careers in the public or nonprofit sector by par-
ticipants. 
‘‘(2) PARTICIPANTS.—The recipient of a grant 
under subsection (b) shall develop criteria for the se-
lection of participants, who shall— 
‘‘(A) be individuals age 50 or older; 
‘‘(B) intend to engage in work that meets 
unmet human, educational, environmental, or 
public safety needs upon completion of their fel-
lowships; 
‘‘(C) demonstrate professional qualifica-
tions or experience; and 
‘‘(D) agree to participate in the Encore 
Fellowship Program involved on a full-time 
basis for not less than 9 months and not more 
than 1 year. 
‘‘(g) PROVISION OF LIVING ALLOWANCE AND RE-
LATED MATTERS.— 
‘‘(1) LIVING ALLOWANCE.—An entity that re-
ceives a grant (or, as applicable, a subgrant) under 
this section for an Encore Fellowship Program shall 
provide to each Encore Fellow in the program a liv-
ing allowance for a fiscal year in an amount equal 
to 200 percent of the average subsistence allowance 
provided to VISTA volunteers under section 105 of 
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the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
U.S.C. 4955) for that fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) PERMISSIBLE SALARY AND BENEFITS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An Encore Fellow 
may receive a salary in excess of the maximum 
living allowance authorized in paragraph (1), 
and employment benefits, subject to subpara-
graph (B). 
‘‘(B) PROVISION BY SPONSORING ORGANI-
ZATION.—The sponsoring organization shall 
pay 100 percent of the amount of the salary 
that exceeds the amount of the maximum living 
allowance, and 100 percent of the cost of the 
benefits. 
‘‘(3) INELIGIBILITY
FOR
NATIONAL
SERVICE 
EDUCATIONAL AWARD.—An Encore Fellow shall be 
ineligible for a national service education award 
under subtitle D. 
‘‘(h) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENTS.—The Fed-
eral share of the cost of carrying out an Encore Fellowship 
Program that receives assistance under this section, 
whether the assistance is provided directly or as a 
subgrant from the original recipient of the assistance, may 
not exceed 70 percent of such cost. The provisions of sec-
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tion 121(e)(2) shall apply to the program, for purpose of 
providing for the remaining share of the cost. 
‘‘(i) LIMIT ON ADMINISTRATIVE COST.—Not more 
than 6 percent of the amount of assistance provided to 
the recipient of a grant (or subgrant) under this section 
for a fiscal year may be used to pay for administrative 
costs incurred by— 
‘‘(1) the recipient of the grant (or subgrant); 
and 
‘‘(2) sponsoring organizations for Encore Fel-
lowship Programs carried out or supported by the 
assistance. 
‘‘(j) EVALUATION.—The Corporation shall evaluate 
the programs carried out under this section, and include 
the results of the evaluations in the Corporation’s annual 
report to Congress under section 172(b).’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
501(a)(2) of the National and Community Service Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(other than section 198E)’’ 
after ‘‘H of title I’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) ENCORE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out section 198E, $20,000,000 for fiscal 
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year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary 
for each succeeding fiscal year.’’. 
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 is 
amended in the items relating to subtitle H of title I, by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Sec. 198E. Encore Fellowship Programs.’’. 
TITLE III—SILVER SCHOLARS 
SEC. 301. SILVER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle H of title I (42 U.S.C. 
12653 et seq.), as amended by section 202 of this Act, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 198F. SILVER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Corporation is author-
ized to award grants to eligible entities, to enable the enti-
ties to provide volunteers participating in service projects 
in accordance with this section with scholarships that may 
be used by the volunteers or by individuals designated by 
the volunteers. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section, an entity shall be a public agen-
cy or private nonprofit organization with experience in ad-
ministering service programs, (including the programs de-
scribed in or administered under title II of the Domestic 
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.)). 
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