[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1388 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                        March 26, 2009.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
1388) entitled ``An Act to reauthorize and reform the national service 
laws.'', do pass with the following

                              AMENDMENTS:

            Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
      following:

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--AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990

Sec. 1001. References.

       Subtitle A--Amendments to Subtitle A (General Provisions)

Sec. 1101. Purposes.
Sec. 1102. Definitions.

     Subtitle B--Amendments to Subtitle B (Learn and Serve America)

Sec. 1201. School-based allotments.
Sec. 1202. Higher education provisions.
Sec. 1203. Campuses of Service.
Sec. 1204. Innovative programs and research.
Sec. 1205. Service-learning impact study.

 Subtitle C--Amendments to Subtitle C (National Service Trust Program)

Sec. 1301. Prohibition on grants to Federal agencies; limits on 
                            Corporation costs.
Sec. 1302. Eligible national service programs.
Sec. 1303. Types of positions.
Sec. 1304. Conforming repeal relating to training and technical 
                            assistance.
Sec. 1305. Assistance to State Commissions; challenge grants.
Sec. 1306. Allocation of assistance to States and other eligible 
                            entities.
Sec. 1307. Additional authority.
Sec. 1308. State selection of programs.
Sec. 1309. National service program assistance requirements.
Sec. 1310. Prohibited activities and ineligible organizations.
Sec. 1311. Consideration of applications.
Sec. 1312. Description of participants.
Sec. 1313. Selection of national service participants.
Sec. 1314. Terms of service.
Sec. 1315. Adjustments to living allowance.

   Subtitle D--Amendments to Subtitle D (National Service Trust and 
           Provision of National Service Educational Awards)

Sec. 1401. Availability of funds in the National Service Trust.
Sec. 1402. Individuals eligible to receive an educational award from 
                            the Trust.
Sec. 1403. Certifications.
Sec. 1404. Determination of the amount of the educational award.
Sec. 1405. Disbursement of educational awards.
Sec. 1406. Approval process for approved positions.

   Subtitle E--Amendments to Subtitle E (National Civilian Community 
                                 Corps)

Sec. 1501. Purpose.
Sec. 1502. Program components.
Sec. 1503. Eligible participants.
Sec. 1504. Summer national service program.
Sec. 1505. National Civilian Community Corps.
Sec. 1506. Training.
Sec. 1507. Consultation with State Commissions.
Sec. 1508. Authorized benefits for Corps members.
Sec. 1509. Permanent cadre.
Sec. 1510. Status of Corps members and Corps personnel under Federal 
                            law.
Sec. 1511. Contract and grant authority.
Sec. 1512. Other departments.
Sec. 1513. Advisory Board.
Sec. 1514. Evaluations.
Sec. 1515. Repeal of funding limitation.
Sec. 1516. Definitions.
Sec. 1517. Terminology.

    Subtitle F--Amendments to Subtitle F (Administrative Provisions)

Sec. 1601. Family and medical leave.
Sec. 1602. Reports.
Sec. 1603. Use of funds.
Sec. 1604. Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures.
Sec. 1605. Resolution of displacement complaints.
Sec. 1606. State Commissions on National and Community Service.
Sec. 1607. Evaluation and accountability.
Sec. 1608. Civic Health Assessment.
Sec. 1609. Contingent extension.
Sec. 1610. Partnerships with schools.
Sec. 1611. Rights of access, examination, and copying.
Sec. 1612. Additional administrative provisions.
Sec. 1613. Availability of assistance.
Sec. 1614. Criminal history checks for individuals working with 
                            vulnerable populations.

  Subtitle G--Amendments to Subtitle G (Corporation for National and 
                           Community Service)

Sec. 1701. Terms of office.
Sec. 1702. Board of Directors authorities and duties.
Sec. 1703. Chief Executive Officer compensation.
Sec. 1704. Authorities and duties of the Chief Executive Officer.
Sec. 1705. Chief Financial Officer status.
Sec. 1706. Nonvoting members; personal services contracts.
Sec. 1707. Donated services.
Sec. 1708. Assignment to State Commissions.
Sec. 1709. Study of involvement of veterans.
Sec. 1710. Study to examine and increase service programs for displaced 
                            workers in services corps and community 
                            service and to develop pilot program 
                            planning study.
Sec. 1711. Study to evaluate the effectiveness of agency coordination.
Sec. 1712. Study of program effectiveness.
Sec. 1713. Volunteer Management Corps study.

   Subtitle H--Amendments to Subtitle H (Investment for Quality and 
                              Innovation)

Sec. 1801. Technical amendment to subtitle H.
Sec. 1802. Additional Corporation activities to support national 
                            service.
Sec. 1803. Repeals.
Sec. 1804. Presidential awards.
Sec. 1805. New fellowships.
Sec. 1806. National Service Reserve Corps.
Sec. 1807. Social Innovation Funds pilot program.
Sec. 1808. Clearinghouses.
Sec. 1809. Nonprofit Capacity Building Program.

             Subtitle I--Training and Technical Assistance

Sec. 1821. Training and technical assistance.

      Subtitle J--Repeal of Title III (Points of Light Foundation)

Sec. 1831. Repeal.

  Subtitle K--Amendments to Title V (Authorization of Appropriations)

Sec. 1841. Authorization of appropriations.

            TITLE II--DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973

Sec. 2001. References.
Sec. 2002. Volunteerism policy.

          Subtitle A--National Volunteer Antipoverty Programs

              Chapter 1--Volunteers in Service to America

Sec. 2101. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 2102. Selection and assignment of volunteers.
Sec. 2103. Support service.
Sec. 2104. Repeal.
Sec. 2105. Redesignation.

                  Chapter 2--University Year for VISTA

Sec. 2121. University year for VISTA.

                 Chapter 3--Special Volunteer Programs

Sec. 2131. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 2132. Literacy challenge grants.

               Subtitle B--National Senior Service Corps

Sec. 2141. Title.
Sec. 2142. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 2143. Retired and Senior Volunteer Program.
Sec. 2144. Foster grandparent program.
Sec. 2145. Senior companion program.
Sec. 2146. General provisions.

              Subtitle C--Administration and Coordination

Sec. 2151. Special limitations.
Sec. 2152. Application of Federal law.
Sec. 2153. Evaluation.
Sec. 2154. Definitions.
Sec. 2155. Protection against improper use.
Sec. 2156. Provisions under the National and Community Service Act of 
                            1990.

              Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 2161. Authorizations of appropriations.

         TITLE III--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TABLES OF CONTENTS

Sec. 3101. Table of contents of the National and Community Service Act 
                            of 1990.
Sec. 3102. Table of contents of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 
                            1973.

                   TITLE IV--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS

Sec. 4101. Inspector General Act of 1978.

               TITLE V--VOLUNTEERS FOR PROSPERITY PROGRAM

Sec. 5101. Findings.
Sec. 5102. Definitions.
Sec. 5103. Office of Volunteers for Prosperity.
Sec. 5104. Authorization of appropriations.

                        TITLE VI--EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 6101. Effective date.
Sec. 6102. Sense of the Senate.

   TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990

SEC. 1001. REFERENCES.

    Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this title 
an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or 
repeal of, a provision, the amendment or repeal shall be considered to 
be made to a provision of the National and Community Service Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.).

       Subtitle A--Amendments to Subtitle A (General Provisions)

SEC. 1101. PURPOSES.

    Section 2(b) (42 U.S.C. 12501(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``community throughout'' 
        and inserting ``community and service throughout the varied and 
        diverse communities of'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ``income,'' the 
        following: ``geographic location,'';
            (3) in paragraph (6), by inserting after ``existing'' the 
        following: ``national'';
            (4) in paragraph (7)--
                    (A) by striking ``programs and agencies'' and 
                inserting ``programs, agencies, and communities''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (5) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting 
        a semicolon; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) expand and strengthen service-learning programs 
        through year-round opportunities, including opportunities 
        during the summer months, to improve the education of children 
        and youth and to maximize the benefits of national and 
        community service, in order to renew the ethic of civic 
        responsibility and the spirit of community for children and 
        youth throughout the United States;
            ``(10) assist in coordinating and strengthening Federal and 
        other service opportunities, including opportunities for 
        participation in emergency and disaster preparedness, relief, 
        and recovery;
            ``(11) increase service opportunities for the Nation's 
        retiring professionals, including such opportunities for those 
        retiring from the science, technical, engineering, and 
        mathematics professions, to improve the education of the 
        Nation's youth and keep America competitive in the global 
        knowledge economy, and to further utilize the experience, 
        knowledge, and skills of older individuals;
            ``(12) encourage the continued service of the alumni of the 
        national service programs, including service in times of 
        national need;
            ``(13) encourage individuals age 55 or older to partake of 
        service opportunities;
            ``(14) focus national service on the areas of national need 
        such service has the capacity to address, such as improving 
        education, increasing energy conservation, improving the health 
        status of economically disadvantaged individuals, and improving 
        economic opportunity for economically disadvantaged 
        individuals;
            ``(15) recognize and increase the impact of social 
        entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community organizations in 
        addressing national and local challenges;
            ``(16) increase public and private investment in nonprofit 
        community organizations that are effectively addressing 
        national and local challenges and encourage such organizations 
        to replicate and expand successful initiatives;
            ``(17) leverage Federal investments to increase State, 
        local, business, and philanthropic resources to address 
        national and local challenges;
            ``(18) support institutions of higher education that engage 
        students in community service activities and provide high-
        quality service-learning opportunities; and
            ``(19) recognize the expertise veterans can offer to 
        national service programs, expand the participation of the 
        veterans in the national service programs, and assist the 
        families of veterans and members of the Armed Forces on active 
        duty.''.

SEC. 1102. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 12511) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``described in section 
        122'';
            (2) in paragraph (13), by striking ``section 101(a) of the 
        Higher Education Act of 1965'' and inserting ``sections 101(a) 
        and 102(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965'';
            (3) in paragraph (17)(B), by striking ``program in which 
        the participant is enrolled'' and inserting ``organization 
        receiving assistance under the national service laws through 
        which the participant is engaging in service'';
            (4) in paragraph (19)--
                    (A) by striking ``section 111(a)'' and inserting 
                ``section 112(a)'';
                    (B) by striking ``117A(a),'';
                    (C) by striking ``119(b)(1), or 122(a),'' and 
                inserting ``118A, or 118(b)(1), or subsection (a), (b), 
                or (c) of section 122,'';
                    (D) by inserting ``section 198B, 198C, 198G, 198H, 
                or 198K,'' after ``section 152(b),''; and
                    (E) by striking ``198, 198C, or 198D'' and 
                inserting ``179A, 198, 198O, 198P, or 199N'';
            (5) in paragraph (21)(B)--
                    (A) by striking ``602'' and inserting ``602(3)''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``1401'' and inserting ``1401(3)'';
            (6) in paragraph (24), by striking ``section 111'' and 
        inserting ``section 112'';
            (7) in paragraph (26), by striking the second sentence; and
            (8) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(30) Alaska native-serving institution.--The term `Alaska 
        Native-serving institution' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 317(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1059d(b)).
            ``(31) Approved silver scholar position.--The term 
        `approved silver scholar position' means a position, in a 
        program described in section 198C(a), for which the Corporation 
        has approved the provision of a silver scholarship educational 
        award as one of the benefits to be provided for successful 
        service in the position.
            ``(32) Approved summer of service position.--The term 
        `approved summer of service position' means a position, in a 
        program described in section 119(c)(8), for which the 
        Corporation has approved the provision of a summer of service 
        educational award as one of the benefits to be provided for 
        successful service in the position.
            ``(33) Asian american and native american pacific islander-
        serving institution.--The term `Asian American and Native 
        American Pacific Islander-serving institution' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 320(b) of the Higher Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b)).
            ``(34) Authorizing committees.--The term `authorizing 
        committees' means the Committee on Education and Labor of the 
        House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.
            ``(35) Community-based entity.--The term `community-based 
        entity' means a public or private nonprofit organization that--
                    ``(A) has experience with meeting unmet human, 
                educational, environmental, or public safety needs; and
                    ``(B) meets other such criteria as the Chief 
                Executive Officer may establish.
            ``(36) Disadvantaged youth.--The term `disadvantaged youth' 
        includes those youth who are economically disadvantaged and 1 
        or more of the following:
                    ``(A) Who are out-of-school youth, including out-
                of-school youth who are unemployed.
                    ``(B) Who are in or aging out of foster care.
                    ``(C) Who have limited English proficiency.
                    ``(D) Who are homeless or who have run away from 
                home.
                    ``(E) Who are at-risk to leave secondary school 
                without a diploma.
                    ``(F) Who are former juvenile offenders or at risk 
                of delinquency.
                    ``(G) Who are individuals with disabilities.
            ``(37) Encore service program.--The term `encore service 
        program' means a program, carried out by an eligible entity as 
        described in subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 122, that--
                    ``(A) involves a significant number of participants 
                age 55 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.
            ``(38) Hispanic-serving institution.--The term `Hispanic-
        serving institution' has the meaning given such term in section 
        502(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1101a(a)).
            ``(39) Historically black college or university.--The term 
        `historically black college or university' means a part B 
        institution, as defined in section 322 of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
            ``(40) Medically underserved population.--The term 
        `medically underserved population' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 330(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
        U.S.C. 254b(b)(3)).
            ``(41) Native american-serving, nontribal institution.--The 
        term `Native American-serving, nontribal institution' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 319(b) of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059f(b)).
            ``(42) Native hawaiian-serving institution.--The term 
        `Native Hawaiian-serving institution' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 317(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1059d(b)).
            ``(43) Predominantly black institution.--The term 
        `Predominantly Black Institution' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 318 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1059e).
            ``(44) Principles of scientific research.--The term 
        `principles of scientific research' means principles of 
        research that--
                    ``(A) apply rigorous, systematic, and objective 
                methodology to obtain reliable and valid knowledge 
                relevant to the subject matter involved;
                    ``(B) present findings and make claims that are 
                appropriate to, and supported by, the methods that have 
                been employed; and
                    ``(C) include, appropriate to the research being 
                conducted--
                            ``(i) use of systematic, empirical methods 
                        that draw on observation or experiment;
                            ``(ii) use of data analyses that are 
                        adequate to support the general findings;
                            ``(iii) reliance on measurements or 
                        observational methods that provide reliable and 
                        generalizable findings;
                            ``(iv) strong claims of causal 
                        relationships, only with research designs that 
                        eliminate plausible competing explanations for 
                        observed results, such as, but not limited to, 
                        random-assignment experiments;
                            ``(v) presentation of studies and methods 
                        in sufficient detail and clarity to allow for 
                        replication or, at a minimum, to offer the 
                        opportunity to build systematically on the 
                        findings of the research;
                            ``(vi) acceptance by a peer-reviewed 
                        journal or critique by a panel of independent 
                        experts through a comparably rigorous, 
                        objective, and scientific review; and
                            ``(vii) consistency of findings across 
                        multiple studies or sites to support the 
                        generality of results and conclusions.
            ``(45) Qualified organization.--The term `qualified 
        organization' means a public or private nonprofit organization 
        with experience working with school-age youth that meets such 
        criteria as the Chief Executive Officer may establish.
            ``(46) Scientifically valid research.--The term 
        `scientifically valid research' includes applied research, 
        basic research, and field-initiated research in which the 
        rationale, design, and interpretation are soundly developed in 
        accordance with principles of scientific research.
            ``(47) Territory.--The term `territory' means the United 
        States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
            ``(48) Tribally controlled college or university.--The term 
        `tribally controlled college or university' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 2 of the Tribally Controlled 
        Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 
        1801).
            ``(49) Veteran.--The term `veteran' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.''.
    (b) Redesignation.--Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 12511) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (49) as 
        paragraphs (1), (3), (8), (9), (10), (12), (14), (15), (19), 
        (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (26), (29), (30), (31), (34), 
        (35), (37), (39), (40), (41), (42), (43), (44), (45), (46), 
        (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (11), (13), (16), (17), (18), (25), 
        (27), (28), (32), (33), (36), (38), (47), (48), and (49); and
            (2) so that paragraphs (1) through (49), as so redesignated 
        in paragraph (1), appear in numerical order.

     Subtitle B--Amendments to Subtitle B (Learn and Serve America)

SEC. 1201. SCHOOL-BASED ALLOTMENTS.

    Part I of subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) is 
amended to read as follows:

    ``PART I--PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

``SEC. 111. PURPOSE.

    ``The purpose of this part is to promote service-learning as a 
strategy to--
            ``(1) support high-quality service-learning projects that 
        engage students in meeting community needs with demonstrable 
        results, while enhancing students' academic and civic learning; 
        and
            ``(2) support efforts to build institutional capacity, 
        including the training of educators, and to strengthen the 
        service infrastructure to expand service opportunities.

``SEC. 111A. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part:
            ``(1) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico.
            ``(2) State educational agency.--The term `State 
        educational agency' means--
                    ``(A) a State educational agency (as defined in 
                section 101) of a State; or
                    ``(B) for a State in which a State educational 
                agency described in subparagraph (A) has designated a 
                statewide entity under section 112(e), that designated 
                statewide entity.

``SEC. 112. ASSISTANCE TO STATES, TERRITORIES, AND INDIAN TRIBES.

    ``(a) Allotments to States, Territories, and Indian Tribes.--The 
Corporation, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, may make 
allotments to State educational agencies, territories, and Indian 
tribes to pay for the Federal share of--
            ``(1) planning and building the capacity within the State, 
        territory, or Indian tribe involved to implement service-
        learning programs that are based principally in elementary 
        schools and secondary schools, including--
                    ``(A) providing training and professional 
                development for teachers, supervisors, personnel from 
                community-based entities (particularly with regard to 
                the recruitment, utilization, and management of 
                participants), and trainers, to be conducted by 
                qualified individuals or organizations that have 
                experience with service-learning;
                    ``(B) developing service-learning curricula, 
                consistent with State or local academic content 
                standards, to be integrated into academic programs, 
                including curricula for an age-appropriate learning 
                component that provides participants an opportunity to 
                analyze and apply their service experiences;
                    ``(C) forming local partnerships described in 
                paragraph (2) or (4)(D) to develop school-based 
                service-learning programs in accordance with this part;
                    ``(D) devising appropriate methods for research on 
                and evaluation of the educational value of service-
                learning and the effect of service-learning activities 
                on communities;
                    ``(E) establishing effective outreach and 
                dissemination of information to ensure the broadest 
                possible involvement of community-based entities with 
                demonstrated effectiveness in working with school-age 
                youth in their communities; and
                    ``(F) establishing effective outreach and 
                dissemination of information to ensure the broadest 
                possible participation of schools throughout the State, 
                throughout the territory, or serving the Indian tribe 
                involved with particular attention to schools not 
                making adequate yearly progress for two or more 
                consecutive years under section 1111 of the Elementary 
                and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et 
                seq.);
            ``(2) implementing, operating, or expanding school-based 
        service-learning programs, which may include paying for the 
        cost of the recruitment, training, supervision, placement, 
        salaries, and benefits of service-learning coordinators, 
        through distribution by State educational agencies, 
        territories, and Indian tribes of Federal funds made available 
        under this part to projects operated by local partnerships 
        among--
                    ``(A) local educational agencies; and
                    ``(B) 1 or more community partners that--
                            ``(i) shall include a public or private 
                        nonprofit organization that--
                                    ``(I) has a demonstrated expertise 
                                in the provision of services to meet 
                                unmet human, education, environmental, 
                                or public safety needs;
                                    ``(II) will make projects available 
                                for participants, who shall be 
                                students; and
                                    ``(III) was in existence at least 1 
                                year before the date on which the 
                                organization submitted an application 
                                under section 113; and
                            ``(ii) may include a private for-profit 
                        business, private elementary school or 
                        secondary school, or Indian tribe (except that 
                        an Indian tribe distributing funds to a project 
                        under this paragraph is not eligible to be part 
                        of the partnership operating that project);
            ``(3) planning of school-based service-learning programs, 
        through distribution by State educational agencies, 
        territories, and Indian tribes of Federal funds made available 
        under this part to local educational agencies and Indian 
        tribes, which planning may include paying for the cost of--
                    ``(A) the salaries and benefits of service-learning 
                coordinators; or
                    ``(B) the recruitment, training and professional 
                development, supervision, and placement of service-
                learning coordinators who may be participants in a 
                program under subtitle C or receive a national service 
                educational award under subtitle D, who may be 
                participants in a project under section 201 of the 
                Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
                5001), or who may participate in a Youthbuild program 
                under section 173A of the Workforce Investment Act of 
                1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918a),
        who will identify the community partners described in paragraph 
        (2)(B) and assist in the design and implementation of a program 
        described in paragraph (2);
            ``(4) implementing, operating, or expanding school-based 
        service-learning programs to utilize adult volunteers in 
        service-learning to improve the education of students, through 
        distribution by State educational agencies, territories, and 
        Indian tribes of Federal funds made available under this part 
        to--
                    ``(A) local educational agencies;
                    ``(B) Indian tribes (except that an Indian tribe 
                distributing funds under this paragraph is not eligible 
                to be a recipient of those funds);
                    ``(C) public or private nonprofit organizations; or
                    ``(D) partnerships or combinations of local 
                educational agencies, and entities described in 
                subparagraph (B) or (C); and
            ``(5) developing, as service-learning programs, civic 
        engagement programs that promote a better understanding of--
                    ``(A) the principles of the Constitution, the 
                heroes of United States history (including military 
                heroes), and the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance;
                    ``(B) how the Nation's government functions; and
                    ``(C) the importance of service in the Nation's 
                character.
    ``(b) Duties of Service-Learning Coordinator.--A service-learning 
coordinator referred to in paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) shall 
provide services to a local partnership described in subsection (a)(2) 
or entity described in subsection (a)(3), respectively, that may 
include--
            ``(1) providing technical assistance and information to, 
        and facilitating the training of, teachers and assisting in the 
        planning, development, execution, and evaluation of service-
        learning in their classrooms;
            ``(2) assisting local partnerships described in subsection 
        (a)(2) in the planning, development, and execution of service-
        learning projects, including summer of service programs;
            ``(3) assisting schools and local educational agencies in 
        developing school policies and practices that support the 
        integration of service-learning into the curriculum; and
            ``(4) carrying out such other duties as the local 
        partnership or entity, respectively, may determine to be 
        appropriate.
    ``(c) Related Expenses.--An entity that receives financial 
assistance under this part from a State, territory, or Indian tribe 
may, in carrying out the activities described in subsection (a), use 
such assistance to pay for the Federal share of reasonable costs 
related to the supervision of participants, program administration, 
transportation, insurance, and evaluations and for other reasonable 
expenses related to the activities.
    ``(d) Special Rule.--A State educational agency described in 
section 111A(2)(A) may designate a statewide entity (which may be a 
community-based entity) with demonstrated experience in supporting or 
implementing service-learning programs, to receive the State 
educational agency's allotment under this part, and carry out the 
functions of the agency under this part.
    ``(e) Consultation With Secretary of Education.--The Corporation is 
authorized to enter into agreements with the Secretary of Education for 
initiatives (and may use funds authorized under section 501(a)(6) to 
enter into the agreements if the additional costs of the initiatives 
are warranted) that may include--
            ``(1) identification and dissemination of research findings 
        on service-learning and scientifically valid research based 
        practices for service-learning; and
            ``(2) provision of professional development opportunities 
        that--
                    ``(A) improve the quality of service-learning 
                instruction and delivery for teachers both preservice 
                and in-service, personnel from community-based entities 
                and youth workers; and
                    ``(B) create and sustain effective partnerships for 
                service-learning programs between local educational 
                agencies, community-based entities, businesses, and 
                other stakeholders.

``SEC. 112A. ALLOTMENTS.

    ``(a) Indian Tribes and Territories.--Of the amounts appropriated 
to carry out this part for any fiscal year, the Corporation shall 
reserve an amount of not less than 2 percent and not more than 3 
percent for payments to Indian tribes, the United States Virgin 
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, to be allotted in accordance with their respective 
needs.
    ``(b) Allotments Through States.--
            ``(1) In general.--After reserving an amount under 
        subsection (a), the Corporation shall use the remainder of the 
        funds appropriated to carry out this part for the fiscal year 
        as follows:
                    ``(A) Allotments based on school-age youth.--From 
                50 percent of such remainder, the Corporation shall 
                allot to each State an amount that bears the same ratio 
                to 50 percent of such remainder as the number of 
                school-age youth in the State bears to the total number 
                of school-age youth in all States.
                    ``(B) Allotments based on allocations under 
                elementary and secondary education act of 1965.--From 
                50 percent of such remainder, the Corporation shall 
                allot to each State an amount that bears the same ratio 
                to 50 percent of such remainder as the allocation to 
                the State for the previous fiscal year under title I of 
                the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
                U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) bears to the total of such 
                allocations to all States.
            ``(2) Minimum amount.--For any fiscal year for which 
        amounts appropriated for this subtitle exceed $50,000,000, the 
        minimum allotment to each State under paragraph (1) shall be 
        $75,000.
    ``(c) Reallotment.--If the Corporation determines that the 
allotment of a State, territory, or Indian tribe under this section 
will not be required for a fiscal year because the State, territory, or 
Indian tribe did not submit and receive approval of an application for 
the allotment under section 113, the Corporation shall make the 
allotment for such State, territory, or Indian tribe available for 
grants to community-based entities to carry out service-learning 
programs as described in section 112(b) in such State, in such 
territory, or for such Indian tribe. After community-based entities 
apply for grants from the allotment, by submitting an application at 
such time and in such manner as the Corporation requires, and receive 
approval, the remainder of such allotment shall be available for 
reallotment to such other States, territories, or Indian tribes with 
approved applications submitted under section 113 as the Corporation 
may determine to be appropriate.

``SEC. 113. APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) Applications to Corporation for Allotments.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive an allotment 
        under section 112A, a State, acting through the State 
        educational agency, territory, or Indian tribe shall prepare 
        and submit to the Corporation an application at such time and 
        in such manner as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably 
        require, and obtain approval of the application.
            ``(2) Contents.--An application for an allotment under 
        section 112 shall include--
                    ``(A) a proposal for a 3-year plan promoting 
                service-learning, which shall contain such information 
                as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require, 
                including how the applicant will integrate service 
                opportunities into the academic program of the 
                participants;
                    ``(B) information about the criteria the State 
                educational agency, territory, or Indian tribe will use 
                to evaluate and grant approval to applications 
                submitted under subsection (b), including an assurance 
                that the State educational agency, territory, or Indian 
                tribe will comply with the requirement in section 
                114(a);
                    ``(C) assurances about the applicant's efforts to--
                            ``(i) ensure that students of different 
                        ages, races, sexes, ethnic groups, 
                        disabilities, and economic backgrounds have 
                        opportunities to serve together;
                            ``(ii) include any opportunities for 
                        students, enrolled in schools or programs of 
                        education providing elementary or secondary 
                        education, to participate in service-learning 
                        programs and ensure that such service-learning 
                        programs include opportunities for such 
                        students to serve together;
                            ``(iii) involve participants in the design 
                        and operation of the programs;
                            ``(iv) promote service-learning in areas of 
                        greatest need, including low-income or rural 
                        areas; and
                            ``(v) otherwise integrate service 
                        opportunities into the academic program of the 
                        participants; and
                    ``(D) assurances that the applicant will comply 
                with the nonduplication and nondisplacement 
                requirements of section 177 and the notice, hearing, 
                and grievance procedures required by section 176.
    ``(b) Application to State, Territory, or Indian Tribe for 
Assistance To Carry Out School-Based Service-Learning Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any--
                    ``(A) qualified organization, Indian tribe, 
                territory, local educational agency, for-profit 
                business, private elementary school or secondary 
                school, or institution of higher education that desires 
                to receive financial assistance under this subpart from 
                a State, territory, or Indian tribe for an activity 
                described in section 112(a)(1);
                    ``(B) partnership described in section 112(a)(2) 
                that desires to receive such assistance from a State, 
                territory, or Indian tribe for an activity described in 
                section 112(a)(2);
                    ``(C) entity described in section 112(a)(3) that 
                desires to receive such assistance from a State, 
                territory, or Indian tribe for an activity described in 
                such section;
                    ``(D) entity or partnership described in section 
                112(a)(4) that desires to receive such assistance from 
                a State, territory, or Indian tribe for an activity 
                described in such section; and
                    ``(E) entity that desires to receive such 
                assistance from a State, territory, or Indian tribe for 
                an activity described in section 111(a)(5),
        shall prepare, submit to the State educational agency for the 
        State, territory, or Indian tribe, and obtain approval of, an 
        application for the program.
            ``(2) Submission.--Such application shall be submitted at 
        such time and in such manner, and shall contain such 
        information, as the agency, territory, or Indian tribe may 
        reasonably require.

``SEC. 114. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) Criteria for Local Applications.--In providing assistance 
under this part, a State educational agency, territory, or Indian tribe 
(or the Corporation if section 112A(c) applies) shall consider criteria 
with respect to sustainability, replicability, innovation, and quality 
of programs.
    ``(b) Priority for Local Applications.--In providing assistance 
under this part, a State educational agency, territory, or Indian tribe 
(or the Corporation if section 112A(c) applies) shall give priority to 
entities that submit applications under section 113 with respect to 
service-learning programs described in section 111 that are in the 
greatest need of assistance, such as programs targeting low-income 
areas or serving economically disadvantaged youth.
    ``(c) Rejection of Applications to Corporation.--If the Corporation 
rejects an application submitted by a State, territory, or Indian tribe 
under section 113 for an allotment, the Corporation shall promptly 
notify the State, territory, or Indian tribe of the reasons for the 
rejection of the application. The Corporation shall provide the State, 
territory, or Indian tribe with a reasonable opportunity to revise and 
resubmit the application and shall provide technical assistance, if 
needed, to the State, territory, or Indian tribe as part of the 
resubmission process. The Corporation shall promptly reconsider such 
resubmitted application.

``SEC. 115. PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM PRIVATE 
              SCHOOLS.

    ``(a) In General.--To the extent consistent with the number of 
students in the State, in the territory, or served by the Indian tribe 
or in the school district of the local educational agency involved who 
are enrolled in private nonprofit elementary schools and secondary 
schools, such State, territory, or Indian tribe, or agency shall (after 
consultation with appropriate private school representatives) make 
provision--
            ``(1) for the inclusion of services and arrangements for 
        the benefit of such students so as to allow for the equitable 
        participation of such students in the programs implemented to 
        carry out the objectives and provide the benefits described in 
        this part; and
            ``(2) for the training of the teachers of such students so 
        as to allow for the equitable participation of such teachers in 
        the programs implemented to carry out the objectives and 
        provide the benefits described in this part.
    ``(b) Waiver.--If a State, territory, Indian tribe, or local 
educational agency is prohibited by law from providing for the 
participation of students or teachers from private nonprofit schools as 
required by subsection (a), or if the Corporation determines that a 
State, territory, Indian tribe, or local educational agency 
substantially fails or is unwilling to provide for such participation 
on an equitable basis, the Chief Executive Officer shall waive such 
requirements and shall arrange for the provision of services to such 
students and teachers.

``SEC. 116. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

    ``(a) Corporation Share.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Corporation share of the cost of 
        carrying out a program for which a grant is made from an 
        allotment under this part--
                    ``(A) for new grants may not exceed 80 percent of 
                the total cost of the program for the first year of the 
                grant period, 65 percent for the second year, and 50 
                percent for each remaining year; and
                    ``(B) for continuing grants, may not exceed 50 
                percent of the total cost of the program.
            ``(2) Noncorporation contribution.--In providing for the 
        remaining share of the cost of carrying out such a program, 
        each recipient of such a grant under this part--
                    ``(A) shall provide for such share through a 
                payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including 
                facilities, equipment, or services;
                    ``(B) except as provided in subparagraph (C), may 
                provide for such share through Federal, State, or local 
                sources, including private funds or donated services; 
                and
                    ``(C) may not provide for such share through 
                Federal funds made available under title I of the 
                Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
                U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) or the Individuals with 
                Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).
    ``(b) Waiver.--The Chief Executive Officer may waive the 
requirements of subsection (a) in whole or in part with respect to any 
such program for any fiscal year, on a determination that such a waiver 
would be equitable due to a lack of resources at the local level.

``SEC. 117. LIMITATIONS ON USES OF FUNDS.

    ``Not more than 6 percent of the amount of assistance received by a 
State, territory, or Indian tribe that is the original recipient of an 
allotment under this part for a fiscal year may be used to pay, in 
accordance with such standards as the Corporation may issue, for 
administrative costs, incurred by that recipient.''.

SEC. 1202. HIGHER EDUCATION PROVISIONS.

    (a) Redesignation.--Section 119 (42 U.S.C. 12561) is redesignated 
as section 118.
    (b) Higher Education Innovative Programs.--Section 118 (as so 
redesignated) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``community 
        service programs'' the following: ``through service-learning'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``combination'' and inserting ``consortium'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding ``and'' 
                        at the end; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) the institution or partnership may coordinate 
                with service-learning curricula being offered in the 
                academic curricula at the institution of higher 
                education or at 1 or more members of the 
                partnership;''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``teachers at the elementary, 
                        secondary, and postsecondary levels'' and 
                        inserting ``institutions of higher education 
                        and their faculty'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``education of the institution; and'' and 
                        inserting ``curricula of the institution to 
                        strengthen the instructional capacity of 
                        teachers to provide service-learning at the 
                        elementary and secondary levels;'';
                            (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
                        subparagraph (C); and
                            (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
                        the following:
                    ``(B) including service-learning as a component of 
                other curricula or academic programs (other than 
                education curricula or programs), such as curricula or 
                programs relating to nursing, medicine, criminal 
                justice, or public policy; and'';
            (3) by striking subsections (c), (d), (e), and (g);
            (4) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (i); and
            (5) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Federal, State, and Local Contributions.--
            ``(1) Federal share.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of 
                carrying out a program for which assistance is provided 
                under this part may not exceed 50 percent of the total 
                cost of the program.
                    ``(B) Non-federal contribution.--In providing for 
                the remaining share of the cost of carrying out such a 
                program, each recipient of a grant or contract under 
                this part--
                            ``(i) shall provide for such share through 
                        a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, 
                        including facilities, equipment, or services; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) may provide for such share through 
                        State sources or local sources, including 
                        private funds or donated services.
            ``(2) Waiver.--The Chief Executive Officer may waive the 
        requirements of paragraph (1) in whole or in part with respect 
        to any such program for any fiscal year if the Corporation 
        determines that such a waiver would be equitable due to a lack 
        of available financial resources at the local level.
    ``(d) Application for Grant.--
            ``(1) Submission.--To receive a grant or enter into a 
        contract under this part, an institution or partnership shall 
        prepare and submit to the Corporation, an application at such 
        time, in such manner, and containing such information and 
        assurances as the Corporation may reasonably require, and 
        obtain approval of the application. In requesting applications 
        for assistance under this part, the Corporation shall specify 
        such required information and assurances.
            ``(2) Contents.--An application submitted under paragraph 
        (1) shall contain, at a minimum--
                    ``(A) assurances that--
                            ``(i) prior to the placement of a 
                        participant, the applicant will consult with 
                        the appropriate local labor organization, if 
                        any, representing employees in the area who are 
                        engaged in the same or similar work as that 
                        proposed to be carried out by such program, to 
                        prevent the displacement and protect the rights 
                        of such employees; and
                            ``(ii) the applicant will comply with the 
                        nonduplication and nondisplacement provisions 
                        of section 177 and the notice, hearing, and 
                        grievance procedures required by section 176; 
                        and
                    ``(B) such other assurances as the Chief Executive 
                Officer may reasonably require.
    ``(e) Special Consideration.--To the extent practicable, in making 
grants and entering into contracts under subsection (b), the 
Corporation shall give special consideration to applications submitted 
by, or applications from partnerships including, institutions serving 
primarily low-income populations, including--
            ``(1) Alaska Native-serving institutions;
            ``(2) Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-
        serving institutions;
            ``(3) Hispanic-serving institutions;
            ``(4) historically black colleges and universities;
            ``(5) Native American-serving, nontribal institutions;
            ``(6) Native Hawaiian-serving institutions;
            ``(7) Predominantly Black Institutions;
            ``(8) tribally controlled colleges and universities; and
            ``(9) community colleges serving predominantly minority 
        populations.
    ``(f) Considerations.--In making grants and entering into contracts 
under subsection (b), the Corporation shall take into consideration 
whether the applicants submit applications containing proposals that--
            ``(1) demonstrate the commitment of the institution of 
        higher education involved, other than by demonstrating the 
        commitment of the students, to supporting the community service 
        projects carried out under the program;
            ``(2) specify the manner in which the institution will 
        promote faculty, administration, and staff participation in the 
        community service projects;
            ``(3) specify the manner in which the institution will 
        provide service to the community through organized programs, 
        including, where appropriate, clinical programs for students in 
        professional schools and colleges;
            ``(4) describe any partnership that will participate in the 
        community service projects, such as a partnership comprised 
        of--
                    ``(A) the institution;
                    ``(B)(i) a community-based agency;
                    ``(ii) a local government agency; or
                    ``(iii) a nonprofit entity that serves or involves 
                school-age youth, older adults, or low-income 
                communities; and
                    ``(C)(i) a student organization;
                    ``(ii) a department of the institution; or
                    ``(iii) a group of faculty comprised of different 
                departments, schools, or colleges at the institution;
            ``(5) demonstrate community involvement in the development 
        of the proposal and the extent to which the proposal will 
        contribute to the goals of the involved community members;
            ``(6) demonstrate a commitment to perform community service 
        projects in underserved urban and rural communities;
            ``(7) describe research on effective strategies and methods 
        to improve service utilized in the design of the projects;
            ``(8) specify that the institution or partnership will use 
        the assistance provided through the grant or contract to 
        strengthen the service infrastructure in institutions of higher 
        education;
            ``(9) with respect to projects involving delivery of 
        services, specify projects that involve leadership development 
        of school-age youth; or
            ``(10) describe the needs that the proposed projects are 
        designed to address, such as housing, economic development, 
        infrastructure, health care, job training, education, crime 
        prevention, urban planning, transportation, information 
        technology, or child welfare.
    ``(g) Federal Work-Study.--To be eligible for assistance under this 
part, an institution of higher education shall demonstrate that it 
meets the minimum requirements under section 443(b)(2)(A) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2753(b)(2)(A)) relating to the 
participation of students employed under part C of title IV of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) (relating to 
Federal Work-Study programs) in community service activities, or has 
received a waiver of those requirements from the Secretary of 
Education.
    ``(h) Definition.--Notwithstanding section 101, as used in this 
part, the term `student' means an individual who is enrolled in an 
institution of higher education on a full- or part-time basis.''.

SEC. 1203. CAMPUSES OF SERVICE.

    Subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after section 118 (as redesignated by section 1202) the 
following:

``SEC. 118A. CAMPUSES OF SERVICE.

    ``(a) In General.--The Corporation, after consultation with the 
Secretary of Education, may annually designate not more than 25 
institutions of higher education as Campuses of Service, from among 
institutions nominated by State Commissions.
    ``(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 such 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 (42 U.S.C. 2751(c)), 
                during such preceding academic year, the quality of 
                such activities, and the average amount of time spent, 
                per student, engaged in such activities;
                    ``(C) for such 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 (42 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 25 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) Awards.--
            ``(1) In general.--Using sums reserved under section 
        501(a)(1)(C) for Campuses of Service, the Corporation shall 
        provide an award of funds to institutions designated under 
        subsection (c), to be used by the institutions to develop or 
        disseminate service-learning models and information on best 
        practices regarding service-learning to other institutions of 
        higher education.
            ``(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 develop or disseminate 
        service-learning models and information on best practices 
        regarding service-learning to other institutions of higher 
        education.
            ``(3) Allocation.--The Corporation shall determine how the 
        funds reserved under section 501(a)(1)(C) for Campuses of 
        Service 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.''.

SEC. 1204. INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH.

    Subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.), as amended by 
section 1203, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

 ``PART III--INNOVATIVE AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS 
                              AND RESEARCH

``SEC. 119. INNOVATIVE AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS 
              AND RESEARCH.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this part:
            ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a 
        State educational agency, a State Commission, a territory, an 
        Indian tribe, an institution of higher education, or a public 
        or private nonprofit organization (including community-based 
        entities), a public or private elementary school or secondary 
        school, a local educational agency, a consortium of such 
        entities, or a consortium of 2 or more such entities and a for-
        profit organization.
            ``(2) Eligible partnership.--The term `eligible 
        partnership' means a partnership that--
                    ``(A) shall include--
                            ``(i) 1 or more community-based entities 
                        that have demonstrated records of success in 
                        carrying out service-learning programs with 
                        economically disadvantaged students, and that 
                        meet such criteria as the Chief Executive 
                        Officer may establish; and
                            ``(ii) a local educational agency for 
                        which--
                                    ``(I) a high number or percentage, 
                                as determined by the Corporation, of 
                                the students served by the agency are 
                                economically disadvantaged students; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) the graduation rate (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)) and as clarified in 
                                applicable regulations promulgated by 
                                the Department of Education for the 
                                secondary school students served by the 
                                agency is less than 70 percent; and
                    ``(B) may also include--
                            ``(i) a local government agency that is not 
                        described in subparagraph (A);
                            ``(ii) the office of the chief executive 
                        officer of a unit of general local government;
                            ``(iii) an institution of higher education;
                            ``(iv) a State Commission or State 
                        educational agency; or
                            ``(v) more than 1 local educational agency 
                        described in subclause (I).
            ``(3) Youth engagement zone.--The term `youth engagement 
        zone' means the area in which a youth engagement zone program 
        is carried out.
            ``(4) Youth engagement zone program.--The term `youth 
        engagement zone program' means a service-learning program in 
        which members of an eligible partnership collaborate to provide 
        coordinated school-based or community-based service-learning 
        opportunities--
                    ``(A) in order to address a specific community 
                challenge;
                    ``(B) for an increasing percentage of out-of-school 
                youth and secondary school students served by a local 
                educational agency; and
                    ``(C) in circumstances under which--
                            ``(i) not less than 90 percent of such 
                        students participate in service-learning 
                        activities as part of the program; or
                            ``(ii) service-learning is a part of the 
                        curriculum in all of the secondary schools 
                        served by the local educational agency.
    ``(b) General Authority.--From the amounts appropriated to carry 
out this part for a fiscal year, the Corporation may make grants (which 
may include approved summer of service positions in the case of a grant 
for a program described in subsection (c)(8)) and fixed-amount grants 
(in accordance with section 129(l)) to eligible entities or eligible 
partnerships, as appropriate, for programs and activities described in 
subsection (c).
    ``(c) Authorized Activities.--Funds under this part may be used 
to--
            ``(1) integrate service-learning programs into the science, 
        technology, engineering, and mathematics (referred to in this 
        part as `STEM') curricula at the elementary, secondary, 
        postsecondary, or postbaccalaureate levels in coordination with 
        practicing or retired STEM professionals;
            ``(2) involve students in service-learning programs 
        focusing on energy conservation in their community, including 
        conducting educational outreach on energy conservation and 
        working to improve energy efficiency in low-income housing and 
        in public spaces;
            ``(3) involve students in service-learning programs in 
        emergency and disaster preparedness;
            ``(4) involve students in service-learning programs aimed 
        at improving access to and obtaining the benefits from 
        computers and other emerging technologies, including improving 
        such access for individuals with disabilities, in low-income or 
        rural communities, in senior centers and communities, in 
        schools, in libraries, and in other public spaces;
            ``(5) involve high school age youth in the mentoring of 
        middle school youth while involving all participants in 
        service-learning to seek to meet unmet human, educational, 
        environmental, public safety, or emergency and disaster 
        preparedness needs in their community;
            ``(6) conduct research and evaluations on service-learning, 
        including service-learning in middle schools, and disseminate 
        such research and evaluations widely;
            ``(7) conduct innovative and creative activities as 
        described in section 112(a);
            ``(8) establish or implement summer of service programs 
        (giving priority to programs that enroll youth who will be 
        enrolled in any of grades 6 through 9 at the end of the summer 
        concerned) during the summer months (including recruiting, 
        training, and placing service-learning coordinators)--
                    ``(A) for youth who will be enrolled in any of 
                grades 6 through 12 at the end of the summer concerned; 
                and
                    ``(B) for community-based service-learning 
                projects--
                            ``(i) that shall--
                                    ``(I) meet unmet human, 
                                educational, environmental (including 
                                energy conservation and stewardship), 
                                and emergency and disaster preparedness 
                                and other public safety needs; and
                                    ``(II) be intensive, structured, 
                                supervised, and designed to produce 
                                identifiable improvements to the 
                                community;
                            ``(ii) that may include the extension of 
                        academic year service-learning programs into 
                        the summer months; and
                            ``(iii) under which a student who completes 
                        100 hours of service as described in section 
                        146(b)(2), shall be eligible for a summer of 
                        service educational award of $500 or $750 as 
                        described in sections 146(a)(2)(C) and 147(d);
            ``(9) establish or implement youth engagement zone programs 
        in youth engagement zones, for students in secondary schools 
        served by local educational agencies for which a majority of 
        such students do not participate in service-learning activities 
        that are--
                    ``(A) carried out by eligible partnerships; and
                    ``(B) designed to--
                            ``(i) involve all students in secondary 
                        schools served by the local educational agency 
                        in service-learning to address a specific 
                        community challenge;
                            ``(ii) improve student engagement, 
                        including student attendance and student 
                        behavior, and student achievement, graduation 
                        rates, and college-going rates at secondary 
                        schools; and
                            ``(iii) involve an increasing percentage of 
                        students in secondary school 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; and
            ``(10) conduct semester of service programs that--
                    ``(A) provide opportunities for secondary school 
                students to participate in a semester of coordinated 
                school-based or community-based service-learning 
                opportunities for a minimum of 70 hours (of which at 
                least a third will be spent participating in field-
                based activities) over a semester, to address specific 
                community challenges;
                    ``(B) engage as participants high percentages or 
                numbers of economically disadvantaged students;
                    ``(C) allow participants to receive academic 
                credit, for the time spent in the classroom and in the 
                field for the program, that is equivalent to the 
                academic credit for any class of equivalent length and 
                with an equivalent time commitment; and
                    ``(D) ensure that the classroom-based instruction 
                component of the program is integrated into the 
                academic program of the local educational agency 
                involved; and
            ``(11) carry out any other innovative service-learning 
        programs or research that the Corporation considers 
        appropriate.
    ``(d) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant to carry out 
a program or activity under this part, an entity or partnership, as 
appropriate, shall prepare and submit to the Corporation an application 
at such time and in such manner as the Chief Executive Officer may 
reasonably require, and obtain approval of the application.
    ``(e) Priority.--In making grants under this part, the Corporation 
shall give priority to applicants proposing to--
            ``(1) involve students and community stakeholders in the 
        design and implementation of service-learning programs carried 
        out using funds received under this part;
            ``(2) implement service-learning programs in low-income or 
        rural communities; and
            ``(3) utilize adult volunteers, including tapping the 
        resources of retired and retiring adults, in the planning and 
        implementation of service-learning programs.
    ``(f) Requirements.--
            ``(1) Term.--Each program or activity funded under this 
        part shall be carried out over a period of 3 years, which may 
        include 1 planning year. In the case of a program funded under 
        this part, the 3-year period may be extended by 1 year, if the 
        program meets performance levels established in accordance with 
        section 179(k) and any other criteria determined by the 
        Corporation.
            ``(2) Collaboration encouraged.--Each entity carrying out a 
        program or activity funded under this part shall, to the extent 
        practicable, collaborate with entities carrying out programs 
        under this subtitle, subtitle C, and titles I and II of the 
        Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq., 
        5001 et seq.).
            ``(3) Evaluation.--Not later than 4 years after the 
        effective date of the Serve America Act, the Corporation shall 
        conduct an independent evaluation of the programs and 
        activities carried out using funds made available under this 
        part, and determine best practices relating to service-learning 
        and recommendations for improvement of those programs and 
        activities. The Corporation shall widely disseminate the 
        results of the evaluations, and information on the best 
        practices and recommendations to the service community through 
        multiple channels, including the Corporation's Resource Center 
        or a clearinghouse of effective strategies.''.

SEC. 1205. SERVICE-LEARNING IMPACT STUDY.

    Subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.), as amended by 
section 1204, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

                ``PART IV--SERVICE-LEARNING IMPACT STUDY

``SEC. 120. STUDY AND REPORT.

    ``(a) Study.--
            ``(1) In general.--From the sums reserved under section 
        501(a)(1)(B) for this section, 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, 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)) and as clarified in applicable 
                regulations promulgated by the Department of Education; 
                and
                    ``(D) improved the degree to which the participants 
                in the activities engaged in subsequent national 
                service, volunteering, or other service activities, or 
                pursued careers in public service, in the nonprofit 
                sector or government.
            ``(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) Interim Reports.--The entity shall periodically submit 
reports to the Corporation containing the interim results of the study 
and the information on best practices. The Corporation shall submit 
such reports to the authorizing committees.
    ``(c) Final 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 
authorizing committees, and shall make such report available to the 
public on the Corporation's website.
    ``(d) Consultation and Dissemination.--On receiving the report 
described in subsection (c), 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.''.

 Subtitle C--Amendments to Subtitle C (National Service Trust Program)

SEC. 1301. PROHIBITION ON GRANTS TO FEDERAL AGENCIES; LIMITS ON 
              CORPORATION COSTS.

    Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 12571) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                inserting after ``subdivisions of States,'' the 
                following: ``territories,''; and
                    (B) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking 
                ``section 122(a)'' and inserting ``subsection (a), (b), 
                or (c) of section 122'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``Agreements With 
                Federal Agencies'' and inserting ``Restrictions on 
                Agreements With Federal Agencies'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) Agreements authorized.--The Corporation may enter 
        into an interagency agreement (other than a grant agreement) 
        with another Federal agency to support a national service 
        program carried out or otherwise supported by the agency. The 
        Corporation, in entering into the interagency agreement may 
        approve positions as approved national service positions for a 
        program carried out or otherwise supported by the agency.'';
                    (C) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(2) Prohibition on grants.--The Corporation may not 
        provide a grant under this section to a Federal agency.'';
                    (D) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking ``receiving assistance 
                        under this subsection'' and inserting 
                        ``carrying out or supporting a national service 
                        program''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``using such assistance'' 
                        and inserting ``through that program'';
                    (E) in paragraph (4), by striking ``a contract or 
                cooperative agreement'' the first place it appears and 
                inserting ``an interagency agreement''; and
                    (F) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Application of requirements.--A requirement under 
        this Act that applies to an entity receiving assistance under 
        section 121 (other than a requirement limited to an entity 
        receiving assistance under section 121(a)) shall be considered 
        to apply to a Federal agency that enters into an interagency 
        agreement under this subsection, even though no Federal agency 
        may receive financial assistance under such an agreement.'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``subsections (a) and (b),'' and inserting 
                ``subsection (a), and in providing approved national 
                service positions under subsection (b),''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``to be 
                provided'' and inserting ``to be provided or otherwise 
                approved'';
            (4) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d), by 
        striking ``or (b)'';
            (5) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Federal share 
                of the cost'' and inserting ``Corporation share of the 
                cost (including the costs of member living allowances, 
                employment-related taxes, health care coverage, and 
                workers' compensation and other necessary operation 
                costs)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Other federal funds.--
                    ``(A) Recipient report.--A recipient of assistance 
                under this section (other than a recipient of 
                assistance through a fixed-amount grant in accordance 
                with section 129(l)) shall report to the Corporation 
                the amount and source of any Federal funds used to 
                carry out the program for which the assistance is made 
                available other than those provided by the Corporation.
                    ``(B) Corporation report.--The Corporation shall 
                report to the authorizing committees on an annual basis 
                information regarding each recipient of such assistance 
                that uses Federal funds other than those provided by 
                the Corporation to carry out such a program, including 
                the amounts and sources of the other Federal funds.''; 
                and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Plan for Approved National Service Positions.--The 
Corporation shall--
            ``(1) develop a plan to--
                    ``(A) establish the number of the approved national 
                service positions as 88,000 for fiscal year 2010;
                    ``(B) increase the number of the approved positions 
                to--
                            ``(i) 115,000 for fiscal year 2011;
                            ``(ii) 140,000 for fiscal year 2012;
                            ``(iii) 170,000 for fiscal year 2013;
                            ``(iv) 200,000 for fiscal year 2014;
                            ``(v) 210,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                            ``(vi) 235,000 for fiscal year 2016; and
                            ``(vii) 250,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                    ``(C) ensure that the increases described in 
                subparagraph (B) are achieved through an appropriate 
                balance of full- and part-time service positions;
            ``(2) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
        the Serve America Act, submit a report to the authorizing 
        committees on the status of the plan described in paragraph 
        (1); and
            ``(3) subject to the availability of appropriations and 
        quality service opportunities, implement the plan described in 
        paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 1302. ELIGIBLE NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS.

    Section 122 is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 122. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS ELIGIBLE FOR PROGRAM ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) National Service Corps.--The recipient of a grant under 
section 121(a) and a Federal agency operating or supporting a national 
service program under section 121(b) shall use a portion of the 
financial assistance or positions involved, directly or through 
subgrants to other entities, to support or carry out the following 
national service corps or programs, as full- or part-time corps or 
programs, to address unmet needs:
            ``(1) Education corps.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The recipient may carry out 
                national service programs through an Education Corps 
                that identifies and meets unmet educational needs 
                within communities through activities such as those 
                described in subparagraph (B) and improves performance 
                on the indicators described in subparagraph (C).
                    ``(B) Activities.--An Education Corps described in 
                this paragraph may carry out activities such as--
                            ``(i) tutoring, or providing other academic 
                        support to elementary school and secondary 
                        school students;
                            ``(ii) improving school climate;
                            ``(iii) mentoring students, including adult 
                        or peer mentoring;
                            ``(iv) linking needed integrated services 
                        and comprehensive supports with students, their 
                        families, and their public schools;
                            ``(v) providing assistance to a school in 
                        expanding the school day by strengthening the 
                        quality of staff and expanding the academic 
                        programming offered in an expanded learning 
                        time initiative, a program of a 21st century 
                        community learning center (as defined in 
                        section 4201 of the Elementary and Secondary 
                        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171)), 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 carrying 
                        out programs that provide specialized training 
                        to individuals in service-learning, and place 
                        the individuals (after such training) in 
                        positions as service-learning coordinators, to 
                        facilitate service-learning in programs 
                        eligible for funding under part I of subtitle 
                        B;
                            ``(vii) assisting students in being 
                        prepared for college-level work;
                            ``(viii) involving family members of 
                        students in supporting teachers and students;
                            ``(ix) conducting a preprofessional 
                        training program in which students enrolled in 
                        an institution of higher education--
                                    ``(I) receive training (which may 
                                include classes containing service-
                                learning) in specified fields including 
                                early childhood education and care, 
                                elementary and secondary education, and 
                                other fields such as those relating to 
                                health services, criminal justice, 
                                environmental stewardship and 
                                conservation, or public safety;
                                    ``(II) perform service related to 
                                such training outside the classroom 
                                during the school term and during 
                                summer or other vacation periods; and
                                    ``(III) agree to provide service 
                                upon graduation to meet unmet human, 
                                educational, environmental, or public 
                                safety needs related to such training;
                            ``(x) assisting economically disadvantaged 
                        students in navigating the college admissions 
                        process;
                            ``(xi) providing other activities, 
                        addressing unmet educational needs, that the 
                        Corporation may designate; or
                            ``(xii) providing skilled musicians and 
                        artists to promote greater community unity 
                        through the use of music and arts education and 
                        engagement through work in low-income 
                        communities, and education, health care, and 
                        therapeutic settings, and other work in the 
                        public domain with citizens of all ages.
                    ``(C) Education corps indicators.--The indicators 
                for a corps program described in this paragraph are--
                            ``(i) student engagement, including student 
                        attendance and student behavior;
                            ``(ii) student academic achievement;
                            ``(iii) secondary school graduation rates 
                        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)) and as clarified 
                        in applicable regulations promulgated by the 
                        Department of Education;
                            ``(iv) rate of college enrollment and 
                        continued college enrollment for recipients of 
                        a high school diploma;
                            ``(v) any additional indicator relating to 
                        improving education for students that the 
                        Corporation, in consultation (as appropriate) 
                        with the Secretary of Education, establishes; 
                        or
                            ``(vi) any additional local indicator 
                        (applicable to a particular recipient and on 
                        which an improvement in performance is needed) 
                        relating to improving education for students, 
                        that is approved by the Corporation or a State 
                        Commission.
            ``(2) Healthy futures corps.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The recipient may carry out 
                national service programs through a Healthy Futures 
                Corps that identifies and meets unmet health needs 
                within communities through activities such as those 
                described in subparagraph (B) and improves performance 
                on the indicators described in subparagraph (C).
                    ``(B) Activities.--A Healthy Futures Corps 
                described in this paragraph may carry out activities 
                such as--
                            ``(i) assisting economically disadvantaged 
                        individuals in navigating the health services 
                        system;
                            ``(ii) assisting individuals in obtaining 
                        access to health services, including oral 
                        health services, 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 services 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;
                            ``(iv) improving the literacy of patients 
                        regarding health, including oral health;
                            ``(v) providing translation services at 
                        clinics and in emergency rooms to improve 
                        health services;
                            ``(vi) providing services designed to meet 
                        the health needs of rural communities, 
                        including the recruitment of youth to work in 
                        health professions in such communities;
                            ``(vii) assisting in health promotion 
                        interventions that improve health status, and 
                        helping people adopt and maintain healthy 
                        lifestyles and habits to improve health status;
                            ``(viii) addressing childhood obesity 
                        through in-school and after-school physical 
                        activities, and providing nutrition education 
                        to students, in elementary schools and 
                        secondary schools; or
                            ``(ix) providing activities, addressing 
                        unmet health needs, that the Corporation may 
                        designate.
                    ``(C) Healthy futures corps indicators.--The 
                indicators for a corps program described in this 
                paragraph are--
                            ``(i) access to health services among 
                        economically disadvantaged individuals and 
                        individuals who are members of medically 
                        underserved populations;
                            ``(ii) access to health services for 
                        uninsured individuals, including such 
                        individuals who are economically disadvantaged 
                        children;
                            ``(iii) 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;
                            ``(iv) literacy of patients regarding 
                        health;
                            ``(v) any 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 (as appropriate) with the 
                        Secretary of Health and Human Services and the 
                        Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
                        Prevention, establishes; or
                            ``(vi) any additional local indicator 
                        (applicable to a particular recipient 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, that is approved by 
                        the Corporation or a State Commission.
            ``(3) Clean energy service corps.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The recipient may carry out 
                national service projects through a Clean Energy 
                Service Corps that identifies and meets unmet 
                environmental needs within communities through 
                activities such as those described in subparagraph (B) 
                and improves performance on the indicators described in 
                subparagraph (C).
                    ``(B) Activities.--A Clean Energy Service Corps 
                described in this paragraph may carry out activities 
                such as--
                            ``(i) weatherizing and retrofitting housing 
                        units for low-income households to 
                        significantly improve the energy efficiency and 
                        reduce carbon emissions 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) providing clean energy-related 
                        services designed to meet the needs of rural 
                        communities;
                            ``(v) 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;
                            ``(vi) assisting in the development of 
                        local recycling programs;
                            ``(vii) renewing and rehabilitating 
                        national and State parks and forests, city 
                        parks, county parks and other public lands, and 
                        trails owned or maintained by the Federal 
                        Government or a State, including planting 
                        trees, carrying out reforestation, carrying out 
                        forest health restoration measures, carrying 
                        out erosion control measures, fire hazard 
                        reduction measures, and rehabilitation and 
                        maintenance of historic sites and structures 
                        throughout the national park system, and 
                        providing trail enhancements, rehabilitation, 
                        and repairs;
                            ``(viii) cleaning and improving rivers 
                        maintained by the Federal Government or a 
                        State;
                            ``(ix) carrying out projects in partnership 
                        with the National Park Service, designed to 
                        renew and rehabilitate national park resources 
                        and enhance services and learning opportunities 
                        for national park visitors, and nearby 
                        communities and schools;
                            ``(x) providing service through a full-
                        time, year-round youth corps program or full-
                        time summer youth corps program, such as a 
                        conservation corps or youth service corps 
                        program that--
                                    ``(I) undertakes meaningful service 
                                projects with visible public benefits, 
                                including projects involving urban 
                                renewal, sustaining natural resources, 
                                or improving human services;
                                    ``(II) includes as participants 
                                youths and young adults who are age 16 
                                through 25, including out-of-school 
                                youth and other disadvantaged youth 
                                (such as youth who are aging out of 
                                foster care, youth who have limited 
                                English proficiency, homeless youth, 
                                and youth who are individuals with 
                                disabilities), who are age 16 through 
                                25; and
                                    ``(III) provides those participants 
                                who are youth and young adults with--
                                            ``(aa) team-based, highly 
                                        structured, and adult-
                                        supervised work experience, 
                                        life skills, education, career 
                                        guidance and counseling, 
                                        employment training, and 
                                        support services including 
                                        mentoring; and
                                            ``(bb) the opportunity to 
                                        develop citizenship values and 
                                        skills through service to their 
                                        community and the United 
                                        States;
                            ``(xi) carrying out other activities, 
                        addressing unmet environmental and workforce 
                        needs, that the Corporation may designate.
                    ``(C) Clean energy service corps indicators.--The 
                indicators for a corps program described in this 
                paragraph are--
                            ``(i) the number of housing units of low-
                        income households weatherized or retrofitted to 
                        significantly improve energy efficiency and 
                        reduce carbon emissions;
                            ``(ii) annual energy costs (to determine 
                        savings in those costs) at facilities where 
                        participants have provided service;
                            ``(iii) the number of students and youth 
                        receiving education or training in energy-
                        efficient and environmentally conscious 
                        practices;
                            ``(iv)(I) the number of acres of national 
                        parks, State parks, city parks, county parks, 
                        or other public lands, that are cleaned or 
                        improved; and
                            ``(II) the number of acres of forest 
                        preserves, or miles of trails or rivers, owned 
                        or maintained by the Federal Government or a 
                        State, that are cleaned or improved;
                            ``(v) any additional indicator relating to 
                        clean energy, the reduction of greenhouse gas 
                        emissions, or education and skill attainment 
                        for clean energy jobs, that the Corporation, in 
                        consultation (as appropriate) with the 
                        Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
                        Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary 
                        of the Interior, or the Secretary of Labor, as 
                        appropriate, establishes; or
                            ``(vi) any additional local indicator 
                        (applicable to a particular recipient and on 
                        which an improvement in performance is needed) 
                        relating to clean energy, the reduction of 
                        greenhouse gas emissions, or education or skill 
                        attainment for clean energy jobs, that is 
                        approved by the Corporation or a State 
                        Commission.
            ``(4) Veterans corps.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The recipient may carry out 
                national service programs through a Veterans Corps that 
                identifies and meets unmet needs of veterans and 
                members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty 
                through activities such as those described in 
                subparagraph (B) and improves performance on the 
                indicators described in subparagraph (C).
                    ``(B) Activities.--A Veterans Corps described in 
                this paragraph may carry out activities such as--
                            ``(i) promoting community-based efforts to 
                        meet the unique needs of military families 
                        while a family member is deployed and upon that 
                        family member's return home;
                            ``(ii) recruiting veterans, particularly 
                        returning veterans, into service opportunities, 
                        including opportunities that utilize their 
                        military experience;
                            ``(iii) assisting veterans in developing 
                        their educational opportunities (including 
                        opportunities for professional certification, 
                        licensure, or credentials), coordinating 
                        activities with and assisting State and local 
                        agencies administering veterans education 
                        benefits, and coordinating activities with and 
                        assisting entities administering veterans 
                        programs with internships and fellowships that 
                        could lead to employment in the private and 
                        public sectors;
                            ``(iv) promoting efforts within a community 
                        to serve the needs of veterans and members of 
                        the Armed Forces who are on active duty, 
                        including helping veterans file benefits claims 
                        and assisting Federal agencies in providing 
                        services to veterans, and sending care packages 
                        to Members of the Armed Forces who are 
                        deployed;
                            ``(v) assisting veterans in developing 
                        mentoring relationships with economically 
                        disadvantaged students;
                            ``(vi) developing projects to assist 
                        veterans with disabilities, veterans who are 
                        unemployed, older veterans, and veterans in 
                        rural communities, including assisting veterans 
                        described in this clause with transportation; 
                        or
                            ``(vii) other activities, addressing unmet 
                        needs of veterans, that the Corporation may 
                        designate.
                    ``(C) Veterans' corps indicators.--The indicators 
                for a corps program described in this paragraph are--
                            ``(i) the number of housing units created 
                        for veterans;
                            ``(ii) the number of veterans who pursue 
                        educational opportunities;
                            ``(iii) the number of veterans receiving 
                        professional certification, licensure, or 
                        credentials;
                            ``(iv) the number of veterans engaged in 
                        service opportunities;
                            ``(v) the number of military families 
                        assisted by organizations while a family member 
                        is deployed and upon that family member's 
                        return home;
                            ``(vi) the number of economically 
                        disadvantaged students engaged in mentoring 
                        relationships with veterans;
                            ``(vii) the number of projects designed to 
                        meet identifiable public needs of veterans, 
                        especially veterans with disabilities, veterans 
                        who are unemployed, older veterans, and 
                        veterans in rural communities;
                            ``(viii) any additional indicator that 
                        relates to education or skill attainment that 
                        assists in providing veterans with the skills 
                        to address identifiable public needs, or that 
                        relates to improving the lives of veterans, of 
                        members of the Armed Forces on active duty, and 
                        of families of the veterans and the members on 
                        active duty, and that the Corporation, in 
                        consultation (as appropriate) with the 
                        Secretary of Veterans Affairs, establishes; or
                            ``(ix) any additional local indicator 
                        (applicable to a particular recipient and on 
                        which an improvement in performance is needed) 
                        relating to the education or skill attainment, 
                        or the improvement, described in clause (viii), 
                        that is approved by the Corporation or a State 
                        Commission.
            ``(5) Opportunity corps.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The recipient may carry out 
                national service programs through an Opportunity Corps 
                that identifies and meets unmet needs relating to 
                economic opportunity for economically disadvantaged 
                individuals within communities, through activities such 
                as those described in subparagraph (B) and improves 
                performance on the indicators described in subparagraph 
                (C).
                    ``(B) Activities.--An Opportunity Corps described 
                in this paragraph may carry out activities such as--
                            ``(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, 
                        rehabilitation, or preservation of housing 
                        units, including energy efficient homes, for 
                        economically disadvantaged individuals;
                            ``(iii) assisting economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals, including homeless 
                        individuals, in finding placement in and 
                        maintaining housing;
                            ``(iv) assisting economically disadvantaged 
                        individuals in obtaining access to health 
                        services for themselves or their children;
                            ``(v) 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;
                            ``(vi) facilitating enrollment in and 
                        completion of job training for economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals;
                            ``(vii) assisting economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals in obtaining access 
                        to job placement assistance;
                            ``(viii) carrying out a program that seeks 
                        to eliminate hunger in low-income communities 
                        and rural areas through service in projects--
                                    ``(I) involving food banks, food 
                                pantries, and nonprofit organizations 
                                that provide food during emergencies;
                                    ``(II) seeking to address the long-
                                term causes of hunger through education 
                                and the delivery of appropriate 
                                services;
                                    ``(III) providing training in basic 
                                health, nutrition, and life skills 
                                necessary to alleviate hunger in 
                                communities and rural areas; or
                                    ``(IV) assisting individuals in 
                                obtaining information about federally 
                                supported nutrition programs;
                            ``(ix) addressing issues faced by homebound 
                        citizens, such as needs for food deliveries, 
                        legal and medical services, nutrition 
                        information, and transportation;
                            ``(x) implementing an E-Corps program that 
                        involves participants who provide services in a 
                        community by developing and assisting in 
                        carrying out technology programs that seek to 
                        increase access to technology and the benefits 
                        of technology in such community; and
                            ``(xi) carrying out other activities, 
                        addressing unmet needs relating to economic 
                        opportunity for economically disadvantaged 
                        individuals, that the Corporation may 
                        designate.
                    ``(C) Opportunity corps indicators.--The indicators 
                for a corps program described in this paragraph are--
                            ``(i) the degree of financial literacy 
                        among economically disadvantaged individuals;
                            ``(ii) the number of housing units built or 
                        improved for economically disadvantaged 
                        individuals or low-income families;
                            ``(iii) the number of economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals with access to job 
                        training and other skill enhancement;
                            ``(iv) the number of economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals with access to 
                        information about job placement services;
                            ``(v) any additional indicator relating to 
                        improving economic opportunity for economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals that the Corporation, 
                        in consultation (as appropriate) with the 
                        Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 
                        Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Housing 
                        and Urban Development, and the Secretary of the 
                        Treasury, establishes; or
                            ``(vi) any additional local indicator 
                        (applicable to a particular recipient and on 
                        which an improvement in performance is needed) 
                        that is approved by the Corporation or a State 
                        Commission.
    ``(b) National Service Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--The recipient of a grant under section 
        121(a) and a Federal agency operating or supporting a national 
        service program under section 121(b) may use the financial 
        assistance or positions involved, directly or through subgrants 
        to other entities, to carry out national service programs and 
        model programs under this subsection that are focused on 
        meeting community needs and improve performance on the 
        indicators described in paragraph (3).
            ``(2) Programs.--The programs may include the following 
        types of national service programs:
                    ``(A) A community service program designed to meet 
                the needs of rural communities, using teams or 
                individual placements to address the development needs 
                of rural communities, including addressing rural 
                poverty, or the need for health services, education, or 
                job training.
                    ``(B) A program--
                            ``(i) that engages participants in public 
                        health, emergency and disaster preparedness, 
                        and other public safety activities;
                            ``(ii) that may include the recruitment of 
                        qualified participants for, and placement of 
                        the participants in, positions to be trainees 
                        as law enforcement officers, firefighters, 
                        search and rescue personnel, and emergency 
                        medical service workers; and
                            ``(iii) that may engage Federal, State, and 
                        local stakeholders, in collaboration, to 
                        organize more effective responses to issues of 
                        public health, emergencies and disasters, and 
                        other public safety issues.
                    ``(C) A program that seeks to expand the number of 
                mentors for disadvantaged youths and other youths 
                (including by recruiting high school-, and college-age 
                individuals to enter into mentoring relationships), 
                either through--
                            ``(i) provision of direct mentoring 
                        services;
                            ``(ii) provision of supportive services to 
                        direct mentoring service organizations (in the 
                        case of a partnership);
                            ``(iii) the creative utilization of current 
                        and emerging technologies to connect youth with 
                        mentors; or
                            ``(iv) supporting mentoring partnerships 
                        (including statewide and local mentoring 
                        partnerships that strengthen direct service 
                        mentoring programs) by--
                                    ``(I) increasing State resources 
                                dedicated to mentoring;
                                    ``(II) supporting the creation of 
                                statewide and local mentoring 
                                partnerships and programs of national 
                                scope through collaborative efforts 
                                between entities such as local or 
                                direct service mentoring partnerships, 
                                or units of State or local government; 
                                and
                                    ``(III) assisting direct service 
                                mentoring programs.
                    ``(D) A program--
                            ``(i) in which not less than 75 percent of 
                        the participants are disadvantaged youth;
                            ``(ii) that may provide life skills 
                        training, employment training, educational 
                        counseling, assistance to complete a secondary 
                        school diploma or its recognized equivalent, 
                        counseling, or a mentoring relationship with an 
                        adult volunteer; and
                            ``(iii) for which, in awarding financial 
                        assistance and approved national service 
                        positions, the Corporation shall give priority 
                        to programs that engage retirees to serve as 
                        mentors.
                    ``(E) A program--
                            ``(i) that reengages court-involved youth 
                        and adults with the goal of reducing 
                        recidivism;
                            ``(ii) that may create support systems 
                        beginning in correctional facilities; and
                            ``(iii) that may have life skills training, 
                        employment training, an education program 
                        (including a program to complete a secondary 
                        school diploma or its recognized equivalent), 
                        educational and career counseling, and 
                        postprogram placement services.
                    ``(F) A demonstration program--
                            ``(i) that has as 1 of its primary purposes 
                        the recruitment and acceptance of court-
                        involved youth and adults as participants, 
                        volunteers, or members; and
                            ``(ii) that may serve any purpose otherwise 
                        permitted under this Act.
                    ``(G) A program that provides education or job 
                training services that are designed to meet the needs 
                of rural communities.
                    ``(H) A program that seeks to expand the number of 
                mentors for youth in foster care through--
                            ``(i) the provision of direct academic 
                        mentoring services for youth in foster care;
                            ``(ii) the provision of supportive services 
                        to mentoring service organizations that 
                        directly provide mentoring to youth in foster 
                        care, including providing training of mentors 
                        in child development, domestic violence, foster 
                        care, confidentiality requirements, and other 
                        matters related to working with youth in foster 
                        care; or
                            ``(iii) supporting foster care mentoring 
                        partnerships, including statewide and local 
                        mentoring partnerships that strengthen direct 
                        service mentoring programs.
                    ``(I) Such other national service programs 
                addressing unmet human, educational, environmental, or 
                public safety needs as the Corporation may designate.
            ``(3) Indicators.--The indicators for a program described 
        in this subsection are the indicators described in subparagraph 
        (C) of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of subsection (a) 
        or any additional local indicator (applicable to a participant 
        or recipient and on which an improvement in performance is 
        needed) relating to meeting unmet community needs, that is 
        approved by the Corporation or a State Commission.
    ``(c) Program Models for Service Corps.--
            ``(1) In general.--In addition to any activities described 
        in subparagraph (B) of paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection 
        (a), and subsection (b)(2), a recipient of a grant under 
        section 121(a) and a Federal agency operating or supporting a 
        national service program under section 121(b) may directly or 
        through grants or subgrants to other entities carry out a 
        national service corps program through the following program 
        models:
                    ``(A) A community corps program that meets unmet 
                health, veteran, and other human, educational, 
                environmental, or public safety needs and promotes 
                greater community unity through the use of organized 
                teams of participants of varied social and economic 
                backgrounds, skill levels, physical and developmental 
                capabilities, ages, ethnic backgrounds, or genders.
                    ``(B) A service program that--
                            ``(i) recruits individuals with special 
                        skills or provides specialized preservice 
                        training to enable participants to be placed 
                        individually or in teams in positions in which 
                        the participants can meet such unmet needs; and
                            ``(ii) if consistent with the purposes of 
                        the program, brings participants together for 
                        additional training and other activities 
                        designed to foster civic responsibility, 
                        increase the skills of participants, and 
                        improve the quality of the service provided.
                    ``(C) A campus-based program that is designed to 
                provide substantial service in a community during the 
                school term and during summer or other vacation periods 
                through the use of--
                            ``(i) students who are attending an 
                        institution of higher education, including 
                        students participating in a work-study program 
                        assisted under part C of title IV of the Higher 
                        Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.);
                            ``(ii) teams composed of students described 
                        in clause (i); or
                            ``(iii) teams composed of a combination of 
                        such students and community residents.
                    ``(D) A professional corps program that recruits 
                and places qualified participants in positions--
                            ``(i) as teachers, nurses and other health 
                        care providers, police officers, early 
                        childhood development staff, engineers, or 
                        other professionals providing service to meet 
                        human, educational, environmental, or public 
                        safety needs in communities with an inadequate 
                        number of such professionals;
                            ``(ii) for which the salary may exceed the 
                        maximum living allowance authorized in 
                        subsection (a)(2) of section 140, as provided 
                        in subsection (c) of such section; and
                            ``(iii) that are sponsored by public or 
                        private employers who agree to pay 100 percent 
                        of the salaries and benefits (other than any 
                        national service educational award under 
                        subtitle D) of the participants.
                    ``(E) A program that provides opportunities for 
                veterans to participate in service projects.
                    ``(F) A program carried out by an intermediary that 
                builds the capacity of local nonprofit and faith-based 
                organizations to expand and enhance services to meet 
                local or national needs.
                    ``(G) Such other program models as may be approved 
                by the Corporation or a State Commission, as 
                appropriate.
            ``(2) Program models within corps.--A recipient of 
        financial assistance or approved national service positions for 
        a corps program described in subsection (a) may use the 
        assistance or positions to carry out the corps program, in 
        whole or in part, using a program model described in this 
        subsection. The corps program shall meet the applicable 
        requirements of subsection (a) and this subsection.
    ``(d) Qualification Criteria To Determine Eligibility.--
            ``(1) Establishment by corporation.--The Corporation shall 
        establish qualification criteria for different types of 
        national service programs for the purpose of determining 
        whether a particular national service program should be 
        considered to be a national service program eligible to receive 
        assistance or approved national service positions under this 
        subtitle.
            ``(2) Consultation.--In establishing qualification criteria 
        under paragraph (1), the Corporation shall consult with 
        organizations and individuals with extensive experience in 
        developing and administering effective national service 
        programs or regarding the delivery of veteran services, and 
        other human, educational, environmental, or public safety 
        services, to communities or persons.
            ``(3) Application to subgrants.--The qualification criteria 
        established by the Corporation under paragraph (1) shall also 
        be used by each recipient of assistance under section 121(a) 
        that uses any portion of the assistance to conduct a grant 
        program to support other national service programs.
            ``(4) Encouragement of intergenerational components of 
        programs.--The Corporation shall encourage national service 
        programs eligible to receive assistance or approved national 
        service positions under this subtitle to establish, if 
        consistent with the purposes of the program, an 
        intergenerational component of the program that combines 
        students, out-of-school youths, disadvantaged youth, and older 
        adults as participants to provide services to address unmet 
        human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs.
    ``(e) Priorities for Certain Corps.--In awarding financial 
assistance and approved national service positions to eligible entities 
proposed to carry out the corps described in subsection (a)--
            ``(1) in the case of a corps described in subsection 
        (a)(2)--
                    ``(A) the Corporation may give priority to eligible 
                entities that propose to provide support for 
                participants who, after completing service under this 
                section, will undertake careers to improve performance 
                on health indicators described in subsection (a)(2)(C); 
                and
                    ``(B) the Corporation shall give priority to 
                eligible entities that propose to carry out national 
                service programs in medically underserved areas (as 
                designated individually, by the Secretary of Health and 
                Human Services as an area with a shortage of personal 
                health services); and
            ``(2) in the case of a corps described in subsection 
        (a)(3), the Corporation shall give priority to 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 support services 
        and education and training to develop skills needed for clean 
        energy jobs for which there is current demand or projected 
        future demand.
    ``(f) National Service Priorities.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--
                    ``(A) By corporation.--In order to concentrate 
                national efforts on meeting human, educational, 
                environmental, or public safety needs and to achieve 
                the other purposes of this Act, the Corporation, after 
                reviewing the strategic plan approved under section 
                192A(g)(1,) shall establish, and may periodically 
                alter, priorities regarding the types of national 
                service programs and corps to be assisted under section 
                129 and the purposes for which such assistance may be 
                used.
                    ``(B) By states.--Consistent with paragraph (4), 
                States shall establish, and through the national 
                service plan process described in section 178(e)(1), 
                periodically alter priorities as appropriate regarding 
                the national service programs to be assisted under 
                section 129(e). The State priorities shall be subject 
                to Corporation review as part of the application 
                process under section 130.
            ``(2) Notice to applicants.--The Corporation shall provide 
        advance notice to potential applicants of any national service 
        priorities to be in effect under this subsection for a fiscal 
        year. The notice shall specifically include--
                    ``(A) a description of any alteration made in the 
                priorities since the previous notice; and
                    ``(B) a description of the national service 
                programs that are designated by the Corporation under 
                section 133(d)(2) as eligible for priority 
                consideration in the next competitive distribution of 
                assistance under section 121(a).
            ``(3) Regulations.--The Corporation shall by regulation 
        establish procedures to ensure the equitable treatment of 
        national service programs that--
                    ``(A) receive funding under this subtitle for 
                multiple years; and
                    ``(B) would be adversely affected by annual 
                revisions in such national service priorities.
            ``(4) Application to subgrants.--Any national service 
        priorities established by the Corporation under this subsection 
        shall also be used by each recipient of funds under section 
        121(a) that uses any portion of the assistance to conduct a 
        grant program to support other national service programs.
    ``(g) Consultation on Indicators.--The Corporation shall consult 
with the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
the Secretary of the Interior, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development, and the Secretary of the Treasury, as appropriate, 
in developing additional indicators for the corps and programs 
described in subsections (a) and (b).
    ``(h) Requirements for Tutors.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        Corporation shall require that each recipient of assistance 
        under the national service laws that operates a tutoring 
        program involving elementary school or secondary school 
        students certifies that individuals serving in approved 
        national service positions as tutors in such program have--
                    ``(A) obtained their high school diplomas; and
                    ``(B) successfully completed pre- and in-service 
                training for tutors.
            ``(2) Exception.--The requirements in paragraph (1) do not 
        apply to an individual serving in an approved national service 
        position who is enrolled in an elementary school or secondary 
        school and is providing tutoring services through a structured, 
        school-managed cross-grade tutoring program.
    ``(i) Requirements for Tutoring Programs.--Each tutoring program 
that receives assistance under the national service laws shall--
            ``(1) offer a curriculum that is high quality, research-
        based, and consistent with the State academic content standards 
        required by section 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311) and the instructional 
        program of the local educational agency; and
            ``(2) offer high quality, research-based pre- and in-
        service training for tutors.
    ``(j) Citizenship Training.--The Corporation shall establish 
guidelines for recipients of assistance under the national service 
laws, that are consistent with the principles on which citizenship 
programs administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are 
based, relating to the promotion of citizenship and civic engagement 
among participants in approved national service positions and approved 
summer of service positions, and appropriate to the age, education, and 
experience of the participants.
    ``(k) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal 
year for which the Corporation makes grants under section 121(a), the 
Corporation shall prepare and submit to the authorizing committees a 
report containing--
            ``(1) information describing how the Corporation allocated 
        financial assistance and approved national service positions 
        among eligible entities proposed to carry out corps and 
        national service programs described in this section for that 
        fiscal year;
            ``(2) information describing the amount of financial 
        assistance and the number of approved national service 
        positions the Corporation provided to each corps and national 
        service program described in this section for that fiscal year;
            ``(3) a measure of the extent to which the corps and 
        national service programs improved performance on the 
        corresponding indicators; and
            ``(4) information describing how the Corporation is 
        coordinating--
                    ``(A) the national service programs funded under 
                this section; with
                    ``(B) applicable programs, as determined by the 
                Corporation, carried out under subtitle B 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.''.

SEC. 1303. TYPES OF POSITIONS.

    Section 123 (42 U.S.C. 12573) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``section 122(a)'' and inserting 
                ``subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 122''; and
                    (B) by striking ``or (b)'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                    (A) by inserting after ``subdivision of a State,'' 
                the following: ``a territory,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``Federal agency'' and inserting 
                ``Federal agency (under an interagency agreement 
                described in section 121(b))'';
            (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``section 122(a)(3)'' and 
        inserting ``section 122(a)(1)(B)(vi)'';
            (4) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``National'' before 
        ``Civilian Community Corps'';
            (5) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
            (6) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) A position involving service in the ServeAmerica 
        Fellowship program carried out under section 198B.''.

SEC. 1304. CONFORMING REPEAL RELATING TO TRAINING AND TECHNICAL 
              ASSISTANCE.

    Section 125 (42 U.S.C. 12575) is repealed.

SEC. 1305. ASSISTANCE TO STATE COMMISSIONS; CHALLENGE GRANTS.

    Section 126 (42 U.S.C. 12576) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``$125,000 and $750,000'' 
                        and inserting ``$250,000 and $1,000,000''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``501(a)(4)'' and 
                        inserting ``501(a)(5)''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(2) Matching requirement.--In making a grant to a State 
        under this subsection, the Corporation shall require the State 
        to agree to provide matching funds from non-Federal sources of 
        not less than $1 for every $1 provided by the Corporation 
        through the grant.
            ``(3) Alternative.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the 
        Chief Executive Officer may permit a State that demonstrates 
        hardship or a new State Commission to meet alternative matching 
        requirements for such a grant as follows:
                    ``(A) First $100,000.--For the first $100,000 of 
                grant funds provided by the Corporation, the State 
                involved shall not be required to provide matching 
                funds.
                    ``(B) Amounts greater than $100,000.--For grant 
                amounts of more than $100,000 and not more than 
                $250,000 provided by the Corporation, the State shall 
                agree to provide matching funds from non-Federal 
                sources of not less than $1 for every $2 provided by 
                the Corporation, in excess of $100,000.
                    ``(C) Amounts greater than $250,000.--For grant 
                amounts of more than $250,000 provided by the 
                Corporation, the State shall agree to provide matching 
                funds from non-Federal sources of not less than $1 for 
                every $1 provided by the Corporation, in excess of 
                $250,000.'';
            (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Disaster Service.--The Corporation may undertake activities, 
including activities carried out through part A of title I of the 
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.), to 
involve programs that receive assistance under the national service 
laws in disaster relief efforts, and to support, including through 
mission assignments under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), nonprofit 
organizations and public agencies responding to the needs of 
communities experiencing disasters.''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``to national 
                service programs that receive assistance under section 
                121'' and inserting ``to programs supported under the 
                national service laws''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(3) Amount of assistance.--A challenge grant under this 
        subsection may provide, for an initial 3-year grant period, not 
        more than $1 of assistance under this subsection for each $1 in 
        cash raised from private sources by the program supported under 
        the national service laws in excess of amounts required to be 
        provided by the program to satisfy matching funds requirements. 
        After an initial 3-year grant period, a grant under this 
        subsection may provide not more than $1 of assistance under 
        this subsection for each $2 in cash raised from private sources 
        by the program in excess of amounts required to be provided by 
        the program to satisfy matching funds requirements. The 
        Corporation may permit the use of local or State funds under 
        this paragraph in lieu of cash raised from private sources if 
        the Corporation determines that such use would be equitable due 
        to a lack of available private funds at the local level. The 
        Corporation shall establish a ceiling on the amount of 
        assistance that may be provided to a national service program 
        under this subsection.''.

SEC. 1306. ALLOCATION OF ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND OTHER ELIGIBLE 
              ENTITIES.

    Section 129 (42 U.S.C. 12581) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 129. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AND APPROVED NATIONAL SERVICE 
              POSITIONS.

    ``(a) One Percent Allotment for Certain Territories.--Of the funds 
allocated by the Corporation for provision of assistance under section 
121(a) for a fiscal year, the Corporation shall reserve 1 percent for 
grants to the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands upon approval by the 
Corporation of an application submitted under section 130. The 
Corporation shall allot for a grant to each such territory under this 
subsection for a fiscal year an amount that bears the same ratio to 1 
percent of the allocated funds for that fiscal year as the population 
of the territory bears to the total population of all such territories.
    ``(b) Allotment for Indian Tribes.--Of the funds allocated by the 
Corporation for provision of assistance under section 121(a) for a 
fiscal year, the Corporation shall reserve at least 1 percent for 
grants to Indian tribes to be allotted by the Corporation on a 
competitive basis.
    ``(c) Reservation of Approved Positions.--The Corporation shall 
ensure that each individual selected during a fiscal year for 
assignment as a VISTA volunteer under title I of the Domestic Volunteer 
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) or as a participant in the 
National Civilian Community Corps Program under subtitle E shall 
receive the national service educational award described in subtitle D 
if the individual satisfies the eligibility requirements for the award. 
Funds for approved national service positions required by this 
paragraph for a fiscal year shall be deducted from the total funding 
for approved national service positions to be available for 
distribution under subsections (d) and (e) for that fiscal year.
    ``(d) Allotment for Competitive Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--Of the funds allocated by the 
        Corporation for provision of assistance under section 121(a) 
        for a fiscal year and subject to section 133(d)(3), the 
        Corporation shall reserve not more than 62.7 percent for grants 
        awarded on a competitive basis to States specified in 
        subsection (e)(1) for national service programs, to nonprofit 
        organizations seeking to operate a national service program in 
        2 or more of those States, and to Indian tribes.
            ``(2) Equitable treatment.--In the consideration of 
        applications for such grants, the Corporation shall ensure the 
        equitable treatment of applicants from urban areas, applicants 
        from rural areas, applicants of diverse sizes (as measured by 
        the number of participants served), applicants from States, and 
        applicants from national nonprofit organizations.
            ``(3) Encore service programs.--In making grants under this 
        subsection 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 
        proposing 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.
            ``(4) Corps programs.--In making grants under this 
        subsection for a fiscal year, the Corporation--
                    ``(A) shall select 2 or more of the national 
                service corps described in section 122(a) to receive 
                grants under this subsection; and
                    ``(B) may select national service programs 
                described in section 122(b) to receive such grants.
    ``(e) Allotment to Certain States on Formula Basis.--
            ``(1) Grants.--Of the funds allocated by the Corporation 
        for provision of assistance under section 121(a) for a fiscal 
        year, the Corporation shall make a grant to each of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico that submits an application under section 130 that 
        is approved by the Corporation.
            ``(2) Allotments.--The Corporation shall allot for a grant 
        to each such State under this subsection for a fiscal year an 
        amount that bears the same ratio to 35.3 percent of the 
        allocated funds for that fiscal year as the population of the 
        State bears to the total population of the several States, the 
        District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in 
        compliance with paragraph (3).
            ``(3) Minimum amount.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the 
        minimum grant made available to each State approved by the 
        Corporation under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year shall be 
        at least $600,000, or 0.5 percent of the amount allocated for 
        the State formula under this subsection for the fiscal year, 
        whichever is greater.
    ``(f) Effect of Failure To Apply.--If a State or territory fails to 
apply for, or fails to give notice to the Corporation of its intent to 
apply for, an allotment under this section, or the Corporation does not 
approve the application consistent with section 133, the Corporation 
may use the amount that would have been allotted under this section to 
the State or territory to--
            ``(1) make grants (and provide approved national service 
        positions in connection with such grants) to other community-
        based entities under section 121 that propose to carry out 
        national service programs in such State or territory; and
            ``(2) make reallotments to other States or territories with 
        approved applications submitted under section 130, from the 
        allotment funds not used to make grants as described in 
        paragraph (1).
    ``(g) Application Required.--The Corporation shall make an 
allotment of assistance (including the provision of approved national 
service positions) to a recipient under this section only pursuant to 
an application submitted by a State or other applicant under section 
130.
    ``(h) Approval of Positions Subject to Available Funds.--The 
Corporation may not approve positions as approved national service 
positions under this subtitle for a fiscal year in excess of the number 
of such positions for which the Corporation has sufficient available 
funds in the National Service Trust for that fiscal year, taking into 
consideration funding needs for national service educational awards 
under subtitle D based on completed service. If appropriations are 
insufficient to provide the maximum allowable national service 
educational awards under subtitle D for all eligible participants, the 
Corporation is authorized to make necessary and reasonable adjustments 
to program rules.
    ``(i) Sponsorship of Approved National Service Positions.--
            ``(1) Sponsorship authorized.--The Corporation may enter 
        into agreements with persons or entities who offer to sponsor 
        national service positions for which the person or entity will 
        be responsible for supplying the funds necessary to provide a 
        national service educational award. The distribution of those 
        approved national service positions shall be made pursuant to 
        the agreement, and the creation of those positions shall not be 
        taken into consideration in determining the number of approved 
        national service positions to be available for distribution 
        under this section.
            ``(2) Deposit of contribution.--Funds provided pursuant to 
        an agreement under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the 
        National Service Trust established in section 145 until such 
        time as the funds are needed.
    ``(j) Reservation of Funds for Special Assistance.--
            ``(1) Reservation.--From amounts appropriated for a fiscal 
        year pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
        501(a)(2) and allocated to carry out subtitle C and subject to 
        the limitation in such section, the Corporation may reserve 
        such amount as the Corporation considers to be appropriate for 
        the purpose of making assistance available under subsections 
        (b) and (c) of section 126.
            ``(2) Limitation.--The amount reserved under paragraph (1) 
        for a fiscal year may not exceed $10,000,000.
            ``(3) Timing.--The Corporation shall reserve such amount, 
        and any amount reserved under subsection (k) from funds 
        appropriated and allocated to carry out subtitle C, before 
        allocating funds for the provision of assistance under any 
        other provision of this subtitle.
    ``(k) Reservation of Funds To Increase the Participation of 
Individuals With Disabilities.--
            ``(1) Reservation.--To make grants to public or private 
        nonprofit organizations to increase the participation of 
        individuals with disabilities in national service and for 
        demonstration activities in furtherance of this purpose, and 
        subject to the limitation in paragraph (2), the Chief Executive 
        Officer shall reserve not less than 2 percent from the amounts, 
        appropriated to carry out subtitles C, D, E, and H for each 
        fiscal year.
            ``(2) Limitation.--The amount reserved under paragraph (1) 
        for a fiscal year may not exceed $20,000,000.
            ``(3) Remainder.--The Chief Executive Officer may use the 
        funds reserved under paragraph (1), and not distributed to make 
        grants under this subsection for other activities described in 
        section 501(a)(2).
    ``(l) Authority for Fixed-Amount Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Authority.--From amounts appropriated for a 
                fiscal year to provide financial assistance under the 
                national service laws, the Corporation may provide 
                assistance in the form of fixed-amount grants in an 
                amount determined by the Corporation under paragraph 
                (2) rather than on the basis of actual costs incurred 
                by a program.
                    ``(B) Limitation.--Other than fixed-amount grants 
                to support programs described in section 129A, for the 
                1-year period beginning on the effective date of the 
                Serve America Act, the Corporation may provide 
                assistance in the form of fixed-amount grants to 
                programs that only offer full-time positions.
            ``(2) Determination of amount of fixed-amount grants.--A 
        fixed-amount grant authorized by this subsection shall be in an 
        amount determined by the Corporation that is--
                    ``(A) significantly less than the reasonable and 
                necessary costs of administering the program supported 
                by the grant; and
                    ``(B) based on an amount per individual enrolled in 
                the program receiving the grant, taking into account--
                            ``(i) the capacity of the entity carrying 
                        out the program to manage funds and achieve 
                        programmatic results;
                            ``(ii) the number of approved national 
                        service positions, approved silver scholar 
                        positions, or approved summer of service 
                        positions for the program, if applicable;
                            ``(iii) the proposed design of the program;
                            ``(iv) whether the program provides service 
                        to, or involves the participation of, 
                        disadvantaged youth or otherwise would 
                        reasonably incur a relatively higher level of 
                        costs; and
                            ``(v) such other factors as the Corporation 
                        may consider under section 133 in considering 
                        applications for assistance.
            ``(3) Requirements for grant recipients.--In awarding a 
        fixed-amount grant under this subsection, the Corporation--
                    ``(A) shall require the grant recipient--
                            ``(i) to return a pro rata amount of the 
                        grant funds based upon the difference between 
                        the number of hours served by a participant and 
                        the minimum number of hours for completion of a 
                        term of service (as established by the 
                        Corporation);
                            ``(ii) to report on the program's 
                        performance on standardized measures and 
                        performance levels established by the 
                        Corporation;
                            ``(iii) to cooperate with any evaluation 
                        activities undertaken by the Corporation; and
                            ``(iv) to provide assurances that 
                        additional funds will be raised in support of 
                        the program, in addition to those received 
                        under the national service laws; and
                    ``(B) may adopt other terms and conditions that the 
                Corporation considers necessary or appropriate based on 
                the relative risks (as determined by the Corporation) 
                associated with any application for a fixed-amount 
                grant.
            ``(4) Other requirements not applicable.--Limitations on 
        administrative costs and matching fund documentation 
        requirements shall not apply to fixed-amount grants provided in 
        accordance with this subsection.
            ``(5) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
        shall relieve a grant recipient of the responsibility to comply 
        with the requirements of chapter 75 of title 31, United States 
        Code, or other requirements of Office of Management and Budget 
        Circular A-133.''.

SEC. 1307. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.

    Part II of subtitle C of title I is amended by inserting after 
section 129 (42 U.S.C. 12581) the following:

``SEC. 129A. EDUCATIONAL AWARDS ONLY PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--From amounts appropriated for a fiscal year to 
provide financial assistance under this subtitle and consistent with 
the restriction in subsection (b), the Corporation may, through fixed-
amount grants (in accordance with section 129(l)), provide operational 
support to programs that receive approved national service positions 
but do not receive funds under section 121(a).
    ``(b) Limit on Corporation Grant Funds.--The Corporation may 
provide the operational support under this section for a program in an 
amount that is not more than $800 per individual enrolled in an 
approved national service position, or not more than $1,000 per such 
individual if at least 50 percent of the persons enrolled in the 
program are disadvantaged youth.
    ``(c) Inapplicable Provisions.--The following provisions shall not 
apply to programs funded under this section:
            ``(1) The limitation on administrative costs under section 
        121(d).
            ``(2) The matching funds requirements under section 121(e).
            ``(3) The living allowance and other benefits under 
        sections 131(e) and 140 (other than individualized support 
        services for participants with disabilities under section 
        140(f)).''.

SEC. 1308. STATE SELECTION OF PROGRAMS.

    Section 130 (42 U.S.C. 12582) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``section 121'' and inserting 
                ``section 121(a)'';
                    (B) by inserting after ``assistance, a State,'' the 
                following: ``territory,''; and
                    (C) by striking ``institution of higher education, 
                or Federal agency'' and inserting ``or institution of 
                higher education'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (9), by striking ``section 
                122(c)'' and inserting ``section 122(f)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (12), by inserting 
                ``municipalities and governments of counties in which 
                such a community is located,'' after ``providing 
                services,'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``jobs or positions'' and 
                        inserting ``proposed positions''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``, including'' and all 
                        that follows through the period at the end and 
                        inserting a period;
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``proposed'' 
                before ``minimum''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) In the case of a nonprofit organization intending to 
        operate programs in 2 or more States, a description of the 
        manner in which and extent to which the organization consulted 
        with the State Commissions of each State in which the 
        organization intends to operate and the nature of the 
        consultation.'';
            (4) in subsection (d)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking 
                ``subsection (a) or (b) of section 121'' and inserting 
                ``section 121(a)'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``section 
                122(a)'' and inserting ``subsection (a), (b), or (c) of 
                section 122'';
            (5) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) as 
        subsections (e) through (h), respectively and inserting after 
        subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Additional Required Application Information.--An application 
submitted under subsection (a) for programs described in 122(a) shall 
also contain--
            ``(1) measurable goals, to be used for annual measurements 
        of the program's performance on 1 or more of the corresponding 
        indicators described in section 122;
            ``(2) information describing how the applicant proposes to 
        utilize funds to improve performance on the corresponding 
        indicators utilizing participants, including describing the 
        activities in which such participants will engage to improve 
        performance on those indicators;
            ``(3) information identifying the geographical area in 
        which the eligible entity proposing to carry out the program 
        proposes to use funds to improve performance on the 
        corresponding indicators, and demographic information on the 
        students or individuals, as appropriate, in such area, and 
        statistics demonstrating the need to improve such indicators in 
        such area; and
            ``(4) if applicable, information on how the eligible entity 
        will work with other community-based entities to carry out 
        activities to improve performance on the corresponding 
        indicators using such funds.'';
            (6) in paragraph (2)(A) of subsection (f) (as so 
        redesignated), by striking ``were selected'' and inserting 
        ``were or will be selected'';
            (7) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a program 
                applicant'' and inserting ``an applicant''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the heading, by striking ``Program 
                        applicant'' and inserting ``Applicant'';
                            (ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``program applicant'' and 
                        inserting ``applicant'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by inserting after 
                                ``subdivision of a State,'' the 
                                following: ``territory,''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``institution of 
                                higher education, or Federal agency'' 
                                and inserting ``or institution of 
                                higher education''; and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) by inserting after 
                                ``subdivision of a State,'' the 
                                following: ``territory,''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``institution of 
                                higher education, or Federal agency'' 
                                and inserting ``or institution of 
                                higher education''; and
            (8) by amending subsection (h) (as so redesignated) to read 
        as follows:
    ``(h) Limitation on Same Project Receiving Multiple Grants.--Unless 
specifically authorized by law, the Corporation may not provide more 
than 1 grant under the national service laws for a fiscal year to 
support the same project under the national service laws.''.

SEC. 1309. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 131(c) (42 U.S.C. 12583(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
        inserting the following:
                    ``(A) the community served, the municipality and 
                government of the county (if appropriate) in which the 
                community is located, and potential participants in the 
                program; and''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
            ``(3) in the case of a program that is not funded through a 
        State (including a national service program that a nonprofit 
        organization seeks to operate in 2 or more States), consult 
        with and coordinate activities with the State Commission for 
        each State in which the program will operate, and the 
        Corporation shall obtain confirmation from the State Commission 
        that the applicant seeking assistance under this Act has 
        consulted with and coordinated with the State Commission when 
        seeking to operate the program in that State.''.

SEC. 1310. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES AND INELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.

    Subtitle C of title I (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after section 132 the following:

``SEC. 132A. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES AND INELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.

    ``(a) Prohibited Activities.--An approved national service position 
under this subtitle may not be used for the following activities:
            ``(1) Attempting to influence legislation.
            ``(2) Organizing or engaging in protests, petitions, 
        boycotts, or strikes.
            ``(3) Assisting, promoting, or deterring union organizing.
            ``(4) Impairing existing contracts for services or 
        collective bargaining agreements.
            ``(5) Engaging in partisan political activities, or other 
        activities designed to influence the outcome of an election to 
        Federal office or the outcome of an election to a State or 
        local public office.
            ``(6) Participating in, or endorsing, events or activities 
        that are likely to include advocacy for or against political 
        parties, political platforms, political candidates, proposed 
        legislation, or elected officials.
            ``(7) Engaging in religious instruction, conducting worship 
        services, providing instruction as part of a program that 
        includes mandatory religious instruction or worship, 
        constructing or operating facilities devoted to religious 
        instruction or worship, maintaining facilities primarily or 
        inherently devoted to religious instruction or worship, or 
        engaging in any form of proselytization, consistent with 
        section 132.
            ``(8) Consistent with section 132, providing a direct 
        benefit to any--
                    ``(A) business organized for profit;
                    ``(B) labor union;
                    ``(C) partisan political organization;
                    ``(D) nonprofit organization that fails to comply 
                with the restrictions contained in section 501(c) of 
                the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except that nothing 
                in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent 
                participants from engaging in advocacy activities 
                undertaken at their own initiative; and
                    ``(E) organization engaged in the religious 
                activities described in paragraph (7), unless the 
                position is not used to support those religious 
                activities.
            ``(9) Providing abortion services or referrals for receipt 
        of such services.
            ``(10) Conducting a voter registration drive or using 
        Corporation funds to conduct a voter registration drive.
            ``(11) Carrying out such other activities as the 
        Corporation may prohibit.
    ``(b) Ineligibility.--No assistance provided under this subtitle 
may be provided to any organization that has violated a Federal 
criminal statute.
    ``(c) Nondisplacement of Employed Workers or Other Volunteers.--A 
participant in an approved national service position under this 
subtitle may not be directed to perform any services or duties, or to 
engage in any activities, prohibited under the nonduplication, 
nondisplacement, or nonsupplantation requirements relating to employees 
and volunteers in section 177.''.

SEC. 1311. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.

    Section 133 (42 U.S.C. 12585) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ``jobs or'';
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``section 122(a)'' 
                                and inserting ``subsection (a), (b), or 
                                (c) of section 122''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``section 
                                129(d)(2)'' and inserting ``section 
                                129(d)'';
                            (ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) through 
                        (G) and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) national service programs that--
                            ``(i) conform to the national service 
                        priorities in effect under section 122(f);
                            ``(ii) are innovative; and
                            ``(iii) are well established in 1 or more 
                        States at the time of the application and are 
                        proposed to be expanded to additional States 
                        using assistance provided under section 121;
                    ``(B) grant programs in support of other national 
                service programs if the grant programs are to be 
                conducted by nonprofit organizations with demonstrated 
                and extensive expertise in the provision of services to 
                meet human, educational, environmental, or public 
                safety needs; and
                    ``(C) professional corps programs described in 
                section 122(c)(1)(D).''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``section 
                129(d)(2)'' and inserting ``section 129(d)'';
            (3) in subsection (e), by striking ``subsections (a) and 
        (d)(1) of section 129'' and inserting ``subsections (d) and (e) 
        of section 129'';
            (4) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 
                129(a)(1)'' and inserting ``section 129(e)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking ``section 129(a)'' and 
                        inserting ``section 129(e)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``paragraph (3) of such 
                        subsection'' and inserting ``section 129(f)'';
            (5) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
            (6) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f) Views of State Commission.--In making competitive awards 
under section 129(d), the Corporation shall solicit and consider the 
views of a State Commission regarding any application for assistance to 
carry out a national service program within the State.''.

SEC. 1312. DESCRIPTION OF PARTICIPANTS.

    Section 137 (42 U.S.C. 12591) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (3); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) 
                as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively;
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``section 122(a)(2) or a program described in 
                section 122(a)(9)'' and inserting ``section 
                122(a)(3)(B)(x)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (4)'' 
                and inserting ``paragraph (3)''; and
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``(a)(5)'' and inserting 
        ``(a)(4)''.

SEC. 1313. SELECTION OF NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS.

    Section 138 (42 U.S.C. 12592) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``conducted by the 
        State'' and all that follows through ``or other entity'' and 
        inserting ``conducted by the entity''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)(2)(C), by inserting before the 
        semicolon at the end the following: ``, particularly those who 
        were considered, at the time of their service, disadvantaged 
        youth''.

SEC. 1314. TERMS OF SERVICE.

    Section 139 (42 U.S.C. 12593) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``not less than 9 
                months and'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``during a period 
                of--'' and all that follows through the period at the 
                end and inserting ``during a period of not more than 2 
                years.''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Extension of term for disaster purposes.--
                    ``(A) Extension.--An individual in an approved 
                national service position performing service directly 
                related to disaster relief efforts may continue in a 
                term of service for a period of 90 days beyond the 
                period otherwise specified in, as appropriate, this 
                subsection or section 153(d) or in section 104 of the 
                Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
                4954).
                    ``(B) Single term of service.--A period of service 
                performed by an individual in an originally-agreed to 
                term of service and service performed under this 
                paragraph shall constitute a single term of service for 
                purposes of subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 146.
                    ``(C) Benefits.--An individual performing service 
                under this paragraph may continue to receive a living 
                allowance and other benefits under section 140 but may 
                not receive an additional national service educational 
                award under section 141.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``as 
                demonstrated by the participant'' and inserting ``as 
                determined by the organization responsible for granting 
                the release, if the participant has otherwise performed 
                satisfactorily and has completed at least 15 percent of 
                the term of service''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``provide to the participant that portion of 
                        the national service educational award'' and 
                        inserting ``certify the participant's 
                        eligibility for that portion of the national 
                        service educational award''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``to 
                        allow return to the program with which the 
                        individual was serving in order''.

SEC. 1315. ADJUSTMENTS TO LIVING ALLOWANCE.

    Section 140 (42 U.S.C. 12594) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (3)'' 
                and inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2);
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (2);
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so 
                redesignated) the following:
            ``(3) Federal work-study students.--The living allowance 
        that may be provided under paragraph (1) to an individual whose 
        term of service includes hours for which the individual 
        receives a Federal work-study award under part C of title IV of 
        the Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) shall 
        be reduced by the amount of the individual's Federal work study 
        award.''; and
                    (E) in paragraph (4), by striking ``a reduced term 
                of service under section 139(b)(3)'' and inserting ``a 
                term of service that is less than 12 months'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``shall include an 
        amount sufficient to cover 85 percent of such taxes'' and all 
        that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``may 
        be used to pay the taxes described in this subsection.'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``section 122(a)(8)'' and 
                        inserting ``section 122(c)(1)(D)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``subsection (a)(3)'' and 
                        inserting ``subsection (a)(2)'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by adding ``and'' at the end;
                    (C) by striking paragraph (2); and
                    (D) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (2);
            (4) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``shall provide'' and 
                        inserting ``shall provide or make available''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking the second sentence; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``provide from 
                its own funds'' and inserting ``provide from its own 
                funds or make available''; and
            (5) by striking subsections (g) and (h).

   Subtitle D--Amendments to Subtitle D (National Service Trust and 
           Provision of National Service Educational Awards)

SEC. 1401. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS IN THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST.

    (a) Subtitle Heading.--The subtitle heading for subtitle D of title 
I is amended to read as follows:

   ``Subtitle D--National Service Trust and Provision of Educational 
                               Awards''.

    (b) Establishment of Trust.--Section 145 (42 U.S.C. 12601) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``pursuant to section 
                        501(a)(2)''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
                        after ``national service educational awards'' 
                        the following: ``, summer of service 
                        educational awards, and silver scholar 
                        educational awards'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``pursuant to section 
                        196(a)(2)'' and inserting ``pursuant to section 
                        196(a)(2), if the terms of such donations 
                        direct that the donated amounts be deposited in 
                        the National Service Trust''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (4); and
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) any amounts recovered by the Corporation pursuant to 
        section 146A; and'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``for payments of 
        national service educational awards in accordance with section 
        148.'' and inserting ``for--
            ``(1) payments of national service educational awards, 
        summer of service educational awards, and silver scholar 
        educational awards in accordance with section 148; and
            ``(2) payments of interest in accordance with section 
        148(e).''; and
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``Congress'' and inserting ``the Authorizing 
                Committees'';
                    (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``the Congress'' and inserting ``the 
                authorizing committees'';
                    (C) in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), by inserting 
                ``, summer of service educational awards, or silver 
                scholar awards'' after ``national service educational 
                awards'' each place the term appears; and
                    (D) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, additional approved 
                        summer of service positions, and additional 
                        approved silver scholar positions'' after 
                        ``additional approved national service 
                        positions''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``under subtitle C''.

SEC. 1402. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN EDUCATIONAL AWARD FROM 
              THE TRUST.

    Section 146 (42 U.S.C. 12602) is amended--
            (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
        following:

``SEC. 146. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN EDUCATIONAL AWARD FROM 
              THE TRUST.''; AND

            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, summer of service 
                        educational award, or silver scholar 
                        educational award'' after ``national service 
                        educational award''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``if the individual'' and 
                        inserting ``if the organization responsible for 
                        the individual's supervision in a national 
                        service program certifies that the 
                        individual'';
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(1) met the applicable eligibility requirements for the 
        approved national service position, approved silver scholar 
        position, or approved summer of service position, as 
        appropriate, in which the individual served;
            ``(2)(A) for a full-time or part-time national service 
        educational award, successfully completed the required term of 
        service described in subsection (b)(1) in the approved national 
        service position;
            ``(B) for a partial educational award in accordance with 
        section 139(c)--
                    ``(i) satisfactorily performed prior to being 
                granted a release for compelling personal circumstances 
                under such section; and
                    ``(ii) completed at least 15 percent of the 
                required term of service described in subsection (b) 
                for the approved national service position;
            ``(C) for a summer of service educational award, 
        successfully completed the required term of service described 
        in subsection (b)(2) in an approved summer of service position, 
        as certified through a process determined by the Corporation 
        through regulations consistent with section 138(f); or
            ``(D) for a silver scholar educational award, successfully 
        completed the required term of service described in subsection 
        (b)(3) in an approved silver scholar position, as certified 
        through a process determined by the Corporation through 
        regulations consistent with section 138(f); and''.
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
                (3);
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``The term'' and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) Approved national service position.--The term''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Approved summer of service position.--The term of 
        service for an approved summer of service position shall not be 
        less than 100 hours of service during the summer months.
            ``(3) Approved silver scholar position.--The term of 
        service for an approved silver scholar position shall be not 
        less than 350 hours during a 1-year period.'';
            (4) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Limitation on Receipt of National Service Educational 
Awards.--An individual may not receive, through national service 
educational awards and silver scholar educational awards, more than an 
amount equal to the aggregate value of 2 such awards for full-time 
service. The value of summer of service educational awards that an 
individual receives shall have no effect on the aggregate value of the 
national service educational awards the individual may receive.'';
            (5) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``Seven-year requirement'' 
                        and inserting ``In general'';
                            (ii) by striking ``An'' and inserting 
                        ``Subject to paragraph (2), an'';
                            (iii) by inserting ``or a silver scholar 
                        educational award'' after ``national service 
                        educational award'';
                            (iv) by inserting ``or an approved silver 
                        scholar position, as applicable,'' after 
                        ``approved national service position''; and
                            (v) by adding at the end the following: 
                        ``Subject to paragraph (2), an individual 
                        eligible to receive a summer of service 
                        educational award under this section may not 
                        use such award after the end of the 10-year 
                        period beginning on the date the individual 
                        completes the term of service in an approved 
                        summer of service position that is the basis of 
                        the award.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A) and in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, 
                        summer of service educational award, or silver 
                        scholar educational award'' after ``national 
                        service educational award'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, 
                        or 10-year period, as appropriate'' after ``7-
                        year period''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, 
                        approved summer of service position, or 
                        approved silver scholar position'' after 
                        ``approved national service position''; and
                    (C) 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)(8)), references to a 
        seven-year period shall be considered to be references to a 10-
        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 or approved silver scholar position that is the basis 
        of the award.''; and
            (6) in subsection (e)(1)--
                    (A) by inserting after ``qualifying under this 
                section'' the following: ``or under section 
                119(c)(8)''; and
                    (B) by inserting after ``to receive a national 
                service educational award'' the following: ``, a summer 
                of service educational award, or a silver scholar 
                educational award''.

SEC. 1403. CERTIFICATIONS.

    The Act is amended by adding after section 146 (42 U.S.C. 12602) 
the following:

``SEC. 146A. CERTIFICATIONS OF SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF TERMS OF 
              SERVICE.

    ``(a) Certifications.--In making any authorized disbursement from 
the National Service Trust in regard to an eligible individual 
(including disbursement for a designated individual, as defined in 
section 148(f)(8), due to the service of an eligible individual) under 
section 146 who served in an approved national service position, an 
approved summer of service position, or an approved silver scholar 
position, the Corporation shall rely on a certification. The 
certification shall be made by the entity that selected the individual 
for and supervised the individual in the approved national service 
position in which such individual successfully completed a required 
term of service, in a national service program.
    ``(b) Effect of Erroneous Certifications.--If the Corporation 
determines that the certification under subsection (a) is erroneous or 
incorrect, the Corporation shall assess against the national service 
program a charge for the amount of any associated payment or potential 
payment from the National Service Trust. In assessing the amount of the 
charge, the Corporation shall consider the full facts and circumstances 
surrounding the erroneous or incorrect certification.''.

SEC. 1404. DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT OF THE EDUCATIONAL AWARD.

    Section 147 (42 U.S.C. 12603) is amended--
            (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
        following:

``SEC. 147. DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT OF THE EDUCATIONAL AWARD.''; 
              AND

            (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) Amount for Full-Time National Service.--Except as provided in 
subsection (c), an individual described in section 146(a) who 
successfully completes a required term of full-time national service in 
an approved national service position shall receive a national service 
educational award having a value equal to the maximum amount of a 
Federal Pell Grant under section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) that a student eligible for such Grant may 
receive in the aggregate (without regard to whether the funds are 
provided through discretionary or mandatory appropriations), for the 
award year for which the national service position is approved by the 
Corporation.'';
            (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``, for each of not more 
        than 2 of such terms of service,''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Amount for Summer of Service.--An individual described in 
section 146(a) who successfully completes a required summer of service 
term shall receive a summer of service educational award having a 
value, for each of not more than 2 of such terms of service, equal to 
$500 (or, at the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer, equal to 
$750 in the case of a participant who is economically disadvantaged).
    ``(e) Amount for Silver Scholars.--An individual described in 
section 146(a) who successfully completes a required silver scholar 
term shall receive a silver scholar educational award having a value of 
$1,000.''.

SEC. 1405. DISBURSEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.

    Section 148 (42 U.S.C. 12604) is amended--
            (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
        following:

``SEC. 148. DISBURSEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.'';

            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``cost of 
                attendance'' and inserting ``cost of attendance or 
                other educational expenses'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'';
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
                (5); and
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) to pay expenses incurred in enrolling in an 
        educational institution or training establishment that is 
        approved under chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, or 
        other applicable provisions of law, for offering programs of 
        education, apprenticeship, or on-job training for which 
        educational assistance may be provided by the Secretary of 
        Veterans Affairs; and'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``the 
                national service educational award of the individual'' 
                the following: ``, an eligible individual under section 
                146(a) who served in a summer of service program and 
                desires to apply that individual's summer of service 
                educational award, or an eligible individual under 
                section 146(a) who served in a silver scholar program 
                and desires to apply that individual's silver scholar 
                educational award,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ``the 
                national service educational award'' the following: ``, 
                the summer of service educational award, or the silver 
                scholar educational award, as applicable,'';
                    (C) in paragraph (5), by inserting after ``the 
                national service educational award'' the following: ``, 
                the summer of service educational award, or the silver 
                scholar educational award, as applicable''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (7)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
                        period and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) any loan (other than a loan described in 
                subparagraph (A) or (B)) determined by an institution 
                of higher education to be necessary to cover a 
                student's educational expenses and made, insured, or 
                guaranteed by--
                            ``(i) an eligible lender, as defined in 
                        section 435 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
                        (20 U.S.C. 1085);
                            ``(ii) the direct student loan program 
                        under part D of title IV of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
                        1087a et seq.);
                            ``(iii) a State agency; or
                            ``(iv) a lender otherwise determined by the 
                        Corporation to be eligible to receive 
                        disbursements from the National Service 
                        Trust.'';
            (4) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``national 
                service educational award'' the following: ``, an 
                eligible individual under section 146(a) who desires to 
                apply the individual's summer of service educational 
                award, or an eligible individual under section 146(a) 
                who served in a silver scholar program and desires to 
                apply that individual's silver scholar educational 
                award,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after 
                        ``national service educational award'' the 
                        following: ``, summer of service educational 
                        award, or silver scholar educational award, as 
                        applicable,''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C)(iii), by inserting 
                        after ``national service educational awards'' 
                        the following: ``, summer of service 
                        educational awards, or silver scholar 
                        educational awards, as applicable,'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting after ``national 
                service educational awards'' the following: ``summer of 
                service educational awards, or silver scholar 
                educational awards'';
                    (D) in paragraph (5)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by inserting 
                        after ``national service educational award'' 
                        the following: ``, summer of service 
                        educational award, or silver scholar 
                        educational award, as applicable,''; and
                            (ii) in the third sentence, by inserting 
                        before the period the following: ``, additional 
                        approved summer of service positions, and 
                        additional approved silver scholar positions''; 
                        and
                    (E) in paragraph (6)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by inserting after ``national service 
                        educational award'' the following: ``, summer 
                        of service educational award, or silver scholar 
                        educational award'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
                        ``and other educational expenses'' after ``cost 
                        of attendance''; and
                            (iii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(B) the student's estimated financial assistance 
                for such period under part A of title IV of such Act 
                (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).'';
            (5) in subsection (d), by inserting after ``national 
        service educational awards'' the following: ``, summer of 
        service educational awards, and silver scholar educational 
        awards'';
            (6) in subsection (e), by striking ``subsection (b)(6)'' 
        and inserting ``subsection (b)(7)'';
            (7) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) by striking ``Director'' and inserting ``Chief 
                Executive Officer''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, summer of service educational 
                award, or silver scholar educational award, as 
                appropriate,'' after ``national service educational 
                award'';
            (8) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
        (g) and (h) respectively; and
            (9) 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 or silver scholar 
        educational award due to service in a program described in 
        paragraph (2) may elect to receive the award (in 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 or silver scholar 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 or silver 
        scholar educational award participated for such award.
            ``(2) Conditions for transfer.--An educational award may be 
        transferred under this subsection if--
                    ``(A)(i) the award is a national service 
                educational award for service in a national service 
                program that receives a grant under subtitle C; and
                    ``(ii) before beginning the term of service 
                involved, the eligible individual is age 55 or older; 
                or
                    ``(B) the award is a silver scholarship educational 
                award under section 198C(a).
            ``(3) Modification or revocation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An individual transferring an 
                educational award under this subsection may, on any 
                date on which a portion of the educational award 
                remains unused, modify or revoke the transfer of the 
                educational award with respect to that portion.
                    ``(B) Notice.--A modification or revocation of the 
                transfer of an educational award under this paragraph 
                shall be made by the submission of written notice to 
                the Corporation.
            ``(4) Prohibition on treatment of transferred award as 
        marital property.--An educational award transferred under this 
        subsection may not be treated as marital property, or the asset 
        of a marital estate, subject to division in a divorce or other 
        civil proceeding.
            ``(5) Death of transferor.--The death of an individual 
        transferring an educational award under this subsection shall 
        not affect the use of the educational award by the child, 
        foster child, or grandchild to whom the educational award is 
        transferred if such educational award is transferred prior to 
        the death of the individual.
            ``(6) Procedures to prevent waste, fraud, or abuse.--The 
        Corporation shall establish requirements to prevent waste, 
        fraud, or abuse in connection with the transfer of an 
        educational award and to protect the integrity of the 
        educational award under this subsection.
            ``(7) Technical assistance.--The Corporation may, as 
        appropriate, provide technical assistance, to individuals and 
        eligible entities carrying out national service programs, 
        concerning carrying out this subsection.
            ``(8) 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 or silver scholar 
                educational award due to service in 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, foster child, or grandchild 
                of the individual described in subparagraph (A).''.

SEC. 1406. APPROVAL PROCESS FOR APPROVED POSITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle D of title I (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 149. APPROVAL PROCESS FOR APPROVED POSITIONS.

    ``(a) Timing and Recording Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subtitles C, D, and H, 
        and any other provision of law, in approving a position as an 
        approved national service position, an approved summer of 
        service position, or an approved silver scholar position, the 
        Corporation--
                    ``(A) shall approve the position at the time the 
                Corporation--
                            ``(i) enters into an enforceable agreement 
                        with an individual participant to serve in a 
                        program carried out under subtitle E of title I 
                        of this Act, section 198B or 198C(a), or under 
                        title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
                        of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.), a summer of 
                        service program described in section 119(c)(8), 
                        or a silver scholarship program described in 
                        section 198C(a); or
                            ``(ii) except as provided in clause (i), 
                        awards a grant to (or enters into a contract or 
                        cooperative agreement with) an entity to carry 
                        out a program for which such a position is 
                        approved under section 123; and
                    ``(B) shall record as an obligation an estimate of 
                the net present value of the national service 
                educational award, summer of service educational award, 
                or silver scholar educational award associated with the 
                position, based on a formula that takes into 
                consideration historical rates of enrollment in such a 
                program, and of earning and using national service 
                educational awards, summer of service educational 
                awards, or silver scholar educational awards, as 
                appropriate, for such a program and remain available.
            ``(2) Formula.--In determining the formula described in 
        paragraph (1)(B), the Corporation shall consult with the 
        Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
            ``(3) Certification report.--The Chief Executive Officer of 
        the Corporation shall annually prepare and submit to the 
        authorizing committees a report that contains a certification 
        that the Corporation is in compliance with the requirements of 
        paragraph (1).
            ``(4) Approval.--The requirements of this subsection shall 
        apply to each approved national service position, approved 
        summer of service position, or approved silver scholarship 
        position that the Corporation approves--
                    ``(A) during fiscal year 2010; and
                    ``(B) during any subsequent fiscal year.
    ``(b) Reserve Account.--
            ``(1) Establishment and contents.--
                    ``(A) Establishment.--Notwithstanding subtitles C, 
                D, and H, and any other provision of law, within the 
                National Service Trust established under section 145, 
                the Corporation shall establish a reserve account.
                    ``(B) Contents.--To ensure the availability of 
                adequate funds to support the awards of approved 
                national service positions, approved summer of service 
                positions, and approved silver scholar positions, for 
                each fiscal year, the Corporation shall place in the 
                account--
                            ``(i) during fiscal year 2010, a portion of 
                        the funds that were appropriated for fiscal 
                        year 2010 or a previous fiscal year under 
                        section 501 of this Act or section 501 of the 
                        Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
                        U.S.C. 5081), were made available to carry out 
                        subtitle C, D, or E of this title, section 198B 
                        or 198C(a), subtitle A of title I of the 
                        Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or 
                        summer of service programs described in section 
                        119(c)(8), and remain available; and
                            ``(ii) during fiscal year 2011 or a 
                        subsequent fiscal year, a portion of the funds 
                        that were appropriated for that fiscal year 
                        under section 501 of this Act or section 501 of 
                        the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
                        U.S.C. 5081), were made available to carry out 
                        subtitle C, D, or E of this title, section 198B 
                        or 198C(a), subtitle A of title I of the 
                        Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or 
                        summer of service programs described in section 
                        119(c)(8), and remain available.
            ``(2) Obligation.--The Corporation shall not obligate the 
        funds in the reserve account until the Corporation--
                    ``(A) determines that the funds will not be needed 
                for the payment of national service educational awards 
                associated with previously approved national service 
                positions, summer of service educational awards 
                associated with previously approved summer of service 
                positions, and silver scholar educational awards 
                associated with previously approved silver scholar 
                positions; or
                    ``(B) obligates the funds for the payment of 
                national service educational awards for such previously 
                approved national service positions, summer of service 
                educational awards for such previously approved summer 
                of service positions, or silver scholar educational 
                awards for such previously approved silver scholar 
                positions, as applicable.
    ``(c) Audits.--The accounts of the Corporation relating to the 
appropriated funds for approved national service positions, approved 
summer of service positions, and approved silver scholar positions, and 
the records demonstrating the manner in which the Corporation has 
recorded estimates described in subsection (a)(1)(B) as obligations, 
shall be audited annually by independent certified public accountants 
or independent licensed public accountants certified or licensed by a 
regulatory authority of a State or other political subdivision of the 
United States in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. 
A report containing the results of each such independent audit shall be 
included in the annual report required by subsection (a)(3).
    ``(d) Availability of Amounts.--Except as provided in subsection 
(b), all amounts included in the National Service Trust under 
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 145(a) shall be available for 
payments of national service educational awards, summer of service 
educational awards, or silver scholar educational awards under section 
148.''.
    (b) Conforming Repeal.--The Strengthen AmeriCorps Program Act (42 
U.S.C. 12605) is repealed.

   Subtitle E--Amendments to Subtitle E (National Civilian Community 
                                 Corps)

SEC. 1501. PURPOSE.

    Section 151 (42 U.S.C. 12611) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 151. PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this subtitle to authorize the operation of, 
and support for, residential and other service programs that combine 
the best practices of civilian service with the best aspects of 
military service, including leadership and team building, to meet 
national and community needs. The needs to be met under such programs 
include those needs related to--
            ``(1) natural and other disasters;
            ``(2) infrastructure improvement;
            ``(3) environmental stewardship and conservation;
            ``(4) energy conservation; and
            ``(5) urban and rural development.''.

SEC. 1502. PROGRAM COMPONENTS.

    Section 152 (42 U.S.C. 12612) is amended--
            (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:

``SEC. 152. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS 
              PROGRAM.'';

            (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``Civilian Community 
        Corps Demonstration Program'' and inserting ``National Civilian 
        Community Corps Program'';
            (3) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection 
        (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``Civilian Community Corps 
                Demonstration Program'' and inserting ``National 
                Civilian Community Corps Program''; and
                    (B) by striking ``a Civilian Community Corps'' and 
                inserting ``a National Civilian Community Corps''; and
            (4) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Residential Components.--Both programs referred to in 
subsection (b) may include a residential component.''.

SEC. 1503. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.

    Section 153 (42 U.S.C. 12613) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``Civilian Community Corps 
                Demonstration Program'' and inserting ``National 
                Civilian Community Corps Program''; and
                    (B) by striking ``on Civilian Community Corps'' and 
                inserting ``on National Civilian Community Corps'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(1) is, or will be, at least 18 years of age on or before 
        December 31 of the calendar year in which the individual 
        enrolls in the program, but is not more than 24 years of age as 
        of the date the individual begins participating in the program; 
        and'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``Backrounds'' and inserting ``Backgrounds''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following: ``The 
                Director shall take appropriate steps, including 
                through outreach and recruitment activities, to 
                increase the percentage of participants in the program 
                who are disadvantaged youth to 50 percent of all 
                participants by year 2012. The Director shall report to 
                the authorizing committees biennially on such steps, 
                any challenges faced, and the annual participation 
                rates of disadvantaged youth in the program.'';
            (4) by striking subsection (d); and
            (5) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).

SEC. 1504. SUMMER NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM.

    Section 154 (42 U.S.C. 12614) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``Civilian Community Corps 
                Demonstration Program'' and inserting ``National 
                Civilian Community Corps Program''; and
                    (B) by striking ``on Civilian Community Corps'' and 
                inserting ``on National Civilian Community Corps''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``shall be'' and all 
        that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
        ``shall be from economically and ethnically diverse 
        backgrounds, including youth who are in foster care.''.

SEC. 1505. NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.

    Section 155 (42 U.S.C. 12615) is amended--
            (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:

``SEC. 155. NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.'';

            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``Civilian Community Corps 
                Demonstration Program'' and inserting ``National 
                Civilian Community Corps Program''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the Civilian Community Corps 
                shall'' and inserting ``the National Civilian Community 
                Corps shall'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by amending the subsection heading to read as 
                follows:
    ``(b) Membership in National Civilian Community Corps.--'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``National'' 
                before ``Civilian Community Corps'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking ``superintendent'' and 
                        inserting ``campus director''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``camp'' and inserting 
                        ``campus''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Team leaders.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Director may select 
                individuals with prior supervisory or service 
                experience to be team leaders within units in the 
                National Civilian Community Corps, to perform service 
                that includes leading and supervising teams of Corps 
                members. Each team leader shall be selected without 
                regard to the age limitation under section 153(b).
                    ``(B) Rights and benefits.--A team leader shall be 
                provided the same rights and benefits applicable to 
                other Corps members, except that the Director may 
                increase the limitation on the amount of the living 
                allowance under section 158(b) by not more than 10 
                percent for a team leader.'';
            (4) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by amending the subsection heading to read as 
                follows:
    ``(d) Campuses.--'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by amending the paragraph heading to 
                        read as follows:
            ``(1) Units to be assigned to campuses.--'';
                            (ii) by striking ``in camps'' and inserting 
                        ``in campuses'';
                            (iii) by striking ``Corps camp'' and 
                        inserting ``Corps campus''; and
                            (iv) by striking ``in the camps'' and 
                        inserting ``in the campuses'';
                    (C) by amending paragraphs (2) and (3) to read as 
                follows:
            ``(2) Campus director.--There shall be a campus director 
        for each campus. The campus director is the head of the campus.
            ``(3) Eligible site for campus.--A campus shall be cost 
        effective and may, upon the completion of a feasibility study, 
        be located in a facility referred to in section 162(c).'';
            (5) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by amending the subsection heading to read as 
                follows:
    ``(e) Distribution of Units and Campuses.--'';
                    (B) by striking ``camps are distributed'' and 
                inserting ``campuses are cost effective and are 
                distributed''; and
                    (C) by striking ``rural areas'' and all that 
                follows through the period at the end and inserting 
                ``rural areas such that each Corps unit in a region can 
                be easily deployed for disaster and emergency response 
                to such region.''; and
            (6) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``superintendent'' and 
                        inserting ``campus director''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``camp'' both places such 
                        term appears and inserting ``campus'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``superintendent of a camp'' 
                        and inserting ``campus director of a campus'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``superintendent'' 
                                and inserting ``campus director'';
                                    (II) by striking 
                                ``superintendent's'' and inserting 
                                ``campus director's''; and
                                    (III) by striking ``camp'' each 
                                place such term appears and inserting 
                                ``campus''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``superintendent'' and inserting ``campus 
                        director''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``camp 
                superintendent'' and inserting ``campus director''.

SEC. 1506. TRAINING.

    Section 156 (42 U.S.C. 12616) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting ``National'' before ``Civilian 
                Community Corps''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following: ``The 
                Director shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, 
                each member of the Corps is trained in CPR, first aid, 
                and other skills related to disaster preparedness and 
                response.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting before the period at 
        the end the following: ``, including a focus on energy 
        conservation, environmental stewardship or conservation, 
        infrastructure improvement, urban and rural development, or 
        disaster preparedness needs, as appropriate'';
            (3) by amending subsection (c)(2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) Coordination with other entities.--Members of the 
        cadre may provide, either directly or through grants, 
        contracts, or cooperative agreements, the advanced service 
        training referred to in subsection (b)(1) in coordination with 
        vocational or technical schools, other employment and training 
        providers, existing youth service programs, other qualified 
        individuals, or organizations with expertise in training youth, 
        including disadvantaged youth, in the skills described in such 
        subsection.''; and
            (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``section 162(a)(3)'' 
        and inserting ``section 162(c)''.

SEC. 1507. CONSULTATION WITH STATE COMMISSIONS.

    Section 157 (42 U.S.C. 12617) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                inserting ``National'' before ``Civilian Community 
                Corps'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the 
                semicolon the following: ``, with specific emphasis on 
                projects in support of infrastructure improvement, 
                energy conservation, and urban and rural development''; 
                and
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``service 
                learning'' and inserting ``service-learning'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and 
                        the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
                        Development'' and inserting ``the Secretary of 
                        Housing and Urban Development, the 
                        Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
                        Agency, the Administrator of the Federal 
                        Emergency Management Agency, the Secretary of 
                        Energy, the Secretary of Transportation, and 
                        the Chief of the Forest Service''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``community-based 
                                entities and'' before ``representatives 
                                of local communities''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``camp'' both 
                                places such term appears and inserting 
                                ``campus''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``State 
                Commissions,'' before ``and persons involved in other 
                youth service programs.''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``superintendent'' both 
                        places such term appears and inserting ``campus 
                        director''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``camp'' both places such 
                        term appears and inserting ``campus''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``camp 
                superintendents'' and inserting ``campus directors''.

SEC. 1508. AUTHORIZED BENEFITS FOR CORPS MEMBERS.

    Section 158 (42 U.S.C. 12618) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``National'' before 
        ``Civilian Community Corps''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``National'' before 
                        ``Civilian Community Corps''; and
                            (ii) by inserting before the colon the 
                        following: ``, as the Director determines 
                        appropriate'';
                    (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``Clothing'' and 
                inserting ``Uniforms''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (7), by striking ``Recreational 
                services and supplies'' and inserting ``Supplies''.

SEC. 1509. PERMANENT CADRE.

    Section 159 (42 U.S.C. 12619) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``Civilian Community Corps Demonstration 
                Program'' and inserting ``National Civilian Community 
                Corps Program''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``including those'' before 
                        ``recommended''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``National'' before 
                        ``Civilian Community Corps'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``National'' before 
        ``Civilian Community Corps'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by inserting 
                ``National'' before ``Civilian Community Corps''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``The Director 
                                shall establish a permanent cadre of'' 
                                and inserting ``The Chief Executive 
                                Officer shall establish a permanent 
                                cadre that includes the Director and 
                                other appointed''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``National'' 
                                before ``Civilian Community Corps'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``The 
                        Director shall appoint the members'' and 
                        inserting ``The Chief Executive Officer shall 
                        consider the recommendations of the Director in 
                        appointing the other members'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding clause 
                                (i), by striking ``the Director'' and 
                                inserting ``the Chief Executive 
                                Officer'';
                                    (II) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``section 162(a)(2)'' and inserting 
                                ``section 162(b)'';
                                    (III) in clause (iii), by striking 
                                ``and'' at the end;
                                    (IV) by redesignating clause (iv) 
                                as clause (v); and
                                    (V) by inserting after clause (iii) 
                                the following:
                            ``(iv) give consideration to retired and 
                        other former law enforcement, fire, rescue, and 
                        emergency personnel, and other individuals with 
                        backgrounds in disaster preparedness, relief, 
                        and recovery; and''; and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (E)--
                                    (I) by striking ``to members'' and 
                                inserting ``to other members'';
                                    (II) by inserting after 
                                ``techniques'' the following: ``, 
                                including techniques for working with 
                                and enhancing the development of 
                                disadvantaged youth,''; and
                                    (III) by striking ``service 
                                learning'' and inserting ``service-
                                learning''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by striking 
                        ``the members'' and inserting ``other 
                        members''; and
                            (ii) in the third sentence, by striking 
                        ``section 162(a)(2)(A)'' and inserting 
                        ``162(b)(1)''.

SEC. 1510. STATUS OF CORPS MEMBERS AND CORPS PERSONNEL UNDER FEDERAL 
              LAW.

    Section 160(a) (42 U.S.C. 12620(a)) is amended by inserting 
``National'' before ``Civilian Community Corps''.

SEC. 1511. CONTRACT AND GRANT AUTHORITY.

    Section 161 (42 U.S.C. 12621) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``perform any program 
        function under this subtitle'' and inserting ``carry out the 
        National Civilian Community Corps program''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``section 
                162(a)(3)'' and inserting ``section 162(c)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``National'' 
                before ``Civilian Community Corps''.

SEC. 1512. OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 162 (42 U.S.C. 12622) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
                        ``National'' before ``Civilian Community 
                        Corps''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 
                        ``the registry established by'' and all that 
                        follows through the semicolon and inserting 
                        ``the registry established by section 1143a of 
                        title 10, United States Code;'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``to be 
                recommended for appointment'' and inserting ``from 
                which individuals may be selected for appointment by 
                the Director''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``National'' 
                before ``Civilian Community Corps''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b).
    (b) Technical Amendments.--Section 162 (42 U.S.C. 12622), as 
amended by subsection (a), is further amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``other 
        departments'' and inserting ``department of defense'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of 
        subsection (a) as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively, 
        and aligning the margins of such subsections with the margins 
        of section 161(a) of the Act;
            (3) by striking ``(a) Secretary'' and all that follows 
        through ``Office.--'' and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Liaison Office.--'';
            (4) in subsection (a) (as amended by paragraph (3))--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
                paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and aligning the 
                margins of such paragraphs with the margins of section 
                161(b)(1) of the Act; and
                    (B) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) of 
                paragraph (2) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)) as 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and aligning 
                the margins of such subparagraphs with the margins of 
                section 161(b)(1)(A) of the Act;
            (5) in subsection (b) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
                (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively, and 
                aligning the margins of such paragraphs with the 
                margins of section 161(b)(1) of the Act;
                    (B) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A)), by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and 
                inserting ``subsection (a)''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A)), by striking ``paragraph'' and 
                inserting ``subsection''; and
            (6) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--
                    (A) by striking ``this paragraph'' and inserting 
                ``this subsection''; and
                    (B) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting 
                ``subsection (a)''.

SEC. 1513. ADVISORY BOARD.

    Section 163 (42 U.S.C. 12623) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``Upon the establishment of the 
                Program, there shall also be'' and inserting ``There 
                shall be'';
                    (B) by inserting ``National'' before ``Civilian 
                Community Corps Advisory Board''; and
                    (C) by striking ``to assist'' and all that follows 
                through the period at the end and inserting ``to assist 
                the Corps in responding rapidly and efficiently in 
                times of natural and other disasters. The Advisory 
                Board members shall help coordinate activities with the 
                Corps as appropriate, including the mobilization of 
                volunteers and coordination of volunteer centers to 
                help local communities recover from the effects of 
                natural and other disasters.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as 
                paragraphs (13) and (14), respectively;
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
            ``(8) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency.
            ``(9) The Secretary of Transportation.
            ``(10) The Chief of the Forest Service.
            ``(11) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
        Agency.
            ``(12) The Secretary of Energy.''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``industry,'' and inserting ``public and 
                private organizations,''.

SEC. 1514. EVALUATIONS.

    Section 164 (42 U.S.C. 12624) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``annual 
        evaluation'' and inserting ``evaluations'';
            (2) by striking ``an annual evaluation'' and inserting 
        ``periodic evaluations'';
            (3) by striking ``Civilian Community Corps programs'' and 
        inserting ``National Civilian Community Corps Program''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following: ``Upon completing 
        each such evaluation, the Corporation shall transmit to the 
        authorizing committees a report on the evaluation.''.

SEC. 1515. REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION.

    Section 165 (42 U.S.C. 12625) is repealed.

SEC. 1516. DEFINITIONS.

    Subtitle E of title I (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.), as amended by this 
subtitle, is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 166 as 165; and
            (2) in section 165 (as redesignated by paragraph (1))--
                    (A) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (9);
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as 
                paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively;
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Campus director.--The term `campus director', with 
        respect to a Corps campus, means the head of the campus under 
        section 155(d).
            ``(3) Corps.--The term `Corps' means the National Civilian 
        Community Corps required under section 155 as part of the 
        National Civilian Community Corps Program.
            ``(4) Corps campus.--The term `Corps campus' means the 
        facility or central location established as the operational 
        headquarters and boarding place for particular Corps units.'';
                    (D) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by 
                striking ``Civilian Community Corps Demonstration 
                Program'' and inserting ``National Civilian Community 
                Corps Program'';
                    (E) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by 
                inserting ``National'' before ``Civilian Community 
                Corps'';
                    (F) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), by 
                striking ``The terms'' and all that follows through 
                ``Demonstration Program'' and inserting ``The term 
                `Program' means the National Civilian Community Corps 
                Program''; and
                    (G) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated)--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``Service learning'' and inserting ``Service-
                        learning''; and
                            (ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``service learning'' and 
                        inserting ``service-learning''.

SEC. 1517. TERMINOLOGY.

    Subtitle E of title I (as so amended) (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.) is 
further amended by striking the subtitle heading and inserting the 
following:

           ``Subtitle E--National Civilian Community Corps''.

    Subtitle F--Amendments to Subtitle F (Administrative Provisions)

SEC. 1601. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE.

    Section 171(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 12631(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
``with respect to a project'' and inserting ``with respect to a project 
authorized under the national service laws''.

SEC. 1602. REPORTS.

    Section 172 (42 U.S.C. 12632) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``appropriate 
        authorizing and appropriations Committees of Congress'' and 
        inserting ``authorizing committees, the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the 
        Committee on Appropriations of the Senate''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``the appropriate 
        committees of Congress'' and inserting ``the authorizing 
        committees, the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives, and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
        Senate''.

SEC. 1603. USE OF FUNDS.

    Section 174 (42 U.S.C. 12634) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(d) Referrals for Federal Assistance.--A program may not receive 
assistance under the national service laws for the sole purpose of 
referring individuals to Federal assistance programs or State 
assistance programs funded in part by the Federal Government.''.

SEC. 1604. NOTICE, HEARING, AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES.

    Section 176 (42 U.S.C. 12636) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ``30 days'' and 
        inserting ``1 or more periods of 30 days not to exceed a total 
        of 90 days''; and
            (2) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``A State or 
                local applicant'' and inserting ``An entity''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (6)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
                        ``and'';
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
                        subparagraph (E); and
                            (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
                        the following:
                    ``(D) in a case in which the grievance is filed by 
                an individual applicant or participant--
                            ``(i) the applicant's selection or the 
                        participant's reinstatement, as the case may 
                        be; and
                            ``(ii) other changes in the terms and 
                        conditions of service applicable to the 
                        individual; and''.

SEC. 1605. RESOLUTION OF DISPLACEMENT COMPLAINTS.

    Section 177 (42 U.S.C. 12637) is amended--
            (1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ``under this 
        title'' each place it appears and inserting ``under the 
        national service laws'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``employee or 
        position'' and inserting ``employee, position, or volunteer 
        (other than a participant under the national service laws)''; 
        and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Parental Involvement.--
            ``(1) In general.--Programs that receive assistance under 
        the national service laws shall consult with the parents or 
        legal guardians of children in developing and operating 
        programs that include and serve children.
            ``(2) Parental permission.--Programs that receive 
        assistance under the national service laws shall, before 
        transporting minor children, provide the children's parents 
        with the reason for the transportation and obtain the parents' 
        written permission for such transportation, consistent with 
        State law.''.

SEC. 1606. STATE COMMISSIONS ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.

    Section 178 (42 U.S.C. 12638) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``sections 117B and 
        130'' and inserting ``section 130'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``section 
                122(a)'' and all that follows through the period at the 
                end and inserting ``subsection (a), (b), or (c) of 
                section 122.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(J) A representative of the volunteer sector.'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``, unless the State 
        permits the representative to serve as a voting member of the 
        State Commission or alternative administrative entity'';
            (4) in subsection (d)(6)(B), by striking ``section 
        193A(b)(11)'' and inserting ``section 193A(b)(12)'';
            (5) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) Preparation of a national service plan for the State 
        that--
                    ``(A) is developed, through an open and public 
                process (such as through regional forums, hearings, and 
                other means) that provides for maximum participation 
                and input from the private sector, organizations, and 
                public agencies, using service and volunteerism as 
                strategies to meet critical community needs, including 
                service through programs funded under the national 
                service laws;
                    ``(B) covers a 3-year period, the beginning of 
                which may be set by the State;
                    ``(C) is subject to approval by the chief executive 
                officer of the State;
                    ``(D) includes measurable goals and outcomes for 
                the State national service programs in the State 
                consistent with the performance levels for national 
                service programs as described in section 179(k);
                    ``(E) ensures outreach to diverse community-based 
                agencies that serve underrepresented populations, 
                through established networks and registries at the 
                State level, or through the development of such 
                networks and registries;
                    ``(F) provides for effective coordination of 
                funding applications submitted by the State and other 
                organizations within the State under the national 
                service laws;
                    ``(G) is updated annually, reflecting changes in 
                practices and policies that will improve the 
                coordination and effectiveness of Federal, State, and 
                local resources for service and volunteerism within the 
                State;
                    ``(H) ensures outreach to, and coordination with, 
                municipalities (including large cities) and county 
                governments regarding the national service laws; and
                    ``(I) contains such information as the State 
                Commission considers to be appropriate or as the 
                Corporation may require.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``sections 117B 
                and 130'' and inserting ``section 130'';
            (6) by redesignating subsections (f) through (j) as 
        subsections (h) through (l), respectively; and
            (7) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f) Relief From Administrative Requirements.--Upon approval of a 
State plan submitted under subsection (e)(1), the Chief Executive 
Officer may waive for the State, or specify alternatives for the State 
to, administrative requirements (other than statutory provisions) 
otherwise applicable to grants made to States under the national 
service laws, including those requirements identified by the State as 
impeding the coordination and effectiveness of Federal, State, and 
local resources for service and volunteerism within the State.
    ``(g) State Service Plan for Adults Age 55 or Older.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this section, to be eligible to receive a grant or allotment 
        under subtitle B or C or to receive a distribution of approved 
        national service positions under subtitle C, a State shall work 
        with appropriate State agencies and private entities to develop 
        a comprehensive State service plan for service by adults age 55 
        or older.
            ``(2) Matters included.--The State service plan shall 
        include--
                    ``(A) recommendations for policies to increase 
                service for adults age 55 or older, including how to 
                best use such adults as sources of social capital, and 
                how to utilize their skills and experience to address 
                community needs;
                    ``(B) recommendations to the State agency (as 
                defined in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 
                1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002)) on--
                            ``(i) a marketing outreach plan to 
                        businesses; and
                            ``(ii) outreach to--
                                    ``(I) nonprofit organizations;
                                    ``(II) the State educational 
                                agency;
                                    ``(III) institutions of higher 
                                education; and
                                    ``(IV) other State agencies;
                    ``(C) recommendations for civic engagement and 
                multigenerational activities, such as--
                            ``(i) early childhood education and care, 
                        family literacy, and after school programs;
                            ``(ii) respite services for adults age 55 
                        or older and caregivers; and
                            ``(iii) transitions for older adults age 55 
                        or older to purposeful work in their post-
                        career lives; and
                    ``(D) recommendations for encouraging the 
                development of Encore service programs in the State.
            ``(3) Knowledge base.--The State service plan shall 
        incorporate the current knowledge base (as of the time of the 
        plan) regarding--
                    ``(A) the economic impact of the roles of workers 
                age 55 or older in the economy;
                    ``(B) the social impact of the roles of such 
                workers in the community; and
                    ``(C) the health and social benefits of active 
                engagement for adults age 55 or older.
            ``(4) Publication.--The State service plan shall be made 
        available to the public and be transmitted to the Chief 
        Executive Officer.''.

SEC. 1607. EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

    Section 179 (42 U.S.C. 12639) is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--The Corporation shall provide, directly or 
through grants or contracts, for the continuing evaluation of programs 
that receive assistance under the national service laws, including 
evaluations that measure the impact of such programs, to determine--
            ``(1) the effectiveness of programs receiving assistance 
        under the national service laws in achieving stated goals and 
        the costs associated with such programs, including an 
        evaluation of each such program's performance based on the 
        performance levels established under subsection (k); and
            ``(2) the effectiveness of the structure and mechanisms for 
        delivery of services, such as the effective utilization of the 
        participants' time, the management of the participants, and the 
        ease with which recipients were able to receive services, to 
        maximize the cost effectiveness and the impact of such 
        programs.'';
            (2) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``National Senior 
                Volunteer Corps'' and inserting ``National Senior 
                Service Corps''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (9), by striking ``to public 
                service'' and all that follows through the period at 
                the end and inserting ``to engage in service that 
                benefits the community.'';
            (3) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of subsection 
        (i)(2), by striking ``Congress'' and inserting ``the 
        authorizing committees''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Reserved Program Funds for Accountability.--Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, in addition to amounts appropriated to 
carry out this section, the Corporation may reserve not more than 1 
percent of the total funds appropriated for a fiscal year under section 
501 of this Act and sections 501 and 502 of the Domestic Volunteer 
Service Act of 1973 to support program accountability activities under 
this section.
    ``(k) Performance Levels.--The Corporation shall, in consultation 
with each recipient of assistance under the national service laws, 
establish performance levels for such recipient to meet during the term 
of the assistance. The performance levels may include, for each 
national service program carried out by the recipient, performance 
levels based on the following performance measures:
            ``(1) Number of participants enrolled in the program and 
        completing terms of service, as compared to the stated 
        participation and retention goals of the program.
            ``(2) Number of volunteers recruited from the community in 
        which the program was implemented.
            ``(3) If applicable based on the program design, the number 
        of individuals receiving or benefitting from the service 
        conducted.
            ``(4) Number of disadvantaged and underrepresented youth 
        participants.
            ``(5) Measures of the sustainability of the program and the 
        projects supported by the program, including measures to 
        ascertain the level of community support for the program or 
        projects.
            ``(6) Measures to ascertain the change in attitude toward 
        civic engagement among the participants and the beneficiaries 
        of the service.
            ``(7) Other quantitative and qualitative measures as 
        determined to be appropriate by the recipient of assistance and 
        the Corporation.
    ``(l) Corrective Action Plans.--
            ``(1) In general.--A recipient of assistance under the 
        national service laws that fails, as determined by the 
        Corporation, to meet or exceed the performance levels agreed 
        upon under subsection (k) for a national service program, shall 
        reach an agreement with the Corporation on a corrective action 
        plan to meet such performance levels.
            ``(2) Assistance.--
                    ``(A) New program.--For a program that has received 
                assistance under the national service laws for less 
                than 3 years and for which the recipient is failing to 
                meet or exceed the performance levels agreed upon under 
                subsection (k), the Corporation shall--
                            ``(i) provide technical assistance to the 
                        recipient to address targeted performance 
                        problems relating to the performance levels for 
                        the program; and
                            ``(ii) require the recipient to submit 
                        quarterly reports on the program's progress 
                        toward meeting the performance levels for the 
                        program to the--
                                    ``(I) appropriate State, territory, 
                                or Indian tribe; and
                                    ``(II) the Corporation.
                    ``(B) Established programs.--For a program that has 
                received assistance under the national service laws for 
                3 years or more and for which the recipient is failing 
                to meet or exceed the performance levels agreed upon 
                under subsection (k), the Corporation shall require the 
                recipient to submit quarterly reports on the program's 
                progress toward the performance levels for the program 
                to--
                            ``(i) the appropriate State, territory, or 
                        Indian tribe; and
                            ``(ii) the Corporation.
    ``(m) Failure To Meet Performance Levels.--If, after a period for 
correction as approved by the Corporation in accordance with subsection 
(l), a recipient of assistance under the national service laws fails to 
meet or exceed the performance levels for a national service program, 
the Corporation shall--
            ``(1) reduce the annual amount of the assistance received 
        by the underperforming recipient by at least 25 percent, for 
        each remaining year of the grant period for that program; or
            ``(2) terminate assistance to the underperforming recipient 
        for that program, in accordance with section 176(a).
    ``(n) Reports.--The Corporation shall submit to the authorizing 
committees not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the 
Serve America Act, and annually thereafter, a report containing 
information on the number of--
            ``(1) recipients of assistance under the national service 
        laws implementing corrective action plans under subsection 
        (l)(1);
            ``(2) recipients for which the Corporation provides 
        technical assistance for a program under subsection 
        (l)(2)(A)(i);
            ``(3) recipients for which the Corporation terminates 
        assistance for a program under subsection (m);
            ``(4) entities whose application for assistance under a 
        national service law was rejected; and
            ``(5) recipients meeting or exceeding their performance 
        levels under subsection (k).''.

SEC. 1608. CIVIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle F of title I (42 U.S.C. 12631 et seq.), 
as amended by this subtitle, is further amended by inserting after 
section 179 the following:

``SEC. 179A. CIVIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND VOLUNTEERING RESEARCH AND 
              EVALUATION.

    ``(a) Definition of Partnership.--In this section, the term 
`partnership' means the Corporation, acting in conjunction with 
(consistent with the terms of an agreement entered into between the 
Corporation and the National Conference) the National Conference on 
Citizenship referred to in section 150701 of title 36, United States 
Code, to carry out this section.
    ``(b) In General.--The partnership shall facilitate the 
establishment of a Civic Health Assessment by--
            ``(1) after identifying public and private sources of civic 
        health data, selecting a set of civic health indicators, in 
        accordance with subsection (c), that shall comprise the Civic 
        Health Assessment;
            ``(2) obtaining civic health data relating to the Civic 
        Health Assessment, in accordance with subsection (d); and
            ``(3) conducting related analyses, and reporting the data 
        and analyses, as described in paragraphs (4) and (5) of 
        subsection (d) and subsections (e) and (f).
    ``(c) Selection of Indicators for Civic Health Assessment.--
            ``(1) Identifying sources.--The partnership shall select a 
        set of civic health indicators that shall comprise the Civic 
        Health Assessment. In making such selection, the partnership--
                    ``(A) shall identify public and private sources of 
                civic health data;
                    ``(B) shall explore collaborating with other 
                similar efforts to develop national indicators in the 
                civic health domain; and
                    ``(C) may sponsor a panel of experts, such as one 
                convened by the National Academy of Sciences, to 
                recommend civic health indicators and data sources for 
                the Civic Health Assessment.
            ``(2) Technical advice.--At the request of the partnership, 
        the Director of the Bureau of the Census and the Commissioner 
        of Labor Statistics shall provide technical advice to the 
        partnership on the selection of the indicators for the Civic 
        Health Assessment.
            ``(3) Updates.--The partnership shall periodically evaluate 
        and update the Civic Health Assessment, and may expand or 
        modify the indicators described in subsection (d)(1) as 
        necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
    ``(d) Data on the Indicators.--
            ``(1) Sponsored data collection.--In identifying the civic 
        health indicators for the Civic Health Assessment, and 
        obtaining data for the Assessment, the partnership may sponsor 
        the collection of data for the Assessment or for the various 
        civic health indicators being considered for inclusion in the 
        Assessment, including indicators related to--
                    ``(A) volunteering and community service;
                    ``(B) voting and other forms of political and civic 
                engagement;
                    ``(C) charitable giving;
                    ``(D) connecting to civic groups and faith-based 
                organizations;
                    ``(E) interest in employment, and careers, in 
                public service in the nonprofit sector or government;
                    ``(F) understanding and obtaining knowledge of 
                United States history and government; and
                    ``(G) social enterprise and innovation.
            ``(2) Data from statistical agencies.--The Director of the 
        Bureau of the Census and the Commissioner of Labor Statistics 
        shall collect annually, to the extent practicable, data to 
        inform the Civic Health Assessment, and shall report data from 
        such collection to the partnership. In determining the data to 
        be collected, the Director and the Commissioner shall examine 
        privacy issues, response rates, and other relevant issues.
            ``(3) Sources of data.--To obtain data for the Civic Health 
        Assessment, the partnership shall consider--
                    ``(A) data collected through public and private 
                sources; and
                    ``(B) data collected by the Bureau of the Census, 
                through the Current Population Survey, or by the Bureau 
                of Labor Statistics, in accordance with paragraph (2).
            ``(4) Demographic characteristics.--The partnership shall 
        seek to obtain data for the Civic Health Assessment that will 
        permit the partnership to analyze the data by age group, race 
        and ethnicity, education level, and other demographic 
        characteristics of the individuals involved.
            ``(5) Other issues.--In obtaining data for the Civic Health 
        Assessment, the partnership may also obtain such information as 
        may be necessary to analyze--
                    ``(A) the role of Internet technology in 
                strengthening and inhibiting civic activities;
                    ``(B) the role of specific programs in 
                strengthening civic activities;
                    ``(C) the civic attitudes and activities of new 
                citizens and immigrants; and
                    ``(D) other areas related to civic activities.
    ``(e) Reporting of Data.--
            ``(1) In general.--The partnership shall, not less often 
        than once each year, prepare a report containing--
                    ``(A) detailed data obtained under subsection (d), 
                including data on the indicators comprising the Civic 
                Health Assessment; and
                    ``(B) the analyses described in paragraphs (4) and 
                (5) of subsection (d), to the extent practicable based 
                on the data the partnership is able to obtain.
            ``(2) Aggregation and presentation.--The partnership shall, 
        to the extent practicable, aggregate the data on the civic 
        health indicators comprising the Civic Health Assessment by 
        community, by State, and nationally. The report described in 
        paragraph (1) 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 comprising the Civic Health 
        Assessment, and compare those measures with comparable measures 
        of other communities and States.
            ``(3) Submission.--The partnership shall submit the report 
        to the authorizing committees, and make the report available to 
        the general public on the Corporation's website.
    ``(f) Public Input.--The partnership shall--
            ``(1) identify opportunities for public dialogue and input 
        on the Civic Health Assessment; and
            ``(2) hold conferences and forums to discuss the 
        implications of the data and analyses reported under subsection 
        (e).
    ``(g) Volunteering Research and Evaluation.--
            ``(1) Research.--The partnership 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 (d). In 
        providing for the research and tracking under this subsection, 
        the partnership shall consider data from the Supplements to the 
        Current Populations Surveys conducted by the Bureau of the 
        Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and data from other 
        public and private sources, including other data collected by 
        the Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
            ``(2) Impact research and evaluation.--The partnership 
        shall sponsor an independent evaluation 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--
                    ``(A) entities that recruit, manage, support, and 
                utilize volunteers;
                    ``(B) institutions of higher education; and
                    ``(C) research institutions.
    ``(h) Database Prohibition.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
to authorize the development, implementation, or maintenance of a 
Federal database of personally identifiable information on individuals 
participating in data collection for sources of information under this 
section.''.

SEC. 1609. CONTINGENT EXTENSION.

    Section 181 (42 U.S.C. 12641) is amended by striking ``Section 
414'' and inserting ``Section 422''.

SEC. 1610. PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS.

    Section 182(b) (42 U.S.C. 12642(b)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Report.--
            ``(1) Federal agency submission.--The head of each Federal 
        agency and department shall prepare and submit to the 
        Corporation a report concerning the implementation of this 
        section, including an evaluation of the agency or department's 
        performance on performance goals and benchmarks for each 
        partnership program of the agency or department.
            ``(2) Report to congress.--The Corporation shall prepare 
        and submit to the authorizing committees a compilation of the 
        information received under paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 1611. RIGHTS OF ACCESS, EXAMINATION, AND COPYING.

    Section 183 (42 U.S.C. 12643) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``The'' and inserting ``Consistent with 
                otherwise applicable law, the''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``territory,'' 
                after ``local government,'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``The'' and inserting ``Consistent with 
                otherwise applicable law, the''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``territory'' 
                after ``local government,''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Inspector General.--Consistent with otherwise applicable law, 
the Inspector General of the Corporation shall have access to, and the 
right to examine and copy, any books, documents, papers, records, and 
other recorded information in any form--
            ``(1) within the possession or control of the Corporation 
        or any State or local government, territory, Indian tribe, or 
        public or private nonprofit organization receiving assistance 
        directly or indirectly under the national service laws; and
            ``(2) that relates to--
                    ``(A) such assistance; and
                    ``(B) the duties of the Inspector General under the 
                Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).''.

SEC. 1612. ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    Subtitle F of title I (42 U.S.C. 12631 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 185. CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    ``(a) In General.--To promote efficiency and eliminate duplicative 
requirements, the Corporation shall consolidate or modify application 
procedures and reporting requirements for programs, projects, and 
activities funded under the national service laws.
    ``(b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 18 months after the 
effective date of the Serve America Act, the Corporation shall submit 
to the authorizing committees a report containing information on the 
actions taken to consolidate or modify the application procedures and 
reporting requirements for programs, projects, and activities funded 
under the national service laws, including a description of the 
procedures for consultation with recipients of the funding.

``SEC. 186. SUSTAINABILITY.

    ``The Corporation, after consultation with State Commissions and 
recipients of assistance, may set sustainability goals for projects or 
programs under the national service laws, so that recipients of 
assistance under the national service laws are carrying out sustainable 
projects or programs. Such sustainability goals shall be in writing and 
shall be used--
            ``(1) to build the capacity of the projects or programs 
        that receive assistance under the national service laws to meet 
        community needs;
            ``(2) in providing technical assistance to recipients of 
        assistance under the national service laws regarding acquiring 
        and leveraging non-Federal funds for support of the projects or 
        programs that receive such assistance; and
            ``(3) to determine whether the projects or programs, 
        receiving such assistance, are generating sufficient community 
        support.

``SEC. 187. GRANT PERIODS.

    ``Unless otherwise specifically provided, the Corporation has 
authority to award a grant or contract, or enter into a cooperative 
agreement, under the national service laws for a period of 3 years.

``SEC. 188. GENERATION OF VOLUNTEERS.

    ``In making decisions on applications for assistance or approved 
national service positions under the national service laws, the 
Corporation shall take into consideration the extent to which the 
applicant's proposal will increase the involvement of volunteers in 
meeting community needs. In reviewing the application for this purpose, 
the Corporation may take into account the mission of the applicant.

``SEC. 189. LIMITATION ON PROGRAM GRANT COSTS.

    ``(a) Limitation on Grant Amounts.--Except as otherwise provided by 
this section, the amount of funds approved by the Corporation for a 
grant to operate a program authorized under the national service laws, 
for supporting individuals serving in approved national service 
positions, may not exceed $18,000 per full-time equivalent position.
    ``(b) Costs Subject to Limitation.--The limitation under subsection 
(a), and the increased limitation under subsection (e)(1), shall apply 
to the Corporation's share of the member support costs, staff costs, 
and other costs to operate a program authorized under the national 
service laws incurred, by the recipient of the grant.
    ``(c) Costs Not Subject to Limitation.--The limitation under 
subsection (a), and the increased limitation under subsection (e)(1), 
shall not apply to expenses under a grant authorized under the national 
service laws to operate a program that are not included in the grant 
award for operating the program.
    ``(d) Adjustments for Inflation.--The amounts specified in 
subsections (a) and (e)(1) shall be adjusted each year after 2008 for 
inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
Consumers published by the Secretary of Labor.
    ``(e) Waiver Authority and Reporting Requirement.--
            ``(1) Waiver.--The Chief Executive Officer may increase the 
        limitation under subsection (a) to not more than $19,500 per 
        full-time equivalent position if necessary to meet the 
        compelling needs of a particular program, such as--
                    ``(A) exceptional training needs for a program 
                serving disadvantaged youth;
                    ``(B) the need to pay for increased costs relating 
                to the participation of individuals with disabilities;
                    ``(C) the needs of tribal programs or programs 
                located in the territories; and
                    ``(D) the need to pay for start-up costs associated 
                with a first-time recipient of assistance under a 
                program of the national service laws.
            ``(2) Reports.--The Chief Executive Officer shall report to 
        the authorizing committees annually on all limitations 
        increased under this subsection, with an explanation of the 
        compelling needs justifying such increases.

``SEC. 189A. MATCHING FUNDS FOR SEVERELY ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED 
              COMMUNITIES.

    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
severely economically distressed community that receives assistance 
from the Corporation for any program under the national service laws 
shall not be subject to any requirements to provide matching funds for 
any such program, and the Federal share of such assistance for such a 
community may be 100 percent.
    ``(b) Severely Economically Distressed Community.--For the purposes 
of this section, the term `severely economically distressed community' 
means--
            ``(1) an area that has a mortgage foreclosure rate, home 
        price decline, and unemployment rate all of which are above the 
        national average for such rates or level, for the most recent 
        12 months for which satisfactory data are available; or
            ``(2) a residential area that lacks basic living 
        necessities, such as water and sewer systems, electricity, 
        paved roads, and safe, sanitary housing.

``SEC. 189B. AUDITS AND REPORTS.

    ``The Corporation shall comply with applicable audit and reporting 
requirements as provided in the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 
(31 U.S.C. 901 note; Public Law 101-576) and chapter 91 of title 31, 
United States Code (commonly known as the `Government Corporation 
Control Act'). The Corporation shall report to the authorizing 
committees any failure to comply with such requirements.

``SEC. 189C. RESTRICTIONS ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND USE OF FEDERAL 
              FUNDS.

    ``(a) General Prohibition.--Nothing in the national service laws 
shall be construed to authorize an officer or employee of the Federal 
Government to mandate, direct, or control a State, local educational 
agency, or school's curriculum, program of instruction, or allocation 
of State or local resources, or mandate a State or any subdivision 
thereof to spend any funds or incur any costs not paid for under this 
Act.
    ``(b) Prohibition on Endorsement of Curriculum.--Notwithstanding 
any other prohibition of Federal law, no funds provided to the 
Corporation under this Act may be used by the Corporation to endorse, 
approve, or sanction any curriculum designed to be used in an 
elementary school or secondary school.
    ``(c) Prohibition on Requiring Federal Approval or Certification 
Standards.--Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, not 
State shall be required to have academic content or student academic 
achievement standards approved or certified by the Federal Government, 
in order to receive assistance under this Act.

``SEC. 189D. CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS.

    ``(a) In General.--Each entity selecting individuals to serve in a 
position in which the individuals receive a living allowance, stipend, 
national service educational award, or salary through a program 
receiving assistance under the national service laws, shall, subject to 
regulations and requirements established by the Corporation, conduct 
criminal history checks for such individuals.
    ``(b) Requirements.--A criminal history check under subsection (a) 
shall, except in cases approved for good cause by the Corporation, 
include--
            ``(1) a name-based search of the National Sex Offender 
        Registry established under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 
        Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); and
            ``(2)(A) a search of the State criminal registry or 
        repository in the State in which the program is operating and 
        the State in which the individual resides at the time of 
        application; or
            ``(B) submitting fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation for a national criminal history background check.
    ``(c) Eligibility Prohibition.--An individual shall be ineligible 
to serve in a position described under subsection (a) if such 
individual--
            ``(1) refuses to consent to the criminal history check 
        described in subsection (b);
            ``(2) makes a false statement in connection with such 
        criminal history check;
            ``(3) is registered, or is required to be registered, on a 
        State sex offender registry or the National Sex Offender 
        Registry established under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 
        Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); or
            ``(4) has been convicted of murder, as described in section 
        1111 of title 18, United States Code.''.

SEC. 1613. AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Amendment.--Subtitle F of title I is further amended by 
inserting after section 184 the following:

``SEC. 184A. AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.

    ``A reference in subtitle C, D, E, or H of title I regarding an 
entity eligible to receive direct or indirect assistance to carry out a 
national service program shall include a non-profit organization 
promoting competitive and non-competitive sporting events involving 
individuals with disabilities (including the Special Olympics), which 
enhance the quality of life for individuals with disabilities.''.

SEC. 1614. CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS FOR INDIVIDUALS WORKING WITH 
              VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.

    (a) Amendment.--Section 189D, as added by section 1612, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Special Rule for Individuals Working With Vulnerable 
Populations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), on and 
        after the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of 
        the Serve America Act, a criminal history check under 
        subsection (a) for each individual described in paragraph (2) 
        shall, except for an entity described in paragraph (3), 
        include--
                    ``(A) a name-based search of the National Sex 
                Offender Registry established under the Adam Walsh 
                Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 
                16901 et seq.);
                    ``(B) a search of the State criminal registry or 
                repository in the State in which the program is 
                operating and the State in which the individual resides 
                at the time of application; and
                    ``(C) submitting fingerprints to the Federal Bureau 
                of Investigation for a national criminal history 
                background check.
            ``(2) Individuals with access to vulnerable populations.--
        An individual described in this paragraph is an individual age 
        18 or older who--
                    ``(A) serves in a position in which the individual 
                receives a living allowance, stipend, national service 
                educational award, or salary through a program 
                receiving assistance under the national service laws; 
                and
                    ``(B) as a result of such individual's service in 
                such position, has or will have access, on a recurring 
                basis, to--
                            ``(i) children age 17 years or younger;
                            ``(ii) individuals age 60 years or older; 
                        or
                            ``(iii) individuals with disabilities.
            ``(3) Exceptions.--The provisions of this subsection shall 
        not apply to an entity--
                    ``(A) where the service provided by individuals 
                serving with the entity to a vulnerable population 
                described in paragraph (2)(B) is episodic in nature or 
                for a 1-day period;
                    ``(B) where the cost to the entity of complying 
                with this subsection is prohibitive;
                    ``(C) where the entity is not authorized, or is 
                otherwise unable, under State law, to access the 
                national criminal history background check system of 
                the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
                    ``(D) where the entity is not authorized, or is 
                otherwise unable, under Federal law, to access the 
                national criminal history background check system of 
                the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or
                    ``(E) to which the Corporation otherwise provides 
                an exemption from this subsection for good cause.''.
    (b) Feasibility Study for a System of Criminal History Checks for 
Employees and Volunteers.--
            (1) Feasibility study on efficiency and effectiveness 
        regarding criminal history check.--The Attorney General of the 
        United States shall conduct a study that shall examine, to the 
        extent discernible and as of the date of the study, the 
        following:
                    (A) The state of criminal history checks (including 
                the use of fingerprint collection) at the State and 
                local level, including--
                            (i) the available infrastructure for 
                        conducting criminal history checks;
                            (ii) the State system capacities to conduct 
                        such criminal history checks; and
                            (iii) the time required for each State to 
                        process an individual's fingerprints for a 
                        national criminal history background check 
                        through the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
                        from the time of fingerprint collection to the 
                        submission to the Federal Bureau of 
                        Investigation.
                    (B) The likelihood that each State would 
                participate in a nationwide system of criminal history 
                checks to provide information regarding participants to 
                entities receiving assistance under the national 
                service laws.
                    (C) The number of participants that would require a 
                fingerprint-based national criminal history background 
                check under the national service laws.
                    (D) The impact of the national service laws on the 
                Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System 
                of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in terms of 
                capacity and impact on other users of the system, 
                including the effect on the work practices and staffing 
                levels of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
                    (E) The fees charged by the Federal Bureau of 
                Investigation, States, local agencies, and private 
                companies to collect and process fingerprints and 
                conduct criminal history checks.
                    (F) The existence of model or best practice 
                programs regarding conducting criminal history checks 
                that could easily be expanded and duplicated in other 
                States.
                    (G) The extent to which private companies are 
                currently performing criminal history checks, and the 
                possibility of using private companies in the future to 
                perform any of the criminal history check process, 
                including the collection and transmission of 
                fingerprints and fitness determinations.
                    (H) The cost of development and operation of the 
                technology and the infrastructure necessary to 
                establish a nationwide fingerprint-based and other 
                criminal background check system.
                    (I) The extent of State participation in the 
                procedures for background checks under the National 
                Child Protection Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 5119 et seq.).
                    (J) The extent to which States provide access to 
                nationwide criminal history checks to organizations 
                that serve children.
                    (K) The extent to which States permit volunteers 
                and other individuals to appeal adverse fitness 
                determinations, and whether similar procedures are 
                required at the Federal level.
                    (L) Any privacy concerns that may arise from 
                nationwide criminal background checks for participants.
                    (M) Any other information determined relevant by 
                the Attorney General.
            (2) Interim report.--Based on the findings of the study 
        under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall, not later than 
        6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to 
        the appropriate committees of Congress an interim report, which 
        may include recommendations regarding criminal history checks 
        for individuals that seek to volunteer with organizations that 
        work with children, the elderly, or individuals with 
        disabilities.
            (3) Final report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the 
        Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and to the 
        Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Education and 
        Labor of the House of Representatives, a final report including 
        recommendations regarding criminal history checks for 
        participants under the national service laws, which may 
        include--
                    (A) a proposal for grants to States to develop or 
                improve programs to collect fingerprints and perform 
                criminal history checks for individuals that seek to 
                volunteer with organizations that work with children, 
                the elderly, or individuals with disabilities; and
                    (B) recommendations for amendments to the National 
                Child Protection Act of 1993 and the Volunteers for 
                Children Act so that entities receiving assistance 
                under the national service laws can promptly and 
                affordably conduct nationwide criminal history 
                background checks on their employees and volunteers.
            (4) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms 
        ``authorizing committees'', ``participants'', and ``national 
        service laws'' have the meanings given such terms in section 
        101 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
        U.S.C. 12511).
    (c) Effective Date.--Notwithstanding section 6101, subsection (b) 
shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

  Subtitle G--Amendments to Subtitle G (Corporation for National and 
                           Community Service)

SEC. 1701. TERMS OF OFFICE.

    Section 192 (42 U.S.C. 12651a) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Terms.--Subject to subsection (e), each appointed member 
shall serve for a term of 5 years.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Service Until Appointment of Successor.--A voting member of 
the Board whose term has expired may continue to serve on the Board 
until the date on which the member's successor takes office, which 
period shall not exceed 1 year.''.

SEC. 1702. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES.

    Section 192A(g) (42 U.S.C. 12651b(g)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``shall--'' and inserting ``shall have responsibility for 
        setting overall policy for the Corporation and shall--'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the semicolon at 
        the end the following: ``, and review the budget proposal in 
        advance of submission to the Office of Management and Budget'';
            (3) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and'' after 
                the semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(C) review the performance of the Chief Executive Officer 
        annually and forward a report on that review to the 
        President;'';
            (4) in paragraph (8), by striking ``the Congress'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``the authorizing committees'';
            (5) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following:
            ``(10) notwithstanding any other provision of law--
                    ``(A) make grants to or contracts with Federal and 
                other public departments or agencies, and private 
                nonprofit organizations, for the assignment or referral 
                of volunteers under the provisions of title I of the 
                Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 
                et seq.) (except as provided in section 108 of such 
                Act), which may provide that the agency or organization 
                shall pay all or a part of the costs of the program; 
                and
                    ``(B) enter into agreements with other Federal 
                agencies or private nonprofit organizations for the 
                support of programs under the national service laws, 
                which--
                            ``(i) may provide that the agency or 
                        organization shall pay all or a part of the 
                        costs of the program, except as is provided in 
                        section 121(b); and
                            ``(ii) shall provide that the program 
                        (including any program operated by another 
                        Federal agency) will comply with all 
                        requirements related to evaluation, 
                        performance, and other goals applicable to 
                        similar programs under the national service 
                        laws, as determined by the Corporation,''; and
            (6) in paragraph (11)--
                    (A) by striking ``Congress'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``authorizing committees'';
                    (B) by striking ``section 193A(b)(10)'' and 
                inserting ``section 193A(b)(11)''; and
                    (C) by striking ``September 30, 1995'' and 
                inserting ``January 1, 2012''.

SEC. 1703. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION.

    Section 193(b) (42 U.S.C. 12651c(b)) is amended by striking the 
period and inserting ``, plus 3 percent.''.

SEC. 1704. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.

    Section 193A (42 U.S.C. 12651d) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``shall--'' and inserting ``, in collaboration 
                with the State Commissions, shall--'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``a 
                strategic plan'' the following: ``, including a plan 
                for having 50 percent of all approved national service 
                positions be full-time positions by 2012,'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ``, approved 
                summer of service positions, and approved silver 
                scholar positions'' after ``approved national service 
                positions'';
                    (D) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (11) as 
                paragraphs (8) through (12), respectively;
                    (E) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) prepare and submit to the authorizing committees and 
        the Board an annual report on actions taken to achieve the goal 
        of having 50 percent of all approved national service positions 
        be full-time positions by 2012 as described in paragraph (1), 
        including an assessment of the progress made toward achieving 
        that goal and the actions to be taken in the coming year toward 
        achieving that goal;'';
                    (F) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of 
                paragraph (10) (as so redesignated), by striking 
                ``appropriate committees of Congress'' and inserting 
                ``authorizing committees'';
                    (G) in paragraph (11) (as so redesignated)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``by June 30, 1995,'' and 
                        inserting ``periodically,'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A)(i)--
                                    (I) by striking ``described in 
                                section 122(c)(1)''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``national 
                                priorities designed to meet the'' and 
                                inserting ``national priorities, as 
                                described in section 122(f)(1), 
                                designed to meet''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``and'' after a semicolon;
                    (H) in paragraph (12) (as so redesignated), by 
                striking the period at the end and inserting a 
                semicolon; and
                    (I) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) bolster the public awareness of and recruitment 
        efforts for the wide range of service opportunities for 
        citizens of all ages, regardless of socioeconomic status or 
        geographic location, through a variety of methods, including--
                    ``(A) print media;
                    ``(B) the Internet and related emerging 
                technologies;
                    ``(C) television;
                    ``(D) radio;
                    ``(E) presentations at public or private forums;
                    ``(F) other innovative methods of communication; 
                and
                    ``(G) outreach to offices of economic development, 
                State employment security agencies, labor organizations 
                and trade associations, local educational agencies, 
                institutions of higher education, agencies and 
                organizations serving veterans and individuals with 
                disabilities, and other institutions or organizations 
                from which participants for programs receiving 
                assistance from the national service laws can be 
                recruited;
            ``(14) identify and implement methods of recruitment to--
                    ``(A) increase the diversity of participants in the 
                programs receiving assistance under the national 
                service laws; and
                    ``(B) increase the diversity of service sponsors of 
                programs desiring to receive assistance under the 
                national service laws;
            ``(15) coordinate with organizations of former participants 
        of national service programs for service opportunities that may 
        include capacity building, outreach, and recruitment for 
        programs receiving assistance under the national service laws;
            ``(16) collaborate with organizations with demonstrated 
        expertise in supporting and accommodating individuals with 
        disabilities, including institutions of higher education, to 
        identify and implement methods of recruitment to increase the 
        number of participants who are individuals with disabilities in 
        the programs receiving assistance under the national service 
        laws;
            ``(17) identify and implement recruitment strategies and 
        training programs for bilingual volunteers in the National 
        Senior Service Corps under title II of the Domestic Volunteer 
        Service Act of 1973;
            ``(18) collaborate with organizations that have established 
        volunteer recruitment programs to increase the recruitment 
        capacity of the Corporation;
            ``(19) where practicable, provide application materials in 
        languages other than English for individuals with limited 
        English proficiency who wish to participate in a national 
        service program;
            ``(20) collaborate with the training and technical 
        assistance programs described in subtitle J with respect to the 
        activities described in section 199N(b));
            ``(21) coordinate the clearinghouses described in section 
        198O;
            ``(22) coordinate with entities receiving funds under 
        subtitle C in establishing the National Service Reserve Corps 
        under section 198H, through which alumni of the national 
        service programs and veterans can serve in disasters and 
        emergencies (as such terms are defined in section 198H(a));
            ``(23) identify and implement strategies to increase 
        awareness among Indian tribes of the types and availability of 
        assistance under the national service laws, increase Native 
        American participation in programs under the national service 
        laws, collect information on challenges facing Native American 
        communities, and designate a Strategic Advisor for Native 
        American Affairs to be responsible for the execution of those 
        activities under the national service laws;
            ``(24) conduct outreach to ensure the inclusion of 
        economically disadvantaged individuals in national service 
        programs and activities authorized under the national service 
        laws; and
            ``(25) ensure that outreach, awareness, and recruitment 
        efforts are consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act 
        of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and section 504 of the 
        Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794).'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (9)--
                            (i) by striking ``Congress'' each place the 
                        term occurs and inserting ``the authorizing 
                        committees''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph 
                (11); and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
            ``(10) obtain the opinions of peer reviewers in evaluating 
        applications to the Corporation for assistance under this 
        title; and'';
            (3) in subsection (f)(2)(B), by striking ``date specified 
        in subsection (b)(10)'' and inserting ``the first date that a 
        report is submitted under subsection (b)(11) after the 
        effective date of the Serve America Act''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Authority To Contract With Businesses.--The Chief Executive 
Officer may, through contracts or cooperative agreements, carry out the 
marketing duties described in subsection (b)(13), with priority given 
to those entities that have established expertise in the recruitment of 
disadvantaged youth, members of Indian tribes, and older adults.
    ``(i) Campaign To Solicit Funds.--The Chief Executive Officer may 
conduct a campaign to solicit funds to conduct outreach and recruitment 
campaigns to recruit a diverse population of service sponsors of, and 
participants in, programs and projects receiving assistance under the 
national service laws.''.

SEC. 1705. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER STATUS.

    Section 194(c) (42 U.S.C. 12651e(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--There shall be in the Corporation a 
        Chief Financial Officer, who shall be appointed by the Chief 
        Executive Officer pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of 
        section 195.''; and
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).

SEC. 1706. NONVOTING MEMBERS; PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS.

    Section 195 (42 U.S.C. 12651f) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting after 
                ``subdivision of a State,'' the following: 
                ``territory,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in the heading, by striking ``Member'' 
                        and inserting ``Nonvoting member''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``nonvoting'' before 
                        ``member''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Personal Services Contracts.--The Corporation may enter into 
personal services contracts to carry out research, evaluation, and 
public awareness related to the national service laws.''.

SEC. 1707. DONATED SERVICES.

    Section 196(a) (42 U.S.C. 12651g(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(A) Organizations and individuals.--
                Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States 
                Code, the Corporation may solicit and accept the 
                services of organizations and individuals (other than 
                participants) to assist the Corporation in carrying out 
                the duties of the Corporation under the national 
                service laws, and may provide to such individuals the 
                travel expenses described in section 192A(d).'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``Such a volunteer'' and inserting ``A 
                        person who provides assistance, either 
                        individually or as a member of an organization, 
                        in accordance with subparagraph (A)'';
                            (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``a 
                        volunteer under this subtitle'' and inserting 
                        ``such a person'';
                            (iii) in clause (ii), by striking 
                        ``volunteers under this subtitle'' and 
                        inserting ``such persons''; and
                            (iv) in clause (iii), by striking ``such a 
                        volunteer'' and inserting ``such a person''; 
                        and
                    (C) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ``Such a 
                volunteer'' and inserting ``Such a person''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (3).

SEC. 1708. ASSIGNMENT TO STATE COMMISSIONS.

    Subtitle G of title I (42 U.S.C. 12651 et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 196B. ASSIGNMENT TO STATE COMMISSIONS.

    ``(a) Assignment.--In accordance with section 193A(c)(1), the Chief 
Executive Officer may assign to State Commissions specific programmatic 
functions upon a determination that such an assignment will increase 
efficiency in the operation or oversight of a program under the 
national service laws. In carrying out this section, and before 
executing any assignment of authority, the Corporation shall seek input 
from and consult Corporation employees, State Commissions, State 
educational agencies, and other interested stakeholders.
    ``(b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the effective date of 
the Serve America Act, the Corporation shall submit a report to the 
authorizing committees describing the consultation process described in 
subsection (a), including the stakeholders consulted, the 
recommendation of stakeholders, and any actions taken by the 
Corporation under this section.''.

SEC. 1709. STUDY OF INVOLVEMENT OF VETERANS.

    Subtitle G of title I (42 U.S.C. 12651 et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 196C. STUDY OF INVOLVEMENT OF VETERANS.

    ``(a) Study and Report.--The Corporation shall conduct a study and 
submit a report to the authorizing committees, not later than 3 years 
after the effective date of the Serve America Act, on--
            ``(1) the number of veterans serving in national service 
        programs historically by year;
            ``(2) strategies being undertaken to identify the specific 
        areas of need of veterans, including any goals set by the 
        Corporation for veterans participating in the service programs;
            ``(3) the impact of the strategies described in paragraph 
        (2) and the Veterans Corps on enabling greater participation by 
        veterans in the national service programs carried out under the 
        national service laws;
            ``(4) how existing programs and activities carried out 
        under the national service laws could be improved to serve 
        veterans, veterans service organizations, families of active-
        duty military, including gaps in services to veterans;
            ``(5) the extent to which existing programs and activities 
        carried out under the national service laws are coordinated and 
        recommendations to improve such coordination including the 
        methods for ensuring the efficient financial organization of 
        services directed towards veterans; and
            ``(6) how to improve utilization of veterans as resources 
        and volunteers.
    ``(b) Consultation.--In conducting the studies and preparing the 
reports required under this subsection, the Corporation shall consult 
with veterans' service organizations, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, State veterans agencies, the Secretary of Defense, as 
appropriate, and other individuals and entities the Corporation 
considers appropriate.''.

SEC. 1710. STUDY TO EXAMINE AND INCREASE SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR DISPLACED 
              WORKERS IN SERVICES CORPS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AND TO 
              DEVELOP PILOT PROGRAM PLANNING STUDY.

    (a) Planning Study.--The Corporation shall conduct a study to 
identify--
            (1) specific areas of need for displaced workers;
            (2) how existing programs and activities (as of the time of 
        the study) carried out under the national service laws could 
        better serve displaced workers and communities that have been 
        adversely affected by plant closings and job losses;
            (3) prospects for better utilization of displaced workers 
        as resources and volunteers; and
            (4) methods for ensuring the efficient financial 
        organization of services directed towards displaced workers.
    (b) Consultation.--The study shall be carried out in consultation 
with the Secretary of Labor, State labor agencies, and other 
individuals and entities the Corporation considers appropriate.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the effective date of this 
Act, the Corporation shall submit to the authorizing committees a 
report on the results of the planning study required by subsection (a), 
together with a plan for implementation of a pilot program using 
promising strategies and approaches for better targeting and serving 
displaced workers.
    (d) Pilot Program.--From amounts made available to carry out this 
section, the Corporation shall develop and carry out a pilot program 
based on the findings and plan in the report submitted under subsection 
(c).
    (e) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``Corporation'', 
``authorizing committees'', and ``national service laws'' have the 
meanings given the terms in section 101 of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511).
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary 
for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.

SEC. 1711. STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AGENCY COORDINATION.

    (a) Study.--In order to reduce administrative burdens and lower 
costs for national service programs carried out under the national 
service laws, the Corporation shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility and effectiveness of implementing a data matching system 
under which the statements of an individual declaring that such 
individual is in compliance with the requirements of section 146(a)(3) 
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12602(a)(3)) shall be verified by the Corporation by comparing 
information provided by the individual with information relevant to 
such a declaration in the possession of other Federal agencies. Such 
study shall--
            (1) review the feasibility of--
                    (A) expanding, and participating in, the data 
                matching conducted by the Department of Education with 
                the Social Security Administration and the Department 
                of Homeland Security, pursuant to section 484(g) of the 
                Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(g)); or
                    (B) establishing a comparable system of data 
                matching with the Social Security Administration and 
                the Department of Homeland Security; and
            (2) identify--
                    (A) the costs, for both the Corporation and the 
                other Federal agencies identified in paragraph (1), 
                associated with expanding or establishing such a system 
                of data matching;
                    (B) the benefits or detriments of such an expanded 
                or comparable system both for the Corporation and for 
                the other Federal agencies so identified;
                    (C) strategies for ensuring the privacy and 
                security of participant information that is shared 
                between Federal agencies and organizations receiving 
                assistance under the national service laws;
                    (D) the information that needs to be shared in 
                order to fulfill the eligibility requirements of 
                section 146(a)(3) of the National and Community Service 
                Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12602(a)(3));
                    (E) an alternative system through which an 
                individual's compliance with section 146(a)(3) of such 
                Act may be verified, should such an expanded or 
                comparable system fail to verify the individual's 
                declaration of compliance; and
                    (F) recommendations for implementation of such an 
                expanded or comparable system.
    (b) Consultation.--The Corporation shall carry out the study in 
consultation with the Secretary of Education, the Commissioner of the 
Social Security Administration, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and 
other Federal agencies, entities, and individuals that the Corporation 
considers appropriate.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 9 months after the effective date of 
this Act, the Corporation shall submit to the authorizing committees a 
report on the results of the study required by subsection (a) and a 
plan for implementation of a pilot data matching program using 
promising strategies and approaches identified in such study, if the 
Corporation determines such program to be feasible.
    (d) Pilot Program.--From amounts made available to carry out this 
section, the Corporation may develop and carry out a pilot data 
matching program based on the report submitted under subsection (c).
    (e) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``Corporation'', 
``authorizing committees'', and ``national service laws'' have the 
meanings given the terms in section 101 of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511).

SEC. 1712. STUDY OF PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall develop performance measures for each program receiving Federal 
assistance under the national service laws.
    (b) Contents.--The performance measures developed under subsection 
(a) shall--
            (1) to the maximum extent practicable draw on research-
        based, quantitative data;
            (2) take into account program purpose and program design;
            (3) include criteria to evaluate the cost effectiveness of 
        programs receiving assistance under the national service laws;
            (4) include criteria to evaluate the administration and 
        management of programs receiving Federal assistance under the 
        national service laws; and
            (5) include criteria to evaluate oversight and 
        accountability of recipients of assistance through such 
        programs under the national service laws.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the development of the 
performance measures under subsection (a), and every 5 years 
thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare 
and submit to the authorizing committees and the Corporation's Board of 
Directors a report containing an assessment of each such program with 
respect to the performance measures developed under subsection (a).
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) In general.--The terms ``authorizing committees'', 
        ``Corporation'', and ``national service laws'' have the 
        meanings given the terms in section 101 of the National and 
        Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511).
            (2) Program.--The term ``program'' means an entire program 
        carried out by the Corporation under the national service laws, 
        such as the entire AmeriCorps program carried out under 
        subtitle C.

SEC. 1713. VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT CORPS STUDY.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Many managers seek opportunities to give back to their 
        communities and address the Nation's challenges.
            (2) Managers possess business and technical skills that 
        make them especially suited to help nonprofit organizations and 
        State and local governments create efficiencies and cost 
        savings and develop programs to serve communities in need.
            (3) There are currently a large number of businesses and 
        firms who are seeking to identify savings through sabbatical 
        opportunities for senior employees.
    (b) Study and Plan.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall--
            (1) conduct a study on how best to establish and implement 
        a Volunteer Management Corps program; and
            (2) submit a plan regarding the establishment of such 
        program to Congress and to the President.
    (c) Consultation.--In carrying out the study described in 
subsection (b)(1), the Corporation may consult with experts in the 
private and nonprofit sectors.
    (d) Effective Date.--Notwithstanding section 6101, this section 
shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

   Subtitle H--Amendments to Subtitle H (Investment for Quality and 
                              Innovation)

SEC. 1801. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO SUBTITLE H.

    Subtitle H of title I (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after the subtitle heading and before section 198 the 
following:

    ``PART I--ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL 
                               SERVICE''.

SEC. 1802. ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL 
              SERVICE.

    (a) Technical Amendments.--Section 198 (42 U.S.C. 12653) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (r)'' and 
        inserting ``subsection (g)'';
            (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection 
        (b), by striking ``to improve the quality'' and all that 
        follows through ``including--'' and inserting ``to address 
        emergent needs through summer programs and other activities, 
        and to support service-learning programs and national service 
        programs, including--'';
            (3) by striking subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), (i), 
        (j), (l), (m), and (p) and redesignating subsections (g), (k), 
        (n), (o), (q), (r), and (s) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), 
        (g), (h), and (i), respectively.
    (b) Global Youth Service Days.--Section 198 (42 U.S.C. 12653), as 
amended in subsection (a), is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by subsection 
        (a)(3))--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``National'' and inserting ``Global'';
                    (B) by striking ``National Youth'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Global Youth'';
                    (C) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking the first sentence and 
                        inserting ``April 24, 2009, and April 23, 2010, 
                        are each designated as `Global Youth Service 
                        Days'.''; and
                            (ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
                        ``appropriate ceremonies and activities'' and 
                        inserting ``appropriate youth-led community 
                        improvement and service-learning activities'';
                    (D) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by inserting ``and other Federal 
                        departments and agencies'' after 
                        ``Corporation''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``ceremonies and 
                        activities'' and inserting ``youth-led 
                        community improvement and service-learning 
                        activities''; and
                    (E) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and other 
                Federal departments and agencies'' after 
                ``Corporation''.
    (c) Call to Service Campaign and September 11th Day of Service.--
Section 198 (42 U.S.C. 12653), as amended by subsection (a), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) 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 in the nonprofit sector or 
government, or volunteering. In conducting the campaign, the 
Corporation may collaborate with other Federal agencies and entities, 
State Commissions, Governors, nonprofit and faith-based organizations, 
businesses, institutions of higher education, elementary schools, and 
secondary schools.
    ``(k) September 11th Day of Service.--
            ``(1) Federal activities.--The Corporation may organize and 
        carry out appropriate ceremonies and activities, which may 
        include activities that are part of the broader Call to Service 
        Campaign under subsection (j), in order to observe the 
        September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance at the 
        Federal level.
            ``(2) Activities.--The Corporation may make grants and 
        provide other support to community-based organizations to 
        assist in planning and carrying out appropriate service, 
        charity, and remembrance opportunities in conjunction with the 
        September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance.
            ``(3) Consultation.--The Corporation may consult with and 
        make grants or provide other forms of support to nonprofit 
        organizations with expertise in representing families of 
        victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and other 
        impacted constituencies, and in promoting the establishment of 
        September 11 as an annually recognized National Day of Service 
        and Remembrance.''.

SEC. 1803. REPEALS.

    (a) Repeals.--The following provisions are repealed:
            (1) Clearinghouses.--Section 198A (42 U.S.C. 12653a).
            (2) Military installation conversion demonstration 
        programs.--Section 198C (42 U.S.C. 12653c).
            (3) Special demonstration project.--Section 198D (42 U.S.C. 
        12653d).
    (b) Redesignation.--Section 198B (42 U.S.C. 12653b) is redesignated 
as section 198A.

SEC. 1804. PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS.

    Section 198A(a)(2) (as redesignated by section 1803(b)) (42 U.S.C. 
12653b(a)(2)) is further amended by striking ``section 101(19)'' and 
inserting ``section 101''.

SEC. 1805. NEW FELLOWSHIPS.

    Part I of subtitle H of title I (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new sections:

``SEC. 198B. SERVEAMERICA FELLOWSHIPS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Area of national need.--The term `area of national 
        need' means an area involved in efforts to--
                    ``(A) improve education in schools for economically 
                disadvantaged students;
                    ``(B) expand and improve access to health care;
                    ``(C) improve energy efficiency and conserve 
                natural resources;
                    ``(D) improve economic opportunities for 
                economically disadvantaged individuals; or
                    ``(E) improve disaster preparedness and response.
            ``(2) Eligible fellowship recipient.--The term `eligible 
        fellowship recipient' means an individual who is selected by a 
        State Commission under subsection (c) and, as a result of such 
        selection, is eligible for a ServeAmerica Fellowship.
            ``(3) Fellow.--The term `fellow' means an eligible 
        fellowship recipient who is awarded a ServeAmerica Fellowship 
        and is designated a fellow under subsection (e)(2).
            ``(4) Small service sponsor organization.--The term `small 
        service sponsor organization' means a service sponsor 
        organization described in subsection (d)(1) that has not more 
        than 10 full-time employees and 10 part-time employees.
    ``(b) Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--From the amounts appropriated under 
        section 501(a)(4)(B) and allotted under paragraph (2)(A), the 
        Corporation shall make grants (including financial assistance 
        and a corresponding allotment of approved national service 
        positions), to the State Commission of each of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico with an application approved under this section, to 
        enable such State Commissions to award ServeAmerica Fellowships 
        under subsection (e).
            ``(2) Allotment; administrative costs.--
                    ``(A) Allotment.--The amount allotted to a State 
                Commission for a fiscal year shall be equal to an 
                amount that bears the same ratio to the amount 
                appropriated under section 501(a)(4)(B), 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.
                    ``(B) Reallotment.--If a State Commission does not 
                apply for an allotment under this subsection for any 
                fiscal year, or if the State Commission's application 
                is not approved, the Corporation shall reallot the 
                amount of the State Commission's allotment to the 
                remaining State Commissions in accordance with 
                subparagraph (A).
                    ``(C) Administrative costs.--Of the amount allotted 
                to a State Commission under subparagraph (A), not more 
                than 1.5 percent of such amount may be used for 
                administrative costs.
            ``(3) Number of positions.--The Corporation shall--
                    ``(A) establish or increase the number of approved 
                national service positions under this subsection during 
                each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014;
                    ``(B) establish the number of approved positions at 
                500 for fiscal year 2010; and
                    ``(C) increase the number of the approved positions 
                to--
                            ``(i) 750 for fiscal year 2011;
                            ``(ii) 1,000 for fiscal year 2012;
                            ``(iii) 1,250 for fiscal year 2013; and
                            ``(iv) 1,500 for fiscal year 2014.
            ``(4) Uses of grant funds.--
                    ``(A) Required uses.--A grant awarded under this 
                subsection shall be used to enable fellows to carry out 
                service projects in areas of national need.
                    ``(B) Permitted uses.--A grant awarded under this 
                subsection may be used for--
                            ``(i) oversight activities and mechanisms 
                        for the service sites of the fellows, as 
                        determined necessary by the State Commission or 
                        the Corporation, which may include site visits;
                            ``(ii) activities to augment the experience 
                        of fellows, including activities to engage the 
                        fellows in networking opportunities with other 
                        national service participants; and
                            ``(iii) recruitment or training activities 
                        for fellows.
            ``(5) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
        under this subsection, 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 overseeing ServeAmerica 
        Fellowship placements for service projects, under subsection 
        (e).
    ``(c) Eligible Fellowship Recipients.--
            ``(1) Application.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An applicant desiring to become 
                an eligible fellowship recipient shall submit an 
                application to a State Commission that has elected to 
                participate in the program authorized under this 
                section, at such time and in such manner as the 
                Commission may require, and containing the information 
                described in subparagraph (B) and such additional 
                information as the Commission may require. An applicant 
                may submit such application to only 1 State Commission 
                for a fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Contents.--The Corporation shall specify 
                information to be provided in an application submitted 
                under this subsection, which--
                            ``(i) shall include--
                                    ``(I) a description of the area of 
                                national need that the applicant 
                                intends to address 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 the applicant plans to 
                                provide as a fellow; and
                                    ``(IV) information identifying the 
                                local area within the State served by 
                                the Commission in which the applicant 
                                plans to serve for the service project; 
                                and
                            ``(ii) may include, if the applicant 
                        chooses, the size of the registered service 
                        sponsor organization with which the applicant 
                        hopes to serve.
            ``(2) Selection.--Each State Commission shall--
                    ``(A) select, from 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 amount of the grant 
                received by the State Commission under subsection (b); 
                and
                    ``(B) make an effort to award one-third of the 
                fellowships available to the State Commission for a 
                fiscal year, based on the amount of the grant received 
                under subsection (b), to applicants who propose to 
                serve the fellowship with small service sponsor 
                organizations registered under subsection (d).
    ``(d) Service Sponsor Organizations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each service sponsor organization 
        shall--
                    ``(A) be a nonprofit organization;
                    ``(B) satisfy qualification criteria established by 
                the Corporation or the State Commission, including 
                standards relating to organizational capacity, 
                financial management, and programmatic oversight;
                    ``(C) not be a recipient of other assistance, 
                approved national service positions, or approved summer 
                of service positions under the national service laws; 
                and
                    ``(D) at the time of registration with a State 
                Commission, enter into an agreement providing that the 
                service sponsor organization shall--
                            ``(i) abide by all program requirements;
                            ``(ii) provide an amount described in 
                        subsection (e)(3)(b) for each fellow serving 
                        with the organization through the ServeAmerica 
                        Fellowship;
                            ``(iii) be responsible for certifying 
                        whether each fellow serving with the 
                        organization successfully completed the 
                        ServeAmerica Fellowship, and 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
                            ``(iv) provide timely access to records 
                        relating to the ServeAmerica Fellowship to the 
                        State Commission, the Corporation, and the 
                        Inspector General of the Corporation.
            ``(2) Registration.--
                    ``(A) Requirement.--No service sponsor organization 
                may receive a fellow under this section until the 
                organization registers with the State Commission.
                    ``(B) Clearinghouse.--The State Commission shall 
                maintain a list of registered service sponsor 
                organizations on a public website.
                    ``(C) Revocation.--If a State Commission determines 
                that a service sponsor organization is in violation of 
                any of the applicable provisions of this section--
                            ``(i) the State Commission shall revoke the 
                        registration of the organization;
                            ``(ii) the organization shall not be 
                        eligible to receive assistance, approved 
                        national service positions, or approved summer 
                        of service positions under this title for not 
                        less than 5 years; and
                            ``(iii) the State Commission shall have the 
                        right to remove a fellow from the organization 
                        and relocate the fellow to another site.
    ``(e) Fellows.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to participate in a 
        service project as a fellow and receive a ServeAmerica 
        Fellowship, an eligible fellowship recipient shall--
                    ``(A) within 3 months after being selected as an 
                eligible fellowship recipient by a State Commission, 
                select a registered service sponsor organization 
                described in subsection (d)--
                            ``(i) with which the recipient is 
                        interested in serving under this section; and
                            ``(ii) that is located in the State served 
                        by the State Commission;
                    ``(B) enter into an agreement with the 
                organization--
                            ``(i) that specifies the service the 
                        recipient will provide if the placement is 
                        approved; and
                            ``(ii) in which the recipient agrees to 
                        serve for 1 year on a full-time or part-time 
                        basis (as determined by the Corporation); and
                    ``(C) submit such agreement to the State 
                Commission.
            ``(2) Award.--Upon receiving the eligible fellowship 
        recipient's agreement under paragraph (1), the State Commission 
        shall award a ServeAmerica Fellowship to the recipient and 
        designate the recipient as a fellow.
            ``(3) Fellowship amount.--
                    ``(A) In general.--From amounts received under 
                subsection (b), each State Commission shall award each 
                of the State's fellows a ServeAmerica Fellowship amount 
                that is equal to 50 percent of the amount of the 
                average annual VISTA subsistence allowance.
                    ``(B) Amount from service sponsor organization.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii) and subparagraph (E), 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 service project 
                        (consisting of such amount and the ServeAmerica 
                        Fellowship amount the fellow receives under 
                        subparagraph (A)) is equal to or greater than 
                        70 percent of the average annual VISTA 
                        subsistence allowance.
                            ``(ii) Small service sponsor 
                        organizations.--In the case of a small service 
                        sponsor organization, the small service sponsor 
                        organization may decrease the amount of the 
                        service sponsor organization award required 
                        under clause (i) to not less than an amount 
                        that will ensure that the total award received 
                        by the fellow for service in the service 
                        project (as calculated in clause (i)) is equal 
                        to or greater than 60 percent of the average 
                        annual VISTA subsistence allowance.
                    ``(C) 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 VISTA subsistence allowance.
                    ``(D) Proration of amount.--In the case of a fellow 
                who is authorized to serve a part-time term of service 
                under the agreement described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), 
                the amount provided to a fellow under this paragraph 
                shall be prorated accordingly.
                    ``(E) Waiver.--The Corporation may allow a State 
                Commission to waive the amount required under 
                subparagraph (B) from the service sponsor organization 
                for a fellow serving the organization if--
                            ``(i) such requirement is inconsistent with 
                        the objectives of the ServeAmerica Fellowship 
                        program; and
                            ``(ii) the amount provided to the fellow 
                        under subparagraph (A) is sufficient to meet 
                        the necessary costs of living (including food, 
                        housing, and transportation) in the area in 
                        which the ServeAmerica Fellowship program is 
                        located.
                    ``(F) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term 
                `average annual VISTA subsistence allowance' means 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).
    ``(f) Compliance With Ineligible Service Categories.--Service under 
a ServeAmerica Fellowship shall comply with section 132(a). For 
purposes of applying that section to this subsection, a reference to 
assistance shall be considered to be a reference to assistance provided 
under this section.
    ``(g) Reports.--Each service sponsor organization that receives a 
fellow under this section 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.
    ``(h) Educational Awards.--A fellow who serves in a service project 
under this section shall be considered to have served in an approved 
national service position and, upon meeting the requirements of section 
147 for full-time or 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 
award for such fellow.

``SEC. 198C. SILVER SCHOLARSHIPS AND ENCORE FELLOWSHIPS.

    ``(a) Silver Scholarship Grant Program.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Corporation may award fixed-
        amount grants (in accordance with section 129(l)) to community-
        based entities to carry out a Silver Scholarship Grant Program 
        for individuals age 55 or older, in which such individuals 
        complete not less than 350 hours of service in a year carrying 
        out projects of national need and receive a Silver Scholarship 
        in the form of a $1,000 national service educational award. 
        Under such a program, the Corporation shall establish criteria 
        for the types of the service required to be performed to 
        receive such award.
            ``(2) Term.--Each program funded under this subsection 
        shall be carried out over a period of 3 years (which may 
        include 1 planning year), with a 1-year extension possible, if 
        the program meets performance levels developed in accordance 
        with section 179(k) and any other criteria determined by the 
        Corporation.
            ``(3) Applications.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
        subsection, a community-based entity shall--
                    ``(A) submit to the Corporation an application at 
                such time and in such manner as the Chief Executive 
                Officer may reasonably require; and
                    ``(B) be a listed organization as described in 
                subsection (b)(4).
            ``(4) Collaboration encouraged.--A community-based entity 
        awarded a grant under this subsection is encouraged to 
        collaborate with programs funded under title II of the Domestic 
        Volunteer Service Act of 1973 in carrying out this program.
            ``(5) Eligibility for fellowship.--An individual is 
        eligible to receive a Silver Scholarship if the community-based 
        entity certifies to the Corporation that the individual has 
        completed not less than 350 hours of service under this section 
        in a 1-year period.
            ``(6) Transfer to trust.--The Corporation shall transfer an 
        appropriate amount of funds to the National Service Trust to 
        provide for the national service educational award for each 
        silver scholar under this subsection.
            ``(7) Support services.--A community-based entity receiving 
        a fixed-amount grant under this subsection may use a portion of 
        the grant to provide transportation services to an eligible 
        individual to allow such individual to participate in a service 
        project.
    ``(b) Encore Fellowships.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Corporation may award 1-year 
        Encore Fellowships to enable individuals age 55 or older to--
                    ``(A) carry out service projects in areas of 
                national need; and
                    ``(B) receive training and development in order to 
                transition to full- or part-time public service in the 
                nonprofit sector or government.
            ``(2) Program.--In carrying out the program, the 
        Corporation shall--
                    ``(A) maintain a list of eligible organizations for 
                which Encore Fellows may be placed to carry out service 
                projects through the program and shall provide the list 
                to all Fellowship recipients; and
                    ``(B) at the request of a Fellowship recipient--
                            ``(i) determine whether the requesting 
                        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 clause (i), award the 
                        recipient with an Encore Fellowship, and place 
                        the recipient with the organization as an 
                        Encore Fellow under paragraph (5)(C).
            ``(3) Eligible recipients.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An individual desiring to be 
                selected as a Fellowship recipient shall--
                            ``(i) be an individual who--
                                    ``(I) is age 55 or older as of the 
                                time the individual applies for the 
                                program; and
                                    ``(II) is not engaged in, but who 
                                wishes to engage 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 
                                region of the United States in which 
                                the applicant wishes to serve.
                    ``(B) Selection basis.--In determining which 
                individuals to select as 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)(A), 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 
                in accordance with paragraph (2)(B) 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 
                organization.--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; and
                            ``(iii) 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 the 
                                organization is financially sound;
                                    ``(III) an assurance that the 
                                organization will provide training and 
                                leadership development 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 description of the 
                                training and leadership development to 
                                be provided to the Encore Fellowship 
                                recipient if so placed.
                    ``(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) in awarding the Encore Fellowship, 
                        make a payment, in the amount of $11,000, to 
                        the 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 funds.--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 Encore 
        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.
    ``(c) Evaluations.--The Corporation shall conduct an independent 
evaluation of the programs authorized under subsections (a) and (b) and 
widely disseminate the results, including recommendations for 
improvement, to the service community through multiple channels, 
including the Corporation's Resource Center or a clearinghouse of 
effective strategies.''.

SEC. 1806. NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS.

    Subtitle H of title I (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following:

               ``PART II--NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS

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

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `National Service Reserve Corps member' 
        means an individual who--
                    ``(A) has completed a term of national service or 
                is a veteran;
                    ``(B) has successfully completed training described 
                in subsection (c) within the previous 2 years;
                    ``(C) completes not less than 10 hours of 
                volunteering each year (which may include the training 
                session described in subparagraph (B)); and
                    ``(D) has indicated interest to the Corporation in 
                responding to disasters and emergencies in a timely 
                manner through the National Service Reserve Corps; and
            ``(2) the term `term of national service' means a term or 
        period of service under section 123.
    ``(b) Establishment of National Service Reserve Corps.--
            ``(1) In general.--In consultation with the Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency, the Corporation shall establish a 
        National Service Reserve Corps to prepare and deploy National 
        Service Reserve Corps members to respond to disasters and 
        emergencies in support of national service programs and other 
        requesting programs and agencies.
            ``(2) Grants or contracts.--In carrying out this section, 
        the Corporation may enter into a grant or contract with an 
        organization experienced in responding to disasters or in 
        coordinating individuals who have completed a term of national 
        service or are veterans, or may directly deploy National 
        Service Reserve Corps members, as the Corporation determines 
        necessary.
    ``(c) Annual Training.--The Corporation shall conduct or coordinate 
annual training sessions, consistent with the training requirements of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, for individuals who have 
completed a term of national service or are veterans, and who wish to 
join the National Service Reserve Corps.
    ``(d) Designation of Organizations.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Corporation shall designate 
        organizations with demonstrated experience in responding to 
        disasters or emergencies, including through using volunteers, 
        for participation in the program under this section.
            ``(2) Requirements.--The Corporation shall ensure that 
        every designated organization is--
                    ``(A) prepared to respond to disasters or 
                emergencies;
                    ``(B) prepared and able to utilize National Service 
                Reserve Corps members in responding to disasters or 
                emergencies; and
                    ``(C) willing to respond in a timely manner when 
                notified by the Corporation of a disaster or emergency.
    ``(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 have 
        been designated by the Corporation under subsection (d).
    ``(f) Deployment of National Service Reserve Corps.--
            ``(1) Major disasters or emergencies.--If a major disaster 
        or emergency is declared by the President pursuant to section 
        102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Assistance 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 5122), the Administrator of the Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency, in consultation with the 
        Corporation, may task the National Service Reserve Corps to 
        assist in response.
            ``(2) Other disasters or emergencies.--For a disaster or 
        emergency that is not declared a major disaster or emergency 
        under section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122), the Corporation may directly, 
        or through a grant or contract, deploy the National Service 
        Reserve Corps.
            ``(3) Deployment.--Under paragraph (1) or (2), the 
        Corporation may--
                    ``(A) deploy interested National Service Reserve 
                Corps members on assignments of not more than 30 days 
                to assist with local needs related to preparing or 
                recovering from the incident in the affected area, 
                either directly or through organizations designated 
                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.
            ``(4) Allowance.--Any amounts that are utilized by the 
        Corporation from funds appropriated under section 501(a)(4)(D) 
        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 to use to pay 
        National Service Reserve Corps members an allowance, determined 
        by the Corporation, for out-of-pocket expenses.
            ``(5) Information.--
                    ``(A) National service participants.--The 
                Corporation, the State Commissions, and entities 
                receiving financial assistance for programs under 
                subtitle C 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 about the 
                National Service Reserve Corps upon the participants' 
                completion of their term of national service.
                    ``(B) Veterans.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
                in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
                inform veterans who are recently discharged, released, 
                or separated from the Armed Forces about the National 
                Service Reserve Corps.
            ``(6) Coordination.--In deploying National Service Reserve 
        Corps members under this subsection, the Corporation shall--
                    ``(A) avoid duplication of activities directed by 
                the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and
                    ``(B) consult and, as appropriate, partner with 
                Citizen Corps programs and other local disaster 
                agencies, including State and local emergency 
                management agencies, voluntary organizations active in 
                disaster, State Commissions, and similar organizations, 
                in the affected area.''.

SEC. 1807. SOCIAL INNOVATION FUNDS PILOT PROGRAM.

    Subtitle H of title I (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following:

           ``PART III--SOCIAL INNOVATION FUNDS PILOT PROGRAM

``SEC. 198K. 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, and 
        supporting new solutions, developed by social entrepreneurs and 
        other nonprofit community organizations could allow those 
        entrepreneurs and organizations to replicate and expand proven 
        initiatives, and support new initiatives, in communities.
            ``(3) A network of Social Innovation Funds could leverage 
        Federal investments to increase State, local, business, and 
        philanthropic resources to replicate and expand proven 
        solutions and invest in supporting new innovations 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 Social 
        Innovation 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 proven initiatives 
        or support new 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;
                    ``(B) providing resources to replicate and expand 
                effective initiatives; and
                    ``(C) seeding experimental initiatives focused on 
                improving outcomes in the areas described in subsection 
                (f)(3); and
            ``(4) to strengthen the infrastructure to identify, invest 
        in, 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.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out this 
section that are not reserved under subsections (l) and (m), the 
Corporation shall establish a Social Innovation Funds grant program to 
make grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for Social 
Innovation 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 
subsection (d), an entity shall--
            ``(1) be a covered entity;
            ``(2) propose to focus on--
                    ``(A) serving a specific local geographical area; 
                or
                    ``(B) addressing a specific issue area;
            ``(3) propose to focus on improving measurable outcomes 
        relating to--
                    ``(A) education for economically disadvantaged 
                elementary or secondary school students;
                    ``(B) child and youth development;
                    ``(C) reductions in poverty or increases in 
                economic opportunity for economically disadvantaged 
                individuals;
                    ``(D) health, including access to health services 
                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) have an evidence-based decisionmaking strategy, 
        including--
                    ``(A) use of evidence produced by prior rigorous 
                evaluations of program effectiveness including, where 
                available, well-implemented randomized controlled 
                trials; and
                    ``(B) a well-articulated plan to--
                            ``(i)(I) replicate and expand research-
                        proven initiatives that have been shown to 
                        produce sizeable, sustained benefits to 
                        participants or society; or
                            ``(II) support new initiatives with a 
                        substantial likelihood of significant impact; 
                        or
                            ``(ii) partner with a research organization 
                        to carry out rigorous evaluations to assess the 
                        effectiveness of such initiatives; and
            ``(5) 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, or support new 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) the issue area referred to in subsection 
                (f)(2)(B) that the eligible entity will address, and 
                the geographical areas that the eligible entity is 
                likely to serve in addressing such issue area;
            ``(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 high 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--
                            ``(i) with proven initiatives and a 
                        demonstrated track record of achieving specific 
                        outcomes related to the measurable outcomes for 
                        the eligible entity; or
                            ``(ii) that articulate a new solution with 
                        a significant likelihood for substantial 
                        impact;
                    ``(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, expand, or 
                support their initiatives;
                    ``(D) provide a well-defined plan for replicating, 
                expanding, or supporting 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;
            ``(10) a commitment to use data and evaluations to improve 
        the eligible entity's own model and to improve the initiatives 
        funded by the eligible entity; and
            ``(11) a commitment to cooperate with any evaluation 
        activities undertaken by the Corporation.
    ``(h) Selection Criteria.--In selecting eligible entities to 
receive grants under subsection (d), 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 Social 
        Innovation Funds, and the potential of the eligible entities to 
        sustain the Funds after the conclusion of the grant period;
            ``(3) include among the grant recipients eligible entities 
        that propose to provide subgrants to serve communities (such as 
        rural low-income communities) that the eligible entities can 
        demonstrate are significantly philanthropically underserved;
            ``(4) select a geographically diverse set of eligible 
        entities; and
            ``(5) take into account broad community perspectives and 
        support.
    ``(i) Matching Funds for Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Corporation may not make a grant to 
        an eligible entity under subsection (d) for a Social Innovation 
        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 equal to not less than $1 
        for every $1 of funds provided under the grant.
            ``(2) Additional requirements.--
                    ``(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 subsection (d) is authorized to use the funds made 
        available through the grant to award, on a competitive basis, 
        subgrants to expand or replicate proven initiatives, or support 
        new initiatives with a substantial likelihood of success, to--
                    ``(A) community organizations serving low-income 
                communities within the specific local geographical area 
                described in the eligible entity's application in 
                accordance with subsection (g)(3)(A); or
                    ``(B) community organizations addressing a specific 
                issue area described in the eligible entity's 
                application in accordance with subsection (g)(3)(B), in 
                low-income communities in the geographical areas 
                described in the application.
            ``(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 subgrants for such periods, in 
        amounts of not less than $100,000 per year.
            ``(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, or of the new initiative the community 
                organization intends to support, using funds received 
                from the eligible entity, and how the initiative 
                relates to the issue areas in which the eligible entity 
                has committed to work in the eligible entity's 
                application, in accordance with subsection (g)(4)(A);
                    ``(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 a proven initiative 
                or supporting a new initiative, which shall be among 
                the measurable outcomes that the eligible entity 
                identified in the eligible entity's application, in 
                accordance with 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 a local geographical 
                area described in the eligible entity's application in 
                accordance with subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection 
                (g)(3), as applicable;
                    ``(D) a description of the evidence-based 
                decisionmaking strategies the community organization 
                uses to improve the measurable outcomes, including--
                            ``(i) use of evidence produced by prior 
                        rigorous evaluations of program effectiveness 
                        including, where available, well-implemented 
                        randomized controlled trials; or
                            ``(ii) a well-articulated plan to conduct, 
                        or partner with a research organization to 
                        conduct, rigorous evaluations to assess the 
                        effectiveness of initiatives addressing 
                        national or local challenges;
                    ``(E) a description of how the community 
                organization uses data to analyze and improve its 
                initiatives;
                    ``(F) specific evidence of how the community 
                organization will meet the requirements for providing 
                matching funds specified in subsection (k);
                    ``(G) a description of how the community 
                organization will sustain the replicated or expanded 
                initiative after the conclusion of the subgrant period; 
                and
                    ``(H) any other information the eligible entity may 
                require, including information necessary for the 
                eligible entity to fulfill the requirements of 
                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 equal to 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) Direct Support.--
            ``(1) Program authorized.--The Corporation may use not more 
        than 10 percent of the funds appropriated for this section to 
        award grants to community organizations serving low-income 
        communities or addressing a specific issue area in geographical 
        areas that have the highest need in that issue area, to enable 
        such community organizations to replicate or expand proven 
        initiatives or support new initiatives.
            ``(2) Terms and conditions.--A grant awarded under this 
        subsection shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as 
        a subgrant awarded under subsection (j).
            ``(3) Application; matching funds.--Paragraphs (2) and (3) 
        of subsection (j) and subsection (k) shall apply to a community 
        organization receiving or applying for a grant under this 
        subsection in the same manner as such subsections apply to a 
        community organization receiving or applying for a subgrant 
        under subsection (j), except that references to a subgrant 
        shall mean a grant and references to an eligible entity shall 
        mean the Corporation.
    ``(m) Research and Evaluation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Corporation may reserve not more 
        than 5 percent of the funds appropriated for this section for a 
        fiscal year to support, directly or through contract with an 
        independent entity, research and evaluation activities to 
        evaluate the eligible entities and community organizations 
        receiving grants under subsections (d) and (l) and the 
        initiatives supported by the grants.
            ``(2) Research and evaluation activities.--
                    ``(A) Research and reports.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The entity carrying out 
                        this subsection shall collect data and conduct 
                        or support research with respect to the 
                        eligible entities and community organizations 
                        receiving grants under subsections (d) and (l), 
                        and the initiatives supported by such eligible 
                        entities and community organizations, to 
                        determine the success of the program carried 
                        out under this section in replicating, 
                        expanding, and supporting initiatives, 
                        including--
                                    ``(I) the success of the 
                                initiatives in improving measurable 
                                outcomes; and
                                    ``(II) the success of the program 
                                in increasing philanthropic investments 
                                in philanthropically underserved 
                                communities.
                            ``(ii) Reports.--The Corporation shall 
                        submit periodic reports to the authorizing 
                        committees including--
                                    ``(I) the data collected and the 
                                results of the research under this 
                                subsection;
                                    ``(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.
                            ``(iii) Public information.--The 
                        Corporation shall annually post the list 
                        described in clause (ii)(III) on the 
                        Corporation's website.
                    ``(B) Technical assistance.--The Corporation shall, 
                directly or through contract, provide technical 
                assistance to the eligible entities and community 
                organizations that receive grants under subsections (d) 
                and (l).
                    ``(C) Knowledge management.--The Corporation shall, 
                directly or through contract, maintain a clearinghouse 
                for information on best practices resulting from 
                initiatives supported by the eligible entities and 
                community organizations.
                    ``(D) Reservation.--Of the funds appropriated under 
                section 501(a)(4)(E) for a fiscal year, not more than 5 
                percent may be used to carry out this subsection.''.

SEC. 1808. CLEARINGHOUSES.

    Subtitle H of title I (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following:

    ``PART IV--NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS CLEARINGHOUSES; VOLUNTEER 
                            GENERATION FUND

``SEC. 198O. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS CLEARINGHOUSES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Corporation shall provide assistance, by 
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, to entities with expertise 
in the dissemination of information through clearinghouses to establish 
1 or more clearinghouses for information regarding the national service 
laws, which shall include information on service-learning and on 
service through other programs receiving assistance under the national 
service laws.
    ``(b) Function of Clearinghouse.--Such a clearinghouse may--
            ``(1) assist entities carrying out State or local service-
        learning and national service programs with needs assessments 
        and planning;
            ``(2) conduct research and evaluations concerning service-
        learning or programs receiving assistance under the national 
        service laws, except that such clearinghouse may not conduct 
        such research and evaluations if the recipient of the grant, 
        contract, or cooperative agreement establishing the 
        clearinghouse under this section is receiving funds for such 
        purpose under part III of subtitle B or under this subtitle 
        (not including this section);
            ``(3)(A) provide leadership development and training to 
        State and local service-learning program administrators, 
        supervisors, service sponsors, and participants; and
            ``(B) provide training to persons who can provide the 
        leadership development and training described in subparagraph 
        (A);
            ``(4) facilitate communication among--
                    ``(A) entities carrying out service-learning 
                programs and programs offered under the national 
                service laws; and
                    ``(B) participants in such programs;
            ``(5) provide and disseminate information and curriculum 
        materials relating to planning and operating service-learning 
        programs and programs offered under the national service laws, 
        to States, territories, Indian tribes, and local entities 
        eligible to receive financial assistance under the national 
        service laws;
            ``(6) provide and disseminate information regarding methods 
        to make service-learning programs and programs offered under 
        the national service laws accessible to individuals with 
        disabilities;
            ``(7) disseminate applications in languages other than 
        English;
            ``(8)(A) gather and disseminate information on successful 
        service-learning programs and programs offered under the 
        national service laws, components of such successful programs, 
        innovative curricula related to service-learning, and service-
        learning projects; and
            ``(B) coordinate the activities of the clearinghouse with 
        appropriate entities to avoid duplication of effort;
            ``(9) make recommendations to State and local entities on 
        quality controls to improve the quality of service-learning 
        programs and programs offered under the national service laws;
            ``(10) assist organizations in recruiting, screening, and 
        placing a diverse population of service-learning coordinators 
        and program sponsors;
            ``(11) disseminate effective strategies for working with 
        disadvantaged youth in national service programs, as determined 
        by organizations with an established expertise in working with 
        such youth; and
            ``(12) carry out such other activities as the Chief 
        Executive Officer determines to be appropriate.

``SEC. 198P. VOLUNTEER GENERATION FUND.

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--Subject to the availability of 
appropriations for this section, the Corporation may make grants to 
State Commissions and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of 
assisting the State Commissions and nonprofit organizations to--
            ``(1) develop and carry out volunteer programs described in 
        subsection (c); and
            ``(2) make subgrants to support and create new local 
        community-based entities that recruit, manage, or support 
        volunteers as described in such subsection.
    ``(b) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each State Commission or nonprofit 
        organization desiring a grant under this section shall submit 
        an application to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, 
        and accompanied by such information as the Corporation may 
        reasonably require.
            ``(2) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall contain--
                    ``(A)(i) a description of the program that the 
                applicant will provide;
                    ``(B) an assurance that the applicant will annually 
                collect information on--
                            ``(i) the number of volunteers recruited 
                        for activities carried out under this section, 
                        using funds received under this section, and 
                        the type and amount of activities carried out 
                        by such volunteers; and
                            ``(ii) the number of volunteers managed or 
                        supported using funds received under this 
                        section, and the type and amount of activities 
                        carried out by such volunteers;
                    ``(C) a description of the outcomes the applicant 
                will use to annually measure and track performance with 
                regard to--
                            ``(i) activities carried out by volunteers; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) volunteers recruited, managed, or 
                        supported; and
                    ``(D) such additional assurances as the Corporation 
                determines to be essential to ensure compliance with 
                the requirements of this section.
    ``(c) Eligible Volunteer Programs.--A State Commission or nonprofit 
organization receiving a grant under this section shall use the 
assistance--
            ``(1) directly to carry out volunteer programs or to 
        develop and support community-based entities that recruit, 
        manage, or support volunteers, by carrying out activities 
        consistent with the goals of the subgrants described in 
        paragraph (2); or
            ``(2) through subgrants to community-based entities to 
        carry out volunteer programs or develop and support such 
        entities that recruit, manage, or support volunteers, through 1 
        or more of the following types of subgrants:
                    ``(A) A subgrant to a community-based entity for 
                activities that are consistent with the priorities set 
                by the State's national service plan as described in 
                section 178(e), or by the Corporation.
                    ``(B) A subgrant to recruit, manage, or support 
                volunteers to a community-based entity such as a 
                volunteer coordinating agency, a nonprofit resource 
                center, a volunteer training clearinghouse, an 
                institution of higher education, or a collaborative 
                partnership of faith-based and community-based 
                organizations.
                    ``(C) A subgrant to a community-based entity that 
                provides technical assistance and support to--
                            ``(i) strengthen the capacity of local 
                        volunteer infrastructure organizations;
                            ``(ii) address areas of national need (as 
                        defined in section 198B(a)); and
                            ``(iii) expand the number of volunteers 
                        nationally.
    ``(d) Allocation of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Of the funds allocated by the 
        Corporation for provision of assistance under this section for 
        a fiscal year--
                    ``(A) the Corporation shall use 50 percent of such 
                funds to award grants, on a competitive basis, to State 
                Commissions and nonprofit organizations for such fiscal 
                year; and
                    ``(B) the Corporation shall use 50 percent of such 
                funds make an allotment to the State Commissions of 
                each of the several States, the District of Columbia, 
                and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico based on the 
                formula described in subsections (e) and (f) of section 
                129, subject to paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Minimum grant amount.--In order to ensure that each 
        State Commission is able to improve efforts to recruit, manage, 
        or support volunteers, the Corporation may determine a minimum 
        grant amount for allotments under paragraph (1)(B).
    ``(e) Limitation on Administrative Costs.--Not more than 5 percent 
of the amount of any grant provided under this section for a fiscal 
year may be used to pay for administrative costs incurred by either the 
recipient of the grant or any community-based entity receiving 
assistance or a subgrant under such grant.
    ``(f) Matching Fund Requirements.--The Corporation share of the 
cost of carrying out a program that receives assistance under this 
section, whether the assistance is provided directly or as a subgrant 
from the original recipient of the assistance, may not exceed--
            ``(1) 80 percent of such cost for the first year in which 
        the recipient receives such assistance;
            ``(2) 70 percent of such cost for the second year in which 
        the recipient receives such assistance;
            ``(3) 60 percent of such cost for the third year in which 
        the recipient receives such assistance; and
            ``(4) 50 percent of such cost for the fourth year in which 
        the recipient receives such assistance and each year 
        thereafter.''.

SEC. 1809. NONPROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM.

    Subtitle H of title I (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

             ``PART V--NONPROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM

``SEC. 198S. NONPROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Intermediary nonprofit grantee.--The term 
        `intermediary nonprofit grantee' means an intermediary 
        nonprofit organization that receives a grant under subsection 
        (b).
            ``(2) Intermediary nonprofit organization.--The term 
        `intermediary nonprofit organization' means an experienced and 
        capable nonprofit entity with meaningful prior experience in 
        providing organizational development assistance, or capacity 
        building assistance, focused on small and midsize nonprofit 
        organizations.
            ``(3) Nonprofit.--The term `nonprofit', used with respect 
        to an entity or organization, means--
                    ``(A) an entity or organization described in 
                section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
                and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such 
                Code; and
                    ``(B) an entity or organization described in 
                paragraph (1) or (2) of section 170(c) of such Code.
            ``(4) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
        States, and the District of Columbia.
    ``(b) Grants.--The Corporation shall establish a Nonprofit Capacity 
Building Program to make grants to intermediary nonprofit organizations 
to serve as intermediary nonprofit grantees. The Corporation shall make 
the grants to enable the intermediary nonprofit grantees to pay for the 
Federal share of the cost of delivering organizational development 
assistance, including training on best practices, financial planning, 
grantwriting, and compliance with the applicable tax laws, for small 
and midsize nonprofit organizations, especially those nonprofit 
organizations facing resource hardship challenges. Each of the grantees 
shall match the grant funds by providing a non-Federal share as 
described in subsection (f).
    ``(c) Amount.--To the extent practicable, the Corporation shall 
make such a grant to an intermediary nonprofit organization in each 
State, and shall make such grant in an amount of not less than 
$200,000.
    ``(d) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, an intermediary nonprofit organization shall submit an 
application to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Corporation may require. The 
intermediary nonprofit organization shall submit in the application 
information demonstrating that the organization has secured sufficient 
resources to meet the requirements of subsection (f).
    ``(e) Preference and Considerations.--
            ``(1) Preference.--In making such grants, the Corporation 
        shall give preference to intermediary nonprofit organizations 
        seeking to become intermediary nonprofit grantees in areas 
        where nonprofit organizations face significant resource 
        hardship challenges.
            ``(2) Considerations.--In determining whether to make a 
        grant the Corporation shall consider--
                    ``(A) the number of small and midsize nonprofit 
                organizations that will be served by the grant;
                    ``(B) the degree to which the activities proposed 
                to be provided through the grant will assist a wide 
                number of nonprofit organizations within a State, 
                relative to the proposed amount of the grant; and
                    ``(C) the quality of the organizational development 
                assistance to be delivered by the intermediary 
                nonprofit grantee, including the qualifications of its 
                administrators and representatives, and its record in 
                providing services to small and midsize nonprofit 
                organizations.
    ``(f) Federal Share.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost as 
        referenced in subsection (b) shall be 50 percent.
            ``(2) Non-federal share.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The non-Federal share of the 
                cost as referenced in subsection (b) shall be 50 
                percent and shall be provided in cash.
                    ``(B) Third party contributions.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), an intermediary nonprofit grantee 
                        shall provide the non-Federal share of the cost 
                        through contributions from third parties. The 
                        third parties may include charitable 
                        grantmaking entities and grantmaking vehicles 
                        within existing organizations, entities of 
                        corporate philanthropy, corporations, 
                        individual donors, and regional, State, or 
                        local government agencies, or other non-Federal 
                        sources.
                            ``(ii) Exception.--If the intermediary 
                        nonprofit grantee is a private foundation (as 
                        defined in section 509(a) of the Internal 
                        Revenue Code of 1986), a donor advised fund (as 
                        defined in section 4966(d)(2) of such Code), an 
                        organization which is described in section 
                        4966(d)(4)(A)(i) of such Code, or an 
                        organization which is described in section 
                        4966(d)(4)(B) of such Code, the grantee shall 
                        provide the non-Federal share from within that 
                        grantee's own funds.
                            ``(iii) Maintenance of effort, prior year 
                        third-party funding levels.--For purposes of 
                        maintaining private sector support levels for 
                        the activities specified by this program, a 
                        non-Federal share that includes donations by 
                        third parties shall be composed in a way that 
                        does not decrease prior levels of funding from 
                        the same third parties granted to the nonprofit 
                        intermediary grantee in the preceding year.
    ``(g) Reservation.--Of the amount authorized to provide financial 
assistance under this subtitle, there shall be made available to carry 
out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 
2014.''.

             Subtitle I--Training and Technical Assistance

SEC. 1821. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    Title I is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subtitle:

            ``Subtitle J--Training and Technical Assistance

``SEC. 199N. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) In General.--The Corporation shall, directly or through 
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements (including through State 
Commissions), conduct appropriate training for and provide technical 
assistance to--
            ``(1) programs receiving assistance under the national 
        service laws; and
            ``(2) entities (particularly entities in rural areas and 
        underserved communities) that desire to--
                    ``(A) carry out or establish national service 
                programs; or
                    ``(B) apply for assistance (including subgrants) 
                under the national service laws.
    ``(b) Activities Included.--Such training and technical assistance 
activities may include--
            ``(1) providing technical assistance to entities applying 
        to carry out national service programs or entities carrying out 
        national service programs;
            ``(2) promoting leadership development in national service 
        programs;
            ``(3) improving the instructional and programmatic quality 
        of national service programs;
            ``(4) developing the management and budgetary skills of 
        individuals operating or overseeing national service programs, 
        including developing skills to increase the cost effectiveness 
        of the programs under the national service laws;
            ``(5) providing for or improving the training provided to 
        the participants in programs under the national service laws;
            ``(6) facilitating the education of individuals 
        participating in national service programs in risk management 
        procedures, including the training of participants in 
        appropriate risk management practices;
            ``(7) training individuals operating or overseeing national 
        service programs--
                    ``(A) in volunteer recruitment, management, and 
                retention to improve the abilities of such individuals 
                to use participants and other volunteers in an 
                effective manner, which training results in high-
                quality service and the desire of participants and 
                volunteers to continue to serve in other capacities 
                after the program is completed;
                    ``(B) in program evaluation and performance 
                measures to inform practices to augment the capacity 
                and sustainability of the national service programs; or
                    ``(C) to effectively accommodate individuals with 
                disabilities to increase the participation of 
                individuals with disabilities in national service 
                programs, which training may utilize funding from the 
                reservation of funds under section 129(k) to increase 
                the participation of individuals with disabilities;
            ``(8) establishing networks and collaboration among 
        employers, educators, and other key stakeholders in the 
        community to further leverage resources to increase local 
        participation in national service programs, and to coordinate 
        community-wide planning and service with respect to national 
        service programs;
            ``(9) providing training and technical assistance for the 
        National Senior Service Corps, including providing such 
        training and technical assistance to programs receiving 
        assistance under section 201 of the Domestic Volunteer Service 
        Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5001); and
            ``(10) carrying out such other activities as the Chief 
        Executive Officer determines to be appropriate.
    ``(c) Priority.--In carrying out this section, the Corporation 
shall give priority to programs under the national service laws and 
entities eligible to establish such programs that seek training or 
technical assistance and that--
            ``(1) seek to carry out high-quality programs where the 
        services are needed most;
            ``(2) seek to carry out high-quality programs where 
        national service programs do not exist or where the programs 
        are too limited to meet community needs;
            ``(3) seek to carry out high-quality programs that focus on 
        and provide service opportunities for underserved rural and 
        urban areas and populations; and
            ``(4) seek to assist programs in developing a service 
        component that combines students, out-of-school youths, and 
        older adults as participants to provide needed community 
        services.''.

      Subtitle J--Repeal of Title III (Points of Light Foundation)

SEC. 1831. REPEAL.

    (a) In General.--Title III (42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 401 (42 U.S.C. 12671) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``term'' and all that 
        follows through the period and inserting the following: ``term 
        `administrative organization' means a nonprofit private 
        organization that enters into an agreement with the Corporation 
        to carry out this section.''; and
            (2) by striking ``Foundation'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``administrative organization''.

  Subtitle K--Amendments to Title V (Authorization of Appropriations)

SEC. 1841. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 501 (42 U.S.C. 12681) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Title I.--
            ``(1) Subtitle b.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated to provide financial assistance under 
                subtitle B of title I--
                            ``(i) $97,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
                            ``(ii) such sums as may be necessary for 
                        each of fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
                    ``(B) Part iv reservation.--Of the amount 
                appropriated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, 
                the Corporation may reserve such sums as may be 
                necessary to carry out part IV of subtitle B of title 
                I.
                    ``(C) Section 118a.--Of the amount appropriated 
                under subparagraph (A) and not reserved under 
                subparagraph (B) for a fiscal year, not more than 
                $7,000,000 shall be made available for awards to 
                Campuses of Service under section 118A.
                    ``(D) Section 119(c)(8).--Of the amount 
                appropriated under subparagraph (A) and not reserved 
                under subparagraph (B) for a fiscal year, not more than 
                $10,000,000 shall be made available for summer of 
                service program grants under section 119(c)(8), and not 
                more than $10,000,000 shall be deposited in the 
                National Service Trust to support summer of service 
                educational awards, consistent with section 119(c)(8).
                    ``(E) Section 119(c)(9).--Of the amount 
                appropriated under subparagraph (A) and not reserved 
                under subparagraph (B) for a fiscal year, not more than 
                $20,000,000 shall be made available for youth 
                engagement zone programs under section 119(c)(9).
                    ``(F) General programs.--Of the amount remaining 
                after the application of subparagraphs (A) through (E) 
                for a fiscal year--
                            ``(i) not more than 60 percent shall be 
                        available to provide financial assistance under 
                        part I of subtitle B of title I;
                            ``(ii) not more than 25 percent shall be 
                        available to provide financial assistance under 
                        part II of such subtitle; and
                            ``(iii) not less than 15 percent shall be 
                        available to provide financial assistance under 
                        part III of such subtitle.
            ``(2) Subtitles c and d.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014, such 
        sums as may be necessary to provide financial assistance under 
        subtitle C of title I and to provide national service 
        educational awards under subtitle D of title I for the number 
        of participants described in section 121(f)(1) for each such 
        fiscal year.
            ``(3) Subtitle e.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated to operate the National Civilian Community 
                Corps and provide financial assistance under subtitle E 
                of title I, such sums as may be necessary for each of 
                fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
                    ``(B) Priority.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of this Act, in obligating the amounts made 
                available pursuant to the authorization of 
                appropriations in this paragraph, priority shall be 
                given to programs carrying out activities in areas for 
                which the President has declared the existence of a 
                major disaster, in accordance with section 401 of the 
                Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
                Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), including a major 
                disaster as a consequence of Hurricane Katrina or Rita.
            ``(4) Subtitle h.--
                    ``(A) Authorization.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of 
                fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to provide financial 
                assistance under subtitle H of title I.
                    ``(B) Section 198b.--Of the amount authorized under 
                subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, such sums as may be 
                necessary shall be made available to provide financial 
                assistance under section 198B and to provide national 
                service educational awards under subtitle D of title I 
                to the number of participants in national service 
                positions established or increased as provided in 
                section 198B(b)(3) for such year.
                    ``(C) Section 198c.--Of the amount authorized under 
                subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, $12,000,000 shall 
                be made available to provide financial assistance under 
                section 198C.
                    ``(D) Section 198h.--Of the amount authorized under 
                subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, such sums as may be 
                necessary shall be made available to provide financial 
                assistance under section 198H.
                    ``(E) Section 198k.--Of the amount authorized under 
                subparagraph (A), there shall be made available to 
                carry out section 198K--
                            ``(i) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
                            ``(ii) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
                            ``(iii) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
                            ``(iv) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; 
                        and
                            ``(v) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.
                    ``(F) Section 198p.--Of the amount authorized under 
                subparagraph (A), there shall be made available to 
                carry out section 198P--
                            ``(i) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
                            ``(ii) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
                            ``(iii) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
                            ``(iv) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; 
                        and
                            ``(v) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.
            ``(5) Administration.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated for the administration of this Act, 
                including financial assistance under section 126(a), 
                such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
                2010 through 2014.
                    ``(B) Corporation.--Of the amounts appropriated 
                under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, a portion 
                shall be made available to provide financial assistance 
                under section 126(a).
            ``(6) Evaluation, training, and technical assistance.--
        Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) and any other 
        provision of law, of the amounts appropriated for a fiscal year 
        under subtitles B, C, and H of title I of this Act and under 
        titles I and II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, 
        the Corporation shall reserve not more than 2.5 percent to 
        carry out sections 112(e) and 179A and subtitle J, of which 
        $1,000,000 shall be used by the Corporation to carry out 
        section 179A. Notwithstanding subsection (b), amounts so 
        reserved shall be available only for the fiscal year for which 
        the amounts are reserved.'';
            (2) by striking subsections (b) and (d); and
            (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).

            TITLE II--DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973

SEC. 2001. REFERENCES.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to 
be made to a section or other provision of the Domestic Volunteer 
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.).

SEC. 2002. VOLUNTEERISM POLICY.

    Section 2 (42 U.S.C. 4950) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``both young'' and all 
        that follows through the period and inserting ``individuals of 
        all ages and backgrounds.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``State, and 
        local agencies'' the following: ``, expand relationships with, 
        and support for, the efforts of civic, community, and 
        educational organizations,''.

          Subtitle A--National Volunteer Antipoverty Programs

              CHAPTER 1--VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA

SEC. 2101. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 4951) is amended--
            (1) in the second sentence, by striking ``exploit'' and all 
        that follows through the period and inserting ``increase 
        opportunities for self-advancement by persons affected by such 
        problems.''; and
            (2) in the third sentence, by striking ``at the local 
        level'' and all that follows through the period and inserting 
        ``at the local level, to support efforts by local agencies and 
        community organizations to achieve long-term sustainability of 
        projects, and to strengthen local agencies and community 
        organizations to carry out the objectives of this part.''.

SEC. 2102. SELECTION AND ASSIGNMENT OF VOLUNTEERS.

    Section 103 (42 U.S.C. 4953) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``the 
                Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,'' after 
                ``American Samoa,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``handicapped 
                individuals'' and all that follows through the 
                semicolon and inserting ``individuals with 
                disabilities, especially individuals with severe 
                disabilities;'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the jobless, 
                the hungry,'' and inserting ``unemployed 
                individuals,'';
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``prevention, 
                education,'' and inserting ``through prevention, 
                education, rehabilitation, treatment,'';
                    (E) in paragraph (5), by striking ``chronic and 
                life-threatening illnesses'' and inserting ``mental 
                illness, chronic and life-threatening illnesses,'';
                    (F) in paragraph (6)--
                            (i) by striking ``Headstart act'' and 
                        inserting ``Head Start Act''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and'' after the 
                        semicolon at the end;
                    (G) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (H) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) in assisting with the reentry and reintegration of 
        formerly incarcerated youth and adults into society, including 
        providing training and counseling in education, employment, and 
        life skills;
            ``(9) in developing and carrying out financial literacy, 
        financial planning, budgeting, saving, and reputable credit 
        accessibility programs in low-income communities, including 
        those programs that educate individuals about financing home 
        ownership and higher education;
            ``(10) in initiating and supporting before-school and 
        after-school programs, serving children in low-income 
        communities, that may engage participants in mentoring, 
        tutoring, life skills and study skills programs, service-
        learning, physical, nutrition, and health education programs, 
        and other activities addressing the needs of the children;
            ``(11) in establishing and supporting community economic 
        development initiatives, with a priority on work on such 
        initiatives in rural areas and the other areas where such 
        initiatives are needed most;
            ``(12) in assisting veterans and their family members 
        through establishing or augmenting programs that assist such 
        persons with access to legal assistance, health care (including 
        mental health care), employment counseling or training, 
        education counseling or training, affordable housing, and other 
        support services; and
            ``(13) in addressing the health and wellness of individuals 
        in low-income communities and individuals in underserved 
        communities, including programs to increase access to 
        preventive services, insurance, and health services.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``recruitment and 
                placement procedures'' and inserting ``placement 
                procedures that involve sponsoring organizations and'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``Community Service Trust Act of 1993'' and all 
                        that follows through the period at the end of 
                        the fourth sentence and inserting ``Community 
                        Service Act of 1990.'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``central information system that shall, on 
                        request, promptly provide'' and inserting 
                        ``database that provides''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C), in the second 
                        sentence, by inserting ``and management'' after 
                        ``the recruitment''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ``information 
                system'' and inserting ``database'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``the 
                        Internet and related technologies,'' before 
                        ``radio,'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
                        ``Internet and related technologies,'' before 
                        ``print media,'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
                        ``State or local offices of economic 
                        development, State employment security 
                        agencies, employment offices,'' before ``and 
                        other institutions''; and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
                        ``Community Service Trust Act of 1993'' and 
                        inserting ``Community Service Act of 1990''; 
                        and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (4);
            (4) in subsection (d), in the second sentence, by striking 
        ``private industry council established under the Job Training 
        Partnership Act or'';
            (5) in subsection (g), in the first sentence, by striking 
        ``, and such'' and all that follows through the period and 
        inserting a period; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) The Director may enter into agreements under which public and 
private nonprofit organizations, with sufficient financial capacity and 
size, pay for all or a portion of the costs of supporting the service 
of volunteers under this part.''.

SEC. 2103. SUPPORT SERVICE.

    Section 105(a)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 4955(a)(1)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by striking the first sentence and inserting the 
        following: ``Such stipend shall be set at a rate that is not 
        less than a minimum of $125 per month and not more than a 
        maximum of $150 per month, subject to the availability of funds 
        to provide such a maximum rate.''; and
            (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``stipend of a 
        maximum of $200 per month'' and inserting ``stipend set at a 
        rate that is not more than a maximum of $250 per month''.

SEC. 2104. REPEAL.

    Section 109 (42 U.S.C. 4959) is repealed.

SEC. 2105. REDESIGNATION.

    Section 110 (42 U.S.C. 4960) is redesignated as section 109.

                  CHAPTER 2--UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA

SEC. 2121. UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA.

    Part B of title I (42 U.S.C. 4971 et seq.) is repealed.

                 CHAPTER 3--SPECIAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS

SEC. 2131. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 4991) is amended in the second sentence by 
striking ``situations'' and inserting ``organizations''.

SEC. 2132. LITERACY CHALLENGE GRANTS.

    Section 124 (42 U.S.C. 4995) is repealed.

               Subtitle B--National Senior Service Corps

SEC. 2141. TITLE.

    Title II (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.) is amended by striking the title 
heading and inserting the following:

              ``TITLE II--NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS''.

SEC. 2142. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    Section 200 (42 U.S.C. 5000) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 200. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this title to provide--
            ``(1) opportunities for senior service to meet unmet local, 
        State, and national needs in the areas of education, public 
        safety, emergency and disaster preparedness, relief, and 
        recovery, health and human needs, and the environment;
            ``(2) for the National Senior Service Corps, comprised of 
        the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, the Foster 
        Grandparent Program, and the Senior Companion Program, and 
        demonstration and other programs, to empower people 55 years of 
        age or older to contribute to their communities through 
        service, enhance the lives of those who serve and those whom 
        they serve, and provide communities with valuable services;
            ``(3) opportunities for people 55 years of age or older, 
        through the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, to share 
        their knowledge, experiences, abilities, and skills for the 
        betterment of their communities and themselves;
            ``(4) opportunities for low-income people 55 years of age 
        or older, through the Foster Grandparents Program, to have a 
        positive impact on the lives of children in need; and
            ``(5) opportunities for low-income people 55 years of age 
        or older, through the Senior Companion Program, to provide 
        support services and companionship to other older individuals 
        through volunteer service.''.

SEC. 2143. RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.

    Section 201 (42 U.S.C. 5001(a)) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``avail'' and all that follows through 
                ``community,'' and inserting ``share their experiences, 
                abilities, and skills to improve their communities and 
                themselves through service in their communities,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, and 
                individuals 60 years of age or older will be given 
                priority for enrollment,''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) by striking ``established and will be 
                        carried out'' and inserting ``designed and 
                        implemented''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``field of service'' and 
                        all that follows through the period at the end 
                        and inserting ``field of service to be 
                        provided, as well as persons who have expertise 
                        in the management of volunteers and the needs 
                        of older individuals.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e)(1) Beginning with fiscal year 2013 and for each fiscal year 
thereafter, each grant or contract awarded under this section, for such 
a year, shall be--
            ``(A) awarded for a period of 3 years, with an option for a 
        grant renewal of 3 years if the grantee meets the performances 
        measures established under subsection (g); and
            ``(B) awarded through a competitive process described in 
        paragraph (2).
    ``(2)(A) The Corporation shall promulgate regulations establishing 
the competitive process required under paragraph (1)(B), and make such 
regulations available to the public, not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of the Serve America Act. The Corporation shall 
consult with the directors of programs receiving grants under this 
section during the development and implementation of the competitive 
process.
    ``(B) The competitive process required by subparagraph (A) shall--
            ``(i) include the use of a peer review panel, including 
        members with expertise in senior service and aging, to review 
        applications;
            ``(ii) include site inspections of programs assisted under 
        this section, as appropriate;
            ``(iii) in the case of an applicant who has previously 
        received a grant or contract for a program under this section, 
        include an evaluation of the program conducted by a review 
        team, as described in subsection (f);
            ``(iv) ensure that--
                    ``(I) the grants or contracts awarded under this 
                section through the competitive process for a grant or 
                contract cycle support an aggregate number of volunteer 
                service years for a given geographic service area that 
                is not less than the aggregate number of volunteer 
                service years supported under this section for such 
                service area for the previous grant or contract cycle;
                    ``(II) the grants or contracts awarded under this 
                section through the competitive process for a grant or 
                contract cycle maintain a similar program distribution, 
                as compared to the program distribution for the 
                previous grant or contract cycle; and
                    ``(III) every effort is made to minimize the 
                disruption to volunteers; and
            ``(v) include the use of performance measures, outcomes, 
        and other criteria established under subsection (g).
    ``(f)(1) Notwithstanding section 412, and effective beginning 180 
days after the date of enactment of the Serve America Act, each grant 
or contract under this section that expires in fiscal year 2011, 2012, 
or 2013 shall be subject to an evaluation process conducted by a review 
team described in paragraph (4). The evaluation process shall be 
carried out, to the maximum extent practicable, in fiscal year 2010, 
2011, and 2012, respectively.
    ``(2) The Corporation shall promulgate regulations establishing the 
evaluation process required under paragraph (1), and make such 
regulations available to the public, not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of the Serve America Act. The Corporation shall 
consult with the directors of programs receiving grants under this 
section during the development and implementation of the evaluation 
process.
    ``(3) The evaluation process required under paragraph (1) shall--
            ``(A) include performance measures, outcomes, and other 
        criteria established under subsection (g); and
            ``(B) evaluate the extent to which the recipient of the 
        grant or contract meets or exceeds such performance measures, 
        outcomes, and other criteria through a review of the recipient.
    ``(4) To the maximum extent practicable, the Corporation shall 
provide that each evaluation required by this subsection is conducted 
by a review team that--
            ``(A) includes individuals who are knowledgeable about 
        programs assisted under this section;
            ``(B) includes current or former employees of the 
        Corporation who are knowledgeable about programs assisted under 
        this section;
            ``(C) includes representatives of communities served by 
        volunteers of programs assisted under this section; and
            ``(D) shall receive periodic training to ensure quality and 
        consistency across evaluations.
    ``(5) The findings of an evaluation described in this subsection of 
a program described in paragraph (1) shall--
            ``(A) be presented to the recipient of the grant or 
        contract for such program in a timely, transparent, and uniform 
        manner that conveys information of program strengths and 
        weaknesses and assists with program improvement; and
            ``(B) be used as the basis for program improvement, and for 
        the provision of training and technical assistance.
    ``(g)(1) The Corporation shall, with particular attention to the 
different needs of rural and urban programs assisted under this 
section, develop performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria for 
programs assisted under this section that--
            ``(A) include an assessment of the strengths and areas in 
        need of improvement of a program assisted under this section;
            ``(B) include an assessment of whether such program has 
        adequately addressed population and community-wide needs;
            ``(C) include an assessment of the efforts of such program 
        to collaborate with other community-based organizations, units 
        of government, and entities providing services to seniors, 
        taking into account barriers to such collaboration that such 
        program may encounter;
            ``(D) include a protocol for fiscal management that shall 
        be used to assess such program's compliance with the program 
        requirements for the appropriate use of Federal funds;
            ``(E) include an assessment of whether the program is in 
        conformity with the eligibility, outreach, enrollment, and 
        other requirements for programs assisted under this section; 
        and
            ``(F) contain other measures of performance developed by 
        the Corporation, in consultation with the review teams 
        described in subsection (f)(4).
    ``(2)(A) The performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria 
established under this subsection may be updated or modified as 
necessary, in consultation with directors of programs under this 
section, but not earlier than fiscal year 2014.
    ``(B) For each fiscal year preceding fiscal year 2014, the 
Corporation may, after consulting with directors of the programs under 
this section, determine that a performance measure, outcome, or 
criterion established under this subsection is operationally 
problematic, and may, in consultation with such directors and after 
notifying the authorizing committees--
            ``(i) eliminate the use of that performance measure, 
        outcome or criterion; or
            ``(ii) modify that performance measure, outcome, or 
        criterion as necessary to render it no longer operationally 
        problematic.
    ``(3) In the event that a program does not meet one or more of the 
performance measures, outcome, or criteria established under this 
subsection, the Corporation shall initiate procedures to terminate the 
program in accordance with section 412.
    ``(h) The Chief Executive Officer shall develop procedures by which 
programs assisted under this section may receive training and technical 
assistance, which may include regular monitoring visits to assist 
programs in meeting the performance measures, outcomes, and criteria.
    ``(i)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (g)(3) or section 412, the 
Corporation shall continue to fund a program assisted under this 
section that has failed to meet or exceed the performance measures, 
outcomes, and other criteria established under this subsection for not 
more than 12 months if the competitive process established under 
subsection (e) does not result in a successor grant or contract for 
such program, in order to minimize the disruption to volunteers and the 
disruption of services.
    ``(2) In the case where a program is continued under paragraph (1), 
the Corporation shall conduct outreach regarding the availability of a 
grant under this section for the area served by such program and 
establish a new competition for awarding the successor program to the 
continued program. The recipient operating the continued program shall 
remain eligible for the new competition.
    ``(3) The Corporation may monitor the recipient of a grant or 
contract supporting a program continued under paragraph (1) during this 
period and may provide training and technical assistance to assist such 
recipient in meeting the performance measures for such program.
    ``(j) The Corporation shall develop and disseminate an online 
resource guide for programs under this section not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of the Serve America Act, which shall 
include--
            ``(1) examples of high-performing programs assisted under 
        this section;
            ``(2) corrective actions for underperforming programs; and
            ``(3) examples of meaningful outcome-based performance 
        measures, outcomes, and criteria that capture a program's 
        mission and priorities.''.

SEC. 2144. FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM.

    Section 211 (42 U.S.C. 5011) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``aged sixty'' and 
                        inserting ``age 55''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``children having 
                        exceptional needs'' and inserting ``children 
                        having special or exceptional needs or 
                        circumstances identified as limiting their 
                        academic, social, or emotional development''; 
                        and
                    (B) in the second sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``any of a variety of''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking ``children with special or 
                        exceptional needs'' and inserting ``children 
                        having special or exceptional needs or 
                        circumstances identified as limiting their 
                        academic, social, or emotional development'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``shall have'' and all that 
                        follows through ``(2) of the subsection'' and 
                        inserting ``may determine'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon at the end;
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(C) whether it is in the best interest of the child 
        receiving, and the particular foster grandparent providing, 
        services in such a project, to continue the relationship 
        between the child and the grandparent under this part after the 
        child reaches the age of 21, if such child is an individual 
        with a disability who was receiving such services prior to 
        attaining the age of 21.''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(2) If an assignment of a foster grandparent under this part is 
suspended or discontinued, the replacement of that foster grandparent 
shall be determined in a manner consistent with paragraph (3).'';
            (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``$2.45 per hour'' and 
        all that follows through ``five cents, except'' and inserting 
        ``$3.00 per hour, except'';
            (4) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``125 per 
                centum'' and inserting ``200 percent''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``per centum'' 
                and inserting ``percent''; and
            (5) in subsection (f)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                ``subparagraphs (B) and (C)'' and inserting 
                ``subparagraph (B)''; and
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (C).

SEC. 2145. SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM.

    Section 213(a) (42 U.S.C. 5013(a)) is amended by striking ``aged 60 
or over'' and inserting ``age 55 or older''.

SEC. 2146. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Promotion of National Senior Service Corps.--Section 221 (42 
U.S.C. 5021) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``volunteer'' and 
        inserting ``service''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``participation of 
        volunteers'' and inserting ``participation of volunteers of all 
        ages and backgrounds, living in urban or rural communities''.
    (b) Minority Population Participation.--Section 223 (42 U.S.C. 
5023) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``group'' and 
        inserting ``population''; and
            (2) by striking ``sixty years and older from minority 
        groups'' and inserting ``age 55 years or older from minority 
        populations''.
    (c) Use of Locally Generated Contributions in National Senior 
Service Corps.--Section 224 (42 U.S.C. 5024) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``volunteer'' and 
        inserting ``service''; and
            (2) by striking ``Volunteer Corps'' and inserting ``Service 
        Corps''.
    (d) National Problems of Local Concern.--Section 225 (42 U.S.C. 
5025) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``(10), (12), (15), and (16)'' and inserting 
                        ``(9), (11), and (14)''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
                        ``(10)'' and inserting ``(9)'';
                    (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
    ``(2) An applicant for a grant under paragraph (1) shall determine 
whether the program to be supported by the grant is a program under 
part A, B, or C, and shall submit an application as required for such 
program.''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4) To the maximum extent practicable, the Director shall ensure 
that not less than 25 percent of the funds appropriated under this 
section are used to award grants--
            ``(A) to applicants for grants under this section that are 
        not receiving assistance from the Corporation at the time of 
        such grant award; or
            ``(B) to applicants from locations where no programs 
        supported under part A, B, or C are in effect at the time of 
        such grant award.
    ``(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (4), if, for a fiscal year, less 
than 25 percent of the applicants for grants under this section are 
applicants described in paragraph (4), the Director may use an amount 
that is greater than 75 percent of the funds appropriated under this 
subsection to award grants to applicants that are already receiving 
assistance from the Corporation at the time of such grant award.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``through 
                education, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation'' 
                before the period at the end;
                    (B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(4) Programs that establish and support mentoring 
        programs for low-income youth, including mentoring programs 
        that match such youth with mentors and match such youth with 
        employment and training programs, including apprenticeship 
        programs.'';
                    (C) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, including 
                literacy programs that serve youth, and adults, with 
                limited English proficiency'' before the period at the 
                end;
                    (D) by striking paragraphs (6) and (7) and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(6) Programs that provide respite care, including care 
        for elderly individuals and for children and individuals with 
        disabilities or chronic illnesses who are living at home.
            ``(7) Programs that provide before-school and after-school 
        activities, serving children in low-income communities, that 
        may engage participants in mentoring relationships, tutoring, 
        life skills, and study skills programs, service-learning, 
        physical, nutrition, and health education programs, and other 
        activities addressing the needs of the children in the 
        communities, including children of working parents.'';
                    (E) by striking paragraph (8);
                    (F) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (15) as 
                paragraphs (8) through (14), respectively;
                    (G) in paragraph (10) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (F))--
                            (i) by striking ``educationally 
                        disadvantaged children'' and inserting 
                        ``students''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``the basic skills of such 
                        children'' and inserting ``the academic 
                        achievement of such students'';
                    (H) by striking paragraph (11) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (F)) and inserting the following:
            ``(11) Programs that engage older individuals with children 
        and youth to complete service in energy conservation, 
        environmental stewardship, or other environmental needs of a 
        community, including service relating to conducting energy 
        audits, insulating homes, or conducting other activities to 
        promote energy efficiency.'';
                    (I) by striking paragraph (14) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (F)) and inserting the following:
            ``(14) Programs in which the grant recipients involved 
        collaborate with criminal justice professionals and 
        organizations in order to provide prevention programs that 
        serve low-income youth or youth reentering society after 
        incarceration and their families, which prevention programs may 
        include mentoring, counseling, or employment counseling.'';
                    (J) by striking paragraph (16); and
                    (K) by redesignating paragraphs (17) and (18) as 
                paragraphs (15) and (16), respectively;
            (3) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``and that such 
        applicant has expertise applicable to implementing the proposed 
        program for which the applicant is requesting the grant'' 
        before the period at the end; and
            (4) in subsection (e), by inserting ``widely'' after 
        ``shall''.
    (e) Acceptance of Donations.--Part D of title II (42 U.S.C. 5021 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 228. ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), an entity 
receiving assistance under this title may accept donations, including 
donations in cash or in kind fairly evaluated, including plant, 
equipment, or services.
    ``(b) Exception.--An entity receiving assistance under this title 
to carry out an activity shall not accept donations from the 
beneficiaries of the activity.''.

              Subtitle C--Administration and Coordination

SEC. 2151. SPECIAL LIMITATIONS.

    Section 404(a) (42 U.S.C. 5044(a)) is amended by inserting ``or 
other volunteers (not including participants under this Act and the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et 
seq.)),'' after ``employed workers'' both places such term appears.

SEC. 2152. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL LAW.

    Section 415 (42 U.S.C. 5055) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by inserting ``(as such part was in 
        effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Serve 
        America Act)'' after ``part B''; and
            (2) in subsection (e), by inserting ``(as such part was in 
        effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Serve 
        America Act)'' after ``A, B''.

SEC. 2153. EVALUATION.

    Section 416 (42 U.S.C. 5056) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by striking 
        ``(including'' and all that follows through ``3 years)''; and
            (2) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ``Committee on 
        Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate'' and 
        inserting ``authorizing committees''.

SEC. 2154. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 421 (42 U.S.C. 5061) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, the Commonwealth of 
        the Northern Mariana Islands,'' after ``American Samoa'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (7);
            (3) in paragraph (13), by striking ``Volunteer Corps'' and 
        inserting ``Service Corps'';
            (4) in paragraph (14), by striking ``Volunteer Corps'' and 
        inserting ``Service Corps'';
            (5) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (20) as 
        paragraphs (7) through (19), respectively;
            (6) in paragraph (18) (as redesignated by paragraph (5)), 
        by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end;
            (7) in paragraph (19) (as redesignated by paragraph (5)), 
        by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (8) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(20) the term `authorizing committees' means the 
        Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
        and Pensions of the Senate.''.

SEC. 2155. PROTECTION AGAINST IMPROPER USE.

    Section 425 (42 U.S.C. 5065) is amended, in the matter following 
paragraph (2), by striking ``Volunteer Corps'' and inserting ``Service 
Corps''.

SEC. 2156. PROVISIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 
              1990.

    Title IV (42 U.S.C. 5043 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``SEC. 426. PROVISIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 
              1990.

    ``The Corporation shall carry out this Act in accordance with the 
provisions of this Act and the relevant provisions of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.), particularly 
the provisions of section 122 and subtitle F of title I of the National 
and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12572, 12631 et seq.) 
relating to the national service laws.''.

              Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 2161. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) National Volunteer Antipoverty Programs.--Section 501 (42 
U.S.C. 5081) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(1) Volunteers in service to america.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out part A of title I 
        $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be 
        necessary for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
            ``(2) Special volunteer programs.--There are authorized to 
        be appropriated to carry out part C of title I such sums as may 
        be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.''; and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph 
                (3);
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``part B or C'' and 
        inserting ``part C''; and
            (3) by striking subsection (e).
    (b) National Senior Service Corps.--Section 502 (42 U.S.C. 5082) is 
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 502. NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS.

    ``(a) Retired and Senior Volunteer Program.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out part A of title II, $70,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
    ``(b) Foster Grandparent Program.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out part B of title II, $115,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
years 2011 through 2014.
    ``(c) Senior Companion Program.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out part C of title II, $55,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
years 2011 through 2014.
    ``(d) Demonstration Programs.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out part E of title II, such sums as may be 
necessary for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014.''.
    (c) Administration and Coordination.--Section 504 (42 U.S.C. 5084) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``fiscal years 1994 
        through 1996'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2010 through 
        2014''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``fiscal years 1994 
        through 1996'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2010 through 
        2014''.

         TITLE III--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TABLES OF CONTENTS

SEC. 3101. TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT 
              OF 1990.

    Section 1(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

``Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
``Sec. 2. Findings and purpose.

     ``TITLE I--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM

                    ``Subtitle A--General Provisions

``Sec. 101. Definitions.
``Sec. 102. Authority to make State grants.

    ``Subtitle B--School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning 
                                Programs

    ``Part I--Programs for Elementary and Secondary School Students

``Sec. 111. Purpose.
``Sec. 111A. Definitions.
``Sec. 112. Assistance to States, territories, and Indian tribes.
``Sec. 112A. Allotments.
``Sec. 113. Applications.
``Sec. 114. Consideration of applications.
``Sec. 115. Participation of students and teachers from private 
                            schools.
``Sec. 116. Federal, State, and local contributions.
``Sec. 117. Limitations on uses of funds.

 ``Part II--Higher Education Innovative Programs for Community Service

``Sec. 118. Higher education innovative programs for community service.
``Sec. 118A. Campuses of Service.

 ``Part III--Innovative and Community-Based Service-Learning Programs 
                              and Research

``Sec. 119. Innovative and community-based service-learning programs 
                            and research.

                ``Part IV--Service-Learning Impact Study

``Sec. 120. Study and report.

              ``Subtitle C--National Service Trust Program

                ``Part I--Investment in National Service

``Sec. 121. Authority to provide assistance and approved national 
                            service positions.
``Sec. 122. National service programs eligible for program assistance.
``Sec. 123. Types of national service positions eligible for approval 
                            for national service educational awards.
``Sec. 124. Types of program assistance.
``Sec. 126. Other special assistance.

              ``Part II--Application and Approval Process

``Sec. 129. Provision of assistance and approved national service 
                            positions.
``Sec. 129A. Educational awards only program.
``Sec. 130. Application for assistance and approved national service 
                            positions.
``Sec. 131. National service program assistance requirements.
``Sec. 132. Ineligible service categories.
``Sec. 132A. Prohibited activities and ineligible organizations.
``Sec. 133. Consideration of applications.

               ``Part III--National Service Participants

``Sec. 137. Description of participants.
``Sec. 138. Selection of national service participants.
``Sec. 139. Terms of service.
``Sec. 140. Living allowances for national service participants.
``Sec. 141. National service educational awards.

   ``Subtitle D--National Service Trust and Provision of Educational 
                                 Awards

``Sec. 145. Establishment of the National Service Trust.
``Sec. 146. Individuals eligible to receive an educational award from 
                            the Trust.
``Sec. 146A. Certifications of successful completion of terms of 
                            service.
``Sec. 147. Determination of the amount of the educational award.
``Sec. 148. Disbursement of educational awards.
``Sec. 149. Approval process for approved positions.

            ``Subtitle E--National Civilian Community Corps

``Sec. 151. Purpose.
``Sec. 152. Establishment of National Civilian Community Corps Program.
``Sec. 153. National service program.
``Sec. 154. Summer national service program.
``Sec. 155. National Civilian Community Corps.
``Sec. 156. Training.
``Sec. 157. Service projects.
``Sec. 158. Authorized benefits for Corps members.
``Sec. 159. Administrative provisions.
``Sec. 160. Status of Corps members and Corps personnel under Federal 
                            law.
``Sec. 161. Contract and grant authority.
``Sec. 162. Responsibilities of Department of Defense.
``Sec. 163. Advisory board.
``Sec. 164. Evaluations.
``Sec. 165. Definitions.

                ``Subtitle F--Administrative Provisions

``Sec. 171. Family and medical leave.
``Sec. 172. Reports.
``Sec. 173. Supplementation.
``Sec. 174. Prohibition on use of funds.
``Sec. 175. Nondiscrimination.
``Sec. 176. Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures.
``Sec. 177. Nonduplication and nondisplacement.
``Sec. 178. State Commissions on National and Community Service.
``Sec. 179. Evaluation.
``Sec. 179A. Civic Health Assessment and volunteering research and 
                            evaluation.
``Sec. 180. Engagement of participants.
``Sec. 181. Contingent extension.
``Sec. 182. Partnerships with schools.
``Sec. 183. Rights of access, examination, and copying.
``Sec. 184. Drug-free workplace requirements.
``Sec. 184A. Availability of assistance.
``Sec. 185. Consolidated application and reporting requirements.
``Sec. 186. Sustainability.
``Sec. 187. Grant periods.
``Sec. 188. Generation of volunteers.
``Sec. 189. Limitation on program grant costs.
``Sec. 189A. Matching requirements for severely economically distressed 
                            communities.
``Sec. 189B. Audits and reports.
``Sec. 189C. Restrictions on Federal Government and uses of Federal 
                            funds.
``Sec. 189D. Criminal history checks.

      ``Subtitle G--Corporation for National and Community Service

``Sec. 191. Corporation for National and Community Service.
``Sec. 192. Board of Directors.
``Sec. 192A. Authorities and duties of the Board of Directors.
``Sec. 193. Chief Executive Officer.
``Sec. 193A. Authorities and duties of the Chief Executive Officer.
``Sec. 194. Officers.
``Sec. 195. Employees, consultants, and other personnel.
``Sec. 196. Administration.
``Sec. 196A. Corporation State offices.
``Sec. 196B. Assignment to State Commissions.
``Sec. 196C. Study of involvement of veterans.

          ``Subtitle H--Investment for Quality and Innovation

``Part I--Additional Corporation Activities To Support National Service

``Sec. 198. Additional corporation activities to support national 
                            service.
``Sec. 198A. Presidential awards for service.
``Sec. 198B. ServeAmerica Fellowships.
``Sec. 198C. Silver Scholarships and Encore Fellowships.

               ``Part II--National Service Reserve Corps

``Sec. 198H. National Service Reserve Corps.

           ``Part III--Social Innovation Funds Pilot Program

``Sec. 198K. Funds.

    ``Part IV--National Service Programs Clearinghouses; Volunteer 
                            Generation Fund

``Sec. 198O. National service programs clearinghouses.
``Sec. 198P. Volunteer generation fund.

            ````PART V--Nonprofit Capacity Building Program

````Sec. 198S. Nonprofit capacity building.

          ``Subtitle I--American Conservation and Youth Corps

``Sec. 199. Short title.
``Sec. 199A. General authority.
``Sec. 199B. Limitation on purchase of capital equipment.
``Sec. 199C. State application.
``Sec. 199D. Focus of programs.
``Sec. 199E. Related programs.
``Sec. 199F. Public lands or Indian lands.
``Sec. 199G. Training and education services.
``Sec. 199H. Preference for certain projects.
``Sec. 199I. Age and citizenship criteria for enrollment.
``Sec. 199J. Use of volunteers.
``Sec. 199K. Living allowance.
``Sec. 199L. Joint programs.
``Sec. 199M. Federal and State employee status.

            ``Subtitle J--Training and Technical Assistance

``Sec. 199N. Training and technical assistance.

             ``TITLE II--MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING PROGRAMS

                       ``Subtitle A--Publication

``Sec. 201. Information for students.
``Sec. 202. Exit counseling for borrowers.
``Sec. 203. Department information on deferments and cancellations.
``Sec. 204. Data on deferments and cancellations.

                   ``Subtitle B--Youthbuild Projects

``Sec. 211. Youthbuild projects.

           ``Subtitle C--Amendments to Student Literacy Corps

``Sec. 221. Amendments to Student Literacy Corps.

       ``TITLE IV--PROJECTS HONORING VICTIMS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS

``Sec. 401. Projects.

               ``TITLE V--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

``Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations.

                  ``TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

``Sec. 601. Amtrak waste disposal.
``Sec. 602. Exchange program with countries in transition from 
                            totalitarianism to democracy.''.

SEC. 3102. TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 
              1973.

    Section 1(b) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

``Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
``Sec. 2. Volunteerism policy.

           ``TITLE I--NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS

               ``Part A--Volunteers in Service to America

``Sec. 101. Statement of purpose.
``Sec. 102. Authority to operate VISTA program.
``Sec. 103. Selection and assignment of volunteers.
``Sec. 104. Terms and periods of service.
``Sec. 105. Support service.
``Sec. 106. Participation of beneficiaries.
``Sec. 107. Participation of younger and older persons.
``Sec. 108. Limitation.
``Sec. 109. Applications for assistance.

                  ``Part C--Special Volunteer Programs

``Sec. 121. Statement of purpose.
``Sec. 122. Authority to establish and operate special volunteer and 
                            demonstration programs.
``Sec. 123. Technical and financial assistance.

               ``TITLE II--NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS

``Sec. 200. Statement of purpose.

             ``Part A--Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

``Sec. 201. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects.

                  ``Part B--Foster Grandparent Program

``Sec. 211. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects.

                   ``Part C--Senior Companion Program

``Sec. 213. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects.

                      ``Part D--General Provisions

``Sec. 221. Promotion of National Senior Service Corps.
``Sec. 222. Payments.
``Sec. 223. Minority population participation.
``Sec. 224. Use of locally generated contributions in National Senior 
                            Service Corps.
``Sec. 225. Programs of national significance.
``Sec. 226. Adjustments to Federal financial assistance.
``Sec. 227. Multiyear grants or contracts.
``Sec. 228. Acceptance of donations.

                    ``Part E--Demonstration Programs

``Sec. 231. Authority of Director.

              ``TITLE IV--ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION

``Sec. 403. Political activities.
``Sec. 404. Special limitations.
``Sec. 406. Labor standards.
``Sec. 408. Joint funding.
``Sec. 409. Prohibition of Federal control.
``Sec. 410. Coordination with other programs.
``Sec. 411. Prohibition.
``Sec. 412. Notice and hearing procedures for suspension and 
                            termination of financial assistance.
``Sec. 414. Distribution of benefits between rural and urban areas.
``Sec. 415. Application of Federal law.
``Sec. 416. Evaluation.
``Sec. 417. Nondiscrimination provisions.
``Sec. 418. Eligibility for other benefits.
``Sec. 419. Legal expenses.
``Sec. 421. Definitions.
``Sec. 422. Audit.
``Sec. 423. Reduction of paperwork.
``Sec. 424. Review of project renewals.
``Sec. 425. Protection against improper use.
``Sec. 426. Provisions under the National and Community Service Act of 
                            1990.

               ``TITLE V--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

``Sec. 501. National volunteer antipoverty programs.
``Sec. 502. National Senior Service Corps.
``Sec. 504. Administration and coordination.
``Sec. 505. Availability of appropriations.

           ``TITLE VI--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS AND REPEALERS

``Sec. 601. Supersedence of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of July 1, 1971.
``Sec. 602. Creditable service for civil service retirement.
``Sec. 603. Repeal of title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act.
``Sec. 604. Repeal of title VI of the Older Americans Act.''.

                   TITLE IV--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS

SEC. 4101. INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.

    Section 8F(a)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.) is amended by striking ``National and Community Service Trust Act 
of 1993'' and inserting ``National and Community Service Act of 1990''.

               TITLE V--VOLUNTEERS FOR PROSPERITY PROGRAM

SEC. 5101. 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. 5102. 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, to provide eligible skilled professionals with 
        fixed amount stipends to offset the travel and living costs of 
        volunteering abroad.

SEC. 5103. 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 matching grants 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 
should include--
            (1) eliminating extreme poverty;
            (2) reducing world hunger and malnutrition;
            (3) increasing access to safe potable water;
            (4) enacting universal education;
            (5) reducing child mortality and childhood diseases;
            (6) combating the spread of preventable diseases, including 
        HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis;
            (7) providing educational and work skill support for girls 
        and empowering women to achieve independence;
            (8) creating sustainable business and entrepreneurial 
        opportunities; and
            (9) increasing access to information technology.
    (c) Volunteers for Prosperity Service Incentive Program.--
            (1) In general.--The VfP Office may provide matching grants 
        to offset the travel and living costs of volunteering abroad to 
        any eligible organization that--
                    (A) has members who possess skills relevant to 
                addressing any objective described in subsection (b); 
                and
                    (B) provides a dollar-for-dollar match for such 
                grant--
                            (i) through the organization with which the 
                        individual is serving; or
                            (ii) by raising private funds.
            (2) Nondiscrimination requirement.--The VfP Office may not 
        provide a stipend to an individual under paragraph (1) unless 
        the nonprofit organization to which the individual is assigned 
        has certified to the VfP Office that it does not discriminate 
        with respect to any project or activity receiving Federal 
        financial assistance, including a stipend under this title, 
        because of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, 
        political affiliation, or beliefs.
            (3) Compliance with ineligible service categories.--Service 
        carried out by a volunteer receiving funds under this section 
        may not provide a direct benefit to any--
                    (A) business organized for profit;
                    (B) labor union;
                    (C) partisan political organization; or
                    (D) religious or faith-based organization for the 
                purpose of proselytization, worship or any other 
                explicitly religious activity.
    (d) Funding.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator of the United States 
        Agency for International Development shall make available the 
        amounts appropriated pursuant to section 5104 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. 5104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may 
be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
    (b) Allocation of Funds.--Not more than 10 percent of the amounts 
appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) may be expended for the 
administrative costs of the United States Agency for International 
Development to manage the VfP Program.

                        TITLE VI--EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 6101. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, 
take effect on October 1, 2009.
    (b) Regulations.--Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and 
Community Service may issue such regulations as may be necessary to 
carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.

SEC. 6102. SENSE OF THE SENATE.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
            (1) President John F. Kennedy said, ``The raising of 
        extraordinarily large sums of money, given voluntarily and 
        freely by millions of our fellow Americans, is a unique 
        American tradition . . . Philanthropy, charity, giving 
        voluntarily and freely . . . call it what you like, but it is 
        truly a jewel of an American tradition''.
            (2) Americans gave more than $300,000,000,000 to charitable 
        causes in 2007, an amount equal to roughly 2 percent of the 
        gross domestic product.
            (3) The vast majority of those donations, roughly 75 
        percent or $229,000,000,000, came from individuals.
            (4) Studies have shown that Americans give far more to 
        charity than the people of any other industrialized nation--
        more than twice as much, measured as a share of gross domestic 
        product, than the citizens of Great Britain, and 10 times more 
        than the citizens of France.
            (5) 7 out of 10 American households donate to charities to 
        support a wide range of religious, educational, cultural, 
        health care, and environmental goals.
            (6) These charities provide innumerable valuable public 
        services to society's most vulnerable citizens during difficult 
        economic times.
            (7) Congress has provided incentives through the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage charitable giving by allowing 
        individuals to deduct contributions made to tax-exempt 
        charities.
            (8) 41,000,000 American households, constituting 86 percent 
        of taxpayers who itemize deductions, took advantage of this 
        deduction to give to the charities of their choice.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that 
Congress should preserve the income tax deduction for charitable 
contributions through the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and look for 
additional ways to encourage charitable giving.

            Amend the title so as to read: ``Entitled The Edward M. 
        Kennedy Serve America Act, an Act to reauthorize and reform the 
        national service laws''.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
111th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H.R. 1388

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