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(relating to the Senior Companion Pro-
gram).
‘‘(B) EFFECTIVE DATE FOR EXERCISE OF
AUTHORITY.—Each Assistant Director appointed
pursuant to subparagraph (A) may exercise the
authority assigned to each such Director only
after the effective date of section 203(b) of the
National Service Trust Act of 1993.
‘‘(b) ALTERNATIVE PERSONNEL SYSTEM.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—To the extent the Chairperson
determines it appropriate and desirable to further the
effective operation of the Corporation, the Chairperson
may designate positions in the Corporation to which
appointments may be made and for which compensa-
tion may be determined without regard to the provi-
sions of title 5, United States Code, governing ap-
pointments in the competitive service, and without re-
gard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter
III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification
and General Schedule pay rates. The Chairperson
may provide for appointments to such positions to be
made on a limited term basis.
‘‘(2) APPOINTMENT IN THE COMPETITIVE SERV-
ICE AFTER EMPLOYMENT UNDER ALTERNATIVE PER-
SONNEL SYSTEM.—The Director of the Office of Per-
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sonnel Management may grant competitive status for
appointment to the competitive service, under such
conditions as the Director may prescribe, to an em-
ployee who is appointed under this subsection and
who is separated from the Corporation (other than by
removal for cause).
‘‘(3) SELECTION AND COMPENSATION SYSTEM.—
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
SYSTEM.—The
Chairperson, after reviewing the recommenda-
tions of the Board under section 192A(h)(2), and
after obtaining the approval of the Director of
the Office of Personnel Management, shall issue
regulations establishing a selection and com-
pensation system for employees of the Corpora-
tion appointed under paragraph (1). In issuing
such regulations, the Chairperson shall take into
consideration the need for flexibility in such a
system.
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—The Chairperson shall
appoint and determine the compensation of em-
ployees in accordance with the selection and
compensation system established under subpara-
graph (A).
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‘‘(C) SELECTION.—The system established
under subparagraph (A) shall provide for the se-
lection of employees—
‘‘(i) through a competitive process; and
‘‘(ii) on the basis of the qualifications
of applicants and the requirements of the
positions.
‘‘(D) COMPENSATION.—The system estab-
lished under subparagraph (A) shall include a
scheme for the classification of positions in the
Corporation. The system shall require that the
compensation of an employee be determined in
part on the basis of the job performance of the
employee, and in a manner consistent with the
principles described in section 5301 of title 5,
United States Code. The rate of compensation for
each employee compensated under the system
shall not exceed the annual rate of basic pay
payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(c) 
CORPORATION
REPRESENTATIVE
IN
EACH
STATE.—
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE.—The
Chairperson shall, without regard to the provisions of
title 5, United States Code, governing appointments
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in the competitive service, appoint an employee to
serve as the representative of the Corporation for each
State or group of States to assist the Corporation in
carrying out the activities described in this Act in the
State or States.
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The representative appointed
under this subsection for a State or group of States
shall serve as the liaison between—
‘‘(A) the Corporation and the State Com-
mission that is established in the State or States;
and
‘‘(B) the Corporation and any subdivision
of a State, Indian tribe, public or private non-
profit organization, or institution of higher edu-
cation, in the State or States, that is awarded a
grant under section 121 directly from the Cor-
poration.
‘‘(3) MEMBER OF STATE COMMISSION.—The rep-
resentative appointed under this subsection for a
State or group of States shall also serve as a voting
member of the State Commission established in the
State or States.
‘‘(4) COMPENSATION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Chairperson may
determine the compensation of representatives
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appointed under this subsection without regard
to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter
III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code,
relating to classification and General Schedule
pay rates.
‘‘(B) LIMITATION ON COMPENSATION.—The
rate of compensation for each representative ap-
pointed under this subsection shall not exceed the
maximum rate of basic pay payable for GS–15
of the General Schedule under section 5332 of
title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(d) CONSULTANTS.—The Chairperson may procure
the temporary and intermittent services of experts and con-
sultants and compensate the experts and consultants in ac-
cordance with section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(e) DETAILS OF PERSONNEL.—The head of any Fed-
eral department or agency may detail on a reimbursable
basis, or on a nonreimbursable basis for not to exceed 180
calendar days during any fiscal year, as agreed upon by
the Chairperson and the head of the Federal agency, any
of the personnel of that department or agency to the Cor-
poration to assist the Corporation in carrying out the du-
ties of the Corporation under this Act. Any detail shall not
interrupt or otherwise affect the civil service status or privi-
leges of the Federal employee.
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‘‘(f) ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Chairperson, acting
upon the recommendation of the Board, may establish
advisory committees in the Corporation to advise the
Board with respect to national service issues, such as
the type of programs to be established or assisted
under the national service laws, priorities and cri-
teria for such programs, and methods of conducting
outreach for, and evaluation of, such programs.
‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—Such an advisory commit-
tee shall be composed of members appointed by the
Chairperson, with such qualifications as the Chair-
person may specify.
‘‘(3) EXPENSES.—Members of such an advisory
committee may be allowed travel expenses as described
in section 192A(e).
‘‘(4) STAFF.—The Chairperson is authorized to
appoint and fix the compensation of such staff as the
Chairperson determines to be necessary to carry out
the functions of the advisory committee, without re-
gard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
governing appointments in the competitive service,
and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51
and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating
to classification and General Schedule pay rates.
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Such compensation shall not exceed the maximum
rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General
Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States
Code.
‘‘SEC. 196. ADMINISTRATION
‘‘(a) DONATIONS.—
‘‘(1) SERVICES.—
‘‘(A) VOLUNTEERS.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the
Corporation may solicit and accept the vol-
untary services of individuals to assist the Cor-
poration in carrying out the duties of the Cor-
poration under this Act, and may provide to
such individuals the travel expenses described in
section 192A(e).
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—Such a volunteer shall
not be considered to be a Federal employee and
shall not be subject to the provisions of law relat-
ing to Federal employment, including those re-
lating to hours of work, rates of compensation,
leave, unemployment compensation, and Federal
employee benefits, except that for the purposes of
subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, United
States Code, relating to compensation to Federal
employees for work injuries, volunteers under
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this subtitle shall be considered to be employees,
as defined in section 8101(1)(B) of title 5, Unit-
ed States Code, and the provisions of such sub-
chapter shall apply.
‘‘(C) VOLUNTEER DEFINED.—For purposes
of this paragraph, the term ‘volunteer’ does not
include a participant.
‘‘(2) PROPERTY.—
‘‘(A) SOLICITATION AND ACCEPTANCE AU-
THORIZED.—The Corporation may solicit, ac-
cept, hold, administer, use, and dispose of, in
furtherance of the purposes of this Act, donations
of any money or property, real, personal, or
mixed, tangible or intangible, received by gift,
devise, bequest, or otherwise. Donations accepted
under this subparagraph shall be used as nearly
as possibly in accordance with the terms, if any,
of such donation.
‘‘(B) STATUS OF CONTRIBUTION.—Any do-
nation accepted under subparagraph (A) shall be
considered to be a gift, devise, or bequest to, or
for the use of, the United States.
‘‘(C) RULES.—The Corporation shall estab-
lish written rules to ensure that the solicitation,
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acceptance, holding, administration, and use of
donations described in subparagraph (A)—
‘‘(i) will not reflect unfavorably upon
the ability of the Corporation, or of any of-
ficer or employee of the Corporation, to
carry out the responsibilities or official du-
ties of the Corporation in a fair and objec-
tive manner; and
‘‘(ii) will not compromise the integrity
of the programs of the Corporation or any
official or employee of the Corporation in-
volved in such programs.
‘‘(D) DISPOSITION.—Upon completion of
the use by the Corporation of any donation ac-
cepted pursuant to subparagraph (A) (other than
money or monetary proceeds from sales of prop-
erty accepted), such completion shall be reported
to the General Services Administration and such
property shall be disposed of in accordance with
title II of the Federal Property and Administra-
tive Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481 et seq.).
‘‘(b) CONTRACTS.—Subject to the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of 1949, the Corporation
may enter into contracts, and cooperative and interagency
agreements, with Federal and State agencies, private firms,
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institutions, and individuals to conduct activities necessary
to carry out the duties of the Corporation under this Act.’’.
(b) DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973.—
Section 401 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973
(42 U.S.C. 5041) is amended by inserting after the second
sentence the following: ‘‘The Director shall report directly
to the Chairperson of the Corporation for National Serv-
ice.’’.
(c) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION ON NA-
TIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.—
(1) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section, unless otherwise provided or indicated by the
context, each term specified in section 203(c)(1) shall
have the meaning given the term in such section.
(2) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—There are trans-
ferred to the Corporation the functions that the Board
of Directors or Executive Director of the Commission
on National and Community Service exercised before
the effective date of this subsection (including all re-
lated functions of any officer or employee of the Com-
mission).
(3) APPLICATION.—The provisions of paragraphs
(3) through (10) of section 203(c) shall apply with re-
spect to the transfer described in paragraph (2), ex-
cept that—
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(A) for purposes of such application, ref-
erences to the term ‘‘ACTION Agency’’ shall be
deemed to be references to the Corporation; 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 Corpora-
tion if, on the effective date of this subsection, the
Board of Directors of the Corporation has not
been confirmed.
(d) CONTINUING PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN FUNC-
TIONS.—The individuals who, on the day before the date
of enactment of this Act, are performing any of the func-
tions required by section 190 of the National and Commu-
nity 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 Commu-
nity 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 the Board of Directors of the Corporation for
National 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 ter-
minate on such date.
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(e) GOVERNMENT CORPORATION CONTROL.—
(1) WHOLLY
OWNED
GOVERNMENT
CORPORA-
TION.—Section 9101(3) of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after subparagraph
(D) the following:
‘‘(E) the Corporation for National 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 independ-
ent’’.
(f) DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY.—Section 203(k) of the
Federal Property 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 prescribe, the Administrator is authorized, in the dis-
cretion of the Administrator, to assign to the Chairperson
of the Corporation for National Service for disposal such
surplus property as is recommended by the Chairperson 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
Chairperson of a proposed transfer of property for such ac-
tivities, the Chairperson, through such officers or employees
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of the Corporation as the Chairperson may designate, may
sell, lease, or donate such property to any entity that re-
ceives financial assistance under the National and Commu-
nity Service Act of 1990 for such activities.
‘‘(C) In fixing the sale or lease value of such property,
the Chairperson shall comply with the requirements of
paragraph (1)(C).’’.
(g) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—Section 1(b) of the Na-
tional 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:
‘‘Subtitle G—Corporation for National Service
‘‘Sec. 191. Corporation for National Service.
‘‘Sec. 192. Board of Directors.
‘‘Sec. 192A. Authorities and duties of the Board of Directors.
‘‘Sec. 193. Chairperson and Director.
‘‘Sec. 193A. Authorities and duties of the Chairperson.
‘‘Sec. 194. Officers.
‘‘Sec. 194A. Corporation State offices.
‘‘Sec. 195. Employees, consultants, and other personnel.
‘‘Sec. 196. Administration.’’.
(h) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section shall
take effect on October 1, 1993.
(2) ESTABLISHMENT
AND
APPOINTMENT
AU-
THORITIES.—Sections 191, 192, and 193 of the Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990, as added
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by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date of en-
actment of this Act.
SEC. 203. FINAL AUTHORITIES OF THE CORPORATION FOR
NATIONAL SERVICE.
(a) NATIONAL
AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT
OF
1990.—
(1) APPLICATION.—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 (3) and (5) of section 192A(h), section
193(c), subsections (b), (c) (other than paragraph
(8)), 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 ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘the national service laws’’.
(2) GRANTS.—Section 192A(h) of the National
and Community Service Act of 1990 (as added by sec-
tion 202 of this Act) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (8);
(B) by redesignating paragraph (9) as
paragraph (10); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(9) 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 assignment or referral of volun-
teers 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’’.
(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 AGEN-
CY.—
(1) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section, unless otherwise provided or indicated by the
context—
(A) the term ‘‘Chairperson’’ means the
Chairperson of the Corporation;
(B) the term ‘‘Corporation’’ means the Cor-
poration for National Service, established under
section 191 of the National and Community
Service Act of 1990;
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(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, organi-
zational entity, or component thereof.
(2) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—There are trans-
ferred to the Corporation the functions that the Direc-
tor of the ACTION Agency exercised before the effec-
tive date of this subsection (including all related func-
tions of any officer or employee of the ACTION Agen-
cy).
(3) DETERMINATIONS OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS BY
THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.—If nec-
essary, the Office of Management and Budget shall
make any determination of the functions that are
transferred under paragraph (2).
(4) REORGANIZATION.—The Chairperson is au-
thorized to allocate or reallocate any function trans-
ferred under paragraph (2) among the officers of the
Corporation.
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(5) TRANSFER AND ALLOCATIONS OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS
AND
PERSONNEL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, the personnel employed in
connection with, and the assets, liabilities, contracts,
property, records, and unexpended balances of appro-
priations, 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. Unexpended funds transferred pur-
suant to this paragraph shall be used only for the
purposes for which the funds were originally author-
ized 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 appro-
priations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds
held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made
available in connection with such functions, as may
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be necessary to carry out the provisions of this sub-
section. 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 pro-
vided by this subsection, the transfer pursuant to
this subsection of full-time personnel (except spe-
cial Government employees) and part-time per-
sonnel holding permanent positions shall be to
positions in the Corporation subject to section
195(a)(1) of the National and Community Serv-
ice 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 compensa-
tion, or to have the benefits of the employee re-
duced, 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 func-
tions for purposes of section 3503 of title 5 of the
United States Code.
(B) EXECUTIVE
SCHEDULE
POSITIONS.—
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
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any person who, on the day preceding the effec-
tive date of this subsection, held a position com-
pensated 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 po-
sition having duties comparable to the duties
performed immediately preceding such appoint-
ment 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
POSI-
TIONS.—Positions whose incumbents are ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, the functions of which
are transferred by this subsection, shall termi-
nate on the effective date of this subsection.
(8) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.—
(A) CONTINUING EFFECT OF LEGAL DOCU-
MENTS.—All orders, determinations, rules, regu-
lations, permits, agreements, grants, contracts,
certificates, licenses, registrations, privileges, and
other administrative actions—
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(i) that have been issued, made, grant-
ed, or allowed to become effective by the
President, any Federal agency or official
thereof, or by a court of competent jurisdic-
tion, 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 modified, terminated, superseded, set aside,
or revoked in accordance with law by the Presi-
dent, the Chairperson, or other authorized offi-
cial, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by op-
eration of law.
(B) PROCEEDINGS
NOT
AFFECTED.—The
provisions of this subsection shall not affect any
proceedings, including notices of proposed rule-
making, or any application for any license, per-
mit, certificate, or financial assistance pending
before the ACTION Agency at the time this sub-
section takes effect, with respect to functions
transferred by this subsection but such proceed-
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ings 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 modi-
fied, terminated, superseded, 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 discontinuance 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 modified if this
subsection had not been enacted.
(C) SUITS NOT AFFECTED.—The provisions
of this subsection shall not affect suits com-
menced 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
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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
PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS.—Any admin-
istrative action relating to the preparation or
promulgation of a regulation by the ACTION
Agency relating to a function transferred under
this subsection may be continued by the Corpora-
tion with the same effect as if this subsection had
not been enacted.
(9) SEVERABILITY.—If a provision of this sub-
section or its application to any person or cir-
cumstance is held invalid, neither 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 trans-
fer of a function under this subsection, the Chair-
person 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
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(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 para-
graph (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 determine to be appropriate and announce
by proclamation published in the Federal Reg-
ister.
(2) TRANSITION.—Subsection (c)(10) shall take
effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
TITLE III—REAUTHORIZATION
Subtitle A—National and
Community Service Act of 1990
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 501 of the National and Community Service
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) TITLE I.—
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‘‘(1) SUBTITLE B.—There are authorized to be
appropriated 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.
‘‘(2) SUBTITLES C, D, AND H.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to provide financial assist-
ance under subtitles C and H of title I, and to pro-
vide national service educational awards under sub-
title D of title I, $389,000,000 for fiscal year 1994,
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 1995 through 1996. Of the funds appro-
priated under this paragraph for a fiscal year, not
more than 15 percent of such funds may be made
available to provide financial assistance for activities
in subtitle H, section 125, or section 126.
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—There are authorized to
be appropriated for the administration of this Act
(including subtitle G) such sums as may be necessary
for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1996.
‘‘(b) TITLE III.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out title III $5,000,000 for each of the fis-
cal years 1994 through 1996.
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‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds ap-
propriated under this section shall remain available until
expended.’’.
Subtitle B—Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973
SEC. 311. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This subtitle may be cited as the
‘‘Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1993’’.
(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 encourage volunteer service at the local level,
and to strengthen local agencies and organizations to carry
out the purpose of this part.’’.
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SEC. 321A. 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 administered by the Assistant Director ap-
pointed pursuant to section 195(a)(2) of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990. Such Director’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the effective date of section
203(b).
SEC. 322. SELECTION AND ASSIGNMENT OF VISTA VOLUN-
TEERS.
(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 Eco-
nomic’’ and inserting ‘‘the Community Eco-
nomic’’;
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(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 para-
graph:
‘‘(7) in strengthening, supplementing, and ex-
panding 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 place-
ment office which shall be responsible for all functions relat-
ed to the recruitment and placement of volunteers under
this part. Such functions and activities shall be carried out
in coordination or in conjunction with recruitment and
placement activities carried out under the National Service
Trust Act of 1993.’’;
(B) by striking subparagraph (C); and
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(C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
subparagraph (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.—Sub-
section (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 subsection (b)(2)’’ and inserting
‘‘personnel described in subsection (b)(2)(C)’’;
(B) in the 2nd sentence, by striking ‘‘shall
include’’ and inserting ‘‘may include’’;
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (F)
and (G) as subparagraphs (G) and (H), respec-
tively; and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the
following new subparagraph:
‘‘(F) publicizing educational awards avail-
able under the National Service Trust Act of
1993;’’;
(2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5); and
(3) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (4).
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(d) COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES.—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 agree-
ments with other Federal agencies to use VISTA volunteers
in furtherance of program objectives that are consistent with
the purposes described in section 101.’’.
SEC. 323. TERMS AND PERIODS OF SERVICE.
(a) CLARIFICATION AND PERIODS OF SERVICE.—Sub-
section (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 en-
rolled 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 en-
rolled for periods of service of less than 1 year if the Direc-
tor 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 deter-
mined by the Director. No volunteer shall serve for more
than a total of 5 years under this part.’’.
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(b) SUMMER PROGRAM.—Section 104 (42 U.S.C.
4954) is amended 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 as-
sociates in a program for the summer months only, under
such terms and conditions 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 accomplishments under the summer program sepa-
rately.
‘‘(3) The limitation on funds appropriated for grants
and contracts, as contained in section 108, shall not apply
to the summer program.’’.
SEC. 324. 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 following:
‘‘(B) Such stipend shall not exceed $95 per month in
fiscal year 1994, but shall be set at a minimum of $100
per month during the service of the volunteer after Octo-
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ber 1, 1994. The Director may provide a stipend of a maxi-
mum 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 regu-
lations as the Director shall prescribe, have been designated
volunteer leaders on the basis of experience and special skills
and a demonstrated leadership among volunteers.
‘‘(C) The Director shall not provide a stipend under
this subsection to an individual who elects to receive a na-
tional service education 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 adjust-
ments on an annual basis to ensure that the ad-
justments are current.’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (4).
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‘‘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 program, or any public or private nonprofit orga-
nization, 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 requirements of
projects in existence on such date as well as potential new
projects.’’.
SEC. 328. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR STUDENT COMMU-
NITY SERVICE PROGRAMS.
Part B of title I (42 U.S.C. 4971 et seq.) is amended
by repealing section 114 (42 U.S.C. 4974).
SEC. 329. 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
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(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—
(1) by striking ‘‘of not less than the duration of
an academic year’’ and inserting ‘‘of not less than the
duration of an academic semester or its equivalent’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Volunteers may receive a living allowance and
such other support or allowances as the Director de-
termines to be appropriate.’’.
SEC. 330. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE SPE-
CIAL 
VOLUNTEER 
AND 
DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAMS.
Section 122 (42 U.S.C. 4992) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 122. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE SPE-
CIAL 
VOLUNTEER 
AND 
DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAMS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director is authorized to con-
duct special volunteer programs for demonstration pro-
grams, or award grants to or enter into contracts with pub-
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lic or nonprofit organizations to carry out such programs.
Such programs shall encourage wider volunteer participa-
tion 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 assignment of volunteers under this section, and the
provision of support for such volunteers, including any sub-
sistence allowances and stipends, shall be on such terms and
conditions as the Director shall determine to be appro-
priate, but shall not exceed the level of support provided
under section 105. Projects using volunteers who do not re-
ceive 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 con-
tracts under this part in each fiscal year. No grant or con-
tract exceeding $100,000 shall be made under this part un-
less the recipient of the grant or contractor has been selected
by a competitive process that includes public announcement
of the availability of funds for such grant or contract, gen-
eral criteria for the selection of recipients or contractors,
and a description of the application process and applica-
tion review process.’’.
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SEC. 331. 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 as-
sistance to Federal agencies, State and local governments
and agencies, private nonprofit organizations, employers,
and other private organizations that utilize or desire to uti-
lize volunteers in carrying out the purpose of this part.’’.
SEC. 332. ELIMINATION OF SEPARATE AUTHORITY FOR
DRUG ABUSE PROGRAMS.
Section 124 (42 U.S.C. 4994) is repealed.
CHAPTER 2—NATIONAL SENIOR
VOLUNTEER CORPS
SEC. 341. NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS.
(a) TITLE HEADING.—The heading for title II is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘TITLE II—NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER
CORPS’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—
(1) Section 200(1) (42 U.S.C. 5000(1)) is
amended by striking ‘‘Older American Volunteer Pro-
grams’’ and inserting ‘‘National Senior Volunteer
Corps’’.
(2) The heading for section 221 (42 U.S.C. 5021)
is amended by striking ‘‘OLDER AMERICAN VOLUN-
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TEER PROGRAMS’’ and inserting ‘‘NATIONAL SENIOR
VOLUNTEER CORPS’’.
(3) Section 224 (42 U.S.C. 5024) is amended—
(A) in the section heading by striking
‘‘OLDER AMERICAN VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS’’ and
inserting 
‘‘NATIONAL
SENIOR
VOLUNTEER
CORPS’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘volunteer projects for Older
Americans’’ and inserting ‘‘National Senior Vol-
unteer Corps projects’’.
(4) Section 205(c) of the Older Americans
Amendments of 1975 (Public Law 94–135; 89 Stat.
727; 42 U.S.C. 5001 note) is amended by striking
‘‘national older American volunteer programs’’ each
place the term appears and inserting ‘‘National Sen-
ior Volunteer Corps programs’’.
SEC. 342. THE RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PRO-
GRAM.
(a) PART HEADING.—The heading for part A of title
II is amended by striking ‘‘RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER
PROGRAM’’ and inserting ‘‘RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUN-
TEER PROGRAM’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Section 200 (42 U.S.C. 5000) is
amended by striking ‘‘retired senior volunteer program’’
each place that such term appears in such section and the
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Act and inserting ‘‘Retired and Senior Volunteer Pro-
gram’’.
SEC. 343. OPERATION OF THE RETIRED AND SENIOR VOL-
UNTEER PROGRAM.
Section 201(a) (42 U.S.C. 5001(a)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by
striking ‘‘retired persons’’ and inserting ‘‘retired indi-
viduals and working older individuals’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘aged sixty or over’’ and in-
serting ‘‘55 years of age or older’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and individuals 60
years of age or older will be given priority for
enrollment,’’ after ‘‘enrolled’’.
SEC. 344. SERVICES UNDER THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT
PROGRAM.
Section 211(a) (42 U.S.C. 5011(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘, including services’’ and all that follows through
‘‘with special needs.’’ and inserting a period and the follow-
ing: ‘‘Such services may include services by individuals
serving as foster grandparents to children with disabilities
and chronic health conditions and to children who are re-
ceiving care in hospitals, who are residing in homes for de-
pendent and neglected children, or who are receiving serv-
ices provided by day care centers, schools, Head Start agen-
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cies, early intervention programs, family support pro-
grams, or other programs, establishments, or 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
need for such services.’’.
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 sti-
pend 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 in-
serting ‘‘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 commissions (as defined in section 178 of the Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990) and the heads
of the State offices established under section 195 of such Act,
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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(a) (42 U.S.C. 5012(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (1), and
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(2)(A)’’ and inserting
‘‘(1)’’,
(B) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated—
(i) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii)
as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
and
(ii) by redesignating subclauses (I) and
(II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and
(C) by striking ‘‘(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2)’’.
SEC. 347. 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—
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‘‘(A) the Department of Health and Human
Services to—
‘‘(i) involve retired and senior volunteers,
and foster grandparents, in Head Start pro-
grams;
‘‘(ii) involve retired and senior volunteers,
and senior companions, in providing services au-
thorized by title III of the Older Americans Act
of 1965; and
‘‘(iii) promote the recognition of such volun-
teers who are qualified to provide in-home serv-
ices 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
‘‘(C) the Environmental Protection Agency to
support conservation efforts.’’.
(b) MINIMUM EXPENDITURE.—Section 221(b)(3) (42
U.S.C. 5021(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$500,000’’.
SEC. 348. MINORITY GROUP PARTICIPATION.
Section 223 (42 U.S.C. 5023) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
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‘‘Such efforts shall include using methods appropriate to
communicate with individuals who have limited English
proficiency.’’.
SEC. 349. PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.
Section 225 (42 U.S.C. 5025) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(B) by striking ‘‘para-
graph (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 profit-making organiza-
tions) not previously involved in addressing national
problems of local concern.
‘‘(14) Programs that provide for outreach to in-
crease participation of members of ethnic groups who
have limited English proficiency.
‘‘(15) Programs that support criminal justice ac-
tivities and juvenile justice activities.
‘‘(16) Programs that involve older volunteers
working with young people in apprenticeship pro-
grams.
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‘‘(17) Programs that support the community in-
tegration of individuals with disabilities.’’;
(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. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.
Title II is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘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 non-
profit private agencies and organizations, including orga-
nizations funded under part A, B, or C, for the purposes
of demonstrating innovative activities involving older indi-
viduals 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