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supplement and not supplant the number of VISTA 
volunteers engaged in programs addressing the prob-
lem 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 
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 volunteer recruitment pro-
grams being carried out by public or private non-profit 
organizations.’’. 
SEC. 2105. TERMS AND PERIODS OF SERVICE. 
Section 104(d) (42 U.S.C. 4954(d)) is amended—
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(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 pro-
posed termination.’’; and 
(2) in the third sentence (as amended by this 
section), 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 
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 SECTIONS REPEALED. 
The following provisions are repealed: 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.).
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(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 sec-
ond sentence by striking ‘‘situations’’ and inserting ‘‘orga-
nizations’’. 
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 
VOLUNTEER 
CORPS’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘NA-
TIONAL 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
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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, 
comprised of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Pro-
gram, 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, enhance 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 
Program, to share their knowledge, experiences, 
abilities, and skills for the betterment of their com-
munities 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-
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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 
preparedness, relief, and recovery, in their commu-
nities.’’. 
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 
inserting ‘‘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
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(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 
service to be delivered as well as with those who 
have expertise in the recruitment and management 
of volunteers, particularly those of the Baby Boom 
generation.’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) The Director shall give priority to projects— 
‘‘(1) utilizing retired scientists, technicians, en-
gineers, and mathematicians (the STEM profes-
sionals) to improve Science, Technology, Engineer-
ing, and Mathematics (STEM) education through 
activities such as assisting teachers in classroom 
demonstrations or laboratory experiences, running 
after-school, weekend, or summer programs designed 
to engage disadvantaged 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 education, museums, and other locations
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where the STEM professions are practiced or illumi-
nated; 
‘‘(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 Na-
tional 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 
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 GRANT AWARDS REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Effective for fiscal year 
2014 and each fiscal year thereafter, each grant or
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contract awarded under this section in such a year 
shall be— 
‘‘(A) awarded for a period of 3 years; and 
‘‘(B) awarded through a competitive proc-
ess. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS OF COMPETITIVE PROCESS.— 
The competitive process required by paragraph 
(1)(B)— 
‘‘(A) shall include the use of a peer review 
panel, including members with expertise in sen-
ior service and aging; 
‘‘(B) shall ensure that— 
‘‘(i) the resulting grants (or contracts) 
support no less than the volunteer service 
years of the previous grant (or contract) 
cycle in a given geographic service area; 
‘‘(ii) the resulting grants (or con-
tracts) maintain a similar program dis-
tribution; and 
‘‘(iii) every effort is made to minimize 
the disruption to volunteers; and 
‘‘(C) shall include the performance meas-
ures, outcomes, and other criteria established 
under subsection (f).
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‘‘(3) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPETITIVE PROC-
ESS.—The Corporation shall establish and make 
available the competitive process required by para-
graph (1)(B) no later than 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection. The Corporation 
shall consult with the program directors of the Re-
tired Senior Volunteer Program during development 
and implementation of the competitive process. 
‘‘(f) EVALUATION PROCESS REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
412, and effective beginning 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection, each grant or 
contract under this section that expires in fiscal year 
2011, 2012, and 2013 shall be subject to an evalua-
tion process. The evaluation process shall be carried 
out, to the maximum extent practicable, in fiscal 
year 2010, 2011, and 2012, respectively. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS OF EVALUATION PROCESS.— 
The evaluation process required by paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) shall include performance measures, 
outcomes, and other criteria; and 
‘‘(B) shall evaluate the extent to which the 
recipient of the grant or contract meets or ex-
ceeds such performance measures, outcomes, 
and other criteria.
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‘‘(3) ESTABLISHMENT OF EVALUATION PROC-
ESS.—The Corporation shall, in collaboration and 
consultation with program directors of the Retired 
Senior Volunteer Program, establish and make avail-
able the evaluation process required by paragraph 
(1), including the performance measures, outcomes, 
and other criteria required by paragraph (2)(A), 
with particular attention to the different needs of 
rural and urban programs. The processes shall be 
established and made available, including notifica-
tion of the available training and technical assist-
ance, no later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this subsection. 
‘‘(4) EFFECT OF FAILING TO MEET PERFORM-
ANCE MEASURES.—If the evaluation process deter-
mines that the recipient has failed to meet or exceed 
the performance measures, outcomes, and other cri-
teria established under this subsection, the grant or 
contract shall not be renewed. Any successor grant 
or contract shall be awarded through the competitive 
process described in subsection (e)(1). 
‘‘(5) SPECIAL
RULE.—The Corporation may 
continue to fund a program which has failed to meet 
or exceed the performance measures, outcomes, and 
other criteria established under this subsection for
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up to 12 months if competition does not result in a 
successor grant or contract for such program, in 
order to minimize the disruption to volunteers and 
disruption of services. In such a case, outreach shall 
be conducted and a new competition shall be estab-
lished. The previous recipient shall remain eligible 
for the new competition. 
‘‘(6) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.— 
‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
performance 
measures, outcomes, and other criteria estab-
lished under this subsection may be updated or 
modified as necessary, in consultation with pro-
gram directors for the Retired Senior Volunteer 
Program, but no earlier than fiscal year 2014. 
‘‘(B) OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS.—Effective 
for fiscal years before fiscal year 2014, the Cor-
poration may, after consulting with program di-
rectors of the Retired Senior Volunteer Pro-
gram, determine that a performance measure, 
outcome, or criterion established under this 
subsection is operationally problematic, and 
may, in consultation with program directors of 
the Retired Senior Volunteer Program and 
after notifying the appropriate committees of 
Congress—
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‘‘(i) eliminate the use of that perform-
ance measure, outcome, or criterion; or 
‘‘(ii) modify that performance meas-
ure, outcome, or criterion as necessary to 
render it no longer operationally problem-
atic. 
‘‘(g) ONLINE RESOURCE GUIDE.—The Corporation 
shall develop and disseminate an online resource guide for 
the Retired Senior Volunteer Program within 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, which 
shall include, but not be limited to— 
‘‘(1) examples of high performing programs; 
‘‘(2) corrective actions for underperforming pro-
grams; and 
‘‘(3) examples of meaningful outcome-based 
performance measures that capture a program’s mis-
sion and priorities. 
‘‘(h) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2013, the Corporation shall submit to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress a report on— 
‘‘(1) the number of programs that did not meet 
or exceed the established performance measures, 
outcomes, and other criteria established under sub-
section (f); 
‘‘(2) the number of new grants awarded;
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‘‘(3) the challenges to the implementation of 
evaluation and competition, including but not limited 
to geographic distribution and the minimization of 
disruption to volunteers; and 
‘‘(4) how the current program geographic dis-
tribution affects recruitment for the Retired Senior 
Volunteer Program.’’. 
SEC. 2204. FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM GRANTS. 
Section 211 (42 U.S.C. 5011) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘low-income persons aged 
sixty or over’’ and inserting ‘‘low-income and 
other persons aged 55 or over’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘children having excep-
tional needs’’ and inserting ‘‘children having 
special or exceptional needs or with conditions 
or circumstances identified as limiting their 
academic, social, or emotional development’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘shall have the ex-
clusive authority to determine, pursuant to 
the provisions of paragraph (2) of this sub-
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section—’’ and inserting ‘‘may deter-
mine—’’; 
(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 grand-
parent providing, services in such a project, to con-
tinue such relationship 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); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); 
(D) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
this section), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) and 
(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 
(E) by adding after paragraph (2) (as re-
designated 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
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agreement of all parties involved in the provision of serv-
ices to the child.’’; 
(3) 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 Federal share shall not be less than $2.65 per 
hour, provided that the Director shall adjust the 
Federal share once prior to December 31, 2012, to 
account for inflation,’’; 
(4) 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 
situations’’; 
(5) by striking subsection (f) and inserting: 
‘‘(f)(1) Subject to the restrictions in paragraph (3), 
individuals who are not low-income persons may serve as 
volunteers under this part. The regulations issued by the 
Director to carry out this part (other than regulations re-
lating to stipends or allowances to individuals authorized 
by subsection (d)) shall apply to all volunteers under this
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part, without regard to whether such volunteers are eligi-
ble to receive a stipend or allowance under subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) Except as provided under paragraph (1), each 
recipient 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 allow-
ance 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 prevent a low-income person from becoming a vol-
unteer under this part or would displace a low-income per-
son from being a volunteer under this part.’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(g) The Director may also provide a stipend or al-
lowance 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 coordi-
nate activities, including training, and otherwise support 
the service of volunteers under this part. 
‘‘(h) The program may accept up to 15 percent of 
volunteers serving in a project under this part for a fiscal
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year who do not meet the definition of ‘low-income’ under 
subsection (e), upon certification by the recipient of a 
grant or contract that it is unable to effectively recruit 
and place low-income volunteers in the number of place-
ments approved for the project.’’. 
SEC. 2205. SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM GRANTS. 
Section 213 (42 U.S.C. 5013) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘low-income 
persons aged 60 or over’’ and inserting ‘‘low-income 
and other persons aged 55 or over’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Subsections 
(d), (e), and (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subsections (d) 
through (h)’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (c)(2)(B) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(B) Senior companion volunteer trainers and leaders 
may receive a stipend or allowance consistent with sub-
section (g) authorized under subsection (d) of section 211, 
as approved by the Director.’’. 
SEC. 2206. PROMOTION OF NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE 
CORPS. 
Section 221 (42 U.S.C. 5021) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘VOLUN-
TEER’’ and inserting ‘‘SERVICE’’; and
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(2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘of all 
ages and backgrounds living in rural, suburban, and 
urban localities’’ after ‘‘greater participation of vol-
unteers’’. 
SEC. 2207. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) CHANGE IN AGE ELIGIBILITY.—Section 223 (42 
U.S.C. 5023) is amended by striking ‘‘sixty years and 
older from minority groups’’ and inserting ‘‘55 years and 
older from minority and underserved populations’’. 
(b) NAME CHANGE.—Section 224 (42 U.S.C. 5024) 
is amended in the heading by striking ‘‘VOLUNTEER’’ and 
inserting ‘‘SERVICE’’. 
SEC. 2208. PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 
Section 225 (42 U.S.C. 5025) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) Applicants for grants under paragraph (1) shall 
determine which program under part A, B, or C the pro-
gram shall be carried out and submit an application as 
required for programs under part A, B, or C.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) To the maximum extent practicable, the Direc-
tor shall ensure that at least 25 percent of the funds under 
this subsection are made to applicants not receiving assist-
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ance from the Corporation at the time of such grant and, 
when possible, from locations where no programs under 
part A, B, or C are in effect at the time of such grant. 
In a fiscal year where less than 25 percent of the appli-
cants are applicants not receiving such assistance, the Di-
rector may make more than 75 percent of such funds 
available to applicants receiving such assistance.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘or Alz-
heimer’s disease, with an intent of allowing 
those served to age in place’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘through 
education, prevention, treatment, and rehabili-
tation’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘, including 
programs that teach parenting skills, life skills, 
and family management skills’’; 
(D) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) Programs that establish and support men-
toring programs for disadvantaged youth (as defined 
in section 101 of the National and Community Serv-
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ice Act of 1990), including those mentoring pro-
grams that match youth with volunteer mentors 
leading to apprenticeship programs and employment 
training.’’; 
(E) in paragraph (5), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘, including 
those programs that serve youth and adults 
with limited English proficiency’’; 
(F) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
and all that follows through the period and in-
sert ‘‘and for individuals and children with dis-
abilities or chronic illnesses living at home.’’; 
(G) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘after- 
school activities’’ and all that follows through 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘after- 
school programs serving children in low-income 
communities that may engage participants in 
mentoring relationships, tutoring, life skills or 
study skills programs, service-learning, physical, 
nutrition, and health education programs, in-
cluding programs aimed at fighting childhood 
obesity, and other activities addressing the 
needs of the community’s children, including 
those of working parents.’’;
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(H) by striking paragraphs (8), (9), (12), 
(13), (14), (15), (16), and (18); 
(I) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and 
(11) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; 
(J) by inserting after paragraph (9) (as so 
redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(10) Programs that engage older adults with 
children and youth to complete service in energy 
conservation, environmental stewardship, or other 
environmental needs of a community, including con-
ducting energy audits, insulating homes, or con-
ducting other activities to promote energy efficiency. 
‘‘(11) Programs that collaborate with criminal 
justice professionals and organizations in prevention 
programs aimed at disadvantaged youth (as defined 
in section 101 of the National and Community Serv-
ice Act of 1990) or youth re-entering society after 
incarceration and their families, which may include 
mentoring and counseling, which many include em-
ployment counseling.’’; 
(K) by redesignating paragraph (17) as 
paragraph (12); and 
(L) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) Programs that strengthen community ef-
forts in support of homeland security.’’;
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(3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘shall dem-
onstrate to the Director’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘shall 
demonstrate to the Director a level of expertise in 
carrying out such a program.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘widely’’ before ‘‘dissemi-
nate’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘to field personnel’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘, including through volunteer recruit-
ment programs being carried out by public or 
private non-profit organizations.’’. 
SEC. 2209. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. 
Part D of title II (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.) is amended 
by adding after section 227 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 228. CONTINUITY OF SERVICE. 
‘‘To ensure the continued service of individuals in 
communities served by the Retired and Senior Volunteer 
Program prior to enactment of this section, in making 
grants under this title the Corporation shall take actions 
it considers necessary to maintain service assignments for 
such seniors and to ensure continuity of service for com-
munities.
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‘‘SEC. 229. ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), a program receiving assistance under this title may 
accept donations, including donations in cash or in kind. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), a 
program receiving assistance under this title shall not ac-
cept donations from the beneficiaries of the program.’’. 
SEC. 2210. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR. 
Section 231 (42 U.S.C. 5028) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) ACTIVITIES
AUTHORIZED.—The Director 
is authorized to— 
‘‘(A) make grants to or enter into con-
tracts with public or nonprofit organizations, 
including organizations funded under part A, B, 
or C, for the purposes of demonstrating innova-
tive activities involving older Americans as vol-
unteers; and 
‘‘(B) make incentive grants under sub-
section (d). 
‘‘(2) SUPPORT OF VOLUNTEERS.—The Director 
may support under this part both volunteers receiv-
ing stipends and volunteers not receiving stipends.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)—
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(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (a)(1)(A)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘activi-
ties;’’ and inserting ‘‘activities described in sec-
tion 225(b) and carried out through programs 
described in parts A, B, and C;’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) programs that support older Americans in 
aging in place while augmenting the capacity of 
members of a community to serve each other 
through reciprocal service centers, service credit 
banking, community economic scripts, barter serv-
ices, timebanking, and other similar programs where 
services are exchanged and not paid for; or 
‘‘(3) grants to non-profit organizations to estab-
lish sites or programs to— 
‘‘(A) assist retiring or retired individuals 
in locating opportunities for— 
‘‘(i) public service roles, including 
through paid or volunteer service; 
‘‘(ii) participating in life-planning pro-
grams, including financial planning and
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issues 
revolving 
around 
health 
and 
wellness; and 
‘‘(iii) continuing education, including 
leadership 
development, 
health 
and 
wellness, and technological literacy; and 
‘‘(B) connect retiring or retired individuals 
with members of the community to serve as 
leaders and mentors in life planning, relation-
ships, employment counseling, education coun-
seling, and other areas of expertise as developed 
by the retiring or retired adults.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—For purposes of subsection (b)(2), 
priority shall be given to— 
‘‘(1) programs with established experience in 
carrying out such a program and engaging the en-
tire community in service exchange; 
‘‘(2) programs with the capacity to connect to 
similar programs throughout a city or region to aug-
ment the available services to older Americans and 
for members of the community to serve each other; 
‘‘(3) programs seeking to establish in an area 
where needs of older Americans are left unmet and 
older Americans are unable to consider aging in 
place without such service exchange in place; and
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‘‘(4) programs that integrate participants in or 
collaborate 
with 
service-learning 
programs, 
AmeriCorps State and National programs, the 
VISTA program, the Retired and Senior Volunteer 
Program, Foster Grandparents program, and the 
Senior Companion programs, and programs de-
scribed in section 411 of the Older Americans Act 
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032). 
‘‘(d) INCENTIVE GRANTS.—The incentive grants re-
ferred to in subsection (a)(1)(B) are incentive grants to 
programs receiving assistance under this title, subject to 
the following: 
‘‘(1) Such grants (which may be fixed-amount 
grants) shall be grants in an amount equal to $300 
per volunteer enrolled in the program, except that 
such amount shall be reduced as necessary to meet 
the goals of this section. 
‘‘(2) Such a grant shall be awarded to a pro-
gram only if the program— 
‘‘(A) exceeds performance measures estab-
lished under section 179 of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990; 
‘‘(B) provides non-Federal matching funds 
in an amount that is not less than 50 percent
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of the amount received by the program under 
this title; 
‘‘(C) enrolls more than 50 percent of the 
volunteers in outcome-based service programs 
with measurable objectives meeting community 
needs, as determined by the Corporation; and 
‘‘(D) enrolls more volunteers from among 
members of the Baby Boom generation, as de-
fined in section 101 of the National and Com-
munity Service Act of 1990, than were enrolled 
in the program during the previous fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) For each such grant, the Corporation shall 
require the recipient to provide matching funds of 
70 cents from non-Federal sources for every $1 pro-
vided under the grant. 
‘‘(4) Such a grant shall be awarded to a pro-
gram only if the program submits, at such time and 
in such manner as the Corporation may reasonably 
require, an application that contains— 
‘‘(A) a demonstration that the program 
has met the requirements of paragraph (2); 
‘‘(B) if applicable, a plan for innovative 
programs as described in paragraph (6)(B)(ii); 
‘‘(C) a sustainability plan that describes 
how the program will maintain the activities de-
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scribed in paragraph (6) when the grant termi-
nates; and 
‘‘(D) other information that the Corpora-
tion may require. 
‘‘(5) Such grants shall be awarded for a period 
of 3 years, except that the grant shall be reviewed 
by the Corporation at the end of the first and second 
fiscal years and revoked if the Corporation finds 
that the program has failed to continue to meet the 
requirements of paragraph (2) for those fiscal years. 
‘‘(6) Such grants— 
‘‘(A) shall be used to increase the number 
of volunteers in outcome-based service with 
measurable objectives meeting community needs 
as determined by the Corporation; and 
‘‘(B) may be used— 
‘‘(i) for activities for which the pro-
gram is authorized to receive assistance 
under this title; and 
‘‘(ii) for innovative programs focused 
on the Baby Boom generation, as defined 
in section 101 of the National and Com-
munity Service Act of 1990, that have 
been accepted by the Corporation through 
the application process in paragraph (4)
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and are outcome-based programs with 
measurable objectives meeting community 
needs as determined by the Corporation. 
‘‘(7) The Director shall, in making such grants, 
give high priority to programs receiving assistance 
under section 201.’’. 
Subtitle C—Amendments to Title 
IV (Administration and Coordi-
nation) 
SEC. 2301. NONDISPLACEMENT. 
Section 404(a) (42 U.S.C. 5044(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘displacement of employed workers’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘displacement of employed workers or volunteers 
(other than participants under the national service laws)’’. 
SEC. 2302. NOTICE AND HEARING PROCEDURES. 
Section 412(a) (42 U.S.C. 5052(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘75’’ and inserting ‘‘60’’; 
and 
(B) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (3). 
SEC. 2303. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 421 (42 U.S.C. 5061) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands’’ after 
‘‘American Samoa’’; 
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘National 
Senior Volunteer Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘National 
Senior Service Corps’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (14)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘National Senior Volunteer 
Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘National Senior Service 
Corps’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘parts A, B, C, and E of’’. 
SEC. 2304. PROTECTION AGAINST IMPROPER USE. 
Section 425 (42 U.S.C. 5065) is amended by striking 
‘‘National Senior Volunteer Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Na-
tional Senior Service Corps’’. 
Subtitle D—Amendments to Title V 
(Authorization of Appropriations) 
SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
VISTA AND OTHER PURPOSES. 
Section 501 (42 U.S.C. 5081) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, exclud-
ing section 109’’ and all that follows and insert-
ing ‘‘$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and
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such sums as may be necessary for each of fis-
cal years 2011 through 2014.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4) and 
redesignating paragraphs (3) and (5) as para-
graphs (2) and (3); and 
(C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
this section), by striking ‘‘, excluding section 
125’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2010 through 2014.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (e). 
SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NA-
TIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS. 
Section 502 (42 U.S.C. 5082) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 502. NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS. 
‘‘(a) RETIRED
AND
SENIOR
VOLUNTEER
PRO-
GRAM.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out part A of title II, $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 
and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2011 through 2014. 
‘‘(b) FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out part B of title 
II, $115,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as
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may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 
2014. 
‘‘(c) SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out part C of title 
II, $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as 
may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 
2014. 
‘‘(d) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out part E of title 
II such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2011 through 2014.’’. 
TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO 
OTHER LAWS 
SEC. 3101. INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978. 
Section 8F(a)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ‘‘National 
and Community Service Trust Act of 1993’’ and inserting 
‘‘National and Community Service Act of 1990’’.
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TITLE IV—TECHNICAL AMEND-
MENTS TO TABLES OF CON-
TENTS 
SEC. 4101. TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE NATIONAL AND 
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990. 
Section 1(b) of the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 note) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents 
for this Act is as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
‘‘Sec. 2. Findings and purpose. 
‘‘Sec. 3. Sense of Congress. 
‘‘TITLE I—NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT 
PROGRAM 
‘‘Subtitle A—General Provisions 
‘‘Sec. 101. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 102. Authority to make State grants. 
‘‘Subtitle B—School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning Programs 
‘‘PART I—PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS 
‘‘Sec. 111. Assistance to States, Territories, and Indian tribes. 
‘‘Sec. 112. Allotments. 
‘‘Sec. 113. Applications. 
‘‘Sec. 114. Consideration of applications. 
‘‘Sec. 115. Participation of students and teachers from private schools. 
‘‘Sec. 116. Federal, State, and local contributions. 
‘‘Sec. 117. Limitation on uses of funds. 
‘‘PART II—HIGHER EDUCATION PROVISIONS AND CAMPUSES OF SERVICE 
‘‘Sec. 118. Higher education innovative programs for community service. 
‘‘Sec. 119. Campuses of Service. 
‘‘PART III—INNOVATIVE DEMONSTRATION SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS 
AND RESEARCH 
‘‘Sec. 120. Innovative demonstration service-learning programs and research. 
‘‘Subtitle C—National Service Trust Program
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‘‘PART I—INVESTMENT IN NATIONAL SERVICE 
‘‘Sec. 121. Authority to provide assistance and approved national service posi-
tions. 
‘‘Sec. 122. National service programs eligible for program assistance. 
‘‘Sec. 123. Types of national service positions eligible for approval for national 
service educational awards. 
‘‘Sec. 124. Types of program assistance. 
‘‘Sec. 125. Prohibited activities and ineligible organizations. 
‘‘Sec. 126. Other special assistance. 
‘‘PART II—APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS 
‘‘Sec. 129. Provision of assistance and approved national service positions. 
‘‘Sec. 129A. Education awards only program. 
‘‘Sec. 130. Application for assistance and approved national service positions. 
‘‘Sec. 131. National service program assistance requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 132. Ineligible service categories. 
‘‘Sec. 133. Consideration of applications. 
‘‘PART III—NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS 
‘‘Sec. 137. Description of participants. 
‘‘Sec. 138. Selection of national service participants. 
‘‘Sec. 139. Terms of service. 
‘‘Sec. 140. Living allowances for national service participants. 
‘‘Sec. 141. National service educational awards. 
‘‘Subtitle D—National Service Trust and Provision of National Service 
Educational Awards 
‘‘Sec. 145. Establishment of the National Service Trust. 
‘‘Sec. 146. Individuals eligible to receive a national service educational award 
from the Trust. 
‘‘Sec. 147. Determination of the amount of the national service educational 
award. 
‘‘Sec. 148. Disbursement of national service educational awards. 
‘‘Sec. 149. Process of approval of national service positions. 
‘‘Subtitle E—National Civilian Community Corps 
‘‘Sec. 151. Purpose. 
‘‘Sec. 152. Establishment of National Civilian Community Corps program. 
‘‘Sec. 153. National service program. 
‘‘Sec. 154. Summer national service program. 
‘‘Sec. 155. National Civilian Community Corps. 
‘‘Sec. 156. Training. 
‘‘Sec. 157. Service projects. 
‘‘Sec. 158. Authorized benefits for Corps members. 
‘‘Sec. 159. Administrative provisions. 
‘‘Sec. 160. Status of Corps members and Corps personnel under Federal law. 
‘‘Sec. 161. Contract and grant authority. 
‘‘Sec. 162. Responsibilities of other departments. 
‘‘Sec. 163. Advisory board. 
‘‘Sec. 164. Evaluation. 
‘‘Sec. 165. [Repealed] 
‘‘Sec. 166. Definitions.
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‘‘Subtitle F—Administrative Provisions 
‘‘Sec. 171. Family and medical leave. 
‘‘Sec. 172. Reports. 
‘‘Sec. 173. Supplementation. 
‘‘Sec. 174. Prohibition on use of funds. 
‘‘Sec. 175. Nondiscrimination. 
‘‘Sec. 176. Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures. 
‘‘Sec. 177. Nonduplication and nondisplacement. 
‘‘Sec. 178. State Commissions on National and Community Service. 
‘‘Sec. 179. Evaluation. 
‘‘Sec. 180. Engagement of participants. 
‘‘Sec. 181. Contingent extension. 
‘‘Sec. 182. Partnerships with schools. 
‘‘Sec. 183. Rights of access, examination, and copying. 
‘‘Sec. 184. Drug-free workplace requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 185. Sustainability. 
‘‘Sec. 186. Grant periods. 
‘‘Sec. 187. Generation of volunteers. 
‘‘Sec. 188. Limitation on program grant costs. 
‘‘Sec. 189. Audits and reports. 
‘‘Sec. 189A. Restrictions on Federal Government and use of Federal funds. 
‘‘Sec. 190. Criminal history checks. 
‘‘Sec. 190A. Report on participant information. 
‘‘Subtitle G—Corporation for National and Community Service 
‘‘Sec. 191. Corporation for National and Community Service. 
‘‘Sec. 192. Board of Directors. 
‘‘Sec. 192A. Authorities and duties of the Board of Directors. 
‘‘Sec. 193. Chief Executive Officer. 
‘‘Sec. 193A. Authorities and duties of the Chief Executive Officer. 
‘‘Sec. 194. Officers. 
‘‘Sec. 195. Employees, consultants, and other personnel. 
‘‘Sec. 196. Administration. 
‘‘Sec. 196A. Corporation State offices. 
‘‘Subtitle H—Investment for Quality and Innovation 
‘‘PART I—ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL 
SERVICE 
‘‘Sec. 198. Additional corporation activities to support national service. 
‘‘Sec. 198A. Presidential awards for service. 
‘‘Sec. 198B. ServeAmerica Fellowships. 
‘‘Sec. 198C. Silver Scholarships and Encore Fellowships. 
‘‘PART II—INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PROGRAM SUPPORT AND NATIONAL 
SERVICE RESERVE CORPS 
‘‘Sec. 198D. Innovative and model program support. 
‘‘Sec. 198E. National Service Reserve Corps. 
‘‘PART III—SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND 
‘‘Sec. 198F. Social innovation fund. 
‘‘PART IV—NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS CLEARINGHOUSE
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‘‘Sec. 198G. National service programs clearinghouse. 
‘‘Subtitle I—American Conservation and Youth Corps 
‘‘Sec. 199. Short title. 
‘‘Sec. 199A. General authority. 
‘‘Sec. 199B. Limitation on purchase of capital equipment. 
‘‘Sec. 199C. State application. 
‘‘Sec. 199D. Focus of programs. 
‘‘Sec. 199E. Related programs. 
‘‘Sec. 199F. Public lands or Indian lands. 
‘‘Sec. 199G. Training and education services. 
‘‘Sec. 199H. Preference for certain projects. 
‘‘Sec. 199I. Age and citizenship criteria for enrollment. 
‘‘Sec. 199J. Use of volunteers. 
‘‘Sec. 199K. Living allowance. 
‘‘Sec. 199L. Joint programs. 
‘‘Sec. 199M. Federal and State employee status. 
‘‘Subtitle J—Training and Technical Assistance 
‘‘Sec. 199N. Training and technical assistance. 
‘‘SUBTITLE K—VOLUNTEER GENERATION FUND 
‘‘Sec. 199P. Volunteer generation fund. 
‘‘TITLE II—MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING PROGRAMS 
‘‘Subtitle A—Publication 
‘‘Sec. 201. Information for students. 
‘‘Sec. 202. Exit counseling for borrowers. 
‘‘Sec. 203. Department information on deferments and cancellations. 
‘‘Sec. 204. Data on deferments and cancellations. 
‘‘Subtitle B—Youthbuild Projects 
‘‘Sec. 211. Youthbuild projects. 
‘‘Subtitle C—Amendments to Student Literacy Corps 
‘‘Sec. 221. Amendments to Student Literacy Corps. 
‘‘TITLE IV—PROJECTS HONORING VICTIMS OF TERRORIST 
ATTACKS 
‘‘Sec. 401. Projects. 
‘‘TITLE V—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
‘‘Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations. 
‘‘TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
‘‘Sec. 601. Amtrak waste disposal. 
‘‘Sec. 602. Exchange program with countries in transition from totalitarianism 
to Democracy.’’.
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SEC. 4102. TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENTS FOR THE 
DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT. 
The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Domestic 
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 is amended as follows: 
(1) By inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 103 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 103A. VISTA programs of national significance.’’. 
(2) By striking the item relating to section 123 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 123. Financial assistance.’’. 
(3) By amending the item relating to title II to 
read as follows: 
‘‘TITLE II—NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS’’. 
(4) By striking the item relating to section 224 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 224. Use of locally generated contributions in National Senior Service 
Corps.’’. 
(5) By inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 227 the following new items: 
‘‘Sec. 228. Continuity of service. 
‘‘Sec. 229. Acceptance of donations.’’. 
(6) By striking the item relating to section 502 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 502. National Senior Service Corps.’’.