section (b) that is applicable for the individual and 
that corresponds to the quantity of the term of serv-
ice actually completed by the individual. 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT.—A stipend under subsection (a)(1) 
shall be for an amount that is equivalent to the rate set 
for stipends provided to volunteers under section 105(a) 
of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
4955(a)). 
‘‘(c) TERMS.—A stipend under subsection (a)(1) shall 
be provided in the same manner and in accordance with 
any regulations prescribed with respect to stipends pro-
vided to volunteers under section 105(a) of the Domestic 
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955(a)).’’. 
SEC. 205. NON-COMPETITIVE HIRING ELIGIBILITY. 
(a) NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 
1990.—Title I of the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511 et seq.) is amended by in-
serting after section 189D (42 U.S.C. 12645g) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 189E. NON-COMPETITIVE HIRING ELIGIBILITY. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘agency’ means an 
agency, office, or other establishment in the execu-
tive branch of the Federal Government. 
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‘‘(2) COMPETITIVE SERVICE.—The term ‘com-
petitive service’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 2102 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(b) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provision 
of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, governing 
appointments in the competitive service, and under such 
regulations as the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management shall prescribe, the head of any agency may, 
in accordance with subsections (c) and (e), noncompeti-
tively appoint any individual who is certified under sub-
section (d) to a position in the competitive service for 
which the individual is otherwise qualified. 
‘‘(c) APPOINTMENT IN PERMANENT POSITION.—Any 
person appointed to a permanent position under sub-
section (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) become a career-conditional employee, un-
less the employee has otherwise completed the serv-
ice requirements for career tenure; and 
‘‘(2) acquire competitive status upon completion 
of any prescribed probationary period. 
‘‘(d) CERTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Executive Offi-
cer may certify an individual under this subsection 
if the individual successfully completed— 
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‘‘(A) a term of national service as a Team 
Leader or Member, as described in paragraph 
(1) or (4) of section 155(b), in the AmeriCorps 
National Civilian Community Corps program 
component described in section 153; 
‘‘(B) a period of service of not less than 
one year as a volunteer or designated volunteer 
leader under part A of title I of the Domestic 
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 
et seq.); or 
‘‘(C) not less than 1,700 hours of service 
under section 139(b)(1) as a participant under 
section 137. 
‘‘(2) RELIANCE ON OTHER CERTIFICATIONS.— 
In making any certification under paragraph (1), the 
Chief Executive Officer may rely on a certification 
made by the entity that selected the individual for, 
and supervised the individual in, the activity de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of such 
paragraph. 
‘‘(3) ERRONEOUS
OR
INCORRECT
CERTIFI-
CATION.—If the Chief Executive Officer determines 
that a certification under paragraph (1) is erroneous 
or incorrect, the Corporation shall, after considering 
the full facts and circumstances surrounding the er-
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roneous or incorrect certification, take action as per-
mitted under law. 
‘‘(e) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.—The head of any 
agency may make an appointment of an individual under 
subsection (b)— 
‘‘(1) not later than 1 year after the date of 
completion by the individual of an activity described 
in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of subsection 
(d)(1); or 
‘‘(2) not later than 3 years after such date in 
the case of an individual who, following such service, 
was engaged— 
‘‘(A) in military service, 
‘‘(B) in the pursuit of studies at a recog-
nized institution of higher learning, or 
‘‘(C) in other activities that, as determined 
by the head of such agency, warrant an ex-
tended time period.’’. 
(b) DOMESTIC
VOLUNTEER
SERVICE
ACT
OF 
1973.—Section 415 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5055) is amended by striking sub-
section (d). 
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TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 
The table of contents in section 1(b) of the National 
and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 
note) is amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to section 141 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 141. National service educational awards and stipends.’’; 
(2) by striking the item relating to subtitle D 
of title I and inserting the following: 
‘‘Subtitle D—National Service Trust and Provision of Educational Awards or 
Stipends’’; 
(3) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 149 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 149A. Stipend.’’; 
(4) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 189D the following: 
‘‘Sec. 189E. Non-competitive hiring eligibility.’’; 
and 
(5) by inserting at the end of the item relating 
to subtitle H of title I the following: 
‘‘PART VI—ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT 
‘‘Sec. 198T. Office of Alumni Engagement.’’. 
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SEC. 302. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 
1990.—Section 501 of the National and Community Serv-
ice Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘title 
I—’’ and all that follows through the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘title I such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2010 through 2014’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘2025 through 2029’’. 
(b) DOMESTIC
VOLUNTEER
SERVICE
ACT
OF 
1973.—Title V of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 
1973 (42 U.S.C. 5081 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 501(a) (42 U.S.C. 5081(a))— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘title I’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘title I such sums as may be 
necessary for each of fiscal years 2025 through 
2029.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2010 
through 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 through 
2029’’; 
(2) in section 502 (42 U.S.C. 5082)— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘title II’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the 
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