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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2414 

To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish 

a national service program that provides conservation opportunities on 

public and private lands, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 21, 2021 

Mr. CASEY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 

to establish a national service program that provides 

conservation opportunities on public and private lands, 

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 ‘‘Restore Environmental 

5 Vitality and Improve Volatile Economy by the Civilian 

6 Conservation Corps Act’’ or the ‘‘REVIVE the CCC Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle E of title I of the Na3 tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

4 12611 et seq.) is amended— 

5 (1) by striking the heading for subtitle E and 

6 inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘Subtitle E—National Corps 

8 ‘‘CHAPTER 1—NATIONAL CIVILIAN 

9 COMMUNITY CORPS’’; 

10 and 

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

12 ‘‘CHAPTER 2—CIVILIAN CONSERVATION 

13 CORPS 

14 ‘‘SEC. 166. CIVILIAN CONSERVATION PROGRAM. 

15 ‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this chapter are— 

16 ‘‘(1) to help relieve the widespread distress and 

17 unemployment in the United States; 

18 ‘‘(2) to train and support career advancement, 

19 leading to long-term employment opportunities; 

20 ‘‘(3) to provide for the restoration of depleted 

21 natural resources in the United States; 

22 ‘‘(4) to conserve and improve community nat23 ural resources; 

24 ‘‘(5) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and se25 quester carbon; and 


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1 ‘‘(6) to enhance climate change adaptation and 

2 resilience. 

3 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this chapter: 

4 ‘‘(1) CORPORATION.—The term ‘Corporation’ 

5 means the Corporation (as defined in section 101), 

6 or a partner described in subsection (d), to the ex7 tent provided in the memorandum referred to in 

8 subsection (d). 

9 ‘‘(2) CORPS.—The term ‘Corps’ means the Ci10 vilian Conservation Corps established under sub11 section (c). 

12 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE HOST ENTITY.—The term ‘eligi13 ble host entity’ means an organization, entity, or in14 dividual that— 

15 ‘‘(A) administers the program at the local 

16 level; and 

17 ‘‘(B) supervises Corps members in partner18 ship and coordination with the Corporation, in19 cluding the relevant partnering Federal agency 

20 specified in the memorandum for the issue area 

21 addressed by the program at the local level. 

22 ‘‘(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

23 The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 

24 same meaning given such term in sections 101(a) 


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1 and 102(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

2 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a), 1002(a)(1)). 

3 ‘‘(5) PARTNERING FEDERAL AGENCY.—The 

4 term ‘partnering Federal agency’ means a Federal 

5 agency described in subsection (d)(1). 

6 ‘‘(6) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means 

7 the Civilian Conservation program established under 

8 subsection (c). 

9 ‘‘(7) STATE COORDINATING AGENCY.—The 

10 term ‘State coordinating agency’ means an agency in 

11 a State— 

12 ‘‘(A) that is selected by the State to co13 ordinate, subject to the memorandum described 

14 in subsection (d), the implementation of activi15 ties under this chapter at eligible worksites in 

16 the State, including providing services through 

17 State agencies and coordinating access to train18 ing (including technical instruction) and edu19 cational resources for Corps members; 

20 ‘‘(B) may be a State department of envi21 ronmental protection, natural resources, or ag22 riculture, or other department or commission 

23 (as determined by the Corporation); and 

24 ‘‘(C) that coordinates and partners with 

25 Tribal agencies (such as Tribal departments of 


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1 environmental protection, natural resources, or 

2 agriculture) regarding the implementation of 

3 activities under this chapter at eligible work4 sites associated with a Tribe (including for the 

5 provision of services through Tribal agencies), if 

6 the Corporation determines such coordination 

7 and partnership is relevant for the State. 

8 ‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF CIVILIAN CONSERVATION

9 CORPS AND PROGRAM.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

11 ‘‘(A) CORPS.—The Corporation (as defined 

12 in section 101) may establish a Civilian Con13 servation Corps. 

14 ‘‘(B) PROGRAM.—The Corporation (as de15 fined in subsection (b)) may establish and ad16 minister a Civilian Conservation program, to 

17 place unemployed and underemployed citizens 

18 of the United States in service positions related 

19 to conservation, including conservation of pri20 vate and public lands. 

21 ‘‘(2) CONSERVATION SERVICE POSITIONS.—The 

22 program shall provide conservation service positions, 

23 and training (including technical instruction) and 

24 education related to such service positions, in order 

25 to support— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the protection, enhancement, and res2 toration of natural resources; 

3 ‘‘(B) climate change mitigation and adap4 tation; 

5 ‘‘(C) investment in future generations of 

6 farmers, foresters, ranchers, conservationists, 

7 and other stewards of the Nation’s shared nat8 ural resources; 

9 ‘‘(D) the establishment, improvement, and 

10 rehabilitation of public outdoor recreation 

11 amenities and infrastructure; or 

12 ‘‘(E) the reduction of environmental health 

13 disparities in communities of color, low-income 

14 communities, and Tribal and indigenous com15 munities, that are experiencing disproportionate 

16 exposure to environmental harms and risks. 

17 ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION.—The program shall be ad18 ministered, as specified in a memorandum of under19 standing, by the Corporation (as defined in section 101), 

20 in partnership with— 

21 ‘‘(1) applicable Federal agencies with the rel22 evant issue area expertise and standards, such as 

23 the Department of Agriculture and the Department 

24 of the Interior; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) applicable State or Tribal agencies with 

2 the relevant issue area expertise and standards, such 

3 as the State or Tribal agencies with jurisdiction over 

4 agriculture, natural resources, or environmental pro5 tection. 

6 ‘‘(e) GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE HOST ENTITIES.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pro8 gram, the Corporation shall make grants to entities 

9 that own, operate, manage, or support work on eligi10 ble worksites, to serve as eligible host entities, and 

11 to administer the program at the local level. 

12 ‘‘(2) WAIVER OF COST SHARING REQUIRE13 MENT.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the event of a cov15 ered project carried out by an eligible host enti16 ty to which the cost sharing requirement under 

17 section 212(a)(1) of the Public Land Corps Act 

18 of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1729(a)(1)) would other19 wise apply, notwithstanding that requirement, a 

20 grant under this subsection, combined with 

21 funds received under an Act described in sub22 paragraph (B), may be used to fund costs of 

23 the project greater than 75 percent of the cost 

24 of such project. 


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1 ‘‘(B) COVERED PROJECT.—In this para2 graph, the term ‘covered project’ means a 

3 project carried out pursuant to— 

4 ‘‘(i) title I of the Act entitled ‘An Act 

5 to establish a pilot program in the Depart6 ments of the Interior and Agriculture des7 ignated as the Youth Conservation Corps, 

8 and for other purposes’, approved August 

9 13, 1970 (commonly known as the ‘Youth 

10 Conservation Corps Act of 1970’; 16 

11 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or 

12 ‘‘(ii) the Public Lands Corps Act of 

13 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.). 

14 ‘‘(f) ELIGIBLE HOST ENTITIES AND WORKSITES.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 

16 grant under subsection (e) and become an eligible 

17 host entity, an entity shall own, operate, manage, or 

18 support work on an eligible worksite for a Corps 

19 project. 

20 ‘‘(2) ENTITIES.—Entities eligible to receive 

21 such a grant and become an eligible host entity may 

22 include— 

23 ‘‘(A) the board in charge of a local con24 servation district; 


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1 ‘‘(B) a State or local office of the Coopera2 tive Extension System or an equivalent Tribal 

3 office; 

4 ‘‘(C) an individual farmer; 

5 ‘‘(D) a nonprofit organization, farmer 

6 membership organization, or other agriculture 

7 group, with conservation expertise, that can 

8 place a Corps member on an individual farm; 

9 ‘‘(E) a State or Tribal agency with juris10 diction over agriculture or natural resources; 

11 ‘‘(F) the trustee of a land trust; 

12 ‘‘(G) a forest or environmental consultant; 

13 ‘‘(H) the sponsor of an apprenticeship pro14 gram that has been registered by the Depart15 ment of Labor, a State office of apprenticeship, 

16 or an equivalent Tribal office; 

17 ‘‘(I) an entity that hosts a Corps member 

18 under a service program, including— 

19 ‘‘(i) a program authorized under— 

20 ‘‘(I) this Act, including the 

21 Healthy Futures Corps described in 

22 section 122; 

23 ‘‘(II) title I of the Act entitled 

24 ‘An Act to establish a pilot program 

25 in the Departments of the Interior 


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1 and Agriculture designated as the 

2 Youth Conservation Corps, and for 

3 other purposes’, approved August 13, 

4 1970 (commonly known as the ‘Youth 

5 Conservation Corps Act of 1970’; 16 

6 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or 

7 ‘‘(III) the Public Lands Corps 

8 Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.); 

9 ‘‘(ii) a program of the Indian Youth 

10 Service Corps authorized under section 

11 210 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 

12 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1727b); and 

13 ‘‘(iii) a program of the Urban Youth 

14 Corps authorized under section 106 of the 

15 National and Community Service Trust 

16 Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 12656); 

17 ‘‘(J) a local agriculture, conservation, wa18 tershed, or wildlife nonprofit organization; 

19 ‘‘(K) a State or Tribal park or forest foun20 dation; and 

21 ‘‘(L) another appropriate entity, as deter22 mined by the Corporation. 

23 ‘‘(3) WORKSITES.— 

24 ‘‘(A) PUBLIC OR CERTAIN PRIVATE

25 LAND.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An eligible work2 site shall be located on public land or on 

3 private land determined to be eligible 

4 under clause (ii). 

5 ‘‘(ii) ELIGIBILITY ON PRIVATE

6 LANDS.—In the case of a proposed work7 site located on private land, the Corpora8 tion, in consultation with the partnering 

9 Federal agencies described in subsection 

10 (d)(1), shall determine whether the site is 

11 an eligible worksite for purposes of this 

12 paragraph by determining the adequacy of 

13 the public conservation benefit of the re14 lated Corps project. In determining the 

15 adequacy of that benefit, the Corporation 

16 may consider, among other factors, the 

17 project’s ability to address core State, 

18 Tribal, or local conservation objectives 

19 such as addressing land conservation prior20 ities, promoting climate resiliency, fulfilling 

21 watershed plans, establishing stream buff22 ers, restoring critical wildlife habitat, or 

23 promoting agricultural best management 

24 practices. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) WORKSITE PREDOMINANTLY LO2 CATED ON PRIVATE LAND.—A proposed 

3 worksite that is predominantly located on 

4 private land will be treated as a proposed 

5 worksite located on private land for pur6 poses of clause (ii). 

7 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY OF PROPOSED WORK8 SITE IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AREA.—In 

9 the case of a proposed worksite located in an 

10 environmental justice area identified under sub11 section (j), the Corporation shall determine 

12 whether the site is an eligible worksite under 

13 this subsection by determining— 

14 ‘‘(i) the benefits of the related Corps 

15 project for the health of the community liv16 ing in the environmental justice area, and 

17 whether those benefits are equitably dis18 tributed within such community, including 

19 the ability of the project to— 

20 ‘‘(I) effect reductions in haz21 ardous air pollutants; 

22 ‘‘(II) improve water quality, ac23 cess, and affordability; 

24 ‘‘(III) increase access to green 

25 space and outdoor recreation; or 


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1 ‘‘(IV) expand access to and af2 fordability of healthy food; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) whether the proposed host entity 

4 can demonstrate there was a meaningful 

5 public involvement process in the develop6 ment of the proposed Corps project. 

7 ‘‘(g) APPLICATIONS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order for an entity de9 scribed in subsection (f) to be eligible to receive a 

10 grant under subsection (e) for a Corps project, an 

11 entity shall submit an application to the Corporation 

12 at such time, in such manner, and containing such 

13 information as the Corporation may require, includ14 ing— 

15 ‘‘(A) information describing the Corps 

16 project to be carried out at the entity’s eligible 

17 worksite; 

18 ‘‘(B)(i) information describing any con19 tracts or agreements, with the State in which 

20 the entity is located or Indian tribe with which 

21 the entity is associated, that will be necessary 

22 to enter into under paragraph (3), in conjunc23 tion with the project; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) an assurance that the entity will carry 

2 out the project in cooperation with agencies 

3 who receive such a contract or agreement; 

4 ‘‘(C) whether such entity is seeking a waiv5 er under subsection (e)(2)(B) of the cost shar6 ing requirement under section 212 of the Public 

7 Land Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1729); 

8 ‘‘(D) certification by the relevant State co9 ordinating agency that the State coordinating 

10 agency— 

11 ‘‘(i) will provide services through 

12 agencies, and other functions described in 

13 paragraph (3)(A), in accordance with a 

14 contract or agreement entered into under 

15 paragraph (3); and 

16 ‘‘(ii) will facilitate coordination be17 tween eligible host entities in the State for 

18 purpose of prioritizing participants as de19 scribed in subsection (h)(4); 

20 ‘‘(E) certification by the relevant State 

21 Commission that the State Commission has es22 tablished an Environmental Equity Resource 

23 Center under subsection (j); and 


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1 ‘‘(F) as relevant, certification by the State 

2 or Tribal agency to provide the access and re3 sources, described in paragraph (3)(B). 

4 ‘‘(2) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS.— 

5 The Corporation shall distribute grants in a geo6 graphically balanced manner across the country and 

7 regions of the country. 

8 ‘‘(3) CONTRACTS AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH

9 STATES OR INDIAN TRIBES.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On the approval of an 

11 application for an eligible host entity, the eligi12 ble host entity shall enter into such contracts or 

13 agreements with the State coordinating agency 

14 as may be necessary to carry out this section, 

15 including to arrange for the provision of serv16 ices through State or Tribal agencies (which 

17 may be through providing access and resources 

18 under subparagraph (B)). 

19 ‘‘(B) FARMER ELIGIBLE HOST ENTITY.— 

20 On the approval of an application for an eligible 

21 host entity that is an individual farmer in a 

22 State or associated with an Indian tribe, the 

23 Corporation shall notify the State or Tribal 

24 agency with jurisdiction over agriculture, which 

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1 ing and apprenticeships, including from organi2 zations and farmer groups in the State or asso3 ciated with the Indian tribe, to support and 

4 provide coordination between such farmer host 

5 entities in the State or associated with an In6 dian tribe. 

7 ‘‘(h) ELIGIBLE CORPS MEMBERS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to par10 ticipate in and hold a service position in the 

11 Corps, an individual shall be an unemployed or 

12 underemployed individual. 

13 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY FOR SUBPROGRAMS.— 

14 Within the program, there shall be specific sub15 programs for— 

16 ‘‘(i) recent graduates, as described in 

17 paragraph (2); and 

18 ‘‘(ii) returning citizens, as described 

19 in paragraph (3). 

20 ‘‘(2) RECENT GRADUATES.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The program shall 

22 have subprograms targeted to support, through 

23 service positions and training (including tech24 nical instruction) and education related to the 

25 service positions in the program— 


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1 ‘‘(i) individuals who have— 

2 ‘‘(I) graduated from an institu3 tion of higher education within the 4 

4 months prior to beginning a term of 

5 service in the program; and 

6 ‘‘(II) have been unemployed or 

7 underemployed during that time; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) individuals who have— 

9 ‘‘(I) graduated high school within 

10 the 4 months prior to beginning a 

11 term of service in the program; and 

12 ‘‘(II) have been unemployed or 

13 underemployed during that time. 

14 ‘‘(3) RETURNING CITIZENS (INCLUDING JUS15 TICE-INVOLVED YOUTH).— 

16 ‘‘(A) RETURNING CITIZEN.—The term ‘re17 turning citizen’ means a citizen who, within the 

18 2 years prior to beginning a term of service in 

19 the program, returned from incarceration in a 

20 correctional institution or was subject to the ju21 venile or adult justice system. 

22 ‘‘(B) SUBPROGRAM.—The program shall 

23 include an earn-while-you-learn career pathway 

24 subprogram for returning citizens (including 

25 justice-involved youth) to provide an accessible 


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1 pathway into long-term careers in the conserva2 tion workforce. 

3 ‘‘(C) WORKFORCE PREPARATION.—The eli4 gible host entity shall ensure that the subpro5 gram described in subparagraph (B) includes— 

6 ‘‘(i) on-the-job-training and mentoring 

7 from expert practitioners in conservation; 

8 ‘‘(ii) continuing education courses; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(iii) credit towards a postsecondary 

11 degree or certificate granted by an institu12 tion of higher education. 

13 ‘‘(4) UNDERSERVED PARTICIPANTS.—Each eli14 gible host entity that receives a grant under sub15 section (e) shall, through coordination with other eli16 gible host entities in the State of such eligible host 

17 entity facilitated by the State coordinating agency— 

18 ‘‘(A) prioritize participants from under19 served communities, including participants— 

20 ‘‘(i) from communities of racial and 

21 ethnic minorities; 

22 ‘‘(ii) from low-income communities; 

23 ‘‘(iii) from Tribal and indigenous com24 munities; and 


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1 ‘‘(iv) who are individuals with disabil2 ities; and 

3 ‘‘(B) prioritize participants residing in an 

4 environmental justice area (identified under 

5 subsection (j)) near a proposed worksite. 

6 ‘‘(5) SERVICE POSITIONS.— 

7 ‘‘(A) PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND SERVICE

8 POSITIONS.— 

9 ‘‘(i) LOCALLY ESTABLISHED OBJEC10 TIVES AND SERVICE POSITIONS.—Each eli11 gible host entity that receives a grant 

12 under this section shall establish project 

13 objectives, position-specific criteria, and 

14 service position descriptions for a Corps 

15 project, in order to ensure that the project 

16 is locally led and addresses specific local 

17 needs. 

18 ‘‘(ii) TEMPLATES AND MATERIALS.— 

19 The Corporation shall provide project tem20 plates and materials to support the estab21 lishment of the objectives, criteria, and de22 scriptions. 

23 ‘‘(B) SERVICE POSITION APPLICATION

24 PROCESS.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) MATERIALS.—The eligible host 

2 entity shall make the project objectives, po3 sition-specific criteria, and service position 

4 descriptions available to individuals seeking 

5 to apply for service positions in the Corps 

6 project at the entity’s worksite. 

7 ‘‘(ii) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to 

8 obtain a service position at the worksite, 

9 an individual shall submit an application to 

10 the eligible host entity and obtain approval 

11 of the application. An individual with an 

12 approved application shall be considered to 

13 be a Corps member for purposes of this 

14 section. 

15 ‘‘(C) APPRENTICESHIPS AS SERVICE POSI16 TIONS.—Service positions under this section 

17 may include— 

18 ‘‘(i) an apprenticeship registered 

19 under the Act of August 16, 1937 (com20 monly known as the ‘National Apprentice21 ship Act’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 

22 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); and 

23 ‘‘(ii) a preapprenticeship designed to 

24 lead to an apprenticeship described in 

25 clause (i). 


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1 ‘‘(i) USE OF FUNDS.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible host entity that 

3 receives a grant under subsection (e) shall use the 

4 grant funds to provide, for each Corps member at 

5 the worksite— 

6 ‘‘(A) a service position in which the Corps 

7 member will carry out a service activity de8 scribed in paragraph (2), an allowance under 

9 paragraph (4) for such service, and (on ap10 proval of an application) an apprenticeship 

11 award under paragraph (5) at the successful 

12 completion of that service; and 

13 ‘‘(B) training (including technical instruc14 tion) and education related to the service posi15 tion and described in paragraph (3)(A), an al16 lowance under paragraph (4) for such training, 

17 technical instruction, and education, and con18 nections and educational opportunities de19 scribed in paragraph (3)(B). 

20 ‘‘(2) SERVICE ACTIVITIES.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The service activities 

22 referred to in paragraph (1)(A) shall include— 

23 ‘‘(i) for service positions with respect 

24 to preserving or restoring public land 

25 (whether Federal, State, Tribal, or local)— 


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1 ‘‘(I) restoration of forest eco2 systems, and reforestation or tree 

3 planting; 

4 ‘‘(II) hazardous fuel treatments 

5 for the purpose of mitigating the risk 

6 of, or suppressing, wildfires in the 

7 western United States; 

8 ‘‘(III) management of terrestrial 

9 and aquatic invasive species; 

10 ‘‘(IV) watershed restoration and 

11 wetlands management; 

12 ‘‘(V) coastal and inland eco13 system restoration; 

14 ‘‘(VI) prescribed burning; 

15 ‘‘(VII) park and infrastructure 

16 maintenance; 

17 ‘‘(VIII) facility expansion; 

18 ‘‘(IX) recreation and trail work; 

19 ‘‘(X) public outreach and edu20 cation; 

21 ‘‘(XI) pollinator habitat estab22 lishment and management; 

23 ‘‘(XII) accessibility improvement; 

24 ‘‘(XIII) flood hazard mitigation; 


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1 ‘‘(XIV) road reconstruction and 

2 maintenance; 

3 ‘‘(XV) maintenance or restora4 tion of the native habitats of species 

5 listed as endangered species under the 

6 Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

7 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and other habi8 tat restoration; and 

9 ‘‘(XVI) provision of wildlife 

10 crossing programs; 

11 ‘‘(ii) for service positions with respect 

12 to agriculture— 

13 ‘‘(I) riparian buffer establish14 ment and maintenance; 

15 ‘‘(II) grazing management; 

16 ‘‘(III) pollinator habitat estab17 lishment and management; 

18 ‘‘(IV) integrated pest manage19 ment; 

20 ‘‘(V) prescribed burning; 

21 ‘‘(VI) prairie strip establishment; 

22 ‘‘(VII) grassland restoration; 

23 ‘‘(VIII) soil health management; 

24 ‘‘(IX) silvopasture; 


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1 ‘‘(X) on-farm infrastructure de2 velopment, construction, or repair, 

3 that results in environmental benefits; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(XI) other agricultural practices 

6 with significant environmental bene7 fits; 

8 ‘‘(iii) for service positions with respect 

9 to restoration and remediation of natural 

10 resources— 

11 ‘‘(I) abandoned mine land rec12 lamation; 

13 ‘‘(II) land and water quality res14 toration; 

15 ‘‘(III) tree planting and carrying 

16 out other low-tech treatments; and 

17 ‘‘(IV) plugging orphan oil and 

18 gas wells; 

19 ‘‘(iv) for service positions with respect 

20 to urban and rural community resilience 

21 and sustainability— 

22 ‘‘(I) community greening; 

23 ‘‘(II) promoting urban agri24 culture; 


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1 ‘‘(III) promoting community gar2 dens; 

3 ‘‘(IV) local food economy develop4 ment; 

5 ‘‘(V) heat island mitigation; 

6 ‘‘(VI) establishing and maintain7 ing pedestrian pathways; 

8 ‘‘(VII) establishing and maintain9 ing greenways and trails; 

10 ‘‘(VIII) hazard mitigation; 

11 ‘‘(IX) water resources develop12 ment; 

13 ‘‘(X) establishing and maintain14 ing community solar projects; and 

15 ‘‘(XI) promoting energy effi16 ciency through retrofitting; and 

17 ‘‘(v) for service positions with respect 

18 to administration and monitoring— 

19 ‘‘(I) administrative activities to 

20 support the work at local conservation 

21 districts; 

22 ‘‘(II) project coordination and 

23 management; 

24 ‘‘(III) water quality monitoring; 


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1 ‘‘(IV) support of State or Tribal 

2 agencies; 

3 ‘‘(V) support of land trusts and 

4 conservancies; 

5 ‘‘(VI) support of local park and 

6 recreation offices; 

7 ‘‘(VII) support of community and 

8 environmental justice organizations; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(VIII) volunteer coordination. 

11 ‘‘(B) FUNDING FOR AGRICULTURAL CON12 SERVATION PRACTICES.— 

13 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An eligible host 

14 entity that receives a grant under sub15 section (e) may use the funds to support 

16 the implementation of an agricultural con17 servation practice for which funding is pro18 vided through a program of the Depart19 ment of Agriculture and that is carried out 

20 at the applicable worksite if the sum of the 

21 amount of funding received through that 

22 program and the amount of the grant 

23 under subsection (e) is not greater than 

24 the total cost of materials, labor, and in25 come forgone from conservation practice 


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1 adoption associated with the implementa2 tion of that practice. 

3 ‘‘(ii) PRIORITY.—In providing grants 

4 under subsection (e) for projects that sup5 port the implementation of agricultural 

6 conservation practices described in clause 

7 (i), the Corporation shall give priority to 

8 projects carried out on farming operations 

9 managed by beginning farmers or ranchers 

10 or socially disadvantaged farmers or ranch11 ers. 

12 ‘‘(iii) SPECIALIZED CREWS.—A State, 

13 local, or Tribal agency may host a special14 ized conservation crew to support the im15 plementation of agricultural conservation 

16 practices described in clause (i), including 

17 fencing, tree planting buffer installation, or 

18 other practices approved by the Natural 

19 Resources Conservation Service of the De20 partment of Agriculture across multiple 

21 farming operations in a region. 

22 ‘‘(C) NUTRIENT REDUCTION AND AGRI23 CULTURAL CONSERVATION PRACTICES.—Service 

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1 out using funds from a grant under subsection 

2 (e) may be used to support Federal, State, 

3 Tribal, and local efforts to achieve nutrient re4 duction in impaired waterways. 

5 ‘‘(3) TRAINING AND EDUCATION.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The eligible host enti7 ty shall arrange for the provision of training 

8 (including technical instruction and develop9 ment of skills such as time management, con10 flict resolution, goal development, and resume 

11 writing) and education opportunities, including 

12 workforce investment activities as defined in 

13 section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Op14 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102), that are re15 lated to the service position, for each partici16 pant at the worksite and specific to the specific 

17 training needs of each participant. If the entity 

18 provides on-site training (including technical in19 struction or skills development) or education, 

20 the entity shall provide training (including tech21 nical instruction or skills development) or edu22 cation, respectively, that utilizes the skills and 

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1 nical instruction or skills development) or edu2 cation by— 

3 ‘‘(i) established farmers; 

4 ‘‘(ii)(I) institutions of higher edu5 cation; 

6 ‘‘(II) the State system of higher edu7 cation; 

8 ‘‘(III) land-grant colleges and univer9 sities (as defined in section 1404 of the 

10 National Agricultural Research, Extension, 

11 and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

12 3103)); 

13 ‘‘(IV) community colleges; 

14 ‘‘(V) Historically Black Colleges and 

15 Universities (as defined by the term ‘part 

16 B institution’ under section 322 of the 

17 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

18 1061)); 

19 ‘‘(VI) Hispanic-serving institutions 

20 (as defined in section 502(a) of the Higher 

21 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

22 1101a(a))); 

23 ‘‘(VII) Tribal Colleges or Universities 

24 (as defined in section 316(b) of such Act 

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1 ‘‘(VIII) Asian American and Native 

2 American Pacific Islander-serving institu3 tions (as defined in section 320(b) of such 

4 Act (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b)); and 

5 ‘‘(IX) area career and technical edu6 cation schools, as defined in section 3 of 

7 the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 

8 Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302); 

9 ‘‘(iii) offices of the Cooperative Exten10 sion System; 

11 ‘‘(iv) State and Tribal agencies with 

12 jurisdiction over agriculture or natural re13 sources; or 

14 ‘‘(v) nonprofit organizations with con15 servation expertise and training capacity. 

16 ‘‘(B) POST-PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNI17 TIES.—The eligible host entity shall ensure that 

18 each participant at the worksite receiving train19 ing (including technical instruction) and edu20 cation is— 

21 ‘‘(i) connected to labor organizations, 

22 nonprofit organizations, State and Tribal 

23 agencies, and small businesses, for future 

24 job opportunities following the term of 

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1 ‘‘(ii) provided with further educational 

2 opportunities throughout the term of serv3 ice of the participant, and after the term 

4 of service of the participant has concluded. 

5 ‘‘(C) CORPS MEMBER EMPLOYMENT

6 STANDARD.—A participant shall be considered 

7 to be a participant (as defined in section 101 

8 of the National and Community Service Act of 

9 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511)) of the eligible host 

10 entity for which the participant serves. 

11 ‘‘(4) CORPS MEMBER ALLOWANCE AND BENE12 FITS.— 

13 ‘‘(A) ALLOWANCE.—The eligible host enti14 ty shall provide to a participant, as an allow15 ance, $15 for each hour of service in a service 

16 position and $15 for each hour of training (in17 cluding technical instruction) and education 

18 under paragraph (3)(A). 

19 ‘‘(B) HEALTH INSURANCE.— 

20 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The eligible host 

21 entity shall provide or make available a 

22 basic health care policy for each full-time 

23 participant in a service position, if the par24 ticipant is not otherwise covered by a 

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1 establish minimum standards that all plans 

2 must meet in order to qualify for payment 

3 under this section, any circumstances in 

4 which an alternative health care policy may 

5 be substituted for the basic health care 

6 policy, and mechanisms to prohibit partici7 pants from dropping existing coverage. 

8 ‘‘(ii) OPTION.—The eligible host enti9 ty may elect to provide from its own funds 

10 or make available a health care policy for 

11 participants that does not meet all of the 

12 standards established by the Corporation if 

13 the fair market value of such policy is 

14 equal to or greater than the fair market 

15 value of a plan that meets the minimum 

16 standards established by the Corporation, 

17 and is consistent with other applicable 

18 laws. 

19 ‘‘(C) OTHER BENEFITS.—An eligible host 

20 entity may provide to a participant funds to be 

21 used for transportation, child care, mental 

22 health services, and other support for such par23 ticipants. 

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1 ‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 

2 term ‘apprenticeship’ means— 

3 ‘‘(i) an apprenticeship registered 

4 under the Act of August 16, 1937 (com5 monly known as the ‘National Apprentice6 ship Act’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 

7 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); and 

8 ‘‘(ii) a preapprenticeship designed to 

9 lead to an apprenticeship described in 

10 clause (i). 

11 ‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 

12 days after a participant completes a term of 

13 service in a service position under this sub14 section, the corresponding eligible host entity 

15 shall inform the Corporation. On determining 

16 that a participant has completed that term of 

17 service, the Corporation shall notify the partici18 pant of the determination, and the opportunity 

19 to apply for an apprenticeship award under this 

20 paragraph. 

21 ‘‘(C) APPLICATION.—Not later than 12 

22 months after receiving that notification, a par23 ticipant that seeks an apprenticeship award 

24 under this paragraph shall submit an applica25 tion to the Corporation at such time, in such 


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1 manner, and containing such information as the 

2 Corporation may require, including— 

3 ‘‘(i) information demonstrating the 

4 goods or services to be acquired for the ap5 prenticeship, and their cost; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) information establishing that the 

7 goods or services are described in section 

8 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

9 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll). 

10 ‘‘(D) AWARD.—On approving an applica11 tion under subparagraph (C), the Corporation 

12 shall make an award, in an apprenticeship 

13 amount supported by the application but not 

14 more than $5,000, for the participant. The Cor15 poration shall make the award to the partici16 pant. 

17 ‘‘(6) CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSIST18 ANCE.—Of the funds appropriated under subsection 

19 (l), the Corporation shall set aside 1 percent which 

20 shall be used for conservation technical assistance 

21 (as defined in section 10 of the Soil Conservation 

22 and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590j)) to 

23 support the implementation of a Corps project on 

24 private land, and when relevant, adjacent public land 

25 related to the project. 


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1 ‘‘(7) ADMINISTRATION.—Not more than 10 per2 cent of a grant awarded under this section may be 

3 used for costs of administration, including hiring 

4 and paying staff, purchasing and leasing vehicles, 

5 acquiring equipment, and carrying out other related 

6 activities to support the work of participants. 

7 ‘‘(j) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.— 

8 ‘‘(1) ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY RESOURCE CEN9 TER.—A State Commission that wishes to allow eli10 gible host entities in the State, or associated with a 

11 related Indian tribe, to receive grants under sub12 section (c) shall establish an Environmental Equity 

13 Resource Center for purposes of— 

14 ‘‘(A) screening for and identifying for pur15 poses of this section environmental justice areas 

16 as described in paragraph (3); 

17 ‘‘(B) establishing a board as described in 

18 paragraph (2); and 

19 ‘‘(C) providing technical assistance for eli20 gible host entities with worksites in environ21 mental justice areas (as identified under this 

22 subsection), including by conducting outreach, 

23 providing coordination, building capacity, and 

24 supporting implementation of projects at such 

25 worksites. 


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1 ‘‘(2) COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD.— 

2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An Environmental 

3 Equity Resource Center established under para4 graph (1) shall establish a community advisory 

5 board for an area in which a Corps project is 

6 occurring composed of representatives of— 

7 ‘‘(i) relevant local public health orga8 nizations; 

9 ‘‘(ii) relevant local workforce develop10 ment boards (defined individually as a 

11 local board in section 3 of the Workforce 

12 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

13 U.S.C. 3102)) within the State of the En14 vironmental Equity Resource Center and 

15 the State workforce development board 

16 (defined individually as a State board in 

17 such section) of such State; 

18 ‘‘(iii) relevant environmental and envi19 ronmental justice organizations; 

20 ‘‘(iv) relevant labor organizations; 

21 ‘‘(v) relevant Indian tribes; 

22 ‘‘(vi) community members in an area 

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1 ‘‘(vii) other organizations or individ2 uals as determined relevant by the Envi3 ronmental Equity Resource Center. 

4 ‘‘(B) DUTIES.—The community advisory 

5 board established under this paragraph shall— 

6 ‘‘(i) ensure community engagement, 

7 transparency, and accountability in car8 rying out each stage of a project receiving 

9 funds under this section; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) track, evaluate, and report 

11 progress on clear and meaningful indica12 tors related to the benefits of the project 

13 as described in subsection (f)(3)(B)(i) and 

14 other relevant factors. 

15 ‘‘(3) IDENTIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUS16 TICE AREAS.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 

18 section, the Environmental Equity Resource 

19 Center established by the State Commission 

20 under paragraph (1) shall, in accordance with 

21 subparagraph (B) or (C), identify environ22 mental justice areas. 

23 ‘‘(B) IDENTIFICATION IN STATES WITH

24 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE STANDARDS.—For 

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1 under State law, the Environmental Equity Re2 source Center in such State shall identify envi3 ronmental justice areas based on the State 

4 standards and the totality of the factors listed 

5 in subparagraph (C) (with the factor in each 

6 clause weighing in favor of the area being an 

7 environmental justice area). 

8 ‘‘(C) IDENTIFICATION IN STATES WITHOUT

9 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE STANDARDS.—For 

10 States without environmental justice standards 

11 under State law, the Environmental Equity Re12 source Center in such State shall identify envi13 ronmental justice areas based on the totality of 

14 the following factors (with the factor in each 

15 clause weighing in favor of the area being an 

16 environmental justice area): 

17 ‘‘(i) An area in the State that has a 

18 predominately minority, low-income, or 

19 Tribal or indigenous population. 

20 ‘‘(ii) An area in the State that has a 

21 disproportionate exposure to an environ22 mental hazard or the cumulative effect of 

23 environmental hazards, including hazards 

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1 tors) developed by the Environmental Pro2 tection Agency. 

3 ‘‘(iii) An area in the State that has 

4 disproportionate vulnerability to an envi5 ronmental hazard or the cumulative effect 

6 of environmental hazards, including an 

7 area that meets EJSCREEN demographic 

8 indicators (or any corresponding similar in9 dicators) developed by the Environmental 

10 Protection Agency. 

11 ‘‘(iv) An area in the State with high 

12 rates of asthma prevalence and incidence. 

13 ‘‘(v) An area in the State within 

14 which drinking water has been contami15 nated with lead or perfluoroalkyl or 

16 polyfluoroalkyl substances. 

17 ‘‘(vi) An area in the State with an ad18 ditional demographic or environmental fac19 tor that the Environmental Equity Re20 source Center determines to be appropriate 

21 in identifying an area as an environmental 

22 justice area for the purpose of Corps 

23 projects. 

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1 section shall be construed as limiting a State 

2 from identifying, using factors under this para3 graph or otherwise, an area as an environ4 mental justice area for purposes other than 

5 under this section. 

6 ‘‘(k) USE OF STEEL, IRON, AND MANUFACTURED

7 GOODS PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES.— 

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

9 grant funds awarded under this section to an eligible 

10 host entity may be obligated for a project if the 

11 steel, iron, and manufactured goods used for such 

12 project are produced only in the United States. 

13 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara15 graph (B), paragraph (1) shall not apply in any 

16 case, or category of cases, in which the eligible 

17 host entity overseeing a project finds that— 

18 ‘‘(i) applying paragraph (1) would be 

19 inconsistent with the public interest; 

20 ‘‘(ii) the steel, iron, or manufactured 

21 goods needed for such project are not pro22 duced in the United States in sufficient 

23 and reasonably available quantities or in a 

24 satisfactory quality; or 


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1 ‘‘(iii) use of steel, iron, or manufac2 tured goods produced in the United States 

3 will increase the cost of the overall project 

4 by more than 25 percent. 

5 ‘‘(B) WAIVER REQUEST.—If the Corpora6 tion or a partnering Federal agency receives a 

7 request by an eligible host entity for a waiver 

8 under this section for an exception listed in 

9 subparagraph (A), the head of the Corporation 

10 or partnering Federal agency (referred to in 

11 this subparagraph as the ‘agency head’) shall 

12 make available to the public a copy of the re13 quest and information available to the head of 

14 such Federal agency concerning the request, 

15 and shall allow for public input on the request 

16 for at least 15 days prior to making a finding 

17 based on the request. The agency head shall 

18 make the request and accompanying informa19 tion available by electronic means, including on 

20 the official public internet site of the Federal 

21 agency involved. 

22 ‘‘(3) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.—The re23 quirements under this subsection shall be applied in 

24 a manner consistent with the obligations of the 

25 United States under international agreements. 


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1 ‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY.—Nothing in this sub2 section shall supersede or preempt any existing (as 

3 of the date of enactment of this section) requirement 

4 to buy or use goods produced only in the United 

5 States, to the extent such requirement is more strict 

6 than this subsection. 

7 ‘‘(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

9 appropriated such sums as may be necessary to 

10 carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2022 

11 through 2025. 

12 ‘‘(2) DURATION OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 

13 appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain 

14 available until expended. 

15 ‘‘SEC. 167. CORPORATION ADVISORY COUNCIL. 

16 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

17 Corporation (as defined in section 101) the Corporation 

18 Advisory Council (referred to in this section as the ‘Coun19 cil’). 

20 ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

21 ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Chief Executive Of22 ficer shall appoint members of the Council from the 

23 groups described in paragraph (2). 

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1 ‘‘(A) eligible host entities (as defined in 

2 section 166); and 

3 ‘‘(B) labor organizations. 

4 ‘‘(c) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.—Mem5 bers shall be appointed for the life of the Council. Any 

6 vacancy in the Council shall not affect the powers of the 

7 Council, but shall be filled in the same manner as the 

8 original appointment was made. 

9 ‘‘(d) DUTIES.— 

10 ‘‘(1) STUDY.—The Council shall study— 

11 ‘‘(A) the operation of the Corporation (as 

12 defined in section 166); 

13 ‘‘(B) the impact of grants awarded under 

14 section 166; and 

15 ‘‘(C) the outcome of participants in the 

16 program created under section 166. 

17 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Council shall prepare an18 nual reports on the issues considered under para19 graph (1) and submit such reports to the Corpora20 tion (as defined in section 101). 

21 ‘‘(e) PERSONNEL.— 

22 ‘‘(1) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the 

23 Council shall not receive compensation for the per24 formance of services for the Council, but shall be al25 lowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 


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1 subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of 

2 agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 

3 United States Code, while away from their homes or 

4 regular places of business in the performance of 

5 services for the Council. Notwithstanding section 

6 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary 

7 may accept the voluntary and uncompensated serv8 ices of members of the Council. 

9 ‘‘(2) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.— 

10 Any Federal Government employee may be detailed 

11 to the Council without reimbursement, and such de12 tail shall be without interruption or loss of civil serv13 ice status or privilege. 

14 ‘‘(f) PERMANENT COUNCIL.—Section 14 of the Fed15 eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 

16 apply to the Council. 

17 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

19 appropriated to the Council for each fiscal year such 

20 sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. 

21 ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—Any sums appropriated 

22 under the authorization contained in this subsection 

23 shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, 

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1 (b) EXCLUDING CORPS MEMBER ALLOWANCE AND

2 AWARDS FROM GROSS INCOME.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter B of 

4 chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

5 amended by inserting after section 112 the following 

6 new section: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 113. AMOUNTS RECEIVED FROM CIVILIAN CONSERVA8 TION CORPS. 

9 ‘‘In the case of an individual, gross income shall not 

10 include any amount received under a civilian conservation 

11 corps allowance or award under paragraphs (4) and (5) 

12 of section 166(i) of the National and Community Service 

13 Act of 1990.’’. 

14 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec15 tions for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of 

16 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 

17 inserting after the item relating to section 112 the 

18 following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 113. Amounts received from Civilian Conservation Corps.’’. 

19 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

20 by this subsection shall apply to taxable years end21 ing after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

22 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

23 (1) REFERENCES.—Sections 151 (in the first 

24 sentence), 152(a), 159(c)(1)(C), 163(a), 164, and 

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1 National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 

2 U.S.C. 12611, 12612(a), 12619(c)(1)(C), 12623(a), 

3 12624, and 12625) are amended by striking ‘‘this 

4 subtitle’’ and inserting ‘‘this chapter’’. 

5 (2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con6 tents for the National and Community Service Act 

7 of 1990 is amended in the items relating to subtitle 

8 E of title I— 

9 (A) by striking the item relating to the 

10 heading for subtitle E and inserting the fol11 lowing: 

‘‘Subtitle E—National Corps 

‘‘CHAPTER 1—NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS’’; 

12 and 

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

‘‘CHAPTER 2—CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS

‘‘Sec. 166. Civilian Conservation program. 

‘‘Sec. 167. Corporation Advisory Council.’’. 

14 SEC. 3. ON-FARM APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. 

15 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) APPRENTICE.—The term ‘‘apprentice’’ 

17 means an individual in an apprenticeship registered 

18 under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known 

19 as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, 

20 chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 

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1 by an agricultural business in employing an appren2 tice through the program, including— 

3 (A) wages paid to the apprentice (not in4 cluding allowances that are funded through the 

5 Civilian Conservation Corps established under 

6 section 166 of the National and Community 

7 Service Act of 1990, as added by section 2 of 

8 this Act); 

9 (B) a reasonable allocation of fixed over10 head expenses relating to the apprenticeship 

11 under the program; and 

12 (C) incidental costs directly relating to the 

13 apprenticeship under the program. 

14 (3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 

15 the agricultural workforce development program es16 tablished under subsection (b). 

17 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

18 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

19 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

20 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pro21 mulgate regulations to establish an agricultural workforce 

22 development program to provide incentives for agricultural 

23 businesses to employ apprentices, including employing 

24 participants in or applicants for the Civilian Conservation 

25 Corps established under section 166 of the National and 


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1 Community Service Act of 1990, through partial reim2 bursement of the apprenticeship costs. 

3 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—In the regulations promulgated 

4 under subsection (b), the Secretary shall specify, at a min5 imum— 

6 (1) the criteria for selecting an agricultural 

7 business for participation in the program, which 

8 shall include— 

9 (A) the ability of the agricultural business 

10 to effectively supervise an apprentice; and 

11 (B) the opportunity for an apprentice to 

12 obtain meaningful work experience through the 

13 apprenticeship; 

14 (2) the process and timeline for selecting agri15 cultural businesses and apprentices that are quali16 fied to participate in the program; 

17 (3) the accounting requirements for tracking 

18 apprenticeship costs under the program; and 

19 (4) the process for an agricultural business to 

20 seek reimbursements for apprenticeship costs under 

21 the program. 

22 (d) REIMBURSEMENTS.—Under the program, the 

23 Secretary shall reimburse an agricultural business in an 

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1 (e) LIMITATION.—An agricultural business may not 

2 be reimbursed under the program for the apprenticeship 

3 costs of more than 3 apprentices for any 1 fiscal year. 

4 (f) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

5 construed to change the status of an individual partici6 pating in the Civilian Conservation Corps established 

7 under section 101(30)(B) of the National and Community 

8 Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511(30)(B)) for pur9 poses of chapter 2 of subtitle E of title I of that Act, as 

10 added by section 2 of this Act. 

11 SEC. 4. SKILLED TRADE NONDISPLACEMENT. 

12 Section 177(b)(3)(A) of the National and Community 

13 Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12637(b)(3)(A)) is amend14 ed by striking ‘‘employee.’’ and inserting ‘‘employee, in15 cluding any employee whose duties require that employee 

16 to have passed a trade examination in the skilled trades.’’. 

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