(A) identifies appropriate paid internship 
opportunities for secondary school students 
within local government agencies; 
(B) establishes a process for the selection 
of students to fill such internships; and 
(C) determines hourly rates of pay and 
other terms and conditions applicable to such 
internships; and 
(2) provides funds to local government agencies 
to reimburse such agencies for costs incurred in pro-
viding such internships. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 and each succeeding fis-
cal year. 
SEC. 3. SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE PROGRAM. 
(a) FUNDING FOR STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Education shall carry out a program under which 
the Secretary makes allocations to States, in accord-
ance with paragraph (2), to carry out the scholar-
ship program under subsection (b). 
(2) ALLOCATIONS TO STATES.—Of the amount 
appropriated to carry out this section for each fiscal 
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year, each State that has an application approved by 
the Secretary under paragraph (3) shall be allocated 
an amount in proportion to number of students en-
rolled in the public elementary and secondary 
schools in the State for the previous school year rel-
ative to the total number of students enrolled in the 
public elementary and secondary schools for such 
school year in every State that has an application 
approved by the Secretary under such paragraph. 
(3) STATE APPLICATION.—To be eligible to re-
ceive an allocation under paragraph (2) a State shall 
submit an application to the Secretary of Education 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require. 
(b) STATE
ADMINISTERED
SCHOLARSHIP
PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State that receives an 
allocation under subsection (a) shall use such alloca-
tion to carry out a program under which the State 
awards scholarships, on a competitive basis, to eligi-
ble students who demonstrate a commitment to vol-
unteer service work. 
(2) APPLICATION.—A student who seeks a 
scholarship under this subsection shall submit an ap-
plication to the State at such time, in such manner, 
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and containing such information as the State may 
require. 
(3) STUDENT ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to 
receive a scholarship under this subsection a student 
shall meet the following criteria: 
(A) FIRST-TIME APPLICANT.—In the case 
of a first-time applicant for a scholarship under 
this subsection, the student shall— 
(i) be enrolled in public secondary 
school; 
(ii) be in the final year of a program 
of study leading to a regular high school 
diploma; and 
(iii) have completed at least 100 hours 
of volunteer service work in the preceding 
school year (or another one-year period de-
termined by the Secretary of Education). 
(B) RENEWAL APPLICANT.—In the case of 
a student who previously received a scholarship 
under this subsection and who is seeking a 
scholarship for a subsequent academic year, the 
student shall— 
(i) be enrolled in an institution of 
higher education; 
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(ii) be in good academic standing (as 
determined by the institution); and 
(iii) have completed at least 100 hours 
of volunteer service work in the preceding 
school year (or another one-year period de-
termined by the Secretary of Education). 
(4) PRIORITY.—In awarding scholarships under 
this subsection, a State shall— 
(A) first award scholarships to renewal ap-
plicants described in paragraph (3)(B); and 
(B) from any funds remaining after award-
ing such scholarships, award scholarships to 
first-time applicants described in paragraph 
(3)(A). 
(5) USE OF FUNDS.—A scholarship received by 
a student under this subsection may be used by such 
student only to pay the student’s costs of attendance 
at an institution of higher education. 
(6) DURATION.—Each scholarship under this 
subsection shall be awarded for a period of one aca-
demic year. A student may receive a scholarship 
under this subsection for a total period of not more 
than four academic years. 
(7) AMOUNT.—The amount of each scholarship 
under this subsection shall be— 
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(A) $1000, for a student who completed at 
least 100 hours, but less than 175 hours, of vol-
unteer service work in the preceding school year 
(or another one-year period determined by the 
Secretary of Education); 
(B) $2000, for a student who completed at 
least 175 hours, but less than 250 hours, of vol-
unteer service work in such period; and 
(C) $3000, for a student who completed at 
least 250 hours of volunteer service work in 
such period. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 and each succeeding 
fiscal year. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘cost of attendance’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 472 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll). 
(2) The terms ‘‘elementary school’’, ‘‘regular 
high school diploma’’, ‘‘secondary school’’, and 
‘‘State’’ have the meanings given those terms in sec-
tion 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
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