[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1388 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.1388
One Hundred Eleventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the sixth day of January, two thousand and nine
An Act
Entitled The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, an Act to reauthorize
and reform the national service laws
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Serve America
Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--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.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.