[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5679 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5679

  To provide a direct appropriation of funds for the Learn and Serve 
America program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, 
   and expand the eligibility of such program to additional entities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 22, 2023

Mr. Kim of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide a direct appropriation of funds for the Learn and Serve 
America program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, 
   and expand the eligibility of such program to additional entities.

    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 ``Learn and Serve America Reinvestment 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DIRECT APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR THE LEARN AND SERVE AMERICA 
              PROGRAM.

    In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated 
to the Corporation for National and Community Service for fiscal year 
2024 and each succeeding fiscal year, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated--
            (1) $40,000,000, for subtitle B of title I of the National 
        and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.), of 
        which not less than 20 percent shall be used to carry out part 
        I of such subtitle B and not less than 80 percent shall be used 
        to carry out part II of such subtitle B; and
            (2) such sums as may be necessary to hire not less then 10 
        additional, full-time staff at the Corporation for National and 
        Community Service to assist with planning, program design, and 
        technology advancements for purposes of carrying out such 
        subtitle B.

SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR THE LEARN AND SERVICE AMERICA 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 111A of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12522) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (A);
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) a local educational agency, or a consortium 
                of 2 or more local educational agencies, in the 
                State.''.
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Local educational agency.--The term `local 
        educational agency' has the meaning given the term in section 
        8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 7801).''.
    (b) Special Rule.--Section 112(d) of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12523(d)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Special Rule.--A State educational agency described in 
section 111A(2)(A) may designate, to receive the State educational 
agency's allotment under this part, and carry out the functions of the 
agency under this part, a statewide entity that--
            ``(1) has demonstrated experience in supporting or 
        implementing service-learning programs; and
            ``(2) is a community-based entity, a non-profit 
        organization that provides training or direct support to 
        teachers, youth workers, and students, or the State Commission 
        on National and Community Service established for the State 
        under section 178 of the National and Community Service Act of 
        1990 (42 U.S.C. 12638).''.
    (c) Allotments.--Section 112A of the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12524) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``through fiscal year 
        2023'' after ``any fiscal year'';
            (2) in section (b)(2), by inserting ``through fiscal year 
        2023'' after ``any fiscal year'';
            (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``before fiscal year 
        2024'' after ``a fiscal year''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Reservation and Allotments for Fiscal Year 2024 and Each 
Succeeding Fiscal Year.--
            ``(1) In general.--Of the amounts appropriated to carry out 
        this part for fiscal year 2024 and any succeeding fiscal year, 
        the Corporation shall--
                    ``(A) reserve an amount of not less than 2 percent 
                and not more than 3 percent for payments to the Bureau 
                of Indian Affairs; and
                    ``(B) award allotments, on a competitive basis, to 
                State educational agencies, territories, and Indian 
                tribes to carry out this part.
            ``(2) Allotment amount.--The Corporation shall determine 
        the amount of any allotment awarded under paragraph (1)(B).
            ``(3) Annual report to congress.--The Corporation shall 
        submit to Congress a report, on an annual basis, that provides 
        the percentage of funds appropriated for the preceding fiscal 
        year to carry out this part that have been allotted under this 
        section to each type of grantee, and how such grantees have 
        used such allotments.''.
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