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[S. 994 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 994

 To establish a National and Community Service Administration to carry 
      out the national and volunteer service programs, to expand 
        participation in such programs, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 2, 2019

 Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Coons, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
 Klobuchar, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                                Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish a National and Community Service Administration to carry 
      out the national and volunteer service programs, to expand 
        participation in such 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 ``America's Call To Improve 
Opportunities Now for National Service Act'' or the ``ACTION for 
National Service Act''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS; REFERENCES.

    (a) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents; references.
Sec. 3. Establishment of National and Community Service Administration.
Sec. 4. Advisory Board.
Sec. 5. Director.
Sec. 6. National service educational awards.
Sec. 7. Interagency working group.
Sec. 8. National Service Foundation.
Sec. 9. 21st Century American service outreach program.
Sec. 10. Living allowance amounts.
Sec. 11. Authorized benefits for Corps members.
Sec. 12. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 13. Exclusion from gross income of national service educational 
                            awards.
Sec. 14. Income tax exclusion for living allowance.
Sec. 15. Conforming amendments to the National and Community Service 
                            Act of 1990.
Sec. 16. Conforming amendments to the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 
                            1973.
    (b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 
Act, wherever in this Act 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 that section or other 
provision of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12501 et seq.).

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 191 (42 U.S.C. 12651) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``a Corporation for National and Community 
        Service'' and inserting ``the National and Community Service 
        Administration, an independent agency in the executive 
        branch,''; and
            (2) by striking ``The Corporation shall be a Government 
        corporation, as defined in section 103'' and inserting ``The 
        Administration shall have the same status as an executive 
        department listed in section 101''.

SEC. 4. ADVISORY BOARD.

    (a) Appointment and Terms.--Section 192 (42 U.S.C. 12651a) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) Advisory board.--
                    ``(A) Initial board members.--
                            ``(i) Board of directors members electing 
                        to serve.--There shall be in the Administration 
                        an Advisory Board initially composed of the 
                        voting members of the Board of Directors of the 
                        Corporation for National and Community Service 
                        (as in existence the day before the date of 
                        enactment of the ACTION for National Service 
                        Act) who elect to serve on the Advisory Board.
                            ``(ii) Appointed initial members.--If fewer 
                        than seven members of the Board of Directors 
                        elect to serve, the Administrator shall appoint 
                        additional members to achieve a total of seven 
                        members of the Advisory Board, to serve for the 
                        term of their predecessors. For purposes of 
                        this section, members appointed under this 
                        clause shall be treated as if they had been 
                        voting members described in clause (i).
                            ``(iii) Board of seven members.--After the 
                        expiration of the terms of the members 
                        described in clauses (i) and (ii), and the 
                        seven appointments set forth in subparagraph 
                        (B), the Advisory Board shall be composed of 
                        seven members.
                    ``(B) Appointment of replacement members.--Upon the 
                expiration of the term of any of the first seven 
                members of the Advisory Board whose term shall expire, 
                a new member of the Advisory Board shall be appointed 
                as follows:
                            ``(i) The first three members shall be 
                        appointed by the President, and shall include--
                                    ``(I) an individual not younger 
                                than 18 or older than 25 who--
                                            ``(aa) has served in a 
                                        school-based or community-based 
                                        service-learning program; or
                                            ``(bb) is or was a 
                                        participant or a supervisor in 
                                        a program; and
                                    ``(II) an individual who--
                                            ``(aa) is age 55 or older; 
                                        and
                                            ``(bb) has served in the 
                                        National Senior Service Corps, 
                                        in a program carried out under 
                                        title II of the Domestic 
                                        Volunteer Service Act of 1973 
                                        (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.) or 
                                        served in a service-based or 
                                        community-based program under 
                                        subtitle B of title I.
                            ``(ii) The next member shall be appointed 
                        by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
                            ``(iii) The next member shall be appointed 
                        by the minority leader of the House of 
                        Representatives.
                            ``(iv) The next member shall be appointed 
                        by the majority leader of the Senate.
                            ``(v) The next member shall be appointed by 
                        the minority leader of the Senate.
                    ``(C) Expiration of the term of remaining initial 
                members.--Upon the expiration of the terms on the 
                Advisory Board of the remaining members (after the 
                first seven) who served on the Board of Directors of 
                the Corporation for National and Community Service (as 
                in effect the day before the date of enactment of the 
                ACTION for National Service Act), no new members shall 
                be appointed to replace those remaining members.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking ``the Board'' 
                and inserting ``the Advisory Board (referred to in this 
                subtitle as the `Board')''; and
            (2) by striking subsections (c), (d), and (e) and inserting 
        the following:
    ``(c) Terms.--Members appointed in accordance with any of clauses 
(i) through (v) of subsection (a)(1)(B) or under subsection (d) shall 
serve for a term of 5 years.
    ``(d) Appointment of New Members and Vacancies.--When the term of a 
member appointed in accordance with any of clauses (i) through (v) of 
subsection (a)(1)(B) expires, or if a vacancy occurs on the Advisory 
Board, a new member shall be appointed by the appointing individual and 
in the manner described in that clause, and, in the case of a vacancy, 
shall serve for the remainder of the term for which the predecessor of 
such member was appointed. The vacancy shall not affect the power of 
the remaining members to execute the duties of the Board.''.
    (b) Meetings and Duties.--Section 192A (42 U.S.C. 12651b) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``3 times each year'' 
        and inserting ``four times each year, with one of the four 
        meetings being an annual meeting to review the Administration's 
        long-term and strategic goals,''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (e), (f), and (g) and inserting 
        the following:
    ``(e) Advisory Duties.--The Board shall have responsibility for 
making recommendations to the Director concerning the programs and 
activities of the Administration and the overall policy for the 
Administration and shall--
            ``(1) advise the Director with respect to policies, 
        programs, and procedures for carrying out the Director's 
        functions, duties, or responsibilities under this Act;
            ``(2) advise the Director on establishing requirements and 
        criteria for qualifying service programs, and on monitoring and 
        evaluating the performance of personnel in carrying out 
        programs and activities;
            ``(3) review applications of service programs for approval 
        under this Act and make recommendations to the Director with 
        respect to the approval of each program and the amount of 
        financial assistance (if any) to provide to each program;
            ``(4) review and make recommendations to the Director--
                    ``(A) with respect to any grants, allotments, 
                contracts, financial assistance, or other payment of 
                the Administration; and
                    ``(B) regarding the regulations, standards, 
                policies, procedures, programs, and initiatives of the 
                Administration;
            ``(5) review, and advise the Director regarding, the 
        actions of the Director with respect to the personnel of the 
        Administration, and with respect to such standards, policies, 
        procedures, programs, and initiatives as are necessary or 
        appropriate to carry out the programs and activities of the 
        Administration, including those carried out under the national 
        service laws on the day before the date of enactment of the 
        ACTION for National Service Act;
            ``(6) make recommendations relating to a program of 
        research for the Administration with respect to national and 
        community service programs;
            ``(7) ensure effective dissemination of information 
        regarding the programs and activities of the Administration;
            ``(8) prepare and make recommendations to the Director and 
        the appropriate committees of Congress for changes in the 
        national service laws resulting from the studies and 
        demonstrations conducted by the Administration, which 
        recommendations shall be submitted to the Director and the 
        appropriate committees of Congress not later than January 1 of 
        each year;
            ``(9) make recommendations to the Director on candidates to 
        serve on the Board of the National Service Foundation described 
        in section 199P; and
            ``(10) advise on such other matters as the Director may 
        request.''.

SEC. 5. DIRECTOR.

    (a) Appointment.--Section 193(a) (42 U.S.C. 12651c) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``an individual who shall serve as Chief 
        Executive Officer of the Corporation, and'' and inserting ``a 
        Director,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``and who shall 
        hold the same rank and status as the head of an executive 
        department listed in section 101 of title 5, United States 
        Code.''.
    (b) Interim Director.--Until a Director is appointed and confirmed 
in accordance with the amendments made by subsection (a), the Chief 
Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service 
(as in existence the day before the date of enactment of this Act) may, 
at the election of the Chief Executive Officer, serve as interim 
Director.

SEC. 6. NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.

    Section 147(a) (42 U.S.C. 12603(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Except as provided'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided'';
            (2) by striking ``shall receive a national service 
        educational award'' and all that follows through 
        ``appropriations)'' and inserting ``shall be entitled to a 
        national service educational award equal to the award amount 
        specified in paragraph (2)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Award amount.--The award referred to in paragraph 
        (1), payable to an individual described in such paragraph, 
        shall be in an amount that is equal to twice the amount of the 
        national average of the cost for in-State tuition and fees at 
        public, 4-year institutions of higher education, for the award 
        year for which the national service position is approved by the 
        Administration.
            ``(3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term 
        `institution of higher education' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 148(h).''.

SEC. 7. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.

    The Director of the National and Community Service Administration, 
using funds made available under section 501(a)(5) of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(5)), shall establish 
an interagency working group to--
            (1) evaluate and make recommendations regarding a process 
        for evaluating the eligibility, for national service 
        educational awards, of individuals who have participated in 
        national service programs that are not administered under this 
        Act but are described in section 123(2) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 
        12573(2));
            (2) evaluate the feasibility and advisability of granting 
        Federal hiring preference under chapter 33 of title 5, United 
        States Code, to an individual who has completed at least 1 year 
        of service and is entitled to the award authorized under 
        section 147(a)(2) of that Act (as amended by section 6 of this 
        Act) for that service; and
            (3) not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, prepare and submit to Congress a report containing 
        the results of the evaluations described in paragraphs (1) and 
        (2).

SEC. 8. NATIONAL SERVICE FOUNDATION.

    (a) Elimination of Current Authority for Donations of Property.--
Section 196(a) (42 U.S.C. 12651g(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2);
            (2) by redesignating clause (iii) of paragraph (1)(C) as 
        paragraph (2); and
            (3) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of 
        this subsection, by striking all that precedes ``this term'' 
        and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Inherently governmental function.--As used in this 
        subsection,''.
    (b) Foundation.--Title I (42 U.S.C. 12511 et seq.) is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new subtitle:

               ``Subtitle K--National Service Foundation

``SEC. 199P. NATIONAL SERVICE FOUNDATION.

    ``(a) Establishment.--In order to encourage private gifts of real 
and personal property or any income from that property or other 
interest in that property for the benefit of, or in connection with, 
the Administration, and its activities, services, or former 
participants, and through those gifts to further the mission and 
purpose of the Administration and to provide greater opportunities for 
volunteer service, there is established a charitable and nonprofit 
corporation to be known as the National Service Foundation (referred to 
in this subtitle as the `Foundation') to accept and administer such 
gifts.
    ``(b) Board of the Foundation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The National Service Foundation shall 
        consist of a Board of the Foundation, having as members the 
        Director of the Administration, as an ex officio, nonvoting 
        member, and not less than six individuals, who are not officers 
        or employees of the Federal Government, appointed by the 
        Director after considering the recommendations of the Advisory 
        Board described in section 192.
            ``(2) Terms.--
                    ``(A) Initial members.--The terms of the initial 
                members of the Board of the Foundation shall be 
                staggered to assure continuity of administration.
                    ``(B) Subsequent members.--A subsequent member 
                shall serve for a term of 6 years.
                    ``(C) Vacancies.--If a vacancy occurs on the Board 
                of the Foundation, a new member shall be appointed by 
                Director and serve for the remainder of the term for 
                which the predecessor of such member was appointed. The 
                vacancy shall not affect the power of the remaining 
                members to execute the duties of the Board of the 
                Foundation.
            ``(3) Chairman.--The Director shall be the Chairman of the 
        Board of the Foundation.
            ``(4) Status.--Members and staff of the Board of the 
        Foundation shall not be considered to be officers or employees 
        of the Federal Government.
            ``(5) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Board of 
        the Foundation serving at any one time shall constitute a 
        quorum for the transaction of business, and the Foundation 
        shall have an official seal, which shall be judicially noticed.
            ``(6) Meetings.--The Board of the Foundation shall meet at 
        the call of the Chairman, and not less often than once each 
        year.
            ``(7) Compensation and travel expenses.--
                    ``(A) Compensation.--A member of the Board of the 
                Foundation shall serve without compensation. 
                Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States 
                Code, the Board may accept and use voluntary and 
                uncompensated services as the Commission determines 
                necessary.
                    ``(B) Travel expenses.--A member of the Board shall 
                be allowed travel expenses (out of Foundation funds), 
                including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
                authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I 
                of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while 
                away from the member's home or regular places of 
                business in the performance of services for the Board.
    ``(c) Authorization To Accept and Use Gifts and Bequests.--The 
Foundation is authorized to accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, 
and use any gifts, devises, or bequests, either absolutely or in trust 
of real or personal property or any income from the property or other 
interest in the property for the benefit of or in connection with, the 
Administration, its activities, or its services. The Foundation may not 
accept any such gift, devise, or bequest that entails any expenditure 
other than from the resources of the Foundation. An interest in such 
real property includes, among other things, easements or other rights 
for preservation, conservation, protection, or enhancement by and for 
the public of natural, scenic, historic, scientific, educational, 
inspirational, or recreational resources. A gift, devise, or bequest 
relating to property may be accepted by the Foundation even though the 
property is encumbered, restricted, or subject to beneficial interests 
of private persons, if any current or future interest in the property 
is for the benefit of the Administration, its activities, or its 
services.
    ``(d) Use of Funds, Investment.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise required by the 
        instrument of transfer to the Foundation, the Foundation may 
        sell, lease, invest, reinvest, retain, or otherwise dispose of 
        or deal with any property transferred to the Foundation or 
        income from the property as the Board of the Foundation may 
        from time to time determine to be appropriate. The Foundation 
        shall not engage in any business, nor shall the Foundation make 
        any investment, that may not lawfully be engaged in or made by 
        a trust company in the District of Columbia, except that the 
        Foundation may make any investment authorized by the instrument 
        of transfer, and may retain any property accepted by the 
        Foundation.
            ``(2) Services and facilities.--The Foundation may utilize 
        the services and facilities of the Administration, and such 
        services and facilities may be made available on request to the 
        extent practicable without reimbursement.
    ``(e) Succession, Liability, and Powers.--
            ``(1) Succession.--The Foundation shall have perpetual 
        succession, with all the usual powers and obligations of a 
        corporation acting as a trustee, including the power to sue and 
        to be sued in its own name.
            ``(2) Liability.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the 
        members of the Board of the Foundation shall not be personally 
        liable for acts or omissions related to the Foundation, except 
        for malfeasance.
            ``(3) Powers.--The Foundation shall have the power to enter 
        into contracts, to execute instruments, and generally to do any 
        and all lawful acts necessary or appropriate to its purposes.
    ``(f) Bylaws.--In carrying out the provisions of this Act, the 
Board of the Foundation may adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations 
necessary for the administration of its functions and enter into 
contracts for any necessary services.
    ``(g) Tax Exempt Status.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Foundation and any income or 
        property received or owned by it, and all transactions relating 
        to such income or property, shall be exempt from all Federal, 
        State, and local taxation.
            ``(2) Contributions to local government.--The Foundation 
        may, however, in the discretion of the Board of the 
        Foundation--
                    ``(A) contribute toward the costs of local 
                government in amounts not in excess of those costs that 
                it would be obligated to pay such government if it were 
                not exempt from taxation because of this subsection or 
                because of its status as a charitable and nonprofit 
                corporation; and
                    ``(B) agree to so contribute property transferred 
                to the Foundation and the income derived from the 
                property if such agreement is a condition of the 
                transfer.
            ``(3) Use of the united states.--Contributions, gifts, and 
        other transfers made to or for the use of the Foundation shall 
        be regarded as contributions, gifts, or transfers to or for the 
        use of the United States.
    ``(h) Nonliability of United States.--The United States shall not 
be liable for any debts, defaults, acts, or omissions of the 
Foundation.
    ``(i) Reports.--The Foundation shall, as soon as practicable after 
the end of each fiscal year, prepare and submit to Congress an annual 
report on its proceedings and activities, including a full and complete 
statement of its receipts, expenditures, and investments.
    ``(j) Initial Funding.--For the purposes of assisting the 
Foundation in establishing an office and meeting initial 
administrative, project, and other startup expenses, there is 
authorized to be appropriated $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2020. Such 
funds shall remain available to the Foundation until they are expended 
for authorized purposes.''.

SEC. 9. 21ST CENTURY AMERICAN SERVICE OUTREACH PROGRAM.

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

``SEC. 189E. 21ST CENTURY AMERICAN SERVICE OUTREACH PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Covered individual.--The term `covered individual' 
        means an individual who is not younger than age 17 or older 
        than age 30.
            ``(2) National service program.--The term `national service 
        program' means a program under--
                    ``(A) the National and Community Service Act of 
                1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.); or
                    ``(B) title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
                of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.).
    ``(b) Program.--In order to ensure that every covered individual 
who may want to participate in service programs is informed of the 
opportunities to participate, the Administration shall--
            ``(1) determine how the Administration will work with, and 
        then work with, Federal or State agencies and other entities 
        to--
                    ``(A) contact each covered individual upon such 
                individual's 17th birthday to notify the individual 
                about--
                            ``(i) the individual's eligibility to 
                        participate in national service programs;
                            ``(ii) the national service programs and 
                        how to apply for a specific program;
                            ``(iii) other service programs for which 
                        the individual may be eligible, including 
                        service with the Peace Corps (as established by 
                        the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.)) 
                        and military service; and
                            ``(iv) the individual's option to opt out 
                        of receiving any notifications, or just 
                        notifications in a paper format, under this 
                        paragraph; and
                    ``(B) after contacting an covered individual under 
                subparagraph (A), notify the individual every 2 years 
                thereafter of the information described in clauses (i) 
                through (iv) of subparagraph (A), unless--
                            ``(i) the individual is serving in a 
                        national service program or other program 
                        described in subparagraph (A); or
                            ``(ii) the individual has opted out of 
                        receiving such notifications under subparagraph 
                        (A)(iv);
            ``(2) determine how the Administration will enable covered 
        individuals to, and then enable eligible individuals to, apply 
        for a specific national service program and ensure that such 
        application process is the most effective process for the 
        purpose of applying for such a program; and
            ``(3) develop a long-term strategy to gradually increase 
        the number of opportunities in national service programs so 
        that any covered individual who applies to and is eligible to 
        participate in a national service program will be offered at 
        least one service position.''.

SEC. 10. LIVING ALLOWANCE AMOUNTS.

    (a) Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973.--Section 105(b) of the 
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955(b)(2)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``95 percent'' 
                and inserting ``150 percent''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``105 
                percent'' and inserting ``210 percent''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4)(A) A stipend or allowance under this subsection shall 
        not be increased as a result of amendments made by the ACTION 
        for National Service Act, or any other amendment made to this 
        subsection unless the funds appropriated for carrying out this 
        part are sufficient to maintain for the fiscal year in question 
        a number of participants to serve under this part at least 
        equal to the number of such participants serving during the 
        preceding fiscal year.
            ``(B) In the event that sufficient appropriations for any 
        fiscal year are not available to increase any such stipend or 
        allowance provided to the minimum amount specified in paragraph 
        (2), the Director shall increase the stipend or allowance to 
        such amount as appropriations for such year permit consistent 
        with subparagraph (A).''.
    (b) National and Community Service Act of 1990.--
            (1) National civilian community corps living allowances.--
        Section 158(b) (42 U.S.C. 12618(b)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``The Director'' the first place it 
                appears and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Director'';
                    (B) by striking ``100 percent'' and inserting ``200 
                percent''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Increases limited by appropriations.--
                    ``(A) Limit on increases.--An allowance under this 
                subsection or section 140 shall not be increased as a 
                result of amendments made by the ACTION for National 
                Service Act, or any other amendment made to this 
                subsection or section 140, respectively, unless the 
                funds appropriated for carrying out this subtitle or 
                subtitle C, respectively, are sufficient to maintain 
                for the fiscal year in question a number of 
                participants to serve under this subtitle or subtitle 
                C, respectively, at least equal to the number of such 
                participants serving during the preceding fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Partial increase.--In the event that 
                sufficient appropriations for any fiscal year are not 
                available to increase an allowance under this 
                subsection above the amount provided for fiscal year 
                2019 or under section 140 to the minimum amount 
                specified in section 140, respectively, the Director 
                shall increase the allowance to such amount as 
                appropriations for such year permit consistent with 
                subparagraph (A).''.
            (2) Grants.--Section 189 (42 U.S.C. 12645c) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``$18,000'' and 
                inserting ``$30,000'';
                    (B) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``$19,500'' 
                and inserting ``$39,000''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Insufficient Appropriations.--Notwithstanding the increased 
limitation on grant amounts per full-time equivalent position described 
in subsection (a) and the increased limitation described in subsection 
(e)(1) as a result of amendments made by the ACTION for National 
Service Act, or any other amendment made to this section, the amount of 
funds per full-time equivalent position approved by the Corporation for 
a grant, as described in those subsections, shall not be increased 
unless the funds appropriated for carrying out this subtitle are 
sufficient to make such increase while maintaining for the fiscal year 
in question a number of approved national service positions at least 
equal to the number of such positions during the preceding fiscal 
year.''.

SEC. 11. AUTHORIZED BENEFITS FOR CORPS MEMBERS.

    (a) In General.--The Director shall provide for members of the 
National Civilian Community Corps to receive benefits authorized by 
this section.
    (b) Living Allowance.--The Director shall provide a living 
allowance to members of the Corps for the period during which such 
members are engaged in training or any activity on a Corps project. The 
Director shall establish the amount of the allowance at any amount not 
in excess of the amount equal to 200 percent of the poverty line that 
is applicable to a family of two (as defined by the Office of 
Management and Budget and revised annually in accordance with section 
673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)).

SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 501 (42 U.S.C. 12681) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(2) Subtitles c and d.--
                    ``(A) Subtitle c.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated for each of fiscal years 2020 through 
                fiscal year 2029, such sums as may be necessary to 
                provide financial assistance under subtitle C of title 
                I for the number of participants in programs and 
                activities under subtitle C for fiscal year 2019.
                    ``(B) Subtitle d.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated, and there are appropriated, for fiscal 
                year 2020 and each subsequent fiscal year, such sums as 
                may be necessary to provide national service 
                educational awards under subtitle D of title I for the 
                number of participants for whom the Administration 
                recorded an obligation under section 149(a)(1)(B) for 
                fiscal year 2019.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``subsection 
                (b)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) Subtitle k.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020 and each 
        subsequent fiscal year to carry out subtitle K of title I.'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
            (3) by adding after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) Additional Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) Authorization.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Administration to carry out its programs 
        and functions, including the programs and activities carried 
        out under this Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 
        1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.), such additional sums as may be 
        necessary to achieve the goal set forth in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Ten-year goal.--It is the sense of Congress that sums 
        appropriated under paragraph (1) should be sufficient to 
        provide or facilitate the provision of national service 
        programs and activities under the national service laws (in 
        addition to programs and activities funded under subsection (a) 
        for fiscal year 2020) for not fewer than 1,000,000 participants 
        per year by September 30, 2029.
            ``(3) Plan for approved national service positions.--The 
        Administration shall--
                    ``(A) prepare a plan to--
                            ``(i) establish the number of the approved 
                        national service positions as 250,000 for 
                        fiscal year 2020; and
                            ``(ii) increase the number of the approved 
                        positions in each fiscal year through fiscal 
                        year 2029, so that the number of approved 
                        positions in fiscal year 2029 is sufficient to 
                        support the goal in paragraph (2);
                    ``(B) ensure that the increases described in 
                subparagraph (A)(ii) are achieved through an 
                appropriate balance of full- and part-time service 
                positions;
                    ``(C) not later than 1 year after the date of 
                enactment of the ACTION for National Service Act, 
                submit a report to the authorizing committees on the 
                status of the plan described in subparagraph (A);
                    ``(D) not later than 8 years after the date of 
                enactment of the ACTION for National Service Act, 
                submit a report to the authorizing committees on the 
                progress of the Administration towards the goal 
                described in paragraph (2), and the potential for 
                exceeding that goal in fiscal year 2029 and beyond; and
                    ``(E) subject to the availability of appropriations 
                and quality service opportunities, implement the plan 
                described in subparagraph (A).''.

SEC. 13. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL 
              AWARDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 117 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(relating to qualified scholarships) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection:
    ``(e) National Service Educational Awards.--Gross income shall not 
include any national service educational award described in subtitle D 
of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12601 et seq.).''.
    (b) Exclusion of Discharge of Student Loan Debt.--Subsection (f) of 
section 108 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
            ``(6) Payments under national service educational award 
        programs.--In the case of an individual, gross income shall not 
        include any amount received a national service educational 
        award under subtitle D of title I of the National and Community 
        Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 14. INCOME TAX EXCLUSION FOR LIVING ALLOWANCE.

    (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 
139G the following new section:

``SEC. 139H. LIVING ALLOWANCE FOR NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS.

    ``Gross income does not include the amount of any living allowance 
provided under section 140 of the National and Community Service Act of 
1990.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part III of 
subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 139G the 
following new item:

``Sec. 139H. Living allowance for national service participants.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 15. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
              ACT OF 1990.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 12511) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (9) and inserting the following:
            ``(9) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
        the National and Community Service Administration appointed 
        under section 193.'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (12) and inserting the following:
            ``(12) Administration.--The term `Administration' means the 
        National and Community Service Administration established under 
        section 191.'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (12), (1) through (8), 
        (10), (11), and (9) as paragraphs (1) through (12), 
        respectively; and
            (4) by transferring the redesignated paragraphs so the 
        paragraphs appear in numerical order.
    (b) Service-Learning Programs.--
            (1) Section 113(a) (42 U.S.C. 12525(a)), section 114(c) (42 
        U.S.C. 12526(c)), and section 116(a) (42 U.S.C. 12528(a)) are 
        amended, in the subsection headings, by striking 
        ``Corporation'' and inserting ``Administration''.
            (2) Section 116(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 12528(a)(2)) is amended, 
        in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Noncorporation'' and 
        inserting ``Nonadministration''.
    (c) National Service Trust Program.--
            (1) Section 121 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (e)(5)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
                12571(e)(5)(B)), in the subparagraph heading, by 
                striking ``Corporation'' and inserting 
                ``Administration''; and
                    (B) by striking subsection (f).
            (2) Section 122 (42 U.S.C. 12572) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (d)(1), in the paragraph heading, 
                by striking ``corporation'' and inserting 
                ``administration''; and
                    (B) in subsection (f)(1)(A)--
                            (i) in the subparagraph heading, by 
                        striking ``corporation'' and inserting 
                        ``administration''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``the strategic plan 
                        approved under section 192A(g)(1,)'' and 
                        inserting ``the strategic plan recommended by 
                        the Board during consultation under section 
                        193A(b)(1),''.
            (3) Section 129A(b) (42 U.S.C. 12581a(b)) and section 
        131(f) (42 U.S.C. 12583(f)) are amended, in the subsection 
        headings, by striking ``Corporation'' and inserting 
        ``Administration''.
    (d) National Service Trust.--Section 145 (42 U.S.C. 12601) is 
amended, in subsections (a)(2) and (d)(1), by striking ``section 
196(a)(2)'' and inserting ``section 199P''.
    (e) National Civilian Community Corps.--
            (1) Section 159 (42 U.S.C. 12619) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, 
                        including those recommended by the Board,'' and 
                        inserting ``, after consultation with the 
                        Board,''; and
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (3) and 
                        inserting the following:
            ``(3) at the election of the Director, carry out any other 
        activities recommended by the Board.''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by adding ``and'' at 
                        the end;
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; 
                        and'' and inserting a period; and
                            (iii) by striking paragraph (3).
            (2) Section 165(1) (42 U.S.C. 12626(1)) is amended by 
        striking ``Board of Directors'' and inserting ``Advisory 
        Board''.
    (f) Administration.--
            (1) Section 172(b) (42 U.S.C. 12632(b)) is amended, in the 
        subsection heading, by striking ``Corporation'' and inserting 
        ``Administration''.
            (2) Section 178 (42 U.S.C. 12638) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c)(3), in the paragraph heading, 
                by striking ``Corporation'' and inserting 
                ``Administration''; and
                    (B) in subsection (j)(1), in the paragraph heading, 
                by striking ``corporation'' and inserting 
                ``administration''.
    (g) National and Community Service Administration.--
            (1) Subtitle G of title I (42 U.S.C. 12651 et seq.) is 
        amended by striking the subtitle heading and inserting the 
        following:

     ``Subtitle G--National and Community Service Administration''.

            (2) Section 191 (42 U.S.C. 12651) is amended in the section 
        heading by striking ``corporation for national and community 
        service'' and inserting ``national and community service 
        administration''.
            (3) Section 192 (42 U.S.C. 12651a) is amended by striking 
        the section heading and inserting the following:

``SEC. 192. ADVISORY BOARD.''.

            (4) Section 192A (42 U.S.C. 12651b) is amended by striking 
        the section heading and inserting the following:

``SEC. 192A. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD.''.

            (5) Section 193 (42 U.S.C. 12651c) and section 193A (42 
        U.S.C. 12651d) are amended, in the section headings, by 
        striking ``chief executive officer'' and inserting 
        ``director''.
            (6) Section 193A (42 U.S.C. 12651d) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``that are not 
                reserved to the Board,'' and inserting ``, after 
                consultation with the Board'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraphs (1), (2)(A), (3)(A), 
                        (4)(A), and (8) by striking ``prepare and 
                        submit to the Board'' and inserting ``after 
                        consultation with the Board, prepare and submit 
                        to the authorizing committees'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``an 
                        approved proposal under section 192A(g)(2)'' 
                        and inserting ``a proposal recommended by the 
                        Board during consultation under subparagraph 
                        (A)'';
                            (iii) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``an 
                        approved proposal under section 192A(g)(3)'' 
                        and inserting ``a proposal recommended by the 
                        Board during consultation under subparagraph 
                        (A)'';
                            (iv) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``an 
                        approved proposal under section 192A(g)(4)'' 
                        and inserting ``a plan recommended by the Board 
                        during consultation under paragraph (A)'';
                            (v) in paragraph (7), by striking ``prepare 
                        and submit to the authorizing committees and 
                        the Board'' and inserting ``after consultation 
                        with the Board, prepare and submit to the 
                        authorizing committees'';
                            (vi) in paragraph (9)(B)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``approved by the Board under section 
                                192A(g)(1)'' and inserting 
                                ``recommended by the Board during 
                                consultation under paragraph (1)'';
                                    (II) in clause (ii), by striking 
                                ``approved by the Board under paragraph 
                                (2) or (3) of section 192A(g)'' and 
                                inserting ``recommended by the Board 
                                during consultation under paragraph 
                                (2)(A) or (3)(A)''; and
                                    (III) in clause (iii), by striking 
                                ``approved by the Board under section 
                                192A(g)(4)'' and inserting 
                                ``recommended by the Board during 
                                consultation under paragraph (4)(A)'';
                            (vii) in paragraph (10)(A), by striking 
                        ``the services referred to in paragraph (1), 
                        and the money and property referred to in 
                        paragraph (2), of section 196(a)'' and 
                        inserting ``the services referred to in section 
                        196(a)(1), and the money and property referred 
                        to in section 199P,'';
                            (viii) in paragraph (11), by striking 
                        ``prepare and submit to the Board'' and 
                        inserting ``, after consultation with the 
                        Board, prepare and submit to the authorizing 
                        committees''; and
                            (ix) in paragraph (12)--
                                    (I) by striking ``members of the 
                                Board and'';
                                    (II) by striking ``each member of 
                                the Board and''; and
                                    (III) by striking ``such member of 
                                the Board or''; and
                    (C) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (3).
            (7) Section 195 (42 U.S.C. 12651f) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c), in the subsection heading, 
                by striking ``Corporation'' and inserting 
                ``Administration''; and
                    (B) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``The Chief 
                Executive Officer, acting upon the recommendation of 
                the Board, may establish advisory committees in the 
                Corporation to advise the Board'' and inserting ``The 
                Director may establish advisory committees in the 
                Corporation to advise the Director''.
            (8) Sections 196A (42 U.S.C. 12651h) and 198 (42 U.S.C. 
        12653) are amended in the section headings by striking 
        ``corporation'' and inserting ``administration''.
    (h) Investment for Quality and Innovation.--Part I of subtitle H of 
title I (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is amended by striking the part 
heading and inserting the following:

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

    (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 501(a)(5)(B) (42 
U.S.C. 12681(a)(5)(B)) is amended, in the subparagraph heading, by 
striking ``Corporation'' and inserting ``Administration''.
    (j) Global References to Corporation.--Except in section 
101(21)(A)(ii), section 132(b), or section 601(b) of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511(21)(A)(ii), 12584(b)), 
and except as provided in the table of contents or any heading of the 
Act, the Act is amended by striking ``Corporation'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``Administration''.
    (k) Global References to Chief Executive Officer.--Except as 
provided in the table of contents or any heading of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990, the Act is amended by striking ``Chief 
Executive Officer'' each place it appears and inserting ``Director''.
    (l) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 1(b) (42 
U.S.C. 12501 note) is amended--
            (1) in the items relating to subtitle G of title I--
                    (A) by striking the item relating to the subtitle 
                heading for subtitle G and inserting the following:

     ``Subtitle G--National and Community Service Administration'';

                    (B) by striking the item relating to section 191 
                and inserting the following:

``Sec. 191. National and Community Service Administration.'';
                    (C) by striking the item relating to section 193 
                and inserting the following:

``Sec. 193. Director.'';
                    (D) by striking the item relating to section 193A 
                and inserting the following:

``Sec. 193A. Authorities and duties of the Director.'';
                and
                    (E) by striking the item relating to section 196A 
                and inserting the following:

``Sec. 196A. Administration State offices.'';
            (2) in the items relating to part I of subtitle H of title 
        I--
                    (A) by striking the item relating to the part 
                heading and inserting the following:

  ``Part I--Additional Administration Activities To Support National 
                               Service'';

                and
                    (B) by striking the item relating to section 198 
                and inserting the following:

``Sec. 198. Additional Administration activities to support national 
                            service.'';
        and
            (3) in the items relating to title I, by adding at the end 
        the following:

               ``Subtitle K--National Service Foundation

``Sec. 199P. National Service Foundation.''.

SEC. 16. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 
              1973.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 421 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5061) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) the term `Director' means the Director of the 
        National and Community Service Administration appointed under 
        section 193 of the National and Community Service Act of 
        1990;'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
            ``(7) the term `Administration' means the National and 
        Community Service Administration established under section 191 
        of the National and Community Service Act of 1990;'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (20), (1), (8), (9), 
        (10), (11), (13), (12), (3), (4), (6), (5), (14), (15), (16), 
        (17), (2), (18), and (19) as paragraphs (1) through (20), 
        respectively; and
            (4) transferring such redesignated paragraphs so that the 
        paragraphs appear in numerical order.
    (b) References to Names.--The Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 
1973 is amended--
            (1) in section 2(b) (42 U.S.C. 4950(b)), by striking 
        ``Corporation for National and Community Service'' and 
        inserting ``Director of the National and Community Service 
        Administration'';
            (2) except as provided in subsection (a) and paragraph (1) 
        of this subsection, by striking ``Corporation'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``Administration''; and
            (3) in section 201(h) (42 U.S.C. 5001(h)), by striking 
        ``Chief Executive Officer'' and inserting ``Director''.
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