munity service and outreach, and other appropriate 
means; and 
‘‘(8) to create a grant program for Indian tribes 
to establish the Indian Youth Service Corps so that 
Indian youth can benefit from carrying out projects 
on Indian lands that the Indian tribes and commu-
nities determine to be priorities.’’. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—Section 203 (16 U.S.C. 1722) of 
the Act is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7), 
(8) through (10), and (11) through (13) as para-
graphs (5) through (9), (11) through (13), and (15) 
through (17), respectively; 
(2) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RE-
SOURCES CONSERVATION PROJECT.—The term ‘appro-
priate natural and cultural resources conservation 
project’ means any project for the conservation, res-
toration, construction, or rehabilitation of natural, 
cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, or sce-
nic resources. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTING INTERN.—The term ‘consulting 
intern’ means a consulting intern selected under sec-
tion 206(a)(2). 
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‘‘(3) 
CORPS
AND
PUBLIC
LANDS
SERVICE 
CORPS.—The terms ‘Corps’ and ‘Public Lands Service 
Corps’ mean the Public Lands Service Corps estab-
lished under section 204(a). 
‘‘(4) CORPS PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘Corps par-
ticipant’ means an individual enrolled— 
‘‘(A) in the Corps or the Indian Youth Serv-
ice Corps; or 
‘‘(B) as a resource assistant or consulting 
intern.’’; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1)) the following: 
‘‘(10) INDIAN YOUTH SERVICE CORPS.—The term 
‘Indian Youth Service Corps’ means a qualified youth 
or conservation corps established under section 207 
that— 
‘‘(A) enrolls individuals between the ages of 
15 and 25, inclusive, a majority of whom are In-
dians; and 
‘‘(B) is established pursuant to a tribal res-
olution that describes the agreement between the 
Indian tribe and the qualified youth or conserva-
tion corps to operate an Indian Youth Service 
Corps program for the benefit of the members of 
the Indian tribe.’’; 
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(4) by amending paragraph (12) (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1)) to read as follows: 
‘‘(12) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘public lands’ 
means any land or water (or interest therein) owned 
or administered by the United States, including those 
areas of coastal and ocean waters, the Great Lakes 
and their connecting waters, and submerged lands 
over which the United States exercises jurisdiction, 
except that such term does not include Indian lands.’’; 
(5) by amending paragraph (13) (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1)) as follows: 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘full-time,’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘on eligible service 
lands’’ after ‘‘resource setting’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘16’’ and inserting 
‘‘15’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) makes available for audit for each fis-
cal year for which the qualified youth or con-
servation corps receives Federal funds under this 
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Act, all information pertaining to the expendi-
ture of the funds, any matching funds, and par-
ticipant demographics.’’; 
(6) by inserting after paragraph 13 (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1)) the following: 
‘‘(14) RESIDENTIAL CONSERVATION CENTERS.— 
The term ‘residential conservation centers’ means the 
facilities authorized under section 205.’’; 
(7) in paragraph (15) (as redesignated by para-
graph 
(1)), 
by 
striking 
‘‘206’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘206(a)(1)’’; and 
(8) in paragraph (16) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1))— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) with respect to the National Marine 
Sanctuary System, coral reefs, and other coastal, 
estuarine, and marine habitats, and other lands 
and facilities administered by the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration, the Sec-
retary of Commerce.’’. 
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(e) PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE CORPS PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 204 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1723), as amended by sub-
section (a), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) and 
subsections (d) through (f) as subsections (c) and (d) 
and subsections (f) through (h), respectively; 
(2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE 
CORPS.—There is established in the Department of the Inte-
rior, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department 
of Commerce a Public Lands Service Corps. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF CORPS OFFICE; COORDINA-
TORS; LIAISON.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICES.— 
‘‘(A) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.—The 
Secretary of the Interior shall establish a depart-
ment-level office to coordinate the Corps activi-
ties within the Department of the Interior. 
‘‘(B) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.—The 
Secretary of Agriculture shall establish within 
the Forest Service an office to coordinate the 
Corps activities within that agency. 
‘‘(C) DEPARTMENT
OF
COMMERCE.—The 
Secretary of Commerce shall establish within the 
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion an office to coordinate the Corps activities 
within that agency. 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF COORDINATORS.—The 
Secretary shall designate a Public Lands Service 
Corps coordinator for each agency under the jurisdic-
tion of the Secretary that administers Corps activi-
ties. 
‘‘(3) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
LIAISON.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior shall establish an Indian Youth 
Service Corps liaison that will— 
‘‘(A) provide outreach to Indian tribes 
about opportunities for establishing Corps and 
Indian Youth Service Corps programs; and 
‘‘(B) coordinate with the Tribal Liaison of 
the Corporation for National Service to identify 
and establish Corps and Indian Youth Service 
Corps opportunities for Indian youth.’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (c) (as redesignated 
by paragraph (1)) to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) PARTICIPANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enroll in 
the Corps individuals who are— 
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‘‘(A) hired by an agency under the jurisdic-
tion of the Secretary to perform work authorized 
under this Act; or 
‘‘(B) members of a qualified youth or con-
servation corps with which the Secretary has en-
tered into a cooperative agreement to perform 
work authorized under this Act. 
‘‘(2) RESOURCE
ASSISTANTS
AND
CONSULTING 
INTERNS.—The Secretary may also enroll in the 
Corps resource assistants and consulting interns in 
accordance with section 206(a). 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligi-
ble for enrollment as a Corps participant, an indi-
vidual shall— 
‘‘(A) be between the ages of 15 and 25, in-
clusive; and 
‘‘(B) satisfy the requirements of section 
137(a)(5) of the National and Community Serv-
ice Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12591(a)(5)). 
‘‘(4) TERMS.—Each Corps participant may be 
enrolled in the Corps for a term of up to 2 years of 
service, which may be served over a period that ex-
ceeds 2 calendar years. 
‘‘(5) CIVIL SERVICE.—An individual may be en-
rolled as a Corps participant without regard to the 
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civil service and classification laws, rules, or regula-
tions of the United States. 
‘‘(6) PREFERENCE.—The Secretary may estab-
lish a preference for the enrollment as Corps partici-
pants individuals who are economically, physically, 
or educationally disadvantaged.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘contracts and’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (f)’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) RECRUITMENT.—The Secretary shall carry 
out, or enter into cooperative agreements to provide, 
a program to attract eligible youth to the Corps by 
publicizing Corps opportunities through high schools, 
colleges, employment centers, electronic media, and 
other appropriate institutions and means. 
‘‘(3) PREFERENCE.—In entering into cooperative 
agreements under paragraph (1) or awarding com-
petitive grants to Indian tribes or tribally authorized 
organizations under section 207, the Secretary may 
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give preference to qualified youth or conservation 
corps that are located in specific areas where a sub-
stantial portion of members are economically, phys-
ically, or educationally disadvantaged.’’; 
(5) by inserting after subsection (d) (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1)) the following: 
‘‘(e) TRAINING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a training program based at appropriate residential 
conservation centers or at other suitable regional Fed-
eral or other appropriate facilities or sites to provide 
training for Corps participants. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In establishing a train-
ing program under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that the duration and com-
prehensiveness of the training program shall be 
commensurate with the projects Corps partici-
pants are expected to undertake; 
‘‘(B) develop department-wide standards for 
the program that include training in— 
‘‘(i) resource stewardship; 
‘‘(ii) health and safety; 
‘‘(iii) ethics for individuals in public 
service; 
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‘‘(iv) teamwork and leadership; and 
‘‘(v) interpersonal communications; 
‘‘(C) direct the participating agencies with-
in the Department of the Interior, the Forest 
Service in the case of the Department of Agri-
culture, and the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration in the case of the Depart-
ment of Commerce, to develop agency-specific 
training guidelines to ensure that Corps partici-
pants are appropriately informed about matters 
specific to that agency, including— 
‘‘(i) the history and organization of the 
agency; 
‘‘(ii) the mission of the agency; and 
‘‘(iii) any agency-specific standards for 
the management of natural, cultural, his-
toric, archaeological, recreational, and sce-
nic resources; and 
‘‘(D) take into account training already re-
ceived by Corps participants enrolled from quali-
fied youth or conservation corps.’’; 
(6) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
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(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘IN 
GENERAL.—’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘USE
OF 
CORPS; PROJECTS.—’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘The Secretary may 
utilize the Corps or any qualified youth or 
conservation corps to carry out’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may use 
the Corps to carry out, with appropriate super-
vision and training,’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘on public lands’’ and 
inserting on ‘‘on eligible service lands’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) PROJECTS.—Appropriate natural and 
cultural resources conservation projects carried 
out under this section may include— 
‘‘(i) protecting, restoring, or enhancing 
ecosystem components to promote species re-
covery, improve biological diversity, en-
hance productivity and carbon sequestra-
tion, and enhance adaptability and resil-
ience of eligible service lands and resources 
to climate change and other natural and 
human disturbances; 
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‘‘(ii) promoting the health of eligible 
service lands, including— 
‘‘(I) protecting and restoring wa-
tersheds and forest, grassland, ripar-
ian, estuarine, marine, or other habi-
tat; 
‘‘(II) 
reducing 
the 
risk 
of 
uncharacteristically severe wildfire and 
mitigating damage from insects, dis-
ease, and disasters; 
‘‘(III) controlling erosion; 
‘‘(IV) controlling and removing 
invasive, noxious, or nonnative species; 
and 
‘‘(V) restoring native species; 
‘‘(iii) 
collecting 
biological, 
archae-
ological, and other scientific data, including 
climatological information, species popu-
lations and movement, habitat status, and 
other information; 
‘‘(iv) assisting in historical and cul-
tural research, museum curatorial work, 
oral history projects, documentary photog-
raphy, and activities that support the cre-
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ation of public works of art related to eligi-
ble service lands; and 
‘‘(v) constructing, repairing, rehabili-
tating, and maintaining roads, trails, 
campgrounds and other visitor facilities, 
employee housing, cultural and historic sites 
and structures, and other facilities that fur-
ther the purposes of this Act.’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) VISITOR SERVICES.—The Secretary may— 
‘‘(A) enter into or amend an existing coop-
erative agreement with a cooperating associa-
tion, educational institution, friends group, or 
similar nonprofit partner organization for the 
purpose of providing training and work experi-
ence to Corps participants in areas such as sales, 
office work, accounting, and management, pro-
vided that the work experience directly relates to 
the conservation and management of eligible 
service lands; and 
‘‘(B) allow Corps participants to help pro-
mote visitor safety and enjoyment of eligible 
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service lands, and assist in the gathering of vis-
itor use data. 
‘‘(3) INTERPRETATION.—The Secretary may per-
mit Corps participants to provide interpretation or 
education services for the public under the direct and 
immediate supervision of an agency employee— 
‘‘(A) to provide orientation and information 
services to visitors; 
‘‘(B) to assist agency employees in the deliv-
ery of interpretive or educational programs 
where audience size, environmental conditions, 
safety, or other factors make such assistance de-
sirable; 
‘‘(C) to present programs that relate the 
personal experience of the Corps participants for 
the purpose of promoting public awareness of the 
Corps, the role of the Corps in public land man-
agement agencies, and the availability of the 
Corps to potential participants; and 
‘‘(D) to create nonpersonal interpretive 
products, such as website content, Junior Ranger 
program books, printed handouts, and audio-
visual programs.’’; 
(7) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1))— 
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(A) in the matter preceding the first para-
graph, by striking ‘‘those projects which’’ and in-
serting ‘‘priority projects and other projects 
that’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) will instill in Corps participants a work 
ethic and a sense of public service;’’; and 
(8) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) OTHER PARTICIPANTS.—The Secretary may allow 
volunteers from other programs administered or designated 
by the Secretary to participate as volunteers in projects car-
ried out under this section. 
‘‘(j) CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The requirements of section 
189D(b) of the National and Community Service Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12645g(b)) shall apply to each in-
dividual age 18 or older seeking— 
‘‘(A) to become a Corps participant; 
‘‘(B) to receive funds authorized under this 
Act; or 
‘‘(C) to supervise or otherwise have regular 
contact with Corps participants in activities au-
thorized under this Act. 
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‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY PROHIBITION.—If any of para-
graphs (1) through (4) of section 189D(c) of the Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12645g(c)(1)–(4)) apply to an individual de-
scribed in paragraph (1), that individual shall not be 
eligible for the position or activity described in para-
graph (1), unless the Secretary provides an exemption 
for good cause.’’. 
(f) RESIDENTIAL CONSERVATION CENTERS AND PRO-
GRAM SUPPORT.—Section 205 (16 U.S.C. 1724) of the Act 
is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘CON-
SERVATION’’ and inserting ‘‘RESIDENTIAL CON-
SERVATION’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may establish 
residential conservation centers for— 
‘‘(A) such housing, food service, medical 
care, transportation, and other services as the 
Secretary deems necessary for Corps partici-
pants; and 
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‘‘(B) the conduct of appropriate natural 
and cultural resources conservation projects 
under this Act.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
(4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; 
(D) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (C)), in the heading, by striking 
‘‘FOR CONSERVATION CENTERS’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (C)), by striking ‘‘a State or local 
government agency’’ and inserting ‘‘another Fed-
eral agency, State, local government,’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) TEMPORARY HOUSING.—The Secretary may 
make arrangements with another Federal agency, 
State, local government, or private organization to 
provide temporary housing for Corps participants as 
needed and available. 
‘‘(3) TRANSPORTATION.—In project areas where 
Corps participants can reasonably be expected to re-
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side at their own homes, the Secretary may fund or 
provide transportation to and from project sites.’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(f); 
(5) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) FACILITIES.—The Secretary may, as an appro-
priate natural and cultural resources conservation project, 
direct Corps participants to aid in the construction or reha-
bilitation of residential conservation center facilities, in-
cluding housing. 
‘‘(e) MENTORS.—The Secretary may recruit from pro-
grams, such as Federal volunteer and encore service pro-
grams, and from veterans groups, military retirees, and ac-
tive duty personnel, such adults as may be suitable and 
qualified to provide training, mentoring, and crew-leading 
services to Corps participants.’’; and 
(6) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by para-
graph (4)), by striking ‘‘that are appropriate’’ and 
all that follows through the period and inserting ‘‘that 
the Secretary determines to be necessary for a residen-
tial conservation center.’’. 
(g) RESOURCE ASSISTANTS
AND CONSULTING IN-
TERNS.—Section 206 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1725) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
CONSULTING INTERNS’’ before the period; 
(2) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 
‘‘(1) RESOURCE ASSISTANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
provide individual placements of resource assist-
ants with any agency under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary that carries out appropriate nat-
ural and cultural resources conservation projects 
to carry out research or resource protection ac-
tivities on behalf of the agency. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for selec-
tion as a resource assistant, an individual shall 
be at least 17 years of age. 
‘‘(C) PREFERENCE.—In selecting resource 
assistants for placement under this paragraph, 
the Secretary shall give a preference to individ-
uals who are enrolled in an institution of higher 
education or are recent graduates from an insti-
tution of higher education, with particular atten-
tion given to ensuring full representation of 
women and participants from Historically Black 
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Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving in-
stitutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTING INTERNS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
provide individual placements of consulting in-
terns with any agency under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary that carries out appropriate nat-
ural and cultural resources conservation projects 
to carry out management analysis activities on 
behalf of the agency. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for selec-
tion as a consulting intern, an individual shall 
be enrolled in, and have completed at least 1 full 
year at, a graduate or professional school that 
has been accredited by an accrediting body recog-
nized by the Secretary of Education. 
‘‘(b) USE OF EXISTING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Whenever 1 or more non-
profit organizations can provide appropriate recruit-
ment and placement services to fulfill the require-
ments of this section, the Secretary may implement 
this section through such organizations. 
‘‘(2) EXPENSES.—Participating organizations 
shall contribute to the expenses of providing and sup-
porting the resource assistants or consulting interns 
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from sources of funding other than the Secretary, at 
a level of not less than 25 percent of the total costs 
(15 percent of which may be from in-kind sources) of 
each participant in the resource assistant or con-
sulting intern program who has been recruited and 
placed through that organization. 
‘‘(3) REPORTING.—Each participating organiza-
tion shall be required to submit an annual report 
evaluating the scope, size, and quality of the program, 
including the value of work contributed by the re-
source assistants and consulting interns, to the mis-
sion of the agency.’’. 
(h) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The Act is amended by 
redesignating sections 207 through 211 (16 U.S.C. 1726 
through 1730) as sections 209 through 213, respectively. 
(i) INDIAN YOUTH SERVICE CORPS.—The Act is 
amended by inserting after section 206 (16 U.S.C. 1725) 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 207. INDIAN YOUTH SERVICE CORPS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS 
AND COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—The Secretary is authorized 
to enter into cooperative agreements with, or make competi-
tive grants to, Indian tribes and qualified youth or con-
servation corps for the establishment and administration of 
Indian Youth Service Corps programs to carry out appro-
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priate natural and cultural resources conservation projects 
on Indian lands. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive assistance 
under this section, an Indian tribe or a qualified youth or 
conservation corps shall submit to the Secretary an applica-
tion in such manner and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require, including— 
‘‘(1) a description of the methods by which In-
dian youth will be recruited for and retained in the 
Indian Youth Service Corps; 
‘‘(2) a description of the projects to be carried 
out by the Indian Youth Service Corps; 
‘‘(3) a description of how the projects were iden-
tified; and 
‘‘(4) an explanation of the impact of, and the di-
rect community benefits provided by, the proposed 
projects.’’. 
(j) GUIDANCE.—The Act is amended by inserting after 
section 207 (as amended by subsection (i)) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 208. GUIDANCE. 
‘‘Not later than 18 months after funds are made avail-
able to the Secretary to carry out this Act, the Secretary 
shall issue guidelines for the management of programs 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that are authorized 
under this Act.’’. 
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(k) LIVING ALLOWANCES AND TERMS OF SERVICE.— 
Section 209 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1726) (as redesignated 
by subsection (h)) is amended by striking subsections (a), 
(b), and (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) LIVING ALLOWANCES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
each Corps participant with a living allowance in an 
amount established by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) COST-OF-LIVING
DIFFERENTIAL; 
TRAVEL 
COSTS.—The Secretary may— 
‘‘(A) apply a cost-of-living differential to 
the living allowances established under para-
graph (1); and 
‘‘(B) if the Secretary determines reimburse-
ment to be appropriate, reimburse Corps partici-
pants for travel costs at the beginning and end 
of the term of service of the Corps participants. 
‘‘(b) TERMS OF SERVICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each Corps participant 
shall agree to participate for such term of service as 
may be established by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATIONS.—With respect to the In-
dian Youth Service Corps, the term of service shall be 
established in consultation with the affected Indian 
tribe or tribally authorized organization. 
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‘‘(c) HIRING PREFERENCE
AND FUTURE EMPLOY-
MENT.—The Secretary may— 
‘‘(1) grant to a Corps participant credit for time 
served as a Corps participant, which may be used to-
ward future Federal hiring; 
‘‘(2) provide to a former participant of the Corps 
or the Indian Youth Service Corps noncompetitive 
hiring status for a period of not more than 2 years 
after the date on which the service of the candidate 
in the Corps or the Indian Youth Service Corps was 
complete, if the candidate— 
‘‘(A) has served a minimum of 960 hours on 
an appropriate natural or cultural resources 
conservation project that included at least 120 
hours through the Corps or the Indian Youth 
Service Corps; and 
‘‘(B) meets Office of Personnel Management 
qualification standards for the position for which 
the candidate is applying; 
‘‘(3) provide to a former resource assistant or 
consulting intern noncompetitive hiring status for a 
period of not more than 2 years after the date on 
which the individual has completed an undergraduate 
or graduate degree, respectively, from an accredited 
institution, if the candidate— 
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