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(1) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subsection, unless
otherwise provided or indicated by the context, each term speci-
fied in section 203(c)(1) shall have the meaning given the term
in such section.
(2) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—There are transferred to the
Corporation the functions that the Board of Directors or Execu-
tive Director of the Commission on National and Community
Service exercised before the effective date of this subsection
(including all related functions of any officer or employee of
the Commission).
(3) APPLICATION.—The provisions of paragraphs (3) through
(10) of section 203(c) shall apply with respect to the transfer
described in paragraph (2), except that—
(A) for purposes of such application, references to the
term ‘‘ACTION Agency’’ shall be deemed to be references
to the Commission on National and Community Service;
and
(B) paragraph (10) of such section shall not preclude
the transfer of the members of the Board of Directors
of the Commission to the Corporation if, on the effective
date of this subsection, the Board of Directors of the Cor-
poration has not been confirmed.
(d) CONTINUING PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS.—The
individuals who, on the day before the date of enactment of this
Act, are performing any of the functions required by section 190
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12651), as in effect on such date, to be performed by the members
of the Board of Directors of the Commission on National and
Community Service may, subject to section 193A of the National
and Community Service Act of 1990, as added by subsection (a)
of this section, continue to perform such functions until the date
on which the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National
and Community Service conducts the first meeting of the Board.
The service of such individuals as members of the Board of Directors
of such Commission, and the employment of such individuals as
special Government employees, shall terminate on such date.
(e) GOVERNMENT CORPORATION CONTROL.—
(1) WHOLLY OWNED GOVERNMENT CORPORATION.—Section
9101(3) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after subparagraph (D) the following:
‘‘(E) the Corporation for National and Community Serv-
ice.’’.
(2) AUDITS.—Section 9105(a)(1) of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, or under other Federal law,’’
before ‘‘or by an independent’’.
(f) DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY.—Section 203(k) of the Federal Prop-
erty and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(k))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5)(A) Under such regulations as the Administrator may pre-
scribe, the Administrator is authorized, in the discretion of the
Administrator, to assign to the Chief Executive Officer of the Cor-
poration for National and Community Service for disposal such
surplus property as is recommended by the Chief Executive Officer
as being needed for national service activities.
‘‘(B) Subject to the disapproval of the Administrator, within
30 days after notice to the Administrator by the Chief Executive
Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service
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of a proposed transfer of property for such activities, the Chief
Executive Officer, through such officers or employees of the Corpora-
tion as the Chief Executive Officer may designate, may sell, lease,
or donate such property to any entity that receives financial assist-
ance under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 for
such activities.
‘‘(C) In fixing the sale or lease value of such property, the
Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Commu-
nity Service shall comply with the requirements of paragraph
(1)(C).’’.
(g) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—
(1) SPECIAL
PROVISIONS
IN
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
ACT
OF
1978.—The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is
amended by redesignating sections 8E and 8F as sections 8F
and 8G, respectively, and inserting after section 8D the follow-
ing new section:
‘‘SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL
AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
‘‘SEC. 8E. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs
(7) and (8) of section 6(a), it is within the exclusive jurisdiction
of the Inspector General of the Corporation for National and
Community Service to—
‘‘(1) appoint and determine the compensation of such offi-
cers and employees in accordance with section 195(b) of the
National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993; and
‘‘(2) procure the temporary and intermittent services of
and compensate such experts and consultants, in accordance
with section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code,
as may be necessary to carry out the functions, powers, and duties
of the Inspector General.
‘‘(b) No later than the date on which the Chief Executive
Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service
transmits any report to the Congress under subsection (a) or (b)
of section 5, the Chief Executive Officer shall transmit such report
to the Board of Directors of such Corporation.
‘‘(c) No later than the date on which the Chief Executive Officer
of the Corporation for National and Community Service transmits
a report described under section 5(b) to the Board of Directors
as provided under subsection (b) of this section, the Chief Executive
Officer shall also transmit any audit report which is described
in the statement required under section 5(b)(4) to the Board of
Directors. All such audit reports shall be placed on the agenda
for review at the next scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors
following such transmittal. The Chief Executive Officer of the Cor-
poration shall be present at such meeting to provide any information
relating to such audit reports.
‘‘(d) No later than the date on which the Inspector General
of the Corporation for National and Community Service reports
a problem, abuse, or deficiency under section 5(d) to the Chief
Executive Officer of the Corporation, the Chief Executive Officer
shall report such problem, abuse, or deficiency to the Board of
Directors.’’.
(2) TERMINATION
OF
STATUS
AS
DESIGNATED
FEDERAL
ENTITY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 8F(a)(2) of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) (as redesignated by para-
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graph (1) of this subsection) is amended by striking out
‘‘ACTION,’’.
(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This paragraph shall take effect
on the effective date of section 203(c)(2).
(3) TRANSFER.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 9(a)(1) of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—
(i) in subparagraph (T), by striking out ‘‘and’’ at
the end thereof; and
(ii) by adding at the end thereof the following
new subparagraph:
‘‘(V) of the Corporation for National and Community
Service, the Office of Inspector General of ACTION; and’’.
(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This paragraph shall take effect
on the effective date of section 203(c)(2).
(4) HEAD OF ESTABLISHMENT AND ESTABLISHMENT.—Section
11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is
amended—
(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘; the Chief Executive
Officer of the Corporation for National and Community
Service;’’ after ‘‘Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight
Board’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘, the Corporation
for National and Community Service,’’ after ‘‘United States
Information Agency’’.
(5) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS
TO
THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.—The Inspector General Act
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—
(A) in section 4(b)(2)—
(i) by striking out ‘‘section 8E(a)(2), and any’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section 8F(a)(2), and any’’;
(ii) by striking out ‘‘section 8E(a)(1)’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘section 8F(a)(1)’’; and
(iii) by striking out ‘‘section 8E(a)(2).’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘section 8F(a)(2).’’; and
(B) in section 8G (as redesignated by paragraph (1)
of this subsection)—
(i) by striking out ‘‘or 8D’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘8D, or 8E’’; and
(ii) by striking out ‘‘section 8E(a)’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘section 8F(a)’’.
(6) POSTAL SERVICE TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND-
MENTS.—Section 410(b) of title 39, United States Code, is
amended—
(A) in paragraph (8) by striking out ‘‘and’’ after the
semicolon;
(B) in the first paragraph (9) by striking out the period
and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and ‘‘and’’; and
(C) by striking out the second paragraph (9) and insert-
ing in lieu thereof the following:
‘‘(10) the provisions of section 8F of the Inspector General
Act of 1978.’’.
(h) TABLE
OF CONTENTS.—Section 1(b) of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–610; 104 Stat.
3127) is amended by striking the items relating to subtitle G
of title I of such Act and inserting the following:
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‘‘Subtitle G—Corporation for National and Community Service
‘‘Sec. 191. Corporation for National and Community Service.
‘‘Sec. 192. Board of Directors.
‘‘Sec. 192A. Authorities and duties of the Board of Directors.
‘‘Sec. 193. Chief Executive Officer.
‘‘Sec. 193A. Authorities and duties of the Chief Executive Officer.
‘‘Sec. 194. Officers.
‘‘Sec. 195. Employees, consultants, and other personnel.
‘‘Sec. 196. Administration.
‘‘Sec. 196A. Corporation State offices.’’.
(i) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), or
paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (g), the amendments made
by this section shall take effect on October 1, 1993.
(2) ESTABLISHMENT AND APPOINTMENT AUTHORITIES.—Sec-
tions 191, 192, and 193 of the National and Community Service
Act of 1990, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on
the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 203. FINAL AUTHORITIES OF THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL
AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.
(a) NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990.—
(1) APPLICATION.—
(A) EVALUATION.—Subsections (a), (d), and (e) of sec-
tion 179 of the National and Community Service Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12639) are amended by striking ‘‘this title’’
and inserting ‘‘the national service laws’’.
(B) CORPORATION.—Subtitle I of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 (as amended by section
202 of this Act) is amended in section 191, paragraphs
(5) and (10) of section 192A(g), section 193(c), subsections
(b) (other than paragraph (10)), (c) (other than paragraph
(7)), and (d) of section 193A, subsections (c) and (e) of
section 195, and subsections (a) and (b) of section 196,
by striking ‘‘this Act’’ each place the term appears and
inserting ‘‘the national service laws’’.
(2) GRANTS.—Section 192A(g) of the National and Commu-
nity Service Act of 1990 (as added by section 202 of this
Act) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (9);
(B) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11);
and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
‘‘(10) notwithstanding any other provision of law, make
grants to or contracts with Federal or other public departments
or agencies and private nonprofit organizations for the assign-
ment or referral of volunteers under the provisions of the
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (except as provided
in section 108 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973),
which may provide that the agency or organization shall pay
all or a part of the costs of the program; and’’.
(3) RECRUITMENT AND PUBLIC AWARENESS FUNCTIONS.—Sec-
tion 193A of the National and Community Service Act of 1993
(as added by section 202 of this Act) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(g) RECRUITMENT AND PUBLIC AWARENESS FUNCTIONS.—
‘‘(1) EFFORT.—The Chief Executive Officer shall ensure that
the Corporation, in carrying out the recruiting and public
awareness functions of the Corporation, shall expend at least
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the level of effort on recruitment and public awareness activities
related to the programs carried out under the Domestic Volun-
teer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.) as ACTION
expended on recruitment and public awareness activities
related to programs under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act
of 1973 during fiscal year 1993.
‘‘(2) PERSONNEL.—The Chief Executive Officer shall assign
or hire, as necessary, such additional national, regional, and
State personnel to carry out such recruiting and public aware-
ness functions as may be necessary to ensure that such func-
tions are carried out in a timely and effective manner. The
Chief Executive Officer shall give priority in the hiring of
such additional personnel to individuals who have formerly
served as volunteers in the programs carried out under the
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 or similar programs,
and to individuals who have specialized experience in the
recruitment of volunteers.
‘‘(3) FUNDS.—For the first fiscal year after the effective
date of this subsection, and for each fiscal year thereafter,
for the purpose of carrying out such recruiting and public
awareness functions, the Chief Executive Officer shall obligate
not less than 1.5 percent of the amounts appropriated for
the fiscal year under section 501(a) of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973.’’.
(b) AUTHORITIES OF ACTION AGENCY.—Sections 401 and 402
of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5041
and 5042) are repealed.
(c) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS FROM ACTION AGENCY.—
(1) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subsection, unless
otherwise provided or indicated by the context—
(A) the term ‘‘Chief Executive Officer’’ means the Chief
Executive Officer of the Corporation;
(B) the term ‘‘Corporation’’ means the Corporation for
National and Community Service, established under section
191 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990;
(C) the term ‘‘Federal agency’’ has the meaning given
to the term ‘‘agency’’ by section 551(1) of title 5, United
States Code;
(D) the term ‘‘function’’ means any duty, obligation,
power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity,
or program; and
(E) the term ‘‘office’’ includes any office, administration,
agency, institute, unit, organizational entity, or component
thereof.
(2) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—There are transferred to the
Corporation the functions that the Director of the ACTION
Agency exercised before the effective date of this subsection
(including all related functions of any officer or employee of
the ACTION Agency).
(3) DETERMINATIONS OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS BY THE OFFICE
OF
MANAGEMENT
AND
BUDGET.—If necessary, the Office of
Management and Budget shall make any determination of the
functions that are transferred under paragraph (2).
(4) REORGANIZATION.—The Chief Executive Officer is
authorized to allocate or reallocate any function transferred
under paragraph (2) among the officers of the Corporation.
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(5) TRANSFER AND ALLOCATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS AND
PERSONNEL.—Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
the personnel employed in connection with, and the assets,
liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended bal-
ances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other
funds employed, used, held, arising from, available to, or to
be made available in connection with the functions transferred
by this subsection, subject to section 1531 of title 31, United
States Code, shall be transferred to the Corporation. Unex-
pended funds transferred pursuant to this paragraph shall
be used only for the purposes for which the funds were origi-
nally authorized and appropriated.
(6) INCIDENTAL TRANSFER.—The Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, at such time or times as the Director
shall provide, is authorized to make such determinations as
may be necessary with regard to the functions transferred
by this subsection, and to make such additional incidental
dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts,
property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations,
authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used, arising
from, available to, or to be made available in connection with
such functions, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions
of this subsection. The Director of the Office of Management
and Budget shall provide for the termination of the affairs
of all entities terminated by this subsection and for such further
measures and dispositions as may be necessary to effectuate
the purposes of this subsection.
(7) EFFECT ON PERSONNEL.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided by this
subsection, the transfer pursuant to this subsection of full-
time personnel (except special Government employees) and
part-time personnel holding permanent positions shall be
to positions in the Corporation subject to section 195(a)
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, as
added by section 202(a) of this Act, and shall not cause
any such employee to be separated or reduced in grade
or compensation, or to have the benefits of the employee
reduced, for 1 year after the date of transfer of such
employee under this subsection, and such transfer shall
be deemed to be a transfer of functions for purposes of
section 3503 of title 5, United States Code.
(B) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE POSITIONS.—Except as other-
wise provided in this subsection, any person who, on the
day preceding the effective date of this subsection, held
a position compensated in accordance with the Executive
Schedule prescribed in chapter 53 of title 5, United States
Code, and who, without a break in service, is appointed
in the Corporation to a position having duties comparable
to the duties performed immediately preceding such
appointment shall continue to be compensated in such new
position at not less than the rate provided for such previous
position, for the duration of the service of such person
in such new position.
(C) TERMINATION
OF
CERTAIN
POSITIONS.—Positions
whose incumbents are appointed by the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, the functions
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of which are transferred by this subsection, shall terminate
on the effective date of this subsection.
(8) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.—
(A) CONTINUING
EFFECT
OF
LEGAL
DOCUMENTS.—All
orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agree-
ments, grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations,
privileges, and other administrative actions—
(i) that have been issued, made, granted, or
allowed to become effective by the President, any Fed-
eral agency or official thereof, or by a court of com-
petent jurisdiction, in the performance of functions
that are transferred under this subsection; and
(ii) that are in effect at the time this subsection
takes effect, or were final before the effective date
of this subsection and are to become effective on or
after the effective date of this subsection,
shall continue in effect according to their terms until modi-
fied, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in
accordance with law by the President, the Chief Executive
Officer, or other authorized official, a court of competent
jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
(B) PROCEEDINGS
NOT
AFFECTED.—The provisions of
this subsection shall not affect any proceedings, including
notices of proposed rulemaking, or any application for any
license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance pending
before the ACTION Agency at the time this subsection
takes effect, with respect to functions transferred by this
subsection. Such proceedings and applications shall be
continued. Orders shall be issued in such proceedings,
appeals shall be taken therefrom, and payments shall be
made pursuant to such orders, as if this subsection had
not been enacted, and orders issued in any such proceedings
shall continue in effect until modified, terminated, super-
seded, or revoked by a duly authorized official, by a court
of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law. Nothing
in this subparagraph shall be deemed to prohibit the dis-
continuance or modification of any such proceeding under
the same terms and conditions and to the same extent
that such proceeding could have been discontinued or modi-
fied if this subsection had not been enacted.
(C) SUITS NOT AFFECTED.—The provisions of this sub-
section shall not affect suits commenced before the effective
date of this subsection, and in all such suits, proceedings
shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in
the same manner and with the same effect as if this
subsection had not been enacted.
(D) NONABATEMENT OF ACTIONS.—No suit, action, or
other proceeding commenced by or against the ACTION
Agency, or by or against any individual in the official
capacity of such individual as an officer of the ACTION
Agency, shall abate by reason of the enactment of this
subsection.
(E) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS RELATING TO PROMULGA-
TION OF REGULATIONS.—Any administrative action relating
to the preparation or promulgation of a regulation by the
ACTION Agency relating to a function transferred under
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this subsection may be continued by the Corporation with
the same effect as if this subsection had not been enacted.
(9) SEVERABILITY.—If a provision of this subsection or its
application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, nei-
ther the remainder of this subsection nor the application of
the provision to other persons or circumstances shall be
affected.
(10) TRANSITION.—Prior to, or after, any transfer of a func-
tion under this subsection, the Chief Executive Officer is
authorized to utilize—
(A) the services of such officers, employees, and other
personnel of the ACTION Agency with respect to functions
that will be or have been transferred to the Corporation
by this subsection; and
(B) funds appropriated to such functions for such period
of time as may reasonably be needed to facilitate the
orderly implementation of this subsection.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), this
section, and the amendments made by this section, shall take
effect—
(A) 18 months after the date of enactment of this
Act; or
(B) on such earlier date as the President shall deter-
mine to be appropriate and announce by proclamation pub-
lished in the Federal Register.
(2) TRANSITION.—Subsection (c)(10) shall take effect on the
date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 204. BUSINESS PLAN.
(a) BUSINESS PLAN REQUIRED.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Corporation for National and
Community Service (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Corpora-
tion’’) shall prepare and submit to Congress a business plan.
The Corporation may not provide assistance under section 121
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 before
the twentieth day of continuous session of Congress after the
date on which the Corporation submits the business plan to
Congress.
(2) COMPUTATION.—For purposes of the computation of the
20-day period referred to in paragraph (1), continuity of a
session of the Congress shall be considered to be broken only
by—
(A) an adjournment of the Congress sine die; and
(B) the days on which either House is not in session
because of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a date
certain.
(b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF BUSINESS PLAN.—
(1) ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS.—The business plan shall
contain—
(A) a description of the manner in which the Corpora-
tion will allocate funds for programs carried out by the
Corporation after October 1, 1993;
(B) information on the principal offices and officers
of the Corporation that will allocate such funds; and
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(C) information that indicates how accountability for
such funds can be determined, in terms of the office or
officer responsible for such funds.
(2) INVESTIGATIVE
AND
AUDIT
FUNCTIONS.—The business
plan shall include a description of the plans of the
Corporation—
(A) to ensure continuity, during the transition period,
and after the transition period, in the investigative and
audit functions carried out by the Inspector General of
ACTION prior to such period, consistent with the Inspector
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.); and
(B) to carry out investigative and audit functions and
implement financial management controls regarding pro-
grams carried out by the Corporation after October 1, 1993,
consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978, including
a specific description of—
(i) the manner in which the Office of Inspector
General shall be established in the Corporation, in
accordance with section 194(b) of the National Commu-
nity Service Act of 1990, as added by section 202
of this Act; and
(ii) the manner in which grants made by the Cor-
poration shall be audited by such Office and the finan-
cial management controls that shall apply with regard
to such grants and programs.
(3) ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.—The business plan shall
include a detailed description of the accountability measures
to be established by the Corporation to ensure effective control
of all funds for programs carried out by the Corporation after
October 1, 1993.
(4) INFORMATION
RESOURCES.—The business plan shall
include a description of an information resource management
program that will support the program and financial manage-
ment needs of the Corporation.
(5) CORPORATION STAFFING AND INTEGRATION OF ACTION.—
(A) TRANSFERS.—The business plan shall include a
report on the progress and plans of the President for
transferring the functions, programs, and related personnel
of ACTION to the Corporation, and shall include a time-
table for the transfer.
(B) DETAILS
AND
ASSIGNMENTS.—The report shall
specify the number of ACTION employees detailed or
assigned to the Corporation, and describe the hiring activity
of the Corporation, during the transition period.
(C) STRUCTURE.—The business plan shall include a
description of the organizational structure of the Corpora-
tion during the transition period.
(D) STAFFING.—The business plan shall include a
description of—
(i) measures to ensure adequate staffing during
the transition period with respect to programs carried
out by the Corporation after October 1, 1993; and
(ii) the responsibilities and authorities of the
Managing Directors and other key personnel of the
Corporation.
(E) SENIOR
EXECUTIVE
SERVICE.—The business plan
shall include—
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(i) an explanation of the number of the employees
of the Corporation who will be paid at or above the
rate of pay for level 1 of the Senior Executive Service
Schedule under section 5382 of title 5, United States
Code; and
(ii) information justifying such pay for such
employees.
(6) DUPLICATION OF FUNCTIONS.—The business plan shall
include a description of the measures that the Corporation
is taking or will take to minimize duplication of functions
in the Corporation caused by the transfer of the functions
of the Commission on National and Community Service, and
the transfer of the functions of ACTION, to the Corporation.
This description shall address functions at both the national
and State levels.
(c) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘transition period’’ means the period
beginning on October 1, 1993 and ending on the day before the
effective date of section 203(c)(2).
SEC. 205. ACTIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SERVICE LAWS TO BE SUB-
JECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
No action involving the obligation or expenditure of funds may
be taken under one of the national service laws (as defined in
section 101(15) of the National and Community Service Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511(15))) unless and until the Corporation for
National and Community Service has sufficient appropriations
available at the time such action is taken to satisfy the obligation
to be incurred or make the expenditure to be made.
TITLE III—REAUTHORIZATION
Subtitle A—National and Community
Service Act of 1990
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 501 of the National and Community
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) TITLE I.—
‘‘(1) SUBTITLE B.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to provide financial assistance under subtitle B
of title I, $45,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and such sums
as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995
through 1996.
‘‘(B) PROGRAMS.—Of the amount appropriated under
subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year—
‘‘(i) not more than 63.75 percent shall be available
to provide financial assistance under subpart A of part
I of subtitle B of title I;
‘‘(ii) not more than 11.25 percent shall be available
to provide financial assistance under subpart B of part
I of such subtitle; and
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(b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise specifically provided,
whenever in this subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed
in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section
or other provision of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973
(42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.).
CHAPTER 1—VISTA AND OTHER ANTI-POVERTY
PROGRAMS
SEC. 321. PURPOSE OF THE VISTA PROGRAM.
The last sentence of section 101 (42 U.S.C. 4951) is amended
to read as follows: ‘‘In addition, the objectives of this part are
to generate the commitment of private sector resources, to encour-
age volunteer service at the local level, and to strengthen local
agencies and organizations to carry out the purpose of this part.’’.
SEC. 322. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR VISTA PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102 (42 U.S.C. 4952) is amended
by striking ‘‘The Director’’ and inserting ‘‘This part shall be adminis-
tered by one of the Assistant Directors appointed pursuant to section
194(d)(1)(A) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990.
Such Director’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection
(a) shall take effect on the effective date of section 203(b).
SEC. 323. SELECTION AND ASSIGNMENT OF VISTA VOLUNTEERS.
(a) VOLUNTEER
ASSIGNMENTS.—Section 103(a) (42 U.S.C.
4953(a)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a
public’’ and inserting ‘‘public’’;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘illiterate or functionally
illiterate youth and other individuals,’’;
(4) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(5) in paragraph (6)—
(A) by striking ‘‘or the Community Economic’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Community Economic’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘or other similar Acts,’’ after ‘‘1981,’’;
and
(C) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(6) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(7) in strengthening, supplementing, and expanding efforts
to address the problem of illiteracy throughout the United
States.’’.
(b) RECRUITMENT
PROCEDURES.—Section 103(b) (42 U.S.C.
4953(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
‘‘(2)(A) The Director shall establish and maintain within the
national headquarters of the ACTION Agency (or any successor
entity of such agency) a volunteer placement office which shall
be responsible for all functions related to the recruitment and
placement of volunteers under this part. Such functions and activi-
ties shall be carried out in coordination or in conjunction with
recruitment and placement activities carried out under the National
and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. Upon the transfer of
the functions of the ACTION Agency to the Corporation for National
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and Community Service, the office established under this subpara-
graph shall be merged with the recruitment office of such Corpora-
tion. At no time after such transfer of functions shall more than
one office responsible primarily for recruitment exist within the
Corporation.’’;
(B) by striking subparagraph (C); and
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subpara-
graph (C);
(2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (6); and
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (7) as paragraphs
(4) and (6), respectively.
(c) PUBLIC AWARENESS AND RECRUITMENT.—Subsection (c) of
section 103 (42 U.S.C. 4953(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in the 1st sentence by striking ‘‘regional or State
employees designated in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of sub-
section (b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘personnel described in sub-
section (b)(2)(C)’’;
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘shall include’’
and inserting ‘‘may include’’;
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as
subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively; and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following
new subparagraph:
‘‘(F) publicizing national service educational awards
available under the National and Community Service Trust
Act of 1993;’’;
(2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5); and
(3) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (4).
(d) COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Section
103 (42 U.S.C. 4953) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(h) The Director is encouraged to enter into agreements with
other Federal agencies to use VISTA volunteers in furtherance
of program objectives that are consistent with the purposes
described in section 101.’’.
SEC. 324. TERMS AND PERIODS OF SERVICE.
(a) CLARIFICATION AND PERIODS OF SERVICE.—Subsection (b)
of section 104 (42 U.S.C. 4954(b)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b)(1) Volunteers serving under this part may be enrolled
initially for periods of service of not less than 1 year, nor more
than 2 years, except as provided in paragraph (2) or subsection
(e).
‘‘(2) Volunteers serving under this part may be enrolled for
periods of service of less than 1 year if the Director determines,
on an individual basis, that a period of service of less than 1
year is necessary to meet a critical scarce skill need.
‘‘(3) Volunteers serving under this part may be reenrolled for
periods of service in a manner to be determined by the Director.
No volunteer shall serve for more than a total of 5 years under
this part.’’.
(b) SUMMER PROGRAM.—Section 104 (42 U.S.C. 4954) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the
Director may enroll full-time VISTA summer associates in a pro-
gram for the summer months only, under such terms and conditions
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as the Director shall determine to be appropriate. Such individuals
shall be assigned to projects that meet the criteria set forth in
section 103(a).
‘‘(2) In preparing reports relating to programs under this Act,
the Director shall report on participants, costs, and accomplish-
ments under the summer program separately.
‘‘(3) The limitation on funds appropriated for grants and con-
tracts, as contained in section 108, shall not apply to the summer
program.’’.
SEC. 325. SUPPORT FOR VISTA VOLUNTEERS.
(a) 
POSTSERVICE
STIPEND.—Section 
105(a)(1) 
(42 
U.S.C.
4955(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(a)(1)’’; and
(2) by striking the second sentence and inserting the follow-
ing:
‘‘(B) Such stipend shall not exceed $95 per month in fiscal
year 1994, but shall be set at a minimum of $100 per month,
and a maximum of $125 per month assuming the availability of
funds to accomplish such maximum, during the service of the volun-
teer after October 1, 1994. The Director may provide a stipend
of a maximum of $200 per month in the case of persons who
have served as volunteers under this part for at least 1 year
and who, in accordance with standards established in such regula-
tions as the Director shall prescribe, have been designated volunteer
leaders on the basis of experience and special skills and a dem-
onstrated leadership among volunteers.
‘‘(C) The Director shall not provide a stipend under this sub-
section to an individual who elects to receive a national service
educational award under subtitle D of title I of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990.’’.
(b) SUBSISTENCE
ALLOWANCE.—Section 105(b) (42 U.S.C.
4955(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking subparagraph (A);
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the subparagraph
designation; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new sentence:
‘‘The Director shall review such adjustments on an annual
basis to ensure that the adjustments are current.’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (4).
(c) CHILD CARE.—Section 105 (42 U.S.C. 4955) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c)(1) The Director shall—
‘‘(A) make child care available for children of each volunteer
enrolled under this part who need such child care in order
to participate as volunteers; or
‘‘(B) provide a child care allowance to each such volunteer
who needs such assistance in order to participate as volunteers.
‘‘(2) The Corporation shall establish guidelines regarding the
circumstances under which child care shall be made available under
this subsection and the value of any child care allowance to be
provided.’’.
SEC. 326. PARTICIPATION OF YOUNGER AND OLDER PERSONS.
Section 107 (42 U.S.C. 4957) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘SEC. 107. PARTICIPATION OF YOUNGER AND OLDER PERSONS.
‘‘In carrying out this part and part C, the Director shall take
necessary steps, including the development of special projects,
where appropriate, to encourage the fullest participation of individ-
uals 18 through 27 years of age, and individuals 55 years of age
and older, in the various programs and activities authorized under
such parts.’’.
SEC. 327. LITERACY ACTIVITIES.
Section 109 (42 U.S.C. 4959) is amended—
(1) in subsection (g)—
(A) by striking paragraph (1); and
(B) by striking the paragraph designation of paragraph
(2); and
(2) in subsection (h)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (2) and
(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and
(B) by striking paragraph (3).
SEC. 328. APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE.
Section 110 (42 U.S.C. 4960) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 110. APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE.
‘‘In reviewing an application for assistance under this part,
the Director shall not deny such assistance to any project or pro-
gram, or any public or private nonprofit organization, solely on
the basis of the duration of the assistance such project, program,
or organization has received under this part prior to the date
of submission of the application. The Director shall grant assistance
under this part on the basis of merit and to accomplish the goals
of the VISTA program, and shall consider the needs and require-
ments of projects in existence on such date as well as potential
new projects.’’.
SEC. 329. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR STUDENT COMMUNITY SERV-
ICE PROGRAMS.
Section 114 (42 U.S.C. 4974) is repealed.
SEC. 330. UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA.
(a) PROGRAM TITLE.—Part B of title I (42 U.S.C. 4971 et seq.)
is amended—
(1) in the part heading, to read as follows:
‘‘PART B—UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘University Year for ACTION’’ each place
that such term appears in such part and inserting ‘‘University
Year for VISTA’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘UYA’’ each place that such term appears
in such part and inserting ‘‘UYV’’; and
(4) in section 112 (42 U.S.C. 4972) by striking the section
heading and inserting the following new section heading:
‘‘AUTHORITY TO OPERATE UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA PROGRAM’’.
(b) SPECIAL CONDITIONS.—Section 113(a) (42 U.S.C. 4973(a))
is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘of not less than the duration of an academic
year’’ and inserting ‘‘of not less than the duration of an aca-
demic semester or its equivalent’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Volun-
teers may receive a living allowance and such other support
or allowances as the Director determines to be appropriate.’’.
SEC. 331. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE SPECIAL VOLUN-
TEER AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.
Section 122 (42 U.S.C. 4992) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 122. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE SPECIAL VOLUN-
TEER AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director is authorized to conduct special
volunteer programs for demonstration programs, or award grants
to or enter into contracts with public or nonprofit organizations
to carry out such programs. Such programs shall encourage wider
volunteer participation on a full-time, part-time, or short-term basis
to further the purpose of this part, and identify particular segments
of the poverty community that could benefit from volunteer and
other antipoverty efforts.
‘‘(b) ASSIGNMENT AND SUPPORT OF VOLUNTEERS.—The assign-
ment of volunteers under this section, and the provision of support
for such volunteers, including any subsistence allowances and sti-
pends, shall be on such terms and conditions as the Director shall
determine to be appropriate, but shall not exceed the level of
support provided under section 105. Projects using volunteers who
do not receive stipends may also be supported under this section.
‘‘(c) CRITERIA
AND PRIORITIES.—In carrying out this section
and section 123, the Director shall establish criteria and priorities
for awarding grants and entering into contracts under this part
in each fiscal year. No grant or contract exceeding $100,000 shall
be made under this part unless the recipient of the grant or contrac-
tor has been selected by a competitive process that includes public
announcement of the availability of funds for such grant or contract,
general criteria for the selection of recipients or contractors, and
a description of the application process and application review
process.’’.
SEC. 332. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Section 123 (42 U.S.C. 4993) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 123. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
‘‘The Director may provide technical and financial assistance
to Federal agencies, State and local governments and agencies,
private nonprofit organizations, employers, and other private
organizations that utilize or desire to utilize volunteers in carrying
out the purpose of this part.’’.
SEC. 333. ELIMINATION OF SEPARATE AUTHORITY FOR DRUG ABUSE
PROGRAMS.
Title I (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by repealing section 124; and
(2) by redesignating section 125 as section 124.
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programs under part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.), Head Start agencies under
the Head Start Act, or any of a variety of other programs, establish-
ments, and institutions providing services for children with special
or exceptional needs. Individual foster grandparents may provide
person-to-person services to one or more children, depending on
the needs of the project and local site.’’.
SEC. 345. STIPENDS FOR LOW-INCOME VOLUNTEERS.
Section 211(d) (42 U.S.C. 5011(d)) is amended—
(1) in the second sentence by striking ‘‘Any stipend or
allowance provided under this subsection shall not be less than
$2.20 per hour until October 1, 1990, $2.35 per hour during
fiscal year 1991, and $2.50 per hour on and after October
1, 1992,’’ and inserting ‘‘Any stipend or allowance provided
under this section shall not be less than $2.45 per hour on
and after October 1, 1993, and shall be adjusted once prior
to December 31, 1997, to account for inflation, as determined
by the Director and rounded to the nearest five cents,’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘In establishing the amount of, and the effective date for, such
adjustment, the Director, in consultation with the State Commis-
sions on National and Community Service (as established under
section 178 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990)
and the heads of the State offices established under section 195
of such Act, shall consider the effect such adjustment will have
on the ability of non-federally funded volunteer programs similar
to the programs under this title to maintain their current level
of volunteer hours.’’.
SEC. 346. CONDITIONS OF GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.
Section 212 (42 U.S.C. 5012) is repealed.
SEC. 347. EVALUATION OF THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM.
Section 213(c) (42 U.S.C. 5013(c)) is amended by striking para-
graph (3).
SEC. 348. AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.
(a) 
PROMOTION.—Section 
221(a) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
5021(a)) 
is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(1)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) To the maximum extent practicable, the Director shall
enter into agreements with—
‘‘(A) the Department of Health and Human Services to—
‘‘(i) involve retired and senior volunteers, and foster
grandparents, in Head Start programs;
‘‘(ii) involve retired and senior volunteers, and senior
companions, in providing services authorized by title III
of the Older Americans Act of 1965; and
‘‘(iii) promote the recognition of such volunteers who
are qualified to provide in-home services for reimbursement
under title XVIII of the Social Security Act for providing
such services;
‘‘(B) 
the 
Department 
of 
Education 
to 
promote
intergenerational tutoring and mentoring for at-risk children;
and
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‘‘(C) the Environmental Protection Agency to support con-
servation efforts.’’.
(b) MINIMUM
EXPENDITURE.—Section 221(b)(3) (42 U.S.C.
5021(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$375,000’’.
SEC. 349. PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.
Section 225 (42 U.S.C. 5025) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(B) by striking ‘‘paragraph (10)’’ and
inserting ‘‘paragraphs (10), (12), (15), and (16)’’;
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following
new paragraphs:
‘‘(12) Programs that address environmental needs.
‘‘(13) Programs that reach out to organizations (such as
labor unions and profitmaking organizations) not previously
involved in addressing national problems of local concern.
‘‘(14) Programs that provide for outreach to increase partici-
pation of members of ethnic groups who have limited English
proficiency.
‘‘(15) Programs that support criminal justice activities and
juvenile justice activities.
‘‘(16) Programs that involve older volunteers working with
young people in apprenticeship programs.
‘‘(17) Programs that support the community integration
of individuals with disabilities.
‘‘(18) Programs that provide health, education, and welfare
services that augment the activities of State and local agencies,
to be carried out in a fiscal year for which the aggregate
amount of funds available to such agencies is not less than
the annual average aggregate amount of funds available to
such agencies for the period of 3 fiscal years preceding such
fiscal year.’’;
(3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘under this title’’; and
(4) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), from the amounts
appropriated under subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d) of section 502,
for each fiscal year there shall be available to the Director such
sums as may be necessary to make grants under subsection (a).’’.
SEC. 350. ADJUSTMENTS TO FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Section 226(b) (42 U.S.C. 5026(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘annually’’ and inserting ‘‘, once every
2 years’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2).
SEC. 351. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.
Title II (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following new part:
‘‘PART E—DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
‘‘SEC. 231. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director is authorized to make grants
to or enter into contracts with public or nonprofit organizations,
including organizations funded under part A, B, or C, for the
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purposes of demonstrating innovative activities involving older
Americans as volunteers. The Director may support under this
part both volunteers receiving stipends and volunteers not receiving
stipends.
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—An organization that receives a grant or
enters into a contract under subsection (a) may use funds made
available through the grant or contract for activities such as—
‘‘(1) linking youth groups and older American organizations
in volunteer activities;
‘‘(2) involving older volunteers in programs and activities
different from programs and activities supported in the commu-
nity; and
‘‘(3) testing whether older American volunteer programs
may contribute to new objectives or certain national priorities.
‘‘SEC. 232. PROHIBITION.
‘‘The Director may not reduce the activities, projects, or volun-
teers funded under the other parts of this title in order to support
projects under this part.’’.
CHAPTER 3—ADMINISTRATION
SEC. 361. PURPOSE OF AGENCY.
Section 401 (42 U.S.C. 5041) is amended—
(1) by inserting after the first sentence the following: ‘‘Such
Agency shall also promote the coordination of volunteer efforts
among Federal, State, and local agencies and organizations,
exchange technical assistance information among such agencies
and organizations.’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘Older American Volunteer Programs’’ each
place the term appears and inserting ‘‘National Senior Volun-
teer Corps’’.
SEC. 362. AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR.
Section 402 (42 U.S.C. 5042) is amended in paragraphs (5)
and (6) by inserting ‘‘solicit and’’ before ‘‘accept’’ in each such
paragraph.
SEC. 363. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.
Section 403 (42 U.S.C. 5043) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (b)(2) and (c) as subsections
(c) and (d), respectively;
(2) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by redesignating
subparagraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respec-
tively; and
(3) by striking subsection (b)(1) and inserting the following:
‘‘(b)(1) Programs assisted under this Act shall not be carried
on in a manner involving the use of funds, the provision of services,
or the employment or assignment of personnel in a manner support-
ing or resulting in the identification of such programs with—
‘‘(A) any partisan or nonpartisan political activity associ-
ated with a candidate, or a contending faction or group, in
an election for public or party office;
‘‘(B) any activity to provide voters or prospective voters
with transportation to the polls or similar assistance in connec-
tion with any such election; or
‘‘(C) any voter registration activity;
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except that programs assisted under this Act may make voter
registration 
applications 
and 
nonpartisan 
voter 
registration
information available to the public on the premises of such pro-
grams.
‘‘(2) In carrying out any voter registration activity permitted
under paragraph (1), an individual who is affiliated with, or
employed to carry out, a program assisted under this Act shall
not—
‘‘(A) indicate a preference with respect to any candidate,
political party, or election issue; or
‘‘(B) seek to influence the political or party affiliation, or
voting decision, of any individual.’’.
SEC. 364. COMPENSATION FOR VOLUNTEERS.
Section 404 (42 U.S.C. 5044) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘from such volunteers
or from beneficiaries’’ after ‘‘compensation’’;
(2) by striking subsection (f); and
(3) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).
SEC. 365. REPEAL OF REPORT.
Section 407 (42 U.S.C. 5047) is repealed.
SEC. 366. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL LAW.
Section 415(b)(4)(A) (42 U.S.C. 5055(b)(4)(A)) is amended by
striking ‘‘a grade GS–7 employee’’ and inserting ‘‘an employee at
grade GS–5 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title
5, United States Code’’.
SEC. 367. NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS.
Section 417 (42 U.S.C. 5057) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 417. NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) BASIS.—An individual with responsibility for the oper-
ation of a program that receives assistance under this Act
shall not discriminate against a participant in, or member
of the staff of, such program on the basis of race, color, national
origin, sex, age, or political affiliation of such participant or
member, or on the basis of disability, if the participant or
member is a qualified individual with a disability.
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—As used in paragraph (1), the term ‘quali-
fied individual with a disability’ has the meaning given the
term in section 101(8) of the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111(8)).
‘‘(b) FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—Any assistance provided
under this Act shall constitute Federal financial assistance for
purposes of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
2000d et seq.), title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
(20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975
(42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.).
‘‘(c) RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2),
an individual with responsibility for the operation of a program
that receives assistance under this Act shall not discriminate
on the basis of religion against a participant in such program