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ment shall be credited directly to a current appro-
priation; and’’; and 
(6) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2011’’. 
SEC. 1703. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE CHIEF EXEC-
UTIVE OFFICER. 
Section 193A (42 U.S.C. 12651d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ‘‘a 
strategic plan’’ the following: ‘‘, including a plan 
for achieving 50 percent full-time approved na-
tional service positions by 2010,’’; 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(7) 
through (11) as paragraphs (8) through (12), re-
spectively; 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) prepare and submit to the Committee on 
Education and Labor in the United States House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions in the United States 
Senate, and the Board an annual report on actions 
taken to achieve the goal of 50 percent full-time ap-
proved national service positions as described in 
paragraph (1), including an assessment of the 
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progress made toward achieving that goal and the ac-
tions to be taken in the coming year toward achieving 
that goal;’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (11) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘June 30, 1995,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘June 30 of each even-num-
bered year,’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘section 122(c)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 122(d)(1)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (10) as 
paragraph (11); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) obtain the opinions of peer reviewers in 
evaluating applications to the Corporation for assist-
ance under this title; and’’. 
SEC. 1704. NONVOTING MEMBERS; PERSONAL SERVICES 
CONTRACTS. 
Section 195 (42 U.S.C. 12651f) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting after 
‘‘subdivision of a State,’’ the following: ‘‘Terri-
tory,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘MEM-
BER’’ and inserting ‘‘NON-VOTING
MEM-
BER’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘non-voting’’ before 
‘‘member’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS.—The Corpora-
tion may enter into personal services contracts to carry out 
research, evaluation, and public awareness related to the 
national service laws.’’. 
SEC. 1705. DONATED SERVICES. 
Section 196(a) (42 U.S.C. 12651g(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS.— 
Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United 
States Code, the Corporation may solicit and ac-
cept the services of organizations and individuals 
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(other than participants) to assist the Corpora-
tion in carrying out the duties of the Corpora-
tion under the national service laws, and may 
provide to such individuals the travel expenses 
described in section 192A(d).’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘Such a volunteer’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘A person who is a member of an orga-
nization or is an individual covered by sub-
paragraph (A)’’; 
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘a volun-
teer’’ and inserting ‘‘such a person’’; 
(iii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘volun-
teers’’ and inserting ‘‘such a person’’; and 
(iv) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘such a 
volunteer’’ and inserting ‘‘such a person’’; 
and 
(C) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking 
‘‘Such a volunteer’’ and inserting ‘‘Such a per-
son’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3). 
SEC. 1706. OFFICE OF OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT. 
Subtitle G of title I is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 196B. OFFICE OF OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Corporation an office to be known as the Office of Outreach 
and Recruitment (in this section referred to as the ‘Office’), 
headed by a Director. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The duties of the Office, carried out di-
rectly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agree-
ments, shall be— 
‘‘(1) to increase the public awareness of the wide 
range of service opportunities for citizens of all ages, 
regardless of socioeconomic status or geographic loca-
tion, through a variety of methods, including— 
‘‘(A) print media; 
‘‘(B) the Internet and related emerging tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(C) television; 
‘‘(D) radio; 
‘‘(E) presentations at public or private fo-
rums; 
‘‘(F) other innovative methods of commu-
nication; and 
‘‘(G) outreach to offices of economic develop-
ment, State employment security agencies, labor 
unions and trade associations, local education 
agencies, agencies and organizations serving vet-
erans and people with disabilities, and other in-
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stitutions or organizations from which partici-
pants for programs receiving assistance from the 
national service laws can be recruited; 
‘‘(2) to identify and implement methods of re-
cruitment to increase the diversity of participants in 
the programs receiving assistance under the national 
service laws; 
‘‘(3) to identify and implement recruitment 
strategies and training programs for bilingual volun-
teers in the National Senior Service Corps under title 
II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973; 
‘‘(4) to identify and implement methods of re-
cruitment to increase the diversity of service sponsors 
of programs desiring to receive assistance under the 
national service laws; 
‘‘(5) to collaborate with organizations which 
have established volunteer recruitment programs, in-
cluding those on the Internet, to increase the recruit-
ment capacity of the Corporation; 
‘‘(6) where practicable, to provide application 
materials in languages other than English for those 
with limited English proficiency who wish to partici-
pate in a national service program; 
‘‘(7) to coordinate with organizations of former 
participants of national service programs for service 
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opportunities that may include capacity building, 
outreach, and recruitment for programs receiving as-
sistance under the national service laws; 
‘‘(8) to collaborate with the training and tech-
nical assistance programs described in subtitle J and 
in appropriate paragraphs of section 198E(b); 
‘‘(9) to coordinate the clearinghouses described in 
section 198E; and 
‘‘(10) to coordinate with entities receiving funds 
under section 198E(b)(11) in establishing the Reserve 
Corps for alumni of the national service programs to 
serve in emergencies, disasters, and other times of na-
tional need. 
‘‘(c) COLLABORATION.—The duties described in sub-
section (b) shall be carried out in collaboration with the 
State Commissions. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT WITH A BUSINESS.— 
The Corporation may, through contracts or cooperative 
agreements, carry out the marketing duties described in 
subsection (b)(1), with priority given to those entities who 
have established expertise in the recruitment of disadvan-
taged youth, members of Indian tribes, and members of the 
Baby Boom generation. 
‘‘(e) CAMPAIGN TO SOLICIT FUNDS.—The Corpora-
tion, through the Director of the Office, may conduct a cam-
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paign to solicit funds for itself to conduct outreach and re-
cruitment campaigns to recruit a diverse population of 
service sponsors of and participants in programs and 
projects receiving assistance under the national service 
laws. 
‘‘(f) REPORTING.—The Director of the Office shall 
complete a report annually to the Chief Executive Officer 
and the Board of Directors on its activities and results.’’. 
SEC. 1707. STUDY TO EXAMINE AND INCREASE SERVICE 
PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS AND VETERANS 
PARTICIPATION IN SERVICE CORPS AND COM-
MUNITY SERVICE AND TO DEVELOP PILOT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) PLANNING STUDY.—The Corporation for National 
and Community Service shall conduct a study to identify— 
(1) specific areas of need for veterans; 
(2) how existing programs and activities carried 
out under the national service laws could better serve 
veterans and veterans service organizations; 
(3) gaps in service to veterans; 
(4) prospects for better coordination of services; 
(5) prospects for better utilization of veterans as 
resources and volunteers; and 
(6) methods for ensuring the efficient financial 
organization of services directed towards veterans. 
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(b) CONSULTATION.—The study shall be carried out in 
consultation with veterans’ service organizations, the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs, State veterans agencies, the 
Department of Defense, and other individuals and entities 
the Corporation considers appropriate. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall submit to 
Congress a report on the results of the planning study re-
quired by subsection (a), together with a plan for implemen-
tation of a pilot program using promising strategies and 
approaches for better targeting and serving veterans. 
(d) PILOT PROGRAM.—From amounts made available 
to carry out this subsection, the Corporation shall develop 
and carry out a pilot program based on the findings in 
the report submitted under subsection (c). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012. 
Subtitle H—Amendments to Subtitle 
H 
SEC. 1801. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE H. 
(a) ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITIES TO SUP-
PORT NATIONAL SERVICE.—Subtitle H is amended by in-
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serting after the subtitle heading and before section 198 the 
following: 
‘‘PART I—ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITIES 
TO SUPPORT NATIONAL SERVICE’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS.—Section 198 (42 
U.S.C. 12653) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection (r)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘national serv-
ice programs, including service-learning programs, 
and to support innovative and model programs, in-
cluding’’ and inserting ‘‘service-learning programs 
and national service programs, including’’; 
(3) by striking subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f); 
(4) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 
(c); 
(5) by striking subsections (h), (i), and (j); 
(6) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection 
(d); 
(7) by striking subsections (l) and (m); 
(8) by redesignating subsections (n) and (o) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; 
(9) by striking subsections (p) and (q); 
(10) by redesignating subsection (r) as subsection 
(g); and 
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(11) by redesignating subsection (s) as subsection 
(h). 
SEC. 1802. REPEALS. 
The following provisions are repealed: 
(1) 
CLEARINGHOUSES.—Section 
198A 
(42 
U.S.C. 12653a). 
(2) MILITARY INSTALLATION CONVERSION DEM-
ONSTRATION
PROGRAMS.—Section 198C (42 U.S.C. 
12653c). 
(3) SPECIAL
DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT.—Sec-
tion 198D (42 U.S.C. 12653d). 
SEC. 1803. INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PROGRAM SUPPORT. 
Subtitle H is further amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘PART II—INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PROGRAM 
SUPPORT 
‘‘SEC. 198D. INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PROGRAM SUPPORT. 
‘‘(a) METHODS
OF CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES.—The 
Corporation may, through grants and fixed amount grants 
under subsection (c), carry out the following programs: 
‘‘(1) PROGRAMS FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTH.— 
A program selected from among those listed in 122(a) 
where no less than 75 percent of the participants are 
disadvantaged youth. 
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‘‘(A) COMPONENTS
OF
PROGRAMS.—Such 
programs may include life skills training, em-
ployment training, educational counseling, pro-
gram to complete a high-school diploma or GED, 
counseling, or a mentoring relationship with an 
adult volunteer. 
‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—Priority shall be given to 
programs that engage retirees to serve as men-
tors. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAMS
FOCUSED
ON
LEARNING
AND 
THINKING SKILLS.—Service programs to solve com-
munity problems while engaging or developing 21st 
century learning and thinking skills (critical-thinking 
and problem solving, communication skills, creativity 
and innovation skills, collaboration skills, contextual 
learning skills, information and media literacy skills, 
and information and communications literacy) and 
life skills (leadership, ethics, accountability, adapt-
ability, personal productivity, personal responsibility, 
people skills, self-direction, and social responsibility) 
for school-age youth and low income adults. This may 
be a summer of service program or a year-round serv-
ice program. Priority shall be given to programs that 
collaborate with the RSVP program, the AmeriCorps 
programs, or the Learn and Serve programs. 
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