110 HR 2857 RH: GIVE
U.S. House of Representatives
2007-11-01
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1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education
Act
or the GIVE
Act
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
Title I—AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY
SERVICE ACT OF 1990
Sec. 1001. References.
Subtitle A—Amendments to Subtitle
A (General Provisions)
Sec. 1101. Purposes; sense of
Congress.
Sec. 1102. Definitions.
Subtitle B—Amendments to Subtitle
B (Service-Learning)
Sec. 1201. School-based allotments.
Sec. 1202. Higher education
provisions.
Sec. 1203. Innovative programs and
research.
Subtitle C—Amendments to Subtitle
C (National Service Trust Program)
Sec. 1301. Prohibition on grants to Federal
agencies; limits on Corporation costs.
Sec. 1302. E–Corps and technical amendments to
types of programs.
Sec. 1303. Types of positions.
Sec. 1304. Conforming repeal relating to
training and technical assistance.
Sec. 1305. Assistance to State Commissions;
challenge grants.
Sec. 1306. Allocation of assistance to States
and other eligible entities.
Sec. 1307. Additional authority.
Sec. 1308. State selection of
programs.
Sec. 1309. Consideration of
applications.
Sec. 1310. Description of
participants.
Sec. 1311. Selection of national service
participants.
Sec. 1312. Terms of service.
Sec. 1313. Adjustments to living
allowance.
Subtitle D—Amendments to Subtitle
D (National Service Trust and Provision of
National Service Educational Awards)
Sec. 1401. Availability of funds in the
National Service Trust.
Sec. 1402. Individuals eligible
to receive a national service educational award from the Trust.
Sec. 1403. Determination of the amount of
national service educational awards.
Sec. 1404. Disbursement of educational
awards.
Sec. 1405. Process of approval of national
service positions.
Subtitle E—Amendments to Subtitle
E (National Civilian Community
Corps)
Sec. 1501. Purpose.
Sec. 1502. Program
components.
Sec. 1503. Eligible participants.
Sec. 1504. Summer national service
program.
Sec. 1505. Team leaders.
Sec. 1506. Training.
Sec. 1507. Consultation with State
Commissions.
Sec. 1508. Authorized benefits for Corps
members.
Sec. 1509. Permanent cadre.
Sec. 1510. Contract and grant
authority.
Sec. 1511. Other departments.
Sec. 1512. Advisory Board.
Sec. 1513. Annual evaluation.
Sec. 1514. Repeal of funding
limitation.
Sec. 1515. Definitions.
Sec. 1516. Terminology.
Subtitle F—Amendments to Subtitle
F (Administrative Provisions)
Sec. 1601. Family and medical
leave.
Sec. 1602. Additional prohibitions on use of
funds.
Sec. 1603. Notice, hearing, and grievance
procedures.
Sec. 1604. Resolution of displacement
complaints.
Sec. 1605. State Commissions on National and
Community Service.
Sec. 1606. Evaluation and
accountability.
Sec. 1607. Technical amendment.
Sec. 1608. Partnerships with
schools.
Sec. 1609. Rights of access, examination, and
copying.
Sec. 1610. Additional administrative
provisions.
Subtitle G—Amendments to Subtitle
G (Corporation for National and Community
Service)
Sec. 1701. Terms of office.
Sec. 1702. Board of Directors authorities and
duties.
Sec. 1703. Authorities and duties of the Chief
Executive Officer.
Sec. 1704. Nonvoting members; personal services
contracts.
Sec. 1705. Donated
services.
Sec. 1706. Office of Outreach and
Recruitment.
Sec. 1707. Study to examine and increase
service programs for veterans and veterans participation in Service Corps and
Community Service and to develop pilot program.
Subtitle H—Amendments to Subtitle
H
Sec. 1801. Technical amendments to subtitle
H.
Sec. 1802. Repeals.
Sec. 1803. Innovative and model program
support.
Sec. 1804. Clearinghouses.
Subtitle I—American Conservation and Youth
Service Corps
Sec. 1811. State application.
Subtitle J—Training and Technical
Assistance
Sec. 1821. Training and technical
assistance.
Subtitle K—Repeal of Title
III (Points of Light Foundation)
Sec. 1831. Repeal.
Subtitle L—Amendments to Title
V (Authorization of
Appropriations)
Sec. 1841. Authorization of
appropriations.
Title II—AMENDMENTS TO THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER
SERVICE ACT OF 1973
Sec. 2001. References.
Subtitle A—Amendments to Title
I (National Volunteer Antipoverty
Programs)
Sec. 2101. Purpose.
Sec. 2102. Purpose of the VISTA
program.
Sec. 2103. Applications.
Sec. 2104. VISTA programs of
national significance.
Sec. 2105. Terms and periods of
service.
Sec. 2106. Support Service.
Sec. 2107. Sections repealed.
Sec. 2108. Conforming amendment.
Sec. 2109. Financial assistance.
Subtitle B—Amendments to Title
II (National Senior Volunteer
Corps)
Sec. 2201. Change in
name.
Sec. 2202. Purpose.
Sec. 2203. Grants and contracts for volunteer
service projects.
Sec. 2204. Foster Grandparent
Program grants.
Sec. 2205. Senior Companion Program
grants.
Sec. 2206. Promotion of
National Senior Service Corps.
Sec. 2207. Technical amendments.
Sec. 2208. Programs of national
significance.
Sec. 2209. Additional provisions.
Sec. 2210. Authority of Director.
Subtitle C—Amendments to Title
IV (Administration and
Coordination)
Sec. 2301. Nondisplacement.
Sec. 2302. Notice and hearing
procedures.
Sec. 2303. Definitions.
Sec. 2304. Protection against improper
use.
Subtitle D—Amendments to Title
V (Authorization of
Appropriations)
Sec. 2401. Authorization of
appropriations for VISTA and other purposes.
Sec. 2402. Authorization of
appropriations for National Senior Service Corps.
Sec. 2403. Administration and
coordination.
Title III—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS
Sec. 3101. Inspector General
Act of 1978.
Title IV—TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TABLES OF
CONTENTS
Sec. 4101. Table of contents for the National
and Community Service Act of 1990.
Sec. 4102. Table of contents for the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973.
Title V—EFFECTIVE DATE
Sec. 5101. Effective date.
Sec. 5102. Service assignments and
agreements.
<enum>I</enum><header>AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL
AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990</header>
<section id="H5483ADC3FB984BB1AE8700F63B1B92CA"><enum>1001.</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise specifically provided,
whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal of, a provision, the reference shall be considered to
be made to a provision of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12501 et seq.).</text>
</section><subtitle id="H07E8C5B94AC34727B0002C38E61D057E"><enum>A</enum><header>Amendments to Subtitle
<enum-in-header>A</enum-in-header> (General Provisions)</header>
<section id="HDD101DCCD2C84574928EFB5C5686199C"><enum>1101.</enum><header>Purposes; sense of
Congress</header>
<subsection id="H1822F3A249704E0892D448FAE3829B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12501">42 U.S.C. 12501(b)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF08DB1A3753D44639EC8D57E4AC783E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by
striking <quote>community throughout</quote> and inserting <quote>community and
service throughout the varied and diverse communities of</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H99B6937B2ADB47229B6987EFD25B96D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by
inserting after <quote>income,</quote> the following: <quote>geographic
location,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HABAB7AB9EF1A40B09D1852FFEBE199C7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by
inserting after <quote>existing</quote> the following:
<quote>national</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA9A3AA7C2D6A4C309E74314EC1CFB328"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (7)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H090FE408AA5445CB94CCFBBBB27C0019"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>programs and agencies</quote> and inserting <quote>programs, agencies,
and communities</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBF825838F499411F91586CCFB2B37BE2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H465F5F18645B4A56BB721B4717C1BF00"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (8), by
striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB8A3A66D902B44E4902C19DD3FDC21E1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H19ABE3A4551F4B0486D8BEC17F694467" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H719AF72445814C1C89CB484A5DD8596"><enum>(9)</enum><text>expand and strengthen
service-learning programs through year-round opportunities, including during
the summer months, to improve the education of children and youth and to
maximize the benefits of national and community service, in order to renew the
ethic of civic responsibility and the spirit of community to children and youth
throughout the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAE6EBA5DAC6D42E583EDC730E2CFF85"><enum>(10)</enum><text>assist in coordinating
and strengthening Federal and other citizen service opportunities, including
opportunities for participation in emergency and disaster preparedness, relief,
and recovery;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H05B5F050F1C941AC8827AAE084B1320"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increase service opportunities for our
Nation’s retiring professionals, including such opportunities for those
retiring from the science, technical, engineering, and mathematics professions
to improve the education of our Nation’s youth and keep America competitive in
the global knowledge economy, and to further utilize the experience, knowledge,
and skills of older Americans;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA976526859C845B8A184FD7EFF5F777B"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encourage the continued service of the
alumni of the national service programs, including service in times of national
need; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF84DF1CAF95044B39112C3B108DECADE"><enum>(13)</enum><text>encourage members of the
Baby Boom generation to partake in service
opportunities.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H50E992A9EEE74FCA00D26D73F0334C6E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>The Act is amended by inserting after section 2 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8129493E4F614D11AE65AD57C607E5B6" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="HB27EE7FFBF2643BDB8B9816D04B4D7A"><enum>3.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that the number of participants in the AmeriCorps programs, including
the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) and the National Civilian
Community Corps (NCCC), should grow to reach 100,000 participants by
2012.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H8695710C9FFC43DB8607981B5C3D8090"><enum>1102.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12511">42 U.S.C. 12511</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H939D03D06F3D48E5A37CD97CBDA01FC4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating—</text>
<subparagraph id="H27D54B604D2342E78D5F985B00495FC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>paragraphs (21) through
(29) as paragraphs (28) through (36), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B3B02A0B3C945B1877DEDF120F1B1C8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>paragraphs (9) through
(20) as paragraphs (15) through (26), respectively; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA3F50A3C4D014C299E5CBDC9DA710002"><enum>(C)</enum><text>paragraphs (7) and (8) as
paragraphs (10) and (11), respectively; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H952C9A37253E4CEDB28ED4D3E8C2199D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>paragraphs (3) through
(6) as paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF1A97D989A2B46BB8E07CF8E2C73A59B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14FD30384DDD478B844D45A484DAD7C8" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HAFB70D576CF04F44B9003702EF479CF9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Approved summer of
service position</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>approved summer of service position</term> means a position in a program
described under section 111(a)(5) for which the Corporation has approved the
provision of a summer of service educational award as one of the benefits to be
provided for successful service in the position.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H934802C4B7F24A7A000086FEE7700059"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Baby Boom
generation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>Baby Boom generation</term> means the generation that consists of
individuals born during the period beginning with 1946 and ending with
1964.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4AAA86C83F414B28A88C89600069D643"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) (as so
redesignated), by striking <quote>described in section 122</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B4B9CE1A74B4423B3CE89C370EFA551"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (7) (as so
redesignated), by striking <quote>church or other</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H430A188062F3426BA2FEA9DDEAF1777B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (8) (as so redesignated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC57196670FA47FBAF63442B049472FB" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HDCEA43ED405942708D02CADD0097342F"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Disadvantaged
youth</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>disadvantaged youth</term> includes those youth who are economically
disadvantaged and one or more of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H02B25292EB134924A313006FB8307E49"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Who are out-of-school
youth, including out-of-school youth who are unemployed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA761CF9C7A2E44049DF731956C33BAA5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Who are in or aging out
of foster care.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B24BB780F9E477995C02B004860038B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Who have limited English
proficiency.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFCCEA314C4664C6CA5C838C736B9CF02"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Who are homeless or who
have run away from home.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H384AFC66AC6B45E1B1ABC539CA90006"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Who are at-risk to leave
school without a diploma.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA587D1AB6AD04CEEBA222B02C785AF61"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Who are former juvenile
offenders or at risk of
delinquency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8BCDE64C956A485AAAA1A8A8EBBD2B1D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (11) (as so redesignated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1AFA974407CB4ECAA85211CA1FDA4967" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HFCD0B972728F44898500D6FF84E36B3F"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Grantmaking
entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>grantmaking entity</term> means a public or private nonprofit
organization that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC221D5E2E8E04121B4DCE76F5664C13B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has experience with
service-learning or with meeting unmet human, educational, environmental, or
public safety needs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F94B650BB27450A98CC59D12122F462"><enum>(B)</enum><text>was in existence at least
one year before the date on which the organization submitted an application
under the national service laws; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDBBE1E36DA00491C862C3531D7965D38"><enum>(C)</enum><text>meets other such criteria
as the Chief Executive Officer may establish.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H85E1ECBE66EE4A03A36C4CE92C3264E0"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Hispanic-serving
institution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>Hispanic-serving institution</term> has the meaning given the term in
section 502(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1101a">20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE2D9D46244304E97A8616E51F100EAF"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Historically black
college or university</header><text>The term <term>historically black college
or university</term> means a part B institution, as defined in section 322 of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1101a(a)).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H07807E59C2B6459DA8D4CBE38CCD38FA"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in paragraph (19) (as so
redesignated), by striking <quote>section 101(a) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name></quote>
and inserting <quote>sections 101(a) and 102(a)(1) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of
1965</act-name></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC1BF7D7FD1B3427AB59FA9F8E32610AA"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in paragraph (23)(B) (as
so redesignated), by striking <quote>program in which the participant is
enrolled</quote> and inserting <quote>organization receiving assistance under
the national service laws through which the participant is enrolled in an
approved national service position</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA268F36EAE824DBFBE664FFAE5670959"><enum>(9)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (26) (as so redesignated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2ABD18884E674888879496DCEE3D002D" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE5FC07698B8742B4A22C5BB3B9C6BDF3"><enum>(27)</enum><header>Qualified
organization</header><text>The term <term>qualified organization</term> means a
public or private nonprofit organization with experience working with
school-age youth that meets such criteria as the Chief Executive Officer may
establish.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC847B91BB7FC470480B24C15FF003148"><enum>(10)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H674D094CC0844905974B80BA3278D058" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H4B19117BE4DF4AA8A21BC6346D8630EF"><enum>(37)</enum><header>Tribally controlled
college or university</header><text>The term <term>tribally controlled college
or university</term> has the meaning given in section 2 of the Tribally
Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C.
1801).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HBDD9F2D4DB474FD08688C7238F93F19"><enum>B</enum><header>Amendments to Subtitle
<enum-in-header>B</enum-in-header> (Service-Learning)</header>
<section id="HB3BC63C4C4A443DD91942D23B1621518"><enum>1201.</enum><header>School-based
allotments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part I of subtitle
B of title I (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12521">42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H9F59FC4EEFB34F189F289575CB5DCABD" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<part id="H8FE8F64D6B64481AACA4ADFB58CE3D5"><enum>I</enum><header>PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY
AND SECONDARY STUDENTS</header>
<section id="HA4221F0C8ED1490DBEA81570CA1309C4"><enum>111.</enum><header>Assistance to States,
Territories, and Indian tribes</header>
<subsection id="H427F92D97D18408EB885D5A1A11822F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Allotments to States,
Territories, and Indian Tribes</header><text>The Corporation, in consultation
with the Secretary of Education, may make allotments to State educational
agencies, Territories, and Indian tribes to pay for the Federal share
of—</text>
<paragraph id="HB280D4B224F7411AAE1357DAE1008CCD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>planning and building the
capacity within the State, Territory, or Indian tribe to implement
service-learning programs that are based principally in elementary and
secondary schools, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5D260F4AEA3C4A6D9BE1AF307ECCF877"><enum>(A)</enum><text>providing training for
teachers, supervisors, personnel from community-based agencies (particularly
with regard to the recruitment, utilization, and management of participants),
and trainers, to be conducted by qualified individuals or organizations that
have experience with service-learning;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA284E018643641E7BC507062D338EE19"><enum>(B)</enum><text>developing
service-learning curricula, consistent with State or local academic content
standards, to be integrated into academic programs, including an
age-appropriate learning component that provides participants an opportunity to
analyze and apply their service experiences;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H049C686451184574A38512A2343EB2E0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>forming local
partnerships described in paragraph (2) or (4) to develop school-based
service-learning programs in accordance with this part;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19C5E9EDC5FB46539C22E05B91D00421"><enum>(D)</enum><text>devising appropriate
methods for research and evaluation of the educational value of
service-learning and the effect of service-learning activities on
communities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C8EE96F940F486CA555E8008B8C4649"><enum>(E)</enum><text>establishing effective
outreach and dissemination of information to ensure the broadest possible
involvement of community-based agencies with demonstrated effectiveness in
working with school-age youth in their communities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34B16BC4B51447F399A111FE9674DFE"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing effective outreach and
dissemination of information to ensure the broadest possible participation of
schools throughout the State, with particular attention to schools identified
for school improvement under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6301">20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H915E0478A95C45D0BE1D484B9E05BB81"><enum>(2)</enum><text>implementing, operating,
or expanding school-based service-learning programs, which may include paying
for the cost of the recruitment, training, supervision, placement, salaries,
and benefits of service-learning coordinators, through distribution of Federal
funds by State educational agencies, Territories, and Indian tribes made
available under this part to projects operated by local partnerships
among—</text>
<subparagraph id="H68DD9EEDFA2C41D483E9633806518B04"><enum>(A)</enum><text>local educational
agencies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4566FCAF955743DEA3300033CF5871F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>1 or more community
partners that—</text>
<clause id="H5E090AF1825F428786644B00ECC494C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall include a public or
private nonprofit organization that—</text>
<subclause id="H49AAD2B3F1064F548092D8AA7139D07D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>has a demonstrated
expertise in the provision of services to meet unmet human, education,
environmental, or public safety needs;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB67BD073F6DE4A0D9620F4983EE15C23"><enum>(II)</enum><text>will make projects
available for participants, who shall be students; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H6BC3C50F20E44E49B6A4FB300BCF4B4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>was in existence at
least 1 year before the date on which the organization submitted an application
under section 113; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HF69F5920952F4EC59FAC6B74C72A352"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may include a private
for-profit business, private elementary or secondary school, or Indian tribe
(except that an Indian tribe distributing funds to a project under this
paragraph is not eligible to be part of the partnership operating that
project);</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8D95BDAA06E74A619253EF7C33389056"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">planning of school-based service-learning
programs, through distribution by State educational agencies, Territories, and
Indian tribes of Federal funds made available under this part to local
educational agencies and Indian tribes, which planning may include paying for
the cost of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H38FFAA45B6B34C54AF10F31677A040CD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the salaries and benefits
of service-learning coordinators; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2228F2A3D78641C7936DE83EC33C19D3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the recruitment, training, supervision, and
placement of service-learning coordinators who may be participants in a program
under subtitle C or receive a national service educational award under subtitle
D, who may be participants in a project under section 201 of the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5001">42 U.S.C. 5001</external-xref>), or who may participate in a
Youthbuild program under section 173A of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2918a">29 U.S.C. 2918a</external-xref>),</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">who
will identify the community partners described in paragraph (2)(B) and assist
in the design and implementation of a program described in paragraph
(2);</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="H21E10D91E6CB4395BD5984231C9FB3FB"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implementing, operating, or expanding
school-based service-learning programs to utilize adult volunteers in
service-learning to improve the education of students, through distribution by
State educational agencies, Territories, and Indian tribes of Federal funds
made available under this part to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9007A98CD95C453EA1CB1FF36B4F647C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>local educational
agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6598287FD9D24370987F36D3E9516494"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indian tribes (except that an Indian tribe
distributing funds under this paragraph is not eligible to be a recipient of
those funds);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H73505127F36543D8AE29D0B1B10D54E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>public or private
nonprofit organizations; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HED857EA7BD934782AF484F7135520093"><enum>(D)</enum><text>partnerships or
combinations of local educational agencies and entities described in
subparagraph (B) or (C); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C00499AEEDC49B0BC1511058982EC90"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing or implementing summer of
service programs during the summer months, including the cost of recruitment,
training, and placement of service-learning coordinators—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8ED02561B9A84CDC8BB3E29B54E1700"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for youth who will be
enrolled in any grade from grade 6 through grade 12 at the end of the summer
concerned;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28155C7A4EF94370A51E00541157E8A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for community-based service-learning
projects that—</text>
<clause id="H79AD8914525B4C9AB173C8396DC122CB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall—</text>
<subclause id="H6021026C1CBB4A5D9F349931806B2B71"><enum>(I)</enum><text>meet unmet human,
educational, environmental (including energy conservation and stewardship),
emergency and disaster preparedness, and public service needs; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H88EFC62ADABF4ECA86A5B09E8E9DF643"><enum>(II)</enum><text>be intensive,
structured, supervised, and designed to produce identifiable improvements to
the community; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HA139056146074522B61900BF4DF90756"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may include the
extension of academic year service-learning programs into the summer
months;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4F0DDD8000A24E58B57CCE46F55BEFB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>through the distribution
of Federal funds made available under this part to projects operated by local
partnerships that consist of local educational agencies and—</text>
<clause id="HC6F3C74A32454BA49B3E5BFD65BA7FF4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">public or private elementary schools or
secondary schools;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0B9A5FDBA9F74778B965BB32DDC04350"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>institutions of higher
education;</text>
</clause><clause id="HF780DE6CDC5E4FA4A234E1BD763D6BC4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>public or private
non-profit organizations that—</text>
<subclause id="HCEBFDCE32C974239A2BCF2A823C5C2DF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>have a demonstrated
expertise in providing services to meet unmet human, educational,
environmental, or public safety needs; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H70B8879FB66B462BB472D66C27AB8B46"><enum>(II)</enum><text>have been in existence
for at least 1 year before the date on which the organization submitted an
application under section 113;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H0E77604A2A3E4C18A5917678CFC97D28"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for-profit businesses;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="HBEA3EF5B72A74FAFB844A80088FCE8A5"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a consortia of such
entities;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A5BE7AA2BD64416B7E0096274205C6C"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">under which any student who completes 100
hours of service in an approved summer of service position, as certified
through a process determined by the Corporation through regulations consistent
with section 139(f), shall be eligible for a summer of service educational
award of not more than $500 (or, at the discretion of the Chief Executive
Officer, not more than $1,000 in the case of a participant who is economically
disadvantaged) from funds deposited in the National Service Trust and
distributed by the Corporation as described in section 148; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F30B0E310884EB0A2D4DE3603510000"><enum>(E)</enum><text>subject to the limitation
that a student may not receive more than 2 summer of service educational awards
from funds deposited in the National Service Trust.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H69DFCAF18FE54AB084C749263E2EA0E9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Programs To encourage
civic engagement in service learning</header>
<paragraph id="H039D9CE291BA439CB75CBDB0EBEDC033"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From funds appropriated under section 501(a)(1), and
without regard to section 112(b), the Corporation shall reserve up to 3 percent
for competitive grants to partnerships described in subsection (a)(2) for the
development of service-learning programs that promote greater civic engagement
among elementary and secondary school students.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5CD4F23F67554E419561137694E5AE12"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To
be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, a partnership shall
submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Corporation may require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4488D7DFA5F1499682AD7B00A0B7AA5F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>Partnerships
receiving grants under this subsection shall use funds to develop
service-learning curricula that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4EB05B9412A44D78AEE3E3388FC628AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>promote a better
understanding of the principles of the Constitution of the United States, the
heroes of American history (including military heroes), and the meaning of the
Oath of Allegiance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8C9BE5CDB3245E68DA960027DE7FC43"><enum>(B)</enum><text>promote a better
understanding of how the Nation’s government functions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3ABA9F46BE274E4590865463FE111CB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>promote a better
understanding of the importance of service in the Nation’s character.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H038F6813064344DA82FA955927530019"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties of
Service-Learning Coordinator</header><text>A service-learning coordinator
referred to in paragraph (2), (3), or (5) of subsection (a) shall provide
services that may include—</text>
<paragraph id="H1F0C04EA6FAB46719E1BED26DFE29418"><enum>(1)</enum><text>providing technical
assistance and information to, and facilitating the training of, teachers and
assisting in the planning, development, execution, and evaluation of
service-learning in their classrooms;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBE5E5EB58525431CA6B4EA67081CEFA4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assisting local partnerships described in
subsection (a) in the planning, development, and execution of service-learning
projects, including summer of service programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB755A56BEC2F481483A8DE501D934F7C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>carrying out such other
duties as the recipient of assistance under this part may determine to be
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9BBF4A13A4EC47D5B023DFDA00BD063C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Related
Expenses</header><text>An entity that receives financial assistance under this
part may, in carrying out the activities described in subsection (a), use such
assistance to pay for the Federal share of reasonable costs related to the
supervision of participants, program administration, transportation, insurance,
and evaluations and for other reasonable expenses related to the
activities.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H610A94CC698540F4AE00A39E26295789"><enum>112.</enum><header>Allotments</header>
<subsection id="HB9B847EB7E4B418391F81840BA20065"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Indian Tribes and
Territories</header><text>Of the amounts appropriated to carry out this part
for any fiscal year, the Corporation shall reserve an amount of not less than 2
percent and not more than 3 percent for payments to Indian tribes, the United
States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, to be allotted in accordance with their respective
needs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H945419D3AB1B49F1B54F26698593E7D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allotments Through
States</header><text>After reserving the amount under subsection (a), the
Corporation shall use the remainder of the funds appropriated to carry out this
part for any fiscal year as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H3323A306E77B400A8200C28550DD17A9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Allotments</header>
<subparagraph id="H07A9B6BD87EB48ABABAAE76F01837582"><enum>(A)</enum><header>School-age
youth</header><text>From 50 percent of such remainder, the Corporation shall
allot to each State an amount that bears the same ratio to 50 percent of such
remainder as the number of school-age youth in the State bears to the total
number of school-age youth of all States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23771FE429BA4FD400CAD9EBBBD4CC2B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Allocation under
elementary and secondary education act of 1965</header><text>From 50 percent of
such remainder, the Corporation shall allot to each State an amount that bears
the same ratio to 50 percent of such remainder as the allocation to the State
for the previous fiscal year under title I of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6311">20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.</external-xref>) or its successor authority bears to
such allocations to all States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H80D2C97BED824CBABB9851DC6C338BBF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Notwithstanding
section 101, for purposes of this subsection, the term <term>State</term> means
each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE8736B72850843C4BF7565CE21546278"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reallotment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Corporation determines that the
allotment of a State, Territory, or Indian tribe under this section will not be
required for a fiscal year because the State, Territory, or Indian tribe did
not submit and receive approval of an application for the allotment under
section 113, the Corporation shall make the allotment for such State,
Territory, or Indian tribe available for grants to grantmaking entities to
carry out service-learning programs as described in section 111(a) in such
State, Territory, or Indian tribe. After grantmaking entities apply for the
allotment with an application at such time and in such manner as the
Corporation requires and receive approval, the remainder of such allotment
shall be available for reallotment to such other States, Territories, or Indian
tribes with approved applications submitted under section 113 as the
Corporation may determine to be appropriate.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H77C20DABE16546C200BFD329C943EE67"><enum>113.</enum><header>Applications</header>
<subsection id="H9889C16221EC4B5DBB4E0079959682B2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to
receive an allotment under section 112 or an allotment of approved summer of
service positions under section 111(a)(5)(D), a State, acting through the State
educational agency, Territory, or Indian tribe shall prepare, submit to the
Corporation, and obtain approval of, an application at such time and in such
manner as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H448310568AB14D7FB7149D04296C99F2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An application for an allotment under this
part shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H405A8C0B3DFB46BA8C5189BD1FF2E390"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a proposal for a 3-year
plan promoting service-learning, which shall contain such information as the
Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require, including how the applicant
will integrate service opportunities into the academic program of the
participants;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5A00861A872D4A2785F4C54D6714ACB5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>information about the
applicant’s efforts to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H21BF1639E0E44246B8374F90E4C40183"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure that students of
different ages, races, sexes, ethnic groups, disabilities, and economic
backgrounds have opportunities to serve together;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7118DA2F6BC49C182B9949638C9CC8F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include any opportunities
for students enrolled in schools or other programs of education providing
elementary or secondary education to participate in service-learning programs
and ensure that such service-learning programs include opportunities for such
students to serve together;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7FDAA2FE7E6D48E48D79AC80D2DB8E9E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>involve participants in
the design and operation of the program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA99194929FFA499F8D671277372894A4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>promote service-learning
in areas of greatest need, including low-income or rural areas; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4BC5922E884149EFB80227ACF6BFCBF9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>otherwise integrate
service opportunities into the academic program of the participants; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H543A2671FDF345ADA33F5809F60060D3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assurances that the
applicant will comply with the nonduplication and nondisplacement requirements
of section 177 and the grievance procedures required by section 176.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCB90CFCA44524104A8DAB850DD34B0FE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application to State,
Territory, or Indian tribe To receive assistance To carry out school-based
service-learning programs</header>
<paragraph id="H8CF8B003775C49DE978D40265FAB5782"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any—</text>
<subparagraph id="H31FD5CC999604CAAA3C997C9DA1EE46"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">qualified organization, Indian tribe,
Territory, local educational agency, for-profit business, private elementary,
middle, or secondary school, or institution of higher education that desires to
receive financial assistance under this subpart from a State, Territory, or
Indian tribe for an activity described in section 111(a)(1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8740EDB86ED453492B74D1B9B452C03"><enum>(B)</enum><text>partnership described in
section 111(a)(2) that desires to receive such assistance from a State,
Territory, or Indian tribe or grantmaking entity described in section
111(a)(2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H461F3FD21BFC422DBEB2A93BB3B53C2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>entity described in
section 111(a)(3) that desires to receive such assistance from a State,
Territory, or Indian tribe for an activity described in such section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7C3558A4261F4F7F96D39D467C2E7043"><enum>(D)</enum><text>partnership described in
section 111(a)(4) that desires to receive such assistance from a State,
Territory, or Indian tribe for an activity described in such section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB53F5FBBCE054F2EBD68D0CE23C66672"><enum>(E)</enum><text>agency or partnership
described in section 111(a)(5) that desires to receive such assistance, or
approved summer of service positions, from a State, Territory, or Indian tribe
for an activity described in such section to be carried out through a
service-learning program described in section 111,</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">shall
prepare, submit to the State educational agency, Territory, grantmaking entity,
or Indian tribe, and obtain approval of, an application for the program.</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC36ED0F7A1844FE68F65B4A96C759CBB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>Such
application shall be submitted at such time and in such manner, and shall
contain such information, as the agency, Territory, Indian tribe, or entity may
reasonably require.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6761437B581C43EFAC210003A418E29"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of
section 112, if less than $20,000,000 is appropriated for any fiscal year to
carry out this part, the Corporation shall award grants to States, Territories,
and Indian tribes from the amount so appropriated, on a competitive basis to
pay for the Federal share of the activities described in section 111.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H86F6CEC6218D4CE8AC78B25049632623"><enum>114.</enum><header>Consideration of
applications</header>
<subsection id="H41CEF907ECB5434D94C9D74FDA7277C0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In considering competitive applications
under this part, the Corporation shall give priority to innovation,
sustainability, capacity building, involvement of disadvantaged youth, and
quality of programs, as well as other criteria approved by the Chief Executive
Officer.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3591BF73319F437AADA5FCE6A67BA5F6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rejection of
applications</header><text>If the Corporation rejects an application submitted
by a State under section 113 for an allotment, the Corporation shall promptly
notify the State of the reasons for the rejection of the application. The
Corporation shall provide the State with a reasonable opportunity to revise and
resubmit the application and shall provide technical assistance, if needed, to
the State as part of the resubmission process. The Corporation shall promptly
reconsider such resubmitted application.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HC791081EBEBC4C0C93D4289249C85F37"><enum>115.</enum><header>Participation of
students and teachers from private schools</header>
<subsection id="H59D3DF940D2A4CE2BE58D0DF8E7B2D61"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>To the extent consistent with the number of students in
the State, Territory, or Indian tribe or in the school district of the local
educational agency involved who are enrolled in private nonprofit elementary
and secondary schools, such State, Territory, Indian tribe, or agency shall
(after consultation with appropriate private school representatives) make
provision—</text>
<paragraph id="HAFE03509F9C14332A1E8A16F00A5AB28"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for the inclusion of
services and arrangements for the benefit of such students so as to allow for
the equitable participation of such students in the programs implemented to
carry out the objectives and provide the benefits described in this part;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H564A913C982B4C978793F8AF4E471D57"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for the training of the
teachers of such students so as to allow for the equitable participation of
such teachers in the programs implemented to carry out the objectives and
provide the benefits described in this part.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD213FAD69DFD4785AC1852888B8708D5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>If
a State, Territory, Indian tribe, or local educational agency is prohibited by
law from providing for the participation of students or teachers from private
nonprofit schools as required by subsection (a), or if the Corporation
determines that a State, Territory, Indian tribe, or local educational agency
substantially fails or is unwilling to provide for such participation on an
equitable basis, the Chief Executive Officer shall waive such requirements and
shall arrange for the provision of services to such students and teachers. Such
waivers shall be subject to the requirements of sections 9503 and 9504 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7883 and
7884).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H1279D24A225349EB97CBD4AA53C7AC97"><enum>116.</enum><header>Federal, State, and
local contributions</header>
<subsection id="HF47CC96FDF594D1A823EC2D7461FEE3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Federal Share</header>
<paragraph id="H9CA455F525B4416EB3AEEA764B2C0023"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of carrying out a program
for which assistance is provided under this part may not exceed 50 percent of
the total cost of the program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCC26556ABB8446DAAAFE12A28DF0EB51"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-federal
contribution</header><text>In providing for the remaining share of the cost of
carrying out such a program, each recipient of assistance under this
part—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3FFEDBADCCCA401EAD4732DCBFA5D288"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall provide for such
share through a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including
facilities, equipment, or services; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E9C9E0D08A94523952F3BCF8E03002E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may provide for such
share through State sources or local sources, including private funds or
donated services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEDBE6195ADA94BAEA8FB6D6F6EBE9088"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
Chief Executive Officer may waive the requirements of subsection (a) in whole
or in part with respect to any such program for any fiscal year if the
Corporation determines that such a waiver would be equitable due to a lack of
available financial resources at the local level.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE6B137B8CBB64F3E001CDE471B86108"><enum>116A.</enum><header>Limitations on uses
of funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not more than 6
percent of the amount of assistance received by an applicant in a fiscal year
may be used to pay, in accordance with such standards as the Corporation may
issue, for administrative costs, incurred by—</text>
<paragraph id="H13CF98D3F2824E608B676E082B76B122"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the original recipient;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEDDFE29ADC11488DBF7838BFA850E0A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the entity carrying out
the service-learning program supported with the
assistance.</text>
</paragraph></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HDF3193F0F99242B79D02F22400A8AA76"><enum>1202.</enum><header>Higher education
provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 119 (42
U.S.C. 12561) is redesignated as section 117 and amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HFF8B3189D6AD4951B5F275AB68AC65AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by inserting after
<quote>community service programs</quote> the following: <quote>through
service-learning</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA758C948D9B74D64879DD57D87301522"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H7A40E68C6D3A47B5B1C69244DEC506C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking <quote>combination</quote> and inserting
<quote>consortia</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9EA955313929466092A48E68AC078316"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H42AA2336DB16477B8834C5E1DA2C93AF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H36842644E944465891C486CBD6CD8F5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by
adding <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H18EB29E69F2745218BBBAA9E66FBB68"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFB0A59512904563B9BD7F5500DFA516" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H2F1AF78A8B4C46ED975DD5F32E9075BA"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may coordinate with service-learning
curricula being offered in the academic curricula at the institution of higher
education or at one or more members of the
consortia;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9CE641E0201A4EAB877EC5F718402EB5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H68055103C20F4FEC826EF142C8E3C00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>teachers at the elementary, secondary, and
postsecondary levels</quote> and inserting <quote>institutions of higher
education and their faculty</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59436D116EF046E29E3EAB2E87798EB6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by
striking <quote>education of the institution; and</quote> and inserting
<quote>curricula of the institution to strengthen the instructional capacity of
service-learning at the elementary and secondary levels;</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90EBD1C9EEBA4785BD3845D42DB1187C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (E); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D0D40104092480B8F5073018D974C26"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (A) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1A49322A4724BD20000DE428C9DF30" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H89CB30285CD54B08A1AD679E3ED641A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">including service-learning as a key
component of the health professionals curricula, including nursing,
pre-medicine, medicine, and dentistry curricula of the institution;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1EDA8FEAF9FE46F185CBB2443578CA8F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">including service-learning as a key
component of the criminal justice professionals curricula of the
institution;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8F506AE202D486B00C8FFC4CB063E5F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>including
service-learning as a key component of the public policy and public
administration curricula of the institution;
and</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6411766508DA45EB96BD03C7AD82794F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking subsections
(c), (d), (e), and (g);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2E44975D54674F32BA2B56D08BC3C47"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (f) as (i); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F93A4CEE5214300A8FCC1F2E8889BE"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (b) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H5B5C6D3FF5AF4705A615E3739053BB32" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE61A7044ED1D4F829DCC2EFEFEBE217C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Special
Consideration</header><text>To the extent practicable, the Corporation shall
give special consideration to applications submitted by predominantly Black
institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving
institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE3FA6F35ED4C40189FF5E911593ECC79"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Federal, State, and
Local Contributions</header>
<paragraph id="HD88BB772ACC446D7809CD80000292512"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal share</header>
<subparagraph id="H46952EC5D0814431916D647E4F1CB3CB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of carrying out a program
for which a grant is made under this part may not exceed 50 percent of the
total cost of the program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C05FAFD80464F9C89FBAC22FEB900A9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-federal
contribution</header><text>In providing for the remaining share of the cost of
carrying out such a program, each recipient of a grant under this part—</text>
<clause id="H7C73B3F20AD048A8BA013EE2D7EE62DC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall provide for such
share through a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including
facilities, equipment, or services; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H31EF9DB4B5A047B881C8009465BBE388"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may provide for such share through State
sources or local sources, including private funds or donated services.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6569AE2237DF41A090E2D929DB6E008D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
Chief Executive Officer may waive the requirements of paragraph (1) in whole or
in part with respect to any such program for any fiscal year if the Corporation
determines that such a waiver would be equitable due to a lack of available
financial resources at the local level.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1A9B1873E17E48E097F721369E72A9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Application for
Grant</header>
<paragraph id="H698EE472B516493B97EC276315C0C396"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>To
receive a grant or enter into a contract under this part, an applicant shall
prepare, submit to the Corporation, and obtain approval of, an application at
such time, in such manner, and containing such information and assurances as
the Corporation may reasonably require. In requesting applications for
assistance under this part, the Corporation shall specify such required
information and assurances.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAD2886A694BB458D9244ABE4B145E740"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>An
application submitted under paragraph (1) shall contain, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD6C65A3860304E28976B587F28B5B8EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assurances that—</text>
<clause id="H5C089B5B9EFA427E99048D0031C6B126"><enum>(i)</enum><text>prior to the placement of
a participant, the applicant will consult with the appropriate local labor
organization, if any, representing employees in the area who are engaged in the
same or similar work as that proposed to be carried out by such program, to
prevent the displacement and protect the rights of such employees; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H067F1291C485493A9F9EB7E95908E2F2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the applicant will
comply with the nonduplication and nondisplacement provisions of section 177
and the grievance procedures required by section 176; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEBCF4D15F39249E7AB02B3CEFBA019"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such other assurances as
the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H20FF595DF177462B88682300C83EB1C1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
making grants and entering into contracts under subsection (b), the Corporation
shall give priority to applicants or institutions that submit applications
containing proposals that—</text>
<paragraph id="H6075FA30209D4DA182DE85801F1B2677"><enum>(1)</enum><text>demonstrate the
commitment of the institution of higher education, other than by demonstrating
the commitment of the students, to supporting the community service projects
carried out under the program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4B4C5EA0FA0D4D6083B1B6C132ED867E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>specify the manner in
which the institution will promote faculty, administration, and staff
participation in the community service projects;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H08E2960C7F864B21A13D80C600AC7394"><enum>(3)</enum><text>specify the manner in
which the institution will provide service to the community through organized
programs, including, where appropriate, clinical programs for students in
professional schools and colleges;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5BBE9832DD594596AE1D6208AA2275B1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>describe any partnership
that will participate in the community service projects, such as a partnership
comprised of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H30CD619893874354A443D32370BCCCE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the institution;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC65C27582984D10887551571E40607D"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8D098373AA2D484191BF7E5395670479"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a community-based
agency;</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H7A54013A0D434388A603F8934B13B31" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a local government
agency; or</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H602E11F0FA2C43699E7BAD0089E8499" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a non-profit entity
that serves or involves school-age youth, older adults, or low-income
communities; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93F9878CF2034A68B317BFF9692C8E0"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H01A2001FB68546449E00C9A6B7161324"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a student
organization;</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HEA115C6FD6634EA3807220FF37F02B5D" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a department of the
institution; or</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HAA82F6B6085A45E88C6BF014657F3C26" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a group of faculty
comprised of different departments, schools, or colleges at the
institution;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H40120A91678B4A97AF00303BBE488019"><enum>(5)</enum><text>demonstrate community
involvement in the development of the proposal;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAA5E3C44B23A4CC8A7E4E8C02CF4EDCF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>describe research on
effective strategies and methods to improve service utilized in the design of
the project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H466A82B9600E48A4A554600368FA8E6C"><enum>(7)</enum><text>specify that the
institution will use such assistance to strengthen the service infrastructure
in institutions of higher education; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6D70B5ED4DB047C895F5056EF6BA37E1"><enum>(8)</enum><text>with respect to projects
involving delivery of services, specify projects that involve leadership
development of school aged youth.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H966565D973304C3586337093AFA45214"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Notwithstanding
section 101, as used in this part, the term <term>student</term> means an
individual who is enrolled in an institution of higher education on a full- or
part-time basis.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H52C4D665DF814A68922FF5D8B99043A2"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Federal
Work-Study</header><text>To be eligible for assistance under this part, an
institution of higher education must demonstrate that it meets the minimum
requirements under section 443(b)(2)(B) of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
2753(b)(2)(B)) relating to the participation of Federal Work-Study students in
community service activities, or has received a waiver of those requirements
from the Secretary of
Education.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HD767CBC3ED6A40AF94C5C269A85752B1"><enum>1203.</enum><header>Innovative programs
and research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle B of
title I (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12521">42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.</external-xref>) is further amended by adding after part II
the following new part:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HAFDD61532BFD4852A21511C4E0F3E6F8" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<part id="HB441E166883643408B3DCE893353C96C"><enum>III</enum><header>INNOVATIVE
SERVICE–LEARNING PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH</header>
<section id="H7C3A4863F7B04FA2A293C7AADBA01D40"><enum>118.</enum><header>Innovative
demonstration service-learning programs and research</header>
<subsection id="HD00C3266435A439395F062028EC8BBF0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the amounts
appropriated to carry out this part for a fiscal year, the Corporation may make
grants and fixed amount grants under subsection (f) with eligible entities for
activities described in subsection (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFBD5C3BB11844583818DB2FF0948E9EF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible entities
defined</header><text>For purposes of this part, the term <term>eligible
entity</term> means a State education agency, a State commission, a Territory,
an Indian tribe, an institution of higher education, a public or private
nonprofit organization, or a consortia of such entities, where a consortia of
two or more such entities may also include a for-profit organization.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H55554495E6ED4117B6B6099FCAF841B1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header><text>Funds under this part may be used to—</text>
<paragraph id="HF6C67CD14CE64DD99100D6F04364D374"><enum>(1)</enum><text>integrate
service-learning programs into the science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) curricula at the elementary, secondary, or post-secondary
and post-baccalaureate levels in coordination with practicing or retired STEM
professionals;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C4FC216E94B4783A9DD11351B1A033"><enum>(2)</enum><text>involve students in
service-learning programs focusing on energy conservation in their community,
including conducting educational outreach on energy conservation and working to
improve energy efficiency in low income housing and in public spaces;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1BF591E66F4348B593F41BF304E73837"><enum>(3)</enum><text>involve students in
service-learning projects in emergency and disaster preparedness;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H82EAAE9E21414FE7B7963C7EB938C92B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>involve students in
service-learning projects aimed at improving access to and obtaining the
benefits from computers and other emerging technologies, including in low
income or rural communities, senior centers and communities, schools,
libraries, and other public spaces;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1AD066AB91B947658FFD066B9B022C82"><enum>(5)</enum><text>involve high school age
youth in the mentoring of middle school youth while involving all participants
in service-learning to seek to meet unmet human, educational, environmental,
public safety, or emergency disaster preparedness needs in their
community;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA2954DC4960944CC815F3F8EA0EBE4EA"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct research and evaluations on
service-learning, including service-learning in middle schools, and disseminate
such research and evaluations widely;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD879B4D4549D415E8E98236DE2A21F8"><enum>(7)</enum><text>conduct innovative and
creative activities as described in section 111(a); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H924AF52753B142B98FCC8B845D4CA8C7"><enum>(8)</enum><text>carry out any other
innovative service-learning programs or research that the Corporation considers
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H41780BD139AE4B6DB014B78483E4137D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Priority
shall be given to programs that—</text>
<paragraph id="HA48606A952754622B67E32910406E21D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>involve students and
community stakeholders in the design and implementation of the service-learning
program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAB2F256B1B264B319C38CEFE3EA1F576"><enum>(2)</enum><text>implement
service-learning programs in low-income or rural communities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H54C971EDB18A4C2283A65CE5C55F822D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>utilize adult volunteers,
including tapping the resource of retired and retiring adults, in the planning
and implementation of the service-learning programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC8E0A5450744904AF6C3866B852C16D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H765BD4510F304AFEAECBBB1295C08FEB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Three-year
term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each program funded
under this part shall be carried out over a period of three years, including
one planning year and two additional grant years, with a 1-year extension
possible, if the program meets performance measures developed in accordance
with section 179(a) and any other criteria determined by the
Corporation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD443E854EC0B4EC5B4382273375190CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Encouragement</header><text>Each
program funded under this part is encouraged to collaborate with other Learn
and Serve programs, AmeriCorps, VISTA, and the National Senior Service
Corps.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC63FF4CB325C48298ED20080C56EEF07"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon completion of the program, the
Corporation shall conduct an independent evaluation of the program and widely
disseminate the results to the service community through multiple channels,
including the Corporation’s Resource Center or a clearinghouse of effective
strategies and recommendations for improvement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77C98090085E4230B6EC6F4F092FA616"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Fixed amount
grants</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2A897ECECF2C4D869F59C36F4857D7EA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General</header><text>For
purposes of subsection (a), and subject to the limitations in this subsection,
the Corporation may, upon making a determination described in paragraph (2),
approve a fixed amount grant that is not subject to the Office of Management
and Budget cost principles and related financial recordkeeping
requirements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2F59C3730F844E0D80BC2F90A66C1CE7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>Before
approving a fixed amount grant, the Corporation must determine that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H32EBB5F7B9DA474F00BC715AE06B8C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the reasonable and
necessary costs of carrying out the terms of the grant significantly exceed the
amount of assistance provided by the Corporation; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0D95CEC39E4840CCA77FA10130B20214"><enum>(B)</enum><text>based on the nature or
design of the grant, any assistance provided by the Corporation can be
reasonably presumed to be expended on reasonable and necessary costs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBB76AEB027B244CCA04B1704F20028A0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Matching funds</header>
<subparagraph id="H5C20E39663D7460F88D3A9A295E9408B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of carrying out a program
for which a grant is made under this part may not exceed 50 percent of the
total cost of the program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF60FCA4D584A4685B1EB3C65008CE6DD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-federal
contribution</header><text>In providing for the remaining share of the cost of
carrying out such a program, each recipient of a grant under this part—</text>
<clause id="H1F71327E12514CD28D9B64B216C7D4AE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall provide for such
share through a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including
facilities, equipment, or services; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HFB519D32BEA04906A6B3E2ACFAE88700"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may provide for such
share through State sources or local sources, including private funds or
donated services.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6EB27B5D1466430BA9DCB459F84E3DDB"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To
be eligible to carry out a program under this part, an entity shall prepare,
submit to the Corporation, and obtain approval of, an application at such time
and in such manner as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably
require.</text>
</subsection></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H7D9C18AD9B0F4CFA8C81C5A79864AB59"><enum>C</enum><header>Amendments to Subtitle
<enum-in-header>C</enum-in-header> (National Service Trust Program)</header>
<section id="H0D821DBADA9B482A80BB3960A612EAD3"><enum>1301.</enum><header>Prohibition on grants
to Federal agencies; limits on Corporation costs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 121 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12571">42 U.S.C. 12571</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFDF6BCAB30C24EAB95FD7486DCBC7DF9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), in the
matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting after <quote>subdivisions of
States,</quote> the following: <quote>Territories,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD409AB4CC14841179B6672F581283EEF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H585F85A5F77A4C6F859612F5B7FE766"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Agreements With
Federal Agencies</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Restrictions on Agreements With Federal
Agencies</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAED72A12DEF64D37A8F5BB9DC93F75CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H79BC3772B21D457D8404B99949426140"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the first sentence by
striking <quote>by the agency.</quote> and inserting <quote>by the agency,
including programs under the Public Lands Corps and Urban Youth Corps as
described in section 122(a)(2).</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC2F561DCED6A4098A2385250A9AC1809"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the second
sentence;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F5C522BD388443C81C522D59B445022"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2)
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFCE1501281D34CB7BD2419D6A009DB25" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H85DF6FA7F3EC49A986C3790F5B5B711"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition on
grants</header><text>The Corporation may not provide a grant under this section
to a Federal agency.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5751C5B30A9D41F0B7AEF71E8E4FEB9F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text>
<clause id="HDA2F85D505AD4F3BA54D439575618C41"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>receiving assistance under this subsection</quote> and inserting
<quote>operating a national service program</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HBB54FF67C58849F68ED2DA01043BEB5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>using
such assistance</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9B44CD7289F44D66AAC4AFE122EE956F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2)(B),
by striking <quote>to be provided</quote> and inserting <quote>to be provided
or otherwise approved</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HABFA300BB7684793ACAF69A7FB627EA2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H190AFCBE84944E0D9C8DECBCAC62FEEC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Five</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Six</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFEB55DAAB81D4991B4C0EA789FBE4EBA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by
striking <quote>5 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>6 percent</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7D811E94100743F5A968BE00008B6585"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0417A90DEE0341F88BADC5F2B88D8800"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H1AC0B4474E2A4900AE05F4C03600032"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 140</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (2)</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H587C807C816244819CAEAAFDC5A0F263"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Federal share</quote> and inserting <quote>Corporation
share</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0249A6DC275D4F039E9CED7ED551893"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>cost</quote> the following: <quote>, including member living allowances,
employment-related taxes, health care coverage, and worker’s
compensation,</quote></text>
</clause><clause id="H86F352BD6582459195EDE6473E8234CC"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by striking <quote>may
not exceed 75 percent of such cost.</quote> and inserting <quote>may not
exceed—</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB61FD9655441413BB8F5A4B53900ADA6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCFB22ECABC0D4D47BC47266467B96F00" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H5C5F4C9036C7417EAB89CB98023046C9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the first three years in which the
recipient receives such assistance, 76 percent of such cost;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B2E239CB5EF4C6000C100DB039F502B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for the fourth through
ninth years in which the recipient receives such assistance, a decreasing share
of such cost between 76 percent and 50 percent, as established by the
Corporation in regulation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC5988AF872142BEA7D7DD23D4387470"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for the tenth year (and
each year thereafter) in which the recipient receives such assistance, 50
percent of such
cost.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA5848E25147A4B4689710900C33743CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph
(3);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2D998AB692C4AA79255430796CBD091"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD35AB2C552640C38E6B117300BA0094"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8301E6763CA4CB78C6363A8B1F903D7" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H3BF1B1AA9A5D41679C8EA573EAAE9C00"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Alternative Corporation
share for programs in rural or severely economically distressed
communities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon approval by
the Corporation, the Corporation share of the cost, including member living
allowances, employment-related taxes, health care coverage, and worker’s
compensation, of carrying out a national service program that receives
assistance under subsection (a) and that is located in a rural or severely
economically distressed community may not exceed—</text>
<subparagraph id="H870A79464B5E4FE0A073979ECE0511F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for the first six years
in which the recipient receives such assistance, 76 percent of such
cost;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27E2B6C0D1DF4A839FA68860A45CB42"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for the seventh through
ninth years in which the recipient receives such assistance, a decreasing share
of such cost between 76 and 65 percent as established by the Corporation in
regulation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H720BED51881F435E00885D033615605B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for the tenth year (and
each year thereafter) in which the recipient receives such assistance, 65
percent of such
cost.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF2DE3EFEE4840C4A7780214A795B3B7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) (as so
redesignated), in subparagraph (B), by inserting after <quote>other Federal
sources</quote> the following: <quote>including funds authorized under
Youthbuild (section 173A of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
2918a))</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H18F40C89577A4D2484DAF4CA021F2B35"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9BA4CC6A68F1489D8F981C34C396B2B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H61233AE2F71044F08C895557FB004423"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Other Federal
funds</header>
<subparagraph id="HE7BA7CF11A98490BA598C601C6A22526"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Recipient
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A recipient of
assistance under section 121 shall report to the Corporation the amount and
source of any Federal funds used to carry out the program other than those
provided by the Corporation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6427B4974CF944EC8932F6C8DCB7C278"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Corporation
report</header><text>The Corporation shall report to the Congress on an annual
basis information regarding each recipient that uses Federal funds other than
those provided by the Corporation to carry out the program, including amounts
and sources of other Federal
funds.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HFCCBD957E26B42A7BF06ACEDAA4F3009"><enum>1302.</enum><header>E–Corps and technical
amendments to types of programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 122 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12572">42 U.S.C. 12572</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCDBA2EEBAA294975A65F4187733CAD55"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6ADD7F6F2EF14984008EA203FF06B7BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking <quote>subsection (b)(1)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (c)(1)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB54E8EFB90B140E58EDAFBC132C74200"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="H7715CAA5B09D4A799B3BF7657231EF55"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by
striking <quote>including</quote> and all that follows through the semicolon at
the end and inserting <quote>including projects involving urban renewal,
sustaining natural resources, or improving human services;</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H62FBE4D99B1A4028B9BB478ED738702B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by
striking <quote>including</quote> and inserting <quote>and at least 50 percent
of whom are</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3B3E2E3B45C8459386835936681F53EF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(i),
by inserting <quote>, including mentoring</quote> before the semicolon;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA8701A13B5344A329DC4B8FB62E85024"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)—</text>
<clause id="HCAB3B938004C4825A9C8C6F84C8D4E9F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by
striking <quote>; or</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6FB308005DFD45C89EAD00D085EC532"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by
striking the period and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5BB87A2F9AD945EB81456D1D0082BF8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end
the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HCE3CAD7655EB42C5923D7F2CEEC54C64"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">students participating in service-learning
programs at an institution of higher
education.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01AFD0A19B3448AE858E15897B36F113"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (7)(A), by
inserting <quote>, including elementary and secondary education, and other
professions such as those in health care, criminal justice, environmental
stewardship and conservation, or public safety</quote> before the
semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3709243B43524897ACEED7149300CA12"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (8)(C), by striking
<quote>nonprofit</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF85C666627504AC290375500CDE6D213"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (9), by striking
<quote>between the ages of 16 and 24</quote> and inserting <quote>between the
ages of 16 and 25</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4CDB338E7A0642888D8CF118A96C7721"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (10), by striking
<quote>gifted young adults</quote> and all that follows through the period at
the end and inserting</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H19D286EE170547279D4700D1EECBF29E" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<text>school-age youth and
young adults of all backgrounds, including gifted youth, along with established
successful entrepreneurs of all backgrounds and professions from the community
in which the program exists to—</text><subparagraph id="H0492EC4C77534D6A00B23CEA6F724577"><enum>(A)</enum><text>train the participants in
utilizing problem-solving, entrepreneurship, and communication skills to design
solutions to community problems; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEA3B2AF3B4FE4528A27620B792EA4B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>collaborate with
stakeholders in the communities to implement the solutions devised by the
participants in subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC7EA08DE82B48F4A7585D68A267DF39"><enum>(H)</enum><text>in paragraph (12)(A), by
striking <quote>learning and recreation</quote> and inserting <quote>learning,
recreation, and mentoring</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H38F60A158DFA4964BE101DD4506C60CC"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (13), by striking <quote>and
to combat rural poverty, including</quote> and inserting <quote>, including the
issues of rural poverty,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1962C5255ABF493FA254E7EED8E58900"><enum>(J)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (15) as paragraph (19); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A991A2C29E94BB9AFC65DB435520565"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (14) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HDCD2D416EBCD43B7B5C5CAE106BA213" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1F2FC6861197482983E1AAE5B8CE285"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An E–Corps program that involves
participants who provide services in a community by developing and assisting in
carrying out technology programs which seek to increase access to technology
and the benefits thereof in such community.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HACB11B31C74E4AFCA8C9E0AF2CFBDC3D"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A program that engages citizens in public
safety, public health, and emergency and disaster preparedness, and may include
the recruitment and placing of qualified participants in positions to be
trainees as law enforcement officers, firefighters, search and rescue
personnel, and emergency medical service workers, and may engage Federal,
State, and local stakeholders in collaboration to organize more effective
responses to issues of public safety and public health, emergencies, and
disasters.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCB4D4109ADC74F2DB21FC4E118597CAC"><enum>(17)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A program, initiative, or partnership that
seeks to expand the number of mentors for youths (including by recruiting
high-school and college-aged individuals to enter into mentoring
relationships), including mentors for disadvantaged youths, either through
provision of direct mentoring services through the creative utilization of
current and emerging technologies to connect youth with mentors.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6ECD552AFA0E46989FF834352121D6D"><enum>(18)</enum><text>A program that has the
primary purpose of re-engaging court-involved youth and adults with the goal of
reducing
recidivism.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H90C8894FD99D4EEE80C017F20DB573F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (b) and (c) as (c) and (d), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H099A212565D74F97A15D9F72EC5EE6DE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (a) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD87CA51957AF4746979C39F133A3832D" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H9E587F9AEDCD4B43BF78CCC46514A8B0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Innovative programs To
meet the needs of veterans</header>
<paragraph id="HE3369014F9194F56A514962BED2B94AA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From funds appropriated under section 501(a)(2), the
Corporation shall reserve up to 3 percent for competitive grants to eligible
recipients under subsection (a) for the development, either directly or through
subgrants to other entities, of innovative initiatives to address the unique
needs of veterans.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H423BA4E082D44292B9290261D95BEA3D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To
be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an entity described in
paragraph (1) shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Corporation may require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF64F14A3EF814342BB5C2CEEFCCCE89"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>Entities
receiving grants under this subsection shall use funds to develop initiatives
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBE936E34DC8B4120BA1517AFA0ACAC7F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>recruit veterans,
particularly returning veterans, into service opportunities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5921555C4374DDCBF85B062133B719C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>promote community-based
efforts to meet the unique needs of military families while a member of the
family is deployed; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE418769ADF1140449561C56756ABFF75"><enum>(C)</enum><text>promote community-based
efforts to meet the unique needs of military families when a member of the
family returns from a
deployment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H50052065A6684615924C22F1658E08F8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c) (as so
redesignated), in paragraph (4), by inserting after <quote>out-of-school
youths,</quote> the following: <quote>disadvantaged youths,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H87E86A25AD1A4E3E9BF2FBE1499F35"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (d) (as so
redesignated), in paragraph (1)(A), by striking <quote>subsection (b) or (d)
of</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF7BFAA4F5BAF4330A990ECDBEBE4804E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H6BAD529BE504494087247B4010C100C7" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H220AC5FAE1A941C19EBB5110AB9CFCC9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Requirements for
tutors</header>
<paragraph id="H0330203F3A024859B454CD3B5576638F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Corporation
shall require that each recipient of assistance under the national service laws
that operates a tutoring program involving elementary or secondary school
students certifies that individuals serving in approved national service
positions as tutors in such program have—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEA57C726C68E49699CF6EB79EDCB6600"><enum>(A)</enum><text>either—</text>
<clause id="H07484BB685394F76880844441C379DC8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>obtained their high
school diploma; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H5C0C2E71FF414AAFA1FE41A639177ED3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>passed a proficiency
test demonstrating that such individuals have the skills necessary to achieve
program goals; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB603D09086C44FD79B7EB8B5FA79F383"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have successfully
completed pre- and in-service training for tutors.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAAC779845924498EB38CF336E280967"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The
requirements in paragraph (1) do not apply to an individual serving in an
approved national service position who is enrolled in an elementary or
secondary school and is providing tutoring services through a structured,
school-managed cross-grade tutoring program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6BD7BCA5FDC2468B90544DB4F07FAAD7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Requirements for
tutoring programs</header><text>Each tutoring program that receives assistance
under the national service laws shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HF3421095241E4289AB00426FFDCCAE65"><enum>(1)</enum><text>offer a curriculum that
is high quality, research-based, and consistent with the State academic content
standards required by section 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6311">20 U.S.C. 6311</external-xref>) and the instructional program of the local
educational agency; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3E63A73BE7B94C53AFF1AA891938C9EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>offer high quality,
research-based pre- and in-service training for tutors.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B58FC41FBFB4EE990DD8EE59E1C37C9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Citizenship
training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation
shall establish requirements for recipients of assistance under the national
service laws relating to the promotion of citizenship and civic engagement,
that are consistent with the principles on which citizenship programs
administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are based, among
individuals enrolled in approved national service positions and approved summer
of service
positions.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H74969B73366B4EFBBAAB42005492D19D"><enum>1303.</enum><header>Types of
positions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 123 (42
U.S.C. 12573) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H14BD3B5D45A24F8180BE74F23106AC3D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A) by
inserting after <quote>subdivision of a State,</quote> the following: <quote>a
Territory,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H10151F67FDC44068A696DEF3902CDCED"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) by
inserting <quote>National</quote> before <quote>Civilian Community
Corps</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H923F9C891EA24FB80069E2DF74277C77"><enum>1304.</enum><header>Conforming repeal
relating to training and technical assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 125 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1257">42 U.S.C. 1257</external-xref>) is
repealed.</text>
</section><section id="H6DE98932B08A492E970037541F27F83B"><enum>1305.</enum><header>Assistance to State
Commissions; challenge grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 126 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12576">42 U.S.C. 12576</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE29DD9E89C7D4C51809E47AF206CC2DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFF236CEF62BF423B983DA353AFFDE97E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by
striking <quote>$125,000 and $750,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$200,000 and
$825,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBCF5F6D35471498298134C24A5377FDE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2)
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HB928E7E7BF644265A1E0F9CDAC5CBB00" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H21CF2AD22B3447B8ABE551D35F8D2D47"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matching
requirement</header><text>In making grants to a State under this subsection,
the Corporation shall require the State to provide matching funds in the
following amounts:</text>
<subparagraph id="HE27FE884800E4860B0F28693388F81EB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>First
$100,000</header><text>For the first $100,000 of grant amounts provided by the
Corporation, a State shall not be required to provide matching funds.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E79CA93CAC44C50A2CB7B208FC79102"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amounts greater than
$100,000</header><text>For grant amounts of more than $100,000 and not
exceeding $200,000 provided by the Corporation, a State shall provide $1 from
non-Federal sources for every $2 provided by the Corporation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7AB6BE655E184A36A74D3BC0F1DDA405"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Amounts greater than
$200,000</header><text>For grant amounts of more than $200,000 provided by the
Corporation, a State shall provide $1 from non-Federal sources for every $1
provided by the Corporation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2A6E4B76A28C4F1B95BCC704485F5732"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H82129C4485B64A568233779031C12F81"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by
striking <quote>to national service programs that receive assistance under
section 121</quote> and inserting <quote>to programs supported under the
national service laws</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB37F6E52F8944E5D90B400A54767B934"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3)
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H5E6A1E67837346E7A64E1852EDDBAE78" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H408590B8D1B54C3BB2CE778620D81475"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amount of
assistance</header><text>A challenge grant under this subsection may provide,
for an initial 3-year grant period, not more than $1 of assistance under this
subsection for each $1 in cash raised from private sources by the program
supported under the national service laws in excess of amounts required to be
provided by the program to satisfy matching funds requirements. After an
initial 3-year grant period, grants under this subsection may provide not more
than $1 of assistance for each $2 in cash raised from private sources by the
program in excess of amounts required to be provided by the program to satisfy
matching funds requirements. The Corporation may permit the use of local or
State funds as matching funds if the Corporation determines that such use would
be equitable due to a lack of available private funds at the local level. The
Corporation shall establish a ceiling on the amount of assistance that may be
provided to a national service program under this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H3EA3539919B74BD0984BE88467E68C2E"><enum>1306.</enum><header>Allocation of
assistance to States and other eligible entities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 129 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12581">42 U.S.C. 12581</external-xref>) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H71FA16129DA64430B08BA1B377672235" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="HE82870BD093B452B9CA14DC4001855A0"><enum>129.</enum><header>Provision of
assistance and approved national service positions</header>
<subsection id="HE4C26C64F38B452F00BCF900A8008F14"><enum>(a)</enum><header>1–Percent Allotment for
Certain Territories</header><text>Of the funds allocated by the Corporation for
provision of assistance under section 121(a) for a fiscal year, the Corporation
shall reserve 1 percent for grants to the United States Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands upon
approval by the Corporation of an application submitted under section 130. The
amount allotted as a grant to each such Territory under this subsection for a
fiscal year shall be equal to the amount that bears the same ratio to 1 percent
of the allocated funds for that fiscal year as the population of the Territory
bears to the total population of such Territories.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA2958C535DE048AA9B5C9D9424BE14AB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allotment for Indian
Tribes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds allocated
by the Corporation for provision of assistance under section 121(a) for a
fiscal year, the Corporation shall reserve at least 1 percent for grants to
Indian tribes, to be allotted by the Corporation on a competitive basis.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAA6468C429C34298B2B6C2791E4E7C50"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Allotment for National
Grants</header><text>Of the funds allocated by the Corporation for provision of
assistance under section 121(a) for a fiscal year, the Corporation shall
reserve 23 percent for grants to nonprofit organizations to operate a program
in 2 or more States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H19C176239DB04047A50562600059F179"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Allotment for State
Competitive Grants</header><text>Of the funds allocated by the Corporation for
provision of assistance under subsection (a) of section 121 for a fiscal year,
the Corporation shall reserve 37.5 percent for innovative grants to States on a
competitive basis.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H55199D08079644ECB6E4A493F1F02F6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Allotment to Certain
States on Formula Basis</header>
<paragraph id="HE884490F36884EF58DB2B066692E8C12"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>Of
the funds allocated by the Corporation for provision of assistance under
subsection (a) of section 121 for a fiscal year, the Corporation shall make a
grant to each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that submits an application under section 130 that
is approved by the Corporation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1DEAEB788B04DBE93363BD826EAA19C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allotments</header><text>The
amount allotted as a grant to each such State under this subsection for a
fiscal year shall be equal to the amount that bears the same ratio to 37.5
percent of the allocated funds for that fiscal year as the population of the
State bears to the total population of the several States, the District of
Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in compliance with paragraph
(3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF85F110B36EB48DAB2002E5092F49717"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Minimum
amount</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the minimum grant made
available to each State approved by the Corporation under paragraph (1) for
each fiscal year must be at least $600,000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H11EEAFB338C94DE19F7D454604BDD2A2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effect of Failure To
Apply</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State or Territory
fails to apply for, or fails to give notice to the Corporation of its intent to
apply for an allotment under this section, or the Corporation does not approve
the application consistent with section 133, the Corporation may use the amount
that would have been allotted under this section to the State or Territory
to—</text>
<paragraph id="HF8CA16C469984FE1B4CE891C77EAA864"><enum>(1)</enum><text>make grants (and provide
approved national service positions in connection with such grants) to other
grantmaking entities under section 121 that propose to carry out national
service programs in such State or Territory; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2364054794A545E2B4D4BDF354FD4F97"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make a reallotment to
other States or Territories with approved applications submitted under section
130, to the extent grant-making entities do not apply as described in paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2CE1BC04CD1F40C6B5DD59E7F5D88743"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Application
Required</header><text>The allotment of assistance and approved national
service positions to a recipient under this section shall be made by the
Corporation only pursuant to an application submitted by a State or other
applicant under section 130.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3F3B42ECFF444956AE1934D980934890"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Approval of Positions
Subject to Available Funds</header><text>The Corporation may not approve
positions as approved national service positions under this subtitle for a
fiscal year in excess of the number of such positions for which the Corporation
has sufficient available funds in the National Service Trust for that fiscal
year, taking into consideration funding needs for national service educational
awards under subtitle D based on completed service. If appropriations are
insufficient to provide the maximum allowable national service educational
awards under subtitle D for all eligible participants, the Corporation is
authorized to make necessary and reasonable adjustments to program
rules.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H37FA9F7D3C3349F1A9FB7BB6201E6D7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Sponsorship of Approved
National Service Positions</header>
<paragraph id="HA729A8E71785469EA37EE9371C75445E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Sponsorship
authorized</header><text>The Corporation may enter into agreements with persons
or entities who offer to sponsor national service positions for which the
person or entity will be responsible for supplying the funds necessary to
provide a national service educational award. The distribution of these
approved national service positions shall be made pursuant to the agreement,
and the creation of these positions shall not be taken into consideration in
determining the number of approved national service positions to be available
for distribution under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H83D8E360826C4222B8367DA15E009396"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deposit of
contribution</header><text>Funds provided pursuant to an agreement under
paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the National Service Trust established in
section 145 until such time as the funds are needed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA8A8EF0978284C5BA4001CABBAECC16F"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Reservation of Funds
for Special Assistance</header><text>From amounts appropriated for a fiscal
year pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 501(a)(2) and
subject to the limitation in such section, the Corporation may reserve such
amount as the Corporation considers to be appropriate for the purpose of making
assistance available under section 126.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H884BD86A8D314330A301ED4A542A662"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Reservation of Funds To
Increase the Participation of Individuals With Disabilities</header><text>From
amounts appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 501(a)(2) and subject to the limitation in such
section, the Chief Executive Officer shall reserve an amount that is not less
than 1 percent of such amount (except that the amount reserved may not exceed
$10,000,000), in order to make grants to public or private nonprofit
organizations to increase the participation of individuals with disabilities in
national service and for demonstration activities in furtherance of this
purpose.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H702EED5318FB4B71B2D6D66E25813EA4"><enum>1307.</enum><header>Additional
authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part II of subtitle
C of title I is amended by inserting after section 129 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12581">42 U.S.C. 12581</external-xref>) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HC83C177E6FF14D098C53893BE132C92" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="HBD7523F1C21A446B8DD3C220FFEC0006"><enum>129A.</enum><header>Education awards only
program</header>
<subsection id="H49DB43CC486745EB93EE9F07C3F2F039"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>From amounts appropriated for a fiscal year to provide
financial assistance under this subtitle and consistent with the restriction in
subsection (b), the Corporation may, through fixed amount grants under
subsection (d), provide operational assistance to programs that receive
approved national service positions but do not receive funds under section
121(a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3D0FDBC882554BA7AED3953F8636EB45"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limit on Corporation
Grant Funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operational
support under this section may not exceed $600 per individual enrolled in an
approved national service position and may reach $800 per individual if the
program supports at least 50 percent disadvantaged youth.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H128E3F8713044160A03D66A6FB3E33C6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inapplicable
Provisions</header><text>The following provisions shall not apply to programs
funded under this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H222AA738A9E144C19DF1467472867FDD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The limitation on
administrative costs under section 121(d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E3FABD4FE8844DB8FC6D4008A1A066"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The matching funds
requirements under section 121(e).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0CEBE191E7BD4B4EA8F8C0833E234B1F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The living allowance and
other benefits under sections 131(e) and section 140 (other than individualized
support services for disabled members under section 140(f)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03877DB200854D93931117CF0755D48C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Fixed amount
grants</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4F8F6152A6014A5592052843E7E8A100"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General</header><text>For
purposes of subsection (a), and subject to the limitations in this subsection,
the Corporation may, upon making a determination described in paragraph (2),
approve a fixed amount grant that is not subject to the Office of Management
and Budget cost principles and related financial recordkeeping
requirements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H99A5DE2EEF324D7380316EC1EAA8816"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>Before
approving a fixed amount grant, the Corporation must determine that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H6D9B33FE98E14559A19BD09571DFCD00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the reasonable and
necessary costs of carrying out the terms of the grant significantly exceed the
amount of assistance provided by the Corporation; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H82E9DF7D9C164FBEB617D438EA5392B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>based on the nature or
design of the grant, any assistance provided by the Corporation can be
reasonably presumed to be expended on reasonable and necessary
costs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HC642ECEBFD7B422C85C5008C00DB9FD7"><enum>1308.</enum><header>State selection of
programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 130 (42
U.S.C. 12582) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H26D7CA8D691C40D59CEA311470877E09"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0F0212A990CF42EB899D33B2F3F46E00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>State,</quote> the following: <quote>Territory,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADCA68A5544041F891E2B21F54BDB6B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>institution of higher education, or Federal agency</quote> and inserting
<quote>or institution of higher education</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF099D229C0374D09BB24625FF1FAC435"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(9) by
striking <quote>section 122(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>section
122(d)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H32D70DE4C46C4104828FAF7C8C7F6EFD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8BAB437AFE4D438E89743FF0CC47A9C5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="HA292237BED9E41EFBAD1D588244645E5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>jobs
or positions</quote> and inserting <quote>proposed positions</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H80A64006F9E344C2B782EA00C91BD113"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>,
including</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting a period; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DEAB227A4C1458EBB59AFB69DAE2025"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by
inserting <quote>proposed</quote> before <quote>minimum</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA4A4B56289DA49F1B0D4B42133006CB8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(2) by
striking <quote>were selected</quote> and inserting <quote>were or will be
selected</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFE9075E785BB4270AD7555DBB6689117"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA57DECDD277E412A9C2884C9ACD5EEE0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by
striking <quote>a program applicant</quote> and inserting <quote>an
applicant</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEED7AC3E7B5442CF939D00373146B305"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="H60CA024F977C4296B4CCFA5C1655660"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the heading, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph">Program
applicant</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph">Applicant</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H79294F73979E42D6B6C642D1FE5ECC88"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>program applicant</quote> and inserting
<quote>applicant</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB49550D7130C44CBB0676B06E11CC7CA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<subclause id="H3E4EF6876EDA488A98ECE35DF19CDAA7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>subdivision of a State,</quote> the following:
<quote>Territory,</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HCFE5DA067AD24670AC5F05002CE3D646"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>institution of higher education, or Federal agency</quote> and inserting
<quote>or institution of higher education</quote>; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H28F03756ED6040C0ABFAA186ECAE2796"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text>
<subclause id="H6AE447FF760C4B009F2D5BD483DA962C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>subdivision of a State,</quote> the following:
<quote>Territory,</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H1D39214CF548422D80353473EA77D441"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>institution of higher
education, or Federal agency</quote> and inserting <quote>or institution of
higher education</quote>; and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H41DBC38999414079B43F18C74CB53B72"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (g), by
striking the period and inserting <quote>or is already receiving financial
assistance from the Corporation.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HCFF1175E1194427A98E59453AF896CD6"><enum>1309.</enum><header>Consideration of
applications</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 133 (42
U.S.C. 12585) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA7DA7FA11D5B4F8389191E6345CCF74D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2)(B),
by striking <quote>jobs or</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H60517E4B1C7B438C883EDF3BACF465AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by
redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9) and inserting after paragraph (7)
the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H66DE77B6057748E0ACA19E5465A8740" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HAFDC58BDD15D4D80BB72DFF100526198"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The extent to which the
program generates the involvement of
volunteers.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF7FC305D313A42C58CCC18E78F23391C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7CD7D2F0DD0F425E0091E8FEC1E1C000"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs
(A) and (G), and redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (F) as subparagraphs
(A) through (E), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01B18F75C6894BD8839729136597DFBE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) (as
so redesignated), by striking <quote>section 122(c)</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 122(d)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A677B2C60F14763AA4E26A0F62394FE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) (as
so redesignated), by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6676A472DEB49D59EAAA69BA616F07F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) (as
so redesignated), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a
period.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H8A87132E53584C278C6886054200E909"><enum>1310.</enum><header>Description of
participants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 137 (42
U.S.C. 12591) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5963805F3FB84E15AA6558FC887D5343"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0AAF7E3B79464D96B3A8EDEC9897CFB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph
(3); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H106D4D1229974357A82DF92916DE8545"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5),
respectively;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD703C371CC674E0CBC2E7D55EC20E6B6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H6C25C5A03D6C4ED6B6CB00217DA03E00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by
striking <quote>paragraph (4)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph
(3)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB30CDE301A8B426F85923BA503383BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by
striking <quote>between the ages of 16 and 25</quote> and inserting <quote>a
16-year-old out of school youth or an individual between the ages of 17 and
25</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8D3BD2C0EED04C739D57BBEB9057A7A3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by
striking <quote>(a)(5)</quote> and inserting <quote>(a)(4)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HC88982AAC8DC404C97BCA55615FBD9C5"><enum>1311.</enum><header>Selection of national
service participants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
138 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12592">42 U.S.C. 12592</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4CA1A474FAD04C4EBDFCF1EC4644BC9F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by
striking <quote>conducted by the State</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>or other entity</quote> and inserting <quote>conducted by the
entity</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H516CA487943C43269B56760888E9A5E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(2)(C)
by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: <quote>,
particularly those who were considered at the time of their service
disadvantaged youth</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H20F7F8519F634B9E8FFB31B7C8F62E74"><enum>1312.</enum><header>Terms of
service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 139 (42 U.S.C.
12593) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7084C841D2444215B69C3B74A6D9DB83"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1), by
striking <quote>not less than 9 months and</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H50DAE07C73F54E20AB18313E2EA28312"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2), by
striking <quote>during a period of—</quote> and all that follows through the
period at the end and inserting <quote>during a period of not more than 2
years.</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8E597CCEE113470EB9322ED9C7EA3DD6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H02FE0E38BCC94F5CBB87D5BCDA8B4F3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A), by
striking <quote>as demonstrated by the participant</quote> and inserting
<quote>as determined by the organization responsible for granting a release, if
the participant has otherwise performed satisfactorily and has completed at
least 15 percent of the original term of service</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E45697A4894450790BB6D63FACC9BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A), by
striking <quote>provide to the participant that portion of the national service
educational award</quote> and inserting <quote>certify the participant’s
eligibility for that portion of the national service educational award</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8EE12C6124304205921B80FF2C449E56"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B), by
striking <quote>to allow return to the program with which the individual was
serving in order</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HD896258EDC94414D99AB0041624ECDA8"><enum>1313.</enum><header>Adjustments to living
allowance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 140 (42
U.S.C. 12594) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7EE63280CBB44E8584DC52DB3F48DD00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBA77F668432141AFAEB38B62419E28B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by
striking <quote>paragraph (3)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (2) and
(3)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA875C679E2D404CA6D6009EC03EFB01"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph
(2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA7FBF9CA74934C8ABD5582F151FF211B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (3) as (2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H455312D24A2E412D9412825BC4A7BF1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H79840616DF7F4515AF64282D0000BBC1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1B559850A36B429386A7273D80BCBD09"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal work-study
students</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The living allowance
that may be provided to an individual whose term of service includes hours for
which the individual receives Federal work study wages shall be reduced by the
amount of the individual's Federal work study
award.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H127BF35248234887ABC7415F527DF744"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by
striking <quote>a reduced term of service under section 139(b)(3)</quote> and
inserting <quote>a term of service that is less than 12 months</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9315BD8D3D384F1798BF7929EA198073"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by
striking <quote>shall include an amount sufficient to cover 85 percent of such
taxes</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting
<quote>may be used to pay such taxes.</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6DCC4CE513B548309779509383C6F8D8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBD6DE918514C48CE80CAEAA292AB99CE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by
adding <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE97ECADFFA9F4BE1B67B3B5200448C29"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph
(2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H33DA9224503D42B2A9477B606D419CFC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (3) as (2);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8592562360B0436994948B79AD950553"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(1), by
striking the second sentence; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC23A0EC59B58459AB715FA0A27454B8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking subsections
(g) and (h).</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HBB78E3D1E3E64EC4A45FB26E7BE19B67"><enum>D</enum><header>Amendments to Subtitle
<enum-in-header>D</enum-in-header> (National Service Trust and Provision of
National Service Educational Awards)</header>
<section id="H3B8DD8494D5042F4820054B3F0B4A49B"><enum>1401.</enum><header>Availability of funds
in the National Service Trust</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 145 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12601">42 U.S.C. 12601</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7F26257473D5493487CC54AFC5C3FB6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7BE5F84163C84F0BB9DC1FC82090FF16"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B), by
striking <quote>section 148(e)</quote> and inserting <quote>section
148(f)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H735617ECF257424A95E8F7005C05D6E5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by
striking <quote>pursuant to section 196(a)(2)</quote> and inserting
<quote>pursuant to section 196(a)(2), if the terms of such donations direct
that they be deposited in the National Service Trust</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBB332C7A07C047B6AC4F849DDB19B414"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by
striking “for payments of national service educational awards in accordance
with section 148.” and inserting “for—</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H8BB1DB89B77B4F4AB41B1230A9F35080" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB6641B5F88EC42E800B6CE58B26CD12B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>payments of summer of
service educational awards and national service educational awards in
accordance with section 148; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3349D20AB1F14C1AA7A70901042E488E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>payments of interest in
accordance with section
148(f).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H7DC2C391EC344DCDB107B4BC2160066"><enum>1402.</enum><header>Individuals eligible
to receive a national service educational award from the Trust</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 146 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12602">42 U.S.C. 12602</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H546C6CC92C124AE2A7F4325A2DCBB7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9CD8FCD1801F4F10B059B716696970CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking <quote>if the individual</quote> and inserting
<quote>if the organization responsible for an individual’s supervision
certifies that the individual</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9FC683316DAF4A0F9BF6D7D65972B184"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs
(1), (2), and (3) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HA8E1B4DA92884BE6AE362D71C01B2DD2" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4D094552EE98414DBBD6631CE37932C2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>met the applicable
eligibility requirements for the position; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1FE814AA3DB546E69883DE9FAEE3A6D5"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H37E32D1EF933407B9DFF00931C8FE4B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>successfully completed
the required term of service described in subsection (b) in an approved
national service position; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HED00" id="HA4CBB2D14ADB49D28047FC483DBF54A" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H078FE37362724CACB20025E300B05C11"><enum>(i)</enum><text>satisfactorily performed
prior to being granted a release for compelling personal circumstances under
section 139(c); and</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HED00" id="HCC347782B0D44D4BB2485502983BD8C8" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>served at least 15
percent of the required term of service described in subsection (b);
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H702A88F69466446DBF5F7EEE99248DA8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (4) as paragraph (3);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6011C14768974C43AC476F00721787F2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection
(c) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HCBAA533F66EB45C10092A0BEC8244F0" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H4D4BB9579C934C4B9D50AF9DA68EAB51"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation on Receipt
of National Service Educational Awards</header><text>An individual may not
receive, in national service educational awards, more than an amount equal to
the aggregate value of 2 such awards for full-time service. The aggregate value
of summer of service educational awards that an individual receives shall have
no effect on the aggregate value of national service educational awards the
individual may receive.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF862B28F89EE4F7CA3006E4BF800FB8E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4D84540118534FBF86E23FF3304E4028"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by
inserting after <quote>national service educational award</quote> the
following: <quote>or a summer of service educational award</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEDC23009370414C9943AB0000B1DCF9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="H136C4E251A2647859D890260A3B13B00"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), and in subparagraph (A), by inserting after <quote>national
service educational award</quote> the following: <quote>or a summer of service
educational award</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0889A871530E4E9A9586A164EEB8AFC2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by
striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause><clause id="H910C14CAEC0544769296CFF16752B24"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by
striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4B74D703FED44F7482DAF64CE61F93FF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBEEEF0C22C1040D59818C277DB5C9C93" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HCC8CB17E9C4C4A8A92C24922002E956C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of a summer
of service educational award, is enrolled at an eligible institution of higher
education under section 148(c) or an educational institution described under
section 148(a)(4) and failed to expend the full amount of that award during the
original 7-year period.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFFE6DC55EF584869A27F73EC120655A3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HECA8720A3160494A93FCF87D2B2B95AA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>qualifying under this section</quote> the following: <quote>or under
section 111(a)(5)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA55EFF3B0F1047E386AAA3291E347F47"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>to receive a national service educational award</quote> the following:
<quote>or a summer of service educational award</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="HC920624E490D4191AC81895EFCBD3300"><enum>1403.</enum><header>Determination of the
amount of national service educational awards</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 147(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12603">42 U.S.C. 12603(a)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H3F3EF419EBAC405D9EFB464BA05F425F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>a
value, for each of not more than 2 of such terms of service, equal to 90
percent of—</quote> and inserting <quote>a value of—</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H78B8949B30A24E80AB55647F16F1D7CF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs
(1) and (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0BD5A2E4175495C9FA7E930DE77F17" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4AF033CDC5B54AC19C788FDC2FAE005B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$4,825, for fiscal year
2008;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H56AD3D6D80524CF3B3F5012F1243C814"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$4,925, for fiscal year
2009;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB337C5249E1D4618B64B41137F9C6495"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$5,025, for fiscal year
2010;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H94FD245D276A4A62A61700237467E499"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$5,125, for fiscal year
2011; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H99CD62EB7850430D9CA74E484E33DED7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$5,225, for fiscal year
2012 and each fiscal year
thereafter.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HC4A5309D96084417A5379D35519322A4"><enum>1404.</enum><header>Disbursement of
educational awards</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 148
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12604">42 U.S.C. 12604</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H028846313E8449FE90EFF22C4D5FF9C0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA2327028BC0F4574849F6182743DCD71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by
striking <quote>cost of attendance</quote> and inserting <quote>cost of
attendance or other educational expenses</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5FC31B6D6FF94C41AD6277906B1BB91"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by
striking <quote>and</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77BB08E1B31649B8892F78E4D057D759"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (4) as paragraph (6);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H569C86A1885B411D80E539BFA76A3FA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (3) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H21F53BEC9BE447BFBC33BE560093A33F" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HAE947E3070C2422ABA0074BF26FD1EF3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to pay expenses incurred
in enrolling in an educational institution or training establishment that meets
the requirements of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/36">chapter 36</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code (38 U.S.C. 3451
et seq.);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFBFE348BC6C64D73A28807BCC76B8E1C"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a recipient of a summer of service
educational award under section 111(a)(5)(D), to pay expenses incurred in
enrolling in a college preparatory program in accordance with subsection (e);
and</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D4027F56A0F4244AEE34613DBD5B0FD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (6) (as so
redesignated) by striking <quote>subsection (e)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (f)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0268E2DA7AB84D0C982208C300499C05"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1) by
inserting after <quote>the national service educational award of the
individual</quote> the following: <quote>, or an eligible individual under
section 111(a)(5) who received a summer of service educational award for a
project that began after the individual completed grade 10 and desires to apply
that summer of service educational award,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4919841AB77A4F02A1A038B626418406"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2) by
inserting after <quote>the national service educational award</quote> the
following: <quote>or the summer of service educational award, as
applicable,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0157EA27E0174E6E00EF2F53CE1B8C57"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(5) by
inserting after <quote>the national service educational award</quote> the
following: <quote>or the summer of service educational award, as
applicable</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFE0328995997472D86902111E3F9DE95"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(7)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4765003532CD4038969F1BB4A01C08C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by
striking <quote>, other than a loan to a parent of a student pursuant to
section 428B of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078-2">20 U.S.C. 1078–2</external-xref>); and</quote> and inserting a
semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H87C067C92B164AE79C518B2550811400"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by
striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H774A55681ABF4612989D3100DDB2761"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H408C548FED6F468E9936FC207D09003F" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H1683F9D1198443F68C8F004E93F2F533"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any loan (other than a
loan described in subparagraph (A) or (B)) determined by an institution of
higher education to be necessary to cover a student’s educational expenses and
made, insured, or guaranteed by—</text>
<clause id="HEDC702FFA06D4CDDA61711070090C106"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an eligible lender, as
defined in section 435 of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education
Act of 1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1085">20 U.S.C. 1085</external-xref>);</text>
</clause><clause id="H469C73916B414258BADFD78C3C2F1BE0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the direct student loan
program under part D of title IV of such Act;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7833C3C865524CF0BF5F6F3CB44B757"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a State agency;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="H1EBB6FA025E749D49738756FCC229417"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a lender otherwise
determined by the Corporation to be eligible to receive disbursements from the
National Service
Trust.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC0F613D467544AE895CBDD10F2F6E91"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), by
inserting after <quote>national service educational award</quote> the
following: <quote>, or an eligible individual under section 111(a)(5) who
desires to apply the individual’s summer of service educational
award,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5FB2FA121D074E63B5C032482FFACC70"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2)(A),
by inserting after <quote>national service educational award</quote> the
following: <quote>or summer of service educational award, as
applicable,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1D42CF06898443809BD388E61490054"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(2)(C)(iii), by inserting after <quote>national service educational awards
received under this subtitle</quote> the following: <quote>or summer of service
educational awards received under section 111(a)(5)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C4FBDCC2E4B442E8E79D23B4E1798F"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(3), by
inserting after <quote>national service educational awards</quote> the
following: <quote>and summer of service educational awards</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H756EAE38991C4400B058074E336DB771"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(5)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H60E70ED8AB344485B1E40504F0826269"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>national service educational award</quote> the following: <quote>, or
summer of service educational award, as applicable,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0538E2372FC44DB2BEFEFE0075A7F319"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>additional</quote> the following: <quote>summer of service educational
awards and additional</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H93D385562B4043CAA3DB220636DC2BA8"><enum>(11)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(6), by
inserting after <quote>national service educational award</quote> the
following: <quote>and summer of service educational award</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD6B1CF2F346B4015803BC16CF600C8A4"><enum>(12)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by
inserting after <quote>national service educational awards</quote> the
following: <quote>and summer of service educational awards</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB1D435200C0149FF99A07EC80DFE7E"><enum>(13)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (e), (f), and (g) as (f), (g), and (h), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H698E4BBFA6B1437CA6F24D10D8025D7B"><enum>(14)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (d) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HA6F33C7BDB4F40A7B375757ED2F6CDE6" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H93AB2FE53A2C4E4F8830F4CBA5A111E7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Use of summer of
service educational award To pay college preparatory expenses</header>
<paragraph id="H8ADF265968DE4585B0D665D90F2BF1F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application of eligible
individuals</header><text>An eligible individual under section 111(a)(5), or
the parents or legal guardian of such an individual, who desires to apply the
summer of service educational award of the individual to the payment of
expenses incurred in enrolling in a college preparatory program shall, on a
form prescribed by the Corporation, submit an application to the college
preparatory program in which the individual will be enrolled that contains such
information as the Corporation may require to verify the individual’s
eligibility.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H604CE89236344A299DA71062A44DF09C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission of requests
for payment by program</header><text>A college preparatory program that
receives one or more applications under paragraph (1) shall submit to the
Corporation a statement, in a manner prescribed by the Corporation,
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H64E3E870EA62479DA8F0E0A194623DF8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifies each eligible
individual filing an application under paragraph (1) for a disbursement of the
individual’s summer of service educational award under this subsection;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H715BA477DC3243B9878F3E38ECBA944D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>specifies the amounts for
which such eligible individuals are qualified for disbursement; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F7704C866FE421D86133FA05A8B92"><enum>(C)</enum><text>certifies that—</text>
<clause id="HA5207C7D5E9C4BFAAA459275DA9C4BD4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the college preparatory
program is operated by a for-profit or non-profit organization with a track
record of success in implementing college preparatory programs that collaborate
with local educational agencies and adequately prepare secondary school
students for admission to an institution of higher education without need for
remediation;</text>
</clause><clause id="H3930400B173F4F0088FAF08F85BA819D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the college preparatory
program has been in existence for at least one year prior to an eligible
individual’s submission of the application under paragraph (1); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6812F27E5A2F4533B8695D92E7C792A7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>individuals using
summer of service educational awards received under section 111(a)(5) to pay
the cost of enrolling in the college preparatory program do not comprise more
than 15 percent of the total number of individuals enrolled in the program;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFDD3831863C143BE812E2BE3E3253885"><enum>(D)</enum><text>contains such provisions
concerning financial compliance and program quality as the Corporation may
require.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCE0562615B1E42968EDE502F9DC2B664"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Disbursement of
payments</header><text>Upon receipt of a statement from a college preparatory
program that complies with paragraph (2), the Corporation shall, subject to
paragraph (4), disburse the total amount of the summer of service educational
awards for which eligible individuals who have submitted applications to that
program under paragraph (1) are scheduled to receive. Such disbursement shall
be made by check or other means that is payable to the program and requires the
endorsement or other certification by the eligible individual.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB78EF30E3CCF4725BEAF941EAD6E3D4F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Multiple
disbursements</header><text>The total amount required to be disbursed to a
college preparatory program under paragraph (3) for any period of enrollment
may be disbursed by the Corporation in two or more installments consistent with
appropriate divisions of such period of enrollment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE15BF090DB534FDABA74A3A291BD7968"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Refund
rules</header><text>The Corporation shall, by regulation, provide for the
refund to the Corporation (and the crediting to the summer of service
educational award of an eligible individual) of amounts disbursed to programs
for the benefit of eligible individuals who withdraw or otherwise fail to
complete the period of enrollment for which the assistance was provided.
Amounts refunded to the Trust pursuant to this paragraph may be used by the
Corporation to fund additional approved summer of service positions under
section 111(a)(5).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2958905BE0EC4B1ABD9BE76544CF363F"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Maximum
award</header><text>The portion of an eligible individual’s total available
summer of service educational award that may be disbursed under this subsection
for any period of enrollment shall not exceed the cost of
attendance.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0F0056C6DE2437DADDACC42815F0FF"><enum>(15)</enum><text>in subsection (f) (as so
redesignated), by striking <quote>subsection (b)(6)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (b)(7)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A241AC2AFC94E97B1282600A0A647E6"><enum>(16)</enum><text>in subsection (g) (as so
redesignated), by striking <quote>Director</quote> and inserting <quote>Chief
Executive Officer</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H9622A16070D643108DDAD6BB4625E79C"><enum>1405.</enum><header>Process of approval
of national service positions</header>
<subsection id="HDD2F6D7E81C7422CB4A8901197B6ED00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle D of title I
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12601">42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.</external-xref>) is further amended by adding at the end the following
new section:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4235A8F32FCC4A9B97FAD770898E78FA" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="HF9FCB821170D4EAD8D1829D6346DA039"><enum>149.</enum><header>Process of approval of
national service positions</header>
<subsection id="HA0FA25213E2D440A8629B9035660F74B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Timing and recording
requirements</header>
<paragraph id="H25FFC7BA12AB473793F9E0B131162C98"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding subtitles C and D, and any other
provision of law, in approving a position as an approved national service
position, the Corporation—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0B9D77D4967D40379C29AB6DCAB0DF54"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall approve the
position at the time the Corporation—</text>
<clause id="H239999BA308B444B80D0BD1CC5F982B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enters into an enforceable agreement with
an individual participant to serve in a program carried out under subtitle E of
title I of this Act or under title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of
1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4951">42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.</external-xref>), or a summer of service educational award;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="H329CEDD7A3D246480023AD113B87C0C8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>except as provided in
clause (i), awards a grant to (or enters into a contract or cooperative
agreement with) an entity to carry out a program for which such a position is
approved under section 123; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8B2EA86E0A54268AC1F5BD6FB31E16"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall record as an
obligation an estimate of the net present value of the national service
educational award associated with the position, based on a formula that takes
into consideration historical rates of enrollment in such a program, and of
earning and using national service educational awards for such a program and
remain available.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE995624EDDFB4931A7E6F2CC745C3620"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Formula</header><text>In
determining the formula described in paragraph (1)(B), the Corporation shall
consult with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H43B7C89D69B844C3BEAA2EA4D099D295"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Certification
report</header><text>The Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation shall
annually prepare and submit to Congress a report that contains a certification
that the Corporation is in compliance with the requirements of paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE522D0784015470AAE5405D7F4BBC074"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>The
requirements of this subsection shall apply to each approved national service
position that the Corporation approves—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA8C36DFCFED34AD2BC7B7F556ECE14DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>during fiscal year 2008;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD5A7A638DA44CCC8E97DC79098B2BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>during any subsequent
fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA870C9890181468AA421E800E94C6024"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reserve
account</header>
<paragraph id="H912F454F072C44EA91683F2BEA22F987"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment and
contents</header>
<subparagraph id="HDAC38C1F2BE84619ABBC4FC84AFA292"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Notwithstanding
subtitles C and D, and any other provision of law, within the National Service
Trust established under section 145, the Corporation shall establish a reserve
account.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96C42F4D229F48958FCD4C6325B16EAA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>To
ensure the availability of adequate funds to support the awards of approved
national service positions for each fiscal year, the Corporation shall place in
the account—</text>
<clause id="H0F62CF2777A0407A80053D55639D3B7E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">during fiscal year 2008, a portion of the
funds that were appropriated for fiscal year 2008 or a previous fiscal year
under section 501(a)(2), were made available to carry out subtitle C, D, or E
of this title, subtitle A of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of
1973, or summer of service under section 111(a)(5), and remain available;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA531927CF4284002937DB37BABFAC5D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">during fiscal year 2009 or a subsequent
fiscal year, a portion of the funds that were appropriated for that fiscal year
under section 501(a)(2) and were made available to carry out subtitle C, D, or
E of this title, subtitle A of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of
1973, or summer of service under section 111(a)(5), and remain
available.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE3C33A857FC9401F8D33F139B59C1FAF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Obligation</header><text>The
Corporation shall not obligate the funds in the reserve account until the
Corporation—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9A48AADB3F9C494AAA42CDA027B30641"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determines that the funds will not be
needed for the payment of national service educational awards associated with
previously approved national service positions and summer of service
educational awards; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H093A2814D22C4638A89DBBA5FDE44A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>obligates the funds for
the payment of national service educational awards for such previously approved
national service positions or summer of service educational awards, as
applicable.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H56544C3F76A14EF7AF9CAC1EFBE8EDE5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Audits</header><text>The
accounts of the Corporation relating to the appropriated funds for approved
national service positions, and the records demonstrating the manner in which
the Corporation has recorded estimates described in subsection (a)(1)(B) as
obligations, shall be audited annually by independent certified public
accountants or independent licensed public accountants certified or licensed by
a regulatory authority of a State or other political subdivision of the United
States in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. A report
containing the results of each such independent audit shall be included in the
annual report required by subsection (a)(3).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4D323D6BC3FE4FF0A212ED8C6214C0AC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Availability of
amounts</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), all amounts
included in the National Service Trust under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of
section 145(a) shall be available for payments of national service educational
awards or summer of service educational awards under section
148.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HB6F92C32DE9D4B7A002ECFC871FA781D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
repeal</header><text>Section 2 of the Strengthen AmeriCorps Program Act (Public
Law 108–145; 117 Stat. 844; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12605">42 U.S.C. 12605</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H7B475D319C254058A7A9E9FAD79A472"><enum>E</enum><header>Amendments to Subtitle
<enum-in-header>E</enum-in-header> (National Civilian Community Corps)</header>
<section id="H701B87B0507A4A88AE43A057E99F3000"><enum>1501.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 151 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12611">42 U.S.C. 12611</external-xref>) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HAFD57D9DC6DF481ABDD29042E468E4A4" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="H468C5C5D56B44F2EA537D4A59F1646FC"><enum>151.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the purpose of this subtitle to
authorize the operation of, and support for, residential and other service
programs that combine the best practices of civilian service with the best
aspects of military service, including leadership and team building, to meet
national and community needs. Such needs to be met under such programs include
those related to—</text>
<paragraph id="H5A63ED97AAB04461B6B568A696B36871"><enum>(1)</enum><text>natural and other
disasters;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7710CB6B3070422983C44DBF2BF6EB04"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">infrastructure improvement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC117076F2F1D47A0A6582DA70977F67"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">environmental stewardship and
conservation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H34AE2C44D8024F7C9C9458D168AAD9A3"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">energy conservation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEA3C6A6C078248DD9881632D2254C86F"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">urban and rural
development.</text>
</paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H1139C41FBA734F888FC930FD9B100E5"><enum>1502.</enum><header>Program
components</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 152 (42
U.S.C. 12612) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB830E94D8FA04255AE453954BB30F000"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending the section
heading to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H139A01279AE34BF388D16138AA1EE9AA" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="H564CE35BF5964A088131A06B7F8F8E49"><enum>152.</enum><header>Establishment of
National Civilian Community Corps
Program</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H87A235B2D2934EA5B168A0E0EC19C1C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by
striking <quote>Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program</quote> and
inserting <quote>National Civilian Community Corps Program</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H01DF84DC225F4A6E81408BB8F52ECA63"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA2E6FDBB1E9345D599A2C491684B5C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Civilian Community Corps
Demonstration Program</quote> and inserting <quote>National Civilian Community
Corps Program</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE10E08C426F44A2B1499511687FF64E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>a
Civilian Community Corps</quote> and inserting <quote>a National Civilian
Community Corps</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H74FEC524BE5242A2B4BCB7FBCA0100EA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in the heading of
subsection (c), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Programs</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Components</header-in-text></quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB24DF52152734C3AB00278368FA1080"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by
striking <quote>program components are residential programs</quote> and all
that follows and inserting <quote>programs referred to in subsection (b) may
include a residential component.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HB95B7EAE64BE4087AB44242E69A230EB"><enum>1503.</enum><header>Eligible
participants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 153 (42
U.S.C. 12613) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H55059936145B4D97A4C7D2CD4211DD8D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7E6F1EE1EC544780864CC33C1D566853"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program</quote> and inserting
<quote>National Civilian Community Corps Program</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A39359290CD4EB6005CA1137566AB4F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>on
Civilian Community Corps</quote> and inserting <quote>on National Civilian
Community Corps</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H569E465B927A47F6A8F3002234D04385"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by
striking <quote>if the person</quote> and all that follows through the period
at the end and inserting <quote>if the person will be at least 18 years of age
on or before December 31 in the calendar year in which the individual enrolls
in the program.</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H17476E3E7E754BD3003200B6D3863437"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4936B8D1F5534304A7E61E6B6BE600FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Backrounds</header-in-text></quote>
and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Backgrounds</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H834DBC37E468492B84532327C757DEA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following: <quote>The Director shall ensure that at least 50 percent of the
participants in the program are disadvantaged youth by year 2010. The Director
shall report to the Committee on Education and Labor in the United States House
of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
in the United States Senate annually on progress towards this goal.</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H413449B5F12F477A9DD2BCE42FAB112E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking subsection
(e).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H5E2B09A6F1334C90A0C1A57727EBD400"><enum>1504.</enum><header>Summer national
service program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 154
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12614">42 U.S.C. 12614</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD299C9F333584F53AD6EE0BE3E63A500"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA5AB6BCC4FED4B6800A653D5285E26C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program</quote> and inserting
<quote>National Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8D79D888600471F91C2A1FB37A0802F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>on
Civilian Community Corps</quote> and inserting <quote>on National Civilian
Community Corps</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE1CD7BE3C1854DAEA2AB890348085C60"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by
striking <quote>shall be</quote> and all that follows through the period at the
end and inserting <quote>shall be from economically and ethnically diverse
backgrounds, including youth who are in foster care.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H22451740557D4F6A9F64678253E34298"><enum>1505.</enum><header>Team
leaders</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 155 (42 U.S.C.
12615) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8AF263A316B0439B9CE984F518CC7B3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending the section
heading to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51E50443ACD54C2782D95BC1A1217D39" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="HB3674E2F87544FEFAF0164572505732E"><enum>155.</enum><header>National Civilian
Community
Corps</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H79E93A831574465DB21DEA7F55533050"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB57B9C4DFBB147EFA120BF28A069A433"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program</quote> and inserting
<quote>National Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0FCA99EB22548F483A000393000B200"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the
Civilian Community Corps shall</quote> and inserting <quote>the National
Civilian Community Corps shall</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H66FE2B8F4F5F468EB4BBDE63A879BBE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5EE7D9BB1D7D46F7ABF20272AC148922"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending the
subsection heading to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3831A6EC440F4D8E8B69C6CA916563FE" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H627DA2A55A9B4C899374C52808786D3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership in National
Civilian Community
Corps</header>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3DB43EC492C640098E5B9B97530229E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by
inserting <quote>National</quote> before <quote>Civilian Community
Corps</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2956D2B83E5429AAA9F876DF5007D59"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text>
<clause id="HD7EF29B066504F6D8917C2332339AD57"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>superintendent</quote> and inserting <quote>campus director</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB49EB838F4AB43728280848F9ED472F4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>camp</quote> and inserting <quote>campus</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H36364D51B6E24EFB856053008FCB3ED5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H7264F213A05F4A3987EDAEDD5166302" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA8FFC19F6B04409C8FC22FF56E85D1B3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Team
leaders</header><text>The Director may select from Corps members individuals
with prior supervisory or service experience to be team leaders within units in
the National Civilian Community Corps to perform service that includes leading
and supervising teams of Corps members. Team leaders shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB8A6C98E579E446AA809250049A1BA65"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be selected without
regard to the age limitation under section 153(b);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C615DDC39E747C6AB43594F622629D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be members of the
National Civilian Community Corps; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEF781E5CFEB495AB7D88449CF2E4766"><enum>(C)</enum><text>be provided the rights
and benefits applicable to Corps members, except that the limitation on the
amount of living allowance shall not exceed 10 percent more than the amount
established under section 158(b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H798DE6C241884C1ABEFB4FC8BE35BDE2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2390E1CF341A4F7F9538E3AC5017FEB5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending the
subsection heading to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B80D985530A456C9100959ED1527847" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H34EF9DB6890C4808B7DA270932A1BAA7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Campuses</header>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE92BC30ACBE34C02B16DC9025CF0DE2D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H5623BA92759845CDAD01064C95B49EA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by amending the paragraph
heading to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB36DA394549B42AEBDF7F7EDF31168FD" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H0B08D2D754A24DC1AA22CBCBFDBC00EE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Units to be assigned to
campuses</header>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="H854E7558ED8E449694A0032F47C029F1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in
camps</quote> and inserting <quote>in campuses</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H39E216051DD6427BB401E6A3AF1CA901"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>camp</quote> and inserting <quote>campus</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE0810383C2CC4A39B79503B4004374C4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in
the camps</quote> and inserting <quote>in the campuses</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB48C03363F0149118786F200D8EC6091"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (2)
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC6EA6851576F48FAAEE34B89FA435854" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H015314397BFE498DA2DEF38634119903"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Campus
director</header><text>There shall be a campus director for each campus. The
campus director is the head of the
campus.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H383407DDD2C34FC4B7447FA06F35E2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text>
<clause id="H507A727407ED47E48EA2E4BF453727"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by amending the paragraph
heading to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3670EB0659E4781BFC227226BED62E0" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1294C50790A74E64B6E8000047265352"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible site for
campus</header>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="HCA862067881245218297E4D365C0031"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>A
camp may be located</quote> and inserting <quote>A campus must be
cost-effective and may, upon the completion of a feasibility study, be
located</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD7001E4D834E4E6989B9008B7E9BECF8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEF3B961554F141ABBE9344D0D0580770"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending the paragraph
heading to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA851DE4B3E1240C5B9AD1728C9F23161" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HA2E4D456612D433EB8009D42C9E8465B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Distribution of Units
and
Campuses</header>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF49E56568D048BC92FC6B059EBD5D10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>camps
are distributed</quote> and inserting <quote>campuses are cost-effective and
are distributed</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97DE9C1458E349088496C2B9E2F522C8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>rural
areas</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting
<quote>rural areas such that each Corps unit in a region can be easily deployed
for disaster and emergency response to such region.</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H838D233F85FA4CA60043E084FD7C30D3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB05B975CB54C45C7A3B97CF864BA060"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H0DFDA0672958461195CBF6DA14C6A6BA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking by striking
<quote>superintendent</quote> and inserting <quote>campus director</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5849A55FEC5A4CACB8E994CC6C00571D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>camp</quote> both places such term appears and inserting
<quote>campus</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF32AE8E513B4792B722B1F4FD3F86B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="HB79A66170D674647A6E8DACA00708259"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>superintendent of a camp</quote> and
inserting <quote>campus director of a campus</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC2728DC7F55045D28E65608FBE72A700"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<subclause id="HFDF353C7D229438BB1D84E80F4BFC5C2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>superintendent</quote> and inserting <quote>campus
director</quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H8A9BF138C9BF4383A1439D3CA07430CA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>superintendent’s</quote> and inserting <quote>campus director’s</quote>;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H709BB048ED8B469B8194F7CD8C814645"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>camp</quote> each place such term appears and inserting
<quote>campus</quote>; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HF579327505E94FC982AEFCBF7770C392"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by
striking <quote>superintendent</quote> and inserting <quote>campus
director</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HABB1866BF48A49AC843B860042BB74A2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by
striking <quote>camp superintendent</quote> and inserting <quote>campus
director</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HBB3143D47B0B4DD2B51719F7ECD2B472"><enum>1506.</enum><header>Training</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 156 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12616">42 U.S.C. 12616</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H02439A7ADF4C44BD82A5CA66F796143"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7EA008E8558443338D4371437EA9B0AA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>National</quote> before <quote>Civilian Community Corps</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA65538922FA14444A4006490E3DC2CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following: <quote>The Director shall ensure that to the extent practicable,
each member of the Corps is trained in CPR, first aid, and other skills related
to disaster preparedness and response.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H658A5DBDC06643DD8FE42999DB777C36"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1), by
inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>, including a
focus on energy conservation, environmental stewardship or conservation,
infrastructure improvement, urban and rural development, or disaster
preparedness needs</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEB8CC502A0714EFF888FE236876023F8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2), by
adding at the end the following: <quote>The Corporation may provide such
training through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with
organizations who have established expertise in working with disadvantaged
youth in similar programs.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HC78CC37429A2434FB8574E78196FC5FC"><enum>1507.</enum><header>Consultation with
State Commissions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 157
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12617">42 U.S.C. 12617</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5004089B11394A41B102CC68F2855836"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H779EEEE7B77343E19B059230DD44156"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>National</quote> before <quote>Civilian
Community Corps</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97F4C5B3C42D452BA98E7557EC033665"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by
inserting before the semicolon the following: <quote>with specific emphasis on
projects in support of infrastructure improvement, disaster relief and
recovery, the environment, energy conservation and urban and rural
development</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7EA8AA446522402F9800129D81511282"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by
striking <quote>service learning</quote> and inserting
<quote>service-learning</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB4E7B197739B441F9040FD9EA0593333"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE0A02F5285D34C21897E96DAAD0ABAC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A), by
striking <quote>and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development</quote> and
inserting <quote>the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Administrator of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of
Transportation, and the Chief of the United States Forest
Service</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9E9B73BA89774680B29F8706EBBB90F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(B)—</text>
<clause id="H4DC2844F7E044EF6A4D9B2C27D6AC59"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>community-based organizations and</quote> before <quote>representatives
of local communities</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE4C3D871AD4642E39EC5C10711A6A3EF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>camp</quote> both places such term appears and inserting
<quote>campus</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5684F5713164E09AABAA18B004DCD78"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by
inserting <quote>State Commissions,</quote> before <quote>and persons involved
in other youth service programs.</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H69766CF4FD2C4361B5AF6D065B49FA18"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1CACEA78151243FC8300FCB9FBF49913"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="HD88C31574E9246DD836FD68B7EB082D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>superintendent</quote> both places such term appears and inserting
<quote>campus director</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HABF755038D124D84AB801E1C58EE4426"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>camp</quote> both places such term appears and inserting
<quote>campus</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA391361DB5E64A63AAB29BFA09C30008"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by
striking <quote>camp superintendents</quote> and inserting <quote>campus
directors</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HC12C463A389B451D8DD0AB7928BB393C"><enum>1508.</enum><header>Authorized benefits
for Corps members</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 158
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12618">42 U.S.C. 12618</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H670D9C8329EF49C1A9A936DAC2A2B153"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by
inserting <quote>National</quote> before <quote>Civilian Community
Corps</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC7E2CE586FF34FF29160D41ED5DB5321"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H939F2E5F3F6E4366A81F2253DF4D47A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding
paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="HBE988EDD6D154FF1A8009EA2C5DC9EB6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>National</quote> before <quote>Civilian Community Corps</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HFD8305CEF1FF4E058C0218F625D8617E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting before the
colon the following: <quote>, as the Director determines
appropriate</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7FC6AC96D239459EB43401089E329802"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by
striking <quote>Clothing</quote> and inserting <quote>Uniforms</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H477F8F3F07484C4893DA194FAF584D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by
striking <quote>Recreational services and supplies</quote> and inserting
<quote>Supplies</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HD878346BF0B04474B253303043A1B8E3"><enum>1509.</enum><header>Permanent
cadre</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 159 (42 U.S.C.
12619) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEFD8365307344FEC871173A3DB7CAAF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC8C492BF45A1454AAB2BC52BA4F061CA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Civilian Community Corps Demonstration
Program</quote> and inserting <quote>National Civilian Community Corps
Program</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDA5FF273E04144EE89FB325960AF6E7C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="HB8EA9C853FA148599FDAB21E1F81FCD7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>including those</quote> before <quote>recommended</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H1EFAADDE41F9444592788976AB3868BC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>National</quote> before <quote>Civilian Community Corps</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0752332D015D43D5A6BDA68ED2018E7F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1), by
inserting <quote>National</quote> before <quote>Civilian Community
Corps</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5E787CB568584EE8A24D9032FA00C954"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H98200BF748B04B21B7C28E1F53EEDA5E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B)(i),
by inserting <quote>National</quote> before <quote>Civilian Community
Corps</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34E09BEF5F3344A9B759C8452CFB49F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="HE6C0428BBCAB4DD7965FB3FD95C7A29"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<subclause id="H1735CF47F93D492F9532805E83535DDD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The
Director shall establish a permanent cadre of </quote> and inserting <quote>The
Chief Executive Officer shall establish a permanent cadre that includes the
Director and other appointed</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H210C76AB473946ACA5C9B160FB946FBF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>National</quote> before <quote>Civilian Community Corps</quote>;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H9F0469D8A1AA4706A9D39ECBE186A5DF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by
striking <quote>The Director shall appoint the members</quote> and inserting
<quote>The Chief Executive Officer shall consider the recommendations of the
Director in appointing the other members</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC8312C0FCAAD4C2F86992D928C78B428"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by
striking <quote>the Director</quote> and inserting <quote>the Chief Executive
Officer</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H0CDDA67A2E254ACABDB94E66B511B1BD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E)—</text>
<subclause id="H98531A4C3968404DAD4C4D7061859E42"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>techniques</quote> the following: <quote>, including techniques for
working with and enhancing the development of disadvantaged youth,</quote>;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H1D20AC55CEB6453DBECD60AC1F885334"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>service learning</quote> and inserting <quote>service-learning</quote>;
and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA4652DE59D2B48EEBA73826EB45E903F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the first sentence of
paragraph (3), by striking <quote>the members</quote> and inserting
<quote>other members</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HB47843588E224ED69D21EE7EDCC1243F"><enum>1510.</enum><header>Contract and grant
authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 161 (42
U.S.C. 12621) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1EEC00279F394BC0B251A2D16ECE87DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by
striking <quote>perform any program function under this subtitle</quote> and
inserting <quote>carry out the National Civilian Community Corps
program</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB01FD1FC79CD44F2831FA56F9C00BD54"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2), by
inserting <quote>National</quote> before <quote>Civilian Community
Corps</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H6EF3176B0B6447E3A973B5A37127A519"><enum>1511.</enum><header>Other
departments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 162 (42
U.S.C. 12622) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H42FC33334E304E4C90A188CA4D23B5BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCDB7F9972C5445AE8D254083FBF500B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="HD541A7624F744F53957980DA5F605DBC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by
inserting <quote>National</quote> before <quote>Civilian Community
Corps</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H43C43E0A86AC4377899E74437950BE4C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(i),
by striking <quote>the registry established by</quote> and all that follows
through the semicolon and inserting <quote>the registry established by section
1143a of title 10, United States Code;</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB26B4B340B1F487187B6A52E6561B203"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A), by
striking <quote>to be recommended for appointment</quote> and inserting
<quote>from which individuals may be selected for appointment by the
Director</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E014443F25E45C186DC18B37081925E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by
inserting <quote>National</quote> before <quote>Civilian Community
Corps</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3626B6D6F5C5420F8CAAEDCF34D03CF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection
(b).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HFA81AFEDC47A4BEBA3DC8D109B2C5C"><enum>1512.</enum><header>Advisory
Board</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 163 (42 U.S.C.
12623) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H078185ACD11C4D2A98FF5B9BB2000973"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H03F920D8241D4BA88374E431BDD69383"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Upon
the establishment of the Program, there shall also be</quote> and inserting
<quote>There shall be</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F4CC3D83B27418792F0D7FB2EC89796"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>National</quote> before <quote>Civilian Community Corps Advisory
Board</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF035F6C56D1490A993D00F7363F7C5E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>to
assist</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting
<quote>to assist the Corps in responding rapidly and efficiently in times of
natural and other disasters. Consistent with the needs outlined in section 151,
the Advisory Board members shall help coordinate activities with the Corps as
appropriate, including the mobilization of volunteers and coordination of
volunteer centers to help local communities recover from the effects of natural
and other disasters.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H24FBFD29CF8B483282BD2EE8603DFD24"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0D9E072C1D9D41979C3954D3AB310960"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (8) and (9) as paragraphs (13) and (14), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7ECFB28B99F048BA8CD3A917D20F973"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (7) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71282CA816FB40D9A43D44C1D6D7DFD0" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC3800C97346C4906A26D4987373C8F1D"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB604AC08AF674DDAA3DC55FB15F4355"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Transportation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD31AB27357F44D17AAF91184B4B63356"><enum>(10)</enum><text>The Chief of the United
States Forest Service.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6BC85002B5194573B14018D7EEF600B1"><enum>(11)</enum><text>The Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H56738828334C4C28B1B1E680F0D8CBA7"><enum>(12)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Energy.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2560115047AF41F5AE774F09243E7822"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (13), as so
redesignated, by striking <quote>industry,</quote> and inserting <quote>public
and private organizations,</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H6E099832E1CB4E5D850003B97FD1EC10"><enum>1513.</enum><header>Annual
evaluation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 164 (42
U.S.C. 12624) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB0AED9465683436B942BAE49E573F600"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>National</quote> before <quote>Civilian Community Corps</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H52AC9D3F7D9A471FAB042F69B541D04C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following: <quote>Upon completing each such evaluation, the Corporation shall
submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate
and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a
report on the evaluation.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H7EC9B6E6522743CF9EA4E4734498D271"><enum>1514.</enum><header>Repeal of funding
limitation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 165 (42
U.S.C. 12625) is repealed.</text>
</section><section id="HFA4972ED28114A98A429FB129DEB8C9E"><enum>1515.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 166 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12626">42 U.S.C. 12626</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCFF2B5D5B14D47288257C5B226236B8C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs
(2), (3), and (9);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B2FE19E8CAF400DB8136E2B6C275DE5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (4) through (8) as paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H27468BD0284147D4B1A06900BE715B6D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H8CD07EDAAAA643549BDFDB2F54703621" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HFC1A9ABCAB7F48A1B806F1A9B56EB8E8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Campus
director</header><text>The term <term>campus director</term>, with respect to a
Corps campus, means the head of the campus under section 155(d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD52320BED94F4D0D85B5589D5D75799B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Corps</header><text>The
term <term>Corps</term> means the National Civilian Community Corps required
under section 155 as part of the Civilian Community Corps Program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H18B89089D1FA473BAF8D80622F25485C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Corps
campus</header><text>The term <term>Corps campus</term> means the facility or
central location established as the operational headquarters and boarding place
for particular Corps units.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEB7B9236EE224ECDBC4100F21DFCD83D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) (as so
redesignated), by striking <quote>Civilian Community Corps Demonstration
Program</quote> and inserting <quote>National Civilian Community Corps
Program</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C1A3649147C499E932B11BD2974929F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (6) (as so
redesignated), by inserting <quote>National</quote> before <quote>Civilian
Community Corps</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6D843EB5CC0E48DDA9CE91664D97D81"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) (as so
redesignated), by striking <quote>The terms</quote> and all that follows
through <quote>Demonstration Program</quote> and inserting <quote>The term
<term>Program</term> means the National Civilian Community Corps
Program</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H96BEEAA93EB440DFAB1100004D5575B9"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in paragraph (9) (as so
redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H54A2DED60D454F33BC086D050819EF00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Service
learning</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Service-learning</header-in-text></quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H03EA34CBB15840D2BC3D1B136D122331"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>service learning</quote> and inserting
<quote>service-learning</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H68FA0BB71233470683956BC71D856400"><enum>1516.</enum><header>Terminology</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle E of title I (42 U.S.C. 12611 et
seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE09AB8BFE7BE4680864124AED1D55B32"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the subtitle
heading and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBCA988F37B2449ABB423C7EEC8A144" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subtitle id="H53EF3AFBA49B4F0FBF84DDE68DF24AE"><enum>E</enum><header>National Civilian
Community Corps</header>
</subtitle><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3643711506F144CABF1F9DE7FF21C031"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 160(a) (42
U.S.C. 12620(a)) by inserting <quote>National</quote> before <quote>Civilian
Community Corps</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H1F54CD6B047D4040AB6F91CD215E5B00"><enum>F</enum><header>Amendments to Subtitle
<enum-in-header>F</enum-in-header> (Administrative Provisions)</header>
<section id="H9AA7786ED3B243728876DCF352BACFA4"><enum>1601.</enum><header>Family and medical
leave</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 171(a)(1) (42
U.S.C. 12631(a)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>with respect to a
project</quote> and inserting <quote>with respect to a project authorized under
the national service laws</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HE736C1F1BA6F4711B41EC379811C3D9F"><enum>1602.</enum><header>Additional
prohibitions on use of funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 174 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12634">42 U.S.C. 12634</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H667E345C524F4B08B77DECBC4071C2A8" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H0B49E4F868DE46A19B517477FAB07D1C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Referrals for Federal
Assistance</header><text>A program may not receive assistance under the
national service laws for the sole purpose of referring individuals to Federal
assistance programs or State assistance programs funded in part by the Federal
government.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H3276B6A9307B4DEE8F4911D3FFFAB88B"><enum>1603.</enum><header>Notice, hearing, and
grievance procedures</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
176 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12636">42 U.S.C. 12636</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF99D374374184431B37400BD09C252D1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>this
title</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>the national service
laws</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5A43481EF5AC4BF4A2CFAD3274E5315B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2)(A),
by striking <quote>30 days</quote> and inserting <quote>1 or more periods of 30
days not to exceed 90 days in total</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF2F4756768F34BF29ED347D3F6003E00"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA295FEC0A74D49B99CB62BDE226091A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by
striking <quote>A State or local applicant</quote> and inserting <quote>An
entity</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C372BE44F914E8F8E97661B025457DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)—</text>
<clause id="H71DBB50316DB42E9B2CBAF1F8BC727D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by
striking <quote>and</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCE4EFFFA6CF24F618390BA54FB3CE83C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF117C8CBB50A4979AFA9696899CC06BB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (C) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HA9FDBECDD018433AA78D09006E06005F" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HDEEAE513B53D404D86CC40B20751F2ED"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in a grievance filed by
an individual applicant or participant—</text>
<clause id="HB4A2B4875F57406DA2276CA7C4004460"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the applicant’s selection
or the participant’s reinstatement, as the case may be; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HFC5063950D984CFF82A024841F56B04"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other changes in the
terms and conditions of service;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H478C46E1B76449D78FB06CC6E8C433C3"><enum>1604.</enum><header>Resolution of
displacement complaints</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 177 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12637">42 U.S.C. 12637</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H60752210458245BF829800BEFD382E35"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsections (a) and
(b), by striking <quote>under this title</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>under the national service laws</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H27F4E17AE40A4391A6D830DE720F5DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1), by
striking <quote>employee or position</quote> and inserting <quote>employee,
position, or volunteer (other than a participant under the national service
laws)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4FA1F15941EB4B168704A020DD288992"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HE91A83C4D33544CEA93C417C9B6F6FB" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H7BB810178F9F452EBA3600F3F3F6008D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Parental
involvement</header>
<paragraph id="H4D9B0C62F4F24BD3B66D19F377D1E8C6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Programs that receive
assistance under the national service laws shall consult with the parents or
legal guardians of children in developing and operating programs that include
and serve children.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6BC8D2CD4DEB4DC2ABA4A1D653EAA5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Parental
permission</header><text>Programs that receive assistance under the national
service laws shall, consistent with State law, before transporting minor
children, provide the reason for and obtain written permission of the
children’s
parents.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H72EC17BE6B734F4094CBF240CB625B00"><enum>1605.</enum><header>State Commissions on
National and Community Service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 178 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12638">42 U.S.C. 12638</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCB032230C2B24956B094EFC292FB966F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H23FB14B1298F408BB1B900BDD708EA2E" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H271156E09856478799B5A03709DF2EC7"><enum>(J)</enum><text>A representative of the
volunteer
sector.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8091493C17F54A49A6D6CE8E33F4ECF8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(3), by
striking <quote>, unless the State permits the representative to serve as a
voting member of the State Commission or alternative administrative
entity</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1609E8349FCF46069E77ED97C07552E4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection
(e)(1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H879FD78B5FC043FF8C8592C7B32B6CD" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H241DE147DAD94933B24590115B111328"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Preparation of a national
service plan for the State that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAD7ED039DB054483A08EC8D2E8664FA4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is developed through an
open and public process (such as through regional forums, hearings, and other
means) that provides for maximum participation and input from companies,
organizations, and public agencies using service and volunteerism as a strategy
to meet critical community needs, including programs funded under the national
service laws;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7170B5C4153B4CEA9D16E9DC935B0531"><enum>(B)</enum><text>covers a 3-year period,
the beginning of which may be set by the State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB56FED2C33E74BE9AE03B61C41B34B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is subject to approval by
the chief executive officer of the State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H122E0D8CB877419B8C9C3F168DC4AA00"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes measurable goals and outcomes for
the State consistent with those for national service programs as described in
section 179(a)(1)(A);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC71144250564B60B7090403B465F5DC"><enum>(E)</enum><text>ensures outreach to
diverse community-based agencies that serve underrepresented populations,
by—</text>
<clause id="HC86C4DF962054F299C877FB5000075B6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">using established networks and registries
at the State level, or establishing such networks and registries; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HDAEACDC7C8C9403BB247BA7B89A4E8A0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>coordinating with the
Corporation’s Office of Outreach and Recruitment;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE05E956A0974E44BA05789992010024"><enum>(F)</enum><text>provides for effective
coordination of funding applications submitted by the State and others within
the State under the national service laws;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1EAC969F23CD4FD2BA96593B6C00B219"><enum>(G)</enum><text>is updated annually,
reflecting changes in practices and policies that will improve the coordination
and effectiveness of Federal, State, and local resources for service and
volunteerism within the State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C757BFF4E274B5D80B92C6539E460F0"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contains such information as the State
Commission considers to be appropriate or as the Corporation may
require.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFF9565D9017D474BB5C2196B34BC1FA3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (f) through (j) as subsections (g) through (k),
respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H63FA525ED71E41BC0084A98BCBD574F9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (e) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HF7D762B019B34F23AADF002729DE3E56" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE69FDC8D22B3429A8CCC28016D0400F3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Relief From
Administrative Requirements</header><text>Upon approval of a State plan
submitted under subsection (e)(1), the Chief Executive Officer may waive, or
specify alternatives to, administrative requirements (other than statutory
provisions) otherwise applicable to grants made to States under the national
service laws, including those requirements identified by a State as impeding
the coordination and effectiveness of Federal, State, and local resources for
service and volunteerism within a
State.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H00CDB357C77046B896EB9B6707A1E800"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (j)(1) (as
redesignated by this section), by striking the period at the end and inserting
<quote>, consistent with section 174(d).</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2332EE55C03E47DCA617C57EA510707D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA177C98134247049820D59B01CECC42" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HF487BB4743104881818621143BC6F2A1"><enum>(l)</enum><header>State plan for Baby
Boomer and older adult volunteer and paid service</header>
<paragraph id="H7E3D5493CB67463CA0C1349DCC1918C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, to
be eligible to receive a grant or allotment under subtitle B or C or to receive
a distribution of approved national service positions under subtitle C, a State
must work with appropriate State agencies and private entities to develop a
comprehensive State plan for volunteer and paid service by members of the Baby
Boom generation and older adults.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6385F44700554806B47C30A21C8571F4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matters
included</header><text>The State plan shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD335C7B4431F4C3E96C37300A2036ECD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>recommendations for
public policy initiatives, including how to best tap the population of members
the Baby Boom generation and older adults as sources of social capital and as
ways to address community needs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD4824A10588842C8A003EC8E160351D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recommendations to the
State unit on aging on—</text>
<clause id="H31BA24AFE3C24BDBB5257500AC43BF18"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a marketing outreach plan
to businesses;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2F5DEE870562441C9923C4DA7D03F7E9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>outreach to
non-profit-organizations;</text>
</clause><clause id="H46FBBBC850A14699879DDEBCDF3B7DFF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the State’s Department
of Education; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H96731396CE7A4ABDBD8B2593A7CECD76"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>other State agencies;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF60B92908C414B07AF17AB2991DCAB8D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommendations for civic
engagement and multigenerational activities, such as—</text>
<clause id="H36780E760998477DA13963EC143BA0A1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>early childhood
education, family literacy, and after school programs;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2F860CD129B34FF4B2AD06D48E99360"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>respite services for
older adults and caregivers; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H667992B554B44634B8431E843F98E1C5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>transitions for members
of the Baby Boom generation and older adults to purposeful work in their post
career lives.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H68BDD8189A4D4450A800CE32BD24373"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Knowledge
incorporated</header><text>The State plan shall incorporate the current
knowledge base regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="H125A5C3C445B4E61AE9697FACCF2EBEA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the economic impact of
older workers’ roles in the economy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD4FF4079AAE0455B8DBE7877E785FC7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the social impact of
older workers’ roles in the community; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H21C60CF043E74797B6C71C2E07093368"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the health and social
benefits of active engagement for members of the Baby Boom generation and older
adults.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC1650F4324B7445FACD307F12512B166"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The
State plan must be made public and be transmitted to the Chief Executive
Officer.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HB7FF5F86C7E544EE91A007AC1A0BEA"><enum>1606.</enum><header>Evaluation and
accountability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 179 (42
U.S.C. 12639) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HDD66995634D64F1E955C15E4732E23C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending subsection
(a) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71DC1138C61045A789281F3D38F1E552" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE9E0A7D4E50C461EAC195EC85200114C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall
provide, directly or through grants or contracts, for the continuing evaluation
of programs that receive assistance under the national service laws, including
evaluations that measure the impact of such programs, to determine—</text>
<paragraph id="HB798EFB0731E4F1FA36BB7F24BABCA45"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effectiveness of various programs
receiving assistance under the national service laws in achieving stated goals
and the costs associated with such, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H06C54FE7C377437C8DE18FE33D8F49ED"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of performance measures, as
established by the Corporation in consultation with grantees receiving
assistance under the national service laws, which may include—</text>
<clause id="H8891EADA2C0843C6B378FC09F3E4CD93"><enum>(i)</enum><text>number of participants
enrolled and completing terms of service compared to the stated goals of the
program;</text>
</clause><clause id="HF3187E33A25C4B5F938D15B7665800BD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>number of volunteers
recruited from the community in which the program was implemented;</text>
</clause><clause id="HFBD73F0119CD4FBBA769F059D1736C9C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>if applicable based on
the program design, the number of individuals receiving or benefitting from the
service conducted;</text>
</clause><clause id="H16CC12BD819A424F947000031C74ED4C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>number of disadvantaged
and underrepresented youth participants;</text>
</clause><clause id="H81E87FF3396E4CEEB2CF5788D833C309"><enum>(v)</enum><text>sustainability of project
or program, including measures to ascertain the level of community support for
the project or program;</text>
</clause><clause id="H682E874D5C304A8F85B3A08C6CC02FC4"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">measures to ascertain the change in
attitude toward civic engagement among the participants and the beneficiaries
of the service; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9E01F34287EA44279E50EAF8D677C204"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>other quantitative and
qualitative measures as determined to be appropriate by the recipient of
assistance; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7C1EF389D76F401B92585E3CA2111B1B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>review of the
implementation plan for reaching such measures described in subparagraph (A);
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H92C509FD407E4634A39819F4F4C82B95"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effectiveness of the structure and
mechanisms for delivery of services, such as the effective utilization of the
participants’ time, the management of the participants, and the ease to which
recipients were able to receive services to maximize the cost-effectiveness of
the program and its impact, for such
programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H531700D7077D4AF2879D9CFD2BEFA286"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF9016E59AC614048978CAFCF73E76720"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by
striking <quote>National Senior Volunteer Corps</quote> and inserting
<quote>National Senior Service Corps</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F3B7F87A15F43939462E51B136270CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (9), by
striking <quote>to public service</quote> and all that follows through the
period at the end and inserting <quote>to engage in service that benefits the
community.</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4403FAF9EEE64D528FB90900C6CEF36D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H6A42A4DB80924D22B400D110C2378994" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE24464D8A8A04BA694F7F4009FC99F94"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Reserved Program Funds
for Accountability</header><text>In addition to amounts appropriated to carry
out this section, the Corporation may reserve up to 1 percent of total program
funds appropriated for a fiscal year under the national service laws to support
program accountability activities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE7CD3EF43991475BB7FC33A6F22100E"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Corrective
plans</header>
<paragraph id="HA03710F365BC4CCFA4AA46F8E8004EE9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A grantee that fails to reach the performance measures in
subsection (a)(1)(A) as determined by the Corporation, shall reach an agreement
with the Corporation on a corrective action plan to achieve the agreed upon
performance measures.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1B3E71B2CD1A4001BD55AA20A81C02E3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assistance</header>
<subparagraph id="H26DD71D14C38440CA9ACA20130043C6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>New
program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For a program that
has received assistance for less than 3 years and is failing to achieve the
performance measures agreed upon under subsection (a)(1)(A), the Corporation
shall—</text>
<clause id="H33A02B731B7944BD8000BCAE14AEE549"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide technical
assistance to the grantee to address targeted performance problems relating to
the performance measures in subsection (a)(1)(A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9964ACF1009648C5ADA32F4E017892F7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>require quarterly
reports from the grantee on the program’s progress toward achieving the
performance measures in subsection (a)(1)(A) to the appropriate State,
Territory, or Indian tribe and the Corporation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HECCBC34D3BB54264BE97C28B44DF51A8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Established
programs</header><text>For a program that has received assistance for 3 years
or more and is failing to achieve the performance measures agreed upon under
subsection (a)(1)(A), the Corporation shall require quarterly reports from the
grantee on the program’s progress towards achieving performance measures in
subsection (a)(1)(A) to the appropriate State, Territory, or Indian tribe and
the Corporation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H358535DB8CD24431AC814E61A2318F90"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Failure To meet
performance levels</header><text>If, after a period for correction as approved
by the Corporation, a grantee or subgrantee fails to achieve the established
levels of performance, the Corporation shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HCCBF2526393942D58DD6990970B6203F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reduce the annual amount
of the grant award attributable to the underperforming grantee or subgrantee by
at least 25 percent; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6FF1E95F94B94D11BD878952317767D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>terminate assistance to
the underperforming grantee or subgrantee, consistent with section
176(a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFE2DDF2B852E479A8D5428D0F95F84D1"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall submit to Congress
not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this subsection,
and annually thereafter, a report containing information on the number
of—</text>
<paragraph id="H648AB37DFC8C4345B811B0843855D87"><enum>(1)</enum><text>grantees implementing
corrective action plans;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB1D7B6FF2FD9462FA38BABC4AAED259C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">grantees for which the Corporation offers
technical assistance under subsection (k);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4F39437DFE75437E8EDCF00091DFE886"><enum>(3)</enum><text>grantees for which the
Corporation terminates assistance for a program under subsection (l);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H587C112F4D1D4037AFFB1B1ED7948FA8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>grantees meeting or
exceeding their performance measures in subsection
(a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H2C99A96B820D408EA94803F14629A5FE"><enum>1607.</enum><header>Technical
amendment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 181 (42
U.S.C. 12641) is amended by striking <quote>Section 414</quote> and inserting
<quote>Section 422</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HBD25EFC3C02C4946B9F0772294E8ED09"><enum>1608.</enum><header>Partnerships with
schools</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 182(b) (42
U.S.C. 12642(b)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4372F7DE30E04840BCA3DA3341D7E8FA" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H93313547BF58447EA7FC7E9BF9111788"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On an annual basis,
the head of each Federal agency and department shall prepare and submit, to
Congress and the committees of jurisdiction, a report concerning the
implementation of this section, including an evaluation of the performance
goals and benchmarks of the partnership
programs.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H24210AA3F2E145C584EC53D57C15D3A1"><enum>1609.</enum><header>Rights of access,
examination, and copying</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 183 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12643">42 U.S.C. 12643</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H284A271A29F74107A4CA8D54D00197C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in each of subsections
(a)(1) and (b)(1) by inserting after <quote>local government,</quote> the
following: <quote>Territory,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0C2C3C78A1D647DAB600532E2144731F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEDAE4B028CAE46899D2F7433F08F45C2" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H16D6D5B3F67B45C392DC7D661FB66F02"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inspector
General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General
of the Corporation shall have access to, and the right to examine and copy, any
books, documents, papers, records, and other recorded information in any
form—</text>
<paragraph id="HE83FE7A5DAA9434D83A3863EA777CBCD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>within the possession or
control of the Corporation or any State or local government, Territory, Indian
tribe, or public or private nonprofit organization receiving assistance
directly or indirectly under this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD7BD627B82FF4F5B93CFC772B998CF30"><enum>(2)</enum><text>that relates to the
duties of the Inspector General under the Inspector General Act of
1978.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HDDBD78F61FDA437DB2BC4C451DC98DA3"><enum>1610.</enum><header>Additional
administrative provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle F of title I (42 U.S.C. 12631 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H7DA49AFA1A6D41BEBCB248AF091AA5E" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="HC56B06F9C1EB4F74002C8683A3642420"><enum>185.</enum><header>Consolidated
application and reporting requirements</header>
<subsection id="HCE75B881133B4F2FAB000155B36F877F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To promote efficiency
and eliminate duplicative requirements, the Corporation shall consolidate or
modify application procedures and reporting requirements for programs and
activities funded under the national service laws.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H69691D8D4D75486F8FA0EAF3C0003656"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports to
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1
year after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter,
the Corporation shall submit to Congress a report containing information on the
actions taken to modify the application procedures and reporting requirements
for programs and activities funded under the national service laws, including a
description of the consultation procedures with grantees, entities that
expressed interest in applying for assistance under a national service law but
did not apply, those entities whose application was rejected, and applications
whose assistance was terminated due to failure to meet performance measures for
the year covered by the report.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H029717908048497ABF32EAE202CBDDDD"><enum>186.</enum><header>Sustainability</header>
<subsection id="H4D21168C239C487EA93118DE4751A0C4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Goals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To ensure that recipients of assistance
under the national service laws are carrying out sustainable projects or
programs, the Corporation, after collaboration with State Commissions and
consultation with recipients of assistance under the national service laws, may
set sustainability goals supported by policies and procedures to—</text>
<paragraph id="HB1DED4A4FBE148E8AF203044DBD53D3C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>build the capacity of the
projects that receive assistance under the national service laws to meet
community needs and to work to lessen the dependence on Federal dollars to do
so;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H40E4A6D020064368B26D982DFC92C542"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide technical
assistance to assist the recipients of assistance under the national service
laws in acquiring non-Federal funds for the projects that could replace
assistance received under the national service laws; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H18B0C57FB97B4D729900DB9E65BB9FFF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>implement measures to
ascertain whether the projects are generating sufficient community
support.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCE0EC3796DEA4BB690E37082D2E9824B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a recipient does not meet the
sustainability goals in subsection (a) for a project, the Corporation may take
action as described in sections 176 and 179.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD2433A69979A4A6D86BFF1D703B4D6CD"><enum>187.</enum><header>Use of recovered
funds</header>
<subsection id="HB8F287314336459BAE05F7AD79387AC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Factors Considered in
Approving Repayment</header><text>After the date of enactment of this section,
whenever the Corporation recovers funds paid to a recipient under a grant or
cooperative agreement made under the national service laws because the
recipient made an expenditure of funds that was not allowable, or otherwise
failed to discharge its responsibility to account properly for funds, the
Corporation may consider those funds to be additional funds available and may
arrange to repay to the recipient affected by that action an amount not to
exceed 75 percent of the recovered funds if the Corporation determines
that—</text>
<paragraph id="HD7B7FAAAB2B44612BFE578386BACD15F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the practices or
procedures of the recipient that resulted in the recovery of funds have been
corrected, and that the recipient is in all other respects in compliance with
the requirements of the grant or cooperative agreement, if the recipient was
notified of any noncompliance with such requirements and given a reasonable
period of time to remedy such noncompliance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE929F394835A43238E2F24006E2C4100"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the recipient has
submitted to the Corporation a plan for the use of those funds consistent with
the national service laws and, to the extent possible, for the benefit of the
community affected by the recovery of funds; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDAE2D128A5C0459DA719A1E5BA1F278F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the use of those funds in
accordance with that plan would serve to achieve the objectives of the grant or
cooperative agreement under which the funds were originally paid.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H211A5CF8CC644F2B9F6109E879083255"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Terms and Conditions of
Repayment</header><text>Any payments by the Corporation under this section
shall be subject to other terms and conditions as the Corporation considers
necessary to accomplish the purposes of the grant or cooperative agreement,
including—</text>
<paragraph id="H4F7EBAC040744B0F8038403C4F087839"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the submission of
periodic reports on the use of funds provided under this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEE8820BFA15B4F459B2787D8C01D22B7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consultation by the
recipient with members of the community that will benefit from the
payments.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDBBD9B975E964123B32CF04DEDED3805"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Availability of
Funds</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds made
available under this section shall remain available for expenditure for a
period of time considered reasonable by the Corporation, but in no case to
exceed more than 3 fiscal years following the later of—</text>
<paragraph id="HCED25752A3EA48CAA99CEB83C04B228F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the fiscal year in which
final agency action regarding the disallowance of funds is taken; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H22950CF69C3D4BE300A920E153BEA7BD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if such recipient files a
petition for judicial review regarding the disallowance of funds, the fiscal
year in which final judicial action is taken on such a petition.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAB138C0565594FD08902009B078B6F19"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Publication in Federal
Register</header><text>At least 60 days prior to entering into an arrangement
under this section, the Corporation shall publish in the Federal Register a
notice of intent to enter into such an arrangement and the terms and conditions
under which payments will be made. Interested persons shall have an opportunity
for at least 30 days to submit comments to the Corporation regarding the
proposed arrangement.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4F0FABEF4DB4401E86C100F1DF519A6"><enum>188.</enum><header>Expenses of attending
meetings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1345">section 1345</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, funds authorized under the
national service laws shall be available for expenses of attendance of meetings
that are concerned with the functions or activities for which the funds are
appropriated or which will contribute to improved conduct, supervision, or
management of those functions or activities.</text>
</section><section id="HC8379048BC67429392BA22A3B51EEB"><enum>189.</enum><header>Grant
periods</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Unless otherwise
specifically provided, the Corporation has authority to make a grant under the
national service laws for a period of 3 years.</text>
</section><section id="H0C729740B50D4982ACE019588F1DC93"><enum>189A.</enum><header>Generation of
volunteers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In making decisions
on applications for assistance or approved national service positions under the
national service laws, the Corporation shall take into consideration the extent
to which the applicant’s proposal will increase the involvement of volunteers
in meeting community needs.</text>
</section><section id="H61585A214F8346BABD93A8E3228826BE"><enum>189B.</enum><header>Limitation on program
grant costs</header>
<subsection id="H8CE31153DAA54431A47C956D7DB03CB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation on Grant
Amounts</header><text>Except as otherwise provided by this section, the amount
of funds approved by the Corporation in a grant to operate a program authorized
under the national service laws supporting individuals serving in approved
national service positions may not exceed $16,000 per full-time equivalent
position.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1EE4F575FDA84A1B884038A82970412"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Costs Subject to
Limitation</header><text>The limitation in subsection (a) applies to the
Corporation’s share of member support costs, staff costs, and other costs borne
by the grantee or subgrantee to operate a program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3619CC9A45934C2FB74CC8BF50555CC9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Costs Not Subject to
Limitation</header><text>The limitation in subsection (a) and (e)(1) shall not
apply to expenses that are not included in the program operating grant
award.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDA2D4257BC914836B500B76C27D01B12"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Adjustments for
Inflation</header><text>The amount specified in subsections (a) and (e)(1)
shall be adjusted each year after 2008 for inflation as measured by the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Secretary of
Labor.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5B9231EA00AE4ED6ACACE2806B2CEEF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Waiver Authority and
Reporting Requirement</header>
<paragraph id="HA58038028EC7485290A15DAA56123C0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
Chief Executive Officer may waive the requirements of this section, up to a
maximum of $18,000, if necessary to meet the compelling needs of a particular
program, such as exceptional training needs for a program serving disadvantaged
youth, increased costs relating to the participation of individuals with
disabilities, and start-up costs associated with a first-time grantee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC01520D203364CC996EDCF2735098C22"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Chief Executive Officer shall report to Congress annually on all waivers
granted under this section, with an explanation of the compelling needs
justifying such waivers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H77EA0E4F6CA74CE9A76BC0048A98B36"><enum>189C.</enum><header>Audits and
reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Corporation shall
comply with applicable audit and reporting requirements as provided in the
Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/501">31 U.S.C. 501 et seq.</external-xref>) and the Government
Corporation Control Act of 1945 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/9101">31 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.</external-xref>). The Corporation shall
report to the Congress any failure to comply with the requirements of such
audits.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="HAC61D32A0FB14CC3001FAE83E13DB406"><enum>G</enum><header>Amendments to Subtitle
<enum-in-header>G</enum-in-header> (Corporation for National and Community
Service)</header>
<section id="H8F02746078734757BF4CE511D68884BE"><enum>1701.</enum><header>Terms of
office</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 192 (42 U.S.C.
12651a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HAFD2B6E1ADFE4E169B9917EDF00914ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection
(c) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HBA6A15A49B2B405E9CA002C6C126BA14" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE6480C913F11444C90423882D6B70000"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>Subject
to subsection (e), each appointed member shall serve for a term of 5
years.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C1F43F9F57B437AB21B364CF9C1C722"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H0CC9176B0A1F43D780E27908024FD9BD" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HCB16827488FE47F2BAF0ACF5FAF2E6FC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Service Until
Appointment of Successor</header><text>A voting member of the Board whose term
has expired may continue to serve for one year beyond expiration of the term if
no successor is appointed or until the date on which a successor has taken
office.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HD2C8814CA2B349CBA1BC1106D091D433"><enum>1702.</enum><header>Board of Directors
authorities and duties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
192A(g) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12651b">42 U.S.C. 12651b(g)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H658F8C66D2C84DB5BF420009B1F2DBCB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding
paragraph (1) by striking <quote>shall—</quote> and inserting <quote>shall have
responsibility for setting overall policy for the Corporation and
shall—</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H059A6E80820A454B00F19565D820E0F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by
inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: <quote>, and review
the budget proposal in advance of submission to the Office of Management and
Budget and to Congress</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H13E7EE33934B4A7B824BDB897CEF5281"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC517E878CC7B4BECB378BAE26838CAF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H209148B2EB8847C8AC918E267B2B9276"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by
inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H188074B378E9482C995246B9B5EFCEBF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00F8D4034E02466186180043CE7E91C7" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H49928FEDCE94427F9FA12B008C17FCA1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review the performance of the Chief
Executive Officer annually and forward a report on that review to the
President;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H671744DA24144967BBB3CA9779637C42"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (9), by
inserting <quote>and</quote> after <quote>Corporation;</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H26EE953DED084E9E9DCEC3970098093C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (10), by
striking <quote>program; and</quote> and inserting <quote>program under a cost
share agreement, as determined by the Corporation, in which the funds advanced
or received as reimbursement shall be credited directly to a current
appropriation; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC0DEB3F2025D4DDE0011A5C734BFCA88"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in paragraph (11), by
striking <quote>September 30, 1995</quote> and inserting <quote>January 1,
2011</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H16855EA35F9D47C798D448CACDD4A868"><enum>1703.</enum><header>Authorities and
duties of the Chief Executive Officer</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 193A (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12651d">42 U.S.C. 12651d</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEF6902CA17D24DC2B4C17628EBCFCD9E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEB788A2538ED4B0EAF3637FE90EF9224"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by
inserting after <quote>a strategic plan</quote> the following: <quote>,
including a plan for achieving 50 percent full-time approved national service
positions by 2010,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H21C695718E1140BAAF26536C2703D2ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (7) through (11) as paragraphs (8) through (12),
respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22EB1099031844649E6F9C1D4853AC7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (6) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HD7DC49FE5FFE4BC0B45F4B9EADB33F34" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H35DA50456C48454E93F7436F66EABF6F"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prepare and submit to the Committee on
Education and Labor in the United States House of Representatives and the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in the United States
Senate, and the Board an annual report on actions taken to achieve the goal of
50 percent full-time approved national service positions as described in
paragraph (1), including an assessment of the progress made toward achieving
that goal and the actions to be taken in the coming year toward achieving that
goal;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA194D9522AA448738DD5E0A4914CC094"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (11) (as so
redesignated)—</text>
<clause id="H73538AB81B85457DBB2F009581975ECB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>June 30, 1995,</quote> and inserting
<quote>June 30 of each even-numbered year,</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H556069FC2EB041B1B2DAD700A69C3605"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(i),
by striking <quote>section 122(c)(1)</quote> and inserting <quote>section
122(d)(1)</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2B78CCAD79BA40E9835100FC6408C074"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1CCB9AA8469441FEA2F396D7E9D603C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (9), by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF9711E9B04A44CFA5A75CF17292BCD4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFDC4A2D61C204578974CB82BC3879CAA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (9) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H9DC88C574E374FB1B8A7FD0099CB24A1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8AC62E979ADA43C0915FC8FB321C1D40"><enum>(10)</enum><text>obtain the opinions of
peer reviewers in evaluating applications to the Corporation for assistance
under this title;
and</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H8C24509E90DC44618CADE4E333BF85E2"><enum>1704.</enum><header>Nonvoting members;
personal services contracts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 195 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12651f">42 U.S.C. 12651f</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE3916A651E9D4BF9B0CAA62B3AC0070"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD77E1FF4AC344964940080ADA8BD0048"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B), by
inserting after <quote>subdivision of a State,</quote> the following:
<quote>Territory,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB0FCB403454419192925257AB205E19"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text>
<clause id="HB4A1C0D0690248CA88E6002B7FEE7D49"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the heading, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph">Member</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph">Non-voting
member</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H99995F2EC3334E08A3B709A578A58EC3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>non-voting</quote> before <quote>member</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H83E5084331D146E19D4087396F9C6FE1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H0D2B228F93604134A49B77F7FEB0C778" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H8F88C1A92792450F9623FFC3E0FA7B5E"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Personal Services
Contracts</header><text>The Corporation may enter into personal services
contracts to carry out research, evaluation, and public awareness related to
the national service
laws.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HCE537EEF84FF4B13BF01FF92FD07D22"><enum>1705.</enum><header>Donated
services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 196(a) (42
U.S.C. 12651g(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0875515618C2484CB9B733B34095B74"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H59393D9B951D483B956BE4A0B7ADC4ED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph
(A) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HD418C2694E5E4D92BB1E5EC297D9244D" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H00ACB7BF29194E1192059BB3CD01A448"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Organizations and
individuals</header><text>Notwithstanding <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1342">section 1342</external-xref> of title 31, United
States Code, the Corporation may solicit and accept the services of
organizations and individuals (other than participants) to assist the
Corporation in carrying out the duties of the Corporation under the national
service laws, and may provide to such individuals the travel expenses described
in section
192A(d).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H956FDB373BD04FBF8003846E0000D939"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text>
<clause id="H828E2595B84948DD8CEA554DE4EBF56C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding
clause (i), by striking <quote>Such a volunteer</quote> and inserting <quote>A
person who is a member of an organization or is an individual covered by
subparagraph (A)</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H38AF164B10D84C009E57A04D1007F972"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
striking <quote>a volunteer</quote> and inserting <quote>such a
person</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6093E549FFB04179803874CF9835B030"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by
striking <quote>volunteers</quote> and inserting <quote>such a person</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H51B4A5B7E6F046BABF95F059B063FFDA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in clause (iii), by
striking <quote>such a volunteer</quote> and inserting <quote>such a
person</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2BCCA5AA7A084283B9C000A7600BC69"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(i),
by striking <quote>Such a volunteer</quote> and inserting <quote>Such a
person</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H143C86E7822C4D38A52EC2D59573CA33"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph
(3).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HE4605108EFD743FA8139770022FA6202"><enum>1706.</enum><header>Office of Outreach
and Recruitment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle G of
title I is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5DB310A3691F49B88BB7517E6FBCB424" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="HD0AE97BA5DB5440684F4FABA07538DC9"><enum>196B.</enum><header>Office of Outreach
and Recruitment</header>
<subsection id="H3AC65F9EA42F4E2886F685B48914B3D6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established in the Corporation an
office to be known as the Office of Outreach and Recruitment (in this section
referred to as the <quote>Office</quote>), headed by a Director.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCEB23CE4584240C4AC20F1B2B5EC15CE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The duties of the Office, carried out
directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, shall
be—</text>
<paragraph id="H6F37775AE88647BE8644033028FB5D18"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to increase the public
awareness of the wide range of service opportunities for citizens of all ages,
regardless of socioeconomic status or geographic location, through a variety of
methods, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H63EF8B6ABEEB420B82DC043DA6C0021"><enum>(A)</enum><text>print media;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7CDAC81133A46609083851B8C921600"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Internet and related
emerging technologies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5BBC032B64E4F7982007175387F1073"><enum>(C)</enum><text>television;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1FBB4CB814B84C268D1CB55849023D18"><enum>(D)</enum><text>radio;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C9492F8CC3E4744B8365F00554D18A4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>presentations at public
or private forums;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11534A8606D2401C96A42B1EFF62A1EC"><enum>(F)</enum><text>other innovative methods
of communication; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9ADA83624A9A45E38F78D075F01EEEAB"><enum>(G)</enum><text>outreach to offices of
economic development, State employment security agencies, labor unions and
trade associations, local education agencies, agencies and organizations
serving veterans and people with disabilities, and other institutions or
organizations from which participants for programs receiving assistance from
the national service laws can be recruited;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6E1BAFE935634774A624003C45A74BFB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to identify and implement
methods of recruitment to increase the diversity of participants in the
programs receiving assistance under the national service laws;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA5F9236DC7594CE19500D1477D9F42EC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to identify and implement
recruitment strategies and training programs for bilingual volunteers in the
National Senior Service Corps under title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service
Act of 1973;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1688BDC785CF485A8168FDF743CA68CA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to identify and implement
methods of recruitment to increase the diversity of service sponsors of
programs desiring to receive assistance under the national service laws;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6DA2433FE53048F6B7DF36E3ED7C2551"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to collaborate with
organizations which have established volunteer recruitment programs, including
those on the Internet, to increase the recruitment capacity of the
Corporation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6179AFBDD9DD4449A58C722DC75FE7CC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>where practicable, to
provide application materials in languages other than English for those with
limited English proficiency who wish to participate in a national service
program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5447098440924BC4A5630000F0180400"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to coordinate with
organizations of former participants of national service programs for service
opportunities that may include capacity building, outreach, and recruitment for
programs receiving assistance under the national service laws;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE3C3D69669924413B067681770A3167D"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to collaborate with the training and
technical assistance programs described in subtitle J and in appropriate
paragraphs of section 198E(b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H34A67DD2BD9045D8929C87DC9BC346E9"><enum>(9)</enum><text>to coordinate the
clearinghouses described in section 198E; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEC0854EDC50544E7A900ADF12060F9A3"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to coordinate with entities receiving funds
under section 198E(b)(11) in establishing the Reserve Corps for alumni of the
national service programs to serve in emergencies, disasters, and other times
of national need.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5117F34869C14AD399D0BA97FF236E27"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Collaboration</header><text>The
duties described in subsection (b) shall be carried out in collaboration with
the State Commissions.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H923617892A6C4872ACF90321A3818063"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authority To contract
with a business</header><text>The Corporation may, through contracts or
cooperative agreements, carry out the marketing duties described in subsection
(b)(1), with priority given to those entities who have established expertise in
the recruitment of disadvantaged youth, members of Indian tribes, and members
of the Baby Boom generation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE50B86EA921F4546B9E11C5228647883"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Campaign To solicit
funds</header><text>The Corporation, through the Director of the Office, may
conduct a campaign to solicit funds for itself to conduct outreach and
recruitment campaigns to recruit a diverse population of service sponsors of
and participants in programs and projects receiving assistance under the
national service laws.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5F1AC6DB4BC84DFAB476BDB1FD2B1494"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The
Director of the Office shall complete a report annually to the Chief Executive
Officer and the Board of Directors on its activities and
results.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H6E20752F94E64D599F08B4DB935410E8"><enum>1707.</enum><header>Study to examine and
increase service programs for veterans and veterans participation in Service
Corps and Community Service and to develop pilot program</header>
<subsection id="H5AB1AB41A6524867BFE989D4D6F57E76"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Planning
study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation for
National and Community Service shall conduct a study to identify—</text>
<paragraph id="H7523C6C173B245548C73FECC558900B2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>specific areas of need
for veterans;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H923807D4621B4235B55B4C6BD7E55998"><enum>(2)</enum><text>how existing programs and
activities carried out under the national service laws could better serve
veterans and veterans service organizations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F0A929309F94BCFA57EBC95DEB38192"><enum>(3)</enum><text>gaps in service to
veterans;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEB828D66D5EC4395B8990057B14FC6CB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>prospects for better
coordination of services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3875C671BE4843EF94846D8500E5D045"><enum>(5)</enum><text>prospects for better
utilization of veterans as resources and volunteers; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A55F29CA00040E382FE74195740A055"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">methods for ensuring the efficient
financial organization of services directed towards veterans.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7B627F2A52194A398385BAA683F89B25"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
study shall be carried out in consultation with veterans’ service
organizations, the Department of Veterans Affairs, State veterans agencies, the
Department of Defense, and other individuals and entities the Corporation
considers appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H521EA92FF9A243A8A161026B146B00F7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Corporation
shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the planning study required
by subsection (a), together with a plan for implementation of a pilot program
using promising strategies and approaches for better targeting and serving
veterans.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H872136E0CCD2445BAE294CEB20C500E4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Pilot
program</header><text>From amounts made available to carry out this subsection,
the Corporation shall develop and carry out a pilot program based on the
findings in the report submitted under subsection (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD6C4C058884145B7B360B2DDCB67D0A0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2008
through 2012.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H8D1EED2BC20A4889962C9F74BEE44BD"><enum>H</enum><header>Amendments to Subtitle
<enum-in-header>H</enum-in-header></header>
<section id="HD7F08B51AA2747818F882BB96596F9E7"><enum>1801.</enum><header>Technical amendments
to subtitle <enum-in-header>H</enum-in-header></header>
<subsection id="H081C35F473344DD8BCE48BC3FBF8E45"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional Corporation
activities To support national service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle H is amended by inserting after
the subtitle heading and before section 198 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4B62D18DCF74C3EA69123FE3571B5B9" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<part id="H5F7A62E0D31D4E65AFF51DEBC81C41E"><enum>I</enum><header>Additional Corporation
Activities to Support National
Service</header>
</part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H47B3F57A5E5B4B8FA86FD512BD47D9C1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical
amendments</header><text>Section 198 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12653">42 U.S.C. 12653</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEE9528A2CC9040ADB6E614CA11FDD150"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by
striking <quote>subsection (r)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection
(g)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDA71DF2D4C5A41B38FF8BE804CD3001C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by
striking <quote>national service programs, including service-learning programs,
and to support innovative and model programs, including</quote> and inserting
<quote>service-learning programs and national service programs,
including</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF50B9C627EF54D269EB1221137EAC800"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsections
(c), (d), (e), and (f);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAEACDDD3707745B4BA532DD2F2C8C41B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (g) as subsection (c);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H726FFC2557874A11BD5BF371AF457D59"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking subsections
(h), (i), and (j);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5332D2C11F4441B1B226E300407D3B5D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (k) as subsection (d);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H07176D7172774F22B6611EED0074D938"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by striking subsections
(l) and (m);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4151233E20DB45F886E6385FF1922BB0"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (n) and (o) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H44130C9F09614B2DBD4183D3C8BDB913"><enum>(9)</enum><text>by striking subsections
(p) and (q);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB2EE5A965E40455D955F7100E83C62F3"><enum>(10)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (r) as subsection (g); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H50EA2C36F9D64F27BAB7E5E101CEDCA6"><enum>(11)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (s) as subsection (h).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H211843934AD14517AB9300504FFB7756"><enum>1802.</enum><header>Repeals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The following provisions are
repealed:</text>
<paragraph id="HB12C18AB6EAB4E44833282D4A082BE32"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Clearinghouses</header><text>Section
198A (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12653a">42 U.S.C. 12653a</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H781FA345DB8F4714AC33B4E1A6B647D1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Military installation
conversion demonstration programs</header><text>Section 198C (42 U.S.C.
12653c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA752B1C0513F487E94D096CD64349B91"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special demonstration
project</header><text>Section 198D (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12653d">42 U.S.C. 12653d</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HE72AC1732C7C445CB01CF2EB098364B5"><enum>1803.</enum><header>Innovative and model
program support</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle H is
further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A8A2D79C0FD46B2AA2BCDE0D8E1A436" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<part id="H4C762BE13CD54652AE2BD200004E8981"><enum>II</enum><header>Innovative and model
program support</header>
<section commented="no" id="H31A3404312EA41CEBEA08DB0F7C79E1B"><enum>198D.</enum><header>Innovative and model
program support</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H393C678353254891AA655493A9E68118"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Methods of Conducting
Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation
may, through grants and fixed amount grants under subsection (c), carry out the
following programs:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H90844D8F821C4312ABFA9626C4BF48E4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Programs for
disadvantaged youth</header><text>A program selected from among those listed in
122(a) where no less than 75 percent of the participants are disadvantaged
youth.</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H279600FF18144D869F0635B42B73368C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Components of
programs</header><text>Such programs may include life skills training,
employment training, educational counseling, program to complete a high-school
diploma or GED, counseling, or a mentoring relationship with an adult
volunteer.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9E6970C6C23144ACAAC2AED76F721F00"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Priority
shall be given to programs that engage retirees to serve as mentors.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H391139E32D0F40BA8CD6EB6222E13C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Programs focused on
learning and thinking skills</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Service programs to solve community
problems while engaging or developing 21st century learning and thinking skills
(critical-thinking and problem solving, communication skills, creativity and
innovation skills, collaboration skills, contextual learning skills,
information and media literacy skills, and information and communications
literacy) and life skills (leadership, ethics, accountability, adaptability,
personal productivity, personal responsibility, people skills, self-direction,
and social responsibility) for school-age youth and low income adults. This may
be a summer of service program or a year-round service program. Priority shall
be given to programs that collaborate with the RSVP program, the AmeriCorps
programs, or the Learn and Serve programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H03451DB837E147199B5F820900077B91"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Programs that engage
youth under the age of 17</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Programs that engage youth under the age of
17 in service to the community to meet unmet human, educational, environmental,
emergency and disaster preparedness, or public safety needs and may be a summer
program or a year-round program. Priority shall be given to programs that
collaborate with the RSVP Program and the AmeriCorps programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H398A016B410747A59CC6135E9163C5CC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Programs that focus on
health and wellness</header><text>Service programs that focus on the health and
wellness of the members of a low-income or rural community. Priority shall be
given to service programs that work to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H6E01EFB253D64884814EAE5886AD9770"><enum>(A)</enum><text>involve the community in
service to those who are at-risk to not receive or pursue health care through
such activities as health and wellness education, prevention, and care;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB34B4E32DEB040D7917D1E19F643FB5F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include in the service program employment
training, where applicable, for participants in the program and may extend this
opportunity to members of the community; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H01FC9B1442714B00AC46CC7DAD525FCD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>collaborate with local
institutions of higher education to include, as a portion of the
pre-professional training of health care professionals including nurses,
doctors, physician assistants, dentists, and emergency medical technicians, a
service component to meet unmet healthcare and wellness needs in the community
in which the service program is being carried out.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H410BE96ADB29406897584C6F3042E630"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Programs that reduce
recidivism</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Programs that
re-engage court-involved youth and adults with the goal of reducing recidivism.
Priority shall be given to such programs that create support systems beginning
in corrections facilities, and programs that have life skills training,
employment training, an education program, including a program to complete a
high-school diploma or GED, educational and career counseling, post program
placement, and support services, which could begin in corrections facilities.
The program may include health and wellness programs, including but not limited
to drug and alcohol treatment, mental health counseling, and smoking
cessation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD279A365E1CB43C2A59866B84C28056C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Programs that recruit
certain individuals</header><text>Demonstration projects for programs that have
as one of their primary purposes the recruitment and acceptance of
court-involved youth and adults as participants, volunteers, or members. Such a
program may serve any purpose otherwise permitted under this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF24A8E6A63A84727AAD5CEE181C0057"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Other innovative and
model programs</header><text>Any other innovative and model programs that the
Corporation considers appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H69E16EA320874D0CB54579FBEEBD78CA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE261A82F7AEA44A6AE5953E7CB2C0095"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Three-year
term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each program funded
under this part shall be carried out over a period of three years, including
one planning year and two additional grant years, with a 1-year extension
possible, if the program meets performance measures developed in accordance
with section 179(a) and any other criteria determined by the
Corporation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0268E9B61305488C92F920684FCE282B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Encouragement</header><text>Each
program funded under this part is encouraged to collaborate with Learn and
Serve, AmeriCorps, VISTA, and the National Senior Service Corps.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8625404FC5AD453400AB56F4141955A0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon completion of the program, the
Corporation shall conduct an independent evaluation of the program and widely
disseminate the results to the service community through multiple channels,
including the Corporation’s Resource Center or a clearinghouse of effective
strategies and recommendations for improvement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26B08E47B67149B0A955CCAEC9FE7F64"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Fixed amount
grants</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H7BEA880F96F64DFA9B4F5828F9A63280"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General</header><text>For
purposes of subsection (a), and subject to the limitations in this subsection,
the Corporation may, upon making a determination described in paragraph (2),
approve a fixed amount grant that is not subject to the Office of Management
and Budget cost principles and related financial recordkeeping
requirements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7C3ACD3338AA400091222E8F3600F971"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>Before
approving a fixed amount grant, the Corporation must determine that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H2327CED9B89A437E915644FAC6D1ED8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the reasonable and
necessary costs of carrying out the terms of the grant significantly exceed the
amount of assistance provided by the Corporation; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HED415DBD48AD45D2A738B1F6712DA78"><enum>(B)</enum><text>based on the nature or
design of the grant, any assistance provided by the Corporation can be
reasonably presumed to be expended on reasonable and necessary costs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9E4107CCEE5747E3B0CE7B74D5AF5BDE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Matching funds</header>
<subparagraph id="HBED9DD49DE92485D8CE0BFBAD3834871"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of carrying out a program
for which a grant is made under this part may not exceed 50 percent of the
total cost of the program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HED2D5E13E66C4D8A8BA8A5D300282DCC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-federal
contribution</header><text>In providing for the remaining share of the cost of
carrying out such a program, each recipient of a grant under this part—</text>
<clause id="H9CEFD9E961A74EF6A83CA9F36DC7E5C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall provide for such
share through a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including
facilities, equipment, or services; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9A40E691A2B449BC8867793465DDD8D3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may provide for such
share through State sources or local sources, including private funds or
donated services.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB52DBB790C5242FDB2E7D9AEBF60006B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To
be eligible to carry out a program under this part, an entity shall prepare,
submit to the Corporation, and obtain approval of, an application at such time
and in such manner as the Corporation requires, and in such manner as the Chief
Executive Officer may reasonably
require.</text>
</subsection></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H1B27F2CA06454DBBA4DCCA6DB2FF7F"><enum>1804.</enum><header>Clearinghouses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle H is further amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC2E9AE0877B644BB8D5D4E3078913E13" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<part id="H48B45E8BA00041EC8219CAADCEFD32B5"><enum>III</enum><header>National Service
Programs Clearinghouse</header>
<section id="HB91D77B0690D404D9CE3E7EA5EEDC186"><enum>198E.</enum><header>National Service
Programs Clearinghouse</header>
<subsection id="HCC296C42AAA74D718725980136B3F66"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall
provide assistance, either by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, to
entities with expertise in the dissemination of information through
clearinghouses to establish one or more clearinghouses for the national service
laws.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H614005BA90D947C592A1FE2BEBFEF05"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Function of
clearinghouse</header><text>Such a clearinghouse may—</text>
<paragraph id="H09DFD3754C714FDBA22876B9B7C9A007"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assist entities carrying
out State or local service-learning and national service programs with needs
assessments and planning;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H10418EA6F24F4F3BAA123F7834C60331"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct research and evaluations concerning
service-learning or programs receiving assistance under the national service
laws unless the recipient is receiving funds for such purpose under part III of
subtitle B and under subtitle H;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1FE3B6613BA448AE8FB4BED5EFC48CFC"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H04DCBEE147DA43D680FC4C428D341B9B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide leadership
development and training to State and local service-learning program
administrators, supervisors, service sponsors, and participants; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HF519562DA8654E1BA89FE6FBFF003E47" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide training to
persons who can provide the leadership development and training described in
subparagraph (A);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDA3F52A6BACD43C7B6F212879CE8B5DC"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate communication among entities
carrying out service-learning programs and programs offered under the national
service laws and participants in such programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB9FB7F3A3A954D35AA732253BA1D76F"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide and disseminate information and
curriculum materials relating to planning and operating service-learning
programs and programs offered under the national service laws, to States,
Territories, Indian tribes, and local entities eligible to receive financial
assistance under the national service laws;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H40E4E18A0AD84D3E8326850020435D14"><enum>(6)</enum><text>provide and disseminate
information regarding methods to make service-learning programs and programs
offered under the national service laws accessible to individuals with
disabilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H82CFCE9759E84CFA963EB1F51CC66EC"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disseminate applications in languages other
than English;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9FEA693E8EA14CB683BF3F41C3251361"><enum>(8)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H58C5FE737CF54C13B2EFDB65E33BC1D6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">gather and disseminate information on
successful service-learning programs and programs offered under the national
service laws, components of such successful programs, innovative curricula
related to service-learning, and service-learning projects; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H585A4FD25A8C4E8E00931FBBC61F8692" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordinate the activities
of the Clearinghouse with appropriate entities to avoid duplication of
effort;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD7139ADA4778496F8B95C06CBF30A4ED"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make recommendations to State and local
entities on quality controls to improve the quality of service-learning
programs and programs offered under the national service laws;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8BF5ECACFFB1461B91E1F195F0066013"><enum>(10)</enum><text>assist organizations in
recruiting, screening, and placing a diverse population of service-learning
coordinators and program sponsors;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0155095857F74789997434719578C7D3"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collaborate with the Office of Outreach and
Recruitment on an alumni network for those former participants in an approved
national service position, to facilitate communication and collaboration
between alumni and to leverage their skills, knowledge, and experiences to
improve service across our Nation and also serve in a Reserve Corps, who are
ready to serve in times of national need;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEE99A896DD1146ECAA2737EAC2C9C6BB"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disseminate effective strategies for
working with disadvantaged youth in national service programs as determined by
organizations with an established expertise working with such youth; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8887320E178C43969FC7FB1D37BC03AE"><enum>(13)</enum><text>carry out such other
activities as the Chief Executive Officer determines to be
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="HC22C6F67F5B94D4DAA763BF0D79E4512"><enum>I</enum><header>American Conservation and
Youth Service Corps</header>
<section id="HC1555786D28D4D6FBD7661AFC57F22C1"><enum>1811.</enum><header>State
application</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 199C(a)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12655b">42 U.S.C. 12655b(a)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after <quote>a State</quote> the
following: <quote>, Territory,</quote>.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H2E20355EEEF5430C83D779C44020D84E"><enum>J</enum><header>Training and Technical
Assistance</header>
<section id="H49242588A8CB48EBB899F1ADF1D81500"><enum>1821.</enum><header>Training and
technical assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title I
is further amended by adding at the end the following new subtitle:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36AF4FF2528248FC9FB8CD7186820045" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subtitle id="HFE626CFA038B4BCCB9C693C00D0FC6D"><enum>J</enum><header>Training and Technical
Assistance</header>
<section id="HCA679CFEEE2547F4A2F03BD4AFE45BE5"><enum>199N.</enum><header>Training and
technical assistance</header>
<subsection id="HF7F9666782634E2291002DB3CD818BC9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Corporation shall conduct, either directly or through
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, including through State
Commissions on National and Community Service, appropriate training and
technical assistance to—</text>
<paragraph id="H84EF8276561B40EF829F3F66FA59335C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">programs receiving assistance under the
national service laws; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB637D00EC0964D049790A8418125C83D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>entities (particularly
those in rural areas and underserved communities)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE9B1F57FECA74E2193E4172C0341666B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that desire to carry out
or establish national service programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1456ED3FF31C421785354BD286C37035"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that desire to apply for
assistance under the national service laws; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAAD17D94180746808FE6E3F03DEC1D25"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that desire to apply for
a subgrant under the national service laws.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H10BE926549B5434598F835F89F4671F2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities
included</header><text>Such training and technical assistance activities may
include—</text>
<paragraph id="H7B3DA112632D416CAFCC57A052214C1D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>providing technical
assistance to those applying to carry out national service programs or those
carrying out national service programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3BF8EAACC9CA462CB9EFAEF27EB60830"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promoting leadership development in
national service programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEC9D1575EA4444E1B0A15F11D8B19161"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improving the
instructional and programmatic quality of national service programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDECAE4ADF7FC4178A865FD4432BDDB78"><enum>(4)</enum><text>developing the management
and budgetary skills of those operating or overseeing national service
programs, including to increase the cost effectiveness of the programs under
the national service laws;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H58E81F59CC904A74BC2C2CAAAD006EFE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>providing for or
improving the training provided to the participants in programs under the
national service laws;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1A4DC9326490456985F16E66405FAAAF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>facilitating the
education of national service programs in risk management procedures, including
the training of participants in appropriate risk management practices;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE95C1BB598F6440F90CA9BA1AB52564"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">training of those operating or overseeing
national service programs in volunteer recruitment, management, and retention
to improve the abilities of such individuals to use participants and other
volunteers in an effective manner which results in high quality service and the
desire of participants or volunteers to continue to serve in other capacities
after the program is completed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1393D69C40BB46C8987BFCB096A50000"><enum>(8)</enum><text>training of those
operating or overseeing national service programs in program evaluation and
performance measures to inform practices to augment the capacity and
sustainability of the program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7FC7BF7A614E45FFB2242EB01EC64D21"><enum>(9)</enum><text>training of those
operating or overseeing national service programs to effectively accommodate
people with disabilities to increase the participation of people with
disabilities in national service programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HECC1F5E2DFD84DE8AD827DCD12F800FF"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing networks and collaboration
among employers, educators, and other key stakeholders in the community to
further leverage resources to increase local participation and to coordinate
community-wide planning and service;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1734CBC4C02D40DAB5BB4173F9DB42C5"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing training and technical assistance
for the National Senior Service Corps; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4BF478C7902F40D380F2FCC9F533D800"><enum>(12)</enum><text>carrying out such other
activities as the Chief Executive Officer determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H692D5F0A17C14009893EAD6426D58362"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall give priority to
programs under the national service laws and those entities wishing to
establish programs under the national service laws seeking training or
technical assistance that—</text>
<paragraph id="H7FC13D09DF2D4621A96788F4E31EE638"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">seek to carry out (as defined in section
101) high quality programs where the services are needed most;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H721ADA4ED91647EF80895B7E81CDAF1E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">seek to carry out (as defined in section
101) high quality programs where national service programs do not currently
exist or where the programs are too limited to meet community needs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0F294CA6AEC749CBB2F2086EAF35DB8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">seek to carry out (as defined in section
101) high quality programs that focus on and provide service opportunities for
underserved rural and urban areas and populations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4990F478D3124559ABA97BE65DFFF25"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist programs in developing a service
component that combines students, out-of-school youths, and older adults as
participants to provide needed community
services.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="HC4B318E54DF8424F9CF9D64241BB97A7"><enum>K</enum><header>Repeal of Title
<enum-in-header>III</enum-in-header> (Points of Light Foundation)</header>
<section commented="no" id="H3BA181A979E0467C8897504BE8362434"><enum>1831.</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title III (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12661">42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.</external-xref>) is
repealed.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="HEDA3C538398443EEB69324A1F7EDC5A"><enum>L</enum><header>Amendments to Title
<enum-in-header>V</enum-in-header> (Authorization of Appropriations)</header>
<section commented="no" id="H0CF145CAA1ED4BA7B75930A1702C91D5"><enum>1841.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 501 (42
U.S.C. 12681) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H93E43E1F5606402599EB614837F684" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" id="H4AA6D20AA8DA46768BBE634BD64895EA"><enum>501.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H0CD079617B7344FB9BEBEBC62C0686DE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Title
<enum-in-header>I</enum-in-header></header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H6630666ECEAC4ABD8EE0902B4340B717"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Subtitle b</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H3BB480DA26CB46A48289848762858C2E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to provide
financial assistance under subtitle B of title I—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H68B7D8BE0B1C4FBCA7FFAB2469ACB81D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$65,000,000 for fiscal
year 2008, of which $10,000,000 shall be for summer of service grants and
$10,000,000 shall be deposited in the National Service Trust to support summer
of service educational awards; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H7328D5CE8F774CF393729B00AEDE4816"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF78524A9EFB444D891A20B4566E7697"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Programs</header><text>Of
the amount appropriated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H69C447C4AEDF45119155C6AAB4421E46"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not more than 63.75
percent shall be available to provide financial assistance under part I of
subtitle B of title I;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HC2D45EDF9BE148B2AE596F2FD6E14B02"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not more than 25 percent
shall be available to provide financial assistance under part II of such
subtitle; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H4ED7A11DC1F84955A43EA4731E463050"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>not less than 11.25
percent shall be available to provide financial assistance under part III of
such subtitle.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HEEA09C478C704889A5DDDAB7BB58666"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subtitles c, d, and
h</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H52D83D36770D499081F93433AEE0800"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to provide
financial assistance under subtitles C and H of title I, to administer the
National Service Trust and disburse national service educational awards and
scholarships under subtitle D of title I, and to carry out such audits and
evaluations as the Chief Executive Officer or the Inspector General of the
Corporation may determine to be necessary, $485,000,000 for fiscal year 2008,
and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through
2012.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H86C289E4D249439DB769CBD350026BF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Programs</header><text>Of
the amount appropriated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, up to 15
percent shall be made available to provide financial assistance under
subsections (b) and (c) of section 126, and under subtitle H of title I.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H88ABE019E53A47F1BFEBBC758E44432B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Subtitle
c</header><text>Of the amount appropriated under subparagraph (A), the
following amounts shall be made available to provide financial assistance under
section 121 of subtitle C of title I:</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H3D7DD82E5ECA468B866167B86732FDFE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2008, not
more than $324,000,000.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H6A900437CDFC47AFB88781A082F1F805"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2009,
not more than $357,000,000.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H6FD85B15E8D545D6B871CF75448D2BC7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2010,
not more than $397,000,000.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HC080D3654BB4450500EDE91B26ACFBD4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>For each of fiscal years
2011 through 2012, such sums as may be necessary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD531CEBE5C374A85B2417E8CA0D02F61"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Subtitle
e</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to operate the National
Civilian Community Corps and provide financial assistance under subtitle E of
title I, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for
each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD5A73A0C5B6447429D1050916E46F2F4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H26562B09E8124166B1771494C771413F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for the
administration of this Act, including financial assistance under sections
126(a) and 196B, $51,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6B3E77EF687D4F499CE89C7D4FA74FE7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Corporation</header><text>Of
the amounts appropriated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HED06CD165EA548E2854F20CA07CDE6D0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>up to 69 percent shall be
made available to the Corporation for the administration of this Act, including
to provide financial assistance under section 196B; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H6363223BE44447C300A2A29EBEAA3FF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the remainder shall be
available to provide financial assistance under section 126(a).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H25C6EE91736B4DDAA770812FA6242847"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Training and technical
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts
appropriated for a fiscal year under subtitles B, C, and H of title I of this
Act and under titles I and II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973,
the Corporation shall reserve up to 2.5 percent to carry out subtitle J of this
Act. Notwithstanding subsection (b), amounts so reserved shall be available
only for the fiscal year for which they are reserved.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HD6504CCD01544C3E902CE285BD2C1E3B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of
Appropriations</header><text>Funds appropriated under this section shall remain
available until
expended.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>AMENDMENTS TO THE
DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973</header>
<section id="HA9B154C346C34158BC9DC6481C4EBDEB"><enum>2001.</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise specifically provided,
whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal of a provision, the reference shall be considered to be
made to a provision of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C.
4950 et seq.).</text>
</section><subtitle id="H1A596450FE6C4AE8BFA81EE3EE23F4"><enum>A</enum><header>Amendments to Title
<enum-in-header>I</enum-in-header> (National Volunteer Antipoverty
Programs)</header>
<section id="HABAA55C3C9AC43BBA73B1BFB33AA88FD"><enum>2101.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4950">42 U.S.C. 4950</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7FB0F7AA9CB848B2822955871FD5BD7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by
striking <quote>both young and older citizens</quote> and inserting
<quote>citizens of all ages and backgrounds</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC341D0290874484FA811AC64DEB284D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by
striking <quote>local agencies</quote> and all that follows through the period
at the end and inserting <quote>local agencies, expand relationships with, and
support for, the efforts of civic, community, and educational organizations,
and utilize the energy, innovative spirit, experience, and skills of all
Americans.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H02788CCBF8B74FB98DD8DA2C2DC00064"><enum>2102.</enum><header>Purpose of the VISTA
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101 (42 U.S.C.
4951) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HAA9E69D0DF764B97B3A8CD14EB3D5445"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the second sentence,
by striking <quote>afflicted with</quote> and inserting <quote>affected
by</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8FA0D3F030D24179A7315F82F22F568E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the third sentence, by
striking <quote>local level</quote> and all that follows through the period at
the end and inserting <quote>local level, to support efforts by local agencies
and organizations to achieve long-term sustainability of projects, consistent
with section 186 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, initiated
or expanded under the VISTA program activities, and to strengthen local
agencies and community organizations to carry out the purpose of this
part.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H3776F9CAA4654286917600FCB1800B9"><enum>2103.</enum><header>Applications</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 103 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4953">42 U.S.C. 4953</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3CE45BFC70254244A402E78437A2E2D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC11BE4D0F9AF4A5BAC64AA002FEA8193"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by
inserting <quote>the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,</quote>
after <quote>American Samoa,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F0FE93637324F4DACD7620070FB9EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="H41331D6D651B4695B6B658FA047EA13"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>handicapped</quote> and inserting <quote>disabled</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6A002987B8234A418600349F6588A741"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>handicaps</quote> and inserting <quote>disabilities</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6D41D30EB14C4EEAB9727C7C80BEAA43"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by
striking <quote>jobless, the hungry, and low-income</quote> and inserting
<quote>unemployed, the hungry, and low-income</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H744A80F5B97D47828B2E4ECD09BCFBB7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by
striking <quote>prevention, education,</quote> and inserting <quote>through
prevention, education, rehabilitation, and treatment,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H30EA0E8387EA497BA1310814AC14456E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by
inserting <quote>, mental illness,</quote> after
<quote>including</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA6E2F342598443BBBA9832D1D93873C"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by
striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5070ED138D4B47288C73625C0699D2D4"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by
striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B4AF37F248246F1BD00856DC8F4A014"><enum>(H)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD58E0BB9E6C4D3BBF737941540962E1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H97E36932031C46879013D13F6500836B"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the re-entry and re-integration of
formerly incarcerated youth and adults into society, including life skills
training, employment training, counseling, educational training, and
educational counseling;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFED06F608B4349C394BB46DC2037B800"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in developing and carrying out financial
literacy, financial planning, budgeting, savings, and reputable credit
accessibility programs in low-income communities, including those programs
which educate on financing home ownership and higher education;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H16CCE256965A4AEBBF881CCE9B1CE4B"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in initiating and
supporting before-school and after-school programs servicing children in
low-income communities that may engage participants in mentoring relationships,
tutoring, life skills, or study skills programs, service-learning, physical,
nutrition, and health education programs, including programs aimed at fighting
childhood obesity, and other activities addressing the needs of the community’s
children;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF061FBA25C9441108CDE88569907C3CD"><enum>(11)</enum><text>in establishing and
supporting community economic development initiatives, including
micro-enterprises, with a priority on such programs in rural areas and other
areas where such programs are needed most;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H250244A830454BFDB8008DFBFB46A1E7"><enum>(12)</enum><text>in assisting veterans
and their families through establishing or augmenting programs which assist
such persons with access to legal assistance, health care (including mental
health), employment counseling or training, education counseling or training,
affordable housing, and other support services; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBDB8F9194FE0493DBA6393C5CB8C3547"><enum>(13)</enum><text>in addressing the health
and wellness of low-income and underserved communities, including programs to
increase access to preventive services, insurance, and health
care.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF54FEEBC3AD1439B9DB12EB497A7E844"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD5C4ADF8D83F4ECB8C73000056131493"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by
striking <quote>recruitment and placement procedures</quote> and inserting
<quote>recruitment and placement procedures that involve sponsoring
organizations and</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D18C8FF3D5A42CEAF9CFBC8D04ED66"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="H95E71FB7195B4B039EA5B122FEE1C379"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by
striking <quote>central information system that shall, on request, promptly
provide</quote> and inserting <quote>database that provides</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H746F4484634B4B81A3F73543F0002BC4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)—</text>
<subclause id="HF1D624A944E44C78A0AAEDD73ED8C48"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>timely
and effective</quote> and inserting <quote>timely and cost-effective</quote>;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7773C35D3A5C4A7493A569ABDE32ADCF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the
recruitment of volunteers</quote> and inserting <quote>recruitment and
management of volunteers</quote>; and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E8158D2C73F424E9082A283AE6168BB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD7ED0902E62947D0AC349E621F6396B2" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<text>The Director
shall give priority to—</text><subparagraph id="id4E4A1C7FF9874CE9BC8060BF3D5EF261"><enum>(A)</enum><text>disadvantaged youth (as
defined in section 101 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990) and
low-income adults; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id53794A89F6054F8B83A113521E121B87"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">retired adults of any profession, but with
an emphasis on those professions whose services and training are most needed in
a community, such as the health care professions, teaching, counseling, and
engineering and other professions requiring a high level of technical and
project management skills, to utilize their experience, including professional
skills, in the VISTA
program.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H683FCCE5DA7F490DA769BBA55DBCB1DB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(B), by
striking <quote>information system</quote> and inserting
<quote>database</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6866D4E31CE9414E9B2BECA69D31BE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H26D3412448BD4EE6916F66D944F3B5CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="HEFD9AD889E5B4C6100CE1BCECAC2E0B8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>personnel described in subsection
(b)(2)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>personnel described in subsection
(b)(2)(C), sponsoring organizations, and the Office of Outreach and
Recruitment</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4ADFD51EAB8E4E23A0A4F40112959CA8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by
inserting <quote>the Internet and related technologies,</quote> after
<quote>television,</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H04B3A3E5DF624800803ED8204701AE8F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by
inserting <quote>Internet and related technologies,</quote> after
<quote>through the</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HF55879C020324771B61CF48E6B98E3E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by
inserting after <quote>senior citizens organizations,</quote> the following:
<quote>offices of economic development, State employment security agencies,
employment offices,</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6A7414B5FFBC4C33006D574DAFB04D97"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), by
striking <quote>National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993</quote> and
inserting <quote>National and Community Service Act of 1990</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE1CA122B9A8644F1A668C0D7A6221510"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G), by
striking <quote>, on request,</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H80234EEB281F4A2B9D176787A83600F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by
striking <quote>this subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>this subsection
and related public awareness and recruitment activities under the national
service laws and through the Office of Outreach and Recruitment</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB16B19102AB40BCBF634BA7478C05B7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4)—</text>
<clause id="H934495D609064C4C88BDD2C83B421B3F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Beginning</quote> and all that follows through <quote>for the
purpose</quote> and inserting <quote>For the purpose</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6FC321E99696452F9EA138D7C82CF7E9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>1.5
percent</quote> and inserting <quote>2 percent</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6BDBB1F24FBD4DFD002143B43122C5EA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by amending the second
sentence of subsection (d) to read as follows: <quote>Whenever feasible, such
efforts shall be coordinated with an appropriate local workforce investment
board established under section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998.</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC70C332C6AD14E72A935F8CE01D2B500"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (g) by
striking <quote>and has been submitted to the Governor</quote> and all that
follows and inserting a period; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0F3DF151F14D4A6BB9584B563800C1C1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HE03DE2E45B4B42A8968F3FCD663CE0B1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H60771F29F79B4167A1004C55D9DA43B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The Director may enter
into agreements under which public and private nonprofit organizations, with
sufficient financial capacity and size, pay for all or a portion of the costs
of supporting the service of volunteers under this title, consistent with the
provisions of section 186 of the National and Community Service Act of
1990.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HE6444889FFA743BD9952FA5F0F940E6"><enum>2104.</enum><header>VISTA programs of
national significance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part A
of title I is amended by inserting after section 103 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4953">42 U.S.C. 4953</external-xref>) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0726A0E4A5A24C1A968C6EB39BE000B6" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="HF460C0037AA743EAAD2F35CD5DB5B5AC"><enum>103A.</enum><header>VISTA programs of
national significance</header>
<subsection id="HA73F039AB46E4504A12CAF442EF6F2AC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With not less than
one-third of the funds made available under subsection (d) in each fiscal year,
the Director shall make grants for VISTA positions to support programs of
national significance. Each program for which a grant is received under this
subsection shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements applicable
to that program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6430900EDF814A4B9056782DA5C5015C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities
supported</header><text>The Director shall make grants under subsection (a) to
support one or more of the following programs to address problems that concern
low-income and rural communities in the Nation:</text>
<paragraph id="H260DF6D95EE44CE88C25971B3D0947D5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In developing and
carrying-out financial literacy, financial planning, budgeting, savings, and
reputable credit accessibility programs in low-income communities, including
those programs which educate on financing home ownership and higher
education.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA3ACB6C316834B5E9DFA1400E2003954"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In initiating and
supporting before-school and after-school programs in low-income communities
that may include such activities as establishing mentoring relationships,
physical education, tutoring, instruction in 21st century thinking skills, life
skills, and study skills, community service, service-learning, nutrition and
health education, and other activities aimed at keeping children, safe,
educated, and healthy, which serve the children in such community.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD78838C6E4444A53A051C512E827B28"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In establishing and
supporting community economic development initiatives, including
micro-enterprises, with a priority on such programs in rural areas and areas
where such programs are needed most.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H660E503450694E02934015A2CE252F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In assisting veterans and
their families through establishing or augmenting programs which assist such
persons with access to legal assistance, health care (including mental health),
employment counseling or training, education counseling or training, affordable
housing, and other support services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE0461C834ABF48ADA46BF1BFCEED2F9B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In addressing the health
and wellness of low-income and underserved communities across our Nation,
including programs to fight childhood obesity through nutrition, physical
fitness, and other associated life skills education programs and programs to
increase access to preventive services, insurance, and health care.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2FF3E3BEC25E480AAC2459796C58A401"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<paragraph id="H0CA991BDBF464C02B38753DB21063E8D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>In
order to receive a grant under subsection (a), an applicant shall submit an
application to the Director at such time and in such manner as the Director
requires and receive approval of the application. Such application shall, at a
minimum, demonstrate to the Director a level of expertise in carrying out such
a program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5A33F2A6F4F7431CAE1EDC0476A86D8E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Supplement not
supplant</header><text>Funds made available under subsection (d) shall be used
to supplement and not supplant the number of VISTA volunteers engaged in
programs addressing the problem for which such funds are awarded unless such
sums are an extension of funds previously provided under this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE0055BE3D6B14B4FA336DA1693ACEA8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="H9DA50DF4ECDD48CB8E35645E8D005CDA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From the amounts appropriate under section 501 for each
fiscal year there shall be available to the Director such sums as may be
necessary to make grants under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5BC71FDC1A2C43EDA8004E6194CCFD34"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>No
funds shall be made available to the Director to make grants under subsection
(a) unless the amounts appropriated under section 501 available for such fiscal
year to carry out part A are sufficient to maintain the number of projects and
volunteers funded under part A in the preceding fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFBD0D984878D476DAFC6C41D16588F9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Information</header><text>The
Director shall widely disseminate information on grants that may be made under
this section, including through the Office of Outreach and Recruitment and
other volunteer recruitment programs being carried out by public or private
non-profit
organizations.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H26E607520B21406DB7EACA75C468FEC"><enum>2105.</enum><header>Terms and periods of
service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 104(d) (42
U.S.C. 4954(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFA823C0664B34CB58FAF23E63D5B92A0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by
striking <quote>with the terms and conditions of their service.</quote> and
inserting <quote>with the terms and conditions of their service or any adverse
action, such as termination, proposed by the sponsoring organization. The
procedure shall provide for an appeal to the Director of any proposed
termination.</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE4521D75316F4E2C877CF8AE3B38EE60"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the third sentence (as
amended by this section), by striking <quote>and the terms and conditions of
their service</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H6FF4BDDB8C914C2CBDC6F4D78F53BD48"><enum>2106.</enum><header>Support
Service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 105(a)(1)(B)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4955">42 U.S.C. 4955(a)(1)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>Such stipend</quote>
and all that follows through <quote>in the case of persons</quote> and
inserting <quote>Such stipend shall be set at a minimum of $125 per month and a
maximum of $150 per month, subject to the availability of funds to accomplish
such a maximum. The Director may provide a stipend of $250 per month in the
case of persons</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H6C618A56FC0642EA9B866138B2126908"><enum>2107.</enum><header>Sections
repealed</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The following
provisions are repealed:</text>
<paragraph id="H5D4A3BD5AD3A4D73B056EC91326B8B27"><enum>(1)</enum><header>VISTA literacy
corps</header><text>Section 109 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4959">42 U.S.C. 4959</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA3863B3874AA472D934FCF46276300F0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>University year for
VISTA</header><text>Part B of title I (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4971">42 U.S.C. 4971 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA38F6D0953334831BE90C3F255283594"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Literacy challenge
grants</header><text>Section 124 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4995">42 U.S.C. 4995</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H7A17B673E4C44502AD02C9F8FDD451A7"><enum>2108.</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 121 (42
U.S.C. 4991) is amended in the second sentence by striking
<quote>situations</quote> and inserting <quote>organizations</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HA0DEC1BE3BB846988F5D574645E08160"><enum>2109.</enum><header>Financial
assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 123 (42
U.S.C. 4993) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H625888D3148F412E9737A1058E7E77E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">TECHNICAL
AND</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9DD50C957B794EBB9665006DFFC063D9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>technical and</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H976FC92A34C849E5976DF689712400F6"><enum>B</enum><header>Amendments to Title
<enum-in-header>II</enum-in-header> (National Senior Volunteer Corps)</header>
<section id="H9B8347C2F40B41B08268793F74E51EF"><enum>2201.</enum><header>Change in
name</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title II (42 U.S.C. 5000
et seq.) is amended in the title heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="title" style="OLC">NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER
CORPS</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="title" style="OLC">NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE
CORPS</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HAA41EF5C071C42E293EBF0FA7F4B917"><enum>2202.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 200 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5000">42 U.S.C. 5000</external-xref>) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HC0F6B8ABA7C149D68E92C6B9757B98B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="HBD30924057E04DC7AEF7DA81D9E3C94F"><enum>200.</enum><header>Statement of
purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the purpose of
this title to provide—</text>
<paragraph id="H032DFF9DB6684D4FA120A9E3DA17FA91"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">opportunities for senior service to meet
unmet local, State, and national needs in the areas of education, public
safety, emergency and disaster preparedness, relief, and recovery, health and
human needs, and the environment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H02B1150E3449417FB5C81D10E5DBF500"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for the National Senior
Service Corps, comprised of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, the
Foster Grandparent Program, and the Senior Companion Program, and demonstration
and other programs to empower people 55 years of age or older to contribute to
their communities through service, enhance the lives of those who serve and
those whom they serve, and provide communities with valuable services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8ED17FAF76FD42D5BE43889286423E56"><enum>(3)</enum><text>opportunities for people
55 years of age or older, through the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, to
share their knowledge, experiences, abilities, and skills for the betterment of
their communities and themselves;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5131AE3FD23D4567BF0067153130C53D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>opportunities for
low-income people 55 years of age or older, through the Foster Grandparents
Program, to have a positive impact on the lives of children in need;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H25C29916E0C94EFEAC81894F05F4AA09"><enum>(5)</enum><text>opportunities for
low-income people 55 years of age or older, through the Senior Companion
Program, to provide critical support services and companionship to adults at
risk of institutionalization and who are struggling to maintain a dignified
independent life; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H942164ED6E5745C89C8D965C18DA4266"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for research, training, demonstration, and
other program activities to increase and improve opportunities for people 55
years of age or older to meet unmet needs, including those related to public
safety, public health, and emergency and disaster preparedness, relief, and
recovery, in their
communities.</text>
</paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HCCB3C3B408A24089A3C391A5C25B9017"><enum>2203.</enum><header>Grants and contracts
for volunteer service projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 201 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5001">42 U.S.C. 5001</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H95FCEB360B674C42AD02A7F3B031BECD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2DE52DB8E3E34783B7728E40F127A487"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking <quote>avail themselves of opportunities for
volunteer service in their community</quote> and inserting <quote>share their
experiences, abilities, and skills for the betterment of their communities and
themselves through service</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1603A1A94E9F496D9E7B071636C71579"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by
striking <quote>, and individuals 60 years of age or older will be given
priority for enrollment,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC07F43B583944A71B68E7C1BF8597ED"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by
inserting <quote>either prior to or during the volunteer service</quote> after
<quote>may be necessary</quote>; and—</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2205DE9F9A9B405E80DA6413A0969F91"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4)
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF571050064EB4746A324258384EEABB" reported-display-style="italic" style="traditional">
<paragraph id="H3BCBEC09BE184E8B942D00B83F57AFF8"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the project is being designed and
implemented with the advice of experts in the field of service to be delivered
as well as with those who have expertise in the recruitment and management of
volunteers, particularly those of the Baby Boom
generation.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H94870D97953B4B95867BE3DCE9D5A0B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending subsection
(c) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCE59B5C0C244F3282515FB721A55401" reported-display-style="italic" style="traditional">
<subsection id="HB26D3D3A65BF4DCA9E6FA82F44CE24C8"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall give priority to
projects—</text>
<paragraph id="H7EDA7D23665B4100BD7E030090B9FDAF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">utilizing retired scientists, technicians,
engineers, and mathematicians (the STEM professionals) to improve Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education through activities
such as assisting teachers in classroom demonstrations or laboratory
experiences, running after-school, weekend, or summer programs designed to
engage disadvantaged youth (as defined in section 101 of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990) or low-income, minority youth in the STEM fields
and to improve mastery of the STEM content, providing field trips to
businesses, institutions of higher education, museums, and other locations
where the STEM professions are practiced or illuminated;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBBEE7AC5E52843F9AE18AA93CCABD88F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>utilizing retired health
care professionals to improve the health and wellness of low income or rural
communities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA42011FADE414CA28778C2E3D7D59455"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">utilizing retired criminal justice
professionals for programs designed to prevent disadvantaged youth (as defined
in section 101 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990) from joining
gangs or committing crimes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE2E248415E494CCA007B665DDF08063"><enum>(4)</enum><text>utilizing retired
military and emergency professionals for programs to improve public safety,
emergency and disaster preparedness, relief, and recovery, search and rescue,
and homeland security efforts; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB116ACEC97F845A9878376036BBB9B"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">utilizing retired computer science
professionals, technicians of related technologies, business professionals, and
others with relevant knowledge to increase, for low income individuals and
families, access to and obtaining the benefits from computers and other
existing and emerging technologies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H788BA40401EB414E828CD3CC7E751695"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E8880AAC48240BFA941AD01A4AF2C00" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H90F32C367BD4425BA7E232A4E38CDC13"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Competitive
re-evaluation</header>
<paragraph id="H78A23C64A8CC45B282D51602A9E8F5B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
section 412, a grant or contract shall not, after fiscal year 2009, be awarded
or renewed under this section unless—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF4B73F1B33F647B0AC22B23E09DF71CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the program for which the award or renewal
is to be made is competitively re-evaluated in comparison to other programs;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB15D560C61E444983DFB2F49BEC58F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the program for which the award or renewal
is to be made—</text>
<clause id="H6E4F4D07BA0E40238159F825B591B5B3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>received an award or
renewal in a fiscal year that was both—</text>
<subclause id="H901AF8B21310458689E5B0265F6E0384"><enum>(I)</enum><text>within the preceding
three fiscal years; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA5607BC508F047CBBD8CBE6E39474844"><enum>(II)</enum><text>after fiscal year 2009;
and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H204093EDF4D842A09FABBB31B03DA39"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>was competitively
re-evaluated in connection with that award or renewal in that fiscal
year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H03C9B09A1B9D42AEBC66BAF7A01F4300"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Each
competitive re-evaluation required by paragraph (1) shall be carried out
through a process that ensures that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H31A7053AD187495DB50087ABC360DCF7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the resulting grants (or contracts) support
no less than the volunteer service years of the previous grant (or contract)
cycle in a given service area;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB2BA436CE754DF18400D04446111667"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the resulting grants (or
contracts) maintain a similar program distribution; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H859F67DB6D154E2A005E9D7643A5BC00"><enum>(C)</enum><text>every effort is made to
minimalize the disruption of volunteers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H29BCC93DB2CB4BD8872CFA293F990669"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority
consideration</header><text>The competitive re-evaluation shall include some
form of priority consideration for existing grantees in good
standing.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H3C2F245D53F643E388F66DC8DE3B60D"><enum>2204.</enum><header>Foster Grandparent
Program grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 211 (42
U.S.C. 5011) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2D2845717C47482BB99E9B4FA2ABC12D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by
striking <quote>low-income persons aged sixty or over</quote> and inserting
<quote>low-income and other persons aged 55 or over</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H78344D79C4834317819BAE41C0C91FAA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEF9093E2024E447AB8B383B95CCF6D59"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="HA5984310AB474CF4A027734272A4D5D0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>shall have the exclusive authority to
determine, pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this
subsection—</quote> and inserting <quote>may determine—</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC0D888D7F574425EBF14D8A3D5B31D85"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by
striking <quote>and</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H001D98398B6248CBA30064BB385DC003"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by
striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H27E345AF804D4840BE03CB14E7554500"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding after
subparagraph (B) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H85D4F2DB5F084340A009C49B3A66100" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subclause id="H64C05335343E470D00516F5E4CE596BF" indent="up3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>whether it is in the best
interests of a child receiving, and of a particular foster grandparent
providing, services in such a project, to continue such relationship after the
child reaches the age of 21, if such child was receiving such services prior to
attaining the age of
21.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88927745C6D84391A61D2DBF889F7E51"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph
(2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF10BFC06B10E4F56AE857FAB8CA8CDB5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8B7978EDC5324D00A0D0DC7DDDDD196B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) (as
redesignated by this section), by striking <quote>paragraphs (1) and
(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (1)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3A4055E92A5443A4BD1B72FE5910BC47"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding after paragraph
(2) (as redesignated by this section) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H34432C66332B4B0EB187BBEAD6D4F344" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H219772C07D32473FB2C400C09BAABC" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>If an
assignment of a foster grandparent is suspended or discontinued, the
replacement of that foster grandparent shall be determined through the mutual
agreement of all parties involved in the provision of services to the
child.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H955EF8840D054A898443B2E357E0081"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (d), in the
second sentence, by striking <quote>Any stipend</quote> and all that follows
through <quote>inflation,</quote> and inserting <quote>Any stipend or allowance
provided under this part shall not exceed 75 percent of the minimum wage under
section 6 the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/206">29 U.S.C. 206</external-xref>), and the Federal
share shall not be less than $2.65 per hour, provided that the Director shall
adjust the Federal share once prior to December 31, 2012, to account for
inflation,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4546824100CB4E308BDB8985D404873"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H915448DB1A9446B8AE36271410299120"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by
striking <quote>125</quote> and inserting <quote>200</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H332FF5D18A454D1ABC20E8DDF09E0D3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by
striking <quote>, as so adjusted</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>local situations</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H29066BEA1A5349F8BDC4F8D31846B4E0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by striking subsection
(f) and inserting:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HD3AB981111D841708486047C6F20B3E1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H83C4E4DF14484841B78C74E884F560D6"><enum>(f)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H363957D0B1DF4FD8BCC1BA3F67A2B22C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Subject to the
restrictions in paragraph (3), individuals who are not low-income persons may
serve as volunteers under this part. The regulations issued by the Director to
carry out this part (other than regulations relating to stipends or allowances
to individuals authorized by subsection (d)) shall apply to all volunteers
under this part, without regard to whether such volunteers are eligible to
receive a stipend or allowance under subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H41032D67835F489CAF6EF025912579BE" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Except as provided under
paragraph (1), each recipient of a grant or contract to carry out a project
under this part shall give equal treatment to all volunteers who participate in
such project, without regard to whether such volunteers are eligible to receive
a stipend or allowance under subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H1B6455826AB349D78C40547034419116" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An individual who is not
a low-income person may not become a volunteer under this part if allowing that
individual to become a volunteer under this part would prevent a low-income
person from becoming a volunteer under this part or would displace a low-income
person from being a volunteer under this part.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HEE72724CC93140DF8ECF8DA362E9D4F" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Office of Outreach and Recruitment
shall conduct outreach to ensure the inclusion of low-income persons in
programs and activities authorized under this
title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H950462766B7047388F00A9982897B9A"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following new subsections:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H0A698EBEB2354F2AA3FE6F0E204DAC1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H9BB22B737EB04033ADA544E6A2EF548C"><enum>(g)</enum><text>The Director may also
provide a stipend or allowance in an amount not to exceed 10 percent more than
the amount established under subsection (d) to leaders who, on the basis of
past experience as volunteers, special skills, and demonstrated leadership
abilities, may coordinate activities, including training, and otherwise support
the service of volunteers under this part.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9BEDE5585ED7402F92D2A782328C9E53"><enum>(h)</enum><text>The program may accept up
to 15 percent of volunteers serving in a project under this part for a fiscal
year who do not meet the definition of <quote>low-income</quote> under
subsection (e), upon certification by the recipient of a grant or contract that
it is unable to effectively recruit and place low-income volunteers in the
number of placements approved for the
project.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H4521C57298784AC5B33F84ED34FACB5C"><enum>2205.</enum><header>Senior Companion
Program grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 213 (42
U.S.C. 5013) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA03A453706E14C36929B4ED897080372"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by
striking <quote>low-income persons aged 60 or over</quote> and inserting
<quote>low-income and other persons aged 55 or over</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB78BD8BF788F4B9AAE7EF878454829A0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by
striking <quote>Subsections (d), (e), and (f)</quote> and inserting
<quote>Subsections (d) through (h)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C865F725DE143D5BF8D7292909123C8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection
(c)(2)(B) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H4D70B7D7B17C4498B8B7F34BA309153C" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HF9106EF1BEE14D32B5ACEFC3EA2928EE" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Senior companion
volunteer trainers and leaders may receive a stipend or allowance consistent
with subsection (g) authorized under subsection (d) of section 211, as approved
by the
Director.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HC6967153D34444FB86D08134E07AA00"><enum>2206.</enum><header>Promotion of National
Senior Service Corps</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
221 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5021">42 U.S.C. 5021</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3091355776A645B09F54E82855FAAE47"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading,
by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">volunteer</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">service</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD8419671C58541D894341B2D08F03B30"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2), by
inserting <quote>of all ages and backgrounds living in rural, suburban, and
urban localities</quote> after <quote>greater participation of
volunteers</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H64FF6757A1D54E959F96DCF66BF039A4"><enum>2207.</enum><header>Technical
amendments</header>
<subsection id="H7231A4E669C1485D861E20224793A72C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Change in Age
Eligibility</header><text>Section 223 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5023">42 U.S.C. 5023</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>sixty years and older from minority groups</quote> and inserting
<quote>55 years and older from minority and underserved
populations</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE5F68E4FE79244FFB9BE22292CB469F0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Name
Change</header><text>Section 224 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5024">42 U.S.C. 5024</external-xref>) is amended in the heading by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">volunteer</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">service</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA1ABA87454BB4AD0AE8FCEBD32C5151"><enum>2208.</enum><header>Programs of national
significance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 225 (42
U.S.C. 5025) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HDC831C782CD149EBB17CB78F8DAFFE7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H06B76FD455EA4F998DFD2F00CEC500BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (2)
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5DC22ACFB7DC43C5A6CE0333C75E31E1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HFAB9E84F109E402F86C0DFB7F0293C74" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicants for grants under paragraph (1)
shall determine which program under part A, B, or C the program shall be
carried out and submit an application as required for programs under part A, B,
or C.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H20DB7259B797435E81BEC1DEB178634"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA774DB651BD74D899ED3C5A7A0F1598F" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC3348C3A0E3A4C3199A05CB4F8BA13B2" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall ensure that at least 50
percent of the grants made under this section are from applicants currently not
receiving assistance from the Corporation and when possible in locations where
there are no current programs under part A, B, C in
existence.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2A8D2E5F9AB94946B3EA4ECA28324AD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H185D59B72AA8489BBD866691F3302FE3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by
inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>or Alzheimer’s
disease, with an intent of allowing those served to age in
place</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H738F0D5F8BBF48BDB6B5D290F87660D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by
inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>through education,
prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB5BBC38D7A0D4AE0B95343817E884090"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by
inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>, including
programs that teach parenting skills, life skills, family management skills,
assists in obtaining affordable childcare, offers or assists in locating
employment training or placement, and other skills and services needed by
teenage parents and their families to establish a healthy environment for their
children</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3AABEDE57FB4644993EA3F432CC10EA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (4)
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E152F56EE314A5FB83D4349AD6E0973" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HFDF6EB6B75B348158600C2D525DA39B6"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Programs that establish and support
mentoring programs for disadvantaged youth (as defined in section 101 of the
National and Community Service Act of 1990), including those mentoring programs
that match youth with volunteer mentors leading to apprenticeship programs and
employment
training.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEDA1945F8D554665005C88A83417EB59"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by
inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>, including those
programs that serve youth and adults with limited English
proficiency</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4FE688581437478082AB262908D5B04E"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by
striking <quote>and</quote> and all that follows through the period and insert
<quote>and for individuals and children with disabilities or chronic illnesses
living at home.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F32EE873247451C852E07C9C5DE2978"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by
striking <quote>after-school activities</quote> and all that follows through
the period at the end and inserting <quote>after-school programs serving
children in low-income communities that may engage participants in mentoring
relationships, tutoring, life skills or study skills programs,
service-learning, physical, nutrition, and health education programs, including
programs aimed at fighting childhood obesity, and other activities addressing
the needs of the community’s children, including those of working
parents.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D6F0F1DA6334F22962E3831E9E03CF1"><enum>(H)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs
(8), (9), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), and (18);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E4BE72072764D3D8E690533078E4950"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (10) and (11) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA0750A677DC94DD09BDB9975517D83EF"><enum>(J)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (9) (as so redesignated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4DA8B6938B9E4246A9166F3956335B2F" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H19578BFFAB7B411A83C2A89630707377"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Programs that engage older adults with
children and youth to complete service in energy conservation, environmental
stewardship, or other environmental needs of a community.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H19815989EED74B7091E75BAC1525C890"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Programs that collaborate with criminal
justice professionals and organizations in prevention programs aimed at
disadvantaged youth (as defined in section 101 of the National and Community
Service Act of 1990) or youth re-entering society after incarceration and their
families, which may include mentoring and counseling, which many include
employment counseling.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB94042E509E4DC5BA9E6DD056786735"><enum>(K)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (17) as paragraph (12); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H55A6F60E5A804B6F9C1BAA209074CA43"><enum>(L)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E8DAC2ADF584068A368CEB02EBD4FD9" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HAC23ADDAC137463A9518BDF4F44221CB"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Programs that strengthen community efforts
in support of homeland security.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE21DA6BA67AF4FA79778708CA3BEAC6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), by
striking <quote>shall demonstrate to the Director</quote> and all that follows
through the period at the end and inserting <quote>shall demonstrate to the
Director a level of expertise in carrying out such a program.</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1B177C3E313B4AC69FDBBBEBD26BBB97"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7395932B18EE40D490734D7153F4C0BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>widely</quote> before <quote>disseminate</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5DF11C9A83624953A400B8BA463F83D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>to
field personnel</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting <quote>, including through the Office of Outreach and Recruitment and
other volunteer recruitment programs being carried out by public or private
non-profit organizations.</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H2A2C848CA0C240AA8C6D834B14891EA8"><enum>2209.</enum><header>Additional
provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part D of title II
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5000">42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding after section 227 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H3995624E68AD47E4B3CF4C546C86AD6C" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="HFDB149842D304BF9BCBD365EE1033681"><enum>228.</enum><header>Continuity of
service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To ensure the
continued service of individuals in communities served by the Retired and
Senior Volunteer Program prior to enactment of this section, in making grants
under this title the Corporation shall take actions it considers necessary to
maintain service assignments for such seniors and to ensure continuity of
service for communities.</text>
</section><section id="H523B75FC6E2F40BCB588B8772835236B"><enum>229.</enum><header>Acceptance of
donations</header>
<subsection id="H3862D133FD704A5A96BDAA3BFF02E54"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), a program receiving
assistance under this title may accept donations, including donations in cash
or in kind.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4CFAEF59DA854F4E8C47D05E6827B318"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding
subsection (a), a program receiving assistance under this title shall not
accept donations from the beneficiaries of the
program.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF845432B956442F2A4502013B7A4C7B0"><enum>2210.</enum><header>Authority of
Director</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 231 (42
U.S.C. 5028) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H690D4DECCE054A1281F9C8156B5148D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H084837140E744CB096789505C1D6DB58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by
striking <quote>activities;</quote> and inserting <quote>activities described
in section 225(b) and carried out through programs described in parts A, B, and
C; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE2CD4F71768448C00176ECCBA767230"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs
(2) and (3) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18CB5CDEA3994DE9B47D6F930096B232" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H05253B0C2FD44D9F9BE480255C5D12E7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">programs that support older Americans in
aging in place while augmenting the capacity of members of a community to serve
each other through reciprocal service centers, service credit banking,
community economic scripts, barter services, timebanking, and other similar
programs.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H556AB87662BF4088BE05FBCC9D523EFE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA9F0935B3344875AA603D612D641460" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H49A629FB8BEE4F88A9D5F07EE3DBFB3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of subsection (b), priority
shall be given to—</text>
<paragraph id="HE3BDDFB07F294143A5A9668361456E7C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>programs with established
experience in carrying out such a program and engaging the entire community in
service exchange;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE709DEBA02E547808F3D6D5C0167B900"><enum>(2)</enum><text>programs with the
capacity to connect to similar programs throughout a city or region to augment
the available services to older Americans and for members of the community to
serve each other;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H83A054199A8542F599CB3B1E304200C7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>programs seeking to
establish in an area where needs of older Americans are left unmet and older
Americans are unable to consider aging in place without such service exchange
in place; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4CF1C220E3F149DF9264C5C7D77DDBD8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>programs that integrate
participants in or collaborate with service-learning programs, AmeriCorps State
and National programs, the VISTA program, the Retired and Senior Volunteer
Program, Foster Grandparents program, and the Senior Companion programs, and
programs described in section 411 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
3032).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H3E361327B7F04638A25B1C4BC7BB4D00"><enum>C</enum><header>Amendments to Title
<enum-in-header>IV</enum-in-header> (Administration and Coordination)</header>
<section id="H44B3281D166B420B8B21E7F84B38AB12"><enum>2301.</enum><header>Nondisplacement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 404(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5044">42 U.S.C. 5044(a)</external-xref>) is
amended by striking <quote>displacement of employed workers</quote> and
inserting <quote>displacement of employed workers or volunteers (other than
participants under the national service laws)</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H6C9D7F0132D946B3943D791404D8D5B0"><enum>2302.</enum><header>Notice and hearing
procedures</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 412(a) (42
U.S.C. 5052(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H25546BDDE9414144A8C50066E4114F00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCF50EE6E480942DEBBE8F4D340F2FD1F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>75</quote> and inserting <quote>60</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1CAF0419367B4080A043AE10A5F90000"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC26CFA70363143A9A1E94E00AF00C100"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph
(3); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H267F60903D954FB1969C16EC4090DCAF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (4) as (3).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H2F96EFB25FB640BF865645CD04C94388"><enum>2303.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 421 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5061">42 U.S.C. 5061</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8D07C3FC35AB48990053F6893B1E4337"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by
inserting <quote>, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,</quote>
after <quote>American Samoa,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAF15596FA42147F9B9088B8456416157"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (13), by
striking <quote>National Senior Volunteer Corps</quote> and inserting
<quote>National Senior Service Corps</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4B48B15C96A04D6EBE23D2BBC7C6B19"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (14)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H46C31C658EE54BD300061CF3600466B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>National Senior Volunteer Corps</quote> and inserting <quote>National
Senior Service Corps</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8B7197883BF41DB8EDC3841DFD75F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>parts
A, B, C, and E of</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H1858289D173D45CE8D6F2622B349F9A4"><enum>2304.</enum><header>Protection against
improper use</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 425 (42
U.S.C. 5065) is amended by striking <quote>National Senior Volunteer
Corps</quote> and inserting <quote>National Senior Service
Corps</quote>.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H34301979DE464FFB89AFBAA700F07F84"><enum>D</enum><header>Amendments to Title
<enum-in-header>V</enum-in-header> (Authorization of Appropriations)</header>
<section commented="no" id="HA822A8063ABB4A7BA1F3F2B1D81DCFC"><enum>2401.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations for VISTA and other purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 501 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5081">42 U.S.C. 5081</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HA6882336562F4977BB01A29DBA75864B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HD1CB20E621B04F2400B52ED2A9EE9F73"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by
striking <quote>, excluding section 109</quote> and all that follows and
inserting <quote>$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5ADA163D25E24960B1AD5C9E00D7C4E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs
(2) and (4) and redesignating paragraphs (3) and (5) as paragraphs (2) and (3);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H76A58A2B3B1C49A5A0389108876B8C95"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) (as
redesignated by this section), by striking <quote>, excluding section
125</quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote>such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4D83F0059BB3404FAEFCDB0123FFB2B7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection
(e).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H439D15B15CAF439200DD7706D35CD00"><enum>2402.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations for National Senior Service Corps</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 502 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5082">42 U.S.C. 5082</external-xref>) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H2D1C31CEBFD248A182165588D8000062" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" id="H67662B7144BC463DAA12305BC3587BF"><enum>502.</enum><header>National Senior
Service Corps</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H19F32847BEC94C76A3D21D87E8D45CE2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Retired and Senior
Volunteer Program</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out part A of title II, $67,500,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as
may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HE0EF95B4735042EF898653BB42057EDF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Foster Grandparent
Program</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part
B of title II, $115,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HFA4B5F20C5D849B59C94BAB86DE1B14"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Senior Companion
Program</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part
C of title II, $52,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC75B1DF783B64ED4B6B5772935A2A633"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Demonstration
Programs</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
part E of title II, $500,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through
2012.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H7A8AE165F83E4D9786A024366B780094"><enum>2403.</enum><header>Administration and
coordination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 504 (42
U.S.C. 5084) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HE6D806C1B24547D38221D22059C6B803" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" id="HA7E8E0A47080447A9F898BFAD35CA075"><enum>504.</enum><header>Administration and
coordination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated for the administration of this Act $35,000,000
for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years
2009 through
2012.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>AMENDMENTS TO OTHER
LAWS</header>
<section id="H1B4226ABD50847B2ACB7ED84DEF11B3"><enum>3101.</enum><header>Inspector General Act
of 1978</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8F(a)(1) of
the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking
<quote>National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993</quote> and inserting
<quote>National and Community Service Act of 1990</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO
TABLES OF CONTENTS</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F6EB01FB50342699536183C5F58C1B3"><enum>4101.</enum><header>Table of contents for
the National and Community Service Act of 1990</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1(b) of the National and Community
Service Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12501">42 U.S.C. 12501</external-xref> note) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HA7C8694D17CF47AE949E70D356E7F65C" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="HF9C474D7B8794674987EDA1D96F865D1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of
Contents</header><text>The table of contents for this Act is as follows:</text>
<toc changed="added" committee-id="HED00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1. Short title and table of
contents.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 2. Findings and purpose.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 3. Sense of Congress.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="title">TITLE I—NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE
GRANT PROGRAM</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle A—General Provisions</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 101. Definitions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle B—School-Based and Community-Based
Service-Learning Programs</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="part">Part I—Programs for Elementary and Secondary
Students</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 111. Assistance to States, Territories,
and Indian tribes.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 112. Allotments.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 113. Applications.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 114. Consideration of
applications.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 115. Participation of students and
teachers from private schools.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 116. Federal, State, and local
contributions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 116A. Limitations on uses of
funds.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="part">Part II—Higher Education Innovative Programs
for Community Service</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 117. Higher education innovative programs
for community service.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="part">Part III—Innovative Service-Learning Programs
and Research</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 118. Innovative demonstration
service-learning programs and research.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle C—National Service Trust
Program</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="part">Part I—Investment in National
Service</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 121. Authority to provide assistance and
approved national service positions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 122. Types of national service programs
eligible for program assistance.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 123. Types of national service positions
eligible for approval for national service educational awards.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 124. Types of program
assistance.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 126. Other special assistance.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="part">Part II—Application and Approval
Process</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 129. Provision of assistance and approved
national service positions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 129A. Education awards only
research.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 130. Application for assistance and
approved national service positions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 131. National service program assistance
requirements.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 132. Ineligible service
categories.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 133. Consideration of
applications.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="part">Part III—National Service
Participants</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 137. Description of
participants.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 138. Selection of national service
participants.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 139. Terms of service.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 140. Living allowances for national
service participants.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 141. National service educational
awards.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle D—National Service Trust and Provision
of National Service Educational Awards</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 145. Establishment of the National Service
Trust.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 146. Individuals eligible to receive a
national service educational award from the Trust.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 147. Determination of the amount of the
national service educational award.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 148. Disbursement of national service
educational awards.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 149. Process of approval of national
service positions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle E—National Civilian Community
Corps</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 151. Purpose.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 152. Establishment of National Civilian
Community Corps Program.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 153. National service program.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 154. Summer national service
program.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 155. National Civilian Community
Corps.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 156. Training.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 157. Service projects.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 158. Authorized benefits for Corps
members.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 159. Administrative
provisions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 160. Status of Corps members and Corps
personnel under Federal law.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 161. Contract and grant
authority.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 162. Responsibilities of other
departments.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 163. Advisory board.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 164. Annual evaluation.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 166. Definitions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle F—Administrative
Provisions</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 171. Family and medical leave.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 172. Reports.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 173. Supplementation.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 174. Prohibition on use of
funds.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 175. Nondiscrimination.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 176. Notice, hearing, and grievance
procedures.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 177. Nonduplication and
nondisplacement.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 178. State Commissions on National and
Community Service.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 179. Evaluation.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 180. Engagement of
participants.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 181. Contingent extension.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 182. Partnerships with
schools.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 183. Rights of access, examination, and
copying.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 184. Drug-free workplace
requirements.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 185. Consolidated application and
reporting requirements.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 186. Sustainability.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 187. Use of recovered funds.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 188. Expenses of attending
meetings.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 189. Grant periods.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 189A. Generation of
volunteers.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 189B. Limitation on program grant
costs.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 189C. Audits and reports.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle G—Corporation for National and
Community Service</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 191. Corporation for National and
Community Service.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 192. Board of Directors.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 192A. Authorities and duties of the Board
of Directors.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 193. Chief Executive Officer.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 193A. Authorities and duties of the Chief
Executive Officer. </toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 194. Officers.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 195. Employees, consultants, and other
personnel.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 196. Administration.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 196A. Corporation State
offices.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 196B. Office of Outreach and
Recruitment.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle H—Investment for Quality and
Innovation</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="part">PART I—ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITIES TO
SUPPORT NATIONAL SERVICE</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 198. Additional corporation activities to
support national service.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 198B. Presidential awards for
service.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="part">PART II—INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PROGRAM
SUPPORT</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 198D. Innovative and model program
support.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="part">PART III—NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS
CLEARINGHOUSE</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 198E. National service programs
clearinghouse.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle I—American Conservation and Youth
Corps</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 199. Short title.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 199A. General authority.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 199B. Limitation on purchase of capital
equipment.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 199C. State application.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 199D. Focus of programs.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 199E. Related programs.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 199F. Public lands or Indian
lands.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 199G. Training and education
services.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 199H. Preference for certain
projects.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 199I. Age and citizenship criteria for
enrollment.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 199J. Use of volunteers.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 199K. Living allowance.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 199L. Joint programs.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 199M. Federal and State employee
status.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle J—Training and Technical
Assistance</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 199N. Training and technical
assistance.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="title">TITLE II—MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING
PROGRAMS</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle A—Publication</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 201. Information for students.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 202. Exit counseling for
borrowers.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 203. Department information on deferments
and cancellations.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 204. Data on deferments and
cancellations.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle B—Youthbuild Projects</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 211. Youthbuild projects.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle C—Amendments to Student Literacy
Corps</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 221. Amendments to Student Literacy
Corps.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="title">TITLE IV—PROJECTS HONORING VICTIMS OF TERRORIST
ATTACKS </toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 401. Projects. </toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="title">TITLE V—AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 501. Authorization of
appropriations.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="title">TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 601. Amtrak waste disposal.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 602. Exchange program with countries in
transition from totalitarianism to Democracy.</toc-entry>
</toc>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" id="HD6CAB4ACD8CD49438BAAF92698038DCF"><enum>4102.</enum><header>Table of contents for
the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1(b) of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4950">42 U.S.C. 4950</external-xref> note) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H8D9D33BE4BB74B26AE030973D248DC98" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H93357F6498BE44799EE8E33222EBDFB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of
Contents</header><text>The table of contents for this Act is as follows:</text>
<toc changed="added" committee-id="HED00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 2. Volunteerism policy.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="title">TITLE I—NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY
PROGRAMS</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="part">Part A—Volunteers in Service to
America</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 101. Statement of purpose.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 102. Authority to operate VISTA
program.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 103. Selection and assignment of
volunteers.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 103A. VISTA programs of national
significance.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 104. Terms and periods of
service.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 105. Support service.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 106. Participation of
beneficiaries.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 107. Participation of younger and older
persons.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 108. Limitation.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 110. Applications for
assistance.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="part">Part C—Special Volunteer Programs</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 121. Statement of purpose.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 122. Authority to establish and operate
special volunteer and demonstration programs.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 123. Financial assistance.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="title">TITLE II—NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE
CORPS</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 200. Statement of purpose.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="part">Part A—Retired and Senior Volunteer
Program</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 201. Grants and contracts for volunteer
service projects.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="part">Part B—Foster Grandparent Program</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 211. Grants and contracts for volunteer
service projects.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="part">Part C—Senior Companion Program</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 213. Grants and contracts for volunteer
service projects.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="part">Part D—General Provisions</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 221. Promotion of National Senior Service
Corps.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 222. Payments.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 223. Minority group
participation.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 224. Use of locally generated
contributions in National Senior Service Corps.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 225. Programs of national
significance.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 226. Adjustments to Federal financial
assistance.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 227. Multiyear grants or
contracts.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 228. Continuity of service.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 229. Acceptance of donations.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="part">Part E—Demonstration Programs</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 231. Authority of Director.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="title">TITLE IV—ADMINISTRATION AND
COORDINATION</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 403. Political activities.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 404. Special limitations.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 406. Labor standards.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 408. Joint funding.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 409. Prohibition of Federal
control.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 410. Coordination with other
programs.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 411. Prohibition.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 414. Distribution of benefits between
rural and urban areas.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 415. Application of Federal
law.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 416. Evaluation.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 417. Nondiscrimination
provisions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 418. Eligibility for other
benefits.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 419. Legal expenses.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 421. Definitions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 422. Audit.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 423. Reduction of paperwork.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 424. Review of project
renewals.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 425. Protection against improper
use.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 426. Center for Research and
Training.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="title">TITLE V—AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 501. National volunteer antipoverty
programs.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 502. National Senior Service
Corps.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 504. Administration and
coordination.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 505. Availability of
appropriations.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="title">TITLE VI—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS AND
REPEALERS</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 601. Supersedence of Reorganization Plan
No. 1 of July 1, 1971.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 602. Creditable service for civil service
retirement.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 603. Repeal of title VIII of the Economic
Opportunity Act.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 604. Repeal of title VI of the Older
Americans Act.</toc-entry>
</toc>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>V</enum><header>EFFECTIVE DATE</header>
<section id="H373A3C5A7AD94F7EB0000178C2DF08A0"><enum>5101.</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Unless specifically
provided otherwise, the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</section><section id="HA9DF73C397554685AD10834E4DD5A2F4"><enum>5102.</enum><header>Service assignments
and agreements</header>
<subsection id="H3E9745A715AF40048DCCEABD8C47E325"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Service
Assignments</header><text>Changes pursuant to this Act in the terms and
conditions of terms of service and other service assignments under the national
service laws (including the amount of the education award) shall apply only to
individuals who enroll or otherwise begin service assignments after 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, except when agreed upon by all
interested parties.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H82AACAC90FF94EADADC5CF6DCFFB90A9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Agreements</header><text>Changes
pursuant to this Act in the terms and conditions of grants, contracts, or other
agreements under the national service laws shall apply only to such agreements
entered into after 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, except when
agreed upon by the parties to such agreements.</text>
</subsection></section>
November 1, 2007
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of
the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be
printed