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‘‘(G) has been developed and implemented 
in collaboration with partners in business, work-
force development, and economic development.’’. 
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
shall take effect as if such amendment was enacted 
on June 30, 2014, and shall apply to students who 
are enrolled or who first enroll in an eligible pro-
gram of study on or after July 1, 2014. 
(b) Section 401 (b)(2)(A)(ii) of the HEA is amended 
by inserting after ‘‘year’’ and before the comma ‘‘except 
that a student eligible only under 484(d)(1)(A) who first 
enrolls in an eligible program of study on or after July 
1, 2015 shall not be eligible for the amount of the increase 
calculated under paragraph (7)(B)’’. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Edu-
cation Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 
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TITLE IV 
RELATED AGENCIES 
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE 
BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Committee for Pur-
chase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 
established by Public Law 92–28, $5,441,000. 
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service (referred to in this title as 
‘‘CNCS’’) to carry out the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
of 1973 (referred to in this title as ‘‘1973 Act’’) and the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred 
to in this title as ‘‘1990 Act’’), $765,349,000, notwith-
standing 
sections 
198B(b)(3), 
198S(g), 
501(a)(6), 
501(a)(4)(C), and 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act: Pro-
vided, That of the amounts provided under this heading: 
(1) up to 1 percent of program grant funds may be used 
to defray the costs of conducting grant application re-
views, including the use of outside peer reviewers and elec-
tronic management of the grants cycle; (2) $70,000,000 
shall be available for expenses authorized under section 
501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act; (3) $15,538,000 shall be 
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available to provide assistance to State commissions on na-
tional and community service, under section 126(a) of the 
1990 Act and notwithstanding section 501(a)(5)(B) of the 
1990 Act; (4) $30,000,000 shall be available to carry out 
subtitle E of the 1990 Act; and (5) $3,800,000 shall be 
available 
for 
expenses 
authorized 
under 
section 
501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act, which, notwithstanding the 
provisions of section 198P shall be awarded by CNCS on 
a competitive basis: Provided further, That for the pur-
poses of carrying out the 1990 Act, satisfying the require-
ments in section 122(c)(1)(D), may include a determina-
tion of need by the local community: Provided further, 
That not to exceed 20 percent of funds made available 
under section 501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act may be used 
for Social Innovation Fund Pilot Program-related per-
formance-based awards for Pay for Success projects and 
shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Pro-
vided further, That, with respect to the previous proviso, 
any funds obligated for such projects shall remain avail-
able for disbursement until expended, notwithstanding 31 
U.S.C. 1552(a): Provided further, That any funds 
deobligated from projects under section 501(a)(4)(E) of 
the 1990 Act shall immediately be available for activities 
authorized under 198K of such Act. 
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PAYMENT TO THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For payment to the National Service Trust estab-
lished under subtitle D of title I of the 1990 Act, 
$210,695,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That CNCS may transfer additional funds from the 
amount provided within ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ allocated 
to grants under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to 
the National Service Trust upon determination that such 
transfer is necessary to support the activities of national 
service participants and after notice is transmitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate: Provided further, That amounts ap-
propriated for or transferred to the National Service Trust 
may be invested under section 145(b) of the 1990 Act 
without regard to the requirement to apportion funds 
under 31 U.S.C. 1513(b). 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administration as provided 
under section 501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 
504(a) of the 1973 Act, including payment of salaries, au-
thorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental 
of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, the em-
ployment of experts and consultants authorized under 5 
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U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,500 for official recep-
tion and representation expenses, $83,737,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$5,500,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. CNCS shall make any significant changes 
to program requirements, service delivery or policy only 
through public notice and comment rulemaking. For fiscal 
year 2015, during any grant selection process, an officer 
or employee of CNCS shall not knowingly disclose any cov-
ered grant selection information regarding such selection, 
directly or indirectly, to any person other than an officer 
or employee of CNCS that is authorized by CNCS to re-
ceive such information. 
SEC. 402. AmeriCorps programs receiving grants 
under the National Service Trust program shall meet an 
overall minimum share requirement of 24 percent for the 
first 3 years that they receive AmeriCorps funding, and 
thereafter shall meet the overall minimum share require-
ment as provided in section 2521.60 of title 45, Code of 
Federal Regulations, without regard to the operating costs 
match requirement in section 121(e) or the member sup-
port Federal share limitations in section 140 of the 1990 
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