I
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4740
To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to extend the authorizations of appropria-
tions for the programs carried out under such Acts, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 23, 2000
Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. ANDREWS, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. ROEMER, Mr.
HOUGHTON, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. LEACH, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr.
HORN, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. QUINN, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. PICK-
ERING, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. LAZIO, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. PORTER, Mr.
BORSKI, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. CARSON, Mr. CLAY, Mrs.
CLAYTON, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. CUMMINGS,
Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DICKS, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. DOOLEY
of California, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FILNER, Mr. FRANK of Mas-
sachusetts, Mr. FROST, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr.
GUTIERREZ, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. JEF-
FERSON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. JONES of Ohio,
Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KIND,
Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. LARSON, Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs. MALONEY
of New York, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. MARTINEZ, Ms. MCCAR-
THY of Missouri, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCNULTY, Mrs. MEEK of Flor-
ida, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California,
Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. OLVER, Mr.
OWENS, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. REYES, Ms.
SANCHEZ, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. SAWYER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY,
Mr. SCOTT, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico,
Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. WEYGAND, and Ms. WOOLSEY) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990
and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to ex-
tend the authorizations of appropriations for the pro-
grams carried out under such Acts, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National and Commu-
nity Service Amendments Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
ACT OF 1990
Sec. 101. References.
Sec. 102. General provisions.
Sec. 103. School-based and community-based service-learning programs.
Sec. 104. National Service Trust program.
Sec. 105. National Service Trust.
Sec. 106. Civilian Community Corps.
Sec. 107. Administrative provisions.
Sec. 108. Corporation for National and Community Service.
Sec. 109. Points of Light Foundation.
Sec. 110. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER
SERVICE ACT OF 1973
Sec. 201. References.
Sec. 202. General provisions.
Sec. 203. National volunteer antipoverty programs.
Sec. 204. National Senior Service Corps.
Sec. 205. Administration and coordination.
Sec. 206. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE III—TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS
Sec. 301. Reference to Secretary of Education.
Sec. 302. Reference to National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993.
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO NA-
TIONAL 
AND 
COMMUNITY
SERVICE ACT OF 1990
SEC. 101. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in
this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a
section or other provision of the National and Community
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.).
SEC. 102. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO TABLE OF CON-
TENTS.—The table of contents in section 1(b) (42 U.S.C.
prec. 12501) is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 148 the following:
‘‘Sec. 149. National service scholarship program.’’.
(b) PURPOSE.—Section 2(b) (42 U.S.C. 12501(b)) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(9) expand and strengthen service-learning
programs to improve the education of children and
youth and to maximize the benefits of national and
community service.’’.
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO DEFINITIONS.—
Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 12511) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (19), by striking ‘‘119(b)(1),
or 122(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘119(b)(1), 122(a), or
149’’;
(2) in paragraph (21)(B)—
(A) by striking ‘‘section 602(a)(1)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 602(3)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘20 U.S.C. 1401(a)(1)’’
and inserting ‘‘20 U.S.C. 1401(3)’’; and
(3) in paragraph (26), by striking the second
sentence.
SEC. 103. SCHOOL-BASED AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERV-
ICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS.
(a) REFERENCE TO ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.—Section 115A(b) (42 U.S.C.
12528(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘consultation, with-
holding, notice, and judicial review requirements in ac-
cordance with paragraphs (3) and (4)’’ and all that follows
and inserting ‘‘the requirements of section 14506 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8896).’’.
(b) INCLUSION OF INDIAN TRIBES AS QUALIFIED
ORGANIZATIONS.—Section 117(3) (42 U.S.C. 12541(3))
is amended by inserting before the period ‘‘, or an Indian
tribe’’.
(c) HIGHER EDUCATION INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS
FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE.—Section 119(e) (42 U.S.C.
12561(e)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (2);
(2) by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’;
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through
(G) as paragraphs (1) through (7), respectively, and
aligning the margins of those paragraphs with the
margins of paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of such
section;
(4) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iii) as
subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, of
paragraph (4) and aligning the margins of those
subparagraphs with the margins of subparagraph
(B) of subsection (d)(2) of such section; and
(5) by redesignating subclauses (I) through
(III) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, of
paragraph (4)(B) and aligning the margins of those
clauses with the margins of clause (i) of subsection
(d)(2)(A) of such section.
SEC. 104. NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST PROGRAM.
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND POSI-
TIONS.—Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 12571) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (b);
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e)
as subsections (b) through (d), respectively;
(3) in subsection (b) (as redesignated in para-
graph (2)), by striking ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’;
(4) in subsection (c) (as redesignated in para-
graph (2))—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or (b)’’;
and
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘or
(b)’’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) COST OF PARTICIPANTS.—
‘‘(1) LIMIT.—The Corporation share of the ag-
gregate cost of national service positions approved
under the national service laws may not exceed the
product of—
‘‘(A) the number of such positions; and
‘‘(B) the amount determined under para-
graph (2).
‘‘(2) AMOUNT PER PARTICIPANT.—
‘‘(A) FISCAL YEAR 1999.—For fiscal year
1999, the amount referred to in paragraph
(1)(B) shall be $15,000.
‘‘(B) FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2005.—
For each of fiscal years 2000 through 2005, the
amount referred to in paragraph (1)(B) shall be
the amount determined under this paragraph
for the preceding fiscal year, adjusted to reflect
the percentage increase in the Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers published by
the Secretary of Labor, occurring in the 1-year
period immediately preceding the date the ad-
justment is made.
‘‘(3) COST.—For purposes of paragraph (1),
the cost of an approved national service position
shall be the average budgeted cost per individual en-
rolled in an approved national service position, in-
cluding the administrative and support cost attrib-
utable to the individual.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PROVISION ON ELI-
GIBILITY
OF PROGRAMS.—Section 122(a) (42 U.S.C.
12572(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘and each Federal agen-
cy receiving assistance under section 121(b)’’.
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PROVISION ON ELI-
GIBILITY OF POSITIONS.—Section 123 (42 U.S.C. 12573)
is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection
(a) or (b) of section 121’’ and inserting ‘‘section
121(a)’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘an insti-
tution of higher education, or a Federal agency’’ and
inserting ‘‘or an institution of higher education’’.
(d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO SPECIAL ASSIST-
ANCE
PROVISION.—Section 
126(c)(3) 
(42 
U.S.C.
12576(c)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 121(e)’’ and
inserting ‘‘section 121(d)’’.
(e) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AND POSITIONS.—
Section 129 (42 U.S.C. 12581) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Of the funds’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘the Corporation
shall’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds allocated
by the Corporation for provision of assistance
under section 121(a) for a fiscal year, the Cor-
poration may’’; and
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(B) MINIMUM STATE GRANTS.—Notwith-
standing subparagraph (A), no State described
in subparagraph (A) shall receive a grant under
subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year in an
amount less than $500,000.’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘provision of assistance
under subsections (a) and (b) of section
121’’ and inserting ‘‘provision of assistance
under section 121(a)’’; and
(ii) by striking the second sentence;
and
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘provi-
sion of assistance under subsections (a) and (b)
of section 121’’ and inserting ‘‘provision of as-
sistance under section 121(a)’’;
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘provi-
sion of assistance under subsections (a) and (b)
of section 121’’ and inserting ‘‘provision of as-
sistance under section 121(a)’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FEDERAL AGENCIES AND OTHER AP-
PLICANTS’’ and inserting ‘‘OTHER APPLI-
CANTS’’;
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘institu-
tions of higher education’’; and
(iii) by striking ‘‘, and Federal agen-
cies’’;
(C) by striking paragraph (3);
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and
(5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;
(E) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated in
subparagraph (D))—
(i) in subparagraph (B)—
(I) in the heading, by striking
‘‘ASSIST ENTITIES IN PLACING APPLI-
CANTS WHO ARE’’ and inserting ‘‘IN-
CREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF’’;
(II) in clause (i)—
(aa) in subclause (I), by
striking ‘‘receive a grant to carry
out a national service program
under paragraph (1) or (2)’’ and
inserting 
‘‘receive 
assistance,
such as funding or an allotment
of approved national service posi-
tions, to carry out activities
under the national service laws’’;
(bb) in subclause (II), by
striking ‘‘a substantial number
of’’; and
(cc) in subclause (III), by
striking ‘‘placing a substantial
number of such individuals with
a disability as participants in
projects carried out through the
program’’ and inserting ‘‘increas-
ing the participation of individ-
uals with disabilities in activities
carried out under the national
service laws’’; and
(III) in clause (ii), by striking
‘‘as funds made available through a
grant made under paragraph (1) or
(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘as assistance de-
scribed in clause (i)(I)’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (C)—
(I) in the heading, by striking
‘‘DISABILITY’’ and inserting ‘‘DIS-
ABILITY
AND
FOR
DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAMS’’;
(II) in the matter preceding sub-
clause (I), by striking ‘‘to pay for the
Federal share described in section
121(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘to support
demonstration programs promoting
the participation of individuals with a
disability in national service and to
pay for the Federal share described in
section 121(d)’’; and
(III) in subclause (I), by striking
‘‘the programs specified in section
193A(d)(10)’’ and inserting ‘‘national
service programs carried out under
the national service laws’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(h) RESERVATION OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT PRO-
GRAMS REDUCING CORPORATION COSTS.—
‘‘(1) PROVISION OF OPERATIONAL SUPPORT.—
From amounts appropriated for a fiscal year pursu-
ant to section 501(a)(2) and made available to pro-
vide financial assistance under this subtitle, and sub-
ject to paragraph (2), the Corporation may reserve
an amount of not more than $15,000,000 to provide
operational support to programs that receive ap-
proved national service positions under this subtitle
but do not receive funds under section 121(a).
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF OPERATIONAL
SUPPORT.—The amount of operational support pro-
vided under this subsection may not exceed $1,000
per individual placed in an approved national service
position in such a program.
‘‘(3) NO
ADMINISTRATIVE
COST, MATCHING
FUND, 
AND
PARTICIPANT
BENEFIT
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Programs supported under this subsection
shall not be subject to the administrative cost,
matching fund, and participant benefit requirements
of subsections (d) and (e) of section 121, section
131(e), and subsections (a), (d), and (e) of section
140.’’.
(f) APPLICATION
PROVISIONS.—Section 130 (42
U.S.C. 12582) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘using the as-
sistance’’ and all that follows through ‘‘or Federal
agency’’ and inserting ‘‘using the assistance, an ap-
plicant’’;
(2) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection
(d)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection (a) or (b) of section
121’’ and inserting ‘‘section 121(a)’’; and
(3) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection
(f)(2), by striking ‘‘institution of higher education,
or Federal agency’’ and inserting ‘‘or institution of
higher education’’.
(g) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION CON-
SIDERATION PROVISION.—Section 133(d)(2) (42 U.S.C.
12585(d)(2)) is amended—
(1) by striking subparagraph (A); and
(2) 
by 
redesignating 
subparagraphs 
(B)
through (G) as subparagraphs (A) through (F), re-
spectively.
(h) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PARTICIPANT PRO-
VISION.—Section 137(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 12591(a)(3)) is
amended by striking ‘‘to be performed before, during, or
after attendance at an institution of higher education’’.
(i) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PARTICIPANT SE-
LECTION
PROVISION.—Section 
138(a) 
(42 
U.S.C.
12592(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Federal agency,’’.
(j) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO TERM PROVISION.—
Section 139(a) (42 U.S.C. 12593(a)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘perform full- or part-time national service for at least
one term of service’’ and inserting ‘‘complete at least 1
term of full- or part-time national service as’’.
(k) LIVING
ALLOWANCES.—Section 140(a) (42
U.S.C. 12594(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a living al-
lowance’’ and inserting ‘‘an annual living allowance,
for 12 months of service,’’; and
(2) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘a reduced
term of service under section 139(b)(3)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘a term of full-time service under section
139(b)(1) that is less than 12 months’’.
SEC. 105. NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL SERVICE
TRUST.—Section 145 (42 U.S.C. 12601) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘;
and’’ and inserting a semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the
semicolon and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) national service scholarships under
section 149;’’;
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘for payments
of national service educational awards in accordance
with section 148.’’ and inserting ‘‘for—
‘‘(1) payments of national service educational
awards and interest in accordance with paragraphs
(1) through (4) of section 148(a); and
amended by striking ‘‘, for each of not more than 2 of
such terms of service,’’.
(d) DISBURSEMENT.—Section 148 (42 U.S.C.
12604) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(7)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘;
and’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘or a loan to
a parent pursuant to part D of title IV of such
Act (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.) with the same
terms, conditions, and benefits as a loan made
pursuant to section 428B of such Act;’’;
(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 cost of attendance at the
institution and made directly to a student by—
‘‘(i) an eligible lender, as defined in
section 435 of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1085);
‘‘(ii) a State agency; or
‘‘(iii) a lender otherwise determined
by the Corporation to be eligible to receive
disbursements from the National Service
Trust.’’;
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘subsection
(b)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(7)’’; and
(3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘Director’’ and
inserting ‘‘Chief Executive Officer’’.
(e) NATIONAL SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.—
Subtitle D of title I (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 149. NATIONAL SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
‘‘The Corporation may use amounts in the Trust to
support a national service scholarship program to recog-
nize secondary school juniors and seniors who are engaged
in outstanding community service.’’.
SEC. 106. CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.
(a) PURPOSE.—Section 151 (42 U.S.C. 12611) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) whether such programs can meet national
and community needs related to natural and other
disasters in coordination with the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency and other public and pri-
vate organizations.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PROGRAM PROVI-
SION.—Section 153(c) (42 U.S.C. 12613(c)) is amended
by striking ‘‘BACKROUNDS’’ and inserting ‘‘BACK-
GROUNDS’’.
(c) CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.—Section 155(b)
(42 U.S.C. 12615(b)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(4) TEAM LEADERS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director may se-
lect individuals with prior supervisory or service
experience to be team leaders in the Corps, to
perform service that includes leading and super-
vising teams of Corps members.
‘‘(B) CRITERIA.—Team leaders shall be se-
lected without regard to the age limitation de-
scribed in section 153(b)(1).
‘‘(C) TREATMENT.—For purposes of this
subtitle, particularly subsections (b) and (c) of
section 160, team leaders shall be deemed to be
members of the Corps and shall be provided the
rights and benefits applicable to Corps mem-
bers, except that the limitation on the amount
of the living allowance available under section
158(b) shall not apply.’’.
(d) AUTHORIZED
BENEFITS.—Section 158 (42
U.S.C. 12618) is amended—
(1) by striking subsections (e) and (g); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (e).
(e) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PROVISION CON-
CERNING
OTHER
DEPARTMENTS.—Section
162(a)(1)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C. 12622(a)(1)(B)(i)) is amended
by striking ‘‘section 4462 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘section
1143a of title 10, United States Code’’.
SEC. 107. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a) STATE COMMISSION COORDINATION.—Section
178(i)(2) (42 U.S.C. 12638(i)(2)) is amended—
(1) by striking subparagraph (B); and
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (B).
(b) REFERENCE.—Section 181 (42 U.S.C. 12641) is
amended by striking ‘‘Section 414’’ and inserting ‘‘Section
422’’.
SEC. 108. CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY
SERVICE.
(a) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—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 ap-
pointed member shall serve for a term of 5 years.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) SERVICE
UNTIL
APPOINTMENT
OF
SUC-
CESSOR.—An appointed member of the Board whose term
has expired may continue to serve until the earlier of—
‘‘(1) the date on which a successor has taken
office; or
‘‘(2) the date on which Congress adjourns sine
die to end the session of Congress that commences
after the date on which the term expired.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS
TO
AUTHORITIES
PROVISION.—Section 192A(g) (42 U.S.C. 12651b(g)) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (9), by striking the semicolon
and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
(2) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and
inserting a period; and
(3) by striking paragraph (11).
(c) AGREEMENTS.—Section 193A(c)(3) (42 U.S.C.
12651d(c)(3)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(3)(A)’’;
(2) by striking the semicolon and inserting ‘‘;
and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) enter into agreements with other Federal
agencies to carry out activities to further implemen-
tation of the national service laws;’’.
(d) 
MONITORING
AND
EVALUATION.—Section
196A(b)(4) (42 U.S.C. 12651h(b)(4)) is amended by
striking ‘‘national service laws’’ and inserting ‘‘Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.)’’.
SEC. 109. POINTS OF LIGHT FOUNDATION.
Section 303 (42 U.S.C. 12662) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(b) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AS EX OFFICIO
MEMBER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—The Chief Execu-
tive Officer of the Corporation may serve as an ex officio,
nonvoting member of the Board of Directors of the Foun-
dation.’’.
SEC. 110. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 501 (42 U.S.C. 12681) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘,
$45,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and such
sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 1995 through 1996’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary
for each of fiscal years 2001 through
2005’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B)—
(I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘sub-
part A’’ and inserting ‘‘subparts A
and D’’; and
(II) in clause (ii), by striking
‘‘subpart B’’ and inserting ‘‘subparts
B and D’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)—
(i) by striking ‘‘provide national serv-
ice educational awards’’ and inserting
‘‘make payments from the National Service
Trust’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘$300,000,000 for fis-
cal year 1994, $500,000,000 for fiscal year
1995, and $700,000,000 for fiscal year
1996’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2001
through 2005’’;
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the fis-
cal years 1995 through 1996’’ and inserting
‘‘fiscal years 2001 through 2005’’; and
(D) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking
‘‘$40,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $60,000,000
for fiscal year 1995, and $70,000,000 for fiscal
year 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2001
through 2005’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$5,000,000
for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1996’’ and
inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for each
of fiscal years 2001 through 2005’’.
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE
DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERV-
ICE ACT OF 1973
SEC. 201. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in
this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a
section or other provision of the Domestic Volunteer Serv-
ice Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.).
SEC. 202. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
The table of contents in section 1(b) (42 U.S.C. prec.
4950) is amended—
(1) by striking the item relating to the title
heading for title II and inserting the following:
‘‘TITLE II—NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS’’;
(2) by striking the item relating to section 221
and inserting the following:
‘‘Sec. 221. Promotion of National Senior Service Corps.’’;
(3) by striking the item relating to section 224
and inserting the following:
‘‘Sec. 224. Use of locally generated contributions in National Senior Service
Corps.’’;
and
(4) by striking the item relating to section 502
and inserting the following:
‘‘Sec. 502. National Senior Service Corps.’’.
SEC. 203. NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PRO-
GRAMS.
(a) PURPOSE.—Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 4951) is
amended—
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘af-
flicted with’’ and inserting ‘‘affected by’’; and
(2) in the third sentence, by inserting after
‘‘local level,’’ the following: ‘‘to support efforts by
local agencies and organizations to achieve long-term
sustainability of programs in the absence of Federal
assistance,’’.
(b) SELECTION AND ASSIGNMENT.—Section 103 (42
U.S.C. 4953) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), in the second sen-
tence, by striking ‘‘National and Community Service
Trust Act of 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘National and
Community Service Act of 1990’’;
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(F), by striking ‘‘Na-
tional and Community Service Trust Act of 1993’’
and inserting ‘‘National and Community Service Act
of 1990’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(i) The Director is encouraged to enter into agree-
ments with public agencies and private organizations
under which the agencies and organizations pay for all,
or a portion of, the direct cost of supporting volunteers
serving under this part.’’.
(c) VOLUNTEER LEADERS.—Section 105(a)(1) (42
U.S.C. 4955(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (D);
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the second
sentence; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(C) The Director may provide a stipend of a max-
imum of $200 per month to persons designated by the
Director to serve as volunteer leaders under this part. The
Director shall designate the leaders, in accordance with
standards established in such regulations as the Director
shall prescribe, on the basis of experience and special skills
and demonstrated leadership among volunteers or partici-
pants.’’.
SEC. 204. NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS.
(a) TITLE.—Title II (42 U.S.C. 2000) is amended,
in the title heading, by striking ‘‘NATIONAL SENIOR
VOLUNTEER CORPS’’ and inserting ‘‘NATIONAL
SENIOR SERVICE CORPS’’.
(b) PURPOSES.—Section 200 (42 U.S.C. 5000) is
amended by striking ‘‘It is the purpose of’’ and all that
follows and inserting the following: ‘‘It is the purpose of
this title to provide—
‘‘(1) opportunities for service by older individ-
uals to meet unmet national, State, and local needs,
including needs in the areas of education, public
(i) PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.—Sec-
tion 225(d) (42 U.S.C. 5025(d)) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(3) The Director may not make grants under sub-
section (a) for a fiscal year to support a program author-
ized in part A, B, or C, unless the amount appropriated
under subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 502, respec-
tively, exceeds the amount appropriated under that sub-
section for each of the 2 preceding fiscal years.’’.
(j) ADJUSTMENTS TO FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—Section 226 (42 U.S.C. 5026) is amended by
striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
‘‘(b) The Director shall prepare and submit, once
every 2 years, to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the
Senate, a report on the extent to which adjustments are
made under subsection (a).’’.
SEC. 205. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION.
Paragraphs (13) and (14) of section 421, and section
425 (42 U.S.C. 5061, 5065) are amended by striking
‘‘National Senior Volunteer Corps’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘National Senior Service Corps’’.
SEC. 206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) NATIONAL
VOLUNTEER
ANTIPOVERTY
PRO-
GRAM.—Section 
501(a) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
5081(a)) 
is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$56,000,000
for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996’’
and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for
each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005’’;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$5,600,000
for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996’’
and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for
each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005’’;
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘such sums as
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994
through 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2001 through
2005’’; and
(4) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘such sums as
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994
through 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2001 through
2005’’.
(b) NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS.—Section
502 (42 U.S.C. 5082) is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘NA-
TIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS’’;
(2) 
in 
subsection 
(a), 
by 
striking
‘‘$45,000,000’’ and all that follows and inserting
‘‘such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal
years 2001 through 2005.’’;
(3) 
in 
subsection 
(b), 
by 
striking
‘‘$85,000,000’’ and all that follows and inserting
‘‘such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal
years 2001 through 2005.’’;
(4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘such sums as
may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2001
through 2005.’’; and
(5) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘such sums’’
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘such sums as
may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2001
through 2005.’’.
(c) AVAILABILITY
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
504 (42 U.S.C. 5084) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the fiscal
years 1994 through 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal
years 2001 through 2005’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the fiscal
years 1994 through 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal
years 2001 through 2005’’.
TITLE III—TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS
SEC. 301. REFERENCE TO SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.
Section 502(b) of the National and Community Serv-
ice Trust Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 12501 note) is amended
by striking ‘‘Secretary of Education’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief
Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and
Community Service’’.
SEC. 302. REFERENCE TO NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY
SERVICE TRUST ACT OF 1993.
Section 7144(d)(3) of the Bilingual Education Act
(20 U.S.C. 7474(d)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘National
Community and Service Trust Act of 1993 programs’’ and
inserting ‘‘programs carried out under the National and
Community Service Act of 1990’’.
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