sources of funding, at a level equal to 10 percent of 
the total costs of each participant in the consulting 
internship program who has been recruited and 
placed through that nonprofit organization. Any 
such participating nonprofit organization shall be re-
quired, by the respective land, coastal, or ocean 
management agency, to submit an annual report 
evaluating the scope, size, and quality of the pro-
gram, including the value of work contributed by the 
consulting interns, to the mission of the agency.’’. 
(h) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The Act is amended 
by redesignating sections 207, 208, 209, 210, and 211 as 
sections 208, 209, 210, 211, and 212, respectively. 
(i) GUIDANCE.—The Act is amended by inserting 
after section 206 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 207. GUIDANCE. 
‘‘Not later than 18 months after funds are made 
available for this purpose, the Secretaries shall issue 
guidelines for the management of the Public Lands Serv-
ice Corps programs for use by regional and State direc-
tors, and the supervisors of individual parks, forests, dis-
tricts, sanctuaries, reserves, and refuges.’’. 
(j) LIVING ALLOWANCES AND TERMS OF SERVICE.— 
Section 208 of the Act (as so redesignated) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The Secretary may— 
‘‘(1) apply a cost-of-living differential to such 
allowances; and 
‘‘(2) reimburse Corps members for travel costs 
at the beginning and end of their term of service if 
the Secretary deems appropriate.’’; 
(2) in the heading of subsection (c), by adding 
at the end ‘‘PREFERENCE AND FUTURE EMPLOY-
MENT’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) provide to a former member of the Public 
Lands Service Corps noncompetitive hiring status 
for a period of not more than two years after the 
date on which the member’s service with the Public 
Lands Service Corps is complete, if the candidate— 
‘‘(A) has served a minimum of 960 hours 
on an appropriate natural or cultural resource 
conservation project that included at least 120 
hours through the Public Lands Service Corps; 
and 
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‘‘(B) meets Office of Personnel Manage-
ment qualification standards for the position to 
which the candidate is applying.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) provide to an individual who has success-
fully fulfilled the consulting internship program non-
competitive hiring status for a period of not more 
than two years after the date on which the indi-
vidual has completed a graduate degree from an ac-
credited institution; and 
‘‘(4) provide, or enter into contracts or coopera-
tive agreements with qualified employment agencies 
to provide, alumni services such as job and edu-
cation counseling, referrals, verification of service, 
communications, and other appropriate services to 
members who have completed their Corps service.’’. 
(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
212 of the Act (as so redesignated) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘to carry out’’ 
and all that follows through the period and inserting 
‘‘such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
title’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b); and 
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(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b). 
Æ 
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