Unity through Service Act of 2021
Bill: S.2282 | Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack (D-RI)
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Unity through Service Act of 2021
This bill establishes a Council on Military, National, and Public Service in the Executive Office of the President to, among other things, advise the President on promoting and expanding opportunities for military service, national service, and public service.
The council shall establish an internet-based platform to serve as a centralized resource and database for people to learn about and connect with service organizations and opportunities, and assist in the recruiting needs of service organizations.
The council may carry out a pilot program to focus on recruiting individuals from underserved markets and demographic populations, such as those defined by gender, geography, socioeconomic status, and critical skills.
The Department of Defense, the corporation, and the Peace Corps shall establish a joint plan to provide an applicant who is ineligible, or otherwise not selected, for service in the Armed Forces, in a national service program administered by the corporation or in the Peace Corps, with information about forms of service for which the applicant has not applied.

To establish in the Executive Office of the President a Council on 
     Military, National, and Public Service to promote and expand 
   opportunities for military service, national service, and public 
  service for all people of the United States, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Unity through Service Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. COUNCIL ON MILITARY, NATIONAL, AND PUBLIC SERVICE.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--There is established in the Executive 
        Office of the President a Council on Military, National, and 
        Public Service (in this section referred to as the 
        ``Council'').
            (2) Functions.--The Council shall--
                    (A) advise the President with respect to promoting 
                and expanding opportunities for military service, 
                national service, and public service for all people of 
                the United States;
                    (B) coordinate policies and initiatives of the 
                executive branch to promote and expand opportunities 
                for military service, national service, and public 
                service; and
                    (C) coordinate policies and initiatives of the 
                executive branch to foster an increased sense of 
                service and civic responsibility among all people of 
                the United States.
    (b) Composition.--
            (1) Director.--The President shall appoint, by and with the 
        advice and consent of the Senate, an individual to serve as the 
        Assistant to the President for Military, National, and Public 
        Service and the Director of the Council, who shall serve at the 
        pleasure of the President. The Assistant to the President for 
        Military, National, and Public Service shall serve as the head 
        of the Council.
            (2) Membership.--In addition to the Director, the Council 
        shall be composed of--
                    (A) the Secretary of State;
                    (B) the Secretary of Defense;
                    (C) the Attorney General;
                    (D) the Secretary of the Interior;
                    (E) the Secretary of Commerce;
                    (F) the Secretary of Labor;
                    (G) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
                    (H) the Secretary of Education;
                    (I) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs;
                    (J) the Secretary of Homeland Security;
                    (K) the Director of the Office of Management and 
                Budget;
                    (L) the Director of National Intelligence;
                    (M) the Director of the Office of Personnel 
                Management;
                    (N) the Director of the Peace Corps;
                    (O) the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation 
                for National and Community Service; and
                    (P) such other officers as the President may 
                designate.
            (3) Meetings.--The Council shall meet on a quarterly basis, 
        or more frequently as the Director of the Council may direct.
    (c) Responsibilities of the Council.--The Council shall--
            (1) assist and advise the President and the heads of 
        Executive agencies in the establishment of policies, goals, 
        objectives, and priorities to promote service and civic 
        responsibility among all people of the United States;
            (2) develop and recommend to the President and the heads of 
        Executive agencies policies of common interest to Executive 
        agencies for increasing the participation, and propensity of 
        people of the United States to participate, in military 
        service, national service, and public service in order to 
        address national security and other current and future needs of 
        the United States including policies for--
                    (A) reevaluating benefits for the Federal public 
                service and national service programs in order to 
                increase awareness of and remove barriers to entry into 
                such programs;
                    (B) ensuring that the participation in and 
                leadership of the military, the Federal public service, 
                and national service programs reflects the diversity of 
                the United States including by race, gender, ethnicity, 
                and disability status; and
                    (C) developing pathways to service for high school 
                graduates, college students, and recent college 
                graduates;
            (3) serve as the interagency lead for identifying critical 
        skills to address national security and other needs of the 
        United States, with responsibility for coordinating 
        governmentwide efforts to address gaps in critical skills and 
        identifying methods to recruit and retain individuals 
        possessing such critical skills;
            (4) serve as a forum for Federal officials responsible for 
        military service, national service, and public service programs 
        to coordinate and develop interagency, cross-service 
        initiatives;
            (5) lead the effort of the Federal Government to develop 
        joint awareness and recruitment, retention, and marketing 
        initiatives involving military service, national service, and 
        public service, including the sharing of marketing and 
        recruiting research between and among service agencies;
            (6) consider approaches for assessing impacts of service on 
        the needs of the United States and individuals participating in 
        and benefitting from such service;
            (7) consult, as the Council considers advisable, with 
        representatives of non-Federal entities, including State, 
        local, and Tribal governments, State and local educational 
        agencies, State Commissions, institutions of higher education, 
        nonprofit organizations, philanthropic organizations, and the 
        private sector, in order to promote and develop initiatives to 
        foster and reward military service, national service, and 
        public service;
            (8) oversee the response to and implementation of, as 
        appropriate, the recommendations of the National Commission on 
        Military, National, and Public Service established under 
        section 553 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2132);
            (9) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, and quadrennially thereafter, prepare and submit to 
        the President and Congress a Quadrennial Military, National, 
        and Public Service Strategy, which shall set forth--
                    (A) a review of programs and initiatives of the 
                Federal Government relating to the mandate of the 
                Council;
                    (B) notable initiatives by State, local, and Tribal 
                governments and by nongovernmental entities to increase 
                awareness of and participation in service programs;
                    (C) current and foreseeable trends for service to 
                address the needs of the United States; and
                    (D) a program for addressing any deficiencies 
                identified by the Council, together with 
                recommendations for legislation;
            (10) not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, and quadrennially thereafter, prepare and submit to 
        the President and Congress a Quadrennial Report on Cross-
        Service Participation on the basis of the activities carried 
        out under the strategy submitted under paragraph (9);
            (11) prepare, for inclusion in the annual budget submission 
        by the President to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, 
        United States Code, a detailed, separate analysis by budget 
        function, by agency, and by initiative area for the preceding 
        fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and the fiscal years for 
        which the budget is submitted, identifying the amounts of gross 
        and net appropriations or obligational authority and outlays 
        for initiatives, consistent with the priorities of the 
        President, under the Quadrennial Military, National, and Public 
        Service Strategy, with separate displays for mandatory and 
        discretionary amounts;
            (12) develop a joint national service messaging strategy 
        that incorporates domestic and international service that both 
        the Corporation for National and Community Service and the 
        Peace Corps would promote; and
            (13) perform such other functions as the President may 
        direct.
    (d) Responsibilities of the Director of the Council.--In addition 
to duties relating to the responsibilities of the Council described in 
subsection (c), the Director of the Council shall--
            (1) coordinate with the Assistant to the President for 
        National Security Affairs for any matter that may affect 
        national security;
            (2) at the discretion of the President, serve as 
        spokesperson of the executive branch on issues related to 
        military service, national service, and public service;
            (3) upon request by a committee or subcommittee of the 
        Senate or of the House of Representatives, appear before any 
        such committee or subcommittee to represent the position of the 
        executive branch on matters within the scope of the 
        responsibilities of the Council; and
            (4) perform such other functions as the President may 
        direct.
    (e) Organizational Matters.--
            (1) Assistant to the president for military, national, and 
        public service.--The Assistant to the President for Military, 
        National, and Public Service shall be compensated at the rate 
        of basic pay prescribed for level II of the Executive Schedule 
        under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Staff.--The Council may employ officers and employees 
        as necessary to carry out of the functions of the Council. Such 
        officers and employees of the Council shall be compensated at a 
        rate not more than the rate of basic pay prescribed for level 
        IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 
        United States Code.
            (3) Experts and consultants.--The Council may, as necessary 
        to carry out of the functions of the Council, procure temporary 
        and intermittent services of experts and consultants under 
        section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for 
        individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent of the 
        annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the 
        Executive Schedule under section 5316 of that title.
            (4) Advisory committees.--The Council may, in carrying out 
        the functions of the Council, direct a member of the Council to 
        establish advisory committees composed of representatives from 
        outside the Federal Government.
            (5) Authority to accept gifts.--The Council may accept, 
        use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services, goods, and 
        property, except for cash, from non-Federal entities for the 
        purposes of aiding and facilitating the work of the Council.
            (6) Authority to accept voluntary services.--
        Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, 
        the Council may accept and employ voluntary and uncompensated 
        services in furtherance of the purposes of the Council.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
    (g) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(40) a separate statement of the amount of appropriations 
        requested for the Council on Military, National, and Public 
        Service in the Executive Office of the President.
            ``(41) a detailed, separate analysis by budget function, by 
        agency, and by initiative area for the preceding fiscal year, 
        the current fiscal year, and the fiscal years for which the 
        budget is submitted, identifying the amounts of gross and net 
        appropriations or obligational authority and outlays for 
        initiatives, consistent with the priorities of the President, 
        under the Quadrennial Military, National, and Public Service 
        Strategy required by section 2(c)(9) of the Unity through 
        Service Act of 2021, with separate displays for mandatory and 
        discretionary amounts.''.

SEC. 3. INTERNET-BASED SERVICE PLATFORM.

    (a) Declaration of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States, 
in promoting a culture of service in the United States and meeting the 
recruiting needs for military service, national service, and public 
service programs, to provide a comprehensive, interactive, and 
integrated internet-based platform to enable the people of the United 
States to learn about and connect with service organizations and 
opportunities and assist in the recruiting needs of service 
organizations.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Council on Military, National, and Public Service.
            (2) Member.--The term ``member'' means an individual who is 
        a member of the Service Platform under this section.
            (3) Service mission.--The term ``service mission'' means 
        the objectives of a service organization or a service 
        opportunity.
            (4) Service opportunity.--The term ``service opportunity'' 
        means any paid, volunteer, or other position with a service 
        organization.
            (5) Service organization.--The term ``service 
        organization'' means any military service, national service, or 
        public service organization that participates in the Service 
        Platform.
            (6) Service platform.--The term ``Service Platform'' means 
        the comprehensive, interactive, and integrated internet-based 
        platform established under this section.
            (7) Service type.--The term ``service type'' means the 
        period and form of service with a service organization, 
        including part-time, full-time, term limited, sabbatical, 
        temporary, episodic, or emergency options for paid, volunteer, 
        or stipend-based service.
            (8) State.--The term ``State'' means the several States, 
        the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and 
        any other territory or possession of the United States.
            (9) Uniformed services.--The term ``uniformed services'' 
        has the meaning given such term in subsection (a)(5) of section 
        101 of title 10, United States Code.
    (c) Establishment of the Service Platform.--The Director, in 
coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
shall establish, maintain, and promote the Service Platform to serve as 
a centralized resource and database for the people of the United States 
to learn about and connect with organizations and opportunities related 
to military service, national service, or public service and for such 
organizations to identify people of the United States with the skills 
necessary to address the needs of such organizations.
    (d) Operation of Service Platform.--
            (1) Public accessibility.--The Director, in coordination 
        with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall 
        determine, and make accessible to the public, information about 
        service organizations and service opportunities, without any 
        requirement that an individual seeking such access become a 
        member.
            (2) Members.--
                    (A) In general.--Any individual meeting criteria 
                established by the Director by regulation may register 
                as a member under subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Registration.--
                            (i) In general.--An individual that 
                        registers under this subparagraph as a member 
                        shall be entitled to access information about 
                        service organizations and service opportunities 
                        available through the Service Platform.
                            (ii) Information and consent from 
                        individual.--An individual meeting the criteria 
                        established under subparagraph (A) and seeking 
                        to become a member--
                                    (I) shall provide to the Director 
                                such information as the Director may 
                                determine necessary to facilitate the 
                                functionality of the Service Platform;
                                    (II) shall, unless specifically 
                                electing not to, consent to share any 
                                information entered into the Service 
                                Platform with, and to be contacted by, 
                                any public service or national service 
                                organization that participates in the 
                                Service Platform;
                                    (III) may consent to share any 
                                information entered into the Service 
                                Platform with, and to be contacted by, 
                                any uniformed service that participates 
                                in the Service Platform;
                                    (IV) may consent to be contacted 
                                for potential service with any national 
                                service or public service organization 
                                in the event of a national emergency; 
                                and
                                    (V) may consent to be contacted to 
                                join the uniformed services on a 
                                voluntary basis during an emergency 
                                requiring national mobilization.
                            (iii) Verification.--Upon receipt of the 
                        information and, as relevant, consent from an 
                        individual under clause (ii), the Director 
                        shall--
                                    (I) verify that the individual has 
                                not previously registered as a member; 
                                and
                                    (II) if such individual has not 
                                previously registered as a member, 
                                register such individual as a member 
                                and by written notice (including by 
                                electronic communication), notify such 
                                member of such registration.
            (3) Use of service platform.--
                    (A) Additional information.--The Service Platform 
                shall enable a member to provide additional information 
                to improve the functionality of the Service Platform, 
                as determined relevant by the Director, including 
                information regarding the member's--
                            (i) educational background;
                            (ii) employment background;
                            (iii) professional skills, training, 
                        licenses, and certifications;
                            (iv) service organization preferences;
                            (v) service type preferences;
                            (vi) service mission preferences; and
                            (vii) geographic preferences.
                    (B) Updates.--A member may, at any time, update the 
                personal and other information of the member available 
                on the Service Platform.
                    (C) Renewal of consent regarding military 
                service.--The Director shall send to a member who 
                consents to serve under paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(V) an 
                annual request to confirm the continued consent to 
                serve by the member.
            (4) Withdrawal of members.--A member may withdraw as a 
        member by submitting to the Director a request to withdraw. Not 
        later than 30 days after the date of such request to withdraw, 
        all records regarding such member shall be removed from the 
        Service Platform and any other data storage locations the 
        Director may use relating to the Service Platform, 
        notwithstanding any obligations under chapter 31 of title 44, 
        United States Code (commonly known as the ``Federal Records Act 
        of 1950'').
    (e) Service Organizations.--
            (1) Executive agencies and military departments.--All 
        Executive agencies and military departments shall participate 
        in the Service Platform as service organizations.
            (2) Non-federal service organizations.--State, local, and 
        Tribal government agencies, and nongovernmental organizations 
        that undertake national service programs, may participate in 
        the Service Platform, subject to subsection (h).
            (3) Information on service organizations.--Each service 
        organization participating in the Service Platform shall make 
        available on the Service Platform--
                    (A) information sufficient for a member to identify 
                and understand the service opportunities and service 
                mission of such service organization;
                    (B) information on the availability of service 
                opportunities by service type;
                    (C) internet links to the hiring and recruiting 
                websites of such service organization; and
                    (D) such additional information as the Director may 
                require.
            (4) Additional platforms not precluded.--Nothing in this 
        subsection shall prevent any service organization from 
        establishing or maintaining a separate internet-based system or 
        platform to recruit individuals for employment or for volunteer 
        or other service opportunities.
    (f) Minimum Design Requirements.--The Service Platform shall--
            (1) provide the public with access to information on 
        service organizations and service opportunities through an 
        internet-based system that is user-friendly, interactive, 
        accessible, and fully functional through mobile applications 
        and other widely used communications media, without a 
        requirement that any person seeking such access register as a 
        member;
            (2) provide an individual with the ability to register as a 
        member in order to customize their experience in accordance 
        with subsection (d)(3)(A), including providing mechanisms to--
                    (A) connect such member with service organizations 
                and service opportunities that match the interests of 
                the member; and
                    (B) ensure robust search capabilities to facilitate 
                the ability of the member to explore service 
                organizations and service opportunities;
            (3) include mechanisms to enable a service organization to 
        connect with members who have consented to be contacted and 
        meet the needs of such service organization;
            (4) incorporate, to the extent permitted by law and 
        regulation, the ability of a member to securely upload 
        information on education, employment, and skills related to the 
        service organizations and service opportunities from internet-
        based professional, recruiting, and social media systems, 
        consistent with security requirements;
            (5) ensure compatibility with relevant information systems 
        of Executive agencies and military departments;
            (6) use state-of-the-art technology and analytical tools to 
        facilitate the efficacy of the Service Platform in connecting 
        members with service opportunities and service organizations; 
        and
            (7) retain all personal information in a manner that 
        protects the privacy of members in accordance with section 552a 
        of title 5, United States Code, and other applicable law, 
        provide access to information relating to a member only in 
        accordance with the consent of the member or as required by 
        applicable law, and incorporate data security and control 
        policies that are adequate to ensure the confidentiality and 
        security of information provided and maintained on the Service 
        Platform.
    (g) Development of Service Platform Plan.--
            (1) Implementation plan.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in coordination 
        with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall 
        develop a detailed plan to implement the Service Platform that 
        complies with all the requirements of this section.
            (2) Consultation required.--In developing the plan under 
        this subsection, the Director shall consult with the Secretary 
        of Defense, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for 
        National and Community Service, the Director of the Office of 
        Personnel Management, the head of the United States Digital 
        Service and, as needed, the heads of other Executive agencies. 
        Such consultation may include seeking assistance in the design, 
        development, and creation of the Service Platform.
            (3) Technical advice permitted.--
                    (A) In general.--In developing the plan under this 
                subsection, the Director may--
                            (i) seek and receive technical advice from 
                        experts outside of the Federal Government; and
                            (ii) form a committee of such experts to 
                        assist in the design and development of the 
                        Service Platform.
                    (B) Volunteer service.--Notwithstanding section 
                1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Director may 
                accept the voluntary services of such experts under 
                this paragraph.
                    (C) Federal advisory committee act.--A committee of 
                the experts formed under this paragraph shall not be 
                subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                App.).
            (4) Information collection authorized.--
                    (A) In general.--In developing the plan under this 
                subsection, the Director may collect information from 
                the public through focus groups, surveys, and other 
                mechanisms.
                    (B) Paperwork reduction act.--The requirements 
                under subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United 
                States Code (commonly known as the ``Paperwork 
                Reduction Act'') shall not apply to activities 
                authorized under this paragraph.
    (h) Regulations.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall issue regulations to carry out this section including--
            (1) procedures that enable State, local, and Tribal 
        government agencies to participate in the Service Platform as 
        service organizations;
            (2) procedures that enable nongovernmental organizations 
        that undertake national service programs to participate in the 
        Service Platform as service organizations; and
            (3) a timeline to implement the procedures described in 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B).
    (i) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 12 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Director, in 
coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
shall provide a report to Congress on the Service Platform. Such report 
shall include the following:
            (1) Details on the status of implementation of the Service 
        Platform and plans for further development of the Service 
        Platform.
            (2) Participation rates of service organizations and 
        members.
            (3) The number of individuals visiting the Service 
        Platform, the number of service organizations participating in 
        the platform, and the number of service opportunities available 
        in the preceding 12-month period.
            (4) Information on any cybersecurity or privacy concerns.
            (5) The results of any surveys or studies undertaken to 
        increase the use and efficacy of the Service Platform.
            (6) Any additional information the Director or the 
        President considers appropriate.
    (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Director for each fiscal year such funds as may be 
necessary to carry out this section.
    (k) Selective Service System.--Section 10 of the Military Selective 
Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3809) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(i) Service Platform.--The Director of Selective Service shall 
provide to all registrants, on the website of the Selective Service 
System and in communications with registrants relating to registration, 
information about the Service Platform established under section 3 of 
the Unity through Service Act of 2021. The Director of Selective 
Service shall provide to each registrant, at the time of registration, 
an option to transfer to the Service Platform the information the 
registrant has provided to the Selective Service System. The Director 
of Selective Service shall consult with the Director of the Council on 
Military, National, and Public Service to ensure that information 
provided by the Selective Service System is compatible with the 
information requirements of the Service Platform.''.

SEC. 4. PILOT PROGRAM TO COORDINATE MILITARY, NATIONAL, AND PUBLIC 
              SERVICE RECRUITMENT.

    (a) Pilot Program Authorized.--The Director of the Council on 
Military, National, and Public Service may carry out a pilot program in 
coordination with departments and agencies responsible for recruiting 
individuals for military service, national service, and public service, 
to focus on recruiting individuals from underserved markets and 
demographic populations, such as those defined by gender, geography, 
socioeconomic status, and critical skills, as determined by each 
participating department or agency, to better reflect the demographics 
of the United States while ensuring that recruiting needs are met.
    (b) Consultation.--In developing a pilot program under this 
section, the Director of the Council on Military, National, and Public 
Service shall consult with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, the secretaries of the military departments, the 
Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, the Chief Executive 
Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, the 
Director of the Peace Corps, and the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management.
    (c) Duration.--The pilot program under this section shall terminate 
not earlier than 2 years after the date of commencement of such pilot 
program.
    (d) Status Reports.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
commencement of the pilot program authorized under this section, and 
not later than 12 months thereafter, the Director of the Council on 
Military, National, and Public Service shall submit to Congress reports 
evaluating the pilot program carried out under this section.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 5. JOINT MARKET RESEARCH AND RECRUITING PROGRAM TO ADVANCE 
              MILITARY AND NATIONAL SERVICE.

    (a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense, the Chief 
Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community 
Service, and the Director of the Peace Corps may carry out a joint 
market research, market studies, recruiting, and advertising program to 
complement the existing programs of the military departments, the 
national service programs administered by the Corporation, and the 
Peace Corps.
    (b) Information Sharing Permitted.--Section 503 of title 10, United 
States Code, shall not be construed to prohibit sharing of information 
among, or joint marketing efforts of, the Department of Defense, the 
Corporation for National and Community Service, and the Peace Corps to 
carry out this section.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for carrying out this 
section.

SEC. 6. INFORMATION SHARING TO ADVANCE MILITARY AND NATIONAL SERVICE.

    (a) Establishment of Plan.--The Secretary of Defense, the Chief 
Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community 
Service, and the Director of the Peace Corps shall establish a joint 
plan to provide an applicant who is ineligible, or otherwise not 
selected, for service in the Armed Forces, in a national service 
program administered by the Corporation for National and Community 
Service, or in the Peace Corps, with information about the forms of 
service for which such applicant has not applied.
    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Chief Executive 
Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the 
Director of the Peace Corps shall submit to Congress a report on the 
plan established under subsection (a).

SEC. 7. TRANSITION OPPORTUNITIES FOR MILITARY SERVICEMEMBERS AND 
              NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS.

    (a) Employment Assistance.--Section 1143(c)(1) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ``the Corporation for National and 
Community Service,'' after ``State employment agencies,''.
    (b) Employment Assistance, Job Training Assistance, and Other 
Transitional Services: Department of Labor.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1144 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and the 
                        Secretary of Veterans Affairs,'' and inserting 
                        ``the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the 
                        Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for 
                        National and Community Service,'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and 
                        the Secretary of Veterans Affairs'' and 
                        inserting ``the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
                        and the Chief Executive Officer of the 
                        Corporation for National and Community 
                        Service''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and 
                        the Chief Executive Officer'' after ``The 
                        Secretaries'';
                    (B) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
                following:
            ``(11) Provide information on public service opportunities, 
        training on public service job recruiting, and the advantages 
        of careers with the Federal Government.'';
                    (C) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by striking ``and the 
                Secretary of Veterans Affairs,'' and inserting ``, the 
                Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Chief Executive 
                Officer of the Corporation for National and Community 
                Service,'';
                    (D) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding 
                paragraph (1), by inserting ``and the Chief Executive 
                Officer of the Corporation for National and Community 
                Service'' after ``the Secretaries''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following new 
                subsection:
    ``(g) Corporation for National and Community Service Programs.--In 
establishing and carrying out a program under this section, the Chief 
Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service 
shall do the following:
            ``(1) Provide information concerning national service 
        opportunities, including--
                    ``(A) opportunities to acquire and enhance 
                technical skills available through national service;
                    ``(B) certifications and verifications of job 
                skills and experience available through national 
                service;
                    ``(C) support services and benefits available 
                during terms of national service; and
                    ``(D) job analysis techniques, job search 
                techniques, and job interview techniques specific to 
                approved national service positions (as defined in 
                section 101 of the National and Community Service Act 
                of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511)).
            ``(2) Inform members of the armed forces that the 
        Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security 
        are required, under section 1143(a) of this title, to provide 
        proper certification or verification of job skills and 
        experience acquired while on active duty that may have 
        application to service in programs of the Corporation for 
        National and Community Service.
            ``(3) Work with military and veterans' service 
        organizations and other appropriate organizations in promoting 
        and publicizing job fairs for such members.
            ``(4) Provide information about disability-related 
        employment and education protections.''.
            (2) Conforming and clerical amendments.--
                    (A) Heading amendment.--The heading of section 1144 
                of such title is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1144. Employment assistance, job training assistance, and other 
              transitional services: Department of Labor and the 
              Corporation for National and Community Service''.
                    (B) Table of sections.--The table of sections at 
                the beginning of chapter 58 of such title is amended by 
                striking the item relating to section 1144 and 
                inserting the following new item:

``1144. Employment assistance, job training assistance, and other 
                            transitional services: Department of Labor 
                            and the Corporation for National and 
                            Community Service.''.
    (c) Authorities and Duties of the Chief Executive Officer.--Section 
193A(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12651d(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (24), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (25), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(26) ensure that individuals completing a partial or full 
        term of service in a program under subtitle C or E or part A of 
        title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
        U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) receive information about military and 
        public service opportunities for which they may qualify or in 
        which they may be interested.''.

SEC. 8. JOINT REPORT TO CONGRESS ON INITIATIVES TO INTEGRATE MILITARY 
              AND NATIONAL SERVICE.

    (a) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 4 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act and quadrennially thereafter, the Director of 
the Council on Military, National, and Public Service established under 
section 2, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Chief 
Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community 
Service, and the Director of the Peace Corps, shall submit to Congress 
a joint report on cross-service recruitment, including recommendations 
for increasing joint advertising and recruitment initiatives for the 
Armed Forces, programs administered by the Corporation for National and 
Community Service, and the Peace Corps.
    (b) Contents of Report.--Each report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) The number of Peace Corps volunteers and participants 
        in national service programs administered by the Corporation 
        for National and Community Service, who previously served as a 
        member of the Armed Forces.
            (2) The number of members of the Armed Forces who 
        previously served in the Peace Corps or in a program 
        administered by the Corporation for National and Community 
        Service.
            (3) An assessment of existing (as of the date of the 
        reports submission) joint recruitment and advertising 
        initiatives undertaken by the Department of Defense, the Peace 
        Corps, or the Corporation for National and Community Service.
            (4) An assessment of the feasibility and cost of expanding 
        such existing initiatives.
            (5) An assessment of ways to improve the ability of the 
        reporting agencies to recruit individuals from the other 
        reporting agencies.
    (c) Consultation.--The Director of the Council on Military, 
National, and Public Service established under section 2, the Secretary 
of Defense, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National 
and Community Service, and the Director of the Peace Corps shall 
undertake studies of recruiting efforts that are necessary to carry out 
the provisions of this section. Such studies may be conducted using any 
funds appropriated to those entities under Federal law other than this 
Act.

SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Council on military, national, and public service.--The 
        term ``Council on Military, National, and Public Service'' 
        means the Council on Military, National, and Public Service 
        established under section 2.
            (2) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has 
        the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, United 
        States Code.
            (3) Military department.--The term ``military department'' 
        means each of the military departments listed in section 102 of 
        title 5, United States Code.
            (4) Military service.--The term ``military service'' means 
        active service (as defined in subsection (d)(3) of section 101 
        of title 10, United States Code) or active status (as defined 
        in subsection (d)(4) of such section) in one of the Armed 
        Forces (as defined in subsection (a)(4) of such section).
            (5) National service.--The term ``national service'' means 
        participation, other than military service or public service, 
        in a program that--
                    (A) is designed to enhance the common good and meet 
                the needs of communities, the States, or the United 
                States;
                    (B) is funded or facilitated by--
                            (i) an organization described in section 
                        501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
                        and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of 
                        such Code;
                            (ii) an institution of higher education as 
                        defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 
                        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); or
                            (iii) the Federal Government or a State, 
                        Tribal, or local government; and
                    (C) is a program--
                            (i) authorized in--
                                    (I) the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 
                                2501 et seq.);
                                    (II) section 171 of the Workforce 
                                Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
                                U.S.C. 3226) relating to the YouthBuild 
                                Program;
                                    (III) the Domestic Volunteer 
                                Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et 
                                seq.); or
                                    (IV) the National and Community 
                                Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et 
                                seq.); or
                            (ii) determined to be another relevant 
                        program by the Director of the Council on 
                        Military, National, and Public Service.
            (6) Public service.--The term ``public service'' means 
        civilian employment in the Federal Government or a State, 
        Tribal, or local government.
            (7) Service.--The term ``service'' means a personal 
        commitment of time, energy, and talent to a mission that 
        contributes to the public good by protecting the Nation and the 
        citizens of the United States, strengthening communities, 
        States, or the United States, or promoting the general social 
        welfare.
            (8) State commission.--The term ``State Commission'' means 
        a State Commission on National and Community Service maintained 
        by a State pursuant to section 178 of the National and 
        Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12638).
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