[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3794 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3794

   To repeal the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and the 
                Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 18, 2012

 Mr. Stutzman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To repeal the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and the 
                Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Volunteer Freedom Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE STATUTES.

    Effective on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12501 et seq.) and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
U.S.C. 4950 et seq.) are repealed.

SEC. 3. BENEFITS AND AWARDS TO VOLUNTEERS PRESERVED.

    (a) Award for Completion of Service.--An individual described in 
section 146(a) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12602(a)) who successfully completes a required full-time, part-
time, summer, or silver scholar term of service prior to the date 
specified in section 2 of this Act, shall receive the educational award 
amount for such service under section 147 of the of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12603).
    (b) Award for Partial Completion of Service.--If an individual 
serving in an approved national service position does not complete a 
required full-time, part-time, summer, or silver scholar term of 
service prior to the date specified in section 2 of this Act, the 
Corporation may provide the individual with that portion of the 
educational award approved for the individual that corresponds to the 
quantity of the term of service actually completed by the individual.
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