I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5442 
To build on America’s spirit of service to nurture, promote, and expand 
a culture of service to secure the Nation’s future, address critical needs 
of the Nation, and strengthen the civic fabric of American society. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 
Mr. PANETTA (for himself and Mr. BACON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and 
in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Agri-
culture, Natural Resources, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government 
Reform, Veterans’ Affairs, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent 
Select), House Administration, the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To build on America’s spirit of service to nurture, promote, 
and expand a culture of service to secure the Nation’s 
future, address critical needs of the Nation, and 
strengthen the civic fabric of American society. 
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 ‘‘Inspired to Serve Act 
of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—PRIORITIZATION OF CIVIC EDUCATION AND SERVICE 
LEARNING 
Sec. 101. Civic education fund. 
Sec. 102. Service-learning fund. 
Sec. 103. National civics assessment. 
Sec. 104. Excellence in civics award. 
Sec. 105. Development of material on civic education and effective citizenship. 
Sec. 106. Sense of Congress regarding the importance of teachers in inspiring 
civic engagement. 
TITLE II—ELEVATION AND INTEGRATION OF ALL FORMS OF 
SERVICE 
Sec. 201. Council on Military, National, and Public Service. 
Sec. 202. Internet-based service platform. 
Sec. 203. Pilot program to coordinate military, national, and public service re-
cruitment. 
Sec. 204. Joint market research and recruiting program to advance military 
and national service. 
Sec. 205. Information sharing to advance military and national service. 
Sec. 206. Transition opportunities for military servicemembers and national 
service participants. 
Sec. 207. Joint report to Congress on initiatives to integrate military and na-
tional service. 
TITLE III—ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY, NATIONAL, AND PUBLIC 
SERVICE 
Sec. 300. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Advancement of Military Service 
Sec. 301. New personnel management structure for military specialists. 
Sec. 302. Pre-service tuition grant program. 
Sec. 303. Pilot program on technical civilian professional credentials. 
Sec. 304. Expansion of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Program. 
Sec. 305. Expansion of Cyber Institutes Program. 
Sec. 306. Temporary authority for targeted recruitment incentives. 
Sec. 307. Multiyear appropriations for marketing and advertising. 
Subtitle B—Advancement of National Service 
Sec. 321. National service fellowships. 
Sec. 322. Expansion of YouthBuild, Youth Conservation Corps, and National 
Guard Youth Challenge programs. 
Sec. 323. National service public awareness campaign. 
Sec. 324. Recognition of corporate contributions to national service. 
Sec. 325. Corporation for national and community service demonstration 
projects. 
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Sec. 326. Peace Corps remote demonstration projects. 
Sec. 327. National service living allowance increases. 
Sec. 328. Senior Corps stipend increases. 
Sec. 329. Wraparound support services for certain national service participants. 
Sec. 330. National service educational award increases. 
Sec. 331. Expanded use of national service educational award. 
Sec. 332. Discounted end-of-service cash stipend for national service members. 
Sec. 333. Exclusion of national service educational award from gross income. 
Sec. 334. Transferability of national service educational award. 
Sec. 335. Noncompetitive eligibility for full-time national service participants. 
Sec. 336. Pension service credit for Federal service corps participants. 
Sec. 337. Senior Corps competitive grant model. 
Subtitle C—Advancement of Public Service: Modernization of Federal 
Personnel Systems 
Sec. 341. Enhanced awareness of the value of Federal public service. 
Sec. 342. Responsibility for determining eligibility for hiring preferences and 
special hiring options. 
Sec. 343. Enhancement of special hiring authorities for military veterans. 
Sec. 344. Noncompetitive eligibility for high-performing civilian employees. 
Sec. 345. Flexibility for temporary and term appointments. 
Sec. 346. Criteria for granting direct-hire authority to agencies. 
Sec. 347. Cafeteria plan for Federal employees. 
Sec. 348. Modern benefits pilot program. 
Sec. 349. Demonstration project flexibility for the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment. 
Sec. 350. Advanced assessment tools for Executive agency hiring. 
Sec. 351. Competency standards for human resources specialists. 
Sec. 352. Evaluation of improvements to the Federal civil service personnel sys-
tem. 
Sec. 353. Proposals for modern talent-management system. 
Sec. 354. Annual report on blended Federal workforce. 
Sec. 355. Sense of Congress on effective and efficient management of the 
blended Federal workforce. 
Subtitle D—Advancement of Public Service: Students, Recent Graduates, and 
Critical Skills 
Sec. 361. Federal Fellowship and Scholarship Center. 
Sec. 362. Public Service Corps. 
Sec. 363. Public service academy grants. 
Sec. 364. Public service cadet program at military service academies. 
Sec. 365. Compensation for Federal interns. 
Sec. 366. Establishment of Pathways Program. 
Sec. 367. Enhanced hiring for recent college graduates and post-secondary stu-
dents. 
Sec. 368. Aggregate number of hires of recent college graduates and post-sec-
ondary students. 
Sec. 369. Demonstration project to hire recent college graduates and post-sec-
ondary students with critical skills. 
Sec. 370. Noncompetitive eligibility for Federal developmental positions. 
Sec. 371. Facilitation of Federal employee reskilling. 
Sec. 372. Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve pilot project. 
Sec. 373. Expansion of cyber talent management system. 
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Sec. 374. Personnel policy demonstration project for Federal agencies with em-
ployees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
fields. 
Sec. 375. Development of proposal for simplified personnel system for Veterans 
Health Administration. 
Sec. 376. Portability of health care licensure for Federal employees. 
TITLE IV—STRENGTHENING OF NATIONAL MOBILIZATION 
Sec. 401. Modernization of the Selective Service System. 
Sec. 402. Report on exemptions and deferments for a possible military draft. 
Sec. 403. Responsibilities for national mobilization; personnel requirements. 
Sec. 404. Critical skills for the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 405. Individual Ready Reserve for Critical Skills. 
TITLE 
I—PRIORITIZATION 
OF 
CIVIC EDUCATION AND SERV-
ICE LEARNING 
SEC. 101. CIVIC EDUCATION FUND. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPLIED
CIVICS.—The term ‘‘applied 
civics’’ means an educational program applying serv-
ice-learning methods to provide students with prac-
tical and experiential opportunities to apply their 
civic knowledge and skills. 
(2) CIVIC EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘civic edu-
cation’’ means an educational program that provides 
participants with knowledge of law, government, and 
the rights and responsibilities of citizens and skills 
that enable participants to participate responsibly in 
democracy. 
(3) EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY AND STATE 
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY.—The terms ‘‘educational 
service agency’’ and ‘‘State educational agency’’ 
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have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) any local educational agency; 
(B) any State educational agency; 
(C) any educational service agency; 
(D) any institution of higher education; 
(E) any community-based organization; 
(F) any nonprofit, nongovernmental orga-
nization; or 
(G) any consortium of entities described in 
subparagraphs (A) through (F). 
(5) HIGH-NEED SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘high-need 
school’’ means any public elementary school or sec-
ondary school that is located in an area in which the 
percentage of students from families with incomes 
below the poverty line is 30 percent or more, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
(6) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 8101 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801). 
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(7) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801) 
and includes any tribally sanctioned educational au-
thority as defined in section 3201 of that Act (20 
U.S.C. 7011). 
(8) SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘school’’ means— 
(A) any elementary school or secondary 
school as those terms are defined in section 
8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801); and 
(B) any education program provided by the 
Secretary of Defense under section 2164 of title 
10, United States Code. 
(9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
(10) SERVICE-LEARNING.—The term ‘‘service- 
learning’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101 of the National and Community Service Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511). 
(11) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other terri-
tory or possession of the United States. 
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(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
and administer a Civic Education Fund from which 
the Secretary makes grants under this section to eli-
gible entities, on a competitive basis, to support the 
development and evaluation of civic education pro-
grams in schools. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purposes of grants award-
ed from the Civic Education Fund are— 
(A) to promote and expand civic education 
by supporting the development and implementa-
tion of high-quality civic education, applied 
civics, and service-learning programming in 
schools; 
(B) to promote the development and imple-
mentation of evidence-based curricula and edu-
cational standards, and to provide teacher de-
velopment, with respect to civic education, ap-
plied civics, and service-learning programming 
in schools; and 
(C) to support State and local educational 
agencies, institutions of higher education, and 
nonprofit organizations in their efforts to sup-
port civic education, applied civics, and service- 
learning in schools. 
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(c) TEACHER DEVELOPMENT IN CIVIC EDUCATION, 
APPLIED CIVICS, AND SERVICE-LEARNING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may apply 
for a grant under this section for the purpose of 
teacher development in civic education, applied 
civics, and service-learning in schools. Such grant 
may only be used— 
(A) to train teachers in effective strategies 
for instructing students in civic education, ap-
plied civics, and service-learning; 
(B) to host training sessions for teachers 
to share best practices and learn new skills; 
(C) to develop resources that teachers can 
use in the classroom to improve civic education, 
applied civics, and service-learning programs for 
students; 
(D) to coordinate with other local organi-
zations and community-based services and pro-
grams to provide hands-on civic learning devel-
opment opportunities; or 
(E) to support any other programs de-
signed to ensure that teachers have the req-
uisite knowledge and skills to successfully teach 
civic education and applied civics. 
(2) GRANTS.— 
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(A) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR HIGH- 
NEED SCHOOLS.—Of the funds made available 
for grants under this subsection, the Secretary 
shall reserve not less than 50 percent for grants 
to provide services for teachers in high-need 
schools. 
(B) GENERAL GRANTS.—The remainder of 
the funds made available for grants under this 
subsection (but not more than 50 percent of 
such funds) shall be granted on a competitive 
basis to eligible entities for the purpose of 
teacher development in civic education, applied 
civics, and service learning in schools. 
(d) DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EF-
FECTIVE CIVIC EDUCATION, APPLIED CIVICS, AND SERV-
ICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may apply 
for a grant under this section for activities to sup-
port effective civic education, applied civics, and 
service-learning programs in schools. Such grant 
may only be used— 
(A) to establish a new, or improve an exist-
ing, civic education, applied civics, or service- 
learning program; 
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(B) to evaluate the effect of such programs 
on participants and increase the effectiveness of 
such programs with respect to— 
(i) understanding of United States 
law, history, and government; 
(ii) voting and other forms of political 
and civic engagement; 
(iii) critical thinking and media lit-
eracy; 
(iv) interest in employment, and ca-
reers, in military, national, and public 
service; and 
(v) the ability of participants to col-
laborate and compromise with others to 
solve problems; 
(C) to develop and modify curricula relat-
ing to civic education, applied civics, and service 
learning; 
(D) to create and administer classroom ac-
tivities, thesis projects, individual or team 
projects, internships, or community service ac-
tivities related to civics education; 
(E) to collaborate with government enti-
ties, nonprofit organizations, or consortia of 
such entities and organizations to provide stu-
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dents with experiences related to civic edu-
cation; or 
(F) to develop and support any other pro-
grams the Secretary deems crucial to the effi-
cacy of civic education, applied civics, or serv-
ice-learning programs. 
(2) GRANTS.— 
(A) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR HIGH- 
NEED SCHOOLS.—Of the funds made available 
for grants under this subsection, the Secretary 
shall reserve not less than 50 percent for grants 
for programs for students in high-need schools. 
(B) GENERAL GRANTS.—The remainder of 
the funds made available for grants under this 
subsection (but not more than 50 percent of 
such funds) shall be granted on a competitive 
basis to eligible entities for programs that de-
velop and implement effective civic education, 
applied civics, and service-learning programs in 
schools. 
(e) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—Except for grants for 
high-need schools under subsections (c)(2)(A) and 
(d)(2)(A), the Federal share of the cost of a pro-
gram that receives a grant under this section, 
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whether the grant is provided directly or as a 
subgrant from the original recipient of the grant, 
may not exceed 50 percent of such cost. 
(2) CALCULATION.—In providing for the re-
maining share of the cost of carrying out the pro-
gram receiving the grant, the recipient— 
(A) may provide for such share through 
contributions in cash or in-kind, fairly evalu-
ated, including facilities, equipment, or services; 
and 
(B) may provide for such share through 
non-Federal sources or from other Federal 
sources (other than funds made available under 
Federal programs administered by the Sec-
retary). 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive in 
whole or in part the requirements of paragraph (1) 
with respect to a recipient in any fiscal year if the 
Secretary determines that such a waiver would be 
equitable due to a lack of available financial re-
sources at the local level. 
(4) REPORT BY RECIPIENT ON OTHER FEDERAL 
FUNDS.—A recipient of a grant to which this sub-
section applies shall report to the Secretary the 
amount and source of any Federal funds used to 
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carry out the program for which the grant is pro-
vided, other than funds made available under pro-
grams administered by the Secretary, including the 
amounts and sources of the other Federal funds. 
(f) GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION.—To the extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall ensure an equitable geo-
graphic distribution of grants awarded under this section. 
(g) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall, not later than 
12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
every 12 months thereafter, submit a report to Congress 
that contains the following: 
(1) Information on all programs for which 
grants were awarded under this section during the 
preceding 12-month period, including details on the 
grant recipients, the programs funded by the grants, 
and the schools involved in the programs funded by 
the grants. 
(2) An evaluation of the successes of all pro-
grams for which grants are awarded under this sec-
tion, noting in particular the successes of such pro-
grams in achieving— 
(A) progress toward exposing all students 
in schools to a robust civic education cur-
riculum by 2034; and 
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(B) increases in the number of students in 
grades 4, 8, and 12 testing at or above the 
‘‘Proficient’’ level in the civics portion of the 
National Assessment of Education Progress 
Test under section 303 of the National Assess-
ment of Educational Progress Authorization 
Act (20 U.S.C. 9622), as compared with the 
last administration of such Assessment. 
(3) An assessment of the potential need for ad-
ditional funding for programs under this section. 
(4) Information regarding each recipient of a 
grant under this section that uses Federal funds to 
carry out the program for which the grant is pro-
vided, other than funds made available under pro-
grams administered by the Secretary. 
(h) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promulgate 
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this 
section. Such regulations shall include— 
(1) procedures for eligible entities to apply for 
grants under this section; 
(2) the competitive process for the awarding of 
grants; 
(3) any limitations on the use of funds from 
grants awarded under this section; and 
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(4) reporting requirements by recipients of such 
grants. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Civic Education 
Fund established under this section for each fiscal year 
not less than $100,000,000 to carry out programs author-
ized under subsection (c), and not less than $100,000,000 
to carry out programs authorized under subsection (d). 
SEC. 102. SERVICE-LEARNING FUND. 
(a) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—Section 119(a)(1) of the Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12563(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘a public or private elementary 
school or secondary school,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘a consortium of such entities, 
or a consortium of 2 or more such entities and a for- 
profit organization’’ and inserting ‘‘or a consortium 
of such entities.’’ 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 119 of the National 
and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12563) 
is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) SERVICE-LEARNING FUND.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Corporation a Service-Learning Fund (in this 
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section referred to as the ‘Fund’). The purpose of 
the Fund is to make grants and fixed-amount grants 
(in accordance with section 129(l)) to eligible enti-
ties or eligible partnerships, as appropriate, for pro-
grams and activities described in subsection (c), in 
order to achieve the objectives set forth in paragraph 
(2). 
‘‘(2) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the Fund 
are to ensure that, by 2031— 
‘‘(A) all students in kindergarten through 
grade 12 receive in-class service-learning experi-
ences; 
‘‘(B) at least 1,000,000 students in grades 
6 through 12 participate in a summer of service 
program each year; and 
‘‘(C) at least 1,000,000 students in grades 
9 through 12 participate in a semester of serv-
ice program each year. 
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS.—Of the funds 
made available to the Fund each fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) 20 percent shall be reserved for serv-
ice-learning programs in public schools under 
paragraphs (1) through (7), (9), and (11) of 
subsection (c), of which amount— 
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(2) by striking ‘‘educational award of $500 or 
$750 as described in sections 146(a)(2)(C) and 
147(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘completion award of $500 
(or, at the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer, 
of $750 in the case of a participant who is economi-
cally disadvantaged)’’. 
(d) SEMESTER
OF SERVICE PROGRAMS.—Section 
119(c)(10)(A) of the National and Community Service Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12563(c)(10)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘in grades 9 through 12’’ after 
‘‘secondary school students’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘70 hours’’ and inserting ‘‘150 
hours’’. 
(e) PRIORITY OF APPLICANTS.—Section 119(e) of 
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12563(e)) is amended by inserting ‘‘in accordance 
with the objectives and funding requirements set forth in 
subsection (b),’’ after ‘‘In making grants under this 
part,’’. 
(f) MATCHING FUND REQUIREMENT.—Subsection 
119(f) of the National and Community Service Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12563(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Serve Amer-
ica Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Inspired to Serve Act of 
2025’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) MATCHING FUND REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—Except for pro-
grams that will be undertaken in low-income 
communities, the Federal share of the cost of a 
program that receives assistance under sub-
section (b), whether the assistance is provided 
directly or as a subgrant from the original re-
cipient of the assistance, may not exceed 50 
percent of such cost. 
‘‘(B) CALCULATION.—In providing for the 
remaining share of the cost of carrying out a 
program under this section, the recipient— 
‘‘(i) shall provide for such share 
through payment in cash or in-kind, fairly 
evaluated, including facilities, equipment, 
or services; and 
‘‘(ii) may provide for such share 
through State sources, local sources, or 
other Federal sources. 
‘‘(C) WAIVER.—The Chief Executive Offi-
cer may waive in whole or in part the require-
ments of this paragraph with respect to a re-
cipient in any fiscal year if the Chief Executive 
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Officer determines that such waiver would be 
equitable due to a lack of available financial re-
sources at the local level.’’. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
119 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12563) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Service-Learning 
Fund $250,000,000 for each fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 103. NATIONAL CIVICS ASSESSMENT. 
(a) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT 
OF 1965.— 
(1) STATE PLANS.—Section 1111 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6311) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (g)(2)(D), by striking 
‘‘reading and mathematics’’ and inserting 
‘‘reading, mathematics, and civics’’; and 
(B) in subsection (h)(1)(C)(xii), by striking 
‘‘reading and mathematics’’ and inserting 
‘‘reading, mathematics, and civics’’. 
(2) LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY
PLANS.— 
Section 1112(c)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6312(c)(3)) is 
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amended by striking ‘‘reading and mathematics’’ 
and inserting ‘‘reading, mathematics, and civics’’. 
(b) NATIONAL
ASSESSMENT
OF
EDUCATIONAL 
PROGRESS.—Section 303 of the National Assessment of 
Educational Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. 9622) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraphs (B) and (E), by 
striking ‘‘reading and mathematics’’ and 
inserting 
‘‘reading, 
mathematics, 
and 
civics’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘civics,’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iv) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) ensure that achievement data from the 
civics assessments described in subparagraphs 
(B) and (E) are made available both in the ag-
gregate for the United States and separately for 
each State.’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (3), in subparagraphs 
(A)(i) and (C)(ii), by striking ‘‘reading and 
mathematics’’ and inserting ‘‘reading, mathe-
matics, and civics’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(3), in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B), by striking ‘‘reading and mathematics’’ and 
inserting ‘‘reading, mathematics, and civics’’. 
SEC. 104. EXCELLENCE IN CIVICS AWARD. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPLIED
CIVICS.—The term ‘‘applied 
civics’’ means an educational program applying serv-
ice-learning methods to provide students with prac-
tical and experiential opportunities to apply their 
civic knowledge and skills. 
(2) CIVIC EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘civic edu-
cation’’ means an educational program that provides 
participants with knowledge of law, government, and 
the rights and responsibilities of citizens and with 
skills that enable participants to participate respon-
sibly in democracy. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
(4) SERVICE-LEARNING.—The term ‘‘service- 
learning’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
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101 of the National and Community Service Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511). 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other terri-
tory or possession of the United States. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may annually 
award to States, school districts, schools, teachers, and 
students or groups of students the Excellence in Civics 
Award to highlight excellence in the delivery and teaching 
of civic education, applied civics, and service-learning, es-
pecially programs that address community needs. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for an award 
under subsection (b), a State, school district, school, 
teacher, student, or group of students shall submit 
an application or be nominated to the Department 
of Education at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary of Edu-
cation may require. 
(2) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, applications or 
nominations submitted to the Secretary or the com-
mittee created under subsection (d) shall include in-
formation specifying— 
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(A) the types of innovative civic education, 
applied civics, or service-learning programs or 
projects previously administered or completed; 
(B) for awards given for service-learning 
programs or projects, the impact on measurable 
civics outcomes and learning, or the impact of 
the project on addressing community or na-
tional needs, including disaster relief, education, 
poverty reduction, ex-offender reintegration, 
and senior citizen aid; and 
(C) for awards given for education, the 
ability of the program, teaching style, or project 
to be used more broadly across the Nation. 
(d) COMMITTEE.—The Secretary shall create a select 
committee to review applications and nominations for and 
designate recipients of awards under this section. 
(e) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 12 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
issue such regulations as may be necessary to govern ap-
plications and nominations for awards under this section, 
evaluation of such applications and nominations, and mak-
ing such awards. 
SEC. 105. DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIAL ON CIVIC EDU-
CATION AND EFFECTIVE CITIZENSHIP. 
(a) COORDINATION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Librarian of Congress, 
the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library 
Services, and the Archivist of the United States 
shall work jointly to develop and distribute to the 
public educational materials and teaching resources 
on civic education and effective citizenship, including 
by enhancing existing online resources and sup-
porting the distribution of hard copy and digital ma-
terials to local libraries, polling locations, and 
schools, especially in rural areas. 
(2) CIVIC EDUCATION DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘civic education’’ means an edu-
cational program that provides participants with 
knowledge of law, government, and the rights and 
responsibilities of citizens and skills that enable par-
ticipants to participate responsibly in democracy. 
(b) REPORTING.—The Librarian of Congress, the Di-
rector of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, 
and the Archivist of the United States shall submit as part 
of the budget request for each fiscal year an update on 
the development and distribution efforts outlined under 
subsection (a). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
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SEC. 106. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE IMPOR-
TANCE OF TEACHERS IN INSPIRING CIVIC EN-
GAGEMENT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Parents have a critical voice in ensuring 
their children receive an education that will help 
them to be engaged and productive members of 
American society, and members of the teaching pro-
fession are crucial to helping them achieve that goal. 
(2) The United States suffers from a lack of 
consistently effective civic education that imparts 
knowledge about government, democratic engage-
ment, and the Constitution. 
(3) Recent polling by the Annenberg Public 
Policy Center revealed that 22 percent of American 
adults are unable to name any of the three branches 
of government and 37 percent are unable to name 
or do not know any of the rights guaranteed by the 
First Amendment to the Constitution. 
(4) Every State, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other terri-
tory or possession of the United States reported a 
lack of qualified teachers in at least one academic 
subject during the 2017–2018 school year. 
(5) The Learning Policy Institute reported a 
teacher shortage of about 64,000 teachers during 
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the 2015–2016 academic year and estimated that, 
beginning in 2020, 300,000 new teachers will be 
needed each year. 
(6) Teachers often do not receive full support 
for classroom activities or for advancing their con-
tributions to the education system through career 
development. 
(7) A survey by the Department of Education 
found that 94 percent of public school teachers in 
the United States paid for their own classroom sup-
plies and materials without reimbursement during 
the 2014–2015 school year, with the average teacher 
spending $479 out-of-pocket. 
(8) Eighteen percent of teachers work a second 
job during the school year, making teachers three 
times as likely as all workers in the United States 
to work multiple jobs. 
(9) Teachers in all subjects and at all grade lev-
els play a crucial role in educating youth about serv-
ice options and the ways youth can engage in their 
communities. 
(10) The advancement of civic education and 
the availability of well-trained and effective teachers 
are essential for the future health of civil society in 
the United States. 
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) teachers of all subjects and at all grade lev-
els, 
including 
those 
in 
public, 
private, 
and 
homeschool settings, are essential in inspiring civic 
knowledge and engagement in their students; 
(2) public school teachers are dedicated public 
servants and should be honored and supported in 
their work to educate youth in the United States; 
(3) teachers are crucial in inspiring their stu-
dents to contribute to their Nation and communities 
through all forms of service; 
(4) the profession of teaching is a noble endeav-
or and one that is vital to the civic education of 
American youth; 
(5) teachers across the country have sought to 
raise awareness of a crisis in resource support and 
adequate compensation for teachers, especially at 
public schools; 
(6) officials at all levels of government should 
seek to address these concerns by providing teachers 
with resource support, adequate compensation, and 
career development opportunities; and 
(7) more Americans will be called to the teach-
ing profession when government officials at all levels 
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demonstrate value for the essential role of teachers 
in our society by providing teachers with resource 
support, adequate compensation, and career develop-
ment opportunities. 
TITLE II—ELEVATION AND INTE-
GRATION OF ALL FORMS OF 
SERVICE 
SEC. 201. COUNCIL ON MILITARY, NATIONAL, AND PUBLIC 
SERVICE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
105 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) MILITARY
SERVICE.—The term ‘‘military 
service’’ means active service (as defined in sub-
section (d)(3) of section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code) or active status (as defined in sub-
section (d)(4) of such section) in one of the uni-
formed services (as defined in subsection (a)(5) of 
such section). 
(3) NATIONAL SERVICE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘national 
service’’ means participation, other than mili-
tary service or public service, in a program 
that— 
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(i) is designed to enhance the common 
good and meet the needs of communities, 
the States, or the United States; and 
(ii) is funded or facilitated by— 
(I) an organization described in 
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 and exempt from 
tax under section 501(a) of such 
Code; 
(II) an institution of higher edu-
cation as defined in section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001); or 
(III) the Federal Government or 
a State, Tribal, or local government. 
(B) INCLUDED
PROGRAMS.—The term 
‘‘national service’’ includes— 
(i) the programs authorized in— 
(I) sections 5 and 6 of the Peace 
Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504 and 
2505); 
(II) section 171 of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (re-
lating to the YouthBuild Program; 29 
U.S.C. 3226); 
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(III) part A of title I of the Do-
mestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 
(relating to the Volunteers in Service 
to America; 42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.); 
and 
(IV) subtitles C (relating to the 
National Service Trust Program; 42 
U.S.C. 12571 et seq.) and E (relating 
to the National Civilian Community 
Corps; 42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.) of 
title I of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990; and 
(ii) any other program that is con-
sistent with subparagraph (A), as deter-
mined by the Director of the Council on 
Military, National, and Public Service es-
tablished under subsection (b). 
(4) PUBLIC SERVICE.—The term ‘‘public serv-
ice’’ means civilian employment in the Federal Gov-
ernment or a State, Tribal, or local government. 
(5) SERVICE.—The term ‘‘service’’ means a 
personal commitment of time, energy, and talent to 
a mission that contributes to the public good by pro-
tecting the Nation and its citizens, strengthening 
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communities, or promoting the general social wel-
fare. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Executive Office of the President a Council on Mili-
tary, National, and Public Service (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Council’’). 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Council shall— 
(A) advise the President with respect to 
promoting and expanding opportunities for mili-
tary service, national service, and public service 
for all Americans; 
(B) coordinate policies and initiatives of 
the executive branch to promote and expand op-
portunities for military service, national service, 
and public service; and 
(C) coordinate policies and initiatives of 
the executive branch to foster an increased 
sense of service and civic responsibility among 
all Americans. 
(c) COMPOSITION.— 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The President shall appoint, 
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
an Assistant to the President for Military, National, 
and Public Service, who shall serve at the pleasure 
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of the President. The Assistant to the President for 
Military, National, and Public Service shall serve as 
the Director of the Council. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—In addition to the Director, 
the Council shall be composed of— 
(A) the Secretary of State; 
(B) the Secretary of Defense; 
(C) the Attorney General; 
(D) the Secretary of the Interior; 
(E) the Secretary of Commerce; 
(F) the Secretary of Labor; 
(G) the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services; 
(H) the Secretary of Education; 
(I) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; 
(J) the Secretary of Homeland Security; 
(K) the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget; 
(L) the Director of National Intelligence; 
(M) the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management; 
(N) the Director of the Peace Corps; 
(O) the Chief Executive Officer of the Cor-
poration for National and Community Service; 
and 
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(P) such other officers as the President 
may designate. 
(3) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet on a 
quarterly basis, or more frequently as the Director 
may direct. 
(d) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNCIL.—In addi-
tion to performing such other functions as the President 
may direct, the Council shall do the following: 
(1) Assist and advise the President and the 
heads of Executive agencies in the establishment of 
policies, goals, objectives, and priorities to promote 
service and civic responsibility among all Americans. 
(2) Develop and recommend to the President 
and the heads of Executive agencies policies of com-
mon interest to Executive agencies for increasing the 
participation and propensity of Americans to partici-
pate in military, national, and public service in order 
to address national security and other current and 
future needs of the Nation. 
(3) Serve as the interagency lead for identifying 
critical skills to address national security and other 
needs of the Nation, with responsibility for coordi-
nating Governmentwide efforts to address gaps in 
critical skills and identifying methods to recruit and 
retain individuals possessing such critical skills. 
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(4) Serve as a forum for Federal officials re-
sponsible for military, national, and public service 
programs to coordinate and develop interagency, 
cross-service initiatives. 
(5) Lead the effort of the Federal Government 
to develop joint awareness and recruitment, reten-
tion, and marketing initiatives involving military, na-
tional, and public service, including the sharing of 
marketing and recruiting research between and 
among service agencies. 
(6) Coordinate and oversee the development and 
implementation of recruitment, retention, marketing, 
and public outreach initiatives for the Federal civil-
ian service and national service programs, includ-
ing— 
(A) efforts to reevaluate benefits for the 
Federal civilian service and national service pro-
grams in order to increase awareness of, and 
remove barriers to entry into, such programs; 
and 
(B) efforts to develop pathways to service 
for college students and recent college grad-
uates. 
(7) Consider approaches for assessing impact of 
service on the needs of the Nation and individuals. 
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(8) Consult with such representatives of non- 
Federal entities, including State, local, and Tribal 
governments, State and local educational authorities, 
institutions of higher education, nonprofit organiza-
tions, philanthropic organizations, and the private 
sector, as the Council considers advisable, in order 
to promote and develop initiatives to foster and re-
ward military, national, and public service. 
(9) Oversee the implementation of the rec-
ommendations of the National Commission on Mili-
tary, National, and Public Service established under 
section 553 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328). 
(10) Prepare and submit to the President and 
to the Congress a Quadrennial Military, National, 
and Public Service Strategy, with the first such 
Strategy submitted not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, which shall set 
forth— 
(A) a review of programs and initiatives of 
the Federal Government relating to the Coun-
cil’s mandate; 
(B) notable initiatives by State, local, and 
Tribal governments and by nongovernmental 
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entities to increase awareness of and participa-
tion in service programs; 
(C) current and foreseeable trends for 
service to address the needs of the Nation; and 
(D) a program for addressing any defi-
ciencies identified by the Council, together with 
recommendations for legislation. 
(11) Prepare and submit to the President and 
the Congress a Quadrennial Report on Cross-Service 
Participation on the basis of the activities carried 
out under section 207, with the first such Report 
submitted not later than 4 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(12) Prepare, for inclusion in the President’s 
annual budget submission to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, a detailed, sep-
arate analysis, by budget function, by agency, and 
by initiative area for the preceding fiscal year, the 
current fiscal year, and the fiscal years for which the 
budget is submitted, identifying the amounts of 
gross and net appropriations or obligational author-
ity and outlays for initiatives consistent with the pri-
orities of the President under the Quadrennial Mili-
tary, National, and Public Service Strategy, with 
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separate displays for mandatory and discretionary 
amounts. 
(13) Develop a definition of national service 
that incorporates domestic and international service 
and a joint national service messaging strategy that 
both the Corporation for National and Community 
Service and the Peace Corps would promote. 
(e) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR.—In addi-
tion to duties relating to the preceding provisions of this 
section, as well as such other functions as the President 
may direct, the Director shall— 
(1) coordinate with the Assistant to the Presi-
dent for National Security Affairs for any matter 
that may affect national security; 
(2) at the President’s discretion, serve as 
spokesperson of the executive branch on issues re-
lated to military, national, and public service; and 
(3) upon request, appear before any committee 
or subcommittee of the House of Representatives 
and of the Senate to represent the position of the 
executive branch on matters within the scope of the 
Council’s responsibilities. 
(f) ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS.— 
(1) ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR MILI-
TARY, NATIONAL, AND PUBLIC SERVICE.—The As-
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sistant to the President for Military, National, and 
Public Service shall be compensated at the rate pay-
able for level II of the Executive Schedule under sec-
tion 5313 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) STAFF.—The Council may employ such offi-
cers and employees as may be necessary to carry out 
its functions. Staff of the Council shall be com-
pensated at a rate no higher than the rate payable 
for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 
5315 of title 5, United States Code. 
(3) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Council 
may employ and fix the compensation of such ex-
perts and consultants as may be necessary for car-
rying out of its functions, in accordance with section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code. 
(4) ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—The Council may, 
in carrying out its functions, establish advisory com-
mittees composed of representatives from outside the 
Federal Government. 
(5) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS.—The Coun-
cil may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations 
of services, goods, and property, except for cash, 
from non-Federal entities for the purposes of aiding 
and facilitating the work of the Council. 
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(6) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT VOLUNTARY SERV-
ICES.—Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, 
United States Code, the Council may accept and em-
ploy voluntary and uncompensated services in fur-
therance of the purposes of the Council. 
(g) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(39) a separate statement of the amount of 
appropriations requested for the Council on Military, 
National, and Public Service in the Executive Office 
of the President. 
‘‘(40) a separate analysis by budget function, 
by agency, and by initiative area, for the current fis-
cal year and the fiscal year for which the budget is 
submitted, identifying the amounts of obligational 
authority and outlays for initiatives consistent with 
the priorities of the President under the Quadrennial 
Military, National, and Public Service Strategy re-
quired by section 201(d) of the Inspired to Serve 
Act of 2025, with separate displays for mandatory 
and discretionary amounts.’’. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
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SEC. 202. INTERNET-BASED SERVICE PLATFORM. 
(a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States, in promoting a culture of service in the 
United States and meeting the recruiting needs for mili-
tary, national, and public service programs, to provide a 
comprehensive, interactive, and integrated internet-based 
platform to enable Americans to learn about and connect 
with service organizations and opportunities and assist in 
the recruiting needs of service organizations. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COUNCIL
ON
MILITARY, NATIONAL, AND 
PUBLIC SERVICE.—The term ‘‘Council on Military, 
National, and Public Service’’ means the Council on 
Military, National, and Public Service established 
under section 201. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et. 
(3) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
105 of title 5, United States Code. 
(4) MEMBER.—The term ‘‘member’’ means an 
individual who is a member of the Service Platform 
under this section. 
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(5) MILITARY DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘mili-
tary department’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 102 of title 5, United States Code. 
(6) MILITARY
SERVICE.—The term ‘‘military 
service’’ means active service (as defined in sub-
section (d)(3) of section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code) or active status (as defined in sub-
section (d)(4) of such section) in one of the uni-
formed services (as defined in subsection (a)(5) of 
such section). 
(7) NATIONAL SERVICE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘national 
service’’ means participation, other than mili-
tary or public service, in a program that— 
(i) is designed to enhance the common 
good and meet the needs of communities, 
the States, or the United States; and 
(ii) is funded or facilitated by— 
(I) an organization described in 
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 and exempt from 
tax under section 501(a) of such 
Code; 
(II) an institution of higher edu-
cation as defined in section 101 of the 
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Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001); or 
(III) the Federal Government or 
a State, Tribal, or local government. 
(B) INCLUDED
PROGRAMS.—The term 
‘‘national service’’ includes— 
(i) the programs authorized in— 
(I) sections 5 and 6 of the Peace 
Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504 and 
2505); 
(II) section 171 of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (re-
lating to the YouthBuild Program; 29 
U.S.C. 3226); 
(III) part A of title I of the Do-
mestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 
(relating to the Volunteers in Service 
to America; 42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.); 
and 
(IV) subtitles C (relating to the 
National Service Trust Program; 42 
U.S.C. 12571 et seq.) and E (relating 
to the National Civilian Community 
Corps; 42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.) of 
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title I of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990; and 
(ii) any other program that is con-
sistent with subparagraph (A), as deter-
mined by the Director of the Council on 
Military, National, and Public Service. 
(8) PUBLIC SERVICE.—The term ‘‘public serv-
ice’’ means civilian employment in the Federal Gov-
ernment or a State, Tribal, or local government. 
(9) SERVICE.—The term ‘‘service’’ means a 
personal commitment of time, energy, and talent to 
a mission that contributes to the public good by pro-
tecting the Nation and its citizens, strengthening 
communities, or promoting the general social wel-
fare. 
(10) SERVICE
MISSION.—The term ‘‘service 
mission’’ means the objectives of a service organiza-
tion or a service opportunity. 
(11) SERVICE OPPORTUNITY.—The term ‘‘serv-
ice opportunity’’ means any paid, volunteer, or other 
position with a service organization. 
(12) 
SERVICE
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term 
‘‘service organization’’ means any military service, 
national service, or public service organization that 
participates in the Service Platform. 
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(13) SERVICE PLATFORM.—The term ‘‘Service 
Platform’’ means the interactive and integrated 
internet-based platform established under this sec-
tion. 
(14) SERVICE TYPE.—The term ‘‘service type’’ 
means the period and form of service with a service 
organization, including part-time, full-time, term 
limited, sabbatical, temporary, episodic, and emer-
gency options for paid, volunteer, and stipend-based 
service. 
(15) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the sev-
eral States, the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or 
possession of the United States. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SERVICE PLATFORM.— 
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall establish, maintain, and promote the Service Plat-
form, an interactive and integrated internet-based plat-
form to serve as a centralized resource and database for 
the American public to learn about and connect with orga-
nizations and opportunities in military, national, and pub-
lic service and for those organizations to identify members 
of the American public with the skills necessary to address 
their needs. 
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(d) COORDINATION AND OVERSIGHT.—The develop-
ment and maintenance of the Service Platform shall be 
subject to the oversight of the Director of the Council on 
Military, National, and Public Service who shall be respon-
sible for ensuring that the Service Platform achieves the 
policy objectives set forth in this section. 
(e) USE OF THE SERVICE PLATFORM.— 
(1) PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY.—The Director shall 
determine, and make accessible by the public, infor-
mation about service organizations and service op-
portunities, without any requirement that a person 
seeking such access become a member of the Service 
Platform. 
(2) MEMBERS.—Any individual meeting criteria 
established by the Director by regulation may be-
come a member of the Service Platform. Registering 
as a member shall entitle the member to access in-
formation about service organizations and service 
opportunities available through the Service Platform. 
(3) PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION OF MEM-
BERS.—An individual seeking to become a member 
shall provide to the Director such information as the 
Director may determine is necessary to facilitate the 
functionality of the Service Platform. 
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(4) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—In addition 
to the requirements under paragraph (3), each pro-
spective member— 
(A) shall, unless specifically electing not to 
do so, consent to share any information entered 
into the Service Platform with, and to be con-
tacted by, any public service or national service 
organization that participates in the Service 
Platform; 
(B) may consent to share any information 
entered into the Service Platform with and to 
be contacted by any uniformed service that par-
ticipates in the Service Platform; 
(C) may consent to be contacted for poten-
tial service with any national or public service 
organization in the event of a national emer-
gency; and 
(D) may consent to be contacted to join 
the Armed Forces on a voluntary basis during 
an emergency requiring national mobilization. 
(5) VERIFICATION.—The Director shall register 
an individual as a member when the Director verifies 
that the individual has not previously registered as 
a member. The Director shall, by written notice (in-
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cluding by electronic communication), notify the 
member of such registration. 
(6) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BY MEMBERS.— 
The Service Platform shall enable members to pro-
vide 
additional 
information 
to 
improve 
the 
functionality of the Service Platform, as determined 
by the Director. Such additional information may in-
clude information regarding— 
(A) educational background; 
(B) employment background; 
(C) professional skills, training, licenses, 
and certifications; 
(D) service organization preferences; 
(E) service type preferences; 
(F) service mission preferences; and 
(G) geographic preferences. 
(7) UPDATES.—Each member may update the 
member’s personal and other information in the 
Service Platform at any time. 
(8) REQUEST REGARDING MILITARY SERVICE.— 
The Director shall send to any member who con-
sents under paragraph (4)(D) to voluntarily join the 
Armed Forces during an emergency requiring na-
tional mobilization an annual request to confirm the 
member’s continued willingness to so serve. 
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(9) WITHDRAWAL OF MEMBERS.—Each mem-
ber may withdraw as a member by submitting to the 
Service Platform a request to so withdraw. Within 
30 days after the request to withdraw is made, all 
records regarding that member shall be removed 
from the Service Platform and any other data stor-
age locations the Service Platform may use, notwith-
standing any obligations under the Federal Records 
Act (44 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). 
(f) SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) EXECUTIVE AGENCIES AND MILITARY DE-
PARTMENTS.—All Executive agencies and military 
departments shall participate in the Service Plat-
form as service organizations. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.— 
The regulations issued under subsection (i) shall in-
clude— 
(A) procedures that enable State, local, 
and Tribal government agencies to participate 
in the Service Platform as service organizations; 
(B) procedures that enable nongovern-
mental organizations that undertake national 
service programs to participate in the Service 
Platform as service organizations; and 
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(C) a timeline to implement the procedures 
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
(3) INFORMATION
ON
SERVICE
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—Each service organization shall make avail-
able on the Service Platform— 
(A) information sufficient for members to 
identify and understand the organization’s serv-
ice opportunities and service mission; 
(B) information on the availability of serv-
ice opportunities by service type; 
(C) internet links to the service organiza-
tion’s hiring and recruiting websites; and 
(D) such additional information as the Di-
rector may determine. 
(4) 
ADDITIONAL
PLATFORMS
NOT
PRE-
CLUDED.—Nothing in this subsection shall prevent 
any service organization from creating or maintain-
ing its own internet-based system or platform to re-
cruit individuals for employment or for volunteer or 
other service opportunities. 
(g) MINIMUM DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—In addition 
to the requirements set forth in this section, the Service 
Platform shall do the following: 
(1) Provide the public with access to informa-
tion on service organizations and service opportuni-
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ties through an internet-based system that is user- 
friendly, interactive, accessible, and fully functional 
through mobile applications and other widely used 
communications media, without a requirement that 
any person seeking such access register as a mem-
ber. 
(2) Provide individuals with the ability to reg-
ister as members in order to customize their experi-
ence in accordance with subsection (e)(6), include 
mechanisms to connect members with service organi-
zations and service opportunities that match the in-
terests of the members, and ensure robust search ca-
pabilities to facilitate the ability of members to ex-
plore service organizations and service opportunities. 
(3) Include mechanisms to enable service orga-
nizations to connect with members who have con-
sented to be contacted and meet the needs of the 
service organizations. 
(4) Incorporate, to the extent permitted by law 
and regulation, the ability of members to securely 
upload information on education, employment, and 
skills from internet-based professional, recruiting, 
and social media systems, consistent with security 
requirements. 
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(5) Ensure compatibility with relevant informa-
tion systems of Executive agencies and military de-
partments. 
(6) Use state-of-the-art technology and analyt-
ical tools to facilitate the efficacy of the Service 
Platform in connecting members with service oppor-
tunities and service organizations. 
(7) Retain all personal information in a manner 
that protects the privacy of members in accordance 
with section 552a of title 5, United States Code, and 
other applicable law, provide access to information 
relating to a member only in accordance with the 
consent of the member, and incorporate data secu-
rity and control policies that are adequate to ensure 
the confidentiality and security of information pro-
vided and maintained on the Service Platform. 
(h) DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICE PLATFORM PLAN.— 
(1) IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Director shall develop a detailed plan to imple-
ment the Service Platform that complies with all the 
requirements of this section. 
(2) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—In developing 
the plan under this subsection, the Director shall 
consult with the Secretary of Defense, the Chief Ex-
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ecutive Officer of the Corporation for National and 
Community Service, the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management, the head of the United 
States Digital Service and, as needed, the heads of 
other Executive agencies. Such consultation may in-
clude seeking assistance in the design, development, 
and creation of the Service Platform. 
(3) TECHNICAL ADVICE PERMITTED.—In devel-
oping the plan under this subsection, the Director 
may seek and receive technical advice from experts 
outside of the Federal Government and to form a 
committee of such experts to assist in the design and 
development of the Service Platform. Notwith-
standing section 1342 of title 31, United States 
Code, the Director may accept the voluntary services 
of these individuals. A committee of the experts shall 
not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(4) INFORMATION COLLECTION AUTHORIZED.— 
In developing the plan under this subsection, the Di-
rector may collect information from the public 
through focus groups, surveys, and other mecha-
nisms, without regard to subchapter I of chapter 35 
of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as 
the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’). 
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(i) REGULATIONS.—The Director shall issue regula-
tions to carry out this section not later than 12 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(j) SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM.—Section 10 of the 
Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3809) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) SERVICE PLATFORM.—The Selective Service 
System shall provide to all registrants, on its website and 
in communications with registrants relating to registra-
tion, information about the Service Platform established 
under section 202 of the Inspired to Serve Act of 2025. 
The Selective Service System shall provide to each reg-
istrant, at the time of registration, an option to transfer 
to the Service Platform the information the registrant has 
provided to the Selective Service System. The Director of 
Selective Service shall consult with the Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget to ensure that informa-
tion provided by the Selective Service System is compatible 
with the information requirements of the Service Plat-
form.’’. 
(k) REPORTS
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 12 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
every 12 months thereafter, the Director of the Council 
on Military, National, and Public Service shall provide a 
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report to Congress on the Service Platform. Such report 
shall include information on the following: 
(1) Details on the status of implementation of 
the Service Platform and plans for further develop-
ment of the Service Platform. 
(2) Participation rates of service organizations 
and members. 
(3) The number of individuals visiting the Serv-
ice Platform, the number of service organizations 
participating in the platform, and the number of 
service opportunities available in the preceding 12- 
month period. 
(4) Any cybersecurity or privacy concerns. 
(5) The results of any surveys or studies under-
taken to increase the use and efficacy of the Service 
Platform. 
(6) Any additional information the Director or 
the President considers appropriate. 
(l) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget for each fiscal year such funds as may 
be necessary for the development, maintenance, improve-
ment, and promotion of the Service Platform. 
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SEC. 203. PILOT PROGRAM TO COORDINATE MILITARY, NA-
TIONAL, AND PUBLIC SERVICE RECRUIT-
MENT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COUNCIL
ON
MILITARY, NATIONAL, AND 
PUBLIC SERVICE.—The term ‘‘Council on Military, 
National, and Public Service’’ means the Council on 
Military, National, and Public Service established 
under section 201. 
(2) MILITARY
SERVICE.—The term ‘‘military 
service’’ means active service (as defined in sub-
section (d)(3) of section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code) or active status (as defined in sub-
section (d)(4) of such section) in one of the Armed 
Forces (as defined in subsection (a)(4) of such sec-
tion). 
(3) NATIONAL SERVICE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘national 
service’’ means participation, other than mili-
tary or public service, in a program that— 
(i) is designed to enhance the common 
good and meet the needs of communities, 
the States, or the United States; and 
(ii) is funded or facilitated by— 
(I) an organization described in 
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev-
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enue Code of 1986 and exempt from 
tax under section 501(a) of such 
Code; 
(II) an institution of higher edu-
cation as defined in section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (22 
U.S.C. 1001); or 
(III) the Federal Government or 
a State, Tribal, or local government. 
(B) INCLUDED
PROGRAMS.—The term 
‘‘national service’’ includes— 
(i) the programs authorized in— 
(I) sections 5 and 6 of the Peace 
Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504 and 
2505); 
(II) section 171 of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (re-
lating to the YouthBuild Program; 29 
U.S.C. 3226); 
(III) part A of title I of the Do-
mestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 
(relating to the Volunteers in Service 
to America; 42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.); 
and 
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(IV) subtitles C (relating to the 
National Service Trust Program; 42 
U.S.C. 12571 et seq.) and E (relating 
to the National Civilian Community 
Corps; 42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.) of 
the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990; and 
(ii) any other program that is con-
sistent with subparagraph (A), as deter-
mined by the Director of the Council on 
Military, National, and Public Service. 
(4) PUBLIC SERVICE.—The term ‘‘public serv-
ice’’ means civilian employment in the Federal Gov-
ernment or a State, Tribal, or local government. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Director of 
the Council on Military, National, and Public Service may 
carry out a pilot program in coordination with depart-
ments and agencies responsible for recruiting individuals 
for military, national, and public service, to focus on re-
cruiting individuals from underserved markets and demo-
graphic populations, such as those defined by gender, ge-
ography, socioeconomic status, and critical skills, as deter-
mined by each participating department or agency, to bet-
ter reflect the demographics of the Nation while ensuring 
that recruiting needs are met. 
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(c) CONSULTATION.—In developing a pilot program 
under this section, the Director of the Council on Military, 
National, and Public Service shall consult with the Sec-
retary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
the Secretaries of the military departments, the Com-
mandant of the United States Coast Guard, the Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer of the Corporation for National and Com-
munity Service, the Director of the Peace Corps, and the 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management. 
(d) DURATION.—The pilot program under this sec-
tion shall terminate no earlier than 2 years after its com-
mencement. 
(e) STATUS REPORTS.—Not later than 12 months 
after the initiation of any pilot program authorized by this 
section, and not later than 12 months thereafter, the Di-
rector of the Council on Military, National, and Public 
Service shall submit to Congress reports evaluating any 
pilot program carried out under this section. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
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SEC. 204. JOINT MARKET RESEARCH AND RECRUITING 
PROGRAM TO ADVANCE MILITARY AND NA-
TIONAL SERVICE. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of De-
fense, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for 
National and Community Service, and the Director of the 
Peace Corps may carry out a joint market research, mar-
ket studies, recruiting, and advertising program to com-
plement the existing programs of the military depart-
ments, the national service programs administered by the 
Corporation, and the Peace Corps. 
(b) INFORMATION SHARING PERMITTED.—Section 
503 of title 10, United States Code, shall not be construed 
to prohibit sharing of information among, or joint mar-
keting efforts of, the Department of Defense, the Corpora-
tion for National and Community Service, and the Peace 
Corps to carry out this section. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary for carrying out this section. 
SEC. 205. INFORMATION SHARING TO ADVANCE MILITARY 
AND NATIONAL SERVICE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PLAN.—The Secretary of 
Defense, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation 
for National and Community Service, and the Director of 
the Peace Corps shall establish a joint plan to provide ap-
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plicants who are either ineligible or otherwise not selected 
for service in the Armed Forces, in a national service pro-
gram administered by the Corporation, or in the Peace 
Corps, with information about the forms of such service 
for which they have not applied. 
(b) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 12 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense, the Chief Executive Officer of the 
Corporation for National and Community Service, and the 
Director of the Peace Corps shall submit to Congress a 
report on the plan established under subsection (a). 
SEC. 206. TRANSITION OPPORTUNITIES FOR MILITARY 
SERVICEMEMBERS AND NATIONAL SERVICE 
PARTICIPANTS. 
(a) EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.—Section 1143(c)(1) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘the Corporation for National and Community Service,’’ 
after ‘‘State employment agencies,’’. 
(b) EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, JOB TRAINING AS-
SISTANCE, AND OTHER TRANSITIONAL SERVICES: DE-
PARTMENT OF LABOR.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1144 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
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(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
and the Chief Executive Officer of the Cor-
poration for National and Community 
Service,’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
and the Chief Executive Officer of the Cor-
poration for National and Community 
Service’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (3), by inserting 
‘‘and the Chief Executive Officer’’ after 
‘‘The Secretaries’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(11) Provide information on public service op-
portunities, training on public service job recruiting, 
and the advantages of careers with the Federal Gov-
ernment.’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by striking 
‘‘and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
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and the Chief Executive Officer of the Corpora-
tion for National and Community Service,’’; 
(D) in subsection (d), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and the 
Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for 
National and Community Service’’ after ‘‘the 
Secretaries’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY 
SERVICE PROGRAMS.—In establishing and carrying out a 
program under this section, the Chief Executive Officer 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service 
shall do the following: 
‘‘(1) Provide information concerning national 
service opportunities, including— 
‘‘(A) opportunities to acquire and enhance 
technical skills available through national serv-
ice; 
‘‘(B) certifications and verifications of job 
skills and experience available through national 
service; 
‘‘(C) support services and benefits avail-
able during terms of service; and 
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‘‘(D) job analysis techniques, job search 
techniques, and job interview techniques specific 
to national service positions. 
‘‘(2) Inform such members that the Depart-
ment of Defense and the Department of Homeland 
Security are required, under section 1143(a) of this 
title, to provide proper certification or verification of 
job skills and experience acquired while on active 
duty that may have application to service in pro-
grams of the Corporation for National and Commu-
nity Service. 
‘‘(3) Work with military and veterans’ service 
organizations and other appropriate organizations in 
promoting and publicizing job fairs for such mem-
bers. 
‘‘(4) Provide information about disability-re-
lated employment and education protections.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—The heading of 
section 1144 of such title is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘§ 1144. Employment assistance, job training assist-
ance, and other transitional services: De-
partment of Labor and the Corporation 
for National and Community Service’’. 
(c) AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE CHIEF EXEC-
UTIVE OFFICER.—Section 193A(b) of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12651d(b)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (24), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (25), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(26) ensure that individuals completing a par-
tial or full national service term receive information 
about military and public service opportunities for 
which they may qualify or in which they may be in-
terested.’’. 
SEC. 207. JOINT REPORT TO CONGRESS ON INITIATIVES TO 
INTEGRATE MILITARY AND NATIONAL SERV-
ICE. 
(a) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 4 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not 
later than the end of each 4-year period thereafter, the 
Director of the Council on Military, National, and Public 
Service established under section 201, in coordination with 
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the Secretary of Defense, the Chief Executive Officer of 
the Corporation for National and Community Service, and 
the Director of the Peace Corps, shall submit to Congress 
a joint report on cross-service recruitment, including rec-
ommendations for increasing joint advertising and recruit-
ment initiatives, for the Armed Forces, programs adminis-
tered by the Corporation for National and Community 
Service, and the Peace Corps. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each report under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) The number of Peace Corps volunteers and 
participants in national service programs adminis-
tered by the Corporation for National and Commu-
nity Service who previously served as a member of 
the Armed Forces. 
(2) The number of members of the Armed 
Forces who previously served in the Peace Corps or 
in a program administered by the Corporation for 
National and Community Service. 
(3) An assessment of existing joint recruitment 
and advertising initiatives undertaken by the De-
partment of Defense, the Peace Corps, or the Cor-
poration for National and Community Service. 
(4) An assessment of the feasibility and cost of 
expanding such existing initiatives. 
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(5) An assessment of ways to improve the abil-
ity of the reporting agencies to recruit individuals 
from the other reporting agencies. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Director of the Council on 
Military, National, and Public Service established under 
section 201, the Secretary of Defense, the Chief Executive 
Officer of the Corporation for National and Community 
Service, and the Director of the Peace Corps shall— 
(1) consult with each other with respect to the 
content and production of the reports submitted 
under this section; and 
(2) undertake studies of recruiting efforts that 
are necessary to carry out the provisions of this sec-
tion. 
TITLE 
III—ADVANCEMENT 
OF 
MILITARY, 
NATIONAL, 
AND 
PUBLIC SERVICE 
SEC. 300. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title, the terms ‘‘Executive agency’’ and ‘‘mili-
tary department’’ have the meanings given those terms in 
sections 105 and 102 of title 5, United States Code, re-
spectively. 
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Subtitle A—Advancement of 
Military Service 
SEC. 301. NEW PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE FOR 
MILITARY SPECIALISTS. 
(a) PLAN
FOR PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.—The 
Secretary of each military department shall develop a plan 
to implement a new personnel management structure in 
such military department for the purpose of recruiting and 
retaining personnel for specific military occupational spe-
cialties requiring skills that are critical to meet current 
and future military requirements, including specialties in-
volving science, technology, cybersecurity, and engineer-
ing. 
(b) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—Each plan under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) be based on the exercise of existing authori-
ties; 
(2) examine the successes in recruiting and re-
taining personnel for other military occupational 
specialties requiring specific skills, such as medical 
workers, attorneys, and chaplains; and 
(3) examine methods to improve recruiting and 
retaining personnel for the military occupational spe-
cialties described in subsection (a) based on— 
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(A) methods for members of the Armed 
Forces to transition more easily between reg-
ular and reserve components; and 
(B) methods for members of the Armed 
Forces to transition more easily between mili-
tary service, Federal civilian service, and non-
governmental civilian service. 
(c) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of each military department shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives the plan developed by such Sec-
retary under this section. 
SEC. 302. PRE-SERVICE TUITION GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) PRE-SERVICE TUITION GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
The Secretary of each military department may provide 
a grant, for a period of not more than 3 years, to pay 
all or a portion of the charges of an educational institution 
for the tuition of an individual who is enrolled in such 
educational institution for a technical degree, certificate, 
or certification program to meet a critical need in such 
military department, and who makes a commitment to 
service in an Armed Force under the jurisdiction of such 
Secretary. Each Secretary shall create a list of degrees, 
certificates, and certifications that qualify for grants 
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under this section and shall update that list at least once 
every 5 years. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR RECEIPT OF GRANT.—The 
Secretary of a military department may not provide grant 
funds under subsection (a) to an individual unless the in-
dividual signs an enlistment contract for military service 
upon completion of the educational program for which the 
funds were provided, for such period as is determined by 
the Secretary. Upon signing such enlistment contract, the 
individual shall be placed in the Delayed Entry Program 
of the Armed Force concerned. If, at the time the indi-
vidual is expected to begin military training, the individual 
no longer qualifies for service or is otherwise unable or 
unwilling to serve, the individual shall, subject to sub-
section (c), repay the funds received, or serve a period 
equal to the military service commitment in a federally 
sponsored national service program. 
(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of a military depart-
ment may reduce or waive the service obligation of an indi-
vidual under this section in exigent circumstances, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
(d) RELATION
TO OTHER PERSONNEL AUTHORI-
TIES.—A grant under subsection (a) may be provided— 
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(1) without regard to the lack of authority for 
the grant under title 10 or 37, United States Code; 
and 
(2) notwithstanding any provision of such titles, 
or any regulation prescribed under such provision, 
relating to methods of providing incentives to indi-
viduals to accept appointments or enlistments in the 
Armed Forces, including the provision of group indi-
vidual bonuses, pay, or other incentives. 
(e) NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIREMENT.—The Sec-
retary of a military department may not provide a grant 
under subsection (a) until— 
(1) the Secretary submits to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a plan regarding the provision of grants 
under that subsection, which includes— 
(A) a description of the grant program, in-
cluding its purpose and the potential recruits to 
be addressed by the program; 
(B) a description of the provisions of titles 
10 and 37, United States Code, that require re-
porting of incentives to individuals to accept ap-
pointment or enlistments in the Armed Forces, 
including the provision of group individual bo-
nuses, pay, or other incentives; 
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(C) a statement of the anticipated out-
comes as a result of providing grants under the 
grant program; and 
(D) a description of the methods and 
metrics to be used to evaluate the effectiveness 
of the grant program; and 
(2) a period of 30 days beginning on the date 
on which the plan is submitted to the committees 
has expired. 
(f) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF INCENTIVES.—The 
Secretary of a military department may not provide to an 
individual more than 2 incentives described in subsection 
(d)(2) to encourage the individual to enlist in an Armed 
Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, in addition 
to a grant under subsection (a). 
(g) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RE-
CEIVING TUITION GRANTS.—The number of individuals 
who receive a grant under subsection (a) from the Sec-
retary of a military department during a fiscal year for 
an Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
may not exceed 20 percent of the number of enlistments 
for that fiscal year that is the objective of that Armed 
Force. 
(h) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—If the Secretary of a 
military department provides a grant under subsection (a) 
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during a fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report, not later than 60 days 
after the end of that fiscal year, containing— 
(1) a description of each grant provided under 
subsection (a) during that fiscal year; and 
(2) an assessment of the impact of all such the 
grants on the recruitment of individuals for the 
Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 
(i) FEDERALLY SPONSORED NATIONAL SERVICE 
PROGRAMS.—A federally sponsored national service pro-
gram referred to in subsection (b) includes the programs 
authorized in— 
(1) sections 5 and 6 of the Peace Corps Act (22 
U.S.C. 2504 and 2505); 
(2) section 171 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (relating to the YouthBuild 
Program; 29 U.S.C. 3226); 
(3) part A of title I of the Domestic Volunteer 
Service Act of 1973 (relating to the Volunteers in 
Service to America; 42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.); and 
(4) subtitles C (relating to the National Service 
Trust Program; 42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.) and E (re-
lating to the National Civilian Community Corps; 42 
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U.S.C. 12611 et seq.) of the National and Commu-
nity Service Act of 1990. 
(j) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of each military 
department shall issue such regulations as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
(k) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 303. PILOT PROGRAM ON TECHNICAL CIVILIAN PRO-
FESSIONAL CREDENTIALS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall carry out, through the Secretary of one of the mili-
tary departments, a pilot program, for a period of not 
more than 2 years, to assess the feasibility and advisability 
of establishing partnerships with community colleges and 
vocational schools to create technical education programs 
through which members of the Armed Forces may earn 
professional credentials in areas of critical need in the 
Armed Forces. The pilot program shall be comprised of 
such partnerships with up to 3 community colleges and 
vocational schools. The educational programs created 
through the pilot program shall be open to participation 
by members of the Armed Forces (including recruits) and 
any other students at the selected community colleges and 
vocational schools. 
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(b) COSTS.—The military department selected under 
subsection (a) shall bear at least 50 percent of the costs 
of the pilot program authorized under such subsection, 
and the community colleges and vocational schools in the 
pilot program shall bear the remaining costs, including 
providing the staff and facilities for the pilot program. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the pilot program under this 
section. The report shall include— 
(A) a comprehensive framework for the 
education and credentials to be provided under 
the pilot program; 
(B) metrics to be used to assess the effec-
tiveness of the pilot program; and 
(C) a description of mechanisms to be used 
to cover the costs of the technical education 
programs created under the pilot program. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after completion of the pilot program, the Secretary 
shall submit to the committees of Congress referred 
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to in paragraph (1) a final report on the pilot pro-
gram. The report shall include— 
(A) an evaluation of the pilot program 
using the metrics of assessment set forth in the 
initial report; 
(B) an assessment of the effects of the 
pilot program on recruitment and retention of 
military personnel; and 
(C) an assessment on the feasibility and 
advisability of extending the term of the pilot 
program, expanding its scope, or both. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 304. EXPANSION OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ 
TRAINING CORPS PROGRAM. 
(a) PLAN
TO
INCREASE
NUMBER
OF
JROTC 
UNITS.—The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation 
with the Secretaries of the military departments, develop 
and implement a plan to establish and support not fewer 
than 6,000 units of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps by September 30, 2034. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
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SEC. 305. EXPANSION OF CYBER INSTITUTES PROGRAM. 
Section 1640 of the John S. McCain National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 
115–232; 132 Stat. 2310; 10 U.S.C. 2200 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (g), by inserting ‘‘and not 
later than March 1, 2026,’’ after ‘‘September 30, 
2021,’’ 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to funds otherwise available to carry out this section, 
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Department 
of Defense such sums as may be necessary to prepare the 
reports under subsection (g) and to expand the Cyber In-
stitutes program under this section after September 30, 
2025.’’. 
SEC. 306. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR TARGETED RE-
CRUITMENT INCENTIVES. 
Section 522(h) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 503 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2026’’. 
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SEC. 307. MULTIYEAR APPROPRIATIONS FOR MARKETING 
AND ADVERTISING. 
Chapter 341 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 4509 the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 4510. Contracts for periods crossing fiscal years: 
Marketing and advertising contracts 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense, the 
Secretary of a military department (as defined in section 
102 of title 5), or the Secretary of Homeland Security 
with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating 
as a service in the Navy, may enter into a contract, for 
a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the 
next fiscal year (without regard to any option to extend 
the period of the contract), to procure marketing and ad-
vertising services. 
‘‘(b) OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.—Funds made available 
in one fiscal year may be obligated or expended in the next 
fiscal year for a contract entered into under subsection 
(a).’’. 
Subtitle B—Advancement of 
National Service 
SEC. 321. NATIONAL SERVICE FELLOWSHIPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 198B of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653b) is 
amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 198B. NATIONAL SERVICE FELLOWSHIPS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AREA
OF
NATIONAL
NEED.—The term 
‘area of national need’ means targeted efforts to— 
‘‘(A) improve education in schools for eco-
nomically disadvantaged students; 
‘‘(B) expand and improve access to health 
care; 
‘‘(C) improve energy efficiency and con-
serve natural resources; 
‘‘(D) improve economic opportunities for 
economically disadvantaged individuals; 
‘‘(E) improve disaster preparedness and 
response; or 
‘‘(F) support the reintegration of ex-of-
fenders. 
‘‘(2) DISADVANTAGED YOUTH.—The term ‘dis-
advantaged youth’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 101(13). 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE FELLOWSHIP APPLICANT.—The 
term ‘eligible fellowship applicant’ means an indi-
vidual who is selected by the Corporation through a 
randomized lottery and, as a result of such selection, 
is eligible for a national service fellowship. 
‘‘(4) FELLOW.—The term ‘fellow’ means an eli-
gible fellowship applicant who is awarded a national 
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service fellowship and is designated a fellow under 
subsection (e)(2). 
‘‘(5) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other terri-
tory or possession of the United States. 
‘‘(b) FELLOWSHIP AWARDS AND POSITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro-
priated to carry out this section, the Corporation 
shall award national service fellowships in accord-
ance with this section. 
‘‘(2) ALLOTMENT OF POSITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) ALLOTMENT BY CONGRESSIONAL DIS-
TRICT.—The Corporation shall allot 80 percent 
of the eligible fellowship positions supported 
under this section in a fiscal year on a formula 
basis to be distributed evenly among the con-
gressional districts in each of the States, to in-
clude districts of nonvoting delegates to the 
Congress, in accordance with the selection proc-
ess described in subsection (c)(1). The Corpora-
tion shall, to the extent practicable, reserve a 
percentage of eligible fellowship positions ap-
proximately equal to the percentage of dis-
advantaged youth residing in that district. In 
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any district in which one or more Indian tribes 
are located, a portion of the positions shall be 
reserved for applicants who are members of any 
such Indian tribe. 
‘‘(B) ALLOTMENT TO SPECIFIC ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—The Corporation shall allot 20 percent 
of the eligible fellowship positions supported 
under this section in a fiscal year to service 
sponsor organizations, regardless of congres-
sional district, that have targeted service strate-
gies for utilizing fellows, in accordance with the 
selection processes described in subsections 
(c)(2) and (f)(2). The Corporation shall, to the 
extent practicable, reserve a percentage of eligi-
ble fellowship positions approximately equal to 
the nationwide percentage of disadvantaged 
youth. 
‘‘(3) NUMBER OF POSITIONS.—The Corporation 
shall— 
‘‘(A) establish the number of approved po-
sitions under this section at 25,000 for the first 
fiscal year that begins after the date of the en-
actment of the Inspired to Serve Act of 2025; 
and 
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‘‘(B) increase the number of such approved 
positions by 25,000 for each fiscal year there-
after until the number of approved positions is 
at least 250,000. 
‘‘(c) SELECTION BY LOTTERY.— 
‘‘(1) IN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.—For posi-
tions described in subsection (b)(2)(A), the Corpora-
tion shall select, from the applications received 
under this section, the number of eligible fellowship 
applicants that may be supported for that fiscal year 
based on the amount of funds appropriated for that 
fiscal year to carry out this section. Such selection 
shall be done by randomized lottery for all appli-
cants, except that— 
‘‘(A) for those positions reserved for dis-
advantaged youth applicants under such sub-
section, selection shall be done by randomized 
lottery for disadvantaged youth applicants; and 
‘‘(B) for those positions reserved for In-
dian tribal applicants under such subsection, se-
lection shall be done by randomized lottery for 
Indian tribal applicants. 
‘‘(2) OTHER
POSITIONS.—For positions de-
scribed in subsection (b)(2)(B), the Corporation 
shall select, from the applications received, the num-
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ber of eligible fellowship applicants that may be sup-
ported for that fiscal year based on the amount of 
funds appropriated for that fiscal year to carry out 
this section. Such selection shall be done by random-
ized lottery for all applicants, except that for those 
positions reserved for disadvantaged youth appli-
cants under such subsection, selection shall be done 
by randomized lottery for disadvantaged youth appli-
cants. 
‘‘(3) REGULATIONS.—In the regulations issued 
to carry out this section, the Corporation shall— 
‘‘(A) establish the randomized lottery sys-
tem for positions described in subsection 
(b)(2)(A) and (b)(2)(B); 
‘‘(B) establish preference for those individ-
uals who have not previously been an eligible 
fellowship applicant or a fellow; and 
‘‘(C) create a waitlist for eligible fellowship 
applicants if any individual selected as such an 
applicant does not become a fellow. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE FELLOWSHIP APPLICANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—An applicant desiring to 
become an eligible fellowship applicant shall submit 
an application to the Corporation at such time and 
in such manner as the Corporation may require and 
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containing information on the applicant’s age, edu-
cational status, disadvantaged youth status, Indian 
tribal status, and contact information, and stating 
whether the applicant elects to be considered for 
placement in a position in a congressional district 
under subsection (b)(2)(A) or in a position described 
in subsection (b)(2)(B). Each applicant may apply 
for only one national service fellowship for any fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(2) AGE AND EDUCATION.—An applicant may 
be selected as an eligible fellowship applicant only if 
the applicant— 
‘‘(A) is not less than age 18 and not more 
than age 25 on the date on which the applica-
tion is made; and 
‘‘(B) holds a high school diploma or recog-
nized equivalent or will be working towards 
such diploma or recognized equivalent during 
the applicant’s term of service as a fellow. 
‘‘(e) FELLOWS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible fellowship appli-
cant is eligible to participate in a service project as 
a fellow and receive a national service fellowship if— 
‘‘(A) within 3 months after being selected 
as an eligible fellowship applicant, the applicant 
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selects a registered service sponsor organization 
described in subsection (f)— 
‘‘(i) with which the applicant is inter-
ested in serving under this section; and 
‘‘(ii) with which the applicant would 
serve in a position that is located in the 
congressional district in which the fellow 
resides or a district adjoining the district 
in which the fellow resides, for a position 
allotted under subsection (b)(2)(A), or 
would serve in a position allotted under 
subsection (b)(2)(B); 
‘‘(B) enters into an agreement with the or-
ganization— 
‘‘(i) that specifies the service the ap-
plicant will provide if the placement is ap-
proved; and 
‘‘(ii) in which the applicant agrees to 
serve for at least 1,700 hours during the 
applicant’s fellowship year, including train-
ing, high school equivalency coursework, 
and special fellow events, except that the 
Chief Executive Officer may, on a case-by- 
case basis, authorize a fellow to serve on a 
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part-time basis for a lesser number of 
hours; and 
‘‘(C) submits such agreement to the Cor-
poration. 
‘‘(2) DESIGNATION.—Upon receiving the eligi-
ble fellowship applicant’s agreement under para-
graph (1), the Corporation shall award a national 
service fellowship to the applicant and designate the 
applicant as a fellow. 
‘‘(3) FELLOWSHIP AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
award to each fellow a stipend equal to the liv-
ing allowance under section 199K. 
‘‘(B) PRORATION
OF
AMOUNT.—In the 
case of a fellow who is authorized to serve on 
a part-time basis under paragraph (1)(B)(ii), 
the amount provided to a fellow under this 
paragraph shall be prorated accordingly. 
‘‘(4) EDUCATIONAL
AWARDS.—A fellow who 
serves in a service project under this section shall be 
considered to have served in an approved national 
service position and, upon meeting the requirements 
of section 147 for full-time or part-time national 
service, shall be eligible for an educational award de-
scribed in such section or the alternative discounted 
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end-of-service cash stipend described in section 332 
of the Inspired to Serve Act of 2025. The Corpora-
tion shall transfer an appropriate amount of funds 
to the National Service Trust to provide for the edu-
cational award for such fellow. 
‘‘(f) SERVICE SPONSOR ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An organization is eligible 
to be a service sponsor organization if the organiza-
tion— 
‘‘(A) is a nonprofit organization, a local 
government agency, a State government agency, 
or an agency of an Indian tribe; 
‘‘(B) satisfies qualification criteria estab-
lished by the Corporation, including standards 
relating to organizational capacity, financial 
management, and programmatic oversight; and 
‘‘(C) at the time of registration with a 
State Commission, enters into an agreement 
with the State Commission providing that the 
service sponsor organization shall— 
‘‘(i) abide by all program require-
ments; 
‘‘(ii) be responsible for certifying the 
number of hours served by each fellow and 
whether each fellow serving with the orga-
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nization successfully completes the national 
service fellowship; 
‘‘(iii) provide supervision, supplies, 
and training for fellows, including a quar-
terly performance review; 
‘‘(iv) provide educational resources, 
funding for coursework, and other nec-
essary resources to support fellows working 
towards their high school equivalency de-
grees; and 
‘‘(v) provide, to the State Commission, 
the Corporation, and the Inspector General 
of the Corporation, timely access to 
records relating to the national service fel-
lowships. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY
AS
A
SPECIFIC
ORGANIZA-
TION.—An organization is eligible to be considered 
for an allotment of positions under subsection 
(b)(2)(B) if the organization— 
‘‘(A) satisfies the requirements of this sub-
section; 
‘‘(B) submits an application to the Cor-
poration that includes a detailed description of 
the area of national need that fellows will ad-
dress with the organization, along with other 
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requirements that the Corporation may estab-
lish; and 
‘‘(C) is selected by the Corporation in ac-
cordance with a selection process established by 
the Corporation. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL
ASSISTANCE.—Each service 
sponsor organization may provide additional benefits 
to fellows, including additional funding. 
‘‘(4) REGISTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—A service sponsor 
organization may not receive a fellow under this 
section until the organization registers with the 
State Commission of any State in which a fel-
low will be serving with the organization. 
‘‘(B) CLEARINGHOUSE.—Each State Com-
mission shall maintain on a public website a list 
of service sponsor organizations registered with 
that State Commission. 
‘‘(5) NONCOMPLIANCE.—If the Corporation de-
termines that a service sponsor organization is in 
violation of any of the applicable provisions of this 
subsection, or a State Commission determines that 
a service sponsor organization is in violation of any 
requirement for registration under paragraph (4)— 
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‘‘(A) the State Commission shall revoke 
the registration of the organization; 
‘‘(B) the organization shall not be eligible 
to receive assistance, approved national service 
fellows, or approved summer of service positions 
under this title for a period of not less than 5 
years; and 
‘‘(C) the Corporation shall have the right 
to remove a fellow from the organization and 
relocate the fellow to another site. 
‘‘(g) GRANTS FOR ANCILLARY SERVICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Corporation may 
award grants to service sponsor organizations to off-
set the costs of providing ancillary services in sup-
port of fellows serving with those service sponsor or-
ganizations, including costs for— 
‘‘(A) attending the convention described in 
subsection (j); 
‘‘(B) courses and exams necessary to ob-
tain a high school diploma or recognized equiva-
lent; 
‘‘(C) recruitment or training activities for 
fellows; and 
‘‘(D) other activities approved by the Cor-
poration. 
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‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, a service sponsor orga-
nization shall submit an application to the Corpora-
tion at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Corporation may require. 
‘‘(h) COORDINATION WITHIN CONGRESSIONAL DIS-
TRICT.—Service sponsor organizations shall coordinate 
with other service sponsor organizations on training and 
events beneficial to fellows serving within the same con-
gressional district and ensure that the offices of Members 
of Congress in those districts are kept apprised of such 
coordination. 
‘‘(i) BRANDED ATTIRE.—The Corporation may pro-
vide fellows with branded attire to wear where appropriate. 
‘‘(j) YEARLY CONVENTION.—The Corporation may 
sponsor a yearly convention to convene a geographically 
diverse group of fellows in a central location to provide 
the fellows with the opportunity to share experiences and 
to provide the fellows with information on opportunities 
to continue in national, public, or military service after 
their fellowships end. 
‘‘(k) COMPLIANCE WITH INELIGIBLE SERVICE CAT-
EGORIES.—Service under a national service fellowship 
shall comply with section 132(a). For purposes of applying 
that section to this subsection, a reference to assistance 
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shall be considered to be a reference to assistance provided 
under this section. 
‘‘(l) PUBLIC SERVICE INTEGRATION.—The Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer shall consult with the Council on Military, 
National, and Public Service established under section 201 
of the Inspired to Serve Act of 2025 regarding opportuni-
ties to place fellows in public service positions at the State, 
local, and tribal levels. 
‘‘(m) SURVEYS OF FELLOWS.—The Corporation may 
survey fellows about their experiences as fellows, and shall 
make data acquired from any such survey publicly avail-
able. 
‘‘(n) REGULATIONS.—The Corporation shall promul-
gate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out 
this section. 
‘‘(o) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The item relating to section 198B of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 in the 
table of contents for that Act is amended to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 198B. NATIONAL SERVICE FELLOWSHIPS.’’. 
(2) Section 123(7) of the National and Commu-
nity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12573(7)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘ServeAmerica’’ and inserting 
‘‘National Service’’. 
(3) Section 501(a)(4)(B) of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12681(a)(4)(B)) is repealed. 
SEC. 322. EXPANSION OF YOUTHBUILD, YOUTH CONSERVA-
TION CORPS, AND NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH 
CHALLENGE PROGRAMS. 
(a) YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM.— 
(1) EXPANSION.—The Secretary of Labor shall 
take the necessary steps to double, by December 31, 
2034, the number of participants in the YouthBuild 
Program established under section 171 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3226), from the number of such participants in fis-
cal year 2023. 
(2) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of 
Labor shall submit to Congress, not later than De-
cember 31 of each of the years 2026, 2029, 2032, 
and 2034, a report on the level of participation in 
the YouthBuild Program since the end of fiscal year 
2023 and on the efforts taken to achieve the goal 
described in paragraph (1). 
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(b) YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS.— 
(1) EXPANSION.—The Secretaries of Agri-
culture and the Interior shall take the necessary 
steps to double, by December 31, 2034, the number 
of participants in the Youth Conservation Corps es-
tablished under the Act popularly known as the 
‘‘Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1970’’ (title I of 
Public Law 91–378; 16 U.S.C. 1701–1706), from 
the number of such participants in fiscal year 2023. 
(2) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Secretaries 
of Agriculture and the Interior shall submit to Con-
gress, not later than December 31 of each of the 
years 2026, 2029, 2032, and 2034, a report on the 
level of participation in the Youth Conservation 
Corps since the end of fiscal year 2023 and on the 
efforts taken to achieve the goal described in para-
graph (1). 
(c) YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM.— 
(1) EXPANSION.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall take the necessary steps to double, by Decem-
ber 31, 2034, the number of participants in the Na-
tional Guard Youth Challenge Program established 
under section 509 of title 32, United States Code, 
from the number of such participants in fiscal year 
2023. 
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(2) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to Congress, not later than De-
cember 31 of each of the years 2026, 2029, 2032, 
and 2034, a report on the level of participation in 
the National Guard Youth Challenge Program since 
the end of fiscal year 2023 and on the efforts taken 
to achieve the goal described in paragraph (1). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 323. NATIONAL SERVICE PUBLIC AWARENESS CAM-
PAIGN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Executive Officer of the 
Corporation for National and Community Service shall 
carry out a public awareness campaign to educate individ-
uals likely to provide the greatest influence on youth, in-
cluding parents, grandparents, teachers, guidance coun-
selors, clergy, and coaches, on opportunities for youth to 
engage in national service, the impacts of national service, 
and ways to encourage youth to provide such service. 
Funds made available to carry out this subsection may 
be used to identify best practices, carry out national out-
reach and education campaigns, produce and make avail-
able materials for schools and students from kindergarten 
through grade 12, facilitate access to national service in-
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formation and opportunities, and advertise national serv-
ice programs nationwide. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days 
after the end of the fiscal year in which funds are made 
available to carry out the public awareness campaign 
under subsection (a), the Chief Executive Officer shall 
submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Edu-
cation and Workforce of the House of Representatives, a 
report describing the scope and effectiveness of the public 
awareness campaign under this section. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the campaign under subsection (a), 
including for salaries and expenses related to such cam-
paign. 
SEC. 324. RECOGNITION OF CORPORATE CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO NATIONAL SERVICE. 
The Corporation for National and Community Serv-
ice may annually designate not more than 25 corporations, 
whether publicly owned or privately held, with an award 
for their significant contributions to national service. The 
Corporation shall promulgate regulations describing eval-
uation criteria for the award under this section and may 
conduct a ceremony or give a symbolic medal or plaque 
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to recipients. This section does not authorize any mone-
tary award. 
SEC. 325. CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY 
SERVICE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) EX-OFFENDER.—The term ‘‘ex-offender’’ 
means an individual who requires assistance in over-
coming barriers to employment resulting from a 
record of arrest or conviction for a crime under Fed-
eral, State, local, or Tribal law. 
(2) PLACE-BASED MODEL.—The term ‘‘place- 
based model’’ means an investment initiative that 
seeks to leverage national service programs to ex-
pand the services available within a specific geo-
graphic location, to build the capacity of community 
organizations to provide those services, and to estab-
lish a community-wide culture of service and vol-
unteerism. 
(b) PRIORITY PILOTS.—The Chief Executive Officer 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service 
may conduct, during the 3-year period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2024, up to 5 demonstration projects to assess the 
feasibility and advisability of novel approaches to and 
focus areas of national service, with at least one dem-
onstration project focused on developing a place-based 
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model and at least one demonstration project supporting 
the reintegration of ex-offenders. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the demonstration projects under 
subsection (b), including for salaries and expenses related 
to such projects. 
SEC. 
326. 
PEACE 
CORPS 
REMOTE 
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS. 
The Director of the Peace Corps may carry out dem-
onstration projects to test the feasibility of permitting in-
dividuals who serve fewer than 27 months as a volunteer 
(as such term is used in the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 
2501 et seq.)) to serve as a volunteer in the United States, 
and not abroad. 
SEC. 327. NATIONAL SERVICE LIVING ALLOWANCE IN-
CREASES. 
(a) ANNUAL INCREASES TO LIVING ALLOWANCES 
FOR NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS.—Section 140(a) 
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12594(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(7) INCREASES.—The Chief Executive Officer 
shall review the amounts of living allowances under 
this subsection on an annual basis and, subject to 
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paragraph (2), make increases as necessary to re-
flect changes in inflation, cost of living, and the geo-
graphical areas in which the national service pro-
grams are carried out.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to provide increases in 
living allowances under section 140(a) of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12594(a)), 
such sums as may be necessary to increase the allowances 
above the levels provided on the day before the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 328. SENIOR CORPS STIPEND INCREASES. 
(a) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR INDIVIDUAL SERV-
ICE PROJECTS.—Section 211(d) of the Domestic Volun-
teer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5011(d)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$3.00 per hour’’ and inserting ‘‘60 percent 
of the Federal minimum wage under section 6 of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206)’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to provide increases in 
allowances and stipends under section 211(d) of the Do-
mestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
5011(d)), such sums as may be necessary to increase the 
allowances and stipends above the levels provided on the 
day before the date of enactment of this Act. 
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100 
SEC. 329. WRAPAROUND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CERTAIN 
NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS. 
(a) WRAPAROUND SUPPORT SERVICES
FOR NA-
TIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 140 of the National 
and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12594) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) WRAPAROUND SUPPORT SERVICES.— 
‘‘(1) PROVISION
OF
ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT 
SERVICES.—In addition to the living allowance and 
other benefits provided under this section, and sub-
ject to the availability of appropriations to carry out 
this subsection, a State or other recipient of assist-
ance under section 121 shall provide support serv-
ices under this subsection (in this subsection re-
ferred to as ‘wraparound support services’) to those 
individuals who— 
‘‘(A) are participants in a national service 
program carried out or supported by the recipi-
ent using the assistance; and 
‘‘(B) are disadvantaged youth of ages 17 
through 26, are located in Indian lands, or are 
located in rural communities. 
‘‘(2) GUIDELINES FOR WRAPAROUND SUPPORT 
SERVICES.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
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101 
of the enactment of this subsection, the Corporation 
shall 
establish 
guidelines 
regarding 
the 
cir-
cumstances under which wraparound support serv-
ices shall be made available under paragraph (1) 
and the types of wraparound support services that 
shall be made so available. Wraparound support 
services may include career counseling, transpor-
tation assistance, training and certification pro-
grams, and mental health assistance. In developing 
such guidelines, the Corporation shall consider the 
availability of philanthropic investment and the cost- 
per-participant to recipients who support partici-
pants described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) EXEMPTION FROM LIVING ALLOWANCE.— 
Wraparound support services shall not be considered 
in determining the total living allowance under sub-
section (a)(2).’’. 
(2) LIMITATION ON PROGRAM COSTS.—Section 
189(c) of the National and Community Service Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12645c(c)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(c) COSTS NOT SUBJECT
TO LIMITATION.—The 
limitation under subsection (a), and the increased limita-
tion under subsection (e)(1), shall not apply to— 
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‘‘(1) expenses under a grant authorized under 
the national service laws to operate a program that 
are not included in the grant award for operating 
the program; or 
‘‘(2) expenses for wraparound support services 
provided under section 140(g).’’. 
(b) WRAPAROUND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR VISTA 
PARTICIPANTS.—Section 105(b) of the Domestic Volun-
teer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955(b)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4)(A) In addition to the stipend and other assist-
ance provided under this section, and subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations to carry out this paragraph, the 
Director shall provide support services under this para-
graph (in this paragraph referred to as ‘wraparound sup-
port services’) for volunteers who— 
‘‘(i) are disadvantaged youth of ages 17 
through 26; 
‘‘(ii) are located in Indian lands; or 
‘‘(iii) are located in rural communities. 
‘‘(B) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this paragraph, the Corporation shall estab-
lish guidelines regarding the circumstances under which 
wraparound support services shall be made available to 
volunteers under subparagraph (A), and the types of 
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wraparound support services that shall be made so avail-
able. Wraparound support services may include career 
counseling, transportation assistance, training and certifi-
cation programs, and mental health assistance. In devel-
oping such guidelines, the Corporation shall consider the 
availability of funds and the cost-per-volunteer to support 
such volunteers. 
‘‘(C) In this paragraph, the terms ‘disadvantaged 
youth’ and ‘Indian lands’ have the meanings given those 
terms in section 101 of the National and Community Serv-
ice Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511).’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Executive Officer 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service 
shall submit a report to Congress on the use of funds 
made available to provide wraparound support services 
under the amendments made by this section. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Corporation for 
National and Community Service such sums as may be 
necessary to provide wraparound support services under 
section 140(g) of the National and Community Service Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12594(g)) and section 105(b)(4) of 
the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
4955(b)(4)). 
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SEC. 330. NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARD IN-
CREASES. 
(a) DETERMINATION
OF
EDUCATIONAL
AWARD 
AMOUNT.—Section 147(a) of the National and Commu-
nity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12603(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘having a value equal to’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘mandatory appropriations),’’ and inserting 
‘‘equal to the average cost of 1 year of in-State tuition 
at a public institution of higher education that awards 
bachelor’s degrees, as determined by the Chief Executive 
Officer,’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to provide increases in 
national service educational awards under section 147(a) 
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12603(a)), such sums as may be necessary to in-
crease the awards above the level provided on the day be-
fore the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 331. EXPANDED USE OF NATIONAL SERVICE EDU-
CATIONAL AWARD. 
(a) DISBURSEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.— 
Section 148(a)(4) of the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12604(a)(4)) is amended by in-
serting after ‘‘Secretary of Veterans Affairs’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, regardless of whether the individual is a veteran 
as defined under section 101’’. 
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(b) TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
PROVISIONS
OF 
LAW.—Any individual who receives an educational award 
under section 146 of the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12602) may use the award for 
expenses described in section 148(a)(4) of that Act (42 
U.S.C. 12604(a)(4)), as a result of the amendment made 
by subsection (a) of this section, notwithstanding the pro-
visions of any appropriations Act that does not specifically 
reference this section and that would not permit such use 
by the individual. 
SEC. 332. DISCOUNTED END-OF-SERVICE CASH STIPEND 
FOR NATIONAL SERVICE MEMBERS. 
(a) STIPEND; LIMITATION; PAYMENT UPON COMPLE-
TION OF TERM.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) CHIEF
EXECUTIVE
OFFICER.—The 
term ‘‘Chief Executive Officer’’ means the Chief 
Executive Officer of the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service. 
(B) FULL-TIME SERVICE.—The term ‘‘full- 
time service’’ means ‘‘full-time national service’’ 
within the meaning of section 139(b)(1) of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12593(b)(1)). 
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(C) NATIONAL
SERVICE
PARTICIPANT.— 
The term ‘‘national service participant’’ means 
a participant in a national service program who 
is described in section 137(a) of that Act (42 
U.S.C. 12591(a)). 
(D) 
PART-TIME
SERVICE.—The 
term 
‘‘part-time service’’ means ‘‘part-time national 
service’’ 
within 
the 
meaning 
of 
section 
139(b)(2) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 12593(b)(2)). 
(2) STIPEND FOR NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICI-
PANTS.— 
(A) AUTHORITY.— 
(i) FULL-TIME SERVICE.—Subject to 
clause (ii), the Chief Executive Officer may 
provide to each national service participant 
who is performing full-time service, a sti-
pend for any period in which such partici-
pant is in training or performing the par-
ticipant’s service assignments. 
(ii) PART-TIME SERVICE.—The Chief 
Executive Officer may, on a case-by-case 
basis, provide, to a national service partici-
pant who is performing part-time service, a 
stipend for any period described in clause 
(i). 
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(B) AMOUNT OF STIPEND.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clauses 
(ii) and (iii), the amount of the stipend 
under subparagraph (A) shall be set at a 
rate that is not less than $200 per month 
and not more than $280 per month. 
(ii) LEADER
STIPENDS.—The Chief 
Executive Officer may set the amount of 
the stipend under subparagraph (A) at a 
rate that does not exceed $380 per month 
in the case of an individual who— 
(I) 
has 
completed 
a 
cor-
responding term of service as required 
under subtitle D of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12601 et seq.), subject to 
paragraph (4); and 
(II) has, in accordance with 
standards that the Chief Executive 
Officer shall establish in regulations, 
been designated a leader on the basis 
of experience among other national 
service participants. 
(iii) LIMITATION.—The amount of the 
stipend under this subparagraph is subject 
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to the availability of funds for such sti-
pend. 
(C) RESTRICTION
ON
CERTAIN
INDIVID-
UALS.—The Chief Executive Officer may not 
provide a stipend under this subsection to an 
individual who elects to receive a national serv-
ice educational award under subtitle D of title 
I of the National and Community Service Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.). 
(3) STIPEND FOR NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMU-
NITY CORPS MEMBERS.— 
(A) AUTHORITY.—The Chief Executive Of-
ficer may provide, to each member of the Na-
tional Civilian Community Corps who is en-
rolled in a national service program under sec-
tion 153 of the National and Community Serv-
ice Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12613), a stipend 
for any period in which such member is in 
training or performing the member’s service as-
signment. 
(B) AMOUNT OF STIPEND.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clauses 
(ii) and (iii), the amount of the stipend 
under subparagraph (A) shall be set at a 
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rate that is not less than $200 per month 
and not more than $280 per month. 
(ii) LEADER
STIPENDS.—The Chief 
Executive Officer may set the amount of 
the stipend under subparagraph (A) at a 
rate that does not exceed $380 per month 
in the case of an individual who— 
(I) 
has 
completed 
a 
cor-
responding term of service as required 
under subtitle D of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12601 et seq.), subject to 
paragraph (4); and 
(II) has, in accordance with 
standards that the Chief Executive 
Officer shall establish in regulations, 
been designated a leader on the basis 
of experience among other national 
service members. 
(iii) LIMITATION.—The amount of the 
stipend under this subparagraph is subject 
to the availability of funds for such sti-
pend. 
(C) RESTRICTION
ON
CERTAIN
INDIVID-
UALS.—The Chief Executive Officer may not 
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provide a stipend under this subsection to an 
individual who elects to receive a national serv-
ice educational award under section 158 of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12618). 
(4) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
STIPEND.—A stipend 
under paragraph (2) or (3) shall be payable to an 
individual only upon completion of a corresponding 
term of service, except under such circumstances as 
the Chief Executive Officer shall determine. In ac-
cordance with regulations which the Chief Executive 
Officer shall prescribe for payment under such cir-
cumstances, the accrued stipend, or any part of the 
accrued stipend, may be paid to the individual, or on 
behalf of the individual, to members of the individ-
ual’s family or others during the term of the individ-
ual’s service. In the event of the death of an indi-
vidual during service, the amount of any unpaid sti-
pend shall be paid in accordance with the provisions 
of section 5582 of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.— 
Section 141(a) of the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12595(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) has not accepted the stipend authorized 
under section 332 of the Inspired to Serve Act of 
2025.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZED
BENEFITS
FOR
CORPS
MEM-
BERS.—Section 158(f) of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12618(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) has not accepted the stipend authorized 
under section 332 of the Inspired to Serve Act of 
2025.’’. 
SEC. 
333. 
EXCLUSION 
OF 
NATIONAL 
SERVICE 
EDU-
CATIONAL AWARD FROM GROSS INCOME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 117(c) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(B); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) a national service educational award 
under subtitle D of title I of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12601 et seq.).’’. 
(b) EXCLUSION OF DISCHARGE OF STUDENT LOAN 
DEBT.—Subsection (f) of section 108 of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(6) PAYMENTS
UNDER
NATIONAL
SERVICE 
EDUCATIONAL AWARD PROGRAMS.—In the case of 
an individual, gross income shall not include any 
amount received under a national service educational 
award under subtitle D of title I of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 
et seq.).’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 334. TRANSFERABILITY OF NATIONAL SERVICE EDU-
CATIONAL AWARD. 
(a) DISBURSEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.— 
Section 148(f) of the National and Community Service Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12604) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘in a na-
tional service program that receives a grant under 
subtitle C’’ and inserting ‘‘in a position specified 
under section 123’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking subparagraph 
(C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) who meets such other requirements 
as the Corporation shall specify in regula-
tions.’’. 
(b) INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN EDU-
CATIONAL AWARD FROM THE TRUST.—Section 146(d)(3) 
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12602(d)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘a 10-year 
period’’ and all that follows through ‘‘basis of the award’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a 7-year period that begins on the date on 
which the designated individual who received the trans-
ferred educational award becomes 18 years of age’’. 
SEC. 335. NONCOMPETITIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR FULL-TIME 
NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS. 
(a) NONCOMPETITIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR AMERICORPS 
ALUMNI.— 
(1) VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA.— 
Section 415(d) of the Domestic Volunteer Service 
Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5055(d)) is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘appointment in the com-
petitive service’’ and inserting ‘‘noncompetitive 
appointment to a position in the competitive 
service (as defined in section 2102 of title 5, 
United States Code) for a period of 36 months, 
beginning on the date on which their required 
term of service ends,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Executive Order Number 
11103 (April 10, 1963)’’ and inserting ‘‘Execu-
tive Order 11103 (22 U.S.C. 2504 note, relat-
ing to Providing for the Appointment of 
Former Peace Corps Volunteers to the Civilian 
Career Services), as amended by Executive 
Order 12107 (44 Fed. Reg. 1055; relating to 
the Civil Service Commission and Labor-Man-
agement in the Federal Service), without regard 
to section 4 of such Order’’. 
(2) 
OTHER
NATIONAL
SERVICE
PARTICI-
PANTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subtitle C 
of title I of the National and Community Serv-
ice Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12591 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 142. NONCOMPETITIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR NATIONAL 
SERVICE PARTICIPANTS. 
‘‘Participants in a national service program who are 
eligible to receive a national service educational award 
under section 141, and who the Chief Executive Officer 
determines have successfully completed their terms of 
service, shall be eligible for noncompetitive appointment 
in a position in the competitive service (as defined in sec-
tion 2102 of title 5, United States Code) for a period of 
36 months beginning on the date on which their required 
term of service ends. The Chief Executive Officer shall 
make the determination about successful completion in ac-
cordance with the requirements of Executive Order 11103 
(22 U.S.C. 2504 note, relating to Providing for the Ap-
pointment of Former Peace Corps Volunteers to the Civil-
ian Career Services), as amended by Executive Order 
12107 (44 Fed. Reg. 1055; relating to the Civil Service 
Commission and Labor-Management in the Federal Serv-
ice), without regard to section 4 of such Order.’’. 
(B) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The 
table of contents of the National and Commu-
nity Service Act of 1990 is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 141 the 
following: 
‘‘Sec. 142. Noncompetitive eligibility for national service participants.’’. 
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(b) NONCOMPETITIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR RETURNED 
PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS
AND VOLUNTEER LEAD-
ERS.—Section 5 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(q)(1) Volunteers and volunteer leaders who have 
satisfactorily completed not fewer than 2 years of service 
under this Act (as determined under paragraph (2)) shall 
be eligible for noncompetitive appointment in a position 
in the competitive service (as defined in section 2102 of 
title 5, United States Code) for a period of 3 years begin-
ning on the day after the date on which such service ends. 
‘‘(2) The Director shall determine if a volunteer or 
volunteer leader has satisfactorily completed service under 
this Act for the purpose of paragraph (1) in accordance 
with sections 1, 2, 3, and 5 of Executive Order 11103 
(22 U.S.C. 2504 note, relating to Providing for the Ap-
pointment of Former Peace Corps Volunteers to the Civil-
ian Career Services), as amended by Executive Order 
12107 (44 Fed. Reg. 1055; relating to the Civil Service 
Commission and Labor-Management in the Federal Serv-
ice).’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to any individual— 
(1) who is— 
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(A) a volunteer under the Domestic Volun-
teer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et 
seq.); 
(B) a participant, in a national service pro-
gram, to whom section 141 of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12595) applies; or 
(C) a volunteer or volunteer leader under 
the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.); 
and 
(2) who has not completed the corresponding 
required term of service as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 336. PENSION SERVICE CREDIT FOR FEDERAL SERV-
ICE CORPS PARTICIPANTS. 
(a) CREDITABLE SERVICE.—Section 8411(h) of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘as a Na-
tional Civilian Community Corps member or leader under 
subtitle E of title I of the National and Community Serv-
ice Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.), as a member 
of a program under title I of the Act entitled ‘An Act to 
establish a pilot program in the Departments of the Inte-
rior and Agriculture designated as the Youth Conservation 
Corps, and for other purposes’, approved August 13, 1970 
(commonly known as the ‘Youth Conservation Corps Act 
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of 1970’; 16 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or the Public Lands 
Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.),’’ after ‘‘Do-
mestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973,’’. 
(b) CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CREDITABLE SERVICE.— 
Section 8422(f)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘as a National Civilian Com-
munity Corps member or leader under subtitle E of 
title I of the National and Community Service Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.), as a member of 
a program under title I of the Act entitled ‘An Act 
to establish a pilot program in the Departments of 
the Interior and Agriculture designated as the Youth 
Conservation Corps, and for other purposes’, ap-
proved August 13, 1970 (commonly known as the 
‘Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1970’; 16 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.) or the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 
(16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.),’’ after ‘‘Domestic Volun-
teer Service Act of 1973,’’ the first place the term 
appears; 
(2) by striking ‘‘or the stipend’’ and inserting 
‘‘, of the stipend’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘for each period of service as 
such a volunteer or volunteer leader’’ and inserting 
‘‘or of the living allowance paid to the National Ci-
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vilian Community Corps member or leader under 
subtitle E of title I of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.), or 
to the member of a program under title I of the Act 
entitled ‘An Act to establish a pilot program in the 
Departments of the Interior and Agriculture des-
ignated as the Youth Conservation Corps, and for 
other purposes’, approved August 13, 1970 (com-
monly known as the ‘Youth Conservation Corps Act 
of 1970’; 16 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or the Public 
Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), 
for each period of service as such a volunteer, volun-
teer leader, member, or leader’’. 
SEC. 337. SENIOR CORPS COMPETITIVE GRANT MODEL. 
(a) GRANTS
AND
CONTRACTS
FOR
VOLUNTEER 
SERVICE PROJECTS.—Section 201 of the Domestic Volun-
teer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5001) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking subpara-
graph (A) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) awarded for a period of not more than 3 
years; and’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(i) in clause (iii), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; and 
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(ii) by striking clause (iv) and redesig-
nating clause (v) as clause (iv); and 
(2) by striking subsection (i) and redesignating 
subsection (j) as subsection (i). 
(b) MULTIYEAR GRANTS OR CONTRACTS.—Section 
227(a) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
U.S.C. 5027(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph 
(2) and’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to’’; and 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. 
(c) NOTICE AND HEARING PROCEDURES FOR SUS-
PENSION
AND TERMINATION
OF FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—Section 412(a) of the Domestic Volunteer Service 
Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5052) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; and 
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and re-
designating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2). 
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Subtitle C—Advancement of Public 
Service: Modernization of Fed-
eral Personnel Systems 
SEC. 341. ENHANCED AWARENESS OF THE VALUE OF FED-
ERAL PUBLIC SERVICE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF ACTIVITY.—Subchapter I of 
chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 307. Enhanced awareness of the value of Federal 
public service 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to guidance that the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall issue, any 
Executive agency or military department may use appro-
priated funds to educate and inform the public about the 
role of Federal employees, the value of Federal employ-
ment, and the mission of the agency or department. 
‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The use of funds 
pursuant to the guidance issued by the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States under subsection (a) may not 
be construed as self-aggrandizement, publicity, or propa-
ganda that is otherwise prohibited under any other provi-
sion of law that is enacted before, on, or after the date 
of enactment of this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, is 
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amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
306 the following: 
‘‘307. Enhanced awareness of the value of Federal public service.’’. 
(c) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall issue the guidance required 
under section 307(a) of title 5, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a) of this section. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c), section 307 of title 5, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a) of this section, and the amend-
ment made by subsection (b) of this section, shall take 
effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 342. RESPONSIBILITY FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY 
FOR HIRING PREFERENCES AND SPECIAL 
HIRING OPTIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. 
(2) PREFERENCE ELIGIBLE.—The term ‘‘pref-
erence eligible’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 2108 of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY.—The 
Director shall determine whether an individual is pref-
erence eligible, or whether an individual is eligible for ap-
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pointment to a position in an Executive agency, under any 
of the following authorities: 
(1) Section 4214 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
(2) Section 3112 of title 5, United States Code. 
(3) Section 3304(f) of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(4) Section 3330d of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(5) Section 415(d) of the Domestic Volunteer 
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5055(d)), as amend-
ed by section 335(a)(1) of this Act. 
(6) Section 142 of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990, as added by section 335(a)(2) 
of this Act. 
(7) Subsection (q) of section 5 of the Peace 
Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504), as added by section 
335(b) of this Act. 
(8) Section 344 of this Act. 
(9) Section 370 of this Act. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The Director shall coordinate 
with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, the Director of the Peace Corps, and the Chief 
Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and 
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Community Service in developing the process for making 
determinations under subsection (b). 
(d) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall issue reg-
ulations setting forth the manner in which applicants for 
employment in Executive agencies may access determina-
tions made under subsection (b) and the procedures to ap-
peal those determinations. 
(e) PREPARATION
OF
CERTIFICATES
OF
ELIGI-
BILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Executive agencies shall rely 
on the eligibility determinations made by the Direc-
tor under subsection (b) in preparing lists, registers, 
and certificates of such eligibility. 
(2) GUIDANCE.—The Director shall issue guid-
ance to Executive agencies on the policies and proce-
dures of the Office of Personnel Management that 
are established under this section. 
(f) OTHER REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO PREFERENCE 
ELIGIBLES NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing in this section may 
be construed to limit the right of a preference eligible to 
seek administrative or judicial redress under section 
3330a or 3330b of title 5, United States Code, respec-
tively. 
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SEC. 343. ENHANCEMENT OF SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORI-
TIES FOR MILITARY VETERANS. 
(a) EXCEPTION TO PREFERENCE ELIGIBILITY.—Sec-
tion 2108 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) except for the purposes of chapters 43 and 
75 of this title, ‘preference eligible’ does not in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) a retired member of the Armed 
Forces unless— 
‘‘(i) the individual is a disabled vet-
eran; or 
‘‘(ii) the individual retired below the 
rank of major or its equivalent; 
‘‘(B) a veteran who has been discharged or 
released from active duty for more than 10 
years, as of the date on which the individual 
would be appointed; or 
‘‘(C) a veteran who is an employee who has 
been in the competitive service for more than 
two years, as of the date on which the indi-
vidual would be appointed; and’’. 
(b) VETERANS’ PREFERENCE
AS
A TIEBREAKER 
AMONG EQUALLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.— 
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(1) REGISTERS OF ELIGIBLES.—Section 3313 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘§ 3313. Competitive service; registers of eligibles 
‘‘The names of applicants who have qualified in ex-
aminations for the competitive service shall be entered on 
appropriate registers or lists of eligibles in the order of 
their ratings, including points added under section 3309 
of this title. The names of preference eligibles shall be en-
tered ahead of others having the same rating.’’. 
(2) ALTERNATIVE
RANKING
AND
SELECTION 
PROCEDURES.—Section 3319(b) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the second sen-
tence. 
(c) VETERANS RECRUITMENT APPOINTMENT IM-
PROVEMENTS.— 
(1) DEFINITION
OF
RECENTLY
SEPARATED 
VETERAN.—Section 4211(6) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘three-year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘10-year’’. 
(2) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED COVERED VET-
ERAN.—Section 4214(a)(2)(B) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) The term ‘qualified covered veteran’ 
means a veteran described in section 4212(a)(3) of 
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this title, but does not include a retired member of 
the Armed Forces unless the individual qualifies for 
retirement under chapter 61 of title 10.’’. 
SEC. 344. NONCOMPETITIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR HIGH-PER-
FORMING CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘competi-
tive service’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
2102 of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Under such regulations as the 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall 
issue, an Executive agency may noncompetitively appoint, 
for other than temporary employment, to a position in the 
competitive service any individual who— 
(1) is certified by the Director as having been 
a high-performing employee in a former position in 
the competitive service; 
(2) has been separated from the former position 
described in paragraph (1) for less than 6 years; and 
(3) is qualified for the new position in the com-
petitive service, as determined by the head of the 
Executive agency making the noncompetitive ap-
pointment. 
(c) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—An individual may 
not be appointed to a position under subsection (b) more 
than once. 
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(d) DESIGNATION OF HIGH-PERFORMING EMPLOY-
EES.—The Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall, in the regulations issued under subsection (b), 
set forth the criteria for certifying an individual as a 
‘‘high-performing employee’’ in a former position, which 
shall be based on— 
(1) the final performance appraisal of the indi-
vidual in that former position; and 
(2) a recommendation by the immediate or 
other supervisor of the individual in that former po-
sition. 
SEC. 345. FLEXIBILITY FOR TEMPORARY AND TERM AP-
POINTMENTS. 
(a) TEMPORARY AND TERM APPOINTMENTS.—Sub-
chapter I of chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 3117. Temporary and term appointments 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. 
‘‘(2) TEMPORARY
APPOINTMENT.—The term 
‘temporary appointment’ means an appointment in 
the competitive service for a period of not more than 
1 year. 
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‘‘(3) TERM
APPOINTMENT.—The term ‘term 
appointment’ means an appointment in the competi-
tive service for a period of more than 1 year and not 
more than 5 years. 
‘‘(b) APPOINTMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of an Executive 
agency may make a temporary appointment or term 
appointment to a position in the competitive service 
when the need for the services of an employee in the 
position is not permanent. 
‘‘(2) EXTENSION.—Under conditions prescribed 
by the Director, the head of an Executive agency 
may— 
‘‘(A) extend a temporary appointment 
made under paragraph (1) in increments of not 
more than 1 year each, up to a maximum of 3 
total years of service; and 
‘‘(B) extend a term appointment made 
under paragraph (1) in increments determined 
appropriate by the head of the agency, up to a 
maximum of 6 total years of service. 
‘‘(c) 
APPOINTMENTS
FOR
CRITICAL
HIRING 
NEEDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Under conditions pre-
scribed by the Director, the head of an Executive 
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agency may make a noncompetitive temporary ap-
pointment, or a noncompetitive term appointment 
for a period of not more than 18 months, to a posi-
tion in the competitive service for which a critical 
hiring need exists, as determined under section 
3304, without regard to the requirements of sections 
3327 and 3330. 
‘‘(2) NO EXTENSIONS.—An appointment made 
under paragraph (1) may not be extended. 
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Director may prescribe regulations to carry out 
this section. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—Any regulations prescribed 
by the Director for the administration of this section 
shall not apply to the Secretary of Defense in the ex-
ercise of the authorities granted under section 1105 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2447). 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL PROVISION REGARDING THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE.—Nothing in this section shall pre-
clude the Secretary of Defense from making temporary 
and term appointments in the competitive service pursu-
ant to section 1105 of the National Defense Authorization 
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Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2447). 
‘‘(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to affect the authorities granted 
under section 3109.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
3116 the following: 
‘‘3117. Temporary and term appointments.’’. 
SEC. 346. CRITERIA FOR GRANTING DIRECT-HIRE AUTHOR-
ITY TO AGENCIES. 
Section 3304(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘shortage of candidates’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘highly qualified candidates)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘shortage of highly qualified candidates’’. 
SEC. 347. CAFETERIA PLAN FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CAFETERIA
PLAN.—The term ‘‘cafeteria 
plan’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
125(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. 
(3) QUALIFIED CARRIER.—The term ‘‘qualified 
carrier’’ means an insurance company (or consor-
tium of insurance companies) that is licensed to 
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issue disability-income insurance under the laws of 
48 of the States and the District of Columbia, tak-
ing into account any subsidiaries of such a company 
(and, in the case of a consortium, considering the 
member companies and any subsidiaries thereof, col-
lectively). 
(b) PLAN AUTHORIZED.—The Director shall estab-
lish and administer a cafeteria plan through which an em-
ployee of an Executive agency may select certain benefits 
from a menu of options, including cash, life insurance, dis-
ability-income insurance, flexible spending arrangements 
for health care, flexible spending arrangements for de-
pendent care, a health savings account, enhanced dental 
benefits, and enhanced vision benefits. 
(c) CONTRIBUTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1 of 
each year, the Director shall— 
(A) identify the amount of the Federal 
Government’s contribution to the cafeteria plan 
established under subsection (b); and 
(B) in making the identification required 
under subparagraph (A), determine the annual 
adjustment of the Federal Government’s con-
tribution based on inflation and other appro-
priate factors as determined by the Director. 
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(2) DIRECTOR RESPONSIBILITY.—The Director 
shall ensure that the amount of the Federal Govern-
ment’s contribution for the cafeteria plan described 
in subsection (b) does not increase or decrease Gov-
ernmentwide spending by Executive agencies on ben-
efits for employees of those agencies. 
(d) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—The Director— 
(1) may, without regard to subsections (b), (c), 
and (d) of section 6101 of title 41, United States 
Code, or any other statute requiring competitive bid-
ding, enter into contracts with 1 or more qualified 
carriers for a policy or policies of disability-income 
insurance, for the cafeteria plan authorized under 
subsection (b); and 
(2) shall ensure that each contract entered into 
under paragraph (1) is entered into on the basis of 
contractor qualifications, price, and reasonable com-
petition. 
(e) NO EFFECT ON ELIGIBILITY FOR OTHER BENE-
FITS.—Nothing in this section may be construed to affect 
the eligibility for insurance and other benefits under sub-
part G of part III of title 5, United States Code. 
(f) REGULATIONS.—The Director shall, not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, pro-
pose for public notice and comment regulations to imple-
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ment the plan authorized by this section, including regula-
tions for a disability-income insurance program for Fed-
eral employees. 
(g) STATUTORY PROPOSALS.—The Director shall, 
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, submit to Congress recommendations for legisla-
tive proposals that should be made to chapter 87 of title 
5, United States Code, that are necessary for the estab-
lishment of the cafeteria plan under this section. 
SEC. 348. MODERN BENEFITS PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CIVIL SERVICE.—The term ‘‘civil service’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 2101 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. 
(3) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘eligible 
employee’’ means an employee in the civil service, 
other than a public safety employee, who has com-
pleted less than 5 years of civilian service creditable 
under section 8411 of title 5, United States Code. 
(4) PILOT
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot pro-
gram’’ means the pilot program established by the 
Director under subsection (b)(1). 
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(5) PUBLIC
SAFETY
EMPLOYEE.—The term 
‘‘public safety employee’’ means an employee serving 
an Executive agency as a law enforcement officer, 
air traffic controller, firefighter, nuclear materials 
courier, or customs and border protection officer, as 
those terms are defined in section 8401 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 
a pilot program in 3 Executive agencies to offer eli-
gible employees a benefits package described in sub-
section (d). 
(2) CONSULTATIONS.—With respect to the pilot 
program, the Director— 
(A) shall, in establishing the pilot program, 
consult with benefits experts, actuaries, labor 
unions, and the participating Executive agen-
cies; and 
(B) may carry out the pilot program with-
out regard to any requirement or limitation 
under section 4703 of title 5, United States 
Code (as amended by this Act), except that the 
pilot program shall be considered to be a dem-
onstration project for purposes of subsection (a) 
of such section 4703. 
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(c) ELECTION OF BENEFITS PACKAGE BY EMPLOY-
EES.— 
(1) NEW
EMPLOYEES.—An eligible employee 
who is appointed to a position in an Executive agen-
cy after the date on which the pilot program is es-
tablished may elect to be covered by the benefits 
package in the pilot program or the benefits package 
otherwise applicable to civil service employees in the 
Executive agency. 
(2) RECENT HIRES.—An eligible employee who 
is appointed to a position in an Executive agency 
during the 5-year period ending on the date on 
which the pilot program is established may elect to 
switch coverage to the benefits package in the pilot 
program. 
(3) APPLICABILITY.—An employee who elects 
the benefits package in the pilot program shall not 
be eligible for an annuity or annuitant health care 
benefits under chapter 84 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(d) PROGRAM DETAILS.—The Director shall ensure 
that the benefits package authorized under this section is 
of equivalent value to the benefits package otherwise appli-
cable to employees in the civil service in the applicable Ex-
ecutive agencies and offers the following: 
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(1) An enhanced Thrift Savings Plan benefit, 
including eligibility for a total agency contribution of 
not less than 10 percent of pay, vested immediately. 
(2) Not less than 12 weeks of paid leave for a 
purpose described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
section 6382(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, 
which shall be in addition to any accrued or accumu-
lated annual or sick leave. 
(3) Immediate eligibility for agency-paid short- 
term and long-term disability-income insurance that 
replaces not less than 60 percent of the employee’s 
current salary. 
(4) Not less than 5 weeks of flexible paid time 
off accrued each year, in lieu of annual and sick 
leave. 
(5) Such other benefits as the Director may au-
thorize. 
(e) REPORTS.—Not later than 6 years after the date 
on which the pilot program under this section is estab-
lished, the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget and the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall each submit to the Director and to Congress a report 
on the pilot program that includes— 
(1) evaluations of the pilot program; and 
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(2) recommendations on whether to modify, 
continue, expand, or terminate the pilot program, or 
to make the program permanent for all Executive 
agencies. 
(f) ADDITIONAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date on which the pilot program under this sec-
tion is established, the Director shall contract with the 
National Academy of Public Administration— 
(1) to conduct a study of the pilot program; 
and 
(2) to submit to the Director, not later than 6 
years after the date on which the pilot program is 
established, a report on the pilot program that in-
cludes the elements set forth in subsection (e). 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary for the Director to carry out this section. 
SEC. 349. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FLEXIBILITY FOR 
THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT. 
(a) LIMITATION ON DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— 
Section 4703(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘demonstration project shall’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘5-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘dem-
onstration period shall terminate before the end of the 10- 
year period’’. 
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(b) EVALUATION OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— 
Section 4703 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(h)(1) The Comptroller General of the United 
States and the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall, every 5 years, each evaluate any demonstra-
tion project conducted under this section for the impacts 
of such demonstration project on improving public man-
agement, which shall, at a minimum, evaluate the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The effectiveness of the demonstration 
project in achieving the purpose identified in the 
project plan. 
‘‘(B) Significant impacts on any other matters 
important to attracting and maintaining a highly 
qualified workforce. 
‘‘(C) The cost-effectiveness of the demonstra-
tion project. 
‘‘(D) Whether the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management should continue, cease, or adjust 
the demonstration project. 
‘‘(E) Whether the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management should make the demonstration 
project permanent. 
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‘‘(2) The Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall, every 5 years, contract with the National 
Academy of Public Administration— 
‘‘(A) to conduct a study to evaluate any dem-
onstration project conducted under this section for 
the impacts of such demonstration project on im-
proving public management, including an evaluation 
of the items contained in paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) to submit to the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management a report on the results of 
each such study. 
‘‘(3) The Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment may promulgate regulations to make a demonstra-
tion project permanent, without requesting separate statu-
tory approval therefor, if at least one of the two officers 
evaluating the demonstration project under paragraph (1) 
recommends in such evaluation that the demonstration 
project be expanded Governmentwide. In exercising the 
authority under this paragraph, the Director of the Office 
of Personnel Management may consider the reports made 
under paragraph (2).’’. 
SEC. 350. ADVANCED ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR EXECUTIVE 
AGENCY HIRING. 
(a) ADOPTION
OF
SKILLS-BASED
ASSESSMENT 
TECHNOLOGY.—The Director of the Office of Personnel 
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Management shall support the distribution to, and use by, 
Executive agencies in their hiring processes of advanced 
skills-based assessment technology that the Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management has validated as effective 
for the recruitment, qualification, and assessment of can-
didates. The Office of Personnel Management shall not 
charge an Executive agency for the use of advanced skills- 
based assessment technology that the Office has developed 
or procured under this subsection. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of Per-
sonnel Management such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out this section, including for entering into licensing 
arrangements, purchasing technology, providing training, 
and incurring other expenses related to the use and dis-
tribution to Executive agencies of the technology described 
in subsection (a). 
SEC. 351. COMPETENCY STANDARDS FOR HUMAN RE-
SOURCES SPECIALISTS. 
Section 1303(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (5 U.S.C. 1401 note) is amended by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘, and to establish 
competency standards for human resources employees, in-
cluding technical knowledge, analytical skills, and collabo-
rative skills’’. 
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SEC. 352. EVALUATION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FED-
ERAL CIVIL SERVICE PERSONNEL SYSTEM. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than December 
31, 2029, the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget and the Comptroller General shall each submit to 
Congress a report evaluating changes to laws, regulations, 
and policies governing the Federal civil service personnel 
system that address or reflect recommendations contained 
in the final report of the National Commission on Military, 
National, and Public Service required under section 
555(e)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2136) 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission Report’’). 
(b) ADDITIONAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the Office of Personnel Management shall contract with 
the National Academy of Public Administration— 
(1) to conduct a study evaluating changes to 
laws, regulations, and policies governing the Federal 
civil service personnel system that address or reflect 
recommendations contained in the Commission Re-
port; and 
(2) to submit to the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management, not later than December 
31, 2029, a report on such study, which the Director 
shall submit to Congress. 
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(c) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsections (a) 
and (b) shall include the following: 
(1) A list of all changes to laws, regulations, 
and policies governing the Federal civil service per-
sonnel system that address or reflect recommenda-
tions contained in the Commission Report. 
(2) An evaluation of the changes identified 
under paragraph (1), including assessments of— 
(A) the effectiveness of the changes, espe-
cially with respect to enabling Executive agen-
cies to attract and retain highly qualified, 
younger employees and employees with critical 
skills; 
(B) the cost of implementing the changes; 
and 
(C) the challenges associated with imple-
menting the changes. 
(3) Additional recommendations from the Com-
mission Report that should be undertaken to attract 
and retain a highly qualified workforce that meets 
the needs of Executive agencies. 
(4) Additional recommendations, as appro-
priate, to more effectively attract and retain a highly 
qualified workforce that meets the needs of Execu-
tive agencies. 
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(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘civil 
service’’ has the meaning given that term in section 2101 
of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 353. PROPOSALS FOR MODERN TALENT-MANAGEMENT 
SYSTEM. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than December 
31, 2034, the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget and the Comptroller General shall each submit to 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives a report setting forth detailed proposals 
for a modern talent-management system to replace exist-
ing civil service personnel systems. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the Office of Personnel Management shall contract with 
the National Academy of Public Administration— 
(1) to conduct a study of proposals for a mod-
ern talent-management system to replace existing 
civil service personnel systems; and 
(2) to submit to the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management, not later than December 
31, 2034, a report on such proposals, which the Di-
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rector shall submit to the committees of Congress 
referred to in subsection (a). 
(c) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsections (a) 
and (b) shall include the following: 
(1) A detailed proposal for a new, comprehen-
sive civil service personnel system designed to re-
place existing civil service personnel systems in Ex-
ecutive agencies, with particular attention to— 
(A) classification; 
(B) hiring; 
(C) compensation; 
(D) evaluation; and 
(E) promotion. 
(2) Evidence from previous changes to civil 
service personnel systems that supports the proposed 
design of the new civil service personnel system. 
(3) Considerations of the views of relevant 
stakeholders to proposed changes to the existing civil 
service personnel systems. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘civil 
service’’ has the meaning given that term in section 2101 
of title 5, United States Code. 
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SEC. 354. ANNUAL REPORT ON BLENDED FEDERAL WORK-
FORCE. 
Section 1103(c) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(c)(1)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(c)(1)(A)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B)(i) The Office of Personnel Management shall 
collect from Executive agencies, other than elements of the 
intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))), on 
at least an annual basis the following: 
‘‘(I) The total number of persons employed di-
rectly by the Executive agency. 
‘‘(II) The total number of prime contractor em-
ployees and subcontractor employees, as those terms 
are defined in section 8701 of title 41, issued cre-
dentials allowing access to Executive agency prop-
erty or computer systems. 
‘‘(III) The total number of employees of Fed-
eral grant and cooperative agreement recipients, as 
those legal instruments are described in sections 
6304 and 6305 of title 31, United States Code, who 
are issued credentials allowing access to Executive 
agency property or computer systems. 
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‘‘(IV) A total count of the workforce, including 
employees, prime contractor employees, subcon-
tractor employees, grantee employees, and coopera-
tive agreement employees. 
‘‘(ii) The Office of Personnel Management shall com-
pile the data collected under clause (i) and issue, and post 
on its website, an annual report containing the data.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)’’. 
SEC. 355. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EFFECTIVE AND EFFI-
CIENT MANAGEMENT OF THE BLENDED FED-
ERAL WORKFORCE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The implementation of Federal laws and the 
competent administration of Federal programs re-
quire skilled and capable personnel. 
(2) Executive agencies depend on a blended 
workforce that includes Federal employees, employ-
ees of prime contractors and subcontractors per-
forming services to Executive agencies, and employ-
ees of State or local governments, nonprofit organi-
zations, or institutions of higher education per-
forming services to Executive agencies under the 
terms of grants and cooperative agreements (in this 
section referred to as ‘‘grantees’’), all of whom make 
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essential contributions to achieving the missions of 
the Government in service to the American people. 
(3) Approximately 2,000,000 Federal employees 
help to execute the laws of the United States, sup-
plemented by an unknown number, estimated to ex-
ceed 5,000,000, of employees of prime contractors, 
subcontractors, and grantees providing services to 
Executive agencies. 
(4) Policymakers, Executive agencies, and ob-
servers have often focused on individual components 
of the blended workforce, such as employees, without 
considering all components or considering the entire 
blended workforce and how all 3 components can 
work most effectively together. 
(5) Executive agencies inhibit their own work-
force planning and risk making decisions that may 
reduce the overall efficiency and cost effectiveness of 
the blended workforce by focusing on only 1 compo-
nent in isolation. 
(6) Establishing artificial limits on headcounts 
or full-time equivalent positions for Federal employ-
ees, administrators, and managerial employees of 
Executive agencies may discourage the employment 
of interns or entry-level employees to build a bal-
anced employment pipeline and may inadvertently 
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encourage managers to shift work to contractors and 
grantees for the purpose of complying with such nu-
merical limits, even if those decisions are not justi-
fied by an approach to improve the efficiency or cost 
effectiveness of the Executive agency’s work. 
(7) The Government Accountability Office has 
identified strategic human capital management as a 
high-risk area for the Federal Government, adding 
that critical skills gaps ‘‘impede the government 
from cost-effectively serving the public and achieving 
results’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) Executive agencies should manage the en-
tire Federal blended workforce, including employees, 
contractors, and grantees, using a comprehensive 
and holistic approach to advance their missions as 
effectively and cost efficiently as possible, within ap-
propriated budgets and without using artificial nu-
merical limits on headcounts or full-time-equivalent 
positions; and 
(2) Executive agencies should conduct a holistic 
review of their blended workforce and develop a com-
prehensive plan to ensure an efficient and cost-effec-
tive blended workforce. 
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Subtitle D—Advancement of Public 
Service: Students, Recent Grad-
uates, and Critical Skills 
SEC. 361. FEDERAL FELLOWSHIP AND SCHOLARSHIP CEN-
TER. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means the 
Federal Fellowship and Scholarship Center estab-
lished under subsection (b). 
(2) CIVIL SERVICE.—The term ‘‘civil service’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 2101 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(3) COVERED
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘covered 
agency’’ means an Executive agency or military de-
partment. 
(4) CRITICAL
SKILLS.—The term ‘‘critical 
skills’’ means any knowledge, skills, abilities, or edu-
cation that a sponsoring agency determines is nec-
essary to meet critical workforce requirements. 
(5) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. 
(6) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Execu-
tive Director’’ means the Executive Director of the 
Center appointed under subsection (c)(1). 
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(7) 
FELLOWSHIP.—The 
term 
‘‘fellowship’’ 
means a short-term employment opportunity (other 
than a post-fellowship service requirement), of not 
more than 2 years in length, that is intended to pro-
vide the recipient with work experience with a cov-
ered agency that prepares the recipient for perma-
nent employment with a covered agency. 
(8) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(9) INTERN.—The term ‘‘intern’’ means a stu-
dent enrolled in an institution of higher education 
who is providing voluntary services to a covered 
agency under section 3111(b) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(10) SCHOLARSHIP.—The term ‘‘scholarship’’ 
means— 
(A) financial support paid by a covered 
agency towards the cost to an individual of at-
tendance at an institution of higher education 
that is authorized to participate in a Federal 
student aid program under title IV of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et 
seq.) in a course of study leading to a credential 
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in a critical skill or another program that re-
quires the individual to demonstrate an interest 
in or agreement to pursue a career in public 
service; or 
(B) financial support paid by a covered 
agency towards the cost to an individual of pro-
curing private instruction in a critical skill. 
(11) SPONSORING AGENCY.—The term ‘‘spon-
soring agency’’ means any covered agency, or any 
administration, service, board, or bureau part there-
of, that operates a fellowship or scholarship pro-
gram. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL FELLOWSHIP AND 
SCHOLARSHIP CENTER.—The Director shall establish and 
maintain a Federal Fellowship and Scholarship Center to 
administer, manage, and promote all fellowship and schol-
arship programs in order to attract individuals to serve 
in the Federal Government in a civilian capacity and facili-
tate the entry of those individuals into the civil service. 
(c) MANAGEMENT OF CENTER.— 
(1) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT.—The Director shall 
appoint an individual with appropriate expertise 
to serve as the Executive Director of the Cen-
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ter, which shall be a position in the Senior Ex-
ecutive Service. 
(B) TERM.—The Executive Director shall 
be appointed for a term of 5 years. 
(2) ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR MILI-
TARY, NATIONAL, AND PUBLIC SERVICE.—The Di-
rector of the Council on Military, National, and Pub-
lic Service established under section 201 shall pro-
vide strategic guidance to, and facilitate interagency 
cooperation with, the Executive Director. 
(3) REGULATIONS.—The Executive Director 
shall issue any regulations necessary to implement 
and manage the Center. 
(d) FUNCTIONS
OF
THE
CENTER.—The Center 
shall— 
(1) establish, maintain, and operate an online 
platform accessible to the public that contains infor-
mation regarding every fellowship and scholarship 
opportunity available, including information on how 
individuals may apply for the opportunity; 
(2) approve, promote, and facilitate fellowship 
and scholarship programs at the request of a spon-
soring agency to meet workforce requirements of the 
sponsoring agency, especially in critical skill areas; 
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(3) develop a standard application for fellow-
ships and scholarships for use by applicants and 
sponsoring agencies, which may be supplemented by 
additional requirements of a sponsoring agency; and 
(4) ensure that an individual who successfully 
completes a fellowship or scholarship program is 
able to utilize the noncompetitive eligibility for em-
ployment in the competitive service provided under 
section 370(b). 
(e) VIRTUAL STUDENT FEDERAL SERVICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Executive Director shall 
establish and operate a Virtual Student Federal 
Service, an online platform through which Executive 
agencies may solicit for interns to work approxi-
mately 10 hours per week during the academic 
school year. 
(2) INTERN RESPONSIBILITIES.—An intern ap-
pointed by an Executive agency under paragraph 
(1)— 
(A) shall communicate with and submit 
work to the Executive agency electronically; and 
(B) shall not be required to travel. 
(3) AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.—An Executive 
agency sponsoring an opportunity through the Vir-
tual Student Federal Service shall provide the Cen-
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ter with relevant information about the intern serv-
ices needed by the Executive agency. 
(f) RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES OF SPON-
SORING AGENCIES.—The head of a sponsoring agency— 
(1) shall establish the terms of each fellowship 
or scholarship program, including eligibility require-
ments, compensation, and length of service require-
ments; 
(2) shall provide the Center with the necessary 
information on existing fellowship and scholarship 
programs to enable the Center to fulfill its respon-
sibilities to promote and facilitate those programs 
through the online platform and application process 
described in paragraphs (1) and (3), respectively, of 
subsection (d); 
(3) shall select recipients of fellowships and 
scholarships in a timely manner from among the ap-
plicants identified by the Center; 
(4) with respect to a scholarship awarded to an 
individual, may pay the scholarship— 
(A) directly to the individual; or 
(B) to the institution of higher education 
in which the individual is enrolled, if applicable; 
and 
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(5) shall comply with requests from the Center 
for information about the status of the fellowship 
and scholarship programs of the sponsoring agency. 
(g) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Executive Di-
rector shall submit to Congress a report on the establish-
ment of the Center, including— 
(1) the status of the online platform established 
under subsection (d)(1); 
(2) the participation of sponsoring agencies; 
(3) the number of applicants; and 
(4) any additional information the Director re-
quires. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 362. PUBLIC SERVICE CORPS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) TERMS
DEFINED
IN
SECTION
361.—The 
terms ‘‘civil service’’, ‘‘Center’’, ‘‘covered agency’’, 
‘‘Director’’, and ‘‘Executive Director’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 361. 
(2) OTHER TERMS.— 
(A) 
INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER
EDU-
CATION.—The term ‘‘institution of higher edu-
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cation’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(B) PUBLIC
SERVICE
CORPS
HOST; PSC 
HOST.—The term ‘‘Public Service Corps host’’ 
or ‘‘PSC host’’ means an institution of higher 
education that has been selected by the Center 
to host Public Service Corps members. 
(C) PUBLIC
SERVICE
CORPS
HOST
PRO-
GRAM; PSC HOST PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Public 
Service Corps host program’’ or ‘‘PSC host pro-
gram’’ means a program operated by a PSC 
host under this section. 
(D) PUBLIC SERVICE CORPS MEMBER; PSC 
MEMBER.—The term ‘‘Public Service Corps 
member’’ or ‘‘PSC member’’ means a student 
at a Public Service Corps host who is awarded 
a Public Service Corps scholarship. 
(E) PUBLIC
SERVICE
CORPS
SCHOLAR-
SHIP.—The term ‘‘Public Service Corps scholar-
ship’’ means a scholarship provided to an indi-
vidual in exchange for a commitment from the 
individual to serve in the civil service upon— 
(i) completion of requirements estab-
lished by the sponsoring agency; and 
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(ii) graduation from the PSC host. 
(F) 
SPONSORING
AGENCY.—The 
term 
‘‘sponsoring agency’’ means a covered agency 
that funds a Public Service Corps scholarship 
for an individual. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall establish 
within the Center a Public Service Corps Program. 
(c) 
SELECTION
OF
PUBLIC
SERVICE
CORPS 
HOSTS.— 
(1) SELECTION.—The Executive Director shall 
select a PSC host through a competitive process 
using criteria established by the Executive Director, 
which shall include a demonstrated commitment by 
the institution of higher education concerned to fos-
ter public service careers. 
(2) STANDARDS; CONSISTENCY.—The Executive 
Director shall— 
(A) develop standards for PSC hosts; and 
(B) ensure consistency among PSC host 
programs. 
(3) APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
PSC 
HOSTS.—An institution of higher education that de-
sires to become a PSC host shall apply to the Center 
at such time and in such manner as required under 
the regulations issued under subsection (i). 
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(4) PSC INTERACTION WITH OTHER TRAINING 
PROGRAMS.—A PSC host that also supports a Sen-
ior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program under 
section 2102 of title 10, United States Code, or a 
Defense Civilian Training Corps established under 
chapter 113 of title 10, United States Code, shall— 
(A) establish joint leadership training op-
portunities; 
(B) offer joint courses; and 
(C) permit PSC members, members of the 
Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps pro-
gram, and members of the Defense Civilian 
Training Corps program to enroll in coursework 
from either of the other 2 programs, on a 
space-available basis. 
(5) INTEGRATION OF STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIB-
AL GOVERNMENT SERVICE PROGRAMS.—A PSC host 
shall consider the establishment of public service 
scholarship programs with State, local, and Tribal 
governments that are similar to the PSC host pro-
gram, with the goal of integrating PSC members 
and State, local, and Tribal scholarship students in 
PSC programs on campus. 
(d) SELECTION OF PUBLIC SERVICE CORPS MEM-
BERS.— 
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(1) APPLICATION.—A student interested in a 
PSC scholarship shall submit an application to the 
sponsoring agency at such time and in such manner 
as the Executive Director may require. 
(2) SELECTION.—A sponsoring agency shall se-
lect each student to whom the sponsoring agency 
will offer a PSC scholarship. 
(3) ELIGIBILITY.—An applicant may receive a 
PSC scholarship only if the applicant is enrolled in 
or admitted to a PSC host. 
(4) SCHOLARSHIPS.— 
(A) DURATION.—A sponsoring agency may 
offer a scholarship with a duration of 2 years, 
3 years, or 4 years to a PSC member. 
(B) SOCIOECONOMIC DIVERSITY.—To en-
sure socioeconomic diversity, a sponsoring agen-
cy shall reserve a portion of the scholarships of-
fered by the agency for students who meet the 
eligibility requirements for a Federal Pell Grant 
under section 401 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a). 
(e) REQUIREMENTS
FOR PUBLIC SERVICE CORPS 
MEMBERS.— 
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