‘‘(ii) PARTICIPATION.—In addition to 
the requirements for participants under 
section 137, in carrying out national serv-
ice projects under this paragraph, the re-
cipient shall, to the extent practicable— 
‘‘(I) select as participants indi-
viduals who are at least 16 but not 
more than 25 years of age (including 
out of-school youth and other dis-
advantaged youth (such as individuals 
who are aging out of foster care, indi-
viduals who have limited English pro-
ficiency, homeless individuals, and in-
dividuals with disabilities)), and vet-
erans who have not reached the age of 
36, at the time of beginning the term 
of service; and 
‘‘(II) provide each participant 
with team-based, highly structured, 
and adult-supervised work experience, 
education, career guidance, and coun-
seling, and employment training, sup-
port services, and mentoring. 
‘‘(C) CLIMATE RESILIENCY SERVICE CORPS 
INDICATORS.—The indicators for a Climate Re-
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siliency Service Corps program described in this 
paragraph are— 
‘‘(i) the number of acres, miles, 
homes, buildings or infrastructure projects 
built, improved, or treated for improved re-
silience and adaptation; 
‘‘(ii) the number of individuals edu-
cated about and prepared for disasters and 
other trends related to climate change; 
‘‘(iii) the number of individuals as-
sisted, including those rescued, evacuated, 
or provided shelter; 
‘‘(iv) the number of tons of debris col-
lected; 
‘‘(v) the number of homes or buildings 
treated, 
including 
those 
boarded 
up, 
tarped, mucked, or gutted during disaster 
response; 
‘‘(vi) the number of acres, homes, or 
buildings restored during disaster recovery; 
‘‘(vii) the number of trees and plants 
planted; 
‘‘(viii) the number of infrastructure 
projects undertaken to improve resilience 
against future natural disasters; 
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‘‘(ix) the number of economically dis-
advantaged individuals with access to job 
training and other skill enhancement; 
‘‘(x) the number of economically dis-
advantaged individuals with access to in-
formation about job placement services; 
‘‘(xi) the number of individuals receiv-
ing education or training in environ-
mentally conscious practices; 
‘‘(xii) any additional indicator relating 
to natural disaster and other trends that 
the Corporation establishes, in consultation 
(as appropriate), with the Secretaries of 
the Departments of the Interior, Agri-
culture, Commerce, and Defense, the Di-
rector of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency, and the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency; and 
‘‘(xiii) any additional local indicator 
applicable to a particular recipient and on 
which an improvement in performance is 
needed related to climate change.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 122 of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
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12572), as amended by subsection (a), is further amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (b)(3), by striking ‘‘or (5)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(5), or (6)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (c)(1), by striking ‘‘(5)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(6)’’. 
SEC. 4. CLIMATE RESILIENCY AMERICORPS VISTA. 
Section 103(a) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4953(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) after subsection (13), by adding the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(14) in addressing the capacity of low-income 
communities to implement projects that increase re-
silience to shocks and stressors resulting from cli-
mate change.’’. 
SEC. 5. NONCOMPETITIVE HIRING AUTHORITY. 
A qualified corpsmember under section 122 of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12572) shall be eligible for appointment in the competitive 
service in the same manner as a Peace Corps volunteer 
as prescribed in Executive Order 11103 (22 U.S.C. 2504 
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note, relating to Providing for the Appointment of Former 
Peace Corps Volunteers to the Civilian Career Services). 
Æ 
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