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(c), and (d) shall apply to the designated individual in lieu 
of the individual who is eligible to receive the national service 
educational award or silver scholar educational award, except 
that amounts refunded to the account under subsection (c)(5) 
on behalf of a designated individual may be used by the Cor-
poration to fund additional placements in the national service 
program in which the eligible individual who transferred the 
national service educational award or silver scholar educational 
award participated for such award. 
‘‘(2) CONDITIONS
FOR
TRANSFER.—An educational award 
may be transferred under this subsection if— 
‘‘(A)(i) the award is a national service educational 
award for service in a national service program that 
receives a grant under subtitle C; and 
‘‘(ii) before beginning the term of service involved, the 
eligible individual is age 55 or older; or 
‘‘(B) the award is a silver scholarship educational 
award under section 198C(a). 
‘‘(3) MODIFICATION OR REVOCATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An individual transferring an edu-
cational award under this subsection may, on any date 
on which a portion of the educational award remains 
unused, modify or revoke the transfer of the educational 
award with respect to that portion. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE.—A modification or revocation of the 
transfer of an educational award under this paragraph 
shall be made by the submission of written notice to the 
Corporation. 
‘‘(4) PROHIBITION ON TREATMENT OF TRANSFERRED AWARD 
AS
MARITAL
PROPERTY.—An educational award transferred 
under this subsection may not be treated as marital property, 
or the asset of a marital estate, subject to division in a divorce 
or other civil proceeding. 
‘‘(5) DEATH OF TRANSFEROR.—The death of an individual 
transferring an educational award under this subsection shall 
not affect the use of the educational award by the child, foster 
child, or grandchild to whom the educational award is trans-
ferred if such educational award is transferred prior to the 
death of the individual. 
‘‘(6) PROCEDURES TO PREVENT WASTE, FRAUD, OR ABUSE.— 
The Corporation shall establish requirements to prevent waste, 
fraud, or abuse in connection with the transfer of an educational 
award and to protect the integrity of the educational award 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(7) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Corporation may, as 
appropriate, provide technical assistance, to individuals and 
eligible entities carrying out national service programs, con-
cerning carrying out this subsection. 
‘‘(8) DEFINITION OF A DESIGNATED INDIVIDUAL.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘designated individual’ is an individual— 
‘‘(A) whom an individual who is eligible to receive 
a national service educational award or silver scholar edu-
cational award due to service in a program described in 
paragraph (2) designates to receive the educational award; 
‘‘(B) who meets the eligibility requirements of para-
graphs (3) and (4) of section 146(a); and
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‘‘(C) who is a child, foster child, or grandchild of the 
individual described in subparagraph (A).’’. 
SEC. 1406. APPROVAL PROCESS FOR APPROVED POSITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title I (42 U.S.C. 12601 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 149. APPROVAL PROCESS FOR APPROVED POSITIONS. 
‘‘(a) TIMING AND RECORDING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subtitles C, D, and H, 
and any other provision of law, in approving a position as 
an approved national service position, an approved summer 
of service position, or an approved silver scholar position, the 
Corporation— 
‘‘(A) shall approve the position at the time the Corpora-
tion— 
‘‘(i) enters into an enforceable agreement with an 
individual participant to serve in a program carried 
out under subtitle E of title I of this Act, section 
198B or 198C(a), or under title I of the Domestic Volun-
teer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.), a 
summer of service program described in section 
119(c)(8), or a silver scholarship program described 
in section 198C(a); or 
‘‘(ii) except as provided in clause (i), awards a 
grant to (or enters into a contract or cooperative agree-
ment with) an entity to carry out a program for which 
such a position is approved under section 123; and 
‘‘(B) shall record as an obligation an estimate of the 
net present value of the national service educational award, 
summer of service educational award, or silver scholar 
educational award associated with the position, based on 
a formula that takes into consideration historical rates 
of enrollment in such a program, and of earning and using 
national service educational awards, summer of service 
educational awards, or silver scholar educational awards, 
as appropriate, for such a program and remain available. 
‘‘(2) FORMULA.—In determining the formula described in 
paragraph (1)(B), the Corporation shall consult with the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office. 
‘‘(3) CERTIFICATION REPORT.—The Chief Executive Officer 
of the Corporation shall annually prepare and submit to the 
authorizing committees a report that contains a certification 
that the Corporation is in compliance with the requirements 
of paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) APPROVAL.—The requirements of this subsection shall 
apply to each approved national service position, approved 
summer of service position, or approved silver scholarship posi-
tion that the Corporation approves— 
‘‘(A) during fiscal year 2010; and 
‘‘(B) during any subsequent fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) RESERVE ACCOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT AND CONTENTS.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Notwithstanding subtitles C, D, 
and H, and any other provision of law, within the National 
Service Trust established under section 145, the Corpora-
tion shall establish a reserve account.
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‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—To ensure the availability of adequate 
funds to support the awards of approved national service 
positions, approved summer of service positions, and 
approved silver scholar positions, for each fiscal year, the 
Corporation shall place in the account— 
‘‘(i) during fiscal year 2010, a portion of the funds 
that were appropriated for fiscal year 2010 or a pre-
vious fiscal year under section 501 of this Act or section 
501 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 
(42 U.S.C. 5081), were made available to carry out 
subtitle C, D, or E of this title, section 198B or 198C(a), 
subtitle A of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service 
Act of 1973, or summer of service programs described 
in section 119(c)(8), and remain available; and 
‘‘(ii) during fiscal year 2011 or a subsequent fiscal 
year, a portion of the funds that were appropriated 
for that fiscal year under section 501 of this Act or 
section 501 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 
1973 (42 U.S.C. 5081), were made available to carry 
out subtitle C, D, or E of this title, section 198B or 
198C(a), subtitle A of title I of the Domestic Volunteer 
Service Act of 1973, or summer of service programs 
described in section 119(c)(8), and remain available. 
‘‘(2) OBLIGATION.—The Corporation shall not obligate the 
funds in the reserve account until the Corporation— 
‘‘(A) determines that the funds will not be needed 
for the payment of national service educational awards 
associated with previously approved national service posi-
tions, summer of service educational awards associated 
with previously approved summer of service positions, and 
silver scholar educational awards associated with pre-
viously approved silver scholar positions; or 
‘‘(B) obligates the funds for the payment of national 
service educational awards for such previously approved 
national service positions, summer of service educational 
awards for such previously approved summer of service 
positions, or silver scholar educational awards for such 
previously approved silver scholar positions, as applicable. 
‘‘(c) AUDITS.—The accounts of the Corporation relating to the 
appropriated funds for approved national service positions, approved 
summer of service positions, and approved silver scholar positions, 
and the records demonstrating the manner in which the Corporation 
has recorded estimates described in subsection (a)(1)(B) as obliga-
tions, shall be audited annually by independent certified public 
accountants or independent licensed public accountants certified 
or licensed by a regulatory authority of a State or other political 
subdivision of the United States in accordance with generally 
accepted auditing standards. A report containing the results of 
each such independent audit shall be included in the annual report 
required by subsection (a)(3). 
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), all amounts included in the National Service Trust 
under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 145(a) shall be available 
for payments of national service educational awards, summer of 
service educational awards, or silver scholar educational awards 
under section 148.’’.
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(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—The Strengthen AmeriCorps Pro-
gram Act (42 U.S.C. 12605) is repealed. 
Subtitle E—Amendments to Subtitle E 
(National Civilian Community Corps) 
SEC. 1501. PURPOSE. 
Section 151 (42 U.S.C. 12611) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 151. PURPOSE. 
‘‘It is the purpose of this subtitle to authorize the operation 
of, and support for, residential and other service programs that 
combine the best practices of civilian service with the best aspects 
of military service, including leadership and team building, to meet 
national and community needs. The needs to be met under such 
programs include those needs related to— 
‘‘(1) natural and other disasters; 
‘‘(2) infrastructure improvement; 
‘‘(3) environmental stewardship and conservation; 
‘‘(4) energy conservation; and 
‘‘(5) urban and rural development.’’. 
SEC. 1502. PROGRAM COMPONENTS. 
Section 152 (42 U.S.C. 12612) is amended— 
(1) by amending the section heading to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 152. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY 
CORPS PROGRAM.’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Civilian Community Corps 
Demonstration Program’’ and inserting ‘‘National Civilian 
Community Corps Program’’; 
(3) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection 
(b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Civilian Community Corps Demonstra-
tion Program’’ and inserting ‘‘National Civilian Community 
Corps Program’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘a Civilian Community Corps’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a National Civilian Community Corps’’; and 
(4) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) RESIDENTIAL COMPONENTS.—Both programs referred to in 
subsection (b) may include a residential component.’’. 
SEC. 1503. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS. 
Section 153 (42 U.S.C. 12613) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Civilian Community Corps Demonstra-
tion Program’’ and inserting ‘‘National Civilian Community 
Corps Program’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘on Civilian Community Corps’’ and 
inserting ‘‘on National Civilian Community Corps’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) is, or will be, at least 18 years of age on or before 
December 31 of the calendar year in which the individual 
enrolls in the program, but is not more than 24 years of 
age as of the date the individual begins participating in the 
program; and’’;
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(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) 
in 
the 
subsection 
heading, 
by 
striking 
‘‘BACKROUNDS’’ and inserting ‘‘BACKGROUNDS’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Director 
shall take appropriate steps, including through outreach 
and recruitment activities, to increase the percentage of 
participants in the program who are disadvantaged youth 
to 50 percent of all participants by year 2012. The Director 
shall report to the authorizing committees biennially on 
such steps, any challenges faced, and the annual participa-
tion rates of disadvantaged youth in the program.’’; 
(4) by striking subsection (d); and 
(5) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). 
SEC. 1504. SUMMER NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM. 
Section 154 (42 U.S.C. 12614) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Civilian Community Corps Demonstra-
tion Program’’ and inserting ‘‘National Civilian Community 
Corps Program’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘on Civilian Community Corps’’ and 
inserting ‘‘on National Civilian Community Corps’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘shall be’’ and all that 
follows through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘shall 
be from economically and ethnically diverse backgrounds, 
including youth who are in foster care.’’. 
SEC. 1505. NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS. 
Section 155 (42 U.S.C. 12615) is amended— 
(1) by amending the section heading to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 155. NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Civilian Community Corps Demonstra-
tion Program’’ and inserting ‘‘National Civilian Community 
Corps Program’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Civilian Community Corps shall’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the National Civilian Community Corps 
shall’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by amending the subsection heading to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(b) 
MEMBERSHIP
IN
NATIONAL
CIVILIAN
COMMUNITY 
CORPS.—’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘National’’ before 
‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘superintendent’’ and inserting 
‘‘campus director’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘camp’’ and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 
and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) TEAM LEADERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director may select individuals 
with prior supervisory or service experience to be team 
leaders within units in the National Civilian Community 
Corps, to perform service that includes leading and super-
vising teams of Corps members. Each team leader shall
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be selected without regard to the age limitation under 
section 153(b). 
‘‘(B) RIGHTS AND BENEFITS.—A team leader shall be 
provided the same rights and benefits applicable to other 
Corps members, except that the Director may increase 
the limitation on the amount of the living allowance under 
section 158(b) by not more than 10 percent for a team 
leader.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by amending the subsection heading to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(d) CAMPUSES.—’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by amending the paragraph heading to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(1) UNITS TO BE ASSIGNED TO CAMPUSES.—’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘in camps’’ and inserting ‘‘in cam-
puses’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘Corps camp’’ and inserting ‘‘Corps 
campus’’; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘in the camps’’ and inserting ‘‘in 
the campuses’’; 
(C) by amending paragraphs (2) and (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) CAMPUS DIRECTOR.—There shall be a campus director 
for each campus. The campus director is the head of the cam-
pus. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE SITE FOR CAMPUS.—A campus shall be cost 
effective and may, upon the completion of a feasibility study, 
be located in a facility referred to in section 162(c).’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by amending the subsection heading to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(e) DISTRIBUTION OF UNITS AND CAMPUSES.—’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘camps are distributed’’ and inserting 
‘‘campuses are cost effective and are distributed’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘rural areas’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘rural areas 
such that each Corps unit in a region can be easily deployed 
for disaster and emergency response to such region.’’; and 
(6) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘superintendent’’ and inserting 
‘‘campus director’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘camp’’ both places such term 
appears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘superintendent of a camp’’ and inserting 
‘‘campus director of a campus’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘superintendent’’ and inserting 
‘‘campus director’’; 
(II) 
by 
striking 
‘‘superintendent’s’’ 
and 
inserting ‘‘campus director’s’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘camp’’ each place such term 
appears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; and
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(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘super-
intendent’’ and inserting ‘‘campus director’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘camp superintendent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘campus director’’. 
SEC. 1506. TRAINING. 
Section 156 (42 U.S.C. 12616) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community 
Corps’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Director 
shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, each member 
of the Corps is trained in CPR, first aid, and other skills 
related to disaster preparedness and response.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘, including a focus on energy conserva-
tion, environmental stewardship or conservation, infrastructure 
improvement, urban and rural development, or disaster 
preparedness needs, as appropriate’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (c)(2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES.—Members of the 
cadre may provide, either directly or through grants, contracts, 
or cooperative agreements, the advanced service training 
referred to in subsection (b)(1) in coordination with vocational 
or technical schools, other employment and training providers, 
existing youth service programs, other qualified individuals, 
or organizations with expertise in training youth, including 
disadvantaged youth, in the skills described in such sub-
section.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘section 162(a)(3)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 162(c)’’. 
SEC. 1507. CONSULTATION WITH STATE COMMISSIONS. 
Section 157 (42 U.S.C. 12617) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the semicolon 
the following: ‘‘, with specific emphasis on projects in sup-
port of infrastructure improvement, energy conservation, 
and urban and rural development’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘service learning’’ 
and inserting ‘‘service-learning’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, the Secretary of 
Energy, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Chief 
of the Forest Service’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘community-based entities 
and’’ before ‘‘representatives of local communities’’; 
and
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(II) by striking ‘‘camp’’ both places such term 
appears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘State Commissions,’’ 
before ‘‘and persons involved in other youth service pro-
grams.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘superintendent’’ both places such 
term appears and inserting ‘‘campus director’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘camp’’ both places such term 
appears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘camp superintend-
ents’’ and inserting ‘‘campus directors’’. 
SEC. 1508. AUTHORIZED BENEFITS FOR CORPS MEMBERS. 
Section 158 (42 U.S.C. 12618) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian 
Community Corps’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian Commu-
nity Corps’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the colon the following: 
‘‘, as the Director determines appropriate’’; 
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Clothing’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Uniforms’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘Recreational services 
and supplies’’ and inserting ‘‘Supplies’’. 
SEC. 1509. PERMANENT CADRE. 
Section 159 (42 U.S.C. 12619) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program’’ and 
inserting ‘‘National Civilian Community Corps Program’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘including those’’ before ‘‘rec-
ommended’’; and 
(ii) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘National’’ 
before 
‘‘Civilian 
Community Corps’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘National’’ before 
‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by inserting ‘‘National’’ 
before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘The Director shall establish 
a permanent cadre of’’ and inserting ‘‘The Chief 
Executive Officer shall establish a permanent 
cadre that includes the Director and other 
appointed’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian 
Community Corps’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘The Director 
shall appoint the members’’ and inserting ‘‘The Chief
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Executive Officer shall consider the recommendations 
of the Director in appointing the other members’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘the Director’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief 
Executive Officer’’; 
(II) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘section 162(a)(2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 162(b)’’; 
(III) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(IV) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v); 
and 
(V) by inserting after clause (iii) the following: 
‘‘(iv) give consideration to retired and other former 
law enforcement, fire, rescue, and emergency per-
sonnel, and other individuals with backgrounds in dis-
aster preparedness, relief, and recovery; and’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (E)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘to members’’ and inserting ‘‘to 
other members’’; 
(II) by inserting after ‘‘techniques’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, including techniques for working with 
and enhancing the development of disadvantaged 
youth,’’; and 
(III) 
by 
striking 
‘‘service 
learning’’ 
and 
inserting ‘‘service-learning’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘the members’’ 
and inserting ‘‘other members’’; and 
(ii) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘section 
162(a)(2)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘162(b)(1)’’. 
SEC. 1510. STATUS OF CORPS MEMBERS AND CORPS PERSONNEL 
UNDER FEDERAL LAW. 
Section 160(a) (42 U.S.C. 12620(a)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’. 
SEC. 1511. CONTRACT AND GRANT AUTHORITY. 
Section 161 (42 U.S.C. 12621) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘perform any program 
function under this subtitle’’ and inserting ‘‘carry out the 
National Civilian Community Corps program’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘section 162(a)(3)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 162(c)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘National’’ before 
‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’. 
SEC. 1512. OTHER DEPARTMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 162 (42 U.S.C. 12622) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘National’’ 
before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘the registry 
established by’’ and all that follows through the semi-
colon and inserting ‘‘the registry established by section 
1143a of title 10, United States Code;’’;
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(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘to be recommended 
for appointment’’ and inserting ‘‘from which individuals 
may be selected for appointment by the Director’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘National’’ before 
‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 162 (42 U.S.C. 12622), 
as amended by subsection (a), is further amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘OTHER DEPART-
MENTS’’ and inserting ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of sub-
section (a) as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively, and 
aligning the margins of such subsections with the margins 
of section 161(a) of the Act; 
(3) by striking ‘‘(a) SECRETARY’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘OFFICE.—’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) LIAISON OFFICE.—’’; 
(4) in subsection (a) (as amended by paragraph (3))— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and aligning the mar-
gins of such paragraphs with the margins of section 
161(b)(1) of the Act; and 
(B) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph 
(2) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)) as subparagraphs 
(A) and (B), respectively, and aligning the margins of such 
subparagraphs with the margins of section 161(b)(1)(A) 
of the Act; 
(5) in subsection (b) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) 
as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively, and aligning 
the margins of such paragraphs with the margins of section 
161(b)(1) of the Act; 
(B) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated by subparagraph 
(A)), by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(a)’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by subparagraph 
(A)), by striking ‘‘paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection’’; 
and 
(6) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘this paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘this 
subsection’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (a)’’. 
SEC. 1513. ADVISORY BOARD. 
Section 163 (42 U.S.C. 12623) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Upon the establishment of the Pro-
gram, there shall also be’’ and inserting ‘‘There shall be’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community 
Corps Advisory Board’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘to assist’’ and all that follows through 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘to assist the Corps 
in responding rapidly and efficiently in times of natural 
and other disasters. The Advisory Board members shall 
help coordinate activities with the Corps as appropriate, 
including the mobilization of volunteers and coordination
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of volunteer centers to help local communities recover from 
the effects of natural and other disasters.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as para-
graphs (13) and (14), respectively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: 
‘‘(8) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency. 
‘‘(9) The Secretary of Transportation. 
‘‘(10) The Chief of the Forest Service. 
‘‘(11) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency. 
‘‘(12) The Secretary of Energy.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘industry,’’ and inserting ‘‘public and private organiza-
tions,’’. 
SEC. 1514. EVALUATIONS. 
Section 164 (42 U.S.C. 12624) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘ANNUAL EVALUA-
TION’’ and inserting ‘‘EVALUATIONS’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘an annual evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘peri-
odic evaluations’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘Civilian Community Corps programs’’ and 
inserting ‘‘National Civilian Community Corps Program’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Upon completing 
each such evaluation, the Corporation shall transmit to the 
authorizing committees a report on the evaluation.’’. 
SEC. 1515. REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION. 
Section 165 (42 U.S.C. 12625) is repealed. 
SEC. 1516. DEFINITIONS. 
Subtitle E of title I (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.), as amended 
by this subtitle, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 166 as 165; and 
(2) in section 165 (as redesignated by paragraph (1))— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (9); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as 
paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively; 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: 
‘‘(2) CAMPUS DIRECTOR.—The term ‘campus director’, with 
respect to a Corps campus, means the head of the campus 
under section 155(d). 
‘‘(3) CORPS.—The term ‘Corps’ means the National Civilian 
Community Corps required under section 155 as part of the 
National Civilian Community Corps Program. 
‘‘(4) CORPS CAMPUS.—The term ‘Corps campus’ means the 
facility or central location established as the operational head-
quarters and boarding place for particular Corps units.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by striking 
‘‘Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program’’ and 
inserting ‘‘National Civilian Community Corps Program’’; 
(E) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; 
(F) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), by striking 
‘‘The terms’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Demonstration
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Program’’ and inserting ‘‘The term ‘Program’ means the 
National Civilian Community Corps Program’’; and 
(G) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘SERVICE 
LEARNING’’ and inserting ‘‘SERVICE-LEARNING’’; and 
(ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘service learning’’ and inserting ‘‘service- 
learning’’. 
SEC. 1517. TERMINOLOGY. 
Subtitle E of title I (as so amended) (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.) 
is further amended by striking the subtitle heading and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘Subtitle E—National Civilian Community 
Corps’’. 
Subtitle F—Amendments to Subtitle F 
(Administrative Provisions) 
SEC. 1601. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE. 
Section 171(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 12631(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘with respect to a project’’ and inserting ‘‘with respect to a project 
authorized under the national service laws’’. 
SEC. 1602. REPORTS. 
Section 172 (42 U.S.C. 12632) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘appropriate authorizing 
and appropriations Committees of Congress’’ and inserting 
‘‘authorizing committees, the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘the authorizing committees, 
the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate’’. 
SEC. 1603. USE OF FUNDS. 
Section 174 (42 U.S.C. 12634) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(d) REFERRALS FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.—A program may 
not receive assistance under the national service laws for the sole 
purpose of referring individuals to Federal assistance programs 
or State assistance programs funded in part by the Federal Govern-
ment.’’. 
SEC. 1604. NOTICE, HEARING, AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES. 
Section 176 (42 U.S.C. 12636) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘30 days’’ and 
inserting ‘‘1 or more periods of 30 days not to exceed a total 
of 90 days’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘A State or local 
applicant’’ and inserting ‘‘An entity’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’;
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(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subpara-
graph (E); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) in a case in which the grievance is filed by an 
individual applicant or participant— 
‘‘(i) the applicant’s selection or the participant’s 
reinstatement, as the case may be; and 
‘‘(ii) other changes in the terms and conditions 
of service applicable to the individual; and’’. 
SEC. 1605. RESOLUTION OF DISPLACEMENT COMPLAINTS. 
Section 177 (42 U.S.C. 12637) is amended— 
(1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ‘‘under this title’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘under the national service 
laws’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘employee or position’’ 
and inserting ‘‘employee, position, or volunteer (other than a 
participant under the national service laws)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Programs that receive assistance under 
the national service laws shall consult with the parents or 
legal guardians of children in developing and operating pro-
grams that include and serve children. 
‘‘(2) PARENTAL PERMISSION.—Programs that receive assist-
ance under the national service laws shall, before transporting 
minor children, provide the children’s parents with the reason 
for the transportation and obtain the parents’ written permis-
sion for such transportation, consistent with State law.’’. 
SEC. 1606. STATE COMMISSIONS ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY 
SERVICE. 
Section 178 (42 U.S.C. 12638) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘sections 117B and 
130’’ and inserting ‘‘section 130’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘section 122(a)’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 122.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(J) A representative of the volunteer sector.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘, unless the State 
permits the representative to serve as a voting member of 
the State Commission or alternative administrative entity’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)(6)(B), by striking ‘‘section 193A(b)(11)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 193A(b)(12)’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Preparation of a national service plan for the State 
that— 
‘‘(A) is developed, through an open and public process 
(such as through regional forums, hearings, and other 
means) that provides for maximum participation and input 
from the private sector, organizations, and public agencies, 
using service and volunteerism as strategies to meet critical
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community needs, including service through programs 
funded under the national service laws; 
‘‘(B) covers a 3-year period, the beginning of which 
may be set by the State; 
‘‘(C) is subject to approval by the chief executive officer 
of the State; 
‘‘(D) includes measurable goals and outcomes for the 
State national service programs in the State consistent 
with the performance levels for national service programs 
as described in section 179(k); 
‘‘(E) ensures outreach to diverse community-based 
agencies that serve underrepresented populations, through 
established networks and registries at the State level, or 
through the development of such networks and registries; 
‘‘(F) provides for effective coordination of funding 
applications submitted by the State and other organizations 
within the State under the national service laws; 
‘‘(G) is updated annually, reflecting changes in prac-
tices and policies that will improve the coordination and 
effectiveness of Federal, State, and local resources for 
service and volunteerism within the State; 
‘‘(H) ensures outreach to, and coordination with, 
municipalities (including large cities) and county govern-
ments regarding the national service laws; and 
‘‘(I) contains such information as the State Commission 
considers to be appropriate or as the Corporation may 
require.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sections 117B and 
130’’ and inserting ‘‘section 130’’; 
(6) by redesignating subsections (f) through (j) as sub-
sections (h) through (l), respectively; and 
(7) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: 
‘‘(f) RELIEF
FROM
ADMINISTRATIVE
REQUIREMENTS.—Upon 
approval of a State plan submitted under subsection (e)(1), the 
Chief Executive Officer may waive for the State, or specify alter-
natives for the State to, administrative requirements (other than 
statutory provisions) otherwise applicable to grants made to States 
under the national service laws, including those requirements 
identified by the State as impeding the coordination and effective-
ness of Federal, State, and local resources for service and vol-
unteerism within the State. 
‘‘(g) STATE SERVICE PLAN FOR ADULTS AGE 55 OR OLDER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section, to be eligible to receive a grant or allotment 
under subtitle B or C or to receive a distribution of approved 
national service positions under subtitle C, a State shall work 
with appropriate State agencies and private entities to develop 
a comprehensive State service plan for service by adults age 
55 or older. 
‘‘(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The State service plan shall 
include— 
‘‘(A) recommendations for policies to increase service 
for adults age 55 or older, including how to best use such 
adults as sources of social capital, and how to utilize their 
skills and experience to address community needs;
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‘‘(B) recommendations to the State agency (as defined 
in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3002)) on— 
‘‘(i) a marketing outreach plan to businesses; and 
‘‘(ii) outreach to— 
‘‘(I) nonprofit organizations; 
‘‘(II) the State educational agency; 
‘‘(III) institutions of higher education; and 
‘‘(IV) other State agencies; 
‘‘(C) recommendations for civic engagement and 
multigenerational activities, such as— 
‘‘(i) early childhood education and care, family lit-
eracy, and after school programs; 
‘‘(ii) respite services for adults age 55 or older 
and caregivers; and 
‘‘(iii) transitions for older adults age 55 or older 
to purposeful work in their post-career lives; and 
‘‘(D) recommendations for encouraging the development 
of Encore service programs in the State. 
‘‘(3) KNOWLEDGE BASE.—The State service plan shall incor-
porate the current knowledge base (as of the time of the plan) 
regarding— 
‘‘(A) the economic impact of the roles of workers age 
55 or older in the economy; 
‘‘(B) the social impact of the roles of such workers 
in the community; and 
‘‘(C) the health and social benefits of active engagement 
for adults age 55 or older. 
‘‘(4) PUBLICATION.—The State service plan shall be made 
available to the public and be transmitted to the Chief Execu-
tive Officer.’’. 
SEC. 1607. EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 
Section 179 (42 U.S.C. 12639) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall provide, directly or 
through grants or contracts, for the continuing evaluation of pro-
grams that receive assistance under the national service laws, 
including evaluations that measure the impact of such programs, 
to determine— 
‘‘(1) the effectiveness of programs receiving assistance 
under the national service laws in achieving stated goals and 
the costs associated with such programs, including an evalua-
tion of each such program’s performance based on the perform-
ance levels established under subsection (k); and 
‘‘(2) the effectiveness of the structure and mechanisms for 
delivery of services, such as the effective utilization of the 
participants’ time, the management of the participants, and 
the ease with which recipients were able to receive services, 
to maximize the cost effectiveness and the impact of such 
programs.’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘National Senior Vol-
unteer Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘National Senior Service 
Corps’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘to public service’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end and
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inserting ‘‘to engage in service that benefits the commu-
nity.’’; 
(3) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of subsection 
(i)(2), by striking ‘‘Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘the authorizing 
committees’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) RESERVED PROGRAM FUNDS
FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, in addition to amounts 
appropriated to carry out this section, the Corporation may reserve 
not more than 1 percent of the total funds appropriated for a 
fiscal year under section 501 of this Act and sections 501 and 
502 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to support 
program accountability activities under this section. 
‘‘(k) PERFORMANCE LEVELS.—The Corporation shall, in consulta-
tion with each recipient of assistance under the national service 
laws, establish performance levels for such recipient to meet during 
the term of the assistance. The performance levels may include, 
for each national service program carried out by the recipient, 
performance levels based on the following performance measures: 
‘‘(1) Number of participants enrolled in the program and 
completing terms of service, as compared to the stated participa-
tion and retention goals of the program. 
‘‘(2) Number of volunteers recruited from the community 
in which the program was implemented. 
‘‘(3) If applicable based on the program design, the number 
of individuals receiving or benefitting from the service con-
ducted. 
‘‘(4) Number of disadvantaged and underrepresented youth 
participants. 
‘‘(5) Measures of the sustainability of the program and 
the projects supported by the program, including measures 
to ascertain the level of community support for the program 
or projects. 
‘‘(6) Measures to ascertain the change in attitude toward 
civic engagement among the participants and the beneficiaries 
of the service. 
‘‘(7) Other quantitative and qualitative measures as deter-
mined to be appropriate by the recipient of assistance and 
the Corporation. 
‘‘(l) CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A recipient of assistance under the 
national service laws that fails, as determined by the Corpora-
tion, to meet or exceed the performance levels agreed upon 
under subsection (k) for a national service program, shall reach 
an agreement with the Corporation on a corrective action plan 
to meet such performance levels. 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) NEW PROGRAM.—For a program that has received 
assistance under the national service laws for less than 
3 years and for which the recipient is failing to meet 
or exceed the performance levels agreed upon under sub-
section (k), the Corporation shall— 
‘‘(i) provide technical assistance to the recipient 
to address targeted performance problems relating to 
the performance levels for the program; and
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‘‘(ii) require the recipient to submit quarterly 
reports on the program’s progress toward meeting the 
performance levels for the program to the— 
‘‘(I) appropriate State, territory, or Indian 
tribe; and 
‘‘(II) the Corporation. 
‘‘(B) ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS.—For a program that has 
received assistance under the national service laws for 
3 years or more and for which the recipient is failing 
to meet or exceed the performance levels agreed upon under 
subsection (k), the Corporation shall require the recipient 
to submit quarterly reports on the program’s progress 
toward the performance levels for the program to— 
‘‘(i) the appropriate State, territory, or Indian tribe; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the Corporation. 
‘‘(m) FAILURE TO MEET PERFORMANCE LEVELS.—If, after a 
period for correction as approved by the Corporation in accordance 
with subsection (l), a recipient of assistance under the national 
service laws fails to meet or exceed the performance levels for 
a national service program, the Corporation shall— 
‘‘(1) reduce the annual amount of the assistance received 
by the underperforming recipient by at least 25 percent, for 
each remaining year of the grant period for that program; 
or 
‘‘(2) terminate assistance to the underperforming recipient 
for that program, in accordance with section 176(a). 
‘‘(n) REPORTS.—The Corporation shall submit to the authorizing 
committees not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of the Serve America Act, and annually thereafter, a report con-
taining information on the number of— 
‘‘(1) recipients of assistance under the national service laws 
implementing corrective action plans under subsection (l)(1); 
‘‘(2) recipients for which the Corporation provides technical 
assistance for a program under subsection (l)(2)(A)(i); 
‘‘(3) recipients for which the Corporation terminates assist-
ance for a program under subsection (m); 
‘‘(4) entities whose application for assistance under a 
national service law was rejected; and 
‘‘(5) recipients meeting or exceeding their performance 
levels under subsection (k).’’. 
SEC. 1608. CIVIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle F of title I (42 U.S.C. 12631 et 
seq.), as amended by this subtitle, is further amended by inserting 
after section 179 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 
179A. 
CIVIC 
HEALTH 
ASSESSMENT 
AND 
VOLUNTEERING 
RESEARCH AND EVALUATION. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF PARTNERSHIP.—In this section, the term 
‘partnership’ means the Corporation, acting in conjunction with 
(consistent with the terms of an agreement entered into between 
the Corporation and the National Conference) the National Con-
ference on Citizenship referred to in section 150701 of title 36, 
United States Code, to carry out this section. 
‘‘(b) IN GENERAL.—The partnership shall facilitate the establish-
ment of a Civic Health Assessment by—
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‘‘(1) after identifying public and private sources of civic 
health data, selecting a set of civic health indicators, in accord-
ance with subsection (c), that shall comprise the Civic Health 
Assessment; 
‘‘(2) obtaining civic health data relating to the Civic Health 
Assessment, in accordance with subsection (d); and 
‘‘(3) conducting related analyses, and reporting the data 
and analyses, as described in paragraphs (4) and (5) of sub-
section (d) and subsections (e) and (f). 
‘‘(c) SELECTION
OF INDICATORS
FOR CIVIC HEALTH ASSESS-
MENT.— 
‘‘(1) IDENTIFYING SOURCES.—The partnership shall select 
a set of civic health indicators that shall comprise the Civic 
Health Assessment. In making such selection, the partner-
ship— 
‘‘(A) shall identify public and private sources of civic 
health data; 
‘‘(B) shall explore collaborating with other similar 
efforts to develop national indicators in the civic health 
domain; and 
‘‘(C) may sponsor a panel of experts, such as one con-
vened by the National Academy of Sciences, to recommend 
civic health indicators and data sources for the Civic Health 
Assessment. 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ADVICE.—At the request of the partnership, 
the Director of the Bureau of the Census and the Commissioner 
of Labor Statistics shall provide technical advice to the partner-
ship on the selection of the indicators for the Civic Health 
Assessment. 
‘‘(3) UPDATES.—The partnership shall periodically evaluate 
and update the Civic Health Assessment, and may expand 
or modify the indicators described in subsection (d)(1) as nec-
essary to carry out the purposes of this section. 
‘‘(d) DATA ON THE INDICATORS.— 
‘‘(1) SPONSORED DATA COLLECTION.—In identifying the civic 
health indicators for the Civic Health Assessment, and 
obtaining data for the Assessment, the partnership may sponsor 
the collection of data for the Assessment or for the various 
civic health indicators being considered for inclusion in the 
Assessment, including indicators related to— 
‘‘(A) volunteering and community service; 
‘‘(B) voting and other forms of political and civic 
engagement; 
‘‘(C) charitable giving; 
‘‘(D) connecting to civic groups and faith-based 
organizations; 
‘‘(E) interest in employment, and careers, in public 
service in the nonprofit sector or government; 
‘‘(F) understanding and obtaining knowledge of United 
States history and government; and 
‘‘(G) social enterprise and innovation. 
‘‘(2) DATA FROM STATISTICAL AGENCIES.—The Director of 
the Bureau of the Census and the Commissioner of Labor 
Statistics shall collect annually, to the extent practicable, data 
to inform the Civic Health Assessment, and shall report data 
from such collection to the partnership. In determining the 
data to be collected, the Director and the Commissioner shall
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examine privacy issues, response rates, and other relevant 
issues. 
‘‘(3) SOURCES OF DATA.—To obtain data for the Civic Health 
Assessment, the partnership shall consider— 
‘‘(A) data collected through public and private sources; 
and 
‘‘(B) data collected by the Bureau of the Census, 
through the Current Population Survey, or by the Bureau 
of Labor Statistics, in accordance with paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) DEMOGRAPHIC
CHARACTERISTICS.—The partnership 
shall seek to obtain data for the Civic Health Assessment 
that will permit the partnership to analyze the data by age 
group, race and ethnicity, education level, and other demo-
graphic characteristics of the individuals involved. 
‘‘(5) OTHER ISSUES.—In obtaining data for the Civic Health 
Assessment, the partnership may also obtain such information 
as may be necessary to analyze— 
‘‘(A) the role of Internet technology in strengthening 
and inhibiting civic activities; 
‘‘(B) the role of specific programs in strengthening civic 
activities; 
‘‘(C) the civic attitudes and activities of new citizens 
and immigrants; and 
‘‘(D) other areas related to civic activities. 
‘‘(e) REPORTING OF DATA.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The partnership shall, not less often 
than once each year, prepare a report containing— 
‘‘(A) detailed data obtained under subsection (d), 
including data on the indicators comprising the Civic 
Health Assessment; and 
‘‘(B) the analyses described in paragraphs (4) and (5) 
of subsection (d), to the extent practicable based on the 
data the partnership is able to obtain. 
‘‘(2) AGGREGATION
AND
PRESENTATION.—The partnership 
shall, to the extent practicable, aggregate the data on the 
civic health indicators comprising the Civic Health Assessment 
by community, by State, and nationally. The report described 
in paragraph (1) shall present the aggregated data in a form 
that enables communities and States to assess their civic 
health, as measured on each of the indicators comprising the 
Civic Health Assessment, and compare those measures with 
comparable measures of other communities and States. 
‘‘(3) SUBMISSION.—The partnership shall submit the report 
to the authorizing committees, and make the report available 
to the general public on the Corporation’s website. 
‘‘(f) PUBLIC INPUT.—The partnership shall— 
‘‘(1) identify opportunities for public dialogue and input 
on the Civic Health Assessment; and 
‘‘(2) hold conferences and forums to discuss the implications 
of the data and analyses reported under subsection (e). 
‘‘(g) VOLUNTEERING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) RESEARCH.—The partnership shall provide for baseline 
research and tracking of domestic and international volun-
teering, and baseline research and tracking related to relevant 
data on the indicators described in subsection (d). In providing
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for the research and tracking under this subsection, the part-
nership shall consider data from the Supplements to the Cur-
rent Populations Surveys conducted by the Bureau of the 
Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and data from other 
public and private sources, including other data collected by 
the Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 
‘‘(2) IMPACT RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.—The partnership 
shall sponsor an independent evaluation of the impact of 
domestic and international volunteering, including an assess-
ment of best practices for such volunteering, and methods of 
improving such volunteering through enhanced collaboration 
among— 
‘‘(A) entities that recruit, manage, support, and utilize 
volunteers; 
‘‘(B) institutions of higher education; and 
‘‘(C) research institutions. 
‘‘(h) DATABASE PROHIBITION.—Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued to authorize the development, implementation, or mainte-
nance of a Federal database of personally identifiable information 
on individuals participating in data collection for sources of informa-
tion under this section.’’. 
SEC. 1609. CONTINGENT EXTENSION. 
Section 181 (42 U.S.C. 12641) is amended by striking ‘‘Section 
414’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 422’’. 
SEC. 1610. PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS. 
Section 182(b) (42 U.S.C. 12642(b)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(b) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) FEDERAL AGENCY SUBMISSION.—The head of each Fed-
eral agency and department shall prepare and submit to the 
Corporation a report concerning the implementation of this 
section, including an evaluation of the agency or department’s 
performance on performance goals and benchmarks for each 
partnership program of the agency or department. 
‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Corporation shall prepare 
and submit to the authorizing committees a compilation of 
the information received under paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 1611. RIGHTS OF ACCESS, EXAMINATION, AND COPYING. 
Section 183 (42 U.S.C. 12643) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘The’’ and inserting ‘‘Consistent with otherwise applicable 
law, the’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘territory,’’ after 
‘‘local government,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘The’’ and inserting ‘‘Consistent with otherwise applicable 
law, the’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘territory’’ after ‘‘local 
government,’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Consistent with otherwise applicable 
law, the Inspector General of the Corporation shall have access
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to, and the right to examine and copy, any books, documents, 
papers, records, and other recorded information in any form— 
‘‘(1) within the possession or control of the Corporation 
or any State or local government, territory, Indian tribe, or 
public or private nonprofit organization receiving assistance 
directly or indirectly under the national service laws; and 
‘‘(2) that relates to— 
‘‘(A) such assistance; and 
‘‘(B) the duties of the Inspector General under the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).’’. 
SEC. 1612. ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
Subtitle F of title I (42 U.S.C. 12631 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 185. CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION AND REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To promote efficiency and eliminate duplica-
tive requirements, the Corporation shall consolidate or modify 
application procedures and reporting requirements for programs, 
projects, and activities funded under the national service laws. 
‘‘(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 months after 
the effective date of the Serve America Act, the Corporation shall 
submit to the authorizing committees a report containing informa-
tion on the actions taken to consolidate or modify the application 
procedures and reporting requirements for programs, projects, and 
activities funded under the national service laws, including a 
description of the procedures for consultation with recipients of 
the funding. 
‘‘SEC. 186. SUSTAINABILITY. 
‘‘The Corporation, after consultation with State Commissions 
and recipients of assistance, may set sustainability goals for projects 
or programs under the national service laws, so that recipients 
of assistance under the national service laws are carrying out 
sustainable projects or programs. Such sustainability goals shall 
be in writing and shall be used— 
‘‘(1) to build the capacity of the projects or programs that 
receive assistance under the national service laws to meet 
community needs; 
‘‘(2) in providing technical assistance to recipients of assist-
ance under the national service laws regarding acquiring and 
leveraging non-Federal funds for support of the projects or 
programs that receive such assistance; and 
‘‘(3) to determine whether the projects or programs, 
receiving such assistance, are generating sufficient community 
support. 
‘‘SEC. 187. GRANT PERIODS. 
‘‘Unless otherwise specifically provided, the Corporation has 
authority to award a grant or contract, or enter into a cooperative 
agreement, under the national service laws for a period of 3 years. 
‘‘SEC. 188. GENERATION OF VOLUNTEERS. 
‘‘In making decisions on applications for assistance or approved 
national service positions under the national service laws, the Cor-
poration shall take into consideration the extent to which the 
applicant’s proposal will increase the involvement of volunteers
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in meeting community needs. In reviewing the application for this 
purpose, the Corporation may take into account the mission of 
the applicant. 
‘‘SEC. 189. LIMITATION ON PROGRAM GRANT COSTS. 
‘‘(a) LIMITATION ON GRANT AMOUNTS.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided by this section, the amount of funds approved by the Corpora-
tion for a grant to operate a program authorized under the national 
service laws, for supporting individuals serving in approved national 
service positions, may not exceed $18,000 per full-time equivalent 
position. 
‘‘(b) COSTS SUBJECT TO LIMITATION.—The limitation under sub-
section (a), and the increased limitation under subsection (e)(1), 
shall apply to the Corporation’s share of the member support costs, 
staff costs, and other costs to operate a program authorized under 
the national service laws incurred, by the recipient of the grant. 
‘‘(c) COSTS NOT SUBJECT TO LIMITATION.—The limitation under 
subsection (a), and the increased limitation under subsection (e)(1), 
shall not apply to expenses under a grant authorized under the 
national service laws to operate a program that are not included 
in the grant award for operating the program. 
‘‘(d) ADJUSTMENTS FOR INFLATION.—The amounts specified in 
subsections (a) and (e)(1) shall be adjusted each year after 2008 
for inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers published by the Secretary of Labor. 
‘‘(e) WAIVER AUTHORITY AND REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) WAIVER.—The Chief Executive Officer may increase 
the limitation under subsection (a) to not more than $19,500 
per full-time equivalent position if necessary to meet the 
compelling needs of a particular program, such as— 
‘‘(A) exceptional training needs for a program serving 
disadvantaged youth; 
‘‘(B) the need to pay for increased costs relating to 
the participation of individuals with disabilities; 
‘‘(C) the needs of tribal programs or programs located 
in the territories; and 
‘‘(D) the need to pay for start-up costs associated with 
a first-time recipient of assistance under a program of 
the national service laws. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS.—The Chief Executive Officer shall report 
to the authorizing committees annually on all limitations 
increased under this subsection, with an explanation of the 
compelling needs justifying such increases. 
‘‘SEC. 189A. MATCHING FUNDS FOR SEVERELY ECONOMICALLY DIS-
TRESSED COMMUNITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
a severely economically distressed community that receives assist-
ance from the Corporation for any program under the national 
service laws shall not be subject to any requirements to provide 
matching funds for any such program, and the Federal share of 
such assistance for such a community may be 100 percent. 
‘‘(b) SEVERELY ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED COMMUNITY.—For 
the purposes of this section, the term ‘severely economically dis-
tressed community’ means— 
‘‘(1) an area that has a mortgage foreclosure rate, home 
price decline, and unemployment rate all of which are above
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the national average for such rates or level, for the most recent 
12 months for which satisfactory data are available; or 
‘‘(2) a residential area that lacks basic living necessities, 
such as water and sewer systems, electricity, paved roads, 
and safe, sanitary housing. 
‘‘SEC. 189B. AUDITS AND REPORTS. 
‘‘The Corporation shall comply with applicable audit and 
reporting requirements as provided in the Chief Financial Officers 
Act of 1990 (31 U.S.C. 901 note; Public Law 101–576) and chapter 
91 of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act’). The Corporation shall report to 
the authorizing committees any failure to comply with such require-
ments. 
‘‘SEC. 189C. RESTRICTIONS ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND USE OF 
FEDERAL FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL PROHIBITION.—Nothing in the national service 
laws shall be construed to authorize an officer or employee of 
the Federal Government to mandate, direct, or control a State, 
local educational agency, or school’s curriculum, program of instruc-
tion, or allocation of State or local resources, or mandate a State 
or any subdivision thereof to spend any funds or incur any costs 
not paid for under this Act. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON ENDORSEMENT OF CURRICULUM.—Notwith-
standing any other prohibition of Federal law, no funds provided 
to the Corporation under this Act may be used by the Corporation 
to endorse, approve, or sanction any curriculum designed to be 
used in an elementary school or secondary school. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING FEDERAL APPROVAL OR CERTIFI-
CATION STANDARDS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of Fed-
eral law, not State shall be required to have academic content 
or student academic achievement standards approved or certified 
by the Federal Government, in order to receive assistance under 
this Act. 
‘‘SEC. 189D. CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each entity selecting individuals to serve 
in a position in which the individuals receive a living allowance, 
stipend, national service educational award, or salary through a 
program receiving assistance under the national service laws, shall, 
subject to regulations and requirements established by the Corpora-
tion, conduct criminal history checks for such individuals. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—A criminal history check under subsection 
(a) shall, except in cases approved for good cause by the Corporation, 
include— 
‘‘(1) a name-based search of the National Sex Offender 
Registry established under the Adam Walsh Child Protection 
and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); and 
‘‘(2)(A) a search of the State criminal registry or repository 
in the State in which the program is operating and the State 
in which the individual resides at the time of application; 
or 
‘‘(B) submitting fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation for a national criminal history background check. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY PROHIBITION.—An individual shall be ineligible 
to serve in a position described under subsection (a) if such indi-
vidual—
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‘‘(1) refuses to consent to the criminal history check 
described in subsection (b); 
‘‘(2) makes a false statement in connection with such 
criminal history check; 
‘‘(3) is registered, or is required to be registered, on a 
State sex offender registry or the National Sex Offender Reg-
istry established under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 
Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); or 
‘‘(4) has been convicted of murder, as described in section 
1111 of title 18, United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 1613. AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Subtitle F of title I is further amended by 
inserting after section 184 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 184A. AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘A reference in subtitle C, D, E, or H of title I regarding 
an entity eligible to receive direct or indirect assistance to carry 
out a national service program shall include a non-profit organiza-
tion promoting competitive and non-competitive sporting events 
involving individuals with disabilities (including the Special Olym-
pics), which enhance the quality of life for individuals with disabil-
ities.’’. 
SEC. 1614. CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS FOR INDIVIDUALS WORKING 
WITH VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 189D, as added by section 1612, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULE FOR INDIVIDUALS WORKING WITH VULNER-
ABLE POPULATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection (b), on and 
after the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment 
of the Serve America Act, a criminal history check under sub-
section (a) for each individual described in paragraph (2) shall, 
except for an entity described in paragraph (3), include— 
‘‘(A) a name-based search of the National Sex Offender 
Registry established under the Adam Walsh Child Protec-
tion and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); 
‘‘(B) a search of the State criminal registry or repository 
in the State in which the program is operating and the 
State in which the individual resides at the time of applica-
tion; and 
‘‘(C) submitting fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation for a national criminal history background 
check. 
‘‘(2) INDIVIDUALS
WITH
ACCESS
TO
VULNERABLE
POPU-
LATIONS.—An individual described in this paragraph is an indi-
vidual age 18 or older who— 
‘‘(A) serves in a position in which the individual 
receives a living allowance, stipend, national service edu-
cational award, or salary through a program receiving 
assistance under the national service laws; and 
‘‘(B) as a result of such individual’s service in such 
position, has or will have access, on a recurring basis, 
to— 
‘‘(i) children age 17 years or younger; 
‘‘(ii) individuals age 60 years or older; or 
‘‘(iii) individuals with disabilities.
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‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.—The provisions of this subsection shall 
not apply to an entity— 
‘‘(A) where the service provided by individuals serving 
with the entity to a vulnerable population described in 
paragraph (2)(B) is episodic in nature or for a 1-day period; 
‘‘(B) where the cost to the entity of complying with 
this subsection is prohibitive; 
‘‘(C) where the entity is not authorized, or is otherwise 
unable, under State law, to access the national criminal 
history background check system of the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation; 
‘‘(D) where the entity is not authorized, or is otherwise 
unable, under Federal law, to access the national criminal 
history background check system of the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation; or 
‘‘(E) to which the Corporation otherwise provides an 
exemption from this subsection for good cause.’’. 
(b) FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A SYSTEM OF CRIMINAL HISTORY 
CHECKS FOR EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS.— 
(1) FEASIBILITY STUDY ON EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS 
REGARDING CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK.—The Attorney General 
of the United States shall conduct a study that shall examine, 
to the extent discernible and as of the date of the study, 
the following: 
(A) The state of criminal history checks (including the 
use of fingerprint collection) at the State and local level, 
including— 
(i) the available infrastructure for conducting 
criminal history checks; 
(ii) the State system capacities to conduct such 
criminal history checks; and 
(iii) the time required for each State to process 
an individual’s fingerprints for a national criminal his-
tory background check through the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation, from the time of fingerprint collection 
to the submission to the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion. 
(B) The likelihood that each State would participate 
in a nationwide system of criminal history checks to provide 
information regarding participants to entities receiving 
assistance under the national service laws. 
(C) The number of participants that would require 
a fingerprint-based national criminal history background 
check under the national service laws. 
(D) The impact of the national service laws on the 
Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation in terms of capacity 
and impact on other users of the system, including the 
effect on the work practices and staffing levels of the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation. 
(E) The fees charged by the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation, States, local agencies, and private companies to 
collect and process fingerprints and conduct criminal his-
tory checks. 
(F) The existence of model or best practice programs 
regarding conducting criminal history checks that could 
easily be expanded and duplicated in other States.
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(G) The extent to which private companies are cur-
rently performing criminal history checks, and the possi-
bility of using private companies in the future to perform 
any of the criminal history check process, including the 
collection and transmission of fingerprints and fitness 
determinations. 
(H) The cost of development and operation of the tech-
nology and the infrastructure necessary to establish a 
nationwide fingerprint-based and other criminal back-
ground check system. 
(I) The extent of State participation in the procedures 
for background checks under the National Child Protection 
Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 5119 et seq.). 
(J) The extent to which States provide access to nation-
wide criminal history checks to organizations that serve 
children. 
(K) The extent to which States permit volunteers and 
other individuals to appeal adverse fitness determinations, 
and whether similar procedures are required at the Federal 
level. 
(L) Any privacy concerns that may arise from nation-
wide criminal background checks for participants. 
(M) Any other information determined relevant by the 
Attorney General. 
(2) INTERIM REPORT.—Based on the findings of the study 
under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall, not later 
than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an interim 
report, which may include recommendations regarding criminal 
history checks for individuals that seek to volunteer with 
organizations that work with children, the elderly, or individ-
uals with disabilities. 
(3) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit 
to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and 
to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, a final 
report including recommendations regarding criminal history 
checks for participants under the national service laws, which 
may include— 
(A) a proposal for grants to States to develop or improve 
programs to collect fingerprints and perform criminal his-
tory checks for individuals that seek to volunteer with 
organizations that work with children, the elderly, or 
individuals with disabilities; and 
(B) recommendations for amendments to the National 
Child Protection Act of 1993 and the Volunteers for Chil-
dren Act so that entities receiving assistance under the 
national service laws can promptly and affordably conduct 
nationwide criminal history background checks on their 
employees and volunteers. 
(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the terms ‘‘author-
izing committees’’, ‘‘participants’’, and ‘‘national service laws’’ 
have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511).
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Notwithstanding section 6101, subsection 
(b) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle G—Amendments to Subtitle G 
(Corporation for National and Commu-
nity Service) 
SEC. 1701. TERMS OF OFFICE. 
Section 192 (42 U.S.C. 12651a) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) TERMS.—Subject to subsection (e), each appointed member 
shall serve for a term of 5 years.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) SERVICE UNTIL APPOINTMENT
OF SUCCESSOR.—A voting 
member of the Board whose term has expired may continue to 
serve on the Board until the date on which the member’s successor 
takes office, which period shall not exceed 1 year.’’. 
SEC. 1702. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES. 
Section 192A(g) (42 U.S.C. 12651b(g)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘shall—’’ and inserting ‘‘shall have responsibility for setting 
overall policy for the Corporation and shall—’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the semicolon 
at the end the following: ‘‘, and review the budget proposal 
in advance of submission to the Office of Management and 
Budget’’; 
(3) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) review the performance of the Chief Executive Officer 
annually and forward a report on that review to the President;’’; 
(4) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘the Congress’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘the authorizing committees’’; 
(5) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(10) notwithstanding any other provision of law— 
‘‘(A) make grants to or contracts with Federal and 
other public departments or agencies, and private nonprofit 
organizations, for the assignment or referral of volunteers 
under the provisions of title I of the Domestic Volunteer 
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.) (except as 
provided in section 108 of such Act), which may provide 
that the agency or organization shall pay all or a part 
of the costs of the program; and 
‘‘(B) enter into agreements with other Federal agencies 
or private nonprofit organizations for the support of pro-
grams under the national service laws, which— 
‘‘(i) may provide that the agency or organization 
shall pay all or a part of the costs of the program, 
except as is provided in section 121(b); and 
‘‘(ii) shall provide that the program (including any 
program operated by another Federal agency) will 
comply with all requirements related to evaluation,
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performance, and other goals applicable to similar pro-
grams under the national service laws, as determined 
by the Corporation,’’; and 
(6) in paragraph (11)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Congress’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘authorizing committees’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 193A(b)(10)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 193A(b)(11)’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘September 30, 1995’’ and inserting 
‘‘January 1, 2012’’. 
SEC. 1703. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION. 
Section 193(b) (42 U.S.C. 12651c(b)) is amended by striking 
the period and inserting ‘‘, plus 3 percent.’’. 
SEC. 1704. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE 
OFFICER. 
Section 193A (42 U.S.C. 12651d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘shall—’’ and inserting ‘‘, in collaboration with the State 
Commissions, shall—’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ‘‘a strategic 
plan’’ the following: ‘‘, including a plan for having 50 per-
cent of all approved national service positions be full-time 
positions by 2012,’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ‘‘, approved 
summer of service positions, and approved silver scholar 
positions’’ after ‘‘approved national service positions’’; 
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (11) as 
paragraphs (8) through (12), respectively; 
(E) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following: 
‘‘(7) prepare and submit to the authorizing committees 
and the Board an annual report on actions taken to achieve 
the goal of having 50 percent of all approved national service 
positions be full-time positions by 2012 as described in para-
graph (1), including an assessment of the progress made toward 
achieving that goal and the actions to be taken in the coming 
year toward achieving that goal;’’; 
(F) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of para-
graph (10) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘appropriate 
committees of Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘authorizing 
committees’’; 
(G) in paragraph (11) (as so redesignated)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘by June 30, 1995,’’ and inserting ‘‘periodi-
cally,’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)(i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘described in section 122(c)(1)’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘national priorities designed 
to meet the’’ and inserting ‘‘national priorities, as 
described in section 122(f)(1), designed to meet’’; 
and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
a semicolon; 
(H) in paragraph (12) (as so redesignated), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
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(I) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) bolster the public awareness of and recruitment efforts 
for the wide range of service opportunities for citizens of all 
ages, regardless of socioeconomic status or geographic location, 
through a variety of methods, including— 
‘‘(A) print media; 
‘‘(B) the Internet and related emerging technologies; 
‘‘(C) television; 
‘‘(D) radio; 
‘‘(E) presentations at public or private forums; 
‘‘(F) other innovative methods of communication; and 
‘‘(G) outreach to offices of economic development, State 
employment security agencies, labor organizations and 
trade associations, local educational agencies, institutions 
of higher education, agencies and organizations serving 
veterans and individuals with disabilities, and other 
institutions or organizations from which participants for 
programs receiving assistance from the national service 
laws can be recruited; 
‘‘(14) identify and implement methods of recruitment to— 
‘‘(A) increase the diversity of participants in the pro-
grams receiving assistance under the national service laws; 
and 
‘‘(B) increase the diversity of service sponsors of pro-
grams desiring to receive assistance under the national 
service laws; 
‘‘(15) coordinate with organizations of former participants 
of national service programs for service opportunities that may 
include capacity building, outreach, and recruitment for pro-
grams receiving assistance under the national service laws; 
‘‘(16) collaborate with organizations with demonstrated 
expertise in supporting and accommodating individuals with 
disabilities, including institutions of higher education, to iden-
tify and implement methods of recruitment to increase the 
number of participants who are individuals with disabilities 
in the programs receiving assistance under the national service 
laws; 
‘‘(17) identify and implement recruitment strategies and 
training programs for bilingual volunteers in the National 
Senior Service Corps under title II of the Domestic Volunteer 
Service Act of 1973; 
‘‘(18) collaborate with organizations that have established 
volunteer recruitment programs to increase the recruitment 
capacity of the Corporation; 
‘‘(19) where practicable, provide application materials in 
languages other than English for individuals with limited 
English proficiency who wish to participate in a national service 
program; 
‘‘(20) collaborate with the training and technical assistance 
programs described in subtitle J with respect to the activities 
described in section 199N(b)); 
‘‘(21) coordinate the clearinghouses described in section 
198O; 
‘‘(22) coordinate with entities receiving funds under subtitle 
C in establishing the National Service Reserve Corps under 
section 198H, through which alumni of the national service
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programs and veterans can serve in disasters and emergencies 
(as such terms are defined in section 198H(a)); 
‘‘(23) identify and implement strategies to increase aware-
ness among Indian tribes of the types and availability of assist-
ance under the national service laws, increase Native American 
participation in programs under the national service laws, col-
lect information on challenges facing Native American commu-
nities, and designate a Strategic Advisor for Native American 
Affairs to be responsible for the execution of those activities 
under the national service laws; 
‘‘(24) conduct outreach to ensure the inclusion of economi-
cally disadvantaged individuals in national service programs 
and activities authorized under the national service laws; and 
‘‘(25) ensure that outreach, awareness, and recruitment 
efforts are consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and section 504 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794).’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (9)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Congress’’ each place the term 
occurs and inserting ‘‘the authorizing committees’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); 
and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: 
‘‘(10) obtain the opinions of peer reviewers in evaluating 
applications to the Corporation for assistance under this title; 
and’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘date specified in 
subsection (b)(10)’’ and inserting ‘‘the first date that a report 
is submitted under subsection (b)(11) after the effective date 
of the Serve America Act’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT WITH BUSINESSES.—The Chief 
Executive Officer may, through contracts or cooperative agreements, 
carry out the marketing duties described in subsection (b)(13), 
with priority given to those entities that have established expertise 
in the recruitment of disadvantaged youth, members of Indian 
tribes, and older adults. 
‘‘(i) CAMPAIGN TO SOLICIT FUNDS.—The Chief Executive Officer 
may conduct a campaign to solicit funds to conduct outreach and 
recruitment campaigns to recruit a diverse population of service 
sponsors of, and participants in, programs and projects receiving 
assistance under the national service laws.’’. 
SEC. 1705. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER STATUS. 
Section 194(c) (42 U.S.C. 12651e(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There shall be in the Corporation a 
Chief Financial Officer, who shall be appointed by the Chief 
Executive Officer pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of section 
195.’’; and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 
SEC. 1706. NONVOTING MEMBERS; PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS. 
Section 195 (42 U.S.C. 12651f) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)—
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(A) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting after ‘‘subdivision 
of a State,’’ the following: ‘‘territory,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘MEMBER’’ and 
inserting ‘‘NONVOTING MEMBER’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘nonvoting’’ before ‘‘member’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS.—The Corporation may 
enter into personal services contracts to carry out research, evalua-
tion, and public awareness related to the national service laws.’’. 
SEC. 1707. DONATED SERVICES. 
Section 196(a) (42 U.S.C. 12651g(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(A) 
ORGANIZATIONS
AND
INDIVIDUALS.—Notwith-
standing section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the 
Corporation may solicit and accept the services of organiza-
tions and individuals (other than participants) to assist 
the Corporation in carrying out the duties of the Corpora-
tion under the national service laws, and may provide 
to such individuals the travel expenses described in section 
192A(d).’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
‘‘Such a volunteer’’ and inserting ‘‘A person who pro-
vides assistance, either individually or as a member 
of an organization, in accordance with subparagraph 
(A)’’; 
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘a volunteer under 
this subtitle’’ and inserting ‘‘such a person’’; 
(iii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘volunteers under 
this subtitle’’ and inserting ‘‘such persons’’; and 
(iv) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘such a volunteer’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such a person’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ‘‘Such a volun-
teer’’ and inserting ‘‘Such a person’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3). 
SEC. 1708. ASSIGNMENT TO STATE COMMISSIONS. 
Subtitle G of title I (42 U.S.C. 12651 et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 196B. ASSIGNMENT TO STATE COMMISSIONS. 
‘‘(a) ASSIGNMENT.—In accordance with section 193A(c)(1), the 
Chief Executive Officer may assign to State Commissions specific 
programmatic functions upon a determination that such an assign-
ment will increase efficiency in the operation or oversight of a 
program under the national service laws. In carrying out this sec-
tion, and before executing any assignment of authority, the Corpora-
tion shall seek input from and consult Corporation employees, State 
Commissions, State educational agencies, and other interested 
stakeholders. 
‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the effective date 
of the Serve America Act, the Corporation shall submit a report 
to the authorizing committees describing the consultation process 
described in subsection (a), including the stakeholders consulted,
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the recommendation of stakeholders, and any actions taken by 
the Corporation under this section.’’. 
SEC. 1709. STUDY OF INVOLVEMENT OF VETERANS. 
Subtitle G of title I (42 U.S.C. 12651 et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 196C. STUDY OF INVOLVEMENT OF VETERANS. 
‘‘(a) STUDY
AND REPORT.—The Corporation shall conduct a 
study and submit a report to the authorizing committees, not later 
than 3 years after the effective date of the Serve America Act, 
on— 
‘‘(1) the number of veterans serving in national service 
programs historically by year; 
‘‘(2) strategies being undertaken to identify the specific 
areas of need of veterans, including any goals set by the Cor-
poration for veterans participating in the service programs; 
‘‘(3) the impact of the strategies described in paragraph 
(2) and the Veterans Corps on enabling greater participation 
by veterans in the national service programs carried out under 
the national service laws; 
‘‘(4) how existing programs and activities carried out under 
the national service laws could be improved to serve veterans, 
veterans service organizations, families of active-duty military, 
including gaps in services to veterans; 
‘‘(5) the extent to which existing programs and activities 
carried out under the national service laws are coordinated 
and recommendations to improve such coordination including 
the methods for ensuring the efficient financial organization 
of services directed towards veterans; and 
‘‘(6) how to improve utilization of veterans as resources 
and volunteers. 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the studies and preparing 
the reports required under this subsection, the Corporation shall 
consult with veterans’ service organizations, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs, State veterans agencies, the Secretary of Defense, 
as appropriate, and other individuals and entities the Corporation 
considers appropriate.’’. 
SEC. 1710. STUDY TO EXAMINE AND INCREASE SERVICE PROGRAMS 
FOR DISPLACED WORKERS IN SERVICES CORPS AND 
COMMUNITY SERVICE AND TO DEVELOP PILOT PROGRAM 
PLANNING STUDY. 
(a) PLANNING STUDY.—The Corporation shall conduct a study 
to identify— 
(1) specific areas of need for displaced workers; 
(2) how existing programs and activities (as of the time 
of the study) carried out under the national service laws could 
better serve displaced workers and communities that have been 
adversely affected by plant closings and job losses; 
(3) prospects for better utilization of displaced workers 
as resources and volunteers; and 
(4) methods for ensuring the efficient financial organization 
of services directed towards displaced workers. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The study shall be carried out in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Labor, State labor agencies, and other 
individuals and entities the Corporation considers appropriate.
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the effective date 
of this Act, the Corporation shall submit to the authorizing commit-
tees a report on the results of the planning study required by 
subsection (a), together with a plan for implementation of a pilot 
program using promising strategies and approaches for better tar-
geting and serving displaced workers. 
(d) PILOT PROGRAM.—From amounts made available to carry 
out this section, the Corporation shall develop and carry out a 
pilot program based on the findings and plan in the report sub-
mitted under subsection (c). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘Corporation’’, 
‘‘authorizing committees’’, and ‘‘national service laws’’ have the 
meanings given the terms in section 101 of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511). 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may 
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014. 
SEC. 1711. STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AGENCY 
COORDINATION. 
(a) STUDY.—In order to reduce administrative burdens and 
lower costs for national service programs carried out under the 
national service laws, the Corporation shall conduct a study to 
determine the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing a data 
matching system under which the statements of an individual 
declaring that such individual is in compliance with the require-
ments of section 146(a)(3) of the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12602(a)(3)) shall be verified by the Corpora-
tion by comparing information provided by the individual with 
information relevant to such a declaration in the possession of 
other Federal agencies. Such study shall— 
(1) review the feasibility of— 
(A) expanding, and participating in, the data matching 
conducted by the Department of Education with the Social 
Security Administration and the Department of Homeland 
Security, pursuant to section 484(g) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(g)); or 
(B) establishing a comparable system of data matching 
with the Social Security Administration and the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security; and 
(2) identify— 
(A) the costs, for both the Corporation and the other 
Federal agencies identified in paragraph (1), associated 
with expanding or establishing such a system of data 
matching; 
(B) the benefits or detriments of such an expanded 
or comparable system both for the Corporation and for 
the other Federal agencies so identified; 
(C) strategies for ensuring the privacy and security 
of participant information that is shared between Federal 
agencies and organizations receiving assistance under the 
national service laws; 
(D) the information that needs to be shared in order 
to fulfill the eligibility requirements of section 146(a)(3) 
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12602(a)(3));
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(E) an alternative system through which an individ-
ual’s compliance with section 146(a)(3) of such Act may 
be verified, should such an expanded or comparable system 
fail to verify the individual’s declaration of compliance; 
and 
(F) recommendations for implementation of such an 
expanded or comparable system. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Corporation shall carry out the study 
in consultation with the Secretary of Education, the Commissioner 
of the Social Security Administration, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, and other Federal agencies, entities, and individuals that 
the Corporation considers appropriate. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 9 months after the effective date 
of this Act, the Corporation shall submit to the authorizing commit-
tees a report on the results of the study required by subsection 
(a) and a plan for implementation of a pilot data matching program 
using promising strategies and approaches identified in such study, 
if the Corporation determines such program to be feasible. 
(d) PILOT PROGRAM.—From amounts made available to carry 
out this section, the Corporation may develop and carry out a 
pilot data matching program based on the report submitted under 
subsection (c). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘Corporation’’, 
‘‘authorizing committees’’, and ‘‘national service laws’’ have the 
meanings given the terms in section 101 of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511). 
SEC. 1712. STUDY OF PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 12 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall develop performance measures for each program 
receiving Federal assistance under the national service laws. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The performance measures developed under 
subsection (a) shall— 
(1) to the maximum extent practicable draw on research- 
based, quantitative data; 
(2) take into account program purpose and program design; 
(3) include criteria to evaluate the cost effectiveness of 
programs receiving assistance under the national service laws; 
(4) include criteria to evaluate the administration and 
management of programs receiving Federal assistance under 
the national service laws; and 
(5) include criteria to evaluate oversight and accountability 
of recipients of assistance through such programs under the 
national service laws. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the development 
of the performance measures under subsection (a), and every 5 
years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall prepare and submit to the authorizing committees and the 
Corporation’s Board of Directors a report containing an assessment 
of each such program with respect to the performance measures 
developed under subsection (a). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The terms ‘‘authorizing committees’’, 
‘‘Corporation’’, and ‘‘national service laws’’ have the meanings 
given the terms in section 101 of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511).
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(2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means an entire pro-
gram carried out by the Corporation under the national service 
laws, such as the entire AmeriCorps program carried out under 
subtitle C. 
SEC. 1713. VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT CORPS STUDY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Many managers seek opportunities to give back to their 
communities and address the Nation’s challenges. 
(2) Managers possess business and technical skills that 
make them especially suited to help nonprofit organizations 
and State and local governments create efficiencies and cost 
savings and develop programs to serve communities in need. 
(3) There are currently a large number of businesses and 
firms who are seeking to identify savings through sabbatical 
opportunities for senior employees. 
(b) STUDY AND PLAN.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall— 
(1) conduct a study on how best to establish and implement 
a Volunteer Management Corps program; and 
(2) submit a plan regarding the establishment of such 
program to Congress and to the President. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the study described in sub-
section (b)(1), the Corporation may consult with experts in the 
private and nonprofit sectors. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Notwithstanding section 6101, this sec-
tion shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle H—Amendments to Subtitle H 
(Investment for Quality and Innovation) 
SEC. 1801. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO SUBTITLE H. 
Subtitle H of title I (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is amended 
by inserting after the subtitle heading and before section 198 the 
following: 
‘‘PART I—ADDITIONAL CORPORATION 
ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL SERVICE’’. 
SEC. 1802. ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT 
NATIONAL SERVICE. 
(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 198 (42 U.S.C. 12653) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection (r)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’; 
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection 
(b), by striking ‘‘to improve the quality’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘including—’’ and inserting ‘‘to address emergent needs 
through summer programs and other activities, and to support 
service-learning programs and national service programs, 
including—’’; 
(3) by striking subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), (i), (j), (l), 
(m), and (p) and redesignating subsections (g), (k), (n), (o), 
(q), (r), and (s) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), and 
(i), respectively.
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(b) GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAYS.—Section 198 (42 U.S.C. 
12653), as amended in subsection (a), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by subsection (a)(3))— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘NATIONAL’’ 
and inserting ‘‘GLOBAL’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘National Youth’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Global Youth’’; 
(C) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking the first sentence and inserting 
‘‘April 24, 2009, and April 23, 2010, are each designated 
as ‘Global Youth Service Days’.’’; and 
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘appropriate 
ceremonies and activities’’ and inserting ‘‘appropriate 
youth-led 
community 
improvement 
and 
service- 
learning activities’’; 
(D) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and other Federal departments 
and agencies’’ after ‘‘Corporation’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘ceremonies and activities’’ and 
inserting ‘‘youth-led community improvement and 
service-learning activities’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and other Federal 
departments and agencies’’ after ‘‘Corporation’’. 
(c) CALL
TO SERVICE CAMPAIGN
AND SEPTEMBER 11TH DAY 
OF SERVICE.—Section 198 (42 U.S.C. 12653), as amended by sub-
section (a), is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) CALL
TO SERVICE CAMPAIGN.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of the Serve America Act, the Corpora-
tion shall conduct a nationwide ‘Call To Service’ campaign, to 
encourage all people of the United States, regardless of age, race, 
ethnicity, religion, or economic status, to engage in full- or part- 
time national service, long- or short-term public service in the 
nonprofit sector or government, or volunteering. In conducting the 
campaign, the Corporation may collaborate with other Federal agen-
cies and entities, State Commissions, Governors, nonprofit and 
faith-based organizations, businesses, institutions of higher edu-
cation, elementary schools, and secondary schools. 
‘‘(k) SEPTEMBER 11TH DAY OF SERVICE.— 
‘‘(1) FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.—The Corporation may organize 
and carry out appropriate ceremonies and activities, which 
may include activities that are part of the broader Call to 
Service Campaign under subsection (j), in order to observe 
the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance 
at the Federal level. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—The Corporation may make grants and 
provide other support to community-based organizations to 
assist in planning and carrying out appropriate service, charity, 
and remembrance opportunities in conjunction with the Sep-
tember 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—The Corporation may consult with 
and make grants or provide other forms of support to nonprofit 
organizations with expertise in representing families of victims 
of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and other impacted 
constituencies, and in promoting the establishment of Sep-
tember 11 as an annually recognized National Day of Service 
and Remembrance.’’.
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SEC. 1803. REPEALS. 
(a) REPEALS.—The following provisions are repealed: 
(1) CLEARINGHOUSES.—Section 198A (42 U.S.C. 12653a). 
(2) MILITARY
INSTALLATION
CONVERSION
DEMONSTRATION 
PROGRAMS.—Section 198C (42 U.S.C. 12653c). 
(3) SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—Section 198D (42 
U.S.C. 12653d). 
(b) REDESIGNATION.—Section 198B (42 U.S.C. 12653b) is 
redesignated as section 198A. 
SEC. 1804. PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS. 
Section 198A(a)(2) (as redesignated by section 1803(b)) (42 
U.S.C. 12653b(a)(2)) is further amended by striking ‘‘section 
101(19)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 101’’. 
SEC. 1805. NEW FELLOWSHIPS. 
Part I of subtitle H of title I (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 198B. SERVEAMERICA FELLOWSHIPS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AREA OF NATIONAL NEED.—The term ‘area of national 
need’ means an area involved in efforts to— 
‘‘(A) improve education in schools for economically dis-
advantaged students; 
‘‘(B) expand and improve access to health care; 
‘‘(C) improve energy efficiency and conserve natural 
resources; 
‘‘(D) improve economic opportunities for economically 
disadvantaged individuals; or 
‘‘(E) improve disaster preparedness and response. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENT.—The term ‘eligible 
fellowship recipient’ means an individual who is selected by 
a State Commission under subsection (c) and, as a result of 
such selection, is eligible for a ServeAmerica Fellowship. 
‘‘(3) FELLOW.—The term ‘fellow’ means an eligible fellow-
ship recipient who is awarded a ServeAmerica Fellowship and 
is designated a fellow under subsection (e)(2). 
‘‘(4) SMALL
SERVICE
SPONSOR
ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘small service sponsor organization’ means a service sponsor 
organization described in subsection (d)(1) that has not more 
than 10 full-time employees and 10 part-time employees. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated under 
section 501(a)(4)(B) and allotted under paragraph (2)(A), the 
Corporation shall make grants (including financial assistance 
and a corresponding allotment of approved national service 
positions), to the State Commission of each of the several States, 
the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico with an application approved under this section, to enable 
such State Commissions to award ServeAmerica Fellowships 
under subsection (e). 
‘‘(2) ALLOTMENT; ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
‘‘(A) ALLOTMENT.—The amount allotted to a State 
Commission for a fiscal year shall be equal to an amount 
that bears the same ratio to the amount appropriated under 
section 501(a)(4)(B), as the population of the State bears
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to the total population of the several States, the District 
of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
‘‘(B) REALLOTMENT.—If a State Commission does not 
apply for an allotment under this subsection for any fiscal 
year, or if the State Commission’s application is not 
approved, the Corporation shall reallot the amount of the 
State Commission’s allotment to the remaining State 
Commissions in accordance with subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the amount allotted 
to a State Commission under subparagraph (A), not more 
than 1.5 percent of such amount may be used for adminis-
trative costs. 
‘‘(3) NUMBER OF POSITIONS.—The Corporation shall— 
‘‘(A) establish or increase the number of approved 
national service positions under this subsection during each 
of fiscal years 2010 through 2014; 
‘‘(B) establish the number of approved positions at 
500 for fiscal year 2010; and 
‘‘(C) increase the number of the approved positions 
to— 
‘‘(i) 750 for fiscal year 2011; 
‘‘(ii) 1,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
‘‘(iii) 1,250 for fiscal year 2013; and 
‘‘(iv) 1,500 for fiscal year 2014. 
‘‘(4) USES OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIRED USES.—A grant awarded under this sub-
section shall be used to enable fellows to carry out service 
projects in areas of national need. 
‘‘(B) PERMITTED USES.—A grant awarded under this 
subsection may be used for— 
‘‘(i) oversight activities and mechanisms for the 
service sites of the fellows, as determined necessary 
by the State Commission or the Corporation, which 
may include site visits; 
‘‘(ii) activities to augment the experience of fellows, 
including activities to engage the fellows in networking 
opportunities with other national service participants; 
and 
‘‘(iii) recruitment or training activities for fellows. 
‘‘(5) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this subsection, a State Commission shall submit an application 
to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Corporation may require, including 
information on the criteria and procedures that the State 
Commission will use for overseeing ServeAmerica Fellowship 
placements for service projects, under subsection (e). 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An applicant desiring to become 
an eligible fellowship recipient shall submit an application 
to a State Commission that has elected to participate in 
the program authorized under this section, at such time 
and in such manner as the Commission may require, and 
containing the information described in subparagraph (B) 
and such additional information as the Commission may 
require. An applicant may submit such application to only 
1 State Commission for a fiscal year.
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‘‘(B) 
CONTENTS.—The 
Corporation 
shall 
specify 
information to be provided in an application submitted 
under this subsection, which— 
‘‘(i) shall include— 
‘‘(I) a description of the area of national need 
that the applicant intends to address in the service 
project; 
‘‘(II) a description of the skills and experience 
the applicant has to address the area of national 
need; 
‘‘(III) a description of the type of service the 
applicant plans to provide as a fellow; and 
‘‘(IV) information identifying the local area 
within the State served by the Commission in 
which the applicant plans to serve for the service 
project; and 
‘‘(ii) may include, if the applicant chooses, the size 
of the registered service sponsor organization with 
which the applicant hopes to serve. 
‘‘(2) SELECTION.—Each State Commission shall— 
‘‘(A) select, from the applications received by the State 
Commission for a fiscal year, the number of eligible fellow-
ship recipients that may be supported for that fiscal year 
based on the amount of the grant received by the State 
Commission under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(B) make an effort to award one-third of the fellow-
ships available to the State Commission for a fiscal year, 
based on the amount of the grant received under subsection 
(b), to applicants who propose to serve the fellowship with 
small service sponsor organizations registered under sub-
section (d). 
‘‘(d) SERVICE SPONSOR ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each service sponsor organization 
shall— 
‘‘(A) be a nonprofit organization; 
‘‘(B) satisfy qualification criteria established by the 
Corporation or the State Commission, including standards 
relating to organizational capacity, financial management, 
and programmatic oversight; 
‘‘(C) not be a recipient of other assistance, approved 
national service positions, or approved summer of service 
positions under the national service laws; and 
‘‘(D) at the time of registration with a State Commis-
sion, enter into an agreement providing that the service 
sponsor organization shall— 
‘‘(i) abide by all program requirements; 
‘‘(ii) provide an amount described in subsection 
(e)(3)(b) for each fellow serving with the organization 
through the ServeAmerica Fellowship; 
‘‘(iii) be responsible for certifying whether each 
fellow serving with the organization successfully com-
pleted the ServeAmerica Fellowship, and record and 
certify in a manner specified by the Corporation the 
number of hours served by a fellow for purposes of 
determining the fellow’s eligibility for benefits; and 
‘‘(iv) provide timely access to records relating to 
the ServeAmerica Fellowship to the State Commission,
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the Corporation, and the Inspector General of the Cor-
poration. 
‘‘(2) REGISTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—No service sponsor organization 
may receive a fellow under this section until the organiza-
tion registers with the State Commission. 
‘‘(B) CLEARINGHOUSE.—The State Commission shall 
maintain a list of registered service sponsor organizations 
on a public website. 
‘‘(C) REVOCATION.—If a State Commission determines 
that a service sponsor organization is in violation of any 
of the applicable provisions of this section— 
‘‘(i) the State Commission shall revoke the registra-
tion of the organization; 
‘‘(ii) the organization shall not be eligible to receive 
assistance, approved national service positions, or 
approved summer of service positions under this title 
for not less than 5 years; and 
‘‘(iii) the State Commission shall have the right 
to remove a fellow from the organization and relocate 
the fellow to another site. 
‘‘(e) FELLOWS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to participate in a service 
project as a fellow and receive a ServeAmerica Fellowship, 
an eligible fellowship recipient shall— 
‘‘(A) within 3 months after being selected as an eligible 
fellowship recipient by a State Commission, select a reg-
istered service sponsor organization described in subsection 
(d)— 
‘‘(i) with which the recipient is interested in 
serving under this section; and 
‘‘(ii) that is located in the State served by the 
State Commission; 
‘‘(B) enter into an agreement with the organization— 
‘‘(i) that specifies the service the recipient will 
provide if the placement is approved; and 
‘‘(ii) in which the recipient agrees to serve for 
1 year on a full-time or part-time basis (as determined 
by the Corporation); and 
‘‘(C) submit such agreement to the State Commission. 
‘‘(2) AWARD.—Upon receiving the eligible fellowship recipi-
ent’s agreement under paragraph (1), the State Commission 
shall award a ServeAmerica Fellowship to the recipient and 
designate the recipient as a fellow. 
‘‘(3) FELLOWSHIP AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—From amounts received under sub-
section (b), each State Commission shall award each of 
the State’s fellows a ServeAmerica Fellowship amount that 
is equal to 50 percent of the amount of the average annual 
VISTA subsistence allowance. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT FROM SERVICE SPONSOR ORGANIZATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided in clause 
(ii) and subparagraph (E), the service sponsor organiza-
tion shall award to the fellow serving such organization 
an amount that will ensure that the total award 
received by the fellow for service in the service project 
(consisting of such amount and the ServeAmerica
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Fellowship amount the fellow receives under subpara-
graph (A)) is equal to or greater than 70 percent of 
the average annual VISTA subsistence allowance. 
‘‘(ii) SMALL SERVICE SPONSOR ORGANIZATIONS.—In 
the case of a small service sponsor organization, the 
small service sponsor organization may decrease the 
amount of the service sponsor organization award 
required under clause (i) to not less than an amount 
that will ensure that the total award received by the 
fellow for service in the service project (as calculated 
in clause (i)) is equal to or greater than 60 percent 
of the average annual VISTA subsistence allowance. 
‘‘(C) MAXIMUM LIVING ALLOWANCE.—The total amount 
that may be provided to a fellow under this subparagraph 
shall not exceed 100 percent of the average annual VISTA 
subsistence allowance. 
‘‘(D) PRORATION OF AMOUNT.—In the case of a fellow 
who is authorized to serve a part-time term of service 
under the agreement described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), the 
amount provided to a fellow under this paragraph shall 
be prorated accordingly. 
‘‘(E) WAIVER.—The Corporation may allow a State 
Commission to waive the amount required under subpara-
graph (B) from the service sponsor organization for a fellow 
serving the organization if— 
‘‘(i) such requirement is inconsistent with the objec-
tives of the ServeAmerica Fellowship program; and 
‘‘(ii) the amount provided to the fellow under 
subparagraph (A) is sufficient to meet the necessary 
costs of living (including food, housing, and transpor-
tation) in the area in which the ServeAmerica Fellow-
ship program is located. 
‘‘(F) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the term ‘average 
annual VISTA subsistence allowance’ means the total aver-
age annual subsistence allowance provided to VISTA volun-
teers under section 105 of the Domestic Volunteer Service 
Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955). 
‘‘(f) COMPLIANCE
WITH
INELIGIBLE
SERVICE
CATEGORIES.— 
Service under a ServeAmerica Fellowship shall comply with section 
132(a). For purposes of applying that section to this subsection, 
a reference to assistance shall be considered to be a reference 
to assistance provided under this section. 
‘‘(g) REPORTS.—Each service sponsor organization that receives 
a fellow under this section shall, on a biweekly basis, report to 
the Corporation on the number of hours served and the services 
provided by that fellow. The Corporation shall establish a web 
portal for the organizations to use in reporting the information. 
‘‘(h) EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.—A fellow who serves in a service 
project under this section shall be considered to have served in 
an approved national service position and, upon meeting the 
requirements of section 147 for full-time or part-time national 
service, shall be eligible for a national service educational award 
described in such section. The Corporation shall transfer an appro-
priate amount of funds to the National Service Trust to provide 
for the national service educational award for such fellow.
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‘‘SEC. 198C. SILVER SCHOLARSHIPS AND ENCORE FELLOWSHIPS. 
‘‘(a) SILVER SCHOLARSHIP GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Corporation may award fixed- 
amount grants (in accordance with section 129(l)) to community- 
based entities to carry out a Silver Scholarship Grant Program 
for individuals age 55 or older, in which such individuals com-
plete not less than 350 hours of service in a year carrying 
out projects of national need and receive a Silver Scholarship 
in the form of a $1,000 national service educational award. 
Under such a program, the Corporation shall establish criteria 
for the types of the service required to be performed to receive 
such award. 
‘‘(2) TERM.—Each program funded under this subsection 
shall be carried out over a period of 3 years (which may include 
1 planning year), with a 1-year extension possible, if the pro-
gram meets performance levels developed in accordance with 
section 179(k) and any other criteria determined by the Cor-
poration. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under this 
subsection, a community-based entity shall— 
‘‘(A) submit to the Corporation an application at such 
time and in such manner as the Chief Executive Officer 
may reasonably require; and 
‘‘(B) be a listed organization as described in subsection 
(b)(4). 
‘‘(4) COLLABORATION
ENCOURAGED.—A community-based 
entity awarded a grant under this subsection is encouraged 
to collaborate with programs funded under title II of the 
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 in carrying out this 
program. 
‘‘(5) ELIGIBILITY FOR FELLOWSHIP.—An individual is eligible 
to receive a Silver Scholarship if the community-based entity 
certifies to the Corporation that the individual has completed 
not less than 350 hours of service under this section in a 
1-year period. 
‘‘(6) TRANSFER TO TRUST.—The Corporation shall transfer 
an appropriate amount of funds to the National Service Trust 
to provide for the national service educational award for each 
silver scholar under this subsection. 
‘‘(7) 
SUPPORT
SERVICES.—A 
community-based 
entity 
receiving a fixed-amount grant under this subsection may use 
a portion of the grant to provide transportation services to 
an eligible individual to allow such individual to participate 
in a service project. 
‘‘(b) ENCORE FELLOWSHIPS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Corporation may award 1-year 
Encore Fellowships to enable individuals age 55 or older to— 
‘‘(A) carry out service projects in areas of national 
need; and 
‘‘(B) receive training and development in order to 
transition to full- or part-time public service in the non-
profit sector or government. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM.—In carrying out the program, the Corpora-
tion shall— 
‘‘(A) maintain a list of eligible organizations for which 
Encore Fellows may be placed to carry out service projects
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through the program and shall provide the list to all Fellow-
ship recipients; and 
‘‘(B) at the request of a Fellowship recipient— 
‘‘(i) determine whether the requesting recipient is 
able to meet the service needs of a listed organization, 
or another organization that the recipient requests in 
accordance with paragraph (5)(B), for a service project; 
and 
‘‘(ii) upon making a favorable determination under 
clause (i), award the recipient with an Encore Fellow-
ship, and place the recipient with the organization 
as an Encore Fellow under paragraph (5)(C). 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An individual desiring to be selected 
as a Fellowship recipient shall— 
‘‘(i) be an individual who— 
‘‘(I) is age 55 or older as of the time the indi-
vidual applies for the program; and 
‘‘(II) is not engaged in, but who wishes to 
engage in, full- or part-time public service in the 
nonprofit sector or government; and 
‘‘(ii) submit an application to the Corporation, at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information 
as 
the 
Corporation 
may 
require, 
including— 
‘‘(I) a description of the area of national need 
that the applicant hopes to address through the 
service project; 
‘‘(II) a description of the skills and experience 
the applicant has to address an area of national 
need; and 
‘‘(III) information identifying the region of the 
United States in which the applicant wishes to 
serve. 
‘‘(B) SELECTION BASIS.—In determining which individ-
uals to select as Fellowship recipients, the Corporation 
shall— 
‘‘(i) select not more than 10 individuals from each 
State; and 
‘‘(ii) give priority to individuals with skills and 
experience for which there is an ongoing high demand 
in the nonprofit sector and government. 
‘‘(4) LISTED ORGANIZATIONS.—To be listed under paragraph 
(2)(A), an organization shall— 
‘‘(A) be a nonprofit organization; and 
‘‘(B) submit an application to the Corporation at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information 
as the Corporation may require, including— 
‘‘(i) a description of— 
‘‘(I) the services and activities the organization 
carries out generally; 
‘‘(II) the area of national need that the 
organization seeks to address through a service 
project; and 
‘‘(III) the services and activities the organiza-
tion seeks to carry out through the proposed 
service project;
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‘‘(ii) a description of the skills and experience that 
an eligible Encore Fellowship recipient needs to be 
placed with the organization as an Encore Fellow for 
the service project; 
‘‘(iii) a description of the training and leadership 
development the organization shall provide an Encore 
Fellow placed with the organization to assist the 
Encore Fellow in obtaining a public service job in the 
nonprofit sector or government after the period of the 
Encore Fellowship; and 
‘‘(iv) evidence of the organization’s financial sta-
bility. 
‘‘(5) PLACEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) REQUEST FOR PLACEMENT WITH LISTED ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—To be placed with a listed organization in accord-
ance with paragraph (2)(B) for a service project, an eligible 
Encore Fellowship recipient shall submit an application 
for such placement to the Corporation at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Cor-
poration may require. 
‘‘(B) REQUEST FOR PLACEMENT WITH OTHER ORGANIZA-
TION.—An eligible Encore Fellowship recipient may apply 
to the Corporation to serve the recipient’s Encore Fellow-
ship year with a nonprofit organization that is not a listed 
organization. Such application shall be submitted to the 
Corporation at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Corporation shall require, and 
shall include— 
‘‘(i) an identification and description of— 
‘‘(I) the organization; 
‘‘(II) the area of national need the organization 
seeks to address; and 
‘‘(III) the services or activities the organization 
carries out to address such area of national need; 
‘‘(ii) a description of the services the eligible Encore 
Fellowship recipient shall provide for the organization 
as an Encore Fellow; and 
‘‘(iii) a letter of support from the leader of the 
organization, including— 
‘‘(I) a description of the organization’s need 
for the eligible Encore Fellowship recipient’s serv-
ices; 
‘‘(II) evidence that the organization is finan-
cially sound; 
‘‘(III) an assurance that the organization will 
provide training and leadership development to 
the eligible Encore Fellowship recipient if placed 
with the organization as an Encore Fellow, to 
assist the Encore Fellow in obtaining a public 
service job in the nonprofit sector or government 
after the period of the Encore Fellowship; and 
‘‘(IV) a description of the training and leader-
ship development to be provided to the Encore 
Fellowship recipient if so placed. 
‘‘(C) PLACEMENT AND AWARD OF FELLOWSHIP.—If the 
Corporation determines that the eligible Encore Fellowship 
recipient is able to meet the service needs (including skills
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and experience to address an area of national need) of 
the organization that the eligible fellowship recipient 
requests under subparagraph (A) or (B), the Corporation 
shall— 
‘‘(i) approve the placement of the eligible Encore 
Fellowship recipient with the organization; 
‘‘(ii) award the eligible Encore Fellowship recipient 
an Encore Fellowship for a period of 1 year and des-
ignate the eligible Encore Fellowship recipient as an 
Encore Fellow; and 
‘‘(iii) in awarding the Encore Fellowship, make 
a payment, in the amount of $11,000, to the organiza-
tion to enable the organization to provide living 
expenses to the Encore Fellow for the year in which 
the Encore Fellow agrees to serve. 
‘‘(6) MATCHING FUNDS.—An organization that receives an 
Encore Fellow under this subsection shall agree to provide, 
for the living expenses of the Encore Fellow during the year 
of service, non-Federal contributions in an amount equal to 
not less than $1 for every $1 of Federal funds provided to 
the organization for the Encore Fellow through the Encore 
Fellowship. 
‘‘(7) TRAINING
AND
ASSISTANCE.—Each organization that 
receives an Encore Fellow under this subsection shall provide 
training, leadership development, and assistance to the Encore 
Fellow, and conduct oversight of the service provided by the 
Encore Fellow. 
‘‘(8) LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.—Each year, the Corpora-
tion shall convene current and former Encore Fellows to discuss 
the Encore Fellows’ experiences related to service under this 
subsection and discuss strategies for increasing leadership and 
careers in public service in the nonprofit sector or government. 
‘‘(c) EVALUATIONS.—The Corporation shall conduct an inde-
pendent evaluation of the programs authorized under subsections 
(a) and (b) and widely disseminate the results, including rec-
ommendations for improvement, to the service community through 
multiple channels, including the Corporation’s Resource Center or 
a clearinghouse of effective strategies.’’. 
SEC. 1806. NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS. 
Subtitle H of title I (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘PART II—NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE 
CORPS 
‘‘SEC. 198H. NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘National Service Reserve Corps member’ 
means an individual who— 
‘‘(A) has completed a term of national service or is 
a veteran; 
‘‘(B) has successfully completed training described in 
subsection (c) within the previous 2 years; 
‘‘(C) completes not less than 10 hours of volunteering 
each year (which may include the training session described 
in subparagraph (B)); and
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‘‘(D) has indicated interest to the Corporation in 
responding to disasters and emergencies in a timely 
manner through the National Service Reserve Corps; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘term of national service’ means a term or 
period of service under section 123. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In consultation with the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, the Corporation shall establish a 
National Service Reserve Corps to prepare and deploy National 
Service Reserve Corps members to respond to disasters and 
emergencies in support of national service programs and other 
requesting programs and agencies. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS OR CONTRACTS.—In carrying out this section, 
the Corporation may enter into a grant or contract with an 
organization experienced in responding to disasters or in coordi-
nating individuals who have completed a term of national 
service or are veterans, or may directly deploy National Service 
Reserve Corps members, as the Corporation determines nec-
essary. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL TRAINING.—The Corporation shall conduct or 
coordinate annual training sessions, consistent with the training 
requirements of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, for 
individuals who have completed a term of national service or are 
veterans, and who wish to join the National Service Reserve Corps. 
‘‘(d) DESIGNATION OF ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Corporation 
shall 
designate 
organizations with demonstrated experience in responding to 
disasters or emergencies, including through using volunteers, 
for participation in the program under this section. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Corporation shall ensure that 
every designated organization is— 
‘‘(A) prepared to respond to disasters or emergencies; 
‘‘(B) prepared and able to utilize National Service 
Reserve Corps members in responding to disasters or emer-
gencies; and 
‘‘(C) willing to respond in a timely manner when noti-
fied by the Corporation of a disaster or emergency. 
‘‘(e) DATABASES.—The Corporation shall develop or contract 
with an outside organization to develop— 
‘‘(1) a database of all National Service Reserve Corps mem-
bers; and 
‘‘(2) a database of all nonprofit organizations that have 
been designated by the Corporation under subsection (d). 
‘‘(f) DEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS.— 
‘‘(1) MAJOR DISASTERS OR EMERGENCIES.—If a major dis-
aster or emergency is declared by the President pursuant to 
section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122), the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, in consultation with the Cor-
poration, may task the National Service Reserve Corps to assist 
in response. 
‘‘(2) OTHER DISASTERS OR EMERGENCIES.—For a disaster 
or emergency that is not declared a major disaster or emergency 
under section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122), the Corporation may 
directly, or through a grant or contract, deploy the National 
Service Reserve Corps.
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‘‘(3) DEPLOYMENT.—Under paragraph (1) or (2), the Cor-
poration may— 
‘‘(A) deploy interested National Service Reserve Corps 
members on assignments of not more than 30 days to 
assist with local needs related to preparing or recovering 
from the incident in the affected area, either directly or 
through organizations designated under subsection (d); 
‘‘(B) make travel arrangements for the deployed 
National Service Reserve Corps members to the site of 
the incident; and 
‘‘(C) provide funds to those organizations that are 
responding to the incident with deployed National Service 
Reserve Corps members, to enable the organizations to 
coordinate and provide housing, living stipends, and insur-
ance for those deployed members. 
‘‘(4) ALLOWANCE.—Any amounts that are utilized by the 
Corporation from funds appropriated under section 501(a)(4)(D) 
to carry out paragraph (1) for a fiscal year shall be kept 
in a separate fund. Any amounts in such fund that are not 
used during a fiscal year shall remain available to use to 
pay National Service Reserve Corps members an allowance, 
determined by the Corporation, for out-of-pocket expenses. 
‘‘(5) INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS.—The Corpora-
tion, the State Commissions, and entities receiving finan-
cial assistance for programs under subtitle C of this Act, 
or under part A of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service 
Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.), shall inform partici-
pants about the National Service Reserve Corps upon the 
participants’ completion of their term of national service. 
‘‘(B) VETERANS.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall inform 
veterans who are recently discharged, released, or sepa-
rated from the Armed Forces about the National Service 
Reserve Corps. 
‘‘(6) COORDINATION.—In deploying National Service Reserve 
Corps members under this subsection, the Corporation shall— 
‘‘(A) avoid duplication of activities directed by the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency; and 
‘‘(B) consult and, as appropriate, partner with Citizen 
Corps programs and other local disaster agencies, including 
State and local emergency management agencies, voluntary 
organizations active in disaster, State Commissions, and 
similar organizations, in the affected area.’’. 
SEC. 1807. SOCIAL INNOVATION FUNDS PILOT PROGRAM. 
Subtitle H of title I (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘PART III—SOCIAL INNOVATION FUNDS PILOT 
PROGRAM 
‘‘SEC. 198K. FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
‘‘(1) Social entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community 
organizations are developing innovative and effective solutions 
to national and local challenges.
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‘‘(2) Increased public and private investment in replicating 
and expanding proven effective solutions, and supporting new 
solutions, developed by social entrepreneurs and other nonprofit 
community organizations could allow those entrepreneurs and 
organizations to replicate and expand proven initiatives, and 
support new initiatives, in communities. 
‘‘(3) A network of Social Innovation Funds could leverage 
Federal investments to increase State, local, business, and 
philanthropic resources to replicate and expand proven solu-
tions and invest in supporting new innovations to tackle specific 
identified community challenges. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
‘‘(1) to recognize and increase the impact of social entre-
preneurs and other nonprofit community organizations in tack-
ling national and local challenges; 
‘‘(2) to stimulate the development of a network of Social 
Innovation Funds that will increase private and public invest-
ment in nonprofit community organizations that are effectively 
addressing national and local challenges to allow such organiza-
tions to replicate and expand proven initiatives or support 
new initiatives; 
‘‘(3) to assess the effectiveness of such Funds in— 
‘‘(A) leveraging Federal investments to increase State, 
local, business, and philanthropic resources to address 
national and local challenges; 
‘‘(B) providing resources to replicate and expand effec-
tive initiatives; and 
‘‘(C) seeding experimental initiatives focused on 
improving outcomes in the areas described in subsection 
(f)(3); and 
‘‘(4) to strengthen the infrastructure to identify, invest 
in, replicate, and expand initiatives with effective solutions 
to national and local challenges. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘community 
organization’ means a nonprofit organization that carries out 
innovative, effective initiatives to address community chal-
lenges. 
‘‘(2) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘covered entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) an existing grantmaking institution (existing as 
of the date on which the institution applies for a grant 
under this section); or 
‘‘(B) a partnership between— 
‘‘(i) such an existing grantmaking institution; and 
‘‘(ii) an additional grantmaking institution, a State 
Commission, or a chief executive officer of a unit of 
general local government. 
‘‘(3) ISSUE AREA.—The term ‘issue area’ means an area 
described in subsection (f)(3). 
‘‘(d) PROGRAM.—From the amounts appropriated to carry out 
this section that are not reserved under subsections (l) and (m), 
the Corporation shall establish a Social Innovation Funds grant 
program to make grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities 
for Social Innovation Funds.
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‘‘(e) PERIODS; AMOUNTS.—The Corporation shall make such 
grants for periods of 5 years, and may renew the grants for addi-
tional periods of 5 years, in amounts of not less than $1,000,000 
and not more than $10,000,000 per year. 
‘‘(f) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant under sub-
section (d), an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be a covered entity; 
‘‘(2) propose to focus on— 
‘‘(A) serving a specific local geographical area; or 
‘‘(B) addressing a specific issue area; 
‘‘(3) propose to focus on improving measurable outcomes 
relating to— 
‘‘(A) 
education 
for 
economically 
disadvantaged 
elementary or secondary school students; 
‘‘(B) child and youth development; 
‘‘(C) reductions in poverty or increases in economic 
opportunity for economically disadvantaged individuals; 
‘‘(D) health, including access to health services and 
health education; 
‘‘(E) resource conservation and local environmental 
quality; 
‘‘(F) individual or community energy efficiency; 
‘‘(G) civic engagement; or 
‘‘(H) reductions in crime; 
‘‘(4) have an evidence-based decisionmaking strategy, 
including— 
‘‘(A) use of evidence produced by prior rigorous evalua-
tions of program effectiveness including, where available, 
well-implemented randomized controlled trials; and 
‘‘(B) a well-articulated plan to— 
‘‘(i)(I) replicate and expand research-proven initia-
tives that have been shown to produce sizeable, sus-
tained benefits to participants or society; or 
‘‘(II) support new initiatives with a substantial 
likelihood of significant impact; or 
‘‘(ii) partner with a research organization to carry 
out rigorous evaluations to assess the effectiveness 
of such initiatives; and 
‘‘(5) have appropriate policies, as determined by the Cor-
poration, that protect against conflict of interest, self-dealing, 
and other improper practices. 
‘‘(g) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant under sub-
section (d) for national leveraging capital, an eligible entity shall 
submit an application to the Corporation at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Corporation may 
specify, including, at a minimum— 
‘‘(1) an assurance that the eligible entity will— 
‘‘(A) use the funds received through that capital in 
order to make subgrants to community organizations that 
will use the funds to replicate or expand proven initiatives, 
or support new initiatives, in low-income communities; 
‘‘(B) in making decisions about subgrants for commu-
nities, consult with a diverse cross section of community 
representatives in the decisions, including individuals from 
the public, nonprofit private, and for-profit private sectors; 
and
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‘‘(C) make subgrants of a sufficient size and scope 
to enable the community organizations to build their 
capacity to manage initiatives, and sustain replication or 
expansion of the initiatives; 
‘‘(2) an assurance that the eligible entity will not make 
any subgrants to the parent organizations of the eligible entity, 
a subsidiary organization of the parent organization, or, if 
the eligible entity applied for funds under this section as a 
partnership, any member of the partnership; 
‘‘(3) an identification of, as appropriate— 
‘‘(A) the specific local geographical area referred to 
in subsection (f)(2)(A) that the eligible entity is proposing 
to serve; or 
‘‘(B) the issue area referred to in subsection (f)(2)(B) 
that the eligible entity will address, and the geographical 
areas that the eligible entity is likely to serve in addressing 
such issue area; 
‘‘(4)(A) information identifying the issue areas in which 
the eligible entity will work to improve measurable outcomes; 
‘‘(B) statistics on the needs related to those issue areas 
in, as appropriate— 
‘‘(i) the specific local geographical area described in 
paragraph (3)(A); or 
‘‘(ii) the geographical areas described in paragraph 
(3)(B), including statistics demonstrating that those geo-
graphical areas have high need in the specific issue area 
that the eligible entity is proposing to address; and 
‘‘(C) information on the specific measurable outcomes 
related to the issue areas involved that the eligible entity 
will seek to improve; 
‘‘(5) information describing the process by which the eligible 
entity selected, or will select, community organizations to 
receive the subgrants, to ensure that the community organiza-
tions— 
‘‘(A) are institutions— 
‘‘(i) with proven initiatives and a demonstrated 
track record of achieving specific outcomes related to 
the measurable outcomes for the eligible entity; or 
‘‘(ii) that articulate a new solution with a signifi-
cant likelihood for substantial impact; 
‘‘(B) articulate measurable outcomes for the use of 
the subgrant funds that are connected to the measurable 
outcomes for the eligible entity; 
‘‘(C) will use the funds to replicate, expand, or support 
their initiatives; 
‘‘(D) provide a well-defined plan for replicating, 
expanding, or supporting the initiatives funded; 
‘‘(E) can sustain the initiatives after the subgrant 
period concludes through reliable public revenues, earned 
income, or private sector funding; 
‘‘(F) have strong leadership and financial and manage-
ment systems; 
‘‘(G) are committed to the use of data collection and 
evaluation for improvement of the initiatives; 
‘‘(H) will implement and evaluate innovative initia-
tives, to be important contributors to knowledge in their 
fields; and
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‘‘(I) will meet the requirements for providing matching 
funds specified in subsection (k); 
‘‘(6) information about the eligible entity, including its 
experience managing collaborative initiatives, or assessing 
applicants for grants and evaluating the performance of grant 
recipients for outcome-focused initiatives, and any other rel-
evant information; 
‘‘(7) a commitment to meet the requirements of subsection 
(i) and a plan for meeting the requirements, including informa-
tion on any funding that the eligible entity has secured to 
provide the matching funds required under that subsection; 
‘‘(8) a description of the eligible entity’s plan for providing 
technical assistance and support, other than financial support, 
to the community organizations that will increase the ability 
of the community organizations to achieve their measurable 
outcomes; 
‘‘(9) information on the commitment, institutional capacity, 
and expertise of the eligible entity concerning— 
‘‘(A) collecting and analyzing data required for evalua-
tions, compliance efforts, and other purposes; 
‘‘(B) supporting relevant research; and 
‘‘(C) submitting regular reports to the Corporation, 
including information on the initiatives of the community 
organizations, and the replication or expansion of such 
initiatives; 
‘‘(10) a commitment to use data and evaluations to improve 
the eligible entity’s own model and to improve the initiatives 
funded by the eligible entity; and 
‘‘(11) a commitment to cooperate with any evaluation activi-
ties undertaken by the Corporation. 
‘‘(h) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting eligible entities to 
receive grants under subsection (d), the Corporation shall— 
‘‘(1) select eligible entities on a competitive basis; 
‘‘(2) select eligible entities on the basis of the quality of 
their selection process, as described in subsection (g)(5), the 
capacity of the eligible entities to manage Social Innovation 
Funds, and the potential of the eligible entities to sustain 
the Funds after the conclusion of the grant period; 
‘‘(3) include among the grant recipients eligible entities 
that propose to provide subgrants to serve communities (such 
as rural low-income communities) that the eligible entities can 
demonstrate are significantly philanthropically underserved; 
‘‘(4) select a geographically diverse set of eligible entities; 
and 
‘‘(5) take into account broad community perspectives and 
support. 
‘‘(i) MATCHING FUNDS FOR GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation may not make a grant 
to an eligible entity under subsection (d) for a Social Innovation 
Fund unless the entity agrees that, with respect to the cost 
described in subsection (d) for that Fund, the entity will make 
available matching funds in an amount equal to not less than 
$1 for every $1 of funds provided under the grant. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) TYPE AND SOURCES.—The eligible entity shall pro-
vide the matching funds in cash. The eligible entity shall 
provide the matching funds from State, local, or private
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sources, which may include State or local agencies, 
businesses, private philanthropic organizations, or individ-
uals. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES INCLUDING STATE COMMISSIONS 
OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In a case in which a State 
Commission, a local government office, or both entities 
are a part of the eligible entity, the State involved, 
the local government involved, or both entities, respec-
tively, shall contribute not less than 30 percent and 
not more than 50 percent of the matching funds. 
‘‘(ii) LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE.—In this subpara-
graph, the term ‘local government office’ means the 
office of the chief executive officer of a unit of general 
local government. 
‘‘(3) REDUCTION.—The Corporation may reduce by 50 per-
cent the matching funds required by paragraph (1) for an 
eligible entity serving a community (such as a rural low-income 
community) that the eligible entity can demonstrate is signifi-
cantly philanthropically underserved. 
‘‘(j) SUBGRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) SUBGRANTS AUTHORIZED.—An eligible entity receiving 
a grant under subsection (d) is authorized to use the funds 
made available through the grant to award, on a competitive 
basis, subgrants to expand or replicate proven initiatives, or 
support new initiatives with a substantial likelihood of success, 
to— 
‘‘(A) community organizations serving low-income 
communities within the specific local geographical area 
described in the eligible entity’s application in accordance 
with subsection (g)(3)(A); or 
‘‘(B) community organizations addressing a specific 
issue area described in the eligible entity’s application in 
accordance with subsection (g)(3)(B), in low-income commu-
nities in the geographical areas described in the applica-
tion. 
‘‘(2) PERIODS; AMOUNTS.—The eligible entity shall make 
such subgrants for periods of not less than 3 and not more 
than 5 years, and may renew the subgrants for such periods, 
in amounts of not less than $100,000 per year. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a subgrant 
from an eligible entity under this section, including receiving 
a payment for that subgrant each year, a community organiza-
tion shall submit an application to an eligible entity that serves 
the specific local geographical area, or geographical areas, that 
the community organization proposes to serve, at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as the eligible 
entity may require, including— 
‘‘(A) a description of the initiative the community 
organization carries out and plans to replicate or expand, 
or of the new initiative the community organization intends 
to support, using funds received from the eligible entity, 
and how the initiative relates to the issue areas in which 
the eligible entity has committed to work in the eligible 
entity’s application, in accordance with subsection (g)(4)(A);
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‘‘(B) data on the measurable outcomes the community 
organization has improved, and information on the measur-
able outcomes the community organization seeks to 
improve by replicating or expanding a proven initiative 
or supporting a new initiative, which shall be among the 
measurable outcomes that the eligible entity identified in 
the eligible entity’s application, in accordance with sub-
section (g)(4)(C); 
‘‘(C) an identification of the community in which the 
community organization proposes to carry out an initiative, 
which shall be within a local geographical area described 
in the eligible entity’s application in accordance with 
subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (g)(3), as applicable; 
‘‘(D) a description of the evidence-based decisionmaking 
strategies the community organization uses to improve the 
measurable outcomes, including— 
‘‘(i) use of evidence produced by prior rigorous 
evaluations of program effectiveness including, where 
available, well-implemented randomized controlled 
trials; or 
‘‘(ii) a well-articulated plan to conduct, or partner 
with a research organization to conduct, rigorous 
evaluations to assess the effectiveness of initiatives 
addressing national or local challenges; 
‘‘(E) a description of how the community organization 
uses data to analyze and improve its initiatives; 
‘‘(F) specific evidence of how the community organiza-
tion will meet the requirements for providing matching 
funds specified in subsection (k); 
‘‘(G) a description of how the community organization 
will sustain the replicated or expanded initiative after the 
conclusion of the subgrant period; and 
‘‘(H) any other information the eligible entity may 
require, including information necessary for the eligible 
entity to fulfill the requirements of subsection (g)(5). 
‘‘(k) MATCHING FUNDS FOR SUBGRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—An eligible entity may not make a 
subgrant to a community organization under this section for 
an initiative described in subsection (j)(3)(A) unless the 
organization agrees that, with respect to the cost of carrying 
out that initiative, the organization will make available, on 
an annual basis, matching funds in an amount equal to not 
less than $1 for every $1 of funds provided under the subgrant. 
If the community organization fails to make such matching 
funds available for a fiscal year, the eligible entity shall not 
make payments for the remaining fiscal years of the subgrant 
period, notwithstanding any other provision of this part. 
‘‘(2) TYPES
AND
SOURCES.—The community organization 
shall provide the matching funds in cash. The community 
organization shall provide the matching funds from State, local, 
or private sources, which may include funds from State or 
local agencies or private sector funding. 
‘‘(l) DIRECT SUPPORT.— 
‘‘(1) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Corporation may use not 
more than 10 percent of the funds appropriated for this section 
to award grants to community organizations serving low-income 
communities or addressing a specific issue area in geographical
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areas that have the highest need in that issue area, to enable 
such community organizations to replicate or expand proven 
initiatives or support new initiatives. 
‘‘(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A grant awarded under this 
subsection shall be subject to the same terms and conditions 
as a subgrant awarded under subsection (j). 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION; MATCHING FUNDS.—Paragraphs (2) and 
(3) of subsection (j) and subsection (k) shall apply to a commu-
nity organization receiving or applying for a grant under this 
subsection in the same manner as such subsections apply to 
a community organization receiving or applying for a subgrant 
under subsection (j), except that references to a subgrant shall 
mean a grant and references to an eligible entity shall mean 
the Corporation. 
‘‘(m) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation may reserve not more 
than 5 percent of the funds appropriated for this section for 
a fiscal year to support, directly or through contract with an 
independent entity, research and evaluation activities to 
evaluate the eligible entities and community organizations 
receiving grants under subsections (d) and (l) and the initiatives 
supported by the grants. 
‘‘(2) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) RESEARCH AND REPORTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The entity carrying out this sub-
section shall collect data and conduct or support 
research with respect to the eligible entities and 
community organizations receiving grants under sub-
sections (d) and (l), and the initiatives supported by 
such eligible entities and community organizations, to 
determine the success of the program carried out under 
this section in replicating, expanding, and supporting 
initiatives, including— 
‘‘(I) the success of the initiatives in improving 
measurable outcomes; and 
‘‘(II) the success of the program in increasing 
philanthropic investments in philanthropically 
underserved communities. 
‘‘(ii) REPORTS.—The Corporation shall submit peri-
odic reports to the authorizing committees including— 
‘‘(I) the data collected and the results of the 
research under this subsection; 
‘‘(II) information on lessons learned about best 
practices from the activities carried out under this 
section, to improve those activities; and 
‘‘(III) a list of all eligible entities and commu-
nity organizations receiving funds under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(iii) PUBLIC INFORMATION.—The Corporation shall 
annually post the list described in clause (ii)(III) on 
the Corporation’s website. 
‘‘(B) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Corporation shall, 
directly or through contract, provide technical assistance 
to the eligible entities and community organizations that 
receive grants under subsections (d) and (l).
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‘‘(C) 
KNOWLEDGE
MANAGEMENT.—The 
Corporation 
shall, directly or through contract, maintain a clearing-
house for information on best practices resulting from ini-
tiatives supported by the eligible entities and community 
organizations. 
‘‘(D) RESERVATION.—Of the funds appropriated under 
section 501(a)(4)(E) for a fiscal year, not more than 5 per-
cent may be used to carry out this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 1808. CLEARINGHOUSES. 
Subtitle H of title I (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘PART 
IV—NATIONAL 
SERVICE 
PROGRAMS 
CLEARINGHOUSES; 
VOLUNTEER 
GENERA-
TION FUND 
‘‘SEC. 198O. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS CLEARINGHOUSES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall provide assistance, 
by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, to entities with exper-
tise in the dissemination of information through clearinghouses 
to establish 1 or more clearinghouses for information regarding 
the national service laws, which shall include information on 
service-learning and on service through other programs receiving 
assistance under the national service laws. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTION
OF
CLEARINGHOUSE.—Such a clearinghouse 
may— 
‘‘(1) assist entities carrying out State or local service- 
learning and national service programs with needs assessments 
and planning; 
‘‘(2) conduct research and evaluations concerning service- 
learning or programs receiving assistance under the national 
service laws, except that such clearinghouse may not conduct 
such research and evaluations if the recipient of the grant, 
contract, or cooperative agreement establishing the clearing-
house under this section is receiving funds for such purpose 
under part III of subtitle B or under this subtitle (not including 
this section); 
‘‘(3)(A) provide leadership development and training to 
State and local service-learning program administrators, super-
visors, service sponsors, and participants; and 
‘‘(B) provide training to persons who can provide the leader-
ship development and training described in subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(4) facilitate communication among— 
‘‘(A) entities carrying out service-learning programs 
and programs offered under the national service laws; and 
‘‘(B) participants in such programs; 
‘‘(5) provide and disseminate information and curriculum 
materials relating to planning and operating service-learning 
programs and programs offered under the national service laws, 
to States, territories, Indian tribes, and local entities eligible 
to receive financial assistance under the national service laws; 
‘‘(6) 
provide 
and 
disseminate 
information 
regarding 
methods to make service-learning programs and programs 
offered under the national service laws accessible to individuals 
with disabilities;
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‘‘(7) disseminate applications in languages other than 
English; 
‘‘(8)(A) gather and disseminate information on successful 
service-learning programs and programs offered under the 
national service laws, components of such successful programs, 
innovative curricula related to service-learning, and service- 
learning projects; and 
‘‘(B) coordinate the activities of the clearinghouse with 
appropriate entities to avoid duplication of effort; 
‘‘(9) make recommendations to State and local entities on 
quality controls to improve the quality of service-learning pro-
grams and programs offered under the national service laws; 
‘‘(10) assist organizations in recruiting, screening, and 
placing a diverse population of service-learning coordinators 
and program sponsors; 
‘‘(11) disseminate effective strategies for working with dis-
advantaged youth in national service programs, as determined 
by organizations with an established expertise in working with 
such youth; and 
‘‘(12) carry out such other activities as the Chief Executive 
Officer determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘SEC. 198P. VOLUNTEER GENERATION FUND. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—Subject to the availability of appro-
priations for this section, the Corporation may make grants to 
State Commissions and nonprofit organizations for the purpose 
of assisting the State Commissions and nonprofit organizations 
to— 
‘‘(1) develop and carry out volunteer programs described 
in subsection (c); and 
‘‘(2) make subgrants to support and create new local 
community-based entities that recruit, manage, or support vol-
unteers as described in such subsection. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each State Commission or nonprofit 
organization desiring a grant under this section shall submit 
an application to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, 
and accompanied by such information as the Corporation may 
reasonably require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall contain— 
‘‘(A)(i) a description of the program that the applicant 
will provide; 
‘‘(B) an assurance that the applicant will annually 
collect information on— 
‘‘(i) the number of volunteers recruited for activi-
ties carried out under this section, using funds received 
under this section, and the type and amount of activi-
ties carried out by such volunteers; and 
‘‘(ii) the number of volunteers managed or sup-
ported using funds received under this section, and 
the type and amount of activities carried out by such 
volunteers; 
‘‘(C) a description of the outcomes the applicant will 
use to annually measure and track performance with 
regard to— 
‘‘(i) activities carried out by volunteers; and
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‘‘(ii) volunteers recruited, managed, or supported; 
and 
‘‘(D) such additional assurances as the Corporation 
determines to be essential to ensure compliance with the 
requirements of this section. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS.—A State Commission or 
nonprofit organization receiving a grant under this section shall 
use the assistance— 
‘‘(1) directly to carry out volunteer programs or to develop 
and support community-based entities that recruit, manage, 
or support volunteers, by carrying out activities consistent with 
the goals of the subgrants described in paragraph (2); or 
‘‘(2) through subgrants to community-based entities to carry 
out volunteer programs or develop and support such entities 
that recruit, manage, or support volunteers, through 1 or more 
of the following types of subgrants: 
‘‘(A) A subgrant to a community-based entity for activi-
ties that are consistent with the priorities set by the State’s 
national service plan as described in section 178(e), or 
by the Corporation. 
‘‘(B) A subgrant to recruit, manage, or support volun-
teers to a community-based entity such as a volunteer 
coordinating agency, a nonprofit resource center, a volun-
teer training clearinghouse, an institution of higher edu-
cation, or a collaborative partnership of faith-based and 
community-based organizations. 
‘‘(C) A subgrant to a community-based entity that pro-
vides technical assistance and support to— 
‘‘(i) strengthen the capacity of local volunteer infra-
structure organizations; 
‘‘(ii) address areas of national need (as defined 
in section 198B(a)); and 
‘‘(iii) expand the number of volunteers nationally. 
‘‘(d) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds allocated by the Corporation 
for provision of assistance under this section for a fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) the Corporation shall use 50 percent of such funds 
to award grants, on a competitive basis, to State Commis-
sions and nonprofit organizations for such fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) the Corporation shall use 50 percent of such funds 
make an allotment to the State Commissions of each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, and the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico based on the formula 
described in subsections (e) and (f) of section 129, subject 
to paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—In order to ensure that 
each State Commission is able to improve efforts to recruit, 
manage, or support volunteers, the Corporation may determine 
a minimum grant amount for allotments under paragraph 
(1)(B). 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 
5 percent of the amount of any grant provided under this section 
for a fiscal year may be used to pay for administrative costs incurred 
by either the recipient of the grant or any community-based entity 
receiving assistance or a subgrant under such grant. 
‘‘(f) MATCHING FUND REQUIREMENTS.—The Corporation share 
of the cost of carrying out a program that receives assistance
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under this section, whether the assistance is provided directly or 
as a subgrant from the original recipient of the assistance, may 
not exceed— 
‘‘(1) 80 percent of such cost for the first year in which 
the recipient receives such assistance; 
‘‘(2) 70 percent of such cost for the second year in which 
the recipient receives such assistance; 
‘‘(3) 60 percent of such cost for the third year in which 
the recipient receives such assistance; and 
‘‘(4) 50 percent of such cost for the fourth year in which 
the recipient receives such assistance and each year there-
after.’’. 
SEC. 1809. NONPROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM. 
Subtitle H of title I (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘PART V—NONPROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING 
PROGRAM 
‘‘SEC. 198S. NONPROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) INTERMEDIARY NONPROFIT GRANTEE.—The term ‘inter-
mediary nonprofit grantee’ means an intermediary nonprofit 
organization that receives a grant under subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) INTERMEDIARY
NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘intermediary nonprofit organization’ means an experienced and 
capable nonprofit entity with meaningful prior experience in 
providing organizational development assistance, or capacity 
building assistance, focused on small and midsize nonprofit 
organizations. 
‘‘(3) NONPROFIT.—The term ‘nonprofit’, used with respect 
to an entity or organization, means— 
‘‘(A) an entity or organization described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt 
from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code; and 
‘‘(B) an entity or organization described in paragraph 
(1) or (2) of section 170(c) of such Code. 
‘‘(4) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of the several 
States, and the District of Columbia. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS.—The Corporation shall establish a Nonprofit 
Capacity Building Program to make grants to intermediary non-
profit organizations to serve as intermediary nonprofit grantees. 
The Corporation shall make the grants to enable the intermediary 
nonprofit grantees to pay for the Federal share of the cost of 
delivering organizational development assistance, including training 
on best practices, financial planning, grantwriting, and compliance 
with the applicable tax laws, for small and midsize nonprofit 
organizations, especially those nonprofit organizations facing 
resource hardship challenges. Each of the grantees shall match 
the grant funds by providing a non-Federal share as described 
in subsection (f). 
‘‘(c) AMOUNT.—To the extent practicable, the Corporation shall 
make such a grant to an intermediary nonprofit organization in 
each State, and shall make such grant in an amount of not less 
than $200,000.
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‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, an intermediary nonprofit organization shall submit an 
application to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Corporation may require. The 
intermediary nonprofit organization shall submit in the application 
information demonstrating that the organization has secured suffi-
cient resources to meet the requirements of subsection (f). 
‘‘(e) PREFERENCE AND CONSIDERATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PREFERENCE.—In making such grants, the Corporation 
shall give preference to intermediary nonprofit organizations 
seeking to become intermediary nonprofit grantees in areas 
where nonprofit organizations face significant resource hard-
ship challenges. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining whether to make 
a grant the Corporation shall consider— 
‘‘(A) the number of small and midsize nonprofit 
organizations that will be served by the grant; 
‘‘(B) the degree to which the activities proposed to 
be provided through the grant will assist a wide number 
of nonprofit organizations within a State, relative to the 
proposed amount of the grant; and 
‘‘(C) the quality of the organizational development 
assistance to be delivered by the intermediary nonprofit 
grantee, including the qualifications of its administrators 
and representatives, and its record in providing services 
to small and midsize nonprofit organizations. 
‘‘(f) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost as ref-
erenced in subsection (b) shall be 50 percent. 
‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal share of the cost 
as referenced in subsection (b) shall be 50 percent and 
shall be provided in cash. 
‘‘(B) THIRD PARTY CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided in clause 
(ii), an intermediary nonprofit grantee shall provide 
the non-Federal share of the cost through contributions 
from third parties. The third parties may include chari-
table grantmaking entities and grantmaking vehicles 
within existing organizations, entities of corporate 
philanthropy, corporations, individual donors, and 
regional, State, or local government agencies, or other 
non-Federal sources. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—If the intermediary nonprofit 
grantee is a private foundation (as defined in section 
509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), a donor 
advised fund (as defined in section 4966(d)(2) of such 
Code), an organization which is described in section 
4966(d)(4)(A)(i) of such Code, or an organization which 
is described in section 4966(d)(4)(B) of such Code, the 
grantee shall provide the non-Federal share from 
within that grantee’s own funds. 
‘‘(iii) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT, PRIOR YEAR THIRD- 
PARTY FUNDING LEVELS.—For purposes of maintaining 
private sector support levels for the activities specified 
by this program, a non-Federal share that includes 
donations by third parties shall be composed in a way
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that does not decrease prior levels of funding from 
the same third parties granted to the nonprofit inter-
mediary grantee in the preceding year. 
‘‘(g) RESERVATION.—Of the amount authorized to provide finan-
cial assistance under this subtitle, there shall be made available 
to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 
through 2014.’’. 
Subtitle I—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, directly or through 
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements (including through 
State Commissions), conduct appropriate training for and provide 
technical assistance to— 
‘‘(1) programs receiving assistance under the national 
service laws; and 
‘‘(2) entities (particularly entities in rural areas and under-
served communities) that desire to— 
‘‘(A) carry out or establish national service programs; 
or 
‘‘(B) apply for assistance (including subgrants) under 
the national service laws. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES INCLUDED.—Such training and technical assist-
ance activities may include— 
‘‘(1) providing technical assistance to entities applying to 
carry out national service programs or entities carrying out 
national service programs; 
‘‘(2) promoting leadership development in national service 
programs; 
‘‘(3) improving the instructional and programmatic quality 
of national service programs; 
‘‘(4) developing the management and budgetary skills of 
individuals operating or overseeing national service programs, 
including developing skills to increase the cost effectiveness 
of the programs under the national service laws; 
‘‘(5) providing for or improving the training provided to 
the participants in programs under the national service laws; 
‘‘(6) facilitating the education of individuals participating 
in national service programs in risk management procedures, 
including the training of participants in appropriate risk 
management practices; 
‘‘(7) training individuals operating or overseeing national 
service programs— 
‘‘(A) in volunteer recruitment, management, and reten-
tion to improve the abilities of such individuals to use
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participants and other volunteers in an effective manner, 
which training results in high-quality service and the desire 
of participants and volunteers to continue to serve in other 
capacities after the program is completed; 
‘‘(B) in program evaluation and performance measures 
to inform practices to augment the capacity and sustain-
ability of the national service programs; or 
‘‘(C) to effectively accommodate individuals with 
disabilities to increase the participation of individuals with 
disabilities in national service programs, which training 
may utilize funding from the reservation of funds under 
section 129(k) to increase the participation of individuals 
with disabilities; 
‘‘(8) 
establishing 
networks 
and 
collaboration 
among 
employers, educators, and other key stakeholders in the commu-
nity to further leverage resources to increase local participation 
in national service programs, and to coordinate community- 
wide planning and service with respect to national service 
programs; 
‘‘(9) providing training and technical assistance for the 
National Senior Service Corps, including providing such 
training and technical assistance to programs receiving assist-
ance under section 201 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5001); and 
‘‘(10) carrying out such other activities as the Chief Execu-
tive Officer determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In carrying out this section, the Corporation 
shall give priority to programs under the national service laws 
and entities eligible to establish such programs that seek training 
or technical assistance and that— 
‘‘(1) seek to carry out high-quality programs where the 
services are needed most; 
‘‘(2) seek to carry out high-quality programs where national 
service programs do not exist or where the programs are too 
limited to meet community needs; 
‘‘(3) seek to carry out high-quality programs that focus 
on and provide service opportunities for underserved rural and 
urban areas and populations; and 
‘‘(4) seek to assist programs in developing a service compo-
nent that combines students, out-of-school youths, and older 
adults as participants to provide needed community services.’’. 
Subtitle J—Repeal of Title III (Points of 
Light Foundation) 
SEC. 1831. REPEAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III (42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.) is repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 401 (42 U.S.C. 12671) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘term’’ and all that follows 
through the period and inserting the following: ‘‘term ‘adminis-
trative organization’ means a nonprofit private organization 
that enters into an agreement with the Corporation to carry 
out this section.’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Foundation’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘administrative organization’’.
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Subtitle K—Amendments to Title V 
(Authorization of Appropriations) 
SEC. 1841. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 501 (42 U.S.C. 12681) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) TITLE I.— 
‘‘(1) SUBTITLE B.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to provide financial assistance under subtitle B 
of title I— 
‘‘(i) $97,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 
‘‘(ii) such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2011 through 2014. 
‘‘(B) PART
IV
RESERVATION.—Of the amount appro-
priated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, the Cor-
poration may reserve such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out part IV of subtitle B of title I. 
‘‘(C) SECTION 118A.—Of the amount appropriated under 
subparagraph (A) and not reserved under subparagraph 
(B) for a fiscal year, not more than $7,000,000 shall be 
made available for awards to Campuses of Service under 
section 118A. 
‘‘(D) SECTION
119(C)(8).—Of the amount appropriated 
under subparagraph (A) and not reserved under subpara-
graph (B) for a fiscal year, not more than $10,000,000 
shall be made available for summer of service program 
grants under section 119(c)(8), and not more than 
$10,000,000 shall be deposited in the National Service 
Trust to support summer of service educational awards, 
consistent with section 119(c)(8). 
‘‘(E) SECTION
119(C)(9).—Of the amount appropriated 
under subparagraph (A) and not reserved under subpara-
graph (B) for a fiscal year, not more than $20,000,000 
shall be made available for youth engagement zone pro-
grams under section 119(c)(9). 
‘‘(F) GENERAL PROGRAMS.—Of the amount remaining 
after the application of subparagraphs (A) through (E) 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. 
‘‘(2) SUBTITLES C AND D.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated, for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014, such sums 
as may be necessary to provide financial assistance under sub-
title C of title I and to provide national service educational 
awards under subtitle D of title I for the number of participants 
described in section 121(f)(1) for each such fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) SUBTITLE E.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to operate the National Civilian Community Corps 
and provide financial assistance under subtitle E of title 
I, such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2010 through 2014. 
‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this Act, in obligating the amounts made available pursu-
ant to the authorization of appropriations in this para-
graph, priority shall be given to programs carrying out 
activities in areas for which the President has declared 
the existence of a major disaster, in accordance with section 
401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), including a major disaster 
as a consequence of Hurricane Katrina or Rita. 
‘‘(4) SUBTITLE H.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to provide financial assist-
ance under subtitle H of title I. 
‘‘(B) SECTION 198B.—Of the amount authorized under 
subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, such sums as may 
be necessary shall be made available to provide financial 
assistance under section 198B and to provide national 
service educational awards under subtitle D of title I to 
the number of participants in national service positions 
established or increased as provided in section 198B(b)(3) 
for such year. 
‘‘(C) SECTION 198C.—Of the amount authorized under 
subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, $12,000,000 shall be 
made available to provide financial assistance under section 
198C. 
‘‘(D) SECTION 198H.—Of the amount authorized under 
subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, such sums as may 
be necessary shall be made available to provide financial 
assistance under section 198H. 
‘‘(E) SECTION 198K.—Of the amount authorized under 
subparagraph (A), there shall be made available to carry 
out section 198K— 
‘‘(i) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(ii) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
‘‘(iii) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
‘‘(iv) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 
‘‘(v) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2014. 
‘‘(F) SECTION 198P.—Of the amount authorized under 
subparagraph (A), there shall be made available to carry 
out section 198P— 
‘‘(i) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(ii) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
‘‘(iii) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
‘‘(iv) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 
‘‘(v) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2014. 
‘‘(5) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated for the administration of this Act, including finan-
cial assistance under section 126(a), such sums as may 
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
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‘‘(B) CORPORATION.—Of the amounts appropriated 
under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, a portion shall 
be made available to provide financial assistance under 
section 126(a). 
‘‘(6) EVALUATION, TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) and any other 
provision of law, of the amounts appropriated for a fiscal year 
under subtitles B, C, and H of title I of this Act and under 
titles I and II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, 
the Corporation shall reserve not more than 2.5 percent to 
carry out sections 112(e) and 179A and subtitle J, of which 
$1,000,000 shall be used by the Corporation to carry out section 
179A. Notwithstanding subsection (b), amounts so reserved 
shall be available only for the fiscal year for which the amounts 
are reserved.’’; 
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (d); and 
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). 
TITLE II—DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER 
SERVICE ACT OF 1973 
SEC. 2001. REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title 
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.). 
SEC. 2002. VOLUNTEERISM POLICY. 
Section 2 (42 U.S.C. 4950) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘both young’’ and all that 
follows through the period and inserting ‘‘individuals of all 
ages and backgrounds.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ‘‘State, and local 
agencies’’ the following: ‘‘, expand relationships with, and sup-
port for, the efforts of civic, community, and educational 
organizations,’’. 
Subtitle A—National Volunteer 
Antipoverty Programs 
CHAPTER 1—VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA 
SEC. 2101. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. 
Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 4951) is amended— 
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘exploit’’ and all 
that follows through the period and inserting ‘‘increase 
opportunities for self-advancement by persons affected by such 
problems.’’; and 
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘at the local level’’ 
and all that follows through the period and inserting ‘‘at the 
local level, to support efforts by local agencies and community 
organizations to achieve long-term sustainability of projects, 
and to strengthen local agencies and community organizations 
to carry out the objectives of this part.’’.
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SEC. 2102. SELECTION AND ASSIGNMENT OF VOLUNTEERS. 
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 Islands,’’ after ‘‘American 
Samoa,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘handicapped individ-
uals’’ and all that follows through the semicolon and 
inserting ‘‘individuals with disabilities, especially individ-
uals with severe disabilities;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the jobless, the 
hungry,’’ and inserting ‘‘unemployed individuals,’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘prevention, edu-
cation,’’ and inserting ‘‘through prevention, education, 
rehabilitation, treatment,’’; 
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘chronic and life- 
threatening illnesses’’ and inserting ‘‘mental illness, chronic 
and life-threatening illnesses,’’; 
(F) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Headstart act’’ and inserting ‘‘Head 
Start Act’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the 
end; 
(G) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(H) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) in assisting with the reentry and reintegration of for-
merly incarcerated youth and adults into society, including 
providing training and counseling in education, employment, 
and life skills; 
‘‘(9) in developing and carrying out financial literacy, finan-
cial planning, budgeting, saving, and reputable credit accessi-
bility programs in low-income communities, including those 
programs that educate individuals about financing home owner-
ship and higher education; 
‘‘(10) in initiating and supporting before-school and after- 
school programs, serving children in low-income communities, 
that may engage participants in mentoring, tutoring, life skills 
and study skills programs, service-learning, physical, nutrition, 
and health education programs, and other activities addressing 
the needs of the children; 
‘‘(11) in establishing and supporting community economic 
development initiatives, with a priority on work on such initia-
tives in rural areas and the other areas where such initiatives 
are needed most; 
‘‘(12) in assisting veterans and their family members 
through establishing or augmenting programs that assist such 
persons with access to legal assistance, health care (including 
mental health care), employment counseling or training, edu-
cation counseling or training, affordable housing, and other 
support services; and 
‘‘(13) in addressing the health and wellness of individuals 
in low-income communities and individuals in underserved 
communities, including programs to increase access to preven-
tive services, insurance, and health services.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)—
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘recruitment and 
placement procedures’’ and inserting ‘‘placement procedures 
that involve sponsoring organizations and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Community 
Service Trust Act of 1993’’ and all that follows through 
the period at the end of the fourth sentence and 
inserting ‘‘Community Service Act of 1990.’’; 
(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), in the second sentence, 
by inserting ‘‘and management’’ after ‘‘the recruit-
ment’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ‘‘information 
system’’ and inserting ‘‘database’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘the Internet 
and related technologies,’’ before ‘‘radio,’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘Internet 
and related technologies,’’ before ‘‘print media,’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘State or 
local offices of economic development, State employ-
ment security agencies, employment offices,’’ before 
‘‘and other institutions’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘Community 
Service Trust Act of 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘Community 
Service Act of 1990’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (4); 
(4) in subsection (d), in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘private industry council established under the Job Training 
Partnership Act or’’; 
(5) in subsection (g), in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘, and such’’ and all that follows through the period 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 sufficient financial 
capacity and size, pay for all or a portion of the costs of supporting 
the service of volunteers under this part.’’. 
SEC. 2103. SUPPORT SERVICE. 
Section 105(a)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 4955(a)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by striking the first sentence and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Such stipend shall be set at a rate that is not less 
than a minimum of $125 per month and not more than a 
maximum of $150 per month, subject to the availability of 
funds to provide such a maximum rate.’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘stipend of a max-
imum of $200 per month’’ and inserting ‘‘stipend set at a 
rate that is not more than a maximum of $250 per month’’. 
SEC. 2104. REPEAL. 
Section 109 (42 U.S.C. 4959) is repealed. 
SEC. 2105. REDESIGNATION. 
Section 110 (42 U.S.C. 4960) is redesignated as section 109.
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CHAPTER 2—UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA 
SEC. 2121. UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA. 
Part B of title I (42 U.S.C. 4971 et seq.) is repealed. 
CHAPTER 3—SPECIAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS 
SEC. 2131. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. 
Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 4991) is amended in the second sentence 
by striking ‘‘situations’’ and inserting ‘‘organizations’’. 
SEC. 2132. LITERACY CHALLENGE GRANTS. 
Section 124 (42 U.S.C. 4995) is repealed. 
Subtitle B—National Senior Service Corps 
SEC. 2141. TITLE. 
Title II (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.) is amended by striking the 
title heading and inserting the following: 
‘‘TITLE II—NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS’’. 
SEC. 2142. STATEMENT OF 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 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 Program, the Foster Grand-
parent Program, and the Senior Companion Program, and dem-
onstration 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 better-
ment of their communities and themselves; 
‘‘(4) opportunities for low-income people 55 years of age 
or older, through the Foster Grandparents Program, to have 
a positive impact on the lives of children in need; and 
‘‘(5) opportunities for low-income people 55 years of age 
or older, through the Senior Companion Program, to provide 
support services and companionship to other older individuals 
through volunteer service.’’. 
SEC. 2143. RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. 
Section 201 (42 U.S.C. 5001(a)) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘avail’’ and all that follows through ‘‘community,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘share their experiences, abilities, and skills to
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improve their communities and themselves through service 
in their communities,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, and individuals 
60 years of age or older will be given priority for enroll-
ment,’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘established and will be carried 
out’’ and inserting ‘‘designed and implemented’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘field of service’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘field 
of service to be provided, as well as persons who have 
expertise in the management of volunteers and the 
needs of older individuals.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e)(1) Beginning with fiscal year 2013 and for each fiscal 
year thereafter, each grant or contract awarded under this section, 
for such a year, shall be— 
‘‘(A) awarded for a period of 3 years, with an option for 
a grant renewal of 3 years if the grantee meets the perform-
ances measures established under subsection (g); and 
‘‘(B) awarded through a competitive process described in 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2)(A) The Corporation shall promulgate regulations estab-
lishing the competitive process required under paragraph (1)(B), 
and make such regulations available to the public, not later than 
18 months after the date of the enactment of the Serve America 
Act. The Corporation shall consult with the directors of programs 
receiving grants under this section during the development and 
implementation of the competitive process. 
‘‘(B) The competitive process required by subparagraph (A) 
shall— 
‘‘(i) include the use of a peer review panel, including mem-
bers with expertise in senior service and aging, to review 
applications; 
‘‘(ii) include site inspections of programs assisted under 
this section, as appropriate; 
‘‘(iii) in the case of an applicant who has previously received 
a grant or contract for a program under this section, include 
an evaluation of the program conducted by a review team, 
as described in subsection (f); 
‘‘(iv) ensure that— 
‘‘(I) the grants or contracts awarded under this section 
through the competitive process for a grant or contract 
cycle support an aggregate number of volunteer service 
years for a given geographic service area that is not less 
than the aggregate number of volunteer service years sup-
ported under this section for such service area for the 
previous grant or contract cycle; 
‘‘(II) the grants or contracts awarded under this section 
through the competitive process for a grant or contract 
cycle maintain a similar program distribution, as compared 
to the program distribution for the previous grant or con-
tract cycle; and 
‘‘(III) every effort is made to minimize the disruption 
to volunteers; and 
‘‘(v) include the use of performance measures, outcomes, 
and other criteria established under subsection (g).
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‘‘(f)(1) Notwithstanding section 412, and effective beginning 180 
days after the date of enactment of the Serve America Act, each 
grant or contract under this section that expires in fiscal year 
2011, 2012, or 2013 shall be subject to an evaluation process con-
ducted by a review team described in paragraph (4). The evaluation 
process shall be carried out, to the maximum extent practicable, 
in fiscal year 2010, 2011, and 2012, respectively. 
‘‘(2) The Corporation shall promulgate regulations establishing 
the evaluation process required under paragraph (1), and make 
such regulations available to the public, not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of the Serve America Act. The Corpora-
tion shall consult with the directors of programs receiving grants 
under this section during the development and implementation 
of the evaluation process. 
‘‘(3) The evaluation process required under paragraph (1) 
shall— 
‘‘(A) include performance measures, outcomes, and other 
criteria established under subsection (g); and 
‘‘(B) evaluate the extent to which the recipient of the grant 
or contract meets or exceeds such performance measures, out-
comes, and other criteria through a review of the recipient. 
‘‘(4) To the maximum extent practicable, the Corporation shall 
provide that each evaluation required by this subsection is con-
ducted by a review team that— 
‘‘(A) includes individuals who are knowledgeable about pro-
grams assisted under this section; 
‘‘(B) includes current or former employees of the Corpora-
tion who are knowledgeable about programs assisted under 
this section; 
‘‘(C) includes representatives of communities served by vol-
unteers of programs assisted under this section; and 
‘‘(D) shall receive periodic training to ensure quality and 
consistency across evaluations. 
‘‘(5) The findings of an evaluation described in this subsection 
of a program described in paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) be presented to the recipient of the grant or contract 
for such program in a timely, transparent, and uniform manner 
that conveys information of program strengths and weaknesses 
and assists with program improvement; and 
‘‘(B) be used as the basis for program improvement, and 
for the provision of training and technical assistance. 
‘‘(g)(1) The Corporation shall, with particular attention to the 
different needs of rural and urban programs assisted under this 
section, develop performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria 
for programs assisted under this section that— 
‘‘(A) include an assessment of the strengths and areas 
in need of improvement of a program assisted under this sec-
tion; 
‘‘(B) include an assessment of whether such program has 
adequately addressed population and community-wide needs; 
‘‘(C) include an assessment of the efforts of such program 
to collaborate with other community-based organizations, units 
of government, and entities providing services to seniors, taking 
into account barriers to such collaboration that such program 
may encounter;
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‘‘(D) include a protocol for fiscal management that shall 
be used to assess such program’s compliance with the program 
requirements for the appropriate use of Federal funds; 
‘‘(E) include an assessment of whether the program is in 
conformity with the eligibility, outreach, enrollment, and other 
requirements for programs assisted under this section; and 
‘‘(F) contain other measures of performance developed by 
the Corporation, in consultation with the review teams 
described in subsection (f)(4). 
‘‘(2)(A) The performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria 
established under this subsection may be updated or modified as 
necessary, in consultation with directors of programs under this 
section, but not earlier than fiscal year 2014. 
‘‘(B) For each fiscal year preceding fiscal year 2014, the Corpora-
tion may, after consulting with directors of the programs under 
this section, determine that a performance measure, outcome, or 
criterion established under this subsection is operationally problem-
atic, and may, in consultation with such directors and after notifying 
the authorizing committees— 
‘‘(i) eliminate the use of that performance measure, outcome 
or criterion; or 
‘‘(ii) modify that performance measure, outcome, or criterion 
as necessary to render it no longer operationally problematic. 
‘‘(3) In the event that a program does not meet one or more 
of the performance measures, outcome, or criteria established under 
this subsection, the Corporation shall initiate procedures to termi-
nate the program in accordance with section 412. 
‘‘(h) The Chief Executive Officer shall develop procedures by 
which programs assisted under this section may receive training 
and technical assistance, which may include regular monitoring 
visits to assist programs in meeting the performance measures, 
outcomes, and criteria. 
‘‘(i)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (g)(3) or section 412, the 
Corporation shall continue to fund a program assisted under this 
section that has failed to meet or exceed the performance measures, 
outcomes, and other criteria established under this subsection for 
not more than 12 months if the competitive process established 
under subsection (e) does not result in a successor grant or contract 
for such program, in order to minimize the disruption to volunteers 
and the disruption of services. 
‘‘(2) In the case where a program is continued under paragraph 
(1), the Corporation shall conduct outreach regarding the avail-
ability of a grant under this section for the area served by such 
program and establish a new competition for awarding the successor 
program to the continued program. The recipient operating the 
continued program shall remain eligible for the new competition. 
‘‘(3) The Corporation may monitor the recipient of a grant 
or contract supporting a program continued under paragraph (1) 
during this period and may provide training and technical assist-
ance to assist such recipient in meeting the performance measures 
for such program. 
‘‘(j) The Corporation shall develop and disseminate an online 
resource guide for programs under this section not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of the Serve America Act, which 
shall include— 
‘‘(1) examples of high-performing programs assisted under 
this section;
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‘‘(2) corrective actions for underperforming programs; and 
‘‘(3) examples of meaningful outcome-based performance 
measures, outcomes, and criteria that capture a program’s mis-
sion and priorities.’’. 
SEC. 2144. FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM. 
Section 211 (42 U.S.C. 5011) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘aged sixty’’ and inserting ‘‘age 55’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘children having exceptional needs’’ 
and inserting ‘‘children having special or exceptional 
needs or circumstances identified as limiting their aca-
demic, social, or emotional development’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘any of a variety of’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘children with special or exceptional 
needs’’ and inserting ‘‘children having special or excep-
tional needs or circumstances identified as limiting 
their academic, social, or emotional development’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘shall have’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(2) 
of the subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘may determine’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) whether it is in the best interest of the child receiving, 
and the particular foster grandparent providing, services in 
such a project, to continue the relationship between the child 
and the grandparent under this part after the child reaches 
the age of 21, if such child is an individual with a disability 
who was receiving such services prior to attaining the age 
of 21.’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) If an assignment of a foster grandparent under this part 
is suspended or discontinued, the replacement of that foster grand-
parent shall be determined in a manner consistent with paragraph 
(3).’’; 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘$2.45 per hour’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘five cents, except’’ and inserting ‘‘$3.00 
per hour, except’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘125 per centum’’ 
and inserting ‘‘200 percent’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘per centum’’ and 
inserting ‘‘percent’’; and 
(5) in subsection (f)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘subparagraphs 
(B) and (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (C).
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SEC. 2145. SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM. 
Section 213(a) (42 U.S.C. 5013(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘aged 
60 or over’’ and inserting ‘‘age 55 or older’’. 
SEC. 2146. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) PROMOTION OF NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS.—Section 
221 (42 U.S.C. 5021) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘VOLUNTEER’’ and 
inserting ‘‘SERVICE’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘participation of volun-
teers’’ and inserting ‘‘participation of volunteers of all ages 
and backgrounds, living in urban or rural communities’’. 
(b) MINORITY POPULATION PARTICIPATION.—Section 223 (42 
U.S.C. 5023) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘GROUP’’ and 
inserting ‘‘POPULATION’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘sixty years and older from minority groups’’ 
and inserting ‘‘age 55 years or older from minority populations’’. 
(c) USE OF LOCALLY GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS IN NATIONAL 
SENIOR SERVICE CORPS.—Section 224 (42 U.S.C. 5024) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘VOLUNTEER’’ and 
inserting ‘‘SERVICE’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Volunteer Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Service 
Corps’’. 
(d) NATIONAL PROBLEMS OF LOCAL CONCERN.—Section 225 (42 
U.S.C. 5025) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘(10), (12), 
(15), and (16)’’ and inserting ‘‘(9), (11), and (14)’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘(10)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(9)’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) An applicant for a grant under paragraph (1) shall deter-
mine whether the program to be supported by the grant is a 
program under part A, B, or C, and shall submit an application 
as required for such program.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) To the maximum extent practicable, the Director shall 
ensure that not less than 25 percent of the funds appropriated 
under this section are used to award grants— 
‘‘(A) to applicants for grants under this section that are 
not receiving assistance from the Corporation at the time of 
such grant award; or 
‘‘(B) to applicants from locations where no programs sup-
ported under part A, B, or C are in effect at the time of 
such grant award. 
‘‘(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (4), if, for a fiscal year, less 
than 25 percent of the applicants for grants under this section 
are applicants described in paragraph (4), the Director may use 
an amount that is greater than 75 percent of the funds appropriated 
under this subsection to award grants to applicants that are already 
receiving assistance from the Corporation at the time of such grant 
award.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)—