IB 
Union Calendar No. 10 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1388 
[Report No. 111–37] 
To reauthorize and reform the national service laws. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2009 
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, 
Mr. SESTAK, Mr. HARE, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. TONKO, Mr. POLIS of Colo-
rado, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 
HINOJOSA, and Mr. COURTNEY) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
MARCH 16, 2009 
Additional sponsors: Ms. CLARKE, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. 
KLEIN of Florida, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. HOLT, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. WOOL-
SEY, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WELCH, Mr. 
RANGEL, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. DRIEHAUS, 
Ms. DELAURO, Mr. WU, Mr. PERRIELLO, Ms. BORDALLO, Ms. MATSUI, 
Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. KAPTUR, and Mr. HEINRICH 
MARCH 16, 2009 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 9, 2009] 
A BILL 
To reauthorize and reform the national service laws. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education 
Act’’ or the ‘‘GIVE Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
ACT OF 1990 
Sec. 1001. References. 
Subtitle A—Amendments to Subtitle A (General Provisions) 
Sec. 1101. Purposes; sense of Congress. 
Sec. 1102. Definitions. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to Subtitle B (Learn and Serve America) 
Sec. 1201. School-based allotments. 
Sec. 1202. Higher education provisions and Campuses of Service. 
Sec. 1203. Innovative programs and research. 
Subtitle C—Amendments to Subtitle C (National Service Trust Program) 
Sec. 1301. Prohibition on grants to Federal agencies; limits on Corporation costs. 
Sec. 1302. Required and eligible national service programs. 
Sec. 1303. Types of positions. 
Sec. 1304. Conforming repeal relating to training and technical assistance. 
Sec. 1305. Assistance to State Commissions; challenge grants. 
Sec. 1306. Allocation of assistance to States and other eligible entities. 
Sec. 1307. Additional authority. 
Sec. 1308. State selection of programs. 
Sec. 1309. National service program assistance requirements. 
Sec. 1310. Consideration of applications. 
Sec. 1311. Description of participants. 
Sec. 1312. Selection of national service participants. 
Sec. 1313. Terms of service. 
Sec. 1314. Adjustments to living allowance. 
Subtitle D—Amendments to Subtitle D (National Service Trust and Provision 
of National Service Educational Awards) 
Sec. 1401. Availability of funds in the National Service Trust. 
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Sec. 1402. Individuals eligible to receive a national service educational award 
from the Trust. 
Sec. 1403. Determination of the amount of national service educational awards. 
Sec. 1404. Disbursement of educational awards. 
Sec. 1405. Process of approval of national service positions. 
Subtitle E—Amendments to Subtitle E (National Civilian Community Corps) 
Sec. 1501. Purpose. 
Sec. 1502. Program components. 
Sec. 1503. Eligible participants. 
Sec. 1504. Summer national service program. 
Sec. 1505. Team leaders. 
Sec. 1506. Training. 
Sec. 1507. Consultation with State Commissions. 
Sec. 1508. Authorized benefits for Corps members. 
Sec. 1509. Permanent cadre. 
Sec. 1510. Contract and grant authority. 
Sec. 1511. Other departments. 
Sec. 1512. Advisory Board. 
Sec. 1513. Evaluation. 
Sec. 1514. Repeal of funding limitation. 
Sec. 1515. Definitions. 
Sec. 1516. Terminology. 
Subtitle F—Amendments to Subtitle F (Administrative Provisions) 
Sec. 1601. Family and medical leave. 
Sec. 1602. Additional prohibitions on use of funds. 
Sec. 1603. Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures. 
Sec. 1604. Resolution of displacement complaints. 
Sec. 1605. State Commissions on National and Community Service. 
Sec. 1606. Evaluation and accountability. 
Sec. 1607. Technical amendment. 
Sec. 1608. Partnerships with schools. 
Sec. 1609. Rights of access, examination, and copying. 
Sec. 1610. Additional administrative provisions. 
Subtitle G—Amendments to Subtitle G (Corporation for National and 
Community Service) 
Sec. 1701. Terms of office. 
Sec. 1702. Board of Directors authorities and duties. 
Sec. 1703. Chief executive officer compensation. 
Sec. 1704. Authorities and duties of the Chief Executive Officer. 
Sec. 1705. Delegation to States. 
Sec. 1706. Chief financial officer compensation. 
Sec. 1707. Nonvoting members; personal services contracts. 
Sec. 1708. Donated services. 
Sec. 1709. Study to examine and increase service programs for displaced workers. 
Sec. 1710. Study to evaluate the effectiveness of a centralized electronic citizen-
ship verification system. 
Subtitle H—Amendments to Subtitle H 
Sec. 1801. Technical amendments to subtitle H. 
Sec. 1802. Repeals. 
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Sec. 1803. New Fellowships. 
Sec. 1804. Innovative and model program support. 
Sec. 1805. Clearinghouses. 
Subtitle I—Training and Technical Assistance 
Sec. 1821. Training and technical assistance. 
Subtitle J—Repeal of Title III (Points of Light Foundation) 
Sec. 1831. Repeal. 
Subtitle K—Amendments to Title V (Authorization of Appropriations) 
Sec. 1841. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE 
ACT OF 1973 
Sec. 2001. References. 
Subtitle A—Amendments to Title I (National Volunteer Antipoverty Programs) 
Sec. 2101. Purpose. 
Sec. 2102. Purpose of the VISTA program. 
Sec. 2103. Applications. 
Sec. 2104. VISTA programs of national significance. 
Sec. 2105. Terms and periods of service. 
Sec. 2106. Support Service. 
Sec. 2107. Sections repealed. 
Sec. 2108. Conforming amendment. 
Sec. 2109. Financial assistance. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to Title II (National Senior Volunteer Corps) 
Sec. 2201. Change in name. 
Sec. 2202. Purpose. 
Sec. 2203. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects. 
Sec. 2204. Foster Grandparent Program grants. 
Sec. 2205. Senior Companion Program grants. 
Sec. 2206. Promotion of National Senior Service Corps. 
Sec. 2207. Technical amendments. 
Sec. 2208. Programs of national significance. 
Sec. 2209. Additional provisions. 
Sec. 2210. Authority of Director. 
Subtitle C—Amendments to Title IV (Administration and Coordination) 
Sec. 2301. Nondisplacement. 
Sec. 2302. Notice and hearing procedures. 
Sec. 2303. Definitions. 
Sec. 2304. Protection against improper use. 
Subtitle D—Amendments to Title V (Authorization of Appropriations) 
Sec. 2401. Authorization of appropriations for VISTA and other purposes. 
Sec. 2402. Authorization of appropriations for National Senior Service Corps. 
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TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS 
Sec. 3101. Inspector General Act of 1978. 
TITLE IV—TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TABLES OF CONTENTS 
Sec. 4101. Table of contents for the National and Community Service Act of 
1990. 
Sec. 4102. Table of contents amendments for the Domestic Volunteer Service Act. 
TITLE V—EFFECTIVE DATE 
Sec. 5101. Effective date. 
Sec. 5102. Service assignments and agreements. 
TITLE VI—CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON CIVIC SERVICE 
Sec. 6101. Short title. 
Sec. 6102. Findings. 
Sec. 6103. Establishment. 
Sec. 6104. Duties. 
Sec. 6105. Membership. 
Sec. 6106. Director and Staff of Commission; Experts and Consultants. 
Sec. 6107. Powers of Commission. 
Sec. 6108. Reports. 
Sec. 6109. Termination. 
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO NA-
TIONAL 
AND 
COMMUNITY 
SERVICE ACT OF 1990 
SEC. 1001. REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in 
this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of 
an amendment to, or repeal of, a provision, the reference 
shall be considered to be made to a provision of the National 
and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et 
seq.). 
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Subtitle A—Amendments to Subtitle 
A (General Provisions) 
SEC. 1101. PURPOSES; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) PURPOSES.—Section 2(b) (42 U.S.C. 12501(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘community 
throughout’’ and inserting ‘‘community and service 
throughout the varied and diverse communities of’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ‘‘in-
come,’’ the following: ‘‘geographic location,’’; 
(3) in paragraph (6), by inserting after ‘‘exist-
ing’’ the following: ‘‘national’’; 
(4) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘programs and agencies’’ 
and inserting ‘‘programs, agencies, and commu-
nities’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(5) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) recognize and increase the impact of social 
entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community organi-
zations in addressing national and local challenges; 
‘‘(10) increase public and private investment in 
nonprofit community organizations that are effec-
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tively addressing national and local challenges and to 
encourage such organizations to replicate and expand 
successful initiatives; 
‘‘(11) leverage Federal investments to increase 
State, local, business, and philanthropic resources to 
address national and local challenges; 
‘‘(12) expand and strengthen service-learning 
programs through year-round opportunities, includ-
ing during the summer months, to improve the edu-
cation of children and youth and to maximize the 
benefits of national and community service, in order 
to renew the ethic of civic responsibility and the spir-
it of community to children and youth throughout the 
United States; 
‘‘(13) assist in coordinating and strengthening 
Federal and other service opportunities, including op-
portunities for participation in emergency and dis-
aster preparedness, relief, and recovery; 
‘‘(14) increase service opportunities for our Na-
tion’s retiring professionals, including such opportu-
nities for those retiring from the science, technical, 
engineering, and mathematics professions to improve 
the education of our Nation’s youth and keep America 
competitive in the global knowledge economy, and to 
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further utilize the experience, knowledge, and skills of 
older Americans; 
‘‘(15) encourage the continued service of the 
alumni of the national service programs, including 
service in times of national need; 
‘‘(16) support institutions of higher education 
that engage students in community service activities, 
provide service-learning courses, and encourage or as-
sist graduates to pursue careers in public service in 
the nonprofit or government sector; and 
‘‘(17) encourage members of the Baby Boom gen-
eration to partake in service opportunities.’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—The Act is amended by in-
serting after section 2 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
‘‘It is the sense of Congress that the number of partici-
pants in the programs authorized under subtitle C, includ-
ing the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) and the 
National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), should grow 
to reach 250,000 participants by 2014.’’. 
SEC. 1102. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 12511) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating— 
(A) paragraphs (21) through (29) as para-
graphs (28) through (36), respectively; 
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(B) paragraphs (9) through (20) as para-
graphs (15) through (26), respectively; 
(C) paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs 
(10) and (11), respectively; and 
(D) paragraphs (3) through (6) as para-
graphs (5) through (8), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) APPROVED
SUMMER
OF
SERVICE
POSI-
TION.—The term ‘approved summer of service posi-
tion’ means a position in a program described under 
section 120(c)(8) for which the Corporation has ap-
proved the provision of a summer of service edu-
cational award as one of the benefits to be provided 
for successful service in the position. 
‘‘(4) BABY BOOM GENERATION.—The term ‘Baby 
Boom generation’ means the generation that consists 
of individuals born during the period beginning with 
1946 and ending with 1964.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘described in section 122’’; 
(4) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘church or other’’; 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (8) (as so redes-
ignated) the following: 
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‘‘(9) DISADVANTAGED
YOUTH.—The term ‘dis-
advantaged youth’ includes those youth who are eco-
nomically disadvantaged and one or more of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Who are out-of-school youth, including 
out-of-school youth who are unemployed. 
‘‘(B) Who are in or aging out of foster care. 
‘‘(C) Who have limited English proficiency. 
‘‘(D) Who are homeless or who have run 
away from home. 
‘‘(E) Who are at-risk to leave school without 
a diploma. 
‘‘(F) Who are former juvenile offenders or at 
risk of delinquency. 
‘‘(G) Who are individuals with a dis-
ability.’’; 
(6) by inserting after paragraph (11) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(12) COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘community-based organization’ means a public 
or private nonprofit organization that— 
‘‘(A) has experience with meeting unmet 
human, educational, environmental, or public 
safety needs; and 
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‘‘(B) meets other such criteria as the Chief 
Executive Officer may establish. 
‘‘(13) 
HISPANIC-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘Hispanic-serving institution’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 502(a) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)). 
‘‘(14) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNI-
VERSITY.—The term ‘historically black college or uni-
versity’ means a part B institution, as defined in sec-
tion 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1101a(a)).’’; 
(7) in paragraph (19) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 101(a) and 
102(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965’’; 
(8) in paragraph (23)(B) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘program in which the participant is en-
rolled’’ and inserting ‘‘organization receiving assist-
ance under the national service laws through which 
the participant is enrolled in an approved national 
service position’’; 
(9) by inserting after paragraph (26) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(27) QUALIFIED
ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘qualified organization’ means a public or private 
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nonprofit organization with experience working with 
school-age youth that meets such criteria as the Chief 
Executive Officer may establish.’’; 
(10) in paragraph (28)(B) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘602’’ and inserting 
‘‘602(3)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘1401’’ and inserting 
‘‘1401(3)’’; and 
(11) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(37) PREDOMINANTLY
BLACK
INSTITUTION.— 
The term ‘predominantly black institution’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 318 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059e). 
‘‘(38) TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGE OR UNI-
VERSITY.—The term ‘tribally controlled college or 
university’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 2 of the Tribally Controlled College or University 
Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801). 
‘‘(39) MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATION.— 
The term ‘medically underserved population’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 330(b)(3) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(3)). 
‘‘(40) VETERAN.—The term ‘veteran’ means any 
individual who has engaged in the active duty in the 
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United States Army, Navy, Air Force, or Coast 
Guard and was released under a condition other than 
dishonorable.’’. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to Subtitle 
B (Learn and Serve America) 
SEC. 1201. SCHOOL-BASED ALLOTMENTS. 
Part I of subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘PART I—PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY AND 
SECONDARY STUDENTS 
‘‘SEC. 111. ASSISTANCE TO STATES, TERRITORIES, AND IN-
DIAN TRIBES. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—School-based service learning pro-
grams promote service-learning as a strategy to— 
‘‘(1) 
support 
high-quality 
service-learning 
projects that engage students in meeting community 
needs with demonstrable results, while enhancing stu-
dents’ academic and civic learning; and 
‘‘(2) support efforts to build institutional capac-
ity, including the training of educators, and to 
strengthen the service infrastructure to expand service 
opportunities. 
‘‘(b) ALLOTMENTS TO STATES, TERRITORIES, AND IN-
DIAN TRIBES.—The Corporation, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Education, may make allotments to State edu-
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cational agencies, Territories, and Indian tribes to pay for 
the Federal share of— 
‘‘(1) planning and building the capacity within 
the State, Territory, or Indian tribe to implement 
service-learning programs that are based principally 
in elementary and secondary schools, including— 
‘‘(A) providing training for teachers, super-
visors, personnel from community-based agencies 
(particularly with regard to the recruitment, uti-
lization, and management of participants), and 
trainers, to be conducted by qualified individuals 
or organizations that have experience with serv-
ice-learning; 
‘‘(B) developing service-learning curricula, 
consistent with State or local academic content 
standards, to be integrated into academic pro-
grams, including an age-appropriate learning 
component that provides participants an oppor-
tunity to analyze and apply their service experi-
ences; 
‘‘(C) forming local partnerships described in 
paragraph (2) or (4) to develop school-based 
service-learning programs in accordance with 
this part; 
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‘‘(D) devising appropriate methods for re-
search and evaluation of the educational value of 
service-learning and the effect of service-learning 
activities on communities; 
‘‘(E) establishing effective outreach and dis-
semination of information to ensure the broadest 
possible involvement of community-based agen-
cies with demonstrated effectiveness in working 
with school-age youth in their communities; and 
‘‘(F) establishing effective outreach and dis-
semination of information to ensure the broadest 
possible participation of schools throughout the 
State, with particular attention to schools identi-
fied for school improvement under title I of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.); 
‘‘(2) implementing, operating, or expanding 
school-based service-learning programs, which may 
include paying for the cost of the recruitment, train-
ing, supervision, placement, salaries, and benefits of 
service-learning coordinators, through distribution of 
Federal funds by State educational agencies, Terri-
tories, and Indian tribes made available under this 
part to projects operated by local partnerships 
among— 
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‘‘(A) local educational agencies; and 
‘‘(B) 1 or more community partners that— 
‘‘(i) shall include a public or private 
nonprofit organization that— 
‘‘(I) has a demonstrated expertise 
in the provision of services to meet 
unmet human, education, environ-
mental, or public safety needs; 
‘‘(II) will make projects available 
for participants, who shall be students; 
and 
‘‘(III) was in existence at least 1 
year before the date on which the orga-
nization submitted an application 
under section 113; and 
‘‘(ii) may include a private for-profit 
business, private elementary or secondary 
school, or Indian tribe (except that an In-
dian tribe distributing funds to a project 
under this paragraph is not eligible to be 
part of the partnership operating that 
project); 
‘‘(3) planning of school-based service-learning 
programs, through distribution by State educational 
agencies, Territories, and Indian tribes of Federal 
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funds made available under this part to local edu-
cational agencies and Indian tribes, which planning 
may include paying for the cost of— 
‘‘(A) the salaries and benefits of service- 
learning coordinators; or 
‘‘(B) the recruitment, training, supervision, 
and placement of service-learning coordinators 
who may be participants in a program under 
subtitle C or receive a national service edu-
cational award under subtitle D, who may be 
participants in a project under section 201 of the 
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
U.S.C. 5001), or who may participate in a 
Youthbuild program under section 173A of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2918a), 
who will identify the community partners described 
in paragraph (2)(B) and assist in the design and im-
plementation of a program described in paragraph 
(2); 
‘‘(4) implementing, operating, or expanding 
school-based service-learning programs to utilize adult 
volunteers in service-learning to improve the edu-
cation of students, through distribution by State edu-
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cational agencies, Territories, and Indian tribes of 
Federal funds made available under this part to— 
‘‘(A) local educational agencies; 
‘‘(B) Indian tribes (except that an Indian 
tribe distributing funds under this paragraph is 
not eligible to be a recipient of those funds); 
‘‘(C) public or private nonprofit organiza-
tions; or 
‘‘(D) partnerships or combinations of local 
educational agencies and entities described in 
subparagraph (B) or (C); and 
‘‘(5) developing civic engagement programs that 
promote a better understanding of— 
‘‘(A) the principles of the Constitution, the 
heroes of American history (including military 
heroes), and the meaning of the Oath of Alle-
giance; 
‘‘(B) promote a better understanding of how 
the Nation’s government functions; and 
‘‘(C) promote a better understanding of the 
importance of service in the Nation’s character. 
‘‘(c) CONSULTATION
WITH
SECRETARY
OF
EDU-
CATION.—The Corporation is authorized to enter into agree-
ments with the Secretary of Education for initiatives that 
may include— 
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‘‘(1) Identification and dissemination of research 
findings on service-learning and scientifically-valid 
research based practices; and 
‘‘(2) Provision of professional development op-
portunities that— 
‘‘(A) improve the quality of service-learning 
instruction and delivery for teachers both pre- 
service and in-service, personnel from commu-
nity-based agencies and youth workers; and 
‘‘(B) create and sustain effective partner-
ships between local education agencies, commu-
nity-based organizations, businesses, and other 
stakeholders. 
‘‘(d) DUTIES OF SERVICE-LEARNING COORDINATOR.— 
A service-learning coordinator referred to in paragraph (2) 
or (3) of subsection (b) shall provide services that may in-
clude— 
‘‘(1) providing technical assistance and informa-
tion to, and facilitating the training of, teachers and 
assisting in the planning, development, execution, and 
evaluation of service-learning in their classrooms; 
‘‘(2) assisting local partnerships described in 
subsection (b) in the planning, development, and exe-
cution of service-learning projects, including summer 
of service programs; and 
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‘‘(3) carrying out such other duties as the recipi-
ent of assistance under this part may determine to be 
appropriate. 
‘‘(e) RELATED EXPENSES.—An entity that receives fi-
nancial assistance under this part may, in carrying out 
the activities described in subsection (b), use such assistance 
to pay for the Federal share of reasonable costs related to 
the supervision of participants, program administration, 
transportation, insurance, and evaluations and for other 
reasonable expenses related to the activities. 
‘‘SEC. 112. ALLOTMENTS. 
‘‘(a) INDIAN
TRIBES
AND
TERRITORIES.—Of the 
amounts appropriated to carry out this part for any fiscal 
year, the Corporation shall reserve an amount of not less 
than 2 percent and not more than 3 percent for payments 
to Indian tribes, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, 
American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, to be allotted in accordance with their 
respective needs. 
‘‘(b) ALLOTMENTS THROUGH STATES.—After reserv-
ing the amount under subsection (a), the Corporation shall 
use the remainder of the funds appropriated to carry out 
this part for any fiscal year as follows: 
‘‘(1) ALLOTMENTS.— 
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‘‘(A) SCHOOL-AGE YOUTH.—From 50 per-
cent of such remainder, the Corporation shall 
allot to each State an amount that bears the 
same ratio to 50 percent of such remainder as 
the number of school-age youth in the State bears 
to the total number of school-age youth of all 
States. 
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION UNDER ELEMENTARY AND 
SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.—From 50 
percent of such remainder, the Corporation shall 
allot to each State an amount that bears the 
same ratio to 50 percent of such remainder as 
the allocation to the State for the previous fiscal 
year under title I of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 
et seq.) or its successor authority bears to such 
allocations to all States. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—Notwithstanding section 101, 
for purposes of this subsection, the term ‘State’ means 
each of the several States, the District of Columbia, 
and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
‘‘(c) REALLOTMENT.—If the Corporation determines 
that the allotment of a State, Territory, or Indian tribe 
under this section will not be required for a fiscal year be-
cause the State, Territory, or Indian tribe did not submit 
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and receive approval of an application for the allotment 
under section 113, the Corporation shall make the allotment 
for such State, Territory, or Indian tribe available for 
grants to community-based organization to carry out serv-
ice-learning programs as described in section 111(b) in such 
State, Territory, or Indian tribe. After community-based 
organizations apply for the allotment with an application 
at such time and in such manner as the Corporation re-
quires and receive approval, the remainder of such allot-
ment shall be available for reallotment to such other States, 
Territories, or Indian tribes with approved applications 
submitted under section 113 as the Corporation may deter-
mine to be appropriate. 
‘‘(d) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—For any fiscal year for 
which amounts appropriated for this part exceed 
$50,000,000, the minimum allotment to each State (as de-
fined in subsection (b)(2)) under this section shall be 
$65,000. 
‘‘SEC. 113. APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive an allot-
ment under section 112, a State, acting through the State 
educational agency, Territory, or Indian tribe shall pre-
pare, submit to the Corporation, and obtain approval of, 
an application at such time and in such manner as the 
Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require. 
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‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—An application for an allotment 
under this part shall include— 
‘‘(1) a proposal for a 3-year plan promoting 
service-learning, which shall contain such information 
as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably re-
quire, including how the applicant will integrate 
service opportunities into the academic program of 
the participants; 
‘‘(2) information about the criteria the State 
educational agency, Territory, or Indian tribe will 
use to evaluate and grant approval to applications 
submitted under subsection (c), including an assur-
ance that the State educational agency, Territory, or 
Indian tribe will comply with the requirement in sec-
tion 114(a); 
‘‘(3) assurances about the applicant’s efforts to— 
‘‘(A) ensure that students of different ages, 
races, sexes, ethnic groups, disabilities, and eco-
nomic backgrounds have opportunities to serve 
together; 
‘‘(B) include any opportunities for students 
enrolled in schools or other programs of edu-
cation providing elementary or secondary edu-
cation to participate in service-learning pro-
grams and ensure that such service-learning pro-
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grams include opportunities for such students to 
serve together; 
‘‘(C) involve participants in the design and 
operation of the program; 
‘‘(D) promote service-learning in areas of 
greatest need, including low-income or rural 
areas; and 
‘‘(E) otherwise integrate service opportuni-
ties into the academic program of the partici-
pants; and 
‘‘(4) assurances that the applicant will comply 
with the nonduplication and nondisplacement re-
quirements of section 177 and the grievance proce-
dures required by section 176. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION TO STATE, TERRITORY, OR INDIAN 
TRIBE TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE TO CARRY OUT SCHOOL- 
BASED SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any— 
‘‘(A) qualified organization, Indian tribe, 
Territory, local educational agency, for-profit 
business, private elementary, middle, or sec-
ondary school, or institution of higher education 
that desires to receive financial assistance under 
this subpart from a State, Territory, or Indian 
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tribe for an activity described in section 
111(b)(1); 
‘‘(B) 
partnership 
described 
in 
section 
111(b)(2) that desires to receive such assistance 
from a State, Territory, or Indian tribe or com-
munity-based organization described in section 
111(b)(2); 
‘‘(C) entity described in section 111(b)(3) 
that desires to receive such assistance from a 
State, Territory, or Indian tribe for an activity 
described in such section; 
‘‘(D) 
partnership 
described 
in 
section 
111(b)(4) that desires to receive such assistance 
from a State, Territory, or Indian tribe for an 
activity described in such section; and 
‘‘(E) agency or partnership described in sec-
tion 120(c)(8) that desires to receive such assist-
ance, or approved summer of service positions, 
from a State, Territory, or Indian tribe for an 
activity described in such section to be carried 
out through a service-learning program described 
in section 111, 
shall prepare, submit to the State educational agency, 
Territory, community-based organization, or Indian 
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tribe, and obtain approval of, an application for the 
program. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION.—Such application shall be 
submitted at such time and in such manner, and 
shall contain such information, as the agency, Terri-
tory, Indian tribe, or entity may reasonably require. 
‘‘SEC. 114. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) PRIORITY.—In considering competitive applica-
tions under this part, the Corporation shall give priority 
to innovation, sustainability, capacity building, involve-
ment of disadvantaged youth, and quality of programs, as 
well as other criteria approved by the Chief Executive Offi-
cer. 
‘‘(b) REJECTION OF APPLICATIONS.—If the Corpora-
tion rejects an application submitted by a State, Territory, 
or Indian tribe under section 113 for an allotment, the Cor-
poration shall promptly notify the State, Territory, or In-
dian tribe of the reasons for the rejection of the application. 
The Corporation shall provide the State, Territory, or In-
dian tribe with a reasonable opportunity to revise and re-
submit the application and shall provide technical assist-
ance, if needed, to the State, Territory, or Indian tribe as 
part of the re-submission process. The Corporation shall 
promptly reconsider such resubmitted application. 
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‘‘SEC. 115. PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS 
FROM PRIVATE SCHOOLS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent consistent with the 
number of students in the State, Territory, or Indian tribe 
or in the school district of the local educational agency in-
volved who are enrolled in private nonprofit elementary 
and secondary schools, such State, Territory, Indian tribe, 
or agency shall (after consultation with appropriate private 
school representatives) make provision— 
‘‘(1) for the inclusion of services and arrange-
ments for the benefit of such students so as to allow 
for the equitable participation of such students in the 
programs implemented to carry out the objectives and 
provide the benefits described in this part; and 
‘‘(2) for the training of the teachers of such stu-
dents so as to allow for the equitable participation of 
such teachers in the programs implemented to carry 
out the objectives and provide the benefits described in 
this part. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—If a State, Territory, Indian tribe, or 
local educational agency is prohibited by law from pro-
viding for the participation of students or teachers from 
private nonprofit schools as required by subsection (a), or 
if the Corporation determines that a State, Territory, In-
dian tribe, or local educational agency substantially fails 
or is unwilling to provide for such participation on an eq-
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uitable basis, the Chief Executive Officer shall waive such 
requirements and shall arrange for the provision of services 
to such students and teachers. Such waivers shall be subject 
to the requirements of sections 9503 and 9504 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7883 and 7884). 
‘‘SEC. 116. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS. 
‘‘(a) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost 
of carrying out a program for which assistance is 
provided under this part— 
‘‘(A) for new grants, may not exceed 80 per-
cent of the total cost for the first year of the 
grant, 65 percent for the second year, and 50 
percent for each remaining year; and 
‘‘(B) for continuing grants, may not exceed 
50 percent of the total cost of the program. 
‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL
CONTRIBUTION.—In pro-
viding for the remaining share of the cost of carrying 
out such a program, each recipient of assistance 
under this part— 
‘‘(A) shall provide for such share through a 
payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, in-
cluding facilities, equipment, or services; and 
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‘‘(B) may provide for such share through 
State sources or local sources, including private 
funds or donated services. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Executive Officer 
may, with respect to any such program for any fiscal 
year, and upon determination that such action would 
be equitable due to lack of resources at the local 
level— 
‘‘(A) waive the requirements of subsection 
(a) in whole or in part; or 
‘‘(B) allow a recipient to provide the non- 
Federal contribution required under subsection 
(a)(2) from funding available pursuant to title I 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.). 
‘‘(2) RULES.—The following rules apply to para-
graph (1)(B): 
‘‘(A) Paragraph (1)(B) applies only to re-
cipients that are schools receiving funding under 
title I of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.). 
‘‘(B) The non-Federal contribution provided 
under paragraph (1)(B) may only be used for 
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purposes consistent with title I of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 6301 et seq.). 
‘‘SEC. 117. LIMITATIONS ON USES OF FUNDS. 
‘‘Not more than 6 percent of the amount of assistance 
received by an applicant in a fiscal year may be used to 
pay, in accordance with such standards as the Corporation 
may issue, for administrative costs, incurred by— 
‘‘(1) the original recipient; or 
‘‘(2) the entity carrying out the service-learning 
program supported with the assistance.’’. 
SEC. 1202. HIGHER EDUCATION PROVISIONS AND CAM-
PUSES OF SERVICE. 
(a) PART HEADING.—The heading relating to part II 
of subtitle B of title I is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘PART II—HIGHER EDUCATION PROVISIONS AND 
CAMPUSES OF SERVICE’’. 
(b) HIGHER EDUCATION.—Section 119 (42 U.S.C. 
12561) is redesignated as section 118 and amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘‘commu-
nity service programs’’ the following: ‘‘through serv-
ice-learning’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘combination’’ and inserting ‘‘con-
sortia’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) may coordinate with service-learning 
curricula being offered in the academic curricula 
at the institution of higher education or at one 
or more members of the consortia;’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(3)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘teachers at the elementary, sec-
ondary, and postsecondary levels’’ and inserting 
‘‘institutions of higher education and their fac-
ulty’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘edu-
cation of the institution; and’’ and inserting 
‘‘curricula of the institution to strengthen the in-
structional capacity of service-learning at the el-
ementary and secondary levels;’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (E); and 
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(D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
following: 
‘‘(B) including service-learning as a key 
component of the health professionals curricula, 
including nursing, pre-medicine, medicine, and 
dentistry curricula of the institution; 
‘‘(C) including service-learning as a key 
component of the criminal justice professionals 
curricula of the institution; 
‘‘(D) including service-learning as a key 
component of the public policy and public ad-
ministration curricula of the institution; and’’; 
(4) by striking subsections (c), (d), (e), and (g); 
(5) by redesignating subsection (f) as (i); and 
(6) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—To the extent prac-
ticable, the Corporation shall give special consideration to 
applications submitted by predominantly Black institu-
tions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, His-
panic-serving institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities, 
and community colleges serving predominantly minority 
populations. 
‘‘(d) FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 
the cost of carrying out a program for which as-
sistance is provided under this part may not ex-
ceed 50 percent of the total cost of the program. 
‘‘(B) 
NON-FEDERAL
CONTRIBUTION.—In 
providing for the remaining share of the cost of 
carrying out such a program, each recipient of 
a grant under this part— 
‘‘(i) shall provide for such share 
through a payment in cash or in kind, fair-
ly evaluated, including facilities, equip-
ment, or services; and 
‘‘(ii) may provide for such share 
through State sources or local sources, in-
cluding private funds or donated services. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Chief Executive Officer may 
waive the requirements of paragraph (1) in whole or 
in part with respect to any such program for any fis-
cal year if the Corporation determines that such a 
waiver would be equitable due to a lack of available 
financial resources at the local level. 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.—To receive a grant or enter 
into a contract under this part, an applicant shall 
prepare, submit to the Corporation, and obtain ap-
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proval of, an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information and assurances 
as the Corporation may reasonably require. In re-
questing applications for assistance under this part, 
the Corporation shall specify such required informa-
tion and assurances. 
‘‘(2) 
CONTENTS.—An 
application 
submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall contain, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) assurances that— 
‘‘(i) prior to the placement of a partic-
ipant, the applicant will consult with the 
appropriate local labor organization, if 
any, representing employees in the area who 
are engaged in the same or similar work as 
that proposed to be carried out by such pro-
gram, to prevent the displacement and pro-
tect the rights of such employees; and 
‘‘(ii) the applicant will comply with 
the nonduplication and nondisplacement 
provisions of section 177 and the grievance 
procedures required by section 176; and 
‘‘(B) such other assurances as the Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer may reasonably require. 
‘‘(f) PRIORITY.—In making grants and entering into 
contracts under subsection (b), the Corporation shall give 
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priority to applicants or institutions that submit applica-
tions containing proposals that— 
‘‘(1) demonstrate the commitment of the institu-
tion of higher education, other than by demonstrating 
the commitment of the students, to supporting the 
community service projects carried out under the pro-
gram; 
‘‘(2) specify the manner in which the institution 
will promote faculty, administration, and staff par-
ticipation in the community service projects; 
‘‘(3) specify the manner in which the institution 
will provide service to the community through orga-
nized programs, including, where appropriate, clin-
ical programs for students in professional schools and 
colleges; 
‘‘(4) describe any partnership that will partici-
pate in the community service projects, such as a 
partnership comprised of— 
‘‘(A) the institution; 
‘‘(B)(i) a community-based agency; 
‘‘(ii) a local government agency; or 
‘‘(iii) a non-profit entity that serves or in-
volves school-age youth, older adults, or low-in-
come communities; and 
‘‘(C)(i) a student organization; 
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‘‘(ii) a department of the institution; or 
‘‘(iii) a group of faculty comprised of dif-
ferent departments, schools, or colleges at the in-
stitution; 
‘‘(5) demonstrate community involvement in the 
development of the proposal and the extent to which 
the proposal will contribute to the goals of its commu-
nity partners; 
‘‘(6) describe research on effective strategies and 
methods to improve service utilized in the design of 
the project; 
‘‘(7) demonstrate a commitment to perform serv-
ice projects in underserved urban and rural commu-
nities; 
‘‘(8) specify that the institution will use such as-
sistance to strengthen the service infrastructure in in-
stitutions of higher education; 
‘‘(9) with respect to projects involving delivery of 
services, specify projects that involve leadership devel-
opment of school aged youth; or 
‘‘(10) describe how service projects and activities 
are associated with such ideas as housing, economic 
development, infrastructure, health care, job training, 
education, crime prevention, urban planning, trans-
portation technology, and child welfare. 
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‘‘(g) DEFINITION.—Notwithstanding section 101, as 
used in this part, the term ‘student’ means an individual 
who is enrolled in an institution of higher education on 
a full- or part-time basis. 
‘‘(h) FEDERAL WORK-STUDY.—To be eligible for as-
sistance under this part, an institution of higher education 
must demonstrate that it meets the minimum requirements 
under section 443(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 2753(b)(2)) relating to the participation 
of Federal Work-Study students in community service ac-
tivities, or has received a waiver of those requirements from 
the Secretary of Education.’’. 
(c) CAMPUSES OF SERVICE.—Title I of the National 
and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12521 et 
seq.) is amended by adding after section 118 (as redesig-
nated by subsection (a)) at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 119. CAMPUSES OF SERVICE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation, after consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Education, may annually des-
ignate not more than 25 institutions of higher education 
as Campuses of Service, from among institutions nomi-
nated by State Commissions. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATIONS FOR NOMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for a nomina-
tion to receive designation under subsection (a), and 
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have an opportunity to apply for funds under sub-
section (d) for a fiscal year, an institution of higher 
education in a State shall submit an application to 
the State Commission at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the State Com-
mission may require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, the applica-
tion shall include information specifying— 
‘‘(A)(i) the number of undergraduate and, if 
applicable, graduate service-learning courses of-
fered at such institution for the most recent full 
academic year preceding the fiscal year for 
which designation is sought; and 
‘‘(ii) the number and percentage of under-
graduate students and, if applicable, the number 
and percentage of graduate students at such in-
stitution who were enrolled in the corresponding 
courses described in clause (i), for such preceding 
academic year; 
‘‘(B) the percentage of undergraduate stu-
dents engaging in and, if applicable, the percent-
age of graduate students engaging in activities 
providing community services, as defined in sec-
tion 441(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 2751(c)), during such preceding aca-
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demic year, the quality of such activities, and 
the average amount of time spent, per student, 
engaged in such activities; 
‘‘(C) for such preceding academic year, the 
percentage of Federal work-study funds made 
available to the institution under part C of title 
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) that is used to compensate 
students employed in providing community serv-
ices, as so defined, and a description of the ef-
forts the institution undertakes to make available 
to students opportunities to provide such commu-
nity services and be compensated through such 
work-study funds; 
‘‘(D) at the discretion of the institution, in-
formation demonstrating the degree to which re-
cent graduates of the institution, and all grad-
uates of the institution, have obtained full-time 
public service employment in the nonprofit sector 
or government, with a private nonprofit organi-
zation or a Federal, State, or local public agen-
cy; and 
‘‘(E) any programs the institution has in 
place to encourage or assist graduates of the in-
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stitution to pursue careers in public service in 
the nonprofit sector or government. 
‘‘(c) NOMINATIONS AND DESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(1) NOMINATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A State Commission 
that receives applications from institutions of 
higher education under subsection (b) may nomi-
nate, for designation under subsection (a), not 
more than 3 such institutions of higher edu-
cation, consisting of— 
‘‘(i) not more than one 4-year public 
institution of higher education; 
‘‘(ii) not more than one 4-year private 
institution of higher education; and 
‘‘(iii) not more than one 2-year insti-
tution of higher education. 
‘‘(B) SUBMISSION.—The State Commission 
shall submit to the Corporation the name and 
application of each institution nominated by the 
State Commission under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) DESIGNATION.—The Corporation shall des-
ignate, under subsection (a), not more than 25 insti-
tutions of higher education from among the institu-
tions nominated under paragraph (1). In making the 
designations, the Corporation shall, if feasible, des-
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ignate various types of institutions, including institu-
tions from each of the categories of institutions de-
scribed in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of paragraph 
(1)(A). 
‘‘(d) AWARDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Using sums appropriated 
under section 501(a)(1)(C), the Corporation shall pro-
vide an award to institutions designated under sub-
section (c), to be used by the institutions to develop 
or disseminate service-learning models and best prac-
tices regarding service-learning to other institutions 
of higher education. 
‘‘(2) PLANS.—To be eligible to receive funds 
under this subsection, an institution designated under 
subsection (c) shall submit a plan to the Corporation 
describing how the institution intends to use the funds 
to encourage or assist those students to pursue public 
service careers in the nonprofit sector or government. 
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION.—The Corporation shall deter-
mine how the funds appropriated under section 
501(a)(1)(C) for a fiscal year will be allocated among 
the institutions submitting acceptable plans under 
paragraph (2). In determining the amount of funds 
to be allocated to such an institution, the Corporation 
shall consider the number of students at the institu-
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tion, and the quality and scope of the plan submitted 
by the institution under paragraph (2) and the insti-
tution’s current (as of the date of submission of the 
plan) strategies to encourage or assist students to pur-
sue public service careers in the nonprofit sector or 
government.’’. 
SEC. 1203. INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH. 
Subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) is further 
amended by adding after part II the following new part: 
‘‘PART III—INNOVATIVE DEMONSTRATION 
SERVICE–LEARNING PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH 
‘‘SEC. 120. INNOVATIVE DEMONSTRATION SERVICE-LEARN-
ING PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated 
to carry out this part for a fiscal year, the Corporation 
may make grants and fixed-amount grants (in accordance 
with section 129(l)) with eligible entities for activities de-
scribed in subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this part, the fol-
lowing definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means a State education agency, a State Com-
mission, a Territory, an Indian tribe, an institution 
of higher education, or a public or private nonprofit 
organization (including community-based organiza-
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tions), a public or private elementary or secondary 
school, a local educational agency, or a consortia of 
such entities, where a consortia of two or more such 
entities may also include a for-profit organization. 
‘‘(2) YOUTH
ENGAGEMENT
ZONE.—The term 
‘youth engagement zone’ means the area in which a 
youth engagement zone program is carried out. 
‘‘(3) YOUTH ENGAGEMENT ZONE PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘youth engagement zone program’ means a serv-
ice learning program in which members of an eligible 
partnership described in paragraph (4) collaborate to 
provide coordinated school-based or community-based 
service learning opportunities, to address a specific 
community challenge, for an increasing percentage of 
out-of-school youth and secondary school students 
served by local educational agencies where— 
‘‘(A) not less than 90 percent of the students 
participate in service-learning activities as part 
of the program; or 
‘‘(B) service-learning is a mandatory part 
of the curriculum in all of the secondary schools 
served by the local educational agency. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible part-
nership’ means— 
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‘‘(i) one or more community-based 
agencies that have demonstrated records of 
success in carrying out service-learning pro-
grams with disadvantaged students, and 
that meet such criteria as the Chief Execu-
tive Officer may establish; in combination 
with; 
‘‘(ii) (I) one or more local educational 
agencies for which— 
‘‘(aa) a high number or percent-
age of the students served by the agen-
cy, as determined by the Corporation, 
are disadvantaged students; and 
‘‘(bb) the graduation rate for the 
secondary school students served by the 
agency is less than 70 percent; or 
‘‘(II) a State Commission; or 
‘‘(III) a State educational agency. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL
ENTITIES.—An eligible 
partnership may also include— 
‘‘(i) a local government agency that is 
not described in subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(ii) the office of the chief executive of-
ficer of a unit of general local government; 
or 
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‘‘(iii) an institution of higher edu-
cation. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Funds under this 
part may be used to— 
‘‘(1) integrate service-learning programs into the 
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
(STEM) curricula at the elementary, secondary, or 
post-secondary, and post-baccalaureate levels in co-
ordination with practicing or retired STEM profes-
sionals; 
‘‘(2) involve students in service-learning pro-
grams focusing on energy conservation in their com-
munity, including conducting educational outreach 
on energy conservation and working to improve en-
ergy efficiency in low income housing and in public 
spaces; 
‘‘(3) involve students in service-learning projects 
in emergency and disaster preparedness; 
‘‘(4) involve students in service-learning projects 
aimed at improving access to and obtaining benefits 
from computers and other emerging technologies, in-
cluding improving such access to individuals with 
disabilities, in low income or rural communities, in 
senior centers and communities, in schools, in librar-
ies, and in other public spaces; 
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‘‘(5) involve high school age youth in the men-
toring of middle school youth while involving all par-
ticipants in service-learning to seek to meet unmet 
human, educational, environmental, public safety, or 
emergency disaster preparedness needs in their com-
munity; 
‘‘(6) conduct research and evaluations on service- 
learning, including service-learning in middle schools, 
and disseminate such research and evaluations wide-
ly; 
‘‘(7) conduct innovative and creative activities 
as described in section 111(b); 
‘‘(8) establish or implement summer of service 
programs (giving priority to programs that enroll 
youth in grades 6 through 9) during the summer 
months, including the cost of recruitment, training, 
and placement of service-learning coordinators— 
‘‘(A) for youth who will be enrolled in any 
grade from grade 6 through grade 12 at the end 
of the summer concerned; 
‘‘(B) for community-based service-learning 
projects that— 
‘‘(i) shall— 
‘‘(I) meet unmet human, edu-
cational, environmental (including en-
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ergy conservation and stewardship), 
emergency and disaster preparedness, 
and public service needs; and 
‘‘(II) be intensive, structured, su-
pervised, and designed to produce iden-
tifiable improvements to the commu-
nity; and 
‘‘(ii) may include the extension of aca-
demic year service-learning programs into 
the summer months; 
‘‘(C) under which any student who com-
pletes 100 hours of service in an approved sum-
mer of service position, as certified through a 
process determined by the Corporation through 
regulations consistent with section 138(f), shall 
be eligible for a summer of service educational 
award of not more than $500 (or, at the discre-
tion of the Chief Executive Officer, not more 
than $1,000 in the case of a participant who is 
economically disadvantaged) from funds depos-
ited in the National Service Trust and distrib-
uted by the Corporation as described in section 
148; and 
‘‘(D) subject to the limitation that a student 
may not receive more than 2 summer of service 
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educational awards from funds deposited in the 
National Service Trust; 
‘‘(9) establish or implement youth engagement 
zone service learning programs in youth engagement 
zones for students in secondary school served by local 
educational agencies where a majority of such stu-
dents do not participate in service learning activities 
carried out by eligible partnerships as defined in 
paragraph (4) that are designed to— 
‘‘(A) involve all students in secondary 
school in the local educational agency in service- 
learning to address a specific community chal-
lenge; 
‘‘(B) improve student engagement, includ-
ing student attendance and student behavior, 
and student achievement, graduation rates, and 
college-going rates in secondary schools; 
‘‘(C) involve an increasing percentage of 
students in secondary school and out-of-school 
youth in the community in school-based or com-
munity based service-learning activities each 
year, with the goal of involving all students in 
secondary schools served by the local educational 
agency and involving an increasing percentage 
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of the out-of-school youth in service learning ac-
tivities; and 
‘‘(D) encourage participants to engage in 
service throughout their lives; and 
‘‘(10) carry out any other innovative service- 
learning programs or research that the Corporation 
considers appropriate. 
‘‘(d) PRIORITY.—Priority shall be given to programs 
that— 
‘‘(1) involve students and community stake-
holders in the design and implementation of the serv-
ice-learning program; 
‘‘(2) implement service-learning programs in 
low-income or rural communities; and 
‘‘(3) utilize adult volunteers, including tapping 
the resource of retired and retiring adults, in the 
planning and implementation of the service-learning 
programs. 
‘‘(e) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) THREE-YEAR TERM.—Each program funded 
under this part shall be carried out over a period of 
three years, including one planning year and two ad-
ditional grant years, with a 1-year extension possible, 
if the program meets performance measures developed 
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in accordance with section 179(a) and any other cri-
teria determined by the Corporation. 
‘‘(2) COLLABORATION ENCOURAGED.—Each pro-
gram funded under this part is encouraged to collabo-
rate 
with 
other 
Learn 
and 
Serve 
programs, 
AmeriCorps, VISTA, and the National Senior Service 
Corps. 
‘‘(3) EVALUATION.—Upon completion of the pro-
gram, the Corporation shall conduct an independent 
evaluation of the program and widely disseminate the 
results to the service community through multiple 
channels, including the Corporation’s Resource Center 
or a clearinghouse of effective strategies and rec-
ommendations for improvement. 
‘‘(f) MATCHING FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost 
of carrying out a program for which a grant (that is 
not a fixed-amount grant as described in section 
129(l)) is made under this part may not exceed 75 
percent of the total cost of the program in the first 
year of the grant and 50 percent of the total cost of 
the program in the remaining years of the grant, in-
cluding if the grant is extended for a fourth year. 
‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL
CONTRIBUTION.—In pro-
viding for the remaining share of the cost of carrying 
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out such a program, each recipient of a grant under 
this part— 
‘‘(A) shall provide for such share through a 
payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, in-
cluding facilities, equipment, or services; and 
‘‘(B) may provide for such share through 
State sources or local sources, including private 
funds or donated services. 
‘‘(3) WAIVER.—The Chief Executive Officer may 
waive the requirements of paragraph (1) in whole or 
in part with respect to any such program for any fis-
cal year if the Corporation determines that such ac-
tion would be equitable due to lack of resources at the 
local level. 
‘‘(g) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to carry out a pro-
gram under this part, an entity shall prepare, submit to 
the Corporation, and obtain approval of, an application at 
such time and in such manner as the Chief Executive Offi-
cer may reasonably require.’’. 
Subtitle C—Amendments to Subtitle 
C (National Service Trust Program) 
SEC. 1301. PROHIBITION ON GRANTS TO FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES; LIMITS ON CORPORATION COSTS. 
Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 12571) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by inserting after ‘‘subdivisions of 
States,’’ the following: ‘‘Territories,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AGREE-
MENTS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘RESTRICTIONS
ON
AGREEMENTS
WITH 
FEDERAL AGENCIES’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘a contract or coopera-
tive agreement’’ and inserting ‘‘an inter-
agency agreement other than a grant’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or otherwise sup-
ported’’ after ‘‘program carried out’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘by the agency.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘by the agency, including pro-
grams under the Public Lands Corps and 
Urban Youth Corps as described in section 
122(a)(2).’’; and 
(iv) by striking the second sentence; 
(C) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON GRANTS.—The Corpora-
tion may not provide a grant under this section to a 
Federal agency.’’; and 
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(D) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘receiv-
ing assistance under this subsection’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘operating a national service program’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘to be 
provided’’ and inserting ‘‘to be provided or otherwise 
approved’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘FIVE’’ and inserting ‘‘SIX’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘5 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘6 percent’’; and 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 140’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Federal share of the 
cost’’ and inserting ‘‘Corporation share of 
the cost, including member living allow-
ances, employment-related taxes, health care 
coverage, and worker’s compensation and 
other necessary operation costs,’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘may not exceed 75 
percent of such cost.’’ and inserting ‘‘may 
not exceed—’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(A) for the first 3 years in which the re-
cipient receives such assistance, 76 percent of 
such cost; 
‘‘(B) for the fourth through ninth years in 
which the recipient receives such assistance, a de-
creasing share of such cost between 76 percent 
and 50 percent, as established by the Corpora-
tion in regulation; and 
‘‘(C) for the tenth year (and each year 
thereafter) in which the recipient receives such 
assistance, 50 percent of such cost.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) ALTERNATIVE
CORPORATION
SHARE
FOR 
PROGRAMS IN RURAL OR SEVERELY ECONOMICALLY 
DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES.—Upon approval by the 
Corporation, the Corporation share of the cost, includ-
ing member living allowances, employment-related 
taxes, health care coverage, and worker’s compensa-
tion, of carrying out a national service program that 
receives assistance under subsection (a) and that is lo-
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cated in a rural or severely economically distressed 
community may not exceed— 
‘‘(A) for the first 6 years in which the re-
cipient receives such assistance, 76 percent of 
such cost; 
‘‘(B) for the seventh through ninth years in 
which the recipient receives such assistance, a de-
creasing share of such cost between 76 and 65 
percent as established by the Corporation in reg-
ulation; and 
‘‘(C) for the tenth year (and each year 
thereafter) in which the recipient receives such 
assistance, 65 percent of such cost.’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) RECIPIENT REPORT.—A recipient of 
assistance under section 121 (other than a re-
cipient of assistance of a fixed-amount grant) 
shall report to the Corporation the amount and 
source of any Federal funds used to carry out the 
program other than those provided by the Cor-
poration. 
‘‘(B) CORPORATION REPORT.—The Corpora-
tion shall report to the appropriate committees 
of Congress on an annual basis information re-
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garding each recipient under subparagraph (A) 
that uses Federal funds other than those provided 
by the Corporation to carry out the program, in-
cluding amounts and sources of other Federal 
funds.’’. 
SEC. 1302. REQUIRED AND ELIGIBLE NATIONAL SERVICE 
PROGRAMS. 
Section 122 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 122. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS ELIGIBLE FOR 
PROGRAM ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘(a) REQUIRED NATIONAL SERVICE CORPS.—The re-
cipient of a grant under section 121(a) and each Federal 
agency operating or supporting a national service program 
under section 121(b) shall, directly or through grants or 
subgrants to other entities, carry out or support the fol-
lowing national service corps, as full- or part-time corps, 
including during the summer months, to address unmet 
educational, health, veteran, or environmental needs: 
‘‘(1) EDUCATION CORPS.—An Education Corps 
that identifies unmet educational needs within com-
munities through activities such as those described in 
subparagraph (A) and meets or exceeds the perform-
ance indicators under subparagraph (B). 
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‘‘(A) ACTIVITIES.—An Education Corps de-
scribed in this paragraph may carry out activi-
ties such as— 
‘‘(i) tutoring, or providing other aca-
demic support to students; 
‘‘(ii) full-time classroom instruction; 
‘‘(iii) mentoring students, including 
adult or peer mentoring; 
‘‘(iv) linking needed integrated services 
and comprehensive supports with students, 
their families, and their public schools; 
‘‘(v) improving school climate; 
‘‘(vi) providing assistance to a school 
in expanding the school day by strength-
ening the quality of staff and expanding the 
academic programming offered in an ex-
panded learning time initiative, a program 
of a 21st century community learning cen-
ter (as defined in section 4201 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171)), or a high-quality 
after-school program, such as through re-
cruiting, placing, training and supporting 
a full-time corps of Fellows who are grad-
uates of 4-year institutions of higher edu-
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cation or 2-year institutions of higher edu-
cation with a certificate or degree in youth 
development to administer the initiative or 
program at high-need school; 
‘‘(vii) assisting schools and local edu-
cational agencies in improving and expand-
ing high-quality service-learning programs 
that keep students engaged in schools by 
providing service-learning coordinators; 
‘‘(viii) assisting students in being pre-
pared for college-level work; 
‘‘(ix) involving family members of stu-
dents in supporting teachers and students; 
‘‘(x) 
conducting 
a 
pre-professional 
training program in which students en-
rolled in an institution of higher edu-
cation— 
‘‘(I) receive training in specified 
fields, which may include classes con-
taining 
service-learning, 
including 
early childhood education, elementary 
and secondary education and other 
professions such as those in health care, 
criminal justice, environmental stew-
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ardship and conservation or public 
safety; 
‘‘(II) perform service related to 
such training outside the classroom 
during the school term and during 
summer or other vacation periods; and 
‘‘(III) agree to provide service 
upon 
graduation 
to 
meet 
unmet 
human, educational, environmental, or 
public safety needs related to such 
training; 
‘‘(xi) A campus-based program that is 
designed to provide substantial service in a 
community during the school term and dur-
ing summer or other vacation periods 
through the use of— 
‘‘(I) students who are attending 
an institution of higher education, in-
cluding students participating in a 
work-study program assisted under 
part C of title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et 
seq.); 
‘‘(II) teams composed of such stu-
dents; 
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‘‘(III) teams composed of a com-
bination of such students and commu-
nity residents; or 
‘‘(IV) students participating in 
service-learning programs at an insti-
tution of higher education; 
‘‘(xii) a program that provides special-
ized training to individuals in service- 
learning and places the individuals after 
such training in positions, including posi-
tions as service-learning coordinators, to fa-
cilitate service-learning in programs eligible 
for funding under part I of subtitle B; 
‘‘(xiii) providing education or job 
training services that are designed to meet 
the needs of rural communities; and 
‘‘(xiv) 
other 
activities 
addressing 
unmet educational needs as the Corporation 
may designate. 
‘‘(B) EDUCATION CORPS INDICATORS.—The 
corps indicators for a corps described in this 
paragraph are— 
‘‘(i) student engagement, including stu-
dent attendance and student behavior; 
‘‘(ii) student academic achievement; 
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‘‘(iii) high school graduation rates; 
‘‘(iv) rate of college enrollment and 
continued college enrollment for recipients 
of a high school diploma; 
‘‘(v) an additional indicator relating 
to improving education for students that the 
Corporation, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Education, establishes for a given 
year; 
‘‘(vi) a local indicator (applicable to a 
particular eligible entity and on which an 
improvement in performance is needed) re-
lating to improving education for students, 
proposed by that eligible entity in an appli-
cation submitted to, and approved by, a 
State Commission or the Corporation under 
this section; and 
‘‘(vii) any additional local indicator 
(applicable to a particular eligible entity 
and on which an improvement in perform-
ance is needed) that is approved by the Cor-
poration. 
‘‘(2) HEALTHY
FUTURES
CORPS.—A Healthy 
Futures Corps that identifies unmet health needs 
within communities through activities such as those 
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described in subparagraph (A) and meets or exceeds 
the performance indicators under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(A) 
ACTIVITIES.—A 
Healthy 
Futures 
Corps described in this paragraph may carry 
out activities such as— 
‘‘(i) assisting economically disadvan-
taged individuals in navigating the health 
care system; 
‘‘(ii) assisting individuals in obtaining 
access to health care for themselves or their 
children; 
‘‘(iii) 
educating 
economically 
dis-
advantaged individuals and individuals 
who are members of medically underserved 
populations about, and engaging individ-
uals described in this clause in, initiatives 
regarding navigating the health care system 
and regarding disease prevention and 
health promotion, with a particular focus 
on common health conditions, chronic dis-
eases, and conditions, for which disease pre-
vention and health promotion measures 
exist and for which socioeconomic, geo-
graphic, and racial and ethnic health dis-
parities exist; 
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‘‘(iv) improving health literacy of pa-
tients; 
‘‘(v) providing translation services at 
clinics and in emergency rooms to improve 
health care; 
‘‘(vi) providing services designed to 
meet the needs of rural communities; 
‘‘(vii) assisting in health promotion 
interventions that improve health status, 
and helping people adopt and maintain 
healthy lifestyles and habits to improve 
health status; and 
‘‘(viii) 
other 
activities 
addressing 
unmet health needs as the Corporation may 
designate. 
‘‘(B) HEALTHY
FUTURES
CORPS
INDICA-
TORS.—The corps indicators for a corps de-
scribed in this paragraph are— 
‘‘(i) access to health care among eco-
nomically disadvantaged individuals and 
individuals who are members of medically 
underserved populations; 
‘‘(ii) access to health care for unin-
sured individuals, including such individ-
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uals who are economically disadvantaged 
children; 
‘‘(iii) participation, among economi-
cally disadvantaged individuals and indi-
viduals who are members of medically un-
derserved populations, in disease prevention 
and health promotion initiatives, particu-
larly those with a focus on addressing com-
mon health conditions, addressing chronic 
diseases, and decreasing health disparities; 
‘‘(iv) health literacy of patients; 
‘‘(v) an additional indicator, relating 
to improving or protecting the health of eco-
nomically disadvantaged individuals and 
individuals who are members of medically 
underserved populations, that the Corpora-
tion, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services and the Direc-
tor of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, establishes for a given year; 
‘‘(vi) a local indicator (applicable to a 
particular eligible entity and on which an 
improvement in performance is needed) re-
lating to improving or protecting the health 
of economically disadvantaged individuals 
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and individuals who are members of medi-
cally underserved populations, proposed by 
that eligible entity in an application sub-
mitted to, and approved by, a State Com-
mission or the Corporation under this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(vii) any additional local indicator 
(applicable to a particular eligible entity 
and on which an improvement in perform-
ance is needed) that is approved by the Cor-
poration. 
‘‘(3) CLEAN ENERGY CORPS.—A Clean Energy 
Corps that identifies unmet environmental needs 
within communities through activities such as those 
described in subparagraph (A) and meets or exceeds 
the performance indicators under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(A) ACTIVITIES.—A Clean Energy Corps 
described in this paragraph may carry out ac-
tivities such as— 
‘‘(i) weatherizing and retrofitting hous-
ing units for low-income households to sig-
nificantly improve the energy efficiency and 
reduce carbon emissions of such housing 
units; 
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‘‘(ii) building energy efficient housing 
units in low-income communities; 
‘‘(iii) conducting energy audits for 
low-income households and recommending 
ways for the households to improve energy 
efficiency; 
‘‘(iv) the enhancement of renewable en-
ergy production by facilitating the installa-
tion or repair of renewable energy tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(v) assisting in emergency operations, 
such as disaster prevention and relief; 
‘‘(vi) the repair, renovation, or reha-
bilitation of an existing infrastructure facil-
ity including, but not limited to, rail, mass 
transportation, ports, inland navigation, 
schools and hospitals; 
‘‘(vii) working with schools and youth 
programs to educate students and youth 
about ways to reduce home energy use and 
improve the environment, including con-
ducting service-learning projects to provide 
such education; 
‘‘(viii) assisting in the development of 
local recycling programs; 
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‘‘(ix) improving national and State 
parks, city parks, county parks, forest pre-
serves, and trails owned or maintained by 
the Federal Government or a State, includ-
ing planting trees, carrying out reforest-
ation, and making trail enhancements; 
‘‘(x) cleaning and improving rivers 
maintained by the Federal Government or a 
State; 
‘‘(xi) full-time, year-round youth corps 
program or full-time summer youth corps 
program, such as a conservation corps or 
youth service corps (including youth corps 
programs under subtitle I, the Public Lands 
Corps established under the Public Lands 
Corps Act of 1993, the Urban Youth Corps 
established under section 106 of the Na-
tional and Community Service Trust Act of 
1993, and other conservation corps or youth 
service corps that performs service on Fed-
eral or other public lands or on Indian 
lands or Hawaiian home lands), that— 
‘‘(I) undertakes meaningful serv-
ice projects with visible public benefits, 
including projects involving urban re-
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newal, sustaining natural resources, or 
improving human services; 
‘‘(II) includes as participants 
youths and young adults between the 
ages of 16 and 25, inclusive, and at 
least 50 percent of whom are out-of- 
school youths and other disadvantaged 
youths (such as youths with limited 
basic skills, youths in foster care who 
are becoming too old for foster care, 
youths of limited-English proficiency, 
homeless youths, youths who are indi-
viduals with disabilities), and youths 
who are economically disadvantaged 
who are between those ages; and 
‘‘(III) provides those participants 
who are youths and young adults 
with— 
‘‘(aa) 
crew-based, 
highly 
structured, and adult-supervised 
work experience, life skills, edu-
cation, career guidance and coun-
seling, employment training, and 
support services including men-
toring; and 
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‘‘(bb) the opportunity to de-
velop citizenship values and skills 
through service to their commu-
nity and the United States; 
‘‘(xii) projects designed to renew and 
rehabilitate National Park resources and 
enhance services and learning opportunities 
for National Park visitors, communities, 
and schools; and 
‘‘(xiii) 
other 
activities 
addressing 
unmet environmental needs as the Corpora-
tion may designate. 
‘‘(B) CLEAN ENERGY CORPS INDICATORS.— 
The corps indicators for a corps described in this 
paragraph are— 
‘‘(i) the number of housing units of 
low-income households weatherized or retro-
fitted to significantly improve energy effi-
ciency and reduce carbon emissions; 
‘‘(ii) annual energy costs (to determine 
savings in those costs) at facilities where 
participants have provided service; 
‘‘(iii) the number of students and 
youth receiving education or training in en-
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ergy-efficient and environmentally conscious 
practices; 
‘‘(iv) the number of national parks, 
State parks, city parks, county parks, forest 
preserves, or trails or rivers owned or main-
tained by the Federal Government or a 
State, that are cleaned or improved; 
‘‘(v) another indicator relating to clean 
energy that the Corporation, in consultation 
with the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency and the Secretary 
of Energy and the Department of Interior, 
as appropriate, establishes for a given year; 
‘‘(vi) another indicator relating to edu-
cation or skill attainment for clean energy 
jobs that the Corporation, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Labor, establishes for 
a given year; 
‘‘(vii) a local indicator (applicable to a 
particular eligible entity and on which an 
improvement in performance is needed) re-
lating to clean energy, or education or skill 
attainment for clean energy jobs, proposed 
by that eligible entity in an application 
submitted to, and approved by, a State 
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Commission or the Corporation under this 
section; and 
‘‘(viii) any additional local indicator 
(applicable to a particular eligible entity 
and on which improvement in performance 
is needed) that is approved by the Corpora-
tion. 
‘‘(4) VETERANS’ CORPS.—A Veterans’ Corps that 
identifies unmet needs of veterans through activities 
such as those described in subparagraph (A) and 
meets or exceeds the performance indicators under 
subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(A) ACTIVITIES.—A Veterans’ Corps de-
scribed in this paragraph may carry out activi-
ties such as— 
‘‘(i) promoting community-based ef-
forts to meet the unique needs of military 
families while a family member is deployed 
and upon that family member’s return 
home; 
‘‘(ii) recruiting veterans, particularly 
returning veterans, into service opportuni-
ties; 
‘‘(iii) working to assist veterans in de-
veloping their educational opportunities, in-
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cluding opportunities for professional cer-
tification; 
‘‘(iv) promoting efforts within the com-
munity to serve the needs of veterans and 
active duty military members; 
‘‘(v) assisting veterans in developing 
mentoring relationships with economically 
disadvantaged students; 
‘‘(vi) developing projects to assist dis-
abled, unemployed, and older veterans; and 
‘‘(vii) other activities addressing unmet 
veterans’ needs as the Corporation may des-
ignate. 
‘‘(B) VETERANS’ CORPS INDICATORS.—The 
corps indicators for a corps described in this 
paragraph are— 
‘‘(i) the number of housing units cre-
ated for veterans; 
‘‘(ii) the number of veterans who pur-
sue educational opportunities; 
‘‘(iii) the number of veterans receiving 
professional certification; 
‘‘(iv) outreach efforts to service organi-
zations serving the needs to veterans; 
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‘‘(v) the number of veterans engaged in 
service opportunities; 
‘‘(vi) the number of military families 
assisted by organizations while the family 
member is deployed and when the family 
member returns from deployment; 
‘‘(vii) the number of economically dis-
advantaged students engaged in mentoring 
relationships with veterans; 
‘‘(viii) projects designed to meet identi-
fiable public needs with a specific emphasis 
on projects in support of veterans, especially 
disabled and older veterans; 
‘‘(ix) another indicator relating to edu-
cation or skill attainment that assists in 
providing veterans with the skills to address 
identifiable public needs, that is approved 
by the Corporation; 
‘‘(x) other additional indicators that 
improve the lives of veterans and families of 
individuals deployed in service, that the 
Corporation, in consultation with the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs, establishes for 
a given year; and 
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‘‘(xi) any additional local indicator 
(applicable to a particular eligible entity 
and on which an improvement in perform-
ance is needed) that is approved by the Cor-
poration. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE OPPORTUNITY CORPS PROGRAMS.— 
The recipient of a grant under section 121(a) and each Fed-
eral agency operating or supporting a national service pro-
gram under section 121(b) shall, directly or through grants 
or subgrants to other entities, carry out or support full-or 
part-time national service programs, including summer 
programs, to address unmet community needs. 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE
PROGRAMS.—National service 
programs under this subsection shall be known as 
‘Opportunity Corps’ and may include the following 
types of national service programs: 
‘‘(A) A community corps program that 
meets unmet human, educational, environmental, 
or public safety needs and promotes greater com-
munity unity through the use of organized teams 
of participants of varied social and economic 
backgrounds, skill levels, physical and develop-
mental capabilities, ages, ethnic backgrounds, or 
genders. 
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‘‘(B) A professional corps program that re-
cruits and places qualified participants in posi-
tions— 
‘‘(i) such as teachers, nurses and other 
health care providers, police officers, early 
childhood development staff, engineers, or 
other professionals providing service to meet 
educational, human, environmental, or pub-
lic safety needs in communities with an in-
adequate number of such professionals; 
‘‘(ii) that may include a salary in ex-
cess of the maximum living allowance au-
thorized in subsection (a)(3) of section 140, 
as provided in subsection (c) of such section; 
and 
‘‘(iii) that are sponsored by public or 
private employers who agree to pay 100 
percent of the salaries and benefits (other 
than any national service educational 
award under subtitle D) of the participants. 
‘‘(C) A community service program de-
signed to meet the needs of rural communities, 
using teams or individual placements to address 
the development needs of rural communities, in-
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cluding the issues of rural poverty, health care, 
education, and job training. 
‘‘(D) A program that seeks to eliminate 
hunger in communities and rural areas through 
service in projects— 
‘‘(i) involving food banks, food pan-
tries, and nonprofit organizations that pro-
vide food during emergencies; 
‘‘(ii) involving the gleaning of pre-
pared and unprepared food that would oth-
erwise be discarded as unusable so that the 
usable portion of such food may be donated 
to food banks, food pantries, and other non-
profit organizations; 
‘‘(iii) seeking to address the long-term 
causes of hunger through education and the 
delivery of appropriate services; or 
‘‘(iv) providing training in basic 
health, nutrition, and life skills necessary to 
alleviate hunger in communities and rural 
areas. 
‘‘(E) An E-Corps program that involves 
participants who provide services in a commu-
nity by developing and assisting in carrying out 
technology programs which seek to increase ac-
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cess to technology and the benefits thereof in such 
community. 
‘‘(F) A program that engages citizens in 
public safety, public health, and emergency and 
disaster preparedness, and may include the re-
cruitment and placing of qualified participants 
in positions to be trainees as law enforcement of-
ficers, firefighters, search and rescue personnel, 
and emergency medical service workers, and may 
engage Federal, State, and local stakeholders in 
collaboration to organize more effective responses 
to issues of public safety and public health, emer-
gencies, and disasters. 
‘‘(G) A program, initiative, or partnership 
that seeks to expand the number of mentors for 
youths (including by recruiting high-school and 
college-aged individuals to enter into mentoring 
relationships), including mentors for disadvan-
taged youths, either through provision of direct 
mentoring services, provision of supportive serv-
ices to direct mentoring service organizations (in 
the case of a partnership), or through the cre-
ative utilization of current and emerging tech-
nologies to connect youth with mentors. 
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‘‘(H) A program that has the primary pur-
pose of re-engaging court-involved youth and 
adults with the goal of reducing recidivism. 
‘‘(I) Programs to support the needs of vet-
erans or active duty service members and their 
families, including providing opportunities to 
participate in service projects. 
‘‘(J) Such other national service programs 
addressing unmet human, educational, environ-
mental, or public safety needs as the Corporation 
may designate. 
‘‘(2) OPPORTUNITY
CORPS
INDICATORS.—The 
corps indicators for programs under this subsection 
are— 
‘‘(A) financial literacy among economically 
disadvantaged individuals; 
‘‘(B) housing units built or improved for 
economically disadvantaged individuals or low- 
income families; 
‘‘(C) economically disadvantaged individ-
uals with access to job training and other skill 
enhancement; 
‘‘(D) economically disadvantaged individ-
uals with access to information about job place-
ment services; 
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‘‘(E) a reduced crime rate in the commu-
nity where service is provided; 
‘‘(F) established or improved access to tech-
nology in the community where service is pro-
vided; 
‘‘(G) mentor relationships among disadvan-
taged youth; 
‘‘(H) food security among economically dis-
advantaged individuals; 
‘‘(I) service opportunities through the pro-
grams described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
(F) for economically disadvantaged individuals; 
‘‘(J) an additional indicator relating to im-
proving economic opportunity for economically 
disadvantaged individuals that the Corporation, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, and the 
Attorney General, establishes for a given year; 
‘‘(K) a local indicator (applicable to a par-
ticular eligible entity and on which an improve-
ment in performance is needed) relating to im-
proving economic opportunity for economically 
disadvantaged individuals, proposed by that eli-
gible entity in an application submitted to, and 
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approved by, a State Commission or the Cor-
poration under this section; 
‘‘(L) increase capacity of local nonprofit or-
ganizations to meet the needs of disadvantaged 
people and communities; 
‘‘(M) any additional indicator proposed by 
a Governor or State Commission that is ap-
proved by the Corporation; and 
‘‘(N) any additional local indicator (appli-
cable to a particular eligible entity and on which 
an improvement in performance is needed) that 
is approved by the Corporation. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITIES FOR CERTAIN REQUIRED CORPS.— 
In awarding financial assistance and approved national 
service positions to eligible entities proposed to carry out 
the required corps described in subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) in the case of a corps described in sub-
section (a)(2)— 
‘‘(A) the Corporation may give priority to 
such eligible entities that propose to develop poli-
cies to provide, and provide, support for partici-
pants who, after completing service under this 
section, will undertake careers to improve per-
formance on health indicators; and 
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‘‘(B) the Corporation shall give priority to 
such eligible entities that propose to carry out 
national service programs in medically under-
served areas (as designated by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services as an area with a 
shortage of personal health services); and 
‘‘(2) in the case of a corps described in sub-
section (a)(3), the Corporation shall give priority to 
such eligible entities that propose to recruit individ-
uals for the Clean Energy Corps so that significant 
percentages of participants in the Corps are economi-
cally disadvantaged individuals, and provide to such 
individuals support services and education and train-
ing to develop skills needed for clean energy jobs for 
which there is current demand or projected future de-
mand. 
‘‘(d) CONSULTATION
ON
PERFORMANCE
INDICA-
TORS.—The Corporation shall consult with the Secretaries 
of Education, Health and Human Services, Energy, Vet-
erans Affairs, Department of Interior, the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Attorney 
General, as appropriate, in developing additional perform-
ance indicators for the corps and programs described in 
subsections (a) and (b). 
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‘‘(e) QUALIFICATION CRITERIA TO DETERMINE ELIGI-
BILITY.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT
BY
CORPORATION.—The 
Corporation shall establish qualification criteria for 
different types of national service programs for the 
purpose of determining whether a particular national 
service program should be considered to be a national 
service program eligible to receive assistance or ap-
proved national service positions under this subtitle. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In establishing qualifica-
tion criteria under paragraph (1), the Corporation 
shall consult with organizations and individuals with 
extensive experience in developing and administering 
effective national service programs or regarding the 
delivery of human, educational, environmental, or 
public safety services to communities or persons. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION TO SUBGRANTS.—The quali-
fication criteria established by the Corporation under 
paragraph (1) shall also be used by each recipient of 
assistance under section 121(a) that uses any portion 
of the assistance to conduct a grant program to sup-
port other national service programs. 
‘‘(4) ENCOURAGEMENT OF INTERGENERATIONAL 
COMPONENTS OF PROGRAMS.—The Corporation shall 
encourage national service programs eligible to receive 
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assistance or approved national service positions 
under this subtitle to establish, if consistent with the 
purposes of the program, an intergenerational compo-
nent of the program that combines students, out-of- 
school youths, disadvantaged youth, and older adults 
as participants to provide services to address unmet 
human, educational, environmental, or public safety 
needs. 
‘‘(f) NATIONAL SERVICE PRIORITIES.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(A) BY CORPORATION.—In order to con-
centrate national efforts on meeting certain 
human, educational, environmental, or veterans’ 
needs and to achieve the other purposes of this 
Act, the Corporation, consistent with the stra-
tegic plan approved under section 192A(g)(1), 
shall establish (and may periodically alter) pri-
orities regarding the types of national service 
programs and corps to be assisted under section 
129 and the purposes for which such assistance 
may be used. In establishing such priorities, the 
Corporation— 
‘‘(i) shall select 2 or more of the corps 
described in subsection (a) to receive assist-
ance under section 129(d); and 
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‘‘(ii) may select other programs de-
scribed in subsection (b) to receive assist-
ance under such section. 
‘‘(B) BY
STATES.—Consistent with para-
graph (4), States shall establish, and through the 
national service plan process described in section 
178(e)(1), periodically alter priorities as appro-
priate regarding the national service programs 
to be assisted under section 129(d) and 129(e). 
The State priorities shall be subject to Corpora-
tion review as part of the application process 
under section 130. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE TO APPLICANTS.—The Corporation 
shall provide advance notice to potential applicants of 
any national service priorities to be in effect under 
this subsection for a fiscal year. The notice shall spe-
cifically include— 
‘‘(A) a description of any alteration made 
in the priorities since the previous notice; and 
‘‘(B) a description of the national service 
programs that are designated by the Corporation 
under section 133(d)(2) as eligible for priority 
consideration in the next competitive distribu-
tion of assistance under section 121(a). 
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‘‘(3) REGULATIONS.—The Corporation shall by 
regulation establish procedures to ensure the equitable 
treatment of national service programs that— 
‘‘(A) receive funding under this subtitle for 
multiple years; and 
‘‘(B) would be adversely affected by annual 
revisions in such national service priorities. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION
TO
SUBGRANTS.—Any na-
tional service priorities established by the Corporation 
under this subsection shall also be used by each re-
cipient of funds under section 121(a) that uses any 
portion of the assistance to conduct a grant program 
to support other national service programs. 
‘‘(g) REQUIREMENTS FOR TUTORS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Corporation shall require that each re-
cipient of assistance under the national service laws 
that operates a tutoring program involving elemen-
tary or secondary school students certifies that indi-
viduals serving in approved national service positions 
as tutors in such program have— 
‘‘(A) either— 
‘‘(i) obtained their high school di-
ploma; or 
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‘‘(ii) passed a proficiency test dem-
onstrating that such individuals have the 
skills necessary to achieve program goals; 
and 
‘‘(B) have successfully completed pre- and 
in-service training for tutors. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The requirements in para-
graph (1) do not apply to an individual serving in 
an approved national service position who is enrolled 
in an elementary or secondary school and is pro-
viding tutoring services through a structured, school- 
managed cross-grade tutoring program. 
‘‘(h) REQUIREMENTS
FOR TUTORING PROGRAMS.— 
Each tutoring program that receives assistance under the 
national service laws shall— 
‘‘(1) offer a curriculum that is high quality, re-
search-based, and consistent with the State academic 
content standards required by section 1111 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6311) and the instructional program of the 
local educational agency; and 
‘‘(2) offer high quality, research-based pre- and 
in-service training for tutors. 
‘‘(i) CITIZENSHIP TRAINING.—The Corporation shall 
establish requirements for recipients of assistance under the 
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national service laws relating to the promotion of citizen-
ship and civic engagement, that are consistent with the 
principles on which citizenship programs administered by 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are based and 
are appropriate to the age, education, and experience of the 
participants enrolled in approved national service positions 
and approved summer of service positions. 
‘‘(j) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the end 
of each fiscal year for which the Corporation makes grants 
under section 121(a), the Corporation shall prepare and 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
containing— 
‘‘(1) information describing how the Corporation 
allocated financial assistance and approved national 
service positions among eligible entities proposed to 
carry out national service corps described in that sub-
section (a) for that fiscal year; and 
‘‘(2) information describing the amount of finan-
cial assistance and the number of approved national 
service positions the Corporation provided to each na-
tional service corps described in subsection (a) for 
that fiscal year; 
‘‘(3) a measure of the extent to which the na-
tional service corps improved performance on the cor-
responding indicators; and 
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‘‘(4) information describing how the Corporation 
is coordinating— 
‘‘(A) the national service corps funded 
under subsection (a); with 
‘‘(B) applicable programs, as determined by 
the Corporation, carried out under subtitles B of 
this title, and part A of title I and parts A and 
B of title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service 
Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq., 5001, 5011) 
that improve performance on those indicators or 
otherwise address identified community needs.’’. 
SEC. 1303. TYPES OF POSITIONS. 
Section 123 (42 U.S.C. 12573) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting after ‘‘sub-
division of a State,’’ the following: ‘‘a Territory,’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (5) by inserting ‘‘National’’ be-
fore ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’. 
SEC. 1304. CONFORMING REPEAL RELATING TO TRAINING 
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 125 (42 U.S.C. 12575) is repealed. 
SEC. 1305. ASSISTANCE TO STATE COMMISSIONS; CHAL-
LENGE GRANTS. 
Section 126 (42 U.S.C. 12576) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$125,000 
and $750,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$250,000 and 
$1,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—In making 
grants to a State under this subsection, the Corpora-
tion shall require the State to provide matching funds 
of $1 from non-Federal sources for every $1 provided 
by the Corporation. 
‘‘(3) 
ALTERNATIVE.—Notwithstanding 
para-
graph (2), the Chief Executive Officer may permit a 
State that demonstrates hardship or a new State 
Commission to use an alternative match as follows: 
‘‘(A) FIRST $100,000.—For the first $100,000 
of grant amounts provided by the Corporation, a 
State shall not be required to provide matching 
funds. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNTS GREATER THAN $100,000.— 
For grant amounts of more than $100,000 and 
not exceeding $200,000 provided by the Corpora-
tion, a State shall provide $1 from non-Federal 
sources for every $2 provided by the Corporation. 
‘‘(C) AMOUNTS GREATER THAN $200,000.— 
For grant amounts of more than $200,000 pro-
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vided by the Corporation, a State shall provide 
$1 from non-Federal sources for every $1 pro-
vided by the Corporation. 
‘‘(D) RESERVATION
OF
FUNDS.—The cor-
poration shall ensure that it reserves funds for 
assistance provided under section 126(a) at an 
aggregate amount equal to that of at least 150 
percent allocated in fiscal year 2004 for the first 
full fiscal year after the date of enactment of the 
GIVE Act. Each subsequent year the corporation 
shall increase the amount reserved proportion-
ately 
including 
minimum 
and 
maximum 
amounts described in paragraph (1) to the 
amount of program funding allocated in subtitle 
C.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘and to support, including through mission- 
assignments under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5147), nonprofit organizations and public agencies 
responding to the needs of communities in disasters.’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘to na-
tional service programs that receive assistance 
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under section 121’’ and inserting ‘‘to programs 
supported under the national service laws’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(3) AMOUNT
OF
ASSISTANCE.—A challenge 
grant under this subsection may provide, for an ini-
tial 3-year grant period, not more than $1 of assist-
ance under this subsection for each $1 in cash raised 
from private sources by the program supported under 
the national service laws in excess of amounts re-
quired to be provided by the program to satisfy 
matching funds requirements. After an initial 3-year 
grant period, grants under this subsection may pro-
vide not more than $1 of assistance for each $2 in 
cash raised from private sources by the program in 
excess of amounts required to be provided by the pro-
gram to satisfy matching funds requirements. The 
Corporation may permit the use of local or State 
funds as matching funds if the Corporation deter-
mines that such use would be equitable due to a lack 
of available private funds at the local level. The Cor-
poration shall establish a ceiling on the amount of as-
sistance that may be provided to a national service 
program under this subsection.’’. 
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SEC. 1306. ALLOCATION OF ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND 
OTHER ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. 
Section 129 (42 U.S.C. 12581) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 129. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AND APPROVED NA-
TIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS. 
‘‘(a) 1-PERCENT ALLOTMENT FOR CERTAIN TERRI-
TORIES.—Of the funds allocated by the Corporation for pro-
vision of assistance under section 121(a) for a fiscal year, 
the Corporation shall reserve 1 percent for grants to the 
United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, 
and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 
upon approval by the Corporation of an application sub-
mitted under section 130. The amount allotted as a grant 
to each such Territory under this subsection for a fiscal year 
shall be equal to the amount that bears the same ratio to 
1 percent of the allocated funds for that fiscal year as the 
population of the Territory bears to the total population 
of such Territories. 
‘‘(b) ALLOTMENT FOR INDIAN TRIBES.—Of the funds 
allocated by the Corporation for provision of assistance 
under section 121(a) for a fiscal year, the Corporation shall 
reserve at least 1 percent for grants to Indian tribes, includ-
ing nonprofit organizations applying on behalf of a tribe 
or tribes, to be allotted by the Corporation on a competitive 
basis. In the case of a nonprofit organization applying on 
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behalf of a tribe or tribes such nonprofit organization shall 
include in its application— 
‘‘(1) written documentation from such tribe or 
tribes that such tribe or tribes has approved the appli-
cation and authorized such nonprofit organization to 
submit an application on the behalf of the tribe or 
tribes; and 
‘‘(2) certification that the nonprofit organization 
will use the grant exclusively to serve members of such 
tribe or tribes and will, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, do so on tribal lands. 
‘‘(c) RESERVATION OF APPROVED POSITIONS.—The 
Corporation shall ensure that each individual selected dur-
ing a fiscal year for assignment as a VISTA volunteer 
under title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 
(42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) or as a participant in the Civilian 
Community Corps Demonstration Program under subtitle 
E shall receive the national service educational award de-
scribed in subtitle D if the individual satisfies the eligibility 
requirements for the award. Funds for approved national 
service positions required by this paragraph for a fiscal 
year shall be deducted from the total funding for approved 
national service positions to be available for distribution 
under subsections (d) and (e) for that fiscal year. 
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‘‘(d) ALLOTMENT FOR COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Of the 
funds allocated by the Corporation for provision of assist-
ance under section 121(a) for a fiscal year and subject to 
section 133(d)(3), the Corporation shall reserve up to 62.7 
percent for grants awarded on a competitive basis to States 
for national service programs and to nonprofit organiza-
tions seeking to operate a national service program in 2 
or more States. 
‘‘(e) ALLOTMENT TO CERTAIN STATES ON FORMULA 
BASIS.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS.—Of the funds allocated by the 
Corporation for provision of assistance under sub-
section (a) of section 121 for a fiscal year, the Cor-
poration shall make a grant to each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, and the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico that submits an application 
under section 130 that is approved by the Corpora-
tion. 
‘‘(2) ALLOTMENTS.—The amount allotted as a 
grant to each such State under this subsection for a 
fiscal year shall be equal to the amount that bears the 
same ratio to 35.3 percent of the allocated funds for 
that fiscal year as the population of the State bears 
to the total population of the several States, the Dis-
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trict of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, in compliance with paragraph (3). 
‘‘(3) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (2), the minimum grant made available to each 
State approved by the Corporation under paragraph 
(1) for each fiscal year must be at least $600,000, or 
0.5 percent of the amount allocated for the State for-
mula under this section, whichever is greater. 
‘‘(f) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO APPLY.—If a State or 
Territory fails to apply for, or fails to give notice to the 
Corporation of its intent to apply for an allotment under 
this section, or the Corporation does not approve the appli-
cation consistent with section 133, the Corporation may use 
the amount that would have been allotted under this section 
to the State or Territory to— 
‘‘(1) make grants (and provide approved na-
tional service positions in connection with such 
grants) to other community-based organizations 
under section 121 that propose to carry out national 
service programs in such State or Territory; and 
‘‘(2) make a reallotment to other States or Terri-
tories with approved applications submitted under 
section 130, to the extent community-based organiza-
tions do not apply as described in paragraph (1). 
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‘‘(g) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—The allotment of as-
sistance and approved national service positions to a recipi-
ent under this section shall be made by the Corporation only 
pursuant to an application submitted by a State or other 
applicant under section 130. 
‘‘(h) APPROVAL OF POSITIONS SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE 
FUNDS.—The Corporation may not approve positions as 
approved national service positions under this subtitle for 
a fiscal year in excess of the number of such positions for 
which the Corporation has sufficient available funds in the 
National Service Trust for that fiscal year, taking into con-
sideration funding needs for national service educational 
awards under subtitle D based on completed service. If ap-
propriations are insufficient to provide the maximum al-
lowable national service educational awards under subtitle 
D for all eligible participants, the Corporation is authorized 
to make necessary and reasonable adjustments to program 
rules. 
‘‘(i) SPONSORSHIP OF APPROVED NATIONAL SERVICE 
POSITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) SPONSORSHIP AUTHORIZED.—The Corpora-
tion may enter into agreements with persons or enti-
ties who offer to sponsor national service positions for 
which the person or entity will be responsible for sup-
plying the funds necessary to provide a national serv-
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ice educational award. The distribution of these ap-
proved national service positions shall be made pur-
suant to the agreement, and the creation of these posi-
tions shall not be taken into consideration in deter-
mining the number of approved national service posi-
tions to be available for distribution under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(2) DEPOSIT OF CONTRIBUTION.—Funds pro-
vided pursuant to an agreement under paragraph (1) 
shall be deposited in the National Service Trust estab-
lished in section 145 until such time as the funds are 
needed. 
‘‘(j) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR SPECIAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—From amounts appropriated for a fiscal year pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
501(a)(2) and subject to the limitation in such section, the 
Corporation may reserve such amount as the Corporation 
considers to be appropriate for the purpose of making as-
sistance available under section 126. 
‘‘(k) RESERVATION OF FUNDS TO INCREASE THE PAR-
TICIPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) RESERVATION.—To make grants to public 
or private nonprofit organizations to increase the 
participation of individuals with disabilities in na-
tional service and for demonstration activities in fur-
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therance of this purpose, and subject to the limitation 
in paragraph (2), the Chief Executive Officer shall re-
serve not less than 1 percent from the amount allo-
cated to carry out program grants under the national 
service laws. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The amount reserved in 
paragraph (1) may not exceed $10,000,000. 
‘‘(3) REMAINDER.—After making grants under 
subsection (k), excess funds may be used by the Chief 
Executive Officer for other activities under section 
501(a)(2). 
‘‘(l) AUTHORITY FOR FIXED-AMOUNT GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—From amounts appro-
priated for a fiscal year to provide financial as-
sistance under the national service laws, the Cor-
poration, subject to the limitation in subpara-
graph (B) may provide assistance in the form of 
fixed-amount grants in an amount determined 
by the Corporation under paragraph (2) rather 
than on the basis of actual costs incurred by a 
program. 
‘‘(B) 
LIMITATION.—Other 
than 
fixed- 
amount grants to support programs described in 
section 129A, for the 1-year period beginning on 
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the date of enactment of the GIVE Act, the Cor-
poration may provide assistance in the form of 
fixed-amount grants only to support full-time 
positions. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION
OF
AMOUNT
OF
FIXED- 
AMOUNT GRANTS.—A fixed-amount grant authorized 
by this subsection shall be in an amount determined 
by the Corporation that is— 
‘‘(A) significantly less than the reasonable 
and necessary costs of administering the pro-
gram receiving the grant; and 
‘‘(B) based on the amount per individual 
enrolled in the program receiving the grant, tak-
ing into account— 
‘‘(i) the program’s capacity to manage 
funds and achieve programmatic results; 
‘‘(ii) the number of national service po-
sitions approved for the program; 
‘‘(iii) the proposed design of the pro-
gram; 
‘‘(iv) whether the program provides 
service to or involves the participation of 
disadvantaged youth or otherwise would 
reasonably incur a relatively higher level of 
costs; and 
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‘‘(v) such other factors as the Corpora-
tion may consider under section 133 in con-
sidering applications for assistance. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANT RECIPIENTS.— 
In awarding a fixed-amount grant under this sub-
section, the Corporation— 
‘‘(A) shall require the grant recipient— 
‘‘(i) to return a pro rata amount of the 
grant funds based upon the difference be-
tween the number of hours served by a par-
ticipant and the minimum number of hours 
for completion of a term of service (as estab-
lished by the Corporation); 
‘‘(ii) to report on standardized and 
other performance measures established by 
the Corporation; 
‘‘(iii) to cooperate with any evaluation 
activities undertaken by the Corporation; 
and 
‘‘(iv) to provide assurances that addi-
tional funds shall be raised in support of 
the proposed program, in addition to those 
received under the national service laws; 
and 
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‘‘(B) may adopt other terms and conditions 
as it considers necessary or appropriate based on 
the relative risks (as determined by the Corpora-
tion) associated with any application for a 
fixed-amount grant. 
‘‘(4) OTHER REQUIREMENTS NOT APPLICABLE.— 
Limitations on administrative costs and matching 
fund documentation requirements shall not apply to 
fixed-amount grants provided in accordance with this 
subsection. 
‘‘(5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall relieve a grant recipient of the re-
sponsibility to comply with the requirements of the 
Single Audit Act (31 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.) or other re-
quirements of Office of Management and Budget Cir-
cular A–133.’’. 
SEC. 1307. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY. 
Part II of subtitle C of title I is amended by inserting 
after section 129 (42 U.S.C. 12581) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 129A. EDUCATION AWARDS ONLY PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated for 
a fiscal year to provide financial assistance under this sub-
title and consistent with the restriction in subsection (b), 
the Corporation may, through fixed-amount grants (in ac-
cordance with section 129(l)), provide operational assist-
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ance to programs that receive approved national service po-
sitions but do not receive funds under section 121(a). 
‘‘(b) LIMIT ON CORPORATION GRANT FUNDS.—Oper-
ational support under this section may not exceed $600 per 
individual enrolled in an approved national service posi-
tion and may reach $800 per individual if the program 
supports at least 50 percent disadvantaged youth. 
‘‘(c) ADJUSTMENTS FOR INFLATION.—For each year 
after 2008, the amounts specified in subsection (b) shall be 
adjusted for inflation as measured by the Consumer Price 
Index for all Urban Consumers published by the Secretary 
of Labor. 
‘‘(d) INAPPLICABLE
PROVISIONS.—The provisions 
under section 129(l)(4) and the living allowances and other 
benefits under sections 131(e) and section 140 (other than 
individualized support services for disabled members under 
section 140(f)) shall not apply to programs that receive as-
sistance under this section.’’. 
SEC. 1308. STATE SELECTION OF PROGRAMS. 
Section 130 (42 U.S.C. 12582) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting after ‘‘State,’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Territory,’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘institution of higher edu-
cation, or Federal agency’’ and inserting ‘‘or in-
stitution of higher education’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘section 
122(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 122(f)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (12), by inserting ‘‘mu-
nicipalities and county governments in the areas 
being served,’’ after ‘‘services,’’. 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘jobs or positions’’ and 
inserting ‘‘proposed positions’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, including’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting a period; 
(B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘pro-
posed’’ before ‘‘minimum’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) In the case of a nonprofit organization op-
erating programs in 2 or more States, a description 
of the manner and extent to which the State Commis-
sions of each State in which the nonprofit organiza-
tion intends to operate were consulted and the nature 
of the consultation.’’; 
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(4) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) 
as subsections (e) through (h), respectively and insert-
ing after subsection (c) the following: 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIRED APPLICATION INFORMA-
TION.—An application submitted under subsection (a) for 
programs described in 122(a) shall also contain— 
‘‘(1) measurable goals, to be used for annual 
measurements of the program on 1 or more of the cor-
responding performance indicators; 
‘‘(2) information describing how the applicant 
proposes to utilize funds to improve performance on 
the corresponding performance indicators utilizing 
participants, including the activities in which such 
participants will engage to improve performance on 
those indicators; 
‘‘(3) information identifying the geographical 
area in which the eligible entity proposed to carry out 
the program proposes to use funds to improve per-
formance on the corresponding performance indica-
tors including demographic information on the stu-
dents or individuals, as appropriate, in such area, 
and statistics demonstrating the need to improve such 
indicators in such area; and 
‘‘(4) if applicable, information on how the eligi-
ble entity will work with other community-based 
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agencies to carry out activities to improve perform-
ance on the corresponding performance indicators 
using such funds.’’; 
(5) in subsection (f)(2) (as so redesignated) by 
striking ‘‘were selected’’ and inserting ‘‘were or will 
be selected’’; 
(6) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a pro-
gram applicant’’ and inserting ‘‘an applicant’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PRO-
GRAM
APPLICANT’’ and inserting ‘‘APPLI-
CANT’’; 
(ii) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘program applicant’’ 
and inserting ‘‘applicant’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by inserting after ‘‘subdivision 
of a State,’’ the following: ‘‘Territory,’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘institution of 
higher education, or Federal agency’’ 
and inserting ‘‘or institution of higher 
education’’; and 
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(iv) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by inserting after ‘‘subdivision 
of a State,’’ the following: ‘‘Territory,’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘institution of 
higher education, or Federal agency’’ 
and inserting ‘‘or institution of higher 
education’’; and 
(7) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), by 
striking the period and inserting ‘‘or is already re-
ceiving financial assistance from the Corporation.’’. 
SEC. 1309. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM ASSISTANCE RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
Section 131(c) (42 U.S.C. 12583(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) the community served, including, if 
appropriate, municipal and county governments 
in the area served, and potential participants in 
the program;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ after ‘‘program;’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(C) municipalities and county govern-
ments in the areas being served;’’; and 
(2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(3) in the case of a program that is not funded 
through a State, including programs operated by non-
profit organizations seeking to operate a national 
service program in 2 or more States— 
‘‘(A) consult with and coordinate with the 
State Commission for the State in which the pro-
gram operates; and 
‘‘(B) obtain confirmation from the State 
Commission that the applicant seeking assistance 
under this Act has consulted with and coordi-
nated with the State Commission when seeking 
to operate a program in that State.’’. 
SEC. 1310. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS. 
Section 133 (42 U.S.C. 12585) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(6), insert after subpara-
graph (E) the following: 
‘‘(F) Areas that have a mortgage foreclosure 
rate greater than the national average mortgage 
foreclosure rate for the most recent 12 months for 
which satisfactory data are available.’’; 
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(2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘jobs or’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (F); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (G) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) programs that recruit veterans, par-
ticularly returning veterans, into service oppor-
tunities; and 
‘‘(I) programs that promote community- 
based efforts to meet the unique needs of military 
families while a member of the family is de-
ployed, or when a member of the family returns 
from deployment.’’. 
SEC. 1311. DESCRIPTION OF PARTICIPANTS. 
Section 137 (42 U.S.C. 12591) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), 
and (6) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respec-
tively; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘between 
the ages of 16 and 25’’ and inserting ‘‘a 16-year- 
old out of school youth or an individual between 
the ages of 17 and 25’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(a)(5)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(a)(4)’’. 
SEC. 1312. SELECTION OF NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICI-
PANTS. 
Section 138 (42 U.S.C. 12592) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘conducted by 
the State’’ and all that follows through ‘‘or other enti-
ty’’ and inserting ‘‘conducted by the entity’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(2)(C) by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, particularly 
those who were considered at the time of their service 
disadvantaged youth’’. 
SEC. 1313. TERMS OF SERVICE. 
Section 139 (42 U.S.C. 12593) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘not less 
than 9 months and’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘during a 
period of—’’ and all that follows through the period 
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at the end and inserting ‘‘during a period of not more 
than 2 years.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b) by inserting at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) EXTENSION OF TERM FOR DISASTER PUR-
POSES.— 
‘‘(A) An individual in an approved na-
tional service position performing service di-
rectly related to disaster relief efforts may con-
tinue in a term of service for a period of 90 days 
beyond the period otherwise specified in sections 
139(b) and 153 (e) or in section 104 of the Do-
mestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973. 
‘‘(B) Service performed by an individual in 
an originally-agreed to term of service and serv-
ice performed under this paragraph shall con-
stitute a single term of service for purposes of 
sections 146(b) and (c) but may not receive an 
additional education award under section 141.’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘as 
demonstrated by the participant’’ and inserting 
‘‘as determined by the organization responsible 
for granting a release, if the participant has oth-
erwise performed satisfactorily and has com-
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pleted at least 15 percent of the original term of 
service’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘pro-
vide to the participant that portion of the na-
tional service educational award’’ and inserting 
‘‘certify the participant’s eligibility for that por-
tion of the national service educational award’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘to 
allow return to the program with which the indi-
vidual was serving in order’’. 
SEC. 1314. ADJUSTMENTS TO LIVING ALLOWANCE. 
Section 140 (42 U.S.C. 12594) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and 
(3)’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as (2); 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so 
redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL
WORK-STUDY
STUDENTS.—The 
living allowance that may be provided to an indi-
vidual whose term of service includes hours for which 
the individual receives Federal work study wages 
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shall be reduced by the amount of the individual’s 
Federal work study award.’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘a re-
duced term of service under section 139(b)(3)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a term of service that is less than 
12 months’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘shall include 
an amount sufficient to cover 85 percent of such 
taxes’’ and all that follows through the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘may be used to pay such taxes.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by adding ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as (2); 
(4) in subsection (d)(1), by striking the second 
sentence; and 
(5) by striking subsections (g) and (h). 
Subtitle D—Amendments to Subtitle 
D (National Service Trust and 
Provision of National Service 
Educational Awards) 
SEC. 1401. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS IN THE NATIONAL 
SERVICE TRUST. 
Section 145 (42 U.S.C. 12601) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 148(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 148(f)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘pursu-
ant to section 196(a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘pursu-
ant to section 196(a)(2), if the terms of such do-
nations direct that they be deposited in the Na-
tional Service Trust’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘for payments 
of national service educational awards in accordance 
with section 148.’’ and inserting ‘‘for— 
‘‘(1) payments of summer of service educational 
awards and national service educational awards in 
accordance with section 148; and 
‘‘(2) payments of interest in accordance with sec-
tion 148(f).’’. 
SEC. 1402. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A NATIONAL 
SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARD FROM THE 
TRUST. 
Section 146 (42 U.S.C. 12602) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘if the individual’’ and inserting ‘‘if 
the organization responsible for an individual’s 
supervision certifies that the individual’’; 
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(B) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) met the applicable eligibility requirements 
for the position; and 
‘‘(2)(A) for a full-time or part-time educational 
award, successfully completed the required term of 
service described in subsection (b) in an approved na-
tional service position; or 
‘‘(B) for a partial educational award— 
‘‘(i) satisfactorily performed prior to being 
granted a release for compelling personal cir-
cumstances under section 139(c); and 
‘‘(ii) served at least 15 percent of the re-
quired term of service described in subsection (b); 
and’’; and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (3); 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON RECEIPT OF NATIONAL SERVICE 
EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.—An individual may not receive, 
in national service educational awards, more than an 
amount equal to the aggregate value of 2 such awards for 
full-time service. The aggregate value of summer of service 
educational awards that an individual receives shall have 
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no effect on the aggregate value of national service edu-
cational awards the individual may receive.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘SEVEN-YEAR REQUIRE-
MENT’’ and inserting ‘‘IN GENERAL’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘An’’ and inserting 
‘‘Subject to paragraph (2), an’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) is an individual eligible to receive a 
summer of service educational award, in which 
case the individual shall have a 10-year period 
to use such educational award beginning on the 
date that the individual completes the term of 
service that is the basis of such educational 
award.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e)(1)— 
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(A) by inserting after ‘‘qualifying under 
this section’’ the following: ‘‘or under section 
120(c)(8)’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘to receive a national 
service educational award’’ the following: ‘‘or a 
summer of service educational award’’. 
SEC. 1403. DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT OF NATIONAL 
SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS. 
Section 147 (42 U.S.C. 12603) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) AMOUNT FOR FULL-TIME NATIONAL SERVICE.— 
Except as provided in subsection (c), an individual de-
scribed in section 146(a) who successfully completes a re-
quired term of full-time national service in an approved 
national service position shall receive a national service 
educational award having a value equal to the maximum 
amount of a Federal Pell Grant that a student eligible 
under section 401(b)(2)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 may receive for the award year for which the national 
service position is approved by the Corporation.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ‘‘for each 
of not more than 2 of such terms of service’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘in the period of one year’’. 
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SEC. 1404. DISBURSEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AWARDS. 
Section 148 (42 U.S.C. 12604) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘cost of 
attendance’’ and inserting ‘‘cost of attendance or 
other educational expenses’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (5); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) to pay expenses incurred in enrolling in an 
educational institution or training establishment that 
meets the requirements of chapter 36 of title 38, 
United States Code (38 U.S.C. 3451 et seq.); and’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting after ‘‘the 
national service educational award of the individual’’ 
the following: ‘‘, or an eligible individual under sec-
tion 120(c)(8) who received a summer of service edu-
cational award’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(2) by inserting after ‘‘the 
national service educational award’’ the following: 
‘‘or the summer of service educational award, as ap-
plicable,’’; 
(4) in subsection (b)(5) by inserting after ‘‘the 
national service educational award’’ the following: 
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‘‘or the summer of service educational award, as ap-
plicable’’; 
(5) in subsection (b)(7)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, 
other than a loan to a parent of a student pursu-
ant to section 428B of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
1078–2); and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) any loan (other than a loan described 
in subparagraph (A) or (B)) determined by an 
institution of higher education to be necessary to 
cover a student’s educational expenses and made, 
insured, or guaranteed by— 
‘‘(i) an eligible lender, as defined in 
section 435 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1085); 
‘‘(ii) the direct student loan program 
under part D of title IV of such Act; 
‘‘(iii) a State agency; or 
‘‘(iv) a lender otherwise determined by 
the Corporation to be eligible to receive dis-
bursements from the National Service 
Trust.’’; 
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(6) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting after ‘‘na-
tional service educational award’’ the following: ‘‘, or 
an eligible individual under section 120(c)(8) who de-
sires to apply the individual’s summer of service edu-
cational award,’’; 
(7) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting after 
‘‘national service educational award’’ the following: 
‘‘or summer of service educational award, as applica-
ble,’’; 
(8) in subsection (c)(2)(C)(iii), by inserting after 
‘‘national service educational awards received under 
this subtitle’’ the following: ‘‘or summer of service 
educational awards received under section 120(c)(8)’’; 
(9) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting after ‘‘na-
tional service educational awards’’ the following: 
‘‘and summer of service educational awards’’; 
(10) in subsection (c)(5)— 
(A) by inserting after ‘‘national service edu-
cational award’’ the following: ‘‘, or summer of 
service educational award, as applicable,’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘additional’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘summer of service educational awards 
and additional’’; 
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(11) in subsection (c)(6), by inserting after ‘‘na-
tional service educational award’’ the following: ‘‘and 
summer of service educational award’’; 
(12) in subsection (d), by inserting after ‘‘na-
tional service educational awards’’ the following: 
‘‘and summer of service educational awards’’; 
(13) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(7)’’; and 
(14) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘Director’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Chief Executive Officer’’. 
SEC. 1405. PROCESS OF APPROVAL OF NATIONAL SERVICE 
POSITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title I (42 U.S.C. 
12601 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 149. PROCESS OF APPROVAL OF NATIONAL SERVICE 
POSITIONS. 
‘‘(a) TIMING AND RECORDING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subtitles C 
and D, and any other provision of law, in approving 
a position as an approved national service position, 
the Corporation— 
‘‘(A) shall approve the position at the time 
the Corporation— 
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‘‘(i) enters into an enforceable agree-
ment with an individual participant to 
serve in a program carried out under sub-
title E of title I of this Act or under title 
I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 
1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.), or a summer 
of service educational award; or 
‘‘(ii) except as provided in clause (i), 
awards a grant to (or enters into a contract 
or cooperative agreement with) an entity to 
carry out a program for which such a posi-
tion is approved under section 123; and 
‘‘(B) shall record as an obligation an esti-
mate of the net present value of the national 
service educational award associated with the 
position, based on a formula that takes into con-
sideration historical rates of enrollment in such 
a program, and of earning and using national 
service educational awards for such a program 
and remain available. 
‘‘(2) FORMULA.—In determining the formula de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(B), the Corporation shall 
consult with the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office. 
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‘‘(3) CERTIFICATION REPORT.—The Chief Execu-
tive Officer of the Corporation shall annually prepare 
and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a report that contains a certification that the Cor-
poration is in compliance with the requirements of 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) APPROVAL.—The requirements of this sub-
section shall apply to each approved national service 
position that the Corporation approves— 
‘‘(A) during fiscal year 2009; and 
‘‘(B) during any subsequent fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) RESERVE ACCOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT AND CONTENTS.— 
‘‘(A) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—Notwithstanding 
subtitles C and D, and any other provision of 
law, within the National Service Trust estab-
lished under section 145, the Corporation shall 
establish a reserve account. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—To ensure the avail-
ability of adequate funds to support the awards 
of approved national service positions for each 
fiscal year, the Corporation shall place in the ac-
count— 
‘‘(i) during fiscal year 2009, a portion 
of the funds that were appropriated for fis-
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cal year 2009 or a previous fiscal year 
under section 501(a)(2), were made avail-
able to carry out subtitle C, D, or E of this 
title, subtitle A of title I of the Domestic 
Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or summer of 
service under section 120(c)(8), and remain 
available; and 
‘‘(ii) during fiscal year 2009 or a sub-
sequent fiscal year, a portion of the funds 
that were appropriated for that fiscal year 
under section 501(a)(2) and were made 
available to carry out subtitle C, D, or E of 
this title, subtitle A of title I of the Domes-
tic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or sum-
mer of service under section 111(a)(5), and 
remain available. 
‘‘(2) OBLIGATION.—The Corporation shall not 
obligate the funds in the reserve account until the 
Corporation— 
‘‘(A) determines that the funds will not be 
needed for the payment of national service edu-
cational awards associated with previously ap-
proved national service positions and summer of 
service educational awards; or 
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‘‘(B) obligates the funds for the payment of 
national service educational awards for such pre-
viously approved national service positions or 
summer of service educational awards, as appli-
cable. 
‘‘(c) AUDITS.—The accounts of the Corporation relat-
ing to the appropriated funds for approved national service 
positions, and the records demonstrating the manner in 
which the Corporation has recorded estimates described in 
subsection (a)(1)(B) as obligations, shall be audited annu-
ally by independent certified public accountants or inde-
pendent licensed public accountants certified or licensed by 
a regulatory authority of a State or other political subdivi-
sion of the United States in accordance with generally ac-
cepted auditing standards. A report containing the results 
of each such independent audit shall be included in the an-
nual report required by subsection (a)(3). 
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Except as provided 
in subsection (b), all amounts included in the National 
Service Trust under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 
145(a) shall be available for payments of national service 
educational awards or summer of service educational 
awards under section 148.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 2 of the Strength-
en AmeriCorps Program Act (Public Law 108–145; 117 
Stat. 844; 42 U.S.C. 12605) is repealed. 
Subtitle E—Amendments to Subtitle 
E (National Civilian Community 
Corps) 
SEC. 1501. PURPOSE. 
Section 151 (42 U.S.C. 12611) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 151. PURPOSE. 
‘‘It is the purpose of this subtitle to authorize the oper-
ation of, and support for, residential and other service pro-
grams that combine the best practices of civilian service 
with the best aspects of military service, including leader-
ship and team building, to meet national and community 
needs. Such needs to be met under such programs include 
those related to— 
‘‘(1) natural and other disasters; 
‘‘(2) infrastructure improvement; 
‘‘(3) environmental stewardship and conserva-
tion; 
‘‘(4) energy conservation; 
‘‘(5) urban and rural development; and 
‘‘(6) other unmet needs consistent with the pur-
pose as described in this section.’’. 
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SEC. 1502. PROGRAM COMPONENTS. 
Section 152 (42 U.S.C. 12612) is amended— 
(1) by amending the section heading to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 152. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CIVILIAN COM-
MUNITY CORPS PROGRAM.’’. 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Civilian Com-
munity Corps Demonstration Program’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘National Civilian Community Corps Program’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Civilian Community Corps 
Demonstration Program’’ and inserting ‘‘Na-
tional Civilian Community Corps Program’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘a Civilian Community 
Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘a National Civilian Com-
munity Corps’’; 
(4) in the heading of subsection (c), by striking 
‘‘PROGRAMS’’ and inserting ‘‘COMPONENTS’’; and 
(5) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘program com-
ponents are residential programs’’ and all that fol-
lows and inserting ‘‘programs referred to in sub-
section (b) may include a residential component.’’. 
SEC. 1503. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS. 
Section 153 (42 U.S.C. 12613) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘Civilian Community Corps 
Demonstration Program’’ and inserting ‘‘Na-
tional Civilian Community Corps Program’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘on Civilian Community 
Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘on National Civilian 
Community Corps’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘if the person’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘if the person will be at least 18 years of 
age on or before December 31 in the calendar year in 
which the individual enrolls in the program.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘BACKROUNDS’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘BACKGROUNDS’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘The Director shall take appropriate steps, in-
cluding through outreach and recruitment activi-
ties carried out by the chief executive officer, to 
increase the percentage of participants in the 
program who are disadvantaged youth toward 
50 percent of all participants by year 2011. The 
Director shall report to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress biennially on such efforts, any 
challenges faced, and the annual participation 
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rates of disadvantaged youth in the program.’’; 
and 
(4) by striking subsection (e). 
SEC. 1504. SUMMER NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM. 
Section 154 (42 U.S.C. 12614) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Civilian Community Corps 
Demonstration Program’’ and inserting ‘‘Na-
tional Civilian Community Corps Program’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘on Civilian Community 
Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘on National Civilian 
Community Corps’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘shall be’’ and 
all that follows through the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘shall be from economically and ethnically di-
verse backgrounds, including youth who are in foster 
care.’’. 
SEC. 1505. TEAM LEADERS. 
Section 155 (42 U.S.C. 12615) is amended— 
(1) by amending the section heading to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 155. NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘Civilian Community Corps 
Demonstration Program’’ and inserting ‘‘Na-
tional Civilian Community Corps Program’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Civilian Community 
Corps shall’’ and inserting ‘‘the National Civil-
ian Community Corps shall’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by amending the subsection heading to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP IN NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY 
CORPS.—’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘Na-
tional’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘superintendent’’ and 
inserting ‘‘campus director’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘camp’’ and inserting 
‘‘campus’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) TEAM LEADERS.—The Director may select 
from Corps members individuals with prior super-
visory or service experience to be team leaders within 
units in the National Civilian Community Corps to 
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perform service that includes leading and supervising 
teams of Corps members. Team leaders shall— 
‘‘(A) be selected without regard to the age 
limitation under section 153(b); 
‘‘(B) be members of the National Civilian 
Community Corps; and 
‘‘(C) be provided the rights and benefits ap-
plicable to Corps members, except that the limi-
tation on the amount of living allowance shall 
not exceed 10 percent more than the amount es-
tablished under section 158(b).’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by amending the subsection heading to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(d) CAMPUSES.—’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by amending the paragraph head-
ing to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) UNITS TO BE ASSIGNED TO CAMPUSES.—’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘in camps’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘in campuses’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘camp’’ and inserting 
‘‘campus’’; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘in the camps’’ and 
inserting ‘‘in the campuses’’; 
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(6) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘superintendent’’ and 
inserting ‘‘campus director’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘camp’’ both places 
such term appears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘superintendent of a 
camp’’ and inserting ‘‘campus director of a 
campus’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘superintendent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘campus director’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘superintend-
ent’s’’ and inserting ‘‘campus direc-
tor’s’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘camp’’ each 
place such term appears and inserting 
‘‘campus’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘superintendent’’ and inserting ‘‘campus 
director’’; and 
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(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘camp 
superintendent’’ and inserting ‘‘campus direc-
tor’’. 
SEC. 1506. TRAINING. 
Section 156 (42 U.S.C. 12616) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civil-
ian Community Corps’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘The Director shall ensure that to the extent 
practicable, each member of the Corps is trained 
in CPR, first aid, and other skills related to dis-
aster preparedness and response.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘, including a focus 
on energy conservation, environmental stewardship or 
conservation, infrastructure improvement, urban and 
rural development, or disaster preparedness needs’’; 
and 
(3) by amending subsection (c)(2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES.— 
Members of the cadre may provide, either directly or 
through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, 
the advanced service training referred to in subsection 
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(b)(1) in coordination with vocational or technical 
schools, other employment and training providers, ex-
isting youth service programs, other qualified individ-
uals, or organizations with expertise in training 
youth, including disadvantaged youth, in the skill 
areas described in such subsection.’’. 
SEC. 1507. CONSULTATION WITH STATE COMMISSIONS. 
Section 157 (42 U.S.C. 12617) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian Com-
munity Corps’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting before 
the semicolon the following: ‘‘with specific em-
phasis on projects in support of infrastructure 
improvement, disaster relief and recovery, the en-
vironment, energy conservation, and urban and 
rural development’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘service 
learning’’ and inserting ‘‘service-learning’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘and 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development, the Administrator of 
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the Environmental Protection Agency, the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Sec-
retary of Transportation, and the Chief of the 
United States Forest Service’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)(B)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘community-based or-
ganizations and’’ before ‘‘representatives of 
local communities’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘camp’’ both places 
such term appears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘State 
Commissions,’’ before ‘‘and persons involved in 
other youth service programs.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘superintendent’’ both 
places such term appears and inserting 
‘‘campus director’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘camp’’ both places 
such term appears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 
and 
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(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘camp 
superintendents’’ and inserting ‘‘campus direc-
tors’’. 
SEC. 1508. AUTHORIZED BENEFITS FOR CORPS MEMBERS. 
Section 158 (42 U.S.C. 12618) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘National’’ be-
fore ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Ci-
vilian Community Corps’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the colon the 
following: ‘‘, as the Director determines ap-
propriate’’; 
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Cloth-
ing’’ and inserting ‘‘Uniforms’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘Rec-
reational services and supplies’’ and inserting 
‘‘Supplies’’. 
SEC. 1509. PERMANENT CADRE. 
Section 159 (42 U.S.C. 12619) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Civilian Community Corps Dem-
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onstration Program’’ and inserting ‘‘National 
Civilian Community Corps Program’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘including those’’ be-
fore ‘‘recommended’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘National’’ before 
‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘National’’ 
before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by inserting 
‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘The Director shall 
establish a permanent cadre of’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The Chief Executive Officer 
shall establish a permanent cadre that 
includes the Director and other ap-
pointed’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘National’’ be-
fore ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘The Director shall appoint the members’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘The Chief Executive Officer 
shall consider the recommendations of the 
Director in appointing the other members’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘the Director’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Chief Executive Officer’’; 
(II) in clause (iii) by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(III) by redesignating clause (iv) 
as (v); and 
(IV) by inserting after clause (iii) 
the following: 
‘‘(iv) give consideration to retired and 
other former law enforcement, fire, rescue, 
and emergency personnel, and other indi-
viduals with backgrounds in disaster pre-
paredness, relief, and recovery; and’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (E)— 
(I) by inserting after ‘‘techniques’’ 
the following: ‘‘, including techniques 
for working with and enhancing the 
development of disadvantaged youth,’’; 
and 
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(II) by striking ‘‘service learning’’ 
and inserting ‘‘service-learning’’; and 
(C) in the first sentence of paragraph (3), 
by striking ‘‘the members’’ and inserting ‘‘other 
members’’. 
SEC. 1510. CONTRACT AND GRANT AUTHORITY. 
Section 161 (42 U.S.C. 12621) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘perform any 
program function under this subtitle’’ and inserting 
‘‘carry out the National Civilian Community Corps 
program’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘National’’ 
before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’. 
SEC. 1511. OTHER DEPARTMENTS. 
Section 162 (42 U.S.C. 12622) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community 
Corps’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘the registry established by’’ and all 
that follows through the semicolon and in-
serting ‘‘the registry established by section 
1143a of title 10, United States Code;’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘to be 
recommended for appointment’’ and inserting 
‘‘from which individuals may be selected for ap-
pointment by the Director’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘Na-
tional’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
SEC. 1512. ADVISORY BOARD. 
Section 163 (42 U.S.C. 12623) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Upon the establishment of 
the Program, there shall also be’’ and inserting 
‘‘There shall be’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civil-
ian Community Corps Advisory Board’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘to assist’’ and all that fol-
lows through the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘to assist the Corps in responding rapidly and 
efficiently in times of natural and other disas-
ters. Consistent with the needs outlined in sec-
tion 151, the Advisory Board members shall help 
coordinate activities with the Corps as appro-
priate, including the mobilization of volunteers 
and coordination of volunteer centers to help 
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local communities recover from the effects of nat-
ural and other disasters.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and 
(9) as paragraphs (13) and (14), respectively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(8) The Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency. 
‘‘(9) The Secretary of Transportation. 
‘‘(10) The Chief of the United States Forest Serv-
ice. 
‘‘(11) The Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency. 
‘‘(12) The Secretary of Energy.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘industry,’’ and inserting ‘‘public 
and private organizations,’’. 
SEC. 1513. EVALUATION. 
Section 164 (42 U.S.C. 12624) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AN-
NUAL’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘annual evaluation’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘evaluation before September 30, 2014’’; 
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(3) by inserting ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian 
Community Corps’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Upon 
completing each such evaluation, the Corporation 
shall transmit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report on the evaluation.’’. 
SEC. 1514. REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION. 
Section 165 (42 U.S.C. 12625) is repealed. 
SEC. 1515. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 166 (42 U.S.C. 12626) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (9); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) 
as paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) CAMPUS DIRECTOR.—The term ‘campus di-
rector’, with respect to a Corps campus, means the 
head of the campus under section 155(d). 
‘‘(3) CORPS.—The term ‘Corps’ means the Na-
tional Civilian Community Corps required under sec-
tion 155 as part of the Civilian Community Corps 
Program. 
‘‘(4) CORPS CAMPUS.—The term ‘Corps campus’ 
means the facility or central location established as 
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the operational headquarters and boarding place for 
particular Corps units.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘Civilian Community Corps Demonstration 
Program’’ and inserting ‘‘National Civilian Commu-
nity Corps Program’’; 
(5) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by in-
serting ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community 
Corps’’; 
(6) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘The terms’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘Demonstration Program’’ the first place such term 
appears and inserting ‘‘The term ‘Program’ means 
the National Civilian Community Corps Program’’; 
and 
(7) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the heading by striking ‘‘SERVICE 
LEARNING’’ and inserting ‘‘SERVICE-LEARNING’’; 
and 
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) by striking ‘‘service learning’’ and inserting 
‘‘service-learning’’. 
SEC. 1516. TERMINOLOGY. 
Subtitle E of title I (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) by striking the subtitle heading and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘Subtitle E—National Civilian 
Community Corps’’; 
and 
(2) in section 160(a) (42 U.S.C. 12620(a)) by 
inserting ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community 
Corps’’. 
Subtitle F—Amendments to Subtitle 
F (Administrative Provisions) 
SEC. 1601. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE. 
Section 171(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 12631(a)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘with respect to a project’’ and inserting ‘‘with 
respect to a project authorized under the national service 
laws’’. 
SEC. 1602. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS ON USE OF FUNDS. 
Section 174 (42 U.S.C. 12634) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) REFERRALS FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.—A pro-
gram may not receive assistance under the national service 
laws for the sole purpose of referring individuals to Federal 
assistance programs or State assistance programs funded 
in part by the Federal Government.’’. 
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SEC. 1603. NOTICE, HEARING, AND GRIEVANCE PROCE-
DURES. 
Section 176 (42 U.S.C. 12636) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘30 
days’’ and inserting ‘‘1 or more periods of 30 days 
not to exceed 90 days in total’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘A State 
or local applicant’’ and inserting ‘‘An entity’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) 
as subparagraph (E); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following: 
‘‘(D) in a grievance filed by an individual 
applicant or participant— 
‘‘(i) the applicant’s selection or the 
participant’s reinstatement, as the case may 
be; and 
‘‘(ii) other changes in the terms and 
conditions of service; and’’. 
SEC. 1604. RESOLUTION OF DISPLACEMENT COMPLAINTS. 
Section 177 (42 U.S.C. 12637) is amended— 
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(1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking 
‘‘under this title’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘under the national service laws’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘employee or 
position’’ and inserting ‘‘employee, position, or volun-
teer (other than a participant under the national 
service laws)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Programs that receive assist-
ance under the national service laws shall consult 
with the parents or legal guardians of children in de-
veloping and operating programs that include and 
serve children. 
‘‘(2) PARENTAL PERMISSION.—Programs that re-
ceive assistance under the national service laws shall, 
consistent with State law, before transporting minor 
children, provide the reason for and obtain written 
permission of the children’s parents.’’. 
SEC. 1605. STATE COMMISSIONS ON NATIONAL AND COM-
MUNITY SERVICE. 
Section 178 (42 U.S.C. 12638) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(J) A representative of the volunteer sec-
tor.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘, unless the 
State permits the representative to serve as a voting 
member of the State Commission or alternative ad-
ministrative entity’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (e)(1) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) Preparation of a national service plan for 
the State that— 
‘‘(A) is developed through an open and pub-
lic process (such as through regional forums, 
hearings, and other means) that provides for 
maximum participation and input from compa-
nies, organizations, and public agencies using 
service and volunteerism as a strategy to meet 
critical community needs, including programs 
funded under the national service laws; 
‘‘(B) covers a 3-year period, the beginning 
of which may be set by the State; 
‘‘(C) is subject to approval by the chief exec-
utive officer of the State; 
‘‘(D) includes measurable goals and out-
comes for the State consistent with those for na-
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tional service programs as described in section 
179(a)(1)(A); 
‘‘(E) ensures outreach to diverse commu-
nity-based agencies that serve under-represented 
populations, by using established networks and 
registries at the State level, or establishing such 
networks and registries; 
‘‘(F) provides for effective coordination of 
funding applications submitted by the State and 
others within the State under the national serv-
ice laws; 
‘‘(G) is updated annually, reflecting changes 
in practices and policies that will improve the 
coordination and effectiveness of Federal, State, 
and local resources for service and volunteerism 
within the State; and 
‘‘(H) contains such information as the State 
Commission considers to be appropriate or as the 
Corporation may require.’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsections (f) through (j) 
as subsections (h) through (l), respectively; 
(5) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: 
‘‘(f) 
RELIEF
FROM
ADMINISTRATIVE
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Upon approval of a State plan submitted under 
subsection (e)(1), the Chief Executive Officer may waive, 
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or specify alternatives to, administrative requirements 
(other than statutory provisions) otherwise applicable to 
grants made to States under the national service laws, in-
cluding those requirements identified by a State as imped-
ing the coordination and effectiveness of Federal, State, and 
local resources for service and volunteerism within a State. 
‘‘(g) STATE PLAN FOR BABY BOOMER AND OLDER 
ADULT VOLUNTEER AND PAID SERVICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this section, to be eligible to receive a 
grant or allotment under subtitle B or C or to receive 
a distribution of approved national service positions 
under subtitle C, a State must work with appropriate 
State agencies and private entities to develop a com-
prehensive State plan for volunteer and paid service 
by members of the Baby Boom generation and older 
adults. 
‘‘(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The State plan shall 
include— 
‘‘(A) recommendations for public policy ini-
tiatives, including how to best tap the population 
of members of the Baby Boom generation and 
older adults as sources of social capital and as 
ways to address community needs; 
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‘‘(B) recommendations to the State unit on 
aging on— 
‘‘(i) a marketing outreach plan to busi-
nesses; 
‘‘(ii) outreach to— 
‘‘(I) non-profit organizations; 
‘‘(II) the State’s Department of 
Education; 
‘‘(III) institutions of higher edu-
cation; and 
‘‘(IV) other State agencies; and 
‘‘(C) recommendations for civic engagement 
and multigenerational activities, such as— 
‘‘(i) early childhood education, family 
literacy, and after school programs; 
‘‘(ii) respite services for older adults 
and caregivers; and 
‘‘(iii) transitions for members of the 
Baby Boom generation and older adults to 
purposeful work in their post career lives. 
‘‘(3) KNOWLEDGE
INCORPORATED.—The State 
plan shall incorporate the current knowledge base re-
garding— 
‘‘(A) the economic impact of older workers’ 
roles in the economy; 
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‘‘(B) the social impact of older workers’ 
roles in the community; and 
‘‘(C) the health and social benefits of active 
engagement for members of the Baby Boom gen-
eration and older adults. 
‘‘(4) PUBLICATION.—The State plan must be 
made public and be transmitted to the Chief Execu-
tive Officer.’’; and 
(6) in subsection (k)(1) (as redesignated by this 
section), by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘, consistent with section 174(d).’’. 
SEC. 1606. EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 
Section 179 (42 U.S.C. 12639) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall provide, di-
rectly or through grants or contracts, for the continuing 
evaluation of programs that receive assistance under the na-
tional service laws, including evaluations that measure the 
impact of such programs, to determine— 
‘‘(1) the effectiveness of programs receiving as-
sistance under the national service laws in achieving 
stated goals and the costs associated with such, in-
cluding— 
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‘‘(A) an evaluation of performance meas-
ures, as established by the Corporation in con-
sultation with each grantee receiving assistance 
under the national service laws, which may in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) number of participants enrolled 
and completing terms of service compared to 
the stated goals of the program; 
‘‘(ii) number of volunteers recruited 
from the community in which the program 
was implemented; 
‘‘(iii) if applicable based on the pro-
gram design, the number of individuals re-
ceiving or benefitting from the service con-
ducted; 
‘‘(iv) number of disadvantaged and 
under-represented youth participants; 
‘‘(v) sustainability of project or pro-
gram, including measures to ascertain the 
level of community support for the project 
or program; 
‘‘(vi) measures to ascertain the change 
in attitude toward civic engagement among 
the participants and the beneficiaries of the 
service; and 
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‘‘(vii) other quantitative and quali-
tative measures as determined to be appro-
priate by the recipient of assistance; and 
‘‘(B) review of the implementation plan for 
reaching such measures described in subpara-
graph (A); and 
‘‘(2) the effectiveness of the structure and mecha-
nisms for delivery of services, such as the effective uti-
lization of the participants’ time, the management of 
the participants, and the ease with which recipients 
were able to receive services, to maximize the cost-ef-
fectiveness and the impact of such programs.’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘National 
Senior Volunteer Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘National 
Senior Service Corps’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘to public 
service’’ and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘to engage in service 
that benefits the community.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) RESERVED PROGRAM FUNDS
FOR ACCOUNT-
ABILITY.—In addition to amounts appropriated to carry 
out this section, the Corporation may reserve up to 1 per-
cent of total program funds appropriated for a fiscal year 
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under the national service laws to support program ac-
countability activities under this section. 
‘‘(k) CORRECTIVE PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grantee that fails to reach 
the performance measures in subsection (a)(1)(A) as 
determined by the Corporation, shall reach an agree-
ment with the Corporation on a corrective action 
plan to achieve the agreed upon performance meas-
ures. 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) NEW PROGRAM.—For a program that 
has received assistance for less than 3 years and 
is failing to achieve the performance measures 
agreed upon under subsection (a)(1)(A), the Cor-
poration shall— 
‘‘(i) provide technical assistance to the 
grantee to address targeted performance 
problems relating to the performance meas-
ures in subsection (a)(1)(A); and 
‘‘(ii) require quarterly reports from the 
grantee on the program’s progress toward 
achieving the performance measures in sub-
section (a)(1)(A) to the appropriate State, 
Territory, or Indian tribe and the Corpora-
tion. 
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‘‘(B) ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS.—For a pro-
gram that has received assistance for 3 years or 
more and is failing to achieve the performance 
measures 
agreed 
upon 
under 
subsection 
(a)(1)(A), the Corporation shall require quar-
terly reports from the grantee on the program’s 
progress towards achieving performance meas-
ures in subsection (a)(1)(A) to the appropriate 
State, Territory, or Indian tribe and the Cor-
poration. 
‘‘(l) FAILURE TO MEET PERFORMANCE LEVELS.—If, 
after a period for correction as approved by the Corpora-
tion, a grantee or subgrantee fails to achieve the established 
levels of performance, the Corporation shall— 
‘‘(1) reduce the annual amount of the grant 
award attributable to the underperforming grantee or 
subgrantee by at least 25 percent; or 
‘‘(2) terminate assistance to the underperforming 
grantee or subgrantee, consistent with section 176(a). 
‘‘(m) REPORTS.—The Corporation shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress not later than two 
years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and 
annually thereafter, a report containing information on the 
number of— 
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‘‘(1) grantees implementing corrective action 
plans; 
‘‘(2) grantees for which the Corporation offers 
technical assistance under subsection (k); 
‘‘(3) grantees for which the Corporation termi-
nates assistance for a program under subsection (l); 
‘‘(4) entities that expressed interest in applying 
for assistance under a national service law but did 
not apply; 
‘‘(5) entities whose application was rejected; and 
‘‘(6) grantees meeting or exceeding their perform-
ance measures in subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 1607. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. 
Section 181 (42 U.S.C. 12641) is amended by striking 
‘‘Section 414’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 422’’. 
SEC. 1608. PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS. 
Section 182(b) (42 U.S.C. 12642(b)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(b) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) FEDERAL AGENCY SUBMISSION.—The head 
of each Federal agency shall prepare and submit to 
Corporation for Community and National Service a 
report concerning the implementation of this section, 
including an evaluation of the performance goals and 
benchmarks of the partnership programs. 
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any books, documents, papers, records, and other recorded 
information in any form— 
‘‘(1) within the possession or control of the Cor-
poration or any State or local government, Territory, 
Indian tribe, or public or private nonprofit organiza-
tion receiving assistance directly or indirectly under 
this Act that relates to the assistance received, directly 
or indirectly, under this Act; and 
‘‘(2) that relates to the duties of the Inspector 
General under the Inspector General Act of 1978.’’. 
SEC. 1610. ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
Subtitle F of title I (42 U.S.C. 12631 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 185. SUSTAINABILITY. 
‘‘(a) GOALS.—To ensure that recipients of assistance 
under the national service laws are carrying out sustainable 
projects or programs, the Corporation, after collaboration 
with State Commissions and consultation with recipients 
of assistance under the national service laws, may set sus-
tainability goals supported by policies and procedures to— 
‘‘(1) build the capacity of the projects that re-
ceive assistance under the national service laws to 
meet community needs and lessen the dependence on 
Federal dollars to do so, taking into consideration 
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challenges that programs in underserved rural or 
urban areas may face; 
‘‘(2) provide technical assistance to aid the re-
cipients of assistance under the national service laws 
in acquiring and leveraging non-Federal funds for the 
projects; and 
‘‘(3) implement measures to ascertain whether 
the projects are generating sufficient community sup-
port. 
‘‘(b) ENFORCEMENT.—If a recipient does not meet the 
sustainability goals in subsection (a) for a project, the Cor-
poration may take action as described in sections 176 and 
179. 
‘‘SEC. 186. GRANT PERIODS. 
‘‘Unless otherwise specifically provided, the Corpora-
tion has authority to make a grant under the national serv-
ice laws for a period of 3 years. 
‘‘SEC. 187. GENERATION OF VOLUNTEERS. 
‘‘In making decisions on applications for assistance or 
approved national service positions under the national serv-
ice laws, the Corporation shall take into consideration the 
extent to which the applicant’s proposal will increase the 
involvement of volunteers in meeting community needs. In 
reviewing the application for this purpose, the Corporation 
may take into account the mission of the applicant. 
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‘‘SEC. 188. LIMITATION ON PROGRAM GRANT COSTS. 
‘‘(a) LIMITATION ON GRANT AMOUNTS.—Except as 
otherwise provided by this section, the amount of funds ap-
proved by the Corporation in a grant to operate a program 
authorized under the national service laws supporting indi-
viduals serving in approved national service positions may 
not exceed $17,000 per full-time equivalent position. 
‘‘(b) COSTS SUBJECT TO LIMITATION.—The limitation 
in subsection (a) applies to the Corporation’s share of mem-
ber support costs, staff costs, and other costs borne by the 
grantee or subgrantee to operate a program. 
‘‘(c) COSTS NOT SUBJECT TO LIMITATION.—The limi-
tation in subsection (a) and (e)(1) shall not apply to ex-
penses that are not included in the program operating 
grant award. 
‘‘(d) ADJUSTMENTS
FOR INFLATION.—The amount 
specified in subsections (a) and (e)(1) shall be adjusted each 
year after 2008 for inflation as measured by the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Sec-
retary of Labor. 
‘‘(e) WAIVER AUTHORITY AND REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENT.— 
‘‘(1) WAIVER.—The Chief Executive Officer may 
waive the requirements of this section, up to a max-
imum of $19,500, if necessary to meet the compelling 
needs of a particular program, such as exceptional 
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training needs for a program serving disadvantaged 
youth, increased costs relating to the participation of 
individuals with disabilities, tribal programs or pro-
grams located in the Territories and start-up costs as-
sociated with a first-time grantee, and up to a max-
imum of $22,000 for Tribal residential programs. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS.—The Chief Executive Officer 
shall report to the appropriate committees of Congress 
annually on all waivers granted under this section, 
with an explanation of the compelling needs justi-
fying such waivers. 
‘‘SEC. 189. AUDITS AND REPORTS. 
‘‘The Corporation shall comply with applicable audit 
and reporting requirements as provided in the Chief Finan-
cial Officers Act of 1990 (31 U.S.C. 501 et seq.) and the 
Government Corporation Control Act of 1945 (31 U.S.C. 
9101 et seq.). The Corporation shall report to the appro-
priate committees of Congress any failure to comply with 
the requirements of such audits. 
‘‘SEC. 190. CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Entities selecting individuals to 
serve in a position in which the individual receives a Cor-
poration grant-funded living allowance, stipend, education 
award, salary, or other remuneration in a program receiv-
ing assistance under the national service laws, shall, subject 
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to regulations and requirements established by the Corpora-
tion, conduct criminal history checks for such individuals. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—A criminal history check shall, 
except in cases approved for good cause by the Corporation, 
include a name-based search of the National Sex Offender 
Registry established under the Adam Walsh Child Protec-
tion and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.) and— 
‘‘(1) a search of the State criminal registry or 
repository in the State in which the program is oper-
ating and the State in which the individual resides 
at the time of application; or 
‘‘(2) a Federal Bureau of Investigation finger-
print check. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY PROHIBITION.—An individual shall 
be ineligible to serve in a position described under sub-
section (a) if such individual— 
‘‘(1) refuses to consent to the criminal history 
check described in subsection (b); 
‘‘(2) makes a false statement in connection with 
such criminal history check; 
‘‘(3) is registered, or is required to be registered, 
on a State sex offender registry or the National Sex 
Offender Registry established under the Adam Walsh 
Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 
16901 et seq.); or 
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‘‘(4) has been convicted of murder, as described 
in section 1111 of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘SEC. 190A. REPORT ON PARTICIPANT INFORMATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall annually 
collect and report to the appropriate committees of Congress 
any demographic and socioeconomic information on the 
participants of all programs or projects receiving assistance 
under the national service laws. 
‘‘(b) INFORMATION COLLECTED AND REPORTED.— 
‘‘(1) PARTICIPANTS AGES 18 AND OLDER.—The 
information collected and reported under this section 
for participants ages 18 and older shall include age, 
gender, race, ethnicity, annual income, employment 
status, disability status, veteran status, marital sta-
tus, educational attainment, and household size, type, 
and income. 
‘‘(2) PARTICIPANTS UNDER AGE 18.—The infor-
mation collected and reported under this section for 
participants under age 18 shall only include age, gen-
der, race, ethnicity, and eligibility for free or reduced 
price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.). 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The information col-
lected and reported under this section shall be available to 
the public. 
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‘‘(d) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The information collected 
and reported under this section shall not contain any per-
sonally identifiable information of any participant.’’. 
Subtitle G—Amendments to Subtitle 
G (Corporation for National and 
Community Service) 
SEC. 1701. TERMS OF OFFICE. 
Section 192 (42 U.S.C. 12651a) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) TERMS.—Subject to subsection (e), each appointed 
member shall serve for a term of 5 years.’’; 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) SERVICE UNTIL APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR.— 
A voting member of the Board whose term has expired may 
continue to serve for one year beyond expiration of the term 
if no successor is appointed or until the date on which a 
successor has taken office.’’. 
SEC. 1702. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORITIES AND DU-
TIES. 
Section 192A(g) (42 U.S.C. 12651b(g)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
striking ‘‘shall—’’ and inserting ‘‘shall have responsi-
bility for setting overall policy for the Corporation 
and shall—’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, and review the 
budget proposal in advance of submission to the Of-
fice of Management and Budget and to Congress’’; 
(3) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) review the performance of the Chief 
Executive Officer annually and forward a report 
on that review to the President;’’; 
(4) by amending paragraph (10) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(10) notwithstanding any other provision of 
law— 
‘‘(A) make grants to or contracts with Fed-
eral and other public departments or agencies, 
and private nonprofit organizations for the as-
signment or referral of volunteers under the pro-
visions of Title I of the Domestic Volunteer Serv-
ice Act of 1973 (except as provided in section 
108 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 
1973) which may provide that the agency or or-
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ganization shall pay all or a part of the costs of 
the program; and 
‘‘(B) enter into agreements with other Fed-
eral agencies for the support of programs under 
the national service laws which— 
‘‘(i) may provide that the agency or 
organization shall pay all or a part of the 
costs of the program; and 
‘‘(ii) shall provide that the program 
(including any program operated by an-
other Federal agency) will comply with all 
requirements related to evaluation, perform-
ance, and other goals applicable to similar 
programs under the national service laws, 
as determined by the Corporation; and’’; 
(5) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2012’’. 
SEC. 1703. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION. 
Section 193(b) (42 U.S.C. 12651c(b)) is amended by 
striking the period and inserting ‘‘, plus 3 percent.’’. 
SEC. 1704. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE CHIEF EXEC-
UTIVE OFFICER. 
Section 193A (42 U.S.C. 12651d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
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