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‘‘(4) The Director shall ensure that at least 50 per-
cent of the grants made under this section are from appli-
cants currently not receiving assistance from the Corpora-
tion and when possible in locations where there are no cur-
rent programs under part A, B, C in existence.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘or Alz-
heimer’s disease, with an intent of allowing 
those served to age in place’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘through 
education, prevention, treatment, and rehabili-
tation’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘, including 
programs that teach parenting skills, life skills, 
and family management skills’’; 
(D) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) Programs that establish and support men-
toring programs for disadvantaged youth (as defined 
in section 101 of the National and Community Serv-
ice Act of 1990), including those mentoring pro-
grams that match youth with volunteer mentors 
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leading to apprenticeship programs and employment 
training.’’; 
(E) in paragraph (5), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘, including 
those programs that serve youth and adults 
with limited English proficiency’’; 
(F) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
and all that follows through the period and in-
sert ‘‘and for individuals and children with dis-
abilities or chronic illnesses living at home.’’; 
(G) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘after- 
school activities’’ and all that follows through 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘after- 
school programs serving children in low-income 
communities that may engage participants in 
mentoring relationships, tutoring, life skills or 
study skills programs, service-learning, physical, 
nutrition, and health education programs, in-
cluding programs aimed at fighting childhood 
obesity, and other activities addressing the 
needs of the community’s children, including 
those of working parents.’’; 
(H) by striking paragraphs (8), (9), (12), 
(13), (14), (15), (16), and (18); 
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(I) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and 
(11) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; 
(J) by inserting after paragraph (9) (as so 
redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(10) Programs that engage older adults with 
children and youth to complete service in energy 
conservation, environmental stewardship, or other 
environmental needs of a community. 
‘‘(11) Programs that collaborate with criminal 
justice professionals and organizations in prevention 
programs aimed at disadvantaged youth (as defined 
in section 101 of the National and Community Serv-
ice Act of 1990) or youth re-entering society after 
incarceration and their families, which may include 
mentoring and counseling, which many include em-
ployment counseling.’’; 
(K) by redesignating paragraph (17) as 
paragraph (12); and 
(L) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) Programs that strengthen community ef-
forts in support of homeland security.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘shall dem-
onstrate to the Director’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘shall 
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demonstrate to the Director a level of expertise in 
carrying out such a program.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘widely’’ before ‘‘dissemi-
nate’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘to field personnel’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘, including through the Office of 
Outreach and Recruitment and other volunteer 
recruitment programs being carried out by pub-
lic or private non-profit organizations.’’. 
SEC. 2209. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. 
Part D of title II (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.) is amended 
by adding after section 227 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 228. CONTINUITY OF SERVICE. 
‘‘To ensure the continued service of individuals in 
communities served by the Retired and Senior Volunteer 
Program prior to enactment of this section, in making 
grants under this title the Corporation shall take actions 
it considers necessary to maintain service assignments for 
such seniors and to ensure continuity of service for com-
munities. 
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‘‘SEC. 229. ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), a program receiving assistance under this title may 
accept donations, including donations in cash or in kind. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), a 
program receiving assistance under this title shall not ac-
cept donations from the beneficiaries of the program.’’. 
SEC. 2210. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR. 
Section 231 (42 U.S.C. 5028) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) ACTIVITIES
AUTHORIZED.—The Director 
is authorized to— 
‘‘(A) make grants to or enter into con-
tracts with public or nonprofit organizations, 
including organizations funded under part A, B, 
or C, for the purposes of demonstrating innova-
tive activities involving older Americans as vol-
unteers; and 
‘‘(B) make incentive grants under sub-
section (d). 
‘‘(2) SUPPORT OF VOLUNTEERS.—The Director 
may support under this part both volunteers receiv-
ing stipends and volunteers not receiving stipends.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (a)(1)(A)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘activi-
ties;’’ and inserting ‘‘activities described in sec-
tion 225(b) and carried out through programs 
described in parts A, B, and C;’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) programs that support older Americans in 
aging in place while augmenting the capacity of 
members of a community to serve each other 
through reciprocal service centers, service credit 
banking, community economic scripts, barter serv-
ices, timebanking, and other similar programs where 
services are exchanged and not paid for; or 
‘‘(3) grants to non-profit organizations to estab-
lish sites or programs to— 
‘‘(A) assist retiring or retired individuals 
in locating opportunities for— 
‘‘(i) public service roles, including 
through paid or volunteer service; 
‘‘(ii) participating in life-planning pro-
grams, including financial planning and 
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issues 
revolving 
around 
health 
and 
wellness; and 
‘‘(iii) continuing education, including 
leadership 
development, 
health 
and 
wellness, and technological literacy; and 
‘‘(B) connect retiring or retired individuals 
with members of the community to serve as 
leaders and mentors in life planning, relation-
ships, employment counseling, education coun-
seling, and other areas of expertise as developed 
by the retiring or retired adults.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—For purposes of subsection (b)(2), 
priority shall be given to— 
‘‘(1) programs with established experience in 
carrying out such a program and engaging the en-
tire community in service exchange; 
‘‘(2) programs with the capacity to connect to 
similar programs throughout a city or region to aug-
ment the available services to older Americans and 
for members of the community to serve each other; 
‘‘(3) programs seeking to establish in an area 
where needs of older Americans are left unmet and 
older Americans are unable to consider aging in 
place without such service exchange in place; and 
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‘‘(4) programs that integrate participants in or 
collaborate 
with 
service-learning 
programs, 
AmeriCorps State and National programs, the 
VISTA program, the Retired and Senior Volunteer 
Program, Foster Grandparents program, and the 
Senior Companion programs, and programs de-
scribed in section 411 of the Older Americans Act 
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032). 
‘‘(d) INCENTIVE GRANTS.—The incentive grants re-
ferred to in subsection (a)(1)(B) are incentive grants to 
programs receiving assistance under this title, subject to 
the following: 
‘‘(1) Such grants (which may be fixed-amount 
grants) shall be grants in an amount equal to $300 
per volunteer enrolled in the program, except that 
such amount shall be reduced as necessary to meet 
the goals of this section. 
‘‘(2) Such a grant shall be awarded to a pro-
gram only if the program— 
‘‘(A) exceeds performance measures estab-
lished under section 179 of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990; 
‘‘(B) provides non-Federal matching funds 
in an amount that is not less than 50 percent 
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of the amount received by the program under 
this title; 
‘‘(C) enrolls more than 50 percent of the 
volunteers in outcome-based service programs 
with measurable objectives meeting community 
needs, as determined by the Corporation; and 
‘‘(D) enrolls more volunteers from among 
members of the Baby Boom generation, as de-
fined in section 101 of the National and Com-
munity Service Act of 1990, than were enrolled 
in the program during the previous fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) For each such grant, the Corporation shall 
require the recipient to provide matching funds of 
70 cents from non-Federal sources for every $1 pro-
vided under the grant. 
‘‘(4) Such a grant shall be awarded to a pro-
gram only if the program submits, at such time and 
in such manner as the Corporation may reasonably 
require, an application that contains— 
‘‘(A) a demonstration that the program 
has met the requirements of paragraph (2); 
‘‘(B) if applicable, a plan for innovative 
programs as described in paragraph (6)(B)(ii); 
‘‘(C) a sustainability plan that describes 
how the program will maintain the activities de-
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scribed in paragraph (6) when the grant termi-
nates; and 
‘‘(D) other information that the Corpora-
tion may require. 
‘‘(5) Such grants shall be awarded for a period 
of 3 years, except that the grant shall be reviewed 
by the Corporation at the end of the first and second 
fiscal years and revoked if the Corporation finds 
that the program has failed to continue to meet the 
requirements of paragraph (2) for those fiscal years. 
‘‘(6) Such grants— 
‘‘(A) shall be used to increase the number 
of volunteers in outcome-based service with 
measurable objectives meeting community needs 
as determined by the Corporation; and 
‘‘(B) may be used— 
‘‘(i) for activities for which the pro-
gram is authorized to receive assistance 
under this title; and 
‘‘(ii) for innovative programs focused 
on the Baby Boom generation, as defined 
in section 101 of the National and Com-
munity Service Act of 1990, that have 
been accepted by the Corporation through 
the application process in paragraph (4) 
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and are outcome-based programs with 
measurable objectives meeting community 
needs as determined by the Corporation. 
‘‘(7) The Director shall, in making such grants, 
give high priority to programs receiving assistance 
under section 201.’’. 
Subtitle C—Amendments to Title 
IV (Administration and Coordi-
nation) 
SEC. 2301. NONDISPLACEMENT. 
Section 404(a) (42 U.S.C. 5044(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘displacement of employed workers’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘displacement of employed workers or volunteers 
(other than participants under the national service laws)’’. 
SEC. 2302. NOTICE AND HEARING PROCEDURES. 
Section 412(a) (42 U.S.C. 5052(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘75’’ and inserting ‘‘60’’; 
and 
(B) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as (3). 
SEC. 2303. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 421 (42 U.S.C. 5061) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’ after 
‘‘American Samoa,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘National 
Senior Volunteer Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘National 
Senior Service Corps’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (14)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘National Senior Volunteer 
Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘National Senior Service 
Corps’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘parts A, B, C, and E of’’; 
SEC. 2304. PROTECTION AGAINST IMPROPER USE. 
Section 425 (42 U.S.C. 5065) is amended by striking 
‘‘National Senior Volunteer Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Na-
tional Senior Service Corps’’. 
Subtitle D—Amendments to Title V 
(Authorization of Appropriations) 
SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
VISTA AND OTHER PURPOSES. 
Section 501 (42 U.S.C. 5081) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, exclud-
ing section 109’’ and all that follows and insert-
ing ‘‘$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and 
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and Community Service Trust Act of 1993’’ and inserting 
‘‘National and Community Service Act of 1990’’. 
TITLE IV—TECHNICAL AMEND-
MENTS TO TABLES OF CON-
TENTS 
SEC. 4101. TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE NATIONAL AND 
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990. 
Section 1(b) of the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 note) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents 
for this Act is as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
‘‘Sec. 2. Findings and purpose. 
‘‘Sec. 3. Sense of Congress. 
‘‘TITLE I—NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT 
PROGRAM 
‘‘Subtitle A—General Provisions 
‘‘Sec. 101. Definitions. 
‘‘Subtitle B—School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning Programs 
‘‘PART I—PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS 
‘‘Sec. 111. Assistance to States, Territories, and Indian tribes. 
‘‘Sec. 112. Allotments. 
‘‘Sec. 113. Applications. 
‘‘Sec. 114. Consideration of applications. 
‘‘Sec. 115. Participation of students and teachers from private schools. 
‘‘Sec. 116. Federal, State, and local contributions. 
‘‘Sec. 116A. Limitations on uses of funds. 
‘‘PART II—HIGHER EDUCATION INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY 
SERVICE 
‘‘Sec. 117. Higher education innovative programs for community service. 
‘‘PART III—INNOVATIVE SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH 
‘‘Sec. 118. Innovative demonstration service-learning programs and research. 
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‘‘Subtitle C—National Service Trust Program 
‘‘PART I—INVESTMENT IN NATIONAL SERVICE 
‘‘Sec. 121. Authority to provide assistance and approved national service posi-
tions. 
‘‘Sec. 122. Types of national service programs eligible for program assistance. 
‘‘Sec. 123. Types of national service positions eligible for approval for national 
service educational awards. 
‘‘Sec. 124. Types of program assistance. 
‘‘Sec. 126. Other special assistance. 
‘‘PART II—APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS 
‘‘Sec. 129. Provision of assistance and approved national service positions. 
‘‘Sec. 129A. Education awards only research. 
‘‘Sec. 130. Application for assistance and approved national service positions. 
‘‘Sec. 131. National service program assistance requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 132. Ineligible service categories. 
‘‘Sec. 133. Consideration of applications. 
‘‘PART III—NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS 
‘‘Sec. 137. Description of participants. 
‘‘Sec. 138. Selection of national service participants. 
‘‘Sec. 139. Terms of service. 
‘‘Sec. 140. Living allowances for national service participants. 
‘‘Sec. 141. National service educational awards. 
‘‘Subtitle D—National Service Trust and Provision of National Service 
Educational Awards 
‘‘Sec. 145. Establishment of the National Service Trust. 
‘‘Sec. 146. Individuals eligible to receive a national service educational award 
from the Trust. 
‘‘Sec. 147. Determination of the amount of the national service educational 
award. 
‘‘Sec. 148. Disbursement of national service educational awards. 
‘‘Sec. 149. Process of approval of national service positions. 
‘‘Subtitle E—National Civilian Community Corps 
‘‘Sec. 151. Purpose. 
‘‘Sec. 152. Establishment of National Civilian Community Corps Program. 
‘‘Sec. 153. National service program. 
‘‘Sec. 154. Summer national service program. 
‘‘Sec. 155. National Civilian Community Corps. 
‘‘Sec. 156. Training. 
‘‘Sec. 157. Service projects. 
‘‘Sec. 158. Authorized benefits for Corps members. 
‘‘Sec. 159. Administrative provisions. 
‘‘Sec. 160. Status of Corps members and Corps personnel under Federal law. 
‘‘Sec. 161. Contract and grant authority. 
‘‘Sec. 162. Responsibilities of other departments. 
‘‘Sec. 163. Advisory board. 
‘‘Sec. 164. Annual evaluation. 
‘‘Sec. 166. Definitions. 
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‘‘Subtitle F—Administrative Provisions 
‘‘Sec. 171. Family and medical leave. 
‘‘Sec. 172. Reports. 
‘‘Sec. 173. Supplementation. 
‘‘Sec. 174. Prohibition on use of funds. 
‘‘Sec. 175. Nondiscrimination. 
‘‘Sec. 176. Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures. 
‘‘Sec. 177. Nonduplication and nondisplacement. 
‘‘Sec. 178. State Commissions on National and Community Service. 
‘‘Sec. 179. Evaluation. 
‘‘Sec. 180. Engagement of participants. 
‘‘Sec. 181. Contingent extension. 
‘‘Sec. 182. Partnerships with schools. 
‘‘Sec. 183. Rights of access, examination, and copying. 
‘‘Sec. 184. Drug-free workplace requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 185. Consolidated application and reporting requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 186. Sustainability. 
‘‘Sec. 187. Use of recovered funds. 
‘‘Sec. 188. Expenses of attending meetings. 
‘‘Sec. 189. Grant periods. 
‘‘Sec. 189A. Generation of volunteers. 
‘‘Sec. 189B. Limitation on program grant costs. 
‘‘Sec. 189C. Audits and reports. 
‘‘Subtitle G—Corporation for National and Community Service 
‘‘Sec. 191. Corporation for National and Community Service. 
‘‘Sec. 192. Board of Directors. 
‘‘Sec. 192A. Authorities and duties of the Board of Directors. 
‘‘Sec. 193. Chief Executive Officer. 
‘‘Sec. 193A. Authorities and duties of the Chief Executive Officer. 
‘‘Sec. 194. Officers. 
‘‘Sec. 195. Employees, consultants, and other personnel. 
‘‘Sec. 196. Administration. 
‘‘Sec. 196A. Corporation State offices. 
‘‘Sec. 196B. Office of Outreach and Recruitment. 
‘‘Subtitle H—Investment for Quality and Innovation 
‘‘PART I—ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL 
SERVICE 
‘‘Sec. 198. Additional corporation activities to support national service. 
‘‘Sec. 198B. Presidential awards for service. 
‘‘PART II—INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PROGRAM SUPPORT 
‘‘Sec. 198D. Innovative and model program support. 
‘‘PART III—NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS CLEARINGHOUSE 
‘‘Sec. 198E. National service programs clearinghouse. 
‘‘Subtitle I—American Conservation and Youth Corps 
‘‘Sec. 199. Short title. 
‘‘Sec. 199A. General authority. 
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‘‘Sec. 199B. Limitation on purchase of capital equipment. 
‘‘Sec. 199C. State application. 
‘‘Sec. 199D. Focus of programs. 
‘‘Sec. 199E. Related programs. 
‘‘Sec. 199F. Public lands or Indian lands. 
‘‘Sec. 199G. Training and education services. 
‘‘Sec. 199H. Preference for certain projects. 
‘‘Sec. 199I. Age and citizenship criteria for enrollment. 
‘‘Sec. 199J. Use of volunteers. 
‘‘Sec. 199K. Living allowance. 
‘‘Sec. 199L. Joint programs. 
‘‘Sec. 199M. Federal and State employee status. 
‘‘Subtitle J—Training and Technical Assistance 
‘‘Sec. 199N. Training and technical assistance. 
‘‘TITLE II—MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING PROGRAMS 
‘‘Subtitle A—Publication 
‘‘Sec. 201. Information for students. 
‘‘Sec. 202. Exit counseling for borrowers. 
‘‘Sec. 203. Department information on deferments and cancellations. 
‘‘Sec. 204. Data on deferments and cancellations. 
‘‘Subtitle B—Youthbuild Projects 
‘‘Sec. 211. Youthbuild projects. 
‘‘Subtitle C—Amendments to Student Literacy Corps 
‘‘Sec. 221. Amendments to Student Literacy Corps. 
‘‘TITLE IV—PROJECTS HONORING VICTIMS OF TERRORIST 
ATTACKS 
‘‘Sec. 401. Projects. 
‘‘TITLE V—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
‘‘Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations. 
‘‘TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
‘‘Sec. 601. Amtrak waste disposal. 
‘‘Sec. 602. Exchange program with countries in transition from totalitarianism 
to Democracy.’’. 
SEC. 4102. TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE DOMESTIC VOL-
UNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973. 
Section 1(b) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 note) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents 
for this Act is as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
‘‘Sec. 2. Volunteerism policy. 
‘‘TITLE I—NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS 
‘‘PART A—VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA 
‘‘Sec. 101. Statement of purpose. 
‘‘Sec. 102. Authority to operate VISTA program. 
‘‘Sec. 103. Selection and assignment of volunteers. 
‘‘Sec. 103A. VISTA programs of national significance. 
‘‘Sec. 104. Terms and periods of service. 
‘‘Sec. 105. Support service. 
‘‘Sec. 106. Participation of beneficiaries. 
‘‘Sec. 107. Participation of younger and older persons. 
‘‘Sec. 108. Limitation. 
‘‘Sec. 110. Applications for assistance. 
‘‘PART C—SPECIAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS 
‘‘Sec. 121. Statement of purpose. 
‘‘Sec. 122. Authority to establish and operate special volunteer and demonstra-
tion programs. 
‘‘Sec. 123. Financial assistance. 
‘‘TITLE II—NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS 
‘‘Sec. 200. Statement of purpose. 
‘‘PART A—RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 
‘‘Sec. 201. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects. 
‘‘PART B—FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM 
‘‘Sec. 211. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects. 
‘‘PART C—SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM 
‘‘Sec. 213. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects. 
‘‘PART D—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
‘‘Sec. 221. Promotion of National Senior Service Corps. 
‘‘Sec. 222. Payments. 
‘‘Sec. 223. Minority group participation. 
‘‘Sec. 224. Use of locally generated contributions in National Senior Service 
Corps. 
‘‘Sec. 225. Programs of national significance. 
‘‘Sec. 226. Adjustments to Federal financial assistance. 
‘‘Sec. 227. Multiyear grants or contracts. 
‘‘Sec. 228. Continuity of service. 
‘‘Sec. 229. Acceptance of donations. 
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‘‘PART E—DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS 
‘‘Sec. 231. Authority of Director. 
‘‘TITLE IV—ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION 
‘‘Sec. 403. Political activities. 
‘‘Sec. 404. Special limitations. 
‘‘Sec. 406. Labor standards. 
‘‘Sec. 408. Joint funding. 
‘‘Sec. 409. Prohibition of Federal control. 
‘‘Sec. 410. Coordination with other programs. 
‘‘Sec. 411. Prohibition. 
‘‘Sec. 414. Distribution of benefits between rural and urban areas. 
‘‘Sec. 415. Application of Federal law. 
‘‘Sec. 416. Evaluation. 
‘‘Sec. 417. Nondiscrimination provisions. 
‘‘Sec. 418. Eligibility for other benefits. 
‘‘Sec. 419. Legal expenses. 
‘‘Sec. 421. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 422. Audit. 
‘‘Sec. 423. Reduction of paperwork. 
‘‘Sec. 424. Review of project renewals. 
‘‘Sec. 425. Protection against improper use. 
‘‘Sec. 426. Center for Research and Training. 
‘‘TITLE V—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
‘‘Sec. 501. National volunteer antipoverty programs. 
‘‘Sec. 502. National Senior Service Corps. 
‘‘Sec. 504. Administration and coordination. 
‘‘Sec. 505. Availability of appropriations. 
‘‘TITLE VI—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS AND REPEALERS 
‘‘Sec. 601. Supersedence of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of July 1, 1971. 
‘‘Sec. 602. Creditable service for civil service retirement. 
‘‘Sec. 603. Repeal of title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act. 
‘‘Sec. 604. Repeal of title VI of the Older Americans Act.’’. 
TITLE V—EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 5101. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Unless specifically provided otherwise, the amend-
ments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5102. SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS AND AGREEMENTS. 
(a) SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS.—Changes pursuant to 
this Act in the terms and conditions of terms of service 
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and other service assignments under the national service 
laws (including the amount of the education award) shall 
apply only to individuals who enroll or otherwise begin 
service assignments after 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, except when agreed upon by all inter-
ested parties. 
(b) AGREEMENTS.—Changes pursuant to this Act in 
the terms and conditions of grants, contracts, or other 
agreements under the national service laws shall apply 
only to such agreements entered into after 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, except when agreed 
upon by the parties to such agreements. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—Subsections (a) and (b) do not 
apply to the amendments made by this Act to section 201 
of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
5001). Any changes pursuant to those amendments apply 
as specified in those amendments. 
TITLE VI—CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMISSION ON CIVIC SERVICE 
SEC. 6101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Com-
mission on Civic Service Act’’. 
SEC. 6102. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The social fabric of the United States is 
stronger if individuals in the United States are com-
mitted to protecting and serving our Nation by uti-
lizing national service and volunteerism to overcome 
our civic challenges. 
(2) A more engaged civic society will strengthen 
the Nation by bringing together people from diverse 
backgrounds and experiences to work on solutions to 
some of our Nation’s major challenges. 
(3) Despite declines in civic health in the past 
30 years, national service and volunteerism among 
the Nation’s youth are increasing, and existing na-
tional service and volunteer programs greatly en-
hance opportunities for youth to engage in civic ac-
tivity. 
(4) In addition to the benefits received by non-
profit organizations and society as a whole, volun-
teering and national service provide a variety of per-
sonal benefits and satisfaction and can lead to new 
paths of civic engagement, responsibility, and up-
ward mobility. 
SEC. 6103. ESTABLISHMENT. 
There is established in the legislative branch a com-
mission to be known as the ‘‘Congressional Commission 
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on Civic Service’’ (in this title referred to as the ‘‘Commis-
sion’’). 
SEC. 6104. DUTIES. 
(a) GENERAL PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Com-
mission is to gather and analyze information in order to 
make recommendations to Congress to— 
(1) improve the ability of individuals in the 
United States to serve others and, by doing so, to 
enhance our Nation and the global community; 
(2) train leaders in public service organizations 
to better utilize individuals committed to national 
service and volunteerism as they manage human and 
fiscal resources; 
(3) identify and offer solutions to the barriers 
that make it difficult for some individuals in the 
United States to volunteer or perform national serv-
ice; and 
(4) build on the foundation of service and vol-
unteer opportunities that are currently available. 
(b) SPECIFIC TOPICS.—In carrying out its general 
purpose under subsection (a), the Commission shall ad-
dress and analyze the following specific topics: 
(1) The level of understanding about the cur-
rent Federal, State, and local volunteer programs 
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and opportunities for service among individuals in 
the United States. 
(2) The issues that deter volunteerism and na-
tional service, particularly among young people, and 
how the identified issues can be overcome. 
(3) Whether there is an appropriate role for 
Federal, State, and local governments in overcoming 
the issues that deter volunteerism and national serv-
ice and, if appropriate, how to expand the relation-
ships and partnerships between different levels of 
government in promoting volunteerism and national 
service. 
(4) Whether existing databases are effective in 
matching community needs to would-be volunteers 
and service providers. 
(5) The effect on the Nation, on those who 
serve, and on the families of those who serve, if all 
individuals in the United States were expected to 
perform national service or were required to perform 
a certain amount of national service. 
(6) Whether a workable, fair, and reasonable 
mandatory service requirement for all able young 
people could be developed, and how such a require-
ment could be implemented in a manner that would 
strengthen the social fabric of the Nation and over-
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come civic challenges by bringing together people 
from diverse economic, ethnic, and educational back-
grounds. 
(7) The need for a public service academy, a 4- 
year institution that offers a federally funded under-
graduate education with a focus on training future 
public sector leaders. 
(8) The means to develop awareness of national 
service and volunteer opportunities at a young age 
by creating, expanding, and promoting service op-
tions for primary and secondary school students and 
by raising awareness of existing incentives. 
(9) The effectiveness of establishing a training 
program on college campuses to recruit and educate 
college students for national service. 
(10) The effect on United States diplomacy and 
foreign policy interests of expanding service opportu-
nities abroad, such as the Peace Corps, and the de-
gree of need and capacity abroad for an expansion. 
(11) The constraints that service providers, 
nonprofit organizations, and State and local agencies 
face in utilizing federally funded volunteer programs, 
and how these constraints can be overcome. 
(12) Whether current Federal volunteer pro-
grams are suited to address the special skills and 
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needs of senior volunteers, and if not, how these pro-
grams can be improved such that the Federal Gov-
ernment can effectively promote service among the 
‘‘baby boomer’’ generation. 
(c) METHODOLOGY.— 
(1) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—The Commission shall 
conduct public hearings in various locations around 
the United States. 
(2) REGULAR
AND
FREQUENT
CONSULTA-
TION.—The Commission shall regularly and fre-
quently consult with an advisory panel of Members 
of Congress appointed for such purpose by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
majority leader of the Senate. 
SEC. 6105. MEMBERSHIP. 
(a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 8 members appointed as follows: 
(A) 2 members appointed by the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives. 
(B) 2 members appointed by the minority 
leader of the House of Representatives. 
(C) 2 members appointed by the majority 
leader of the Senate. 
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(D) 2 members appointed by the minority 
leader of the Senate. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The members of the 
Commission shall consist of individuals who are of 
recognized standing and distinction in the areas of 
international public service, national public service, 
service-learning, local service, business, or academia. 
(3) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—The mem-
bers of the Commission shall be appointed not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
title. 
(4) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the 
Commission shall be designated by the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives at the time of the ap-
pointment. 
(b) TERMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The members of the Com-
mission shall serve for the life of the Commission. 
(2) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission 
shall not affect the power of the remaining members 
to execute the duties of the Commission but any 
such vacancy shall be filled in the same manner in 
which the original appointment was made. 
(c) COMPENSATION.— 
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(1) RATES OF PAY; TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each 
member shall serve without pay, except that each 
member shall receive travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with appli-
cable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(2) PROHIBITION OF COMPENSATION OF FED-
ERAL EMPLOYEES.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), 
any member of the Commission who is a full-time of-
ficer or employee of the United States may not re-
ceive additional pay, allowances, or benefits because 
of service on the Commission. 
(d) MEETING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) FREQUENCY.— 
(A) QUARTERLY
MEETINGS.—The Com-
mission shall meet at least quarterly. 
(B) ADDITIONAL MEETINGS.—In addition 
to quarterly meetings, the Commission shall 
meet at the call of the Chairperson or a major-
ity of its members. 
(2) QUORUM.—5 members of the Commission 
shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number may 
hold hearings. 
(3) MEETING BY TELEPHONE OR OTHER AP-
PROPRIATE
TECHNOLOGY.—Members of the Com-
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mission are permitted to meet using telephones or 
other suitable telecommunications technologies pro-
vided that all members of the Commission can fully 
communicate with all other members simultaneously. 
SEC. 6106. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION; EX-
PERTS AND CONSULTANTS. 
(a) DIRECTOR.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Commission shall 
have a Director who shall be appointed by the Chair-
person with the approval of the Commission. 
(2) CREDENTIALS.—The Director shall have 
credentials related to international public service, 
national public service, service-learning, or local 
service. 
(3) SALARY.—The Director shall be paid at a 
rate determined by the Chairperson with the ap-
proval of the Commission, except that the rate may 
not exceed the rate of basic pay for GS–15 of the 
General Schedule. 
(b) STAFF.—With the approval of the Chairperson, 
the Director may appoint and fix the pay of additional 
qualified personnel as the Director considers appropriate. 
(c) EXPERTS
AND CONSULTANTS.—With the ap-
proval of the Commission, the Director may procure tem-
porary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of 
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title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals 
not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum annual 
rate of basic pay for GS–15 of the General Schedule. 
(d) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon request 
of the Commission, Chairperson, or Director, the head of 
any Federal department or agency may detail, on a reim-
bursable basis, any of the personnel of that department 
or agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out 
its duties under this title. 
SEC. 6107. POWERS OF COMMISSION. 
(a) HEARINGS
AND SESSIONS.—The Commission 
may, for the purpose of carrying out this title, hold public 
hearings, sit and act at times and places, take testimony, 
and receive evidence as the Commission considers appro-
priate. 
(b) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS.—Any mem-
ber or agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the 
Commission, take any action which the Commission is au-
thorized to take by this section. 
(c) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—Upon request of 
the Chairperson, the head of any department or agency 
shall furnish information to the Commission that the Com-
mission deems necessary to enable it to carry out this title. 
(d) PHYSICAL FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.—The 
Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the appro-
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priate entities in the legislative branch, shall locate and 
provide suitable facilities and equipment for the operation 
of the Commission on a nonreimbursable basis. 
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon 
the request of the Commission, the Architect of the Cap-
itol and the Administrator of General Services shall pro-
vide to the Commission on a nonreimbursable basis such 
administrative support services as the Commission may re-
quest in order for the Commission to carry out its respon-
sibilities under this title. 
SEC. 6108. REPORTS. 
(a) INTERIM REPORT.—The Commission shall sub-
mit an interim report on its activities to Congress not later 
than 20 months after the date of the enactment of this 
title. 
(b) FINAL REPORT.— 
(1) DEADLINE.—The Commission shall submit 
a final report on its activities to Congress not later 
than 120 days after the submission of the interim 
report under subsection (a). 
(2) CONTENTS.—The final report shall contain 
a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions 
of the Commission, together with its recommenda-
tions for proposed legislation. 
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SEC. 6109. TERMINATION. 
The Commission shall terminate not later than 30 
days after submitting its final report under section 
6108(b)(1). 
TITLE VII—SENSE OF CONGRESS 
SEC. 7101. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the Sense of Congress that the Corporation for 
National and Community Service should make the max-
imum effort possible to coordinate the recruiting and as-
signment procedures of their various programs to allow 
senior citizens and their grandchildren to share volunteer 
opportunities and/or be assigned to the same geographic 
areas during their period of service. 
TITLE VIII—SENSE OF 
CONGRESS 
SEC. 8101. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the Sense of Congress that the Corporation for 
National and Community Service should make the max-
imum effort possible to coordinate with the National En-
dowment for the Humanities to provide opportunities for 
young people enrolled in NACS programs to collect oral 
histories form senior citizens in the communities where 
they serve. 
Æ 
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