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‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an applicant shall submit an 
application to the Director at such time and in such 
manner as the Director requires and receive approval 
of the application. Such application shall, at a min-
imum, demonstrate to the Director a level of expertise 
in carrying out such a program. 
‘‘(2) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 
available under subsection (d) shall be used to supple-
ment and not supplant the number of VISTA volun-
teers engaged in programs addressing the problem for 
which such funds are awarded unless such sums are 
an extension of funds previously provided under this 
title. 
‘‘(d) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro-
priate under section 501 for each fiscal year there 
shall be available to the Director such sums as may 
be necessary to make grants under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—No funds shall be made 
available to the Director to make grants under sub-
section (a) unless the amounts appropriated under 
section 501 available for such fiscal year to carry out 
part A are sufficient to maintain the number of 
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projects and volunteers funded under part A in the 
preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(e) INFORMATION.—The Director shall widely dis-
seminate information on grants that may be made under 
this section, including through the Office of Outreach and 
Recruitment and other volunteer recruitment programs 
being carried out by public or private non-profit organiza-
tions.’’. 
SEC. 2105. TERMS AND PERIODS OF SERVICE. 
Section 104(d) (42 U.S.C. 4954(d)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘with the 
terms and conditions of their service.’’ and inserting 
‘‘with the terms and conditions of their service or any 
adverse action, such as termination, proposed by the 
sponsoring organization. The procedure shall provide 
for an appeal to the Director of any proposed termi-
nation.’’; and 
(2) in the third sentence (as amended by this sec-
tion), by striking ‘‘and the terms and conditions of 
their service’’. 
SEC. 2106. SUPPORT SERVICE. 
Section 105(a)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 4955(a)(1)(B)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Such stipend’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘in the case of persons’’ and inserting ‘‘Such sti-
pend shall be set at a minimum of $125 per month and 
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a maximum of $150 per month, subject to the availability 
of funds to accomplish such a maximum. The Director may 
provide a stipend of $250 per month in the case of persons’’. 
SEC. 2107. SECTIONS REPEALED. 
The following provisions are repealed: 
(1) VISTA LITERACY CORPS.—Section 109 (42 
U.S.C. 4959). 
(2) UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA.—Part B of 
title I (42 U.S.C. 4971 et seq.). 
(3) LITERACY CHALLENGE GRANTS.—Section 124 
(42 U.S.C. 4995). 
SEC. 2108. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 4991) is amended in the second 
sentence by striking ‘‘situations’’ and inserting ‘‘organiza-
tions’’. 
SEC. 2109. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 123 (42 U.S.C. 4993) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘TECH-
NICAL AND’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘technical and’’. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to Title II 
(National Senior Volunteer Corps) 
SEC. 2201. CHANGE IN NAME. 
Title II (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.) is amended in the 
title heading by striking ‘‘NATIONAL SENIOR VOL-
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UNTEER CORPS’’ and inserting ‘‘NATIONAL 
SENIOR SERVICE CORPS’’. 
SEC. 2202. PURPOSE. 
Section 200 (42 U.S.C. 5000) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 200. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. 
‘‘It is the purpose of this title to provide— 
‘‘(1) opportunities for senior service to meet 
unmet local, State, and national needs in the areas 
of education, public safety, emergency and disaster 
preparedness, relief, and recovery, health and human 
needs, and the environment; 
‘‘(2) for the National Senior Service Corps, com-
prised of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, 
the Foster Grandparent Program, and the Senior 
Companion Program, and demonstration and other 
programs to empower people 55 years of age or older 
to contribute to their communities through service, en-
hance the lives of those who serve and those whom 
they serve, and provide communities with valuable 
services; 
‘‘(3) opportunities for people 55 years of age or 
older, through the Retired and Senior Volunteer Pro-
gram, to share their knowledge, experiences, abilities, 
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and skills for the betterment of their communities and 
themselves; 
‘‘(4) opportunities for low-income people 55 
years of age or older, through the Foster Grand-
parents Program, to have a positive impact on the 
lives of children in need; 
‘‘(5) opportunities for low-income people 55 
years of age or older, through the Senior Companion 
Program, to provide critical support services and 
companionship to adults at risk of institutionaliza-
tion and who are struggling to maintain a dignified 
independent life; and 
‘‘(6) for research, training, demonstration, and 
other program activities to increase and improve op-
portunities for people 55 years of age or older to meet 
unmet needs, including those related to public safety, 
public health, and emergency and disaster prepared-
ness, relief, and recovery, in their communities.’’. 
SEC. 2203. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR VOLUNTEER 
SERVICE PROJECTS. 
Section 201 (42 U.S.C. 5001) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘avail themselves of opportunities for 
volunteer service in their community’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘share their experiences, abilities, and 
skills for the betterment of their communities and 
themselves through service’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, and 
individuals 60 years of age or older will be given 
priority for enrollment,’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘either 
prior to or during the volunteer service’’ after 
‘‘may be necessary’’; and— 
(D) by striking paragraph (4) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(4) the project is being designed and imple-
mented with the advice of experts in the field of serv-
ice to be delivered as well as with those who have ex-
pertise in the recruitment and management of volun-
teers, particularly those of the Baby Boom genera-
tion.’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) The Director shall give priority to projects— 
‘‘(1) utilizing retired scientists, technicians, engi-
neers, and mathematicians (the STEM professionals) 
to improve Science, Technology, Engineering, and 
Mathematics (STEM) education through activities 
such as assisting teachers in classroom demonstra-
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tions or laboratory experiences, running after-school, 
weekend, or summer programs designed to engage dis-
advantaged youth (as defined in section 101 of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990) or 
low-income, minority youth in the STEM fields and 
to improve mastery of the STEM content, providing 
field trips to businesses, institutions of higher edu-
cation, museums, and other locations where the 
STEM professions are practiced or illuminated; 
‘‘(2) utilizing retired health care professionals to 
improve the health and wellness of low income or 
rural communities; 
‘‘(3) utilizing retired criminal justice profes-
sionals for programs designed to prevent disadvan-
taged youth (as defined in section 101 of the National 
and Community Service Act of 1990) from joining 
gangs or committing crimes; 
‘‘(4) utilizing retired military and emergency 
professionals for programs to improve public safety, 
emergency and disaster preparedness, relief, and re-
covery, search and rescue, and homeland security ef-
forts; and 
‘‘(5) utilizing retired computer science profes-
sionals, technicians of related technologies, business 
professionals, and others with relevant knowledge to 
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increase, for low income individuals and families, ac-
cess to and obtaining the benefits from computers and 
other existing and emerging technologies.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) COMPETITIVE RE-EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 412, 
a grant or contract shall not, after fiscal year 2009, 
be awarded or renewed under this section unless— 
‘‘(A) the program for which the award or 
renewal is to be made is competitively re-evalu-
ated in comparison to other programs; or 
‘‘(B) the program for which the award or 
renewal is to be made— 
‘‘(i) received an award or renewal in a 
fiscal year that was both— 
‘‘(I) within the preceding three 
fiscal years; and 
‘‘(II) after fiscal year 2009; and 
‘‘(ii) was competitively re-evaluated in 
connection with that award or renewal in 
that fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each competitive re-eval-
uation required by paragraph (1) shall be carried out 
through a process that ensures that— 
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‘‘(A) the resulting grants (or contracts) sup-
port no less than the volunteer service years of 
the previous grant (or contract) cycle in a given 
service area; 
‘‘(B) the resulting grants (or contracts) 
maintain a similar program distribution; and 
‘‘(C) every effort is made to minimalize the 
disruption of volunteers. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY
CONSIDERATION.—The competi-
tive re-evaluation shall include some form of priority 
consideration for existing grantees in good standing.’’. 
SEC. 2204. FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM GRANTS. 
Section 211 (42 U.S.C. 5011) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘low-income 
persons aged sixty or over’’ and inserting ‘‘low-in-
come and other persons aged 55 or over’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘shall have the exclu-
sive authority to determine, pursuant to the 
provisions of paragraph (2) of this sub-
section—’’ and inserting ‘‘may determine— 
’’; 
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(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) whether it is in the best interests of a child 
receiving, and of a particular foster grandparent pro-
viding, services in such a project, to continue such re-
lationship after the child reaches the age of 21, if such 
child was receiving such services prior to attaining 
the age of 21.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); 
(3) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by this 
section), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 
(4) by adding after paragraph (2) (as redesig-
nated by this section) the following: 
‘‘(3) If an assignment of a foster grandparent is sus-
pended or discontinued, the replacement of that foster 
grandparent shall be determined through the mutual agree-
ment of all parties involved in the provision of services to 
the child.’’; 
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(5) in subsection (d), in the second sentence, by 
striking ‘‘Any stipend’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘inflation,’’ and inserting ‘‘Any stipend or allowance 
provided under this part shall not exceed 75 percent 
of the minimum wage under section 6 the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206), and the Fed-
eral share shall not be less than $2.65 per hour, pro-
vided that the Director shall adjust the Federal share 
once prior to December 31, 2012, to account for infla-
tion,’’; 
(6) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘125’’ 
and inserting ‘‘200’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, as so 
adjusted’’ and all that follows through ‘‘local sit-
uations’’; 
(7) by striking subsection (f) and inserting: 
‘‘(f)(1) Subject to the restrictions in paragraph (3), in-
dividuals who are not low-income persons may serve as vol-
unteers under this part. The regulations issued by the Di-
rector to carry out this part (other than regulations relating 
to stipends or allowances to individuals authorized by sub-
section (d)) shall apply to all volunteers under this part, 
without regard to whether such volunteers are eligible to re-
ceive a stipend or allowance under subsection (d). 
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‘‘(2) Except as provided under paragraph (1), each re-
cipient of a grant or contract to carry out a project under 
this part shall give equal treatment to all volunteers who 
participate in such project, without regard to whether such 
volunteers are eligible to receive a stipend or allowance 
under subsection (d). 
‘‘(3) An individual who is not a low-income person 
may not become a volunteer under this part if allowing that 
individual to become a volunteer under this part would pre-
vent a low-income person from becoming a volunteer under 
this part or would displace a low-income person from being 
a volunteer under this part. 
‘‘(4) The Office of Outreach and Recruitment shall con-
duct outreach to ensure the inclusion of low-income persons 
in programs and activities authorized under this title.’’; 
and 
(8) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(g) The Director may also provide a stipend or allow-
ance in an amount not to exceed 10 percent more than the 
amount established under subsection (d) to leaders who, on 
the basis of past experience as volunteers, special skills, and 
demonstrated leadership abilities, may coordinate activi-
ties, including training, and otherwise support the service 
of volunteers under this part. 
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