IB 
Union Calendar No. 265 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2857 
[Report No. 110–420] 
To reauthorize and reform the national service laws. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2007 
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, 
Ms. MATSUI, Mr. HINOJOSA, and Mr. PLATTS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
NOVEMBER 1, 2007 
Additional sponsors: Mr. KILDEE, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. HARE, Ms. 
CLARKE, Mr. SESTAK, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. HOLT, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, 
Mr. ALTMIRE, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. 
ANDREWS, Mr. SHAYS, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. BISHOP of New York, 
Ms. HIRONO, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ 
of California, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. PRICE of 
North Carolina, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. MCNULTY, 
and Mr. LOEBSACK 
NOVEMBER 1, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 26, 2007] 
A BILL 
To reauthorize and reform the national service laws. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education 
Act’’ or the ‘‘GIVE Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
ACT OF 1990 
Sec. 1001. References. 
Subtitle A—Amendments to Subtitle A (General Provisions) 
Sec. 1101. Purposes; sense of Congress. 
Sec. 1102. Definitions. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to Subtitle B (Service-Learning) 
Sec. 1201. School-based allotments. 
Sec. 1202. Higher education provisions. 
Sec. 1203. Innovative programs and research. 
Subtitle C—Amendments to Subtitle C (National Service Trust Program) 
Sec. 1301. Prohibition on grants to Federal agencies; limits on Corporation costs. 
Sec. 1302. E–Corps and technical amendments to types of programs. 
Sec. 1303. Types of positions. 
Sec. 1304. Conforming repeal relating to training and technical assistance. 
Sec. 1305. Assistance to State Commissions; challenge grants. 
Sec. 1306. Allocation of assistance to States and other eligible entities. 
Sec. 1307. Additional authority. 
Sec. 1308. State selection of programs. 
Sec. 1309. Consideration of applications. 
Sec. 1310. Description of participants. 
Sec. 1311. Selection of national service participants. 
Sec. 1312. Terms of service. 
Sec. 1313. Adjustments to living allowance. 
Subtitle D—Amendments to Subtitle D (National Service Trust and Provision 
of National Service Educational Awards) 
Sec. 1401. Availability of funds in the National Service Trust. 
Sec. 1402. Individuals eligible to receive a national service educational award 
from the Trust. 
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Sec. 1403. Determination of the amount of national service educational awards. 
Sec. 1404. Disbursement of educational awards. 
Sec. 1405. Process of approval of national service positions. 
Subtitle E—Amendments to Subtitle E (National Civilian Community Corps) 
Sec. 1501. Purpose. 
Sec. 1502. Program components. 
Sec. 1503. Eligible participants. 
Sec. 1504. Summer national service program. 
Sec. 1505. Team leaders. 
Sec. 1506. Training. 
Sec. 1507. Consultation with State Commissions. 
Sec. 1508. Authorized benefits for Corps members. 
Sec. 1509. Permanent cadre. 
Sec. 1510. Contract and grant authority. 
Sec. 1511. Other departments. 
Sec. 1512. Advisory Board. 
Sec. 1513. Annual evaluation. 
Sec. 1514. Repeal of funding limitation. 
Sec. 1515. Definitions. 
Sec. 1516. Terminology. 
Subtitle F—Amendments to Subtitle F (Administrative Provisions) 
Sec. 1601. Family and medical leave. 
Sec. 1602. Additional prohibitions on use of funds. 
Sec. 1603. Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures. 
Sec. 1604. Resolution of displacement complaints. 
Sec. 1605. State Commissions on National and Community Service. 
Sec. 1606. Evaluation and accountability. 
Sec. 1607. Technical amendment. 
Sec. 1608. Partnerships with schools. 
Sec. 1609. Rights of access, examination, and copying. 
Sec. 1610. Additional administrative provisions. 
Subtitle G—Amendments to Subtitle G (Corporation for National and 
Community Service) 
Sec. 1701. Terms of office. 
Sec. 1702. Board of Directors authorities and duties. 
Sec. 1703. Authorities and duties of the Chief Executive Officer. 
Sec. 1704. Nonvoting members; personal services contracts. 
Sec. 1705. Donated services. 
Sec. 1706. Office of Outreach and Recruitment. 
Sec. 1707. Study to examine and increase service programs for veterans and vet-
erans participation in Service Corps and Community Service 
and to develop pilot program. 
Subtitle H—Amendments to Subtitle H 
Sec. 1801. Technical amendments to subtitle H. 
Sec. 1802. Repeals. 
Sec. 1803. Innovative and model program support. 
Sec. 1804. Clearinghouses. 
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Subtitle I—American Conservation and Youth Service Corps 
Sec. 1811. State application. 
Subtitle J—Training and Technical Assistance 
Sec. 1821. Training and technical assistance. 
Subtitle K—Repeal of Title III (Points of Light Foundation) 
Sec. 1831. Repeal. 
Subtitle L—Amendments to Title V (Authorization of Appropriations) 
Sec. 1841. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE 
ACT OF 1973 
Sec. 2001. References. 
Subtitle A—Amendments to Title I (National Volunteer Antipoverty Programs) 
Sec. 2101. Purpose. 
Sec. 2102. Purpose of the VISTA program. 
Sec. 2103. Applications. 
Sec. 2104. VISTA programs of national significance. 
Sec. 2105. Terms and periods of service. 
Sec. 2106. Support Service. 
Sec. 2107. Sections repealed. 
Sec. 2108. Conforming amendment. 
Sec. 2109. Financial assistance. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to Title II (National Senior Volunteer Corps) 
Sec. 2201. Change in name. 
Sec. 2202. Purpose. 
Sec. 2203. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects. 
Sec. 2204. Foster Grandparent Program grants. 
Sec. 2205. Senior Companion Program grants. 
Sec. 2206. Promotion of National Senior Service Corps. 
Sec. 2207. Technical amendments. 
Sec. 2208. Programs of national significance. 
Sec. 2209. Additional provisions. 
Sec. 2210. Authority of Director. 
Subtitle C—Amendments to Title IV (Administration and Coordination) 
Sec. 2301. Nondisplacement. 
Sec. 2302. Notice and hearing procedures. 
Sec. 2303. Definitions. 
Sec. 2304. Protection against improper use. 
Subtitle D—Amendments to Title V (Authorization of Appropriations) 
Sec. 2401. Authorization of appropriations for VISTA and other purposes. 
Sec. 2402. Authorization of appropriations for National Senior Service Corps. 
Sec. 2403. Administration and coordination. 
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TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS 
Sec. 3101. Inspector General Act of 1978. 
TITLE IV—TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TABLES OF CONTENTS 
Sec. 4101. Table of contents for the National and Community Service Act of 
1990. 
Sec. 4102. Table of contents for the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973. 
TITLE V—EFFECTIVE DATE 
Sec. 5101. Effective date. 
Sec. 5102. Service assignments and agreements. 
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO NA-
TIONAL 
AND 
COMMUNITY 
SERVICE ACT OF 1990 
SEC. 1001. REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in 
this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of 
an amendment to, or repeal of, a provision, the reference 
shall be considered to be made to a provision of the National 
and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et 
seq.). 
Subtitle A—Amendments to Subtitle 
A (General Provisions) 
SEC. 1101. PURPOSES; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) PURPOSES.—Section 2(b) (42 U.S.C. 12501(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘community 
throughout’’ and inserting ‘‘community and service 
throughout the varied and diverse communities of’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ‘‘in-
come,’’ the following: ‘‘geographic location,’’; 
(3) in paragraph (6), by inserting after ‘‘exist-
ing’’ the following: ‘‘national’’; 
(4) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘programs and agencies’’ 
and inserting ‘‘programs, agencies, and commu-
nities’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(5) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) expand and strengthen service-learning pro-
grams through year-round opportunities, including 
during the summer months, to improve the education 
of children and youth and to maximize the benefits of 
national and community service, in order to renew 
the ethic of civic responsibility and the spirit of com-
munity to children and youth throughout the United 
States; 
‘‘(10) assist in coordinating and strengthening 
Federal and other citizen service opportunities, in-
cluding opportunities for participation in emergency 
and disaster preparedness, relief, and recovery; 
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‘‘(11) increase service opportunities for our Na-
tion’s retiring professionals, including such opportu-
nities for those retiring from the science, technical, 
engineering, and mathematics professions to improve 
the education of our Nation’s youth and keep America 
competitive in the global knowledge economy, and to 
further utilize the experience, knowledge, and skills of 
older Americans; 
‘‘(12) encourage the continued service of the 
alumni of the national service programs, including 
service in times of national need; and 
‘‘(13) encourage members of the Baby Boom gen-
eration to partake in service opportunities.’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—The Act is amended by in-
serting after section 2 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
‘‘It is the sense of Congress that the number of partici-
pants in the AmeriCorps programs, including the Volun-
teers in Service to America (VISTA) and the National Ci-
vilian Community Corps (NCCC), should grow to reach 
100,000 participants by 2012.’’. 
SEC. 1102. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 12511) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating— 
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(A) paragraphs (21) through (29) as para-
graphs (28) through (36), respectively; 
(B) paragraphs (9) through (20) as para-
graphs (15) through (26), respectively; and 
(C) paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs 
(10) and (11), respectively; and 
(D) paragraphs (3) through (6) as para-
graphs (5) through (8), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) APPROVED
SUMMER
OF
SERVICE
POSI-
TION.—The term ‘approved summer of service posi-
tion’ means a position in a program described under 
section 111(a)(5) for which the Corporation has ap-
proved the provision of a summer of service edu-
cational award as one of the benefits to be provided 
for successful service in the position. 
‘‘(4) BABY BOOM GENERATION.—The term ‘Baby 
Boom generation’ means the generation that consists 
of individuals born during the period beginning with 
1946 and ending with 1964.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘described in section 122’’; 
(4) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘church or other’’; 
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(5) by inserting after paragraph (8) (as so redes-
ignated) the following: 
‘‘(9) DISADVANTAGED
YOUTH.—The term ‘dis-
advantaged youth’ includes those youth who are eco-
nomically disadvantaged and one or more of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Who are out-of-school youth, including 
out-of-school youth who are unemployed. 
‘‘(B) Who are in or aging out of foster care. 
‘‘(C) Who have limited English proficiency. 
‘‘(D) Who are homeless or who have run 
away from home. 
‘‘(E) Who are at-risk to leave school without 
a diploma. 
‘‘(F) Who are former juvenile offenders or at 
risk of delinquency.’’; 
(6) by inserting after paragraph (11) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(12) 
GRANTMAKING
ENTITY.—The 
term 
‘grantmaking entity’ means a public or private non-
profit organization that— 
‘‘(A) has experience with service-learning or 
with meeting unmet human, educational, envi-
ronmental, or public safety needs; 
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‘‘(B) was in existence at least one year be-
fore the date on which the organization sub-
mitted an application under the national service 
laws; and 
‘‘(C) meets other such criteria as the Chief 
Executive Officer may establish. 
‘‘(13) 
HISPANIC-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘Hispanic-serving institution’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 502(a) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)). 
‘‘(14) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNI-
VERSITY.—The term ‘historically black college or uni-
versity’ means a part B institution, as defined in sec-
tion 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1101a(a)).’’; 
(7) in paragraph (19) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 101(a) and 
102(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965’’; 
(8) in paragraph (23)(B) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘program in which the participant is en-
rolled’’ and inserting ‘‘organization receiving assist-
ance under the national service laws through which 
the participant is enrolled in an approved national 
service position’’; 
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(9) by inserting after paragraph (26) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(27) QUALIFIED
ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘qualified organization’ means a public or private 
nonprofit organization with experience working with 
school-age youth that meets such criteria as the Chief 
Executive Officer may establish.’’; and 
(10) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(37) TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGE OR UNI-
VERSITY.—The term ‘tribally controlled college or 
university’ has the meaning given in section 2 of the 
Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance 
Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801).’’. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to Subtitle 
B (Service-Learning) 
SEC. 1201. SCHOOL-BASED ALLOTMENTS. 
Part I of subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘PART I—PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY AND 
SECONDARY STUDENTS 
‘‘SEC. 111. ASSISTANCE TO STATES, TERRITORIES, AND IN-
DIAN TRIBES. 
‘‘(a) ALLOTMENTS TO STATES, TERRITORIES, AND IN-
DIAN TRIBES.—The Corporation, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Education, may make allotments to State edu-
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cational agencies, Territories, and Indian tribes to pay for 
the Federal share of— 
‘‘(1) planning and building the capacity within 
the State, Territory, or Indian tribe to implement 
service-learning programs that are based principally 
in elementary and secondary schools, including— 
‘‘(A) providing training for teachers, super-
visors, personnel from community-based agencies 
(particularly with regard to the recruitment, uti-
lization, and management of participants), and 
trainers, to be conducted by qualified individuals 
or organizations that have experience with serv-
ice-learning; 
‘‘(B) developing service-learning curricula, 
consistent with State or local academic content 
standards, to be integrated into academic pro-
grams, including an age-appropriate learning 
component that provides participants an oppor-
tunity to analyze and apply their service experi-
ences; 
‘‘(C) forming local partnerships described in 
paragraph (2) or (4) to develop school-based 
service-learning programs in accordance with 
this part; 
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‘‘(D) devising appropriate methods for re-
search and evaluation of the educational value of 
service-learning and the effect of service-learning 
activities on communities; 
‘‘(E) establishing effective outreach and dis-
semination of information to ensure the broadest 
possible involvement of community-based agen-
cies with demonstrated effectiveness in working 
with school-age youth in their communities; and 
‘‘(F) establishing effective outreach and dis-
semination of information to ensure the broadest 
possible participation of schools throughout the 
State, with particular attention to schools identi-
fied for school improvement under title I of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.); 
‘‘(2) implementing, operating, or expanding 
school-based service-learning programs, which may 
include paying for the cost of the recruitment, train-
ing, supervision, placement, salaries, and benefits of 
service-learning coordinators, through distribution of 
Federal funds by State educational agencies, Terri-
tories, and Indian tribes made available under this 
part to projects operated by local partnerships 
among— 
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‘‘(A) local educational agencies; and 
‘‘(B) 1 or more community partners that— 
‘‘(i) shall include a public or private 
nonprofit organization that— 
‘‘(I) has a demonstrated expertise 
in the provision of services to meet 
unmet human, education, environ-
mental, or public safety needs; 
‘‘(II) will make projects available 
for participants, who shall be students; 
and 
‘‘(III) was in existence at least 1 
year before the date on which the orga-
nization submitted an application 
under section 113; and 
‘‘(ii) may include a private for-profit 
business, private elementary or secondary 
school, or Indian tribe (except that an In-
dian tribe distributing funds to a project 
under this paragraph is not eligible to be 
part of the partnership operating that 
project); 
‘‘(3) planning of school-based service-learning 
programs, through distribution by State educational 
agencies, Territories, and Indian tribes of Federal 
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funds made available under this part to local edu-
cational agencies and Indian tribes, which planning 
may include paying for the cost of— 
‘‘(A) the salaries and benefits of service- 
learning coordinators; or 
‘‘(B) the recruitment, training, supervision, 
and placement of service-learning coordinators 
who may be participants in a program under 
subtitle C or receive a national service edu-
cational award under subtitle D, who may be 
participants in a project under section 201 of the 
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
U.S.C. 5001), or who may participate in a 
Youthbuild program under section 173A of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2918a), 
who will identify the community partners described 
in paragraph (2)(B) and assist in the design and im-
plementation of a program described in paragraph 
(2); 
‘‘(4) implementing, operating, or expanding 
school-based service-learning programs to utilize adult 
volunteers in service-learning to improve the edu-
cation of students, through distribution by State edu-
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cational agencies, Territories, and Indian tribes of 
Federal funds made available under this part to— 
‘‘(A) local educational agencies; 
‘‘(B) Indian tribes (except that an Indian 
tribe distributing funds under this paragraph is 
not eligible to be a recipient of those funds); 
‘‘(C) public or private nonprofit organiza-
tions; or 
‘‘(D) partnerships or combinations of local 
educational agencies and entities described in 
subparagraph (B) or (C); and 
‘‘(5) establishing or implementing summer of 
service programs during the summer months, includ-
ing the cost of recruitment, training, and placement 
of service-learning coordinators— 
‘‘(A) for youth who will be enrolled in any 
grade from grade 6 through grade 12 at the end 
of the summer concerned; 
‘‘(B) for community-based service-learning 
projects that— 
‘‘(i) shall— 
‘‘(I) meet unmet human, edu-
cational, environmental (including en-
ergy conservation and stewardship), 
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emergency and disaster preparedness, 
and public service needs; and 
‘‘(II) be intensive, structured, su-
pervised, and designed to produce iden-
tifiable improvements to the commu-
nity; and 
‘‘(ii) may include the extension of aca-
demic year service-learning programs into 
the summer months; 
‘‘(C) through the distribution of Federal 
funds made available under this part to projects 
operated by local partnerships that consist of 
local educational agencies and— 
‘‘(i) public or private elementary 
schools or secondary schools; 
‘‘(ii) institutions of higher education; 
‘‘(iii) public or private non-profit or-
ganizations that— 
‘‘(I) have a demonstrated expertise 
in providing services to meet unmet 
human, educational, environmental, or 
public safety needs; and 
‘‘(II) have been in existence for at 
least 1 year before the date on which 
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the organization submitted an applica-
tion under section 113; 
‘‘(iv) for-profit businesses; or 
‘‘(v) a consortia of such entities; 
‘‘(D) under which any student who com-
pletes 100 hours of service in an approved sum-
mer of service position, as certified through a 
process determined by the Corporation through 
regulations consistent with section 139(f), shall 
be eligible for a summer of service educational 
award of not more than $500 (or, at the discre-
tion of the Chief Executive Officer, not more 
than $1,000 in the case of a participant who is 
economically disadvantaged) from funds depos-
ited in the National Service Trust and distrib-
uted by the Corporation as described in section 
148; and 
‘‘(E) subject to the limitation that a student 
may not receive more than 2 summer of service 
educational awards from funds deposited in the 
National Service Trust. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT 
IN SERVICE LEARNING.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—From funds appropriated 
under section 501(a)(1), and without regard to sec-
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tion 112(b), the Corporation shall reserve up to 3 per-
cent for competitive grants to partnerships described 
in subsection (a)(2) for the development of service- 
learning programs that promote greater civic engage-
ment among elementary and secondary school stu-
dents. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, a partnership shall sub-
mit an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Corporation 
may require. 
‘‘(3) ACTIVITIES.—Partnerships receiving grants 
under this subsection shall use funds to develop serv-
ice-learning curricula that— 
‘‘(A) promote a better understanding of the 
principles of the Constitution of the United 
States, the heroes of American history (including 
military heroes), and the meaning of the Oath of 
Allegiance; 
‘‘(B) promote a better understanding of how 
the Nation’s government functions; and 
‘‘(C) promote a better understanding of the 
importance of service in the Nation’s character. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES OF SERVICE-LEARNING COORDINATOR.— 
A service-learning coordinator referred to in paragraph (2), 
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(3), or (5) of subsection (a) shall provide services that may 
include— 
‘‘(1) providing technical assistance and informa-
tion to, and facilitating the training of, teachers and 
assisting in the planning, development, execution, and 
evaluation of service-learning in their classrooms; 
‘‘(2) assisting local partnerships described in 
subsection (a) in the planning, development, and exe-
cution of service-learning projects, including summer 
of service programs; and 
‘‘(3) carrying out such other duties as the recipi-
ent of assistance under this part may determine to be 
appropriate. 
‘‘(d) RELATED EXPENSES.—An entity that receives fi-
nancial assistance under this part may, in carrying out 
the activities described in subsection (a), use such assistance 
to pay for the Federal share of reasonable costs related to 
the supervision of participants, program administration, 
transportation, insurance, and evaluations and for other 
reasonable expenses related to the activities. 
‘‘SEC. 112. ALLOTMENTS. 
‘‘(a) INDIAN
TRIBES
AND
TERRITORIES.—Of the 
amounts appropriated to carry out this part for any fiscal 
year, the Corporation shall reserve an amount of not less 
than 2 percent and not more than 3 percent for payments 
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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) ALLOTMENTS THROUGH STATES.—After reserv-
ing the amount under subsection (a), the Corporation shall 
use the remainder of the funds appropriated to carry out 
this part for any fiscal year as follows: 
‘‘(1) ALLOTMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) SCHOOL-AGE YOUTH.—From 50 per-
cent of such remainder, the Corporation shall 
allot to each State an amount that bears the 
same ratio to 50 percent of such remainder as 
the number of school-age youth in the State bears 
to the total number of school-age youth of all 
States. 
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION UNDER ELEMENTARY AND 
SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.—From 50 
percent of such remainder, the Corporation shall 
allot to each State an amount that bears the 
same ratio to 50 percent of such remainder as 
the allocation to the State for the previous fiscal 
year under title I of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 
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et seq.) or its successor authority bears to such 
allocations to all States. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—Notwithstanding section 101, 
for purposes of this subsection, the term ‘State’ means 
each of the several States, the District of Columbia, 
and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
‘‘(c) REALLOTMENT.—If the Corporation determines 
that the allotment of a State, Territory, or Indian tribe 
under this section will not be required for a fiscal year be-
cause the State, Territory, or Indian tribe did not submit 
and receive approval of an application for the allotment 
under section 113, the Corporation shall make the allotment 
for such State, Territory, or Indian tribe available for 
grants to grantmaking entities to carry out service-learning 
programs as described in section 111(a) in such State, Ter-
ritory, or Indian tribe. After grantmaking entities apply 
for the allotment with an application at such time and in 
such manner as the Corporation requires and receive ap-
proval, the remainder of such allotment shall be available 
for reallotment to such other States, Territories, or Indian 
tribes with approved applications submitted under section 
113 as the Corporation may determine to be appropriate. 
‘‘SEC. 113. APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive an allot-
ment under section 112 or an allotment of approved sum-
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mer of service positions under section 111(a)(5)(D), a State, 
acting through the State educational agency, Territory, or 
Indian tribe shall prepare, submit to the Corporation, and 
obtain approval of, an application at such time and in such 
manner as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably re-
quire. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—An application for an allotment 
under this part shall include— 
‘‘(1) a proposal for a 3-year plan promoting 
service-learning, which shall contain such information 
as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably re-
quire, including how the applicant will integrate 
service opportunities into the academic program of 
the participants; 
‘‘(2) information about the applicant’s efforts 
to— 
‘‘(A) ensure that students of different ages, 
races, sexes, ethnic groups, disabilities, and eco-
nomic backgrounds have opportunities to serve 
together; 
‘‘(B) include any opportunities for students 
enrolled in schools or other programs of edu-
cation providing elementary or secondary edu-
cation to participate in service-learning pro-
grams and ensure that such service-learning pro-
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grams include opportunities for such students to 
serve together; 
‘‘(C) involve participants in the design and 
operation of the program; 
‘‘(D) promote service-learning in areas of 
greatest need, including low-income or rural 
areas; and 
‘‘(E) otherwise integrate service opportuni-
ties into the academic program of the partici-
pants; and 
‘‘(3) assurances that the applicant will comply 
with the nonduplication and nondisplacement re-
quirements of section 177 and the grievance proce-
dures required by section 176. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION TO STATE, TERRITORY, OR INDIAN 
TRIBE TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE TO CARRY OUT SCHOOL- 
BASED SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any— 
‘‘(A) qualified organization, Indian tribe, 
Territory, local educational agency, for-profit 
business, private elementary, middle, or sec-
ondary school, or institution of higher education 
that desires to receive financial assistance under 
this subpart from a State, Territory, or Indian 
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tribe for an activity described in section 
111(a)(1); 
‘‘(B) 
partnership 
described 
in 
section 
111(a)(2) that desires to receive such assistance 
from a State, Territory, or Indian tribe or 
grantmaking 
entity 
described 
in 
section 
111(a)(2); 
‘‘(C) entity described in section 111(a)(3) 
that desires to receive such assistance from a 
State, Territory, or Indian tribe for an activity 
described in such section; 
‘‘(D) 
partnership 
described 
in 
section 
111(a)(4) that desires to receive such assistance 
from a State, Territory, or Indian tribe for an 
activity described in such section; 
‘‘(E) agency or partnership described in sec-
tion 111(a)(5) that desires to receive such assist-
ance, or approved summer of service positions, 
from a State, Territory, or Indian tribe for an 
activity described in such section to be carried 
out through a service-learning program described 
in section 111, 
shall prepare, submit to the State educational agency, 
Territory, grantmaking entity, or Indian tribe, and 
obtain approval of, an application for the program. 
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‘‘(2) SUBMISSION.—Such application shall be 
submitted at such time and in such manner, and 
shall contain such information, as the agency, Terri-
tory, Indian tribe, or entity may reasonably require. 
‘‘(d) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 112, if less than $20,000,000 is appro-
priated for any fiscal year to carry out this part, the Cor-
poration shall award grants to States, Territories, and In-
dian tribes from the amount so appropriated, on a competi-
tive basis to pay for the Federal share of the activities de-
scribed in section 111. 
‘‘SEC. 114. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) PRIORITY.—In considering competitive applica-
tions under this part, the Corporation shall give priority 
to innovation, sustainability, capacity building, involve-
ment of disadvantaged youth, and quality of programs, as 
well as other criteria approved by the Chief Executive Offi-
cer. 
‘‘(b) REJECTION OF APPLICATIONS.—If the Corpora-
tion rejects an application submitted by a State under sec-
tion 113 for an allotment, the Corporation shall promptly 
notify the State of the reasons for the rejection of the appli-
cation. The Corporation shall provide the State with a rea-
sonable opportunity to revise and resubmit the application 
and shall provide technical assistance, if needed, to the 
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State as part of the resubmission process. The Corporation 
shall promptly reconsider such resubmitted application. 
‘‘SEC. 115. PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS 
FROM PRIVATE SCHOOLS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent consistent with the 
number of students in the State, Territory, or Indian tribe 
or in the school district of the local educational agency in-
volved who are enrolled in private nonprofit elementary 
and secondary schools, such State, Territory, Indian tribe, 
or agency shall (after consultation with appropriate private 
school representatives) make provision— 
‘‘(1) for the inclusion of services and arrange-
ments for the benefit of such students so as to allow 
for the equitable participation of such students in the 
programs implemented to carry out the objectives and 
provide the benefits described in this part; and 
‘‘(2) for the training of the teachers of such stu-
dents so as to allow for the equitable participation of 
such teachers in the programs implemented to carry 
out the objectives and provide the benefits described in 
this part. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—If a State, Territory, Indian tribe, or 
local educational agency is prohibited by law from pro-
viding for the participation of students or teachers from 
private nonprofit schools as required by subsection (a), or 
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if the Corporation determines that a State, Territory, In-
dian tribe, or local educational agency substantially fails 
or is unwilling to provide for such participation on an eq-
uitable basis, the Chief Executive Officer shall waive such 
requirements and shall arrange for the provision of services 
to such students and teachers. Such waivers shall be subject 
to the requirements of sections 9503 and 9504 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7883 and 7884). 
‘‘SEC. 116. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS. 
‘‘(a) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost 
of carrying out a program for which assistance is 
provided under this part may not exceed 50 percent 
of the total cost of the program. 
‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL
CONTRIBUTION.—In pro-
viding for the remaining share of the cost of carrying 
out such a program, each recipient of assistance 
under this part— 
‘‘(A) shall provide for such share through a 
payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, in-
cluding facilities, equipment, or services; and 
‘‘(B) may provide for such share through 
State sources or local sources, including private 
funds or donated services. 
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‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Chief Executive Officer may waive 
the requirements of subsection (a) in whole or in part with 
respect to any such program for any fiscal year if the Cor-
poration determines that such a waiver would be equitable 
due to a lack of available financial resources at the local 
level. 
‘‘SEC. 116A. LIMITATIONS ON USES OF FUNDS. 
‘‘Not more than 6 percent of the amount of assistance 
received by an applicant in a fiscal year may be used to 
pay, in accordance with such standards as the Corporation 
may issue, for administrative costs, incurred by— 
‘‘(1) the original recipient; or 
‘‘(2) the entity carrying out the service-learning 
program supported with the assistance.’’. 
SEC. 1202. HIGHER EDUCATION PROVISIONS. 
Section 119 (42 U.S.C. 12561) is redesignated as sec-
tion 117 and amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘‘commu-
nity service programs’’ the following: ‘‘through serv-
ice-learning’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘combination’’ and inserting ‘‘con-
sortia’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) may coordinate with service-learning 
curricula being offered in the academic curricula 
at the institution of higher education or at one 
or more members of the consortia;’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(3)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘teachers at the elementary, sec-
ondary, and postsecondary levels’’ and inserting 
‘‘institutions of higher education and their fac-
ulty’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘edu-
cation of the institution; and’’ and inserting 
‘‘curricula of the institution to strengthen the in-
structional capacity of service-learning at the el-
ementary and secondary levels;’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (E); and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
following: 
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‘‘(B) including service-learning as a key 
component of the health professionals curricula, 
including nursing, pre-medicine, medicine, and 
dentistry curricula of the institution; 
‘‘(C) including service-learning as a key 
component of the criminal justice professionals 
curricula of the institution; 
‘‘(D) including service-learning as a key 
component of the public policy and public ad-
ministration curricula of the institution; and’’; 
(4) by striking subsections (c), (d), (e), and (g); 
(5) by redesignating subsection (f) as (i); and 
(6) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—To the extent prac-
ticable, the Corporation shall give special consideration to 
applications submitted by predominantly Black institu-
tions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, His-
panic-serving institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Univer-
sities. 
‘‘(d) FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 
the cost of carrying out a program for which a 
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grant is made under this part may not exceed 50 
percent of the total cost of the program. 
‘‘(B) 
NON-FEDERAL
CONTRIBUTION.—In 
providing for the remaining share of the cost of 
carrying out such a program, each recipient of 
a grant under this part— 
‘‘(i) shall provide for such share 
through a payment in cash or in kind, fair-
ly evaluated, including facilities, equip-
ment, or services; and 
‘‘(ii) may provide for such share 
through State sources or local sources, in-
cluding private funds or donated services. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Chief Executive Officer may 
waive the requirements of paragraph (1) in whole or 
in part with respect to any such program for any fis-
cal year if the Corporation determines that such a 
waiver would be equitable due to a lack of available 
financial resources at the local level. 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.—To receive a grant or enter 
into a contract under this part, an applicant shall 
prepare, submit to the Corporation, and obtain ap-
proval of, an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information and assurances 
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as the Corporation may reasonably require. In re-
questing applications for assistance under this part, 
the Corporation shall specify such required informa-
tion and assurances. 
‘‘(2) 
CONTENTS.—An 
application 
submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall contain, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) assurances that— 
‘‘(i) prior to the placement of a partic-
ipant, the applicant will consult with the 
appropriate local labor organization, if 
any, representing employees in the area who 
are engaged in the same or similar work as 
that proposed to be carried out by such pro-
gram, to prevent the displacement and pro-
tect the rights of such employees; and 
‘‘(ii) the applicant will comply with 
the nonduplication and nondisplacement 
provisions of section 177 and the grievance 
procedures required by section 176; and 
‘‘(B) such other assurances as the Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer may reasonably require. 
‘‘(f) PRIORITY.—In making grants and entering into 
contracts under subsection (b), the Corporation shall give 
priority to applicants or institutions that submit applica-
tions containing proposals that— 
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‘‘(1) demonstrate the commitment of the institu-
tion of higher education, other than by demonstrating 
the commitment of the students, to supporting the 
community service projects carried out under the pro-
gram; 
‘‘(2) specify the manner in which the institution 
will promote faculty, administration, and staff par-
ticipation in the community service projects; 
‘‘(3) specify the manner in which the institution 
will provide service to the community through orga-
nized programs, including, where appropriate, clin-
ical programs for students in professional schools and 
colleges; 
‘‘(4) describe any partnership that will partici-
pate in the community service projects, such as a 
partnership comprised of— 
‘‘(A) the institution; 
‘‘(B)(i) a community-based agency; 
‘‘(ii) a local government agency; or 
‘‘(iii) a non-profit entity that serves or in-
volves school-age youth, older adults, or low-in-
come communities; and 
‘‘(C)(i) a student organization; 
‘‘(ii) a department of the institution; or 
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‘‘(iii) a group of faculty comprised of dif-
ferent departments, schools, or colleges at the in-
stitution; 
‘‘(5) demonstrate community involvement in the 
development of the proposal; 
‘‘(6) describe research on effective strategies and 
methods to improve service utilized in the design of 
the project; 
‘‘(7) specify that the institution will use such as-
sistance to strengthen the service infrastructure in in-
stitutions of higher education; or 
‘‘(8) with respect to projects involving delivery of 
services, specify projects that involve leadership devel-
opment of school aged youth. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITION.—Notwithstanding section 101, as 
used in this part, the term ‘student’ means an individual 
who is enrolled in an institution of higher education on 
a full- or part-time basis. 
‘‘(h) FEDERAL WORK-STUDY.—To be eligible for as-
sistance under this part, an institution of higher education 
must demonstrate that it meets the minimum requirements 
under section 443(b)(2)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 2753(b)(2)(B)) relating to the participa-
tion of Federal Work-Study students in community service 
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activities, or has received a waiver of those requirements 
from the Secretary of Education.’’. 
SEC. 1203. INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH. 
Subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) is further 
amended by adding after part II the following new part: 
‘‘PART III—INNOVATIVE SERVICE–LEARNING 
PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH 
‘‘SEC. 118. INNOVATIVE DEMONSTRATION SERVICE-LEARN-
ING PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated 
to carry out this part for a fiscal year, the Corporation 
may make grants and fixed amount grants under subsection 
(f) with eligible entities for activities described in subsection 
(c). 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES DEFINED.—For purposes of 
this part, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a State education 
agency, a State commission, a Territory, an Indian tribe, 
an institution of higher education, a public or private non-
profit organization, or a consortia of such entities, where 
a consortia of two or more such entities may also include 
a for-profit organization. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Funds under this 
part may be used to— 
‘‘(1) integrate service-learning programs into the 
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
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(STEM) curricula at the elementary, secondary, or 
post-secondary and post-baccalaureate levels in co-
ordination with practicing or retired STEM profes-
sionals; 
‘‘(2) involve students in service-learning pro-
grams focusing on energy conservation in their com-
munity, including conducting educational outreach 
on energy conservation and working to improve en-
ergy efficiency in low income housing and in public 
spaces; 
‘‘(3) involve students in service-learning projects 
in emergency and disaster preparedness; 
‘‘(4) involve students in service-learning projects 
aimed at improving access to and obtaining the bene-
fits from computers and other emerging technologies, 
including in low income or rural communities, senior 
centers and communities, schools, libraries, and other 
public spaces; 
‘‘(5) involve high school age youth in the men-
toring of middle school youth while involving all par-
ticipants in service-learning to seek to meet unmet 
human, educational, environmental, public safety, or 
emergency disaster preparedness needs in their com-
munity; 
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‘‘(6) conduct research and evaluations on service- 
learning, including service-learning in middle schools, 
and disseminate such research and evaluations wide-
ly; 
‘‘(7) conduct innovative and creative activities 
as described in section 111(a); and 
‘‘(8) carry out any other innovative service- 
learning programs or research that the Corporation 
considers appropriate. 
‘‘(d) PRIORITY.—Priority shall be given to programs 
that— 
‘‘(1) involve students and community stake-
holders in the design and implementation of the serv-
ice-learning program; 
‘‘(2) implement service-learning programs in 
low-income or rural communities; and 
‘‘(3) utilize adult volunteers, including tapping 
the resource of retired and retiring adults, in the 
planning and implementation of the service-learning 
programs. 
‘‘(e) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) THREE-YEAR TERM.—Each program funded 
under this part shall be carried out over a period of 
three years, including one planning year and two ad-
ditional grant years, with a 1-year extension possible, 
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if the program meets performance measures developed 
in accordance with section 179(a) and any other cri-
teria determined by the Corporation. 
‘‘(2) ENCOURAGEMENT.—Each program funded 
under this part is encouraged to collaborate with 
other Learn and Serve programs, AmeriCorps, 
VISTA, and the National Senior Service Corps. 
‘‘(3) EVALUATION.—Upon completion of the pro-
gram, the Corporation shall conduct an independent 
evaluation of the program and widely disseminate the 
results to the service community through multiple 
channels, including the Corporation’s Resource Center 
or a clearinghouse of effective strategies and rec-
ommendations for improvement. 
‘‘(f) FIXED AMOUNT GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection (a), 
and subject to the limitations in this subsection, the 
Corporation may, upon making a determination de-
scribed in paragraph (2), approve a fixed amount 
grant that is not subject to the Office of Management 
and Budget cost principles and related financial rec-
ordkeeping requirements. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION.—Before approving a fixed 
amount grant, the Corporation must determine 
that— 
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‘‘(A) the reasonable and necessary costs of 
carrying out the terms of the grant significantly 
exceed the amount of assistance provided by the 
Corporation; or 
‘‘(B) based on the nature or design of the 
grant, any assistance provided by the Corpora-
tion can be reasonably presumed to be expended 
on reasonable and necessary costs. 
‘‘(3) MATCHING FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 
the cost of carrying out a program for which a 
grant is made under this part may not exceed 50 
percent of the total cost of the program. 
‘‘(B) 
NON-FEDERAL
CONTRIBUTION.—In 
providing for the remaining share of the cost of 
carrying out such a program, each recipient of 
a grant under this part— 
‘‘(i) shall provide for such share 
through a payment in cash or in kind, fair-
ly evaluated, including facilities, equip-
ment, or services; and 
‘‘(ii) may provide for such share 
through State sources or local sources, in-
cluding private funds or donated services. 
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‘‘(g) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to carry out a pro-
gram under this part, an entity shall prepare, submit to 
the Corporation, and obtain approval of, an application at 
such time and in such manner as the Chief Executive Offi-
cer may reasonably require.’’. 
Subtitle C—Amendments to Subtitle 
C (National Service Trust Program) 
SEC. 1301. PROHIBITION ON GRANTS TO FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES; LIMITS ON CORPORATION COSTS. 
Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 12571) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by inserting after ‘‘subdivisions of 
States,’’ the following: ‘‘Territories,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AGREE-
MENTS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘RESTRICTIONS
ON
AGREEMENTS
WITH 
FEDERAL AGENCIES’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘by 
the agency.’’ and inserting ‘‘by the agency, 
including programs under the Public Lands 
Corps and Urban Youth Corps as described 
in section 122(a)(2).’’; and 
(ii) by striking the second sentence; 
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(C) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON GRANTS.—The Corpora-
tion may not provide a grant under this section to a 
Federal agency.’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘receiving assistance 
under this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘oper-
ating a national service program’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘using such assist-
ance’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘to be 
provided’’ and inserting ‘‘to be provided or otherwise 
approved’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘FIVE’’ and inserting ‘‘SIX’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘5 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘6 percent’’; and 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 140’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Federal share’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Corporation share’’; 
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(iii) by inserting after ‘‘cost’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, including member living allow-
ances, employment-related taxes, health care 
coverage, and worker’s compensation,’’ 
(iv) by striking ‘‘may not exceed 75 
percent of such cost.’’ and inserting ‘‘may 
not exceed—’’; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(A) for the first three years in which the 
recipient receives such assistance, 76 percent of 
such cost; 
‘‘(B) for the fourth through ninth years in 
which the recipient receives such assistance, a de-
creasing share of such cost between 76 percent 
and 50 percent, as established by the Corpora-
tion in regulation; and 
‘‘(C) for the tenth year (and each year 
thereafter) in which the recipient receives such 
assistance, 50 percent of such cost.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(2) ALTERNATIVE
CORPORATION
SHARE
FOR 
PROGRAMS IN RURAL OR SEVERELY ECONOMICALLY 
DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES.—Upon approval by the 
Corporation, the Corporation share of the cost, includ-
ing member living allowances, employment-related 
taxes, health care coverage, and worker’s compensa-
tion, of carrying out a national service program that 
receives assistance under subsection (a) and that is lo-
cated in a rural or severely economically distressed 
community may not exceed— 
‘‘(A) for the first six years in which the re-
cipient receives such assistance, 76 percent of 
such cost; 
‘‘(B) for the seventh through ninth years in 
which the recipient receives such assistance, a de-
creasing share of such cost between 76 and 65 
percent as established by the Corporation in reg-
ulation; and 
‘‘(C) for the tenth year (and each year 
thereafter) in which the recipient receives such 
assistance, 65 percent of such cost.’’; 
(E) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), 
in subparagraph (B), by inserting after ‘‘other 
Federal sources’’ the following: ‘‘including funds 
authorized under Youthbuild (section 173A of the 
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Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2918a))’’; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) RECIPIENT REPORT.—A recipient of 
assistance under section 121 shall report to the 
Corporation the amount and source of any Fed-
eral funds used to carry out the program other 
than those provided by the Corporation. 
‘‘(B) CORPORATION REPORT.—The Corpora-
tion shall report to the Congress on an annual 
basis information regarding each recipient that 
uses Federal funds other than those provided by 
the Corporation to carry out the program, in-
cluding amounts and sources of other Federal 
funds.’’. 
SEC. 1302. E–CORPS AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO 
TYPES OF PROGRAMS. 
Section 122 (42 U.S.C. 12572) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(1)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (c)(1)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘including’’ and all that follows through the 
semicolon at the end and inserting ‘‘includ-
ing projects involving urban renewal, sus-
taining natural resources, or improving 
human services;’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘including’’ and inserting ‘‘and at least 50 
percent of whom are’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by insert-
ing ‘‘, including mentoring’’ before the semi-
colon; 
(C) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; 
or’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) students participating in service- 
learning programs at an institution of higher 
education.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (7)(A), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding elementary and secondary education, 
and other professions such as those in health 
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care, criminal justice, environmental steward-
ship and conservation, or public safety’’ before 
the semicolon; 
(E) in paragraph (8)(C), by striking ‘‘non-
profit’’; 
(F) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘between 
the ages of 16 and 24’’ and inserting ‘‘between 
the ages of 16 and 25’’; 
(G) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘gifted 
young adults’’ and all that follows through the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘school-age 
youth and young adults of all backgrounds, in-
cluding gifted youth, along with established suc-
cessful entrepreneurs of all backgrounds and pro-
fessions from the community in which the pro-
gram exists to— 
‘‘(A) train the participants in utilizing 
problem-solving, entrepreneurship, and commu-
nication skills to design solutions to community 
problems; and 
‘‘(B) collaborate with stakeholders in the 
communities to implement the solutions devised 
by the participants in subparagraph (A).’’; 
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(H) in paragraph (12)(A), by striking 
‘‘learning and recreation’’ and inserting ‘‘learn-
ing, recreation, and mentoring’’; 
(I) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘and to 
combat rural poverty, including’’ and inserting 
‘‘, including the issues of rural poverty,’’; 
(J) by redesignating paragraph (15) as 
paragraph (19); and 
(K) by inserting after paragraph (14) the 
following: 
‘‘(15) An E–Corps program that involves par-
ticipants who provide services in a community by de-
veloping and assisting in carrying out technology 
programs which seek to increase access to technology 
and the benefits thereof in such community. 
‘‘(16) A program that engages citizens in public 
safety, public health, and emergency and disaster pre-
paredness, and may include the recruitment and 
placing of qualified participants in positions to be 
trainees as law enforcement officers, firefighters, 
search and rescue personnel, and emergency medical 
service workers, and may engage Federal, State, and 
local stakeholders in collaboration to organize more ef-
fective responses to issues of public safety and public 
health, emergencies, and disasters. 
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‘‘(17) A program, initiative, or partnership that 
seeks to expand the number of mentors for youths (in-
cluding by recruiting high-school and college-aged in-
dividuals to enter into mentoring relationships), in-
cluding mentors for disadvantaged youths, either 
through provision of direct mentoring services through 
the creative utilization of current and emerging tech-
nologies to connect youth with mentors. 
‘‘(18) A program that has the primary purpose 
of re-engaging court-involved youth and adults with 
the goal of reducing recidivism.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
(c) and (d), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF 
VETERANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—From funds appropriated 
under section 501(a)(2), the Corporation shall reserve 
up to 3 percent for competitive grants to eligible re-
cipients under subsection (a) for the development, ei-
ther directly or through subgrants to other entities, of 
innovative initiatives to address the unique needs of 
veterans. 
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‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, an entity described in 
paragraph (1) shall submit an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Corporation may require. 
‘‘(3) 
ACTIVITIES.—Entities 
receiving 
grants 
under this subsection shall use funds to develop ini-
tiatives that— 
‘‘(A) recruit veterans, particularly return-
ing veterans, into service opportunities; 
‘‘(B) promote community-based efforts to 
meet the unique needs of military families while 
a member of the family is deployed; and 
‘‘(C) promote community-based efforts to 
meet the unique needs of military families when 
a member of the family returns from a deploy-
ment.’’; 
(4) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), in 
paragraph (4), by inserting after ‘‘out-of-school 
youths,’’ the following: ‘‘disadvantaged youths,’’; 
(5) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated), in 
paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘subsection (b) or (d) 
of’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) REQUIREMENTS FOR TUTORS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Corporation shall require that each re-
cipient of assistance under the national service laws 
that operates a tutoring program involving elemen-
tary or secondary school students certifies that indi-
viduals serving in approved national service positions 
as tutors in such program have— 
‘‘(A) either— 
‘‘(i) obtained their high school di-
ploma; or 
‘‘(ii) passed a proficiency test dem-
onstrating that such individuals have the 
skills necessary to achieve program goals; 
and 
‘‘(B) have successfully completed pre- and 
in-service training for tutors. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The requirements in para-
graph (1) do not apply to an individual serving in 
an approved national service position who is enrolled 
in an elementary or secondary school and is pro-
viding tutoring services through a structured, school- 
managed cross-grade tutoring program. 
‘‘(f) REQUIREMENTS
FOR TUTORING PROGRAMS.— 
Each tutoring program that receives assistance under the 
national service laws shall— 
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‘‘(1) offer a curriculum that is high quality, re-
search-based, and consistent with the State academic 
content standards required by section 1111 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6311) and the instructional program of the 
local educational agency; and 
‘‘(2) offer high quality, research-based pre- and 
in-service training for tutors. 
‘‘(g) CITIZENSHIP TRAINING.—The Corporation shall 
establish requirements for recipients of assistance under the 
national service laws relating to the promotion of citizen-
ship and civic engagement, that are consistent with the 
principles on which citizenship programs administered by 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are based, 
among individuals enrolled in approved national service 
positions and approved summer of service positions.’’. 
SEC. 1303. TYPES OF POSITIONS. 
Section 123 (42 U.S.C. 12573) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting after ‘‘sub-
division of a State,’’ the following: ‘‘a Territory,’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (5) by inserting ‘‘National’’ be-
fore ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’. 
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