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(3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘shall dem-
onstrate to the Director’’ and all that follows through 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘shall dem-
onstrate to the Director a level of expertise in car-
rying out such a program.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘widely’’ before ‘‘dissemi-
nate’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘to field personnel’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘, including through the Office of Out-
reach and Recruitment and other volunteer re-
cruitment programs being carried out by public 
or private non-profit organizations.’’. 
SEC. 2209. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. 
Part D of title II (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.) is amended 
by adding after section 227 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 228. CONTINUITY OF SERVICE. 
‘‘To ensure the continued service of individuals in com-
munities served by the Retired and Senior Volunteer Pro-
gram prior to enactment of this section, in making grants 
under this title the Corporation shall take actions it con-
siders necessary to maintain service assignments for such 
seniors and to ensure continuity of service for communities. 
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‘‘SEC. 229. ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), a program receiving assistance under this title may ac-
cept donations, including donations in cash or in kind. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), a 
program receiving assistance under this title shall not ac-
cept donations from the beneficiaries of the program.’’. 
SEC. 2210. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR. 
Section 231 (42 U.S.C. 5028) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘activi-
ties;’’ and inserting ‘‘activities described in sec-
tion 225(b) and carried out through programs 
described in parts A, B, and C; and’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) programs that support older Americans in 
aging in place while augmenting the capacity of 
members of a community to serve each other through 
reciprocal service centers, service credit banking, com-
munity economic scripts, barter services, timebanking, 
and other similar programs.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—For purposes of subsection (b), pri-
ority shall be given to— 
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‘‘(1) programs with established experience in 
carrying out such a program and engaging the entire 
community in service exchange; 
‘‘(2) programs with the capacity to connect to 
similar programs throughout a city or region to aug-
ment the available services to older Americans and for 
members of the community to serve each other; 
‘‘(3) programs seeking to establish in an area 
where needs of older Americans are left unmet and 
older Americans are unable to consider aging in place 
without such service exchange in place; and 
‘‘(4) programs that integrate participants in or 
collaborate 
with 
service-learning 
programs, 
AmeriCorps State and National programs, the VISTA 
program, the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, 
Foster Grandparents program, and the Senior Com-
panion programs, and programs described in section 
411 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3032).’’. 
Subtitle C—Amendments to Title IV 
(Administration and Coordination) 
SEC. 2301. NONDISPLACEMENT. 
Section 404(a) (42 U.S.C. 5044(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘displacement of employed workers’’ and inserting 
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‘‘displacement of employed workers or volunteers (other 
than participants under the national service laws)’’. 
SEC. 2302. NOTICE AND HEARING PROCEDURES. 
Section 412(a) (42 U.S.C. 5052(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘75’’ and inserting ‘‘60’’; 
and 
(B) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as (3). 
SEC. 2303. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 421 (42 U.S.C. 5061) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’ after 
‘‘American Samoa,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘National 
Senior Volunteer Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘National 
Senior Service Corps’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (14)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘National Senior Volunteer 
Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘National Senior Service 
Corps’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘parts A, B, C, and E of’’; 
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SEC. 2304. PROTECTION AGAINST IMPROPER USE. 
Section 425 (42 U.S.C. 5065) is amended by striking 
‘‘National Senior Volunteer Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Na-
tional Senior Service Corps’’. 
Subtitle D—Amendments to Title V 
(Authorization of Appropriations) 
SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
VISTA AND OTHER PURPOSES. 
Section 501 (42 U.S.C. 5081) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, exclud-
ing section 109’’ and all that follows and insert-
ing ‘‘$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2009 through 2012.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4) and 
redesignating paragraphs (3) and (5) as para-
graphs (2) and (3); and 
(C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
this section), by striking ‘‘, excluding section 
125’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2012.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (e). 
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SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NA-
TIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS. 
Section 502 (42 U.S.C. 5082) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 502. NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS. 
‘‘(a) RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part 
A of title II, $67,500,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums 
as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 
2012. 
‘‘(b) FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out part B of title 
II, $115,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may 
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012. 
‘‘(c) SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out part C of title II, 
$52,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be 
necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012. 
‘‘(d) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out part E of title II, 
$500,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be 
necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.’’. 
SEC. 2403. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION. 
Section 504 (42 U.S.C. 5084) is amended to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 504. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for the ad-
ministration of this Act $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 
and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2009 through 2012.’’. 
TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO 
OTHER LAWS 
SEC. 3101. INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978. 
Section 8F(a)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ‘‘National and 
Community Service Trust Act of 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990’’. 
TITLE IV—TECHNICAL AMEND-
MENTS TO TABLES OF CON-
TENTS 
SEC. 4101. TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE NATIONAL AND 
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990. 
Section 1(b) of the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 note) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
‘‘Sec. 2. Findings and purpose. 
‘‘Sec. 3. Sense of Congress. 
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‘‘TITLE I—NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT 
PROGRAM 
‘‘Subtitle A—General Provisions 
‘‘Sec. 101. Definitions. 
‘‘Subtitle B—School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning Programs 
‘‘PART I—PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS 
‘‘Sec. 111. Assistance to States, Territories, and Indian tribes. 
‘‘Sec. 112. Allotments. 
‘‘Sec. 113. Applications. 
‘‘Sec. 114. Consideration of applications. 
‘‘Sec. 115. Participation of students and teachers from private schools. 
‘‘Sec. 116. Federal, State, and local contributions. 
‘‘Sec. 116A. Limitations on uses of funds. 
‘‘PART II—HIGHER EDUCATION INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY 
SERVICE 
‘‘Sec. 117. Higher education innovative programs for community service. 
‘‘PART III—INNOVATIVE SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH 
‘‘Sec. 118. Innovative demonstration service-learning programs and research. 
‘‘Subtitle C—National Service Trust Program 
‘‘PART I—INVESTMENT IN NATIONAL SERVICE 
‘‘Sec. 121. Authority to provide assistance and approved national service posi-
tions. 
‘‘Sec. 122. Types of national service programs eligible for program assistance. 
‘‘Sec. 123. Types of national service positions eligible for approval for national 
service educational awards. 
‘‘Sec. 124. Types of program assistance. 
‘‘Sec. 126. Other special assistance. 
‘‘PART II—APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS 
‘‘Sec. 129. Provision of assistance and approved national service positions. 
‘‘Sec. 129A. Education awards only research. 
‘‘Sec. 130. Application for assistance and approved national service positions. 
‘‘Sec. 131. National service program assistance requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 132. Ineligible service categories. 
‘‘Sec. 133. Consideration of applications. 
‘‘PART III—NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS 
‘‘Sec. 137. Description of participants. 
‘‘Sec. 138. Selection of national service participants. 
‘‘Sec. 139. Terms of service. 
‘‘Sec. 140. Living allowances for national service participants. 
‘‘Sec. 141. National service educational awards. 
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‘‘Subtitle D—National Service Trust and Provision of National Service 
Educational Awards 
‘‘Sec. 145. Establishment of the National Service Trust. 
‘‘Sec. 146. Individuals eligible to receive a national service educational award 
from the Trust. 
‘‘Sec. 147. Determination of the amount of the national service educational 
award. 
‘‘Sec. 148. Disbursement of national service educational awards. 
‘‘Sec. 149. Process of approval of national service positions. 
‘‘Subtitle E—National Civilian Community Corps 
‘‘Sec. 151. Purpose. 
‘‘Sec. 152. Establishment of National Civilian Community Corps Program. 
‘‘Sec. 153. National service program. 
‘‘Sec. 154. Summer national service program. 
‘‘Sec. 155. National Civilian Community Corps. 
‘‘Sec. 156. Training. 
‘‘Sec. 157. Service projects. 
‘‘Sec. 158. Authorized benefits for Corps members. 
‘‘Sec. 159. Administrative provisions. 
‘‘Sec. 160. Status of Corps members and Corps personnel under Federal law. 
‘‘Sec. 161. Contract and grant authority. 
‘‘Sec. 162. Responsibilities of other departments. 
‘‘Sec. 163. Advisory board. 
‘‘Sec. 164. Annual evaluation. 
‘‘Sec. 166. Definitions. 
‘‘Subtitle F—Administrative Provisions 
‘‘Sec. 171. Family and medical leave. 
‘‘Sec. 172. Reports. 
‘‘Sec. 173. Supplementation. 
‘‘Sec. 174. Prohibition on use of funds. 
‘‘Sec. 175. Nondiscrimination. 
‘‘Sec. 176. Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures. 
‘‘Sec. 177. Nonduplication and nondisplacement. 
‘‘Sec. 178. State Commissions on National and Community Service. 
‘‘Sec. 179. Evaluation. 
‘‘Sec. 180. Engagement of participants. 
‘‘Sec. 181. Contingent extension. 
‘‘Sec. 182. Partnerships with schools. 
‘‘Sec. 183. Rights of access, examination, and copying. 
‘‘Sec. 184. Drug-free workplace requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 185. Consolidated application and reporting requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 186. Sustainability. 
‘‘Sec. 187. Use of recovered funds. 
‘‘Sec. 188. Expenses of attending meetings. 
‘‘Sec. 189. Grant periods. 
‘‘Sec. 189A. Generation of volunteers. 
‘‘Sec. 189B. Limitation on program grant costs. 
‘‘Sec. 189C. Audits and reports. 
‘‘Subtitle G—Corporation for National and Community Service 
‘‘Sec. 191. Corporation for National and Community Service. 
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‘‘Sec. 192. Board of Directors. 
‘‘Sec. 192A. Authorities and duties of the Board of Directors. 
‘‘Sec. 193. Chief Executive Officer. 
‘‘Sec. 193A. Authorities and duties of the Chief Executive Officer. 
‘‘Sec. 194. Officers. 
‘‘Sec. 195. Employees, consultants, and other personnel. 
‘‘Sec. 196. Administration. 
‘‘Sec. 196A. Corporation State offices. 
‘‘Sec. 196B. Office of Outreach and Recruitment. 
‘‘Subtitle H—Investment for Quality and Innovation 
‘‘PART I—ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT 
NATIONAL SERVICE 
‘‘Sec. 198. Additional corporation activities to support national service. 
‘‘Sec. 198B. Presidential awards for service. 
‘‘PART II—INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PROGRAM SUPPORT 
‘‘Sec. 198D. Innovative and model program support. 
‘‘PART III—NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS CLEARINGHOUSE 
‘‘Sec. 198E. National service programs clearinghouse. 
‘‘Subtitle I—American Conservation and Youth Corps 
‘‘Sec. 199. Short title. 
‘‘Sec. 199A. General authority. 
‘‘Sec. 199B. Limitation on purchase of capital equipment. 
‘‘Sec. 199C. State application. 
‘‘Sec. 199D. Focus of programs. 
‘‘Sec. 199E. Related programs. 
‘‘Sec. 199F. Public lands or Indian lands. 
‘‘Sec. 199G. Training and education services. 
‘‘Sec. 199H. Preference for certain projects. 
‘‘Sec. 199I. Age and citizenship criteria for enrollment. 
‘‘Sec. 199J. Use of volunteers. 
‘‘Sec. 199K. Living allowance. 
‘‘Sec. 199L. Joint programs. 
‘‘Sec. 199M. Federal and State employee status. 
‘‘Subtitle J—Training and Technical Assistance 
‘‘Sec. 199N. Training and technical assistance. 
‘‘TITLE II—MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING PROGRAMS 
‘‘Subtitle A—Publication 
‘‘Sec. 201. Information for students. 
‘‘Sec. 202. Exit counseling for borrowers. 
‘‘Sec. 203. Department information on deferments and cancellations. 
‘‘Sec. 204. Data on deferments and cancellations. 
‘‘Subtitle B—Youthbuild Projects 
‘‘Sec. 211. Youthbuild projects. 
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‘‘Subtitle C—Amendments to Student Literacy Corps 
‘‘Sec. 221. Amendments to Student Literacy Corps. 
‘‘TITLE IV—PROJECTS HONORING VICTIMS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS 
‘‘Sec. 401. Projects. 
‘‘TITLE V—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
‘‘Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations. 
‘‘TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
‘‘Sec. 601. Amtrak waste disposal. 
‘‘Sec. 602. Exchange program with countries in transition from totalitarianism 
to Democracy.’’. 
SEC. 4102. TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE DOMESTIC VOL-
UNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973. 
Section 1(b) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 
1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
‘‘Sec. 2. Volunteerism policy. 
‘‘TITLE I—NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS 
‘‘PART A—VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA 
‘‘Sec. 101. Statement of purpose. 
‘‘Sec. 102. Authority to operate VISTA program. 
‘‘Sec. 103. Selection and assignment of volunteers. 
‘‘Sec. 103A. VISTA programs of national significance. 
‘‘Sec. 104. Terms and periods of service. 
‘‘Sec. 105. Support service. 
‘‘Sec. 106. Participation of beneficiaries. 
‘‘Sec. 107. Participation of younger and older persons. 
‘‘Sec. 108. Limitation. 
‘‘Sec. 110. Applications for assistance. 
‘‘PART C—SPECIAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS 
‘‘Sec. 121. Statement of purpose. 
‘‘Sec. 122. Authority to establish and operate special volunteer and demonstration 
programs. 
‘‘Sec. 123. Financial assistance. 
‘‘TITLE II—NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS 
‘‘Sec. 200. Statement of purpose. 
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