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‘‘(ii) may provide for such share 
through State sources or local sources, in-
cluding private funds or donated services. 
‘‘(3) COLLABORATION ENCOURAGED.—Each pro-
gram funded under this part is encouraged to collabo-
rate with Learn and Serve, AmeriCorps, VISTA, and 
the National Senior Service Corps. 
‘‘(4) EVALUATION.—Upon completion of the pro-
gram, the Corporation shall conduct an independent 
evaluation of the program and widely disseminate the 
results, including recommendations for improvement, 
to the service community through multiple channels, 
including the Corporation’s Resource Center or a 
clearinghouse of effective strategies. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to carry out a pro-
gram under this part, an entity shall prepare, submit to 
the Corporation, and obtain approval of, an application at 
such time and in such manner as the Chief Executive Offi-
cer may reasonably require.’’. 
SEC. 1805. SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND. 
Subtitle H is further amended by adding after Part 
II (as added by section 1804) the following new part: 
‘‘PART III—SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND 
‘‘SEC. 198E. SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND. 
‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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‘‘(1) Social entrepreneurs and other nonprofit 
community organizations are developing innovative 
and effective solutions to national and local chal-
lenges. 
‘‘(2) Increased public and private investment in 
replicating and expanding proven effective solutions 
developed by social entrepreneurs and other nonprofit 
community organizations, could allow those entre-
preneurs and organizations to replicate and expand 
proven initiatives in communities. 
‘‘(3) Increased public and private investment to 
seed new solutions to our nation’s most serious chal-
lenges will create a pipeline of new social innova-
tions. 
‘‘(4) A Social Innovation Fund could leverage 
Federal investments to increase State, local, business, 
and philanthropic resources to replicate and expand 
proven solutions, and invest in seeding new innova-
tions, to tackle specific identified community chal-
lenges. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
‘‘(1) to recognize and increase the impact of so-
cial entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community or-
ganizations in tackling national and local challenges; 
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‘‘(2) to stimulate the development of a Social In-
novation Fund that will increase private and public 
investment in nonprofit community organizations 
that are effectively addressing national and local 
challenges to allow such organizations to replicate 
and expand successful initiatives; 
‘‘(3) to assess the effectiveness of— 
‘‘(A) leveraging Federal investments to in-
crease State, local, business, and philanthropic 
resources to address national and local chal-
lenges; 
‘‘(B) providing resources to replicate and 
expand effective initiatives; and 
‘‘(C) seeding experimental initiatives; and 
‘‘(4) to strengthen the infrastructure to identify, 
invest in, and replicate and expand, initiatives with 
effective solutions to national and local challenges. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘community organization’ means a 
nonprofit organization that carries out innovative, ef-
fective initiatives to address community challenges; 
‘‘(2) 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 
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‘‘(B) a partnership between— 
‘‘(i) such an existing grantmaking in-
stitution; and 
‘‘(ii) an additional grantmaking insti-
tution, a State Commission, or a chief exec-
utive officer of a unit of general local gov-
ernment; or 
‘‘(C) an individual nonprofit organization; 
and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘issue area’ means an area de-
scribed in subsection (f)(3). 
‘‘(d) PROGRAM.—The Corporation shall establish a So-
cial Innovation Fund grant program to make grants on a 
competitive basis to eligible entities. 
‘‘(e) PERIODS; AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(1) For covered entities described in subsection 
(c)(2)(A) and (B), the Corporation shall make such 
grants for periods of 5 years, and may renew the 
grants for additional periods of 5 years, in amounts 
of not less than $1,000,000 and not more than 
$10,000,000 per year. 
‘‘(2) For covered entities described in subsection 
(c)(2)(C), the Corporation shall make grants for up to 
3 years, and may renew the grants for additional pe-
riods of 3 years, in amounts up to $500,000 per year. 
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‘‘(f) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be a covered entity; 
‘‘(2) be focused on— 
‘‘(A) serving a specific local geographical 
area; or 
‘‘(B) addressing a specific issue area, in 
geographical areas that have the highest need in 
that issue area, as demonstrated by statistics 
concerning that need. 
‘‘(3) be focused on improving measurable out-
comes relating to— 
‘‘(A) education for economically disadvan-
taged students; 
‘‘(B) child and youth development; 
‘‘(C) reductions in poverty or increases in 
economic opportunity for economically disadvan-
taged individuals; 
‘‘(D) health, including access to health care 
and health education; 
‘‘(E) resource conservation and local envi-
ronmental quality; 
‘‘(F) individual or community energy effi-
ciency; 
‘‘(G) civic engagement; or 
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‘‘(H) reductions in crime; 
‘‘(4) For covered entities described in subsection 
(c)(2)(A) and (B), have an evidence-based decision- 
making strategy including, but not limited to— 
‘‘(A) use of evidence produced by prior rig-
orous evaluations of program effectiveness in-
cluding, where available, well-implemented ran-
domized controlled trials; and 
‘‘(B) a well-articulated plan to— 
‘‘(i) replicate and expand research- 
proven initiatives that have been shown to 
produce sizeable, sustained benefits to par-
ticipants or society; or 
‘‘(ii) partner with a research organiza-
tion to carry out rigorous evaluations to as-
sess the effectiveness of approaches. 
‘‘(5) For covered entities described in subsection 
(c)(2)(C), have an evidence-based decision-making 
strategy including, but not limited to— 
‘‘(A) use of evidence produced by prior rig-
orous evaluations of program effectiveness in-
cluding, where available, well-implemented ran-
domized controlled trials; or 
‘‘(B) a well-articulated plan to— 
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‘‘(i) conduct rigorous evaluations to as-
sess the effectiveness of approaches; or 
‘‘(ii) partner with a research organiza-
tion to carry out rigorous evaluations to as-
sess the effectiveness of approaches to ad-
dressing national or local challenges. 
‘‘(6) For covered entities described in subsection 
(c)(2)(A) and (B), have a well-articulated process for 
assessing community organizations for subgrants; and 
‘‘(7) have appropriate policies, as determined by 
the Corporation, that protect against conflict of inter-
est, self-dealing, and other improper practices. 
‘‘(g) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (d) for national leveraging capital, an eli-
gible entity shall submit an application to the Corporation 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor-
mation 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 commu-
nity organizations that will use the funds to test 
new initiatives, or replicate or expand proven 
initiatives in low-income communities; 
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‘‘(B) use the funds for growth capital or to 
test new initiatives; 
‘‘(C) in making decisions about subgrants 
for communities, consult with a diverse cross sec-
tion of community representatives in the deci-
sions, including individuals from the public, 
nonprofit, and for-profit private sectors; and 
‘‘(D) make subgrants of a sufficient size and 
scope to enable the community organizations to 
build their capacity to test or manage initia-
tives, 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 par-
ent organization, or, if the eligible entity applied for 
funds under this section as a partnership, any mem-
ber of the partnership; 
‘‘(3) an identification of, as appropriate— 
‘‘(A) the specific local geographical area re-
ferred to in subsection (f)(2)(A) that the eligible 
entity is proposing to serve; or 
‘‘(B) geographical areas referred to in sub-
section (f)(2)(B) that the eligible entity is likely 
to serve; 
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‘‘(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 de-
scribed in paragraph (3)(A); or 
‘‘(ii) the geographical areas described in 
paragraph (3)(B), including statistics dem-
onstrating that those geographical areas have the 
highest need in the specific issue area that the el-
igible entity is proposing to address; and 
‘‘(C) information on the specific measurable out-
comes related to the issue areas involved that the eli-
gible 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 organizations— 
‘‘(A) are institutions with proven initia-
tives, with track records of achieving specific out-
comes related to the measurable outcomes for the 
eligible entity, or are institutions that articulate 
a new solution with potential for substantial im-
pact; 
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‘‘(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 test, replicate or 
expand their initiatives; 
‘‘(D) provide a well-defined plan for testing, 
replicating or expanding the initiatives funded; 
‘‘(E) can sustain the initiatives after the 
subgrant period concludes through reliable public 
revenues, earned income, or private sector fund-
ing; 
‘‘(F) have strong leadership and financial 
and management systems; 
‘‘(G) are committed to the use of data collec-
tion and evaluation for improvement of the ini-
tiatives; 
‘‘(H) will implement and evaluate innova-
tive initiatives, to be important contributors to 
knowledge in their fields; and 
‘‘(I) will meet the requirements for pro-
viding matching funds specified in subsection 
(k); 
‘‘(6) information about the eligible entity, in-
cluding its experience managing collaborative initia-
tives, or assessing applicants for grants and evalu-
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ating the performance of grant recipients for outcome- 
focused initiatives, and any other relevant informa-
tion; 
‘‘(7) a commitment to meet the requirements of 
subsection (i) and a plan for meeting the require-
ments, including information 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 organiza-
tions that will increase the ability of the community 
organizations to achieve their measurable outcomes; 
‘‘(9) information on the commitment, institu-
tional capacity, and expertise of the eligible entity 
concerning— 
‘‘(A) collecting and analyzing data required 
for evaluations, compliance efforts, and other 
purposes; 
‘‘(B) supporting relevant research; and 
‘‘(C) submitting regular reports to the Cor-
poration, including information on the initia-
tives of the community organizations, and the 
replication or expansion of such initiatives; and 
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‘‘(10) a commitment to use data and evaluations 
to improve their model and be more transparent 
about its challenges; and 
‘‘(11) a commitment to cooperate with any eval-
uation activities undertaken by the Corporation. 
‘‘(h) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting eligible enti-
ties to receive grants under this section, 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 sub-
section (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) solicit broad community perspectives that 
inform grant-making decisions; 
‘‘(4) 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 signifi-
cantly philanthropically underserved; and 
‘‘(5) select a geographically diverse set of eligible 
entities. 
‘‘(i) MATCHING FUNDS FOR GRANTS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation may not 
make a grant to an eligible entity under this section 
for a Community Solutions Fund unless the entity 
agrees that, with respect to the cost described in sub-
section (d) for that Fund, the entity will make avail-
able matching funds in an amount not less than $1 
for every $1 of funds provided under the grant. 
‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The eligible entity 
shall provide the matching funds in cash. 
‘‘(j) RESERVED PROGRAM FUNDS FOR RESEARCH AND 
EVALUATION.—The Corporation may reserve up to 5 per-
cent of total program funds appropriated to carry out this 
section for a fiscal year to support research and evaluation 
related to this section. 
‘‘(k) ADVISORY PANEL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Under authority of section 
195 (f) of the National and Community Service Act 
of 1990, the Chief Executive Officer, in consultation 
with the Board, shall establish an Advisory Panel to 
provide advice and input about carrying out this sec-
tion. The Advisory Panel may collectively have expe-
rience in— 
‘‘(A) social entrepreneurship and social en-
terprise; 
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‘‘(B) the management and operation of 
small nonprofit organizations and large non-
profit organizations; 
‘‘(C) business, including a business with ex-
perience working with a startup enterprises, ex-
perience growing businesses, experience with cor-
porate social responsibility or a business with 
experience working with the nonprofit sector; 
‘‘(D) philanthropy, including an under-
standing of philanthropic challenges in urban 
and rural areas and in areas that are philan-
thropically underserved; 
‘‘(E) qualitative and quantitative social 
science research, including scientifically-rigorous 
evaluations of program effectiveness; data driven 
decision making and evidence-based policy-
making; 
‘‘(F) volunteering, including effective volun-
teer management; and 
‘‘(G) government, including the manage-
ment of government agencies and the role of gov-
ernment programs in providing services. 
‘‘(2) OTHER
QUALIFICATIONS.—The Advisory 
Panel shall include a diverse range of individuals, in-
cluding young people, and individuals from diverse 
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economic, racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds, 
and individuals from diverse geographic areas. 
‘‘(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section.’’. 
SEC. 1806. CLEARINGHOUSES. 
Subtitle H is further amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘PART IV—NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS 
CLEARINGHOUSE 
‘‘SEC. 198F. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS CLEARING-
HOUSE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall provide as-
sistance, either by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, 
to entities with expertise in the dissemination of informa-
tion through clearinghouses to establish one or more clear-
inghouses for the national service laws. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTION OF CLEARINGHOUSE.—Such a clear-
inghouse 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 con-
cerning service-learning or programs receiving assist-
ance under the national service laws unless the recipi-
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ent is receiving funds for such purpose under part III 
of subtitle B and under subtitle H; 
‘‘(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 programs 
offered under the national service laws and partici-
pants in such programs; 
‘‘(5) provide and disseminate information and 
curriculum materials relating to planning and oper-
ating service-learning programs and programs offered 
under the national service laws, to States, Territories, 
Indian tribes, and local entities eligible to receive fi-
nancial assistance under the national service laws; 
‘‘(6) provide and disseminate information re-
garding methods to make service-learning programs 
and programs offered under the national service laws 
accessible to individuals with disabilities; 
‘‘(7) disseminate applications in languages other 
than English; 
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‘‘(8)(A) gather and disseminate information on 
successful service-learning programs and programs of-
fered 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 Clearing-
house 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 programs and programs offered 
under the national service laws; 
‘‘(10) assist organizations in recruiting, screen-
ing, and placing a diverse population of service-learn-
ing coordinators and program sponsors; 
‘‘(11) disseminate effective strategies for working 
with disadvantaged youth in national service pro-
grams as determined by organizations with an estab-
lished expertise working with such youth; 
‘‘(12) collaborate with State and local Mentoring 
Partnerships and directly with youth mentoring orga-
nizations to disseminate effective strategies for the re-
cruiting, training, and screening of responsible adult 
mentors and best practices for building quality rela-
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tionships between adult mentors and youth mentees; 
and 
‘‘(13) carry out such other activities as the Chief 
Executive Officer determines to be appropriate.’’. 
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 conduct, ei-
ther directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative 
agreements, including through State Commissions on Na-
tional and Community Service, appropriate training and 
technical assistance to— 
‘‘(1) programs receiving assistance under the na-
tional service laws; and 
‘‘(2) entities (particularly those in rural areas 
and underserved communities)— 
‘‘(A) that desire to carry out or establish 
national service programs; 
‘‘(B) that desire to apply for assistance 
under the national service laws; or 
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‘‘(C) that desire to apply for a subgrant 
under the national service laws. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES INCLUDED.—Such training and tech-
nical assistance activities may include— 
‘‘(1) providing technical assistance to those ap-
plying to carry out national service programs or 
those carrying out national service programs; 
‘‘(2) promoting leadership development in na-
tional service programs; 
‘‘(3) improving the instructional and pro-
grammatic quality of national service programs; 
‘‘(4) developing the management and budgetary 
skills of those operating or overseeing national service 
programs, including 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 national service 
programs in risk management procedures, including 
the training of participants in appropriate risk man-
agement practices; 
‘‘(7) training of those operating or overseeing na-
tional service programs in volunteer recruitment, 
management, and retention to improve the abilities of 
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such individuals to use participants and other volun-
teers in an effective manner which results in high 
quality service and the desire of participants or vol-
unteers to continue to serve in other capacities after 
the program is completed; 
‘‘(8) training of those operating or overseeing na-
tional service programs in program evaluation and 
performance measures to inform practices to augment 
the capacity and sustainability of the program; 
‘‘(9) training of those operating or overseeing na-
tional service programs to effectively accommodate 
people with disabilities to increase the participation 
of people with disabilities in national service pro-
grams. Such activities may utilize funding from the 
reservation of funds to increase the participation of 
individuals with disabilities as described in section 
129(j); 
‘‘(10) establishing networks and collaboration 
among employers, educators, and other key stake-
holders in the community to further leverage resources 
to increase local participation and to coordinate com-
munity-wide planning and service; 
‘‘(11) providing training and technical assist-
ance for the National Senior Service Corps, including 
providing such training and technical assistance to 
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programs receiving assistance under section 201 of the 
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973; and 
‘‘(12) carrying out such other activities as the 
Chief Executive Officer determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—The Corporation shall give priority 
to programs under the national service laws and those enti-
ties eligible to establish programs under the national service 
laws seeking training or technical assistance 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 currently 
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) assist programs in developing a service 
component that combines students, out-of-school 
youths, and older adults as participants to provide 
needed community services.’’. 
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Subtitle J—Repeal of Title III 
(Points of Light Foundation) 
SEC. 1831. REPEAL. 
Title III (42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.) is repealed. 
Subtitle K—Amendments to Title V 
(Authorization of Appropriations) 
SEC. 1841. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 501 (42 U.S.C. 12681) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) TITLE I.— 
‘‘(1) SUBTITLE B.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated 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) PROGRAMS.—Of the amount appro-
priated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal 
year— 
‘‘(i) not more than 60 percent shall be 
available to provide financial assistance 
under part I of subtitle B of title I; 
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‘‘(ii) not more than 25 percent shall be 
available to provide financial assistance 
under part II of such subtitle; and 
‘‘(iii) not less than 15 percent shall be 
available to provide financial assistance 
under part III of such subtitle. 
‘‘(C) 
SPECIAL
ALLOCATIONS.—Of 
the 
amount appropriated under subparagraph (A) 
for a fiscal year, up to $10,000,000 shall be for 
summer of service grants, $20,000,000 for youth 
engagement zones, $7,000,000 for Campuses of 
Service, and up to $10,000,000 shall be deposited 
in the National Service Trust to support summer 
of service educational awards, consistent with 
section 120(c)(8). 
‘‘(2) SUBTITLES C, D, AND H.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated to provide financial assistance 
under subtitles C and H of title I, to administer 
the National Service Trust and disburse national 
service educational awards and scholarships 
under subtitle D of title I, and to carry out such 
audits and evaluations as the Chief Executive 
Officer of the Corporation may determine to be 
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necessary, 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 pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in subparagraph (C), 
priority shall be given to programs carried out 
in areas for which the President has declared the 
existence of a major disaster, in accordance with 
section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170), as a consequence of Hurricanes Katrina 
and Rita. 
‘‘(3) SUBTITLE E.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to operate the National Civilian Com-
munity Corps and provide financial assistance under 
subtitle E of title I, $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 
and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2011 through 2014. 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) CORPORATION.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated for the Corporation’s admin-
istration of the national service laws such sums 
as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 
through 2014. 
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‘‘(B) STATE COMMISSIONS.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated for assistance to 
State Commissions under section 126(a), such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2010 through 2014. 
‘‘(5) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Of 
the amounts appropriated for a fiscal year under sub-
titles 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 up to 2.5 per-
cent to carry out subtitle J of this Act. Notwith-
standing subsection (b), amounts so reserved shall be 
available only for the fiscal year for which they are 
reserved. 
‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds ap-
propriated under this section shall remain available until 
expended.’’. 
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE 
DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERV-
ICE ACT OF 1973 
SEC. 2001. REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in 
this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of 
an amendment to, or repeal of a provision, the reference 
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shall be considered to be made to a provision of the Domes-
tic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.). 
Subtitle A—Amendments to Title I 
(National Volunteer Antipoverty 
Programs) 
SEC. 2101. PURPOSE. 
Section 2 (42 U.S.C. 4950) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘both young 
and older citizens’’ and inserting ‘‘citizens of all ages 
and backgrounds’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘local agencies’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘local agencies, expand relationships with, 
and support for, the efforts of civic, community, and 
educational organizations, and utilize the energy, in-
novative spirit, experience, and skills of all Ameri-
cans.’’. 
SEC. 2102. PURPOSE OF THE VISTA PROGRAM. 
Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 4951) is amended— 
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘afflicted 
with’’ and inserting ‘‘affected by’’; and 
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘local level’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘local level, to support efforts by local agen-
cies and organizations to achieve long-term sustain-
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ability of projects, consistent with section 185 of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990, initi-
ated or expanded under the VISTA program activi-
ties, and to strengthen local agencies and community 
organizations to carry out the purpose of this part.’’. 
SEC. 2103. APPLICATIONS. 
Section 103 (42 U.S.C. 4953) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands,’’ after ‘‘American Samoa,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘handicapped’’ and in-
serting ‘‘disabled’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘handicaps’’ and in-
serting ‘‘disabilities’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘jobless, 
the hungry, and low-income’’ and inserting ‘‘un-
employed, the hungry, and low-income’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘preven-
tion, education,’’ and inserting ‘‘through preven-
tion, education, rehabilitation, and treatment,’’; 
(E) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, men-
tal illness,’’ after ‘‘including’’; 
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(F) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(G) in paragraph (7), by striking the period 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(H) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(8) in the re-entry and re-integration of for-
merly incarcerated youth and adults into society, in-
cluding life skills training, employment training, 
counseling, educational training, and educational 
counseling; 
‘‘(9) in developing and carrying out financial 
literacy, financial planning, budgeting, savings, and 
reputable credit accessibility programs in low-income 
communities, including those programs which educate 
on financing home ownership and higher education; 
‘‘(10) in initiating and supporting before-school 
and after-school programs servicing children in low- 
income communities that may engage participants in 
mentoring relationships, tutoring, life skills, or study 
skills programs, service-learning, physical, nutrition, 
and health education programs, including programs 
aimed at fighting childhood obesity, and other activi-
ties addressing the needs of the community’s children; 
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‘‘(11) in establishing and supporting community 
economic development initiatives, including micro-en-
terprises, with a priority on such programs in rural 
areas and other areas where such programs are need-
ed most; 
‘‘(12) in assisting veterans and their families 
through establishing or augmenting programs which 
assist such persons with access to legal assistance, 
health care (including mental health), employment 
counseling or training, education counseling or train-
ing, affordable housing, and other support services; 
and 
‘‘(13) in addressing the health and wellness of 
low-income and underserved communities, including 
programs to increase access to preventive services, in-
surance, and health care.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘recruit-
ment and placement procedures’’ and inserting 
‘‘placement procedures that involve sponsoring 
organizations and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
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(I) by striking ‘‘related to the re-
cruitment and’’ and inserting ‘‘related 
to the’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘in conjunction 
with recruitment and’’ and inserting 
‘‘in conjunction with the’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘1993. Upon’’ 
and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘1993.’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘central information system that shall, on 
request, promptly provide’’ and inserting 
‘‘database that provides’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘timely and effec-
tive’’ and inserting ‘‘timely and cost- 
effective’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘the recruitment 
of volunteers’’ and inserting ‘‘recruit-
ment and management of volunteers’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘The Director shall give priority 
to— 
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‘‘(A) disadvantaged youth (as defined in section 
101 of the National and Community Service Act of 
1990) and low-income adults; and 
‘‘(B) retired adults of any profession, but with 
an emphasis on those professions whose services and 
training are most needed in a community, such as the 
health care professions, teaching, counseling, and en-
gineering and other professions requiring a high level 
of technical and project management skills, to utilize 
their experience, including professional skills, in the 
VISTA program.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ‘‘in-
formation system’’ and inserting ‘‘database’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘personnel described 
in subsection (b)(2)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘per-
sonnel described in subsection (b)(2)(C) and 
sponsoring organizations’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘the Internet and related technologies,’’ 
after ‘‘television,’’; 
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(iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘Internet and related technologies,’’ after 
‘‘through the’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
after ‘‘senior citizens organizations,’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘offices of economic development, 
State employment security agencies, em-
ployment offices,’’; 
(v) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘National and Community Service Trust 
Act of 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘National and 
Community Service Act of 1990’’; and 
(vi) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
‘‘, on request,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘this sub-
section’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection and re-
lated public awareness and recruitment activities 
under the national service laws’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Beginning’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘for the purpose’’ and 
inserting ‘‘For the purpose’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘1.5 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2 percent’’; 
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(4) by amending the second sentence of sub-
section (d) to read as follows: ‘‘Whenever feasible, such 
efforts shall be coordinated with an appropriate local 
workforce investment board established under section 
117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.’’; 
(5) in subsection (g) by striking ‘‘and has been 
submitted to the Governor’’ and all that follows and 
inserting a period; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) The Director may enter into agreements under 
which public and private nonprofit organizations, with suf-
ficient financial capacity and size, pay for all or a portion 
of the costs of supporting the service of volunteers under 
this title, consistent with the provisions of section 186 of 
the National and Community Service Act of 1990.’’. 
SEC. 2104. VISTA PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 
Part A of title I is amended by inserting after section 
103 (42 U.S.C. 4953) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 103A. VISTA PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—With not less than one-third of the 
funds made available under subsection (d) in each fiscal 
year, the Director shall make grants for VISTA positions 
to support programs of national significance. Each pro-
gram for which a grant is received under this subsection 
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shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements 
applicable to that program. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—The Director shall 
make grants under subsection (a) to support one or more 
of the following programs to address problems that concern 
low-income and rural communities in the Nation: 
‘‘(1) In the re-entry and re-integration of for-
merly incarcerated youth and adults into society, in-
cluding life skills training, employment training, 
counseling, educational training, and educational 
counseling. 
‘‘(2) In developing and carrying-out financial 
literacy, financial planning, budgeting, savings, and 
reputable credit accessibility programs in low-income 
communities, including those programs which educate 
on financing home ownership and higher education. 
‘‘(3) In initiating and supporting before-school 
and after-school programs in low-income communities 
that may include such activities as establishing men-
toring relationships, physical education, tutoring, in-
struction in 21st century thinking skills, life skills, 
and study skills, community service, service-learning, 
nutrition and health education, and other activities 
aimed at keeping children, safe, educated, and 
healthy, which serve the children in such community. 
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‘‘(4) In establishing and supporting community 
economic development initiatives, including micro-en-
terprises, with a priority on such programs in rural 
areas and areas where such programs are needed 
most. 
‘‘(5) In assisting veterans and their families 
through establishing or augmenting programs which 
assist such persons with access to legal assistance, 
health care (including mental health), employment 
counseling or training, education counseling or train-
ing, affordable housing, and other support services. 
‘‘(6) In addressing the health and wellness of 
low-income and underserved communities across our 
Nation, including programs to fight childhood obesity 
through nutrition, physical fitness, and other associ-
ated life skills education programs and programs to 
increase access to preventive services, insurance, and 
health care. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an applicant shall submit an 
application to the Director at such time and in such 
manner as the Director requires and receive approval 
of the application. Such application shall, at a min-
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imum, demonstrate to the Director a level of expertise 
in carrying out such a program. 
‘‘(2) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 
available under subsection (d) shall be used to supple-
ment and not supplant the number of VISTA volun-
teers engaged in programs addressing the problem for 
which such funds are awarded unless such sums are 
an extension of funds previously provided under this 
title. 
‘‘(d) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro-
priate under section 501 for each fiscal year there 
shall be available to the Director such sums as may 
be necessary to make grants under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—No funds shall be made 
available to the Director to make grants under sub-
section (a) unless the amounts appropriated under 
section 501 available for such fiscal year to carry out 
part A are sufficient to maintain the number of 
projects and volunteers funded under part A in the 
preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(e) INFORMATION.—The Director shall widely dis-
seminate information on grants that may be made under 
this section, including through volunteer recruitment pro-
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grams being carried out by public or private non-profit or-
ganizations.’’. 
SEC. 2105. TERMS AND PERIODS OF SERVICE. 
Section 104(d) (42 U.S.C. 4954(d)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘with the 
terms and conditions of their service.’’ and inserting 
‘‘with the terms and conditions of their service or any 
adverse action, such as termination, proposed by the 
sponsoring organization. The procedure shall provide 
for an appeal to the Director of any proposed termi-
nation.’’; and 
(2) in the third sentence (as amended by this sec-
tion), by striking ‘‘and the terms and conditions of 
their service’’. 
SEC. 2106. SUPPORT SERVICE. 
Section 105(a)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 4955(a)(1)(B)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Such stipend’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘in the case of persons’’ and inserting ‘‘Such sti-
pend shall be set at a minimum of $125 per month and 
a maximum of $150 per month, subject to the availability 
of funds to accomplish such a maximum. The Director may 
provide a stipend of $250 per month in the case of persons’’. 
SEC. 2107. SECTIONS REPEALED. 
The following provisions are repealed: 
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‘‘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, com-
prised of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, 
the Foster Grandparent Program, and the Senior 
Companion Program, and demonstration and other 
programs to empower people 55 years of age or older 
to contribute to their communities through service, en-
hance 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 Pro-
gram, to share their knowledge, experiences, abilities, 
and skills for the betterment of their communities and 
themselves; 
‘‘(4) opportunities for low-income people 55 
years of age or older, through the Foster Grand-
parents Program, to have a positive impact on the 
lives of children in need; 
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‘‘(5) opportunities for low-income people 55 
years of age or older, through the Senior Companion 
Program, to provide critical support services and 
companionship to adults at risk of institutionaliza-
tion and who are struggling to maintain a dignified 
independent life; and 
‘‘(6) for research, training, demonstration, and 
other program activities to increase and improve op-
portunities for people 55 years of age or older to meet 
unmet needs, including those related to public safety, 
public health, and emergency and disaster prepared-
ness, relief, and recovery, in their communities.’’. 
SEC. 2203. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR VOLUNTEER 
SERVICE PROJECTS. 
Section 201 (42 U.S.C. 5001) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘avail themselves of opportunities for 
volunteer service in their community’’ and in-
serting ‘‘share their experiences, abilities, and 
skills for the betterment of their communities and 
themselves through service’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, and 
individuals 60 years of age or older will be given 
priority for enrollment,’’; 
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(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘either 
prior to or during the volunteer service’’ after 
‘‘may be necessary’’; and 
(D) by striking paragraph (4) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(4) the project is being designed and imple-
mented with the advice of experts in the field of serv-
ice to be delivered as well as with those who have ex-
pertise in the recruitment and management of volun-
teers, particularly those of the Baby Boom genera-
tion.’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) The Director shall give priority to projects— 
‘‘(1) utilizing retired scientists, technicians, engi-
neers, and mathematicians (the STEM professionals) 
to improve Science, Technology, Engineering, and 
Mathematics (STEM) education through activities 
such as assisting teachers in classroom demonstra-
tions or laboratory experiences, running after-school, 
weekend, or summer programs designed to engage dis-
advantaged youth (as defined in section 101 of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990) or 
low-income, minority youth in the STEM fields and 
to improve mastery of the STEM content, providing 
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field trips to businesses, institutions of higher edu-
cation, museums, and other locations where the 
STEM professions are practiced or illuminated; 
‘‘(2) utilizing retired health care professionals to 
improve the health and wellness of low income or 
rural communities; 
‘‘(3) utilizing retired criminal justice profes-
sionals for programs designed to prevent disadvan-
taged youth (as defined in section 101 of the National 
and Community Service Act of 1990) from joining 
gangs or committing crimes; 
‘‘(4) utilizing retired military and emergency 
professionals for programs to improve public safety, 
emergency and disaster preparedness, relief, and re-
covery, search and rescue, and homeland security ef-
forts; and 
‘‘(5) utilizing retired computer science profes-
sionals, technicians of related technologies, business 
professionals, and others with relevant knowledge to 
increase, for low income individuals and families, ac-
cess to and obtaining the benefits from computers and 
other existing and emerging technologies.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARDS REQUIRED.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective for fiscal year 2013 
and each fiscal year thereafter, each grant or contract 
awarded under this section in such a year shall be— 
‘‘(A) awarded for a period of 3 years; and 
‘‘(B) awarded through a competitive proc-
ess. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS OF COMPETITIVE PROCESS.—The 
competitive process required by paragraph (1)(B)— 
‘‘(A) shall include the use of a peer review 
panel, including members with expertise in sen-
ior service and aging; 
‘‘(B) shall ensure that— 
‘‘(i) the resulting grants (or contracts) 
support no less than the volunteer service 
years of the previous grant (or contract) 
cycle in a given geographic service area; 
‘‘(ii) the resulting grants (or contracts) 
maintain a similar program distribution; 
and 
‘‘(iii) every effort is made to minimize 
the disruption to volunteers; and 
‘‘(C) shall include the performance meas-
ures, outcomes, and other criteria established 
under subsection (f). 
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‘‘(3) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
COMPETITIVE
PROC-
ESS.—The Corporation shall establish and make 
available the competitive process required by para-
graph (1)(B) no later than 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection. The Corporation 
shall consult with the program directors of the Retired 
Senior Volunteer Program during development and 
implementation of the competitive process. 
‘‘(f) EVALUATION PROCESS REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 412, 
and effective beginning 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this subsection, each grant or contract 
under this section that expires in fiscal year 2011, 
2012, and 2013 shall be subject to an evaluation proc-
ess. The evaluation process shall be carried out, to the 
maximum extent practicable, in fiscal year 2010, 
2011, and 2012, respectively. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS OF EVALUATION PROCESS.—The 
evaluation process required by paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) shall include performance measures, 
outcomes, and other criteria; and 
‘‘(B) shall evaluate the extent to which the 
recipient of the grant or contract meets or ex-
ceeds such performance measures, outcomes, and 
other criteria. 
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‘‘(3) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
EVALUATION
PROC-
ESS.—The Corporation shall, in collaboration and 
consultation with program directors of the Retired 
Senior Volunteer Program, establish and make avail-
able the evaluation process required by paragraph (1), 
including the performance measures, outcomes, and 
other criteria required by paragraph (2)(A), with 
particular attention to the different needs of rural 
and urban programs. The processes shall be estab-
lished and made available, including notification of 
the available training and technical assistance, no 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this subsection. 
‘‘(4) EFFECT OF FAILING TO MEET PERFORM-
ANCE
MEASURES.—If the evaluation process deter-
mines that the recipient has failed to meet or exceed 
the performance measures, outcomes, and other cri-
teria established under this subsection, the grant or 
contract shall not be renewed. Any successor grant or 
contract shall be awarded through the competitive 
process described in subsection (e)(1). 
‘‘(5) SPECIAL RULE.—The Corporation may con-
tinue to fund a program which has failed to meet or 
exceed the performance measures, outcomes, and other 
criteria established under this subsection for up to 12 
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months if competition does not result in a successor 
grant or contract for such program, in order to mini-
mize the disruption to volunteers and disruption of 
services. In such a case, outreach shall be conducted 
and a new competition shall be established. The pre-
vious recipient shall remain eligible for the new com-
petition. 
‘‘(6) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The performance meas-
ures, outcomes, and other criteria established 
under this subsection may be updated or modi-
fied as necessary, in consultation with program 
directors for the Retired Senior Volunteer Pro-
gram, but no earlier than fiscal year 2014. 
‘‘(B) OPERATIONAL
PROBLEMS.—Effective 
for fiscal years before fiscal year 2014, the Cor-
poration may, after consulting with program di-
rectors of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, 
determine that a performance measure, outcome, 
or criterion established under this subsection is 
operationally problematic, and may, in consulta-
tion with program directors of the Retired Sen-
ior Volunteer Program and after notifying the 
appropriate committees of Congress— 
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‘‘(i) eliminate the use of that perform-
ance measure, outcome, or criterion; or 
‘‘(ii) modify that performance measure, 
outcome, or criterion as necessary to render 
it no longer operationally problematic. 
‘‘(g) ONLINE RESOURCE GUIDE.—The Corporation 
shall develop and disseminate an online resource guide for 
the Retired Senior Volunteer Program within 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, which 
shall include, but not be limited to— 
‘‘(1) examples of high performing programs; 
‘‘(2) corrective actions for underperforming pro-
grams; and 
‘‘(3) examples of meaningful outcome-based per-
formance measures that capture a program’s mission 
and priorities. 
‘‘(h) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2013, the Corporation shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report on— 
‘‘(1) the number of programs that did not meet 
or exceed the established performance measures, out-
comes, and other criteria established under subsection 
(f); 
‘‘(2) the number of new grants awarded; 
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‘‘(3) the challenges to the implementation of eval-
uation and competition, including but not limited to 
geographic distribution and the minimization of dis-
ruption to volunteers; and 
‘‘(4) how the current program geographic dis-
tribution affects recruitment for the Retired Senior 
Volunteer Program.’’. 
SEC. 2204. FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM GRANTS. 
Section 211 (42 U.S.C. 5011) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘low-income persons aged 
sixty or over’’ and inserting ‘‘low-income and 
other persons aged 55 or over’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘children having excep-
tional needs’’ and inserting ‘‘children having 
special or exceptional needs or with conditions or 
circumstances identified as limiting their aca-
demic, social, or emotional development’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘shall have the exclu-
sive authority to determine, pursuant to the 
provisions of paragraph (2) of this sub-
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section—’’ and inserting ‘‘may determine— 
’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) whether it is in the best interests of a child 
receiving, and of a particular foster grandparent pro-
viding, services in such a project, to continue such re-
lationship after the child reaches the age of 21, if such 
child was receiving such services prior to attaining 
the age of 21.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); 
(D) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
this section), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) and 
(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 
(E) by adding after paragraph (2) (as re-
designated by this section) the following: 
‘‘(3) If an assignment of a foster grandparent is sus-
pended or discontinued, the replacement of that foster 
grandparent shall be determined through the mutual agree-
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ment of all parties involved in the provision of services to 
the child.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d), in the second sentence, by 
striking ‘‘Any stipend’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘inflation,’’ and inserting ‘‘Any stipend or allowance 
provided under this part shall not exceed 75 percent 
of the minimum wage under section 6 the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206), and the Fed-
eral share shall not be less than $2.65 per hour, pro-
vided that the Director shall adjust the Federal share 
once prior to December 31, 2012, to account for infla-
tion,’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘125’’ 
and inserting ‘‘200’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, as so 
adjusted’’ and all that follows through ‘‘local sit-
uations’’; 
(5) by striking subsection (f) and inserting: 
‘‘(f)(1) Subject to the restrictions in paragraph (3), in-
dividuals who are not low-income persons may serve as vol-
unteers under this part. The regulations issued by the Di-
rector to carry out this part (other than regulations relating 
to stipends or allowances to individuals authorized by sub-
section (d)) shall apply to all volunteers under this part, 
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without regard to whether such volunteers are eligible to re-
ceive a stipend or allowance under subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) Except as provided under paragraph (1), each re-
cipient of a grant or contract to carry out a project under 
this part shall give equal treatment to all volunteers who 
participate in such project, without regard to whether such 
volunteers are eligible to receive a stipend or allowance 
under subsection (d). 
‘‘(3) An individual who is not a low-income person 
may not become a volunteer under this part if allowing that 
individual to become a volunteer under this part would pre-
vent a low-income person from becoming a volunteer under 
this part or would displace a low-income person from being 
a volunteer under this part.’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(g) The Director may also provide a stipend or allow-
ance in an amount not to exceed 10 percent more than the 
amount established under subsection (d) to leaders who, on 
the basis of past experience as volunteers, special skills, and 
demonstrated leadership abilities, may coordinate activi-
ties, including training, and otherwise support the service 
of volunteers under this part. 
‘‘(h) The program may accept up to 15 percent of vol-
unteers serving in a project under this part for a fiscal year 
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who do not meet the definition of ‘low-income’ under sub-
section (e), upon certification by the recipient of a grant 
or contract that it is unable to effectively recruit and place 
low-income volunteers in the number of placements ap-
proved for the project.’’. 
SEC. 2205. SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM GRANTS. 
Section 213 (42 U.S.C. 5013) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘low-income 
persons aged 60 or over’’ and inserting ‘‘low-income 
and other persons aged 55 or over’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Subsections 
(d), (e), and (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subsections (d) 
through (h)’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (c)(2)(B) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(B) Senior companion volunteer trainers and leaders 
may receive a stipend or allowance consistent with sub-
section (g) authorized under subsection (d) of section 211, 
as approved by the Director.’’. 
SEC. 2206. PROMOTION OF NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE 
CORPS. 
Section 221 (42 U.S.C. 5021) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘VOLUN-
TEER’’ and inserting ‘‘SERVICE’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘of all ages 
and backgrounds living in rural, suburban, and 
urban localities’’ after ‘‘greater participation of vol-
unteers’’. 
SEC. 2207. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) CHANGE IN AGE ELIGIBILITY.—Section 223 (42 
U.S.C. 5023) is amended by striking ‘‘sixty years and older 
from minority groups’’ and inserting ‘‘55 years and older 
from minority and underserved populations’’. 
(b) NAME CHANGE.—Section 224 (42 U.S.C. 5024) is 
amended in the heading by striking ‘‘VOLUNTEER’’ and in-
serting ‘‘SERVICE’’. 
SEC. 2208. PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 
Section 225 (42 U.S.C. 5025) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) Applicants for grants under paragraph (1) shall 
determine which program under part A, B, or C the pro-
gram shall be carried out and submit an application as 
required for programs under part A, B, or C.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) To the maximum extent practicable, the Director 
shall ensure that at least 25 percent of the grants under 
this subsection are made to applicants not receiving assist-
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ance from the Corporation at the time of such grant and, 
when possible, from locations where no programs under 
part A, B, or C are in effect at the time of such grant. 
In a fiscal year where less than 25 percent of the applicants 
are applicants not receiving such assistance, the Director 
may make more than 75 percent of such grants to appli-
cants receiving such assistance.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘or Alz-
heimer’s disease, with an intent of allowing those 
served to age in place’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘through 
education, prevention, treatment, and rehabilita-
tion’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘, including 
programs that teach parenting skills, life skills, 
and family management skills’’; 
(D) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) Programs that establish and support men-
toring programs for disadvantaged youth (as defined 
in section 101 of the National and Community Serv-
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ice Act of 1990), including those mentoring programs 
that match youth with volunteer mentors leading to 
apprenticeship programs and employment training.’’; 
(E) in paragraph (5), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘, including 
those programs that serve youth and adults with 
limited English proficiency’’; 
(F) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
and all that follows through the period and in-
sert ‘‘and for individuals and children with dis-
abilities or chronic illnesses living at home.’’; 
(G) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘after- 
school activities’’ and all that follows through the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘after-school pro-
grams serving children in low-income commu-
nities that may engage participants in men-
toring relationships, tutoring, life skills or study 
skills programs, service-learning, physical, nutri-
tion, and health education programs, including 
programs aimed at fighting childhood obesity, 
and other activities addressing the needs of the 
community’s children, including those of working 
parents.’’; 
(H) by striking paragraphs (8), (9), (12), 
(13), (14), (15), (16), and (18); 
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(I) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and 
(11) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; 
(J) by inserting after paragraph (9) (as so 
redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(10) Programs that engage older adults with 
children and youth to complete service in energy con-
servation, environmental stewardship, or other envi-
ronmental needs of a community, including con-
ducting energy audits, insulating homes, or con-
ducting other activities to promote energy efficiency. 
‘‘(11) Programs that collaborate with criminal 
justice professionals and organizations in prevention 
programs aimed at disadvantaged youth (as defined 
in section 101 of the National and Community Serv-
ice Act of 1990) or youth re-entering society after in-
carceration and their families, which may include 
mentoring and counseling, which many include em-
ployment counseling.’’; 
(K) by redesignating paragraph (17) as 
paragraph (12); and 
(L) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) Programs that strengthen community ef-
forts in support of homeland security.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘shall dem-
onstrate to the Director’’ and all that follows through 
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the period at the end and inserting ‘‘shall dem-
onstrate to the Director a level of expertise in car-
rying out such a program.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘widely’’ before ‘‘dissemi-
nate’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘to field personnel’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘, including through volunteer recruit-
ment programs being carried out by public or 
private non-profit organizations.’’. 
SEC. 2209. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. 
Part D of title II (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.) is amended 
by adding after section 227 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 228. CONTINUITY OF SERVICE. 
‘‘To ensure the continued service of individuals in com-
munities served by the Retired and Senior Volunteer Pro-
gram prior to enactment of this section, in making grants 
under this title the Corporation shall take actions it con-
siders necessary to maintain service assignments for such 
seniors and to ensure continuity of service for communities. 
‘‘SEC. 229. ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), a program receiving assistance under this title may ac-
cept donations, including donations in cash or in kind. 
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‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), a 
program receiving assistance under this title shall not ac-
cept donations from the beneficiaries of the program.’’. 
SEC. 2210. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR. 
Section 231 (42 U.S.C. 5028) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED.—The Director is 
authorized to— 
‘‘(A) make grants to or enter into contracts 
with public or nonprofit organizations, includ-
ing organizations funded under part A, B, or C, 
for the purposes of demonstrating innovative ac-
tivities involving older Americans as volunteers; 
and 
‘‘(B) make incentive grants under sub-
section (d). 
‘‘(2) SUPPORT OF VOLUNTEERS.—The Director 
may support under this part both volunteers receiving 
stipends and volunteers not receiving stipends.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (a)(1)(A)’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘activi-
ties;’’ and inserting ‘‘activities described in sec-
tion 225(b) and carried out through programs 
described in parts A, B, and C;’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) programs that support older Americans in 
aging in place while augmenting the capacity of 
members of a community to serve each other through 
reciprocal service centers, service credit banking, com-
munity economic scripts, barter services, timebanking, 
and other similar programs where services are ex-
changed and not paid for; or 
‘‘(3) grants to non-profit organizations to estab-
lish sites or programs to— 
‘‘(A) assist retiring or retired individuals 
in locating opportunities for— 
‘‘(i) public service roles, including 
through paid or volunteer service; 
‘‘(ii) participating in life-planning 
programs, including financial planning 
and issues revolving around health and 
wellness; and 
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‘‘(iii) continuing education, including 
leadership development, health and wellness, 
and technological literacy; and 
‘‘(B) connect retiring or retired individuals 
with members of the community to serve as lead-
ers and mentors in life planning, relationships, 
employment counseling, education counseling, 
and other areas of expertise as developed by the 
retiring or retired adults.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—For purposes of subsection (b)(2), 
priority shall be given to— 
‘‘(1) programs with established experience in 
carrying out such a program and engaging the entire 
community in service exchange; 
‘‘(2) programs with the capacity to connect to 
similar programs throughout a city or region to aug-
ment the available services to older Americans and for 
members of the community to serve each other; 
‘‘(3) programs seeking to establish in an area 
where needs of older Americans are left unmet and 
older Americans are unable to consider aging in place 
without such service exchange in place; and 
‘‘(4) programs that integrate participants in or 
collaborate 
with 
service-learning 
programs, 
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AmeriCorps State and National programs, the VISTA 
program, the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, 
Foster Grandparents program, and the Senior Com-
panion programs, and programs described in section 
411 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3032). 
‘‘(d) INCENTIVE GRANTS.—The incentive grants re-
ferred to in subsection (a)(1)(B) are incentive grants to pro-
grams receiving assistance under this title, subject to the 
following: 
‘‘(1) Such grants (which may be fixed-amount 
grants) shall be grants in an amount equal to $300 
per volunteer enrolled in the program, except that 
such amount shall be reduced as necessary to meet the 
goals of this section. 
‘‘(2) Such a grant shall be awarded to a pro-
gram only if the program— 
‘‘(A) exceeds performance measures estab-
lished under section 179 of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990; 
‘‘(B) provides non-Federal matching funds 
in an amount that is not less than 50 percent 
of the amount received by the program under 
this title; 
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