‘‘SEC. 114. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) PRIORITY.—In considering applications under 
this part, the Corporation shall give priority to innovation, 
sustainability, capacity building, involvement of disadvan-
taged youth, and quality of programs, as well as other cri-
teria approved by the Chief Executive Officer. 
‘‘(b) REJECTION OF APPLICATIONS.—If the Corpora-
tion rejects an application submitted by a State under sec-
tion 113 for an allotment, the Corporation shall promptly 
notify the State of the reasons for the rejection of the ap-
plication. The Corporation shall provide the State with a 
reasonable opportunity to revise and resubmit the applica-
tion and shall provide technical assistance, if needed, to 
the State as part of the resubmission process. The Cor-
poration shall promptly reconsider such resubmitted appli-
cation. 
‘‘SEC. 115. PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS 
FROM PRIVATE SCHOOLS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent consistent with the 
number of students in the State, Territory, or Indian tribe 
or in the school district of the local educational agency 
involved who are enrolled in private nonprofit elementary 
and secondary schools, such State, Territory, Indian tribe, 
or agency shall (after consultation with appropriate pri-
vate school representatives) make provision— 
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‘‘(1) for the inclusion of services and arrange-
ments for the benefit of such students so as to allow 
for the equitable participation of such students in 
the programs implemented to carry out the objec-
tives and provide the benefits described in this part; 
and 
‘‘(2) for the training of the teachers of such 
students so as to allow for the equitable participa-
tion of such teachers in the programs implemented 
to carry out the objectives and provide the benefits 
described in this part. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—If a State, Territory, Indian tribe, or 
local educational agency is prohibited by law from pro-
viding for the participation of students or teachers from 
private nonprofit schools as required by subsection (a), or 
if the Corporation determines that a State, Territory, In-
dian tribe, or local educational agency substantially fails 
or is unwilling to provide for such participation on an equi-
table basis, the Chief Executive Officer shall waive such 
requirements and shall arrange for the provision of serv-
ices to such students and teachers. Such waivers shall be 
subject to consultation, withholding, notice, and judicial 
review requirements in accordance with paragraphs (3) 
and (4) of section 1017(b) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2727(b)), as 
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in effect on the day preceding the date of enactment of 
the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994. 
‘‘SEC. 116. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS. 
‘‘(a) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
cost of carrying out a program for which assistance 
is provided under this part may not exceed 50 per-
cent of the total cost of the program. 
‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL
CONTRIBUTION.—In pro-
viding for the remaining share of the cost of car-
rying out such a program, each recipient of assist-
ance under this part— 
‘‘(A) shall provide for such share through 
a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, 
including facilities, equipment, or services; and 
‘‘(B) may provide for such share through 
State sources or local sources, including private 
funds or donated services. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Chief Executive Officer may 
waive the requirements of subsection (a) in whole or in 
part with respect to any such program for any fiscal year 
if the Corporation determines that such a waiver would 
be equitable due to a lack of available financial resources 
at the local level. 
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‘‘SEC. 116A. LIMITATIONS ON USES OF FUNDS. 
‘‘Not more than 6 percent of the amount of assist-
ance received by an applicant in a fiscal year may be used 
to pay, in accordance with such standards as the Corpora-
tion may issue, for administrative costs, incurred by— 
‘‘(1) the original recipient; or 
‘‘(2) the entity carrying out the service-learning 
program supported with the assistance.’’. 
SEC. 1202. HIGHER EDUCATION PROVISIONS. 
Section 119 (42 U.S.C. 12561) is redesignated as 
section 117 and amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘‘com-
munity service programs’’ the following: ‘‘through 
service-learning’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘combination’’ and inserting ‘‘con-
sortia’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(C) may coordinate with service-learning 
curricula being offered in the academic cur-
ricula at the institution of higher education or 
at one or more members of the consortia;’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(3)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘teachers at the elementary, 
secondary, and postsecondary levels’’ and in-
serting ‘‘institutions of higher education and 
their faculty’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘edu-
cation of the institution; and’’ and inserting 
‘‘curricula of the institution to strengthen the 
instructional capacity of service-learning at the 
elementary and secondary levels;’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (E); and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
‘‘(B) including service-learning as a key 
component of the health professionals curricula, 
including nursing, pre-medicine, medicine, and 
dentistry curricula of the institution; 
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‘‘(C) including service-learning as a key 
component of the criminal justice professionals 
curricula of the institution; 
‘‘(D) including service-learning as a key 
component of the public policy and public ad-
ministration curricula of the institution; and’’; 
and 
(4) by striking subsections (c) through (g) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—To the extent prac-
ticable, the Corporation shall give special consideration to 
applications submitted by predominantly Black institu-
tions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, His-
panic-serving institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Univer-
sities. 
‘‘(d) FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL CONTRIBU-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 
the cost of carrying out a program for which a 
grant is made under this part may not exceed 
50 percent of the total cost of the program. 
‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL
CONTRIBUTION.—In 
providing for the remaining share of the cost of 
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carrying out such a program, each recipient of 
a grant under this part— 
‘‘(i) shall provide for such share 
through a payment in cash or in kind, fair-
ly evaluated, including facilities, equip-
ment, or services; and 
‘‘(ii) may provide for such share 
through State sources or local sources, in-
cluding private funds or donated services. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Chief Executive Officer 
may waive the requirements of paragraph (1) in 
whole or in part with respect to any such program 
for any fiscal year if the Corporation determines 
that such a waiver would be equitable due to a lack 
of available financial resources at the local level. 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.—To receive a grant or enter 
into a contract under this part, an applicant shall 
prepare, submit to the Corporation, and obtain ap-
proval of, an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information and assurances 
as the Corporation may reasonably require. In re-
questing applications for assistance under this part, 
the Corporation shall specify such required informa-
tion and assurances. 
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‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall contain, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) assurances that— 
‘‘(i) prior to the placement of a partic-
ipant, the applicant will consult with the 
appropriate local labor organization, if any, 
representing employees in the area who are 
engaged in the same or similar work as 
that proposed to be carried out by such 
program, to prevent the displacement and 
protect the rights of such employees; and 
‘‘(ii) the applicant will comply with 
the nonduplication and nondisplacement 
provisions of section 177 and the grievance 
procedures required by section 176; and 
‘‘(B) such other assurances as the Chief 
Executive Officer may reasonably require. 
‘‘(f) PRIORITY.—In making grants and entering into 
contracts under subsection (b), the Corporation shall give 
priority to applicants or institutions that submit applica-
tions containing proposals that— 
‘‘(1) demonstrate the commitment of the insti-
tution of higher education, other than by dem-
onstrating the commitment of the students, to sup-
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porting the community service projects carried out 
under the program; 
‘‘(2) specify the manner in which the institution 
will promote faculty, administration, and staff par-
ticipation in the community service projects; 
‘‘(3) specify the manner in which the institution 
will provide service to the community through orga-
nized programs, including, where appropriate, clin-
ical programs for students in professional schools 
and colleges; 
‘‘(4) describe any partnership that will partici-
pate in the community service projects, such as a 
partnership comprised of— 
‘‘(A) the institution; 
‘‘(B)(i) a community-based agency; 
‘‘(ii) a local government agency; or 
‘‘(iii) a non-profit entity that serves or in-
volves school-age youth, older adults, or low-in-
come communities; and 
‘‘(C)(i) a student organization; 
‘‘(ii) a department of the institution; or 
‘‘(iii) a group of faculty comprised of dif-
ferent departments, schools, or colleges at the 
institution; 
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‘‘(5) demonstrate community involvement in the 
development of the proposal; 
‘‘(6) describe research on effective strategies 
and methods to improve service utilized in the design 
of the project; 
‘‘(7) specify that the institution will use such 
assistance to strengthen the service infrastructure in 
institutions of higher education; or 
‘‘(8) with respect to projects involving delivery 
of services, specify projects that involve leadership 
development of school aged youth. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITION.—Notwithstanding section 101, as 
used in this part, the term ‘student’ means an individual 
who is enrolled in an institution of higher education on 
a full- or part-time basis. 
‘‘(h) FEDERAL WORK-STUDY.—To be eligible for as-
sistance under this part, an institution of higher education 
must demonstrate that it meets the minimum require-
ments under section 443(b)(2)(B) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2753(b)(2)(B)) relating to 
the participation of Federal Work-Study students in com-
munity service activities, or has received a waiver of those 
requirements from the Secretary of Education.’’. 
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SEC. 1203. INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH. 
Subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) is fur-
ther amended by adding after part II the following new 
part: 
‘‘PART III—INNOVATIVE SERVICE–LEARNING 
PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH 
‘‘SEC. 118. INNOVATIVE DEMONSTRATION SERVICE-LEARN-
ING PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated 
to carry out this part for a fiscal year, the Corporation 
may make fixed amount grants under subsection (f) with 
eligible entities for activities described in subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES DEFINED.—For purposes 
of this part, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a State edu-
cation agency, a Territory, an Indian tribe, an institution 
of higher education, a public or private nonprofit organiza-
tion, or a consortia of such entities, where a consortia of 
two or more such entities may also include a for-profit 
organization. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Funds under this 
part may be used to— 
‘‘(1) integrate service-learning programs into 
the science, technology, engineering, and mathe-
matics (STEM) curricula at the elementary, sec-
ondary, or post-secondary and post-baccalaureate 
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levels in coordination with practicing or retired 
STEM professionals; 
‘‘(2) involve students in service-learning pro-
grams focusing on energy conservation in their com-
munity, including conducting educational outreach 
on energy conservation and working to improve en-
ergy efficiency in low income housing and in public 
spaces; 
‘‘(3) 
involve 
students 
in 
service-learning 
projects in emergency and disaster preparedness; 
‘‘(4) 
involve 
students 
in 
service-learning 
projects aimed at improving access to and obtaining 
the benefits from computers and other emerging 
technologies, including in low income or rural com-
munities, senior centers and communities, schools, li-
braries, and other public spaces; 
‘‘(5) involve high school age youth in the men-
toring of middle school youth while involving all par-
ticipants in service-learning to seek to meet unmet 
human, educational, environmental, public safety, or 
emergency disaster preparedness needs in their com-
munity; and 
‘‘(6) conduct research and evaluations on serv-
ice-learning. 
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‘‘(d) PRIORITY.—Priority shall be given to programs 
that— 
‘‘(1) involve students and community stake-
holders in the design and implementation of the 
service-learning program; 
‘‘(2) implement service-learning programs in 
low-income or rural communities; and 
‘‘(3) utilize adult volunteers, including tapping 
the resource of retired and retiring adults, in the 
planning and implementation of the service-learning 
programs. 
‘‘(e) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) THREE-YEAR TERM.—Each program fund-
ed under this part shall be carried out over a period 
of three years, including one planning year and two 
additional grant years, with a 1-year extension pos-
sible, if the program meets performance measures 
developed in accordance with section 179(a) and any 
other criteria determined by the Corporation. 
‘‘(2) ENCOURAGEMENT.—Each program funded 
under this part is encouraged to collaborate with 
other Learn and Serve programs, AmeriCorps, 
VISTA, and the National Senior Service Corps. 
‘‘(3) EVALUATION.—Upon completion of the 
program, the Corporation shall conduct an inde-
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pendent evaluation of the program and widely dis-
seminate the results to the service community 
through multiple channels, including the Corpora-
tion’s Resource Center or a clearinghouse of effec-
tive strategies and recommendations for improve-
ment. 
‘‘(f) FIXED AMOUNT GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(a), and subject to the limitations in this subsection, 
the Corporation may, upon making a determination 
described in paragraph (2), approve a fixed amount 
grant that is not subject to the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget cost principles and related finan-
cial recordkeeping requirements. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION.—Before approving a 
fixed amount grant, the Corporation must determine 
that— 
‘‘(A) the reasonable and necessary costs of 
carrying out the terms of the grant significantly 
exceed the amount of assistance provided by the 
Corporation; or 
‘‘(B) based on the nature or design of the 
grant, any assistance provided by the Corpora-
tion can be reasonably presumed to be expended 
on reasonable and necessary costs. 
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‘‘(3) MATCHING FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 
the cost of carrying out a program for which a 
grant is made under this part may not exceed 
50 percent of the total cost of the program. 
‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL
CONTRIBUTION.—In 
providing for the remaining share of the cost of 
carrying out such a program, each recipient of 
a grant under this part— 
‘‘(i) shall provide for such share 
through a payment in cash or in kind, fair-
ly evaluated, including facilities, equip-
ment, or services; and 
‘‘(ii) may provide for such share 
through State sources or local sources, in-
cluding private funds or donated services. 
‘‘(g) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to carry out a 
program under this part, an entity shall prepare, submit 
to the Corporation, and obtain approval of, an application 
at such time and in such manner as the Chief Executive 
Officer may reasonably require.’’. 
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Subtitle C—Amendments to Sub-
title C (National Service Trust 
Program) 
SEC. 1301. PROHIBITION ON GRANTS TO FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES; LIMITS ON CORPORATION COSTS. 
Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 12571) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by inserting after ‘‘subdivisions of 
States,’’ the following: ‘‘Territories,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AGREE-
MENTS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘RESTRICTIONS
ON AGREEMENTS WITH 
FEDERAL AGENCIES’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the first sentence by striking 
‘‘by the agency.’’ and inserting ‘‘by the 
agency, including programs under the Pub-
lic Lands Corps and Urban Youth Corps 
as described in section 122(a)(2).’’; and 
(ii) by striking the second sentence; 
(C) by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following: 
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‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON GRANTS.—The Corpora-
tion may not provide a grant under this section to 
a Federal agency.’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘receiving assistance 
under this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘op-
erating a national service program’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘using such assist-
ance’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘to be 
provided’’ and inserting ‘‘to be provided or otherwise 
approved’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘FIVE’’ and inserting ‘‘SIX’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘5 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘6 percent’’; and 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 140’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Federal share’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Corporation share’’; 
(iii) by inserting after ‘‘cost’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, including member living allow-
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ances, employment-related taxes, health 
care coverage, and worker’s compensa-
tion,’’; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘may not exceed 75 
percent of such cost.’’ and inserting ‘‘may 
not exceed—’’; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(A) for the first three years in which the 
recipient receives such assistance, 76 percent of 
such cost; 
‘‘(B) for the fourth through ninth years in 
which the recipient receives such assistance, a 
decreasing share of such cost between 76 per-
cent and 50 percent, as established by the Cor-
poration in regulation; and 
‘‘(C) for the tenth year (and each year 
thereafter) in which the recipient receives such 
assistance, 50 percent of such cost.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) ALTERNATIVE CORPORATION SHARE FOR 
PROGRAMS IN RURAL OR SEVERELY ECONOMICALLY 
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