I
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4854
To reauthorize and reform the national service laws.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 24, 2002
Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. SHAYS, Mr.
KIND, and Mr. ANDREWS) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To reauthorize and reform the national service laws.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Citizen Service Act of 2002’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY
SERVICE ACT OF 1990
Sec. 1001. References.
Subtitle A—Amendments to Subtitle A (General Provisions)
Sec. 1101. Purposes of Act.
Sec. 1102. Definitions.
Subtitle B—Amendments to Subtitle B (Service-Learning)
Sec. 1201. School-based allotments.
Sec. 1202. Higher education provisions.
Sec. 1203. Community-based programs, training, and other initiatives.
Sec. 1204. Service-learning clearinghouse.
Subtitle C—Amendments to Subtitle C (National Service Trust Program)
Sec. 1301. Prohibition on grants to Federal agencies; limits on Corporation
costs.
Sec. 1302. E-Corps and technical amendments to types of programs.
Sec. 1303. Types of positions.
Sec. 1304. Training and technical assistance.
Sec. 1305. Assistance to State Commissions; Challenge grants.
Sec. 1306. Allocation of assistance to States and other eligible entities.
Sec. 1307. Additional authority.
Sec. 1308. State selection of programs.
Sec. 1309. Consideration of applications.
Sec. 1310. Description of participants.
Sec. 1311. Reference to Federal agency.
Sec. 1312. Terms of service.
Sec. 1313. Adjustments to living allowance.
Subtitle D—Amendments to Subtitle D (National Service Trust and Provision
of National Service Educational Awards)
Sec. 1401. Availability of funds in the National Service Trust.
Sec. 1402. Individuals eligible to receive a National Service Educational Award
from the Trust.
Sec. 1403. Determination of the amount of National Service Educational
Awards.
Sec. 1404. Disbursement of National Service Educational Awards.
Sec. 1405. Additional uses of National Service Trust amounts.
Subtitle E—Amendments to Subtitle E (National Civilian Community Corps)
Sec. 1501. Purpose.
Sec. 1502. Program components.
Sec. 1503. Eligible participants.
Sec. 1504. Summer national service program.
Sec. 1505. Team leaders.
Sec. 1506. Consultation with State Commissions.
Sec. 1507. Permanent cadre.
Sec. 1508. Contract and grant authority.
Sec. 1509. Other departments.
Sec. 1510. Repeal of authority for advisory board and funding limitation.
Sec. 1511. Definitions.
Sec. 1512. Emergency response corps.
Sec. 1513. Terminology.
Subtitle F—Amendments to Subtitle F (Administrative Provisions)
Sec. 1601. Family and medical leave.
Sec. 1602. Additional prohibitions on use of funds.
Sec. 1603. Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures.
Sec. 1604. Resolution of displacement complaints.
Sec. 1605. State commissions on national and community service.
Sec. 1606. Evaluation and accountability.
Sec. 1607. Technical amendment.
Sec. 1608. Additional administrative provisions.
Subtitle G—Amendments to Subtitle G (Corporation for National and
Community Service)
Sec. 1701. Terms of office.
Sec. 1702. Board of Directors authorities and duties.
Sec. 1703. Peer reviewers.
Sec. 1704. Non-voting members; Personal services contracts.
Sec. 1705. Donated services.
Subtitle H—Amendments to Subtitle H
Sec. 1801. Technical amendments to subtitle H.
Subtitle I—Additional Authorities
Sec. 1901. Senior service scholarships.
Sec. 1902. America’s Promise: The Alliance for Youth.
Subtitle J—Title III (Points of Light Foundation)
Sec. 1911. Purpose.
Sec. 1912. Board of Directors.
Sec. 1913. Grants to the Foundation.
Subtitle K—Amendments to Title V (Authorization of Appropriations)
Sec. 1921. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER
SERVICE ACT OF 1973
Sec. 2001. References.
Subtitle A—Amendments to Title I (National Volunteer Antipoverty
Programs)
Sec. 2101. Purpose.
Sec. 2102. Purpose of the VISTA program.
Sec. 2103. Applications.
Sec. 2104. Selection process.
Sec. 2105. Terms of service.
Sec. 2106. Support service.
Sec. 2107. Participation of beneficiaries.
Sec. 2108. Dissemination of information.
Sec. 2109. University year for VISTA program.
Sec. 2110. Authority.
Sec. 2111. Special conditions.
Sec. 2112. Special volunteer programs.
Sec. 2113. Sections repealed.
Subtitle B—Amendments to Title II (National Senior Volunteer Corps)
Sec. 2201. Change in name.
Sec. 2202. Purpose.
Sec. 2203. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects.
Sec. 2204. Foster Grandparent Program grants.
Sec. 2205. Senior Companion Program grants.
Sec. 2206. Technical amendments.
Sec. 2207. Programs of national significance.
Sec. 2208. Additional provisions.
Subtitle C—Amendments to Title IV (Administration and Coordination)
Sec. 2301. Application of Federal law.
Sec. 2302. Definitions.
Sec. 2303. Protection against improper use.
Sec. 2304. Income verification.
Sec. 2305. Sections repealed.
Subtitle D—Amendments to Title V (Authorization of Appropriations)
Sec. 2401. Authorization of appropriations for VISTA and Special Volunteer
Programs.
Sec. 2402. Authorization of appropriations for National Senior Service Corps.
Sec. 2403. Administration and coordination.
TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS
Sec. 3101. Technical Amendment to Inspector General Act.
TITLE IV—TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TABLES OF CONTENTS
Sec. 4101. Amendments to the National and Community Service Act of 1990
table of contents.
Sec. 4102. Amendments to the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 table
of contents.
TITLE V—EFFECTIVE DATE
Sec. 5101. Effective date.
Sec. 5102. Service assignments and agreements.
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO NA-
TIONAL 
AND 
COMMUNITY
SERVICE ACT OF 1990
SEC. 1001. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in
this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a provision, the ref-
erence shall be considered to be made to a provision of
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12501 et seq.).
Subtitle A—Amendments to
Subtitle A (General Provisions)
SEC. 1101. PURPOSES OF ACT.
Section 2(b) (42 U.S.C. 12501(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘citizens;
and’’ and inserting ‘‘citizens;’’;
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and
inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(9) expand and strengthen service-learning
programs to improve the education of children and
youth and to maximize the benefits of national and
community service, in order to renew the ethic of
civic responsibility and the spirit of community
throughout the United States;
‘‘(10) support efforts to make the nonprofit sec-
tor more effective in meeting the unmet human, edu-
cational, environmental, and public safety needs of
the United States; and
‘‘(11) assist in coordinating and strengthening
Federal and other citizen service opportunities, in-
cluding opportunities for participation in homeland
security preparedness and response, other areas of
public and social service, and international service.’’.
SEC. 1102. DEFINITIONS.
Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 12511) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘church or
other’’;
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘section
101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965’’ and
inserting ‘‘sections 101(a) and 102(a)(1) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965’’;
(3) in paragraph (17)(B), by striking ‘‘program
in which the participant is enrolled’’ and inserting
‘‘organization receiving assistance under the national
service laws through which the participant is en-
rolled in an approved national service position’’; and
(4) in paragraph (21)—
(A) by striking ‘‘section 602(a)(1)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 602(3)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘20 U.S.C. 1401(a)(1)’’
and inserting ‘‘20 U.S.C. 1401(3)’’.
Subtitle B—Amendments to
Subtitle B (Service-Learning)
SEC. 1201. SCHOOL-BASED ALLOTMENTS.
Part I of subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et
seq.) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(i) shall include a public or private
nonprofit organization that—
‘‘(I) has a demonstrated expertise
in the provision of services to meet
unmet human, education, environ-
mental, or public safety needs; and
‘‘(II) will make projects available
for participants, who shall be stu-
dents; and
‘‘(ii) may include a private for-profit
business or private elementary or sec-
ondary school;
‘‘(3) planning of school-based service-learning
programs, through distribution by State educational
agencies of Federal funds made available under this
part to local educational agencies, which planning
may include paying for the cost of—
‘‘(A) the salaries and benefits of service-
learning coordinators; or
‘‘(B) the recruitment, training, supervision,
and placement of service-learning coordinators
who may be participants in a program under
subtitle C or receive a national service edu-
cational award under subtitle D,
who will identify the community partners described
in paragraph (2)(B) and assist in the design and im-
plementation of a program described in paragraph
(2); or
‘‘(4) implementing, operating, or expanding
school-based service-learning programs to utilize
service-learning to improve the education of stu-
dents, through distribution by State educational
agencies of Federal funds made available under this
part to—
‘‘(A) local educational agencies;
‘‘(B) public or private nonprofit organiza-
tions;
‘‘(C) other educational agencies; or
‘‘(D) partnerships or combinations of local
educational agencies and entities described in
subparagraphs (B) and (C).
‘‘(b) DUTIES
OF
SERVICE-LEARNING
COORDI-
NATOR.—A service-learning coordinator referred to in
paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) shall provide serv-
ices that may include—
‘‘(1) providing technical assistance and informa-
tion to, and facilitating the training of, teachers who
want to use service-learning in their classrooms;
‘‘(2) assisting local partnerships described in
subsection (a) in the planning, development, and
execution of service-learning projects; and
‘‘(3) carrying out such other duties as the re-
cipient of assistance under this part may determine
to be appropriate.
‘‘(c) RELATED EXPENSES.—An entity that receives
financial assistance under this part may, in carrying out
the activities described in subsection (a), use such assist-
ance to pay for the Federal share of reasonable costs re-
lated to the supervision of participants, program adminis-
tration, transportation, insurance, and evaluations and for
other reasonable expenses related to the activities.
‘‘SEC. 112. ALLOTMENTS.
‘‘(a) INDIAN TRIBES
AND TERRITORIES.—Of the
amounts appropriated to carry out this part for any fiscal
year, the Corporation shall reserve an amount of not more
than 3 percent for payments to Indian tribes, the United
States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, to be al-
lotted in accordance with their respective needs.
‘‘(b) ALLOTMENTS THROUGH STATES.—After reserv-
ing amounts under subsection (a), the Corporation shall
use the remainder of the funds appropriated to carry out
this part for any fiscal year as follows:
‘‘(1) ALLOTMENTS.—
‘‘(A) SCHOOL-AGE YOUTH.—From 50 per-
cent of such remainder, the Corporation shall
allot to each State an amount that bears the
same ratio to 50 percent of such remainder as
the number of school-age youth in the State
bears to the total number of school-age youth of
all States.
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION
UNDER
ELEMENTARY
AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.—
From 50 percent of such remainder, the Cor-
poration shall allot to each State an amount
that bears the same ratio to 50 percent of such
remainder as the allocation to the State for the
previous fiscal year under title I of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 2711 et seq.) or its successor authority
bears to such allocations to all States.
‘‘(2) 
DEFINITION.—Notwithstanding 
section
101(26), for purposes of this subsection, the term
‘State’ means each of the several States, the District
of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
‘‘(c) REALLOTMENT.—If the Corporation determines
that the allotment of a State or Indian tribe under this
section will not be required for a fiscal year because the
State or Indian tribe does not submit an application for
the allotment under section 113 that meets the require-
ments of such section and such other requirements as the
Chief Executive Officer may determine to be appropriate,
the Corporation shall make any remainder of such allot-
ment available for reallotment to such other States and
Indian tribes, with approved applications submitted under
section 113, as the Corporation may determine to be ap-
propriate.’’.
‘‘SEC. 113. APPLICATIONS.
‘‘An application for an allotment under this part shall
include—
‘‘(1) a proposal for a 3-year plan promoting
service-learning, which shall contain such informa-
tion as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably
require, including how the applicant will integrate
service opportunities into the academic program of
the participants;
‘‘(2) information, when applicable, about the
applicant’s efforts to—
‘‘(A) include any opportunities for students
enrolled in schools or other programs of edu-
cation providing elementary or secondary edu-
cation under State law to participate in service-
learning programs and ensure that such service-
learning programs include opportunities for
such students to serve together;
‘‘(B) involve participants in the design and
operation of the program;
‘‘(C) promote service-learning in areas of
greatest need, including low-income areas;
‘‘(D) ensure that students of different
ages, races, sexes, ethnic groups, disabilities,
and economic backgrounds have opportunities
to serve together; and
‘‘(E) otherwise integrate service opportuni-
ties into the academic program of the partici-
pants; and
‘‘(3) assurances that the applicant will comply
with the nonduplication and nondisplacement re-
quirements of section 177 and the grievance proce-
dures required by section 176.
‘‘SEC. 114. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.
‘‘In considering applications under this part, the Cor-
poration shall use criteria that include those approved by
the Board of Directors.
‘‘SEC. 115. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
‘‘(a) FEDERAL SHARE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the
cost of carrying out a program for which a grant is
made under this part may not exceed 50 percent of
the total cost of the program.
‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL
CONTRIBUTION.—In pro-
viding for the remaining share of the cost of car-
rying out such a program, each recipient of a grant
under this part—
‘‘(A) shall provide for such share through
a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated,
including facilities, equipment, or services; and
‘‘(B) may provide for such share through
State sources or local sources.
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Chief Executive Officer may
waive the requirements of subsection (a) in whole or in
part with respect to any such program in any fiscal year
if the Corporation determines that such a waiver would
be equitable due to a lack of available financial resources
at the local level.
‘‘SEC. 116. LIMITATIONS ON USES OF FUNDS.
‘‘Not more than 5 percent of the amount of assist-
ance received by an applicant in a fiscal year may be used
to pay for administrative costs, in accordance with such
standards as the Corporation may issue.’’.
SEC. 1202. HIGHER EDUCATION PROVISIONS.
Section 119 (42 U.S.C. 12561) is amended by strik-
ing subsections (c) through (g) and inserting the following:
‘‘(c) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—To the extent prac-
ticable, the Corporation shall give special consideration to
applications submitted by Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and Tribal Col-
leges and Universities.
‘‘(d) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.—
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.—To receive a grant or enter
into a contract under this part, an applicant shall
prepare, submit to the Corporation, and obtain ap-
proval of, an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information and assurances
as the Corporation may reasonably require. In re-
questing applications for assistance under this part,
the Corporation shall specify such required informa-
tion and assurances.
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted
under paragraph (1) shall contain, at a minimum—
‘‘(A) assurances that—
‘‘(i) prior to the placement of a partic-
ipant, the applicant will consult with the
appropriate local labor organization, if any,
representing employees in the area who are
engaged in the same or similar work as
that proposed to be carried out by such
program, to prevent the displacement and
protect the rights of such employees; and
‘‘(ii) the applicant will comply with
the nonduplication and nondisplacement
provisions of section 177; and
‘‘(B) such other assurances as the Chief
Executive Officer may reasonably require.
‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—In making grants and entering into
contracts under subsection (b), the Corporation shall give
priority to applicants that submit applications containing
proposals that—
‘‘(1) demonstrate the commitment of the insti-
tution of higher education, other than by dem-
onstrating the commitment of the students, to sup-
porting the community service projects carried out
under the program;
‘‘(2) specify the manner in which the institution
will promote faculty, administration, and staff par-
ticipation in the community service projects;
‘‘(3) specify the manner in which the institution
will provide service to the community through orga-
nized programs, including, where appropriate, clin-
ical programs for students in professional schools;
‘‘(4) describe any partnership that will partici-
pate in the community service projects, such as a
partnership comprised of—
‘‘(A) the institution;
‘‘(B)(i) a community-based agency;
‘‘(ii) a local government agency; or
‘‘(iii) a non-profit entity that serves or in-
volves school-age youth or older adults; and
‘‘(C) a student organization;
‘‘(5) demonstrate community involvement in the
development of the proposal;
‘‘(6) describe research designed to identify best
practices and other methods to improve service
learning;
‘‘(7) specify that the institution will use such
assistance to strengthen the service infrastructure in
institutions of higher education; or
‘‘(8) with respect to projects involving delivery
of services, specify projects that involve leadership
development of school aged youth.
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—Notwithstanding section 101(29),
as used in this part, the term ‘‘student’’ means an indi-
vidual who is enrolled in an institution of higher education
on a full- or part-time basis.
‘‘(g) FEDERAL WORK-STUDY.—To be eligible for as-
sistance under this part, an institution of higher education
must demonstrate that it meets the minimum require-
ments under section 443(b)(2)(B) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2753(b)(2)(B)) relating to
the participation of Federal Work-Study students in com-
munity service activities, or has received a waiver of those
requirements from the Secretary of Education.’’.
SEC. 1203. COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS, TRAINING, AND
OTHER INITIATIVES.
Subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) is
amended by adding after part II the following new part:
‘‘PART III—COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS,
TRAINING, AND OTHER INITIATIVES
‘‘SEC. 120. COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS, TRAINING, AND
OTHER INITIATIVES.
‘‘(a) METHODS OF SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES.—From
the funds appropriated to carry out this part for a fiscal
year, the Corporation may make grants to, or enter into
contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible entities.
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Eligible entities under
this part are public or private nonprofit organizations,
State education agencies, State commissions on national
and community service, institutions of higher education,
and consortia of such entities.
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Funds appropriated
to carry out this part may be used to—
‘‘(1) conduct community-based programs that
provide for meaningful human, educational, environ-
mental, or public safety service by school-age partici-
pants;
‘‘(2) provide training or technical assistance to
support service-learning;
‘‘(3) involve students in emergency prepared-
ness and homeland security activities;
‘‘(4) promote the recognition of students who
perform outstanding community service and schools
that have implemented outstanding service-learning
programs; and
‘‘(5) carry out demonstration programs, re-
search, and evaluation related to service-learning.
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON FEDERAL SHARE OF COMMU-
NITY-BASED PROGRAM COSTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (4), the Federal share of the cost of carrying
out a program for which a grant is made under this
part may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of
the program.
‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL
CONTRIBUTION.—In pro-
viding for the remaining share of the cost of car-
rying out such a program, each recipient of assist-
ance under this part—
‘‘(A) shall provide for such share through
a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated,
including facilities, equipment, or services; and
‘‘(B) may provide for such share through
State sources or local sources.
‘‘(3) WAIVER.—The Chief Executive Officer
may waive the requirements of paragraph (1) in
whole or in part with respect to any such program
in any fiscal year if the Corporation determines that
such a waiver would be equitable due to a lack of
available financial resources at the local level.
‘‘(4) EXEMPTION.—The requirements in para-
graph (1) shall not apply to entities that receive a
grant or enter into a cooperative agreement or con-
tract to provide training or technical assistance, rec-
ognition, demonstration, research, or evaluation
under this part.’’.
SEC. 1204. SERVICE-LEARNING CLEARINGHOUSE.
Subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) is
amended—
(1) in part I, by striking subpart C; and
(2) by adding after part III (as added by sec-
tion 1203) the following new part:
‘‘PART IV—CLEARINGHOUSE
‘‘SEC. 120A. SERVICE-LEARNING CLEARINGHOUSE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall provide fi-
nancial assistance, from funds appropriated to carry out
subtitle H, to organizations described in subsection (b) to
establish a clearinghouse, which shall carry out activities,
either directly or by arrangement with another such orga-
nization, with respect to information about service-learn-
ing.
‘‘(b) PUBLIC OR PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—Public or private nonprofit organizations that
have extensive experience with service-learning, including
use of adult volunteers to foster service-learning, shall be
eligible to receive assistance under subsection (a).
‘‘(c) FUNCTION OF CLEARINGHOUSE.—An organiza-
tion that receives assistance under subsection (a) may—
‘‘(1) assist entities carrying out State or local
service-learning programs with needs assessments
and planning;
‘‘(2) conduct research and evaluations con-
cerning service-learning;
‘‘(3)(A) provide leadership development and
training to State and local service-learning program
administrators, supervisors, service sponsors, and
participants; and
‘‘(B) provide training to persons who can pro-
vide the leadership development and training de-
scribed in subparagraph (A);
‘‘(4) facilitate communication among entities
carrying out service-learning programs and partici-
pants in such programs;
‘‘(5) provide information, curriculum materials,
and technical assistance relating to planning and op-
eration of service-learning programs, to States and
local entities eligible to receive financial assistance
under this title;
‘‘(6) provide information regarding methods to
make service-learning programs accessible to individ-
uals with disabilities;
‘‘(7)(A) gather and disseminate information on
successful service-learning programs, components of
such successful programs, innovative youth skills
curricula related to service-learning, and service-
learning projects; and
‘‘(B) coordinate the activities of the Clearing-
house with appropriate entities to avoid duplication
of effort;
‘‘(8) make recommendations to State and local
entities on quality controls to improve the quality of
service-learning programs;
‘‘(9) assist organizations in recruiting, screen-
ing, and placing service-learning coordinators; and
‘‘(10) carry out such other activities as the
Chief Executive Officer determines to be appro-
priate.’’.
Subtitle C—Amendments to Sub-
title C (National Service Trust
Program)
SEC. 1301. PROHIBITION ON GRANTS TO FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES; LIMITS ON CORPORATION COSTS.
Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 12571) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘RESTRIC-
TIONS ON’’ before ‘‘AGREEMENTS WITH FED-
ERAL AGENCIES’’;
(B) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the first sentence by striking
‘‘by the agency.’’ and inserting ‘‘by the
agency, including programs under the Pub-
lic Lands Corps and Urban Youth Corps
as described in section 122(a)(2).’’; and
(ii) by striking the second sentence;
(C) by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON GRANTS.—The Corpora-
tion may not provide a grant under this section to
a Federal agency.’’; and
(D) in paragraph (3)—
(i) by striking ‘‘receiving assistance
under this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘op-
erating a national service program’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘using such assist-
ance’’;
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ‘‘assistance under subsections (a)
and (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘assistance under sub-
section (a), or in conjunction with approving
member-based national service positions under
section 129A’’;
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘carried
out using such assistance’’ and inserting ‘‘car-
ried out using such assistance or in national
service positions approved under section 129A’’;
and
(C) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘to be
provided’’ and inserting ‘‘to be provided or oth-
erwise approved’’; and
(3) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or (b)’’;
and
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘or
(b)’’.
SEC. 1302. E-CORPS AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO
TYPES OF PROGRAMS.
Section 122 (42 U.S.C. 12572) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the material preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ‘‘and each Federal agency re-
ceiving assistance under section 121(b)’’;
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘between
the ages of 16 and 24’’ and inserting ‘‘between
the ages of 16 and 25’’;
(C) by redesignating paragraph (15) as
paragraph (17); and
(D) by inserting after paragraph (14) the
following:
‘‘(15) An E-Corps program that involves par-
ticipants who provide service in a community by de-
veloping and assisting in carrying out technology
programs.
‘‘(16) A program that engages citizens in public
safety, public health, and disaster relief and pre-
paredness.’’;
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b) or (d) of’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE REQUIRED FOR TU-
TORS.—The Corporation shall require that recipients of
assistance under the national service laws to operate tutor-
ing programs involving elementary or secondary school
students shall certify that individuals serving in approved
national service positions as tutors in such programs have
obtained their high school diploma or its equivalent, or are
enrolled in a program leading to their obtaining a high
school diploma or its equivalent.
‘‘(e) LITERACY PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) PROGRAMS.—Literacy programs that re-
ceive assistance under the national service laws shall
be based on scientifically based reading research and
provide instruction based on the essential compo-
nents of reading instruction as defined in section
1208 of the ‘‘No Child Left behind Act of 2001’’
(Public Law 107–110).
‘‘(2) TRAINING REQUIRED FOR READING TU-
TORS.—The Corporation shall require that recipients
of assistance under the national service laws to oper-
ate tutoring in reading programs shall, in providing
training to participants serving in approved national
service positions as tutors, incorporate the rec-
ommendations of the National Reading Panel and
research from the National Institute of Child Health
and Human Development under the auspices of the
National Institutes of Health.
‘‘(f) CITIZENSHIP TRAINING.—The Corporation shall
establish requirements for recipients of assistance under
the national service laws relating to the promotion of citi-
zenship and civic engagement, that are consistent with the
principles on which citizenship programs administered by
the Immigration and Naturalization Service are based,
among individuals enrolled in approved national service
positions.’’.
‘‘(g) OATH.—Any oath given under the national serv-
ice laws shall be consistent with the principles in the Fed-
eral oath of office as provided in 5 U.S.C. 3331.
SEC. 1303. TYPES OF POSITIONS.
Section 123 (42 U.S.C. 12573) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection
(a) or (b) of section 121’’ and inserting ‘‘section
121(a)’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘, or a
Federal agency’’; and
(3) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘National’’
before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’.
SEC. 1304. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
Section 125 (42 U.S.C. 12575) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘national
service programs assisted under section 121’’ and in-
serting ‘‘programs assisted under the national serv-
ice laws’’;
(2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘described in section
121’’ and inserting ‘‘assisted under the national
service laws’’; and
(3) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘provided
under such section’’ and inserting ‘‘provided under
the national service laws’’.
SEC. 1305. ASSISTANCE TO STATE COMMISSIONS; CHAL-
LENGE GRANTS.
Section 126 (42 U.S.C. 12576) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking
‘‘$125,000 
and 
$750,000’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘$200,000 and $1,000,000’’; and
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(2) MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—In making
grants to a State under this subsection, the Cor-
poration shall require the State to provide matching
funds in the following amounts:
‘‘(A) 
FIRST
$100,000.—For 
the 
first
$100,000 of grant amounts provided by the
Corporation, a State shall not be required to
provide matching funds.
‘‘(B) AMOUNTS GREATER THAN $100,000.—
For grant amounts of more than $100,000 and
not exceeding $200,000 provided by the Cor-
poration, a State shall provide $1 from non-
Federal sources for every $2 provided by the
Corporation.
‘‘(C) AMOUNTS GREATER THAN $200,000.—
For grant amounts of more than $200,000 pro-
vided by the Corporation, a State shall provide
$1 from non-Federal sources for every $1 pro-
vided by the Corporation.’’; and
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘to na-
tional service programs that receive assistance
under section 121’’ and inserting ‘‘to programs
supported under the national service laws that
expand service and volunteering by increasing
and strengthening the capacity of community-
based organizations, including through the use
of regional organizations that facilitate the in-
volvement of small community groups, or by
promoting high-quality teaching programs serv-
ing low-income students’’; and
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(3) AMOUNT
OF
ASSISTANCE.—A challenge
grant under this subsection may provide, for an ini-
tial 3-year grant period, not more than $1 of assist-
ance under this subsection for each $1 in cash raised
from private sources by the program supported
under the national service laws in excess of amounts
required to be provided by the program to satisfy
matching funds requirements. After an initial 3-year
grant period, grants under this subsection may pro-
vide not more than $1 of assistance for each $2 in
cash raised from private sources by the program in
excess of amounts required to be provided by the
program to satisfy matching funds requirements.
The Corporation may permit the use of local or
State funds as matching funds if the Corporation
determines that such use would be equitable due to
a lack of available private funds at the local level.
The Corporation shall establish a ceiling on the
amount of assistance that may be provided to a na-
tional service program under this subsection.’’.
SEC. 1306. ALLOCATION OF ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND
OTHER ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.
Section 129 (42 U.S.C. 12581) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘SEC. 129. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AND APPROVED NA-
TIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS.
‘‘(a) 1-PERCENT ALLOTMENT FOR CERTAIN TERRI-
TORIES.—Of the funds allocated by the Corporation for
provision of assistance under section 121(a) for a fiscal
year, the Corporation shall reserve 1 percent for grants
to the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands upon approval by the Corporation of an applica-
tion submitted under section 130. The amount allotted as
a grant to each such territory under this subsection for
a fiscal year shall be equal to the amount that bears the
same ratio to 1 percent of the allocated funds for that
fiscal year as the population of the territory bears to the
total population of such territories.
‘‘(b) 
1-PERCENT
ALLOTMENT
FOR
INDIAN
TRIBES.—Of the funds allocated by the Corporation for
provision of assistance under section 121(a) for a fiscal
year, the Corporation shall reserve at least 1 percent for
grants to Indian tribes, to be allotted by the Corporation
on a competitive basis in accordance with their respective
needs.
‘‘(c) UP
TO 20 PERCENT ALLOTMENT
FOR NA-
TIONAL GRANTS.—Of the funds allocated by the Corpora-
tion for provision of assistance under section 121(a) for
a fiscal year, the Corporation shall reserve up to 20 per-
cent for grants to nonprofit organizations to operate a pro-
gram in 2 or more States.
‘‘(d) AT LEAST 35 PERCENT ALLOTMENT
FOR
STATE COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Of the funds allocated by
the Corporation for provision of assistance under sub-
section (a) of section 121 for a fiscal year, the Corporation
shall reserve at least 35 percent for innovative grants to
States on a competitive basis.
‘‘(e) 45 PERCENT TO CERTAIN STATES ON FORMULA
BASIS.—
‘‘(1) GRANTS.—Of the funds allocated by the
Corporation for provision of assistance under sub-
section (a) of section 121 for a fiscal year, the Cor-
poration shall make a grant to each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, and the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico that submits an application
under section 130 that is approved by the Corpora-
tion.
‘‘(2) ALLOTMENTS.—The amount allotted as a
grant to each such State under this subsection for
a fiscal year shall be equal to the amount that bears
the same ratio to 45 percent of the allocated funds
for that fiscal year as the population of the State
bears to the total population of the several States,
the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, in compliance with paragraph (3).
‘‘(3) 
MINIMUM
AMOUNT.—Notwithstanding
paragraph (2), the minimum grant made available to
each State approved by the Corporation under para-
graph (1) for each fiscal year must be at least
$500,000.
‘‘(4) ADJUSTMENTS.—The Chief Executive Of-
ficer shall adjust the amounts otherwise determined
by the formula described in subsection (e) to ensure
that each State has an opportunity to receive an
amount necessary to maintain the State’s fiscal year
2002 level of AmeriCorps program activities funded
under section 129 and under subtitle H.
‘‘(f) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO APPLY.—If a State or
territory fails to apply for, or fails to give notice to the
Corporation of its intent to apply for an allotment under
this section, the Corporation may use the amount that
would have been allotted under this section to the State
or territory to—
‘‘(1) make grants (and provide approved na-
tional service positions in connection with such
grants) to other eligible entities under section 121
that propose to carry out national service programs
in the State or territory; and
‘‘(2) make a reallotment to other States and
territories with approved applications submitted
under section 130.
‘‘(g) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—The allotment of as-
sistance and approved national service positions to a re-
cipient under this section shall be made by the Corpora-
tion only pursuant to an application submitted by a State
or other applicant under section 130.
‘‘(h) APPROVAL OF POSITIONS SUBJECT TO AVAIL-
ABLE FUNDS.—The Corporation may not approve posi-
tions as approved national service positions under this
subtitle for a fiscal year in excess of the number of such
positions for which the Corporation has sufficient available
funds in the National Service Trust for that fiscal year,
taking into consideration funding needs for national serv-
ice educational awards under subtitle D based on com-
pleted service. If appropriations are insufficient to provide
the maximum allowable national service educational
awards under subtitle D for all eligible participants, the
Corporation is authorized to make necessary and reason-
able adjustments to program rules.
‘‘(i) SPONSORSHIP OF APPROVED NATIONAL SERV-
ICE POSITIONS.—
‘‘(1) SPONSORSHIP
AUTHORIZED.—The Cor-
poration may enter into agreements with persons or
entities who offer to sponsor national service posi-
tions for which the person or entity will be respon-
sible for supplying the funds necessary to provide a
national service educational award. The distribution
of these approved national service positions shall be
made pursuant to the agreement, and the creation
of these positions shall not be taken into consider-
ation in determining the number of approved na-
tional service positions to be available for distribu-
tion under this section.
‘‘(2) DEPOSIT OF CONTRIBUTION.—Funds pro-
vided pursuant to an agreement under paragraph
(1) shall be deposited in the National Service Trust
established in section 145 until such time as the
funds are needed.
‘‘(j) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR SPECIAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—From amounts appropriated for a fiscal year pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations in section
501(a)(2) and subject to the limitation in such section,
the Corporation may reserve such amount as the Corpora-
tion considers to be appropriate for the purpose of making
assistance available under sections 125 and 126.
‘‘(k) RESERVATION OF FUNDS TO INCREASE THE
PARTICIPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.—
From amounts appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to
the authorization of appropriations in section 501(a)(2)
and subject to the limitation in such section, the Chief
Executive Officer shall reserve an amount that is not less
than 1 percent of such amount (except that the amount
reserved may not exceed $10,000,000), in order to make
grants to public or private nonprofit organizations to in-
crease the participation of individuals with disabilities in
national service and for demonstration activities in fur-
therance of this purpose.’’.
SEC. 1307. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.
Subtitle C of title I (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.) is
amended by inserting after section 129 the following new
sections:
‘‘SEC. 129A. PILOT AUTHORITY FOR MEMBER-BASED NA-
TIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS.
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Corporation may, on a pilot
basis, reserve up to 5 percent of the funds allocated by
the Corporation for provision of assistance under sub-
section (a) of section 121 for a fiscal year to test new
approaches to increasing and diversifying opportunities to
serve in approved national service positions in commu-
nities throughout the United States, including allowing in-
dividuals to serve in such positions other than through
program operational grants under this subtitle.
‘‘(b) COMPETITIVE SELECTION OF ELIGIBLE ENTI-
TIES.—The Corporation may, each fiscal year, after mak-
ing selections on a competitive basis, provide funds au-
thorized under subsection (a) to not more than 15 State
commissions on national and community service and other
entities eligible for assistance under subsection (a) of sec-
tion 121.
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.—To receive a grant under this
section, an eligible entity must demonstrate that it—
‘‘(1) satisfies qualification criteria established
by the Corporation, including standards relating to
organizational capacity, financial management, and
programmatic oversight, that are designed to ensure
that Federal funds are managed in accordance with
all applicable requirements, and that service activi-
ties subject to its oversight comply with all applica-
ble restrictions;
‘‘(2) is meeting accountability requirements
under section 186;
‘‘(3) has mechanisms to ensure compliance with
sections 132, 174, and 175;
‘‘(4) will approve sites for placement of partici-
pants in a manner that achieves the purposes of this
section;
‘‘(5) will oversee no more than 5 participants at
each site; and
‘‘(6) will comply with matching funds require-
ments set by the Corporation, unless the Corpora-
tion determines that the reasonable and necessary
costs of carrying out the approved activity signifi-
cantly exceed the amount of assistance provided by
the Corporation.
‘‘(d) DURATION.—An agreement to support activities
under this section shall be for a period not to exceed 3
years.
‘‘(e) ACCOUNTABILITY.—
‘‘(1) The Corporation shall consult with its In-
spector General, State commissions on national and
community service, and national and State accred-
iting agencies in developing methods of ensuring and
improving accountability in the pilot initiatives
under this section, including the areas of financial
management and participant management.
‘‘(2) If an eligible entity fails to comply with ac-
countability measures applicable to this section, it
shall be ineligible to receive a grant under this sec-
tion for at least 5 years.
‘‘(f) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Corporation shall
report to Congress, on an annual basis, on activities un-
dertaken, and outcomes achieved, under this pilot author-
ity.’’.
‘‘SEC. 129B. EDUCATION AWARDS PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated for a
fiscal year to provide financial assistance under this sub-
title and consistent with the restriction in subsection (b),
the Corporation may provide operational assistance to pro-
grams that receive approved national service positions but
do not receive funds under section 121(a).
‘‘(b) LIMIT
ON CORPORATION GRANT FUNDS.—
Operational support under this section may not exceed
$600 per individual enrolled in an approved national serv-
ice position.
‘‘(c) INAPPLICABLE PROVISIONS.—The following pro-
visions shall not apply to programs funded under this sec-
tion:
‘‘(1) The limitation on administrative costs
under section 121(d).
‘‘(2) The matching funds requirements under
sections 121(e) and 140.
‘‘(3) The living allowance and other benefits
under sections 131(e) and section 140 (other than
individualized support services for disabled members
under section 140(f)).
‘‘SEC. 129C. FIXED AMOUNT GRANTS.
‘‘(a) GENERAL.—Subject to the limitations in this
section, the Corporation may, upon making a determina-
tion described in subsection (b), approve a fixed amount
grant that is not subject to the Office of Management and
Budget cost principles and related financial recordkeeping
requirements.
‘‘(b) DETERMINATION.—Before approving a fixed
amount grant, the Corporation must determine that—
‘‘(1) the reasonable and necessary costs of car-
rying out the terms of the grant significantly exceed
the amount of assistance provided by the Corpora-
tion; or
‘‘(2) based on the nature or design of the grant,
any assistance provided by the Corporation can be
reasonably presumed to be expended on reasonable
and necessary costs.
‘‘(c) FIXED AMOUNT GRANT ELECTION BY FORMULA
RECIPIENTS.—A recipient of a grant under subsection (a)
or (e) of section 129 may, after making the determination
described in subsection (b), elect to make subgrants as
fixed amount grants.
‘‘(d) FIXED AMOUNT GRANT DESIGNATION
FOR
COMPETITIVE RECIPIENTS.—The Chief Executive Officer
may, after making the determination described in sub-
section (b), make competitive grants under section 129 as
fixed amount grants.’’.
SEC. 1308. STATE SELECTION OF PROGRAMS.
Section 130 (42 U.S.C. 12582) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘to be carried
out using the assistance’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘or Federal agency’’ and inserting ‘‘, an ap-
plicant’’;
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘jobs or’’;
(3) in subsection (e)—
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as
paragraph (2);
(4) in subsection (f)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a pro-
gram applicant’’ and inserting ‘‘an applicant’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PRO-
GRAM APPLICANT’’ and inserting ‘‘APPLI-
CANT’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘program applicant’’
and inserting ‘‘applicant’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘institution of higher edu-
cation, or Federal agency’’ and inserting ‘‘or in-
stitution of higher education’’ each place it ap-
pears; and
(5) in subsection (g), by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘or is already receiving financial assistance
from the Corporation.’’.
SEC. 1309. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.
Section 133 (42 U.S.C. 12585) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘jobs
or’’;
(2) in subsection (c), by redesignating para-
graph (8) as paragraph (9) and inserting after para-
graph (7) the following:
‘‘(8) If applicable, as determined by the Cor-
poration, the extent to which the program generates
the involvement of volunteers.’’; and
(3) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking subparagraphs (A) and
(G), and redesignating subparagraphs (B)
through (F) as subparagraphs (A) through
(E), respectively;
(ii) in subparagraph (D) (as so redes-
ignated), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; and
(iii) in subparagraph (E) (as so redes-
ignated), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting
a period; and
(B) by striking paragraph (4).
SEC. 1310. DESCRIPTION OF PARTICIPANTS.
Section 137 (42 U.S.C. 12591) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking paragraphs (3) and (5);
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and
(6) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
(C) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated),
by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘between
the ages of 16 and 25’’ and inserting ‘‘a 16-
year-old out of school youth or an individual be-
tween the ages of 17 and 25’’; and
(3) by striking subsection (c).
SEC. 1311. REFERENCE TO FEDERAL AGENCY.
Section 138(a) is amended by striking ‘‘Federal agen-
cy,’’.
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (3) and
(4)’’;
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5),
and (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respec-
tively; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the
following:
‘‘(4) ADJUSTMENT FOR FEDERAL WORK-STUDY
STUDENTS.—The living allowance that may be pro-
vided to an individual whose term of service includes
hours for which the individual receives Federal work
study wages shall be reduced by the amount of the
individual’s Federal work study award.’’; and
(D) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated by
this section) by striking ‘‘a reduced term of
service under section 139(b)(3)’’ and inserting
‘‘a term of service that is less than 12 months’’;
and
(2) by striking subsection (h).
Subtitle D—Amendments to Sub-
title D (National Service Trust
and Provision of National Serv-
ice Educational Awards)
SEC. 1401. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS IN THE NATIONAL
SERVICE TRUST.
Section 145 (42 U.S.C. 12601) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘and’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) service-based scholarships for high
school students; and
‘‘(D) senior service scholarships under sub-
title J.’’.
(2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘pursuant
to section 196(a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘pursuant to
section 196(a)(2), if the terms of such donations di-
rect that they be deposited in the National Service
Trust’’;
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘for payments
of national service educational awards in accordance
with section 148.’’ and inserting ‘‘for—
‘‘(1) payments of national service educational
awards in accordance with section 148;
‘‘(2) payments of interest in accordance with
section 148(e);
‘‘(3) the Federal share of service-based scholar-
ships to high school students in accordance with sec-
tion 149; and
‘‘(4) senior service scholarships in accordance
with subtitle J.’’;
(4) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking
‘‘and’’;
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) identify the number of students who have
received service-based scholarships and specify the
amount of Federal and matching funds expended on
an annual basis on service-based scholarships to
high school students; and
‘‘(6) identify the number of individuals who are
currently performing service, or have performed
service, under the senior service scholarship program
pursuant to subtitle J.’’.
SEC. 1402. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A NA-
TIONAL 
SERVICE 
EDUCATIONAL 
AWARD
FROM THE TRUST.
Section 146 (42 U.S.C. 12602) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ‘‘if the individual’’ and inserting ‘‘if
the organization responsible for an individual’s
supervision certifies that the individual’’;
(B) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and
(3) and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) met the applicable eligibility requirements
for the position; and
‘‘(2)(A) successfully completed the required
term of service described in subsection (b) in an ap-
proved national service position; or
‘‘(B)(i) satisfactorily performed prior to being
granted a release for compelling personal cir-
cumstances under section 139(c); and
‘‘(ii) served at least 15 percent of the required
term of service described in subsection (b); and’’;
and
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as
paragraph (3); and
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(c) LIMITATION
ON RECEIPT
OF EDUCATIONAL
AWARDS.—An individual may receive no more than an
amount equal to the aggregate value of 2 national service
educational awards for full-time service.’’.
SEC. 1403. DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT OF NATIONAL
SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.
Section 147(a) (42 U.S.C. 12603(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘, for each of not more than 2 of such terms of
service’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘of $5,250.’’.
SEC. 1404. DISBURSEMENT OF NATIONAL SERVICE EDU-
CATIONAL AWARDS.
Section 148 (42 U.S.C. 12604) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘cost of
attendance’’ and inserting ‘‘cost of attendance
or other educational expenses’’;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’;
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as
paragraph (5); and
(D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the
following:
‘‘(4) to pay expenses incurred in enrolling in an
educational institution or training establishment that
meets the requirements of chapter 36 of title 38,
United States Code (38 U.S.C. 3451 et seq.); and’’;