TION for National Service Act), no new mem-
bers shall be appointed.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(c) TERMS.—Members appointed in accordance with 
clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (a)(1)(A) shall serve 
for a term of five years. 
‘‘(d) APPOINTMENT OF NEW MEMBERS AND VACAN-
CIES.—When the term of a member appointed in accord-
ance with clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (a)(1)(A) 
expires, or if a vacancy occurs on the Advisory Board, a 
new member shall be appointed by the individual and in 
the manner described in such subsection, and, in the case 
of a vacancy, shall serve for the remainder of the term 
for which the predecessor of such member was appointed. 
The vacancy shall not affect the power of the remaining 
members to execute the duties of the Board.’’. 
(b) MEETINGS
AND DUTIES.—Section 192A (42 
U.S.C. 12651b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘3 times each 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘four times each year, with one 
of the four meetings being an annual meeting to re-
view the Administration’s long-term and strategic 
goals,’’; and 
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(2) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(g) ADVISORY DUTIES.—The Board shall have re-
sponsibility for making recommendations to the Adminis-
trator concerning the programs and activities of the Ad-
ministration and the overall policy for the Corporation and 
shall— 
‘‘(1) advise the Administrator with respect to 
policies, programs, and procedures for carrying out 
the Administrator’s functions, duties, or responsibil-
ities under this Act; 
‘‘(2) advise the Administrator on establishing 
requirements and criteria for qualifying service pro-
grams, and monitor and evaluate the performance of 
personnel in carrying out programs and activities; 
‘‘(3) review applications of volunteer service 
programs for approval under and make rec-
ommendations to the Administrator with respect to 
the approval of each program and the amount of fi-
nancial assistance (if any) to provide to each pro-
gram; 
‘‘(4) review and make recommendations to the 
Administrator— 
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‘‘(A) with respect to any grants, allot-
ments, contracts, financial assistance, or other 
payment of the Administration; and 
‘‘(B) regarding the regulations, standards, 
policies, procedures, programs, and initiatives of 
the Administration; 
‘‘(5) review, and advise the Administrator re-
garding the actions of the Administrator with re-
spect to the personnel of the Administration, and 
with respect to such standards, policies, procedures, 
programs, and initiatives as are necessary or appro-
priate to carry out the programs and activities of the 
Administration, including those carried out under 
the national service laws on the date of enactment 
of this Act; 
‘‘(6) make recommendations relating to a pro-
gram of research for the Administration with respect 
to national and community service programs; 
‘‘(7) ensure effective dissemination of informa-
tion regarding the programs and initiatives of the 
Administration; 
‘‘(8) prepare and make recommendations to the 
Administrator for changes in the national service 
laws resulting from the studies and demonstrations 
conducted 
by 
the 
Administration, 
which 
rec-
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ommendations shall be submitted to Congress and to 
the President not later than January 1 of each year; 
and 
‘‘(9) advise on such other matters as the Ad-
ministrator may request.’’. 
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATOR. 
(a) APPOINTMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 193(a) (42 U.S.C. 
12651c) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘an individual who shall 
serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Corpora-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘an Administrator’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘who shall hold the same rank and status as 
the head of an executive department listed in 
section 101 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(2) INTERIM
ADMINISTRATOR.—Until an Ad-
ministrator is appointed and confirmed in accord-
ance with the amendments made by paragraph (1), 
the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for 
National and Community Service (as in existence the 
day before the date of enactment of this Act) shall 
serve as interim Administrator. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT 
OF 1990.— 
(A) DEFINITION.—Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 
12511) is amended by striking paragraph (9) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(9) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis-
trator’ means the Administrator of the National and 
Community Service Administration appointed under 
section 193.’’. 
(B) REFERENCES.—The National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 is amended by 
striking ‘‘Chief Executive Officer’’ each place it 
appears, except when such term is used to refer 
to the chief executive officer of a State, and in-
serting ‘‘Administrator’’. 
(2) DOMESTIC
VOLUNTEER
SERVICE
ACT
OF 
1973.—Section 421(1) of the Domestic Volunteer 
Service Act of 1973 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) the term ‘Administrator’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the National and Community Service 
Administration appointed under section 193 of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990;’’. 
SEC. 6. NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARD. 
Section 147(a) (42 U.S.C. 12603(a)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘Except as provided’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(1) Except as provided’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘shall receive a national service 
educational award’’ and all that follows through ‘‘ap-
propriations)’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be entitled to a 
national service educational award equal to the 
amount set forth in paragraph (2)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) BENEFIT AMOUNT.—The benefit described 
in paragraph (1) payable to an individual described 
in such paragraph shall be in an amount— 
‘‘(A) equal to twice the amount of tuition 
of the institution of higher education where the 
individual is enrolled or accepted to be enrolled; 
and 
‘‘(B) not to exceed twice the average in- 
State tuition at a State institution of higher 
education in the State where the individual is 
enrolled or accepted to be enrolled. 
‘‘(3) APPROPRIATIONS.—There is hereby appro-
priated to the National Service Foundation estab-
lished under subtitle K, for fiscal year 2017 and 
subsequent fiscal years, out of any funds in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out this subsection.’’. 
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