be subject to an extension for a period determined 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(5) REIMBURSEMENT.—Each party respon-
sible for a covered incident under the Oil Pollution 
Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) shall, upon the 
demand of the Secretary of the Treasury, reimburse 
the general fund of the Treasury for the costs in-
curred by the United States under subsection (a)(5) 
with respect to such incident, as well as the costs of 
the United States in administering its responsibil-
ities under subsection (a)(5) with respect to such in-
cident. If a responsible party fails to pay a demand 
of the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to sub-
section (a)(5), the Secretary shall request the Attor-
ney General to bring a civil action against the re-
sponsible party or a guarantor in an appropriate dis-
trict court to recover the amount of the demand, 
plus all costs incurred in obtaining payment, includ-
ing prejudgment interest, attorneys fees, and any 
other administrative and adjudicative costs involved. 
Such reimbursement shall be without regard to lim-
its of liability under the section 1004 of the Oil Pol-
lution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2704). 
‘‘(6) USE OF AVAILABLE FUNDS.—Funds ap-
propriated for fiscal years 2009 and 2010 and re-
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maining available for obligation by the Secretary to 
provide any assistance authorized under this section 
shall be available to assist workers affected by a cov-
ered incident, including workers who have relocated 
from areas in which a covered incident has been de-
clared. Under such conditions as the Secretary may 
approve, any State may use funds that remain avail-
able for expenditure under any grants awarded to 
the State under this section to provide any assist-
ance authorized under subsection (a)(5). Funds used 
pursuant to the authority provided under this para-
graph shall be subject to the reimbursement require-
ments described in paragraph (5). 
‘‘(7) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
GRANT
APPLICA-
TIONS.—In order to receive funds under subsection 
(a)(5), a State shall submit an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require. Such application 
shall include a detailed description of— 
‘‘(A) how the State will ensure the capacity 
of one-stop centers described in section 134(c) 
and other access points to— 
‘‘(i) provide affected individuals with 
information, in languages appropriate to 
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the individuals served, about the range of 
available services; and 
‘‘(ii) provide affected individuals with 
access to the range of needed services; 
‘‘(B) how the State will prioritize individ-
uals who are temporarily or permanently laid 
off as a consequence of the covered incident in 
the assignment of temporary employment posi-
tions; and 
‘‘(C) any other supporting information the 
Secretary may require.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect immediately upon the date 
of the enactment of this section and shall apply to all re-
sponsible parties under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), including any party determined to 
be liable under such Act for any incident that occurred 
prior to the date of the enactment of the amendments 
made by this section. 
SEC. 3. GULF COAST COMMUNITY CONSERVATION CORPS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—From the amounts appropriated to 
carry out this section, the Corporation for National and 
Community Service (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Corporation’’), pursuant to section 126(b) and subtitle 
E of title I of the National and Community Service Act 
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of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12576(b)), shall carry out the activi-
ties authorized under this section. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a Gulf 
Coast Community Conservation Corps (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘Gulf Coast CCC’’), to be ad-
ministered by the Corporation directly, or by grant 
or contract, to carry out full- or part-time service 
national service programs that provide oil spill relief 
in accordance with subsection (d) in areas that are 
the subjects of a Presidential determination that ad-
ditional resources are necessary to respond to a cov-
ered incident. 
(2) EXISTING
GRANTS
OR
CONTRACTS.—A 
grant or contract awarded under paragraph (1) may 
be awarded to an entity with which the Corporation 
has an existing grant or contract. 
(c) PARTICIPANTS.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to participate 
in a national service program carried out by the Gulf 
Coast CCC, an individual— 
(A) shall be participating in a national 
service program under the national service laws; 
or 
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(B) shall be determined to be eligible in a 
manner that is consistent with the determina-
tion of eligibility under the national service 
laws. 
(2) BENEFITS.—An individual selected to par-
ticipate in a national service program carried out by 
the Gulf Coast CCC shall be eligible for any living 
allowances, educational awards, and other support 
that are authorized for a participant under the na-
tional service laws. 
(3) PRIORITY.—In selecting participants under 
paragraph (1), priority shall be given to unemployed 
individuals between the ages of 18 through 24. 
(4) TRAINING.—Training for participants serv-
ing in the Gulf Coast CCC shall include an environ-
mental education component. 
(d) PROGRAMS.—National service programs carried 
out by the Gulf Coast CCC shall— 
(1) include programs— 
(A) involving the cleaning, restoration, ren-
ovation, repair, and reconstruction (including 
the construction of infrastructure to facilitate 
ecosystem and habitat restoration, protection, 
creation, enhancement and species repopu-
lation), of lands, marshes, waters, structures, 
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