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‘‘PART IV—NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS 
CLEARINGHOUSE 
‘‘SEC. 198G. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS CLEARING-
HOUSE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall provide 
assistance, either by grant, contract, or cooperative agree-
ment, to entities with expertise in the dissemination of in-
formation through clearinghouses to establish one or more 
clearinghouses for the national service laws. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTION OF CLEARINGHOUSE.—Such a clear-
inghouse may— 
‘‘(1) assist entities carrying out State or local 
service-learning and national service programs with 
needs assessments and planning; 
‘‘(2) conduct research and evaluations con-
cerning service-learning or programs receiving assist-
ance under the national service laws unless the re-
cipient is receiving funds for such purpose under 
part III of subtitle B and under subtitle H; 
‘‘(3)(A) provide leadership development and 
training to State and local service-learning program 
administrators, supervisors, service sponsors, and 
participants; and 
‘‘(B) provide training to persons who can pro-
vide the leadership development and training de-
scribed in subparagraph (A);
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‘‘(4) facilitate communication among entities 
carrying out service-learning programs and pro-
grams offered under the national service laws and 
participants in such programs; 
‘‘(5) provide and disseminate information and 
curriculum materials relating to planning and oper-
ating service-learning programs and programs of-
fered under the national service laws, to States, Ter-
ritories, Indian tribes, and local entities eligible to 
receive financial assistance under the national serv-
ice laws; 
‘‘(6) provide and disseminate information re-
garding methods to make service-learning programs 
and programs offered under the national service 
laws accessible to individuals with disabilities; 
‘‘(7) disseminate applications in languages 
other than English; 
‘‘(8)(A) gather and disseminate information on 
successful service-learning programs and programs 
offered under the national service laws, components 
of such successful programs, innovative curricula re-
lated 
to 
service-learning, 
and 
service-learning 
projects; and
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‘‘(B) coordinate the activities of the Clearing-
house with appropriate entities to avoid duplication 
of effort; 
‘‘(9) make recommendations to State and local 
entities on quality controls to improve the quality of 
service-learning programs and programs offered 
under the national service laws; 
‘‘(10) assist organizations in recruiting, screen-
ing, and placing a diverse population of service- 
learning coordinators and program sponsors; 
‘‘(11) disseminate effective strategies for work-
ing with disadvantaged youth in national service pro-
grams as determined by organizations with an estab-
lished expertise working with such youth; 
‘‘(12) collaborate with State and local Men-
toring Partnerships and directly with youth men-
toring organizations to disseminate effective strate-
gies for the recruiting, training, and screening of re-
sponsible adult mentors and best practices for build-
ing quality relationships between adult mentors and 
youth mentees; and 
‘‘(13) carry out such other activities as the 
Chief Executive Officer determines to be appro-
priate.’’.
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Subtitle I—Training and Technical 
Assistance 
SEC. 1821. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Title I is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subtitle: 
‘‘Subtitle J—Training and 
Technical Assistance 
‘‘SEC. 199N. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall conduct, 
either directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative 
agreements, including through State Commissions on Na-
tional and Community Service, appropriate training and 
technical assistance to— 
‘‘(1) programs receiving assistance under the 
national service laws; and 
‘‘(2) entities (particularly those in rural areas 
and underserved communities)— 
‘‘(A) that desire to carry out or establish 
national service programs; 
‘‘(B) that desire to apply for assistance 
under the national service laws; or 
‘‘(C) that desire to apply for a subgrant 
under the national service laws. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES INCLUDED.—Such training and 
technical assistance activities may include—
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‘‘(1) providing technical assistance to those ap-
plying to carry out national service programs or 
those carrying out national service programs; 
‘‘(2) promoting leadership development in na-
tional service programs; 
‘‘(3) improving the instructional and pro-
grammatic quality of national service programs; 
‘‘(4) developing the management and budgetary 
skills of those operating or overseeing national serv-
ice programs, including to increase the cost effective-
ness of the programs under the national service 
laws; 
‘‘(5) providing for or improving the training 
provided to the participants in programs under the 
national service laws; 
‘‘(6) facilitating the education of national serv-
ice programs in risk management procedures, includ-
ing the training of participants in appropriate risk 
management practices; 
‘‘(7) training of those operating or overseeing 
national service programs in volunteer recruitment, 
management, and retention to improve the abilities 
of such individuals to use participants and other vol-
unteers in an effective manner which results in high 
quality service and the desire of participants or vol-
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unteers to continue to serve in other capacities after 
the program is completed; 
‘‘(8) training of those operating or overseeing 
national service programs in program evaluation and 
performance measures to inform practices to aug-
ment the capacity and sustainability of the program; 
‘‘(9) training of those operating or overseeing 
national service programs to effectively accommodate 
people with disabilities to increase the participation 
of people with disabilities in national service pro-
grams. Such activities may utilize funding from the 
reservation of funds to increase the participation of 
individuals with disabilities as described in section 
129(j); 
‘‘(10) establishing networks and collaboration 
among employers, educators, and other key stake-
holders in the community to further leverage re-
sources to increase local participation and to coordi-
nate community-wide planning and service; 
‘‘(11) providing training and technical assist-
ance for the National Senior Service Corps, includ-
ing providing such training and technical assistance 
to programs receiving assistance under section 201 
of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973; and
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‘‘(5) Grants to nonprofit organizations that pro-
vide technical assistance and support to— 
‘‘(A) strengthen the capacity of local vol-
unteer infrastructure organizations; 
‘‘(B) address areas of national need; and 
‘‘(C) expand the number of volunteers na-
tionally. 
‘‘(d) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds allo-
cated by the Corporation for provision of assistance under 
this section for a fiscal year, the Corporation shall reserve 
50 percent to be allotted on a competitive basis. Of the 
remaining 50 percent of funds, the Corporation shall make 
a grant to each of the several States, the District of Co-
lumbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in accord-
ance with the formula in section 129(e) and (f). The cor-
poration may designate a minimum amount to ensure that 
each State is able to improve efforts to generate volun-
teers. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not 
more than 6 percent of the amount of any grant provided 
under this section for a fiscal year may be used to pay 
for administrative costs incurred by either the recipient 
of the grant or any community based organization receiv-
ing assistance from such grant.
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‘‘(f) MATCHING FUND REQUIREMENTS.—The Cor-
poration share of the cost of carrying out a program that 
receives assistance under this section, whether the assist-
ance is provided directly or as a subgrant from the original 
recipient of the assistance, may not exceed— 
‘‘(1) 80 percent of such cost for the first year 
in which the recipient receives such assistance; 
‘‘(2) 70 percent of such cost for the second year 
in which the recipient receives such assistance; 
‘‘(3) 60 percent of such cost for the third year 
in which the recipient receives such assistance; and 
‘‘(4) 50 percent of such cost for the fourth year 
in which the recipient receives such assistance and 
each year thereafter. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— 
‘‘(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(2) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
‘‘(3) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
‘‘(4) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 
‘‘(5) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.’’. 
Subtitle J—Repeal of Title III 
(Points of Light Foundation) 
SEC. 1831. REPEAL. 
Title III (42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.) is repealed.
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Subtitle K—Amendments to Title V 
(Authorization of Appropriations) 
SEC. 1841. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 501 (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 appropriated to provide financial assist-
ance under subtitle B of title I— 
‘‘(i) $97,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
and 
‘‘(ii) such sums as may be necessary 
for each of fiscal years 2011 through 
2014. 
‘‘(B) PROGRAMS.—Of the amount appro-
priated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal 
year— 
‘‘(i) not more than 60 percent shall be 
available to provide financial assistance 
under part I of subtitle B of title I; 
‘‘(ii) not more than 25 percent shall 
be available to provide financial assistance 
under part II of such subtitle; and
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‘‘(iii) not less than 15 percent shall be 
available to provide financial assistance 
under part III of such subtitle. 
‘‘(C) 
SPECIAL
ALLOCATIONS.—Of 
the 
amount appropriated under subparagraph (A) 
for a fiscal year, up to $10,000,000 shall be for 
summer of service grants, $20,000,000 for 
youth engagement zones, $7,000,000 for Cam-
puses of Service, and up to $10,000,000 shall 
be deposited in the National Service Trust to 
support summer of service educational awards, 
consistent with section 120(c)(8). 
‘‘(2) SUBTITLES C, D, AND H.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to provide financial assist-
ance under subtitles C and H of title I, to ad-
minister the National Service Trust and dis-
burse national service educational awards and 
scholarships under subtitle D of title I, and to 
carry out such audits and evaluations as the 
Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation may 
determine to be necessary, such sums as may 
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 
through 2014.
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‘‘(B) 
PRIORITY.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of this Act, in obligating the 
amounts made available pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in subparagraph (A), 
priority shall be given to programs carried out 
in areas for which the President has declared 
the existence of a major disaster, in accordance 
with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5170), as a consequence of Hurricanes 
Katrina and Rita, and disasters of similar mag-
nitude. 
‘‘(3) SUBTITLE E.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to operate the National Civilian Com-
munity Corps and provide financial assistance under 
subtitle E of title I, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 
2010 and such sums as may be necessary for each 
of fiscal years 2011 through 2014. 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) CORPORATION.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated for the Corporation’s 
administration of the national service laws such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2010 through 2014.
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‘‘(B) STATE COMMISSIONS.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated for assistance to 
State Commissions under section 126(a), such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2010 through 2014. 
‘‘(5) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
Of the amounts appropriated for a fiscal year under 
subtitles B, C, and H of title I of this Act and under 
titles I and II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
of 1973, the Corporation shall reserve up to 2.5 per-
cent to carry out subtitle J of this Act. Notwith-
standing subsection (b), amounts so reserved shall 
be available only for the fiscal year for which they 
are reserved. 
‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
appropriated under this section shall remain available 
until expended.’’. 
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE 
DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERV-
ICE ACT OF 1973 
SEC. 2001. REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in 
this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of a provision, the reference 
shall be considered to be made to a provision of the Do-
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(E) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, men-
tal illness,’’ after ‘‘including’’; 
(F) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(G) in paragraph (7), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting a semicolon; and 
(H) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(8) in the re-entry and re-integration of for-
merly incarcerated youth and adults into society, in-
cluding life skills training, employment training, 
counseling, educational training, and educational 
counseling; 
‘‘(9) in developing and carrying out financial 
literacy, financial planning, budgeting, savings, and 
reputable credit accessibility programs in low-income 
communities, including those programs which edu-
cate on financing home ownership and higher edu-
cation; 
‘‘(10) in initiating and supporting before-school 
and after-school programs servicing children in low- 
income communities that may engage participants in 
mentoring relationships, tutoring, life skills, or study 
skills programs, service-learning, physical, nutrition, 
and health education programs, including programs
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(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘related to the re-
cruitment and’’ and inserting ‘‘related 
to the’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘in conjunction 
with recruitment and’’ and inserting 
‘‘in conjunction with the’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘1993. Upon’’ 
and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘1993.’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘central information system that shall, on 
request, promptly provide’’ and inserting 
‘‘database that provides’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘timely and effec-
tive’’ and inserting ‘‘timely and cost- 
effective’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘the recruitment 
of volunteers’’ and inserting ‘‘recruit-
ment and management of volunteers’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘The Director shall give priority 
to—
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‘‘(A) disadvantaged youth (as defined in section 
101 of the National and Community Service Act of 
1990) and low-income adults; and 
‘‘(B) retired adults of any profession, but with 
an emphasis on those professions whose services and 
training are most needed in a community, such as 
the health care professions, teaching, counseling, 
and engineering and other professions requiring a 
high level of technical and project management 
skills, to utilize their experience, including profes-
sional skills, in the VISTA program.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ‘‘in-
formation system’’ and inserting ‘‘database’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘personnel de-
scribed in subsection (b)(2)(C)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘personnel described in subsection 
(b)(2)(C) and sponsoring organizations’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘the Internet and related technologies,’’ 
after ‘‘television,’’;
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(iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘Internet and related technologies,’’ after 
‘‘through the’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
after ‘‘senior citizens organizations,’’ the 
following: ‘‘offices of economic develop-
ment, State employment security agencies, 
employment offices,’’; 
(v) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘National and Community Service Trust 
Act of 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘National and 
Community Service Act of 1990’’; and 
(vi) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
‘‘, on request,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘this 
subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection and 
related public awareness and recruitment activi-
ties under the national service laws’’; 
(4) by amending the second sentence of sub-
section (d) to read as follows: ‘‘Whenever feasible, 
such efforts shall be coordinated with an appropriate 
local workforce investment board established under 
section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998.’’;
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(5) in subsection (g) by striking ‘‘and has been 
submitted to the Governor’’ and all that follows and 
inserting a period; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) The Director may enter into agreements under 
which public and private nonprofit organizations, with suf-
ficient financial capacity and size, pay for all or a portion 
of the costs of supporting the service of volunteers under 
this title, consistent with the provisions of section 186 of 
the National and Community Service Act of 1990.’’. 
SEC. 2104. VISTA PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 
Part A of title I is amended by inserting after section 
103 (42 U.S.C. 4953) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 103A. VISTA PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—With not less than one-third of 
the funds made available under subsection (d) in each fis-
cal year, the Director shall make grants for VISTA posi-
tions to support programs of national significance. Each 
program for which a grant is received under this sub-
section shall be carried out in accordance with the require-
ments applicable to that program. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—The Director shall 
make grants under subsection (a) to support one or more 
of the following programs to address problems that con-
cern low-income and rural communities in the Nation:
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‘‘(1) In the re-entry and re-integration of for-
merly incarcerated youth and adults into society, in-
cluding life skills training, employment training, 
counseling, educational training, and educational 
counseling. 
‘‘(2) In developing and carrying-out financial 
literacy, financial planning, budgeting, savings, and 
reputable credit accessibility programs in low-income 
communities, including those programs which edu-
cate on financing home ownership and higher edu-
cation. 
‘‘(3) In initiating and supporting before-school 
and after-school programs in low-income commu-
nities that may include such activities as establishing 
mentoring relationships, physical education, tutor-
ing, instruction in 21st century thinking skills, life 
skills, and study skills, community service, service- 
learning, nutrition and health education, and other 
activities aimed at keeping children, safe, educated, 
and healthy, which serve the children in such com-
munity. 
‘‘(4) In establishing and supporting community 
economic development initiatives, including micro-en-
terprises, with a priority on such programs in rural
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areas and areas where such programs are needed 
most. 
‘‘(5) In assisting veterans and their families 
through establishing or augmenting programs which 
assist such persons with access to legal assistance, 
health care (including mental health), employment 
counseling or training, education counseling or train-
ing, affordable housing, and other support services. 
‘‘(6) In addressing the health and wellness of 
low-income and underserved communities across our 
Nation, including programs to fight childhood obe-
sity through nutrition, physical fitness, and other as-
sociated life skills education programs and programs 
to increase access to preventive services, insurance, 
and health care. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an applicant shall submit an 
application to the Director at such time and in such 
manner as the Director requires and receive ap-
proval of the application. Such application shall, at 
a minimum, demonstrate to the Director a level of 
expertise in carrying out such a program. 
‘‘(2) SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—Funds 
made available under subsection (d) shall be used to