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tional service programs as described in section 
179(a)(1)(A); 
‘‘(E) ensures outreach to diverse commu-
nity-based agencies that serve underrepresented 
populations, by— 
‘‘(i) using established networks and 
registries at the State level, or establishing 
such networks and registries; and 
‘‘(ii) coordinating with the Corpora-
tion’s Office of Outreach and Recruitment; 
‘‘(F) provides for effective coordination of 
funding applications submitted by the State and 
others within the State under the national serv-
ice laws; 
‘‘(G) is updated annually, reflecting changes 
in practices and policies that will improve the 
coordination and effectiveness of Federal, State, 
and local resources for service and volunteerism 
within the State; and 
‘‘(H) contains such information as the State 
Commission considers to be appropriate or as the 
Corporation may require.’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsections (f) through (j) 
as subsections (g) through (k), respectively; 
(5) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: 
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‘‘(f) 
RELIEF
FROM
ADMINISTRATIVE
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Upon approval of a State plan submitted under 
subsection (e)(1), the Chief Executive Officer may waive, 
or specify alternatives to, administrative requirements 
(other than statutory provisions) otherwise applicable to 
grants made to States under the national service laws, in-
cluding those requirements identified by a State as imped-
ing the coordination and effectiveness of Federal, State, and 
local resources for service and volunteerism within a 
State.’’; 
(6) in subsection (j)(1) (as redesignated by this 
section), by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘, consistent with section 174(d).’’; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) STATE PLAN FOR BABY BOOMER AND OLDER 
ADULT VOLUNTEER AND PAID SERVICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this section, to be eligible to receive a 
grant or allotment under subtitle B or C or to receive 
a distribution of approved national service positions 
under subtitle C, a State must work with appropriate 
State agencies and private entities to develop a com-
prehensive State plan for volunteer and paid service 
by members of the Baby Boom generation and older 
adults. 
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‘‘(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The State plan shall 
include— 
‘‘(A) recommendations for public policy ini-
tiatives, including how to best tap the population 
of members the Baby Boom generation and older 
adults as sources of social capital and as ways 
to address community needs; 
‘‘(B) recommendations to the State unit on 
aging on— 
‘‘(i) a marketing outreach plan to busi-
nesses; 
‘‘(ii) outreach to non-profit-organiza-
tions; 
‘‘(iii) the State’s Department of Edu-
cation; and 
‘‘(iv) other State agencies; and 
‘‘(C) recommendations for civic engagement 
and multigenerational activities, such as— 
‘‘(i) early childhood education, family 
literacy, and after school programs; 
‘‘(ii) respite services for older adults 
and caregivers; and 
‘‘(iii) transitions for members of the 
Baby Boom generation and older adults to 
purposeful work in their post career lives. 
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‘‘(3) KNOWLEDGE
INCORPORATED.—The State 
plan shall incorporate the current knowledge base re-
garding— 
‘‘(A) the economic impact of older workers’ 
roles in the economy; 
‘‘(B) the social impact of older workers’ 
roles in the community; and 
‘‘(C) the health and social benefits of active 
engagement for members of the Baby Boom gen-
eration and older adults. 
‘‘(4) PUBLICATION.—The State plan must be 
made public and be transmitted to the Chief Execu-
tive Officer.’’. 
SEC. 1606. EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 
Section 179 (42 U.S.C. 12639) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall provide, di-
rectly or through grants or contracts, for the continuing 
evaluation of programs that receive assistance under the na-
tional service laws, including evaluations that measure the 
impact of such programs, to determine— 
‘‘(1) the effectiveness of various programs receiv-
ing assistance under the national service laws in 
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achieving stated goals and the costs associated with 
such, including— 
‘‘(A) an evaluation of performance meas-
ures, as established by the Corporation in con-
sultation with grantees receiving assistance 
under the national service laws, which may in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) number of participants enrolled 
and completing terms of service compared to 
the stated goals of the program; 
‘‘(ii) number of volunteers recruited 
from the community in which the program 
was implemented; 
‘‘(iii) if applicable based on the pro-
gram design, the number of individuals re-
ceiving or benefitting from the service con-
ducted; 
‘‘(iv) number of disadvantaged and 
underrepresented youth participants; 
‘‘(v) sustainability of project or pro-
gram, including measures to ascertain the 
level of community support for the project 
or program; 
‘‘(vi) measures to ascertain the change 
in attitude toward civic engagement among 
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the participants and the beneficiaries of the 
service; and 
‘‘(vii) other quantitative and quali-
tative measures as determined to be appro-
priate by the recipient of assistance; and 
‘‘(B) review of the implementation plan for 
reaching such measures described in subpara-
graph (A); and 
‘‘(2) the effectiveness of the structure and mecha-
nisms for delivery of services, such as the effective uti-
lization of the participants’ time, the management of 
the participants, and the ease to which recipients 
were able to receive services to maximize the cost-effec-
tiveness of the program and its impact, for such pro-
grams.’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘National 
Senior Volunteer Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘National 
Senior Service Corps’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘to public 
service’’ and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘to engage in service 
that benefits the community.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(j) RESERVED PROGRAM FUNDS
FOR ACCOUNT-
ABILITY.—In addition to amounts appropriated to carry 
out this section, the Corporation may reserve up to 1 per-
cent of total program funds appropriated for a fiscal year 
under the national service laws to support program ac-
countability activities. 
‘‘(k) CORRECTIVE PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grantee that fails to reach 
the performance measures in subsection (a)(1)(A) as 
determined by the Corporation, shall reach an agree-
ment with the Corporation on a corrective action 
plan to achieve the agreed upon performance meas-
ures. 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) NEW PROGRAM.—For a program that 
has received assistance for less than 3 years and 
is failing to achieve the performance measures 
agreed upon under subsection (a)(1)(A), the Cor-
poration shall— 
‘‘(i) provide technical assistance to the 
grantee to address targeted performance 
problems relating to the performance meas-
ures in subsection (a)(1)(A); and 
‘‘(ii) require quarterly reports from the 
grantee on the program’s progress toward 
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achieving the performance measures in sub-
section (a)(1)(A) to the appropriate State, 
Territory, or Indian tribe and the Corpora-
tion. 
‘‘(B) ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS.—For a pro-
gram that has received assistance for 3 years or 
more and is failing to achieve the performance 
measures 
agreed 
upon 
under 
subsection 
(a)(1)(A), the Corporation shall require quar-
terly reports from the grantee on the program’s 
progress towards achieving performance meas-
ures in subsection (a)(1)(A) to the appropriate 
State, Territory, or Indian tribe and the Cor-
poration. 
‘‘(l) FAILURE TO MEET PERFORMANCE LEVELS.—If, 
after a period for correction as approved by the Corpora-
tion, a grantee or subgrantee fails to achieve the established 
levels of performance, the Corporation shall— 
‘‘(1) reduce the annual amount of the grant 
award attributable to the underperforming grantee or 
subgrantee by at least 25 percent; or 
‘‘(2) terminate assistance to the underperforming 
grantee or subgrantee, consistent with section 176(a). 
‘‘(m) REPORTS.—The Corporation shall submit to 
Congress not later than two years after the date of the enact-
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ment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, a report 
containing information on the number of— 
‘‘(1) grantees implementing corrective action 
plans; 
‘‘(2) grantees for which the Corporation offers 
technical assistance under subsection (k); 
‘‘(3) grantees for which the Corporation termi-
nates assistance for a program under subsection (l); 
and 
‘‘(4) grantees meeting or exceeding their perform-
ance measures in subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 1607. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. 
Section 181 (42 U.S.C. 12641) is amended by striking 
‘‘Section 414’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 422’’. 
SEC. 1608. PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS. 
Section 182(b) (42 U.S.C. 12642(b)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—On an annual basis, the head 
of each Federal agency and department shall prepare and 
submit, to Congress and the committees of jurisdiction, a 
report concerning the implementation of this section, in-
cluding an evaluation of the performance goals and bench-
marks of the partnership programs.’’. 
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SEC. 1609. RIGHTS OF ACCESS, EXAMINATION, AND COPY-
ING. 
Section 183 (42 U.S.C. 12643) is amended— 
(1) in each of subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1) by 
inserting after ‘‘local government,’’ the following: 
‘‘Territory,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The Inspector General of 
the Corporation shall have access to, and the right to exam-
ine and copy, any books, documents, papers, records, and 
other recorded information in any form— 
‘‘(1) within the possession or control of the Cor-
poration or any State or local government, Territory, 
Indian tribe, or public or private nonprofit organiza-
tion receiving assistance directly or indirectly under 
this Act; and 
‘‘(2) that relates to the duties of the Inspector 
General under the Inspector General Act of 1978.’’. 
SEC. 1610. ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
Subtitle F of title I (42 U.S.C. 12631 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 185. CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION AND REPORTING 
REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To promote efficiency and elimi-
nate duplicative requirements, the Corporation shall con-
solidate or modify application procedures and reporting re-
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quirements for programs and activities funded under the 
national service laws. 
‘‘(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually 
thereafter, the Corporation shall submit to Congress a report 
containing information on the actions taken to modify the 
application procedures and reporting requirements for pro-
grams and activities funded under the national service 
laws, including a description of the consultation procedures 
with grantees, entities that expressed interest in applying 
for assistance under a national service law but did not 
apply, those entities whose application was rejected, and 
applications whose assistance was terminated due to failure 
to meet performance measures for the year covered by the 
report. 
‘‘SEC. 186. SUSTAINABILITY. 
‘‘(a) GOALS.—To ensure that recipients of assistance 
under the national service laws are carrying out sustainable 
projects or programs, the Corporation, after collaboration 
with State Commissions and consultation with recipients 
of assistance under the national service laws, may set sus-
tainability goals supported by policies and procedures to— 
‘‘(1) build the capacity of the projects that re-
ceive assistance under the national service laws to 
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meet community needs and to work to lessen the de-
pendence on Federal dollars to do so; 
‘‘(2) provide technical assistance to assist the re-
cipients of assistance under the national service laws 
in acquiring non-Federal funds for the projects that 
could replace assistance received under the national 
service laws; and 
‘‘(3) implement measures to ascertain whether 
the projects are generating sufficient community sup-
port. 
‘‘(b) ENFORCEMENT.—If a recipient does not meet the 
sustainability goals in subsection (a) for a project, the Cor-
poration may take action as described in sections 176 and 
179. 
‘‘SEC. 187. USE OF RECOVERED FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) FACTORS CONSIDERED IN APPROVING REPAY-
MENT.—After the date of enactment of this section, when-
ever the Corporation recovers funds paid to a recipient 
under a grant or cooperative agreement made under the na-
tional service laws because the recipient made an expendi-
ture of funds that was not allowable, or otherwise failed 
to discharge its responsibility to account properly for funds, 
the Corporation may consider those funds to be additional 
funds available and may arrange to repay to the recipient 
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affected by that action an amount not to exceed 75 percent 
of the recovered funds if the Corporation determines that— 
‘‘(1) the practices or procedures of the recipient 
that resulted in the recovery of funds have been cor-
rected, and that the recipient is in all other respects 
in compliance with the requirements of the grant or 
cooperative agreement, if the recipient was notified of 
any noncompliance with such requirements and given 
a reasonable period of time to remedy such non-
compliance; 
‘‘(2) the recipient has submitted to the Corpora-
tion a plan for the use of those funds consistent with 
the national service laws and, to the extent possible, 
for the benefit of the community affected by the recov-
ery of funds; and 
‘‘(3) the use of those funds in accordance with 
that plan would serve to achieve the objectives of the 
grant or cooperative agreement under which the funds 
were originally paid. 
‘‘(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF REPAYMENT.—Any 
payments by the Corporation under this section shall be 
subject to other terms and conditions as the Corporation 
considers necessary to accomplish the purposes of the grant 
or cooperative agreement, including— 
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‘‘(1) the submission of periodic reports on the use 
of funds provided under this section; and 
‘‘(2) consultation by the recipient with members 
of the community that will benefit from the payments. 
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the funds made available under this 
section shall remain available for expenditure for a period 
of time considered reasonable by the Corporation, but in 
no case to exceed more than 3 fiscal years following the later 
of— 
‘‘(1) the fiscal year in which final agency action 
regarding the disallowance of funds is taken; or 
‘‘(2) if such recipient files a petition for judicial 
review regarding the disallowance of funds, the fiscal 
year in which final judicial action is taken on such 
a petition. 
‘‘(d) PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER.—At least 
60 days prior to entering into an arrangement under this 
section, the Corporation shall publish in the Federal Reg-
ister a notice of intent to enter into such an arrangement 
and the terms and conditions under which payments will 
be made. Interested persons shall have an opportunity for 
at least 30 days to submit comments to the Corporation 
regarding the proposed arrangement. 
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‘‘SEC. 188. EXPENSES OF ATTENDING MEETINGS. 
‘‘Notwithstanding section 1345 of title 31, United 
States Code, funds authorized under the national service 
laws shall be available for expenses of attendance of meet-
ings that are concerned with the functions or activities for 
which the funds are appropriated or which will contribute 
to improved conduct, supervision, or management of those 
functions or activities. 
‘‘SEC. 189. GRANT PERIODS. 
‘‘Unless otherwise specifically provided, the Corpora-
tion has authority to make a grant under the national serv-
ice laws for a period of 3 years. 
‘‘SEC. 189A. GENERATION OF VOLUNTEERS. 
‘‘In making decisions on applications for assistance or 
approved national service positions under the national serv-
ice laws, the Corporation shall take into consideration the 
extent to which the applicant’s proposal will increase the 
involvement of volunteers in meeting community needs. 
‘‘SEC. 189B. LIMITATION ON PROGRAM GRANT COSTS. 
‘‘(a) LIMITATION ON GRANT AMOUNTS.—Except as 
otherwise provided by this section, the amount of funds ap-
proved by the Corporation in a grant to operate a program 
authorized under the national service laws supporting indi-
viduals serving in approved national service positions may 
not exceed $16,000 per full-time equivalent position. 
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‘‘(b) COSTS SUBJECT TO LIMITATION.—The limitation 
in subsection (a) applies to the Corporation’s share of mem-
ber support costs, staff costs, and other costs borne by the 
grantee or subgrantee to operate a program. 
‘‘(c) COSTS NOT SUBJECT TO LIMITATION.—The limi-
tation in subsection (a) and (e)(1) shall not apply to ex-
penses that are not included in the program operating 
grant award. 
‘‘(d) ADJUSTMENTS
FOR INFLATION.—The amount 
specified in subsections (a) and (e)(1) shall be adjusted each 
year after 2008 for inflation as measured by the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Sec-
retary of Labor. 
‘‘(e) WAIVER AUTHORITY AND REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENT.— 
‘‘(1) WAIVER.—The Chief Executive Officer may 
waive the requirements of this section, up to a max-
imum of $18,000, if necessary to meet the compelling 
needs of a particular program, such as exceptional 
training needs for a program serving disadvantaged 
youth, increased costs relating to the participation of 
individuals with disabilities, and start-up costs asso-
ciated with a first-time grantee. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS.—The Chief Executive Officer 
shall report to Congress annually on all waivers 
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granted under this section, with an explanation of the 
compelling needs justifying such waivers. 
‘‘SEC. 189C. AUDITS AND REPORTS. 
‘‘The Corporation shall comply with applicable audit 
and reporting requirements as provided in the Chief Finan-
cial Officers Act of 1990 (31 U.S.C. 501 et seq.) and the 
Government Corporation Control Act of 1945 (31 U.S.C. 
9101 et seq.). The Corporation shall report to the Congress 
any failure to comply with the requirements of such au-
dits.’’. 
Subtitle G—Amendments to Subtitle 
G (Corporation for National and 
Community Service) 
SEC. 1701. TERMS OF OFFICE. 
Section 192 (42 U.S.C. 12651a) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) TERMS.—Subject to subsection (e), each appointed 
member shall serve for a term of 5 years.’’; 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) SERVICE UNTIL APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR.— 
A voting member of the Board whose term has expired may 
continue to serve for one year beyond expiration of the term 
if no successor is appointed or until the date on which a 
successor has taken office.’’. 
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SEC. 1702. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORITIES AND DU-
TIES. 
Section 192A(g) (42 U.S.C. 12651b(g)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
striking ‘‘shall—’’ and inserting ‘‘shall have responsi-
bility for setting overall policy for the Corporation 
and shall—’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, and review the 
budget proposal in advance of submission to the Of-
fice of Management and Budget and to Congress’’; 
(3) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) review the performance of the Chief 
Executive Officer annually and forward a report 
on that review to the President;’’; 
(4) in paragraph (9), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after 
‘‘Corporation;’’; 
(5) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘program; 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘program under a cost share 
agreement, as determined by the Corporation, in 
which the funds advanced or received as reimburse-
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