[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 193 (Wednesday, November 3, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7732-S7735]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4233. Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Young) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and 
intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        In title X, add at the end the following:

     Subtitle H--Council on Military, National, and Public Service

     SEC. 1071. ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNCIL ON MILITARY, NATIONAL, 
                   AND PUBLIC SERVICE.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--There is established in the Executive 
     Office of the President a Council on Military, National, and 
     Public Service (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Council'').
       (2) Functions.--The Council shall--
       (A) advise the President with respect to promoting and 
     expanding opportunities for military service, national 
     service, and public service for all people of the United 
     States;
       (B) coordinate policies and initiatives of the executive 
     branch to promote and expand opportunities for military 
     service, national service, and public service; and
       (C) coordinate policies and initiatives of the executive 
     branch to foster an increased sense of service and civic 
     responsibility among all people of the United States.
       (b) Composition.--
       (1) Director.--The President shall appoint an individual to 
     serve as the Assistant to the President for Military, 
     National, and Public Service and the Director of the Council, 
     who shall serve at the pleasure of the President. The 
     Assistant to the President for Military, National, and Public 
     Service shall serve as the head of the Council.
       (2) Membership.--In addition to the Director, the Council 
     shall be composed of such officers as the President may 
     designate.
       (3) Meetings.--The Council shall meet on a quarterly basis, 
     or more frequently as the Director of the Council may direct.
       (c) Responsibilities of the Council.--The Council shall--
       (1) assist and advise the President and the heads of 
     Executive agencies in the establishment of policies, goals, 
     objectives, and priorities to promote service and civic 
     responsibility among all people of the United States;
       (2) develop and recommend to the President and the heads of 
     Executive agencies policies of common interest to Executive 
     agencies for increasing the participation, and propensity of 
     people of the United States to participate, in military 
     service, national service, and public service in order to 
     address national security and other current and future needs 
     of the United States including policies for--
       (A) reevaluating benefits for the Federal public service 
     and national service programs in order to increase awareness 
     of and remove barriers to entry into such programs;
       (B) ensuring that the participation in and leadership of 
     the military, the Federal public service, and national 
     service programs reflects the diversity of the United States 
     including by race, gender, ethnicity, and disability status; 
     and
       (C) developing pathways to service for high school 
     graduates, college students, and recent college graduates;
       (3) serve as the interagency lead for identifying critical 
     skills to address national security and other needs of the 
     United States, with responsibility for coordinating 
     governmentwide efforts to address gaps in critical skills and 
     identifying methods to recruit and retain individuals 
     possessing such critical skills;
       (4) serve as a forum for Federal officials responsible for 
     military service, national service, and public service 
     programs to coordinate and develop interagency, cross-service 
     initiatives;
       (5) lead the effort of the Federal Government to develop 
     joint awareness and recruitment, retention, and marketing 
     initiatives involving military service, national service, and 
     public service, including the sharing of marketing and 
     recruiting research between and among service agencies;
       (6) consider approaches for assessing impacts of service on 
     the needs of the United States and individuals participating 
     in and benefitting from such service;
       (7) consult, as the Council considers advisable, with 
     representatives of non-Federal entities, including State, 
     local, and Tribal governments, State and local educational 
     agencies, State Commissions, institutions of higher 
     education, nonprofit organizations, philanthropic 
     organizations, and the private sector, in order to promote 
     and develop initiatives to foster and reward military 
     service, national service, and public service;
       (8) oversee the response to and implementation of, as 
     appropriate, the recommendations of the National Commission 
     on Military, National, and Public Service established under 
     section 553 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2132);
       (9) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, and quadrennially thereafter, prepare and submit to 
     the President and Congress a Quadrennial Military, National, 
     and Public Service Strategy, which shall set forth--
       (A) a review of programs and initiatives of the Federal 
     Government relating to the mandate of the Council;
       (B) notable initiatives by State, local, and Tribal 
     governments and by nongovernmental entities to increase 
     awareness of and participation in service programs;
       (C) current and foreseeable trends for service to address 
     the needs of the United States; and
       (D) a program for addressing any deficiencies identified by 
     the Council, together with recommendations for legislation;
       (10) not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, and quadrennially thereafter, prepare and submit to 
     the President and Congress a Quadrennial Report on Cross-
     Service Participation on the basis of the activities carried 
     out under the strategy submitted under paragraph (9);
       (11) prepare, for inclusion in the annual budget submission 
     by the President to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, 
     United States Code, a detailed, separate analysis by budget 
     function, by agency, and by initiative area for the preceding 
     fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and the fiscal years 
     for which the budget is submitted, identifying the amounts of 
     gross and net appropriations or obligational authority and 
     outlays for initiatives, consistent with the priorities of 
     the President, under the Quadrennial Military, National, and 
     Public Service Strategy, with separate displays for mandatory 
     and discretionary amounts;
       (12) develop a joint national service messaging strategy 
     that incorporates domestic and international service that 
     both the Corporation for National and Community Service and 
     the Peace Corps would promote; and
       (13) perform such other functions as the President may 
     direct.
       (d) Responsibilities of the Director of the Council.--In 
     addition to duties relating to the responsibilities of the 
     Council described in subsection (c), the Director of the 
     Council shall--
       (1) coordinate with the Assistant to the President for 
     National Security Affairs for any matter that may affect 
     national security;
       (2) at the discretion of the President, serve as 
     spokesperson of the executive branch on issues related to 
     military service, national service, and public service;
       (3) upon request by a committee or subcommittee of the 
     Senate or of the House of Representatives, appear before any 
     such committee or subcommittee to represent the position of 
     the executive branch on matters within the scope of the 
     responsibilities of the Council; and
       (4) perform such other functions as the President may 
     direct.
       (e) Organizational Matters.--
       (1) Assistant to the president for military, national, and 
     public service.--The Assistant to the President for Military, 
     National, and Public Service shall be compensated at the rate 
     of basic pay prescribed for level II of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code.
       (2) Staff.--The Council may employ officers and employees 
     as necessary to carry out of the functions of the Council. 
     Such officers and employees of the Council shall be 
     compensated at a rate not more than the rate of basic pay 
     prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
     section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
       (3) Experts and consultants.--The Council may, as necessary 
     to carry out of the functions of the Council, procure 
     temporary and intermittent services of experts and 
     consultants under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code, at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily 
     equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for 
     level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of that 
     title.
       (4) Advisory committees.--The Council may, in carrying out 
     the functions of the Council, direct a member of the Council 
     to establish advisory committees composed of representatives 
     from outside the Federal Government.
       (5) Authority to accept gifts.--The Council may accept, 
     use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services, goods, 
     and property, except for cash, from non-Federal entities for 
     the purposes of aiding and facilitating the work of the 
     Council.
       (6) Authority to accept voluntary services.--
     Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, 
     the Council may accept and employ voluntary and uncompensated 
     services in furtherance of the purposes of the Council.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     this section.
       (g) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1105(a) of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(40) a separate statement of the amount of appropriations 
     requested for the Council on Military, National, and Public 
     Service in the Executive Office of the President.
       ``(41) a detailed, separate analysis by budget function, by 
     agency, and by initiative area for the preceding fiscal year, 
     the current fiscal year, and the fiscal years for which the 
     budget is submitted, identifying the amounts of gross and net 
     appropriations or obligational authority and outlays for 
     initiatives, consistent with the priorities of the President, 
     under the Quadrennial Military,

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     National, and Public Service Strategy required by section 
     1071(c)(9) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2022, with separate displays for mandatory and 
     discretionary amounts.''.

     SEC. 1072. INTERNET-BASED SERVICE PLATFORM.

       (a) Declaration of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States, in promoting a culture of service in the United 
     States and meeting the recruiting needs for military service, 
     national service, and public service programs, to provide a 
     comprehensive, interactive, and integrated internet-based 
     platform to enable the people of the United States to learn 
     about and connect with service organizations and 
     opportunities and assist in the recruiting needs of service 
     organizations.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Council on Military, National, and Public Service.
       (2) Member.--The term ``member'' means an individual who is 
     a member of the Service Platform under this section.
       (3) Service mission.--The term ``service mission'' means 
     the objectives of a service organization or a service 
     opportunity.
       (4) Service opportunity.--The term ``service opportunity'' 
     means any paid, volunteer, or other position with a service 
     organization.
       (5) Service organization.--The term ``service 
     organization'' means any military service, national service, 
     or public service organization that participates in the 
     Service Platform.
       (6) Service platform.--The term ``Service Platform'' means 
     the comprehensive, interactive, and integrated internet-based 
     platform established under this section.
       (7) Service type.--The term ``service type'' means the 
     period and form of service with a service organization, 
     including part-time, full-time, term limited, sabbatical, 
     temporary, episodic, or emergency options for paid, 
     volunteer, or stipend-based service.
       (8) State.--The term ``State'' means the several States, 
     the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
     and any other territory or possession of the United States.
       (9) Uniformed services.--The term ``uniformed services'' 
     has the meaning given such term in subsection (a)(5) of 
     section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
       (c) Establishment of the Service Platform.--The Director, 
     in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget, shall establish, maintain, and promote the 
     Service Platform to serve as a centralized resource and 
     database for the people of the United States to learn about 
     and connect with organizations and opportunities related to 
     military service, national service, or public service and for 
     such organizations to identify people of the United States 
     with the skills necessary to address the needs of such 
     organizations.
       (d) Operation of Service Platform.--
       (1) Public accessibility.--The Director, in coordination 
     with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
     shall determine, and make accessible to the public, 
     information about service organizations and service 
     opportunities, without any requirement that an individual 
     seeking such access become a member.
       (2) Members.--
       (A) In general.--Any individual meeting criteria 
     established by the Director by regulation may register as a 
     member under subparagraph (B).
       (B) Registration.--
       (i) In general.--An individual that registers under this 
     subparagraph as a member shall be entitled to access 
     information about service organizations and service 
     opportunities available through the Service Platform.
       (ii) Information and consent from individual.--An 
     individual meeting the criteria established under 
     subparagraph (A) and seeking to become a member--

       (I) shall provide to the Director such information as the 
     Director may determine necessary to facilitate the 
     functionality of the Service Platform;
       (II) shall, unless specifically electing not to, consent to 
     share any information entered into the Service Platform with, 
     and to be contacted by, any public service or national 
     service organization that participates in the Service 
     Platform;
       (III) may consent to share any information entered into the 
     Service Platform with, and to be contacted by, any uniformed 
     service that participates in the Service Platform;
       (IV) may consent to be contacted for potential service with 
     any national service or public service organization in the 
     event of a national emergency; and
       (V) may consent to be contacted to join the uniformed 
     services on a voluntary basis during an emergency requiring 
     national mobilization.

       (iii) Verification.--Upon receipt of the information and, 
     as relevant, consent from an individual under clause (ii), 
     the Director shall--

       (I) verify that the individual has not previously 
     registered as a member; and
       (II) if such individual has not previously registered as a 
     member, register such individual as a member and by written 
     notice (including by electronic communication), notify such 
     member of such registration.

       (3) Use of service platform.--
       (A) Additional information.--The Service Platform shall 
     enable a member to provide additional information to improve 
     the functionality of the Service Platform, as determined 
     relevant by the Director, including information regarding the 
     member's--
       (i) educational background;
       (ii) employment background;
       (iii) professional skills, training, licenses, and 
     certifications;
       (iv) service organization preferences;
       (v) service type preferences;
       (vi) service mission preferences; and
       (vii) geographic preferences.
       (B) Updates.--A member may, at any time, update the 
     personal and other information of the member available on the 
     Service Platform.
       (C) Renewal of consent regarding military service.--The 
     Director shall send to a member who consents to serve under 
     paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(V) an annual request to confirm the 
     continued consent to serve by the member.
       (4) Withdrawal of members.--A member may withdraw as a 
     member by submitting to the Director a request to withdraw. 
     Not later than 30 days after the date of such request to 
     withdraw, all records regarding such member shall be removed 
     from the Service Platform and any other data storage 
     locations the Director may use relating to the Service 
     Platform, notwithstanding any obligations under chapter 31 of 
     title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Federal 
     Records Act of 1950'').
       (e) Service Organizations.--
       (1) Executive agencies and military departments.--All 
     Executive agencies and military departments shall participate 
     in the Service Platform as service organizations.
       (2) Non-federal service organizations.--State, local, and 
     Tribal government agencies, and nongovernmental organizations 
     that undertake national service programs, may participate in 
     the Service Platform, subject to subsection (h).
       (3) Information on service organizations.--Each service 
     organization participating in the Service Platform shall make 
     available on the Service Platform--
       (A) information sufficient for a member to identify and 
     understand the service opportunities and service mission of 
     such service organization;
       (B) information on the availability of service 
     opportunities by service type;
       (C) internet links to the hiring and recruiting websites of 
     such service organization; and
       (D) such additional information as the Director may 
     require.
       (4) Additional platforms not precluded.--Nothing in this 
     subsection shall prevent any service organization from 
     establishing or maintaining a separate internet-based system 
     or platform to recruit individuals for employment or for 
     volunteer or other service opportunities.
       (f) Minimum Design Requirements.--The Service Platform 
     shall--
       (1) provide the public with access to information on 
     service organizations and service opportunities through an 
     internet-based system that is user-friendly, interactive, 
     accessible, and fully functional through mobile applications 
     and other widely used communications media, without a 
     requirement that any person seeking such access register as a 
     member;
       (2) provide an individual with the ability to register as a 
     member in order to customize their experience in accordance 
     with subsection (d)(3)(A), including providing mechanisms 
     to--
       (A) connect such member with service organizations and 
     service opportunities that match the interests of the member; 
     and
       (B) ensure robust search capabilities to facilitate the 
     ability of the member to explore service organizations and 
     service opportunities;
       (3) include mechanisms to enable a service organization to 
     connect with members who have consented to be contacted and 
     meet the needs of such service organization;
       (4) incorporate, to the extent permitted by law and 
     regulation, the ability of a member to securely upload 
     information on education, employment, and skills related to 
     the service organizations and service opportunities from 
     internet-based professional, recruiting, and social media 
     systems, consistent with security requirements;
       (5) ensure compatibility with relevant information systems 
     of Executive agencies and military departments;
       (6) use state-of-the-art technology and analytical tools to 
     facilitate the efficacy of the Service Platform in connecting 
     members with service opportunities and service organizations; 
     and
       (7) retain all personal information in a manner that 
     protects the privacy of members in accordance with section 
     552a of title 5, United States Code, and other applicable 
     law, provide access to information relating to a member only 
     in accordance with the consent of the member or as required 
     by applicable law, and incorporate data security and control 
     policies that are adequate to ensure the confidentiality and 
     security of information provided and maintained on the 
     Service Platform.
       (g) Development of Service Platform Plan.--
       (1) Implementation plan.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in coordination 
     with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
     shall develop a detailed plan to implement the Service 
     Platform that complies with all the requirements of this 
     section.
       (2) Consultation required.--In developing the plan under 
     this subsection, the Director shall consult with the 
     Secretary of Defense,

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     the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National 
     and Community Service, the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management, the head of the United States Digital 
     Service and, as needed, the heads of other Executive 
     agencies. Such consultation may include seeking assistance in 
     the design, development, and creation of the Service 
     Platform.
       (3) Technical advice permitted.--
       (A) In general.--In developing the plan under this 
     subsection, the Director may--
       (i) seek and receive technical advice from experts outside 
     of the Federal Government; and
       (ii) form a committee of such experts to assist in the 
     design and development of the Service Platform.
       (B) Volunteer service.--Notwithstanding section 1342 of 
     title 31, United States Code, the Director may accept the 
     voluntary services of such experts under this paragraph.
       (C) Federal advisory committee act.--A committee of the 
     experts formed under this paragraph shall not be subject to 
     the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (4) Information collection authorized.--
       (A) In general.--In developing the plan under this 
     subsection, the Director may collect information from the 
     public through focus groups, surveys, and other mechanisms.
       (B) Paperwork reduction act.--The requirements under 
     subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code 
     (commonly known as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act'') shall not 
     apply to activities authorized under this paragraph.
       (h) Regulations.--Not later than 12 months after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall issue regulations to carry out 
     this section including--
       (1) procedures that enable State, local, and Tribal 
     government agencies to participate in the Service Platform as 
     service organizations;
       (2) procedures that enable nongovernmental organizations 
     that undertake national service programs to participate in 
     the Service Platform as service organizations; and
       (3) a timeline to implement the procedures described in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       (i) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 12 months after 
     the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, 
     the Director, in coordination with the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget, shall provide a report to Congress 
     on the Service Platform. Such report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) Details on the status of implementation of the Service 
     Platform and plans for further development of the Service 
     Platform.
       (2) Participation rates of service organizations and 
     members.
       (3) The number of individuals visiting the Service 
     Platform, the number of service organizations participating 
     in the platform, and the number of service opportunities 
     available in the preceding 12-month period.
       (4) Information on any cybersecurity or privacy concerns.
       (5) The results of any surveys or studies undertaken to 
     increase the use and efficacy of the Service Platform.
       (6) Any additional information the Director or the 
     President considers appropriate.
       (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Director for each fiscal year such 
     funds as may be necessary to carry out this section.
       (k) Selective Service System.--Section 10 of the Military 
     Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3809) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(i) Service Platform.--The Director of Selective Service 
     shall provide to all registrants, on the website of the 
     Selective Service System and in communications with 
     registrants relating to registration, information about the 
     Service Platform established under section 1072 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. The 
     Director of Selective Service shall provide to each 
     registrant, at the time of registration, an option to 
     transfer to the Service Platform the information the 
     registrant has provided to the Selective Service System. The 
     Director of Selective Service shall consult with the Director 
     of the Council on Military, National, and Public Service to 
     ensure that information provided by the Selective Service 
     System is compatible with the information requirements of the 
     Service Platform.''.

     SEC. 1073. PILOT PROGRAM TO COORDINATE MILITARY, NATIONAL, 
                   AND PUBLIC SERVICE RECRUITMENT.

       (a) Pilot Program Authorized.--The Director of the Council 
     on Military, National, and Public Service may carry out a 
     pilot program in coordination with departments and agencies 
     responsible for recruiting individuals for military service, 
     national service, and public service, to focus on recruiting 
     individuals from underserved markets and demographic 
     populations, such as those defined by gender, geography, 
     socioeconomic status, and critical skills, as determined by 
     each participating department or agency, to better reflect 
     the demographics of the United States while ensuring that 
     recruiting needs are met.
       (b) Consultation.--In developing a pilot program under this 
     section, the Director of the Council on Military, National, 
     and Public Service shall consult with the Secretary of 
     Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the secretaries 
     of the military departments, the Commandant of the United 
     States Coast Guard, the Chief Executive Officer of the 
     Corporation for National and Community Service, the Director 
     of the Peace Corps, and the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management.
       (c) Duration.--The pilot program under this section shall 
     terminate not earlier than 2 years after the date of 
     commencement of such pilot program.
       (d) Status Reports.--Not later than 12 months after the 
     date of commencement of the pilot program authorized under 
     this section, and not later than 12 months thereafter, the 
     Director of the Council on Military, National, and Public 
     Service shall submit to Congress reports evaluating the pilot 
     program carried out under this section.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     this section.

     SEC. 1074. JOINT MARKET RESEARCH AND RECRUITING PROGRAM TO 
                   ADVANCE MILITARY AND NATIONAL SERVICE.

       (a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense, the 
     Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and 
     Community Service, and the Director of the Peace Corps may 
     carry out a joint market research, market studies, 
     recruiting, and advertising program to complement the 
     existing programs of the military departments, the national 
     service programs administered by the Corporation, and the 
     Peace Corps.
       (b) Information Sharing Permitted.--Section 503 of title 
     10, United States Code, shall not be construed to prohibit 
     sharing of information among, or joint marketing efforts of, 
     the Department of Defense, the Corporation for National and 
     Community Service, and the Peace Corps to carry out this 
     section.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for carrying 
     out this section.

     SEC. 1075. INFORMATION SHARING TO ADVANCE MILITARY AND 
                   NATIONAL SERVICE.

       (a) Establishment of Plan.--The Secretary of Defense, the 
     Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and 
     Community Service, and the Director of the Peace Corps shall 
     establish a joint plan to provide an applicant who is 
     ineligible, or otherwise not selected, for service in the 
     Armed Forces, in a national service program administered by 
     the Corporation for National and Community Service, or in the 
     Peace Corps, with information about the forms of service for 
     which such applicant has not applied.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 12 months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and 
     Community Service, and the Director of the Peace Corps shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the plan established under 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 1076. TRANSITION OPPORTUNITIES FOR MILITARY 
                   SERVICEMEMBERS AND NATIONAL SERVICE 
                   PARTICIPANTS.

       (a) Employment Assistance.--Section 1143(c)(1) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``the Corporation 
     for National and Community Service,'' after ``State 
     employment agencies,''.
       (b) Employment Assistance, Job Training Assistance, and 
     Other Transitional Services: Department of Labor.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1144 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs,'' and inserting ``the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation 
     for National and Community Service,'';
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs'' and inserting ``the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation 
     for National and Community Service''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and the Chief 
     Executive Officer'' after ``The Secretaries'';
       (B) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) Provide information on public service opportunities, 
     training on public service job recruiting, and the advantages 
     of careers with the Federal Government.'';
       (C) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by striking ``and the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs,'' and inserting ``, the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Chief Executive 
     Officer of the Corporation for National and Community 
     Service,'';
       (D) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by inserting ``and the Chief Executive Officer of the 
     Corporation for National and Community Service'' after ``the 
     Secretaries''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Corporation for National and Community Service 
     Programs.--In establishing and carrying out a program under 
     this section, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation 
     for National and Community Service shall do the following:
       ``(1) Provide information concerning national service 
     opportunities, including--
       ``(A) opportunities to acquire and enhance technical skills 
     available through national service;
       ``(B) certifications and verifications of job skills and 
     experience available through national service;
       ``(C) support services and benefits available during terms 
     of national service; and
       ``(D) job analysis techniques, job search techniques, and 
     job interview techniques specific to approved national 
     service positions

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     (as defined in section 101 of the National and Community 
     Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511)).
       ``(2) Inform members of the armed forces that the 
     Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security 
     are required, under section 1143(a) of this title, to provide 
     proper certification or verification of job skills and 
     experience acquired while on active duty that may have 
     application to service in programs of the Corporation for 
     National and Community Service.
       ``(3) Work with military and veterans' service 
     organizations and other appropriate organizations in 
     promoting and publicizing job fairs for such members.
       ``(4) Provide information about disability-related 
     employment and education protections.''.
       (2) Conforming and clerical amendments.--
       (A) Heading amendment.--The heading of section 1144 of such 
     title is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1144. Employment assistance, job training assistance, 
       and other transitional services: Department of Labor and 
       the Corporation for National and Community Service''.

       (B) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 58 of such title is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 1144 and inserting the following 
     new item:

``1144. Employment assistance, job training assistance, and other 
              transitional services: Department of Labor and the 
              Corporation for National and Community Service.''.
       (c) Authorities and Duties of the Chief Executive 
     Officer.--Section 193A(b) of the National and Community 
     Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12651d(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (24), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (25), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(26) ensure that individuals completing a partial or full 
     term of service in a program under subtitle C or E or part A 
     of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
     U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) receive information about military and 
     public service opportunities for which they may qualify or in 
     which they may be interested.''.

     SEC. 1077. JOINT REPORT TO CONGRESS ON INITIATIVES TO 
                   INTEGRATE MILITARY AND NATIONAL SERVICE.

       (a) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 4 years after 
     the date of enactment of this Act and quadrennially 
     thereafter, the Director of the Council on Military, 
     National, and Public Service established under section 1071, 
     in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Chief 
     Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and 
     Community Service, and the Director of the Peace Corps, shall 
     submit to Congress a joint report on cross-service 
     recruitment, including recommendations for increasing joint 
     advertising and recruitment initiatives for the Armed Forces, 
     programs administered by the Corporation for National and 
     Community Service, and the Peace Corps.
       (b) Contents of Report.--Each report under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) The number of Peace Corps volunteers and participants 
     in national service programs administered by the Corporation 
     for National and Community Service, who previously served as 
     a member of the Armed Forces.
       (2) The number of members of the Armed Forces who 
     previously served in the Peace Corps or in a program 
     administered by the Corporation for National and Community 
     Service.
       (3) An assessment of existing (as of the date of the 
     reports submission) joint recruitment and advertising 
     initiatives undertaken by the Department of Defense, the 
     Peace Corps, or the Corporation for National and Community 
     Service.
       (4) An assessment of the feasibility and cost of expanding 
     such existing initiatives.
       (5) An assessment of ways to improve the ability of the 
     reporting agencies to recruit individuals from the other 
     reporting agencies.
       (c) Consultation.--The Director of the Council on Military, 
     National, and Public Service established under section 1071, 
     the Secretary of Defense, the Chief Executive Officer of the 
     Corporation for National and Community Service, and the 
     Director of the Peace Corps shall undertake studies of 
     recruiting efforts that are necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of this section. Such studies may be conducted 
     using any funds appropriated to those entities under Federal 
     law other than this subtitle.

     SEC. 1078. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Council on military, national, and public service.--The 
     term ``Council on Military, National, and Public Service'' 
     means the Council on Military, National, and Public Service 
     established under section 1071.
       (2) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (3) Military department.--The term ``military department'' 
     means each of the military departments listed in section 102 
     of title 5, United States Code.
       (4) Military service.--The term ``military service'' means 
     active service (as defined in subsection (d)(3) of section 
     101 of title 10, United States Code) or active status (as 
     defined in subsection (d)(4) of such section) in one of the 
     Armed Forces (as defined in subsection (a)(4) of such 
     section).
       (5) National service.--The term ``national service'' means 
     participation, other than military service or public service, 
     in a program that--
       (A) is designed to enhance the common good and meet the 
     needs of communities, the States, or the United States;
       (B) is funded or facilitated by--
       (i) an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under 
     section 501(a) of such Code;
       (ii) an institution of higher education as defined in 
     section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1001); or
       (iii) the Federal Government or a State, Tribal, or local 
     government; and
       (C) is a program--
       (i) authorized in--

       (I) the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.);
       (II) section 171 of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226) relating to the YouthBuild 
     Program;
       (III) the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
     4950 et seq.); or
       (IV) the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 12501 et seq.); or

       (ii) determined to be another relevant program by the 
     Director of the Council on Military, National, and Public 
     Service.
       (6) Public service.--The term ``public service'' means 
     civilian employment in the Federal Government or a State, 
     Tribal, or local government.
       (7) Service.--The term ``service'' means a personal 
     commitment of time, energy, and talent to a mission that 
     contributes to the public good by protecting the Nation and 
     the citizens of the United States, strengthening communities, 
     States, or the United States, or promoting the general social 
     welfare.
       (8) State commission.--The term ``State Commission'' means 
     a State Commission on National and Community Service 
     maintained by a State pursuant to section 178 of the National 
     and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12638).
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