955(b)(2)) is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

14 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘95 

15 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘175 percent’’; and 

16 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘105 

17 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘210 percent’’; and 

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

19 ‘‘(4)(A) A stipend or allowance under this sub20 section shall not be increased as a result of amend21 ments made by the ACTION for National Service 

22 Act, or any other amendment made to this sub23 section unless the funds appropriated for carrying 

24 out this part are sufficient to maintain for the fiscal 

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1 under this part at least equal to the number of such 

2 participants serving during the preceding fiscal year. 

3 ‘‘(B) In the event that sufficient appropriations 

4 for any fiscal year are not available to increase any 

5 such stipend or allowance provided to the minimum 

6 amount specified in paragraph (2), the Director 

7 shall increase the stipend or allowance to such 

8 amount as appropriations for such year permit con9 sistent with subparagraph (A).’’. 

10 (b) NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF

11 1990.— 

12 (1) NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS

13 LIVING ALLOWANCES.—Section 158(b) (42 U.S.C. 

14 12618(b)) is amended— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘The Director’’ the first 

16 place it appears and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director’’; 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘100 percent’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘200 percent’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(2) INCREASES LIMITED BY APPROPRIA22 TIONS.— 

23 ‘‘(A) LIMIT ON INCREASES.—An allowance 

24 under this subsection or section 140 shall not 

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1 by the ACTION for National Service Act, or 

2 any other amendment made to this subsection 

3 or section 140, respectively, unless the funds 

4 appropriated for carrying out this subtitle or 

5 subtitle C, respectively, are sufficient to main6 tain for the fiscal year in question a number of 

7 participants to serve under this subtitle or sub8 title C, respectively, at least equal to the num9 ber of such participants serving during the pre10 ceding fiscal year. 

11 ‘‘(B) PARTIAL INCREASE.—In the event 

12 that sufficient appropriations for any fiscal year 

13 are not available to increase an allowance under 

14 this subsection above the amount provided for 

15 fiscal year 2023 or under section 140 to the 

16 minimum amount specified in section 140, re17 spectively, the Director shall increase the allow18 ance to such amount as appropriations for such 

19 year permit consistent with subparagraph (A).’’. 

20 (2) GRANTS.—Section 189 (42 U.S.C. 12645c) 

21 is amended— 

22 (A) in subsection (a), by striking 

23 ‘‘$18,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000’’; 

24 (B) in subsection (e)(1), by striking 

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

2 ‘‘(f) INSUFFICIENT APPROPRIATIONS.—Notwith3 standing the increased limitation on grant amounts per 

4 full-time equivalent position described in subsection (a) 

5 and the increased limitation described in subsection (e)(1) 

6 as a result of amendments made by the ACTION for Na7 tional Service Act, or any other amendment made to this 

8 section, the amount of funds per full-time equivalent posi9 tion approved by the Administration for a grant, as de10 scribed in those subsections, shall not be increased unless 

11 the funds appropriated for carrying out this subtitle are 

12 sufficient to make such increase while maintaining for the 

13 fiscal year in question a number of approved national serv14 ice positions at least equal to the number of such positions 

15 during the preceding fiscal year.’’. 

16 SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

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

18 (1) in subsection (a)— 

19 (A) by striking paragraph (2) and insert20 ing the following: 

21 ‘‘(2) SUBTITLES C AND D.— 

22 ‘‘(A) SUBTITLE C.—There are authorized 

23 to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2024 

24 through fiscal year 2033, such sums as may be 

25 necessary to provide financial assistance under 


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1 subtitle C of title I for the number of partici2 pants in programs and activities under subtitle 

3 C for fiscal year 2023. 

4 ‘‘(B) SUBTITLE D.—There are authorized 

5 to be appropriated, and there are appropriated, 

6 for fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent fiscal 

7 year, such sums as may be necessary to provide 

8 national service educational awards under sub9 title D of title I for the number of participants 

10 for whom the Administration recorded an obli11 gation under section 149(a)(1)(B) for fiscal 

12 year 2023.’’; 

13 (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘sub14 section (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘(7) SUBTITLE K.—There are authorized to be 

17 appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fis18 cal year 2024 and each subsequent fiscal year to 

19 carry out subtitle K of title I.’’; 

20 (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub21 section (c); and 

22 (3) by adding after subsection (a) the following: 

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1 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to 

2 be appropriated to the Administration to carry out 

3 its programs and functions, including the programs 

4 and activities carried out under this Act and the Do5 mestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 

6 4950 et seq.), such additional sums as may be nec7 essary to achieve the goal set forth in paragraph (2). 

8 ‘‘(2) TEN-YEAR GOAL.—It is the sense of Con9 gress that sums appropriated under paragraph (1) 

10 should be sufficient to provide or facilitate the provi11 sion of national service programs and activities 

12 under the national service laws (in addition to pro13 grams and activities funded under subsection (a) for 

14 fiscal year 2024) for not fewer than 1,000,000 par15 ticipants per year by September 30, 2033. 

16 ‘‘(3) PLAN FOR APPROVED NATIONAL SERVICE

17 POSITIONS.—The Administration shall— 

18 ‘‘(A) prepare a plan to— 

19 ‘‘(i) establish the number of the ap20 proved national service positions as 

21 250,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) increase the number of the ap23 proved positions in each fiscal year 

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1 2033 is sufficient to support the goal in 

2 paragraph (2); 

3 ‘‘(B) ensure that the increases described in 

4 subparagraph (A)(ii) are achieved through an 

5 appropriate balance of full- and part-time serv6 ice positions; 

7 ‘‘(C) not later than 1 year after the date 

8 of enactment of the ACTION for National 

9 Service Act, submit a report to the authorizing 

10 committees on the status of the plan described 

11 in subparagraph (A); 

12 ‘‘(D) not later than 8 years after the date 

13 of enactment of the ACTION for National 

14 Service Act, submit a report to the authorizing 

15 committees on the progress of the Administra16 tion towards the goal described in paragraph 

17 (2), and the potential for exceeding that goal in 

18 fiscal year 2033 and beyond; and 

19 ‘‘(E) subject to the availability of appro20 priations and quality service opportunities, im21 plement the plan described in subparagraph 

22 (A).’’. 

23 SEC. 110. REPORT ON MATCHING REQUIREMENTS. 

24 Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 

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1 shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, 

2 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on 

3 Education and the Workforce of the House of Representa4 tives a report on any recommendations for changes needed 

5 to matching funds or share requirements for recipients of 

6 funding for programs under the AmeriCorps Administra7 tion to achieve the 10-year goal described in section 

8 501(b)(2) of the National and Community Service Act of 

9 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(b)(2)) and increase the number 

10 of national service programs, activities, and participants, 

11 in underserved communities. 

12 SEC. 111. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF NATIONAL 

13 SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 117 of the Internal Rev15 enue Code of 1986 (relating to qualified scholarships) is 

16 amended by adding at the end the following new sub17 section: 

18 ‘‘(e) NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.— 

19 Gross income shall not include any amounts for payments 

20 specified in section 145(c) of the National and Community 

21 Service Act of 1990.’’. 

22 (b) EXCLUSION OF DISCHARGE OF STUDENT LOAN

23 DEBT.—Subsection (f) of section 108 of such Code is 

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1 ‘‘(6) PAYMENTS UNDER NATIONAL SERVICE

2 EDUCATIONAL AWARD PROGRAMS.—In the case of 

3 an individual, gross income shall not include any 

4 amount received a national service educational 

5 award under subtitle D of title I of the National and 

6 Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 

7 et seq.).’’. 

8 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

9 this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the 

10 date of the enactment of this Act. 

11 SEC. 112. INCOME TAX EXCLUSION FOR LIVING ALLOW12 ANCE. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter B of chap14 ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 

15 by inserting before section 140 the following new section: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 139J. LIVING ALLOWANCE FOR NATIONAL SERVICE 

17 PARTICIPANTS. 

18 ‘‘Gross income does not include the amount of any 

19 living allowance provided under section 140 of the Na20 tional and Community Service Act of 1990.’’. 

21 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

22 for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal 

23 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting before the 

24 item relating to section 140 the following new item: 

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1 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 

3 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

4 SEC. 113. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL 

5 AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990. 

6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 12511) 

7 is amended— 

8 (1) by striking paragraph (9) and inserting the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(9) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 

11 the Director of the AmeriCorps Administration ap12 pointed under section 193.’’; 

13 (2) by striking paragraph (12) and inserting 

14 the following: 

15 ‘‘(12) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘Adminis16 tration’ means the AmeriCorps Administration es17 tablished under section 191.’’; 

18 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (12), (1) 

19 through (8), (10), (11), and (9) as paragraphs (1) 

20 through (12), respectively; and 

21 (4) by transferring the redesignated paragraphs 

22 so the paragraphs appear in numerical order. 

23 (b) SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS.— 

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1 116(a) (42 U.S.C. 12528(a)) are amended, in the 

2 subsection headings, by striking ‘‘CORPORATION’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘ADMINISTRATION’’. 

4 (2) Section 116(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 12528(a)(2)) 

5 is amended, in the paragraph heading, by striking 

6 ‘‘NONCORPORATION’’ and inserting ‘‘NONADMINIS7 TRATION’’. 

8 (c) NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST PROGRAM.— 

9 (1) Section 121 is amended— 

10 (A) in subsection (e)(5)(B) (42 U.S.C. 

11 12571(e)(5)(B)), in the subparagraph heading, 

12 by striking ‘‘CORPORATION’’ and inserting ‘‘AD13 MINISTRATION’’; and 

14 (B) by striking subsection (f). 

15 (2) Section 122 (42 U.S.C. 12572) is amend16 ed— 

17 (A) in subsection (d)(1), in the paragraph 

18 heading, by striking ‘‘CORPORATION’’ and in19 serting ‘‘ADMINISTRATION’’; and 

20 (B) in subsection (f)(1)(A)— 

21 (i) in the subparagraph heading, by 

22 striking ‘‘CORPORATION’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘ADMINISTRATION’’; and 

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1 serting ‘‘the strategic plan recommended 

2 by the Board’’. 

3 (3) Section 129A(b) (42 U.S.C. 12581a(b)) and 

4 section 131(f) (42 U.S.C. 12583(f)) are amended, in 

5 the subsection headings, by striking ‘‘CORPORA6 TION’’ and inserting ‘‘ADMINISTRATION’’. 

7 (d) NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST.—Section 145 (42 

8 U.S.C. 12601) is amended, in subsections (a)(2) and 

9 (d)(1), by striking ‘‘section 196(a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec10 tion 199P’’. 

11 (e) NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.— 

12 (1) Section 159 (42 U.S.C. 12619) is amend13 ed— 

14 (A) in subsection (a)— 

15 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, in16 cluding those recommended by the Board,’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘, after reviewing any rec18 ommendations by the Board,’’; and 

19 (ii) by striking paragraph (3) and in20 serting the following: 

21 ‘‘(3) at the election of the Director, carry out 

22 any other activities recommended by the Board.’’; 

23 and 

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1 (i) in paragraph (1), by adding ‘‘and’’ 

2 at the end; 

3 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; 

4 and’’ and inserting a period; and 

5 (iii) by striking paragraph (3). 

6 (2) Section 165(1) (42 U.S.C. 12626(1)) is 

7 amended by striking ‘‘Board of Directors’’ and in8 serting ‘‘Advisory Board’’. 

9 (f) ADMINISTRATION.— 

10 (1) Section 172(b) (42 U.S.C. 12632(b)) is 

11 amended, in the subsection heading, by striking 

12 ‘‘CORPORATION’’ and inserting ‘‘ADMINISTRATION’’. 

13 (2) Section 178 (42 U.S.C. 12638) is amend14 ed— 

15 (A) in subsection (c)(3), in the paragraph 

16 heading, by striking ‘‘CORPORATION’’ and in17 serting ‘‘ADMINISTRATION’’; and 

18 (B) in subsection (j)(1), in the paragraph 

19 heading, by striking ‘‘CORPORATION’’ and in20 serting ‘‘ADMINISTRATION’’. 

21 (g) AMERICORPS ADMINISTRATION.— 

22 (1) Subtitle G of title I (42 U.S.C. 12651 et 

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1 ‘‘Subtitle G—AmeriCorps 

2 Administration’’. 

3 (2) Section 191 (42 U.S.C. 12651) is amended 

4 by striking the section heading and inserting the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 191. AMERICORPS ADMINISTRATION.’’. 

7 (3) Section 192 (42 U.S.C. 12651a) is amended 

8 by striking the section heading and inserting the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 192. ADVISORY BOARD.’’. 

11 (4) Section 192A (42 U.S.C. 12651b) is 

12 amended by striking the section heading and insert13 ing the following: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 192A. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD.’’. 

15 (5) Section 193 (42 U.S.C. 12651c) and section 

16 193A (42 U.S.C. 12651d) are amended, in the sec17 tion headings, by striking ‘‘CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF18 FICER’’ and inserting ‘‘DIRECTOR’’. 

19 (6) Section 193A (42 U.S.C. 12651d) is 

20 amended— 

21 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘that are 

22 not reserved to the Board,’’ and inserting ‘‘, 

23 after reviewing any recommendations from the 

24 Board’’; 

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1 (i) in paragraphs (1), (2)(A), (3)(A), 

2 (4)(A), and (8) by striking ‘‘prepare and 

3 submit to the Board’’ and inserting ‘‘after 

4 reviewing any recommendations from the 

5 Board, prepare and submit to the author6 izing committees’’; 

7 (ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 

8 ‘‘an approved proposal under section 

9 192A(g)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘a proposal rec10 ommended by the Board’’; 

11 (iii) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking 

12 ‘‘an approved proposal under section 

13 192A(g)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘a proposal rec14 ommended by the Board’’; 

15 (iv) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking 

16 ‘‘an approved proposal under section 

17 192A(g)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘a plan rec18 ommended by the Board’’; 

19 (v) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘pre20 pare and submit to the authorizing com21 mittees and the Board’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘after reviewing any recommendations 

23 from the Board, prepare and submit to the 

24 authorizing committees’’; 

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1 (I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘ap2 proved by the Board under section 

3 192A(g)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘rec4 ommended by the Board’’; 

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

6 ‘‘approved by the Board under para7 graph (2) or (3) of section 192A(g)’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘recommended by the 

9 Board’’; and 

10 (III) in clause (iii), by striking 

11 ‘‘approved by the Board under section 

12 192A(g)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘rec13 ommended by the Board’’; 

14 (vii) in paragraph (10)(A), by striking 

15 ‘‘the services referred to in paragraph (1), 

16 and the money and property referred to in 

17 paragraph (2), of section 196(a)’’ and in18 serting ‘‘the services referred to in section 

19 196(a)(1), and the money and property re20 ferred to in section 199P,’’; 

21 (viii) in paragraph (11), by striking 

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1 cally prepare and submit to the authorizing 

2 committees’’; and 

3 (ix) in paragraph (12)— 

4 (I) by striking ‘‘members of the 

5 Board and’’; 

6 (II) by striking ‘‘each member of 

7 the Board and’’; and 

8 (III) by striking ‘‘such member 

9 of the Board or’’; and 

10 (C) in subsection (d), by striking para11 graph (3). 

12 (7) Section 195 (42 U.S.C. 12651f) is amend13 ed— 

14 (A) in subsection (c), in the subsection 

15 heading, by striking ‘‘CORPORATION’’ and in16 serting ‘‘ADMINISTRATION’’; and 

17 (B) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘The 

18 Chief Executive Officer, acting upon the rec19 ommendation of the Board, may establish advi20 sory committees in the Corporation to advise 

21 the Board’’ and inserting ‘‘The Director may 

22 establish advisory committees in the Adminis23 tration to advise the Director’’. 

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1 ings by striking ‘‘CORPORATION’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘ADMINISTRATION’’. 

3 (h) INVESTMENT FOR QUALITY AND INNOVATION.— 

4 Part I of subtitle H of title I (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) 

5 is amended by striking the part heading and inserting the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘PART I—ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATION 

8 ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL SERVICE’’. 

9 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

10 501(a)(5)(B) (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(5)(B)) is amended, in 

11 the subparagraph heading, by striking ‘‘CORPORATION’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘ADMINISTRATION’’. 

13 (j) GLOBAL REFERENCES TO CORPORATION.—Ex14 cept in section 101(21)(A)(ii), section 132(b), or section 

15 601(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 

16 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511(21)(A)(ii), 12584(b)), and except 

17 as provided in the table of contents or any heading of the 

18 Act, the Act is amended by striking ‘‘Corporation’’ each 

19 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Administration’’. 

20 (k) GLOBAL REFERENCES TO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF21 FICER.—Except as provided in the table of contents or any 

22 heading of the National and Community Service Act of 

23 1990, the Act is amended by striking ‘‘Chief Executive 

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1 (l) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 

2 section 1(b) (42 U.S.C. 12501 note) is amended— 

3 (1) in the items relating to subtitle G of title 

4 I— 

5 (A) by striking the item relating to the 

6 subtitle heading for subtitle G and inserting the 

7 following: 

‘‘Subtitle G—AmeriCorps Administration’’; 

8 (B) by striking the item relating to section 

9 191 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 191. AmeriCorps Administration.’’; 

10 (C) by striking the item relating to section 

11 193 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 193. Director.’’; 

12 (D) by striking the item relating to section 

13 193A and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 193A. Authorities and duties of the Director.’’; 

14 and 

15 (E) by striking the item relating to section 

16 196A and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 196A. Administration State offices.’’; 

17 (2) in the items relating to part I of subtitle H 

18 of title I— 

19 (A) by striking the item relating to the 

20 part heading and inserting the following: 

‘‘PART I—ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL

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1 and 

2 (B) by striking the item relating to section 

3 198 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 198. Additional Administration activities to support national service.’’; 

4 and 

5 (3) in the items relating to title I, by adding at 

6 the end the following: 

‘‘Subtitle K—National Service Foundation 

‘‘Sec. 199P. National Service Foundation.’’. 

7 SEC. 114. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE DOMESTIC 

8 VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973. 

9 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 421 of the Domestic Vol10 unteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5061) is amend11 ed— 

12 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(1) the term ‘Director’ means the Director of 

15 the AmeriCorps Administration appointed under sec16 tion 193 of the National and Community Service Act 

17 of 1990;’’; 

18 (2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(7) the term ‘Administration’ means the 

21 AmeriCorps Administration established under sec22 tion 191 of the National and Community Service Act 

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1 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (20), (1), 

2 (8), (9), (10), (11), (13), (12), (3), (4), (6), (5), 

3 (14), (15), (16), (17), (2), (18), and (19) as para4 graphs (1) through (20), respectively; and 

5 (4) transferring such redesignated paragraphs 

6 so that the paragraphs appear in numerical order. 

7 (b) REFERENCES TO NAMES.—The Domestic Volun8 teer Service Act of 1973 is amended— 

9 (1) in section 2(b) (42 U.S.C. 4950(b)), by 

10 striking ‘‘Corporation for National and Community 

11 Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the AmeriCorps 

12 Administration’’; 

13 (2) except as provided in subsection (a) and 

14 paragraph (1) of this subsection, by striking ‘‘Cor15 poration’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Ad16 ministration’’; and 

17 (3) in section 201(h) (42 U.S.C. 5001(h)), by 

18 striking ‘‘Chief Executive Officer’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘Director’’. 

20 SEC. 115. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS. 

21 (a) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT.—Chapter 83 of 

22 title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

23 (1) in section 8332(j)(1), by striking ‘‘Chief Ex24 ecutive Officer of the Corporation for National and 


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1 Community Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the 

2 AmeriCorps Administration’’; and 

3 (2) in section 8334(l)(3), by striking ‘‘Chief Ex4 ecutive Officer of the Corporation for National and 

5 Community Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the 

6 AmeriCorps Administration’’. 

7 (b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— 

8 Section 8422(f)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is 

9 amended by striking ‘‘Chief Executive Officer of the Cor10 poration for National and Community Service’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘Director of the AmeriCorps Administration’’. 

12 (c) INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.—The In13 spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amend14 ed— 

15 (1) in section 8F— 

16 (A) by striking the title and inserting the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 8F. SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE 

19 AMERICORPS ADMINISTRATION.’’; 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘Corporation for National 

21 and Community Service’’ each place it appears 

22 and inserting ‘‘AmeriCorps Administration’’; 

23 (C) by striking ‘‘Chief Executive Officer’’ 

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1 (D) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘such 

2 Corporation.’’ and inserting ‘‘such Administra3 tion.’’; 

4 (E) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the Cor5 poration shall’’ and inserting ‘‘the Administra6 tion shall’’; and 

7 (F) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘the Cor8 poration,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Administration,’’; 

9 and 

10 (2) in section 12— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Chief 

12 Executive Officer of the Corporation for Na13 tional and Community Service’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘Director of the AmeriCorps Administration’’; 

15 and 

16 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Cor17 poration for National and Community Service’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘AmeriCorps Administration’’. 

19 (d) HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002.—Section 

20 509(b)(2)(A) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

21 U.S.C. 319(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘Corporation 

22 for National and Community Service’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘AmeriCorps Administration’’. 

24 (e) VOLUNTEERS IN THE NATIONAL FORESTS ACT

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1 Forests Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a) is amended by 

2 striking ‘‘Corporation for National and Community Serv3 ice’’ and inserting ‘‘AmeriCorps Administration’’. 

4 (f) PUBLIC LANDS CORPS OF 1993.—Section 209 of 

5 the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1727a) 

6 is amended by striking ‘‘Chief Executive Officer of the 

7 Corporation for National and Community Service’’ each 

8 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Director of the 

9 AmeriCorps Administration’’. 

10 (g) MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES ACT.—Section 

11 204(g) of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 

12 U.S.C. 9103(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘Chief Executive 

13 Officer of the Corporation for National and Community 

14 Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the AmeriCorps Ad15 ministration’’. 

16 (h) INDIAN FINANCING ACT OF 1974.—Section 502 

17 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1542) 

18 is amended by striking ‘‘ACTION’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

19 AmeriCorps Administration’’. 

20 (i) GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS.—Section 9101 of 

21 title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Cor22 poration for National and Community Service’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘AmeriCorps Administration’’. 

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1 and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 

2 11116) is amended by striking ‘‘Chief Executive Officer 

3 of the Corporation for National and Community Service’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘Director of the AmeriCorps Administra5 tion’’. 

6 (k) PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE

7 ACT.—Section 4001(c)(12) of the Patient Protection and 

8 Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 300u–10(c)(12)) is 

9 amended by striking ‘‘the Chairman of the Corporation 

10 for National and Community Service’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

11 Director of the AmeriCorps Administration’’. 

12 (l) PROPERTY MANAGEMENT.—Section 550(g) of 

13 title 40, United States Code, is amended— 

14 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Chief Execu15 tive Officer of the Corporation for National and 

16 Community Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the 

17 AmeriCorps Administration’’; and 

18 (2) except as provided in paragraph (1), by 

19 striking ‘‘Chief Executive Officer’’ each place it ap20 pears and inserting ‘‘Director’’. 

21 (m) SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—The Social Security 

22 Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended— 

23 (1) in section 1612(b)(25) (42 U.S.C. 

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1 tional and Community Service’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘AmeriCorps Administration’’; and 

3 (2) in section 2056(b)(2)(J) (42 U.S.C. 1397n– 

4 5(b)(2)(J)), by striking ‘‘Corporation for National 

5 and Community Service’’ and inserting ‘‘AmeriCorps 

6 Administration’’. 

7 (n) OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965.—The Older 

8 Americans Act of 1965 is amended— 

9 (1) in section 202(c) (42 U.S.C. 3012(c)), in 

10 the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 

11 ‘‘Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for Na12 tional and Community Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Di13 rector of the AmeriCorps Administration’’; 

14 (2) in section 203(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 

15 3013(a)(1)), by striking ‘‘Corporation for National 

16 and Community Service’’ and inserting ‘‘AmeriCorps 

17 Administration’’; 

18 (3) in section 301(a)(2)(F) (42 U.S.C. 

19 3021(a)(2)(F)), by striking ‘‘Corporation for Na20 tional and Community Service’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘AmeriCorps Administration’’; 

22 (4) in section 306(a)(6)(C)(iii) (42 U.S.C. 

23 3026(a)(6)(C)(iii)), by striking ‘‘Corporation for Na24 tional and Community Service’’ and inserting 

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1 (5) in section 373(d) (42 U.S.C. 3030s–1(d)), 

2 by striking ‘‘Corporation for National and Commu3 nity Service’’ and inserting ‘‘AmeriCorps Adminis4 tration’’. 

5 (o) MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

6 ACT.—Section 202(a)(12) of the McKinney-Vento Home7 less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11312(a)(12)) is amend8 ed— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘Corporation for National and 

10 Community Service’’ and inserting ‘‘AmeriCorps Ad11 ministration’’; and 

12 (2) by striking ‘‘Chief Executive Officer’’ each 

13 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Director’’. 

14 (p) ANTI-DRUG ABUSE ACT OF 1988.—Section 

15 3601(5) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 

16 11851(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘Chief Executive Officer 

17 of the Corporation for National and Community Service’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘Director of the AmeriCorps Administra19 tion’’. 

20 (q) CLAUDE PEPPER YOUNG AMERICANS ACT OF

21 1990.—Section 916(b) of the Claude Pepper Young Amer22 icans Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12312(b)) is amended by 

23 striking ‘‘Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for 

24 National and Community Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Director 

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1 (r) NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE TRUST ACT

2 OF 1993.—Section 205 of the National and Community 

3 Service Trust Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 12682) is amended 

4 by striking ‘‘Corporation for National and Community 

5 Service’’ and inserting ‘‘AmeriCorps Administration’’. 

6 (s) CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 

7 2007.—Section 20638 of the Continuing Appropriations 

8 Resolution, 2007 (42 U.S.C. 12651i) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘Corporation for National and 

10 Community Service’’ the second, third, and fourth 

11 places it appears and inserting ‘‘AmeriCorps Admin12 istration’’; and 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘Chief Executive Officer’’ each 

14 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Director’’. 

15 (t) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any other Fed16 eral law, Executive order, rule, regulation, delegation of 

17 authority, or document to— 

18 (1) the Corporation for National and Commu19 nity Service is deemed to refer to the AmeriCorps 

20 Administration; and 

21 (2) the Chief Executive Officer of the Corpora22 tion for National and Community Service is deemed 

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1 TITLE II—CIVILIAN CLIMATE 

2 CORPS 

3 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this title: 

5 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT6 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com7 mittees’’ means— 

8 (A) the Committees on Appropriations, 

9 Energy and Natural Resources, Agriculture, 

10 Nutrition, and Forestry, and Health, Edu11 cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and 

12 (B) the Committees on Appropriations, 

13 Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Education 

14 and the Workforce of the House of Representa15 tives. 

16 (2) CORPS.—The term ‘‘Corps’’ means the Ci17 vilian Climate Corps established under section 

18 202(a). 

19 (3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

20 the Director of the AmeriCorps Administration ap21 pointed under section 193 of the National and Com22 munity Service Act of 1990. 

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1 resentation from 1 or more communities of color, 

2 low-income communities, or Tribal and Native 

3 American communities, that experiences, or is at 

4 greater risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse 

5 human health or environmental effects, as compared 

6 to other communities, from climate change. 

7 (5) QUALIFIED YOUTH SERVICE OR CONSERVA8 TION CORPS.—The term ‘‘qualified youth service or 

9 conservation corps’’ means— 

10 (A) a corps that carries out a program au11 thorized under— 

12 (i) the National and Community Serv13 ice Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.); 

14 (ii) title I of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act 

15 to establish a pilot program in the Depart16 ments of the Interior and Agriculture des17 ignated as the Youth Conservation Corps, 

18 and for other purposes’’, approved August 

19 13, 1970 (commonly known as the ‘‘Youth 

20 Conservation Corps Act of 1970’’; 16 

21 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or 

22 (iii) the Public Lands Corps Act of 

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1 under section 210 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 

2 1727b); and 

3 (B) the Urban Youth Corps authorized 

4 under section 106 of the National and Commu5 nity Service Trust Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 

6 12656). 

7 (6) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 

8 means the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of 

9 Agriculture, and the Secretary of Labor, acting 

10 jointly. 

11 (7) TRIBAL OR NATIVE AMERICAN COMMU12 NITY.—The term ‘‘Tribal or Native American com13 munity’’ means a population of people who are mem14 bers of— 

15 (A) an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 

16 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu17 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); 

18 (B) an urban Indian (as defined in section 

19 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act 

20 (25 U.S.C. 1603)) community; 

21 (C) a Native Hawaiian (as defined in sec22 tion 815 of the Native American Programs Act 

23 of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2992c)) community; or 

24 (D) a Native American Pacific Islander (as 

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1 Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2992c)) com2 munity. 

3 SEC. 202. CIVILIAN CLIMATE CORPS. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretaries and the Di5 rector, in coordination with the Secretary of Transpor6 tation, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 

7 the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Commerce, the 

8 Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Director of 

9 the Office of Management and Budget, the Administrator 

10 of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the heads 

11 of other relevant Federal agencies, shall enter into an 

12 interagency agreement establishing a Civilian Climate 

13 Corps and service projects for the Corps, to be operated 

14 by the Director, in accordance with the National and Com15 munity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.) and 

16 the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 

17 4950 et seq.). The service projects shall be carried out 

18 using funds available under those Acts and any funds 

19 made available pursuant to an interagency agreement au20 thorized by section 121(b)(1) of the National and Commu21 nity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571(b)(1)). 

22 (b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretaries and the Direc23 tor shall consult with the National Association of Service 

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1 priate projects, activities, and workforce development out2 comes for the Corps. 

3 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

4 of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries, in coordination 

5 with the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of 

6 Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of En7 ergy, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Health 

8 and Human Services, the Director, the Director of the Of9 fice of Management and Budget, the Administrator of the 

10 Environmental Protection Agency, and the heads of other 

11 relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to the appropriate 

12 congressional committees a report that describes— 

13 (1) the proposed number of Corps members; 

14 and 

15 (2) the recommended amount of funding for the 

16 service projects of the Corps for each of fiscal years 

17 2024 through 2027. 

18 SEC. 203. REQUIREMENTS FOR CORPS SERVICE PROJECTS. 

19 In carrying out a service project through the Corps, 

20 the Director, in coordination with the Secretaries, shall— 

21 (1)(A) prioritize efforts to assist a dispropor22 tionately impacted community; or 

23 (B) ensure the service project is carried out in 

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1 (2) ensure that the service project is, as rel2 evant, coordinated with Tribal and Native American 

3 communities to protect natural cultural resources; 

4 and 

5 (3) accomplish 1 or more of the following objec6 tives: 

7 (A) Conserving, monitoring, and restoring 

8 public land and water to help mitigate and 

9 adapt to climate change. 

10 (B) Addressing the needs of frontline com11 munities experiencing the worst effects of cli12 mate change. 

13 (C) Building resilience to climate change 

14 through nature-based solutions, such as living 

15 shorelines, wetlands, green stormwater infra16 structure, and sustainable forest management, 

17 to appropriately manage natural systems that 

18 buffer human communities from environmental 

19 harm. 

20 (D) Assisting natural disaster-prone com21 munities and disproportionately impacted com22 munities by replacing aging infrastructure with 

23 climate-ready upgrades, such as improved 

24 stream crossings and community facilities and 

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1 (E) Promoting traditional ecological knowl2 edge, natural climate solutions, such as eco3 logically appropriate reforestation and seques4 tration, and techniques, such as aquaponics and 

5 regenerative practices, in the agricultural sec6 tor, to help mitigate climate change by reducing 

7 atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations. 

8 (F) Supporting the resilience of natural 

9 systems to climate change by protecting bio10 diversity through targeted conservation efforts 

11 and the eradication of invasive species. 

12 (G) Increasing education of the general 

13 public on climate adaptation and mitigation, in14 cluding ways in which private landowners can 

15 initiate efforts on private land that are similar 

16 to climate adaptation and mitigation efforts 

17 supported by service projects carried out by the 

18 Corps. 

19 (H) Improving access to outdoor recreation 

20 to promote a continued national appreciation 

21 for the natural environment. 

22 (I) Addressing environmental degradation 

23 in disproportionately impacted communities. 

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1 and equitable access to nutritious foods, par2 ticularly among disproportionately impacted 

3 communities. 

4 (K) Advancing the resiliency and carbon 

5 emission reductions of the entities headed by of6 ficers listed in section 202(a) through installa7 tion of small-scale clean energy equipment or 

8 facility weatherization projects on public land. 

9 (L) Addressing urban and suburban green10 ing and revitalization, including— 

11 (i) the preservation, restoration, and 

12 expansion of open spaces; 

13 (ii) the conversion of blacktops; 

14 (iii) the installations of green roofs; 

15 and 

16 (iv) the planting of trees. 

17 SEC. 204. DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS OF PARTICIPANTS. 

18 In selecting members for the Corps, the Director, in 

19 coordination with the Secretaries, shall ensure that— 

20 (1) members are from economically, geographi21 cally, and ethnically diverse backgrounds; and 

22 (2) veterans, individuals with disabilities, and 

23 people of various sexes, sexual orientations, and gen24 der identities are represented. 

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