tention given to ensuring full representation of 
women and participants from Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving in-
stitutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTING INTERNS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
provide individual placements of consulting in-
terns with any agency under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary that carries out appropriate nat-
ural 
and 
cultural 
resources 
conservation 
projects to carry out management analysis ac-
tivities on behalf of the agency. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for se-
lection as a consulting intern, an individual 
shall be enrolled in, and have completed at least 
1 full year at, a graduate or professional school 
that has been accredited by an accrediting body 
recognized by the Secretary of Education. 
‘‘(b) USE
OF EXISTING NONPROFIT ORGANIZA-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Whenever 1 or more non-
profit organizations can provide appropriate recruit-
ment and placement services to fulfill the require-
ments of this section, the Secretary may implement 
this section through such organizations. 
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‘‘(2) EXPENSES.—Participating organizations 
shall contribute to the expenses of providing and 
supporting the resource assistants or consulting in-
terns from sources of funding other than the Sec-
retary, at a level of not less than 25 percent of the 
total costs of each participant in the resource assist-
ant or consulting intern program who has been re-
cruited and placed through that organization. 
‘‘(3) REPORTING.—Each participating organi-
zation shall be required to submit an annual report 
evaluating the scope, size, and quality of the pro-
gram, including the value of work contributed by the 
resource assistants and consulting interns, to the 
mission of the agency.’’. 
(h) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The Act is amended 
by redesignating sections 207 through 211 (16 U.S.C. 
1726 through 1730) as sections 209 through 213, respec-
tively. 
(i) INDIAN YOUTH SERVICE CORPS.—The Act is 
amended by inserting after section 206 (16 U.S.C. 1725) 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 207. INDIAN YOUTH SERVICE CORPS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF
COOPERATIVE
AGREE-
MENTS AND COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to enter into cooperative agreements with, or 
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make competitive grants to, Indian tribes and qualified 
youth or conservation corps for the establishment and ad-
ministration of Indian Youth Service Corps programs to 
carry out appropriate natural and cultural resources con-
servation projects on Indian lands. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive assist-
ance under this section, an Indian tribe or a qualified 
youth or conservation corps shall submit to the Secretary 
an application in such manner and containing such infor-
mation as the Secretary may require, including— 
‘‘(1) a description of the methods by which In-
dian youth will be recruited for and retained in the 
Indian Youth Service Corps; 
‘‘(2) a description of the projects to be carried 
out by the Indian Youth Service Corps; 
‘‘(3) a description of how the projects were 
identified; and 
‘‘(4) an explanation of the impact of, and the 
direct community benefits provided by, the proposed 
projects.’’. 
(j) GUIDANCE.—The Act is amended by inserting 
after section 207 (as amended by subsection (i)) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘SEC. 208. GUIDANCE. 
‘‘Not later than 18 months after the date on which 
funds are made available to the Secretary to carry out this 
Act, the Secretary shall issue guidelines for the manage-
ment of programs under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
that are authorized under this Act.’’. 
(k) LIVING ALLOWANCES
AND TERMS
OF SERV-
ICE.—Section 209 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1726) (as redes-
ignated by subsection (h)) is amended by striking sub-
sections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) LIVING ALLOWANCES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
each Corps participant with a living allowance in an 
amount established by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) TRAVEL COSTS.—The Secretary may reim-
burse Corps participants for travel costs at the be-
ginning and end of the term of service of the Corps 
participants. 
‘‘(b) TERMS OF SERVICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each Corps participant 
shall agree to participate for such term of service as 
may be established by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATIONS.—With respect to the In-
dian Youth Service Corps, the term of service shall 
be established in consultation with the affected In-
dian tribe or tribally authorized organization. 
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‘‘(c) HIRING PREFERENCE AND FUTURE EMPLOY-
MENT.—The Secretary may— 
‘‘(1) grant to a Corps participant credit for 
time served as a Corps participant, which may be 
used toward future Federal hiring; 
‘‘(2) provide to a former participant of the 
Corps or the Indian Youth Service Corps non-
competitive hiring status for a period of not more 
than 2 years after the date on which the service of 
the candidate in the Corps or the Indian Youth 
Service Corps was complete, if the candidate— 
‘‘(A) has served a minimum of 960 hours 
on an appropriate natural or cultural resources 
conservation project that included at least 120 
hours through the Corps or the Indian Youth 
Service Corps; and 
‘‘(B) meets Office of Personnel Manage-
ment qualification standards for the position for 
which the candidate is applying; 
‘‘(3) provide to a former resource assistant or 
consulting intern noncompetitive hiring status for a 
period of not more than 2 years after the date on 
which the individual has completed an under-
graduate or graduate degree, respectively, from an 
accredited institution, if the candidate— 
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