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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5563 

To reauthorize and reform the national service laws. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 10, 2008 

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

Mr. PLATTS, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. HOLT, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. 

JEFFERSON, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. SESTAK, and 

Ms. SHEA-PORTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To reauthorize and reform the national service laws. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education 

6 Act’’ or the ‘‘GIVE Act’’. 

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

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 

ACT OF 1990 


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Sec. 1001. References. 

Subtitle A—Amendments to Subtitle A (General Provisions) 

Sec. 1101. Purposes; sense of Congress. 

Sec. 1102. Definitions. 

Subtitle B—Amendments to Subtitle B (Service-Learning) 

Sec. 1201. School-based allotments. 

Sec. 1202. Higher education provisions. 

Sec. 1203. Innovative programs and research. 

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

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

costs. 

Sec. 1302. E–Corps and technical amendments to types of programs. 

Sec. 1303. Types of positions. 

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

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

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

Sec. 1307. Additional authority. 

Sec. 1308. State selection of programs. 

Sec. 1308A. National service program assistance requirements. 

Sec. 1309. Consideration of applications. 

Sec. 1310. Description of participants. 

Sec. 1311. Selection of national service participants. 

Sec. 1312. Terms of service. 

Sec. 1313. Adjustments to living allowance. 

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

of National Service Educational Awards) 

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

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

from the Trust. 

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

Sec. 1404. Disbursement of educational awards. 

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

Sec. 1406. Report on veterans serving in approved national service positions. 

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

Sec. 1501. Purpose. 

Sec. 1502. Program components. 

Sec. 1503. Eligible participants. 

Sec. 1504. Summer national service program. 

Sec. 1505. Team leaders. 

Sec. 1506. Training. 

Sec. 1507. Consultation with State Commissions. 

Sec. 1508. Authorized benefits for Corps members. 

Sec. 1509. Permanent cadre. 

Sec. 1510. Contract and grant authority. 

Sec. 1511. Other departments. 

Sec. 1512. Advisory Board. 

Sec. 1513. Annual evaluation. 


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Sec. 1514. Repeal of funding limitation. 

Sec. 1515. Definitions. 

Sec. 1516. Terminology. 

Subtitle F—Amendments to Subtitle F (Administrative Provisions) 

Sec. 1601. Family and medical leave. 

Sec. 1602. Additional prohibitions on use of funds. 

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

Sec. 1604. Resolution of displacement complaints. 

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

Sec. 1606. Evaluation and accountability. 

Sec. 1607. Technical amendment. 

Sec. 1608. Partnerships with schools. 

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

Sec. 1610. Additional administrative provisions. 

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

Community Service) 

Sec. 1701. Terms of office. 

Sec. 1702. Board of Directors authorities and duties. 

Sec. 1703. Authorities and duties of the Chief Executive Officer. 

Sec. 1704. Nonvoting members; personal services contracts. 

Sec. 1705. Donated services. 

Sec. 1706. Office of Outreach and Recruitment. 

Sec. 1707. Study to examine and increase service programs for veterans and 

veterans participation in programs under the national service 

laws and to develop pilot program. 

Sec. 1708. Coordination with veterans organizations serving veterans with disabilities. 

Sec. 1709. Study to examine and increase service programs for displaced workers in services corps and community service and to develop 

pilot program planning study. 

Subtitle H—Amendments to Subtitle H 

Sec. 1801. Technical amendments to subtitle H. 

Sec. 1802. Repeals. 

Sec. 1803. Innovative and model program support. 

Sec. 1804. Clearinghouses. 

Subtitle I—Energy Conservation Corps 

Sec. 1811. General authority. 

Sec. 1812. Application. 

Sec. 1813. Focus of programs. 

Sec. 1814. Training and education services. 

Sec. 1815. Preference for certain projects. 

Sec. 1816. Participants. 

Sec. 1817. Use of volunteers. 

Sec. 1818. Cooperation among States for emergency response. 

Sec. 1819. Federal share. 

Sec. 1820. Best practices. 

Sec. 1820A. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 1820B. Learn and Serve America. 

Sec. 1820C. National Senior Service Corps. 


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Subtitle J—Training and Technical Assistance 

Sec. 1821. Training and technical assistance. 

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

Sec. 1831. Repeal. 

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

Sec. 1841. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER 

SERVICE ACT OF 1973 

Sec. 2001. References. 

Subtitle A—Amendments to Title I (National Volunteer Antipoverty 

Programs) 

Sec. 2101. Purpose. 

Sec. 2102. Purpose of the VISTA program. 

Sec. 2103. Applications. 

Sec. 2104. VISTA programs of national significance. 

Sec. 2105. Terms and periods of service. 

Sec. 2106. Support Service. 

Sec. 2107. Sections repealed. 

Sec. 2108. Conforming amendment. 

Sec. 2109. Financial assistance. 

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

Sec. 2201. Change in name. 

Sec. 2202. Purpose. 

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

Sec. 2204. Foster Grandparent Program grants. 

Sec. 2205. Senior Companion Program grants. 

Sec. 2206. Promotion of National Senior Service Corps. 

Sec. 2207. Technical amendments. 

Sec. 2208. Programs of national significance. 

Sec. 2209. Additional provisions. 

Sec. 2210. Authority of Director. 

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

Sec. 2301. Nondisplacement. 

Sec. 2302. Notice and hearing procedures. 

Sec. 2303. Definitions. 

Sec. 2304. Protection against improper use. 

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

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

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

Sec. 2403. Administration and coordination. 

TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS 

Sec. 3101. Inspector General Act of 1978. 


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TITLE IV—TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TABLES OF CONTENTS 

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

1990. 

Sec. 4102. Table of contents for the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973. 

TITLE V—EFFECTIVE DATE 

Sec. 5101. Effective date. 

Sec. 5102. Service assignments and agreements. 

TITLE VI—CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON CIVIC SERVICE 

Sec. 6101. Short title. 

Sec. 6102. Findings. 

Sec. 6103. Establishment. 

Sec. 6104. Duties. 

Sec. 6105. Membership. 

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

Sec. 6107. Powers of Commission. 

Sec. 6108. Reports. 

Sec. 6109. Termination. 

TITLE VII—SENSE OF CONGRESS 

Sec. 7101. Sense of Congress. 

TITLE VIII—SENSE OF CONGRESS 

Sec. 8101. Sense of Congress. 

1 TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO NA2 TIONAL AND COMMUNITY 

3 SERVICE ACT OF 1990 

4 SEC. 1001. REFERENCES. 

5 Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in 

6 this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

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

9 the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 

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


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1 Subtitle A—Amendments to 

2 Subtitle A (General Provisions) 

3 SEC. 1101. PURPOSES; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

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

5 is amended— 

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

7 throughout’’ and inserting ‘‘community and service 

8 throughout the varied and diverse communities of’’; 

9 (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ‘‘in10 come,’’ the following: ‘‘geographic location,’’; 

11 (3) in paragraph (6), by inserting after ‘‘exist12 ing’’ the following: ‘‘national’’; 

13 (4) in paragraph (7)— 

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

15 and inserting ‘‘programs, agencies, and commu16 nities’’; and 

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

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

19 inserting a semicolon; and 

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

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

22 programs through year-round opportunities, includ23 ing during the summer months, to improve the edu24 cation of children and youth and to maximize the 

25 benefits of national and community service, in order 


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1 to renew the ethic of civic responsibility and the 

2 spirit of community to children and youth through3 out the United States; 

4 ‘‘(10) assist in coordinating and strengthening 

5 Federal and other citizen service opportunities, in6 cluding opportunities for participation in emergency 

7 and disaster preparedness, relief, and recovery; 

8 ‘‘(11) increase service opportunities for our Na9 tion’s retiring professionals, including such opportu10 nities for those retiring from the science, technical, 

11 engineering, and mathematics professions to improve 

12 the education of our Nation’s youth and keep Amer13 ica competitive in the global knowledge economy, 

14 and to further utilize the experience, knowledge, and 

15 skills of older Americans; 

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

17 alumni of the national service programs, including 

18 service in times of national need; and 

19 ‘‘(13) encourage members of the Baby Boom 

20 generation to partake in service opportunities.’’. 

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

22 inserting after section 2 the following: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

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1 unteers in Service to America (VISTA) and the National 

2 Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), should grow to reach 

3 100,000 participants by 2012.’’. 

4 SEC. 1102. DEFINITIONS. 

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

6 (1) by redesignating— 

7 (A) paragraphs (21) through (29) as para8 graphs (28) through (36), respectively; 

9 (B) paragraphs (9) through (20) as para10 graphs (15) through (26), respectively; 

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

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

13 (D) paragraphs (3) through (6) as para14 graphs (5) through (8), respectively; 

15 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(3) APPROVED SUMMER OF SERVICE POSI18 TION.—The term ‘approved summer of service posi19 tion’ means a position in a program described under 

20 section 118(c)(8) for which the Corporation has ap21 proved the provision of a summer of service edu22 cational award as one of the benefits to be provided 

23 for successful service in the position. 

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

25 ‘Baby Boom generation’ means the generation that 


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1 consists of individuals born during the period begin2 ning with 1946 and ending with 1964.’’; 

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

4 striking ‘‘described in section 122’’; 

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

6 striking ‘‘church or other’’; 

7 (5) by inserting after paragraph (8) (as so re8 designated) the following: 

9 ‘‘(9) DISADVANTAGED YOUTH.—The term ‘dis10 advantaged youth’ includes those youth who are eco11 nomically disadvantaged and one or more of the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(A) Who are out-of-school youth, includ14 ing out-of-school youth who are unemployed. 

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

16 care. 

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

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

19 away from home. 

20 ‘‘(E) Who are at-risk to leave school with21 out a diploma. 

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

23 at risk of delinquency.’’; 

24 (6) by inserting after paragraph (11) (as so re25 designated) the following: 


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1 ‘‘(12) GRANTMAKING ENTITY.—The term 

2 ‘grantmaking entity’ means a public or private non3 profit organization that— 

4 ‘‘(A) has experience with service-learning 

5 or with meeting unmet human, educational, en6 vironmental, or public safety needs; 

7 ‘‘(B) was in existence at least one year be8 fore the date on which the organization sub9 mitted an application under the national service 

10 laws; and 

11 ‘‘(C) meets other such criteria as the Chief 

12 Executive Officer may establish. 

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

14 term ‘Hispanic-serving institution’ has the meaning 

15 given the term in section 502(a) of the Higher Edu16 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)). 

17 ‘‘(14) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNI18 VERSITY.—The term ‘historically black college or 

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

20 section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

21 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)).’’; 

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

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

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

25 102(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965’’; 


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

2 by striking ‘‘program in which the participant is en3 rolled’’ and inserting ‘‘organization receiving assist4 ance under the national service laws through which 

5 the participant is enrolled in an approved national 

6 service position’’; 

7 (9) by inserting after paragraph (26) (as so re8 designated) the following: 

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

10 ‘qualified organization’ means a public or private 

11 nonprofit organization with experience working with 

12 school-age youth that meets such criteria as the 

13 Chief Executive Officer may establish.’’; 

14 (10) in paragraph (28)(B) (as so redesig15 nated)— 

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

17 ‘‘602(3)’’; and 

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

19 ‘‘1401(3)’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(37) TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGE OR

22 UNIVERSITY.—The term ‘tribally controlled college 

23 or university’ has the meaning given in section 2 of 

24 the Tribally Controlled College or University Assist25 ance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801).’’. 


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1 Subtitle B—Amendments to 

2 Subtitle B (Service-Learning) 

3 SEC. 1201. SCHOOL-BASED ALLOTMENTS. 

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

5 seq.) is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘PART I—PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY AND 

7 SECONDARY STUDENTS 

8 ‘‘SEC. 111. ASSISTANCE TO STATES, TERRITORIES, AND IN9 DIAN TRIBES. 

10 ‘‘(a) ALLOTMENTS TO STATES, TERRITORIES, AND

11 INDIAN TRIBES.—The Corporation, in consultation with 

12 the Secretary of Education, may make allotments to State 

13 educational agencies, Territories, and Indian tribes to pay 

14 for the Federal share of— 

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

16 the State, Territory, or Indian tribe to implement 

17 service-learning programs that are based principally 

18 in elementary and secondary schools, including— 

19 ‘‘(A) providing training for teachers, su20 pervisors, personnel from community-based 

21 agencies (particularly with regard to the re22 cruitment, utilization, and management of par23 ticipants), and trainers, to be conducted by 

24 qualified individuals or organizations that have 

25 experience with service-learning; 


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

2 consistent with State or local academic content 

3 standards, to be integrated into academic pro4 grams, including an age-appropriate learning 

5 component that provides participants an oppor6 tunity to analyze and apply their service experi7 ences; 

8 ‘‘(C) forming local partnerships described 

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

10 service-learning programs in accordance with 

11 this part; 

12 ‘‘(D) devising appropriate methods for re13 search and evaluation of the educational value 

14 of service-learning and the effect of service15 learning activities on communities; 

16 ‘‘(E) establishing effective outreach and 

17 dissemination of information to ensure the 

18 broadest possible involvement of community19 based agencies with demonstrated effectiveness 

20 in working with school-age youth in their com21 munities; and 

22 ‘‘(F) establishing effective outreach and 

23 dissemination of information to ensure the 

24 broadest possible participation of schools 

25 throughout the State, with particular attention 


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1 to schools identified for school improvement 

2 under title I of the Elementary and Secondary 

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

4 seq.); 

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

6 school-based service-learning programs, which may 

7 include paying for the cost of the recruitment, train8 ing, supervision, placement, salaries, and benefits of 

9 service-learning coordinators, through distribution of 

10 Federal funds by State educational agencies, Terri11 tories, and Indian tribes made available under this 

12 part to projects operated by local partnerships 

13 among— 

14 ‘‘(A) local educational agencies; and 

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

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

17 nonprofit organization that— 

18 ‘‘(I) has a demonstrated expertise 

19 in the provision of services to meet 

20 unmet human, education, environ21 mental, or public safety needs; 

22 ‘‘(II) will make projects available 

23 for participants, who shall be stu24 dents; and 


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

2 year before the date on which the or3 ganization submitted an application 

4 under section 113; and 

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

6 business, private elementary or secondary 

7 school, or Indian tribe (except that an In8 dian tribe distributing funds to a project 

9 under this paragraph is not eligible to be 

10 part of the partnership operating that 

11 project); 

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

13 programs, through distribution by State educational 

14 agencies, Territories, and Indian tribes of Federal 

15 funds made available under this part to local edu16 cational agencies and Indian tribes, which planning 

17 may include paying for the cost of— 

18 ‘‘(A) the salaries and benefits of service19 learning coordinators; or 

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

21 and placement of service-learning coordinators 

22 who may be participants in a program under 

23 subtitle C or receive a national service edu24 cational award under subtitle D, who may be 

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1 the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 

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

3 Youthbuild program under section 173A of the 

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

5 2918a), 

6 who will identify the community partners described 

7 in paragraph (2)(B) and assist in the design and im8 plementation of a program described in paragraph 

9 (2); and 

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

11 school-based service-learning programs to utilize 

12 adult volunteers in service-learning to improve the 

13 education of students, through distribution by State 

14 educational agencies, Territories, and Indian tribes 

15 of Federal funds made available under this part to— 

16 ‘‘(A) local educational agencies; 

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

18 tribe distributing funds under this paragraph is 

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

20 ‘‘(C) public or private nonprofit organiza21 tions; or 

22 ‘‘(D) partnerships or combinations of local 

23 educational agencies and entities described in 

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1 ‘‘(b) PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE CIVIC ENGAGE2 MENT IN SERVICE LEARNING.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From funds appropriated 

4 under section 501(a)(1), and without regard to sec5 tion 112(b), the Corporation shall reserve up to 3 

6 percent for competitive grants to partnerships de7 scribed in subsection (a)(2) for the development of 

8 service-learning programs that promote greater civic 

9 engagement among elementary and secondary school 

10 students. 

11 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 

12 grant under this subsection, a partnership shall sub13 mit an application at such time, in such manner, 

14 and containing such information as the Corporation 

15 may require. 

16 ‘‘(3) ACTIVITIES.—Partnerships receiving 

17 grants under this subsection shall use funds to de18 velop service-learning curricula that— 

19 ‘‘(A) promote a better understanding of 

20 the principles of the Constitution of the United 

21 States, the heroes of American history (includ22 ing military heroes), and the meaning of the 

23 Oath of Allegiance; 

24 ‘‘(B) promote a better understanding of 

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1 ‘‘(C) promote a better understanding of 

2 the importance of service in the Nation’s char3 acter. 

4 ‘‘(c) DUTIES OF SERVICE-LEARNING COORDI5 NATOR.—A service-learning coordinator referred to in 

6 paragraph (2), (3), or (5) of subsection (a) shall provide 

7 services that may include— 

8 ‘‘(1) providing technical assistance and informa9 tion to, and facilitating the training of, teachers and 

10 assisting in the planning, development, execution, 

11 and evaluation of service-learning in their class12 rooms; 

13 ‘‘(2) assisting local partnerships described in 

14 subsection (a) in the planning, development, and 

15 execution of service-learning projects, including sum16 mer of service programs; and 

17 ‘‘(3) carrying out such other duties as the re18 cipient of assistance under this part may determine 

19 to be appropriate. 

20 ‘‘(d) RELATED EXPENSES.—An entity that receives 

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1 tration, transportation, insurance, and evaluations and for 

2 other reasonable expenses related to the activities. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 112. ALLOTMENTS. 

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

5 amounts appropriated to carry out this part for any fiscal 

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

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

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

9 American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 

10 Mariana Islands, to be allotted in accordance with their 

11 respective needs. 

12 ‘‘(b) ALLOTMENTS THROUGH STATES.—After reserv13 ing the amount under subsection (a), the Corporation shall 

14 use the remainder of the funds appropriated to carry out 

15 this part for any fiscal year as follows: 

16 ‘‘(1) ALLOTMENTS.— 

17 ‘‘(A) SCHOOL-AGE YOUTH.—From 50 per18 cent of such remainder, the Corporation shall 

19 allot to each State an amount that bears the 

20 same ratio to 50 percent of such remainder as 

21 the number of school-age youth in the State 

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

23 all States. 

24 ‘‘(B) ALLOCATION UNDER ELEMENTARY

25 AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.— 


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1 From 50 percent of such remainder, the Cor2 poration shall allot to each State an amount 

3 that bears the same ratio to 50 percent of such 

4 remainder as the allocation to the State for the 

5 previous fiscal year under title I of the Elemen6 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

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

8 bears to such allocations to all States. 

9 ‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—Notwithstanding section 

10 101, for purposes of this subsection, the term ‘State’ 

11 means each of the several States, the District of Co12 lumbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

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

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

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

16 because the State, Territory, or Indian tribe did not sub17 mit and receive approval of an application for the allot18 ment under section 113, the Corporation shall make the 

19 allotment for such State, Territory, or Indian tribe avail20 able for grants to grantmaking entities to carry out serv21 ice-learning programs as described in section 111(a) in 

22 such State, Territory, or Indian tribe. After grantmaking 

23 entities apply for the allotment with an application at such 

24 time and in such manner as the Corporation requires and 

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1 available for reallotment to such other States, Territories, 

2 or Indian tribes with approved applications submitted 

3 under section 113 as the Corporation may determine to 

4 be appropriate. 

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

6 which amounts appropriated for this part exceed 

7 $43,000,000, the minimum allotment to each State (as de8 fined in section 112(b)(2)) under this section shall be 

9 $65,000. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 113. APPLICATIONS. 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive an allot12 ment under section 112, a State, acting through the State 

13 educational agency, Territory, or Indian tribe shall pre14 pare, submit to the Corporation, and obtain approval of, 

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

16 Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require. 

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

18 under this part shall include— 

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

20 service-learning, which shall contain such informa21 tion as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably 

22 require, including how the applicant will integrate 

23 service opportunities into the academic program of 

24 the participants; 


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

2 educational agency, Territory, or Indian tribe will 

3 use to evaluate and grant approval to applications 

4 submitted under subsection (c), including an assur5 ance that the State educational agency, Territory, or 

6 Indian tribe will comply with the requirement in sec7 tion 114(a); 

8 ‘‘(3) information about the applicant’s efforts 

9 to— 

10 ‘‘(A) ensure that students of different 

11 ages, races, sexes, ethnic groups, disabilities, 

12 and economic backgrounds have opportunities 

13 to serve together; 

14 ‘‘(B) include any opportunities for students 

15 enrolled in schools or other programs of edu16 cation providing elementary or secondary edu17 cation to participate in service-learning pro18 grams and ensure that such service-learning 

19 programs include opportunities for such stu20 dents to serve together; 

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

22 operation of the program; 

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

24 greatest need, including low-income or rural 

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1 ‘‘(E) otherwise integrate service opportuni2 ties into the academic program of the partici3 pants; and 

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

5 with the nonduplication and nondisplacement re6 quirements of section 177 and the grievance proce7 dures required by section 176. 

8 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION TO STATE, TERRITORY, OR IN9 DIAN TRIBE TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE TO CARRY OUT

10 SCHOOL-BASED SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any— 

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

13 Territory, local educational agency, for-profit 

14 business, private elementary, middle, or sec15 ondary school, or institution of higher education 

16 that desires to receive financial assistance 

17 under this subpart from a State, Territory, or 

18 Indian tribe for an activity described in section 

19 111(a)(1); 

20 ‘‘(B) partnership described in section 

21 111(a)(2) that desires to receive such assistance 

22 from a State, Territory, or Indian tribe or 

23 grantmaking entity described in section 

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

2 that desires to receive such assistance from a 

3 State, Territory, or Indian tribe for an activity 

4 described in such section; 

5 ‘‘(D) partnership described in section 

6 111(a)(4) that desires to receive such assistance 

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

8 activity described in such section; and 

9 ‘‘(E) agency or partnership described in 

10 section 118(c)(8) that desires to receive such 

11 assistance, or approved summer of service posi12 tions, from a State, Territory, or Indian tribe 

13 for an activity described in such section to be 

14 carried out through a service-learning program 

15 described in section 111, 

16 shall prepare, submit to the State educational agen17 cy, Territory, grantmaking entity, or Indian tribe, 

18 and obtain approval of, an application for the pro19 gram. 

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

21 submitted at such time and in such manner, and 

22 shall contain such information, as the agency, Terri23 tory, Indian tribe, or entity may reasonably require. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 114. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS. 

2 ‘‘(a) PRIORITY.—In considering competitive applica3 tions under this part, the Corporation shall give priority 

4 to innovation, sustainability, capacity building, involve5 ment of disadvantaged youth, and quality of programs, as 

6 well as other criteria approved by the Chief Executive Offi7 cer. 

8 ‘‘(b) REJECTION OF APPLICATIONS.—If the Corpora9 tion rejects an application submitted by a State, Territory, 

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

11 Corporation shall promptly notify the State, Territory, or 

12 Indian tribe of the reasons for the rejection of the applica13 tion. The Corporation shall provide the State, Territory, 

14 or Indian tribe with a reasonable opportunity to revise and 

15 resubmit the application and shall provide technical assist16 ance, if needed, to the State, Territory, or Indian tribe 

17 as part of the resubmission process. The Corporation shall 

18 promptly reconsider such resubmitted application. 

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

20 FROM PRIVATE SCHOOLS. 

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

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

23 or in the school district of the local educational agency 

24 involved who are enrolled in private nonprofit elementary 

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1 or agency shall (after consultation with appropriate pri2 vate school representatives) make provision— 

3 ‘‘(1) for the inclusion of services and arrange4 ments for the benefit of such students so as to allow 

5 for the equitable participation of such students in 

6 the programs implemented to carry out the objec7 tives and provide the benefits described in this part; 

8 and 

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

10 students so as to allow for the equitable participa11 tion of such teachers in the programs implemented 

12 to carry out the objectives and provide the benefits 

13 described in this part. 

14 ‘‘(b) WAIVER.—If a State, Territory, Indian tribe, or 

15 local educational agency is prohibited by law from pro16 viding for the participation of students or teachers from 

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

18 if the Corporation determines that a State, Territory, In19 dian tribe, or local educational agency substantially fails 

20 or is unwilling to provide for such participation on an equi21 table basis, the Chief Executive Officer shall waive such 

22 requirements and shall arrange for the provision of serv23 ices to such students and teachers. Such waivers shall be 

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1 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

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

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

4 ‘‘(a) FEDERAL SHARE.— 

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

6 cost of carrying out a program for which assistance 

7 is provided under this part— 

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

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

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

11 percent for each remaining year; and 

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

13 50 percent of the total cost of the program. 

14 ‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION.—In pro15 viding for the remaining share of the cost of car16 rying out such a program, each recipient of assist17 ance under this part— 

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

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

20 including facilities, equipment, or services; and 

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

22 State sources or local sources, including private 

23 funds or donated services. 

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

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

2 if the Corporation determines that such a waiver would 

3 be equitable due to a lack of available financial resources 

4 at the local level. 

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

6 ‘‘Not more than 6 percent of the amount of assist7 ance received by an applicant in a fiscal year may be used 

8 to pay, in accordance with such standards as the Corpora9 tion may issue, for administrative costs, incurred by— 

10 ‘‘(1) the original recipient; or 

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

12 program supported with the assistance.’’. 

13 SEC. 1202. HIGHER EDUCATION PROVISIONS. 

14 Section 119 (42 U.S.C. 12561) is redesignated as 

15 section 117 and amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘‘com17 munity service programs’’ the following: ‘‘through 

18 service-learning’’; 

19 (2) in subsection (b)— 

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

21 by striking ‘‘combination’’ and inserting ‘‘con22 sortia’’; 

23 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

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

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

2 ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

3 (iii) by adding at the end the fol4 lowing: 

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

6 curricula being offered in the academic cur7 ricula at the institution of higher education or 

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

9 (3) in subsection (b)(3)— 

10 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

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

12 secondary, and postsecondary levels’’ and in13 serting ‘‘institutions of higher education and 

14 their faculty’’; 

15 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘edu16 cation of the institution; and’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘curricula of the institution to strengthen the 

18 instructional capacity of service-learning at the 

19 elementary and secondary levels;’’; 

20 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 

21 subparagraph (E); and 

22 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

23 the following: 

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

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1 including nursing, pre-medicine, medicine, and 

2 dentistry curricula of the institution; 

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

4 component of the criminal justice professionals 

5 curricula of the institution; 

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

7 component of the public policy and public ad8 ministration curricula of the institution; and’’; 

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

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

11 (6) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(c) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—To the extent prac14 ticable, the Corporation shall give special consideration to 

15 applications submitted by predominantly Black institu16 tions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, His17 panic-serving institutions, Tribal Colleges and Univer18 sities, and community colleges serving predominantly mi19 nority populations. 

20 ‘‘(d) FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL CONTRIBU21 TIONS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.— 

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

24 the cost of carrying out a program for which 

25 assistance is provided under this part may not 


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1 exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the pro2 gram. 

3 ‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION.—In 

4 providing for the remaining share of the cost of 

5 carrying out such a program, each recipient of 

6 a grant under this part— 

7 ‘‘(i) shall provide for such share 

8 through a payment in cash or in kind, fair9 ly evaluated, including facilities, equip10 ment, or services; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) may provide for such share 

12 through State sources or local sources, in13 cluding private funds or donated services. 

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

15 may waive the requirements of paragraph (1) in 

16 whole or in part with respect to any such program 

17 for any fiscal year if the Corporation determines 

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

19 of available financial resources at the local level. 

20 ‘‘(e) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.— 

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

22 into a contract under this part, an applicant shall 

23 prepare, submit to the Corporation, and obtain ap24 proval of, an application at such time, in such man25 ner, and containing such information and assurances 


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1 as the Corporation may reasonably require. In re2 questing applications for assistance under this part, 

3 the Corporation shall specify such required informa4 tion and assurances. 

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

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

7 ‘‘(A) assurances that— 

8 ‘‘(i) prior to the placement of a partic9 ipant, the applicant will consult with the 

10 appropriate local labor organization, if any, 

11 representing employees in the area who are 

12 engaged in the same or similar work as 

13 that proposed to be carried out by such 

14 program, to prevent the displacement and 

15 protect the rights of such employees; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) the applicant will comply with 

17 the nonduplication and nondisplacement 

18 provisions of section 177 and the grievance 

19 procedures required by section 176; and 

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

21 Executive Officer may reasonably require. 

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

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

24 priority to applicants or institutions that submit applica25 tions containing proposals that— 


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1 ‘‘(1) demonstrate the commitment of the insti2 tution of higher education, other than by dem3 onstrating the commitment of the students, to sup4 porting the community service projects carried out 

5 under the program; 

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

7 will promote faculty, administration, and staff par8 ticipation in the community service projects; 

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

10 will provide service to the community through orga11 nized programs, including, where appropriate, clin12 ical programs for students in professional schools 

13 and colleges; 

14 ‘‘(4) describe any partnership that will partici15 pate in the community service projects, such as a 

16 partnership comprised of— 

17 ‘‘(A) the institution; 

18 ‘‘(B)(i) a community-based agency; 

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

20 ‘‘(iii) a non-profit entity that serves or in21 volves school-age youth, older adults, or low-in22 come communities; and 

23 ‘‘(C)(i) a student organization; 

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1 ‘‘(iii) a group of faculty comprised of dif2 ferent departments, schools, or colleges at the 

3 institution; 

4 ‘‘(5) demonstrate community involvement in the 

5 development of the proposal; 

6 ‘‘(6) describe research on effective strategies 

7 and methods to improve service utilized in the design 

8 of the project; 

9 ‘‘(7) specify that the institution will use such 

10 assistance to strengthen the service infrastructure in 

11 institutions of higher education; or 

12 ‘‘(8) with respect to projects involving delivery 

13 of services, specify projects that involve leadership 

14 development of school aged youth. 

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

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

17 who is enrolled in an institution of higher education on 

18 a full- or part-time basis. 

19 ‘‘(h) FEDERAL WORK-STUDY.—To be eligible for as20 sistance under this part, an institution of higher education 

21 must demonstrate that it meets the minimum require22 ments under section 443(b)(2)(B) of the Higher Edu23 cation Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2753(b)(2)(B)) relating to 

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1 munity service activities, or has received a waiver of those 

2 requirements from the Secretary of Education.’’. 

3 SEC. 1203. INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH. 

4 Subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) is fur5 ther amended by adding after part II the following new 

6 part: 

7 ‘‘PART III—INNOVATIVE SERVICE–LEARNING 

8 PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH 

9 ‘‘SEC. 118. INNOVATIVE DEMONSTRATION SERVICE-LEARN10 ING PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH. 

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

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

13 may make grants and fixed amount grants under sub14 section (f) with eligible entities for activities described in 

15 subsection (c). 

16 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES DEFINED.—For purposes 

17 of this part, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a State edu18 cation agency, a State commission, a Territory, an Indian 

19 tribe, an institution of higher education, or a public or 

20 private nonprofit organization (including grant-making 

21 entities), a public or private elementary or secondary 

22 school, a local educational agency, or a consortia of such 

23 entities, where a consortia of two or more such entities 

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

2 part may be used to— 

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

4 the science, technology, engineering, and mathe5 matics (STEM) curricula at the elementary, sec6 ondary, or post-secondary, and post-baccalaureate 

7 levels in coordination with practicing or retired 

8 STEM professionals; 

9 ‘‘(2) involve students in service-learning pro10 grams focusing on energy conservation in their com11 munity, including conducting educational outreach 

12 on energy conservation and working to improve en13 ergy efficiency in low income housing and in public 

14 spaces; 

15 ‘‘(3) involve students in service-learning 

16 projects in emergency and disaster preparedness; 

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

18 projects aimed at improving access to and obtaining 

19 the benefits from computers and other emerging 

20 technologies, including in low income or rural com21 munities, in senior centers and communities, in 

22 schools, in libraries, and in other public spaces; 

23 ‘‘(5) involve high school age youth in the men24 toring of middle school youth while involving all par25 ticipants in service-learning to seek to meet unmet 


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1 human, educational, environmental, public safety, or 

2 emergency disaster preparedness needs in their com3 munity; 

4 ‘‘(6) conduct research and evaluations on serv5 ice-learning, including service-learning in middle 

6 schools, and disseminate such research and evalua7 tions widely; 

8 ‘‘(7) conduct innovative and creative activities 

9 as described in section 111(a); 

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

11 programs during the summer months, including the 

12 cost of recruitment, training, and placement of serv13 ice-learning coordinators— 

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

15 grade from grade 6 through grade 12 at the 

16 end of the summer concerned; 

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

18 projects that— 

19 ‘‘(i) shall— 

20 ‘‘(I) meet unmet human, edu21 cational, environmental (including en22 ergy conservation and stewardship), 

23 emergency and disaster preparedness, 

24 and public service needs; and 


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1 ‘‘(II) be intensive, structured, su2 pervised, and designed to produce 

3 identifiable improvements to the com4 munity; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) may include the extension of aca6 demic year service-learning programs into 

7 the summer months; 

8 ‘‘(C) under which any student who com9 pletes 100 hours of service in an approved sum10 mer of service position, as certified through a 

11 process determined by the Corporation through 

12 regulations consistent with section 138(f), shall 

13 be eligible for a summer of service educational 

14 award of not more than $500 (or, at the discre15 tion of the Chief Executive Officer, not more 

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

17 economically disadvantaged) from funds depos18 ited in the National Service Trust and distrib19 uted by the Corporation as described in section 

20 148; and 

21 ‘‘(D) subject to the limitation that a stu22 dent may not receive more than 2 summer of 

23 service educational awards from funds deposited 

24 in the National Service Trust; and 


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1 ‘‘(9) carry out any other innovative service2 learning programs or research that the Corporation 

3 considers appropriate. 

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

5 that— 

6 ‘‘(1) involve students and community stake7 holders in the design and implementation of the 

8 service-learning program; 

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

10 low-income or rural communities; and 

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

12 the resource of retired and retiring adults, in the 

13 planning and implementation of the service-learning 

14 programs. 

15 ‘‘(e) REQUIREMENTS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) THREE-YEAR TERM.—Each program fund17 ed under this part shall be carried out over a period 

18 of three years, including one planning year and two 

19 additional grant years, with a 1-year extension pos20 sible, if the program meets performance measures 

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

22 other criteria determined by the Corporation. 

23 ‘‘(2) COLLABORATION ENCOURAGED.—Each 

24 program funded under this part is encouraged to 

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1 AmeriCorps, VISTA, and the National Senior Serv2 ice Corps. 

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

4 program, the Corporation shall conduct an inde5 pendent evaluation of the program and widely dis6 seminate the results to the service community 

7 through multiple channels, including the Corpora8 tion’s Resource Center or a clearinghouse of effec9 tive strategies and recommendations for improve10 ment. 

11 ‘‘(f) FIXED AMOUNT GRANTS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 

13 (a), and subject to the limitations in this subsection, 

14 the Corporation may, upon making a determination 

15 described in paragraph (2), approve a fixed amount 

16 grant that is not subject to the Office of Manage17 ment and Budget cost principles and related finan18 cial recordkeeping requirements. 

19 ‘‘(2) DETERMINATION.—Before approving a 

20 fixed amount grant, the Corporation must determine 

21 that— 

22 ‘‘(A) the reasonable and necessary costs of 

23 carrying out the terms of the grant significantly 

24 exceed the amount of assistance provided by the 

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1 ‘‘(B) based on the nature or design of the 

2 grant, any assistance provided by the Corpora3 tion can be reasonably presumed to be expended 

4 on reasonable and necessary costs. 

5 ‘‘(3) MATCHING FUNDS.— 

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

7 the cost of carrying out a program for which a 

8 grant is made under this part may not exceed 

9 75 percent of the total cost of the program in 

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

11 total cost of the program in the remaining 

12 years of the grant, including if the grant is ex13 tended for a fourth year. 

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

15 providing for the remaining share of the cost of 

16 carrying out such a program, each recipient of 

17 a grant under this part— 

18 ‘‘(i) shall provide for such share 

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

22 ‘‘(ii) may provide for such share 

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

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

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

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

5 Officer may reasonably require.’’. 

6 Subtitle C—Amendments to Sub7 title C (National Service Trust 

8 Program) 

9 SEC. 1301. PROHIBITION ON GRANTS TO FEDERAL AGEN10 CIES; LIMITS ON CORPORATION COSTS. 

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

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

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

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

15 (2) in subsection (b)— 

16 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AGREE17 MENTS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘RESTRICTIONS ON AGREEMENTS WITH

19 FEDERAL AGENCIES’’; 

20 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

21 (i) in the first sentence by striking 

22 ‘‘by the agency.’’ and inserting ‘‘by the 

23 agency, including programs under the Pub24 lic Lands Corps and Urban Youth Corps 

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1 (ii) by striking the second sentence; 

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

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

6 a Federal agency.’’; and 

7 (D) in paragraph (3)— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘receiving assistance 

9 under this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘op10 erating a national service program’’; and 

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘using such assist12 ance’’; 

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

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

15 approved’’; 

16 (4) in subsection (d)— 

17 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

18 ‘‘FIVE’’ and inserting ‘‘SIX’’; and 

19 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘5 per20 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘6 percent’’; and 

21 (5) in subsection (e)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘section 140’’ and in24 serting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; 


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

2 cost’’ and inserting ‘‘Corporation share of 

3 the cost, including member living allow4 ances, employment-related taxes, health 

5 care coverage, and worker’s compensation 

6 and other necessary operation costs,’’; 

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

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

9 not exceed—’’; and 

10 (iv) by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(A) for the first three years in which the 

13 recipient receives such assistance, 76 percent of 

14 such cost; 

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

16 which the recipient receives such assistance, a 

17 decreasing share of such cost between 76 per18 cent and 50 percent, as established by the Cor19 poration in regulation; and 

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

21 thereafter) in which the recipient receives such 

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

23 (B) by striking paragraph (3); 

24 (C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

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

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(2) ALTERNATIVE CORPORATION SHARE FOR

4 PROGRAMS IN RURAL OR SEVERELY ECONOMICALLY

5 DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES.—Upon approval by the 

6 Corporation, the Corporation share of the cost, in7 cluding member living allowances, employment-re8 lated taxes, health care coverage, and worker’s com9 pensation, of carrying out a national service pro10 gram that receives assistance under subsection (a) 

11 and that is located in a rural or severely economi12 cally distressed community may not exceed— 

13 ‘‘(A) for the first six years in which the re14 cipient receives such assistance, 76 percent of 

15 such cost; 

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

17 in which the recipient receives such assistance, 

18 a decreasing share of such cost between 76 and 

19 65 percent as established by the Corporation in 

20 regulation; and 

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

22 thereafter) in which the recipient receives such 

23 assistance, 65 percent of such cost.’’; 

24 (E) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), 

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1 Federal sources’’ the following: ‘‘including 

2 funds authorized under Youthbuild (section 

3 173A of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 

4 (29 U.S.C. 2918a))’’; and 

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

6 ‘‘(5) OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS.— 

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

8 assistance under section 121 shall report to the 

9 Corporation the amount and source of any Fed10 eral funds used to carry out the program other 

11 than those provided by the Corporation. 

12 ‘‘(B) CORPORATION REPORT.—The Cor13 poration shall report to the Committee on Edu14 cation and Labor of the House of Representa15 tives and the Committee on Health, Education, 

16 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate on an an17 nual basis information regarding each recipient 

18 that uses Federal funds other than those pro19 vided by the Corporation to carry out the pro20 gram, including amounts and sources of other 

21 Federal funds.’’. 

22 SEC. 1302. E–CORPS AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO 

23 TYPES OF PROGRAMS. 

24 Section 122 (42 U.S.C. 12572) is amended— 

25 (1) in subsection (a)— 


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

2 by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(1)’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘subsection (c)(1)’’; 

4 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

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

6 ‘‘including’’ and all that follows through 

7 the semicolon at the end and inserting ‘‘in8 cluding projects involving urban renewal, 

9 sustaining natural resources, or improving 

10 human services;’’; 

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

12 ‘‘including’’ and inserting ‘‘and at least 50 

13 percent of whom are’’; and 

14 (iii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by insert15 ing ‘‘, including mentoring’’ before the 

16 semicolon; 

17 (C) in paragraph (6)— 

18 (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; 

19 or’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

20 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

21 the period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(D) students participating in service2 learning programs at an institution of higher 

3 education.’’; 

4 (D) in paragraph (7)(A), by inserting ‘‘, 

5 including elementary and secondary education, 

6 and other professions such as those in health 

7 care, criminal justice, environmental steward8 ship and conservation, or public safety’’ before 

9 the semicolon; 

10 (E) in paragraph (8)(C), by striking ‘‘non11 profit’’; 

12 (F) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘between 

13 the ages of 16 and 24’’ and inserting ‘‘between 

14 the ages of 16 and 25’’; 

15 (G) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘gifted 

16 young adults’’ and all that follows through the 

17 period at the end and inserting ‘‘school-age 

18 youth and young adults of all backgrounds, in19 cluding gifted youth, along with established suc20 cessful entrepreneurs of all backgrounds and 

21 professions from the community in which the 

22 program exists to— 

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1 nication skills to design solutions to community 

2 problems; and 

3 ‘‘(B) collaborate with stakeholders in the 

4 communities to implement the solutions devised 

5 by the participants in subparagraph (A).’’; 

6 (H) in paragraph (12)(A), by striking 

7 ‘‘learning and recreation’’ and inserting ‘‘learn8 ing, recreation, and mentoring’’; 

9 (I) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘and to 

10 combat rural poverty, including’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘, including the issues of rural poverty,’’; 

12 (J) by redesignating paragraph (15) as 

13 paragraph (19); and 

14 (K) by inserting after paragraph (14) the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(15) An E–Corps program that involves par17 ticipants who provide services in a community by de18 veloping and assisting in carrying out technology 

19 programs which seek to increase access to tech20 nology and the benefits thereof in such community. 

21 ‘‘(16) A program that engages citizens in public 

22 safety, public health, and emergency and disaster 

23 preparedness, and may include the recruitment and 

24 placing of qualified participants in positions to be 

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1 search and rescue personnel, and emergency medical 

2 service workers, and may engage Federal, State, and 

3 local stakeholders in collaboration to organize more 

4 effective responses to issues of public safety and 

5 public health, emergencies, and disasters. 

6 ‘‘(17) A program, initiative, or partnership that 

7 seeks to expand the number of mentors for youths 

8 (including by recruiting high-school and college-aged 

9 individuals to enter into mentoring relationships), in10 cluding mentors for disadvantaged youths, either 

11 through provision of direct mentoring services, provi12 sion of supportive services to direct mentoring serv13 ice organizations (in the case of a partnership), or 

14 through the creative utilization of current and 

15 emerging technologies to connect youth with men16 tors. 

17 ‘‘(18) A program that has the primary purpose 

18 of re-engaging court-involved youth and adults with 

19 the goal of reducing recidivism.’’; 

20 (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 

21 (c) and (d), respectively; 

22 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(b) INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO MEET THE NEEDS

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From funds appropriated 

2 under section 501(a)(2), the Corporation shall re3 serve up to 3 percent for competitive grants to eligi4 ble recipients under subsection (a) for the develop5 ment, either directly or through subgrants to other 

6 entities, of innovative initiatives to address the 

7 unique needs of veterans. 

8 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 

9 grant under this subsection, an entity described in 

10 paragraph (1) shall submit an application at such 

11 time, in such manner, and containing such informa12 tion as the Corporation may require. 

13 ‘‘(3) ACTIVITIES.—Entities receiving grants 

14 under this subsection shall use funds to develop ini15 tiatives that— 

16 ‘‘(A) recruit veterans, particularly return17 ing veterans, into service opportunities; 

18 ‘‘(B) promote community-based efforts to 

19 meet the unique needs of military families while 

20 a member of the family is deployed; and 

21 ‘‘(C) promote community-based efforts to 

22 meet the unique needs of military families when 

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1 (4) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), in 

2 paragraph (4), by inserting after ‘‘out-of-school 

3 youths,’’ the following: ‘‘disadvantaged youths,’’; 

4 (5) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated), in 

5 paragraph (1)— 

6 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sub7 section (b) or (d) of’’; and 

8 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

9 subparagraph: 

10 ‘‘(C) PRIORITY FOR VETERANS.—Priorities 

11 established under subparagraphs (A) and (B) 

12 shall include priorities for programs that— 

13 ‘‘(i) recruit veterans, particularly re14 turning veterans, into service opportuni15 ties; 

16 ‘‘(ii) promote community-based efforts 

17 to meet the unique needs of military fami18 lies while a member of the family is de19 ployed; and 

20 ‘‘(iii) promote community-based ef21 forts to meet the unique needs of military 

22 families when a member of the family re23 turns from a deployment.’’; and 

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

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para2 graph (2), the Corporation shall require that each 

3 recipient of assistance under the national service 

4 laws that operates a tutoring program involving ele5 mentary or secondary school students certifies that 

6 individuals serving in approved national service posi7 tions as tutors in such program have— 

8 ‘‘(A) either— 

9 ‘‘(i) obtained their high school di10 ploma; or 

11 ‘‘(ii) passed a proficiency test dem12 onstrating that such individuals have the 

13 skills necessary to achieve program goals; 

14 and 

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

16 in-service training for tutors. 

17 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The requirements in para18 graph (1) do not apply to an individual serving in 

19 an approved national service position who is enrolled 

20 in an elementary or secondary school and is pro21 viding tutoring services through a structured, school22 managed cross-grade tutoring program. 

23 ‘‘(f) REQUIREMENTS FOR TUTORING PROGRAMS.— 

24 Each tutoring program that receives assistance under the 

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1 ‘‘(1) offer a curriculum that is high quality, re2 search-based, and consistent with the State aca3 demic content standards required by section 1111 of 

4 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

5 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311) and the instructional pro6 gram of the local educational agency; and 

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

8 in-service training for tutors. 

9 ‘‘(g) CITIZENSHIP TRAINING.—The Corporation shall 

10 establish requirements for recipients of assistance under 

11 the national service laws relating to the promotion of citi12 zenship and civic engagement, that are consistent with the 

13 principles on which citizenship programs administered by 

14 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are based, 

15 among individuals enrolled in approved national service 

16 positions and approved summer of service positions.’’. 

17 SEC. 1303. TYPES OF POSITIONS. 

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

19 (1) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting after ‘‘sub20 division of a State,’’ the following: ‘‘a Territory,’’; 

21 and 

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

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1 SEC. 1304. CONFORMING REPEAL RELATING TO TRAINING 

2 AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

3 Section 125 (42 U.S.C. 1257) is repealed. 

4 SEC. 1305. ASSISTANCE TO STATE COMMISSIONS; CHAL5 LENGE GRANTS. 

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

7 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

9 ‘‘$125,000 and $750,000’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘$200,000 and $825,000’’; and 

11 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert12 ing the following: 

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

14 grants to a State under this subsection, the Cor15 poration shall require the State to provide matching 

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

17 provided by the Corporation. 

18 ‘‘(3) ALTERNATIVE.—Notwithstanding para19 graph (2), the Chief Executive Officer may permit a 

20 State that demonstrates hardship or a new State 

21 Commission to use an alternative match as follows: 

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

23 $100,000 of grant amounts provided by the 

24 Corporation, a State shall not be required to 

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

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

3 not exceeding $200,000 provided by the Cor4 poration, a State shall provide $1 from non5 Federal sources for every $2 provided by the 

6 Corporation. 

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

8 For grant amounts of more than $200,000 pro9 vided by the Corporation, a State shall provide 

10 $1 from non-Federal sources for every $1 pro11 vided by the Corporation.’’; and 

12 (2) in subsection (c)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘to na14 tional service programs that receive assistance 

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

16 supported under the national service laws’’; and 

17 (B) by striking paragraph (3) and insert18 ing the following: 

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

20 grant under this subsection may provide, for an ini21 tial 3-year grant period, not more than $1 of assist22 ance under this subsection for each $1 in cash raised 

23 from private sources by the program supported 

24 under the national service laws in excess of amounts 

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1 matching funds requirements. After an initial 3-year 

2 grant period, grants under this subsection may pro3 vide not more than $1 of assistance for each $2 in 

4 cash raised from private sources by the program in 

5 excess of amounts required to be provided by the 

6 program to satisfy matching funds requirements. 

7 The Corporation may permit the use of local or 

8 State funds as matching funds if the Corporation 

9 determines that such use would be equitable due to 

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

11 The Corporation shall establish a ceiling on the 

12 amount of assistance that may be provided to a na13 tional service program under this subsection.’’. 

14 SEC. 1306. ALLOCATION OF ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND 

15 OTHER ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. 

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

17 as follows: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 129. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AND APPROVED NA19 TIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS. 

20 ‘‘(a) 1–PERCENT ALLOTMENT FOR CERTAIN TERRI21 TORIES.—Of the funds allocated by the Corporation for 

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

23 year, the Corporation shall reserve 1 percent for grants 

24 to the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American 

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1 Islands upon approval by the Corporation of an applica2 tion submitted under section 130. The amount allotted as 

3 a grant to each such Territory under this subsection for 

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

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

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

7 total population of such Territories. 

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

9 funds allocated by the Corporation for provision of assist10 ance under section 121(a) for a fiscal year, the Corpora11 tion shall reserve at least 1 percent for grants to Indian 

12 tribes, to be allotted by the Corporation on a competitive 

13 basis. 

14 ‘‘(c) ALLOTMENT FOR COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Of 

15 the funds allocated by the Corporation for provision of as16 sistance under section 121(a) for a fiscal year and subject 

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

18 62.7 percent for grants awarded on a competitive basis 

19 to States for national service programs and to nonprofit 

20 organizations seeking to operate a national service pro21 gram in 2 or more States. 

22 ‘‘(d) ALLOTMENT TO CERTAIN STATES ON FORMULA

23 BASIS.— 

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

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1 section (a) of section 121 for a fiscal year, the Cor2 poration shall make a grant to each of the several 

3 States, the District of Columbia, and the Common4 wealth of Puerto Rico that submits an application 

5 under section 130 that is approved by the Corpora6 tion. 

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

8 grant to each such State under this subsection for 

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

10 the same ratio to 35.3 percent of the allocated funds 

11 for that fiscal year as the population of the State 

12 bears to the total population of the several States, 

13 the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of 

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

15 ‘‘(3) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—Notwithstanding 

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

17 each State approved by the Corporation under para18 graph (1) for each fiscal year must be at least 

19 $600,000, or 0.5 percent of the amount allocated for 

20 the State formula under this section, whichever is 

21 greater. 

22 ‘‘(e) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO APPLY.—If a State or 

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

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1 cation consistent with section 133, the Corporation may 

2 use the amount that would have been allotted under this 

3 section to the State or Territory to— 

4 ‘‘(1) make grants (and provide approved na5 tional service positions in connection with such 

6 grants) to other grantmaking entities under section 

7 121 that propose to carry out national service pro8 grams in such State or Territory; and 

9 ‘‘(2) make a reallotment to other States or Ter10 ritories with approved applications submitted under 

11 section 130, to the extent grant-making entities do 

12 not apply as described in paragraph (1). 

13 ‘‘(f) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—The allotment of as14 sistance and approved national service positions to a re15 cipient under this section shall be made by the Corpora16 tion only pursuant to an application submitted by a State 

17 or other applicant under section 130. 

18 ‘‘(g) APPROVAL OF POSITIONS SUBJECT TO AVAIL19 ABLE FUNDS.—The Corporation may not approve posi20 tions as approved national service positions under this 

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

22 positions for which the Corporation has sufficient available 

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1 pleted service. If appropriations are insufficient to provide 

2 the maximum allowable national service educational 

3 awards under subtitle D for all eligible participants, the 

4 Corporation is authorized to make necessary and reason5 able adjustments to program rules. 

6 ‘‘(h) SPONSORSHIP OF APPROVED NATIONAL SERV7 ICE POSITIONS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) SPONSORSHIP AUTHORIZED.—The Cor9 poration may enter into agreements with persons or 

10 entities who offer to sponsor national service posi11 tions for which the person or entity will be respon12 sible for supplying the funds necessary to provide a 

13 national service educational award. The distribution 

14 of these approved national service positions shall be 

15 made pursuant to the agreement, and the creation 

16 of these positions shall not be taken into consider17 ation in determining the number of approved na18 tional service positions to be available for distribu19 tion under this section. 

20 ‘‘(2) DEPOSIT OF CONTRIBUTION.—Funds pro21 vided pursuant to an agreement under paragraph 

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

23 established in section 145 until such time as the 

24 funds are needed. 


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1 ‘‘(i) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR SPECIAL ASSIST2 ANCE.—From amounts appropriated for a fiscal year pur3 suant to the authorization of appropriations in section 

4 501(a)(2) and subject to the limitation in such section, 

5 the Corporation may reserve such amount as the Corpora6 tion considers to be appropriate for the purpose of making 

7 assistance available under section 126. 

8 ‘‘(j) RESERVATION OF FUNDS TO INCREASE THE

9 PARTICIPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.— 

10 From amounts appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to 

11 the authorization of appropriations in section 501(a)(2) 

12 and subject to the limitation in such section, the Chief 

13 Executive Officer shall reserve an amount that is not less 

14 than 1 percent of such amount (except that the amount 

15 reserved may not exceed $10,000,000), in order to make 

16 grants to public or private nonprofit organizations to in17 crease the participation of individuals with disabilities in 

18 national service and for demonstration activities in fur19 therance of this purpose.’’. 

20 SEC. 1307. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY. 

21 Part II of subtitle C of title I is amended by inserting 

22 after section 129 (42 U.S.C. 12581) the following: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 129A. EDUCATION AWARDS ONLY PROGRAM. 

24 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated for 

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1 title and consistent with the restriction in subsection (b), 

2 the Corporation may, through fixed amount grants under 

3 subsection (d), provide operational assistance to programs 

4 that receive approved national service positions but do not 

5 receive funds under section 121(a). 

6 ‘‘(b) LIMIT ON CORPORATION GRANT FUNDS.— 

7 Operational support under this section may not exceed 

8 $600 per individual enrolled in an approved national serv9 ice position and may reach $800 per individual if the pro10 gram supports at least 50 percent disadvantaged youth. 

11 ‘‘(c) INAPPLICABLE PROVISIONS.—The following pro12 visions shall not apply to programs funded under this sec13 tion: 

14 ‘‘(1) The limitation on administrative costs 

15 under section 121(d). 

16 ‘‘(2) The matching funds requirements under 

17 section 121(e). 

18 ‘‘(3) The living allowance and other benefits 

19 under sections 131(e) and section 140 (other than 

20 individualized support services for disabled members 

21 under section 140(f)). 

22 ‘‘(d) FIXED AMOUNT GRANTS.— 

23 ‘‘(1) GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 

24 (a), and subject to the limitations in this subsection, 

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1 described in paragraph (2), approve a fixed amount 

2 grant that is not subject to the Office of Manage3 ment and Budget cost principles and related finan4 cial recordkeeping requirements. 

5 ‘‘(2) DETERMINATION.—Before approving a 

6 fixed amount grant, the Corporation must determine 

7 that— 

8 ‘‘(A) the reasonable and necessary costs of 

9 carrying out the terms of the grant significantly 

10 exceed the amount of assistance provided by the 

11 Corporation; or 

12 ‘‘(B) based on the nature or design of the 

13 grant, any assistance provided by the Corpora14 tion can be reasonably presumed to be expended 

15 on reasonable and necessary costs. 

16 ‘‘SEC. 129B. PILOT AUTHORITY FOR MEMBER-SELECTED 

17 NATIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS. 

18 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro20 priated for a fiscal year under this subtitle and con21 sistent with the restriction in subsection (b), the 

22 Corporation may provide fixed amount grants on a 

23 competitive basis to up to 10 State Commissions to 

24 support member-selected approved national service 

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1 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The Corporation shall 

2 award grants under paragraph (1) to support not 

3 more than 500 approved national service positions 

4 among the participating States. 

5 ‘‘(b) LIMITS ON CORPORATION GRANT FUNDS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants awarded under sub7 section (a)(1) shall not exceed $600 per individual 

8 enrolled in an approved national service position 

9 under this section. 

10 ‘‘(2) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grants received 

11 by State Commissions under subsection (a)(1)— 

12 ‘‘(A) shall not be distributed to organiza13 tions receiving participants with approved na14 tional service positions under this section; and 

15 ‘‘(B) may— 

16 ‘‘(i) be used for oversight activities 

17 and mechanisms for the service sites as de18 termined by the State Commission or the 

19 Corporation, which may include site visits; 

20 ‘‘(ii) be used for activities to augment 

21 the experience of AmeriCorps participants 

22 in approved national service positions 

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1 portunities with other AmeriCorps partici2 pants; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) be used for recruitment or train4 ing activities for participants in approved 

5 national service positions under this sec6 tion. 

7 ‘‘(c) STATE COMMISSION APPLICATION.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State Commission desir9 ing to receive a grant under subsection (a)(1) shall 

10 submit an application to the Corporation at such 

11 time, in such manner, and containing such informa12 tion as the Corporation shall determine appropriate. 

13 ‘‘(2) APPROVAL.—The Corporation shall ap14 prove each application under paragraph (1) in ac15 cordance with section 130(d). 

16 ‘‘(d) SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) APPLICANTS.—Participants desiring to re18 ceive an approved national service position under 

19 this section shall submit an application to the State 

20 Commission at such time and in such manner as the 

21 State Commission determines appropriate. The ap22 plication shall contain— 

23 ‘‘(A) a position description that includes— 

24 ‘‘(i) the unmet human, educational, 

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1 needs that will be met by the participant; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(ii) a description of the activities and 

4 responsibilities that will be carried out by 

5 the participant; 

6 ‘‘(B) a description of the organization op7 erating the service site where the applicant in8 tends to complete the service described in sub9 paragraph (A); 

10 ‘‘(C) a description of the support that will 

11 be provided by the organization to the partici12 pant to complete the activities described in sub13 paragraph (A); 

14 ‘‘(D) the evidence of community support 

15 for the activities described in subparagraph (A); 

16 ‘‘(E) a certification from the organization 

17 operating the service site that the organization 

18 is accepting the participant to perform the serv19 ice outlined in subparagraph (A); 

20 ‘‘(F) a certification from the organization 

21 operating the service site that the organization 

22 satisfies qualification criteria established by the 

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1 nancial management, and programmatic over2 sight; and 

3 ‘‘(G) any other information that the Cor4 poration and the State Commission deems nec5 essary. 

6 ‘‘(2) RESIDENCY.—A participant may apply for 

7 approved national service positions under this sec8 tion in States other than the State in which the par9 ticipant resides. 

10 ‘‘(e) ORGANIZATION REQUIREMENTS.—The Corpora11 tion and the State Commissions shall ensure that the or12 ganizations receiving participants with approved national 

13 service positions under this section— 

14 ‘‘(1) maintain not more than 5 full-time staff 

15 and not more than 5 part-time staff; 

16 ‘‘(2) are not duplicating service provided by an 

17 existing AmeriCorps grantee in the same commu18 nity; 

19 ‘‘(3) are located in a community where no 

20 Intermediary AmeriCorps grants recipient is oper21 ating; and 

22 ‘‘(4) have not applied to receive assistance 

23 under this subtitle. 

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1 sition under this section fails to comply with terms and 

2 conditions established by the State Commission and the 

3 Corporation— 

4 ‘‘(1) the organization shall not be eligible to re5 ceive such a participant, or receive an AmeriCorps 

6 grant under section 121, for not less than 5 years; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(2) the State Commission shall have the right 

9 to remove such a participant from the organization 

10 and relocate that individual to another site. 

11 ‘‘(g) RECEIPT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—An or12 ganization that receives participants with approved na13 tional service positions under this section shall not be con14 sidered a recipient of Federal financial assistance based 

15 on receiving such participants. 

16 ‘‘(h) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this section, 

17 the term ‘Intermediary AmeriCorps grants recipient’ 

18 means any organization that serves as a conduit between 

19 the Corporation and other unaffiliated organizations oper20 ating service sites.’’. 

21 SEC. 1308. STATE SELECTION OF PROGRAMS. 

22 Section 130 (42 U.S.C. 12582) is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (a)— 

24 (A) by inserting after ‘‘State,’’ the fol25 lowing: ‘‘Territory,’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘institution of higher edu2 cation, or Federal agency’’ and inserting ‘‘or in3 stitution of higher education’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (b)(9) by striking ‘‘section 

5 122(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 122(d)’’; 

6 (3) in subsection (c)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘jobs or positions’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘proposed positions’’; and 

10 (ii) by striking ‘‘, including’’ and all 

11 that follows through the period at the end 

12 and inserting a period; 

13 (B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘pro14 posed’’ before ‘‘minimum’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘(3) In the case of a nonprofit organization op17 erating programs in 2 or more States, a description 

18 of the manner and extent to which the State Com19 missions of each State in which the nonprofit organi20 zation intends to operate were consulted and the na21 ture of the consultation.’’; 

22 (4) in subsection (e)(2) by striking ‘‘were se23 lected’’ and inserting ‘‘were or will be selected’’; 

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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a pro2 gram applicant’’ and inserting ‘‘an applicant’’; 

3 and 

4 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

5 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PRO6 GRAM APPLICANT’’ and inserting ‘‘APPLI7 CANT’’; 

8 (ii) in the matter preceding subpara9 graph (A), by striking ‘‘program appli10 cant’’ and inserting ‘‘applicant’’; 

11 (iii) in subparagraph (A)— 

12 (I) by inserting after ‘‘subdivision 

13 of a State,’’ the following: ‘‘Terri14 tory,’’; and 

15 (II) by striking ‘‘institution of 

16 higher education, or Federal agency’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘or institution of higher 

18 education’’; and 

19 (iv) in subparagraph (B)— 

20 (I) by inserting after ‘‘subdivision 

21 of a State,’’ the following: ‘‘Terri22 tory,’’; and 

23 (II) by striking ‘‘institution of 

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1 and inserting ‘‘or institution of higher 

2 education’’; and 

3 (6) in subsection (g), by striking the period and 

4 inserting ‘‘or is already receiving financial assistance 

5 from the Corporation.’’. 

6 SEC. 1308A. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM ASSISTANCE RE7 QUIREMENTS. 

8 Section 131(c)(3) (42 U.S.C. 12583(c)(3)) is amend9 ed to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(3) in the case of a program that is not fund11 ed through a State, including programs operated by 

12 nonprofit organizations seeking to operate a national 

13 service program in 2 or more States— 

14 ‘‘(A) consult with and coordinate with the 

15 State Commission for the State in which the 

16 program operates; and 

17 ‘‘(B) obtain written confirmation from the 

18 State Commission that the applicant seeking 

19 assistance under this Act has consulted with 

20 and coordinated with the State Commission 

21 when seeking to operate a program in that 

22 State.’’. 

23 SEC. 1309. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS. 

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1 (1) in subsection (c)(6), insert after subpara2 graph (E) the following: 

3 ‘‘(F) Areas that have a mortgage fore4 closure rate greater than the national average 

5 mortgage foreclosure rate for the most recent 

6 12 months for which satisfactory data are avail7 able.’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘jobs 

9 or’’; 

10 (3) in subsection (c), by redesignating para11 graph (8) as paragraph (9) and inserting after para12 graph (7) the following: 

13 ‘‘(8) The extent to which the program generates 

14 the involvement of volunteers.’’; 

15 (4) in subsection (d), in paragraph (2)— 

16 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

17 (A), strike ‘‘the Corporation may include—’’ 

18 and insert ‘‘the Corporation—’’; and 

19 (B) by striking subparagraphs (A) through 

20 (G) and inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(A) shall include national service pro22 grams that— 

23 ‘‘(i) recruit veterans, particularly re24 turning veterans, into service opportuni25 ties; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) promote community-based efforts 

2 to meet the unique needs of military fami3 lies while a member of the family is de4 ployed; and 

5 ‘‘(iii) promote community-based ef6 forts to meet the unique needs of military 

7 families when a member of the family re8 turns from a deployment; and 

9 ‘‘(B) may include— 

10 ‘‘(i) national service programs that 

11 conform to the national service priorities in 

12 effect under section 122(d); 

13 ‘‘(ii) innovative national service pro14 grams; 

15 ‘‘(iii) national service programs that 

16 are well established in one or more States 

17 at the time of the application and are pro18 posed to be expanded to additional States 

19 using assistance provided under section 

20 121; 

21 ‘‘(iv) grant programs in support of 

22 other national service programs if the 

23 grant programs are to be conducted by 

24 nonprofit organizations with a dem25 onstrated and extensive expertise in the 


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1 provision of services to meet human, edu2 cational, environmental, or public safety 

3 needs; and 

4 ‘‘(v) professional corps programs de5 scribed in section 122(a)(8).’’; and 

6 (5) by amending subsection (d)(3) to read as 

7 follows: 

8 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL PRIORITY.—In making a 

9 competitive distribution under section 129(c), the 

10 Corporation— 

11 ‘‘(A) shall solicit and consider the view of 

12 a State Commission regarding any application 

13 for assistance to operate a national service pro14 gram within the State; and 

15 ‘‘(B) may give priority to a national service 

16 program that is— 

17 ‘‘(i) proposed in an application sub18 mitted by a State Commission; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) not one of the types proposed in 

20 paragraph (2), 

21 if the State Commission provides an adequate 

22 explanation of the reasons why it should not be 

23 a priority of such State to carry out any of such 

24 types of programs in the State.’’. 


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1 SEC. 1310. DESCRIPTION OF PARTICIPANTS. 

2 Section 137 (42 U.S.C. 12591) is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (a)— 

4 (A) by striking paragraph (3); and 

5 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), 

6 and (6) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respec7 tively; 

8 (2) in subsection (b)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para10 graph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; and 

11 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘between 

12 the ages of 16 and 25’’ and inserting ‘‘a 16- 

13 year-old out of school youth or an individual be14 tween the ages of 17 and 25’’; and 

15 (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(a)(5)’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘(a)(4)’’. 

17 SEC. 1311. SELECTION OF NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICI18 PANTS. 

19 Section 138 (42 U.S.C. 12592) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘conducted by 

21 the State’’ and all that follows through ‘‘or other en22 tity’’ and inserting ‘‘conducted by the entity’’; and 

23 (2) in subsection (e)(2)(C) by inserting before 

24 the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, particu25 larly those who were considered at the time of their 

26 service disadvantaged youth’’. 


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1 SEC. 1312. TERMS OF SERVICE. 

2 Section 139 (42 U.S.C. 12593) is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘not less 

4 than 9 months and’’; 

5 (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘during a 

6 period of—’’ and all that follows through the period 

7 at the end and inserting ‘‘during a period of not 

8 more than 2 years.’’; and 

9 (3) in subsection (c)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘as 

11 demonstrated by the participant’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘as determined by the organization responsible 

13 for granting a release, if the participant has 

14 otherwise performed satisfactorily and has com15 pleted at least 15 percent of the original term 

16 of service’’; 

17 (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘pro18 vide to the participant that portion of the na19 tional service educational award’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘certify the participant’s eligibility for that por21 tion of the national service educational award’’; 

22 and 

23 (C) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘to 

24 allow return to the program with which the in25 dividual was serving in order’’. 


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1 SEC. 1313. ADJUSTMENTS TO LIVING ALLOWANCE. 

2 Section 140 (42 U.S.C. 12594) is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (a)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para5 graph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and 

6 (3)’’; 

7 (B) by striking paragraph (2); 

8 (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as (2); 

9 (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so 

10 redesignated) the following: 

11 ‘‘(3) FEDERAL WORK-STUDY STUDENTS.—The 

12 living allowance that may be provided to an indi13 vidual whose term of service includes hours for 

14 which the individual receives Federal work study 

15 wages shall be reduced by the amount of the individ16 ual’s Federal work study award.’’; and 

17 (E) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘a re18 duced term of service under section 139(b)(3)’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘a term of service that is less 

20 than 12 months’’; 

21 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘shall include 

22 an amount sufficient to cover 85 percent of such 

23 taxes’’ and all that follows through the period at the 

24 end and inserting ‘‘may be used to pay such taxes.’’; 

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1 (A) in paragraph (1) by adding ‘‘and’’ at 

2 the end; 

3 (B) by striking paragraph (2); and 

4 (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as (2); 

5 (4) in subsection (d)(1), by striking the second 

6 sentence; and 

7 (5) by striking subsections (g) and (h). 

8 Subtitle D—Amendments to Sub9 title D (National Service Trust 

10 and Provision of National Serv11 ice Educational Awards) 

12 SEC. 1401. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS IN THE NATIONAL 

13 SERVICE TRUST. 

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

15 (1) in subsection (a)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘sec17 tion 148(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 148(f)’’; 

18 and 

19 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘pursu20 ant to section 196(a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘pursu21 ant to section 196(a)(2), if the terms of such 

22 donations direct that they be deposited in the 

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1 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘for payments 

2 of national service educational awards in accordance 

3 with section 148.’’ and inserting ‘‘for— 

4 ‘‘(1) payments of summer of service educational 

5 awards and national service educational awards in 

6 accordance with section 148; and 

7 ‘‘(2) payments of interest in accordance with 

8 section 148(f).’’. 

9 SEC. 1402. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A NA10 TIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARD 

11 FROM THE TRUST. 

12 Section 146 (42 U.S.C. 12602) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

15 by striking ‘‘if the individual’’ and inserting ‘‘if 

16 the organization responsible for an individual’s 

17 supervision certifies that the individual’’; 

18 (B) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and 

19 (3) and inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(1) met the applicable eligibility requirements 

21 for the position; and 

22 ‘‘(2)(A) successfully completed the required 

23 term of service described in subsection (b) in an ap24 proved national service position; or 


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1 ‘‘(B)(i) satisfactorily performed prior to being 

2 granted a release for compelling personal cir3 cumstances under section 139(c); and 

4 ‘‘(ii) served at least 15 percent of the required 

5 term of service described in subsection (b); and’’; 

6 and 

7 (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

8 paragraph (3); 

9 (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON RECEIPT OF NATIONAL SERV12 ICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.—An individual may not re13 ceive, in national service educational awards, more than 

14 an amount equal to the aggregate value of 2 such awards 

15 for full-time service. The aggregate value of summer of 

16 service educational awards that an individual receives shall 

17 have no effect on the aggregate value of national service 

18 educational awards the individual may receive.’’; 

19 (3) in subsection (d)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (1) by inserting after 

21 ‘‘national service educational award’’ the fol22 lowing: ‘‘or a summer of service educational 

23 award’’; and 

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1 (i) in the matter preceding subpara2 graph (A), and in subparagraph (A), by in3 serting after ‘‘national service educational 

4 award’’ the following: ‘‘or a summer of 

5 service educational award’’; 

6 (ii) in subparagraph (A) by striking 

7 ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

8 (iii) in subparagraph (B) by striking 

9 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 

10 and 

11 (iv) by adding at the end the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(C) in the case of a summer of service 

14 educational award, is enrolled at an eligible in15 stitution of higher education under section 

16 148(c) or an educational institution described 

17 under section 148(a)(4) and failed to expend 

18 the full amount of that award during the origi19 nal 7-year period.’’; and 

20 (4) in subsection (e)(1)— 

21 (A) by inserting after ‘‘qualifying under 

22 this section’’ the following: ‘‘or under section 

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1 (B) by inserting after ‘‘to receive a na2 tional service educational award’’ the following: 

3 ‘‘or a summer of service educational award’’. 

4 SEC. 1403. DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT OF NATIONAL 

5 SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS. 

6 Section 147 (42 U.S.C. 12603) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘a value, for each of not 

9 more than 2 of such terms of service, equal to 

10 90 percent of—’’ and inserting ‘‘a value of—’’ 

11 ; and 

12 (B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and 

13 inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(1) $4,825, for fiscal year 2008; 

15 ‘‘(2) $4,925, for fiscal year 2009; 

16 ‘‘(3) $5,025, for fiscal year 2010; 

17 ‘‘(4) $5,125, for fiscal year 2011; and 

18 ‘‘(5) $5,225, for fiscal year 2012 and each fis19 cal year thereafter.’’; and 

20 (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ‘‘for 

21 each of not more than 2 of such terms of service’’ 

22 the following: ‘‘in the period of one year’’. 

23 SEC. 1404. DISBURSEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AWARDS. 

24 Section 148 (42 U.S.C. 12604) is amended— 

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1 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘cost of 

2 attendance’’ and inserting ‘‘cost of attendance 

3 or other educational expenses’’; 

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

5 (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

6 paragraph (6); 

7 (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(4) to pay expenses incurred in enrolling in an 

10 educational institution or training establishment that 

11 meets the requirements of chapter 36 of title 38, 

12 United States Code (38 U.S.C. 3451 et seq.); 

13 ‘‘(5) for a recipient of a summer of service edu14 cational award under section 118(c)(8)(C), to pay 

15 expenses incurred in enrolling in a college pre16 paratory program in accordance with subsection (e); 

17 and’’; and 

18 (E) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated) 

19 by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub20 section (f)’’; 

21 (2) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting after ‘‘the 

22 national service educational award of the individual’’ 

23 the following: ‘‘, or an eligible individual under sec24 tion 118(c)(8) who received a summer of service 

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1 individual completed grade 10 and desires to apply 

2 that summer of service educational award,’’; 

3 (3) in subsection (b)(2) by inserting after ‘‘the 

4 national service educational award’’ the following: 

5 ‘‘or the summer of service educational award, as ap6 plicable,’’; 

7 (4) in subsection (b)(5) by inserting after ‘‘the 

8 national service educational award’’ the following: 

9 ‘‘or the summer of service educational award, as ap10 plicable’’; 

11 (5) in subsection (b)(7)— 

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

13 other than a loan to a parent of a student pur14 suant to section 428B of such Act (20 U.S.C. 

15 1078–2); and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

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

17 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

19 ‘‘(C) any loan (other than a loan described 

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

21 institution of higher education to be necessary 

22 to cover a student’s educational expenses and 

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

2 section 435 of the Higher Education Act 

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

4 ‘‘(ii) the direct student loan program 

5 under part D of title IV of such Act; 

6 ‘‘(iii) a State agency; or 

7 ‘‘(iv) a lender otherwise determined by 

8 the Corporation to be eligible to receive 

9 disbursements from the National Service 

10 Trust.’’; 

11 (6) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting after ‘‘na12 tional service educational award’’ the following: ‘‘, or 

13 an eligible individual under section 118(c)(8) who 

14 desires to apply the individual’s summer of service 

15 educational award,’’; 

16 (7) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting after 

17 ‘‘national service educational award’’ the following: 

18 ‘‘or summer of service educational award, as applica19 ble,’’; 

20 (8) in subsection (c)(2)(C)(iii), by inserting 

21 after ‘‘national service educational awards received 

22 under this subtitle’’ the following: ‘‘or summer of 

23 service educational awards received under section 

24 118(c)(8)’’; 


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1 (9) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting after ‘‘na2 tional service educational awards’’ the following: 

3 ‘‘and summer of service educational awards’’; 

4 (10) in subsection (c)(5)— 

5 (A) by inserting after ‘‘national service 

6 educational award’’ the following: ‘‘, or summer 

7 of service educational award, as applicable,’’; 

8 and 

9 (B) by inserting after ‘‘additional’’ the fol10 lowing: ‘‘summer of service educational awards 

11 and additional’’; 

12 (11) in subsection (c)(6), by inserting after 

13 ‘‘national service educational award’’ the following: 

14 ‘‘and summer of service educational award’’; 

15 (12) in subsection (d), by inserting after ‘‘na16 tional service educational awards’’ the following: 

17 ‘‘and summer of service educational awards’’; 

18 (13) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and 

19 (g) as (f), (g), and (h), respectively; 

20 (14) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(e) USE OF SUMMER OF SERVICE EDUCATIONAL

23 AWARD TO PAY COLLEGE PREPARATORY EXPENSES.— 

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1 118(c)(8), or the parents or legal guardian of such 

2 an individual, who desires to apply the summer of 

3 service educational award of the individual to the 

4 payment of expenses incurred in enrolling in a col5 lege preparatory program shall, on a form prescribed 

6 by the Corporation, submit an application to the col7 lege preparatory program in which the individual 

8 will be enrolled that contains such information as 

9 the Corporation may require to verify the individ10 ual’s eligibility. 

11 ‘‘(2) SUBMISSION OF REQUESTS FOR PAYMENT

12 BY PROGRAM.—A college preparatory program that 

13 receives one or more applications under paragraph 

14 (1) shall submit to the Corporation a statement, in 

15 a manner prescribed by the Corporation, that— 

16 ‘‘(A) identifies each eligible individual fil17 ing an application under paragraph (1) for a 

18 disbursement of the individual’s summer of 

19 service educational award under this subsection; 

20 ‘‘(B) specifies the amounts for which such 

21 eligible individuals are qualified for disburse22 ment; and 

23 ‘‘(C) certifies that— 

24 ‘‘(i) the college preparatory program 

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1 ganization with a track record of success 

2 in implementing college preparatory pro3 grams that collaborate with local edu4 cational agencies and adequately prepare 

5 secondary school students for admission to 

6 an institution of higher education without 

7 need for remediation; 

8 ‘‘(ii) the college preparatory program 

9 has been in existence for at least one year 

10 prior to an eligible individual’s submission 

11 of the application under paragraph (1); 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(iii) individuals using summer of 

14 service educational awards received under 

15 section 118(c)(8) to pay the cost of enroll16 ing in the college preparatory program do 

17 not comprise more than 15 percent of the 

18 total number of individuals enrolled in the 

19 program; and 

20 ‘‘(D) contains such provisions concerning 

21 financial compliance and program quality as the 

22 Corporation may require. 

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1 poration shall, subject to paragraph (4), disburse the 

2 total amount of the summer of service educational 

3 awards for which eligible individuals who have sub4 mitted applications to that program under para5 graph (1) are scheduled to receive. Such disburse6 ment shall be made by check or other means that is 

7 payable to the program and requires the endorse8 ment or other certification by the eligible individual. 

9 ‘‘(4) MULTIPLE DISBURSEMENTS.—The total 

10 amount required to be disbursed to a college pre11 paratory program under paragraph (3) for any pe12 riod of enrollment may be disbursed by the Corpora13 tion in two or more installments consistent with ap14 propriate divisions of such period of enrollment. 

15 ‘‘(5) REFUND RULES.—The Corporation shall, 

16 by regulation, provide for the refund to the Corpora17 tion (and the crediting to the summer of service edu18 cational award of an eligible individual) of amounts 

19 disbursed to programs for the benefit of eligible indi20 viduals who withdraw or otherwise fail to complete 

21 the period of enrollment for which the assistance 

22 was provided. Amounts refunded to the Trust pursu23 ant to this paragraph may be used by the Corpora24 tion to fund additional approved summer of service 

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1 ‘‘(6) MAXIMUM AWARD.—The portion of an eli2 gible individual’s total available summer of service 

3 educational award that may be disbursed under this 

4 subsection for any period of enrollment shall not ex5 ceed the cost of attendance.’’; 

6 (15) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by 

7 striking ‘‘subsection (b)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub8 section (b)(7)’’; and 

9 (16) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by 

10 striking ‘‘Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief Executive 

11 Officer’’. 

12 SEC. 1405. PROCESS OF APPROVAL OF NATIONAL SERVICE 

13 POSITIONS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title I (42 U.S.C. 

15 12601 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end 

16 the following new section: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 149. PROCESS OF APPROVAL OF NATIONAL SERVICE 

18 POSITIONS. 

19 ‘‘(a) TIMING AND RECORDING REQUIREMENTS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subtitles 

21 C and D, and any other provision of law, in approv22 ing a position as an approved national service posi23 tion, the Corporation— 

24 ‘‘(A) shall approve the position at the time 

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1 ‘‘(i) enters into an enforceable agree2 ment with an individual participant to 

3 serve in a program carried out under sub4 title E of title I of this Act or under title 

5 I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 

6 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.), or a sum7 mer of service educational award; or 

8 ‘‘(ii) except as provided in clause (i), 

9 awards a grant to (or enters into a con10 tract or cooperative agreement with) an 

11 entity to carry out a program for which 

12 such a position is approved under section 

13 123; and 

14 ‘‘(B) shall record as an obligation an esti15 mate of the net present value of the national 

16 service educational award associated with the 

17 position, based on a formula that takes into 

18 consideration historical rates of enrollment in 

19 such a program, and of earning and using na20 tional service educational awards for such a 

21 program and remain available. 

22 ‘‘(2) FORMULA.—In determining the formula 

23 described in paragraph (1)(B), the Corporation shall 

24 consult with the Director of the Congressional Budg25 et Office. 


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1 ‘‘(3) CERTIFICATION REPORT.—The Chief Ex2 ecutive Officer of the Corporation shall annually pre3 pare and submit to the Committee on Education and 

4 Labor of the House of Representatives and the Com5 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

6 of the Senate a report that contains a certification 

7 that the Corporation is in compliance with the re8 quirements of paragraph (1). 

9 ‘‘(4) APPROVAL.—The requirements of this 

10 subsection shall apply to each approved national 

11 service position that the Corporation approves— 

12 ‘‘(A) during fiscal year 2008; and 

13 ‘‘(B) during any subsequent fiscal year. 

14 ‘‘(b) RESERVE ACCOUNT.— 

15 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT AND CONTENTS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Notwithstanding 

17 subtitles C and D, and any other provision of 

18 law, within the National Service Trust estab19 lished under section 145, the Corporation shall 

20 establish a reserve account. 

21 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—To ensure the avail22 ability of adequate funds to support the awards 

23 of approved national service positions for each 

24 fiscal year, the Corporation shall place in the 

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1 ‘‘(i) during fiscal year 2008, a portion 

2 of the funds that were appropriated for fis3 cal year 2008 or a previous fiscal year 

4 under section 501(a)(2), were made avail5 able to carry out subtitle C, D, or E of this 

6 title, subtitle A of title I of the Domestic 

7 Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or summer 

8 of service under section 118(c)(8), and re9 main available; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) during fiscal year 2009 or a sub11 sequent fiscal year, a portion of the funds 

12 that were appropriated for that fiscal year 

13 under section 501(a)(2) and were made 

14 available to carry out subtitle C, D, or E 

15 of this title, subtitle A of title I of the Do16 mestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or 

17 summer of service under section 111(a)(5), 

18 and remain available. 

19 ‘‘(2) OBLIGATION.—The Corporation shall not 

20 obligate the funds in the reserve account until the 

21 Corporation— 

22 ‘‘(A) determines that the funds will not be 

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1 proved national service positions and summer of 

2 service educational awards; or 

3 ‘‘(B) obligates the funds for the payment 

4 of national service educational awards for such 

5 previously approved national service positions or 

6 summer of service educational awards, as appli7 cable. 

8 ‘‘(c) AUDITS.—The accounts of the Corporation re9 lating to the appropriated funds for approved national 

10 service positions, and the records demonstrating the man11 ner in which the Corporation has recorded estimates de12 scribed in subsection (a)(1)(B) as obligations, shall be au13 dited annually by independent certified public accountants 

14 or independent licensed public accountants certified or li15 censed by a regulatory authority of a State or other polit16 ical subdivision of the United States in accordance with 

17 generally accepted auditing standards. A report containing 

18 the results of each such independent audit shall be in19 cluded in the annual report required by subsection (a)(3). 

20 ‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Except as pro21 vided in subsection (b), all amounts included in the Na22 tional Service Trust under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 

23 of section 145(a) shall be available for payments of na24 tional service educational awards or summer of service 

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1 (b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 2 of the 

2 Strengthen AmeriCorps Program Act (Public Law 108– 

3 145; 117 Stat. 844; 42 U.S.C. 12605) is repealed. 

4 SEC. 1406. REPORT ON VETERANS SERVING IN APPROVED 

5 NATIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS. 

6 Subtitle D of title I (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.) is fur7 ther amended by adding at the end the following new sec8 tion: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 150. REPORT ON VETERANS SERVING IN APPROVED 

10 NATIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS. 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall report an12 nually to the Committee on Education and Labor of the 

13 House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 

14 Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate the number 

15 and percentage of veterans serving in approved national 

16 service positions. 

17 ‘‘(b) ANNUAL GOALS.—In the report described in 

18 subsection (a), the Corporation shall outline strategies and 

19 goals for increasing the number and percentage of vet20 erans serving in approved national service positions each 

21 year, including strategies being undertaken to recruit vet22 erans to serve in such positions, and include an evaluation 

23 of progress in meeting such goals.’’. 


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1 Subtitle E—Amendments to Sub2 title E (National Civilian Com3 munity Corps) 

4 SEC. 1501. PURPOSE. 

5 Section 151 (42 U.S.C. 12611) is amended to read 

6 as follows: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 151. PURPOSE. 

8 ‘‘It is the purpose of this subtitle to authorize the 

9 operation of, and support for, residential and other service 

10 programs that combine the best practices of civilian serv11 ice with the best aspects of military service, including lead12 ership and team building, to meet national and community 

13 needs. Such needs to be met under such programs include 

14 those related to— 

15 ‘‘(1) natural and other disasters; 

16 ‘‘(2) infrastructure improvement; 

17 ‘‘(3) environmental stewardship and conserva18 tion; 

19 ‘‘(4) energy conservation; and 

20 ‘‘(5) urban and rural development.’’. 

21 SEC. 1502. PROGRAM COMPONENTS. 

22 Section 152 (42 U.S.C. 12612) is amended— 

23 (1) by amending the section heading to read as 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 152. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CIVILIAN COM2 MUNITY CORPS PROGRAM.’’. 

3 (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Civilian Com4 munity Corps Demonstration Program’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘National Civilian Community Corps Program’’; 

6 (3) in subsection (b)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘Civilian Community Corps 

8 Demonstration Program’’ and inserting ‘‘Na9 tional Civilian Community Corps Program’’; 

10 and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘a Civilian Community 

12 Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘a National Civilian Com13 munity Corps’’; 

14 (4) in the heading of subsection (c), by striking 

15 ‘‘PROGRAMS’’ and inserting ‘‘COMPONENTS’’; and 

16 (5) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘program 

17 components are residential programs’’ and all that 

18 follows and inserting ‘‘programs referred to in sub19 section (b) may include a residential component.’’. 

20 SEC. 1503. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS. 

21 Section 153 (42 U.S.C. 12613) is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (a)— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘Civilian Community Corps 

24 Demonstration Program’’ and inserting ‘‘Na25 tional Civilian Community Corps Program’’; 

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1 (B) by striking ‘‘on Civilian Community 

2 Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘on National Civilian 

3 Community Corps’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘if the per5 son’’ and all that follows through the period at the 

6 end and inserting ‘‘if the person will be at least 18 

7 years of age on or before December 31 in the cal8 endar year in which the individual enrolls in the pro9 gram.’’; 

10 (3) in subsection (c)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘BACKROUNDS’’ and in12 serting ‘‘BACKGROUNDS’’; and 

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

14 ‘‘The Director shall take appropriate steps, in15 cluding through collaboration with the Office of 

16 Outreach and Recruitment, to increase the per17 centage of participants in the program who are 

18 disadvantaged youth toward 50 percent of all 

19 participants by year 2010. The Director shall 

20 report to the Committee on Education and 

21 Labor of the House of Representatives and the 

22 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

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1 ticipation rates of disadvantaged youth in the 

2 program.’’; and 

3 (4) by striking subsection (e). 

4 SEC. 1504. SUMMER NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM. 

5 Section 154 (42 U.S.C. 12614) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘Civilian Community Corps 

8 Demonstration Program’’ and inserting ‘‘Na9 tional Civilian Community Corps Program’’; 

10 and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘on Civilian Community 

12 Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘on National Civilian 

13 Community Corps’’; and 

14 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘shall be’’ and 

15 all that follows through the period at the end and 

16 inserting ‘‘shall be from economically and ethnically 

17 diverse backgrounds, including youth who are in fos18 ter care.’’. 

19 SEC. 1505. TEAM LEADERS. 

20 Section 155 (42 U.S.C. 12615) is amended— 

21 (1) by amending the section heading to read as 

22 follows: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 155. NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.’’; 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘Civilian Community Corps 

2 Demonstration Program’’ and inserting ‘‘Na3 tional Civilian Community Corps Program’’; 

4 and 

5 (B) by striking ‘‘the Civilian Community 

6 Corps shall’’ and inserting ‘‘the National Civil7 ian Community Corps shall’’; 

8 (3) in subsection (b)— 

9 (A) by amending the subsection heading to 

10 read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP IN NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMU12 NITY CORPS.—’’; 

13 (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘Na14 tional’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; 

15 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

16 (i) by striking ‘‘superintendent’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘campus director’’; and 

18 (ii) by striking ‘‘camp’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘campus’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(4) TEAM LEADERS.—The Director may select 

22 from Corps members individuals with prior super23 visory or service experience to be team leaders within 

24 units in the National Civilian Community Corps to 

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1 vising teams of Corps members. Team leaders 

2 shall— 

3 ‘‘(A) be selected without regard to the age 

4 limitation under section 153(b); 

5 ‘‘(B) be members of the National Civilian 

6 Community Corps; and 

7 ‘‘(C) be provided the rights and benefits 

8 applicable to Corps members, except that the 

9 limitation on the amount of living allowance 

10 shall not exceed 10 percent more than the 

11 amount established under section 158(b).’’; 

12 (4) in subsection (d)— 

13 (A) by amending the subsection heading to 

14 read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(d) CAMPUSES.—’’; 

16 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

17 (i) by amending the paragraph head18 ing to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(1) UNITS TO BE ASSIGNED TO

20 CAMPUSES.—’’; 

21 (ii) by striking ‘‘in camps’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘in campuses’’; 

23 (iii) by striking ‘‘camp’’ and inserting 

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1 (iv) by striking ‘‘in the camps’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘in the campuses’’; 

3 (C) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 

4 follows: 

5 ‘‘(2) CAMPUS DIRECTOR.—There shall be a 

6 campus director for each campus. The campus direc7 tor is the head of the campus.’’; 

8 (D) in paragraph (3)— 

9 (i) by amending the paragraph head10 ing to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE SITE FOR CAMPUS.—’’; 

12 (ii) by striking ‘‘A camp may be lo13 cated’’ and inserting ‘‘A campus must be 

14 cost-effective and may, upon the comple15 tion of a feasibility study, be located’’; 

16 (5) in subsection (e)— 

17 (A) by amending the paragraph heading to 

18 read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(e) DISTRIBUTION OF UNITS AND CAMPUSES.—’’; 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘camps are distributed’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘campuses are cost-effective and 

22 are distributed’’; and 

23 (C) by striking ‘‘rural areas’’ and all that 

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1 in a region can be easily deployed for disaster 

2 and emergency response to such region.’’; and 

3 (6) in subsection (f)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘superintendent’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘campus director’’; and 

7 (ii) by striking ‘‘camp’’ both places 

8 such term appears and inserting ‘‘cam9 pus’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

11 (i) in the matter preceding subpara12 graph (A), by striking ‘‘superintendent of 

13 a camp’’ and inserting ‘‘campus director of 

14 a campus’’; 

15 (ii) in subparagraph (A)— 

16 (I) by striking ‘‘superintendent’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘campus director’’; 

18 (II) by striking ‘‘superintend19 ent’s’’ and inserting ‘‘campus direc20 tor’s’’; and 

21 (III) by striking ‘‘camp’’ each 

22 place such term appears and inserting 

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

2 ‘‘superintendent’’ and inserting ‘‘campus 

3 director’’; and 

4 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘camp 

5 superintendent’’ and inserting ‘‘campus direc6 tor’’. 

7 SEC. 1506. TRAINING. 

8 Section 156 (42 U.S.C. 12616) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)— 

10 (A) by inserting ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civil11 ian Community Corps’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘The Director shall ensure that to the extent 

14 practicable, each member of the Corps is 

15 trained in CPR, first aid, and other skills re16 lated to disaster preparedness and response.’’; 

17 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting before the 

18 period at the end the following: ‘‘, including a focus 

19 on energy conservation, environmental stewardship 

20 or conservation, infrastructure improvement, urban 

21 and rural development, or disaster preparedness 

22 needs’’; and 

23 (3) by amending subsection (c)(2) to read as 

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1 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES.— 

2 Members of the cadre may provide, either directly or 

3 through grants, contracts, or cooperative agree4 ments, the advanced service training referred to in 

5 subsection (b)(1) in coordination with vocational or 

6 technical schools, other employment and training 

7 providers, existing youth service programs, other 

8 qualified individuals, or organizations with expertise 

9 in training youth, including disadvantaged youth, in 

10 the skill areas described in such subsection.’’. 

11 SEC. 1507. CONSULTATION WITH STATE COMMISSIONS. 

12 Section 157 (42 U.S.C. 12617) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

15 by inserting ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian Com16 munity Corps’’; 

17 (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting before 

18 the semicolon the following: ‘‘with specific em19 phasis on projects in support of infrastructure 

20 improvement, disaster relief and recovery, the 

21 environment, energy conservation, and urban 

22 and rural development’’; and 

23 (C) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘service 

24 learning’’ and inserting ‘‘service-learning’’; 

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1 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘and 

2 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop3 ment’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of Housing 

4 and Urban Development, the Administrator of 

5 the Environmental Protection Agency, the Ad6 ministrator of the Federal Emergency Manage7 ment Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Sec8 retary of Transportation, and the Chief of the 

9 United States Forest Service’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (1)(B)— 

11 (i) by inserting ‘‘community-based or12 ganizations and’’ before ‘‘representatives of 

13 local communities’’; and 

14 (ii) by striking ‘‘camp’’ both places 

15 such term appears and inserting ‘‘cam16 pus’’; and 

17 (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘State 

18 Commissions,’’ before ‘‘and persons involved in 

19 other youth service programs.’’; and 

20 (3) in subsection (c)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

22 (i) by striking ‘‘superintendent’’ both 

23 places such term appears and inserting 

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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘camp’’ both places 

2 such term appears and inserting ‘‘cam3 pus’’; and 

4 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘camp 

5 superintendents’’ and inserting ‘‘campus direc6 tors’’. 

7 SEC. 1508. AUTHORIZED BENEFITS FOR CORPS MEMBERS. 

8 Section 158 (42 U.S.C. 12618) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘National’’ 

10 before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; and 

11 (2) in subsection (c)— 

12 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph 

13 (1)— 

14 (i) by inserting ‘‘National’’ before 

15 ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; and 

16 (ii) by inserting before the colon the 

17 following: ‘‘, as the Director determines 

18 appropriate’’; 

19 (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Cloth20 ing’’ and inserting ‘‘Uniforms’’; and 

21 (C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘Rec22 reational services and supplies’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘Supplies’’. 

24 SEC. 1509. PERMANENT CADRE. 

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1 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

3 by striking ‘‘Civilian Community Corps Dem4 onstration Program’’ and inserting ‘‘National 

5 Civilian Community Corps Program’’; and 

6 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (i) by inserting ‘‘including those’’ be8 fore ‘‘recommended’’; and 

9 (ii) by inserting ‘‘National’’ before 

10 ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘Na12 tional’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; 

13 (3) in subsection (c)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by inserting 

15 ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; 

16 and 

17 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

18 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

19 (I) by striking ‘‘The Director 

20 shall establish a permanent cadre of’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘The Chief Executive 

22 Officer shall establish a permanent 

23 cadre that includes the Director and 

24 other appointed’’; and 


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1 (II) by inserting ‘‘National’’ be2 fore ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; 

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

4 ‘‘The Director shall appoint the members’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘The Chief Executive Officer 

6 shall consider the recommendations of the 

7 Director in appointing the other mem8 bers’’; 

9 (iii) in subparagraph (C)— 

10 (I) in the matter preceding clause 

11 (i), by striking ‘‘the Director’’ and in12 serting ‘‘the Chief Executive Officer’’; 

13 (II) in clause (iii) by striking 

14 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

15 (III) by redesignating clause (iv) 

16 as (v); and 

17 (IV) by inserting after clause (iii) 

18 the following: 

19 ‘‘(iv) give consideration to retired and 

20 other former law enforcement, fire, rescue, 

21 and emergency personnel, and other indi22 viduals with backgrounds in disaster pre23 paredness, relief, and recovery; and’’; and 

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1 (I) by inserting after ‘‘tech2 niques’’ the following: ‘‘, including 

3 techniques for working with and en4 hancing the development of disadvan5 taged youth,’’; and 

6 (II) by striking ‘‘service learn7 ing’’ and inserting ‘‘service-learning’’; 

8 and 

9 (C) in the first sentence of paragraph (3), 

10 by striking ‘‘the members’’ and inserting ‘‘other 

11 members’’. 

12 SEC. 1510. CONTRACT AND GRANT AUTHORITY. 

13 Section 161 (42 U.S.C. 12621) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘perform any 

15 program function under this subtitle’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘carry out the National Civilian Community Corps 

17 program’’; and 

18 (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘Na19 tional’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’. 

20 SEC. 1511. OTHER DEPARTMENTS. 

21 Section 162 (42 U.S.C. 12622) is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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1 (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

2 ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community 

3 Corps’’; and 

4 (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by strik5 ing ‘‘the registry established by’’ and all 

6 that follows through the semicolon and in7 serting ‘‘the registry established by section 

8 1143a of title 10, United States Code;’’; 

9 (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘to be 

10 recommended for appointment’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘from which individuals may be selected for ap12 pointment by the Director’’; and 

13 (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘Na14 tional’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; 

15 and 

16 (2) by striking subsection (b). 

17 SEC. 1512. ADVISORY BOARD. 

18 Section 163 (42 U.S.C. 12623) is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (a)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘Upon the establishment of 

21 the Program, there shall also be’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘There shall be’’; 

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1 (C) by striking ‘‘to assist’’ and all that fol2 lows through the period at the end and insert3 ing ‘‘to assist the Corps in responding rapidly 

4 and efficiently in times of natural and other 

5 disasters. Consistent with the needs outlined in 

6 section 151, the Advisory Board members shall 

7 help coordinate activities with the Corps as ap8 propriate, including the mobilization of volun9 teers and coordination of volunteer centers to 

10 help local communities recover from the effects 

11 of natural and other disasters.’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (b)— 

13 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and 

14 (9) as paragraphs (13) and (14), respectively; 

15 (B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(8) The Administrator of the Federal Emer18 gency Management Agency. 

19 ‘‘(9) The Secretary of Transportation. 

20 ‘‘(10) The Chief of the United States Forest 

21 Service. 

22 ‘‘(11) The Administrator of the Environmental 

23 Protection Agency. 

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1 (C) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated, 

2 by striking ‘‘industry,’’ and inserting ‘‘public 

3 and private organizations,’’. 

4 SEC. 1513. ANNUAL EVALUATION. 

5 Section 164 (42 U.S.C. 12624) is amended— 

6 (1) by inserting ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian 

7 Community Corps’’; and 

8 (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Upon 

9 completing each such evaluation, the Corporation 

10 shall submit to the Committee on Health, Edu11 cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the 

12 Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 

13 Representatives a report on the evaluation.’’. 

14 SEC. 1514. REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION. 

15 Section 165 (42 U.S.C. 12625) is repealed. 

16 SEC. 1515. DEFINITIONS. 

17 Section 166 (42 U.S.C. 12626) is amended— 

18 (1) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (9); 

19 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 

20 (8) as paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively; 

21 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(2) CAMPUS DIRECTOR.—The term ‘campus 

24 director’, with respect to a Corps campus, means the 

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1 ‘‘(3) CORPS.—The term ‘Corps’ means the Na2 tional Civilian Community Corps required under sec3 tion 155 as part of the Civilian Community Corps 

4 Program. 

5 ‘‘(4) CORPS CAMPUS.—The term ‘Corps cam6 pus’ means the facility or central location estab7 lished as the operational headquarters and boarding 

8 place for particular Corps units.’’; 

9 (4) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by 

10 striking ‘‘Civilian Community Corps Demonstration 

11 Program’’ and inserting ‘‘National Civilian Commu12 nity Corps Program’’; 

13 (5) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by 

14 inserting ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community 

15 Corps’’; 

16 (6) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), by 

17 striking ‘‘The terms’’ and all that follows through 

18 ‘‘Demonstration Program’’ and inserting ‘‘The term 

19 ‘Program’ means the National Civilian Community 

20 Corps Program’’; and 

21 (7) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated)— 

22 (A) in the heading by striking ‘‘SERVICE

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1 (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘service learning’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘service-learning’’. 

4 SEC. 1516. TERMINOLOGY. 

5 Subtitle E of title I (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.) is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) by striking the subtitle heading and insert8 ing the following: 

9 ‘‘Subtitle E—National Civilian 

10 Community Corps’’; 

11 and 

12 (2) in section 160(a) (42 U.S.C. 12620(a)) by 

13 inserting ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community 

14 Corps’’. 

15 Subtitle F—Amendments to Sub16 title F (Administrative Provi17 sions) 

18 SEC. 1601. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE. 

19 Section 171(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 12631(a)(1)) is amend20 ed by striking ‘‘with respect to a project’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘with respect to a project authorized under the national 

22 service laws’’. 

23 SEC. 1602. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS ON USE OF FUNDS. 

24 Section 174 (42 U.S.C. 12634) is amended by adding 

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1 ‘‘(d) REFERRALS FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.—A 

2 program may not receive assistance under the national 

3 service laws for the sole purpose of referring individuals 

4 to Federal assistance programs or State assistance pro5 grams funded in part by the Federal government.’’. 

6 SEC. 1603. NOTICE, HEARING, AND GRIEVANCE PROCE7 DURES. 

8 Section 176 (42 U.S.C. 12636) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘30 

10 days’’ and inserting ‘‘1 or more periods of 30 days 

11 not to exceed 90 days in total’’; and 

12 (2) in subsection (f)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘A State 

14 or local applicant’’ and inserting ‘‘An entity’’; 

15 and 

16 (B) in paragraph (6)— 

17 (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

18 ‘‘and’’; 

19 (ii) by redesignating subparagraph 

20 (D) as subparagraph (E); and 

21 (iii) by inserting after subparagraph 

22 (C) the following: 

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1 ‘‘(i) the applicant’s selection or the 

2 participant’s reinstatement, as the case 

3 may be; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) other changes in the terms and 

5 conditions of service; and’’. 

6 SEC. 1604. RESOLUTION OF DISPLACEMENT COMPLAINTS. 

7 Section 177 (42 U.S.C. 12637) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking 

9 ‘‘under this title’’ each place it appears and inserting 

10 ‘‘under the national service laws’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘employee 

12 or position’’ and inserting ‘‘employee, position, or 

13 volunteer (other than a participant under the na14 tional service laws)’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘(f) PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Programs that receive as18 sistance under the national service laws shall consult 

19 with the parents or legal guardians of children in de20 veloping and operating programs that include and 

21 serve children. 

22 ‘‘(2) PARENTAL PERMISSION.—Programs that 

23 receive assistance under the national service laws 

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1 minor children, provide the reason for and obtain 

2 written permission of the children’s parents.’’. 

3 SEC. 1605. STATE COMMISSIONS ON NATIONAL AND COM4 MUNITY SERVICE. 

5 Section 178 (42 U.S.C. 12638) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (c)(1), by adding at the end 

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘(J) A representative of the volunteer sec9 tor.’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘, unless 

11 the State permits the representative to serve as a 

12 voting member of the State Commission or alter13 native administrative entity’’; 

14 (3) by striking subsection (e)(1) and inserting 

15 the following: 

16 ‘‘(1) Preparation of a national service plan for 

17 the State that— 

18 ‘‘(A) is developed through an open and 

19 public process (such as through regional fo20 rums, hearings, and other means) that provides 

21 for maximum participation and input from com22 panies, organizations, and public agencies using 

23 service and volunteerism as a strategy to meet 

24 critical community needs, including programs 

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1 ‘‘(B) covers a 3-year period, the beginning 

2 of which may be set by the State; 

3 ‘‘(C) is subject to approval by the chief ex4 ecutive officer of the State; 

5 ‘‘(D) includes measurable goals and out6 comes for the State consistent with those for 

7 national service programs as described in sec8 tion 179(a)(1)(A); 

9 ‘‘(E) ensures outreach to diverse commu10 nity-based agencies that serve underrepresented 

11 populations, by— 

12 ‘‘(i) using established networks and 

13 registries at the State level, or establishing 

14 such networks and registries; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) coordinating with the Corpora16 tion’s Office of Outreach and Recruitment; 

17 ‘‘(F) provides for effective coordination of 

18 funding applications submitted by the State and 

19 others within the State under the national serv20 ice laws; 

21 ‘‘(G) is updated annually, reflecting 

22 changes in practices and policies that will im23 prove the coordination and effectiveness of Fed24 eral, State, and local resources for service and 

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1 ‘‘(H) contains such information as the 

2 State Commission considers to be appropriate 

3 or as the Corporation may require.’’; 

4 (4) by redesignating subsections (f) through (j) 

5 as subsections (h) through (l), respectively; 

6 (5) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(f) RELIEF FROM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIRE9 MENTS.—Upon approval of a State plan submitted under 

10 subsection (e)(1), the Chief Executive Officer may waive, 

11 or specify alternatives to, administrative requirements 

12 (other than statutory provisions) otherwise applicable to 

13 grants made to States under the national service laws, in14 cluding those requirements identified by a State as imped15 ing the coordination and effectiveness of Federal, State, 

16 and local resources for service and volunteerism within a 

17 State. 

18 ‘‘(g) STATE PLAN FOR BABY BOOMER AND OLDER

19 ADULT VOLUNTEER AND PAID SERVICE.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

21 provision of this section, to be eligible to receive a 

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1 velop a comprehensive State plan for volunteer and 

2 paid service by members of the Baby Boom genera3 tion and older adults. 

4 ‘‘(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The State plan 

5 shall include— 

6 ‘‘(A) recommendations for public policy ini7 tiatives, including how to best tap the popu8 lation of members of the Baby Boom generation 

9 and older adults as sources of social capital and 

10 as ways to address community needs; 

11 ‘‘(B) recommendations to the State unit on 

12 aging on— 

13 ‘‘(i) a marketing outreach plan to 

14 businesses; 

15 ‘‘(ii) outreach to non-profit organiza16 tions; 

17 ‘‘(iii) the State’s Department of Edu18 cation; and 

19 ‘‘(iv) other State agencies; and 

20 ‘‘(C) recommendations for civic engage21 ment and multigenerational activities, such 

22 as— 

23 ‘‘(i) early childhood education, family 

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1 ‘‘(ii) respite services for older adults 

2 and caregivers; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) transitions for members of the 

4 Baby Boom generation and older adults to 

5 purposeful work in their post career lives. 

6 ‘‘(3) KNOWLEDGE INCORPORATED.—The State 

7 plan shall incorporate the current knowledge base 

8 regarding— 

9 ‘‘(A) the economic impact of older workers’ 

10 roles in the economy; 

11 ‘‘(B) the social impact of older workers’ 

12 roles in the community; and 

13 ‘‘(C) the health and social benefits of ac14 tive engagement for members of the Baby 

15 Boom generation and older adults. 

16 ‘‘(4) PUBLICATION.—The State plan must be 

17 made public and be transmitted to the Chief Execu18 tive Officer.’’; and 

19 (6) in subsection (k)(1) (as redesignated by this 

20 section), by striking the period at the end and in21 serting ‘‘, consistent with section 174(d).’’. 

22 SEC. 1606. EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 

23 Section 179 (42 U.S.C. 12639) is amended— 

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1 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall provide, 

2 directly or through grants or contracts, for the continuing 

3 evaluation of programs that receive assistance under the 

4 national service laws, including evaluations that measure 

5 the impact of such programs, to determine— 

6 ‘‘(1) the effectiveness of programs receiving as7 sistance under the national service laws in achieving 

8 stated goals and the costs associated with such, in9 cluding— 

10 ‘‘(A) an evaluation of performance meas11 ures, as established by the Corporation in con12 sultation with each grantee receiving assistance 

13 under the national service laws, which may in14 clude— 

15 ‘‘(i) number of participants enrolled 

16 and completing terms of service compared 

17 to the stated goals of the program; 

18 ‘‘(ii) number of volunteers recruited 

19 from the community in which the program 

20 was implemented; 

21 ‘‘(iii) if applicable based on the pro22 gram design, the number of individuals re23 ceiving or benefitting from the service con24 ducted; 


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1 ‘‘(iv) number of disadvantaged and 

2 underrepresented youth participants; 

3 ‘‘(v) sustainability of project or pro4 gram, including measures to ascertain the 

5 level of community support for the project 

6 or program; 

7 ‘‘(vi) measures to ascertain the 

8 change in attitude toward civic engagement 

9 among the participants and the bene10 ficiaries of the service; and 

11 ‘‘(vii) other quantitative and quali12 tative measures as determined to be appro13 priate by the recipient of assistance; and 

14 ‘‘(B) review of the implementation plan for 

15 reaching such measures described in subpara16 graph (A); and 

17 ‘‘(2) the effectiveness of the structure and 

18 mechanisms for delivery of services, such as the ef19 fective utilization of the participants’ time, the man20 agement of the participants, and the ease with which 

21 recipients were able to receive services, to maximize 

22 the cost-effectiveness and the impact of such pro23 grams.’’; 

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1 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Na2 tional Senior Volunteer Corps’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘National Senior Service Corps’’; and 

4 (B) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘to pub5 lic service’’ and all that follows through the pe6 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘to engage in 

7 service that benefits the community.’’; and 

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

9 ‘‘(j) RESERVED PROGRAM FUNDS FOR ACCOUNT10 ABILITY.—In addition to amounts appropriated to carry 

11 out this section, the Corporation may reserve up to 1 per12 cent of total program funds appropriated for a fiscal year 

13 under the national service laws to support program ac14 countability activities under this section. 

15 ‘‘(k) CORRECTIVE PLANS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grantee that fails to 

17 reach the performance measures in subsection 

18 (a)(1)(A) as determined by the Corporation, shall 

19 reach an agreement with the Corporation on a cor20 rective action plan to achieve the agreed upon per21 formance measures. 

22 ‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE.— 

23 ‘‘(A) NEW PROGRAM.—For a program that 

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1 ures agreed upon under subsection (a)(1)(A), 

2 the Corporation shall— 

3 ‘‘(i) provide technical assistance to the 

4 grantee to address targeted performance 

5 problems relating to the performance 

6 measures in subsection (a)(1)(A); and 

7 ‘‘(ii) require quarterly reports from 

8 the grantee on the program’s progress to9 ward achieving the performance measures 

10 in subsection (a)(1)(A) to the appropriate 

11 State, Territory, or Indian tribe and the 

12 Corporation. 

13 ‘‘(B) ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS.—For a 

14 program that has received assistance for 3 

15 years or more and is failing to achieve the per16 formance measures agreed upon under sub17 section (a)(1)(A), the Corporation shall require 

18 quarterly reports from the grantee on the pro19 gram’s progress towards achieving performance 

20 measures in subsection (a)(1)(A) to the appro21 priate State, Territory, or Indian tribe and the 

22 Corporation. 

23 ‘‘(l) FAILURE TO MEET PERFORMANCE LEVELS.— 

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1 poration, a grantee or subgrantee fails to achieve the es2 tablished levels of performance, the Corporation shall— 

3 ‘‘(1) reduce the annual amount of the grant 

4 award attributable to the underperforming grantee 

5 or subgrantee by at least 25 percent; or 

6 ‘‘(2) terminate assistance to the underper7 forming grantee or subgrantee, consistent with sec8 tion 176(a). 

9 ‘‘(m) REPORTS.—The Corporation shall submit to 

10 the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 

11 Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 

12 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate not later than two 

13 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 

14 and annually thereafter, a report containing information 

15 on the number of— 

16 ‘‘(1) grantees implementing corrective action 

17 plans; 

18 ‘‘(2) grantees for which the Corporation offers 

19 technical assistance under subsection (k); 

20 ‘‘(3) grantees for which the Corporation termi21 nates assistance for a program under subsection (l); 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(4) grantees meeting or exceeding their per24 formance measures in subsection (a).’’. 


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1 SEC. 1607. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. 

2 Section 181 (42 U.S.C. 12641) is amended by strik3 ing ‘‘Section 414’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 422’’. 

4 SEC. 1608. PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS. 

5 Section 182(b) (42 U.S.C. 12642(b)) is amended to 

6 read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—On an annual basis, the 

8 head of each Federal agency and department shall prepare 

9 and submit, to the Committee on Education and Labor 

10 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

11 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a 

12 report concerning the implementation of this section, in13 cluding an evaluation of the performance goals and bench14 marks of the partnership programs.’’. 

15 SEC. 1609. RIGHTS OF ACCESS, EXAMINATION, AND COPY16 ING. 

17 Section 183 (42 U.S.C. 12643) is amended— 

18 (1) in each of subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1) by 

19 inserting after ‘‘local government,’’ the following: 

20 ‘‘Territory,’’; and 

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

22 ‘‘(c) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The Inspector General 

23 of the Corporation shall have access to, and the right to 

24 examine and copy, any books, documents, papers, records, 

25 and other recorded information in any form— 


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1 ‘‘(1) within the possession or control of the Cor2 poration or any State or local government, Territory, 

3 Indian tribe, or public or private nonprofit organiza4 tion receiving assistance directly or indirectly under 

5 this Act; and 

6 ‘‘(2) that relates to the duties of the Inspector 

7 General under the Inspector General Act of 1978.’’. 

8 SEC. 1610. ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

9 Subtitle F of title I (42 U.S.C. 12631 et seq.) is 

10 amended by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 185. CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION AND REPORTING 

12 REQUIREMENTS. 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To promote efficiency and elimi14 nate duplicative requirements, the Corporation shall con15 solidate or modify application procedures and reporting re16 quirements for programs and activities funded under the 

17 national service laws. 

18 ‘‘(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 

19 after the date of the enactment of this section, and annu20 ally thereafter, the Corporation shall submit to the Com21 mittee on Education and Labor of the House of Rep22 resentatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 

23 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report containing in24 formation on the actions taken to modify the application 

25 procedures and reporting requirements for programs and 


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1 activities funded under the national service laws, including 

2 a description of the consultation procedures with grantees, 

3 entities that expressed interest in applying for assistance 

4 under a national service law but did not apply, those enti5 ties whose application was rejected, and applications 

6 whose assistance was terminated due to failure to meet 

7 performance measures for the year covered by the report. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 186. SUSTAINABILITY. 

9 ‘‘(a) GOALS.—To ensure that recipients of assistance 

10 under the national service laws are carrying out sustain11 able projects or programs, the Corporation, after collabo12 ration with State Commissions and consultation with re13 cipients of assistance under the national service laws, may 

14 set sustainability goals supported by policies and proce15 dures to— 

16 ‘‘(1) build the capacity of the projects that re17 ceive assistance under the national service laws to 

18 meet community needs and lessen the dependence on 

19 Federal dollars to do so, taking into consideration 

20 challenges that programs in underserved rural or 

21 urban areas may face; 

22 ‘‘(2) provide technical assistance to aid the re23 cipients of assistance under the national service laws 

24 in acquiring and leveraging non-Federal funds for 

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1 ‘‘(3) implement measures to ascertain whether 

2 the projects are generating sufficient community 

3 support. 

4 ‘‘(b) ENFORCEMENT.—If a recipient does not meet 

5 the sustainability goals in subsection (a) for a project, the 

6 Corporation may take action as described in sections 176 

7 and 179. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 187. USE OF RECOVERED FUNDS. 

9 ‘‘(a) FACTORS CONSIDERED IN APPROVING REPAY10 MENT.—After the date of enactment of this section, when11 ever the Corporation recovers funds paid to a recipient 

12 under a grant or cooperative agreement made under the 

13 national service laws because the recipient made an ex14 penditure of funds that was not allowable, or otherwise 

15 failed to discharge its responsibility to account properly 

16 for funds, the Corporation may consider those funds to 

17 be additional funds available and may arrange to repay 

18 to the recipient affected by that action an amount not to 

19 exceed 75 percent of the recovered funds if the Corpora20 tion determines that— 

21 ‘‘(1) the practices or procedures of the recipient 

22 that resulted in the recovery of funds have been cor23 rected, and that the recipient is in all other respects 

24 in compliance with the requirements of the grant or 

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1 of any noncompliance with such requirements and 

2 given a reasonable period of time to remedy such 

3 noncompliance; 

4 ‘‘(2) the recipient has submitted to the Cor5 poration a plan for the use of those funds consistent 

6 with the national service laws and, to the extent pos7 sible, for the benefit of the community affected by 

8 the recovery of funds; and 

9 ‘‘(3) the use of those funds in accordance with 

10 that plan would serve to achieve the objectives of the 

11 grant or cooperative agreement under which the 

12 funds were originally paid. 

13 ‘‘(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF REPAYMENT.— 

14 Any payments by the Corporation under this section shall 

15 be subject to other terms and conditions as the Corpora16 tion considers necessary to accomplish the purposes of the 

17 grant or cooperative agreement, including— 

18 ‘‘(1) the submission of periodic reports on the 

19 use of funds provided under this section; and 

20 ‘‘(2) consultation by the recipient with members 

21 of the community that will benefit from the pay22 ments. 

23 ‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding 

24 any other provision of law, the funds made available under 

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1 period of time considered reasonable by the Corporation, 

2 but in no case to exceed more than 3 fiscal years following 

3 the later of— 

4 ‘‘(1) the fiscal year in which final agency action 

5 regarding the disallowance of funds is taken; or 

6 ‘‘(2) if such recipient files a petition for judicial 

7 review regarding the disallowance of funds, the fiscal 

8 year in which final judicial action is taken on such 

9 a petition. 

10 ‘‘(d) PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER.—At 

11 least 60 days prior to entering into an arrangement under 

12 this section, the Corporation shall publish in the Federal 

13 Register a notice of intent to enter into such an arrange14 ment and the terms and conditions under which payments 

15 will be made. Interested persons shall have an opportunity 

16 for at least 30 days to submit comments to the Corpora17 tion regarding the proposed arrangement. 

18 ‘‘SEC. 188. EXPENSES OF ATTENDING MEETINGS. 

19 ‘‘Notwithstanding section 1345 of title 31, United 

20 States Code, funds authorized under the national service 

21 laws shall be available for expenses of attendance of meet22 ings that are concerned with the functions or activities for 

23 which the funds are appropriated or which will contribute 

24 to improved conduct, supervision, or management of those 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 189. GRANT PERIODS. 

2 ‘‘Unless otherwise specifically provided, the Corpora3 tion has authority to make a grant under the national 

4 service laws for a period of 3 years. 

5 ‘‘SEC. 189A. GENERATION OF VOLUNTEERS. 

6 ‘‘In making decisions on applications for assistance 

7 or approved national service positions under the national 

8 service laws, the Corporation shall take into consideration 

9 the extent to which the applicant’s proposal will increase 

10 the involvement of volunteers in meeting community 

11 needs. 

12 ‘‘SEC. 189B. LIMITATION ON PROGRAM GRANT COSTS. 

13 ‘‘(a) LIMITATION ON GRANT AMOUNTS.—Except as 

14 otherwise provided by this section, the amount of funds 

15 approved by the Corporation in a grant to operate a pro16 gram authorized under the national service laws sup17 porting individuals serving in approved national service 

18 positions may not exceed $16,000 per full-time equivalent 

19 position. 

20 ‘‘(b) COSTS SUBJECT TO LIMITATION.—The limita21 tion in subsection (a) applies to the Corporation’s share 

22 of member support costs, staff costs, and other costs borne 

23 by the grantee or subgrantee to operate a program. 

24 ‘‘(c) COSTS NOT SUBJECT TO LIMITATION.—The 

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1 expenses that are not included in the program operating 

2 grant award. 

3 ‘‘(d) ADJUSTMENTS FOR INFLATION.—The amount 

4 specified in subsections (a) and (e)(1) shall be adjusted 

5 each year after 2008 for inflation as measured by the Con6 sumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by 

7 the Secretary of Labor. 

8 ‘‘(e) WAIVER AUTHORITY AND REPORTING REQUIRE9 MENT.— 

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

11 may waive the requirements of this section, up to a 

12 maximum of $18,000, if necessary to meet the com13 pelling needs of a particular program, such as excep14 tional training needs for a program serving dis15 advantaged youth, increased costs relating to the 

16 participation of individuals with disabilities, and 

17 start-up costs associated with a first-time grantee. 

18 ‘‘(2) REPORTS.—The Chief Executive Officer 

19 shall report to the Committee on Education and 

20 Labor of the House of Representatives and the Com21 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

22 of the Senate annually on all waivers granted under 

23 this section, with an explanation of the compelling 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 189C. AUDITS AND REPORTS. 

2 ‘‘The Corporation shall comply with applicable audit 

3 and reporting requirements as provided in the Chief Fi4 nancial Officers Act of 1990 (31 U.S.C. 501 et seq.) and 

5 the Government Corporation Control Act of 1945 (31 

6 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.). The Corporation shall report to the 

7 Congress any failure to comply with the requirements of 

8 such audits. 

9 ‘‘SEC. 189D. CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Entities selecting individuals to 

11 serve in a position in which the individual receives a Cor12 poration grant-funded living allowance, stipend, education 

13 award, salary, or other remuneration in a program receiv14 ing assistance under the national service laws, shall, sub15 ject to regulations and requirements established by the 

16 Corporation, conduct criminal history checks for such indi17 viduals. 

18 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—A criminal history check 

19 shall, except in cases approved for good cause by the Cor20 poration, include a name-based search of the National Sex 

21 Offender Registry established under the Adam Walsh 

22 Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 

23 16901 et seq.) and— 

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1 ating and the State in which the individual resides 

2 at the time of application; or 

3 ‘‘(2) a Federal Bureau of Investigation finger4 print check. 

5 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY PROHIBITION.—An individual shall 

6 be ineligible to serve in a position described under sub7 section (a) if such individual— 

8 ‘‘(1) refuses to consent to the criminal history 

9 check described in subsection (b); 

10 ‘‘(2) makes a false statement in connection with 

11 such criminal history check; 

12 ‘‘(3) is registered, or is required to be reg13 istered, on a State sex offender registry or the Na14 tional Sex Offender Registry established under the 

15 Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 

16 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); or 

17 ‘‘(4) has been convicted of murder, as described 

18 in section 1111 of title 18, United States Code.’’. 

19 Subtitle G—Amendments to Sub20 title G (Corporation for Na21 tional and Community Service) 

22 SEC. 1701. TERMS OF OFFICE. 

23 Section 192 (42 U.S.C. 12651a) is amended— 

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

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1 ‘‘(c) TERMS.—Subject to subsection (e), each ap2 pointed member shall serve for a term of 5 years.’’; 

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

4 ‘‘(e) SERVICE UNTIL APPOINTMENT OF SUC5 CESSOR.—A voting member of the Board whose term has 

6 expired may continue to serve for one year beyond expira7 tion of the term if no successor is appointed or until the 

8 date on which a successor has taken office.’’. 

9 SEC. 1702. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORITIES AND DU10 TIES. 

11 Section 192A(g) (42 U.S.C. 12651b(g)) is amend12 ed— 

13 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 

14 striking ‘‘shall—’’ and inserting ‘‘shall have respon15 sibility for setting overall policy for the Corporation 

16 and shall—’’; 

17 (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the 

18 semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, and review the 

19 budget proposal in advance of submission to the Of20 fice of Management and Budget and to Congress’’; 

21 (3) in paragraph (5)— 

22 (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ 

23 at the end; 

24 (B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting 

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

2 ‘‘(C) review the performance of the Chief 

3 Executive Officer annually and forward a report 

4 on that review to the President;’’; 

5 (4) in paragraph (9), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after 

6 ‘‘Corporation;’’; 

7 (5) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘program; 

8 and’’ and inserting ‘‘program under a cost share 

9 agreement, as determined by the Corporation, in 

10 which the funds advanced or received as reimburse11 ment shall be credited directly to a current appro12 priation; and’’; and 

13 (6) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘September 

14 30, 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2011’’. 

15 SEC. 1703. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE CHIEF EXEC16 UTIVE OFFICER. 

17 Section 193A (42 U.S.C. 12651d) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (b)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ‘‘a 

20 strategic plan’’ the following: ‘‘, including a 

21 plan for achieving 50 percent full-time approved 

22 national service positions by 2010,’’; 

23 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (7) 

24 through (11) as paragraphs (8) through (12), 

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1 (C) by inserting after paragraph (6) the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(7) prepare and submit to the Committee on 

4 Education and Labor in the United States House of 

5 Representatives and the Committee on Health, Edu6 cation, Labor, and Pensions in the United States 

7 Senate, and the Board an annual report on actions 

8 taken to achieve the goal of 50 percent full-time ap9 proved national service positions as described in 

10 paragraph (1), including an assessment of the 

11 progress made toward achieving that goal and the 

12 actions to be taken in the coming year toward 

13 achieving that goal;’’; and 

14 (D) in paragraph (11) (as so redesig15 nated)— 

16 (i) in the matter preceding subpara17 graph (A), by striking ‘‘June 30, 1995,’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘June 30 of each even-num19 bered year,’’; and 

20 (ii) in subparagraph (A)(i), by strik21 ing ‘‘section 122(c)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec22 tion 122(d)(1)’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (c)— 

24 (A) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

25 the end; 


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1 (B) by redesignating paragraph (10) as 

2 paragraph (11); and 

3 (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 

4 following: 

5 ‘‘(10) obtain the opinions of peer reviewers in 

6 evaluating applications to the Corporation for assist7 ance under this title; and’’; and 

8 (3) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol9 lows: 

10 ‘‘(g) RECRUITMENT AND PUBLIC AWARENESS FUNC11 TIONS.—The Chief Executive Officer shall assign or hire, 

12 as necessary, such additional national, regional, and State 

13 personnel to carry out such recruiting and public aware14 ness functions of the Office of Outreach and Recruitment 

15 to ensure that such functions are carried out in a timely 

16 and effective manner. The Chief Executive Officer shall 

17 give priority in the hiring of such additional personnel to 

18 individuals who have formerly served as volunteers in the 

19 programs carried out under the national service laws or 

20 similar programs, and to individuals who have specialized 

21 experience in the recruitment of volunteers.’’. 

22 SEC. 1704. NONVOTING MEMBERS; PERSONAL SERVICES 

23 CONTRACTS. 

24 Section 195 (42 U.S.C. 12651f) is amended— 

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1 (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting after 

2 ‘‘subdivision of a State,’’ the following: ‘‘Terri3 tory,’’; and 

4 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

5 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘MEM6 BER’’ and inserting ‘‘NON-VOTING MEM7 BER’’; and 

8 (ii) by inserting ‘‘non-voting’’ before 

9 ‘‘member’’; and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub11 section: 

12 ‘‘(g) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS.—The Cor13 poration may enter into personal services contracts to 

14 carry out research, evaluation, and public awareness re15 lated to the national service laws.’’. 

16 SEC. 1705. DONATED SERVICES. 

17 Section 196(a) (42 U.S.C. 12651g(a)) is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

19 (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and in20 serting the following: 

21 ‘‘(A) ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS.— 

22 Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, 

23 United States Code, the Corporation may solicit 

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1 Corporation in carrying out the duties of the 

2 Corporation under the national service laws, 

3 and may provide to such individuals the travel 

4 expenses described in section 192A(d).’’; 

5 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

6 (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 

7 by striking ‘‘Such a volunteer’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘A person who is a member of an or9 ganization or is an individual covered by 

10 subparagraph (A)’’; 

11 (ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘a volun12 teer’’ and inserting ‘‘such a person’’; 

13 (iii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘volun14 teers’’ and inserting ‘‘such a person’’; and 

15 (iv) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘such a 

16 volunteer’’ and inserting ‘‘such a person’’; 

17 and 

18 (C) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking 

19 ‘‘Such a volunteer’’ and inserting ‘‘Such a per20 son’’; and 

21 (2) by striking paragraph (3). 

22 SEC. 1706. OFFICE OF OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT. 

23 Subtitle G of title I is further amended by adding 

24 at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 196B. OFFICE OF OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT. 

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

3 Corporation an office to be known as the Office of Out4 reach and Recruitment (in this section referred to as the 

5 ‘Office’), headed by a Director. 

6 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The duties of the Office, carried out 

7 directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agree8 ments, shall be— 

9 ‘‘(1) to increase the public awareness of the 

10 wide range of service opportunities for citizens of all 

11 ages, regardless of socioeconomic status or geo12 graphic location, through a variety of methods, in13 cluding— 

14 ‘‘(A) print media; 

15 ‘‘(B) the Internet and related emerging 

16 technologies; 

17 ‘‘(C) television; 

18 ‘‘(D) radio; 

19 ‘‘(E) presentations at public or private fo20 rums; 

21 ‘‘(F) other innovative methods of commu22 nication; and 

23 ‘‘(G) outreach to offices of economic devel24 opment, State employment security agencies, 

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1 agencies and organizations serving veterans and 

2 people with disabilities, and other institutions 

3 or organizations from which participants for 

4 programs receiving assistance from the national 

5 service laws can be recruited; 

6 ‘‘(2) to identify and implement methods of re7 cruitment to increase the diversity of participants in 

8 the programs receiving assistance under the national 

9 service laws; 

10 ‘‘(3) to collaborate with organizations with dem11 onstrated expertise in supporting and accommo12 dating individuals with disabilities, including institu13 tions of higher education, to identify and implement 

14 methods of recruitment to increase the number of 

15 participants with disabilities in the programs receiv16 ing assistance under the national service laws; 

17 ‘‘(4) to identify and implement recruitment 

18 strategies and training programs for bilingual volun19 teers in the National Senior Service Corps under 

20 title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 

21 1973; 

22 ‘‘(5) to identify and implement methods of re23 cruitment to increase the diversity of service spon24 sors of programs desiring to receive assistance under 

25 the national service laws; 


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1 ‘‘(6) to collaborate with organizations which 

2 have established volunteer recruitment programs, in3 cluding those on the Internet, to increase the re4 cruitment capacity of the Corporation; 

5 ‘‘(7) where practicable, to provide application 

6 materials in languages other than English for those 

7 with limited English proficiency who wish to partici8 pate in a national service program; 

9 ‘‘(8) to coordinate with organizations of former 

10 participants of national service programs for service 

11 opportunities that may include capacity building, 

12 outreach, and recruitment for programs receiving as13 sistance under the national service laws; 

14 ‘‘(9) to collaborate with the training and tech15 nical assistance programs described in subtitle J and 

16 in appropriate paragraphs of section 198E(b); 

17 ‘‘(10) to coordinate the clearinghouses described 

18 in section 198E; and 

19 ‘‘(11) to coordinate with entities receiving funds 

20 under section 198E(b)(11) in establishing the Re21 serve Corps for alumni of the national service pro22 grams to serve in emergencies, disasters, and other 

23 times of national need. 


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1 ‘‘(c) COLLABORATION.—The duties described in sub2 section (b) shall be carried out in collaboration with the 

3 State Commissions. 

4 ‘‘(d) AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT WITH A BUSI5 NESS.—The Corporation may, through contracts or coop6 erative agreements, carry out the marketing duties de7 scribed in subsection (b)(1), with priority given to those 

8 entities who have established expertise in the recruitment 

9 of disadvantaged youth, members of Indian tribes, and 

10 members of the Baby Boom generation. 

11 ‘‘(e) CAMPAIGN TO SOLICIT FUNDS.—The Corpora12 tion, through the Director of the Office, may conduct a 

13 campaign to solicit funds for itself to conduct outreach 

14 and recruitment campaigns to recruit a diverse population 

15 of service sponsors of and participants in programs and 

16 projects receiving assistance under the national service 

17 laws. 

18 ‘‘(f) REPORTING.—The Director of the Office shall 

19 complete a report annually to the Chief Executive Officer 

20 and the Board of Directors on its activities and results.’’. 


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1 SEC. 1707. STUDY TO EXAMINE AND INCREASE SERVICE 

2 PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS AND VETERANS 

3 PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS UNDER THE 

4 NATIONAL SERVICE LAWS AND TO DEVELOP 

5 PILOT PROGRAM. 

6 Subtitle G of title I is further amended by adding 

7 at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 196C. STUDY TO EXAMINE AND INCREASE SERVICE 

9 PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS AND VETERANS 

10 PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS UNDER THE 

11 NATIONAL SERVICE LAWS AND TO DEVELOP 

12 PILOT PROGRAM. 

13 ‘‘(a) PLANNING STUDY.—The Corporation for Na14 tional and Community Service shall conduct a study to 

15 identify— 

16 ‘‘(1) specific areas of need for veterans; 

17 ‘‘(2) how existing programs and activities car18 ried out under the national service laws could better 

19 serve veterans and veterans service organizations; 

20 ‘‘(3) gaps in service to veterans; 

21 ‘‘(4) prospects for better coordination of serv22 ices; 

23 ‘‘(5) prospects for better utilization of veterans 

24 as resources and volunteers; and 

25 ‘‘(6) methods for ensuring the efficient financial 

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1 ‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—The study shall be carried out 

2 in consultation with veterans’ service organizations, the 

3 Department of Veterans Affairs, State veterans agencies, 

4 the Department of Defense, and other individuals and en5 tities the Corporation considers appropriate. 

6 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

7 of the enactment of this section, the Corporation shall sub8 mit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the 

9 House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 

10 Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report 

11 on the results of the planning study required by subsection 

12 (a), together with a plan for implementation of a pilot pro13 gram using promising strategies and approaches for better 

14 targeting and serving veterans. 

15 ‘‘(d) PILOT PROGRAM.—From amounts made avail16 able to carry out this section, the Corporation shall de17 velop and carry out a pilot program based on the findings 

18 in the report submitted under subsection (c). 

19 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

20 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

21 such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 

22 2008 through 2012.’’. 


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1 SEC. 1708. COORDINATION WITH VETERANS ORGANIZA2 TIONS SERVING VETERANS WITH DISABIL3 ITIES. 

4 The Board of Directors of the Corporation for Na5 tional and Community Service shall coordinate with vet6 erans organizations serving veterans with disabilities to 

7 provide opportunities for young people enrolled in existing 

8 NACS programs to provide transportation services on a 

9 full-time, part-time, or as-needed basis. 

10 SEC. 1709. STUDY TO EXAMINE AND INCREASE SERVICE 

11 PROGRAMS FOR DISPLACED WORKERS IN 

12 SERVICES CORPS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 

13 AND TO DEVELOP PILOT PROGRAM PLAN14 NING STUDY. 

15 (a) PLANNING STUDY.—The Corporation for Na16 tional and Community Service shall conduct a study to 

17 identify— 

18 (1) specific areas of need for displaced workers; 

19 (2) how existing programs and activities carried 

20 out under the national service laws could better 

21 serve displaced workers and communities that have 

22 been adversely affected by plant closings and job 

23 losses; 

24 (3) prospects for better utilization of skilled 

25 workers as resources and volunteers; and 


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1 (4) methods for ensuring the efficient financial 

2 organization of services directed towards displaced 

3 workers. 

4 (b) CONSULTATION.—The study shall be carried out 

5 in consultation with the Department of Labor, State labor 

6 agencies, and other individuals and entities the Corpora7 tion considers appropriate. 

8 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

9 of the enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall submit 

10 to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House 

11 of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Edu12 cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on the 

13 results of the planning study required by subsection (a), 

14 together with a plan for implementation of a pilot program 

15 using promising strategies and approaches for better tar16 geting and serving displaced workers. 

17 (d) PILOT PROGRAM.—From amounts made available 

18 to carry out this section, the Corporation shall develop and 

19 carry out a pilot program based on the findings in the 

20 report submitted under subsection (c). 

21 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

22 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

23 such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 

24 2008 through 2012. 


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1 Subtitle H—Amendments to 

2 Subtitle H 

3 SEC. 1801. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE H. 

4 (a) ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITIES TO SUP5 PORT NATIONAL SERVICE.—Subtitle H is amended by in6 serting after the subtitle heading and before section 198 

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘PART I—ADDITIONAL CORPORATION 

9 ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL SERVICE’’. 

10 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 198 (42 

11 U.S.C. 12653) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection 

13 (r)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘national serv15 ice programs, including service-learning programs, 

16 and to support innovative and model programs, in17 cluding’’ and inserting ‘‘service-learning programs 

18 and national service programs, including’’; 

19 (3) by striking subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f); 

20 (4) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub21 section (c); 

22 (5) by striking subsections (h), (i), and (j); 

23 (6) by redesignating subsection (k) as sub24 section (d); 

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1 (8) by redesignating subsections (n) and (o) as 

2 subsections (e) and (f), respectively; 

3 (9) by striking subsection (p); and 

4 (10) by redesignating subsections (q), (r), and 

5 (s) as (g), (h), and (i), respectively. 

6 SEC. 1802. REPEALS. 

7 The following provisions are repealed: 

8 (1) CLEARINGHOUSES.—Section 198A (42 

9 U.S.C. 12653a). 

10 (2) MILITARY INSTALLATION CONVERSION DEM11 ONSTRATION PROGRAMS.—Section 198C (42 U.S.C. 

12 12653c). 

13 (3) SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—Sec14 tion 198D (42 U.S.C. 12653d). 

15 SEC. 1803. INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PROGRAM SUPPORT. 

16 Subtitle H is further amended by adding at the end 

17 the following: 

18 ‘‘PART II—INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PROGRAM 

19 SUPPORT 

20 ‘‘SEC. 198D. INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PROGRAM SUPPORT. 

21 ‘‘(a) METHODS OF CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES.—The 

22 Corporation may, through grants and fixed amount grants 

23 under subsection (c), carry out the following programs: 

24 ‘‘(1) PROGRAMS FOR DISADVANTAGED

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1 ed in 122(a) where no less than 75 percent of the 

2 participants are disadvantaged youth. 

3 ‘‘(A) COMPONENTS OF PROGRAMS.—Such 

4 programs may include life skills training, em5 ployment training, educational counseling, pro6 gram to complete a high-school diploma or 

7 GED, counseling, or a mentoring relationship 

8 with an adult volunteer. 

9 ‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—Priority shall be given to 

10 programs that engage retirees to serve as men11 tors. 

12 ‘‘(2) PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON LEARNING AND

13 THINKING SKILLS.—Service programs to solve com14 munity problems while engaging or developing 21st 

15 century learning and thinking skills (critical-thinking 

16 and problem solving, communication skills, creativity 

17 and innovation skills, collaboration skills, contextual 

18 learning skills, information and media literacy skills, 

19 and information and communications literacy) and 

20 life skills (leadership, ethics, accountability, adapt21 ability, personal productivity, personal responsibility, 

22 people skills, self-direction, and social responsibility) 

23 for school-age youth and low income adults. This 

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1 programs that collaborate with the RSVP program, 

2 the AmeriCorps programs, or the Learn and Serve 

3 programs. 

4 ‘‘(3) PROGRAMS THAT ENGAGE YOUTH UNDER

5 THE AGE OF 17.—Programs that engage youth 

6 under the age of 17 in service to the community to 

7 meet unmet human, educational, environmental, 

8 emergency and disaster preparedness, or public safe9 ty needs and may be a summer program or a year10 round program. Priority shall be given to programs 

11 that collaborate with the RSVP Program and the 

12 AmeriCorps programs. 

13 ‘‘(4) PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON HEALTH AND

14 WELLNESS.—Service programs that focus on the 

15 health and wellness of the members of a low-income 

16 or rural community. Priority shall be given to service 

17 programs that work to— 

18 ‘‘(A) involve the community in service to 

19 those who are at-risk to not receive or pursue 

20 health care through such activities as health 

21 and wellness education, prevention, and care; 

22 ‘‘(B) include in the service program em23 ployment training, where applicable, for partici24 pants in the program and may extend this op25 portunity to members of the community; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) collaborate with local institutions of 

2 higher education to include, as a portion of the 

3 pre-professional training of health care profes4 sionals including nurses, doctors, physician as5 sistants, dentists, and emergency medical tech6 nicians, a service component to meet unmet 

7 healthcare and wellness needs in the community 

8 in which the service program is being carried 

9 out. 

10 ‘‘(5) SILVER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS.—A Sil11 ver Scholarship program for citizens age 55 and 

12 older to complete no less than 600 hours of service 

13 in a year meeting unmet human, educational, public 

14 safety, or environmental needs and receive a $1000 

15 education award, provided that— 

16 ‘‘(A) the Corporation establishes criteria 

17 for the types of the service required to be per18 formed to receive such award; and 

19 ‘‘(B) the citizen uses such award in ac20 cordance with sections 146(c), 146(d), and 

21 148(c). 

22 ‘‘(6) PROGRAMS THAT REDUCE RECIDIVISM.— 

23 Programs that re-engage court-involved youth and 

24 adults with the goal of reducing recidivism. Priority 

25 shall be given to such programs that create support 


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1 systems beginning in corrections facilities, and pro2 grams that have life skills training, employment 

3 training, an education program, including a program 

4 to complete a high-school diploma or GED, edu5 cational and career counseling, post program place6 ment, and support services, which could begin in 

7 corrections facilities. The program may include 

8 health and wellness programs, including but not lim9 ited to drug and alcohol treatment, mental health 

10 counseling, and smoking cessation. 

11 ‘‘(7) PROGRAMS THAT RECRUIT CERTAIN INDI12 VIDUALS.—Demonstration projects for programs 

13 that have as one of their primary purposes the re14 cruitment and acceptance of court-involved youth 

15 and adults as participants, volunteers, or members. 

16 Such a program may serve any purpose otherwise 

17 permitted under this Act. 

18 ‘‘(8) OTHER INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PRO19 GRAMS.—Any other innovative and model programs 

20 that the Corporation considers appropriate. 

21 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) THREE-YEAR TERM.—Each program fund23 ed under this part shall be carried out over a period 

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1 sible, if the program meets performance measures 

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

3 other criteria determined by the Corporation. 

4 ‘‘(2) MATCHING FUNDS.— 

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

6 the cost of carrying out a program for which a 

7 grant is made under this part may not exceed 

8 76 percent of the total cost of the program in 

9 the first year and may not exceed 50 percent of 

10 the total cost of the program for the remaining 

11 years of the grant, including if the grant is ex12 tended for 1 year. 

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

14 providing for the remaining share of the cost of 

15 carrying out such a program, each recipient of 

16 a grant under this part— 

17 ‘‘(i) shall provide for such share 

18 through a payment in cash or in kind, fair19 ly evaluated, including facilities, equip20 ment, or services; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) may provide for such share 

22 through State sources or local sources, in23 cluding private funds or donated services. 

24 ‘‘(3) COLLABORATION ENCOURAGED.—Each 

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1 collaborate with Learn and Serve, AmeriCorps, 

2 VISTA, and the National Senior Service Corps. 

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

4 program, the Corporation shall conduct an inde5 pendent evaluation of the program and widely dis6 seminate the results to the service community 

7 through multiple channels, including the Corpora8 tion’s Resource Center or a clearinghouse of effec9 tive strategies, and recommendations for improve10 ment. 

11 ‘‘(c) FIXED AMOUNT GRANTS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 

13 (a), and subject to the limitations in this subsection, 

14 the Corporation may, upon making a determination 

15 described in paragraph (2), approve a fixed amount 

16 grant that is not subject to the Office of Manage17 ment and Budget cost principles and related finan18 cial recordkeeping requirements. 

19 ‘‘(2) DETERMINATION.—Before approving a 

20 fixed amount grant, the Corporation must determine 

21 that— 

22 ‘‘(A) the reasonable and necessary costs of 

23 carrying out the terms of the grant significantly 

24 exceed the amount of assistance provided by the 

25 Corporation; or 


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1 ‘‘(B) based on the nature or design of the 

2 grant, any assistance provided by the Corpora3 tion can be reasonably presumed to be expended 

4 on reasonable and necessary costs. 

5 ‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to carry out a 

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

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

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

9 Officer may reasonably require.’’. 

10 SEC. 1804. CLEARINGHOUSES. 

11 Subtitle H is further amended by adding at the end 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘PART III—NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS 

14 CLEARINGHOUSE 

15 ‘‘SEC. 198E. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS CLEARING16 HOUSE. 

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall provide 

18 assistance, either by grant, contract, or cooperative agree19 ment, to entities with expertise in the dissemination of in20 formation through clearinghouses to establish one or more 

21 clearinghouses for the national service laws. 

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1 ‘‘(1) assist entities carrying out State or local 

2 service-learning and national service programs with 

3 needs assessments and planning; 

4 ‘‘(2) conduct research and evaluations con5 cerning service-learning or programs receiving assist6 ance under the national service laws unless the re7 cipient is receiving funds for such purpose under 

8 part III of subtitle B and under subtitle H; 

9 ‘‘(3)(A) provide leadership development and 

10 training to State and local service-learning program 

11 administrators, supervisors, service sponsors, and 

12 participants; and 

13 ‘‘(B) provide training to persons who can pro14 vide the leadership development and training de15 scribed in subparagraph (A); 

16 ‘‘(4) facilitate communication among entities 

17 carrying out service-learning programs and pro18 grams offered under the national service laws and 

19 participants in such programs; 

20 ‘‘(5) provide and disseminate information and 

21 curriculum materials relating to planning and oper22 ating service-learning programs and programs of23 fered under the national service laws, to States, Ter24 ritories, Indian tribes, and local entities eligible to 


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1 receive financial assistance under the national serv2 ice laws; 

3 ‘‘(6) provide and disseminate information re4 garding methods to make service-learning programs 

5 and programs offered under the national service 

6 laws accessible to individuals with disabilities; 

7 ‘‘(7) disseminate applications in languages 

8 other than English; 

9 ‘‘(8)(A) gather and disseminate information on 

10 successful service-learning programs and programs 

11 offered under the national service laws, components 

12 of such successful programs, innovative curricula re13 lated to service-learning, and service-learning 

14 projects; and 

15 ‘‘(B) coordinate the activities of the Clearing16 house with appropriate entities to avoid duplication 

17 of effort; 

18 ‘‘(9) make recommendations to State and local 

19 entities on quality controls to improve the quality of 

20 service-learning programs and programs offered 

21 under the national service laws; 

22 ‘‘(10) assist organizations in recruiting, screen23 ing, and placing a diverse population of service24 learning coordinators and program sponsors; 


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1 ‘‘(11) collaborate with the Office of Outreach 

2 and Recruitment on an alumni network for those 

3 former participants in an approved national service 

4 position, to facilitate communication and collabora5 tion between alumni and to leverage their skills, 

6 knowledge, and experiences to improve service across 

7 our Nation and also serve in a Reserve Corps, who 

8 are ready to serve in times of national need; 

9 ‘‘(12) disseminate effective strategies for work10 ing with disadvantaged youth in national service pro11 grams as determined by organizations with an estab12 lished expertise working with such youth; and 

13 ‘‘(13) carry out such other activities as the 

14 Chief Executive Officer determines to be appro15 priate.’’. 

16 Subtitle I—Energy Conservation 

17 Corps 

18 SEC. 1811. GENERAL AUTHORITY. 

19 The Corporation for National and Community Serv20 ice (in this subtitle referred to as the ‘‘Corporation’’) shall 

21 make grants to States for the creation or expansion of 

22 full-time or part-time Energy Conservation Corps pro23 grams. Notwithstanding provisions identified in this sub24 title, the Corporation shall apply the provisions of subtitle 


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1 C of this subchapter in making grants under this section 

2 as necessary. 

3 SEC. 1812. APPLICATION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

5 under this subtitle, a State shall invite applications from 

6 within the State to receive an Energy Conservation Corps 

7 grant. 

8 (b) PROCESS.—The State shall then prepare and sub9 mit a State application to the Corporation at such time, 

10 in such manner, and containing such information as the 

11 Corporation may reasonably require. The Corporation 

12 shall consult with state and local Conservation Corps in 

13 the development of the application guidelines. 

14 (c) DISADVANTAGED YOUTH.—To acknowledge the 

15 focused enrollment of disadvantaged youth and young 

16 adults in the Energy Conservation Corps, the Corporation 

17 shall— 

18 (1) allow a higher cost-per-member to enable 

19 Energy Conservation Corps programs to provide the 

20 necessary supportive services to ensure the success 

21 of the participants; and 

22 (2) allow for greater flexibility in retention 

23 rates. 

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1 tial Corps program opportunities since residential Corps 

2 thrive in rural areas that commonly lack opportunities for 

3 young adults, enable the participation for emancipated 

4 foster youth, gang involved youth, and others lacking a 

5 safe and stable home environment, allow for more struc6 tured time for work, training, education and counseling, 

7 and provide disaster response-ready crews immediately 

8 upon request. 

9 (e) EQUITABLE TREATMENT.—In the consideration 

10 of applications, the Corporation shall ensure the equitable 

11 treatment of both urban and rural areas. 

12 SEC. 1813. FOCUS OF PROGRAMS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Programs that receive assistance 

14 under this subtitle may carry out activities that— 

15 (1) meet an identifiable public need with spe16 cific emphasis on projects in support of energy con17 servation, infrastructure and transportation improve18 ment, and emergency operations, including— 

19 (A) improving the energy efficiency of 

20 housing for elderly and low-income people; 

21 (B) building energy-efficient ‘‘green’’ hous22 ing for elderly and low-income people; 

23 (C) environmental education and energy 

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1 (D) reusing and recycling including 

2 deconstruction; 

3 (E) the repair, renovation, or rehabilitation 

4 of an existing infrastructure facility including, 

5 but not limited to, rail, mass transportation, 

6 ports, inland navigation, schools and hospitals; 

7 (F) transportation enhancements; 

8 (G) recreational trails improvements, in9 cluding those that enable alternative means of 

10 transportation and ensure safe use; 

11 (H) transformation of military bases af12 fected by the Base Realignment and Closing 

13 process (BRAC) to green the space; 

14 (I) tree planting and reforestation; 

15 (J) renewable resource enhancement; and 

16 (K) assisting in emergency operations, 

17 such as disaster prevention and relief; and 

18 (2) provide opportunities for youth and young 

19 adults, especially disadvantaged youth, to be trained 

20 for careers related to the activities listed in para21 graph (1), including those that will be part of the 

22 emerging field of ‘‘green collar’’ jobs. 

23 (b) GOALS OF THE ENERGY CONSERVATION

24 CORPS.—The goals of the Energy Conservation Corps are 

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1 (1) promote clean energy use and preserve, pro2 tect, and sustain the environment; 

3 (2) provide young adults with opportunities to 

4 become better citizens, students and workers 

5 through meaningful service to their communities and 

6 the nation; 

7 (3) mobilize youth and young adults, especially 

8 disadvantaged youth, to promote energy conservation 

9 and mitigate threats to the environment; and 

10 (4) provide a pathway to responsible adulthood 

11 and productive, unsubsidized employment in the pri12 vate sector. 

13 SEC. 1814. TRAINING AND EDUCATION SERVICES. 

14 All applicants must describe how they intend to— 

15 (1) assess the skills of Corpsmembers; 

16 (2) provide life skills and work skills training; 

17 (3) provide training and education; 

18 (4) develop agreements for academic study 

19 with— 

20 (A) local education agencies; 

21 (B) community colleges; 

22 (C) 4-year colleges; 

23 (D) area charter high schools and voca24 tional-technical schools; and 

25 (E) community-based organizations; 


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1 (5) provide career and educational guidance; 

2 and 

3 (6) Recruit participants without high school di4 plomas. 

5 SEC. 1815. PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS. 

6 In the consideration of applications the Corporation 

7 shall give preference to programs that are discrete and— 

8 (1) meet an identifiable public need; 

9 (2) instill a work ethic and a sense of public 

10 service in the participants; 

11 (3) involve youth operating in crews or a team12 based structure; and 

13 (4) enhance skills development and educational 

14 level and opportunities for the participants. 

15 SEC. 1816. PARTICIPANTS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Age enrollment in programs that 

17 receive assistance under this subtitle shall be limited to 

18 individuals who, at the time of enrollment, are not less 

19 than 18 years nor more than 25 years of age, except that 

20 summer programs may include individuals not less than 

21 14 years or more than 21 years of age at the time of the 

22 enrollment of such individuals. 

23 (b) PARTICIPATION OF DISADVANTAGED YOUTH.— 

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1 ensure that at least 50 percent of the participants are eco2 nomically disadvantaged youth. 

3 (c) SPECIAL CORPSMEMBERS.—Notwithstanding 

4 subsection (a) of this section, program agencies may enroll 

5 a limited number of special Corpsmembers over age 25 

6 so that the Energy Conservation Corps may draw on their 

7 special skills to fulfill the purposes of this subtitle. 

8 SEC. 1817. USE OF VOLUNTEERS. 

9 The use of volunteer services under this section shall 

10 be subject to the condition that such use does not result 

11 in the displacement of any participant. 

12 SEC. 1818. COOPERATION AMONG STATES FOR EMERGENCY 

13 RESPONSE. 

14 (a) AGREEMENTS BETWEEN STATES.—States oper15 ating an Energy Conservation Corps may enter into a 

16 compact with participating states to provide for mutual 

17 cooperation to manage any emergency or disaster that is 

18 duly declared by the affected state. 

19 (b) PARTICIPATING STATE RESPONSIBILITIES.— 

20 (1) The authorized representative of a partici21 pating state may request assistance of another party 

22 by contracting the authorized representative of that 

23 state. The provisions of this agreement shall only 

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1 (2) There shall be frequent consultation be2 tween state officials who have assigned emergency 

3 management responsibilities and other appropriate 

4 representatives of the party states with affected ju5 risdictions and the United States Government, with 

6 free exchange of information, plans, and resource 

7 records relating to emergency capabilities. 

8 SEC. 1819. FEDERAL SHARE. 

9 The federal share of the cost of carrying out an En10 ergy Conservation Corps program for which a grant is 

11 made under this subtitle is 76 percent of the total cost 

12 of the program. 

13 SEC. 1820. BEST PRACTICES. 

14 (a) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The 

15 Corporation shall provide technical assistance to grantees 

16 that request assistance and shall disseminate best prac17 tices that emerge from the Energy Conservation Corps. 

18 (b) CONTRACT.—In providing training and technical 

19 assistance, the Corporation shall contract with a national 

20 organization with a proven track record of developing and 

21 sustaining Corps, working with the Conservation Corps 

22 model, and engaging young people from disadvantaged 

23 backgrounds. 


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1 SEC. 1820A. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro3 priated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 

4 2008 through 2010 to achieve the purposes of this sub5 title. 

6 (b) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts appropriated to 

7 carry out this subtitle for each fiscal year— 

8 (1) 90 percent shall be for grants to eligible en9 tities; 

10 (2) 5 percent shall be technical assistance, and 

11 dissemination of best practices; and 

12 (3) 5 percent shall be for evaluation. 

13 SEC. 1820B. LEARN AND SERVE AMERICA. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—To promote Learn and Serve pro15 grams that have the potential to reach every student in 

16 our public education network and private schools through 

17 school-based green service-learning, the Corporation shall 

18 establish a competitive grant program for the creation or 

19 expansion of such service learning programs. 

20 (b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

21 under this section, a State Education Agency, Local edu22 cation Agency, or nonprofit organization shall submit an 

23 application with such information and in such time as the 

24 Corporation may require. 

25 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For this 

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1 $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and such sums as may 

2 be necessary thereafter. 

3 SEC. 1820C. NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—To promote National Senior Serv5 ice Corps programs that have the potential to both involve 

6 seniors in providing meaningful volunteer opportunities 

7 the Corporation shall establish a competitive grant pro8 gram for the creation or expansion of National Senior 

9 Service Corps programs that— 

10 (1) make effective use of the talents and experi11 ence of seniors, particularly baby boomers, in pro12 grams and projects involving seniors in the improve13 ment of the energy efficiency of housing for elderly 

14 and low-income people; 

15 (2) building or helping to supervise energy-effi16 cient ‘‘green’’ housing for elderly and low-income 

17 people; the repair, renovation, or rehabilitation of an 

18 existing infrastructure facility including, but not lim19 ited to, rail, mass transportation, ports, inland navi20 gation, schools and hospitals; transportation en21 hancements; recreational trails improvements, in22 cluding those that enable alternative means of trans23 portation and ensure safe use; 

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1 servation education for elementary and secondary 

2 school students and the public; and 

3 (4) assisting in such other activities as the Na4 tional Senior Service Corps may identify. 

5 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

6 under this section, a program in the National Senior Serv7 ice Corps shall submit an application with such informa8 tion and in such time as the Corporation may require. 

9 (c) AUTHORIZATION.—For this purpose, there is au10 thorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 

11 2009 and such sums as may be necessary thereafter. 

12 Subtitle II—Training and 

13 Technical Assistance 

14 SEC. 1821. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

15 Title I is further amended by adding at the end the 

16 following new subtitle: 

17 ‘‘Subtitle J—Training and 

18 Technical Assistance 

19 ‘‘SEC. 199N. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall conduct, 

21 either directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative 

22 agreements, including through State Commissions on Na23 tional and Community Service, appropriate training and 

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1 ‘‘(1) programs receiving assistance under the 

2 national service laws; and 

3 ‘‘(2) entities (particularly those in rural areas 

4 and underserved communities)— 

5 ‘‘(A) that desire to carry out or establish 

6 national service programs; 

7 ‘‘(B) that desire to apply for assistance 

8 under the national service laws; or 

9 ‘‘(C) that desire to apply for a subgrant 

10 under the national service laws. 

11 ‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES INCLUDED.—Such training and 

12 technical assistance activities may include— 

13 ‘‘(1) providing technical assistance to those ap14 plying to carry out national service programs or 

15 those carrying out national service programs; 

16 ‘‘(2) promoting leadership development in na17 tional service programs; 

18 ‘‘(3) improving the instructional and pro19 grammatic quality of national service programs; 

20 ‘‘(4) developing the management and budgetary 

21 skills of those operating or overseeing national serv22 ice programs, including to increase the cost effective23 ness of the programs under the national service 

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1 ‘‘(5) providing for or improving the training 

2 provided to the participants in programs under the 

3 national service laws; 

4 ‘‘(6) facilitating the education of national serv5 ice programs in risk management procedures, includ6 ing the training of participants in appropriate risk 

7 management practices; 

8 ‘‘(7) training of those operating or overseeing 

9 national service programs in volunteer recruitment, 

10 management, and retention to improve the abilities 

11 of such individuals to use participants and other vol12 unteers in an effective manner which results in high 

13 quality service and the desire of participants or vol14 unteers to continue to serve in other capacities after 

15 the program is completed; 

16 ‘‘(8) training of those operating or overseeing 

17 national service programs in program evaluation and 

18 performance measures to inform practices to aug19 ment the capacity and sustainability of the program; 

20 ‘‘(9) training of those operating or overseeing 

21 national service programs to effectively accommodate 

22 people with disabilities to increase the participation 

23 of people with disabilities in national service pro24 grams. Such activities may utilize funding from the 

25 reservation of funds to increase the participation of 


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1 individuals with disabilities as described in section 

2 129(k); 

3 ‘‘(10) establishing networks and collaboration 

4 among employers, educators, and other key stake5 holders in the community to further leverage re6 sources to increase local participation and to coordi7 nate community-wide planning and service; 

8 ‘‘(11) providing training and technical assist9 ance for the National Senior Service Corps, includ10 ing providing such training and technical assistance 

11 to programs receiving assistance under section 201 

12 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973; and 

13 ‘‘(12) carrying out such other activities as the 

14 Chief Executive Officer determines to be appro15 priate. 

16 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—The Corporation shall give priority 

17 to programs under the national service laws and those en18 tities wishing to establish programs under the national 

19 service laws seeking training or technical assistance that— 

20 ‘‘(1) seek to carry out (as defined in section 

21 101) high quality programs where the services are 

22 needed most; 

23 ‘‘(2) seek to carry out (as defined in section 

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1 programs do not currently exist or where the pro2 grams are too limited to meet community needs; 

3 ‘‘(3) seek to carry out (as defined in section 

4 101) high quality programs that focus on and pro5 vide service opportunities for underserved rural and 

6 urban areas and populations; and 

7 ‘‘(4) assist programs in developing a service 

8 component that combines students, out-of-school 

9 youths, and older adults as participants to provide 

10 needed community services.’’. 

11 Subtitle III—Repeal of Title III 

12 (Points of Light Foundation) 

13 SEC. 1831. REPEAL. 

14 Title III (42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.) is repealed. 

15 Subtitle IV—Amendments to Title 

16 V (Authorization of Appropria17 tions) 

18 SEC. 1841. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

19 Section 501 (42 U.S.C. 12681) is amended to read 

20 as follows: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

22 ‘‘(a) TITLE I.— 

23 ‘‘(1) SUBTITLE B.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized 

2 to be appropriated to provide financial assist3 ance under subtitle B of title I— 

4 ‘‘(i) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(ii) such sums as may be necessary 

7 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 

8 2012. 

9 ‘‘(B) PROGRAMS.—Of the amount appro10 priated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal 

11 year— 

12 ‘‘(i) not more than 60 percent shall be 

13 available to provide financial assistance 

14 under part I of subtitle B of title I; 

15 ‘‘(ii) not more than 25 percent shall 

16 be available to provide financial assistance 

17 under part II of such subtitle; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) not less than 15 percent shall be 

19 available to provide financial assistance 

20 under part III of such subtitle. 

21 ‘‘(C) SUMMER OF SERVICE.—Of the 

22 amount appropriated under subparagraph (A) 

23 for a fiscal year, up to $10,000,000 shall be for 

24 summer of service grants and up to 

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1 Service Trust to support summer of service 

2 educational awards, consistent with section 

3 118(c)(8). 

4 ‘‘(2) SUBTITLES C, D, AND H.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized 

6 to be appropriated to provide financial assist7 ance under subtitles C and H of title I, to ad8 minister the National Service Trust and dis9 burse national service educational awards and 

10 scholarships under subtitle D of title I, and to 

11 carry out such audits and evaluations as the 

12 Chief Executive Officer or the Inspector Gen13 eral of the Corporation may determine to be 

14 necessary, $485,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, 

15 and such sums as may be necessary for each of 

16 fiscal years 2009 through 2012. 

17 ‘‘(B) PROGRAMS.—Of the amount appro18 priated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal 

19 year, up to 15 percent shall be made available 

20 to provide financial assistance under sub21 sections (b) and (c) of section 126, and under 

22 subtitle H of title I. 

23 ‘‘(C) SUBTITLE C.—Of the amount appro24 priated under subparagraph (A), the following 

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1 nancial assistance under section 121 of subtitle 

2 C of title I: 

3 ‘‘(i) For fiscal year 2008, not more 

4 than $324,000,000. 

5 ‘‘(ii) For fiscal year 2009, not more 

6 than $357,000,000. 

7 ‘‘(iii) For fiscal year 2010, not more 

8 than $397,000,000. 

9 ‘‘(iv) For each of fiscal years 2011 

10 through 2012, such sums as may be nec11 essary. 

12 ‘‘(D) PRIORITY.—Notwithstanding any 

13 other provision of this Act, in obligating the 

14 amounts made available pursuant to the author15 ization of appropriations in subparagraph (C), 

16 priority shall be given to programs carried out 

17 in areas for which the President has declared 

18 the existence of a major disaster, in accordance 

19 with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis20 aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

21 U.S.C. 5170), as a consequence of Hurricanes 

22 Katrina and Rita. 

23 ‘‘(3) SUBTITLE E.—There are authorized to be 

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1 subtitle E of title I, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 

2 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for each 

3 of fiscal years 2009 through 2012. 

4 ‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATION.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized 

6 to be appropriated for the administration of 

7 this Act, including financial assistance under 

8 sections 126(a) and 196B, $51,000,000 for fis9 cal year 2008 and such sums as may be nec10 essary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 

11 2012. 

12 ‘‘(B) CORPORATION.—Of the amounts ap13 propriated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal 

14 year— 

15 ‘‘(i) up to 69 percent shall be made 

16 available to the Corporation for the admin17 istration of this Act, including to provide 

18 financial assistance under section 196B; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(ii) the remainder shall be available 

21 to provide financial assistance under sec22 tion 126(a). 

23 ‘‘(5) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

24 Of the amounts appropriated for a fiscal year under 

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1 titles I and II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 

2 of 1973, the Corporation shall reserve up to 2.5 per3 cent to carry out subtitle J of this Act. Notwith4 standing subsection (b), amounts so reserved shall 

5 be available only for the fiscal year for which they 

6 are reserved. 

7 ‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

8 appropriated under this section shall remain available 

9 until expended.’’. 

10 TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE 

11 DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERV12 ICE ACT OF 1973 

13 SEC. 2001. REFERENCES. 

14 Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in 

15 this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

16 of an amendment to, or repeal of a provision, the reference 

17 shall be considered to be made to a provision of the Do18 mestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et 

19 seq.). 

20 Subtitle A—Amendments to Title I 

21 (National Volunteer Antipoverty 

22 Programs) 

23 SEC. 2101. PURPOSE. 

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1 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘both young 

2 and older citizens’’ and inserting ‘‘citizens of all ages 

3 and backgrounds’’; and 

4 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘local agen5 cies’’ and all that follows through the period at the 

6 end and inserting ‘‘local agencies, expand relation7 ships with, and support for, the efforts of civic, com8 munity, and educational organizations, and utilize 

9 the energy, innovative spirit, experience, and skills of 

10 all Americans.’’. 

11 SEC. 2102. PURPOSE OF THE VISTA PROGRAM. 

12 Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 4951) is amended— 

13 (1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘af14 flicted with’’ and inserting ‘‘affected by’’; and 

15 (2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘local 

16 level’’ and all that follows through the period at the 

17 end and inserting ‘‘local level, to support efforts by 

18 local agencies and organizations to achieve long-term 

19 sustainability of projects, consistent with section 186 

20 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, 

21 initiated or expanded under the VISTA program ac22 tivities, and to strengthen local agencies and commu23 nity organizations to carry out the purpose of this 

24 part.’’. 


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1 SEC. 2103. APPLICATIONS. 

2 Section 103 (42 U.S.C. 4953) is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (a)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘the 

5 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is6 lands,’’ after ‘‘American Samoa,’’; and 

7 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘handicapped’’ and in9 serting ‘‘disabled’’; and 

10 (ii) by striking ‘‘handicaps’’ and in11 serting ‘‘disabilities’’; 

12 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘jobless, 

13 the hungry, and low-income’’ and inserting ‘‘un14 employed, the hungry, and low-income’’; 

15 (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘preven16 tion, education,’’ and inserting ‘‘through pre17 vention, education, rehabilitation, and treat18 ment,’’; 

19 (E) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, men20 tal illness,’’ after ‘‘including’’; 

21 (F) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

22 and inserting a semicolon; 

23 (G) in paragraph (7), by striking the pe24 riod and inserting a semicolon; and 

25 (H) by adding at the end the following new 

26 paragraphs: 


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1 ‘‘(8) in the re-entry and re-integration of for2 merly incarcerated youth and adults into society, in3 cluding life skills training, employment training, 

4 counseling, educational training, and educational 

5 counseling; 

6 ‘‘(9) in developing and carrying out financial 

7 literacy, financial planning, budgeting, savings, and 

8 reputable credit accessibility programs in low-income 

9 communities, including those programs which edu10 cate on financing home ownership and higher edu11 cation; 

12 ‘‘(10) in initiating and supporting before-school 

13 and after-school programs servicing children in low14 income communities that may engage participants in 

15 mentoring relationships, tutoring, life skills, or study 

16 skills programs, service-learning, physical, nutrition, 

17 and health education programs, including programs 

18 aimed at fighting childhood obesity, and other activi19 ties addressing the needs of the community’s chil20 dren; 

21 ‘‘(11) in establishing and supporting community 

22 economic development initiatives, including micro-en23 terprises, with a priority on such programs in rural 

24 areas and other areas where such programs are 

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1 ‘‘(12) in assisting veterans and their families 

2 through establishing or augmenting programs which 

3 assist such persons with access to legal assistance, 

4 health care (including mental health), employment 

5 counseling or training, education counseling or train6 ing, affordable housing, and other support services; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(13) in addressing the health and wellness of 

9 low-income and underserved communities, including 

10 programs to increase access to preventive services, 

11 insurance, and health care.’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (b)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘recruit14 ment and placement procedures’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘placement procedures that involve sponsoring 

16 organizations and’’; 

17 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

18 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

19 (I) strike ‘‘related to the recruit20 ment and’’ and insert ‘‘related to 

21 the’’; 

22 (II) strike ‘‘in conjunction with 

23 the recruitment and’’ and insert ‘‘in 

24 conjunction with the’’; and 


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1 (III) strike ‘‘1993. Upon’’ and all 

2 that follows through the period at the 

3 end and insert ‘‘1993.’’; 

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

5 ‘‘central information system that shall, on 

6 request, promptly provide’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘database that provides’’; and 

8 (iii) in subparagraph (C)— 

9 (I) by striking ‘‘timely and effec10 tive’’ and inserting ‘‘timely and cost11 effective’’; and 

12 (II) by striking ‘‘the recruitment 

13 of volunteers’’ and inserting ‘‘recruit14 ment and management of volunteers’’; 

15 and 

16 (C) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end 

17 the following: ‘‘The Director shall give priority 

18 to— 

19 ‘‘(A) disadvantaged youth (as defined in 

20 section 101 of the National and Community 

21 Service Act of 1990) and low-income adults; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(B) retired adults of any profession, but 

24 with an emphasis on those professions whose 

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1 munity, such as the health care professions, 

2 teaching, counseling, and engineering and other 

3 professions requiring a high level of technical 

4 and project management skills, to utilize their 

5 experience, including professional skills, in the 

6 VISTA program.’’; 

7 (D) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ‘‘in8 formation system’’ and inserting ‘‘database’’; 

9 (3) in subsection (c)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

11 (i) in the matter preceding subpara12 graph (A), by striking ‘‘personnel de13 scribed in subsection (b)(2)(C)’’ and in14 serting ‘‘personnel described in subsection 

15 (b)(2)(C), sponsoring organizations, and 

16 the Office of Outreach and Recruitment’’; 

17 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

18 ‘‘the Internet and related technologies,’’ 

19 after ‘‘television,’’; 

20 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

21 ‘‘Internet and related technologies,’’ after 

22 ‘‘through the’’; 

23 (iv) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 

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1 ment, State employment security agencies, 

2 employment offices,’’; 

3 (v) in subparagraph (F), by striking 

4 ‘‘National and Community Service Trust 

5 Act of 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘National and 

6 Community Service Act of 1990’’; and 

7 (vi) in subparagraph (G), by striking 

8 ‘‘, on request,’’; 

9 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘this 

10 subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection and 

11 related public awareness and recruitment activi12 ties under the national service laws and through 

13 the Office of Outreach and Recruitment’’; and 

14 (C) in paragraph (4)— 

15 (i) by striking ‘‘Beginning’’ and all 

16 that follows through ‘‘for the purpose’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘For the purpose’’; and 

18 (ii) by striking ‘‘1.5 percent’’ and in19 serting ‘‘2 percent’’; 

20 (4) by amending the second sentence of sub21 section (d) to read as follows: ‘‘Whenever feasible, 

22 such efforts shall be coordinated with an appropriate 

23 local workforce investment board established under 

24 section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 

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1 (5) in subsection (g) by striking ‘‘and has been 

2 submitted to the Governor’’ and all that follows and 

3 inserting a period; and 

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

5 ‘‘(i) The Director may enter into agreements under 

6 which public and private nonprofit organizations, with suf7 ficient financial capacity and size, pay for all or a portion 

8 of the costs of supporting the service of volunteers under 

9 this title, consistent with the provisions of section 186 of 

10 the National and Community Service Act of 1990.’’. 

11 SEC. 2104. VISTA PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 

12 Part A of title I is amended by inserting after section 

13 103 (42 U.S.C. 4953) the following: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 103A. VISTA PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—With not less than one-third of 

16 the funds made available under subsection (d) in each fis17 cal year, the Director shall make grants for VISTA posi18 tions to support programs of national significance. Each 

19 program for which a grant is received under this sub20 section shall be carried out in accordance with the require21 ments applicable to that program. 

22 ‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—The Director shall 

23 make grants under subsection (a) to support one or more 

24 of the following programs to address problems that con25 cern low-income and rural communities in the Nation: 


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1 ‘‘(1) In the re-entry and re-integration of for2 merly incarcerated youth and adults into society, in3 cluding life skills training, employment training, 

4 counseling, educational training, and educational 

5 counseling. 

6 ‘‘(2) In developing and carrying-out financial 

7 literacy, financial planning, budgeting, savings, and 

8 reputable credit accessibility programs in low-income 

9 communities, including those programs which edu10 cate on financing home ownership and higher edu11 cation. 

12 ‘‘(3) In initiating and supporting before-school 

13 and after-school programs in low-income commu14 nities that may include such activities as establishing 

15 mentoring relationships, physical education, tutor16 ing, instruction in 21st century thinking skills, life 

17 skills, and study skills, community service, service18 learning, nutrition and health education, and other 

19 activities aimed at keeping children, safe, educated, 

20 and healthy, which serve the children in such com21 munity. 

22 ‘‘(4) In establishing and supporting community 

23 economic development initiatives, including micro-en24 terprises, with a priority on such programs in rural 


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1 areas and areas where such programs are needed 

2 most. 

3 ‘‘(5) In assisting veterans and their families 

4 through establishing or augmenting programs which 

5 assist such persons with access to legal assistance, 

6 health care (including mental health), employment 

7 counseling or training, education counseling or train8 ing, affordable housing, and other support services. 

9 ‘‘(6) In addressing the health and wellness of 

10 low-income and underserved communities across our 

11 Nation, including programs to fight childhood obe12 sity through nutrition, physical fitness, and other as13 sociated life skills education programs and programs 

14 to increase access to preventive services, insurance, 

15 and health care. 

16 ‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to receive a grant 

18 under subsection (a), an applicant shall submit an 

19 application to the Director at such time and in such 

20 manner as the Director requires and receive ap21 proval of the application. Such application shall, at 

22 a minimum, demonstrate to the Director a level of 

23 expertise in carrying out such a program. 

24 ‘‘(2) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds 

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1 supplement and not supplant the number of VISTA 

2 volunteers engaged in programs addressing the prob3 lem for which such funds are awarded unless such 

4 sums are an extension of funds previously provided 

5 under this title. 

6 ‘‘(d) FUNDING.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro8 priate under section 501 for each fiscal year there 

9 shall be available to the Director such sums as may 

10 be necessary to make grants under subsection (a). 

11 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—No funds shall be made 

12 available to the Director to make grants under sub13 section (a) unless the amounts appropriated under 

14 section 501 available for such fiscal year to carry 

15 out part A are sufficient to maintain the number of 

16 projects and volunteers funded under part A in the 

17 preceding fiscal year. 

18 ‘‘(e) INFORMATION.—The Director shall widely dis19 seminate information on grants that may be made under 

20 this section, including through the Office of Outreach and 

21 Recruitment and other volunteer recruitment programs 

22 being carried out by public or private non-profit organiza23 tions.’’. 

24 SEC. 2105. TERMS AND PERIODS OF SERVICE. 

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1 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘with the 

2 terms and conditions of their service.’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘with the terms and conditions of their service or 

4 any adverse action, such as termination, proposed by 

5 the sponsoring organization. The procedure shall 

6 provide for an appeal to the Director of any pro7 posed termination.’’; and 

8 (2) in the third sentence (as amended by this 

9 section), by striking ‘‘and the terms and conditions 

10 of their service’’. 

11 SEC. 2106. SUPPORT SERVICE. 

12 Section 105(a)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 4955(a)(1)(B)) is 

13 amended by striking ‘‘Such stipend’’ and all that follows 

14 through ‘‘in the case of persons’’ and inserting ‘‘Such sti15 pend shall be set at a minimum of $125 per month and 

16 a maximum of $150 per month, subject to the availability 

17 of funds to accomplish such a maximum. The Director 

18 may provide a stipend of $250 per month in the case of 

19 persons’’. 

20 SEC. 2107. SECTIONS REPEALED. 

21 The following provisions are repealed: 

22 (1) VISTA LITERACY CORPS.—Section 109 (42 

23 U.S.C. 4959). 

24 (2) UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA.—Part B of 

25 title I (42 U.S.C. 4971 et seq.). 


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1 (3) LITERACY CHALLENGE GRANTS.—Section 

2 124 (42 U.S.C. 4995). 

3 SEC. 2108. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 

4 Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 4991) is amended in the sec5 ond sentence by striking ‘‘situations’’ and inserting ‘‘orga6 nizations’’. 

7 SEC. 2109. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 

8 Section 123 (42 U.S.C. 4993) is amended— 

9 (1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘TECH10 NICAL AND’’; and 

11 (2) by striking ‘‘technical and’’. 

12 Subtitle B—Amendments to Title II 

13 (National Senior Volunteer Corps) 

14 SEC. 2201. CHANGE IN NAME. 

15 Title II (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.) is amended in the 

16 title heading by striking ‘‘NATIONAL SENIOR 

17 VOLUNTEER CORPS’’ and inserting ‘‘NA18 TIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS’’. 

19 SEC. 2202. PURPOSE. 

20 Section 200 (42 U.S.C. 5000) is amended to read as 

21 follows: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 200. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. 

23 ‘‘It is the purpose of this title to provide— 

24 ‘‘(1) opportunities for senior service to meet 

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1 of education, public safety, emergency and disaster 

2 preparedness, relief, and recovery, health and human 

3 needs, and the environment; 

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

5 comprised of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Pro6 gram, the Foster Grandparent Program, and the 

7 Senior Companion Program, and demonstration and 

8 other programs to empower people 55 years of age 

9 or older to contribute to their communities through 

10 service, enhance the lives of those who serve and 

11 those whom they serve, and provide communities 

12 with valuable services; 

13 ‘‘(3) opportunities for people 55 years of age or 

14 older, through the Retired and Senior Volunteer 

15 Program, to share their knowledge, experiences, 

16 abilities, and skills for the betterment of their com17 munities and themselves; 

18 ‘‘(4) opportunities for low-income people 55 

19 years of age or older, through the Foster Grand20 parents Program, to have a positive impact on the 

21 lives of children in need; 

22 ‘‘(5) opportunities for low-income people 55 

23 years of age or older, through the Senior Companion 

24 Program, to provide critical support services and 

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1 tion and who are struggling to maintain a dignified 

2 independent life; and 

3 ‘‘(6) for research, training, demonstration, and 

4 other program activities to increase and improve op5 portunities for people 55 years of age or older to 

6 meet unmet needs, including those related to public 

7 safety, public health, and emergency and disaster 

8 preparedness, relief, and recovery, in their commu9 nities.’’. 

10 SEC. 2203. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR VOLUNTEER 

11 SERVICE PROJECTS. 

12 Section 201 (42 U.S.C. 5001) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

15 by striking ‘‘avail themselves of opportunities 

16 for volunteer service in their community’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘share their experiences, abilities, and 

18 skills for the betterment of their communities 

19 and themselves through service’’; 

20 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, and 

21 individuals 60 years of age or older will be 

22 given priority for enrollment,’’; 

23 (C) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘either 

24 prior to or during the volunteer service’’ after 

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1 (D) by striking paragraph (4) and insert2 ing the following: 

3 ‘‘(4) the project is being designed and imple4 mented with the advice of experts in the field of 

5 service to be delivered as well as with those who 

6 have expertise in the recruitment and management 

7 of volunteers, particularly those of the Baby Boom 

8 generation.’’; 

9 (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol10 lows: 

11 ‘‘(c) The Director shall give priority to projects— 

12 ‘‘(1) utilizing retired scientists, technicians, en13 gineers, and mathematicians (the STEM profes14 sionals) to improve Science, Technology, Engineer15 ing, and Mathematics (STEM) education through 

16 activities such as assisting teachers in classroom 

17 demonstrations or laboratory experiences, running 

18 after-school, weekend, or summer programs designed 

19 to engage disadvantaged youth (as defined in section 

20 101 of the National and Community Service Act of 

21 1990) or low-income, minority youth in the STEM 

22 fields and to improve mastery of the STEM content, 

23 providing field trips to businesses, institutions of 

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1 where the STEM professions are practiced or illumi2 nated; 

3 ‘‘(2) utilizing retired health care professionals 

4 to improve the health and wellness of low income or 

5 rural communities; 

6 ‘‘(3) utilizing retired criminal justice profes7 sionals for programs designed to prevent disadvan8 taged youth (as defined in section 101 of the Na9 tional and Community Service Act of 1990) from 

10 joining gangs or committing crimes; 

11 ‘‘(4) utilizing retired military and emergency 

12 professionals for programs to improve public safety, 

13 emergency and disaster preparedness, relief, and re14 covery, search and rescue, and homeland security ef15 forts; and 

16 ‘‘(5) utilizing retired computer science profes17 sionals, technicians of related technologies, business 

18 professionals, and others with relevant knowledge to 

19 increase, for low income individuals and families, ac20 cess to and obtaining the benefits from computers 

21 and other existing and emerging technologies.’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(e) COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARDS REQUIRED.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective for fiscal year 

25 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter, each grant or 


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1 contract awarded under this section in such a year 

2 shall be— 

3 ‘‘(A) awarded for a period of 3 years; and 

4 ‘‘(B) awarded through a competitive proc5 ess. 

6 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS OF COMPETITIVE PROCESS.— 

7 The competitive process required by paragraph 

8 (1)(B)— 

9 ‘‘(A) shall include the use of a peer review 

10 panel, including members with expertise in sen11 ior service and aging; 

12 ‘‘(B) shall ensure that— 

13 ‘‘(i) the resulting grants (or contracts) 

14 support no less than the volunteer service 

15 years of the previous grant (or contract) 

16 cycle in a given geographic service area; 

17 ‘‘(ii) the resulting grants (or con18 tracts) maintain a similar program dis19 tribution; and 

20 ‘‘(iii) every effort is made to minimize 

21 the disruption to volunteers; and 

22 ‘‘(C) shall include the performance meas23 ures, outcomes, and other criteria established 

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1 ‘‘(3) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPETITIVE PROC2 ESS.—The Corporation shall establish and make 

3 available the competitive process required by para4 graph (1)(B) no later than 18 months after the date 

5 of the enactment of this subsection. The Corporation 

6 shall consult with the program directors of the Re7 tired Senior Volunteer Program during development 

8 and implementation of the competitive process. 

9 ‘‘(f) EVALUATION PROCESS REQUIRED.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 

11 412, and effective beginning 180 days after the date 

12 of the enactment of this subsection, each grant or 

13 contract under this section that expires in fiscal year 

14 2010, 2011, and 2012 shall be subject to an evalua15 tion process. The evaluation process shall be carried 

16 out, to the maximum extent practicable, in fiscal 

17 year 2009, 2010, and 2011, respectively. 

18 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS OF EVALUATION PROCESS.— 

19 The evaluation process required by paragraph (1)— 

20 ‘‘(A) shall include performance measures, 

21 outcomes, and other criteria; and 

22 ‘‘(B) shall evaluate the extent to which the 

23 recipient of the grant or contract meets or ex24 ceeds such performance measures, outcomes, 

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1 ‘‘(3) ESTABLISHMENT OF EVALUATION PROC2 ESS.—The Corporation shall, in collaboration and 

3 consultation with program directors of the Retired 

4 Senior Volunteer Program, establish and make avail5 able the evaluation process required by paragraph 

6 (1), including the performance measures, outcomes, 

7 and other criteria required by paragraph (2)(A), 

8 with particular attention to the different needs of 

9 rural and urban programs. The processes shall be 

10 established and made available, including notifica11 tion of the available training and technical assist12 ance, no later than 180 days after the date of the 

13 enactment of this subsection. 

14 ‘‘(4) EFFECT OF FAILING TO MEET PERFORM15 ANCE MEASURES.—If the evaluation process deter16 mines that the recipient has failed to meet or exceed 

17 the performance measures, outcomes, and other cri18 teria established under this subsection, the grant or 

19 contract shall not be renewed. Any successor grant 

20 or contract shall be awarded through the competitive 

21 process described in subsection (e)(1). 

22 ‘‘(5) SPECIAL RULE.—The Corporation may 

23 continue to fund a program which has failed to meet 

24 or exceed the performance measures, outcomes, and 

25 other criteria established under this subsection for 


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1 up to 12 months if competition does not result in a 

2 successor grant or contract for such program, in 

3 order to minimize the disruption to volunteers and 

4 disruption of services. In such a case, outreach shall 

5 be conducted and a new competition shall be estab6 lished. The previous recipient shall remain eligible 

7 for the new competition. 

8 ‘‘(6) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The performance 

10 measures, outcomes, and other criteria estab11 lished under this subsection may be updated or 

12 modified as necessary, in consultation with pro13 gram directors for the Retired Senior Volunteer 

14 Program, but no earlier than fiscal year 2013. 

15 ‘‘(B) OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS.—Effective 

16 for fiscal years before fiscal year 2013, the Cor17 poration may, after consulting with program di18 rectors of the Retired Senior Volunteer Pro19 gram, determine that a performance measure, 

20 outcome, or criterion established under this 

21 subsection is operationally problematic, and 

22 may, in consultation with program directors of 

23 the Retired Senior Volunteer Program and 

24 after notifying the Committee on Education and 

25 Labor of the House of Representatives and the 


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1 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

2 Pensions of the Senate— 

3 ‘‘(i) eliminate the use of that perform4 ance measure, outcome, or criterion; or 

5 ‘‘(ii) modify that performance meas6 ure, outcome, or criterion as necessary to 

7 render it no longer operationally problem8 atic. 

9 ‘‘(g) ONLINE RESOURCE GUIDE.—The Corporation 

10 shall develop and disseminate an online resource guide for 

11 the Retired Senior Volunteer Program within 180 days 

12 after the date of the enactment of this subsection, which 

13 shall include, but not be limited to— 

14 ‘‘(1) examples of high performing programs; 

15 ‘‘(2) corrective actions for underperforming pro16 grams; and 

17 ‘‘(3) examples of meaningful outcome-based 

18 performance measures that capture a program’s mis19 sion and priorities. 

20 ‘‘(h) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Corporation shall 

21 submit, by 2012, to the Committee on Education and 

22 Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

23 on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 

24 a report on— 


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1 ‘‘(1) the number of programs that did not meet 

2 or exceed the established performance measures, 

3 outcomes, and other criteria established under sub4 section (f); 

5 ‘‘(2) the number of new grants awarded; 

6 ‘‘(3) the challenges to the implementation of 

7 evaluation and competition, including but not limited 

8 to geographic distribution and the minimization of 

9 disruption to volunteers; and 

10 ‘‘(4) how the current program geographic dis11 tribution affects recruitment for the Retired Senior 

12 Volunteer Program.’’. 

13 SEC. 2204. FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM GRANTS. 

14 Section 211 (42 U.S.C. 5011) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘low-income 

16 persons aged sixty or over’’ and inserting ‘‘low-in17 come and other persons aged 55 or over’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (b)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (i) in the matter preceding subpara21 graph (A), by striking ‘‘shall have the ex22 clusive authority to determine, pursuant to 

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

2 ‘‘and’’; 

3 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

4 the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

5 (iv) by adding after subparagraph (B) 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(C) whether it is in the best interests of a 

8 child receiving, and of a particular foster grand9 parent providing, services in such a project, to con10 tinue such relationship after the child reaches the 

11 age of 21, if such child was receiving such services 

12 prior to attaining the age of 21.’’; 

13 (B) by striking paragraph (2); and 

14 (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

15 paragraph (2); 

16 (3) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by this 

17 section), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2)’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 

19 (4) by adding after paragraph (2) (as redesig20 nated by this section) the following: 

21 ‘‘(3) If an assignment of a foster grandparent is sus22 pended or discontinued, the replacement of that foster 

23 grandparent shall be determined through the mutual 

24 agreement of all parties involved in the provision of serv25 ices to the child.’’; 


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1 (5) in subsection (d), in the second sentence, by 

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

3 ‘‘inflation,’’ and inserting ‘‘Any stipend or allowance 

4 provided under this part shall not exceed 75 percent 

5 of the minimum wage under section 6 the Fair 

6 Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206), and 

7 the Federal share shall not be less than $2.65 per 

8 hour, provided that the Director shall adjust the 

9 Federal share once prior to December 31, 2012, to 

10 account for inflation,’’; 

11 (6) in subsection (e)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘125’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘200’’; and 

14 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, as so 

15 adjusted’’ and all that follows through ‘‘local 

16 situations’’; 

17 (7) by striking subsection (f) and inserting: 

18 ‘‘(f)(1) Subject to the restrictions in paragraph (3), 

19 individuals who are not low-income persons may serve as 

20 volunteers under this part. The regulations issued by the 

21 Director to carry out this part (other than regulations re22 lating to stipends or allowances to individuals authorized 

23 by subsection (d)) shall apply to all volunteers under this 

24 part, without regard to whether such volunteers are eligi25 ble to receive a stipend or allowance under subsection (d). 


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1 ‘‘(2) Except as provided under paragraph (1), each 

2 recipient of a grant or contract to carry out a project 

3 under this part shall give equal treatment to all volunteers 

4 who participate in such project, without regard to whether 

5 such volunteers are eligible to receive a stipend or allow6 ance under subsection (d). 

7 ‘‘(3) An individual who is not a low-income person 

8 may not become a volunteer under this part if allowing 

9 that individual to become a volunteer under this part 

10 would prevent a low-income person from becoming a vol11 unteer under this part or would displace a low-income per12 son from being a volunteer under this part. 

13 ‘‘(4) The Office of Outreach and Recruitment shall 

14 conduct outreach to ensure the inclusion of low-income 

15 persons in programs and activities authorized under this 

16 title.’’; and 

17 (8) by adding at the end the following new sub18 sections: 

19 ‘‘(g) The Director may also provide a stipend or al20 lowance in an amount not to exceed 10 percent more than 

21 the amount established under subsection (d) to leaders 

22 who, on the basis of past experience as volunteers, special 

23 skills, and demonstrated leadership abilities, may coordi24 nate activities, including training, and otherwise support 

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1 ‘‘(h) The program may accept up to 15 percent of 

2 volunteers serving in a project under this part for a fiscal 

3 year who do not meet the definition of ‘low-income’ under 

4 subsection (e), upon certification by the recipient of a 

5 grant or contract that it is unable to effectively recruit 

6 and place low-income volunteers in the number of place7 ments approved for the project.’’. 

8 SEC. 2205. SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM GRANTS. 

9 Section 213 (42 U.S.C. 5013) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘low-income 

11 persons aged 60 or over’’ and inserting ‘‘low-income 

12 and other persons aged 55 or over’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Subsections 

14 (d), (e), and (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subsections (d) 

15 through (h)’’; and 

16 (3) by striking subsection (c)(2)(B) and insert17 ing the following: 

18 ‘‘(B) Senior companion volunteer trainers and leaders 

19 may receive a stipend or allowance consistent with sub20 section (g) authorized under subsection (d) of section 211, 

21 as approved by the Director.’’. 

22 SEC. 2206. PROMOTION OF NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE 

23 CORPS. 

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1 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘VOLUN2 TEER’’ and inserting ‘‘SERVICE’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘of all 

4 ages and backgrounds living in rural, suburban, and 

5 urban localities’’ after ‘‘greater participation of vol6 unteers’’. 

7 SEC. 2207. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 

8 (a) CHANGE IN AGE ELIGIBILITY.—Section 223 (42 

9 U.S.C. 5023) is amended by striking ‘‘sixty years and 

10 older from minority groups’’ and inserting ‘‘55 years and 

11 older from minority and underserved populations’’. 

12 (b) NAME CHANGE.—Section 224 (42 U.S.C. 5024) 

13 is amended in the heading by striking ‘‘VOLUNTEER’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘SERVICE’’. 

15 SEC. 2208. PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 

16 Section 225 (42 U.S.C. 5025) is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (a)— 

18 (A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 

19 follows: 

20 ‘‘(2) Applicants for grants under paragraph (1) shall 

21 determine which program under part A, B, or C the pro22 gram shall be carried out and submit an application as 

23 required for programs under part A, B, or C.’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(4) The Director shall ensure that at least 50 per2 cent of the grants made under this section are from appli3 cants currently not receiving assistance from the Corpora4 tion and when possible in locations where there are no cur5 rent programs under part A, B, C in existence.’’; 

6 (2) in subsection (b)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before 

8 the period at the end the following: ‘‘or Alz9 heimer’s disease, with an intent of allowing 

10 those served to age in place’’; 

11 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting before 

12 the period at the end the following: ‘‘through 

13 education, prevention, treatment, and rehabili14 tation’’; 

15 (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting before 

16 the period at the end the following: ‘‘, including 

17 programs that teach parenting skills, life skills, 

18 and family management skills’’; 

19 (D) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 

20 follows: 

21 ‘‘(4) Programs that establish and support men22 toring programs for disadvantaged youth (as defined 

23 in section 101 of the National and Community Serv24 ice Act of 1990), including those mentoring pro25 grams that match youth with volunteer mentors 


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1 leading to apprenticeship programs and employment 

2 training.’’; 

3 (E) in paragraph (5), by inserting before 

4 the period at the end the following: ‘‘, including 

5 those programs that serve youth and adults 

6 with limited English proficiency’’; 

7 (F) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

8 and all that follows through the period and in9 sert ‘‘and for individuals and children with dis10 abilities or chronic illnesses living at home.’’; 

11 (G) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘after12 school activities’’ and all that follows through 

13 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘after14 school programs serving children in low-income 

15 communities that may engage participants in 

16 mentoring relationships, tutoring, life skills or 

17 study skills programs, service-learning, physical, 

18 nutrition, and health education programs, in19 cluding programs aimed at fighting childhood 

20 obesity, and other activities addressing the 

21 needs of the community’s children, including 

22 those of working parents.’’; 

23 (H) by striking paragraphs (8), (9), (12), 

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1 (I) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and 

2 (11) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; 

3 (J) by inserting after paragraph (9) (as so 

4 redesignated) the following: 

5 ‘‘(10) Programs that engage older adults with 

6 children and youth to complete service in energy 

7 conservation, environmental stewardship, or other 

8 environmental needs of a community. 

9 ‘‘(11) Programs that collaborate with criminal 

10 justice professionals and organizations in prevention 

11 programs aimed at disadvantaged youth (as defined 

12 in section 101 of the National and Community Serv13 ice Act of 1990) or youth re-entering society after 

14 incarceration and their families, which may include 

15 mentoring and counseling, which many include em16 ployment counseling.’’; 

17 (K) by redesignating paragraph (17) as 

18 paragraph (12); and 

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

20 ‘‘(13) Programs that strengthen community ef21 forts in support of homeland security.’’; 

22 (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘shall dem23 onstrate to the Director’’ and all that follows 

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1 demonstrate to the Director a level of expertise in 

2 carrying out such a program.’’; and 

3 (4) in subsection (e)— 

4 (A) by inserting ‘‘widely’’ before ‘‘dissemi5 nate’’; and 

6 (B) by striking ‘‘to field personnel’’ and all 

7 that follows through the period at the end and 

8 inserting ‘‘, including through the Office of 

9 Outreach and Recruitment and other volunteer 

10 recruitment programs being carried out by pub11 lic or private non-profit organizations.’’. 

12 SEC. 2209. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. 

13 Part D of title II (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.) is amended 

14 by adding after section 227 the following: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 228. CONTINUITY OF SERVICE. 

16 ‘‘To ensure the continued service of individuals in 

17 communities served by the Retired and Senior Volunteer 

18 Program prior to enactment of this section, in making 

19 grants under this title the Corporation shall take actions 

20 it considers necessary to maintain service assignments for 

21 such seniors and to ensure continuity of service for com22 munities. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 229. ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

3 (b), a program receiving assistance under this title may 

4 accept donations, including donations in cash or in kind. 

5 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), a 

6 program receiving assistance under this title shall not ac7 cept donations from the beneficiaries of the program.’’. 

8 SEC. 2210. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR. 

9 Section 231 (42 U.S.C. 5028) is amended— 

10 (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol11 lows: 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

13 ‘‘(1) ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED.—The Director 

14 is authorized to— 

15 ‘‘(A) make grants to or enter into con16 tracts with public or nonprofit organizations, 

17 including organizations funded under part A, B, 

18 or C, for the purposes of demonstrating innova19 tive activities involving older Americans as vol20 unteers; and 

21 ‘‘(B) make incentive grants under sub22 section (d). 

23 ‘‘(2) SUPPORT OF VOLUNTEERS.—The Director 

24 may support under this part both volunteers receiv25 ing stipends and volunteers not receiving stipends.’’; 

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

2 by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub3 section (a)(1)(A)’’; 

4 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘activi5 ties;’’ and inserting ‘‘activities described in sec6 tion 225(b) and carried out through programs 

7 described in parts A, B, and C;’’; and 

8 (C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 

9 inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(2) programs that support older Americans in 

11 aging in place while augmenting the capacity of 

12 members of a community to serve each other 

13 through reciprocal service centers, service credit 

14 banking, community economic scripts, barter serv15 ices, timebanking, and other similar programs where 

16 services are exchanged and not paid for; or 

17 ‘‘(3) grants to non-profit organizations to estab18 lish sites or programs to— 

19 ‘‘(A) assist retiring or retired individuals 

20 in locating opportunities for— 

21 ‘‘(i) public service roles, including 

22 through paid or volunteer service; 

23 ‘‘(ii) participating in life-planning pro24 grams, including financial planning and 


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1 issues revolving around health and 

2 wellness; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) continuing education, including 

4 leadership development, health and 

5 wellness, and technological literacy; and 

6 ‘‘(B) connect retiring or retired individuals 

7 with members of the community to serve as 

8 leaders and mentors in life planning, relation9 ships, employment counseling, education coun10 seling, and other areas of expertise as developed 

11 by the retiring or retired adults.’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—For purposes of subsection (b)(2), 

14 priority shall be given to— 

15 ‘‘(1) programs with established experience in 

16 carrying out such a program and engaging the en17 tire community in service exchange; 

18 ‘‘(2) programs with the capacity to connect to 

19 similar programs throughout a city or region to aug20 ment the available services to older Americans and 

21 for members of the community to serve each other; 

22 ‘‘(3) programs seeking to establish in an area 

23 where needs of older Americans are left unmet and 

24 older Americans are unable to consider aging in 

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1 ‘‘(4) programs that integrate participants in or 

2 collaborate with service-learning programs, 

3 AmeriCorps State and National programs, the 

4 VISTA program, the Retired and Senior Volunteer 

5 Program, Foster Grandparents program, and the 

6 Senior Companion programs, and programs de7 scribed in section 411 of the Older Americans Act 

8 of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032). 

9 ‘‘(d) INCENTIVE GRANTS.—The incentive grants re10 ferred to in subsection (a)(1)(B) are incentive grants to 

11 programs receiving assistance under this title, subject to 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(1) Such grants (which may be fixed-amount 

14 grants) shall be grants in an amount equal to $300 

15 per volunteer enrolled in the program, except that 

16 such amount shall be reduced as necessary to meet 

17 the goals of this section. 

18 ‘‘(2) Such a grant shall be awarded to a pro19 gram only if the program— 

20 ‘‘(A) exceeds performance measures estab21 lished under section 179 of the National and 

22 Community Service Act of 1990; 

23 ‘‘(B) provides non-Federal matching funds 

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1 of the amount received by the program under 

2 this title; 

3 ‘‘(C) enrolls more than 50 percent of the 

4 volunteers in outcome-based service programs 

5 with measurable objectives meeting community 

6 needs, as determined by the Corporation; and 

7 ‘‘(D) enrolls more volunteers from among 

8 members of the Baby Boom generation, as de9 fined in section 101 of the National and Com10 munity Service Act of 1990, than were enrolled 

11 in the program during the previous fiscal year. 

12 ‘‘(3) For each such grant, the Corporation shall 

13 require the recipient to provide matching funds of 

14 70 cents from non-Federal sources for every $1 pro15 vided under the grant. 

16 ‘‘(4) Such a grant shall be awarded to a pro17 gram only if the program submits, at such time and 

18 in such manner as the Corporation may reasonably 

19 require, an application that contains— 

20 ‘‘(A) a demonstration that the program 

21 has met the requirements of paragraph (2); 

22 ‘‘(B) if applicable, a plan for innovative 

23 programs as described in paragraph (6)(B)(ii); 

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1 scribed in paragraph (6) when the grant termi2 nates; and 

3 ‘‘(D) other information that the Corpora4 tion may require. 

5 ‘‘(5) Such grants shall be awarded for a period 

6 of 3 years, except that the grant shall be reviewed 

7 by the Corporation at the end of the first and second 

8 fiscal years and revoked if the Corporation finds 

9 that the program has failed to continue to meet the 

10 requirements of paragraph (2) for those fiscal years. 

11 ‘‘(6) Such grants— 

12 ‘‘(A) shall be used to increase the number 

13 of volunteers in outcome-based service with 

14 measurable objectives meeting community needs 

15 as determined by the Corporation; and 

16 ‘‘(B) may be used— 

17 ‘‘(i) for activities for which the pro18 gram is authorized to receive assistance 

19 under this title; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) for innovative programs focused 

21 on the Baby Boom generation, as defined 

22 in section 101 of the National and Com23 munity Service Act of 1990, that have 

24 been accepted by the Corporation through 

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1 and are outcome-based programs with 

2 measurable objectives meeting community 

3 needs as determined by the Corporation. 

4 ‘‘(7) The Director shall, in making such grants, 

5 give high priority to programs receiving assistance 

6 under section 201.’’. 

7 Subtitle C—Amendments to Title 

8 IV (Administration and Coordi9 nation) 

10 SEC. 2301. NONDISPLACEMENT. 

11 Section 404(a) (42 U.S.C. 5044(a)) is amended by 

12 striking ‘‘displacement of employed workers’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘displacement of employed workers or volunteers 

14 (other than participants under the national service laws)’’. 

15 SEC. 2302. NOTICE AND HEARING PROCEDURES. 

16 Section 412(a) (42 U.S.C. 5052(a)) is amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘75’’ and inserting ‘‘60’’; 

19 and 

20 (B) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

21 (2) by striking paragraph (3); and 

22 (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as (3). 

23 SEC. 2303. DEFINITIONS. 

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1 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, the Com2 monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’ after 

3 ‘‘American Samoa,’’; 

4 (2) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘National 

5 Senior Volunteer Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘National 

6 Senior Service Corps’’; and 

7 (3) in paragraph (14)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘National Senior Volunteer 

9 Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘National Senior Service 

10 Corps’’; and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘parts A, B, C, and E of’’; 

12 SEC. 2304. PROTECTION AGAINST IMPROPER USE. 

13 Section 425 (42 U.S.C. 5065) is amended by striking 

14 ‘‘National Senior Volunteer Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Na15 tional Senior Service Corps’’. 

16 Subtitle D—Amendments to Title V 

17 (Authorization of Appropriations) 

18 SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

19 VISTA AND OTHER PURPOSES. 

20 Section 501 (42 U.S.C. 5081) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (a)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, exclud23 ing section 109’’ and all that follows and insert24 ing ‘‘$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and 


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1 such sums as may be necessary for each of fis2 cal years 2009 through 2012.’’; 

3 (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4) and 

4 redesignating paragraphs (3) and (5) as para5 graphs (2) and (3); and 

6 (C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 

7 this section), by striking ‘‘, excluding section 

8 125’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘such 

9 sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 

10 years 2008 through 2012.’’; and 

11 (2) by striking subsection (e). 

12 SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NA13 TIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS. 

14 Section 502 (42 U.S.C. 5082) is amended to read as 

15 follows: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 502. NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS. 

17 ‘‘(a) RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PRO18 GRAM.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 

19 out part A of title II, $67,500,000 for fiscal year 2008 

20 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 

21 2009 through 2012. 

22 ‘‘(b) FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM.—There are 

23 authorized to be appropriated to carry out part B of title 

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1 may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 

2 2012. 

3 ‘‘(c) SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM.—There are au4 thorized to be appropriated to carry out part C of title 

5 II, $52,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as 

6 may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 

7 2012. 

8 ‘‘(d) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.—There are au9 thorized to be appropriated to carry out part E of title 

10 II, $500,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may 

11 be necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.’’. 

12 SEC. 2403. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION. 

13 Section 504 (42 U.S.C. 5084) is amended to read as 

14 follows: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 504. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION. 

16 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for the ad17 ministration of this Act $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 

18 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 

19 2009 through 2012.’’. 

20 TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO 

21 OTHER LAWS 

22 SEC. 3101. INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978. 

23 Section 8F(a)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 

24 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ‘‘National 


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1 and Community Service Trust Act of 1993’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘National and Community Service Act of 1990’’. 

3 TITLE IV—TECHNICAL AMEND4 MENTS TO TABLES OF CON5 TENTS 

6 SEC. 4101. TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE NATIONAL AND 

7 COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990. 

8 Section 1(b) of the National and Community Service 

9 Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 note) is amended to read 

10 as follows: 

11 ‘‘(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents 

12 for this Act is as follows: 

‘‘Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 

‘‘Sec. 2. Findings and purpose. 

‘‘Sec. 3. Sense of Congress. 

‘‘TITLE I—NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT 

PROGRAM 

‘‘Subtitle A—General Provisions 

‘‘Sec. 101. Definitions. 

‘‘Subtitle B—School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning Programs 

‘‘PART I—PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS

‘‘Sec. 111. Assistance to States, Territories, and Indian tribes. 

‘‘Sec. 112. Allotments. 

‘‘Sec. 113. Applications. 

‘‘Sec. 114. Consideration of applications. 

‘‘Sec. 115. Participation of students and teachers from private schools. 

‘‘Sec. 116. Federal, State, and local contributions. 

‘‘Sec. 116A. Limitations on uses of funds. 

‘‘PART II—HIGHER EDUCATION INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY

SERVICE

‘‘Sec. 117. Higher education innovative programs for community service. 

‘‘PART III—INNOVATIVE SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH

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‘‘Subtitle C—National Service Trust Program 

‘‘PART I—INVESTMENT IN NATIONAL SERVICE

‘‘Sec. 121. Authority to provide assistance and approved national service positions. 

‘‘Sec. 122. Types of national service programs eligible for program assistance. 

‘‘Sec. 123. Types of national service positions eligible for approval for national 

service educational awards. 

‘‘Sec. 124. Types of program assistance. 

‘‘Sec. 126. Other special assistance. 

‘‘PART II—APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS

‘‘Sec. 129. Provision of assistance and approved national service positions. 

‘‘Sec. 129A. Education awards only research. 

‘‘Sec. 130. Application for assistance and approved national service positions. 

‘‘Sec. 131. National service program assistance requirements. 

‘‘Sec. 132. Ineligible service categories. 

‘‘Sec. 133. Consideration of applications. 

‘‘PART III—NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

‘‘Sec. 137. Description of participants. 

‘‘Sec. 138. Selection of national service participants. 

‘‘Sec. 139. Terms of service. 

‘‘Sec. 140. Living allowances for national service participants. 

‘‘Sec. 141. National service educational awards. 

‘‘Subtitle D—National Service Trust and Provision of National Service 

Educational Awards 

‘‘Sec. 145. Establishment of the National Service Trust. 

‘‘Sec. 146. Individuals eligible to receive a national service educational award 

from the Trust. 

‘‘Sec. 147. Determination of the amount of the national service educational 

award. 

‘‘Sec. 148. Disbursement of national service educational awards. 

‘‘Sec. 149. Process of approval of national service positions. 

‘‘Subtitle E—National Civilian Community Corps 

‘‘Sec. 151. Purpose. 

‘‘Sec. 152. Establishment of National Civilian Community Corps Program. 

‘‘Sec. 153. National service program. 

‘‘Sec. 154. Summer national service program. 

‘‘Sec. 155. National Civilian Community Corps. 

‘‘Sec. 156. Training. 

‘‘Sec. 157. Service projects. 

‘‘Sec. 158. Authorized benefits for Corps members. 

‘‘Sec. 159. Administrative provisions. 

‘‘Sec. 160. Status of Corps members and Corps personnel under Federal law. 

‘‘Sec. 161. Contract and grant authority. 

‘‘Sec. 162. Responsibilities of other departments. 

‘‘Sec. 163. Advisory board. 

‘‘Sec. 164. Annual evaluation. 

‘‘Sec. 166. Definitions. 


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‘‘Subtitle F—Administrative Provisions 

‘‘Sec. 171. Family and medical leave. 

‘‘Sec. 172. Reports. 

‘‘Sec. 173. Supplementation. 

‘‘Sec. 174. Prohibition on use of funds. 

‘‘Sec. 175. Nondiscrimination. 

‘‘Sec. 176. Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures. 

‘‘Sec. 177. Nonduplication and nondisplacement. 

‘‘Sec. 178. State Commissions on National and Community Service. 

‘‘Sec. 179. Evaluation. 

‘‘Sec. 180. Engagement of participants. 

‘‘Sec. 181. Contingent extension. 

‘‘Sec. 182. Partnerships with schools. 

‘‘Sec. 183. Rights of access, examination, and copying. 

‘‘Sec. 184. Drug-free workplace requirements. 

‘‘Sec. 185. Consolidated application and reporting requirements. 

‘‘Sec. 186. Sustainability. 

‘‘Sec. 187. Use of recovered funds. 

‘‘Sec. 188. Expenses of attending meetings. 

‘‘Sec. 189. Grant periods. 

‘‘Sec. 189A. Generation of volunteers. 

‘‘Sec. 189B. Limitation on program grant costs. 

‘‘Sec. 189C. Audits and reports. 

‘‘Subtitle G—Corporation for National and Community Service 

‘‘Sec. 191. Corporation for National and Community Service. 

‘‘Sec. 192. Board of Directors. 

‘‘Sec. 192A. Authorities and duties of the Board of Directors. 

‘‘Sec. 193. Chief Executive Officer. 

‘‘Sec. 193A. Authorities and duties of the Chief Executive Officer. 

‘‘Sec. 194. Officers. 

‘‘Sec. 195. Employees, consultants, and other personnel. 

‘‘Sec. 196. Administration. 

‘‘Sec. 196A. Corporation State offices. 

‘‘Sec. 196B. Office of Outreach and Recruitment. 

‘‘Subtitle H—Investment for Quality and Innovation 

‘‘PART I—ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL

SERVICE

‘‘Sec. 198. Additional corporation activities to support national service. 

‘‘Sec. 198B. Presidential awards for service. 

‘‘PART II—INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PROGRAM SUPPORT

‘‘Sec. 198D. Innovative and model program support. 

‘‘PART III—NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS CLEARINGHOUSE

‘‘Sec. 198E. National service programs clearinghouse. 

‘‘Subtitle I—American Conservation and Youth Corps 

‘‘Sec. 199. Short title. 

‘‘Sec. 199A. General authority. 


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‘‘Sec. 199B. Limitation on purchase of capital equipment. 

‘‘Sec. 199C. State application. 

‘‘Sec. 199D. Focus of programs. 

‘‘Sec. 199E. Related programs. 

‘‘Sec. 199F. Public lands or Indian lands. 

‘‘Sec. 199G. Training and education services. 

‘‘Sec. 199H. Preference for certain projects. 

‘‘Sec. 199I. Age and citizenship criteria for enrollment. 

‘‘Sec. 199J. Use of volunteers. 

‘‘Sec. 199K. Living allowance. 

‘‘Sec. 199L. Joint programs. 

‘‘Sec. 199M. Federal and State employee status. 

‘‘Subtitle J—Training and Technical Assistance 

‘‘Sec. 199N. Training and technical assistance. 

‘‘TITLE II—MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING PROGRAMS 

‘‘Subtitle A—Publication 

‘‘Sec. 201. Information for students. 

‘‘Sec. 202. Exit counseling for borrowers. 

‘‘Sec. 203. Department information on deferments and cancellations. 

‘‘Sec. 204. Data on deferments and cancellations. 

‘‘Subtitle B—Youthbuild Projects 

‘‘Sec. 211. Youthbuild projects. 

‘‘Subtitle C—Amendments to Student Literacy Corps 

‘‘Sec. 221. Amendments to Student Literacy Corps. 

‘‘TITLE IV—PROJECTS HONORING VICTIMS OF TERRORIST 

ATTACKS 

‘‘Sec. 401. Projects. 

‘‘TITLE V—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 

‘‘Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations. 

‘‘TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 

‘‘Sec. 601. Amtrak waste disposal. 

‘‘Sec. 602. Exchange program with countries in transition from totalitarianism 

to Democracy.’’. 

1 SEC. 4102. TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE DOMESTIC VOL2 UNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973. 

3 Section 1(b) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 

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1 ‘‘(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents 

2 for this Act is as follows: 

‘‘Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

‘‘Sec. 2. Volunteerism policy. 

‘‘TITLE I—NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS 

‘‘PART A—VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA

‘‘Sec. 101. Statement of purpose. 

‘‘Sec. 102. Authority to operate VISTA program. 

‘‘Sec. 103. Selection and assignment of volunteers. 

‘‘Sec. 103A. VISTA programs of national significance. 

‘‘Sec. 104. Terms and periods of service. 

‘‘Sec. 105. Support service. 

‘‘Sec. 106. Participation of beneficiaries. 

‘‘Sec. 107. Participation of younger and older persons. 

‘‘Sec. 108. Limitation. 

‘‘Sec. 110. Applications for assistance. 

‘‘PART C—SPECIAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS

‘‘Sec. 121. Statement of purpose. 

‘‘Sec. 122. Authority to establish and operate special volunteer and demonstration programs. 

‘‘Sec. 123. Financial assistance. 

‘‘TITLE II—NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS 

‘‘Sec. 200. Statement of purpose. 

‘‘PART A—RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

‘‘Sec. 201. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects. 

‘‘PART B—FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

‘‘Sec. 211. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects. 

‘‘PART C—SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

‘‘Sec. 213. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects. 

‘‘PART D—GENERAL PROVISIONS

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

‘‘Sec. 222. Payments. 

‘‘Sec. 223. Minority group participation. 

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

Corps. 

‘‘Sec. 225. Programs of national significance. 

‘‘Sec. 226. Adjustments to Federal financial assistance. 

‘‘Sec. 227. Multiyear grants or contracts. 

‘‘Sec. 228. Continuity of service. 

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‘‘PART E—DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS

‘‘Sec. 231. Authority of Director. 

‘‘TITLE IV—ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION 

‘‘Sec. 403. Political activities. 

‘‘Sec. 404. Special limitations. 

‘‘Sec. 406. Labor standards. 

‘‘Sec. 408. Joint funding. 

‘‘Sec. 409. Prohibition of Federal control. 

‘‘Sec. 410. Coordination with other programs. 

‘‘Sec. 411. Prohibition. 

‘‘Sec. 414. Distribution of benefits between rural and urban areas. 

‘‘Sec. 415. Application of Federal law. 

‘‘Sec. 416. Evaluation. 

‘‘Sec. 417. Nondiscrimination provisions. 

‘‘Sec. 418. Eligibility for other benefits. 

‘‘Sec. 419. Legal expenses. 

‘‘Sec. 421. Definitions. 

‘‘Sec. 422. Audit. 

‘‘Sec. 423. Reduction of paperwork. 

‘‘Sec. 424. Review of project renewals. 

‘‘Sec. 425. Protection against improper use. 

‘‘Sec. 426. Center for Research and Training. 

‘‘TITLE V—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 

‘‘Sec. 501. National volunteer antipoverty programs. 

‘‘Sec. 502. National Senior Service Corps. 

‘‘Sec. 504. Administration and coordination. 

‘‘Sec. 505. Availability of appropriations. 

‘‘TITLE VI—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS AND REPEALERS 

‘‘Sec. 601. Supersedence of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of July 1, 1971. 

‘‘Sec. 602. Creditable service for civil service retirement. 

‘‘Sec. 603. Repeal of title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act. 

‘‘Sec. 604. Repeal of title VI of the Older Americans Act.’’. 

1 TITLE V—EFFECTIVE DATE 

2 SEC. 5101. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

3 Unless specifically provided otherwise, the amend4 ments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of 

5 the enactment of this Act. 

6 SEC. 5102. SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS AND AGREEMENTS. 

7 (a) SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS.—Changes pursuant to 

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1 and other service assignments under the national service 

2 laws (including the amount of the education award) shall 

3 apply only to individuals who enroll or otherwise begin 

4 service assignments after 90 days after the date of enact5 ment of this Act, except when agreed upon by all inter6 ested parties. 

7 (b) AGREEMENTS.—Changes pursuant to this Act in 

8 the terms and conditions of grants, contracts, or other 

9 agreements under the national service laws shall apply 

10 only to such agreements entered into after 90 days after 

11 the date of enactment of this Act, except when agreed 

12 upon by the parties to such agreements. 

13 (c) EXCEPTION.—Subsections (a) and (b) do not 

14 apply to the amendments made by this Act to section 201 

15 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 

16 5001). Any changes pursuant to those amendments apply 

17 as specified in those amendments. 

18 TITLE VI—CONGRESSIONAL 

19 COMMISSION ON CIVIC SERVICE 

20 SEC. 6101. SHORT TITLE. 

21 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Com22 mission on Civic Service Act’’. 

23 SEC. 6102. FINDINGS. 

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1 (1) The social fabric of the United States is 

2 stronger if individuals in the United States are com3 mitted to protecting and serving our Nation by uti4 lizing national service and volunteerism to overcome 

5 our civic challenges. 

6 (2) A more engaged civic society will strengthen 

7 the Nation by bringing together people from diverse 

8 backgrounds and experiences to work on solutions to 

9 some of our Nation’s major challenges. 

10 (3) Despite declines in civic health in the past 

11 30 years, national service and volunteerism among 

12 the Nation’s youth are increasing, and existing na13 tional service and volunteer programs greatly en14 hance opportunities for youth to engage in civic ac15 tivity. 

16 (4) In addition to the benefits received by non17 profit organizations and society as a whole, volun18 teering and national service provide a variety of per19 sonal benefits and satisfaction and can lead to new 

20 paths of civic engagement, responsibility, and up21 ward mobility. 

22 SEC. 6103. ESTABLISHMENT. 

23 There is established in the legislative branch a com24 mission to be known as the ‘‘Congressional Commission 


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1 on Civic Service’’ (in this title referred to as the ‘‘Commis2 sion’’). 

3 SEC. 6104. DUTIES. 

4 (a) GENERAL PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Com5 mission is to gather and analyze information in order to 

6 make recommendations to Congress to— 

7 (1) improve the ability of individuals in the 

8 United States to serve others and, by doing so, to 

9 enhance our Nation and the global community; 

10 (2) train leaders in public service organizations 

11 to better utilize individuals committed to national 

12 service and volunteerism as they manage human and 

13 fiscal resources; 

14 (3) identify and offer solutions to the barriers 

15 that make it difficult for some individuals in the 

16 United States to volunteer or perform national serv17 ice; and 

18 (4) build on the foundation of service and vol19 unteer opportunities that are currently available. 

20 (b) SPECIFIC TOPICS.—In carrying out its general 

21 purpose under subsection (a), the Commission shall ad22 dress and analyze the following specific topics: 

23 (1) The level of understanding about the cur24 rent Federal, State, and local volunteer programs 


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1 and opportunities for service among individuals in 

2 the United States. 

3 (2) The issues that deter volunteerism and na4 tional service, particularly among young people, and 

5 how the identified issues can be overcome. 

6 (3) Whether there is an appropriate role for 

7 Federal, State, and local governments in overcoming 

8 the issues that deter volunteerism and national serv9 ice and, if appropriate, how to expand the relation10 ships and partnerships between different levels of 

11 government in promoting volunteerism and national 

12 service. 

13 (4) Whether existing databases are effective in 

14 matching community needs to would-be volunteers 

15 and service providers. 

16 (5) The effect on the Nation, on those who 

17 serve, and on the families of those who serve, if all 

18 individuals in the United States were expected to 

19 perform national service or were required to perform 

20 a certain amount of national service. 

21 (6) Whether a workable, fair, and reasonable 

22 mandatory service requirement for all able young 

23 people could be developed, and how such a require24 ment could be implemented in a manner that would 

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1 come civic challenges by bringing together people 

2 from diverse economic, ethnic, and educational back3 grounds. 

4 (7) The need for a public service academy, a 4- 

5 year institution that offers a federally funded under6 graduate education with a focus on training future 

7 public sector leaders. 

8 (8) The means to develop awareness of national 

9 service and volunteer opportunities at a young age 

10 by creating, expanding, and promoting service op11 tions for primary and secondary school students and 

12 by raising awareness of existing incentives. 

13 (9) The effectiveness of establishing a training 

14 program on college campuses to recruit and educate 

15 college students for national service. 

16 (10) The effect on United States diplomacy and 

17 foreign policy interests of expanding service opportu18 nities abroad, such as the Peace Corps, and the de19 gree of need and capacity abroad for an expansion. 

20 (11) The constraints that service providers, 

21 nonprofit organizations, and State and local agencies 

22 face in utilizing federally funded volunteer programs, 

23 and how these constraints can be overcome. 

24 (12) Whether current Federal volunteer pro25 grams are suited to address the special skills and 


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1 needs of senior volunteers, and if not, how these pro2 grams can be improved such that the Federal Gov3 ernment can effectively promote service among the 

4 ‘‘baby boomer’’ generation. 

5 (c) METHODOLOGY.— 

6 (1) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—The Commission shall 

7 conduct public hearings in various locations around 

8 the United States. 

9 (2) REGULAR AND FREQUENT CONSULTA10 TION.—The Commission shall regularly and fre11 quently consult with an advisory panel of Members 

12 of Congress appointed for such purpose by the 

13 Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 

14 majority leader of the Senate. 

15 SEC. 6105. MEMBERSHIP. 

16 (a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall be 

18 composed of 8 members appointed as follows: 

19 (A) 2 members appointed by the Speaker 

20 of the House of Representatives. 

21 (B) 2 members appointed by the minority 

22 leader of the House of Representatives. 

23 (C) 2 members appointed by the majority 

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1 (D) 2 members appointed by the minority 

2 leader of the Senate. 

3 (2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The members of the 

4 Commission shall consist of individuals who are of 

5 recognized standing and distinction in the areas of 

6 international public service, national public service, 

7 service-learning, local service, business, or academia. 

8 (3) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—The mem9 bers of the Commission shall be appointed not later 

10 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 

11 title. 

12 (4) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the 

13 Commission shall be designated by the Speaker of 

14 the House of Representatives at the time of the ap15 pointment. 

16 (b) TERMS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The members of the Com18 mission shall serve for the life of the Commission. 

19 (2) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission 

20 shall not affect the power of the remaining members 

21 to execute the duties of the Commission but any 

22 such vacancy shall be filled in the same manner in 

23 which the original appointment was made. 

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1 (1) RATES OF PAY; TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each 

2 member shall serve without pay, except that each 

3 member shall receive travel expenses, including per 

4 diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with appli5 cable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 

6 title 5, United States Code. 

7 (2) PROHIBITION OF COMPENSATION OF FED8 ERAL EMPLOYEES.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), 

9 any member of the Commission who is a full-time of10 ficer or employee of the United States may not re11 ceive additional pay, allowances, or benefits because 

12 of service on the Commission. 

13 (d) MEETING REQUIREMENTS.— 

14 (1) FREQUENCY.— 

15 (A) QUARTERLY MEETINGS.—The Com16 mission shall meet at least quarterly. 

17 (B) ADDITIONAL MEETINGS.—In addition 

18 to quarterly meetings, the Commission shall 

19 meet at the call of the Chairperson or a major20 ity of its members. 

21 (2) QUORUM.—5 members of the Commission 

22 shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number may 

23 hold hearings. 

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1 mission are permitted to meet using telephones or 

2 other suitable telecommunications technologies pro3 vided that all members of the Commission can fully 

4 communicate with all other members simultaneously. 

5 SEC. 6106. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION; EX6 PERTS AND CONSULTANTS. 

7 (a) DIRECTOR.— 

8 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Commission shall 

9 have a Director who shall be appointed by the Chair10 person with the approval of the Commission. 

11 (2) CREDENTIALS.—The Director shall have 

12 credentials related to international public service, 

13 national public service, service-learning, or local 

14 service. 

15 (3) SALARY.—The Director shall be paid at a 

16 rate determined by the Chairperson with the ap17 proval of the Commission, except that the rate may 

18 not exceed the rate of basic pay for GS–15 of the 

19 General Schedule. 

20 (b) STAFF.—With the approval of the Chairperson, 

21 the Director may appoint and fix the pay of additional 

22 qualified personnel as the Director considers appropriate. 

23 (c) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—With the ap24 proval of the Commission, the Director may procure tem25 porary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of 


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1 title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals 

2 not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum annual 

3 rate of basic pay for GS–15 of the General Schedule. 

4 (d) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon request 

5 of the Commission, Chairperson, or Director, the head of 

6 any Federal department or agency may detail, on a reim7 bursable basis, any of the personnel of that department 

8 or agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out 

9 its duties under this title. 

10 SEC. 6107. POWERS OF COMMISSION. 

11 (a) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—The Commission 

12 may, for the purpose of carrying out this title, hold public 

13 hearings, sit and act at times and places, take testimony, 

14 and receive evidence as the Commission considers appro15 priate. 

16 (b) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS.—Any mem17 ber or agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the 

18 Commission, take any action which the Commission is au19 thorized to take by this section. 

20 (c) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—Upon request of 

21 the Chairperson, the head of any department or agency 

22 shall furnish information to the Commission that the Com23 mission deems necessary to enable it to carry out this title. 

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1 priate entities in the legislative branch, shall locate and 

2 provide suitable facilities and equipment for the operation 

3 of the Commission on a nonreimbursable basis. 

4 (e) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon 

5 the request of the Commission, the Architect of the Cap6 itol and the Administrator of General Services shall pro7 vide to the Commission on a nonreimbursable basis such 

8 administrative support services as the Commission may re9 quest in order for the Commission to carry out its respon10 sibilities under this title. 

11 SEC. 6108. REPORTS. 

12 (a) INTERIM REPORT.—The Commission shall sub13 mit an interim report on its activities to Congress not later 

14 than 20 months after the date of the enactment of this 

15 title. 

16 (b) FINAL REPORT.— 

17 (1) DEADLINE.—The Commission shall submit 

18 a final report on its activities to Congress not later 

19 than 120 days after the submission of the interim 

20 report under subsection (a). 

21 (2) CONTENTS.—The final report shall contain 

22 a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions 

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1 SEC. 6109. TERMINATION. 

2 The Commission shall terminate not later than 30 

3 days after submitting its final report under section 

4 6108(b)(1). 

5 TITLE VII—SENSE OF CONGRESS 

6 SEC. 7101. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

7 It is the Sense of Congress that the Corporation for 

8 National and Community Service should make the max9 imum effort possible to coordinate the recruiting and as10 signment procedures of their various programs to allow 

11 senior citizens and their grandchildren to share volunteer 

12 opportunities and/or be assigned to the same geographic 

13 areas during their period of service. 

14 TITLE VIII—SENSE OF 

15 CONGRESS 

16 SEC. 8101. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

17 It is the Sense of Congress that the Corporation for 

18 National and Community Service should make the max19 imum effort possible to coordinate with the National En20 dowment for the Humanities to provide opportunities for 

21 young people enrolled in NACS programs to collect oral 

22 histories form senior citizens in the communities where 

23 they serve. 

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