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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 1933

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 16 (legislative day, FEBRUARY 22), 1994

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

AN ACT

To authorize appropriations for the Martin Luther King,

Jr. Federal Holiday Commission, to extend such Commission, and to support the planning and performance

of national service opportunities in conjunction with the

Federal legal holiday honoring the birthday of Martin

Luther King, Jr.

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘King Holiday and

5 Service Act of 1994’’.
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1 SEC. 2. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. FEDERAL HOLIDAY

2 COMMISSION.

3 The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a commission

4 to assist in the first observance of the Federal legal holi5 day honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.’’, approved August

6 27, 1984 (36 U.S.C. 169j and following) is amended—

7 (1) in section 3(1) by inserting ‘‘(including

8 service opportunities)’’ after ‘‘activities’’;

9 (2) in section 4(a) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end

10 of paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end

11 of paragraph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by add12 ing at the end the following:

13 ‘‘(7) the Chief Executive Officer of the Corpora14 tion for National and Community Service, appointed

15 under section 193 of the National and Community

16 Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12651c).’’;

17 (3) in section 6(a) by striking ‘‘maximum rate

18 of pay payable for grade GS–18 of the General

19 Schedule under section 5332’’ and inserting ‘‘rate of

20 pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under sec21 tion 5315’’;

22 (4) by amending section 7 to read as follows:

23 ‘‘SEC. 7. There are authorized to be appropriated to

24 carry out this Act—

25 ‘‘(1) $300,000 for fiscal year 1995;

26 ‘‘(2) $350,000 for fiscal year 1996;
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1 ‘‘(3) $400,000 for fiscal year 1997;

2 ‘‘(4) $450,000 for fiscal year 1998; and

3 ‘‘(5) $500,000 for fiscal year 1999.’’;

4 (5) in section 8 by inserting after ‘‘under this

5 Act’’ the following: ‘‘or under the National and

6 Community Service Act of 1990’’; and

7 (6) in section 9 by striking ‘‘April 20, 1994’’

8 and inserting ‘‘September 30, 1999’’.

9 SEC. 3. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., SERVICE DAY.

10 (a) ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITY TO SUP11 PORT NATIONAL SERVICE.—Section 198 of the National

12 and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653)

13 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub14 section:

15 ‘‘(s) MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., SERVICE DAY.—

16 ‘‘(1) ASSISTANCE.—The Corporation may make

17 grants to eligible entities described in paragraph (2)

18 to pay for the Federal share of the cost of planning

19 and carrying out service opportunities in conjunction

20 with the Federal legal holiday honoring the birthday

21 of Martin Luther King, Jr. Such service opportuni22 ties shall consist of activities reflecting the life and

23 teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr., such as co24 operation and understanding among racial and eth25 nic groups, nonviolent conflict resolution, equal eco-
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1 nomic and educational opportunities, and social jus2 tice.

3 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Any entity other4 wise eligible for assistance under the national serv5 ices laws shall be eligible to receive a grant under

6 this subsection.

7 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In making grants under

8 this subsection, the Corporation shall consult with

9 the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Com10 mission established under section 2 of Public Law

11 98–399 (36 U.S.C. 169j–1).

12 ‘‘(4) FEDERAL SHARE.—Grants provided under

13 this subsection to an eligible entity to support the

14 planning and carrying out of a service opportunity

15 in conjunction with the Federal legal holiday honor16 ing the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., to17 gether with all other Federal funds used to plan or

18 carry out the service opportunity, may not exceed 30

19 percent of the cost of planning and carrying out the

20 service opportunity.

21 ‘‘(5) CALCULATION OF ENTITY CONTRIBU22 TIONS.—In determining the non-Federal share of

23 the costs of planning and carrying out a service op24 portunity supported by a grant under this sub25 section, the Corporation shall consider in-kind con-
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1 tributions (including facilities, equipment, and serv2 ices) made to plan or carry out the service oppor3 tunity.’’.

4 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

5 (1) REFERENCE TO REPEALED SECTION.—Sec6 tion 101(a)(3) of the National and Community Serv7 ice Trust Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–82; 107

8 Stat. 788) is amended by striking ‘‘through 136’’

9 and inserting ‘‘through 135’’.

10 (2) INCORRECT REFERENCE TO ACT.—Section

11 203(a)(3) of the National and Community Service

12 Trust Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–82; 107 Stat.

13 891) is amended by striking ‘‘Act of 1993’’ and in14 serting ‘‘Act of 1990’’.

15 (3) DESCRIPTION OF NATIONAL SERVICE PAR16 TICIPANTS.—Section 137(c) of the National and

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

18 12591(c)), as added by section 101(b) of the Na19 tional and Community Service Trust Act of 1993

20 (Public Law 103–82; 107 Stat. 809), is amended by

21 striking ‘‘subsection (a)(5)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub22 section (a)(5)’’.

23 (4) EDUCATIONAL AWARD ELIGIBILITY RE24 QUIREMENTS.—Section 146(a) of the National and

25 Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
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1 12602(a)), as added by section 102(a) of the Na2 tional and Community Service Trust Act of 1993

3 (Public Law 103–82; 107 Stat. 818), is amended by

4 striking the second paragraph (3).

5 (5) CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.—

6 (A) USE OF INCORRECT TERM.—Section

7 155(e) of the National and Community Service

8 Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12615(e)), as redesig9 nated by section 104(b)(3) of the National and

10 Community Service Trust Act of 1993 (Public

11 Law 103–82; 107 Stat. 840), is amended by

12 striking ‘‘CORPS’’ and inserting ‘‘CAMPS’’.

13 (B) REFERENCE TO SECTION.—Subsection

14 (c)(2)(C)(i) of section 159 of the National and

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

16 12619), as amended by section 104(e)(2)(E)(ii)

17 of the National and Community Service Trust

18 Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–82; 107 Stat.

19 847), is amended by striking ‘‘section section

20 162(a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 162(a)(2)’’.

21 (C) CROSS REFERENCE.—Section

22 162(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the National and Commu23 nity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.

24 12622(a)(1)(B)(ii)), as redesignated by section

25 104(b)(3) of the National and Community Serv-
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1 ice Trust Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–82; 107

2 Stat. 840), is amended by striking ‘‘section

3 4462 of the National Defense Authorization Act

4 for Fiscal Year 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘section

5 1143a of title 10, United States Code’’.

6 (6) PUNCTUATION.—Section 198(q)(1) of the

7 National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42

8 U.S.C. 12653(q)(1)), as added by section 104(c) of

9 the National and Community Service Trust Act of

10 1993 (Public Law 103–82; 107 Stat. 840), is

11 amended by striking ‘‘1995’’ and inserting ‘‘1995,’’.

12 (7) REDESIGNATED PARAGRAPH.—Subsection

13 (b)(6) of section 103 of the Domestic Volunteer

14 Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4953), as redesig15 nated by section 323(b)(3) of the National and Com16 munity Service Trust Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–

17 82; 107 Stat. 900), is amended by striking ‘‘(6)’’

18 and inserting ‘‘(5)’’.

19 (8) SUBPARAGRAPH INDENTATION.—Subsection

20 (c)(1)(F) of section 103 of the Domestic Volunteer

21 Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4953), as added by

22 section 323(c)(1)(D) of the National and Commu23 nity Service Trust Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–82;

24 107 Stat. 900), is amended by moving the left mar25 gin two ems to the left.
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1 (9) CORRECT EXECUTION OF AMENDMENT.—

2 Section 224 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act

3 of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5024) is amended by striking

4 ‘‘volunteer projects for older Americans’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘National Senior Volunteer Corps projects’’.

6 (10) EFFECTIVE DATES.—

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in

8 subparagraph (B), the amendments made by

9 this subsection shall take effect on the date of

10 the enactment of this Act.

11 (B) RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.—The

12 amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2)

13 shall take effect as of October 1, 1993.

Passed the House of Representatives March 15,

1994.

Attest: DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

Clerk.