grant to any jurisdiction within each of the ten re-
gions specified under paragraph (2). 
(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
Act shall be construed to limit an individual State 
or local jurisdiction within a State, from receiving 
multiple grants, renewals, or no-cost extensions, 
under this Act. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CIVIC JUSTICE CORPS MODEL.—The term 
‘‘Civic Justice Corps Model’’ refers to programs 
that— 
(A) intentionally recruit and primarily en-
roll as participants in the program court-in-
volved, previously incarcerated, and otherwise 
disadvantaged youth and young adults between 
the ages of 16 and 25; 
(B) provide such participants with edu-
cational programming and support designed to 
lead to a high school diploma or its recognized 
equivalent; 
(C) provide such participants with assess-
ment, career planning, workforce readiness, and 
service or work experience designed to lead to 
unsubsidized employment, enrollment in post-
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secondary education or an apprenticeship pro-
gram, the obtainment of an industry-recognized 
credential, or some other type of career path-
way program, including military service; 
(D) demonstrate relationships with local 
criminal, juvenile justice, and other social serv-
ice agencies and provide a range of supportive 
and transitional services to participants; 
(E) engage participants in relevant, nec-
essary, and team-based community service 
projects designed to instill life and jobs skills 
and long-term civic engagement; 
(F) demonstrate relationships with local 
boards (as such term is defined in section 101 
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2801)) and local employers and can pro-
vide participants with appropriate postprogram 
placements; 
(G) require participants to be enrolled in 
the program for not less than 6 months, and 
provide participants with at least 12 months of 
postprogram support and services; and 
(H) collect postprogram data for at least 
the 12 months after such participants complete 
the program. 
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(2) LOCAL
SUBGRANTEE.—The term ‘‘local 
subgrantee’’ refers to a service and conservation 
corps or other community-based service organization 
that— 
(A) has been competitively selected by a 
national intermediary to carry out a Civic Jus-
tice Corps program that implements the Civic 
Justice Corps Model; and 
(B) demonstrates— 
(i) a local need for a Civic Justice 
Corps program; 
(ii) the ability to recruit and enroll 
court-involved, previously incarcerated, and 
otherwise disadvantaged youth and young 
adults between the ages of 16 and 25; 
(iii) the ability to provide the edu-
cation, workforce development, service and 
work experience, and supportive and fol-
lowup services described in paragraph (1); 
(iv) relationships with local criminal, 
juvenile justice, and social service agencies; 
(v) relationships with local boards (as 
such term is defined in section 101 of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2801)) and employers and the abil-
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ity to place participants upon program 
completion; and 
(vi) the ability to collect data and re-
port on the performance measures de-
scribed in section 5(b). 
(3) NATIONAL INTERMEDIARY.—The term ‘‘na-
tional intermediary’’ means a national nonprofit or-
ganization that— 
(A) has experience in developing and ad-
ministering programs that collaborate with 
community-based organizations to deliver edu-
cation and work experience to court-involved, 
formerly incarcerated, and otherwise disadvan-
taged youth; 
(B) demonstrates an ability to administer 
a competitive subgrant process that will result 
in the selection of no less than ten geographi-
cally diverse local subgrantees to carry out Civil 
Justice Corps programs that implement the 
Civic Justice Corps Model; 
(C) demonstrates an ability to provide 
training and technical assistance to sub-
grantees; and 
(D) has the ability to collect information 
from the subgrantees on the performance meas-
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ures described in section 5(b) and report such 
information to the Attorney General on an an-
nual basis. 
(4) SERVICE AND CONSERVATION CORPS.—The 
term ‘‘service and conservation corps’’ means any 
State or local service or conservation corps, includ-
ing a service or conservation corps carried out under 
the national service laws. 
SEC. 5. REPORTS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORTS
TO
THE ATTORNEY GEN-
ERAL.—Each national intermediary receiving a grant 
under this Act shall submit a report annually to the Attor-
ney General at such time, in such manner, and providing 
such information as the Attorney General may require, in-
cluding information on the performance measures re-
ported by subgrantees in accordance with subsection (b). 
(b) SUBGRANTEE
REPORTS
ON
PERFORMANCE 
MEASURES.—Each entity receiving a subgrant under this 
section shall annually report to the national intermediary 
that awarded such subgrant on the following performance 
measures of participant progress: 
(1) The obtainment of a high school diploma, a 
recognized equivalent, or some other industry-recog-
nized credential. 
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(2) Postprogram placement for each participant 
in one of the following, and total postprogram place-
ment rates for each of the following: 
(A) Unsubsidized employment. 
(B) Postsecondary education. 
(C) A registered apprenticeship or further 
job training. 
(D) A career pathway program, including 
military service. 
(3) Postprogram recidivism rates. 
SEC. 6. RULEMAKING. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General shall, through notice and 
comment rulemaking, establish a process for providing na-
tional intermediaries a fair hearing and appellate review 
regarding any decision by the Attorney General to deny, 
renew, or terminate a grant provided under this Act. 
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