National Community Service Improvement Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-4345
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2016-01-07
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Immigration status and procedures

Marshall Islands

Micronesia

National and community service

Palau
Latest action: action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-01-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>National Community Service Improvement Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to extend eligibility for participation in national service programs to individuals who are citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or Palau and who are admitted to the United States as nonimmigrants under&nbsp;the Compact of Free Association with the United States. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4345 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 7, 2016 Ms. Bordallo (for herself, Ms. Gabbard , and Mr. Sablan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To expand the eligibility of individuals from Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau for participation in National Service Programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the National Community Service Improvement Act of 2015 . 2. Expansion of Eligibility Criteria for National Service Program Participants Section 137(a)(5) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12591(a)(5) ) is amended to read as follows: (5) is a citizen or national of the United States or lawful permanent resident alien of the United States, or is a citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or Palau and admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under the terms of the applicable nation’s Compact of Free Association with the United States. . 3. Effective Date The amendment made by this Act shall be effective for any participant in a program under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 selected after the date of enactment of this Act.