[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4345 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4345

To expand the eligibility of individuals from Micronesia, the Marshall 
Islands, and Palau for participation in National Service Programs, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 2016

Ms. Bordallo (for herself, Ms. Gabbard, and Mr. Sablan) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                             the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To expand the eligibility of individuals from Micronesia, the Marshall 
Islands, and Palau for participation in National Service Programs, and 
                          for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Community Service 
Improvement Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM 
              PARTICIPANTS.

    Section 137(a)(5) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12591(a)(5)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(5) is a citizen or national of the United States or 
        lawful permanent resident alien of the United States, or is a 
        citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of 
        the Marshall Islands, or Palau and admitted to the United 
        States as a nonimmigrant under the terms of the applicable 
        nation's Compact of Free Association with the United States.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by this Act shall be effective for any 
participant in a program under the National and Community Service Act 
of 1990 selected after the date of enactment of this Act.
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