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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5572 

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

a Civilian Climate Corps to help communities respond to climate change 

and transition to a clean economy, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 

Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ (for herself, Mr. CASAR, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. NADLER, Ms. 

NORTON, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. STANSBURY, 

Ms. TOKUDA, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 

CLEAVER, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 

ESPAILLAT, Mr. FROST, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, 

Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. CLARKE of 

New York, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. 

LIEU, Mr. MCGARVEY, Mr. POCAN, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

HUFFMAN, Mr. TRONE, Ms. MENG, Ms. OMAR, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. 

TLAIB, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. BUSH, Mr. TONKO, and Mr. COHEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 

Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 

to establish a Civilian Climate Corps to help communities 

respond to climate change and transition to a clean economy, and for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Civilian Climate Corps 

5 for Jobs and Justice Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) The effects of climate change include ex9 treme heat, drought, intensified storms and hurri10 canes, rising sea level, ocean acidification, inten11 sifying wildfires, and other natural disasters. 

12 (2) These natural disasters exert profound im13 pacts on the lives and livelihoods of all individuals, 

14 but some communities, particularly low-income com15 munities and communities of color, are dispropor16 tionately exposed and vulnerable to climate impacts 

17 and pollution. 

18 (3) To stem the worst effects of climate change, 

19 the global economy must completely decarbonize and 

20 remain carbon negative thereafter, which requires a 

21 domestic economy-wide transition to a clean and 

22 sustainable economy within a rapid timeframe. 

23 (4) Such a transition requires a massive labor 

24 mobilization and the development of a diverse, inclu25 sive, and skilled workforce. Historically underserved 


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1 communities must equitably receive the resources 

2 they need to effectively mitigate and adapt to cli3 mate change, and displaced or unemployed workers 

4 require retraining and support. 

5 (5) Millions of people face unemployment and 

6 barriers to opportunity, especially in low-income 

7 rural, urban, and tribal environments. These chal8 lenges have been exacerbated by the COVID–19 cri9 sis, which also disproportionately affected low-in10 come people and young people of color, who cur11 rently face unemployment at rates double the na12 tional average. 

13 (6) An existing network of national, State, trib14 al, and local service and conservation corps can be 

15 rapidly scaled and supplemented to mobilize labor, 

16 provide job opportunities and career training, and 

17 help establish the workforce necessary to accomplish 

18 the transition to a clean and just economy. 

19 (7) Corps positions provide hands-on work ex20 perience, income, and job training for unemployed 

21 individuals in the United States, as well as leader22 ship skills, an opportunity for community service, 

23 and an understanding of environmental stewardship. 

24 (8) The Corporation for National and Commu25 nity Service has the ability to recruit, select, fund, 


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1 and oversee 1,500,000 members of service corps by 

2 2028 to complete important projects across the en3 tire country to help address the climate crisis. 

4 (9) Unsatisfactory wages and working condi5 tions, and employers’ refusal to respect workers’ 

6 rights to organize and collectively bargain, lead to 

7 labor disputes, which threaten to frustrate or delay 

8 the urgent mobilization necessary to address climate 

9 change. Such disputes are prevented or minimized 

10 when the law effectively protects the right of workers 

11 to receive fair compensation and benefits, to form or 

12 join unions, to collectively bargain over the terms 

13 and conditions of employment, and to engage in 

14 other concerted activities for mutual aid or protec15 tion. 

16 SEC. 3. CIVILIAN CLIMATE CORPS PROGRAM. 

17 Title I of the National and Community Service Act 

18 of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511 et seq.) is amended by adding 

19 at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘Subtitle K—Civilian Climate 

21 Corps 

22 ‘‘SEC. 199O. PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS. 

23 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this subtitle 

24 to— 


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1 ‘‘(1) add to and increase the scale of the exist2 ing network of service programs to complete clean 

3 energy, climate resilience, conservation, environ4 mental remediation, and sustainable infrastructure 

5 projects necessary to respond to and solve the cli6 mate crisis, while providing education, workforce de7 velopment, and career pathways to participants, with 

8 a focus on historically underserved communities; and 

9 ‘‘(2) authorize the operation of, support for, 

10 and assistance to service programs that meet na11 tional and community needs related to climate 

12 change, clean energy, and environmental justice. 

13 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this subtitle: 

14 ‘‘(1) ADVISORY BOARD.—The term ‘advisory 

15 board’ means the Civilian Climate Corps Advisory 

16 Board established in section 199X. 

17 ‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 

18 the Director appointed under section 199V(c)(1). 

19 ‘‘(3) INDIAN COUNTRY.—The term ‘Indian 

20 country’ has the meaning given that term in section 

21 1151 of title 18, United States Code. 

22 ‘‘(4) JOB CORPS.—The term ‘Job Corps’ means 

23 the Job Corps described in section 143 of the Work24 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

25 3193). 


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1 ‘‘(5) UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITY OF

2 NEED.—The term ‘under-resourced community of 

3 need’ means— 

4 ‘‘(A) a community with significant rep5 resentation of communities of color, low-income 

6 communities, or tribal and indigenous commu7 nities, that experiences, or is at risk of experi8 encing, higher or more adverse human health or 

9 environmental effects, as compared to other 

10 communities; 

11 ‘‘(B) a community in Indian country; 

12 ‘‘(C) a community facing economic transi13 tion, deindustrialization, and historic under14 investment; or 

15 ‘‘(D) a community with a high rate of pov16 erty or unemployment, as determined by the Di17 rector in consultation with the advisory board 

18 and appropriate Federal resources identifying 

19 environmental justice communities. 

20 ‘‘SEC. 199P. ESTABLISHMENT OF A CIVILIAN CLIMATE 

21 CORPS. 

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall establish 

23 the Civilian Climate Corps to carry out the purpose of this 

24 subtitle. 


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1 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—The Civilian Climate 

2 Corps authorized by subsection (a) shall operate two pro3 gram components: 

4 ‘‘(1) A national climate service program de5 scribed in section 199Q, for which 66 percent of the 

6 funds appropriated to carry out this subtitle shall be 

7 made available for operation and administrative ex8 penses. 

9 ‘‘(2) A national climate service grant program 

10 described in section 199R, for which 34 percent of 

11 the funds appropriated to carry out this subtitle 

12 shall be made available for operation and adminis13 trative expenses. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 199Q. NATIONAL CLIMATE SERVICE PROGRAM. 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Under the national climate serv16 ice program component of the Civilian Climate Corps es17 tablished by section 199P(b)(1), participants shall work 

18 in teams on Civilian Climate Corps projects. 

19 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.—An individual shall 

20 be eligible for selection for the national climate service 

21 program if the individual is, or will be, at least 17 years 

22 of age on or before December 31 of the calendar year in 

23 which the individual enrolls in the program, regardless of 

24 immigration status. 


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1 ‘‘(c) DIVERSE BACKGROUND OF PARTICIPANTS; 

2 GENDER REPRESENTATION.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In selecting individuals for 

4 the national climate service program, the Director 

5 shall ensure that eligible participants are from eco6 nomically, geographically, and ethnically diverse 

7 backgrounds. The Director shall take appropriate 

8 steps to recruit and select participants such that not 

9 less than 50 percent of participants are from under10 resourced communities of need. 

11 ‘‘(2) SERVICE IN COMMUNITIES OF ORIGIN.—To 

12 the extent practicable, the Director shall ensure that 

13 participants are provided opportunities to perform 

14 service in their communities of origin if desired. 

15 ‘‘(3) GENDER REPRESENTATION.—To the 

16 greatest extent practicable, the Director shall ensure 

17 inclusion and representation of all genders among 

18 participants. 

19 ‘‘(4) RURAL REPRESENTATION.—To the great20 est extent practicable, the Director shall ensure in21 clusion and representation of participants from 

22 counties with a population of less than 50,000 resi23 dents. 

24 ‘‘(d) PERIOD OF PARTICIPATION.—Individuals desir25 ing to participate in the national service program shall 


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1 enter into an agreement with the Director to participate 

2 in the Civilian Climate Corps for a period of not less than 

3 nine months and not more than one year, as specified by 

4 the Director. Individuals may renew the agreement for not 

5 more than one additional such period, with any number 

6 of years between periods of service. 

7 ‘‘(e) DIRECTOR.—Upon the establishment of the Ci8 vilian Climate Corps, the Civilian Climate Corps national 

9 climate service program shall be under the direction of the 

10 Director. 

11 ‘‘(f) MEMBERSHIP IN CIVILIAN CLIMATE CORPS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) SELECTION OF MEMBERS.—The Director 

13 or the Director’s designee shall select individuals for 

14 participation within the national climate service pro15 gram, which shall grant the individual membership 

16 within the Civilian Climate Corps. 

17 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP.—To be 

18 selected to become a member of the Civilian Climate 

19 Corps through the national climate service program, 

20 an individual shall submit an application to the Di21 rector or to any other office as the Director may 

22 designate, at such time, in such manner, and con23 taining such information as the Director shall re24 quire. At a minimum, the application shall contain 

25 sufficient information to enable the Director, or the 


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1 campus director of the appropriate campus, to deter2 mine whether selection of the applicant for member3 ship in the Civilian Climate Corps is appropriate. 

4 ‘‘(3) TEAM LEADERS.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director may se6 lect individuals with prior supervisory or service 

7 experience to be team leaders within units in 

8 the Civilian Climate Corps national climate 

9 service program, to perform service that in10 cludes leading and supervising teams of Civilian 

11 Climate Corps members. 

12 ‘‘(B) RIGHTS AND BENEFITS.—A team 

13 leader shall be provided the same rights and 

14 benefits applicable to other Civilian Climate 

15 Corps members, except that the Director may 

16 increase the limitation on the amount of the liv17 ing allowance under section 199S(b) for a team 

18 leader. 

19 ‘‘(g) ORGANIZATION OF NATIONAL CLIMATE SERV20 ICE PROGRAM INTO UNITS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) UNITS.—The national climate service pro22 gram shall be divided into units by the Director or 

23 Director’s designee. Each Civilian Climate Corps 

24 member shall be assigned to a unit. 


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1 ‘‘(2) UNIT LEADERS.—The leader of each unit 

2 shall be selected by the Director. The designated 

3 leader shall accompany the unit throughout the pe4 riod of agreed service of the members of the unit. 

5 ‘‘(h) CAMPUSES.— 

6 ‘‘(1) UNITS MAY BE ASSIGNED TO CAMPUSES.— 

7 The units of the national climate service program 

8 may be grouped together as appropriate in campuses 

9 for operational, support, and, when necessary, 

10 boarding purposes. The Civilian Climate Corps cam11 pus for a unit shall be in a facility or central loca12 tion established as the operational headquarters for 

13 the unit. When necessary and appropriate, Civilian 

14 Climate Corps members may be housed in the cam15 puses or provided housing vouchers and support in 

16 cases where boarding is not possible. 

17 ‘‘(2) CAMPUS DIRECTOR.—There shall be a 

18 campus director for each campus. The campus direc19 tor is the head of the campus, and preference shall 

20 be given to hiring directors that are members of the 

21 community in which a campus is situated. 

22 ‘‘(3) FACILITIES.—Upon the establishment of 

23 the program, the Director shall identify Federal fa24 cilities in consultation with the General Services 

25 Agency and the advisory board that may be used, in 


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1 whole or in part, by the national climate service pro2 gram. Eligible facilities shall include existing cam3 puses operated by the Corporation and other pro4 grams, including Job Corps. 

5 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE SITE FOR A CAMPUS.—A cam6 pus may be located in a facility described in para7 graph (3) or in another facility that the Director de8 termines is appropriate, including Job Corps facili9 ties. 

10 ‘‘(i) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE REQUIREMENT.— 

11 The Director shall ensure that not less than 50 percent 

12 of Civilian Climate Corps labor and investment under this 

13 section supports climate service projects that are based in 

14 under-resourced communities of need, of which, not less 

15 than 10 percent of such funds for under-resourced com16 munities of need shall support projects that are based in 

17 Indian country. 

18 ‘‘(j) STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.—The campus direc19 tor of each campus shall establish and enforce standards 

20 of conduct to promote healthy and productive conditions 

21 in the campus and a spirit of service. 

22 ‘‘(k) COORDINATION WITH LOCAL ENTITIES AND IN23 STITUTIONS.—The Director shall ensure that Civilian Cli24 mate Corps activities carried out under the national cli25 mate service program under this section are— 


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1 ‘‘(1) planned, and if appropriate, carried out, in 

2 conjunction and coordination with the activities of 

3 the Civilian Climate Corps Partners receiving grants 

4 from the national climate service grant program, or 

5 other entities performing activities that satisfy the 

6 goals of climate service projects as described in sec7 tion 199T; 

8 ‘‘(2) planned and implemented in a manner 

9 that incorporates local knowledge and planning 

10 wherever practicable, incorporating broad-based 

11 input and partnership with the community served, 

12 local community-based agencies, and local labor or13 ganizations; and 

14 ‘‘(3) planned and implemented in a manner 

15 that assists in the development of new programs 

16 that may become Civilian Climate Corps Partner 

17 programs in the local area where activities are car18 ried out, if local Civilian Climate Corps Partner pro19 grams do not exist. 

20 ‘‘(l) PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENT FOR CON21 TRACTORS OR SUBCONTRACTORS.—Any contractor or sub22 contractor entering into a service contract in connection 

23 with a project carried out under this section shall— 


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1 ‘‘(1) be treated as a Federal contractor or sub2 contractor for purposes of chapter 67 of title 41, 

3 United States Code; and 

4 ‘‘(2) pay each class of employee employed by 

5 the contractor or subcontractor wages and fringe 

6 benefits at rates in accordance with prevailing rates 

7 for the class in the locality, or, where a collective 

8 bargaining agreement covers the employee, in ac9 cordance with the rates provided for in the agree10 ment, including prospective wage increases provided 

11 for in the agreement. 

12 ‘‘(m) LABOR POLICIES FOR ENTITIES WORKING

13 WITH THE NATIONAL CLIMATE SERVICE PROGRAM.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The national climate serv15 ice program shall— 

16 ‘‘(A) enter into agreements and coopera17 tion only with entities that pledge to remain 

18 neutral in labor organizing efforts among em19 ployees who participate in activities related to 

20 the agreement or cooperation with the Civilian 

21 Climate Corps; and 

22 ‘‘(B) enter into agreements and coopera23 tion only with entities that recognize for collec24 tive bargaining purposes, and commit to collec25 tively bargain with, any labor organization that 


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1 has a written majority authorization among em2 ployees who participate in activities related to 

3 the agreement or cooperation with the Civilian 

4 Climate Corps. 

5 ‘‘(2) WRITTEN MAJORITY AUTHORIZATION.—In 

6 this subsection, the term ‘written majority author7 ization’ means writings signed and dated by a ma8 jority of employees in any appropriate unit in the 

9 form of authorization cards, petitions, or other suit10 able written evidence to designate a labor organiza11 tion as the representative of such employees for the 

12 purpose of collective bargaining. 

13 ‘‘(n) TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY.—The Director shall en14 sure that Civilian Climate Corps activities carried out 

15 under the national climate service program that affect in16 dividuals in Indian country are carried out in a manner 

17 that ensures that— 

18 ‘‘(1) the sovereignty of Indian tribes and their 

19 conservation efforts are maintained; and 

20 ‘‘(2) the national climate service program oper21 ates in consultation with the affected individuals in 

22 Indian country. 

23 ‘‘(o) BUY AMERICAN.—To the maximum extent prac24 ticable, the Director shall ensure that— 


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1 ‘‘(1) the materials used to carry out projects 

2 under this section are substantially manufactured, 

3 mined, and produced in the United States in accord4 ance with chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code 

5 (commonly known as the ‘Buy American Act’); and 

6 ‘‘(2) when food and other agriculture commod7 ities are procured for activities carried out under 

8 this section, at least 25 percent shall be grown and 

9 processed within 250 miles of consumption, with a 

10 priority for procuring food produced and processed 

11 by socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and 

12 small businesses. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 199R. NATIONAL CLIMATE SERVICE GRANT PRO14 GRAM. 

15 ‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may provide 

17 grants under this section to States, subdivisions of 

18 States, territories, Indian tribes, public or private 

19 nonprofit organizations, labor organizations, Federal 

20 agencies, or institutions of higher education. 

21 ‘‘(2) QUALIFIED YOUTH SERVICE OR CON22 SERVATION CORPS.—Notwithstanding any other pro23 vision of law and in accordance with subsection (h), 

24 a qualified youth service or conservation corps pro25 gram that receives funds under subtitle C of this Act 


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1 may apply for a grant under this section while that 

2 entity is a recipient of a grant under subtitle C, and 

3 may receive a grant under this section after that en4 tity terminates the grant under subtitle C. 

5 ‘‘(b) GRANTS AND SUBGRANTS PERMITTED.—The 

6 Corporation may provide grants to entities under sub7 section (a) for the purpose of assisting the recipients of 

8 the grants— 

9 ‘‘(1) to carry out a full-time service project de10 scribed in section 199T; and 

11 ‘‘(2) to make subgrants in support of other en12 tities so long as those other entities use the grant 

13 funds to carry out a full-time service project de14 scribed in section 199T. 

15 ‘‘(c) AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES.—At 

16 the discretion of the Director, the Corporation may enter 

17 into an interagency agreement, including a grant agree18 ment, with another Federal agency to support a service 

19 project described in section 199T that is carried out or 

20 otherwise supported by the agency that fulfills the project 

21 requirements. 

22 ‘‘(d) GRANTEES TO BE PARTNERS.—Entities receiv23 ing funds through grants or interagency agreements under 

24 this section shall be considered Civilian Climate Corps 

25 Partners. 


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1 ‘‘(e) PARTICIPANTS TO BE MEMBERS.—Individuals 

2 selected to perform service projects implemented by the 

3 Civilian Climate Corps Partners shall be members of the 

4 Civilian Climate Corps. 

5 ‘‘(f) PROVISION OF AUTHORIZED BENEFITS.—The 

6 Director shall ensure that the Corporation provides par7 ticipants in a program under this section with the benefits 

8 described in subsections (b), (d), and (f) of section 199S. 

9 Each Civilian Climate Corps Partner administering a pro10 gram under this section shall provide participants in that 

11 program with the benefits described in section 199S other 

12 than those described in subsections (b), (d), and (f) of sec13 tion 199S. 

14 ‘‘(g) NO MATCHING FUND REQUIREMENTS.—The 

15 Corporation may provide 100 percent of the cost of car16 rying out a program that receives assistance under this 

17 section, whether the assistance is provided directly to a 

18 Civilian Climate Corps Partner or as a subgrant from the 

19 Civilian Climate Corps Partner. 

20 ‘‘(h) LIMITATION ON SAME ENTITY RECEIVING MUL21 TIPLE GRANTS.—Unless specifically authorized by law, 

22 the Corporation may not provide a grant under this sec23 tion to an entity that is simultaneously receiving another 

24 grant authorized under the national service laws. 


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1 ‘‘(i) PROGRAM ASSISTANCE.—The Corporation may 

2 provide planning, operational, or replication assistance to 

3 a qualified applicant that submits an application under 

4 this section in the same manner as described in section 

5 124. 

6 ‘‘(j) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE REQUIREMENT.— 

7 The Director shall ensure that not less than 50 percent 

8 of the funds made available to carry out this section (in9 cluding funds for grants allotted to States and grants 

10 awarded to other entities) support climate service projects 

11 that are based in under-resourced communities of need, 

12 of which not less than 10 percent of such funds for under13 resourced communities of need shall support projects that 

14 are based in Indian country. 

15 ‘‘(k) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) ALLOTMENT TO STATES.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 

18 reserve 30 percent of the funds made available 

19 to carry out this section to allot funds in ac20 cordance with this subsection. 

21 ‘‘(B) INDIAN TRIBE.—The Corporation 

22 shall reserve 5 percent of the funds made avail23 able to carry out this subsection to award 

24 grants to Indian tribes. 

25 ‘‘(C) ALLOTMENT AMOUNTS.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

2 (ii), of the total amounts made available to 

3 carry out this subsection, and not reserved 

4 under subparagraph (B) for a fiscal year, 

5 the Corporation shall allot to each State 

6 that has an approved application an 

7 amount that bears the same ratio to such 

8 total amounts for that fiscal year as the 

9 population of the State bears to the total 

10 population of all States. 

11 ‘‘(ii) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—Notwith12 standing clause (i), the minimum grant 

13 made available to each State with an ap14 proved application for each fiscal year shall 

15 be $600,000. 

16 ‘‘(2) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Of the funds 

17 made available to carry out this section for a fiscal 

18 year, the Corporation shall reserve 70 percent for 

19 grants awarded on a competitive basis to States, 

20 subdivisions of States, territories, Indian tribes, pub21 lic or private nonprofit organizations, labor organiza22 tions, Federal agencies, and institutions of higher 

23 education. 

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1 a competitive grant to a recipient under this sub2 section only pursuant to an application submitted by 

3 a State or other applicant under subsection (n). 

4 ‘‘(l) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The Director shall 

5 ensure that the number of individuals selected to perform 

6 each service project implemented by a Civilian Climate 

7 Corps Partner does not exceed— 

8 ‘‘(1) the amount of funding available to the ap9 plicable Climate Corps Partner to support the 

10 project, including the provision of benefits for each 

11 such individual; and 

12 ‘‘(2) the amount of funding available to the 

13 Corporation to support and provide benefits to those 

14 individuals. 

15 ‘‘(m) AUTHORITY FOR FIXED-AMOUNT GRANTS.— 

16 The Corporation may provide assistance in the form of 

17 fixed-amount grants under this section in an amount de18 termined by the Corporation in the same manner and 

19 under the same terms and conditions as fixed-amount 

20 grants under section 129(l). 

21 ‘‘(n) APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE.—To be eligible 

22 to receive assistance under this section, a State, territory, 

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1 mit to the Director an application at such time, in such 

2 manner, and containing such information as the Director 

3 may reasonably require, including— 

4 ‘‘(1) the types of permissible application mate5 rial described in section 130(b), except that para6 graph (11) of such subsection shall not apply; 

7 ‘‘(2) the required application information de8 scribed in subsection (c) and (d) of section 130; 

9 ‘‘(3) information describing how the applicant 

10 proposes to address the goals of the grant program 

11 under this section and the project requirements; and 

12 ‘‘(4) an assurance that the Civilian Climate 

13 Corps program carried out by the applicant using 

14 assistance provided under this section and any pro15 gram supported by a grant made by the applicant 

16 using such assistance will— 

17 ‘‘(A) provide participants with the training, 

18 skills, and knowledge necessary for the projects 

19 that participants are called upon to perform, 

20 and that such training may realistically lead to 

21 local employment in similar fields after the 

22 completion of the program; 

23 ‘‘(B) provide support services to partici24 pants, such as the provision of appropriate in25 formation and support to those participants 


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1 transitioning to other educational and career 

2 opportunities and those who are seeking to earn 

3 the equivalent of a high school diploma; 

4 ‘‘(C) coordinate with the Director to fulfill 

5 the training and career development require6 ments described in section 199U; 

7 ‘‘(D) provide in the design, recruitment, 

8 and operation of the program for broad-based 

9 input from— 

10 ‘‘(i) the community served and poten11 tial participants in the program; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) community-based agencies with a 

13 demonstrated record of experience in pro14 viding services and local labor organiza15 tions representing employees of service 

16 sponsors, if these entities exist in the area 

17 to be served by the program; 

18 ‘‘(E) ensure that any benefits provided by 

19 the program meet the minimum requirements 

20 set forth in section 199S, and ensure, through 

21 coordination with the Director, that all mem22 bers of the Civilian Climate Corps receive all 

23 such benefits; 

24 ‘‘(F) refrain from interfering in the em25 ployee-management relations of Civilian Climate 


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1 Corps members in accordance with section 

2 199W(d) or the compensation of such members 

3 under subsections (b), (d), and (f) of section 

4 199S; 

5 ‘‘(G) apply evaluation and performance 

6 goals methods equivalent to those in section 

7 131(d); and 

8 ‘‘(H) remain neutral with respect to the 

9 exercise of the right to organize and collectively 

10 bargain by Civilian Climate Corps members. 

11 ‘‘(o) CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall apply 

13 the criteria described in paragraphs (3) and (4) in 

14 determining whether to approve an application sub15 mitted under subsection (n) and provide assistance 

16 under this section to the applicant. 

17 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION TO SUBGRANTS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State or other enti19 ty that uses assistance provided under this sec20 tion to support programs selected on a competi21 tive basis to receive a share of the assistance 

22 shall use the criteria described in paragraphs 

23 (3) and (4) when considering an application 

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1 ‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION.—The application of 

2 the State or other entity under subsection (n) 

3 shall contain a certification that the State or 

4 other entity used these criteria in the selection 

5 of programs to receive assistance, a description 

6 of the positions into which participants will be 

7 placed using such assistance, including descrip8 tions of specific tasks to be performed by such 

9 participants, and descriptions of the minimum 

10 qualifications that individuals shall meet to be11 come participants in such programs. 

12 ‘‘(3) ASSISTANCE CRITERIA.—The criteria re13 quired to be applied in evaluating applications sub14 mitted under subsection (n) are— 

15 ‘‘(A) the criteria described in section 

16 133(c); 

17 ‘‘(B) how the program will carry out activi18 ties described in section 199T; and 

19 ‘‘(C) the extent to which the program is 

20 equipped to deliver the benefits and training re21 quired under this subtitle. 

22 ‘‘(4) APPRENTICESHIP PRIORITY.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In awarding grants 

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1 Director shall give priority to applications from 

2 entities that— 

3 ‘‘(i) provide pre-apprenticeship oppor4 tunities for participants that result in posi5 tions in apprenticeships registered with the 

6 Department of Labor or the State appren7 ticeship agency; or 

8 ‘‘(ii) provide, as part of Civilian Cli9 mate Corps programming, apprenticeships 

10 registered with the Department of Labor 

11 or the State apprenticeship agency. 

12 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL PRIORITY.—In the case 

13 of entities described in subparagraph (A)(ii), 

14 the Director shall give an additional priority to 

15 entities that will— 

16 ‘‘(i) impose utilization requirements 

17 for apprenticeships registered under the 

18 Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known 

19 as the ‘National Apprenticeship Act’; 50 

20 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et 

21 seq.) on the eligible projects; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) comply with the apprentice to 

23 journey worker ratios established for such 

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1 Labor or the State apprenticeship agency, 

2 as applicable. 

3 ‘‘(5) ALLOCATION TO HISTORICALLY BLACK

4 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY-SERV5 ING INSTITUTIONS.—In awarding grants under this 

6 section on a competitive basis to institutions of high7 er education, the Director shall ensure that of all 

8 funds under this section that are awarded to institu9 tions of higher education— 

10 ‘‘(A) not less than 10 percent of those 

11 funds shall be awarded to Historically Black 

12 Colleges and Universities (which shall be de13 fined as institutions that are part B institutions 

14 under section 322 of the Higher Education Act 

15 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061)); and 

16 ‘‘(B) not less than 10 percent shall be 

17 awarded to other minority-serving institutions 

18 (which shall be defined as eligible institutions 

19 described in paragraphs (2) through (7) of 

20 under section 371(a) of the Higher Education 

21 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 

22 ‘‘(6) OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.— 

23 ‘‘(A) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—The Di24 rector shall ensure that recipients of assistance 

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1 diverse and represent urban and rural locales, 

2 with a focus on under-resourced communities of 

3 need. 

4 ‘‘(B) AGE LIMITS.—The Director shall en5 sure that not less than 50 percent of the Civil6 ian Climate Corps Partners have no upper age 

7 limits for participation. 

8 ‘‘(C) REJECTION OF STATE APPLICANTS.— 

9 Section 133(g) shall apply with respect to an 

10 application submitted by a State Commission 

11 under this section for funds described in sub12 section (k). The amount of any State’s allot13 ment under subsection (k) for a fiscal year that 

14 the Corporation determines will not be provided 

15 for that fiscal year may be used by the Cor16 poration to— 

17 ‘‘(i) make grants (and provide benefits 

18 in connection with such grants) to other 

19 community-based entities under this sec20 tion that propose to carry out Civilian Cli21 mate Corps programs in such State or ter22 ritory; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) make reallotments to other 

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1 the allotment funds not used to make 

2 grants as described in clause (i). 

3 ‘‘(D) GENDER REPRESENTATION.—To the 

4 greatest extent practicable, the Director shall 

5 ensure inclusion and representation of all gen6 ders among participants. 

7 ‘‘(E) TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY.—The Direc8 tor shall ensure that Civilian Climate Corps ac9 tivities carried out under this section that affect 

10 individuals in Indian country are carried out in 

11 a manner that ensures that— 

12 ‘‘(i) the sovereignty of Indian tribes 

13 and their conservation efforts are main14 tained; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) the activities are carried out in 

16 consultation with the affected individuals 

17 in Indian country. 

18 ‘‘(p) SELECTION OF PARTNER CORPS MEMBERS.— 

19 The recruitment and selection of an individual to serve 

20 in a climate service project of a Civilian Climate Corps 

21 Partner shall be conducted by the entity to which the as22 sistance is provided under subsection (a). 

23 ‘‘(q) RECRUITMENT AND PLACEMENT.—The Direc24 tor and each State Commission shall establish a system 

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1 vilian Climate Corps Partner entity and to assist in place2 ment, and shall coordinate with other programs in the 

3 Corporation to take advantage of existing systems as 

4 much as possible. The Director and State Commissions 

5 shall disseminate information regarding available positions 

6 through cooperation with secondary schools, institutions 

7 of higher education, employment service offices, State vo8 cational rehabilitation agencies, and language organiza9 tions. 

10 ‘‘(r) FULL-TIME SERVICE.—An individual serving in 

11 a climate service project of a Civilian Climate Corps Part12 ner Corps entity— 

13 ‘‘(1) shall agree to participate in the program 

14 sponsoring the position for a term of service that is 

15 equal to not less than 1,700 hours during a period 

16 of not more 10 to 12 months, as determined by the 

17 Partner Corps entity; and 

18 ‘‘(2) may serve in 2 terms of service, which do 

19 not need to be consecutive terms. 

20 ‘‘SEC. 199S. BENEFITS FOR CIVILIAN CLIMATE CORPS MEM21 BERS. 

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall provide for 

23 members of the Civilian Climate Corps to receive benefits 

24 authorized by this section. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall provide 

2 a living allowance to members of the Civilian Cli3 mate Corps for the period during which such mem4 bers are engaged in training or any activity on a Ci5 vilian Climate Corps project. Subject to paragraphs 

6 (2), (3), and (4) and the duty to bargain under sec7 tion 199W(d), the Director shall establish the 

8 amount of the allowance, except that in no event 

9 shall such allowance be less than the equivalent of 

10 $17 per hour. 

11 ‘‘(2) INCREASE.—The amount of the allowance 

12 described in paragraph (1) shall increase yearly by 

13 the annual percentage increase, if any, in the me14 dian hourly wage of all employees, as determined by 

15 the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

16 ‘‘(3) WORK AS LABORER OR MECHANIC.—Not17 withstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), in the case of 

18 a member who is engaged in construction, alteration, 

19 or repair work as a laborer or mechanic under a Ci20 vilian Climate Corps project, the Director shall also 

21 establish the amount of the allowance of such mem22 ber at the greater of— 

23 ‘‘(A) the amount that would otherwise 

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1 ‘‘(B) any amount not less than the equiva2 lent of the prevailing wage rate in the locality 

3 in which the member is engaged in such 

4 project, as determined by the Secretary of 

5 Labor, in accordance with subchapter IV of 

6 chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code. 

7 ‘‘(4) WORK AS A MEMBER FURNISHING SERV8 ICES.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 

10 paragraphs (1) and (2), a member of the Civil11 ian Climate Corps who is not subject to para12 graph (3) and who is engaged in furnishing 

13 services through a project of the Civilian Cli14 mate Corps, including such a member who is a 

15 routine operations worker or routine mainte16 nance worker, shall (subject to subparagraph 

17 (B)) be paid an allowance and receive fringe 

18 benefits that are not less than the equivalent of 

19 the minimum wage and fringe benefits estab20 lished in accordance with chapter 67 of title 41, 

21 United States Code (commonly known as the 

22 ‘Service Contract Act’). 

23 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—In the case the al24 lowance required under subparagraph (A) is 

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1 apply under paragraphs (1) and (2), the allow2 ance of a member described in subparagraph 

3 (A) shall be not less than the amount that 

4 would otherwise apply under such paragraphs. 

5 ‘‘(C) AUTHORITY.—With respect to this 

6 paragraph, the Secretary of Labor shall have 

7 the authority and functions set forth in chapter 

8 67 of title 41, United States Code. 

9 ‘‘(c) OTHER AUTHORIZED BENEFITS.—While active 

10 as members of the Civilian Climate Corps, members shall 

11 be provided the following benefits when necessary to com12 plete Corps activity, as the Director determines appro13 priate: 

14 ‘‘(1) Allowances for travel expenses, personal 

15 expenses, and other expenses. 

16 ‘‘(2) Quarters. 

17 ‘‘(3) Subsistence. 

18 ‘‘(4) Transportation. 

19 ‘‘(5) Equipment 

20 ‘‘(6) Uniforms. 

21 ‘‘(7) Supplies. 

22 ‘‘(8) Other services determined by the Director 

23 to be consistent with the purposes of the Program. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the Civil2 ian Climate Corps shall be entitled to the health care 

3 benefit described in paragraph (2) for the duration 

4 of the participant’s terms of service, as long as the 

5 member does not receive an equivalent benefit from 

6 a different source. 

7 ‘‘(2) HEALTH CARE BENEFIT.—The health care 

8 benefit described in this subsection is an amount 

9 equal to the annual premium for a gold level health 

10 plan for the member and any of the member’s de11 pendents purchased on the American Health Benefit 

12 Exchange in the member’s State of residence, pro13 vided the member purchases a plan on the American 

14 Health Benefit Exchange. 

15 ‘‘(e) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—Each member of the 

16 Civilian Climate Corps shall be provided with child care 

17 services, counseling services, and other supportive services 

18 when needed, as the Director determines appropriate. 

19 ‘‘(f) EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon completion of a term 

21 of service with the Civilian Climate Corps, a member 

22 shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to not 

23 more than $25,000 for each term of service, which 

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1 ‘‘(A) tuition and related expenses at an in2 stitution of higher education, as defined in sec3 tion 101 and 102(a)(1)(B) of the Higher Edu4 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001; 

5 1002(a)(1)(B)); or 

6 ‘‘(B) the repayment of a qualified student 

7 loan as defined in section 148(b)(7). 

8 ‘‘(2) NO ELIGIBILITY FOR SUBTITLE D

9 AWARD.—A Civilian Climate Corps member shall not 

10 be eligible for the national service educational award 

11 described in subtitle D. 

12 ‘‘SEC. 199T. SERVICE PROJECTS. 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The service projects carried out 

14 by the national climate service program and recipients of 

15 grants from the national climate service grant program 

16 shall help communities respond to climate change and 

17 transition to a clean economy, through one or more of the 

18 following activities: 

19 ‘‘(1) Reducing carbon emissions, which may in20 clude— 

21 ‘‘(A) weatherizing and retrofitting residen22 tial and non-residential buildings for energy ef23 ficiency and electrification and participating in 

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1 ‘‘(B) maintenance and operation of energy2 efficient and net-zero buildings and properties; 

3 ‘‘(C) building energy-efficient affordable 

4 housing units; 

5 ‘‘(D) conducting energy audits; 

6 ‘‘(E) recommending ways for households to 

7 improve energy efficiency; 

8 ‘‘(F) installing and upgrading public tran9 sit and electric vehicle infrastructure; and 

10 ‘‘(G) installing clean energy infrastructure 

11 in homes and small businesses, on farms, and 

12 in communities. 

13 ‘‘(2) Enabling a coordinated transition to re14 newable energy, which may include— 

15 ‘‘(A) advising on climate and energy policy; 

16 ‘‘(B) providing clean energy-related serv17 ices; and 

18 ‘‘(C) expanding broadband access and 

19 adoption. 

20 ‘‘(3) Building healthier and pollution-free com21 munities, which may include— 

22 ‘‘(A) working with schools and youth pro23 grams to educate students and youth about 

24 ways to reduce home energy use and improve 

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1 ‘‘(B) assisting in the development of local 

2 recycling and composting programs; 

3 ‘‘(C) renewing and rehabilitating public 

4 and tribal lands and trails owned or maintained 

5 by the Federal Government, an Indian tribe, a 

6 State, a municipal or local government, or any 

7 formal partners of those entities; 

8 ‘‘(D) improving air quality or other pollu9 tion monitoring networks; 

10 ‘‘(E) remediation of the effects of toxins 

11 and other hazardous pollution, including lead 

12 exposure in drinking water and the home; 

13 ‘‘(F) building and maintaining green 

14 stormwater management infrastructure; 

15 ‘‘(G) creating and expanding local and re16 gional food systems; and 

17 ‘‘(H) developing farm to institution dis18 tribution models to make schools, hospitals, and 

19 other institutions healthier and more food resil20 ient. 

21 ‘‘(4) Mitigating the effects of disasters and 

22 other trends related to climate change, which may 

23 include— 

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1 ‘‘(B) collecting and analyzing data related 

2 to climate change and disasters; 

3 ‘‘(C) advising and planning for community 

4 resilience and adaptation; 

5 ‘‘(D) building and maintaining resilient in6 frastructure; 

7 ‘‘(E) conducting prescribed burns or en8 gaging in reforestation activity; 

9 ‘‘(F) supporting the activities of local 

10 emergency management agencies and programs; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(G) advising and supporting farmers and 

13 ranchers in the implementation of management 

14 practices that account for climate change. 

15 ‘‘(5) Preparing communities for disaster, which 

16 may include— 

17 ‘‘(A) organizing community-based resil18 iency coalitions and working groups; 

19 ‘‘(B) providing disaster preparedness or 

20 community emergency response team training 

21 to community-based organizations and resi22 dents, including for animals in disasters; 

23 ‘‘(C) providing education on climate 

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1 ‘‘(D) developing community climate resil2 ience hub infrastructure. 

3 ‘‘(6) Recovering from disasters, which may in4 clude— 

5 ‘‘(A) clearing debris; 

6 ‘‘(B) repairing and rebuilding homes and 

7 buildings; 

8 ‘‘(C) replanting locally adapted native trees 

9 and plants; 

10 ‘‘(D) restoring habitat; 

11 ‘‘(E) stabilizing shorelines and hillsides; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(F) remediating and reclaiming dev14 astated land left by extractive industries. 

15 ‘‘(7) Developing and implementing conservation 

16 projects with climate benefits that are proven using 

17 the best available science, which may include— 

18 ‘‘(A) conserving, protecting, and restoring 

19 habitat, especially habitat to threatened, endan20 gered, and at-risk species; 

21 ‘‘(B) stabilizing shorelines or riparian 

22 areas using green infrastructure such as native 

23 wetlands; 

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1 ‘‘(D) collecting, storing, and propagating 

2 native seeds and plant materials; 

3 ‘‘(E) removing hazardous fuels within one4 quarter mile of dwellings and homes or one5 quarter mile around delineated communities; 

6 ‘‘(F) planting and maintaining urban, trib7 al, and rural forests, trees, native grasslands, 

8 and natural areas; 

9 ‘‘(G) developing urban farms and gardens; 

10 ‘‘(H) reforestation of native forest eco11 systems, afforestation, and other projects to 

12 achieve demonstrable carbon sinks; 

13 ‘‘(I) reclaiming unneeded roads and tracks 

14 and restoring affected lands to natural condi15 tions; 

16 ‘‘(J) restoring and managing wildlife cor17 ridors and habitat connectivity for native spe18 cies, including building wildlife crossings and 

19 removing barriers to wildlife movement; and 

20 ‘‘(K) assisting farmers and ranchers in a 

21 transition to more regenerative farming and 

22 ranching systems. 

23 ‘‘(8) Additional projects to reduce greenhouse 

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1 pollution to promote environmental justice, and build 

2 community prosperity and resilience in the face of 

3 the climate crisis and economic transitions, as deter4 mined by the Director and in consultation with the 

5 advisory board. 

6 ‘‘(b) PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT TO REAL PROP7 ERTY PERMITTED.—The service projects carried out by 

8 the national climate service program and recipients of 

9 grants from the national climate service grant program 

10 are permitted to expend funds under this subtitle that 

11 make permanent improvement to real property not owned 

12 by the United States Government, as long as labor for that 

13 improvement is undertaken by Civilian Climate Corps 

14 members. 

15 ‘‘SEC. 199U. TRAINING. 

16 ‘‘(a) COMMON CURRICULUM.—Each member of the 

17 Civilian Climate Corps shall be provided with between two 

18 and six weeks of training that includes a comprehensive 

19 service-leaning curriculum designed to promote team 

20 building, leadership, citizenship, and environmental stew21 ardship. The Director shall consult with the advisory 

22 board to ensure that, to the extent practicable, training 

23 is consistent for each member of the Civilian Climate 

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1 ‘‘(b) ADVANCED SERVICE TRAINING.—Members of 

2 the Civilian Climate Corps shall receive advanced training 

3 in basic, project-specific skills that the members will use 

4 in performing their community service projects. 

5 ‘‘(c) TRAINING PART OF SERVICE.—Time under6 taken in training shall be considered part of the service 

7 performed by members of the Civilian Climate Corps, and 

8 the living allowance authorized in section 199S(b) shall 

9 incorporate training hours into wage calculations. 

10 ‘‘(d) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the Civil12 ian Climate Corps shall be provided with at least 4 

13 weeks of training to improve job prospects in the 

14 clean economy workforce. 

15 ‘‘(2) FOCUS.—Training may be separate or 

16 alongside Corps activities, and may include a focus 

17 on energy conservation, environmental stewardship 

18 or conservation, infrastructure improvement, sus19 tainable urban and rural development, climate resil20 iency needs, or other appropriate topics. Training 

21 should include opportunities to earn professional cer22 tificates, wherever practicable. Training may also in23 clude professional development, such as resume and 

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1 ‘‘(3) FOLLOW UP SERVICES AND DATA COLLEC2 TION.— 

3 ‘‘(A) SERVICES.—Following the termi4 nation of service, members of the Civilian Cli5 mate Corps who do not enroll as full-time stu6 dents shall receive between 9 and 12 months of 

7 follow-up services to encourage career progres8 sion, in a manner determined by the Director. 

9 ‘‘(B) DATA COLLECTION.—The Director 

10 shall collect information about the career pro11 gression of former members of the Civilian Cli12 mate Corps. 

13 ‘‘(4) CONSULTATION.—The Director shall con14 sult with the advisory board to ensure that appro15 priate steps are taken to make training specific to 

16 local workforce and labor market needs, including 

17 coordination and partnerships with other entities in18 cluding local labor groups and career and technical 

19 education schools, and that academic credit may be 

20 received where possible. 

21 ‘‘(5) PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PIPELINE.—The Di22 rector shall consult with the advisory board to en23 sure that entities receiving funds under this subtitle 

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1 apprenticeship programs and the creation of pre-ap2 prenticeship pipelines. 

3 ‘‘(e) COORDINATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES.—The 

4 Civilian Climate Corps may provide, either directly or 

5 through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, the 

6 advanced service training referred to in subsection (b) and 

7 the career and technical education training referred to in 

8 subsection (d) in coordination with career and technical 

9 education schools, community colleges, labor groups, other 

10 employment and training providers, existing service pro11 grams, Job Corps, other qualified individuals, or organiza12 tions with expertise in training individuals, including dis13 advantaged individuals, in the skills described in such sub14 section. 

15 ‘‘SEC. 199V. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

16 ‘‘(a) SUPERVISION.—The Chief Executive Officer 

17 shall monitor and supervise the Civilian Climate Corps au18 thorized to be established under section 199P. In carrying 

19 out this section, the Chief Executive Officer shall— 

20 ‘‘(1) approve such guidelines, including those 

21 recommended by the advisory board, for design, se22 lection of members, operation of the national climate 

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1 ‘‘(2) evaluate the progress of the Civilian Cli2 mate Corps, including programs carried out by the 

3 Partner Corps entities, in accomplishing the purpose 

4 set forth in section 199O; and 

5 ‘‘(3) carry out any other activities determined 

6 appropriate by the advisory board. 

7 ‘‘(b) MONITORING AND COORDINATION.—The Chief 

8 Executive Officer shall— 

9 ‘‘(1) monitor the overall operation of the Civil10 ian Climate Corps; 

11 ‘‘(2) coordinate the activities of the Corps with 

12 other service and grant programs administered by 

13 the Corporation; and 

14 ‘‘(3) carry out any other activities determined 

15 appropriate by the advisory board. 

16 ‘‘(c) STAFF.— 

17 ‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.— 

18 ‘‘(A) APPOINTMENT.—Upon establishment 

19 of the Program, the Chief Executive Officer 

20 shall appoint a Director. 

21 ‘‘(B) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 

22 ‘‘(i) design, develop, and administer 

23 the Civilian Climate Corps; 

24 ‘‘(ii) be responsible for managing daily 

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1 program and national climate service grant 

2 program; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) report to the Chief Executive 

4 Officer. 

5 ‘‘(2) AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY STAFF.—The Di6 rector may employ such staff as is necessary to 

7 carry out this subtitle using funds available for this 

8 subtitle or generally available to the Corporation for 

9 the employment of staff. The Director shall, to the 

10 maximum extent practicable, utilize in staff positions 

11 personnel who are detailed from departments and 

12 agencies of the Federal Government and, to the ex13 tent the Director considers appropriate, shall request 

14 and accept detail of personnel from such depart15 ments and agencies in order to do so. 

16 ‘‘(d) LABOR RELATIONS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

18 ‘‘(A) EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE STA19 TUS.—The Civilian Climate Corps shall be the 

20 employer of its members, and such members 

21 shall be the employees of the Civilian Climate 

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1 ‘‘(B) DIRECTOR RESPONSIBILITIES.—To 

2 the extent practicable, the Director shall en3 sure, in consultation with the advisory board, 

4 that all members of the Civilian Climate Corps 

5 are provided the opportunity to join a labor or6 ganization, as applicable, during the term of 

7 their service. Such a labor organization shall, to 

8 the greatest extent practicable, be local and rel9 evant to the service provided by such members. 

10 ‘‘(C) EMPLOYEE-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS

11 PROVISIONS.—With respect to employee-man12 agement relations of the Civilian Climate Corps 

13 and its members, the following shall apply: 

14 ‘‘(i) Employee-management relations 

15 shall, to the extent not inconsistent with 

16 the provisions in this subtitle, be subject to 

17 the provisions that apply to the employee18 management relations of the United States 

19 Postal Service and its employees under 

20 part II of title 39, United States Code. 

21 ‘‘(ii) The Civilian Climate Corps shall 

22 remain neutral in any labor organization 

23 organizing effort. 

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1 poses, and shall collectively bargain with, 

2 any labor organization that has a written 

3 majority authorization of a unit encom4 passing all members of the Civilian Cli5 mate Corps or any other unit determined 

6 appropriate by the National Labor Rela7 tions Board. 

8 ‘‘(iv) Members of the Civilian Climate 

9 Corps shall have the right to strike, and 

10 the Civilian Climate Corps shall not dis11 charge, discipline, or permanently replace 

12 members for striking. 

13 ‘‘(2) COMMENCEMENT OF COLLECTIVE BAR14 GAINING.—Not later than 10 days after receiving a 

15 written request for collective bargaining from a labor 

16 organization that has been newly recognized or cer17 tified as a representative under section 9(a) of the 

18 National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(a)) of 

19 members of the Civilian Climate Corps, or within 

20 such further period as the parties agree upon, the 

21 parties shall meet and commence to bargain collec22 tively and shall make every reasonable effort to con23 clude and sign a collective bargaining agreement. 


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1 ‘‘(3) MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION FOR FAIL2 URE TO REACH A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREE3 MENT.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the parties have 

5 failed to reach an agreement before the date 

6 that is 90 days after the date on which bar7 gaining is commenced under paragraph (2), or 

8 any later date agreed upon by both parties, ei9 ther party may notify the Director of the Fed10 eral Mediation and Conciliation Service of the 

11 existence of a dispute and request mediation. 

12 ‘‘(B) FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIA13 TION SERVICE.—Whenever a request is received 

14 under subparagraph (A), the Director of the 

15 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 

16 shall promptly communicate with the parties 

17 and use best efforts, by mediation and concilia18 tion, to bring them to agreement. 

19 ‘‘(4) TRIPARTITE ARBITRATION PANEL.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Director of the 

21 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is 

22 not able to bring the parties to agreement by 

23 mediation or conciliation before the date that is 

24 30 days after the date on which such mediation 

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1 agreed upon by both parties, the Director of the 

2 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 

3 shall refer the dispute to a tripartite arbitration 

4 panel established in accordance with such regu5 lations as may be prescribed by the Director of 

6 the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, 

7 with one member selected by the labor organi8 zation, one member selected by the Civilian Cli9 mate Corps, and one neutral member mutually 

10 agreed to by the parties. 

11 ‘‘(B) DISPUTE SETTLEMENT.—A majority 

12 of the tripartite arbitration panel shall render a 

13 decision settling the dispute and such decision 

14 shall be binding upon the parties for a period 

15 of 2 years, unless amended during such period 

16 by written consent of the parties. Such decision 

17 shall be based on— 

18 ‘‘(i) the financial status and prospects 

19 of the Civilian Climate Corps; 

20 ‘‘(ii) the size and type of the oper21 ations and business of the Civilian Climate 

22 Corps; 

23 ‘‘(iii) the cost of living of members of 

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1 ‘‘(iv) the ability of members of the Ci2 vilian Climate Corps to sustain themselves, 

3 their families, and their dependents on the 

4 wages and benefits they earn from the Ci5 vilian Climate Corps; and 

6 ‘‘(v) the wages and benefits that 7 

7 other employers engaged in similar activi8 ties as the Civilian Climate Corps provide 

9 their employees. 

10 ‘‘(5) PROHIBITION ON SUBCONTRACTING FOR

11 CERTAIN PURPOSES.—The Civilian Climate Corps, 

12 and any recipient of funding under section 199R, 

13 may not engage in subcontracting for the purpose of 

14 circumventing the terms of a collective bargaining 

15 agreement with respect to wages, benefits, or work16 ing conditions. 

17 ‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

18 ‘‘(A) PARTIES.—The term ‘parties’ 

19 means— 

20 ‘‘(i) a labor organization that is newly 

21 recognized or certified as a representative 

22 under section 9(a) of the National Labor 

23 Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(a)) of mem24 bers of the Civilian Climate Corps; and 

25 ‘‘(ii) the Civilian Climate Corps. 


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1 ‘‘(B) WRITTEN MAJORITY AUTHORIZA2 TION.—The term ‘written majority authoriza3 tion’ means writings signed and dated by a ma4 jority of members of the Civilian Climate Corps 

5 in a unit described in paragraph (1)(C)(iii) in 

6 the form of authorization cards, petitions, or 

7 other suitable written evidence to designate a 

8 labor organization as the representative of such 

9 members for the purpose of collective bar10 gaining. 

11 ‘‘SEC. 199W. STATUS OF CORPS MEMBERS AND CORPS PER12 SONNEL UNDER FEDERAL LAW. 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 

14 this section, members of the Civilian Climate Corps shall 

15 not, by reason of their status as such members, be consid16 ered Federal employees or be subject to the provisions of 

17 law relating to Federal employment. 

18 ‘‘(b) WORK-RELATED INJURIES.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subchapter 

20 I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, relat21 ing to the compensation of Federal employees for 

22 work injuries, participants in active service in the 

23 national climate service program under section 199Q 

24 shall be considered as employees of the United 


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1 States within the meaning of the term ‘employee’, as 

2 defined in section 8101 of such title. 

3 ‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE.—In the application of the 

4 provisions of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, 

5 United States Code, to a person referred to in para6 graph (1), the person shall not be considered to be 

7 in the performance of duty while absent from the 

8 person’s assigned post of duty unless the absence is 

9 authorized in accordance with procedures prescribed 

10 by the Director. 

11 ‘‘(c) TORT CLAIMS PROCEDURE.—A participant in 

12 active service in the national climate service program 

13 under section 199Q shall be considered an employee of the 

14 United States for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, 

15 United States Code, relating to tort claims liability and 

16 procedure. 

17 ‘‘(d) LABOR RELATIONS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

19 ‘‘(A) EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE STA20 TUS.—The Civilian Climate Corps shall be the 

21 employer of its members, and such members 

22 shall be the employees of the Civilian Climate 

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1 gaining, and other employee-management rela2 tions. 

3 ‘‘(B) DIRECTOR RESPONSIBILITIES.—To 

4 the extent practicable, the Director shall en5 sure, in consultation with the advisory board, 

6 that all members of the Civilian Climate Corps 

7 are provided the opportunity to join a labor or8 ganization, as applicable, during the term of 

9 their service. Such a labor organization shall, to 

10 the greatest extent practicable, be local and rel11 evant to the service provided by such members. 

12 ‘‘(C) EMPLOYEE-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS

13 PROVISIONS.—With respect to employee-man14 agement relations of the Civilian Climate Corps 

15 and its members, the following shall apply: 

16 ‘‘(i) Employee-management relations 

17 shall, to the extent not inconsistent with 

18 the provisions in this subtitle, be subject to 

19 the provisions that apply to the employee20 management relations of the United States 

21 Postal Service and its employees under 

22 part II of title 39, United States Code. 

23 ‘‘(ii) The Civilian Climate Corps shall 

24 remain neutral in any labor organization 

25 organizing effort. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) The Civilian Climate Corps shall 

2 recognize for collective bargaining pur3 poses, and shall collectively bargain with, 

4 any labor organization that has a written 

5 majority authorization of a unit encom6 passing all members of the Civilian Cli7 mate Corps or any other unit determined 

8 appropriate by the National Labor Rela9 tions Board. 

10 ‘‘(iv) Members of the Civilian Climate 

11 Corps shall have the right to strike, and 

12 the Civilian Climate Corps shall not dis13 charge, discipline, or permanently replace 

14 members for striking. 

15 ‘‘(2) COMMENCEMENT OF COLLECTIVE BAR16 GAINING.—Not later than 10 days after receiving a 

17 written request for collective bargaining from a labor 

18 organization that has been newly recognized or cer19 tified as a representative under section 9(a) of the 

20 National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(a)) of 

21 members of the Civilian Climate Corps, or within 

22 such further period as the parties agree upon, the 

23 parties shall meet and commence to bargain collec24 tively and shall make every reasonable effort to con25 clude and sign a collective bargaining agreement. 


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1 ‘‘(3) MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION FOR FAIL2 URE TO REACH A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREE3 MENT.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the parties have 

5 failed to reach an agreement before the date 

6 that is 90 days after the date on which bar7 gaining is commenced under paragraph (2), or 

8 any later date agreed upon by both parties, ei9 ther party may notify the Director of the Fed10 eral Mediation and Conciliation Service of the 

11 existence of a dispute and request mediation. 

12 ‘‘(B) FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIA13 TION SERVICE.—Whenever a request is received 

14 under subparagraph (A), the Director of the 

15 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 

16 shall promptly communicate with the parties 

17 and use best efforts, by mediation and concilia18 tion, to bring them to agreement. 

19 ‘‘(4) TRIPARTITE ARBITRATION PANEL.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Director of the 

21 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is 

22 not able to bring the parties to agreement by 

23 mediation or conciliation before the date that is 

24 30 days after the date on which such mediation 

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1 agreed upon by both parties, the Director of the 

2 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 

3 shall refer the dispute to a tripartite arbitration 

4 panel established in accordance with such regu5 lations as may be prescribed by the Director of 

6 the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, 

7 with one member selected by the labor organi8 zation, one member selected by the Civilian Cli9 mate Corps, and one neutral member mutually 

10 agreed to by the parties. 

11 ‘‘(B) DISPUTE SETTLEMENT.—A majority 

12 of the tripartite arbitration panel shall render a 

13 decision settling the dispute and such decision 

14 shall be binding upon the parties for a period 

15 of 2 years, unless amended during such period 

16 by written consent of the parties. Such decision 

17 shall be based on— 

18 ‘‘(i) the financial status and prospects 

19 of the Civilian Climate Corps; 

20 ‘‘(ii) the size and type of the oper21 ations and business of the Civilian Climate 

22 Corps; 

23 ‘‘(iii) the cost of living of members of 

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1 ‘‘(iv) the ability of members of the Ci2 vilian Climate Corps to sustain themselves, 

3 their families, and their dependents on the 

4 wages and benefits they earn from the Ci5 vilian Climate Corps; and 

6 ‘‘(v) the wages and benefits that 7 

7 other employers engaged in similar activi8 ties as the Civilian Climate Corps provide 

9 their employees. 

10 ‘‘(5) PROHIBITION ON SUBCONTRACTING FOR

11 CERTAIN PURPOSES.—The Civilian Climate Corps, 

12 and any recipient of funding under section 199R, 

13 may not engage in subcontracting for the purpose of 

14 circumventing the terms of a collective bargaining 

15 agreement with respect to wages, benefits, or work16 ing conditions. 

17 ‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

18 ‘‘(A) PARTIES.—The term ‘parties’ 

19 means— 

20 ‘‘(i) a labor organization that is newly 

21 recognized or certified as a representative 

22 under section 9(a) of the National Labor 

23 Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(a)) of mem24 bers of the Civilian Climate Corps; and 

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1 ‘‘(B) WRITTEN MAJORITY AUTHORIZA2 TION.—The term ‘written majority authoriza3 tion’ means writings signed and dated by a ma4 jority of members of the Civilian Climate Corps 

5 in a unit described in paragraph (1)(C)(iii) in 

6 the form of authorization cards, petitions, or 

7 other suitable written evidence to designate a 

8 labor organization as the representative of such 

9 members for the purpose of collective bar10 gaining. 

11 ‘‘SEC. 199X. ADVISORY BOARD. 

12 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—There shall 

13 be established a Civilian Climate Corps Advisory Board 

14 to advise the Director concerning the administration of 

15 this subtitle and to assist the Corps in achieving the goals 

16 of section 199O. The advisory board members shall help 

17 coordinate activities with the national climate service pro18 gram and national climate service grant program as ap19 propriate, including training coordination and capacity 

20 building for grant applications. 

21 ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The advisory board shall be 

22 composed of the following members: 

23 ‘‘(1) The Secretary of Labor. 

24 ‘‘(2) Representatives from at least 2 labor orga25 nizations. 


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1 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of Energy. 

2 ‘‘(4) The Administrator of the Environmental 

3 Protection Agency. 

4 ‘‘(5) At least two individuals appointed by the 

5 Director from among persons representative of com6 munity organizations in under-resourced commu7 nities of need. 

8 ‘‘(6) At least one representative from a Indian 

9 tribe or indigenous community. 

10 ‘‘(7) At least two individuals appointed by the 

11 Director from among persons representative of lead12 ership in organizations representing communities of 

13 color. 

14 ‘‘(8) The Secretary of Transportation. 

15 ‘‘(9) The Chief of the Forest Service. 

16 ‘‘(10) The Secretary of the Interior. 

17 ‘‘(11) The Director of the Bureau of Indian Af18 fairs. 

19 ‘‘(12) The Secretary of Agriculture. 

20 ‘‘(13) The Secretary of Education. 

21 ‘‘(14) The Secretary of Defense. 

22 ‘‘(15) The Secretary of Housing and Urban De23 velopment. 

24 ‘‘(16) The Chief of the National Guard Bureau. 

25 ‘‘(17) The Secretary of Commerce. 


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1 ‘‘(18) The Administrator of the Federal Emer2 gency Management Agency. 

3 ‘‘(19) The Administrator of the National Oce4 anic and Atmospheric Administration. 

5 ‘‘(20) The Chairman of the National Endow6 ment for the Arts. 

7 ‘‘(21) Individuals appointed by the Director 

8 from among persons who are broadly representative 

9 of educational institutions, voluntary organizations, 

10 public and private organizations, youth, scientific ex11 perts, and environmental justice organizations. 

12 ‘‘(22) The Chief Executive Officer. 

13 ‘‘(c) DUTIES.— 

14 ‘‘(1) OVERSEE EFFECTIVE PROGRAM IMPLE15 MENTATION.—The advisory board shall oversee ef16 fective implementation of the Civilian Climate Corps 

17 in accordance with the Climate Corps roadmap 

18 under section 199Y, which shall include— 

19 ‘‘(A) collecting data and reporting on 

20 Corps activity based on the benchmarks for suc21 cess determined in section 199Y(b)(4); 

22 ‘‘(B) ensuring that resources are distrib23 uted to advance the program’s principles of eq24 uity and environmental justice; 


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1 ‘‘(C) expanding on and providing resources 

2 for grantee training, expertise development, and 

3 grant application capacity building in under4 resourced communities of need; 

5 ‘‘(D) liaising with Federal agencies to co6 ordinate grants to fulfill needs for Civilian Cli7 mate Corps labor; and 

8 ‘‘(E) ensuring unity of message and pur9 pose across the Civilian Climate Corps, includ10 ing with Civilian Climate Corps Partners. 

11 ‘‘(2) ORGANIZE GREEN CAREERS OPPORTUNI12 TIES.—The advisory board shall assist the Chief Ex13 ecutive Officer in organizing and making available 

14 career development resources for the career and 

15 technical education component of the Civilian Cli16 mate Corps, in partnership and cooperation with ap17 propriate Federal agencies, educational institutions, 

18 and labor organizations, which shall— 

19 ‘‘(A) support the development of appren20 ticeship and pre-apprenticeship corps programs 

21 as a priority of the Civilian Climate Corps; 

22 ‘‘(B) coordinate and organize career train23 ing and financial support opportunities for 

24 members of the Civilian Climate Corps to enter 

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1 ‘‘(C) help expand apprenticeship programs 

2 and find pathways into union jobs for Corps 

3 participants; 

4 ‘‘(D) mobilize and provide access to sup5 port and retraining for workers displaced by the 

6 fossil fuel industry who participate in Corps 

7 programs; and 

8 ‘‘(E) create an easy-to-use website and 

9 other tools for the use of Civilian Climate Corps 

10 in career and technical education and planning. 

11 ‘‘SEC. 199Y. PLAN FOR CIVILIAN CLIMATE CORPS. 

12 ‘‘(a) ROADMAP FOR THE CIVILIAN CLIMATE

13 CORPS.—The Chief Executive Officer shall, with guidance 

14 from the advisory board, establish a roadmap for the Civil15 ian Climate Corps program (referred to in this section as 

16 the ‘Climate Corps roadmap’). 

17 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The Climate Corps road18 map shall include the following: 

19 ‘‘(1) A plan to— 

20 ‘‘(A) establish the number of positions in 

21 the national climate service program of the Ci22 vilian Climate Corps as— 

23 ‘‘(i) 50,000 for the fiscal year 2024; 

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1 ‘‘(iii) 175,000 for the fiscal year 

2 2026; 

3 ‘‘(iv) 275,000 for the fiscal year 2027; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(v) 400,000 for the fiscal year 2028; 

6 ‘‘(B) establish the number of positions in 

7 the national climate service grant program of 

8 the Civilian Climate Corps as— 

9 ‘‘(i) 25,000 for the fiscal year 2024; 

10 ‘‘(ii) 50,000 for the fiscal year 2025; 

11 ‘‘(iii) 85,000 for the fiscal year 2026; 

12 ‘‘(iv) 140,000 for the fiscal year 2027; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(v) 200,000 for the fiscal year 2028; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(C) maintain the requirements for serving 

17 under-resourced communities of need in accord18 ance with this subtitle. 

19 ‘‘(2) The identification of Federal programs 

20 and agencies that can engage the labor of the Civil21 ian Climate Corps and facilitate partnerships and 

22 funding relationships. 

23 ‘‘(3) Principles of equity and environmental jus24 tice to guide the work of the Civilian Climate Corps. 


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1 ‘‘(4) Benchmarks for the success of the Civilian 

2 Climate Corps. 

3 ‘‘(5) Identification of under-resourced commu4 nities of need, defined as regions and communities 

5 most in need of Civilian Climate Corps labor and 

6 workforce development. 

7 ‘‘(6) Identification and cataloging of funding 

8 streams for Partners Corps entities. 

9 ‘‘(7) Identifying and cataloging of resources for 

10 grantee training, expertise development, and grant 

11 application capacity building for under-resourced 

12 communities of need. 

13 ‘‘(8) Cataloging work already being done to14 wards climate resiliency and clean economy transi15 tions to ensure Civilian Climate Corps efforts are 

16 additive and not duplicative. 

17 ‘‘(9) A plan to increase the participation of op18 portunity youth in the Civilian Climate Corps (de19 fined as ‘out-of-school youth’ under section 

20 129(a)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and Op21 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)(B)), including 

22 through coordination with Job Corps. 

23 ‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Subject to the availability 

24 of appropriations and quality service opportunities, the 

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1 including establishing the positions described in subsection 

2 (b)(1).’’. 

3 SEC. 4. PRIORITIZING AND SUPPORTING CLIMATE RE4 SPONSE. 

5 (a) PRIORITIES.— 

6 (1) AMERICORPS STATE AND NATIONAL.—Sec7 tion 122(f) of the National and Community Service 

8 Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12572(f)) is amended— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

10 (i) in subparagraph (A), by adding at 

11 the end the following: ‘‘The Corporation 

12 shall include, in the national service prior13 ities, the priorities described in paragraph 

14 (5).’’; and 

15 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding at 

16 the end the following: ‘‘Each State shall 

17 include, in the State priorities, the prior18 ities described in paragraph (5).’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘(5) CLIMATE PROJECTS.—The priorities estab21 lished under paragraph (1) for national service pro22 grams shall provide that the Corporation and the 

23 States, as appropriate, shall give priority to entities 

24 submitting applications that propose activities di25 rectly related to the response to the climate crisis 


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1 and transition to a clean economy, as described in 

2 section 199T.’’. 

3 (2) AMERICORPS NCCC.—Section 157(b)(1) of 

4 the National and Community Service Act of 1990 

5 (42 U.S.C. 12617(b)(1)) is amended by adding at 

6 the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(C) PRIORITY PROJECTS.—For fiscal 

8 years 2024 through 2033, the Corporation shall 

9 give priority to entities submitting applications 

10 for projects under this subtitle in the same 

11 manner as the Corporation gives priority to en12 tities submitting applications for national serv13 ice programs under section 122(f)(5).’’. 

14 (3) AMERICORPS VISTA.—Section 109 of the 

15 Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 

16 4960) is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing: ‘‘For fiscal years 2024 through 2033, the 

18 Corporation shall give priority to entities submitting 

19 applications for projects or programs under this part 

20 in the same manner as the Corporation gives pri21 ority to entities submitting applications for national 

22 service programs under section 122(f)(5) of the Na23 tional and Community Service Act of 1990.’’. 

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1 (1) DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF

2 1973.—Section 105(b)(2) of the Domestic Volunteer 

3 Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955(b)(2)) is 

4 amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(2) The Director shall set the subsistence allowance 

6 for volunteers under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year 

7 so that— 

8 ‘‘(A) the minimum allowance is not less than an 

9 amount equal to the equivalent of $17 per hour over 

10 the course of service; and 

11 ‘‘(B) the average subsistence allowance, exclud12 ing allowances for Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, 

13 and Alaska, is not less than 10 percent greater than 

14 the amount described in subparagraph (A).’’; and 

15 (2) NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT

16 OF 1990.—Section 158(b) of the National and Com17 munity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12618(b)) is 

18 amended, in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘any 

19 amount not in excess of the amount equal to 100 

20 percent of the poverty line that is applicable to a 

21 family of two (as defined by the Office of Manage22 ment and Budget and revised annually in accordance 

23 with section 673(2) of the Community Services 

24 Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))’’ and inserting 

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1 hour over the course of service and not in excess of 

2 the equivalent of $34 per hour over the course of 

3 service.’’. 

4 (3) NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL

5 AWARDS.—Section 147(a) of the National and Com6 munity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12603(a)) is 

7 amended by inserting ‘‘twice’’ before ‘‘the maximum 

8 amount of a Federal Pell Grant’’. 

9 (c) MATCHING FUNDS.—Section 121(e)(1) of the Na10 tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

11 12571(e)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘75 percent’’ and in12 serting ‘‘100 percent’’. 

13 (d) LIMITATION.—A stipend or allowance under sec14 tion 105 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 

15 (42 U.S.C. 4955) or an allowance under section 140 of 

16 the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 

17 U.S.C. 12594) shall not be increased, unless the funds ap18 propriated for carrying out part A of title I of the Domes19 tic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) 

20 or subtitle C of the National and Community Service Act 

21 of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.), respectively, are suffi22 cient to increase for the fiscal year involved the number 

23 of participants to serve under that part A or that subtitle 

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1 number of such participants so serving during the pre2 ceding fiscal year. 

3 SEC. 5. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 (a) FUNDING FOR THE CIVILIAN CLIMATE CORPS.— 

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

6 appropriated to carry out subtitle K of title I of the 

7 National and Community Service Act of 1990, as 

8 added by section 3 of this Act, (excluding the bene9 fits described in paragraphs (2) and (3)), 

10 $70,000,000,000 for fiscal years 2024 through 

11 2028. 

12 (2) FUNDING FOR EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS.— 

13 There are authorized to be appropriated for the edu14 cational benefits described in section 199S of the 

15 National and Community Service Act of 1990, as 

16 added by section 3, $37,500,000,000 for fiscal years 

17 2024 through 2028. 

18 (3) FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE BENEFITS.— 

19 There are authorized to be appropriated for the 

20 health care benefits described in section 199S of the 

21 National and Community Service Act of 1990, as 

22 added by section 3, such sums as may be necessary 

23 for fiscal years 2024 through 2028. 

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1 and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

2 12681(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 

3 2010 through 2014’’ and all that follows through the end 

4 of the paragraph and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2024 through 

5 2028, in addition to any amount appropriated before the 

6 date of enactment of the Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs 

7 and Justice Act, additional amounts of— 

8 ‘‘(A) $5,000,000,000, to provide financial 

9 assistance under subtitle C of title I; and 

10 ‘‘(B) $3,000,000,000, to provide national 

11 service educational awards under subtitle D of 

12 title I for the total of the number of partici13 pants described in section 121(f)(1) for fiscal 

14 years 2024 through 2028.’’. 

15 (c) ADMINISTRATION BY THE CORPORATION AND

16 STATE COMMISSIONS.—Section 501(a)(5)(A) of such Act 

17 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(5)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘such 

18 sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 

19 through 2014.’’ and inserting ‘‘in addition to any amount 

20 appropriated before the date of enactment of the Civilian 

21 Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act, an additional 

22 amount of $5,000,000,000 for fiscal years 2024 through 

23 2028.’’. 

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1 ing ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 

2 years 2010 through 2014.’’ and inserting ‘‘in addition to 

3 any amount appropriated before the date of enactment of 

4 the Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act, an 

5 additional amount of $1,000,000,000 for fiscal years 2024 

6 through 2028.’’. 

7 (e) AMERICORPS VISTA.—Section 501 of the Domes8 tic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5081) is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 

11 ‘‘$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums 

12 as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 

13 2011 through 2014.’’ and inserting ‘‘, in addition to 

14 any amount appropriated before the date of enact15 ment of the Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and 

16 Justice Act, an additional amount of 

17 $1,000,000,000 for fiscal years 2024 through 

18 2028.’’; and 

19 (2) in subsection (d), by striking the period and 

20 inserting ‘‘, except that any amount authorized to be 

21 appropriated under an amendment made by the Ci22 vilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act shall 

23 remain available for obligation through fiscal year 

24 2028.’’. 


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1 SEC. 6. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF NATIONAL 

2 SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 117(c) 

4 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

5 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 

6 (B), 

7 (2) by striking the period at the end of sub8 paragraph (C) and inserting a comma, and 

9 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub10 paragraphs: 

11 ‘‘(D) subtitle D of title I of the National 

12 and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

13 12601 et seq.) as an educational award, or 

14 ‘‘(E) subtitle K of title I of such Act as an 

15 educational benefit.’’. 

16 (b) EXCLUSION OF DISCHARGE OF STUDENT LOAN

17 DEBT.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (4) of section 

19 108(f) of such Code is amended— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘received under’’ and in21 serting ‘‘received— 

22 ‘‘(A) under’’, and 

23 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

24 inserting ‘‘, or 

25 ‘‘(B) under subtitle D of title I of the Na26 tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 


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1 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.) as an educational award 

2 or under subtitle K of title I of such Act as an 

3 educational benefit.’’. 

4 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading 

5 for paragraph (4) of section 108(f) of such Code is 

6 amended by striking ‘‘UNDER NATIONAL HEALTH

7 SERVICE CORPS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM AND

8 CERTAIN STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘UNDER CERTAIN LOAN REPAYMENT PRO10 GRAMS’’. 

11 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

12 this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the 

13 date of the enactment of this Act. 

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