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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1933

To authorize appropriations for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday

Commission, extend such Commission, establish a National Service Day

to promote community service, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 29, 1993

Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. SAWYER, Mr. QUINN, Mr. CRAMER,

Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. OWENS, Ms. PELOSI,

Mr. BARCIA, Mr. CLAY, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. HALL of

Ohio, Mr. MAZZOLI, Mr. DIXON, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. KILDEE, Mrs. KENNELLY, Mr. TOWNS, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. BLACKWELL, Mr.

RANGEL, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. FILNER, Miss COLLINS of Michigan, Mr.

TUCKER, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr. VALENTINE, Mr. FROST, Mr. WHEAT, Mr.

FORD of Tennessee, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. WYNN, Mrs.

COLLINS of Illinois, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey, Ms.

MCKINNEY, Mr. STOKES, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. WATT, Mr. RUSH, Mr.

FLAKE, Mrs. MEEK, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. BISHOP, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE

JOHNSON of Texas, and Mr. CLYBURN) introduced the following bill;

which was referred jointly to the Committees on Post Office and Civil

Service and Education and Labor

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for the Martin Luther King,

Jr. Federal Holiday Commission, extend such Commission, establish a National Service Day to promote community service, 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 ‘‘King Holiday and

3 Service Act of 1993’’.

4 SEC. 2. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. FEDERAL HOLIDAY

5 COMMISSION.

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

7 to assist in the first observance of the Federal legal holi8 day honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.’’, approved August

9 27, 1984 (36 U.S.C. 169j et seq.; Public Law 98–399;

10 98 Stat. 1473) is amended—

11 (1) in section 3(1) by inserting ‘‘including serv12 ice opportunities’’ after ‘‘activities’’;

13 (2) in section 4 by adding at the end thereof

14 the following new subsections:

15 ‘‘(e)(1) No less than 3 of the members appointed to

16 the Commission under the provisions of subsection (a)(6)

17 shall be under the age of 29 years on the date of such

18 appointment.

19 ‘‘(2) The requirement under paragraph (1) shall

20 apply with regard to appointments made during fiscal year

21 1994 and each fiscal year thereafter.

22 ‘‘(f) The Chairperson of the Board of the Commission

23 on National and Community Service established under

24 section 190 of the National and Community Service Act

25 of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12651) shall be an ex officio member
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1 of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commis2 sion. Such ex officio member shall be a voting member.’’;

3 (3) in section 6(a) by striking out ‘‘grade GS–

4 18 of the General Schedule under section 5332’’ and

5 inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘a position above GS–15 of

6 the General Schedule under section 5108’’;

7 (4) in section 7 by striking out ‘‘$300,000 for

8 fiscal year 1989 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal

9 years.’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$300,000 for

10 each of fiscal years 1994 and 1995 and such funds

11 as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1996

12 and 1997.’’.

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

14 Act’’ the following: ‘‘or under section 168 of the Na15 tional and Community Service Act of 1990’’; and

16 (6) in section 9 of striking out ‘‘April 20,

17 1994’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘until termi18 nated by law’’

19 SEC. 3. NATIONAL SERVICE DAY.

20 Part IV of subtitle E of title I of the National and

21 Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12621 et seq.)

22 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

23 ‘‘SEC. 168. NATIONAL SERVICE DAY.

24 ‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Commission may make grants

25 under section 102 of eligible to pay for the Federal share
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1 of the cost of planning and carrying out service opportuni2 ties on the Federal legal holiday honoring the birthday of

3 Martin Luther King, Jr.

4 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive

5 a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall be a State,

6 community, institution of higher education, local edu7 cational agency, State educational agency, a private indus8 try council established under section 102 of the Job Train9 ing Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1512), or a community10 based agency.

11 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant

12 under subsection (a), an entity shall submit an application

13 at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor14 mation as the Commission may require.

15 ‘‘(d) CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.—

16 ‘‘(1) CONSULTATION.—In making grants under

17 subsection (a), the Commission shall consult with

18 the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Com19 mission.

20 ‘‘(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Martin Luther

21 King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission shall review

22 the application submitted under subsection (c) and

23 make recommendations with respect to the entities

24 that shall be eligible to receive a grant under sub25 section (a).
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1 ‘‘(3) SELECTION.—The Commission shall not

2 make a grant under subsection (a) to an entity un3 less the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday

4 Commission has recommended that the entity be eli5 gible to receive such a grant.

6 ‘‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the

8 planning and carrying out the activities described in

9 subsection (a) shall be 30 percent.

10 ‘‘(2) CALCULATION.—The State and local share

11 of such cost may be in cash or in kind, fairly evalu12 ated, including facilities, equipment, or services.’’.

13 (b) DEFINITION.—Section 101(23) of such Act (42

14 U.S.C. 12511(23)) is amended by striking out ‘‘students

15 or out-of-school youth’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘par16 ticipants or volunteers in programs under this Act’’.

17 (c) REPORT.—Section 172(b)(2) of such Act (42

18 U.S.C. 12632(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end

19 thereof the following: ‘‘Each such report shall also contain

20 an evaluation, conducted under section 179, of the service

21 opportunities carried out under section 168.’’.

22 (d) EX OFFICIO MEMBER.—Section 190(b)(1)(B) of

23 such Act (42 U.S.C. 12651(b)(1)(B)) is amended by strik24 ing out ‘‘and the Director of the ACTION agency’’ and

25 inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the Director of the ACTION
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1 Agency, and the chairperson of the Martin Luther King

2 Jr. Federal Holiday Commission’’.

3 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

4 501(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)) is amended—

5 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking out the pe6 riod and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘and such sums as

7 may by necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994

8 through 1999.’’; and

9 (2) in paragraph (2)—

10 (A) at the end of subparagraph (C), by

11 striking out ‘‘and’’;

12 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as

13 subparagraph (E); and

14 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C)

15 the following;

16 ‘‘(D) $300,000 shall be available to carry

17 out section 168; and’’.

18 (f) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—Section 1(b) of such Act

19 (42 U.S.C. 12401 note) is amended by inserting after the

20 item relating to section 167 the following:

‘‘Sec. 168 National service day.’’.

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