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‘‘(5) provide information, curriculum materials,
and technical assistance relating to planning and op-
eration of service-learning programs, to States and
local entities eligible to receive financial assistance
under this title;
‘‘(6) provide information regarding methods to
make service-learning programs accessible to individ-
uals with disabilities;
‘‘(7)(A) gather and disseminate information on
successful service-learning programs, components of
such successful programs, innovative youth skills
curricula related to service-learning, and service-
learning projects; and
‘‘(B) coordinate the activities of the Clearing-
house with appropriate entities to avoid duplication
of effort;
‘‘(8) make recommendations to State and local
entities on quality controls to improve the quality of
service-learning programs;
‘‘(9) assist organizations in recruiting, screen-
ing, and placing service-learning coordinators; and
‘‘(10) carry out such other activities as the
Chairperson determines to be appropriate.’’.
(b) HIGHER EDUCATION INNOVATIVE PROJECTS.—
Subtitle B of title I of the National and Community Serv-
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ice Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12531 et seq.) is amended
by striking part II and inserting the following:
‘‘PART II—HIGHER EDUCATION INNOVATIVE
PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE
‘‘SEC. 119. HIGHER EDUCATION INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS
FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE.
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this part to ex-
pand participation in community service by supporting in-
novative community service programs carried out through
institutions of higher education, acting as civic institutions
to meet the human, educational, environmental, or public
safety needs of neighboring communities.
‘‘(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Corporation, in
consultation with the Secretary of Education, is author-
ized to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, in-
stitutions of higher education (including a combination of
such institutions), and partnerships comprised of such in-
stitutions and of other public agencies or nonprofit private
organizations, to pay for the Federal share of the cost of—
‘‘(1) enabling such an institution or partnership
to create or expand an organized community service
program that—
‘‘(A) engenders a sense of social respon-
sibility and commitment to the community in
which the institution is located; and
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‘‘(B) provides projects for participants,
who shall be students, faculty, administration,
or staff of the institution, or residents of the
community;
‘‘(2) supporting student-initiated and student-
designed community service projects through the
program;
‘‘(3) facilitating the integration of community
service carried out under the program into academic
curricula, including integration of clinical programs
into the curriculum for students in professional
schools, so that students can obtain credit for their
community service projects;
‘‘(4) supplementing the funds available to carry
out work-study programs under part C of title IV of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751
et seq.) to support service-learning and community
service through the community service program;
‘‘(5) strengthening the service infrastructure
within institutions of higher education in the United
States through the program; and
‘‘(6) providing for the training of teachers, pro-
spective teachers, related education personnel, and
community leaders in the skills necessary to develop,
supervise, and organize service-learning.
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‘‘(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—
‘‘(1) SHARE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of
the cost of carrying out a community service
project for which a grant or contract is awarded
under this part may not exceed 50 percent.
‘‘(B) CALCULATION.—Each recipient of as-
sistance under this part shall comply with sec-
tion 116(a)(2).
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Chairperson may waive the
requirements of paragraph (1), in whole or in part,
as provided in section 116(b).
‘‘(d) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.—
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.—To receive a grant or enter
into a contract under this part, an institution or
partnership described in subsection (b) shall pre-
pare, submit to the Corporation, and obtain approval
of, an application at such time and in such manner
as the Chairperson may reasonably require.
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted
under paragraph (1) shall contain—
‘‘(A) such information as the Chairperson
may reasonably require, such as a description
of—
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‘‘(i) the proposed program to be es-
tablished with assistance provided under
the grant or contract;
‘‘(ii) the human, educational, environ-
mental, or public safety service that par-
ticipants will perform and the community
need that will be addressed under such
program;
‘‘(iii) whether or not students will re-
ceive academic credit for community serv-
ice projects under the program;
‘‘(iv) the procedure for training super-
visors and participants and for supervising
and organizing participants in such pro-
gram;
‘‘(v) the procedures to ensure that the
program 
includes 
the 
age-appropriate
learning component described in section
114(d)(5)(B);
‘‘(vi) the roles played by students and
community members, including service re-
cipients, in the design and implementation
of the program; and
‘‘(vii) the budget for the program;
‘‘(B) assurances that—
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‘‘(i) prior to the placement of a partic-
ipant, the applicant will consult with any
local labor organization representing em-
ployees in the area who are engaged in the
same or similar work as that proposed to
be carried out by such program, to prevent
the displacement and protect the rights of
such employees; and
‘‘(ii) the applicant will comply with
the nonduplication and nondisplacement
provisions of section 177 and grievance
procedure requirements of section 176(f);
and
‘‘(C) such other assurances as the Chair-
person may reasonably require.
‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In making grants and en-
tering into contracts under subsection (b), the Cor-
poration shall give priority to applicants that submit
applications containing proposals that—
‘‘(A) demonstrate the commitment of the
institution of higher education, other than by
demonstrating the commitment of the students,
to supporting the community service projects
carried out under the program;
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‘‘(B) specify the manner in which the insti-
tution will promote faculty, administration, and
staff participation in the community service
projects;
‘‘(C) specify the manner in which the insti-
tution will provide service to the community
through organized programs, including, where
appropriate, clinical programs for students in
professional schools;
‘‘(D) describe any partnership that will
participate in the community service projects,
such as a partnership comprised of—
‘‘(i) the institution;
‘‘(ii)(I) a community-based agency;
‘‘(II) a local government agency; or
‘‘(III) a nonprofit entity that serves or
involves school-age youth or older adults;
and
‘‘(iii) a student organization;
‘‘(E) demonstrate community involvement
in the development of the proposal;
‘‘(F) specify that the institution will use
such assistance to strengthen the service infra-
structure in institutions of higher education; or
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‘‘(G) with respect to projects involving de-
livery of service, specify projects that involve
leadership development of school-age youth.
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION.—In giving priority to
applicants under paragraph (1), the Corporation
shall give increased priority to such an applicant for
each characteristic described in subparagraphs (A)
through (G) of paragraph (1) that is reflected in the
application submitted by the applicant.
‘‘(f) NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARD.—A
participant in a program funded under this part shall be
eligible for the national service educational award de-
scribed in subtitle D, if the participant served in an ap-
proved national service position.
‘‘(g) 
DEFINITION.—Notwithstanding 
section
101(28), as used in this part, the term ‘student’ means
an individual who is enrolled in an institution of higher
education on a full- or part-time basis.
‘‘PART III—GENERAL PROVISIONS
‘‘SEC. 120. AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘Of the aggregate amount appropriated to carry out
this subtitle for each fiscal year—
‘‘(1) a sum equal to 75 percent of such aggre-
gate amount shall be available to carry out part I,
of which—
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‘‘(A) 85 percent of such sum shall be avail-
able to carry out subpart A; and
‘‘(B) 15 percent of such sum shall be avail-
able to carry out subpart B; and
‘‘(2) a sum equal to 25 percent of such aggre-
gate amount shall be available to carry out part II.’’.
(c) 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 B of title I of such Act and in-
serting the following:
‘‘Subtitle B—School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning Programs
‘‘PART I—SERVE-AMERICA PROGRAMS
‘‘SUBPART A—SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS
‘‘Sec. 111. Authority to assist States and Indian tribes.
‘‘Sec. 111A. Authority to assist local applicants in nonparticipating States.
‘‘Sec. 111B. Authority to assist public or private nonprofit organizations.
‘‘Sec. 112. Grants and allotments.
‘‘Sec. 113. State or tribal applications.
‘‘Sec. 114. Local applications.
‘‘Sec. 115. Consideration of applications.
‘‘Sec. 115A. Participation of students and teachers from private schools.
‘‘Sec. 116. Federal, State, and local contributions.
‘‘Sec. 116A. Limitations on uses of funds.
‘‘Sec. 116B. Definitions.
‘‘SUBPART B—COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL-AGE
YOUTH
‘‘Sec. 117. Definitions.
‘‘Sec. 117A. General authority.
‘‘Sec. 117B. State applications.
‘‘Sec. 117C. Local applications.
‘‘Sec. 117D. Consideration of applications.
‘‘Sec. 117E. Federal, State, and local contributions.
‘‘Sec. 117F. Limitations on uses of funds.
‘‘SUBPART C—CLEARINGHOUSE
‘‘Sec. 118. Service-learning clearinghouse.
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‘‘PART II—HIGHER EDUCATION INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY
SERVICE
‘‘Sec. 119. Higher education innovative programs for community service.
‘‘PART III—GENERAL PROVISIONS
‘‘Sec. 120. Availability of appropriations.’’.
SEC. 104. QUALITY AND INNOVATION ACTIVITIES.
(a) REPEAL.—Subtitle E of title I of the National
and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12591
et seq.) is repealed.
(b) TRANSFER.—Title I of the National and Commu-
nity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.) is
amended—
(1) by redesignating subtitle H (42 U.S.C.
12653 et seq.) as subtitle E;
(2) by inserting subtitle E (as redesignated by
paragraph (1) of this subsection) after subtitle D;
and
(3) by redesignating sections 195 through 195O
as sections 151 through 166, respectively.
(c) INVESTMENT FOR QUALITY AND INNOVATION.—
Title I of the National and Community Service Act of
1990 is further amended by adding before subtitle I (as
transferred by section 101(a) of this Act) the following
new subtitle:
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‘‘Subtitle H—Investment for
Quality and Innovation
‘‘SEC. 198. ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITIES TO SUP-
PORT NATIONAL SERVICE.
‘‘(a) METHODS OF CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES.—The
Corporation may carry out this section directly or through
grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements with other
entities.
‘‘(b) INNOVATION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.—
‘‘(1) ACTIVITIES.—The Corporation may under-
take activities to improve the quality of national
service programs and to support innovative and
model programs, including—
‘‘(A) programs under subtitle B or C for
rural youth;
‘‘(B) employer-based retiree programs;
‘‘(C) intergenerational programs;
‘‘(D) programs involving and integrating
individuals with disabilities as participants pro-
viding service; and
‘‘(E) programs sponsored by Governors.
‘‘(2) 
INTERGENERATIONAL
PROGRAM.—An
intergenerational program referred to in paragraph
(1)(C) may include a program in which older adults
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provide services to children who participate in Head
Start programs.
‘‘(c) SUMMER PROGRAMS.—The Corporation may
support service programs intended to be carried out be-
tween May 1 and October 1, except that such a program
may also include a year-round component.
‘‘(d) COMMUNITY-BASED AGENCIES.—The Corpora-
tion may provide training and technical assistance and
other assistance to service sponsors and other community-
based agencies that provide volunteer placements in order
to improve the ability of such agencies to use participants
and other volunteers in a manner that results in high-qual-
ity service and a positive service experience for the partici-
pants and volunteers.
‘‘(e) IMPROVE ABILITY TO APPLY
FOR ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Corporation shall provide training and tech-
nical assistance to individuals, programs, local labor orga-
nizations, State educational agencies, State commissions,
local educational agencies, local governments, community-
based agencies, and other entities to enable them to apply
for funding under one of the national service laws, to con-
duct high-quality programs, to evaluate such programs,
and for other purposes.
‘‘(f) NATIONAL SERVICE FELLOWSHIPS.—The Cor-
poration may award national service fellowships.
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‘‘(g) CONFERENCES AND MATERIALS.—The Corpora-
tion may organize and hold conferences, and prepare and
publish materials, to disseminate information and promote
the sharing of information among programs for the pur-
pose of improving the quality of programs and projects.
‘‘(h) PEACE CORPS
AND VISTA TRAINING.—The
Corporation may provide training assistance to selected in-
dividuals who volunteer to serve in the Peace Corps or a
program authorized under title I of the Domestic Volun-
teer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.). The
training shall be provided as part of the course of study
of the individual at an institution of higher education,
shall involve service-learning, and shall cover appropriate
skills that the individual will use in the Peace Corps or
VISTA.
‘‘(i) PROMOTION AND RECRUITMENT.—The Corpora-
tion may conduct a campaign to solicit funds for the Na-
tional Service Trust and other programs and activities au-
thorized under the national service laws and to promote
and recruit participants for programs that receive assist-
ance under the national service laws.
‘‘(j) TRAINING.—The Corporation may support na-
tional and regional participant and supervisor training, in-
cluding leadership training and training in specific types
of service and in building the ethic of civic responsibility.
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‘‘(k) RESEARCH.—The Corporation may support re-
search on national service, including service-learning.
‘‘(l) INTERGENERATIONAL SUPPORT.—The Corpora-
tion may assist programs in developing a service compo-
nent that combines students, out-of-school youths, and
older adults as participants to provide needed community
services.
‘‘(m) PLANNING COORDINATION.—The Corporation
may coordinate community-wide planning among pro-
grams and projects.
‘‘(n) YOUTH LEADERSHIP.—The Corporation may
support activities to enhance the ability of youth and
young adults to play leadership roles in national service.
‘‘(o) NATIONAL PROGRAM IDENTITY.—The Corpora-
tion may support the development and dissemination of
materials, including training materials, and arrange for
uniforms and insignia, designed to promote unity and
shared features among programs that receive assistance
under the national service laws.
‘‘(p) SERVICE-LEARNING.—The Corporation shall
support innovative programs and activities that promote
service-learning.
‘‘SEC. 198A. CLEARINGHOUSES.
‘‘(a) ASSISTANCE.—The Corporation shall provide as-
sistance to appropriate entities to establish one or more
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clearinghouses, including the clearinghouse described in
section 118.
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive assist-
ance under subsection (a), an entity shall submit an appli-
cation to the Corporation at such time, in such manner,
and containing such information as the Corporation may
require.
‘‘(c) FUNCTION
OF CLEARINGHOUSES.—An entity
that receives assistance under subsection (a) may—
‘‘(1) assist entities carrying out State or local
community service programs with needs assessments
and planning;
‘‘(2) conduct research and evaluations concern-
ing community service;
‘‘(3)(A) provide leadership development and
training to State and local community service pro-
gram administrators, supervisors, and participants;
and
‘‘(B) provide training to persons who can pro-
vide the leadership development and training de-
scribed in subparagraph (A);
‘‘(4) facilitate communication among entities
carrying out community service programs and par-
ticipants;
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‘‘(5) provide information, curriculum materials,
technical assistance relating to planning and oper-
ation of community service programs, to States and
local entities eligible to receive funds under this title;
‘‘(6)(A) gather and disseminate information on
successful community service programs, components
of such successful programs, innovative youth skills
curriculum, and community service projects; and
‘‘(B) coordinate the activities of the clearing-
house with appropriate entities to avoid duplication
of effort;
‘‘(7) make recommendations to State and local
entities on quality controls to improve the delivery of
community service programs and on changes in the
programs under this title; and
‘‘(8) carry out such other activities as the
Chairperson determines to be appropriate.
‘‘SEC. 198B. PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS FOR SERVICE.
‘‘(a) PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The President, acting
through the Corporation, may make Presidential
awards for service to individuals providing signifi-
cant service, and to outstanding service programs.
‘‘(2) INDIVIDUALS AND PROGRAMS.—Notwith-
standing section 101(17)—
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‘‘(A) an individual receiving an award
under this subsection need not be a participant
in a program authorized under this Act; and
‘‘(B) a program receiving an award under
this subsection need not be a program author-
ized under this Act.
‘‘(3) NATURE OF AWARD.—In making an award
under this section to an individual or program, the
President, acting through the Corporation—
‘‘(A) is authorized to incur necessary ex-
penses for the honorary recognition of the indi-
vidual or program; and
‘‘(B) is not authorized to make a cash
award to such individual or program.
‘‘(b) INFORMATION.—The President, acting through
the Corporation, shall ensure that information concerning
individuals and programs receiving awards under this sec-
tion is widely disseminated.
‘‘SEC. 198C. ASSISTANCE FOR HEAD START.
‘‘Under section 198, the Corporation may make
grants to, and contracts and cooperative agreements with,
public and nonprofit private agencies and organizations
that receive grants and contracts under the Foster Grand-
parent Program (part B of title II of the Domestic Volun-
teer Service Act of 1973), for projects of the type de-
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scribed in section 211(a) of such Act operating under
memoranda of agreement with the ACTION Agency, for
the purpose of increasing the number of low-income indi-
viduals who provide services under such program to chil-
dren who participate in Head Start programs.’’.
(d) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—
(1) CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.—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 E of title
I of such Act and inserting the following:
‘‘Subtitle E—Civilian Community Corps
‘‘Sec. 151. Purpose.
‘‘Sec. 152. Establishment of Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Pro-
gram.
‘‘Sec. 153. National service program.
‘‘Sec. 154. Summer national service program.
‘‘Sec. 155. Civilian Community Corps.
‘‘Sec. 156. Training.
‘‘Sec. 157. Service projects.
‘‘Sec. 158. Authorized benefits for Corps members.
‘‘Sec. 159. Administrative provisions.
‘‘Sec. 160. Status of Corps members and Corps personnel under Federal law.
‘‘Sec. 161. Contract and grant authority.
‘‘Sec. 162. Responsibilities of other departments.
‘‘Sec. 163. Advisory board.
‘‘Sec. 164. Annual evaluation.
‘‘Sec. 165. Funding limitation.
‘‘Sec. 166. Definitions.’’.
(2) QUALITY AND INNOVATION.—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 H of title
I of such Act and inserting the following:
‘‘Subtitle H—Investment for Quality and Innovation
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‘‘Sec. 198. Additional corporation activities to support national service.
‘‘Sec. 198A. Clearinghouses.
‘‘Sec. 198B. Presidential awards for service.
‘‘Sec. 198C. Assistance for Head Start.’’.
(e) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1993.—
(A) Section 1091(f)(2) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993
(Public Law 102–484) is amended by striking
‘‘195G’’ and inserting ‘‘158’’.
(B) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section
1092(b), and sections 1092(c), 1093(a), and
1094(a) of such Act are amended by striking
‘‘195A’’ and inserting ‘‘152’’.
(C) Sections 1091(f)(2), 1092(b)(1), and
1094(a), and subsections (a) and (c) of section
1095 of such Act are amended by striking
‘‘subtitle H’’ and inserting ‘‘subtitle E’’.
(D) Section 1094(b)(1) and subsections (b)
and (c)(1) of section 1095 of such Act are
amended by striking ‘‘subtitles B, C, D, E, F,
and G’’ and inserting ‘‘subtitles B, C, D, F, G,
and H’’.
(2) NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT
OF 1990.—
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(A) Section 153(a) of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 (as redesig-
nated in subsection (b)(3) of this section) (42
U.S.C. 12653b(a)) is amended by striking
‘‘195A(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘152(a)’’.
(B) Section 154(a) of such Act (as redesig-
nated in subsection (b)(3) of this section) (42
U.S.C. 12653c(a)) is amended by striking
‘‘195A(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘152(a)’’.
(C) Section 155 of such Act (as redesig-
nated in subsection (b)(3) of this section) (42
U.S.C. 12653d) is amended—
(i) in subsection (a), by striking
‘‘195H(c)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘159(c)(1)’’;
(ii) in subsection (c)(2), by striking
‘‘195H(c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘159(c)(2)’’;
and
(iii) in subsection (d)(3), by striking
‘‘195K(a)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘162(a)(3)’’.
(D) Section 156 of such Act (as redesig-
nated in subsection (b)(3) of this section) (42
U.S.C. 12653e) is amended—
(i) in subsection (c)(1), by striking
‘‘195H(c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘159(c)(2)’’;
and
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(ii) in subsection (d), by striking
‘‘195K(a)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘162(a)(3)’’.
(E) Section 159 of such Act (as redesig-
nated in subsection (b)(3) of this section) (42
U.S.C. 12653h) is amended—
(i) in subsection (a)—
(I) by striking ‘‘195A’’ and in-
serting ‘‘152’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘195’’ and in-
serting ‘‘151’’; and
(ii) in subsection (c)(2)(C)(i), by
striking 
‘‘195K(a)(2)’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘162(a)(2)’’.
(F) Section 161(b)(1)(B) of such Act (as
redesignated in subsection (b)(3) of this sec-
tion) (42 U.S.C. 12653j(b)(1)(B)) is amended
by 
striking 
‘‘195K(a)(3)’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘162(a)(3)’’.
(G) Section 162(a)(2)(A) of such Act (as
redesignated in subsection (b)(3) of this sec-
tion) (42 U.S.C. 12653k(a)(2)(A)) is amended
by striking ‘‘195(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘151(3)’’.
(H) Section 166 of such Act (as redesig-
nated in subsection (b)(3) of this section) (42
U.S.C. 12653o) is amended—
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(i) in paragraph (2), by striking
‘‘195D’’ and inserting ‘‘155’’;
(ii) in paragraph (8), by striking
‘‘195A’’ and inserting ‘‘152’’;
(iii) in paragraph (10), by striking
‘‘195D(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘155(d)’’; and
(iv) in paragraph (11), by striking
‘‘195D(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘155(c)’’.
(f) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT CIVIL-
IAN COMMUNITY CORPS.—Section 1092(c) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public
Law 102–484; 106 Stat. 2534), as amended by subsection
(e)(1) of this section, is further amended by adding at the
end the following new sentence: ‘‘The amount made avail-
able for the Civilian Community Corps Demonstration
Program pursuant to this subsection shall remain avail-
able for expenditure during fiscal years 1993 and 1994.’’.
(g) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT REGARDING CIVILIAN
COMMUNITY CORPS.—Section 158 of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 (as redesignated in sub-
section (b)(3) of this section) (42 U.S.C. 12653g) is
amended by striking subsections (f), (g), and (h) and in-
serting the following new subsections:
‘‘(f) NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.—
A Corps member who successfully completes a period of
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agreed service in the Corps may receive the national serv-
ice educational award described in subtitle D if the Corps
member—
‘‘(1) serves in an approved national service po-
sition; and
‘‘(2) satisfies the eligibility requirements speci-
fied in section 146 with respect to service in that ap-
proved national service position.
‘‘(g) ALTERNATIVE BENEFIT.—If a Corps member
who successfully completes a period of agreed service in
the Corps is ineligible for the national service educational
award described in subtitle D, the Director may provide
for the provision of a suitable alternative benefit for the
Corps member.’’.
SEC. 105. PUBLIC LANDS CORPS.
Public Law 91–378 (16 U.S.C. 1701–1706; com-
monly known as the Youth Conservation Corps Act of
1970) is amended—
(1) by inserting before section 1 the following:
‘‘TITLE I—YOUTH
CONSERVATION CORPS’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘Act’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘title’’;
(3) by redesignating sections 1 through 6 as
sections 101 through 106, respectively;
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(4) in section 102 (as so redesignated), by in-
serting ‘‘in this title’’ after ‘‘hereinafter’’ in sub-
section (a);
(5) in section 104 (as so redesignated), by
striking ‘‘section 6’’ in subsection (d) and inserting
‘‘section 106’’; and
(6) by adding at the end the following new title:
‘‘TITLE II—PUBLIC LANDS
CORPS
‘‘SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
‘‘This title may be cited as the ‘Public Lands Corps
Act of 1993’.
‘‘SEC. 202. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
‘‘(1) Conserving or developing natural and cul-
tural resources and enhancing and maintaining envi-
ronmentally important lands and waters through the
use of the Nation’s young men and women in a Pub-
lic Lands Corps can benefit those men and women
by providing them with education and work opportu-
nities, furthering their understanding and apprecia-
tion of the natural and cultural resources, and pro-
viding a means to pay for higher education or to
repay indebtedness they have incurred to obtain
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higher education while at the same time benefiting
the Nation’s economy and its environment.
‘‘(2) Many facilities and natural resources lo-
cated on eligible service lands are in disrepair or de-
graded and in need of labor intensive rehabilitation,
restoration, and enhancement work which cannot be
carried out by Federal agencies at existing personnel
levels.
‘‘(3) Youth conservation corps have established
a good record of restoring and maintaining these
kinds of facilities and resources in a cost effective
and efficient manner, especially when they have
worked in partnership arrangements with govern-
ment land management agencies.
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title to—
‘‘(1) perform, in a cost-effective manner, appro-
priate conservation projects on eligible service lands
where such projects will not be performed by exist-
ing employees;
‘‘(2) assist governments and Indian tribes in
performing research and public education tasks asso-
ciated with natural and cultural resources on eligible
service lands;
‘‘(3) expose young men and women to public
service while furthering their understanding and ap-
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preciation of the nation’s natural and cultural re-
sources;
‘‘(4) expand educational opportunities by re-
warding individuals who participate in national serv-
ice with an increased ability to pursue higher edu-
cation or job training; and
‘‘(5) stimulate interest among the nation’s
young men and women in conservation careers by
exposing them to conservation professionals in land
managing agencies.
‘‘SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘For purposes of this title:
‘‘(1) 
The 
term 
‘appropriate 
conservation
project’ means any project for the conservation, res-
toration, construction or rehabilitation of natural,
cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, or sce-
nic resources.
‘‘(2) The terms ‘Corps’ and ‘Public Lands
Corps’ mean the Public Lands Corps established
under section 204.
‘‘(3) The term ‘eligible service lands’ means
public lands, Indian lands, and Hawaiian home
lands.
‘‘(4) The term ‘Hawaiian home lands’ means all
lands given the status of Hawaiian home lands
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under section 204 of the Hawaiian Homes Commis-
sion Act, 1920 (42 Stat. 110), or under the cor-
responding provision of the Constitution of the State
of Hawaii adopted under section 4 of the Act enti-
tled ‘An Act to provide for the admission of the
State of Hawaii into the Union’, approved March
18, 1959 (Public Law 86–3; 73 Stat. 5).
‘‘(5) The term ‘Indian tribe’ means an Indian
tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or com-
munity, including any Native village, Regional Cor-
poration, or Village Corporation, as defined in sub-
section (c), (g), or (j), respectively, of section 3 of
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
1602 (c), (g), or (j)), that is recognized as eligible
for the special programs and services provided by
the United States under Federal law to Indians be-
cause of their status as Indians.
‘‘(6) The term ‘Indian’ means a person who is
a member of an Indian tribe.
‘‘(7) The term ‘Indian lands’ means—
‘‘(A) any Indian reservation;
‘‘(B) any public domain Indian allotments;
‘‘(C) any former Indian reservation in the
State of Oklahoma;
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‘‘(D) any land held by incorporated Native
groups, regional corporations, and village cor-
porations under the Alaska Native Claims Set-
tlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
‘‘(E) any land held by dependent Indian
communities within the borders of the United
States whether within the original or subse-
quently acquired territory thereof, and whether
within or without the limits of a State.
‘‘(8) The term ‘public lands’ means any lands
or waters (or interest therein) owned or adminis-
tered by the United States, except that such term
does not include any Indian lands.
‘‘(9) The term ‘qualified youth or conservation
corps’ means any program established by a State or
local government, by the governing body of any In-
dian tribe, or by a nonprofit organization that—
‘‘(A) is capable of offering meaningful,
full-time, productive work for individuals be-
tween the ages of 16 and 25, inclusive, in a
natural or cultural resource setting;
‘‘(B) gives participants a mix of work ex-
perience, basic and life skills, education, train-
ing, and support services; and
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‘‘(C) provides participants with the oppor-
tunity to develop citizenship values and skills
through service to their community and the
United States.
‘‘(10) The term ‘resource assistant’ means a re-
source assistant selected under section 206.
‘‘(11) The term ‘State’ means any State of the
United States, the District of Columbia, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands
of the United States, American Samoa, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
‘‘SEC. 204. PUBLIC LANDS CORPS PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC LANDS CORPS.—
There is hereby established in the Department of the Inte-
rior and the Department of Agriculture a Public Lands
Corps.
‘‘(b) PARTICIPANTS.—The Corps shall consist of indi-
viduals between the ages of 16 and 25, inclusive, who are
enrolled as participants in the Corps by the Secretary of
the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture. To be eligible
for enrollment in the Corps, an individual shall satisfy the
criteria specified in section 137(b) of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990. The Secretaries may en-
roll such individuals in the Corps without regard to the
civil service and classification laws, rules, or regulations
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of the United States. The Secretaries may establish a pref-
erence for the enrollment in the Corps of individuals who
are economically, physically, or educationally disadvan-
taged.
‘‘(c) 
QUALIFIED
YOUTH
OR
CONSERVATION
CORPS.—The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
of Agriculture are authorized to enter into contracts and
cooperative agreements with any qualified youth or con-
servation corps to perform appropriate conservation
projects referred to in subsection (d).
‘‘(d) PROJECTS TO BE CARRIED OUT.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture
may each utilize the Corps or any qualified youth or con-
servation corps to carry out appropriate conservation
projects which such Secretary is authorized to carry out
under other authority of law on public lands. Appropriate
conservation projects may also be carried out under this
title on Indian lands with the approval of the Indian tribe
involved and on Hawaiian home lands with the approval
of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands of the State
of Hawaii. The Secretaries may also authorize appropriate
conservation projects and other appropriate projects to be
carried out on Federal, State, local, or private lands as
part of disaster prevention or relief efforts in response to
an emergency or major disaster declared by the President
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under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
‘‘(e) PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS.—In se-
lecting appropriate conservation projects to be carried out
under this title, the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall give preference to those
projects which—
‘‘(1) will provide long-term benefits to the pub-
lic;
‘‘(2) will instill in the enrollee involved a work
ethic and a sense of public service;
‘‘(3) will be labor intensive;
‘‘(4) can be planned and initiated promptly; and
‘‘(5) will provide academic, experiential, or envi-
ronmental education opportunities.
‘‘(f) CONSISTENCY.—Each appropriate conservation
project carried out under this title on eligible service lands
shall be consistent with the provisions of law and policies
relating to the management and administration of such
lands, with all other applicable provisions of law, and with
all management, operational, and other plans and docu-
ments which govern the administration of the area.
‘‘SEC. 205. CONSERVATION CENTERS.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND USE.—The Secretary of
the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture are each au-
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thorized to provide such quarters, board, medical care,
transportation, and other services, facilities, supplies, and
equipment as such Secretary deems necessary in connec-
tion with the Public Lands Corps and appropriate con-
servation projects carried out under this title and to estab-
lish and use conservation centers owned and operated by
such Secretary for purposes of the Corps and such
projects. The Secretaries shall establish basic standards
of health, nutrition, sanitation, and safety for all conserva-
tion centers established under this section and shall assure
that such standards are enforced. Where necessary or ap-
propriate, the Secretaries may enter into contracts and
other appropriate arrangements with State and local gov-
ernment agencies and private organizations for the man-
agement of such conservation centers.
‘‘(b) LOGISTICAL SUPPORT.—The Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may make ar-
rangements with the Secretary of Defense to have
logistical support provided by the Armed Forces to the
Corps and any conservation center established under this
section, where feasible. Logistical support may include the
provision of temporary tent shelters where needed, trans-
portation, and residential supervision.
‘‘(c) USE OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture
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may make arrangements with the Secretary of Defense to
identify military installations and other facilities of the
Department of Defense and, in consultation with the adju-
tant generals of the State National Guards, National
Guard facilities that may be used, in whole or in part,
by the Corps for training or housing Corps participants.
‘‘SEC. 206. RESOURCE ASSISTANTS.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of the Interior
and the Secretary of Agriculture are each authorized to
provide individual placements of resource assistants with
any Federal land managing agency under the jurisdiction
of such Secretary to carry out research or resource protec-
tion activities on behalf of the agency. To be eligible for
selection as a resource assistant, an individual must be
at least 17 years of age. The Secretaries may select re-
source assistants without regard to the civil service and
classification laws, rules, or regulations of the United
States. The Secretaries shall give a preference to the selec-
tion of individuals who are enrolled in an institution of
higher education or are recent graduates from an institu-
tion of higher education, with particular attention given
to ensure full representation of women and participants
from historically black, Hispanic, and Native American
schools.
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‘‘(b) USE
OF EXISTING NONPROFIT ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—Whenever one or more existing nonprofit organi-
zations can provide, in the judgment of the Secretary of
the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, appropriate
recruitment and placement services to fulfill the require-
ments of this section, the Secretary may implement this
section through such existing organizations. Participating
nonprofit organizations shall contribute to the expenses of
providing and supporting the resource assistants, through
private sources of funding, at a level equal to 25 percent
of the total costs of each participant in the Resource As-
sistant program who has been recruited and placed
through that organization. Any such participating non-
profit conservation service organization shall be required,
by the respective land managing agency, to submit an an-
nual report evaluating the scope, size, and quality of the
program, including the value of work contributed by the
Resource Assistants, to the mission of the agency.
‘‘SEC. 207. LIVING ALLOWANCES AND TERMS OF SERVICE.
‘‘(a) LIVING ALLOWANCES.—The Secretary of the In-
terior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide each
participant in the Public Lands Corps and each resource
assistant with a living allowance in an amount not to ex-
ceed the maximum living allowance authorized by section
140(a)(3) of the National and Community Service Act of
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1990 for participants in a national service program as-
sisted under subtitle C of title I of such Act.
‘‘(b) TERMS OF SERVICE.—Each participant in the
Corps and each resource assistant shall agree to partici-
pate in the Corps or serve as a resource assistant, as the
case may be, for such term of service as may be estab-
lished by the Secretary enrolling or selecting the individ-
ual.
‘‘SEC. 208. NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.
‘‘(a) EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS AND AWARDS.—If a
participant in the Public Lands Corps or a resource assist-
ant also serves in an approved national service position
designated under subtitle C of title I of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990, the participant or re-
source assistant shall be eligible for a national service edu-
cational award in the manner prescribed in subtitle D of
such title upon successfully complying with the require-
ments for the award. The period during which the national
service educational award may be used, the purposes for
which the award may be used, and the amount of the
award shall be determined as provided under such subtitle.
‘‘(b) FORBEARANCE IN THE COLLECTION OF STAF-
FORD LOANS.—For purposes of section 428 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, in the case of borrowers who are
either participants in the Corps or resource assistants,
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upon written request, a lender shall grant a borrower for-
bearance on such terms as are otherwise consistent with
the regulations of the Secretary of Education, during peri-
ods in which the borrower is serving as such a participant
or a resource assistant.
‘‘SEC. 209. NONDISPLACEMENT.
‘‘The nondisplacement requirements of section 177 of
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 shall
be applicable to all activities carried out by the Public
Lands Corps, to all activities carried out under this title
by a qualified youth or conservation corps, and to the se-
lection and service of resource assistants.
‘‘SEC. 210. FUNDING.
‘‘(a) COST SHARING.—
‘‘(1) PROJECTS BY QUALIFIED YOUTH OR CON-
SERVATION CORPS.—The Secretary of the Interior
and the Secretary of Agriculture are each authorized
to pay not more than 75 percent of the costs of any
appropriate conservation project carried out pursu-
ant to this title on public lands by a qualified youth
or conservation corps. The remaining 25 percent of
the costs of such a project may be provided from
nonfederal sources in the form of funds, services, fa-
cilities, materials, equipment, or any combination of
the foregoing. No cost sharing shall be required in
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the case of any appropriate conservation project car-
ried out on Indian lands or Hawaiian home lands
under this title.
‘‘(2) PUBLIC
LANDS
CORPS
PROJECTS.—The
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agri-
culture are each authorized to accept donations of
funds, services, facilities, materials, or equipment for
the purposes of operating the Public Lands Corps
and carrying out appropriate conservation projects
by the Corps. However, nothing in this title shall be
construed to require any cost sharing for any project
carried out directly by the Corps.
‘‘(b) FUNDS AVAILABLE UNDER NATIONAL
AND
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT.—In order to carry out the
Public Lands Corps or to support resource assistants and
qualified youth or conservation corps under this title, the
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture
shall be eligible to apply for and receive assistance under
section 121(b) of the National and Community Service Act
of 1990.’’.
SEC. 106. URBAN YOUTH CORPS.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) The rehabilitation, reclamation, and beau-
tification of urban public housing, recreational sites,
youth and senior centers, and public roads and pub-
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lic works facilities through the efforts of young peo-
ple in the United States in an Urban Youth Corps
can benefit these youths, while also benefiting their
communities, by—
(A) providing them with education and
work opportunities;
(B) furthering their understanding and ap-
preciation of the challenges faced by individuals
residing in urban communities; and
(C) providing them with a means to pay
for higher education or to repay indebtedness
they have incurred to obtain higher education.
(2) A significant number of housing units for
low-income individuals in urban areas has become
substandard and unsafe and the deterioration of
urban roadways, mass transit systems, and trans-
portation facilities in the United States have contrib-
uted to the blight encountered in many cities in the
United States.
(3) As a result, urban housing, public works,
and transportation resources are in need of labor in-
tensive rehabilitation, reclamation, and beautifi-
cation work that has been neglected in the past and
cannot be adequately carried out by Federal, State,
and local government at existing personnel levels.
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(4) Urban youth corps have established a good
record of rehabilitating, reclaiming, and beautifying
these kinds of resources in a cost efficient manner,
especially when they have worked in partnership
with government housing, public works, and trans-
portation authorities and agencies.
(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section—
(1) to perform, in a cost-effective manner, ap-
propriate service projects to rehabilitate, reclaim,
beautify, and improve public housing and public
works and transportation facilities and resources in
urban areas suffering from high rates of poverty
where work will not be performed by existing em-
ployees;
(2) to assist government housing, public works,
and transportation authorities and agencies;
(3) to expose young people in the United States
to public service while furthering their understand-
ing and appreciation of their community;
(4) to expand educational opportunity for indi-
viduals who participate in the Urban Youth Corps
established by this section by providing them with
an increased ability to pursue postsecondary edu-
cation or job training; and
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(5) to stimulate interest among young people in
the United States in lifelong service to their commu-
nities and the United States.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate service project’’
means any project for the rehabilitation, reclama-
tion, or beautification of urban public housing and
public works and transportation resources or facili-
ties.
(2) The term ‘‘Corps’’ and ‘‘Urban Youth
Corps’’ mean the Urban Youth Corps established
under subsection (d)(1).
(3) The term ‘‘qualified urban youth corps’’
means any program established by a State or local
government or by a nonprofit organization that—
(A) is capable of offering meaningful, full-
time, productive work for individuals between
the ages of 16 and 25, inclusive, in an urban
or public works or transportation setting;
(B) gives participants a mix of work expe-
rience, basic and life skills, education, training,
and support services; and
(C) provides participants with the oppor-
tunity to develop citizenship values and skills
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through service to their communities and the
United States.
(4) The term ‘‘State’’ means any State of the
United States, the District of Columbia, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands
of the United States, American Samoa, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
(5) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development or the Secretary
of Transportation.
(d) ESTABLISHMENT OF URBAN YOUTH CORPS.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby estab-
lished in the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment and the Department of Transportation an
Urban Youth Corps. The Corps shall consist of indi-
viduals between the ages of 16 and 25, inclusive,
who are enrolled as participants in the Corps by the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and
the Secretary of Transportation. To be eligible for
enrollment in the Corps, an individual shall satisfy
the criteria specified in section 139(b) of the Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990. The Sec-
retaries may enroll such individuals in the Corps
without regard to the civil service and classification
laws, rules, or regulations of the United States. The
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Secretaries may establish a preference for the enroll-
ment in the Corps of individuals who are economi-
cally, physically, or educationally disadvantaged.
(2) 
USE
OF
QUALIFIED
URBAN
YOUTH
CORPS.—The Secretaries are authorized to enter
into contracts and cooperative agreements with any
qualified urban youth corps to perform appropriate
service projects described in paragraph (3). As part
of the Urban Youth Corps established in the Depart-
ment of Transportation, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation may make grants to States (and through
States to local governments) for the purpose of es-
tablishing, operating, or supporting qualified urban
youth corps that will perform appropriate service
projects relating to transportation resources or fa-
cilities.
(3) SERVICE PROJECTS.—The Secretaries may
each utilize the Corps or any qualified urban youth
corps to carry out appropriate service projects that
the Secretary involved is authorized to carry out
under other authority of law involving public housing
projects or public works resources or facilities.
(4) PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS.—In
selecting an appropriate service project to be carried
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(c) GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.—Section 176(f) of such
Act is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(f) GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State or local applicant
that receives assistance under this title shall estab-
lish and maintain a procedure for the filing and ad-
judication of grievances from participants, labor or-
ganizations, and other interested individuals con-
cerning projects that receive assistance under this
title, including grievances regarding proposed place-
ments of such participants in such projects.
‘‘(2) DEADLINE FOR GRIEVANCES.—Except for
a grievance that alleges fraud or criminal activity, a
grievance shall be made not later than 1 year after
the date of the alleged occurrence of the event that
is the subject of the grievance.
‘‘(3) DEADLINE
FOR
HEARING
AND
DECI-
SION.—
‘‘(A) HEARING.—A hearing on any griev-
ance conducted under this subsection shall be
conducted not later than 30 days after the fil-
ing of such grievance.
‘‘(B) DECISION.—A decision on any such
grievance shall be made not later than 60 days
after the filing of such grievance.