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‘‘(2) for the National Senior Service Corps, 
comprised of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Pro-
gram, the Foster Grandparent Program, and the 
Senior Companion Program, and demonstration and 
other programs to empower people 55 years of age 
or older to contribute to their communities through 
service, enhance the lives of those who serve and 
those whom they serve, and provide communities 
with valuable services; 
‘‘(3) opportunities for people 55 years of age or 
older, through the Retired and Senior Volunteer 
Program, to share their knowledge, experiences, 
abilities, and skills for the betterment of their com-
munities and themselves; 
‘‘(4) opportunities for people 55 years of age or 
older, through the Foster Grandparents Program, to 
have a positive impact on the lives of children in 
need; 
‘‘(5) opportunities for people 55 years of age or 
older, through the Senior Companion Program, to 
provide critical support services and companionship 
to adults at risk of institutionalization and who are 
struggling to maintain a dignified independent life; 
and 
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‘‘(6) for research, training, demonstration, and 
other program activities to increase and improve op-
portunities for people 55 years of age or older to 
meet unmet needs, including those related to public 
safety, public health, and emergency and disaster 
preparedness, relief, and recovery, in their commu-
nities.’’. 
SEC. 2203. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR VOLUNTEER 
SERVICE PROJECTS. 
Section 201 (42 U.S.C. 5001) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘avail themselves of opportunities 
for volunteer service in their community’’ and 
inserting ‘‘share their experiences, abilities, and 
skills for the betterment of their communities 
and themselves through service’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, and 
individuals 60 years of age or older will be 
given priority for enrollment,’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘either prior to or 
during the volunteer service’’ after ‘‘may 
be necessary’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; and 
(D) by striking paragraph (4) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(4) the project is being designed and imple-
mented with the advice of experts in the field of 
service to be delivered as well as with those who 
have expertise in the recruitment and management 
of volunteers, particularly those of the Baby Boom 
generation.’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) The Director shall give priority to projects— 
‘‘(1) utilizing retired scientists, technicians, en-
gineers, and mathematicians (the STEM profes-
sionals) to improve Science, Technology, Engineer-
ing, and Mathematics (STEM) education through 
activities such as assisting teachers in classroom 
demonstrations or laboratory experiences, running 
after-school, weekend, or summer programs designed 
to engage disadvantaged youth (as defined in section 
101 of the National and Community Service Act of 
1990) or low-income, minority youth in the STEM 
fields and to improve mastery of the STEM content, 
providing field trips to businesses, institutions of 
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higher education, museums, and other locations 
where the STEM professions are practiced or illumi-
nated; 
‘‘(2) utilizing retired health care professionals 
to improve the health and wellness of low income or 
rural communities; 
‘‘(3) utilizing retired criminal justice profes-
sionals for programs designed to prevent disadvan-
taged youth (as defined in section 101 of the Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990) from 
joining gangs or committing crimes; 
‘‘(4) utilizing retired military and emergency 
professionals for programs to improve public safety, 
emergency and disaster preparedness, relief, and re-
covery, search and rescue, and homeland security ef-
forts; and 
‘‘(5) utilizing retired computer science profes-
sionals, technicians of related technologies, business 
professionals, and others with relevant knowledge to 
increase, for low income individuals and families, ac-
cess to and obtaining the benefits from computers 
and other existing and emerging technologies; and’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) COMPETITIVE RE-EVALUATION.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
412, a grant or contract shall not, in fiscal year 
2010 or any fiscal year thereafter, be awarded or re-
newed under this section unless the program for 
which the award or renewal is made is competitively 
re-evaluated in comparison to other programs. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each competitive re- 
evaluation required by paragraph (1) shall be carried 
out through a process that ensures that— 
‘‘(A) the resulting grants (or contracts) 
support no less than the volunteer service years 
of the previous grant (or contract) cycle in a 
given service area; 
‘‘(B) the resulting grants (or contracts) 
maintain a similar program distribution; and 
‘‘(C) every effort is made to minimalize the 
disruption of volunteers.’’. 
SEC. 2204. FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM GRANTS. 
Section 211 (42 U.S.C. 5011) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘low-income 
persons aged sixty or over’’ and inserting ‘‘low-in-
come and other persons aged 55 or over’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
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(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘shall have the ex-
clusive authority to determine, pursuant to 
the provisions of paragraph (2) of this sub-
section—’’ and inserting ‘‘may deter-
mine—’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) whether it is in the best interests of a 
child receiving, and of a particular foster grand-
parent providing, services in such a project, to con-
tinue such relationship after the child reaches the 
age of 21, if such child was receiving such services 
prior to attaining the age of 21.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); 
(3) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by this 
section), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 
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(4) by adding after paragraph (2) (as redesig-
nated by this section) the following: 
‘‘(3) If an assignment of a foster grandparent is sus-
pended or discontinued, the replacement of that foster 
grandparent shall be determined through the mutual 
agreement of all parties involved in the provision of serv-
ices to the child.’’; 
(5) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘low- 
income persons serving as volunteers under this 
part, such allowances, stipends, and other sup-
port’’ and inserting ‘‘low-income persons and 
persons eligible under subsection (h) serving as 
volunteers under this part, such allowances or 
stipends’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘Any stipend’’ and all that follows through ‘‘in-
flation,’’ and inserting ‘‘Any stipend or allow-
ance provided under this part shall not exceed 
75 percent of the minimum wage under section 
6 the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
U.S.C. 206), and the Federal share shall not be 
less than $2.65 per hour, provided that the Di-
rector shall adjust the Federal share once prior 
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to December 31, 2012, to account for infla-
tion,’’; 
(6) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘125’’ 
and inserting ‘‘200’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, as so 
adjusted’’ and all that follows through ‘‘local 
situations’’; 
(7) by striking subsection (f) and inserting: 
‘‘(f)(1) Subject to the restrictions in paragraph (3), 
individuals who are not low-income persons may serve as 
volunteers under this part. The regulations issued by the 
Director to carry out this part (other than regulations re-
lating to stipends or allowances to individuals authorized 
by subsections (d) and (h)) shall apply to all volunteers 
under this part, without regard to whether such volunteers 
are eligible to receive a stipend or allowance under sub-
section (d) or (h). 
‘‘(2) Except as provided under paragraph (1), each 
recipient of a grant or contract to carry out a project 
under this part shall give equal treatment to all volunteers 
who participate in such project, without regard to whether 
such volunteers are eligible to receive a stipend or allow-
ance under subsection (d) or (h). 
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‘‘(3) An individual who is not a low-income person 
may not become a volunteer under this part if allowing 
that individual to become a volunteer under this part 
would prevent a low-income person from becoming a vol-
unteer under this part or would displace a low-income per-
son from being a volunteer under this part. 
‘‘(4) The National Office of Outreach and Recruit-
ment shall conduct outreach to ensure the inclusion of low- 
income persons in programs and activities authorized 
under this title.’’; and 
(8) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(g) The Director may also provide a stipend or al-
lowance in an amount not to exceed 10 percent more than 
the amount established under subsection (d) to leaders 
who, on the basis of past experience as volunteers, special 
skills, and demonstrated leadership abilities, may coordi-
nate activities, including training, and otherwise support 
the service of volunteers under this part. 
‘‘(h) The Director may provide payments under sub-
section (d) for up to 15 percent of volunteers serving in 
a project under this part for a fiscal year who do not meet 
the definition of ‘low-income’ under subsection (e), upon 
certification by the recipient of a grant or contract that 
it is unable to effectively recruit and place low-income vol-
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unteers in the number of placements approved for the 
project.’’. 
SEC. 2205. SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM GRANTS. 
Section 213 (42 U.S.C. 5013) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘low-income 
persons aged 60 or over’’ and inserting ‘‘low-income 
and other persons aged 55 or over’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Subsections 
(d), (e), and (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subsections (d) 
through (h)’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (c)(2)(B) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(B) Senior companion volunteer trainers and leaders 
may receive a stipend or allowance consistent with sub-
section (g) authorized under subsection (d) of section 211, 
as approved by the Director.’’. 
SEC. 2206. PROMOTION OF NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE 
CORPS. 
Section 221 (42 U.S.C. 5021) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘VOLUN-
TEER’’ and inserting ‘‘SERVICE’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘of all 
ages and backgrounds living in rural, suburban, and 
urban localities,’’ after ‘‘greater participation of vol-
unteers’’. 
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SEC. 2207. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) CHANGE IN AGE ELIGIBILITY.—Section 223 (42 
U.S.C. 5023) is amended by striking ‘‘sixty years and 
older from minority groups’’ and inserting ‘‘55 years and 
older from minority and underserved populations’’. 
(b) NAME CHANGE.—Section 224 (42 U.S.C. 5024) 
is amended in the heading by striking ‘‘VOLUNTEER’’ and 
inserting ‘‘SERVICE’’. 
SEC. 2208. PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 
Section 225 (42 U.S.C. 5025) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) Applicants for grants under paragraph (1) shall 
determine which program under part A, B, or C the pro-
gram shall be carried out and submit an application as 
required for programs under part A, B, or C.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(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-
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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, 
family management skills, assists in obtaining 
affordable childcare, offers or assists in locating 
employment training or placement, and other 
skills and services needed by teenage parents 
and their families to establish a healthy envi-
ronment for their children’’; 
(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 
leading to apprenticeship programs and employment 
training.’’; 
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(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); 
(I) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and 
(11) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; 
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(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 
demonstrate to the Director a level of expertise in 
carrying out such a program.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
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(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 National Of-
fice of Outreach and Recruitment and other vol-
unteer recruitment programs being carried out 
by public 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 Senior Volunteer Pro-
gram, Foster Grandparent programs, and Senior Com-
panion programs prior to enactment of this section, in 
making grants under this title the Corporation shall take 
actions it considers necessary to maintain service assign-
ments for such seniors and to ensure continuity of service 
for communities.’’. 
SEC. 2210. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR. 
Section 231 (42 U.S.C. 5028) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘activi-
ties;’’ and inserting ‘‘activities described in sec-
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tion 225(b) and carried out through programs 
described in parts A, B, and C.’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—For purposes of subsection (b), pri-
ority shall be given to programs that integrate participants 
in 
or 
collaborate 
with 
service-learning 
programs, 
AmeriCorps State and National programs, the VISTA 
program, the Retired Volunteer Service Program, Foster 
Grandparents program, and the Senior Companion pro-
grams, and programs described in section 411 of the Older 
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032).’’. 
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)— 
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(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— 
(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’’. 
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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 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fis-
cal years 2009 through 2012.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4) and 
redesignating paragraphs (3) and (5) as para-
graphs (2) and (3); and 
(C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
this section), by striking ‘‘, excluding section 
125’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2012.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (e). 
SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NA-
TIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS. 
Section 502 (42 U.S.C. 5082) is amended to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 502. NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS. 
‘‘(a) RETIRED
AND
SENIOR
VOLUNTEER
PRO-
GRAM.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out part A of title II, $67,500,000 for fiscal year 2008 
and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2009 through 2012. 
‘‘(b) FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out part B of title 
II, $115,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as 
may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 
2012. 
‘‘(c) SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out part C of title 
II, $52,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as 
may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 
2012. 
‘‘(d) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out part E of title 
II, $500,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may 
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.’’. 
SEC. 2403. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION. 
Section 504 (42 U.S.C. 5084) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 504. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for the ad-
ministration of this Act $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 
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and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2009 through 2012.’’. 
TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO 
OTHER LAWS 
SEC. 3101. INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT. 
Section 8E(a)(1) of the Inspector General Act (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ‘‘National and Com-
munity Service Trust Act of 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘Na-
tional 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 
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‘‘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. 
‘‘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 
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‘‘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. 
‘‘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. National Office of Outreach and Recruitment. 
‘‘Subtitle H—Investment for Quality and Innovation 
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‘‘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. 
‘‘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. 
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‘‘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: 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘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. 
‘‘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.’’. 
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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 
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. 
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