I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2987 
To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to establish the 21st Century 
Conservation Service Corps to place youth and veterans in national 
service positions to conserve, restore, and enhance the great outdoors 
of the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2017 
Ms. MCSALLY (for herself, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. TIPTON, and Mr. GRIJALVA) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
the Workforce, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and En-
ergy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to establish 
the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps to place 
youth and veterans in national service positions to con-
serve, restore, and enhance the great outdoors of the 
United States, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘21st Century Con-
servation Service Corps Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
Section 202 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 
(16 U.S.C. 1721) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 202. PURPOSES. 
‘‘The purposes of this title are— 
‘‘(1) to engage youth and veterans in the 
United States in civilian national service positions to 
conserve, rebuild, and enhance the outdoors, natural 
resources, infrastructure, and recreation assets of 
the United States; 
‘‘(2) to increase public access to, and use of, 
public and tribal land and water, infrastructure, and 
natural, cultural, and historical resources and treas-
ures, while spurring economic development and out-
door recreation and addressing backlogged mainte-
nance on public land; 
‘‘(3) to conserve, restore, and enhance public 
and tribal land and water, infrastructure, and nat-
ural, cultural, and historical resources and treasures 
by carrying out high-quality, cost-effective 21st Cen-
tury Conservation Service Corps projects; 
‘‘(4) to ensure that, in any State or territory of 
the United States or on any tribal land, the activi-
ties and expertise of Corpsmembers will be accessible 
to any public organization, nonprofit organization, 
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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 
century workforce; and 
‘‘(7) to channel widespread interest among 
youth and veterans in serving in civilian national 
service positions to help conserve, restore, and en-
hance public and tribal land and water, infrastruc-
ture, and natural, cultural, and historical resources 
and treasures— 
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‘‘(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 as-
sociation that meets the requirements described in 
section 204(d). 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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 
program 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). 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘institution 
of higher education’ does not include— 
‘‘(i) an institution described in section 
101(b) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(b)); or 
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‘‘(ii) 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 ‘par-
ticipating 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 commu-
nity, 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 
disease 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— 
‘‘(i) to improve biological diversity; or 
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‘‘(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 agen-
cy’ has the meaning given the term ‘Indian tribe’ in 
section 101 of the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511). 
‘‘(13) TRIBAL
LAND
OR
WATER.—The term 
‘tribal 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 in-
dividual 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 insert-
ing ‘‘any land or water (or interest in land or water) 
owned or administered 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 
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of 21CSC organizations and Corpsmembers, to carry out, 
in partnership with participating entities, the purposes of 
this title. 
‘‘(b) DESIGNATION OF COORDINATORS.—The head of 
each participating entity, and the head of any bureau or 
subdivision of each participating entity, shall designate a 
21CSC coordinator to coordinate any activity of the 
21CSC or a 21CSC project carried out by the partici-
pating entity or the bureau or subdivision of the partici-
pating entity. 
‘‘(c) PARTICIPATING ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The 21CSC shall be imple-
mented jointly by the heads of the participating enti-
ties, who may support the 21CSC by carrying out 
the activities described in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) LIST OF PARTICIPATING ENTITIES.—The 
participating entities shall be— 
‘‘(A) the Department of the Interior; 
‘‘(B) the Department of Agriculture; 
‘‘(C) the Department of Transportation; 
‘‘(D) the Department of Labor; 
‘‘(E) the Department of Energy; 
‘‘(F) the Department of Defense; 
‘‘(G) the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
‘‘(H) the Department of Commerce; 
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‘‘(I) the Department of Education; 
‘‘(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 or-
ganization 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); 
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‘‘(iv) using or leveraging existing 
funds, or acquiring funds and other re-
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-
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rying out, an activity that is similar to a 
21CSC project— 
‘‘(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 
resources described in section 210(b). 
‘‘(ii) APPROVAL AND DATA COLLEC-
TION.—The head of each participating en-
tity shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, coordinate with each other head of 
a participating entity— 
‘‘(I) to approve organizations as 
21CSC organizations; and 
‘‘(II) to collect the data referred 
to in items (aa) through (dd) of sub-
paragraph (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 Vet-
erans Affairs and Labor on methods 
to increase the participation of vet-
erans in 21CSC projects; and 
‘‘(III) the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, acting through the Assistant Sec-
retary for Indian Affairs, on methods 
to increase the participation of Indi-
ans in 21CSC projects. 
‘‘(C) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(i) 21CSC REPORTS.— 
‘‘(I) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—As 
soon as practicable after the date of 
enactment of the 21st Century Con-
servation Service Corps Act of 2017, 
the Chief Executive Officer of the 
Corporation for National and Commu-
nity Service, in coordination with the 
head of each participating entity, shall 
submit to Congress a report that in-
cludes data, for the year covered by 
the report, including— 
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‘‘(aa) the number of Corps-
members that carried out 21CSC 
projects and the length of the 
term of service for each Corps-
member; 
‘‘(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 Execu-
tive Officer of the Corporation 
for National and Community 
Service or the head of a partici-
pating entity to be appropriate, 
including data sufficient to deter-
mine the effectiveness of 21CSC 
organizations in carrying out ac-
tivities to achieve the purposes of 
this title in a manner that— 
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‘‘(AA) is cost-effective; 
and 
‘‘(BB) does not unduly 
duplicate or overlap with 
any other activity or pro-
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 Century Conservation Service 
Corps Act of 2017, and annually 
thereafter, the head of each partici-
pating entity shall submit to the Chief 
Executive Officer of the Corporation 
for National and Community Service 
the data described in items (aa) 
through (dd) of subclause (I). 
‘‘(III) DATA
COLLECTION.—The 
Chief Executive Officer of the Cor-
poration for National and Community 
Service may coordinate with individual 
21CSC organizations to improve the 
collection of the required data de-
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scribed in items (aa) through (dd) of 
subclause (I). 
‘‘(ii) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
RE-
PORTS.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The Comp-
troller General of the United States 
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 or-
ganizations in achieving the pur-
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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-
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 Con-
gress any additional report that in-
cludes the content described in sub-
clause (II), as the Comptroller Gen-
eral determines to be necessary. 
‘‘(4) GIFTS AND DONATIONS.—The head of a 
participating entity may accept, use, or dispose of a 
contribution that is a gift or donation of money, 
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services, or property to support the development, im-
plementation, and expansion of a 21CSC project, in 
accordance with applicable law (including regula-
tions). 
‘‘(5) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH 21CSC 
ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of each par-
ticipating entity may— 
‘‘(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 co-
operative agreement. 
‘‘(B) TYPE
OF
COOPERATIVE
AGREE-
MENT.—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 
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‘‘(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 agree-
ment under this paragraph shall include a pro-
vision specifying the cost share that the 21CSC 
organization 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, dem-
onstrate 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 max-
imum extent practicable, be— 
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‘‘(i) notwithstanding paragraphs (3) 
and (4) of section 137(a) of the National 
and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12591(a)), a youth, in the case of 
any 
Corpsmember 
participating 
in 
a 
21CSC project supported and carried out 
by the Corporation for National and Com-
munity Service; or 
‘‘(ii) a veteran not older than age 35. 
‘‘(B) CITIZENSHIP
REQUIREMENT.—Any 
individual selected as a Corpsmember shall be— 
‘‘(i) a citizen or national of the United 
States; or 
‘‘(ii) a lawful permanent resident of 
the United States. 
‘‘(C) EMPHASIS ON DIVERSITY AND INCLU-
SION.—In selecting a Corpsmember, a 21CSC 
organization shall make deliberate outreach ef-
forts 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 Com-
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munity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12511)). 
‘‘(3) COMPENSATION
FOR
PARTICIPANTS.—A 
21CSC organization shall provide compensation to 
each Corpsmember that includes 1 or more of the 
following: 
‘‘(A) A wage. 
‘‘(B) A stipend. 
‘‘(C) A living allowance. 
‘‘(D) An educational credit that may be 
applied towards a program of postsecondary 
education 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 
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‘‘(II) is directly supervised by a 
trained and experienced crew-based 
leader or conservation professional; or 
‘‘(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 
conservation 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 
maximum extent practicable, encourage co-
operation among veteran and civilian Corps-
members. 
‘‘(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; 
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‘‘(ii) public or tribal land or water; or 
‘‘(iii) natural, cultural, or historical 
resources or treasures; 
‘‘(B) the conservation, restoration, man-
agement, and development of the natural re-
sources and infrastructure of the United States, 
including— 
‘‘(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 
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‘‘(xi) any other related project that 
furthers the purposes of this title; 
‘‘(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 pro-
vide 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 pro-
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vided 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 subpara-
graph (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 Commu-
nity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12594) to 
the compensation of a Corpsmember under sub-
section (d)(3). 
‘‘(2) 
CORPSMEMBER
EMPLOYMENT
STAND-
ARD.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraphs (B) and (C), in parity with sec-
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 partic-
ipant (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 orga-
nization for which the Corpsmember serves. 
‘‘(B) 
FEDERAL
EMPLOYMENT
PROVI-
SIONS.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraph 
(A), 
Federal employment provisions shall apply to a 
Corpsmember to the extent that those provi-
sions 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.—Not-
withstanding 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 
authority of such section or section 3(l) of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 203(l))) shall apply to 
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a Corpsmember and the 21CSC organiza-
tion for which the Corpsmember serves in 
the same manner as such provisions apply 
to an employee and an employer under 
such Act; and 
‘‘(ii) a violation of a section specified 
in clause (i) by a 21CSC organization shall 
be enforced by the Secretary of Labor in 
the same manner, and subject to the same 
penalties under the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.), as a 
violation by an employer of section 12 of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 212). 
‘‘(3) CIVIL SERVICE.—An individual may be en-
rolled as a Corpsmember without regard to the civil 
service and classification laws, rules, or regula-
tions.’’. 
SEC. 5. 21ST CENTURY CONSERVATION SERVICE CORPS 
CONSERVATION 
CENTERS 
AND 
PROGRAM 
SUPPORT. 
Section 205 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 
(16 U.S.C. 1724) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘head of a participating 
entity’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘Public 
Lands 
Corps’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘21CSC’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘conservation 
projects’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘21CSC projects’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘, TEM-
PORARY
HOUSING, 
AND
TRANSPORTATION’’ 
after ‘‘LOGISTICAL SUPPORT’’; 
(B) in the first sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) LOGISTICAL SUPPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of a partici-
pating entity’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the Corps’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the 21CSC’’; 
(C) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘Logistical support’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—Logistical support pro-
vided under subparagraph (A)’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) TEMPORARY
HOUSING.—The head of a 
participating entity may make arrangements with 
another Federal agency or a State, local govern-
ment, or private organization to provide temporary 
housing for Corpsmembers as needed and available. 
‘‘(3) TRANSPORTATION.—The head of a partici-
pating entity may provide transportation to and 
from 21CSC project sites for Corpsmembers that re-
side in their own homes.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The head of a participating entity’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Corps for training or 
housing Corps participants’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
21CSC for training or housing Corpsmembers’’; 
and 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘The head of a participating 
entity’’. 
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SEC. 6. RESOURCE ASSISTANTS. 
Section 206 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 
(16 U.S.C. 1725) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the fourth sentence, by striking 
‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(D) PREFERENCE.—The head of a par-
ticipating entity’’; 
(B) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) SELECTION.—The head of a partici-
pating entity’’; 
(C) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘To 
be eligible’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible’’; and 
(D) by striking the first sentence and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of a partici-
pating entity may provide individual placements 
of resource assistants to carry out research or 
resource protection activities on behalf of the 
participating entity.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) USE OF 21CSC ORGANIZATIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the head of a partici-
pating entity determines that a 21CSC organization 
can provide appropriate recruitment and placement 
services to fulfill the requirements of this section, 
the head of the participating entity may implement 
this section through a 21CSC organization. 
‘‘(2) CONTRIBUTION TO EXPENSES.—A 21CSC 
organization providing recruitment and placement 
services under paragraph (1) shall contribute to the 
expenses of providing and supporting resource as-
sistants, through 1 or more private sources of fund-
ing, at a level equal to 25 percent of the total costs 
of each participant in the resource assistant pro-
gram that has been recruited and placed through the 
21CSC organization. 
‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORT.—A 21CSC organization 
providing recruitment and placement services under 
paragraph (1) shall submit to the head of the appli-
cable participating entity an annual report that eval-
uates the scope, size, and quality of the resource as-
sistant program carried out by the 21CSC organiza-
tion, including a description of the value of the work 
contributed by resource assistants to the mission of 
the participating entity.’’. 
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SEC. 7. ELIGIBILITY FOR NONCOMPETITIVE HIRING STA-
TUS. 
Section 207 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 
(16 U.S.C. 1726) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 207. ELIGIBILITY FOR NONCOMPETITIVE HIRING STA-
TUS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the terms ‘land management agency’ and 
‘time-limited appointment’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 9601 of title 5, United States 
Code; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘qualified Corpsmember’ means a 
Corpsmember who is certified by a corresponding 
participating entity as having successfully completed 
640 hours of service with a 21CSC organization. 
‘‘(b) HIRING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) 
and subsection (c), a qualified Corpsmember shall be 
eligible for appointment in the competitive service in 
the same manner as a Peace Corps volunteer as pre-
scribed in Executive Order 11103 (22 U.S.C. 2504 
note; relating to Providing for the Appointment of 
Former Peace Corps Volunteers to the Civilian Ca-
reer Services), as amended by Executive Order 
12107 (44 Fed. Reg. 1055; relating to the Civil 
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Service Commission and Labor-Management in the 
Federal Service). 
‘‘(2) PERIOD.—A qualified Corpsmember shall 
be eligible for an appointment under paragraph (1) 
during the 2-year period beginning on the date on 
which the Corpsmember completes the 640 hours of 
service required under subsection (a)(2). 
‘‘(3) TIME-LIMITED APPOINTMENT.—For pur-
poses of section 9602 of title 5, United States Code, 
a qualified Corpsmember hired by a participating 
entity that is a land management agency for a time- 
limited appointment shall be considered to be ap-
pointed initially under open, competitive examina-
tion. 
‘‘(c) SERVICE HOURS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The 640 hours of service 
required under subsection (a)(2) may include service 
on 1 or more projects carried out by a Corpsmember 
with 1 or more participating entities during 1 or 
more terms of service in a 21CSC organization. 
‘‘(2) COMPETITIVE SERVICE.—To be eligible for 
noncompetitive hiring status under subsection (b), a 
Corpsmember shall perform the 640 hours of service 
required under subsection (a)(2)— 
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‘‘(A) carrying out a project on public or 
tribal land or water; or 
‘‘(B) in service with, or on a project sup-
ported in whole or in part by, a participating 
entity. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITIES.—The head of each partici-
pating entity is encouraged, to the maximum extent 
practicable, to identify a sufficient number of 21CSC 
projects on public or tribal land or water that are 
aligned with the priorities of the participating entity 
so as to facilitate the attainment of the 640 hours 
of service by Corpsmembers required under sub-
section (a)(2). 
‘‘(4) TRACKING HOURS.—Participating entities 
shall coordinate with 21CSC organizations to iden-
tify the most effective and efficient method for 
tracking and certifying the 640 hours of service re-
quired under subsection (a)(2). 
‘‘(d) GUIDANCE.—The head of each participating en-
tity, and any subdivision of a participating entity, shall 
coordinate with the head of each other participating enti-
ty, and subdivision of each other participating entity, to 
implement and issue guidance on eligibility for non-
competitive hiring status under subsection (b) in a uni-
form manner to— 
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‘‘(1) improve the efficiency and use of non-
competitive hiring authority; and 
‘‘(2) minimize inconsistency.’’. 
SEC. 8. NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS. 
Section 208 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 
(16 U.S.C. 1727) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘participant in the Public 
Lands Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Corpsmember’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the participant’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Corpsmember’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘either participants in the 
Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Corpsmembers’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘such a participant’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a Corpsmember’’. 
SEC. 9. NONDISPLACEMENT. 
Section 209 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 
(16 U.S.C. 1728) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Public Lands Corps’’ and in-
serting ‘‘21CSC’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘qualified youth or conservation 
corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Corpsmember or a 21CSC or-
ganization’’. 
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SEC. 10. FUNDING. 
Section 210 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 
(16 U.S.C. 1729) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (c) 
as subsections (d) through (f), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(a) INVESTMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to using the 
funds described in subsections (b) and (c) to fund 
21CSC projects, each 21CSC organization shall le-
verage those funds by soliciting cash or in-kind con-
tributions from public or private sources. 
‘‘(2) METHODS.—A 21CSC organization may 
leverage funds by soliciting contributions using inno-
vative strategies, such as crowd-funding. 
‘‘(b) EXISTING RESOURCES.—To fund a 21CSC 
project, the head of each participating entity shall be lim-
ited to using existing funds appropriated or allocated to 
the participating entity, as of the period of implementation 
of the 21CSC project, under any law or authority other 
than this title. 
‘‘(c) SET COST SHARE.—A 21CSC organization car-
rying out a 21CSC project shall provide a cost share of 
not less than 10 percent of the total cost of the 21CSC 
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project, which may include cash or in-kind contributions 
from a State, local, or private source.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘QUALIFIED YOUTH OR CONSERVATION 
CORPS’’ and inserting ‘‘CORPSMEMBERS OR 
21CSC ORGANIZATIONS’’; and 
(ii) by striking the first and second 
sentences; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘PUBLIC LANDS CORPS’’ and inserting 
‘‘21CSC’’; 
(ii) in the first sentence— 
(I) by striking ‘‘The Secretary is 
authorized to’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
head of a participating entity may’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘Public Lands 
Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘21CSC’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘the Corps’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the 21CSC’’; and 
(iii) in the second sentence, by strik-
ing ‘‘the Corps’’ and ‘‘the 21CSC’’; 
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(4) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘In order’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘To carry out the 21CSC 
or to support resource assistants and Corpsmembers 
or 21CSC organizations under this title, the head of 
a participating entity’’; and 
(5) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 211’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 213’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Public Lands Corps’’ and 
inserting ‘‘21CSC’’. 
SEC. 11. INDIAN YOUTH 21ST CENTURY CONSERVATION 
SERVICE CORPS; RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
The Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 
1721 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 211 as section 213; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 210 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 211. INDIAN YOUTH 21ST CENTURY CONSERVATION 
SERVICE CORPS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF
COOPERATIVE
AGREE-
MENTS.—The head of a participating entity may offer to 
enter into a cooperative agreement with a tribal agency 
or a 21CSC organization to establish and administer the 
Indian Youth 21st Century Conservation Service Corps, 
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which shall carry out 1 or more 21CSC projects on tribal 
land or water. 
‘‘(b) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of the 21st Century Conservation 
Service Corps Act of 2017, the Secretary of the Interior, 
in consultation with Indian tribes, shall issue guidelines 
for the management of the Indian Youth 21st Century 
Conservation Service Corps, in accordance with this Act 
and any other applicable Federal laws. 
‘‘SEC. 212. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
‘‘Except as provided in section 204(d)(2)(A)(i), the 
requirements and authorities provided under this title with 
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 organizations, and participating entities with re-
spect 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 
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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 enti-
ty’)’’; 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, such as the National Park Service 
Business Plan Internship’’ and inserting ‘‘partici-
pating entity’’. 
Æ 
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