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(5) provide career and educational guidance; 
and 
(6) Recruit participants without high school di-
plomas. 
SEC. 1815. PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS. 
In the consideration of applications the Corporation 
shall give preference to programs that are discrete and— 
(1) meet an identifiable public need; 
(2) instill a work ethic and a sense of public 
service in the participants; 
(3) involve youth operating in crews or a team- 
based structure; and 
(4) enhance skills development and educational 
level and opportunities for the participants. 
SEC. 1816. PARTICIPANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Age enrollment in programs that 
receive assistance under this subtitle shall be limited to 
individuals who, at the time of enrollment, are not less 
than 18 years nor more than 25 years of age, except that 
summer programs may include individuals not less than 
14 years or more than 21 years of age at the time of the 
enrollment of such individuals. 
(b) PARTICIPATION OF DISADVANTAGED YOUTH.— 
Programs that receive assistance under this subtitle shall 
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ensure that at least 50 percent of the participants are eco-
nomically disadvantaged youth. 
(c) 
SPECIAL
CORPSMEMBERS.—Notwithstanding 
subsection (a) of this section, program agencies may enroll 
a limited number of special Corpsmembers over age 25 
so that the Energy Conservation Corps may draw on their 
special skills to fulfill the purposes of this subtitle. 
SEC. 1817. USE OF VOLUNTEERS. 
The use of volunteer services under this section shall 
be subject to the condition that such use does not result 
in the displacement of any participant. 
SEC. 1818. COOPERATION AMONG STATES FOR EMERGENCY 
RESPONSE. 
(a) AGREEMENTS BETWEEN STATES.—States oper-
ating an Energy Conservation Corps may enter into a 
compact with participating states to provide for mutual 
cooperation to manage any emergency or disaster that is 
duly declared by the affected state. 
(b) PARTICIPATING STATE RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(1) The authorized representative of a partici-
pating state may request assistance of another party 
by contracting the authorized representative of that 
state. The provisions of this agreement shall only 
apply to requests for assistance made by and to au-
thorized representatives. 
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(2) There shall be frequent consultation be-
tween state officials who have assigned emergency 
management responsibilities and other appropriate 
representatives of the party states with affected ju-
risdictions and the United States Government, with 
free exchange of information, plans, and resource 
records relating to emergency capabilities. 
SEC. 1819. FEDERAL SHARE. 
The federal share of the cost of carrying out an En-
ergy Conservation Corps program for which a grant is 
made under this subtitle is 76 percent of the total cost 
of the program. 
SEC. 1820. BEST PRACTICES. 
(a) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The 
Corporation shall provide technical assistance to grantees 
that request assistance and shall disseminate best prac-
tices that emerge from the Energy Conservation Corps. 
(b) CONTRACT.—In providing training and technical 
assistance, the Corporation shall contract with a national 
organization with a proven track record of developing and 
sustaining Corps, working with the Conservation Corps 
model, and engaging young people from disadvantaged 
backgrounds. 
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SEC. 1820A. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
2008 through 2010 to achieve the purposes of this sub-
title. 
(b) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts appropriated to 
carry out this subtitle for each fiscal year— 
(1) 90 percent shall be for grants to eligible en-
tities; 
(2) 5 percent shall be technical assistance, and 
dissemination of best practices; and 
(3) 5 percent shall be for evaluation. 
SEC. 1820B. LEARN AND SERVE AMERICA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To promote Learn and Serve pro-
grams that have the potential to reach every student in 
our public education network and private schools through 
school-based green service-learning, the Corporation shall 
establish a competitive grant program for the creation or 
expansion of such service learning programs. 
(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, a State Education Agency, Local edu-
cation Agency, or nonprofit organization shall submit an 
application with such information and in such time as the 
Corporation may require. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For this 
purpose, there are authorized to be appropriated 
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$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and such sums as may 
be necessary thereafter. 
SEC. 1820C. NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To promote National Senior Serv-
ice Corps programs that have the potential to both involve 
seniors in providing meaningful volunteer opportunities 
the Corporation shall establish a competitive grant pro-
gram for the creation or expansion of National Senior 
Service Corps programs that— 
(1) make effective use of the talents and experi-
ence of seniors, particularly baby boomers, in pro-
grams and projects involving seniors in the improve-
ment of the energy efficiency of housing for elderly 
and low-income people; 
(2) building or helping to supervise energy-effi-
cient ‘‘green’’ housing for elderly and low-income 
people; the repair, renovation, or rehabilitation of an 
existing infrastructure facility including, but not lim-
ited to, rail, mass transportation, ports, inland navi-
gation, schools and hospitals; transportation en-
hancements; recreational trails improvements, in-
cluding those that enable alternative means of trans-
portation and ensure safe use; 
(3) volunteering in schools to teach or other 
support environmental education and energy con-
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servation education for elementary and secondary 
school students and the public; and 
(4) assisting in such other activities as the Na-
tional Senior Service Corps may identify. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, a program in the National Senior Serv-
ice Corps shall submit an application with such informa-
tion and in such time as the Corporation may require. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION.—For this purpose, there is au-
thorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
2009 and such sums as may be necessary thereafter. 
Subtitle II—Training and 
Technical Assistance 
SEC. 1821. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Title I is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subtitle: 
‘‘Subtitle J—Training and 
Technical Assistance 
‘‘SEC. 199N. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall conduct, 
either directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative 
agreements, including through State Commissions on Na-
tional and Community Service, appropriate training and 
technical assistance to— 
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‘‘(1) programs receiving assistance under the 
national service laws; and 
‘‘(2) entities (particularly those in rural areas 
and underserved communities)— 
‘‘(A) that desire to carry out or establish 
national service programs; 
‘‘(B) that desire to apply for assistance 
under the national service laws; or 
‘‘(C) that desire to apply for a subgrant 
under the national service laws. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES INCLUDED.—Such training and 
technical assistance activities may include— 
‘‘(1) providing technical assistance to those ap-
plying to carry out national service programs or 
those carrying out national service programs; 
‘‘(2) promoting leadership development in na-
tional service programs; 
‘‘(3) improving the instructional and pro-
grammatic quality of national service programs; 
‘‘(4) developing the management and budgetary 
skills of those operating or overseeing national serv-
ice programs, including to increase the cost effective-
ness of the programs under the national service 
laws; 
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‘‘(5) providing for or improving the training 
provided to the participants in programs under the 
national service laws; 
‘‘(6) facilitating the education of national serv-
ice programs in risk management procedures, includ-
ing the training of participants in appropriate risk 
management practices; 
‘‘(7) training of those operating or overseeing 
national service programs in volunteer recruitment, 
management, and retention to improve the abilities 
of such individuals to use participants and other vol-
unteers in an effective manner which results in high 
quality service and the desire of participants or vol-
unteers to continue to serve in other capacities after 
the program is completed; 
‘‘(8) training of those operating or overseeing 
national service programs in program evaluation and 
performance measures to inform practices to aug-
ment the capacity and sustainability of the program; 
‘‘(9) training of those operating or overseeing 
national service programs to effectively accommodate 
people with disabilities to increase the participation 
of people with disabilities in national service pro-
grams. Such activities may utilize funding from the 
reservation of funds to increase the participation of 
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individuals with disabilities as described in section 
129(k); 
‘‘(10) establishing networks and collaboration 
among employers, educators, and other key stake-
holders in the community to further leverage re-
sources to increase local participation and to coordi-
nate community-wide planning and service; 
‘‘(11) providing training and technical assist-
ance for the National Senior Service Corps, includ-
ing providing such training and technical assistance 
to programs receiving assistance under section 201 
of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973; and 
‘‘(12) carrying out such other activities as the 
Chief Executive Officer determines to be appro-
priate. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—The Corporation shall give priority 
to programs under the national service laws and those en-
tities wishing to establish programs under the national 
service laws seeking training or technical assistance that— 
‘‘(1) seek to carry out (as defined in section 
101) high quality programs where the services are 
needed most; 
‘‘(2) seek to carry out (as defined in section 
101) high quality programs where national service 
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programs do not currently exist or where the pro-
grams are too limited to meet community needs; 
‘‘(3) seek to carry out (as defined in section 
101) high quality programs that focus on and pro-
vide service opportunities for underserved rural and 
urban areas and populations; and 
‘‘(4) assist programs in developing a service 
component that combines students, out-of-school 
youths, and older adults as participants to provide 
needed community services.’’. 
Subtitle III—Repeal of Title III 
(Points of Light Foundation) 
SEC. 1831. REPEAL. 
Title III (42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.) is repealed. 
Subtitle IV—Amendments to Title 
V (Authorization of Appropria-
tions) 
SEC. 1841. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 501 (42 U.S.C. 12681) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) TITLE I.— 
‘‘(1) SUBTITLE B.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to provide financial assist-
ance under subtitle B of title I— 
‘‘(i) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
and 
‘‘(ii) such sums as may be necessary 
for each of fiscal years 2009 through 
2012. 
‘‘(B) PROGRAMS.—Of the amount appro-
priated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal 
year— 
‘‘(i) not more than 60 percent shall be 
available to provide financial assistance 
under part I of subtitle B of title I; 
‘‘(ii) not more than 25 percent shall 
be available to provide financial assistance 
under part II of such subtitle; and 
‘‘(iii) not less than 15 percent shall be 
available to provide financial assistance 
under part III of such subtitle. 
‘‘(C) 
SUMMER
OF
SERVICE.—Of 
the 
amount appropriated under subparagraph (A) 
for a fiscal year, up to $10,000,000 shall be for 
summer 
of 
service 
grants 
and 
up 
to 
$10,000,000 shall be deposited in the National 
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Service Trust to support summer of service 
educational awards, consistent with section 
118(c)(8). 
‘‘(2) SUBTITLES C, D, AND H.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to provide financial assist-
ance under subtitles C and H of title I, to ad-
minister the National Service Trust and dis-
burse national service educational awards and 
scholarships under subtitle D of title I, and to 
carry out such audits and evaluations as the 
Chief Executive Officer or the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Corporation may determine to be 
necessary, $485,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, 
and such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2009 through 2012. 
‘‘(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 sub-
sections (b) and (c) of section 126, and under 
subtitle H of title I. 
‘‘(C) SUBTITLE C.—Of the amount appro-
priated under subparagraph (A), the following 
amounts shall be made available to provide fi-
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nancial assistance under section 121 of subtitle 
C of title I: 
‘‘(i) For fiscal year 2008, not more 
than $324,000,000. 
‘‘(ii) For fiscal year 2009, not more 
than $357,000,000. 
‘‘(iii) For fiscal year 2010, not more 
than $397,000,000. 
‘‘(iv) For each of fiscal years 2011 
through 2012, such sums as may be nec-
essary. 
‘‘(D) 
PRIORITY.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of this Act, in obligating the 
amounts made available pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in subparagraph (C), 
priority shall be given to programs carried out 
in areas for which the President has declared 
the existence of a major disaster, in accordance 
with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5170), as a consequence of Hurricanes 
Katrina and Rita. 
‘‘(3) SUBTITLE E.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to operate the National Civilian Com-
munity Corps and provide financial assistance under 
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subtitle E of title I, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 
2008 and such sums as may be necessary for each 
of fiscal years 2009 through 2012. 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated for the administration of 
this Act, including financial assistance under 
sections 126(a) and 196B, $51,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2008 and such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 
2012. 
‘‘(B) CORPORATION.—Of the amounts ap-
propriated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal 
year— 
‘‘(i) up to 69 percent shall be made 
available to the Corporation for the admin-
istration of this Act, including to provide 
financial assistance under section 196B; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the remainder shall be available 
to provide financial assistance under sec-
tion 126(a). 
‘‘(5) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
Of the amounts appropriated for a fiscal year under 
subtitles B, C, and H of title I of this Act and under 
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titles I and II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
of 1973, the Corporation shall reserve up to 2.5 per-
cent to carry out subtitle J of this Act. Notwith-
standing subsection (b), amounts so reserved shall 
be available only for the fiscal year for which they 
are reserved. 
‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
appropriated under this section shall remain available 
until expended.’’. 
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE 
DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERV-
ICE ACT OF 1973 
SEC. 2001. REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in 
this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of a provision, the reference 
shall be considered to be made to a provision of the Do-
mestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et 
seq.). 
Subtitle A—Amendments to Title I 
(National Volunteer Antipoverty 
Programs) 
SEC. 2101. PURPOSE. 
Section 2 (42 U.S.C. 4950) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘both young 
and older citizens’’ and inserting ‘‘citizens of all ages 
and backgrounds’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘local agen-
cies’’ and all that follows through the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘local agencies, expand relation-
ships with, and support for, the efforts of civic, com-
munity, and educational organizations, and utilize 
the energy, innovative spirit, experience, and skills of 
all Americans.’’. 
SEC. 2102. PURPOSE OF THE VISTA PROGRAM. 
Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 4951) is amended— 
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘af-
flicted with’’ and inserting ‘‘affected by’’; and 
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘local 
level’’ and all that follows through the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘local level, to support efforts by 
local agencies and organizations to achieve long-term 
sustainability of projects, consistent with section 186 
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, 
initiated or expanded under the VISTA program ac-
tivities, and to strengthen local agencies and commu-
nity organizations to carry out the purpose of this 
part.’’. 
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SEC. 2103. APPLICATIONS. 
Section 103 (42 U.S.C. 4953) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands,’’ after ‘‘American Samoa,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘handicapped’’ and in-
serting ‘‘disabled’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘handicaps’’ and in-
serting ‘‘disabilities’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘jobless, 
the hungry, and low-income’’ and inserting ‘‘un-
employed, the hungry, and low-income’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘preven-
tion, education,’’ and inserting ‘‘through pre-
vention, education, rehabilitation, and treat-
ment,’’; 
(E) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, men-
tal illness,’’ after ‘‘including’’; 
(F) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(G) in paragraph (7), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting a semicolon; and 
(H) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
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‘‘(8) in the re-entry and re-integration of for-
merly incarcerated youth and adults into society, in-
cluding life skills training, employment training, 
counseling, educational training, and educational 
counseling; 
‘‘(9) in developing and carrying out financial 
literacy, financial planning, budgeting, savings, and 
reputable credit accessibility programs in low-income 
communities, including those programs which edu-
cate on financing home ownership and higher edu-
cation; 
‘‘(10) in initiating and supporting before-school 
and after-school programs servicing children in low- 
income communities that may engage participants in 
mentoring relationships, tutoring, life skills, or study 
skills programs, service-learning, physical, nutrition, 
and health education programs, including programs 
aimed at fighting childhood obesity, and other activi-
ties addressing the needs of the community’s chil-
dren; 
‘‘(11) in establishing and supporting community 
economic development initiatives, including micro-en-
terprises, with a priority on such programs in rural 
areas and other areas where such programs are 
needed most; 
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‘‘(12) in assisting veterans and their families 
through establishing or augmenting programs which 
assist such persons with access to legal assistance, 
health care (including mental health), employment 
counseling or training, education counseling or train-
ing, affordable housing, and other support services; 
and 
‘‘(13) in addressing the health and wellness of 
low-income and underserved communities, including 
programs to increase access to preventive services, 
insurance, and health care.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘recruit-
ment and placement procedures’’ and inserting 
‘‘placement procedures that involve sponsoring 
organizations and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) strike ‘‘related to the recruit-
ment and’’ and insert ‘‘related to 
the’’; 
(II) strike ‘‘in conjunction with 
the recruitment and’’ and insert ‘‘in 
conjunction with the’’; and 
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(III) strike ‘‘1993. Upon’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the 
end and insert ‘‘1993.’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘central information system that shall, on 
request, promptly provide’’ and inserting 
‘‘database that provides’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘timely and effec-
tive’’ and inserting ‘‘timely and cost- 
effective’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘the recruitment 
of volunteers’’ and inserting ‘‘recruit-
ment and management of volunteers’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘The Director shall give priority 
to— 
‘‘(A) disadvantaged youth (as defined in 
section 101 of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990) and low-income adults; 
and 
‘‘(B) retired adults of any profession, but 
with an emphasis on those professions whose 
services and training are most needed in a com-
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munity, such as the health care professions, 
teaching, counseling, and engineering and other 
professions requiring a high level of technical 
and project management skills, to utilize their 
experience, including professional skills, in the 
VISTA program.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ‘‘in-
formation system’’ and inserting ‘‘database’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘personnel de-
scribed in subsection (b)(2)(C)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘personnel described in subsection 
(b)(2)(C), sponsoring organizations, and 
the Office of Outreach and Recruitment’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘the Internet and related technologies,’’ 
after ‘‘television,’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘Internet and related technologies,’’ after 
‘‘through the’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
after ‘‘senior citizens organizations,’’ the 
following: ‘‘offices of economic develop-
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ment, State employment security agencies, 
employment offices,’’; 
(v) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘National and Community Service Trust 
Act of 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘National and 
Community Service Act of 1990’’; and 
(vi) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
‘‘, on request,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘this 
subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection and 
related public awareness and recruitment activi-
ties under the national service laws and through 
the Office of Outreach and Recruitment’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Beginning’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘for the purpose’’ and 
inserting ‘‘For the purpose’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘1.5 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2 percent’’; 
(4) by amending the second sentence of sub-
section (d) to read as follows: ‘‘Whenever feasible, 
such efforts shall be coordinated with an appropriate 
local workforce investment board established under 
section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998.’’; 
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(5) in subsection (g) by striking ‘‘and has been 
submitted to the Governor’’ and all that follows and 
inserting a period; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) The Director may enter into agreements under 
which public and private nonprofit organizations, with suf-
ficient financial capacity and size, pay for all or a portion 
of the costs of supporting the service of volunteers under 
this title, consistent with the provisions of section 186 of 
the National and Community Service Act of 1990.’’. 
SEC. 2104. VISTA PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 
Part A of title I is amended by inserting after section 
103 (42 U.S.C. 4953) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 103A. VISTA PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—With not less than one-third of 
the funds made available under subsection (d) in each fis-
cal year, the Director shall make grants for VISTA posi-
tions to support programs of national significance. Each 
program for which a grant is received under this sub-
section shall be carried out in accordance with the require-
ments applicable to that program. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—The Director shall 
make grants under subsection (a) to support one or more 
of the following programs to address problems that con-
cern low-income and rural communities in the Nation: 
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‘‘(1) In the re-entry and re-integration of for-
merly incarcerated youth and adults into society, in-
cluding life skills training, employment training, 
counseling, educational training, and educational 
counseling. 
‘‘(2) In developing and carrying-out financial 
literacy, financial planning, budgeting, savings, and 
reputable credit accessibility programs in low-income 
communities, including those programs which edu-
cate on financing home ownership and higher edu-
cation. 
‘‘(3) In initiating and supporting before-school 
and after-school programs in low-income commu-
nities that may include such activities as establishing 
mentoring relationships, physical education, tutor-
ing, instruction in 21st century thinking skills, life 
skills, and study skills, community service, service- 
learning, nutrition and health education, and other 
activities aimed at keeping children, safe, educated, 
and healthy, which serve the children in such com-
munity. 
‘‘(4) In establishing and supporting community 
economic development initiatives, including micro-en-
terprises, with a priority on such programs in rural 
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areas and areas where such programs are needed 
most. 
‘‘(5) In assisting veterans and their families 
through establishing or augmenting programs which 
assist such persons with access to legal assistance, 
health care (including mental health), employment 
counseling or training, education counseling or train-
ing, affordable housing, and other support services. 
‘‘(6) In addressing the health and wellness of 
low-income and underserved communities across our 
Nation, including programs to fight childhood obe-
sity through nutrition, physical fitness, and other as-
sociated life skills education programs and programs 
to increase access to preventive services, insurance, 
and health care. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an applicant shall submit an 
application to the Director at such time and in such 
manner as the Director requires and receive ap-
proval of the application. Such application shall, at 
a minimum, demonstrate to the Director a level of 
expertise in carrying out such a program. 
‘‘(2) SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—Funds 
made available under subsection (d) shall be used to 
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supplement and not supplant the number of VISTA 
volunteers engaged in programs addressing the prob-
lem for which such funds are awarded unless such 
sums are an extension of funds previously provided 
under this title. 
‘‘(d) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro-
priate under section 501 for each fiscal year there 
shall be available to the Director such sums as may 
be necessary to make grants under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—No funds shall be made 
available to the Director to make grants under sub-
section (a) unless the amounts appropriated under 
section 501 available for such fiscal year to carry 
out part A are sufficient to maintain the number of 
projects and volunteers funded under part A in the 
preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(e) INFORMATION.—The Director shall widely dis-
seminate information on grants that may be made under 
this section, including through the Office of Outreach and 
Recruitment and other volunteer recruitment programs 
being carried out by public or private non-profit organiza-
tions.’’. 
SEC. 2105. TERMS AND PERIODS OF SERVICE. 
Section 104(d) (42 U.S.C. 4954(d)) is amended— 
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(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘with the 
terms and conditions of their service.’’ and inserting 
‘‘with the terms and conditions of their service or 
any adverse action, such as termination, proposed by 
the sponsoring organization. The procedure shall 
provide for an appeal to the Director of any pro-
posed termination.’’; and 
(2) in the third sentence (as amended by this 
section), by striking ‘‘and the terms and conditions 
of their service’’. 
SEC. 2106. SUPPORT SERVICE. 
Section 105(a)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 4955(a)(1)(B)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Such stipend’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘in the case of persons’’ and inserting ‘‘Such sti-
pend shall be set at a minimum of $125 per month and 
a maximum of $150 per month, subject to the availability 
of funds to accomplish such a maximum. The Director 
may provide a stipend of $250 per month in the case of 
persons’’. 
SEC. 2107. SECTIONS REPEALED. 
The following provisions are repealed: 
(1) VISTA LITERACY CORPS.—Section 109 (42 
U.S.C. 4959). 
(2) UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA.—Part B of 
title I (42 U.S.C. 4971 et seq.). 
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(3) LITERACY
CHALLENGE
GRANTS.—Section 
124 (42 U.S.C. 4995). 
SEC. 2108. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 4991) is amended in the sec-
ond sentence by striking ‘‘situations’’ and inserting ‘‘orga-
nizations’’. 
SEC. 2109. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 123 (42 U.S.C. 4993) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘TECH-
NICAL AND’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘technical and’’. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to Title II 
(National Senior Volunteer Corps) 
SEC. 2201. CHANGE IN NAME. 
Title II (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.) is amended in the 
title heading by striking ‘‘NATIONAL SENIOR 
VOLUNTEER 
CORPS’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘NA-
TIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS’’. 
SEC. 2202. PURPOSE. 
Section 200 (42 U.S.C. 5000) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 200. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. 
‘‘It is the purpose of this title to provide— 
‘‘(1) opportunities for senior service to meet 
unmet local, State, and national needs in the areas 
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of education, public safety, emergency and disaster 
preparedness, relief, and recovery, health and human 
needs, and the environment; 
‘‘(2) for the National Senior Service Corps, 
comprised of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Pro-
gram, the Foster Grandparent Program, and the 
Senior Companion Program, and demonstration and 
other programs to empower people 55 years of age 
or older to contribute to their communities through 
service, enhance the lives of those who serve and 
those whom they serve, and provide communities 
with valuable services; 
‘‘(3) opportunities for people 55 years of age or 
older, through the Retired and Senior Volunteer 
Program, to share their knowledge, experiences, 
abilities, and skills for the betterment of their com-
munities and themselves; 
‘‘(4) opportunities for low-income people 55 
years of age or older, through the Foster Grand-
parents Program, to have a positive impact on the 
lives of children in need; 
‘‘(5) opportunities for low-income people 55 
years of age or older, through the Senior Companion 
Program, to provide critical support services and 
companionship to adults at risk of institutionaliza-
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tion and who are struggling to maintain a dignified 
independent life; and 
‘‘(6) for research, training, demonstration, and 
other program activities to increase and improve op-
portunities for people 55 years of age or older to 
meet unmet needs, including those related to public 
safety, public health, and emergency and disaster 
preparedness, relief, and recovery, in their commu-
nities.’’. 
SEC. 2203. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR VOLUNTEER 
SERVICE PROJECTS. 
Section 201 (42 U.S.C. 5001) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘avail themselves of opportunities 
for volunteer service in their community’’ and 
inserting ‘‘share their experiences, abilities, and 
skills for the betterment of their communities 
and themselves through service’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, and 
individuals 60 years of age or older will be 
given priority for enrollment,’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘either 
prior to or during the volunteer service’’ after 
‘‘may be necessary’’; and— 
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(D) by striking paragraph (4) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(4) the project is being designed and imple-
mented with the advice of experts in the field of 
service to be delivered as well as with those who 
have expertise in the recruitment and management 
of volunteers, particularly those of the Baby Boom 
generation.’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) The Director shall give priority to projects— 
‘‘(1) utilizing retired scientists, technicians, en-
gineers, and mathematicians (the STEM profes-
sionals) to improve Science, Technology, Engineer-
ing, and Mathematics (STEM) education through 
activities such as assisting teachers in classroom 
demonstrations or laboratory experiences, running 
after-school, weekend, or summer programs designed 
to engage disadvantaged youth (as defined in section 
101 of the National and Community Service Act of 
1990) or low-income, minority youth in the STEM 
fields and to improve mastery of the STEM content, 
providing field trips to businesses, institutions of 
higher education, museums, and other locations 
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where the STEM professions are practiced or illumi-
nated; 
‘‘(2) utilizing retired health care professionals 
to improve the health and wellness of low income or 
rural communities; 
‘‘(3) utilizing retired criminal justice profes-
sionals for programs designed to prevent disadvan-
taged youth (as defined in section 101 of the Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990) from 
joining gangs or committing crimes; 
‘‘(4) utilizing retired military and emergency 
professionals for programs to improve public safety, 
emergency and disaster preparedness, relief, and re-
covery, search and rescue, and homeland security ef-
forts; and 
‘‘(5) utilizing retired computer science profes-
sionals, technicians of related technologies, business 
professionals, and others with relevant knowledge to 
increase, for low income individuals and families, ac-
cess to and obtaining the benefits from computers 
and other existing and emerging technologies.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARDS REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Effective for fiscal year 
2013 and each fiscal year thereafter, each grant or 
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contract awarded under this section in such a year 
shall be— 
‘‘(A) awarded for a period of 3 years; and 
‘‘(B) awarded through a competitive proc-
ess. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS OF COMPETITIVE PROCESS.— 
The competitive process required by paragraph 
(1)(B)— 
‘‘(A) shall include the use of a peer review 
panel, including members with expertise in sen-
ior service and aging; 
‘‘(B) shall ensure that— 
‘‘(i) the resulting grants (or contracts) 
support no less than the volunteer service 
years of the previous grant (or contract) 
cycle in a given geographic service area; 
‘‘(ii) the resulting grants (or con-
tracts) maintain a similar program dis-
tribution; and 
‘‘(iii) every effort is made to minimize 
the disruption to volunteers; and 
‘‘(C) shall include the performance meas-
ures, outcomes, and other criteria established 
under subsection (f). 
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‘‘(3) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPETITIVE PROC-
ESS.—The Corporation shall establish and make 
available the competitive process required by para-
graph (1)(B) no later than 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection. The Corporation 
shall consult with the program directors of the Re-
tired Senior Volunteer Program during development 
and implementation of the competitive process. 
‘‘(f) EVALUATION PROCESS REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
412, and effective beginning 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection, each grant or 
contract under this section that expires in fiscal year 
2010, 2011, and 2012 shall be subject to an evalua-
tion process. The evaluation process shall be carried 
out, to the maximum extent practicable, in fiscal 
year 2009, 2010, and 2011, respectively. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS OF EVALUATION PROCESS.— 
The evaluation process required by paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) shall include performance measures, 
outcomes, and other criteria; and 
‘‘(B) shall evaluate the extent to which the 
recipient of the grant or contract meets or ex-
ceeds such performance measures, outcomes, 
and other criteria. 
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‘‘(3) ESTABLISHMENT OF EVALUATION PROC-
ESS.—The Corporation shall, in collaboration and 
consultation with program directors of the Retired 
Senior Volunteer Program, establish and make avail-
able the evaluation process required by paragraph 
(1), including the performance measures, outcomes, 
and other criteria required by paragraph (2)(A), 
with particular attention to the different needs of 
rural and urban programs. The processes shall be 
established and made available, including notifica-
tion of the available training and technical assist-
ance, no later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this subsection. 
‘‘(4) EFFECT OF FAILING TO MEET PERFORM-
ANCE MEASURES.—If the evaluation process deter-
mines that the recipient has failed to meet or exceed 
the performance measures, outcomes, and other cri-
teria established under this subsection, the grant or 
contract shall not be renewed. Any successor grant 
or contract shall be awarded through the competitive 
process described in subsection (e)(1). 
‘‘(5) SPECIAL
RULE.—The Corporation may 
continue to fund a program which has failed to meet 
or exceed the performance measures, outcomes, and 
other criteria established under this subsection for 
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up to 12 months if competition does not result in a 
successor grant or contract for such program, in 
order to minimize the disruption to volunteers and 
disruption of services. In such a case, outreach shall 
be conducted and a new competition shall be estab-
lished. The previous recipient shall remain eligible 
for the new competition. 
‘‘(6) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.— 
‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
performance 
measures, outcomes, and other criteria estab-
lished under this subsection may be updated or 
modified as necessary, in consultation with pro-
gram directors for the Retired Senior Volunteer 
Program, but no earlier than fiscal year 2013. 
‘‘(B) OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS.—Effective 
for fiscal years before fiscal year 2013, the Cor-
poration may, after consulting with program di-
rectors of the Retired Senior Volunteer Pro-
gram, determine that a performance measure, 
outcome, or criterion established under this 
subsection is operationally problematic, and 
may, in consultation with program directors of 
the Retired Senior Volunteer Program and 
after notifying the Committee on Education and 
Labor of the House of Representatives and the 
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Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate— 
‘‘(i) eliminate the use of that perform-
ance measure, outcome, or criterion; or 
‘‘(ii) modify that performance meas-
ure, outcome, or criterion as necessary to 
render it no longer operationally problem-
atic. 
‘‘(g) ONLINE RESOURCE GUIDE.—The Corporation 
shall develop and disseminate an online resource guide for 
the Retired Senior Volunteer Program within 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, which 
shall include, but not be limited to— 
‘‘(1) examples of high performing programs; 
‘‘(2) corrective actions for underperforming pro-
grams; and 
‘‘(3) examples of meaningful outcome-based 
performance measures that capture a program’s mis-
sion and priorities. 
‘‘(h) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Corporation shall 
submit, by 2012, to the Committee on Education and 
Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 
a report on— 
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‘‘(1) the number of programs that did not meet 
or exceed the established performance measures, 
outcomes, and other criteria established under sub-
section (f); 
‘‘(2) the number of new grants awarded; 
‘‘(3) the challenges to the implementation of 
evaluation and competition, including but not limited 
to geographic distribution and the minimization of 
disruption to volunteers; and 
‘‘(4) how the current program geographic dis-
tribution affects recruitment for the Retired Senior 
Volunteer Program.’’. 
SEC. 2204. FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM GRANTS. 
Section 211 (42 U.S.C. 5011) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘low-income 
persons aged sixty or over’’ and inserting ‘‘low-in-
come and other persons aged 55 or over’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘shall have the ex-
clusive authority to determine, pursuant to 
the provisions of paragraph (2) of this sub-
section—’’ and inserting ‘‘may deter-
mine—’’; 
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(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) whether it is in the best interests of a 
child receiving, and of a particular foster grand-
parent providing, services in such a project, to con-
tinue such relationship after the child reaches the 
age of 21, if such child was receiving such services 
prior to attaining the age of 21.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); 
(3) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by this 
section), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 
(4) by adding after paragraph (2) (as redesig-
nated by this section) the following: 
‘‘(3) If an assignment of a foster grandparent is sus-
pended or discontinued, the replacement of that foster 
grandparent shall be determined through the mutual 
agreement of all parties involved in the provision of serv-
ices to the child.’’; 
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(5) in subsection (d), in the second sentence, by 
striking ‘‘Any stipend’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘inflation,’’ and inserting ‘‘Any stipend or allowance 
provided under this part shall not exceed 75 percent 
of the minimum wage under section 6 the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206), and 
the Federal share shall not be less than $2.65 per 
hour, provided that the Director shall adjust the 
Federal share once prior to December 31, 2012, to 
account for inflation,’’; 
(6) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘125’’ 
and inserting ‘‘200’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, as so 
adjusted’’ and all that follows through ‘‘local 
situations’’; 
(7) by striking subsection (f) and inserting: 
‘‘(f)(1) Subject to the restrictions in paragraph (3), 
individuals who are not low-income persons may serve as 
volunteers under this part. The regulations issued by the 
Director to carry out this part (other than regulations re-
lating to stipends or allowances to individuals authorized 
by subsection (d)) shall apply to all volunteers under this 
part, without regard to whether such volunteers are eligi-
ble to receive a stipend or allowance under subsection (d). 
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‘‘(2) Except as provided under paragraph (1), each 
recipient of a grant or contract to carry out a project 
under this part shall give equal treatment to all volunteers 
who participate in such project, without regard to whether 
such volunteers are eligible to receive a stipend or allow-
ance under subsection (d). 
‘‘(3) An individual who is not a low-income person 
may not become a volunteer under this part if allowing 
that individual to become a volunteer under this part 
would prevent a low-income person from becoming a vol-
unteer under this part or would displace a low-income per-
son from being a volunteer under this part. 
‘‘(4) The Office of Outreach and Recruitment shall 
conduct outreach to ensure the inclusion of low-income 
persons in programs and activities authorized under this 
title.’’; and 
(8) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(g) The Director may also provide a stipend or al-
lowance in an amount not to exceed 10 percent more than 
the amount established under subsection (d) to leaders 
who, on the basis of past experience as volunteers, special 
skills, and demonstrated leadership abilities, may coordi-
nate activities, including training, and otherwise support 
the service of volunteers under this part. 
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‘‘(h) The program may accept up to 15 percent of 
volunteers serving in a project under this part for a fiscal 
year who do not meet the definition of ‘low-income’ under 
subsection (e), upon certification by the recipient of a 
grant or contract that it is unable to effectively recruit 
and place low-income volunteers in the number of place-
ments approved for the project.’’. 
SEC. 2205. SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM GRANTS. 
Section 213 (42 U.S.C. 5013) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘low-income 
persons aged 60 or over’’ and inserting ‘‘low-income 
and other persons aged 55 or over’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Subsections 
(d), (e), and (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subsections (d) 
through (h)’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (c)(2)(B) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(B) Senior companion volunteer trainers and leaders 
may receive a stipend or allowance consistent with sub-
section (g) authorized under subsection (d) of section 211, 
as approved by the Director.’’. 
SEC. 2206. PROMOTION OF NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE 
CORPS. 
Section 221 (42 U.S.C. 5021) is amended— 
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(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘VOLUN-
TEER’’ and inserting ‘‘SERVICE’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘of all 
ages and backgrounds living in rural, suburban, and 
urban localities’’ after ‘‘greater participation of vol-
unteers’’. 
SEC. 2207. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) CHANGE IN AGE ELIGIBILITY.—Section 223 (42 
U.S.C. 5023) is amended by striking ‘‘sixty years and 
older from minority groups’’ and inserting ‘‘55 years and 
older from minority and underserved populations’’. 
(b) NAME CHANGE.—Section 224 (42 U.S.C. 5024) 
is amended in the heading by striking ‘‘VOLUNTEER’’ and 
inserting ‘‘SERVICE’’. 
SEC. 2208. PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 
Section 225 (42 U.S.C. 5025) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) Applicants for grants under paragraph (1) shall 
determine which program under part A, B, or C the pro-
gram shall be carried out and submit an application as 
required for programs under part A, B, or C.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
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wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS