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[S. 5053 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5053

   To reauthorize the national service laws, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 12, 2024

    Mr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Reed, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
Heinrich, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith) introduced the following bill; which was 
 read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
                              and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
   To reauthorize the national service laws, 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 ``Promoting Service through AmeriCorps 
Act'' or the ``PSA Act''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
                     TITLE I--PROGRAM MODERNIZATION

                   Subtitle A--Program Flexibilities

Sec. 101. Expansion of national service positions with shorter periods 
                            of service.
Sec. 102. National civilian community corps term extension authority.
Sec. 103. Increased age eligibility range for the national civilian 
                            community corps.
Sec. 104. Timekeeping.
Sec. 105. Administrative costs.
Sec. 106. Spending flexibility.
Sec. 107. Volunteer generation fund.
                Subtitle B--Organizational Modernization

Sec. 111. Office of alumni engagement.
Sec. 112. Clarification regarding 5-year terms for all board of 
                            directors appointees.
                      TITLE II--MEMBER EXPERIENCE

Sec. 201. Educational awards.
Sec. 202. Workforce development.
Sec. 203. Increasing education award limit.
Sec. 204. Alignment of benefits.
Sec. 205. Non-competitive hiring eligibility.
                  TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Clerical amendments.
Sec. 302. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 303. Effective date.

                     TITLE I--PROGRAM MODERNIZATION

                   Subtitle A--Program Flexibilities

SEC. 101. EXPANSION OF NATIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS WITH SHORTER PERIODS 
              OF SERVICE.

    (a) 1,500 Hour Program.--
            (1) In general.--Section 139(b)(1) of the National and 
        Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12593) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``position for'' and inserting 
                ``position--
                    ``(A) for'';
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) for not less than 1,500 hours during a period 
                of not more than 1 year.''.
            (2) Educational award amount.--Section 147 of the National 
        and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12603) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``(a) Amount for Full-time 
                        National Service.--'' ``Except as'' and 
                        inserting the following:
    ``(a) Amount for Full-time National Service.--
            ``(1) 1,700-hour program.--Except as'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``described in section 
                        139(b)(1)(A)'' after ``full-time national 
                        service''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) 1,500 hour program.--Except as provided in subsection 
        (c) or section 149A(a)(1), an individual described in section 
        146(a) who successfully completes a required term of full-time 
        national service described in section 139(b)(1)(B) in an 
        approved national service position shall receive a national 
        service educational award having a value equal to 88 percent of 
        value of the national service educational award determined 
        under paragraph (1).''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``subsection 
                (a)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(1)''.
    (b) Season of Service.--The National and Community Service Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 153(d) (42 U.S.C. 12613(d))--
                    (A) by striking ``nine months'' and inserting 
                ``eight weeks''; and
                    (B) by striking ``such period'' and inserting 
                ``year. A period of service performed by an individual 
                in an originally agreed to term of service and service 
                performed under any renewed agreement shall constitute 
                a single term of service for purposes of subsections 
                (b)(1) and (c) of section 146.''; and
            (2) in section 156(a) (42 U.S.C. 12616(a)), by striking 
        ``with between three and six weeks of''.

SEC. 102. NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS TERM EXTENSION AUTHORITY.

    Section 139(b)(4)(A) of the National and Community Service Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12593(b)(4)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``An individual'' and inserting the 
        following:
                            ``(i) Disaster relief.--An individual'';
            (2) by striking ``or section 153(d)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) Other programs.--An individual in an 
                        approved national service position in a program 
                        under section 152(a) may, upon the approval of 
                        the Director of the National Civilian Community 
                        Corps, continue in a term of service for up to 
                        180 days beyond the period otherwise specified 
                        in section 153(d) or 90 days beyond the period 
                        otherwise specified in section 154(c).''.

SEC. 103. INCREASED AGE ELIGIBILITY RANGE FOR THE NATIONAL CIVILIAN 
              COMMUNITY CORPS.

    Section 153(b)(1) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12613(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``24'' and inserting 
``26''.

SEC. 104. TIMEKEEPING.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and 
Community Service and the Inspector General of the Corporation for 
National and Community Service shall each submit a report to Congress 
on--
            (1) the timekeeping practices of the Corporation regarding 
        service in an approved national service position (as such term 
        is defined in section 101 of the National and Community Service 
        Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511));
            (2) the feasibility and potential impact of requiring that 
        records supporting the provision of any living allowance or 
        other benefit provided for service in such an approved national 
        service position meet the standards described in the portion of 
        section 200.430 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, that 
        relates to standards for documentation of personnel expenses 
        (or any successor regulation) for charges to Federal awards for 
        salaries and wages as if the living allowance or other benefit 
        was such a salary or wage; and
            (3) any recommendations on improving the timekeeping 
        practices of the Corporation described in paragraph (1) to 
        ensure the appropriate use of Federal funds.

SEC. 105. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

    Section 121(d) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12571(d)) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``Five'' and inserting 
        ``Ten'' ; and
            (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``5'' and inserting ``10''.

SEC. 106. SPENDING FLEXIBILITY.

    (a) Reinvestment of Unobligated and Expiring Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Section 196 of the National and Community 
        Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12651g) is amended by adding at 
        the end the following:
    ``(d) Reinvestment of Unobligated and Expiring Funds.--
            ``(1) Establishment of fund.--There is established in the 
        Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the 
        `Unobligated and Expiring Amounts Fund', referred to in this 
        subsection as the `Fund'.
            ``(2) Amounts in fund.--Any amounts appropriated for 
        expenses of the Corporation to carry out the national service 
        laws that are unobligated and would otherwise expire on 
        September 30 of a fiscal year shall, on such September 30 of 
        that fiscal year, be transferred to the Fund and remain 
        available until expended.
            ``(3) Use of fund.--The Corporation may use amounts 
        available in the Fund to--
                    ``(A) administer the national service laws;
                    ``(B) modernize technology used in the 
                administration of the national service laws;
                    ``(C) provide the training and technical assistance 
                described in section 199N; or
                    ``(D) deposit amounts in the National Service Trust 
                established under section 145(a).''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 145(a) of the National 
        and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601(a)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) any amounts deposited under section 196(d)(3)(D).''.
    (b) Expenditure of Investment Income in the National Service 
Trust.--
            (1) In general.--Section 145(c) of the National and 
        Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601(c)) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting 
                appropriately;
                    (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so 
                redesignated)--
                            (i) by striking ``to the extent provided 
                        for in advance by appropriation'' and inserting 
                        ``as described in paragraph (2)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``Amounts'' and inserting 
                        the following:
            ``(1) Use of amounts in trust.--Amounts''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Availability of amounts in trust.--
                    ``(A) Appropriations.--Amounts in the National 
                Service Trust that are described in paragraph (1) of 
                subsection (a) shall be available under paragraph (1) 
                of this subsection to the extent provided for in 
                advance by appropriation.
                    ``(B) Other amounts.--Amounts in the National 
                Service Trust that are described in paragraph (2), (3), 
                (4), or (5) of subsection (a) shall be available under 
                paragraph (1) of this subsection without further 
                appropriation and without fiscal year limitation.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 149 of the National and 
        Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12606) is amended by 
        striking subsection (d).

SEC. 107. VOLUNTEER GENERATION FUND.

    (a) Matching Requirement.--Section 198P(f) of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653p(f)) is amended by 
striking ``exceed--'' and all that follows through the period at the 
end and inserting ``exceed 75 percent of such cost.''.
    (b) Administrative Costs.--Section 198P(e) of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653p(e)) is amended by 
striking ``5'' and inserting ``10''.

                Subtitle B--Organizational Modernization

SEC. 111. OFFICE OF ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT.

    Subtitle H of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

                      ``PART VI--ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT

``SEC. 198T. OFFICE OF ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT.

    ``(a) In General.--There is established in the Corporation an 
Office of Alumni Engagement. The Office of Alumni Engagement shall be 
headed by an Officer of Alumni Engagement, who shall be designated by 
the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to section 195(b).
    ``(b) Duties.-- The Officer of Alumni Engagement shall--
            ``(1) oversee and facilitate the interaction by alumni with 
        current and future participants and the broader service 
        community to promote a broader culture of service and 
        strengthen participant recruitment and support;
            ``(2) reinforce pathways between national service, 
        education, and workforce opportunities;
            ``(3) reinforce the relationship between national, public, 
        and military service, in accordance with the final report and 
        recommendations transmitted by the National Commission on 
        Military, National, and Public Service under section 555 of the 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
        Law 114-328); and
            ``(4) provide data on the long-term impacts of service on 
        the life trajectory of alumni and to continue engaging alumni 
        beyond their term of service.
    ``(c) Definition of Alumni.--For purposes of the this section, the 
term `alumni' means individuals who have successfully completed a term 
of service in a national service program.''.

SEC. 112. CLARIFICATION REGARDING 5-YEAR TERMS FOR ALL BOARD OF 
              DIRECTORS APPOINTEES.

    (a) In General.--Section 192 of the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12651a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by inserting ``from the date on 
        which the member takes office'' before the period; and
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by striking ``Board, a'' and inserting ``Board 
                (whether due to the expiration of the term of a member 
                of the Board or prior to such expiration), a''; and
                    (B) by striking ``serve for'' and all that follows 
                through the period at the end of the first sentence and 
                inserting ``serve for a 5-year term described in 
                subsection (c).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for 
National and Community Service appointed under section 192 of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12651a) on or 
after the date of enactment of this Act.

                      TITLE II--MEMBER EXPERIENCE

SEC. 201. EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.

    (a) Removal of Certain Transfer Restrictions.-- Section 148(f) of 
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12604(f)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``(A)(i) the'' and inserting ``(A) 
                the'';
                    (B) by striking ``and'' and inserting ``or''; and
                    (C) by striking clause (ii); and
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``the child, foster 
        child, or grandchild'' and inserting ``designated individual''; 
        and
            (3) in paragraph (8)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' after 
                the semicolon at the end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``paragraphs'' and 
                        inserting ``paragraph'';
                            (ii) by striking ``and (4)''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
                        period; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (C).
    (b) Uniform Segal Americorps Education Award Transferability.--
Section 148(f)(2)(A) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12604(f)(2)(A)), as amended by subsection (a), is further 
amended by striking ``a national service program that receives a grant 
under subtitle C'' and inserting ``an approved national service 
position''.
    (c) Treatment of Transferred Awards for Purposes of Aggregate 
Limit.--Section 146(c) of the National and Community Service Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12602(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(c) Limitation on Receipt of National 
        Service Educational Awards.--An individual'' and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(c) Limitation on Receipt of National Service Educational 
Awards.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), an 
        individual'';
            (2) by striking ``service. The value'' and inserting the 
        following: ``service.
            ``(2) Summer of service awards.--The value''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Effect of transfer of award.--A national service 
        education award or a silver scholar educational award 
        transferred in accordance with section 148(g) shall not be 
        included, for purposes of paragraph (1), in the amount received 
        through national service educational awards and silver scholar 
        educational awards of the individual who received such a 
        transferred award.''.

SEC. 202. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Time Period for Use of Award.--Section 146(d) of the National 
and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12602(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``7-year period'' and 
        inserting ``10-year period'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``7-year period, or 10-
        year period, as appropriate'' and inserting ``10-year period''; 
        and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``seven-year period'' and 
        inserting ``10-year period''.
    (b) Use of Educational Award for Nontraditional Educational 
Opportunities.--
            (1) In general.--Section 148 of the National and Community 
        Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12604) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (5), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
                        and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) to pay expenses related to enrolling in an eligible 
        career pathway program or an eligible job training program in 
        accordance with subsection (f); and'';
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (f) (as amended by 
                section 201), (g), and (h) as subsections (g), (h), and 
                (i), respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting after subsection (e) the 
                following:
    ``(f) Use of Educational Award for Expenses Related to a 
Nontraditional Educational Opportunity.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Corporation shall by regulation 
        provide for the payment of national service educational awards, 
        summer of service educational awards, and silver scholar 
        educational awards to permit eligible individuals to 
        participate in an eligible career pathway program.
            ``(2) Eligible career pathway program.--The term `eligible 
        career pathway program' means a program that--
                    ``(A) meets the requirements of section 484(d)(2) 
                of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                1091(d)(2));
                    ``(B) is listed on the provider list under section 
                122(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
                (29 U.S.C. 3152(d));
                    ``(C) is part of a career pathway, as defined in 
                section 3 of that Act (29 U.S.C. 3102); and
                    ``(D) is aligned to a program of study as defined 
                in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
                Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301).''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--The National and Community 
        Service Act of 1990 is amended--
                    (A) in section 146(d)(3) (42 U.S.C. 12602(d)(3)), 
                by striking ``148(f)(8)'' and inserting ``148(g)(8)''; 
                and
                    (B) in section 146A(a) (42 U.S.C. 12602a), by 
                striking ``148(f)(8)'' and inserting ``148(g)(8)''.

SEC. 203. INCREASING EDUCATION AWARD LIMIT.

    (a) In General.--Section 138 of the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12592) is amended by striking subsection (c) and 
inserting the following:
    ``(c) Additional Terms.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), acceptance 
        into a national service program to serve another term of 
        service under section 139 shall only be available to 
        individuals who perform satisfactorily in each prior term of 
        service.
            ``(2) Maximum terms.--Subject to paragraph (3), an 
        individual may not be selected to serve more than 4 terms of 
        full-time service described under section 139(b)(1).
            ``(3) Waiver.--The Corporation may waive the limit under 
        paragraph (2) at the request of a State Commission.''.
    (b) Education Award.--Section 146(c)(1) of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12602(c)(1)), as designated by 
section 201(c), is further amended by striking ``2'' and inserting 
``4''.

SEC. 204. ALIGNMENT OF BENEFITS.

     Title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 is 
amended--
            (1) in section 139(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 12593(b)(3)), by 
        inserting ``or stipend'' after ``educational award'';
            (2) in section 141 (42 U.S.C. 12595)--
                    (A) in the heading, by inserting ``and stipend'' 
                after ``awards'';
                    (B) in subsection (a), by striking ``A 
                participant'' and inserting ``Except as provided in 
                subsection (c), a participant'';
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Payment Option.--A participant in a national service program 
carried out using assistance provided to an applicant under section 121 
may elect to receive a stipend described in section 149A in lieu of the 
national service educational award.''.
            (3) in subtitle D (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.)--
                    (A) in the subtitle heading, by inserting ``or 
                Stipend'' after ``Awards'';
                    (B) in section 145 (42 U.S.C. 12601)--
                            (i) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking 
                        ``and silver scholar educational awards'' and 
                        inserting ``silver scholar educational awards, 
                        and stipends under section 149A'';
                            (ii) in subsection (c)(1), as amended by 
                        section 106(b)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (A), by 
                                striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
                                semicolon;
                                    (II) by redesignating subparagraph 
                                (B) as subparagraph (C); and
                                    (III) by inserting after 
                                subparagraph (A) the following:
                    ``(B) stipends under section 149A; and''; and
                            (iii) in subsection (d), by striking ``or 
                        silver scholar awards'' each place it appears 
                        and inserting ``silver scholar educational 
                        awards, or stipends under section 149A'';
                    (C) in section 146 (29 U.S.C. 12602)--
                            (i) in subsection (a)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding 
                                paragraph (1) by striking ``or silver 
                                scholar educational award'' and 
                                inserting ``silver scholar educational 
                                award, or stipends under section 149A'' 
                                and
                                    (II) in paragraph (2)--
                                            (aa) in subparagraph (A), 
                                        by striking ``award,'' and 
                                        inserting ``award or a stipend 
                                        under section 149A(a)(1)''; and
                                            (bb) in subparagraph (B), 
                                        in the matter preceding clause 
                                        (i), by striking ``award'' and 
                                        inserting ``award or stipend 
                                        under section 149A(a)(2)''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (c)(1), as designated by 
                        section 201(c), by striking ``and silver 
                        scholar educational awards'' and inserting 
                        ``silver scholar educational award, and 
                        payments under section 149A'';
                    (D) in section 147 (29 U.S.C. 12603)--
                            (i) in subsection (a)(1), as designated by 
                        section 101(a)(2), by striking ``subsection 
                        (c),'' and inserting ``subsection (c) or 
                        section 149A(a)(1)'';
                            (ii) in subsection (b), by striking 
                        ``subsection (c),'' and inserting ``subsection 
                        (c) or section 149A(a)(2)''; and
                            (iii) in subsection (c), by striking ``If'' 
                        and inserting ``Except as provided in section 
                        149A(a)(1), if'';
                    (E) in section 148 (29 U.S.C. 12604)--
                            (i) in subsection (a), as amended by 
                        section 202(b), by adding at the end the 
                        following:
            ``(7) to provide stipends under section 149A in lieu of a 
        national service educational award.''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (h), as redesignated by 
                        section 202(b), by striking ``or silver scholar 
                        educational award'' and inserting ``silver 
                        scholar educational award, or a stipend under 
                        section 149A'';
                    (F) in section 149 (29 U.S.C. 12606)--
                            (i) in subsection (b)(2)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (A), by 
                                inserting ``or stipends under section 
                                149A'' after ``national service 
                                educational awards''; and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (B), by 
                                inserting ``or stipends under section 
                                149A'' after ``national service 
                                educational awards''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (d), by inserting ``or 
                        stipends under section 149A'' after ``148''; 
                        and
                    (G) by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 149A. STIPEND.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Full-time.--An individual described in section 146(a) 
        who, except as provided in paragraph (2), successfully 
        completes a required full-time term of national service may 
        elect to receive a stipend of an amount described in subsection 
        (b) in lieu of a national service educational award. The 
        Corporation may not provide a stipend under this subsection to 
        an individual who receives a national service educational award 
        under this subtitle for the completion of such term of national 
        service.
            ``(2) Partial completion of service.--If an individual 
        serving in an approved national service position is released in 
        accordance with section 139(c)(1)(A) from completing the full-
        time term of service agreed to by the individual, the 
        Corporation may provide the individual with a stipend under 
        paragraph (1) in the amount described under subsection (b) that 
        is applicable for the individual and that corresponds to the 
        quantity of the term of service actually completed by the 
        individual.
    ``(b) Amount.--A stipend under subsection (a)(1) shall be for an 
amount that is equivalent to the rate set for stipends provided to 
volunteers under section 105(a) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955(a)).
    ``(c) Terms.--A stipend under subsection (a)(1) shall be provided 
in the same manner and in accordance with any regulations prescribed 
with respect to stipends provided to volunteers under section 105(a) of 
the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955(a)).''.

SEC. 205. NON-COMPETITIVE HIRING ELIGIBILITY.

    (a) National and Community Service Act of 1990.--Title I of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 189D (42 U.S.C. 12645g) the 
following:

``SEC. 189E. NON-COMPETITIVE HIRING ELIGIBILITY.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Agency.--The term `agency' means an agency, office, 
        or other establishment in the executive branch of the Federal 
        Government.
            ``(2) Competitive service.--The term `competitive service' 
        has the meaning given the term in section 2102 of title 5, 
        United States Code.
    ``(b) In General.--Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 33 of 
title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
service, and under such regulations as the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management shall prescribe, the head of any agency may, in 
accordance with subsections (c) and (e), noncompetitively appoint any 
individual who is certified under subsection (d) to a position in the 
competitive service for which the individual is otherwise qualified.
    ``(c) Appointment in Permanent Position.--Any person appointed to a 
permanent position under subsection (a) shall--
            ``(1) become a career-conditional employee, unless the 
        employee has otherwise completed the service requirements for 
        career tenure; and
            ``(2) acquire competitive status upon completion of any 
        prescribed probationary period.
    ``(d) Certification of Individual.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Chief Executive Officer may certify 
        an individual under this subsection if the individual 
        successfully completed--
                    ``(A) a term of national service as a Team Leader 
                or Member, as described in paragraph (1) or (4) of 
                section 155(b), in the AmeriCorps National Civilian 
                Community Corps program component described in section 
                153;
                    ``(B) a period of service of not less than one year 
                as a volunteer or designated volunteer leader under 
                part A of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
                of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.); or
                    ``(C) not less than 1,700 hours of service under 
                section 139(b)(1) as a participant under section 137.
            ``(2) Reliance on other certifications.--In making any 
        certification under paragraph (1), the Chief Executive Officer 
        may rely on a certification made by the entity that selected 
        the individual for, and supervised the individual in, the 
        activity described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of such 
        paragraph.
            ``(3) Erroneous or incorrect certification.--If the Chief 
        Executive Officer determines that a certification under 
        paragraph (1) is erroneous or incorrect, the Corporation shall, 
        after considering the full facts and circumstances surrounding 
        the erroneous or incorrect certification, take action as 
        permitted under law.
    ``(e) Period of Appointment.--The head of any agency may make an 
appointment of an individual under subsection (b)--
            ``(1) not later than 1 year after the date of completion by 
        the individual of an activity described in subparagraph (A), 
        (B), or (C) of subsection (d)(1); or
            ``(2) not later than 3 years after such date in the case of 
        an individual who, following such service, was engaged--
                    ``(A) in military service,
                    ``(B) in the pursuit of studies at a recognized 
                institution of higher learning, or
                    ``(C) in other activities that, as determined by 
                the head of such agency, warrant an extended time 
                period.''.
    (b) Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973.-- Section 415 of the 
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5055) is amended by 
striking subsection (d).

                  TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

    The table of contents in section 1(b) of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking the item relating to section 141 and 
        inserting the following:

``Sec. 141. National service educational awards and Stipends.'';
            (2) by striking the item relating to subtitle D of title I 
        and inserting the following:

   ``Subtitle D--National Service Trust and Provision of Educational 
                         Awards or Stipends'';

            (3) by inserting after the item relating to section 149 the 
        following:

``Sec. 149A. Stipend.'';
            (4) by inserting after the item relating to section 189D 
        the following:

``Sec. 189E. Non-competitive hiring eligibility.''; and
            (5) by inserting at the end of the item relating to 
        subtitle H of title I the following:

                      ``Part VI--Alumni Engagement

``Sec. 198T. Office of Alumni Engagement''.

SEC. 302. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) National and Community Service Act of 1990.--Section 501 of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ``title I--'' and 
        all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
        ``title I such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
        years 2025 through 2029.''; and
            (2) by striking ``2010 through 2014'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``2025 through 2029''.
    (b) Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973.--Title V of the 
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5081 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) in section 501(a) (42 U.S.C. 5081(a))--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``title I'' and 
                all that follows through the period at the end and 
                inserting ``title I such sums as may be necessary for 
                each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2010 through 
                2014'' and inserting ``2025 through 2029'';
            (2) in section 502 (42 U.S.C. 5082)--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``title II'' and 
                all that follows through the period at the end and 
                inserting ``title II such sums as may be necessary for 
                each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.'';
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``title II'' and 
                all that follows through the period at the end and 
                inserting ``title II such sums as may be necessary for 
                each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.'';
                    (C) in subsection (c), by striking ``title II'' and 
                all that follows through the period at the end and 
                inserting ``title II such sums as may be necessary for 
                each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.''; and
                    (D) in subsection (d), by striking ``2010 through 
                2014'' and inserting ``2025 through 2029''; and
            (3) in section 504 (42 U.S.C. 5084), by striking ``2010 
        through 2014'' each place it appears and inserting ``2025 
        through 2029''.

SEC. 303. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall apply to 
participants who are selected to serve in an approved national service 
position (as such term is defined in section 101 of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511)) on or after the date 
of enactment of this Act.
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