Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act

Bill: 114-hr-4821
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2016-03-21
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Appropriations

Corporation for National and Community Service

Executive agency funding and structure

Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises

National and community service
Latest action: action_date: 2016-03-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-03-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act </b></p> <p>This bill provides FY2016 supplemental appropriations to the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) for: </p> <ul> <li>Operating Expenses, </li> <li> Salaries and Expenses, and </li> <li> the Office of Inspector General. </li> </ul> <p>The CNCS must: (1) use the funds to increase the number of national service positions approved under the National and Community Service Act of 1990, and (2) give preference to programs which propose to use full-time national service positions. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4821 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 21, 2016 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To make supplemental appropriations to provide additional funds to Americorps for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act . 2. Statement of Appropriations The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. Corporation for National and Community Service Operating Expenses For an additional amount for the Corporation for National and Community Service to carry out the National and Community Service Act of 1990, and notwithstanding sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(4)(C), 501(a)(4)(E), and 501(a)(5)(F) of such Act, $7,892,775,570: Provided , That of such amount up to 1 percent of program grant funds may be used to defray the costs of conducting grant application reviews, including the use of outside peer reviewers and electronic management of the grants cycle: Provided further, That $1,878,275,570, to remain available until expended, shall be paid to the National Service Trust for expenses authorized under subtitle D of title I of such Act: Provided further, That in addition to the amounts provided in the previous proviso, the Corporation may transfer funds from the amounts allocated to grants under subtitle C of title I of such Act, upon determination that such transfer is necessary to support the activities of national service participants and after notice is transmitted to the Congress: Provided further, That $9,800,000 shall be available for expenses to carry out sections 112(e), 179A, and 198O and subtitle J of title I of such Act, notwithstanding section 501(a)(6) of such Act: Provided further, That $15,000,000 shall be available for grants to public or private nonprofit institutions to increase the participation of individuals with disabilities in national service and for demonstration activities in furtherance of this purpose, notwithstanding section 129(k)(1) of such Act: Provided further, That $8,000,000 shall be available to provide assistance to State Service Commissions, under section 126(a) of such Act and notwithstanding section 501(a)(5)(B) of such Act. Salaries and Expenses For an additional amount for necessary expenses of administration as provided under section 501(a)(5) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the employment of experts and consultants authorized under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $37,500,000. Office of Inspector General For an additional amount for necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $8,000,000. 3. Requirement The funds appropriated in this section shall be used by the Corporation toward the goal of increasing the number of national service positions approved under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to 500,000. In carrying out this section, the Corporation shall give preference to national service programs which propose to use full-time national service positions.