111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1612 
AN ACT 
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-
agers and enthusiasts; and promote the value of public 
service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public Lands Service 
Corps Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCE. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other 
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to 
a section or other provision of the Public Lands Corps 
Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.; title II of Public 
Law 91–378). 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC LANDS CORPS ACT 
OF 1993. 
(a) NAME AND PROJECT DESCRIPTION CHANGES.— 
The Act is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Public Lands Corps’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Public Lands Service 
Corps’’; 
(2) in the title heading, by striking ‘‘PUBLIC 
LANDS CORPS’’ and inserting ‘‘PUBLIC 
LANDS SERVICE CORPS’’; 
(3) in the section 204—
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘PUBLIC
LANDS
CORPS’’ and 
inserting 
‘‘PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE CORPS’’; and 
(B) in the heading of subsection (a), by 
striking ‘‘PUBLIC LANDS CORPS’’ and inserting 
‘‘PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE CORPS’’; 
(4) in the heading of paragraph (2) of section 
210(a), by striking ‘‘PUBLIC LANDS CORPS’’ and in-
serting ‘‘PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE CORPS’’; 
(5) by striking ‘‘conservation center’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘residential conservation 
center’’; and 
(6) 
by 
striking 
‘‘appropriate 
conservation 
projects’’ each place it appears (except in paragraph 
(1) of section 204(e) as so redesignated) and insert-
ing ‘‘appropriate natural and cultural resources con-
servation projects’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Section 202(a) of the Act is amend-
ed as follows: 
(1) In paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the natural 
and cultural’’ and inserting ‘‘natural and cultural’’. 
(2) By redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively, and by insert-
ing after paragraph (1) the following:
‘‘(2) Participants in conservation corps receive 
meaningful training and their experience with such 
corps provides preparation for careers in public serv-
ice. 
‘‘(3) Young men and women who participate in 
the rehabilitation and restoration of our Nation’s 
natural, 
cultural, 
historic, 
archaeological, 
rec-
reational, and scenic treasures will gain an increased 
appreciation and understanding of our public lands 
and heritage, and of the value of public service, and 
are likely to become life-long advocates for those val-
ues.’’. 
(3) In paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by 
inserting ‘‘, cultural, historic, archaeological, rec-
reational, and scenic’’ after ‘‘Many facilities and nat-
ural’’. 
(4) 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) of the Act is amended 
to read as follows:
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are to— 
‘‘(1) introduce young men and women to public 
service while furthering their understanding and ap-
preciation of the Nation’s natural, cultural, historic, 
archaeological, recreational, and scenic resources; 
‘‘(2) facilitate training and recruitment oppor-
tunities in which service is credited as qualifying ex-
perience for careers in public land management; 
‘‘(3) instill in a new generation of young men 
and women from across the Nation, including those 
from diverse backgrounds, the desire to seek careers 
in natural and cultural resource stewardship and 
public service by allowing them to work directly with 
professionals in agencies responsible for the manage-
ment of the Nation’s natural, cultural, historic, ar-
chaeological, recreational, and scenic resources; 
‘‘(4) perform, in a cost-effective manner, appro-
priate natural and cultural resources conservation 
projects where such projects are not being performed 
by existing employees; 
‘‘(5) assist governments and Indian tribes in 
performing research and public education tasks asso-
ciated with natural and cultural resources; 
‘‘(6) expand educational opportunities by re-
warding individuals who participate in national serv-
ice with an increased ability to pursue higher edu-
cation or job training; and 
‘‘(7) promote public understanding and appre-
ciation of the individual missions and natural and 
cultural resources conservation work of the Federal 
agencies through training opportunities, community 
service 
and 
outreach, 
and 
other 
appropriate 
means.’’. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—Section 203 of the Act is amend-
ed as follows: 
(1) By amending paragraphs (1) and (2) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(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 on public lands. 
‘‘(2) 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 of this title.’’. 
(2) By striking paragraphs (3) and (8).
(3) By redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), 
(7), (9), (10), (11), (12), and (13) as paragraphs 
(3) through (11), respectively. 
(4) By amending paragraph (7) (as so redesig-
nated) to read as follows: 
‘‘(7) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘public lands’ 
means any lands or waters (or interest therein) 
owned or administered by the United States, includ-
ing those areas of coastal and ocean waters, the 
Great Lakes and their connecting waters, and sub-
merged lands over which the United States exercises 
jurisdiction, except that such term does not include 
any Indian lands.’’. 
(5) In paragraph (8) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) 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, information pertaining to the expendi-
ture of the funds, any matching funds, and par-
ticipant demographics.’’.
(6) In paragraph (10) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period 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 
lands and facilities administered by the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
the Secretary of Commerce.’’. 
(7) By adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) 
RESIDENTIAL
CONSERVATION
CEN-
TERS.—The term ‘residential conservation centers’ 
means the facilities authorized under section 205. 
‘‘(13) CONSULTING INTERN.—The term ‘con-
sulting intern’ means a consulting intern selected 
under section 206. 
‘‘(14) PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE CORPS PARTICI-
PANT.—The term ‘Public Lands Service Corps par-
ticipant’, ‘Corps participant’ or ‘participant of the 
Corps’ means an individual who is enrolled in the 
Public Lands Service Corps pursuant to section 
204(b).’’.
(e) PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE CORPS PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 204 of the Act is amended as follows: 
(1) In subsection (a)— 
(A) in the heading, by adding at the end 
‘‘PROGRAM’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘and the Department of 
Agriculture a’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Department 
of Agriculture, and the Department of Com-
merce a service and training program titled 
the’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘The Secretary of the Interior shall establish a 
department-level office to coordinate Public 
Lands Service Corps activities within the De-
partment of the Interior. The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall establish within the U.S. Forest 
Service an office to coordinate Public Lands 
Service Corps activities within that agency. The 
Secretary of Commerce shall establish within 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin-
istration an office to coordinate Public Lands 
Service Corps activities within that agency. The 
Secretary of each department shall designate a 
Public Lands Service Corps coordinator for 
each agency within that department that ad-
ministers Public Lands Service Corps activi-
ties.’’. 
(2) By amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) PARTICIPANTS.—The Secretary may enroll in 
the Public Lands Service Corps individuals between the 
ages of 16 and 25, inclusive, who are either hired by an 
agency under the Secretary’s jurisdiction to perform work 
authorized under this Act or who are members of a quali-
fied youth or conservation corps with which the Secretary 
has entered into a cooperative agreement to perform work 
authorized under this Act. The Secretary may also enroll 
resource assistants and consulting interns. All enrollees 
shall be considered Public Lands Service Corps partici-
pants, and may be enrolled for a term of up to 24 months 
of service, which may be served over more than two cal-
endar years. The individuals may be enrolled without re-
gard to the civil service and classification laws, rules, or 
regulations of the United States. The Secretary may es-
tablish a preference for the enrollment in the Corps of in-
dividuals who are economically, physically, or education-
ally disadvantaged.’’. 
(3) In subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘contracts and’’;
(ii) by inserting ‘‘natural and cultural 
resources’’ after ‘‘appropriate’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) RECRUITMENT.—The Secretary shall un-
dertake, or enter into cooperative agreements to pro-
vide, 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 
or 
means.’’; and 
(D) by amending paragraph (3) (as so re-
designated) to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) PREFERENCE.—For purposes of entering 
into cooperative agreements under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary may give preference to qualified youth 
or conservation corps located in a specific area that 
have a substantial portion of members who are eco-
nomically, physically, or educationally disadvantaged 
to carry out projects within the area.’’.
(4) By redesignating subsections (d) through 
(f) as subsections (e) through (g), respectively. 
(5) By inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) TRAINING.—The Secretary shall establish a 
training program based at appropriate residential con-
servation centers or at other suitable regional Federal or 
other appropriate facilities or sites to provide training for 
Corps participants. The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that the duration and comprehen-
siveness of the training program shall be commensu-
rate with the projects Corps participants are ex-
pected to undertake; 
‘‘(2) develop department-wide standards for the 
program that include training in— 
‘‘(A) resource stewardship; 
‘‘(B) ethics for those in public service; 
‘‘(C) principles of national service; 
‘‘(D) health and safety; 
‘‘(E) teamwork and leadership; and 
‘‘(F) interpersonal communications; 
‘‘(3) direct each participating agency to develop 
agency-specific training guidelines to ensure that 
Corps participants enrolled to undertake projects for
that agency are appropriately informed about mat-
ters specific to that agency, including— 
‘‘(A) the history and organization of the 
agency; 
‘‘(B) the agency’s core values; and 
‘‘(C) any agency-specific standards for the 
management of natural, cultural, historic, ar-
chaeological, recreational, and scenic resources; 
and 
‘‘(4) take into account training already received 
by Corps participants enrolled from qualified youth 
or conservation corps, including in the matters out-
lined in paragraph (2).’’. 
(6) In subsection (e) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary may 
utilize the Corps or any qualified youth or 
conservation corps to carry out appro-
priate’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary may 
use Corps participants to carry out, under 
appropriate supervision and training, ap-
propriate natural and cultural resource’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘law on public lands.’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘law. Such
projects may include, but are not limited 
to— 
‘‘(A) protection, restoration, or enhance-
ment of ecosystem components to promote spe-
cies recovery, improve biological diversity, en-
hance productivity and carbon sequestration, 
and enhance adaptability and resilience of pub-
lic lands and resources in the face of climate 
change and other natural and human disturb-
ances; 
‘‘(B) promoting the health of forests and 
public lands, refuges, and coastal and marine 
areas, including— 
‘‘(i) protection and restoration of wa-
tersheds and forest, riparian, estuarine, 
grassland, coral reef, intertidal, or other 
habitat; 
‘‘(ii) reduction of wildfire risk and 
mitigation of damage from insects, disease, 
and disasters; 
‘‘(iii) erosion control; 
‘‘(iv) control or removal of invasive, 
noxious, or non-native species; 
‘‘(v) restoration of native species; and
‘‘(vi) projects under the Healthy For-
ests Restoration Act of 2003 (Public Law 
108–148); 
Projects under this subparagraph shall be con-
sidered priority projects; 
‘‘(C) collection of biological, archaeological, 
and other scientific data, including monitoring 
of climatological information, species popu-
lations and movement, habitat status, and other 
factors; 
‘‘(D) assisting in historical and cultural re-
search, archival and curatorial work, oral his-
tory projects, documentary photography, and 
activities that support the creation of public 
works of art related to public lands; and 
‘‘(E) construction, repair, rehabilitation, 
green building retrofitting, and maintenance of 
roads, trails, campgrounds, and other facilities, 
employee housing, cultural and historic sites 
and structures, and facilities that further the 
purposes of the Public Lands Service Corps.’’. 
(B) By redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively. 
(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 institute, friends group, or 
similar nonprofit partner organization for the 
purpose of providing training and work experi-
ence to Corps participants in areas including, 
but not limited to, sales, office work, account-
ing, and management provided that the work 
experience directly relates to the protection and 
management of the public lands; and 
‘‘(B) allow Corps participants to help pro-
mote visitor safety and enjoyment of public 
lands, and assist in the gathering of visitor use 
data. 
‘‘(3) INTERPRETATION.—The Secretary may 
assign Corps participants to provide interpretation 
or education services for the public under the appro-
priate direction and supervision of agency personnel, 
including— 
‘‘(A) providing orientation and information 
services to visitors, including services for non- 
English speaking visitors and visitors who use 
American Sign Language;
‘‘(B) assisting agency personnel in the de-
livery of interpretive or educational programs, 
including outdoor learning and classroom learn-
ing; 
‘‘(C) presenting programs on Federal lands 
or at schools, after-school programs, and youth- 
serving community programs that relate the 
personal experience of the Corps participant for 
the purpose of promoting public awareness of 
the Corps, its role in public land management 
agencies, and its availability to potential partici-
pants; and 
‘‘(D) creating nonpersonal interpretive 
products, such as Web site content, Junior 
Ranger program books, printed handouts, and 
audiovisual programs.’’. 
(D) In paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘Appropriate conservation projects’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Appropriate natural and cultural 
resources conservation projects’’. 
(7) In subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘appropriate conservation project’’ inserting 
‘‘appropriate natural and cultural resources con-
servation project’’.
(8) By amending the text of subsection (f) (as 
so redesignated), by inserting ‘‘involve improvements 
to Federal property and’’ after ‘‘preference to those 
projects which’’. 
(9) By amending the text of subsection (f)(2) 
(as so redesignated) to read as follows: ‘‘will instill 
in Corps participants a work ethic and a sense of 
public service;’’. 
(10) In subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘on eligible service lands’’. 
(11) By adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) 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 on such terms as 
the Secretary considers appropriate.’’. 
(f) RESIDENTIAL
CONSERVATION
CENTERS
AND 
PROGRAM SUPPORT.—Section 205 of the Act is amended 
as follows: 
(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 
Secretary deems necessary for the Public Lands 
Service Corps; and 
‘‘(B) the conduct of appropriate residential 
conservation projects under this Act.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig-
nating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
(2) and (3), respectively; 
(C) in paragraph (2) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(i) in the text, by inserting ‘‘residen-
tial’’ before ‘‘conservation centers’’; and 
(ii) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘RES-
IDENTIAL’’ before ‘‘CONSERVATION
CEN-
TERS’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘with a State or’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
cooperative agreement with another Federal, 
State, or’’. 
(3) In subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(1) The Secretary’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may make arrangements 
with other Federal agencies, States, local, and tribal 
governments, or private organizations to provide 
temporary housing as needed and available. 
‘‘(3) In project areas where Corps participants 
can reasonably be expected to reside at their own 
homes, the Secretary may fund or provide transpor-
tation to and from project sites.’’. 
(4) By redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (g). 
(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 rehabilitation or 
construction of residential conservation center facilities, 
including housing. 
‘‘(e) GREEN BUILDINGS.—The Secretary may seek 
the assistance of the Secretary of Energy in identifying 
and using solar and other green building technologies and 
modular housing designs that may be adapted for residen-
tial conservation center facilities, including—
‘‘(1) designs from the Department of Energy’s 
Solar Decathlon competition; and 
‘‘(2) logistical support, assistance, and training 
from Solar Decathlon participants. 
‘‘(f) MENTORS.—The Secretary may recruit from 
programs, such as agency volunteer programs, and from 
agency retirees, veterans groups, military retirees, active 
duty personnel, and from appropriate youth-serving orga-
nizations, such adults as may be suitable and qualified to 
provide training, mentoring, and crew-leading services to 
Corps participants.’’. 
(6) In subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘are appropriate to carry out this title’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Secretary determines to be necessary 
for the residential conservation center’’. 
(g) RESOURCE ASSISTANTS AND CONSULTING IN-
TERNS.—Section 206 of the Act is amended as follows: 
(1) In the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
CONSULTING INTERNS’’ before the period. 
(2) In subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary is authorized to provide individual placements 
of resource’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘The Sec-
retary is authorized, to provide individual place-
ments of the following: 
‘‘(1) Resource’’.
(3) By inserting after subsection (a)(1) (as so 
designated), the following: 
‘‘(2) Consulting interns with any Federal land, 
coastal, or ocean management agency under the ju-
risdiction of the Secretary to carry out management 
analysis activities on behalf of the agency. To be eli-
gible for selection as a consulting intern, an indi-
vidual must be a current enrollee and have com-
pleted at least one full year at a graduate or profes-
sional school that has been accredited by an accred-
iting body that has been recognized by the Secretary 
of Education. The Secretary may select consulting 
interns without regard to the civil service and classi-
fication laws, rules, or regulations of the United 
States.’’. 
(4) In subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or consulting interns’’ 
before ‘‘through private sources’’; 
(B) in the second sentence, before the pe-
riod, by inserting ‘‘; up to 15 percent may be 
in-kind’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘Resource Assistants’’ and 
inserting ‘‘resource assistants or consulting in-
terns’’. 
(5) By adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) COST SHARING REQUIREMENTS.—At the Sec-
retary’s discretion, the requirements for cost sharing ap-
plicable to participating nonprofit organizations for the ex-
penses of resource assistants and consulting interns under 
subsection (b) may be reduced to not less than 10 per-
cent.’’. 
(h) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The Act is amended 
by redesignating sections 207, 208, 209, 210, and 211 as 
sections 208, 209, 210, 211, and 212, respectively. 
(i) GUIDANCE.—The Act is amended by inserting 
after section 206 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 207. GUIDANCE. 
‘‘Not later than 18 months after funds are made 
available for this purpose, the Secretaries shall issue 
guidelines for the management of the Public Lands Serv-
ice Corps programs for use by regional and State direc-
tors, and the supervisors of individual parks, forests, dis-
tricts, sanctuaries, reserves, hatcheries, and refuges.’’. 
(j) LIVING ALLOWANCES AND TERMS OF SERVICE.— 
Section 208 of the Act (as so redesignated) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) LIVING ALLOWANCES.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide each Corps participant with a living allowance in an
amount established by the Secretary. The Secretary 
may— 
‘‘(1) apply a cost-of-living differential to such 
allowances; and 
‘‘(2) reimburse Corps participants for travel 
costs at the beginning and end of their term of serv-
ice if the Secretary deems appropriate.’’; 
(2) by amending the text of subsection (b) to 
read as follows: ‘‘Each Corp participant shall agree 
to participate in the Corps for such term of service 
as may be established by the Secretary enrolling or 
selecting the individual.’’; 
(3) in the heading of subsection (c), by adding 
at the end ‘‘PREFERENCE AND FUTURE EMPLOY-
MENT’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by amending paragraphs (1) and (2) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) grant to a participant of the Public Lands 
Service Corps credit for service time in the Corps to 
be used as qualifying experience toward future Fed-
eral hiring; 
‘‘(2) provide to a former participant of the Pub-
lic Lands Service Corps noncompetitive hiring status 
for a period of not more than two years after the
date on which the participant’s service with the Pub-
lic Lands Service Corps is complete (not counting 
any time spent enrolled in an academic institution or 
trade school), if the candidate— 
‘‘(A) has served a minimum of 960 hours 
on an appropriate natural or cultural resource 
conservation project that included at least 120 
hours through the Public Lands Service Corps; 
and 
‘‘(B) meets Office of Personnel Manage-
ment qualification standards for the position to 
which the candidate is applying;’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) develop a system to provide consideration 
for participants who cannot meet the requirements 
of paragraph (2); 
‘‘(4) provide to an individual who has success-
fully fulfilled the resource assistant program non-
competitive hiring status for a period of not more 
than two years after the date on which the indi-
vidual has completed an undergraduate degree from 
an accredited institution; 
‘‘(5) provide to an individual who has success-
fully fulfilled the consulting internship program non-
competitive hiring status for a period of not more
than two years after the date on which the indi-
vidual has completed a graduate degree from an ac-
credited institution; and 
‘‘(6) provide, or enter into cooperative agree-
ments with qualified employment agencies to pro-
vide, alumni services such as job and education 
counseling, referrals, verification of service, commu-
nications, and other appropriate services to partici-
pants who have completed their Corps service.’’. 
(k) NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.— 
Section 209 of the Act (as so redesignated) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘If a’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘shall be eligible’’ and inserting 
‘‘If a Corps participant also serves in an approved 
national service position designated under subtitle C 
of title I of the National and Community Service Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.), the Corps partic-
ipant shall be eligible’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking— 
(A) ‘‘either participants in the Corps or re-
source assistants’’ and inserting ‘‘participants 
in the Corps’’; and 
(B) ‘‘or a resource assistant’’. 
(l) NONDISPLACEMENT.—Section 210 of the Act (as 
so redesignated) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 210. NONDISPLACEMENT. 
‘‘The nondisplacement requirements of the National 
and Community Service Act of 1990 shall be applicable 
to all activities carried out by the Public Lands Service 
Corps participants.’’. 
(m) FUNDING.—Section 211 of the Act (as so redes-
ignated) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘appropriate conservation 
project’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘appropriate natural and cultural resources 
conservation project’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘The Secretary may reduce to no less than 10 
percent the non-Federal costs of a project when 
the Secretary determines that it is necessary to 
enable participation in the Public Lands Service 
Corps from a greater range of organizations.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘program’’ after ‘‘Corps’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, consulting interns’’ be-
fore ‘‘and qualified youth’’. 
(n) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
212 of the Act (as so redesignated) is amended—
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this title $12,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015, of which 
no less than 3⁄4 of the sums shall be made available for 
healthy forests restoration priority projects under section 
204(e)(1)(B)(vi).’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b); and 
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b). 
(o) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—No person or 
entity who is a party to a pending lawsuit against the dis-
pensing Secretary is eligible to receive funds authorized 
or made available under this Act or amendments made 
by this Act. 
(p) FURTHER LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO 
PROTECT CHILDREN.—No adult shall be eligible to receive 
funds or participate in the Public Lands Service Corps 
program under this Act or amendments made by this Act, 
if that person— 
(1) refuses to consent to a criminal history 
check; 
(2) makes a false statement in connection with 
such a criminal history check;
(3) is registered, or is required to be registered, 
on a State sex offender registry or the National Sex 
Offender Registry established under the Adam 
Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 
U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); or 
(4) has been convicted of murder, as described 
in section 1111 of title 18, United States Code. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 20, 
2010. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1612 
AN ACT 
To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to 
expand the authorization of the Secretaries of 
Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to pro-
vide service opportunities for young Americans; 
help restore the nation’s natural, cultural, his-
toric, archaeological, recreational and scenic re-
sources; train a new generation of public land 
managers and enthusiasts; and promote the value 
of public service.