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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2670 

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

a Civilian Climate Corps to help communities respond to climate change 

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 20, 2021 

Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ (for herself, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Ms. MENG, Mr. BOWMAN, 

Mr. JONES, Ms. NORTON, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. POCAN, Mrs. CAROLYN B. 

MALONEY of New York, Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CARSON, Ms. OMAR, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. WILSON of Florida, and Mr. LARSON of Connecticut) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 

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

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 

to establish a Civilian Climate Corps to help communities 

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

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘The Civilian Climate 

3 Corps for Jobs and Justice Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) The effects of climate change include ex7 treme heat, drought, intensified storms and hurri8 canes, rising sea level, ocean acidification, inten9 sifying wildfires, and other natural disasters. 

10 (2) These natural disasters exert profound im11 pacts on the lives and livelihoods of all individuals, 

12 but some communities, particularly low-income com13 munities and communities of color, are dispropor14 tionately exposed and vulnerable to climate impacts 

15 and pollution. 

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

17 the global economy must completely decarbonize and 

18 remain carbon negative thereafter, which requires a 

19 domestic economy-wide transition to a clean and 

20 sustainable economy within a rapid timeframe. 

21 (4) Such a transition requires a massive labor 

22 mobilization and the development of a diverse, inclu23 sive, and skilled workforce. Historically underserved 

24 communities must equitably receive the resources 

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1 mate change, and displaced or unemployed workers 

2 require retraining and support. 

3 (5) Millions of people face unemployment and 

4 barriers to opportunity, especially in low-income 

5 rural, urban, and tribal environments. These chal6 lenges have been exacerbated by the COVID–19 cri7 sis, which also disproportionately affected low-in8 come people and young people of color, who cur9 rently face unemployment at rates double the na10 tional average. 

11 (6) An existing network of national, State, trib12 al, and local service and conservation corps can be 

13 rapidly scaled and supplemented to mobilize labor, 

14 provide job opportunities and career training, and 

15 help establish the workforce necessary to accomplish 

16 the transition to a clean and just economy. 

17 (7) Corps positions provide hands-on work ex18 perience, income, and job training for unemployed 

19 individuals in the United States, as well as leader20 ship skills, an opportunity for community service, 

21 and an understanding of environmental stewardship. 

22 (8) The Corporation for National and Commu23 nity Service has the ability to recruit, select, fund, 

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


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1 2025 to complete important projects across the en2 tire country to help address the climate crisis. 

3 (9) Unsatisfactory wages and working condi4 tions, and employers’ refusal to respect workers’ 

5 rights to organize and collectively bargain, lead to 

6 labor disputes, which threaten to frustrate or delay 

7 the urgent mobilization necessary to address climate 

8 change. Such disputes are prevented or minimized 

9 when the law effectively protects the right of workers 

10 to receive fair compensation and benefits, to form or 

11 join unions, to collectively bargain over the terms 

12 and conditions of employment, and to engage in 

13 other concerted activities for mutual aid or protec14 tion. 

15 SEC. 3. CIVILIAN CLIMATE CORPS PROGRAM. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The National and Community 

17 Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.) is amended 

18 by inserting after subtitle J of title I the following new 

19 subtitle: 

20 ‘‘Subtitle K—Civilian Climate 

21 Corps 

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

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

24 to— 


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

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

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

8 a focus on historically underserved communities; and 

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

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

12 change, clean energy, and environmental justice. 

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

14 ‘‘(1) INDIAN COUNTRY.—The term ‘Indian 

15 country’ has the meaning given that term in section 

16 1151 of title 18, United States Code. 

17 ‘‘(2) UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITY OF

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

19 need’ means— 

20 ‘‘(A) a community with significant rep21 resentation of communities of color, low-income 

22 communities, or tribal and indigenous commu23 nities, that experiences, or is at risk of experi24 encing, higher or more adverse human health or 


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1 environmental effects, as compared to other 

2 communities; 

3 ‘‘(B) communities in Indian country; 

4 ‘‘(C) a community facing economic transi5 tion, deindustrialization, and historic under6 investment; or 

7 ‘‘(D) a community with a high rate of pov8 erty or unemployment, as determined by the Di9 rector in consultation with the advisory board 

10 established in section 199X (referred to in this 

11 subtitle as the ‘advisory board’) and appro12 priate Federal resources identifying environ13 mental justice communities. 

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

15 CORPS. 

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

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

18 subtitle. 

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

20 Corps authorized by subsection (a) shall operate two pro21 gram components: 

22 ‘‘(1) A national climate service program de23 scribed in section 199Q, for which 66 percent of the 

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1 made available for operation and administrative ex2 penses. 

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

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

5 the funds appropriated to carry out this subtitle 

6 shall be made available for operation and adminis7 trative expenses. 

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

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Under the national climate serv10 ice program component of the Civilian Climate Corps es11 tablished by section 199P, participants shall work in 

12 teams on Civilian Climate Corps projects. 

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

14 be eligible for selection for the national climate service 

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

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

17 which the individual enrolls in the program, regardless of 

18 immigration status. 

19 ‘‘(c) DIVERSE BACKGROUND OF PARTICIPANTS; 

20 GENDER REPRESENTATION.— 

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

22 the national climate service program, the Director 

23 appointed pursuant to section 199X(c)(1) (referred 

24 to in this subtitle as the ‘Director’) shall ensure that 

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1 graphically, and ethnically diverse backgrounds. The 

2 Director shall take appropriate steps to recruit and 

3 select participants such that not less than 50 per4 cent of participants are from under-resourced com5 munities of need. 

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

7 the extent practicable, the Director shall ensure that 

8 participants are provided opportunities to perform 

9 service in their communities of origin if desired. 

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

11 greatest extent practicable, the Director shall ensure 

12 inclusion and representation of all genders among 

13 participants. 

14 ‘‘(4) RURAL REPRESENTATION.—To the great15 est extent practicable, the Director shall ensure in16 clusion and representation of participants from 

17 counties with a population of less than 50,000 resi18 dents. 

19 ‘‘(d) PERIOD OF PARTICIPATION.—Individuals desir20 ing to participate in the national service program shall 

21 enter into an agreement with the Director to participate 

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

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

24 the Director. Individuals may renew the agreement for not 


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1 more than one additional such period, with any number 

2 of years between periods of service. 

3 ‘‘(e) DIRECTOR.—Upon the establishment of the Ci4 vilian Climate Corps, the Civilian Climate Corps national 

5 climate service program shall be under the direction of the 

6 Director. 

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

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

9 or the Director’s designee shall select individuals for 

10 participation within the national climate service pro11 gram, which shall grant the individual membership 

12 within the Civilian Climate Corps. 

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

14 selected to become a member of the Civilian Climate 

15 Corps through the national climate service program, 

16 an individual shall submit an application to the Di17 rector or to any other office as the Director may 

18 designate, at such time, in such manner, and con19 taining such information as the Director shall re20 quire. At a minimum, the application shall contain 

21 sufficient information to enable the Director, or the 

22 campus director of the appropriate campus, to deter23 mine whether selection of the applicant for member24 ship in the Civilian Climate Corps is appropriate. 

25 ‘‘(3) TEAM LEADERS.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director may se2 lect individuals with prior supervisory or service 

3 experience to be team leaders within units in 

4 the Civilian Climate Corps national climate 

5 service program, to perform service that in6 cludes leading and supervising teams of Civilian 

7 Climate Corps members. 

8 ‘‘(B) RIGHTS AND BENEFITS.—A team 

9 leader shall be provided the same rights and 

10 benefits applicable to other Civilian Climate 

11 Corps members, except that the Director may 

12 increase the limitation on the amount of the liv13 ing allowance under section 199S(b) for a team 

14 leader. 

15 ‘‘(g) ORGANIZATION OF NATIONAL CLIMATE SERV16 ICE PROGRAM INTO UNITS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) UNITS.—The national climate service pro18 gram shall be divided into units by the Director or 

19 Director’s designee. Each Civilian Climate Corps 

20 member shall be assigned to a unit. 

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

22 shall be selected by the Director. The designated 

23 leader shall accompany the unit throughout the pe24 riod of agreed service of the members of the unit. 

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

2 The units of the national climate service program 

3 may be grouped together as appropriate in campuses 

4 for operational, support, and, when necessary, 

5 boarding purposes. The Civilian Climate Corps cam6 pus for a unit shall be in a facility or central loca7 tion established as the operational headquarters for 

8 the unit. When necessary and appropriate, Civilian 

9 Climate Corps members may be housed in the cam10 puses or provided housing vouchers and support in 

11 cases where boarding is not possible. 

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

13 campus director for each campus. The campus direc14 tor is the head of the campus, and preference shall 

15 be given to hiring directors that are members of the 

16 community in which a campus is situated. 

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

18 the program, the Director shall identify Federal fa19 cilities in consultation with the General Services 

20 Agency and the advisory board under section 199X 

21 that may be used, in whole or in part, by the na22 tional climate service program. Eligible facilities 

23 shall include existing campuses operated by the Cor24 poration and other programs. 


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1 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE SITE FOR A CAMPUS.—A cam2 pus may be located in a facility described in para3 graph (3) or in another facility that the Director de4 termines is appropriate. 

5 ‘‘(i) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE REQUIREMENT.— 

6 The Director shall ensure that not less than 50 percent 

7 of Civilian Climate Corps labor and investment under this 

8 section supports climate service projects that are based in 

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

10 than 10 percent of such funds for under-resourced com11 munities of need shall support projects that are based in 

12 Indian country. 

13 ‘‘(j) STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.—The campus direc14 tor of each campus shall establish and enforce standards 

15 of conduct to promote healthy and productive conditions 

16 in the campus and a spirit of service. 

17 ‘‘(k) COORDINATION WITH LOCAL ENTITIES AND IN18 STITUTIONS.—The Director shall ensure that Civilian Cli19 mate Corps activities carried out under the national cli20 mate service program under this section are— 

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

22 conjunction and coordination with the activities of 

23 the Civilian Climate Corps Partners receiving grants 

24 from the national climate service grant program, or 

25 other entities performing activities that satisfy the 


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1 goals of climate service projects as described in sec2 tion 199T; 

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

4 that incorporates local knowledge and planning 

5 wherever practicable, incorporating broad-based 

6 input and partnership with the community served, 

7 local community-based agencies, and local labor or8 ganizations; and 

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

10 that assists in the development of new programs 

11 that may become Civilian Climate Corps Partner 

12 programs in the local area where activities are car13 ried out, if local Civilian Climate Corps Partner pro14 grams do not exist. 

15 ‘‘(l) PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENT FOR CON16 TRACTORS OR SUBCONTRACTORS.—Any contractor or sub17 contractor entering into a service contract in connection 

18 with a project carried out under this section shall— 

19 ‘‘(1) be treated as a Federal contractor or sub20 contractor for purposes of chapter 67 of title 41, 

21 United states Code; and 

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

23 the contractor or subcontractor wages and fringe 

24 benefits at rates in accordance with prevailing rates 

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


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1 bargaining agreement covers the employee, in ac2 cordance with the rates provided for in the agree3 ment, including prospective wage increases provided 

4 for in the agreement. 

5 ‘‘(m) LABOR POLICIES FOR ENTITIES WORKING

6 WITH THE NATIONAL CLIMATE SERVICE PROGRAM.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The national climate serv8 ice program shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) enter into agreements and coopera10 tion only with entities that pledge to remain 

11 neutral in labor organizing efforts among em12 ployees who participate in activities related to 

13 the agreement or cooperation with the Civilian 

14 Climate Corps; and 

15 ‘‘(B) enter into agreements and coopera16 tion only with entities that recognize for collec17 tive bargaining purposes, and commit to collec18 tively bargain with, any labor organization that 

19 has a written majority authorization among em20 ployees who participate in activities related to 

21 the agreement or cooperation with the Civilian 

22 Climate Corps. 

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

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1 jority of employees in any appropriate unit in the 

2 form of authorization cards, petitions, or other suit3 able written evidence to designate a labor organiza4 tion as the representative of such employees for the 

5 purpose of collective bargaining. 

6 ‘‘(n) TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY.—The Director shall en7 sure that Civilian Climate Corps activities carried out 

8 under the national climate service program that affect in9 dividuals in Indian country are carried out in a manner 

10 that ensures that— 

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

12 conservation efforts are maintained; and 

13 ‘‘(2) the national climate service program oper14 ates in consultation with the affected individuals in 

15 Indian country. 

16 ‘‘(o) BUY AMERICAN.—To the maximum extent prac17 ticable, the Director shall ensure that— 

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

19 under this section are substantially manufactured, 

20 mined, and produced in the United States in accord21 ance with chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code 

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

23 ‘‘(2) when food and other agriculture commod24 ities are procured for activities carried out under 

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1 processed within 250 miles of consumption, with a 

2 priority for procuring food produced and processed 

3 by socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and 

4 small businesses. 

5 ‘‘SEC. 199R. NATIONAL CLIMATE SERVICE GRANT PRO6 GRAM. 

7 ‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.— 

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

9 grants under this section to States, subdivisions of 

10 States, territories, Indian tribes, public or private 

11 nonprofit organizations, labor organizations, Federal 

12 agencies, or institutions of higher education. 

13 ‘‘(2) QUALIFIED YOUTH SERVICE OR CON14 SERVATION CORPS.—Notwithstanding any other pro15 vision of law and in accordance with subsection (h), 

16 a qualified youth service or conservation corps pro17 gram that receives funds under subtitle C of this Act 

18 may apply for a grant under this section while that 

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

20 may receive a grant under this section after that en21 tity terminates the grant under subtitle C. 

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

23 Corporation may provide grants to entities in subsection 

24 (a) for the purpose of assisting the recipients of the 

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1 ‘‘(1) to carry out a full-time service project de2 scribed in section 199T; and 

3 ‘‘(2) to make subgrants in support of other en4 tities so long as those other entities use the grant 

5 funds to carry out a full-time service project de6 scribed in section 199T. 

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

8 the discretion of the Director, the Corporation may enter 

9 into an interagency agreement, including a grant agree10 ment, with another Federal agency to support a service 

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

12 otherwise supported by the agency that fulfils the project 

13 requirements. 

14 ‘‘(d) GRANTEES TO BE PARTNERS.—Entities receiv15 ing funds through grants or interagency agreements under 

16 this section shall be considered Civilian Climate Corps 

17 Partners. 

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

19 selected to perform service projects implemented by the 

20 Civilian Climate Corps Partners shall be members of the 

21 Civilian Climate Corps. 

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

23 Director shall ensure that the Corporation provides par24 ticipants in a program under this section with the benefits 

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1 Each Civilian Climate Corps Partner administering a pro2 gram under this section shall provide participants in that 

3 program with the benefits described in section 199S other 

4 than those described in subsections (b), (d), and (f) of sec5 tion 199S. 

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

7 Corporation may provide 100 percent of the cost of car8 rying out a program that receives assistance under this 

9 section, whether the assistance is provided directly to a 

10 Civilian Climate Corps Partner or as a subgrant from the 

11 Civilian Climate Corps Partner. 

12 ‘‘(h) LIMITATION ON SAME ENTITY RECEIVING MUL13 TIPLE GRANTS.—Unless specifically authorized by law, 

14 the Corporation may not provide a grant under this sec15 tion to an entity that is simultaneously receiving another 

16 grant authorized under the national service laws. 

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

18 provide planning, operational, or replication assistance to 

19 a qualified applicant that submits an application under 

20 this section in the same manner as described in section 

21 124. 

22 ‘‘(j) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE REQUIREMENT.— 

23 The Director shall ensure that not less than 50 percent 

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1 awarded to other entities) support climate service projects 

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

3 of which not less than 10 percent of such funds for under4 resourced communities of need shall support projects that 

5 are based in Indian country. 

6 ‘‘(k) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) ALLOTMENT TO STATES.— 

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

9 reserve 30 percent of the funds made available 

10 to carry out this section to allot funds in ac11 cordance with this subsection. 

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

13 shall reserve 5 percent of the funds made avail14 able to carry out this subsection to award 

15 grants to Indian tribes. 

16 ‘‘(C) ALLOTMENT AMOUNTS.— 

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

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

19 carry out this subsection, and not reserved 

20 under subparagraph (B) for a fiscal year, 

21 the Corporation shall allot to each State 

22 that has an approved application an 

23 amount that bears the same ratio to such 

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1 population of the State bears to the total 

2 population of all States. 

3 ‘‘(ii) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—Notwith4 standing clause (i), the minimum grant 

5 made available to each State with an ap6 proved application for each fiscal year shall 

7 be $600,000. 

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

9 made available to carry out this section for a fiscal 

10 year, the Corporation shall reserve 70 percent for 

11 grants awarded on a competitive basis to States, 

12 subdivisions of States, territories, Indian tribes, pub13 lic or private nonprofit organizations, labor organiza14 tions, Federal agencies, and institutions of higher 

15 education. 

16 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—The Corpora17 tion shall make an allotment of assistance or award 

18 a competitive grant to a recipient under this sub19 section only pursuant to an application submitted by 

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

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

22 ensure that the number of individuals selected to perform 

23 each service project implemented by a Civilian Climate 

24 Corps Partner does not exceed— 


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1 ‘‘(1) the amount of funding available to the ap2 plicable Climate Corps Partner to support the 

3 project, including the provision of benefits for each 

4 such individual; and 

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

6 Corporation to support and provide benefits to those 

7 individuals. 

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

9 The Corporation may provide assistance in the form of 

10 fixed-amount grants under this section in an amount de11 termined by the Corporation in the same manner and 

12 under the same terms and conditions as fixed-amount 

13 grants under section 129(l). 

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

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

16 subdivision of a State, Indian tribe, public or private non17 profit organization, institution of higher education, Fed18 eral agency, or labor organization shall prepare and sub19 mit to the Director an application at such time, in such 

20 manner, and containing such information as the Director 

21 may reasonably require, including— 

22 ‘‘(1) the types of permissible application mate23 rial described in section 130(b), except that para24 graph (11) of such subsection shall not apply; 


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1 ‘‘(2) the required application information de2 scribed in subsection (c) and (d) of section 130; 

3 ‘‘(3) information describing how the applicant 

4 proposes to address the goals of the grant program 

5 under this section and the project requirements; and 

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

7 Corps program carried out by the applicant using 

8 assistance provided under this section and any pro9 gram supported by a grant made by the applicant 

10 using such assistance will— 

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

12 skills, and knowledge necessary for the projects 

13 that participants are called upon to perform, 

14 and that such training may realistically lead to 

15 local employment in similar fields after the 

16 completion of the program; 

17 ‘‘(B) provide support services to partici18 pants, such as the provision of appropriate in19 formation and support to those participants 

20 transitioning to other educational and career 

21 opportunities and those who are seeking to earn 

22 the equivalent of a high school diploma; 

23 ‘‘(C) coordinate with the Director to fulfil 

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

2 and operation of the program for broad-based 

3 input from— 

4 ‘‘(i) the community served and poten5 tial participants in the program; and 

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

7 demonstrated record of experience in pro8 viding services and local labor organiza9 tions representing employees of service 

10 sponsors, if these entities exist in the area 

11 to be served by the program; 

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

13 the program meet the minimum requirements 

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

15 coordination with the Director, that all mem16 bers of the Civilian Climate Corps receive all 

17 such benefits; 

18 ‘‘(F) refrain from interfering in the em19 ployee-management relations of Civilian Climate 

20 Corps members in accordance with section 

21 199W(d) or the compensation of such members 

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

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1 ‘‘(G) apply evaluation and performance 

2 goals methods equivalent to those in section 

3 131(d); and 

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

5 exercise of the right to organize and collectively 

6 bargain by Civilian Climate Corps members. 

7 ‘‘(o) CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.— 

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

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

10 determining whether to approve an application sub11 mitted under subsection (n) and provide assistance 

12 under this section to the applicant. 

13 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION TO SUBGRANTS.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State or other enti15 ty that uses assistance provided under this sec16 tion to support programs selected on a competi17 tive basis to receive a share of the assistance 

18 shall use the criteria described in paragraphs 

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

20 submitted by such program. 

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

22 the State or other entity under subsection (n) 

23 shall contain a certification that the State or 

24 other entity used these criteria in the selection 

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1 of the positions into which participants will be 

2 placed using such assistance, including descrip3 tions of specific tasks to be performed by such 

4 participants, and descriptions of the minimum 

5 qualifications that individuals shall meet to be6 come participants in such programs. 

7 ‘‘(3) ASSISTANCE CRITERIA.—The criteria re8 quired to be applied in evaluating applications sub9 mitted under subsection (n) are— 

10 ‘‘(A) the criteria described in section 

11 133(c); 

12 ‘‘(B) how the program will carry out activi13 ties described in section 199T; and 

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

15 equipped to deliver the benefits and training re16 quired under this subtitle. 

17 ‘‘(4) APPRENTICESHIP PRIORITY.— 

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

19 under this section on a competitive basis the 

20 Director shall give priority to applications from 

21 entities that— 

22 ‘‘(i) provide pre-apprenticeship oppor23 tunities for participants that result in posi24 tions in apprenticeships registered with the 


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1 Department of Labor or the State appren2 ticeship agency; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) provide, as part of Civilian Cli4 mate Corps programming, apprenticeships 

5 registered with the Department of Labor 

6 or the State apprenticeship agency. 

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

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

9 the Director shall give an additional priority to 

10 entities that will— 

11 ‘‘(i) impose utilization requirements 

12 for apprenticeships registered under the 

13 Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known 

14 as the ‘National Apprenticeship Act’; 50 

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

16 seq.) on the eligible projects; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) comply with the apprentice to 

18 journey worker ratios established for such 

19 apprenticeships by the Department of 

20 Labor or the State apprenticeship agency, 

21 as applicable. 

22 ‘‘(5) ALLOCATION TO HISTORICALLY BLACK

23 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.—In awarding grants 

24 under this section on a competitive basis to institu25 tions of higher education, the Director shall ensure 


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1 that of all funds under this section that are awarded 

2 to institutions of higher education, not less than 10 

3 percent of those funds shall be awarded to Histori4 cally Black Colleges and Universities (which shall be 

5 defined as institutions that are part B institutions 

6 under section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 

7 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 

8 ‘‘(6) OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.— 

9 ‘‘(A) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—The Di10 rector shall ensure that recipients of assistance 

11 provided under this section are geographically 

12 diverse and represent urban and rural locales, 

13 with a focus on under-resourced communities of 

14 need. 

15 ‘‘(B) AGE LIMITS.—The Director shall en16 sure that not less than 50 percent of the Civil17 ian Climate Corps Partners have no upper age 

18 limits for participation. 

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

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

21 application submitted by a State Commission 

22 under this section for funds described in sub23 section (k). The amount of any State’s allot24 ment under subsection (k) for a fiscal year that 

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1 for that fiscal year may be used by the Cor2 poration to— 

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

4 in connection with such grants) to other 

5 community-based entities under this sec6 tion that propose to carry out Civilian Cli7 mate Corps programs in such State or ter8 ritory; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) make reallotments to other 

10 States or territories with approved applica11 tions submitted under subsection (n), from 

12 the allotment funds not used to make 

13 grants as described in clause (i). 

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

15 greatest extent practicable, the Director shall 

16 ensure inclusion and representation of all gen17 ders among participants. 

18 ‘‘(E) TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY.—The Direc19 tor shall ensure that Civilian Climate Corps ac20 tivities carried out under this section that affect 

21 individuals in Indian country are carried out in 

22 a manner that ensures that— 

23 ‘‘(i) the sovereignty of Indian tribes 

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

2 consultation with the affected individuals 

3 in Indian country. 

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

5 The recruitment and selection of an individual to serve 

6 in a climate service project of a Civilian Climate Corps 

7 Partner shall be conducted by the entity to which the as8 sistance is provided under subsection (a). 

9 ‘‘(q) RECRUITMENT AND PLACEMENT.—The Direc10 tor and each State Commission shall establish a system 

11 to recruit participants in a climate service project of a Ci12 vilian Climate Corps Partner entity and to assist in place13 ment, and shall coordinate with other programs in the 

14 Corporation to take advantage of existing systems as 

15 much as possible. The Director and State Commissions 

16 shall disseminate information regarding available positions 

17 through cooperation with secondary schools, institutions 

18 of higher education, employment service offices, State vo19 cational rehabilitation agencies, and language organiza20 tions. 

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

22 a climate service project of a Civilian Climate Corps Part23 ner Corps entity— 

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

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

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

3 Partner Corps entity; and 

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

5 not need to be consecutive terms. 

6 ‘‘SEC. 199S. BENEFITS FOR CIVILIAN CLIMATE CORPS MEM7 BERS. 

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

9 members of the Civilian Climate Corps to receive benefits 

10 authorized by this section. 

11 ‘‘(b) LIVING ALLOWANCE.— 

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

13 a living allowance to members of the Civilian Cli14 mate Corps for the period during which such mem15 bers are engaged in training or any activity on a Ci16 vilian Climate Corps project. Subject to paragraphs 

17 (2), (3), and (4) and the duty to bargain under sec18 tion 199W(d), the Director shall establish the 

19 amount of the allowance, except that in no event 

20 shall such allowance be less than the equivalent of 

21 $15 per hour. 

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

23 described in paragraph (1) shall increase yearly by 

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1 dian hourly wage of all employees, as determined by 

2 the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

3 ‘‘(3) WORK AS LABORER OR MECHANIC.—Not4 withstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), in the case of 

5 a member who is engaged in construction, alteration, 

6 or repair work as a laborer or mechanic under a Ci7 vilian Climate Corps project, the Director shall also 

8 establish the amount of the allowance of such mem9 ber at the greater of— 

10 ‘‘(A) the amount that would otherwise 

11 apply under paragraphs (1) and (2); or 

12 ‘‘(B) any amount not less than the equiva13 lent of the prevailing wage rate in the locality 

14 in which the member is engaged in such 

15 project, as determined by the Secretary of 

16 Labor, in accordance with subchapter IV of 

17 chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code. 

18 ‘‘(4) WORK AS A MEMBER FURNISHING SERV19 ICES.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 

21 paragraphs (1) and (2), a member of the Civil22 ian Climate Corps who is not subject to para23 graph (3) and who is engaged in furnishing 

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1 routine operations worker or routine mainte2 nance worker, shall (subject to subparagraph 

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

4 benefits that are not less than the equivalent of 

5 the minimum wage and fringe benefits estab6 lished in accordance with chapter 67 of title 41, 

7 United States Code (commonly known as the 

8 ‘Service Contract Act’). 

9 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—In the case the al10 lowance required under subparagraph (A) is 

11 less than the amount that would otherwise 

12 apply under paragraphs (1) and (2), the allow13 ance of a member described in subparagraph 

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

15 would otherwise apply under such paragraphs. 

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

17 paragraph, the Secretary of Labor shall have 

18 the authority and functions set forth in chapter 

19 67 of title 41, United States Code. 

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

21 as members of the Civilian Climate Corps, members shall 

22 be provided the following benefits when necessary to com23 plete Corps activity, as the Director determines appro24 priate: 


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

2 expenses, and other expenses. 

3 ‘‘(2) Quarters. 

4 ‘‘(3) Subsistence. 

5 ‘‘(4) Transportation. 

6 ‘‘(5) Equipment. 

7 ‘‘(6) Uniforms. 

8 ‘‘(7) Supplies. 

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

10 to be consistent with the purposes of the Program. 

11 ‘‘(d) HEALTH CARE.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the Civil13 ian Climate Corps shall be entitled to the health care 

14 benefit described in paragraph (2) for the duration 

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

16 member does not receive an equivalent benefit from 

17 a different source. 

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

19 benefit described in this subsection is an amount 

20 equal to the annual premium for a gold level health 

21 plan for the member and any of the member’s de22 pendents purchased on the American Health Benefit 

23 Exchange in the member’s State of residence, pro24 vided the member purchases a plan on the American 

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

2 Civilian Climate Corps shall be provided with child care 

3 services, counseling services, and other supportive services 

4 when needed, as the Director determines appropriate. 

5 ‘‘(f) EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS.— 

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

7 of service with the Civilian Climate Corps, a member 

8 shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to not 

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

10 the member shall apply to— 

11 ‘‘(A) tuition and related expenses at an in12 stitution of higher education as defined in sec13 tion 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

14 (20 U.S.C. 1002); or 

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

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

17 ‘‘(2) NO ELIGIBILITY FOR SUBTITLE D

18 AWARD.—A Civilian Climate Corps member shall not 

19 be eligible for the national service educational award 

20 described in subtitle D. 

21 ‘‘SEC. 199T. SERVICE PROJECTS. 

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

23 by the national climate service program and recipients of 

24 grants from the national climate service grant program 

25 shall help communities respond to climate change and 


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

2 following activities: 

3 ‘‘(1) Reducing carbon emissions, which may in4 clude— 

5 ‘‘(A) weatherizing and retrofitting residen6 tial and non-residential buildings for energy ef7 ficiency and electrification and participating in 

8 the construction of new net-zero buildings; 

9 ‘‘(B) maintenance and operation of energy10 efficient and net zero buildings and properties; 

11 ‘‘(C) building energy-efficient affordable 

12 housing units; 

13 ‘‘(D) conducting energy audits; 

14 ‘‘(E) recommending ways for households to 

15 improve energy efficiency; 

16 ‘‘(F) installing and upgrading public tran17 sit and electric vehicle infrastructure; and 

18 ‘‘(G) installing clean energy infrastructure 

19 in homes and small businesses, on farms, and 

20 in communities. 

21 ‘‘(2) Enabling a coordinated transition to re22 newable energy, which may include— 

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

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1 ‘‘(C) expanding broadband access and 

2 adoption. 

3 ‘‘(3) Building healthier and pollution-free com4 munities, which may include— 

5 ‘‘(A) working with schools and youth pro6 grams to educate students and youth about 

7 ways to reduce home energy use and improve 

8 the environment; 

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

10 recycling and composting programs; 

11 ‘‘(C) renewing and rehabilitating public 

12 and tribal lands and trails owned or maintained 

13 by the Federal Government, an Indian tribe, a 

14 State, a municipal or local government, or any 

15 formal partners of those entities; 

16 ‘‘(D) improving air quality or other pollu17 tion monitoring networks; 

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

19 and other hazardous pollution, including lead 

20 exposure in drinking water and the home; 

21 ‘‘(F) building and maintaining green 

22 stormwater management infrastructure; 

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1 ‘‘(H) developing farm to institution dis2 tribution models to make schools, hospitals, and 

3 other institutions healthier and more food resil4 ient. 

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

6 other trends related to climate change, which may 

7 include— 

8 ‘‘(A) performing community resilience as9 sessments; 

10 ‘‘(B) collecting and analyzing data related 

11 to climate change and disasters; 

12 ‘‘(C) advising and planning for community 

13 resilience and adaptation; 

14 ‘‘(D) building and maintaining resilient in15 frastructure; 

16 ‘‘(E) conducting prescribed burns or en17 gaging in reforestation activity; 

18 ‘‘(F) supporting the activities of local 

19 emergency management agencies and programs; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(G) advising and supporting farmers and 

22 ranchers in the implementation of management 

23 practices that account for climate change. 

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

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1 ‘‘(A) organizing community-based resil2 iency coalitions and working groups; 

3 ‘‘(B) providing disaster preparedness or 

4 community emergency response team training 

5 to community-based organizations and resi6 dents, including for animals in disasters; 

7 ‘‘(C) providing education on climate 

8 change, disaster, and resilience at community9 based organizations and schools; and 

10 ‘‘(D) developing community climate resil11 ience hub infrastructure. 

12 ‘‘(6) Recovering from disasters, which may in13 clude— 

14 ‘‘(A) clearing debris; 

15 ‘‘(B) repairing and rebuilding homes and 

16 buildings; 

17 ‘‘(C) replanting locally adapted native trees 

18 and plants; 

19 ‘‘(D) restoring habitat; 

20 ‘‘(E) stabilizing shorelines and hillsides; 

21 and 

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1 ‘‘(7) Developing and implementing conservation 

2 projects with climate benefits that are proven using 

3 the best available science, which may include— 

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

5 habitat, especially habitat to threatened, endan6 gered, and at-risk species; 

7 ‘‘(B) stabilizing shorelines or riparian 

8 areas using green infrastructure such as native 

9 wetlands; 

10 ‘‘(C) removing invasive species and plant11 ing locally adapted native species; 

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

13 native seeds and plant materials; 

14 ‘‘(E) removing hazardous fuels within one15 quarter mile of dwellings and homes or one16 quarter mile around delineated communities; 

17 ‘‘(F) planting and maintaining urban, trib18 al, and rural forests, trees, native grasslands, 

19 and natural areas; 

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

21 ‘‘(H) reforestation of native forest eco22 systems, afforestation, and other projects to 

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1 ‘‘(I) reclaiming unneeded roads and tracks 

2 and restoring affected lands to natural condi3 tions; 

4 ‘‘(J) restoring and managing wildlife cor5 ridors and habitat connectivity for native spe6 cies, including building wildlife crossings and 

7 removing barriers to wildlife movement; and 

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

9 transition to more regenerative farming and 

10 ranching systems. 

11 ‘‘(8) Additional projects to reduce greenhouse 

12 gas emissions to keep temperatures below 1.5 de13 grees Celsius above pre-industrialized levels, tackle 

14 pollution to promote environmental justice, and build 

15 community prosperity and resilience in the face of 

16 the climate crisis and economic transitions, as deter17 mined by the Director and in consultation with the 

18 Advisory Board. 

19 ‘‘(b) PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT TO REAL PROP20 ERTY PERMITTED.—The service projects carried out by 

21 the national climate service program and recipients of 

22 grants from the national climate service grant program 

23 are permitted to expend funds under this subtitle that 

24 make permanent improvement to real property not owned 

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1 improvement is undertaken by Civilian Climate Corps 

2 members. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 199U. TRAINING. 

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

5 Civilian Climate Corps shall be provided with between two 

6 and six weeks of training that includes a comprehensive 

7 service-leaning curriculum designed to promote team 

8 building, leadership, citizenship, and environmental stew9 ardship. The Director shall consult with the advisory 

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

11 is consistent for each member of the Civilian Climate 

12 Corps. 

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

14 the Civilian Climate Corps shall receive advanced training 

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

16 in performing their community service projects. 

17 ‘‘(c) TRAINING PART OF SERVICE.—Time under18 taken in training shall be considered part of the service 

19 performed by members of the Civilian Climate Corps, and 

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

21 incorporate training hours into wage calculations. 

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

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1 weeks of training to improve job prospects in the 

2 clean economy workforce. 

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

4 alongside Corps activities, and may include a focus 

5 on energy conservation, environmental stewardship 

6 or conservation, infrastructure improvement, sus7 tainable urban and rural development, climate resil8 iency needs, or other appropriate topics. Training 

9 should include opportunities to earn professional cer10 tificates, wherever practicable. Training may also in11 clude professional development, such as resume and 

12 cover letter writing, networking, and personal finan13 cial management. 

14 ‘‘(3) FOLLOW UP SERVICES AND DATA COLLEC15 TION.— 

16 ‘‘(A) SERVICES.—Following the termi17 nation of service, members of the Civilian Cli18 mate Corps who do not enroll as full-time stu19 dents shall receive between 9 and 12 months of 

20 follow-up services to encourage career progres21 sion, in a manner determined by the Director. 

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

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1 ‘‘(4) CONSULTATION.—The Director shall con2 sult with the advisory board to ensure that appro3 priate steps are taken to make training specific to 

4 local workforce and labor market needs, including 

5 coordination and partnerships with other entities in6 cluding local labor groups and career and technical 

7 education schools, and that academic credit may be 

8 received where possible. 

9 ‘‘(5) PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PIPELINE.—The Di10 rector shall consult with the advisory board to en11 sure that entities receiving funds under this subtitle 

12 prioritize the formation of relationships with local 

13 apprenticeship programs and the creation of pre-ap14 prenticeship pipelines. 

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

16 Civilian Climate Corps may provide, either directly or 

17 through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, the 

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

19 the career and technical education training referred to in 

20 subsection (c) in coordination with career and technical 

21 education schools, community colleges, labor groups, other 

22 employment and training providers, existing service pro23 grams, other qualified individual, or organizations with ex24 pertise in training individuals, including disadvantaged in25 dividuals, in the skills described in such subsection. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 199V. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

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

3 shall monitor and supervise the Civilian Climate Corps au4 thorized to be established under section 199P. In carrying 

5 out this section, the Chief Executive Officer shall— 

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

7 recommended by the advisory board, for design, se8 lection of members, operation of the national climate 

9 service program, and distribution of grants to Civil10 ian Climate Corps Partners; 

11 ‘‘(2) evaluate the progress of the Civilian Cli12 mate Corps, including programs carried out by the 

13 Partner Corps entities, in accomplishing the purpose 

14 set forth in section 199O; and 

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

16 appropriate by the advisory board. 

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

18 Executive Officer shall— 

19 ‘‘(1) monitor the overall operation of the Civil20 ian Climate Corps; 

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

22 other service and grant programs administered by 

23 the Corporation; and 

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

25 appropriate by the advisory board. 

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1 ‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.— 

2 ‘‘(A) APPOINTMENT.—Upon establishment 

3 of the Program, the Chief Executive Officer 

4 shall appoint a Director. 

5 ‘‘(B) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 

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

7 the Civilian Climate Corps; 

8 ‘‘(ii) be responsible for managing daily 

9 operations of the national climate service 

10 program and national climate service grant 

11 program; and 

12 ‘‘(iii) report to the Chief Executive 

13 Officer. 

14 ‘‘(2) AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY STAFF.—The Di15 rector may employ such staff as is necessary to 

16 carry out this subtitle using funds available for this 

17 subtitle or generally available to the Corporation for 

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

19 maximum extent practicable, utilize in staff positions 

20 personnel who are detailed from departments and 

21 agencies of the Federal Government and, to the ex22 tent the Director considers appropriate, shall request 

23 and accept detail of personnel from such depart24 ments and agencies in order to do so. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

2 ‘‘(A) EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE STA3 TUS.—The Civilian Climate Corps shall be the 

4 employer of its members, and such members 

5 shall be the employees of the Civilian Climate 

6 Corps, for purposes under this subsection of or7 ganizing a labor organization, collective bar8 gaining, and other employee-management rela9 tions. 

10 ‘‘(B) DIRECTOR RESPONSIBILITIES.—To 

11 the extent practicable, the Director shall en12 sure, in consultation with the Civilian Climate 

13 Corps Advisory Board established under section 

14 199X, that all members of the Civilian Climate 

15 Corps are provided the opportunity to join a 

16 labor organization, as applicable, during the 

17 term of their service. Such a labor organization 

18 shall, to the greatest extent practicable, be local 

19 and relevant to the service provided by such 

20 members. 

21 ‘‘(C) EMPLOYEE-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS

22 PROVISIONS.—With respect to employee-man23 agement relations of the Civilian Climate Corps 

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1 ‘‘(i) Employee-management relations 

2 shall, to the extent not inconsistent with 

3 the provisions in this subtitle, be subject to 

4 the provisions that apply to the employee5 management relations of the United States 

6 Postal Service and its employees under 

7 part II of title 39, United States Code. 

8 ‘‘(ii) The Civilian Climate Corps shall 

9 remain neutral in any labor organization 

10 organizing effort. 

11 ‘‘(iii) The Civilian Climate Corps shall 

12 recognize for collective bargaining pur13 poses, and shall collectively bargain with, 

14 any labor organization that has a written 

15 majority authorization of a unit encom16 passing all members of the Civilian Cli17 mate Corps or any other unit determined 

18 appropriate by the National Labor Rela19 tions Board. 

20 ‘‘(iv) Members of the Civilian Climate 

21 Corps shall have the right to strike, and 

22 the Civilian Climate Corps shall not dis23 charge, discipline, or permanently replace 

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1 ‘‘(2) COMMENCEMENT OF COLLECTIVE BAR2 GAINING.—Not later than 10 days after receiving a 

3 written request for collective bargaining from a labor 

4 organization that has been newly recognized or cer5 tified as a representative under section 9(a) of the 

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

7 members of the Civilian Climate Corps, or within 

8 such further period as the parties agree upon, the 

9 parties shall meet and commence to bargain collec10 tively and shall make every reasonable effort to con11 clude and sign a collective bargaining agreement. 

12 ‘‘(3) MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION FOR FAIL13 URE TO REACH A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREE14 MENT.— 

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

16 failed to reach an agreement before the date 

17 that is 90 days after the date on which bar18 gaining is commenced under paragraph (2), or 

19 any later date agreed upon by both parties, ei20 ther party may notify the Director of the Fed21 eral Mediation and Conciliation Service of the 

22 existence of a dispute and request mediation. 

23 ‘‘(B) FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIA24 TION SERVICE.—Whenever a request is received 

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1 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 

2 shall promptly communicate with the parties 

3 and use best efforts, by mediation and concilia4 tion, to bring them to agreement. 

5 ‘‘(4) TRIPARTITE ARBITRATION PANEL.— 

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

7 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is 

8 not able to bring the parties to agreement by 

9 mediation or conciliation before the date that is 

10 30 days after the date on which such mediation 

11 or conciliation is commenced, or any later date 

12 agreed upon by both parties, the Director of the 

13 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 

14 shall refer the dispute to a tripartite arbitration 

15 panel established in accordance with such regu16 lations as may be prescribed by the Director of 

17 the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, 

18 with one member selected by the labor organi19 zation, one member selected by the Civilian Cli20 mate Corps, and one neutral member mutually 

21 agreed to by the parties. 

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

23 of the tripartite arbitration panel shall render a 

24 decision settling the dispute and such decision 

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1 of 2 years, unless amended during such period 

2 by written consent of the parties. Such decision 

3 shall be based on— 

4 ‘‘(i) the financial status and prospects 

5 of the Civilian Climate Corps; 

6 ‘‘(ii) the size and type of the oper7 ations and business of the Civilian Climate 

8 Corps; 

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

10 the Civilian Climate Corps; 

11 ‘‘(iv) the ability of members of the Ci12 vilian Climate Corps to sustain themselves, 

13 their families, and their dependents on the 

14 wages and benefits they earn from the Ci15 vilian Climate Corps; and 

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

17 other employers engaged in similar activi18 ties as the Civilian Climate Corps provide 

19 their employees. 

20 ‘‘(5) PROHIBITION ON SUBCONTRACTING FOR

21 CERTAIN PURPOSES.—The Civilian Climate Corps, 

22 and any recipient of funding under section 199R, 

23 may not engage in subcontracting for the purpose of 

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1 agreement with respect to wages, benefits, or work2 ing conditions. 

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

4 ‘‘(A) PARTIES.—The term ‘parties’ 

5 means— 

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

7 recognized or certified as a representative 

8 under section 9(a) of the National Labor 

9 Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(a)) of mem10 bers of the Civilian Climate Corps; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) the Civilian Climate Corps. 

12 ‘‘(B) WRITTEN MAJORITY AUTHORIZA13 TION.—The term ‘written majority authoriza14 tion’ means writings signed and dated by a ma15 jority of members of the Civilian Climate Corps 

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

17 the form of authorization cards, petitions, or 

18 other suitable written evidence to designate a 

19 labor organization as the representative of such 

20 members for the purpose of collective bar21 gaining. 

22 ‘‘SEC. 199W. STATUS OF CORPS MEMBERS AND CORPS PER23 SONNEL UNDER FEDERAL LAW. 

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

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1 not, by reason of their status as such members, be consid2 ered Federal employees or be subject to the provisions of 

3 law relating to Federal employment. 

4 ‘‘(b) WORK-RELATED INJURIES.— 

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

6 I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, relat7 ing to the compensation of Federal employees for 

8 work injuries, participants in active service in the 

9 national climate service program under section 199Q 

10 shall be considered as employees of the United 

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

12 defined in section 8101 of such title. 

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

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

15 United States Code, to a person referred to in para16 graph (1), the person shall not be considered to be 

17 in the performance of duty while absent from the 

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

19 authorized in accordance with procedures prescribed 

20 by the Director. 

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

22 active service in the national climate service program 

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

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1 United States Code, relating to tort claims liability and 

2 procedure. 

3 ‘‘(d) LABOR RELATIONS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

5 ‘‘(A) EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE STA6 TUS.—The Civilian Climate Corps shall be the 

7 employer of its members, and such members 

8 shall be the employees of the Civilian Climate 

9 Corps, for purposes under this subsection of or10 ganizing a labor organization, collective bar11 gaining, and other employee-management rela12 tions. 

13 ‘‘(B) DIRECTOR RESPONSIBILITIES.—To 

14 the extent practicable, the Director shall en15 sure, in consultation with the Civilian Climate 

16 Corps Advisory Board established under section 

17 199X, that all members of the Civilian Climate 

18 Corps are provided the opportunity to join a 

19 labor organization, as applicable, during the 

20 term of their service. Such a labor organization 

21 shall, to the greatest extent practicable, be local 

22 and relevant to the service provided by such 

23 members. 

24 ‘‘(C) EMPLOYEE-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS

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1 agement relations of the Civilian Climate Corps 

2 and its members, the following shall apply: 

3 ‘‘(i) Employee-management relations 

4 shall, to the extent not inconsistent with 

5 the provisions in this subtitle, be subject to 

6 the provisions that apply to the employee7 management relations of the United States 

8 Postal Service and its employees under 

9 part II of title 39, United States Code. 

10 ‘‘(ii) The Civilian Climate Corps shall 

11 remain neutral in any labor organization 

12 organizing effort. 

13 ‘‘(iii) The Civilian Climate Corps shall 

14 recognize for collective bargaining pur15 poses, and shall collectively bargain with, 

16 any labor organization that has a written 

17 majority authorization of a unit encom18 passing all members of the Civilian Cli19 mate Corps or any other unit determined 

20 appropriate by the National Labor Rela21 tions Board. 

22 ‘‘(iv) Members of the Civilian Climate 

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1 charge, discipline, or permanently replace 

2 members for striking. 

3 ‘‘(2) COMMENCEMENT OF COLLECTIVE BAR4 GAINING.—Not later than 10 days after receiving a 

5 written request for collective bargaining from a labor 

6 organization that has been newly recognized or cer7 tified as a representative under section 9(a) of the 

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

9 members of the Civilian Climate Corps, or within 

10 such further period as the parties agree upon, the 

11 parties shall meet and commence to bargain collec12 tively and shall make every reasonable effort to con13 clude and sign a collective bargaining agreement. 

14 ‘‘(3) MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION FOR FAIL15 URE TO REACH A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREE16 MENT.— 

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

18 failed to reach an agreement before the date 

19 that is 90 days after the date on which bar20 gaining is commenced under paragraph (2), or 

21 any later date agreed upon by both parties, ei22 ther party may notify the Director of the Fed23 eral Mediation and Conciliation Service of the 

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1 ‘‘(B) FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIA2 TION SERVICE.—Whenever a request is received 

3 under subparagraph (A), the Director of the 

4 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 

5 shall promptly communicate with the parties 

6 and use best efforts, by mediation and concilia7 tion, to bring them to agreement. 

8 ‘‘(4) TRIPARTITE ARBITRATION PANEL.— 

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

10 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is 

11 not able to bring the parties to agreement by 

12 mediation or conciliation before the date that is 

13 30 days after the date on which such mediation 

14 or conciliation is commenced, or any later date 

15 agreed upon by both parties, the Director of the 

16 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 

17 shall refer the dispute to a tripartite arbitration 

18 panel established in accordance with such regu19 lations as may be prescribed by the Director of 

20 the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, 

21 with one member selected by the labor organi22 zation, one member selected by the Civilian Cli23 mate Corps, and one neutral member mutually 

24 agreed to by the parties. 


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

2 of the tripartite arbitration panel shall render a 

3 decision settling the dispute and such decision 

4 shall be binding upon the parties for a period 

5 of 2 years, unless amended during such period 

6 by written consent of the parties. Such decision 

7 shall be based on— 

8 ‘‘(i) the financial status and prospects 

9 of the Civilian Climate Corps; 

10 ‘‘(ii) the size and type of the oper11 ations and business of the Civilian Climate 

12 Corps; 

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

14 the Civilian Climate Corps; 

15 ‘‘(iv) the ability of members of the Ci16 vilian Climate Corps to sustain themselves, 

17 their families, and their dependents on the 

18 wages and benefits they earn from the Ci19 vilian Climate Corps; and 

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

21 other employers engaged in similar activi22 ties as the Civilian Climate Corps provide 

23 their employees. 

24 ‘‘(5) PROHIBITION ON SUBCONTRACTING FOR

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1 and any recipient of funding under section 199R, 

2 may not engage in subcontracting for the purpose of 

3 circumventing the terms of a collective bargaining 

4 agreement with respect to wages, benefits, or work5 ing conditions. 

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

7 ‘‘(A) PARTIES.—The term ‘parties’ 

8 means— 

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

10 recognized or certified as a representative 

11 under section 9(a) of the National Labor 

12 Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(a)) of mem13 bers of the Civilian Climate Corps; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) the Civilian Climate Corps. 

15 ‘‘(B) WRITTEN MAJORITY AUTHORIZA16 TION.—The term ‘written majority authoriza17 tion’ means writings signed and dated by a ma18 jority of members of the Civilian Climate Corps 

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

20 the form of authorization cards, petitions, or 

21 other suitable written evidence to designate a 

22 labor organization as the representative of such 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 199X. ADVISORY BOARD. 

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

3 be established a Civilian Climate Corps Advisory Board 

4 to advise the Director concerning the administration of 

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

6 of section 199O. The Advisory Board members shall help 

7 coordinate activities with the national climate service pro8 gram and national climate service grant program as ap9 propriate, including training coordination and capacity 

10 building for grant applications. 

11 ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Board shall be 

12 composed of the following members: 

13 ‘‘(1) The Secretary of Labor. 

14 ‘‘(2) Representatives from at least 2 labor orga15 nizations. 

16 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of Energy. 

17 ‘‘(4) The Administrator of the Environmental 

18 Protection Agency. 

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

20 Director from among persons representative of com21 munity organizations in under-resourced commu22 nities of need. 

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

24 tribe or indigenous community. 

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

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1 ership in organizations representing communities of 

2 color. 

3 ‘‘(8) The Secretary of Transportation. 

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

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

6 ‘‘(11) The Director of the Bureau of Indian Af7 fairs. 

8 ‘‘(12) The Secretary of Agriculture. 

9 ‘‘(13) The Secretary of Education. 

10 ‘‘(14) The Secretary of Defense. 

11 ‘‘(15) The Secretary of Housing and Urban De12 velopment. 

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

14 ‘‘(17) The Secretary of Commerce. 

15 ‘‘(18) The Administrator of the Federal Emer16 gency Management Agency. 

17 ‘‘(19) The Administrator of the National Oce18 anic and Atmospheric Administration. 

19 ‘‘(20) The Chairman of the National Endow20 ment of the Arts. 

21 ‘‘(21) Individuals appointed by the Director 

22 from among persons who are broadly representative 

23 of educational institutions, voluntary organizations, 

24 public and private organizations, youth, scientific ex25 perts, and environmental justice organizations. 


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1 ‘‘(22) The Chief Executive Officer. 

2 ‘‘(c) DUTIES.— 

3 ‘‘(1) OVERSEE EFFECTIVE PROGRAM IMPLE4 MENTATION.—The advisory board shall oversee ef5 fective implementation of the Civilian Climate Corps 

6 in accordance with the Climate Corps roadmap 

7 under section 199Y, which shall include— 

8 ‘‘(A) collecting data and reporting on 

9 Corps activity based on the benchmarks for suc10 cess determined in section 199Y(b)(4); 

11 ‘‘(B) ensuring that resources are distrib12 uted to advance the program’s principles of eq13 uity and environmental justice; 

14 ‘‘(C) expanding on and providing resources 

15 for grantee training, expertise development, and 

16 grant application capacity building in under17 resourced communities of need; 

18 ‘‘(D) liaising with Federal agencies to co19 ordinate grants to fulfil needs for Civilian Cli20 mate Corps labor; and 

21 ‘‘(E) ensuring unity of message and pur22 pose across the Civilian Climate Corps, includ23 ing with Civilian Climate Corps Partners. 

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1 ecutive Officer in organizing and making available 

2 career development resources for the career and 

3 technical education component of the Civilian Cli4 mate Corps, in partnership and cooperation with ap5 propriate Federal agencies, educational institutions, 

6 and labor organizations, which shall— 

7 ‘‘(A) support the development of appren8 ticeship and pre-apprenticeship corps programs 

9 as a priority of the Civilian Climate Corps; 

10 ‘‘(B) coordinate and organize career train11 ing and financial support opportunities for 

12 members of the Civilian Climate Corps to enter 

13 into green career pathways; 

14 ‘‘(C) help expand apprenticeship programs 

15 and find pathways into union jobs for Corps 

16 participants; 

17 ‘‘(D) mobilize and provide access to sup18 port and retraining for workers displaced by the 

19 fossil fuel industry who participate in Corps 

20 programs; and 

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

22 other tools for the use of Civilian Climate Corps 

23 in career and technical education and planning. 


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

2 ‘‘(a) ROADMAP FOR THE CIVILIAN CLIMATE

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

4 from the advisory board, establish a roadmap for the Civil5 ian Climate Corps program (referred to in this section as 

6 the ‘Climate Corps roadmap’). 

7 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The Climate Corps road8 map shall include the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) A plan to— 

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

11 the national climate service program of the Ci12 vilian Climate Corps as— 

13 ‘‘(i) 50,000 for the fiscal year 2021; 

14 ‘‘(ii) 100,000 for the fiscal year 2022; 

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

16 2023; 

17 ‘‘(iv) 275,000 for the fiscal year 2024; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(v) 400,000 for the fiscal year 2025; 

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

21 the national climate service grant program of 

22 the Civilian Climate Corps as— 

23 ‘‘(i) 25,000 for the fiscal year 2021; 

24 ‘‘(ii) 50,000 for the fiscal year 2022; 

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1 ‘‘(iv) 140,000 for the fiscal year 2024; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(v) 200,000 for the fiscal year 2025; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(C) maintain the requirements for serving 

6 under-resourced communities of need in accord7 ance with this subtitle. 

8 ‘‘(2) The identification of Federal programs 

9 and agencies that can engage the labor of the Civil10 ian Climate Corps and facilitate partnerships and 

11 funding relationships. 

12 ‘‘(3) Principles of equity and environmental jus13 tice to guide the work of the Civilian Climate Corps. 

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

15 Climate Corps. 

16 ‘‘(5) Identification of under-resourced commu17 nities of need, defined as regions and communities 

18 most in need of Civilian Climate Corps labor and 

19 workforce development. 

20 ‘‘(6) Identification and cataloging of funding 

21 streams for Partners Corps entities. 

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

23 grantee training, expertise development, and grant 

24 application capacity building for under-resourced 

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1 ‘‘(8) Cataloging work already being done to2 wards climate resiliency and clean economy transi3 tions to ensure Civilian Climate Corps efforts are 

4 additive and not duplicative. 

5 ‘‘(9) A plan to increase the participation of op6 portunity youth in the Civilian Climate Corps (de7 fined as ‘out-of-school youth’ under section 

8 129(a)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and Op9 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)(B)). 

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

11 of appropriations and quality service opportunities, the 

12 Corporation shall implement the Climate Corps roadmap, 

13 including establishing the positions described in subsection 

14 (b)(1).’’. 

15 SEC. 4. PRIORITIZING AND SUPPORTING CLIMATE RE16 SPONSE. 

17 (a) PRIORITIES.— 

18 (1) AMERICORPS STATE AND NATIONAL.—Sec19 tion 122(f) of the National and Community Service 

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

21 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

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

23 the end the following: ‘‘The Corporation 

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1 ities, the priorities described in paragraph 

2 (5).’’; and 

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

4 the end the following: ‘‘Each State shall 

5 include, in the State priorities, the prior6 ities described in paragraph (5).’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘(5) CLIMATE PROJECTS.—The priorities estab9 lished under paragraph (1) for national service pro10 grams shall provide that the Corporation and the 

11 States, as appropriate, shall give priority to entities 

12 submitting applications that propose activities di13 rectly related to the response to the climate crisis 

14 and transition to a clean economy, as described in 

15 section 199T.’’. 

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

17 the National and Community Service Act of 1990 

18 (42 U.S.C. 12617(b)(1)) is amended by adding at 

19 the end the following: 

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

21 years 2021 through 2030, the Corporation shall 

22 give priority to entities submitting applications 

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1 tities submitting applications for national serv2 ice programs under section 122(f)(5).’’. 

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

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

5 4960) is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: ‘‘For fiscal years 2021 through 2030, the 

7 Corporation shall give priority to entities submitting 

8 applications for projects or programs under this part 

9 in the same manner as the Corporation gives pri10 ority to entities submitting applications for national 

11 service programs under section 122(f)(5) of the Na12 tional and Community Service Act of 1990.’’. 

13 (b) ALLOWANCES.— 

14 (1) DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF

15 1973.—Section 105(a)(1)(B) of the Domestic Volun16 teer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955(a)(1)(B))) 

17 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(B)(i) The Director shall set the subsist19 ence allowance for volunteers under this para20 graph for each fiscal year so that— 

21 ‘‘(I) the minimum allowance is not 

22 less than an amount equal to the equiva23 lent of $15 per hour over the course of 

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1 ‘‘(II) the average subsistence allow2 ance, excluding allowances for Hawaii, 

3 Guam, American Samoa, and Alaska, is 

4 not less than 10 percent greater than the 

5 amount described in subclause (I). 

6 ‘‘(ii) A stipend or allowance under this sec7 tion or an allowance under section 140 of the 

8 National and Community Service Act of 1990 

9 (42 U.S.C. 12594) shall not be increased, un10 less the funds appropriated for carrying out 

11 this part or subtitle C of the National and 

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

13 12571 et seq.), respectively, are sufficient to in14 crease for the fiscal year involved the number of 

15 participants to serve under this part or that 

16 subtitle C, respectively, so that such number is 

17 greater than the number of such participants so 

18 serving during the preceding fiscal year.’’. 

19 (2) NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT

20 OF 1990.—Section 158(b) of the National and Com21 munity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12618(b)) is 

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

23 amount not in excess of the amount equal to 100 

24 percent of the poverty line that is applicable to a 

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1 ment and Budget and revised annually in accordance 

2 with section 673(2) of the Community Services 

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

4 ‘‘any amount not less than the equivalent of $15 per 

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

6 the equivalent of $30 per hour over the course of 

7 service.’’. 

8 (3) NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL

9 AWARDS.—Section 147(a) of the National and Com10 munity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12603(a)) is 

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

12 amount of a Federal Pell Grant’’. 

13 (c) MATCHING FUNDS.—Section 121(e)(1) of the Na14 tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

15 12571(e)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘75 percent’’ and in16 serting ‘‘100 percent’’. 

17 SEC. 5. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS. 

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

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

20 appropriated to carry out subtitle K of the National 

21 and Community Service Act of 1990, as added by 

22 section 3 of this Act, (excluding the benefits de23 scribed in paragraphs (2) and (3)), $70,000,000,000 

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1 (2) FUNDING FOR EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS.— 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated for the edu3 cational benefits described in section 199S of the 

4 National and Community Service Act of 1990, as 

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

6 2021 through 2025. 

7 (3) FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE BENEFITS.— 

8 There are authorized to be appropriated for the 

9 health care benefits described in section 199S of the 

10 National and Community Service Act of 1990, as 

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

12 for fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 

13 (b) AMERICORPS STATE AND NATIONAL; EDU14 CATIONAL AWARDS.—Section 501(a)(2) of the National 

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

16 12681(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 

17 2010 through 2014’’ and all that follows through the end 

18 of the paragraph and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2021 through 

19 2025, in addition to any amount appropriated before the 

20 date of enactment of the Civilian Climate Corps Act, addi21 tional amounts of— 

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

23 assistance under subtitle C of title I; and 

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

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1 title I for the total of the number of partici2 pants described in section 121(f)(1) for fiscal 

3 years 2020 through 2023.’’. 

4 (c) ADMINISTRATION BY THE CORPORATION AND

5 STATE COMMISSIONS.—Section 501(a)(5) of such Act (42 

6 U.S.C. 12681(a)(5)) is amended in subparagraph (A), by 

7 striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 

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

9 any amount appropriated before the date of enactment of 

10 the Civilian Climate Corps Act, an additional amount of 

11 $5,000,000,000 for fiscal years 2021 through 2025.’’. 

12 (d) AMERICORPS NCCC.—Section 501(a)(3)(A) of 

13 such Act (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(3)(A)) is amended by strik14 ing ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 

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

16 any amount appropriated before the date of enactment of 

17 the Civilian Climate Corps Act, an additional amount of 

18 $1,000,000,000 for fiscal years 2021 through 2025.’’. 

19 (e) AMERICORPS VISTA.—Section 501 of the Domes20 tic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5081) is 

21 amended— 

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

23 ‘‘$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums 

24 as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 

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1 any amount appropriated before the date of enact2 ment of the Civilian Climate Corps Act, an addi3 tional amount of $1,000,000,000 for fiscal years 

4 2021 through 2025.’’; and 

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

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

7 appropriated under an amendment made by the Ci8 vilian Climate Corps Act shall remain available for 

9 obligation through fiscal year 2025.’’. 

10 SEC. 6. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF NATIONAL 

11 SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS. 

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

13 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

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

15 (B), 

16 (2) by striking the period at the end of sub17 paragraph (C) and inserting a comma, and 

18 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub19 paragraphs: 

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

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

22 12601 et seq.) as an educational award, or 

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

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1 (b) EXCLUSION OF DISCHARGE OF STUDENT LOAN

2 DEBT.— 

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

4 108(f) of such Code is amended— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘received under’’ and in6 serting ‘‘received— 

7 ‘‘(A) under’’, and 

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

9 inserting ‘‘, or 

10 ‘‘(B) under subtitle D of title I of the Na11 tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 

12 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.) as an and educational 

13 award or under subtitle K of title I of such Act 

14 as an educational benefit.’’. 

15 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading 

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

17 amended by striking ‘‘UNDER NATIONAL HEALTH

18 SERVICE CORPS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM AND

19 CERTAIN STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘UNDER CERTAIN LOAN REPAYMENT PRO21 GRAMS’’. 

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

23 this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the 

24 date of the enactment of this Act. 

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