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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 277 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                        Calendar No. 34
111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 277

 To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and 
       improve opportunities for service, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 16, 2009

 Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
  McCain, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Reid, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
 Wicker, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Cardin, 
 Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Bayh, 
Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Udall 
   of Colorado, Mr. Brown, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Warner, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
 Merkley, Mr. Reed, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Byrd)) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

                             March 18, 2009

              Reported by Ms. Mikulski, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
 To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and 
       improve opportunities for service, and for other purposes.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Serve 
America Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
is as follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
                   <DELETED>TITLE I--NATIONAL SERVICE

                 <DELETED>Subtitle A--Service-Learning

<DELETED>Sec. 111. Youth engagement zones to strengthen communities.
<DELETED>Sec. 112. Campus of Service.
<DELETED>Sec. 113. Service-learning impact study.
 <DELETED>Subtitle B--Supporting Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

<DELETED>Sec. 121. Innovation and entrepreneurship.
                <DELETED>Subtitle C--Serveamerica Corps

<DELETED>Sec. 131. Corps.
                <DELETED>Subtitle D--Civic Health Index

<DELETED>Sec. 141. Index.
        <DELETED>Subtitle E--Serveamerica and Encore Fellowships

<DELETED>Sec. 151. ServeAmerica and Encore Fellowships.
   <DELETED>Subtitle F--Volunteer Generation Fund; National Service 
                Reserve Corps; Call to Service Campaign

<DELETED>Sec. 161. Statement of purposes.
<DELETED>Sec. 162. Establishment of Volunteer Generation Fund.
<DELETED>Sec. 163. National Service Reserve Corps.
<DELETED>Sec. 164. Call To Service campaign.
               <DELETED>Subtitle G--Conforming Amendments

<DELETED>Sec. 171. Conforming amendments.
          <DELETED>TITLE II--VOLUNTEERS FOR PROSPERITY PROGRAM

<DELETED>Sec. 201. Findings.
<DELETED>Sec. 202. Definitions.
<DELETED>Sec. 203. Office of Volunteers for Prosperity.
<DELETED>Sec. 204. Authorization of appropriations.

              <DELETED>TITLE I--NATIONAL SERVICE</DELETED>

            <DELETED>Subtitle A--Service-Learning</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 111. YOUTH ENGAGEMENT ZONES TO STRENGTHEN 
              COMMUNITIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Engaging in service-learning and community 
        service activities at a young age makes individuals more likely 
        to continue to volunteer and engage in service throughout their 
        lives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) High-quality service-learning programs keep 
        students engaged in school and increase the likelihood that 
        they will graduate.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Since its creation, the Learn and Serve 
        America program has allowed more than 15,000,000 students to 
        take part in service-learning activities to improve their 
        communities and schools.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Most schools do not offer service-learning 
        activities, but many students, particularly students at risk of 
        dropping out, express an interest in service-
        learning.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to provide increased high-quality service-
        learning opportunities for in-school and out-of-school youth in 
        high-need, low-income communities as a strategy to retain and 
        re-engage youth likely to drop out and youth who have dropped 
        out;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to encourage more individuals to engage in 
        lifetimes of service by teaching young people the value of 
        service early in their lives; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) to establish youth engagement zones with the 
        goal of involving all secondary school students served by a 
        local educational agency in service-learning to solve a 
        specific community challenge, through a program that can serve 
        as a model for other communities.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) General Authority.--Part I of subtitle B of title I of 
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12521 et 
seq.) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating subparts B and C as subparts 
        C and D, respectively;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by redesignating sections 115, 115A, 116, 
        116A, and 116B as sections 114A through 114E, respectively; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by inserting after subpart A the 
        following:</DELETED>

      <DELETED>``Subpart B--Youth Engagement Zones to Strengthen 
                         Communities</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 115. GRANT PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) College-going rate.--The term `college-going 
        rate' means the percentage of high school graduates who enroll 
        in an institution of higher education in the school year 
        immediately following graduation from high school.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Graduation rate.--The term `graduation rate' 
        means the graduation rate for public secondary school students, 
        as defined in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(vi) of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        6311(b)(2)(C)(vi)).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Low-income student.--The term `low-income 
        student' means a student who is eligible to be counted under 
        one of the measures of poverty described in section 1113(a)(5) 
        of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 6313(a)(5)).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Out-of-school youth.--The term `out-of-
        school youth' means youth of an appropriate age to attend 
        secondary school who are not currently enrolled in secondary 
        schools.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Youth engagement zone.--The term `youth 
        engagement zone' means the area in which a youth engagement 
        zone program is carried out.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Youth engagement zone program.--The term 
        `youth engagement zone program' means a service-learning 
        program in which members of a partnership described in 
        subsection (c) collaborate to provide coordinated school-based 
        or community-based service-learning opportunities, to address a 
        specific community challenge, for secondary school students 
        served by the local educational agency involved as described in 
        subsection (d)(2)(B), and for an increasing percentage of out-
        of-school youth, over 5 years.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) General Authority and Availability of Funds.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) General authority.--Subject to paragraph 
        (3), the Corporation may make grants, on a competitive basis, 
        to eligible partnerships to enable the partnerships to 
        establish and carry out, in youth engagement zones, youth 
        engagement zone programs with secondary school students and 
        with out-of-school youth, in order to carry out projects to 
        improve communities involving--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) improving student engagement, 
                including student attendance and student behavior, and 
                student academic achievement, graduation rates, and 
                college-going rates, at secondary schools with high 
                concentrations of low-income students;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) maintaining and improving local 
                parks, trails, and rivers, assisting in the development 
                of local recycling programs, or implementing 
                initiatives to improve local energy 
                effectively;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) improving civic engagement and 
                participation among individuals of all ages; 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) carrying out another activity that 
                focuses on solving a community challenge faced by the 
                community that the eligible partnership involved will 
                serve.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Grant periods.--The Corporation shall make 
        the grants for periods of 5 years.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Grant amounts.--The Corporation shall make 
        such a grant to a partnership in an amount of not less than 
        $250,000 and not more than $1,000,000, based on the number of 
        students served by the local educational agency in the 
        partnership.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Eligible Partnerships.--To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, a partnership--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) shall include--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) 1 or more community-based agencies 
                that have demonstrated records of success in carrying 
                out service-learning programs with low-income students, 
                and that meet such criteria as the Chief Executive 
                Officer may establish; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B)(i) a local educational agency for 
                which--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(I) a high number or percentage 
                        of the students served by the agency, as 
                        determined by the Corporation, are low-income 
                        students; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(II) the graduation rate for the 
                        secondary school students served by the agency 
                        is less than 70 percent; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(ii)(I) a State Commission or State 
                educational agency; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(II) more than 1 local educational 
                agency described in clause (i); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) may include--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) a local government agency that is 
                not described in paragraph (1);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the office of the chief executive 
                officer of a unit of general local government; 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) an institution of higher 
                education.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, a partnership shall submit an application to the 
Corporation at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Corporation may require, which shall include--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) a description of the project to improve the 
        community that the partnership is proposing to carry out, 
        including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the community challenge the 
                partnership seeks to address, and relevant data about 
                the challenge in such community; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) a description of the process the 
                partnership will use, as part of the youth engagement 
                zone program, to identify the community challenge the 
                partnership will seek to address, including how the 
                partnership will use relevant data to identify such 
                challenge;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) a description of how the partnership will 
        work with secondary schools served by the local educational 
        agency that is included in such partnership in carrying out the 
        project to assure that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) by the end of the third year of the 
                grant period, a majority of the students in the 
                secondary schools served by the local educational 
                agency will have participated in service-learning 
                activities as part of the project; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) by the end of the fifth year of the 
                grant period--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) not less than 90 percent of 
                        the students in those schools will have 
                        participated in service-learning activities as 
                        part of the project; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) service-learning will be a 
                        mandatory part of the curriculum in all of the 
                        secondary schools served by the local 
                        educational agency;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) a description of the amount of time for 
        which the partnership will seek to have participating 
        individuals participate in service-learning activities as part 
        of the project, and how that time will be structured;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) a description of the partnership's plan to 
        provide high-quality, ongoing service-learning professional 
        development and assistance to educators conducting service-
        learning activities through the youth engagement zone 
        program;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) a description of how the partnership will 
        work to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) ensure that out-of-school youth in 
                the community are included as participants in service-
                learning activities carried out through the project; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) re-engage out-of-school 
                youth;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) a description of how the partnership will 
        work, through the project, to improve student engagement, 
        including student attendance and student behavior, and student 
        achievement, graduation rates, and college-going rates, at 
        schools served by the local educational agency that is included 
        in the eligible partnership;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) a description of how the partnership will 
        encourage participants to continue to engage in service after 
        graduation from secondary school; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) a description of how youth in the community 
        were involved in the development of the proposal for the 
        project.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Priority and Geographic Diversity.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Priority.--In making grants under this 
        section, the Corporation shall give priority to eligible 
        partnerships that serve high percentages or numbers of low-
        income students.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Consideration.--In making grants under this 
        section, the Corporation shall take into consideration the 
        relevant data about the challenges in communities that eligible 
        partnerships include in their applications, if the relevant 
        partnerships submit such relevant data under subsection 
        (d)(1)(A).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Geographic diversity.--The Corporation shall 
        make the grants to a geographically diverse set of eligible 
        partnerships, including partnerships that serve urban, and 
        partnerships that serve rural, communities.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Use of Funds.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Mandatory activities.--A partnership that 
        receives a grant under this section shall use the funds made 
        available through the grant to establish and carry out a high-
        quality youth engagement zone program designed to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) solve specific community 
                challenges;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) improve student engagement, 
                including student attendance and student behavior, and 
                student achievement, graduation rates, and college-
                going rates in secondary schools;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) involve an increasing percentage of 
                secondary school students and out-of-school youth in 
                the community in school-based or community-based 
                service-learning activities each year, with the goal of 
                involving all students in secondary schools served by 
                the local educational agency and involving an 
                increasing percentage of the out-of-school youth in 
                service-learning activities over the course of 5 years; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) encourage participants to continue 
                to engage in service throughout their lives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Permissible activities.--A partnership that 
        receives a grant under this section may use the funds made 
        available through the grant for activities described in section 
        111.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Rule of Construction.--Any requirement of this 
subpart that applies to a local educational agency in a partnership 
shall be considered to apply to each local educational agency in the 
partnership.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Authorization of Appropriations and Reservations.--
Section 501(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(1)) is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``title I'' 
        and inserting ``title I (other than subpart B of part 
        I)'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``subpart 
        B'' and inserting ``subpart C''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Subpart b of part i.--There is 
                authorized to be appropriated to carry out subpart B of 
                part I of subtitle B of title I--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2010;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2011;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) $30,000,000 for fiscal 
                        year 2012;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2013; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2014.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 112. CAMPUS OF SERVICE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Providing service-learning courses to 
        individuals who are students in institutions of higher 
        education can make such individuals more likely to engage in 
        service throughout their lives, and better prepared to take on 
        public service careers in the nonprofit sector or 
        government.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) While many institutions of higher education, 
        in using work-study funds for community service under part C of 
        title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, considerably 
        exceed the percentage of such funds required to be used for 
        such service, nationally the amount of such funds used for such 
        service has remained relatively constant for the past few 
        years.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) The public service sector, including the 
        nonprofit sector and government, faces many human capital 
        challenges, and institutions of higher education can be a part 
        of efforts to address the challenges.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to identify and recognize institutions of 
        higher education that serve as model Campuses of Service, in 
        terms of engaging students in community service activities, 
        providing service-learning courses, and encouraging or 
        assisting graduates to pursue careers in public service in the 
        nonprofit sector or government; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to allow such institutions to increase their 
        ability to encourage or assist more students to pursue careers 
        in public service, including public service careers in the 
        nonprofit sector or government.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) General Authority.--Subtitle B of title I of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>

        <DELETED>``PART III--CAMPUS OF SERVICE PROGRAM</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 119E. CAMPUSES OF SERVICE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The Corporation, after consultation 
with the Secretary of Education, may annually designate not more than 
30 institutions of higher education as Campuses of Service, from among 
institutions nominated by State Commissions. An institution that 
receives the designation shall have an opportunity to apply for funds 
under subsection (d), and may nominate additional individuals for 
ServeAmerica Fellowships under section 198E, as described in subsection 
(e).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Applications for Nomination.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--To be eligible for a nomination 
        to receive designation under subsection (a), and have an 
        opportunity to apply for funds under subsection (d), for a 
        fiscal year, an institution of higher education in a State 
        shall submit an application to the State Commission at such 
        time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
        State Commission may require.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Contents.--At a minimum, the application 
        shall include information specifying--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A)(i) the number of undergraduate and, 
                if applicable, graduate service-learning courses 
                offered at such institution for the most recent full 
                academic year preceding the fiscal year for which 
                designation is sought; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(ii) the number and percentage of 
                undergraduate students and, if applicable, the number 
                and percentage of graduate students at such institution 
                who were enrolled in the corresponding courses 
                described in clause (i), for that preceding academic 
                year;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the percentage of undergraduate 
                students engaging in and, if applicable, the percentage 
                of graduate students engaging in activities providing 
                community services, as defined in section 441(c) of the 
                Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751(c)), 
                during that preceding academic year, the quality of 
                such activities, and the average amount of time spent, 
                per student, engaged in such activities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) for that preceding academic year, 
                the percentage of Federal work-study funds made 
                available to the institution under part C of title IV 
                of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et 
                seq.) that is used to compensate students employed in 
                providing community services, as so defined, and a 
                description of the efforts the institution undertakes 
                to make available to students opportunities to provide 
                such community services and be compensated through such 
                work-study funds;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) at the discretion of the 
                institution, information demonstrating the degree to 
                which recent graduates of the institution, and all 
                graduates of the institution, have obtained full-time 
                public service employment in the nonprofit sector or 
                government, with a private nonprofit organization or a 
                Federal, State, or local public agency; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) any programs the institution has in 
                place to encourage or assist graduates of the 
                institution to pursue careers in public service in the 
                nonprofit sector or government.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Nominations and Designation.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Nomination.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--A State Commission that 
                receives applications from institutions of higher 
                education under subsection (b) may nominate, for 
                designation under subsection (a), not more than 3 such 
                institutions of higher education, consisting of--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) not more than one 4-year 
                        public institution of higher 
                        education;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) not more than one 4-year 
                        private institution of higher education; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) not more than one 2-year 
                        institution of higher education.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Submission.--The State Commission 
                shall submit to the Corporation the name and 
                application of each institution nominated by the State 
                Commission under subparagraph (A).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Designation.--The Corporation shall 
        designate, under subsection (a), not more than 30 institutions 
        of higher education from among the institutions nominated under 
        paragraph (1). In making the designations, the Corporation 
        shall, if feasible, designate various types of institutions, 
        including institutions from each of the categories of 
        institutions described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of 
        paragraph (1)(A).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Funds.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Using sums appropriated under 
        section 501(a)(1)(D), the Corporation shall provide funds to 
        institutions designated under subsection (c), to be used by the 
        institutions to implement strategies to encourage or assist 
        students from those institutions to pursue careers in public 
        service in the nonprofit sector or government. The institution 
        may also use the funds to develop or disseminate, to other 
        institutions of higher education, service-learning models and 
        best practices regarding service-learning.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Plan.--To be eligible to receive funds under 
        this subsection, an institution designated under subsection (c) 
        shall submit a plan to the Corporation describing how the 
        institution intends to use the funds to encourage or assist 
        those students to pursue those careers.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Allocation.--The Corporation shall determine 
        how the funds appropriated under section 501(a)(1)(D) for a 
        fiscal year will be allocated among the institutions submitting 
        acceptable plans under paragraph (2). In determining the amount 
        of funds to be allocated to such an institution, the 
        Corporation shall consider the number of students at the 
        institution, the quality and scope of the plan submitted by the 
        institution under paragraph (2), and the institution's current 
        (as of the date of submission of the plan) strategies to 
        encourage or assist students to pursue public service careers 
        in the nonprofit sector or government.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Additional Serveamerica Fellowships.--An institution 
designated as a Campus of Service may nominate additional individuals 
(relative to the number that other institutions may nominate) for 
ServeAmerica Fellowships under section 198E.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 501(a)(1) of 
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(1)), 
as amended by section 111(d), is further amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subpart B 
        of part I'' and inserting ``subpart B of part I and part III''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) Part iii.--There is authorized to be 
                appropriated to carry out part III of subtitle B of 
                title I $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 
                through 2014.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 113. SERVICE-LEARNING IMPACT STUDY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Subtitle B of title I of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.), as amended by 
section 112(c), is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:</DELETED>

      <DELETED>``PART IV--SERVICE-LEARNING IMPACT STUDY</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 119F. STUDY AND REPORT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Study.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Corporation shall enter 
        into a contract with an entity that is not otherwise a 
        recipient of financial assistance under this subtitle, to 
        conduct a 10-year longitudinal study on the impact of the 
        activities carried out under this subtitle.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Contents.--In conducting the study, the 
        entity shall consider the impact of service-learning activities 
        carried out under this subtitle on students participating in 
        such activities, including in particular examining the degree 
        to which the activities--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) improved student academic 
                achievement;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) improved student 
                engagement;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) improved graduation rates; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) improved the degree to which the 
                participants in the activities engaged in subsequent 
                national service, volunteering, or other service 
                activities, or pursued careers in public service, in 
                the nonprofit sector or government.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Analysis.--In carrying out such study, the 
        entity shall examine the impact of the service-learning 
        activities on the 4 factors described in subparagraphs (A) 
        through (D) of paragraph (2), analyzed in terms of how much 
        time participants were engaged in service-learning 
        activities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Best practices.--The entity shall collect 
        information on best practices concerning using service-learning 
        activities to improve the 4 factors.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Report.--The entity shall submit a report to the 
Corporation containing the results of the study and the information on 
best practices. The Corporation shall submit such report to the 
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, 
and shall make such report available to the public on the Corporation's 
website.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Consultation and Dissemination.--On receiving the 
report, the Corporation shall consult with the Secretary of Education 
to review the results of the study, and to identify best practices 
concerning using service-learning activities to improve the 4 factors 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(2). The 
Corporation shall disseminate information on the identified best 
practices.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 501(a)(1) of 
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(1)), 
as amended by section 112(d), is further amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subpart B 
        of part I and part III'' and inserting ``subpart B of part I, 
        and parts III and IV''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) Part iv.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated to carry out part IV of subtitle B of 
                title I such sums as may be necessary for each of 
                fiscal years 2010 through 2014.''.</DELETED>

         <DELETED>Subtitle B--Supporting Social Innovation and 
                       Entrepreneurship</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 121. INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Title I of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511 et seq.) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating subtitles F through I as 
        subtitles H through K; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting after subtitle E the 
        following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Subtitle F--Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship</DELETED>

   <DELETED>``PART I--COMMISSION ON CROSS-SECTOR SOLUTIONS</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 167. COMMISSION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following 
findings:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Nonprofit organizations play a significant 
        role in addressing national and local challenges that impact 
        economically disadvantaged individuals.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Innovative nonprofit organizations often 
        serve as a research and development engine for the social 
        service sector, identifying effective solutions to national and 
        local challenges.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Despite the important role effective 
        nonprofit organizations play in addressing national and local 
        challenges, such organizations face administrative and 
        efficiency barriers in maximizing their work with businesses 
        and the government, and limited resources are available to help 
        such organizations increase their capacity to deliver services 
        more effectively, efficiently, on a larger scale, and with 
        greater accountability.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) to examine and recommend ways in which the 
        Federal Government can interact more efficiently and 
        effectively with nonprofit organizations, philanthropic 
        organizations, and business to achieve better outcomes with 
        regard to addressing national and local challenges, 
        accountability, and utilization of resources;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) to provide advice to the President and 
        Congress regarding new, more effective ways for the Federal 
        Government to address national and local challenges in 
        partnership with the nonprofit sector; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) to support research that will advance the 
        impact and effectiveness of the nonprofit sector and the way 
        that the Federal Government interacts with such 
        sector.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Establishment of Commission.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Establishment.--There is established a 
        commission to be known as the Commission on Cross-Sector 
        Solutions to America's Problems (in this section referred to as 
        the `Commission').</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Membership.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Composition.--The Commission shall 
                be composed of 21 members, of whom--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) 9 shall be appointed by the 
                        President;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) 3 shall be appointed by the 
                        majority leader of the Senate;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) 3 shall be appointed by 
                        the minority leader of the Senate;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) 3 shall be appointed by the 
                        Speaker of the House of Representatives; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) 3 shall be appointed by the 
                        minority leader of the House of 
                        Representatives.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Qualifications of presidential 
                appointees.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) Experience and expertise.--
                        Subject to subparagraph (D)(ii), the Commission 
                        shall include members appointed under 
                        subparagraph (A)(i) who, to the extent 
                        practicable, collectively have extensive 
                        experience or are experts in--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) social 
                                entrepreneurship and social 
                                enterprise;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) the management and 
                                operation of small nonprofit 
                                organizations and large nonprofit 
                                organizations;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) business, 
                                including a business with experience 
                                working with a startup enterprise and a 
                                business with experience working with 
                                the nonprofit sector;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(IV) philanthropy, 
                                including the specific philanthropic 
                                challenges in urban and rural areas and 
                                in areas that are philanthropically 
                                underserved;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(V) volunteering, 
                                including effective volunteer 
                                management;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(VI) government, 
                                including the management of government 
                                agencies and the role of government 
                                programs in providing services; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(VII) qualitative and 
                                quantitative social science 
                                research.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Other qualifications.--The 
                        Commission shall include, among the members 
                        appointed under subparagraph (A)(i), a wide 
                        range of individuals, including young people, 
                        and individuals from diverse economic, racial, 
                        ethnic, and religious backgrounds, and 
                        individuals from diverse geographic 
                        areas.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Qualifications of congressional 
                appointees.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) Experience and expertise.--
                        Subject to subparagraph (D)(ii), the Commission 
                        shall include members appointed under clauses 
                        (ii) through (v) of subparagraph (A) who, to 
                        the extent practicable, collectively have 
                        extensive experience or are experts in the 
                        matters described in subparagraph 
                        (B)(i).</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Other qualifications.--The 
                        Commission shall include, among the members 
                        appointed under clauses (ii) through (v) of 
                        subparagraph (A), a wide range of individuals 
                        with the qualifications described in 
                        subparagraph (B)(ii).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) Limitations.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) Chairperson and vice 
                        chairperson.--The President shall select a 
                        Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson, who may not 
                        be members of the same political party, from 
                        among the members of the Commission appointed 
                        under subparagraph (A).</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) General membership.--
                        Members appointed under subparagraph (A) shall 
                        include not more than 11 members who are 
                        members of the same political party.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) Ex officio members.--Heads of 
                Federal agencies, appointed to the Commission by the 
                President, whose work concerns the nonprofit sector 
                shall serve as ex officio nonvoting members of the 
                Commission.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) Date.--The appointments of the 
                members of the Commission shall be made not later than 
                60 days after the date of enactment of the Serve 
                America Act.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Period of appointment.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Members appointed under 
                paragraph (2)(A) shall be appointed for terms of 2 
                years.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Exception.--The appointing officer--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) under paragraph (2)(A)(i) 
                        shall designate 4 of the initial members 
                        appointed under that paragraph to serve terms 
                        of 3 years;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) 
                        shall designate 2 of the initial members 
                        appointed under that paragraph to serve terms 
                        of 3 years;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) under paragraph 
                        (2)(A)(iii) shall designate 1 of the initial 
                        members appointed under that paragraph to serve 
                        terms of 3 years;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) under paragraph (2)(A)(iv) 
                        shall designate 1 of the initial members 
                        appointed under that paragraph to serve terms 
                        of 3 years; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) under paragraph (2)(A)(v) 
                        shall designate 2 of the initial members 
                        appointed under that paragraph to serve terms 
                        of 3 years.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission 
        shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same 
        manner as the original appointment.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days 
        after the date on which all voting members of the Commission 
        have been appointed, the Commission shall hold its first 
        meeting.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the 
        call of the Chairperson, not less than 3 times a 
        year.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) Quorum.--A majority of the voting members of 
        the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number 
        of voting members may hold hearings.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Duties of the Commission.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Study.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The Commission shall 
                conduct a thorough study of all matters relating to 
                ways in which the Federal Government can work more 
                efficiently and effectively with nonprofit 
                organizations and philanthropic organizations to assist 
                the organizations described in this subparagraph, and 
                the Federal Government, in achieving better outcomes 
                with regard to addressing pressing national and local 
                challenges, and improving accountability and 
                utilization of resources, and relating to assisting the 
                Federal Government, such organizations, and business in 
                improving their collaboration to achieve such 
                outcomes.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Matters studied.--The matters 
                studied by the Commission shall include--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) ways in which the Federal 
                        Government interacts with nonprofit 
                        organizations, philanthropic organizations, and 
                        business to address national and local 
                        challenges;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) ways in which businesses 
                        collaborate with nonprofit organizations and 
                        philanthropic organizations, and any barriers 
                        to maximizing the effectiveness of those 
                        collaborations in addressing national and local 
                        challenges;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) public and nonprofit 
                        sector human capital challenges, including 
                        specific upcoming human capital needs facing 
                        the nonprofit sector and such needs facing the 
                        government sector, the causes of needs 
                        described in this clause, and ways in which 
                        nonprofit organizations and governments can 
                        address the challenges jointly;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) ways in which government 
                        policies could be improved to foster nonprofit 
                        organization accountability;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) systems for streamlining the 
                        process for nonprofit organizations to obtain 
                        Federal grants and contracts, and eliminating 
                        unnecessary requirements relating to that 
                        process;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) barriers for smaller 
                        nonprofit organizations to participate in 
                        Federal Government programs;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vii) the degree to which, and 
                        ways in which, social entrepreneurs are 
                        identifying innovative ways of addressing 
                        national and local challenges;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(viii) ways in which the Federal 
                        Government can help build the capacity of 
                        effective social entrepreneurs and effective 
                        nonprofit organizations, including the capacity 
                        of the entrepreneurs and organizations to 
                        replicate programs that provide effective ways 
                        of addressing national and local 
                        challenges;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ix) ways in which the Federal 
                        Government supports social service sector 
                        research and development, whether there is a 
                        need to increase such support, and, if so, how 
                        such support may be increased;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(x) ways in which the Federal 
                        Government can partner with nonprofit 
                        organizations after an emergency or disaster to 
                        address the needs of the community involved; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(xi) ways in which the Federal 
                        Government can improve the quantity, quality, 
                        and timeliness of data about the nonprofit 
                        sector.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Grants.--The Commission shall provide advice 
        to the President and Congress regarding the establishment of 
        grants to build the capacity of the nonprofit sector, to 
        support research on the sector, and to model innovative 
        effective ways for the Federal Government to address national 
        and local challenges by supporting social entrepreneurship and 
        enabling nonprofit organizations to replicate and expand 
        effective solutions to national and local challenges.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Advice to the president and congress.--The 
        Commission shall advise the President and Congress on matters 
        concerning the nonprofit sector and social 
        entrepreneurship.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the 
        first meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall submit a 
        report to Congress, which shall contain a detailed statement of 
        the findings of the Commission resulting from the study 
        described in paragraph (1), and the advice provided under 
        paragraphs (2) and (3). The report shall contain 
        recommendations resulting from the study.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Advice on implementation.--At the request of 
        Congress or the head of any Federal department or agency, the 
        Commission shall provide advice on the implementation of any of 
        the recommendations contained in the report.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Powers of the Commission.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such 
        hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such 
        testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission 
        considers advisable to carry out this section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Information from federal agencies.--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The Commission may 
                secure directly from any Federal agency such 
                information as the Commission considers necessary to 
                carry out this section.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Agency cooperation.--Upon request of 
                the Chairperson of the Commission, the head of any 
                Federal agency shall furnish information requested 
                under this paragraph to the Commission.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Postal services.--The Commission may use the 
        United States mails in the same manner and under the same 
        conditions as other agencies of the Federal 
        Government.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and 
        dispose of gifts or donations of services or 
        property.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Commission Personnel Matters.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Travel expenses.--The members of the 
        Commission shall serve without compensation for their work on 
        the Commission. Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, 
        United States Code, the Chief Executive Officer of the 
        Corporation may accept the voluntary and uncompensated services 
        of members of the Commission. The members of the Commission 
        shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
        subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
        under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
        Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business 
        in the performance of services for the Commission.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Staff.--Any Corporation for National and 
        Community Service employee may be detailed to the Commission 
        without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without 
        interruption or loss of civil service status or 
        privilege.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Termination of the Commission.--The Commission shall 
terminate in 6 years.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(h) Availability.--Any sums appropriated to carry out 
this section shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, 
until expended.</DELETED>

 <DELETED>``PART II--COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS FUNDS PILOT PROGRAM</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 167A. FUNDS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Social entrepreneurs and other nonprofit 
        community organizations are developing innovative and effective 
        solutions to national and local challenges.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Increased public and private investment in 
        replicating and expanding proven effective solutions developed 
        by social entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community 
        organizations, could allow those entrepreneurs and 
        organizations to replicate and expand proven initiatives in 
        communities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) A network of Community Solutions Funds could 
        leverage Federal investments to increase State, local, 
        business, and philanthropic resources to replicate and expand 
        proven solutions to tackle specific identified community 
        challenges.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) to recognize and increase the impact of 
        social entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community 
        organizations in tackling national and local 
        challenges;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) to stimulate the development of a network of 
        Community Solutions Funds that will increase private and public 
        investment in nonprofit community organizations that are 
        effectively addressing national and local challenges to allow 
        such organizations to replicate and expand successful 
        initiatives;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) to assess the effectiveness of such Funds 
        in--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) leveraging Federal investments to 
                increase State, local, business, and philanthropic 
                resources to address national and local challenges; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) providing resources to replicate and 
                expand effective initiatives; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) to strengthen the infrastructure to invest 
        in, and replicate and expand, initiatives with effective 
        solutions to national and local challenges.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Community organization.--The term `community 
        organization' means a nonprofit organization that carries out 
        innovative, effective initiatives to address community 
        challenges.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Covered entity.--The term `covered entity' 
        means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) an existing grantmaking institution 
                (existing as of the date on which the institution 
                applies for a grant under this section); or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) a partnership between--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) such an existing grantmaking 
                        institution; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) an additional grantmaking 
                        institution, a State Commission, or a chief 
                        executive officer of a unit of general local 
                        government.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Issue area.--The term `issue area' means an 
        area described in subsection (f)(3).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Program.--The Corporation shall establish a 
Community Solutions Fund grant program to make grants on a competitive 
basis to eligible entities to assist the entities in paying for the 
cost of providing national leveraging capital for Community Solution 
Funds.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Periods; Amounts.--The Corporation shall make such 
grants for periods of 5 years, and may renew the grants for additional 
periods of 5 years, in amounts of not less than $1,000,000 and not more 
than $10,000,000 per year.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an entity shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) be a covered entity;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) be focused on--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) serving a specific local 
                geographical area; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) addressing a specific issue area, in 
                geographical areas that have the highest need in that 
                issue area, as demonstrated by statistics concerning 
                that need;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) be focused on improving measurable outcomes 
        relating to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) education for economically 
                disadvantaged students in public schools;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) child and youth 
                development;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) reductions in poverty or increases 
                in economic opportunity for economically disadvantaged 
                individuals;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) health, including access to health 
                care and health education;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) resource conservation and local 
                environmental quality;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) individual or community energy 
                efficiency;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) civic engagement; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(H) reductions in crime;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) make data-driven decisions about subgrant 
        awards and internal policies;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) have well-articulated processes for 
        assessing community organizations for subgrants; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) have appropriate policies, as determined by 
        the Corporation, that protect against conflict of interest, 
        self-dealing, and other improper practices.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (d) for national leveraging capital, an eligible 
entity shall submit an application to the Corporation at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Corporation may 
specify, including, at a minimum--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) an assurance that the eligible entity will--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) use the funds received through that 
                capital in order to make subgrants to community 
                organizations that will use the funds to replicate or 
                expand proven initiatives in low-income 
                communities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) in making decisions about subgrants 
                for communities, consult with a diverse cross section 
                of community representatives in the decisions, 
                including individuals from the public, nonprofit 
                private, and for-profit private sectors; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) make subgrants of a sufficient size 
                and scope to enable the community organizations to 
                build their capacity to manage initiatives, and sustain 
                replication or expansion of the initiatives;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) an assurance that the eligible entity will 
        not make any subgrants to the parent organizations of the 
        eligible entity, a subsidiary organization of the parent 
        organization, or, if the eligible entity applied for funds 
        under this section as a partnership, any member of the 
        partnership;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) an identification of, as appropriate--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the specific local geographical area 
                referred to in subsection (f)(2)(A) that the eligible 
                entity is proposing to serve; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) geographical areas referred to in 
                subsection (f)(2)(B) that the eligible entity is likely 
                to serve;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4)(A) information identifying the issue areas 
        in which the eligible entity will work to improve measurable 
        outcomes;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) statistics on the needs related to those 
        issue areas in, as appropriate--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(i) the specific local geographical area 
                described in paragraph (3)(A); or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(ii) the geographical areas described in 
                paragraph (3)(B), including statistics demonstrating 
                that those geographical areas have the highest need in 
                the specific issue area that the eligible entity is 
                proposing to address; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(C) information on the specific measurable 
        outcomes related to the issue areas involved that the eligible 
        entity will seek to improve;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) information describing the process by which 
        the eligible entity selected, or will select, community 
        organizations to receive the subgrants, to ensure that the 
        community organizations--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) are institutions with proven 
                initiatives, with track records of achieving specific 
                outcomes related to the measurable outcomes for the 
                eligible entity;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) articulate measurable outcomes for 
                the use of the subgrant funds that are connected to the 
                measurable outcomes for the eligible entity;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) will use the funds to replicate or 
                expand their initiatives;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) provide a well-defined plan for 
                replicating or expanding the initiatives 
                funded;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) can sustain the initiatives after 
                the subgrant period concludes through reliable public 
                revenues, earned income, or private sector 
                funding;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) have strong leadership and financial 
                and management systems;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) are committed to the use of data 
                collection and evaluation for improvement of the 
                initiatives;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(H) will implement and evaluate 
                innovative initiatives, to be important contributors to 
                knowledge in their fields; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(I) will meet the requirements for 
                providing matching funds specified in subsection 
                (k);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) information about the eligible entity, 
        including its experience managing collaborative initiatives, or 
        assessing applicants for grants and evaluating the performance 
        of grant recipients for outcome-focused initiatives, and any 
        other relevant information;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) a commitment to meet the requirements of 
        subsection (i) and a plan for meeting the requirements, 
        including information on any funding that the eligible entity 
        has secured to provide the matching funds required under that 
        subsection;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) a description of the eligible entity's plan 
        for providing technical assistance and support, other than 
        financial support, to the community organizations that will 
        increase the ability of the community organizations to achieve 
        their measurable outcomes;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(9) information on the commitment, institutional 
        capacity, and expertise of the eligible entity concerning--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) collecting and analyzing data 
                required for evaluations, compliance efforts, and other 
                purposes;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) supporting relevant research; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) submitting regular reports to the 
                Corporation, including information on the initiatives 
                of the community organizations, and the replication or 
                expansion of such initiatives; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(10) a commitment to use data and evaluations to 
        continuously improve the initiatives funded by the eligible 
        entity.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(h) Selection Criteria.--In selecting eligible entities 
to receive grants under this section, the Corporation shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) select eligible entities on a competitive 
        basis;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) select eligible entities on the basis of the 
        quality of their selection process, as described in subsection 
        (g)(5), the capacity of the eligible entities to manage 
        Community Solutions Funds, and the potential of the eligible 
        entities to sustain the Funds after the conclusion of the grant 
        period;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) include among the grant recipients eligible 
        entities that propose to provide subgrants to serve communities 
        (such as rural low-income communities) that the eligible 
        entities can demonstrate are significantly philanthropically 
        underserved; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) select a geographically diverse set of 
        eligible entities.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(i) Matching Funds for Grants.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Corporation may not make a 
        grant to an eligible entity under this section for a Community 
        Solutions Fund unless the entity agrees that, with respect to 
        the cost described in subsection (d) for that Fund, the entity 
        will make available matching funds in an amount not less than 
        $1 for every $1 of funds provided under the grant.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Non-federal share.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Type and sources.--The eligible 
                entity shall provide the matching funds in cash. The 
                eligible entity shall provide the matching funds from 
                State, local, or private sources, which may include 
                State or local agencies, businesses, private 
                philanthropic organizations, or individuals.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Eligible entities including state 
                commissions or local government offices.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) In general.--In a case in 
                        which a State Commission, a local government 
                        office, or both entities are a part of the 
                        eligible entity, the State involved, the local 
                        government involved, or both entities, 
                        respectively, shall contribute not less than 30 
                        percent and not more than 50 percent of the 
                        matching funds.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Local government office.--
                        In this subparagraph, the term `local 
                        government office' means the office of the 
                        chief executive officer of a unit of general 
                        local government.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Reduction.--The Corporation may reduce by 50 
        percent the matching funds required by paragraph (1) for an 
        eligible entity serving a community (such as a rural low-income 
        community) that the eligible entity can demonstrate is 
        significantly philanthropically underserved.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(j) Subgrants.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Subgrants authorized.--An eligible entity 
        receiving a grant under this section is authorized to use the 
        funds made available through the grant to award subgrants on a 
        competitive basis to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) community organizations serving low-
                income communities within the specific local 
                geographical area referred to in subsection (f)(2)(A); 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) community organizations addressing a 
                specific issue area referred to in subsection 
                (f)(2)(B), in low-income communities in geographical 
                areas referred to in that subsection.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Periods; amounts.--The eligible entity shall 
        make such subgrants for periods of not less than 3 and not more 
        than 5 years, and may renew the grants for such periods, in 
        amounts of not less than $100,000.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a 
        subgrant from an eligible entity under this section, including 
        receiving a payment for that subgrant each year, a community 
        organization shall submit an application to an eligible entity 
        that serves the specific local geographical area, or 
        geographical areas, that the community organization proposes to 
        serve, at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
        information as the eligible entity may require, including--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) a description of the initiative the 
                community organization carries out and plans to 
                replicate or expand using funds received from the 
                eligible entity, and how the initiative relates to the 
                issue areas identified under subsection (g)(4)(A) in 
                which the eligible entity has committed to 
                work;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) data on the measurable outcomes the 
                community organization has improved, and information on 
                the measurable outcomes the community organization 
                seeks to improve by replicating or expanding an 
                initiative, which shall be among the measurable 
                outcomes the eligible entity is seeking to improve as 
                identified under subsection (g)(4)(C);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) an identification of the community 
                in which the community organization proposes to carry 
                out an initiative, which shall be within the specific 
                local geographical area referred to in subsection 
                (f)(2)(A) or the geographical areas referred to in 
                subsection (f)(2)(B), that the eligible entity 
                serves;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) a description of how the community 
                organization uses data to analyze and improve its 
                initiatives;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) specific evidence of how the 
                community organization will meet the requirements for 
                providing matching funds specified in subsection 
                (k);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) a description of how the community 
                organization will sustain the replicated or expanded 
                initiative after the conclusion of the subgrant period; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) any other information the eligible 
                entity may require, including information necessary for 
                the eligible entity to fulfill its obligations under 
                subsection (g)(5).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(k) Matching Funds for Subgrants.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity may not make 
        a subgrant to a community organization under this section for 
        an initiative described in subsection (j)(3)(A) unless the 
        organization agrees that, with respect to the cost of carrying 
        out that initiative, the organization will make available, on 
        an annual basis, matching funds in an amount not less than $1 
        for every $1 of funds provided under the subgrant. If the 
        community organization fails to make such matching funds 
        available for a fiscal year, the eligible entity shall not make 
        payments for the remaining fiscal years of the subgrant period, 
        notwithstanding any other provision of this part.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Types and sources.--The community 
        organization shall provide the matching funds in cash. The 
        community organization shall provide the matching funds from 
        State, local, or private sources, which may include funds from 
        State or local agencies, or private sector funding.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(l) National Functions.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Corporation.--The Corporation shall enter 
        into a contract with an independent entity (referred to in this 
        subsection as a `national contractor') to evaluate the eligible 
        entities, and the initiatives supported by the eligible 
        entities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) National contractor.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Research and reports.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) In general.--The national 
                        contractor shall collect data and conduct or 
                        support research with respect to the eligible 
                        entities, and the initiatives supported by the 
                        eligible entities, to determine the success of 
                        the program carried out under this section in 
                        replicating and expanding initiatives, 
                        including--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) the success of the 
                                replicated or expanded initiatives in 
                                improving measurable outcomes; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) the success of the 
                                program in increasing philanthropic 
                                investments in philanthropically 
                                underserved communities.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Reports.--The national 
                        contractor shall submit reports to Congress and 
                        the Corporation including--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) the data collected 
                                and the results of the 
                                research;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) information on 
                                lessons learned about best practices 
                                from the activities carried out under 
                                this section, to improve those 
                                activities; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) a list of all 
                                eligible entities and community 
                                organizations receiving funds under 
                                this section.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Technical assistance.--The national 
                contractor shall provide technical assistance to the 
                eligible entities that receive grants under this 
                section.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Knowledge management.--The national 
                contractor shall maintain a clearinghouse for 
                information on best practices resulting from 
                initiatives supported by the eligible 
                entities.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) Reservation.--Of the funds 
                appropriated under section 501(a)(5)(B) for a fiscal 
                year, not more than 5 percent may be used to carry out 
                this subsection.</DELETED>

  <DELETED>``PART III--INNOVATION FELLOWSHIPS PILOT PROGRAM</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 167B. PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Grants.--The Corporation shall make grants, on a 
competitive basis, to individuals to pay for the Federal share of 
carrying out projects in which the individuals establish innovative 
nonprofit organizations to address national and local 
challenges.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Amounts, Periods, and Number of Grants.--The 
Corporation shall make the grants for periods of 2 years. The 
Corporation shall make the grants in amounts of not more than $100,000. 
The Corporation shall make not more than 25 grants under subsection (a) 
in a fiscal year.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Payments.--The Corporation shall make the grant 
awards through annual payments, for the 2 years of the grant 
periods.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Eligible Applicant.--To be eligible to apply for a 
grant under this section, an individual shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) have completed at least 1 term or period of 
        service as a participant in a national service program under 
        subtitle C or G, as a participant in a program under subtitle E 
        or section 198E, or as a volunteer in a program under part A of 
        title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
        U.S.C. 4951 et seq.); or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) be a veteran, as defined in section 101 of 
        title 38, United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Initial Application.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a 
        grant under this section, and a payment for the first year of 
        the grant period, an individual shall submit an application to 
        the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and containing 
        such information as the Corporation may require.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Contents.--At a minimum, the application 
        shall include--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) a description of the national or 
                local challenge that the individual seeks to address 
                through the project involved;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) a description of the project the 
                individual is proposing or the organization the 
                individual is proposing to establish through the 
                project, including information describing why the 
                individual's proposal to address the challenge is 
                innovative;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) information describing how the 
                individual proposes to address the challenge at the 
                community level; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) information describing the location 
                of the project and the community the individual 
                proposes to serve through the project, including 
                relevant data about the challenge in that 
                community.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Subsequent Application.--To be eligible to receive a 
payment for the second year of the grant period, the individual shall 
submit to the Corporation--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) a report on the actions taken by the 
        individual, and, if applicable, the nonprofit organization 
        established using funds provided under this section, to carry 
        out the project; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) information describing how the individual 
        will comply with the non-Federal share requirement described in 
        subsection (g) for the second year of the grant 
        period.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Non-Federal Share.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost 
        of carrying out a project under this section shall be--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) 100 percent for the first year of 
                the grant period; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) 50 percent for the second year of 
                the grant period.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Non-federal share.--The individual may 
        provide the non-Federal share of the cost in cash or in kind, 
        fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services. The 
        individual may provide the non-Federal share from State, local, 
        or private sources.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(h) Consideration.--In reviewing applications, the 
Corporation shall take into consideration the likelihood that a project 
proposed to serve a community, if successful, will be replicable in 
other communities.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(i) Geographic Diversity.--In making grants under this 
section, the Corporation shall make the grants to a geographically 
diverse set of individuals.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(j) Technical Assistance.--The Corporation may reserve 
15 percent of the funds appropriated to carry out this section to 
provide technical assistance to individuals and nonprofit organizations 
carrying out projects under this section.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 501(a) of 
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Subtitle f.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) to carry out section 167, such sums 
                as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 
                through 2014;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) to carry out section 167A, 
                $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $60,000,000 for 
                fiscal year 2011, $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, 
                $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2013, and $100,000,000 for 
                fiscal year 2014, and such sums as may be necessary for 
                each subsequent fiscal year; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) to carry out section 167B, 
                $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $5,000,000 for 
                each subsequent fiscal year.''.</DELETED>

           <DELETED>Subtitle C--Serveamerica Corps</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 131. CORPS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Since 1993, more than 500,000 individuals have 
        served in national service positions, meeting unmet human, 
        educational, environmental, and public safety needs of the 
        United States.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Full- and part-time national service can 
        effectively promote an ethic of service and volunteering, and 
        former national service participants are likely to remain 
        engaged in national service, and participate in community and 
        public service, in the nonprofit sector or 
        government.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Focused national service efforts can 
        effectively tackle pressing national challenges, such as 
        improving education for low-income students, increasing energy 
        conservation, and improving the health, well-being, and 
        economic opportunities of the neediest individuals in the 
        Nation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) An increasing number of individuals in the 
        United States who are retiring or age 50 or older indicate an 
        interest in service, with almost 60 percent of such individuals 
        indicating that they would consider taking jobs now or in the 
        future to serve their communities.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to provide opportunities by 2014 for 250,000 
        individuals annually to participate in a year of service, by 
        providing funding for an additional 175,000 individuals (in 
        addition to the 75,000 individuals already participating) each 
        year to so participate, and to continue growing national 
        service in the future;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to focus national service in the areas of 
        national need such service has the capacity to address, such as 
        improving education for low-income students, increasing energy 
        conservation, improving access to health care for, and the 
        health status of, individuals in medically underserved 
        populations, and creating new economic opportunities for low-
        income individuals; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) to encourage ``encore service'' and draw on 
        the talents and experience of individuals age 50 and older, by 
        providing better opportunities and incentives for individuals 
        of that age to serve.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) General Authority.--Title I of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511 et seq.), as amended by 
section 121, is further amended by inserting after subtitle F the 
following:</DELETED>

          <DELETED>``Subtitle G--Serveamerica Corps</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 168. CORPS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) 21st century community learning center.--The 
        term `21st century community learning center' has the meaning 
        given the term `community learning center', as defined in 
        section 4201 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Clean energy service corps.--The term `Clean 
        Energy Service Corps' means the participants who improve 
        performance on clean energy indicators through the grants 
        funded under subsection (c)(3).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Clean energy service corps fund.--The term 
        `Clean Energy Service Corps Fund' means the Clean Energy 
        Service Corps Fund established under subsection 
        (b)(3).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Clean energy indicators.--The term `clean 
        energy indicators' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) number of housing units of low-
                income households weatherized or retrofitted to improve 
                energy efficiency;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) annual energy costs (to determine 
                savings in those costs) at facilities where 
                participants have provided service;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) number of students and youth 
                receiving education or training in energy-efficient and 
                environmentally conscious practices;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) number of national parks, State 
                parks, city parks, county parks, forest preserves, or 
                trails or rivers owned or maintained by the Federal 
                Government or a State, that are cleaned or 
                improved;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) another indicator relating to clean 
                energy that the Corporation, in consultation with the 
                Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
                and the Secretary of Energy, establishes for a given 
                year;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) another indicator relating to 
                education or skill attainment for clean energy jobs 
                that the Corporation, in consultation with the 
                Secretary of Labor, establishes for a given year; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) a local indicator (applicable to a 
                particular eligible entity and on which an improvement 
                in performance is needed) relating to clean energy, or 
                education or skill attainment for clean energy jobs, 
                proposed by that eligible entity in an application 
                submitted to, and approved by, a State Commission or 
                the Corporation under this section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) College-going rate.--The term `college-going 
        rate' means the percentage of high school graduates who enroll 
        in an institution of higher education in the school year 
        immediately following graduation from high school.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Education corps.--The term `Education Corps' 
        means the participants who improve performance on education 
        indicators through the grants funded under subsection 
        (c)(1).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) Education corps fund.--The term `Education 
        Corps Fund' means the Education Corps Fund established under 
        subsection (b)(1).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) Education indicators.--The term `education 
        indicators' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) student engagement, including 
                student attendance and student behavior;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) student academic 
                achievement;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) high school graduation 
                rates;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) college-going rates for recipients 
                of a high school diploma;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) college persistence rates for 
                recipients of a high school diploma or its generally 
                recognized equivalent who are enrolled in 
                college;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) an additional indicator relating to 
                improving education for students that the Corporation, 
                in consultation with the Secretary of Education, 
                establishes for a given year; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) a local indicator (applicable to a 
                particular eligible entity and on which an improvement 
                in performance is needed) relating to improving 
                education for students, proposed by that eligible 
                entity in an application submitted to, and approved by, 
                a State Commission or the Corporation under this 
                section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(9) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' 
        means an entity that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) is a nonprofit organization with a 
                proven record of improving, or a promising strategy to 
                improve, performance on appropriate indicators 
                described in this subsection;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) meets the eligibility requirements 
                to receive a grant under subtitle C; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) if the entity is seeking to receive 
                (or has received) a grant directly under subsection 
                (c), is seeking to carry out (or is carrying out) a 
                national service program in 2 or more States.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(10) Encore service program.--The term `encore 
        service program' means a program, carried out by an eligible 
        entity under subsection (c), that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) involves a significant number of 
                participants age 50 or older in the program; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) takes advantage of the skills and 
                experience that such participants offer in the design 
                and implementation of the program.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(11) Healthy futures corps.--The term `Healthy 
        Futures Corps' means the participants who improve performance 
        on health indicators through the grants funded under subsection 
        (c)(2).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(12) Healthy futures corps fund.--The term 
        `Healthy Futures Corps Fund' means the Healthy Futures Corps 
        Fund established under subsection (b)(2).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(13) Health indicators.--The term `health 
        indicators' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) access to health care among 
                economically disadvantaged individuals and individuals 
                who are members of medically underserved 
                populations;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) access to health care for uninsured 
                individuals, including such individuals who are 
                economically disadvantaged children;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) participation, among economically 
                disadvantaged individuals and individuals who are 
                members of medically underserved populations, in 
                disease prevention and health promotion initiatives, 
                particularly those with a focus on addressing common 
                health conditions, addressing chronic diseases, and 
                decreasing health disparities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) health literacy of 
                patients;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) an additional indicator, relating to 
                improving or protecting the health of economically 
                disadvantaged individuals and individuals who are 
                members of medically underserved populations, that the 
                Corporation, in consultation with the Secretary of 
                Health and Human Services and the Director of the 
                Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, establishes 
                for a given year; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) a local indicator (applicable to a 
                particular eligible entity and on which an improvement 
                in performance is needed) relating to improving or 
                protecting the health of economically disadvantaged 
                individuals and individuals who are members of 
                medically underserved populations, proposed by that 
                eligible entity in an application submitted to, and 
                approved by, a State Commission or the Corporation 
                under this section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(14) High school.--The term `high school' means 
        a public school, including a public high school, that provides 
        high school education, as determined by State law.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(15) Medically underserved area.--The term 
        `medically underserved area' means an urban or rural area 
        designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services as an 
        area with a shortage of personal health services.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(16) Medically underserved population.--The term 
        `medically underserved population' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 330(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
        U.S.C. 254b(b)(3)).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(17) Opportunity corps.--The term `Opportunity 
        Corps' means the participants who improve performance on 
        opportunity indicators through the grants funded under 
        subsection (c)(4).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(18) Opportunity corps fund.--The term 
        `Opportunity Corps Fund' means the Opportunity Corps Fund 
        established under subsection (b)(4).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(19) Opportunity indicators.--The term 
        `opportunity indicators' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) financial literacy among 
                economically disadvantaged individuals;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) housing units built or improved for 
                economically disadvantaged individuals or low-income 
                families;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) economically disadvantaged 
                individuals with access to job training and other skill 
                enhancement;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) economically disadvantaged 
                individuals with access to information about job 
                placement services;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) an additional indicator relating to 
                improving economic opportunity for economically 
                disadvantaged individuals that the Corporation, in 
                consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
                Services and the Secretary of Labor, establishes for a 
                given year; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) a local indicator (applicable to a 
                particular eligible entity and on which an improvement 
                in performance is needed) relating to improving 
                economic opportunity for economically disadvantaged 
                individuals, proposed by that eligible entity in an 
                application submitted to, and approved by, a State 
                Commission or the Corporation under this 
                section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(20) Poverty line.--The term `poverty line' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 673 of the Community 
        Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(21) Student.--The term `student' means a public 
        elementary school or public secondary school student.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Funds and Availability.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Education corps fund.--From the funds 
        appropriated under section 501(a)(6), the Corporation shall 
        reserve a portion of the funds to be known as the Education 
        Corps Fund.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Healthy futures corps fund.--From those 
        appropriated funds, the Corporation shall reserve a portion of 
        the funds to be known as the Healthy Futures Corps 
        Fund.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Clean energy service corps fund.--From those 
        appropriated funds, the Corporation shall reserve a portion of 
        the funds to be known as the Clean Energy Service Corps 
        Fund.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Opportunity corps fund.--From those 
        appropriated funds, the Corporation shall reserve a portion of 
        the funds to be known as the Opportunity Corps Fund.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Program Authorized.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Education corps.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Grants.--The Corporation may use the 
                amounts made available for the Education Corps Fund to 
                make grants under this paragraph to State Commissions 
                and eligible entities, as described in paragraph 
                (5).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Programs.--The Corporation shall 
                make the grants to pay for the Federal share of the 
                cost of carrying out full- or part-time national 
                service programs that are consistent with subtitle C 
                and that improve performance on education indicators, 
                through the service of the participants in the 
                programs.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Healthy futures corps.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Grants.--The Corporation may use the 
                amounts made available for the Healthy Futures Corps 
                Fund to make grants under this paragraph to State 
                Commissions and eligible entities, as described in 
                paragraph (5).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Programs.--The Corporation shall 
                make the grants to pay for the Federal share of the 
                cost of carrying out full- or part-time national 
                service programs that are consistent with subtitle C 
                and that improve performance on health indicators, 
                through the service of the participants in the 
                programs.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Clean energy service corps.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Grants.--The Corporation may use the 
                amounts made available for the Clean Energy Service 
                Corps Fund to make grants under this paragraph to State 
                Commissions and eligible entities, as described in 
                paragraph (5).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Programs.--The Corporation shall 
                make the grants to pay for the Federal share of the 
                cost of carrying out full- or part-time national 
                service programs that are consistent with subtitle C 
                and that improve performance on clean energy 
                indicators, through the service of the participants in 
                the programs.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Opportunity corps.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Grants.--The Corporation may use the 
                amounts made available for the Opportunity Corps Fund 
                to make grants under this paragraph to State 
                Commissions and eligible entities, as described in 
                paragraph (5).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Programs.--The Corporation shall 
                make the grants to pay for the Federal share of the 
                cost of carrying out full- or part-time national 
                service programs that are consistent with subtitle C 
                and that improve performance on opportunity indicators, 
                through the service of the participants in the 
                programs.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Formula and competitive grants.--For 
        purposes of making grants under paragraph (1), (2), (3), or 
        (4), the Corporation shall carry out the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Formula grants.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) Grants to certain states.--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) In general.--From 
                                33</DELETED>\<DELETED>1/3</DELETED>\ 
                                <DELETED>percent of the amount 
                                available in the Fund described in that 
                                paragraph for a fiscal year (after the 
                                Corporation makes the reservation 
                                described in subsection (i)), the 
                                Corporation shall make grants 
                                (including financial assistance and a 
                                corresponding allotment of approved 
                                national service positions). The 
                                Corporation shall make the grants to 
                                the State Commission of each of the 
                                several States, the District of 
                                Columbia, and the Commonwealth of 
                                Puerto Rico that has an application 
                                approved by the Corporation under 
                                subsection (e), from allotments 
                                described in subclause (II).</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) Allotment.--The 
                                amount allotted as a grant to each such 
                                State under subclause (I) for a fiscal 
                                year shall be equal to the amount that 
                                bears the same ratio to that 
                                33</DELETED>\<DELETED>1/3</DELETED>\ 
                                <DELETED>percent of the amount 
                                available in that Fund for that fiscal 
                                year as the population of the State 
                                bears to the total population of the 
                                several States, the District of 
                                Columbia, and the Commonwealth of 
                                Puerto Rico.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Grants to certain 
                        territories and possessions.--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) In general.--From 1 
                                percent of the amount available in the 
                                Fund described in that paragraph for a 
                                fiscal year (after the Corporation 
                                makes the reservation described in 
                                subsection (i)), the Corporation shall 
                                make grants (including financial 
                                assistance and a corresponding 
                                allotment of approved national service 
                                positions). The Corporation shall make 
                                the grants to the State Commission for 
                                each of the United States Virgin 
                                Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
                                Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
                                Islands that has an application 
                                approved by the Corporation under 
                                subsection (e), from allotments 
                                described in subclause (II).</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) Allotment.--The 
                                amount allotted as a grant to each such 
                                State under subclause (I) for a fiscal 
                                year shall be equal to the amount that 
                                bears the same ratio to that 1 percent 
                                of the amount available in that Fund 
                                for that fiscal year as the population 
                                of the State bears to the total 
                                population of the States referred to in 
                                subclause (I).</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) Grants to indian tribes.--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) In general.--From 1 
                                percent of the amount available in the 
                                Fund described in that paragraph for a 
                                fiscal year (after the Corporation 
                                makes the reservation described in 
                                subsection (i)), the Corporation shall 
                                make grants (including financial 
                                assistance and a corresponding 
                                allotment of approved national service 
                                positions) to Indian tribes that have 
                                applications approved by the 
                                Corporation under subsection (e). The 
                                funds allotted for such grants shall be 
                                allotted by the Corporation on a 
                                competitive basis in accordance with 
                                the respective needs of the Indian 
                                tribes.</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) Application.--For 
                                purposes of this subtitle, other than 
                                this subparagraph, a reference to a 
                                State Commission shall be considered to 
                                include a reference to the governing 
                                body of an Indian tribe, and a 
                                reference to a State shall be 
                                considered to include a reference to an 
                                Indian tribe or the geographic area in 
                                which the tribe resides. The 
                                Corporation shall have authority to 
                                issue standards to apply the provisions 
                                of this subtitle (other than this 
                                subparagraph) to Indian 
                                tribes.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) Effect of failure to 
                        apply.--If a State or Indian tribe fails to 
                        apply for, or fails to give notice to the 
                        Corporation of its intent to apply for, an 
                        allotment under this subparagraph, the 
                        Corporation shall use the amount that would 
                        have been allotted under this subparagraph to 
                        the State or Indian tribe--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) to make grants 
                                (including financial assistance and a 
                                corresponding allotment of approved 
                                national service positions) to other 
                                eligible entities that propose to carry 
                                out national service programs in the 
                                State on behalf of the Indian tribe; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) after making grants 
                                under subclause (I), to make a 
                                reallotment to other States and Indian 
                                tribes that have applications approved 
                                by the Corporation under subsection 
                                (e).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Competitive grants.--From the 
                remainder of the amount available in that Fund for that 
                fiscal year, the Corporation shall make grants 
                (including such assistance and corresponding 
                allotment), on a competitive basis, to State 
                Commissions and eligible entities that have such 
                approved applications.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Terms and conditions.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise 
                expressly provided in this section and subtitle D, the 
                terms and conditions of grants made under this 
                subsection shall be consistent with the provisions of 
                subtitle C concerning terms and conditions of grants 
                made under section 121(a). Those terms and conditions 
                shall apply with respect to grants and allotments 
                requested, national service positions and national 
                service programs proposed, and applications submitted, 
                under this section.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Investment in national service.--For 
                purposes of applying the provisions of part I of 
                subtitle C under this subsection, sections 122(c), 125, 
                and 126 shall not apply.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Application, approval, and 
                allocation.--State Commissions and eligible entities 
                shall apply for the grants, and the grants (and the 
                financial assistance and approved national service 
                positions made available through the grants) shall be 
                allocated among State Commissions and eligible 
                entities, in a manner consistent with this section. 
                Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
                subsections (a) through (d) of section 129, subsections 
                (a) through (d), and (g), of section 130, subsections 
                (a)(1) and (f) of section 131, and subsections (a), 
                (b), (d), and (e) of section 133 shall not apply to 
                such applications and allocations.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) National service participants.--
                Except as otherwise expressly provided in this section 
                and subtitle D, the terms and conditions that apply to 
                participants in programs carried out under such grants 
                (including provisions relating to participant 
                eligibility, selection, terms of service, and benefits) 
                shall be consistent with the provisions of subtitle C 
                concerning terms and conditions that apply to 
                participants in programs under subtitle C.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) Number of positions.--The Corporation 
        shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) establish or increase the number of 
                positions that are approved as approved national 
                service positions under this subtitle during each of 
                fiscal years 2010 through 2014;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) establish the number of the approved 
                positions as 25,000 for fiscal year 2010; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) increase the number of the approved 
                positions to--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) 50,000 for fiscal year 
                        2011;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) 75,000 for fiscal year 
                        2012;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) 125,000 for fiscal year 
                        2013; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) 175,000 for fiscal year 
                        2014.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Eligible Entities.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Eligible entities shall carry 
        out the national service programs under subsection 
        (c).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Qualification.--To be qualified to carry out 
        a national service program under subsection (c), an eligible 
        entity shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) receive a grant under subsection 
                (c); or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) be selected to carry out the program 
                through a competitive process, by a State Commission 
                that receives a grant under subsection (c).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Application.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--To be qualified to receive a 
        grant under subsection (c) for a national service program, a 
        State Commission or an eligible entity shall submit an 
        application to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, 
        and containing such information as the Corporation may require, 
        which shall include--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) information describing how the 
                eligible entity proposed to carry out the program 
                proposes to utilize funds under a paragraph of 
                subsection (c) to improve performance on the 
                corresponding indicators described in subsection (a) 
                utilizing participants, including the activities in 
                which such participants will engage to improve 
                performance on those indicators;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) information identifying the 
                geographical area in which the eligible entity proposed 
                to carry out the program proposes to use funds under a 
                paragraph of subsection (c) to improve performance on 
                the corresponding indicators described in subsection 
                (a), including demographic information on the students 
                or individuals, as appropriate, in such area, and 
                statistics demonstrating the need to improve such 
                indicators in such area;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) with respect to a grant to carry out 
                a national service program under a paragraph of 
                subsection (c), information describing the experience 
                of the eligible entity proposed to carry out the 
                program in improving performance on the corresponding 
                indicators described in subsection (a), including 
                whether the entity has previously utilized participants 
                to improve performance on such indicators, and if so, 
                the activities in which such participants have 
                engaged;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) if applicable, information on how 
                the eligible entity described in subparagraph (A) will 
                work with other community-based agencies to carry out 
                activities to improve performance on the corresponding 
                indicators described in subsection (a) using such 
                funds;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) a description of--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the type of positions into 
                        which participants will be placed, using the 
                        assistance provided under subsection (c), 
                        including descriptions of the specific tasks to 
                        be performed by such participants, and the 
                        minimum qualifications that individuals will be 
                        required to meet to become participants in such 
                        program; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the number of proposed 
                        full- and part-time national service positions 
                        for which participants will receive the 
                        national service educational award described in 
                        subtitle D;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) a description consistent with the 
                description required by section 130(b)(12) for the 
                national service positions proposed;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) information and assurances 
                consistent with those described in subsections (e) and 
                (f) of section 130, subsections (a)(2), (b), (c), 
                (d)(1), and (e) of section 131, and section 132(a), for 
                the grant requested and the national service program 
                and national service positions proposed, except as 
                provided in subsection (g)(1)(B);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(H) measurable goals, to be used for 
                annual measurements of the program on 1 or more of the 
                corresponding indicators described in subsection 
                (a);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(I) if the program is designed to 
                improve economic opportunity by engaging economically 
                disadvantaged individuals as participants--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the estimated percentages of 
                        participants who will be economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) if applicable, information 
                        on the education, skills, training, support 
                        services, transitional services, and leadership 
                        development activities those individuals will 
                        receive that will assist those individuals in 
                        obtaining jobs or a college degree after 
                        completion of their service under the 
                        grant;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(J) in the case of a grant under 
                subsection (c)(1), information on how the eligible 
                entity described in subparagraph (A) will enter into 
                partnerships with local educational agencies and 
                schools to carry out activities to improve performance 
                on education indicators using funds received under 
                subsection (c);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(K) in the case of a grant under 
                subsection (c)(4), information on the number and 
                percentage of individuals, including children, in 
                families with family incomes below the poverty line in 
                the community to be served;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(L) a description of how members of the 
                community to be served were involved in the development 
                of the application; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(M) any other information the 
                Corporation may require.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Request for waiver.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Requirements relating to educational 
                awards.--An applicant may include in the application a 
                request for a waiver (including a justification of the 
                need for such waiver and information describing how 
                such waiver will assist the applicant in improving 
                performance on the appropriate indicators described in 
                subsection (a)) of requirements relating to the 
                Corporation's provision of a national service 
                educational award to or on behalf of a participant in 
                the program, which may include--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) in the case of a grant under 
                        subsection (c)(1), requirements relating to the 
                        minimum age for a participant under section 
                        137(a)(4); and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) in the case of a grant 
                        under any paragraph of subsection (c), 
                        requirements relating to individuals who 
                        receive a national service educational award 
                        under section 146(a) and related provisions, to 
                        allow the eligible entity proposed to carry out 
                        the program to select participants to serve in 
                        approved national service positions (with 
                        eligibility for national service educational 
                        awards) from among a prespecified group of 
                        participants, if the request describes the 
                        process by which the participants serving in 
                        such positions will be selected from such 
                        group.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Requirements relating to use of 
                allotments for programs.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) In general.--A State 
                        Commission may include in the application a 
                        request that the Corporation--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) waive provisions 
                                requiring the State to use an allotment 
                                from a Fund, described in subsection 
                                (c)(5)(A), for corresponding programs 
                                described in a paragraph of subsection 
                                (c); and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) permit the State to 
                                use funds from the allotment for other 
                                programs described in another paragraph 
                                of subsection (c).</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Information.--The State 
                        Commission shall include in the request--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) information 
                                demonstrating that the State has not 
                                received a sufficient number of 
                                applications of adequate quality to 
                                carry out the corresponding programs 
                                referred to in clause (i)(I); 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) information 
                                identifying the other programs referred 
                                to in clause (i)(II), and the amount of 
                                funds from the allotment that the State 
                                intends to use for each such 
                                program.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) Treatment.--If the 
                        Corporation approves the waiver, and permits 
                        the State to use funds from the allotment for 
                        programs described in a paragraph of subsection 
                        (c), for purposes of this subtitle (other than 
                        subsection (c)(5)(A)), the funds shall be 
                        considered to be part of a grant made under 
                        that paragraph.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Limitation on same project in multiple 
        applications.--The Corporation shall reject an application 
        submitted under this subsection if a project proposed to be 
        conducted using assistance requested by the applicant is 
        already described in another application pending before the 
        Corporation.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Consultation.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Officials.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Education corps.--The Corporation 
                shall consult with the Secretary of Education as 
                appropriate in making grants under subsection (c)(1) 
                and developing additional indicators described in 
                subsection (a)(8)(F).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Healthy futures corps.--The 
                Corporation shall consult with the Secretary of Health 
                and Human Services and the Director of the Centers for 
                Disease Control and Prevention as appropriate in making 
                grants under subsection (c)(2) and developing 
                additional indicators described in subsection 
                (a)(13)(E).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Clean energy service corps.--The 
                Corporation shall consult with--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the Secretary of Energy and 
                        the Administrator of the Environmental 
                        Protection Agency as appropriate in making 
                        grants under subsection (c)(3) and developing 
                        additional indicators described in subsection 
                        (a)(4)(E); and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the Secretary of Labor in 
                        making grants under section (c)(3) and 
                        developing additional indicators described in 
                        subsection (a)(4)(F).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) Opportunity corps.--The Corporation 
                shall consult with the Secretary of Health and Human 
                Services and the Secretary of Labor as appropriate in 
                making grants under subsection (c)(4) and developing 
                additional indicators described in subsection 
                (a)(19)(E).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Review panels.--The Corporation shall--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) establish panels of experts for the 
                purpose of securing recommendations on applications 
                submitted under subsection (e) for more than $250,000 
                in assistance, or for a number of national service 
                positions that would require more than $250,000 in 
                national service educational awards; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) consider the opinions of such panels 
                prior to making determinations on such 
                applications.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Allocation of Financial Assistance and Positions.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Allocation.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--In making grants under 
                subsection (c), the Corporation shall allocate the 
                financial assistance and approved national service 
                positions provided through the grants among eligible 
                entities proposed to carry out national service 
                programs described in subsection (c).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Approved national service positions 
                only.--In making those grants, the Corporation--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) may make some grants that 
                        provide only approved national service 
                        positions (as opposed to financial assistance 
                        and such positions) for some or all of the 
                        participants in the national service programs 
                        involved; but</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) shall ensure that not more 
                        than 35 percent of the participants in the 
                        national service programs described in 
                        subsection (c) will receive only approved 
                        national service positions through the 
                        grants.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Full-time positions.--In making the 
                grants, the Corporation shall ensure that 50 percent of 
                the approved national service positions provided 
                through the grants shall be full-time national service 
                positions.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Priority.--In awarding financial assistance 
        and approved national service positions to eligible entities 
        proposed to carry out national service programs described in 
        subsection (c)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) in the case of a grant under 
                subsection (c)(2)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the Corporation may give 
                        priority to such eligible entities that propose 
                        to develop policies to provide, and provide, 
                        support for participants who, after completing 
                        service under this section, will undertake 
                        careers to improve performance on health 
                        indicators; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the Corporation shall give 
                        priority to such eligible entities that propose 
                        to carry out national service programs in 
                        medically underserved areas;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) in the case of a grant under 
                subsection (c)(3), the Corporation shall give priority 
                to such eligible entities that propose to recruit 
                individuals for the Clean Energy Service Corps so that 
                significant percentages of participants in the Corps 
                are economically disadvantaged individuals, and provide 
                to such individuals support services and education and 
                training to develop skills needed for clean energy jobs 
                for which there is current demand or projected future 
                demand; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) in the case of a grant under 
                subsection (c)(4), the Corporation shall give priority 
                to such eligible entities that propose to--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) improve economic opportunity 
                        by engaging a significant percentage of 
                        economically disadvantaged individuals as 
                        participants to provide services and benefits 
                        to other economically disadvantaged 
                        individuals; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) serve a community with a 
                        high number and percentage of individuals, 
                        including children, in families with family 
                        incomes below the poverty line.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Geographic diversity.--The Corporation shall 
        ensure that eligible entities receiving financial assistance or 
        positions under subsection (c) are geographically diverse and 
        include entities proposing national service programs to be 
        conducted in urban or rural areas.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Encore service programs.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Formula grants.--Each State 
                receiving a grant under subsection (c)(5)(A) for a 
                fiscal year shall make an effort to make available not 
                less than 10 percent of the financial assistance and 
                approved national service positions provided through 
                the grant for that fiscal year to eligible entities 
                proposed to carry out encore service programs, unless 
                the State Commission involved does not receive a 
                sufficient number of applications of adequate quality 
                to justify making that percentage available to those 
                eligible entities.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Competitive grants.--In making 
                grants under subsection (c)(5)(B) for a fiscal year, 
                the Corporation shall make an effort to allocate not 
                less than 10 percent of the financial assistance and 
                approved national service positions provided through 
                the grants for that fiscal year to eligible entities 
                proposed to carry out encore service programs, unless 
                the Corporation does not receive a sufficient number of 
                applications of adequate quality to justify making that 
                percentage available to those eligible 
                entities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Educational awards.--A participant who 
        serves in a national service program that receives a grant 
        under subsection (c) shall be considered to have served in an 
        approved national service position and, upon meeting the 
        requirements of section 147 (or the requirements specified in a 
        waiver granted under subsection (e)(2)(A)), shall be eligible 
        for a national service educational award described in section 
        147. The Corporation shall transfer an appropriate amount of 
        funds to the National Service Trust to provide for the national 
        service educational awards for such participants.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(h) Use of Assistance.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Eligible entities.--An eligible entity that 
        receives financial assistance or positions under a paragraph of 
        subsection (c) shall use the financial assistance or positions 
        to carry out full-time or part-time national service programs, 
        including summer programs, described in that paragraph of 
        subsection (c) that are designed to improve performance on the 
        corresponding indicators described in subsection (a) in low-
        income communities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Participant activities.--A participant in 
        such a program shall address identified community needs by 
        carrying out activities (which may include providing direct 
        service, recruiting and coordinating the activities of 
        volunteers providing direct service, and building the capacity 
        of local organizations and communities) designed to improve 
        performance on the corresponding indicators described in 
        subsection (a), such as--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) in the case of a program carried out 
                under subsection (c)(1)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) tutoring, or providing other 
                        academic support to students;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) mentoring students, 
                        including adult or peer mentoring;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) linking needed integrated 
                        services and comprehensive supports with 
                        students, their families, and their public 
                        schools;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) improving the school 
                        climate involved;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) providing assistance to a 
                        school in expanding the school day by 
                        strengthening the quality of staff in an 
                        expanded learning time initiative, a program of 
                        a 21st century community learning center, or a 
                        high-quality after-school program;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) assisting schools and local 
                        educational agencies in improving and expanding 
                        high-quality service-learning programs that 
                        keep students engaged in schools by providing 
                        service-learning coordinators; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vii) involving family members 
                        of students in supporting teachers and 
                        students;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) in the case of a program carried out 
                under subsection (c)(2)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) assisting economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals in navigating the 
                        health care system;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) assisting individuals in 
                        obtaining access to health care for themselves 
                        or their children;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) educating economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals and individuals who 
                        are members of medically underserved 
                        populations about, and engaging individuals 
                        described in this clause in, initiatives 
                        regarding navigating the health care system and 
                        regarding disease prevention and health 
                        promotion, with a particular focus on common 
                        health conditions, chronic diseases, and 
                        conditions, for which disease prevention and 
                        health promotion measures exist and for which 
                        socioeconomic, geographic, and racial and 
                        ethnic health disparities exist, such as 
                        initiatives concerning--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) cardiovascular 
                                disease;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) diabetes 
                                education;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) cancer 
                                screening;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(IV) HIV infection or 
                                AIDS;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(V) immunizations; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(VI) infant 
                                mortality;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) improving health literacy 
                        of patients;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) providing translation 
                        services at clinics and in emergency rooms to 
                        improve health care; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) assisting in health 
                        promotion interventions that improve health 
                        status, and helping people adopt and maintain 
                        healthy lifestyles and habits to improve health 
                        status;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) in the case of a program carried out 
                under subsection (c)(3)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) weatherizing and 
                        retrofitting housing units for low-income 
                        households to improve the energy efficiency of 
                        such housing units;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) building energy efficient 
                        housing units in low-income 
                        communities;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) conducting energy audits 
                        for low-income households and recommending ways 
                        for the households to improve energy 
                        efficiency;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) working with schools and 
                        youth programs to educate students and youth 
                        about ways to reduce home energy use and 
                        improve the environment, including conducting 
                        service-learning projects to provide such 
                        education;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) assisting in the development 
                        of local recycling programs;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) improving national and 
                        State parks, city parks, county parks, forest 
                        preserves, and trails owned or maintained by 
                        the Federal Government or a State, including 
                        planting trees, carrying out reforestation, and 
                        making trail enhancements; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vii) cleaning and improving 
                        rivers maintained by the Federal Government or 
                        a State; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) in the case of a program carried out 
                under subsection (c)(4)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) providing financial literacy 
                        education to economically disadvantaged 
                        individuals, including financial literacy 
                        education with regard to credit management, 
                        financial institutions including banks and 
                        credit unions, and utilization of savings 
                        plans;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) assisting in the 
                        construction of housing units including energy 
                        efficient homes, in low-income 
                        communities;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) assisting individuals in 
                        obtaining access to health care for themselves 
                        or their children;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) assisting individuals in 
                        obtaining information about Federal, State, 
                        local, or private programs or benefits focused 
                        on assisting economically disadvantaged 
                        individuals, economically disadvantaged 
                        children, or low-income families;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) improving opportunities for 
                        economically disadvantaged children and youth 
                        to become involved in youth development 
                        organizations;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) facilitating enrollment in 
                        and completion of job training for economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vii) assisting economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals in obtaining access 
                        to job placement assistance.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(i) Reservation of Funds for Review Panels and Training 
and Technical Assistance.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Before allotting funds under 
        subsection (c)(5), the Corporation shall reserve an equal 
        percentage (but not more than 4 percent) of the amounts 
        available in each Fund described in a paragraph of subsection 
        (b), to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) carry out activities concerning 
                review panels as provided in subsection (f)(2); 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) provide training and technical 
                assistance to eligible entities, including training and 
                technical assistance to assist eligible entities 
                carrying out national service programs with a Corps 
                described in subsection (a) in--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) coordinating efforts; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) improving the ability of 
                        the Corps to improve performance on the 
                        corresponding indicators described in 
                        subsection (a).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Training and technical assistance.--The 
        Corporation may, as appropriate, consult with the corresponding 
        officials described in subsection (f)(1) in planning and 
        carrying out the training and technical assistance.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(j) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the end of 
each fiscal year for which the Corporation makes grants under a 
paragraph of subsection (c), the Corporation shall prepare and submit 
to Congress a report containing--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1)(A) information describing how the 
        Corporation allocated financial assistance and approved 
        national service positions among eligible entities proposed to 
        carry out national service programs described in that paragraph 
        for that fiscal year; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) information describing the amount of 
        financial assistance and the number of approved national 
        service positions the Corporation provided to each national 
        service program described in a paragraph of subsection (c) for 
        that fiscal year;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) a measure of the extent to which the 
        national service programs improved performance on the 
        corresponding indicators described in subsection (a); 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) information describing how the Corporation 
        is coordinating--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the national service programs funded 
                under that paragraph; with</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) applicable programs, as determined 
                by the Corporation, carried out under subtitles B and C 
                of this title, and part A of title I and parts A and B 
                of title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 
                1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq., 5001, 5011) that improve 
                performance on those indicators or otherwise address 
                identified community needs.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(k) Incentives for Encore Service.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Incentives study.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Study.--The Corporation shall study 
                the use of additional incentives (other than incentives 
                provided by this Act on the date of enactment of the 
                Serve America Act), to attract individuals who are age 
                50 or older to perform service under subtitle C or this 
                subtitle.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Report.--Not later than 2 years 
                after the date of enactment of the Serve America Act, 
                the Corporation shall prepare and submit to Congress a 
                report containing the results of the study.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Incentives.--Not later than 2 years after 
        the date of enactment of the Serve America Act, the Corporation 
        shall, notwithstanding any other provision of this title, 
        implement through a pilot program additional incentives that 
        the Corporation has found, through the study described in 
        paragraph (1), to be effective to attract individuals described 
        in paragraph (1)(A) to perform service under subtitle C or this 
        subtitle.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) National Service Educational Awards.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Trust.--Section 145 of the National and 
        Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601) is amended--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 
                ``section 501(a)(2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2) or 
                (6) of section 501(a)''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in subsection (d)(4), by striking 
                ``subtitle C'' and inserting ``subtitle C or 
                G''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Increased number of terms of service to 
        encourage encore service opportunities.--Section 146 of the 
        National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12602) is 
        amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in subsection (c)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by striking ``Although'' and 
                        inserting the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Although''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by adding at the end the 
                        following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Terms of service for encore service 
        opportunities.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Number of terms.--Notwithstanding 
                paragraph (1) and section 147, a participant who is age 
                50 or older on the first day of the participant's 
                service under subtitle C or G may receive a national 
                service educational award for not more than 3 terms of 
                service under subtitle C or G.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Amount of award.--The participant 
                shall receive--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) a national service 
                        educational award in the amount described in 
                        the corresponding provision of section 147, for 
                        the first or second term of such service; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) a reduced national service 
                        educational award equal to 
                        </DELETED>\<DELETED>1/2</DELETED>\ <DELETED>of 
                        the amount described in the corresponding 
                        provision of section 147, for the third term of 
                        such service.''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in subsection (d), by adding at the 
                end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Term for transferred educational awards.--
        For purposes of applying paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) to an 
        individual who is eligible to receive an educational award as a 
        designated individual (as defined in section 148(f)(3)), 
        references to a seven-year period shall be considered to be 
        references to a 15-year period that begins on the date the 
        individual who transferred the educational award to the 
        designated individual completed the term of service in the 
        approved national service position that is the basis of the 
        award.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Educational award transfers to encourage 
        encore service opportunities.--Section 148 of the National and 
        Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12604) is amended--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in subsection (c)(5), by striking 
                ``subtitle C'' and inserting ``subtitle C or the 
                appropriate national service program under subtitle G, 
                as applicable'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by redesignating subsections (f) and 
                (g) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by inserting after subsection (e) the 
                following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Transfer of Educational Awards.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--An individual who is eligible 
        to receive a national service educational award under a program 
        described in paragraph (2) may elect to receive a reduced 
        national service educational award (equal to 
        </DELETED>\<DELETED>1/2</DELETED>\ <DELETED>of the amount 
        described in the corresponding provision of section 147) and 
        transfer the award to a designated individual. Subsections (b), 
        (c), and (d) shall apply to the designated individual in lieu 
        of the individual who is eligible to receive the national 
        service educational award, except that amounts refunded to the 
        account under subsection (c)(5) on behalf of a designated 
        individual may be used by the Corporation to fund additional 
        placements in the national service program in which the 
        eligible individual who transferred the national service 
        educational award participated for such award.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Conditions for transfer.--A national service 
        educational award may be transferred under this subsection if--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the educational award is for service 
                in a national service program that receives a grant 
                under subtitle G; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the eligible individual is age 50 or 
                older.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Definition of a designated individual.--In 
        this subsection, the term `designated individual' is an 
        individual--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) whom an individual who is eligible 
                to receive a national service educational award under a 
                program described in paragraph (2) designates to 
                receive the educational award;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) who meets the eligibility 
                requirements of paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 
                146(a); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) who is a child or grandchild of the 
                individual described in subparagraph (A).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 501(a) of 
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)), as 
amended by section 121(b), is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Serveamerica corps.--There are authorized to 
        be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of 
        fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to provide financial assistance 
        under subtitle G of title I and to provide national service 
        educational awards under subtitle D of title I (including 
        providing financial assistance and national service educational 
        awards to participants in national service positions, 
        established or increased as provided in section 
        168(c)(7)).''.</DELETED>

           <DELETED>Subtitle D--Civic Health Index</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 141. INDEX.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 179 of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12639) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(j) Civic Health Index and Volunteering Research and 
Evaluation.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Definition of partnership.--In this 
        subsection, the term `partnership' means a partnership formed 
        by the Corporation, the Director of the Bureau of the Census, 
        and the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, in conjunction with 
        (consistent with the terms of an agreement entered into between 
        the Corporation and the National Conference) the National 
        Conference on Citizenship referred to in section 150701 of 
        title 36, United States Code, to carry out this 
        subsection.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) In general.--The partnership shall establish 
        a Civic Health Index by collecting civic health data, 
        conducting related analyses, and reporting the data and 
        analyses, as described in this subsection.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Collection of data.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Indicators.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) In general.--In collecting 
                        data for the Index, the partnership shall 
                        collect data on various indicators established 
                        by the partnership, including indicators 
                        related to--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) volunteering and 
                                community service;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) voting and other 
                                forms of political and civic 
                                engagement;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) charitable 
                                giving;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(IV) connecting to civic 
                                groups and faith-based 
                                organizations;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(V) interest in 
                                employment, and careers, in public 
                                service in the nonprofit sector or 
                                government; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(VI) understanding and 
                                obtaining knowledge of United States 
                                history and government.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Updating.--The partnership 
                        shall periodically evaluate and update the 
                        indicators.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Demographic characteristics.--The 
                partnership shall collect data for the Index in a 
                manner that will permit the partnership to analyze the 
                data by age group, race and ethnicity, education level, 
                and other demographic characteristics of the 
                individuals involved.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Other issues.--In collecting data 
                for the Index, the partnership shall collect such 
                information as may be necessary to analyze the role of 
                Internet technology in strengthening and inhibiting 
                civic activities, the role of specific programs in 
                strengthening civic activities, and the civic attitudes 
                and activities of new citizens and 
                immigrants.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) Relationship to other data.--To 
                collect data for the Index, the partnership shall 
                consider methods of expanding data collection conducted 
                by the Bureau of the Census, through the Current 
                Population Survey, or by the Bureau of Labor 
                Statistics.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Reporting of data.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The partnership shall, 
                not less often than once each year, prepare a report 
                containing detailed data collected under paragraph (3), 
                including data on each of the indicators described in 
                paragraph (3)(A), and containing the analyses described 
                in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph 
                (3).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Aggregation and presentation.--The 
                partnership shall, to the extent practicable, aggregate 
                the data collected under paragraph (3) by community, by 
                State, and nationally. The report shall present the 
                aggregated data in a form that enables communities and 
                States to assess their civic health, as measured on 
                each of the indicators, and compare those measures with 
                comparable measures of other communities and 
                States.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Submission.--The partnership shall 
                submit the report to the Committee on Education and 
                Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
                on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
                Senate, and make the report available to the general 
                public on the Corporation's website.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Conferences and forums.--The partnership 
        shall hold conferences and forums to discuss the implications 
        of the data and analyses reported under paragraph 
        (4).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Volunteering research and evaluation.--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Research.--The partnership shall 
                provide for baseline research and tracking of domestic 
                and international volunteering, and baseline research 
                and tracking related to relevant data on the indicators 
                described in paragraph (3). In providing for the 
                research and tracking under this paragraph, the 
                partnership shall consider methods of expanding 
                research and tracking conducted by the Bureau of Labor 
                Statistics.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Impact research and evaluation.--The 
                partnership shall provide for research on, and 
                evaluations of, the impact of domestic and 
                international volunteering, including an assessment of 
                best practices for such volunteering, and methods of 
                improving such volunteering through enhanced 
                collaboration among entities that recruit, manage, 
                support, and utilize volunteers, institutions of higher 
                education, and research institutions.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 501(a) of 
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)), as 
amended in section 131(e), is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) Civic health index and volunteering research 
        and evaluation.--In addition to any amounts appropriated under 
        paragraph (4), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
        out section 179(j), $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2010 and 
        $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 though 
        2014.''.</DELETED>

   <DELETED>Subtitle E--Serveamerica and Encore Fellowships</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 151. SERVEAMERICA AND ENCORE FELLOWSHIPS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Full- and part-time volunteer service, both at 
        the national and State levels, can effectively tackle pressing 
        national challenges and improve communities throughout the 
        United States.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Individual service plans and opportunities can 
        improve the ability of the nonprofit sector to address areas of 
        national need by introducing more personal innovation and 
        ingenuity into volunteer service efforts.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Many individuals in the United States who are 
        retiring or age 50 or older have shown an increasing interest 
        in community service and, by utilizing their individual skills 
        and expertise, volunteer organizations can find creative 
        solutions to pressing national problems.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to provide, by 2014, individual fellowships to 
        5,000 individuals annually, allowing the individuals to propose 
        their own plans for serving in their communities and addressing 
        areas of national need;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to focus the ideas and creativity of 
        individuals into addressing national challenges such as 
        improving education for low-income students, increasing energy 
        conservation, improving access to health care for, and the 
        health status of, low-income individuals, and creating new 
        economic opportunities for low-income individuals; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) to provide Encore Fellowships to individuals 
        age 50 or older to draw on the individuals' talents and 
        experience, to improve the effectiveness of volunteer service 
        organizations, and to provide the individuals with the support 
        they need to make a transition to longer-term work in public 
        service in the nonprofit sector or government.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) General Authority.--Subtitle J of title I of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.), 
as redesignated by section 121, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 198E. SERVEAMERICA AND ENCORE FELLOWSHIPS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Serveamerica Fellowships.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Area of national need.--The term 
                `area of national need' means an area related to--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) improving education in 
                        public schools for economically disadvantaged 
                        students;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) expanding and improving 
                        access to health care;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) improving energy 
                        efficiency and conserving natural 
                        resources;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) improving economic 
                        opportunities for economically disadvantaged 
                        individuals; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) improving disaster 
                        preparedness and response.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Campus of service.--The term `Campus 
                of Service' means an institution of higher education 
                designated as a Campus of Service under section 
                119E.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Eligible fellowship recipient.--The 
                term `eligible fellowship recipient' means an 
                individual who is selected by a State Commission under 
                paragraph (4)(E) and, as a result of such selection, is 
                eligible for a ServeAmerica Fellowship.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) Fellow.--The term `fellow' means an 
                eligible fellowship recipient who is awarded a 
                ServeAmerica Fellowship and is designated a fellow 
                under paragraph (5)(B).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Serveamerica fellowship program.--The 
        Corporation shall establish and carry out a ServeAmerica 
        Fellowship program.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Grants.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The Corporation shall 
                make grants (including financial assistance and a 
                corresponding allotment of approved national service 
                positions), from allotments described in subparagraph 
                (B), to the State Commissions of each of the several 
                States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth 
                of Puerto Rico that has an application approved by the 
                Corporation, to enable the State Commissions to award 
                ServeAmerica Fellowships under paragraph (5). The 
                fellowships shall be used to enable fellows to carry 
                out service projects in areas of national 
                need.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Reservation; allotment.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) Reservation.--From the 
                        amount appropriated under section 501(a)(2)(C) 
                        for a fiscal year, the Corporation shall 
                        reserve not more than 3 percent to administer 
                        the program under this subsection.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Allotment.--The amount 
                        allotted as a grant to a State Commission under 
                        subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year shall be 
                        equal to the amount that bears the same ratio 
                        to the amount appropriated under section 
                        501(a)(2)(C) and not reserved under clause (i) 
                        for that fiscal year, as the population of the 
                        State bears to the total population of the 
                        several States, the District of Columbia, and 
                        the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Number of positions.--The 
                Corporation shall--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) establish or increase the 
                        number of positions that are approved as 
                        approved national service positions under this 
                        subsection during each of fiscal years 2010 
                        through 2014;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) establish the number of 
                        approved positions at 1,000 for fiscal year 
                        2010; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) increase the number of the 
                        approved positions to--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) 2,000 for fiscal 
                                year 2011;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) 3,000 for fiscal 
                                year 2012;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) 4,000 for fiscal 
                                year 2013; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(IV) 5,000 for fiscal 
                                year 2014.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) Applications.--To be eligible to 
                receive such a grant, a State Commission shall submit 
                an application to the Corporation at such time, in such 
                manner, and containing such information as the 
                Corporation may require, including information on the 
                criteria and procedures that the State Commission will 
                use for overseeing placements for service projects, and 
                awarding ServeAmerica Fellowships, under paragraph 
                (5).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Eligible fellowship recipients.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--In carrying out the 
                program, the Corporation shall, each fiscal year, 
                maintain a list of eligible fellowship recipients 
                selected under subparagraph (E).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Application.--An individual desiring 
                to be selected as an eligible fellowship recipient 
                shall submit an application to a State Commission, a 
                Campus of Service, or an institution of higher 
                education, that has elected to participate in the 
                program carried out under this subsection, at such time 
                and in such manner as the Commission, Campus, or 
                institution may require, and containing the information 
                described in subparagraph (C) and such additional 
                information as the Commission, Campus, or institution 
                may require. An individual may submit such application 
                to only 1 entity under this subparagraph for a fiscal 
                year.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Contents.--The Corporation shall 
                specify information to be provided in the application, 
                which shall include--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) a description of the area of 
                        national need that the applicant hopes to 
                        address through service in the service 
                        project;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) a description of the skills 
                        and experience the applicant has to address the 
                        area of national need;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) a description of the type 
                        of service that the applicant plans to provide 
                        as a fellow; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) information identifying the 
                        State in which the applicant will serve (which, 
                        in the case of an application submitted to a 
                        State Commission, shall be the State served by 
                        the Commission) and the local area in which the 
                        applicant plans to serve, for the service 
                        project.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) Nominations by campuses of service 
                and institutions.--After reviewing the applications--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) each Campus of Service may 
                        nominate not fewer than 8 individuals for 
                        consideration by the State Commission as 
                        eligible fellowship recipients; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) each institution of higher 
                        education that is not a Campus of Service may 
                        nominate not fewer than 4 individuals for 
                        consideration by the State Commission as 
                        eligible fellowship recipients.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) Selection.--Each State Commission 
                shall select, from the applicants nominated by Campuses 
                of Service and institutions of higher education serving 
                the State and the applicants received by the State 
                Commission for a fiscal year, the number of eligible 
                fellowship recipients that may be supported for that 
                fiscal year based on the grant received by the State 
                Commission under paragraph (3)(A). A total of not less 
                than 10 percent and not more than 15 percent of the 
                eligible fellowship recipients selected by the State 
                Commission for a fiscal year shall be individuals 
                nominated by a Campus of Service or an institution of 
                higher education.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Fellows.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--To be eligible to 
                participate in a service project through the program as 
                a fellow and receive a ServeAmerica Fellowship, an 
                eligible fellowship recipient shall--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) within 6 months after being 
                        selected as an eligible fellowship recipient, 
                        select an appropriate service sponsor 
                        organization described in paragraph (6) in the 
                        State described in paragraph (4)(C)(iv), with 
                        which the individual is interested in serving 
                        under this subsection;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) enter into an agreement 
                        with the organization--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) that specifies the 
                                service the individual will provide if 
                                the placement is approved; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) in which the 
                                individual agrees to serve for 1 year 
                                on a full-time or part-time basis (as 
                                determined by the Corporation); 
                                and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) submit such agreement to 
                        the State Commission.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Award.--Upon receiving the eligible 
                fellowship recipient's agreement under subparagraph 
                (A), the State Commission shall award a ServeAmerica 
                Fellowship to the recipient and designate the recipient 
                as a fellow.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Fellowship amount.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) In general.--From funds 
                        received under paragraph (3), each State 
                        Commission shall award each of the State's 
                        fellows a ServeAmerica Fellowship amount that 
                        is equal to 50 percent of the amount of the 
                        total average annual subsistence allowance 
                        provided to VISTA volunteers under section 105 
                        of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 
                        (42 U.S.C. 4955).</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Amount from service sponsor 
                        organization.--Except as provided in clause 
                        (iii), the service sponsor organization shall 
                        award to the fellow serving such organization 
                        an amount that will ensure that the total award 
                        received by the fellow for service in the 
                        service project (consisting of that amount and 
                        the ServeAmerica Fellowship amount the fellow 
                        receives under clause (i)) is equal to or 
                        greater than 70 percent of the average annual 
                        subsistence allowance provided to VISTA 
                        volunteers under section 105 of the Domestic 
                        Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
                        4955).</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) Maximum living 
                        allowance.--The total amount that may be 
                        provided to a fellow under this subparagraph 
                        shall not exceed 100 percent of the average 
                        annual subsistence allowance provided to VISTA 
                        volunteers under section 105 of the Domestic 
                        Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
                        4955).</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) Proration of amount.--In 
                        the case of a fellow who is authorized to serve 
                        a part-time term of service under the agreement 
                        described in subparagraph (A)(ii), the amount 
                        provided to a fellow under this subparagraph 
                        shall be prorated accordingly.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) Waiver.--The Corporation may 
                        allow a State Commission to waive the amount 
                        required under clause (ii) from the service 
                        sponsor organization for a fellow serving the 
                        organization if--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) such requirement is 
                                inconsistent with the objectives of the 
                                ServeAmerica Fellowship program; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) the amount provided 
                                to the fellow under clause (i) is 
                                sufficient to meet the necessary costs 
                                of living (including food, housing, and 
                                transportation) in the area in which 
                                the ServeAmerica Fellowship program is 
                                located.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Service sponsor organizations.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Each service sponsor 
                organization shall--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) be a nonprofit organization; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) at the time of registration 
                        with a State Commission, enter into an 
                        agreement providing that the service sponsor 
                        organization shall--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) abide by all program 
                                requirements;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) provide an amount 
                                described in paragraph (5)(C)(ii) for 
                                each fellow serving with the 
                                organization through the ServeAmerica 
                                Fellowship;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) be responsible for 
                                certifying whether each fellow serving 
                                with the organization successfully 
                                completed the ServeAmerica Fellowship, 
                                and record and certify in a manner 
                                specified by the Corporation the number 
                                of hours served by a fellow for 
                                purposes of determining the fellow's 
                                eligibility for benefits; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(IV) provide timely 
                                access to records relating to the 
                                ServeAmerica Fellowship to the State 
                                Commission, the Corporation, and the 
                                Corporation's Inspector 
                                General.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Registration.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) Requirement.--No service 
                        sponsor organization may receive a fellow under 
                        this subsection until the organization 
                        registers with the State Commission.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Revocation.--A State 
                        Commission shall revoke the registration of any 
                        service sponsor organization if the State 
                        Commission determines after a hearing that the 
                        organization is in violation of any of the 
                        applicable provisions of this 
                        subsection.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) Compliance with ineligible service 
        categories.--Service under a ServeAmerica Fellowship shall 
        comply with section 132(a). For purposes of applying that 
        section to this subsection, a reference to assistance shall be 
        considered to be a reference to assistance provided under this 
        section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) Reports.--Each service sponsor organization 
        that receives a fellow under this subsection shall, on a 
        biweekly basis, report to the Corporation on the number of 
        hours served and the services provided by that fellow. The 
        Corporation shall establish a web portal for the organizations 
        to use in reporting the information.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(9) Educational awards.--A fellow who serves in 
        a service project under this subsection shall be considered to 
        have served in an approved national service position and, upon 
        meeting the requirements of section 147 for full-time or part-
        time national service, shall be eligible for a national service 
        educational award described in such section. The Corporation 
        shall transfer an appropriate amount of funds to the National 
        Service Trust to provide for the national service educational 
        awards for such fellows.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Encore Fellowships.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Area of national need.--The term 
                `area of national need' has the meaning given the term 
                in subsection (a)(1).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Eligible encore fellowship 
                recipient.--The term `eligible Encore Fellowship 
                recipient' means an individual who is selected under 
                paragraph (3)(B) and, as a result of such selection, is 
                eligible for an Encore Fellowship.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Encore fellow.--The term `Encore 
                Fellow' means an eligible Encore Fellowship recipient 
                who is awarded an Encore Fellowship and is designated 
                an Encore Fellow under paragraph (5)(C).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Encore fellowship program.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The Corporation shall 
                establish and carry out an Encore Fellowship program. 
                In carrying out the program, the Corporation shall 
                award 1-year Encore Fellowships to enable individuals 
                age 50 or older--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) to carry out service 
                        projects in areas of national need; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) to receive training and 
                        development in order to transition to full- or 
                        part-time public service in the nonprofit 
                        sector or government.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Program.--In carrying out the 
                program, the Corporation shall--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) maintain a list of eligible 
                        Encore Fellowship recipients who are eligible 
                        to participate in service projects through the 
                        program and receive fellowships;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) maintain a list of 
                        organizations that are eligible to have 
                        eligible Encore Fellows placed with the 
                        organizations to carry out service projects 
                        through the program and provide the list to all 
                        eligible Encore Fellowship recipients described 
                        in clause (i); and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) at the request of an 
                        Encore Fellowship recipient--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) determine whether 
                                the requesting eligible Encore 
                                Fellowship recipient is able to meet 
                                the service needs of a listed 
                                organization, or another organization 
                                that the recipient requests in 
                                accordance with paragraph (5)(B), for a 
                                service project; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) upon making a 
                                favorable determination under subclause 
                                (I), award the recipient with an Encore 
                                Fellowship, and place the recipient 
                                with the organization as an Encore 
                                Fellow under paragraph 
                                (5)(C).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Eligible encore fellowship recipients.--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--An individual desiring 
                to be selected as an eligible Encore Fellowship 
                recipient shall--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) be an individual who is--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) at least 50 years of 
                                age as of the time the individual 
                                applies for the program; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) not engaged in, but 
                                who wishes to make a transition to 
                                being engaged in, full- or part-time 
                                public service in the nonprofit sector 
                                or government; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) submit an application to 
                        the Corporation, at such time, in such manner, 
                        and containing such information as the 
                        Corporation may require, including--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) a description of the 
                                area of national need that the 
                                applicant hopes to address through the 
                                service project;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) a description of 
                                the skills and experience the applicant 
                                has to address an area of national 
                                need; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) information 
                                identifying the region of the United 
                                States in which the applicant wishes to 
                                serve.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Selection basis.--In determining 
                which individuals to select as eligible Encore 
                Fellowship recipients, the Corporation shall--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) select not more than 10 
                        individuals from each State; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) give priority to 
                        individuals with skills and experience for 
                        which there is an ongoing high demand in the 
                        nonprofit sector and government.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Listed organizations.--To be listed under 
        paragraph (2)(B)(ii), an organization shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) be a nonprofit organization; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) submit an application to the 
                Corporation at such time, in such manner, and 
                containing such information as the Corporation may 
                require, including--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) a description of--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) the services and 
                                activities the organization carries out 
                                generally;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) the area of 
                                national need that the organization 
                                seeks to address through a service 
                                project; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) the services and 
                                activities the organization seeks to 
                                carry out through the proposed service 
                                project;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) a description of the skills 
                        and experience that an eligible Encore 
                        Fellowship recipient needs to be placed with 
                        the organization as an Encore Fellow for the 
                        service project;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) a description of the 
                        training and leadership development the 
                        organization shall provide an Encore Fellow 
                        placed with the organization to assist the 
                        Encore Fellow in obtaining a public service job 
                        in the nonprofit sector or government after the 
                        period of the Encore Fellowship; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) evidence of the 
                        organization's financial stability.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Placement.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Request for placement with listed 
                organizations.--To be placed with a listed organization 
                under subparagraph (C) for a service project, an 
                eligible Encore Fellowship recipient shall submit an 
                application for such placement to the Corporation at 
                such time, in such manner, and containing such 
                information as the Corporation may require.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Request for placement with other 
                organizations.--An eligible Encore Fellowship recipient 
                may apply to the Corporation to serve the recipient's 
                Encore Fellowship year with a nonprofit organization 
                that is not a listed organization. Such application 
                shall be submitted to the Corporation at such time, in 
                such manner, and containing such information as the 
                Corporation shall require, and shall include--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) an identification and 
                        description of--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) the 
                                organization;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) the area of 
                                national need the organization seeks to 
                                address; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) the services or 
                                activities the organization carries out 
                                to address such area of national 
                                need;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) a description of the 
                        services the eligible Encore Fellowship 
                        recipient shall provide for the organization as 
                        an Encore Fellow; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) a letter of support from 
                        the leader of the organization, including--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) a description of the 
                                organization's need for the eligible 
                                Encore Fellowship recipient's 
                                services;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) evidence that the 
                                organization is financially 
                                sound;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) an assurance that 
                                the organization will provide training 
                                and leadership development to the 
                                eligible Encore Fellowship recipient if 
                                placed with the organization as an 
                                Encore Fellow, to assist the Encore 
                                Fellow in obtaining a public service 
                                job in the nonprofit sector or 
                                government after the period of the 
                                Encore Fellowship; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(IV) a description of 
                                the training and leadership development 
                                to be provided to the Encore Fellowship 
                                recipient if so placed.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Placement and award of fellowship.--
                If the Corporation determines that the eligible Encore 
                Fellowship recipient is able to meet the service needs 
                (including skills and experience to address an area of 
                national need) of the organization that the eligible 
                fellowship recipient requests under subparagraph (A) or 
                (B), the Corporation shall--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) approve the placement of the 
                        eligible Encore Fellowship recipient with the 
                        organization;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) award the eligible Encore 
                        Fellowship recipient an Encore Fellowship for a 
                        period of 1 year and designate the eligible 
                        Encore Fellowship recipient as an Encore 
                        Fellow; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) in awarding the Encore 
                        Fellowship, make a payment, in the amount of 
                        $11,000, to the organization to enable the 
                        organization to provide living expenses to the 
                        Encore Fellow for the year in which the Encore 
                        Fellow agrees to serve.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Matching requirement.--An organization that 
        receives an Encore Fellow under this subsection shall agree to 
        provide, for the living expenses of the Encore Fellow during 
        the year of service, non-Federal contributions in an amount 
        equal to not less than $1 for every $1 of Federal funds 
        provided to the organization for the Encore Fellow through the 
        fellowship.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) Training and assistance.--Each organization 
        that receives an Encore Fellow under this subsection shall 
        provide training, leadership development, and assistance to the 
        Encore Fellow, and conduct oversight of the service provided by 
        the Encore Fellow.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) Leadership development.--Each year, the 
        Corporation shall convene current and former Encore Fellows to 
        discuss the Encore Fellows' experiences related to service 
        under this subsection and discuss strategies for increasing 
        leadership and careers in public service in the nonprofit 
        sector or government.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) National Service Educational Awards.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Trust.--Section 145(d)(4) of the National and 
        Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601(d)(4)), as 
        amended by section 131(d)(1)(B), is further amended by 
        inserting ``or section 198E(a)'' after ``subtitle C or 
        G''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Transfer of educational awards.--Section 
        148(f)(2)(A) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 
        (20 U.S.C. 12604(f)(2)(A)), as added by section 131(d)(3)(C), 
        is further amended by inserting ``or section 198E(a)'' after 
        ``subtitle G''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 501(a)(2) of 
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(2)) 
is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by inserting 
        ``(other than section 198E)'' after ``H of title I''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Serveamerica fellowships.--There are 
                authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
                necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to 
                provide financial assistance under section 198E(a) and 
                to provide national service educational awards under 
                subtitle D of title I (including providing financial 
                assistance and national service educational awards to 
                participants in national service positions, established 
                or increased as provided in section 
                198E(a)(3)(C)).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) Encore fellowships.--There are 
                authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 
                198E(b), $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 
                through 2014.''.</DELETED>

   <DELETED>Subtitle F--Volunteer Generation Fund; National Service 
           Reserve Corps; Call to Service Campaign</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 161. STATEMENT OF PURPOSES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The purposes of this subtitle are to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) assist nonprofit, faith-based, and other civic 
        organizations in the United States and State Commissions in 
        expanding the supply of volunteers and improving the capacity 
        of such organizations and State Commissions to utilize new 
        volunteers;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) spur innovation in volunteer recruitment and 
        management practices, with a goal of increasing the number of 
        volunteers in the United States each year;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) enable the people of the United States to 
        effect change throughout the United States by participating in 
        active volunteer and citizen service; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) draw on the experience, skills, and training 
        of national service alumni to assist local communities that are 
        affected by disasters.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 162. ESTABLISHMENT OF VOLUNTEER GENERATION 
              FUND.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Subtitle J of title I of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.), as amended by 
section 151, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 198F. VOLUNTEER GENERATION FUND.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Areas of national need.--The term `areas of 
        national need' has the meaning given the term in section 
        198E(a)(1).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Civic entity.--The term `civic entity' means 
        a local or national nonprofit organization, including a faith-
        based organization, that uses volunteers to carry out 
        activities in areas of national need.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' 
        means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) a State Commission; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) a nonprofit entity that provides 
                technical assistance and support to civic entities in 
                recruiting, managing, and supporting volunteers, such 
                as a volunteer coordinating agency, a nonprofit 
                resource center, a volunteer training clearinghouse, or 
                an institution of higher education.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Fund.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Grants authorized.--The Corporation shall 
        award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to 
        enable--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) eligible entities to increase the 
                number of volunteers available to carry out activities 
                that address areas of national need through civic 
                entities supported by the eligible entity; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) eligible entities described in 
                subsection (a)(3)(A) to increase the number of 
                volunteers available to carry out statewide volunteer 
                initiatives that address State priorities with regard 
                to areas of national need.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Period of grant.--The Corporation shall 
        award the grants for periods of not less than 3 years and not 
        more than 5 years.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Application.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Each eligible entity 
                desiring a grant under this subsection shall submit an 
                application to the Corporation at such time, in such 
                manner, and accompanied by such information as the 
                Corporation may reasonably require.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Contents.--Each application 
                submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall contain--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i)(I) in the case of an 
                        eligible entity that proposes to use grant 
                        funds to carry out an activity described in 
                        paragraph (1)(A), a description of the 
                        technical assistance and support the entity 
                        provides to civic entities in recruiting, 
                        managing, and supporting additional volunteers; 
                        or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(II) in the case of an eligible 
                        entity that proposes to use grant funds to 
                        carry out a statewide initiative described in 
                        paragraph (1)(B), a description of the State 
                        priorities with regard to areas of national 
                        need and the proposed initiative to address 
                        such priorities;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) an assurance that the 
                        eligible entity will annually collect 
                        information on--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) the number of 
                                volunteers recruited for civic entities 
                                or to carry out statewide initiatives 
                                described in paragraph (1)(B), using 
                                funds received under this subsection, 
                                and the type and amount of activities 
                                carried out by such volunteers; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) the number of 
                                volunteers supported using funds 
                                received under this subsection, and the 
                                type and amount of activities carried 
                                out by such volunteers;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) a description of any 
                        outcomes the eligible entity will use to 
                        annually measure and track performance with 
                        regard to--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) activities carried 
                                out by volunteers; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) volunteers 
                                recruited, managed, and 
                                supported;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) information describing how 
                        the eligible entity will annually evaluate the 
                        effectiveness of the entity's activities under 
                        this subsection; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) such additional assurances 
                        as the Corporation determines to be essential 
                        to ensure compliance with the requirements of 
                        this subsection.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Use of funds.--An eligible entity that 
        receives a grant under this subsection shall use amounts 
        provided through the grant to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) in the case of an eligible entity 
                using grant funds to carry out an activity described in 
                paragraph (1)(A)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) increase recruitment and 
                        training of volunteers for a civic entity, 
                        relying on best practices in volunteer 
                        recruitment and management; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) strengthen the capacity of 
                        a civic entity to use volunteers; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) in the case of an eligible entity 
                using grant funds to carry out a statewide initiative 
                described in paragraph (1)(B), recruit, train, and 
                utilize volunteers to carry out statewide volunteer 
                initiatives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Reporting requirement.--Each eligible entity 
        receiving a grant under this subsection shall annually submit a 
        report to the Corporation that includes the information 
        described in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), information on how the 
        eligible entity performed with regard to the outcomes described 
        in paragraph (3)(B)(iii), and the results of the evaluation 
        described in paragraph (3)(B)(iv).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Matching requirement.--Each eligible entity 
        receiving a grant under this subsection shall provide, from 
        non-Federal sources, an amount equal to the grant amount to 
        carry out the activities supported by the grant.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Appropriations.--Section 501(a)(2) of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(2)), as amended by 
section 151, is further amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking 
        ``section 198E'' each place it appears and inserting ``sections 
        198E and 198F''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) Volunteer generation fund.--There is 
                authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 
                198F--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2010;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2011;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) $70,000,000 for fiscal 
                        year 2012;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2013; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2014.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 163. NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Subtitle J of title I of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.), as amended by 
section 162, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 198G. NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Term of national service.--The term `term of 
        national service' means a term or period of service under 
        subtitle C, E, or G or section 198E of this Act, or under part 
        A of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
        U.S.C. 4951 et seq.).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) National service reserve corps member.--The 
        term `National Service Reserve Corps member' means an 
        individual who--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) has completed a term of national 
                service;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) has successfully completed training 
                described in subsection (d) within the previous 2 
                years; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) is interested in responding to 
                national disasters and other emergencies through the 
                National Service Reserve Corps.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Establishment of National Service Reserve Corps.--
The Corporation shall establish a National Service Reserve Corps to 
prepare and deploy individuals who have completed a term of national 
service to respond to natural disasters and other emergencies in a 
timely manner.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) National Service Alumni.--In establishing and 
implementing the National Service Reserve Corps, the Corporation may 
work with organizations representing individuals who have completed a 
term of national service, as well as directly with such 
individuals.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Annual Training.--The Corporation shall, in 
consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, conduct or coordinate annual training sessions for individuals 
who have completed a term of national service, and who wish to join the 
National Service Reserve Corps.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Certification of Organizations.--On a biannual 
basis, the Corporation shall certify organizations with demonstrated 
experience in responding to disasters, including through using 
volunteers, for participation in the program under this 
section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Databases.--The Corporation shall develop or 
contract with an outside organization to develop--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) a database of all National Service Reserve 
        Corps members; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) a database of all nonprofit organizations 
        that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) have been certified by the 
                Corporation under subsection (e); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) are prepared to respond to major 
                disasters or emergencies with members of the National 
                Service Reserve Corps.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Deployment of National Service Reserve Corps.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--If a major disaster or 
        emergency designated by the President under the Robert T. 
        Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
        U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) occurs that the Corporation, in 
        consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
        Management Agency, determines is an incident for which National 
        Service Reserve Corps members are prepared to assist, the 
        Corporation shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) deploy interested National Service 
                Reserve Corps members on 30-day assignments to assist 
                with local needs related to preparing or recovering 
                from the incident in the affected area, through 
                organizations certified under subsection (e);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) make travel arrangements for the 
                deployed National Service Reserve Corps members to the 
                site of the incident; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) provide funds to those organizations 
                that are responding to the incident with deployed 
                National Service Reserve Corps members, to enable the 
                organizations to coordinate and provide housing, living 
                stipends, and insurance for those deployed 
                members.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Stipend fund.--Any amounts that are 
        appropriated under section 501(a)(2)(F) to carry out paragraph 
        (1) for a fiscal year shall be kept in a separate fund. Any 
        amounts in such fund that are not used during a fiscal year 
        shall remain available for the next fiscal year for the purpose 
        of carrying out such paragraph.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(h) Information.--The Corporation, the State 
Commissions, and entities receiving financial assistance for programs 
under subtitle C, E, or G or section 198E of this Act, or under part A 
of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
4951 et seq.), shall inform participants of those programs of the 
National Service Reserve Corps upon the participants' completion of 
their term of national service.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(i) Coordination.--In deploying National Service Reserve 
Corps members under subsection (g), the Corporation may consult and, as 
appropriate, partner with Citizen Corps programs in the affected 
area.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Appropriations.--Section 501(a)(2) of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(2)), as amended by 
section 162, is further amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking 
        ``and 198F'' each place it appears and inserting ``, 198F, and 
        198G''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) National service reserve corps.--
                There is authorized to be appropriated--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) $6,500,000 in year 2010, of 
                        which--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) not more than 
                                $1,500,000 shall be used to carry out 
                                section 198G (other than section 
                                198G(f)(1)); and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) the amount 
                                remaining after the application of 
                                subclause (I) shall be used to carry 
                                out section 198G(f)(1); and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) for each succeeding fiscal 
                        year--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) $1,000,000 to carry 
                                out section 198G (other than section 
                                198G(f)(1)); and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) such sums as are 
                                necessary to carry out section 
                                198G(f)(1) so that the amount available 
                                for such fiscal year to carry out such 
                                section, including any amounts 
                                remaining in the fund described in 
                                section 198G(f)(2), is equal to 
                                $4,000,000.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 164. CALL TO SERVICE CAMPAIGN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Subtitle J of title I of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.), as amended by section 
163, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 198H. CALL TO SERVICE CAMPAIGN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
the Serve America Act, the Corporation shall conduct a nationwide `Call 
To Service' campaign, to encourage all people of the United States, 
regardless of age, race, ethnicity, religion, or economic status, to 
engage in full- or part-time national service, long- or short-term 
public service in the nonprofit sector or government, or volunteering. 
In conducting the campaign, the Corporation may collaborate with other 
Federal agencies and entities, State Commissions, Governors, nonprofit 
and faith-based organizations, businesses, institutions of higher 
education, elementary schools, and secondary schools.''.</DELETED>

          <DELETED>Subtitle G--Conforming Amendments</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 171. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Section 101 of the National and Community 
        Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511) is amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (17)(A)(i), by striking 
                ``subtitle C'' and inserting ``subtitles C and G''; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (19)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by striking ``119(b)(1), or 
                        122(a), or in'' and inserting ``or 119(b)(1), 
                        subpart B of part I, or part III, of subtitle B 
                        of title I, or section 122(a), in'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by inserting ``or in part II 
                        or III of subtitle F, or in subtitle G, of 
                        title I,'' after ``152(b),''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) by striking ``or 198D'' and 
                        inserting ``198D, 198E, 198F, or 
                        198G''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Section 117E of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12546) is 
        amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                        ``116(a)(1)'' and inserting ``114C(a)(1)''; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
                        ``116(a)(2)'' and inserting ``114C(a)(2)''; 
                        and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``116(b)'' and inserting 
                ``114C(b)''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Section 118(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        12551(a)) is amended by striking ``subtitle H'' and inserting 
        ``subtitle J''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Section 119(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        12561(c)) is amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking 
                ``116(a)(2)'' and inserting ``114C(a)(2)''; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking 
                ``116(b)'' and inserting ``114C(b)''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Section 122(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        12572(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``subtitle I'' and 
        inserting ``subtitle K''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Section 193A(f)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        12651d(f)(1)) is amended by striking ``subtitles C and I'' and 
        inserting ``subtitles C and K''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) Section 501(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        12681(a)(2)) is amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                ``c, d, and h'' and inserting ``c, d, and 
                j'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                ``subtitles C and H'' and inserting ``subtitles C and 
                J''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                ``subtitle H'' and inserting ``subtitle J''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Table of Contents.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) The table of contents in section 1(b) of such 
        Act is amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking the items relating to 
                sections 115, 115A, 116, 116A, and 116B and inserting 
                the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 114A. Consideration of applications.
<DELETED>``Sec. 114B. Participation of students and teachers from 
                            private schools.
<DELETED>``Sec. 114C. Federal, State, and local contributions.
<DELETED>``Sec. 114D. Limitations on uses of funds.
<DELETED>``Sec. 114E. Definitions.'';
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking the item relating to the 
                subpart heading of subpart C of part I of subtitle B of 
                title I and inserting the following:</DELETED>

                 <DELETED>``subpart d--clearinghouse'';

                <DELETED>    (C) by striking the item relating to the 
                subpart heading of subpart B of part I of subtitle B of 
                title I and inserting the following:</DELETED>

 <DELETED>``subpart c--community-based service programs for school-age 
                                youth'';

                <DELETED>    (D) by inserting after the items relating 
                to subpart A of part I of subtitle B of title I the 
                following:</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``subpart b--youth engagement and service-learning to 
                      strengthen local communities

<DELETED>``Sec. 115. Grant program.'';
                <DELETED>    (E) by inserting after the items relating 
                to part II of subtitle B of title I the 
                following:</DELETED>

             <DELETED>``Part III--Campus of Service Program

<DELETED>``Sec. 119E. Campuses of Service.'';
                <DELETED>    (F) by inserting after the items relating 
                to part III of subtitle B of title I (as added by 
                subparagraph (E)) the following:</DELETED>

           <DELETED>``Part IV--Service-Learning Impact Study

<DELETED>``Sec. 119F. Study and report.'';
                <DELETED>    (G) by striking the item relating to the 
                subtitle heading for subtitle I of title I and 
                inserting the following:</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``Subtitle K--American Conservation and Youth Corps'';

                <DELETED>    (H) by striking the item relating to the 
                subtitle heading for subtitle H of title I and 
                inserting the following:</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``Subtitle J--Investment for Quality and Innovation'';

                <DELETED>    (I) by striking the item relating to the 
                subtitle heading for subtitle G of title I and 
                inserting the following:</DELETED>

     <DELETED>``Subtitle I--Corporation for National and Community 
                               Service'';

                <DELETED>    (J) by striking the item relating to the 
                subtitle heading for subtitle F of title I and 
                inserting the following:</DELETED>

          <DELETED>``Subtitle H--Administrative Provisions'';

                <DELETED>    (K) by inserting after the items relating 
                to subtitle E of title I the following:</DELETED>

     <DELETED>``Subtitle F--Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

        <DELETED>``Part I--Commission on Cross-Sector Solutions

<DELETED>``Sec. 167. Commission.
             <DELETED>``Part II--Community Solutions Funds

<DELETED>``Sec. 167A. Funds.
       <DELETED>``Part III--Innovation Fellowships Pilot Program

<DELETED>``Sec. 167B. Program.
               <DELETED>``Subtitle G--Serveamerica Corps

<DELETED>``Sec. 168. Corps.'';
                <DELETED>    (L) by adding at the end of the items 
                relating to subtitle J (as so redesignated) of title I 
                the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 198E. ServeAmerica and Encore Fellowships.'';
                <DELETED>    and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (M) by adding at the end of the items 
                relating to subtitle J (as so amended and redesignated) 
                of title I the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 198F. Volunteer Generation Fund.
<DELETED>``Sec. 198G. ServeAmerica Emergency Response Reserve Corps.
<DELETED>``Sec. 198H. Call To Service campaign.''.

     <DELETED>TITLE II--VOLUNTEERS FOR PROSPERITY PROGRAM</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 201. FINDINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Congress makes the following findings:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Americans engaged in international volunteer 
        service, and the organizations deploying them--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) play critical roles in responding to 
                the needs of people living throughout the developing 
                world; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) advance the international public 
                diplomacy of the United States.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) The Volunteers for Prosperity Program has 
        successfully promoted international volunteer service by 
        skilled American professionals.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) In its first 4 years, the VfP Program helped 
        to mobilize 74,000 skilled Americans, including doctors, 
        nurses, engineers, businesspeople, and teachers, through a 
        network of 250 nonprofit organizations and companies in the 
        United States, to carry out development and humanitarian 
        efforts for those affected by great global challenges in 
        health, the environment, poverty, illiteracy, financial 
        literacy, disaster relief, and other challenges.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) The VfP Program has undertaken activities, 
        including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) direct outreach to leading nonprofit 
                organizations and companies in the United 
                States;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) promotion of the work of skilled 
                Americans and nonprofit organizations and companies in 
                the United States as it relates to international 
                volunteer service;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) public recognition of skilled American 
                volunteers;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) support for organizations that utilize 
                skilled Americans as volunteers;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) participation in the development of 
                special initiatives to further opportunities for 
                skilled Americans; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) leadership of an innovative public-
                private partnership to provide eligible skilled with 
                financial assistance for volunteer 
                assignments.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this title:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Vfp office.--The term ``VfP Office'' means the 
        Office of Volunteers for Prosperity of the United States Agency 
        for International Development.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Vfp program.--The term ``VfP Program'' means 
        the Volunteers for Prosperity Program established through 
        Executive Order 13317.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Vfpserve.--The term ``VfPServe'' means a 
        program established by the VfP Office, in cooperation with the 
        USA Freedom Corps and the Global Giving Foundation, to provide 
        eligible skilled professionals with fixed amount stipends to 
        offset the travel and living costs of volunteering 
        abroad.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 203. OFFICE OF VOLUNTEERS FOR PROSPERITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Functions.--The VfP Office shall pursue the objectives 
of the VfP Program described in subsection (b) by--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) implementing the VfPServe Program to provide 
        eligible skilled professionals with fixed amount stipends to 
        offset the travel and living expenses of volunteering abroad 
        with nonprofit organizations;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) otherwise promoting short- and long-term 
        international volunteer service by skilled American 
        professionals, including connecting such professionals with 
        nonprofit organizations, to achieve such objectives;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) helping nonprofit organizations in the United 
        States recruit and effectively manage additional skilled 
        American professionals for volunteer assignments throughout the 
        developing world;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) providing recognition for skilled American 
        volunteers and the organizations deploying them;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) helping nonprofit organizations and 
        corporations in the United States to identify resources and 
        opportunities in international volunteer service utilizing 
        skilled Americans;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) encouraging the establishment of international 
        volunteer programs for employees of United States corporations; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) encouraging international voluntary service by 
        highly skilled Americans to promote health and prosperity 
        throughout the world.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Vfp Program Objectives.--The objectives of the VfP 
Program shall be to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) eliminate extreme poverty;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) reduce world hunger and 
        malnutrition;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) increase access to safe potable 
        water;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) enact universal education;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) reduce child mortality and childhood 
        diseases;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) combat the spread of preventable diseases, 
        including HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) provide educational and work skill support for 
        girls and empowering women to achieve independence;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) create sustainable business and 
        entrepreneurial opportunities; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) increase access to information 
        technology.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Volunteers for Prosperity Service Incentive Program.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The VfP Office may provide fixed 
        amount stipends to offset the travel and living costs of 
        volunteering abroad to any individual who--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) has skills relevant to addressing any 
                objective described in subsection (b); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) provides a dollar-for-dollar match for 
                such stipend--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) through the organization with 
                        which the individual is serving; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by raising private 
                        funds.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Nondiscrimination requirement.--The VfP Office 
        may not provide a stipend to an individual under paragraph (1) 
        unless the individual provides an assurance that he or she will 
        not discriminate with respect to any project or activity 
        because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, political 
        affiliation, or beliefs.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Compliance with ineligible service 
        categories.--Service carried out by a volunteer receiving funds 
        under this section may not provide a direct benefit to any--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) business organized for 
                profit;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) labor union;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) partisan political organization; 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) religious or faith-based organization 
                for the purpose of proselytization or sectarian 
                worship.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Funding.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Secretary of State, in 
        consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency 
        for International Development, shall make available the amounts 
        appropriated pursuant to section 204 to the VfP Office to 
        pursue the objectives described in subsection (b) by carrying 
        out the functions described in subsection (a).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Use of funds.--Amounts made available under 
        paragraph (1) may be used by the VfP Office to provide 
        personnel and other resources to develop, manage, and expand 
        the VfP Program, under the supervision of the United States 
        Agency for International Development.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Coordination.--The VfP Office shall coordinate its 
efforts with other public and private efforts that aim to send skilled 
professionals to serve in developing nations.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Report.--The VfP Office shall submit an annual report 
to Congress on the activities of the VfP Office.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this title $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 
through 2014.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Allocation of Funds.--Of the amounts appropriated 
pursuant to subsection (a)--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) 90 percent shall be expended to expand 
        VfPServe; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) 10 percent shall be expended to manage the VfP 
        Program.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Serve America 
Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

   TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990

Sec. 1001. References.

       Subtitle A--Amendments to Subtitle A (General Provisions)

Sec. 1101. Purposes.
Sec. 1102. Definitions.

     Subtitle B--Amendments to Subtitle B (Learn and Serve America)

Sec. 1201. School-based allotments.
Sec. 1202. Higher education provisions.
Sec. 1203. Campuses of Service.
Sec. 1204. Innovative programs and research.
Sec. 1205. Service-learning impact study.

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

Sec. 1301. Prohibition on grants to Federal agencies; limits on 
                            Corporation costs.
Sec. 1302. Eligible national service programs.
Sec. 1303. Types of positions.
Sec. 1304. Conforming repeal relating to training and technical 
                            assistance.
Sec. 1305. Assistance to State Commissions; challenge grants.
Sec. 1306. Allocation of assistance to States and other eligible 
                            entities.
Sec. 1307. Additional authority.
Sec. 1308. State selection of programs.
Sec. 1309. National service program assistance requirements.
Sec. 1310. Consideration of applications.
Sec. 1311. Description of participants.
Sec. 1312. Selection of national service participants.
Sec. 1313. Terms of service.
Sec. 1314. Adjustments to living allowance.

   Subtitle D--Amendments to Subtitle D (National Service Trust and 
           Provision of National Service Educational Awards)

Sec. 1401. Availability of funds in the National Service Trust.
Sec. 1402. Individuals eligible to receive an educational award from 
                            the Trust.
Sec. 1403. Certifications.
Sec. 1404. Determination of the amount of the educational award.
Sec. 1405. Disbursement of educational awards.
Sec. 1406. Approval process for approved positions.

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

Sec. 1501. Purpose.
Sec. 1502. Program components.
Sec. 1503. Eligible participants.
Sec. 1504. Summer national service program.
Sec. 1505. National Civilian Community Corps.
Sec. 1506. Training.
Sec. 1507. Consultation with State Commissions.
Sec. 1508. Authorized benefits for Corps members.
Sec. 1509. Permanent cadre.
Sec. 1510. Status of Corps members and Corps personnel under Federal 
                            law.
Sec. 1511. Contract and grant authority.
Sec. 1512. Other departments.
Sec. 1513. Advisory Board.
Sec. 1514. Evaluations.
Sec. 1515. Repeal of funding limitation.
Sec. 1516. Definitions.
Sec. 1517. Terminology.

    Subtitle F--Amendments to Subtitle F (Administrative Provisions)

Sec. 1601. Family and medical leave.
Sec. 1602. Reports.
Sec. 1603. Use of funds.
Sec. 1604. Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures.
Sec. 1605. Resolution of displacement complaints.
Sec. 1606. State Commissions on National and Community Service.
Sec. 1607. Evaluation and accountability.
Sec. 1608. Civic Health Index.
Sec. 1609. Contingent extension.
Sec. 1610. Partnerships with schools.
Sec. 1611. Rights of access, examination, and copying.
Sec. 1612. Additional administrative provisions.

  Subtitle G--Amendments to Subtitle G (Corporation for National and 
                           Community Service)

Sec. 1701. Terms of office.
Sec. 1702. Board of Directors authorities and duties.
Sec. 1703. Chief Executive Officer compensation.
Sec. 1704. Authorities and duties of the Chief Executive Officer.
Sec. 1705. Chief Financial Officer status.
Sec. 1706. Nonvoting members; personal services contracts.
Sec. 1707. Donated services.
Sec. 1708. Delegation to States.
Sec. 1709. Study of involvement of veterans.
Sec. 1710. Study to examine and increase service programs for displaced 
                            workers in services corps and community 
                            service and to develop pilot program 
                            planning study.
Sec. 1711. Study to evaluate the effectiveness of agency coordination.

   Subtitle H--Amendments to Subtitle H (Investment for Quality and 
                              Innovation)

Sec. 1801. Technical amendment to subtitle H.
Sec. 1802. Additional Corporation activities to support national 
                            service.
Sec. 1803. Repeals.
Sec. 1804. Presidential awards.
Sec. 1805. New fellowships.
Sec. 1806. National Service Reserve Corps.
Sec. 1807. Social Innovation Funds pilot program.
Sec. 1808. Clearinghouses.

             Subtitle I--Training and Technical Assistance

Sec. 1821. Training and technical assistance.

      Subtitle J--Repeal of Title III (Points of Light Foundation)

Sec. 1831. Repeal.

  Subtitle K--Amendments to Title V (Authorization of Appropriations)

Sec. 1841. Authorization of appropriations.

            TITLE II--DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973

Sec. 2001. References.
Sec. 2002. Volunteerism policy.

          Subtitle A--National Volunteer Antipoverty Programs

              Chapter 1--Volunteers in Service to America

Sec. 2101. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 2102. Selection and assignment of volunteers.
Sec. 2103. Support service.
Sec. 2104. Repeal.

                  Chapter 2--University Year for VISTA

Sec. 2121. University year for VISTA.

                 Chapter 3--Special Volunteer Programs

Sec. 2131. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 2132. Literacy challenge grants.

               Subtitle B--National Senior Service Corps

Sec. 2141. Title.
Sec. 2142. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 2143. Retired and Senior Volunteer Program.
Sec. 2144. Foster grandparent program.
Sec. 2145. Senior companion program.
Sec. 2146. General provisions.

              Subtitle C--Administration and Coordination

Sec. 2151. Special limitations.
Sec. 2152. Evaluation.
Sec. 2153. Definitions.
Sec. 2154. Protection against improper use.
Sec. 2155. Provisions under the National and Community Service Act of 
                            1990.

              Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 2161. Authorizations of appropriations.

         TITLE III--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TABLES OF CONTENTS

Sec. 3101. Table of contents of the National and Community Service Act 
                            of 1990.
Sec. 3102. Table of contents of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 
                            1973.

                   TITLE IV--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS

Sec. 4101. Inspector General Act of 1978.

               TITLE V--VOLUNTEERS FOR PROSPERITY PROGRAM

Sec. 5101. Findings.
Sec. 5102. Definitions.
Sec. 5103. Office of Volunteers for Prosperity.
Sec. 5104. Authorization of appropriations.

                        TITLE VI--EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 6101. Effective date.
Sec. 6102. Service assignments and agreements.

   TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990

SEC. 1001. REFERENCES.

    Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this title 
an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or 
repeal of, a provision, the amendment or repeal shall be considered to 
be made to a provision of the National and Community Service Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.).

       Subtitle A--Amendments to Subtitle A (General Provisions)

SEC. 1101. PURPOSES.

    Section 2(b) (42 U.S.C. 12501(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``community throughout'' 
        and inserting ``community and service throughout the varied and 
        diverse communities of'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ``income,'' the 
        following: ``geographic location,'';
            (3) in paragraph (6), by inserting after ``existing'' the 
        following: ``national'';
            (4) in paragraph (7)--
                    (A) by striking ``programs and agencies'' and 
                inserting ``programs, agencies, and communities''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (5) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting 
        a semicolon; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) expand and strengthen service-learning programs 
        through year-round opportunities, including opportunities 
        during the summer months, to improve the education of children 
        and youth and to maximize the benefits of national and 
        community service, in order to renew the ethic of civic 
        responsibility and the spirit of community for children and 
        youth throughout the United States;
            ``(10) assist in coordinating and strengthening Federal and 
        other service opportunities, including opportunities for 
        participation in emergency and disaster preparedness, relief, 
        and recovery;
            ``(11) increase service opportunities for the Nation's 
        retiring professionals, including such opportunities for those 
        retiring from the science, technical, engineering, and 
        mathematics professions, to improve the education of the 
        Nation's youth and keep America competitive in the global 
        knowledge economy, and to further utilize the experience, 
        knowledge, and skills of older individuals;
            ``(12) encourage the continued service of the alumni of the 
        national service programs, including service in times of 
        national need;
            ``(13) encourage individuals age 55 or older to partake of 
        service opportunities;
            ``(14) focus national service on the areas of national need 
        such service has the capacity to address, such as improving 
        education, increasing energy conservation, improving the health 
        status of economically disadvantaged individuals, and improving 
        economic opportunity for economically disadvantaged 
        individuals;
            ``(15) recognize and increase the impact of social 
        entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community organizations in 
        addressing national and local challenges;
            ``(16) increase public and private investment in nonprofit 
        community organizations that are effectively addressing 
        national and local challenges and encourage such organizations 
        to replicate and expand successful initiatives;
            ``(17) leverage Federal investments to increase State, 
        local, business, and philanthropic resources to address 
        national and local challenges; and
            ``(18) support institutions of higher education that engage 
        students in community service activities and provide high-
        quality service-learning opportunities.''.

SEC. 1102. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 12511) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``described in section 
        122'';
            (2) in paragraph (13), by striking ``section 101(a) of the 
        Higher Education Act of 1965'' and inserting ``sections 101(a) 
        and 102(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965'';
            (3) in paragraph (17)(B), by striking ``program in which 
        the participant is enrolled'' and inserting ``organization 
        receiving assistance under the national service laws through 
        which the participant is engaging in service'';
            (4) in paragraph (19)--
                    (A) by striking ``section 111(a)'' and inserting 
                ``section 112(a)'';
                    (B) by striking ``117A(a),'';
                    (C) by striking ``119(b)(1), or 122(a),'' and 
                inserting ``118A, or 118(b)(1), or subsection (a), (b), 
                or (c) of section 122,'';
                    (D) by inserting ``section 198B, 198C, 198G, 198H, 
                or 198K,'' after ``section 152(b),''; and
                    (E) by striking ``198, 198C, or 198D'' and 
                inserting ``179A, 198, 198O, 198P, or 199N'';
            (5) in paragraph (21)(B)--
                    (A) by striking ``602'' and inserting ``602(3)''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``1401'' and inserting ``1401(3)'';
            (6) in paragraph (24), by striking ``section 111'' and 
        inserting ``section 112'';
            (7) in paragraph (26), by striking the second sentence; and
            (8) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(30) Alaska native-serving institution.--The term `Alaska 
        Native-serving institution' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 317(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1059d(b)).
            ``(31) Approved silver scholar position.--The term 
        `approved silver scholar position' means a position, in a 
        program described in section 198C(a), for which the Corporation 
        has approved the provision of a silver scholarship educational 
        award as one of the benefits to be provided for successful 
        service in the position.
            ``(32) Approved summer of service position.--The term 
        `approved summer of service position' means a position, in a 
        program described in section 119(c)(8), for which the 
        Corporation has approved the provision of a summer of service 
        educational award as one of the benefits to be provided for 
        successful service in the position.
            ``(33) Asian american and native american pacific islander-
        serving institution.--The term `Asian American and Native 
        American Pacific Islander-serving institution' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 320(b) of the Higher Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b)).
            ``(34) Authorizing committees.--The term `authorizing 
        committees' means the Committee on Education and Labor of the 
        House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.
            ``(35) Community-based entity.--The term `community-based 
        entity' means a public or private nonprofit organization that--
                    ``(A) has experience with meeting unmet human, 
                educational, environmental, or public safety needs; and
                    ``(B) meets other such criteria as the Chief 
                Executive Officer may establish.
            ``(36) Disadvantaged youth.--The term `disadvantaged youth' 
        includes those youth who are economically disadvantaged and 1 
        or more of the following:
                    ``(A) Who are out-of-school youth, including out-
                of-school youth who are unemployed.
                    ``(B) Who are in or aging out of foster care.
                    ``(C) Who have limited English proficiency.
                    ``(D) Who are homeless or who have run away from 
                home.
                    ``(E) Who are at-risk to leave secondary school 
                without a diploma.
                    ``(F) Who are former juvenile offenders or at risk 
                of delinquency.
                    ``(G) Who are individuals with a disability.
            ``(37) Hispanic-serving institution.--The term `Hispanic-
        serving institution' has the meaning given such term in section 
        502(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1101a(a)).
            ``(38) Historically black college or university.--The term 
        `historically black college or university' means a part B 
        institution, as defined in section 322 of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
            ``(39) Medically underserved population.--The term 
        `medically underserved population' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 330(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
        U.S.C. 254b(b)(3)).
            ``(40) Native american-serving, nontribal institution.--The 
        term `Native American-serving, nontribal institution' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 319(b) of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059f(b)).
            ``(41) Native hawaiian-serving institution.--The term 
        `Native Hawaiian-serving institution' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 317(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1059d(b)).
            ``(42) Predominantly black institution.--The term 
        `Predominantly Black Institution' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 318 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1059e).
            ``(43) Principles of scientific research.--The term 
        `principles of scientific research' means principles of 
        research that--
                    ``(A) apply rigorous, systematic, and objective 
                methodology to obtain reliable and valid knowledge 
                relevant to the subject matter involved;
                    ``(B) present findings and make claims that are 
                appropriate to, and supported by, the methods that have 
                been employed; and
                    ``(C) include, appropriate to the research being 
                conducted--
                            ``(i) use of systematic, empirical methods 
                        that draw on observation or experiment;
                            ``(ii) use of data analyses that are 
                        adequate to support the general findings;
                            ``(iii) reliance on measurements or 
                        observational methods that provide reliable and 
                        generalizable findings;
                            ``(iv) strong claims of causal 
                        relationships, only with research designs that 
                        eliminate plausible competing explanations for 
                        observed results, such as, but not limited to, 
                        random-assignment experiments;
                            ``(v) presentation of studies and methods 
                        in sufficient detail and clarity to allow for 
                        replication or, at a minimum, to offer the 
                        opportunity to build systematically on the 
                        findings of the research;
                            ``(vi) acceptance by a peer-reviewed 
                        journal or critique by a panel of independent 
                        experts through a comparably rigorous, 
                        objective, and scientific review; and
                            ``(vii) consistency of findings across 
                        multiple studies or sites to support the 
                        generality of results and conclusions.
            ``(44) Qualified organization.--The term `qualified 
        organization' means a public or private nonprofit organization 
        with experience working with school-age youth that meets such 
        criteria as the Chief Executive Officer may establish.
            ``(45) Scientifically valid research.--The term 
        `scientifically valid research' includes applied research, 
        basic research, and field-initiated research in which the 
        rationale, design, and interpretation are soundly developed in 
        accordance with principles of scientific research.
            ``(46) Territory.--The term `territory' means the United 
        States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
            ``(47) Tribally controlled college or university.--The term 
        `tribally controlled college or university' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 2 of the Tribally Controlled 
        Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 
        1801).
            ``(48) Veteran.--The term `veteran' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.''.
    (b) Redesignation.--Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 12511) is amended by 
redesignating paragraphs (1) through (48) as paragraphs (1), (3), (8), 
(9), (10), (12), (14), (15), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (25), 
(28), (29), (30), (33), (34), (36), (38), (39), (40), (41), (42), (43), 
(44), (45), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (11), (13), (16), (17), (24), 
(26), (27), (31), (32), (35), (37), (46), (47), and (48).

     Subtitle B--Amendments to Subtitle B (Learn and Serve America)

SEC. 1201. SCHOOL-BASED ALLOTMENTS.

    Part I of subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) is 
amended to read as follows:

    ``PART I--PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

``SEC. 111. PURPOSE.

    ``The purpose of this part is to promote service-learning as a 
strategy to--
            ``(1) support high-quality service-learning projects that 
        engage students in meeting community needs with demonstrable 
        results, while enhancing students' academic and civic learning; 
        and
            ``(2) support efforts to build institutional capacity, 
        including the training of educators, and to strengthen the 
        service infrastructure to expand service opportunities.

``SEC. 111A. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part:
            ``(1) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico.
            ``(2) State educational agency.--The term `State 
        educational agency' means a State educational agency (as 
        defined in section 101) of a State.

``SEC. 112. ASSISTANCE TO STATES, TERRITORIES, AND INDIAN TRIBES.

    ``(a) Allotments to States, Territories, and Indian Tribes.--The 
Corporation, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, may make 
allotments to State educational agencies, territories, and Indian 
tribes to pay for the Federal share of--
            ``(1) planning and building the capacity within the State, 
        territory, or Indian tribe involved to implement service-
        learning programs that are based principally in elementary 
        schools and secondary schools, including--
                    ``(A) providing training and professional 
                development for teachers, supervisors, personnel from 
                community-based entities (particularly with regard to 
                the recruitment, utilization, and management of 
                participants), and trainers, to be conducted by 
                qualified individuals or organizations that have 
                experience with service-learning;
                    ``(B) developing service-learning curricula, 
                consistent with State or local academic content 
                standards, to be integrated into academic programs, 
                including curricula for an age-appropriate learning 
                component that provides participants an opportunity to 
                analyze and apply their service experiences;
                    ``(C) forming local partnerships described in 
                paragraph (2) or (4)(D) to develop school-based 
                service-learning programs in accordance with this part;
                    ``(D) devising appropriate methods for research on 
                and evaluation of the educational value of service-
                learning and the effect of service-learning activities 
                on communities;
                    ``(E) establishing effective outreach and 
                dissemination of information to ensure the broadest 
                possible involvement of community-based entities with 
                demonstrated effectiveness in working with school-age 
                youth in their communities; and
                    ``(F) establishing effective outreach and 
                dissemination of information to ensure the broadest 
                possible participation of schools throughout the State, 
                throughout the territory, or serving the Indian tribe 
                involved with particular attention to schools 
                identified for school improvement under title I of the 
                Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
                U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
            ``(2) implementing, operating, or expanding school-based 
        service-learning programs, which may include paying for the 
        cost of the recruitment, training, supervision, placement, 
        salaries, and benefits of service-learning coordinators, 
        through distribution by State educational agencies, 
        territories, and Indian tribes of Federal funds made available 
        under this part to projects operated by local partnerships 
        among--
                    ``(A) local educational agencies; and
                    ``(B) 1 or more community partners that--
                            ``(i) shall include a public or private 
                        nonprofit organization that--
                                    ``(I) has a demonstrated expertise 
                                in the provision of services to meet 
                                unmet human, education, environmental, 
                                or public safety needs;
                                    ``(II) will make projects available 
                                for participants, who shall be 
                                students; and
                                    ``(III) was in existence at least 1 
                                year before the date on which the 
                                organization submitted an application 
                                under section 113; and
                            ``(ii) may include a private for-profit 
                        business, private elementary school or 
                        secondary school, or Indian tribe (except that 
                        an Indian tribe distributing funds to a project 
                        under this paragraph is not eligible to be part 
                        of the partnership operating that project);
            ``(3) planning of school-based service-learning programs, 
        through distribution by State educational agencies, 
        territories, and Indian tribes of Federal funds made available 
        under this part to local educational agencies and Indian 
        tribes, which planning may include paying for the cost of--
                    ``(A) the salaries and benefits of service-learning 
                coordinators; or
                    ``(B) the recruitment, training and professional 
                development, supervision, and placement of service-
                learning coordinators who may be participants in a 
                program under subtitle C or receive a national service 
                educational award under subtitle D, who may be 
                participants in a project under section 201 of the 
                Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
                5001), or who may participate in a Youthbuild program 
                under section 173A of the Workforce Investment Act of 
                1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918a),
        who will identify the community partners described in paragraph 
        (2)(B) and assist in the design and implementation of a program 
        described in paragraph (2);
            ``(4) implementing, operating, or expanding school-based 
        service-learning programs to utilize adult volunteers in 
        service-learning to improve the education of students, through 
        distribution by State educational agencies, territories, and 
        Indian tribes of Federal funds made available under this part 
        to--
                    ``(A) local educational agencies;
                    ``(B) Indian tribes (except that an Indian tribe 
                distributing funds under this paragraph is not eligible 
                to be a recipient of those funds);
                    ``(C) public or private nonprofit organizations; or
                    ``(D) partnerships or combinations of local 
                educational agencies, and entities described in 
                subparagraph (B) or (C); and
            ``(5) developing, as service-learning programs, civic 
        engagement programs that promote a better understanding of--
                    ``(A) the principles of the Constitution, the 
                heroes of United States history (including military 
                heroes), and the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance;
                    ``(B) how the Nation's government functions; and
                    ``(C) the importance of service in the Nation's 
                character.
    ``(b) Duties of Service-Learning Coordinator.--A service-learning 
coordinator referred to in paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) shall 
provide services to a local partnership described in subsection (a)(2) 
or entity described in subsection (a)(3), respectively, that may 
include--
            ``(1) providing technical assistance and information to, 
        and facilitating the training of, teachers and assisting in the 
        planning, development, execution, and evaluation of service-
        learning in their classrooms;
            ``(2) assisting local partnerships described in subsection 
        (a)(2) in the planning, development, and execution of service-
        learning projects, including summer of service programs; and
            ``(3) carrying out such other duties as the local 
        partnership or entity, respectively, may determine to be 
        appropriate.
    ``(c) Related Expenses.--An entity that receives financial 
assistance under this part from a State, territory, or Indian tribe 
may, in carrying out the activities described in subsection (a), use 
such assistance to pay for the Federal share of reasonable costs 
related to the supervision of participants, program administration, 
transportation, insurance, and evaluations and for other reasonable 
expenses related to the activities.
    ``(d) Consultation With Secretary of Education.--The Corporation is 
authorized to enter into agreements with the Secretary of Education for 
initiatives (and may use funds authorized under section 501(a)(6) to 
enter into the agreements if the additional costs of the initiatives 
are warranted) that may include--
            ``(1) identification and dissemination of research findings 
        on service-learning and scientifically valid research based 
        practices for service-learning; and
            ``(2) provision of professional development opportunities 
        that--
                    ``(A) improve the quality of service-learning 
                instruction and delivery for teachers both preservice 
                and in-service, personnel from community-based entities 
                and youth workers; and
                    ``(B) create and sustain effective partnerships for 
                service-learning programs between local educational 
                agencies, community-based entities, businesses, and 
                other stakeholders.

``SEC. 112A. ALLOTMENTS.

    ``(a) Indian Tribes and Territories.--Of the amounts appropriated 
to carry out this part for any fiscal year, the Corporation shall 
reserve an amount of not less than 2 percent and not more than 3 
percent for payments to Indian tribes, the United States Virgin 
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, to be allotted in accordance with their respective 
needs.
    ``(b) Allotments Through States.--After reserving an amount under 
subsection (a), the Corporation shall use the remainder of the funds 
appropriated to carry out this part for the fiscal year as follows:
            ``(1) Allotments based on school-age youth.--From 50 
        percent of such remainder, the Corporation shall allot to each 
        State an amount that bears the same ratio to 50 percent of such 
        remainder as the number of school-age youth in the State bears 
        to the total number of school-age youth in all States.
            ``(2) Allotments based on allocations under elementary and 
        secondary education act of 1965.--From 50 percent of such 
        remainder, the Corporation shall allot to each State an amount 
        that bears the same ratio to 50 percent of such remainder as 
        the allocation to the State for the previous fiscal year under 
        title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
        (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) bears to the total of such allocations 
        to all States.
    ``(c) Reallotment.--If the Corporation determines that the 
allotment of a State, territory, or Indian tribe under this section 
will not be required for a fiscal year because the State, territory, or 
Indian tribe did not submit and receive approval of an application for 
the allotment under section 113, the Corporation shall make the 
allotment for such State, territory, or Indian tribe available for 
grants to community-based entities to carry out service-learning 
programs as described in section 112(b) in such State, in such 
territory, or for such Indian tribe. After community-based entities 
apply for grants from the allotment, by submitting an application at 
such time and in such manner as the Corporation requires, and receive 
approval, the remainder of such allotment shall be available for 
reallotment to such other States, territories, or Indian tribes with 
approved applications submitted under section 113 as the Corporation 
may determine to be appropriate.
    ``(d) Minimum Amount.--For any fiscal year for which amounts 
appropriated for this part exceed $50,000,000, the minimum allotment to 
each State under subsection (b) shall be $75,000.

``SEC. 113. APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) Applications to Corporation for Allotments.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive an allotment 
        under section 112A, a State, acting through the State 
        educational agency, territory, or Indian tribe shall prepare 
        and submit to the Corporation an application at such time and 
        in such manner as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably 
        require, and obtain approval of the application.
            ``(2) Contents.--An application for an allotment under 
        section 112 shall include--
                    ``(A) a proposal for a 3-year plan promoting 
                service-learning, which shall contain such information 
                as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require, 
                including how the applicant will integrate service 
                opportunities into the academic program of the 
                participants;
                    ``(B) information about the criteria the State 
                educational agency, territory, or Indian tribe will use 
                to evaluate and grant approval to applications 
                submitted under subsection (b), including an assurance 
                that the State educational agency, territory, or Indian 
                tribe will comply with the requirement in section 
                114(a);
                    ``(C) assurances about the applicant's efforts to--
                            ``(i) ensure that students of different 
                        ages, races, sexes, ethnic groups, 
                        disabilities, and economic backgrounds have 
                        opportunities to serve together;
                            ``(ii) include any opportunities for 
                        students, enrolled in schools or programs of 
                        education providing elementary or secondary 
                        education, to participate in service-learning 
                        programs and ensure that such service-learning 
                        programs include opportunities for such 
                        students to serve together;
                            ``(iii) involve participants in the design 
                        and operation of the programs;
                            ``(iv) promote service-learning in areas of 
                        greatest need, including low-income or rural 
                        areas; and
                            ``(v) otherwise integrate service 
                        opportunities into the academic program of the 
                        participants; and
                    ``(D) assurances that the applicant will comply 
                with the nonduplication and nondisplacement 
                requirements of section 177 and the notice, hearing, 
                and grievance procedures required by section 176.
    ``(b) Application to State, Territory, or Indian Tribe for 
Assistance To Carry Out School-Based Service-Learning Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any--
                    ``(A) qualified organization, Indian tribe, 
                territory, local educational agency, for-profit 
                business, private elementary school or secondary 
                school, or institution of higher education that desires 
                to receive financial assistance under this subpart from 
                a State, territory, or Indian tribe for an activity 
                described in section 112(a)(1);
                    ``(B) partnership described in section 112(a)(2) 
                that desires to receive such assistance from a State, 
                territory, or Indian tribe for an activity described in 
                section 112(a)(2);
                    ``(C) entity described in section 112(a)(3) that 
                desires to receive such assistance from a State, 
                territory, or Indian tribe for an activity described in 
                such section;
                    ``(D) entity or partnership described in section 
                112(a)(4) that desires to receive such assistance from 
                a State, territory, or Indian tribe for an activity 
                described in such section; and
                    ``(E) entity that desires to receive such 
                assistance from a State, territory, or Indian tribe for 
                an activity described in section 111(a)(5),
        shall prepare, submit to the State educational agency for the 
        State, territory, or Indian tribe, and obtain approval of, an 
        application for the program.
            ``(2) Submission.--Such application shall be submitted at 
        such time and in such manner, and shall contain such 
        information, as the agency, territory, or Indian tribe may 
        reasonably require.

``SEC. 114. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) Criteria for Applications.--In approving applications for 
allotments under section 113(a), the Corporation shall consider such 
criteria with respect to sustainability, replicability, innovation, and 
quality of programs under this part as the Chief Executive Officer may 
by regulation specify. In providing assistance under this part, a State 
educational agency, territory, or Indian tribe (or the Corporation if 
section 112A(c) applies) shall consider such criteria.
    ``(b) Priority for Local Applications.--In providing assistance 
under this part, a State educational agency, territory, or Indian tribe 
(or the Corporation if section 112A(c) applies) shall give priority to 
entities that submit applications under section 113 with respect to 
service-learning programs described in section 111 that are in the 
greatest need of assistance, such as programs targeting low-income 
areas or serving economically disadvantaged youth.
    ``(c) Rejection of Applications.--If the Corporation rejects an 
application submitted by a State, territory, or Indian tribe under 
section 113 for an allotment, the Corporation shall promptly notify the 
State, territory, or Indian tribe of the reasons for the rejection of 
the application. The Corporation shall provide the State, territory, or 
Indian tribe with a reasonable opportunity to revise and resubmit the 
application and shall provide technical assistance, if needed, to the 
State, territory, or Indian tribe as part of the resubmission process. 
The Corporation shall promptly reconsider such resubmitted application.

``SEC. 115. PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM PRIVATE 
              SCHOOLS.

    ``(a) In General.--To the extent consistent with the number of 
students in the State, in the territory, or served by the Indian tribe 
or in the school district of the local educational agency involved who 
are enrolled in private nonprofit elementary schools and secondary 
schools, such State, territory, or Indian tribe, or agency shall (after 
consultation with appropriate private school representatives) make 
provision--
            ``(1) for the inclusion of services and arrangements for 
        the benefit of such students so as to allow for the equitable 
        participation of such students in the programs implemented to 
        carry out the objectives and provide the benefits described in 
        this part; and
            ``(2) for the training of the teachers of such students so 
        as to allow for the equitable participation of such teachers in 
        the programs implemented to carry out the objectives and 
        provide the benefits described in this part.
    ``(b) Waiver.--If a State, territory, Indian tribe, or local 
educational agency is prohibited by law from providing for the 
participation of students or teachers from private nonprofit schools as 
required by subsection (a), or if the Corporation determines that a 
State, territory, Indian tribe, or local educational agency 
substantially fails or is unwilling to provide for such participation 
on an equitable basis, the Chief Executive Officer shall waive such 
requirements and shall arrange for the provision of services to such 
students and teachers.

``SEC. 116. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

    ``(a) Corporation Share.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Corporation share of the cost of 
        carrying out a program for which a grant is made from an 
        allotment under this part--
                    ``(A) for new grants may not exceed 80 percent of 
                the total cost of the program for the first year of the 
                grant period, 65 percent for the second year, and 50 
                percent for each remaining year; and
                    ``(B) for continuing grants, may not exceed 50 
                percent of the total cost of the program.
            ``(2) Noncorporation contribution.--In providing for the 
        remaining share of the cost of carrying out such a program, 
        each recipient of such a grant under this part--
                    ``(A) shall provide for such share through a 
                payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including 
                facilities, equipment, or services;
                    ``(B) except as provided in subparagraph (C), may 
                provide for such share through State sources or local 
                sources, including private funds or donated services; 
                and
                    ``(C) in the case of recipients that are schools 
                receiving funding under title I of the Elementary and 
                Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et 
                seq.), may provide for such share from funding 
                available pursuant to title I of such Act, if such 
                funds are being used for activities authorized under 
                section 1114 or 1115 (as applicable) of such Act (20 
                U.S.C. 6314, 6315) and subject to the approval of the 
                local educational agency.
    ``(b) Waiver.--The Chief Executive Officer may waive the 
requirements of subsection (a) in whole or in part with respect to any 
such program for any fiscal year, on a determination that such a waiver 
would be equitable due to a lack of resources at the local level.

``SEC. 117. LIMITATIONS ON USES OF FUNDS.

    ``Not more than 5 percent of the amount of assistance received by a 
State, territory, or Indian tribe that is the original recipient of an 
allotment under this part for a fiscal year may be used to pay, in 
accordance with such standards as the Corporation may issue, for 
administrative costs, incurred by--
            ``(1) the original recipient; or
            ``(2) the entity carrying out the service-learning program 
        supported with the assistance.''.

SEC. 1202. HIGHER EDUCATION PROVISIONS.

    (a) Redesignation.--Section 119 (42 U.S.C. 12561) is redesignated 
as section 118.
    (b) Higher Education Innovative Programs.--Section 118 (as so 
redesignated) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``community 
        service programs'' the following: ``through service-learning'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``combination'' and inserting ``consortium'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding ``and'' 
                        at the end; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) the institution or partnership may coordinate 
                with service-learning curricula being offered in the 
                academic curricula at the institution of higher 
                education or at 1 or more members of the 
                partnership;''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``teachers at the elementary, 
                        secondary, and postsecondary levels'' and 
                        inserting ``institutions of higher education 
                        and their faculty'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``education of the institution; and'' and 
                        inserting ``curricula of the institution to 
                        strengthen the instructional capacity of 
                        teachers to provide service-learning at the 
                        elementary and secondary levels;'';
                            (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
                        subparagraph (C); and
                            (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
                        the following:
                    ``(B) including service-learning as a component of 
                other curricula or academic programs (other than 
                education curricula or programs), such as curricula or 
                programs relating to nursing, medicine, criminal 
                justice, or public policy; and'';
            (3) by striking subsections (c), (d), (e), and (g);
            (4) by redesignating subsection (f) as (i); and
            (5) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Federal, State, and Local Contributions.--
            ``(1) Federal share.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of 
                carrying out a program for which assistance is provided 
                under this part may not exceed 50 percent of the total 
                cost of the program.
                    ``(B) Non-federal contribution.--In providing for 
                the remaining share of the cost of carrying out such a 
                program, each recipient of a grant or contract under 
                this part--
                            ``(i) shall provide for such share through 
                        a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, 
                        including facilities, equipment, or services; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) may provide for such share through 
                        State sources or local sources, including 
                        private funds or donated services.
            ``(2) Waiver.--The Chief Executive Officer may waive the 
        requirements of paragraph (1) in whole or in part with respect 
        to any such program for any fiscal year if the Corporation 
        determines that such a waiver would be equitable due to a lack 
        of available financial resources at the local level.
    ``(d) Application for Grant.--
            ``(1) Submission.--To receive a grant or enter into a 
        contract under this part, an institution or partnership shall 
        prepare and submit to the Corporation, an application at such 
        time, in such manner, and containing such information and 
        assurances as the Corporation may reasonably require, and 
        obtain approval of the application. In requesting applications 
        for assistance under this part, the Corporation shall specify 
        such required information and assurances.
            ``(2) Contents.--An application submitted under paragraph 
        (1) shall contain, at a minimum--
                    ``(A) assurances that--
                            ``(i) prior to the placement of a 
                        participant, the applicant will consult with 
                        the appropriate local labor organization, if 
                        any, representing employees in the area who are 
                        engaged in the same or similar work as that 
                        proposed to be carried out by such program, to 
                        prevent the displacement and protect the rights 
                        of such employees; and
                            ``(ii) the applicant will comply with the 
                        nonduplication and nondisplacement provisions 
                        of section 177 and the notice, hearing, and 
                        grievance procedures required by section 176; 
                        and
                    ``(B) such other assurances as the Chief Executive 
                Officer may reasonably require.
    ``(e) Special Consideration.--To the extent practicable, in making 
grants and entering into contracts under subsection (b), the 
Corporation shall give special consideration to applications submitted 
by, or applications from partnerships including, institutions serving 
primarily low-income populations, including--
            ``(1) Predominantly Black Institutions;
            ``(2) historically black colleges and universities;
            ``(3) Hispanic-serving institutions;
            ``(4) tribally controlled colleges and universities;
            ``(5) Native American-serving, nontribal institutions;
            ``(6) Alaska Native-serving institutions;
            ``(7) Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-
        serving institutions;
            ``(8) Native Hawaiian-serving institutions; and
            ``(9) community colleges serving predominantly minority 
        populations.
    ``(f) Considerations.--In making grants and entering into contracts 
under subsection (b), the Corporation shall take into consideration 
whether the applicants submit applications containing proposals that--
            ``(1) demonstrate the commitment of the institution of 
        higher education involved, other than by demonstrating the 
        commitment of the students, to supporting the community service 
        projects carried out under the program;
            ``(2) specify the manner in which the institution will 
        promote faculty, administration, and staff participation in the 
        community service projects;
            ``(3) specify the manner in which the institution will 
        provide service to the community through organized programs, 
        including, where appropriate, clinical programs for students in 
        professional schools and colleges;
            ``(4) describe any partnership that will participate in the 
        community service projects, such as a partnership comprised 
        of--
                    ``(A) the institution;
                    ``(B)(i) a community-based agency;
                    ``(ii) a local government agency; or
                    ``(iii) a nonprofit entity that serves or involves 
                school-age youth, older adults, or low-income 
                communities; and
                    ``(C)(i) a student organization;
                    ``(ii) a department of the institution; or
                    ``(iii) a group of faculty comprised of different 
                departments, schools, or colleges at the institution;
            ``(5) demonstrate community involvement in the development 
        of the proposal and the extent to which the proposal will 
        contribute to the goals of the involved community members;
            ``(6) demonstrate a commitment to perform service projects 
        in underserved urban and rural communities;
            ``(7) describe research on effective strategies and methods 
        to improve service utilized in the design of the projects;
            ``(8) specify that the institution or partnership will use 
        the assistance provided through the grant or contract to 
        strengthen the service infrastructure in institutions of higher 
        education; or
            ``(9) with respect to projects involving delivery of 
        services, specify projects that involve leadership development 
        of school-age youth.
    ``(g) Federal Work-Study.--To be eligible for assistance under this 
part, an institution of higher education shall demonstrate that it 
meets the minimum requirements under section 443(b)(2)(A) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2753(b)(2)(A)) relating to the 
participation of students employed under part C of title IV of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) (relating to 
Federal Work-Study programs) in community service activities, or has 
received a waiver of those requirements from the Secretary of 
Education.
    ``(h) Definition.--Notwithstanding section 101, as used in this 
part, the term `student' means an individual who is enrolled in an 
institution of higher education on a full- or part-time basis.''.

SEC. 1203. CAMPUSES OF SERVICE.

    Subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after section 118 (as redesignated by section 1202) the 
following:

``SEC. 118A. CAMPUSES OF SERVICE.

    ``(a) In General.--The Corporation, after consultation with the 
Secretary of Education, may annually designate not more than 25 
institutions of higher education as Campuses of Service, from among 
institutions nominated by State Commissions.
    ``(b) Applications for Nomination.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible for a nomination to 
        receive designation under subsection (a), and have an 
        opportunity to apply for funds under subsection (d) for a 
        fiscal year, an institution of higher education in a State 
        shall submit an application to the State Commission at such 
        time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
        State Commission may require.
            ``(2) Contents.--At a minimum, the application shall 
        include information specifying--
                    ``(A)(i) the number of undergraduate and, if 
                applicable, graduate service-learning courses offered 
                at such institution for the most recent full academic 
                year preceding the fiscal year for which designation is 
                sought; and
                    ``(ii) the number and percentage of undergraduate 
                students and, if applicable, the number and percentage 
                of graduate students at such institution who were 
                enrolled in the corresponding courses described in 
                clause (i), for such preceding academic year;
                    ``(B) the percentage of undergraduate students 
                engaging in and, if applicable, the percentage of 
                graduate students engaging in activities providing 
                community services, as defined in section 441(c) of the 
                Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751(c)), 
                during such preceding academic year, the quality of 
                such activities, and the average amount of time spent, 
                per student, engaged in such activities;
                    ``(C) for such preceding academic year, the 
                percentage of Federal work-study funds made available 
                to the institution under part C of title IV of the 
                Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) 
                that is used to compensate students employed in 
                providing community services, as so defined, and a 
                description of the efforts the institution undertakes 
                to make available to students opportunities to provide 
                such community services and be compensated through such 
                work-study funds;
                    ``(D) at the discretion of the institution, 
                information demonstrating the degree to which recent 
                graduates of the institution, and all graduates of the 
                institution, have obtained full-time public service 
                employment in the nonprofit sector or government, with 
                a private nonprofit organization or a Federal, State, 
                or local public agency; and
                    ``(E) any programs the institution has in place to 
                encourage or assist graduates of the institution to 
                pursue careers in public service in the nonprofit 
                sector or government.
    ``(c) Nominations and Designation.--
            ``(1) Nomination.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State Commission that receives 
                applications from institutions of higher education 
                under subsection (b) may nominate, for designation 
                under subsection (a), not more than 3 such institutions 
                of higher education, consisting of--
                            ``(i) not more than one 4-year public 
                        institution of higher education;
                            ``(ii) not more than one 4-year private 
                        institution of higher education; and
                            ``(iii) not more than one 2-year 
                        institution of higher education.
                    ``(B) Submission.--The State Commission shall 
                submit to the Corporation the name and application of 
                each institution nominated by the State Commission 
                under subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Designation.--The Corporation shall designate, under 
        subsection (a), not more than 25 institutions of higher 
        education from among the institutions nominated under paragraph 
        (1). In making the designations, the Corporation shall, if 
        feasible, designate various types of institutions, including 
        institutions from each of the categories of institutions 
        described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of paragraph (1)(A).
    ``(d) Awards.--
            ``(1) In general.--Using sums reserved under section 
        501(a)(1)(C) for Campuses of Service, the Corporation shall 
        provide an award of funds to institutions designated under 
        subsection (c), to be used by the institutions to develop or 
        disseminate service-learning models and information on best 
        practices regarding service-learning to other institutions of 
        higher education.
            ``(2) Plan.--To be eligible to receive funds under this 
        subsection, an institution designated under subsection (c) 
        shall submit a plan to the Corporation describing how the 
        institution intends to use the funds to develop or disseminate 
        service-learning models and information on best practices 
        regarding service-learning to other institutions of higher 
        education.
            ``(3) Allocation.--The Corporation shall determine how the 
        funds reserved under section 501(a)(1)(C) for Campuses of 
        Service for a fiscal year will be allocated among the 
        institutions submitting acceptable plans under paragraph (2). 
        In determining the amount of funds to be allocated to such an 
        institution, the Corporation shall consider the number of 
        students at the institution, the quality and scope of the plan 
        submitted by the institution under paragraph (2), and the 
        institution's current (as of the date of submission of the 
        plan) strategies to encourage or assist students to pursue 
        public service careers in the nonprofit sector or 
        government.''.

SEC. 1204. INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH.

    Subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.), as amended by 
section 1203, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

 ``PART III--INNOVATIVE AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS 
                              AND RESEARCH

``SEC. 119. INNOVATIVE AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS 
              AND RESEARCH.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this part:
            ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a 
        State educational agency, a State Commission, a territory, an 
        Indian tribe, an institution of higher education, or a public 
        or private nonprofit organization (including community-based 
        entities), a public or private elementary school or secondary 
        school, a local educational agency, a consortium of such 
        entities, or a consortium of 2 or more such entities and a for-
        profit organization.
            ``(2) Eligible partnership.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible partnership' 
                means--
                            ``(i) 1 or more community-based entities 
                        that have demonstrated records of success in 
                        carrying out service-learning programs with 
                        economically disadvantaged students, and that 
                        meet such criteria as the Chief Executive 
                        Officer may establish; and
                            ``(ii)(I) a local educational agency for 
                        which--
                                    ``(aa) a high number or percentage, 
                                as determined by the Corporation, of 
                                the students served by the agency are 
                                economically disadvantaged students; 
                                and
                                    ``(bb) the graduation rate for the 
                                secondary school students served by the 
                                agency is less than 70 percent; and
                            ``(II)(aa) a State Commission or State 
                        educational agency; and
                            ``(bb) more than 1 local educational agency 
                        described in subclause (I).
                    ``(B) Additional entities.--An eligible partnership 
                may also include--
                            ``(i) a local government agency that is not 
                        described in subparagraph (A);
                            ``(ii) the office of the chief executive 
                        officer of a unit of general local government; 
                        or
                            ``(iii) an institution of higher education.
            ``(3) Youth engagement zone.--The term `youth engagement 
        zone' means the area in which a youth engagement zone program 
        is carried out.
            ``(4) Youth engagement zone program.--The term `youth 
        engagement zone program' means a service-learning program in 
        which members of an eligible partnership collaborate to provide 
        coordinated school-based or community-based service-learning 
        opportunities--
                    ``(A) in order to address a specific community 
                challenge;
                    ``(B) for an increasing percentage of out-of-school 
                youth and secondary school students served by a local 
                educational agency; and
                    ``(C) in circumstances under which--
                            ``(i) not less than 90 percent of such 
                        students participate in service-learning 
                        activities as part of the program; or
                            ``(ii) service-learning is a mandatory part 
                        of the curriculum in all of the secondary 
                        schools served by the local educational agency.
    ``(b) General Authority.--From the amounts appropriated to carry 
out this part for a fiscal year, the Corporation may make grants (which 
may include approved summer of service positions in the case of a grant 
for a program described in subsection (c)(8)) and fixed-amount grants 
(in accordance with section 129(l)) to eligible entities or eligible 
partnerships, as appropriate, for programs and activities described in 
subsection (c).
    ``(c) Authorized Activities.--Funds under this part may be used 
to--
            ``(1) integrate service-learning programs into the science, 
        technology, engineering, and mathematics (referred to in this 
        part as `STEM') curricula at the elementary, secondary, 
        postsecondary, or postbaccalaureate levels in coordination with 
        practicing or retired STEM professionals;
            ``(2) involve students in service-learning programs 
        focusing on energy conservation in their community, including 
        conducting educational outreach on energy conservation and 
        working to improve energy efficiency in low-income housing and 
        in public spaces;
            ``(3) involve students in service-learning programs in 
        emergency and disaster preparedness;
            ``(4) involve students in service-learning programs aimed 
        at improving access to and obtaining the benefits from 
        computers and other emerging technologies, including improving 
        such access for individuals with disabilities, in low-income or 
        rural communities, in senior centers and communities, in 
        schools, in libraries, and in other public spaces;
            ``(5) involve high school age youth in the mentoring of 
        middle school youth while involving all participants in 
        service-learning to seek to meet unmet human, educational, 
        environmental, public safety, or emergency and disaster 
        preparedness needs in their community;
            ``(6) conduct research and evaluations on service-learning, 
        including service-learning in middle schools, and disseminate 
        such research and evaluations widely;
            ``(7) conduct innovative and creative activities as 
        described in section 112(a);
            ``(8) establish or implement summer of service programs 
        (giving priority to programs that enroll youth who will be 
        enrolled in any of grades 6 through 9 at the end of the summer 
        concerned) during the summer months (including recruiting, 
        training, and placing service-learning coordinators)--
                    ``(A) for youth who will be enrolled in any of 
                grades 6 through 12 at the end of the summer concerned; 
                and
                    ``(B) for community-based service-learning 
                projects--
                            ``(i) that shall--
                                    ``(I) meet unmet human, 
                                educational, environmental (including 
                                energy conservation and stewardship), 
                                and emergency and disaster preparedness 
                                and other public safety needs; and
                                    ``(II) be intensive, structured, 
                                supervised, and designed to produce 
                                identifiable improvements to the 
                                community;
                            ``(ii) that may include the extension of 
                        academic year service-learning programs into 
                        the summer months; and
                            ``(iii) under which a student who completes 
                        100 hours of service as described in section 
                        146(b)(2), shall be eligible for a summer of 
                        service educational award of $500 as described 
                        in sections 146(a)(2)(C) and 147(d);
            ``(9) establish or implement youth engagement zone programs 
        in youth engagement zones, for students in secondary schools 
        served by local educational agencies for which a majority of 
        such students do not participate in service-learning activities 
        that are--
                    ``(A) carried out by eligible partnerships; and
                    ``(B) designed to--
                            ``(i) involve all students in secondary 
                        schools served by the local educational agency 
                        in service-learning to address a specific 
                        community challenge;
                            ``(ii) improve student engagement, 
                        including student attendance and student 
                        behavior, and student achievement, graduation 
                        rates, and college-going rates at secondary 
                        schools; and
                            ``(iii) involve an increasing percentage of 
                        students in secondary school and out-of-school 
                        youth in the community in school-based or 
                        community-based service-learning activities 
                        each year, with the goal of involving all 
                        students in secondary schools served by the 
                        local educational agency and involving an 
                        increasing percentage of the out-of-school 
                        youth in service-learning activities; and
            ``(10) conduct semester of service programs that--
                    ``(A) provide opportunities for secondary school 
                students to participate in a semester of coordinated 
                school-based or community-based service-learning 
                opportunities for a minimum of 70 hours (of which at 
                least a third will be spent participating in field-
                based activities) over a semester, to address specific 
                community challenges;
                    ``(B) engage as participants high percentages or 
                numbers of economically disadvantaged students;
                    ``(C) allow participants to receive academic 
                credit, for the time spent in the classroom and in the 
                field for the program, that is equivalent to the 
                academic credit for any class of equivalent length and 
                with an equivalent time commitment; and
                    ``(D) ensure that the classroom-based instruction 
                component of the program is integrated into the 
                academic program of the local educational agency 
                involved; and
            ``(11) carry out any other innovative service-learning 
        programs or research that the Corporation considers 
        appropriate.
    ``(d) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant to carry out 
a program or activity under this part, an entity or partnership, as 
appropriate, shall prepare and submit to the Corporation an application 
at such time and in such manner as the Chief Executive Officer may 
reasonably require, and obtain approval of the application.
    ``(e) Priority.--In making grants under this part, the Corporation 
shall give priority to applicants proposing to--
            ``(1) involve students and community stakeholders in the 
        design and implementation of service-learning programs carried 
        out using funds received under this part;
            ``(2) implement service-learning programs in low-income or 
        rural communities; and
            ``(3) utilize adult volunteers, including tapping the 
        resources of retired and retiring adults, in the planning and 
        implementation of service-learning programs.
    ``(f) Requirements.--
            ``(1) Term.--Each program or activity funded under this 
        part shall be carried out over a period of 3 years, which may 
        include 1 planning year, with a 1-year extension possible, if 
        the program meets performance measures developed in accordance 
        with section 179(k) and any other criteria determined by the 
        Corporation.
            ``(2) Collaboration encouraged.--Each entity carrying out a 
        program funded under this part shall, to the extent 
        practicable, collaborate with entities carrying out programs 
        under this subtitle, subtitle C, and titles I and II of the 
        Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq., 
        5001 et seq.).
            ``(3) Evaluation.--Upon completion of the program, the 
        Corporation shall conduct an independent evaluation of the 
        program and determine best practices relating to service-
        learning and recommendations for improvement of the programs 
        carried out using funds made available under this part. The 
        Corporation shall widely disseminate the results of the 
        evaluations, and information on the best practices and 
        recommendations to the service community through multiple 
        channels, including the Corporation's Resource Center or a 
        clearinghouse of effective strategies.''.

SEC. 1205. SERVICE-LEARNING IMPACT STUDY.

    Subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.), as amended by 
section 1204, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

                ``PART IV--SERVICE-LEARNING IMPACT STUDY

``SEC. 120. STUDY AND REPORT.

    ``(a) Study.--
            ``(1) In general.--From the sums reserved under section 
        501(a)(1)(B) for this section, the Corporation shall enter into 
        a contract with an entity that is not otherwise a recipient of 
        financial assistance under this subtitle, to conduct a 10-year 
        longitudinal study on the impact of the activities carried out 
        under this subtitle.
            ``(2) Contents.--In conducting the study, the entity shall 
        consider the impact of service-learning activities carried out 
        under this subtitle on students participating in such 
        activities, including in particular examining the degree to 
        which the activities--
                    ``(A) improved student academic achievement;
                    ``(B) improved student engagement;
                    ``(C) improved graduation rates, as defined in 
                section 1111(b)(2)(C)(vi) of the Elementary and 
                Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                6311(b)(2)(C)(vi)); and
                    ``(D) improved the degree to which the participants 
                in the activities engaged in subsequent national 
                service, volunteering, or other service activities, or 
                pursued careers in public service, in the nonprofit 
                sector or government.
            ``(3) Analysis.--In carrying out such study, the entity 
        shall examine the impact of the service-learning activities on 
        the 4 factors described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of 
        paragraph (2), analyzed in terms of how much time participants 
        were engaged in service-learning activities.
            ``(4) Best practices.--The entity shall collect information 
        on best practices concerning using service-learning activities 
        to improve the 4 factors.
    ``(b) Interim Reports.--The entity shall periodically submit 
reports to the Corporation containing the interim results of the study 
and the information on best practices. The Corporation shall submit 
such reports to the authorizing committees.
    ``(c) Final Report.--The entity shall submit a report to the 
Corporation containing the results of the study and the information on 
best practices. The Corporation shall submit such report to the 
authorizing committees, and shall make such report available to the 
public on the Corporation's website.
    ``(d) Consultation and Dissemination.--On receiving the report, the 
Corporation shall consult with the Secretary of Education to review the 
results of the study, and to identify best practices concerning using 
service-learning activities to improve the 4 factors described in 
subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(2). The Corporation 
shall disseminate information on the identified best practices.''.

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

SEC. 1301. PROHIBITION ON GRANTS TO FEDERAL AGENCIES; LIMITS ON 
              CORPORATION COSTS.

    Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 12571) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                inserting after ``subdivisions of States,'' the 
                following: ``territories,''; and
                    (B) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking 
                ``section 122(a)'' and inserting ``subsection (a), (b), 
                or (c) of section 122'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``Agreements With 
                Federal Agencies'' and inserting ``Restrictions on 
                Agreements With Federal Agencies'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) Agreements authorized.--The Corporation may enter 
        into a contract or cooperative agreement (other than a grant) 
        with another Federal agency to support a national service 
        program carried out or otherwise supported by the agency. The 
        Corporation, in entering into the contract or cooperative 
        agreement may approve positions as approved national service 
        positions for a program carried out or otherwise supported by 
        the agency. The support provided by the Corporation pursuant to 
        the contract or cooperative agreement may include the transfer 
        to the Federal agency of funds available to the Corporation 
        under this subtitle E.'';
                    (C) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(2) Prohibition on grants.--The Corporation may not 
        provide a grant under this section to a Federal agency.''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking ``receiving assistance 
                        under this subsection'' and inserting 
                        ``carrying out and or supporting a national 
                        service program''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``using such assistance'' 
                        and inserting ``through that program'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking ``to be provided'' 
        and inserting ``to be provided or otherwise approved'';
            (4) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Federal share 
                of the cost'' and inserting ``Corporation share of the 
                cost (including the costs of member living allowances, 
                employment-related taxes, health care coverage, and 
                workers' compensation and other necessary operation 
                costs)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Other federal funds.--
                    ``(A) Recipient report.--A recipient of assistance 
                under this section shall report to the Corporation the 
                amount and source of any Federal funds used to carry 
                out the program for which the assistance is made 
                available other than those provided by the Corporation.
                    ``(B) Corporation report.--The Corporation shall 
                report to the authorizing committees on an annual basis 
                information regarding each recipient of such assistance 
                that uses Federal funds other than those provided by 
                the Corporation to carry out such a program, including 
                the amounts and sources of the other Federal funds.''; 
                and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Plan for Approved National Service Positions.--The 
Corporation shall--
            ``(1) develop a plan to--
                    ``(A) establish the number of the approved national 
                service positions as 88,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
                    ``(B) increase the number of the approved positions 
                to--
                            ``(i) 115,000 for fiscal year 2011;
                            ``(ii) 140,000 for fiscal year 2012;
                            ``(iii) 170,000 for fiscal year 2013;
                            ``(iv) 200,000 for fiscal year 2014;
                            ``(v) 210,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                            ``(vi) 235,000 for fiscal year 2016; and
                            ``(vii) 250,000 for fiscal year 2017;
            ``(2) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
        the Serve America Act, submit a report to the authorizing 
        committees on the status of the plan described in paragraph 
        (1); and
            ``(3) subject to the availability of appropriations and in 
        a manner that does not decrease the quality of proposed service 
        opportunities, implement the plan described in paragraph 
        (1).''.

SEC. 1302. ELIGIBLE NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS.

    Section 122 is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 122. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS ELIGIBLE FOR PROGRAM ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) National Service Corps.--The recipient of a grant under 
section 121(a) and a Federal agency operating or supporting a national 
service program under section 121(b) shall use a portion of the 
assistance involved, directly or through subgrants to other entities, 
to support or carry out the following national service corps or 
programs, as full- or part-time corps or programs, to address unmet 
needs:
            ``(1) Education corps.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The recipient may carry out 
                national service programs through an Education Corps 
                that identifies and meets unmet educational needs 
                within communities through activities such as those 
                described in subparagraph (B) and improves performance 
                on the indicators described in subparagraph (C).
                    ``(B) Activities.--An Education Corps described in 
                this paragraph may carry out activities such as--
                            ``(i) tutoring, or providing other academic 
                        support to elementary school and secondary 
                        school students;
                            ``(ii) improving school climate;
                            ``(iii) mentoring students, including adult 
                        or peer mentoring;
                            ``(iv) linking needed integrated services 
                        and comprehensive supports with students, their 
                        families, and their public schools;
                            ``(v) providing assistance to a school in 
                        expanding the school day by strengthening the 
                        quality of staff and expanding the academic 
                        programming offered in an expanded learning 
                        time initiative, a program of a 21st century 
                        community learning center (as defined in 
                        section 4201 of the Elementary and Secondary 
                        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171)), or a 
                        high-quality after-school program;
                            ``(vi) assisting schools and local 
                        educational agencies in improving and expanding 
                        high-quality service-learning programs that 
                        keep students engaged in schools by carrying 
                        out programs that provide specialized training 
                        to individuals in service-learning, and places 
                        the individuals (after such training) in 
                        positions as service-learning coordinators, to 
                        facilitate service-learning in programs 
                        eligible for funding under part I of subtitle 
                        B;
                            ``(vii) assisting students in being 
                        prepared for college-level work;
                            ``(viii) involving family members of 
                        students in supporting teachers and students;
                            ``(ix) conducting a preprofessional 
                        training program in which students enrolled in 
                        an institution of higher education--
                                    ``(I) receive training (which may 
                                include classes containing service-
                                learning) in specified fields including 
                                early childhood education and care, 
                                elementary and secondary education, and 
                                other fields such as fields relating to 
                                health services, criminal justice, 
                                environmental stewardship and 
                                conservation, or public safety;
                                    ``(II) perform service related to 
                                such training outside the classroom 
                                during the school term and during 
                                summer or other vacation periods; and
                                    ``(III) agree to provide service 
                                upon graduation to meet unmet human, 
                                educational, environmental, or public 
                                safety needs related to such training; 
                                or
                            ``(x) providing other activities, 
                        addressing unmet educational needs, that the 
                        Corporation may designate.
                    ``(C) Education corps indicators.--The corps 
                indicators for a corps program described in this 
                paragraph are--
                            ``(i) student engagement, including student 
                        attendance and student behavior;
                            ``(ii) student academic achievement;
                            ``(iii) secondary school graduation rates 
                        as defined in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(vi) of the 
                        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
                        (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(C)(vi));
                            ``(iv) rate of college enrollment and 
                        continued college enrollment for recipients of 
                        a high school diploma;
                            ``(v) any additional indicator relating to 
                        improving education for students that the 
                        Corporation, in consultation (as appropriate) 
                        with the Secretary of Education, establishes; 
                        or
                            ``(vi) any additional local indicator 
                        (applicable to a particular recipient and on 
                        which an improvement in performance is needed) 
                        relating to improving education for students, 
                        that is approved by the Corporation or a State 
                        Commission.
            ``(2) Healthy futures corps.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The recipient may carry out 
                national service programs through a Healthy Futures 
                Corps that identifies and meets unmet health needs 
                within communities through activities such as those 
                described in subparagraph (B) and improves performance 
                on the indicators described in subparagraph (C).
                    ``(B) Activities.--A Healthy Futures Corps 
                described in this paragraph may carry out activities 
                such as--
                            ``(i) assisting economically disadvantaged 
                        individuals in navigating the health services 
                        system;
                            ``(ii) assisting individuals in obtaining 
                        access to health services for themselves or 
                        their children;
                            ``(iii) educating economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals and individuals who 
                        are members of medically underserved 
                        populations about, and engaging individuals 
                        described in this clause in, initiatives 
                        regarding navigating the health services system 
                        and regarding disease prevention and health 
                        promotion, with a particular focus on common 
                        health conditions, chronic diseases, and 
                        conditions, for which disease prevention and 
                        health promotion measures exist and for which 
                        socioeconomic, geographic, and racial and 
                        ethnic health disparities exist;
                            ``(iv) improving health literacy of 
                        patients;
                            ``(v) providing translation services at 
                        clinics and in emergency rooms to improve 
                        health services;
                            ``(vi) providing services designed to meet 
                        the health needs of rural communities, 
                        including the recruitment of youth to work in 
                        health professions in such communities;
                            ``(vii) assisting in health promotion 
                        interventions that improve health status, and 
                        helping people adopt and maintain healthy 
                        lifestyles and habits to improve health status; 
                        or
                            ``(viii) providing activities, addressing 
                        unmet health needs, that the Corporation may 
                        designate.
                    ``(C) Healthy futures corps indicators.--The corps 
                indicators for a corps program described in this 
                paragraph are--
                            ``(i) access to health services among 
                        economically disadvantaged individuals and 
                        individuals who are members of medically 
                        underserved populations;
                            ``(ii) access to health services for 
                        uninsured individuals, including such 
                        individuals who are economically disadvantaged 
                        children;
                            ``(iii) participation, among economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals and individuals who 
                        are members of medically underserved 
                        populations, in disease prevention and health 
                        promotion initiatives, particularly those with 
                        a focus on addressing common health conditions, 
                        addressing chronic diseases, and decreasing 
                        health disparities;
                            ``(iv) health literacy of patients;
                            ``(v) any additional indicator, relating to 
                        improving or protecting the health of 
                        economically disadvantaged individuals and 
                        individuals who are members of medically 
                        underserved populations, that the Corporation, 
                        in consultation (as appropriate) with the 
                        Secretary of Health and Human Services and the 
                        Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
                        Prevention, establishes; or
                            ``(vi) any additional local indicator 
                        (applicable to a particular recipient and on 
                        which an improvement in performance is needed) 
                        relating to improving or protecting the health 
                        of economically disadvantaged individuals and 
                        individuals who are members of medically 
                        underserved populations, that is approved by 
                        the Corporation or a State Commission.
            ``(3) Clean energy service corps.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The recipient may carry out 
                national service projects through a Clean Energy 
                Service Corps that identifies and meets unmet 
                environmental needs within communities through 
                activities such as those described in subparagraph (B) 
                and improves performance on the indicators described in 
                subparagraph (C).
                    ``(B) Activities.--A Clean Energy Service Corps 
                described in this paragraph may carry out activities 
                such as--
                            ``(i) weatherizing and retrofitting housing 
                        units for low-income households to 
                        significantly improve the energy efficiency and 
                        reduce carbon emissions of such housing units;
                            ``(ii) building energy-efficient housing 
                        units in low-income communities;
                            ``(iii) conducting energy audits for low-
                        income households and recommending ways for the 
                        households to improve energy efficiency;
                            ``(iv) the enhancement of renewable energy 
                        production by facilitating the installation or 
                        repair of renewable energy technologies;
                            ``(v) working with schools and youth 
                        programs to educate students and youth about 
                        ways to reduce home energy use and improve the 
                        environment, including conducting service-
                        learning projects to provide such education;
                            ``(vi) assisting in the development of 
                        local recycling programs;
                            ``(vii) renewing and rehabilitating 
                        national and State parks, city parks, county 
                        parks, forest preserves, and trails owned or 
                        maintained by the Federal Government or a 
                        State, including planting trees, carrying out 
                        reforestation, carrying out erosion control 
                        measures, rehabilitation and maintenance of 
                        historic sites and structures throughout the 
                        national park system, and providing trail 
                        enhancements, rehabilitation, and repairs;
                            ``(viii) cleaning and improving rivers 
                        maintained by the Federal Government or a 
                        State;
                            ``(ix) carrying out projects in partnership 
                        with the National Park Service, designed to 
                        renew and rehabilitate national park resources 
                        and enhance services and learning opportunities 
                        for national park visitors, and nearby 
                        communities and schools; or
                            ``(x) carrying out other activities, 
                        addressing unmet environmental and workforce 
                        needs, that the Corporation may designate.
                    ``(C) Clean energy service corps indicators.--The 
                corps indicators for a corps program described in this 
                paragraph are--
                            ``(i) the number of housing units of low-
                        income households weatherized or retrofitted to 
                        significantly improve energy efficiency and 
                        reduce carbon emissions;
                            ``(ii) annual energy costs (to determine 
                        savings in those costs) at facilities where 
                        participants have provided service;
                            ``(iii) the number of students and youth 
                        receiving education or training in energy-
                        efficient and environmentally conscious 
                        practices;
                            ``(iv) the number of national parks, State 
                        parks, city parks, county parks, forest 
                        preserves, or trails or rivers owned or 
                        maintained by the Federal Government or a 
                        State, that are cleaned or improved;
                            ``(v) any additional indicator relating to 
                        clean energy, the reduction of greenhouse gas 
                        emissions, or education and skill attainment 
                        for clean energy jobs, that the Corporation, in 
                        consultation (as appropriate) with the 
                        Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
                        Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary 
                        of the Interior, or the Secretary of Labor, as 
                        appropriate, establishes; or
                            ``(vi) any additional local indicator 
                        (applicable to a particular recipient and on 
                        which an improvement in performance is needed) 
                        relating to clean energy, the reduction of 
                        greenhouse gas emissions, or education or skill 
                        attainment for clean energy jobs, that is 
                        approved by the Corporation or a State 
                        Commission.
            ``(4) Veterans corps.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The recipient may carry out 
                national service programs through a Veterans Corps that 
                identifies and meets unmet needs of veterans and 
                members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty 
                through activities such as those described in 
                subparagraph (B) and improves performance on the 
                indicators described in subparagraph (C).
                    ``(B) Activities.--A Veterans Corps described in 
                this paragraph may carry out activities such as--
                            ``(i) promoting community-based efforts to 
                        meet the unique needs of military families 
                        while a family member is deployed and upon that 
                        family member's return home;
                            ``(ii) recruiting veterans, particularly 
                        returning veterans, into service opportunities, 
                        including opportunities that utilize their 
                        military experience;
                            ``(iii) working to assist veterans in 
                        developing their educational opportunities, 
                        including opportunities for professional 
                        certification, licensure, and credentialing, 
                        including coordinating activities with and 
                        assisting State and local agencies 
                        administering veterans education benefits, and 
                        veterans programs with internships and 
                        fellowships that could lead to employment in 
                        the private and public sector;
                            ``(iv) promoting efforts within a community 
                        to serve the needs of veterans and members of 
                        the Armed Forces who are on active duty, 
                        including helping veterans file benefits claims 
                        and assisting Federal agencies in providing 
                        services to veterans;
                            ``(v) assisting veterans in developing 
                        mentoring relationships with economically 
                        disadvantaged students;
                            ``(vi) developing projects to assist 
                        veterans with disabilities and older veterans 
                        including assisting veterans described in this 
                        clause with transportation; or
                            ``(vii) other activities, addressing unmet 
                        needs of veterans, that the Corporation may 
                        designate.
                    ``(C) Veterans' corps indicators.--The corps 
                indicators for a corps program described in this 
                paragraph are--
                            ``(i) the number of housing units created 
                        for veterans;
                            ``(ii) the number of veterans who pursue 
                        educational opportunities;
                            ``(iii) the number of veterans receiving 
                        professional certification;
                            ``(iv) the number of outreach efforts to 
                        service organizations serving the needs of 
                        veterans;
                            ``(v) the number of veterans engaged in 
                        service opportunities;
                            ``(vi) the number of military families 
                        assisted by organizations while a family member 
                        is deployed and upon that family member's 
                        return home;
                            ``(vii) the number of economically 
                        disadvantaged students engaged in mentoring 
                        relationships with veterans;
                            ``(viii) the number of projects designed to 
                        meet identifiable public needs with a specific 
                        emphasis on projects in support of veterans, 
                        especially veterans with disabilities and older 
                        veterans;
                            ``(ix) any additional indicator that 
                        relates to education or skill attainment that 
                        assists in providing veterans with the skills 
                        to address identifiable public needs, or that 
                        relates to improving the lives of veterans and 
                        members of the Armed Forces on active duty, and 
                        that the Corporation, in consultation (as 
                        appropriate) with the Secretary of Veterans 
                        Affairs, establishes; or
                            ``(x) any additional local indicator 
                        (applicable to a particular recipient and on 
                        which an improvement in performance is needed) 
                        relating to the education or skill attainment, 
                        or the improvement, described in clause (ix), 
                        that is approved by the Corporation or a State 
                        Commission.
            ``(5) Opportunity corps.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The recipient may carry out 
                national service programs through an Opportunity Corps 
                that identifies and meets unmet needs relating to 
                economic opportunity for economically disadvantaged 
                individuals within communities, through activities such 
                as those described in subparagraph (B) and improves 
                performance on the indicators described in subparagraph 
                (C).
                    ``(B) Activities.--An Opportunity Corps described 
                in this paragraph may carry out activities such as--
                            ``(i) providing financial literacy 
                        education to economically disadvantaged 
                        individuals, including financial literacy 
                        education with regard to credit management, 
                        financial institutions including banks and 
                        credit unions, and utilization of savings 
                        plans;
                            ``(ii) assisting in the construction and 
                        rehabilitation of housing units, including 
                        energy efficient homes, for economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals;
                            ``(iii) assisting economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals, including homeless 
                        individuals, in finding placement in safe and 
                        secure housing;
                            ``(iv) assisting individuals in obtaining 
                        access to health services for themselves or 
                        their children;
                            ``(v) assisting individuals in obtaining 
                        information about Federal, State, local, or 
                        private programs or benefits focused on 
                        assisting economically disadvantaged 
                        individuals, economically disadvantaged 
                        children, or low-income families;
                            ``(vi) facilitating enrollment in and 
                        completion of job training for economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals;
                            ``(vii) assisting economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals in obtaining access 
                        to job placement assistance;
                            ``(viii) carrying out a program that seeks 
                        to eliminate hunger in communities and rural 
                        areas through service in projects--
                                    ``(I) involving food banks, food 
                                pantries, and nonprofit organizations 
                                that provide food during emergencies;
                                    ``(II) seeking to address the long-
                                term causes of hunger through education 
                                and the delivery of appropriate 
                                services; or
                                    ``(III) providing training in basic 
                                health, nutrition, and life skills 
                                necessary to alleviate hunger in 
                                communities and rural areas; and
                            ``(ix) implementing an E-Corps program that 
                        involves participants who provide services in a 
                        community by developing and assisting in 
                        carrying out technology programs that seek to 
                        increase access to technology and the benefits 
                        of technology in such community.
                    ``(C) Opportunity corps indicators.--The corps 
                indicators for a corps program described in this 
                paragraph are--
                            ``(i) the degree of financial literacy 
                        among economically disadvantaged individuals;
                            ``(ii) the number of housing units built or 
                        improved for economically disadvantaged 
                        individuals or low-income families;
                            ``(iii) the number of economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals with access to job 
                        training and other skill enhancement;
                            ``(iv) the number of economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals with access to 
                        information about job placement services;
                            ``(v) any additional indicator relating to 
                        improving economic opportunity for economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals that the Corporation, 
                        in consultation (as appropriate) with the 
                        Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 
                        Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Housing 
                        and Urban Development, and the Secretary of the 
                        Treasury, establishes; or
                            ``(vi) any additional local indicator 
                        (applicable to a particular recipient and on 
                        which an improvement in performance is needed) 
                        that is approved by the Corporation or a State 
                        Commission.
    ``(b) National Service Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--The recipient of a grant under section 
        121(a) and a Federal agency operating or supporting a national 
        service program under section 121(b) may use the assistance 
        involved, directly or through subgrants to other entities, to 
        carry out national service programs and model programs under 
        this subsection that are focused on meeting community needs and 
        improve performance on the indicators described in paragraph 
        (3).
            ``(2) Programs.--The programs may include the following 
        types of national service programs:
                    ``(A) A community service program designed to meet 
                the needs of rural communities, using teams or 
                individual placements to address the development needs 
                of rural communities, including addressing rural 
                poverty, or the need for health services, education, or 
                job training.
                    ``(B) A program--
                            ``(i) that engages participants in public 
                        health, emergency and disaster preparedness, 
                        and other public safety activities;
                            ``(ii) that may include the recruitment of 
                        qualified participants for, and placement of 
                        the participants in, positions to be trainees 
                        as law enforcement officers, firefighters, 
                        search and rescue personnel, and emergency 
                        medical service workers; and
                            ``(iii) that may engage Federal, State, and 
                        local stakeholders, in collaboration, to 
                        organize more effective responses to issues of 
                        public health, emergencies and disasters, and 
                        other public safety issues.
                    ``(C) A program, initiative, or partnership project 
                that seeks to expand the number of mentors for 
                disadvantaged youths and other youths (including by 
                recruiting high school-, and college-age individuals to 
                enter into mentoring relationships), either through 
                provision of direct mentoring services, provision of 
                supportive services to direct mentoring service 
                organizations (in the case of a partnership), or 
                through the creative utilization of current and 
                emerging technologies to connect youth with mentors. 
                Such a program, initiative, or project shall promote 
                quality standards for mentoring programs, expand 
                mentoring opportunities tailored to the needs and 
                circumstances of youth, increase the number of at-risk 
                youth in the State receiving mentoring from screened 
                and trained adult mentors, and support statewide 
                mentoring partnerships in applicable cases.
                    ``(D) A program--
                            ``(i) in which not less than 75 percent of 
                        the participants are disadvantaged youth;
                            ``(ii) that may provide life skills 
                        training, employment training, educational 
                        counseling, assistance to complete a secondary 
                        school diploma or its recognized equivalent, 
                        counseling, or a mentoring relationship with an 
                        adult volunteer; and
                            ``(iii) for which, in awarding financial 
                        assistance and approved national service 
                        positions, the Corporation shall give priority 
                        to programs that engage retirees to serve as 
                        mentors.
                    ``(E) A program--
                            ``(i) that reengages court-involved youth 
                        and adults with the goal of reducing 
                        recidivism;
                            ``(ii) that may create support systems 
                        beginning in correctional facilities; and
                            ``(iii) that may have life skills training, 
                        employment training, an education program 
                        (including a program to complete a secondary 
                        school diploma or its recognized equivalent), 
                        educational and career counseling, and 
                        postprogram placement services.
                    ``(F) A demonstration program--
                            ``(i) that has as 1 of its primary purposes 
                        the recruitment and acceptance of court-
                        involved youth and adults as participants, 
                        volunteers, or members; and
                            ``(ii) that may serve any purpose otherwise 
                        permitted under this Act.
                    ``(G) A program that provides education or job 
                training services that are designed to meet the needs 
                of rural communities.
                    ``(H) Such other national service programs 
                addressing unmet human, educational, environmental, or 
                public safety needs as the Corporation may designate.
            ``(3) Indicators.--The indicators for a program described 
        in this subsection are the indicators described in subparagraph 
        (C) of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of subsection (a) 
        or any additional local indicator (applicable to a participant 
        or recipient and on which an improvement in performance is 
        needed) relating to meeting unmet community needs, that is 
        approved by the Corporation or a State Commission.
    ``(c) Program Models for Service Corps.--In addition to any 
activities described in subparagraph (B) of paragraphs (1) through (5) 
of subsection (a), and subsection (b)(2), a recipient of a grant under 
section 121(a) and a Federal agency operating or supporting a national 
service program under section 121(b) may directly or through grants or 
subgrants to other entities carry out a national service corps program 
through the following program models:
            ``(1) A community corps program that meets unmet heath, 
        veteran, and other human, educational, environmental, or public 
        safety needs and promotes greater community unity through the 
        use of organized teams of participants of varied social and 
        economic backgrounds, skill levels, physical and developmental 
        capabilities, ages, ethnic backgrounds, or genders.
            ``(2) A service program that--
                    ``(A) recruits individuals with special skills or 
                provides specialized preservice training to enable 
                participants to be placed individually or in teams in 
                positions in which the participants can meet such unmet 
                needs; and
                    ``(B) if consistent with the purposes of the 
                program, brings participants together for additional 
                training and other activities designed to foster civic 
                responsibility, increase the skills of participants, 
                and improve the quality of the service provided.
            ``(3) A campus-based program that is designed to provide 
        substantial service in a community during the school term and 
        during summer or other vacation periods through the use of--
                    ``(A) students who are attending an institution of 
                higher education, including students participating in a 
                work-study program assisted under part C of title IV of 
                the Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et 
                seq.);
                    ``(B) teams composed of students described in 
                subparagraph (A); or
                    ``(C) teams composed of a combination of such 
                students and community residents.
            ``(4) A professional corps program that recruits and places 
        qualified participants in positions--
                    ``(A) as teachers, nurses and other health care 
                providers, police officers, early childhood development 
                staff, engineers, or other professionals providing 
                service to meet human, educational, environmental, or 
                public safety needs in communities with an inadequate 
                number of such professionals;
                    ``(B) for which the salary may exceed the maximum 
                living allowance authorized in subsection (a)(2) of 
                section 140, as provided in subsection (c) of such 
                section; and
                    ``(C) that are sponsored by public or private 
                employers who agree to pay 100 percent of the salaries 
                and benefits (other than any national service 
                educational award under subtitle D) of the 
                participants.
            ``(5) Such other program models as may be approved by the 
        Corporation or a State Commission, as appropriate.
    ``(d) Priorities for Certain Corps.--In awarding financial 
assistance and approved national service positions to eligible entities 
proposed to carry out the corps described in subsection (a)--
            ``(1) in the case of a corps described in subsection 
        (a)(2)--
                    ``(A) the Corporation may give priority to eligible 
                entities that propose to develop policies to provide, 
                and provide, support for participants who, after 
                completing service under this section, will undertake 
                careers to improve performance on health indicators 
                described in subsection (a)(2)(C); and
                    ``(B) the Corporation shall give priority to 
                eligible entities that propose to carry out national 
                service programs in medically underserved areas (as 
                designated individually, by the Secretary of Health and 
                Human Services as an area with a shortage of personal 
                health services); and
            ``(2) in the case of a corps described in subsection 
        (a)(3), the Corporation shall give priority to eligible 
        entities that propose to recruit individuals for the Clean 
        Energy Service Corps so that significant percentages of 
        participants in the Corps are economically disadvantaged 
        individuals, and provide to such individuals support services 
        and education and training to develop skills needed for clean 
        energy jobs for which there is current demand or projected 
        future demand.
    ``(e) Consultation on Indicators.--The Corporation shall consult 
with the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
the Secretary of the Interior, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development, and the Secretary of the Treasury, as appropriate, 
in developing additional indicators for the corps and programs 
described in subsections (a) and (b).
    ``(f) Qualification Criteria To Determine Eligibility.--
            ``(1) Establishment by corporation.--The Corporation shall 
        establish qualification criteria for different types of 
        national service programs for the purpose of determining 
        whether a particular national service program should be 
        considered to be a national service program eligible to receive 
        assistance or approved national service positions under this 
        subtitle.
            ``(2) Consultation.--In establishing qualification criteria 
        under paragraph (1), the Corporation shall consult with 
        organizations and individuals with extensive experience in 
        developing and administering effective national service 
        programs or regarding the delivery of veteran services, and 
        other human, educational, environmental, or public safety 
        services, to communities or persons.
            ``(3) Application to subgrants.--The qualification criteria 
        established by the Corporation under paragraph (1) shall also 
        be used by each recipient of assistance under section 121(a) 
        that uses any portion of the assistance to conduct a grant 
        program to support other national service programs.
            ``(4) Encouragement of intergenerational components of 
        programs.--The Corporation shall encourage national service 
        programs eligible to receive assistance or approved national 
        service positions under this subtitle to establish, if 
        consistent with the purposes of the program, an 
        intergenerational component of the program that combines 
        students, out-of-school youths, disadvantaged youth, and older 
        adults as participants to provide services to address unmet 
        human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs.
    ``(g) National Service Priorities.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--
                    ``(A) By corporation.--In order to concentrate 
                national efforts on meeting human, educational, 
                environmental, or public safety needs and to achieve 
                the other purposes of this Act, the Corporation, after 
                reviewing the strategic plan approved under section 
                192A(g)(1), shall establish, and may periodically 
                alter, priorities regarding the types of national 
                service programs and corps to be assisted under section 
                129 and the purposes for which such assistance may be 
                used.
                    ``(B) By states.--Consistent with paragraph (4), 
                States shall establish, and through the national 
                service plan process described in section 178(e)(1), 
                periodically alter priorities as appropriate regarding 
                the national service programs to be assisted under 
                section 129(e). The State priorities shall be subject 
                to Corporation review as part of the application 
                process under section 130.
            ``(2) Notice to applicants.--The Corporation shall provide 
        advance notice to potential applicants of any national service 
        priorities to be in effect under this subsection for a fiscal 
        year. The notice shall specifically include--
                    ``(A) a description of any alteration made in the 
                priorities since the previous notice; and
                    ``(B) a description of the national service 
                programs that are designated by the Corporation under 
                section 133(d)(2) as eligible for priority 
                consideration in the next competitive distribution of 
                assistance under section 121(a).
            ``(3) Regulations.--The Corporation shall by regulation 
        establish procedures to ensure the equitable treatment of 
        national service programs that--
                    ``(A) receive funding under this subtitle for 
                multiple years; and
                    ``(B) would be adversely affected by annual 
                revisions in such national service priorities.
            ``(4) Application to subgrants.--Any national service 
        priorities established by the Corporation under this subsection 
        shall also be used by each recipient of funds under section 
        121(a) that uses any portion of the assistance to conduct a 
        grant program to support other national service programs.
    ``(h) Requirements for Tutors.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        Corporation shall require that each recipient of assistance 
        under the national service laws that operates a tutoring 
        program involving elementary school or secondary school 
        students certifies that individuals serving in approved 
        national service positions as tutors in such program have--
                    ``(A) obtained their high school diplomas; and
                    ``(B) successfully completed pre- and in-service 
                training for tutors.
            ``(2) Exception.--The requirements in paragraph (1) do not 
        apply to an individual serving in an approved national service 
        position who is enrolled in an elementary school or secondary 
        school and is providing tutoring services through a structured, 
        school-managed cross-grade tutoring program.
    ``(i) Requirements for Tutoring Programs.--Each tutoring program 
that receives assistance under the national service laws shall--
            ``(1) offer a curriculum that is high quality, research-
        based, and consistent with the State academic content standards 
        required by section 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311) and the instructional 
        program of the local educational agency; and
            ``(2) offer high quality, research-based pre- and in-
        service training for tutors.
    ``(j) Citizenship Training.--The Corporation shall establish 
guidelines for recipients of assistance under the national service 
laws, that are consistent with the principles on which citizenship 
programs administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are 
based, relating to the promotion of citizenship and civic engagement 
among participants in approved national service positions and approved 
summer of service positions, and appropriate to the age, education, and 
experience of the participants.
    ``(k) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal 
year for which the Corporation makes grants under section 121(a), the 
Corporation shall prepare and submit to the authorizing committees a 
report containing--
            ``(1) information describing how the Corporation allocated 
        financial assistance and approved national service positions 
        among eligible entities proposed to carry out corps and 
        national service programs described in this section for that 
        fiscal year;
            ``(2) information describing the amount of financial 
        assistance and the number of approved national service 
        positions the Corporation provided to each corps and national 
        service program described in this section for that fiscal year;
            ``(3) a measure of the extent to which the corps and 
        national service programs improved performance on the 
        corresponding indicators; and
            ``(4) information describing how the Corporation is 
        coordinating--
                    ``(A) the national service programs funded under 
                this section; with
                    ``(B) applicable programs, as determined by the 
                Corporation, carried out under subtitles B and C of 
                this title, and part A of title I and parts A and B of 
                title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 
                (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq., 5001, 5011) that improve 
                performance on those indicators or otherwise address 
                identified community needs.''.

SEC. 1303. TYPES OF POSITIONS.

    Section 123 (42 U.S.C. 12573) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 122(a)'' and 
        inserting ``subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 122'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting after ``subdivision 
        of a State,'' the following: ``a territory,'';
            (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``section 122(a)(3)'' and 
        inserting ``section 122(a)(1)(B)(vi)'';
            (4) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``National'' before 
        ``Civilian Community Corps'';
            (5) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
            (6) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) A position involving service in the ServeAmerica 
        Fellowship program carried out under section 198B.''.

SEC. 1304. CONFORMING REPEAL RELATING TO TRAINING AND TECHNICAL 
              ASSISTANCE.

    Section 125 (42 U.S.C. 12575) is repealed.

SEC. 1305. ASSISTANCE TO STATE COMMISSIONS; CHALLENGE GRANTS.

    Section 126 (42 U.S.C. 12576) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``$125,000 and $750,000'' 
                        and inserting ``$250,000 and $1,000,000''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``501(a)(4)'' and 
                        inserting ``501(a)(5)''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(2) Matching requirement.--In making a grant to a State 
        under this subsection, the Corporation shall require the State 
        to agree to provide matching funds from non-Federal sources of 
        not less than $1 for every $1 provided by the Corporation 
        through the grant.
            ``(3) Alternative.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the 
        Chief Executive Officer may permit a State that demonstrates 
        hardship or a new State Commission to meet alternative matching 
        requirements for such a grant as follows:
                    ``(A) First $100,000.--For the first $100,000 of 
                grant funds provided by the Corporation, the State 
                involved shall not be required to provide matching 
                funds.
                    ``(B) Amounts greater than $100,000.--For grant 
                amounts of more than $100,000 and not more than 
                $250,000 provided by the Corporation, the State shall 
                agree to provide matching funds from non-Federal 
                sources of not less than $1 for every $2 provided by 
                the Corporation, in excess of $100,000.
                    ``(C) Amounts greater than $250,000.--For grant 
                amounts of more than $250,000 provided by the 
                Corporation, the State shall agree to provide matching 
                funds from non-Federal sources of not less than $1 for 
                every $1 provided by the Corporation, in excess of 
                $250,000.'';
            (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Disaster Service.--The Corporation may undertake activities, 
including activities carried out through part A of title I of the 
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.), to 
involve programs that receive assistance under the national service 
laws in disaster relief efforts, and to support, including through 
mission assignments under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), nonprofit 
organizations and public agencies responding to the needs of 
communities experiencing disasters.''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``to national 
                service programs that receive assistance under section 
                121'' and inserting ``to programs supported under the 
                national service laws''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(3) Amount of assistance.--A challenge grant under this 
        subsection may provide, for an initial 3-year grant period, not 
        more than $1 of assistance under this subsection for each $1 in 
        cash raised from private sources by the program supported under 
        the national service laws in excess of amounts required to be 
        provided by the program to satisfy matching funds requirements. 
        After an initial 3-year grant period, a grant under this 
        subsection may provide not more than $1 of assistance under 
        this subsection for each $2 in cash raised from private sources 
        by the program in excess of amounts required to be provided by 
        the program to satisfy matching funds requirements. The 
        Corporation may permit the use of local or State funds under 
        this paragraph in lieu of cash raised from private sources if 
        the Corporation determines that such use would be equitable due 
        to a lack of available private funds at the local level. The 
        Corporation shall establish a ceiling on the amount of 
        assistance that may be provided to a national service program 
        under this subsection.''.

SEC. 1306. ALLOCATION OF ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND OTHER ELIGIBLE 
              ENTITIES.

    Section 129 (42 U.S.C. 12581) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 129. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AND APPROVED NATIONAL SERVICE 
              POSITIONS.

    ``(a) One Percent Allotment for Certain Territories.--Of the funds 
allocated by the Corporation for provision of assistance under section 
121(a) for a fiscal year, the Corporation shall reserve 1 percent for 
grants to the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands upon approval by the 
Corporation of an application submitted under section 130. The 
Corporation shall allot for a grant to each such territory under this 
subsection for a fiscal year an amount that bears the same ratio to 1 
percent of the allocated funds for that fiscal year as the population 
of the territory bears to the total population of such territories.
    ``(b) Allotment for Indian Tribes.--Of the funds allocated by the 
Corporation for provision of assistance under section 121(a) for a 
fiscal year, the Corporation shall reserve at least 1 percent for 
grants to Indian tribes to be allotted by the Corporation on a 
competitive basis.
    ``(c) Reservation of Approved Positions.--The Corporation shall 
ensure that each individual selected during a fiscal year for 
assignment as a VISTA volunteer under title I of the Domestic Volunteer 
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) or as a participant in the 
National Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program under subtitle 
E shall receive the national service educational award described in 
subtitle D if the individual satisfies the eligibility requirements for 
the award. Funds for approved national service positions required by 
this paragraph for a fiscal year shall be deducted from the total 
funding for approved national service positions to be available for 
distribution under subsections (d) and (e) for that fiscal year.
    ``(d) Allotment for Competitive Grants.--Of the funds allocated by 
the Corporation for provision of assistance under section 121(a) for a 
fiscal year and subject to section 133(d)(3), the Corporation shall 
reserve not more than 62.7 percent for grants awarded on a competitive 
basis to States specified in subsection (e)(1) for national service 
programs and to nonprofit organizations seeking to operate a national 
service program in 2 or more of those States. In the consideration of 
applications for such grants, the Corporation shall ensure the 
equitable treatment of applicants from urban areas, applicants from 
rural areas, and applicants of diverse sizes, as measured by the number 
of participants served.
    ``(e) Allotment to Certain States on Formula Basis.--
            ``(1) Grants.--Of the funds allocated by the Corporation 
        for provision of assistance under section 121(a) for a fiscal 
        year, the Corporation shall make a grant to each of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico that submits an application under section 130 that 
        is approved by the Corporation.
            ``(2) Allotments.--The Corporation shall allot for a grant 
        to each such State under this subsection for a fiscal year an 
        amount that bears the same ratio to 35.3 percent of the 
        allocated funds for that fiscal year as the population of the 
        State bears to the total population of the several States, the 
        District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in 
        compliance with paragraph (3).
            ``(3) Minimum amount.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the 
        minimum grant made available to each State approved by the 
        Corporation under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year shall be 
        at least $600,000, or 0.5 percent of the amount allocated for 
        the State formula under this subsection for the fiscal year, 
        whichever is greater.
            ``(4) Programs.--The Corporation--
                    ``(A) shall select 2 or more of the national 
                service programs and corps described in section 122(a) 
                to receive assistance under this subsection; and
                    ``(B) may select national service programs 
                described in section 122(b) to receive such assistance.
    ``(f) Effect of Failure To Apply.--If a State or territory fails to 
apply for, or fails to give notice to the Corporation of its intent to 
apply for, an allotment under this section, or the Corporation does not 
approve the application consistent with section 133, the Corporation 
may use the amount that would have been allotted under this section to 
the State or territory to--
            ``(1) make grants (and provide approved national service 
        positions in connection with such grants) to other community-
        based entities under section 121 that propose to carry out 
        national service programs in such State or territory; and
            ``(2) make reallotments to other States or territories with 
        approved applications submitted under section 130, from the 
        allotment funds not used to make grants as described in 
        paragraph (1).
    ``(g) Application Required.--The Corporation shall make an 
allotment of assistance (including the provision of approved national 
service positions) to a recipient under this section only pursuant to 
an application submitted by a State or other applicant under section 
130.
    ``(h) Approval of Positions Subject to Available Funds.--The 
Corporation may not approve positions as approved national service 
positions under this subtitle for a fiscal year in excess of the number 
of such positions for which the Corporation has sufficient available 
funds in the National Service Trust for that fiscal year, taking into 
consideration funding needs for national service educational awards 
under subtitle D based on completed service. If appropriations are 
insufficient to provide the maximum allowable national service 
educational awards under subtitle D for all eligible participants, the 
Corporation is authorized to make necessary and reasonable adjustments 
to program rules.
    ``(i) Sponsorship of Approved National Service Positions.--
            ``(1) Sponsorship authorized.--The Corporation may enter 
        into agreements with persons or entities who offer to sponsor 
        national service positions for which the person or entity will 
        be responsible for supplying the funds necessary to provide a 
        national service educational award. The distribution of those 
        approved national service positions shall be made pursuant to 
        the agreement, and the creation of those positions shall not be 
        taken into consideration in determining the number of approved 
        national service positions to be available for distribution 
        under this section.
            ``(2) Deposit of contribution.--Funds provided pursuant to 
        an agreement under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the 
        National Service Trust established in section 145 until such 
        time as the funds are needed.
    ``(j) Reservation of Funds for Special Assistance.--From amounts 
appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 501(a)(2) and allocated to carry out subtitle 
C and subject to the limitation in such section, the Corporation may 
reserve such amount as the Corporation considers to be appropriate for 
the purpose of making assistance available under subsections (b) and 
(c) of section 126. The Corporation shall reserve such amount, and any 
amount reserved under subsection (k) from funds appropriated and 
allocated to carry out subtitle C, before allocating funds for the 
provision of assistance under any other provision of this subtitle.
    ``(k) Reservation of Funds To Increase the Participation of 
Individuals With Disabilities.--
            ``(1) Reservation.--To make grants to public or private 
        nonprofit organizations to increase the participation of 
        individuals with disabilities in national service and for 
        demonstration activities in furtherance of this purpose, and 
        subject to the limitation in paragraph (2), the Chief Executive 
        Officer shall reserve not less than 1 percent from the amounts, 
        appropriated to carry out subtitles C, D, E, and H for each 
        fiscal year.
            ``(2) Limitation.--The amount reserved under paragraph (1) 
        may not exceed $10,000,000.
            ``(3) Remainder.--The Chief Executive Officer may use the 
        funds reserved under paragraph (1), and not distributed to make 
        grants under this subsection for other activities described in 
        section 501(a)(2).
    ``(l) Authority for Fixed-Amount Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--From amounts appropriated for a fiscal 
        year to provide financial assistance under the national service 
        laws, the Corporation, subject to the limitation in 
        subparagraph (B) may provide assistance in the form of fixed-
        amount grants in an amount determined by the Corporation under 
        paragraph (2) rather than on the basis of actual costs incurred 
        by a program.
            ``(2) Determination of amount of fixed-amount grants.--A 
        fixed-amount grant authorized by this subsection shall be in an 
        amount determined by the Corporation that is--
                    ``(A) significantly less than the reasonable and 
                necessary costs of administering the program supported 
                by the grant; and
                    ``(B) based on an amount per individual enrolled in 
                the program receiving the grant, taking into account--
                            ``(i) the capacity of the entity carrying 
                        out the program to manage funds and achieve 
                        programmatic results;
                            ``(ii) the number of approved national 
                        service positions, approved silver scholar 
                        positions, or approved summer of service 
                        positions for the program, if applicable;
                            ``(iii) the proposed design of the program;
                            ``(iv) whether the program provides service 
                        to, or involves the participation of, 
                        disadvantaged youth or otherwise would 
                        reasonably incur a relatively higher level of 
                        costs; and
                            ``(v) such other factors as the Corporation 
                        may consider under section 133 in considering 
                        applications for assistance.
            ``(3) Requirements for grant recipients.--In awarding a 
        fixed-amount grant under this subsection, the Corporation--
                    ``(A) shall require the grant recipient--
                            ``(i) to return a pro rata amount of the 
                        grant funds based upon the difference between 
                        the number of hours served by a participant and 
                        the minimum number of hours for completion of a 
                        term of service (as established by the 
                        Corporation);
                            ``(ii) to report on the program's 
                        performance on standardized and other 
                        performance measures established by the 
                        Corporation;
                            ``(iii) to cooperate with any evaluation 
                        activities undertaken by the Corporation; and
                            ``(iv) to provide assurances that 
                        additional funds will be raised in support of 
                        the program, in addition to those received 
                        under the national service laws; and
                    ``(B) may adopt other terms and conditions that the 
                Corporation considers necessary or appropriate based on 
                the relative risks (as determined by the Corporation) 
                associated with any application for a fixed-amount 
                grant.
            ``(4) Other requirements not applicable.--Limitations on 
        administrative costs and matching fund documentation 
        requirements shall not apply to fixed-amount grants provided in 
        accordance with this subsection.
            ``(5) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
        shall relieve a grant recipient of the responsibility to comply 
        with the requirements of chapter 75 of title 31, United States 
        Code, or other requirements of Office of Management and Budget 
        Circular A-133.''.

SEC. 1307. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.

    Part II of subtitle C of title I is amended by inserting after 
section 129 (42 U.S.C. 12581) the following:

``SEC. 129A. EDUCATIONAL AWARDS ONLY PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--From amounts appropriated for a fiscal year to 
provide financial assistance under this subtitle and consistent with 
the restriction in subsection (b), the Corporation may, through fixed-
amount grants (in accordance with section 129(l)), provide operational 
support to programs that receive approved national service positions 
but do not receive funds under section 121(a).
    ``(b) Limit on Corporation Grant Funds.--The Corporation may 
provide the operational support under this section for a program in an 
amount that is not more than $600 per individual enrolled in an 
approved national service position, or not more than $800 per such 
individual if at least 50 percent of the persons enrolled in the 
program are disadvantaged youth.
    ``(c) Inapplicable Provisions.--The following provisions shall not 
apply to programs funded under this section:
            ``(1) The limitation on administrative costs under section 
        121(d).
            ``(2) The matching funds requirements under section 121(e).
            ``(3) The living allowance and other benefits under 
        sections 131(e) and 140 (other than individualized support 
        services for participants with disabilities under section 
        140(f)).''.

SEC. 1308. STATE SELECTION OF PROGRAMS.

    Section 130 (42 U.S.C. 12582) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting after ``State,'' the following: 
                ``territory,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``institution of higher education, 
                or Federal agency'' and inserting ``or institution of 
                higher education'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (9), by striking ``section 
                122(c)'' and inserting ``section 122(g)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (12), by inserting 
                ``municipalities and governments of counties in which 
                such a community is located,'' after ``providing 
                services,'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``jobs or positions'' and 
                        inserting ``proposed positions''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``, including'' and all 
                        that follows through the period at the end and 
                        inserting a period;
                    (B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``proposed'' 
                before ``minimum''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) In the case of a nonprofit organization intending to 
        operate programs in 2 or more States, a description of the 
        manner in which and extent to which the organization consulted 
        with the State Commissions of each State in which the 
        organization intends to operate and the nature of the 
        consultation.'';
            (4) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by striking ``section 122(a)'' 
        and inserting ``subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 122'';
            (5) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) as 
        subsections (e) through (h), respectively and inserting after 
        subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Additional Required Application Information.--An application 
submitted under subsection (a) for programs described in 122(a) shall 
also contain--
            ``(1) measurable goals, to be used for annual measurements 
        of the program's performance on 1 or more of the corresponding 
        indicators described in section 122;
            ``(2) information describing how the applicant proposes to 
        utilize funds to improve performance on the corresponding 
        indicators utilizing participants, including describing the 
        activities in which such participants will engage to improve 
        performance on those indicators;
            ``(3) information identifying the geographical area in 
        which the eligible entity proposing to carry out the program 
        proposes to use funds to improve performance on the 
        corresponding indicators, and demographic information on the 
        students or individuals, as appropriate, in such area, and 
        statistics demonstrating the need to improve such indicators in 
        such area; and
            ``(4) if applicable, information on how the eligible entity 
        will work with other community-based entities to carry out 
        activities to improve performance on the corresponding 
        indicators using such funds.'';
            (6) in subsection (f)(2) (as so redesignated) by striking 
        ``were selected'' and inserting ``were or will be selected'';
            (7) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a program 
                applicant'' and inserting ``an applicant''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the heading, by striking ``Program 
                        applicant'' and inserting ``Applicant'';
                            (ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``program applicant'' and 
                        inserting ``applicant'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by inserting after 
                                ``subdivision of a State,'' the 
                                following: ``territory,''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``institution of 
                                higher education, or Federal agency'' 
                                and inserting ``or institution of 
                                higher education''; and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) by inserting after 
                                ``subdivision of a State,'' the 
                                following: ``territory,''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``institution of 
                                higher education, or Federal agency'' 
                                and inserting ``or institution of 
                                higher education''; and
            (8) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), by striking the 
        period and inserting ``or is already receiving financial 
        assistance from the Corporation.''.

SEC. 1309. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 131(c) (42 U.S.C. 12583(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
        inserting the following:
                    ``(A) the community served, the municipality and 
                government of the county (if appropriate) in which the 
                community is located, and potential participants in the 
                program; and''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
            ``(3) in the case of a program that is not funded through a 
        State (including a national service program that a nonprofit 
        organization seeks to operate in 2 or more States), consult 
        with and coordinate activities with the State Commission for 
        each State in which the program will operate, and the 
        Corporation shall obtain confirmation from the State Commission 
        that the applicant seeking assistance under this Act has 
        consulted with and coordinated activities with the State 
        Commission when seeking to operate the program in that 
        State.''.

SEC. 1310. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.

    Section 133 (42 U.S.C. 12585) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ``jobs or'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph 
                (9); and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
            ``(8) The extent to which the national service program 
        generates the involvement of volunteers, if consistent with the 
        mission of the program.'';
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``section 122(a)'' 
                                and inserting ``subsection (a), (b), or 
                                (c) of section 122''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``section 
                                129(d)(2)'' and inserting ``section 
                                129(d)'';
                            (ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) through 
                        (G) and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) national service programs that--
                            ``(i) recruit veterans, particularly 
                        returning veterans, into service opportunities;
                            ``(ii) promote community-based efforts to 
                        meet the unique needs of military families 
                        while a family member is deployed, and upon 
                        that family member's return home;
                            ``(iii) conform to the national service 
                        priorities in effect under section 122(g);
                            ``(iv) are innovative; and
                            ``(v) are well established in 1 or more 
                        States at the time of the application and are 
                        proposed to be expanded to additional States 
                        using assistance provided under section 121;
                    ``(B) grant programs in support of other national 
                service programs if the grant programs are to be 
                conducted by nonprofit organizations with demonstrated 
                and extensive expertise in the provision of services to 
                meet human, educational, environmental, or public 
                safety needs; and
                    ``(C) professional corps programs described in 
                section 122(c)(4).''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``section 
                129(d)(2)'' and inserting ``section 129(d)'';
            (4) in subsection (e), by striking ``subsections (a) and 
        (d)(1) of section 129'' and inserting ``subsections (d) and (e) 
        of section 129''; and
            (5) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 
                129(a)(1)'' and inserting ``section 129(e)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking ``section 129(a)'' and 
                        inserting ``section 129(e)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``paragraph (3) of such 
                        subsection'' and inserting ``section 129(f)''.

SEC. 1311. DESCRIPTION OF PARTICIPANTS.

    Section 137 (42 U.S.C. 12591) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (3); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) 
                as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively;
            (2) by striking subsection (b);
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``(a)(5)'' and inserting 
        ``(a)(4)''; and
            (4) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).

SEC. 1312. SELECTION OF NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS.

    Section 138 (42 U.S.C. 12592) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``conducted by the 
        State'' and all that follows through ``or other entity'' and 
        inserting ``conducted by the entity''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)(2)(C), by inserting before the 
        semicolon at the end the following: ``, particularly those who 
        were considered, at the time of their service, disadvantaged 
        youth''.

SEC. 1313. TERMS OF SERVICE.

    Section 139 (42 U.S.C. 12593) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``not less than 9 
                months and'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``during a period 
                of--'' and all that follows through the period at the 
                end and inserting ``during a period of not more than 2 
                years.''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Extension of term for disaster purposes.--
                    ``(A) Extension.--An individual in an approved 
                national service position performing service directly 
                related to disaster relief efforts may continue in a 
                term of service for a period of 90 days beyond the 
                period otherwise specified in, as appropriate, this 
                subsection or section 153(d) or in section 104 of the 
                Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
                4954).
                    ``(B) Single term of service.--A period of service 
                performed by an individual in an originally-agreed to 
                term of service and service performed under this 
                paragraph shall constitute a single term of service for 
                purposes of subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 146.
                    ``(C) Benefits.--An individual performing service 
                under this paragraph may continue to receive a living 
                allowance and other benefits under section 140 but may 
                not receive an additional national service educational 
                award under section 141.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``as 
                demonstrated by the participant'' and inserting ``as 
                determined by the organization responsible for granting 
                the release, if the participant has otherwise performed 
                satisfactorily and has completed at least 15 percent of 
                the term of service''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``provide to the participant that portion of 
                        the national service educational award'' and 
                        inserting ``certify the participant's 
                        eligibility for that portion of the national 
                        service educational award''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``to 
                        allow return to the program with which the 
                        individual was serving in order''.

SEC. 1314. ADJUSTMENTS TO LIVING ALLOWANCE.

    Section 140 (42 U.S.C. 12594) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (3)'' 
                and inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2);
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (2);
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so 
                redesignated) the following:
            ``(3) Federal work-study students.--The living allowance 
        that may be provided under paragraph (1) to an individual whose 
        term of service includes hours for which the individual 
        receives a Federal work-study award under part C of title IV of 
        the Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) shall 
        be reduced by the amount of the individual's Federal work study 
        award.''; and
                    (E) in paragraph (4), by striking ``a reduced term 
                of service under section 139(b)(3)'' and inserting ``a 
                term of service that is less than 12 months'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``shall include an 
        amount sufficient to cover 85 percent of such taxes'' and all 
        that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``may 
        be used to pay the taxes described in this subsection.'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``section 122(a)(8)'' and 
                        inserting ``section 122(c)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``subsection (a)(3)'' and 
                        inserting ``subsection (a)(2)'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by adding ``and'' at the end;
                    (C) by striking paragraph (2); and
                    (D) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (2);
            (4) in subsection (d)(1), by striking the second sentence; 
        and
            (5) by striking subsections (g) and (h).

   Subtitle D--Amendments to Subtitle D (National Service Trust and 
           Provision of National Service Educational Awards)

SEC. 1401. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS IN THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST.

    (a) Subtitle Heading.--The subtitle heading for subtitle D of title 
I is amended to read as follows:

   ``Subtitle D--National Service Trust and Provision of Educational 
                               Awards''.

    (b) Establishment of Trust.--Section 145 (42 U.S.C. 12601) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``pursuant to section 
                        501(a)(2)''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
                        after ``national service educational awards'' 
                        the following: ``, summer of service 
                        educational awards, and silver scholar 
                        educational awards'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``pursuant to section 
                        196(a)(2)'' and inserting ``pursuant to section 
                        196(a)(2), if the terms of such donations 
                        direct that the donated amounts be deposited in 
                        the National Service Trust''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (4); and
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) any amounts recovered by the Corporation pursuant to 
        section 146A; and'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``for payments of 
        national service educational awards in accordance with section 
        148.'' and inserting ``for--
            ``(1) payments of national service educational awards, 
        summer of service educational awards, and silver scholar 
        educational awards in accordance with section 148; and
            ``(2) payments of interest in accordance with section 
        148(e).''; and
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``Congress'' and inserting ``the Authorizing 
                Committees'';
                    (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``the Congress'' and inserting ``the 
                authorizing committees'';
                    (C) in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), by inserting 
                ``, summer of service educational awards, or silver 
                scholar awards'' after ``national service educational 
                awards'' each place the term appears; and
                    (D) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, additional approved 
                        summer of service positions, and additional 
                        approved silver scholar positions'' after 
                        ``additional approved national service 
                        positions''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``under subtitle C''.

SEC. 1402. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN EDUCATIONAL AWARD FROM 
              THE TRUST.

    Section 146 (42 U.S.C. 12602) is amended--
            (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
        following:

``SEC. 146. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN EDUCATIONAL AWARD FROM 
              THE TRUST.'';

        and
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, summer of service 
                        educational award, or silver scholar 
                        educational award'' after ``national service 
                        educational award''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``if the individual'' and 
                        inserting ``if the organization responsible for 
                        the individual's supervision in a national 
                        service program certifies that the 
                        individual'';
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(1) met the applicable eligibility requirements for the 
        approved national service position, approved silver scholar 
        position, or approved summer of service position, as 
        appropriate, in which the individual served; and
            ``(2)(A) for a full-time or part-time national service 
        educational award, successfully completed the required term of 
        service described in subsection (b)(1) in the approved national 
        service position;
            ``(B) for a partial educational award in accordance with 
        section 139(c)--
                    ``(i) satisfactorily performed prior to being 
                granted a release for compelling personal circumstances 
                under such section; and
                    ``(ii) completed at least 15 percent of the 
                required term of service described in subsection (b) 
                for the approved national service position;
            ``(C) for a summer of service educational award, 
        successfully completed the required term of service described 
        in subsection (b)(2) in an approved summer of service position, 
        as certified through a process determined by the Corporation 
        through regulations consistent with section 138(f); or
            ``(D) for a silver scholar educational award, successfully 
        completed the required term of service described in subsection 
        (b)(3) in an approved silver scholar position, as certified 
        through a process determined by the Corporation through 
        regulations consistent with section 138(f); and''.
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
                (3);
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``The term'' and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) Approved national service position.--The term''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Approved summer of service position.--The term of 
        service for an approved summer of service position shall not be 
        less than 100 hours of service during the summer months.
            ``(3) Approved silver scholar position.--The term of 
        service for an approved silver scholar position shall be not 
        less than 250 hours during a 1-year period.'';
            (4) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Limitation on Receipt of National Service Educational 
Awards.--An individual may not receive, through national service 
educational awards and silver scholar educational awards, more than an 
amount equal to the aggregate value of 2 such awards for full-time 
service. The value of summer of service educational awards that an 
individual receives shall have no effect on the aggregate value of the 
national service educational awards the individual may receive.'';
            (5) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``Seven-year requirement'' 
                        and inserting ``In general'';
                            (ii) by striking ``An'' and inserting 
                        ``Subject to paragraph (2), an'';
                            (iii) by inserting ``or a silver scholar 
                        educational award'' after ``national service 
                        educational award'';
                            (iv) by inserting ``or an approved silver 
                        scholar position, as applicable,'' after 
                        ``approved national service position''; and
                            (v) by adding at the end the following: 
                        ``Subject to paragraph (2), an individual 
                        eligible to receive a summer of service 
                        educational award under this section may not 
                        use such award after the end of the 10-year 
                        period beginning on the date the individual 
                        completes the term of service in an approved 
                        summer of service position that is the basis of 
                        the award.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A) and in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, 
                        summer of service educational award, or silver 
                        scholar educational award'' after ``national 
                        service educational award'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, 
                        or 10-year period, as appropriate'' after ``7-
                        year period''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, 
                        approved summer of service position, or 
                        approved silver scholar position'' after 
                        ``approved national service position''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Term for transferred educational awards.--For 
        purposes of applying paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) to an individual 
        who is eligible to receive an educational award as a designated 
        individual (as defined in section 148(f)(3)), references to a 
        seven-year period shall be considered to be references to a 10-
        year period that begins on the date the individual who 
        transferred the educational award to the designated individual 
        completed the term of service in the approved national service 
        position or approved silver scholar position that is the basis 
        of the award.''; and
            (6) in subsection (e)(1)--
                    (A) by inserting after ``qualifying under this 
                section'' the following: ``or under section 
                119(c)(8)''; and
                    (B) by inserting after ``to receive a national 
                service educational award'' the following: ``, a summer 
                of service educational award, or a silver scholar 
                educational award''.

SEC. 1403. CERTIFICATIONS.

    The Act is amended by adding after section 146 (42 U.S.C. 12602) 
the following:

``SEC. 146A. CERTIFICATIONS OF SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF TERMS OF 
              SERVICE.

    ``(a) Certifications.--In making any authorized disbursement from 
the National Service Trust in regard to an eligible individual 
(including disbursement for a designated individual, as defined in 
section 148(f)(3), due to the service of an eligible individual) under 
section 146 who served in an approved national service position, an 
approved summer of service position, or an approved silver scholar 
position, the Corporation shall rely on a certification. The 
certification shall be made by the entity that selected the individual 
for and supervised the individual in the approved national service 
position in which such individual successfully completed a required 
term of service, in a national service program.
    ``(b) Effect of Erroneous Certifications.--If the Corporation 
determines that the certification under subsection (a) is erroneous or 
incorrect, the Corporation may assess against the national service 
program a charge for the amount of any associated payment or potential 
payment from the National Service Trust. In assessing the charge, the 
Corporation shall consider the full facts and circumstances surrounding 
the erroneous or incorrect certification, and may determine the charge 
based on principles of equity and good conscience.''.

SEC. 1404. DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT OF THE EDUCATIONAL AWARD.

    Section 147 (42 U.S.C. 12603) is amended--
            (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
        following:

``SEC. 147. DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT OF THE EDUCATIONAL AWARD.''; 
              AND

            (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) Amount for Full-Time National Service.--Except as provided in 
subsection (c), an individual described in section 146(a) who 
successfully completes a required term of full-time national service in 
an approved national service position shall receive a national service 
educational award having a value equal to the maximum amount available 
to any student of a Federal Pell Grant that a student eligible under 
section 401(b)(2)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070a(b)(2)(A)) may receive for the award year for which the national 
service position is approved by the Corporation.'';
            (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``, for each of not more 
        than 2 of such terms of service,''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Amount for Summer of Service.--An individual described in 
section 146(a) who successfully completes a required summer of service 
term shall receive a summer of service educational award having a 
value, for each of not more than 2 of such terms of service, equal to 
$500.
    ``(e) Amount for Silver Scholars.--An individual described in 
section 146(a) who successfully completes a required silver scholar 
term shall receive a silver scholar educational award having a value of 
$1,000.''.

SEC. 1405. DISBURSEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.

    Section 148 (42 U.S.C. 12604) is amended--
            (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
        following:

``SEC. 148. DISBURSEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.'';

            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``cost of 
                attendance'' and inserting ``cost of attendance or 
                other educational expenses'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'';
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
                (5); and
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) to pay expenses incurred in enrolling in an 
        educational institution or training establishment that is 
        approved under chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, or 
        other applicable provisions of law, for offering programs of 
        education, apprenticeship, or on-job training for which 
        educational assistance may be provided by the Secretary of 
        Veterans Affairs; and'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``the 
                national service educational award of the individual'' 
                the following: ``, an eligible individual under section 
                146(a) who served in a summer of service program and 
                desires to apply that individual's summer of service 
                educational award, or an eligible individual under 
                section 146(a) who served in a silver scholar program 
                and desires to apply that individual's silver scholar 
                educational award,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ``the 
                national service educational award'' the following: ``, 
                the summer of service educational award, or the silver 
                scholar educational award, as applicable,'';
                    (C) in paragraph (5), by inserting after ``the 
                national service educational award'' the following: ``, 
                the summer of service educational award, or the silver 
                scholar educational award, as applicable''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (7)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
                        period and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) any loan (other than a loan described in 
                subparagraph (A) or (B)) determined by an institution 
                of higher education to be necessary to cover a 
                student's educational expenses and made, insured, or 
                guaranteed by--
                            ``(i) an eligible lender, as defined in 
                        section 435 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
                        (20 U.S.C. 1085);
                            ``(ii) the direct student loan program 
                        under part D of title IV of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
                        1087a et seq.);
                            ``(iii) a State agency; or
                            ``(iv) a lender otherwise determined by the 
                        Corporation to be eligible to receive 
                        disbursements from the National Service 
                        Trust.'';
            (4) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``national 
                service educational award'' the following: ``, an 
                eligible individual under section 146(a) who desires to 
                apply the individual's summer of service educational 
                award, or an eligible individual under section 146(a) 
                who served in a silver scholar program and desires to 
                apply that individual's silver scholar educational 
                award,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after 
                        ``national service educational award'' the 
                        following: ``, summer of service educational 
                        award, or silver scholar educational award, as 
                        applicable,''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C)(iii), by inserting 
                        after ``national service educational awards'' 
                        the following: ``, summer of service 
                        educational awards, or silver scholar 
                        educational awards, as applicable,'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting after ``national 
                service educational awards'' the following: ``summer of 
                service educational awards, or silver scholar 
                educational awards'';
                    (D) in paragraph (5)--
                            (i) by inserting after ``national service 
                        educational award'' the following: ``, summer 
                        of service educational award, or silver scholar 
                        educational award, as applicable,''; and
                            (ii) by inserting before the period the 
                        following: ``, additional approved summer of 
                        service positions, and additional approved 
                        silver scholar positions''; and
                    (E) in paragraph (6)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by inserting after ``national service 
                        educational award'' the following: ``, summer 
                        of service educational award, or silver scholar 
                        educational award''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
                        ``and other educational expenses'' after ``cost 
                        of attendance'';
            (5) in subsection (d), by inserting after ``national 
        service educational awards'' the following: ``, summer of 
        service educational awards, and silver scholar educational 
        awards'';
            (6) in subsection (e), by striking ``subsection (b)(6)'' 
        and inserting ``subsection (b)(7)'';
            (7) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) by striking ``Director'' and inserting ``Chief 
                Executive Officer''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, summer of service educational 
                award, or silver scholar educational award, as 
                appropriate,'' after ``national service educational 
                award'';
            (8) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
        (g) and (h) respectively; and
            (9) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f) Transfer of Educational Awards.--
            ``(1) In general.--An individual who is eligible to receive 
        a national service educational award or silver scholar 
        educational award under a program described in paragraph (2) 
        may elect to receive the award (in the amount described in the 
        corresponding provision of section 147) and transfer the award 
        to a designated individual. Subsections (b), (c), and (d) shall 
        apply to the designated individual in lieu of the individual 
        who is eligible to receive the national service educational 
        award or silver scholar educational award, except that amounts 
        refunded to the account under subsection (c)(5) on behalf of a 
        designated individual may be used by the Corporation to fund 
        additional placements in the national service program in which 
        the eligible individual who transferred the national service 
        educational award or silver scholar educational award 
        participated for such award.
            ``(2) Conditions for transfer.--An educational award may be 
        transferred under this subsection if--
                    ``(A)(i) the award is a national service 
                educational award for service in a national service 
                program that receives a grant under subtitle C; and
                    ``(ii) before beginning the term of service 
                involved, the eligible individual is age 55 or older; 
                or
                    ``(B) the award is a silver scholarship educational 
                award under section 198C(a).
            ``(3) Definition of a designated individual.--In this 
        subsection, the term `designated individual' is an individual--
                    ``(A) whom an individual who is eligible to receive 
                a national service educational award or silver scholar 
                educational award under a program described in 
                paragraph (2) designates to receive the educational 
                award;
                    ``(B) who meets the eligibility requirements of 
                paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 146(a); and
                    ``(C) who is a child or grandchild of the 
                individual described in subparagraph (A).''.

SEC. 1406. APPROVAL PROCESS FOR APPROVED POSITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle D of title I (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 149. APPROVAL PROCESS FOR APPROVED POSITIONS.

    ``(a) Timing and Recording Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subtitles C, D, and H, 
        and any other provision of law, in approving a position as an 
        approved national service position, an approved summer of 
        service position, or an approved silver scholar position, the 
        Corporation--
                    ``(A) shall approve the position at the time the 
                Corporation--
                            ``(i) enters into an enforceable agreement 
                        with an individual participant to serve in a 
                        program carried out under subtitle E of title I 
                        of this Act, section 198B or 198C(a), or under 
                        title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
                        of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.), a summer of 
                        service program described in section 119(c)(8), 
                        or a silver scholarship program described in 
                        section 198C(a); or
                            ``(ii) except as provided in clause (i), 
                        awards a grant to (or enters into a contract or 
                        cooperative agreement with) an entity to carry 
                        out a program for which such a position is 
                        approved under section 123; and
                    ``(B) shall record as an obligation an estimate of 
                the net present value of the national service 
                educational award, summer of service educational award, 
                or silver scholar educational award associated with the 
                position, based on a formula that takes into 
                consideration historical rates of enrollment in such a 
                program, and of earning and using national service 
                educational awards, summer of service educational 
                awards, or silver scholar educational awards, as 
                appropriate, for such a program and remain available.
            ``(2) Formula.--In determining the formula described in 
        paragraph (1)(B), the Corporation shall consult with the 
        Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
            ``(3) Certification report.--The Chief Executive Officer of 
        the Corporation shall annually prepare and submit to the 
        authorizing committees a report that contains a certification 
        that the Corporation is in compliance with the requirements of 
        paragraph (1).
            ``(4) Approval.--The requirements of this subsection shall 
        apply to each approved national service position, approved 
        summer of service position, or approved silver scholarship 
        position that the Corporation approves--
                    ``(A) during fiscal year 2010; and
                    ``(B) during any subsequent fiscal year.
    ``(b) Reserve Account.--
            ``(1) Establishment and contents.--
                    ``(A) Establishment.--Notwithstanding subtitles C, 
                D, and H, and any other provision of law, within the 
                National Service Trust established under section 145, 
                the Corporation shall establish a reserve account.
                    ``(B) Contents.--To ensure the availability of 
                adequate funds to support the awards of approved 
                national service positions, approved summer of service 
                positions, and approved silver scholar positions, for 
                each fiscal year, the Corporation shall place in the 
                account--
                            ``(i) during fiscal year 2010, a portion of 
                        the funds that were appropriated for fiscal 
                        year 2010 or a previous fiscal year under 
                        section 501 of this Act or section 501 of the 
                        Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
                        U.S.C. 5081), were made available to carry out 
                        subtitle C, D, or E of this title, section 198B 
                        or 198C(a), subtitle A of title I of the 
                        Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or 
                        summer of service programs described in section 
                        119(c)(8), and remain available; and
                            ``(ii) during fiscal year 2011 or a 
                        subsequent fiscal year, a portion of the funds 
                        that were appropriated for that fiscal year 
                        under section 501 of this Act or section 501 of 
                        the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
                        U.S.C. 5081), were made available to carry out 
                        subtitle C, D, or E of this title, section 198B 
                        or 198C(a), subtitle A of title I of the 
                        Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or 
                        summer of service programs described in section 
                        119(c)(8), and remain available.
            ``(2) Obligation.--The Corporation shall not obligate the 
        funds in the reserve account until the Corporation--
                    ``(A) determines that the funds will not be needed 
                for the payment of national service educational awards 
                associated with previously approved national service 
                positions, summer of service educational awards 
                associated with previously approved summer of service 
                positions, and silver scholar educational awards 
                associated with previously approved silver scholar 
                positions; or
                    ``(B) obligates the funds for the payment of 
                national service educational awards for such previously 
                approved national service positions, summer of service 
                educational awards for such previously approved summer 
                of service positions, or silver scholar educational 
                awards for such previously approved silver scholar 
                positions, as applicable.
    ``(c) Audits.--The accounts of the Corporation relating to the 
appropriated funds for approved national service positions, approved 
summer of service positions, and approved silver scholar positions, and 
the records demonstrating the manner in which the Corporation has 
recorded estimates described in subsection (a)(1)(B) as obligations, 
shall be audited annually by independent certified public accountants 
or independent licensed public accountants certified or licensed by a 
regulatory authority of a State or other political subdivision of the 
United States in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. 
A report containing the results of each such independent audit shall be 
included in the annual report required by subsection (a)(3).
    ``(d) Availability of Amounts.--Except as provided in subsection 
(b), all amounts included in the National Service Trust under 
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 145(a) shall be available for 
payments of national service educational awards, summer of service 
educational awards, or silver scholar educational awards under section 
148.''.
    (b) Conforming Repeal.--The Strengthen AmeriCorps Program Act (42 
U.S.C. 12605) is repealed.

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

SEC. 1501. PURPOSE.

    Section 151 (42 U.S.C. 12611) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 151. PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this subtitle to authorize the operation of, 
and support for, residential and other service programs that combine 
the best practices of civilian service with the best aspects of 
military service, including leadership and team building, to meet 
national and community needs. The needs to be met under such programs 
include those needs related to--
            ``(1) natural and other disasters;
            ``(2) infrastructure improvement;
            ``(3) environmental stewardship and conservation;
            ``(4) energy conservation; and
            ``(5) urban and rural development.''.

SEC. 1502. PROGRAM COMPONENTS.

    Section 152 (42 U.S.C. 12612) is amended--
            (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:

``SEC. 152. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS 
              PROGRAM.'';

            (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``Civilian Community 
        Corps Demonstration Program'' and inserting ``National Civilian 
        Community Corps Program'';
            (3) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection 
        (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``Civilian Community Corps 
                Demonstration Program'' and inserting ``National 
                Civilian Community Corps Program''; and
                    (B) by striking ``a Civilian Community Corps'' and 
                inserting ``a National Civilian Community Corps''; and
            (4) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Residential Components.--Both programs referred to in 
subsection (b) may include a residential component.''.

SEC. 1503. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.

    Section 153 (42 U.S.C. 12613) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``Civilian Community Corps 
                Demonstration Program'' and inserting ``National 
                Civilian Community Corps Program''; and
                    (B) by striking ``on Civilian Community Corps'' and 
                inserting ``on National Civilian Community Corps'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(1) is, or will be, at least 18 years of age on or before 
        December 31 of the calendar year in which the individual 
        enrolls in the program, but is not more than 24 years of age as 
        of the date the individual begins participating in the program; 
        and'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``Backrounds'' and inserting ``Backgrounds''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following: ``The 
                Director shall take appropriate steps, including 
                through outreach and recruitment activities, to 
                increase the percentage of participants in the program 
                who are disadvantaged youth to 50 percent of all 
                participants by year 2012. The Director shall report to 
                the authorizing committees biennially on such efforts, 
                any challenges faced, and the annual participation 
                rates of disadvantaged youth in the program.'';
            (4) by striking subsection (d); and
            (5) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).

SEC. 1504. SUMMER NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM.

    Section 154 (42 U.S.C. 12614) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``Civilian Community Corps 
                Demonstration Program'' and inserting ``National 
                Civilian Community Corps Program''; and
                    (B) by striking ``on Civilian Community Corps'' and 
                inserting ``on National Civilian Community Corps''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``shall be'' and all 
        that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
        ``shall be from economically and ethnically diverse 
        backgrounds, including youth who are in foster care.''.

SEC. 1505. NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.

    Section 155 (42 U.S.C. 12615) is amended--
            (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:

``SEC. 155. NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.'';

            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``Civilian Community Corps 
                Demonstration Program'' and inserting ``National 
                Civilian Community Corps Program''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the Civilian Community Corps 
                shall'' and inserting ``the National Civilian Community 
                Corps shall'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by amending the subsection heading to read as 
                follows:
    ``(b) Membership in National Civilian Community Corps.--'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``National'' 
                before ``Civilian Community Corps'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking ``superintendent'' and 
                        inserting ``campus director''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``camp'' and inserting 
                        ``campus''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Team leaders.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Director may select 
                individuals with prior supervisory or service 
                experience to be team leaders within units in the 
                National Civilian Community Corps, to perform service 
                that includes leading and supervising teams of Corps 
                members. Each team leader shall be selected without 
                regard to the age limitation under section 153(b).
                    ``(B) Rights and benefits.--A team leader shall be 
                provided the same rights and benefits applicable to 
                other Corps members, except that the Director may 
                increase the limitation on the amount of the living 
                allowance under section 158(b) by not more than 10 
                percent for a team leader.'';
            (4) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by amending the subsection heading to read as 
                follows:
    ``(d) Campuses.--'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by amending the paragraph heading to 
                        read as follows:
            ``(1) Units to be assigned to cam-
        puses.--'';
                            (ii) by striking ``in camps'' and inserting 
                        ``in campuses'';
                            (iii) by striking ``camp'' and inserting 
                        ``campus''; and
                            (iv) by striking ``in the camps'' and 
                        inserting ``in the campuses'';
                    (C) by amending paragraphs (2) and (3) to read as 
                follows:
            ``(2) Campus director.--There shall be a campus director 
        for each campus. The campus director is the head of the campus.
            ``(3) Eligible site for campus.--A campus shall be cost 
        effective and may, upon the completion of a feasibility study, 
        be located in a facility referred to in section 162(c).'';
            (5) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by amending the subsection heading to read as 
                follows:
    ``(e) Distribution of Units and Campuses.--'';
                    (B) by striking ``camps are distributed'' and 
                inserting ``campuses are cost effective and are 
                distributed''; and
                    (C) by striking ``rural areas'' and all that 
                follows through the period at the end and inserting 
                ``rural areas such that each Corps unit in a region can 
                be easily deployed for disaster and emergency response 
                to such region.''; and
            (6) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``superintendent'' and 
                        inserting ``campus director''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``camp'' both places such 
                        term appears and inserting ``campus'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``superintendent of a camp'' 
                        and inserting ``campus director of a campus'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``superintendent'' 
                                and inserting ``campus director'';
                                    (II) by striking 
                                ``superintendent's'' and inserting 
                                ``campus director's''; and
                                    (III) by striking ``camp'' each 
                                place such term appears and inserting 
                                ``campus''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``superintendent'' and inserting ``campus 
                        director''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``camp 
                superintendent'' and inserting ``campus director''.

SEC. 1506. TRAINING.

    Section 156 (42 U.S.C. 12616) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting ``National'' before ``Civilian 
                Community Corps''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following: ``The 
                Director shall ensure that to the extent practicable, 
                each member of the Corps is trained in CPR, first aid, 
                and other skills related to disaster preparedness and 
                response.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting before the period at 
        the end the following: ``, including a focus on energy 
        conservation, environmental stewardship or conservation, 
        infrastructure improvement, urban and rural development, or 
        disaster preparedness needs, as appropriate''; and
            (3) by amending subsection (c)(2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) Coordination with other entities.--Members of the 
        cadre may provide, either directly or through grants, 
        contracts, or cooperative agreements, the advanced service 
        training referred to in subsection (b)(1) in coordination with 
        vocational or technical schools, other employment and training 
        providers, existing youth service programs, other qualified 
        individuals, or organizations with expertise in training youth, 
        including disadvantaged youth, in the skill areas described in 
        such subsection.''; and
            (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``section 162(a)(3)'' 
        and inserting ``section 162(c)''.

SEC. 1507. CONSULTATION WITH STATE COMMISSIONS.

    Section 157 (42 U.S.C. 12617) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                inserting ``National'' before ``Civilian Community 
                Corps'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the 
                semicolon the following: ``, with specific emphasis on 
                projects in support of infrastructure improvement, 
                energy conservation, and urban and rural development''; 
                and
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``service 
                learning'' and inserting ``service-learning'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and 
                        the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
                        Development'' and inserting ``the Secretary of 
                        Housing and Urban Development, the 
                        Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
                        Agency, the Administrator of the Federal 
                        Emergency Management Agency, the Secretary of 
                        Energy, the Secretary of Transportation, and 
                        the Chief of the Forest Service''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``community-based 
                                entities and'' before ``representatives 
                                of local communities''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``camp'' both 
                                places such term appears and inserting 
                                ``campus''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``State 
                Commissions,'' before ``and persons involved in other 
                youth service programs.''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``superintendent'' both 
                        places such term appears and inserting ``campus 
                        director''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``camp'' both places such 
                        term appears and inserting ``campus''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``camp 
                superintendents'' and inserting ``campus directors''.

SEC. 1508. AUTHORIZED BENEFITS FOR CORPS MEMBERS.

    Section 158 (42 U.S.C. 12618) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``National'' before 
        ``Civilian Community Corps''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``National'' before 
                        ``Civilian Community Corps''; and
                            (ii) by inserting before the colon the 
                        following: ``, as the Director determines 
                        appropriate'';
                    (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``Clothing'' and 
                inserting ``Uniforms''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (7), by striking ``Recreational 
                services and supplies'' and inserting ``Supplies''.

SEC. 1509. PERMANENT CADRE.

    Section 159 (42 U.S.C. 12619) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``Civilian Community Corps Demonstration 
                Program'' and inserting ``National Civilian Community 
                Corps Program''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``including those'' before 
                        ``recommended''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``National'' before 
                        ``Civilian Community Corps'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``National'' before 
        ``Civilian Community Corps'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by inserting 
                ``National'' before ``Civilian Community Corps''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``The Director 
                                shall establish a permanent cadre of'' 
                                and inserting ``The Chief Executive 
                                Officer shall establish a permanent 
                                cadre that includes the Director and 
                                other appointed''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``National'' 
                                before ``Civilian Community Corps'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``The 
                        Director shall appoint the members'' and 
                        inserting ``The Chief Executive Officer shall 
                        consider the recommendations of the Director in 
                        appointing the other members'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding clause 
                                (i), by striking ``the Director'' and 
                                inserting ``the Chief Executive 
                                Officer'';
                                    (II) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``section 162(a)(2)'' and inserting 
                                ``section 162(b)'';
                                    (III) in clause (iii), by striking 
                                ``and'' at the end;
                                    (IV) by redesignating clause (iv) 
                                as clause (v); and
                                    (V) by inserting after clause (iii) 
                                the following:
                            ``(iv) give consideration to retired and 
                        other former law enforcement, fire, rescue, and 
                        emergency personnel, and other individuals with 
                        backgrounds in disaster preparedness, relief, 
                        and recovery; and''; and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (E)--
                                    (I) by striking ``to members'' and 
                                inserting ``to other members'';
                                    (II) by inserting after 
                                ``techniques'' the following: ``, 
                                including techniques for working with 
                                and enhancing the development of 
                                disadvantaged youth,''; and
                                    (III) by striking ``service 
                                learning'' and inserting ``service-
                                learning''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by striking 
                        ``the members'' and inserting ``other 
                        members''; and
                            (ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
                        ``section 162(a)(2)(A)'' and inserting 
                        ``162(b)(1)''.

SEC. 1510. STATUS OF CORPS MEMBERS AND CORPS PERSONNEL UNDER FEDERAL 
              LAW.

    Section 160(a) (42 U.S.C. 12620(a)) is amended by inserting 
``National'' before ``Civilian Community Corps''.

SEC. 1511. CONTRACT AND GRANT AUTHORITY.

    Section 161 (42 U.S.C. 12621) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``perform any program 
        function under this subtitle'' and inserting ``carry out the 
        National Civilian Community Corps program''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 
                162(a)(3)'' and inserting ``section 162(c)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``National'' 
                before ``Civilian Community Corps''.

SEC. 1512. OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 162 (42 U.S.C. 12622) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
                        ``National'' before ``Civilian Community 
                        Corps''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 
                        ``the registry established by'' and all that 
                        follows through the semicolon and inserting 
                        ``the registry established by section 1143a of 
                        title 10, United States Code;'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``to be 
                recommended for appointment'' and inserting ``from 
                which individuals may be selected for appointment by 
                the Director''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``National'' 
                before ``Civilian Community Corps''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b).
    (b) Technical Amendments.--Section 162 (42 U.S.C. 12622), as 
amended by subsection (a), is further amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``other 
        departments'' and inserting ``department of defense'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of 
        subsection (a) as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively, 
        and aligning the margins of such subsections with section 
        161(a) of the Act;
            (3) by striking ``(a) Secretary'' and all that follows 
        through ``Office.--'' and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Liaison Office.--'';
            (4) in subsection (a) (as amended by paragraph (3))--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
                paragraphs (1) and (2), and aligning the margins of 
                such paragraphs with the margins of section 161(b)(1) 
                of the Act; and
                    (B) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) of 
                paragraph (2) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)) as 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and aligning 
                the margins of such subparagraphs with the margins of 
                section 161(b)(1)(A) of the Act;
            (5) in subsection (b) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
                (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively, and 
                aligning the margins of such paragraphs with the 
                margins of section 161(b)(1) of the Act;
                    (B) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A)), by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and 
                inserting ``subsection (a)''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A)), by striking ``paragraph'' and 
                inserting ``subsection''; and
            (6) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)), 
        by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)''.

SEC. 1513. ADVISORY BOARD.

    Section 163 (42 U.S.C. 12623) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``Upon the establishment of the 
                Program, there shall also be'' and inserting ``There 
                shall be'';
                    (B) by inserting ``National'' before ``Civilian 
                Community Corps Advisory Board''; and
                    (C) by striking ``to assist'' and all that follows 
                through the period at the end and inserting ``to assist 
                the Corps in responding rapidly and efficiently in 
                times of natural and other disasters. The Advisory 
                Board members shall help coordinate activities with the 
                Corps as appropriate, including the mobilization of 
                volunteers and coordination of volunteer centers to 
                help local communities recover from the effects of 
                natural and other disasters.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as 
                paragraphs (13) and (14), respectively;
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
            ``(8) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency.
            ``(9) The Secretary of Transportation.
            ``(10) The Chief of the Forest Service.
            ``(11) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
        Agency.
            ``(12) The Secretary of Energy.''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``industry,'' and inserting ``public and 
                private organizations,''.

SEC. 1514. EVALUATIONS.

    Section 164 (42 U.S.C. 12624) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``annual 
        evaluation'' and inserting ``evaluations'';
            (2) by striking ``an annual evaluation'' and inserting 
        ``periodic evaluations'';
            (3) by striking ``Civilian Community Corps programs'' and 
        inserting ``National Civilian Community Corps Program''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following: ``Upon completing 
        each such evaluation, the Corporation shall transmit to the 
        authorizing committees a report on the evaluation.''.

SEC. 1515. REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION.

    Section 165 (42 U.S.C. 12625) is repealed.

SEC. 1516. DEFINITIONS.

    Subtitle E of title I (as amended by this subtitle) (42 U.S.C. 
12611 et seq.) is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 166 as 165;
            (2) in section 165 (as redesignated by paragraph (1))--
                    (A) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (9);
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as 
                paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively;
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Campus director.--The term `campus director', with 
        respect to a Corps campus, means the head of the campus under 
        section 155(d).
            ``(3) Corps.--The term `Corps' means the National Civilian 
        Community Corps required under section 155 as part of the 
        National Civilian Community Corps Program.
            ``(4) Corps campus.--The term `Corps campus' means the 
        facility or central location established as the operational 
        headquarters and boarding place for particular Corps units.'';
                    (D) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by 
                striking ``Civilian Community Corps Demonstration 
                Program'' and inserting ``National Civilian Community 
                Corps Program'';
                    (E) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by 
                inserting ``National'' before ``Civilian Community 
                Corps'';
                    (F) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), by 
                striking ``The terms'' and all that follows through 
                ``Demonstration Program'' and inserting ``The term 
                `Program' means the National Civilian Community Corps 
                Program''; and
                    (G) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated)--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``Service learning'' and inserting ``Service-
                        learning''; and
                            (ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``service learning'' and 
                        inserting ``service-learning''.

SEC. 1517. TERMINOLOGY.

    Subtitle E of title I (as so amended) (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.) is 
further amended by striking the subtitle heading and inserting the 
following:

           ``Subtitle E--National Civilian Community Corps''.

    Subtitle F--Amendments to Subtitle F (Administrative Provisions)

SEC. 1601. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE.

    Section 171(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 12631(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
``with respect to a project'' and inserting ``with respect to a project 
authorized under the national service laws''.

SEC. 1602. REPORTS.

    Section 172 (42 U.S.C. 12632) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``appropriate 
        authorizing and appropriations Committees of Congress'' and 
        inserting ``authorizing committees, the Committee on 
        Appropriations for the House of Representatives, and the 
        Committee on Appropriations of the Senate''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``the appropriate 
        committees of Congress'' and inserting ``the authorizing 
        committees, the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives, and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
        Senate''.

SEC. 1603. USE OF FUNDS.

    Section 174 (42 U.S.C. 12634) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(d) Referrals for Federal Assistance.--A program may not receive 
assistance under the national service laws for the sole purpose of 
referring individuals to Federal assistance programs or State 
assistance programs funded in part by the Federal Government.''.

SEC. 1604. NOTICE, HEARING, AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES.

    Section 176 (42 U.S.C. 12636) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ``30 days'' and 
        inserting ``1 or more periods of 30 days not to exceed a total 
        of 90 days''; and
            (2) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``A State or 
                local applicant'' and inserting ``An entity''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (6)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
                        ``and'';
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
                        subparagraph (E); and
                            (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
                        the following:
                    ``(D) in a case in which the grievance is filed by 
                an individual applicant or participant--
                            ``(i) the applicant's selection or the 
                        participant's reinstatement, as the case may 
                        be; and
                            ``(ii) other changes in the terms and 
                        conditions of service applicable to the 
                        individual; and''.

SEC. 1605. RESOLUTION OF DISPLACEMENT COMPLAINTS.

    Section 177 (42 U.S.C. 12637) is amended--
            (1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ``under this 
        title'' each place it appears and inserting ``under the 
        national service laws'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``employee or 
        position'' and inserting ``employee, position, or volunteer 
        (other than a participant under the national service laws)''; 
        and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Parental Involvement.--
            ``(1) In general.--Programs that receive assistance under 
        the national service laws shall consult with the parents or 
        legal guardians of children in developing and operating 
        programs that include and serve children.
            ``(2) Parental permission.--Programs that receive 
        assistance under the national service laws shall, before 
        transporting minor children, provide the children's parents 
        with the reason for the transportation and obtain the parents' 
        written permission for such transportation, consistent with 
        State law.''.

SEC. 1606. STATE COMMISSIONS ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.

    Section 178 (42 U.S.C. 12638) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``sections 117B and 
        130'' and inserting ``section 130'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``section 
                122(a)'' and all that follows through the period at the 
                end and inserting ``subsection (a), (b), or (c) of 
                section 122.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(J) A representative of the volunteer sector.'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``, unless the State 
        permits the representative to serve as a voting member of the 
        State Commission or alternative administrative entity'';
            (4) in subsection (d)(6)(B), by striking ``section 
        193A(b)(11)'' and inserting ``section 193A(b)(12)'';
            (5) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) Preparation of a national service plan for the State 
        that--
                    ``(A) is developed through an open and public 
                process (such as through regional forums, hearings, and 
                other means) that provides for maximum participation 
                and input from the private sector, organizations, and 
                public agencies using service and volunteerism as a 
                strategy to meet critical community needs, including 
                programs funded under the national service laws;
                    ``(B) covers a 3-year period, the beginning of 
                which may be set by the State;
                    ``(C) is subject to approval by the chief executive 
                officer of the State;
                    ``(D) includes measurable goals and outcomes for 
                the State consistent with the performance measures for 
                national service programs as described in section 
                179(k);
                    ``(E) ensures outreach to diverse community-based 
                agencies that serve underrepresented populations, by 
                using established networks and registries at the State 
                level, or establishing such networks and registries;
                    ``(F) provides for effective coordination of 
                funding applications submitted by the State and others 
                within the State under the national service laws;
                    ``(G) is updated annually, reflecting changes in 
                practices and policies that will improve the 
                coordination and effectiveness of Federal, State, and 
                local resources for service and volunteerism within the 
                State; and
                    ``(H) contains such information as the State 
                Commission considers to be appropriate or as the 
                Corporation may require.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``sections 117B 
                and 130'' and inserting ``section 130'';
            (6) by redesignating subsections (f) through (j) as 
        subsections (h) through (l), respectively; and
            (7) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f) Relief From Administrative Requirements.--Upon approval of a 
State plan submitted under subsection (e)(1), the Chief Executive 
Officer may waive, or specify alternatives to, administrative 
requirements (other than statutory provisions) otherwise applicable to 
grants made to States under the national service laws, including those 
requirements identified by a State as impeding the coordination and 
effectiveness of Federal, State, and local resources for service and 
volunteerism within a State.
    ``(g) State Service Plan for Adults Age 55 and Older.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this section, to be eligible to receive a grant or allotment 
        under subtitle B or C or to receive a distribution of approved 
        national service positions under subtitle C, a State shall work 
        with appropriate State agencies and private entities to develop 
        a comprehensive State service plan for volunteer service by 
        adults age 55 and older.
            ``(2) Matters included.--The State service plan shall 
        include--
                    ``(A) recommendations for policies to increase 
                service for adults age 55 and older, including how to 
                best use such adults as sources of social capital, and 
                how to utilize their skills and experience to address 
                community needs;
                    ``(B) recommendations to the State agency (as 
                defined in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 
                1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002)) on--
                            ``(i) a marketing outreach plan to 
                        businesses; and
                            ``(ii) outreach to--
                                    ``(I) nonprofit organizations;
                                    ``(II) the State educational 
                                agency;
                                    ``(III) institutions of higher 
                                education; and
                                    ``(IV) other State agencies; and
                    ``(C) recommendations for civic engagement and 
                multigenerational activities, such as--
                            ``(i) early childhood education and care, 
                        family literacy, and after school programs;
                            ``(ii) respite services for adults age 55 
                        and older and caregivers; and
                            ``(iii) transitions for older adults age 55 
                        and older to purposeful work in their post-
                        career lives.
            ``(3) Knowledge base.--The State service plan shall 
        incorporate the current knowledge base (as of the time of the 
        plan) regarding--
                    ``(A) the economic impact of the roles of workers 
                age 55 and older in the economy;
                    ``(B) the social impact of the roles of such 
                workers in the community; and
                    ``(C) the health and social benefits of active 
                engagement for adults age 55 and older.
            ``(4) Publication.--The State service plan shall be made 
        available to the public and be transmitted to the Chief 
        Executive Officer.''.

SEC. 1607. EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

    Section 179 (42 U.S.C. 12639) is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--The Corporation shall provide, directly or 
through grants or contracts, for the continuing evaluation of programs 
that receive assistance under the national service laws, including 
evaluations that measure the impact of such programs, to determine--
            ``(1) the effectiveness of programs receiving assistance 
        under the national service laws in achieving stated goals and 
        the costs associated with such, including an evaluation of each 
        such program's performance based on the performance measures 
        established under subsection (k); and
            ``(2) the effectiveness of the structure and mechanisms for 
        delivery of services, such as the effective utilization of the 
        participants' time, the management of the participants, and the 
        ease with which recipients were able to receive services, to 
        maximize the cost-effectiveness and the impact of such 
        programs.'';
            (2) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``National Senior 
                Volunteer Corps'' and inserting ``National Senior 
                Service Corps''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (9), by striking ``to public 
                service'' and all that follows through the period at 
                the end and inserting ``to engage in service that 
                benefits the community.'';
            (3) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of subsection 
        (i)(2), by striking ``Congress'' and inserting ``the 
        authorizing committees''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Reserved Program Funds for Accountability.--Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, in addition to amounts appropriated to 
carry out this section, the Corporation may reserve not more than 1 
percent of the total program funds appropriated for a fiscal year under 
the national service laws to support program accountability activities 
under this section.
    ``(k) Performance Measures.--The Corporation shall, in consultation 
with each recipient of assistance under the national service laws, 
establish performance measures for such recipient to meet during the 
term of the assistance. The performance measures may include--
            ``(1) number of participants enrolled in the program and 
        completing terms of service, as compared to the stated 
        participation and retention goals of the program;
            ``(2) number of volunteers recruited from the community in 
        which the program was implemented;
            ``(3) if applicable based on the program design, the number 
        of individuals receiving or benefitting from the service 
        conducted;
            ``(4) number of disadvantaged and underrepresented youth 
        participants;
            ``(5) measures of the sustainability of the program and the 
        projects supported by the program, including measures to 
        ascertain the level of community support for the program or 
        projects;
            ``(6) measures to ascertain the change in attitude toward 
        civic engagement among the participants and the beneficiaries 
        of the service; and
            ``(7) other quantitative and qualitative measures as 
        determined to be appropriate by the recipient of assistance.
    ``(l) Corrective Plans.--
            ``(1) In general.--A grant recipient that fails, as 
        determined by the Corporation, to meet or exceed the 
        performance measures agreed upon under subsection (k), shall 
        reach an agreement with the Corporation on a corrective action 
        plan to meet such performance measures.
            ``(2) Assistance.--
                    ``(A) New program.--For a program that has received 
                assistance for less than 3 years and is failing to meet 
                or exceed the performance measures agreed upon under 
                subsection (k), the Corporation shall--
                            ``(i) provide technical assistance to the 
                        grant recipient to address targeted performance 
                        problems relating to the performance levels and 
                        the performance measures; and
                            ``(ii) require the grant recipient to 
                        submit quarterly reports on the program's 
                        progress toward meeting the performance levels 
                        to the appropriate State, territory, or Indian 
                        tribe and the Corporation.
                    ``(B) Established programs.--For a program that has 
                received assistance for 3 years or more and is failing 
                to meet the performance measures agreed upon under 
                subsection (k), the Corporation shall require the 
                grantee to submit quarterly reports on the program's 
                progress toward the performance measures to the 
                appropriate State, territory, or Indian tribe and the 
                Corporation.
    ``(m) Failure To Meet Performance Levels.--If, after a period for 
correction as approved by the Corporation in accordance with subsection 
(l), a recipient of assistance under the national service laws fails to 
meet or exceed the performance measures, the Corporation shall--
            ``(1) reduce the annual amount of the assistance received 
        by the underperforming recipient by at least 25 percent, for 
        each remaining year of the grant period; or
            ``(2) terminate assistance to the underperforming 
        recipient, in accordance with section 176(a).
    ``(n) Reports.--The Corporation shall submit to the authorizing 
committees not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the 
Serve America Act, and annually thereafter, a report containing 
information on the number of--
            ``(1) recipients of assistance under the national service 
        laws implementing corrective action plans under subsection 
        (l)(1);
            ``(2) recipients for which the Corporation offers technical 
        assistance under subsection (l)(2)(A)(i);
            ``(3) recipients for which the Corporation terminates 
        assistance for a program under subsection (m);
            ``(4) entities whose application for assistance under a 
        national service law was rejected; and
            ``(5) recipients meeting or exceeding their performance 
        measures under subsection (k).''.

SEC. 1608. CIVIC HEALTH INDEX.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle F of title I, as amended by this 
subtitle, (42 U.S.C. 12631 et seq.) is further amended by inserting 
after section 179 the following:

``SEC. 179A. CIVIC HEALTH INDEX AND VOLUNTEERING RESEARCH AND 
              EVALUATION.

    ``(a) Definition of Partnership.--In this subsection, the term 
`partnership' means the Corporation, acting in conjunction with 
(consistent with the terms of an agreement entered into between the 
Corporation and the National Conference) the National Conference on 
Citizenship referred to in section 150701 of title 36, United States 
Code, to carry out this section.
    ``(b) In General.--The partnership shall facilitate the 
establishment of a Civic Health Index by--
            ``(1) after identifying public and private sources of civic 
        health data, selecting a set of civic health indicators, in 
        accordance with subsection (c), that shall comprise the Civic 
        Health Index;
            ``(2) obtaining civic health data relating to the Index, in 
        accordance with subsection (d); and
            ``(3) conducting related analyses, and reporting the data 
        and analyses, as described in paragraphs (4) and (5) of 
        subsection (d) and subsections (e) and (f).
    ``(c) Selection of Indicators for Civic Health Index.--
            ``(1) Identifying sources.--The partnership shall select a 
        set of civic health indicators that shall comprise the Civic 
        Health Index. In making such selection, the partnership--
                    ``(A) shall identify public and private sources of 
                civic health data;
                    ``(B) shall explore collaborating with other 
                similar efforts to develop national indicators in the 
                civic health domain; and
                    ``(C) may sponsor a panel of experts, such as one 
                convened by the National Academy of Sciences, to 
                recommend civic health indicators and data sources for 
                the Civic Health Index.
            ``(2) Technical advice.--At the request of the partnership, 
        the Director of the Bureau of the Census and the Commissioner 
        of Labor Statistics shall provide technical advice to the 
        partnership on the selection of the indicators for the Civic 
        Health Index.
            ``(3) Updates.--The partnership shall periodically evaluate 
        and update the Civic Health Index, and may expand or modify the 
        indicators described in subsection (d)(1) as necessary to carry 
        out the purposes of this section.
    ``(d) Data on the Indicators.--
            ``(1) Sponsored data collection.--In identifying the civic 
        health indicators for the Civic Health Index, and obtaining 
        data for the Index, the partnership may sponsor the collection 
        of data for the Index or for the various civic health 
        indicators being considered for inclusion in the Index, 
        including indicators related to--
                    ``(A) volunteering and community service;
                    ``(B) voting and other forms of political and civic 
                engagement;
                    ``(C) charitable giving;
                    ``(D) connecting to civic groups and faith-based 
                organizations;
                    ``(E) interest in employment, and careers, in 
                public service in the nonprofit sector or government;
                    ``(F) understanding and obtaining knowledge of 
                United States history and government; and
                    ``(G) social enterprise and innovation.
            ``(2) Data from statistical agencies.--The Director of the 
        Bureau of the Census and the Commissioner of Labor Statistics 
        shall collect annually, to the extent practicable, data to 
        inform the Civic Health Index, and shall report such relevant 
        data to the partnership. In determining the data to be 
        collected, the Director and the Commissioner shall examine 
        privacy issues, response rates, and other relevant issues.
            ``(3) Sources of data.--To obtain data for the Civic Health 
        Index, the partnership shall consider--
                    ``(A) data collected through public and private 
                sources; and
                    ``(B) data collected by the Bureau of the Census, 
                through the Current Population Survey, or by the Bureau 
                of Labor Statistics, in accordance with paragraph (2).
            ``(4) Demographic characteristics.--The partnership shall 
        seek to obtain data for the Civic Health Index that will permit 
        the partnership to analyze the data by age group, race and 
        ethnicity, education level, and other demographic 
        characteristics of the individuals involved.
            ``(5) Other issues.--In obtaining data for the Civic Health 
        Index, the partnership may also obtain such information as may 
        be necessary to analyze--
                    ``(A) the role of Internet technology in 
                strengthening and inhibiting civic activities;
                    ``(B) the role of specific programs in 
                strengthening civic activities;
                    ``(C) the civic attitudes and activities of new 
                citizens and immigrants; and
                    ``(D) other areas related to civic activities.
    ``(e) Reporting of Data.--
            ``(1) In general.--The partnership shall, not less often 
        than once each year, prepare a report containing--
                    ``(A) detailed data obtained under subsection (d), 
                including data on any indicators described in 
                subsection (d)(1) that are included in the Civic Health 
                Index; and
                    ``(B) the analyses described in paragraphs (4) and 
                (5) of subsection (d), to the extent practicable based 
                on the data the partnership is able to obtain.
            ``(2) Aggregation and presentation.--The partnership shall, 
        to the extent practicable, aggregate the data obtained under 
        subsection (d) by community, by State, and nationally. The 
        report described in paragraph (1) shall present the aggregated 
        data in a form that enables communities and States to assess 
        their civic health, as measured on each of the indicators 
        comprising the Civic Health Index, and compare those measures 
        with comparable measures of other communities and States.
            ``(3) Submission.--The partnership shall submit the report 
        to the authorizing committees, and make the report available to 
        the general public on the Corporation's website.
    ``(f) Public Input.--The partnership shall--
            ``(1) identify opportunities for public dialogue and input 
        on the Civic Health Index; and
            ``(2) hold conferences and forums to discuss the 
        implications of the data and analyses reported under subsection 
        (e).
    ``(g) Volunteering Research and Evaluation.--
            ``(1) Research.--The partnership shall provide for baseline 
        research and tracking of domestic and international 
        volunteering, and baseline research and tracking related to 
        relevant data on the indicators described in subsection (d). In 
        providing for the research and tracking under this subsection, 
        the partnership shall consider data from the Supplements to the 
        Current Populations Surveys conducted by the Bureau of the 
        Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and data from other 
        public and private sources, including other data collected by 
        the Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
            ``(2) Impact research and evaluation.--The partnership 
        shall sponsor an independent evaluation of the impact of 
        domestic and international volunteering, including an 
        assessment of best practices for such volunteering, and methods 
        of improving such volunteering through enhanced collaboration 
        among entities that recruit, manage, support, and utilize 
        volunteers, institutions of higher education, and research 
        institutions.
    ``(h) Database Prohibition.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
to authorize the development, implementation, or maintenance of a 
Federal database of personally identifiable information on individuals 
participating in data collection for sources of information under this 
section.''.

SEC. 1609. CONTINGENT EXTENSION.

    Section 181 (42 U.S.C. 12641) is amended by striking ``Section 
414'' and inserting ``Section 422''.

SEC. 1610. PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS.

    Section 182(b) (42 U.S.C. 12642(b)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Report.--
            ``(1) Federal agency submission.--The head of each Federal 
        agency and department shall prepare and submit to the 
        Corporation a report concerning the implementation of this 
        section, including an evaluation of the performance goals and 
        benchmarks of each partnership program of the agency or 
        department.
            ``(2) Report to congress.--The Corporation shall prepare 
        and submit to the authorizing committees a compilation of the 
        information received under paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 1611. RIGHTS OF ACCESS, EXAMINATION, AND COPYING.

    Section 183 (42 U.S.C. 12643) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``The'' and inserting ``Consistent with 
                otherwise applicable law, the''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``territory,'' 
                after ``local government,'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``The'' and inserting ``Consistent with 
                otherwise applicable law, the''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``territory'' 
                after ``local government,''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Inspector General.--Consistent with otherwise applicable law, 
the Inspector General of the Corporation shall have access to, and the 
right to examine and copy, any books, documents, papers, records, and 
other recorded information in any form--
            ``(1) within the possession or control of the Corporation 
        or any State or local government, territory, Indian tribe, or 
        public or private nonprofit organization receiving assistance 
        directly or indirectly under the national service laws; and
            ``(2) that relates to--
                    ``(A) such assistance; and
                    ``(B) the duties of the Inspector General under the 
                Inspector General Act of 1978.''.

SEC. 1612. ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    Subtitle F of title I (42 U.S.C. 12631 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 185. CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    ``(a) In General.--To promote efficiency and eliminate duplicative 
requirements, the Corporation shall consolidate or modify application 
procedures and reporting requirements for programs, projects, and 
activities funded under the national service laws.
    ``(b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of the Serve America Act, the Corporation shall submit to 
the authorizing committees a report containing information on the 
actions taken to modify the application procedures and reporting 
requirements for programs and activities funded under the national 
service laws, including a description of the consultation procedures 
with grantees.

``SEC. 186. SUSTAINABILITY.

    ``The Corporation, after consultation with State Commissions and 
recipients of assistance, may set sustainability goals for projects or 
programs under the national service laws, so that recipients of 
assistance under the national service laws are carrying out sustainable 
projects or programs. Such sustainability goals shall be in writing and 
shall--
            ``(1) build the capacity of the projects or programs that 
        receive assistance under the national service laws to meet 
        community needs;
            ``(2) provide technical assistance to aid recipients in 
        acquiring and leveraging non-Federal funds for support of 
        projects or programs that receive such assistance by the 
        national service laws; and
            ``(3) determine whether the projects or programs, receiving 
        such assistance are generating sufficient community support.

``SEC. 187. GRANT PERIODS.

    ``Unless otherwise specifically provided, the Corporation has 
authority to award a grant or contract, or enter into a cooperative 
agreement, under the national service laws for a period of 3 years.

``SEC. 188. LIMITATION ON PROGRAM GRANT COSTS.

    ``(a) Limitation on Grant Amounts.--Except as otherwise provided by 
this section, the amount of funds approved by the Corporation in a 
grant to operate a program authorized under the national service laws 
supporting individuals serving in approved national service positions 
may not exceed $18,000 per full-time equivalent position.
    ``(b) Costs Subject to Limitation.--The limitation under subsection 
(a) applies to the Corporation's share of the member support costs, 
staff costs, and other costs incurred by the recipient of assistance 
under the national service laws to operate a program.
    ``(c) Costs Not Subject to Limitation.--The limitation under 
subsection (a), and the increased limitation under subsection (e)(1), 
shall not apply to expenses that are not included in the grant awards 
to operate programs.
    ``(d) Adjustments for Inflation.--The amounts specified in 
subsections (a) and (e)(1) shall be adjusted each year after 2008 for 
inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
Consumers published by the Secretary of Labor.
    ``(e) Waiver Authority and Reporting Requirement.--
            ``(1) Waiver.--The Chief Executive Officer may increase the 
        limitation under subsection (a) to not more than $19,500 per 
        full-time equivalent position if necessary to meet the 
        compelling needs of a particular program, such as--
                    ``(A) exceptional training needs for a program 
                serving disadvantaged youth;
                    ``(B) increased costs relating to the participation 
                of individuals with disabilities;
                    ``(C) tribal programs or programs located in the 
                territories; and
                    ``(D) start-up costs associated with a first-time 
                recipient of assistance under a program of the national 
                service laws.
            ``(2) Reports.--The Chief Executive Officer shall report to 
        the authorizing committees annually on all limitations 
        increased under this subsection, with an explanation of the 
        compelling needs justifying such increases.

``SEC. 189. AUDITS AND REPORTS.

    ``The Corporation shall comply with applicable audit and reporting 
requirements as provided in the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 
(31 U.S.C. 501 et seq.) and the Government Corporation Control Act of 
1945 (31 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.). The Corporation shall report to the 
authorizing committees any failure to comply with the requirements of 
such audits.

``SEC. 189A. CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS.

    ``(a) In General.--Each entity selecting individuals to serve in a 
position in which the individuals receive a living allowance, stipend, 
national service educational award, or salary through a program 
receiving assistance under the national service laws, shall, subject to 
regulations and requirements established by the Corporation, conduct 
criminal history checks for such individuals.
    ``(b) Requirements.--A criminal history check under subsection (a) 
shall, except in cases approved for good cause by the Corporation, 
include--
            ``(1) a name-based search of the National Sex Offender 
        Registry established under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 
        Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); and
            ``(2)(A) a search of the State criminal registry or 
        repository in the State in which the program is operating and 
        the State in which the individual resides at the time of 
        application; or
            ``(B) submitting fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation for a national criminal history background check.
    ``(c) Eligibility Prohibition.--An individual shall be ineligible 
to serve in a position described under subsection (a) if such 
individual--
            ``(1) refuses to consent to the criminal history check 
        described in subsection (b);
            ``(2) makes a false statement in connection with such 
        criminal history check;
            ``(3) is registered, or is required to be registered, on a 
        State sex offender registry or the National Sex Offender 
        Registry established under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 
        Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); or
            ``(4) has been convicted of murder, as described in section 
        1111 of title 18, United States Code.''.

  Subtitle G--Amendments to Subtitle G (Corporation for National and 
                           Community Service)

SEC. 1701. TERMS OF OFFICE.

    Section 192 (42 U.S.C. 12651a) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Terms.--Subject to subsection (e), each appointed member 
shall serve for a term of 5 years.'';
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Service Until Appointment of Successor.--A voting member of 
the Board whose term has expired may continue to serve on the Board 
until the date on which the member's successor takes office, which 
period shall not exceed 1 year.''.

SEC. 1702. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES.

    Section 192A(g) (42 U.S.C. 12651b(g)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``shall--'' and inserting ``shall have responsibility for 
        setting overall policy for the Corporation and shall--'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the semicolon at 
        the end the following: ``, and review the budget proposal in 
        advance of submission to the Office of Management and Budget'';
            (3) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and'' after 
                the semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(C) review the performance of the Chief Executive Officer 
        annually and forward a report on that review to the 
        President;'';
            (4) in paragraph (8), by striking ``the Congress'' each 
        place it occurs and inserting ``the authorizing committees'';
            (5) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following:
            ``(10) notwithstanding any other provision of law--
                    ``(A) make grants to or contracts with Federal and 
                other public departments or agencies, and private 
                nonprofit organizations, for the assignment or referral 
                of volunteers under the provisions of title I of the 
                Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 
                et seq.) (except as provided in section 108 of such 
                Act), which may provide that the agency or organization 
                shall pay all or a part of the costs of the program; 
                and
                    ``(B) enter into agreements with other Federal 
                agencies or private nonprofit organizations for the 
                support of programs under the national service laws, 
                which--
                            ``(i) may provide that the agency or 
                        organization shall pay all or a part of the 
                        costs of the program; and
                            ``(ii) shall provide that the program 
                        (including any program operated by another 
                        Federal agency) will comply with all 
                        requirements related to evaluation, 
                        performance, and other goals applicable to 
                        similar programs under the national service 
                        laws, as determined by the Corporation.'';
            (6) in paragraph (11)--
                    (A) by striking ``Congress'' each place it occurs 
                and inserting ``authorizing committees'';
                    (B) by striking ``section 193A(b)(10)'' and 
                inserting ``section 193A(b)(11)''; and
                    (C) by striking ``September 30, 1995'' and 
                inserting ``January 1, 2012''.

SEC. 1703. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION.

    Section 193(b) (42 U.S.C. 12651c(b)) is amended by striking the 
period and inserting ``, plus 3 percent.''.

SEC. 1704. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.

    Section 193A (42 U.S.C. 12651d) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``shall--'' and inserting ``, in collaboration 
                with the State Commissions, 
                shall--'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``a 
                strategic plan'' the following: ``, including a plan 
                for having 50 percent of all approved national service 
                positions be full-time positions by 2012,'';
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (11) as 
                paragraphs (8) through (12), respectively;
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) prepare and submit to the authorizing committees and 
        the Board an annual report on actions taken to achieve the goal 
        of having 50 percent of all approved national service positions 
        be full-time positions by 2012 as described in paragraph (1), 
        including an assessment of the progress made toward achieving 
        that goal and the actions to be taken in the coming year toward 
        achieving that goal;'';
                    (E) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of 
                paragraph (10) (as so redesignated), by striking 
                ``appropriate committees of Congress'' and inserting 
                ``authorizing committees'';
                    (F) in paragraph (11) (as so redesignated)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``June 30, 1995,'' and 
                        inserting ``periodically,'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A)(i)--
                                    (I) by striking ``described in 
                                section 122(c)(1)''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``national 
                                priorities designed to meet the'' and 
                                inserting ``national priorities, as 
                                described in section 122(g)(1), 
                                designed to meet''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``and'' after a semicolon;
                    (G) in paragraph (12) (as so redesignated), by 
                striking the period at the end and inserting a 
                semicolon; and
                    (H) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) bolster the public awareness of and recruitment 
        efforts for the wide range of service opportunities for 
        citizens of all ages, regardless of socioeconomic status or 
        geographic location, through a variety of methods, including--
                    ``(A) print media;
                    ``(B) the Internet and related emerging 
                technologies;
                    ``(C) television;
                    ``(D) radio;
                    ``(E) presentations at public or private forums;
                    ``(F) other innovative methods of communication; 
                and
                    ``(G) outreach to offices of economic development, 
                State employment security agencies, labor organizations 
                and trade associations, local educational agencies, 
                institutions of higher education, agencies and 
                organizations serving veterans and individuals with 
                disabilities, and other institutions or organizations 
                from which participants for programs receiving 
                assistance from the national service laws can be 
                recruited;
            ``(14) identify and implement methods of recruitment to--
                    ``(A) increase the diversity of participants in the 
                programs receiving assistance under the national 
                service laws; and
                    ``(B) increase the diversity of service sponsors of 
                programs desiring to receive assistance under the 
                national service laws;
            ``(15) coordinate with organizations of former participants 
        of national service programs for service opportunities that may 
        include capacity building, outreach, and recruitment for 
        programs receiving assistance under the national service laws;
            ``(16) collaborate with organizations with demonstrated 
        expertise in supporting and accommodating individuals with 
        disabilities, including institutions of higher education, to 
        identify and implement methods of recruitment to increase the 
        number of participants who are individuals with disabilities in 
        the programs receiving assistance under the national service 
        laws;
            ``(17) identify and implement recruitment strategies and 
        training programs for bilingual volunteers in the National 
        Senior Service Corps under title II of the Domestic Volunteer 
        Service Act of 1973;
            ``(18) collaborate with organizations that have established 
        volunteer recruitment programs to increase the recruitment 
        capacity of the Corporation;
            ``(19) where practicable, provide application materials in 
        languages other than English for those with limited English 
        proficiency who wish to participate in a national service 
        program;
            ``(20) collaborate with the training and technical 
        assistance programs described in subtitle J with respect to the 
        activities described in section 199N(b));
            ``(21) coordinate the clearinghouses described in section 
        198O;
            ``(22) coordinate with entities receiving funds under 
        subtitle C in establishing the National Service Reserve Corps 
        under section 198H, through which alumni of the national 
        service programs and veterans can serve in disasters and 
        emergencies (as such terms are defined in section 198H(a));
            ``(23) identify and implement strategies to increase 
        awareness among Indian tribes of the types and availability of 
        assistance under the national service laws, increase Native 
        American participation in programs under the national service 
        laws, and collect information on challenges facing Native 
        American communities;
            ``(24) conduct outreach to ensure the inclusion of 
        economically disadvantaged individuals in national service 
        programs and activities authorized under the national service 
        laws; and
            ``(25) ensure that outreach, awareness, and recruitment 
        efforts are consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act 
        of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and section 504 of the 
        Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794).'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (9)--
                            (i) by striking ``Congress'' each place the 
                        term occurs and inserting ``the authorizing 
                        committees''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph 
                (11); and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
            ``(10) obtain the opinions of peer reviewers in evaluating 
        applications to the Corporation for assistance under this 
        title; and'';
            (3) in subsection (f)(2)(B), by striking ``date specified 
        in subsection (b)(10)'' and inserting ``the first date that a 
        report is submitted under subsection (b)(11) after the date of 
        enactment of the Serve America Act''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Authority To Contract With Businesses.--The Chief Executive 
Officer may, through contracts or cooperative agreements, carry out the 
marketing duties described in subsection (b)(13), with priority given 
to those entities who have established expertise in the recruitment of 
disadvantaged youth, members of Indian tribes, and older adults.
    ``(i) Campaign To Solicit Funds.--The Chief Executive Officer may 
conduct a campaign to solicit funds to conduct outreach and recruitment 
campaigns to recruit a diverse population of service sponsors of, and 
participants in, programs and projects receiving assistance under the 
national service laws.''.

SEC. 1705. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER STATUS.

    Section 194(c) (42 U.S.C. 12651e(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--There shall be in the Corporation a 
        Chief Financial Officer, who shall be appointed by the Chief 
        Executive Officer pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of 
        section 195.''; and
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).

SEC. 1706. NONVOTING MEMBERS; PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS.

    Section 195 (42 U.S.C. 12651f) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting after 
                ``subdivision of a State,'' the following: 
                ``Territory,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in the heading, by striking ``Member'' 
                        and inserting ``Nonvoting member''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``nonvoting'' before 
                        ``member''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Personal Services Contracts.--The Corporation may enter into 
personal services contracts to carry out research, evaluation, and 
public awareness related to the national service laws.''.

SEC. 1707. DONATED SERVICES.

    Section 196(a) (42 U.S.C. 12651g(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(A) Organizations and individuals.--
                Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States 
                Code, the Corporation may solicit and accept the 
                services of organizations and individuals (other than 
                participants) to assist the Corporation in carrying out 
                the duties of the Corporation under the national 
                service laws, and may provide to such individuals the 
                travel expenses described in section 192A(d).'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``Such a volunteer'' and inserting ``A 
                        person who provides assistance, either 
                        individually or as a member of an organization, 
                        in accordance with subparagraph (A)'';
                            (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``a 
                        volunteer under this subtitle'' and inserting 
                        ``such a person'';
                            (iii) in clause (ii), by striking 
                        ``volunteers under this subtitle'' and 
                        inserting ``such persons''; and
                            (iv) in clause (iii), by striking ``such a 
                        volunteer'' and inserting ``such a person''; 
                        and
                    (C) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ``Such a 
                volunteer'' and inserting ``Such a person''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (3).

SEC. 1708. DELEGATION TO STATES.

    Subtitle G of title I (42 U.S.C. 12651 et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 196B. DELEGATION TO STATES.

    ``(a) Delegation.--In accordance with section 193A(c)(1), the Chief 
Executive Officer may delegate to States specific programmatic 
functions upon a determination that such a delegation will increase 
efficiency in the operation or oversight of a program under the 
national service laws. In carrying out this section, and before 
executing any delegation of authority, the Corporation shall seek input 
from and consult corporation employees, State commissions, State 
educational agencies, and other interested stakeholders.
    ``(b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of the Serve America Act, the Corporation shall submit a report to the 
authorizing committees describing the consultation process described in 
subsection (a), including the stakeholders consulted, the 
recommendation of stakeholders, and any delegation actions taken by the 
Corporation.''.

SEC. 1709. STUDY OF INVOLVEMENT OF VETERANS.

    Subtitle G of title I (42 U.S.C. 12651 et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 196C. STUDY OF INVOLVEMENT OF VETERANS.

    ``(a) Study and Report.--The Corporation shall conduct a study and 
submit a report to the authorizing committees, not later than 3 years 
after the enactment of this section, on--
            ``(1) the number of veterans serving in national service 
        programs historically by year;
            ``(2) strategies being undertaken to identify the specific 
        areas of need of veterans, including any goals set by the 
        Corporation for veterans participating in the service programs;
            ``(3) the impact of the strategies described in paragraph 
        (2) and the Veterans Corps on enabling greater participation by 
        veterans in the national service programs carried out under the 
        national service laws;
            ``(4) how existing programs and activities carried out 
        under the national service laws could be improved to serve 
        veterans, veterans service organizations, families of active-
        duty military, including gaps in services to veterans;
            ``(5) the extent to which existing programs and activities 
        carried out under the national service laws are coordinated and 
        recommendations to improve such coordination including the 
        methods for ensuring the efficient financial organization of 
        services directed towards veterans; and
            ``(6) how to improve utilization of veterans as resources 
        and volunteers.
    ``(b) Consultation.--In conducting the studies and preparing the 
reports required under this subsection, the Corporation shall consult 
with veterans' service organizations, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, State veterans agencies, the Department of Defense, as 
appropriate, and other individuals and entities the Corporation 
considers appropriate.''.

SEC. 1710. STUDY TO EXAMINE AND INCREASE SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR DISPLACED 
              WORKERS IN SERVICES CORPS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AND TO 
              DEVELOP PILOT PROGRAM PLANNING STUDY.

    (a) Planning Study.--The Corporation for National and Community 
Service (referred to in this section as the ``Corporation'') shall 
conduct a study to identify--
            (1) specific areas of need for displaced workers;
            (2) how existing programs and activities (as of the time of 
        the study) carried out under the National and Community Service 
        Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.) and the Domestic 
        Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.) could 
        better serve displaced workers and communities that have been 
        adversely affected by plant closings and job losses;
            (3) prospects for better utilization of displaced workers 
        as resources and volunteers; and
            (4) methods for ensuring the efficient financial 
        organization of services directed towards displaced workers.
    (b) Consultation.--The study shall be carried out in consultation 
with the Department of Labor, State labor agencies, and other 
individuals and entities the Corporation considers appropriate.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Corporation shall submit to the Committee on Education 
and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on the results of 
the planning study required by subsection (a), together with a plan for 
implementation of a pilot program using promising strategies and 
approaches for better targeting and serving displaced workers.
    (d) Pilot Program.--From amounts made available to carry out this 
section, the Corporation shall develop and carry out a pilot program 
based on the findings and plan in the report submitted under subsection 
(c).
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary 
for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.

SEC. 1711. STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AGENCY COORDINATION.

    (a) Study.--In order to reduce administrative burdens and lower 
costs for national service programs carried out under the national 
service laws, the Corporation shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility and effectiveness of implementing a data matching system 
under which the statements of an individual declaring that such 
individual is in compliance with the requirements of section 146(a)(3) 
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12602(a)(3)) shall be verified by the Corporation by comparing 
information provided by the individual with information relevant to 
such a declaration in the possession of other Federal agencies. Such 
study shall--
            (1) review the feasibility of--
                    (A) expanding, and participating in, the data 
                matching conducted by the Department of Education with 
                the Social Security Administration and the Department 
                of Homeland Security, pursuant to section 484(g) of the 
                Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(g)); or
                    (B) establishing a comparable system of data 
                matching with the Social Security Administration and 
                the Department of Homeland Security; and
            (2) identify--
                    (A) the costs, for both the Corporation and the 
                other Federal agencies identified in paragraph (1), 
                associated with expanding or establishing such a system 
                of data matching;
                    (B) the benefits or detriments of such an expanded 
                or comparable system both for the Corporation and for 
                the other Federal agencies so identified;
                    (C) strategies for ensuring the privacy and 
                security of participant information that is shared 
                between Federal agencies and organizations receiving 
                assistance under the national service laws;
                    (D) the information that needs to be shared in 
                order to fulfill the eligibility requirements of 
                section 146(a)(3) of the National and Community Service 
                Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12602(a)(3));
                    (E) an alternative system through which an 
                individual's compliance with section 146(a)(3) of such 
                Act may be verified, should such an expanded or 
                comparable system fail to verify the individual's 
                declaration of compliance; and
                    (F) recommendations for implementation of such an 
                expanded or comparable system.
    (b) Consultation.--The Corporation shall carry out the study in 
consultation with the Secretary of Education, the Commissioner of the 
Social Security Administration, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and 
other Federal agencies, entities, and individuals that the Corporation 
considers appropriate.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 9 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report on the results of the study required by 
subsection (a) and a plan for implementation of a pilot data matching 
program using promising strategies and approaches identified in such 
study, if the Corporation determines such program to be feasible.
    (d) Pilot Program.--From amounts made available to carry out this 
section, the Corporation may develop and carry out a pilot data 
matching program based on the report submitted under subsection (c).
    (e) Definition.--In this section, the term ``national service 
laws'' means the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12501 et seq.) and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
U.S.C. 4950 et seq.).

   Subtitle H--Amendments to Subtitle H (Investment for Quality and 
                              Innovation)

SEC. 1801. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO SUBTITLE H.

    Subtitle H of title I (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after the subtitle heading and before section 198 the 
following:

    ``PART I--ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL 
                               SERVICE''.

SEC. 1802. ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL 
              SERVICE.

    (a) Technical Amendments.--Section 198 (42 U.S.C. 12653) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (r)'' and 
        inserting ``subsection (g)'';
            (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection 
        (b), by striking ``to improve the quality'' and all that 
        follows through ``including--'' and inserting ``to address 
        emergent needs through summer programs and other activities, 
        and to support service-learning programs and national service 
        programs, including--''; and
            (3) by striking subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), (i), 
        (j), (l), (m), and (p) and redesignating subsections (g), (k), 
        (n), (o), (q), (r), and (s) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), 
        (g), (h), and (i), respectively.
    (b) Call to Service Campaign and September 11th Day of Service.--
Section 198 (as amended by subsection (a)) (42 U.S.C. 12653) is further 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Call to Service Campaign.--Not less than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of the Serve America Act, the Corporation shall 
conduct a nationwide `Call To Service' campaign, to encourage all 
people of the United States, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, 
religion, or economic status, to engage in full- or part-time national 
service, long- or short-term public service in the nonprofit sector or 
government, or volunteering. In conducting the campaign, the 
Corporation may collaborate with other Federal agencies and entities, 
State Commissions, Governors, nonprofit and faith-based organizations, 
businesses, institutions of higher education, elementary schools, and 
secondary schools.
    ``(k) September 11th Day of Service.--
            ``(1) Federal activities.--The Corporation may organize and 
        carry out appropriate ceremonies and activities, which may 
        include activities that are part of the broader Call to Service 
        Campaign under subsection (j), in order to observe the 
        September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance at the 
        Federal level.
            ``(2) Activities.--The Corporation may make grants and 
        provide other support to community-based organizations to 
        assist in planning and carrying out appropriate service, 
        charity, and remembrance opportunities in conjunction with the 
        September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance.
            ``(3) Consultation.--The Corporation may consult with and 
        make grants or provide other forms of support to nonprofit 
        organizations with expertise in representing families of 
        victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and other 
        impacted constituencies, and in promoting the establishment of 
        September 11 as an annually recognized National Day of Service 
        and Remembrance.''.

SEC. 1803. REPEALS.

    (a) Repeals.--The following provisions are repealed:
            (1) Clearinghouses.--Section 198A (42 U.S.C. 12653a).
            (2) Military installation conversion demonstration 
        programs.--Section 198C (42 U.S.C. 12653c).
            (3) Special demonstration project.--Section 198D (42 U.S.C. 
        12653d).
    (b) Redesignation.--Section 198B (42 U.S.C. 12653b) is redesignated 
as section 198A.

SEC. 1804. PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS.

    Section 198A(a)(2) (as redesignated by section 1803(b)) (42 U.S.C. 
12653b(a)(2)) is further amended by striking ``section 101(19)'' and 
inserting ``section 101''.

SEC. 1805. NEW FELLOWSHIPS.

    Part I of subtitle H (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new sections:

``SEC. 198B. SERVEAMERICA FELLOWSHIPS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Area of national need.--The term `area of national 
        need' means an area involved in efforts to--
                    ``(A) improve education in schools for economically 
                disadvantaged students;
                    ``(B) expand and improve access to health care;
                    ``(C) improve energy efficiency and conserve 
                natural resources;
                    ``(D) improve economic opportunities for 
                economically disadvantaged individuals; or
                    ``(E) improve disaster preparedness and response.
            ``(2) Eligible fellowship recipient.--The term `eligible 
        fellowship recipient' means an individual who is selected by a 
        State Commission under subsection (c) and, as a result of such 
        selection, is eligible for a ServeAmerica Fellowship.
            ``(3) Fellow.--The term `fellow' means an eligible 
        fellowship recipient who is awarded a ServeAmerica Fellowship 
        and is designated a fellow under subsection (e)(2).
    ``(b) Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--From the amounts appropriated under 
        section 501(a)(4)(B) and allotted under paragraph (2)(A), the 
        Corporation shall make grants (including financial assistance 
        and a corresponding allotment of approved national service 
        positions), to the State Commission of each of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico with an application approved under this section, to 
        enable such State Commissions to award ServeAmerica Fellowships 
        under subsection (e).
            ``(2) Allotment; administrative costs.--
                    ``(A) Allotment.--The amount allotted to a State 
                Commission for a fiscal year shall be equal to an 
                amount that bears the same ratio to the amount 
                appropriated under section 501(a)(4)(B), as the 
                population of the State bears to the total population 
                of the several States, the District of Columbia, and 
                the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
                    ``(B) Reallotment.--If a State Commission does not 
                apply for an allotment under this subsection for any 
                fiscal year, or if the State Commission's application 
                is not approved, the Corporation shall reallot the 
                amount of the State Commission's allotment to the 
                remaining State Commissions in accordance with 
                subparagraph (A).
                    ``(C) Administrative costs.--Of the amount allotted 
                to a State Commission under subparagraph (A), not more 
                than 1.5 percent of such amount may be used for 
                administrative costs.
            ``(3) Number of positions.--The Corporation shall--
                    ``(A) establish or increase the number of approved 
                national service positions under this subsection during 
                each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014;
                    ``(B) establish the number of approved positions at 
                500 for fiscal year 2010; and
                    ``(C) increase the number of the approved positions 
                to--
                            ``(i) 750 for fiscal year 2011;
                            ``(ii) 1,000 for fiscal year 2012;
                            ``(iii) 1,250 for fiscal year 2013; and
                            ``(iv) 1,500 for fiscal year 2014.
            ``(4) Uses of grant funds.--
                    ``(A) Required uses.--A grant awarded under this 
                subsection shall be used to enable fellows to carry out 
                service projects in areas of national need.
                    ``(B) Permitted uses.--A grant awarded under this 
                subsection may be used for--
                            ``(i) oversight activities and mechanisms 
                        for the service sites of the fellows, as 
                        determined necessary by the State Commission or 
                        the Corporation, which may include site visits;
                            ``(ii) activities to augment the experience 
                        of fellows, including activities to engage the 
                        fellows in networking opportunities with other 
                        national service participants; and
                            ``(iii) recruitment or training activities 
                        for fellows.
            ``(5) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
        under this subsection, a State Commission shall submit an 
        application to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, 
        and containing such information as the Corporation may require, 
        including information on the criteria and procedures that the 
        State Commission will use for overseeing ServeAmerica 
        Fellowship placements for service projects, under subsection 
        (e).
    ``(c) Eligible Fellowship Recipients.--
            ``(1) Application.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An applicant desiring to become 
                an eligible fellowship recipient shall submit an 
                application to a State Commission that has elected to 
                participate in the program authorized under this 
                subsection, at such time and in such manner as the 
                Commission may require, and containing the information 
                described in subparagraph (B) and such additional 
                information as the Commission may require. An applicant 
                may submit such application to only 1 State Commission 
                for a fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Contents.--The Corporation shall specify 
                information to be provided in an application submitted 
                under this subsection, which shall include--
                            ``(i) a description of the area of national 
                        need that the applicant intends to address in 
                        the service project;
                            ``(ii) a description of the skills and 
                        experience the applicant has to address the 
                        area of national need;
                            ``(iii) a description of the type of 
                        service the applicant plans to provide as a 
                        fellow; and
                            ``(iv) information identifying the local 
                        area within the State served by the Commission 
                        in which the applicant plans to serve for the 
                        service project.
            ``(2) Selection.--Each State Commission shall select, from 
        the applications received by the State Commission for a fiscal 
        year, the number of eligible fellowship recipients that may be 
        supported for that fiscal year based on the grant received by 
        the State Commission under subsection (b).
    ``(d) Service Sponsor Organizations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each service sponsor organization 
        shall--
                    ``(A) be a nonprofit organization;
                    ``(B) satisfy qualification criteria established by 
                the Corporation or the State Commission, including 
                standards relating to organizational capacity, 
                financial management, and programmatic oversight;
                    ``(C) not be a recipient of other assistance, 
                approved national service positions, or approved summer 
                of service positions under the national service laws; 
                and
                    ``(D) at the time of registration with a State 
                Commission, enter into an agreement providing that the 
                service sponsor organization shall--
                            ``(i) abide by all program requirements;
                            ``(ii) provide an amount described in 
                        subsection (e)(3)(b) for each fellow serving 
                        with the organization through the ServeAmerica 
                        Fellowship;
                            ``(iii) be responsible for certifying 
                        whether each fellow serving with the 
                        organization successfully completed the 
                        ServeAmerica Fellowship, and record and certify 
                        in a manner specified by the Corporation the 
                        number of hours served by a fellow for purposes 
                        of determining the fellow's eligibility for 
                        benefits; and
                            ``(iv) provide timely access to records 
                        relating to the ServeAmerica Fellowship to the 
                        State Commission, the Corporation, and the 
                        Inspector General of the Corporation.
            ``(2) Registration.--
                    ``(A) Requirement.--No service sponsor organization 
                may receive a fellow under this subsection until the 
                organization registers with the State Commission.
                    ``(B) Clearinghouse.--The State Commission shall 
                maintain a list of registered service sponsor 
                organizations on a public website.
                    ``(C) Revocation.--If a State Commission determines 
                that a service sponsor organization is in violation of 
                any of the applicable provisions of this section--
                            ``(i) the State Commission shall revoke the 
                        registration of the organization;
                            ``(ii) the organization shall not be 
                        eligible to receive assistance, approved 
                        national service positions, or approved summer 
                        of service positions under this title for not 
                        less than 5 years; and
                            ``(iii) the State Commission shall have the 
                        right to remove a fellow from the organization 
                        and relocate the fellow to another site.
    ``(e) Fellows.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to participate in a 
        service project as a fellow and receive a ServeAmerica 
        Fellowship, an eligible fellowship recipient shall--
                    ``(A) within 3 months after being selected as an 
                eligible fellowship recipient by a State Commission, 
                select a registered service sponsor organization 
                described in subsection (d)--
                            ``(i) with which the recipient is 
                        interested in serving under this section; and
                            ``(ii) that is located in the State served 
                        by the State Commission;
                    ``(B) enter into an agreement with the 
                organization--
                            ``(i) that specifies the service the 
                        recipient will provide if the placement is 
                        approved; and
                            ``(ii) in which the recipient agrees to 
                        serve for 1 year on a full-time or part-time 
                        basis (as determined by the Corporation); and
                    ``(C) submit such agreement to the State 
                Commission.
            ``(2) Award.--Upon receiving the eligible fellowship 
        recipient's agreement under paragraph (1), the State Commission 
        shall award a ServeAmerica Fellowship to the recipient and 
        designate the recipient as a fellow.
            ``(3) Fellowship amount.--
                    ``(A) In general.--From amounts received under 
                subsection (b), each State Commission shall award each 
                of the State's fellows a ServeAmerica Fellowship amount 
                that is equal to 50 percent of the amount of the total 
                average annual subsistence allowance provided to VISTA 
                volunteers under section 105 of the Domestic Volunteer 
                Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955).
                    ``(B) Amount from service sponsor organization.--
                Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the service 
                sponsor organization shall award to the fellow serving 
                such organization an amount that will ensure that the 
                total award received by the fellow for service in the 
                service project (consisting of such amount and the 
                ServeAmerica Fellowship amount the fellow receives 
                under subparagraph (A)) is equal to or greater than 70 
                percent of the average annual subsistence allowance 
                provided to VISTA volunteers under section 105 of the 
                Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
                4955).
                    ``(C) Maximum living allowance.--The total amount 
                that may be provided to a fellow under this 
                subparagraph shall not exceed 100 percent of the 
                average annual subsistence allowance provided to VISTA 
                volunteers under section 105 of the Domestic Volunteer 
                Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955).
                    ``(D) Proration of amount.--In the case of a fellow 
                who is authorized to serve a part-time term of service 
                under the agreement described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), 
                the amount provided to a fellow under this paragraph 
                shall be prorated accordingly.
                    ``(E) Waiver.--The Corporation may allow a State 
                Commission to waive the amount required under 
                subparagraph (B) from the service sponsor organization 
                for a fellow serving the organization if--
                            ``(i) such requirement is inconsistent with 
                        the objectives of the ServeAmerica Fellowship 
                        program; and
                            ``(ii) the amount provided to the fellow 
                        under subparagraph (A) is sufficient to meet 
                        the necessary costs of living (including food, 
                        housing, and transportation) in the area in 
                        which the ServeAmerica Fellowship program is 
                        located.
    ``(f) Compliance With Ineligible Service Categories.--Service under 
a ServeAmerica Fellowship shall comply with section 132(a). For 
purposes of applying that section to this subsection, a reference to 
assistance shall be considered to be a reference to assistance provided 
under this section.
    ``(g) Reports.--Each service sponsor organization that receives a 
fellow under this section shall, on a biweekly basis, report to the 
Corporation on the number of hours served and the services provided by 
that fellow. The Corporation shall establish a web portal for the 
organizations to use in reporting the information.
    ``(h) Educational Awards.--A fellow who serves in a service project 
under this section shall be considered to have served in an approved 
national service position and, upon meeting the requirements of section 
147 for full-time or part-time national service, shall be eligible for 
a national service educational award described in such section. The 
Corporation shall transfer an appropriate amount of funds to the 
National Service Trust to provide for the national service educational 
award for such fellow.

``SEC. 198C. SILVER SCHOLARSHIPS AND ENCORE FELLOWSHIPS.

    ``(a) Silver Scholarship Grant Program.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Corporation may award fixed-
        amount grants (in accordance with section 129(l)) to community-
        based organizations to carry out a Silver Scholarship Grant 
        Program for individuals age 55 and older, in which such 
        individuals complete not less than 250 hours of service in a 
        year carrying out projects of national need and receive a 
        Silver Scholarship in the form of a $1,000 national service 
        educational award. Under such a program--
                    ``(A) the Corporation shall establish criteria for 
                the types of the service required to be performed to 
                receive such award; and
                    ``(B) the individual receiving such award shall use 
                such award in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) 
                of section 146 and section 148.
            ``(2) Term.--Each program funded under this subsection 
        shall be carried out over a period of 3 years (which may 
        include 1 planning year), with a 1-year extension possible, if 
        the program meets performance measures developed in accordance 
        with section 179(a) and any other criteria determined by the 
        Corporation.
            ``(3) Applications.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
        subsection, a community-based organization shall--
                    ``(A) submit to the Corporation an application at 
                such time and in such manner as the Chief Executive 
                Officer may reasonably require; and
                    ``(B) be a listed organization as described in 
                subsection (b)(2)(D).
            ``(4) Collaboration encouraged.--A community-based 
        organization awarded a grant under this subsection is 
        encouraged to collaborate with programs funded under title II 
        of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 in carrying out 
        this program.
            ``(5) Eligibility for fellowship.--An individual is 
        eligible to receive a Silver Scholarship if the community-based 
        organization certifies to the Corporation that the individual 
        has completed not less than 250 hours of service under this 
        section in a 1-year period.
            ``(6) Transfer to trust.--The Corporation shall transfer an 
        appropriate amount of funds to the National Service Trust to 
        provide for the national service educational award for each 
        silver scholar under this subsection.
            ``(7) Support services.--A community-based organization 
        receiving a fixed-amount grant under this subsection may use a 
        portion of the grant to provide transportation services to an 
        eligible individual to allow such individual to participate in 
        a service project.
    ``(b) Encore Fellowships.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Corporation may award 1-year 
        Encore Fellowships to enable individuals age 55 or older to--
                    ``(A) carry out service projects in areas of 
                national need; and
                    ``(B) receive training and development in order to 
                transition to full- or part-time public service in the 
                nonprofit sector or government.
            ``(2) Program.--In carrying out the program, the 
        Corporation shall--
                    ``(A) maintain a list of eligible organizations for 
                which Encore Fellows may be placed to carry out service 
                projects through the program and shall provide the list 
                to all Fellowship recipients; and
                    ``(B) at the request of a Fellowship recipient--
                            ``(i) determine whether the requesting 
                        recipient is able to meet the service needs of 
                        a listed organization, or another organization 
                        that the recipient requests in accordance with 
                        subparagraph (E)(ii), for a service project; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) upon making a favorable 
                        determination under clause (i), award the 
                        recipient with an Encore Fellowship, and place 
                        the recipient with the organization as an 
                        Encore Fellow under subparagraph (E)(iii).
                    ``(C) Eligible recipients.--
                            ``(i) In general.--An individual desiring 
                        to be selected as a Fellowship recipient 
                        shall--
                                    ``(I) be an individual who--
                                            ``(aa) is at least 55 years 
                                        of age as of the time the 
                                        individual applies for the 
                                        program; and
                                            ``(bb) is not engaged in, 
                                        but who wishes to engage in, 
                                        full- or part-time public 
                                        service in the nonprofit sector 
                                        or government; and
                                    ``(II) submit an application to the 
                                Corporation, at such time, in such 
                                manner, and containing such information 
                                as the Corporation may require, 
                                including--
                                            ``(aa) a description of the 
                                        area of national need that the 
                                        applicant hopes to address 
                                        through the service project;
                                            ``(bb) a description of the 
                                        skills and experience the 
                                        applicant has to address an 
                                        area of national need; and
                                            ``(cc) information 
                                        identifying the region of the 
                                        United States in which the 
                                        applicant wishes to serve.
                            ``(ii) Selection basis.--In determining 
                        which individuals to select as Fellowship 
                        recipients, the Corporation shall--
                                    ``(I) select not more than 10 
                                individuals from each State; and
                                    ``(II) give priority to individuals 
                                with skills and experience for which 
                                there is an ongoing high demand in the 
                                nonprofit sector and government.
                    ``(D) Listed organizations.--To be listed under 
                subparagraph (A), an organization shall--
                            ``(i) be a nonprofit organization; and
                            ``(ii) submit an application to the 
                        Corporation at such time, in such manner, and 
                        containing such information as the Corporation 
                        may require, including--
                                    ``(I) a description of--
                                            ``(aa) the services and 
                                        activities the organization 
                                        carries out generally;
                                            ``(bb) the area of national 
                                        need that the organization 
                                        seeks to address through a 
                                        service project; and
                                            ``(cc) the services and 
                                        activities the organization 
                                        seeks to carry out through the 
                                        proposed service project;
                                    ``(II) a description of the skills 
                                and experience that an eligible Encore 
                                Fellowship recipient needs to be placed 
                                with the organization as an Encore 
                                Fellow for the service project;
                                    ``(III) a description of the 
                                training and leadership development the 
                                organization shall provide an Encore 
                                Fellow placed with the organization to 
                                assist the Encore Fellow in obtaining a 
                                public service job in the nonprofit 
                                sector or government after the period 
                                of the Encore Fellowship; and
                                    ``(IV) evidence of the 
                                organization's financial stability.
                    ``(E) Placement.--
                            ``(i) Request for placement with listed 
                        organizations.--To be placed with a listed 
                        organization in accordance with subparagraph 
                        (B)(ii) for a service project, an eligible 
                        Encore Fellowship recipient shall submit an 
                        application for such placement to the 
                        Corporation at such time, in such manner, and 
                        containing such information as the Corporation 
                        may require.
                            ``(ii) Request for placement with other 
                        organization.--An eligible Encore Fellowship 
                        recipient may apply to the Corporation to serve 
                        the recipient's Encore Fellowship year with a 
                        nonprofit organization that is not a listed 
                        organization. Such application shall be 
                        submitted to the Corporation at such time, in 
                        such manner, and containing such information as 
                        the Corporation shall require, and shall 
                        include--
                                    ``(I) an identification and 
                                description of--
                                            ``(aa) the organization;
                                            ``(bb) the area of national 
                                        need the organization seeks to 
                                        address; and
                                            ``(cc) the services or 
                                        activities the organization 
                                        carries out to address such 
                                        area of national need;
                                    ``(II) a description of the 
                                services the eligible Encore Fellowship 
                                recipient shall provide for the 
                                organization as an Encore Fellow; and
                                    ``(III) a letter of support from 
                                the leader of the organization, 
                                including--
                                            ``(aa) a description of the 
                                        organization's need for the 
                                        eligible Encore Fellowship 
                                        recipient's services;
                                            ``(bb) evidence that the 
                                        organization is financially 
                                        sound;
                                            ``(cc) an assurance that 
                                        the organization will provide 
                                        training and leadership 
                                        development to the eligible 
                                        Encore Fellowship recipient if 
                                        placed with the organization as 
                                        an Encore Fellow, to assist the 
                                        Encore Fellow in obtaining a 
                                        public service job in the 
                                        nonprofit sector or government 
                                        after the period of the Encore 
                                        Fellowship; and
                                            ``(dd) a description of the 
                                        training and leadership 
                                        development to be provided to 
                                        the Encore Fellowship recipient 
                                        if so placed.
                            ``(iii) Placement and award of 
                        fellowship.--If the Corporation determines that 
                        the eligible Encore Fellowship recipient is 
                        able to meet the service needs (including 
                        skills and experience to address an area of 
                        national need) of the organization that the 
                        eligible fellowship recipient requests under 
                        clause (i) or (ii), the Corporation shall--
                                    ``(I) approve the placement of the 
                                eligible Encore Fellowship recipient 
                                with the organization;
                                    ``(II) award the eligible Encore 
                                Fellowship recipient an Encore 
                                Fellowship for a period of 1 year and 
                                designate the eligible Encore 
                                Fellowship recipient as an Encore 
                                Fellow; and
                                    ``(III) in awarding the Encore 
                                Fellowship, make a payment, in the 
                                amount of $11,000, to the organization 
                                to enable the organization to provide 
                                living expenses to the Encore Fellow 
                                for the year in which the Encore Fellow 
                                agrees to serve.
                    ``(F) Matching funds.--An organization that 
                receives an Encore Fellow under this subsection shall 
                agree to provide, for the living expenses of the Encore 
                Fellow during the year of service, non-Federal 
                contributions in an amount equal to not less than $1 
                for every $1 of Federal funds provided to the 
                organization for the Encore Fellow through the Encore 
                Fellowship.
                    ``(G) Training and assistance.--Each organization 
                that receives an Encore Fellow under this subsection 
                shall provide training, leadership development, and 
                assistance to the Encore Fellow, and conduct oversight 
                of the service provided by the Encore Fellow.
                    ``(H) Leadership development.--Each year, the 
                Corporation shall convene current and former Encore 
                Fellows to discuss the Encore Fellows' experiences 
                related to service under this subsection and discuss 
                strategies for increasing leadership and careers in 
                public service in the nonprofit sector or government.
    ``(c) Evaluations.--The Corporation shall conduct an independent 
evaluation of the programs authorized under subsections (a) and (b) and 
widely disseminate the results, including recommendations for 
improvement, to the service community through multiple channels, 
including the Corporation's Resource Center or a clearinghouse of 
effective strategies.''.

SEC. 1806. NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS.

    Subtitle H (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is further amended by adding 
at the end the following:

               ``PART II--NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS

``SEC. 198H. NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `disaster' has the meaning given the term 
        `major disaster' in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford 
        Disaster Relief and Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122);
            ``(2) the term `emergency' has the meaning given such term 
        in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122);
            ``(3) the term `National Service Reserve Corps member' 
        means an individual who--
                    ``(A) has completed a term of national service or 
                is a veteran;
                    ``(B) has successfully completed training described 
                in subsection (c) within the previous 2 years; and
                    ``(C) has indicated interest to the Corporation in 
                responding to disasters and emergencies in a timely 
                manner through the National Service Reserve Corps;
            ``(4) the term `term of national service' means a term or 
        period of service under subtitle C, E, or G or section 198B or 
        198C(b) of this Act, or under part A of title I of the Domestic 
        Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.); and
            ``(5) the term `veteran' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
    ``(b) Establishment of National Service Reserve Corps.--The 
Corporation shall establish a National Service Reserve Corps to prepare 
and deploy National Service Reserve Corps members to respond to 
disasters and emergencies. In carrying out this section, the 
Corporation may work with organizations representing individuals who 
have completed a term of national service or are veterans, as well as 
directly with such individuals.
    ``(c) Annual Training.--The Corporation shall, in consultation with 
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, conduct 
or coordinate annual training sessions for individuals who have 
completed a term of national service or are veterans, and who wish to 
join the National Service Reserve Corps.
    ``(d) Certification of Organizations.--
            ``(1) In general.--On a biannual basis, the Corporation 
        shall certify organizations with demonstrated experience in 
        responding to disasters or emergencies, including through using 
        volunteers, for participation in the program under this 
        section.
            ``(2) Requirements.--The Corporation shall ensure that 
        every certified organization is--
                    ``(A) prepared to respond to disasters or 
                emergencies;
                    ``(B) prepared and able to utilize National Service 
                Reserve Corps members in responding to disasters or 
                emergencies; and
                    ``(C) willing to respond in a timely manner when 
                notified by the Corporation of a disaster or emergency.
    ``(e) Databases.--The Corporation shall develop or contract with an 
outside organization to develop--
            ``(1) a database of all National Service Reserve Corps 
        members; and
            ``(2) a database of all nonprofit organizations that have 
        been certified by the Corporation under subsection (d).
    ``(f) Deployment of National Service Reserve Corps.--
            ``(1) In general.--If a disaster or emergency has occurred 
        that the Corporation, in consultation with the Administrator of 
        the Federal Emergency Management Agency, determines is an 
        incident for which National Service Reserve Corps members are 
        prepared to assist, then the Corporation shall--
                    ``(A) deploy interested National Service Reserve 
                Corps members on 30-day assignments to assist with 
                local needs related to preparing or recovering from the 
                incident in the affected area, through organizations 
                certified under subsection (d);
                    ``(B) make travel arrangements for the deployed 
                National Service Reserve Corps members to the site of 
                the incident; and
                    ``(C) provide funds to those organizations that are 
                responding to the incident with deployed National 
                Service Reserve Corps members, to enable the 
                organizations to coordinate and provide housing, living 
                stipends, and insurance for those deployed members.
            ``(2) Allowance.--Any amounts that are utilized by the 
        Corporation from funds appropriated under section 501(a)(4)(D) 
        to carry out paragraph (1) for a fiscal year shall be kept in a 
        separate fund. Any amounts in such fund that are not used 
        during a fiscal year shall remain available to use to help 
        organizations pay National Service Reserve Corps members an 
        allowance, determined by the Corporation, for out-of-pocket 
        expenses.
            ``(3) Information.--
                    ``(A) National service participants.--The 
                Corporation, the State Commissions, and entities 
                receiving financial assistance for programs under 
                subtitle C, E, or G of this Act, or under part A of 
                title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 
                (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.), shall inform participants of 
                those programs of the National Service Reserve Corps 
                upon the participants' completion of their term of 
                national service.
                    ``(B) Veterans.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
                in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
                inform veterans who are recently discharged, released, 
                or separated from the Armed Forces of the programs of 
                the National Service Reserve Corps.
            ``(4) Coordination.--In deploying National Service Reserve 
        Corps members under this subsection, the Corporation may 
        consult and, as appropriate, partner with Citizen Corps 
        programs in the affected area.''.

SEC. 1807. SOCIAL INNOVATION FUNDS PILOT PROGRAM.

    Subtitle H is further amended by adding at the end the following:

           ``PART III--SOCIAL INNOVATION FUNDS PILOT PROGRAM

``SEC. 198K. FUNDS.

    ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            ``(1) Social entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community 
        organizations are developing innovative and effective solutions 
        to national and local challenges.
            ``(2) Increased public and private investment in 
        replicating and expanding proven effective solutions, and 
        supporting new solutions, developed by social entrepreneurs and 
        other nonprofit community organizations could allow those 
        entrepreneurs and organizations to replicate and expand proven 
        initiatives, and support new initiatives, in communities.
            ``(3) A network of Social Innovation Funds could leverage 
        Federal investments to increase State, local, business, and 
        philanthropic resources to replicate and expand proven 
        solutions and invest in supporting new innovations to tackle 
        specific identified community challenges.
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
            ``(1) to recognize and increase the impact of social 
        entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community organizations in 
        tackling national and local challenges;
            ``(2) to stimulate the development of a network of Social 
        Innovation Funds that will increase private and public 
        investment in nonprofit community organizations that are 
        effectively addressing national and local challenges to allow 
        such organizations to replicate and expand proven initiatives 
        or support new initiatives;
            ``(3) to assess the effectiveness of such Funds in--
                    ``(A) leveraging Federal investments to increase 
                State, local, business, and philanthropic resources to 
                address national and local challenges;
                    ``(B) providing resources to replicate and expand 
                effective initiatives; and
                    ``(C) seeding experimental initiatives focused on 
                improving outcomes; and
            ``(4) to strengthen the infrastructure to identify, invest 
        in, replicate, and expand initiatives with effective solutions 
        to national and local challenges.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Community organization.--The term `community 
        organization' means a nonprofit organization that carries out 
        innovative, effective initiatives to address community 
        challenges.
            ``(2) Covered entity.--The term `covered entity' means--
                    ``(A) an existing grantmaking institution (existing 
                as of the date on which the institution applies for a 
                grant under this section); or
                    ``(B) a partnership between--
                            ``(i) such an existing grantmaking 
                        institution; and
                            ``(ii) an additional grantmaking 
                        institution, a State Commission, or a chief 
                        executive officer of a unit of general local 
                        government.
            ``(3) Issue area.--The term `issue area' means an area 
        described in subsection (f)(3).
    ``(d) Program.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out this 
section that are not reserved under subsections (l) and (m), the 
Corporation shall establish a Social Innovation Funds grant program to 
make grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for Community 
Solution Funds.
    ``(e) Periods; Amounts.--The Corporation shall make such grants for 
periods of 5 years, and may renew the grants for additional periods of 
5 years, in amounts of not less than $1,000,000 and not more than 
$10,000,000 per year.
    ``(f) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (d), an entity shall--
            ``(1) be a covered entity;
            ``(2) be focused on--
                    ``(A) serving a specific local geographical area; 
                or
                    ``(B) addressing a specific issue area, in 
                geographical areas that have the highest need in that 
                issue area, as demonstrated by statistics concerning 
                that need;
            ``(3) be focused on improving measurable outcomes relating 
        to--
                    ``(A) education for economically disadvantaged 
                elementary or secondary school students;
                    ``(B) child and youth development;
                    ``(C) reductions in poverty or increases in 
                economic opportunity for economically disadvantaged 
                individuals;
                    ``(D) health, including access to health services 
                and health education;
                    ``(E) resource conservation and local environmental 
                quality;
                    ``(F) individual or community energy efficiency;
                    ``(G) civic engagement; or
                    ``(H) reductions in crime;
            ``(4) have an evidence-based decisionmaking strategy, 
        including--
                    ``(A) use of evidence produced by prior rigorous 
                evaluations of program effectiveness including, where 
                available, well-implemented randomized controlled 
                trials; and
                    ``(B) a well-articulated plan to--
                            ``(i)(I) replicate and expand research-
                        proven initiatives that have been shown to 
                        produce sizeable, sustained benefits to 
                        participants or society; or
                            ``(II) support new initiatives with a 
                        substantial likelihood of significant impact; 
                        or
                            ``(ii) partner with a research organization 
                        to carry out rigorous evaluations to assess the 
                        effectiveness of such initiatives; and
            ``(5) have appropriate policies, as determined by the 
        Corporation, that protect against conflict of interest, self-
        dealing, and other improper practices.
    ``(g) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (d) for national leveraging capital, an eligible entity 
shall submit an application to the Corporation at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Corporation may specify, 
including, at a minimum--
            ``(1) an assurance that the eligible entity will--
                    ``(A) use the funds received through that capital 
                in order to make subgrants to community organizations 
                that will use the funds to replicate or expand proven 
                initiatives, or support new initiatives, in low-income 
                communities;
                    ``(B) in making decisions about subgrants for 
                communities, consult with a diverse cross section of 
                community representatives in the decisions, including 
                individuals from the public, nonprofit private, and 
                for-profit private sectors; and
                    ``(C) make subgrants of a sufficient size and scope 
                to enable the community organizations to build their 
                capacity to manage initiatives, and sustain replication 
                or expansion of the initiatives;
            ``(2) an assurance that the eligible entity will not make 
        any subgrants to the parent organizations of the eligible 
        entity, a subsidiary organization of the parent organization, 
        or, if the eligible entity applied for funds under this section 
        as a partnership, any member of the partnership;
            ``(3) an identification of, as appropriate--
                    ``(A) the specific local geographical area referred 
                to in subsection (f)(2)(A) that the eligible entity is 
                proposing to serve; or
                    ``(B) geographical areas referred to in subsection 
                (f)(2)(B) that the eligible entity is likely to serve;
            ``(4)(A) information identifying the issue areas in which 
        the eligible entity will work to improve measurable outcomes;
            ``(B) statistics on the needs related to those issue areas 
        in, as appropriate--
                    ``(i) the specific local geographical area 
                described in paragraph (3)(A); or
                    ``(ii) the geographical areas described in 
                paragraph (3)(B), including statistics demonstrating 
                that those geographical areas have the highest need in 
                the specific issue area that the eligible entity is 
                proposing to address; and
            ``(C) information on the specific measurable outcomes 
        related to the issue areas involved that the eligible entity 
        will seek to improve;
            ``(5) information describing the process by which the 
        eligible entity selected, or will select, community 
        organizations to receive the subgrants, to ensure that the 
        community organizations--
                    ``(A) are institutions--
                            ``(i) with proven initiatives and a 
                        demonstrated track record of achieving specific 
                        outcomes related to the measurable outcomes for 
                        the eligible entity; or
                            ``(ii) that articulate a new solution with 
                        a significant likelihood for substantial 
                        impact;
                    ``(B) articulate measurable outcomes for the use of 
                the subgrant funds that are connected to the measurable 
                outcomes for the eligible entity;
                    ``(C) will use the funds to replicate, expand, or 
                support their initiatives;
                    ``(D) provide a well-defined plan for replicating, 
                expanding, or supporting the initiatives funded;
                    ``(E) can sustain the initiatives after the 
                subgrant period concludes through reliable public 
                revenues, earned income, or private sector funding;
                    ``(F) have strong leadership and financial and 
                management systems;
                    ``(G) are committed to the use of data collection 
                and evaluation for improvement of the initiatives;
                    ``(H) will implement and evaluate innovative 
                initiatives, to be important contributors to knowledge 
                in their fields; and
                    ``(I) will meet the requirements for providing 
                matching funds specified in subsection (k);
            ``(6) information about the eligible entity, including its 
        experience managing collaborative initiatives, or assessing 
        applicants for grants and evaluating the performance of grant 
        recipients for outcome-focused initiatives, and any other 
        relevant information;
            ``(7) a commitment to meet the requirements of subsection 
        (i) and a plan for meeting the requirements, including 
        information on any funding that the eligible entity has secured 
        to provide the matching funds required under that subsection;
            ``(8) a description of the eligible entity's plan for 
        providing technical assistance and support, other than 
        financial support, to the community organizations that will 
        increase the ability of the community organizations to achieve 
        their measurable outcomes;
            ``(9) information on the commitment, institutional 
        capacity, and expertise of the eligible entity concerning--
                    ``(A) collecting and analyzing data required for 
                evaluations, compliance efforts, and other purposes;
                    ``(B) supporting relevant research; and
                    ``(C) submitting regular reports to the 
                Corporation, including information on the initiatives 
                of the community organizations, and the replication or 
                expansion of such initiatives;
            ``(10) a commitment to use data and evaluations to improve 
        the eligible entity's own model and to improve the initiatives 
        funded by the eligible entity; and
            ``(11) a commitment to cooperate with any evaluation 
        activities undertaken by the Corporation.
    ``(h) Selection Criteria.--In selecting eligible entities to 
receive grants under subsection (d), the Corporation shall--
            ``(1) select eligible entities on a competitive basis;
            ``(2) select eligible entities on the basis of the quality 
        of their selection process, as described in subsection (g)(5), 
        the capacity of the eligible entities to manage Social 
        Innovation Funds, and the potential of the eligible entities to 
        sustain the Funds after the conclusion of the grant period;
            ``(3) include among the grant recipients eligible entities 
        that propose to provide subgrants to serve communities (such as 
        rural low-income communities) that the eligible entities can 
        demonstrate are significantly philanthropically underserved;
            ``(4) select a geographically diverse set of eligible 
        entities; and
            ``(5) take into account broad community perspectives and 
        support.
    ``(i) Matching Funds for Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Corporation may not make a grant to 
        an eligible entity under subsection (d) for a Social Innovation 
        Fund unless the entity agrees that, with respect to the cost 
        described in subsection (d) for that Fund, the entity will make 
        available matching funds in an amount not less than $1 for 
        every $1 of funds provided under the grant.
            ``(2) Additional requirements.--
                    ``(A) Type and sources.--The eligible entity shall 
                provide the matching funds in cash. The eligible entity 
                shall provide the matching funds from State, local, or 
                private sources, which may include State or local 
                agencies, businesses, private philanthropic 
                organizations, or individuals.
                    ``(B) Eligible entities including state commissions 
                or local government offices.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In a case in which a 
                        State Commission, a local government office, or 
                        both entities are a part of the eligible 
                        entity, the State involved, the local 
                        government involved, or both entities, 
                        respectively, shall contribute not less than 30 
                        percent and not more than 50 percent of the 
                        matching funds.
                            ``(ii) Local government office.--In this 
                        subparagraph, the term `local government 
                        office' means the office of the chief executive 
                        officer of a unit of general local government.
            ``(3) Reduction.--The Corporation may reduce by 50 percent 
        the matching funds required by paragraph (1) for an eligible 
        entity serving a community (such as a rural low-income 
        community) that the eligible entity can demonstrate is 
        significantly philanthropically underserved.
    ``(j) Subgrants.--
            ``(1) Subgrants authorized.--An eligible entity receiving a 
        grant under subsection (d) is authorized to use the funds made 
        available through the grant to award, on a competitive basis, 
        subgrants to expand or replicate proven initiatives, or support 
        new initiatives with a substantial likelihood of success, to--
                    ``(A) community organizations serving low-income 
                communities within the specific local geographical area 
                referred to in subsection (f)(2)(A); or
                    ``(B) community organizations addressing a specific 
                issue area referred to in subsection (f)(2)(B), in low-
                income communities in geographical areas referred to in 
                that subsection.
            ``(2) Periods; amounts.--The eligible entity shall make 
        such subgrants for periods of not less than 3 and not more than 
        5 years, and may renew the subgrants for such periods, in 
        amounts of not less than $100,000 per year.
            ``(3) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a subgrant 
        from an eligible entity under this section, including receiving 
        a payment for that subgrant each year, a community organization 
        shall submit an application to an eligible entity that serves 
        the specific local geographical area, or geographical areas, 
        that the community organization proposes to serve, at such 
        time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
        eligible entity may require, including--
                    ``(A) a description of the initiative the community 
                organization carries out and plans to replicate or 
                expand, or of the new initiative the community 
                organization intends to support, using funds received 
                from the eligible entity, and how the initiative 
                relates to the issue areas identified under subsection 
                (g)(4)(A) in which the eligible entity has committed to 
                work;
                    ``(B) data on the measurable outcomes the community 
                organization has improved, and information on the 
                measurable outcomes the community organization seeks to 
                improve by replicating or expanding a proven initiative 
                or supporting a new initiative, which shall be among 
                the measurable outcomes the eligible entity is seeking 
                to improve as identified under subsection (g)(4)(C);
                    ``(C) an identification of the community in which 
                the community organization proposes to carry out an 
                initiative, which shall be within the specific local 
                geographical area referred to in subsection (f)(2)(A) 
                or the geographical areas referred to in subsection 
                (f)(2)(B), that the eligible entity serves;
                    ``(D) a description of the evidence-based 
                decisionmaking strategies the community organization 
                uses to improve outcomes, including--
                            ``(i) use of evidence produced by prior 
                        rigorous evaluations of program effectiveness 
                        including, where available, well-implemented 
                        randomized controlled trials; or
                            ``(ii) a well-articulated plan to conduct, 
                        or partner with a research organization to 
                        conduct, rigorous evaluations to assess the 
                        effectiveness of initiatives addressing 
                        national or local challenges;
                    ``(E) a description of how the community 
                organization uses data to analyze and improve its 
                initiatives;
                    ``(F) specific evidence of how the community 
                organization will meet the requirements for providing 
                matching funds specified in subsection (k);
                    ``(G) a description of how the community 
                organization will sustain the replicated or expanded 
                initiative after the conclusion of the subgrant period; 
                and
                    ``(H) any other information the eligible entity may 
                require, including information necessary for the 
                eligible entity to fulfill the requirements of 
                subsection (g)(5).
    ``(k) Matching Funds for Subgrants.--
            ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity may not make a 
        subgrant to a community organization under this section for an 
        initiative described in subsection (j)(3)(A) unless the 
        organization agrees that, with respect to the cost of carrying 
        out that initiative, the organization will make available, on 
        an annual basis, matching funds in an amount not less than $1 
        for every $1 of funds provided under the subgrant. If the 
        community organization fails to make such matching funds 
        available for a fiscal year, the eligible entity shall not make 
        payments for the remaining fiscal years of the subgrant period, 
        notwithstanding any other provision of this part.
            ``(2) Types and sources.--The community organization shall 
        provide the matching funds in cash. The community organization 
        shall provide the matching funds from State, local, or private 
        sources, which may include funds from State or local agencies 
        or private sector funding.
    ``(l) Direct Support.--
            ``(1) Program authorized.--The Corporation may use not more 
        than 10 percent of the funds appropriated for this section to 
        award grants to community organizations serving low-income 
        communities or addressing a specific issue area in geographical 
        areas that have the highest need in that issue area, to enable 
        such community organizations to replicate or expand proven 
        initiatives or support new initiatives.
            ``(2) Terms and conditions.--A grant awarded under this 
        subsection shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as 
        a subgrant awarded under subsection (j).
            ``(3) Application; matching funds.--Paragraphs (2) and (3) 
        of subsection (j) and subsection (k) shall apply to a community 
        organization receiving or applying for a grant under this 
        subsection in the same manner as such subsections apply to a 
        community organization receiving or applying for a subgrant 
        under subsection (j), except that references to a subgrant 
        shall mean a grant and references to an eligible entity shall 
        mean the Corporation.
    ``(m) Research and Evaluation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Corporation may reserve not more 
        than 5 percent of the funds appropriated for this section for a 
        fiscal year to support, directly or through contract with an 
        independent entity, research and evaluation activities to 
        evaluate the eligible entities and community organizations 
        receiving grants under subsections (d) and (l) and the 
        initiatives supported by the grants.
            ``(2) Research and evaluation activities.--
                    ``(A) Research and reports.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The entity carrying out 
                        this subsection shall collect data and conduct 
                        or support research with respect to the 
                        eligible entities and community organizations 
                        receiving grants under subsections (d) and (l), 
                        and the initiatives supported by such eligible 
                        entities and community organizations, to 
                        determine the success of the program carried 
                        out under this section in replicating, 
                        expanding, and supporting initiatives, 
                        including--
                                    ``(I) the success of the 
                                initiatives in improving measurable 
                                outcomes; and
                                    ``(II) the success of the program 
                                in increasing philanthropic investments 
                                in philanthropically underserved 
                                communities.
                            ``(ii) Reports.--The Corporation shall 
                        submit periodic reports to the authorizing 
                        committees including--
                                    ``(I) the data collected and the 
                                results of the research under this 
                                subsection;
                                    ``(II) information on lessons 
                                learned about best practices from the 
                                activities carried out under this 
                                section, to improve those activities; 
                                and
                                    ``(III) a list of all eligible 
                                entities and community organizations 
                                receiving funds under this section.
                            ``(iii) Public information.--The 
                        Corporation shall annually post the list 
                        described in clause (ii)(III) on the 
                        Corporation's website.
                    ``(B) Technical assistance.--The Corporation shall, 
                directly or through contract, provide technical 
                assistance to the eligible entities and community 
                organizations that receive grants under subsections (d) 
                and (l).
                    ``(C) Knowledge management.--The Corporation shall, 
                directly or through contract, maintain a clearinghouse 
                for information on best practices resulting from 
                initiatives supported by the eligible entities and 
                community organizations.
                    ``(D) Reservation.--Of the funds appropriated under 
                section 501(a)(4)(E) for a fiscal year, not more than 5 
                percent may be used to carry out this subsection.''.

SEC. 1808. CLEARINGHOUSES.

    Subtitle H is further amended by adding at the end the following:

    ``PART IV--NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS CLEARINGHOUSES; VOLUNTEER 
                            GENERATION FUND

``SEC. 198O. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS CLEARINGHOUSES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Corporation shall provide assistance, either 
by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, to entities with 
expertise in the dissemination of information through clearinghouses to 
establish 1 or more clearinghouses for the national service laws.
    ``(b) Function of Clearinghouse.--Such a clearinghouse may--
            ``(1) assist entities carrying out State or local service-
        learning and national service programs with needs assessments 
        and planning;
            ``(2) conduct research and evaluations concerning service-
        learning or programs receiving assistance under the national 
        service laws unless the recipient is receiving funds for such 
        purpose under part III of subtitle B and under this subtitle;
            ``(3)(A) provide leadership development and training to 
        State and local service-learning program administrators, 
        supervisors, service sponsors, and participants; and
            ``(B) provide training to persons who can provide the 
        leadership development and training described in subparagraph 
        (A);
            ``(4) facilitate communication among entities carrying out 
        service-learning programs and programs offered under the 
        national service laws and participants in such programs;
            ``(5) provide and disseminate information and curriculum 
        materials relating to planning and operating service-learning 
        programs and programs offered under the national service laws, 
        to States, Territories, Indian tribes, and local entities 
        eligible to receive financial assistance under the national 
        service laws;
            ``(6) provide and disseminate information regarding methods 
        to make service-learning programs and programs offered under 
        the national service laws accessible to individuals with 
        disabilities;
            ``(7) disseminate applications in languages other than 
        English;
            ``(8)(A) gather and disseminate information on successful 
        service-learning programs and programs offered under the 
        national service laws, components of such successful programs, 
        innovative curricula related to service-learning, and service-
        learning projects; and
            ``(B) coordinate the activities of the clearinghouse with 
        appropriate entities to avoid duplication of effort;
            ``(9) make recommendations to State and local entities on 
        quality controls to improve the quality of service-learning 
        programs and programs offered under the national service laws;
            ``(10) assist organizations in recruiting, screening, and 
        placing a diverse population of service-learning coordinators 
        and program sponsors;
            ``(11) disseminate effective strategies for working with 
        disadvantaged youth in national service programs as determined 
        by organizations with an established expertise working with 
        such youth; and
            ``(12) carry out such other activities as the Chief 
        Executive Officer determines to be appropriate.

``SEC. 198P. VOLUNTEER GENERATION FUND.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `areas of national need' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 198B(a);
            ``(2) the term `civic entity' means a local or national 
        nonprofit organization, including a faith-based organization, 
        that uses volunteers to carry out activities in areas of 
        national need; and
            ``(3) the term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) a State Commission; or
                    ``(B) a nonprofit organization that provides 
                technical assistance and support to civic entities in 
                recruiting, managing, and supporting volunteers, such 
                as a volunteer coordinating agency, a nonprofit 
                resource center, a volunteer training clearinghouse, or 
                an institution of higher education.
    ``(b) Fund.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Corporation shall award grants, on a 
        competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable--
                    ``(A) eligible entities to increase the number of 
                volunteers available to carry out activities that 
                address areas of national need through civic entities 
                supported by the eligible entity; or
                    ``(B) eligible entities described in subsection 
                (a)(3)(A) to increase the number of volunteers 
                available to carry out statewide volunteer initiatives 
                that address State and local priorities with regard to 
                areas of national need.
            ``(2) Application.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each eligible entity desiring a 
                grant under this subsection shall submit an application 
                to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and 
                accompanied by such information as the Corporation may 
                reasonably require.
                    ``(B) Contents.--Each application submitted 
                pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall contain--
                            ``(i)(I) in the case of an eligible entity 
                        that proposes to use grant funds to carry out 
                        an activity described in paragraph (1)(A), a 
                        description of the technical assistance and 
                        support the entity provides to civic entities 
                        in recruiting, managing, and supporting 
                        additional volunteers; or
                            ``(II) in the case of an eligible entity 
                        that proposes to use grant funds to carry out a 
                        statewide initiative described in paragraph 
                        (1)(B), a description of the State priorities 
                        with regard to areas of national need and the 
                        proposed initiative to address such priorities;
                            ``(ii) an assurance that the eligible 
                        entity will annually collect information on--
                                    ``(I) the number of volunteers 
                                recruited for civic entities or to 
                                carry out statewide initiatives 
                                described in paragraph (1)(B), using 
                                funds received under this subsection, 
                                and the type and amount of activities 
                                carried out by such volunteers; and
                                    ``(II) the number of volunteers 
                                supported using funds received under 
                                this subsection, and the type and 
                                amount of activities carried out by 
                                such volunteers;
                            ``(iii) a description of any outcomes the 
                        eligible entity will use to annually measure 
                        and track performance with regard to--
                                    ``(I) activities carried out by 
                                volunteers; and
                                    ``(II) volunteers recruited, 
                                managed, and supported;
                            ``(iv) information describing how the 
                        eligible entity will annually evaluate the 
                        effectiveness of the entity's activities under 
                        this subsection; and
                            ``(v) such additional assurances as the 
                        Corporation determines to be essential to 
                        ensure compliance with the requirements of this 
                        subsection.''.

             Subtitle I--Training and Technical Assistance

SEC. 1821. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    Title I is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subtitle:

            ``Subtitle J--Training and Technical Assistance

``SEC. 199N. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) In General.--The Corporation shall, either directly or 
through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements (including through 
State Commissions), conduct appropriate training for and provide 
technical assistance to--
            ``(1) programs receiving assistance under the national 
        service laws; and
            ``(2) entities (particularly those in rural areas and 
        underserved communities) that desire to--
                    ``(A) carry out or establish national service 
                programs; or
                    ``(B) apply for assistance (including subgrants) 
                under the national service laws.
    ``(b) Activities Included.--Such training and technical assistance 
activities may include--
            ``(1) providing technical assistance to those entities 
        applying to carry out national service programs or those 
        carrying out national service programs;
            ``(2) promoting leadership development in national service 
        programs;
            ``(3) improving the instructional and programmatic quality 
        of national service programs;
            ``(4) developing the management and budgetary skills of 
        those operating or overseeing national service programs, 
        including to increase the cost effectiveness of the programs 
        under the national service laws;
            ``(5) providing for or improving the training provided to 
        the participants in programs under the national service laws;
            ``(6) facilitating the education of individuals 
        participating in national service programs in risk management 
        procedures, including the training of participants in 
        appropriate risk management practices;
            ``(7) training those individuals operating or overseeing 
        national service programs--
                    ``(A) in volunteer recruitment, management, and 
                retention to improve the abilities of such individuals 
                to use participants and other volunteers in an 
                effective manner, which results in high-quality service 
                and the desire of participants or volunteers to 
                continue to serve in other capacities after the program 
                is completed;
                    ``(B) in program evaluation and performance 
                measures to inform practices to augment the capacity 
                and sustainability of the national service programs; or
                    ``(C) to effectively accommodate individuals with 
                disabilities to increase the participation of 
                individuals with disabilities in national service 
                programs, which training may utilize funding from the 
                reservation of funds under section 129(k) to increase 
                the participation of individuals with disabilities;
            ``(8) establishing networks and collaboration among 
        employers, educators, and other key stakeholders in the 
        community to further leverage resources to increase local 
        participation and to coordinate community-wide planning and 
        service;
            ``(9) providing training and technical assistance for the 
        National Senior Service Corps, including providing such 
        training and technical assistance to programs receiving 
        assistance under section 201 of the Domestic Volunteer Service 
        Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5001); and
            ``(10) carrying out such other activities as the Chief 
        Executive Officer determines to be appropriate.
    ``(c) Priority.--In carrying out this section, the Corporation 
shall give priority to programs under the national service laws and 
entities eligible to establish such programs that seek training or 
technical assistance and that--
            ``(1) seek to carry out high-quality programs where the 
        services are needed most;
            ``(2) seek to carry out high-quality programs where 
        national service programs do not currently exist or where the 
        programs are too limited to meet community needs;
            ``(3) seek to carry out high-quality programs that focus on 
        and provide service opportunities for underserved rural and 
        urban areas and populations; and
            ``(4) seek to assist programs in developing a service 
        component that combines students, out-of-school youths, and 
        older adults as participants to provide needed community 
        services.''.

      Subtitle J--Repeal of Title III (Points of Light Foundation)

SEC. 1831. REPEAL.

    (a) In General.--Title III (42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 401 (42 U.S.C. 12671) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``term'' and all that 
        follows and inserting the following: ``term `administrative 
        organization' means a nonprofit private organization that 
        enters into an agreement with the Corporation for National and 
        Community Service to carry out this section.''; and
            (2) by striking ``Foundation'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``administrative organization''.

  Subtitle K--Amendments to Title V (Authorization of Appropriations)

SEC. 1841. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 501 (42 U.S.C. 12681) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Title I.--
            ``(1) Subtitle b.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated to provide financial assistance under 
                subtitle B of title I--
                            ``(i) $97,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
                            ``(ii) such sums as may be necessary for 
                        each of fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
                    ``(B) Part iv reservation.--Of the amount 
                appropriated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, 
                1 percent shall be reserved to carry out part IV of 
                subtitle B of title I.
                    ``(C) Section 118a.--Of the amount appropriated 
                under subparagraph (A) and not reserved under 
                subparagraph (B) for a fiscal year, not more than 
                $7,000,000 shall be made available for awards to 
                Campuses of Service under section 118A.
                    ``(D) Section 119(c)(8).--Of the amount 
                appropriated under subparagraph (A) and not reserved 
                under subparagraph (B) for a fiscal year, not more than 
                $10,000,000 shall be made available for summer of 
                service program grants under section 119(c)(8), and not 
                more than $10,000,000 shall be deposited in the 
                National Service Trust to support summer of service 
                educational awards, consistent with section 119(c)(8).
                    ``(E) Section 119(c)(9).--Of the amount 
                appropriated under subparagraph (A) and not reserved 
                under subparagraph (B) for a fiscal year, not more than 
                $15,000,000 shall be made available for youth 
                engagement zone programs under section 119(c)(9).
                    ``(F) General programs.--Of the amount remaining 
                after the application of subparagraphs (A) through (E) 
                for a fiscal year--
                            ``(i) not more than 60 percent shall be 
                        available to provide financial assistance under 
                        part I of subtitle B of title I;
                            ``(ii) not more than 25 percent shall be 
                        available to provide financial assistance under 
                        part II of such subtitle; and
                            ``(iii) not less than 15 percent shall be 
                        available to provide financial assistance under 
                        part III of such subtitle.
            ``(2) Subtitles c and d.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014, such 
        sums as may be necessary to provide financial assistance under 
        subtitle C of title I and to provide national service 
        educational awards under subtitle D of title I for the number 
        of participants described in section 121(f)(1) for each such 
        fiscal year.
            ``(3) Subtitle e.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated to operate the National Civilian Community 
                Corps and provide financial assistance under subtitle E 
                of title I, such sums as may be necessary for each of 
                fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
                    ``(B) Priority.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of this Act, in obligating the amounts made 
                available pursuant to the authorization of 
                appropriations in this paragraph, priority shall be 
                given to programs carrying out activities in areas for 
                which the President has declared the existence of a 
                major disaster, in accordance with section 401 of the 
                Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
                Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), as a consequence of 
                Hurricane Katrina or Rita.
            ``(4) Subtitle h.--
                    ``(A) Authorization.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of 
                fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to provide financial 
                assistance under subtitle H of title I.
                    ``(B) Section 198b.--Of the amount authorized under 
                subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, such sums as may be 
                necessary shall be made available to provide financial 
                assistance under section 198B and to provide national 
                service educational awards under subtitle D of title I 
                to the number of participants in national service 
                positions established or increased as provided in 
                section 198B(b)(3) for such year.
                    ``(C) Section 198c.--Of the amount authorized under 
                subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, $12,000,000 shall 
                be made available to provide financial assistance under 
                section 198C.
                    ``(D) Section 198h.--Of the amount authorized under 
                subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, such sums as may be 
                necessary shall be made available to provide financial 
                assistance under section 198H.
                    ``(E) Section 198k.--Of the amount authorized under 
                subparagraph (A), there shall be made available to 
                carry out section 198K--
                            ``(i) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
                            ``(ii) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
                            ``(iii) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
                            ``(iv) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; 
                        and
                            ``(v) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.
                    ``(F) Section 198p.--Of the amount authorized under 
                subparagraph (A), there shall be made available to 
                carry out section 198P--
                            ``(i) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
                            ``(ii) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
                            ``(iii) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
                            ``(iv) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; 
                        and
                            ``(v) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.
            ``(5) Administration.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated for the administration of this Act, 
                including financial assistance under section 126(a), 
                $51,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may 
                be necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 
                2014.
                    ``(B) Corporation.--Of the amounts appropriated 
                under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year--
                            ``(i) not more than 69 percent shall be 
                        made available to the Corporation for the 
                        administration of this Act; and
                            ``(ii) the remainder shall be available to 
                        provide financial assistance under section 
                        126(a).
            ``(6) Evaluation, training, and technical assistance.--
        Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) and any other 
        provision of law, of the amounts appropriated for a fiscal year 
        under subtitles B, C, and H of title I of this Act and under 
        titles I and II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, 
        the Corporation shall reserve not more than 2.5 percent to 
        carry out sections 112(d) and 179A and subtitle J, of which 
        $1,000,000 shall be used by the Corporation to carry out 
        section 179A. Notwithstanding subsection (b), amounts so 
        reserved shall be available only for the fiscal year for which 
        the amounts are reserved.'';
            (2) by striking subsections (b) and (d); and
            (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).

            TITLE II--DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973

SEC. 2001. REFERENCES.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to 
be made to a section or other provision of the Domestic Volunteer 
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.).

SEC. 2002. VOLUNTEERISM POLICY.

    Section 2 (42 U.S.C. 4950) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``both young'' and all 
        that follows through the period and inserting ``individuals of 
        all ages and backgrounds.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``State, and 
        local agencies'' the following: ``, expand relationships with, 
        and support for, the efforts of civic, community, and 
        educational organizations,''.

          Subtitle A--National Volunteer Antipoverty Programs

              CHAPTER 1--VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA

SEC. 2101. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 4951) is amended--
            (1) in the second sentence, by striking ``exploit'' and all 
        that follows through the period and inserting ``increase 
        opportunities for self-advancement by persons affected by such 
        problems.''; and
            (2) in the third sentence, by striking ``at the local 
        level'' and all that follows through the period and inserting 
        ``at the local level, to support efforts by local agencies and 
        community organizations to achieve long-term sustainability of 
        projects, and to strengthen local agencies and community 
        organizations to carry out the objectives of this part.''.

SEC. 2102. SELECTION AND ASSIGNMENT OF VOLUNTEERS.

    Section 103 (42 U.S.C. 4953) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``the 
                Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,'' after 
                ``American Samoa,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``handicapped 
                individuals'' and all that follows through the 
                semicolon and inserting ``individuals with 
                disabilities, especially individuals with severe 
                disabilities;'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the jobless, 
                the hungry,'' and inserting ``unemployed 
                individuals,'';
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``prevention, 
                education,'' and inserting ``through prevention, 
                education, rehabilitation, treatment,'';
                    (E) in paragraph (5), by striking ``chronic and 
                life-threatening illnesses'' and inserting ``mental 
                illness, chronic and life-threatening illnesses,'';
                    (F) in paragraph (6)--
                            (i) by striking ``Headstart act'' and 
                        inserting ``Head Start Act''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and'' after the 
                        semicolon at the end;
                    (G) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (H) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) in assisting with the reentry and reintegration of 
        formerly incarcerated youth and adults into society, including 
        providing training and counseling in education, employment, and 
        life skills;
            ``(9) in developing and carrying out financial literacy, 
        financial planning, budgeting, saving, and reputable credit 
        accessibility programs in low-income communities, including 
        those programs that educate individuals about financing home 
        ownership and higher education;
            ``(10) in initiating and supporting before-school and 
        after-school programs, serving children in low-income 
        communities, that may engage participants in mentoring, 
        tutoring, life skills and study skills programs, service-
        learning, physical, nutrition, and health education programs, 
        and other activities addressing the needs of the children;
            ``(11) in establishing and supporting community economic 
        development initiatives, with a priority on work on such 
        initiatives in rural areas and the other areas where such 
        initiatives are needed most;
            ``(12) in assisting veterans and their family members 
        through establishing or augmenting programs that assist such 
        persons with access to legal assistance, health care (including 
        mental health care), employment counseling or training, 
        education counseling or training, affordable housing, and other 
        support services; and
            ``(13) in addressing the health and wellness of individuals 
        in low-income communities and individuals in underserved 
        communities, including programs to increase access to 
        preventive services, insurance, and health services.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``recruitment and 
                placement procedures'' and inserting ``placement 
                procedures that involve sponsoring organizations and'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``Community Service Trust Act of 1993'' and all 
                        that follows through the period at the end of 
                        the fourth sentence and inserting ``Community 
                        Service Act of 1990.'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``central information system that shall, on 
                        request, promptly provide'' and inserting 
                        ``database that provides''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C), in the second 
                        sentence, by inserting ``and management'' after 
                        ``the recruitment'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the 
                following: ``In selecting the volunteers, the Director 
                shall give priority to low-income youth.''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ``information 
                system'' and inserting ``database'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``the 
                        Internet and related technologies,'' before 
                        ``radio,'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
                        ``Internet and related technologies,'' before 
                        ``print media,'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
                        ``State or local offices of economic 
                        development, State employment security 
                        agencies, employment offices,'' before ``and 
                        other institutions''; and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
                        ``Community Service Trust Act of 1993'' and 
                        inserting ``Community Service Act of 1990''; 
                        and
                    (B) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) by striking ``Beginning in'' and all 
                        that follows through ``, for'' and inserting 
                        ``For''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``1.5 percent'' and 
                        inserting ``2 percent'';
            (4) in subsection (d), in the second sentence, by striking 
        ``private industry council established under the Job Training 
        Partnership Act or'';
            (5) in subsection (g), in the first sentence, by striking 
        ``, and such'' and all that follows through the period and 
        inserting a period; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) The Director may enter into agreements under which public and 
private nonprofit organizations, with sufficient financial capacity and 
size, pay for all or a portion of the costs of supporting the service 
of volunteers under this part.''.

SEC. 2103. SUPPORT SERVICE.

    Section 105(a)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 4955(a)(1)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by striking the first sentence and inserting the 
        following: ``Such stipend shall be set at a rate that is not 
        less than a minimum of $125 per month and not more than a 
        maximum of $150 per month, subject to the availability of funds 
        to provide such a maximum rate.''; and
            (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``stipend of a 
        maximum of $200 per month'' and inserting ``stipend set at a 
        rate that is not more than a maximum of $250 per month''.

SEC. 2104. REPEAL.

    Section 109 (42 U.S.C. 4959) is repealed.

                  CHAPTER 2--UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA

SEC. 2121. UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA.

    Part B of title I (42 U.S.C. 4971 et seq.) is repealed.

                 CHAPTER 3--SPECIAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS

SEC. 2131. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 4991) is amended in the second sentence by 
striking ``situations'' and inserting ``organizations''.

SEC. 2132. LITERACY CHALLENGE GRANTS.

    Section 124 (42 U.S.C. 4995) is repealed.

               Subtitle B--National Senior Service Corps

SEC. 2141. TITLE.

    Title II (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.) is amended by striking the title 
heading and inserting the following:

              ``TITLE II--NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS''.

SEC. 2142. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    Section 200 (42 U.S.C. 5000) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 200. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this title to provide--
            ``(1) opportunities for senior service to meet unmet local, 
        State, and national needs in the areas of education, public 
        safety, emergency and disaster preparedness, relief, and 
        recovery, health and human needs, and the environment;
            ``(2) for the National Senior Service Corps, comprised of 
        the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, the Foster 
        Grandparent Program, and the Senior Companion Program, and 
        demonstration and other programs to empower people 55 years of 
        age or older to contribute to their communities through 
        service, enhance the lives of those who serve and those whom 
        they serve, and provide communities with valuable services;
            ``(3) opportunities for people 55 years of age or older, 
        through the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, to share 
        their knowledge, experiences, abilities, and skills for the 
        betterment of their communities and themselves;
            ``(4) opportunities for low-income people 55 years of age 
        or older, through the Foster Grandparents Program, to have a 
        positive impact on the lives of children in need; and
            ``(5) opportunities for low-income people 55 years of age 
        or older, through the Senior Companion Program, to provide 
        support services and companionship to other older individuals 
        through volunteer service.''.

SEC. 2143. RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.

    Section 201(a) (42 U.S.C. 5001(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``avail'' and all that follows through ``community,'' and 
        inserting ``share their experiences, abilities, and skills to 
        improve their communities and themselves through service in 
        their communities,'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, and individuals 60 
        years of age or older will be given priority for enrollment,''; 
        and
            (3) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by striking ``established and will be carried 
                out'' and inserting ``designed and implemented''; and
                    (B) by striking ``field of service'' and all that 
                follows through the period at the end and inserting 
                ``field of service to be provided, as well as persons 
                who have expertise in the management of volunteers and 
                the needs of older individuals.''.

SEC. 2144. FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM.

    Section 211 (42 U.S.C. 5011) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``sixty'' 
                and inserting ``55''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``any of a 
                variety of'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``shall have'' and all that 
                        follows through ``(2) of the subsection'' and 
                        inserting ``may determine'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon at the end;
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(C) whether it is in the best interest of the child 
        receiving, and the particular foster grandparent providing, 
        services in such a project, to continue the relationship 
        between the child and the grandparent under this part after the 
        child reaches the age of 21, if such child is an individual 
        with a disability who was receiving such services prior to 
        attaining the age of 21.'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(2) If an assignment of a foster grandparent under this part is 
suspended or discontinued, the replacement of that foster grandparent 
shall be determined in a manner consistent with paragraph (3).'';
            (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``$2.45 per hour'' and 
        all that follows through ``five cents, except'' and inserting 
        ``$3.00 per hour, except'';
            (4) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``125 per 
                centum'' and inserting ``200 percent''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``per centum'' 
                and inserting ``percent''; and
            (5) in subsection (f)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                ``subparagraphs (B) and (C)'' and inserting 
                ``subparagraph (B)''; and
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (C).

SEC. 2145. SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM.

    Section 213(a) (42 U.S.C. 5013(a)) is amended by striking ``60'' 
and inserting ``55''.

SEC. 2146. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Promotion of National Senior Service Corps.--Section 221 (42 
U.S.C. 5021) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``volunteer'' and 
        inserting ``service''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``participation of 
        volunteers'' and inserting ``participation of volunteers of all 
        ages and backgrounds, living in urban or rural communities''.
    (b) Minority Population Participation.--Section 223 (42 U.S.C. 
5023) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``group'' and 
        inserting ``population''; and
            (2) by striking ``sixty years and older from minority 
        groups'' and inserting ``55 years and older from minority 
        populations''.
    (c) Use of Locally Generated Contributions in National Senior 
Service Corps.--Section 224 (42 U.S.C. 5024) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``volunteer'' and 
        inserting ``service''; and
            (2) by striking ``Volunteer Corps'' and inserting ``Service 
        Corps''.
    (d) National Problems of Local Concern.--Section 225 (42 U.S.C. 
5025) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``through 
                education, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation'' 
                before the period at the end;
                    (B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(4) Programs that establish and support mentoring 
        programs for low-income youth, including mentoring programs 
        that match such youth with mentors and match such youth with 
        employment and training programs, including apprenticeship 
        programs.'';
                    (C) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, including 
                literacy programs that serve youth, and adults, with 
                limited English proficiency'' before the period at the 
                end;
                    (D) by striking paragraphs (6) and (7) and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(6) Programs that provide respite care, including care 
        for elderly individuals and for children and individuals with 
        disabilities or chronic illnesses who are living at home.
            ``(7) Programs that provide before-school and after-school 
        activities, serving children in low-income communities, that 
        may engage participants in mentoring relationships, tutoring, 
        life skills, and study skills programs, service-learning, 
        physical, nutrition, and health education programs, and other 
        activities addressing the needs of the children in the 
        communities, including children of working parents.'';
                    (E) by striking paragraph (8);
                    (F) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (15) as 
                paragraphs (8) through (14), respectively;
                    (G) in paragraph (10) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (F))--
                            (i) by striking ``educationally 
                        disadvantaged children'' and inserting 
                        ``students''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``the basic skills of such 
                        children'' and inserting ``the academic 
                        achievement of such students'';
                    (H) by striking paragraph (11) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (F)) and inserting the following:
            ``(11) Programs that engage older individuals with children 
        and youth to complete service in energy conservation, 
        environmental stewardship, or other environmental needs of a 
        community.'';
                    (I) by striking paragraph (14) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (F)) and inserting the following:
            ``(14) Programs in which the grant recipients involved 
        collaborate with criminal justice professionals and 
        organizations in order to provide prevention programs that 
        serve low-income youth or youth reentering society after 
        incarceration and their families, which prevention programs may 
        include mentoring, counseling, or employment counseling.'';
                    (J) by striking paragraph (16); and
                    (K) by redesignating paragraphs (17) and (18) as 
                paragraphs (15) and (16), respectively;
            (2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ,``and that such 
        applicant has expertise applicable to implementing the proposed 
        program for which the applicant is requesting the grant'' 
        before the period at the end; and
            (3) in subsection (e), by inserting ``widely'' after 
        ``shall''.
    (e) Acceptance of Donations.--Part D of title II (42 U.S.C. 5021 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 228. ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), an entity 
receiving assistance under this title may accept donations, including 
donations in cash or in kind fairly evaluated, including plant, 
equipment, or services.
    ``(b) Exception.--An entity receiving assistance under this title 
to carry out an activity shall not accept donations from the 
beneficiaries of the activity.''.

              Subtitle C--Administration and Coordination

SEC. 2151. SPECIAL LIMITATIONS.

    Section 404(a) (42 U.S.C. 5044(a)) is amended by inserting ``or 
other volunteers (not including participants under this Act and the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et 
seq.)),'' after ``employed workers'' both places such term appears.

SEC. 2152. EVALUATION.

    Section 416 (42 U.S.C. 5056) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by striking 
        ``(including'' and all that follows through ``3 years)''; and
            (2) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ``Committee on 
        Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate'' and 
        inserting ``authorizing committees''.

SEC. 2153. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 421 (42 U.S.C. 5061) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, the Commonwealth of 
        the Northern Mariana Islands,'' after ``American Samoa'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (7);
            (3) in paragraph (13), by striking ``Volunteer Corps'' and 
        inserting ``Service Corps'';
            (4) in paragraph (14), by striking ``Volunteer Corps'' and 
        inserting ``Service Corps'';
            (5) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (20) as 
        paragraphs (7) through (19), respectively;
            (6) in paragraph (18) (as redesignated by paragraph (5)), 
        by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end;
            (7) in paragraph (19) (as redesignated by paragraph (5)), 
        by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (8) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(20) the term `authorizing committees' means the 
        Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
        Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
        Representatives.''.

SEC. 2154. PROTECTION AGAINST IMPROPER USE.

    Section 425 (42 U.S.C. 5065) is amended, in the matter following 
paragraph (2), by striking ``Volunteer Corps'' and inserting ``Service 
Corps''.

SEC. 2155. PROVISIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 
              1990.

    Title IV (42 U.S.C. 5043 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``SEC. 426. PROVISIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 
              1990.

    ``The Corporation shall carry out this Act in accordance with the 
provisions of this Act and the relevant provisions of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.), particularly 
the provisions of section 122 and subtitle F of title I of the National 
and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12572, 12631 et seq.) 
relating to the national service laws.''.

              Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 2161. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) National Volunteer Antipoverty Programs.--Section 501 (42 
U.S.C. 5081) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs (1) through 
        (4) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Volunteers in service to america.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out parts A and B of 
        title I $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may 
        be necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
            ``(2) Special volunteer programs.--There are authorized to 
        be appropriated to carry out part C of title I such sums as may 
        be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``sections 104(e) 
                and 109'' and inserting ``section 104(e)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``relevant 
                authorizing and appropriations committees of Congress'' 
                and inserting ``authorizing committees and relevant 
                appropriations committees of Congress''.
    (b) National Senior Service Corps.--Section 502 (42 U.S.C. 5082) is 
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 502. NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS.

    ``(a) Retired and Senior Volunteer Program.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out part A of title II, $70,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
    ``(b) Foster Grandparent Program.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out part B of title II, $115,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
years 2011 through 2014.
    ``(c) Senior Companion Program.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out part C of title II, $55,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
years 2011 through 2014.
    ``(d) Demonstration Programs.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out part E of title II, such sums as may be 
necessary for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014.''.
    (c) Administration and Coordination.--Section 504 (42 U.S.C. 5084) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``fiscal years 1994 
        through 1996'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2010 through 
        2014''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``fiscal years 1994 
        through 1996'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2010 through 
        2014''.

         TITLE III--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TABLES OF CONTENTS

SEC. 3101. TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT 
              OF 1990.

    Section 1(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

``Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
``Sec. 2. Findings and purpose.

     ``TITLE I--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM

                    ``Subtitle A--General Provisions

``Sec. 101. Definitions.
``Sec. 102. Authority to make State grants.

    ``Subtitle B--School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning 
                                Programs

    ``Part I--Programs for Elementary and Secondary School Students

``Sec. 111. Purpose.
``Sec. 111A. Definitions.
``Sec. 112. Assistance to States, territories, and Indian tribes.
``Sec. 112A. Allotments.
``Sec. 113. Applications.
``Sec. 114. Consideration of applications.
``Sec. 115. Participation of students and teachers from private 
                            schools.
``Sec. 116. Federal, State, and local contributions.
``Sec. 117. Limitations on uses of funds.

 ``Part II--Higher Education Innovative Programs for Community Service

``Sec. 118. Higher education innovative programs for community service.
``Sec. 118A. Campuses of Service.

 ``Part III--Innovative and Community-Based Service-Learning Programs 
                              and Research

``Sec. 119. Innovative and community-based service-learning programs 
                            and research.

                ``Part IV--Service-Learning Impact Study

``Sec. 120. Study and report.

              ``Subtitle C--National Service Trust Program

                ``Part I--Investment in National Service

``Sec. 121. Authority to provide assistance and approved national 
                            service positions.
``Sec. 122. National service programs eligible for program assistance.
``Sec. 123. Types of national service positions eligible for approval 
                            for national service educational awards.
``Sec. 124. Types of program assistance.
``Sec. 126. Other special assistance.

              ``Part II--Application and Approval Process

``Sec. 129. Provision of assistance and approved national service 
                            positions.
``Sec. 129A. Educational awards only program.
``Sec. 130. Application for assistance and approved national service 
                            positions.
``Sec. 131. National service program assistance requirements.
``Sec. 132. Ineligible service categories.
``Sec. 133. Consideration of applications.

               ``Part III--National Service Participants

``Sec. 137. Description of participants.
``Sec. 138. Selection of national service participants.
``Sec. 139. Terms of service.
``Sec. 140. Living allowances for national service participants.
``Sec. 141. National service educational awards.

   ``Subtitle D--National Service Trust and Provision of Educational 
                                 Awards

``Sec. 145. Establishment of the National Service Trust.
``Sec. 146. Individuals eligible to receive an educational award from 
                            the Trust.
``Sec. 146A. Certifications of successful completion of terms of 
                            service.
``Sec. 147. Determination of the amount of the educational award.
``Sec. 148. Disbursement of educational awards.
``Sec. 149. Approval process for approved positions.

            ``Subtitle E--National Civilian Community Corps

``Sec. 151. Purpose.
``Sec. 152. Establishment of National Civilian Community Corps Program.
``Sec. 153. National service program.
``Sec. 154. Summer national service program.
``Sec. 155. National Civilian Community Corps.
``Sec. 156. Training.
``Sec. 157. Service projects.
``Sec. 158. Authorized benefits for Corps members.
``Sec. 159. Administrative provisions.
``Sec. 160. Status of Corps members and Corps personnel under Federal 
                            law.
``Sec. 161. Contract and grant authority.
``Sec. 162. Responsibilities of Department of Defense.
``Sec. 163. Advisory board.
``Sec. 164. Evaluations.
``Sec. 165. Definitions.

                ``Subtitle F--Administrative Provisions

``Sec. 171. Family and medical leave.
``Sec. 172. Reports.
``Sec. 173. Supplementation.
``Sec. 174. Prohibition on use of funds.
``Sec. 175. Nondiscrimination.
``Sec. 176. Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures.
``Sec. 177. Nonduplication and nondisplacement.
``Sec. 178. State Commissions on National and Community Service.
``Sec. 179. Evaluation.
``Sec. 179A. Civic Health Index and volunteering research and 
                            evaluation.
``Sec. 180. Engagement of participants.
``Sec. 181. Contingent extension.
``Sec. 182. Partnerships with schools.
``Sec. 183. Rights of access, examination, and copying.
``Sec. 184. Drug-free workplace requirements.
``Sec. 185. Consolidated application and reporting requirements.
``Sec. 186. Sustainability.
``Sec. 187. Grant periods.
``Sec. 188. Limitation on program grant costs.
``Sec. 189. Audits and reports.
``Sec. 189A. Criminal history checks.

      ``Subtitle G--Corporation for National and Community Service

``Sec. 191. Corporation for National and Community Service.
``Sec. 192. Board of Directors.
``Sec. 192A. Authorities and duties of the Board of Directors.
``Sec. 193. Chief Executive Officer.
``Sec. 193A. Authorities and duties of the Chief Executive Officer.
``Sec. 194. Officers.
``Sec. 195. Employees, consultants, and other personnel.
``Sec. 196. Administration.
``Sec. 196A. Corporation State offices.
``Sec. 196B. Delegation to States.
``Sec. 196C. Study of involvement of veterans.

          ``Subtitle H--Investment for Quality and Innovation

``Part I--Additional Corporation Activities To Support National Service

``Sec. 198. Additional corporation activities to support national 
                            service.
``Sec. 198A. Presidential awards for service.
``Sec. 198B. ServeAmerica Fellowships.
``Sec. 198C. Silver Scholarships and Encore Fellowships.

               ``Part II--National Service Reserve Corps

``Sec. 198H. National Service Reserve Corps.

            ``Part III--Social Innovation Fund Pilot Program

``Sec. 198K. Funds.

    ``Part IV--National Service Programs Clearinghouses; Volunteer 
                            Generation Fund

``Sec. 198O. National service programs clearinghouses.
``Sec. 198P. Volunteer generation fund.

          ``Subtitle I--American Conservation and Youth Corps

``Sec. 199. Short title.
``Sec. 199A. General authority.
``Sec. 199B. Limitation on purchase of capital equipment.
``Sec. 199C. State application.
``Sec. 199D. Focus of programs.
``Sec. 199E. Related programs.
``Sec. 199F. Public lands or Indian lands.
``Sec. 199G. Training and education services.
``Sec. 199H. Preference for certain projects.
``Sec. 199I. Age and citizenship criteria for enrollment.
``Sec. 199J. Use of volunteers.
``Sec. 199K. Living allowance.
``Sec. 199L. Joint programs.
``Sec. 199M. Federal and State employee status.

            ``Subtitle J--Training and Technical Assistance

``Sec. 199N. Training and technical assistance.

             ``TITLE II--MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING PROGRAMS

                       ``Subtitle A--Publication

``Sec. 201. Information for students.
``Sec. 202. Exit counseling for borrowers.
``Sec. 203. Department information on deferments and cancellations.
``Sec. 204. Data on deferments and cancellations.

                   ``Subtitle B--Youthbuild Projects

``Sec. 211. Youthbuild projects.

           ``Subtitle C--Amendments to Student Literacy Corps

``Sec. 221. Amendments to Student Literacy Corps.

       ``TITLE IV--PROJECTS HONORING VICTIMS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS

``Sec. 401. Projects.

               ``TITLE V--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

``Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations.

                  ``TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

``Sec. 601. Amtrak waste disposal.
``Sec. 602. Exchange program with countries in transition from 
                            totalitarianism to democracy.''.

SEC. 3102. TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 
              1973.

    Section 1(b) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

``Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
``Sec. 2. Volunteerism policy.

           ``TITLE I--NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS

               ``Part A--Volunteers in Service to America

``Sec. 101. Statement of purpose.
``Sec. 102. Authority to operate VISTA program.
``Sec. 103. Selection and assignment of volunteers.
``Sec. 104. Terms and periods of service.
``Sec. 105. Support service.
``Sec. 106. Participation of beneficiaries.
``Sec. 107. Participation of younger and older persons.
``Sec. 108. Limitation.
``Sec. 110. Applications for assistance.

                  ``Part C--Special Volunteer Programs

``Sec. 121. Statement of purpose.
``Sec. 122. Authority to establish and operate special volunteer and 
                            demonstration programs.
``Sec. 123. Technical and financial assistance.

               ``TITLE II--NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS

``Sec. 200. Statement of purpose.

             ``Part A--Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

``Sec. 201. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects.

                  ``Part B--Foster Grandparent Program

``Sec. 211. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects.

                   ``Part C--Senior Companion Program

``Sec. 213. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects.

                      ``Part D--General Provisions

``Sec. 221. Promotion of National Senior Service Corps.
``Sec. 222. Payments.
``Sec. 223. Minority population participation.
``Sec. 224. Use of locally generated contributions in National Senior 
                            Service Corps.
``Sec. 225. Programs of national significance.
``Sec. 226. Adjustments to Federal financial assistance.
``Sec. 227. Multiyear grants or contracts.
``Sec. 228. Acceptance of donations.

                    ``Part E--Demonstration Programs

``Sec. 231. Authority of Director.

              ``TITLE IV--ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION

``Sec. 403. Political activities.
``Sec. 404. Special limitations.
``Sec. 406. Labor standards.
``Sec. 408. Joint funding.
``Sec. 409. Prohibition of Federal control.
``Sec. 410. Coordination with other programs.
``Sec. 411. Prohibition.
``Sec. 412. Notice and hearing procedures for suspension and 
                            termination of financial assistance.
``Sec. 414. Distribution of benefits between rural and urban areas.
``Sec. 415. Application of Federal law.
``Sec. 416. Evaluation.
``Sec. 417. Nondiscrimination provisions.
``Sec. 418. Eligibility for other benefits.
``Sec. 419. Legal expenses.
``Sec. 421. Definitions.
``Sec. 422. Audit.
``Sec. 423. Reduction of paperwork.
``Sec. 424. Review of project renewals.
``Sec. 425. Protection against improper use.
``Sec. 426. Provisions under the National and Community Service Act of 
                            1990.

               ``TITLE V--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

``Sec. 501. National volunteer antipoverty programs.
``Sec. 502. National Senior Service Corps.
``Sec. 504. Administration and coordination.
``Sec. 505. Availability of appropriations.

           ``TITLE VI--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS AND REPEALERS

``Sec. 601. Supersedence of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of July 1, 1971.
``Sec. 602. Creditable service for civil service retirement.
``Sec. 603. Repeal of title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act.
``Sec. 604. Repeal of title VI of the Older Americans Act.''.

                   TITLE IV--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS

SEC. 4101. INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.

    Section 8F(a)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.) is amended by striking ``National and Community Service Trust Act 
of 1993'' and inserting ``National and Community Service Act of 1990''.

               TITLE V--VOLUNTEERS FOR PROSPERITY PROGRAM

SEC. 5101. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Americans engaged in international volunteer service, 
        and the organizations deploying them--
                    (A) play critical roles in responding to the needs 
                of people living throughout the developing world; and
                    (B) advance the international public diplomacy of 
                the United States.
            (2) The Volunteers for Prosperity Program has successfully 
        promoted international volunteer service by skilled American 
        professionals.
            (3) In its first 4 years, the VfP Program helped to 
        mobilize 74,000 skilled Americans, including doctors, nurses, 
        engineers, businesspeople, and teachers, through a network of 
        250 nonprofit organizations and companies in the United States, 
        to carry out development and humanitarian efforts for those 
        affected by great global challenges in health, the environment, 
        poverty, illiteracy, financial literacy, disaster relief, and 
        other challenges.
            (4) The VfP Program has undertaken activities, including--
                    (A) direct outreach to leading nonprofit 
                organizations and companies in the United States;
                    (B) promotion of the work of skilled Americans and 
                nonprofit organizations and companies in the United 
                States as it relates to international volunteer 
                service;
                    (C) public recognition of skilled American 
                volunteers;
                    (D) support for organizations that utilize skilled 
                Americans as volunteers;
                    (E) participation in the development of special 
                initiatives to further opportunities for skilled 
                Americans; and
                    (F) leadership of an innovative public-private 
                partnership to provide eligible skilled with financial 
                assistance for volunteer assignments.

SEC. 5102. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) VfP office.--The term ``VfP Office'' means the Office 
        of Volunteers for Prosperity of the United States Agency for 
        International Development.
            (2) VfP program.--The term ``VfP Program'' means the 
        Volunteers for Prosperity Program established through Executive 
        Order 13317.
            (3) VfPServe.--The term ``VfPServe'' means a program 
        established by the VfP Office, in cooperation with the USA 
        Freedom Corps and the Global Giving Foundation, to provide 
        eligible skilled professionals with fixed amount stipends to 
        offset the travel and living costs of volunteering abroad.

SEC. 5103. OFFICE OF VOLUNTEERS FOR PROSPERITY.

    (a) Functions.--The VfP Office shall pursue the objectives of the 
VfP Program described in subsection (b) by--
            (1) implementing the VfPServe Program to provide eligible 
        skilled professionals with fixed amount stipends to offset the 
        travel and living expenses of volunteering abroad with 
        nonprofit organizations;
            (2) otherwise promoting short- and long-term international 
        volunteer service by skilled American professionals, including 
        connecting such professionals with nonprofit organizations, to 
        achieve such objectives;
            (3) helping nonprofit organizations in the United States 
        recruit and effectively manage additional skilled American 
        professionals for volunteer assignments throughout the 
        developing world;
            (4) providing recognition for skilled American volunteers 
        and the organizations deploying them;
            (5) helping nonprofit organizations and corporations in the 
        United States to identify resources and opportunities in 
        international volunteer service utilizing skilled Americans;
            (6) encouraging the establishment of international 
        volunteer programs for employees of United States corporations; 
        and
            (7) encouraging international voluntary service by highly 
        skilled Americans to promote health and prosperity throughout 
        the world.
    (b) VfP Program Objectives.--The objectives of the VfP Program 
shall be to--
            (1) eliminate extreme poverty;
            (2) reduce world hunger and malnutrition;
            (3) increase access to safe potable water;
            (4) enact universal education;
            (5) reduce child mortality and childhood diseases;
            (6) combat the spread of preventable diseases, including 
        HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis;
            (7) provide educational and work skill support for girls 
        and empowering women to achieve independence;
            (8) create sustainable business and entrepreneurial 
        opportunities; and
            (9) increase access to information technology.
    (c) Volunteers for Prosperity Service Incentive Program.--
            (1) In general.--The VfP Office may provide fixed amount 
        stipends to offset the travel and living costs of volunteering 
        abroad to any individual who--
                    (A) has skills relevant to addressing any objective 
                described in subsection (b); and
                    (B) provides a dollar-for-dollar match for such 
                stipend--
                            (i) through the organization with which the 
                        individual is serving; or
                            (ii) by raising private funds.
            (2) Nondiscrimination requirement.--The VfP Office may not 
        provide a stipend to an individual under paragraph (1) unless 
        the nonprofit organization to which the individual is assigned 
        has certified to the VfP Office that it does not discriminate 
        with respect to any project or activity receiving Federal 
        financial assistance, including a stipend under this title, 
        because of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, 
        political affiliation, or beliefs.
            (3) Compliance with ineligible service categories.--Service 
        carried out by a volunteer receiving funds under this section 
        may not provide a direct benefit to any--
                    (A) business organized for profit;
                    (B) labor union;
                    (C) partisan political organization; or
                    (D) religious or faith-based organization for the 
                purpose of proselytization, worship or any other 
                explicitly religious activity.
    (d) Funding.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
        with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
        International Development, shall make available the amounts 
        appropriated pursuant to section 5104 to the VfP Office to 
        pursue the objectives described in subsection (b) by carrying 
        out the functions described in subsection (a).
            (2) Use of funds.--Amounts made available under paragraph 
        (1) may be used by the VfP Office to provide personnel and 
        other resources to develop, manage, and expand the VfP Program, 
        under the supervision of the United States Agency for 
        International Development.
    (e) Coordination.--The VfP Office shall coordinate its efforts with 
other public and private efforts that aim to send skilled professionals 
to serve in developing nations.
    (f) Report.--The VfP Office shall submit an annual report to 
Congress on the activities of the VfP Office.

SEC. 5104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 
2014.
    (b) Allocation of Funds.--Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to 
subsection (a)--
            (1) 90 percent shall be expended to expand VfPServe; and
            (2) 10 percent shall be expended to manage the VfP Program.

                        TITLE VI--EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 6101. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Unless specifically provided otherwise, the amendments made by this 
Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 6102. SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS AND AGREEMENTS.

    (a) Service Assignments.--Changes pursuant to this Act in the terms 
and conditions of terms of service and other service assignments under 
the national service laws (including the amount of the national service 
educational award) shall apply only to individuals who enroll in or 
otherwise begin service assignments later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, except when a different date is agreed upon 
by all interested parties.
    (b) Agreements.--Changes pursuant to this Act in the terms and 
conditions of grants, contracts, or other agreements under the national 
service laws shall apply only to such agreements entered into later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, except when a 
different date is agreed upon by the parties to such agreements.
    (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``national service 
laws'' has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the National 
and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511).
                                                        Calendar No. 34

111th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 277

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                                 A BILL

 To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and 
       improve opportunities for service, and for other purposes.

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                             March 18, 2009

                       Reported with an amendment
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