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‘‘SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE CORPORATION FOR
NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
‘‘SEC. 8E. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sec-
tions 6(a) (7) and (8), it is within the exclusive jurisdiction
of the Inspector General of the Corporation for National
and Community Service to—
‘‘(1) appoint and determine the compensation of
such officers and employees in accordance with sec-
tion 195(a)(4) of the National and Community Serv-
ice Trust Act of 1993; and
‘‘(2) procure the temporary and intermittent
services of and compensate such experts and consult-
ants, in accordance with section 3109(b) of title 5,
United States Code,
as may be necessary to carry out the functions, powers, and
duties of the Inspector General.
‘‘(b) No later than the date on which the President of
the Corporation for National and Community Service
transmits any report to the Congress under section 5 (a)
or (b), the President shall transmit such report to the Board
of Directors of such Corporation.
‘‘(c) No later than the date on which the President of
the Corporation for National and Community Service
transmits a report described under section 5(b) to the Board
of Directors as provided under subsection (b) of this section,
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the President shall also transmit any audit report which
is described in the statement required under section 5(b)(4)
to the Board of Directors. All such audit reports shall be
placed on the agenda for review at the next scheduled meet-
ing of the Board of Directors following such transmittal.
The President of the Corporation shall be present at such
meeting to provide any information relating to such audit
reports.
‘‘(d) No later than the date on which the Inspector
General of the Corporation for National and Community
Service reports a problem, abuse, or deficiency under section
5(d) to the President of the Corporation, the President shall
report such problem, abuse, or deficiency to the Board of
Directors.’’.
(2) TERMINATION
OF
STATUS
AS
DESIGNATED
FEDERAL ENTITY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 8F(a)(2) of the
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)
(as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this sub-
section) is amended by striking out ‘‘ACTION,’’.
(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—This paragraph
shall take effect on the effective date of section
203(c)(2).
(3) TRANSFER.—
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 9(a)(1) of the
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is
amended—
(i) in subparagraph (T), by striking
out ‘‘and’’ at the end thereof; and
(ii) by adding at the end thereof the
following new subparagraph:
‘‘(V) of the Corporation for National and
Community Service, the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral of ACTION; and’’.
(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—This paragraph
shall take effect on the effective date of section
203(c)(2).
(4) HEAD OF ESTABLISHMENT AND ESTABLISH-
MENT.—Section 11 of the Inspector General Act of
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘; the
President of the Corporation for National and
Community Service;’’ after ‘‘Thrift Depositor
Protection Oversight Board’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘, the
Corporation for National and Community Serv-
ice,’’ after ‘‘United States Information Agency’’.
(5) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.—The In-
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spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is
amended—
(A) in section 4(b)(2)—
(i) by striking out ‘‘section 8E(a)(2),
and any’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘sec-
tion 8F(a)(2), and any’’;
(ii) by striking out ‘‘section 8E(a)(1)’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section
8F(a)(1)’’; and
(iii) 
by 
striking 
out 
‘‘section
8E(a)(2).’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘section 8F(a)(2).’’; and
(B) section 8G (as redesignated by para-
graph (1) of this subsection)—
(i) by striking out ‘‘or 8D’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘8D, or 8E’’; and
(ii) by striking out ‘‘section 8E(a)’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section
8F(a)’’.
(6) POSTAL SERVICE TECHNICAL AND CONFORM-
ING AMENDMENTS.—Section 410(b) of title 39, United
States Code, is amended—
(A) in paragraph (8) by striking out ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
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(B) in the first paragraph (9) by striking
out the period and inserting in lieu thereof a
semicolon and ‘‘and’’; and
(C) by striking out the second paragraph
(9) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
‘‘(10) the provisions of section 8F of the Inspec-
tor General Act of 1978.’’.
(i) 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 and Community Service
‘‘Sec. 191. Corporation for National and Community Service.
‘‘Sec. 192. Board of Directors.
‘‘Sec. 192A. Authorities and duties of the Board of Directors.
‘‘Sec. 193. President.
‘‘Sec. 193A. Authorities and duties of the President.
‘‘Sec. 194. Officers.
‘‘Sec. 195. Employees, consultants, and other personnel.
‘‘Sec. 196. Administration.’’.
(j) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2) or subsection (h)(2) or (3), 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
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 203. FINAL AUTHORITIES OF THE CORPORATION FOR
NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.
(a) NATIONAL
AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT
OF
1990.—
(1) APPLICATION.—
(A) EVALUATION.—Subsections (a), (d), and
(e) of section 179 of the National and Commu-
nity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12639) is
amended by striking ‘‘this title’’ and inserting
‘‘the national service laws’’.
(B) CORPORATION.—Subtitle I of the Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (as
amended by section 202 of this Act) is amended
in section 191, section 192A(g)(5), section
193(c), subsections (b) (other than paragraph
(10)), (c) (other than paragraph (8)), and (d) of
section 193A, subsections (b) and (d) 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(g) of the National
and Community Service Act of 1990 (as added by sec-
tion 202 of this Act) is amended—
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(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:
‘‘(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’’.
(3) RECRUITMENT
AND
PUBLIC
AWARENESS
FUNCTIONS.—Section 193A of the National and Com-
munity Service Act of 1993 (as added by section 202
of this Act) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(f) RECRUITMENT AND PUBLIC AWARENESS FUNC-
TIONS.—
‘‘(1) EFFORT.—The President shall ensure that
the Corporation, in carrying out the recruiting and
public awareness functions of the Corporation, shall
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expend at least the level of effort on recruitment and
public awareness activities related to the programs re-
ferred to in section 194(a)(3)(A) as ACTION ex-
pended on recruitment and public awareness activi-
ties related to programs under the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 during fiscal year 1993.
‘‘(2) PERSONNEL.—The President shall assign or
hire, as necessary, such additional national, regional,
and State personnel to carry out such recruiting and
public awareness functions as may be necessary to en-
sure that such functions are carried out in a timely
and effective manner. The President shall give prior-
ity in the hiring of such additional personnel to indi-
viduals who have formerly served as volunteers in the
programs referred to in section 194(a)(3)(A), or simi-
lar programs, and to individual who have specialized
experience in the recruitment of volunteers.
‘‘(3) FUNDS.—For the first fiscal year after the
effective date of this subsection, and for each fiscal
year thereafter, for the purpose of carrying out such
recruiting and public awareness functions, the Presi-
dent shall obligate not less than 1.5 percent of the
amounts appropriated for the fiscal year under sec-
tion 501(a) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of
1973.’’.
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(4) ASSISTANT DIRECTORS.—Section 194 of the
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (as
added by section 202 of this Act) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘(d) ASSISTANT DIRECTORS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Cor-
poration four Assistant Directors, each of whom shall
be appointed by the President, and who shall report
directly to the Managing Director described in sub-
section (a)(3)(A).
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—
‘‘(A) VISTA AND OTHER ANTIPOVERTY PRO-
GRAMS.—One of the Assistant Directors shall be
primarily responsible for the VISTA and other
antipoverty programs under title I of the Domes-
tic Volunteer Service Act of 1973.
‘‘(B) RETIRED
AND
SENIOR
VOLUNTEER
PROGRAMS.—One of the Assistant Directors shall
be primarily responsible for the Retired and
Senior Volunteer Program established under part
A of title II of such Act.
‘‘(C) FOSTER
GRANDPARENT
PROGRAM.—
One of the Assistant Directors shall be primarily
responsible for the Foster Grandparent Program
established under part B of title II of such Act.
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‘‘(D) SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM.—One
of the Assistant Directors shall be primarily re-
sponsible for the Senior Companion Program es-
tablished under part C of title II of such Act.’’.
(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
AGENCY.—
(1) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section, unless otherwise provided or indicated by the
context—
(A) the term ‘‘Corporation’’ means the Cor-
poration for National and Community Service,
established under section 191 of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990;
(B) the term ‘‘Federal agency’’ has the
meaning given to the term ‘‘agency’’ by section
551(1) of title 5, United States Code;
(C) the term ‘‘function’’ means any duty,
obligation, 
power, 
authority, 
responsibility,
right, privilege, activity, or program;
(D) the term ‘‘office’’ includes any office,
administration, agency, institute, unit, organi-
zational entity, or component thereof; and
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(E) the term ‘‘President’’, except as used as
part of the term ‘‘President of the United
States’’, means the President of the Corporation.
(2) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—There are trans-
ferred to the Corporation such functions as the Presi-
dent of the United States determines to be appro-
priate that the Director of the ACTION Agency exer-
cised before the effective date of this subsection (in-
cluding all related functions of any officer or em-
ployee of the ACTION Agency).
(3) DETERMINATIONS OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS BY
THE
OFFICE
OF
MANAGEMENT
AND
BUDGET.—The
President of the United States may delegate to the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget the
authority to make any determination of the functions
that are transferred under paragraph (2), if the
President determines that such a delegation would be
appropriate.
(4) REORGANIZATION.—The President is author-
ized to allocate or reallocate any function transferred
under paragraph (2) among the officers of the Cor-
poration, after providing notice of the allocation or
reallocation to Congress.
(5) TRANSFER AND ALLOCATIONS OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS
AND
PERSONNEL.—Except as otherwise pro-
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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 is authorized to
make such additional incidental dispositions of per-
sonnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, property,
records, and unexpended balances of appropriations,
authorizations, allocations, and other funds held,
used, arising from, available to, or to be made avail-
able in connection with such functions, as may 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
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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 not
cause any such employee to be separated or re-
duced in grade or compensation, or to have the
benefits of the employee reduced, for 1 year after
the date of transfer of such employee under this
subsection.
(B) EXECUTIVE
SCHEDULE
POSITIONS.—
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
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
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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 of the United States, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
the functions of which are transferred by this
subsection, shall terminate 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—
(i) that have been issued, made, grant-
ed, or allowed to become effective by the
President of the United States, any Federal
agency or official thereof, or by a court of
competent jurisdiction, 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
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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 of the United States, the President of the
Corporation, or other authorized official, a court
of competent jurisdiction, or by operation 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. Such proceedings
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
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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
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
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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 President
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
(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) DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSFER SCHEDULE.—The
President of the Corporation for National and Community
Service, in consultation with the Director of ACTION, shall,
not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this
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Act, prepare a schedule that specifies the date on which the
employees of ACTION will be notified about—
(1) whether their functions will be transferred to
the Corporation; and
(2) if such functions will be transferred, the date
on which the transfer will occur.
(e) APPOINTMENT OF ACTION EMPLOYEES.—During
the period beginning on October 1, 1993 and ending on the
effective date of subsection (c)(2), in making appointments
to the Corporation under the appointment system described
in section 195(a)(4)(B)(iii) of the National and Commu-
nity Service Act of 1990, the President of the Corporation
for National and Community Service shall ensure that in-
dividuals who are employees of ACTION shall receive fair
and equitable treatment.
(f) 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 (which shall be not
earlier than 12 months after the date of the en-
actment of this Act) as the President of the
United States shall determine to be appropriate
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and announce by proclamation published in the
Federal Register.
(2) TRANSITION.—Subsections (c)(10), (d), and
(e) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 204. BUSINESS PLAN.
(a) BUSINESS PLAN REQUIRED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation for National
and Community Service (referred to in this section as
the ‘‘Corporation’’) shall prepare and submit to Con-
gress a business plan. The Corporation may not pro-
vide assistance under section 121 of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 before the twentieth
day of continuous session of Congress after the date
on which the Corporation submits the business plan
to Congress.
(2) COMPUTATION.—For purposes of the com-
putation of the 20–day period referred to in para-
graph (1), continuity of a session of the Congress
shall be considered to be broken only by—
(A) an adjournment of the Congress sine
die; and
(B) the days on which either House is not
in session because of an adjournment of more
than 3 days to a date certain.
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(b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF BUSINESS PLAN.—
(1) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—The business plan
shall contain—
(A) a description of the manner in which
the Corporation will allocate funds for programs
carried out by the Corporation after October 1,
1993;
(B) information on the principal offices and
officers of the Corporation that will allocate such
funds; and
(C) information that indicates how account-
ability for such funds can be determined, in
terms of the office or officer responsible for such
funds.
(2) INVESTIGATIVE AND AUDIT FUNCTIONS.—The
business plan shall include a description of the plans
of the Corporation—
(A) to ensure continuity, during the transi-
tion period, and after the transition period, in
the investigative and audit functions carried out
by the Inspector General of ACTION prior to
such period, consistent with the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.); and
(B) to carry out investigative and audit
functions and implement financial management
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controls regarding programs carried out by the
Corporation after October 1, 1993, consistent
with the Inspector General Act of 1978, includ-
ing a specific description of—
(i) the manner in which the Office of
Inspector General shall be established in the
Corporation, in accordance with section
194(b) of the National Community Service
Act of 1990, as added by section 202 of this
Act; and
(ii) the manner in which grants made
by the Corporation shall be audited by such
Office and the financial management con-
trols that shall apply with regard to such
grants and programs.
(3) ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.—The business
plan shall include a detailed description of the ac-
countability measures to be established by the Cor-
poration to ensure effective control of all funds for
programs carried out by the Corporation after Octo-
ber 1, 1993.
(4) INFORMATION
RESOURCES.—The business
plan shall include a description of an information re-
source management program that will support the
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program and financial management needs of the Cor-
poration.
(5) CORPORATION STAFFING AND INTEGRATION
OF ACTION.—
(A) TRANSFERS.—The business plan shall
include a report on the progress and plans of the
President for transferring the functions, pro-
grams, and related personnel of ACTION to the
Corporation, and shall include a timetable for
the transfer. Not later than 9 months after the
date of enactment of this section, the President
shall identify all functions of ACTION to be
transferred to the Corporation.
(B) DETAILS AND ASSIGNMENTS.—The re-
port shall specify the number of ACTION em-
ployees detailed or assigned to the Corporation,
and describe the hiring activity of the Corpora-
tion, during the transition period.
(C) STRUCTURE.—The business plan shall
include a description of the organizational struc-
ture of the Corporation during the transition pe-
riod.
(D) STAFFING.—The business plan shall in-
clude a description of—
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(i) measures to ensure adequate staff-
ing during the transition period with re-
spect to programs carried out by the Cor-
poration after October 1, 1993; and
(ii) the responsibilities and authorities
of the Managing Directors and other key
personnel of the Corporation.
(E) SENIOR
EXECUTIVE
SERVICE.—The
business plan shall include—
(i) an explanation of the number of the
employees of the Corporation who will be
paid at or above the rate of pay for level 1
of the Senior Executive Service Schedule
under section 5382 of title 5, United States
Code; and
(ii) information justifying such pay
for such employees.
(6) DUPLICATION OF FUNCTIONS.—The business
plan shall include a description of the measures that
the Corporation is taking or will take to minimize
duplication of functions in the Corporation caused by
the transfer of the functions of the Commission on Na-
tional and Community Service, and the transfer of
the functions of ACTION, to the Corporation. This de-
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scription shall address functions at both the national
and State levels.
(c) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘transition period’’ means
the period beginning on October 1, 1993 and ending on the
day before the effective date of section 203(c)(2).
TITLE III—REAUTHORIZATION
Subtitle A—National and
Community Service Act of 1990
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 501 of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) TITLE I.—
‘‘(1) SUBTITLE B.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to
be appropriated to provide financial 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.
‘‘(B) PROGRAMS.—Of the amount appro-
priated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal
year—
‘‘(i) not more than 63.75 percent shall
be available to provide financial assistance
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under subpart A of part I of subtitle B of
title I;
‘‘(ii) not more than 11.25 percent shall
be available to provide financial assistance
under subpart B of part I of such subtitle;
and
‘‘(iii) not more than 25 percent shall
be available to provide financial assistance
under part II of such subtitle.
‘‘(2) SUBTITLES C, D, AND H.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to
be appropriated to provide financial assistance
under subtitles C and H of title I, to provide na-
tional service educational awards under subtitle
D of title I, and to carry out such audits and
evaluations as the President or the Inspector
General of the Corporation may determine to be
necessary, $300,000,000 for fiscal year 1994,
$500,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1995, 
and
$700,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.
‘‘(B) PROGRAMS.—Of the amount appro-
priated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal
year, up to 15 percent shall be made available
to provide financial assistance under sections
125 and 126 and under subtitle H of title I.
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‘‘(3) SUBTITLE E.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to provide financial assistance under
subtitle E of title I, such sums as may be necessary
for each of the fiscal years 1995 through 1996.
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to
be appropriated for the administration of this
Act such sums as may be necessary for each of
the fiscal years 1994 through 1996.
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—For fiscal year 1994,
the sums appropriated under subparagraph (A)
shall not exceed 15 percent of the amounts ap-
propriated to carry out subtitles B, C, D, and H
of title I of this Act for such fiscal year. For each
subsequent fiscal year, the sums appropriated
under subparagraph (A) shall not exceed 10 per-
cent of the amounts appropriated to carry out
such subtitles for such subsequent fiscal year.
‘‘(C) STATE
COMMISSIONS
AND
CORPORA-
TION.—Of the amounts appropriated under sub-
paragraph (A) for a fiscal year, up to 50 percent
shall be made available to the State Commis-
sions, and up to 50 percent shall be made avail-
able to the Corporation, for the administration of
this Act.
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‘‘(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.
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds ap-
propriated under this section shall remain available until
expended.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1993.
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
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resources, to encourage volunteer service at the local level,
and to strengthen local agencies and organizations to carry
out the purpose of this part.’’.
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 ‘‘the Headstart act, or the
Community Economic’’ and inserting ‘‘the Head
Start Act, the Community Economic’’;
(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:
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‘‘(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) by striking paragraphs (2), (4), (5) and (6);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (7) as
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;
(3) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated in para-
graph (2) of this subsection), by striking ‘‘paragraph
(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; and
(4) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated in para-
graph (2) of this subsection)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’;
(B) by striking subparagraphs (B), (C), and
(E);
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (D)
and (F) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respec-
tively; and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following new subparagraph:
‘‘(B) A sponsoring organization may recruit volunteers
for service under this part, subject to final approval by the
Director.’’.
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(c) PUBLIC AWARENESS AND RECRUITMENT.—Sub-
section (c) of section 103 (42 U.S.C. 4953(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), to read as follows:
‘‘(1)(A) The Director shall conduct national and local
public awareness and recruitment activities in order to
meet the volunteer goals of the program. In conducting such
activities, the Director shall place special emphasis on re-
cruiting volunteers for local, community-based programs
that serve underrepresented populations, in situations in
which volunteers might not otherwise learn about the pro-
grams. Such activities shall be coordinated with recruit-
ment authorized under subtitle C or E of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 and may include public
service announcements, advertisements, publicity on loan
deferments, repayments, and cancellations available to
VISTA volunteers, maintenance of a toll-free telephone sys-
tem, and provision of technical assistance for the recruit-
ment of volunteers to programs and projects receiving as-
sistance under this part.
‘‘(B) The Director shall take steps to recruit individ-
uals 18 through 27 years of age, 55 years of age and older,
recent graduates of institutions of higher education, and
special skilled volunteers and to promote diverse participa-
tion in the program.’’;
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(2) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the
following new sentence: ‘‘In addition, the Director
shall take steps to provide opportunities for returned
Peace Corps volunteers to serve in the VISTA pro-
gram.’’;
(3) by striking paragraphs (4), (5), and (6); and
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(4) From the amounts appropriated under section
501(a) for fiscal year 1994 and each subsequent fiscal year,
the Director shall obligate such sums as may be necessary
for the purpose of carrying out this subsection in such fiscal
year.’’.
(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:
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‘‘(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.’’.
(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,
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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 $125
per month during the service of the volunteer after October
1, 1994, assuming the availability of funds to accomplish
this increase.
‘‘(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);
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(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).
(c) CHILD CARE.—Section 105 (42 U.S.C. 4955) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c)(1) The Director shall—
‘‘(A) make child care available for children of
each volunteer enrolled under this part who need such
child care in order to participate as volunteers; or
‘‘(B) provide a child care allowance to each such
volunteer who needs such assistance in order to par-
ticipate as volunteers.
‘‘(2) The Corporation shall establish guidelines regard-
ing the circumstances under which child care shall be made
available under this subsection and the value of any child
care allowance to be provided.’’.
SEC. 325. PARTICIPATION OF YOUNGER AND OLDER PER-
SONS.
Section 107 (42 U.S.C. 4957) is amended to read as
follows:
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‘‘SEC. 107. PARTICIPATION OF YOUNGER AND OLDER PER-
SONS.
‘‘In carrying out this part and part C, the Director
shall take necessary steps, including the development of spe-
cial projects, where appropriate, to encourage the fullest
participation of individuals 18 through 27 years of age,
and individuals 55 years of age and older, in the various
programs and activities authorized under such parts.’’.
SEC. 326. LITERACY ACTIVITIES.
Section 109 (42 U.S.C. 4959) is amended—
(1) in subsection (g)—
(A) by striking paragraph (1); and
(B) by striking the paragraph designation
of paragraph (2); and
(2) in subsection (h), by striking paragraph (3).
SEC. 327. APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE.
Section 110 (42 U.S.C. 4960) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘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
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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.
Section 114 (42 U.S.C. 4974) is repealed.
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
(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
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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-
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
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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.’’.
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,
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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.
Title I (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by repealing section 124; and
(2) by redesignating section 125 as section 124.
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-
TEER PROGRAMS’’ and inserting ‘‘NATIONAL SENIOR
VOLUNTEER CORPS’’.
(3) Section 224 (42 U.S.C. 5024) is amended—
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(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 in-
serting ‘‘Retired and Senior Volunteer Program’’.
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SEC. 343. OPERATION OF THE RETIRED AND SENIOR VOL-
UNTEER PROGRAM.
(a) ELIGIBILITY
FOR PARTICIPANTS
IN
THE PRO-
GRAM.—Section 201(a) (42 U.S.C. 5001(a)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
inserting ‘‘and older working persons’’ after ‘‘retired
persons’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘aged sixty’’
and inserting ‘‘age 55’’.
(b) DELETION OF REQUIREMENT FOR STATE AGENCY
REVIEW.—Section 201 (42 U.S.C. 5001) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (c); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection
(c).
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 who are individ-
uals with disabilities, who have chronic health conditions,
who are receiving care in hospitals, who are residing in
homes for dependent and neglected children, or who are re-
ceiving services provided by day care centers, schools, early
intervention programs under part H of the Individuals
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with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.),
Head Start agencies under the Head Start Act, or any of
a variety of other programs, establishments, and institu-
tions providing services for children with special or excep-
tional needs. Individual foster grandparents may provide
person-to-person services to one or more children, depending
on the needs of the project and local site.’’.
SEC. 345. STIPENDS FOR LOW-INCOME VOLUNTEERS.
The second sentence of section 211(d) (42 U.S.C.
5011(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘Any stipend 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 inserting ‘‘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 deter-
mined by the Director and rounded to the nearest five
cents,’’.
SEC. 346. PARTICIPATION OF NON-LOW-INCOME PERSONS
UNDER PARTS B AND C.
Subsection (f) of section 211(f) (42 U.S.C. 5011(f)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(f) Individuals who are not low-income persons may
serve as volunteers under parts B and C, in accordance with
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such regulations as the Director shall issue, at the discretion
of the local project. Such individuals shall not receive any
allowance, stipend, or other financial support for such serv-
ice except reimbursement for transportation, meals, and
out-of-pocket expenses related to such service.’’.
SEC. 347. CONDITIONS OF GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.
Section 212 (42 U.S.C. 5012) is repealed.
SEC. 348. EVALUATION OF THE SENIOR COMPANION PRO-
GRAM.
Section 213(c) (42 U.S.C. 5013(c)) is amended by
striking paragraph (3).
SEC. 349. AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.
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) The Director is encouraged to enter into agree-
ments with—
‘‘(A) the Department of Health and Human
Services to—
‘‘(i) involve retired or senior volunteers and
foster grandparents in Head Start projects; and
‘‘(ii) promote in-home care in cooperation
with the Administration on Aging;
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‘‘(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.’’.
SEC. 350. PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.
Section 225 (42 U.S.C. 5025) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(1) The Director is authorized to make grants under
parts A, B, and C to support programs that address na-
tional problems that are also of local concern. The Director
may, in any fiscal year, determine which programs of na-
tional significance will receive priority in that year. In de-
termining the priority of programs to address problems of
local concern in a particular area, the Director shall solicit
and consider the views of representatives of local groups
serving the area.’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking
‘‘paragraph (10)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs
(10) and (12)’’; and
(C) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘and
(10)’’ and inserting ‘‘(10), (12), (15), and (16)’’;
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(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
not previously involved in addressing local needs,
such as labor unions and profitmaking organizations.
‘‘(14) Programs that provide for ethnic outreach.
‘‘(15) Programs that support criminal justice
activities.
‘‘(16) Programs that involve older volunteers
working with young people in apprenticeship pro-
grams.
‘‘(17) Programs that support the integration of
individuals with disabilities into the community.’’;
and
(3) 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).’’.
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SEC. 351. ADJUSTMENTS TO FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE.
Section 226 (42 U.S.C. 5026) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(A)’’;
and
(B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(1)’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘annually’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, once every 2 years’’; and
(B) by striking paragraph (2).
SEC. 352. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.
Title II (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following new part:
‘‘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 organizations, including organizations funded under
part A, B, or C, for the purposes of demonstrating innova-
tive activities involving older Americans as volunteers. The
Director may support under this part both volunteers re-
ceiving stipends and volunteers not receiving stipends.
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‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—An organization that receives a
grant or enters into a contract under subsection (a) may
use funds made available through the grant or contract for
activities such as—
‘‘(1) linking youth groups and older American
organizations in volunteer activities;
‘‘(2) involving older volunteers in programs and
activities different from programs and activities sup-
ported in the community; and
‘‘(3) testing whether older American volunteer
programs may contribute to new objectives or certain
national priorities.
‘‘SEC. 232. PROHIBITION.
‘‘The Director may not reduce the activities, projects,
or volunteers funded under the other parts of this title in
order to support projects under this part.’’.
CHAPTER 3—ADMINISTRATION
SEC. 361. PURPOSE OF AGENCY.
Section 401 (42 U.S.C. 5041) is amended—
(1) by inserting after the first sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Such Agency shall also promote the coordi-
nation of volunteer efforts among Federal, State, and
local agencies and organizations, exchange technical
assistance information among such agencies and or-
ganizations.’’; and
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(2) by striking ‘‘Older American Volunteer Pro-
grams’’ each place the term appears and inserting
‘‘National Senior Volunteer Corps’’.
SEC. 362. AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR.
Section 402 (42 U.S.C. 5042) is amended in para-
graphs (5) and (6) by inserting ‘‘solicit and’’ before ‘‘ac-
cept’’ each place the term appears.
SEC. 363. COMPENSATION FOR VOLUNTEERS.
Section 404 (42 U.S.C. 5044) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘from such
volunteers or from beneficiaries’’ after ‘‘compensa-
tion’’;
(2) by striking subsection (f); and
(3) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection
(f).
SEC. 364. REPEAL OF REPORT.
Section 407 (42 U.S.C. 5047) is repealed.
SEC. 365. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL LAW.
Section 415(b)(4)(A) (42 U.S.C. 5055(b)(4)(A)) is
amended by striking ‘‘a grade GS–7 employee’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘an employee at grade GS–5 of the General Schedule
under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code’’.
SEC. 366. EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS.
Section 416 (42 U.S.C. 5056) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
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(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘(in-
cluding the VISTA Literacy Corps which shall be
evaluated as a separate program at least once
every 3 years)’’; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘at
least once every 3 years’’ and inserting ‘‘periodi-
cally’’;
(2) in subsection (b) to read as follows:
‘‘(b) In carrying out evaluations of programs under
this Act, the Director shall create appropriate management
information systems that will summarize information on
volunteer activities and accomplishments across the pro-
grams supported under this Act. The Director shall periodi-
cally prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report containing such information.’’; and
(3) by striking subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g).
SEC. 367. NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS.
Section 417 (42 U.S.C. 5057) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 417. NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) BASIS.—An individual with responsibility
for the operation of a program that receives assistance
under this Act shall not discriminate against a par-
ticipant in, or member of the staff of, such program
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on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age,
or political affiliation of such participant or member,
or on the basis of disability, if the participant or
member is a qualified individual with a disability.
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—As used in paragraph (1),
the term ‘qualified individual with a disability’ has
the meaning given the term in section 101(8) of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12111(8)).
‘‘(b) FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—Any assist-
ance provided under this Act shall constitute Federal finan-
cial assistance for purposes of title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), title IX of the Edu-
cation Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), section
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), and
the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et
seq.).
‘‘(c) RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), an individual with responsibility for the
operation of a program that receives assistance under
this Act shall not discriminate on the basis of religion
against a participant in such program or a member
of the staff of such program who is paid with funds
received under this Act.
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‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not
apply to the employment, with assistance provided
under this Act, of any member of the staff, of a pro-
gram that receives assistance under this Act, who was
employed with the organization operating the pro-
gram on the date the grant under this Act was
awarded.
‘‘(d) RULES AND REGULATIONS.—The Director shall
promulgate rules and regulations to provide for the enforce-
ment of this section that shall include provisions for sum-
mary suspension of assistance for not more than 30 days,
on an emergency basis, until notice and an opportunity to
be heard can be provided.’’.
SEC. 368. ELIMINATION OF SEPARATE REQUIREMENTS FOR
SETTING REGULATIONS.
Section 420 (42 U.S.C. 5060) is repealed.
SEC. 369. CLARIFICATION OF ROLE OF INSPECTOR GEN-
ERAL.
Section 422 (42 U.S.C. 5062) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or the Inspec-
tor General’’ after ‘‘Director’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, the Inspec-
tor General,’’ after ‘‘Director’’ each place that such
term appears.
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SEC. 370. COPYRIGHT PROTECTION.
Title IV (42 U.S.C. 5041 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 425. PROTECTION AGAINST IMPROPER USE.
‘‘Whoever falsely—
‘‘(1) advertises or represents; or
‘‘(2) publishes or displays any sign, symbol, or
advertisement, reasonably calculated to convey the
impression,
that an entity is affiliated with, funded by, or operating
under the authority of ACTION, VISTA, or any of the pro-
grams of the National Senior Volunteer Corps may be en-
joined under an action filed by the Attorney General, on
a complaint by the Director.’’.
SEC. 371. CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING.
Title IV (42 U.S.C. 5041 et seq.) (as amended by sec-
tion 370 of this Act) is further amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 426. CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING.
‘‘The Director may establish, directly or by grant or
contract, a Center for Research and Training on Volunteer-
ism to carry out research concerning the impact of vol-
unteerism on individuals, organizations, and communities,
provide training at a State, regional, or local level to help
improve programs across the United States, and carry out
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such other functions as the Director determines to be appro-
priate.’’.
SEC. 372. DEPOSIT REQUIREMENT CREDIT FOR SERVICE AS
A VOLUNTEER.
(a) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—
(1) CREDITABLE
SERVICE.—Section 8332(j) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the first sentence, by inserting
‘‘the period of an individual’s services as a
full-time volunteer enrolled in a program of
at least 1 year in duration under part A,
B, or C of title I of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973,’’ after ‘‘Economic Op-
portunity Act of 1964,’’;
(ii) in the second sentence, by inserting
‘‘, as a full-time volunteer enrolled in a pro-
gram of at least 1 year in duration under
part A, B, or C of title I of the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973,’’ after ‘‘Eco-
nomic Opportunity Act of 1964,’’; and
(iii) in the last sentence—
(I) by inserting ‘‘or under the Do-
mestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973’’
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after ‘‘Economic Opportunity Act of
1964’’; and
(II) by inserting ‘‘or the Director
of ACTION, as appropriate,’’ after
‘‘Director of the Office of Economic
Opportunity’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) The provisions of paragraph (1) relating to
credit for service as a volunteer or volunteer leader
under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 or the
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 shall not
apply to any period of service as a volunteer or vol-
unteer leader of an employee or Member with respect
to which the employee or Member has made the de-
posit with interest, if any, required by section
8334(l).’’.
(2) DEDUCTIONS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND DEPOS-
ITS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 8334 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
‘‘(l)(1) Each employee or Member who has performed
service as a volunteer or volunteer leader under part A of
title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, or as
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a full-time volunteer enrolled in a program of at least 1
year in duration under part A, B, or C of title I of the
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, before the date of
the separation from service on which the entitlement to any
annuity under this subchapter is based may pay, in accord-
ance with such regulations as the Office of Personnel Man-
agement shall issue, to the agency by which the employee
is employed or, in the case of a Member or a congressional
employee, to the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the
House of Representatives, as appropriate, an amount equal
to 7 percent of the readjustment allowance paid to the em-
ployee or Member under title VIII of the Economic Oppor-
tunity Act of 1964 or title I of the Domestic Volunteer Serv-
ice Act of 1973 for each period of service as such a volunteer
or volunteer leader.
‘‘(2) Any deposit made under paragraph (1) more than
2 years after the later of—
‘‘(A) the date of enactment of this subsection; or
‘‘(B) the date on which the employee or Member
making the deposit first becomes an employee or
Member,
shall include interest on such amount, computed and
compounded annually beginning on the date of the expira-
tion of the 2-year period. The interest rate that is applicable
in computing interest in any year under this paragraph
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shall be equal to the interest rate that is applicable for such
year under subsection (e).
‘‘(3) Any payment received by an agency, the Sec-
retary of the Senate, or the Clerk of the House of Represent-
atives under this subsection shall be immediately remitted
to the Office of Personnel Management for deposit in the
Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Fund.
‘‘(4) The Director shall furnish such information to the
Office of Personnel Management as the Office may deter-
mine to be necessary for the administration of this sub-
section.’’.
(B) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
8334(e) of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed in paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking ‘‘or
(k)’’ each place that such term appears and in-
serting ‘‘(k), or (l)’’.
(b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—
(1) CREDITABLE SERVICE.—Section 8411 of title
5, United States Code, is amended—
(A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (f) or (h)’’;
and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
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‘‘(h) An employee or Member shall be allowed credit
for service as a volunteer or volunteer leader under part
A of title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964,
or as a full-time volunteer enrolled in a program of at least
1 year in duration under part A, B, or C of title I of the
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, performed at any
time prior to the separation from service on which the enti-
tlement to any annuity under this subchapter is based if
the employee or Member has made a deposit with interest,
if any, with respect to such service under section 8422(f).’’.
(2) 
DEDUCTIONS, 
CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section
8422 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(f)(1) Each employee or Member who has performed
service as a volunteer or volunteer leader under part A of
title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, or as
a full-time volunteer enrolled in a program of at least 1
year in duration under part A, B, or C of title I of the
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, before the date of
the separation from service on which the entitlement to any
annuity under this subchapter, or subchapter V of this
chapter, is based may pay, in accordance with such regula-
tions as the Office of Personnel Management shall issue, to
the agency by which the employee is employed or, in the
case of a Member or a congressional employee, to the Sec-
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retary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives, as appropriate, an amount equal to 3 percent of the
readjustment allowance paid to the employee or Member
under title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Service Act
of 1964 or title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of
1973 for each period of service as such a volunteer or volun-
teer leader.
‘‘(2) Any deposit made under paragraph (1) more than
2 years after the later of—
‘‘(A) the date of enactment of this subsection, or
‘‘(B) the date on which the employee or Member
making the deposit first becomes an employee or
Member,
shall include interest on such amount computed and
compounded annually beginning on the date of the expira-
tion of the 2-year period. The interest rate that is applicable
in computing interest in any year under this paragraph
shall be equal to the interest rate that is applicable for such
year under section 8334(e).
‘‘(3) Any payment received by an agency, the Sec-
retary of the Senate, or the Clerk of the House of Represent-
atives under this subsection shall be immediately remitted
to the Office of Personnel Management for deposit in the
Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Fund.
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‘‘(4) The Director shall furnish such information to the
Office of Personnel Management as the Office may deter-
mine to be necessary for the administration of this sub-
section.’’.
(c) APPLICABILITY AND OTHER PROVISIONS.—
(1) APPLICABILITY.—
(A) TIMING.—The amendments made by
subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect
to credit for service as a volunteer or volunteer
leader under the Economic Opportunity Act of
1964 or the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of
1973 to individuals who are entitled to an annu-
ity on the basis of a separation from service oc-
curring before, on, or after the effective date of
this subtitle.
(B) SEPARATION.—In the case of any indi-
vidual whose entitlement to an annuity is based
on a separation from service occurring before the
date of enactment of this Act, any increase in
such individual’s annuity on the basis of a de-
posit made pursuant to section 8334(l) or section
8442(f) of title 5, United States Code, as amend-
ed by this Act, shall be effective only with respect
to annuity payments payable for calendar
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months beginning after the date of enactment of
this Act.
(2) ACTION TO INFORM INDIVIDUALS.—The Di-
rector of the Office of Personnel Management shall
take such action as may be necessary and appropriate
to inform individuals entitled to credit under this sec-
tion for service as a volunteer or volunteer leader, or
to have any annuity recomputed, or to make a de-
posit under this section, of such entitlement.
CHAPTER 4—AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS AND OTHER AMENDMENTS
SEC. 
381. 
AUTHORIZATION 
OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
FOR
TITLE I.
Section 501 (42 U.S.C. 5081) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 501. NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PRO-
GRAMS.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATIONS.—
‘‘(1) VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
part A of title I, excluding sections 104(e) and 109,
$45,800,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 and
1996.
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‘‘(2) SUMMER PROGRAM.—There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out section 104(e), such
sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years
1994 through 1996.
‘‘(3) LITERACY ACTIVITIES.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out section 109,
$5,600,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 and
1996.
‘‘(4) UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out part B of
title I, such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 1994 through 1996.
‘‘(5) SPECIAL
VOLUNTEER
PROGRAMS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part
C of title I, excluding section 124, such sums as may
be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994 through
1996.
‘‘(6) LITERACY CHALLENGE GRANTS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out section
124, such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 1994 through 1996.
‘‘(b) SUBSISTENCE.—The minimum level of an
allowance for subsistence required under section 105(b)(2),
to be provided to each volunteer under title I, may not be
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reduced or limited in order to provide for an increase in
the number of volunteer service years under part A of title
I.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—No part of the funds appropriated
to carry out part A of title I may be used to provide volun-
teers or assistance to any program or project authorized
under part B or C of title I, or under title II, unless the
program or project meets the antipoverty criteria of part
A of title I.
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated for part
A of title I shall remain available for obligation until the
end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which
the amounts were appropriated.
‘‘(e) VOLUNTEER SERVICE REQUIREMENT.—
‘‘(1) 
VOLUNTEER
SERVICE
YEARS.—Of 
the
amounts appropriated under this section for parts A,
B, and C of title I, including section 124, there shall
first be available for part A of title I, including sec-
tions 104(e) and 109, an amount not less than the
amount necessary to provide 3,700 volunteer service
years in fiscal year 1994, 4,000 volunteer service
years in fiscal year 1995, and 4,500 volunteer service
years in fiscal year 1996.
‘‘(2) PLAN.—If the Director determines that
funds appropriated to carry out part A, B, or C of
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title I are insufficient to provide for the years of vol-
unteer service required by paragraph (1), the Director
shall submit a plan to the relevant authorizing and
appropriations committees of Congress that will de-
tail what is necessary to fully meet this require-
ment.’’.
SEC.
382.
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR
TITLE II.
Section 502 (42 U.S.C. 5082) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 502. NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS.
‘‘(a) RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part
A of title II, $37,054,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such
sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995
and 1996.
‘‘(b) FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out part B of title
II, $71,284,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may
be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996.
‘‘(c) SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out part C of title II,
$32,509,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may
be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996.
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‘‘(d) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out part E of title II, such
sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994
through 1996.’’.
SEC.
383.
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR
TITLE IV.
Title V (42 U.S.C. 5081 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by striking section 504;
(2) by inserting the following after section 502:
‘‘SEC. 503. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For each of the fiscal years 1994
through 1998, there are authorized to be appropriated for
the administration of this Act as provided for in title IV,
15 percent of the total amount appropriated under sections
501 and 502 with respect to such year.
‘‘(b) EVALUATION AND CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND
TRAINING.—For each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1998,
the Director is authorized to expend not less than one-half
of 1 percent, and not more than 1 percent, from the amounts
appropriated under sections 501 and 502, for the purposes
prescribed in sections 416 and 426.’’; and
(3) by redesignating section 505 as section 504.
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SEC. 384. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS; COMPENSATION
FOR VISTA FECA CLAIMANTS.
Section 8143(b) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘GS–7’’ and inserting ‘‘GS–5 of the
General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United
States Code’’.
SEC. 385. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY.
Title VII (42 U.S.C. 5091 et seq.) is repealed.
CHAPTER 5—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 391. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
The Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C.
4950 et seq.) is amended by striking ‘‘That this Act’’ and
all that follows through the end of the table of contents and
inserting the following:
‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘Do-
mestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973’.
‘‘(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents is
as follows:
‘‘Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
‘‘Sec. 2. Volunteerism policy.
‘‘TITLE I—NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS
‘‘PART A—VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA
‘‘Sec. 101. Statement of purpose.
‘‘Sec. 102. Authority to operate VISTA program.
‘‘Sec. 103. Selection and assignment of volunteers.
‘‘Sec. 104. Terms and periods of service.
‘‘Sec. 105. Support service.
‘‘Sec. 106. Participation of beneficiaries.
‘‘Sec. 107. Participation of younger and older persons.
‘‘Sec. 108. Limitation.
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‘‘Sec. 109. VISTA Literacy Corps.
‘‘Sec. 110. Applications for assistance.
‘‘PART B—UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA
‘‘Sec. 111. Statement of purpose.
‘‘Sec. 112. Authority to operate University Year for VISTA program.
‘‘Sec. 113. Special conditions.
‘‘PART C—SPECIAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS
‘‘Sec. 121. Statement of purpose.
‘‘Sec. 122. Authority to establish and operate special volunteer and demonstration
programs.
‘‘Sec. 123. Technical and financial assistance.
‘‘Sec. 124. Literacy challenge grants.
‘‘TITLE II—NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS
‘‘Sec. 200. Statement of purposes.
‘‘PART A—RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
‘‘Sec. 201. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects.
‘‘PART B—FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM
‘‘Sec. 211. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects.
‘‘PART C—SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM
‘‘Sec. 213. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects.
‘‘PART D—GENERAL PROVISIONS
‘‘Sec. 221. Promotion of National Senior Volunteer Corps.
‘‘Sec. 222. Payments.
‘‘Sec. 223. Minority group participation.
‘‘Sec. 224. Use of locally generated contributions in National Senior Volunteer
Corps.
‘‘Sec. 225. Programs of national significance.
‘‘Sec. 226. Adjustments to Federal financial assistance.
‘‘Sec. 227. Multiyear grants or contracts.
‘‘PART E—DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
‘‘Sec. 231. Authority of Director.
‘‘Sec. 232. Prohibition.
‘‘TITLE IV—ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION
‘‘Sec. 403. Political activities.
‘‘Sec. 404. Special limitations.
‘‘Sec. 406. Labor standards.
‘‘Sec. 408. Joint funding.
‘‘Sec. 409. Prohibition of Federal control.
‘‘Sec. 410. Coordination with other programs.
‘‘Sec. 411. Prohibition.
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‘‘Sec. 412. Notice and hearing procedures for suspension and termination of fi-
nancial assistance.
‘‘Sec. 414. Distribution of benefits between rural and urban areas.
‘‘Sec. 415. Application of Federal law.
‘‘Sec. 416. Evaluation.
‘‘Sec. 417. Nondiscrimination provisions.
‘‘Sec. 418. Eligibility for other benefits.
‘‘Sec. 419. Legal expenses.
‘‘Sec. 421. Definitions.
‘‘Sec. 422. Audit.
‘‘Sec. 423. Reduction of paperwork.
‘‘Sec. 424. Review of project renewals.
‘‘Sec. 425. Protection against improper use.
‘‘Sec. 426. Center for Research and Training.
‘‘TITLE V—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
‘‘Sec. 501. National volunteer antipoverty programs.
‘‘Sec. 502. National Senior Volunteer Corps.
‘‘Sec. 503. Administration and coordination.
‘‘Sec. 504. Availability of appropriations.
‘‘TITLE VI—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS AND REPEALERS
‘‘Sec. 601. Supersedence of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of July 1, 1971.
‘‘Sec. 602. Creditable service for civil service retirement.
‘‘Sec. 603. Repeal of title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act.
‘‘Sec. 604. Repeal of title VI of the Older Americans Act.’’.
SEC. 392. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This subtitle, and the amendments made by this sub-
title shall take effect on October 1, 1993.
Subtitle C—Youth Conservation
Corps Act of 1970
SEC. 399. PUBLIC LANDS CORPS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Public Law 91–378 (16 U.S.C.
1701–1706; commonly known as the ‘‘Youth Conservation
Corps Act of 1970’’) is amended—
(1) by inserting before section 1 the following:
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‘‘TITLE I—YOUTH
CONSERVATION CORPS’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘Act’’ each place such term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘title’’;
(3) by redesignating sections 1 through 6 as sec-
tions 101 through 106, respectively;
(4) in subsection (a) of section 102 (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (3)), by inserting ‘‘in this title’’
after ‘‘hereinafter’’;
(5) in subsection (d) of section 104 (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (3)), by striking ‘‘section 6’’ 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 such men and women with education and
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work opportunities, furthering their understanding
and appreciation of the natural and cultural re-
sources, and providing a means to pay for higher
education or to repay indebtedness such men and
women have incurred to obtain higher education
while at the same time benefiting the Nation’s econ-
omy and environment.
‘‘(2) Many facilities and natural resources lo-
cated on public lands and on Indian lands are in dis-
repair or degraded and in need of labor intensive re-
habilitation, restoration, and enhancement work that
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 effi-
cient manner, especially when the corps have worked
in partnership arrangements with government 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 public lands and In-
dian lands where such projects will not be performed
by existing employees;
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‘‘(2) assist governments and Indian tribes in
performing research and public education tasks asso-
ciated with natural and cultural resources on public
lands and Indian lands;
‘‘(3) expose young men and women to public
service while furthering their understanding and ap-
preciation of the Nation’s natural and cultural re-
sources;
‘‘(4) expand educational opportunities by re-
warding individuals who participate in national
service with an increased ability to pursue higher
education or job training; and
‘‘(5) stimulate interest among the Nation’s young
men and women in conservation careers by exposing
such men and women to conservation professionals in
land managing agencies.
‘‘SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘For purposes of this title:
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONSERVATION
PROJECT.—
The term ‘appropriate conservation project’ means
any project for the conservation, restoration, construc-
tion, or rehabilitation of natural, cultural, historic,
archaeological, recreational, or scenic resources.
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‘‘(2) CORPS
AND
PUBLIC
LANDS
CORPS.—The
terms ‘Corps’ and ‘Public Lands Corps’ mean the
Public Lands Corps established under section 204.
‘‘(3) INDIAN.—The term ‘Indian’ means a person
who is a member of an Indian tribe, or is a ‘Native’,
as defined in section 3(b) of the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(b)).
‘‘(4) INDIAN LANDS.—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;
‘‘(D) any land held by incorporated Native
groups, regional corporations, and village cor-
porations under the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 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.
‘‘(5) INDIAN
TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’
means—
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‘‘(A) an Indian tribe, band, nation, or other
organized group or community, including—
‘‘(i) any Native village, as defined in
section 3(c) of the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(c)), whether
organized traditionally or pursuant to the
Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as
the ‘Indian Reorganization Act’; 48 Stat.
984, chapter 576; 25 U.S.C 461 et seq.); and
‘‘(ii) any Regional Corporation or Vil-
lage Corporation, as defined in subsection
(g) or (j), respectively, of section 3 of the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43
U.S.C. 1602 (g) or (j)),
that is recognized as eligible for the special pro-
grams and services provided by the United
States under Federal law to Indians because of
their status as Indians; and
‘‘(B) any tribal organization controlled,
sanctioned, or chartered by an entity described
in subparagraph (A).
‘‘(6) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘public lands’
means any lands or waters (or interest therein)
owned or administered by the United States, except
that such term does not include any Indian lands.
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‘‘(7) QUALIFIED
YOUTH
OR
CONSERVATION
CORPS.—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 between
the ages of 16 and 25, inclusive, in a natural or
cultural resource 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
through service to their community and the
United States.
‘‘(8) RESOURCE ASSISTANT.—The term ‘resource
assistant’ means a resource assistant selected under
section 206.
‘‘(9) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means any State
of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Is-
lands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands.
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‘‘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 enroll
such individuals in the Corps without regard to the provi-
sions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments
in the competitive service, and without regard to the provi-
sions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such
title relating to classification and General Schedule pay
rates. The Secretaries may establish a preference for the en-
rollment in the Corps of individuals who are economically,
physically, or educationally disadvantaged.
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED YOUTH OR CONSERVATION CORPS.—
The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agri-
culture are authorized to enter into contracts and coopera-
tive agreements with any qualified youth or conservation
corps to perform appropriate conservation projects referred
to in subsection (d).
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‘‘(d) PROJECTS TO BE CARRIED OUT.—The Secretary
of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may each
utilize the Corps or any qualified youth or conservation
corps to carry out appropriate conservation projects that
such Secretary is authorized to carry out under other au-
thority 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.
‘‘(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
that—
‘‘(1) will provide long-term benefits to the public;
‘‘(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 any public lands or
Indian lands shall be consistent with the provisions of law
and policies relating to the management and administra-
tion of such lands, with all other applicable provisions of
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law, and with all management, operational, and other
plans and documents that 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 author-
ized to provide such quarters, board, medical care, transpor-
tation, and other services, facilities, supplies, and equip-
ment as such Secretary determines to be necessary in con-
nection 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, nu-
trition, sanitation, and safety for all conservation centers
established under this section and shall assure that such
standards are enforced. Where necessary or appropriate, the
Secretaries may enter into contracts and other appropriate
arrangements with State and local government agencies
and private organizations for the management of such con-
servation centers.
‘‘(b) LOGISTICAL SUPPORT.—The Secretary of the In-
terior and the Secretary of Agriculture may make arrange-
ments with the Secretary of Defense to have logistical sup-
port provided by the Armed Forces to the Corps and any
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conservation center established under this section, where
feasible. Logistical support may include the provision of
temporary tent shelters where needed, transportation, and
residential supervision.
‘‘(c) USE
OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may
make arrangements with the Secretary of Defense to iden-
tify military installations and other facilities of the Depart-
ment of Defense and, in consultation with the adjutant gen-
erals of the State National Guards, National Guard facili-
ties 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 pro-
vide individual placements of resource assistants with any
Federal land managing agency under the jurisdiction of
such Secretary to carry out research or resource protection
activities on behalf of the agency. To be eligible for selection
as a resource assistant, an individual shall be at least 17
years of age. The Secretaries may select resource assistants
without regard 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 sub-
chapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classifica-
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tion and General Schedule pay rates. The Secretaries shall
give a preference to the selection of individuals who are en-
rolled in an institution of higher education or are recent
graduates from an institution of higher education, as de-
fined in section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)) with particular attention given
to ensure the full representation of women and participants
from historically black, Hispanic, and Native American
schools.
‘‘(b) USE OF EXISTING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.—
Whenever one or more existing nonprofit organizations can
provide, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Interior
or the Secretary of Agriculture, appropriate recruitment
and placement services to fulfill the requirements of this sec-
tion, the Secretary may implement this section through
such existing organizations. Participating nonprofit orga-
nizations 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 assistant program who
has been recruited and placed through that organization.
Any such participating nonprofit conservation service orga-
nization shall be required, by the respective land managing
agency, to submit an annual report evaluating the scope,
size, and quality of the program, including the value of
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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 Inte-
rior 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
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 participate
in the Corps or serve as a resource assistant, as the case
may be, for such term of service as may be established by
the Secretary enrolling or selecting the individual.
‘‘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 des-
ignated under subtitle C of title I of the National and Com-
munity Service Act of 1990, the participant or resource as-
sistant shall be eligible for a national service educational
award in the manner prescribed in subtitle D of such title
upon successfully complying with the requirements for the
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award. The period during which the national service edu-
cational 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 STAFFORD
LOANS.—For purposes of section 428 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965, in the case of borrowers who are either
participants in the Corps or resource assistants, upon writ-
ten request, a lender shall grant a borrower forbearance on
such terms as are otherwise consistent with the regulations
of the Secretary of Education, during periods in which the
borrower is serving as such a participant or a resource as-
sistant.
‘‘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 selection
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
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pay not more than 75 percent, and shall collectively
pay 75 percent, of the costs of any appropriate con-
servation project carried out pursuant 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 non-Federal sources
in the form of funds, services, facilities, materials,
equipment, or any combination of the foregoing. No
cost sharing shall be required in the case of any ap-
propriate conservation project carried out on Indian
lands under this title.
‘‘(2) PUBLIC LANDS CORPS PROJECTS.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture
are each authorized to accept donations of funds, serv-
ices, facilities, materials, or equipment for the pur-
poses of operating the Public Lands Corps and carry-
ing out appropriate conservation projects by the
Corps. The Department of the Interior and the De-
partment of Agriculture shall comply with the Fed-
eral share requirements of section 129(d)(2)(B) of the
National and Community Service Act of 1990.
‘‘(b) FUNDS AVAILABLE UNDER NATIONAL AND COM-
MUNITY 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
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of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall be eli-
gible to apply for and receive assistance described in section
121(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990,
from funds available under section 129(d)(2).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1993.
TITLE IV—TECHNICAL AND
CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS.
Section 421 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of
1973 (42 U.S.C. 5061) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(6);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (7) and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs:
‘‘(8) the term ‘Corporation’ means the Corpora-
tion for National and Community Service established
under section 191 of the National and Community
Service Act of 1990;
‘‘(9) the term ‘foster grandparent’ means a vol-
unteer in the Foster Grandparent Program;
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‘‘(10) the term ‘Foster Grandparent Program’
means the program established under part B of title
II;
‘‘(11) except as provided in section 417, the term
‘individual with a disability’ has the meaning given
the term in section 7(8) of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 (29 U.S.C. 706(8));
‘‘(12) the term ‘Inspector General’ means the In-
spector General of ACTION;
‘‘(13) the term ‘national senior volunteer’ means
a volunteer in the National Senior Volunteer Corps;
‘‘(14) the term ‘National Senior Volunteer Corps’
means the programs established under parts A, B, C,
and E of title II;
‘‘(15) the term ‘Retired and Senior Volunteer
Program’ means the program established under part
A of title II;
‘‘(16) the term ‘retired or senior volunteer’
means a volunteer in the Retired and Senior Volun-
teer Program;
‘‘(17) the term ‘senior companion’ means a vol-
unteer in the Senior Companion Program;
‘‘(18) the term ‘Senior Companion Program’
means the program established under part C of title
II;
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‘‘(19) the terms ‘VISTA’ and ‘Volunteers in Serv-
ice to America’ mean the program established under
part A of title I; and
‘‘(20) the term ‘VISTA volunteer’ means a volun-
teer in VISTA.’’.
SEC. 402. REFERENCES TO THE COMMISSION ON NATIONAL
AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.
(a) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR
FISCAL YEAR 1993.—
(1) Section 1092(b) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (42 U.S.C.
12653a note) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Commission on Na-
tional Community Service’’ and inserting
‘‘Corporation for National and Community
Service’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘Commission shall pre-
pare’’ and inserting ‘‘Board of Directors of
the Corporation shall prepare’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Board of
Directors of the Commission on National and
Community Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Board of
Directors of the Corporation for National and
Community Service’’.
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(2) Section 1093(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
12653a note) is amended by striking ‘‘the Board of
Directors and Executive Director of the Commission
on National and Community Service’’ and inserting
‘‘the Board of Directors and President of the Corpora-
tion for National and Community Service’’.
(3) Section 1094 of such Act (Public Law 102–
484; 106 Stat. 2535) is amended—
(A) in the title, by striking ‘‘COMMISSION
ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE’’
and 
inserting 
‘‘CORPORATION
FOR
NA-
TIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE’’;
(B) in subsection (a)—
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘COM-
MISSION’’ and inserting ‘‘CORPORATION’’;
(ii) in the first sentence, by striking
‘‘Commission on National and Community
Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Corporation for
National and Community Service’’; and
(iii) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘The Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘The
President of the Corporation’’; and
(C) in subsection (b)—
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘Board of Directors of the Commission on
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National and Community Service’’ and in-
serting ‘‘President of the Corporation for
National and Community Service’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the
Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘the President
of the Corporation for National and Com-
munity Service’’.
(4) Section 1095 of such Act (Public Law 102–
484; 106 Stat. 2535) is amended in the heading for
subsection (b) by striking ‘‘COMMISSION ON NATIONAL
AND COMMUNITY SERVICE’’ and inserting ‘‘CORPORA-
TION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE’’.
(5) Section 2(b) of such Act (Public Law 102–
484; 106 Stat. 2315) is amended by striking the item
relating to section 1094 of such Act and inserting the
following:
‘‘Sec. 1094. Other programs of the Corporation for National and Community
Service.’’.
(b) NATIONAL
AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT
OF
1990.—
(1) Sections 159(b)(2) (as redesignated in section
104(b)(3) of this Act) and 165 (as redesignated in sec-
tion 104(b)(3) of this Act), subsections (a) and (b) of
section 172, sections 176(a) and 177(c), and sub-
sections (a), (b), and (d) through (h) of section 179,
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990
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(42 U.S.C. 12653h(b)(2), 12653n, 12632 (a) and (b),
12636(a), 12637(c), and 12639 (a), (b), and (d)
through (h)) are each amended by striking the term
‘‘Commission’’ each place the term appears and in-
serting ‘‘Corporation’’.
(2) Sections 152, 157(b)(2), 162(a)(2)(C), 164,
and 166(1) of such Act (in each case, as redesignated
in section 104(b)(3) of this Act) (42 U.S.C. 12653a,
12653f(b)(2), 
12653k(a)(2)(C), 
12653m, 
and
12653o(1)) are each amended by striking ‘‘Commis-
sion on National and Community Service’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Corporation’’.
(3) Section 163(b)(9) of such Act (as redesig-
nated in section 104(b)(3) of this Act) (42 U.S.C.
12635l(b)(9)) is amended by striking ‘‘Chair of the
Commission on National and Community Service’’
and inserting ‘‘President’’.
(4) Section 303(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
12662(a)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘The President’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘The President of the United States, acting
through the Corporation,’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘in furtherance of activi-
ties under section 302’’ after ‘‘section 501(b)’’;
and
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(C) by striking ‘‘the President’’ both places
it appears and inserting ‘‘the Corporation’’.
SEC. 403. REFERENCES TO DIRECTORS OF THE COMMIS-
SION ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERV-
ICE.
(a) PRESIDENT.—
(1) Section 159(a) of such Act (as redesignated
in section 104(b)(3) of this Act) (42 U.S.C.
12653h(b)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘BOARD.—The Board’’ and
inserting ‘‘SUPERVISION.—The President’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘the Board’’ in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), and in paragraph (1),
and inserting ‘‘the President’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘the Director’’ in paragraph
(1) and inserting ‘‘the Board’’.
(2) Section 159(b) of such Act (as redesignated
in section 104(b)(3) of this Act) (42 U.S.C.
12653h(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘(b)’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘Commission on National and Com-
munity Service’’ and inserting ‘‘(b) MONITORING AND
COORDINATION.—The President’’.
(3) Section 159(c)(1) (as redesignated in section
104(b)(3) of this Act) (42 U.S.C. 12653h(c)(1)) is
amended—
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(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the
Board, in consultation with the Executive Direc-
tor,’’ and inserting ‘‘the President’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking
‘‘the Board through the Executive Director’’ and
inserting ‘‘the President’’.
(4) Section 166(6) (as redesignated in section
104(b)(3) of this Act) (42 U.S.C. 12653o(6)) is
amended—
(A) by striking paragraph (6); and
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(7)
through (11) as paragraphs (6) through (10), re-
spectively.
(b) DIRECTOR OF CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.—Sec-
tions 155(a), 157(b)(1)(A), 158(a), 159(c)(1)(A), and
163(a) (in each case, as redesignated in section 104(b)(3)
of this Act) of the National and Community Service Act
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653d(a), 12653f(b)(1)(A), 12653g(a),
12653h(c)(1)(A), and 12653l(a)) are amended by striking
‘‘Director of the Civilian Community Corps’’ each place the
term appears and inserting ‘‘Director’’.
SEC. 404. DEFINITION OF DIRECTOR.
Section 421 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of
1973 (42 U.S.C. 5061) is amended by striking paragraph
(1) and inserting the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(1) the term ‘Director’ means the President of
the Corporation for National and Community Service
appointed under section 193 of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990;’’.
SEC. 405. REFERENCES TO ACTION AND THE ACTION
AGENCY.
(a) DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973.—
(1) Section 2(b) of the Domestic Volunteer Serv-
ice Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950(b)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘ACTION, the Federal do-
mestic volunteer agency,’’ and inserting ‘‘this
Act’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘ACTION shall’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Corporation for National and Commu-
nity Service shall’’.
(2) Subtitle (b) of section 124 of such Act (as re-
designated by section 322(2) of this Act) is amended
by striking ‘‘the ACTION Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Corporation’’.
(3) Section 225(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
5025(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘the ACTION Agen-
cy’’ and inserting ‘‘the Corporation’’.
(4) Section 403(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
5043(a)) is amended—
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(A) by striking ‘‘the ACTION Agency’’ the
first place such term appears and inserting ‘‘the
Corporation under this Act’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘the ACTION Agency’’ the
second place such term appears and inserting
‘‘the Corporation’’.
(5) Section 408 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5048) is
amended by striking ‘‘the ACTION Agency’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Corporation’’.
(6) Section 421(12) of such Act (as added by sec-
tion 401 of this Act) is further amended by striking
‘‘ACTION’’ and inserting ‘‘the Corporation’’.
(7) Section 425 of such Act (as added by section
370 of this Act) is further amended by striking ‘‘AC-
TION’’ and inserting ‘‘the Corporation’’.
(b) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—Section
8332(j)(1) of title 5, United States Code (as amended by
section 372(a)(1)(A)(iii)(II) of this Act) is amended by
striking ‘‘the Director of ACTION’’ and inserting ‘‘the
President of the Corporation for National and Community
Service’’.
(c) PUBLIC HOUSING SECURITY.—Section 207(c) of
the Public Housing Security Demonstration Act of 1978
(Public Law 95–557; 92 Stat. 2093; 12 U.S.C. 1701z–6
note) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (3)(ii), by striking ‘‘ACTION’’
and inserting ‘‘the Corporation for National and
Community Service’’; and
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘ACTION’’
and inserting ‘‘the Corporation for National and
Community Service’’.
(d) NATIONAL FOREST VOLUNTEERS.—Section 1 of the
Volunteers in the National Forests Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.
558a) is amended by striking ‘‘ACTION’’ and inserting
‘‘the Corporation for National and Community Service’’.
(e) PEACE CORPS.—Section 2A of the Peace Corps Act
(22 U.S.C. 2501–1) is amended by inserting after ‘‘the AC-
TION Agency’’ the following: ‘‘, the successor to the AC-
TION Agency,’’.
(f) INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.—Section 502 of
the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1542) is
amended by striking ‘‘ACTION Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Corporation for National and Community Service’’.
(g) OLDER AMERICANS.—The Older Americans Act of
1965 is amended—
(1) in section 202(c)(1) (42 U.S.C. 3012(c)(1)),
by striking ‘‘the Director of the ACTION Agency’’
and inserting ‘‘the Corporation for National and
Community Service’’;
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(2) in section 203(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 3013(a)(1)),
by striking ‘‘the ACTION Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Corporation for National and Community Service’’;
and
(3) 
in 
section 
422(b)(12)(C) 
(42 
U.S.C.
3035a(b)(12)(C)), by striking ‘‘the ACTION Agency’’
and inserting ‘‘the Corporation for National and
Community Service’’.
(h) VISTA SERVICE EXTENSION.—Section 101(c)(1)
of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1989
(Public Law 101–204; 103 Stat. 1810; 42 U.S.C. 4954 note)
is amended by striking ‘‘Director of the ACTION Agency’’
and inserting ‘‘President of the Corporation for National
and Community Service’’.
(i) AGING RESOURCE SPECIALISTS.—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—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘the ACTION Agency,’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Corporation for National and
Community Service,’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘the Director of the AC-
TION Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘the President of
the Corporation’’;
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(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘ACTION
Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Corporation’’; and
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph
(A) and inserting the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(A) the term ‘Corporation’ means the Corpora-
tion for National and Community Service established
by section 191 of the National and Community Serv-
ice Act of 1990.’’.
(j) PROMOTION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY.—Section
11(a) of the Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Develop-
ment, and Demonstration Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5590) is
amended by striking ‘‘the Director of ACTION,’’.
(k) COORDINATING COUNCIL ON JUVENILE JUSTICE.—
Section 206(a)(1) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5616(a)(1)) is amended
by striking ‘‘the Director of the ACTION Agency’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the President of the Corporation for National and
Community Service’’.
(l) ENERGY CONSERVATION.—Section 413(b)(1) of the
Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C.
6863(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Director of the AC-
TION Agency,’’.
(m) INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON THE HOMELESS.—
Section 202(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless As-
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sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11312(a)) is amended by striking
paragraph (12) and inserting the following new paragraph:
‘‘(12) The President of the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service, or the designee of the
President.’’.
(n) ANTI-DRUG ABUSE.—Section 3601 of the Anti-
Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11851) is amended by
striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(5) the term ‘Director’ means the President of
the Corporation for National and Community Serv-
ice,’’.
(o) ADMINISTRATION ON CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAM-
ILIES.—Section 916(b) of the Claude Pepper Young Ameri-
cans Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12312(b)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘the Director of the ACTION Agency’’ and inserting
‘‘the President of the Corporation for National and Commu-
nity Service’’.
SEC. 406. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) COMMISSION.—The amendments made by sections
401 through 402 will take effect on October 1, 1993.
(b) ACTION.—The amendments made by sections 404
and 405 shall take effect on the effective date of section
203(c)(2).
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TITLE V—RURAL COMMUNITY
SERVICE
SEC. 501. RURAL COMMUNITY SERVICE.
Title XI of the of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1136 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new part:
‘‘PART C—RURAL COMMUNITY SERVICE
‘‘SEC. 1171. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
‘‘(1) the Nation’s rural centers are facing in-
creasingly pressing problems and needs in the areas
of economic development, community infrastructure
and service, social policy, public health, housing,
crime, education, environmental concerns, planning
and work force preparation;
‘‘(2) there are, in the Nation’s rural institutions,
people with underutilized skills, knowledge, and expe-
rience who are capable of providing a vast range of
services towards the amelioration of the problems de-
scribed in paragraph (1);
‘‘(3) the skills, knowledge, and experience in these
rural institutions, if applied in a systematic and sus-
tained manner, can make a significant contribution
to the solution of such problems; and
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‘‘(4) the application of such skills, knowledge,
and experience is hindered by the limited funds avail-
able to redirect attention to solutions to such rural
problems.
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this part to pro-
vide incentives to rural academic institutions to enable such
institutions to work with private and civic organizations
to devise and implement solutions to pressing and severe
problems in their communities.
‘‘SEC. 1172. PROGRAM.
‘‘The Secretary is authorized to carry out a program
of providing assistance to eligible institutions to enable such
institutions to carry out the authorized activities described
in section 1174 in accordance with the provisions of this
part.
‘‘SEC. 1173. APPLICATIONS FOR RURAL COMMUNITY SERV-
ICE GRANTS.
‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible institution de-
siring a grant under this part shall submit to the
Secretary an application at such time, in such form,
and containing or accompanied by such information
and assurances, as the Secretary may require by reg-
ulation.
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‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall—
‘‘(A) describe the activities and services for
which assistance is sought; and
‘‘(B) contain assurances that the eligible in-
stitution will enter into a consortium to carry
out the provisions of this part that includes, in
addition to the eligible institution, one or more
of the following entities:
‘‘(i) A community college.
‘‘(ii) A rural local educational agency.
‘‘(iii) A local government.
‘‘(iv) A business or other employer.
‘‘(v) A nonprofit institution.
‘‘(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the
consortium requirements described in paragraph (2)
for any applicant who can demonstrate to the satis-
faction of the Secretary that the applicant has devised
an integrated and coordinated plan which meets the
purpose of this part.
‘‘(b) PRIORITY IN SELECTION OF APPLICATIONS.—The
Secretary shall give priority to applications that propose
to conduct joint projects supported by other local, State, and
Federal programs.
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‘‘(c) SELECTION PROCEDURES.—The Secretary, by
regulation, shall develop a formal procedure for the submis-
sion of applications under this part and shall publish in
the Federal Register an announcement of that procedure
and the availability of funds under this part.
‘‘SEC. 1174. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.
‘‘Grant funds made available under this part shall be
used to support planning, applied research, training, re-
source exchanges or technology transfers, the delivery of
services, or other activities the purpose of which is to design
and implement programs to assist rural communities to
meet and address their pressing and severe problems, such
as any of the following:
‘‘(1) Work force preparation.
‘‘(2) Rural poverty and the alleviation of such
poverty.
‘‘(3) Health care, including health care delivery
and access as well as health education, prevention
and wellness.
‘‘(4) Underperforming school systems and stu-
dents.
‘‘(5) Problems faced by the elderly and individ-
uals with disabilities in rural settings.
‘‘(6) Problems faced by families and children.
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‘‘(7) Campus and community crime prevention,
including enhanced security and safety awareness
measures as well as coordinated programs addressing
the root causes of crime.
‘‘(8) Rural housing.
‘‘(9) Rural infrastructure.
‘‘(10) Economic development.
‘‘(11) Rural farming and environmental con-
cerns.
‘‘(12) Other problem areas which participants in
the consortium described in section 1173(a)(2)(B)
concur are of high priority in rural areas.
‘‘(13)(A) Problems faced by individuals with dis-
abilities and economically disadvantaged individuals
regarding accessibility to institutions of higher edu-
cation and other public and private community fa-
cilities.
‘‘(B) Amelioration of existing attitudinal bar-
riers that prevent full inclusion of individuals with
disabilities in their community.
‘‘SEC. 1175. PEER REVIEW.
‘‘The Secretary shall designate a peer review panel to
review applications submitted under this part and make
recommendations for funding to the Secretary. In selecting
the peer review panel, the Secretary may consult with other
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appropriate Cabinet-level Federal officials and with non-
Federal organizations, to ensure that the panel will be geo-
graphically balanced and be composed of representatives
from public and private institutions of higher education,
labor, business, and State and local government, who have
expertise in rural community service or in education.
‘‘SEC. 1176. DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.
‘‘(a) MULTIYEAR AVAILABILITY.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, grants under this part may be
made on a multiyear basis, except that no institution, indi-
vidually or as a participant in a consortium, may receive
a grant for more than 5 years.
‘‘(b) EQUITABLE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—The
Secretary shall award grants under this part in a manner
that achieves equitable geographic distribution of such
grants.
‘‘(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—An applicant under
this part and the local governments associated with its ap-
plication shall contribute to the conduct of the program sup-
ported by the grant an amount from non-Federal funds
equal to at least one-fourth of the amount grant, which con-
tribution may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated.
‘‘SEC. 1177. DESIGNATION OF RURAL GRANT INSTITUTIONS.
‘‘The Secretary shall publish a list of eligible institu-
tions under this part and shall designate such institutions
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of higher education as ‘Rural Grant Institutions’. The Sec-
retary shall establish a national network of Rural Grant
Institutions so that the results of individual projects
achieved in 1 rural area can be generalized, disseminated,
replicated and applied throughout the Nation.
‘‘SEC. 1178. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘As used in this part:
‘‘(1) RURAL AREA.—The term ‘rural area’ means
any area that is—
‘‘(A) outside an urbanized area, as such
term is defined by the Bureau of the Census; and
‘‘(B) outside any place that—
‘‘(i) is incorporated or Bureau of the
Census designated; and
‘‘(ii) has a population of 75,000 or
more.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eligible
institution’ means an institution of higher education,
or a consortium of such institutions any one of which
meets all the requirements of this paragraph, which—
‘‘(A) is located in a rural area;
‘‘(B) draws a substantial portion of its un-
dergraduate students from the rural area in
which such institution is located, or from contig-
uous areas;
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‘‘(C) carries out programs to make post-
secondary educational opportunities more acces-
sible to residents of such rural areas, or contig-
uous areas;
‘‘(D) has the present capacity to provide re-
sources responsive to the needs and priorities of
such rural areas and contiguous areas;
‘‘(E) offers a range of professional, tech-
nical, or graduate programs sufficient to sustain
the capacity of such institution to provide such
resources; and
‘‘(F) has demonstrated and sustained a
sense of responsibility to such rural area and
contiguous areas and the people of such areas.
‘‘SEC. 1179. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; FUND-
ING RULE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary in each fiscal year
to carry out the provisions of this part.
‘‘(b) FUNDING RULE.—If in any fiscal year the
amount appropriated pursuant to the authority of sub-
section (a) is less than 50 percent of the funds appropriated
to carry out part A in such year, then the Secretary shall
make available in such year from funds appropriated to
carry out part A an amount equal to the difference between
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50 percent of the funds appropriated to carry out part A
and the amount appropriated pursuant to the authority of
subsection (a).’’.
SEC. 502. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle H of title I of the National
and Community Service Act of 1990 (as added by section
104(c) of this Act) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘SEC. 198D. SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
‘‘(a) SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
FOR
THE
YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA OF ALASKA.—The President
may award grants to, and enter into contracts with, organi-
zations to carry out programs that address significant
human needs in the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta region of Alas-
ka.
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—
‘‘(1) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible
to receive a grant or enter into a contract under sub-
section (a) with respect to a program, an organiza-
tion shall submit an application to the President at
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the President may require.
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The application submitted by
the organization shall, at a minimum—
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‘‘(A) include information describing the
manner in which the program will utilize
VISTA volunteers, individuals who have served
in the Peace Corps, and other qualified persons,
in partnership with the local not-for-profit orga-
nizations 
known 
as 
the 
Yukon-Kuskokwim
Health Corporation and the Alaska Village
Council Presidents;
‘‘(B) take into consideration—
‘‘(i) the primarily noncash economy of
the region; and
‘‘(ii) the needs and desires of residents
of the local communities in the region; and
‘‘(C) include specific strategies, developed in
cooperation with the Yupi’k speaking population
that resides in such communities, for comprehen-
sive and intensive community development for
communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta re-
gion.’’.
(b) 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 inserting after the
item relating to section 198C of such Act the following:
‘‘Sec. 198D. Special demonstration project.’’.
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TITLE VI—FEDERAL TORT
CLAIMS ACT
SEC. 601. FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT.
Individuals participating in programs receiving fund-
ing under this Act shall be covered by the provisions of the
Federal Tort Claims Act to the same extent as participants
in other federally funded service programs.
Attest:
Secretary.
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