carrying out high-quality, cost-effective 21st Century 
Conservation Service Corps projects; 
‘‘(4) to ensure that, in any State or territory of 
the United States or on any tribal land, the activities 
and expertise of Corpsmembers will be accessible to 
any public organization, nonprofit organization, or 
tribal agency responsible for the stewardship of land 
and water that is— 
‘‘(A) public; 
‘‘(B) tribal; or 
‘‘(C) private and has a direct or recognized 
public benefit, in coordination with the owner of 
the land or water; 
‘‘(5) to place youth and veterans in civilian na-
tional service positions to protect, restore, and en-
hance the great outdoors, natural resources, infra-
structure, and recreation assets of the United States 
in a cost-effective manner without undue duplication 
or overlap of activities or programs carried out by 
Federal agencies; 
‘‘(6) to provide youth and veterans placed in ci-
vilian national service positions with opportunities to 
gain in-demand skills, credentials, and education to 
prepare for, and transition to, success in the 21st cen-
tury workforce; and 
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‘‘(7) to channel widespread interest among youth 
and veterans in serving in civilian national service 
positions to help conserve, restore, and enhance public 
and tribal land and water, infrastructure, and nat-
ural, cultural, and historical resources and treas-
ures— 
‘‘(A) for the enjoyment and use of future 
generations; and 
‘‘(B) to develop the next generation of out-
door stewards, entrepreneurs, recreationists, and 
sportsmen and sportswomen.’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203 of the Public Lands 
Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1722) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this title: 
‘‘(1) 21CSC.—The term ‘21CSC’ means the 21st 
Century Conservation Service Corps established by 
section 204(a). 
‘‘(2) 21CSC ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘21CSC 
organization’ means an organization or association 
that meets the requirements described in section 
204(d). 
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‘‘(3) 
21CSC 
PROJECT.—The 
term 
‘21CSC 
project’ means a project that is carried out by a 
21CSC organization. 
‘‘(4) CORPSMEMBER.—The term ‘Corpsmember’ 
means an individual who is selected by a 21CSC or-
ganization to serve on a 21CSC project. 
‘‘(5) INDIAN.—The term ‘Indian’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 101 of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511). 
‘‘(6) INDIAN YOUTH 21ST CENTURY CONSERVA-
TION SERVICE CORPS.—The term ‘Indian Youth 21st 
Century Conservation Service Corps’ means a pro-
gram of a 21CSC organization that— 
‘‘(A) enrolls participants, the majority of 
whom are Indians; and 
‘‘(B) is established pursuant to an agree-
ment between a tribal agency and a 21CSC or-
ganization for the benefit of the members of the 
tribal agency. 
‘‘(7) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘institution of 
higher education’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 
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‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘institution of 
higher education’ does not include an institution 
outside the United States, as described in section 
102(a)(1)(C) 
of 
that 
Act 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1002(a)(1)(C)). 
‘‘(8) PARTICIPATING ENTITY.—The term ‘partici-
pating entity’ means a Federal entity described in 
section 204(c)(2). 
‘‘(9) PRIORITY
PROJECT.—The term ‘priority 
project’ means a 21CSC project conducted to further 
1 or more of the purposes described in section 202 or 
in section 2 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6501), including by— 
‘‘(A) reducing wildfire risk to a community, 
municipal water supply, or at-risk land; 
‘‘(B) protecting a watershed; 
‘‘(C) addressing a threat to forest land or 
rangeland health, including catastrophic wild-
fire; 
‘‘(D) addressing the impact of insect or dis-
ease infestation or any other damaging agent on 
forest land, water, or rangeland health; or 
‘‘(E) conserving, restoring, or enhancing a 
forest ecosystem or an ecosystem on public, pri-
vate, or tribal land— 
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‘‘(i) to improve biological diversity; or 
‘‘(ii) to enhance— 
‘‘(I) the productivity of fish and 
wildlife habitat; 
‘‘(II) the recovery of a species; or 
‘‘(III) carbon sequestration. 
‘‘(10) RESOURCE
ASSISTANT.—The term ‘re-
source assistant’ means a resource assistant selected 
under section 206. 
‘‘(11) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means— 
‘‘(A) each of the several States of the United 
States; 
‘‘(B) the District of Columbia; 
‘‘(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
‘‘(D) the United States Virgin Islands; 
‘‘(E) Guam; 
‘‘(F) American Samoa; and 
‘‘(G) the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands. 
‘‘(12) TRIBAL AGENCY.—The term ‘tribal agency’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘Indian tribe’ in sec-
tion 101 of the National and Community Service Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511). 
‘‘(13) TRIBAL LAND OR WATER.—The term ‘trib-
al land or water’ means any real property or water— 
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‘‘(A) owned by a tribal agency; 
‘‘(B) held in trust by the United States for 
an Indian or a tribal agency; or 
‘‘(C) held by an Indian or a tribal agency 
that is subject to a restriction on alienation im-
posed by the United States. 
‘‘(14) VETERAN.—The term ‘veteran’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(15) YOUTH.—The term ‘youth’ means an indi-
vidual who is not younger than age 15 and not older 
than age 30.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 623(i)(6) of 
title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘any 
public lands (as defined in section 203 of the Public Lands 
Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1722))’’ and inserting ‘‘any 
land or water (or interest in land or water) owned by the 
United States (other than Indian land)’’. 
SEC. 4. 21ST CENTURY CONSERVATION SERVICE CORPS. 
Section 204 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 
(16 U.S.C. 1723) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 204. 21ST CENTURY CONSERVATION SERVICE CORPS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 21st 
Century Conservation Service Corps, to be comprised of 
21CSC organizations and Corpsmembers, to carry out, in 
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‘‘(J) the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development; 
‘‘(K) the Corporation for National and 
Community Service; 
‘‘(L) the Office of the Assistant Secretary of 
the Army for Civil Works; 
‘‘(M) the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency; and 
‘‘(N) any other Federal agency designated 
by the President as necessary to carry out a 
21CSC project. 
‘‘(3) SUPPORT FOR THE 21CSC.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of a partici-
pating entity may provide support to the 21CSC 
by— 
‘‘(i) establishing standards for the 
21CSC; 
‘‘(ii) establishing a process for an orga-
nization to apply and be approved to be-
come a 21CSC organization; 
‘‘(iii) developing and supporting a 
public-private partnership referred to in 
paragraph (5)(A)(i); 
‘‘(iv) using or leveraging existing 
funds, or acquiring funds and other re-
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sources, under section 210 to support 
21CSC projects through entering into a co-
operative 
agreement 
under 
paragraph 
(5)(A)(i); 
‘‘(v) leveraging existing resources de-
scribed in section 210(b) to expand the use 
of the 21CSC to meet the mission of the 
participating entity; 
‘‘(vi) using technology to support 
21CSC projects; and 
‘‘(vii) collecting performance data on 
21CSC projects— 
‘‘(I) to prepare the reports re-
ferred to in subparagraph (C)(i)(I); 
and 
‘‘(II) to demonstrate the impact of 
the 21CSC projects. 
‘‘(B) COORDINATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The heads of each 
of the participating entities shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable, coordinate 
with each other or the head of any other 
Federal agency that is affected by, or car-
rying out, an activity that is similar to a 
21CSC project— 
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‘‘(I) to minimize, to the max-
imum extent practicable, the duplica-
tion of any specific project performed 
by any other participating entity or 
Federal agency; and 
‘‘(II) to maximize 21CSC project 
completion in a cost-effective manner 
by collaborating to leverage existing re-
sources described in section 210(b). 
‘‘(ii) APPROVAL
AND
DATA
COLLEC-
TION.—The head of each participating enti-
ty shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
coordinate with each other head of a par-
ticipating entity— 
‘‘(I) to approve organizations as 
21CSC organizations; and 
‘‘(II) to collect the data, when 
practicable in coordination with a na-
tional non-Federal 21CSC organiza-
tion coordinating entity, referred to in 
items (aa) through (dd) of subpara-
graph (C)(i)(I). 
‘‘(iii) GUIDANCE.—The head of each 
participating entity shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, seek guidance from— 
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‘‘(I) the Corporation for National 
and Community Service; 
‘‘(II) the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Labor on methods to in-
crease the participation of veterans in 
21CSC projects; 
‘‘(III) the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, acting through the Assistant Sec-
retary for Indian Affairs, on methods 
to increase the participation of Indians 
in 21CSC projects; 
‘‘(IV) the Secretary of Defense on 
participation for the 21CSC in the 
Skillbridge program (DoD Instruction 
1322.29), and on recruiting generally, 
to 
encourage 
more 
veteran 
and 
transitioning service member engage-
ment in 21CSC projects; 
‘‘(V) the Secretary of Labor and 
the Secretary of Agriculture on meth-
ods to increase rural youth engagement 
in 21CSC projects; 
‘‘(VI) the Secretary of Labor on 
methods to increase the creation of ap-
prenticeships through 21CSC organiza-
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tions, private-sector employer partner-
ships, and identifying career pathways 
aligned with 21CSC projects; and 
‘‘(VII) the Secretary of Education 
on methods to increase the recognition 
of 
Corpsmembers’ 
experience 
with 
21CSC projects as post-secondary cred-
it at higher education institutions. 
‘‘(C) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(i) 21CSC REPORTS.— 
‘‘(I) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—As 
soon as practicable after the date of en-
actment of the 21st Century Conserva-
tion Service Corps Act, the Chief Exec-
utive Officer of the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service, in co-
ordination with the head of each par-
ticipating entity, shall submit to Con-
gress a report that includes data, for 
the year covered by the report, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(aa) the number of Corps-
members that carried out 21CSC 
projects and the length of the term 
of service for each Corpsmember; 
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‘‘(bb) the total amount of 
funding provided by participating 
entities for the service of Corps-
members; 
‘‘(cc) the type of service per-
formed by Corpsmembers and the 
impact and accomplishments of 
the service; and 
‘‘(dd) any other similar data 
determined by the Chief Executive 
Officer of the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service or 
the head of a participating entity 
to be appropriate, including data 
sufficient to determine the effec-
tiveness of 21CSC organizations 
in carrying out activities to 
achieve the purposes of this title 
in a manner that— 
‘‘(AA) is cost-effective; 
and 
‘‘(BB) does not unduly 
duplicate or overlap with 
any other activity or pro-
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gram carried out by any 
other Federal agency. 
‘‘(II) DATA FROM PARTICIPATING 
ENTITIES.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the 21st Cen-
tury Conservation Service Corps Act, 
and annually thereafter, the head of 
each participating entity shall submit 
to the Chief Executive Officer of the 
Corporation for National and Commu-
nity Service the data described in 
items (aa) through (dd) of subclause 
(I). 
‘‘(III) DATA
COLLECTION.—The 
Chief Executive Officer of the Corpora-
tion for National and Community 
Service may coordinate with indi-
vidual 21CSC organizations to im-
prove the collection of the required data 
described in items (aa) through (dd) of 
subclause (I). 
‘‘(ii) 
COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
RE-
PORTS.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The Comp-
troller General of the United States 
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shall prepare and submit to Con-
gress— 
‘‘(aa) not later than 3 years 
after the date of submission of the 
first report under clause (i)(I), an 
interim report; and 
‘‘(bb) not later than 5 years 
after the date of submission of the 
first report under that clause, a 
final report. 
‘‘(II) CONTENTS.—The interim 
and final reports referred to in sub-
clause (I) shall include— 
‘‘(aa) an assessment, based 
on the data described in items 
(aa) through (dd) of clause (i)(I), 
of the effectiveness of 21CSC orga-
nizations in achieving the pur-
poses of this title in a manner 
that— 
‘‘(AA) is cost-effective; 
and 
‘‘(BB) does not unduly 
duplicate or overlap with 
any other activity or pro-
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gram carried out by any 
other Federal agency; and 
‘‘(bb) recommendations on 
how to more effectively manage 
and carry out 21CSC projects to 
achieve the purposes of this title 
in the manner described in item 
(aa). 
‘‘(III) ADDITIONAL
REPORTS.— 
The Comptroller General of the United 
States may submit to Congress any ad-
ditional report that includes the con-
tent described in subclause (II), as the 
Comptroller General determines to be 
necessary. 
‘‘(4) GIFTS AND DONATIONS.—The head of a par-
ticipating entity may accept, use, or dispose of a con-
tribution that is a gift or donation of money, services, 
or property to support the development, implementa-
tion, and expansion of a 21CSC project, in accord-
ance with applicable law (including regulations). 
‘‘(5) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH 21CSC OR-
GANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of each par-
ticipating entity may— 
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‘‘(i) develop a public-private partner-
ship with a 21CSC organization by enter-
ing into a cooperative agreement with the 
21CSC organization to support and carry 
out 21CSC projects; and 
‘‘(ii) leverage existing resources de-
scribed in section 210(b) to support a coop-
erative agreement. 
‘‘(B) TYPE OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.— 
A cooperative agreement under this paragraph 
may— 
‘‘(i) be limited to an agreement for a 
specific 21CSC project; 
‘‘(ii) be a broad agreement covering 
multiple planned or future 21CSC projects; 
or 
‘‘(iii) be an agreement for a 21CSC 
project to be part of a broader 21CSC ini-
tiative carried out in partnership with— 
‘‘(I) the Federal Government; 
‘‘(II) a State government; or 
‘‘(III) a tribal agency. 
‘‘(C) SET SHARE.—A cooperative agreement 
under this paragraph shall include a provision 
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specifying the cost share that the 21CSC organi-
zation will provide under section 210(c). 
‘‘(d) 21CSC ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be considered and ap-
proved as a 21CSC organization, an organization 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, demonstrate 
the ability to meet, and provide assurances that the 
organization will meet, each requirement described in 
paragraphs (2) through (6). 
‘‘(2) 21CSC CORPSMEMBERS ENGAGED BY 21CSC 
ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to meeting 
the requirement of subparagraph (B), any indi-
vidual selected by a 21CSC organization to carry 
out a 21CSC project shall, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, be— 
‘‘(i) a youth, notwithstanding para-
graphs (3) and (4) of section 137(a) of the 
National and Community Service Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12591(a)) in the case of 
any 
Corpsmember 
participating 
in 
a 
21CSC project supported and carried out by 
the Corporation for National and Commu-
nity Service; or 
‘‘(ii) a veteran not older than age 35. 
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‘‘(B) CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT.—Any in-
dividual selected as a Corpsmember shall be— 
‘‘(i) a citizen or national of the United 
States; 
‘‘(ii) a lawful permanent resident of 
the United States; or 
‘‘(iii) a citizen of the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands, the Federated States of 
Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau and 
admitted to the United States as a non-
immigrant under the terms of the applica-
ble Compact of Free Association with the 
United States. 
‘‘(C) EMPHASIS ON DIVERSITY AND INCLU-
SION.—In selecting a Corpsmember, a 21CSC or-
ganization shall make deliberate outreach efforts 
to engage an individual who— 
‘‘(i) lives in the State or region of the 
21CSC organization; and 
‘‘(ii) represents a traditionally under-
served population, including veterans, Indi-
ans, and disadvantaged youth (as defined 
in section 101 of the National and Commu-
nity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12511)). 
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‘‘(3) COMPENSATION
FOR
PARTICIPANTS.—A 
21CSC organization shall provide compensation to 
each Corpsmember that includes 1 or more of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) A wage. 
‘‘(B) A stipend. 
‘‘(C) A living allowance. 
‘‘(D) An educational credit that may be ap-
plied towards a program of postsecondary edu-
cation at an institution of higher education that 
agrees to award the credit for participation in a 
21CSC project. 
‘‘(4) ORGANIZATION OF SERVICE FOR PARTICI-
PANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out a 
21CSC project, a 21CSC organization shall, to 
the maximum extent practicable, organize each 
Corpsmember as— 
‘‘(i) a crew-based participant who— 
‘‘(I) serves together with other 
crew-based participants; and 
‘‘(II) is directly supervised by a 
trained and experienced crew-based 
leader or conservation professional; or 
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‘‘(ii) an individual or small team- 
based participant who serves— 
‘‘(I) individually or in a coordi-
nated small team, as applicable; 
‘‘(II) under the direction of a con-
servation professional; and 
‘‘(III) on an initiative that re-
quires specific skills and dedicated at-
tention. 
‘‘(B) VETERAN
AND
CIVILIAN
COOPERA-
TION.—A 21CSC organization shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, encourage cooperation 
among veteran and civilian Corpsmembers. 
‘‘(5) 21CSC PROJECTS.—A 21CSC organization 
shall carry out a 21CSC project that includes na-
tional service, and may be a priority project, involv-
ing— 
‘‘(A) the conservation, restoration, and en-
hancement of— 
‘‘(i) a unit of the National Park Sys-
tem or National Forest System; 
‘‘(ii) public or tribal land or water; or 
‘‘(iii) natural, cultural, or historical 
resources or treasures; 
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‘‘(B) the conservation, restoration, manage-
ment, and development of the natural resources 
and infrastructure of the United States, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) removal of invasive species; 
‘‘(ii) wildfire prevention and response; 
‘‘(iii) disaster resiliency, mitigation, 
response, and recovery; 
‘‘(iv) trail development and mainte-
nance; 
‘‘(v) coastal restoration and resiliency; 
‘‘(vi) historic preservation; 
‘‘(vii) public safety; 
‘‘(viii) energy efficiency and alter-
native energy; 
‘‘(ix) water infrastructure; 
‘‘(x) construction, repair, rehabilita-
tion, or maintenance of— 
‘‘(I) a road; 
‘‘(II) a campground; or 
‘‘(III) any other recreation or vis-
itor facility or housing structure; and 
‘‘(xi) any other related project that fur-
thers the purposes of this title; 
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‘‘(C) the support, development, and en-
hancement of outdoor recreation or urban green 
space for the purpose of public access; 
‘‘(D) service that is primarily indoors, such 
as service in a science, policy, or program in-
ternship, with a clear benefit for natural, cul-
tural, or historic resources or treasures, which 
may include the provision of interpretation and 
education services to— 
‘‘(i) the public; or 
‘‘(ii) a cooperating association, edu-
cational institution, friends group, or simi-
lar nonprofit partner organization; and 
‘‘(E) notwithstanding section 132A of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12584a), a project described in this 
paragraph on private land or water in partner-
ship with a private entity if— 
‘‘(i) the project has a direct or recog-
nized public or environmental benefit; or 
‘‘(ii) the funding for the project origi-
nated from a governmental entity, regard-
less of the end payor. 
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‘‘(6) 21CSC CORPSMEMBERS.—In carrying out a 
21CSC project, a 21CSC organization shall provide 
each Corpsmember with— 
‘‘(A) in-demand skills development, certifi-
cation and credentials, and education to prepare 
the Corpsmember for success in transitioning to 
the 21st century workforce; 
‘‘(B) community skill development to help 
the Corpsmember— 
‘‘(i) acquire an ethic of service to oth-
ers and the United States; and 
‘‘(ii) become a more effective natural 
resource and community steward; and 
‘‘(C) a greater understanding of the nat-
ural, cultural, or historic resources or treasures 
of the United States. 
‘‘(e) CORPSMEMBER COMPENSATION
AND EMPLOY-
MENT STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(1) 
CORPSMEMBER
COMPENSATION
STAND-
ARD.— 
‘‘(A) SPECIFIC
WAGE
RATES.—A form of 
compensation provided under subparagraph (A), 
(B), or (C) of subsection (d)(3) shall be consid-
ered to be established at a specific wage rate, in 
the same manner as the compensation provided 
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for a living allowance under section 140 of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12594). 
‘‘(B) COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN CORPS-
MEMBERS.—The compensation provided under 
subsection (d)(3) to a Corpsmember who is not 
a participant in a 21CSC project supported by 
the Corporation for National and Community 
Service shall not be subject to any provision of 
(including a regulation under) the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12501 et seq.) relating to a wage rate, but shall 
be considered to be established at a specific wage 
rate, in the manner described in subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
subparagraph (A) applies a specific wage rate 
for a living allowance that is established under 
section 140 of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12594) to the 
compensation of a Corpsmember under sub-
section (d)(3). 
‘‘(2) CORPSMEMBER EMPLOYMENT STANDARD.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraphs (B) and (C), in parity with sec-
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tion 101(30) of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511(30)), a 
Corpsmember shall be considered to be a partici-
pant (as defined in section 101 of the National 
and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12511)), not an employee, of the 21CSC organi-
zation for which the Corpsmember serves. 
‘‘(B) FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS.— 
Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), Federal em-
ployment provisions shall apply to a Corps-
member to the extent that those provisions apply 
to a participant or crew leader under section 
199M(b) of the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12655n(b)). 
‘‘(C) CHILD LABOR PROVISIONS.—Notwith-
standing subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) the child labor provisions under 
section 12 of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 212) (including any 
order or regulation issued under the author-
ity of such section or section 3(l) of such Act 
(29 U.S.C. 203(l))) shall apply to a Corps-
member and the 21CSC organization for 
which the Corpsmember serves in the same 
manner as such provisions apply to an em-
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respect to Corpsmembers, 21CSC organizations, and par-
ticipating entities with respect to a 21CSC project shall be 
in addition to any requirement or authority provided under 
other Federal law with respect to Corpsmembers, 21CSC or-
ganizations, and participating entities with respect to the 
21CSC project.’’. 
SEC. 12. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY. 
Section 121(a) of the Department of the Interior, En-
vironment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 
(16 U.S.C. 1725a(a)), is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Interior’’ 
and inserting ‘‘head of a participating entity (as 
defined in section 203 of the Public Lands Corps 
Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1722)) (referred to in this 
subsection as a ‘participating entity’)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘in paragraph (1) directly 
to a position with a land managing agency of 
the Department of the Interior’’ and inserting 
‘‘in paragraph (2) directly to a position with a 
participating entity’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘land man-
aging agency’’ and inserting ‘‘participating entity’’. 
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