[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 774 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 774

  To authorize appropriations for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal 
   Holiday Commission, extend such Commission, establish a National 
   Service Day to promote community service, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                April 3 (legislative day, March 3), 1993

  Mr. Wofford (for himself, Mr. Bradley, Ms. Moseley-Braun, and Mrs. 
  Feinstein) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize appropriations for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal 
   Holiday Commission, extend such Commission, establish a National 
   Service Day to promote community service, 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 ``King Holiday and Service Act of 
1993''.

SEC. 2. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. FEDERAL HOLIDAY COMMISSION.

    The Act entitled ``An Act to establish a commission to assist in 
the first observance of the Federal legal holiday honoring Martin 
Luther King, Jr.'', approved August 27, 1984 (36 U.S.C. 169j et seq.; 
Public Law 98-399; 98 Stat. 1473) is amended--
            (1) in section 3(1) by inserting ``including service 
        opportunities'' after ``activities'';
            (2) in section 4 by adding at the end thereof the following 
        new subsections:
    ``(e)(1) No less than 3 of the members appointed to the Commission 
under the provisions of subsection (a)(6) shall be under the age of 29 
years on the date of such appointment.
    ``(2) The requirement under paragraph (1) shall apply with regard 
to appointments made during fiscal year 1994 and each fiscal year 
thereafter.
    ``(f) The Chairperson of the Board of the Commission on National 
and Community Service established under section 190 of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12651) shall be an ex officio 
member of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission. Such 
ex officio member shall be a voting member.'';
            (3) in section 6(a) by striking out ``grade GS-18 of the 
        General Schedule under section 5332'' and inserting in lieu 
        thereof ``a position above GS-15 of the General Schedule under 
        section 5108'';
            (4) in section 7 by striking out ``$300,000 for fiscal year 
        1989 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.'' and inserting 
        in lieu thereof ``$300,000 for each of fiscal years 1994 and 
        1995 and such funds as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
        years 1996 and 1997.'';
            (5) in section 8 by inserting after ``under this Act'' the 
        following: ``or under section 168 of the National and Community 
        Service Act of 1990''; and
            (6) in section 9 by striking out ``April 20, 1994'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``until terminated by law''.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL SERVICE DAY.

    Part IV of subtitle E of title I of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12621 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end thereof the following:

``SEC. 168. NATIONAL SERVICE DAY.

    ``(a) Grants.--The Commission may make grants under section 102 to 
eligible entities to pay for the Federal share of the cost of planning 
and carrying out service opportunities on the Federal legal holiday 
honoring the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
    ``(b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (a), an entity shall be a State, community, institution of 
higher education, local educational agency, State educational agency, a 
private industry council established under section 102 of the Job 
Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1512), or a community-based agency.
    ``(c) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (a), an entity shall submit an application at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Commission may 
require.
    ``(d) Consideration of Applications.--
            ``(1) Consultation.--In making grants under subsection (a), 
        the Commission shall consult with the Martin Luther King, Jr. 
        Federal Holiday Commission.
            ``(2) Recommendations.--The Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal 
        Holiday Commission shall review the applications submitted 
        under subsection (c) and make recommendations with respect to 
        the entities that shall be eligible to receive a grant under 
        subsection (a).
            ``(3) Selection.--The Commission shall not make a grant 
        under subsection (a) to an entity unless the Martin Luther 
        King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission has recommended that the 
        entity be eligible to receive such a grant.
    ``(e) Federal Share.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of 
        planning and carrying out the activities described in 
        subsection (a) shall be 30 percent.
            ``(2) Calculation.--The State and local share of such cost 
        may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including 
        facilities, equipment, or services.''.
    (b) Definition.--Section 101(23) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12511(23)) 
is amended by striking out ``students or out-of-school youth'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``participants or volunteers in programs 
under this Act''.
    (c) Report.--Section 172(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12632(b)(2)) 
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: ``Each such 
report shall also contain an evaluation, conducted under section 179, 
of the service opportunities carried out under section 168.''.
    (d) Ex Officio Member.--Section 190(b)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
12651(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking out ``and the Director of the 
ACTION agency'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Director of the 
ACTION Agency, and the chairperson of the Martin Luther King, Jr. 
Federal Holiday Commission''.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 501(a) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 12681(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking out the period and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``and such sums as may be necessary 
        for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1999.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking out 
                ``and'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
                subparagraph (E); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
                following:
                    ``(D) $300,000 shall be available to carry out 
                section 168; and''.
    (f) Table of Contents.--Section 1(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12401 
note) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 167 
the following:

``Sec. 168. National service day.''.

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