[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 133 (Saturday, August 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4233-S4237]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5209. Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Merkley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5194 submitted by Mr. 
Schumer and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5376, to

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provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 90002. CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
                   AND THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST.

       (a) AmeriCorps State and National.--
       (1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the 
     Corporation for National and Community Service, 
     $3,200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, 
     which shall be used to make funding adjustments to existing 
     (as of the date of enactment of this Act) awards and make new 
     awards to entities (whether or not such entities are already 
     recipients of a grant or other agreement on the date of 
     enactment of this Act) to support national service programs 
     with activities described in paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B), 
     (3)(B), (4)(B), and (5)(B) of subsection (a), and subsection 
     (b)(2), of section 122 of the National and Community Service 
     Act of 1990 to increase living allowances and improve 
     benefits of participants in such programs.
       (2) Requirements.--For the purposes of carrying out 
     paragraph (1)--
       (A) the Corporation shall waive the requirements described 
     in section 121(e)(1) of the National and Community Service 
     Act of 1990, in whole or in part, if a recipient of a grant 
     or other agreement for such a national service program 
     demonstrates--
       (i) the recipient will serve underserved or low-income 
     communities, and a significant percentage of participants in 
     such program are low-income individuals; and
       (ii) without such waiver, the recipient cannot meet the 
     requirements of this section;
       (B) section 189(a) of such Act shall be applied by 
     substituting ``125 percent of the amount of the minimum 
     living allowance of a full-time participant per full-time 
     equivalent position'' for ``$18,000 per full-time equivalent 
     position''; and
       (C) section 140(a)(1) of such Act shall be applied by 
     substituting ``200 percent of the poverty line'' for ``the 
     average annual subsistence allowance provided to VISTA 
     volunteers under section 105 of the Domestic Volunteer 
     Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955)''.
       (b) State Commissions.--
       (1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the 
     Corporation for National and Community Service, $400,000,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2026, which shall be 
     used to make funding adjustments to existing (as of the date 
     of enactment of this Act) awards and make new awards to 
     States to establish or operate State Commissions on National 
     and Community Service.
       (2) Match waiver.--For the purposes of carrying out 
     paragraph (1), the Corporation shall waive the matching 
     requirement described in section 126(a)(2) of the National 
     and Community Service Act of 1990, in whole or in part, for a 
     State Commission, if such State Commission demonstrates need 
     for such waiver.
       (c) National Civilian Community Corps.--In addition to 
     amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
     appropriated, to the Corporation for National and Community 
     Service, $80,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2029, which shall be used to increase the living allowance 
     and benefits of participants in the National Civilian 
     Community Corps authorized under section 152 of the National 
     and Community Service Act of 1990.
       (d) AmeriCorps Vista.--
       (1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the 
     Corporation for National and Community Service, $600,000,000 
     to remain available until September 30, 2029, which shall be 
     used to increase the subsistence allowances and improve 
     benefits of participants in the Volunteers in Service to 
     America program authorized under section 102 of the Domestic 
     Volunteer Service Act of 1973.
       (2) Requirement.--For purposes of carrying out paragraph 
     (1)--
       (A) section 105(b)(2)(A) of the Domestic Volunteer Service 
     Act of 1973 shall be applied by substituting ``200 percent'' 
     for ``95 percent''; and
       (B) section 105(b)(2)(B) of the Domestic Volunteer Service 
     Act of 1973 shall be applied by substituting ``210 percent'' 
     for ``105 percent''.
       (e) National Service in Support of Climate Resilience and 
     Mitigation.--
       (1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the 
     Corporation for National and Community Service, 
     $6,915,000,000, which shall be used for the purposes 
     specified in paragraph (3).
       (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated under 
     paragraph (1) shall--
       (A) be available until September 30, 2026, for national 
     service programs with activities described in paragraphs 
     (1)(B), (2)(B), (3)(B), (4)(B), and (5)(B) of subsection (a), 
     and subsection (b)(2), of section 122 of the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990; and
       (B) be available until September 30, 2029, for National 
     Civilian Community Corps programs authorized under section 
     152 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and 
     Volunteers in Service to America programs authorized under 
     section 102 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973.
       (3) Use of funds.--
       (A) In general.--The Corporation shall use amounts 
     appropriated under paragraph (1) to fund programs described 
     in subparagraph (B) to carry out projects or activities 
     described in section 122(a)(3)(B) of the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990.
       (B) Programs.--The programs described in subparagraph (A) 
     shall include--
       (i) national service programs with activities described in 
     paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B), (3)(B), (4)(B), and (5)(B) of 
     subsection (a), and subsection (b)(2), of section 122 of the 
     National and Community Service Act of 1990;
       (ii) National Civilian Community Corps programs authorized 
     under section 152 of the National and Community Service Act 
     of 1990; and
       (iii) Volunteers in Service to America programs authorized 
     under section 102 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 
     1973.
       (C) Terms.--In funding programs described in subparagraph 
     (A), the Corporation shall ensure--
       (i) awards are made to entities that serve, and have 
     representation from, low-income communities or communities 
     experiencing (or at risk of experiencing) adverse health and 
     environmental conditions;
       (ii) such programs utilize culturally competent and 
     multilingual strategies;
       (iii) projects carried out through such programs are 
     planned with community input, and implemented by diverse 
     participants who are from communities being served by such 
     programs; and
       (iv) such programs provide participants with workforce 
     development opportunities, such as pre-apprenticeships that 
     articulate to registered apprenticeship programs, and 
     pathways to post-service employment in high-quality jobs, 
     including registered apprenticeships.
       (4) Requirements.--For the purposes of carrying out 
     paragraph (1)--
       (A) in implementing national service programs described in 
     paragraph (3)(B)(i) and funded by the appropriations 
     specified in paragraph (1)--
       (i) the Corporation shall waive the requirements described 
     in section 121(e)(1) of the National and Community Service 
     Act of 1990, in whole or in part, if a recipient of a grant 
     or other agreement for the national service program involved 
     demonstrates--

       (I) the recipient will serve underserved or low-income 
     communities, and a significant percentage of participants in 
     such program are low-income individuals; and
       (II) without such waiver, the recipient cannot meet the 
     requirements of this section;

       (ii) section 189(a) of the National and Community Service 
     Act of 1990 shall be applied by substituting ``125 percent of 
     the amount of the minimum living allowance of a full-time 
     participant per full-time equivalent position'' for ``$18,000 
     per full-time equivalent position'';
       (iii) section 140(a)(1) of the National and Community 
     Service Act of 1990 shall be applied by substituting ``200 
     percent of the poverty line'' for ``the average annual 
     subsistence allowance provided to VISTA volunteers under 
     section 105 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
     U.S.C. 4955)''; and
       (iv) the Corporation shall waive the matching requirement 
     described in section 126(a)(2) of the National and Community 
     Service Act of 1990, in whole or in part, for a State 
     Commission, if such State Commission demonstrates need for 
     such waiver; and
       (B) in implementing national service programs described in 
     paragraph (3)(B)(iii) and funded by the appropriations 
     specified in paragraph (1)--
       (i) section 105(b)(2)(A) of the Domestic Volunteer Service 
     Act of 1973 shall be applied by substituting ``200 percent'' 
     for ``95 percent''; and
       (ii) section 105(b)(2)(B) of the Domestic Volunteer Service 
     Act of 1973 shall be applied by substituting ``210 percent'' 
     for ``105 percent''.
       (f) Administrative Costs.--
       (1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the 
     Corporation for National and Community Service, 
     $1,010,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, 
     which shall be used for Federal administrative expenses to 
     carry out programs and activities funded under this section, 
     including--
       (A) corrective actions to address recommendations arising 
     from audits of the financial statements of the Corporation 
     and the National Service Trust, and, in consultation with the 
     Inspector General of the Corporation, the development of 
     fraud prevention and detection controls and risk-based anti-
     fraud monitoring for grants and other financial assistance 
     funded under this section; and
       (B) coordination of efforts and activities with the 
     Departments of Labor and Education to support the national 
     service programs funded under subsections (a), (c), (d), and 
     (e) in improving the readiness of participants to transition 
     to high-quality jobs or further education.
       (2) Fiscal year 2030 program administration.--In addition 
     to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for 
     fiscal year 2030, out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, to the Corporation for National and 
     Community Service,

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     $79,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, 
     which shall be used, in fiscal year 2030, for Federal 
     administrative expenses to carry out programs and activities 
     funded under this section.
       (3) Plan.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
     there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
     in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the 
     Corporation, $300,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2023, which shall be used by the Chief Executive Officer 
     of the Corporation to--
       (A) develop, publish, and implement, not later than 180 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act, a project, 
     operations, and management plan for funds appropriated under 
     this section; and
       (B) consult with the Secretary of Labor and the Inspector 
     General of the Corporation in developing the plan under 
     subparagraph (A).
       (4) Outreach.--In addition to amounts otherwise made 
     available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the 
     Corporation for National and Community Service, $49,500,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2030, for outreach to 
     and recruitment of members from communities traditionally 
     underrepresented in national service programs and members of 
     a community experiencing a significant dislocation of 
     workers, including energy transition communities.
       (g) Office of Inspector General.--In addition to amounts 
     otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 
     2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
     appropriated, to the Corporation for National and Community 
     Service, $75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2030, which shall be used for the Office of Inspector General 
     of the Corporation for salaries and expenses necessary for 
     oversight and audit of programs and activities funded under 
     this section.
       (h) National Service Trust.--
       (1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the 
     National Service Trust, $1,150,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2030, for--
       (A) administration of the National Service Trust; and
       (B) payment to the Trust for the provision of national 
     service educational awards and interest expenses--
       (i) for participants, for a term of service supported by 
     funds made available under subsection (e); and
       (ii) pursuant to section 145(a)(1)(A) of the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990.
       (2) Supplemental educational awards.--
       (A) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the 
     National Service Trust, $1,660,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2030, for payment to the National Service 
     Trust for the purpose of providing a supplemental national 
     service educational award to an individual eligible to 
     receive a national service educational award pursuant to 
     section 146(a), and the individual's transferee pursuant to 
     section 148(f), of the National and Community Service Act of 
     1990, for a term of service that began after the date of 
     enactment of this Act in a national service program 
     (including a term of service supported by funds made 
     available under subsection (e)).
       (B) Award availability.--The supplemental educational award 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be available to an 
     individual or their transferee described in subparagraph (A) 
     in accordance with the paragraph (3).
       (C) Calculation.--The amount of the supplemental 
     educational award that shall be available to an individual or 
     their transferee described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
     calculated as follows:
       (i) Amount for full-time national service.--For an 
     individual who completes a required term of full-time 
     national service, or the individual's transferee--

       (I) in a case in which the award year for which the 
     national service position is approved by the Corporation is 
     award year 2022-2023, 50 percent of the maximum amount of a 
     Federal Pell Grant under section 401 of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 that a student eligible for such Grant may 
     receive in the aggregate for such award year; and
       (II) in a case in which the award year for which the 
     national service position is approved by the Corporation is 
     award year 2023-2024 or a subsequent award year, 50 percent 
     of the total maximum Federal Pell Grant under section 401 of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 that a student eligible for 
     such Grant may receive in the aggregate for such award year.

       (ii) Amount for part-time national service.--For an 
     individual who completes a required term of part-time 
     national service, or the individual's transferee, 50 percent 
     of the amount determined under clause (i).
       (iii) Amount for partial completion of national service.--
     For an individual released from completing the full-time or 
     part-time term of service agreed to by the individuals, or 
     the individual's transferee, the portion of the amount 
     determined under clause (i) that corresponds to the portion 
     of the term of service completed by the individual.
       (3) Period of availability for national service educational 
     awards.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 146(d) of the 
     National and Community Service Act of 1990, relating to a 
     period of time for use of a national service educational 
     award, or any extensions to such time period granted under 
     section 146(d)(2) of such Act, an individual eligible to 
     receive a national service educational award for a term of 
     service supported by funds made available under subsection 
     (e), or the individual's transferee, and an individual 
     eligible to receive a supplemental educational award 
     described in paragraph (2) for a term of service, or the 
     individual's transferee, shall not use, after September 30, 
     2030, the national service educational award or supplemental 
     educational award for the term of service involved, and the 
     national service educational award and supplemental 
     educational award shall be available for the lengths of time 
     described in subparagraph (B).
       (B) Lengths of time.--The lengths of time described in this 
     subparagraph are as follows:
       (i) For an individual who completes the term of service 
     involved by September 30, 2023 or the individual's 
     transferee, until the end of the 7-year period beginning on 
     that date.
       (ii) For an individual who completes such term of service 
     by September 30, 2024 or the individual's transferee, until 
     the end of the 6-year period beginning on that date.
       (iii) For an individual who completes such term of service 
     by September 30, 2025 or the individual's transferee, until 
     the end of the 5-year period beginning on that date.
       (iv) For an individual who completes such term of service 
     by September 30, 2026 or the individual's transferee, until 
     the end of the 4-year period beginning on that date.
       (v) For an individual who completes such term of service by 
     September 30, 2027 or the individual's transferee, until the 
     end of the 3-year period beginning on that date.
       (vi) For an individual who completes such term of service 
     by September 30, 2028 or the individual's transferee, until 
     the end of the 2-year period beginning on that date.
       (vii) For an individual who completes such term of service 
     by September 30, 2029 or the individual's transferee, until 
     the end of the 1-year period beginning on that date.
       (i) Limitation.--The funds made available under this 
     section are subject to the condition that the Corporation 
     shall not--
       (1) use such funds to make any transfer to the National 
     Service Trust for any use, or enter into any agreement 
     involving such funds--
       (A) that is for a term extending beyond September 30, 2031; 
     or
       (B) for which or under which any payment could be outlaid 
     after September 30, 2031; and
       (2) use any other funds available to the Corporation to 
     liquidate obligations made under this section.
       (j) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``registered apprenticeship program'' means an apprenticeship 
     program registered with the Office of Apprenticeship of the 
     Employment and Training Administration of the Department of 
     Labor, or a State apprenticeship agency recognized by the 
     Office of Apprenticeship, pursuant to the Act of August 16, 
     1937 (commonly known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act''; 
     50 Stat. 664, chapter 663).

     SEC. 90003. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN SUPPORT OF CLIMATE 
                   RESILIENCE AND MITIGATION.

       (a) YouthBuild.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated to the Department of Labor 
     for fiscal year 2022, out of any amounts in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, $450,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2026, to support activities aligned with 
     high-quality employment opportunities in industry sectors or 
     occupations related to climate resilience or mitigation and 
     aligned with the activities described in subsection (e)(3) of 
     section 90002 by--
       (1) carrying out activities described in section 171(c)(2) 
     of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; and
       (2) improving and expanding access to services, stipends, 
     wages, and benefits described in subparagraphs (A)(vii) and 
     (F) of section 171(c)(2) of such Act.
       (b) Job Corps.--
       (1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated to the Department of Labor 
     for fiscal year 2022, out of any amounts in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, $450,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2026, to support activities aligned with 
     high-quality employment opportunities in industry sectors or 
     occupations related to climate resilience or mitigation and 
     aligned with the activities described in subsection (e)(3) of 
     section 90002 by--
       (A) providing funds to operators and service providers to--
       (i) carry out the activities and services described in 
     sections 148 and 149 of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act; and
       (ii) improve and expand access to allowances and services 
     described in section 150 of such Act; and
       (B) notwithstanding section 158(c) of such Act, 
     constructing, rehabilitating, and acquiring Job Corps centers 
     to support activities described in subparagraph (A).
       (2) Eligibility.--For the purposes of carrying out 
     paragraph (1), an entity in a State or outlying area may be 
     eligible to be selected as an operator or service provider.
       (c) Pre-apprenticeship, and Registered Apprenticeship 
     Programs.--

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       (1) Pre-apprenticeship programs.--In addition to amounts 
     otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Department 
     of Labor for fiscal year 2022, out of any amounts in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2026, to carry out 
     activities through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, 
     or other arrangements, to create or expand pre-apprenticeship 
     programs that articulate to registered apprenticeship 
     programs, are aligned with high-quality employment 
     opportunities in industry sectors or occupations related to 
     climate resilience or mitigation, and are aligned with the 
     activities described in subsection (e)(3) of section 90002.
       (2) Pre-apprenticeship partnerships.--In addition to 
     amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
     Department of Labor for fiscal year 2022, out of any amounts 
     in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $150,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2026, to support 
     partnerships between entities carrying out pre-apprenticeship 
     programs that articulate to registered apprenticeship 
     programs and entities funded under subsection (e) of section 
     90002 to ensure past and current participants in programs 
     funded under subsection (e)(1) of section 90002 have access 
     to such pre-apprenticeship programs.
       (3) Registered apprenticeship programs.--In addition to 
     amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
     Department of Labor for fiscal year 2022, out of any amounts 
     in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $450,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2026, to carry out 
     activities through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, 
     or other arrangements, to create or expand registered 
     apprenticeship programs in climate-related nontraditional 
     apprenticeship occupations.
       (4) Participants with barriers to employment and 
     nontraditional apprenticeship populations.--In addition to 
     amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
     Department of Labor for fiscal year 2022, out of any amounts 
     in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $350,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2026, for entities to 
     carry out pre-apprenticeship programs described in paragraph 
     (1), and registered apprenticeship program described in 
     paragraph (3), serving a high number or high percentage of 
     individuals with barriers to employment, including 
     individuals with disabilities, or nontraditional 
     apprenticeship populations.
       (d) Reentry Employment Opportunities Program.--In addition 
     to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
     Department of Labor for fiscal year 2022, out of any amounts 
     in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2026, for the Reentry 
     Employment Opportunities program, which amount shall be used 
     to support activities aligned with high-quality employment 
     opportunities in industry sectors or occupations related to 
     climate resilience or mitigation and aligned with the 
     activities described in subsection (e)(3) of section 90002.
       (e) Paid Youth Employment Opportunities.--In addition to 
     amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
     appropriated, to the Department of Labor, $350,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2026, to carry out 
     activities through grants, contracts, or cooperative 
     agreements, for the purposes of providing in-school youth and 
     out-of-school youth with paid work experiences authorized 
     under section 129(c)(2)(C) of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act, notwithstanding section 194(10) of such Act, 
     that are--
       (1) carried out by public agencies or private nonprofit 
     entities, including community-based organizations;
       (2) provided in conjunction with supportive services and 
     other elements described in section 129(c)(2) of such Act;
       (3) aligned with the activities described in subsection 
     (e)(3) of section 90002; and
       (4) designed to prepare participants for--
       (A) high-quality, unsubsidized employment opportunities in 
     industry sectors or occupations related to climate resilience 
     or mitigation;
       (B) enrollment in an institution of higher education (as 
     defined in section 101 or 102(c) of the Higher Education Act 
     of 1965); and
       (C) registered apprenticeship programs.
       (f) Department of Labor Inspector General.--In addition to 
     amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
     Office of Inspector General of the Department of Labor for 
     fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, for salaries and expenses necessary for 
     oversight, investigations, and audits of programs, grants, 
     and projects of the Department of Labor funded under this 
     section.
       (g) Administration.--
       (1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated to the Department of Labor 
     for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, $69,800,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2029, for program administration within 
     the Department of Labor for salaries and expenses necessary 
     to implement this section.
       (2) Plan.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
     there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
     in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Department 
     of Labor, $200,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2023, which shall be used by the Secretary to--
       (A) develop, publish, and implement, not later than 180 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act, a project, 
     operations, and management plan for funds appropriated under 
     this section; and
       (B) consult with the Chief Executive Officer of the 
     Corporation for National and Community Service in developing 
     the plan under subparagraph (A).
       (h) Definition.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) Climate-related nontraditional apprenticeship 
     occupation.--The term ``climate-related nontraditional 
     apprenticeship occupation'' means an apprenticeable 
     occupation--
       (A) that aligns with the activities described in subsection 
     (e)(3) of section 90002;
       (B) in an industry sector that trains less than 10 percent 
     of all civilian registered apprentices as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (C) that is related to climate resilience or mitigation.
       (2) Registered apprenticeship program.-- The term 
     ``registered apprenticeship program'' means an apprenticeship 
     program registered with the Office of Apprenticeship of the 
     Employment and Training Administration of the Department of 
     Labor, or a State apprenticeship agency recognized by the 
     Office of Apprenticeship, pursuant to the Act of August 16, 
     1937 (commonly known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act''; 
     50 Stat. 664, chapter 663).
       (3) Wioa definitions.--The terms ``community-based 
     organization'', ``individual with a barrier to employment'', 
     ``in-school youth'', ``outlying area'', and ``out-of-school 
     youth'' have the meanings given such terms in paragraphs 
     (10), (24), (27), (45), and (46), respectively, of section 3 
     of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

 TITLE X--ADDITIONAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, 
                        NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY

     SEC. 100001. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.

       In this title, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Agriculture.

     SEC. 100002. NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM RESTORATION AND FUELS 
                   REDUCTION PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--In addition to the amounts appropriated by 
     section 23001(a)(1), and any other amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
     year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
     appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2031, 
     $2,250,000,000 for hazardous fuels reduction projects on 
     National Forest System land within the wildland-urban 
     interface. None of the funds provided under this section 
     shall be subject to cost-share or matching requirements.
       (b) Priority; Restrictions; Limitations.--Subsections (b), 
     (c), and (d) of section 23001 shall apply the amounts 
     appropriated by, and projects carried out under, subsection 
     (a).
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Hazardous fuels reduction project.--The term 
     ``hazardous fuels reduction project'' means an activity, 
     including the use of prescribed fire, to protect structures 
     and communities from wildfire that is carried out on National 
     Forest System land.
       (2) Wildland-urban interface.--The term ``wildland-urban 
     interface'' has the meaning given the term in section 101 of 
     the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511).

     SEC. 100003. STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY CONSERVATION 
                   PROGRAMS.

       In addition to the amounts appropriated by section 
     23003(a)(2), and any other amounts otherwise available, there 
     is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2031, $1,750,000,000 to 
     provide multiyear, programmatic, competitive grants to a 
     State agency, a local governmental entity, an agency or 
     governmental entity of the District of Columbia, an agency or 
     governmental entity of an insular area (as defined in section 
     1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
     Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)), an Indian 
     Tribe, or a nonprofit organization through the Urban and 
     Community Forestry Assistance program established under 
     section 9(c) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 
     1978 (16 U.S.C. 2105(c)) for tree planting and related 
     activities. Any non-Federal cost-share requirement otherwise 
     applicable to projects carried out under this section may be 
     waived at the discretion of the Secretary.

     SEC. 100004. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR NON-FEDERAL FOREST 
                   LANDOWNERS.

       (a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
     year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
     appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2031, 
     $500,000,000 to award grants to Tribal, State, or local 
     governments, the government of the District of Columbia, 
     regional organizations, special districts, or nonprofit 
     organizations to support, on non-Federal land, forest 
     restoration and resilience projects. Any non-Federal cost-
     share requirement otherwise applicable to projects carried 
     out under this section may be waived at the discretion of the 
     Secretary.
       (b) Limitations.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     interpreted to authorize funds of the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation for activities

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     under this section if such funds are not expressly authorized 
     or currently expended for such purposes.
       (c) Definition of Restoration.--In this section, the term 
     ``restoration'' has the meaning given the term in section 
     219.19 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect 
     on the date of enactment of this Act).

     SEC. 100005. LIMITATION.

       The funds made available under this title are subject to 
     the condition that the Secretary shall not--
       (1) enter into any agreement--
       (A) that is for a term extending beyond September 30, 2031; 
     or
       (B) under which any payment could be outlaid or funds 
     disbursed after September 30, 2031; or
       (2) use any other funds available to the Secretary to 
     satisfy obligations initially made under this title.

  TITLE XI--ADDITIONAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, 
                      SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

     SEC. 110001. INVESTING IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND CLIMATE 
                   RESILIENCE.

       (a) In General.--In addition to amounts appropriated by 
     section 40001(a), and any other amounts otherwise available, 
     there is appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $3,000,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2026, to provide funding 
     through direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative 
     agreements, or technical assistance to coastal states (as 
     defined in paragraph (4) of section 304 of the Coastal Zone 
     Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453(4))), the District of 
     Columbia, Tribal Governments, nonprofit organizations, local 
     governments, and institutions of higher education (as defined 
     in subsection (a) of section 101 of the Higher Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))), for the conservation, 
     restoration, and protection of coastal and marine habitats 
     and resources, including fisheries, to enable coastal 
     communities to prepare for extreme storms and other changing 
     climate conditions, and for projects that support natural 
     resources that sustain coastal and marine resource dependent 
     communities, and for related administrative expenses.
       (b) Cost-sharing and Matching Requirements.--None of the 
     funds provided under this section shall be subject to cost-
     sharing or matching requirements.
       (c) Tribal Government Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``Tribal Government'' means the recognized governing body of 
     any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, 
     village, community, component band, or component reservation, 
     individually identified (including parenthetically) in the 
     list published most recently as of the date of enactment of 
     this subsection pursuant to section 104 of the Federally 
     Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131).

 TITLE XII--ADDITIONAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND 
                           NATURAL RESOURCES

     SEC. 120001. NATIONAL PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS CONSERVATION AND 
                   RESILIENCE.

       In addition to the amounts appropriated by section 50221, 
     and any other amounts otherwise available, there is 
     appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior for fiscal year 
     2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
     appropriated, $1,250,000,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 2031, to carry out projects for the 
     conservation, protection, and resiliency of lands and 
     resources administered by the National Park Service and 
     Bureau of Land Management. None of the funds provided under 
     this section shall be subject to cost-share or matching 
     requirements.

     SEC. 120002. NATIONAL PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS CONSERVATION AND 
                   ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.

       In addition to the amounts appropriated by section 50222, 
     and any other amounts otherwise available, there is 
     appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior for fiscal year 
     2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
     appropriated, $750,000,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 2031, to carry out conservation, ecosystem and 
     habitat restoration projects on lands administered by the 
     National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management. None of 
     the funds provided under this section shall be subject to 
     cost-share or matching requirements.

     SEC. 120003. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND BUREAU OF LAND 
                   MANAGEMENT CONSERVATION, RESILIENCY, AND 
                   RESTORATION PROJECTS.

       In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
     appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior for fiscal year 
     2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
     appropriated, $500,000,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 2031, to provide funding, including all 
     expenses necessary to provide funding, through direct 
     expenditure, grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, to 
     perform conservation, resiliency, or restoration projects, 
     including all expenses necessary to carry out such projects, 
     on public land administered by the National Park Service or 
     the Bureau of Land Management. None of the funds provided 
     under this section shall be subject to cost-share or matching 
     requirements.

  TITLE XIII--ADDITIONAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE COMMITTEE ON INDIAN 
                                AFFAIRS

     SEC. 130001. TRIBAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE.

       (a) Tribal Climate Resilience and Adaptation.--In addition 
     to the amounts appropriated by section 80001(a), and any 
     other amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to 
     the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for fiscal year 
     2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
     appropriated, $441,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2031, to carry out, through financial 
     assistance, technical assistance, direct expenditure, grants, 
     contracts, or cooperative agreements, Tribal climate 
     resilience and adaptation programs.
       (b) Administration.--In addition to the amounts 
     appropriated by section 80001(c), and any other amounts 
     otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Director of 
     the Bureau of Indian Affairs for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
     money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $9,000,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2031, for the 
     administrative costs of carrying out this section.
       (c) Cost-sharing and Matching Requirements.--None of the 
     funds provided by this section shall be subject to cost-
     sharing or matching requirements.
       (d) Small and Needy Program.--Amounts made available under 
     this section shall be excluded from the calculation of funds 
     received by those Tribal governments that participate in the 
     ``Small and Needy'' program.
       (e) Distribution; Use of Funds.--Amounts made available 
     under this section that are distributed to Indian Tribes and 
     Tribal organizations for services pursuant to a self-
     determination contract (as defined in subsection (j) of 
     section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(j))) or a self-governance 
     compact entered into pursuant to subsection (a) of section 
     404 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
     Act (25 U.S.C. 5364(a))--
       (1) shall be distributed on a 1-time basis;
       (2) shall not be part of the amount required by subsections 
     (a) through (b) of section 106 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     5325(a)-(b)); and
       (3) shall only be used for the purposes identified under 
     the applicable subsection.

     SEC. 130002. NATIVE HAWAIIAN CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND 
                   ADAPTATION.

       (a) In General.--In addition to the amounts appropriated by 
     section 80002(a), and any other amounts otherwise available, 
     there is appropriated to the Senior Program Director of the 
     Office of Native Hawaiian Relations for fiscal year 2022, out 
     of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     $49,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, to 
     carry out, through financial assistance, technical 
     assistance, direct expenditure, grants, contracts, or 
     cooperative agreements, climate resilience and adaptation 
     activities that serve the Native Hawaiian Community.
       (b) Administration.--In addition to the amounts 
     appropriated by section 80002(b), and any other amounts 
     otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Senior 
     Program Director of the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations 
     for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2031, for the administrative costs of carrying 
     out this section.
       (c) Cost-sharing and Matching Requirements.--None of the 
     funds provided by this section shall be subject to cost-
     sharing or matching requirements.
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