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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2764

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

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

purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 21, 2000

Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. SPECTER, Mr. DODD, Mr. DEWINE, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. SMITH of Oregon, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. L. CHAFEE, Mr.

WELLSTONE, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mrs. MURRAY, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. BURNS, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. KERRY, Mr.

VOINOVICH, Mr. CLELAND, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. BAUCUS, Mrs. BOXER,

Mr. LIEBERMAN, and Mr. BREAUX) introduced the following bill; which

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education,

Labor, and Pensions

A BILL

To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990

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

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National and Commu3 nity Service Amendments Act of 2000’’.

4 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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

Sec. 1. Short title.

Sec. 2. Table of contents.

TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

ACT OF 1990

Sec. 101. References.

Sec. 102. General provisions.

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

Sec. 104. National Service Trust program.

Sec. 105. National Service Trust.

Sec. 106. Civilian Community Corps.

Sec. 107. Administrative provisions.

Sec. 108. Corporation for National and Community Service.

Sec. 109. Points of Light Foundation.

Sec. 110. Authorization of appropriations.

TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER

SERVICE ACT OF 1973

Sec. 201. References.

Sec. 202. General provisions.

Sec. 203. National volunteer antipoverty programs.

Sec. 204. National Senior Service Corps.

Sec. 205. Administration and coordination.

Sec. 206. Authorization of appropriations.

TITLE III—TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS

Sec. 301. Reference to Secretary of Education.

Sec. 302. Reference to National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993.

6 TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO NA7 TIONAL AND COMMUNITY

8 SERVICE ACT OF 1990

9 SEC. 101. REFERENCES.

10 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in

11 this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms

12 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
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1 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a

2 section or other provision of the National and Community

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

4 SEC. 102. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

5 (a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO TABLE OF CON6 TENTS.—The table of contents in section 1(b) (42 U.S.C.

7 prec. 12501) is amended by inserting after the item relat8 ing to section 148 the following:

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

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

10 amended—

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

12 inserting a semicolon;

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

14 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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

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

17 programs to improve the education of children and

18 youth and to maximize the benefits of national and

19 community service.’’.

20 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO DEFINITIONS.—

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

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

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

24 149’’;

25 (2) in paragraph (21)(B)—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘section 602(a)(1)’’ and in2 serting ‘‘section 602(3)’’; and

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

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

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

6 sentence.

7 SEC. 103. SCHOOL-BASED AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERV8 ICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS.

9 (a) REFERENCE TO ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY

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

11 12528(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘consultation, with12 holding, notice, and judicial review requirements in ac13 cordance with paragraphs (3) and (4)’’ and all that follows

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

15 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20

16 U.S.C. 8896).’’.

17 (b) INCLUSION OF INDIAN TRIBES AS QUALIFIED

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

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

20 tribe’’.

21 (c) HIGHER EDUCATION INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS

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

23 12561(e)) is amended—

24 (1) by striking paragraph (2);

25 (2) by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’;
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1 (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through

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

3 aligning the margins of those paragraphs with the

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

5 section;

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

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

8 paragraph (4) and aligning the margins of those

9 subparagraphs with the margins of subparagraph

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

11 (5) by redesignating subclauses (I) through

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

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

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

15 (d)(2)(A) of such section.

16 SEC. 104. NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST PROGRAM.

17 (a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND POSI18 TIONS.—Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 12571) is amended—

19 (1) by striking subsection (b);

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

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

22 (3) in subsection (b) (as redesignated in para23 graph (2)), by striking ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’

24 and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’;
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1 (4) in subsection (c) (as redesignated in para2 graph (2))—

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

4 and

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

6 (b)’’; and

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

8 ‘‘(e) COST OF PARTICIPANTS.—

9 ‘‘(1) LIMIT.—The Corporation share of the ag10 gregate cost of national service positions approved

11 under the national service laws may not exceed the

12 product of—

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

14 ‘‘(B) the amount determined under para15 graph (2).

16 ‘‘(2) AMOUNT PER PARTICIPANT.—

17 ‘‘(A) FISCAL YEAR 1999.—For fiscal year

18 1999, the amount referred to in paragraph

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

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

21 For each of fiscal years 2000 through 2005, the

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

23 the amount determined under this paragraph

24 for the preceding fiscal year, adjusted to reflect

25 the percentage increase in the Consumer Price
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1 Index for All Urban Consumers published by

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

3 period immediately preceding the date the ad4 justment is made.

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

6 the cost of an approved national service position

7 shall be the average budgeted cost per individual en8 rolled in an approved national service position, in9 cluding the administrative and support cost attrib10 utable to the individual.’’.

11 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PROVISION ON ELI12 GIBILITY OF PROGRAMS.—Section 122(a) (42 U.S.C.

13 12572(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘and each Federal agen14 cy receiving assistance under section 121(b)’’.

15 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PROVISION ON ELI16 GIBILITY OF POSITIONS.—Section 123 (42 U.S.C. 12573)

17 is amended—

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

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

20 121(a)’’; and

21 (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘an insti22 tution of higher education, or a Federal agency’’ and

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

24 (d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO SPECIAL ASSIST25 ANCE PROVISION.—Section 126(c)(3) (42 U.S.C.
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1 12576(c)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 121(e)’’ and

2 inserting ‘‘section 121(d)’’.

3 (e) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AND POSITIONS.—

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

5 (1) in subsection (a)—

6 (A) in paragraph (1)—

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

8 that follows through ‘‘the Corporation

9 shall’’ and inserting the following:

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

11 by the Corporation for provision of assistance

12 under section 121(a) for a fiscal year, the Cor13 poration may’’; and

14 (ii) by adding at the end the fol15 lowing:

16 ‘‘(B) MINIMUM STATE GRANTS.—Notwith17 standing subparagraph (A), no State described

18 in subparagraph (A) shall receive a grant under

19 subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year in an

20 amount less than $500,000.’’;

21 (B) in paragraph (2)—

22 (i) by striking ‘‘provision of assistance

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

24 121’’ and inserting ‘‘provision of assistance

25 under section 121(a)’’; and
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1 (ii) by striking the second sentence;

2 and

3 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘provi4 sion of assistance under subsections (a) and (b)

5 of section 121’’ and inserting ‘‘provision of as6 sistance under section 121(a)’’;

7 (2) in subsection (d)—

8 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘provi9 sion of assistance under subsections (a) and (b)

10 of section 121’’ and inserting ‘‘provision of as11 sistance under section 121(a)’’;

12 (B) in paragraph (2)—

13 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik14 ing ‘‘FEDERAL AGENCIES AND OTHER AP15 PLICANTS’’ and inserting ‘‘OTHER APPLI16 CANTS’’;

17 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘institu18 tions of higher education’’; and

19 (iii) by striking ‘‘, and Federal agen20 cies’’;

21 (C) by striking paragraph (3);

22 (D) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and

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

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

25 subparagraph (D))—
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1 (i) in subparagraph (B)—

2 (I) in the heading, by striking

3 ‘‘ASSIST ENTITIES IN PLACING APPLI4 CANTS WHO ARE’’ and inserting ‘‘IN5 CREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF’’;

6 (II) in clause (i)—

7 (aa) in subclause (I), by

8 striking ‘‘receive a grant to carry

9 out a national service program

10 under paragraph (1) or (2)’’ and

11 inserting ‘‘receive assistance,

12 such as funding or an allotment

13 of approved national service posi14 tions, to carry out activities

15 under the national service laws’’;

16 (bb) in subclause (II), by

17 striking ‘‘a substantial number

18 of’’; and

19 (cc) in subclause (III), by

20 striking ‘‘placing a substantial

21 number of such individuals with

22 a disability as participants in

23 projects carried out through the

24 program’’ and inserting ‘‘increas25 ing the participation of individ-
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1 uals with disabilities in activities

2 carried out under the national

3 service laws’’; and

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

5 ‘‘as funds made available through a

6 grant made under paragraph (1) or

7 (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘as assistance de8 scribed in clause (i)(I)’’; and

9 (ii) in subparagraph (C)—

10 (I) in the heading, by striking

11 ‘‘DISABILITY’’ and inserting ‘‘DIS12 ABILITY AND FOR DEMONSTRATION

13 PROGRAMS.’’;

14 (II) in the matter preceding sub15 clause (I), by striking ‘‘to pay for the

16 Federal share described in section

17 121(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘to support

18 demonstration programs promoting

19 the participation of individuals with a

20 disability in national service and to

21 pay for the Federal share described in

22 section 121(d)’’; and

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

24 ‘‘the programs specified in section

25 193A(d)(10)’’ and inserting ‘‘national
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1 service programs carried out under

2 the national service laws’’; and

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

4 ‘‘(h) RESERVATION OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT PRO5 GRAMS REDUCING CORPORATION COSTS.—

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

7 From amounts appropriated for a fiscal year pursu8 ant to section 501(a)(2) and made available to pro9 vide financial assistance under this subtitle, and sub10 ject to paragraph (2), the Corporation may reserve

11 an amount of not more than $15,000,000 to provide

12 operational support to programs that receive ap13 proved national service positions under this subtitle

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

15 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF OPERATIONAL

16 SUPPORT.—The amount of operational support pro17 vided under this subsection may not exceed $1,000

18 per individual placed in an approved national service

19 position in such a program.

20 ‘‘(3) NO ADMINISTRATIVE COST, MATCHING

21 FUND, AND PARTICIPANT BENEFIT REQUIRE22 MENTS.—Programs supported under this subsection

23 shall not be subject to the administrative cost,

24 matching fund, and participant benefit requirements

25 of subsections (d) and (e) of section 121, section
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1 131(e), and subsections (a), (d), and (e) of section

2 140.’’.

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

4 U.S.C. 12582) is amended—

5 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘using the as6 sistance’’ and all that follows through ‘‘or Federal

7 agency’’ and inserting ‘‘using the assistance, an ap8 plicant’’;

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

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

11 121’’ and inserting ‘‘section 121(a)’’; and

12 (3) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection

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

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

15 higher education’’.

16 (g) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION CON17 SIDERATION PROVISION.—Section 133(d)(2) (42 U.S.C.

18 12585(d)(2)) is amended—

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

20 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B)

21 through (G) as subparagraphs (A) through (F), re22 spectively.

23 (h) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PARTICIPANT PRO24 VISION.—Section 137(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 12591(a)(3)) is
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1 amended by striking ‘‘to be performed before, during, or

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

3 (i) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PARTICIPANT SE4 LECTION PROVISION.—Section 138(a) (42 U.S.C.

5 12592(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Federal agency,’’.

6 (j) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO TERM PROVISION.—

7 Section 139(a) (42 U.S.C. 12593(a)) is amended by strik8 ing ‘‘perform full- or part-time national service for at least

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

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

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

12 U.S.C. 12594(a)) is amended—

13 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a living al14 lowance’’ and inserting ‘‘an annual living allowance,

15 for 12 months of service,’’; and

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

17 term of service under section 139(b)(3)’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘a term of full-time service under section

19 139(b)(1) that is less than 12 months’’.

20 SEC. 105. NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST.

21 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL SERVICE

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

23 (1) in subsection (a)(1)—

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

25 and’’ and inserting a semicolon;
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1 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the

2 semicolon and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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

4 ‘‘(C) national service scholarships under

5 section 149;’’;

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 national service educational

10 awards and interest in accordance with paragraphs

11 (1) through (4) of section 148(a); and

12 ‘‘(2) awards of national service scholarships in

13 accordance with section 149.’’; and

14 (3) in subsection (d)—

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

16 and’’ and inserting a semicolon;

17 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe18 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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

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

21 received national service scholarships under sec22 tion 149, and specify the amount and sources

23 of funds expended on the national service schol24 arship program carried out under section 149,

25 during the fiscal year.’’.
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1 (b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—Section 146 (42 U.S.C.

2 12602) is amended by striking subsection (c) and insert3 ing the following:

4 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON RECEIPT OF EDUCATIONAL

5 AWARDS.—An individual may receive, through the na6 tional service educational awards, no more than an

7 amount equal to the aggregate value of 2 national service

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

9 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO AWARD AMOUNT

10 PROVISION.—Section 147(a) (42 U.S.C. 12603(a)) is

11 amended by striking ‘‘, for each of not more than 2 of

12 such terms of service,’’.

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

14 12604) is amended—

15 (1) in subsection (b)(7)—

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

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

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

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

20 terms, conditions, and benefits as a loan made

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

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

23 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

24 (C) by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(C) any loan (other than a loan described

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

3 institution of higher education to be necessary

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

5 institution and made directly to a student by—

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

7 section 435 of the Higher Education Act

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

9 ‘‘(ii) a State agency; or

10 ‘‘(iii) a lender otherwise determined

11 by the Corporation to be eligible to receive

12 disbursements from the National Service

13 Trust.’’;

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

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

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

17 inserting ‘‘Chief Executive Officer’’.

18 (e) NATIONAL SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.—

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

20 by adding at the end the following:

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

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

23 support a national service scholarship program to recog24 nize secondary school juniors and seniors who are engaged

25 in outstanding community service.’’.
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1 SEC. 106. CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.

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

3 amended—

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

5 inserting a semicolon;

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

7 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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

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

10 and community needs related to natural and other

11 disasters in coordination with the Federal Emer12 gency Management Agency and other public and pri13 vate organizations.’’.

14 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PROGRAM PROVI15 SION.—Section 153(c) (42 U.S.C. 12613(c)) is amended

16 by striking ‘‘BACKROUNDS’’ and inserting ‘‘BACK17 GROUNDS’’.

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

19 (42 U.S.C. 12615(b)) is amended by adding at the end

20 the following:

21 ‘‘(4) TEAM LEADERS.—

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director may se23 lect individuals with prior supervisory or service

24 experience to be team leaders in the Corps, to

25 perform service that includes leading and super26 vising teams of Corps members.
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1 ‘‘(B) CRITERIA.—Team leaders shall be se2 lected without regard to the age limitation de3 scribed in section 153(b)(1).

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

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

6 section 160, team leaders shall be deemed to be

7 members of the Corps and shall be provided the

8 rights and benefits applicable to Corps mem9 bers, except that the limitation on the amount

10 of the living allowance available under section

11 158(b) shall not apply.’’.

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

13 U.S.C. 12618) is amended—

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

15 (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub16 section (e).

17 (e) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PROVISION CON18 CERNING OTHER DEPARTMENTS.—Section

19 162(a)(1)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C. 12622(a)(1)(B)(i)) is amended

20 by striking ‘‘section 4462 of the National Defense Author21 ization Act for Fiscal Year 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘section

22 1143a of title 10, United States Code’’.

23 SEC. 107. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

24 (a) STATE COMMISSION COORDINATION.—Section

25 178(i)(2) (42 U.S.C. 12638(i)(2)) is amended—
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1 (1) by striking subparagraph (B); and

2 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub3 paragraph (B).

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

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

6 422’’.

7 SEC. 108. CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY

8 SERVICE.

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

10 12651a) is amended—

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

12 following:

13 ‘‘(c) TERMS.—Subject to subsection (e), each ap14 pointed member shall serve for a term of 5 years.’’; and

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

16 ‘‘(e) SERVICE UNTIL APPOINTMENT OF SUC17 CESSOR.—An appointed member of the Board whose term

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

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

20 office; or

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

22 die to end the session of Congress that commences

23 after the date on which the term expired.’’.
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1 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO AUTHORITIES

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

3 amended—

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

5 and inserting ‘‘; and’’;

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

7 inserting a period; and

8 (3) by striking paragraph (11).

9 (c) AGREEMENTS.—Section 193A(c)(3) (42 U.S.C.

10 12651d(c)(3)) is amended—

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

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

13 and’’; and

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

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

16 agencies to carry out activities to further implemen17 tation of the national service laws;’’.

18 (d) MONITORING AND EVALUATION.—Section

19 196A(b)(4) (42 U.S.C. 12651h(b)(4)) is amended by

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

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

22 SEC. 109. POINTS OF LIGHT FOUNDATION.

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

24 (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub25 section (c); and
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1 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol2 lowing:

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

4 MEMBER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—The Chief Execu5 tive Officer of the Corporation may serve as an ex officio,

6 nonvoting member of the Board of Directors of the Foun7 dation.’’.

8 SEC. 110. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

10 (1) in subsection (a)—

11 (A) in paragraph (1)—

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

13 $45,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and such

14 sums as may be necessary for each of the

15 fiscal years 1995 through 1996’’ and in16 serting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary

17 for each of fiscal years 2001 through

18 2005’’; and

19 (ii) in subparagraph (B)—

20 (I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘sub21 part A’’ and inserting ‘‘subparts A

22 and D’’; and

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

24 ‘‘subpart B’’ and inserting ‘‘subparts

25 B and D’’;
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1 (B) in paragraph (2)(A)—

2 (i) by striking ‘‘provide national serv3 ice educational awards’’ and inserting

4 ‘‘make payments from the National Service

5 Trust’’; and

6 (ii) by striking ‘‘$300,000,000 for fis7 cal year 1994, $500,000,000 for fiscal year

8 1995, and $700,000,000 for fiscal year

9 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be

10 necessary for each of fiscal years 2001

11 through 2005’’;

12 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the fis13 cal years 1995 through 1996’’ and inserting

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

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

16 ‘‘$40,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $60,000,000

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

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

19 be necessary for each of fiscal years 2001

20 through 2005’’; and

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

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

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

24 of fiscal years 2001 through 2005’’.
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1 TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE

2 DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERV3 ICE ACT OF 1973

4 SEC. 201. REFERENCES.

5 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in

6 this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms

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

9 section or other provision of the Domestic Volunteer Serv10 ice Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.).

11 SEC. 202. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

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

13 4950) is amended—

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

15 heading for title II and inserting the following:

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

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

17 and inserting the following:

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

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

19 and inserting the following:

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

Corps.’’;

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

2 and inserting the following:

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

3 SEC. 203. NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PRO4 GRAMS.

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

6 amended—

7 (1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘af8 flicted with’’ and inserting ‘‘affected by’’; and

9 (2) in the third sentence, by inserting after

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

11 local agencies and organizations to achieve long-term

12 sustainability of programs in the absence of Federal

13 assistance,’’.

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

15 U.S.C. 4953) is amended—

16 (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), in the second sen17 tence, by striking ‘‘National and Community Service

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

19 Community Service Act of 1990’’;

20 (2) in subsection (c)(1)(F), by striking ‘‘Na21 tional and Community Service Trust Act of 1993’’

22 and inserting ‘‘National and Community Service Act

23 of 1990’’; and

24 (3) by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(i) The Director is encouraged to enter into agree2 ments with public agencies and private organizations

3 under which the agencies and organizations pay for all,

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

5 serving under this part.’’.

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

7 U.S.C. 4955(a)(1)) is amended—

8 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub9 paragraph (D);

10 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the second

11 sentence; and

12 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol13 lowing:

14 ‘‘(C) The Director may provide a stipend of a max15 imum of $200 per month to persons designated by the

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

17 Director shall designate the leaders, in accordance with

18 standards established in such regulations as the Director

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

20 and demonstrated leadership among volunteers or partici21 pants.’’.

22 SEC. 204. NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS.

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

24 in the title heading, by striking ‘‘NATIONAL SENIOR
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1 VOLUNTEER CORPS’’ and inserting ‘‘NATIONAL

2 SENIOR SERVICE CORPS’’.

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

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

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

6 this title to provide—

7 ‘‘(1) opportunities for service by older individ8 uals to meet unmet national, State, and local needs,

9 including needs in the areas of education, public

10 safety, health and human services, and the environ11 ment;

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

13 comprised of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Pro14 gram, the Foster Grandparent Program, and the

15 Senior Companion Program, to utilize the vast tal16 ents of older individuals, empower older individuals

17 to contribute to their communities through service,

18 enhance the lives of the older individuals and the

19 persons served, and provide communities with valu20 able services;

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

22 through the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program,

23 to share their experiences, abilities, and skills to im24 prove their communities and themselves;
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1 ‘‘(4) opportunities for low-income people age 55

2 or older, through the Foster Grandparents Program,

3 to provide supportive, individualized service that has

4 a positive impact on the lives of children with excep5 tional or special needs; and

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

7 or older, through the Senior Companion Program, to

8 provide critical support services and companionship

9 to adults who are at risk of institutionalization and

10 who are struggling to maintain a dignified inde11 pendent life.’’.

12 (c) RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.—

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

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

15 be given priority for enrollment,’’.

16 (d) FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM.—Section 211

17 (42 U.S.C. 5011) is amended—

18 (1) in subsection (a)—

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

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

21 (with individuals age 60 or older given priority

22 for enrollment)’’; and

23 (B) in the fourth sentence, by striking

24 ‘‘per centum’’ and inserting ‘‘percent’’;
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1 (2) in the second sentence of subsection (d), by

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

3 ‘‘1997’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘Any stipend or

4 allowance provided under this section shall not be

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

6 1999, and shall be adjusted once prior to September

7 30, 2005’’; and

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

9 centum’’ and inserting ‘‘150 percent’’.

10 (e) SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM.—Section 213(a)

11 (42 U.S.C. 5013(a) is amended by striking ‘‘aged 60 or

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

13 60 or older given priority for enrollment)’’.

14 (f) PROMOTION OF NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE

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

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

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

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

19 more than $500,000 for each fiscal year to carry out para20 graph (2).’’.

21 (g) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT CONCERNING AGE CRI22 TERION.—Section 223 (42 U.S.C. 5023) is amended by

23 striking ‘‘sixty years and older’’.

24 (h) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS CONCERNING

25 NAME.—
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1 (1) HEADINGS—Sections 221 and 224 (42

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

3 heading, by striking ‘‘NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER

4 CORPS’’ and inserting ‘‘NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE

5 CORPS’’.

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

7 amended by striking ‘‘National Senior Volunteer

8 Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘National Senior Service

9 Corps’’.

10 (i) PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.—Sec11 tion 225(d) (42 U.S.C. 5025(d)) is amended by adding

12 at the end the following:

13 ‘‘(3) The Director may not make grants under sub14 section (a) for a fiscal year to support a program author15 ized in part A, B, or C, unless the amount appropriated

16 under subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 502, respec17 tively, exceeds the amount appropriated under that sub18 section for each of the 2 preceding fiscal years.’’.

19 (j) ADJUSTMENTS TO FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSIST20 ANCE.—Section 226 (42 U.S.C. 5026) is amended by

21 striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:

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

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

24 Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Com25 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the
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1 Senate, a report on the extent to which adjustments are

2 made under subsection (a).’’.

3 SEC. 205. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION.

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

5 425 (42 U.S.C. 5061, 5065) are amended by striking

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

7 and inserting ‘‘National Senior Service Corps’’.

8 SEC. 206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

9 (a) NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PRO10 GRAM.—Section 501(a) (42 U.S.C. 5081(a)) is

11 amended—

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

13 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be nec14 essary for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996’’

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

16 each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005’’;

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

18 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be nec19 essary for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996’’

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

21 each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005’’;

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

23 may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994

24 through 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be
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1 necessary for each of fiscal years 2001 through

2 2005’’; and

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

4 may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994

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

6 necessary for each of fiscal years 2001 through

7 2005’’.

8 (b) NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS.—Section

9 502 (42 U.S.C. 5082) is amended—

10 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘NA11 TIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS’’;

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

14 ‘‘$45,000,000’’ and all that follows and inserting

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

16 years 2001 through 2005.’’;

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

18 ‘‘$85,000,000’’ and all that follows and inserting

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

20 years 2001 through 2005.’’;

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

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

23 may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2001

24 through 2005.’’; and
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1 (5) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘such sums’’

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

3 may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2001

4 through 2005.’’.

5 (c) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

6 504 (42 U.S.C. 5084) is amended—

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

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

9 years 2001 through 2005’’; and

10 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the fiscal

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

12 years 2001 through 2005’’.

13 TITLE III—TECHNICAL

14 AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS

15 SEC. 301. REFERENCE TO SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.

16 Section 502(b) of the National and Community Serv17 ice Trust Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 12501 note) is amended

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

19 Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and

20 Community Service’’.

21 SEC. 302. REFERENCE TO NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY

22 SERVICE TRUST ACT OF 1993.

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

24 (20 U.S.C. 7474(d)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘National

25 Community and Service Trust Act of 1993 programs’’ and
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1 inserting ‘‘programs carried out under the National and

2 Community Service Act of 1990’’.

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