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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1403 

To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to establish the 21st Century 

Conservation Service Corps to place youth and veterans in national 

service positions to conserve, restore, and enhance the great outdoors 

of the United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 21, 2017 

Mr. MCCAIN (for himself, Mr. BENNET, Mr. UDALL, and Mr. ALEXANDER) 

introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to establish 

the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps to place 

youth and veterans in national service positions to conserve, restore, and enhance the great outdoors of the 

United States, 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 ‘‘21st Century Con5 servation Service Corps Act of 2017’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

2 Section 202 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 

3 (16 U.S.C. 1721) is amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 202. PURPOSES. 

5 ‘‘The purposes of this title are— 

6 ‘‘(1) to engage youth and veterans in the 

7 United States in civilian national service positions to 

8 conserve, rebuild, and enhance the outdoors, natural 

9 resources, infrastructure, and recreation assets of 

10 the United States; 

11 ‘‘(2) to increase public access to, and use of, 

12 public and tribal land and water, infrastructure, and 

13 natural, cultural, and historical resources and treas14 ures, while spurring economic development and out15 door recreation and addressing backlogged mainte16 nance on public land; 

17 ‘‘(3) to conserve, restore, and enhance public 

18 and tribal land and water, infrastructure, and nat19 ural, cultural, and historical resources and treasures 

20 by carrying out high-quality, cost-effective 21st Cen21 tury Conservation Service Corps projects; 

22 ‘‘(4) to ensure that, in any State or territory of 

23 the United States or on any tribal land, the activi24 ties and expertise of Corpsmembers will be accessible 

25 to any public organization, nonprofit organization, 


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1 or tribal agency responsible for the stewardship of 

2 land and water that is— 

3 ‘‘(A) public; 

4 ‘‘(B) tribal; or 

5 ‘‘(C) private and has a direct or recognized 

6 public benefit, in coordination with the owner of 

7 the land or water; 

8 ‘‘(5) to place youth and veterans in civilian na9 tional service positions to protect, restore, and en10 hance the great outdoors, natural resources, infra11 structure, and recreation assets of the United States 

12 in a cost-effective manner without undue duplication 

13 or overlap of activities or programs carried out by 

14 Federal agencies; 

15 ‘‘(6) to provide youth and veterans placed in ci16 vilian national service positions with opportunities to 

17 gain in-demand skills, credentials, and education to 

18 prepare for, and transition to, success in the 21st 

19 century workforce; and 

20 ‘‘(7) to channel widespread interest among 

21 youth and veterans in serving in civilian national 

22 service positions to help conserve, restore, and en23 hance public and tribal land and water, infrastruc24 ture, and natural, cultural, and historical resources 

25 and treasures— 


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1 ‘‘(A) for the enjoyment and use of future 

2 generations; and 

3 ‘‘(B) to develop the next generation of out4 door stewards, entrepreneurs, recreationists, 

5 and sportsmen and sportswomen.’’. 

6 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203 of the Public Lands 

8 Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1722) is amended to read 

9 as follows: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS. 

11 ‘‘In this title: 

12 ‘‘(1) 21CSC.—The term ‘21CSC’ means the 

13 21st Century Conservation Service Corps established 

14 by section 204(a). 

15 ‘‘(2) 21CSC ORGANIZATION.—The term 

16 ‘21CSC organization’ means an organization or as17 sociation that meets the requirements described in 

18 section 204(d). 

19 ‘‘(3) 21CSC PROJECT.—The term ‘21CSC 

20 project’ means a project that is carried out by a 

21 21CSC organization. 

22 ‘‘(4) CORPSMEMBER.—The term ‘Corpsmember’ 

23 means an individual who is selected by a 21CSC or24 ganization to serve on a 21CSC project. 


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1 ‘‘(5) INDIAN.—The term ‘Indian’ has the mean2 ing given the term in section 101 of the National 

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

4 12511). 

5 ‘‘(6) INDIAN YOUTH 21ST CENTURY CONSERVA6 TION SERVICE CORPS.—The term ‘Indian Youth 

7 21st Century Conservation Service Corps’ means a 

8 program of a 21CSC organization that— 

9 ‘‘(A) enrolls participants, the majority of 

10 whom are Indians; and 

11 ‘‘(B) is established pursuant to an agree12 ment between a tribal agency and a 21CSC or13 ganization for the benefit of the members of the 

14 tribal agency. 

15 ‘‘(7) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘institution 

17 of higher education’ has the meaning given the 

18 term in section 102 of the Higher Education 

19 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 

20 ‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘institution 

21 of higher education’ does not include— 

22 ‘‘(i) an institution described in section 

23 101(b) of the Higher Education Act of 

24 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(b)); or 


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1 ‘‘(ii) an institution outside the United 

2 States, as described in section 

3 102(a)(1)(C) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 

4 1002(a)(1)(C)). 

5 ‘‘(8) PARTICIPATING ENTITY.—The term ‘par6 ticipating entity’ means a Federal entity described in 

7 section 204(c)(2). 

8 ‘‘(9) PRIORITY PROJECT.—The term ‘priority 

9 project’ means a 21CSC project conducted to further 

10 1 or more of the purposes described in section 202 

11 or in section 2 of the Healthy Forests Restoration 

12 Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6501), including by— 

13 ‘‘(A) reducing wildfire risk to a commu14 nity, municipal water supply, or at-risk land; 

15 ‘‘(B) protecting a watershed; 

16 ‘‘(C) addressing a threat to forest land or 

17 rangeland health, including catastrophic wild18 fire; 

19 ‘‘(D) addressing the impact of insect or 

20 disease infestation or any other damaging agent 

21 on forest land, water, or rangeland health; or 

22 ‘‘(E) conserving, restoring, or enhancing a 

23 forest ecosystem or an ecosystem on public, pri24 vate, or tribal land— 

25 ‘‘(i) to improve biological diversity; or 


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1 ‘‘(ii) to enhance— 

2 ‘‘(I) the productivity of fish and 

3 wildlife habitat; 

4 ‘‘(II) the recovery of a species; or 

5 ‘‘(III) carbon sequestration. 

6 ‘‘(10) RESOURCE ASSISTANT.—The term ‘re7 source assistant’ means a resource assistant selected 

8 under section 206. 

9 ‘‘(11) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means— 

10 ‘‘(A) each of the several States of the 

11 United States; 

12 ‘‘(B) the District of Columbia; 

13 ‘‘(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 

14 ‘‘(D) the United States Virgin Islands; 

15 ‘‘(E) Guam; 

16 ‘‘(F) American Samoa; and 

17 ‘‘(G) the Commonwealth of the Northern 

18 Mariana Islands. 

19 ‘‘(12) TRIBAL AGENCY.—The term ‘tribal agen20 cy’ has the meaning given the term ‘Indian tribe’ in 

21 section 101 of the National and Community Service 

22 Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511). 

23 ‘‘(13) TRIBAL LAND OR WATER.—The term 

24 ‘tribal land or water’ means any real property or 

25 water— 


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1 ‘‘(A) owned by a tribal agency; 

2 ‘‘(B) held in trust by the United States for 

3 an Indian or a tribal agency; or 

4 ‘‘(C) held by an Indian or a tribal agency 

5 that is subject to a restriction on alienation im6 posed by the United States. 

7 ‘‘(14) VETERAN.—The term ‘veteran’ has the 

8 meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, 

9 United States Code. 

10 ‘‘(15) YOUTH.—The term ‘youth’ means an in11 dividual who is not younger than age 15 and not 

12 older than age 30.’’. 

13 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 623(i)(6) 

14 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking 

15 ‘‘any public lands (as defined in section 203 of the Public 

16 Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1722))’’ and insert17 ing ‘‘any land or water (or interest in land or water) 

18 owned or administered by the United States (other than 

19 Indian land)’’. 

20 SEC. 4. 21ST CENTURY CONSERVATION SERVICE CORPS. 

21 Section 204 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 

22 (16 U.S.C. 1723) is amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 204. 21ST CENTURY CONSERVATION SERVICE CORPS. 

24 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 

25 21st Century Conservation Service Corps, to be comprised 


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1 of 21CSC organizations and Corpsmembers, to carry out, 

2 in partnership with participating entities, the purposes of 

3 this title. 

4 ‘‘(b) DESIGNATION OF COORDINATORS.—The head of 

5 each participating entity, and the head of any bureau or 

6 subdivision of each participating entity, shall designate a 

7 21CSC coordinator to coordinate any activity of the 

8 21CSC or a 21CSC project carried out by the partici9 pating entity or the bureau or subdivision of the partici10 pating entity. 

11 ‘‘(c) PARTICIPATING ENTITIES.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The 21CSC shall be imple13 mented jointly by the heads of the participating enti14 ties, who may support the 21CSC by carrying out 

15 the activities described in paragraph (3). 

16 ‘‘(2) LIST OF PARTICIPATING ENTITIES.—The 

17 participating entities shall be— 

18 ‘‘(A) the Department of the Interior; 

19 ‘‘(B) the Department of Agriculture; 

20 ‘‘(C) the Department of Transportation; 

21 ‘‘(D) the Department of Labor; 

22 ‘‘(E) the Department of Energy; 

23 ‘‘(F) the Department of Defense; 

24 ‘‘(G) the Department of Veterans Affairs; 

25 ‘‘(H) the Department of Commerce; 


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1 ‘‘(I) the Department of Education; 

2 ‘‘(J) the Department of Housing and 

3 Urban Development; 

4 ‘‘(K) the Corporation for National and 

5 Community Service; 

6 ‘‘(L) the Office of the Assistant Secretary 

7 of the Army for Civil Works; 

8 ‘‘(M) the Federal Emergency Management 

9 Agency; and 

10 ‘‘(N) any other Federal agency that noti11 fies the President of the intent of the Federal 

12 agency to participate in and carry out a 21CSC 

13 project. 

14 ‘‘(3) SUPPORT FOR THE 21CSC.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of a partici16 pating entity may provide support to the 

17 21CSC by— 

18 ‘‘(i) establishing standards for the 

19 21CSC; 

20 ‘‘(ii) establishing a process for an or21 ganization to apply and be approved to be22 come a 21CSC organization; 

23 ‘‘(iii) developing and supporting a 

24 public-private partnership referred to in 

25 paragraph (5)(A)(i); 


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1 ‘‘(iv) using or leveraging existing 

2 funds, or acquiring funds and other re3 sources, under section 210 to support 

4 21CSC projects through entering into a co5 operative agreement under paragraph 

6 (5)(A)(i); 

7 ‘‘(v) leveraging existing resources de8 scribed in section 210(b) to expand the use 

9 of the 21CSC to meet the mission of the 

10 participating entity; 

11 ‘‘(vi) using technology to support 

12 21CSC projects; and 

13 ‘‘(vii) collecting performance data on 

14 21CSC projects— 

15 ‘‘(I) to prepare the reports re16 ferred to in subparagraph (C)(i)(I); 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(II) to demonstrate the impact 

19 of the 21CSC projects. 

20 ‘‘(B) COORDINATION.— 

21 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The heads of each 

22 of the participating entities shall, to the 

23 maximum extent practicable, coordinate 

24 with each other or the head of any other 

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1 rying out, an activity that is similar to a 

2 21CSC project— 

3 ‘‘(I) to minimize, to the max4 imum extent practicable, the duplica5 tion of any specific project performed 

6 by any other participating entity or 

7 Federal agency; and 

8 ‘‘(II) to maximize 21CSC project 

9 completion in a cost-effective manner 

10 by collaborating to leverage existing 

11 resources described in section 210(b). 

12 ‘‘(ii) APPROVAL AND DATA COLLEC13 TION.—The head of each participating en14 tity shall, to the maximum extent prac15 ticable, coordinate with each other head of 

16 a participating entity— 

17 ‘‘(I) to approve organizations as 

18 21CSC organizations; and 

19 ‘‘(II) to collect the data referred 

20 to in items (aa) through (dd) of sub21 paragraph (C)(i)(I). 

22 ‘‘(iii) GUIDANCE.—The head of each 

23 participating entity shall, to the maximum 

24 extent practicable, seek guidance from— 


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1 ‘‘(I) the Corporation for National 

2 and Community Service; 

3 ‘‘(II) the Departments of Vet4 erans Affairs and Labor on methods 

5 to increase the participation of vet6 erans in 21CSC projects; and 

7 ‘‘(III) the Secretary of the Inte8 rior, acting through the Assistant Sec9 retary for Indian Affairs, on methods 

10 to increase the participation of Indi11 ans in 21CSC projects. 

12 ‘‘(C) REPORTING.— 

13 ‘‘(i) 21CSC REPORTS.— 

14 ‘‘(I) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—As 

15 soon as practicable after the date of 

16 enactment of the 21st Century Con17 servation Service Corps Act of 2017, 

18 the Chief Executive Officer of the 

19 Corporation for National and Commu20 nity Service, in coordination with the 

21 head of each participating entity, shall 

22 submit to Congress a report that in23 cludes data, for the year covered by 

24 the report, including— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) the number of Corps2 members that carried out 21CSC 

3 projects and the length of the 

4 term of service for each Corps5 member; 

6 ‘‘(bb) the total amount of 

7 funding provided by participating 

8 entities for the service of Corps9 members; 

10 ‘‘(cc) the type of service per11 formed by Corpsmembers and the 

12 impact and accomplishments of 

13 the service; and 

14 ‘‘(dd) any other similar data 

15 determined by the Chief Execu16 tive Officer of the Corporation 

17 for National and Community 

18 Service or the head of a partici19 pating entity to be appropriate, 

20 including data sufficient to deter21 mine the effectiveness of 21CSC 

22 organizations in carrying out ac23 tivities to achieve the purposes of 

24 this title in a manner that— 


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1 ‘‘(AA) is cost-effective; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(BB) does not unduly 

4 duplicate or overlap with 

5 any other activity or pro6 gram carried out by any 

7 other Federal agency. 

8 ‘‘(II) DATA FROM PARTICIPATING

9 ENTITIES.—Not later than 1 year 

10 after the date of enactment of the 

11 21st Century Conservation Service 

12 Corps Act of 2017, and annually 

13 thereafter, the head of each partici14 pating entity shall submit to the Chief 

15 Executive Officer of the Corporation 

16 for National and Community Service 

17 the data described in items (aa) 

18 through (dd) of subclause (I). 

19 ‘‘(III) DATA COLLECTION.—The 

20 Chief Executive Officer of the Cor21 poration for National and Community 

22 Service may coordinate with individual 

23 21CSC organizations to improve the 

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1 scribed in items (aa) through (dd) of 

2 subclause (I). 

3 ‘‘(ii) COMPTROLLER GENERAL RE4 PORTS.— 

5 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Comp6 troller General of the United States 

7 shall prepare and submit to Con8 gress— 

9 ‘‘(aa) not later than 3 years 

10 after the date of submission of 

11 the first report under clause 

12 (i)(I), an interim report; and 

13 ‘‘(bb) not later than 5 years 

14 after the date of submission of 

15 the first report under that clause, 

16 a final report. 

17 ‘‘(II) CONTENTS.—The interim 

18 and final reports referred to in sub19 clause (I) shall include— 

20 ‘‘(aa) an assessment, based 

21 on the data described in items 

22 (aa) through (dd) of clause (i)(I), 

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1 poses of this title in a manner 

2 that— 

3 ‘‘(AA) is cost-effective; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(BB) does not unduly 

6 duplicate or overlap with 

7 any other activity or pro8 gram carried out by any 

9 other Federal agency; and 

10 ‘‘(bb) recommendations on 

11 how to more effectively manage 

12 and carry out 21CSC projects to 

13 achieve the purposes of this title 

14 in the manner described in item 

15 (aa). 

16 ‘‘(III) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.— 

17 The Comptroller General of the 

18 United States may submit to Con19 gress any additional report that in20 cludes the content described in sub21 clause (II), as the Comptroller Gen22 eral determines to be necessary. 

23 ‘‘(4) GIFTS AND DONATIONS.—The head of a 

24 participating entity may accept, use, or dispose of a 

25 contribution that is a gift or donation of money, 


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1 services, or property to support the development, im2 plementation, and expansion of a 21CSC project, in 

3 accordance with applicable law (including regula4 tions). 

5 ‘‘(5) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH 21CSC

6 ORGANIZATIONS.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of each par8 ticipating entity may— 

9 ‘‘(i) develop a public-private partner10 ship with a 21CSC organization by enter11 ing into a cooperative agreement with the 

12 21CSC organization to support and carry 

13 out 21CSC projects; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) leverage existing resources de15 scribed in section 210(b) to support a co16 operative agreement. 

17 ‘‘(B) TYPE OF COOPERATIVE AGREE18 MENT.—A cooperative agreement under this 

19 paragraph may— 

20 ‘‘(i) be limited to an agreement for a 

21 specific 21CSC project; 

22 ‘‘(ii) be a broad agreement covering 

23 multiple planned or future 21CSC projects; 

24 or 


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1 ‘‘(iii) be an agreement for a 21CSC 

2 project to be part of a broader 21CSC ini3 tiative carried out in partnership with— 

4 ‘‘(I) the Federal Government; 

5 ‘‘(II) a State government; or 

6 ‘‘(III) a tribal agency. 

7 ‘‘(C) SET SHARE.—A cooperative agree8 ment under this paragraph shall include a pro9 vision specifying the cost share that the 21CSC 

10 organization will provide under section 210(c). 

11 ‘‘(d) 21CSC ORGANIZATIONS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be considered and ap13 proved as a 21CSC organization, an organization 

14 shall, to the maximum extent practicable, dem15 onstrate the ability to meet, and provide assurances 

16 that the organization will meet, each requirement 

17 described in paragraphs (2) through (6). 

18 ‘‘(2) 21CSC CORPSMEMBERS ENGAGED BY

19 21CSC ORGANIZATIONS.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to meeting 

21 the requirement of subparagraph (B), any indi22 vidual selected by a 21CSC organization to 

23 carry out a 21CSC project shall, to the max24 imum extent practicable, be— 


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1 ‘‘(i) notwithstanding paragraphs (3) 

2 and (4) of section 137(a) of the National 

3 and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 

4 U.S.C. 12591(a)), a youth, in the case of 

5 any Corpsmember participating in a 

6 21CSC project supported and carried out 

7 by the Corporation for National and Com8 munity Service; or 

9 ‘‘(ii) a veteran not older than age 35. 

10 ‘‘(B) CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT.—Any 

11 individual selected as a Corpsmember shall be— 

12 ‘‘(i) a citizen or national of the United 

13 States; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) a lawful permanent resident of 

15 the United States. 

16 ‘‘(C) EMPHASIS ON DIVERSITY AND INCLU17 SION.—In selecting a Corpsmember, a 21CSC 

18 organization shall make deliberate outreach ef19 forts to engage an individual who— 

20 ‘‘(i) lives in the State or region of the 

21 21CSC organization; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) represents a traditionally under23 served population, including veterans, Indi24 ans, and disadvantaged youth (as defined 

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1 munity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

2 12511)). 

3 ‘‘(3) COMPENSATION FOR PARTICIPANTS.—A 

4 21CSC organization shall provide compensation to 

5 each Corpsmember that includes 1 or more of the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(A) A wage. 

8 ‘‘(B) A stipend. 

9 ‘‘(C) A living allowance. 

10 ‘‘(D) An educational credit that may be 

11 applied towards a program of postsecondary 

12 education at an institution of higher education 

13 that agrees to award the credit for participation 

14 in a 21CSC project. 

15 ‘‘(4) ORGANIZATION OF SERVICE FOR PARTICI16 PANTS.—In carrying out a 21CSC project, a 21CSC 

17 organization shall, to the maximum extent prac18 ticable, organize each Corpsmember as— 

19 ‘‘(A) a crew-based participant who— 

20 ‘‘(i) serves together with other crew21 based participants; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) is directly supervised by a 

23 trained and experienced crew-based leader 

24 or conservation professional; or 


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1 ‘‘(B) an individual or small team-based 

2 participant who serves— 

3 ‘‘(i) individually or in a coordinated 

4 small team, as applicable; 

5 ‘‘(ii) under the direction of a con6 servation professional; and 

7 ‘‘(iii) on an initiative that requires 

8 specific skills and dedicated attention. 

9 ‘‘(5) 21CSC PROJECTS.—A 21CSC organization 

10 shall carry out a 21CSC project that includes na11 tional service, and may be a priority project, involv12 ing— 

13 ‘‘(A) the conservation, restoration, and en14 hancement of— 

15 ‘‘(i) a unit of the National Park Sys16 tem or National Forest System; 

17 ‘‘(ii) public or tribal land or water; or 

18 ‘‘(iii) natural, cultural, or historical 

19 resources or treasures; 

20 ‘‘(B) the conservation, restoration, man21 agement, and development of the natural re22 sources and infrastructure of the United States, 

23 including— 

24 ‘‘(i) removal of invasive species; 

25 ‘‘(ii) wildfire prevention and response; 


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1 ‘‘(iii) disaster resiliency, mitigation, 

2 response, and recovery; 

3 ‘‘(iv) trail development and mainte4 nance; 

5 ‘‘(v) coastal restoration and resiliency; 

6 ‘‘(vi) historic preservation; 

7 ‘‘(vii) public safety; 

8 ‘‘(viii) energy efficiency and alter9 native energy; 

10 ‘‘(ix) water infrastructure; 

11 ‘‘(x) construction, repair, rehabilita12 tion, or maintenance of— 

13 ‘‘(I) a road; 

14 ‘‘(II) a campground; or 

15 ‘‘(III) any other recreation or vis16 itor facility or housing structure; and 

17 ‘‘(xi) any other related project that 

18 furthers the purposes of this title; 

19 ‘‘(C) the support, development, and en20 hancement of outdoor recreation or urban green 

21 space, including for the purpose of public ac22 cess; 

23 ‘‘(D) service that is primarily indoors, such 

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1 tural, or historic resources or treasures, which 

2 may include the provision of interpretation and 

3 education services to— 

4 ‘‘(i) the public; or 

5 ‘‘(ii) a cooperating association, edu6 cational institution, friends group, or simi7 lar nonprofit partner organization; and 

8 ‘‘(E) notwithstanding section 132A of the 

9 National and Community Service Act of 1990 

10 (42 U.S.C. 12584a), a project described in this 

11 paragraph on private land or water in partner12 ship with a private entity if— 

13 ‘‘(i) the project has a direct or recog14 nized public or environmental benefit; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) the funding for the project origi16 nated from a governmental entity, regard17 less of the end payor. 

18 ‘‘(6) 21CSC CORPSMEMBERS.—In carrying out 

19 a 21CSC project, a 21CSC organization shall pro20 vide each Corpsmember with— 

21 ‘‘(A) in-demand skills development, certifi22 cation and credentials, and education to prepare 

23 the Corpsmember for success in transitioning to 

24 the 21st century workforce; 


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1 ‘‘(B) community skill development to help 

2 the Corpsmember— 

3 ‘‘(i) acquire an ethic of service to oth4 ers and the United States; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) become a more effective natural 

6 resource and community steward; and 

7 ‘‘(C) a greater understanding of the nat8 ural, cultural, or historic resources or treasures 

9 of the United States. 

10 ‘‘(e) CORPSMEMBER COMPENSATION AND EMPLOY11 MENT STANDARDS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) CORPSMEMBER COMPENSATION STAND13 ARD.— 

14 ‘‘(A) SPECIFIC WAGE RATES.—A form of 

15 compensation provided under subparagraph (A), 

16 (B), or (C) of subsection (d)(3) shall be consid17 ered to be established at a specific wage rate, 

18 in the same manner as the compensation pro19 vided for a living allowance under section 140 

20 of the National and Community Service Act of 

21 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12594). 

22 ‘‘(B) COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN CORPS23 MEMBERS.—The compensation provided under 

24 subsection (d)(3) to a Corpsmember who is not 

25 a participant in a 21CSC project supported by 


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1 the Corporation for National and Community 

2 Service shall not be subject to any provision of 

3 (including a regulation under) the National and 

4 Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

5 12501 et seq.) relating to a wage rate, but shall 

6 be considered to be established at a specific 

7 wage rate, in the manner described in subpara8 graph (A). 

9 ‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 

10 in subparagraph (A) applies a specific wage 

11 rate for a living allowance that is established 

12 under section 140 of the National and Commu13 nity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12594) to 

14 the compensation of a Corpsmember under sub15 section (d)(3). 

16 ‘‘(2) CORPSMEMBER EMPLOYMENT STAND17 ARD.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

19 subparagraphs (B) and (C), in parity with sec20 tion 101(30) of the National and Community 

21 Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511(30)), a 

22 Corpsmember shall be considered to be a partic23 ipant (as defined in section 101 of the National 

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1 12511)), not an employee, of the 21CSC orga2 nization for which the Corpsmember serves. 

3 ‘‘(B) FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT PROVI4 SIONS.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 

5 Federal employment provisions shall apply to a 

6 Corpsmember to the extent that those provi7 sions apply to a participant or crew leader 

8 under section 199M(b) of the National and 

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

10 12655n(b)). 

11 ‘‘(C) CHILD LABOR PROVISIONS.—Not12 withstanding subparagraph (A)— 

13 ‘‘(i) the child labor provisions under 

14 section 12 of the Fair Labor Standards 

15 Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 212) (including 

16 any order or regulation issued under the 

17 authority of such section or section 3(l) of 

18 such Act (29 U.S.C. 203(l))) shall apply to 

19 a Corpsmember and the 21CSC organiza20 tion for which the Corpsmember serves in 

21 the same manner as such provisions apply 

22 to an employee and an employer under 

23 such Act; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) a violation of a section specified 

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1 be enforced by the Secretary of Labor in 

2 the same manner, and subject to the same 

3 penalties under the Fair Labor Standards 

4 Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.), as a 

5 violation by an employer of section 12 of 

6 such Act (29 U.S.C. 212). 

7 ‘‘(3) CIVIL SERVICE.—An individual may be en8 rolled as a Corpsmember without regard to the civil 

9 service and classification laws, rules, or regula10 tions.’’. 

11 SEC. 5. 21ST CENTURY CONSERVATION SERVICE CORPS 

12 CONSERVATION CENTERS AND PROGRAM 

13 SUPPORT. 

14 Section 205 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 

15 (16 U.S.C. 1724) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ each place it 

18 appears and inserting ‘‘head of a participating 

19 entity’’; and 

20 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

21 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

22 ‘‘Public Lands Corps’’ and inserting 

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

2 ‘‘conservation projects’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘21CSC projects’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (b)— 

5 (A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘, TEM6 PORARY HOUSING, AND TRANSPORTATION’’ 

7 after ‘‘LOGISTICAL SUPPORT’’; 

8 (B) in the first sentence— 

9 (i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 

10 inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(1) LOGISTICAL SUPPORT.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of a partici13 pating entity’’; and 

14 (ii) by striking ‘‘the Corps’’ and in15 serting ‘‘the 21CSC’’; 

16 (C) in the second sentence, by striking 

17 ‘‘Logistical support’’ and inserting the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—Logistical support pro20 vided under subparagraph (A)’’; and 

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

22 ‘‘(2) TEMPORARY HOUSING.—The head of a 

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1 ment, or private organization to provide temporary 

2 housing for Corpsmembers as needed and available. 

3 ‘‘(3) TRANSPORTATION.—The head of a partici4 pating entity may provide transportation to and 

5 from 21CSC project sites for Corpsmembers that re6 side in their own homes.’’; 

7 (3) in subsection (c)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in9 serting ‘‘The head of a participating entity’’; 

10 and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘the Corps for training or 

12 housing Corps participants’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

13 21CSC for training or housing Corpsmembers’’; 

14 and 

15 (4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘The Sec16 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘The head of a participating 

17 entity’’. 

18 SEC. 6. RESOURCE ASSISTANTS. 

19 Section 206 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 

20 (16 U.S.C. 1725) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (a)— 

22 (A) in the fourth sentence, by striking 

23 ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

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1 (B) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘The 

2 Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(C) SELECTION.—The head of a partici4 pating entity’’; 

5 (C) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘To 

6 be eligible’’ and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible’’; and 

8 (D) by striking the first sentence and in9 serting the following: 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of a partici11 pating entity may provide individual placements 

12 of resource assistants to carry out research or 

13 resource protection activities on behalf of the 

14 participating entity.’’; and 

15 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(b) USE OF 21CSC ORGANIZATIONS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the head of a partici19 pating entity determines that a 21CSC organization 

20 can provide appropriate recruitment and placement 

21 services to fulfill the requirements of this section, 

22 the head of the participating entity may implement 

23 this section through a 21CSC organization. 

24 ‘‘(2) CONTRIBUTION TO EXPENSES.—A 21CSC 

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1 services under paragraph (1) shall contribute to the 

2 expenses of providing and supporting resource as3 sistants, through 1 or more private sources of fund4 ing, at a level equal to 25 percent of the total costs 

5 of each participant in the resource assistant pro6 gram that has been recruited and placed through the 

7 21CSC organization. 

8 ‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORT.—A 21CSC organization 

9 providing recruitment and placement services under 

10 paragraph (1) shall submit to the head of the appli11 cable participating entity an annual report that eval12 uates the scope, size, and quality of the resource as13 sistant program carried out by the 21CSC organiza14 tion, including a description of the value of the work 

15 contributed by resource assistants to the mission of 

16 the participating entity.’’. 

17 SEC. 7. ELIGIBILITY FOR NONCOMPETITIVE HIRING STA18 TUS. 

19 Section 207 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 

20 (16 U.S.C. 1726) is amended to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 207. ELIGIBILITY FOR NONCOMPETITIVE HIRING STA22 TUS. 

23 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

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1 those terms in section 9601 of title 5, United States 

2 Code; and 

3 ‘‘(2) the term ‘qualified Corpsmember’ means a 

4 Corpsmember who is certified by a corresponding 

5 participating entity as having successfully completed 

6 640 hours of service with a 21CSC organization. 

7 ‘‘(b) HIRING.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) 

9 and subsection (c), a qualified Corpsmember shall be 

10 eligible for appointment in the competitive service in 

11 the same manner as a Peace Corps volunteer as pre12 scribed in Executive Order 11103 (22 U.S.C. 2504 

13 note; relating to Providing for the Appointment of 

14 Former Peace Corps Volunteers to the Civilian Ca15 reer Services), as amended by Executive Order 

16 12107 (44 Fed. Reg. 1055; relating to the Civil 

17 Service Commission and Labor-Management in the 

18 Federal Service). 

19 ‘‘(2) PERIOD.—A qualified Corpsmember shall 

20 be eligible for an appointment under paragraph (1) 

21 during the 2-year period beginning on the date on 

22 which the Corpsmember completes the 640 hours of 

23 service required under subsection (a)(2). 

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1 a qualified Corpsmember hired by a participating 

2 entity that is a land management agency for a time3 limited appointment shall be considered to be ap4 pointed initially under open, competitive examina5 tion. 

6 ‘‘(c) SERVICE HOURS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The 640 hours of service 

8 required under subsection (a)(2) may include service 

9 on 1 or more projects carried out by a Corpsmember 

10 with 1 or more participating entities during 1 or 

11 more terms of service in a 21CSC organization. 

12 ‘‘(2) COMPETITIVE SERVICE.—To be eligible for 

13 noncompetitive hiring status under subsection (b), a 

14 Corpsmember shall perform the 640 hours of service 

15 required under subsection (a)(2)— 

16 ‘‘(A) carrying out a project on public or 

17 tribal land or water; or 

18 ‘‘(B) in service with, or on a project sup19 ported in whole or in part by, a participating 

20 entity. 

21 ‘‘(3) PRIORITIES.—The head of each partici22 pating entity is encouraged, to the maximum extent 

23 practicable, to identify a sufficient number of 21CSC 

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1 so as to facilitate the attainment of the 640 hours 

2 of service by Corpsmembers required under sub3 section (a)(2). 

4 ‘‘(4) TRACKING HOURS.—Participating entities 

5 shall coordinate with 21CSC organizations to iden6 tify the most effective and efficient method for 

7 tracking and certifying the 640 hours of service re8 quired under subsection (a)(2). 

9 ‘‘(d) GUIDANCE.—The head of each participating en10 tity, and any subdivision of a participating entity, shall 

11 coordinate with the head of each other participating enti12 ty, and subdivision of each other participating entity, to 

13 implement and issue guidance on eligibility for non14 competitive hiring status under subsection (b) in a uni15 form manner to— 

16 ‘‘(1) improve the efficiency and use of non17 competitive hiring authority; and 

18 ‘‘(2) minimize inconsistency.’’. 

19 SEC. 8. NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS. 

20 Section 208 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 

21 (16 U.S.C. 1727) is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘participant in the Public 

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1 (B) by striking ‘‘the participant’’ and in2 serting ‘‘the Corpsmember’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (b)— 

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

5 Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Corpsmembers’’; and 

6 (B) by striking ‘‘such a participant’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘a Corpsmember’’. 

8 SEC. 9. NONDISPLACEMENT. 

9 Section 209 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 

10 (16 U.S.C. 1728) is amended— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘Public Lands Corps’’ and in12 serting ‘‘21CSC’’; and 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘qualified youth or conservation 

14 corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Corpsmember or a 21CSC or15 ganization’’. 

16 SEC. 10. FUNDING. 

17 Section 210 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 

18 (16 U.S.C. 1729) is amended— 

19 (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (c) 

20 as subsections (d) through (f), respectively; 

21 (2) by inserting before subsection (d) the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(a) INVESTMENTS.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to using the 

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1 21CSC projects, each 21CSC organization shall le2 verage those funds by soliciting cash or in-kind con3 tributions from public or private sources. 

4 ‘‘(2) METHODS.—A 21CSC organization may 

5 leverage funds by soliciting contributions using inno6 vative strategies, such as crowd-funding. 

7 ‘‘(b) EXISTING RESOURCES.—To fund a 21CSC 

8 project, the head of each participating entity shall be lim9 ited to using existing funds appropriated or allocated to 

10 the participating entity, as of the period of implementation 

11 of the 21CSC project, under any law or authority other 

12 than this title. 

13 ‘‘(c) SET COST SHARE.—A 21CSC organization car14 rying out a 21CSC project shall provide a cost share of 

15 not less than 10 percent of the total cost of the 21CSC 

16 project, which may include cash or in-kind contributions 

17 from a State, local, or private source.’’; 

18 (3) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik21 ing ‘‘QUALIFIED YOUTH OR CONSERVATION

22 CORPS’’ and inserting ‘‘CORPSMEMBERS OR

23 21CSC ORGANIZATIONS’’; and 

24 (ii) by striking the first and second 

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1 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

2 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik3 ing ‘‘PUBLIC LANDS CORPS’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘21CSC’’; 

5 (ii) in the first sentence— 

6 (I) by striking ‘‘The Secretary is 

7 authorized to’’ and inserting ‘‘The 

8 head of a participating entity may’’; 

9 (II) by striking ‘‘Public Lands 

10 Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘21CSC’’; and 

11 (III) by striking ‘‘the Corps’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘the 21CSC’’; and 

13 (iii) in the second sentence, by strik14 ing ‘‘the Corps’’ and ‘‘the 21CSC’’; 

15 (4) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), by 

16 striking ‘‘In order’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the 

17 Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘To carry out the 21CSC 

18 or to support resource assistants and Corpsmembers 

19 or 21CSC organizations under this title, the head of 

20 a participating entity’’; and 

21 (5) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘section 211’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘section 213’’; and 

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1 SEC. 11. INDIAN YOUTH 21ST CENTURY CONSERVATION 

2 SERVICE CORPS; RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

3 The Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 

4 1721 et seq.) is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating section 211 as section 213; 

6 and 

7 (2) by inserting after section 210 the following: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 211. INDIAN YOUTH 21ST CENTURY CONSERVATION 

9 SERVICE CORPS. 

10 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF COOPERATIVE AGREE11 MENTS.—The head of a participating entity may offer to 

12 enter into a cooperative agreement with a tribal agency 

13 or a 21CSC organization to establish and administer the 

14 Indian Youth 21st Century Conservation Service Corps, 

15 which shall carry out 1 or more 21CSC projects on tribal 

16 land or water. 

17 ‘‘(b) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 18 months after 

18 the date of enactment of the 21st Century Conservation 

19 Service Corps Act of 2017, the Secretary of the Interior, 

20 in consultation with Indian tribes, shall issue guidelines 

21 for the management of the Indian Youth 21st Century 

22 Conservation Service Corps, in accordance with this Act 

23 and any other applicable Federal laws. 

24 ‘‘SEC. 212. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

25 ‘‘Except as provided in section 204(d)(2)(A)(i), the 

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1 respect to Corpsmembers, 21CSC organizations, and par2 ticipating entities with respect to a 21CSC project shall 

3 be in addition to any requirement or authority provided 

4 under other Federal law with respect to Corpsmembers, 

5 21CSC organizations, and participating entities with re6 spect to the 21CSC project.’’. 

7 SEC. 12. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY. 

8 Section 121(a) of the Department of the Interior, En9 vironment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

10 2012 (16 U.S.C. 1725a(a)), is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Interior’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘head of a participating entity (as 

14 defined in section 203 of the Public Lands 

15 Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1722)) (referred 

16 to in this subsection as a ‘participating enti17 ty’)’’; and 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘in paragraph (1) directly 

19 to a position with a land managing agency of 

20 the Department of the Interior’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘in paragraph (2) directly to a position with a 

22 participating entity’’; and 

23 (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘land man24 aging agency, such as the National Park Service 


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1 Business Plan Internship’’ and inserting ‘‘partici2 pating entity’’. 

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