I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1351 
To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization 
of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide 
service opportunities for young Americans; help restore the nation’s nat-
ural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic resources; 
train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts; and 
promote the value of public service. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2013 
Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico, Mr. MORAN, 
Mr. POLIS, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. 
HUFFMAN, Mr. ELLISON, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. 
SLAUGHTER, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. FARR, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. NOR-
TON, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, and Mr. PERLMUTTER) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to 
the Committees on Agriculture and Education and the Workforce, for a 
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand 
the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Com-
merce, and the Interior to provide service opportunities 
for young Americans; help restore the nation’s natural, 
cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic 
resources; train a new generation of public land man-
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(8) 
by 
striking 
‘‘appropriate 
conservation 
projects’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘ap-
propriate natural and cultural resources conservation 
projects’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Section 202(a) (16 U.S.C. 1721(a)) 
of the Act, as amended by subsection (a), is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Corps can benefit’’ and 
inserting ‘‘conservation corps can benefit’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the natural and cultural’’ 
and inserting ‘‘natural and cultural’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) Participants in conservation corps receive 
meaningful education and training, and their experi-
ence with conservation corps provides preparation 
for careers in public service. 
‘‘(3) Young men and women who participate in 
the rehabilitation and restoration of the natural, cul-
tural, historic, archaeological, recreational, and sce-
nic treasures of the United States will gain an in-
creased appreciation and understanding of the public 
lands and heritage of the United States, and of the 
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value of public service, and are likely to become life- 
long advocates for those values.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by para-
graph (2)), by inserting ‘‘, cultural, historic, archae-
ological, recreational, and scenic’’ after ‘‘Many facili-
ties and natural’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) The work of conservation corps can benefit 
communities adjacent to public lands and facilities 
through renewed civic engagement and participation 
by corps participants and those they serve, improved 
student achievement, and restoration and rehabilita-
tion of public assets.’’. 
(c) PURPOSE.—Section 202(b) (16 U.S.C. 1721(b)) 
of the Act is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 
‘‘(1) to introduce young men and women to 
public service while furthering their understanding 
and appreciation of the natural, cultural, historic, 
archaeological, recreational, and scenic resources of 
the United States; 
‘‘(2) to facilitate training and recruitment op-
portunities in which service is credited as qualifying 
experience for careers in the management of such 
resources; 
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‘‘(3) to instill in a new generation of young men 
and women from across the United States, including 
young men and women from diverse backgrounds, 
the desire to seek careers in resource stewardship 
and public service by allowing them to work directly 
with professionals in agencies responsible for the 
management of the natural, cultural, historic, ar-
chaeological, recreational, and scenic resources of 
the United States; 
‘‘(4) to perform, in a cost-effective manner, ap-
propriate natural and cultural resources conservation 
projects where such projects are not being performed 
by existing employees; 
‘‘(5) to assist State and local governments and 
Indian tribes in performing research and public edu-
cation tasks associated with the conservation of nat-
ural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, 
and scenic resources; 
‘‘(6) to expand educational opportunities on 
public lands and by rewarding individuals who par-
ticipate in conservation corps with an increased abil-
ity to pursue higher education and job training; 
‘‘(7) to promote public understanding and ap-
preciation of the missions and the natural and cul-
tural resources conservation work of the partici-
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pating Federal agencies through training opportuni-
ties, community service and outreach, and other ap-
propriate means; and 
‘‘(8) to create a grant program for Indian 
tribes to establish the Indian Youth Service Corps so 
that Indian youth can benefit from carrying out 
projects on Indian lands that the Indian tribes and 
communities determine to be priorities.’’. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—Section 203 (16 U.S.C. 1722) of 
the Act is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 
(7), (8) through (10), and (11) through (13) as 
paragraphs (5) through (9), (11) through (13), and 
(15) through (17), respectively; 
(2) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
NATURAL
AND
CULTURAL 
RESOURCES
CONSERVATION
PROJECT.—The term 
‘appropriate natural and cultural resources conserva-
tion project’ means any project for the conservation, 
restoration, construction, or rehabilitation of nat-
ural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, 
or scenic resources. 
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‘‘(2) CONSULTING
INTERN.—The term ‘con-
sulting intern’ means a consulting intern selected 
under section 206(a)(2). 
‘‘(3) CORPS
AND
PUBLIC
LANDS
SERVICE 
CORPS.—The terms ‘Corps’ and ‘Public Lands Serv-
ice Corps’ mean the Public Lands Service Corps es-
tablished under section 204(a). 
‘‘(4) CORPS
PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘Corps 
participant’ means an individual enrolled— 
‘‘(A) in the Corps or the Indian Youth 
Service Corps; or 
‘‘(B) as a resource assistant or consulting 
intern.’’; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1)) the following: 
‘‘(10) INDIAN
YOUTH
SERVICE
CORPS.—The 
term ‘Indian Youth Service Corps’ means a qualified 
youth or conservation corps established under sec-
tion 207 that— 
‘‘(A) enrolls individuals between the ages 
of 15 and 25, inclusive, a majority of whom are 
Indians; and 
‘‘(B) is established pursuant to a tribal 
resolution that describes the agreement between 
the Indian tribe and the qualified youth or con-
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servation corps to operate an Indian Youth 
Service Corps program for the benefit of the 
members of the Indian tribe.’’; 
(4) by amending paragraph (12) (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1)) to read as follows: 
‘‘(12) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘public lands’ 
means any land or water (or interest therein) owned 
or administered by the United States, including 
those areas of coastal and ocean waters, the Great 
Lakes and their connecting waters, and submerged 
lands over which the United States exercises juris-
diction, except that such term does not include In-
dian lands.’’; 
(5) by amending paragraph (13) (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1)) as follows: 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘full-time,’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘on eligible service 
lands’’ after ‘‘resource setting’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘16’’ and inserting 
‘‘15’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) makes available for audit for each fis-
cal year for which the qualified youth or con-
servation corps receives Federal funds under 
this Act, all information pertaining to the ex-
penditure of the funds, any matching funds, 
and participant demographics.’’; 
(6) by inserting after paragraph 13 (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1)) the following: 
‘‘(14) 
RESIDENTIAL
CONSERVATION
CEN-
TERS.—The term ‘residential conservation centers’ 
means the facilities authorized under section 205.’’; 
(7) in paragraph (15) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1)), by striking ‘‘206’’ and inserting 
‘‘206(a)(1)’’; and 
(8) in paragraph (16) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1))— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) with respect to the National Marine 
Sanctuary System, coral reefs, and other coast-
al, estuarine, and marine habitats, and other 
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lands and facilities administered by the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
the Secretary of Commerce.’’. 
(e) PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE CORPS PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 204 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1723), as amended by sub-
section (a), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) and 
subsections (d) through (f) as subsections (c) and 
(d) and subsections (f) through (h), respectively; 
(2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE 
CORPS.—There is established in the Department of the 
Interior, the Department of Agriculture, and the Depart-
ment of Commerce a Public Lands Service Corps. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF CORPS OFFICE; COORDI-
NATORS; LIAISON.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICES.— 
‘‘(A) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.— 
The Secretary of the Interior shall establish a 
department-level office to coordinate the Corps 
activities within the Department of the Interior. 
‘‘(B) DEPARTMENT
OF
AGRICULTURE.— 
The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish 
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within the Forest Service an office to coordinate 
the Corps activities within that agency. 
‘‘(C) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.—The 
Secretary of Commerce shall establish within 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin-
istration an office to coordinate the Corps ac-
tivities within that agency. 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
COORDINATORS.— 
The Secretary shall designate a Public Lands Serv-
ice Corps coordinator for each agency under the ju-
risdiction of the Secretary that administers Corps 
activities. 
‘‘(3) ESTABLISHMENT OF LIAISON.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior shall establish an Indian Youth 
Service Corps liaison that will— 
‘‘(A) provide outreach to Indian tribes 
about opportunities for establishing Corps and 
Indian Youth Service Corps programs; and 
‘‘(B) coordinate with the Tribal Liaison of 
the Corporation for National Service to identify 
and establish Corps and Indian Youth Service 
Corps opportunities for Indian youth.’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (c) (as redesignated 
by paragraph (1)) to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) PARTICIPANTS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enroll 
in the Corps individuals who are— 
‘‘(A) hired by an agency under the juris-
diction of the Secretary to perform work au-
thorized under this Act; or 
‘‘(B) members of a qualified youth or con-
servation corps with which the Secretary has 
entered into a cooperative agreement to perform 
work authorized under this Act. 
‘‘(2) RESOURCE ASSISTANTS AND CONSULTING 
INTERNS.—The Secretary may also enroll in the 
Corps resource assistants and consulting interns in 
accordance with section 206(a). 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligi-
ble for enrollment as a Corps participant, an indi-
vidual shall— 
‘‘(A) be between the ages of 15 and 25, in-
clusive; and 
‘‘(B) satisfy the requirements of section 
137(a)(5) of the National and Community Serv-
ice Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12591(a)(5)). 
‘‘(4) TERMS.—Each Corps participant may be 
enrolled in the Corps for a term of up to 2 years of 
service, which may be served over a period that ex-
ceeds 2 calendar years. 
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‘‘(5) CIVIL SERVICE.—An individual may be en-
rolled as a Corps participant without regard to the 
civil service and classification laws, rules, or regula-
tions of the United States. 
‘‘(6) PREFERENCE.—The Secretary may estab-
lish a preference for the enrollment as Corps partici-
pants individuals who are economically, physically, 
or educationally disadvantaged.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘contracts and’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (f)’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) RECRUITMENT.—The Secretary shall carry 
out, or enter into cooperative agreements to provide, 
a program to attract eligible youth to the Corps by 
publicizing Corps opportunities through high schools, 
colleges, employment centers, electronic media, and 
other appropriate institutions and means. 
‘‘(3) PREFERENCE.—In entering into coopera-
tive agreements under paragraph (1) or awarding 
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competitive grants to Indian tribes or tribally au-
thorized organizations under section 207, the Sec-
retary may give preference to qualified youth or con-
servation corps that are located in specific areas 
where a substantial portion of members are economi-
cally, physically, or educationally disadvantaged.’’; 
(5) by inserting after subsection (d) (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1)) the following: 
‘‘(e) TRAINING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a training program based at appropriate resi-
dential conservation centers or at other suitable re-
gional Federal or other appropriate facilities or sites 
to provide training for Corps participants. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In establishing a train-
ing program under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that the duration and com-
prehensiveness of the training program shall be 
commensurate with the projects Corps partici-
pants are expected to undertake; 
‘‘(B) develop department-wide standards 
for the program that include training in— 
‘‘(i) resource stewardship; 
‘‘(ii) health and safety; 
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‘‘(iii) ethics for individuals in public 
service; 
‘‘(iv) teamwork and leadership; and 
‘‘(v) interpersonal communications; 
‘‘(C) direct the participating agencies with-
in the Department of the Interior, the Forest 
Service in the case of the Department of Agri-
culture, and the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration in the case of the De-
partment of Commerce, to develop agency-spe-
cific training guidelines to ensure that Corps 
participants are appropriately informed about 
matters specific to that agency, including— 
‘‘(i) the history and organization of 
the agency; 
‘‘(ii) the mission of the agency; and 
‘‘(iii) any agency-specific standards 
for the management of natural, cultural, 
historic, archaeological, recreational, and 
scenic resources; and 
‘‘(D) take into account training already re-
ceived by Corps participants enrolled from 
qualified youth or conservation corps.’’; 
(6) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1))— 
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(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘IN 
GENERAL.—’’ and inserting ‘‘USE
OF 
CORPS; PROJECTS.—’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘The Secretary may 
utilize the Corps or any qualified youth or 
conservation corps to carry out’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
use the Corps to carry out, with appropriate su-
pervision and training,’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘on public lands’’ and 
inserting on ‘‘on eligible service lands’’; 
and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) PROJECTS.—Appropriate natural and 
cultural resources conservation projects carried 
out under this section may include— 
‘‘(i) protecting, restoring, or enhanc-
ing ecosystem components to promote spe-
cies recovery, improve biological diversity, 
enhance productivity and carbon sequestra-
tion, and enhance adaptability and resil-
ience of eligible service lands and resources 
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to climate change and other natural and 
human disturbances; 
‘‘(ii) promoting the health of eligible 
service lands, including— 
‘‘(I) protecting and restoring wa-
tersheds and forest, grassland, ripar-
ian, estuarine, marine, or other habi-
tat; 
‘‘(II) 
reducing 
the 
risk 
of 
uncharacteristically 
severe 
wildfire 
and mitigating damage from insects, 
disease, and disasters; 
‘‘(III) controlling erosion; 
‘‘(IV) controlling and removing 
invasive, noxious, or nonnative spe-
cies; and 
‘‘(V) restoring native species; 
‘‘(iii) collecting biological, archae-
ological, and other scientific data, includ-
ing climatological information, species pop-
ulations and movement, habitat status, and 
other information; 
‘‘(iv) assisting in historical and cul-
tural research, museum curatorial work, 
oral history projects, documentary photog-
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raphy, and activities that support the cre-
ation of public works of art related to eligi-
ble service lands; and 
‘‘(v) constructing, repairing, rehabili-
tating, and maintaining roads, trails, 
campgrounds and other visitor facilities, 
employee housing, cultural and historic 
sites and structures, and other facilities 
that further the purposes of this Act.’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) VISITOR SERVICES.—The Secretary may— 
‘‘(A) enter into or amend an existing coop-
erative agreement with a cooperating associa-
tion, educational institution, friends group, or 
similar nonprofit partner organization for the 
purpose of providing training and work experi-
ence to Corps participants in areas such as 
sales, office work, accounting, and management, 
provided that the work experience directly re-
lates to the conservation and management of el-
igible service lands; and 
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‘‘(B) allow Corps participants to help pro-
mote visitor safety and enjoyment of eligible 
service lands, and assist in the gathering of vis-
itor use data. 
‘‘(3) INTERPRETATION.—The Secretary may 
permit Corps participants to provide interpretation 
or education services for the public under the direct 
and immediate supervision of an agency employee— 
‘‘(A) to provide orientation and informa-
tion services to visitors; 
‘‘(B) to assist agency employees in the de-
livery of interpretive or educational programs 
where audience size, environmental conditions, 
safety, or other factors make such assistance 
desirable; 
‘‘(C) to present programs that relate the 
personal experience of the Corps participants 
for the purpose of promoting public awareness 
of the Corps, the role of the Corps in public 
land management agencies, and the availability 
of the Corps to potential participants; and 
‘‘(D) to create nonpersonal interpretive 
products, such as website content, Junior Rang-
er program books, printed handouts, and audio-
visual programs.’’; 
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(7) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1))— 
(A) in the matter preceding the first para-
graph, by striking ‘‘those projects which’’ and 
inserting ‘‘priority projects and other projects 
that’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) will instill in Corps participants a work 
ethic and a sense of public service;’’; and 
(8) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) OTHER PARTICIPANTS.—The Secretary may 
allow volunteers from other programs administered or des-
ignated by the Secretary to participate as volunteers in 
projects carried out under this section. 
‘‘(j) CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The requirements of sec-
tion 189D(b) of the National and Community Serv-
ice Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12645g(b)) shall apply 
to each individual age 18 or older seeking— 
‘‘(A) to become a Corps participant; 
‘‘(B) to receive funds authorized under this 
Act; or 
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‘‘(C) to supervise or otherwise have regular 
contact with Corps participants in activities au-
thorized under this Act. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY
PROHIBITION.—If any of 
paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 189D(c) of 
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12645g(c)(1)–(4)) apply to an individual 
described in paragraph (1), that individual shall not 
be eligible for the position or activity described in 
paragraph (1), unless the Secretary provides an ex-
emption for good cause.’’. 
(f) RESIDENTIAL
CONSERVATION
CENTERS
AND 
PROGRAM SUPPORT.—Section 205 (16 U.S.C. 1724) of 
the Act is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘CON-
SERVATION’’ and inserting ‘‘RESIDENTIAL CON-
SERVATION’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may estab-
lish residential conservation centers for— 
‘‘(A) such housing, food service, medical 
care, transportation, and other services as the 
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Secretary deems necessary for Corps partici-
pants; and 
‘‘(B) the conduct of appropriate natural 
and cultural resources conservation projects 
under this Act.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
(4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; 
(D) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (C)), in the heading, by striking 
‘‘FOR CONSERVATION CENTERS’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (C)), by striking ‘‘a State or local 
government agency’’ and inserting ‘‘another 
Federal agency, State, local government,’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) TEMPORARY
HOUSING.—The Secretary 
may make arrangements with another Federal agen-
cy, State, local government, or private organization 
to provide temporary housing for Corps participants 
as needed and available. 
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‘‘(3) 
TRANSPORTATION.—In 
project 
areas 
where Corps participants can reasonably be expected 
to reside at their own homes, the Secretary may 
fund or provide transportation to and from project 
sites.’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (f); 
(5) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) FACILITIES.—The Secretary may, as an appro-
priate natural and cultural resources conservation project, 
direct Corps participants to aid in the construction or re-
habilitation of residential conservation center facilities, in-
cluding housing. 
‘‘(e) MENTORS.—The Secretary may recruit from 
programs, such as Federal volunteer and encore service 
programs, and from veterans groups, military retirees, and 
active duty personnel, such adults as may be suitable and 
qualified to provide training, mentoring, and crew-leading 
services to Corps participants.’’; and 
(6) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by para-
graph (4)), by striking ‘‘that are appropriate’’ and 
all that follows through the period and inserting 
‘‘that the Secretary determines to be necessary for 
a residential conservation center.’’. 
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(g) RESOURCE ASSISTANTS AND CONSULTING IN-
TERNS.—Section 206 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1725) is 
amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
CONSULTING INTERNS’’ before the period; and 
(2) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 
‘‘(1) RESOURCE ASSISTANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
provide individual placements of resource assist-
ants with any agency under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary that carries out appropriate nat-
ural 
and 
cultural 
resources 
conservation 
projects to carry out research or resource pro-
tection activities on behalf of the agency. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for se-
lection as a resource assistant, an individual 
shall be at least 17 years of age. 
‘‘(C) PREFERENCE.—In selecting resource 
assistants for placement under this paragraph, 
the Secretary shall give a preference to individ-
uals who are enrolled in an institution of higher 
education or are recent graduates from an insti-
tution of higher education, with particular at-
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tention given to ensuring full representation of 
women and participants from Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving in-
stitutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTING INTERNS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
provide individual placements of consulting in-
terns with any agency under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary that carries out appropriate nat-
ural 
and 
cultural 
resources 
conservation 
projects to carry out management analysis ac-
tivities on behalf of the agency. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for se-
lection as a consulting intern, an individual 
shall be enrolled in, and have completed at least 
1 full year at, a graduate or professional school 
that has been accredited by an accrediting body 
recognized by the Secretary of Education. 
‘‘(b) USE
OF EXISTING NONPROFIT ORGANIZA-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Whenever 1 or more non-
profit organizations can provide appropriate recruit-
ment and placement services to fulfill the require-
ments of this section, the Secretary may implement 
this section through such organizations. 
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