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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1388 

To reauthorize and reform the national service laws. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 9, 2009 

Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, 

Mr. SESTAK, Mr. HARE, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. TONKO, Mr. POLIS of Colorado, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 

HINOJOSA, and Mr. COURTNEY) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To reauthorize and reform the national service laws. 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education 

6 Act’’ or the ‘‘GIVE Act’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 

ACT OF 1990 


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Sec. 1001. References. 

Subtitle A—Amendments to Subtitle A (General Provisions) 

Sec. 1101. Purposes; sense of Congress. 

Sec. 1102. Definitions. 

Subtitle B—Amendments to Subtitle B (Learn and Serve America) 

Sec. 1201. School-based allotments. 

Sec. 1202. Higher education provisions and Campuses of Service. 

Sec. 1203. Innovative programs and research. 

Subtitle C—Amendments to Subtitle C (National Service Trust Program) 

Sec. 1301. Prohibition on grants to Federal agencies; limits on Corporation 

costs. 

Sec. 1302. Required and eligible national service programs. 

Sec. 1303. Types of positions. 

Sec. 1304. Conforming repeal relating to training and technical assistance. 

Sec. 1305. Assistance to State Commissions; challenge grants. 

Sec. 1306. Allocation of assistance to States and other eligible entities. 

Sec. 1307. Additional authority. 

Sec. 1308. State selection of programs. 

Sec. 1309. National service program assistance requirements. 

Sec. 1310. Consideration of applications. 

Sec. 1311. Description of participants. 

Sec. 1312. Selection of national service participants. 

Sec. 1313. Terms of service. 

Sec. 1314. Adjustments to living allowance. 

Subtitle D—Amendments to Subtitle D (National Service Trust and Provision 

of National Service Educational Awards) 

Sec. 1401. Availability of funds in the National Service Trust. 

Sec. 1402. Individuals eligible to receive a national service educational award 

from the Trust. 

Sec. 1403. Determination of the amount of national service educational awards. 

Sec. 1404. Disbursement of educational awards. 

Sec. 1405. Process of approval of national service positions. 

Subtitle E—Amendments to Subtitle E (National Civilian Community Corps) 

Sec. 1501. Purpose. 

Sec. 1502. Program components. 

Sec. 1503. Eligible participants. 

Sec. 1504. Summer national service program. 

Sec. 1505. Team leaders. 

Sec. 1506. Training. 

Sec. 1507. Consultation with State Commissions. 

Sec. 1508. Authorized benefits for Corps members. 

Sec. 1509. Permanent cadre. 

Sec. 1510. Contract and grant authority. 

Sec. 1511. Other departments. 

Sec. 1512. Advisory Board. 

Sec. 1513. Evaluation. 

Sec. 1514. Repeal of funding limitation. 


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Sec. 1515. Definitions. 

Sec. 1516. Terminology. 

Subtitle F—Amendments to Subtitle F (Administrative Provisions) 

Sec. 1601. Family and medical leave. 

Sec. 1602. Additional prohibitions on use of funds. 

Sec. 1603. Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures. 

Sec. 1604. Resolution of displacement complaints. 

Sec. 1605. State Commissions on National and Community Service. 

Sec. 1606. Evaluation and accountability. 

Sec. 1607. Technical amendment. 

Sec. 1608. Partnerships with schools. 

Sec. 1609. Rights of access, examination, and copying. 

Sec. 1610. Additional administrative provisions. 

Subtitle G—Amendments to Subtitle G (Corporation for National and 

Community Service) 

Sec. 1701. Terms of office. 

Sec. 1702. Board of Directors authorities and duties. 

Sec. 1703. Chief executive officer compensation. 

Sec. 1704. Authorities and duties of the Chief Executive Officer. 

Sec. 1705. Delegation to States. 

Sec. 1706. Chief financial officer compensation. 

Sec. 1707. Nonvoting members; personal services contracts. 

Sec. 1708. Donated services. 

Sec. 1709. Study to examine and increase service programs for displaced workers. 

Sec. 1710. Study to evaluate the effectiveness of a centralized electronic citizenship verification system. 

Subtitle H—Amendments to Subtitle H 

Sec. 1801. Technical amendments to subtitle H. 

Sec. 1802. Repeals. 

Sec. 1803. New Fellowships. 

Sec. 1804. Innovative and model program support. 

Sec. 1805. Clearinghouses. 

Subtitle I—Training and Technical Assistance 

Sec. 1821. Training and technical assistance. 

Subtitle J—Repeal of Title III (Points of Light Foundation) 

Sec. 1831. Repeal. 

Subtitle K—Amendments to Title V (Authorization of Appropriations) 

Sec. 1841. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER 

SERVICE ACT OF 1973 

Sec. 2001. References. 

Subtitle A—Amendments to Title I (National Volunteer Antipoverty 

Programs) 


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Sec. 2101. Purpose. 

Sec. 2102. Purpose of the VISTA program. 

Sec. 2103. Applications. 

Sec. 2104. VISTA programs of national significance. 

Sec. 2105. Terms and periods of service. 

Sec. 2106. Support Service. 

Sec. 2107. Sections repealed. 

Sec. 2108. Conforming amendment. 

Sec. 2109. Financial assistance. 

Subtitle B—Amendments to Title II (National Senior Volunteer Corps) 

Sec. 2201. Change in name. 

Sec. 2202. Purpose. 

Sec. 2203. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects. 

Sec. 2204. Foster Grandparent Program grants. 

Sec. 2205. Senior Companion Program grants. 

Sec. 2206. Promotion of National Senior Service Corps. 

Sec. 2207. Technical amendments. 

Sec. 2208. Programs of national significance. 

Sec. 2209. Additional provisions. 

Sec. 2210. Authority of Director. 

Subtitle C—Amendments to Title IV (Administration and Coordination) 

Sec. 2301. Nondisplacement. 

Sec. 2302. Notice and hearing procedures. 

Sec. 2303. Definitions. 

Sec. 2304. Protection against improper use. 

Subtitle D—Amendments to Title V (Authorization of Appropriations) 

Sec. 2401. Authorization of appropriations for VISTA and other purposes. 

Sec. 2402. Authorization of appropriations for National Senior Service Corps. 

TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS 

Sec. 3101. Inspector General Act of 1978. 

TITLE IV—TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TABLES OF CONTENTS 

Sec. 4101. Table of contents for the National and Community Service Act of 

1990. 

TITLE V—EFFECTIVE DATE 

Sec. 5101. Effective date. 

Sec. 5102. Service assignments and agreements. 

TITLE VI—CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON CIVIC SERVICE 

Sec. 6101. Short title. 

Sec. 6102. Findings. 

Sec. 6103. Establishment. 

Sec. 6104. Duties. 

Sec. 6105. Membership. 

Sec. 6106. Director and Staff of Commission; Experts and Consultants. 

Sec. 6107. Powers of Commission. 


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Sec. 6108. Reports. 

Sec. 6109. Termination. 

1 TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO NA2 TIONAL AND COMMUNITY 

3 SERVICE ACT OF 1990 

4 SEC. 1001. REFERENCES. 

5 Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in 

6 this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

7 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a provision, the ref8 erence shall be considered to be made to a provision of 

9 the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 

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

11 Subtitle A—Amendments to 

12 Subtitle A (General Provisions) 

13 SEC. 1101. PURPOSES; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

14 (a) PURPOSES.—Section 2(b) (42 U.S.C. 12501(b)) 

15 is amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘community 

17 throughout’’ and inserting ‘‘community and service 

18 throughout the varied and diverse communities of’’; 

19 (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ‘‘in20 come,’’ the following: ‘‘geographic location,’’; 

21 (3) in paragraph (6), by inserting after ‘‘exist22 ing’’ the following: ‘‘national’’; 

23 (4) in paragraph (7)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘programs and agencies’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘programs, agencies, and commu3 nities’’; and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

5 (5) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and 

6 inserting a semicolon; and 

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

8 ‘‘(9) recognize and increase the impact of social 

9 entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community orga10 nizations in addressing national and local challenges; 

11 ‘‘(10) increase public and private investment in 

12 nonprofit community organizations that are effec13 tively addressing national and local challenges and 

14 to encourage such organizations to replicate and ex15 pand successful initiatives; 

16 ‘‘(11) leverage Federal investments to increase 

17 State, local, business, and philanthropic resources to 

18 address national and local challenges; 

19 ‘‘(12) encourage national service efforts to ad20 dress pressing national challenges, such as improv21 ing education for low-income students, increasing en22 ergy conservation, and improving the health, well23 being, and economic opportunities of the neediest in24 dividuals in the Nation; 


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1 ‘‘(13) expand and strengthen service-learning 

2 programs through year-round opportunities, includ3 ing during the summer months, to improve the edu4 cation of children and youth and to maximize the 

5 benefits of national and community service, in order 

6 to renew the ethic of civic responsibility and the 

7 spirit of community to children and youth through8 out the United States; 

9 ‘‘(14) assist in coordinating and strengthening 

10 Federal and other service opportunities, including 

11 opportunities for participation in emergency and dis12 aster preparedness, relief, and recovery; 

13 ‘‘(15) increase service opportunities for our Na14 tion’s retiring professionals, including such opportu15 nities for those retiring from the science, technical, 

16 engineering, and mathematics professions to improve 

17 the education of our Nation’s youth and keep Amer18 ica competitive in the global knowledge economy, 

19 and to further utilize the experience, knowledge, and 

20 skills of older Americans; 

21 ‘‘(16) encourage the continued service of the 

22 alumni of the national service programs, including 

23 service in times of national need; 

24 ‘‘(17) support institutions of higher education 

25 that engage students in community service activities, 


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1 provide service-learning courses, and encourage or 

2 assist graduates to pursue careers in public service 

3 in the nonprofit or government sector; and 

4 ‘‘(18) encourage members of the Baby Boom 

5 generation to partake in service opportunities.’’. 

6 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—The Act is amended by 

7 inserting after section 2 the following: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

9 ‘‘It is the sense of Congress that the number of par10 ticipants in the programs authorized under subtitle C, in11 cluding the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) and 

12 the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), should 

13 grow to reach 250,000 participants by 2014.’’. 

14 SEC. 1102. DEFINITIONS. 

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

16 (1) by redesignating— 

17 (A) paragraphs (21) through (29) as para18 graphs (28) through (36), respectively; 

19 (B) paragraphs (9) through (20) as para20 graphs (15) through (26), respectively; 

21 (C) paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs 

22 (10) and (11), respectively; and 

23 (D) paragraphs (3) through (6) as para24 graphs (5) through (8), respectively; 


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1 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(3) APPROVED SUMMER OF SERVICE POSI4 TION.—The term ‘approved summer of service posi5 tion’ means a position in a program described under 

6 section 119(c)(8) for which the Corporation has ap7 proved the provision of a summer of service edu8 cational award as one of the benefits to be provided 

9 for successful service in the position. 

10 ‘‘(4) BABY BOOM GENERATION.—The term 

11 ‘Baby Boom generation’ means the generation that 

12 consists of individuals born during the period begin13 ning with 1946 and ending with 1964.’’; 

14 (3) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by 

15 striking ‘‘described in section 122’’; 

16 (4) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by 

17 striking ‘‘church or other’’; 

18 (5) by inserting after paragraph (8) (as so re19 designated) the following: 

20 ‘‘(9) DISADVANTAGED YOUTH.—The term ‘dis21 advantaged youth’ includes those youth who are eco22 nomically disadvantaged and one or more of the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(A) Who are out-of-school youth, includ25 ing out-of-school youth who are unemployed. 


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1 ‘‘(B) Who are in or aging out of foster 

2 care. 

3 ‘‘(C) Who have limited English proficiency. 

4 ‘‘(D) Who are homeless or who have run 

5 away from home. 

6 ‘‘(E) Who are at-risk to leave school with7 out a diploma. 

8 ‘‘(F) Who are former juvenile offenders or 

9 at risk of delinquency. 

10 ‘‘(G) Who are individuals with a dis11 ability.’’; 

12 (6) by inserting after paragraph (11) (as so re13 designated) the following: 

14 ‘‘(12) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.—The 

15 term ‘community-based organization’ means a public 

16 or private nonprofit organization that— 

17 ‘‘(A) has experience with meeting unmet 

18 human, educational, environmental, or public 

19 safety needs; and 

20 ‘‘(B) meets other such criteria as the Chief 

21 Executive Officer may establish. 

22 ‘‘(13) HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The 

23 term ‘Hispanic-serving institution’ has the meaning 

24 given such term in section 502(a) of the Higher 

25 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)). 


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1 ‘‘(14) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNI2 VERSITY.—The term ‘historically black college or 

3 university’ means a part B institution, as defined in 

4 section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

5 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)).’’; 

6 (7) in paragraph (19) (as so redesignated), by 

7 striking ‘‘section 101(a) of the Higher Education 

8 Act of 1965’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 101(a) and 

9 102(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965’’; 

10 (8) in paragraph (23)(B) (as so redesignated), 

11 by striking ‘‘program in which the participant is en12 rolled’’ and inserting ‘‘organization receiving assist13 ance under the national service laws through which 

14 the participant is enrolled in an approved national 

15 service position’’; 

16 (9) by inserting after paragraph (26) (as so re17 designated) the following: 

18 ‘‘(27) QUALIFIED ORGANIZATION.—The term 

19 ‘qualified organization’ means a public or private 

20 nonprofit organization with experience working with 

21 school-age youth that meets such criteria as the 

22 Chief Executive Officer may establish.’’; 

23 (10) in paragraph (28)(B) (as so redesig24 nated)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘602’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘602(3)’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘1401’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘1401(3)’’; and 

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

6 ‘‘(37) PREDOMINANTLY BLACK INSTITUTION.— 

7 The term ‘predominantly black institution’ has the 

8 meaning given such term in section 318 of the High9 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059e). 

10 ‘‘(38) TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGE OR

11 UNIVERSITY.—The term ‘tribally controlled college 

12 or university’ has the meaning given such term in 

13 section 2 of the Tribally Controlled College or Uni14 versity Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801). 

15 ‘‘(39) MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPU16 LATION.—The term ‘medically underserved popu17 lation’ has the meaning given that term in section 

18 330(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 

19 U.S.C. 254b(b)(3)). 

20 ‘‘(40) VETERAN.—The term ‘veteran’ means 

21 any individual who has engaged in the active duty 

22 in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, or 

23 Coast Guard and was released under a condition 

24 other than dishonorable.’’. 


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1 Subtitle B—Amendments to Sub2 title B (Learn and Serve Amer3 ica) 

4 SEC. 1201. SCHOOL-BASED ALLOTMENTS. 

5 Part I of subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et 

6 seq.) is amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘PART I—PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY AND 

8 SECONDARY STUDENTS 

9 ‘‘SEC. 111. ASSISTANCE TO STATES, TERRITORIES, AND IN10 DIAN TRIBES. 

11 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—School-based service learning pro12 grams promote service-learning as a strategy to— 

13 ‘‘(1) support high-quality service-learning 

14 projects that engage students in meeting community 

15 needs with demonstrable results, while enhancing 

16 students’ academic and civic learning; and 

17 ‘‘(2) support efforts to build institutional capac18 ity, including the training of educators, and to 

19 strengthen the service infrastructure to expand serv20 ice opportunities. 

21 ‘‘(b) ALLOTMENTS TO STATES, TERRITORIES, AND

22 INDIAN TRIBES.—The Corporation, in consultation with 

23 the Secretary of Education, may make allotments to State 

24 educational agencies, Territories, and Indian tribes to pay 

25 for the Federal share of— 


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1 ‘‘(1) planning and building the capacity within 

2 the State, Territory, or Indian tribe to implement 

3 service-learning programs that are based principally 

4 in elementary and secondary schools, including— 

5 ‘‘(A) providing training for teachers, su6 pervisors, personnel from community-based 

7 agencies (particularly with regard to the re8 cruitment, utilization, and management of par9 ticipants), and trainers, to be conducted by 

10 qualified individuals or organizations that have 

11 experience with service-learning; 

12 ‘‘(B) developing service-learning curricula, 

13 consistent with State or local academic content 

14 standards, to be integrated into academic pro15 grams, including an age-appropriate learning 

16 component that provides participants an oppor17 tunity to analyze and apply their service experi18 ences; 

19 ‘‘(C) forming local partnerships described 

20 in paragraph (2) or (4) to develop school-based 

21 service-learning programs in accordance with 

22 this part; 

23 ‘‘(D) devising appropriate methods for re24 search and evaluation of the educational value 


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1 of service-learning and the effect of service2 learning activities on communities; 

3 ‘‘(E) establishing effective outreach and 

4 dissemination of information to ensure the 

5 broadest possible involvement of community6 based agencies with demonstrated effectiveness 

7 in working with school-age youth in their com8 munities; and 

9 ‘‘(F) establishing effective outreach and 

10 dissemination of information to ensure the 

11 broadest possible participation of schools 

12 throughout the State, with particular attention 

13 to schools identified for school improvement 

14 under title I of the Elementary and Secondary 

15 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et 

16 seq.); 

17 ‘‘(2) implementing, operating, or expanding 

18 school-based service-learning programs, which may 

19 include paying for the cost of the recruitment, train20 ing, supervision, placement, salaries, and benefits of 

21 service-learning coordinators, through distribution of 

22 Federal funds by State educational agencies, Terri23 tories, and Indian tribes made available under this 

24 part to projects operated by local partnerships 

25 among— 


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1 ‘‘(A) local educational agencies; and 

2 ‘‘(B) 1 or more community partners that— 

3 ‘‘(i) shall include a public or private 

4 nonprofit organization that— 

5 ‘‘(I) has a demonstrated expertise 

6 in the provision of services to meet 

7 unmet human, education, environ8 mental, or public safety needs; 

9 ‘‘(II) will make projects available 

10 for participants, who shall be stu11 dents; and 

12 ‘‘(III) was in existence at least 1 

13 year before the date on which the or14 ganization submitted an application 

15 under section 113; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) may include a private for-profit 

17 business, private elementary or secondary 

18 school, or Indian tribe (except that an In19 dian tribe distributing funds to a project 

20 under this paragraph is not eligible to be 

21 part of the partnership operating that 

22 project); 

23 ‘‘(3) planning of school-based service-learning 

24 programs, through distribution by State educational 

25 agencies, Territories, and Indian tribes of Federal 


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1 funds made available under this part to local edu2 cational agencies and Indian tribes, which planning 

3 may include paying for the cost of— 

4 ‘‘(A) the salaries and benefits of service5 learning coordinators; or 

6 ‘‘(B) the recruitment, training, supervision, 

7 and placement of service-learning coordinators 

8 who may be participants in a program under 

9 subtitle C or receive a national service edu10 cational award under subtitle D, who may be 

11 participants in a project under section 201 of 

12 the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 

13 U.S.C. 5001), or who may participate in a 

14 Youthbuild program under section 173A of the 

15 Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 

16 2918a), 

17 who will identify the community partners described 

18 in paragraph (2)(B) and assist in the design and im19 plementation of a program described in paragraph 

20 (2); 

21 ‘‘(4) implementing, operating, or expanding 

22 school-based service-learning programs to utilize 

23 adult volunteers in service-learning to improve the 

24 education of students, through distribution by State 


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1 educational agencies, Territories, and Indian tribes 

2 of Federal funds made available under this part to— 

3 ‘‘(A) local educational agencies; 

4 ‘‘(B) Indian tribes (except that an Indian 

5 tribe distributing funds under this paragraph is 

6 not eligible to be a recipient of those funds); 

7 ‘‘(C) public or private nonprofit organiza8 tions; or 

9 ‘‘(D) partnerships or combinations of local 

10 educational agencies and entities described in 

11 subparagraph (B) or (C); and 

12 ‘‘(5) developing civic engagement programs that 

13 promote a better understanding of— 

14 ‘‘(A) the principles of the Constitution, the 

15 heroes of American history (including military 

16 heroes), and the meaning of the Oath of Alle17 giance; 

18 ‘‘(B) promote a better understanding of 

19 how the Nation’s government functions; and 

20 ‘‘(C) promote a better understanding of 

21 the importance of service in the Nation’s char22 acter. 

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1 agreements with the Secretary of Education for initiatives 

2 that may include— 

3 ‘‘(1) Identification and dissemination of re4 search findings on service-learning and scientifically 

5 valid research based practices; and 

6 ‘‘(2) Provision of professional development op7 portunities that— 

8 ‘‘(A) improve the quality of service-learn9 ing instruction and delivery for teachers both 

10 pre-service and in-service, personnel from com11 munity-based agencies and youth workers; and 

12 ‘‘(B) create and sustain effective partner13 ships between local education agencies, commu14 nity-based organizations, businesses, and other 

15 stakeholders. 

16 ‘‘(d) DUTIES OF SERVICE-LEARNING COORDI17 NATOR.—A service-learning coordinator referred to in 

18 paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (b) shall provide serv19 ices that may include— 

20 ‘‘(1) providing technical assistance and informa21 tion to, and facilitating the training of, teachers and 

22 assisting in the planning, development, execution, 

23 and evaluation of service-learning in their class24 rooms; 


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1 ‘‘(2) assisting local partnerships described in 

2 subsection (b) in the planning, development, and 

3 execution of service-learning projects, including sum4 mer of service programs; and 

5 ‘‘(3) carrying out such other duties as the re6 cipient of assistance under this part may determine 

7 to be appropriate. 

8 ‘‘(e) RELATED EXPENSES.—An entity that receives 

9 financial assistance under this part may, in carrying out 

10 the activities described in subsection (b), use such assist11 ance to pay for the Federal share of reasonable costs re12 lated to the supervision of participants, program adminis13 tration, transportation, insurance, and evaluations and for 

14 other reasonable expenses related to the activities. 

15 ‘‘SEC. 112. ALLOTMENTS. 

16 ‘‘(a) INDIAN TRIBES AND TERRITORIES.—Of the 

17 amounts appropriated to carry out this part for any fiscal 

18 year, the Corporation shall reserve an amount of not less 

19 than 2 percent and not more than 3 percent for payments 

20 to Indian tribes, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, 

21 American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 

22 Mariana Islands, to be allotted in accordance with their 

23 respective needs. 

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1 use the remainder of the funds appropriated to carry out 

2 this part for any fiscal year as follows: 

3 ‘‘(1) ALLOTMENTS.— 

4 ‘‘(A) SCHOOL-AGE YOUTH.—From 50 per5 cent of such remainder, the Corporation shall 

6 allot to each State an amount that bears the 

7 same ratio to 50 percent of such remainder as 

8 the number of school-age youth in the State 

9 bears to the total number of school-age youth of 

10 all States. 

11 ‘‘(B) ALLOCATION UNDER ELEMENTARY

12 AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.— 

13 From 50 percent of such remainder, the Cor14 poration shall allot to each State an amount 

15 that bears the same ratio to 50 percent of such 

16 remainder as the allocation to the State for the 

17 previous fiscal year under title I of the Elemen18 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

19 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) or its successor authority 

20 bears to such allocations to all States. 

21 ‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—Notwithstanding section 

22 101, for purposes of this subsection, the term ‘State’ 

23 means each of the several States, the District of Co24 lumbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 


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1 ‘‘(c) REALLOTMENT.—If the Corporation determines 

2 that the allotment of a State, Territory, or Indian tribe 

3 under this section will not be required for a fiscal year 

4 because the State, Territory, or Indian tribe did not sub5 mit and receive approval of an application for the allot6 ment under section 113, the Corporation shall make the 

7 allotment for such State, Territory, or Indian tribe avail8 able for grants to community-based organization to carry 

9 out service-learning programs as described in section 

10 111(b) in such State, Territory, or Indian tribe. After 

11 community-based organizations apply for the allotment 

12 with an application at such time and in such manner as 

13 the Corporation requires and receive approval, the remain14 der of such allotment shall be available for reallotment to 

15 such other States, Territories, or Indian tribes with ap16 proved applications submitted under section 113 as the 

17 Corporation may determine to be appropriate. 

18 ‘‘(d) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—For any fiscal year for 

19 which amounts appropriated for this part exceed 

20 $50,000,000, the minimum allotment to each State (as de21 fined in subsection (b)(2)) under this section shall be 

22 $65,000. 

23 ‘‘SEC. 113. APPLICATIONS. 

24 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive an allot25 ment under section 112, a State, acting through the State 


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1 educational agency, Territory, or Indian tribe shall pre2 pare, submit to the Corporation, and obtain approval of, 

3 an application at such time and in such manner as the 

4 Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require. 

5 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—An application for an allotment 

6 under this part shall include— 

7 ‘‘(1) a proposal for a 3-year plan promoting 

8 service-learning, which shall contain such informa9 tion as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably 

10 require, including how the applicant will integrate 

11 service opportunities into the academic program of 

12 the participants; 

13 ‘‘(2) information about the criteria the State 

14 educational agency, Territory, or Indian tribe will 

15 use to evaluate and grant approval to applications 

16 submitted under subsection (c), including an assur17 ance that the State educational agency, Territory, or 

18 Indian tribe will comply with the requirement in sec19 tion 114(a); 

20 ‘‘(3) assurances about the applicant’s efforts 

21 to— 

22 ‘‘(A) ensure that students of different 

23 ages, races, sexes, ethnic groups, disabilities, 

24 and economic backgrounds have opportunities 

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1 ‘‘(B) include any opportunities for students 

2 enrolled in schools or other programs of edu3 cation providing elementary or secondary edu4 cation to participate in service-learning pro5 grams and ensure that such service-learning 

6 programs include opportunities for such stu7 dents to serve together; 

8 ‘‘(C) involve participants in the design and 

9 operation of the program; 

10 ‘‘(D) promote service-learning in areas of 

11 greatest need, including low-income or rural 

12 areas; and 

13 ‘‘(E) otherwise integrate service opportuni14 ties into the academic program of the partici15 pants; 

16 ‘‘(4) assurances that the applicant will comply 

17 with the nonduplication and nondisplacement re18 quirements of section 177 and the grievance proce19 dures required by section 176. 

20 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION TO STATE, TERRITORY, OR IN21 DIAN TRIBE TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE TO CARRY OUT

22 SCHOOL-BASED SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any— 

24 ‘‘(A) qualified organization, Indian tribe, 

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1 business, private elementary, middle, or sec2 ondary school, or institution of higher education 

3 that desires to receive financial assistance 

4 under this subpart from a State, Territory, or 

5 Indian tribe for an activity described in section 

6 111(a)(1); 

7 ‘‘(B) partnership described in section 

8 111(a)(2) that desires to receive such assistance 

9 from a State, Territory, or Indian tribe or com10 munity-based organization described in section 

11 111(a)(2); 

12 ‘‘(C) entity described in section 111(a)(3) 

13 that desires to receive such assistance from a 

14 State, Territory, or Indian tribe for an activity 

15 described in such section; 

16 ‘‘(D) partnership described in section 

17 111(a)(4) that desires to receive such assistance 

18 from a State, Territory, or Indian tribe for an 

19 activity described in such section; and 

20 ‘‘(E) agency or partnership described in 

21 section 119(c)(8) that desires to receive such 

22 assistance, or approved summer of service posi23 tions, from a State, Territory, or Indian tribe 

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1 carried out through a service-learning program 

2 described in section 111, 

3 shall prepare, submit to the State educational agen4 cy, Territory, community-based organization, or In5 dian tribe, and obtain approval of, an application for 

6 the program. 

7 ‘‘(2) SUBMISSION.—Such application shall be 

8 submitted at such time and in such manner, and 

9 shall contain such information, as the agency, Terri10 tory, Indian tribe, or entity may reasonably require. 

11 ‘‘SEC. 114. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS. 

12 ‘‘(a) PRIORITY.—In considering competitive applica13 tions under this part, the Corporation shall give priority 

14 to innovation, sustainability, capacity building, involve15 ment of disadvantaged youth, and quality of programs, as 

16 well as other criteria approved by the Chief Executive Offi17 cer. 

18 ‘‘(b) REJECTION OF APPLICATIONS.—If the Corpora19 tion rejects an application submitted by a State, Territory, 

20 or Indian tribe under section 113 for an allotment, the 

21 Corporation shall promptly notify the State, Territory, or 

22 Indian tribe of the reasons for the rejection of the applica23 tion. The Corporation shall provide the State, Territory, 

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1 ance, if needed, to the State, Territory, or Indian tribe 

2 as part of the re-submission process. The Corporation 

3 shall promptly reconsider such resubmitted application. 

4 ‘‘SEC. 115. PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS 

5 FROM PRIVATE SCHOOLS. 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent consistent with the 

7 number of students in the State, Territory, or Indian tribe 

8 or in the school district of the local educational agency 

9 involved who are enrolled in private nonprofit elementary 

10 and secondary schools, such State, Territory, Indian tribe, 

11 or agency shall (after consultation with appropriate pri12 vate school representatives) make provision— 

13 ‘‘(1) for the inclusion of services and arrange14 ments for the benefit of such students so as to allow 

15 for the equitable participation of such students in 

16 the programs implemented to carry out the objec17 tives and provide the benefits described in this part; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(2) for the training of the teachers of such 

20 students so as to allow for the equitable participa21 tion of such teachers in the programs implemented 

22 to carry out the objectives and provide the benefits 

23 described in this part. 

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1 viding for the participation of students or teachers from 

2 private nonprofit schools as required by subsection (a), or 

3 if the Corporation determines that a State, Territory, In4 dian tribe, or local educational agency substantially fails 

5 or is unwilling to provide for such participation on an equi6 table basis, the Chief Executive Officer shall waive such 

7 requirements and shall arrange for the provision of serv8 ices to such students and teachers. Such waivers shall be 

9 subject to the requirements of sections 9503 and 9504 of 

10 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

11 U.S.C. 7883 and 7884). 

12 ‘‘SEC. 116. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS. 

13 ‘‘(a) FEDERAL SHARE.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 

15 cost of carrying out a program for which assistance 

16 is provided under this part— 

17 ‘‘(A) for new grants, may not exceed 80 

18 percent of the total cost for the first year of the 

19 grant, 65 percent for the second year, and 50 

20 percent for each remaining year; and 

21 ‘‘(B) for continuing grants, may not exceed 

22 50 percent of the total cost of the program. 

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1 rying out such a program, each recipient of assist2 ance under this part— 

3 ‘‘(A) shall provide for such share through 

4 a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, 

5 including facilities, equipment, or services; and 

6 ‘‘(B) may provide for such share through 

7 State sources or local sources, including private 

8 funds or donated services. 

9 ‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Chief Executive Officer may 

10 waive the requirements of subsection (a) in whole or in 

11 part with respect to any such program for any fiscal year 

12 if the Corporation determines that such action would be 

13 equitable due to lack of resources at the local level. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 117. LIMITATIONS ON USES OF FUNDS. 

15 ‘‘Not more than 6 percent of the amount of assist16 ance received by an applicant in a fiscal year may be used 

17 to pay, in accordance with such standards as the Corpora18 tion may issue, for administrative costs, incurred by— 

19 ‘‘(1) the original recipient; or 

20 ‘‘(2) the entity carrying out the service-learning 

21 program supported with the assistance.’’. 

22 SEC. 1202. HIGHER EDUCATION PROVISIONS AND CAM23 PUSES OF SERVICE. 

24 (a) HIGHER EDUCATION.—Section 119 (42 U.S.C. 

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1 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘‘com2 munity service programs’’ the following: ‘‘through 

3 service-learning’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (b)— 

5 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

6 by striking ‘‘combination’’ and inserting ‘‘con7 sortia’’; 

8 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

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

10 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

11 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding 

12 ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

13 (iii) by adding at the end the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(C) may coordinate with service-learning 

16 curricula being offered in the academic cur17 ricula at the institution of higher education or 

18 at one or more members of the consortia;’’; 

19 (3) in subsection (b)(3)— 

20 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

21 (A), by striking ‘‘teachers at the elementary, 

22 secondary, and postsecondary levels’’ and in23 serting ‘‘institutions of higher education and 

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1 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘edu2 cation of the institution; and’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘curricula of the institution to strengthen the 

4 instructional capacity of service-learning at the 

5 elementary and secondary levels;’’; 

6 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 

7 subparagraph (E); and 

8 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

9 the following: 

10 ‘‘(B) including service-learning as a key 

11 component of the health professionals curricula, 

12 including nursing, pre-medicine, medicine, and 

13 dentistry curricula of the institution; 

14 ‘‘(C) including service-learning as a key 

15 component of the criminal justice professionals 

16 curricula of the institution; 

17 ‘‘(D) including service-learning as a key 

18 component of the public policy and public ad19 ministration curricula of the institution; and’’; 

20 (4) by striking subsections (c), (d), (e), and (g); 

21 (5) by redesignating subsection (f) as (i); and 

22 (6) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol23 lowing: 

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1 applications submitted by predominantly Black institu2 tions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, His3 panic-serving institutions, Tribal Colleges and Univer4 sities, and community colleges serving predominantly mi5 nority populations. 

6 ‘‘(d) FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL CONTRIBU7 TIONS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 

10 the cost of carrying out a program for which 

11 assistance is provided under this part may not 

12 exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the pro13 gram. 

14 ‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION.—In 

15 providing for the remaining share of the cost of 

16 carrying out such a program, each recipient of 

17 a grant under this part— 

18 ‘‘(i) shall provide for such share 

19 through a payment in cash or in kind, fair20 ly evaluated, including facilities, equip21 ment, or services; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) may provide for such share 

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1 ‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Chief Executive Officer 

2 may waive the requirements of paragraph (1) in 

3 whole or in part with respect to any such program 

4 for any fiscal year if the Corporation determines 

5 that such a waiver would be equitable due to a lack 

6 of available financial resources at the local level. 

7 ‘‘(e) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.— 

8 ‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.—To receive a grant or enter 

9 into a contract under this part, an applicant shall 

10 prepare, submit to the Corporation, and obtain ap11 proval of, an application at such time, in such man12 ner, and containing such information and assurances 

13 as the Corporation may reasonably require. In re14 questing applications for assistance under this part, 

15 the Corporation shall specify such required informa16 tion and assurances. 

17 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted 

18 under paragraph (1) shall contain, at a minimum— 

19 ‘‘(A) assurances that— 

20 ‘‘(i) prior to the placement of a partic21 ipant, the applicant will consult with the 

22 appropriate local labor organization, if any, 

23 representing employees in the area who are 

24 engaged in the same or similar work as 

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1 program, to prevent the displacement and 

2 protect the rights of such employees; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) the applicant will comply with 

4 the nonduplication and nondisplacement 

5 provisions of section 177 and the grievance 

6 procedures required by section 176; and 

7 ‘‘(B) such other assurances as the Chief 

8 Executive Officer may reasonably require. 

9 ‘‘(f) PRIORITY.—In making grants and entering into 

10 contracts under subsection (b), the Corporation shall give 

11 priority to applicants or institutions that submit applica12 tions containing proposals that— 

13 ‘‘(1) demonstrate the commitment of the insti14 tution of higher education, other than by dem15 onstrating the commitment of the students, to sup16 porting the community service projects carried out 

17 under the program; 

18 ‘‘(2) specify the manner in which the institution 

19 will promote faculty, administration, and staff par20 ticipation in the community service projects; 

21 ‘‘(3) specify the manner in which the institution 

22 will provide service to the community through orga23 nized programs, including, where appropriate, clin24 ical programs for students in professional schools 

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1 ‘‘(4) describe any partnership that will partici2 pate in the community service projects, such as a 

3 partnership comprised of— 

4 ‘‘(A) the institution; 

5 ‘‘(B)(i) a community-based agency; 

6 ‘‘(ii) a local government agency; or 

7 ‘‘(iii) a non-profit entity that serves or in8 volves school-age youth, older adults, or low-in9 come communities; and 

10 ‘‘(C)(i) a student organization; 

11 ‘‘(ii) a department of the institution; or 

12 ‘‘(iii) a group of faculty comprised of dif13 ferent departments, schools, or colleges at the 

14 institution; 

15 ‘‘(5) demonstrate community involvement in the 

16 development of the proposal and the extent to which 

17 the proposal will contribute to the goals of its com18 munity partners; 

19 ‘‘(6) describe research on effective strategies 

20 and methods to improve service utilized in the design 

21 of the project; 

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1 ‘‘(8) specify that the institution will use such 

2 assistance to strengthen the service infrastructure in 

3 institutions of higher education; 

4 ‘‘(9) with respect to projects involving delivery 

5 of services, specify projects that involve leadership 

6 development of school aged youth; or 

7 ‘‘(10) describe how service projects and activi8 ties are associated with such ideas as housing, eco9 nomic development, infrastructure, health care, job 

10 training, education, crime prevention, urban plan11 ning, transportation technology, and child welfare. 

12 ‘‘(g) DEFINITION.—Notwithstanding section 101, as 

13 used in this part, the term ‘student’ means an individual 

14 who is enrolled in an institution of higher education on 

15 a full- or part-time basis. 

16 ‘‘(h) FEDERAL WORK-STUDY.—To be eligible for as17 sistance under this part, an institution of higher education 

18 must demonstrate that it meets the minimum require19 ments under section 443(b)(2) of the Higher Education 

20 Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2753(b)(2)) relating to the partici21 pation of Federal Work-Study students in community 

22 service activities, or has received a waiver of those require23 ments from the Secretary of Education.’’. 

24 (b) CAMPUSES OF SERVICE.—Title I of the National 

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1 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 118 (as redes2 ignated by subsection (a)) at the end the following: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 119. CAMPUSES OF SERVICE. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation, after consulta5 tion with the Secretary of Education, may annually des6 ignate not more than 25 institutions of higher education 

7 as Campuses of Service, from among institutions nomi8 nated by State Commissions. 

9 ‘‘(b) APPLICATIONS FOR NOMINATION.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for a nomi11 nation to receive designation under subsection (a), 

12 and have an opportunity to apply for funds under 

13 subsection (d) for a fiscal year, an institution of 

14 higher education in a State shall submit an applica15 tion to the State Commission at such time, in such 

16 manner, and containing such information as the 

17 State Commission may require. 

18 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, the applica19 tion shall include information specifying— 

20 ‘‘(A)(i) the number of undergraduate and, 

21 if applicable, graduate service-learning courses 

22 offered at such institution for the most recent 

23 full academic year preceding the fiscal year for 

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1 ‘‘(ii) the number and percentage of under2 graduate students and, if applicable, the num3 ber and percentage of graduate students at 

4 such institution who were enrolled in the cor5 responding courses described in clause (i), for 

6 such preceding academic year; 

7 ‘‘(B) the percentage of undergraduate stu8 dents engaging in and, if applicable, the per9 centage of graduate students engaging in activi10 ties providing community services, as defined in 

11 section 441(c) of the Higher Education Act of 

12 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751(c)), during such pre13 ceding academic year, the quality of such activi14 ties, and the average amount of time spent, per 

15 student, engaged in such activities; 

16 ‘‘(C) for such preceding academic year, the 

17 percentage of Federal work-study funds made 

18 available to the institution under part C of title 

19 IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 

20 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) that is used to compensate 

21 students employed in providing community serv22 ices, as so defined, and a description of the ef23 forts the institution undertakes to make avail24 able to students opportunities to provide such 


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1 community services and be compensated 

2 through such work-study funds; 

3 ‘‘(D) at the discretion of the institution, 

4 information demonstrating the degree to which 

5 recent graduates of the institution, and all 

6 graduates of the institution, have obtained full7 time public service employment in the nonprofit 

8 sector or government, with a private nonprofit 

9 organization or a Federal, State, or local public 

10 agency; and 

11 ‘‘(E) any programs the institution has in 

12 place to encourage or assist graduates of the in13 stitution to pursue careers in public service in 

14 the nonprofit sector or government. 

15 ‘‘(c) NOMINATIONS AND DESIGNATION.— 

16 ‘‘(1) NOMINATION.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State Commission 

18 that receives applications from institutions of 

19 higher education under subsection (b) may 

20 nominate, for designation under subsection (a), 

21 not more than 3 such institutions of higher 

22 education, consisting of— 

23 ‘‘(i) not more than one 4-year public 

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1 ‘‘(ii) not more than one 4-year private 

2 institution of higher education; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) not more than one 2-year insti4 tution of higher education. 

5 ‘‘(B) SUBMISSION.—The State Commission 

6 shall submit to the Corporation the name and 

7 application of each institution nominated by the 

8 State Commission under subparagraph (A). 

9 ‘‘(2) DESIGNATION.—The Corporation shall 

10 designate, under subsection (a), not more than 25 

11 institutions of higher education from among the in12 stitutions nominated under paragraph (1). In mak13 ing the designations, the Corporation shall, if fea14 sible, designate various types of institutions, includ15 ing institutions from each of the categories of insti16 tutions described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of para17 graph (1)(A). 

18 ‘‘(d) AWARDS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Using sums appropriated 

20 under section 501(a)(1)(D), the Corporation shall 

21 provide an award to institutions designated under 

22 subsection (c), to be used by the institutions to de23 velop or disseminate service-learning models and 

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1 ‘‘(2) PLANS.—To be eligible to receive funds 

2 under this subsection, an institution designated 

3 under subsection (c) shall submit a plan to the Cor4 poration describing how the institution intends to 

5 use the funds to encourage or assist those students 

6 to pursue public service careers in the nonprofit sec7 tor or government. 

8 ‘‘(3) ALLOCATION.—The Corporation shall de9 termine how the funds appropriated under section 

10 501(a)(1)(D) for a fiscal year will be allocated 

11 among the institutions submitting acceptable plans 

12 under paragraph (2). In determining the amount of 

13 funds to be allocated to such an institution, the Cor14 poration shall consider the number of students at 

15 the institution, and the quality and scope of the plan 

16 submitted by the institution under paragraph (2) 

17 and the institution’s current (as of the date of sub18 mission of the plan) strategies to encourage or assist 

19 students to pursue public service careers in the non20 profit sector or government. 

21 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

22 501(a)(1) of the National and Community Service Act of 

23 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(1)), as amended by section 

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1 ‘‘(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘subpart 

2 B of part I’ and inserting ‘subpart B of part I and 

3 part III’; and 

4 ‘‘(2) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘ ‘(D) PART III.—There is authorized to be 

6 appropriated to carry out part III of subtitle B 

7 of title I $$7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

8 2010 through 2014.’.’’. 

9 SEC. 1203. INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH. 

10 Subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) is fur11 ther amended by adding after part II the following new 

12 part: 

13 ‘‘PART III—INNOVATIVE SERVICE–LEARNING 

14 PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH 

15 ‘‘SEC. 120. INNOVATIVE DEMONSTRATION SERVICE-LEARN16 ING PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH. 

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated 

18 to carry out this part for a fiscal year, the Corporation 

19 may make grants and fixed-amount grants (in accordance 

20 with section 129(k)) with eligible entities for activities de21 scribed in subsection (c). 

22 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this part, the 

23 following definitions apply: 

24 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The term ‘eligible 

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1 Commission, a Territory, an Indian tribe, an institu2 tion of higher education, or a public or private non3 profit organization (including community-based or4 ganizations), a public or private elementary or sec5 ondary school, a local educational agency, or a con6 sortia of such entities, where a consortia of two or 

7 more such entities may also include a for-profit or8 ganization. 

9 ‘‘(2) YOUTH ENGAGEMENT ZONE.—The term 

10 ‘youth engagement zone’ means the area in which a 

11 youth engagement zone program is carried out. 

12 ‘‘(3) YOUTH ENGAGEMENT ZONE PROGRAM.— 

13 The term ‘youth engagement zone program’ means 

14 a service learning program in which members of an 

15 eligible partnership described in paragraph (4) col16 laborate to provide coordinated school-based or com17 munity-based service learning opportunities, to ad18 dress a specific community challenge, for an increas19 ing percentage of out-of-school youth and secondary 

20 school students served by local educational agencies 

21 where— 

22 ‘‘(A) not less than 90 percent of the stu23 dents participate in service-learning activities as 

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1 ‘‘(B) service-learning is a mandatory part 

2 of the curriculum in all of the secondary schools 

3 served by the local educational agency. 

4 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible 

6 partnership’ means— 

7 ‘‘(i) one or more community-based 

8 agencies that have demonstrated records of 

9 success in carrying out service-learning 

10 programs with disadvantaged students, 

11 and that meet such criteria as the Chief 

12 Executive Officer may establish; in com13 bination with 

14 ‘‘(ii)(I) one or more local educational 

15 agencies for which— 

16 ‘‘(aa) a high number or percent17 age of the students served by the 

18 agency, as determined by the Corpora19 tion, are disadvantaged students; and 

20 ‘‘(bb) the graduation rate for the 

21 secondary school students served by 

22 the agency is less than 70 percent; 

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1 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL ENTITIES.—An eligible 

2 partnership may also include— 

3 ‘‘(i) a local government agency that is 

4 not described in subparagraph (A); 

5 ‘‘(ii) the office of the chief executive 

6 officer of a unit of general local govern7 ment; or 

8 ‘‘(iii) an institution of higher edu9 cation. 

10 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Funds under this 

11 part may be used to— 

12 ‘‘(1) integrate service-learning programs into 

13 the science, technology, engineering, and mathe14 matics (STEM) curricula at the elementary, sec15 ondary, or post-secondary, and post-baccalaureate 

16 levels in coordination with practicing or retired 

17 STEM professionals; 

18 ‘‘(2) involve students in service-learning pro19 grams focusing on energy conservation in their com20 munity, including conducting educational outreach 

21 on energy conservation and working to improve en22 ergy efficiency in low income housing and in public 

23 spaces; 

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1 ‘‘(4) involve students in service-learning 

2 projects aimed at improving access to and obtaining 

3 benefits from computers and other emerging tech4 nologies, including improving such access to individ5 uals with disabilities, in low income or rural commu6 nities, in senior centers and communities, in schools, 

7 in libraries, and in other public spaces; 

8 ‘‘(5) involve high school age youth in the men9 toring of middle school youth while involving all par10 ticipants in service-learning to seek to meet unmet 

11 human, educational, environmental, public safety, or 

12 emergency disaster preparedness needs in their com13 munity; 

14 ‘‘(6) conduct research and evaluations on serv15 ice-learning, including service-learning in middle 

16 schools, and disseminate such research and evalua17 tions widely; 

18 ‘‘(7) conduct innovative and creative activities 

19 as described in section 111(a); 

20 ‘‘(8) establish or implement summer of service 

21 programs during the summer months, including the 

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1 ‘‘(A) for youth who will be enrolled in any 

2 grade from grade 6 through grade 12 at the 

3 end of the summer concerned; 

4 ‘‘(B) for community-based service-learning 

5 projects that— 

6 ‘‘(i) shall— 

7 ‘‘(I) meet unmet human, edu8 cational, environmental (including en9 ergy conservation and stewardship), 

10 emergency and disaster preparedness, 

11 and public service needs; and 

12 ‘‘(II) be intensive, structured, su13 pervised, and designed to produce 

14 identifiable improvements to the com15 munity; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) may include the extension of aca17 demic year service-learning programs into 

18 the summer months; 

19 ‘‘(C) under which any student who com20 pletes 100 hours of service in an approved sum21 mer of service position, as certified through a 

22 process determined by the Corporation through 

23 regulations consistent with section 138(f), shall 

24 be eligible for a summer of service educational 

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1 tion of the Chief Executive Officer, not more 

2 than $1,000 in the case of a participant who is 

3 economically disadvantaged) from funds depos4 ited in the National Service Trust and distrib5 uted by the Corporation as described in section 

6 148; and 

7 ‘‘(D) subject to the limitation that a stu8 dent may not receive more than 2 summer of 

9 service educational awards from funds deposited 

10 in the National Service Trust; 

11 ‘‘(9) establish or implement youth engagement 

12 zone service learning programs in youth engagement 

13 zones for students in secondary school served by 

14 local educational agencies where a majority of such 

15 students do not participate in service learning activi16 ties carried out by eligible partnerships as defined in 

17 paragraph (4) that are designed to— 

18 ‘‘(A) involve all students in secondary 

19 school in the local educational agency in service20 learning to address a specific community chal21 lenge; 

22 ‘‘(B) improve student engagement, includ23 ing student attendance and student behavior, 

24 and student achievement, graduation rates, and 

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1 ‘‘(C) involve an increasing percentage of 

2 students in secondary school and out-of-school 

3 youth in the community in school-based or com4 munity based service-learning activities each 

5 year, with the goal of involving all students in 

6 secondary schools served by the local edu7 cational agency and involving an increasing per8 centage of the out-of-school youth in service 

9 learning activities; and 

10 ‘‘(D) encourage participants to engage in 

11 service throughout their lives; and 

12 ‘‘(10) carry out any other innovative service13 learning programs or research that the Corporation 

14 considers appropriate. 

15 ‘‘(d) PRIORITY.—Priority shall be given to programs 

16 that— 

17 ‘‘(1) involve students and community stake18 holders in the design and implementation of the 

19 service-learning program; 

20 ‘‘(2) implement service-learning programs in 

21 low-income or rural communities; and 

22 ‘‘(3) utilize adult volunteers, including tapping 

23 the resource of retired and retiring adults, in the 

24 planning and implementation of the service-learning 

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1 ‘‘(e) REQUIREMENTS.— 

2 ‘‘(1) THREE-YEAR TERM.—Each program fund3 ed under this part shall be carried out over a period 

4 of three years, including one planning year and two 

5 additional grant years, with a 1-year extension pos6 sible, if the program meets performance measures 

7 developed in accordance with section 179(a) and any 

8 other criteria determined by the Corporation. 

9 ‘‘(2) COLLABORATION ENCOURAGED.—Each 

10 program funded under this part is encouraged to 

11 collaborate with other Learn and Serve programs, 

12 AmeriCorps, VISTA, and the National Senior Serv13 ice Corps. 

14 ‘‘(3) EVALUATION.—Upon completion of the 

15 program, the Corporation shall conduct an inde16 pendent evaluation of the program and widely dis17 seminate the results to the service community 

18 through multiple channels, including the Corpora19 tion’s Resource Center or a clearinghouse of effec20 tive strategies and recommendations for improve21 ment. 

22 ‘‘(f) MATCHING FUNDS.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 

24 cost of carrying out a program for which a grant 

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1 section 129(k)) is made under this part may not ex2 ceed 75 percent of the total cost of the program in 

3 the first year of the grant and 50 percent of the 

4 total cost of the program in the remaining years of 

5 the grant, including if the grant is extended for a 

6 fourth year. 

7 ‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION.—In pro8 viding for the remaining share of the cost of car9 rying out such a program, each recipient of a grant 

10 under this part— 

11 ‘‘(A) shall provide for such share through 

12 a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, 

13 including facilities, equipment, or services; and 

14 ‘‘(B) may provide for such share through 

15 State sources or local sources, including private 

16 funds or donated services. 

17 ‘‘(g) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to carry out a 

18 program under this part, an entity shall prepare, submit 

19 to the Corporation, and obtain approval of, an application 

20 at such time and in such manner as the Chief Executive 

21 Officer may reasonably require. 

22 ‘‘(h) FIXED-AMOUNT GRANTS.—For the purposes of 

23 this section and subject to the limitation in section 129(k), 

24 the Corporation may award fixed-amount grants to carry 

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1 Subtitle C—Amendments to Sub2 title C (National Service Trust 

3 Program) 

4 SEC. 1301. PROHIBITION ON GRANTS TO FEDERAL AGEN5 CIES; LIMITS ON CORPORATION COSTS. 

6 Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 12571) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 

8 paragraph (1), by inserting after ‘‘subdivisions of 

9 States,’’ the following: ‘‘Territories,’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (b)— 

11 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AGREE12 MENTS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘RESTRICTIONS ON AGREEMENTS WITH

14 FEDERAL AGENCIES’’; 

15 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

16 (i) by striking ‘‘a contract or coopera17 tive agreement’’ and inserting ‘‘an inter18 agency agreement other than a grant’’; 

19 (ii) by inserting ‘‘or otherwise sup20 ported’’ after ‘‘program carried out’’; 

21 (iii) by striking ‘‘by the agency.’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘by the agency, including pro23 grams under the Public Lands Corps and 

24 Urban Youth Corps as described in section 

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1 (iv) by striking the second sentence; 

2 (C) by striking paragraph (2) and insert3 ing the following: 

4 ‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON GRANTS.—The Corpora5 tion may not provide a grant under this section to 

6 a Federal agency.’’; and 

7 (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘receiv8 ing assistance under this subsection’’ and in9 serting ‘‘operating a national service program’’; 

10 (3) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘to be 

11 provided’’ and inserting ‘‘to be provided or otherwise 

12 approved’’; 

13 (4) in subsection (d)— 

14 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

15 ‘‘FIVE’’ and inserting ‘‘SIX’’; and 

16 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘5 per17 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘6 percent’’; and 

18 (5) in subsection (e)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘section 140’’ and in21 serting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; 

22 (ii) by striking ‘‘Federal share of the 

23 cost’’ and inserting ‘‘Corporation share of 

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1 care coverage, and worker’s compensation 

2 and other necessary operation costs,’’; 

3 (iii) by striking ‘‘may not exceed 75 

4 percent of such cost.’’ and inserting ‘‘may 

5 not exceed—’’; and 

6 (iv) by adding at the end the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(A) for the first 3 years in which the re9 cipient receives such assistance, 76 percent of 

10 such cost; 

11 ‘‘(B) for the fourth through ninth years in 

12 which the recipient receives such assistance, a 

13 decreasing share of such cost between 76 per14 cent and 50 percent, as established by the Cor15 poration in regulation; and 

16 ‘‘(C) for the tenth year (and each year 

17 thereafter) in which the recipient receives such 

18 assistance, 50 percent of such cost.’’; 

19 (B) by striking paragraph (3); 

20 (C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

21 paragraph (3); 

22 (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

23 following: 

24 ‘‘(2) ALTERNATIVE CORPORATION SHARE FOR

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1 DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES.—Upon approval by the 

2 Corporation, the Corporation share of the cost, in3 cluding member living allowances, employment-re4 lated taxes, health care coverage, and worker’s com5 pensation, of carrying out a national service pro6 gram that receives assistance under subsection (a) 

7 and that is located in a rural or severely economi8 cally distressed community may not exceed— 

9 ‘‘(A) for the first 6 years in which the re10 cipient receives such assistance, 76 percent of 

11 such cost; 

12 ‘‘(B) for the seventh through ninth years 

13 in which the recipient receives such assistance, 

14 a decreasing share of such cost between 76 and 

15 65 percent as established by the Corporation in 

16 regulation; and 

17 ‘‘(C) for the tenth year (and each year 

18 thereafter) in which the recipient receives such 

19 assistance, 65 percent of such cost.’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(5) OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS.— 

22 ‘‘(A) RECIPIENT REPORT.—A recipient of 

23 assistance under section 121 (other than a re24 cipient of assistance of a fixed-amount grant) 

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1 source of any Federal funds used to carry out 

2 the program other than those provided by the 

3 Corporation. 

4 ‘‘(B) CORPORATION REPORT.—The Cor5 poration shall report to Congress on an annual 

6 basis information regarding each recipient 

7 under subparagraph (A) that uses Federal 

8 funds other than those provided by the Cor9 poration to carry out the program, including 

10 amounts and sources of other Federal funds.’’. 

11 SEC. 1302. REQUIRED AND ELIGIBLE NATIONAL SERVICE 

12 PROGRAMS. 

13 Section 122 is amended to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 122. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS ELIGIBLE FOR 

15 PROGRAM ASSISTANCE. 

16 ‘‘(a) REQUIRED NATIONAL SERVICE CORPS.—The 

17 recipient of a grant under section 121(a) and each Federal 

18 agency operating or supporting a national service program 

19 under section 121(b) shall, directly or through grants or 

20 subgrants to other entities, carry out or support the fol21 lowing national service corps, as full- or part-time corps, 

22 including during the summer months, to address unmet 

23 educational, health, veteran, or environmental needs: 

24 ‘‘(1) EDUCATION CORPS.—An Education Corps 

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1 munities through activities such as those described 

2 in subparagraph (A) and meets or exceeds the per3 formance indicators under subparagraph (B). 

4 ‘‘(A) ACTIVITIES.—An Education Corps 

5 described in this paragraph may carry out ac6 tivities such as— 

7 ‘‘(i) tutoring, or providing other aca8 demic support to students; 

9 ‘‘(ii) full-time classroom instruction; 

10 ‘‘(iii) mentoring students, including 

11 adult or peer mentoring; 

12 ‘‘(iv) linking needed integrated serv13 ices and comprehensive supports with stu14 dents, their families, and their public 

15 schools; 

16 ‘‘(v) improving school climate; 

17 ‘‘(vi) providing assistance to a school 

18 in expanding the school day by strength19 ening the quality of staff and expanding 

20 the academic programming offered in an 

21 expanded learning time initiative, a pro22 gram of a 21st century community learn23 ing center (as defined in section 4201 of 

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1 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171), or a high2 quality after-school program; 

3 ‘‘(vii) assisting schools and local edu4 cational agencies in improving and expand5 ing high-quality service-learning programs 

6 that keep students engaged in schools by 

7 providing service-learning coordinators; 

8 ‘‘(viii) assisting students in being pre9 pared for college-level work; 

10 ‘‘(ix) involving family members of stu11 dents in supporting teachers and students; 

12 ‘‘(x) conducting a pre-professional 

13 training program in which students en14 rolled in an institution of higher edu15 cation— 

16 ‘‘(I) receive training in specified 

17 fields, which may include classes con18 taining service-learning, including 

19 early childhood education, elementary 

20 and secondary education and other 

21 professions such as those in health 

22 care, criminal justice, environmental 

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1 ‘‘(II) perform service related to 

2 such training outside the classroom 

3 during the school term and during 

4 summer or other vacation periods; and 

5 ‘‘(III) agree to provide service 

6 upon graduation to meet unmet 

7 human, educational, environmental, or 

8 public safety needs related to such 

9 training; 

10 ‘‘(xi) A campus-based program that is 

11 designed to provide substantial service in a 

12 community during the school term and 

13 during summer or other vacation periods 

14 through the use of— 

15 ‘‘(I) students who are attending 

16 an institution of higher education, in17 cluding students participating in a 

18 work-study program assisted under 

19 part C of title IV of the Higher Edu20 cation Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 

21 et seq.); 

22 ‘‘(II) teams composed of such 

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1 ‘‘(III) teams composed of a com2 bination of such students and commu3 nity residents; or 

4 ‘‘(IV) students participating in 

5 service-learning programs at an insti6 tution of higher education; 

7 ‘‘(xii) a program that provides special8 ized training to individuals in service-learn9 ing and places the individuals after such 

10 training in positions, including positions as 

11 service-learning coordinators, to facilitate 

12 service-learning in programs eligible for 

13 funding under part I of subtitle B; and 

14 ‘‘(xiii) providing education or job 

15 training services that are designed to meet 

16 the needs of rural communities. 

17 ‘‘(B) EDUCATION CORPS INDICATORS.— 

18 The corps indicators for a corps described in 

19 this paragraph are— 

20 ‘‘(i) student engagement, including 

21 student attendance and student behavior; 

22 ‘‘(ii) student academic achievement; 

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1 ‘‘(iv) rate of college enrollment and 

2 continued college enrollment for recipients 

3 of a high school diploma; 

4 ‘‘(v) an additional indicator relating to 

5 improving education for students that the 

6 Corporation, in consultation with the Sec7 retary of Education, establishes for a given 

8 year; and 

9 ‘‘(vi) a local indicator (applicable to a 

10 particular eligible entity and on which an 

11 improvement in performance is needed) re12 lating to improving education for students, 

13 proposed by that eligible entity in an appli14 cation submitted to, and approved by, a 

15 State Commission or the Corporation 

16 under this section. 

17 ‘‘(2) HEALTHY FUTURES CORPS.—A Healthy 

18 Futures Corps that identifies unmet health needs 

19 within communities through activities such as those 

20 described in subparagraph (A) and meets or exceeds 

21 the performance indicators under subparagraph (B). 

22 ‘‘(A) ACTIVITIES.—A Healthy Futures 

23 Corps described in this paragraph may carry 

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1 ‘‘(i) assisting economically disadvan2 taged individuals in navigating the health 

3 care system; 

4 ‘‘(ii) assisting individuals in obtaining 

5 access to health care for themselves or 

6 their children; 

7 ‘‘(iii) educating economically dis8 advantaged individuals and individuals who 

9 are members of medically underserved pop10 ulations about, and engaging individuals 

11 described in this clause in, initiatives re12 garding navigating the health care system 

13 and regarding disease prevention and 

14 health promotion, with a particular focus 

15 on common health conditions, chronic dis16 eases, and conditions, for which disease 

17 prevention and health promotion measures 

18 exist and for which socioeconomic, geo19 graphic, and racial and ethnic health dis20 parities exist; 

21 ‘‘(iv) improving health literacy of pa22 tients; 

23 ‘‘(v) providing translation services at 

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1 ‘‘(vi) providing services designed to 

2 meet the needs of rural communities; and 

3 ‘‘(vii) assisting in health promotion 

4 interventions that improve health status, 

5 and helping people adopt and maintain 

6 healthy lifestyles and habits to improve 

7 health status. 

8 ‘‘(B) HEALTHY FUTURES CORPS INDICA9 TORS.—The corps indicators for a corps de10 scribed in this paragraph are— 

11 ‘‘(i) access to health care among eco12 nomically disadvantaged individuals and 

13 individuals who are members of medically 

14 underserved populations; 

15 ‘‘(ii) access to health care for unin16 sured individuals, including such individ17 uals who are economically disadvantaged 

18 children; 

19 ‘‘(iii) participation, among economi20 cally disadvantaged individuals and individ21 uals who are members of medically under22 served populations, in disease prevention 

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1 mon health conditions, addressing chronic 

2 diseases, and decreasing health disparities; 

3 ‘‘(iv) health literacy of patients; 

4 ‘‘(v) an additional indicator, relating 

5 to improving or protecting the health of 

6 economically disadvantaged individuals and 

7 individuals who are members of medically 

8 underserved populations, that the Corpora9 tion, in consultation with the Secretary of 

10 Health and Human Services and the Di11 rector of the Centers for Disease Control 

12 and Prevention, establishes for a given 

13 year; and 

14 ‘‘(vi) a local indicator (applicable to a 

15 particular eligible entity and on which an 

16 improvement in performance is needed) re17 lating to improving or protecting the 

18 health of economically disadvantaged indi19 viduals and individuals who are members 

20 of medically underserved populations, pro21 posed by that eligible entity in an applica22 tion submitted to, and approved by, a 

23 State Commission or the Corporation 

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1 ‘‘(3) CLEAN ENERGY CORPS.—A Clean Energy 

2 Corps that identifies unmet environmental needs 

3 within communities through activities such as those 

4 described in subparagraph (A) and meets or exceeds 

5 the performance indicators under subparagraph (B). 

6 ‘‘(A) ACTIVITIES.—A Clean Energy Corps 

7 described in this paragraph may carry out ac8 tivities such as— 

9 ‘‘(i) weatherizing and retrofitting 

10 housing units for low-income households to 

11 significantly improve the energy efficiency 

12 and reduce carbon emissions of such hous13 ing units; 

14 ‘‘(ii) building energy efficient housing 

15 units in low-income communities; 

16 ‘‘(iii) conducting energy audits for 

17 low-income households and recommending 

18 ways for the households to improve energy 

19 efficiency; 

20 ‘‘(iv) the enhancement of renewable 

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1 ‘‘(v) assisting in emergency oper2 ations, such as disaster prevention and re3 lief; 

4 ‘‘(vi) the repair, renovation, or reha5 bilitation of an existing infrastructure fa6 cility including, but not limited to, rail, 

7 mass transportation, ports, inland naviga8 tion, schools and hospitals; 

9 ‘‘(vii) working with schools and youth 

10 programs to educate students and youth 

11 about ways to reduce home energy use and 

12 improve the environment, including con13 ducting service-learning projects to provide 

14 such education; 

15 ‘‘(viii) assisting in the development of 

16 local recycling programs; 

17 ‘‘(ix) improving national and State 

18 parks, city parks, county parks, forest pre19 serves, and trails owned or maintained by 

20 the Federal Government or a State, includ21 ing planting trees, carrying out reforest22 ation, and making trail enhancements; 

23 ‘‘(x) cleaning and improving rivers 

24 maintained by the Federal Government or 

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1 ‘‘(xi) full-time, year-round youth corps 

2 program or full-time summer youth corps 

3 program, such as a conservation corps or 

4 youth service corps (including youth corps 

5 programs under subtitle I, the Public 

6 Lands Corps established under the Public 

7 Lands Corps Act of 1993, the Urban 

8 Youth Corps established under section 106 

9 of the National and Community Service 

10 Trust Act of 1993, and other conservation 

11 corps or youth service corps that performs 

12 service on Federal or other public lands or 

13 on Indian lands or Hawaiian home lands), 

14 that— 

15 ‘‘(I) undertakes meaningful serv16 ice projects with visible public bene17 fits, including projects involving urban 

18 renewal, sustaining natural resources, 

19 or improving human services; 

20 ‘‘(II) includes as participants 

21 youths and young adults between the 

22 ages of 16 and 25, inclusive, and at 

23 least 50 percent of whom are out-of24 school youths and other disadvantaged 

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1 basic skills, youths in foster care who 

2 are becoming too old for foster care, 

3 youths of limited-English proficiency, 

4 homeless youths, youths who are indi5 viduals with disabilities), and youths 

6 who are economically disadvantaged 

7 who are between those ages; and 

8 ‘‘(III) provides those participants 

9 who are youths and young adults 

10 with— 

11 ‘‘(aa) crew-based, highly 

12 structured, and adult-supervised 

13 work experience, life skills, edu14 cation, career guidance and coun15 seling, employment training, and 

16 support services including men17 toring; and 

18 ‘‘(bb) the opportunity to de19 velop citizenship values and skills 

20 through service to their commu21 nity and the United States. 

22 ‘‘(B) CLEAN ENERGY CORPS INDICA23 TORS.—The corps indicators for a corps de24 scribed in this paragraph are— 


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1 ‘‘(i) the number of housing units of 

2 low-income households weatherized or ret3 rofitted to significantly improve energy ef4 ficiency and reduce carbon emissions; 

5 ‘‘(ii) annual energy costs (to deter6 mine savings in those costs) at facilities 

7 where participants have provided service; 

8 ‘‘(iii) the number of students and 

9 youth receiving education or training in en10 ergy-efficient and environmentally con11 scious practices; 

12 ‘‘(iv) the number of national parks, 

13 State parks, city parks, county parks, for14 est preserves, or trails or rivers owned or 

15 maintained by the Federal Government or 

16 a State, that are cleaned or improved; 

17 ‘‘(v) another indicator relating to 

18 clean energy that the Corporation, in con19 sultation with the Administrator of the En20 vironmental Protection Agency and the 

21 Secretary of Energy and the Department 

22 of Interior, as appropriate, establishes for 

23 a given year; 

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1 ergy jobs that the Corporation, in consulta2 tion with the Secretary of Labor, estab3 lishes for a given year; and 

4 ‘‘(vii) a local indicator (applicable to a 

5 particular eligible entity and on which an 

6 improvement in performance is needed) re7 lating to clean energy, or education or skill 

8 attainment for clean energy jobs, proposed 

9 by that eligible entity in an application 

10 submitted to, and approved by, a State 

11 Commission or the Corporation under this 

12 section. 

13 ‘‘(4) VETERANS’ CORPS.—A Veterans’ Corps 

14 that identifies unmet needs of veterans through ac15 tivities such as those described in subparagraph (A) 

16 and meets or exceeds the performance indicators 

17 under subparagraph (B). 

18 ‘‘(A) ACTIVITIES.—A Veterans’ Corps de19 scribed in this paragraph may carry out activi20 ties such as— 

21 ‘‘(i) promoting community-based ef22 forts to meet the unique needs of military 

23 families while a family member is deployed 

24 and upon that family member’s return 

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1 ‘‘(ii) recruiting veterans, particularly 

2 returning veterans, into service opportuni3 ties; 

4 ‘‘(iii) working to assist veterans in de5 veloping their educational opportunities, 

6 including opportunities for professional 

7 certification; 

8 ‘‘(iv) promoting efforts within the 

9 community to serve the needs of veterans 

10 and active duty military members; 

11 ‘‘(v) assisting veterans in developing 

12 mentoring relationships with economically 

13 disadvantaged students; and 

14 ‘‘(vi) developing projects to assist dis15 abled and older veterans. 

16 ‘‘(B) VETERANS’ CORPS INDICATORS.— 

17 The corps indicators for a corps described in 

18 this paragraph are— 

19 ‘‘(i) the number of housing units cre20 ated for veterans; 

21 ‘‘(ii) the number of veterans who pur22 sue educational opportunities; 

23 ‘‘(iii) the number of veterans receiving 

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1 ‘‘(iv) outreach efforts to service orga2 nizations serving the needs to veterans; 

3 ‘‘(v) the number of veterans engaged 

4 in service opportunities; 

5 ‘‘(vi) the number of military families 

6 assisted by organizations while the family 

7 member is deployed and when the family 

8 member returns from deployment; 

9 ‘‘(vii) the number of economically dis10 advantaged students engaged in mentoring 

11 relationships with veterans; 

12 ‘‘(viii) projects designed to meet iden13 tifiable public needs with a specific empha14 sis on projects in support of veterans, espe15 cially disabled and older veterans; 

16 ‘‘(ix) another indicator relating to 

17 education or skill attainment that assists 

18 in providing veterans with the skills to ad19 dress identifiable public needs, that is ap20 proved by the Corporation; and 

21 ‘‘(x) other additional indicators that 

22 improve the lives of veterans and families 

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1 partment of Veterans Affairs, establishes 

2 for a given year. 

3 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE OPPORTUNITY CORPS PROGRAMS.— 

4 The recipient of a grant under section 121(a) and each 

5 Federal agency operating or supporting a national service 

6 program under section 121(b) shall, directly or through 

7 grants or subgrants to other entities, carry out or support 

8 full- or part-time national service programs, including 

9 summer programs, to address unmet community needs. 

10 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS.—National service 

11 programs under this subsection shall be known as 

12 ‘Opportunity Corps’ and may include the following 

13 types of national service programs: 

14 ‘‘(A) A community corps program that 

15 meets unmet human, educational, environ16 mental, or public safety needs and promotes 

17 greater community unity through the use of or18 ganized teams of participants of varied social 

19 and economic backgrounds, skill levels, physical 

20 and developmental capabilities, ages, ethnic 

21 backgrounds, or genders. 

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1 ‘‘(i) as teachers, nurses and other 

2 health care providers, police officers, early 

3 childhood development staff, engineers, or 

4 other professionals providing service to 

5 meet educational, human, environmental, 

6 or public safety needs in communities with 

7 an inadequate number of such profes8 sionals; 

9 ‘‘(ii) that may include a salary in ex10 cess of the maximum living allowance au11 thorized in subsection (a)(3) of section 

12 140, as provided in subsection (c) of such 

13 section; and 

14 ‘‘(iii) that are sponsored by public or 

15 private employers who agree to pay 100 

16 percent of the salaries and benefits (other 

17 than any national service educational 

18 award under subtitle D) of the partici19 pants. 

20 ‘‘(C) A community service program de21 signed to meet the needs of rural communities, 

22 using teams or individual placements to address 

23 the development needs of rural communities, in24 cluding the issues of rural poverty, health care, 

25 education, and job training. 


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1 ‘‘(D) A program that seeks to eliminate 

2 hunger in communities and rural areas through 

3 service in projects— 

4 ‘‘(i) involving food banks, food pan5 tries, and nonprofit organizations that pro6 vide food during emergencies; 

7 ‘‘(ii) involving the gleaning of pre8 pared and unprepared food that would oth9 erwise be discarded as unusable so that the 

10 usable portion of such food may be do11 nated to food banks, food pantries, and 

12 other nonprofit organizations; 

13 ‘‘(iii) seeking to address the long-term 

14 causes of hunger through education and 

15 the delivery of appropriate services; or 

16 ‘‘(iv) providing training in basic 

17 health, nutrition, and life skills necessary 

18 to alleviate hunger in communities and 

19 rural areas. 

20 ‘‘(E) An E-Corps program that involves 

21 participants who provide services in a commu22 nity by developing and assisting in carrying out 

23 technology programs which seek to increase ac24 cess to technology and the benefits thereof in 

25 such community. 


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1 ‘‘(F) A program that engages citizens in 

2 public safety, public health, and emergency and 

3 disaster preparedness, and may include the re4 cruitment and placing of qualified participants 

5 in positions to be trainees as law enforcement 

6 officers, firefighters, search and rescue per7 sonnel, and emergency medical service workers, 

8 and may engage Federal, State, and local stake9 holders in collaboration to organize more effec10 tive responses to issues of public safety and 

11 public health, emergencies, and disasters. 

12 ‘‘(G) A program, initiative, or partnership 

13 that seeks to expand the number of mentors for 

14 youths (including by recruiting high-school and 

15 college-aged individuals to enter into mentoring 

16 relationships), including mentors for disadvan17 taged youths, either through provision of direct 

18 mentoring services, provision of supportive serv19 ices to direct mentoring service organizations 

20 (in the case of a partnership), or through the 

21 creative utilization of current and emerging 

22 technologies to connect youth with mentors. 

23 ‘‘(H) A program that has the primary pur24 pose of re-engaging court-involved youth and 

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1 ‘‘(I) Programs to support the needs of vet2 erans or active duty service members and their 

3 families, including providing opportunities to 

4 participate in service projects. 

5 ‘‘(J) Such other national service programs 

6 addressing unmet human, educational, environ7 mental, or public safety needs as the Corpora8 tion may designate. 

9 ‘‘(2) OPPORTUNITY CORPS INDICATORS.—The 

10 corps indicators for programs under this subsection 

11 are— 

12 ‘‘(A) financial literacy among economically 

13 disadvantaged individuals; 

14 ‘‘(B) housing units built or improved for 

15 economically disadvantaged individuals or low16 income families; 

17 ‘‘(C) economically disadvantaged individ18 uals with access to job training and other skill 

19 enhancement; 

20 ‘‘(D) economically disadvantaged individ21 uals with access to information about job place22 ment services; 

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1 ‘‘(F) established or improved access to 

2 technology in the community where service is 

3 provided; 

4 ‘‘(G) mentor relationships among disadvan5 taged youth; 

6 ‘‘(H) food security among economically dis7 advantaged individuals; 

8 ‘‘(I) service opportunities through the pro9 grams described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and 

10 (F) for economically disadvantaged individuals; 

11 ‘‘(J) an additional indicator relating to im12 proving economic opportunity for economically 

13 disadvantaged individuals that the Corporation, 

14 in consultation with the Secretary of Health 

15 and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, 

16 and the Attorney General, establishes for a 

17 given year; 

18 ‘‘(K) a local indicator (applicable to a par19 ticular eligible entity and on which an improve20 ment in performance is needed) relating to im21 proving economic opportunity for economically 

22 disadvantaged individuals, proposed by that eli23 gible entity in an application submitted to, and 

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1 ‘‘(L) any additional local indicator (appli2 cable to a particular eligible entity and on 

3 which an improvement in performance is need4 ed) that is approved by the Corporation. 

5 ‘‘(c) PRIORITIES FOR CERTAIN REQUIRED CORPS.— 

6 In awarding financial assistance and approved national 

7 service positions to eligible entities proposed to carry out 

8 the required corps described in subsection (a)— 

9 ‘‘(1) in the case of a corps described in sub10 section (a)(2)— 

11 ‘‘(A) the Corporation may give priority to 

12 such eligible entities that propose to develop 

13 policies to provide, and provide, support for 

14 participants who, after completing service under 

15 this section, will undertake careers to improve 

16 performance on health indicators; and 

17 ‘‘(B) the Corporation shall give priority to 

18 such eligible entities that propose to carry out 

19 national service programs in medically under20 served areas (as designated by the Secretary of 

21 Health and Human Services as an area with a 

22 shortage of personal health services); and 

23 ‘‘(2) in the case of a corps described in sub24 section (a)(3), the Corporation shall give priority to 

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1 uals for the Clean Energy Corps so that significant 

2 percentages of participants in the Corps are eco3 nomically disadvantaged individuals, and provide to 

4 such individuals support services and education and 

5 training to develop skills needed for clean energy 

6 jobs for which there is current demand or projected 

7 future demand. 

8 ‘‘(d) CONSULTATION ON PERFORMANCE INDICA9 TORS.—The Corporation shall consult with the Secretaries 

10 of Education, Health and Human Services, Energy, Vet11 erans Affairs, Department of Interior, the Administrator 

12 of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Attorney 

13 General, as appropriate, in developing additional perform14 ance indicators for the corps and programs described in 

15 subsections (a) and (b). 

16 ‘‘(e) QUALIFICATION CRITERIA TO DETERMINE ELI17 GIBILITY.— 

18 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT BY CORPORATION.—The 

19 Corporation shall establish qualification criteria for 

20 different types of national service programs for the 

21 purpose of determining whether a particular national 

22 service program should be considered to be a na23 tional service program eligible to receive assistance 

24 or approved national service positions under this 

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1 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In establishing qualifica2 tion criteria under paragraph (1), the Corporation 

3 shall consult with organizations and individuals with 

4 extensive experience in developing and administering 

5 effective national service programs or regarding the 

6 delivery of human, educational, environmental, or 

7 public safety services to communities or persons. 

8 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION TO SUBGRANTS.—The quali9 fication criteria established by the Corporation under 

10 paragraph (1) shall also be used by each recipient of 

11 assistance under section 121(a) that uses any por12 tion of the assistance to conduct a grant program to 

13 support other national service programs. 

14 ‘‘(4) ENCOURAGEMENT OF INTERGENERA15 TIONAL COMPONENTS OF PROGRAMS.—The Corpora16 tion shall encourage national service programs eligi17 ble to receive assistance or approved national service 

18 positions under this subtitle to establish, if con19 sistent with the purposes of the program, an inter20 generational component of the program that com21 bines students, out-of-school youths, disadvantaged 

22 youth, and older adults as participants to provide 

23 services to address unmet human, educational, envi24 ronmental, or public safety needs. 

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1 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

2 ‘‘(A) BY CORPORATION.—In order to con3 centrate national efforts on meeting certain 

4 human, educational, environmental, or public 

5 safety needs and to achieve the other purposes 

6 of this Act, the Corporation, after reviewing the 

7 strategic plan approved under section 

8 192A(g)(1), shall establish (and may periodi9 cally alter) priorities regarding the types of na10 tional service programs and corps to be assisted 

11 under section 129 and the purposes for which 

12 such assistance may be used. In establishing 

13 such priorities, the Corporation— 

14 ‘‘(i) shall select 2 or more of the corps 

15 described in subsection (a) to receive as16 sistance under section 129(c); and 

17 ‘‘(ii) may select the corps described in 

18 subsection (b) to receive assistance under 

19 such section. 

20 ‘‘(B) BY STATES.—Consistent with para21 graph (4), States shall establish, and through 

22 the national service plan process described in 

23 section 178(e)(1), periodically alter priorities as 

24 appropriate regarding the national service pro25 grams to be assisted under section 129(a)(1). 


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1 The State priorities shall be subject to Corpora2 tion review as part of the application process 

3 under section 130. 

4 ‘‘(2) NOTICE TO APPLICANTS.—The Corpora5 tion shall provide advance notice to potential appli6 cants of any national service priorities to be in effect 

7 under this subsection for a fiscal year. The notice 

8 shall specifically include— 

9 ‘‘(A) a description of any alteration made 

10 in the priorities since the previous notice; and 

11 ‘‘(B) a description of the national service 

12 programs that are designated by the Corpora13 tion under section 133(d)(2) as eligible for pri14 ority consideration in the next competitive dis15 tribution of assistance under section 121(a). 

16 ‘‘(3) REGULATIONS.—The Corporation shall by 

17 regulation establish procedures to ensure the equi18 table treatment of national service programs that— 

19 ‘‘(A) receive funding under this subtitle for 

20 multiple years; and 

21 ‘‘(B) would be adversely affected by annual 

22 revisions in such national service priorities. 

23 ‘‘(4) APPLICATION TO SUBGRANTS.—Any na24 tional service priorities established by the Corpora25 tion under this subsection shall also be used by each 


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1 recipient of funds under section 121(a) that uses 

2 any portion of the assistance to conduct a grant pro3 gram to support other national service programs. 

4 ‘‘(g) REQUIREMENTS FOR TUTORS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para6 graph (2), the Corporation shall require that each 

7 recipient of assistance under the national service 

8 laws that operates a tutoring program involving ele9 mentary or secondary school students certifies that 

10 individuals serving in approved national service posi11 tions as tutors in such program have— 

12 ‘‘(A) either— 

13 ‘‘(i) obtained their high school di14 ploma; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) passed a proficiency test dem16 onstrating that such individuals have the 

17 skills necessary to achieve program goals; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(B) have successfully completed pre- and 

20 in-service training for tutors. 

21 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The requirements in para22 graph (1) do not apply to an individual serving in 

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1 viding tutoring services through a structured, school2 managed cross-grade tutoring program. 

3 ‘‘(h) REQUIREMENTS FOR TUTORING PROGRAMS.— 

4 Each tutoring program that receives assistance under the 

5 national service laws shall— 

6 ‘‘(1) offer a curriculum that is high quality, re7 search-based, and consistent with the State aca8 demic content standards required by section 1111 of 

9 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

10 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311) and the instructional pro11 gram of the local educational agency; and 

12 ‘‘(2) offer high quality, research-based pre- and 

13 in-service training for tutors. 

14 ‘‘(i) CITIZENSHIP TRAINING.—The Corporation shall 

15 establish requirements for recipients of assistance under 

16 the national service laws relating to the promotion of citi17 zenship and civic engagement, that are consistent with the 

18 principles on which citizenship programs administered by 

19 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are based and 

20 are appropriate to the age, education, and experience of 

21 the program, among individuals enrolled in approved na22 tional service positions and approved summer of service 

23 positions. 

24 ‘‘(j) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the end 

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1 under section 121(a), the Corporation shall prepare and 

2 submit to Congress a report containing— 

3 ‘‘(1) information describing how the Corpora4 tion allocated financial assistance and approved na5 tional service positions among eligible entities pro6 posed to carry out national service corps described 

7 in that subsection (a) for that fiscal year; 

8 ‘‘(2) information describing the amount of fi9 nancial assistance and the number of approved na10 tional service positions the Corporation provided to 

11 each national service corps described in subsection 

12 (a) for that fiscal year; 

13 ‘‘(3) a measure of the extent to which the na14 tional service corps improved performance on the 

15 corresponding indicators; and 

16 ‘‘(4) information describing how the Corpora17 tion is coordinating— 

18 ‘‘(A) the national service corps funded 

19 under subsection (a); with 

20 ‘‘(B) applicable programs, as determined 

21 by the Corporation, carried out under subtitles 

22 B of this title, and part A of title I and parts 

23 A and B of title II of the Domestic Volunteer 

24 Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq., 

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1 indicators or otherwise address identified com2 munity needs.’’. 

3 SEC. 1303. TYPES OF POSITIONS. 

4 Section 123 (42 U.S.C. 12573) is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting after ‘‘sub6 division of a State,’’ the following: ‘‘a Territory,’’; 

7 and 

8 (2) in paragraph (5) by inserting ‘‘National’’ 

9 before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’. 

10 SEC. 1304. CONFORMING REPEAL RELATING TO TRAINING 

11 AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

12 Section 125 (42 U.S.C. 12575) is repealed. 

13 SEC. 1305. ASSISTANCE TO STATE COMMISSIONS; CHAL14 LENGE GRANTS. 

15 Section 126 (42 U.S.C. 12576) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking 

18 ‘‘$125,000 and $750,000’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘$200,000 and $825,000’’; and 

20 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert21 ing the following: 

22 ‘‘(2) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—In making 

23 grants to a State under this subsection, the Cor24 poration shall require the State to provide matching 


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1 funds of $1 from non-Federal sources for every $1 

2 provided by the Corporation. 

3 ‘‘(3) ALTERNATIVE.—Notwithstanding para4 graph (2), the Chief Executive Officer may permit a 

5 State that demonstrates hardship or a new State 

6 Commission to use an alternative match as follows: 

7 ‘‘(A) FIRST $100,000.—For the first 

8 $100,000 of grant amounts provided by the 

9 Corporation, a State shall not be required to 

10 provide matching funds. 

11 ‘‘(B) AMOUNTS GREATER THAN $100,000.— 

12 For grant amounts of more than $100,000 and 

13 not exceeding $200,000 provided by the Cor14 poration, a State shall provide $1 from non15 Federal sources for every $2 provided by the 

16 Corporation. 

17 ‘‘(C) AMOUNTS GREATER THAN $200,000.— 

18 For grant amounts of more than $200,000 pro19 vided by the Corporation, a State shall provide 

20 $1 from non-Federal sources for every $1 pro21 vided by the Corporation.’’; 

22 (2) in subsection (b), by striking the period and 

23 inserting ‘‘and to support, including through mis24 sion-assignments under the Robert T. Stafford Dis25 aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 


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1 U.S.C. 5147), nonprofit organizations and public 

2 agencies responding to the needs of communities in 

3 disasters.’’; and 

4 (3) in subsection (c)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘to na6 tional service programs that receive assistance 

7 under section 121’’ and inserting ‘‘to programs 

8 supported under the national service laws’’; and 

9 (B) by striking paragraph (3) and insert10 ing the following: 

11 ‘‘(3) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—A challenge 

12 grant under this subsection may provide, for an ini13 tial 3-year grant period, not more than $1 of assist14 ance under this subsection for each $1 in cash raised 

15 from private sources by the program supported 

16 under the national service laws in excess of amounts 

17 required to be provided by the program to satisfy 

18 matching funds requirements. After an initial 3-year 

19 grant period, grants under this subsection may pro20 vide not more than $1 of assistance for each $2 in 

21 cash raised from private sources by the program in 

22 excess of amounts required to be provided by the 

23 program to satisfy matching funds requirements. 

24 The Corporation may permit the use of local or 

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1 determines that such use would be equitable due to 

2 a lack of available private funds at the local level. 

3 The Corporation shall establish a ceiling on the 

4 amount of assistance that may be provided to a na5 tional service program under this subsection.’’. 

6 SEC. 1306. ALLOCATION OF ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND 

7 OTHER ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. 

8 Section 129 (42 U.S.C. 12581) is amended to read 

9 as follows: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 129. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AND APPROVED NA11 TIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS. 

12 ‘‘(a) 1-PERCENT ALLOTMENT FOR CERTAIN TERRI13 TORIES.—Of the funds allocated by the Corporation for 

14 provision of assistance under section 121(a) for a fiscal 

15 year, the Corporation shall reserve 1 percent for grants 

16 to the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American 

17 Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

18 Islands upon approval by the Corporation of an applica19 tion submitted under section 130. The amount allotted as 

20 a grant to each such Territory under this subsection for 

21 a fiscal year shall be equal to the amount that bears the 

22 same ratio to 1 percent of the allocated funds for that 

23 fiscal year as the population of the Territory bears to the 

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1 ‘‘(b) ALLOTMENT FOR INDIAN TRIBES.—Of the 

2 funds allocated by the Corporation for provision of assist3 ance under section 121(a) for a fiscal year, the Corpora4 tion shall reserve at least 1 percent for grants to Indian 

5 tribes, including nonprofit organizations applying on be6 half of a tribe or tribes, to be allotted by the Corporation 

7 on a competitive basis. In the case of a nonprofit organiza8 tion applying on behalf of a tribe or tribes such nonprofit 

9 organization shall include in its application— 

10 ‘‘(1) written documentation from such tribe or 

11 tribes that such tribe or tribes has approved the ap12 plication and authorized such nonprofit organization 

13 to submit an application on the behalf of the tribe 

14 or tribes; and 

15 ‘‘(2) certification that the nonprofit organiza16 tion will use the grant exclusively to serve members 

17 of such tribe or tribes and will, to the maximum ex18 tent practicable, do so on tribal lands. 

19 ‘‘(c) RESERVATION OF APPROVED POSITIONS.—The 

20 Corporation shall ensure that each individual selected dur21 ing a fiscal year for assignment as a VISTA volunteer 

22 under title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 

23 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) or as a participant in the 

24 Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program under 

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1 award described in subtitle D if the individual satisfies the 

2 eligibility requirements for the award. Funds for approved 

3 national service positions required by this paragraph for 

4 a fiscal year shall be deducted from the total funding for 

5 approved national service positions to be available for dis6 tribution under subsections (d) and (e) for that fiscal year. 

7 ‘‘(d) ALLOTMENT FOR COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Of 

8 the funds allocated by the Corporation for provision of as9 sistance under section 121(a) for a fiscal year and subject 

10 to section 133(d)(3), the Corporation shall reserve up to 

11 62.7 percent for grants awarded on a competitive basis 

12 to States for national service programs and to nonprofit 

13 organizations seeking to operate a national service pro14 gram in 2 or more States. 

15 ‘‘(e) ALLOTMENT TO CERTAIN STATES ON FORMULA

16 BASIS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) GRANTS.—Of the funds allocated by the 

18 Corporation for provision of assistance under sub19 section (a) of section 121 for a fiscal year, the Cor20 poration shall make a grant to each of the several 

21 States, the District of Columbia, and the Common22 wealth of Puerto Rico that submits an application 

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1 ‘‘(2) ALLOTMENTS.—The amount allotted as a 

2 grant to each such State under this subsection for 

3 a fiscal year shall be equal to the amount that bears 

4 the same ratio to 35.3 percent of the allocated funds 

5 for that fiscal year as the population of the State 

6 bears to the total population of the several States, 

7 the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of 

8 Puerto Rico, in compliance with paragraph (3). 

9 ‘‘(3) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—Notwithstanding 

10 paragraph (2), the minimum grant made available to 

11 each State approved by the Corporation under para12 graph (1) for each fiscal year must be at least 

13 $600,000, or 0.5 percent of the amount allocated for 

14 the State formula under this section, whichever is 

15 greater. 

16 ‘‘(f) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO APPLY.—If a State or 

17 Territory fails to apply for, or fails to give notice to the 

18 Corporation of its intent to apply for an allotment under 

19 this section, or the Corporation does not approve the appli20 cation consistent with section 133, the Corporation may 

21 use the amount that would have been allotted under this 

22 section to the State or Territory to— 

23 ‘‘(1) make grants (and provide approved na24 tional service positions in connection with such 

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1 under section 121 that propose to carry out national 

2 service programs in such State or Territory; and 

3 ‘‘(2) make a reallotment to other States or Ter4 ritories with approved applications submitted under 

5 section 130, to the extent community-based organi6 zations do not apply as described in paragraph (1). 

7 ‘‘(g) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—The allotment of as8 sistance and approved national service positions to a re9 cipient under this section shall be made by the Corpora10 tion only pursuant to an application submitted by a State 

11 or other applicant under section 130. 

12 ‘‘(h) APPROVAL OF POSITIONS SUBJECT TO AVAIL13 ABLE FUNDS.—The Corporation may not approve posi14 tions as approved national service positions under this 

15 subtitle for a fiscal year in excess of the number of such 

16 positions for which the Corporation has sufficient available 

17 funds in the National Service Trust for that fiscal year, 

18 taking into consideration funding needs for national serv19 ice educational awards under subtitle D based on com20 pleted service. If appropriations are insufficient to provide 

21 the maximum allowable national service educational 

22 awards under subtitle D for all eligible participants, the 

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1 ‘‘(i) SPONSORSHIP OF APPROVED NATIONAL SERV2 ICE POSITIONS.— 

3 ‘‘(1) SPONSORSHIP AUTHORIZED.—The Cor4 poration may enter into agreements with persons or 

5 entities who offer to sponsor national service posi6 tions for which the person or entity will be respon7 sible for supplying the funds necessary to provide a 

8 national service educational award. The distribution 

9 of these approved national service positions shall be 

10 made pursuant to the agreement, and the creation 

11 of these positions shall not be taken into consider12 ation in determining the number of approved na13 tional service positions to be available for distribu14 tion under this section. 

15 ‘‘(2) DEPOSIT OF CONTRIBUTION.—Funds pro16 vided pursuant to an agreement under paragraph 

17 (1) shall be deposited in the National Service Trust 

18 established in section 145 until such time as the 

19 funds are needed. 

20 ‘‘(j) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR SPECIAL ASSIST21 ANCE.—From amounts appropriated for a fiscal year pur22 suant to the authorization of appropriations in section 

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1 tion considers to be appropriate for the purpose of making 

2 assistance available under section 126. 

3 ‘‘(k) RESERVATION OF FUNDS TO INCREASE THE

4 PARTICIPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.— 

5 ‘‘(1) RESERVATION.—To make grants to public 

6 or private nonprofit organizations to increase the 

7 participation of individuals with disabilities in na8 tional service and for demonstration activities in fur9 therance of this purpose, and subject to the limita10 tion in paragraph (2), the Chief Executive Officer 

11 shall reserve not less than 1 percent from the 

12 amount allocated to carry out program grants under 

13 the national service laws. 

14 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The amount reserved in 

15 paragraph (1) may not exceed $10,000,000. 

16 ‘‘(3) REMAINDER.—After making grants under 

17 subsection (j), excess funds may be used by the 

18 Chief Executive Officer for other activities under 

19 section 501(a)(2). 

20 ‘‘(l) AUTHORITY FOR FIXED-AMOUNT GRANTS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

22 ‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—From amounts appro23 priated for a fiscal year to provide financial as24 sistance under the national service laws, the 

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1 paragraph (B) may provide assistance in the 

2 form of fixed-amount grants in an amount de3 termined by the Corporation under paragraph 

4 (2) rather than on the basis of actual costs in5 curred by a program. 

6 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—Other than fixed7 amount grants to support programs described 

8 in section 129A, for the 1-year period beginning 

9 on the date of enactment of the GIVE Act, the 

10 Corporation may provide assistance in the form 

11 of fixed-amount grants only to support full-time 

12 positions. 

13 ‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF FIXED14 AMOUNT GRANTS.—A fixed-amount grant authorized 

15 by this subsection shall be in an amount determined 

16 by the Corporation that is— 

17 ‘‘(A) significantly less than the reasonable 

18 and necessary costs of administering the pro19 gram receiving the grant; and 

20 ‘‘(B) based on the amount per individual 

21 enrolled in the program receiving the grant, 

22 taking into account— 

23 ‘‘(i) the program’s capacity to manage 

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1 ‘‘(ii) the number of national service 

2 positions approved for the program; 

3 ‘‘(iii) the proposed design of the pro4 gram; 

5 ‘‘(iv) whether the program provides 

6 service to or involves the participation of 

7 disadvantaged youth or otherwise would 

8 reasonably incur a relatively higher level of 

9 costs; and 

10 ‘‘(v) such other factors as the Cor11 poration may consider under section 133 in 

12 considering applications for assistance. 

13 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANT RECIPI14 ENTS.—In awarding a fixed-amount grant under 

15 this subsection, the Corporation— 

16 ‘‘(A) shall require the grant recipient— 

17 ‘‘(i) to return a pro rata amount of 

18 the grant funds based upon the difference 

19 between the number of hours served by a 

20 participant and the minimum number of 

21 hours for completion of a term of service 

22 (as established by the Corporation); 

23 ‘‘(ii) to report on standardized and 

24 other performance measures established by 

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1 ‘‘(iii) to cooperate with any evaluation 

2 activities undertaken by the Corporation; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(iv) to provide assurances that addi5 tional funds shall be raised in support of 

6 the proposed program, in addition to those 

7 received under the national service laws; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(B) may adopt other terms and condi10 tions as it considers necessary or appropriate 

11 based on the relative risks (as determined by 

12 the Corporation) associated with any applica13 tion for a fixed-amount grant. 

14 ‘‘(4) OTHER REQUIREMENTS NOT APPLICA15 BLE.—Limitations on administrative costs and 

16 matching fund documentation requirements shall not 

17 apply to fixed-amount grants provided in accordance 

18 with this subsection. 

19 ‘‘(5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

20 this subsection shall relieve a grant recipient of the 

21 responsibility to comply with the requirements of the 

22 Single Audit Act (31 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.) or other 

23 requirements of Office of Management and Budget 

24 Circular A–133.’’. 


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1 SEC. 1307. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY. 

2 Part II of subtitle C of title I is amended by inserting 

3 after section 129 (42 U.S.C. 12581) the following: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 129A. EDUCATION AWARDS ONLY PROGRAM. 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated for 

6 a fiscal year to provide financial assistance under this sub7 title and consistent with the restriction in subsection (b), 

8 the Corporation may, through fixed-amount grants (in ac9 cordance with section 129(k)), provide operational assist10 ance to programs that receive approved national service 

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

12 ‘‘(b) LIMIT ON CORPORATION GRANT FUNDS.— 

13 Operational support under this section may not exceed 

14 $600 per individual enrolled in an approved national serv15 ice position and may reach $800 per individual if the pro16 gram supports at least 50 percent disadvantaged youth. 

17 ‘‘(c) INAPPLICABLE PROVISIONS.—The provisions 

18 under section 129(k)(4) regarding and the living allow19 ances and other benefits under sections 131(e) and section 

20 140 (other than individualized support services for dis21 abled members under section 140(f))’’. 

22 SEC. 1308. STATE SELECTION OF PROGRAMS. 

23 Section 130 (42 U.S.C. 12582) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (a)— 

25 (A) by inserting after ‘‘State,’’ the fol26 lowing: ‘‘Territory,’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘institution of higher edu2 cation, or Federal agency’’ and inserting ‘‘or in3 stitution of higher education’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (b)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘section 

6 122(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 122(d)’’; and 

7 (B) in paragraph (12), by inserting ‘‘mu8 nicipalities and county governments in the areas 

9 being served,’’ after ‘‘services,’’; 

10 (3) in subsection (c)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

12 (i) by striking ‘‘jobs or positions’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘proposed positions’’; and 

14 (ii) by striking ‘‘, including’’ and all 

15 that follows through the period at the end 

16 and inserting a period; 

17 (B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘pro18 posed’’ before ‘‘minimum’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘(3) In the case of a nonprofit organization op21 erating programs in 2 or more States, a description 

22 of the manner and extent to which the State Com23 missions of each State in which the nonprofit organi24 zation intends to operate were consulted and the na25 ture of the consultation.’’; 


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1 (4) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) 

2 as subsections (e) through (h), respectively and in3 serting after subsection (c) the following: 

4 ‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIRED APPLICATION INFOR5 MATION.—An application submitted under subsection (a) 

6 for programs described in 122(a) shall also contain— 

7 ‘‘(1) measurable goals, to be used for annual 

8 measurements of the program on 1 or more of the 

9 corresponding performance indicators; 

10 ‘‘(2) information describing how the applicant 

11 proposes to utilize funds to improve performance on 

12 the corresponding performance indicators utilizing 

13 participants, including the activities in which such 

14 participants will engage to improve performance on 

15 those indicators; 

16 ‘‘(3) information identifying the geographical 

17 area in which the eligible entity proposed to carry 

18 out the program proposes to use funds to improve 

19 performance on the corresponding performance indi20 cators including demographic information on the 

21 students or individuals, as appropriate, in such area, 

22 and statistics demonstrating the need to improve 

23 such indicators in such area; and 

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1 agencies to carry out activities to improve perform2 ance on the corresponding performance indicators 

3 using such funds.’’; 

4 (5) in subsection (f)(2) (as so redesignated) by 

5 striking ‘‘were selected’’ and inserting ‘‘were or will 

6 be selected’’; 

7 (6) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a pro9 gram applicant’’ and inserting ‘‘an applicant’’; 

10 and 

11 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

12 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PRO13 GRAM APPLICANT’’ and inserting ‘‘APPLI14 CANT’’; 

15 (ii) in the matter preceding subpara16 graph (A), by striking ‘‘program appli17 cant’’ and inserting ‘‘applicant’’; 

18 (iii) in subparagraph (A)— 

19 (I) by inserting after ‘‘subdivision 

20 of a State,’’ the following: ‘‘Terri21 tory,’’; and 

22 (II) by striking ‘‘institution of 

23 higher education, or Federal agency’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘or institution of higher 

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1 (iv) in subparagraph (B)— 

2 (I) by inserting after ‘‘subdivision 

3 of a State,’’ the following: ‘‘Terri4 tory,’’; and 

5 (II) by striking ‘‘institution of 

6 higher education, or Federal agency’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘or institution of higher 

8 education’’; and 

9 (7) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), by 

10 striking the period and inserting ‘‘or is already re11 ceiving financial assistance from the Corporation.’’. 

12 SEC. 1309. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM ASSISTANCE RE13 QUIREMENTS. 

14 Section 131(c) (42 U.S.C. 12583(c)) is amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub17 paragraph (A); 

18 (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

19 ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘program;’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(C) municipalities and county govern22 ments in the areas being served;’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(3) in the case of a program that is not fund2 ed through a State, including programs operated by 

3 nonprofit organizations seeking to operate a national 

4 service program in 2 or more States— 

5 ‘‘(A) consult with and coordinate with the 

6 State Commission for the State in which the 

7 program operates; and 

8 ‘‘(B) obtain written confirmation (which 

9 may be in electronic form) from the State Com10 mission that the applicant seeking assistance 

11 under this Act has consulted with and coordi12 nated with the State Commission when seeking 

13 to operate a program in that State.’’. 

14 SEC. 1310. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS. 

15 Section 133 (42 U.S.C. 12585) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (c)(6), insert after subpara17 graph (E) the following: 

18 ‘‘(F) Areas that have a mortgage fore19 closure rate greater than the national average 

20 mortgage foreclosure rate for the most recent 

21 12 months for which satisfactory data are avail22 able.’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘jobs 

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1 (3) in subsection (d)(2), by adding at the end 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(H) programs that recruit veterans, par4 ticularly returning veterans, into service oppor5 tunities; and 

6 ‘‘(I) programs that promote community7 based efforts to meet the unique needs of mili8 tary families while a member of the family is 

9 deployed, or when a member of the family re10 turns from deployment.’’. 

11 SEC. 1311. DESCRIPTION OF PARTICIPANTS. 

12 Section 137 (42 U.S.C. 12591) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)— 

14 (A) by striking paragraph (3); and 

15 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), 

16 and (6) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respec17 tively; 

18 (2) in subsection (b)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para20 graph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; and 

21 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘between 

22 the ages of 16 and 25’’ and inserting ‘‘a 16- 

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1 (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(a)(5)’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘(a)(4)’’. 

3 SEC. 1312. SELECTION OF NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICI4 PANTS. 

5 Section 138 (42 U.S.C. 12592) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘conducted by 

7 the State’’ and all that follows through ‘‘or other en8 tity’’ and inserting ‘‘conducted by the entity’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (e)(2)(C) by inserting before 

10 the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, particu11 larly those who were considered at the time of their 

12 service disadvantaged youth’’. 

13 SEC. 1313. TERMS OF SERVICE. 

14 Section 139 (42 U.S.C. 12593) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘not less 

16 than 9 months and’’; 

17 (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘during a 

18 period of—’’ and all that follows through the period 

19 at the end and inserting ‘‘during a period of not 

20 more than 2 years.’’; 

21 (3) in subsection (b) by inserting at the end the 

22 following: 

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1 ‘‘(A) An individual in an approved national 

2 service position performing service directly re3 lated to disaster relief efforts may continue in 

4 a term of service for a period of 90 days beyond 

5 the period otherwise specified in sections 139(b) 

6 and 153(e) or in section 104 of the Domestic 

7 Volunteer Service Act of 1973. 

8 ‘‘(B) Service performed by an individual in 

9 an originally agreed to term of service and serv10 ice performed under this paragraph shall con11 stitute a single term of service for purposes of 

12 sections 146 (b) and (c) but may not receive an 

13 additional education award under section 141.’’; 

14 and 

15 (4) in subsection (c)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘as 

17 demonstrated by the participant’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘as determined by the organization responsible 

19 for granting a release, if the participant has 

20 otherwise performed satisfactorily and has com21 pleted at least 15 percent of the original term 

22 of service’’; 

23 (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘pro24 vide to the participant that portion of the na25 tional service educational award’’ and inserting 


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1 ‘‘certify the participant’s eligibility for that por2 tion of the national service educational award’’; 

3 and 

4 (C) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘to 

5 allow return to the program with which the in6 dividual was serving in order’’. 

7 SEC. 1314. ADJUSTMENTS TO LIVING ALLOWANCE. 

8 Section 140 (42 U.S.C. 12594) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para11 graph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and 

12 (3)’’; 

13 (B) by striking paragraph (2); 

14 (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as (2); 

15 (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so 

16 redesignated) the following: 

17 ‘‘(3) FEDERAL WORK-STUDY STUDENTS.—The 

18 living allowance that may be provided to an indi19 vidual whose term of service includes hours for 

20 which the individual receives Federal work study 

21 wages shall be reduced by the amount of the individ22 ual’s Federal work study award.’’; and 

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1 and inserting ‘‘a term of service that is less 

2 than 12 months’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘shall include 

4 an amount sufficient to cover 85 percent of such 

5 taxes’’ and all that follows through the period at the 

6 end and inserting ‘‘may be used to pay such taxes.’’; 

7 (3) in subsection (c)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (1) by adding ‘‘and’’ at 

9 the end; 

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

11 (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as (2); 

12 (4) in subsection (d)(1), by striking the second 

13 sentence; and 

14 (5) by striking subsections (g) and (h). 

15 Subtitle D—Amendments to Sub16 title D (National Service Trust 

17 and Provision of National Serv18 ice Educational Awards) 

19 SEC. 1401. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS IN THE NATIONAL 

20 SERVICE TRUST. 

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

22 (1) in subsection (a)— 

23 (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘sec24 tion 148(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 148(f)’’; 

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1 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘pursu2 ant to section 196(a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘pursu3 ant to section 196(a)(2), if the terms of such 

4 donations direct that they be deposited in the 

5 National Service Trust’’; and 

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

7 of national service educational awards in accordance 

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

9 ‘‘(1) payments of summer of service educational 

10 awards and national service educational awards in 

11 accordance with section 148; and 

12 ‘‘(2) payments of interest in accordance with 

13 section 148(f).’’. 

14 SEC. 1402. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A NA15 TIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARD 

16 FROM THE TRUST. 

17 Section 146 (42 U.S.C. 12602) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a)— 

19 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

20 by striking ‘‘if the individual’’ and inserting ‘‘if 

21 the organization responsible for an individual’s 

22 supervision certifies that the individual’’; 

23 (B) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and 

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1 ‘‘(1) met the applicable eligibility requirements 

2 for the position; and 

3 ‘‘(2)(A) for a full-time or part-time educational 

4 award, successfully completed the required term of 

5 service described in subsection (b) in an approved 

6 national service position; or 

7 ‘‘(B) for a partial educational award— 

8 ‘‘(i) satisfactorily performed prior to being 

9 granted a release for compelling personal cir10 cumstances under section 139(c); and 

11 ‘‘(ii) served at least 15 percent of the re12 quired term of service described in subsection 

13 (b); and’’; and 

14 (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

15 paragraph (3); 

16 (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON RECEIPT OF NATIONAL SERV19 ICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.—An individual may not re20 ceive, in national service educational awards, more than 

21 an amount equal to the aggregate value of 2 such awards 

22 for full-time service. The aggregate value of summer of 

23 service educational awards that an individual receives shall 

24 have no effect on the aggregate value of national service 

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1 (3) in subsection (d)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

3 (i) by striking ‘‘SEVEN-YEAR RE4 QUIREMENT’’ and inserting ‘‘IN GEN5 ERAL’’; and 

6 (ii) by striking ‘‘An’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘Subject to paragraph (2), an’’; and 

8 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

9 (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking 

10 ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

11 (ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking 

12 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 

13 and 

14 (iii) by adding at the end the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(C) is an individual eligible to receive a 

17 summer of service educational award, in which 

18 case the individual shall have a 10-year period 

19 to use such educational award beginning on the 

20 date that the individual completes the term of 

21 service that is the basis of such educational 

22 award.’’; and 

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1 (A) by inserting after ‘‘qualifying under 

2 this section’’ the following: ‘‘or under section 

3 119(c)(8)’’; and 

4 (B) by inserting after ‘‘to receive a na5 tional service educational award’’ the following: 

6 ‘‘or a summer of service educational award’’. 

7 SEC. 1403. DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT OF NATIONAL 

8 SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS. 

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

10 (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol11 lows: 

12 ‘‘(a) AMOUNT FOR FULL-TIME NATIONAL SERV13 ICE.—Except as provided in subsection (c), an individual 

14 described in section 146(a) who successfully completes a 

15 required term of full-time national service in an approved 

16 national service position shall receive a national service 

17 educational award having a value equal to the maximum 

18 amount of a Federal Pell Grant that a student eligible 

19 under section 401(b)(2)(A) of the Higher Education Act 

20 of 1965 may receive for the award year for which the na21 tional service position is approved by the Corporation.’’; 

22 and 

23 (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ‘‘for 

24 each of not more than 2 of such terms of service’’ 

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1 SEC. 1404. DISBURSEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AWARDS. 

2 Section 148 (42 U.S.C. 12604) is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (a)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘cost of 

5 attendance’’ and inserting ‘‘cost of attendance 

6 or other educational expenses’’; 

7 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

8 (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

9 paragraph (6); and 

10 (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(4) to pay expenses incurred in enrolling in an 

13 educational institution or training establishment that 

14 meets the requirements of chapter 36 of title 38, 

15 United States Code (38 U.S.C. 3451 et seq.);’’; 

16 (2) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting after ‘‘the 

17 national service educational award of the individual’’ 

18 the following: ‘‘, or an eligible individual under sec19 tion 119(c)(8) who received a summer of service 

20 educational award’’; 

21 (3) in subsection (b)(2) by inserting after ‘‘the 

22 national service educational award’’ the following: 

23 ‘‘or the summer of service educational award, as ap24 plicable,’’; 

25 (4) in subsection (b)(5) by inserting after ‘‘the 

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1 ‘‘or the summer of service educational award, as ap2 plicable’’; 

3 (5) in subsection (b)(7)— 

4 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, 

5 other than a loan to a parent of a student pur6 suant to section 428B of such Act (20 U.S.C. 

7 1078–2); and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

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

9 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

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

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

13 institution of higher education to be necessary 

14 to cover a student’s educational expenses and 

15 made, insured, or guaranteed by— 

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

17 section 435 of the Higher Education Act 

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

19 ‘‘(ii) the direct student loan program 

20 under part D of title IV of such Act; 

21 ‘‘(iii) a State agency; or 

22 ‘‘(iv) a lender otherwise determined by 

23 the Corporation to be eligible to receive 

24 disbursements from the National Service 

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1 (6) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting after ‘‘na2 tional service educational award’’ the following: ‘‘, or 

3 an eligible individual under section 119(c)(8) who 

4 desires to apply the individual’s summer of service 

5 educational award,’’; 

6 (7) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting after 

7 ‘‘national service educational award’’ the following: 

8 ‘‘or summer of service educational award, as applica9 ble,’’; 

10 (8) in subsection (c)(2)(C)(iii), by inserting 

11 after ‘‘national service educational awards received 

12 under this subtitle’’ the following: ‘‘or summer of 

13 service educational awards received under section 

14 119(c)(8)’’; 

15 (9) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting after ‘‘na16 tional service educational awards’’ the following: 

17 ‘‘and summer of service educational awards’’; 

18 (10) in subsection (c)(5)— 

19 (A) by inserting after ‘‘national service 

20 educational award’’ the following: ‘‘, or summer 

21 of service educational award, as applicable,’’; 

22 and 

23 (B) by inserting after ‘‘additional’’ the fol24 lowing: ‘‘summer of service educational awards 

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1 (11) in subsection (c)(6), by inserting after 

2 ‘‘national service educational award’’ the following: 

3 ‘‘and summer of service educational award’’; 

4 (12) in subsection (d), by inserting after ‘‘na5 tional service educational awards’’ the following: 

6 ‘‘and summer of service educational awards’’; 

7 (13) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by 

8 striking ‘‘subsection (b)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub9 section (b)(7)’’; and 

10 (14) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by 

11 striking ‘‘Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief Executive 

12 Officer’’. 

13 SEC. 1405. PROCESS OF APPROVAL OF NATIONAL SERVICE 

14 POSITIONS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title I (42 U.S.C. 

16 12601 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end 

17 the following new section: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 149. PROCESS OF APPROVAL OF NATIONAL SERVICE 

19 POSITIONS. 

20 ‘‘(a) TIMING AND RECORDING REQUIREMENTS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subtitles 

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1 ‘‘(A) shall approve the position at the time 

2 the Corporation— 

3 ‘‘(i) enters into an enforceable agree4 ment with an individual participant to 

5 serve in a program carried out under sub6 title E of title I of this Act or under title 

7 I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 

8 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.), or a sum9 mer of service educational award; or 

10 ‘‘(ii) except as provided in clause (i), 

11 awards a grant to (or enters into a con12 tract or cooperative agreement with) an 

13 entity to carry out a program for which 

14 such a position is approved under section 

15 123; and 

16 ‘‘(B) shall record as an obligation an esti17 mate of the net present value of the national 

18 service educational award associated with the 

19 position, based on a formula that takes into 

20 consideration historical rates of enrollment in 

21 such a program, and of earning and using na22 tional service educational awards for such a 

23 program and remain available. 

24 ‘‘(2) FORMULA.—In determining the formula 

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1 consult with the Director of the Congressional Budg2 et Office. 

3 ‘‘(3) CERTIFICATION REPORT.—The Chief Ex4 ecutive Officer of the Corporation shall annually pre5 pare and submit to the Committee on Education and 

6 Labor of the House of Representatives and the Com7 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

8 of the Senate a report that contains a certification 

9 that the Corporation is in compliance with the re10 quirements of paragraph (1). 

11 ‘‘(4) APPROVAL.—The requirements of this 

12 subsection shall apply to each approved national 

13 service position that the Corporation approves— 

14 ‘‘(A) during fiscal year 2008; and 

15 ‘‘(B) during any subsequent fiscal year. 

16 ‘‘(b) RESERVE ACCOUNT.— 

17 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT AND CONTENTS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Notwithstanding 

19 subtitles C and D, and any other provision of 

20 law, within the National Service Trust estab21 lished under section 145, the Corporation shall 

22 establish a reserve account. 

23 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—To ensure the avail24 ability of adequate funds to support the awards 

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1 fiscal year, the Corporation shall place in the 

2 account— 

3 ‘‘(i) during fiscal year 2008, a portion 

4 of the funds that were appropriated for fis5 cal year 2008 or a previous fiscal year 

6 under section 501(a)(2), were made avail7 able to carry out subtitle C, D, or E of this 

8 title, subtitle A of title I of the Domestic 

9 Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or summer 

10 of service under section 119(c)(8), and re11 main available; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) during fiscal year 2009 or a sub13 sequent fiscal year, a portion of the funds 

14 that were appropriated for that fiscal year 

15 under section 501(a)(2) and were made 

16 available to carry out subtitle C, D, or E 

17 of this title, subtitle A of title I of the Do18 mestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or 

19 summer of service under section 111(a)(5), 

20 and remain available. 

21 ‘‘(2) OBLIGATION.—The Corporation shall not 

22 obligate the funds in the reserve account until the 

23 Corporation— 

24 ‘‘(A) determines that the funds will not be 

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1 cational awards associated with previously ap2 proved national service positions and summer of 

3 service educational awards; or 

4 ‘‘(B) obligates the funds for the payment 

5 of national service educational awards for such 

6 previously approved national service positions or 

7 summer of service educational awards, as appli8 cable. 

9 ‘‘(c) AUDITS.—The accounts of the Corporation re10 lating to the appropriated funds for approved national 

11 service positions, and the records demonstrating the man12 ner in which the Corporation has recorded estimates de13 scribed in subsection (a)(1)(B) as obligations, shall be au14 dited annually by independent certified public accountants 

15 or independent licensed public accountants certified or li16 censed by a regulatory authority of a State or other polit17 ical subdivision of the United States in accordance with 

18 generally accepted auditing standards. A report containing 

19 the results of each such independent audit shall be in20 cluded in the annual report required by subsection (a)(3). 

21 ‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Except as pro22 vided in subsection (b), all amounts included in the Na23 tional Service Trust under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 

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1 tional service educational awards or summer of service 

2 educational awards under section 148.’’. 

3 (b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 2 of the 

4 Strengthen AmeriCorps Program Act (Public Law 108– 

5 145; 117 Stat. 844; 42 U.S.C. 12605) is repealed. 

6 Subtitle E—Amendments to Sub7 title E (National Civilian Com8 munity Corps) 

9 SEC. 1501. PURPOSE. 

10 Section 151 (42 U.S.C. 12611) is amended to read 

11 as follows: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 151. PURPOSE. 

13 ‘‘It is the purpose of this subtitle to authorize the 

14 operation of, and support for, residential and other service 

15 programs that combine the best practices of civilian serv16 ice with the best aspects of military service, including lead17 ership and team building, to meet national and community 

18 needs. Such needs to be met under such programs include 

19 those related to— 

20 ‘‘(1) natural and other disasters; 

21 ‘‘(2) infrastructure improvement; 

22 ‘‘(3) environmental stewardship and conserva23 tion; 

24 ‘‘(4) energy conservation; 

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1 ‘‘(6) other unmet needs consistent with the pur2 pose as described in this section.’’. 

3 SEC. 1502. PROGRAM COMPONENTS. 

4 Section 152 (42 U.S.C. 12612) is amended— 

5 (1) by amending the section heading to read as 

6 follows: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 152. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CIVILIAN COM8 MUNITY CORPS PROGRAM.’’; 

9 (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Civilian Com10 munity Corps Demonstration Program’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘National Civilian Community Corps Program’’; 

12 (3) in subsection (b)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘Civilian Community Corps 

14 Demonstration Program’’ and inserting ‘‘Na15 tional Civilian Community Corps Program’’; 

16 and 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘a Civilian Community 

18 Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘a National Civilian Com19 munity Corps’’; 

20 (4) in the heading of subsection (c), by striking 

21 ‘‘PROGRAMS’’ and inserting ‘‘COMPONENTS’’; and 

22 (5) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘program 

23 components are residential programs’’ and all that 

24 follows and inserting ‘‘programs referred to in sub25 section (b) may include a residential component.’’. 


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1 SEC. 1503. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS. 

2 Section 153 (42 U.S.C. 12613) is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (a)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘Civilian Community Corps 

5 Demonstration Program’’ and inserting ‘‘Na6 tional Civilian Community Corps Program’’; 

7 and 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘on Civilian Community 

9 Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘on National Civilian 

10 Community Corps’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘if the per12 son’’ and all that follows through the period at the 

13 end and inserting ‘‘if the person will be at least 18 

14 years of age on or before December 31 in the cal15 endar year in which the individual enrolls in the pro16 gram.’’; 

17 (3) in subsection (c)— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘BACKROUNDS’’ and in19 serting ‘‘BACKGROUNDS’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘The Director shall take appropriate steps, in22 cluding through outreach and recruitment ac23 tivities carried out by the chief executive officer, 

24 to increase the percentage of participants in the 

25 program who are disadvantaged youth toward 

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1 Director shall report to Congress biennially on 

2 such efforts, any challenges faced, and the an3 nual participation rates of disadvantaged youth 

4 in the program.’’; and 

5 (4) by striking subsection (e). 

6 SEC. 1504. SUMMER NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM. 

7 Section 154 (42 U.S.C. 12614) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘Civilian Community Corps 

10 Demonstration Program’’ and inserting ‘‘Na11 tional Civilian Community Corps Program’’; 

12 and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘on Civilian Community 

14 Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘on National Civilian 

15 Community Corps’’; and 

16 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘shall be’’ and 

17 all that follows through the period at the end and 

18 inserting ‘‘shall be from economically and ethnically 

19 diverse backgrounds, including youth who are in fos20 ter care.’’. 

21 SEC. 1505. TEAM LEADERS. 

22 Section 155 (42 U.S.C. 12615) is amended— 

23 (1) by amending the section heading to read as 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 155. NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.’’; 

2 (2) in subsection (a)— 

3 (A) by striking ‘‘Civilian Community Corps 

4 Demonstration Program’’ and inserting ‘‘Na5 tional Civilian Community Corps Program’’; 

6 and 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘the Civilian Community 

8 Corps shall’’ and inserting ‘‘the National Civil9 ian Community Corps shall’’; 

10 (3) in subsection (b)— 

11 (A) by amending the subsection heading to 

12 read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP IN NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMU14 NITY CORPS.—’’; 

15 (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘Na16 tional’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; 

17 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

18 (i) by striking ‘‘superintendent’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘campus director’’; and 

20 (ii) by striking ‘‘camp’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘campus’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(4) TEAM LEADERS.—The Director may select 

24 from Corps members individuals with prior super25 visory or service experience to be team leaders within 

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1 perform service that includes leading and super2 vising teams of Corps members. Team leaders 

3 shall— 

4 ‘‘(A) be selected without regard to the age 

5 limitation under section 153(b); 

6 ‘‘(B) be members of the National Civilian 

7 Community Corps; and 

8 ‘‘(C) be provided the rights and benefits 

9 applicable to Corps members, except that the 

10 limitation on the amount of living allowance 

11 shall not exceed 10 percent more than the 

12 amount established under section 158(b).’’; 

13 (4) in subsection (d)— 

14 (A) by amending the subsection heading to 

15 read as follows: 

16 ‘‘(d) CAMPUSES.—’’; 

17 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

18 (i) by amending the paragraph head19 ing to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘(1) UNITS TO BE ASSIGNED TO CAMPUSES.— 

21 ’’; 

22 (ii) by striking ‘‘in camps’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘in campuses’’; 

24 (iii) by striking ‘‘camp’’ and inserting 

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1 (iv) by striking ‘‘in the camps’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘in the campuses’’; 

3 (C) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 

4 follows: 

5 ‘‘(2) CAMPUS DIRECTOR.—There shall be a 

6 campus director for each campus. The campus direc7 tor is the head of the campus.’’; 

8 (D) in paragraph (3)— 

9 (i) by amending the paragraph head10 ing to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE SITE FOR CAMPUS.—’’; and 

12 (ii) by striking ‘‘A camp may be lo13 cated’’ and inserting ‘‘A campus must be 

14 cost-effective and may, upon the comple15 tion of a feasibility study, be located’’; 

16 (5) in subsection (e)— 

17 (A) by amending the paragraph heading to 

18 read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(e) DISTRIBUTION OF UNITS AND CAMPUSES.—’’; 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘camps are distributed’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘campuses are cost-effective and 

22 are distributed’’; and 

23 (C) by striking ‘‘rural areas’’ and all that 

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1 in a region can be easily deployed for disaster 

2 and emergency response to such region.’’; and 

3 (6) in subsection (f)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘superintendent’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘campus director’’; and 

7 (ii) by striking ‘‘camp’’ both places 

8 such term appears and inserting ‘‘cam9 pus’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

11 (i) in the matter preceding subpara12 graph (A), by striking ‘‘superintendent of 

13 a camp’’ and inserting ‘‘campus director of 

14 a campus’’; 

15 (ii) in subparagraph (A)— 

16 (I) by striking ‘‘superintendent’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘campus director’’; 

18 (II) by striking ‘‘superintend19 ent’s’’ and inserting ‘‘campus direc20 tor’s’’; and 

21 (III) by striking ‘‘camp’’ each 

22 place such term appears and inserting 

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

2 ‘‘superintendent’’ and inserting ‘‘campus 

3 director’’; and 

4 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘camp 

5 superintendent’’ and inserting ‘‘campus direc6 tor’’. 

7 SEC. 1506. TRAINING. 

8 Section 156 (42 U.S.C. 12616) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)— 

10 (A) by inserting ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civil11 ian Community Corps’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘The Director shall ensure that to the extent 

14 practicable, each member of the Corps is 

15 trained in CPR, first aid, and other skills re16 lated to disaster preparedness and response.’’; 

17 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting before the 

18 period at the end the following: ‘‘, including a focus 

19 on energy conservation, environmental stewardship 

20 or conservation, infrastructure improvement, urban 

21 and rural development, or disaster preparedness 

22 needs’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES.— 

2 Members of the cadre may provide, either directly or 

3 through grants, contracts, or cooperative agree4 ments, the advanced service training referred to in 

5 subsection (b)(1) in coordination with vocational or 

6 technical schools, other employment and training 

7 providers, existing youth service programs, other 

8 qualified individuals, or organizations with expertise 

9 in training youth, including disadvantaged youth, in 

10 the skill areas described in such subsection.’’. 

11 SEC. 1507. CONSULTATION WITH STATE COMMISSIONS. 

12 Section 157 (42 U.S.C. 12617) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)— 

14 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

15 by inserting ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian Com16 munity Corps’’; 

17 (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting before 

18 the semicolon the following: ‘‘with specific em19 phasis on projects in support of infrastructure 

20 improvement, disaster relief and recovery, the 

21 environment, energy conservation, and urban 

22 and rural development’’; and 

23 (C) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘service 

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1 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘and 

2 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop3 ment’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of Housing 

4 and Urban Development, the Administrator of 

5 the Environmental Protection Agency, the Ad6 ministrator of the Federal Emergency Manage7 ment Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Sec8 retary of Transportation, and the Chief of the 

9 United States Forest Service’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (1)(B)— 

11 (i) by inserting ‘‘community-based or12 ganizations and’’ before ‘‘representatives of 

13 local communities’’; and 

14 (ii) by striking ‘‘camp’’ both places 

15 such term appears and inserting ‘‘cam16 pus’’; and 

17 (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘State 

18 Commissions,’’ before ‘‘and persons involved in 

19 other youth service programs.’’; and 

20 (3) in subsection (c)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

22 (i) by striking ‘‘superintendent’’ both 

23 places such term appears and inserting 

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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘camp’’ both places 

2 such term appears and inserting ‘‘cam3 pus’’; and 

4 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘camp 

5 superintendents’’ and inserting ‘‘campus direc6 tors’’. 

7 SEC. 1508. AUTHORIZED BENEFITS FOR CORPS MEMBERS. 

8 Section 158 (42 U.S.C. 12618) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘National’’ 

10 before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; and 

11 (2) in subsection (c)— 

12 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph 

13 (1)— 

14 (i) by inserting ‘‘National’’ before 

15 ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; and 

16 (ii) by inserting before the colon the 

17 following: ‘‘, as the Director determines 

18 appropriate’’; 

19 (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Cloth20 ing’’ and inserting ‘‘Uniforms’’; and 

21 (C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘Rec22 reational services and supplies’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘Supplies’’. 

24 SEC. 1509. PERMANENT CADRE. 

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1 (1) in subsection (a)— 

2 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

3 by striking ‘‘Civilian Community Corps Dem4 onstration Program’’ and inserting ‘‘National 

5 Civilian Community Corps Program’’; and 

6 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (i) by inserting ‘‘including those’’ be8 fore ‘‘recommended’’; and 

9 (ii) by inserting ‘‘National’’ before 

10 ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘Na12 tional’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; 

13 (3) in subsection (c)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by inserting 

15 ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; 

16 and 

17 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

18 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

19 (I) by striking ‘‘The Director 

20 shall establish a permanent cadre of’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘The Chief Executive 

22 Officer shall establish a permanent 

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1 (II) by inserting ‘‘National’’ be2 fore ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; 

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

4 ‘‘The Director shall appoint the members’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘The Chief Executive Officer 

6 shall consider the recommendations of the 

7 Director in appointing the other mem8 bers’’; 

9 (iii) in subparagraph (C)— 

10 (I) in the matter preceding clause 

11 (i), by striking ‘‘the Director’’ and in12 serting ‘‘the Chief Executive Officer’’; 

13 (II) in clause (iii) by striking 

14 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

15 (III) by redesignating clause (iv) 

16 as (v); and 

17 (IV) by inserting after clause (iii) 

18 the following: 

19 ‘‘(iv) give consideration to retired and 

20 other former law enforcement, fire, rescue, 

21 and emergency personnel, and other indi22 viduals with backgrounds in disaster pre23 paredness, relief, and recovery; and’’; and 

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1 (I) by inserting after ‘‘tech2 niques’’ the following: ‘‘, including 

3 techniques for working with and en4 hancing the development of disadvan5 taged youth,’’; and 

6 (II) by striking ‘‘service learn7 ing’’ and inserting ‘‘service-learning’’; 

8 and 

9 (C) in the first sentence of paragraph (3), 

10 by striking ‘‘the members’’ and inserting ‘‘other 

11 members’’. 

12 SEC. 1510. CONTRACT AND GRANT AUTHORITY. 

13 Section 161 (42 U.S.C. 12621) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘perform any 

15 program function under this subtitle’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘carry out the National Civilian Community Corps 

17 program’’; and 

18 (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘Na19 tional’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’. 

20 SEC. 1511. OTHER DEPARTMENTS. 

21 Section 162 (42 U.S.C. 12622) is amended— 

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1 (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

2 ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community 

3 Corps’’; and 

4 (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by strik5 ing ‘‘the registry established by’’ and all 

6 that follows through the semicolon and in7 serting ‘‘the registry established by section 

8 1143a of title 10, United States Code;’’; 

9 (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘to be 

10 recommended for appointment’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘from which individuals may be selected for ap12 pointment by the Director’’; and 

13 (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘Na14 tional’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; 

15 and 

16 (2) by striking subsection (b). 

17 SEC. 1512. ADVISORY BOARD. 

18 Section 163 (42 U.S.C. 12623) is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (a)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘Upon the establishment of 

21 the Program, there shall also be’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘There shall be’’; 

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1 (C) by striking ‘‘to assist’’ and all that fol2 lows through the period at the end and insert3 ing ‘‘to assist the Corps in responding rapidly 

4 and efficiently in times of natural and other 

5 disasters. Consistent with the needs outlined in 

6 section 151, the Advisory Board members shall 

7 help coordinate activities with the Corps as ap8 propriate, including the mobilization of volun9 teers and coordination of volunteer centers to 

10 help local communities recover from the effects 

11 of natural and other disasters.’’; and 

12 (2) in subsection (b)— 

13 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and 

14 (9) as paragraphs (13) and (14), respectively; 

15 (B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(8) The Administrator of the Federal Emer18 gency Management Agency. 

19 ‘‘(9) The Secretary of Transportation. 

20 ‘‘(10) The Chief of the United States Forest 

21 Service. 

22 ‘‘(11) The Administrator of the Environmental 

23 Protection Agency. 

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1 (C) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated, 

2 by striking ‘‘industry,’’ and inserting ‘‘public 

3 and private organizations,’’. 

4 SEC. 1513. EVALUATION. 

5 Section 164 (42 U.S.C. 12624) is amended— 

6 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AN7 NUAL’’; 

8 (2) by striking ‘‘annual evaluation’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘evaluation before September 30, 2014’’; 

10 (3) by inserting ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian 

11 Community Corps’’; and 

12 (4) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Upon 

13 completing each such evaluation, the Corporation 

14 shall transmit to Congress a report on the evalua15 tion.’’. 

16 SEC. 1514. REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION. 

17 Section 165 (42 U.S.C. 12625) is repealed. 

18 SEC. 1515. DEFINITIONS. 

19 Section 166 (42 U.S.C. 12626) is amended— 

20 (1) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (9); 

21 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 

22 (8) as paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively; 

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1 ‘‘(2) CAMPUS DIRECTOR.—The term ‘campus 

2 director’, with respect to a Corps campus, means the 

3 head of the campus under section 155(d). 

4 ‘‘(3) CORPS.—The term ‘Corps’ means the Na5 tional Civilian Community Corps required under sec6 tion 155 as part of the Civilian Community Corps 

7 Program. 

8 ‘‘(4) CORPS CAMPUS.—The term ‘Corps cam9 pus’ means the facility or central location estab10 lished as the operational headquarters and boarding 

11 place for particular Corps units.’’; 

12 (4) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by 

13 striking ‘‘Civilian Community Corps Demonstration 

14 Program’’ and inserting ‘‘National Civilian Commu15 nity Corps Program’’; 

16 (5) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by 

17 inserting ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community 

18 Corps’’; 

19 (6) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), by 

20 striking ‘‘The terms’’ and all that follows through 

21 ‘‘Demonstration Program’’ and inserting ‘‘The term 

22 ‘Program’ means the National Civilian Community 

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1 (A) in the heading by striking ‘‘SERVICE

2 LEARNING’’ and inserting ‘‘SERVICE-LEARN3 ING’’; and 

4 (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘service learning’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘service-learning’’. 

7 SEC. 1516. TERMINOLOGY. 

8 Subtitle E of title I (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.) is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) by striking the subtitle heading and insert11 ing the following: 

12 ‘‘Subtitle E—National Civilian 

13 Community Corps’’; 

14 and 

15 (2) in section 160(a) (42 U.S.C. 12620(a)) by 

16 inserting ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community 

17 Corps’’. 

18 Subtitle F—Amendments to Sub19 title F (Administrative Provi20 sions) 

21 SEC. 1601. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE. 

22 Section 171(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 12631(a)(1)) is amend23 ed by striking ‘‘with respect to a project’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘with respect to a project authorized under the national 

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1 SEC. 1602. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS ON USE OF FUNDS. 

2 Section 174 (42 U.S.C. 12634) is amended by adding 

3 at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(d) REFERRALS FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.—A 

5 program may not receive assistance under the national 

6 service laws for the sole purpose of referring individuals 

7 to Federal assistance programs or State assistance pro8 grams funded in part by the Federal Government.’’. 

9 SEC. 1603. NOTICE, HEARING, AND GRIEVANCE PROCE10 DURES. 

11 Section 176 (42 U.S.C. 12636) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘30 

13 days’’ and inserting ‘‘1 or more periods of 30 days 

14 not to exceed 90 days in total’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (f)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘A State 

17 or local applicant’’ and inserting ‘‘An entity’’; 

18 and 

19 (B) in paragraph (6)— 

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

21 ‘‘and’’; 

22 (ii) by redesignating subparagraph 

23 (D) as subparagraph (E); and 

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1 ‘‘(D) in a grievance filed by an individual 

2 applicant or participant— 

3 ‘‘(i) the applicant’s selection or the 

4 participant’s reinstatement, as the case 

5 may be; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) other changes in the terms and 

7 conditions of service; and’’. 

8 SEC. 1604. RESOLUTION OF DISPLACEMENT COMPLAINTS. 

9 Section 177 (42 U.S.C. 12637) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking 

11 ‘‘under this title’’ each place it appears and inserting 

12 ‘‘under the national service laws’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘employee 

14 or position’’ and inserting ‘‘employee, position, or 

15 volunteer (other than a participant under the na16 tional service laws)’’; and 

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

18 ‘‘(f) PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Programs that receive as20 sistance under the national service laws shall consult 

21 with the parents or legal guardians of children in de22 veloping and operating programs that include and 

23 serve children. 

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1 shall, consistent with State law, before transporting 

2 minor children, provide the reason for and obtain 

3 written permission of the children’s parents.’’. 

4 SEC. 1605. STATE COMMISSIONS ON NATIONAL AND COM5 MUNITY SERVICE. 

6 Section 178 (42 U.S.C. 12638) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (c)(1), by adding at the end 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘(J) A representative of the volunteer sec10 tor.’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘, unless 

12 the State permits the representative to serve as a 

13 voting member of the State Commission or alter14 native administrative entity’’; 

15 (3) by striking subsection (e)(1) and inserting 

16 the following: 

17 ‘‘(1) Preparation of a national service plan for 

18 the State that— 

19 ‘‘(A) is developed through an open and 

20 public process (such as through regional fo21 rums, hearings, and other means) that provides 

22 for maximum participation and input from com23 panies, organizations, and public agencies using 

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1 critical community needs, including programs 

2 funded under the national service laws; 

3 ‘‘(B) covers a 3-year period, the beginning 

4 of which may be set by the State; 

5 ‘‘(C) is subject to approval by the chief ex6 ecutive officer of the State; 

7 ‘‘(D) includes measurable goals and out8 comes for the State consistent with those for 

9 national service programs as described in sec10 tion 179(a)(1)(A); 

11 ‘‘(E) ensures outreach to diverse commu12 nity-based agencies that serve under-rep13 resented populations, by using established net14 works and registries at the State level, or estab15 lishing such networks and registries; 

16 ‘‘(F) provides for effective coordination of 

17 funding applications submitted by the State and 

18 others within the State under the national serv19 ice laws; 

20 ‘‘(G) is updated annually, reflecting 

21 changes in practices and policies that will im22 prove the coordination and effectiveness of Fed23 eral, State, and local resources for service and 

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1 ‘‘(H) contains such information as the 

2 State Commission considers to be appropriate 

3 or as the Corporation may require.’’; 

4 (4) by redesignating subsections (f) through (j) 

5 as subsections (h) through (l), respectively; 

6 (5) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(f) RELIEF FROM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIRE9 MENTS.—Upon approval of a State plan submitted under 

10 subsection (e)(1), the Chief Executive Officer may waive, 

11 or specify alternatives to, administrative requirements 

12 (other than statutory provisions) otherwise applicable to 

13 grants made to States under the national service laws, in14 cluding those requirements identified by a State as imped15 ing the coordination and effectiveness of Federal, State, 

16 and local resources for service and volunteerism within a 

17 State. 

18 ‘‘(g) STATE PLAN FOR BABY BOOMER AND OLDER

19 ADULT VOLUNTEER AND PAID SERVICE.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

21 provision of this section, to be eligible to receive a 

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1 velop a comprehensive State plan for volunteer and 

2 paid service by members of the Baby Boom genera3 tion and older adults. 

4 ‘‘(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The State plan 

5 shall include— 

6 ‘‘(A) recommendations for public policy ini7 tiatives, including how to best tap the popu8 lation of members of the Baby Boom generation 

9 and older adults as sources of social capital and 

10 as ways to address community needs; 

11 ‘‘(B) recommendations to the State unit on 

12 aging on— 

13 ‘‘(i) a marketing outreach plan to 

14 businesses; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) outreach to— 

16 ‘‘(I) non-profit organizations; 

17 ‘‘(II) the State’s Department of 

18 Education; 

19 ‘‘(III) institutions of higher edu20 cation; and 

21 ‘‘(IV) other State agencies; and 

22 ‘‘(C) recommendations for civic engage23 ment and multigenerational activities, such 

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1 ‘‘(i) early childhood education, family 

2 literacy, and after school programs; 

3 ‘‘(ii) respite services for older adults 

4 and caregivers; and 

5 ‘‘(iii) transitions for members of the 

6 Baby Boom generation and older adults to 

7 purposeful work in their post career lives. 

8 ‘‘(3) KNOWLEDGE INCORPORATED.—The State 

9 plan shall incorporate the current knowledge base 

10 regarding— 

11 ‘‘(A) the economic impact of older workers’ 

12 roles in the economy; 

13 ‘‘(B) the social impact of older workers’ 

14 roles in the community; and 

15 ‘‘(C) the health and social benefits of ac16 tive engagement for members of the Baby 

17 Boom generation and older adults. 

18 ‘‘(4) PUBLICATION.—The State plan must be 

19 made public and be transmitted to the Chief Execu20 tive Officer.’’; and 

21 (6) in subsection (k)(1) (as redesignated by this 

22 section), by striking the period at the end and in23 serting ‘‘, consistent with section 174(d).’’. 

24 SEC. 1606. EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 

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

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall provide, 

4 directly or through grants or contracts, for the continuing 

5 evaluation of programs that receive assistance under the 

6 national service laws, including evaluations that measure 

7 the impact of such programs, to determine— 

8 ‘‘(1) the effectiveness of programs receiving as9 sistance under the national service laws in achieving 

10 stated goals and the costs associated with such, in11 cluding— 

12 ‘‘(A) an evaluation of performance meas13 ures, as established by the Corporation in con14 sultation with each grantee receiving assistance 

15 under the national service laws, which may in16 clude— 

17 ‘‘(i) number of participants enrolled 

18 and completing terms of service compared 

19 to the stated goals of the program; 

20 ‘‘(ii) number of volunteers recruited 

21 from the community in which the program 

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1 ceiving or benefitting from the service con2 ducted; 

3 ‘‘(iv) number of disadvantaged and 

4 under-represented youth participants; 

5 ‘‘(v) sustainability of project or pro6 gram, including measures to ascertain the 

7 level of community support for the project 

8 or program; 

9 ‘‘(vi) measures to ascertain the 

10 change in attitude toward civic engagement 

11 among the participants and the bene12 ficiaries of the service; and 

13 ‘‘(vii) other quantitative and quali14 tative measures as determined to be appro15 priate by the recipient of assistance; and 

16 ‘‘(B) review of the implementation plan for 

17 reaching such measures described in subpara18 graph (A); and 

19 ‘‘(2) the effectiveness of the structure and 

20 mechanisms for delivery of services, such as the ef21 fective utilization of the participants’ time, the man22 agement of the participants, and the ease with which 

23 recipients were able to receive services, to maximize 

24 the cost-effectiveness and the impact of such pro25 grams.’’; 


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1 (2) in subsection (g)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Na3 tional Senior Volunteer Corps’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘National Senior Service Corps’’; and 

5 (B) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘to pub6 lic service’’ and all that follows through the pe7 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘to engage in 

8 service that benefits the community.’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(j) RESERVED PROGRAM FUNDS FOR ACCOUNT11 ABILITY.—In addition to amounts appropriated to carry 

12 out this section, the Corporation may reserve up to 1 per13 cent of total program funds appropriated for a fiscal year 

14 under the national service laws to support program ac15 countability activities under this section. 

16 ‘‘(k) CORRECTIVE PLANS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grantee that fails to 

18 reach the performance measures in subsection 

19 (a)(1)(A) as determined by the Corporation, shall 

20 reach an agreement with the Corporation on a cor21 rective action plan to achieve the agreed upon per22 formance measures. 

23 ‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE.— 

24 ‘‘(A) NEW PROGRAM.—For a program that 

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1 and is failing to achieve the performance meas2 ures agreed upon under subsection (a)(1)(A), 

3 the Corporation shall— 

4 ‘‘(i) provide technical assistance to the 

5 grantee to address targeted performance 

6 problems relating to the performance 

7 measures in subsection (a)(1)(A); and 

8 ‘‘(ii) require quarterly reports from 

9 the grantee on the program’s progress to10 ward achieving the performance measures 

11 in subsection (a)(1)(A) to the appropriate 

12 State, Territory, or Indian tribe and the 

13 Corporation. 

14 ‘‘(B) ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS.—For a 

15 program that has received assistance for 3 

16 years or more and is failing to achieve the per17 formance measures agreed upon under sub18 section (a)(1)(A), the Corporation shall require 

19 quarterly reports from the grantee on the pro20 gram’s progress towards achieving performance 

21 measures in subsection (a)(1)(A) to the appro22 priate State, Territory, or Indian tribe and the 

23 Corporation. 

24 ‘‘(l) FAILURE TO MEET PERFORMANCE LEVELS.— 

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1 poration, a grantee or subgrantee fails to achieve the es2 tablished levels of performance, the Corporation shall— 

3 ‘‘(1) reduce the annual amount of the grant 

4 award attributable to the underperforming grantee 

5 or subgrantee by at least 25 percent; or 

6 ‘‘(2) terminate assistance to the underper7 forming grantee or subgrantee, consistent with sec8 tion 176(a). 

9 ‘‘(m) REPORTS.—The Corporation shall submit to 

10 Congress not later than two years after the date of the 

11 enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, a 

12 report containing information on the number of— 

13 ‘‘(1) grantees implementing corrective action 

14 plans; 

15 ‘‘(2) grantees for which the Corporation offers 

16 technical assistance under subsection (k); 

17 ‘‘(3) grantees for which the Corporation termi18 nates assistance for a program under subsection (l); 

19 ‘‘(4) entities that expressed interest in applying 

20 for assistance under a national service law but did 

21 not apply; 

22 ‘‘(5) entities whose application was rejected; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(6) grantees meeting or exceeding their per25 formance measures in subsection (a).’’. 


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1 SEC. 1607. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. 

2 Section 181 (42 U.S.C. 12641) is amended by strik3 ing ‘‘Section 414’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 422’’. 

4 SEC. 1608. PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS. 

5 Section 182(b) (42 U.S.C. 12642(b)) is amended to 

6 read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(b) REPORT.— 

8 ‘‘(1) FEDERAL AGENCY SUBMISSION.—The 

9 head of each Federal agency shall prepare and sub10 mit to Corporation for Community and National 

11 Service a report concerning the implementation of 

12 this section, including an evaluation of the perform13 ance goals and benchmarks of the partnership pro14 grams. 

15 ‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Corporation 

16 for National and Community Service shall prepare 

17 and submit to the authorizing committees a compila18 tion of the information received under paragraph 

19 (1).’’. 

20 SEC. 1609. RIGHTS OF ACCESS, EXAMINATION, AND COPY21 ING. 

22 Section 183 (42 U.S.C. 12643) is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (a)— 

24 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

25 by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting ‘‘Consistent 

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1 (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting after 

2 ‘‘local government,’’ the following: ‘‘Territory,’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (b)— 

4 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

5 by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting ‘‘Consistent 

6 with otherwise applicable law, the’’; and 

7 (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting after 

8 ‘‘local government,’’ the following: ‘‘Territory,’’; 

9 and 

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

11 ‘‘(c) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Consistent with other12 wise applicable law, the Inspector General of the Corpora13 tion shall have access to, and the right to examine and 

14 copy, any books, documents, papers, records, and other 

15 recorded information in any form— 

16 ‘‘(1) within the possession or control of the Cor17 poration or any State or local government, Territory, 

18 Indian tribe, or public or private nonprofit organiza19 tion receiving assistance directly or indirectly under 

20 this Act; and 

21 ‘‘(2) that relates to the duties of the Inspector 

22 General under the Inspector General Act of 1978.’’. 

23 SEC. 1610. ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

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

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1 ‘‘SEC. 185. SUSTAINABILITY. 

2 ‘‘(a) GOALS.—To ensure that recipients of assistance 

3 under the national service laws are carrying out sustain4 able projects or programs, the Corporation, after collabo5 ration with State Commissions and consultation with re6 cipients of assistance under the national service laws, may 

7 set sustainability goals supported by policies and proce8 dures to— 

9 ‘‘(1) build the capacity of the projects that re10 ceive assistance under the national service laws to 

11 meet community needs and lessen the dependence on 

12 Federal dollars to do so, taking into consideration 

13 challenges that programs in underserved rural or 

14 urban areas may face; 

15 ‘‘(2) provide technical assistance to aid the re16 cipients of assistance under the national service laws 

17 in acquiring and leveraging non-Federal funds for 

18 the projects; and 

19 ‘‘(3) implement measures to ascertain whether 

20 the projects are generating sufficient community 

21 support. 

22 ‘‘(b) ENFORCEMENT.—If a recipient does not meet 

23 the sustainability goals in subsection (a) for a project, the 

24 Corporation may take action as described in sections 176 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 186. GRANT PERIODS. 

2 ‘‘Unless otherwise specifically provided, the Corpora3 tion has authority to make a grant under the national 

4 service laws for a period of 3 years. 

5 ‘‘SEC. 187. GENERATION OF VOLUNTEERS. 

6 ‘‘In making decisions on applications for assistance 

7 or approved national service positions under the national 

8 service laws, the Corporation shall take into consideration 

9 the extent to which the applicant’s proposal will increase 

10 the involvement of volunteers in meeting community 

11 needs. In reviewing the application for this purpose, the 

12 Corporation may take into account the mission of the ap13 plicant. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 188. LIMITATION ON PROGRAM GRANT COSTS. 

15 ‘‘(a) LIMITATION ON GRANT AMOUNTS.—Except as 

16 otherwise provided by this section, the amount of funds 

17 approved by the Corporation in a grant to operate a pro18 gram authorized under the national service laws sup19 porting individuals serving in approved national service 

20 positions may not exceed $17,000 per full-time equivalent 

21 position. 

22 ‘‘(b) COSTS SUBJECT TO LIMITATION.—The limita23 tion in subsection (a) applies to the Corporation’s share 

24 of member support costs, staff costs, and other costs borne 

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1 ‘‘(c) COSTS NOT SUBJECT TO LIMITATION.—The 

2 limitation in subsection (a) and (e)(1) shall not apply to 

3 expenses that are not included in the program operating 

4 grant award. 

5 ‘‘(d) ADJUSTMENTS FOR INFLATION.—The amount 

6 specified in subsections (a) and (e)(1) shall be adjusted 

7 each year after 2008 for inflation as measured by the Con8 sumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by 

9 the Secretary of Labor. 

10 ‘‘(e) WAIVER AUTHORITY AND REPORTING REQUIRE11 MENT.— 

12 ‘‘(1) WAIVER.—The Chief Executive Officer 

13 may waive the requirements of this section, up to a 

14 maximum of $19,500, if necessary to meet the com15 pelling needs of a particular program, such as excep16 tional training needs for a program serving dis17 advantaged youth, increased costs relating to the 

18 participation of individuals with disabilities, tribal 

19 programs or programs located in the Territories and 

20 start-up costs associated with a first-time grantee, 

21 and up to a maximum of $22,000 for Tribal residen22 tial programs. 

23 ‘‘(2) REPORTS.—The Chief Executive Officer 

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1 granted under this section, with an explanation of 

2 the compelling needs justifying such waivers. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 189. AUDITS AND REPORTS. 

4 ‘‘The Corporation shall comply with applicable audit 

5 and reporting requirements as provided in the Chief Fi6 nancial Officers Act of 1990 (31 U.S.C. 501 et seq.) and 

7 the Government Corporation Control Act of 1945 (31 

8 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.). The Corporation shall report to the 

9 Congress any failure to comply with the requirements of 

10 such audits. 

11 ‘‘SEC. 190. CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS. 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Entities selecting individuals to 

13 serve in a position in which the individual receives a Cor14 poration grant-funded living allowance, stipend, education 

15 award, salary, or other remuneration in a program receiv16 ing assistance under the national service laws, shall, sub17 ject to regulations and requirements established by the 

18 Corporation, conduct criminal history checks for such indi19 viduals. 

20 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—A criminal history check 

21 shall, except in cases approved for good cause by the Cor22 poration, include a name-based search of the National Sex 

23 Offender Registry established under the Adam Walsh 

24 Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 

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1 ‘‘(1) a search of the State criminal registry or 

2 repository in the State in which the program is oper3 ating and the State in which the individual resides 

4 at the time of application; or 

5 ‘‘(2) a Federal Bureau of Investigation finger6 print check. 

7 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY PROHIBITION.—An individual shall 

8 be ineligible to serve in a position described under sub9 section (a) if such individual— 

10 ‘‘(1) refuses to consent to the criminal history 

11 check described in subsection (b); 

12 ‘‘(2) makes a false statement in connection with 

13 such criminal history check; 

14 ‘‘(3) is registered, or is required to be reg15 istered, on a State sex offender registry or the Na16 tional Sex Offender Registry established under the 

17 Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 

18 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); or 

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

20 in section 1111 of title 18, United States Code.’’. 

21 Subtitle G—Amendments to Sub22 title G (Corporation for Na23 tional and Community Service) 

24 SEC. 1701. TERMS OF OFFICE. 

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

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(c) TERMS.—Subject to subsection (e), each ap4 pointed member shall serve for a term of 5 years.’’; and 

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

6 ‘‘(e) SERVICE UNTIL APPOINTMENT OF SUC7 CESSOR.—A voting member of the Board whose term has 

8 expired may continue to serve for one year beyond expira9 tion of the term if no successor is appointed or until the 

10 date on which a successor has taken office.’’. 

11 SEC. 1702. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORITIES AND DU12 TIES. 

13 Section 192A(g) (42 U.S.C. 12651b(g)) is amend14 ed— 

15 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 

16 striking ‘‘shall—’’ and inserting ‘‘shall have respon17 sibility for setting overall policy for the Corporation 

18 and shall—’’; 

19 (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the 

20 semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, and review the 

21 budget proposal in advance of submission to the Of22 fice of Management and Budget and to Congress’’; 

23 (3) in paragraph (5)— 

24 (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ 

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1 (B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting 

2 ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

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

4 ‘‘(C) review the performance of the Chief 

5 Executive Officer annually and forward a report 

6 on that review to the President;’’; 

7 (4) in paragraph (9), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after 

8 ‘‘Corporation;’’; 

9 (5) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘program; 

10 and’’ and inserting ‘‘program under a cost share 

11 agreement, as determined by the Corporation, in 

12 which the funds advanced or received as reimburse13 ment shall be credited directly to a current appro14 priation; and’’; and 

15 (6) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘September 

16 30, 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2012’’. 

17 SEC. 1703. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION. 

18 Section 193(b) (42 U.S.C. 12651c(b)) is amended by 

19 striking the period and inserting ‘‘, plus 3 percent.’’. 

20 SEC. 1704. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE CHIEF EXEC21 UTIVE OFFICER. 

22 Section 193A (42 U.S.C. 12651d) is amended— 

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1 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

2 by striking ‘‘shall—’’ and inserting ‘‘, in col3 laboration with State Commissions, shall—’’; 

4 (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ‘‘a 

5 strategic plan’’ the following: ‘‘, including a 

6 plan for achieving 50 percent full-time approved 

7 national service positions by 2012,’’; 

8 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (7) 

9 through (11) as paragraphs (8) through (12), 

10 respectively; 

11 (D) by inserting after paragraph (6) the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(7) not later than 18 months after the date of 

14 enactment of this paragraph, prepare and submit to 

15 Congress a report containing information on the ac16 tions taken to modify the application procedures and 

17 reporting requirements for programs and activities 

18 funded under the national service laws, including a 

19 description of the consultation procedures with 

20 grantees;’’; 

21 (E) in paragraph (11) (as so redesig22 nated)— 

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1 and inserting ‘‘June 30 of each even-num2 bered year,’’; and 

3 (ii) in subparagraph (A)(i), by strik4 ing ‘‘section 122(c)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec5 tion 122(d)(1)’’; and 

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

7 ‘‘(13) bolster the public awareness of and re8 cruitment efforts for the wide range of service op9 portunities for citizens of all ages, regardless of so10 cioeconomic status or geographic location, through a 

11 variety of methods, including— 

12 ‘‘(A) print media; 

13 ‘‘(B) the Internet and related emerging 

14 technologies; 

15 ‘‘(C) television; 

16 ‘‘(D) radio; 

17 ‘‘(E) presentations at public or private fo18 rums; 

19 ‘‘(F) other innovative methods of commu20 nication; and 

21 ‘‘(G) outreach to offices of economic devel22 opment, State employment security agencies, 

23 labor unions and trade associations, local edu24 cation agencies, institutions of higher education, 

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1 people with disabilities, and other institutions 

2 or organizations from which participants for 

3 programs receiving assistance from the national 

4 service laws can be recruited; 

5 ‘‘(14) identify and implement methods of re6 cruitment to— 

7 ‘‘(A) increase the diversity of participants 

8 in the programs receiving assistance under the 

9 national service laws; and 

10 ‘‘(B) increase the diversity of service spon11 sors of programs desiring to receive assistance 

12 under the national service laws; 

13 ‘‘(15) coordinate with organizations of former 

14 participants of national service programs for service 

15 opportunities that may include capacity building, 

16 outreach, and recruitment for programs receiving as17 sistance under the national service laws; 

18 ‘‘(16) collaborate with organizations with dem19 onstrated expertise in supporting and accommo20 dating individuals with disabilities, including institu21 tions of higher education, to identify and implement 

22 methods of recruitment to increase the number of 

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1 ‘‘(17) identify and implement recruitment strat2 egies and training programs for bilingual volunteers 

3 in the National Senior Service Corps under title II 

4 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973; 

5 ‘‘(18) collaborate with organizations which have 

6 established volunteer recruitment programs, includ7 ing those on the Internet, to increase the recruit8 ment capacity of the Corporation; 

9 ‘‘(19) where practicable, provide application 

10 materials in languages other than English for those 

11 with limited English proficiency who wish to partici12 pate in a national service program; 

13 ‘‘(20) collaborate with the training and tech14 nical assistance programs described in subtitle J and 

15 in appropriate paragraphs of section 199N(b); 

16 ‘‘(21) coordinate the clearinghouses described in 

17 section 198F; and 

18 ‘‘(22) coordinate with entities receiving funds 

19 under Subtitle Establishing the Reserve Corps for 

20 alumni of the national service programs to serve in 

21 emergencies, disasters, and other times of national 

22 need; 

23 ‘‘(23) identify and implement strategies to in24 crease awareness among Indian tribes of the types 

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1 service laws, increase Native American participation 

2 in national service, and collect information on chal3 lenges facing Native American communities; 

4 ‘‘(24) conduct outreach to ensure the inclusion 

5 of low-income persons in national service programs 

6 and activities authorized under the National Senior 

7 Service Corps; and 

8 ‘‘(25) ensure that outreach, awareness, and re9 cruitment efforts are consistent with the Americans 

10 with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et 

11 seq.) and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 

12 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794).’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (c)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

15 the end; 

16 (B) by redesignating paragraph (10) as 

17 paragraph (11); and 

18 (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(10) obtain the opinions of peer reviewers in 

21 evaluating applications to the Corporation for assist22 ance under this title; and’’; and 

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

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1 tracts or cooperative agreements, carry out the marketing 

2 duties described in subsection (b)(13), with priority given 

3 to those entities who have established expertise in the re4 cruitment of disadvantaged youth, members of Indian 

5 tribes, and members of the Baby Boom generation. 

6 ‘‘(h) CAMPAIGN TO SOLICIT FUNDS.—The Chief Ex7 ecutive Officer may conduct a campaign to solicit non8 Federal funds to support outreach and recruitment of a 

9 diverse population of service sponsors of and participants 

10 in programs and projects receiving assistance under the 

11 national service laws.’’. 

12 SEC. 1705. DELEGATION TO STATES. 

13 Consistent with section 193(c)(1) (42 U.S.C. 

14 12651d(c)(1)), the Chief Executive Officer may delegate 

15 to States specific programmatic authority upon a deter16 mination that such a delegation will increase efficiency in 

17 the operation or oversight of a program under the national 

18 service laws. 

19 SEC. 1706. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER COMPENSATION. 

20 Section 194(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 12651e(c)(2)) is 

21 amended by striking ‘‘level IV of the Executive Schedule’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘level III of the Executive Schedule’’. 

23 SEC. 1707. NONVOTING MEMBERS; PERSONAL SERVICES 

24 CONTRACTS. 

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1 (1) in subsection (c)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting after 

3 ‘‘subdivision of a State,’’ the following: ‘‘Terri4 tory,’’; and 

5 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

6 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘MEM7 BER’’ and inserting ‘‘NON-VOTING MEM8 BER’’; and 

9 (ii) by inserting ‘‘non-voting’’ before 

10 ‘‘member’’; and 

11 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub12 section: 

13 ‘‘(g) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS.—The Cor14 poration may enter into personal services contracts to 

15 carry out research, evaluation, and public awareness re16 lated to the national service laws.’’. 

17 SEC. 1708. DONATED SERVICES. 

18 Section 196(a) (42 U.S.C. 12651g(a)) is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and in21 serting the following: 

22 ‘‘(A) ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS.— 

23 Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, 

24 United States Code, the Corporation may solicit 

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1 dividuals (other than participants) to assist the 

2 Corporation in carrying out the duties of the 

3 Corporation under the national service laws, 

4 and may provide to such individuals the travel 

5 expenses described in section 192A(d).’’; 

6 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

7 (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 

8 by striking ‘‘Such a volunteer’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘A person who is a member of an or10 ganization or is an individual covered by 

11 subparagraph (A)’’; 

12 (ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘a volun13 teer’’ and inserting ‘‘such a person’’; 

14 (iii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘volun15 teers’’ and inserting ‘‘such a person’’; and 

16 (iv) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘such a 

17 volunteer’’ and inserting ‘‘such a person’’; 

18 and 

19 (C) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking 

20 ‘‘Such a volunteer’’ and inserting ‘‘Such a per21 son’’; and 

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1 SEC. 1709. STUDY TO EXAMINE AND INCREASE SERVICE 

2 PROGRAMS FOR DISPLACED WORKERS. 

3 (a) PLANNING STUDY.—The Corporation for Na4 tional and Community Service shall conduct a study to 

5 identify— 

6 (1) specific areas of need for displaced workers; 

7 (2) how existing programs and activities carried 

8 out under the national service laws could better 

9 serve displaced workers and communities that have 

10 been adversely affected by plant closings and job 

11 losses; 

12 (3) prospects for better utilization of skilled 

13 workers as resources and volunteers; and 

14 (4) methods for ensuring the efficient financial 

15 organization of services directed towards displaced 

16 workers. 

17 (b) CONSULTATION.—The study shall be carried out 

18 in consultation with the Department of Labor, State labor 

19 agencies, and other individuals and entities the Corpora20 tion considers appropriate. 

21 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

22 of the enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall submit 

23 to Congress a report on the results of the planning study 

24 required by subsection (a), together with a plan for imple25 mentation of a pilot program using promising strategies 


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1 and approaches for better targeting and serving displaced 

2 workers. 

3 (d) PILOT PROGRAM.—From amounts made available 

4 to carry out this section, the Corporation shall develop and 

5 carry out a pilot program based on the findings in the 

6 report submitted under subsection (c). 

7 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

8 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

9 such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 

10 2010 through 2014. 

11 SEC. 1710. STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A 

12 CENTRALIZED ELECTRONIC CITIZENSHIP 

13 VERIFICATION SYSTEM. 

14 (a) STUDY.—The Corporation for National and Com15 munity Service shall conduct a study to determine the ef16 fectiveness of a centralized electronic citizenship 

17 verification system which would allow the Corporation to 

18 share employment eligibility information with the Depart19 ment of Education in order to reduce administrative bur20 den and lower costs for member programs. This study 

21 shall identify— 

22 (1) the costs associated with establishing this 

23 program both for the Corporation and for the De24 partment of Education; 


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1 (2) the benefits or detriments of such a system 

2 both for the Corporation and for the Department of 

3 Education; 

4 (3) strategies for ensuring the privacy and secu5 rity of member information that is shared between 

6 agencies and member organizations; 

7 (4) the information that needs to be shared in 

8 order to fulfill employment eligibility requirements; 

9 and 

10 (5) recommendations for implementation of 

11 such a program. 

12 (b) CONSULTATION.—The study shall be carried out 

13 in consultation with the Department of Education and 

14 other individuals and entities the Corporation considers 

15 appropriate. 

16 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 

17 date of the enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall 

18 submit to Congress a report on the results of the study 

19 required by subsection (a), together with a plan for imple20 mentation of a pilot program using promising strategies 

21 and approaches identified in such study, if the Corporation 

22 determines such program to be feasible. 

23 (d) PILOT PROGRAM.—From amounts made available 

24 to carry out this section, the Corporation shall develop and 

25 carry out a pilot program based on the findings in the 


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1 report submitted under subsection (c), if Congress deems 

2 such a program to be feasible. 

3 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

4 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

5 such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 

6 2010 through 2014. 

7 Subtitle H—Amendments to 

8 Subtitle H 

9 SEC. 1801. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE H. 

10 (a) ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITIES TO SUP11 PORT NATIONAL SERVICE.—Subtitle H is amended by in12 serting after the subtitle heading and before section 198 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘PART I—ADDITIONAL CORPORATION 

15 ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL SERVICE’’. 

16 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 198 (42 

17 U.S.C. 12653) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection 

19 (r)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’; 

20 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘to improve 

21 the quality’’ and all that follows through ‘‘including’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘to address emergent needs through 

23 summer programs and other activities, and to sup24 port service-learning programs and national service 

25 programs, including’’; and 


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1 (3) by striking subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), 

2 (i), (j), (l), (m), and (p) and redesignating sub3 sections (g), (k), (n), (o), (q), (r), and (s) as sub4 sections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i), respec5 tively. 

6 (c) CALL TO SERVICE CAMPAIGN AND SEPTEMBER

7 11TH DAY OF SERVICE.—Section 198 (as amended by 

8 subsection (b) (42 U.S.C. 12653) is further amended by 

9 adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(k) CALL TO SERVICE CAMPAIGN.—Not less than 

11 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Corporation 

12 shall conduct a nationwide ‘Call To Service’ campaign, to 

13 encourage all people of the United States, regardless of 

14 age, race, ethnicity, religion, or economic status, to engage 

15 in full- or part-time national service, long- or short-term 

16 public service in the nonprofit sector or government, or 

17 volunteering. In conducting the campaign, the Corporation 

18 may collaborate with other Federal agencies and entities, 

19 State Commissions, Governors, nonprofit and faith-based 

20 organizations, businesses, institutions of higher education, 

21 elementary schools, and secondary schools. 

22 ‘‘(l) SEPTEMBER 11TH DAY OF SERVICE.— 

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1 on a permanent basis as an annually observed Na2 tional Day of Service and Remembrance that— 

3 ‘‘(A) provides an appropriate and meaning4 ful way for Americans to pay everlasting tribute 

5 to the victims of September 11th, recognize and 

6 honor the sacrifices and contributions of the 

7 countless volunteers and rescue and recovery 

8 workers who gave urgent, lasting aid in re9 sponse to the September 11th attacks, and help 

10 rekindle the vital spirit of unity and compassion 

11 that was evident and essential throughout the 

12 nation following the terrorist attacks on the 

13 United States; and 

14 ‘‘(B) is observed and supported by the au15 thority and activities of the Corporation, and, 

16 on a voluntary basis, by other federal offices 

17 and agencies, non-profit and faith-based organi18 zations, businesses, institutions of higher edu19 cation, elementary and secondary schools, in 

20 order to promote innovative ways to engage a 

21 broader range of Americans in national service 

22 timed to coincide with the anniversary of Sep23 tember 11th each year and as part of the 

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1 ‘‘(2) FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.—In order to ob2 serve September 11th National Day of Service and 

3 Remembrance at the Federal level, the Corporation 

4 may organize and carry out appropriate ceremonies 

5 and activities, which may include activities that are 

6 part of the broader Call to Service Campaign. 

7 ‘‘(3) ACTIVITIES.—The Corporation may make 

8 grants and provide other support to community9 based organizations to assist in planning and car10 rying out appropriate service, charity, and remem11 brance opportunities in conjunction with the Sep12 tember 11th National Day of Service and Remem13 brance. 

14 ‘‘(4) CONSULTATION.—In devising and imple15 menting programs to support the September 11th 

16 National Day of Service and Remembrance, includ17 ing making grants or providing other forms of sup18 port under this subsection, the Corporation shall 

19 confer with and receive assistance from nonprofit or20 ganizations with expertise in representing September 

21 11th family members and other impacted constitu22 encies, and promoting establishment of September 

23 11th as an annually recognized National Day of 

24 Service and Remembrance.’’. 


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1 SEC. 1802. REPEALS. 

2 (a) REPEALS.—The following provisions are repealed: 

3 (1) CLEARINGHOUSES.—Section 198A (42 

4 U.S.C. 12653a). 

5 (2) MILITARY INSTALLATION CONVERSION DEM6 ONSTRATION PROGRAMS.—Section 198C (42 U.S.C. 

7 12653c). 

8 (3) SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—Sec9 tion 198D (42 U.S.C. 12653d). 

10 (b) REDESIGNATION.—Section 198B is redesignated 

11 as section 198A. 

12 SEC. 1803. NEW FELLOWSHIPS. 

13 Subtitle H is further amended by adding at the end 

14 the following new sections: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 198B. SERVE AMERICA FELLOWSHIPS. 

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

17 ‘‘(1) AREA OF NATIONAL NEED.—The term 

18 ‘area of national need’ means an area involved in ef19 forts to— 

20 ‘‘(A) improve education in schools for eco21 nomically disadvantaged students; 

22 ‘‘(B) expand and improve access to health 

23 care; 

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1 ‘‘(D) improve economic opportunities for 

2 economically disadvantaged individuals; or 

3 ‘‘(E) improve disaster preparedness and 

4 response. 

5 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENT.—The 

6 term ‘eligible fellowship recipient’ means an indi7 vidual who is selected by a State Commission under 

8 subsection (c), as a result of such selection, is eligi9 ble for a ServeAmerica Fellowship. 

10 ‘‘(3) FELLOW.—The term ‘fellow’ means an eli11 gible fellowship recipient who is awarded a 

12 ServeAmerica Fellowship and is designated a fellow 

13 under subsection (e). 

14 ‘‘(b) GRANTS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro16 priated under section 501(a)(2)(C) and allotted 

17 under paragraph (2)(A), the Corporation shall make 

18 grants (including financial assistance and a cor19 responding allotment of approved national service 

20 positions), to the State Commission of each of the 

21 several States, the District of Columbia, or the Com22 monwealth of Puerto Rico with an application ap23 proved under this section, to enable such State Com24 mission to award ServeAmerica Fellowships under 

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1 ‘‘(2) ALLOTMENT; ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 

2 ‘‘(A) ALLOTMENT.—The amount allotted 

3 to a State Commission for a fiscal year shall be 

4 equal to an amount that bears the same ratio 

5 to the amount appropriated under section 

6 501(a)(2)(C), as the population of the State 

7 bears to the total population of the several 

8 States, the District of Columbia, and the Com9 monwealth of Puerto Rico. 

10 ‘‘(B) RULE.—Of the grants received by the 

State Commissions under subparagraph (A), 1 11 ⁄3

12 of total grant funds received shall be awarded 

13 to organizations that maintain not more than 

14 10 full-time staff and not more than 10 part15 time staff. 

16 ‘‘(C) REALLOTMENT.—If a State Commis17 sion does not apply for an allotment under this 

18 subsection for any fiscal year, or if the State 

19 Commission’s application is not approved, the 

20 Corporation shall reallot the amount of the 

21 State Commission’s allotment to the remaining 

22 State Commissions in accordance with subpara23 graph (A). 

24 ‘‘(D) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the 

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1 subparagraph (A), not more than 1.5 percent of 

2 such amount may be used for administrative 

3 costs. 

4 ‘‘(3) NUMBER OF POSITIONS.—The Corporation 

5 shall— 

6 ‘‘(A) establish or increase the number of 

7 approved national service positions under this 

8 subsection during each of fiscal years 2010 

9 through 2014; 

10 ‘‘(B) establish the number of approved po11 sitions at 500 for fiscal year 2010; and 

12 ‘‘(C) increase the number of the approved 

13 positions to— 

14 ‘‘(i) 750 for fiscal year 2011; 

15 ‘‘(ii) 1,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

16 ‘‘(iii) 1,250 for fiscal year 2013; and 

17 ‘‘(iv) 1,500 for fiscal year 2014. 

18 ‘‘(4) USES OF GRANT FUNDS.— 

19 ‘‘(A) REQUIRED USES.—A grant awarded 

20 under this subsection shall be used to enable 

21 fellows to carry out service projects in areas of 

22 national need. 

23 ‘‘(B) PERMITTED USES.—A grant awarded 

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1 ‘‘(i) oversight activities and mecha2 nisms for the service sites as determined 

3 by the State Commission or the Corpora4 tion, which may include site visits; 

5 ‘‘(ii) activities to augment the experi6 ence of participants in approved national 

7 service positions under this section, includ8 ing activities to engage such participants 

9 in networking opportunities with other na10 tional service participants; and 

11 ‘‘(iii) recruitment or training activities 

12 for participants in approved national serv13 ice positions under this section. 

14 ‘‘(5) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 

15 grant under this subsection, a State Commission 

16 shall submit an application to the Corporation at 

17 such time, in such manner, and containing such in18 formation as the Corporation may require, including 

19 information on the criteria and procedures that the 

20 State Commission will use for overseeing 

21 ServeAmerica Fellowship placements for service 

22 projects, under subsection (e). 

23 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS.— 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An applicant desiring 

2 to become an eligible fellowship recipient shall 

3 submit an application to a State Commission or 

4 an institution of higher education that has 

5 elected to participate in the program authorized 

6 under this subsection, at such time and in such 

7 manner as the Commission or institution may 

8 require, and containing the information de9 scribed in subparagraph (B) and such addi10 tional information as the Commission or insti11 tution may require. An applicant may submit 

12 such application to only one State Commission 

13 for a fiscal year. 

14 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The Corporation shall 

15 specify information to be provided in an appli16 cation submitted under this subsection, which 

17 shall include— 

18 ‘‘(i) a description of the area of na19 tional need that the applicant intends to 

20 address in the service project; 

21 ‘‘(ii) a description of the skills and ex22 perience the applicant has to address the 

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1 ‘‘(iii) a description of the type of serv2 ice the applicant plans to provide as a fel3 low; and 

4 ‘‘(iv) information identifying the State 

5 in which the applicant will serve (which, in 

6 the case of an application submitted to a 

7 State Commission, shall be the State 

8 served by the Commission) and the local 

9 area in which the applicant plans to serve, 

10 for the service project. 

11 ‘‘(C) NOMINATIONS INSTITUTIONS.—After 

12 reviewing the applications each institution of 

13 higher education that is not a Campus of Serv14 ice may nominate not fewer than 4 individuals 

15 for consideration by the State Commission as 

16 eligible fellowship recipients. 

17 ‘‘(2) SELECTION.—Each State Commission 

18 shall select, from the applicants nominated by insti19 tutions of higher education serving the State and the 

20 applicants received by the State Commission for a 

21 fiscal year, the number of eligible fellowship recipi22 ents that may be supported for that fiscal year 

23 based on the grant received by the State Commis24 sion under subsection (b). 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each service sponsor orga2 nization shall— 

3 ‘‘(A) be a nonprofit organization; 

4 ‘‘(B) satisfy qualification criteria estab5 lished by the Corporation or the State Commis6 sion, including standards relating to organiza7 tional capacity, financial management, and pro8 grammatic oversight; 

9 ‘‘(C) not be a recipient of other national 

10 service awards; and 

11 ‘‘(D) at the time of registration with a 

12 State Commission, enter into an agreement pro13 viding that the service sponsor organization 

14 shall— 

15 ‘‘(i) abide by all program require16 ments; 

17 ‘‘(ii) provide an amount described in 

18 subsection (e)(3)(b) for each fellow serving 

19 with the organization through the 

20 ServeAmerica Fellowship; 

21 ‘‘(iii) be responsible for certifying 

22 whether each fellow serving with the orga23 nization successfully completed the 

24 ServeAmerica Fellowship, and record and 

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1 poration the number of hours served by a 

2 fellow for purposes of determining the fel3 low’s eligibility for benefits; and 

4 ‘‘(iv) provide timely access to records 

5 relating to the ServeAmerica Fellowship to 

6 the State Commission, the Corporation, 

7 and the Corporation’s Inspector General. 

8 ‘‘(2) REGISTRATION.— 

9 ‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—No service sponsor 

10 organization may receive a fellow under this 

11 subsection until the organization registers with 

12 the State Commission; 

13 ‘‘(B) CLEARINGHOUSE.—The State Com14 mission shall maintain a list of registered serv15 ice sponsor organizations on a public website; 

16 ‘‘(C) REVOCATION.—If a State Commis17 sion determines that a service sponsor organiza18 tion is in violation of any of the applicable pro19 visions of this section— 

20 ‘‘(i) the State Commission shall re21 voke the registration of the organization; 

22 ‘‘(ii) the organization shall not be eli23 gible to receive a national service award 

24 under this title, for not less than 5 years; 

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1 ‘‘(iii) the State Commission shall have 

2 the right to remove a fellow from the orga3 nization and relocate the fellow to another 

4 site. 

5 ‘‘(e) FELLOWS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to participate 

7 in a service project as a fellow and receive a 

8 ServeAmerica Fellowship, an eligible fellowship re9 cipient shall— 

10 ‘‘(A) within 3 months after being selected 

11 as an eligible fellowship recipient, select a reg12 istered service sponsor organization described in 

13 subsection (d) with which the recipient is inter14 ested in serving under this section; and 

15 ‘‘(B) enter into an agreement with the or16 ganization— 

17 ‘‘(i) that specifies the service the re18 cipient will provide if the placement is ap19 proved; 

20 ‘‘(ii) in which the recipient agrees to 

21 serve for 1 year on a full-time or part-time 

22 basis (as determined by the Corporation); 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(iii) submit such agreement to the 

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1 ‘‘(2) AWARD.—Upon receiving the eligible fel2 lowship recipient’s agreement under paragraph (1), 

3 the State Commission shall award a ServeAmerica 

4 Fellowship to the recipient and designate the recipi5 ent as a fellow. 

6 ‘‘(3) FELLOWSHIP AMOUNT.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—From amounts re8 ceived under subsection (b), each State Com9 mission shall award each of the State’s fellows 

10 a ServeAmerica Fellowship amount that is 

11 equal to 50 percent of the amount of the total 

12 average annual subsistence allowance provided 

13 to VISTA volunteers under section 105 of the 

14 Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 

15 U.S.C. 4955). 

16 ‘‘(B) AMOUNT FROM SERVICE SPONSOR

17 ORGANIZATION.—Except as provided in sub18 section (C), the service sponsor organization 

19 shall award to the fellow serving such organiza20 tion an amount that will ensure that the total 

21 award received by the fellow for service in the 

22 service project (consisting of such amount and 

23 the ServeAmerica Fellowship amount the fellow 

24 receives under subparagraph (A)) is equal to or 

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1 subsistence allowance provided to VISTA volun2 teers under section 105 of the Domestic Volun3 teer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955). 

4 ‘‘(C) MAXIMUM LIVING ALLOWANCE.— 

5 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The total amount 

6 that may be provided to a fellow under this 

7 subparagraph shall not exceed 100 percent 

8 of the average annual subsistence allow9 ance provided to VISTA volunteers under 

10 section 105 of the Domestic Volunteer 

11 Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955). 

12 ‘‘(ii) SMALL ORGANIZATIONS.—A 

13 service sponsor organization meeting the 

14 requirements of subsection (c)(1)(B) shall 

15 award to the fellow serving such organiza16 tion an amount that will ensure that the 

17 total award received by the fellow for serv18 ice in the service project (consisting of that 

19 amount and the ServeAmerica Fellowship 

20 amount that fellows receive under clause 

21 (i) is equal to or greater than 60 percent 

22 of the average annual subsistence allow23 ance provided to VISTA volunteers under 

24 section 105 of the Domestic Volunteers 

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1 ‘‘(D) PRORATION OF AMOUNT.—In the 

2 case of a fellow who is authorized to serve a 

3 part-time term of service under the agreement 

4 described in subparagraph (1)(B)(ii), the 

5 amount provided to a fellow under this subpara6 graph shall be prorated accordingly. 

7 ‘‘(E) WAIVER.—The Corporation may 

8 allow a State Commission to waive the amount 

9 required under clause (B) from the service 

10 sponsor organization for a fellow serving the or11 ganization if— 

12 ‘‘(i) such requirement is inconsistent 

13 with the objectives of the ServeAmerica 

14 Fellowship program; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) the amount provided to the fel16 low under clause (i) is sufficient to meet 

17 the necessary costs of living (including 

18 food, housing, and transportation) in the 

19 area in which the ServeAmerica Fellowship 

20 program is located. 

21 ‘‘(f) COMPLIANCE WITH INELIGIBLE SERVICE CAT22 EGORIES.—Service under a ServeAmerica Fellowship shall 

23 comply with section 132(a). For purposes of applying that 

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1 be considered to be a reference to assistance provided 

2 under this section. 

3 ‘‘(g) REPORTS.—Each service sponsor organization 

4 that receives a fellow under this subsection shall, on a bi5 weekly basis, report to the State Commission on the num6 ber of hours served and the services provided by that fel7 low. The Corporation shall establish a web portal for the 

8 organizations to use in reporting the information. 

9 ‘‘(h) EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.—A fellow who serves 

10 in a service project under this section shall be considered 

11 to have served in an approved national service position 

12 and, upon meeting the requirements of section 147 for 

13 full-time or part-time national service, shall be eligible for 

14 a national service educational award described in such sec15 tion. The Corporation shall transfer an appropriate 

16 amount of funds to the National Service Trust to provide 

17 for the national service educational awards for such fellow. 

18 ‘‘SEC. 198C. SILVER SCHOLARSHIPS AND ENCORE FELLOW19 SHIPS. 

20 ‘‘(a) SILVER SCHOLARSHIP.— 

21 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Corporation may 

22 award grants, including fixed-amount grants (in ac23 cordance with section 129(k)) to community-based 

24 organizations to carry out a Silver Scholarship 

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1 complete not less than 500 hours of service in a year 

2 carrying out projects of national need and to receive 

3 a Silver Scholarship in the form of a $1,000 edu4 cation award. Under such a program— 

5 ‘‘(A) the Corporation shall establish cri6 teria for the types of the service required to be 

7 performed to receive such award; and 

8 ‘‘(B) the individual receiving the award 

9 shall use such award in accordance with sec10 tions 146(c), 146(d), and 148(c). 

11 ‘‘(2) TERM.—Each program funded under this 

12 subsection shall be carried out over a period of 3 

13 years, including 1 planning year and 2 additional 

14 grant years, with a 1-year extension possible, if the 

15 program meets performance measures developed in 

16 accordance with section 179(a) and any other cri17 teria determined by the Corporation. 

18 ‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to carry 

19 out a program under this subsection, a community20 based organization shall submit to the Corporation 

21 an application at such time and in such manner as 

22 the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require. 

23 A community-based organization approved by the 

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1 ‘‘(4) COLLABORATION ENCOURAGED.—A com2 munity-based organization awarded a grant under 

3 this subsection is encouraged to collaborate with pro4 grams funded under title II of the Domestic Volun5 teer Service Act in carrying out this program. 

6 ‘‘(5) ELIGIBILITY FOR SCHOLARSHIP.—An indi7 vidual is eligible to receive a Silver Scholarship if the 

8 community-based organization certifies to the Cor9 poration that the individual has completed not less 

10 than 500 hours of service under this section. 

11 ‘‘(6) SUPPORT SERVICES.—A community-based 

12 organization receiving a grant under this subsection 

13 may use a portion of the fixed-amount grant to pro14 vide transportation services to an eligible individual 

15 to allow such individual to participate in a service 

16 project. 

17 ‘‘(b) ENCORE FELLOWSHIPS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Corporation may 

19 award 1-year Encore Fellowships to enable individ20 uals age 55 or older to— 

21 ‘‘(A) carry out service projects in areas of 

22 national need; and 

23 ‘‘(B) to receive training and development 

24 in order to transition to full- or part-time public 

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1 ‘‘(2) PROGRAM.—In carrying out the program, 

2 the Corporation shall— 

3 ‘‘(A) maintain a list of eligible organiza4 tions for which Encore Fellows may be placed 

5 to carry out service projects through the pro6 gram and shall provide the list to all Fellowship 

7 recipients; and 

8 ‘‘(B) at the request of a Fellowship recipi9 ent— 

10 ‘‘(i) determine whether the requesting 

11 recipient is able to meet the service needs 

12 of a listed organization, or another organi13 zation that the recipient requests in ac14 cordance with subparagraph (E), for a 

15 service project; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) upon making a favorable deter17 mination under clause (i), award the re18 cipient with an Encore Fellowship, and 

19 place the recipient with the organization as 

20 an Encore Fellow under subparagraph (E). 

21 ‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.— 

22 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An individual de23 siring to be selected as a Fellowship recipi24 ent shall— 

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1 ‘‘(aa) is at least 55 years of 

2 age as of the time the individual 

3 applies for the program; and 

4 ‘‘(bb) is not engaged in, but 

5 who wishes to engage in, full- or 

6 part-time public service in the 

7 nonprofit sector or government; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(II) submit an application to 

10 the Corporation, at such time, in such 

11 manner, and containing such informa12 tion as the Corporation may require, 

13 including— 

14 ‘‘(aa) a description of the 

15 area of national need that the ap16 plicant hopes to address through 

17 the service project; 

18 ‘‘(bb) a description of the 

19 skills and experience the appli20 cant has to address an area of 

21 national need; and 

22 ‘‘(cc) information identifying 

23 the region of the United States 

24 in which the applicant wishes to 

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1 ‘‘(ii) SELECTION BASIS.—In deter2 mining which individuals to select as Fel3 lowship recipients, the Corporation shall— 

4 ‘‘(I) select not more than 10 indi5 viduals from each State; and 

6 ‘‘(II) give priority to individuals 

7 with skills and experience for which 

8 there is an ongoing high demand in 

9 the nonprofit sector and government. 

10 ‘‘(D) LISTED ORGANIZATIONS.—To be list11 ed under subparagraph (A), an organization 

12 shall— 

13 ‘‘(i) be a nonprofit organization; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) submit an application to the Cor15 poration at such time, in such manner, and 

16 containing such information as the Cor17 poration may require, including— 

18 ‘‘(I) a description of— 

19 ‘‘(aa) the services and activi20 ties the organization carries out 

21 generally; 

22 ‘‘(bb) the area of national 

23 need that the organization seeks 

24 to address through a service 

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1 ‘‘(cc) the services and activi2 ties the organization seeks to 

3 carry out through the proposed 

4 service project; 

5 ‘‘(II) a description of the skills 

6 and experience that an eligible Encore 

7 Fellowship recipient needs to be 

8 placed with the organization as an 

9 Encore Fellow for the service project; 

10 ‘‘(III) a description of the train11 ing and leadership development the 

12 organization shall provide an Encore 

13 Fellow placed with the organization to 

14 assist the Encore Fellow in obtaining 

15 a public service job in the nonprofit 

16 sector or government after the period 

17 of the Encore Fellowship; and 

18 ‘‘(IV) evidence of the organiza19 tion’s financial stability. 

20 ‘‘(E) PLACEMENT.— 

21 ‘‘(i) REQUEST FOR PLACEMENT WITH

22 LISTED ORGANIZATIONS.—To be placed 

23 with a listed organization in accordance 

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1 cipient shall submit an application for such 

2 placement to the Corporation at such time, 

3 in such manner, and containing such infor4 mation as the Corporation may require. 

5 ‘‘(ii) REQUEST FOR PLACEMENT WITH

6 OTHER ORGANIZATION.—An eligible En7 core Fellowship recipient may apply to the 

8 Corporation to serve the recipient’s Encore 

9 Fellowship year with a nonprofit organiza10 tion that is not a listed organization. Such 

11 application shall be submitted to the Cor12 poration at such time, in such manner, and 

13 containing such information as the Cor14 poration shall require, and shall include— 

15 ‘‘(I) an identification and de16 scription of— 

17 ‘‘(aa) the organization; 

18 ‘‘(bb) the area of national 

19 need the organization seeks to 

20 address; and 

21 ‘‘(cc) the services or activi22 ties the organization carries out 

23 to address such area of national 

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1 ‘‘(II) a description of the services 

2 the eligible Encore Fellowship recipi3 ent shall provide for the organization 

4 as an Encore Fellow; and 

5 ‘‘(III) a letter of support from 

6 the leader of the organization, includ7 ing— 

8 ‘‘(aa) a description of the 

9 organization’s need for the eligi10 ble Encore Fellowship recipient’s 

11 services; 

12 ‘‘(bb) evidence that the or13 ganization is financially sound; 

14 ‘‘(cc) an assurance that the 

15 organization will provide training 

16 and leadership development to 

17 the eligible Encore Fellowship re18 cipient if placed with the organi19 zation as an Encore Fellow, to 

20 assist the Encore Fellow in ob21 taining a public service job in the 

22 nonprofit sector or government 

23 after the period of the Encore 

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1 ‘‘(dd) a description of the 

2 training and leadership develop3 ment to be provided to the En4 core Fellowship recipient if so 

5 placed. 

6 ‘‘(iii) PLACEMENT AND AWARD OF

7 FELLOWSHIP.—If the Corporation deter8 mines that the eligible Encore Fellowship 

9 recipient is able to meet the service needs 

10 (including skills and experience to address 

11 an area of national need) of the organiza12 tion that the eligible fellowship recipient 

13 requests under clause (ii) or (iii), the Cor14 poration shall— 

15 ‘‘(I) approve the placement of the 

16 eligible Encore Fellowship recipient 

17 with the organization; 

18 ‘‘(II) award the eligible Encore 

19 Fellowship recipient an Encore Fel20 lowship for a period of 1 year and 

21 designate the eligible Encore Fellow22 ship recipient as an Encore Fellow; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(III) in awarding the Encore 

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1 amount of $11,000, to the organiza2 tion to enable the organization to pro3 vide living expenses to the Encore 

4 Fellow for the year in which the En5 core Fellow agrees to serve. 

6 ‘‘(F) MATCHING FUNDS.—An organization 

7 that receives an Encore Fellow under this sub8 section shall agree to provide, for the living ex9 penses of the Encore Fellow during the year of 

10 service, non-Federal contributions in an amount 

11 equal to not less than $1 for every $1 of Fed12 eral funds provided to the organization for the 

13 Encore Fellow through the fellowship. 

14 ‘‘(G) TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE.—Each 

15 organization that receives an Encore Fellow 

16 under this subsection shall provide training, 

17 leadership development, and assistance to the 

18 Encore Fellow, and conduct oversight of the 

19 service provided by the Encore Fellow. 

20 ‘‘(H) LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.—Each 

21 year, the Corporation shall convene current and 

22 former Encore Fellows to discuss the Encore 

23 Fellows’ experiences related to service under 

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1 creasing leadership and careers in public service 

2 in the nonprofit sector or government. 

3 ‘‘(c) EVALUATIONS.—The Corporation shall conduct 

4 an independent evaluation of the programs authorized 

5 under subsections (a) and (b) and widely disseminate the 

6 results, including recommendations for improvement, to 

7 the service community through multiple channels, includ8 ing the Corporation’s Resource Center or a clearinghouse 

9 of effective strategies.’’. 

10 SEC. 1804. INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PROGRAM SUPPORT. 

11 Subtitle H is further amended by adding at the end 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘PART II—INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PROGRAM 

14 SUPPORT 

15 ‘‘SEC. 198D. INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PROGRAM SUPPORT. 

16 ‘‘(a) METHODS OF CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES.—The 

17 Corporation may, through grants and fixed-amount grants 

18 (in accordance with section 129(k)), carry out the fol19 lowing programs: 

20 ‘‘(1) PROGRAMS FOR DISADVANTAGED

21 YOUTH.—A program selected from among those list22 ed in 122(a) where no less than 75 percent of the 

23 participants are disadvantaged youth. 

24 ‘‘(A) COMPONENTS OF PROGRAMS.—Such 

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1 ployment training, educational counseling, pro2 gram to complete a high-school diploma or 

3 GED, counseling, or a mentoring relationship 

4 with an adult volunteer. 

5 ‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—Priority shall be given to 

6 programs that engage retirees to serve as men7 tors. 

8 ‘‘(2) PROGRAMS THAT ENGAGE YOUTH UNDER

9 THE AGE OF 17.—Programs that engage youth 

10 under the age of 17 in service to the community to 

11 meet unmet human, educational, environmental, 

12 emergency and disaster preparedness, or public safe13 ty needs and may be a summer program or a year14 round program. Priority shall be given to programs 

15 that collaborate with the RSVP Program and the 

16 AmeriCorps programs. 

17 ‘‘(3) PROGRAMS THAT REDUCE RECIDIVISM.— 

18 Programs that re-engage court-involved youth and 

19 adults with the goal of reducing recidivism. Priority 

20 shall be given to such programs that create support 

21 systems beginning in corrections facilities, and pro22 grams that have life skills training, employment 

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1 ment, and support services, which could begin in 

2 corrections facilities. The program may include 

3 health and wellness programs, including but not lim4 ited to drug and alcohol treatment, mental health 

5 counseling, and smoking cessation. 

6 ‘‘(4) PROGRAMS THAT RECRUIT CERTAIN INDI7 VIDUALS.—Demonstration projects for programs 

8 that have as one of their primary purposes the re9 cruitment and acceptance of court-involved youth 

10 and adults as participants, volunteers, or members. 

11 Such a program may serve any purpose otherwise 

12 permitted under this Act. 

13 ‘‘(5) OTHER INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PRO14 GRAMS.—Any other innovative and model programs 

15 that the Corporation considers appropriate. 

16 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) THREE-YEAR TERM.—Each program fund18 ed under this part shall be carried out over a period 

19 of three years, including one planning year and two 

20 additional grant years, with a 1-year extension pos21 sible, if the program meets performance measures 

22 developed in accordance with section 179(a) and any 

23 other criteria determined by the Corporation. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 

2 the cost of carrying out a program for which a 

3 grant is made under this part may not exceed 

4 76 percent of the total cost of the program in 

5 the first year and may not exceed 50 percent of 

6 the total cost of the program for the remaining 

7 years of the grant, including if the grant is ex8 tended for 1 year. 

9 ‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION.—In 

10 providing for the remaining share of the cost of 

11 carrying out such a program, each recipient of 

12 a grant under this part— 

13 ‘‘(i) shall provide for such share 

14 through a payment in cash or in kind, fair15 ly evaluated, including facilities, equip16 ment, or services; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) may provide for such share 

18 through State sources or local sources, in19 cluding private funds or donated services. 

20 ‘‘(3) COLLABORATION ENCOURAGED.—Each 

21 program funded under this part is encouraged to 

22 collaborate with Learn and Serve, AmeriCorps, 

23 VISTA, and the National Senior Service Corps. 

24 ‘‘(4) EVALUATION.—Upon completion of the 

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1 pendent evaluation of the program and widely dis2 seminate the results, including recommendations for 

3 improvement, to the service community through mul4 tiple channels, including the Corporation’s Resource 

5 Center or a clearinghouse of effective strategies. 

6 ‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to carry out a 

7 program under this part, an entity shall prepare, submit 

8 to the Corporation, and obtain approval of, an application 

9 at such time and in such manner as the Chief Executive 

10 Officer may reasonably require.’’. 

11 SEC. 1805. CLEARINGHOUSES. 

12 Subtitle H is further amended by adding at the end 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘PART IV—NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS 

15 CLEARINGHOUSE 

16 ‘‘SEC. 198F. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS CLEARING17 HOUSE. 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall provide 

19 assistance, either by grant, contract, or cooperative agree20 ment, to entities with expertise in the dissemination of in21 formation through clearinghouses to establish one or more 

22 clearinghouses for the national service laws. 

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1 ‘‘(1) assist entities carrying out State or local 

2 service-learning and national service programs with 

3 needs assessments and planning; 

4 ‘‘(2) conduct research and evaluations con5 cerning service-learning or programs receiving assist6 ance under the national service laws unless the re7 cipient is receiving funds for such purpose under 

8 part III of subtitle B and under subtitle H; 

9 ‘‘(3)(A) provide leadership development and 

10 training to State and local service-learning program 

11 administrators, supervisors, service sponsors, and 

12 participants; and 

13 ‘‘(B) provide training to persons who can pro14 vide the leadership development and training de15 scribed in subparagraph (A); 

16 ‘‘(4) facilitate communication among entities 

17 carrying out service-learning programs and pro18 grams offered under the national service laws and 

19 participants in such programs; 

20 ‘‘(5) provide and disseminate information and 

21 curriculum materials relating to planning and oper22 ating service-learning programs and programs of23 fered under the national service laws, to States, Ter24 ritories, Indian tribes, and local entities eligible to 


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1 receive financial assistance under the national serv2 ice laws; 

3 ‘‘(6) provide and disseminate information re4 garding methods to make service-learning programs 

5 and programs offered under the national service 

6 laws accessible to individuals with disabilities; 

7 ‘‘(7) disseminate applications in languages 

8 other than English; 

9 ‘‘(8)(A) gather and disseminate information on 

10 successful service-learning programs and programs 

11 offered under the national service laws, components 

12 of such successful programs, innovative curricula re13 lated to service-learning, and service-learning 

14 projects; and 

15 ‘‘(B) coordinate the activities of the Clearing16 house with appropriate entities to avoid duplication 

17 of effort; 

18 ‘‘(9) make recommendations to State and local 

19 entities on quality controls to improve the quality of 

20 service-learning programs and programs offered 

21 under the national service laws; 

22 ‘‘(10) assist organizations in recruiting, screen23 ing, and placing a diverse population of service24 learning coordinators and program sponsors; 


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1 ‘‘(11) disseminate effective strategies for work2 ing with disadvantaged youth in national service pro3 grams as determined by organizations with an estab4 lished expertise working with such youth; and 

5 ‘‘(12) carry out such other activities as the 

6 Chief Executive Officer determines to be appro7 priate.’’. 

8 Subtitle I—Training and Technical 

9 Assistance 

10 SEC. 1821. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

11 Title I is further amended by adding at the end the 

12 following new subtitle: 

13 ‘‘Subtitle J—Training and 

14 Technical Assistance 

15 ‘‘SEC. 199N. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall conduct, 

17 either directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative 

18 agreements, including through State Commissions on Na19 tional and Community Service, appropriate training and 

20 technical assistance to— 

21 ‘‘(1) programs receiving assistance under the 

22 national service laws; and 

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1 ‘‘(A) that desire to carry out or establish 

2 national service programs; 

3 ‘‘(B) that desire to apply for assistance 

4 under the national service laws; or 

5 ‘‘(C) that desire to apply for a subgrant 

6 under the national service laws. 

7 ‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES INCLUDED.—Such training and 

8 technical assistance activities may include— 

9 ‘‘(1) providing technical assistance to those ap10 plying to carry out national service programs or 

11 those carrying out national service programs; 

12 ‘‘(2) promoting leadership development in na13 tional service programs; 

14 ‘‘(3) improving the instructional and pro15 grammatic quality of national service programs; 

16 ‘‘(4) developing the management and budgetary 

17 skills of those operating or overseeing national serv18 ice programs, including to increase the cost effective19 ness of the programs under the national service 

20 laws; 

21 ‘‘(5) providing for or improving the training 

22 provided to the participants in programs under the 

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1 ing the training of participants in appropriate risk 

2 management practices; 

3 ‘‘(7) training of those operating or overseeing 

4 national service programs in volunteer recruitment, 

5 management, and retention to improve the abilities 

6 of such individuals to use participants and other vol7 unteers in an effective manner which results in high 

8 quality service and the desire of participants or vol9 unteers to continue to serve in other capacities after 

10 the program is completed; 

11 ‘‘(8) training of those operating or overseeing 

12 national service programs in program evaluation and 

13 performance measures to inform practices to aug14 ment the capacity and sustainability of the program; 

15 ‘‘(9) training of those operating or overseeing 

16 national service programs to effectively accommodate 

17 people with disabilities to increase the participation 

18 of people with disabilities in national service pro19 grams. Such activities may utilize funding from the 

20 reservation of funds to increase the participation of 

21 individuals with disabilities as described in section 

22 129(j); 

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1 sources to increase local participation and to coordi2 nate community-wide planning and service; 

3 ‘‘(11) providing training and technical assist4 ance for the National Senior Service Corps, includ5 ing providing such training and technical assistance 

6 to programs receiving assistance under section 201 

7 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973; and 

8 ‘‘(12) carrying out such other activities as the 

9 Chief Executive Officer determines to be appro10 priate. 

11 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—The Corporation shall give priority 

12 to programs under the national service laws and those en13 tities eligible to establish programs under the national 

14 service laws seeking training or technical assistance that— 

15 ‘‘(1) seek to carry out high quality programs 

16 where the services are needed most; 

17 ‘‘(2) seek to carry out high quality programs 

18 where national service programs do not currently 

19 exist or where the programs are too limited to meet 

20 community needs; 

21 ‘‘(3) seek to carry out high quality programs 

22 that focus on and provide service opportunities for 

23 underserved rural and urban areas and populations; 

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1 ‘‘(4) assist programs in developing a service 

2 component that combines students, out-of-school 

3 youths, and older adults as participants to provide 

4 needed community services.’’. 

5 Subtitle J—Repeal of Title III 

6 (Points of Light Foundation) 

7 SEC. 1831. REPEAL. 

8 Title III (42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.) is repealed. 

9 Subtitle K—Amendments to Title V 

10 (Authorization of Appropriations) 

11 SEC. 1841. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

12 Section 501 (42 U.S.C. 12681) is amended to read 

13 as follows: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

15 ‘‘(a) TITLE I.— 

16 ‘‘(1) SUBTITLE B.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized 

18 to be appropriated to provide financial assist19 ance under subtitle B of title I— 

20 ‘‘(i) $97,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(ii) such sums as may be necessary 

23 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 

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1 ‘‘(B) PROGRAMS.—Of the amount appro2 priated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal 

3 year— 

4 ‘‘(i) not more than 60 percent shall be 

5 available to provide financial assistance 

6 under part I of subtitle B of title I; 

7 ‘‘(ii) not more than 25 percent shall 

8 be available to provide financial assistance 

9 under part II of such subtitle; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) not less than 15 percent shall be 

11 available to provide financial assistance 

12 under part III of such subtitle. 

13 ‘‘(C) SPECIAL ALLOCATIONS.—Of the 

14 amount appropriated under subparagraph (A) 

15 for a fiscal year, up to $10,000,000 shall be for 

16 summer of service grants, $10,000,000 for 

17 youth engagement zones, $7,000,000 for Cam18 pus of Service, and up to $10,000,000 shall be 

19 deposited in the National Service Trust to sup20 port summer of service educational awards, con21 sistent with section 119(c)(8). 

22 ‘‘(2) SUBTITLES C, D, AND H.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized 

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1 minister the National Service Trust and dis2 burse national service educational awards and 

3 scholarships under subtitle D of title I, and to 

4 carry out such audits and evaluations as the 

5 Chief Executive Officer or the Inspector Gen6 eral of the Corporation may determine to be 

7 necessary, such sums as may be necessary for 

8 each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014. 

9 ‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—Notwithstanding any 

10 other provision of this Act, in obligating the 

11 amounts made available pursuant to the author12 ization of appropriations in subparagraph (C), 

13 priority shall be given to programs carried out 

14 in areas for which the President has declared 

15 the existence of a major disaster, in accordance 

16 with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis17 aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

18 U.S.C. 5170), as a consequence of Hurricanes 

19 Katrina and Rita. 

20 ‘‘(3) SUBTITLE E.—There are authorized to be 

21 appropriated to operate the National Civilian Com22 munity Corps and provide financial assistance under 

23 subtitle E of title I, $35,000,000 for fiscal year 

24 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for each 

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1 ‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATION.— 

2 ‘‘(A) CORPORATION.—There are author3 ized to be appropriated for the Corporation’s 

4 administration of the national service laws such 

5 sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 

6 years 2010 through 2014. 

7 ‘‘(B) STATE COMMISSIONS.—There are au8 thorized to be appropriated for assistance to 

9 State Commissions under section 126(a), such 

10 sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 

11 years 2010 through 2014. 

12 ‘‘(5) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

13 Of the amounts appropriated for a fiscal year under 

14 subtitles B, C, and H of title I of this Act and under 

15 titles I and II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 

16 of 1973, the Corporation shall reserve up to 2.5 per17 cent to carry out subtitle J of this Act. Notwith18 standing subsection (b), amounts so reserved shall 

19 be available only for the fiscal year for which they 

20 are reserved. 

21 ‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

22 appropriated under this section shall remain available 

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1 TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE 

2 DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERV3 ICE ACT OF 1973 

4 SEC. 2001. REFERENCES. 

5 Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in 

6 this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

7 of an amendment to, or repeal of a provision, the reference 

8 shall be considered to be made to a provision of the Do9 mestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et 

10 seq.). 

11 Subtitle A—Amendments to Title I 

12 (National Volunteer Antipoverty 

13 Programs) 

14 SEC. 2101. PURPOSE. 

15 Section 2 (42 U.S.C. 4950) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘both young 

17 and older citizens’’ and inserting ‘‘citizens of all ages 

18 and backgrounds’’; and 

19 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘local agen20 cies’’ and all that follows through the period at the 

21 end and inserting ‘‘local agencies, expand relation22 ships with, and support for, the efforts of civic, com23 munity, and educational organizations, and utilize 

24 the energy, innovative spirit, experience, and skills of 

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1 SEC. 2102. PURPOSE OF THE VISTA PROGRAM. 

2 Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 4951) is amended— 

3 (1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘af4 flicted with’’ and inserting ‘‘affected by’’; and 

5 (2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘local 

6 level’’ and all that follows through the period at the 

7 end and inserting ‘‘local level, to support efforts by 

8 local agencies and organizations to achieve long-term 

9 sustainability of projects, consistent with section 186 

10 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, 

11 initiated or expanded under the VISTA program ac12 tivities, and to strengthen local agencies and commu13 nity organizations to carry out the purpose of this 

14 part.’’. 

15 SEC. 2103. APPLICATIONS. 

16 Section 103 (42 U.S.C. 4953) is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (a)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘the 

19 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is20 lands,’’ after ‘‘American Samoa,’’; 

21 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

22 (i) by striking ‘‘handicapped’’ and in23 serting ‘‘disabled’’; and 

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1 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘jobless, 

2 the hungry, and low-income’’ and inserting ‘‘un3 employed, the hungry, and low-income’’; 

4 (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘preven5 tion, education,’’ and inserting ‘‘through pre6 vention, education, rehabilitation, and treat7 ment,’’; 

8 (E) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, men9 tal illness,’’ after ‘‘including’’; 

10 (F) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

11 and inserting a semicolon; 

12 (G) in paragraph (7), by striking the pe13 riod and inserting a semicolon; and 

14 (H) by adding at the end the following new 

15 paragraphs: 

16 ‘‘(8) in the re-entry and re-integration of for17 merly incarcerated youth and adults into society, in18 cluding life skills training, employment training, 

19 counseling, educational training, and educational 

20 counseling; 

21 ‘‘(9) in developing and carrying out financial 

22 literacy, financial planning, budgeting, savings, and 

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1 cate on financing home ownership and higher edu2 cation; 

3 ‘‘(10) in initiating and supporting before-school 

4 and after-school programs servicing children in low5 income communities that may engage participants in 

6 mentoring relationships, tutoring, life skills, or study 

7 skills programs, service-learning, physical, nutrition, 

8 and health education programs, including programs 

9 aimed at fighting childhood obesity, and other activi10 ties addressing the needs of the community’s chil11 dren; 

12 ‘‘(11) in establishing and supporting community 

13 economic development initiatives, including micro-en14 terprises, with a priority on such programs in rural 

15 areas and other areas where such programs are 

16 needed most; 

17 ‘‘(12) in assisting veterans and their families 

18 through establishing or augmenting programs which 

19 assist such persons with access to legal assistance, 

20 health care (including mental health), employment 

21 counseling or training, education counseling or train22 ing, affordable housing, and other support services; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(13) in addressing the health and wellness of 

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1 programs to increase access to preventive services, 

2 insurance, and health care.’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (b)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘recruit5 ment and placement procedures’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘placement procedures that involve sponsoring 

7 organizations and’’; 

8 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

9 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

10 (I) strike ‘‘related to the recruit11 ment and’’ and insert ‘‘related to 

12 the’’; 

13 (II) strike ‘‘in conjunction with 

14 the recruitment and’’ and insert ‘‘in 

15 conjunction with the’’; and 

16 (III) strike ‘‘1993. Upon’’ and all 

17 that follows through the period at the 

18 end and insert ‘‘1993.’’; 

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

20 ‘‘central information system that shall, on 

21 request, promptly provide’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘database that provides’’; and 

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1 (I) by striking ‘‘timely and effec2 tive’’ and inserting ‘‘timely and cost3 effective’’; and 

4 (II) by striking ‘‘the recruitment 

5 of volunteers’’ and inserting ‘‘recruit6 ment and management of volunteers’’; 

7 (C) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end 

8 the following: ‘‘The Director shall give priority 

9 to— 

10 ‘‘(A) disadvantaged youth (as defined in 

11 section 101 of the National and Community 

12 Service Act of 1990) and low-income adults; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(B) retired adults of any profession, but 

15 with an emphasis on those professions whose 

16 services and training are most needed in a com17 munity, such as the health care professions, 

18 teaching, counseling, and engineering and other 

19 professions requiring a high level of technical 

20 and project management skills, to utilize their 

21 experience, including professional skills, in the 

22 VISTA program.’’; and 

23 (D) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ‘‘in24 formation system’’ and inserting ‘‘database’’; 

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1 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (i) in the matter preceding subpara3 graph (A), by striking ‘‘personnel de4 scribed in subsection (b)(2)(C)’’ and in5 serting ‘‘personnel described in subsection 

6 (b)(2)(C) and sponsoring organizations’’; 

7 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

8 ‘‘the Internet and related technologies,’’ 

9 after ‘‘television,’’; 

10 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

11 ‘‘Internet and related technologies,’’ after 

12 ‘‘through the’’; 

13 (iv) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 

14 after ‘‘senior citizens organizations,’’ the 

15 following: ‘‘offices of economic develop16 ment, State employment security agencies, 

17 employment offices,’’; 

18 (v) in subparagraph (F), by striking 

19 ‘‘National and Community Service Trust 

20 Act of 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘National and 

21 Community Service Act of 1990’’; and 

22 (vi) in subparagraph (G), by striking 

23 ‘‘, on request,’’; 

24 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘this 

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1 related public awareness and recruitment activi2 ties under the national service laws’’; and 

3 (C) in paragraph (4)— 

4 (i) by striking ‘‘Beginning’’ and all 

5 that follows through ‘‘for the purpose’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘For the purpose’’; and 

7 (ii) by striking ‘‘1.5 percent’’ and in8 serting ‘‘2 percent’’; 

9 (4) by amending the second sentence of sub10 section (d) to read as follows: ‘‘Whenever feasible, 

11 such efforts shall be coordinated with an appropriate 

12 local workforce investment board established under 

13 section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 

14 1998.’’; 

15 (5) in subsection (g) by striking ‘‘and has been 

16 submitted to the Governor’’ and all that follows and 

17 inserting a period; and 

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

19 ‘‘(i) The Director may enter into agreements under 

20 which public and private nonprofit organizations, with suf21 ficient financial capacity and size, pay for all or a portion 

22 of the costs of supporting the service of volunteers under 

23 this title, consistent with the provisions of section 186 of 

24 the National and Community Service Act of 1990.’’. 


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1 SEC. 2104. VISTA PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 

2 Part A of title I is amended by inserting after section 

3 103 (42 U.S.C. 4953) the following: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 103A. VISTA PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—With not less than one-third of 

6 the funds made available under subsection (d) in each fis7 cal year, the Director shall make grants for VISTA posi8 tions to support programs of national significance. Each 

9 program for which a grant is received under this sub10 section shall be carried out in accordance with the require11 ments applicable to that program. 

12 ‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—The Director shall 

13 make grants under subsection (a) to support one or more 

14 of the following programs to address problems that con15 cern low-income and rural communities in the Nation: 

16 ‘‘(1) In the re-entry and re-integration of for17 merly incarcerated youth and adults into society, in18 cluding life skills training, employment training, 

19 counseling, educational training, and educational 

20 counseling. 

21 ‘‘(2) In developing and carrying-out financial 

22 literacy, financial planning, budgeting, savings, and 

23 reputable credit accessibility programs in low-income 

24 communities, including those programs which edu25 cate on financing home ownership and higher edu26 cation. 


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1 ‘‘(3) In initiating and supporting before-school 

2 and after-school programs in low-income commu3 nities that may include such activities as establishing 

4 mentoring relationships, physical education, tutor5 ing, instruction in 21st century thinking skills, life 

6 skills, and study skills, community service, service7 learning, nutrition and health education, and other 

8 activities aimed at keeping children, safe, educated, 

9 and healthy, which serve the children in such com10 munity. 

11 ‘‘(4) In establishing and supporting community 

12 economic development initiatives, including micro-en13 terprises, with a priority on such programs in rural 

14 areas and areas where such programs are needed 

15 most. 

16 ‘‘(5) In assisting veterans and their families 

17 through establishing or augmenting programs which 

18 assist such persons with access to legal assistance, 

19 health care (including mental health), employment 

20 counseling or training, education counseling or train21 ing, affordable housing, and other support services. 

22 ‘‘(6) In addressing the health and wellness of 

23 low-income and underserved communities across our 

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1 sociated life skills education programs and programs 

2 to increase access to preventive services, insurance, 

3 and health care. 

4 ‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to receive a grant 

6 under subsection (a), an applicant shall submit an 

7 application to the Director at such time and in such 

8 manner as the Director requires and receive ap9 proval of the application. Such application shall, at 

10 a minimum, demonstrate to the Director a level of 

11 expertise in carrying out such a program. 

12 ‘‘(2) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds 

13 made available under subsection (d) shall be used to 

14 supplement and not supplant the number of VISTA 

15 volunteers engaged in programs addressing the prob16 lem for which such funds are awarded unless such 

17 sums are an extension of funds previously provided 

18 under this title. 

19 ‘‘(d) FUNDING.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro21 priate under section 501 for each fiscal year there 

22 shall be available to the Director such sums as may 

23 be necessary to make grants under subsection (a). 

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1 section (a) unless the amounts appropriated under 

2 section 501 available for such fiscal year to carry 

3 out part A are sufficient to maintain the number of 

4 projects and volunteers funded under part A in the 

5 preceding fiscal year. 

6 ‘‘(e) INFORMATION.—The Director shall widely dis7 seminate information on grants that may be made under 

8 this section, including through volunteer recruitment pro9 grams being carried out by public or private non-profit 

10 organizations.’’. 

11 SEC. 2105. TERMS AND PERIODS OF SERVICE. 

12 Section 104(d) (42 U.S.C. 4954(d)) is amended— 

13 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘with the 

14 terms and conditions of their service.’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘with the terms and conditions of their service or 

16 any adverse action, such as termination, proposed by 

17 the sponsoring organization. The procedure shall 

18 provide for an appeal to the Director of any pro19 posed termination.’’; and 

20 (2) in the third sentence (as amended by this 

21 section), by striking ‘‘and the terms and conditions 

22 of their service’’. 

23 SEC. 2106. SUPPORT SERVICE. 

24 Section 105(a)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 4955(a)(1)(B)) is 

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1 through ‘‘in the case of persons’’ and inserting ‘‘Such sti2 pend shall be set at a minimum of $125 per month and 

3 a maximum of $150 per month, subject to the availability 

4 of funds to accomplish such a maximum. The Director 

5 may provide a stipend of $250 per month in the case of 

6 persons’’. 

7 SEC. 2107. SECTIONS REPEALED. 

8 The following provisions are repealed: 

9 (1) VISTA LITERACY CORPS.—Section 109 (42 

10 U.S.C. 4959). 

11 (2) UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA.—Part B of 

12 title I (42 U.S.C. 4971 et seq.). 

13 (3) LITERACY CHALLENGE GRANTS.—Section 

14 124 (42 U.S.C. 4995). 

15 SEC. 2108. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 

16 Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 4991) is amended in the sec17 ond sentence by striking ‘‘situations’’ and inserting ‘‘orga18 nizations’’. 

19 SEC. 2109. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 

20 Section 123 (42 U.S.C. 4993) is amended— 

21 (1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘TECH22 NICAL AND’’; and 

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1 Subtitle B—Amendments to Title II 

2 (National Senior Volunteer Corps) 

3 SEC. 2201. CHANGE IN NAME. 

4 Title II (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.) is amended in the 

5 title heading by striking ‘‘NATIONAL SENIOR 

6 VOLUNTEER CORPS’’ and inserting ‘‘NA7 TIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS’’. 

8 SEC. 2202. PURPOSE. 

9 Section 200 (42 U.S.C. 5000) is amended to read as 

10 follows: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 200. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. 

12 ‘‘It is the purpose of this title to provide— 

13 ‘‘(1) opportunities for senior service to meet 

14 unmet local, State, and national needs in the areas 

15 of education, public safety, emergency and disaster 

16 preparedness, relief, and recovery, health and human 

17 needs, and the environment; 

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

19 comprised of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Pro20 gram, the Foster Grandparent Program, and the 

21 Senior Companion Program, and demonstration and 

22 other programs to empower people 55 years of age 

23 or older to contribute to their communities through 

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1 those whom they serve, and provide communities 

2 with valuable services; 

3 ‘‘(3) opportunities for people 55 years of age or 

4 older, through the Retired and Senior Volunteer 

5 Program, to share their knowledge, experiences, 

6 abilities, and skills for the betterment of their com7 munities and themselves; 

8 ‘‘(4) opportunities for low-income people 55 

9 years of age or older, through the Foster Grand10 parents Program, to have a positive impact on the 

11 lives of children in need; 

12 ‘‘(5) opportunities for low-income people 55 

13 years of age or older, through the Senior Companion 

14 Program, to provide critical support services and 

15 companionship to adults at risk of institutionaliza16 tion and who are struggling to maintain a dignified 

17 independent life; and 

18 ‘‘(6) for research, training, demonstration, and 

19 other program activities to increase and improve op20 portunities for people 55 years of age or older to 

21 meet unmet needs, including those related to public 

22 safety, public health, and emergency and disaster 

23 preparedness, relief, and recovery, in their commu24 nities.’’. 


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1 SEC. 2203. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR VOLUNTEER 

2 SERVICE PROJECTS. 

3 Section 201 (42 U.S.C. 5001) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a)— 

5 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

6 by striking ‘‘avail themselves of opportunities 

7 for volunteer service in their community’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘share their experiences, abilities, and 

9 skills for the betterment of their communities 

10 and themselves through service’’; 

11 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, and 

12 individuals 60 years of age or older will be 

13 given priority for enrollment,’’; 

14 (C) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘either 

15 prior to or during the volunteer service’’ after 

16 ‘‘may be necessary’’; and 

17 (D) by striking paragraph (4) and insert18 ing the following: 

19 ‘‘(4) the project is being designed and imple20 mented with the advice of experts in the field of 

21 service to be delivered as well as with those who 

22 have expertise in the recruitment and management 

23 of volunteers, particularly those of the Baby Boom 

24 generation.’’; 

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1 ‘‘(c) The Director shall give priority to projects— 

2 ‘‘(1) utilizing retired scientists, technicians, en3 gineers, and mathematicians (the STEM profes4 sionals) to improve Science, Technology, Engineer5 ing, and Mathematics (STEM) education through 

6 activities such as assisting teachers in classroom 

7 demonstrations or laboratory experiences, running 

8 after-school, weekend, or summer programs designed 

9 to engage disadvantaged youth (as defined in section 

10 101 of the National and Community Service Act of 

11 1990) or low-income, minority youth in the STEM 

12 fields and to improve mastery of the STEM content, 

13 providing field trips to businesses, institutions of 

14 higher education, museums, and other locations 

15 where the STEM professions are practiced or illumi16 nated; 

17 ‘‘(2) utilizing retired health care professionals 

18 to improve the health and wellness of low income or 

19 rural communities; 

20 ‘‘(3) utilizing retired criminal justice profes21 sionals for programs designed to prevent disadvan22 taged youth (as defined in section 101 of the Na23 tional and Community Service Act of 1990) from 

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1 ‘‘(4) utilizing retired military and emergency 

2 professionals for programs to improve public safety, 

3 emergency and disaster preparedness, relief, and re4 covery, search and rescue, and homeland security ef5 forts; and 

6 ‘‘(5) utilizing retired computer science profes7 sionals, technicians of related technologies, business 

8 professionals, and others with relevant knowledge to 

9 increase, for low income individuals and families, ac10 cess to and obtaining the benefits from computers 

11 and other existing and emerging technologies.’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(e) COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARDS REQUIRED.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective for fiscal year 

15 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter, each grant or 

16 contract awarded under this section in such a year 

17 shall be— 

18 ‘‘(A) awarded for a period of 3 years; and 

19 ‘‘(B) awarded through a competitive proc20 ess. 

21 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS OF COMPETITIVE PROCESS.— 

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1 ‘‘(A) shall include the use of a peer review 

2 panel, including members with expertise in sen3 ior service and aging; 

4 ‘‘(B) shall ensure that— 

5 ‘‘(i) the resulting grants (or contracts) 

6 support no less than the volunteer service 

7 years of the previous grant (or contract) 

8 cycle in a given geographic service area; 

9 ‘‘(ii) the resulting grants (or con10 tracts) maintain a similar program dis11 tribution; and 

12 ‘‘(iii) every effort is made to minimize 

13 the disruption to volunteers; and 

14 ‘‘(C) shall include the performance meas15 ures, outcomes, and other criteria established 

16 under subsection (f). 

17 ‘‘(3) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPETITIVE PROC18 ESS.—The Corporation shall establish and make 

19 available the competitive process required by para20 graph (1)(B) no later than 18 months after the date 

21 of the enactment of this subsection. The Corporation 

22 shall consult with the program directors of the Re23 tired Senior Volunteer Program during development 

24 and implementation of the competitive process. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 

2 412, and effective beginning 180 days after the date 

3 of the enactment of this subsection, each grant or 

4 contract under this section that expires in fiscal year 

5 2011, 2012, and 2013 shall be subject to an evalua6 tion process. The evaluation process shall be carried 

7 out, to the maximum extent practicable, in fiscal 

8 year 2010, 2011, and 2012, respectively. 

9 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS OF EVALUATION PROCESS.— 

10 The evaluation process required by paragraph (1)— 

11 ‘‘(A) shall include performance measures, 

12 outcomes, and other criteria; and 

13 ‘‘(B) shall evaluate the extent to which the 

14 recipient of the grant or contract meets or ex15 ceeds such performance measures, outcomes, 

16 and other criteria. 

17 ‘‘(3) ESTABLISHMENT OF EVALUATION PROC18 ESS.—The Corporation shall, in collaboration and 

19 consultation with program directors of the Retired 

20 Senior Volunteer Program, establish and make avail21 able the evaluation process required by paragraph 

22 (1), including the performance measures, outcomes, 

23 and other criteria required by paragraph (2)(A), 

24 with particular attention to the different needs of 

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1 established and made available, including notifica2 tion of the available training and technical assist3 ance, no later than 180 days after the date of the 

4 enactment of this subsection. 

5 ‘‘(4) EFFECT OF FAILING TO MEET PERFORM6 ANCE MEASURES.—If the evaluation process deter7 mines that the recipient has failed to meet or exceed 

8 the performance measures, outcomes, and other cri9 teria established under this subsection, the grant or 

10 contract shall not be renewed. Any successor grant 

11 or contract shall be awarded through the competitive 

12 process described in subsection (e)(1). 

13 ‘‘(5) SPECIAL RULE.—The Corporation may 

14 continue to fund a program which has failed to meet 

15 or exceed the performance measures, outcomes, and 

16 other criteria established under this subsection for 

17 up to 12 months if competition does not result in a 

18 successor grant or contract for such program, in 

19 order to minimize the disruption to volunteers and 

20 disruption of services. In such a case, outreach shall 

21 be conducted and a new competition shall be estab22 lished. The previous recipient shall remain eligible 

23 for the new competition. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The performance 

2 measures, outcomes, and other criteria estab3 lished under this subsection may be updated or 

4 modified as necessary, in consultation with pro5 gram directors for the Retired Senior Volunteer 

6 Program, but no earlier than fiscal year 2014. 

7 ‘‘(B) OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS.—Effective 

8 for fiscal years before fiscal year 2014, the Cor9 poration may, after consulting with program di10 rectors of the Retired Senior Volunteer Pro11 gram, determine that a performance measure, 

12 outcome, or criterion established under this 

13 subsection is operationally problematic, and 

14 may, in consultation with program directors of 

15 the Retired Senior Volunteer Program and 

16 after notifying Congress— 

17 ‘‘(i) eliminate the use of that perform18 ance measure, outcome, or criterion; or 

19 ‘‘(ii) modify that performance meas20 ure, outcome, or criterion as necessary to 

21 render it no longer operationally problem22 atic. 

23 ‘‘(g) ONLINE RESOURCE GUIDE.—The Corporation 

24 shall develop and disseminate an online resource guide for 

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1 after the date of the enactment of this subsection, which 

2 shall include, but not be limited to— 

3 ‘‘(1) examples of high performing programs; 

4 ‘‘(2) corrective actions for underperforming pro5 grams; and 

6 ‘‘(3) examples of meaningful outcome-based 

7 performance measures that capture a program’s mis8 sion and priorities. 

9 ‘‘(h) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Sep10 tember 30, 2013, the Corporation shall submit to Con11 gress a report on— 

12 ‘‘(1) the number of programs that did not meet 

13 or exceed the established performance measures, 

14 outcomes, and other criteria established under sub15 section (f); 

16 ‘‘(2) the number of new grants awarded; 

17 ‘‘(3) the challenges to the implementation of 

18 evaluation and competition, including but not limited 

19 to geographic distribution and the minimization of 

20 disruption to volunteers; and 

21 ‘‘(4) how the current program geographic dis22 tribution affects recruitment for the Retired Senior 

23 Volunteer Program.’’. 

24 SEC. 2204. FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM GRANTS. 

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1 (1) in subsection (a)— 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘low-income persons aged 

3 sixty or over’’ and inserting ‘‘low-income and 

4 other persons aged 55 or over’’; and 

5 (B) by striking ‘‘children having excep6 tional needs’’ and inserting ‘‘children having 

7 special or exceptional needs or with conditions 

8 or circumstances identified as limiting their 

9 academic, social, or emotional development’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (b)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

12 (i) in the matter preceding subpara13 graph (A), by striking ‘‘shall have the ex14 clusive authority to determine, pursuant to 

15 the provisions of paragraph (2) of this sub16 section—’’ and inserting ‘‘may deter17 mine—’’; 

18 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

19 ‘‘and’’; 

20 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

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

22 (iv) by adding after subparagraph (B) 

23 the following: 

24 ‘‘(C) whether it is in the best interests of a 

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1 parent providing, services in such a project, to con2 tinue such relationship after the child reaches the 

3 age of 21, if such child was receiving such services 

4 prior to attaining the age of 21.’’; 

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

6 (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

7 paragraph (2); 

8 (3) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by this 

9 section), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2)’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 

11 (4) by adding after paragraph (2) (as redesig12 nated by this section) the following: 

13 ‘‘(3) If an assignment of a foster grandparent is sus14 pended or discontinued, the replacement of that foster 

15 grandparent shall be determined through the mutual 

16 agreement of all parties involved in the provision of serv17 ices to the child.’’; 

18 (5) in subsection (d), in the second sentence, by 

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

20 ‘‘inflation,’’ and inserting ‘‘Any stipend or allowance 

21 provided under this part shall not exceed 75 percent 

22 of the minimum wage under section 6 the Fair 

23 Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206), and 

24 the Federal share shall not be less than $2.65 per 

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1 Federal share once prior to December 31, 2012, to 

2 account for inflation,’’; 

3 (6) in subsection (e)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘125’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘200’’; and 

6 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, as so 

7 adjusted’’ and all that follows through ‘‘local 

8 situations’’; 

9 (7) by striking subsection (f) and inserting: 

10 ‘‘(f)(1) Subject to the restrictions in paragraph (3), 

11 individuals who are not low-income persons may serve as 

12 volunteers under this part. The regulations issued by the 

13 Director to carry out this part (other than regulations re14 lating to stipends or allowances to individuals authorized 

15 by subsection (d)) shall apply to all volunteers under this 

16 part, without regard to whether such volunteers are eligi17 ble to receive a stipend or allowance under subsection (d). 

18 ‘‘(2) Except as provided under paragraph (1), each 

19 recipient of a grant or contract to carry out a project 

20 under this part shall give equal treatment to all volunteers 

21 who participate in such project, without regard to whether 

22 such volunteers are eligible to receive a stipend or allow23 ance under subsection (d). 

24 ‘‘(3) An individual who is not a low-income person 

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1 that individual to become a volunteer under this part 

2 would prevent a low-income person from becoming a vol3 unteer under this part or would displace a low-income per4 son from being a volunteer under this part.’’; and 

5 (8) by adding at the end the following new sub6 sections: 

7 ‘‘(g) The Director may also provide a stipend or al8 lowance in an amount not to exceed 10 percent more than 

9 the amount established under subsection (d) to leaders 

10 who, on the basis of past experience as volunteers, special 

11 skills, and demonstrated leadership abilities, may coordi12 nate activities, including training, and otherwise support 

13 the service of volunteers under this part. 

14 ‘‘(h) The program may accept up to 15 percent of 

15 volunteers serving in a project under this part for a fiscal 

16 year who do not meet the definition of ‘low-income’ under 

17 subsection (e), upon certification by the recipient of a 

18 grant or contract that it is unable to effectively recruit 

19 and place low-income volunteers in the number of place20 ments approved for the project.’’. 

21 SEC. 2205. SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM GRANTS. 

22 Section 213 (42 U.S.C. 5013) is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘low-income 

24 persons aged 60 or over’’ and inserting ‘‘low-income 

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1 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Subsections 

2 (d), (e), and (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subsections (d) 

3 through (h)’’; and 

4 (3) by striking subsection (c)(2)(B) and insert5 ing the following: 

6 ‘‘(B) Senior companion volunteer trainers and leaders 

7 may receive a stipend or allowance consistent with sub8 section (g) authorized under subsection (d) of section 211, 

9 as approved by the Director.’’. 

10 SEC. 2206. PROMOTION OF NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE 

11 CORPS. 

12 Section 221 (42 U.S.C. 5021) is amended— 

13 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘VOLUN14 TEER’’ and inserting ‘‘SERVICE’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘of all 

16 ages and backgrounds living in rural, suburban, and 

17 urban localities’’ after ‘‘greater participation of vol18 unteers’’. 

19 SEC. 2207. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 

20 (a) CHANGE IN AGE ELIGIBILITY.—Section 223 (42 

21 U.S.C. 5023) is amended by striking ‘‘sixty years and 

22 older from minority groups’’ and inserting ‘‘55 years and 

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1 (b) NAME CHANGE.—Section 224 (42 U.S.C. 5024) 

2 is amended in the heading by striking ‘‘VOLUNTEER’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘SERVICE’’. 

4 SEC. 2208. PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 

5 Section 225 (42 U.S.C. 5025) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)— 

7 (A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 

8 follows: 

9 ‘‘(2) Applicants for grants under paragraph (1) shall 

10 determine which program under part A, B, or C the pro11 gram shall be carried out and submit an application as 

12 required for programs under part A, B, or C.’’; and 

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

14 ‘‘(4) The Director shall ensure that at least 25 per15 cent of the grants made under this section are from appli16 cants currently not receiving assistance from the Corpora17 tion and when possible in locations where there are no cur18 rent programs under part A, B, C in existence.’’; 

19 (2) in subsection (b)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before 

21 the period at the end the following: ‘‘or Alz22 heimer’s disease, with an intent of allowing 

23 those served to age in place’’; 

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1 education, prevention, treatment, and rehabili2 tation’’; 

3 (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting before 

4 the period at the end the following: ‘‘, including 

5 programs that teach parenting skills, life skills, 

6 and family management skills’’; 

7 (D) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 

8 follows: 

9 ‘‘(4) Programs that establish and support men10 toring programs for disadvantaged youth (as defined 

11 in section 101 of the National and Community Serv12 ice Act of 1990), including those mentoring pro13 grams that match youth with volunteer mentors 

14 leading to apprenticeship programs and employment 

15 training.’’; 

16 (E) in paragraph (5), by inserting before 

17 the period at the end the following: ‘‘, including 

18 those programs that serve youth and adults 

19 with limited English proficiency’’; 

20 (F) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

21 and all that follows through the period and in22 sert ‘‘and for individuals and children with dis23 abilities or chronic illnesses living at home.’’; 

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1 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘after2 school programs serving children in low-income 

3 communities that may engage participants in 

4 mentoring relationships, tutoring, life skills or 

5 study skills programs, service-learning, physical, 

6 nutrition, and health education programs, in7 cluding programs aimed at fighting childhood 

8 obesity, and other activities addressing the 

9 needs of the community’s children, including 

10 those of working parents.’’; 

11 (H) by striking paragraphs (8), (9), (12), 

12 (13), (14), (15), (16), and (18); 

13 (I) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and 

14 (11) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; 

15 (J) by inserting after paragraph (9) (as so 

16 redesignated) the following: 

17 ‘‘(10) Programs that engage older adults with 

18 children and youth to complete service in energy 

19 conservation, environmental stewardship, or other 

20 environmental needs of a community. 

21 ‘‘(11) Programs that collaborate with criminal 

22 justice professionals and organizations in prevention 

23 programs aimed at disadvantaged youth (as defined 

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1 incarceration and their families, which may include 

2 mentoring and counseling, which many include em3 ployment counseling.’’; 

4 (K) by redesignating paragraph (17) as 

5 paragraph (12); and 

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

7 ‘‘(13) Programs that strengthen community ef8 forts in support of homeland security.’’; 

9 (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘shall dem10 onstrate to the Director’’ and all that follows 

11 through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘shall 

12 demonstrate to the Director a level of expertise in 

13 carrying out such a program.’’; and 

14 (4) in subsection (e)— 

15 (A) by inserting ‘‘widely’’ before ‘‘dissemi16 nate’’; and 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘to field personnel’’ and all 

18 that follows through the period at the end and 

19 inserting ‘‘, including through volunteer recruit20 ment programs being carried out by public or 

21 private non-profit organizations.’’. 

22 SEC. 2209. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. 

23 Part D of title II (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.) is amended 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 228. CONTINUITY OF SERVICE. 

2 ‘‘To ensure the continued service of individuals in 

3 communities served by the Retired and Senior Volunteer 

4 Program prior to enactment of this section, in making 

5 grants under this title the Corporation shall take actions 

6 it considers necessary to maintain service assignments for 

7 such seniors and to ensure continuity of service for com8 munities. 

9 ‘‘SEC. 229. ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

11 (b), a program receiving assistance under this title may 

12 accept donations, including donations in cash or in kind. 

13 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), a 

14 program receiving assistance under this title shall not ac15 cept donations from the beneficiaries of the program.’’. 

16 SEC. 2210. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR. 

17 Section 231 (42 U.S.C. 5028) is amended— 

18 (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol19 lows: 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

21 ‘‘(1) ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED.—The Director 

22 is authorized to— 

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1 tive activities involving older Americans as vol2 unteers; and 

3 ‘‘(B) make incentive grants under sub4 section (d). 

5 ‘‘(2) SUPPORT OF VOLUNTEERS.—The Director 

6 may support under this part both volunteers receiv7 ing stipends and volunteers not receiving stipends.’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (b)— 

9 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

10 by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub11 section (a)(1)(A)’’; 

12 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘activi13 ties;’’ and inserting ‘‘activities described in sec14 tion 225(b) and carried out through programs 

15 described in parts A, B, and C;’’; and 

16 (C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 

17 inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(2) programs that support older Americans in 

19 aging in place while augmenting the capacity of 

20 members of a community to serve each other 

21 through reciprocal service centers, service credit 

22 banking, community economic scripts, barter serv23 ices, timebanking, and other similar programs where 

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1 ‘‘(3) grants to non-profit organizations to estab2 lish sites or programs to— 

3 ‘‘(A) assist retiring or retired individuals 

4 in locating opportunities for— 

5 ‘‘(i) public service roles, including 

6 through paid or volunteer service; 

7 ‘‘(ii) participating in life-planning pro8 grams, including financial planning and 

9 issues revolving around health and 

10 wellness; and 

11 ‘‘(iii) continuing education, including 

12 leadership development, health and 

13 wellness, and technological literacy; and 

14 ‘‘(B) connect retiring or retired individuals 

15 with members of the community to serve as 

16 leaders and mentors in life planning, relation17 ships, employment counseling, education coun18 seling, and other areas of expertise as developed 

19 by the retiring or retired adults.’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—For purposes of subsection (b)(2), 

22 priority shall be given to— 

23 ‘‘(1) programs with established experience in 

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1 ‘‘(2) programs with the capacity to connect to 

2 similar programs throughout a city or region to aug3 ment the available services to older Americans and 

4 for members of the community to serve each other; 

5 ‘‘(3) programs seeking to establish in an area 

6 where needs of older Americans are left unmet and 

7 older Americans are unable to consider aging in 

8 place without such service exchange in place; and 

9 ‘‘(4) programs that integrate participants in or 

10 collaborate with service-learning programs, 

11 AmeriCorps State and National programs, the 

12 VISTA program, the Retired and Senior Volunteer 

13 Program, Foster Grandparents program, and the 

14 Senior Companion programs, and programs de15 scribed in section 411 of the Older Americans Act 

16 of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032). 

17 ‘‘(d) INCENTIVE GRANTS.—The incentive grants re18 ferred to in subsection (a)(1)(B) are incentive grants to 

19 programs receiving assistance under this title, subject to 

20 the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) Such grants (which may be fixed-amount 

22 grants) shall be grants in an amount equal to $300 

23 per volunteer enrolled in the program, except that 

24 such amount shall be reduced as necessary to meet 

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1 ‘‘(2) Such a grant shall be awarded to a pro2 gram only if the program— 

3 ‘‘(A) exceeds performance measures estab4 lished under section 179 of the National and 

5 Community Service Act of 1990; 

6 ‘‘(B) provides non-Federal matching funds 

7 in an amount that is not less than 50 percent 

8 of the amount received by the program under 

9 this title; 

10 ‘‘(C) enrolls more than 50 percent of the 

11 volunteers in outcome-based service programs 

12 with measurable objectives meeting community 

13 needs, as determined by the Corporation; and 

14 ‘‘(D) enrolls more volunteers from among 

15 members of the Baby Boom generation, as de16 fined in section 101 of the National and Com17 munity Service Act of 1990, than were enrolled 

18 in the program during the previous fiscal year. 

19 ‘‘(3) For each such grant, the Corporation shall 

20 require the recipient to provide matching funds of 

21 70 cents from non-Federal sources for every $1 pro22 vided under the grant. 

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1 in such manner as the Corporation may reasonably 

2 require, an application that contains— 

3 ‘‘(A) a demonstration that the program 

4 has met the requirements of paragraph (2); 

5 ‘‘(B) if applicable, a plan for innovative 

6 programs as described in paragraph (6)(B)(ii); 

7 ‘‘(C) a sustainability plan that describes 

8 how the program will maintain the activities de9 scribed in paragraph (6) when the grant termi10 nates; and 

11 ‘‘(D) other information that the Corpora12 tion may require. 

13 ‘‘(5) Such grants shall be awarded for a period 

14 of 3 years, except that the grant shall be reviewed 

15 by the Corporation at the end of the first and second 

16 fiscal years and revoked if the Corporation finds 

17 that the program has failed to continue to meet the 

18 requirements of paragraph (2) for those fiscal years. 

19 ‘‘(6) Such grants— 

20 ‘‘(A) shall be used to increase the number 

21 of volunteers in outcome-based service with 

22 measurable objectives meeting community needs 

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1 ‘‘(i) for activities for which the pro2 gram is authorized to receive assistance 

3 under this title; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) for innovative programs focused 

5 on the Baby Boom generation, as defined 

6 in section 101 of the National and Com7 munity Service Act of 1990, that have 

8 been accepted by the Corporation through 

9 the application process in paragraph (4) 

10 and are outcome-based programs with 

11 measurable objectives meeting community 

12 needs as determined by the Corporation. 

13 ‘‘(7) The Director shall, in making such grants, 

14 give high priority to programs receiving assistance 

15 under section 201.’’. 

16 Subtitle C—Amendments to Title 

17 IV (Administration and Coordi18 nation) 

19 SEC. 2301. NONDISPLACEMENT. 

20 Section 404(a) (42 U.S.C. 5044(a)) is amended by 

21 striking ‘‘displacement of employed workers’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘displacement of employed workers or volunteers 

23 (other than participants under the national service laws)’’. 

24 SEC. 2302. NOTICE AND HEARING PROCEDURES. 

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1 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘75’’ and inserting ‘‘60’’; 

3 and 

4 (B) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

5 (2) by striking paragraph (3); and 

6 (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as (3). 

7 SEC. 2303. DEFINITIONS. 

8 Section 421 (42 U.S.C. 5061) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, the Com10 monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’ after 

11 ‘‘American Samoa,’’; 

12 (2) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘National 

13 Senior Volunteer Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘National 

14 Senior Service Corps’’; and 

15 (3) in paragraph (14)— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘National Senior Volunteer 

17 Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘National Senior Service 

18 Corps’’; and 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘parts A, B, C, and E of’’. 

20 SEC. 2304. PROTECTION AGAINST IMPROPER USE. 

21 Section 425 (42 U.S.C. 5065) is amended by striking 

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1 Subtitle D—Amendments to Title V 

2 (Authorization of Appropriations) 

3 SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

4 VISTA AND OTHER PURPOSES. 

5 Section 501 (42 U.S.C. 5081) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, exclud8 ing section 109’’ and all that follows and insert9 ing ‘‘$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and 

10 such sums as may be necessary for each of fis11 cal years 2011 through 2014.’’; 

12 (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4) and 

13 redesignating paragraphs (3) and (5) as para14 graphs (2) and (3); and 

15 (C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 

16 this section), by striking ‘‘, excluding section 

17 125’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘such 

18 sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 

19 years 2010 through 2014.’’; and 

20 (2) by striking subsection (e). 

21 SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NA22 TIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS. 

23 Section 502 (42 U.S.C. 5082) is amended to read as 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 502. NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS. 

2 ‘‘(a) RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PRO3 GRAM.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 

4 out part A of title II, $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 

5 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 

6 2011 through 2014. 

7 ‘‘(b) FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM.—There are 

8 authorized to be appropriated to carry out part B of title 

9 II, $115,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as 

10 may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 

11 2014. 

12 ‘‘(c) SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM.—There are au13 thorized to be appropriated to carry out part C of title 

14 II, $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as 

15 may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 

16 2014. 

17 ‘‘(d) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.—There are au18 thorized to be appropriated to carry out part E of title 

19 II such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 

20 2011 through 2014.’’. 

21 TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO 

22 OTHER LAWS 

23 SEC. 3101. INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978. 

24 Section 8F(a)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 

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1 and Community Service Trust Act of 1993’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘National and Community Service Act of 1990’’. 

3 TITLE IV—TECHNICAL AMEND4 MENTS TO TABLES OF CON5 TENTS 

6 SEC. 4101. TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE NATIONAL AND 

7 COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990. 

8 Section 1(b) of the National and Community Service 

9 Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 note) is amended to read 

10 as follows: 

11 ‘‘(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents 

12 for this Act is as follows: 

‘‘Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 

‘‘Sec. 2. Findings and purpose. 

‘‘Sec. 3. Sense of Congress. 

‘‘TITLE I—NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT 

PROGRAM 

‘‘Subtitle A—General Provisions 

‘‘Sec. 101. Definitions. 

‘‘Sec. 102. Authority to make State grants. 

‘‘Subtitle B—School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning Programs 

‘‘PART I—PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS

‘‘Sec. 111. Assistance to States, Territories, and Indian tribes. 

‘‘Sec. 112. Allotments. 

‘‘Sec. 113. Applications. 

‘‘Sec. 114. Consideration of applications. 

‘‘Sec. 115. Participation of students and teachers from private schools. 

‘‘Sec. 116. Federal, State, and local contributions. 

‘‘Sec. 117. Limitation on uses of funds. 

‘‘PART II—HIGHER EDUCATION AND CAMPUSES OF SERVICE

‘‘Sec. 118. Higher education provisions. 

‘‘Sec. 119. Campuses of Service. 

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‘‘Sec. 120. Innovative demonstration service-learning programs and research. 

‘‘Subtitle C—National Service Trust Program 

‘‘PART I—INVESTMENT IN NATIONAL SERVICE

‘‘Sec. 121. Authority to provide assistance and approved national service positions. 

‘‘Sec. 122. National service programs eligible for program assistance. 

‘‘Sec. 123. Types of national service positions eligible for approval for national 

service educational awards. 

‘‘Sec. 124. Types of program assistance. 

‘‘Sec. 125. [Repealed] 

‘‘Sec. 126. Other special assistance. 

‘‘PART II—APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS

‘‘Sec. 129. Provision of assistance and approved national service positions. 

‘‘Sec. 129A. Education awards only program. 

‘‘Sec. 130. Application for assistance and approved national service positions. 

‘‘Sec. 131. National service program assistance requirements. 

‘‘Sec. 132. Ineligible service categories. 

‘‘Sec. 133. Consideration of applications. 

‘‘PART III—NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

‘‘Sec. 137. Description of participants. 

‘‘Sec. 138. Selection of national service participants. 

‘‘Sec. 139. Terms of service. 

‘‘Sec. 140. Living allowances for national service participants. 

‘‘Sec. 141. National service educational awards. 

‘‘Subtitle D—National Service Trust and Provision of National Service 

Educational Awards 

‘‘Sec. 145. Establishment of the National Service Trust. 

‘‘Sec. 146. Individuals eligible to receive a national service educational award 

from the Trust. 

‘‘Sec. 147. Determination of the amount of the national service educational 

award. 

‘‘Sec. 148. Disbursement of national service educational awards. 

‘‘Sec. 149. Process of approval of national service positions. 

‘‘Subtitle E—National Civilian Community Corps 

‘‘Sec. 151. Purpose. 

‘‘Sec. 152. Establishment of National Civilian Community Corps program. 

‘‘Sec. 153. National service program. 

‘‘Sec. 154. Summer national service program. 

‘‘Sec. 155. National Civilian Community Corps. 

‘‘Sec. 156. Training. 

‘‘Sec. 157. Service projects. 

‘‘Sec. 158. Authorized benefits for Corps members. 

‘‘Sec. 159. Administrative provisions. 

‘‘Sec. 160. Status of Corps members and Corps personnel under Federal law. 

‘‘Sec. 161. Contract and grant authority. 

‘‘Sec. 162. Responsibilities of other departments. 

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‘‘Sec. 164. Evaluation. 

‘‘Sec. 165. Funding limitation. 

‘‘Sec. 166. Definitions. 

‘‘Subtitle F—Administrative Provisions 

‘‘Sec. 171. Family and medical leave. 

‘‘Sec. 172. Reports. 

‘‘Sec. 173. Supplementation. 

‘‘Sec. 174. Prohibition on use of funds. 

‘‘Sec. 175. Nondiscrimination. 

‘‘Sec. 176. Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures. 

‘‘Sec. 177. Nonduplication and nondisplacement. 

‘‘Sec. 178. State Commissions on National and Community Service. 

‘‘Sec. 179. Evaluation. 

‘‘Sec. 180. Engagement of participants. 

‘‘Sec. 181. Contingent extension. 

‘‘Sec. 182. Partnerships with schools. 

‘‘Sec. 183. Rights of access, examination, and copying. 

‘‘Sec. 184. Drug-free workplace requirements. 

‘‘Sec. 185. Sustainability. 

‘‘Sec. 186. Grant periods. 

‘‘Sec. 187. Generation of volunteers. 

‘‘Sec. 188. Limitation on program grant costs. 

‘‘Sec. 189. Audits and reports. 

‘‘Sec. 190. Criminal history checks. 

‘‘Subtitle G—Corporation for National and Community Service 

‘‘Sec. 191. Corporation for National and Community Service. 

‘‘Sec. 192. Board of Directors. 

‘‘Sec. 192A. Authorities and duties of the Board of Directors. 

‘‘Sec. 193. Chief Executive Officer. 

‘‘Sec. 193A. Authorities and duties of the Chief Executive Officer. 

‘‘Sec. 194. Officers. 

‘‘Sec. 195. Employees, consultants, and other personnel. 

‘‘Sec. 196. Administration. 

‘‘Sec. 196A. Corporation State offices. 

‘‘Subtitle H—Investment for Quality and Innovation 

‘‘PART I—ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL

SERVICE

‘‘Sec. 198. Additional corporation activities to support national service. 

‘‘Sec. 198A. Presidential awards for service. 

‘‘Sec. 198B. ServeAmerica Fellowships. 

‘‘Sec. 198C. Silver Scholarships and Encore fellowships. 

‘‘PART II—INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PROGRAM SUPPORT

‘‘Sec. 198D. Innovative and model program support. 

‘‘Subtitle I—American Conservation and Youth Corps 

‘‘Sec. 199. Short title. 

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‘‘Sec. 199C. State application. 

‘‘Sec. 199D. Focus of programs. 

‘‘Sec. 199E. Related programs. 

‘‘Sec. 199F. Public lands or Indian lands. 

‘‘Sec. 199G. Training and education services. 

‘‘Sec. 199H. Preference for certain projects. 

‘‘Sec. 199I. Age and citizenship criteria for enrollment. 

‘‘Sec. 199J. Use of volunteers. 

‘‘Sec. 199K. Living allowance. 

‘‘Sec. 199L. Joint programs. 

‘‘Sec. 199M. Federal and State employee status. 

‘‘Subtitle J—Training and Technical Assistance 

‘‘Sec. 199N. Training and technical assistance. 

‘‘TITLE II—MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING PROGRAMS 

‘‘Subtitle A—Publication 

‘‘Sec. 201. Information for students. 

‘‘Sec. 202. Exit counseling for borrowers. 

‘‘Sec. 203. Department information on deferments and cancellations. 

‘‘Sec. 204. Data on deferments and cancellations. 

‘‘Subtitle B—Youthbuild Projects 

‘‘Sec. 211. Youthbuild projects. 

‘‘Subtitle C—Amendments to Student Literacy Corps 

‘‘Sec. 221. Amendments to Student Literacy Corps. 

‘‘TITLE IV—PROJECTS HONORING VICTIMS OF TERRORIST 

ATTACKS 

‘‘Sec. 401. Projects. 

‘‘TITLE V—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 

‘‘Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations. 

‘‘TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 

‘‘Sec. 601. Amtrak waste disposal. 

‘‘Sec. 602. Exchange program with countries in transition from totalitarianism 

to Democracy.’’. 

1 TITLE V—EFFECTIVE DATE 

2 SEC. 5101. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

3 Unless specifically provided otherwise, the amend4 ments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of 

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1 SEC. 5102. SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS AND AGREEMENTS. 

2 (a) SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS.—Changes pursuant to 

3 this Act in the terms and conditions of terms of service 

4 and other service assignments under the national service 

5 laws (including the amount of the education award) shall 

6 apply only to individuals who enroll or otherwise begin 

7 service assignments after 90 days after the date of enact8 ment of this Act, except when agreed upon by all inter9 ested parties. 

10 (b) AGREEMENTS.—Changes pursuant to this Act in 

11 the terms and conditions of grants, contracts, or other 

12 agreements under the national service laws shall apply 

13 only to such agreements entered into after 90 days after 

14 the date of enactment of this Act, except when agreed 

15 upon by the parties to such agreements. 

16 (c) EXCEPTION.—Subsections (a) and (b) do not 

17 apply to the amendments made by this Act to section 201 

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

19 5001). Any changes pursuant to those amendments apply 

20 as specified in those amendments. 

21 TITLE VI—CONGRESSIONAL 

22 COMMISSION ON CIVIC SERVICE 

23 SEC. 6101. SHORT TITLE. 

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1 SEC. 6102. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) The social fabric of the United States is 

4 stronger if individuals in the United States are com5 mitted to protecting and serving our Nation by uti6 lizing national service and volunteerism to overcome 

7 our civic challenges. 

8 (2) A more engaged civic society will strengthen 

9 the Nation by bringing together people from diverse 

10 backgrounds and experiences to work on solutions to 

11 some of our Nation’s major challenges. 

12 (3) Despite declines in civic health in the past 

13 30 years, national service and volunteerism among 

14 the Nation’s youth are increasing, and existing na15 tional service and volunteer programs greatly en16 hance opportunities for youth to engage in civic ac17 tivity. 

18 (4) In addition to the benefits received by non19 profit organizations and society as a whole, volun20 teering and national service provide a variety of per21 sonal benefits and satisfaction and can lead to new 

22 paths of civic engagement, responsibility, and up23 ward mobility. 

24 SEC. 6103. ESTABLISHMENT. 

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1 on Civic Service’’ (in this title referred to as the ‘‘Commis2 sion’’). 

3 SEC. 6104. DUTIES. 

4 (a) GENERAL PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Com5 mission is to gather and analyze information in order to 

6 make recommendations to Congress to— 

7 (1) improve the ability of individuals in the 

8 United States to serve others and, by doing so, to 

9 enhance our Nation and the global community; 

10 (2) train leaders in public service organizations 

11 to better utilize individuals committed to national 

12 service and volunteerism as they manage human and 

13 fiscal resources; 

14 (3) identify and offer solutions to the barriers 

15 that make it difficult for some individuals in the 

16 United States to volunteer or perform national serv17 ice; and 

18 (4) build on the foundation of service and vol19 unteer opportunities that are currently available. 

20 (b) SPECIFIC TOPICS.—In carrying out its general 

21 purpose under subsection (a), the Commission shall ad22 dress and analyze the following specific topics: 

23 (1) The level of understanding about the cur24 rent Federal, State, and local volunteer programs 


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1 and opportunities for service among individuals in 

2 the United States. 

3 (2) The issues that deter volunteerism and na4 tional service, particularly among young people, and 

5 how the identified issues can be overcome. 

6 (3) Whether there is an appropriate role for 

7 Federal, State, and local governments in overcoming 

8 the issues that deter volunteerism and national serv9 ice and, if appropriate, how to expand the relation10 ships and partnerships between different levels of 

11 government in promoting volunteerism and national 

12 service. 

13 (4) Whether existing databases are effective in 

14 matching community needs to would-be volunteers 

15 and service providers. 

16 (5) The effect on the Nation, on those who 

17 serve, and on the families of those who serve, if all 

18 individuals in the United States were expected to 

19 perform national service or were required to perform 

20 a certain amount of national service. 

21 (6) Whether a workable, fair, and reasonable 

22 mandatory service requirement for all able young 

23 people could be developed, and how such a require24 ment could be implemented in a manner that would 

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1 come civic challenges by bringing together people 

2 from diverse economic, ethnic, and educational back3 grounds. 

4 (7) The need for a public service academy, a 4- 

5 year institution that offers a federally funded under6 graduate education with a focus on training future 

7 public sector leaders. 

8 (8) The means to develop awareness of national 

9 service and volunteer opportunities at a young age 

10 by creating, expanding, and promoting service op11 tions for elementary and secondary school students, 

12 through service learning or other means, and by 

13 raising awareness of existing incentives. 

14 (9) The effectiveness of establishing a training 

15 program on college campuses to recruit and educate 

16 college students for national service. 

17 (10) The effect on United States diplomacy and 

18 foreign policy interests of expanding service opportu19 nities abroad, such as the Peace Corps, and the de20 gree of need and capacity abroad for an expansion. 

21 (11) The constraints that service providers, 

22 nonprofit organizations, and State and local agencies 

23 face in utilizing federally funded volunteer programs, 

24 and how these constraints can be overcome. 


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1 (12) Whether current Federal volunteer pro2 grams are suited to address the special skills and 

3 needs of senior volunteers, and if not, how these pro4 grams can be improved such that the Federal Gov5 ernment can effectively promote service among the 

6 ‘‘baby boomer’’ generation. 

7 (c) METHODOLOGY.— 

8 (1) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—The Commission shall 

9 conduct public hearings in various locations around 

10 the United States. 

11 (2) REGULAR AND FREQUENT CONSULTA12 TION.—The Commission shall regularly and fre13 quently consult with an advisory panel of Members 

14 of Congress appointed for such purpose by the 

15 Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 

16 majority leader of the Senate. 

17 SEC. 6105. MEMBERSHIP. 

18 (a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall be 

20 composed of 8 members appointed as follows: 

21 (A) 2 members appointed by the Speaker 

22 of the House of Representatives. 

23 (B) 2 members appointed by the minority 

24 leader of the House of Representatives. 


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1 (C) 2 members appointed by the majority 

2 leader of the Senate. 

3 (D) 2 members appointed by the minority 

4 leader of the Senate. 

5 (2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The members of the 

6 Commission shall consist of individuals who are of 

7 recognized standing and distinction in the areas of 

8 international public service, national public service, 

9 service-learning, local service, business, or academia. 

10 (3) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—The mem11 bers of the Commission shall be appointed not later 

12 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 

13 title. 

14 (4) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the 

15 Commission shall be designated by the Speaker of 

16 the House of Representatives at the time of the ap17 pointment. 

18 (b) TERMS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The members of the Com20 mission shall serve for the life of the Commission. 

21 (2) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission 

22 shall not affect the power of the remaining members 

23 to execute the duties of the Commission but any 

24 such vacancy shall be filled in the same manner in 

25 which the original appointment was made. 


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1 (c) COMPENSATION.— 

2 (1) RATES OF PAY; TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each 

3 member shall serve without pay, except that each 

4 member shall receive travel expenses, including per 

5 diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with appli6 cable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 

7 title 5, United States Code. 

8 (2) PROHIBITION OF COMPENSATION OF FED9 ERAL EMPLOYEES.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), 

10 any member of the Commission who is a full-time of11 ficer or employee of the United States may not re12 ceive additional pay, allowances, or benefits because 

13 of service on the Commission. 

14 (d) MEETING REQUIREMENTS.— 

15 (1) FREQUENCY.— 

16 (A) QUARTERLY MEETINGS.—The Com17 mission shall meet at least quarterly. 

18 (B) ADDITIONAL MEETINGS.—In addition 

19 to quarterly meetings, the Commission shall 

20 meet at the call of the Chairperson or a major21 ity of its members. 

22 (2) QUORUM.—5 members of the Commission 

23 shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number may 

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1 (3) MEETING BY TELEPHONE OR OTHER AP2 PROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY.—Members of the Com3 mission are permitted to meet using telephones or 

4 other suitable telecommunications technologies pro5 vided that all members of the Commission can fully 

6 communicate with all other members simultaneously. 

7 SEC. 6106. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION; EX8 PERTS AND CONSULTANTS. 

9 (a) DIRECTOR.— 

10 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Commission shall 

11 have a Director who shall be appointed by the Chair12 person with the approval of the Commission. 

13 (2) CREDENTIALS.—The Director shall have 

14 credentials related to international public service, 

15 national public service, service-learning, or local 

16 service. 

17 (3) SALARY.—The Director shall be paid at a 

18 rate determined by the Chairperson with the ap19 proval of the Commission, except that the rate may 

20 not exceed the rate of basic pay for GS–15 of the 

21 General Schedule. 

22 (b) STAFF.—With the approval of the Chairperson, 

23 the Director may appoint and fix the pay of additional 

24 qualified personnel as the Director considers appropriate. 


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1 (c) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—With the ap2 proval of the Commission, the Director may procure tem3 porary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of 

4 title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals 

5 not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum annual 

6 rate of basic pay for GS–15 of the General Schedule. 

7 (d) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon request 

8 of the Commission, Chairperson, or Director, the head of 

9 any Federal department or agency may detail, on a reim10 bursable basis, any of the personnel of that department 

11 or agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out 

12 its duties under this title. 

13 SEC. 6107. POWERS OF COMMISSION. 

14 (a) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—The Commission 

15 may, for the purpose of carrying out this title, hold public 

16 hearings, sit and act at times and places, take testimony, 

17 and receive evidence as the Commission considers appro18 priate. 

19 (b) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS.—Any mem20 ber or agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the 

21 Commission, take any action which the Commission is au22 thorized to take by this section. 

23 (c) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—Upon request of 

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1 shall furnish information to the Commission that the Com2 mission deems necessary to enable it to carry out this title. 

3 (d) PHYSICAL FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.—The 

4 Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the appro5 priate entities in the legislative branch, shall locate and 

6 provide suitable facilities and equipment for the operation 

7 of the Commission on a nonreimbursable basis. 

8 (e) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon 

9 the request of the Commission, the Architect of the Cap10 itol and the Administrator of General Services shall pro11 vide to the Commission on a nonreimbursable basis such 

12 administrative support services as the Commission may re13 quest in order for the Commission to carry out its respon14 sibilities under this title. 

15 SEC. 6108. REPORTS. 

16 (a) INTERIM REPORT.—The Commission shall sub17 mit an interim report on its activities to Congress not later 

18 than 20 months after the date of the enactment of this 

19 title. 

20 (b) FINAL REPORT.— 

21 (1) DEADLINE.—The Commission shall submit 

22 a final report on its activities to Congress not later 

23 than 120 days after the submission of the interim 

24 report under subsection (a). 


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1 (2) CONTENTS.—The final report shall contain 

2 a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions 

3 of the Commission, together with its recommenda4 tions for proposed legislation. 

5 SEC. 6109. TERMINATION. 

6 The Commission shall terminate not later than 30 

7 days after submitting its final report under section 

8 6108(b)(1). 

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