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Calendar No. 609 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1612 

[Report No. 111–323] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 26 (legislative day, MARCH 25), 2010 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

AN ACT 

To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand 

the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide service opportunities 

for young Americans; help restore the nation’s natural, 

cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic 

resources; train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts; and promote the value of public 

service. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public Lands Service 

3 Corps Act of 2010’’. 

4 SEC. 2. REFERENCE. 

5 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

6 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

7 of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other 

8 provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to 

9 a section or other provision of the Public Lands Corps 

10 Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.; title II of Public 

11 Law 91–378). 

12 SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC LANDS CORPS ACT 

13 OF 1993. 

14 (a) NAME AND PROJECT DESCRIPTION CHANGES.— 

15 The Act is amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘Public Lands Corps’’ each 

17 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Public Lands Service 

18 Corps’’; 

19 (2) in the title heading, by striking ‘‘PUBLIC 

20 LANDS CORPS’’ and inserting ‘‘PUBLIC 

21 LANDS SERVICE CORPS’’; 

22 (3) in the section 204— 

23 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

24 ‘‘PUBLIC LANDS CORPS’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE CORPS’’; and 


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1 (B) in the heading of subsection (a), by 

2 striking ‘‘PUBLIC LANDS CORPS’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE CORPS’’; 

4 (4) in the heading of paragraph (2) of section 

5 210(a), by striking ‘‘PUBLIC LANDS CORPS’’ and in6 serting ‘‘PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE CORPS’’; 

7 (5) by striking ‘‘conservation center’’ each place 

8 it appears and inserting ‘‘residential conservation 

9 center’’; and 

10 (6) by striking ‘‘appropriate conservation 

11 projects’’ each place it appears (except in paragraph 

12 (1) of section 204(e) as so redesignated) and insert13 ing ‘‘appropriate natural and cultural resources con14 servation projects’’. 

15 (b) FINDINGS.—Section 202(a) of the Act is amend16 ed as follows: 

17 (1) In paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the natural 

18 and cultural’’ and inserting ‘‘natural and cultural’’. 

19 (2) By redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 

20 paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively, and by insert21 ing after paragraph (1) the following: 

22 ‘‘(2) Participants in conservation corps receive 

23 meaningful training and their experience with such 

24 corps provides preparation for careers in public serv25 ice. 


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1 ‘‘(3) Young men and women who participate in 

2 the rehabilitation and restoration of our Nation’s 

3 natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, rec4 reational, and scenic treasures will gain an increased 

5 appreciation and understanding of our public lands 

6 and heritage, and of the value of public service, and 

7 are likely to become life-long advocates for those val8 ues.’’. 

9 (3) In paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by 

10 inserting ‘‘, cultural, historic, archaeological, rec11 reational, and scenic’’ after ‘‘Many facilities and nat12 ural’’. 

13 (4) By adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(6) The work of conservation corps can benefit 

15 communities adjacent to public lands and facilities 

16 through renewed civic engagement and participation 

17 by corps participants and those they serve; improved 

18 student achievement; and restoration and rehabilita19 tion of public assets.’’. 

20 (c) PURPOSE.—Section 202(b) of the Act is amended 

21 to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are to— 

23 ‘‘(1) introduce young men and women to public 

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1 preciation of the Nation’s natural, cultural, historic, 

2 archaeological, recreational, and scenic resources; 

3 ‘‘(2) facilitate training and recruitment oppor4 tunities in which service is credited as qualifying ex5 perience for careers in public land management; 

6 ‘‘(3) instill in a new generation of young men 

7 and women from across the Nation, including those 

8 from diverse backgrounds, the desire to seek careers 

9 in natural and cultural resource stewardship and 

10 public service by allowing them to work directly with 

11 professionals in agencies responsible for the manage12 ment of the Nation’s natural, cultural, historic, ar13 chaeological, recreational, and scenic resources; 

14 ‘‘(4) perform, in a cost-effective manner, appro15 priate natural and cultural resources conservation 

16 projects where such projects are not being performed 

17 by existing employees; 

18 ‘‘(5) assist governments and Indian tribes in 

19 performing research and public education tasks asso20 ciated with natural and cultural resources; 

21 ‘‘(6) expand educational opportunities by re22 warding individuals who participate in national serv23 ice with an increased ability to pursue higher edu24 cation or job training; and 


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1 ‘‘(7) promote public understanding and appre2 ciation of the individual missions and natural and 

3 cultural resources conservation work of the Federal 

4 agencies through training opportunities, community 

5 service and outreach, and other appropriate 

6 means.’’. 

7 (d) DEFINITIONS.—Section 203 of the Act is amend8 ed as follows: 

9 (1) By amending paragraphs (1) and (2) to 

10 read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE NATURAL AND CULTURAL

12 RESOURCES CONSERVATION PROJECT.—The term 

13 ‘appropriate natural and cultural resources conserva14 tion project’ means any project for the conservation, 

15 restoration, construction, or rehabilitation of nat16 ural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, 

17 or scenic resources on public lands. 

18 ‘‘(2) CORPS AND PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE

19 CORPS.—The terms ‘Corps’ and ‘Public Lands Serv20 ice Corps’ mean the Public Lands Service Corps es21 tablished under section 204 of this title.’’. 

22 (2) By striking paragraphs (3) and (8). 

23 (3) By redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), 

24 (7), (9), (10), (11), (12), and (13) as paragraphs 

25 (3) through (11), respectively. 


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1 (4) By amending paragraph (7) (as so redesig2 nated) to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(7) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘public lands’ 

4 means any lands or waters (or interest therein) 

5 owned or administered by the United States, includ6 ing those areas of coastal and ocean waters, the 

7 Great Lakes and their connecting waters, and sub8 merged lands over which the United States exercises 

9 jurisdiction, except that such term does not include 

10 any Indian lands.’’. 

11 (5) In paragraph (8) (as so redesignated)— 

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

13 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

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

15 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

17 ‘‘(D) makes available for audit for each fis18 cal year for which the qualified youth or con19 servation corps receives Federal funds under 

20 this Act, information pertaining to the expendi21 ture of the funds, any matching funds, and par22 ticipant demographics.’’. 

23 (6) In paragraph (10) (as so redesignated)— 

24 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

25 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 


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

2 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(C) with respect to the National Marine 

5 Sanctuary System, coral reefs, and other coast6 al, estuarine, and marine habitats, and other 

7 lands and facilities administered by the Na8 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 

9 the Secretary of Commerce.’’. 

10 (7) By adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(12) RESIDENTIAL CONSERVATION CEN12 TERS.—The term ‘residential conservation centers’ 

13 means the facilities authorized under section 205. 

14 ‘‘(13) CONSULTING INTERN.—The term ‘con15 sulting intern’ means a consulting intern selected 

16 under section 206. 

17 ‘‘(14) PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE CORPS PARTICI18 PANT.—The term ‘Public Lands Service Corps par19 ticipant’, ‘Corps participant’ or ‘participant of the 

20 Corps’ means an individual who is enrolled in the 

21 Public Lands Service Corps pursuant to section 

22 204(b).’’. 

23 (e) PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE CORPS PROGRAM.—Sec24 tion 204 of the Act is amended as follows: 

25 (1) In subsection (a)— 


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1 (A) in the heading, by adding at the end 

2 ‘‘PROGRAM’’ 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘and the Department of 

4 Agriculture a’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Department 

5 of Agriculture, and the Department of Com6 merce a service and training program titled 

7 the’’; and 

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

9 ‘‘The Secretary of the Interior shall establish a 

10 department-level office to coordinate Public 

11 Lands Service Corps activities within the De12 partment of the Interior. The Secretary of Agri13 culture shall establish within the U.S. Forest 

14 Service an office to coordinate Public Lands 

15 Service Corps activities within that agency. The 

16 Secretary of Commerce shall establish within 

17 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin18 istration an office to coordinate Public Lands 

19 Service Corps activities within that agency. The 

20 Secretary of each department shall designate a 

21 Public Lands Service Corps coordinator for 

22 each agency within that department that ad23 ministers Public Lands Service Corps activi24 ties.’’. 


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1 (2) By amending subsection (b) to read as fol2 lows: 

3 ‘‘(b) PARTICIPANTS.—The Secretary may enroll in 

4 the Public Lands Service Corps individuals between the 

5 ages of 16 and 25, inclusive, who are either hired by an 

6 agency under the Secretary’s jurisdiction to perform work 

7 authorized under this Act or who are members of a quali8 fied youth or conservation corps with which the Secretary 

9 has entered into a cooperative agreement to perform work 

10 authorized under this Act. The Secretary may also enroll 

11 resource assistants and consulting interns. All enrollees 

12 shall be considered Public Lands Service Corps partici13 pants, and may be enrolled for a term of up to 24 months 

14 of service, which may be served over more than two cal15 endar years. The individuals may be enrolled without re16 gard to the civil service and classification laws, rules, or 

17 regulations of the United States. The Secretary may es18 tablish a preference for the enrollment in the Corps of in19 dividuals who are economically, physically, or education20 ally disadvantaged.’’. 

21 (3) In subsection (c)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘contracts and’’; 

24 (ii) by inserting ‘‘natural and cultural 

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1 (iii) by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’; 

3 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

4 paragraph (3); 

5 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(2) RECRUITMENT.—The Secretary shall un8 dertake, or enter into cooperative agreements to pro9 vide, a program to attract eligible youth to the 

10 Corps by publicizing Corps opportunities through 

11 high schools, colleges, employment centers, electronic 

12 media, and other appropriate institutions or 

13 means.’’; and 

14 (D) by amending paragraph (3) (as so re15 designated) to read as follows: 

16 ‘‘(3) PREFERENCE.—For purposes of entering 

17 into cooperative agreements under paragraph (1), 

18 the Secretary may give preference to qualified youth 

19 or conservation corps located in a specific area that 

20 have a substantial portion of members who are eco21 nomically, physically, or educationally disadvantaged 

22 to carry out projects within the area.’’. 

23 (4) By redesignating subsections (d) through 

24 (f) as subsections (e) through (g), respectively. 


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1 (5) By inserting after subsection (c) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(d) TRAINING.—The Secretary shall establish a 

4 training program based at appropriate residential con5 servation centers or at other suitable regional Federal or 

6 other appropriate facilities or sites to provide training for 

7 Corps participants. The Secretary shall— 

8 ‘‘(1) ensure that the duration and comprehen9 siveness of the training program shall be commensu10 rate with the projects Corps participants are ex11 pected to undertake; 

12 ‘‘(2) develop department-wide standards for the 

13 program that include training in— 

14 ‘‘(A) resource stewardship; 

15 ‘‘(B) ethics for those in public service; 

16 ‘‘(C) principles of national service; 

17 ‘‘(D) health and safety; 

18 ‘‘(E) teamwork and leadership; and 

19 ‘‘(F) interpersonal communications; 

20 ‘‘(3) direct each participating agency to develop 

21 agency-specific training guidelines to ensure that 

22 Corps participants enrolled to undertake projects for 

23 that agency are appropriately informed about mat24 ters specific to that agency, including— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the history and organization of the 

2 agency; 

3 ‘‘(B) the agency’s core values; and 

4 ‘‘(C) any agency-specific standards for the 

5 management of natural, cultural, historic, ar6 chaeological, recreational, and scenic resources; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(4) take into account training already received 

9 by Corps participants enrolled from qualified youth 

10 or conservation corps, including in the matters out11 lined in paragraph (2).’’. 

12 (6) In subsection (e) (as so redesignated)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

14 (i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary may 

15 utilize the Corps or any qualified youth or 

16 conservation corps to carry out appro17 priate’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary may 

18 use Corps participants to carry out, under 

19 appropriate supervision and training, ap20 propriate natural and cultural resource’’; 

21 and 

22 (ii) by striking ‘‘law on public lands.’’ 

23 and inserting the following: ‘‘law. Such 

24 projects may include, but are not limited 

25 to— 


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1 ‘‘(A) protection, restoration, or enhance2 ment of ecosystem components to promote spe3 cies recovery, improve biological diversity, en4 hance productivity and carbon sequestration, 

5 and enhance adaptability and resilience of pub6 lic lands and resources in the face of climate 

7 change and other natural and human disturb8 ances; 

9 ‘‘(B) promoting the health of forests and 

10 public lands, refuges, and coastal and marine 

11 areas, including— 

12 ‘‘(i) protection and restoration of wa13 tersheds and forest, riparian, estuarine, 

14 grassland, coral reef, intertidal, or other 

15 habitat; 

16 ‘‘(ii) reduction of wildfire risk and 

17 mitigation of damage from insects, disease, 

18 and disasters; 

19 ‘‘(iii) erosion control; 

20 ‘‘(iv) control or removal of invasive, 

21 noxious, or non-native species; 

22 ‘‘(v) restoration of native species; and 

23 ‘‘(vi) projects under the Healthy For24 ests Restoration Act of 2003 (Public Law 

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1 Projects under this subparagraph shall be con2 sidered priority projects; 

3 ‘‘(C) collection of biological, archaeological, 

4 and other scientific data, including monitoring 

5 of climatological information, species popu6 lations and movement, habitat status, and other 

7 factors; 

8 ‘‘(D) assisting in historical and cultural re9 search, archival and curatorial work, oral his10 tory projects, documentary photography, and 

11 activities that support the creation of public 

12 works of art related to public lands; and 

13 ‘‘(E) construction, repair, rehabilitation, 

14 green building retrofitting, and maintenance of 

15 roads, trails, campgrounds, and other facilities, 

16 employee housing, cultural and historic sites 

17 and structures, and facilities that further the 

18 purposes of the Public Lands Service Corps.’’. 

19 (B) By redesignating paragraphs (2) and 

20 (3) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively. 

21 (C) By inserting after paragraph (1) the 

22 following: 

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1 tion, educational institute, friends group, or 

2 similar nonprofit partner organization for the 

3 purpose of providing training and work experi4 ence to Corps participants in areas including, 

5 but not limited to, sales, office work, account6 ing, and management provided that the work 

7 experience directly relates to the protection and 

8 management of the public lands; and 

9 ‘‘(B) allow Corps participants to help pro10 mote visitor safety and enjoyment of public 

11 lands, and assist in the gathering of visitor use 

12 data. 

13 ‘‘(3) INTERPRETATION.—The Secretary may 

14 assign Corps participants to provide interpretation 

15 or education services for the public under the appro16 priate direction and supervision of agency personnel, 

17 including— 

18 ‘‘(A) providing orientation and information 

19 services to visitors, including services for non20 English speaking visitors and visitors who use 

21 American Sign Language; 

22 ‘‘(B) assisting agency personnel in the de23 livery of interpretive or educational programs, 

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1 ‘‘(C) presenting programs on Federal lands 

2 or at schools, after-school programs, and youth3 serving community programs that relate the 

4 personal experience of the Corps participant for 

5 the purpose of promoting public awareness of 

6 the Corps, its role in public land management 

7 agencies, and its availability to potential partici8 pants; and 

9 ‘‘(D) creating nonpersonal interpretive 

10 products, such as Web site content, Junior 

11 Ranger program books, printed handouts, and 

12 audiovisual programs.’’. 

13 (D) In paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), 

14 by striking ‘‘Appropriate conservation projects’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘Appropriate natural and cultural 

16 resources conservation projects’’. 

17 (7) In subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by 

18 striking ‘‘appropriate conservation project’’ inserting 

19 ‘‘appropriate natural and cultural resources con20 servation project’’. 

21 (8) By amending the text of subsection (f) (as 

22 so redesignated), by inserting ‘‘involve improvements 

23 to Federal property and’’ after ‘‘preference to those 

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1 (9) By amending the text of subsection (f)(2) 

2 (as so redesignated) to read as follows: ‘‘will instill 

3 in Corps participants a work ethic and a sense of 

4 public service;’’. 

5 (10) In subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by 

6 striking ‘‘on eligible service lands’’. 

7 (11) By adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(h) OTHER PARTICIPANTS.—The Secretary may 

9 allow volunteers from other programs administered or des10 ignated by the Secretary to participate as volunteers in 

11 projects carried out under this section on such terms as 

12 the Secretary considers appropriate.’’. 

13 (f) RESIDENTIAL CONSERVATION CENTERS AND

14 PROGRAM SUPPORT.—Section 205 of the Act is amended 

15 as follows: 

16 (1) In the section heading, by striking ‘‘CON17 SERVATION’’ and inserting ‘‘RESIDENTIAL CON18 SERVATION’’. 

19 (2) In subsection (a)— 

20 (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 

21 follows: 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may estab23 lish residential conservation centers for— 

24 ‘‘(A) such housing, food service, medical 

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1 Secretary deems necessary for the Public Lands 

2 Service Corps; and 

3 ‘‘(B) the conduct of appropriate residential 

4 conservation projects under this Act.’’; 

5 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig6 nating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 

7 (2) and (3), respectively; 

8 (C) in paragraph (2) (as so redesig9 nated)— 

10 (i) in the text, by inserting ‘‘residen11 tial’’ before ‘‘conservation centers’’; and 

12 (ii) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘RES13 IDENTIAL’’ before ‘‘CONSERVATION CEN14 TERS’’; and 

15 (D) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), 

16 by striking ‘‘with a State or’’ and inserting ‘‘a 

17 cooperative agreement with another Federal, 

18 State, or’’. 

19 (3) In subsection (b)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in21 serting the following: 

22 ‘‘(1) The Secretary’’; and 

23 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may make arrangements 

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1 governments, or private organizations to provide 

2 temporary housing as needed and available. 

3 ‘‘(3) In project areas where Corps participants 

4 can reasonably be expected to reside at their own 

5 homes, the Secretary may fund or provide transpor6 tation to and from project sites.’’. 

7 (4) By redesignating subsection (d) as sub8 section (g). 

9 (5) By inserting after subsection (c) the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(d) FACILITIES.—The Secretary may, as an appro12 priate natural and cultural resources conservation project, 

13 direct Corps participants to aid in the rehabilitation or 

14 construction of residential conservation center facilities, 

15 including housing. 

16 ‘‘(e) GREEN BUILDINGS.—The Secretary may seek 

17 the assistance of the Secretary of Energy in identifying 

18 and using solar and other green building technologies and 

19 modular housing designs that may be adapted for residen20 tial conservation center facilities, including— 

21 ‘‘(1) designs from the Department of Energy’s 

22 Solar Decathlon competition; and 

23 ‘‘(2) logistical support, assistance, and training 

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1 ‘‘(f) MENTORS.—The Secretary may recruit from 

2 programs, such as agency volunteer programs, and from 

3 agency retirees, veterans groups, military retirees, active 

4 duty personnel, and from appropriate youth-serving orga5 nizations, such adults as may be suitable and qualified to 

6 provide training, mentoring, and crew-leading services to 

7 Corps participants.’’. 

8 (6) In subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by 

9 striking ‘‘are appropriate to carry out this title’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘the Secretary determines to be necessary 

11 for the residential conservation center’’. 

12 (g) RESOURCE ASSISTANTS AND CONSULTING IN13 TERNS.—Section 206 of the Act is amended as follows: 

14 (1) In the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AND

15 CONSULTING INTERNS’’ before the period. 

16 (2) In subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The Sec17 retary is authorized to provide individual placements 

18 of resource’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘The Sec19 retary is authorized, to provide individual place20 ments of the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) Resource’’. 

22 (3) By inserting after subsection (a)(1) (as so 

23 designated), the following: 

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1 risdiction of the Secretary to carry out management 

2 analysis activities on behalf of the agency. To be eli3 gible for selection as a consulting intern, an indi4 vidual must be a current enrollee and have com5 pleted at least one full year at a graduate or profes6 sional school that has been accredited by an accred7 iting body that has been recognized by the Secretary 

8 of Education. The Secretary may select consulting 

9 interns without regard to the civil service and classi10 fication laws, rules, or regulations of the United 

11 States.’’. 

12 (4) In subsection (b)— 

13 (A) by inserting ‘‘or consulting interns’’ 

14 before ‘‘through private sources’’; 

15 (B) in the second sentence, before the pe16 riod, by inserting ‘‘; up to 15 percent may be 

17 in-kind’’; and 

18 (C) by striking ‘‘Resource Assistants’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘resource assistants or consulting in20 terns’’. 

21 (5) By adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(c) COST SHARING REQUIREMENTS.—At the Sec23 retary’s discretion, the requirements for cost sharing ap24 plicable to participating nonprofit organizations for the ex25 penses of resource assistants and consulting interns under 


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1 subsection (b) may be reduced to not less than 10 per2 cent.’’. 

3 (h) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The Act is amended 

4 by redesignating sections 207, 208, 209, 210, and 211 as 

5 sections 208, 209, 210, 211, and 212, respectively. 

6 (i) GUIDANCE.—The Act is amended by inserting 

7 after section 206 the following: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 207. GUIDANCE. 

9 ‘‘Not later than 18 months after funds are made 

10 available for this purpose, the Secretaries shall issue 

11 guidelines for the management of the Public Lands Serv12 ice Corps programs for use by regional and State direc13 tors, and the supervisors of individual parks, forests, dis14 tricts, sanctuaries, reserves, hatcheries, and refuges.’’. 

15 (j) LIVING ALLOWANCES AND TERMS OF SERVICE.— 

16 Section 208 of the Act (as so redesignated) is amended— 

17 (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol18 lows: 

19 ‘‘(a) LIVING ALLOWANCES.—The Secretary shall pro20 vide each Corps participant with a living allowance in an 

21 amount established by the Secretary. The Secretary 

22 may— 

23 ‘‘(1) apply a cost-of-living differential to such 

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1 ‘‘(2) reimburse Corps participants for travel 

2 costs at the beginning and end of their term of serv3 ice if the Secretary deems appropriate.’’; 

4 (2) by amending the text of subsection (b) to 

5 read as follows: ‘‘Each Corp participant shall agree 

6 to participate in the Corps for such term of service 

7 as may be established by the Secretary enrolling or 

8 selecting the individual.’’; 

9 (3) in the heading of subsection (c), by adding 

10 at the end ‘‘PREFERENCE AND FUTURE EMPLOY11 MENT’’; and 

12 (4) in subsection (c)— 

13 (A) by amending paragraphs (1) and (2) 

14 to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(1) grant to a participant of the Public Lands 

16 Service Corps credit for service time in the Corps to 

17 be used as qualifying experience toward future Fed18 eral hiring; 

19 ‘‘(2) provide to a former participant of the Pub20 lic Lands Service Corps noncompetitive hiring status 

21 for a period of not more than two years after the 

22 date on which the participant’s service with the Pub23 lic Lands Service Corps is complete (not counting 

24 any time spent enrolled in an academic institution or 

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1 ‘‘(A) has served a minimum of 960 hours 

2 on an appropriate natural or cultural resource 

3 conservation project that included at least 120 

4 hours through the Public Lands Service Corps; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(B) meets Office of Personnel Manage7 ment qualification standards for the position to 

8 which the candidate is applying;’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(3) develop a system to provide consideration 

11 for participants who cannot meet the requirements 

12 of paragraph (2); 

13 ‘‘(4) provide to an individual who has success14 fully fulfilled the resource assistant program non15 competitive hiring status for a period of not more 

16 than two years after the date on which the indi17 vidual has completed an undergraduate degree from 

18 an accredited institution; 

19 ‘‘(5) provide to an individual who has success20 fully fulfilled the consulting internship program non21 competitive hiring status for a period of not more 

22 than two years after the date on which the indi23 vidual has completed a graduate degree from an ac24 credited institution; and 


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1 ‘‘(6) provide, or enter into cooperative agree2 ments with qualified employment agencies to pro3 vide, alumni services such as job and education 

4 counseling, referrals, verification of service, commu5 nications, and other appropriate services to partici6 pants who have completed their Corps service.’’. 

7 (k) NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.— 

8 Section 209 of the Act (as so redesignated) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘If a’’ and all 

10 that follows through ‘‘shall be eligible’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘If a Corps participant also serves in an approved 

12 national service position designated under subtitle C 

13 of title I of the National and Community Service Act 

14 of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.), the Corps partic15 ipant shall be eligible’’; and 

16 (2) in subsection (b), by striking— 

17 (A) ‘‘either participants in the Corps or re18 source assistants’’ and inserting ‘‘participants 

19 in the Corps’’; and 

20 (B) ‘‘or a resource assistant’’. 

21 (l) NONDISPLACEMENT.—Section 210 of the Act (as 

22 so redesignated) is amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 210. NONDISPLACEMENT. 

24 ‘‘The nondisplacement requirements of the National 

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1 to all activities carried out by the Public Lands Service 

2 Corps participants.’’. 

3 (m) FUNDING.—Section 211 of the Act (as so redes4 ignated) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘appropriate conservation 

7 project’’ each place it appears and inserting 

8 ‘‘appropriate natural and cultural resources 

9 conservation project’’; and 

10 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘The Secretary may reduce to no less than 10 

12 percent the non-Federal costs of a project when 

13 the Secretary determines that it is necessary to 

14 enable participation in the Public Lands Service 

15 Corps from a greater range of organizations.’’; 

16 and 

17 (2) in subsection (b)— 

18 (A) by inserting ‘‘program’’ after ‘‘Corps’’; 

19 and 

20 (B) by inserting ‘‘, consulting interns’’ be21 fore ‘‘and qualified youth’’. 

22 (n) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

23 212 of the Act (as so redesignated) is amended— 

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1 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro2 priated to carry out this title $12,000,000 for each of fis3 cal years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015, of which 

no less than 3 4 ⁄4 of the sums shall be made available for 

5 healthy forests restoration priority projects under section 

6 204(e)(1)(B)(vi).’’; 

7 (2) by striking subsection (b); and 

8 (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub9 section (b). 

10 (o) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—No person or 

11 entity who is a party to a pending lawsuit against the dis12 pensing Secretary is eligible to receive funds authorized 

13 or made available under this Act or amendments made 

14 by this Act. 

15 (p) FURTHER LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO

16 PROTECT CHILDREN.—No adult shall be eligible to receive 

17 funds or participate in the Public Lands Service Corps 

18 program under this Act or amendments made by this Act, 

19 if that person— 

20 (1) refuses to consent to a criminal history 

21 check; 

22 (2) makes a false statement in connection with 

23 such a criminal history check; 

24 (3) is registered, or is required to be registered, 

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1 Offender Registry established under the Adam 

2 Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 

3 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); or 

4 (4) has been convicted of murder, as described 

5 in section 1111 of title 18, United States Code. 

6 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

7 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public Lands Service 

8 Corps Act of 2010’’. 

9 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO SHORT TITLE. 

10 Section 201 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 

11 (16 U.S.C. 1701 note; 107 Stat. 848) is amended to read 

12 as follows: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES. 

14 ‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the 

15 ‘Public Lands Service Corps Act of 1993’. 

16 ‘‘(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference contained in any 

17 law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 

18 United States to the ‘Public Lands Corps Act of 1993’ shall 

19 be considered to be a reference to the ‘Public Lands Service 

20 Corps Act of 1993’.’’. 

21 SEC. 3. REFERENCE. 

22 A reference in this Act to ‘‘the Act’’ is a reference to 

23 the Public Lands Service Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1721 

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1 SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE 

2 CORPS ACT OF 1993. 

3 (a) NAME AND PROJECT DESCRIPTION CHANGES.— 

4 The Act is amended— 

5 (1) in the title heading, by striking ‘‘PUBLIC 

6 LANDS CORPS’’ and inserting ‘‘PUBLIC 

7 LANDS SERVICE CORPS’’; 

8 (2) in section 204 (16 U.S.C. 1723), in the head9 ing, by striking ‘‘PUBLIC LANDS CORPS’’ and in10 serting ‘‘PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE CORPS’’; 

11 (3) in section 210(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1729(a)(2)), 

12 in the heading, by striking ‘‘PUBLIC LANDS’’; 

13 (4) by striking ‘‘Public Lands Corps’’ each place 

14 it appears and inserting ‘‘Corps’’; 

15 (5) by striking ‘‘conservation center’’ each place 

16 it appears and inserting ‘‘residential conservation 

17 center’’; 

18 (6) by striking ‘‘conservation centers’’ each place 

19 it appears and inserting ‘‘residential conservation 

20 centers’’; 

21 (7) by striking ‘‘appropriate conservation 

22 project’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘appro23 priate natural and cultural resources conservation 

24 project’’; and 

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1 priate natural and cultural resources conservation 

2 projects’’. 

3 (b) FINDINGS.—Section 202(a) (16 U.S.C. 1721(a)) of 

4 the Act, as amended by subsection (a), is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘Corps can benefit’’ and in7 serting ‘‘conservation corps can benefit’’; and 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘the natural and cultural’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘natural and cultural’’; 

10 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 

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

12 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(2) Participants in conservation corps receive 

15 meaningful education and training, and their experi16 ence with conservation corps provides preparation for 

17 careers in public service. 

18 ‘‘(3) Young men and women who participate in 

19 the rehabilitation and restoration of the natural, cul20 tural, historic, archaeological, recreational, and scenic 

21 treasures of the United States will gain an increased 

22 appreciation and understanding of the public lands 

23 and heritage of the United States, and of the value of 

24 public service, and are likely to become life-long advo25 cates for those values.’’; 


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1 (4) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by para2 graph (2)), by inserting ‘‘, cultural, historic, archae3 ological, recreational, and scenic’’ after ‘‘Many facili4 ties and natural’’; and 

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

6 ‘‘(6) The work of conservation corps can benefit 

7 communities adjacent to public lands and facilities 

8 through renewed civic engagement and participation 

9 by corps participants and those they serve, improved 

10 student achievement, and restoration and rehabilita11 tion of public assets.’’. 

12 (c) PURPOSE.—Section 202(b) (16 U.S.C. 1721(b)) of 

13 the Act is amended to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 

15 ‘‘(1) to introduce young men and women to pub16 lic service while furthering their understanding and 

17 appreciation of the natural, cultural, historic, archae18 ological, recreational, and scenic resources of the 

19 United States; 

20 ‘‘(2) to facilitate training and recruitment op21 portunities in which service is credited as qualifying 

22 experience for careers in the management of such re23 sources; 

24 ‘‘(3) to instill in a new generation of young men 

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1 young men and women from diverse backgrounds, the 

2 desire to seek careers in resource stewardship and 

3 public service by allowing them to work directly with 

4 professionals in agencies responsible for the manage5 ment of the natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, 

6 recreational, and scenic resources of the United 

7 States; 

8 ‘‘(4) to perform, in a cost-effective manner, ap9 propriate natural and cultural resources conservation 

10 projects where such projects are not being performed 

11 by existing employees; 

12 ‘‘(5) to assist State and local governments and 

13 Indian tribes in performing research and public edu14 cation tasks associated with the conservation of nat15 ural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, 

16 and scenic resources; 

17 ‘‘(6) to expand educational opportunities on 

18 public lands and by rewarding individuals who par19 ticipate in conservation corps with an increased abil20 ity to pursue higher education and job training; 

21 ‘‘(7) to promote public understanding and ap22 preciation of the missions and the natural and cul23 tural resources conservation work of the participating 

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1 munity service and outreach, and other appropriate 

2 means; and 

3 ‘‘(8) to create a grant program for Indian tribes 

4 to establish the Indian Youth Service Corps so that 

5 Indian youth can benefit from carrying out projects 

6 on Indian lands that the Indian tribes and commu7 nities determine to be priorities.’’. 

8 (d) DEFINITIONS.—Section 203 (16 U.S.C. 1722) of 

9 the Act is amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7), 

11 (8) through (10), and (11) through (13) as para12 graphs (5) through (9), (11) through (13), and (15) 

13 through (17), respectively; 

14 (2) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and in15 serting the following: 

16 ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RE17 SOURCES CONSERVATION PROJECT.—The term ‘appro18 priate natural and cultural resources conservation 

19 project’ means any project for the conservation, res20 toration, construction, or rehabilitation of natural, 

21 cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, or sce22 nic resources. 

23 ‘‘(2) CONSULTING INTERN.—The term ‘consulting 

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1 ‘‘(3) CORPS AND PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE

2 CORPS.—The terms ‘Corps’ and ‘Public Lands Service 

3 Corps’ mean the Public Lands Service Corps estab4 lished under section 204(a). 

5 ‘‘(4) CORPS PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘Corps par6 ticipant’ means an individual enrolled— 

7 ‘‘(A) in the Corps or the Indian Youth Serv8 ice Corps; or 

9 ‘‘(B) as a resource assistant or consulting 

10 intern.’’; 

11 (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) (as redesig12 nated by paragraph (1)) the following: 

13 ‘‘(10) INDIAN YOUTH SERVICE CORPS.—The term 

14 ‘Indian Youth Service Corps’ means a qualified youth 

15 or conservation corps established under section 207 

16 that— 

17 ‘‘(A) enrolls individuals between the ages of 

18 15 and 25, inclusive, a majority of whom are In19 dians; and 

20 ‘‘(B) is established pursuant to a tribal res21 olution that describes the agreement between the 

22 Indian tribe and the qualified youth or conserva23 tion corps to operate an Indian Youth Service 

24 Corps program for the benefit of the members of 

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1 (4) by amending paragraph (12) (as redesig2 nated by paragraph (1)) to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(12) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘public lands’ 

4 means any land or water (or interest therein) owned 

5 or administered by the United States, including those 

6 areas of coastal and ocean waters, the Great Lakes 

7 and their connecting waters, and submerged lands 

8 over which the United States exercises jurisdiction, 

9 except that such term does not include Indian lands.’’; 

10 (5) by amending paragraph (13) (as redesig11 nated by paragraph (1)) as follows: 

12 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

13 (i) by striking ‘‘full-time,’’; 

14 (ii) by inserting ‘‘on eligible service 

15 lands’’ after ‘‘resource setting’’; and 

16 (iii) by striking ‘‘16’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘15’’; 

18 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

19 at the end; 

20 (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 

21 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(D) makes available for audit for each fis24 cal year for which the qualified youth or con25 servation corps receives Federal funds under this 


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1 Act, all information pertaining to the expendi2 ture of the funds, any matching funds, and par3 ticipant demographics.’’; 

4 (6) by inserting after paragraph 13 (as redesig5 nated by paragraph (1)) the following: 

6 ‘‘(14) RESIDENTIAL CONSERVATION CENTERS.— 

7 The term ‘residential conservation centers’ means the 

8 facilities authorized under section 205.’’; 

9 (7) in paragraph (15) (as redesignated by para10 graph (1)), by striking ‘‘206’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘206(a)(1)’’; and 

12 (8) in paragraph (16) (as redesignated by para13 graph (1))— 

14 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

15 at the end; 

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

17 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

19 ‘‘(C) with respect to the National Marine 

20 Sanctuary System, coral reefs, and other coastal, 

21 estuarine, and marine habitats, and other lands 

22 and facilities administered by the National Oce23 anic and Atmospheric Administration, the Sec24 retary of Commerce.’’. 


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1 (e) PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE CORPS PROGRAM.—Sec2 tion 204 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1723), as amended by sub3 section (a), is amended— 

4 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) and 

5 subsections (d) through (f) as subsections (c) and (d) 

6 and subsections (f) through (h), respectively; 

7 (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE

10 CORPS.—There is established in the Department of the Inte11 rior, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department 

12 of Commerce a Public Lands Service Corps. 

13 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF CORPS OFFICE; COORDINA14 TORS; LIAISON.— 

15 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICES.— 

16 ‘‘(A) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.—The 

17 Secretary of the Interior shall establish a depart18 ment-level office to coordinate the Corps activi19 ties within the Department of the Interior. 

20 ‘‘(B) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.—The 

21 Secretary of Agriculture shall establish within 

22 the Forest Service an office to coordinate the 

23 Corps activities within that agency. 

24 ‘‘(C) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.—The 

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1 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra2 tion an office to coordinate the Corps activities 

3 within that agency. 

4 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF COORDINATORS.—The 

5 Secretary shall designate a Public Lands Service 

6 Corps coordinator for each agency under the jurisdic7 tion of the Secretary that administers Corps activi8 ties. 

9 ‘‘(3) ESTABLISHMENT OF LIAISON.—The Sec10 retary of the Interior shall establish an Indian Youth 

11 Service Corps liaison that will— 

12 ‘‘(A) provide outreach to Indian tribes 

13 about opportunities for establishing Corps and 

14 Indian Youth Service Corps programs; and 

15 ‘‘(B) coordinate with the Tribal Liaison of 

16 the Corporation for National Service to identify 

17 and establish Corps and Indian Youth Service 

18 Corps opportunities for Indian youth.’’; 

19 (3) by amending subsection (c) (as redesignated 

20 by paragraph (1)) to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(c) PARTICIPANTS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enroll in 

23 the Corps individuals who are— 


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1 ‘‘(A) hired by an agency under the jurisdic2 tion of the Secretary to perform work authorized 

3 under this Act; or 

4 ‘‘(B) members of a qualified youth or con5 servation corps with which the Secretary has en6 tered into a cooperative agreement to perform 

7 work authorized under this Act. 

8 ‘‘(2) RESOURCE ASSISTANTS AND CONSULTING

9 INTERNS.—The Secretary may also enroll in the 

10 Corps resource assistants and consulting interns in 

11 accordance with section 206(a). 

12 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligi13 ble for enrollment as a Corps participant, an indi14 vidual shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) be between the ages of 15 and 25, in16 clusive; and 

17 ‘‘(B) satisfy the requirements of section 

18 137(a)(5) of the National and Community Serv19 ice Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12591(a)(5)). 

20 ‘‘(4) TERMS.—Each Corps participant may be 

21 enrolled in the Corps for a term of up to 2 years of 

22 service, which may be served over a period that ex23 ceeds 2 calendar years. 

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1 civil service and classification laws, rules, or regula2 tions of the United States. 

3 ‘‘(6) PREFERENCE.—The Secretary may estab4 lish a preference for the enrollment as Corps partici5 pants individuals who are economically, physically, 

6 or educationally disadvantaged.’’; 

7 (4) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by para8 graph (1))— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

10 (i) by striking ‘‘contracts and’’; and 

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘subsection (f)’’; 

13 (B) by striking paragraph (2); and 

14 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(2) RECRUITMENT.—The Secretary shall carry 

17 out, or enter into cooperative agreements to provide, 

18 a program to attract eligible youth to the Corps by 

19 publicizing Corps opportunities through high schools, 

20 colleges, employment centers, electronic media, and 

21 other appropriate institutions and means. 

22 ‘‘(3) PREFERENCE.—In entering into cooperative 

23 agreements under paragraph (1) or awarding com24 petitive grants to Indian tribes or tribally authorized 

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1 give preference to qualified youth or conservation 

2 corps that are located in specific areas where a sub3 stantial portion of members are economically, phys4 ically, or educationally disadvantaged.’’; 

5 (5) by inserting after subsection (d) (as redesig6 nated by paragraph (1)) the following: 

7 ‘‘(e) TRAINING.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 

9 a training program based at appropriate residential 

10 conservation centers or at other suitable regional Fed11 eral or other appropriate facilities or sites to provide 

12 training for Corps participants. 

13 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In establishing a train14 ing program under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

15 shall— 

16 ‘‘(A) ensure that the duration and com17 prehensiveness of the training program shall be 

18 commensurate with the projects Corps partici19 pants are expected to undertake; 

20 ‘‘(B) develop department-wide standards for 

21 the program that include training in— 

22 ‘‘(i) resource stewardship; 

23 ‘‘(ii) health and safety; 

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1 ‘‘(iv) teamwork and leadership; and 

2 ‘‘(v) interpersonal communications; 

3 ‘‘(C) direct the participating agencies with4 in the Department of the Interior, the Forest 

5 Service in the case of the Department of Agri6 culture, and the National Oceanic and Atmos7 pheric Administration in the case of the Depart8 ment of Commerce, to develop agency-specific 

9 training guidelines to ensure that Corps partici10 pants are appropriately informed about matters 

11 specific to that agency, including— 

12 ‘‘(i) the history and organization of the 

13 agency; 

14 ‘‘(ii) the mission of the agency; and 

15 ‘‘(iii) any agency-specific standards for 

16 the management of natural, cultural, his17 toric, archaeological, recreational, and sce18 nic resources; and 

19 ‘‘(D) take into account training already re20 ceived by Corps participants enrolled from quali21 fied youth or conservation corps.’’; 

22 (6) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by para23 graph (1))— 

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1 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘IN

2 GENERAL.—’’ and inserting ‘‘USE OF

3 CORPS; PROJECTS.—’’; 

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘The Secretary may 

5 utilize the Corps or any qualified youth or 

6 conservation corps to carry out’’ and insert7 ing the following: 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may use 

9 the Corps to carry out, with appropriate super10 vision and training,’’; 

11 (iii) by striking ‘‘on public lands’’ and 

12 inserting on ‘‘on eligible service lands’’; and 

13 (iv) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(B) PROJECTS.—Appropriate natural and 

15 cultural resources conservation projects carried 

16 out under this section may include— 

17 ‘‘(i) protecting, restoring, or enhancing 

18 ecosystem components to promote species re19 covery, improve biological diversity, en20 hance productivity and carbon sequestra21 tion, and enhance adaptability and resil22 ience of eligible service lands and resources 

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1 ‘‘(ii) promoting the health of eligible 

2 service lands, including— 

3 ‘‘(I) protecting and restoring wa4 tersheds and forest, grassland, ripar5 ian, estuarine, marine, or other habi6 tat; 

7 ‘‘(II) reducing the risk of 

8 uncharacteristically severe wildfire and 

9 mitigating damage from insects, dis10 ease, and disasters; 

11 ‘‘(III) controlling erosion; 

12 ‘‘(IV) controlling and removing 

13 invasive, noxious, or nonnative species; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(V) restoring native species; 

16 ‘‘(iii) collecting biological, archae17 ological, and other scientific data, including 

18 climatological information, species popu19 lations and movement, habitat status, and 

20 other information; 

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1 ation of public works of art related to eligi2 ble service lands; and 

3 ‘‘(v) constructing, repairing, rehabili4 tating, and maintaining roads, trails, 

5 campgrounds and other visitor facilities, 

6 employee housing, cultural and historic sites 

7 and structures, and other facilities that fur8 ther the purposes of this Act.’’; 

9 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 

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

11 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(2) VISITOR SERVICES.—The Secretary may— 

14 ‘‘(A) enter into or amend an existing coop15 erative agreement with a cooperating associa16 tion, educational institution, friends group, or 

17 similar nonprofit partner organization for the 

18 purpose of providing training and work experi19 ence to Corps participants in areas such as sales, 

20 office work, accounting, and management, pro21 vided that the work experience directly relates to 

22 the conservation and management of eligible 

23 service lands; and 

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1 service lands, and assist in the gathering of vis2 itor use data. 

3 ‘‘(3) INTERPRETATION.—The Secretary may per4 mit Corps participants to provide interpretation or 

5 education services for the public under the direct and 

6 immediate supervision of an agency employee— 

7 ‘‘(A) to provide orientation and information 

8 services to visitors; 

9 ‘‘(B) to assist agency employees in the deliv10 ery of interpretive or educational programs 

11 where audience size, environmental conditions, 

12 safety, or other factors make such assistance de13 sirable; 

14 ‘‘(C) to present programs that relate the 

15 personal experience of the Corps participants for 

16 the purpose of promoting public awareness of the 

17 Corps, the role of the Corps in public land man18 agement agencies, and the availability of the 

19 Corps to potential participants; and 

20 ‘‘(D) to create nonpersonal interpretive 

21 products, such as website content, Junior Ranger 

22 program books, printed handouts, and audio23 visual programs.’’; 

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1 (A) in the matter preceding the first para2 graph, by striking ‘‘those projects which’’ and in3 serting ‘‘priority projects and other projects 

4 that’’; and 

5 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(2) will instill in Corps participants a work 

8 ethic and a sense of public service;’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(i) OTHER PARTICIPANTS.—The Secretary may allow 

11 volunteers from other programs administered or designated 

12 by the Secretary to participate as volunteers in projects car13 ried out under this section. 

14 ‘‘(j) CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The requirements of section 

16 189D(b) of the National and Community Service Act 

17 of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12645g(b)) shall apply to each in18 dividual age 18 or older seeking— 

19 ‘‘(A) to become a Corps participant; 

20 ‘‘(B) to receive funds authorized under this 

21 Act; or 

22 ‘‘(C) to supervise or otherwise have regular 

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1 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY PROHIBITION.—If any of para2 graphs (1) through (4) of section 189D(c) of the Na3 tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 

4 U.S.C. 12645g(c)(1)–(4)) apply to an individual de5 scribed in paragraph (1), that individual shall not be 

6 eligible for the position or activity described in para7 graph (1), unless the Secretary provides an exemption 

8 for good cause.’’. 

9 (f) RESIDENTIAL CONSERVATION CENTERS AND PRO10 GRAM SUPPORT.—Section 205 (16 U.S.C. 1724) of the Act 

11 is amended— 

12 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘CON13 SERVATION’’ and inserting ‘‘RESIDENTIAL CON14 SERVATION’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (a)— 

16 (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 

17 follows: 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may establish 

19 residential conservation centers for— 

20 ‘‘(A) such housing, food service, medical 

21 care, transportation, and other services as the 

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1 ‘‘(B) the conduct of appropriate natural 

2 and cultural resources conservation projects 

3 under this Act.’’; 

4 (B) by striking paragraph (2); 

5 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 

6 (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; 

7 (D) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 

8 subparagraph (C)), in the heading, by striking 

9 ‘‘FOR CONSERVATION CENTERS’’; and 

10 (E) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 

11 subparagraph (C)), by striking ‘‘a State or local 

12 government agency’’ and inserting ‘‘another Fed13 eral agency, State, local government,’’; 

14 (3) in subsection (b)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and insert16 ing the following: 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 

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

19 ‘‘(2) TEMPORARY HOUSING.—The Secretary may 

20 make arrangements with another Federal agency, 

21 State, local government, or private organization to 

22 provide temporary housing for Corps participants as 

23 needed and available. 

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1 side at their own homes, the Secretary may fund or 

2 provide transportation to and from project sites.’’; 

3 (4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 

4 (f); 

5 (5) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(d) FACILITIES.—The Secretary may, as an appro8 priate natural and cultural resources conservation project, 

9 direct Corps participants to aid in the construction or reha10 bilitation of residential conservation center facilities, in11 cluding housing. 

12 ‘‘(e) MENTORS.—The Secretary may recruit from pro13 grams, such as Federal volunteer and encore service pro14 grams, and from veterans groups, military retirees, and ac15 tive duty personnel, such adults as may be suitable and 

16 qualified to provide training, mentoring, and crew-leading 

17 services to Corps participants.’’; and 

18 (6) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by para19 graph (4)), by striking ‘‘that are appropriate’’ and 

20 all that follows through the period and inserting ‘‘that 

21 the Secretary determines to be necessary for a residen22 tial conservation center.’’. 

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1 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AND

2 CONSULTING INTERNS’’ before the period; 

3 (2) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and in4 serting the following: 

5 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 

6 ‘‘(1) RESOURCE ASSISTANTS.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

8 provide individual placements of resource assist9 ants with any agency under the jurisdiction of 

10 the Secretary that carries out appropriate nat11 ural and cultural resources conservation projects 

12 to carry out research or resource protection ac13 tivities on behalf of the agency. 

14 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for selec15 tion as a resource assistant, an individual shall 

16 be at least 17 years of age. 

17 ‘‘(C) PREFERENCE.—In selecting resource 

18 assistants for placement under this paragraph, 

19 the Secretary shall give a preference to individ20 uals who are enrolled in an institution of higher 

21 education or are recent graduates from an insti22 tution of higher education, with particular atten23 tion given to ensuring full representation of 

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1 Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving in2 stitutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities. 

3 ‘‘(2) CONSULTING INTERNS.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

5 provide individual placements of consulting in6 terns with any agency under the jurisdiction of 

7 the Secretary that carries out appropriate nat8 ural and cultural resources conservation projects 

9 to carry out management analysis activities on 

10 behalf of the agency. 

11 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for selec12 tion as a consulting intern, an individual shall 

13 be enrolled in, and have completed at least 1 full 

14 year at, a graduate or professional school that 

15 has been accredited by an accrediting body recog16 nized by the Secretary of Education. 

17 ‘‘(b) USE OF EXISTING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Whenever 1 or more non19 profit organizations can provide appropriate recruit20 ment and placement services to fulfill the require21 ments of this section, the Secretary may implement 

22 this section through such organizations. 

23 ‘‘(2) EXPENSES.—Participating organizations 

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1 from sources of funding other than the Secretary, at 

2 a level of not less than 25 percent of the total costs 

3 (15 percent of which may be from in-kind sources) of 

4 each participant in the resource assistant or con5 sulting intern program who has been recruited and 

6 placed through that organization. 

7 ‘‘(3) REPORTING.—Each participating organiza8 tion shall be required to submit an annual report 

9 evaluating the scope, size, and quality of the program, 

10 including the value of work contributed by the re11 source assistants and consulting interns, to the mis12 sion of the agency.’’. 

13 (h) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The Act is amended by 

14 redesignating sections 207 through 211 (16 U.S.C. 1726 

15 through 1730) as sections 209 through 213, respectively. 

16 (i) INDIAN YOUTH SERVICE CORPS.—The Act is 

17 amended by inserting after section 206 (16 U.S.C. 1725) 

18 the following: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 207. INDIAN YOUTH SERVICE CORPS. 

20 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

21 AND COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—The Secretary is authorized 

22 to enter into cooperative agreements with, or make competi23 tive grants to, Indian tribes and qualified youth or con24 servation corps for the establishment and administration of 

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1 priate natural and cultural resources conservation projects 

2 on Indian lands. 

3 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive assistance 

4 under this section, an Indian tribe or a qualified youth or 

5 conservation corps shall submit to the Secretary an applica6 tion in such manner and containing such information as 

7 the Secretary may require, including— 

8 ‘‘(1) a description of the methods by which In9 dian youth will be recruited for and retained in the 

10 Indian Youth Service Corps; 

11 ‘‘(2) a description of the projects to be carried 

12 out by the Indian Youth Service Corps; 

13 ‘‘(3) a description of how the projects were iden14 tified; and 

15 ‘‘(4) an explanation of the impact of, and the di16 rect community benefits provided by, the proposed 

17 projects.’’. 

18 (j) GUIDANCE.—The Act is amended by inserting after 

19 section 207 (as amended by subsection (i)) the following: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 208. GUIDANCE. 

21 ‘‘Not later than 18 months after funds are made avail22 able to the Secretary to carry out this Act, the Secretary 

23 shall issue guidelines for the management of programs 

24 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that are authorized 

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1 (k) LIVING ALLOWANCES AND TERMS OF SERVICE.— 

2 Section 209 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1726) (as redesignated 

3 by subsection (h)) is amended by striking subsections (a), 

4 (b), and (c) and inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(a) LIVING ALLOWANCES.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 

7 each Corps participant with a living allowance in an 

8 amount established by the Secretary. 

9 ‘‘(2) COST-OF-LIVING DIFFERENTIAL; TRAVEL

10 COSTS.—The Secretary may— 

11 ‘‘(A) apply a cost-of-living differential to 

12 the living allowances established under para13 graph (1); and 

14 ‘‘(B) if the Secretary determines reimburse15 ment to be appropriate, reimburse Corps partici16 pants for travel costs at the beginning and end 

17 of the term of service of the Corps participants. 

18 ‘‘(b) TERMS OF SERVICE.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Corps participant 

20 shall agree to participate for such term of service as 

21 may be established by the Secretary. 

22 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATIONS.—With respect to the In23 dian Youth Service Corps, the term of service shall be 

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1 ‘‘(c) HIRING PREFERENCE AND FUTURE EMPLOY2 MENT.—The Secretary may— 

3 ‘‘(1) grant to a Corps participant credit for time 

4 served as a Corps participant, which may be used to5 ward future Federal hiring; 

6 ‘‘(2) provide to a former participant of the Corps 

7 or the Indian Youth Service Corps noncompetitive 

8 hiring status for a period of not more than 2 years 

9 after the date on which the service of the candidate 

10 in the Corps or the Indian Youth Service Corps was 

11 complete, if the candidate— 

12 ‘‘(A) has served a minimum of 960 hours on 

13 an appropriate natural or cultural resources 

14 conservation project that included at least 120 

15 hours through the Corps or the Indian Youth 

16 Service Corps; and 

17 ‘‘(B) meets Office of Personnel Management 

18 qualification standards for the position for which 

19 the candidate is applying; 

20 ‘‘(3) provide to a former resource assistant or 

21 consulting intern noncompetitive hiring status for a 

22 period of not more than 2 years after the date on 

23 which the individual has completed an undergraduate 

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1 ‘‘(A) successfully fulfilled the resource assist2 ant or consulting intern program requirements; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(B) meets Office of Personnel Management 

5 qualification standards for the position for which 

6 the candidate is applying; and 

7 ‘‘(4) provide, or enter into contracts or coopera8 tive agreements with qualified employment agencies 

9 to provide, alumni services such as job and education 

10 counseling, referrals, verification of service, commu11 nications, and other appropriate services to Corps 

12 participants who have completed the term of service.’’. 

13 (l) NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.—Sec14 tion 210 (16 U.S.C. 1727) of the Act (as redesignated by 

15 subsection (h)) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a) (as amended by subsection 

17 (a)(4)), in the first sentence— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘participant in the Corps or 

19 a resource assistant’’ and inserting ‘‘Corps par20 ticipant’’; and 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘participant or resource as22 sistant’’ and inserting ‘‘Corps participant’’; and 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘either participants in the 

2 Corps or resource assistants’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘Corps participants’’; and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘or a resource assistant’’. 

5 (m) NONDISPLACEMENT.—Section 211 of the Act (16 

6 U.S.C. 1728) (as redesignated by subsection (h)) is amended 

7 by striking ‘‘activities carried out’’ and all that follows 

8 through the period and inserting ‘‘Corps participants.’’. 

9 (n) FUNDING.—Section 212 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 

10 1729) (as redesignated by subsection (h)) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

13 (i) in the second sentence, by striking 

14 ‘‘non-federal sources’’ and inserting ‘‘sources 

15 other than the Secretary’’; and 

16 (ii) by inserting after the second sen17 tence the following: ‘‘The Secretary may 

18 pay up to 90 percent of the costs of a 

19 project if the Secretary determines that the 

20 reduction is necessary to enable participa21 tion from a greater range of organizations 

22 or individuals.’’; and 

23 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or In24 dian Youth Service Corps’’ after ‘‘Corps’’ each 

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1 (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol2 lows: 

3 ‘‘(b) FUNDS AVAILABLE UNDER NATIONAL AND COM4 MUNITY SERVICE ACT.—To carry out this Act, the Sec5 retary shall be eligible to apply for and receive assistance 

6 under section 121(b) of the National and Community Serv7 ice Act (42 U.S.C. 12571(b)).’’; and 

8 (3) in subsection (c)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘section 211’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘section 213’’; and 

11 (B) by inserting ‘‘or Indian Youth Service 

12 Corps’’ after ‘‘Corps’’. 

13 (o) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

14 213 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1730) (as redesignated by sub15 section (h)) is amended— 

16 (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol17 lows: 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro19 priated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 

20 Act.’’; 

21 (2) by striking subsection (b); and 

22 (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 

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Calendar No. 609 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1612 

[Report No. 111–323] 

AN ACT 

To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to 

of public service. managers and enthusiasts; and promote the value sources; train a new generation of public land toric, archaeological, recreational and scenic rehelp restore the nation’s natural, cultural, hisvide service opportunities for young Americans; Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to proexpand the authorization of the Secretaries of 

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010 

Reported with an amendment 


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