approved services available to individuals in need, 
with consideration given to low-income and minority 
populations. 
(b) SERVICES PROVIDED BY CORPS MEMBERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Corps members may only 
provide approved services to individuals in need 
through participation in local Care Corps programs. 
(2) APPROVED
SERVICES.—Approved services 
are services provided directly to individuals in need 
in home-based settings that— 
(A) result in person-to-person, supportive 
relationships with each individual served; 
(B) support the achievement and mainte-
nance of the highest level of independent living 
for each individual in need; 
(C) are meaningful to the Corps member; 
and 
(D) are supported by appropriate orienta-
tion, training, and supervision. 
(3) PROHIBITED SERVICES.—In performing du-
ties as a Corps member, no member shall provide— 
(A) professional medical services; 
(B) administrative support services to a 
local Corps program; 
(C) care in an institutional setting; 
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(D) care prohibited under State law; or 
(E) any other services determined by the 
director to be inconsistent with the purposes of 
the Corps. 
(4) GUIDANCE
REGARDING
SCOPE
OF
SERV-
ICES.—The Director may issue guidance describing 
the scope of services that may be provided by Corps 
members. In issuing such guidance, the Director 
shall provide for a public notice and comment period 
of not less than 30 days before issuing the guidance 
in final form. 
(c) INDIVIDUAL IN NEED.—The term ‘‘individual in 
need’’ means an individual who— 
(1) is at least 65 years of age or has a dis-
ability as defined in section 3 of the Americans With 
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102); 
(2) has difficulty with self-care; and 
(3) meets such other criteria as the Director de-
termines to be appropriate. 
SEC. 7. TRAINING AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT. 
(a) PRE-ASSIGNMENT TRAINING PROGRAM.—The 
Director shall develop a training program that provides 
Corps members with instruction in the skills necessary to 
carry out an assignment in a local Care Corps program. 
Such training program shall include— 
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(1) at least 20 hours of instruction for each 
Corps member; and 
(2) any other requirements the Director deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(b) STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.—The Director shall 
establish and enforce standards to promote proper conduct 
and discipline within the Corps. 
SEC. 8. STATUS OF CORPS MEMBERS UNDER FEDERAL 
LAW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this section, members of the Corps shall not, by reason 
of their status as members, be treated as Federal employ-
ees or be subject to the provisions of law relating to Fed-
eral employment. 
(b) WORK-RELATED INJURIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subchapter 
I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, relat-
ing to the compensation of Federal employees for 
work injuries, members of the Corps shall be treated 
as employees of the United States within the mean-
ing of the term ‘‘employee’’, as defined in section 
8101 of such title. 
(2) SPECIAL RULE.—In the application of the 
provisions of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, 
United States Code, to a member of the Corps, the 
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member shall not be treated to be in the perform-
ance of duty while absent from the member’s as-
signed post of duty unless the absence is authorized 
in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Di-
rector. 
(c) TORT CLAIMS PROCEDURE.—A member of the 
Corps shall be treated as an employee of the United States 
for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States 
Code, relating to tort claims liability and procedure. 
SEC. 9. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Administrator for Community Living, shall 
transmit to Congress at least once in each fiscal year a 
report on the Corps. At minimum, such report shall in-
clude— 
(1) a description of the population served by 
the Corps during the preceding fiscal year; 
(2) an evaluation of Corps operations; and 
(3) recommendations, if any, for improving 
Corps operations. 
SEC. 10. LOCAL CARE CORPS PROGRAMS. 
(a) FUNCTIONS
OF
LOCAL
CARE
CORPS
PRO-
GRAMS.—Local Care Corps programs shall— 
(1) conduct in-person orientation and training 
for Corps members; 
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(2) develop and monitor member assignments, 
which shall include selecting the individuals in need 
to be served by Corps members, matching members 
to assignments, and supervising members; 
(3) maintain records and prepare reports as re-
quired by the Director; and 
(4) carry out any other activities determined to 
be appropriate by the Director. 
(b) GRANTS FOR LOCAL CARE CORPS PROGRAMS.— 
The Director may award grants to qualified entities for 
the operation of local Care Corps programs. 
(1) QUALIFIED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘qualified 
entity’’ means a public or private nonprofit entity 
that is— 
(A) part of an aging network, as defined 
by section 102(5) of the Older Americans Act 
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002(5)); 
(B) a time-banking or volunteer organizing 
agency; 
(C) a State, county, or local government; 
or 
(D) any other entity determined to be ap-
propriate by the Director. 
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(2) APPLICATION PROCESS.—To be eligible for 
a grant under this subsection, a qualified entity 
shall— 
(A) submit an application to the Director 
at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Director may require; 
and 
(B) abide by such terms and conditions as 
the Director determines to be appropriate. 
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated $350,000,000 for each of the fiscal years begin-
ning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) 
CONTINUED
AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.— 
Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection 
(a) for a fiscal year are authorized to remain available for 
that fiscal year and the subsequent fiscal year. 
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