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tion during the annual period that begins on July 1 of 
the calendar year immediately following the beginning of 
such fiscal year and that ends on June 30 of the following 
calendar year. The Secretary may extend the period dur-
ing which such amounts may be obligated or expended in 
the case of a particular organization or agency that re-
ceives funds under this title if the Secretary determines 
that such extension is necessary to ensure the effective use 
of such funds by such organization or agency. 
‘‘(c) RECAPTURING FUNDS.—At the end of the pro-
gram year, the Secretary may recapture any unexpended 
funds for the program year, and reobligate such funds 
within the 2 succeeding program years for— 
‘‘(1) incentive grants to entities that are State 
grantees or national grantees under section 502(b); 
‘‘(2) technical assistance; or 
‘‘(3) grants or contracts for any other activity 
under this title. 
‘‘SEC. 518. DEFINITIONS AND RULE. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this title: 
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY SERVICE.—The term ‘commu-
nity service’ means— 
‘‘(A) social, health, welfare, and edu-
cational services (including literacy tutoring), 
legal and other counseling services and assist-
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ance, including tax counseling and assistance 
and financial counseling, and library, rec-
reational, and other similar services; 
‘‘(B) conservation, maintenance, or res-
toration of natural resources; 
‘‘(C) community betterment or beautifi-
cation; 
‘‘(D) antipollution and environmental qual-
ity efforts; 
‘‘(E) weatherization activities; 
‘‘(F) economic development; and 
‘‘(G) such other services essential and nec-
essary to the community as the Secretary deter-
mines by rule to be appropriate. 
‘‘(2) COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT.—The 
term ‘community service employment’ means part- 
time, temporary employment paid with grant funds 
in projects described in section 502(b)(1)(D), 
through which eligible individuals are engaged in 
community service and receive work experience and 
job skills that can lead to unsubsidized employment. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible in-
dividual’ means an individual who is age 55 or 
older and who has a low income (including any 
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such individual whose income is not more than 
125 percent of the poverty line), excluding any 
income that is unemployment compensation, a 
benefit received under title XVI of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), a pay-
ment made to or on behalf of veterans or 
former members of the Armed Forces under the 
laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, or 25 percent of a benefit received 
under title II of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 401 et seq.), subject to subsection (b). 
‘‘(B) PARTICIPATION.— 
‘‘(i) 
EXCLUSION.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this paragraph, the 
term ‘eligible individual’ does not include 
an individual who has participated in 
projects under this title for a period of 48 
months in the aggregate (whether or not 
consecutive) after July 1, 2007 unless the 
period was increased as described in clause 
(ii). 
‘‘(ii) INCREASED
PERIODS
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PAR-
TICIPATION.—The Secretary shall author-
ize a grantee for a project to increase the 
period of participation described in clause 
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(i), pursuant to a request submitted by the 
grantee, for individuals who— 
‘‘(I) have a severe disability; 
‘‘(II) are frail or are age 75 or 
older; 
‘‘(III) meet the eligibility require-
ments related to age for, but do not 
receive, benefits under title II of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et 
seq.); 
‘‘(IV) live in an area with per-
sistent unemployment and are individ-
uals with severely limited employment 
prospects; or 
‘‘(V) have limited English pro-
ficiency or low literacy skills. 
‘‘(4) INCOME.—In this section, the term ‘in-
come’ means income received during the 12-month 
period (or, at the option of the grantee involved, the 
annualized income for the 6-month period) ending 
on the date an eligible individual submits an applica-
tion to participate in a project carried out under this 
title by such grantee. 
‘‘(5) PACIFIC ISLAND AND ASIAN AMERICANS.— 
The term ‘Pacific Island and Asian Americans’ 
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means Americans having origins in any of the origi-
nal peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the In-
dian Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands. 
‘‘(6) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means 
the older American community service employment 
program established under this title. 
‘‘(7) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—The term ‘sup-
portive services’ means services, such as transpor-
tation, child care, dependent care, housing, and 
needs-related payments, that are necessary to enable 
an individual to participate in activities authorized 
under this title, consistent with the provisions of this 
title. 
‘‘(8) UNEMPLOYED.—The term ‘unemployed’, 
used with respect to a person or individual, means 
an individual who is without a job and who wants 
and is available for work, including an individual 
who may have occasional employment that does not 
result in a constant source of income. 
‘‘(b) RULE.—Pursuant to regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary, an eligible individual shall have priority for 
the community service employment and other authorized 
activities provided under this title if the individual— 
‘‘(1) is 65 years of age or older; or 
‘‘(2)(A) has a disability; 
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