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Calendar No. 179 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 360 

[Report No. 113–101] 

To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization 

of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide 

service opportunities for young Americans; help restore the nation’s natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic resources; 

train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts; and 

promote the value of public service. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 14, 2013 

Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. BEGICH, Mrs. 

BOXER, Mr. COONS, Mr. TESTER, Mr. BAUCUS, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. 

BENNET, and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) introduced the following bill; which was 

read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 

Reported by Mr. WYDEN, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand 

the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide service opportunities 

for young Americans; help restore the nation’s natural, 

cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic 


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resources; train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts; and promote the value of public 

service. 

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 ‘‘Public Lands Service 

5 Corps Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO SHORT TITLE. 

7 Section 201 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 

8 (16 U.S.C. 1701 note; 107 Stat. 848) is amended to read 

9 as follows: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES. 

11 ‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the 

12 ‘Public Lands Service Corps Act of 1993’. 

13 ‘‘(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference contained in any 

14 law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 

15 United States to the ‘Public Lands Corps Act of 1993’ 

16 shall be considered to be a reference to the ‘Public Lands 

17 Service Corps Act of 1993’.’’. 

18 SEC. 3. REFERENCE. 

19 A reference in this Act to ‘‘the Act’’ is a reference 

20 to the Public Lands Service Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 

21 1721 et seq.; title II of Public Law 91–378). 


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1 SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE 

2 CORPS ACT OF 1993. 

3 (a) NAME AND PROJECT DESCRIPTION CHANGES.— 

4 The Act is amended— 

5 (1) in the title heading, by striking ‘‘PUBLIC 

6 LANDS CORPS’’ and inserting ‘‘PUBLIC 

7 LANDS SERVICE CORPS’’; 

8 (2) in section 204 (16 U.S.C. 1723), in the 

9 heading, by striking ‘‘PUBLIC LANDS CORPS’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE CORPS’’; 

11 (3) in section 210(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 

12 1729(a)(2)), in the heading, by striking ‘‘PUBLIC

13 LANDS’’; 

14 (4) by striking ‘‘Public Lands Corps’’ each 

15 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Corps’’; 

16 (5) by striking ‘‘conservation center’’ each place 

17 it appears and inserting ‘‘residential conservation 

18 center’’; 

19 (6) by striking ‘‘conservation centers’’ each 

20 place it appears and inserting ‘‘residential conserva21 tion centers’’; 

22 (7) by striking ‘‘appropriate conservation 

23 project’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘appro24 priate natural and cultural resources conservation 

25 project’’; and 


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1 (8) by striking ‘‘appropriate conservation 

2 projects’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘ap3 propriate natural and cultural resources conservation 

4 projects’’. 

5 (b) FINDINGS.—Section 202(a) (16 U.S.C. 1721(a)) 

6 of the Act, as amended by subsection (a), is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘Corps can benefit’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘conservation corps can benefit’’; and 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘the natural and cultural’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘natural and cultural’’; 

12 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 

13 paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; 

14 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(2) Participants in conservation corps receive 

17 meaningful education and training, and their experi18 ence with conservation corps provides preparation 

19 for careers in public service. 

20 ‘‘(3) Young men and women who participate in 

21 the rehabilitation and restoration of the natural, cul22 tural, historic, archaeological, recreational, and sce23 nic treasures of the United States will gain an in24 creased appreciation and understanding of the public 

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1 value of public service, and are likely to become life2 long advocates for those values.’’; 

3 (4) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by para4 graph (2)), by inserting ‘‘, cultural, historic, archae5 ological, recreational, and scenic’’ after ‘‘Many facili6 ties and natural’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘(6) The work of conservation corps can benefit 

9 communities adjacent to public lands and facilities 

10 through renewed civic engagement and participation 

11 by corps participants and those they serve, improved 

12 student achievement, and restoration and rehabilita13 tion of public assets.’’. 

14 (c) PURPOSE.—Section 202(b) (16 U.S.C. 1721(b)) 

15 of the Act is amended to read as follows: 

16 ‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 

17 ‘‘(1) to introduce young men and women to 

18 public service while furthering their understanding 

19 and appreciation of the natural, cultural, historic, 

20 archaeological, recreational, and scenic resources of 

21 the United States; 

22 ‘‘(2) to facilitate training and recruitment op23 portunities in which service is credited as qualifying 

24 experience for careers in the management of such 

25 resources; 


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1 ‘‘(3) to instill in a new generation of young men 

2 and women from across the United States, including 

3 young men and women from diverse backgrounds, 

4 the desire to seek careers in resource stewardship 

5 and public service by allowing them to work directly 

6 with professionals in agencies responsible for the 

7 management of the natural, cultural, historic, ar8 chaeological, recreational, and scenic resources of 

9 the United States; 

10 ‘‘(4) to perform, in a cost-effective manner, ap11 propriate natural and cultural resources conservation 

12 projects where such projects are not being performed 

13 by existing employees; 

14 ‘‘(5) to assist State and local governments and 

15 Indian tribes in performing research and public edu16 cation tasks associated with the conservation of nat17 ural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, 

18 and scenic resources; 

19 ‘‘(6) to expand educational opportunities on 

20 public lands and by rewarding individuals who par21 ticipate in conservation corps with an increased abil22 ity to pursue higher education and job training; 

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1 pating Federal agencies through training opportuni2 ties, community service and outreach, and other ap3 propriate means; and 

4 ‘‘(8) to create a grant program for Indian 

5 tribes to establish the Indian Youth Service Corps so 

6 that Indian youth can benefit from carrying out 

7 projects on Indian lands that the Indian tribes and 

8 communities determine to be priorities.’’. 

9 (d) DEFINITIONS.—Section 203 (16 U.S.C. 1722) of 

10 the Act is amended— 

11 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 

12 (7), (8) through (10), and (11) through (13) as 

13 paragraphs (5) through (9), (11) through (13), and 

14 (15) through (17), respectively; 

15 (2) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and in16 serting the following: 

17 ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE NATURAL AND CULTURAL

18 RESOURCES CONSERVATION PROJECT.—The term 

19 ‘appropriate natural and cultural resources conserva20 tion project’ means any project for the conservation, 

21 restoration, construction, or rehabilitation of nat22 ural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, 

23 or scenic resources. 


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1 ‘‘(2) CONSULTING INTERN.—The term ‘con2 sulting intern’ means a consulting intern selected 

3 under section 206(a)(2). 

4 ‘‘(3) CORPS AND PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE

5 CORPS.—The terms ‘Corps’ and ‘Public Lands Serv6 ice Corps’ mean the Public Lands Service Corps es7 tablished under section 204(a). 

8 ‘‘(4) CORPS PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘Corps 

9 participant’ means an individual enrolled— 

10 ‘‘(A) in the Corps or the Indian Youth 

11 Service Corps; or 

12 ‘‘(B) as a resource assistant or consulting 

13 intern.’’; 

14 (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) (as redesig15 nated by paragraph (1)) the following: 

16 ‘‘(10) INDIAN YOUTH SERVICE CORPS.—The 

17 term ‘Indian Youth Service Corps’ means a qualified 

18 youth or conservation corps established under sec19 tion 207 that— 

20 ‘‘(A) enrolls individuals between the ages 

21 of 15 and 25, inclusive, a majority of whom are 

22 Indians; and 

23 ‘‘(B) is established pursuant to a tribal 

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1 servation corps to operate an Indian Youth 

2 Service Corps program for the benefit of the 

3 members of the Indian tribe.’’; 

4 (4) by amending paragraph (12) (as redesig5 nated by paragraph (1)) to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(12) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘public lands’ 

7 means any land or water (or interest therein) owned 

8 or administered by the United States, including 

9 those areas of coastal and ocean waters, the Great 

10 Lakes and their connecting waters, and submerged 

11 lands over which the United States exercises juris12 diction, except that such term does not include In13 dian lands.’’; 

14 (5) by amending paragraph (13) (as redesig15 nated by paragraph (1)) as follows: 

16 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

17 (i) by striking ‘‘full-time,’’; 

18 (ii) by inserting ‘‘on eligible service 

19 lands’’ after ‘‘resource setting’’; and 

20 (iii) by striking ‘‘16’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘15’’; 

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

23 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

24 (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 

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1 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(D) makes available for audit for each fis3 cal year for which the qualified youth or con4 servation corps receives Federal funds under 

5 this Act, all information pertaining to the ex6 penditure of the funds, any matching funds, 

7 and participant demographics.’’; 

8 (6) by inserting after paragraph 13 (as redesig9 nated by paragraph (1)) the following: 

10 ‘‘(14) RESIDENTIAL CONSERVATION CEN11 TERS.—The term ‘residential conservation centers’ 

12 means the facilities authorized under section 205.’’; 

13 (7) in paragraph (15) (as redesignated by para14 graph (1)), by striking ‘‘206’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘206(a)(1)’’; and 

16 (8) in paragraph (16) (as redesignated by para17 graph (1))— 

18 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

19 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

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

21 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(C) with respect to the National Marine 

24 Sanctuary System, coral reefs, and other coast25 al, estuarine, and marine habitats, and other 


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1 lands and facilities administered by the Na2 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 

3 the Secretary of Commerce.’’. 

4 (e) PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE CORPS PROGRAM.—Sec5 tion 204 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1723), as amended by sub6 section (a), is amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) and 

8 subsections (d) through (f) as subsections (c) and 

9 (d) and subsections (f) through (h), respectively; 

10 (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE

13 CORPS.—There is established in the Department of the 

14 Interior, the Department of Agriculture, and the Depart15 ment of Commerce a Public Lands Service Corps. 

16 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF CORPS OFFICE; COORDI17 NATORS; LIAISON.— 

18 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICES.— 

19 ‘‘(A) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.— 

20 The Secretary of the Interior shall establish a 

21 department-level office to coordinate the Corps 

22 activities within the Department of the Interior. 

23 ‘‘(B) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.— 

24 The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish 


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1 within the Forest Service an office to coordinate 

2 the Corps activities within that agency. 

3 ‘‘(C) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.—The 

4 Secretary of Commerce shall establish within 

5 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin6 istration an office to coordinate the Corps ac7 tivities within that agency. 

8 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF COORDINATORS.— 

9 The Secretary shall designate a Public Lands Serv10 ice Corps coordinator for each agency under the ju11 risdiction of the Secretary that administers Corps 

12 activities. 

13 ‘‘(3) ESTABLISHMENT OF LIAISON.—The Sec14 retary of the Interior shall establish an Indian Youth 

15 Service Corps liaison that will— 

16 ‘‘(A) provide outreach to Indian tribes 

17 about opportunities for establishing Corps and 

18 Indian Youth Service Corps programs; and 

19 ‘‘(B) coordinate with the Tribal Liaison of 

20 the Corporation for National Service to identify 

21 and establish Corps and Indian Youth Service 

22 Corps opportunities for Indian youth.’’; 

23 (3) by amending subsection (c) (as redesignated 

24 by paragraph (1)) to read as follows: 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enroll 

2 in the Corps individuals who are— 

3 ‘‘(A) hired by an agency under the juris4 diction of the Secretary to perform work au5 thorized under this Act; or 

6 ‘‘(B) members of a qualified youth or con7 servation corps with which the Secretary has 

8 entered into a cooperative agreement to perform 

9 work authorized under this Act. 

10 ‘‘(2) RESOURCE ASSISTANTS AND CONSULTING

11 INTERNS.—The Secretary may also enroll in the 

12 Corps resource assistants and consulting interns in 

13 accordance with section 206(a). 

14 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligi15 ble for enrollment as a Corps participant, an indi16 vidual shall— 

17 ‘‘(A) be between the ages of 15 and 25, in18 clusive; and 

19 ‘‘(A)(i) be between the ages of 15 and 25, 

20 inclusive; or 

21 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a military veteran, be 

22 not older than 35; and 

23 ‘‘(B) satisfy the requirements of section 

24 137(a)(5) of the National and Community Serv25 ice Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12591(a)(5)). 


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1 ‘‘(4) TERMS.—Each Corps participant may be 

2 enrolled in the Corps for a term of up to 2 years of 

3 service, which may be served over a period that ex4 ceeds 2 calendar years. 

5 ‘‘(5) CIVIL SERVICE.—An individual may be en6 rolled as a Corps participant without regard to the 

7 civil service and classification laws, rules, or regula8 tions of the United States. 

9 ‘‘(6) PREFERENCE.—The Secretary may estab10 lish a preference for the enrollment as Corps partici11 pants individuals who are economically, physically, 

12 or educationally disadvantaged.’’. or educationally 

13 disadvantaged. 

14 ‘‘(7) LOCAL PREFERENCE.—The Secretary may 

15 establish a preference for enrollment of Corps partici16 pants individuals who live in that State or region.’’; 

17 (4) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by para18 graph (1))— 

19 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘contracts and’’; and 

21 (ii) by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘subsection (f)’’; 

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

24 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

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1 ‘‘(2) RECRUITMENT.—The Secretary shall carry 

2 out, or enter into cooperative agreements to provide, 

3 a program to attract eligible youth to the Corps by 

4 publicizing Corps opportunities through high schools, 

5 colleges, employment centers, electronic media, and 

6 other appropriate institutions and means. 

7 ‘‘(3) PREFERENCE.—In entering into coopera8 tive agreements under paragraph (1) or awarding 

9 competitive grants to Indian tribes or tribally au10 thorized organizations under section 207, the Sec11 retary may give preference to qualified youth or con12 servation corps that are located in specific areas 

13 where a substantial portion of members are economi14 cally, physically, or educationally disadvantaged.’’; 

15 (5) by inserting after subsection (d) (as redesig16 nated by paragraph (1)) the following: 

17 ‘‘(e) TRAINING.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab19 lish a training program based at appropriate resi20 dential conservation centers or at other suitable re21 gional Federal or other appropriate facilities or sites 

22 to provide training for Corps participants. 

23 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In establishing a train24 ing program under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

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1 ‘‘(A) ensure that the duration and com2 prehensiveness of the training program shall be 

3 commensurate with the projects Corps partici4 pants are expected to undertake; 

5 ‘‘(B) develop department-wide standards 

6 for the program that include training in— 

7 ‘‘(i) resource stewardship; 

8 ‘‘(ii) health and safety; 

9 ‘‘(iii) ethics for individuals in public 

10 service; 

11 ‘‘(iv) teamwork and leadership; and 

12 ‘‘(v) interpersonal communications; 

13 ‘‘(C) direct the participating agencies with14 in the Department of the Interior, the Forest 

15 Service in the case of the Department of Agri16 culture, and the National Oceanic and Atmos17 pheric Administration in the case of the De18 partment of Commerce, to develop agency-spe19 cific training guidelines to ensure that Corps 

20 participants are appropriately informed about 

21 matters specific to that agency, including— 

22 ‘‘(i) the history and organization of 

23 the agency; 

24 ‘‘(ii) the mission of the agency; and 


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1 ‘‘(iii) any agency-specific standards 

2 for the management of natural, cultural, 

3 historic, archaeological, recreational, and 

4 scenic resources; and 

5 ‘‘(D) take into account training already re6 ceived by Corps participants enrolled from 

7 qualified youth or conservation corps.’’; 

8 (5) by inserting after subsection (d) (as redesig9 nated by paragraph (1)) the following: 

10 ‘‘(e) TRAINING.—For purposes of training, the Sec11 retary shall take into account training already received by 

12 Corps participants enrolled from qualified youth or con13 servation corps.’’; 

14 (6) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by para15 graph (1))— 

16 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

17 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘IN

18 GENERAL.—’’ and inserting ‘‘USE OF

19 CORPS; PROJECTS.—’’; 

20 (ii) by striking ‘‘The Secretary may 

21 utilize the Corps or any qualified youth or 

22 conservation corps to carry out’’ and in23 serting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

2 use the Corps to carry out, with appropriate su3 pervision and training,’’; 

4 (iii) by striking ‘‘on public lands’’ and 

5 inserting on ‘‘on eligible service lands’’; 

6 and 

7 (iv) by adding at the end the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(B) PROJECTS.—Appropriate natural and 

10 cultural resources conservation projects carried 

11 out under this section may include— 

12 ‘‘(i) protecting, restoring, or enhanc13 ing ecosystem components to promote spe14 cies recovery, improve biological diversity, 

15 enhance productivity and carbon sequestra16 tion, and enhance adaptability and resil17 ience of eligible service lands and resources 

18 to climate change and other natural and 

19 human disturbances; 

20 ‘‘(ii) promoting the health of eligible 

21 service lands, including— 

22 ‘‘(I) protecting and restoring wa23 tersheds and forest, grassland, ripar24 ian, estuarine, marine, or other habi25 tat; 


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1 ‘‘(II) reducing the risk of 

2 uncharacteristically severe wildfire 

3 and mitigating damage from insects, 

4 disease, and disasters; 

5 ‘‘(III) controlling erosion; 

6 ‘‘(IV) controlling and removing 

7 invasive, noxious, or nonnative spe8 cies; and 

9 ‘‘(V) restoring native species; 

10 ‘‘(iii) collecting biological, archae11 ological, and other scientific data, includ12 ing climatological information, species pop13 ulations and movement, habitat status, and 

14 other information; 

15 ‘‘(iv) assisting in historical and cul16 tural research, museum curatorial work, 

17 oral history projects, documentary photog18 raphy, and activities that support the cre19 ation of public works of art related to eligi20 ble service lands; and 

21 ‘‘(v) constructing, repairing, rehabili22 tating, and maintaining roads, trails, 

23 campgrounds and other visitor facilities, 

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1 sites and structures, and other facilities 

2 that further the purposes of this Act.’’; 

3 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 

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

5 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(2) VISITOR SERVICES.—The Secretary may— 

8 ‘‘(A) enter into or amend an existing coop9 erative agreement with a cooperating associa10 tion, educational institution, friends group, or 

11 similar nonprofit partner organization for the 

12 purpose of providing training and work experi13 ence to Corps participants in areas such as 

14 sales, office work, accounting, and management, 

15 provided that the work experience directly re16 lates to the conservation and management of el17 igible service lands; and 

18 ‘‘(B) allow Corps participants to help pro19 mote visitor safety and enjoyment of eligible 

20 service lands, and assist in the gathering of vis21 itor use data. 

22 ‘‘(3) INTERPRETATION.—The Secretary may 

23 permit Corps participants to provide interpretation 

24 or education services for the public under the direct 

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1 ‘‘(A) to provide orientation and informa2 tion services to visitors; 

3 ‘‘(B) to assist agency employees in the de4 livery of interpretive or educational programs 

5 where audience size, environmental conditions, 

6 safety, or other factors make such assistance 

7 desirable; 

8 ‘‘(C) to present programs that relate the 

9 personal experience of the Corps participants 

10 for the purpose of promoting public awareness 

11 of the Corps, the role of the Corps in public 

12 land management agencies, and the availability 

13 of the Corps to potential participants; and 

14 ‘‘(D) to create nonpersonal interpretive 

15 products, such as website content, Junior Rang16 er program books, printed handouts, and audio17 visual programs.’’; 

18 (7) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by para19 graph (1))— 

20 (A) in the matter preceding the first para21 graph, by striking ‘‘those projects which’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘priority projects and other projects 

23 that’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(2) will instill in Corps participants a work 

2 ethic and a sense of public service;’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(i) OTHER PARTICIPANTS.—The Secretary may 

5 allow volunteers from other programs administered or des6 ignated by the Secretary to participate as volunteers in 

7 projects carried out under this section. 

8 ‘‘(j) CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The requirements of sec10 tion 189D(b) of the National and Community Serv11 ice Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12645g(b)) shall apply 

12 to each individual age 18 or older seeking— 

13 ‘‘(A) to become a Corps participant; 

14 ‘‘(B) to receive funds authorized under this 

15 Act; or 

16 ‘‘(C) to supervise or otherwise have regular 

17 contact with Corps participants in activities au18 thorized under this Act. 

19 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY PROHIBITION.—If any of 

20 paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 189D(c) of 

21 the National and Community Service Act of 1990 

22 (42 U.S.C. 12645g(c)(1)–(4)) apply to an individual 

23 described in paragraph (1), that individual shall not 

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1 paragraph (1), unless the Secretary provides an ex2 emption for good cause.’’. 

3 (f) RESIDENTIAL CONSERVATION CENTERS AND

4 PROGRAM SUPPORT.—Section 205 (16 U.S.C. 1724) of 

5 the Act is amended— 

6 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘CON7 SERVATION’’ and inserting ‘‘RESIDENTIAL CON8 SERVATION’’; 

9 (2) in subsection (a)— 

10 (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 

11 follows: 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may estab13 lish residential conservation centers for— 

14 ‘‘(A) such housing, food service, medical 

15 care, transportation, and other services as the 

16 Secretary deems necessary for Corps partici17 pants; and 

18 ‘‘(B) the conduct of appropriate natural 

19 and cultural resources conservation projects 

20 under this Act.’’; 

21 (B) by striking paragraph (2); 

22 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 

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1 (D) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 

2 subparagraph (C)), in the heading, by striking 

3 ‘‘FOR CONSERVATION CENTERS’’; and 

4 (E) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 

5 subparagraph (C)), by striking ‘‘a State or local 

6 government agency’’ and inserting ‘‘another 

7 Federal agency, State, local government,’’; 

8 (3) in subsection (b)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in10 serting the following: 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(2) TEMPORARY HOUSING.—The Secretary 

14 may make arrangements with another Federal agen15 cy, State, local government, or private organization 

16 to provide temporary housing for Corps participants 

17 as needed and available. 

18 ‘‘(3) TRANSPORTATION.—In project areas 

19 where Corps participants can reasonably be expected 

20 to reside at their own homes, the Secretary may 

21 fund or provide transportation to and from project 

22 sites.’’; 

23 (1) in subsection (b)— 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 

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

3 ‘‘(2) TEMPORARY HOUSING.—The Secretary may 

4 make arrangements with another Federal agency, 

5 State, local government, or private organization to 

6 provide temporary housing for Corps participants as 

7 needed and available. 

8 ‘‘(3) TRANSPORTATION.—In project areas where 

9 Corps participants reside at their own homes, the 

10 Secretary may provide transportation to and from 

11 project sites.’’; 

12 (4)(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub13 section (f) (e); 

14 (5)(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(d) FACILITIES.—The Secretary may, as an appro17 priate natural and cultural resources conservation project, 

18 direct Corps participants to aid in the construction or re19 habilitation of residential conservation center facilities, in20 cluding housing. 

21 ‘‘(e)(d) MENTORS.—The Secretary may recruit from 

22 programs, such as Federal volunteer and encore service 

23 programs, and from veterans groups, military retirees, and 

24 active duty personnel, such adults as may be suitable and 


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1 qualified to provide training, mentoring, and crew-leading 

2 services to Corps participants.’’; and 

3 (6) in subsection (f) (4) in subsection (e)(as re4 designated by paragraph (4) (2)), by striking ‘‘that 

5 are appropriate’’ and all that follows through the pe6 riod and inserting ‘‘that the Secretary determines to 

7 be necessary for a residential conservation center.’’. 

8 (g) RESOURCE ASSISTANTS AND CONSULTING IN9 TERNS.—Section 206 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1725) is 

10 amended— 

11 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AND

12 CONSULTING INTERNS’’ before the period; 

13 (2) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and in14 serting the following: 

15 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 

16 ‘‘(1) RESOURCE ASSISTANTS.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

18 provide individual placements of resource assist19 ants with any agency under the jurisdiction of 

20 the Secretary that carries out appropriate nat21 ural and cultural resources conservation 

22 projects to carry out research or resource pro23 tection activities on behalf of the agency. 


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1 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for se2 lection as a resource assistant, an individual 

3 shall be at least 17 years of age. 

4 ‘‘(C) PREFERENCE.—In selecting resource 

5 assistants for placement under this paragraph, 

6 the Secretary shall give a preference to individ7 uals who are enrolled in an institution of higher 

8 education or are recent graduates from an insti9 tution of higher education, with particular at10 tention given to ensuring full representation of 

11 women and participants from Historically Black 

12 Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving in13 stitutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities. 

14 ‘‘(2) CONSULTING INTERNS.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

16 provide individual placements of consulting in17 terns with any agency under the jurisdiction of 

18 the Secretary that carries out appropriate nat19 ural and cultural resources conservation 

20 projects to carry out management analysis ac21 tivities on behalf of the agency. 

22 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for se23 lection as a consulting intern, an individual 

24 shall be enrolled in, and have completed at least 

25 1 full year at, a graduate or professional school 


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1 that has been accredited by an accrediting body 

2 recognized by the Secretary of Education. 

3 ‘‘(b) USE OF EXISTING NONPROFIT ORGANIZA4 TIONS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Whenever 1 or more non6 profit organizations can provide appropriate recruit7 ment and placement services to fulfill the require8 ments of this section, the Secretary may implement 

9 this section through such organizations. 

10 ‘‘(2) EXPENSES.—Participating organizations 

11 shall contribute to the expenses of providing and 

12 supporting the resource assistants or consulting in13 terns from sources of funding other than the Sec14 retary, at a level of not less than 25 percent of the 

15 total costs (15 percent of which may be from in-kind 

16 sources) of each participant in the resource assistant 

17 or consulting intern program who has been recruited 

18 and placed through that organization. 

19 ‘‘(3) REPORTING.—Each participating organi20 zation shall be required to submit an annual report 

21 evaluating the scope, size, and quality of the pro22 gram, including the value of work contributed by the 

23 resource assistants and consulting interns, to the 

24 mission of the agency.’’. 


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1 (h) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The Act is amended 

2 by redesignating sections 207 through 211 (16 U.S.C. 

3 1726 through 1730) as sections 209 through 213, respec4 tively. 

5 (i) INDIAN YOUTH SERVICE CORPS.—The Act is 

6 amended by inserting after section 206 (16 U.S.C. 1725) 

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 207. INDIAN YOUTH SERVICE CORPS. 

9 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF COOPERATIVE AGREE10 MENTS AND COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—The Secretary is au11 thorized to enter into cooperative agreements with, or 

12 make competitive grants to, Indian tribes and qualified 

13 youth or conservation corps for the establishment and ad14 ministration of Indian Youth Service Corps programs to 

15 carry out appropriate natural and cultural resources con16 servation projects on Indian lands. 

17 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive assist18 ance under this section, an Indian tribe or a qualified 

19 youth or conservation corps shall submit to the Secretary 

20 an application in such manner and containing such infor21 mation as the Secretary may require, including— 

22 ‘‘(1) a description of the methods by which In23 dian youth will be recruited for and retained in the 

24 Indian Youth Service Corps; 


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1 ‘‘(2) a description of the projects to be carried 

2 out by the Indian Youth Service Corps; 

3 ‘‘(3) a description of how the projects were 

4 identified; and 

5 ‘‘(4) an explanation of the impact of, and the 

6 direct community benefits provided by, the proposed 

7 projects.’’. 

8 (j) GUIDANCE.—The Act is amended by inserting 

9 after section 207 (as amended by subsection (i)) the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 208. GUIDANCE. 

12 ‘‘Not later than 18 months after funds are made 

13 available to the Secretary to carry out this Act, the Sec14 retary shall issue guidelines for the management of pro15 grams under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that are au16 thorized under this Act.’’. 

17 (k) LIVING ALLOWANCES AND TERMS OF SERV18 ICE.—Section 209 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1726) (as redes19 ignated by subsection (h)) is amended by striking sub20 sections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(a) LIVING ALLOWANCES.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 

23 each Corps participant with a living allowance in an 

24 amount established by the Secretary. 


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1 ‘‘(2) TRAVEL COSTS.—The Secretary may reim2 burse Corps participants for travel costs at the be3 ginning and end of the term of service of the Corps 

4 participants. 

5 ‘‘(b) TERMS OF SERVICE.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Corps participant 

7 shall agree to participate for such term of service as 

8 may be established by the Secretary. 

9 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATIONS.—With respect to the In10 dian Youth Service Corps, the term of service shall 

11 be established in consultation with the affected In12 dian tribe or tribally authorized organization. 

13 ‘‘(c) HIRING PREFERENCE AND FUTURE EMPLOY14 MENT.—The Secretary may— 

15 ‘‘(1) grant to a Corps participant credit for 

16 time served as a Corps participant, which may be 

17 used toward future Federal hiring; 

18 ‘‘(2) provide to a former participant of the 

19 Corps or the Indian Youth Service Corps non20 competitive hiring status for a period of not more 

21 than 2 years after the date on which the service of 

22 the candidate in the Corps or the Indian Youth 

23 Service Corps was complete, if the candidate— 

24 ‘‘(A) has served a minimum of 960 hours 

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1 conservation project that included at least 120 

2 hours through the Corps or the Indian Youth 

3 Service Corps; and 

4 ‘‘(B) meets Office of Personnel Manage5 ment qualification standards for the position for 

6 which the candidate is applying; 

7 ‘‘(3) provide to a former resource assistant or 

8 consulting intern noncompetitive hiring status for a 

9 period of not more than 2 years after the date on 

10 which the individual has completed an under11 graduate or graduate degree, respectively, from an 

12 accredited institution, if the candidate— 

13 ‘‘(A) successfully fulfilled the resource as14 sistant or consulting intern program require15 ments; and 

16 ‘‘(B) meets Office of Personnel Manage17 ment qualification standards for the position for 

18 which the candidate is applying; and 

19 ‘‘(4) provide, or enter into contracts or coopera20 tive agreements with qualified employment agencies 

21 to provide, alumni services such as job and edu22 cation counseling, referrals, verification of service, 

23 communications, and other appropriate services to 

24 Corps participants who have completed the term of 

25 service.’’. 


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1 (l) NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.— 

2 Section 210 (16 U.S.C. 1727) of the Act (as redesignated 

3 by subsection (h)) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a) (as amended by subsection 

5 (a)(4)), in the first sentence— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘participant in the Corps 

7 or a resource assistant’’ and inserting ‘‘Corps 

8 participant’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘participant or resource as10 sistant’’ and inserting ‘‘Corps participant’’; and 

11 (2) in subsection (b)— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘either participants in the 

13 Corps or resource assistants’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘Corps participants’’; and 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘or a resource assistant’’. 

16 (m) NONDISPLACEMENT.—Section 211 of the Act 

17 (16 U.S.C. 1728) (as redesignated by subsection (h)) is 

18 amended by striking ‘‘activities carried out’’ and all that 

19 follows through the period and inserting ‘‘Corps partici20 pants.’’. 

21 (n) FUNDING.—Section 212 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 

22 1729) (as redesignated by subsection (h)) is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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1 (i) in the second sentence, by striking 

2 ‘‘non-federal sources’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘sources other than the Secretary’’; and 

4 (ii) by inserting after the second sen5 tence the following: ‘‘The Secretary may 

6 pay up to 90 percent of the costs of a 

7 project if the Secretary determines that the 

8 reduction is necessary to enable participa9 tion from a greater range of organizations 

10 or individuals.’’; and 

11 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or In12 dian Youth Service Corps’’ after ‘‘Corps’’ each 

13 place it appears; 

14 (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol15 lows: 

16 ‘‘(b) FUNDS AVAILABLE UNDER NATIONAL AND

17 COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT.—To carry out this Act, the 

18 Secretary shall be eligible to apply for and receive assist19 ance under section 121(b) of the National and Community 

20 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 12571(b)).’’; and 

21 (3) in subsection (c)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘section 211’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘section 213’’; and 

24 (B) by inserting ‘‘or Indian Youth Service 

25 Corps’’ after ‘‘Corps’’. 


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1 (o) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

2 213 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1730) (as redesignated by sub3 section (h)) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘year’’ and all 

5 that follows through the period and inserting 

6 ‘‘year.’’; 

7 (2) by striking subsection (b); and 

8 (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub9 section (b). 


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Calendar No. 179 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 360 

[Report No. 113–101] 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to 

of public service. managers and enthusiasts; and promote the value sources; train a new generation of public land toric, archaeological, recreational and scenic rehelp restore the nation’s natural, cultural, hisvide service opportunities for young Americans; Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to proexpand the authorization of the Secretaries of 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 

Reported with amendments 


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