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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2282 

To establish in the Executive Office of the President a Council on Military, 

National, and Public Service to promote and expand opportunities for 

military service, national service, and public service for all people of 

the United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 24, 2021 

Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. YOUNG) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To establish in the Executive Office of the President a Council on Military, National, and Public Service to promote 

and expand opportunities for military service, national 

service, and public service for all people of the United 

States, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Unity through Service 

5 Act of 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. COUNCIL ON MILITARY, NATIONAL, AND PUBLIC 

2 SERVICE. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 

5 Executive Office of the President a Council on Mili6 tary, National, and Public Service (in this section re7 ferred to as the ‘‘Council’’). 

8 (2) FUNCTIONS.—The Council shall— 

9 (A) advise the President with respect to 

10 promoting and expanding opportunities for mili11 tary service, national service, and public service 

12 for all people of the United States; 

13 (B) coordinate policies and initiatives of 

14 the executive branch to promote and expand op15 portunities for military service, national service, 

16 and public service; and 

17 (C) coordinate policies and initiatives of 

18 the executive branch to foster an increased 

19 sense of service and civic responsibility among 

20 all people of the United States. 

21 (b) COMPOSITION.— 

22 (1) DIRECTOR.—The President shall appoint, 

23 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 

24 an individual to serve as the Assistant to the Presi25 dent for Military, National, and Public Service and 

26 the Director of the Council, who shall serve at the 


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1 pleasure of the President. The Assistant to the 

2 President for Military, National, and Public Service 

3 shall serve as the head of the Council. 

4 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—In addition to the Director, 

5 the Council shall be composed of— 

6 (A) the Secretary of State; 

7 (B) the Secretary of Defense; 

8 (C) the Attorney General; 

9 (D) the Secretary of the Interior; 

10 (E) the Secretary of Commerce; 

11 (F) the Secretary of Labor; 

12 (G) the Secretary of Health and Human 

13 Services; 

14 (H) the Secretary of Education; 

15 (I) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; 

16 (J) the Secretary of Homeland Security; 

17 (K) the Director of the Office of Manage18 ment and Budget; 

19 (L) the Director of National Intelligence; 

20 (M) the Director of the Office of Personnel 

21 Management; 

22 (N) the Director of the Peace Corps; 

23 (O) the Chief Executive Officer of the Cor24 poration for National and Community Service; 

25 and 


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1 (P) such other officers as the President 

2 may designate. 

3 (3) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet on a 

4 quarterly basis, or more frequently as the Director 

5 of the Council may direct. 

6 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNCIL.—The 

7 Council shall— 

8 (1) assist and advise the President and the 

9 heads of Executive agencies in the establishment of 

10 policies, goals, objectives, and priorities to promote 

11 service and civic responsibility among all people of 

12 the United States; 

13 (2) develop and recommend to the President 

14 and the heads of Executive agencies policies of com15 mon interest to Executive agencies for increasing the 

16 participation, and propensity of people of the United 

17 States to participate, in military service, national 

18 service, and public service in order to address na19 tional security and other current and future needs of 

20 the United States including policies for— 

21 (A) reevaluating benefits for the Federal 

22 public service and national service programs in 

23 order to increase awareness of and remove bar24 riers to entry into such programs; 


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1 (B) ensuring that the participation in and 

2 leadership of the military, the Federal public 

3 service, and national service programs reflects 

4 the diversity of the United States including by 

5 race, gender, ethnicity, and disability status; 

6 and 

7 (C) developing pathways to service for high 

8 school graduates, college students, and recent 

9 college graduates; 

10 (3) serve as the interagency lead for identifying 

11 critical skills to address national security and other 

12 needs of the United States, with responsibility for 

13 coordinating governmentwide efforts to address gaps 

14 in critical skills and identifying methods to recruit 

15 and retain individuals possessing such critical skills; 

16 (4) serve as a forum for Federal officials re17 sponsible for military service, national service, and 

18 public service programs to coordinate and develop 

19 interagency, cross-service initiatives; 

20 (5) lead the effort of the Federal Government 

21 to develop joint awareness and recruitment, reten22 tion, and marketing initiatives involving military 

23 service, national service, and public service, including 

24 the sharing of marketing and recruiting research be25 tween and among service agencies; 


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1 (6) consider approaches for assessing impacts 

2 of service on the needs of the United States and in3 dividuals participating in and benefitting from such 

4 service; 

5 (7) consult, as the Council considers advisable, 

6 with representatives of non-Federal entities, includ7 ing State, local, and Tribal governments, State and 

8 local educational agencies, State Commissions, insti9 tutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, 

10 philanthropic organizations, and the private sector, 

11 in order to promote and develop initiatives to foster 

12 and reward military service, national service, and 

13 public service; 

14 (8) oversee the response to and implementation 

15 of, as appropriate, the recommendations of the Na16 tional Commission on Military, National, and Public 

17 Service established under section 553 of the Na18 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

19 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2132); 

20 (9) not later than 2 years after the date of en21 actment of this Act, and quadrennially thereafter, 

22 prepare and submit to the President and Congress 

23 a Quadrennial Military, National, and Public Service 

24 Strategy, which shall set forth— 


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1 (A) a review of programs and initiatives of 

2 the Federal Government relating to the man3 date of the Council; 

4 (B) notable initiatives by State, local, and 

5 Tribal governments and by nongovernmental 

6 entities to increase awareness of and participa7 tion in service programs; 

8 (C) current and foreseeable trends for 

9 service to address the needs of the United 

10 States; and 

11 (D) a program for addressing any defi12 ciencies identified by the Council, together with 

13 recommendations for legislation; 

14 (10) not later than 4 years after the date of en15 actment of this Act, and quadrennially thereafter, 

16 prepare and submit to the President and Congress 

17 a Quadrennial Report on Cross-Service Participation 

18 on the basis of the activities carried out under the 

19 strategy submitted under paragraph (9); 

20 (11) prepare, for inclusion in the annual budget 

21 submission by the President to Congress under sec22 tion 1105 of title 31, United States Code, a detailed, 

23 separate analysis by budget function, by agency, and 

24 by initiative area for the preceding fiscal year, the 

25 current fiscal year, and the fiscal years for which the 


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1 budget is submitted, identifying the amounts of 

2 gross and net appropriations or obligational author3 ity and outlays for initiatives, consistent with the 

4 priorities of the President, under the Quadrennial 

5 Military, National, and Public Service Strategy, with 

6 separate displays for mandatory and discretionary 

7 amounts; 

8 (12) develop a joint national service messaging 

9 strategy that incorporates domestic and inter10 national service that both the Corporation for Na11 tional and Community Service and the Peace Corps 

12 would promote; and 

13 (13) perform such other functions as the Presi14 dent may direct. 

15 (d) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE

16 COUNCIL.—In addition to duties relating to the respon17 sibilities of the Council described in subsection (c), the Di18 rector of the Council shall— 

19 (1) coordinate with the Assistant to the Presi20 dent for National Security Affairs for any matter 

21 that may affect national security; 

22 (2) at the discretion of the President, serve as 

23 spokesperson of the executive branch on issues re24 lated to military service, national service, and public 

25 service; 


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1 (3) upon request by a committee or sub2 committee of the Senate or of the House of Rep3 resentatives, appear before any such committee or 

4 subcommittee to represent the position of the execu5 tive branch on matters within the scope of the re6 sponsibilities of the Council; and 

7 (4) perform such other functions as the Presi8 dent may direct. 

9 (e) ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS.— 

10 (1) ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR MILI11 TARY, NATIONAL, AND PUBLIC SERVICE.—The As12 sistant to the President for Military, National, and 

13 Public Service shall be compensated at the rate of 

14 basic pay prescribed for level II of the Executive 

15 Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United 

16 States Code. 

17 (2) STAFF.—The Council may employ officers 

18 and employees as necessary to carry out of the func19 tions of the Council. Such officers and employees of 

20 the Council shall be compensated at a rate not more 

21 than the rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of 

22 the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 

23 5, United States Code. 

24 (3) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Council 

25 may, as necessary to carry out of the functions of 


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1 the Council, procure temporary and intermittent 

2 services of experts and consultants under section 

3 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for 

4 individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent of 

5 the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V 

6 of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 

7 that title. 

8 (4) ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—The Council may, 

9 in carrying out the functions of the Council, direct 

10 a member of the Council to establish advisory com11 mittees composed of representatives from outside the 

12 Federal Government. 

13 (5) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS.—The Coun14 cil may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations 

15 of services, goods, and property, except for cash, 

16 from non-Federal entities for the purposes of aiding 

17 and facilitating the work of the Council. 

18 (6) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT VOLUNTARY SERV19 ICES.—Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, 

20 United States Code, the Council may accept and em21 ploy voluntary and uncompensated services in fur22 therance of the purposes of the Council. 

23 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

24 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

25 necessary to carry out this section. 


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1 (g) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1105(a) of 

2 title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

3 end the following: 

4 ‘‘(40) a separate statement of the amount of 

5 appropriations requested for the Council on Military, 

6 National, and Public Service in the Executive Office 

7 of the President. 

8 ‘‘(41) a detailed, separate analysis by budget 

9 function, by agency, and by initiative area for the 

10 preceding fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and the 

11 fiscal years for which the budget is submitted, iden12 tifying the amounts of gross and net appropriations 

13 or obligational authority and outlays for initiatives, 

14 consistent with the priorities of the President, under 

15 the Quadrennial Military, National, and Public Serv16 ice Strategy required by section 2(c)(9) of the Unity 

17 through Service Act of 2021, with separate displays 

18 for mandatory and discretionary amounts.’’. 

19 SEC. 3. INTERNET-BASED SERVICE PLATFORM. 

20 (a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 

21 United States, in promoting a culture of service in the 

22 United States and meeting the recruiting needs for mili23 tary service, national service, and public service programs, 

24 to provide a comprehensive, interactive, and integrated 

25 internet-based platform to enable the people of the United 


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1 States to learn about and connect with service organiza2 tions and opportunities and assist in the recruiting needs 

3 of service organizations. 

4 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

6 the Director of the Council on Military, National, 

7 and Public Service. 

8 (2) MEMBER.—The term ‘‘member’’ means an 

9 individual who is a member of the Service Platform 

10 under this section. 

11 (3) SERVICE MISSION.—The term ‘‘service mis12 sion’’ means the objectives of a service organization 

13 or a service opportunity. 

14 (4) SERVICE OPPORTUNITY.—The term ‘‘service 

15 opportunity’’ means any paid, volunteer, or other po16 sition with a service organization. 

17 (5) SERVICE ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘serv18 ice organization’’ means any military service, na19 tional service, or public service organization that 

20 participates in the Service Platform. 

21 (6) SERVICE PLATFORM.—The term ‘‘Service 

22 Platform’’ means the comprehensive, interactive, and 

23 integrated internet-based platform established under 

24 this section. 


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1 (7) SERVICE TYPE.—The term ‘‘service type’’ 

2 means the period and form of service with a service 

3 organization, including part-time, full-time, term 

4 limited, sabbatical, temporary, episodic, or emer5 gency options for paid, volunteer, or stipend-based 

6 service. 

7 (8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the sev8 eral States, the District of Columbia, the Common9 wealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or 

10 possession of the United States. 

11 (9) UNIFORMED SERVICES.—The term ‘‘uni12 formed services’’ has the meaning given such term 

13 in subsection (a)(5) of section 101 of title 10, 

14 United States Code. 

15 (c) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SERVICE PLATFORM.— 

16 The Director, in coordination with the Director of the Of17 fice of Management and Budget, shall establish, maintain, 

18 and promote the Service Platform to serve as a centralized 

19 resource and database for the people of the United States 

20 to learn about and connect with organizations and oppor21 tunities related to military service, national service, or 

22 public service and for such organizations to identify people 

23 of the United States with the skills necessary to address 

24 the needs of such organizations. 

25 (d) OPERATION OF SERVICE PLATFORM.— 


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1 (1) PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY.—The Director, in 

2 coordination with the Director of the Office of Man3 agement and Budget, shall determine, and make ac4 cessible to the public, information about service or5 ganizations and service opportunities, without any 

6 requirement that an individual seeking such access 

7 become a member. 

8 (2) MEMBERS.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—Any individual meeting 

10 criteria established by the Director by regula11 tion may register as a member under subpara12 graph (B). 

13 (B) REGISTRATION.— 

14 (i) IN GENERAL.—An individual that 

15 registers under this subparagraph as a 

16 member shall be entitled to access informa17 tion about service organizations and service 

18 opportunities available through the Service 

19 Platform. 

20 (ii) INFORMATION AND CONSENT

21 FROM INDIVIDUAL.—An individual meeting 

22 the criteria established under subpara23 graph (A) and seeking to become a mem24 ber— 


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1 (I) shall provide to the Director 

2 such information as the Director may 

3 determine necessary to facilitate the 

4 functionality of the Service Platform; 

5 (II) shall, unless specifically 

6 electing not to, consent to share any 

7 information entered into the Service 

8 Platform with, and to be contacted by, 

9 any public service or national service 

10 organization that participates in the 

11 Service Platform; 

12 (III) may consent to share any 

13 information entered into the Service 

14 Platform with, and to be contacted by, 

15 any uniformed service that partici16 pates in the Service Platform; 

17 (IV) may consent to be contacted 

18 for potential service with any national 

19 service or public service organization 

20 in the event of a national emergency; 

21 and 

22 (V) may consent to be contacted 

23 to join the uniformed services on a 

24 voluntary basis during an emergency 

25 requiring national mobilization. 


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1 (iii) VERIFICATION.—Upon receipt of 

2 the information and, as relevant, consent 

3 from an individual under clause (ii), the 

4 Director shall— 

5 (I) verify that the individual has 

6 not previously registered as a member; 

7 and 

8 (II) if such individual has not 

9 previously registered as a member, 

10 register such individual as a member 

11 and by written notice (including by 

12 electronic communication), notify such 

13 member of such registration. 

14 (3) USE OF SERVICE PLATFORM.— 

15 (A) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—The 

16 Service Platform shall enable a member to pro17 vide additional information to improve the 

18 functionality of the Service Platform, as deter19 mined relevant by the Director, including infor20 mation regarding the member’s— 

21 (i) educational background; 

22 (ii) employment background; 

23 (iii) professional skills, training, li24 censes, and certifications; 

25 (iv) service organization preferences; 


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1 (v) service type preferences; 

2 (vi) service mission preferences; and 

3 (vii) geographic preferences. 

4 (B) UPDATES.—A member may, at any 

5 time, update the personal and other information 

6 of the member available on the Service Plat7 form. 

8 (C) RENEWAL OF CONSENT REGARDING

9 MILITARY SERVICE.—The Director shall send to 

10 a member who consents to serve under para11 graph (2)(B)(ii)(V) an annual request to con12 firm the continued consent to serve by the 

13 member. 

14 (4) WITHDRAWAL OF MEMBERS.—A member 

15 may withdraw as a member by submitting to the Di16 rector a request to withdraw. Not later than 30 days 

17 after the date of such request to withdraw, all 

18 records regarding such member shall be removed 

19 from the Service Platform and any other data stor20 age locations the Director may use relating to the 

21 Service Platform, notwithstanding any obligations 

22 under chapter 31 of title 44, United States Code 

23 (commonly known as the ‘‘Federal Records Act of 

24 1950’’). 

25 (e) SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.— 


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1 (1) EXECUTIVE AGENCIES AND MILITARY DE2 PARTMENTS.—All Executive agencies and military 

3 departments shall participate in the Service Plat4 form as service organizations. 

5 (2) NON-FEDERAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.— 

6 State, local, and Tribal government agencies, and 

7 nongovernmental organizations that undertake na8 tional service programs, may participate in the Serv9 ice Platform, subject to subsection (h). 

10 (3) INFORMATION ON SERVICE ORGANIZA11 TIONS.—Each service organization participating in 

12 the Service Platform shall make available on the 

13 Service Platform— 

14 (A) information sufficient for a member to 

15 identify and understand the service opportuni16 ties and service mission of such service organi17 zation; 

18 (B) information on the availability of serv19 ice opportunities by service type; 

20 (C) internet links to the hiring and recruit21 ing websites of such service organization; and 

22 (D) such additional information as the Di23 rector may require. 

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1 any service organization from establishing or main2 taining a separate internet-based system or platform 

3 to recruit individuals for employment or for volun4 teer or other service opportunities. 

5 (f) MINIMUM DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—The Service 

6 Platform shall— 

7 (1) provide the public with access to informa8 tion on service organizations and service opportuni9 ties through an internet-based system that is user10 friendly, interactive, accessible, and fully functional 

11 through mobile applications and other widely used 

12 communications media, without a requirement that 

13 any person seeking such access register as a mem14 ber; 

15 (2) provide an individual with the ability to reg16 ister as a member in order to customize their experi17 ence in accordance with subsection (d)(3)(A), includ18 ing providing mechanisms to— 

19 (A) connect such member with service or20 ganizations and service opportunities that 

21 match the interests of the member; and 

22 (B) ensure robust search capabilities to fa23 cilitate the ability of the member to explore 

24 service organizations and service opportunities; 


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1 (3) include mechanisms to enable a service or2 ganization to connect with members who have con3 sented to be contacted and meet the needs of such 

4 service organization; 

5 (4) incorporate, to the extent permitted by law 

6 and regulation, the ability of a member to securely 

7 upload information on education, employment, and 

8 skills related to the service organizations and service 

9 opportunities from internet-based professional, re10 cruiting, and social media systems, consistent with 

11 security requirements; 

12 (5) ensure compatibility with relevant informa13 tion systems of Executive agencies and military de14 partments; 

15 (6) use state-of-the-art technology and analyt16 ical tools to facilitate the efficacy of the Service 

17 Platform in connecting members with service oppor18 tunities and service organizations; and 

19 (7) retain all personal information in a manner 

20 that protects the privacy of members in accordance 

21 with section 552a of title 5, United States Code, and 

22 other applicable law, provide access to information 

23 relating to a member only in accordance with the 

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1 cies that are adequate to ensure the confidentiality 

2 and security of information provided and maintained 

3 on the Service Platform. 

4 (g) DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICE PLATFORM PLAN.— 

5 (1) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 

6 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

7 Director, in coordination with the Director of the 

8 Office of Management and Budget, shall develop a 

9 detailed plan to implement the Service Platform that 

10 complies with all the requirements of this section. 

11 (2) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—In developing 

12 the plan under this subsection, the Director shall 

13 consult with the Secretary of Defense, the Chief Ex14 ecutive Officer of the Corporation for National and 

15 Community Service, the Director of the Office of 

16 Personnel Management, the head of the United 

17 States Digital Service and, as needed, the heads of 

18 other Executive agencies. Such consultation may in19 clude seeking assistance in the design, development, 

20 and creation of the Service Platform. 

21 (3) TECHNICAL ADVICE PERMITTED.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—In developing the plan 

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1 (i) seek and receive technical advice 

2 from experts outside of the Federal Gov3 ernment; and 

4 (ii) form a committee of such experts 

5 to assist in the design and development of 

6 the Service Platform. 

7 (B) VOLUNTEER SERVICE.—Notwith8 standing section 1342 of title 31, United States 

9 Code, the Director may accept the voluntary 

10 services of such experts under this paragraph. 

11 (C) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

12 ACT.—A committee of the experts formed under 

13 this paragraph shall not be subject to the Fed14 eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 

15 (4) INFORMATION COLLECTION AUTHORIZED.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—In developing the plan 

17 under this subsection, the Director may collect 

18 information from the public through focus 

19 groups, surveys, and other mechanisms. 

20 (B) PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT.—The 

21 requirements under subchapter I of chapter 35 

22 of title 44, United States Code (commonly 

23 known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’) 

24 shall not apply to activities authorized under 

25 this paragraph. 


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1 (h) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 12 months after 

2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Of3 fice of Management and Budget shall issue regulations to 

4 carry out this section including— 

5 (1) procedures that enable State, local, and 

6 Tribal government agencies to participate in the 

7 Service Platform as service organizations; 

8 (2) procedures that enable nongovernmental or9 ganizations that undertake national service pro10 grams to participate in the Service Platform as serv11 ice organizations; and 

12 (3) a timeline to implement the procedures de13 scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B). 

14 (i) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 12 

15 months after the date of enactment of this Act and annu16 ally thereafter, the Director, in coordination with the Di17 rector of the Office of Management and Budget, shall pro18 vide a report to Congress on the Service Platform. Such 

19 report shall include the following: 

20 (1) Details on the status of implementation of 

21 the Service Platform and plans for further develop22 ment of the Service Platform. 

23 (2) Participation rates of service organizations 

24 and members. 


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1 (3) The number of individuals visiting the Serv2 ice Platform, the number of service organizations 

3 participating in the platform, and the number of 

4 service opportunities available in the preceding 12- 

5 month period. 

6 (4) Information on any cybersecurity or privacy 

7 concerns. 

8 (5) The results of any surveys or studies under9 taken to increase the use and efficacy of the Service 

10 Platform. 

11 (6) Any additional information the Director or 

12 the President considers appropriate. 

13 (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

14 are authorized to be appropriated to the Director for each 

15 fiscal year such funds as may be necessary to carry out 

16 this section. 

17 (k) SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM.—Section 10 of the 

18 Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3809) is amend19 ed by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(i) SERVICE PLATFORM.—The Director of Selective 

21 Service shall provide to all registrants, on the website of 

22 the Selective Service System and in communications with 

23 registrants relating to registration, information about the 

24 Service Platform established under section 3 of the Unity 

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1 Service shall provide to each registrant, at the time of reg2 istration, an option to transfer to the Service Platform the 

3 information the registrant has provided to the Selective 

4 Service System. The Director of Selective Service shall 

5 consult with the Director of the Council on Military, Na6 tional, and Public Service to ensure that information pro7 vided by the Selective Service System is compatible with 

8 the information requirements of the Service Platform.’’. 

9 SEC. 4. PILOT PROGRAM TO COORDINATE MILITARY, NA10 TIONAL, AND PUBLIC SERVICE RECRUIT11 MENT. 

12 (a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Director of 

13 the Council on Military, National, and Public Service may 

14 carry out a pilot program in coordination with depart15 ments and agencies responsible for recruiting individuals 

16 for military service, national service, and public service, 

17 to focus on recruiting individuals from underserved mar18 kets and demographic populations, such as those defined 

19 by gender, geography, socioeconomic status, and critical 

20 skills, as determined by each participating department or 

21 agency, to better reflect the demographics of the United 

22 States while ensuring that recruiting needs are met. 

23 (b) CONSULTATION.—In developing a pilot program 

24 under this section, the Director of the Council on Military, 

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1 retary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

2 the secretaries of the military departments, the Com3 mandant of the United States Coast Guard, the Chief Ex4 ecutive Officer of the Corporation for National and Com5 munity Service, the Director of the Peace Corps, and the 

6 Director of the Office of Personnel Management. 

7 (c) DURATION.—The pilot program under this sec8 tion shall terminate not earlier than 2 years after the date 

9 of commencement of such pilot program. 

10 (d) STATUS REPORTS.—Not later than 12 months 

11 after the date of commencement of the pilot program au12 thorized under this section, and not later than 12 months 

13 thereafter, the Director of the Council on Military, Na14 tional, and Public Service shall submit to Congress reports 

15 evaluating the pilot program carried out under this sec16 tion. 

17 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

18 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

19 necessary to carry out this section. 

20 SEC. 5. JOINT MARKET RESEARCH AND RECRUITING PRO21 GRAM TO ADVANCE MILITARY AND NA22 TIONAL SERVICE. 

23 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of De24 fense, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for 

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1 Peace Corps may carry out a joint market research, mar2 ket studies, recruiting, and advertising program to com3 plement the existing programs of the military depart4 ments, the national service programs administered by the 

5 Corporation, and the Peace Corps. 

6 (b) INFORMATION SHARING PERMITTED.—Section 

7 503 of title 10, United States Code, shall not be construed 

8 to prohibit sharing of information among, or joint mar9 keting efforts of, the Department of Defense, the Corpora10 tion for National and Community Service, and the Peace 

11 Corps to carry out this section. 

12 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

13 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

14 necessary for carrying out this section. 

15 SEC. 6. INFORMATION SHARING TO ADVANCE MILITARY 

16 AND NATIONAL SERVICE. 

17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PLAN.—The Secretary of 

18 Defense, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation 

19 for National and Community Service, and the Director of 

20 the Peace Corps shall establish a joint plan to provide an 

21 applicant who is ineligible, or otherwise not selected, for 

22 service in the Armed Forces, in a national service program 

23 administered by the Corporation for National and Com24 munity Service, or in the Peace Corps, with information 


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1 about the forms of service for which such applicant has 

2 not applied. 

3 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 12 

4 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec5 retary of Defense, the Chief Executive Officer of the Cor6 poration for National and Community Service, and the Di7 rector of the Peace Corps shall submit to Congress a re8 port on the plan established under subsection (a). 

9 SEC. 7. TRANSITION OPPORTUNITIES FOR MILITARY 

10 SERVICEMEMBERS AND NATIONAL SERVICE 

11 PARTICIPANTS. 

12 (a) EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.—Section 1143(c)(1) 

13 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 

14 ‘‘the Corporation for National and Community Service,’’ 

15 after ‘‘State employment agencies,’’. 

16 (b) EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, JOB TRAINING AS17 SISTANCE, AND OTHER TRANSITIONAL SERVICES: DE18 PARTMENT OF LABOR.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1144 of title 10, 

20 United States Code, is amended— 

21 (A) in subsection (a)— 

22 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and 

23 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,’’ and in24 serting ‘‘the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 

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1 poration for National and Community 

2 Service,’’; 

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

4 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs’’ and in5 serting ‘‘the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 

6 and the Chief Executive Officer of the Cor7 poration for National and Community 

8 Service’’; and 

9 (iii) in paragraph (3), by inserting 

10 ‘‘and the Chief Executive Officer’’ after 

11 ‘‘The Secretaries’’; 

12 (B) in subsection (b), by adding at the end 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(11) Provide information on public service op15 portunities, training on public service job recruiting, 

16 and the advantages of careers with the Federal Gov17 ernment.’’; 

18 (C) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by striking 

19 ‘‘and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 

21 and the Chief Executive Officer of the Corpora22 tion for National and Community Service,’’; 

23 (D) in subsection (d), in the matter pre24 ceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and the 

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1 National and Community Service’’ after ‘‘the 

2 Secretaries’’; and 

3 (E) by adding at the end the following new 

4 subsection: 

5 ‘‘(g) CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY

6 SERVICE PROGRAMS.—In establishing and carrying out a 

7 program under this section, the Chief Executive Officer 

8 of the Corporation for National and Community Service 

9 shall do the following: 

10 ‘‘(1) Provide information concerning national 

11 service opportunities, including— 

12 ‘‘(A) opportunities to acquire and enhance 

13 technical skills available through national serv14 ice; 

15 ‘‘(B) certifications and verifications of job 

16 skills and experience available through national 

17 service; 

18 ‘‘(C) support services and benefits avail19 able during terms of national service; and 

20 ‘‘(D) job analysis techniques, job search 

21 techniques, and job interview techniques specific 

22 to approved national service positions (as de23 fined in section 101 of the National and Com24 munity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

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1 ‘‘(2) Inform members of the armed forces that 

2 the Department of Defense and the Department of 

3 Homeland Security are required, under section 

4 1143(a) of this title, to provide proper certification 

5 or verification of job skills and experience acquired 

6 while on active duty that may have application to 

7 service in programs of the Corporation for National 

8 and Community Service. 

9 ‘‘(3) Work with military and veterans’ service 

10 organizations and other appropriate organizations in 

11 promoting and publicizing job fairs for such mem12 bers. 

13 ‘‘(4) Provide information about disability-re14 lated employment and education protections.’’. 

15 (2) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMEND16 MENTS.— 

17 (A) HEADING AMENDMENT.—The heading 

18 of section 1144 of such title is amended to read 

19 as follows: 

20 ‘‘§ 1144. Employment assistance, job training assist21 ance, and other transitional services: De22 partment of Labor and the Corporation 

23 for National and Community Service’’. 

24 (B) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of 

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1 title is amended by striking the item relating to 

2 section 1144 and inserting the following new 

3 item: 

‘‘1144. Employment assistance, job training assistance, and other transitional 

services: Department of Labor and the Corporation for National and Community Service.’’. 

4 (c) AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE CHIEF EXEC5 UTIVE OFFICER.—Section 193A(b) of the National and 

6 Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12651d(b)) 

7 is amended— 

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

9 end; 

10 (2) in paragraph (25), by striking the period at 

11 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

12 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

13 paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(26) ensure that individuals completing a par15 tial or full term of service in a program under sub16 title C or E or part A of title I of the Domestic Vol17 unteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) 

18 receive information about military and public service 

19 opportunities for which they may qualify or in which 

20 they may be interested.’’. 


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1 SEC. 8. JOINT REPORT TO CONGRESS ON INITIATIVES TO 

2 INTEGRATE MILITARY AND NATIONAL SERV3 ICE. 

4 (a) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 4 

5 years after the date of enactment of this Act and quadren6 nially thereafter, the Director of the Council on Military, 

7 National, and Public Service established under section 2, 

8 in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Chief 

9 Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and 

10 Community Service, and the Director of the Peace Corps, 

11 shall submit to Congress a joint report on cross-service 

12 recruitment, including recommendations for increasing 

13 joint advertising and recruitment initiatives for the Armed 

14 Forces, programs administered by the Corporation for Na15 tional and Community Service, and the Peace Corps. 

16 (b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each report under sub17 section (a) shall include the following: 

18 (1) The number of Peace Corps volunteers and 

19 participants in national service programs adminis20 tered by the Corporation for National and Commu21 nity Service, who previously served as a member of 

22 the Armed Forces. 

23 (2) The number of members of the Armed 

24 Forces who previously served in the Peace Corps or 

25 in a program administered by the Corporation for 

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1 (3) An assessment of existing (as of the date of 

2 the reports submission) joint recruitment and adver3 tising initiatives undertaken by the Department of 

4 Defense, the Peace Corps, or the Corporation for 

5 National and Community Service. 

6 (4) An assessment of the feasibility and cost of 

7 expanding such existing initiatives. 

8 (5) An assessment of ways to improve the abil9 ity of the reporting agencies to recruit individuals 

10 from the other reporting agencies. 

11 (c) CONSULTATION.—The Director of the Council on 

12 Military, National, and Public Service established under 

13 section 2, the Secretary of Defense, the Chief Executive 

14 Officer of the Corporation for National and Community 

15 Service, and the Director of the Peace Corps shall under16 take studies of recruiting efforts that are necessary to 

17 carry out the provisions of this section. Such studies may 

18 be conducted using any funds appropriated to those enti19 ties under Federal law other than this Act. 

20 SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS. 

21 In this Act: 

22 (1) COUNCIL ON MILITARY, NATIONAL, AND

23 PUBLIC SERVICE.—The term ‘‘Council on Military, 

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1 Military, National, and Public Service established 

2 under section 2. 

3 (2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 

4 agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

5 105 of title 5, United States Code. 

6 (3) MILITARY DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘mili7 tary department’’ means each of the military depart8 ments listed in section 102 of title 5, United States 

9 Code. 

10 (4) MILITARY SERVICE.—The term ‘‘military 

11 service’’ means active service (as defined in sub12 section (d)(3) of section 101 of title 10, United 

13 States Code) or active status (as defined in sub14 section (d)(4) of such section) in one of the Armed 

15 Forces (as defined in subsection (a)(4) of such sec16 tion). 

17 (5) NATIONAL SERVICE.—The term ‘‘national 

18 service’’ means participation, other than military 

19 service or public service, in a program that— 

20 (A) is designed to enhance the common 

21 good and meet the needs of communities, the 

22 States, or the United States; 

23 (B) is funded or facilitated by— 

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1 Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under 

2 section 501(a) of such Code; 

3 (ii) an institution of higher education 

4 as defined in section 101 of the Higher 

5 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); 

6 or 

7 (iii) the Federal Government or a 

8 State, Tribal, or local government; and 

9 (C) is a program— 

10 (i) authorized in— 

11 (I) the Peace Corps Act (22 

12 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.); 

13 (II) section 171 of the Workforce 

14 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

15 U.S.C. 3226) relating to the 

16 YouthBuild Program; 

17 (III) the Domestic Volunteer 

18 Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 

19 et seq.); or 

20 (IV) the National and Commu21 nity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

22 12501 et seq.); or 

23 (ii) determined to be another relevant 

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1 (6) PUBLIC SERVICE.—The term ‘‘public serv2 ice’’ means civilian employment in the Federal Gov3 ernment or a State, Tribal, or local government. 

4 (7) SERVICE.—The term ‘‘service’’ means a 

5 personal commitment of time, energy, and talent to 

6 a mission that contributes to the public good by pro7 tecting the Nation and the citizens of the United 

8 States, strengthening communities, States, or the 

9 United States, or promoting the general social wel10 fare. 

11 (8) STATE COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘State 

12 Commission’’ means a State Commission on Na13 tional and Community Service maintained by a State 

14 pursuant to section 178 of the National and Com15 munity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12638). 

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