fiscal year 1993 under section 112(b) of
this Act, as in effect on the day before the
date of enactment of this part’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘will receive under paragraph (2) an
allotment that is less than $100,000’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘25 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘30 percent’’;
(4) in subsection (b) (as redesignated by this
section)—
(A) by striking ‘‘or Indian tribe’’ each
place it appears;
(B) by striking ‘‘, and Indian tribes,’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘, after making any grants
under section 111A to a partnership or agency
described in such section,’’; and
(5) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by this
section)—
(A) by striking ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘and Indian tribes’’.
SEC. 124. APPLICATIONS TO THE CORPORATION.
Section 113 (42 U.S.C. 12525) is amended—
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘STATE OR
TRIBAL APPLICATIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘APPLICA-
TIONS TO THE CORPORATION;
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a grant
under section 112(b)(1)’’ and all that follows
through Indian tribe, and inserting ‘‘assistance
under this subpart, an applicant’’;
(3) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘; and’’
and inserting a semicolon;
(4) in subsection (b)(2)(B)—
(A) by striking ‘‘section 176(f)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 176(e)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a
semicolon; and
(5) by inserting after subsection (b)(2)(B) the
following:
‘‘(C) the applicant selected programs on a
competitive basis; and’’.
SEC. 125. LIMITATIONS ON USES OF FUNDS.
Section 116A (42 U.S.C. 12530) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘a State
educational agency’’; and all that follows through
section 112 and inserting ‘‘the original recipient of
a grant or allotment under this subpart’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Except as provided’’ and
inserting ‘‘Subject to the restrictions’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘not more than 15 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than 25 per-
cent’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘or Indian tribe’’; and
(D) by striking ‘‘subsection (a), (b), (c), or
(d) of section 112’’ and inserting ‘‘this sub-
part’’; and
(3) by amending subsection (b)(2) to read as
follows:
‘‘(2) RESTRICTIONS.—The Chief Executive Of-
ficer may place restrictions on the types and
amounts of activities authorized in paragraph (1).’’.
SEC. 126. GENERAL AUTHORITY; STATE ADMINISTRATIVE
FLEXIBILITY.
Section 117A (42 U.S.C. 12542) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘From the funds appro-
priated to carry out this subpart for a fiscal
year,’’ and inserting ‘‘After the allotments made
pursuant to subpart D,’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘, grantmaking entities,
and qualified organizations’’;
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c);
(3) by adding after subsection (a) the following:
‘‘(b) STATE ADMINISTRATION.—
‘‘(1) A State may apply for assistance under
this subpart either through a State educational
agency or through a State Commission.
‘‘(2) If a State applies for assistance under this
subpart through a State educational agency, all ref-
erences in this subpart to a State Commission shall
be deemed to include a State educational agency.
‘‘(3) A State receiving assistance under this
subpart must ensure that the State educational
agency and the State Commission coordinate their
respective activities.’’; and
(4) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by this
section)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘STATE
COMMISSIONS AND GRANTMAKING ENTITIES.—
A State Commission or grantmaking entity’’
and inserting ‘‘GRANTMAKING.—A State Com-
mission’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, other
than a grantmaking entity,’’.
SEC. 127. CLEARINGHOUSE.
Section 118(b) (42 U.S.C. 12551(b)) is amended by
striking ‘‘PUBLIC OR PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZA-
TIONS’’.—Public or private nonprofit organizations’’ and
inserting ‘‘ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.—Organizations’’.
SEC. 128. INDIAN TRIBES AND U.S. TERRITORIES.
Subtitle B is amended by adding after subpart C the
following:
‘‘Subpart D—Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories
‘‘SEC. 118A. INDIAN TRIBES AND U.S. TERRITORIES.
‘‘(a) ALLOTMENT.—Of the amounts appropriated to
carry out subpart A and subpart B for any fiscal year,
the Corporation is authorized to reserve an amount of 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) RULES.—Unless specifically authorized other-
wise by the Corporation, assistance under this subpart
shall be provided and used in accordance with the applica-
ble provisions of subpart A or subpart B, as the case may
be.’’.
SEC. 129. MULTI–STATE, DEMONSTRATION, AND OTHER INI-
TIATIVES.
Subtitle B is further amended by adding after sub-
part D, as added by section 128, the following:
‘‘Subpart E—Multi–State, Demonstration, and Other
Initiatives
‘‘SEC. 118B. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘As used in this subpart:
‘‘(1) 
GRANTMAKING
ENTITY.—The 
term
grantmaking entity means a qualified organization
that—
‘‘(A) submits an application under section
118C to make grants to qualified organizations;
‘‘(B) was in existence at least one year be-
fore the date on which the entity submitted the
application; and
‘‘(C) meets such other criteria as the Chief
Executive Officer may establish.
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
ORGANIZATION.—The term
qualified organization has the same meaning given
the term in section 117.
‘‘SEC. 118C. GRANTS TO SUPPORT MULTI–STATE, DEM-
ONSTRATION, AND OTHER INITIATIVES.
‘‘(a) METHODS OF SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES.—From
the funds appropriated to carry out this subpart for a fis-
cal year, the Corporation may make grants to, or enter
into contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible en-
tities to support multi-State, demonstration, or other ac-
tivities to improve or expand effective service-learning pro-
grams.
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Eligible entities under
this subpart are—
‘‘(1) grantmaking entities;
‘‘(2) qualified organizations;
‘‘(3) institutions of higher education; and
‘‘(4) subdivisions of States.
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Funds under this
subpart may be used to—
‘‘(1) conduct school-based or community-based
programs in more than one State;
‘‘(2) conduct school-based or community-based
programs of sufficient size to serve as national mod-
els;
‘‘(3) replicate a school-based or community-
based program in more than one locality;
‘‘(4) provide training and technical assistance
and to disseminate materials and information about
best practices to school-based and community-based
programs;
‘‘(5) conduct programs that integrate elemen-
tary, secondary, and post-secondary students in serv-
ice-learning; or
‘‘(6) other demonstration activities approved by
the Corporation.’’.
SEC. 130. HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR COMMU-
NITY SERVICE.
Section 119 (42 U.S.C. 12561) is amended—
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘INNOVATIVE’’;
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘innovative’’ and inserting
‘‘service-learning and’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘the period’’ and inserting
‘‘and across the nation.’’;
(3) in subsection (b)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ‘‘make grants to’’ and all that fol-
lows through pay for and inserting ‘‘pay for, by
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement,’’;
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘enabling
such an institution or partnership to create or
expand’’ and inserting ‘‘creating or expanding’’;
(C) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’;
(D) in paragraph (7), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) supporting other activities described in
section 111(c).’’;
(4) by redesignating subsections (c) through (g)
as subsections (d) through (h), respectively;
(5) by inserting after subsection (b) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE
APPLICANTS.—Eligible applicants
under this part are—
‘‘(1) institutions of higher education (including
such institutions that apply as part of a consortium
of public or private nonprofit organizations);
‘‘(2) State Commissions (as part of a consor-
tium that includes at least one institution of higher
education); and
‘‘(3) State agencies for higher education (as
part of a consortium that includes at least one insti-
tution of higher education).’’.
(6) in subsection (d)(1)(A) (as redesignated by
this section), by striking ‘‘carrying out a community
service project’’ and inserting ‘‘carrying out a serv-
ice-learning or community service project’’;
(7) in subsection (e)(2)(A)(ii) (as redesignated
by this section), by striking ‘‘section 176(f)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 176(e)’’; and
(8) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by this
section)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)(A), by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘proposals that—’’ and in-
serting: ‘‘In making grants and entering into
contracts under subsection (b), the Corporation
may give priority to proposals that—’’;
(B) by striking paragraph (2);
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
through (G) of paragraph (1) as paragraphs (1)
through (7), respectively;
(D) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated by
this section), by striking ‘‘supporting the com-
munity service projects’’ and inserting ‘‘sup-
porting the service-learning and community
service projects’’; and
(E) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by
this section)—
(i) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii),
and (iii) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(C), respectively; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B) (as redesig-
nated by this section), by redesignating
subclauses (I), (II), and (III) as clauses
(i), (ii), and (iii), respectively.
Subtitle C—Amendments to Sub-
title C (National Service Trust
Program)
SEC. 141. PROHIBITION ON GRANTS TO FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES; LIMITS ON CORPORATION COSTS.
Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 12571) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by 
inserting 
‘‘RESTRICTIONS
ON’’ 
before
‘‘AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES’’;
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking the sec-
ond sentence; and
(C) by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON GRANTS.—The Corpora-
tion may not provide a grant under this section to
a Federal agency’’; and
(C) in paragraph (3)—
(i) by striking ‘‘receiving assistance
under this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘op-
erating a national service program’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘using such assist-
ance’’;
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or (b)’’;
and
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘or
(b)’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) COST OF PARTICIPANTS.—
‘‘(1) The Corporation’s share of the cost of po-
sitions approved under the national service laws, as
measured by the average budgeted cost per individ-
ual enrolled in an approved national service position,
including administrative and support costs attrib-
utable to such individuals, may not exceed—
‘‘(A) $16,000 in fiscal year 1998 funds;
‘‘(B) $15,000 in fiscal year 1999 funds;
and
‘‘(C) $15,000, adjusted for inflation after
1999, as measured each year by the Consumer
Price Index for all urban consumers published
by the Secretary of Labor, in fiscal years 2000
through 2002.
‘‘(2) The limits in paragraph (1) are based on
aggregate Corporation expenditures attributable to
individuals enrolled in national service positions ap-
proved under the national service laws.’’.
SEC. 142. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
Section 125 (42 U.S.C. 12575) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘national
service programs assisted under section 121’’ and in-
serting ‘‘programs assisted under the national serv-
ice laws’’;
(2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘described in section
121’’ and inserting ‘‘assisted under the national
service laws’’; and
(3) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘under
such section or under a grant program conducted
using assistance provided under such section’’.
SEC. 143. ASSISTANCE TO STATE COMMISSIONS.
Section 126 (42 U.S.C. 12576) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking
‘‘$125,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$200,000’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, to-
gether with other Federal funds available’’ and
all that follows through assistance under this
subsection and inserting ‘‘may not exceed 662⁄3
percent of the costs to operate the State Com-
mission’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (c).
SEC. 144. GRANTS TO STATES; DISABILITY FUNDS; REDUC-
TION IN CORPORATION COSTS.
Section 129 (42 U.S.C. 12581) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(1) ALLOTMENT OF ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN
STATES.—
‘‘(A) Of the funds appropriated to and al-
located by the Corporation for provision of as-
sistance under subsection (a) of section 121 for
a fiscal year, the Corporation is authorized to
make a grant under section 121(a) (and a cor-
responding allotment of approved national serv-
ice positions) to each of the several States, the
District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico that has an application approved
by the Corporation under section 133.
‘‘(B) The grant allotment to each State
under subsection (a)(1) of section 121 for a fis-
cal year will be no less than the amount that
bears the same ratio to 40 percent of the allo-
cated funds for fiscal year 1999, 431⁄3 percent
of the allocated funds for fiscal year 2000, and
461⁄3 percent of the allocated funds for fiscal
years 2001 and 2002, as the case may be, as
the population of the State bears to the total
population of the several States, the District of
Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico.
‘‘(C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B),
the minimum grant for each State under sub-
section (a)(1) of section 121 for each fiscal year
is authorized to be no 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 ‘‘sub-
sections (a) and (b) of section 121 for a fiscal
year, the Corporation may reserve 1 percent of
the allocated funds for grants under section
121(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 121(a) for a fis-
cal year, the Corporation may reserve one per-
cent for grants’’;
(2) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating
subsections (c) through (g) as subsections (b)
through (f), respectively;
(3) in subsection (b) (as redesignated by this
section), by striking ‘‘or challenge grants under sub-
section (c) of such section’’;
(4) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by this
section)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(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 Corporation shall
use not less than 331⁄3 percent of the allo-
cated funds to make grants to States’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Corporation will use no
more than 262⁄3 percent of the allocated
funds in fiscal year 1999, no more than
231⁄3 percent of the allocated funds in fis-
cal year 2000, and no more than 201⁄3 per-
cent of the allocated funds in fiscal years
2001 and 2002, as the case may be, to
make grants to States’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘FEDERAL AGENCIES
AND
OTHER
APPLICANTS’’ and inserting
‘‘OTHER APPLICANTS’’;
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and before institu-
tions of higher education’’ ; and
(iii) by striking ‘‘, and Federal agen-
cies’’;
(C) by striking paragraph (3) and redesig-
nating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs
(3) and (4), respectively;
(D) in paragraph (4)(A) (as redesignated
by this section), by striking the last sentence
and inserting ‘‘After providing grants to all en-
tities that demonstrate their eligibility under
subparagraphs (B) and (C), the Corporation
may use the balance, if any, of the reserved
funds consistent with the conditions or restric-
tions otherwise applicable to the funds’’; and
(E) in paragraph (4)(B) (as redesignated
by this section)—
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ASSIST
ENTITIES
IN
PLACING
APPLICANTS
WHO
ARE’’ and inserting ‘‘INCREASE THE PAR-
TICIPATION OF’’;
(ii) in clause (i)(I), by striking ‘‘re-
ceive a grant to carry out a national serv-
ice program under paragraph (1) or (2)’’
and inserting ‘‘receive assistance or an al-
lotment of approved national service posi-
tions under the national service laws’’;
(iii) in clause (i)(II), by striking ‘‘a
substantial number of’’;
(iv) in clause (i)(III), by striking
‘‘placing a substantial number of such in-
dividuals with a disability as participants
in projects carried out through the pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘increasing the par-
ticipation of individuals with disabilities in
activities carried out under the national
service laws’’; and
(v) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘as
funds made available through a grant
made under paragraph (1) or (2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘as the supplemented grant or al-
lotment’’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(g) RESERVATION OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT PRO-
GRAMS REDUCING CORPORATION COSTS.—
‘‘(1) From amounts appropriated for a fiscal
year to provide financial assistance under this sub-
title and consistent with the restriction in paragraph
(2), the Corporation may reserve an amount up to
$15,000,000 to provide operational assistance to
programs that receive approved national service posi-
tions but do not receive funds under section 121(a).
‘‘(2) Operational support under this subsection
may not exceed $1,000 per individual enrolled in an
approved national service position.
‘‘(3) The Chief Executive Officer may waive, or
specify alternative requirements for, requirements
otherwise provided in this subtitle in connection with
national service positions approved under this sub-
section after determining that such action will fur-
ther the purposes of the national service laws.
‘‘(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), the Chief
Executive Officer may not waive, or specify alter-
native requirements for, any of the requirements of
sections 130 and 131 relating to consultation with,
and the concurrence of, labor organizations.’’.
SEC. 145. VOLUNTEER GENERATION.
Section 133(c) (42 U.S.C. 12585(c)) is amended by
redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9) and insert-
ing after paragraph (7) the following:
‘‘(8) If applicable, the extent to which the pro-
gram generates the involvement of volunteers.’’.
SEC. 146. SELECTION OF NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICI-
PANTS.
Section 138 (42 U.S.C. 12592) is amended—
(1) in subsection (e)(3), by striking the second
sentence; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (e)(3) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(4) STATUS
OF
LEADERS
UNDER
FEDERAL
LAW.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise
provided in this section, individuals who receive
special leadership training from the Corporation
prior to and upon assignment by the Corpora-
tion to national service programs shall not, by
reason of their status as such leaders, be con-
sidered Federal employees or be subject to the
provisions of law relating to Federal employ-
ment.
‘‘(B) WORK–RELATED INJURIES.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of
subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5,
United States Code, relating to the com-
pensation of Federal employees for work
injuries, individuals specified in paragraph
(A) shall be considered as employees of the
United States within the meaning of the
term employee, as defined in section 8101
of such title.
‘‘(ii) TORT CLAIMS PROCEDURE.—In-
dividuals specified in subparagraph (A)
shall be considered employees of the
United States for purposes of chapter 171
of title 28, United States Code, relating to
tort claims liability and procedure.’’.
SEC. 147. RELEASE FOR COMPELLING PERSONAL CIR-
CUMSTANCES.
Section 139(c) (42 U.S.C. 12593(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘as dem-
onstrated by the participant’’ and inserting ‘‘as de-
termined by the organization responsible for grant-
ing a release, if the participant has performed satis-
factorily and has completed at least 15 percent of
the original term of service’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘provide to
the participant that portion of the national service
educational award’’ and inserting ‘‘certify the par-
ticipant’s eligibility for that portion of the national
service educational award’’; and
(3) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘to allow
return to the program with which the individual was
serving in order’’.
SEC. 148. ADJUSTMENTS TO LIVING ALLOWANCE.
Section 140 (42 U.S.C. 12594) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking paragraph (3) and in-
serting paragraphs (3) and (4); and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘for twelve months
before on a full-time basis’’;
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5),
and (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respec-
tively; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the
following:
‘‘(4) ADJUSTMENT FOR FEDERAL WORK-STUDY
STUDENTS.—The living allowance that may be pro-
vided to an individual whose term of service includes
hours for which the individual receives Federal
Work-Study wages shall be reduced by the amount
of the individual’s Federal Work-Study award’’;
(D) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated by
this section) by striking ‘‘a reduced term of
service under section 139(b)(3)’’ and inserting
‘‘a term of service that is less than twelve
months)’’; and
(2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘a third, or
subsequent, term’’ and inserting ‘‘more than two
terms’’.
SEC. 149. WAIVER OF REQUIREMENTS REGARDING MATCH-
ING FUNDS AND USE OF ASSISTANCE
Subtitle C is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 142. WAIVER OF MATCH REQUIREMENTS AND RULES
ON USE OF FUNDS.
‘‘(a) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Except as provided in
subsection (b), the Corporation may, upon a determination
of the Chief Executive Officer that such action furthers
the purposes of the national service laws, waive or specify
alternative requirements for the matching fund require-
ments under sections 121(e) and 140 and rules on the
use of assistance applicable to programs funded under this
subtitle.
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The Corporation may not waive,
or specify alternative requirements for, the requirements
under sections 171, 173, 174, 175, 177, 180, 183, and
184, or the requirements under sections 130 and 131 re-
lating to consultation with, and the concurrence of, labor
organizations.’’.
Subtitle D—Amendments to Sub-
title D (National Service Trust
and Provision of National Serv-
ice Educational Awards
SEC. 151. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS IN THE NATIONAL SERV-
ICE TRUST.
Section 145 (42 U.S.C. 12601) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘and’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) national service scholarships; and
‘‘(D) administrative expenses necessary to
ensure effective management of the Trust;’’;
(2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘pursuant
to section 196(a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘pursuant to
section 196(a)(2), if the terms of such donations di-
rect that they be deposited in the National Service
Trust’’;
(3) 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 in accordance with section 148;
‘‘(2) payments of interest in accordance with
section 148(e);
‘‘(3) the Federal share of national service schol-
arships in accordance with section 149; and
‘‘(4) the necessary cost of administering the
disbursement of funds under this subtitle’’; and
(4) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking
‘‘and’’;
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) identify the number of students who have
received national service scholarships and specify the
amount of Federal and matching funds expended on
an annual basis on the national service scholar pro-
gram; and
‘‘(6) specify the amount expended on adminis-
trative costs during the preceding fiscal year.’’.
SEC. 152. 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 supervision cer-
tifies that the individual’’;
(B) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and
(3) and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) met the applicable eligibility requirements
for the position; and
‘‘(2)(A) successfully completed the required
term of service described in subsection (b) in an ap-
proved national service position; or
‘‘(B)(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 required
term of service described in subsection (b); and’’;
and
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as
paragraph (3); and
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(c) LIMITATION
ON RECEIPT
OF EDUCATIONAL
AWARDS.—An individual may receive no more than the
aggregate value of two full-time national service edu-
cational awards.’’.
SEC. 153. DISBURSEMENT OF NATIONAL SERVICE EDU-
CATIONAL AWARDS.
Section 148 (42 U.S.C. 12604) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’;
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as
paragraph (5); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the
following:
‘‘(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)’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)(7)—
(A) in subparagraph (A)—
(i) by striking ‘‘section 428B’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 428B or 451’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the
period and inserting; ‘‘and’’; and
(C) by adding the following:
‘‘(C) any loan—
‘‘(i) made directly to a student by an
eligible lender, as defined by section 435 of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1085); and
‘‘(ii) used to attend an institution of
higher education; and
‘‘(D) any loan—
‘‘(i) made directly to a student; and
‘‘(ii) determined by an institution of
higher education to be necessary to cover
a student s cost of attendance at the insti-
tution.
(3) in subsection (c)(6)(B)—
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the students
estimated financial assistance for such period
under part A of’’ and inserting ‘‘financial as-
sistance received by the student for such period
under’’; and
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘the stu-
dent’s veterans education benefits,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘veterans education benefits received by the
student, as’’;
(4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘subsection
(b)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(7)’’; and
(5) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘Director’’ and
inserting ‘‘Chief Executive Officer’’.
SEC. 154. NATIONAL SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
Subtitle D is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 149. NATIONAL SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Corporation may
use amounts in the Trust to support a national service
scholarship program to recognize high school juniors and
seniors who are engaged in outstanding community serv-
ice.
‘‘(b) APPROVED USE OF SCHOLARSHIPS.—The Cor-
poration may use amounts in the Trust to supplement lo-
cally-funded scholarships to help cover an individual’s
postsecondary education or job training costs.
‘‘(c) 
CORPORATION
SHARE.—The 
Corporation’s
share of an individual’s scholarship under this program
may not exceed $500.’’.
Subtitle E—Amendments to Sub-
title E (National Civilian Com-
munity Corps)
SEC. 161. PURPOSE.
Section 151 (42 U.S.C. 12611) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and following
the semicolon at the end thereof’’;
(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-