[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 3487 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3487

 To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and 
       improve opportunities for service, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 12, 2008

   Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Obama, Mr. 
   McCain, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Cochran, and Mrs. Clinton)) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and 
       improve opportunities for service, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Serve America 
Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
                       TITLE I--NATIONAL SERVICE

                      Subtitle A--Service-Learning

Sec. 111. Youth engagement zones to strengthen communities.
Sec. 112. Campus of Service.
Sec. 113. Service-learning impact study.
     Subtitle B--Supporting Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Sec. 121. Innovation and entrepreneurship.
                     Subtitle C--ServeAmerica Corps

Sec. 131. Corps.
                     Subtitle D--Civic Health Index

Sec. 141. Index.
            Subtitle E--ServeAmerica and Encore Fellowships

Sec. 151. ServeAmerica and Encore Fellowships.
Subtitle F--Volunteer Generation Fund; National Service Reserve Corps; 
                        Call To Service Campaign

Sec. 161. Statement of purposes.
Sec. 162. Establishment of Volunteer Generation Fund.
Sec. 163. National Service Reserve Corps.
Sec. 164. Call To Service campaign.
                   Subtitle G--Conforming Amendments

Sec. 171. Conforming amendments.
              TITLE II--VOLUNTEERS FOR PROSPERITY PROGRAM

Sec. 201. Findings.
Sec. 202. Definitions.
Sec. 203. Office of Volunteers for Prosperity.
Sec. 204. Authorization of appropriations.

                       TITLE I--NATIONAL SERVICE

                      Subtitle A--Service-Learning

SEC. 111. YOUTH ENGAGEMENT ZONES TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Engaging in service-learning and community service 
        activities at a young age makes individuals more likely to 
        continue to volunteer and engage in service throughout their 
        lives.
            (2) High-quality service-learning programs keep students 
        engaged in school and increase the likelihood that they will 
        graduate.
            (3) Since its creation, the Learn and Serve America program 
        has allowed over 15,000,000 students to take part in service-
        learning activities to improve their communities and schools.
            (4) Most schools do not offer service-learning activities, 
        but many students, particularly students at risk of dropping 
        out, express an interest in service-learning.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
            (1) to provide increased high-quality service-learning 
        opportunities for in-school and out-of-school youth in high-
        need, low-income communities as a strategy to retain and re-
        engage youth likely to drop out and youth who have dropped out;
            (2) to encourage more individuals to engage in lifetimes of 
        service by teaching young people the value of service early in 
        their lives; and
            (3) to establish youth engagement zones with the goal of 
        involving all secondary school students served by a local 
        educational agency in service-learning to solve a specific 
        community challenge, through a program that can serve as a 
        model for other communities.
    (c) General Authority.--Part I of subtitle B of title I of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparts B and C as subparts C and D, 
        respectively;
            (2) by redesignating sections 115, 115A, 116, 116A, and 
        116B as sections 114A through 114E, respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subpart A the following:

     ``Subpart B--Youth Engagement Zones to Strengthen Communities

``SEC. 115. GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) College-going rate.--The term `college-going rate' 
        means the percentage of high school graduates who enroll in an 
        institution of higher education in the school year immediately 
        following graduation from high school.
            ``(2) Graduation rate.--The term `graduation rate' means 
        the graduation rate for public secondary school students, as 
        defined in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(vi) of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(C)(vi)).
            ``(3) Low-income student.--The term `low-income student' 
        means a student who is eligible to be counted under one of the 
        measures of poverty described in section 1113(a)(5) of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        6313(a)(5)).
            ``(4) Out-of-school youth.--The term `out-of-school youth' 
        means youth of an appropriate age to attend secondary school 
        who are not currently enrolled in secondary schools.
            ``(5) Youth engagement zone.--The term `youth engagement 
        zone' means the area in which a youth engagement zone program 
        is carried out.
            ``(6) Youth engagement zone program.--The term `youth 
        engagement zone program' means a service-learning program in 
        which members of a partnership described in subsection (c) 
        collaborate to provide coordinated school-based or community-
        based service-learning opportunities, to address a specific 
        community challenge, for secondary school students served by 
        the local educational agency involved as described in 
        subsection (d)(2)(B), and for an increasing percentage of out-
        of-school youth, over 5 years.
    ``(b) General Authority and Availability of Funds.--
            ``(1) General authority.--Subject to paragraph (3), the 
        Corporation may make grants, on a competitive basis, to 
        eligible partnerships to enable the partnerships to establish 
        and carry out, in youth engagement zones, youth engagement zone 
        programs with secondary school students and with out-of-school 
        youth, in order to carry out projects to improve communities 
        involving--
                    ``(A) improving student engagement, including 
                student attendance and student behavior, and student 
                academic achievement, graduation rates, and college-
                going rates, at secondary schools with high 
                concentrations of low-income students;
                    ``(B) maintaining and improving local parks, 
                trails, and rivers, assisting in the development of 
                local recycling programs, or implementing initiatives 
                to improve local energy effectively;
                    ``(C) improving civic engagement and participation 
                among individuals of all ages; or
                    ``(D) carrying out another activity that focuses on 
                solving a community challenge faced by the community 
                that the eligible partnership involved will serve.
            ``(2) Grant periods.--The Corporation shall make the grants 
        for periods of 5 years.
            ``(3) Grant amounts.--The Corporation shall make such a 
        grant to a partnership in an amount of not less than $250,000 
        and not more than $1,000,000, based on the number of students 
        served by the local educational agency in the partnership.
    ``(c) Eligible Partnerships.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, a partnership--
            ``(1) shall include--
                    ``(A) a community-based agency that has a 
                demonstrated record of success in carrying out service-
                learning programs with low-income students, and that 
                meets such criteria as the Chief Executive Officer may 
                establish; and
                    ``(B)(i) a local educational agency for which--
                            ``(I) a high number or percentage of the 
                        students served by the agency, as determined by 
                        the Corporation, are low-income students; and
                            ``(II) the graduation rate for the 
                        secondary school students served by the agency 
                        is less than 70 percent; or
                    ``(ii)(I) a State Commission or State educational 
                agency; and
                    ``(II) more than 1 local educational agency 
                described in clause (i); and
            ``(2) may include--
                    ``(A) a local government agency that is not 
                described in paragraph (1);
                    ``(B) the office of the chief executive officer of 
                a unit of general local government; or
                    ``(C) an institution of higher education.
    ``(d) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, a partnership shall submit an application to the Corporation 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Corporation may require, which shall include--
            ``(1) a description of the project to improve the community 
        that the partnership is proposing to carry out, including--
                    ``(A) the community challenge the partnership seeks 
                to address, and relevant data about the challenge in 
                such community; or
                    ``(B) a description of the process the partnership 
                will use, as part of the youth engagement zone program, 
                to identify the community challenge the partnership 
                will seek to address, including how the partnership 
                will use relevant data to identify such challenge;
            ``(2) a description of how the partnership will work with 
        secondary schools served by the local educational agency that 
        is included in such partnership in carrying out the project to 
        assure that--
                    ``(A) by the end of the third year of the grant 
                period, a majority of the students in the secondary 
                schools served by the local educational agency will 
                have participated in service-learning activities as 
                part of the project; and
                    ``(B) by the end of the fifth year of the grant 
                period--
                            ``(i) not less than 90 percent of the 
                        students in those schools will have 
                        participated in service-learning activities as 
                        part of the project; or
                            ``(ii) service-learning will be a mandatory 
                        part of the curriculum in all of the secondary 
                        schools served by the local educational agency;
            ``(3) a description of the amount of time for which the 
        partnership will seek to have participating individuals 
        participate in service-learning activities as part of the 
        project, and how that time will be structured;
            ``(4) a description of the partnership's plan to provide 
        high-quality, ongoing service-learning professional development 
        and assistance to educators conducting service-learning 
        activities through the youth engagement zone program;
            ``(5) a description of how the partnership will work to--
                    ``(A) ensure that out-of-school youth in the 
                community are included as participants in service-
                learning activities carried out through the project; 
                and
                    ``(B) re-engage out-of-school youth;
            ``(6) a description of how the partnership will work, 
        through the project, to improve student engagement, including 
        student attendance and student behavior, and student 
        achievement, graduation rates, and college-going rates, at 
        schools served by the local educational agency that is included 
        in the eligible partnership;
            ``(7) a description of how the partnership will encourage 
        participants to continue to engage in service after graduation 
        from secondary school; and
            ``(8) a description of how youth in the community were 
        involved in the development of the proposal for the project.
    ``(e) Priority and Geographic Diversity.--
            ``(1) Priority.--In making grants under this section, the 
        Corporation shall give priority to eligible partnerships that 
        serve high percentages or numbers of low-income students.
            ``(2) Consideration.--In making grants under this section, 
        the Corporation shall take into consideration the relevant data 
        about the challenges in communities that eligible partnerships 
        include in their applications, if the relevant partnerships 
        submit such relevant data under subsection (d)(1)(A).
            ``(3) Geographic diversity.--The Corporation shall make the 
        grants to a geographically diverse set of eligible 
        partnerships, including partnerships that serve urban, and 
        partnerships that serve rural, communities.
    ``(f) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) Mandatory activities.--A partnership that receives a 
        grant under this section shall use the funds made available 
        through the grant to establish and carry out a high-quality 
        youth engagement zone program designed to--
                    ``(A) solve specific community challenges;
                    ``(B) improve student engagement, including student 
                attendance and student behavior, and student 
                achievement, graduation rates, and college-going rates 
                in secondary schools;
                    ``(C) involve an increasing percentage of secondary 
                school students and out-of-school youth in the 
                community in school-based or community-based service-
                learning activities each year, with the goal of 
                involving all students in secondary schools served by 
                the local educational agency and involving an 
                increasing percentage of the out-of-school youth in 
                service-learning activities over the course of 5 years; 
                and
                    ``(D) encourage participants to continue to engage 
                in service throughout their lives.
            ``(2) Permissible activities.--A partnership that receives 
        a grant under this section may use the funds made available 
        through the grant for activities described in section 111.
    ``(g) Rule of Construction.--Any requirement of this subpart that 
applies to a local educational agency in a partnership shall be 
considered to apply to each local educational agency in the 
partnership.''.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations and Reservations.--Section 
501(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``title I'' and 
        inserting ``title I (other than subpart B of part I)'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``subpart B'' and 
        inserting ``subpart C''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Subpart b of part i.--There is authorized to 
                be appropriated to carry out subpart B of part I of 
                subtitle B of title I--
                            ``(i) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
                            ``(ii) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
                            ``(iii) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
                            ``(iv) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
                        and
                            ``(v) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.''.

SEC. 112. CAMPUS OF SERVICE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Providing service-learning courses to individuals who 
        are students in institutions of higher education can make such 
        individuals more likely to engage in service throughout their 
        lives, and better prepared to take on public service careers in 
        the nonprofit sector or government.
            (2) While many institutions of higher education, in using 
        work-study funds for community service under part C of title IV 
        of the Higher Education Act of 1965, considerably exceed the 
        percentage of such funds required to be used for such service, 
        nationally the amount of such funds used for such service has 
        remained relatively constant for the past few years.
            (3) The public service sector, including nonprofit 
        organizations and government, faces many human capital 
        challenges, and institutions of higher education can be a part 
        of efforts to address the challenges.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
            (1) to identify and recognize institutions of higher 
        education that serve as model Campuses of Service, in terms of 
        engaging students in community service activities, providing 
        service-learning courses, and encouraging or assisting 
        graduates to pursue careers in public service in the nonprofit 
        sector or government; and
            (2) to allow such institutions to increase their ability to 
        encourage or assist more students to pursue careers in public 
        service, including public service careers in the nonprofit 
        sector or government.
    (c) General Authority.--Subtitle B of title I of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

                 ``PART III--CAMPUS OF SERVICE PROGRAM

``SEC. 119E. CAMPUSES OF SERVICE.

    ``(a) In General.--The Corporation, after consultation with the 
Secretary of Education, may annually designate not more than 30 
institutions of higher education as Campuses of Service, from among 
institutions nominated by State Commissions. An institution that 
receives the designation shall have an opportunity to apply for funds 
under subsection (d), and may nominate additional individuals for 
ServeAmerica Fellowships under section 198E, as described in subsection 
(e).
    ``(b) Applications for Nomination.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible for a nomination to 
        receive designation under subsection (a), and have an 
        opportunity to apply for funds under subsection (d), for a 
        fiscal year, an institution of higher education in a State 
        shall submit an application to the State Commission at such 
        time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
        State Commission may require.
            ``(2) Contents.--At a minimum, the application shall 
        include information specifying--
                    ``(A)(i) the number of undergraduate and, if 
                applicable, graduate service-learning courses offered 
                at such institution for the most recent full academic 
                year preceding the fiscal year for which designation is 
                sought; and
                    ``(ii) the number and percentage of undergraduate 
                students and, if applicable, the number and percentage 
                of graduate students at such institution who were 
                enrolled in the corresponding courses described in 
                clause (i), for that preceding academic year;
                    ``(B) the percentage of undergraduate students 
                engaging in and, if applicable, the percentage of 
                graduate students engaging in activities providing 
                community services, as defined in section 441(c) of the 
                Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2751(c)), 
                during that preceding academic year, the quality of 
                such activities, and the average amount of time spent, 
                per student, engaged in such activities;
                    ``(C) for that preceding academic year, the 
                percentage of Federal work-study funds made available 
                to the institution under part C of title IV of the 
                Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) 
                that is used to compensate students employed in 
                providing community services, as so defined, and a 
                description of the efforts the institution undertakes 
                to make available to students opportunities to provide 
                such community services and be compensated through such 
                work-study funds;
                    ``(D) at the discretion of the institution, 
                information demonstrating the degree to which recent 
                graduates of the institution, and all graduates of the 
                institution, have obtained full-time public service 
                employment in the nonprofit sector or government, with 
                a private nonprofit organization or a Federal, State, 
                or local public agency; and
                    ``(E) any programs the institution has in place to 
                encourage or assist graduates of the institution to 
                pursue careers in public service in the nonprofit 
                sector or government.
    ``(c) Nominations and Designation.--
            ``(1) Nomination.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State Commission that receives 
                applications from institutions of higher education 
                under subsection (b) may nominate, for designation 
                under subsection (a), not more than 3 such institutions 
                of higher education, consisting of--
                            ``(i) not more than one 4-year public 
                        institution of higher education;
                            ``(ii) not more than one 4-year private 
                        institution of higher education; and
                            ``(iii) not more than one 2-year 
                        institution of higher education.
                    ``(B) Submission.--The State Commission shall 
                submit to the Corporation the name and application of 
                each institution nominated by the State Commission 
                under subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Designation.--The Corporation shall designate, under 
        subsection (a), not more than 30 institutions of higher 
        education from among the institutions nominated under paragraph 
        (1). In making the designations, the Corporation shall, if 
        feasible, designate various types of institutions, including 
        institutions from each of the categories of institutions 
        described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of paragraph (1)(A).
    ``(d) Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Using sums appropriated under section 
        501(a)(1)(D), the Corporation shall provide funds to 
        institutions designated under subsection (c), to be used by the 
        institutions to implement strategies to encourage or assist 
        students from those institutions to pursue careers in public 
        service in the nonprofit sector or government.
            ``(2) Plan.--To be eligible to receive funds under this 
        subsection, an institution designated under subsection (c) 
        shall submit a plan to the Corporation describing how the 
        institution intends to use the funds to encourage or assist 
        those students to pursue those careers.
            ``(3) Allocation.--The Corporation shall determine how the 
        funds appropriated under section 501(a)(1)(D) for a fiscal year 
        will be allocated among the institutions submitting acceptable 
        plans under paragraph (2). In determining the amount of funds 
        to be allocated to such an institution, the Corporation shall 
        consider the number of students at the institution, the quality 
        and scope of the plan submitted by the institution under 
        paragraph (2), and the institution's current (as of the date of 
        submission of the plan) strategies to encourage or assist 
        students to pursue public service careers in the nonprofit 
        sector or government.
    ``(e) Additional ServeAmerica Fellowships.--An institution 
designated as a Campus of Service may nominate additional individuals 
(relative to the number that other institutions may nominate) for 
ServeAmerica Fellowships under section 198E.''.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 501(a)(1) of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(1)), as 
amended by section 111(d), is further amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subpart B of part 
        I'' and inserting ``subpart B of part I and part III''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Part iii.--There is authorized to be 
                appropriated to carry out part III of subtitle B of 
                title I $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
                through 2013.''.

SEC. 113. SERVICE-LEARNING IMPACT STUDY.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle B of title I of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.), as amended by 
section 112(c), is further amended by adding at the end the following:

                ``PART IV--SERVICE-LEARNING IMPACT STUDY

``SEC. 119F. STUDY AND REPORT.

    ``(a) Study.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Corporation shall enter into a 
        contract with an entity that is not otherwise a recipient of 
        financial assistance under this subtitle, to conduct a 10-year 
        longitudinal study on the impact of the activities carried out 
        under this subtitle.
            ``(2) Contents.--In conducting the study, the entity shall 
        consider the impact of service-learning activities carried out 
        under this subtitle on students participating in such 
        activities, including in particular examining the degree to 
        which the activities--
                    ``(A) improved student academic achievement;
                    ``(B) improved student engagement;
                    ``(C) improved graduation rates; and
                    ``(D) improved the degree to which the participants 
                in the activities engaged in subsequent national 
                service, volunteering, or other service activities.
            ``(3) Analysis.--In carrying out such study, the entity 
        shall examine the impact of the service-learning activities on 
        the 4 factors described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of 
        paragraph (2), analyzed in terms of how much time participants 
        were engaged in service-learning activities.
            ``(4) Best practices.--The entity shall collect information 
        on best practices concerning using service-learning activities 
        to improve the 4 factors.
    ``(b) Report.--The entity shall submit a report to the Corporation 
containing the results of the study and the information on best 
practices. The Corporation shall submit such report to the Committee on 
Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.
    ``(c) Consultation and Dissemination.--On receiving the report, the 
Corporation shall consult with the Secretary of Education to review the 
results of the study, and to identify best practices concerning using 
service-learning activities to improve the 4 factors described in 
subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(2). The Corporation 
shall disseminate information on the identified best practices.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 501(a)(1) of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(1)), as 
amended by section 112(d), is further amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subpart B of part I 
        and part III'' and inserting ``subpart B of part I, and parts 
        III and IV''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Part iv.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated to carry out part IV of subtitle B of 
                title I such sums as may be necessary for each of 
                fiscal years 2009 through 2013.''.

     Subtitle B--Supporting Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

SEC. 121. INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

    (a) In General.--Title I of the National and Community Service Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subtitles F through I as subtitles H 
        through K; and
            (2) by inserting after subtitle E the following:

          ``Subtitle F--Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

             ``PART I--COMMISSION ON CROSS SECTOR SOLUTIONS

``SEC. 167. COMMISSION.

    ``(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            ``(1) Nonprofit organizations play a significant role in 
        addressing national and local challenges that impact 
        economically disadvantaged individuals.
            ``(2) Innovative nonprofit organizations often serve as a 
        research and development engine for the social service sector, 
        identifying effective solutions to national and local 
        challenges.
            ``(3) Despite the important role effective nonprofit 
        organizations play in addressing national and local challenges, 
        such organizations face administrative and efficiency barriers 
        in maximizing their work with businesses and the government, 
        and limited resources are available to help such organizations 
        increase their capacity to deliver services more effectively, 
        efficiently, on a larger scale, and with greater 
        accountability.
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
            ``(1) to examine and recommend ways in which the Federal 
        Government can interact more efficiently and effectively with 
        nonprofit organizations, philanthropic organizations, and 
        business to achieve better outcomes with regard to addressing 
        national and local challenges, accountability, and utilization 
        of resources;
            ``(2) to provide advice to the President and Congress 
        regarding new, more effective ways for the Federal Government 
        to address national and local challenges in partnership with 
        the nonprofit sector; and
            ``(3) to support research that will advance the impact and 
        effectiveness of the nonprofit sector and the way that the 
        Federal Government interacts with such sector.
    ``(c) Establishment of Commission.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--There is established a commission to 
        be known as the Commission on Cross-Sector Solutions to 
        America's Problems (in this section referred to as the 
        `Commission').
            ``(2) Membership.--
                    ``(A) Composition.--The Commission shall be 
                composed of 21 members, of whom--
                            ``(i) 9 shall be appointed by the 
                        President;
                            ``(ii) 3 shall be appointed by the majority 
                        leader of the Senate;
                            ``(iii) 3 shall be appointed by the 
                        minority leader of the Senate;
                            ``(iv) 3 shall be appointed by the Speaker 
                        of the House of Representatives; and
                            ``(v) 3 shall be appointed by the minority 
                        leader of the House of Representatives.
                    ``(B) Qualifications of presidential appointees.--
                            ``(i) Experience and expertise.--Subject to 
                        subparagraph (D)(ii), the Commission shall 
                        include members appointed under subparagraph 
                        (A)(i) who, to the extent practicable, 
                        collectively have extensive experience or are 
                        experts in--
                                    ``(I) social entrepreneurship and 
                                social enterprise;
                                    ``(II) the management and operation 
                                of small nonprofit organizations and 
                                large nonprofit organizations;
                                    ``(III) business, including a 
                                business with experience working with a 
                                startup enterprise and a business with 
                                experience working with the nonprofit 
                                sector;
                                    ``(IV) philanthropy, including the 
                                specific philanthropic challenges in 
                                urban and rural areas and in areas that 
                                are philanthropically underserved;
                                    ``(V) volunteering, including 
                                effective volunteer management; and
                                    ``(VI) qualitative and quantitative 
                                social science research.
                            ``(ii) Other qualifications.--The 
                        Commission shall include, among the members 
                        appointed under subparagraph (A)(i), a wide 
                        range of individuals, including young people, 
                        and individuals from diverse economic, racial, 
                        ethnic, and religious backgrounds, and 
                        individuals from diverse geographic areas.
                    ``(C) Qualifications of congressional appointees.--
                            ``(i) Experience and expertise.--Subject to 
                        subparagraph (D)(ii), the Commission shall 
                        include members appointed under clauses (ii) 
                        through (v) of subparagraph (A) who, to the 
                        extent practicable, collectively have extensive 
                        experience or are experts in the matters 
                        described in subparagraph (B)(i).
                            ``(ii) Other qualifications.--The 
                        Commission shall include, among the members 
                        appointed under clauses (ii) through (v) of 
                        subparagraph (A), a wide range of individuals 
                        with the qualifications described in 
                        subparagraph (B)(ii).
                    ``(D) Limitations.--
                            ``(i) Chairperson and vice chairperson.--
                        The President shall select a Chairperson and a 
                        Vice Chairperson, who may not be members of the 
                        same political party, from among the members of 
                        the Commission appointed under subparagraph 
                        (A).
                            ``(ii)  General membership.--Members 
                        appointed under subparagraph (A) shall include 
                        not more than 11 members who are members of the 
                        same political party.
                    ``(E) Ex officio members.--Heads of Federal 
                agencies, appointed to the Commission by the President, 
                whose work concerns the nonprofit sector shall serve as 
                ex officio nonvoting members of the Commission.
                    ``(F) Date.--The appointments of the members of the 
                Commission shall be made not later than May 31, 2009.
            ``(3) Period of appointment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Members appointed under 
                paragraph (2)(A) shall be appointed for terms of 2 
                years.
                    ``(B) Exception.--The appointing officer--
                            ``(i) under paragraph (2)(A)(i) shall 
                        designate 4 of the initial members appointed 
                        under that paragraph to serve terms of 3 years;
                            ``(ii) under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) shall 
                        designate 2 of the initial members appointed 
                        under that paragraph to serve terms of 3 years;
                            ``(iii) under paragraph (2)(A)(iii) shall 
                        designate 1 of the initial members appointed 
                        under that paragraph to serve terms of 3 years;
                            ``(iv) under paragraph (2)(A)(iv) shall 
                        designate 1 of the initial members appointed 
                        under that paragraph to serve terms of 3 years; 
                        and
                            ``(v) under paragraph (2)(A)(v) shall 
                        designate 2 of the initial members appointed 
                        under that paragraph to serve terms of 3 years.
            ``(4) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not 
        affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as 
        the original appointment.
            ``(5) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the 
        date on which all voting members of the Commission have been 
        appointed, the Commission shall hold its first meeting.
            ``(6) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of 
        the Chairperson, not less than 3 times a year.
            ``(7) Quorum.--A majority of the voting members of the 
        Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of 
        voting members may hold hearings.
    ``(d) Duties of the Commission.--
            ``(1) Study.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Commission shall conduct a 
                thorough study of all matters relating to ways in which 
                the Federal Government can work more efficiently and 
                effectively with nonprofit organizations and 
                philanthropic organizations to assist the organizations 
                described in this subparagraph, and the Federal 
                Government, in achieving better outcomes with regard to 
                addressing pressing national and local challenges, and 
                improving accountability and utilization of resources, 
                and relating to assisting the Federal Government, such 
                organizations, and business in improving their 
                collaboration to achieve such outcomes.
                    ``(B) Matters studied.--The matters studied by the 
                Commission shall include--
                            ``(i) ways in which the Federal Government 
                        interacts with nonprofit organizations, 
                        philanthropic organizations, and business to 
                        address national and local challenges;
                            ``(ii) ways in which businesses collaborate 
                        with nonprofit organizations and philanthropic 
                        organizations, and any barriers to maximizing 
                        the effectiveness of those collaborations in 
                        addressing national and local challenges;
                            ``(iii) public and nonprofit sector human 
                        capital challenges, including specific upcoming 
                        human capital needs facing the nonprofit sector 
                        and such needs facing the government sector, 
                        the causes of needs described in this clause, 
                        and ways in which nonprofit organizations and 
                        governments can address the challenges jointly;
                            ``(iv) ways in which government policies 
                        could be improved to foster nonprofit 
                        organization accountability;
                            ``(v) systems for streamlining the process 
                        for nonprofit organizations to obtain Federal 
                        grants and contracts, and eliminating 
                        unnecessary requirements relating to that 
                        process;
                            ``(vi) barriers for smaller nonprofit 
                        organizations to participate in Federal 
                        Government programs;
                            ``(vii) the degree to which, and ways in 
                        which, social entrepreneurs are identifying 
                        innovative ways of addressing national and 
                        local challenges;
                            ``(viii) ways in which the Federal 
                        Government can help build the capacity of 
                        effective social entrepreneurs and effective 
                        nonprofit organizations, including the capacity 
                        of the entrepreneurs and organizations to 
                        replicate programs that provide effective ways 
                        of addressing national and local challenges;
                            ``(ix) ways in which the Federal Government 
                        supports social service sector research and 
                        development, whether there is a need to 
                        increase such support, and, if so, how such 
                        support may be increased;
                            ``(x) ways in which the Federal Government 
                        can partner with nonprofit organizations after 
                        an emergency or disaster to address the needs 
                        of the community involved; and
                            ``(xi) ways in which the Federal Government 
                        can make more data available about the 
                        nonprofit sector, as the Federal Government 
                        does for the business and government sectors.
            ``(2) Grants.--The Commission shall provide advice to the 
        President and Congress regarding the establishment of grants to 
        build the capacity of the nonprofit sector, to support research 
        on the sector, and to model innovative effective ways for the 
        Federal Government to address national and local challenges by 
        supporting social entrepreneurship and enabling nonprofit 
        organizations to replicate and expand effective solutions to 
        national and local challenges.
            ``(3) Advice to the president and congress.--The Commission 
        shall advise the President and Congress on matters concerning 
        the nonprofit sector and social entrepreneurship.
            ``(4) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the first 
        meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall submit a report 
        to Congress, which shall contain a detailed statement of the 
        findings of the Commission resulting from the study described 
        in paragraph (1), and the advice provided under paragraphs (2) 
        and (3). The report shall contain recommendations resulting 
        from the study.
            ``(5) Advice on implementation.--At the request of Congress 
        or the head of any Federal department or agency, the Commission 
        shall provide advice on the implementation of any of the 
        recommendations contained in the report.
    ``(e) Powers of the Commission.--
            ``(1) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, sit 
        and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and 
        receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable to 
        carry out this section.
            ``(2) Information from federal agencies.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Commission may secure 
                directly from any Federal agency such information as 
                the Commission considers necessary to carry out this 
                Act.
                    ``(B) Agency cooperation.--Upon request of the 
                Chairperson of the Commission, the head of any Federal 
                agency shall furnish information requested under this 
                paragraph to the Commission.
            ``(3) Postal services.--The Commission may use the United 
        States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
        as other agencies of the Federal Government.
            ``(4) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose 
        of gifts or donations of services or property.
    ``(f) Commission Personnel Matters.--
            ``(1) Travel expenses.--The members of the Commission shall 
        serve without compensation for their work on the Commission. 
        Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, 
        the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation may accept the 
        voluntary and uncompensated services of members of the 
        Commission. The members of the Commission shall be allowed 
        travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at 
        rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I 
        of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from 
        their homes or regular places of business in the performance of 
        services for the commission.
            ``(2) Staff.--Any Corporation for National and Community 
        Service employee may be detailed to the Commission without 
        reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or 
        loss of civil service status or privilege.
    ``(g) Termination of the Commission.--The Commission shall 
terminate in 6 years.
    ``(h) Availability.--Any sums appropriated to carry out this 
section shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until 
expended.

           ``PART II--COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS FUNDS PILOT PROGRAM

``SEC. 167A. FUNDS.

    ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            ``(1) Social entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community 
        organizations are developing innovative and effective solutions 
        to national and local challenges.
            ``(2) Increased public and private investment in 
        replicating and expanding proven effective solutions developed 
        by social entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community 
        organizations, could allow those entrepreneurs and 
        organizations to replicate and expand proven initiatives in 
        communities.
            ``(3) A network of Community Solutions Funds could leverage 
        Federal investments to increase State, local, business, and 
        philanthropic resources to replicate and expand proven 
        solutions to tackle specific identified community challenges.
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
            ``(1) to recognize and increase the impact of social 
        entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community organizations in 
        tackling national and local challenges;
            ``(2) to stimulate the development of a network of 
        Community Solutions Funds that will increase private and public 
        investment in nonprofit community organizations that are 
        effectively addressing national and local challenges to allow 
        such organizations to replicate and expand successful 
        initiatives;
            ``(3) to assess the effectiveness of such Funds in--
                    ``(A) leveraging Federal investments to increase 
                State, local, business, and philanthropic resources to 
                address national and local challenges; and
                    ``(B) providing resources to replicate and expand 
                effective initiatives; and
            ``(4) to strengthen the infrastructure to invest in, and 
        replicate and expand, initiatives with effective solutions to 
        national and local challenges.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Community organization.--The term `community 
        organization' means a nonprofit organization that carries out 
        innovative, effective initiatives to address community 
        challenges.
            ``(2) Covered entity.--The term `covered entity' means--
                    ``(A) an existing grantmaking institution (existing 
                as of the date on which the institution applies for a 
                grant under this section); or
                    ``(B) a partnership between--
                            ``(i) such an existing grantmaking 
                        institution; and
                            ``(ii) an additional grantmaking 
                        institution, a State Commission, or a chief 
                        executive officer of a unit of general local 
                        government.
            ``(3) Issue area.--The term `issue area' means an area 
        described in subsection (f)(3).
    ``(d) Program.--The Corporation shall establish a Community 
Solutions Fund grant program to make grants on a competitive basis to 
eligible entities to assist the entities in paying for the cost of 
providing national leveraging capital for Community Solution Funds.
    ``(e) Periods; Amounts.--The Corporation shall make such grants for 
periods of 5 years, and may renew the grants for additional periods of 
5 years, in amounts of not less than $1,000,000 and not more than 
$10,000,000 per year.
    ``(f) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, an entity shall--
            ``(1) be a covered entity;
            ``(2) be focused on--
                    ``(A) serving a specific local geographical area; 
                or
                    ``(B) addressing a specific issue area, in 
                geographical areas that have the highest need in that 
                issue area, as demonstrated by statistics concerning 
                that need;
            ``(3) be focused on improving measurable outcomes relating 
        to--
                    ``(A) education for economically disadvantaged 
                students in public schools;
                    ``(B) child and youth development;
                    ``(C) reductions in poverty or increases in 
                economic opportunity for economically disadvantaged 
                individuals;
                    ``(D) health, including access to health care and 
                health education;
                    ``(E) resource conservation and local environmental 
                quality;
                    ``(F) individual or community energy efficiency;
                    ``(G) civic engagement; or
                    ``(H) reductions in crime;
            ``(4) make data-driven decisions about subgrant awards and 
        internal policies;
            ``(5) have well-articulated processes for assessing 
        community organizations for subgrants; and
            ``(6) have appropriate policies, as determined by the 
        Corporation, that protect against conflict of interest, self-
        dealing, and other improper practices.
    ``(g) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (d) for national leveraging capital, an eligible entity 
shall submit an application to the Corporation at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Corporation may specify, 
including, at a minimum--
            ``(1) an assurance that the eligible entity will--
                    ``(A) use the funds received through that capital 
                in order to make subgrants to community organizations 
                that will use the funds to replicate or expand proven 
                initiatives in low-income communities;
                    ``(B) in making decisions about subgrants for 
                communities, consult with a diverse cross section of 
                community representatives in the decisions, including 
                individuals from the public, nonprofit private, and 
                for-profit private sectors; and
                    ``(C) make subgrants of a sufficient size and scope 
                to enable the community organizations to build their 
                capacity to manage initiatives, and sustain replication 
                or expansion of the initiatives;
            ``(2) an assurance that the eligible entity will not make 
        any subgrants to the parent organizations of the eligible 
        entity, a subsidiary organization of the parent organization, 
        or, if the eligible entity applied for funds under this section 
        as a partnership, any member of the partnership;
            ``(3) an identification of, as appropriate--
                    ``(A) the specific local geographical area referred 
                to in subsection (f)(2)(A) that the eligible entity is 
                proposing to serve; or
                    ``(B) geographical areas referred to in subsection 
                (f)(2)(B) that the eligible entity is likely to serve;
            ``(4)(A) information identifying the issue areas in which 
        the eligible entity will work to improve measurable outcomes;
            ``(B) statistics on the needs related to those issue areas 
        in, as appropriate--
                    ``(i) the specific local geographical area 
                described in paragraph (3)(A); or
                    ``(ii) the geographical areas described in 
                paragraph (3)(B), including statistics demonstrating 
                that those geographical areas have the highest need in 
                the specific issue area that the eligible entity is 
                proposing to address; and
            ``(C) information on the specific measurable outcomes 
        related to the issue areas involved that the eligible entity 
        will seek to improve;
            ``(5) information describing the process by which the 
        eligible entity selected, or will select, community 
        organizations to receive the subgrants, to ensure that the 
        community organizations--
                    ``(A) are institutions with proven initiatives, 
                with track records of achieving specific outcomes 
                related to the measurable outcomes for the eligible 
                entity;
                    ``(B) articulate measurable outcomes for the use of 
                the subgrant funds that are connected to the measurable 
                outcomes for the eligible entity;
                    ``(C) will use the funds to replicate or expand 
                their initiatives;
                    ``(D) provide a well-defined plan for replicating 
                or expanding the initiatives funded;
                    ``(E) can sustain the initiatives after the 
                subgrant period concludes through reliable public 
                revenues, earned income, or private sector funding;
                    ``(F) have strong leadership and financial and 
                management systems;
                    ``(G) are committed to the use of data collection 
                and evaluation for improvement of the initiatives;
                    ``(H) will implement and evaluate innovative 
                initiatives, to be important contributors to knowledge 
                in their fields; and
                    ``(I) will meet the requirements for providing 
                matching funds specified in subsection (k);
            ``(6) information about the eligible entity, including its 
        experience managing collaborative initiatives, or assessing 
        applicants for grants and evaluating the performance of grant 
        recipients for outcome-focused initiatives, and any other 
        relevant information;
            ``(7) a commitment to meet the requirements of subsection 
        (i) and a plan for meeting the requirements, including 
        information on any funding that the eligible entity has secured 
        to provide the matching funds required under that subsection;
            ``(8) a description of the eligible entity's plan for 
        providing technical assistance and support, other than 
        financial support, to the community organizations that will 
        increase the ability of the community organizations to achieve 
        their measurable outcomes;
            ``(9) information on the commitment, institutional 
        capacity, and expertise of the eligible entity concerning--
                    ``(A) collecting and analyzing data required for 
                evaluations, compliance efforts, and other purposes;
                    ``(B) supporting relevant research; and
                    ``(C) submitting regular reports to the 
                Corporation, including information on the initiatives 
                of the community organizations, and the replication or 
                expansion of such initiatives; and
            ``(10) a commitment to use data and evaluations to 
        continuously improve the initiatives funded by the eligible 
        entity.
    ``(h) Selection Criteria.--In selecting eligible entities to 
receive grants under this section, the Corporation shall--
            ``(1) select eligible entities on a competitive basis;
            ``(2) select eligible entities on the basis of the quality 
        of their selection process, as described in subsection (g)(5), 
        the capacity of the eligible entities to manage Community 
        Solutions Funds, and the potential of the eligible entities to 
        sustain the Funds after the conclusion of the grant period; and
            ``(3) include among the grant recipients eligible entities 
        that propose to provide subgrants to community organizations 
        serving rural low-income communities.
    ``(i) Matching Funds for Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Corporation may not make a grant to 
        an eligible entity under this section for a Community Solutions 
        Fund unless the entity agrees that, with respect to the cost 
        described in subsection (d) for that Fund, the entity will make 
        available matching funds in an amount not less that $1 for 
        every $1 of funds provided under the grant.
            ``(2) Non-federal share.--
                    ``(A) Type and sources.--The eligible entity shall 
                provide the matching funds in cash. The eligible entity 
                shall provide the matching funds from State, local, or 
                private sources, which may include State or local 
                agencies, businesses, private philanthropic 
                organizations, or individuals.
                    ``(B) Eligible entities including state commissions 
                or local government offices.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In a case in which a 
                        State Commission, a local government office, or 
                        both entities are a part of the eligible 
                        entity, the State involved, the local 
                        government involved, or both entities, 
                        respectively, shall contribute not less than 30 
                        percent and not more than 50 percent of the 
                        matching funds.
                            ``(ii) Local government office.--In this 
                        subparagraph, the term `local government 
                        office' means the office of the chief executive 
                        officer of a unit of general local government.
            ``(3) Reduction.--The Corporation may reduce by 50 percent 
        the matching funds required by paragraph (1) for an eligible 
        entity serving a community (such as a rural low-income 
        community) that the eligible entity can demonstrate is 
        significantly philanthropically underserved.
    ``(j) Subgrants.--
            ``(1) Subgrants authorized.--An eligible entity receiving a 
        grant under this section is authorized to use the funds made 
        available through the grant to award subgrants on a competitive 
        basis to--
                    ``(A) community organizations serving low-income 
                communities within the specific local geographical area 
                referred to in subsection (f)(2)(A); or
                    ``(B) community organizations addressing a specific 
                issue area referred to in subsection (f)(2)(B), in low-
                income communities in geographical areas referred to in 
                that subsection.
            ``(2) Periods; amounts.--The eligible entity shall make 
        such subgrants for periods of not less than 3 and not more than 
        5 years, and may renew the grants for such periods, in amounts 
        of not less than $100,000.
            ``(3) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a subgrant 
        from an eligible entity under this section, including receiving 
        a payment for that subgrant each year, a community organization 
        shall submit an application to an eligible entity that serves 
        the specific local geographical area, or geographical areas, 
        that the community organization proposes to serve, at such 
        time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
        eligible entity may require, including--
                    ``(A) a description of the initiative the community 
                organization carries out and plans to replicate or 
                expand using funds received from the eligible entity, 
                and how the initiative relates to the issue areas 
                identified under subsection (g)(4)(A) in which the 
                eligible entity has committed to work;
                    ``(B) data on the measurable outcomes the community 
                organization has improved, and information on the 
                measurable outcomes the community organization seeks to 
                improve by replicating or expanding an initiative, 
                which shall be among the measurable outcomes the 
                eligible entity is seeking to improve as identified 
                under subsection (g)(4)(C);
                    ``(C) an identification of the community in which 
                the community organization proposes to carry out an 
                initiative, which shall be within the specific local 
                geographical area referred to in subsection (f)(2)(A) 
                or the geographical areas referred to in subsection 
                (f)(2)(B), that the eligible entity serves;
                    ``(D) a description of how the community 
                organization uses data to analyze and improve its 
                initiatives;
                    ``(E) specific evidence of how the community 
                organization will meet the requirements for providing 
                matching funds specified in subsection (k);
                    ``(F) a description of how the community 
                organization will sustain the replicated or expanded 
                initiative after the conclusion of the subgrant period; 
                and
                    ``(G) any other information the eligible entity may 
                require, including information necessary for the 
                eligible entity to fulfill its obligations under 
                subsection (g)(5).
    ``(k) Matching Funds for Subgrants.--
            ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity may not make a 
        subgrant to a community organization under this section for an 
        initiative described in subsection (j)(3)(A) unless the 
        organization agrees that, with respect to the cost of carrying 
        out that initiative, the organization will make available, on 
        an annual basis, matching funds in an amount not less than $1 
        for every $1 of funds provided under the subgrant. If the 
        community organization fails to make such matching funds 
        available for a fiscal year, the eligible entity shall not make 
        payments for the remaining fiscal years of the subgrant period, 
        notwithstanding any other provision of this part.
            ``(2) Types and sources.--The community organization shall 
        provide the matching funds in cash. The community organization 
        shall provide the matching funds from State, local, or private 
        sources, which may include funds from State or local agencies, 
        or private sector funding.
    ``(l) National Functions.--
            ``(1) Corporation.--The Corporation shall enter into a 
        contract with an independent entity (referred to in this 
        subsection as a `national contractor') to evaluate the eligible 
        entities, and the initiatives supported by the eligible 
        entities.
            ``(2) National contractor.--
                    ``(A) Research and reports.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The national contractor 
                        shall collect data and conduct or support 
                        research with respect to the eligible entities, 
                        and the initiatives supported by the eligible 
                        entities, to determine the success of the 
                        program carried out under this section in 
                        replicating and expanding initiatives, 
                        including--
                                    ``(I) the success of the replicated 
                                or expanded initiatives in improving 
                                measurable outcomes; and
                                    ``(II) the success of the program 
                                in increasing philanthropic investments 
                                in philanthropically-underserved 
                                communities.
                            ``(ii) Reports.--The national contractor 
                        shall submit reports to Congress and the 
                        Corporation including--
                                    ``(I) the data collected and the 
                                results of the research;
                                    ``(II) information on lessons 
                                learned about best practices from the 
                                activities carried out under this 
                                section, to improve those activities; 
                                and
                                    ``(III) a list of all eligible 
                                entities and community organizations 
                                receiving funds under this section.
                    ``(B) Technical assistance.--The national 
                contractor shall provide technical assistance to the 
                eligible entities that receive grants under this 
                section.
                    ``(C) Knowledge management.--The national 
                contractor shall maintain a clearinghouse for 
                information on best practices resulting from 
                initiatives supported by the eligible entities.
                    ``(D) Reservation.--Of the funds appropriated under 
                section 501(a)(5)(B) for a fiscal year, not more than 5 
                percent may be used to carry out this subsection.

            ``PART III--INNOVATION FELLOWSHIPS PILOT PROGRAM

``SEC. 167B. PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Grants.--The Corporation shall make grants, on a competitive 
basis, to individuals to pay for the Federal share of carrying out 
projects in which the individuals establish innovative nonprofit 
organizations to address national and local challenges.
    ``(b) Amounts, Periods, and Number of Grants.--The Corporation 
shall make the grants for periods of 2 years. The Corporation shall 
make the grants in amounts of not more than $100,000. The Corporation 
shall make not more than 25 grants under subsection (a) in a fiscal 
year.
    ``(c) Payments.--The Corporation shall make the grant awards 
through annual payments, for the 2 years of the grant periods.
    ``(d) Eligible Applicant.--To be eligible to apply for a grant 
under this section, an individual shall--
            ``(1) have completed at least 1 term or period of service 
        as a participant in a national service program under subtitle C 
        or G, as a participant in a program under subtitle E or section 
        198E, or as a volunteer in a program under part A of title I of 
        the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et 
        seq.); or
            ``(2) be a veteran, as defined in section 101 of title 38, 
        United States Code.
    ``(e) Initial Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this section, and a payment for the first year of the grant 
        period, an individual shall submit an application to the 
        Corporation at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
        information as the Corporation may require.
            ``(2) Contents.--At a minimum, the application shall 
        include--
                    ``(A) a description of the national or local 
                challenge that the individual seeks to address through 
                the project involved;
                    ``(B) a description of the project the individual 
                is proposing or the organization the individual is 
                proposing to establish through the project, including 
                information describing why the individual's proposal to 
                address the challenge is innovative;
                    ``(C) information describing how the individual 
                proposes to address the challenge at the community 
                level; and
                    ``(D) information describing the location of the 
                project and the community the individual proposes to 
                serve through the project, including relevant data 
                about the challenge in that community.
    ``(f) Subsequent Application.--To be eligible to receive a payment 
for the second year of the grant period, the individual shall submit to 
the Corporation--
            ``(1) a report on the actions taken by the individual, and, 
        if applicable, the nonprofit organization established using 
        funds provided under this section, to carry out the project; 
        and
            ``(2) information describing how the individual will comply 
        with the non-Federal share requirement described in subsection 
        (g) for the second year of the grant period.
    ``(g) Non-Federal Share.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of 
        carrying out a project under this section shall be--
                    ``(A) 100 percent for the first year of the grant 
                period; and
                    ``(B) 50 percent for the second year of the grant 
                period.
            ``(2) Non-federal share.--The individual may provide the 
        non-Federal share of the cost in cash or in kind, fairly 
        evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services. The 
        individual may provide the non-Federal share from State, local, 
        or private sources.
    ``(h) Consideration.--In reviewing applications, the Corporation 
shall take into consideration the likelihood that a project proposed to 
serve a community, if successful, will be replicable in other 
communities.
    ``(i) Technical Assistance.--The Corporation may reserve 15 percent 
of the funds appropriated to carry out this section to provide 
technical assistance to individuals and nonprofit organizations 
carrying out projects under this section.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 501(a) of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Subtitle f.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated--
                    ``(A) to carry out section 167, such sums as may be 
                necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013;
                    ``(B) to carry out section 167A, $50,000,000 for 
                fiscal year 2009, $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, 
                $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, $80,000,000 for 
                fiscal year 2012, and $100,000,000 for fiscal year 
                2013, and such sums as may be necessary for each 
                subsequent fiscal year; and
                    ``(C) to carry out section 167B, $3,500,000 for 
                fiscal year 2009, and $5,000,000 for each subsequent 
                fiscal year.''.

                     Subtitle C--ServeAmerica Corps

SEC. 131. CORPS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Since 1993, over 500,000 individuals have served in 
        national service positions, meeting unmet human, educational, 
        environmental, and public safety needs of the United States.
            (2) Full- and part-time national service can effectively 
        promote an ethic of service and volunteering, and former 
        national service participants are likely to remain engaged in 
        national service, and participate in community and public 
        service.
            (3) Focused national service efforts can effectively tackle 
        pressing national challenges, such as improving education for 
        low-income students, increasing energy conservation, and 
        improving the health, well-being, and economic opportunities of 
        the neediest individuals in the Nation.
            (4) An increasing number of individuals in the United 
        States who are retiring or age 50 or older indicate an interest 
        in service, with almost 60 percent of such individuals 
        indicating that they would consider taking jobs now or in the 
        future to serve their communities.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
            (1) to provide opportunities by 2013 for 250,000 
        individuals annually to participate in a year of service, by 
        providing funding for an additional 175,000 individuals (in 
        addition to the 75,000 individuals already participating) each 
        year to so participate, and to continue growing national 
        service in the future;
            (2) to focus national service in the areas of national need 
        such service has the capacity to address, such as improving 
        education for low-income students, increasing energy 
        conservation, improving access to health care for, and the 
        health status of, individuals in medically underserved 
        populations, and creating new economic opportunities for low-
        income individuals; and
            (3) to encourage ``encore service'' and draw on the talents 
        and experience of individuals age 50 and older, by providing 
        better opportunities and incentives for individuals of that age 
        to serve.
    (c) General Authority.--Title I of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511 et seq.), as amended by section 
121, is further amended by inserting after subtitle F the following:

                    ``Subtitle G--ServeAmerica Corps

``SEC. 168. CORPS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) 21st century community learning center.--The term 
        `21st century community learning center' has the meaning given 
        the term `community learning center', as defined in section 
        4201 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 7171).
            ``(2) Clean energy service corps.--The term `Clean Energy 
        Service Corps' means the participants who improve performance 
        on clean energy indicators through the grants funded under 
        subsection (c)(3).
            ``(3) Clean energy service corps fund.--The term `Clean 
        Energy Service Corps Fund' means the Clean Energy Service Corps 
        Fund established under subsection (b)(3).
            ``(4) Clean energy indicators.--The term `clean energy 
        indicators' means--
                    ``(A) number of housing units of low-income 
                households weatherized or retrofitted to improve energy 
                efficiency;
                    ``(B) annual energy costs (to determine savings in 
                those costs) at facilities where participants have 
                provided service;
                    ``(C) number of national parks, State parks, city 
                parks, county parks, forest preserves, or trails or 
                rivers owned or maintained by the Federal Government or 
                a State, that are cleaned or improved;
                    ``(D) another indicator relating to clean energy 
                that the Corporation, in consultation with the 
                Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
                and the Secretary of Energy, establishes for a given 
                year; and
                    ``(E) a local indicator (applicable to a particular 
                eligible entity and on which an improvement in 
                performance is needed) relating to clean energy, 
                proposed by that eligible entity in an application 
                submitted to, and approved by, a State Commission or 
                the Corporation under this section.
            ``(5) College-going rate.--The term `college-going rate' 
        means the percentage of high school graduates who enroll in an 
        institution of higher education in the school year immediately 
        following graduation from high school.
            ``(6) Education corps.--The term `Education Corps' means 
        the participants who improve performance on education 
        indicators through the grants funded under subsection (c)(1).
            ``(7) Education corps fund.--The term `Education Corps 
        Fund' means the Education Corps Fund established under 
        subsection (b)(1).
            ``(8) Education indicators.--The term `education 
        indicators' means--
                    ``(A) student engagement, including student 
                attendance and student behavior;
                    ``(B) student academic achievement;
                    ``(C) high school graduation rates;
                    ``(D) college-going rates for high school 
                graduates;
                    ``(E) college persistence rates for high school 
                graduates;
                    ``(F) an additional indicator relating to improving 
                education for students that the Corporation, in 
                consultation with the Secretary of Education, 
                establishes for a given year; and
                    ``(G) a local indicator (applicable to a particular 
                eligible entity and on which an improvement in 
                performance is needed) relating to improving education 
                for students, proposed by that eligible entity in an 
                application submitted to, and approved by, a State 
                Commission or the Corporation under this section.
            ``(9) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means an 
        entity that--
                    ``(A) is a nonprofit organization with a proven 
                record of improving, or a promising strategy to 
                improve, performance on appropriate indicators 
                described in this subsection;
                    ``(B) meets the eligibility requirements to receive 
                a grant under subtitle C; and
                    ``(C) if the entity is seeking to receive (or has 
                received) a grant directly under subsection (c), is 
                seeking to carry out (or is carrying out) a national 
                service program in 2 or more States.
            ``(10) Encore service program.--The term `encore service 
        program' means a program, carried out by an eligible entity 
        under subsection (c), that--
                    ``(A) involves a significant number of participants 
                age 50 or older in the program; and
                    ``(B) takes advantage of the skills and experience 
                that such participants offer in the design and 
                implementation of the program.
            ``(11) Healthy futures corps.--The term `Healthy Futures 
        Corps' means the participants who improve performance on health 
        indicators through the grants funded under subsection (c)(2).
            ``(12) Healthy futures corps fund.--The term `Healthy 
        Futures Corps Fund' means the Healthy Futures Corps Fund 
        established under subsection (b)(2).
            ``(13) Health indicators.--The term `health indicators' 
        means--
                    ``(A) access to health care among economically 
                disadvantaged individuals and individuals who are 
                members of medically underserved populations;
                    ``(B) access to health care for uninsured 
                individuals, including such individuals who are 
                economically disadvantaged children;
                    ``(C) participation, among economically 
                disadvantaged individuals and individuals who are 
                members of medically underserved populations, in 
                disease prevention and health promotion initiatives, 
                particularly those with a focus on addressing common 
                health conditions, addressing chronic diseases, and 
                decreasing health disparities;
                    ``(D) health literacy of patients;
                    ``(E) an additional indicator, relating to 
                improving or protecting the health of economically 
                disadvantaged individuals and individuals who are 
                members of medically underserved populations, that the 
                Corporation, in consultation with the Secretary of 
                Health and Human Services and the Director of the 
                Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, establishes 
                for a given year; and
                    ``(F) a local indicator (applicable to a particular 
                eligible entity and on which an improvement in 
                performance is needed) relating to improving or 
                protecting the health of economically disadvantaged 
                individuals and individuals who are members of 
                medically underserved populations, proposed by that 
                eligible entity in an application submitted to, and 
                approved by, a State Commission or the Corporation 
                under this section.
            ``(14) High school.--The term `high school' means a public 
        school, including a public high school, that provides high 
        school education, as determined by State law.
            ``(15) Medically underserved area.--The term `medically 
        underserved area' means an urban or rural area designated by 
        the Secretary of Health and Human Services as an area with a 
        shortage of personal health services.
            ``(16) Medically underserved population.--The term 
        `medically underserved population' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 330(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
        U.S.C. 254b(b)(3)).
            ``(17) Opportunity corps.--The term `Opportunity Corps' 
        means the participants who improve performance on opportunity 
        indicators through the grants funded under subsection (c)(4).
            ``(18) Opportunity corps fund.--The term `Opportunity Corps 
        Fund' means the Opportunity Corps Fund established under 
        subsection (b)(4).
            ``(19) Opportunity indicators.--The term `opportunity 
        indicators' means--
                    ``(A) financial literacy among economically 
                disadvantaged individuals;
                    ``(B) housing units built or improved for 
                economically disadvantaged individuals or low-income 
                families;
                    ``(C) economically disadvantaged individuals with 
                access to job training and other skill enhancement;
                    ``(D) economically disadvantaged individuals with 
                access to information about job placement services;
                    ``(E) an additional indicator relating to improving 
                economic opportunity for economically disadvantaged 
                individuals that the Corporation, in consultation with 
                the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the 
                Secretary of Labor, establishes for a given year; and
                    ``(F) a local indicator (applicable to a particular 
                eligible entity and on which an improvement in 
                performance is needed) relating to improving economic 
                opportunity for economically disadvantaged individuals, 
                proposed by that eligible entity in an application 
                submitted to, and approved by, a State Commission or 
                the Corporation under this section.
            ``(20) Poverty line.--The term `poverty line' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 673 of the Community Services 
        Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902).
            ``(21) Student.--The term `student' means a public 
        elementary school or public secondary school student.
    ``(b) Funds and Availability.--
            ``(1) Education corps fund.--The Corporation shall 
        establish an account to be known as the Education Corps Fund.
            ``(2) Healthy futures corps fund.--The Corporation shall 
        establish an account to be known as the Healthy Futures Corps 
        Fund.
            ``(3) Clean energy service corps fund.--The Corporation 
        shall establish an account to be known as the Clean Energy 
        Service Corps Fund.
            ``(4) Opportunity corps fund.--The Corporation shall 
        establish an account to be known as the Opportunity Corps Fund.
    ``(c) Program Authorized.--
            ``(1) Education corps.--
                    ``(A) Grants.--The Corporation may use the amounts 
                made available for the Education Corps Fund to make 
                grants under this paragraph to State Commissions and 
                eligible entities, as described in paragraph (5).
                    ``(B) Programs.--The Corporation shall make the 
                grants to pay for the Federal share of the cost of 
                carrying out full- or part-time national service 
                programs that are consistent with subtitle C and that 
                improve performance on education indicators, through 
                the service of the participants in the programs.
            ``(2) Healthy futures corps.--
                    ``(A) Grants.--The Corporation may use the amounts 
                made available for the Healthy Futures Corps Fund to 
                make grants under this paragraph to State Commissions 
                and eligible entities, as described in paragraph (5).
                    ``(B) Programs.--The Corporation shall make the 
                grants to pay for the Federal share of the cost of 
                carrying out full- or part-time national service 
                programs that are consistent with subtitle C and that 
                improve performance on health indicators, through the 
                service of the participants in the programs.
            ``(3) Clean energy service corps.--
                    ``(A) Grants.--The Corporation may use the amounts 
                made available for the Clean Energy Service Corps Fund 
                to make grants under this paragraph to State 
                Commissions and eligible entities, as described in 
                paragraph (5).
                    ``(B) Programs.--The Corporation shall make the 
                grants to pay for the Federal share of the cost of 
                carrying out full- or part-time national service 
                programs that are consistent with subtitle C and that 
                improve performance on clean energy indicators, through 
                the service of the participants in the programs.
            ``(4) Opportunity corps.--
                    ``(A) Grants.--The Corporation may use the amounts 
                made available for the Opportunity Corps Fund to make 
                grants under this paragraph to State Commissions and 
                eligible entities, as described in paragraph (5).
                    ``(B) Programs.--The Corporation shall make the 
                grants to pay for the Federal share of the cost of 
                carrying out full- or part-time national service 
                programs that are consistent with subtitle C and that 
                improve performance on opportunity indicators, through 
                the service of the participants in the programs.
            ``(5) Formula and competitive grants.--For purposes of 
        making grants under paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4), the 
        Corporation shall carry out the following:
                    ``(A) Formula grants.--
                            ``(i) Grants to certain states.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--From 33\1/3\ 
                                percent of the amount available in the 
                                Fund described in that paragraph for a 
                                fiscal year (after the Corporation 
                                makes the reservation described in 
                                subsection (i)), the Corporation shall 
                                make grants (including financial 
                                assistance and a corresponding 
                                allotment of approved national service 
                                positions). The Corporation shall make 
                                the grants to the State Commission of 
                                each of the several States, the 
                                District of Columbia, and the 
                                Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that has an 
                                application approved by the Corporation 
                                under subsection (e), from allotments 
                                described in subclause (II).
                                    ``(II) Allotment.--The amount 
                                allotted as a grant to each such State 
                                under subclause (I) for a fiscal year 
                                shall be equal to the amount that bears 
                                the same ratio to that 33\1/3\ percent 
                                of the amount available in that Fund 
                                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.
                            ``(ii) Grants to certain territories and 
                        possessions.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--From 1 percent 
                                of the amount available in the Fund 
                                described in that paragraph for a 
                                fiscal year (after the Corporation 
                                makes the reservation described in 
                                subsection (i)), the Corporation shall 
                                make grants (including financial 
                                assistance and a corresponding 
                                allotment of approved national service 
                                positions). The Corporation shall make 
                                the grants to the State Commission for 
                                each of the United States Virgin 
                                Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
                                Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
                                Islands that has an application 
                                approved by the Corporation under 
                                subsection (e), from allotments 
                                described in subclause (II).
                                    ``(II) Allotment.--The amount 
                                allotted as a grant to each such State 
                                under subclause (I) for a fiscal year 
                                shall be equal to the amount that bears 
                                the same ratio to that 1 percent of the 
                                amount available in that Fund for that 
                                fiscal year as the population of the 
                                State bears to the total population of 
                                the States referred to in subclause 
                                (I).
                            ``(iii) Grants to indian tribes.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--From 1 percent 
                                of the amount available in the Fund 
                                described in that paragraph for a 
                                fiscal year (after the Corporation 
                                makes the reservation described in 
                                subsection (i)), the Corporation shall 
                                make grants (including financial 
                                assistance and a corresponding 
                                allotment of approved national service 
                                positions) to Indian tribes that have 
                                applications approved by the 
                                Corporation under subsection (e). The 
                                funds allotted for such grants shall be 
                                allotted by the Corporation on a 
                                competitive basis in accordance with 
                                the respective needs of the Indian 
                                tribes.
                                    ``(II) Application.--For purposes 
                                of this subtitle, other than this 
                                subparagraph, a reference to a State 
                                Commission shall be considered to 
                                include a reference to the governing 
                                body of an Indian tribe, and a 
                                reference to a State shall be 
                                considered to include a reference to an 
                                Indian tribe or the geographic area in 
                                which the tribe resides. The 
                                Corporation shall have authority to 
                                issue standards to apply the provisions 
                                of this subtitle (other than this 
                                subparagraph) to Indian tribes.
                            ``(iv) Effect of failure to apply.--If a 
                        State or Indian tribe fails to apply for, or 
                        fails to give notice to the Corporation of its 
                        intent to apply for, an allotment under this 
                        subparagraph, the Corporation shall use the 
                        amount that would have been allotted under this 
                        subparagraph to the State or Indian tribe--
                                    ``(I) to make grants (including 
                                financial assistance and a 
                                corresponding allotment of approved 
                                national service positions) to other 
                                eligible entities that propose to carry 
                                out national service programs in the 
                                State on behalf of the Indian tribe; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) after making grants under 
                                subclause (I), to make a reallotment to 
                                other States and Indian tribes that 
                                have applications approved by the 
                                Corporation under subsection (e).
                    ``(B) Competitive grants.--From the remainder of 
                the amount available in that Fund for that fiscal year, 
                the Corporation shall make grants (including such 
                assistance and corresponding allotment), on a 
                competitive basis, to State Commissions and eligible 
                entities that have such approved applications.
            ``(6) Terms and conditions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise expressly 
                provided in this section and subtitle D, the terms and 
                conditions of grants made under this subsection shall 
                be consistent with the provisions of subtitle C 
                concerning terms and conditions of grants made under 
                section 121(a). Those terms and conditions shall apply 
                with respect to grants and allotments requested, 
                national service positions and national service 
                programs proposed, and applications submitted, under 
                this section.
                    ``(B) Investment in national service.--For purposes 
                of applying the provisions of part I of subtitle C 
                under this subsection, sections 122(c), 125, and 126 
                shall not apply.
                    ``(C) Application, approval, and allocation.--State 
                Commissions and eligible entities shall apply for the 
                grants, and the grants (and the financial assistance 
                and approved national service positions made available 
                through the grants) shall be allocated among State 
                Commissions and eligible entities, in a manner 
                consistent with this section. Except as otherwise 
                provided in this section, subsections (a) through (d) 
                of section 129, subsections (a) through (d), and (g), 
                of section 130, subsections (a)(1) and (f) of section 
                131, and subsections (a), (b), (d), and (e) of section 
                133 shall not apply to such applications and 
                allocations.
                    ``(D) National service participants.--Except as 
                otherwise expressly provided in this section and 
                subtitle D, the terms and conditions that apply to 
                participants in programs carried out under such grants 
                (including provisions relating to participant 
                eligibility, selection, terms of service, and benefits) 
                shall be consistent with the provisions of subtitle C 
                concerning terms and conditions that apply to 
                participants in programs under subtitle C.
            ``(7) Number of positions.--The Corporation shall--
                    ``(A) establish or increase the number of positions 
                that are approved as approved national service 
                positions under this subtitle during each of fiscal 
                years 2009 through 2013;
                    ``(B) establish the number of the approved 
                positions as 25,000 for fiscal year 2009; and
                    ``(C) increase the number of the approved positions 
                to--
                            ``(i) 50,000 for fiscal year 2010;
                            ``(ii) 75,000 for fiscal year 2011;
                            ``(iii) 125,000 for fiscal year 2012; and
                            ``(iv) 175,000 for fiscal year 2013.
    ``(d) Eligible Entities.--
            ``(1) In general.--Eligible entities shall carry out the 
        national service programs under subsection (c).
            ``(2) Qualification.--To be qualified to carry out a 
        national service program under subsection (c), an eligible 
        entity shall--
                    ``(A) receive a grant under subsection (c); or
                    ``(B) be selected to carry out the program through 
                a competitive process, by a State Commission that 
                receives a grant under subsection (c).
    ``(e) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be qualified to receive a grant under 
        subsection (c) for a national service program, a State 
        Commission or an eligible entity shall submit an application to 
        the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and containing 
        such information as the Corporation may require, which shall 
        include--
                    ``(A) information describing how the eligible 
                entity proposed to carry out the program proposes to 
                utilize funds under a paragraph of subsection (c) to 
                improve performance on the corresponding indicators 
                described in subsection (a) utilizing participants, 
                including the activities in which such participants 
                will engage to improve performance on those indicators;
                    ``(B) information identifying the geographical area 
                in which the eligible entity proposed to carry out the 
                program proposes to use funds under a paragraph of 
                subsection (c) to improve performance on the 
                corresponding indicators described in subsection (a), 
                including demographic information on the students or 
                individuals, as appropriate, in such area, and 
                statistics demonstrating the need to improve such 
                indicators in such area;
                    ``(C) with respect to a grant to carry out a 
                national service program under a paragraph of 
                subsection (c), information describing the experience 
                of the eligible entity proposed to carry out the 
                program in improving performance on the corresponding 
                indicators described in subsection (a), including 
                whether the entity has previously utilized participants 
                to improve performance on such indicators, and if so, 
                the activities in which such participants have engaged;
                    ``(D) if applicable, information on how the 
                eligible entity described in subparagraph (A) will work 
                with other community-based agencies to carry out 
                activities to improve performance on the corresponding 
                indicators described in subsection (a) using such 
                funds;
                    ``(E) a description of--
                            ``(i) the type of positions into which 
                        participants will be placed, using the 
                        assistance provided under subsection (c), 
                        including descriptions of the specific tasks to 
                        be performed by such participants, and the 
                        minimum qualifications that individuals will be 
                        required to meet to become participants in such 
                        program; and
                            ``(ii) the number of proposed full- and 
                        part-time national service positions for which 
                        participants will receive the national service 
                        educational award described in subtitle D;
                    ``(F) a description consistent with the description 
                required by section 130(b)(12) for the national service 
                positions proposed;
                    ``(G) information and assurances consistent with 
                those described in subsections (e) and (f) of section 
                130, subsections (a)(2), (b), (c), (d)(1), and (e) of 
                section 131, and section 132(a), for the grant 
                requested and the national service program and national 
                service positions proposed, except as provided in 
                subsection (g)(1)(B);
                    ``(H) measurable goals, to be used for annual 
                measurements of the program on 1 or more of the 
                corresponding indicators described in subsection (a);
                    ``(I) in the case of a grant under subsection 
                (c)(1), information on how the eligible entity 
                described in subparagraph (A) will enter into 
                partnerships with local educational agencies and 
                schools to carry out activities to improve performance 
                on education indicators using funds received under this 
                subsection (c);
                    ``(J) in the case of a grant under subsection 
                (c)(4)--
                            ``(i) if the program is designed to improve 
                        economic opportunity by engaging economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals as participants--
                                    ``(I) the minimum and maximum 
                                percentages of participants who will be 
                                economically disadvantaged individuals; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) if applicable, information 
                                on the skills and training those 
                                individuals will receive that will 
                                assist those individuals in obtaining 
                                jobs after completion of their service 
                                under the grant; and
                            ``(ii) information on the number and 
                        percentage of individuals, including children, 
                        in families with family incomes below the 
                        poverty line in the community to be served; and
                    ``(K) any other information the Corporation may 
                require.
            ``(2) Request for waiver.--
                    ``(A) Requirements relating to educational 
                awards.--An applicant may include in the application a 
                request for a waiver (including a justification of the 
                need for such waiver and information describing how 
                such waiver will assist the applicant in improving 
                performance on the appropriate indicators described in 
                subsection (a)) of requirements relating to the 
                Corporation's provision of a national service 
                educational award to or on behalf of a participant in 
                the program, which may include--
                            ``(i) in the case of a grant under 
                        subsection (c)(1), requirements relating to the 
                        minimum age for a participant under section 
                        137(a)(4); and
                            ``(ii) in the case of a grant under any 
                        paragraph of subsection (c), requirements 
                        relating to individuals who receive a national 
                        service educational award under section 146(a) 
                        and related provisions, to allow the eligible 
                        entity proposed to carry out the program to 
                        select participants to serve in approved 
                        national service positions (with eligibility 
                        for national service educational awards) from 
                        among a prespecified group of participants, if 
                        the request describes the process by which the 
                        participants serving in such positions will be 
                        selected from such group.
                    ``(B) Requirements relating to use of allotments 
                for programs.--
                            ``(i) In general.--A State Commission may 
                        include in the application a request that the 
                        Corporation--
                                    ``(I) waive provisions requiring 
                                the State to use an allotment from a 
                                Fund, described in subsection 
                                (c)(5)(A), for corresponding programs 
                                described in a paragraph of subsection 
                                (c); and
                                    ``(II) permit the State to use 
                                funds from the allotment for other 
                                programs described in another paragraph 
                                of subsection (c).
                            ``(ii) Information.--The State Commission 
                        shall include in the request--
                                    ``(I) information demonstrating 
                                that the State has not received a 
                                sufficient number of applications of 
                                adequate quality to carry out the 
                                corresponding programs referred to in 
                                clause (i)(I); and
                                    ``(II) information identifying the 
                                other programs referred to in clause 
                                (i)(II), and the amount of funds from 
                                the allotment that the State intends to 
                                use for each such program.
                            ``(iii) Treatment.--If the Corporation 
                        approves the waiver, and permits the State to 
                        use funds from the allotment for programs 
                        described in a paragraph of subsection (c), for 
                        purposes of this subtitle (other than 
                        subsection (c)(5)(A)), the funds shall be 
                        considered to be part of a grant made under 
                        that paragraph.
            ``(3) Limitation on same project in multiple 
        applications.--The Corporation shall reject an application 
        submitted under this subsection if a project proposed to be 
        conducted using assistance requested by the applicant is 
        already described in another application pending before the 
        Corporation.
    ``(f) Consultation.--
            ``(1) Officials.--
                    ``(A) Education corps.--The Corporation shall 
                consult with the Secretary of Education as appropriate 
                in making grants under subsection (c)(1) and developing 
                additional indicators described in subsection 
                (a)(8)(F).
                    ``(B) Healthy futures corps.--The Corporation shall 
                consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
                and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
                Prevention as appropriate in making grants under 
                subsection (c)(2) and developing additional indicators 
                described in subsection (a)(13)(E).
                    ``(C) Clean energy service corps.--The Corporation 
                shall consult with the Secretary of Energy and the 
                Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency as 
                appropriate in making grants under subsection (c)(3) 
                and developing additional indicators described in 
                subsection (a)(4)(D).
                    ``(D) Opportunity corps.--The Corporation shall 
                consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
                and the Secretary of Labor as appropriate in making 
                grants under subsection (c)(4) and developing 
                additional indicators described in subsection 
                (a)(19)(E).
            ``(2) Review panels.--The Corporation shall--
                    ``(A) establish panels of experts for the purpose 
                of securing recommendations on applications submitted 
                under subsection (e) for more than $250,000 in 
                assistance, or for a number of national service 
                positions that would require more than $250,000 in 
                national service educational awards; and
                    ``(B) consider the opinions of such panels prior to 
                making determinations on such applications.
    ``(g) Allocation of Financial Assistance and Positions.--
            ``(1) Allocation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In making grants under 
                subsection (c), the Corporation shall allocate the 
                financial assistance and approved national service 
                positions provided through the grants among eligible 
                entities proposed to carry out national service 
                programs described in subsection (c).
                    ``(B) Approved national service positions only.--In 
                making those grants, the Corporation--
                            ``(i) may make some grants that provide 
                        only approved national service positions (as 
                        opposed to financial assistance and such 
                        positions) for some or all of the participants 
                        in the national service programs involved; but
                            ``(ii) shall ensure that not more than 35 
                        percent of the participants in the national 
                        service programs described in subsection (c) 
                        will receive only approved national service 
                        positions through the grants.
                    ``(C) Full-time positions.--In making the grants, 
                the Corporation shall ensure that 50 percent of the 
                approved national service positions provided through 
                the grants shall be full-time national service 
                positions.
            ``(2) Priority.--In awarding financial assistance and 
        approved national service positions to eligible entities 
        proposed to carry out national service programs described in 
        subsection (c)--
                    ``(A) in the case of a grant under subsection 
                (c)(2)--
                            ``(i) the Corporation may give priority to 
                        such eligible entities that propose to develop 
                        policies to provide, and provide, support for 
                        participants who, after completing service 
                        under this section, will undertake careers to 
                        improve performance on health indicators; and
                            ``(ii) the Corporation shall give priority 
                        to such eligible entities that propose to carry 
                        out national service programs in medically 
                        underserved areas;
                    ``(B) in the case of a grant under subsection 
                (c)(3), the Corporation shall give priority to such 
                eligible entities that propose to recruit individuals 
                for the Clean Energy Service Corps so that significant 
                percentages of participants in the Corps are 
                economically disadvantaged individuals, and provide to 
                such individuals training to develop skills needed for 
                clean energy jobs for which there is ongoing demand or 
                there is predicted to be future demand; and
                    ``(C) in the case of a grant under subsection 
                (c)(4), the Corporation shall give priority to such 
                eligible entities that propose to--
                            ``(i) improve economic opportunity by 
                        engaging a significant percentage of 
                        economically disadvantaged individuals as 
                        participants to provide services and benefits 
                        to other economically disadvantaged 
                        individuals; or
                            ``(ii) serve a community with a high number 
                        and percentage of individuals, including 
                        children, in families with family incomes below 
                        the poverty line.
            ``(3) Geographic diversity.--The Corporation shall ensure 
        that eligible entities receiving financial assistance or 
        positions under subsection (c) are geographically diverse and 
        include entities proposing national service programs to be 
        conducted in urban or rural areas.
            ``(4) Encore service programs.--
                    ``(A) Formula grants.--Each State receiving a grant 
                under subsection (c)(5)(A) for a fiscal year shall make 
                an effort to make available not less than 10 percent of 
                the financial assistance and approved national service 
                positions provided through the grant for that fiscal 
                year to eligible entities proposed to carry out encore 
                service programs, unless the State Commission involved 
                does not receive a sufficient number of applications of 
                adequate quality to justify making that percentage 
                available to those eligible entities.
                    ``(B) Competitive grants.--In making grants under 
                subsection (c)(5)(B) for a fiscal year, the Corporation 
                shall make an effort to allocate not less than 10 
                percent of the financial assistance and approved 
                national service positions provided through the grants 
                for that fiscal year to eligible entities proposed to 
                carry out encore service programs, unless the 
                Corporation does not receive a sufficient number of 
                applications of adequate quality to justify making that 
                percentage available to those eligible entities.
            ``(5) Educational awards.--A participant who serves in a 
        national service program that receives a grant under subsection 
        (c) shall be considered to have served in an approved national 
        service position and, upon meeting the requirements of section 
        147 (or the requirements specified in a waiver granted under 
        subsection (e)(2)(A)), shall be eligible for a national service 
        educational award described in section 147. The Corporation 
        shall transfer an appropriate amount of funds to the National 
        Service Trust to provide for the national service educational 
        awards for such participants.
    ``(h) Use of Assistance.--
            ``(1) Eligible entities.--An eligible entity that receives 
        financial assistance or positions under a paragraph of 
        subsection (c) shall use the financial assistance or positions 
        to carry out full-time or part-time national service programs, 
        including summer programs, described in that paragraph of 
        subsection (c) that are designed to improve performance on the 
        corresponding indicators described in subsection (a) in low-
        income communities.
            ``(2) Participant activities.--A participant in such a 
        program shall address identified community needs by carrying 
        out activities (which may include providing direct service, 
        recruiting and coordinating the activities of volunteers 
        providing direct service, and building the capacity of local 
        organizations and communities) designed to improve performance 
        on the corresponding indicators described in subsection (a), 
        such as--
                    ``(A) in the case of a program carried out under 
                subsection (c)(1)--
                            ``(i) tutoring, or providing other academic 
                        support to students;
                            ``(ii) mentoring students, including adult 
                        or peer mentoring;
                            ``(iii) linking needed integrated services 
                        and comprehensive supports with students, their 
                        families, and their public schools;
                            ``(iv) improving the school climate 
                        involved;
                            ``(v) providing assistance to a school in 
                        expanding the school day by strengthening the 
                        quality of staff in an expanded learning time 
                        initiative, a program of a 21st century 
                        community learning center, or a high-quality 
                        after-school program;
                            ``(vi) assisting schools and local 
                        educational agencies in improving and expanding 
                        high-quality service-learning programs that 
                        keep students engaged in schools by providing 
                        service-learning coordinators; and
                            ``(vii) involving family members of 
                        students in supporting teachers and students;
                    ``(B) in the case of a program carried out under 
                subsection (c)(2)--
                            ``(i) assisting economically disadvantaged 
                        individuals in navigating the health care 
                        system;
                            ``(ii) assisting individuals in obtaining 
                        access to health care for themselves or their 
                        children;
                            ``(iii) educating economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals and individuals who 
                        are members of medically underserved 
                        populations about, and engaging individuals 
                        described in this clause in, initiatives 
                        regarding navigating the health care system and 
                        regarding disease prevention and health 
                        promotion, with a particular focus on common 
                        health conditions, chronic diseases, and 
                        conditions, for which disease prevention and 
                        health promotion measures exist and for which 
                        socioeconomic, geographic, and racial and 
                        ethnic health disparities exist, such as 
                        initiatives concerning--
                                    ``(I) cardiovascular disease;
                                    ``(II) diabetes education;
                                    ``(III) cancer screening;
                                    ``(IV) HIV infection or AIDS;
                                    ``(V) immunizations; and
                                    ``(VI) infant mortality;
                            ``(iv) improving health literacy of 
                        patients;
                            ``(v) providing translation services at 
                        clinics and in emergency rooms to improve 
                        health care; and
                            ``(vi) assisting in health promotion 
                        interventions that improve health status, and 
                        helping people adopt and maintain healthy 
                        lifestyles and habits to improve health status;
                    ``(C) in the case of a program carried out under 
                subsection (c)(3)--
                            ``(i) weatherizing and retrofitting housing 
                        units for low-income households to improve the 
                        energy efficiency of such housing units;
                            ``(ii) building energy efficient housing 
                        units in low-income communities;
                            ``(iii) conducting energy audits for low-
                        income households and recommending ways for the 
                        households to improve energy efficiency;
                            ``(iv) working with schools and youth 
                        programs to educate students and youth about 
                        ways to reduce home energy use and improve the 
                        environment, including conducting service-
                        learning projects to provide such education;
                            ``(v) assisting in the development of local 
                        recycling programs;
                            ``(vi) improving national and State parks, 
                        city parks, county parks, forest preserves, and 
                        trails owned or maintained by the Federal 
                        Government or a State, including planting 
                        trees, carrying out reforestation, and making 
                        trail enhancements; and
                            ``(vii) cleaning and improving rivers 
                        maintained by the Federal Government or a 
                        State; and
                    ``(D) in the case of a program carried out under 
                subsection (c)(4)--
                            ``(i) providing financial literacy 
                        education to economically disadvantaged 
                        individuals, including financial literacy 
                        education with regard to credit management, 
                        financial institutions including banks and 
                        credit unions, and utilization of savings 
                        plans;
                            ``(ii) assisting in the construction of 
                        housing units including energy efficient homes, 
                        in low-income communities;
                            ``(iii) assisting individuals in obtaining 
                        access to health care for themselves or their 
                        children;
                            ``(iv) assisting individuals in obtaining 
                        information about Federal, State, local, or 
                        private programs or benefits focused on 
                        assisting economically disadvantaged 
                        individuals, economically disadvantaged 
                        children, or low-income families;
                            ``(v) improving opportunities for 
                        economically disadvantaged children and youth 
                        to become involved in youth development 
                        organizations;
                            ``(vi) facilitating enrollment in and 
                        completion of job training for economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals; and
                            ``(vii) assisting economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals in obtaining access 
                        to job placement assistance.
    ``(i) Reservation of Funds for Review Panels and Training and 
Technical Assistance.--
            ``(1) In general.--Before allotting funds under subsection 
        (c)(5), the Corporation shall reserve an equal percentage (but 
        not more than 4 percent) of the amounts available in each Fund 
        described in a paragraph of subsection (b), to--
                    ``(A) carry out activities concerning review panels 
                as provided in subsection (f)(2); and
                    ``(B) provide training and technical assistance to 
                eligible entities, including training and technical 
                assistance to assist eligible entities carrying out 
                national service programs with a Corps described in 
                subsection (a) in--
                            ``(i) coordinating efforts; and
                            ``(ii) improving the ability of the Corps 
                        to improve performance on the corresponding 
                        indicators described in subsection (a).
            ``(2) Training and technical assistance.--The Corporation 
        may, as appropriate, consult with the corresponding officials 
        described in subsection (f)(1) in planning and carrying out the 
        training and technical assistance.
    ``(j) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal 
year for which the Corporation makes grants under a paragraph of 
subsection (c), the Corporation shall prepare and submit to Congress a 
report containing--
            ``(1) information describing how the Corporation allocated 
        financial assistance and approved national service positions 
        among eligible entities proposed to carry out national service 
        programs described in that paragraph for that fiscal year;
            ``(2) a measure of the extent to which the national service 
        programs improved performance on the corresponding indicators 
        described in subsection (a); and
            ``(3) information describing how the Corporation is 
        coordinating--
                    ``(A) the national service programs funded under 
                that paragraph; with
                    ``(B) applicable programs, as determined by the 
                Corporation, carried out under subtitles B and C of 
                this title, and part A of title I and parts A and B of 
                title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 
                (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq., 5001, 5011) that improve 
                performance on those indicators or otherwise address 
                identified community needs.
    ``(k) Incentives for Encore Service.--
            ``(1) Incentives study.--
                    ``(A) Study.--The Corporation shall study the use 
                of additional incentives (other than incentives 
                provided by this Act on the date of enactment of the 
                Serve America Act), to attract individuals who are age 
                50 or older to perform service under subtitle C or this 
                subtitle.
                    ``(B) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the 
                date of enactment of the Serve America Act, the 
                Corporation shall prepare and submit to Congress a 
                report containing the results of the study.
            ``(2) Incentives.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
        enactment of the Serve America Act, the Corporation shall, 
        notwithstanding any other provision of this title, implement 
        through a pilot program additional incentives that the 
        Corporation has found, through the study described in paragraph 
        (1), to be effective to attract individuals described in 
        paragraph (1)(A) to perform service under subtitle C or this 
        subtitle.''.
    (d) National Service Educational Awards.--
            (1) Trust.--Section 145 of the National and Community 
        Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``section 
                501(a)(2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2) or (6) of 
                section 501(a)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ``subtitle 
                C'' and inserting ``subtitle C or G''.
            (2) Increased number of terms of service to encourage 
        encore service opportunities.--Section 146 of the National and 
        Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12602) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) by striking ``Although'' and inserting 
                        the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Although''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Terms of service for encore service opportunities.--
                    ``(A) Number of terms.--Notwithstanding paragraph 
                (1) and section 147, a participant who is age 50 or 
                older on the first day of the participant's service 
                under subtitle C or G may receive a national service 
                educational award for not more than 3 terms of service 
                under subtitle C or G.
                    ``(B) Amount of award.--The participant shall 
                receive--
                            ``(i) a national service educational award 
                        in the amount described in the corresponding 
                        provision of section 147, for the first or 
                        second term of such service; and
                            ``(ii) a reduced national service 
                        educational award equal to \1/2\ of the amount 
                        described in the corresponding provision of 
                        section 147, for the third term of such 
                        service.''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
                following:
            ``(3) Term for transferred educational awards.--For 
        purposes of applying paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) to an individual 
        who is eligible to receive an educational award as a designated 
        individual (as defined in section 148(f)(3)), references to a 
        seven-year period shall be considered to be references to a 15-
        year period that begins on the date the individual who 
        transferred the educational award to the designated individual 
        completed the term of service in the approved national service 
        position that is the basis of the award.''.
            (3) Educational award transfers to encourage encore service 
        opportunities.--Section 148 of the National and Community 
        Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12604) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c)(5), by striking ``subtitle 
                C'' and inserting ``subtitle C or the appropriate 
                national service program under subtitle G, as 
                applicable'';
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 
                subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting after subsection (e) the 
                following:
    ``(f) Transfer of Educational Awards.--
            ``(1) In general.--An individual who is eligible to receive 
        a national service educational award under a program described 
        in paragraph (2) may elect to receive a reduced national 
        service educational award (equal to \1/2\ of the amount 
        described in the corresponding provision of section 147) and 
        transfer the award to a designated individual. Subsections (b), 
        (c), and (d) shall apply to the designated individual in lieu 
        of the individual who is eligible to receive the national 
        service educational award, except that amounts refunded to the 
        account under subsection (c)(5) on behalf of a designated 
        individual may be used by the Corporation to fund additional 
        placements in the national service program in which the 
        eligible individual who transferred the national service 
        educational award participated for such award.
            ``(2) Conditions for transfer.--A national service 
        educational award may be transferred under this subsection if--
                    ``(A) the educational award is for service in a 
                national service program that receives a grant under 
                subtitle G; and
                    ``(B) the eligible individual is age 50 or older.
            ``(3) Definition of a designated individual.--In this 
        subsection, the term `designated individual' is an individual--
                    ``(A) whom an individual who is eligible to receive 
                a national service educational award under a program 
                described in paragraph (2) designates to receive the 
                educational award;
                    ``(B) who meets the eligibility requirements of 
                paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 146(a); and
                    ``(C) who is a child or grandchild of the 
                individual described in subparagraph (A).''.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 501(a) of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)), as 
amended by section 121(b), is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(6) Serveamerica corps.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of 
                fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide financial 
                assistance under subtitle G of title I and to provide 
                national service educational awards under subtitle D of 
                title I (including providing financial assistance and 
                national service educational awards to participants in 
                national service positions, established or increased as 
                provided in section 168(c)(7).
                    ``(B) Availability.--Of the amounts appropriated 
                under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, the 
                Corporation shall make available--
                            ``(i) not less than 35 percent for the 
                        Education Corps Fund; and
                            ``(ii) not less than 35 percent for the 
                        Clean Energy Service Corps Fund.''.

                     Subtitle D--Civic Health Index

SEC. 141. INDEX.

    (a) In General.--Section 179 of the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12639) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(j) Civic Health Index.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Corporation.--The term `Corporation' means 
                the Corporation for National and Community Service, in 
                conjunction with the Director of the Bureau of the 
                Census, the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, and 
                (consistent with the terms of an agreement entered into 
                between the Corporation and the National Conference) 
                the National Conference.
                    ``(B) National conference.--The term `National 
                Conference' means the National Conference on 
                Citizenship referred to in section 150701 of title 36, 
                United States Code.
            ``(2) In general.--The Corporation shall establish a Civic 
        Health Index by collecting civic health data, conducting 
        related analyses, and reporting the data and analyses, as 
        described in this subsection.
            ``(3) Collection of data.--
                    ``(A) Indicators.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In collecting data for 
                        the Index, the Corporation shall collect data 
                        on various indicators established by the 
                        Corporation, including indicators related to--
                                    ``(I) volunteering and community 
                                service;
                                    ``(II) voting and other forms of 
                                political engagement;
                                    ``(III) charitable giving;
                                    ``(IV) connecting to civic groups 
                                and faith-based organizations; and
                                    ``(V) understanding and obtaining 
                                knowledge of United States history and 
                                government.
                            ``(ii) Updating.--The Corporation shall 
                        periodically evaluate and update the 
                        indicators.
                    ``(B) Age groups and education levels.--The 
                Corporation shall collect data for the Index in a 
                manner that will permit the Corporation to analyze the 
                data by the age group and education level of the 
                individuals involved.
                    ``(C) Other issues.--In collecting data for the 
                Index, the Corporation shall collect such information 
                as may be necessary to analyze the role of internet 
                technology in strengthening and inhibiting civic 
                activities, the role of specific programs in 
                strengthening civic activities, and the civic attitudes 
                and activities of new citizens and immigrants.
                    ``(D) Relationship to other data.--To collect data 
                for the Index, the Corporation shall consider methods 
                of expanding data collection conducted by the Bureau of 
                the Census, through the Current Population Survey, or 
                by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
            ``(4) Reporting of data.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Corporation shall, not less 
                often than once each year, prepare a report containing 
                detailed data collected under paragraph (3), including 
                data on each of the indicators described in paragraph 
                (3)(A), and containing the analyses described in 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (3).
                    ``(B) Aggregation and presentation.--The 
                Corporation shall aggregate the data collected under 
                paragraph (3) by community, by State, and nationally. 
                The report shall present the aggregated data in a form 
                that enables communities and States to assess their 
                civic health, as measured on each of the indicators, 
                and compare those measures with comparable measures of 
                other communities and States.
                    ``(C) Submission.--The Corporation shall submit the 
                report to the Committee on Education and Labor of the 
                House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
                Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and make 
                the report available to the general public.
            ``(5) Conferences and forums.--The Corporation shall hold 
        conferences and forums to discuss the implications of the data 
        and analyses reported under paragraph (4).
    ``(k) Research and Evaluation.--
            ``(1) Research.--The Corporation, acting in conjunction 
        with the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, shall provide for 
        baseline research and tracking of domestic and international 
        volunteering, and baseline research and tracking related to 
        relevant data on the indicators described in subsection (j)(3). 
        In providing for the research and tracking under this 
        paragraph, the Corporation and the Commissioner shall consider 
        methods of expanding research and tracking conducted by the 
        Bureau of Labor Statistics.
            ``(2) Impact research and evaluation.--The Corporation, 
        acting in conjunction with the Commissioner of Labor 
        Statistics, shall provide for research on, and evaluations of, 
        the impact of domestic and international volunteering, 
        including an assessment of best practices for such 
        volunteering, and methods of improving such volunteering 
        through enhanced collaboration among entities that recruit, 
        manage, support, and utilize volunteers, institutions of higher 
        education, and research institutions.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 501(a) of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)), as 
amended in section 131(e), is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(7) Civic health index; research and evaluation.--In 
        addition to any amounts appropriated under paragraph (4), there 
        is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsections (j) 
        and (k) of section 179, $5,600,000 for fiscal years 2009 though 
        2013, of which--
                    ``(A) not more than $800,000 may be used for a 
                fiscal year to carry out data collection under 
                paragraph (3) of section 179(j);
                    ``(B) not more than $200,000 may be used for a 
                fiscal year to carry out paragraphs (4) and (5) of 
                section 179(j); and
                    ``(C) for fiscal years 2009, 2011, and 2013, not 
                more than $200,000 may be used to establish or update 
                indicators under paragraph (3) of section 179(j).''.

            Subtitle E--ServeAmerica and Encore Fellowships

SEC. 151. SERVEAMERICA AND ENCORE FELLOWSHIPS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Full- and part-time volunteer service, both at the 
        national and State levels, can effectively tackle pressing 
        national challenges and improve communities throughout the 
        United States.
            (2) Individual service plans and opportunities can improve 
        the ability of the nonprofit sector to address areas of 
        national need by introducing more personal innovation and 
        ingenuity into volunteer service efforts.
            (3) Many individuals in the United States who are retiring 
        or age 50 or older have shown an increasing interest in 
        community service and, by utilizing their individual skills and 
        expertise, volunteer organizations can find creative solutions 
        to pressing national problems.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
            (1) to provide, by 2013, individual fellowships to 5,000 
        individuals annually, allowing the individuals to propose their 
        own plans for serving in their communities and addressing areas 
        of national need;
            (2) to focus the ideas and creativity of individuals into 
        addressing national challenges such as improving education for 
        low-income students, increasing energy conservation, improving 
        access to health care for, and the health status of, low-income 
        individuals, and creating new economic opportunities for low-
        income individuals; and
            (3) to provide Encore Fellowships to individuals over the 
        age of 50 to draw on the individuals' talents and experience, 
        to improve the effectiveness of volunteer service 
        organizations, and to provide the individuals with the support 
        they need to make a transition to longer-term public service 
        work.
    (c) General Authority.--Subtitle J of title I of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.), as 
redesignated by section 121, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 198E. SERVEAMERICA AND ENCORE FELLOWSHIPS.

    ``(a) ServeAmerica Fellowships.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Area of national need.--The term `area of 
                national need' means an area related to--
                            ``(i) improving education in public schools 
                        for economically disadvantaged students;
                            ``(ii) expanding and improving access to 
                        health care;
                            ``(iii) improving clean energy indicators, 
                        as defined in section 168(a);
                            ``(iv) improving economic opportunities for 
                        economically disadvantaged individuals; or
                            ``(v) improving disaster preparedness and 
                        response.
                    ``(B) Campus of service.--The term `Campus of 
                Service' means an institution of higher education 
                designated as a Campus of Service under section 119E.
                    ``(C) Eligible fellowship recipient.--The term 
                `eligible fellowship recipient' means an individual who 
                is selected by a State Commission under paragraph 
                (4)(E) and, as a result of such selection, is eligible 
                for a ServeAmerica Fellowship.
                    ``(D) Fellow.--The term `fellow' means an eligible 
                fellowship recipient who is awarded a ServeAmerica 
                Fellowship and is designated a fellow under paragraph 
                (5)(B).
            ``(2) Serveamerica fellowship program.--The Corporation 
        shall establish and carry out a ServeAmerica Fellowship 
        program.
            ``(3) Grants.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Corporation shall make 
                grants (including financial assistance and a 
                corresponding allotment of approved national service 
                positions), from allotments described in subparagraph 
                (B), to the State Commissions of each of the several 
                States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth 
                of Puerto Rico that has an application approved by the 
                Corporation, to enable the State Commissions to award 
                ServeAmerica Fellowships under paragraph (5). The 
                fellowships shall be used to enable fellows to carry 
                out service projects in areas of national need.
                    ``(B) Reservation; allotment.--
                            ``(i) Reservation.--From the amount 
                        appropriated under section 501(a)(2)(C) for a 
                        fiscal year, the Corporation shall reserve not 
                        more than 3 percent to administer the program 
                        under this subsection.
                            ``(ii) Allotment.--The amount allotted as a 
                        grant to a State Commission under subparagraph 
                        (A) for a fiscal year shall be equal to the 
                        amount that bears the same ratio to the amount 
                        appropriated under section 501(a)(2)(C) and not 
                        reserved under clause (i) 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.
                    ``(C) Number of positions.--The Corporation shall--
                            ``(i) establish or increase the number of 
                        positions that are approved as approved 
                        national service positions under this 
                        subsection during each of fiscal years 2009 
                        through 2013;
                            ``(ii) establish the number of approved 
                        positions at 1,000 for fiscal year 2009; and
                            ``(iii) increase the number of the approved 
                        positions to--
                                    ``(I) 2,000 for fiscal year 2010;
                                    ``(II) 3,000 for fiscal year 2011;
                                    ``(III) 4,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
                                and
                                    ``(IV) 5,000 for fiscal year 2013.
                    ``(D) Applications.--To be eligible to receive such 
                a grant, a State Commission shall submit an application 
                to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and 
                containing such information as the Corporation may 
                require, including information on the criteria and 
                procedures that the State Commission will use for 
                coordinating placements for service projects, and 
                awarding ServeAmerica Fellowships, under paragraph (5).
            ``(4) Eligible fellowship recipients.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In carrying out the program, the 
                Corporation shall, each fiscal year, maintain a list of 
                eligible fellowship recipients selected under 
                subparagraph (E).
                    ``(B) Application.--An individual desiring to be 
                selected as an eligible fellowship recipient shall 
                submit an application to a State Commission, a Campus 
                of Service, or an institution of higher education, that 
                has elected to participate in the program carried out 
                under this subsection, at such time and in such manner 
                as the Commission, Campus, or institution may require, 
                and containing the information described in 
                subparagraph (C) and such additional information as the 
                Commission, Campus, or institution may require. An 
                individual may submit such application to only 1 entity 
                under this subparagraph for a fiscal year.
                    ``(C) Contents.--The Corporation shall specify 
                information to be provided in the application, which 
                shall include--
                            ``(i) a description of the area of national 
                        need that the applicant hopes to address 
                        through service in the service project;
                            ``(ii) a description of the skills and 
                        experience the applicant has to address the 
                        area of national need;
                            ``(iii) a description of the type of 
                        service that the applicant plans to provide as 
                        a fellow; and
                            ``(iv) information identifying the State in 
                        which the applicant will serve (which, in the 
                        case of an application submitted to a State 
                        Commission, shall be the State served by the 
                        Commission) and the local area in which the 
                        applicant plans to serve, for the service 
                        project.
                    ``(D) Nominations by campuses of service and 
                institutions.--After reviewing the applications--
                            ``(i) each Campus of Service may nominate 
                        not fewer than 8 individuals for consideration 
                        by the State Commission as eligible fellowship 
                        recipients; and
                            ``(ii) each institution of higher education 
                        that is not a Campus of Service may nominate 
                        not fewer than 4 individuals for consideration 
                        by the State Commission as eligible fellowship 
                        recipients.
                    ``(E) Selection.--Each State Commission shall 
                select, from the applications nominated by Campuses of 
                Service and institutions of higher education serving 
                the State and the applications received by the State 
                Commission for a fiscal year, the number of eligible 
                fellowship recipients that may be supported for that 
                fiscal year based on the allotment received by the 
                State Commission under paragraph (3)(B). A total of not 
                less than 10 percent and not more than 15 percent of 
                the eligible fellowship recipients selected by the 
                State Commission for a fiscal year shall be individuals 
                nominated by a Campus of Service or an institution of 
                higher education.
            ``(5) Fellows.--
                    ``(A) In general.--To be eligible to participate in 
                a service project through the program as a fellow and 
                receive a ServeAmerica Fellowship, an eligible 
                fellowship recipient shall--
                            ``(i) within 6 months after being selected 
                        as an eligible fellowship recipient, select an 
                        appropriate service sponsor organization 
                        described in paragraph (6) in the State 
                        described in paragraph (4)(C)(iv), with which 
                        the individual is interested in serving under 
                        this subsection;
                            ``(ii) enter into an agreement with the 
                        organization--
                                    ``(I) that specifies the service 
                                the individual will provide if the 
                                placement is approved; and
                                    ``(II) in which the individual 
                                agrees to serve for 1 year on a (as 
                                determined by the Corporation) full-
                                time, part-time, or reduced part-time 
                                basis; and
                            ``(iii) submit such agreement to the State 
                        Commission.
                    ``(B) Award.--Upon receiving the eligible 
                fellowship recipient's agreement under subparagraph 
                (A), the State Commission shall award a ServeAmerica 
                Fellowship to the recipient and designate the recipient 
                as a fellow.
                    ``(C) Fellowship amount.--
                            ``(i) In general.--From funds received 
                        under paragraph (3), each State Commission 
                        shall award each fellow a ServeAmerica 
                        Fellowship amount that is equal to 50 percent 
                        of the amount of the total average annual 
                        subsistence allowance provided to VISTA 
                        volunteers under section 105 of the Domestic 
                        Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955).
                            ``(ii) Amount from service sponsor 
                        organization.--Except as provided in clause 
                        (iii), the service sponsor organization shall 
                        award to the fellow serving such organization 
                        an amount that will ensure that the total award 
                        received by the fellow for service in the serve 
                        project (consisting of that amount and the 
                        ServeAmerica Fellowship amount the fellow 
                        receives under clause (i)) is equal to or 
                        greater than 70 percent of the average annual 
                        subsistence allowance provided to VISTA 
                        volunteers under section 105 of the Domestic 
                        Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955).
                            ``(iii) Maximum living allowance.--The 
                        total amount that may be provided to a fellow 
                        under this subparagraph shall not exceed 100 
                        percent of the average annual subsistence 
                        allowance provided to VISTA volunteers under 
                        section 105 of the Domestic Volunteer Service 
                        Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955).
                            ``(iv) Proration of amount.--In the case of 
                        a fellow who is authorized to serve a part-time 
                        or reduced part-time term of service under the 
                        agreement described in subparagraph (A)(ii), 
                        the amount provided to a fellow under this 
                        subparagraph shall be prorated accordingly.
                            ``(v) Waiver.--The Corporation may allow a 
                        State Commission to waive the amount required 
                        under clause (ii) from the service sponsor 
                        organization for a fellow serving the 
                        organization if--
                                    ``(I) such requirement is 
                                inconsistent with the objectives of the 
                                Fellowship program; and
                                    ``(II) the amount provided to the 
                                fellow under clause (i) is sufficient 
                                to meet the necessary costs of living 
                                (including food, housing, and 
                                transportation) in the area in which 
                                the fellowship program is located.
            ``(6) Service sponsor organizations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each service sponsor 
                organization shall--
                            ``(i) be a nonprofit organization;
                            ``(ii) agree, by registering with a State 
                        Commission, to abide by all program 
                        requirements;
                            ``(iii) agree to provide an amount 
                        described in paragraph (5)(C)(ii) for each 
                        fellow serving with the organization through 
                        the ServeAmerica Fellowship;
                            ``(iv) be responsible for certifying 
                        whether each fellow serving with the 
                        organization successfully completed the 
                        ServeAmerica Fellowship; and
                            ``(v) agree--
                                    ``(I) to record and certify in a 
                                manner specified by the Corporation the 
                                number of hours served by a fellow for 
                                purposes of determining the fellow's 
                                eligibility for benefits; and
                                    ``(II) to provide timely access to 
                                records relating to the ServeAmerica 
                                Fellowship to the State Commission, the 
                                Corporation, or the Corporation's 
                                Inspector General.
                    ``(B) Registration.--
                            ``(i) Requirement.--No service sponsor 
                        organization may receive a fellow under this 
                        subsection until the organization registers 
                        with the State Commission.
                            ``(ii) Revocation.--A State Commission 
                        shall revoke the registration of any service 
                        sponsor organization if the State Commission 
                        determines after a hearing that the 
                        organization is in violation of any of the 
                        applicable provisions of this subsection.
            ``(7) Compliance with ineligible service categories.--
        Service under a ServeAmerica Fellowship shall comply with 
        section 132(a).
            ``(8) Reports.--Each service sponsor organization that 
        receives a fellow under this subsection shall, on a biweekly 
        basis, report to the Corporation on the number of hours served 
        and the services provided by that fellow. The Corporation shall 
        establish a web portal for the organizations to use in 
        reporting the information.
            ``(9) Educational awards.--A fellow who serves in a service 
        project under this subsection shall be considered to have 
        served in an approved national service position and, upon 
        meeting the requirements of section 147 for full-time, part-
        time, or reduced part-time national service, shall be eligible 
        for a national service educational award described in such 
        section. The Corporation shall transfer an appropriate amount 
        of funds to the National Service Trust to provide for the 
        national service educational awards for such fellows.
    ``(b) Encore Fellowships.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Area of national need.--The term `area of 
                national need' has the meaning given the term in 
                subsection (a)(1).
                    ``(B) Eligible encore fellowship recipient.--The 
                term `eligible Encore Fellowship recipient' means an 
                individual who is selected under paragraph (3)(B) and, 
                as a result of such selection, is eligible for an 
                Encore Fellowship.
                    ``(C) Encore fellow.--The term `Encore fellow' 
                means an eligible Encore Fellowship recipient who is 
                awarded an Encore Fellowship and is designated an 
                Encore fellow under paragraph (5)(C).
            ``(2)  Encore Fellowship program.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Corporation shall establish 
                and carry out an Encore Fellowship program. In carrying 
                out the program, the Corporation shall award 1-year 
                Encore Fellowships to enable individuals age 50 or 
                older--
                            ``(i) to carry out service projects in 
                        areas of national need; and
                            ``(ii) to receive training and development 
                        in order to transition to full- or part-time 
                        public service in the nonprofit sector or 
                        government.
                    ``(B) Program.--In carrying out the program, the 
                Corporation shall--
                            ``(i) maintain a list of eligible Encore 
                        Fellowship recipients who are eligible to 
                        participate in service projects through the 
                        program and receive fellowships;
                            ``(ii) maintain a list of organizations 
                        that are eligible to have eligible Encore 
                        Fellows placed with the organizations to carry 
                        out service projects through the program and 
                        provide the list to all eligible Encore 
                        Fellowship recipients described in clause (i); 
                        and
                            ``(iii) at the request of an Encore 
                        Fellowship recipient--
                                    ``(I) determine whether the 
                                requesting eligible Encore Fellowship 
                                recipient is able to meet the service 
                                needs of a listed organization, or 
                                another organization that the recipient 
                                requests in accordance with paragraph 
                                (5)(B), for a service project; and
                                    ``(II) upon making a favorable 
                                determination under subclause (I), 
                                award the recipient with an Encore 
                                Fellowship and place the recipient with 
                                the organization as an Encore Fellow.
            ``(3) Eligible encore fellowship recipients.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An individual desiring to be 
                selected as an eligible Encore Fellowship recipient 
                shall--
                            ``(i) be an individual who is--
                                    ``(I) at least 50 years of age as 
                                of the time the individual applies for 
                                the program; and
                                    ``(II) not engaged in, but who 
                                wishes to make a transition to being 
                                engaged in, full- or part-time public 
                                service in the nonprofit sector or 
                                government; and
                            ``(ii) submit an application to the 
                        Corporation, at such time, in such manner, and 
                        containing such information as the Corporation 
                        may require, including--
                                    ``(I) a description of the area of 
                                national need that the applicant hopes 
                                to address through the service project;
                                    ``(II) a description of the skills 
                                and experience the applicant has to 
                                address an area of national need; and
                                    ``(III) information identifying the 
                                area of the country in which the 
                                applicant wishes to serve.
                    ``(B) Selection basis.--In determining which 
                individuals to select as eligible Encore Fellowship 
                recipients, the Corporation shall--
                            ``(i) select not more than 10 individuals 
                        from each State; and
                            ``(ii) give priority to individuals with 
                        skills and experience for which there is an 
                        ongoing high demand in the nonprofit sector and 
                        government.
            ``(4) Listed organizations.--To be listed under paragraph 
        (2)(B)(ii), an organization shall--
                    ``(A) be a nonprofit organization; and
                    ``(B) submit an application to the Corporation at 
                such time, in such manner, and containing such 
                information as the Corporation may require, including--
                            ``(i) a description of--
                                    ``(I) the services and activities 
                                the organization carries out generally;
                                    ``(II) the area of national need 
                                that the organization seeks to address 
                                through a service project; and
                                    ``(III) the services and activities 
                                the organization seeks to carry out 
                                through the proposed service project;
                            ``(ii) a description of the skills and 
                        experience that an eligible Encore Fellowship 
                        recipient needs to be placed with the 
                        organization as an Encore Fellow for the 
                        service project;
                            ``(iii) a description of the training and 
                        leadership development the organization shall 
                        provide an Encore Fellow placed with the 
                        organization to assist the Encore Fellow in 
                        obtaining a public service job in the nonprofit 
                        sector or government after the period of the 
                        Encore Fellowship; and
                            ``(iv) evidence of the organization's 
                        financial stability.
            ``(5) Placement.--
                    ``(A) Request for placement with listed 
                organizations.--To be placed with a listed organization 
                under paragraph (2)(B)(iii) for a service project, an 
                eligible Encore Fellowship recipient shall submit an 
                application for such placement to the Corporation at 
                such time, in such manner, and containing such 
                information as the Corporation may require.
                    ``(B) Request for placement with other 
                organizations.--An eligible Encore Fellowship recipient 
                may apply to the Corporation to serve the recipient's 
                Encore Fellowship year with a nonprofit organization 
                that is not a listed organization. Such application 
                shall be submitted to the Corporation at such time, in 
                such manner, and containing such information as the 
                Corporation shall require, and shall include--
                            ``(i) an identification and description 
                        of--
                                    ``(I) the organization;
                                    ``(II) the area of national need 
                                the organization seeks to address; and
                                    ``(III) the services or activities 
                                the organization carries out to address 
                                such area of national need;
                            ``(ii) a description of the services the 
                        eligible Encore Fellowship recipient shall 
                        provide for the organization as an Encore 
                        Fellow;
                            ``(iii) a description of the training and 
                        leadership development the organization will 
                        provide to the eligible Encore Fellowship 
                        recipient if placed with the organization as an 
                        Encore Fellow, to assist the Encore Fellow in 
                        obtaining a public service job in the nonprofit 
                        sector or government after the period of the 
                        Encore Fellowship; and
                            ``(iv) a letter of support from the leader 
                        of the organization, including--
                                    ``(I) a description of the 
                                organization's need for the eligible 
                                Encore Fellowship recipient's services;
                                    ``(II) evidence that such 
                                organization is financially sound; and
                                    ``(III) an assurance that such 
                                organization will provide leadership 
                                training and development consistent 
                                with the description in the 
                                application.
                    ``(C) Placement and award of fellowship.--If the 
                Corporation determines that the eligible Encore 
                Fellowship recipient is able to meet the service needs 
                (including skills and experience to address an area of 
                national need) of the organization that the eligible 
                fellowship recipient requests under subparagraph (A) or 
                (B), the Corporation shall--
                            ``(i) approve the placement of the eligible 
                        Encore Fellowship recipient with the 
                        organization;
                            ``(ii) award the eligible Encore Fellowship 
                        recipient an Encore Fellowship for a period of 
                        1 year and designate the eligible Encore 
                        Fellowship recipient as an Encore Fellow; and
                            ``(iii) make a payment, in the amount of 
                        $11,000, to the listed organization to enable 
                        the organization to provide living expenses to 
                        the Encore Fellow for the year in which the 
                        Encore Fellow agrees to serve.
            ``(6) Matching requirement.--An organization that receives 
        an Encore Fellow under this subsection shall agree to provide, 
        for the living expenses of the Encore Fellow during the year of 
        service, non-Federal contributions in an amount equal to not 
        less than $1 for every $1 of Federal funds provided to the 
        organization for the Encore Fellow through the fellowship.
            ``(7) Training and assistance.--Each organization that 
        receives an Encore Fellow under this subsection shall provide 
        training, leadership development, and assistance to the Encore 
        Fellow, and conduct oversight of the service provided by the 
        Encore Fellow.
            ``(8) Leadership development.--Each year, the Corporation 
        shall convene current and former Encore Fellows to discuss the 
        Encore Fellows' experiences related to service under this 
        subsection and discuss strategies for increasing leadership and 
        careers in public service in the nonprofit sector or 
        government.''.
    (d) National Service Educational Awards.--
            (1) Trust.--Section 145(d)(4) of the National and Community 
        Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601(d)(4)), as amended by 
        section 131(d)(1)(B), is further amended by inserting ``or 
        section 198E(a)'' after ``subtitle C or G''.
            (2) Reduced part-time service.--Section 147 of the National 
        and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12603) is amended 
        by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Reduced Part-Time Service for ServeAmerica Fellows.--A 
participant (eligible by meeting the requirements described in section 
146(a)), who performs service as a ServeAmerica Fellow under section 
198E(a) and who successfully completes a required term of reduced part-
time national service in an approved national service position shall be 
eligible to receive a national service educational award having a 
value, for each of not more than 2 of such terms of service, equal to 
the amount described in subsection (b), prorated based on the number of 
hours served by the ServeAmerica Fellow.''.
            (3) Transfer of educational awards.--Section 148(f)(2)(A) 
        of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 
        12604(f)(2)(A)), as added by section 131(d)(3)(C), is further 
        amended by inserting ``or section 198E(a)'' after ``subtitle 
        G''.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 501(a)(2) of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(2)) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by inserting ``(other 
        than section 198E)'' after ``H of title I''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Serveamerica fellowships.--There are 
                authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
                necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to 
                provide financial assistance under section 198E(a) and 
                to provide national service educational awards under 
                subtitle D of title I (including providing financial 
                assistance and national service educational awards to 
                participants in national service positions, established 
                or increased as provided in section 198E(a)(3)(C)).
                    ``(D) Encore fellowships.--There are authorized to 
                be appropriated to carry out section 198E(b), 
                $7,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 
                2013.''.

Subtitle F--Volunteer Generation Fund; National Service Reserve Corps; 
                        Call To Service Campaign

SEC. 161. STATEMENT OF PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this subtitle are to--
            (1) assist nonprofit, faith-based, and other civic 
        organizations in the United States and State Commissions in 
        expanding the supply of volunteers and improving the capacity 
        of such organizations and State Commissions to utilize new 
        volunteers;
            (2) spur innovation in volunteer recruitment and management 
        practices, with a goal of increasing the number of volunteers 
        in the United States each year;
            (3) enable the people of the United States to effect change 
        throughout the United States by participating in active 
        volunteer and citizen service; and
            (4) draw on the experience, skills, and training of 
        national service alumni to assist local communities that are 
        affected by disasters.

SEC. 162. ESTABLISHMENT OF VOLUNTEER GENERATION FUND.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle J of title I of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.), as amended by 
section 151, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 198F. VOLUNTEER GENERATION FUND.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Areas of national need.--The term `areas of national 
        need' has the meaning given the term in section 198E(a)(1).
            ``(2) Civic entity.--The term `civic entity' means a local 
        or national nonprofit organization, including a faith-based 
        organization, that uses volunteers to carry out activities in 
        areas of national need.
            ``(3) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) a State Commission; or
                    ``(B) a nonprofit entity that provides technical 
                assistance and support to civic entities in recruiting, 
                managing, and supporting volunteers, such as a 
                volunteer coordinating agency, a nonprofit resource 
                center, a volunteer training clearinghouse, or an 
                institution of higher education.
    ``(b) Fund.--
            ``(1) Grants authorized.--The Corporation shall award 
        grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to enable--
                    ``(A) eligible entities to increase the number of 
                volunteers available to carry out activities that 
                address areas of national need through civic entities 
                supported by the eligible entity; or
                    ``(B) eligible entities described in subsection 
                (a)(3)(A) to increase the number of volunteers 
                available to carry out statewide volunteer initiatives 
                that address State priorities with regard to areas of 
                national need.
            ``(2) Period of grant.--The Corporation shall award the 
        grants for periods of not less than 3 years and not more than 5 
        years.
            ``(3) Application.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each eligible entity desiring a 
                grant under this subsection shall submit an application 
                to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and 
                accompanied by such information as the Corporation may 
                reasonably require.
                    ``(B) Contents.--Each application submitted 
                pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall contain--
                            ``(i)(I) in the case of an eligible entity 
                        that proposes to use grant funds to carry out 
                        an activity described in paragraph (1)(A), a 
                        description of the technical assistance and 
                        support the entity provides to civic entities 
                        in recruiting, managing, and supporting 
                        additional volunteers; or
                            ``(II) in the case of an eligible entity 
                        that proposes to use grant funds to carry out a 
                        statewide initiative described in paragraph 
                        (1)(B), a description of the State priorities 
                        with regard to areas of national need and the 
                        proposed initiative to address such priorities;
                            ``(ii) an assurance that the eligible 
                        entity will annually collect information on--
                                    ``(I) the number of volunteers 
                                recruited for civic entities or to 
                                carry out statewide initiatives 
                                described in paragraph (1)(B), using 
                                funds received under this subsection, 
                                and the type and amount of activities 
                                carried out by such volunteers; and
                                    ``(II) the number of volunteers 
                                supported using funds received under 
                                this subsection, and the type and 
                                amount of activities carried out by 
                                such volunteers;
                            ``(iii) a description of any outcomes the 
                        eligible entity will use to annually measure 
                        and track performance with regard to--
                                    ``(I) activities carried out by 
                                volunteers; and
                                    ``(II) volunteers recruited, 
                                managed, and supported;
                            ``(iv) information describing how the 
                        eligible entity will annually evaluate the 
                        effectiveness of the entity's activities under 
                        this subsection; and
                            ``(v) such additional assurances as the 
                        Corporation determines to be essential to 
                        ensure compliance with the requirements of this 
                        subsection.
            ``(4) Use of funds.--An eligible entity that receives a 
        grant under this subsection shall use amounts provided through 
        the grant to--
                    ``(A) in the case of an eligible entity using grant 
                funds to carry out an activity described in paragraph 
                (1)(A)--
                            ``(i) increase recruitment and training of 
                        volunteers for a civic entity, relying on best 
                        practices in volunteer recruitment and 
                        management; or
                            ``(ii) strengthen the capacity of a civic 
                        entity to use volunteers; or
                    ``(B) in the case of an eligible entity using grant 
                funds to carry out a statewide initiative described in 
                paragraph (1)(B), recruit, train, and utilize 
                volunteers to carry out statewide volunteer 
                initiatives.
            ``(5) Reporting requirement.--Each eligible entity 
        receiving a grant under this subsection shall annually submit a 
        report to the Corporation that includes the information 
        described in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), information on how the 
        eligible entity performed with regard to the outcomes described 
        in paragraph (3)(B)(iii), and the results of the evaluation 
        described in paragraph (3)(B)(iv).
            ``(6) Matching requirement.--Each eligible entity receiving 
        a grant under this subsection shall provide, from non-Federal 
        sources, an amount equal to the grant amount to carry out the 
        activities supported by the grant.''.
    (b) Appropriations.--Section 501(a)(2) of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(2)), as amended by 
section 151, is further amended--
            (1) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking ``section 
        198E'' each place it appears and inserting ``sections 198E and 
        198F''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) Volunteer generation fund.--There is 
                authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 
                198F--
                            ``(i) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
                            ``(ii) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
                            ``(iii) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
                            ``(iv) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
                        and
                            ``(v) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.''.

SEC. 163. NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle J of title I of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.), as amended by 
section 162, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 198G. NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Term of national service.--The term `term of national 
        service' means a term or period of service under subtitle C, E, 
        or G or section 198E of this Act, or under part A of title I of 
        the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et 
        seq.).
            ``(2) National service reserve corps member.--The term 
        `National Service Reserve Corps member' means an individual 
        who--
                    ``(A) has completed a term of national service;
                    ``(B) has successfully completed training described 
                in subsection (c) within the previous 2 years; and
                    ``(C) is interested in responding to national 
                disasters and other emergencies through the National 
                Service Reserve Corps.
    ``(b) Establishment of National Service Reserve Corps.--The 
Corporation shall establish a National Service Reserve Corps to prepare 
and deploy individuals who have completed a term of national service to 
respond to natural disasters and other emergencies in a timely manner.
    ``(c) Annual Training.--The Corporation shall, in consultation with 
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, conduct 
or coordinate annual training sessions for individuals who have 
completed a term of national service, and who wish to join the National 
Service Reserve Corps.
    ``(d) Certification of Organizations.--On a biannual basis, the 
Corporation shall certify organizations with demonstrated experience in 
responding to disasters, including through using volunteers, for 
participation in the program under this section.
    ``(e) Databases.--The Corporation shall develop or contract with an 
outside organization to develop--
            ``(1) a database of all National Service Reserve Corps 
        members; and
            ``(2) a database of all nonprofit organizations that--
                    ``(A) have been certified by the Corporation under 
                subsection (d); and
                    ``(B) are prepared to respond to major disasters or 
                emergencies with members of the National Service 
                Reserve Corps.
    ``(f) Deployment of National Service Reserve Corps.--
            ``(1) In general.--If a major disaster or emergency 
        designated by the President under the Robert T. Stafford 
        Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
        seq.) occurs that the Corporation, in consultation with the 
        Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
        determines is an incident for which National Service Reserve 
        Corps members are prepared to assist, the Corporation shall--
                    ``(A) deploy interested National Service Reserve 
                Corps members on 30-day assignments to assist with 
                local needs related to preparing or recovering from the 
                incident in the affected area, through organizations 
                certified under subsection (d);
                    ``(B) make travel arrangements for the deployed 
                National Service Reserve Corps members to the site of 
                the incident; and
                    ``(C) provide funds to those organizations that are 
                responding to the incident with deployed National 
                Service Reserve Corps members, to enable the 
                organizations to coordinate and provide housing, living 
                stipends, and insurance for those deployed members.
            ``(2) Stipend fund.--Any amounts that are appropriated 
        under section 501(a)(2)(F) to carry out paragraph (1) for a 
        fiscal year shall be kept in a separate fund. Any amounts in 
        such fund that are not used during a fiscal year shall remain 
        available for the next fiscal year for the purpose of carrying 
        out such paragraph.
    ``(g) Information.--The Corporation, the State Commissions, and 
entities receiving financial assistance for programs under subtitle C, 
E, or G or section 198E of this Act, or under part A of title I of the 
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.), shall 
inform participants of those programs of the National Service Reserve 
Corps upon the participants' completion of their term of national 
service.
    ``(h) Coordination.--In deploying National Service Reserve Corps 
members under subsection (f), the Corporation may consult and, as 
appropriate, partner with Citizen Corps programs in the affected 
area.''.
    (b) Appropriations.--Section 501(a)(2) of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(2)), as amended by 
section 162, is further amended--
            (1) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking ``and 198F'' 
        each place it appears and inserting
        ``, 198F, and 198G''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) National service reserve corps.--There is 
                authorized to be appropriated--
                            ``(i) $6,500,000 in year 2009, of which--
                                    ``(I) not more than $1,500,000 
                                shall be used to carry out section 198G 
                                (other than section 198G(f)(1)); and
                                    ``(II) the amount remaining after 
                                the application of subclause (I) shall 
                                be used to carry out section 
                                198G(f)(1); and
                            ``(ii) for each succeeding fiscal year--
                                    ``(I) $1,000,000 to carry out 
                                section 198G (other than section 
                                198G(f)(1)); and
                                    ``(II) such sums as are necessary 
                                to carry out section 198G(f)(1) so that 
                                the amount available for such fiscal 
                                year to carry out such section, 
                                including any amounts remaining in the 
                                fund described in section 198G(f)(2), 
                                is equal to $4,000,000.''.

SEC. 164. CALL TO SERVICE CAMPAIGN.

    Subtitle J of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.), as amended by section 163, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 198H. CALL TO SERVICE CAMPAIGN.

    ``Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Serve 
America Act, the Corporation shall conduct a nationwide `Call To 
Service' campaign, to encourage all people of the United States, 
regardless of age, race, ethnicity, religion, or economic status, to 
engage in full- or part-time national service, long- or short-term 
public service, or volunteering. In conducting the campaign, the 
Corporation may collaborate with State Commissions, Governors, 
nonprofit and faith-based organizations, businesses, institutions of 
higher education, elementary schools, and secondary schools.''.

                   Subtitle G--Conforming Amendments

SEC. 171. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Section 101 of the National and Community Service Act 
        of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (17)(A)(i), by striking ``subtitle 
                C'' and inserting ``subtitles C and G''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (19)--
                            (i) by striking ``119(b)(1), or 122(a), or 
                        in'' and inserting ``or 119(b)(1), subpart B of 
                        part I, or part III, of subtitle B of title I, 
                        or section 122(a), in'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``or in part II or III of 
                        subtitle F, or in subtitle G, of title I,'' 
                        after ``152(b),''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``or 198D'' and inserting 
                        ``198D, 198E, 198F, or 198G''.
            (2) Section 117E of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12546) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                        ``116(a)(1)'' and inserting ``114C(a)(1)''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
                        ``116(a)(2)'' and inserting ``114C(a)(2)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``116(b)'' and inserting 
                ``114C(b)''.
            (3) Section 118(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12551(a)) is 
        amended by striking ``subtitle H'' and inserting ``subtitle 
        J''.
            (4) Section 119(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12561(c)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``116(a)(2)'' 
                and inserting ``114C(a)(2)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``116(b)'' and 
                inserting ``114C(b)''.
            (5) Section 122(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12572(a)(2)) 
        is amended by striking ``subtitle I'' and inserting ``subtitle 
        K''.
            (6) Section 193A(f)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12651d(f)(1)) 
        is amended by striking ``subtitles C and I'' and inserting 
        ``subtitles C and K''.
            (7) Section 501(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(2)) 
        is amended--
                    (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``c, d, 
                and h'' and inserting ``c, d, and j'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subtitles C 
                and H'' and inserting ``subtitles C and J''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``subtitle H'' 
                and inserting ``subtitle J''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--
            (1) The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking the items relating to sections 115, 
                115A, 116, 116A, and 116B and inserting the following:

``Sec. 114A. Consideration of applications.
``Sec. 114B. Participation of students and teachers from private 
                            schools.
``Sec. 114C. Federal, State, and local contributions.
``Sec. 114D. Limitations on uses of funds.
``Sec. 114E. Definitions.'';
                    (B) by striking the item relating to the subpart 
                heading of subpart C of part I of subtitle B of title I 
                and inserting the following:

                     ``subpart d--clearinghouse'';

                    (C) by striking the item relating to the subpart 
                heading of subpart B of part I of subtitle B of title I 
                and inserting the following:

 ``subpart c--community-based service programs for school-age youth'';

                    (D) by inserting after the items relating to 
                subpart A of part I of subtitle B of title I the 
                following:

``subpart b--youth engagement and service-learning to strengthen local 
                              communities

``Sec. 115. Grant program.'';
                    (E) by inserting after the items relating to part 
                II of subtitle B of title I the following:

                 ``Part III--Campus of Service Program

``Sec. 119E. Campuses of Service.'';
                    (F) by inserting after the items relating to part 
                III of subtitle B of title I (as added by subparagraph 
                (E)) the following:

                ``Part IV--Service-Learning Impact Study

``Sec. 119F. Study and report.'';
                    (G) by striking the item relating to the subtitle 
                heading for subtitle I of title I and inserting the 
                following:

         ``Subtitle K--American Conservation and Youth Corps'';

                    (H) by striking the item relating to the subtitle 
                heading for subtitle H of title I and inserting the 
                following:

         ``Subtitle J--Investment for Quality and Innovation'';

                    (I) by striking the item relating to the subtitle 
                heading for subtitle G of title I and inserting the 
                following:

    ``Subtitle I--Corporation for National and Community Service'';

                    (J) by striking the item relating to the subtitle 
                heading for subtitle F of title I and inserting the 
                following:

               ``Subtitle H--Administrative Provisions'';

                    (K) by inserting after the items relating to 
                subtitle E of title I the following:

          ``Subtitle F--Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

             ``Part I--Commission on Cross Sector Solutions

``Sec. 167. Commission.
                  ``Part II--Community Solutions Funds

``Sec. 167A. Funds.
            ``Part III--Innovation Fellowships Pilot Program

``Sec. 167B. Program.
                    ``Subtitle G--ServeAmerica Corps

``Sec. 168. Corps.'';
                    (L) by adding at the end of the items relating to 
                subtitle J (as so redesignated) of title I the 
                following:

``Sec. 198E. ServeAmerica and Encore Fellowships.'';
                and
                    (M) by adding at the end of the items relating to 
                subtitle J (as so amended and redesignated) of title I 
                the following:

``Sec. 198F. Volunteer Generation Fund.
``Sec. 198G. ServeAmerica Emergency Response Reserve Corps.
``Sec. 198H. Call To Service campaign.''.

              TITLE II--VOLUNTEERS FOR PROSPERITY PROGRAM

SEC. 201. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Americans engaged in international volunteer service, 
        and the organizations deploying them--
                    (A) play critical roles in responding to the needs 
                of people living throughout the developing world; and
                    (B) advance the international public diplomacy of 
                the United States.
            (2) The Volunteers for Prosperity Program has successfully 
        promoted international volunteer service by skilled American 
        professionals.
            (3) In its first 4 years, the VfP Program helped to 
        mobilize 74,000 skilled Americans, including doctors, nurses, 
        engineers, businesspeople, and teachers, through a network of 
        250 nonprofit organizations and companies in the United States, 
        to carry out development and humanitarian efforts for those 
        affected by great global challenges in health, the environment, 
        poverty, illiteracy, financial literacy, disaster relief, and 
        other challenges.
            (4) The VfP Program has undertaken activities, including--
                    (A) direct outreach to leading nonprofit 
                organizations and companies in the United States;
                    (B) promotion of the work of skilled Americans and 
                nonprofit organizations and companies in the United 
                States as it relates to international volunteer 
                service;
                    (C) public recognition of skilled American 
                volunteers;
                    (D) support for organizations that utilize skilled 
                Americans as volunteers;
                    (E) participation in the development of special 
                initiatives to further opportunities for skilled 
                Americans; and
                    (F) leadership of an innovative public-private 
                partnership to provide eligible skilled with financial 
                assistance for volunteer assignments.

SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) VfP office.--The term ``VfP Office'' means the Office 
        of Volunteers for Prosperity of the United States Agency for 
        International Development.
            (2) VfP program.--The term ``VfP Program'' means the 
        Volunteers for Prosperity Program established through Executive 
        Order 13317.
            (3) Vfpserve.--The term ``VfPServe'' means a program 
        established by the VfP Office, in cooperation with the USA 
        Freedom Corps and the Global Giving Foundation, to provide 
        eligible skilled professionals with fixed amount stipends to 
        offset the travel and living costs of volunteering abroad.

SEC. 203. OFFICE OF VOLUNTEERS FOR PROSPERITY.

    (a) Functions.--The VfP Office shall pursue the objectives of the 
VfP Program described in subsection (b) by--
            (1) implementing the VfPServe Program to provide eligible 
        skilled professionals with fixed amount stipends to offset the 
        travel and living expenses of volunteering abroad with 
        nonprofit organizations;
            (2) otherwise promoting short- and long-term international 
        volunteer service by skilled American professionals, including 
        connecting such professionals with nonprofit organizations, to 
        achieve such objectives;
            (3) helping nonprofit organizations in the United States 
        recruit and effectively manage additional skilled American 
        professionals for volunteer assignments throughout the 
        developing world;
            (4) providing recognition for skilled American volunteers 
        and the organizations deploying them;
            (5) helping nonprofit organizations and corporations in the 
        United States to identify resources and opportunities in 
        international volunteer service utilizing skilled Americans;
            (6) encouraging the establishment of international 
        volunteer programs for employees of United States corporations; 
        and
            (7) encouraging international voluntary service by highly 
        skilled Americans to promote health and prosperity throughout 
        the world.
    (b) VfP Program Objectives.--The objectives of the VfP Program 
shall be to--
            (1) eliminate extreme poverty;
            (2) reduce world hunger and malnutrition;
            (3) increase access to safe potable water;
            (4) enact universal education;
            (5) reduce child mortality and childhood diseases;
            (6) combat the spread of preventable diseases, including 
        HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis;
            (7) provide educational and work skill support for girls 
        and empowering women to achieve independence;
            (8) create sustainable business and entrepreneurial 
        opportunities; and
            (9) increase access to information technology.
    (c) Volunteers for Prosperity Service Incentive Program.--The VfP 
Office may provide fixed amount stipends to offset the travel and 
living costs of volunteering abroad to any individual who--
            (1) has skills relevant to addressing any objective 
        described in subsection (b); and
            (2) provides a dollar-for-dollar match for such stipend--
                    (A) through the organization with which the 
                individual is serving; or
                    (B) by raising private funds.
    (d) Funding.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
        with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
        International Development, shall make available the amounts 
        appropriated pursuant to section 204 to the VfP Office to 
        pursue the objectives described in subsection (b) by carrying 
        out the functions described in subsection (a).
            (2) Use of funds.--Amounts made available under paragraph 
        (1) may be used by the VfP Office to provide personnel and 
        other resources to develop, manage, and expand the VfP Program, 
        under the supervision of the United States Agency for 
        International Development.
    (e) Coordination.--The VfP Office shall coordinate its efforts with 
other public and private efforts that aim to send skilled professionals 
to serve in developing nations.
    (f) Report.--The VfP Office shall submit an annual report to 
Congress on the activities of the VfP Office.

SEC. 204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 
2013.
    (b) Allocation of Funds.--Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to 
subsection (a)--
            (1) 90 percent shall be expended to expand VfPServe; and
            (2) 10 percent shall be expended to manage the VfP Program.
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