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‘‘SEC. 502. NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS. 
‘‘(a) RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part 
A of title II, $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2011 
through 2014. 
‘‘(b) FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out part B of title 
II, $115,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as 
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 
2014. 
‘‘(c) SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out part C of title II, 
$55,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may 
be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2014. 
‘‘(d) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out part E of title II, such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2010 
through 2014.’’. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION
AND COORDINATION.—Section 
504 (42 U.S.C. 5084) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1994 through 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2010 
through 2014’’; and
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(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1994 through 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2010 
through 2014’’. 
TITLE III—TECHNICAL AMEND-
MENTS TO TABLES OF CON-
TENTS 
SEC. 3101. TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE NATIONAL AND 
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990. 
Section 1(b) of the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
‘‘Sec. 2. Findings and purpose. 
‘‘TITLE I—NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT 
PROGRAM 
‘‘Subtitle A—General Provisions 
‘‘Sec. 101. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 102. Authority to make State grants. 
‘‘Subtitle B—School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning Programs 
‘‘PART I—PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS 
‘‘Sec. 111. Purpose. 
‘‘Sec. 111A. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 112. Assistance to States, territories, and Indian tribes. 
‘‘Sec. 112A. Allotments. 
‘‘Sec. 113. Applications. 
‘‘Sec. 114. Consideration of applications. 
‘‘Sec. 115. Participation of students and teachers from private schools. 
‘‘Sec. 116. Federal, State, and local contributions. 
‘‘Sec. 117. Limitations on uses of funds. 
‘‘PART II—HIGHER EDUCATION INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY 
SERVICE 
‘‘Sec. 118. Higher education innovative programs for community service. 
‘‘Sec. 118A. Campuses of Service.
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‘‘PART III—INNOVATIVE AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE-LEARNING 
PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH 
‘‘Sec. 119. Innovative and community-based service-learning programs and re-
search. 
‘‘PART IV—SERVICE-LEARNING IMPACT STUDY 
‘‘Sec. 120. Study and report. 
‘‘Subtitle C—National Service Trust Program 
‘‘PART I—INVESTMENT IN NATIONAL SERVICE 
‘‘Sec. 121. Authority to provide assistance and approved national service posi-
tions. 
‘‘Sec. 122. National service programs eligible for program assistance. 
‘‘Sec. 123. Types of national service positions eligible for approval for national 
service educational awards. 
‘‘Sec. 124. Types of program assistance. 
‘‘Sec. 126. Other special assistance. 
‘‘PART II—APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS 
‘‘Sec. 129. Provision of assistance and approved national service positions. 
‘‘Sec. 129A. Educational awards only program. 
‘‘Sec. 130. Application for assistance and approved national service positions. 
‘‘Sec. 131. National service program assistance requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 132. Ineligible service categories. 
‘‘Sec. 132A. Prohibited activities and ineligible organizations. 
‘‘Sec. 133. Consideration of applications. 
‘‘PART III—NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS 
‘‘Sec. 137. Description of participants. 
‘‘Sec. 138. Selection of national service participants. 
‘‘Sec. 139. Terms of service. 
‘‘Sec. 140. Living allowances for national service participants. 
‘‘Sec. 141. National service educational awards. 
‘‘Subtitle D—National Service Trust and Provision of Educational Awards 
‘‘Sec. 145. Establishment of the National Service Trust. 
‘‘Sec. 146. Individuals eligible to receive an educational award from the Trust. 
‘‘Sec. 146A. Certifications of successful completion of terms of service. 
‘‘Sec. 147. Determination of the amount of the educational award. 
‘‘Sec. 148. Disbursement of educational awards. 
‘‘Sec. 149. Approval process for approved positions. 
‘‘Subtitle E—National Civilian Community Corps 
‘‘Sec. 151. Purpose. 
‘‘Sec. 152. Establishment of National Civilian Community Corps Program. 
‘‘Sec. 153. National service program. 
‘‘Sec. 154. Summer national service program. 
‘‘Sec. 155. National Civilian Community Corps. 
‘‘Sec. 156. Training. 
‘‘Sec. 157. Service projects.
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‘‘Sec. 158. Authorized benefits for Corps members. 
‘‘Sec. 159. Administrative provisions. 
‘‘Sec. 160. Status of Corps members and Corps personnel under Federal law. 
‘‘Sec. 161. Contract and grant authority. 
‘‘Sec. 162. Responsibilities of Department of Defense. 
‘‘Sec. 163. Advisory board. 
‘‘Sec. 164. Evaluations. 
‘‘Sec. 165. Definitions. 
‘‘Subtitle F—Administrative Provisions 
‘‘Sec. 171. Family and medical leave. 
‘‘Sec. 172. Reports. 
‘‘Sec. 173. Supplementation. 
‘‘Sec. 174. Prohibition on use of funds. 
‘‘Sec. 175. Nondiscrimination. 
‘‘Sec. 176. Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures. 
‘‘Sec. 177. Nonduplication and nondisplacement. 
‘‘Sec. 178. State Commissions on National and Community Service. 
‘‘Sec. 179. Evaluation. 
‘‘Sec. 179A. Civic Health Assessment and volunteering research and evaluation. 
‘‘Sec. 180. Engagement of participants. 
‘‘Sec. 181. Contingent extension. 
‘‘Sec. 182. Partnerships with schools. 
‘‘Sec. 183. Rights of access, examination, and copying. 
‘‘Sec. 184. Drug-free workplace requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 184A. Availability of assistance. 
‘‘Sec. 185. Consolidated application and reporting requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 186. Sustainability. 
‘‘Sec. 187. Grant periods. 
‘‘Sec. 188. Generation of volunteers. 
‘‘Sec. 189. Limitation on program grant costs. 
‘‘Sec. 189A. Matching requirements for severely economically distressed commu-
nities. 
‘‘Sec. 189B. Audits and reports. 
‘‘Sec. 189C. Restrictions on Federal Government and uses of Federal funds. 
‘‘Sec. 189D. Criminal history checks. 
‘‘Subtitle G—Corporation for National and Community Service 
‘‘Sec. 191. Corporation for National and Community Service. 
‘‘Sec. 192. Board of Directors. 
‘‘Sec. 192A. Authorities and duties of the Board of Directors. 
‘‘Sec. 193. Chief Executive Officer. 
‘‘Sec. 193A. Authorities and duties of the Chief Executive Officer. 
‘‘Sec. 194. Officers. 
‘‘Sec. 195. Employees, consultants, and other personnel. 
‘‘Sec. 196. Administration. 
‘‘Sec. 196A. Corporation State offices. 
‘‘Sec. 196B. Assignment to State Commissions. 
‘‘Sec. 196C. Study of involvement of veterans.
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‘‘Subtitle H—Investment for Quality and Innovation 
‘‘PART I—ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL 
SERVICE 
‘‘Sec. 198. Additional corporation activities to support national service. 
‘‘Sec. 198A. Presidential awards for service. 
‘‘Sec. 198B. ServeAmerica Fellowships. 
‘‘Sec. 198C. Silver Scholarships and Encore Fellowships. 
‘‘PART II—NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS 
‘‘Sec. 198H. National Service Reserve Corps. 
‘‘PART III—SOCIAL INNOVATION FUNDS PILOT PROGRAM 
‘‘Sec. 198K. Funds. 
‘‘PART IV—NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS CLEARINGHOUSES; VOLUNTEER 
GENERATION FUND 
‘‘Sec. 198O. National service programs clearinghouses. 
‘‘Sec. 198P. Volunteer generation fund. 
‘‘ ‘‘PART V—NONPROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM 
‘‘ ‘‘Sec. 198S. Nonprofit capacity building. 
‘‘Subtitle I—American Conservation and Youth Corps 
‘‘Sec. 199. Short title. 
‘‘Sec. 199A. General authority. 
‘‘Sec. 199B. Limitation on purchase of capital equipment. 
‘‘Sec. 199C. State application. 
‘‘Sec. 199D. Focus of programs. 
‘‘Sec. 199E. Related programs. 
‘‘Sec. 199F. Public lands or Indian lands. 
‘‘Sec. 199G. Training and education services. 
‘‘Sec. 199H. Preference for certain projects. 
‘‘Sec. 199I. Age and citizenship criteria for enrollment. 
‘‘Sec. 199J. Use of volunteers. 
‘‘Sec. 199K. Living allowance. 
‘‘Sec. 199L. Joint programs. 
‘‘Sec. 199M. Federal and State employee status. 
‘‘Subtitle J—Training and Technical Assistance 
‘‘Sec. 199N. Training and technical assistance. 
‘‘TITLE II—MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING PROGRAMS 
‘‘Subtitle A—Publication 
‘‘Sec. 201. Information for students. 
‘‘Sec. 202. Exit counseling for borrowers. 
‘‘Sec. 203. Department information on deferments and cancellations. 
‘‘Sec. 204. Data on deferments and cancellations.
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‘‘Subtitle B—Youthbuild Projects 
‘‘Sec. 211. Youthbuild projects. 
‘‘Subtitle C—Amendments to Student Literacy Corps 
‘‘Sec. 221. Amendments to Student Literacy Corps. 
‘‘TITLE IV—PROJECTS HONORING VICTIMS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS 
‘‘Sec. 401. Projects. 
‘‘TITLE V—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
‘‘Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations. 
‘‘TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
‘‘Sec. 601. Amtrak waste disposal. 
‘‘Sec. 602. Exchange program with countries in transition from totalitarianism 
to democracy.’’. 
SEC. 3102. TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE DOMESTIC VOLUN-
TEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973. 
Section 1(b) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 
1973 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
‘‘Sec. 2. Volunteerism policy. 
‘‘TITLE I—NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS 
‘‘PART A—VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA 
‘‘Sec. 101. Statement of purpose. 
‘‘Sec. 102. Authority to operate VISTA program. 
‘‘Sec. 103. Selection and assignment of volunteers. 
‘‘Sec. 104. Terms and periods of service. 
‘‘Sec. 105. Support service. 
‘‘Sec. 106. Participation of beneficiaries. 
‘‘Sec. 107. Participation of younger and older persons. 
‘‘Sec. 108. Limitation. 
‘‘Sec. 109. Applications for assistance. 
‘‘PART C—SPECIAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS 
‘‘Sec. 121. Statement of purpose. 
‘‘Sec. 122. Authority to establish and operate special volunteer and demonstration 
programs. 
‘‘Sec. 123. Technical and financial assistance.
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‘‘TITLE II—NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS 
‘‘Sec. 200. Statement of purpose. 
‘‘PART A—RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 
‘‘Sec. 201. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects. 
‘‘PART B—FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM 
‘‘Sec. 211. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects. 
‘‘PART C—SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM 
‘‘Sec. 213. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects. 
‘‘PART D—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
‘‘Sec. 221. Promotion of National Senior Service Corps. 
‘‘Sec. 222. Payments. 
‘‘Sec. 223. Minority population participation. 
‘‘Sec. 224. Use of locally generated contributions in National Senior Service 
Corps. 
‘‘Sec. 225. Programs of national significance. 
‘‘Sec. 226. Adjustments to Federal financial assistance. 
‘‘Sec. 227. Multiyear grants or contracts. 
‘‘Sec. 228. Acceptance of donations. 
‘‘PART E—DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS 
‘‘Sec. 231. Authority of Director. 
‘‘TITLE IV—ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION 
‘‘Sec. 403. Political activities. 
‘‘Sec. 404. Special limitations. 
‘‘Sec. 406. Labor standards. 
‘‘Sec. 408. Joint funding. 
‘‘Sec. 409. Prohibition of Federal control. 
‘‘Sec. 410. Coordination with other programs. 
‘‘Sec. 411. Prohibition. 
‘‘Sec. 412. Notice and hearing procedures for suspension and termination of fi-
nancial assistance. 
‘‘Sec. 414. Distribution of benefits between rural and urban areas. 
‘‘Sec. 415. Application of Federal law. 
‘‘Sec. 416. Evaluation. 
‘‘Sec. 417. Nondiscrimination provisions. 
‘‘Sec. 418. Eligibility for other benefits. 
‘‘Sec. 419. Legal expenses. 
‘‘Sec. 421. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 422. Audit. 
‘‘Sec. 423. Reduction of paperwork. 
‘‘Sec. 424. Review of project renewals. 
‘‘Sec. 425. Protection against improper use. 
‘‘Sec. 426. Provisions under the National and Community Service Act of 1990. 
‘‘TITLE V—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
‘‘Sec. 501. National volunteer antipoverty programs.
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‘‘Sec. 502. National Senior Service Corps. 
‘‘Sec. 504. Administration and coordination. 
‘‘Sec. 505. Availability of appropriations. 
‘‘TITLE VI—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS AND REPEALERS 
‘‘Sec. 601. Supersedence of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of July 1, 1971. 
‘‘Sec. 602. Creditable service for civil service retirement. 
‘‘Sec. 603. Repeal of title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act. 
‘‘Sec. 604. Repeal of title VI of the Older Americans Act.’’. 
TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO 
OTHER LAWS 
SEC. 4101. INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978. 
Section 8F(a)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ‘‘National and 
Community Service Trust Act of 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990’’. 
TITLE V—VOLUNTEERS FOR 
PROSPERITY PROGRAM 
SEC. 5101. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Americans engaged in international volun-
teer service, and the organizations deploying them— 
(A) play critical roles in responding to the 
needs of people living throughout the developing 
world; and 
(B) advance the international public diplo-
macy of the United States. 
(2) The Volunteers for Prosperity Program has 
successfully promoted international volunteer service 
by skilled American professionals.
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(3) In its first 4 years, the VfP Program helped 
to mobilize 74,000 skilled Americans, including doc-
tors, nurses, engineers, businesspeople, and teachers, 
through a network of 250 nonprofit organizations and 
companies in the United States, to carry out develop-
ment and humanitarian efforts for those affected by 
great global challenges in health, the environment, 
poverty, illiteracy, financial literacy, disaster relief, 
and other challenges. 
(4) The VfP Program has undertaken activities, 
including— 
(A) direct outreach to leading nonprofit or-
ganizations and companies in the United States; 
(B) promotion of the work of skilled Ameri-
cans and nonprofit organizations and companies 
in the United States as it relates to inter-
national volunteer service; 
(C) public recognition of skilled American 
volunteers; 
(D) support for organizations that utilize 
skilled Americans as volunteers; 
(E) participation in the development of spe-
cial initiatives to further opportunities for 
skilled Americans; and
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(F) leadership of an innovative public-pri-
vate partnership to provide eligible skilled with 
financial assistance for volunteer assignments. 
SEC. 5102. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) VFP OFFICE.—The term ‘‘VfP Office’’ means 
the Office of Volunteers for Prosperity of the United 
States Agency for International Development. 
(2) VFP PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘VfP Program’’ 
means the Volunteers for Prosperity Program estab-
lished through Executive Order 13317. 
(3) VFPSERVE.—The term ‘‘VfPServe’’ means a 
program established by the VfP Office, in cooperation 
with the USA Freedom Corps, to provide eligible 
skilled professionals with fixed amount stipends to off-
set the travel and living costs of volunteering abroad. 
SEC. 5103. OFFICE OF VOLUNTEERS FOR PROSPERITY. 
(a) FUNCTIONS.—The VfP Office shall pursue the ob-
jectives of the VfP Program described in subsection (b) by— 
(1) implementing the VfPServe Program to pro-
vide eligible skilled professionals with matching 
grants to offset the travel and living expenses of vol-
unteering abroad with nonprofit organizations; 
(2) otherwise promoting short- and long-term 
international volunteer service by skilled American
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professionals, including connecting such professionals 
with nonprofit organizations, to achieve such objec-
tives; 
(3) helping nonprofit organizations in the 
United States recruit and effectively manage addi-
tional skilled American professionals for volunteer as-
signments throughout the developing world; 
(4) providing recognition for skilled American 
volunteers and the organizations deploying them; 
(5) helping nonprofit organizations and corpora-
tions in the United States to identify resources and 
opportunities in international volunteer service uti-
lizing skilled Americans; 
(6) encouraging the establishment of inter-
national volunteer programs for employees of United 
States corporations; and 
(7) encouraging international voluntary service 
by highly skilled Americans to promote health and 
prosperity throughout the world. 
(b) VFP PROGRAM OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the 
VfP Program should include— 
(1) eliminating extreme poverty; 
(2) reducing world hunger and malnutrition; 
(3) increasing access to safe potable water; 
(4) enacting universal education;
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(5) reducing child mortality and childhood dis-
eases; 
(6) combating the spread of preventable diseases, 
including HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis; 
(7) providing educational and work skill support 
for girls and empowering women to achieve independ-
ence; 
(8) creating sustainable business and entrepre-
neurial opportunities; and 
(9) increasing access to information technology. 
(c) VOLUNTEERS FOR PROSPERITY SERVICE INCEN-
TIVE PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The VfP Office may provide 
matching grants to offset the travel and living costs 
of volunteering abroad to any eligible organization 
that— 
(A) has members who possess skills relevant 
to addressing any objective described in sub-
section (b); and 
(B) provides a dollar-for-dollar match for 
such grant— 
(i) through the organization with 
which the individual is serving; or 
(ii) by raising private funds.