(1) CORPS.—The term ‘‘Corps’’ means the Na-
tional Care Corps established under section 3 of this 
Act. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Corps appointed under section 
3(b)(1) of this Act. 
(3) LOCAL CARE CORPS PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘local Care Corps program’’ means a program fund-
ed with a grant awarded under section 10(b) of this 
Act that hosts Corps members and arranges for 
them to provide approved services to individuals in 
need. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CARE CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the De-
partment of Health and Human Services a program to 
be known as the ‘‘National Care Corps’’ through which 
Corps members provide approved services to individuals 
in need via participation in local Care Corps programs. 
(b) STAFF.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT
OF
DIRECTOR.—The Sec-
retary, acting through the Administrator for Com-
munity Living, shall appoint a Director of the Corps. 
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(2) DUTIES
OF
DIRECTOR.—The Director 
shall— 
(A) design, develop, and administer Corps 
programs; 
(B) manage the daily operations of the 
Corps; and 
(C) report to the Administrator for Com-
munity Living. 
(3) AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY STAFF.—The Di-
rector may employ such staff as is necessary to 
carry out this Act. 
SEC. 4. SELECTION AND ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) SELECTION.—The Director shall select eli-
gible individuals for membership in the Corps. 
(2) NONDISCRIMINATION.—In selecting Corps 
members, the Director shall comply with all applica-
ble provisions of State and Federal laws and regula-
tions pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal em-
ployment opportunity. 
(b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—To be eligible for mem-
bership in the Corps, an individual shall— 
(1) be at least 18 years of age on or before De-
cember 31 of the calendar year in which the indi-
vidual begins participation in the Corps; 
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(2) agree to participate in the Corps for a pe-
riod of not more than 24 months; 
(3) submit an application to the Director at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Director may require; 
(4) pass a criminal background check as de-
scribed in subsection (c); and 
(5) agree to comply with such terms and condi-
tions as the Director may require. 
(c) CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before selecting any indi-
vidual for membership in the Corps, the Director 
shall request a criminal background check of such 
individual. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP
PROHIBITIONS.—An indi-
vidual shall be ineligible to be a Corps member if— 
(A) such individual refuses to consent to 
the criminal background check; or 
(B) the criminal background check does 
not demonstrate to the Director’s satisfaction 
that such individual is fit for Corps service. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZED BENEFITS FOR CORPS MEMBERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall provide for 
members of the Corps to receive allowances, health insur-
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ance, and post-service educational awards authorized by 
this section. 
(b) ALLOWANCES.—The Director shall provide each 
Corps member with such living, travel, and leave allow-
ances, and such housing transportation, supplies, equip-
ment, and subsistence as the Director may determine to 
be necessary for the member’s maintenance and to ensure 
the member’s health and capacity to serve effectively. 
(c) HEALTH INSURANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall provide 
for each Corps member to receive health insurance 
coverage. 
(2) MINIMUM
ESSENTIAL
COVERAGE.—The 
health insurance coverage described paragraph (1) 
shall meet the requirements of section 5000A(f) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(d) POST-SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 
an educational award for Corps members. 
(2) AMOUNTS.— 
(A) AMOUNT FOR FULL-TIME SERVICE.— 
In the case of a Corps member who completes 
a 12-month term of full-time service as deter-
mined by the Director, such member shall re-
ceive an educational award having a value equal 
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to the maximum amount of a Federal Pell 
Grant under section 401 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) that a 
student eligible for such grant may receive in 
the aggregate (without regard to whether the 
funds are provided through discretionary or 
mandatory appropriations) for the award year. 
A Corps member may receive up to 2 such 
awards. 
(B) AMOUNT
FOR
OTHER
PERIODS
OF 
SERVICE.—In the case of a Corps member who 
completes less than a 12-month term of full- 
time service as determined by the Director, 
such member may receive a portion of the edu-
cational award described in subparagraph (A) 
that corresponds to the quantity of service actu-
ally completed by the member. 
(3) USES OF AWARD.—An educational award 
shall be used to pay— 
(A) costs of attendance at an institution of 
higher education; or 
(B) government or commercial loans re-
ceived by an individual for costs of attendance 
at an institution of higher education. 
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(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the following definitions shall apply: 
(A) COST
OF
ATTENDANCE.—The term 
‘‘cost of attendance’’ has the meaning given 
such term by section 472 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll). 
(B) 
INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER
EDU-
CATION.—The term ‘‘institution of higher edu-
cation’’ has the meaning given such term by 
section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
(e) REGULATIONS.—The Director shall issue any reg-
ulations that the Director determines to be necessary to 
carry out this section. 
SEC. 6. ASSIGNMENT OF CORPS MEMBERS TO SENIORS 
AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. 
(a) ASSIGNMENT OF CORPS MEMBERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Director shall assign 
each Corps member to participate in a local Care 
Corps program. 
(2) PRIORITY OF ASSIGNMENT.—In assigning 
Corps members to local Care Corps programs, the 
Director shall assign not less than 20 percent of 
members to programs that serve geographic areas in 
which the Director determines there is a shortage of 
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