[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1458 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1458

  To prohibit the Corporation for National and Community Service from 
     removing State offices of the Corporation from States without 
                        Congressional approval.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 28, 2019

Ms. McCollum (for herself, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Moore, 
 Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Quigley, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Pocan, Ms. 
 Omar, and Ms. Sewell of Alabama) introduced the following bill; which 
          was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit the Corporation for National and Community Service from 
     removing State offices of the Corporation from States without 
                        Congressional approval.

    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 ``Keep Community Service Local Act''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL FOR CLOSURE OF STATE CNCS OFFICES UNDER 
              CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

    Section 196A(a) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12651h) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Limitation on Closure of State Offices.--The Corporation may 
not close a State office required under subsection (a), where such 
closure results in there being no office in such State, unless 
permitted or directed to do so by an Act of Congress.''.
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