I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5572 
To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish 
a Civilian Climate Corps to help communities respond to climate change 
and transition to a clean economy, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 
Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ (for herself, Mr. CASAR, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. NADLER, Ms. 
NORTON, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. STANSBURY, 
Ms. TOKUDA, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 
CLEAVER, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California, Mrs. RA-
MIREZ, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 
ESPAILLAT, Mr. FROST, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, 
Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. CLARKE of 
New York, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. 
LIEU, Mr. MCGARVEY, Mr. POCAN, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
HUFFMAN, Mr. TRONE, Ms. MENG, Ms. OMAR, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. 
TLAIB, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. BUSH, Mr. TONKO, and Mr. COHEN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 
to establish a Civilian Climate Corps to help communities 
respond to climate change and transition to a clean econ-
omy, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Civilian Climate Corps 
for Jobs and Justice Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The effects of climate change include ex-
treme heat, drought, intensified storms and hurri-
canes, rising sea level, ocean acidification, inten-
sifying wildfires, and other natural disasters. 
(2) These natural disasters exert profound im-
pacts on the lives and livelihoods of all individuals, 
but some communities, particularly low-income com-
munities and communities of color, are dispropor-
tionately exposed and vulnerable to climate impacts 
and pollution. 
(3) To stem the worst effects of climate change, 
the global economy must completely decarbonize and 
remain carbon negative thereafter, which requires a 
domestic economy-wide transition to a clean and 
sustainable economy within a rapid timeframe. 
(4) Such a transition requires a massive labor 
mobilization and the development of a diverse, inclu-
sive, and skilled workforce. Historically underserved 
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communities must equitably receive the resources 
they need to effectively mitigate and adapt to cli-
mate change, and displaced or unemployed workers 
require retraining and support. 
(5) Millions of people face unemployment and 
barriers to opportunity, especially in low-income 
rural, urban, and tribal environments. These chal-
lenges have been exacerbated by the COVID–19 cri-
sis, which also disproportionately affected low-in-
come people and young people of color, who cur-
rently face unemployment at rates double the na-
tional average. 
(6) An existing network of national, State, trib-
al, and local service and conservation corps can be 
rapidly scaled and supplemented to mobilize labor, 
provide job opportunities and career training, and 
help establish the workforce necessary to accomplish 
the transition to a clean and just economy. 
(7) Corps positions provide hands-on work ex-
perience, income, and job training for unemployed 
individuals in the United States, as well as leader-
ship skills, an opportunity for community service, 
and an understanding of environmental stewardship. 
(8) The Corporation for National and Commu-
nity Service has the ability to recruit, select, fund, 
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and oversee 1,500,000 members of service corps by 
2028 to complete important projects across the en-
tire country to help address the climate crisis. 
(9) Unsatisfactory wages and working condi-
tions, and employers’ refusal to respect workers’ 
rights to organize and collectively bargain, lead to 
labor disputes, which threaten to frustrate or delay 
the urgent mobilization necessary to address climate 
change. Such disputes are prevented or minimized 
when the law effectively protects the right of workers 
to receive fair compensation and benefits, to form or 
join unions, to collectively bargain over the terms 
and conditions of employment, and to engage in 
other concerted activities for mutual aid or protec-
tion. 
SEC. 3. CIVILIAN CLIMATE CORPS PROGRAM. 
Title I of the National and Community Service Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘Subtitle K—Civilian Climate 
Corps 
‘‘SEC. 199O. PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this subtitle 
to— 
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‘‘(1) add to and increase the scale of the exist-
ing network of service programs to complete clean 
energy, climate resilience, conservation, environ-
mental remediation, and sustainable infrastructure 
projects necessary to respond to and solve the cli-
mate crisis, while providing education, workforce de-
velopment, and career pathways to participants, with 
a focus on historically underserved communities; and 
‘‘(2) authorize the operation of, support for, 
and assistance to service programs that meet na-
tional and community needs related to climate 
change, clean energy, and environmental justice. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this subtitle: 
‘‘(1) ADVISORY
BOARD.—The term ‘advisory 
board’ means the Civilian Climate Corps Advisory 
Board established in section 199X. 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director appointed under section 199V(c)(1). 
‘‘(3) INDIAN
COUNTRY.—The term ‘Indian 
country’ has the meaning given that term in section 
1151 of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(4) JOB CORPS.—The term ‘Job Corps’ means 
the Job Corps described in section 143 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3193). 
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‘‘(5) 
UNDER-RESOURCED
COMMUNITY
OF 
NEED.—The term ‘under-resourced community of 
need’ means— 
‘‘(A) a community with significant rep-
resentation of communities of color, low-income 
communities, or tribal and indigenous commu-
nities, that experiences, or is at risk of experi-
encing, higher or more adverse human health or 
environmental effects, as compared to other 
communities; 
‘‘(B) a community in Indian country; 
‘‘(C) a community facing economic transi-
tion, deindustrialization, and historic under-
investment; or 
‘‘(D) a community with a high rate of pov-
erty or unemployment, as determined by the Di-
rector in consultation with the advisory board 
and appropriate Federal resources identifying 
environmental justice communities. 
‘‘SEC. 199P. ESTABLISHMENT OF A CIVILIAN CLIMATE 
CORPS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall establish 
the Civilian Climate Corps to carry out the purpose of this 
subtitle. 
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enter into an agreement with the Director to participate 
in the Civilian Climate Corps for a period of not less than 
nine months and not more than one year, as specified by 
the Director. Individuals may renew the agreement for not 
more than one additional such period, with any number 
of years between periods of service. 
‘‘(e) DIRECTOR.—Upon the establishment of the Ci-
vilian Climate Corps, the Civilian Climate Corps national 
climate service program shall be under the direction of the 
Director. 
‘‘(f) MEMBERSHIP IN CIVILIAN CLIMATE CORPS.— 
‘‘(1) SELECTION OF MEMBERS.—The Director 
or the Director’s designee shall select individuals for 
participation within the national climate service pro-
gram, which shall grant the individual membership 
within the Civilian Climate Corps. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP.—To be 
selected to become a member of the Civilian Climate 
Corps through the national climate service program, 
an individual shall submit an application to the Di-
rector or to any other office as the Director may 
designate, at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Director shall re-
quire. At a minimum, the application shall contain 
sufficient information to enable the Director, or the 
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campus director of the appropriate campus, to deter-
mine whether selection of the applicant for member-
ship in the Civilian Climate Corps is appropriate. 
‘‘(3) TEAM LEADERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director may se-
lect individuals with prior supervisory or service 
experience to be team leaders within units in 
the Civilian Climate Corps national climate 
service program, to perform service that in-
cludes leading and supervising teams of Civilian 
Climate Corps members. 
‘‘(B) RIGHTS
AND
BENEFITS.—A team 
leader shall be provided the same rights and 
benefits applicable to other Civilian Climate 
Corps members, except that the Director may 
increase the limitation on the amount of the liv-
ing allowance under section 199S(b) for a team 
leader. 
‘‘(g) ORGANIZATION OF NATIONAL CLIMATE SERV-
ICE PROGRAM INTO UNITS.— 
‘‘(1) UNITS.—The national climate service pro-
gram shall be divided into units by the Director or 
Director’s designee. Each Civilian Climate Corps 
member shall be assigned to a unit. 
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‘‘(2) UNIT LEADERS.—The leader of each unit 
shall be selected by the Director. The designated 
leader shall accompany the unit throughout the pe-
riod of agreed service of the members of the unit. 
‘‘(h) CAMPUSES.— 
‘‘(1) UNITS MAY BE ASSIGNED TO CAMPUSES.— 
The units of the national climate service program 
may be grouped together as appropriate in campuses 
for operational, support, and, when necessary, 
boarding purposes. The Civilian Climate Corps cam-
pus for a unit shall be in a facility or central loca-
tion established as the operational headquarters for 
the unit. When necessary and appropriate, Civilian 
Climate Corps members may be housed in the cam-
puses or provided housing vouchers and support in 
cases where boarding is not possible. 
‘‘(2) CAMPUS
DIRECTOR.—There shall be a 
campus director for each campus. The campus direc-
tor is the head of the campus, and preference shall 
be given to hiring directors that are members of the 
community in which a campus is situated. 
‘‘(3) FACILITIES.—Upon the establishment of 
the program, the Director shall identify Federal fa-
cilities in consultation with the General Services 
Agency and the advisory board that may be used, in 
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whole or in part, by the national climate service pro-
gram. Eligible facilities shall include existing cam-
puses operated by the Corporation and other pro-
grams, including Job Corps. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE SITE FOR A CAMPUS.—A cam-
pus may be located in a facility described in para-
graph (3) or in another facility that the Director de-
termines is appropriate, including Job Corps facili-
ties. 
‘‘(i) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE REQUIREMENT.— 
The Director shall ensure that not less than 50 percent 
of Civilian Climate Corps labor and investment under this 
section supports climate service projects that are based in 
under-resourced communities of need, of which, not less 
than 10 percent of such funds for under-resourced com-
munities of need shall support projects that are based in 
Indian country. 
‘‘(j) STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.—The campus direc-
tor of each campus shall establish and enforce standards 
of conduct to promote healthy and productive conditions 
in the campus and a spirit of service. 
‘‘(k) COORDINATION WITH LOCAL ENTITIES AND IN-
STITUTIONS.—The Director shall ensure that Civilian Cli-
mate Corps activities carried out under the national cli-
mate service program under this section are— 
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‘‘(1) planned, and if appropriate, carried out, in 
conjunction and coordination with the activities of 
the Civilian Climate Corps Partners receiving grants 
from the national climate service grant program, or 
other entities performing activities that satisfy the 
goals of climate service projects as described in sec-
tion 199T; 
‘‘(2) planned and implemented in a manner 
that incorporates local knowledge and planning 
wherever 
practicable, 
incorporating 
broad-based 
input and partnership with the community served, 
local community-based agencies, and local labor or-
ganizations; and 
‘‘(3) planned and implemented in a manner 
that assists in the development of new programs 
that may become Civilian Climate Corps Partner 
programs in the local area where activities are car-
ried out, if local Civilian Climate Corps Partner pro-
grams do not exist. 
‘‘(l) PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENT FOR CON-
TRACTORS OR SUBCONTRACTORS.—Any contractor or sub-
contractor entering into a service contract in connection 
with a project carried out under this section shall— 
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‘‘(1) be treated as a Federal contractor or sub-
contractor for purposes of chapter 67 of title 41, 
United States Code; and 
‘‘(2) pay each class of employee employed by 
the contractor or subcontractor wages and fringe 
benefits at rates in accordance with prevailing rates 
for the class in the locality, or, where a collective 
bargaining agreement covers the employee, in ac-
cordance with the rates provided for in the agree-
ment, including prospective wage increases provided 
for in the agreement. 
‘‘(m) LABOR POLICIES
FOR ENTITIES WORKING 
WITH THE NATIONAL CLIMATE SERVICE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The national climate serv-
ice program shall— 
‘‘(A) enter into agreements and coopera-
tion only with entities that pledge to remain 
neutral in labor organizing efforts among em-
ployees who participate in activities related to 
the agreement or cooperation with the Civilian 
Climate Corps; and 
‘‘(B) enter into agreements and coopera-
tion only with entities that recognize for collec-
tive bargaining purposes, and commit to collec-
tively bargain with, any labor organization that 
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has a written majority authorization among em-
ployees who participate in activities related to 
the agreement or cooperation with the Civilian 
Climate Corps. 
‘‘(2) WRITTEN MAJORITY AUTHORIZATION.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘written majority author-
ization’ means writings signed and dated by a ma-
jority of employees in any appropriate unit in the 
form of authorization cards, petitions, or other suit-
able written evidence to designate a labor organiza-
tion as the representative of such employees for the 
purpose of collective bargaining. 
‘‘(n) TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY.—The Director shall en-
sure that Civilian Climate Corps activities carried out 
under the national climate service program that affect in-
dividuals in Indian country are carried out in a manner 
that ensures that— 
‘‘(1) the sovereignty of Indian tribes and their 
conservation efforts are maintained; and 
‘‘(2) the national climate service program oper-
ates in consultation with the affected individuals in 
Indian country. 
‘‘(o) BUY AMERICAN.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the Director shall ensure that— 
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‘‘(1) the materials used to carry out projects 
under this section are substantially manufactured, 
mined, and produced in the United States in accord-
ance with chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code 
(commonly known as the ‘Buy American Act’); and 
‘‘(2) when food and other agriculture commod-
ities are procured for activities carried out under 
this section, at least 25 percent shall be grown and 
processed within 250 miles of consumption, with a 
priority for procuring food produced and processed 
by socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and 
small businesses. 
‘‘SEC. 199R. NATIONAL CLIMATE SERVICE GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may provide 
grants under this section to States, subdivisions of 
States, territories, Indian tribes, public or private 
nonprofit organizations, labor organizations, Federal 
agencies, or institutions of higher education. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
YOUTH
SERVICE
OR
CON-
SERVATION CORPS.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law and in accordance with subsection (h), 
a qualified youth service or conservation corps pro-
gram that receives funds under subtitle C of this Act 
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may apply for a grant under this section while that 
entity is a recipient of a grant under subtitle C, and 
may receive a grant under this section after that en-
tity terminates the grant under subtitle C. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS AND SUBGRANTS PERMITTED.—The 
Corporation may provide grants to entities under sub-
section (a) for the purpose of assisting the recipients of 
the grants— 
‘‘(1) to carry out a full-time service project de-
scribed in section 199T; and 
‘‘(2) to make subgrants in support of other en-
tities so long as those other entities use the grant 
funds to carry out a full-time service project de-
scribed in section 199T. 
‘‘(c) AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES.—At 
the discretion of the Director, the Corporation may enter 
into an interagency agreement, including a grant agree-
ment, with another Federal agency to support a service 
project described in section 199T that is carried out or 
otherwise supported by the agency that fulfills the project 
requirements. 
‘‘(d) GRANTEES TO BE PARTNERS.—Entities receiv-
ing funds through grants or interagency agreements under 
this section shall be considered Civilian Climate Corps 
Partners. 
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‘‘(e) PARTICIPANTS TO BE MEMBERS.—Individuals 
selected to perform service projects implemented by the 
Civilian Climate Corps Partners shall be members of the 
Civilian Climate Corps. 
‘‘(f) PROVISION OF AUTHORIZED BENEFITS.—The 
Director shall ensure that the Corporation provides par-
ticipants in a program under this section with the benefits 
described in subsections (b), (d), and (f) of section 199S. 
Each Civilian Climate Corps Partner administering a pro-
gram under this section shall provide participants in that 
program with the benefits described in section 199S other 
than those described in subsections (b), (d), and (f) of sec-
tion 199S. 
‘‘(g) NO MATCHING FUND REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Corporation may provide 100 percent of the cost of car-
rying out a program that receives assistance under this 
section, whether the assistance is provided directly to a 
Civilian Climate Corps Partner or as a subgrant from the 
Civilian Climate Corps Partner. 
‘‘(h) LIMITATION ON SAME ENTITY RECEIVING MUL-
TIPLE GRANTS.—Unless specifically authorized by law, 
the Corporation may not provide a grant under this sec-
tion to an entity that is simultaneously receiving another 
grant authorized under the national service laws. 
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‘‘(i) PROGRAM ASSISTANCE.—The Corporation may 
provide planning, operational, or replication assistance to 
a qualified applicant that submits an application under 
this section in the same manner as described in section 
124. 
‘‘(j) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE REQUIREMENT.— 
The Director shall ensure that not less than 50 percent 
of the funds made available to carry out this section (in-
cluding funds for grants allotted to States and grants 
awarded to other entities) support climate service projects 
that are based in under-resourced communities of need, 
of which not less than 10 percent of such funds for under- 
resourced communities of need shall support projects that 
are based in Indian country. 
‘‘(k) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) ALLOTMENT TO STATES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
reserve 30 percent of the funds made available 
to carry out this section to allot funds in ac-
cordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(B) INDIAN
TRIBE.—The Corporation 
shall reserve 5 percent of the funds made avail-
able to carry out this subsection to award 
grants to Indian tribes. 
‘‘(C) ALLOTMENT AMOUNTS.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), of the total amounts made available to 
carry out this subsection, and not reserved 
under subparagraph (B) for a fiscal year, 
the Corporation shall allot to each State 
that has an approved application an 
amount that bears the same ratio to such 
total amounts for that fiscal year as the 
population of the State bears to the total 
population of all States. 
‘‘(ii) MINIMUM
AMOUNT.—Notwith-
standing clause (i), the minimum grant 
made available to each State with an ap-
proved application for each fiscal year shall 
be $600,000. 
‘‘(2) COMPETITIVE
GRANTS.—Of the funds 
made available to carry out this section for a fiscal 
year, the Corporation shall reserve 70 percent for 
grants awarded on a competitive basis to States, 
subdivisions of States, territories, Indian tribes, pub-
lic or private nonprofit organizations, labor organiza-
tions, Federal agencies, and institutions of higher 
education. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION
REQUIRED.—The Corpora-
tion shall make an allotment of assistance or award 
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a competitive grant to a recipient under this sub-
section only pursuant to an application submitted by 
a State or other applicant under subsection (n). 
‘‘(l) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The Director shall 
ensure that the number of individuals selected to perform 
each service project implemented by a Civilian Climate 
Corps Partner does not exceed— 
‘‘(1) the amount of funding available to the ap-
plicable Climate Corps Partner to support the 
project, including the provision of benefits for each 
such individual; and 
‘‘(2) the amount of funding available to the 
Corporation to support and provide benefits to those 
individuals. 
‘‘(m) AUTHORITY FOR FIXED-AMOUNT GRANTS.— 
The Corporation may provide assistance in the form of 
fixed-amount grants under this section in an amount de-
termined by the Corporation in the same manner and 
under the same terms and conditions as fixed-amount 
grants under section 129(l). 
‘‘(n) APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE.—To be eligible 
to receive assistance under this section, a State, territory, 
subdivision of a State, Indian tribe, public or private non-
profit organization, institution of higher education, Fed-
eral agency, or labor organization shall prepare and sub-
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mit to the Director an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Director 
may reasonably require, including— 
‘‘(1) the types of permissible application mate-
rial described in section 130(b), except that para-
graph (11) of such subsection shall not apply; 
‘‘(2) the required application information de-
scribed in subsection (c) and (d) of section 130; 
‘‘(3) information describing how the applicant 
proposes to address the goals of the grant program 
under this section and the project requirements; and 
‘‘(4) an assurance that the Civilian Climate 
Corps program carried out by the applicant using 
assistance provided under this section and any pro-
gram supported by a grant made by the applicant 
using such assistance will— 
‘‘(A) provide participants with the training, 
skills, and knowledge necessary for the projects 
that participants are called upon to perform, 
and that such training may realistically lead to 
local employment in similar fields after the 
completion of the program; 
‘‘(B) provide support services to partici-
pants, such as the provision of appropriate in-
formation and support to those participants 
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transitioning to other educational and career 
opportunities and those who are seeking to earn 
the equivalent of a high school diploma; 
‘‘(C) coordinate with the Director to fulfill 
the training and career development require-
ments described in section 199U; 
‘‘(D) provide in the design, recruitment, 
and operation of the program for broad-based 
input from— 
‘‘(i) the community served and poten-
tial participants in the program; and 
‘‘(ii) community-based agencies with a 
demonstrated record of experience in pro-
viding services and local labor organiza-
tions representing employees of service 
sponsors, if these entities exist in the area 
to be served by the program; 
‘‘(E) ensure that any benefits provided by 
the program meet the minimum requirements 
set forth in section 199S, and ensure, through 
coordination with the Director, that all mem-
bers of the Civilian Climate Corps receive all 
such benefits; 
‘‘(F) refrain from interfering in the em-
ployee-management relations of Civilian Climate 
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Corps members in accordance with section 
199W(d) or the compensation of such members 
under subsections (b), (d), and (f) of section 
199S; 
‘‘(G) apply evaluation and performance 
goals methods equivalent to those in section 
131(d); and 
‘‘(H) remain neutral with respect to the 
exercise of the right to organize and collectively 
bargain by Civilian Climate Corps members. 
‘‘(o) CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall apply 
the criteria described in paragraphs (3) and (4) in 
determining whether to approve an application sub-
mitted under subsection (n) and provide assistance 
under this section to the applicant. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION TO SUBGRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State or other enti-
ty that uses assistance provided under this sec-
tion to support programs selected on a competi-
tive basis to receive a share of the assistance 
shall use the criteria described in paragraphs 
(3) and (4) when considering an application 
submitted by such program. 
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‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION.—The application of 
the State or other entity under subsection (n) 
shall contain a certification that the State or 
other entity used these criteria in the selection 
of programs to receive assistance, a description 
of the positions into which participants will be 
placed using such assistance, including descrip-
tions of specific tasks to be performed by such 
participants, and descriptions of the minimum 
qualifications that individuals shall meet to be-
come participants in such programs. 
‘‘(3) ASSISTANCE CRITERIA.—The criteria re-
quired to be applied in evaluating applications sub-
mitted under subsection (n) are— 
‘‘(A) the criteria described in section 
133(c); 
‘‘(B) how the program will carry out activi-
ties described in section 199T; and 
‘‘(C) the extent to which the program is 
equipped to deliver the benefits and training re-
quired under this subtitle. 
‘‘(4) APPRENTICESHIP PRIORITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In awarding grants 
under this section on a competitive basis, the 
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Director shall give priority to applications from 
entities that— 
‘‘(i) provide pre-apprenticeship oppor-
tunities for participants that result in posi-
tions in apprenticeships registered with the 
Department of Labor or the State appren-
ticeship agency; or 
‘‘(ii) provide, as part of Civilian Cli-
mate Corps programming, apprenticeships 
registered with the Department of Labor 
or the State apprenticeship agency. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL PRIORITY.—In the case 
of entities described in subparagraph (A)(ii), 
the Director shall give an additional priority to 
entities that will— 
‘‘(i) impose utilization requirements 
for apprenticeships registered under the 
Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known 
as the ‘National Apprenticeship Act’; 50 
Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et 
seq.) on the eligible projects; and 
‘‘(ii) comply with the apprentice to 
journey worker ratios established for such 
apprenticeships by the Department of 
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Labor or the State apprenticeship agency, 
as applicable. 
‘‘(5) ALLOCATION
TO
HISTORICALLY
BLACK 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY-SERV-
ING INSTITUTIONS.—In awarding grants under this 
section on a competitive basis to institutions of high-
er education, the Director shall ensure that of all 
funds under this section that are awarded to institu-
tions of higher education— 
‘‘(A) not less than 10 percent of those 
funds shall be awarded to Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities (which shall be de-
fined as institutions that are part B institutions 
under section 322 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061)); and 
‘‘(B) not less than 10 percent shall be 
awarded to other minority-serving institutions 
(which shall be defined as eligible institutions 
described in paragraphs (2) through (7) of 
under section 371(a) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
‘‘(6) OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) GEOGRAPHIC
DIVERSITY.—The Di-
rector shall ensure that recipients of assistance 
provided under this section are geographically 
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diverse and represent urban and rural locales, 
with a focus on under-resourced communities of 
need. 
‘‘(B) AGE LIMITS.—The Director shall en-
sure that not less than 50 percent of the Civil-
ian Climate Corps Partners have no upper age 
limits for participation. 
‘‘(C) REJECTION OF STATE APPLICANTS.— 
Section 133(g) shall apply with respect to an 
application submitted by a State Commission 
under this section for funds described in sub-
section (k). The amount of any State’s allot-
ment under subsection (k) for a fiscal year that 
the Corporation determines will not be provided 
for that fiscal year may be used by the Cor-
poration to— 
‘‘(i) make grants (and provide benefits 
in connection with such grants) to other 
community-based entities under this sec-
tion that propose to carry out Civilian Cli-
mate Corps programs in such State or ter-
ritory; and 
‘‘(ii) make reallotments to other 
States or territories with approved applica-
tions submitted under subsection (n), from 
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the allotment funds not used to make 
grants as described in clause (i). 
‘‘(D) GENDER REPRESENTATION.—To the 
greatest extent practicable, the Director shall 
ensure inclusion and representation of all gen-
ders among participants. 
‘‘(E) TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY.—The Direc-
tor shall ensure that Civilian Climate Corps ac-
tivities carried out under this section that affect 
individuals in Indian country are carried out in 
a manner that ensures that— 
‘‘(i) the sovereignty of Indian tribes 
and their conservation efforts are main-
tained; and 
‘‘(ii) the activities are carried out in 
consultation with the affected individuals 
in Indian country. 
‘‘(p) SELECTION OF PARTNER CORPS MEMBERS.— 
The recruitment and selection of an individual to serve 
in a climate service project of a Civilian Climate Corps 
Partner shall be conducted by the entity to which the as-
sistance is provided under subsection (a). 
‘‘(q) RECRUITMENT AND PLACEMENT.—The Direc-
tor and each State Commission shall establish a system 
to recruit participants in a climate service project of a Ci-
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vilian Climate Corps Partner entity and to assist in place-
ment, and shall coordinate with other programs in the 
Corporation to take advantage of existing systems as 
much as possible. The Director and State Commissions 
shall disseminate information regarding available positions 
through cooperation with secondary schools, institutions 
of higher education, employment service offices, State vo-
cational rehabilitation agencies, and language organiza-
tions. 
‘‘(r) FULL-TIME SERVICE.—An individual serving in 
a climate service project of a Civilian Climate Corps Part-
ner Corps entity— 
‘‘(1) shall agree to participate in the program 
sponsoring the position for a term of service that is 
equal to not less than 1,700 hours during a period 
of not more 10 to 12 months, as determined by the 
Partner Corps entity; and 
‘‘(2) may serve in 2 terms of service, which do 
not need to be consecutive terms. 
‘‘SEC. 199S. BENEFITS FOR CIVILIAN CLIMATE CORPS MEM-
BERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall provide for 
members of the Civilian Climate Corps to receive benefits 
authorized by this section. 
‘‘(b) LIVING ALLOWANCE.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall provide 
a living allowance to members of the Civilian Cli-
mate Corps for the period during which such mem-
bers are engaged in training or any activity on a Ci-
vilian Climate Corps project. Subject to paragraphs 
(2), (3), and (4) and the duty to bargain under sec-
tion 199W(d), the Director shall establish the 
amount of the allowance, except that in no event 
shall such allowance be less than the equivalent of 
$17 per hour. 
‘‘(2) INCREASE.—The amount of the allowance 
described in paragraph (1) shall increase yearly by 
the annual percentage increase, if any, in the me-
dian hourly wage of all employees, as determined by 
the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 
‘‘(3) WORK AS LABORER OR MECHANIC.—Not-
withstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), in the case of 
a member who is engaged in construction, alteration, 
or repair work as a laborer or mechanic under a Ci-
vilian Climate Corps project, the Director shall also 
establish the amount of the allowance of such mem-
ber at the greater of— 
‘‘(A) the amount that would otherwise 
apply under paragraphs (1) and (2); or 
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‘‘(B) any amount not less than the equiva-
lent of the prevailing wage rate in the locality 
in which the member is engaged in such 
project, as determined by the Secretary of 
Labor, in accordance with subchapter IV of 
chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code. 
‘‘(4) WORK AS A MEMBER FURNISHING SERV-
ICES.— 
‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
paragraphs (1) and (2), a member of the Civil-
ian Climate Corps who is not subject to para-
graph (3) and who is engaged in furnishing 
services through a project of the Civilian Cli-
mate Corps, including such a member who is a 
routine operations worker or routine mainte-
nance worker, shall (subject to subparagraph 
(B)) be paid an allowance and receive fringe 
benefits that are not less than the equivalent of 
the minimum wage and fringe benefits estab-
lished in accordance with chapter 67 of title 41, 
United States Code (commonly known as the 
‘Service Contract Act’). 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—In the case the al-
lowance required under subparagraph (A) is 
less than the amount that would otherwise 
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apply under paragraphs (1) and (2), the allow-
ance of a member described in subparagraph 
(A) shall be not less than the amount that 
would otherwise apply under such paragraphs. 
‘‘(C) AUTHORITY.—With respect to this 
paragraph, the Secretary of Labor shall have 
the authority and functions set forth in chapter 
67 of title 41, United States Code. 
‘‘(c) OTHER AUTHORIZED BENEFITS.—While active 
as members of the Civilian Climate Corps, members shall 
be provided the following benefits when necessary to com-
plete Corps activity, as the Director determines appro-
priate: 
‘‘(1) Allowances for travel expenses, personal 
expenses, and other expenses. 
‘‘(2) Quarters. 
‘‘(3) Subsistence. 
‘‘(4) Transportation. 
‘‘(5) Equipment 
‘‘(6) Uniforms. 
‘‘(7) Supplies. 
‘‘(8) Other services determined by the Director 
to be consistent with the purposes of the Program. 
‘‘(d) HEALTH CARE.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the Civil-
ian Climate Corps shall be entitled to the health care 
benefit described in paragraph (2) for the duration 
of the participant’s terms of service, as long as the 
member does not receive an equivalent benefit from 
a different source. 
‘‘(2) HEALTH CARE BENEFIT.—The health care 
benefit described in this subsection is an amount 
equal to the annual premium for a gold level health 
plan for the member and any of the member’s de-
pendents purchased on the American Health Benefit 
Exchange in the member’s State of residence, pro-
vided the member purchases a plan on the American 
Health Benefit Exchange. 
‘‘(e) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—Each member of the 
Civilian Climate Corps shall be provided with child care 
services, counseling services, and other supportive services 
when needed, as the Director determines appropriate. 
‘‘(f) EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon completion of a term 
of service with the Civilian Climate Corps, a member 
shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to not 
more than $25,000 for each term of service, which 
the member shall apply to— 
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‘‘(A) tuition and related expenses at an in-
stitution of higher education, as defined in sec-
tion 101 and 102(a)(1)(B) of the Higher Edu-
cation 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1001; 
1002(a)(1)(B)); or 
‘‘(B) the repayment of a qualified student 
loan as defined in section 148(b)(7). 
‘‘(2) 
NO
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
SUBTITLE
D 
AWARD.—A Civilian Climate Corps member shall not 
be eligible for the national service educational award 
described in subtitle D. 
‘‘SEC. 199T. SERVICE PROJECTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The service projects carried out 
by the national climate service program and recipients of 
grants from the national climate service grant program 
shall help communities respond to climate change and 
transition to a clean economy, through one or more of the 
following activities: 
‘‘(1) Reducing carbon emissions, which may in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) weatherizing and retrofitting residen-
tial and non-residential buildings for energy ef-
ficiency and electrification and participating in 
the construction of new net-zero buildings; 
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‘‘(B) maintenance and operation of energy- 
efficient and net-zero buildings and properties; 
‘‘(C) building energy-efficient affordable 
housing units; 
‘‘(D) conducting energy audits; 
‘‘(E) recommending ways for households to 
improve energy efficiency; 
‘‘(F) installing and upgrading public tran-
sit and electric vehicle infrastructure; and 
‘‘(G) installing clean energy infrastructure 
in homes and small businesses, on farms, and 
in communities. 
‘‘(2) Enabling a coordinated transition to re-
newable energy, which may include— 
‘‘(A) advising on climate and energy policy; 
‘‘(B) providing clean energy-related serv-
ices; and 
‘‘(C) expanding broadband access and 
adoption. 
‘‘(3) Building healthier and pollution-free com-
munities, which may include— 
‘‘(A) working with schools and youth pro-
grams to educate students and youth about 
ways to reduce home energy use and improve 
the environment; 
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‘‘(B) assisting in the development of local 
recycling and composting programs; 
‘‘(C) renewing and rehabilitating public 
and tribal lands and trails owned or maintained 
by the Federal Government, an Indian tribe, a 
State, a municipal or local government, or any 
formal partners of those entities; 
‘‘(D) improving air quality or other pollu-
tion monitoring networks; 
‘‘(E) remediation of the effects of toxins 
and other hazardous pollution, including lead 
exposure in drinking water and the home; 
‘‘(F) building and maintaining green 
stormwater management infrastructure; 
‘‘(G) creating and expanding local and re-
gional food systems; and 
‘‘(H) developing farm to institution dis-
tribution models to make schools, hospitals, and 
other institutions healthier and more food resil-
ient. 
‘‘(4) Mitigating the effects of disasters and 
other trends related to climate change, which may 
include— 
‘‘(A) performing community resilience as-
sessments; 
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‘‘(B) collecting and analyzing data related 
to climate change and disasters; 
‘‘(C) advising and planning for community 
resilience and adaptation; 
‘‘(D) building and maintaining resilient in-
frastructure; 
‘‘(E) conducting prescribed burns or en-
gaging in reforestation activity; 
‘‘(F) supporting the activities of local 
emergency management agencies and programs; 
and 
‘‘(G) advising and supporting farmers and 
ranchers in the implementation of management 
practices that account for climate change. 
‘‘(5) Preparing communities for disaster, which 
may include— 
‘‘(A) organizing community-based resil-
iency coalitions and working groups; 
‘‘(B) providing disaster preparedness or 
community emergency response team training 
to community-based organizations and resi-
dents, including for animals in disasters; 
‘‘(C) 
providing 
education 
on 
climate 
change, disaster, and resilience at community- 
based organizations and schools; and 
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‘‘(D) developing community climate resil-
ience hub infrastructure. 
‘‘(6) Recovering from disasters, which may in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) clearing debris; 
‘‘(B) repairing and rebuilding homes and 
buildings; 
‘‘(C) replanting locally adapted native trees 
and plants; 
‘‘(D) restoring habitat; 
‘‘(E) stabilizing shorelines and hillsides; 
and 
‘‘(F) remediating and reclaiming dev-
astated land left by extractive industries. 
‘‘(7) Developing and implementing conservation 
projects with climate benefits that are proven using 
the best available science, which may include— 
‘‘(A) conserving, protecting, and restoring 
habitat, especially habitat to threatened, endan-
gered, and at-risk species; 
‘‘(B) stabilizing shorelines or riparian 
areas using green infrastructure such as native 
wetlands; 
‘‘(C) removing invasive species and plant-
ing locally adapted native species; 
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‘‘(D) collecting, storing, and propagating 
native seeds and plant materials; 
‘‘(E) removing hazardous fuels within one- 
quarter mile of dwellings and homes or one- 
quarter mile around delineated communities; 
‘‘(F) planting and maintaining urban, trib-
al, and rural forests, trees, native grasslands, 
and natural areas; 
‘‘(G) developing urban farms and gardens; 
‘‘(H) reforestation of native forest eco-
systems, afforestation, and other projects to 
achieve demonstrable carbon sinks; 
‘‘(I) reclaiming unneeded roads and tracks 
and restoring affected lands to natural condi-
tions; 
‘‘(J) restoring and managing wildlife cor-
ridors and habitat connectivity for native spe-
cies, including building wildlife crossings and 
removing barriers to wildlife movement; and 
‘‘(K) assisting farmers and ranchers in a 
transition to more regenerative farming and 
ranching systems. 
‘‘(8) Additional projects to reduce greenhouse 
gas emissions to keep temperatures below 1.5 de-
grees Celsius above pre-industrialized levels, tackle 
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pollution to promote environmental justice, and build 
community prosperity and resilience in the face of 
the climate crisis and economic transitions, as deter-
mined by the Director and in consultation with the 
advisory board. 
‘‘(b) PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT TO REAL PROP-
ERTY PERMITTED.—The service projects carried out by 
the national climate service program and recipients of 
grants from the national climate service grant program 
are permitted to expend funds under this subtitle that 
make permanent improvement to real property not owned 
by the United States Government, as long as labor for that 
improvement is undertaken by Civilian Climate Corps 
members. 
‘‘SEC. 199U. TRAINING. 
‘‘(a) COMMON CURRICULUM.—Each member of the 
Civilian Climate Corps shall be provided with between two 
and six weeks of training that includes a comprehensive 
service-leaning curriculum designed to promote team 
building, leadership, citizenship, and environmental stew-
ardship. The Director shall consult with the advisory 
board to ensure that, to the extent practicable, training 
is consistent for each member of the Civilian Climate 
Corps. 
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‘‘(b) ADVANCED SERVICE TRAINING.—Members of 
the Civilian Climate Corps shall receive advanced training 
in basic, project-specific skills that the members will use 
in performing their community service projects. 
‘‘(c) TRAINING PART
OF SERVICE.—Time under-
taken in training shall be considered part of the service 
performed by members of the Civilian Climate Corps, and 
the living allowance authorized in section 199S(b) shall 
incorporate training hours into wage calculations. 
‘‘(d) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the Civil-
ian Climate Corps shall be provided with at least 4 
weeks of training to improve job prospects in the 
clean economy workforce. 
‘‘(2) FOCUS.—Training may be separate or 
alongside Corps activities, and may include a focus 
on energy conservation, environmental stewardship 
or conservation, infrastructure improvement, sus-
tainable urban and rural development, climate resil-
iency needs, or other appropriate topics. Training 
should include opportunities to earn professional cer-
tificates, wherever practicable. Training may also in-
clude professional development, such as resume and 
cover letter writing, networking, and personal finan-
cial management. 
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‘‘(3) FOLLOW UP SERVICES AND DATA COLLEC-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) SERVICES.—Following the termi-
nation of service, members of the Civilian Cli-
mate Corps who do not enroll as full-time stu-
dents shall receive between 9 and 12 months of 
follow-up services to encourage career progres-
sion, in a manner determined by the Director. 
‘‘(B) DATA
COLLECTION.—The Director 
shall collect information about the career pro-
gression of former members of the Civilian Cli-
mate Corps. 
‘‘(4) CONSULTATION.—The Director shall con-
sult with the advisory board to ensure that appro-
priate steps are taken to make training specific to 
local workforce and labor market needs, including 
coordination and partnerships with other entities in-
cluding local labor groups and career and technical 
education schools, and that academic credit may be 
received where possible. 
‘‘(5) PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PIPELINE.—The Di-
rector shall consult with the advisory board to en-
sure that entities receiving funds under this subtitle 
prioritize the formation of relationships with local 
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apprenticeship programs and the creation of pre-ap-
prenticeship pipelines. 
‘‘(e) COORDINATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES.—The 
Civilian Climate Corps may provide, either directly or 
through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, the 
advanced service training referred to in subsection (b) and 
the career and technical education training referred to in 
subsection (d) in coordination with career and technical 
education schools, community colleges, labor groups, other 
employment and training providers, existing service pro-
grams, Job Corps, other qualified individuals, or organiza-
tions with expertise in training individuals, including dis-
advantaged individuals, in the skills described in such sub-
section. 
‘‘SEC. 199V. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
‘‘(a) SUPERVISION.—The Chief Executive Officer 
shall monitor and supervise the Civilian Climate Corps au-
thorized to be established under section 199P. In carrying 
out this section, the Chief Executive Officer shall— 
‘‘(1) approve such guidelines, including those 
recommended by the advisory board, for design, se-
lection of members, operation of the national climate 
service program, and distribution of grants to Civil-
ian Climate Corps Partners; 
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‘‘(2) evaluate the progress of the Civilian Cli-
mate Corps, including programs carried out by the 
Partner Corps entities, in accomplishing the purpose 
set forth in section 199O; and 
‘‘(3) carry out any other activities determined 
appropriate by the advisory board. 
‘‘(b) MONITORING AND COORDINATION.—The Chief 
Executive Officer shall— 
‘‘(1) monitor the overall operation of the Civil-
ian Climate Corps; 
‘‘(2) coordinate the activities of the Corps with 
other service and grant programs administered by 
the Corporation; and 
‘‘(3) carry out any other activities determined 
appropriate by the advisory board. 
‘‘(c) STAFF.— 
‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(A) APPOINTMENT.—Upon establishment 
of the Program, the Chief Executive Officer 
shall appoint a Director. 
‘‘(B) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 
‘‘(i) design, develop, and administer 
the Civilian Climate Corps; 
‘‘(ii) be responsible for managing daily 
operations of the national climate service 
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program and national climate service grant 
program; and 
‘‘(iii) report to the Chief Executive 
Officer. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY STAFF.—The Di-
rector may employ such staff as is necessary to 
carry out this subtitle using funds available for this 
subtitle or generally available to the Corporation for 
the employment of staff. The Director shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable, utilize in staff positions 
personnel who are detailed from departments and 
agencies of the Federal Government and, to the ex-
tent the Director considers appropriate, shall request 
and accept detail of personnel from such depart-
ments and agencies in order to do so. 
‘‘(d) LABOR RELATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) EMPLOYER
AND
EMPLOYEE
STA-
TUS.—The Civilian Climate Corps shall be the 
employer of its members, and such members 
shall be the employees of the Civilian Climate 
Corps, for purposes under this subsection of or-
ganizing a labor organization, collective bar-
gaining, and other employee-management rela-
tions. 
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‘‘(B) DIRECTOR
RESPONSIBILITIES.—To 
the extent practicable, the Director shall en-
sure, in consultation with the advisory board, 
that all members of the Civilian Climate Corps 
are provided the opportunity to join a labor or-
ganization, as applicable, during the term of 
their service. Such a labor organization shall, to 
the greatest extent practicable, be local and rel-
evant to the service provided by such members. 
‘‘(C) EMPLOYEE-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS 
PROVISIONS.—With respect to employee-man-
agement relations of the Civilian Climate Corps 
and its members, the following shall apply: 
‘‘(i) Employee-management relations 
shall, to the extent not inconsistent with 
the provisions in this subtitle, be subject to 
the provisions that apply to the employee- 
management relations of the United States 
Postal Service and its employees under 
part II of title 39, United States Code. 
‘‘(ii) The Civilian Climate Corps shall 
remain neutral in any labor organization 
organizing effort. 
‘‘(iii) The Civilian Climate Corps shall 
recognize for collective bargaining pur-
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poses, and shall collectively bargain with, 
any labor organization that has a written 
majority authorization of a unit encom-
passing all members of the Civilian Cli-
mate Corps or any other unit determined 
appropriate by the National Labor Rela-
tions Board. 
‘‘(iv) Members of the Civilian Climate 
Corps shall have the right to strike, and 
the Civilian Climate Corps shall not dis-
charge, discipline, or permanently replace 
members for striking. 
‘‘(2) COMMENCEMENT
OF
COLLECTIVE
BAR-
GAINING.—Not later than 10 days after receiving a 
written request for collective bargaining from a labor 
organization that has been newly recognized or cer-
tified as a representative under section 9(a) of the 
National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(a)) of 
members of the Civilian Climate Corps, or within 
such further period as the parties agree upon, the 
parties shall meet and commence to bargain collec-
tively and shall make every reasonable effort to con-
clude and sign a collective bargaining agreement. 
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‘‘(3) MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION FOR FAIL-
URE TO REACH A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREE-
MENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—If the parties have 
failed to reach an agreement before the date 
that is 90 days after the date on which bar-
gaining is commenced under paragraph (2), or 
any later date agreed upon by both parties, ei-
ther party may notify the Director of the Fed-
eral Mediation and Conciliation Service of the 
existence of a dispute and request mediation. 
‘‘(B) FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIA-
TION SERVICE.—Whenever a request is received 
under subparagraph (A), the Director of the 
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 
shall promptly communicate with the parties 
and use best efforts, by mediation and concilia-
tion, to bring them to agreement. 
‘‘(4) TRIPARTITE ARBITRATION PANEL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Director of the 
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is 
not able to bring the parties to agreement by 
mediation or conciliation before the date that is 
30 days after the date on which such mediation 
or conciliation is commenced, or any later date 
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agreed upon by both parties, the Director of the 
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 
shall refer the dispute to a tripartite arbitration 
panel established in accordance with such regu-
lations as may be prescribed by the Director of 
the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, 
with one member selected by the labor organi-
zation, one member selected by the Civilian Cli-
mate Corps, and one neutral member mutually 
agreed to by the parties. 
‘‘(B) DISPUTE SETTLEMENT.—A majority 
of the tripartite arbitration panel shall render a 
decision settling the dispute and such decision 
shall be binding upon the parties for a period 
of 2 years, unless amended during such period 
by written consent of the parties. Such decision 
shall be based on— 
‘‘(i) the financial status and prospects 
of the Civilian Climate Corps; 
‘‘(ii) the size and type of the oper-
ations and business of the Civilian Climate 
Corps; 
‘‘(iii) the cost of living of members of 
the Civilian Climate Corps; 
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‘‘(iv) the ability of members of the Ci-
vilian Climate Corps to sustain themselves, 
their families, and their dependents on the 
wages and benefits they earn from the Ci-
vilian Climate Corps; and 
‘‘(v) the wages and benefits that 7 
other employers engaged in similar activi-
ties as the Civilian Climate Corps provide 
their employees. 
‘‘(5) PROHIBITION
ON
SUBCONTRACTING
FOR 
CERTAIN PURPOSES.—The Civilian Climate Corps, 
and any recipient of funding under section 199R, 
may not engage in subcontracting for the purpose of 
circumventing the terms of a collective bargaining 
agreement with respect to wages, benefits, or work-
ing conditions. 
‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) 
PARTIES.—The 
term 
‘parties’ 
means— 
‘‘(i) a labor organization that is newly 
recognized or certified as a representative 
under section 9(a) of the National Labor 
Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(a)) of mem-
bers of the Civilian Climate Corps; and 
‘‘(ii) the Civilian Climate Corps. 
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‘‘(B) WRITTEN
MAJORITY
AUTHORIZA-
TION.—The term ‘written majority authoriza-
tion’ means writings signed and dated by a ma-
jority of members of the Civilian Climate Corps 
in a unit described in paragraph (1)(C)(iii) in 
the form of authorization cards, petitions, or 
other suitable written evidence to designate a 
labor organization as the representative of such 
members for the purpose of collective bar-
gaining. 
‘‘SEC. 199W. STATUS OF CORPS MEMBERS AND CORPS PER-
SONNEL UNDER FEDERAL LAW. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this section, members of the Civilian Climate Corps shall 
not, by reason of their status as such members, be consid-
ered Federal employees or be subject to the provisions of 
law relating to Federal employment. 
‘‘(b) WORK-RELATED INJURIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subchapter 
I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, relat-
ing to the compensation of Federal employees for 
work injuries, participants in active service in the 
national climate service program under section 199Q 
shall be considered as employees of the United 
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States within the meaning of the term ‘employee’, as 
defined in section 8101 of such title. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE.—In the application of the 
provisions of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, 
United States Code, to a person referred to in para-
graph (1), the person shall not be considered to be 
in the performance of duty while absent from the 
person’s assigned post of duty unless the absence is 
authorized in accordance with procedures prescribed 
by the Director. 
‘‘(c) TORT CLAIMS PROCEDURE.—A participant in 
active service in the national climate service program 
under section 199Q shall be considered an employee of the 
United States for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, 
United States Code, relating to tort claims liability and 
procedure. 
‘‘(d) LABOR RELATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) EMPLOYER
AND
EMPLOYEE
STA-
TUS.—The Civilian Climate Corps shall be the 
employer of its members, and such members 
shall be the employees of the Civilian Climate 
Corps, for purposes under this subsection of or-
ganizing a labor organization, collective bar-
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gaining, and other employee-management rela-
tions. 
‘‘(B) DIRECTOR
RESPONSIBILITIES.—To 
the extent practicable, the Director shall en-
sure, in consultation with the advisory board, 
that all members of the Civilian Climate Corps 
are provided the opportunity to join a labor or-
ganization, as applicable, during the term of 
their service. Such a labor organization shall, to 
the greatest extent practicable, be local and rel-
evant to the service provided by such members. 
‘‘(C) EMPLOYEE-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS 
PROVISIONS.—With respect to employee-man-
agement relations of the Civilian Climate Corps 
and its members, the following shall apply: 
‘‘(i) Employee-management relations 
shall, to the extent not inconsistent with 
the provisions in this subtitle, be subject to 
the provisions that apply to the employee- 
management relations of the United States 
Postal Service and its employees under 
part II of title 39, United States Code. 
‘‘(ii) The Civilian Climate Corps shall 
remain neutral in any labor organization 
organizing effort. 
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‘‘(iii) The Civilian Climate Corps shall 
recognize for collective bargaining pur-
poses, and shall collectively bargain with, 
any labor organization that has a written 
majority authorization of a unit encom-
passing all members of the Civilian Cli-
mate Corps or any other unit determined 
appropriate by the National Labor Rela-
tions Board. 
‘‘(iv) Members of the Civilian Climate 
Corps shall have the right to strike, and 
the Civilian Climate Corps shall not dis-
charge, discipline, or permanently replace 
members for striking. 
‘‘(2) COMMENCEMENT
OF
COLLECTIVE
BAR-
GAINING.—Not later than 10 days after receiving a 
written request for collective bargaining from a labor 
organization that has been newly recognized or cer-
tified as a representative under section 9(a) of the 
National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(a)) of 
members of the Civilian Climate Corps, or within 
such further period as the parties agree upon, the 
parties shall meet and commence to bargain collec-
tively and shall make every reasonable effort to con-
clude and sign a collective bargaining agreement. 
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‘‘(3) MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION FOR FAIL-
URE TO REACH A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREE-
MENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—If the parties have 
failed to reach an agreement before the date 
that is 90 days after the date on which bar-
gaining is commenced under paragraph (2), or 
any later date agreed upon by both parties, ei-
ther party may notify the Director of the Fed-
eral Mediation and Conciliation Service of the 
existence of a dispute and request mediation. 
‘‘(B) FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIA-
TION SERVICE.—Whenever a request is received 
under subparagraph (A), the Director of the 
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 
shall promptly communicate with the parties 
and use best efforts, by mediation and concilia-
tion, to bring them to agreement. 
‘‘(4) TRIPARTITE ARBITRATION PANEL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Director of the 
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is 
not able to bring the parties to agreement by 
mediation or conciliation before the date that is 
30 days after the date on which such mediation 
or conciliation is commenced, or any later date 
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‘‘(iv) the ability of members of the Ci-
vilian Climate Corps to sustain themselves, 
their families, and their dependents on the 
wages and benefits they earn from the Ci-
vilian Climate Corps; and 
‘‘(v) the wages and benefits that 7 
other employers engaged in similar activi-
ties as the Civilian Climate Corps provide 
their employees. 
‘‘(5) PROHIBITION
ON
SUBCONTRACTING
FOR 
CERTAIN PURPOSES.—The Civilian Climate Corps, 
and any recipient of funding under section 199R, 
may not engage in subcontracting for the purpose of 
circumventing the terms of a collective bargaining 
agreement with respect to wages, benefits, or work-
ing conditions. 
‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) 
PARTIES.—The 
term 
‘parties’ 
means— 
‘‘(i) a labor organization that is newly 
recognized or certified as a representative 
under section 9(a) of the National Labor 
Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(a)) of mem-
bers of the Civilian Climate Corps; and 
‘‘(ii) the Civilian Climate Corps. 
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‘‘(B) WRITTEN
MAJORITY
AUTHORIZA-
TION.—The term ‘written majority authoriza-
tion’ means writings signed and dated by a ma-
jority of members of the Civilian Climate Corps 
in a unit described in paragraph (1)(C)(iii) in 
the form of authorization cards, petitions, or 
other suitable written evidence to designate a 
labor organization as the representative of such 
members for the purpose of collective bar-
gaining. 
‘‘SEC. 199X. ADVISORY BOARD. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—There shall 
be established a Civilian Climate Corps Advisory Board 
to advise the Director concerning the administration of 
this subtitle and to assist the Corps in achieving the goals 
of section 199O. The advisory board members shall help 
coordinate activities with the national climate service pro-
gram and national climate service grant program as ap-
propriate, including training coordination and capacity 
building for grant applications. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The advisory board shall be 
composed of the following members: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of Labor. 
‘‘(2) Representatives from at least 2 labor orga-
nizations. 
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‘‘(3) The Secretary of Energy. 
‘‘(4) The Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency. 
‘‘(5) At least two individuals appointed by the 
Director from among persons representative of com-
munity organizations in under-resourced commu-
nities of need. 
‘‘(6) At least one representative from a Indian 
tribe or indigenous community. 
‘‘(7) At least two individuals appointed by the 
Director from among persons representative of lead-
ership in organizations representing communities of 
color. 
‘‘(8) The Secretary of Transportation. 
‘‘(9) The Chief of the Forest Service. 
‘‘(10) The Secretary of the Interior. 
‘‘(11) The Director of the Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs. 
‘‘(12) The Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(13) The Secretary of Education. 
‘‘(14) The Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(15) The Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment. 
‘‘(16) The Chief of the National Guard Bureau. 
‘‘(17) The Secretary of Commerce. 
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‘‘(18) The Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency. 
‘‘(19) The Administrator of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration. 
‘‘(20) The Chairman of the National Endow-
ment for the Arts. 
‘‘(21) Individuals appointed by the Director 
from among persons who are broadly representative 
of educational institutions, voluntary organizations, 
public and private organizations, youth, scientific ex-
perts, and environmental justice organizations. 
‘‘(22) The Chief Executive Officer. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(1) OVERSEE
EFFECTIVE
PROGRAM
IMPLE-
MENTATION.—The advisory board shall oversee ef-
fective implementation of the Civilian Climate Corps 
in accordance with the Climate Corps roadmap 
under section 199Y, which shall include— 
‘‘(A) collecting data and reporting on 
Corps activity based on the benchmarks for suc-
cess determined in section 199Y(b)(4); 
‘‘(B) ensuring that resources are distrib-
uted to advance the program’s principles of eq-
uity and environmental justice; 
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‘‘(C) expanding on and providing resources 
for grantee training, expertise development, and 
grant application capacity building in under- 
resourced communities of need; 
‘‘(D) liaising with Federal agencies to co-
ordinate grants to fulfill needs for Civilian Cli-
mate Corps labor; and 
‘‘(E) ensuring unity of message and pur-
pose across the Civilian Climate Corps, includ-
ing with Civilian Climate Corps Partners. 
‘‘(2) ORGANIZE GREEN CAREERS OPPORTUNI-
TIES.—The advisory board shall assist the Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer in organizing and making available 
career development resources for the career and 
technical education component of the Civilian Cli-
mate Corps, in partnership and cooperation with ap-
propriate Federal agencies, educational institutions, 
and labor organizations, which shall— 
‘‘(A) support the development of appren-
ticeship and pre-apprenticeship corps programs 
as a priority of the Civilian Climate Corps; 
‘‘(B) coordinate and organize career train-
ing and financial support opportunities for 
members of the Civilian Climate Corps to enter 
into green career pathways; 
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‘‘(C) help expand apprenticeship programs 
and find pathways into union jobs for Corps 
participants; 
‘‘(D) mobilize and provide access to sup-
port and retraining for workers displaced by the 
fossil fuel industry who participate in Corps 
programs; and 
‘‘(E) create an easy-to-use website and 
other tools for the use of Civilian Climate Corps 
in career and technical education and planning. 
‘‘SEC. 199Y. PLAN FOR CIVILIAN CLIMATE CORPS. 
‘‘(a) 
ROADMAP
FOR
THE
CIVILIAN
CLIMATE 
CORPS.—The Chief Executive Officer shall, with guidance 
from the advisory board, establish a roadmap for the Civil-
ian Climate Corps program (referred to in this section as 
the ‘Climate Corps roadmap’). 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The Climate Corps road-
map shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) A plan to— 
‘‘(A) establish the number of positions in 
the national climate service program of the Ci-
vilian Climate Corps as— 
‘‘(i) 50,000 for the fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(ii) 100,000 for the fiscal year 2025; 
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‘‘(iii) 175,000 for the fiscal year 
2026; 
‘‘(iv) 275,000 for the fiscal year 2027; 
and 
‘‘(v) 400,000 for the fiscal year 2028; 
‘‘(B) establish the number of positions in 
the national climate service grant program of 
the Civilian Climate Corps as— 
‘‘(i) 25,000 for the fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(ii) 50,000 for the fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(iii) 85,000 for the fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(iv) 140,000 for the fiscal year 2027; 
and 
‘‘(v) 200,000 for the fiscal year 2028; 
and 
‘‘(C) maintain the requirements for serving 
under-resourced communities of need in accord-
ance with this subtitle. 
‘‘(2) The identification of Federal programs 
and agencies that can engage the labor of the Civil-
ian Climate Corps and facilitate partnerships and 
funding relationships. 
‘‘(3) Principles of equity and environmental jus-
tice to guide the work of the Civilian Climate Corps. 
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‘‘(4) Benchmarks for the success of the Civilian 
Climate Corps. 
‘‘(5) Identification of under-resourced commu-
nities of need, defined as regions and communities 
most in need of Civilian Climate Corps labor and 
workforce development. 
‘‘(6) Identification and cataloging of funding 
streams for Partners Corps entities. 
‘‘(7) Identifying and cataloging of resources for 
grantee training, expertise development, and grant 
application capacity building for under-resourced 
communities of need. 
‘‘(8) Cataloging work already being done to-
wards climate resiliency and clean economy transi-
tions to ensure Civilian Climate Corps efforts are 
additive and not duplicative. 
‘‘(9) A plan to increase the participation of op-
portunity youth in the Civilian Climate Corps (de-
fined 
as 
‘out-of-school 
youth’ 
under 
section 
129(a)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)(B)), including 
through coordination with Job Corps. 
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Subject to the availability 
of appropriations and quality service opportunities, the 
Corporation shall implement the Climate Corps roadmap, 
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including establishing the positions described in subsection 
(b)(1).’’. 
SEC. 4. PRIORITIZING AND SUPPORTING CLIMATE RE-
SPONSE. 
(a) PRIORITIES.— 
(1) AMERICORPS STATE AND NATIONAL.—Sec-
tion 122(f) of the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12572(f)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by adding at 
the end the following: ‘‘The Corporation 
shall include, in the national service prior-
ities, the priorities described in paragraph 
(5).’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding at 
the end the following: ‘‘Each State shall 
include, in the State priorities, the prior-
ities described in paragraph (5).’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) CLIMATE PROJECTS.—The priorities estab-
lished under paragraph (1) for national service pro-
grams shall provide that the Corporation and the 
States, as appropriate, shall give priority to entities 
submitting applications that propose activities di-
rectly related to the response to the climate crisis 
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and transition to a clean economy, as described in 
section 199T.’’. 
(2) AMERICORPS NCCC.—Section 157(b)(1) of 
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12617(b)(1)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(C) PRIORITY
PROJECTS.—For fiscal 
years 2024 through 2033, the Corporation shall 
give priority to entities submitting applications 
for projects under this subtitle in the same 
manner as the Corporation gives priority to en-
tities submitting applications for national serv-
ice programs under section 122(f)(5).’’. 
(3) AMERICORPS
VISTA.—Section 109 of the 
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
4960) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘For fiscal years 2024 through 2033, the 
Corporation shall give priority to entities submitting 
applications for projects or programs under this part 
in the same manner as the Corporation gives pri-
ority to entities submitting applications for national 
service programs under section 122(f)(5) of the Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990.’’. 
(b) ALLOWANCES.— 
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(1) DOMESTIC
VOLUNTEER
SERVICE
ACT
OF 
1973.—Section 105(b)(2) of the Domestic Volunteer 
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955(b)(2)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) The Director shall set the subsistence allowance 
for volunteers under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year 
so that— 
‘‘(A) the minimum allowance is not less than an 
amount equal to the equivalent of $17 per hour over 
the course of service; and 
‘‘(B) the average subsistence allowance, exclud-
ing allowances for Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, 
and Alaska, is not less than 10 percent greater than 
the amount described in subparagraph (A).’’; and 
(2) NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT 
OF 1990.—Section 158(b) of the National and Com-
munity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12618(b)) is 
amended, in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘any 
amount not in excess of the amount equal to 100 
percent of the poverty line that is applicable to a 
family of two (as defined by the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget and revised annually in accordance 
with section 673(2) of the Community Services 
Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))’’ and inserting 
‘‘any amount not less than the equivalent of $17 per 
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hour over the course of service and not in excess of 
the equivalent of $34 per hour over the course of 
service.’’. 
(3) 
NATIONAL
SERVICE
EDUCATIONAL 
AWARDS.—Section 147(a) of the National and Com-
munity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12603(a)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘twice’’ before ‘‘the maximum 
amount of a Federal Pell Grant’’. 
(c) MATCHING FUNDS.—Section 121(e)(1) of the Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12571(e)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘75 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘100 percent’’. 
(d) LIMITATION.—A stipend or allowance under sec-
tion 105 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 
(42 U.S.C. 4955) or an allowance under section 140 of 
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12594) shall not be increased, unless the funds ap-
propriated for carrying out part A of title I of the Domes-
tic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) 
or subtitle C of the National and Community Service Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.), respectively, are suffi-
cient to increase for the fiscal year involved the number 
of participants to serve under that part A or that subtitle 
C, respectively, so that such number is greater than the 
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number of such participants so serving during the pre-
ceding fiscal year. 
SEC. 5. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) FUNDING FOR THE CIVILIAN CLIMATE CORPS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out subtitle K of title I of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990, as 
added by section 3 of this Act, (excluding the bene-
fits 
described 
in 
paragraphs 
(2) 
and 
(3)), 
$70,000,000,000 for fiscal years 2024 through 
2028. 
(2) FUNDING FOR EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated for the edu-
cational benefits described in section 199S of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990, as 
added by section 3, $37,500,000,000 for fiscal years 
2024 through 2028. 
(3) FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE BENEFITS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated for the 
health care benefits described in section 199S of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990, as 
added by section 3, such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal years 2024 through 2028. 
(b) AMERICORPS
STATE
AND
NATIONAL; EDU-
CATIONAL AWARDS.—Section 501(a)(2) of the National 
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