Federal, State, and local labor and workplace laws, 
including Federal, State, and local laws— 
‘‘(A) relevant to hiring and retaining 
health care or long-term care professionals, 
such as laws— 
‘‘(i) requiring background checks in 
connection with hiring; 
‘‘(ii) requiring such professionals to be 
licensed or certified; or 
‘‘(iii) limiting the scope of practice; 
‘‘(B) concerning wage and hour, labor rela-
tions, family and medical leave, occupational 
safety and health, or living wage standards; or 
‘‘(C) concerning other terms and condi-
tions of employment such as the availability of 
sick, vacation, and retirement benefits and the 
existence of grievance procedures and labor- 
management committees. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION AND APPROPRIATION OF ADDI-
TIONAL AMOUNTS.—To carry out this section, there are 
authorized to be appropriated, and there are hereby appro-
priated to the Department of Health and Human Services, 
out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $4,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 and 
2015.’’. 
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SEC. 503. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT. 
A health care or long-term care provider receiving a 
grant under this title shall use such Federal funds only 
to supplement and not supplant the amount of funds that 
would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be available 
for hiring and retaining health care or long-term care pro-
fessionals. 
TITLE VI—COMMUNITY CORPS 
SEC. 601. PURPOSE. 
It is the purpose of this title to provide for the cre-
ation of an additional 750,000 jobs through funding to 
States and units of general local government to establish 
and administer a Community Corps. 
SEC. 602. COMMUNITY CORPS. 
(a) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated and there are appropriated out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise obligated for necessary ex-
penses to the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, to provide 
to States and units of general local government to estab-
lish and administer a Community Corps, $30,000,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2015. 
(b) ALLOTMENT FORMULA.— 
(1) RESERVATIONS
BY
THE
SECRETARY.—Of 
the amount appropriated under subsection (a) for 
each fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve— 
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(A) not more than 1 percent to administer 
this title; and 
(B) not more than 0.5 percent to award 
grants, on a competitive basis, to Indian tribes 
for purposes of this title. 
(2) MAKING
FUNDS
AVAILABLE
FOR
ALLOT-
MENT BY THE SECRETARY.—Of the amounts appro-
priated under subsection (a) and not reserved under 
paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
allot the amounts for each fiscal year as follows: 
(A) Seventy percent to entitlement commu-
nities, of which the Secretary shall allot— 
(i) 25 percent by allotting to each en-
titlement community an amount which 
bears the same ratio to the total amount to 
be allotted under this clause as the popu-
lation of the entitlement community bears 
to the total population of all entitlement 
communities; 
(ii) 25 percent by allotting each enti-
tlement community an amount which bears 
the same ratio to the total amount to be 
allotted under this clause as the extent of 
poverty in the entitlement community 
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bears to the extent of poverty in all entitle-
ment communities; and 
(iii) 50 percent by allotting to each 
entitlement community in an amount 
which bears the same ratio to the total to 
be allotted under this clause as the number 
of unemployed individuals in the entitle-
ment community bears to the total number 
of unemployed individuals in all entitle-
ment communities. 
(B) Thirty percent to States, of which the 
Secretary shall allot— 
(i) 25 percent by allotting to each 
State an amount which bears the same 
ratio to the total amount to be allotted 
under this clause as the population of the 
State bears to the total population of all 
States; 
(ii) 25 percent by allotting to each 
State an amount which bears the same 
ratio to the total amount to be allotted 
under this clause as the extent of poverty 
in the State bears to the extent of poverty 
in all States; and 
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(iii) 50 percent by allotting to each 
State an amount which bears the same 
ratio to the total amount to be allotted 
under this clause as the number of unem-
ployed individuals in the State bears to the 
total number of unemployed individuals in 
all States. 
(3) 
RESERVATION
AND
ALLOTMENTS
BY 
STATES.— 
(A) RESERVATION.—Of the amount of 
funds allotted to a State under paragraph 
(2)(B) for each fiscal year, a State may reserve 
not more than 50 percent to carry out a State- 
wide Community Corps. 
(B) ALLOTMENTS
BY
STATES.—A State 
shall provide all of the funds allotted to the 
State under paragraph (2)(B) that are not re-
served under subparagraph (A) to units of gen-
eral local government located in nonentitlement 
areas of the State to employ individuals under 
the Community Corps program, of which the 
State shall allot— 
(i) 25 percent to each such unit in an 
amount which bears the same ratio to the 
total amount made available under this 
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clause as the population of the unit bears 
to the total population of all such units; 
(ii) 25 percent to each such unit in an 
amount which bears the same ratio to the 
total amount made available under this 
clause as the extent of poverty in the unit 
bears to the extent of poverty in such 
units; and 
(iii) 50 percent to each such unit in 
an amount which bears the same ratio to 
the total amount made available under this 
clause as the number of unemployed indi-
viduals in the unit bears to the total num-
ber of unemployed individuals in all such 
units. 
(4) REALLOCATION.—If a State or entitlement 
community does not apply for an allotment under 
this section for any fiscal year, or if a State’s or en-
titlement community’s application is not approved, 
the Secretary shall reallot such amount to the re-
maining States or entitlement in accordance with 
paragraph (2). 
SEC. 603. APPLICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State or entitlement com-
munity desiring to establish a Community Corps under 
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this title shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require. 
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2014 REQUIREMENTS.—For fiscal 
year 2014— 
(1) application requirements shall be released 
by the Secretary within 30 days of enactment of this 
Act; 
(2) States and entitlement communities desiring 
to receive funds under this title for such fiscal year 
shall submit to the Secretary an application within 
60 days of the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(3) the first allotments under this title shall be 
awarded by the Secretary not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 604. ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMUNITY CORPS. 
(a) CONSULTATION.—A chief executive officer of a 
unit of general local government shall consult with the 
local community and labor organizations representing em-
ployees of such unit in determining the Community Corps 
positions that should be funded under this title for such 
unit for each fiscal year. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—Each Community Corps funded 
under this title shall employee individuals to carry out one 
or more of the following activities: 
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(1) ENERGY AUDITS AND CONSERVATION UP-
GRADES.—Perform energy audits of private homes 
and offer to weatherize them and install attic and 
crawl-space insulation, low-flow plumbing fixtures, 
and low-energy lighting fixtures. Provide home-
owners with objective information concerning the 
cost and benefits of more complicated conservation 
upgrades the homeowners could contract with pri-
vate firms to install. 
(2) RECYCLING AND DEMANUFACTURING.—Col-
lect categories of recyclables that currently are 
under-collected (such as electronic components and 
household paints and chemicals) and perform initial 
demanufacturing work to reclaim reusable materials. 
(3) URBAN LAND RECLAMATION AND ADDRESS-
ING BLIGHT.—Address the needs of distressed, fore-
closure-affected, and natural-disaster affected areas. 
For vacant or foreclosed buildings, conduct mainte-
nance, board up, or tear down, where appropriate. 
Salvage materials for recycling. Reclaim vacant land 
in urban areas for use as neighborhood parks and 
gardens. Test for the presence of hazardous mate-
rials, undertake necessary clean-up work, construct 
park and/or garden facilities, and establish mainte-
nance programs involving the local community. For 
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community gardens, operate model plantings to pro-
mote the project, involve local residents in the work, 
and provide instruction in urban gardening and 
farming. 
(4) RURAL CONSERVATION WORK.—In collabo-
ration with activities under the Park Improvement 
Corps under title III, perform conservation work. 
Repair and upgrade trail systems in parklands. Con-
struct shelters, bathrooms and recreational facilities. 
Undertake watercourse cleaning and reclamation 
projects. With proper training, conduct emergency 
work in cases of floods or wildfires, or other natural 
disasters. 
(5) PUBLIC
PROPERTY
MAINTENANCE
AND 
BEAUTIFICATION.—Under the direction of public en-
tities that own public property (including building 
interiors and exteriors and landscapes, and including 
community centers, playgrounds, and libraries), con-
duct maintenance, beautification, and other improve-
ment projects. Where appropriate, collaborate with 
projects funded under title I of this Act (School Im-
provement Corps). 
(6) HOUSING REHABILITATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Make improvements in 
privately owned rental housing units necessary 
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to improve such units so that they comply with 
the housing quality standards applicable to 
units assisted under section 8(o) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)), but only if the owner of the unit en-
ters into an agreement sufficient to ensure that 
the owner— 
(i) pays the cost of materials used in 
the renovation work; and 
(ii) charges rent for the unit, during 
the 5-year period beginning upon comple-
tion of the rehabilitation pursuant to this 
paragraph, in an amount not exceeding the 
fair market rental established under sec-
tion 8(c) of such Act for a dwelling unit of 
the same size located in the same market 
area. 
(B) FREE OF CHARGE.—The Community 
Corps shall provide all labor required for any 
rehabilitation pursuant to this paragraph free 
of charge, except in the case of any major re-
pairs that the Corps lacks the capacity to per-
form. 
(7) NEW HOUSING CONSTRUCTION.—Construct 
new homes on abandoned land in poorer commu-
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nities or the rehabilitate abandoned properties for 
use as residences, using the self-help homeowner 
participation model employed by Habitat for Hu-
manity International under which prospective home-
owners contribute a significant amount of sweat eq-
uity in the construction or rehabilitation of the 
home. Participating homeowners shall be selected on 
the basis of inability to otherwise purchase a home 
in the regular housing market and willingness and 
capability to assume the responsibilities of homeown-
ership. Construction materials shall be included in 
the cost of homeownership, but all construction labor 
shall be furnished free of charge by the Community 
Corps. 
(8) OTHER COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVI-
TIES.—Other community improvement activities as 
authorized by the Secretary. 
SEC. 605. HIRING AND PREFERENCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In hiring individuals for a Com-
munity Corps position under this title, a State or unit of 
general local may only employ unemployed individuals, ex-
cept in a case of a position (including a managerial posi-
tion) for which no qualified unemployed individual has ap-
plied. 
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(b) PRIORITIES IN RECRUITMENT AND HIRING.—In 
recruiting and hiring unemployed individuals for positions 
funded under this title, States and units of general local 
government shall target recruitment efforts and prioritize 
hiring with respect to individuals who are— 
(1) unemployed individuals who have exhausted 
their entitlement to unemployment compensation; 
(2) unemployed veterans of the Armed Forces 
and unemployed members of the reserve components 
of the Armed Forces; 
(3) unemployed individuals, who immediately 
before employment in the Community Corps, are eli-
gible for unemployment compensation payable under 
any State law or Federal unemployment compensa-
tion law, including any additional compensation or 
extended compensation under such laws; 
(4) unemployed individuals who are not eligible 
to receive unemployment compensation because they 
do not have sufficient wages to meet the minimum 
qualifications for such compensation; or 
(5) unemployed young people, including those 
who have not previously been employed. 
(c) STATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES.—In hiring for 
Community Corps positions under this title, a State or 
unit of general local government shall utilize, among other 
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methods, a State or local employment agencies, such as 
a one-stop career center or one-stop partner. 
(d) NOTICE.—Each listing for a position for a Com-
munity Corps shall be posted on a State or local employ-
ment Web site. 
SEC. 606. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR STATES AND 
UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Each State or 
unit of general local government receiving an allotment 
under section 602 may not use more than 5 percent of 
the allotment for administrative purposes. 
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL LAWS
AND CON-
TRACTS.—In hiring individuals for positions funded under 
this title, or using administrative funds under this title 
to continue to provide employee compensation for existing 
employees, a State or unit of general local government 
shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local 
laws, personnel policies and regulations, and collective bar-
gaining agreements, as if such individual were hired, or 
such employee compensation was provided, without assist-
ance under this title. 
(c) COORDINATION.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, each State or unit of general local government re-
ceiving an allotment under section 602, shall— 
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(1) integrate education and job skills training, 
including basic skills instruction and secondary edu-
cation services; 
(2) coordinate to the maximum extent feasible 
with pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship pro-
grams; and 
(3) provide jobs in sectors where job growth is 
most likely, as determined by the Secretary, and in 
which career advancement opportunities exist to 
maximize long-term, sustainable employment for in-
dividuals after employment funded under this Act 
ends. 
(d) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—A State or unit 
of general local government receiving funding under this 
title shall use such Federal funds only to supplement and 
not supplant the amount of funds that would, in the ab-
sence of such Federal funds, be available to pay the cost 
of employing individuals to perform the types of work au-
thorized under this title. 
SEC. 607. EMPLOYMENT STATUS AND COMPENSATION. 
(a) EMPLOYEE STATUS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An individual hired for a po-
sition funded under this title shall— 
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(A) be considered an employee of the State 
or unit of general local government by which 
such individual was hired; 
(B) receive the same employee compensa-
tion, have the same rights (including health in-
surance benefits and paid holidays and vaca-
tions) and responsibilities and job classifica-
tions, and be subject to the same job standards, 
employer policies, and collective bargaining 
agreements as if such individual was hired with-
out assistance under this title; and 
(C) fill a position that offers full-time, full- 
year employment. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section— 
(A) the term ‘‘full-time’’ when used in rela-
tion to employment has the meaning already es-
tablished or, if the meaning has not been estab-
lished, determined to be appropriate for pur-
poses of this title, by the State or unit of gen-
eral local government hiring an individual under 
this title; and 
(B) the term ‘‘full-year’’ when used in rela-
tion to employment means a position that pro-
vides employment for a 12-month period, except 
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that in the case of a position that provides a 
service required by a State or unit of general 
local government for only the duration of a 
school year, the term means a position that pro-
vides employment for such duration. 
(b) LIMIT ON NUMBER OF EXECUTIVE, ADMINISTRA-
TIVE, OR PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS.— 
(1) UNITS.—Of the total number of positions 
funded under this title for a fiscal year for each 
State or unit of general local government— 
(A) not more than 20 percent shall be in 
a bona fide executive, administrative, or profes-
sional capacity; and 
(B) at least 80 percent shall not be in a 
bona fide executive, administrative, or profes-
sional capacity. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the terms ‘‘bona fide executive’’, ‘‘bona fide 
administrative’’, and ‘‘bona fide professional’’ when 
used in relation to capacity shall have the meanings 
given such terms under section 13(a)(1) of the Fair 
Labor 
Standards 
Act 
of 
1938 
(29 
U.S.C. 
213(a)(1)). 
(c) TOTAL AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION.—For each 
fiscal year for which funds are appropriated to carry out 
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this title, each State or unit of general local government 
that receives funds under this title for any such fiscal year 
shall use such funds to provide an amount equal to the 
total amount of employee compensation for individuals 
hired under this title. 
(d) LIMIT ON PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT.—Notwith-
standing any agreement or other provision of law (other 
than those provisions of law pertaining to civil rights in 
employment), a State or unit of general local government 
shall not be obligated to employ the individuals hired 
under this title or retain the positions filled by such indi-
viduals beyond the period for which the State or unit re-
ceives funding under this title. 
SEC. 608. NONDISPLACEMENT OF EXISTING EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A State or unit of general local 
government may not employ an individual for a position 
funded under this title, if— 
(1) employing such individual will result in the 
layoff or partial displacement (such as a reduction 
in hours, wages, or employee benefits) of an existing 
employee of the unit; or 
(2) such individual will perform the same or 
substantially similar work that had previously been 
performed by an employee of the unit who— 
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(A) has been laid off or partially displaced 
(as such term is described in paragraph (1)); 
and 
(B) has not been offered by the unit, to be 
restored to the position the employee had imme-
diately prior to being laid off or partially dis-
placed. 
(b) ELIMINATION OF POSITION.—For the purposes 
of this subsection, a position shall be considered to have 
been eliminated by a State or unit of general local govern-
ment if the position has remained unfilled and the unit 
has not sought to fill such position for at least a period 
of one month. 
(c) PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.—An individual 
may not be hired for a position funded under this title 
in a manner that infringes upon the promotional opportu-
nities of an existing employee (as of the date of such hir-
ing) of a unit receiving funding under this title. 
SEC. 609. DISPUTE RESOLUTIONS, WHISTLEBLOWER HOT-
LINE, AND ENFORCEMENT BY THE SEC-
RETARY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
ARBITRATION
PROCE-
DURE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each unit of general local 
government that is an entitlement community and 
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of such proceeding, including attorneys’ 
fees. 
(b) DISPUTES CONCERNING
THE ALLOTMENT
OF 
FUNDS.—In the case where a dispute arises as to whether 
a unit of general local government that is an entitlement 
community or State has improperly requested funds for 
services, an employee or employee representative of the 
unit or State may file a grievance under subsection (a) 
not later than 15 days after public notice of an intent to 
submit an application under section 603 is published in 
accordance with paragraph (1)(C) of such section. Upon 
receiving a copy of the grievance, the Secretary shall with-
hold the funds subject to such grievance, unless and until 
the grievance is resolved under subsection (a), by the par-
ties or an arbitrator in favor of providing such funding. 
(c) ALL OTHER DISPUTES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a dispute not 
covered under subsection (b) concerning compliance 
with the requirements of this title by a unit of gen-
eral local government that is an entitlement commu-
nity or State receiving funds under this title, an em-
ployee or employee representative of the unit or 
State may file a grievance under subsection (a) not 
later than 90 days after the dispute arises. In such 
cases, an arbitrator may award such remedies as are 
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