[Senate Report 106-365]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Calendar No. 742
106th Congress Report
SENATE
2d Session 106-365
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NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2000
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August 25, 2000.--Ordered to be printed
Filed under authority of the order of the Senate of July 26, 2000
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Mr. Jeffords, from the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 2764]
The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, to
which was referred the bill (S. 2764) to amend the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 and the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 to extend the authorizations of
appropriations for the programs carried out under such Acts,
and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports
favorably thereon with an amendment in the nature of a
substitute and recommends that the bill (as amended) do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
I. Background and need for the legislation..........................1
II. History of the legislation and votes in committee................2
III. Committee views..................................................3
IV. Cost estimate....................................................4
V. Regulatory impact statement......................................7
VI. Application of law to the legislative branch.....................7
VII. Section-by-section analysis......................................7
VIII.Changes in existing law.........................................11
I. Background and Need for the Legislation
The origin of the Federal Government's role in community
service dates back to the 1930s with the creation of the
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The CCC (which still exists
and is now called the Civilian Community Corps) inspired the
establishment of several other volunteer programs supported by
Federal resources. These include: Peace Corps which provides
international community service; Volunteers In Service To
America (VISTA) which focuses on poverty-related community
service initiatives; and the National Senior Volunteer Corps
which provides volunteer opportunities for senior citizens.
Both the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1990
and the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993
established greater coordination among many of the Federally
sponsored community service activities. In addition, these two
acts also created new initiatives that expanded community
service opportunities. The National and Community Service Trust
Act of 1990 set up Learn and Serve America which oversees
school-based and community based service programs involving
school-age youth. The 1990 act also created the Points of Light
Foundation which is an independent entity that identifies
successful and promising community service projects. The 1993
act created AmeriCorps which involves activities that meet
educational, public safety, human, or environmental needs that
directly benefit communities. AmeriCorps members receive
education awards upon completion of service. In addition to
creating AmeriCorps, the 1993 act also authorized the
Corporation for National and Community Service which became the
umbrella agency for the Commission on National and Community
Service, ACTION Agency programs, and the Civilian Community
Corps.
The National and Community Service Amendments Act of 2000
makes several changes to the 1993 act which will increase
participation in volunteer activities. These changes are:
promoting the participation of individuals with disabilities;
increasing utilization of the educational awards; streamlining
participation costs; and lowering the participation age for
individuals involved in several National Senior Service Corps
programs. These modifications will strengthen this Nation's
commitment to volunteerism.
II. History of the Legislation and Votes in Committee
full committee hearing
On June 20, 2000, the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions held an overview hearing on community
service. The hearing focused on the impact of community service
activities at the State and local level, the role of the
Corporation for National Service in overseeing community
service programs, and a review of the technical assistance
available to assist entities in implementing community service
initiatives. The witnesses who testified before the committee
were: the Honorable Marc Racicot, Governor of Montana; the
Honorable Harris Wofford, Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation for National Service; Rosie Mauk, chair of the
Texas Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service; Jane
Williams, executive director Vermont Commission on National and
Community Service; Emily Zollo, Vermont AmeriCorps member;
Maureen Curley, executive director Service Alliance of
Massachusetts; Ruth Blackman, Foster Grandparents of Boston,
Massachusetts; and Deborah Socha, curriculum coordinator from
Mattapoisset, Massachusetts.
the introduction of the national and community service amendments act
of 2000
On June 21, 2000, Senators Kennedy, Specter, Dodd, DeWine,
Mikulski, Smith (of Oregon), Bingaman, L. Chafee, Wellstone,
Jeffords, Murray, Collins, Rockefeller, Burns, Durbin, Cochran,
Kerry, Voinovich, Cleland, Sarbanes, Baucus, Boxer, Lieberman,
and Breaux introduced S. 2764, the National and Community
Service Amendments Act of 2000. The bill reauthorizes the
National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act.
executive session
On July 21, 2000, the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions met in executive session to consider S.
2764. Following opening comments, two amendments were offered.
The first amendment was offered by Senator Jeffords which
was a substitute amendment. The amendment established a state
minimum grant for school-based service learning programs when
the appropriation reaches $45 million. The amendment also made
technical corrections to certain subsections of S. 2764 as
introduced. The amendment was adopted by voice vote.
The second amendment was offered by Senator Mikulski. The
amendment adds an E-Corps program to the list of established
national service programs eligible for assistance. The
amendment was adopted by voice vote.
After the amendments were adopted, S. 2764, the National
and Community Service Amendments Act of 2000 was agreed to by
voice vote.
III. Committee Views
The National and Community Service Amendments Act of 2000,
S. 2764, reauthorizes the National and Community Service Act
and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act. S. 2764 retains the
structure of the Corporation for National and Community Service
that was established during the last authorization. The bill
makes several changes to both national service and domestic
volunteer service. These changes are designed to increase
participation and to reduce some administrative cost.
In regard to the National and Community Service Act, S.
2764 contains several significant modifications. These
modifications are: provisions which increase the participation
of individuals with disabilities in community service
activities; the establishment of minimum state grant awards for
both school based Learn and Serve and AmeriCorps programs; an
initiative that recognizes high school juniors and seniors
engaged in outstanding community service programs; a provision
which permits the use of educational awards to pay off private
or state loans; and a requirement that the cost per participant
does not exceed $15,000 plus the annual inflation adjustment.
S. 2764 includes the following key changes to the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act: eliminates the age enrollment priority
for Retired and Senior Volunteer program participants; lowers
the age enrollment priority to 55 for the Foster Grandparents
and Senior Companions programs; and increases the stipend for
Foster Grandparents.
IV. Cost Estimate
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, July 31, 2000.
Hon. James M. Jeffords,
Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S.
Senate, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for S. 2764, the National
and Community Service Amendments Act of 2000.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Christina
Hawley Sadoti.
Sincerely,
Barry B. Anderson
(For Dan L. Crippen, Director).
Enclosure.
S. 2764--National and Community Service Amendments Act of 2000
Summary: S. 2764 would reauthorize programs funded under
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NCSA) and the
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (DVSA). Assuming
appropriations of the necessary amounts, CBO estimates that
implementing the bill would cost about $2.9 billion over the
2001-2005 period. That estimate assumes that annual funding
would be increased to keep pace with anticipated inflation. If
annual funding is not adjusted for inflation, the estimated
five-year cost would be about $2.7 billion.
Under current law, the Corporation of National and
Community Service (CNCS) has the authority to spend interest
earned on amounts appropriated into the national service trust
account. In fiscal year 1999, the trust account earned about
$26 million in interest. if the amounts authorized by this bill
are appropriated, the amount of interest earned in the trust
account could increase, resulting in additional outlays. But
because this bill would not affect the authority of the CNCS to
spend the interest earned, pay-as-you-go procedures would not
apply.
S. 2764 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA).
Implementing this bill would benefit state, local, and tribal
governments, and any resulting costs to those governments would
be incurred voluntarily.
Estimated Cost to the Federal Government: The estimated
budgetary impact of S. 2764 is shown in Table 1. The costs of
this legislation fall within budget function 500 (education,
training, employment, and social services).
TABLE 1. ESTIMATED BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF S. 2764
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By fiscal year, in millions of dollars--
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
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SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION
With Adjustments for Inflation
Spending Under Current Law:
Budget Authority \1\............................ 730 0 0 0 0 0
Estimated Outlays............................... 700 512 257 126 64 32
Proposed Changes:
Estimated Authorization Level................... 0 764 780 798 815 832
Estimated Outlays............................... 0 229 506 650 729 780
Spending Under S. 2764:
Estimated Authorization Level \1\............... 730 764 780 798 815 832
Estimated Outlays............................... 700 741 762 776 794 811
Without Adjustments for Inflation
Spending Under Current Law:
Budget Authority \1\............................ 730 0 0 0 0 0
Estimated Outlays............................... 700 512 257 126 64 32
Proposed Changes:
Estimated Authorization Level................... 0 747 747 747 747 747
Estimated Outlays............................... 0 222 487 617 781 715
Spending Under S. 2764:
Estimated Authorization Level \1\............... 730 747 747 747 747 747
Estimated Outlays............................... 700 734 744 743 745 747
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\1\ The 2000 level is the amount appropriated for that year for NCSA and DVSA programs.
Notes: Estimated outlays do not include outlays of interest earned on balances in the national service trust
account.
Basis of estimate: S. 2764 would authorize the
appropriation of such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years
2001 through 2005 to carry out programs under the NCSA and the
DVSA. Authorizations for these programs expired in 1996. Since
that time, national service programs have continued to receive
appropriations; the total appropriation level was $730 million
for fiscal year 2000.
With one exception, CBO has used the amount of the most
recent appropriation as the basis for estimating the ``such
sums'' authorizations. Costs for administering programs
authorized under the DVSA are authorized at 18 percent of
program authorizations. Therefore, CBO has estimated
administration costs for these programs to be 18 percent of
program costs, rather than basing them on the most recent
appropriation. In fiscal year 2000, the appropriated amount for
DVSA administrative expenses was about 12 percent of the total
program costs. Without including adjustments for inflation, the
authorized level for DVSA administration would exceed the most
recent appropriation by about $17 million.
For this estimate, CBO assumes that the estimated amounts
will be appropriated for each year and spent according to
historical spending patterns. Details of the estimated new
authorizations are shown in Table 2.
Programs reauthorized by amendments to the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 include the following, along with
the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2000:
School and community-based service learning: $43
million;
National trust programs, quality and innovation
(including AmeriCorps and education awards): $342
million;
Civilian community corps: $18 million;
Administration: $26 million; and
The Points of Light Foundation: $6 million.
Programs reauthorized by amendments to the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 include the following, along with
the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2000:
National Volunteer Antipoverty Programs (including
Volunteers in Service to America, and literacy
activities): $81 million;
National Senior Volunteer Corps (including programs
for retired and senior volunteers and foster
grandparents. S. 2764 would change the title of this
section to ``National Senior Service Corps.''): $183
million; and
Administration: $31 million.
TABLE 2. S. 2764 AUTHORIZATIONS BY PROGRAM, WITH ADJUSTMENTS FOR INFLATION
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By fiscal year, in millions of dollars--
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
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SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION
Programs Authorized Under the National and Community Service
Act:
School and Community-based Service Learning:
Estimated Authorization Level......................... 44 45 46 46 47
Estimated Outlays..................................... 4 26 40 45 46
National Trust Programs, Quality and Innovation:
Estimated Authorization Level......................... 348 354 360 367 373
Estimated Outlays..................................... 16 124 223 287 327
Civilian Community Corps:
Estimated Authorization Level......................... 18 19 19 19 20
Estimated Outlays..................................... 16 19 19 19 20
Administration:
Estimated Authorization Level......................... 26 27 27 28 28
Estimated Outlays..................................... 22 27 27 28 28
Points of Light Foundation:
Estimated Authorization Level......................... 6 6 6 6 6
Estimated Outlays..................................... 0 6 6 6 6
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Subtotal-Authorizations under NCSA:
Estimated Authorization Level..................... 443 450 458 466 475
Estimated Outlays................................. 58 202 315 386 427
Programs Authorized under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act:
National Volunteer Antipoverty Programs:
Estimated Authorization Level......................... 84 86 88 91 93
Estimated Outlays..................................... 44 79 87 89 92
National Senior Service Corps:
Estimated Authorization Level......................... 189 194 199 205 210
Estimated Outlays..................................... 100 178 197 202 207
Administration:
Estimated Authorization Level......................... 49 50 52 53 54
Estimated Outlays..................................... 26 46 51 52 54
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Subtotal-Authorizations under DVSA:
Estimated Authorization Level..................... 321 331 340 349 357
Estimated Outlays..................................... 170 304 335 344 352
Total Authorization Under S. 2764:
Estimated Authorization Level............................. 764 781 798 815 832
Estimated Outlays......................................... 229 506 650 729 780
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In addition, this bill would make a number of changes which
would have insignificant budgetary effects. Some of these
changes would:
Include Indian tribes as organizations that are
qualified to apply for grants;
Limit the annual cost per participant in AmeriCorps;
Allow education awards earned by national service
participants to be used to repay private loans; and
Raise the income threshold for participating in some
DVSA programs to 150 percent of poverty.
Pay-as-you-go considerations: None.
Estimated impact on State, local, and tribal governments:
S. 2764 contains no intergovernmental mandates as defined in
UMRA. The bill would authorize grants to states, and in some
cases local and tribal governments, to support national service
programs including AmeriCorps and the National Senior Service
Corps. CBO estimates that state, local, and tribal governments
could receive grants totaling approximately $3 billion over the
next five years; any costs associated with receipt of these
funds would be incurred voluntarily.
Estimated impact on the private sector: S. 2764 contains no
private-sector mandates as defined in UMRA.
Estimate prepared by: Federal Costs: Christina Hawley
Sadoti. Impact on State, Local, and Tribal Governments: Susan
Sieg Tompkins. Impact on the Private Sector: Ralph Smith.
Estimate approved by: Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy Assistant
Director for Budget Analysis.
V. Regulatory Impact Statement
The committee has determined that the bill may result in
some additional paperwork which would be managed by the
Corporation for National and Community Service, the entity
entrusted with implementation of the National and Community
Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act. It is
difficult to estimate the volume of additional paperwork that
may be necessary, but the committee does not believe it will be
significant.
VI. Application of the Law to the Legislative Branch
Section 102(b)(3) of Public Law 104-1, the Congressional
Accountability Act (CAA), requires a description of the
application of this bill to the legislative branch. S. 2764
does not amend any act that applies to the legislative branch.
VII. Section-by-Section Analysis
SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1 specifies the title of the legislation, National
and Community Service Amendments Act of 2000.
Section 2 lists the table of contents.
Title I--Amendments to National and Community Service Act of 1990
Section 101. References
Section 101 specifies that all references shall be made to
the National and Community Service Act of 1990.
Section 102. General provisions
Section 102(a) makes a technical amendment to the table of
contents.
Section 102(b) adds a new purpose in regard to service-
learning programs.
Section 102(c) makes technical amendments to definitions.
Section 103. School-based and community-based service-learning programs
Section 103(a) establishes a state minimum grant award for
school-based learn and serve programs.
Section 103(b) adds a reference to the Elementary and
Secondary Act of 1965.
Section 103(c) includes Indian tribes as qualified
organizations for the purposes of participation.
Section 103(d) eliminates the requirement that the
Corporation for National and Community Service give increased
priority for grant application characteristics.
Section 104. National service trust program
Section 104(a) eliminates current law language which has
allowed the Corporation for National and Community Service to
transfer funds to another federal agency to support a national
service program. This section also caps participation cost.
Section 104(b) makes technical amendments to program
eligibility and adds the E-Corps programs to the list of
eligible programs.
Section 104(c) makes technical amendments to eligibility of
positions.
Section 104(d) makes a technical amendment regarding the
numbering of sections.
Section 104(e) increases the participation of individuals
with disabilities and includes a provision that establishes a
state minimum of $500,000 for national service grant awards.
Section 104(f) makes a technical amendment regarding the
word applicant.
Section 104(g) makes technical amendments regarding
redesignation of paragraphs.
Section 104(h) makes a technical amendment pertaining to
participant performance.
Section 104(i) makes a technical amendment to participant
selection provision.
Section 104(j) makes a technical amendment to term
provision.
Section 104(k) clarifies living allowances.
Section 105. National service trust
Section 105(a) establishes national service scholarships as
an allowable use of trust funds.
Section 105(b) specifies that expenditures from the trust
shall be available for interest payments during forbearance on
loan repayment and for national service scholarship awards.
Section 105(c) makes a technical amendment to trust award
amount.
Section 105(d) clarifies that the prohibition of using the
educational award to pay off loans made to parents also applies
to loans made to parents under the direct student loan program.
This section also contains a provision which permits
educational awards to be used to pay off private or state
loans.
Section 105(e) allows the trust to be used to support a
national service scholarship program to recognize secondary
school juniors and seniors engaged in community service
activities.
Section 106. Civilian community corps
Section 106 (a) amends the purpose by increasing
coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and
other public and private organizations.
Section 106(b) makes a technical amendment to program
provision.
Section 106(c) adds that the director of the corps may
select individuals with prior experience to be team leaders.
This section also provides that team leaders be selected
without regard to age limitation.
Section 106(d) makes technical amendments to authorized
benefits.
Section 106(e) makes technical amendments to references to
other departments.
Section 107. Administrative provisions
Section 107(a) eliminates the provisions permitting the
State commission and any division of the Corporation for
National and Community Service to enter into an agreement for
coordinating functions.
Section 107(b) makes a technical amendment by renumbering
sections.
Section 108. Corporation for national and community service
Sections 108(a) and (b) eliminate the provision related to
staggered terms for board members and adds a provision that an
appointed board member whose term has expired may continue to
serve until the earlier of the date on which the successor has
taken office or the date on which Congress adjourns to end the
session that commences after the date on which the term
expired.
Section 108(c) specifies that the chief executive officer
of the Corporation for National and Community Service has the
authority to enter into agreements with other agencies to carry
out activities to implement national service laws.
Section 108(d) adds a reference to the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act.
Section 109. Points of light foundation
Section 109 provides that the chief executive officer of
the Corporation for National and Community Service may serve as
an ex officio, nonvoting member of the board of directors of
the Points of Light Foundation.
Section 110. Authorization of appropriations
Section 110 authorizes such sums as may be necessary for
all programs authorized under the National and Community
Service Act.
Title II--Amendments to the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973
Section 201. References
Section 201 specifies that all references shall be made to
the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973.
Section 202. General provisions
Section 202 makes amendments to the table of contents.
Section 203. National volunteer antipoverty programs
Section 203(a) adds an objective to VISTA to encourage
supportive efforts by local agencies and organizations to
achieve long-term sustainability of programs in the absence of
Federal assistance.
Section 203(b) encourages the VISTA director to enter into
agreements with public agencies and private organizations under
which, the agencies and organizations pay for all, or a portion
of, the direct cost of supporting volunteers.
Section 203(c) authorizes the VISTA director to provide a
stipend of a maximum of $200 per month to individuals
designated as volunteer leaders.
Section 204. National senior service corps
Section 204(a) renames the National Senior Volunteer Corps
to the National Senior Service Corps.
Section 204(b) adds additional purposes to the National
Senior Volunteer Corps focusing on providing service in the
areas of education, public safety, health, and human services,
and the environment. The purpose is also amended by specifying
that opportunities are available for people age 55 or older.
Section 204(c) eliminates the priority enrollment age of 60
years and older for the Retired and Senior Volunteer program.
Section 204(d) requires that individuals be age 55 or older
with individuals 60 or older having an enrollment priority for
the Foster Grandparents program. This section also stipulates
that any stipend shall not be less than $2.55 per hour and
shall be adjusted once prior to September 30, 2005.
Section 204(e) amends the Senior Companion program by
changing the eligibility age to 55 or older with individuals
age 60 or older receiving an enrollment priority.
Section 204(f) requires that the Senior Corps director
spend not less than $375,000 and not more than $500,000 each
year to promote Senior Corps programs.
Section 204(g) makes technical amendments regarding age
criteria.
Section 204(h) makes technical amendments pertaining to the
name change of the National Senior Service Corps.
Sections 204(i) and (j) prohibits the awarding of national
significance grants for the Retired Senior Volunteer program,
the Foster Grandparents program, or the Senior Companion
program unless the appropriated allocation for each program
exceeds the appropriated allocations for the 2 preceding years.
Section 205. Administration and coordination
Section 205 makes technical amendments regarding the name
change of the National Senior Service Corps.
Section 206. Authorization of appropriations
Section 206 authorizes such sums as may be necessary for
programs authorized under the Domestic Volunteer Assistance Act
of 1973.
Title III--Technical Amendments to Other Laws
Sections 301-304. References and technical amendments
Sections 301-304 make technical amendments to programs
outside the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and the
Domestic Volunteer Assistance Act of 1973.
VIII. Changes in Existing Law
In compliance with rule XXVI paragraph 12 of the Standing
Rules of the Senate, the following provides a print of the
statute or the part or section thereof to be amended or
replaced (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in
black brackets, new matter is printed in italic, existing law
in which no change is proposed is shown in roman):
NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990
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SECTION 1. [42 U.S.C. 12401 NOTE] SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
* * * * * * *
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as
follows:
* * * * * * *
Subtitle D--National Service Trust and Provision of National Service
Educational Awards
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Sec. 149. National service scholarship program.
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SEC. 2. [42 U.S.C. 12501] FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--* * *
* * * * * * *
(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
(7) build on the existing organizational service
infrastructure of Federal, State, and local programs
and agencies to expand full-time and part-time service
opportunities for all citizens[; and];
(8) provide tangible benefits to the communities in
which national service is performed[,]; and
(9) expand and strengthen service-learning programs
to improve the education of children and youth and to
maximize the benefits of national and community
service.
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SEC. 101. [42 U.S.C. 12511] DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this title:
(1) Adult volunteer.-- * * *
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(19) Program.--The term ``program'', unless the
context otherwise requires, and except when used as
part of the term ``academic program'', means a program
described in section 111(a) (other than a program
referred to in paragraph (3)(B) of such section),
117A(a) [119(b)(1), or 122(a)] 119(b)(1), 122(a), or
149; or in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 152(b), or
an activity that could be funded under section 198,
198C, or 198D.
* * * * * * *
(21) School-age youth.--The term ``school-age youth''
means--
* * * * * * *
(B) children with disabilities, as defined in
[section 602(a)(1)] section 602(3) of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
([20 U.S.C. 1401(a)(1)] 20 U.S.C. 1401(3)), who
receive services under part B of such Act.
* * * * * * *
(26) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the
several States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands. [The term also includes
Palau, until such time as the Compact of Free
Association is ratified.]
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SEC. 112. [42 U.S.C. 12524] GRANTS AND ALLOTMENTS.
(a) Indian Tribes and Territories.--* * *
* * * * * * *
(b) Grants and Allotments Through States.--The Corporation
shall use the remainder of the funds appropriated to carry out
this subpart for any fiscal year as follows:
(1) Grants.--* * *
* * * * * * *
(3) Minimum Amount.--
(A) In general._No State shall receive, under
paragraph (2), an allotment that is less than
the allotment such State received for fiscal
year 1993 under section 112(b) of this Act, as
in effect on the day before the date of
enactment of this part. [If the amount of funds
made available in a fiscal year to carry out
paragraph (2) is insufficient to make such
allotments, the Corporation shall make
available sums from the 25 percent described in
paragraph (1) for such fiscal year to make such
allotments.]
(B) Years with appropriations of not less
than $45,000,000.--For any fiscal years for
which the amount appropriated under section
501(a)(1)(A) is not less than $45,000,000, no
State shall receive, under paragraph (2),
either--
(i) an allotment that is less than
$100,000; or
(ii) an allotment that is less than
the allotment such State received for
fiscal year 2000 under this subsection.
(C) Use of competitive grant funds.--If the
amount of funds made available in a fiscal year
to carry out paragraph (2) is insufficient to
make allotments under paragraph (2) in
accordance with subparagraphs (A) and (B), the
Corporation shall make available sums from the
25 percent described in paragraph (1) for such
fiscal year to make such allotments in
accordance with subparagraphs (A) and (B).
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SEC. 115A. [42 U.S.C. 12528] PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
FROM PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
(a) In General.--* * *
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(b) Waiver.--If a State, Indian tribe, or local educational
agency is prohibited by law from providing for the
participation of students or teachers from private nonprofit
schools as required by subsection (a), or if the Corporation
determines that a State, Indian tribe, or local educational
agency substantially fails or is unwilling to provide for such
participation on an equitable basis, the Chief Executive
Officer shall waive such requirements and shall arrange for the
provision of services to such students and teachers. Such
waivers shall be subject to [consultation, withholding, notice,
and judicial review requirements in accordance with paragraphs
(3) and (4) of section 1017(b) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2727(b)), as in effect on the
day preceding the date of enactment of the Improving America's
Schools Act of 1994.] the requirements of section 14506 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
8896).
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Subpart B--Community-Based Service Programs for School-Age Youth
SEC. 117. [42 U.S.C. 12541] DEFINITIONS.
As used in this subpart:
(1) Community-based service program.--* * *
* * * * * * *
(3) Qualified organization.--The term ``qualified
organization'' means a public or private nonprofit
organization with experience working with school-age
youth that meets such criteria as the Chief Executive
Officer may establish, or an Indian tribe.
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PART II--HIGHER EDUCATION INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE
SEC. 119. [42 U.S.C. 12561] HIGHER EDUCATION INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS FOR
COMMUNITY SERVICE.
(a) Purpose.--* * *
(e) Priority.--
[(1) In general.--] In making grants and entering
into contracts under subsection (b), the Corporation
shall give priority to applicants that submit
applications containing proposals that--
[(A)] (1) demonstrate the commitment of the
institution of higher education, other than by
demonstrating the commitment of the students,
to supporting the community service projects
carried out under the program;
[(B)] (2) specify the manner in which the
institution will promote faculty,
administration, and staff participation in the
community service projects;
[(C)] (3) specify the manner in which the
institution will provide service to the
community through organized programs,
including, where appropriate, clinical programs
for students in professional schools;
[(D)] (4) describe any partnership that will
participate in the community service projects,
such as a partnership comprised of--
[(i)] (A) the institution;
[(ii)] (B) (I)(i) a community-based
agency;
[(II)] (ii) a local government
agency; or
[(III)] (iii) a nonprofit entity that
serves or involves school-age youth or
older adults; and
[(iii)] (C) a student organization;
[(E)] (5) demonstrate community involvement
in the development of the proposal;
[(F)] (6) specify that the institution will
use such assistance to strengthen the service
infrastructure in institutions of higher
education; or
[(G)] (7) with respect to projects involving
delivery or service, specify projects that
involve leadership development of school-age
youth.
[(2) Determination.--In giving priority to applicants
under paragraph (1), the Corporation shall give
increased priority to such an applicant for each
characteristic described in subpargraphs (A) through
(G) of paragraph (1) that is reflected in the
application submitted by the applicant.]
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Subtitle C--National Service Trust Program
PART I--INVESTMENT IN NATIONAL SERVICE
SEC. 121. [42 U.S.C. 12571] AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND
APPROVED NATIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS.
(a) Provision of Assistance.--* * *
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[(b) Agreements With Federal Agencies.--
[(1) Agreements authorized.--The Corporation may
enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with
another Federal agency to support a national service
program carried out by the agency. The support provided
by the Corporation pursuant to the contract or
cooperative agreement may include the transfer to the
Federal agency of funds available to the Corporation
under this subtitle.
[(2) Matching funds requirements.--A Federal agency
receiving assistance under this subsection shall not be
required to satisfy the matching funds requirements
specified in subsection (e). However, the
supplementation requirements specified in section 173
shall apply with respect to the Federal national
service programs supported with such assistance.
[(3) Consultation with state commissions.--A Federal
agency receiving assistance under this subsection shall
consult with the State Commissions for those States in
which projects will be conducted using such assistance
in order to ensure that the projects do not duplicate
projects conducted by State or local national service
programs.
[(4) Support for other national service programs.--A
Federal agency that enters into a contract or
cooperative agreement under paragraph (1) shall, in an
appropriate case, enter into a contract or cooperative
agreement with an entity that is carrying out a
national service program in a State that is in
existence in the State as of the date of the contract
or cooperative agreement and is of high quality, in
order to support the national service program.]
[(c)] (b) Provision of Approved National Service
Positions.--As part of the provision of assistance under
[subsections (a) and (b)] subsection (a), the Corporation
shall--
(1) approve the provision of national service
educational awards described in subtitle D for the
participants who serve in national service programs
carried out using such assistance; and
(2) deposit in the National Service Trust established
in section 145(a) an amount equal to the product of--
(A) the value of a national service
educational award under section 147; and
(B) the total number of approved national
service positions to be provided.
[(d)] (c) Five Percent Limitation on Administrative
Costs.--
(1) Limitation.--Not more than 5 percent of the
amount of assistance provided to the original recipient
of a grant or transfer of assistance under subsection
(a) [or (b)] for a fiscal year may be used to pay for
administrative costs incurred by--
(A) the recipient of the assistance; and
(B) national service programs carried out or
supported with the assistance.
(2) Rules on use.--The Corporation may by rule
prescribe the manner and extent to which--
(A) assistance provided under subsection (a)
[or (b)] may be used to cover administrative
costs; and
(B) that portion of the assistance available
to cover administrative costs should be
distributed between--
(i) the original recipient of the
grant or transfer of assistance under
such subsection; and
(ii) national service programs
carried out or supported with the
assistance.
[(e)] (d) Matching Funds Requirements.--
(1) Requirements.--Except as provided in section 140,
the Federal share of the cost of carrying out a
national service program that receives the assistance
under subsection (a), whether the assistance is
provided directly or as a subgrant from the original
recipient of the assistance, may not exceed 75 percent
of such cost.
(2) Calculation.--In providing for the remaining
share of the cost of carrying out a national service
program, the program--
(A) shall provide for such share through a
payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated,
including facilities, equipment, or services;
and
(B) may provide for such share through State
sources, local sources, or other Federal
sources (other than the use of funds made
available under the national service laws).
(3) Cost of health care.--In providing a payment in
cash under paragraph (2)(A) as part of providing for
the remaining share of the cost of carrying out a
national service program, the program may count not
more than 85 percent of the cost of providing a health
care policy described in section 140(d)(2) toward such
share.
(4) Waiver.--The Corporation may waive in whole or in
part the requirements of paragraph (1) with respect to
a national service program in any fiscal year if the
Corporation determines that such a waiver would be
equitable due to a lack of available financial
resources at the local level.
(e) Cost of Participant.--
(1) Limit.--The Corporation share of the aggregate
cost of national service positions approved under the
national service laws may not exceed the product of--
(A) the number of such positions; and
(B) the amount determined under paragraph
(2).
(2) Amount per participant.--
(A) Fiscal year 1999.--For fiscal year 1999,
the amount referred to in paragraph (1)(B)
shall be $15,000.
(B) Fiscal years 2000 through 2005.--For each
of fiscal years 2000 through 2005, the amount
referred to in paragraph (1)(B) shall be the
amount determined under this paragraph for the
preceding fiscal year, adjusted to reflect the
percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index
for All Urban Consumers published by the
Secretary of Labor, occurring in the 1-year
period immediately preceding the date the
adjustment is made.
(3) Cost.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the cost of
an approved national service position shall be the
average budgeted cost per individual enrolled in an
approved national service position, including the
administrative and support cost attributable to the
individual.
SEC. 122. [42 U.S.C. 12572] TYPES OF NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS ELIGIBLE
FOR PROGRAM ASSISTANCE.
(a) Eligible National Service Programs.--The recipient of a
grant under section 121(a) [and each Federal agency receiving
assistance under section 121(b)] shall use the assistance,
directly or through subgrants to other entities, to carry out
full- or part-time national service programs, including summer
programs, that address unmet human, educational, environmental,
or public safety needs. Subject to subsection (b)(1), these
national service programs may include the following types of
national service programs:
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(4) A service program that is targeted at specific
unmet human, educational, environmental, or public
safety needs and that--
(A) recruits individuals with special skills
or provides specialized preservice training to
enable participants to be placed individually
or in teams in positions in which the
participants can meet such unmet needs, such as
an E-Corps program that involves participants
who provide service in a community by
developing and assisting in carrying out
technology programs.
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SEC. 123. [42 U.S.C. 12573] TYPES OF NATIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS
ELIGIBLE FOR APPROVAL FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.
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(1) A position for a participant in a national
service program described in section 122(a) that
receives assistance under [subsection (a) or (b) of
section 121] section 121(a).
(2) A position for a participant in a program that--
(A) is carried out by a State, a subdivision
of a State, an Indian tribe, a public or
private nonprofit organization, [an institution
of higher education, or a Federal agency] or an
institution of higher education.
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SEC. 126. [42 U.S.C. 12576] OTHER SPECIAL ASSISTANCE.
(a) Support for State Commissions.--
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(c) Challenge Grants for National Service Programs.--
(1) Assistance authorized.--
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(3) Amount of assistance.--A challenge grant under
this subsection may provide not more than $1 of
assistance under this subsection for each $1 in cash
raised by the national service program from private
sources in excess of amounts required to be provided by
the program to satisfy matching funds requirements
under [section 121(e)] section 121(d). The Corporation
shall establish a ceiling on the amount of assistance
that may be provided to a national service program
under this subsection.
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PART II--APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS
SEC. 129. [42 U.S.C. 12581] PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AND APPROVED
NATIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS BUY COMPETITIVE AND
OTHER MEANS.
(a) Allotments of Assistance and Approved Positions to
States and Indian Tribes.--
(1) 33\1/3\ percent allotment of assistance to
certain states.--[Of the funds allocated by the
Corporation for provision of assistance under
subsections (a) and (b) of section 121 for a fiscal
year, the Corporation shall]
(A) In general._Of the funds allocated by the
Corporation for provision of assistance under
section 121(a) for a fiscal year, the
Corporation may make a grant under section
121(a) (and a corresponding allotment of
approved national service positions) to each of
the several States, the District of Columbia,
and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that has an
application approved by the Corporation under
section 133. The amount allotted as a grant to
each such State under this paragraph for a
fiscal year shall be equal to the amount that
bears the same ratio to 33\1/3\ percent of the
allocated funds for that fiscal year as the
population of the State bears to the total
population of the several States, the District
of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico.
(B) Minimum State Grants.--Notwithstanding
subparagraph (A), no state described in
subparagraph (A) shall receive a grant under
subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year in an amount
less than $500,000.
(2) One percent allotment for certain territories
and possessions.--Of the funds allocated by the
Corporation for [provision assistance under subsections
(a) and (b) of section 121] provision of assistance
under section 121(a) for a fiscal year, the Corporation
shall reserve 1 percent of the allocated funds for
grants under section 121(a) to the United States Virgin
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands upon approval of an
application by the Corporation under section 133.
[Palau shall also be eligible for a grant under this
paragraph from the allotment until such time as the
Compact of Free Association with Palau is ratified.]
The amount allotted as a grant to each such territory
or possession under this paragraph for a fiscal year
shall be equal to the amount that bears the same ratio
to 1 percent of the allocated funds for that fiscal
year as the population of the territory or possession
bears to the total population of such territories and
possessions.
(3) One percent allotment for indian tribes.--Of the
funds allocated by the Corporation for [provision of
assistance under subsections (a) and (b) of section
121] provision of assistance under section 121(a) for a
fiscal year, the Corporation shall reserve 1 percent of
the allocated funds for grants under section 121(a) to
Indian tribes, to be allotted by the Corporation on a
competitive basis in accordance with their respective
needs.
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(d) Competitive Distribution of Remaining Funds.--
(1) State competition.--Of the funds allocated by the
Corporation for [provision of assistance under
subsections (a) and (b) of section 121] provision of
assistance under section 121(a) for a fiscal year, the
Corporation shall use not less than 33\1/3\ percent of
the allocated funds to make grants to States on a
competitive basis under section 121(a).
(2) [Federal agencies and other applicants] Other
applicants.--The Corporation shall distribute on a
competitive basis to subdivisions of States, Indian
tribes, public or private nonprofit organizations
(including labor organizations), and institutions of
higher education, [and Federal agencies] the remainder
of the funds allocated by the Corporation for provision
of assistance under section 121 for a fiscal year,
after operation of paragraphs (1) and subsections (a)
and (c).
[(3) Limitation on distribution to federal
agencies.--The Corporation may not provide more than
\1/3\ of the funds available for competitive
distribution under paragraph (2) for a fiscal year to
Federal agencies under section 121(b).]
[(4)] (3) Priority limitations--The Corporation may
limit the categories of eligible applicants for
assistance under paragraph (2) consistent with the
priorities established by the Corporation under section
133(d)(2).
[(5)] (4) Reservation of funds for supplemental and
outreach grants--
(A) Reservation.--* * *
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(B) Grants to [assist entities in placing
applicants who are] increase the participation
of individuals with a disability.--
(i) In general.--The Chief Executive
Officer shall make grants from a
portion of the funds reserved under
subparagraph (A) to entities that--
(I) [receive a grant to carry
out a national service program
under paragraph (1) or (2)]
receive assistance, such as
funding or an allotment of
approved national service
positions, to carry out
activities under the national
service laws.--
[(II) demonstrate that the
entity has received a
substantial number of]
applications for placement in
the national service program of
persons who are individuals
with a disability and who
require a reasonable
accommodation (as defined in
section 101(9) of the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. 12111(9))), or
auxiliary aids and services (as
defined in section 3(1) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 12102)2))), in
order to perform national
service; and
(III) demonstrate that
additional funding would assist
the national service program in
[placing a substantial number
of such individuals with a
disability as participants in
projects carried out through
the program] increasing the
participation of individuals
with disabilities in activities
carried out under the national
service laws.
(ii) Requirements.--Funds made
available through such a supplemental
grant under clause (i) shall be made
available for the same purposes, and
subject to the same requirements, [as
funds made available through a grant
made under paragraph (1) or (2)] as
assistance described in clause (i)(I).
(C) Grants for outreach to individuals with a
[disability] ability and for demonstration
programs._
(i) In general.--From the portion of
the funds reserved under subparagraph
(A) that is not used to make grants
under subparagraph (B), the Chief
Executive Officer shall make grants to
public or private nonprofit
organizations [to pay for the Federal
share described in section 121(e)] to
support demonstration programs
promoting the participation of
individuals with a disability in
national service and to pay for the
Federal share described in section
121(d) of--
(I) providing information
about [the programs specified
in section 193A(d)(10)]
national service programs
carried out under the national
service laws to such
individuals with a disability
who desire to perform national
service; and
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(h) Reservation of Funds To Support Programs Reducing
Corporation Costs.--
(1) Provision of operational support.--From amounts
appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to section
501(a)(2) and made available to provide financial
assistance under this subtitle, and subject to
paragraph (2), the Corporation may reserve an amount of
not more than $15,000,000 to provide operational
support to programs that receive approved national
service positions under this subtitle but do not
receive funds under section 121(a).
(2) Limitation on amount of operational support.--The
amount of operational support provided under this
subsection may not exceed $1,000 per individual placed
in an approved national service position in such a
program.
(3) No administrative cost, matching fund, and
participant benefit requirements.--Programs supported
under this subsection shall not be subject to the
administrative cost, matching fund, and participant
benefit requirements of subsections (c) and (d) of
section 121, section 131(e), and subsections (a), (d),
and (e) of section 140.
SEC. 130. [42 U.S.C. 12582] APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE AND APPROVED
NATIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS.
(a) Time, Manner, and Content of Application.--To be
eligible to receive assistance under section 121 or approved
national service positions for participants who serve in the
national service programs to be carried out [using the
assistance, a State, subdivision of a State, Indian tribe,
public or private nonprofit organization, institution of higher
education, or Federal agency] using the assistance, an
applicant shall prepare and submit to the Corporation an
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Corporation may reasonably require.
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(d) Application To Receive Only Approved National Service
Positions.--
(1) Applicability of subsection.--This subsection
shall apply in the case of an application in which--
(A) the applicant is not seeking assistance
under [subsection (a) or (b) of section 121],
section 121(a) but requests national service
educational awards for individuals serving in
service positions described in section 123; or
(B) the applicant requests national service
educational awards for service positions
described in section 123, but the positions are
not positions in a national service program
described in section 122(a) for which
assistance may be provided under [subsection
(a) or (b) of section 121] section 121(a).
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(f) Special Rule for Certain Applicants.--
(1) Written concurrence.--* * *
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(A) a State, subdivision of a State, Indian
tribe, public or private nonprofit
organization, [institution of higher education,
or Federal agency] or institution of higher
education submitting an application under this
section; or
(B) an entity applying for assistance or
approved national service positions through a
grant program conducted using assistance
provided to a State, subdivision of a State,
Indian tribe, public or private nonprofit
organization, [institution of higher education,
or Federal agency] or institution of higher
education under section 121.
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SEC. 133. [42 U.S.C. 12585] CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.
(a) Corporation Consideration of Certain Criteria.--* * *
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(d) Other Considerations.--
(1) Geographic diversity.--* * *
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(2) Priorities.--* * *
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[(A) national service programs carried out by
another Federal agency;]
[(B)] (A) national service programs that
conform to the national service priorities in
effect under section 122(c);
[(C)] (B) innovative national service
programs;
[(D)] (C) national service programs that are
well established in one or more States at the
time of the application and are proposed to be
expanded to additional States using assistance
provided under section 121;
[(E)] (D) grant programs in support of other
national service programs if the grant programs
are to be conducted by nonprofit organizations
with a demonstrated and extensive expertise in
the provision of services to meet human,
educational, environmental, or public safety
needs;
[(F)] (E) professional corps programs
described in section 122(a)(8); and
[(G)] (F) program that--
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PART III--NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS
SEC. 137. [42 U.S.C. 1259] DESCRIPTION OF PARTICIPANTS.
(a) In General.--* * *
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(3) will serve in the program for a term of service
specified in section 139 [to be performed before,
during, or after attendance at an institution of higher
education;]
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SEC. 138. [42 U.S.C. 12592] SELECTION OF NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS.
(a) Selection Process.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c)
and section 131(f), the actual recruitment and selection of an
individual to serve in a national service program receiving
assistance under section 121 or to fill an approved national
service position shall be conducted by the State, subdivision
of a State, Indian tribe, public or private nonprofit
organization, institution of higher education, [Federal
agency,] or other entity to which the assistance and approved
national service positions are provided.
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SEC. 139. [42 U.S.C. 12593] TERMS OF SERVICE.
(a) In General.--As a condition of receiving a national
service education award under subtitle D, a participant in an
approved national service position shall be required to
[perform full or part-time national service for at least one
term of service] complete at least 1 term of full- or part-time
national service as specified in subsection (b).
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SEC. 140 [42 U.S.C. 12594] LIVING ALLOWANCES FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
PARTICIPANTS.
(a) Provision of Living Allowance.--
(1) Living allowance required.--Subject to paragraph
(3), a national service program carried out using
assistance provided under section 121 shall provide to
each participant who participates on a full-time basis
in the program [a living allowance] an annual living
allowance, for 12 months of service, in an amount equal
to or greater than 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).
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(4) Proration of living allowance.--The amount
provided as a living allowance under this subsection
shall be prorated in the case of a participant who is
authorized to serve [a reduced term of service under
section 139(b)(3)] a term of full-time service under
section 139(b)(1) that is less than 12 months.
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Subtitle D--National Service Trust and Provision of National Service
Educational Awards
SEC. 145. [42 U.S.C. 12601] ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL SERVICE
TRUST.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of
the United States an account to be known as the National
Service Trust. The Trust shall consist of--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
(A) national service educational awards[;
and];
(B) interest expenses pursuant to section
148(e)[;]; and
(C) national service scholarships under
section 149.
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(c) Expenditures From Trust.--Amounts in the Trust shall be
available, to the extent provided for in advance by
appropriation, [for payments of national service educational
awards in accordance with section 148.] for--
(1) payments of national service educational awards
and interest in accordance with paragraphs (1) through
(4) of section 148(a); and
(2) awards of national service scholarships in
accordance with section 149.
(d) Reports to Congress on Receipts and Expenditures.--
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(B) has lapsed pursuant to section 146(d);
[and]
(4) estimate the number of additional approved
national service positions that the Corporation will be
able to make available under subtitle C on the basis of
any accumulated surplus in the Trust above the amount
required to provide national service educational awards
to individuals identified under paragraph (2),
including any amounts available as a result of the
circumstances referred to in paragraph (3)[.]; and
(5) identify the number of students who received
national service scholarships under section 149, and
specify the amount and sources of funds expended on the
national service scholarship program carried out under
section 149, during the fiscal year.
SEC. 146. [42 U.S.C. 12602] INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A NATIONAL
SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARD FROM THE TRUST.
(a) Eligible Individuals.--* * *
* * * * * * *
[(c) Limitation on Number of Terms of Service for Awards.--
Although an individual may serve more than 2 terms of service
described in subsection (b) in an approved national service
position, the individual shall receive a national service
educational award from the National Service Trust only on the
basis of the first and second of such terms of service.]
(c) Limitation on Receipt of Educational Awards.--An
individual may receive, through the national service
educational awards, no more than an amount equal to the
aggregate value of 2 national service educational awards for
full-time service.
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SEC. 147. [42 U.S.C. 12603] DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT OF THE NATIONAL
SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARD.
(a) Amount for Full-Time National Service.--Except as
provided in subsection (c), an individual described in section
146(a) who successfully completes a required term of full-time
national service in an approved national service position shall
receive a national service educational award having a value[,
for each of not more than 2 of such terms of service,] equal to
90 percent of--
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SEC. 148. [42 U.S.C. 12604] DISBURSEMENT OF NATIONAL SERVICE
EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.
(a) In General.--Amounts in the Trust shall be available--
(1) * * *
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(7) Definition of qualified student loans.--As used
in this subsection, the term ``qualified student
loans'' means--
(A) any loan made, insured, or guaranteed
pursuant to title IV of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), other
than a loan to a parent of a student pursuant
to section 428B of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1078-
2)[; and] or a loan to a parent pursuant to
part D of title IV of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087a
et seq.) with the same terms, conditions, and
benefits as a loan made pursuant to section
428B of such Act;
(B) any loan made pursuant to title VII or
VIII of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 292a et seq.)[.]; and
(C) any loan (other than a loan described in
subparagraph (A) or (B)) determined by an
institution of higher education to be necessary
to cover a student's cost of attendance at the
institution and made directly to a student by--
(i) an eligible lender, as defined in
section 435 of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1085);
(ii) a State agency; or
(iii) a lender otherwise determined
by the Corporation to be eligible to
receive disbursements from the National
Service Trust.
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(e) Interest Payments During Forbearance on Loan
Repayment.--The Corporation shall provide by regulation for the
payment on behalf of an eligible individual of interest that
accrues during a period for which such individual has obtained
forbearance in the repayment of a qualified student loan (as
defined in [subsection (b)(6)] subsection (b)(7), if the
eligible individual successfully completes the individual's
required term of service (as determined under section 146(b)).
Such regulations shall be prescribed after consultation with
the Secretary of Education.
(f) Exception.--With the approval of the Director, Chief
Executive Officer an approved national service program funded
under section 121, may offer participants the option of waiving
their right to receive a national service educational award in
order to receive an alternative post-service benefit funded by
the program entirely with non-Federal funds.
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SEC. 149. NATIONAL SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
The Corporation may use amounts in the Trust to support a
national service scholarship program to recognize secondary
school juniors and seniors who are engaged in outstanding
community service.
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Subtitle E--Civilian Community Corps
SEC. 151. [42 U.S.C. 12611] PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this subtitle to authorize the
establishment of a Civilian Community Corps to provide a basis
for determining--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
(3) whether retired members and former members of the
Armed Forces of the United States, members and former
members of the Armed Forces discharged or released from
active duty in connection with reduced Department of
Defense spending, members and former members of the
Armed Forces discharged or transferred from the
Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve in connection
with reduced Department of Defense spending, and other
members of the Armed Forces not on active duty and not
actively participating in a reserve component of the
Armed Forces can provide guidance and training under
such programs that contribute meaningfully to the
encouragement of national and community service; [and]
(4) whether domestic national service programs can
serve as a substitute for the traditional option of
military service in the Armed Forces of the United
States which, in times of reductions in the size of the
Armed Forces, is a diminishing national service
opportunity for young Americans[. ; and]
(5) whether such programs can meet national and
community needs related to natural and other disasters
in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management
Agency and other public and private organizations.
* * * * * * *
SEC. 153. [42 U.S.C. 12613] NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--* * *
* * * * * * *
(c) Diverse [Backgrounds] Backgrounds of Participants.--In
selecting persons for the national service program, the
Director shall endeavor to ensure that participants are from
economically, geographically, and ethnically diverse
backgrounds.
* * * * * * *
SEC. 155. [42 U.S.C. 12615] CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.
(a) Director.--Upon the establishment of the Civilian
Community Corps Demonstration Program, the Civilian Community
Corps shall be under the direction of the Director appointed
pursuant to section 159(c)(1).
(b) Membership in Civilian Community Corps.--
(1) Participants to be members.--* * *
* * * * * * *
(4) Team leaders.--
(A) In general.--The Director may select
individuals with prior supervisory or service
experience to be team leaders in the Corps, to
perform service that includes leading and
supervising teams of Corps members.
(B) Criteria.--Team leaders shall be selected
without regard to the age limitation described
in section 153(b)(1).
(C) Treatment.--For purposes of this
subtitle, particularly subsections (b) and (c)
of section 160, team leaders shall be deemed to
be members of the Corps and shall be provided
the rights and benefits applicable to Corps
members, except that the limitation on the
amount of the living allowance available under
section 158(b) shall not apply.
* * * * * * *
SEC. 158. [42 U.S.C. 12618] AUTHORIZED BENEFITS FOR CORPS MEMBERS.
(a) In General.--* * *
* * * * * * *
[(e) Post Service Benefits.--Upon completion of the agreed
period of service with the Corps, a member shall elect to
receive the educational assistance under subsection (f) or the
cash benefit under subsection (g).]
[(f)] (e) National Service Educational Awards.--A Corps
member who successfully completes a period of agreed service in
the Corps may receive the national service educational awards
described in subtitle D if the Corps member--
(1) serves in an approved national service position;
and
(2) satisfies the eligibility requirements specified
in section 146 with respect to service in that approved
national service position.
[(g) Alternative Benefit.--If a Corps member who
successfully completes a period of agreed service in the Corps
is ineligible for the national service educational award
described in subtitle D, the Director may provide for the
provision of a suitable alternative benefit for the Corps
member.]
* * * * * * *
SEC. 162. [42 U.S.C. 12622] RESPONSIBILITIES OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
(a) Secretary of Defense.--
(1) Liaison office.--
(A) Establishment.--* * *
* * * * * * *
(B) Duties.--The office shall--
(i) in order to assist in the
recruitment of personnel for
appointment in the permanent cadre,
make available to the Director
information in the registry established
by [section 4462 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
year 1993] section 1143a of title 10,
United States Code; and
* * * * * * *
SEC. 178. [42 U.S.C. 12638] STATE COMMISSIONS ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY
SERVICE.
(a) Existence Required.--* * *
* * * * * * *
(i) Coordination.--
(1) Coordination with other state agencies.--* * *
* * * * * * *
(2) Coordination with volunteer service programs.--
(A) In general.--* * *
* * * * * * *
[(B) Agreement.--In coordinating functions
under this paragraph, such Commission or
entity, and such division, may enter into an
agreement to--
[(i) carry out such a function
jointly;
[(ii) to assign responsibility for
such a function to the Commission or
entity; or
[(iii) to assign responsibility for
such a function to the division.]
[(C)] (B) Information.--The State Commission
or alternative entity for a State, and the head
of any such division, shall exchange
information about--
(i) the programs carried out in the
State by the Commission, entity, or
division, as appropriate; and
(ii) opportunities to coordinate
activities.
* * * * * * *
SEC. 181. [42 U.S.C. 12641] CONTINGENT EXTENSION.
[Section 414] Section 422 of the General Education
Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1226a) shall apply to this Act.
* * * * * * *
SEC. 192. [42 U.S.C. 12651A] BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
(A) Composition.--
(1) In general.--* * *
* * * * * * *
[(c) Terms.--Each appointed member of the Board shall serve
for a term of 5 years, except that, as designated by the
President--
[(1) 3 of the members first appointed to the Board
shall serve for a term of 1 year;
[(2) 3 of the members first appointed to the Board
shall serve for a term of 2 years;
[(3) 3 of the members first appointed to the Board
shall serve for a term of 3 years;
[(4) 3 of the members first appointed to the Board
shall serve for a term of 4 years;
[(5) 3 of the members first appointed to the Board
shall serve for a term of 5 years;]
(c) Terms.--Subject to subsection (e), each appointed
member shall serve for a term of 5 years.
* * * * * * *
(e) Service Until Appointment of Successor.--An appointed
member of the Board whose term has expired may continue to
serve until the earlier of--
(1) the date on which a successor has taken office;
or
(2) the date on which Congress adjourns sine die to
end the session of Congress that commences after the
date on which the term expired.
SEC. 192A. [42 U.S.C. 12651B] AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS.
(a) Meetings.--* * *
* * * * * * *
(9) ensure effective dissemination of information
regarding the programs and initiatives of the
Corporation[;]; and
(10) notwithstanding any other provision of law, make
grants to or contracts with Federal or other public
departments or agencies and private nonprofit
organizations for the assignment or referral of
volunteers under the provisions of the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (except as provided in
section 108 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of
1973), which may provide that the agency or
organization shall pay all or a part of the costs of
the program[; and].
[(11) prepare and make recommendations to the
Congress and the President for changes in the national
service laws resulting from the studies and
demonstrations the Chief Executive Office is required
to carry out under section 193A(b)(10), which
recommendations shall be submitted to the Congress and
President not later than September 20, 1995.]
* * * * * * *
SEC. 193A. [42 U.S.C. 12651D] AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
(a) General Powers and Duties.--* * *
* * * * * * *
(c) Powers.--In addition to the authority conferred on the
Chief Executive Officer under any other provision of the
national service laws, the Chief Executive Officer may--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(3)] (3)(A) with their consent, utilize the services
and facilities of Federal agencies with or without
reimbursement, and, with the consent of any State, or
political subdivision of a State, accept and utilize
the services and facilities of the agencies of such
State or subdivisions without reimbursement[;]; and
(B) enter into agreements with other Federal agencies
to carry out activities to further implementation of
the national service laws;
* * * * * * *
SEC. 196A. [42 U.S.C. 12651H] CORPORATION STATE OFFICES.
(a) In General.--* * *
* * * * * * *
(b) Duties.--Each State office established pursuant to
subsection (a) shall--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
(4) monitor and evaluate the performance of all
programs and projects within the State that receive
assistance under the [national service laws] Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.);
and
* * * * * * *
SEC. 303. [42 U.S.C. 12662] AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--* * *
* * * * * * *
(b) Chief Executive Officer as Ex Officio Member of Board
of Directors.--The Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation
may serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the Board of
Directors of the Foundation.
[(b)] (c) Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be
construed either--
(1) to cause the Foundation to be deemed an agency,
establishment, or instrumentality of the United States
Government; or
* * * * * * *
TITLE V--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 501. [42 U.S.C. 12681] AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Title I.--
(A) In general.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to provide financial assistance
under subtitle B of title I, $45,000,000 for
fiscal year 1994 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995
through 1996] such sums as may be necessary for
each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
* * * * * * *
(2) Subtitles c, d, and h.--
(A) In general.--there are authorized to be
appropriated to provide financial assistance
under subtitles C and H of title I, to [provide
national service educational awards] make
payments from the National Service Trust under
subtitle D of title I, and to carry out such
audits and evaluations as the Chief Executive
Officer or the Inspector General of the
Corporation may determine to be necessary,
[$300,000,000 for fiscal year 1994,
$500,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and
$700,000,000 for fiscal year 1996] such sums as
may be necessary for fiscal years 2001 through
2005.
* * * * * * *
(3) Subtitle e.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to provide financial assistance under
subtitle E of title I, such sums as may be necessary
for each of [the fiscal years 1995 through 1996] fiscal
years 2001 through 2005.
(4) Administration.--
(A) In general.--There are authorized to be
appropriated for the administration of this Act
[$40,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $60,000,000
for fiscal year 1995, and $70,000,000 for
fiscal year 1996] such sums as may be necessary
for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
* * * * * * *
(b) Title III.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out title III [$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
1994 through 1996] such sums as may be necessary for each of
fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
* * * * * * *
DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973
* * * * * * *
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--* * *
* * * * * * *
(b) Table of contents.--The table of contents is as
follows:
* * * * * * *
[TITLE II--NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS]
TITLE II--NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS
* * * * * * *
Part D--General Provisions
[Sec. 221. Promotion of National Senior Volunteer Corps.]
Sec. 221. Promotion of National Senior Service Corps.
* * * * * * *
[Sec. 224. Use of locally generated contributions in National Senior
Volunteer Corps.]
* * * * * * *
Sec. 224. Use of locally generated contributions in National Senior
Service Corps.
TITLE V--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
* * * * * * *
[Sec. 502. National Senior Volunteer Corps.]
Sec. 502. National Senior Service Corps.
* * * * * * *
TITLE I--NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS
Part A--Volunteers in Service to America
statement of purpose
Sec. 101. This part provides for the Volunteers in Service
to America (VISTA) program of full-time volunteer service,
together with appropriate powers and responsibilities designed
to assist in the development and coordination of such program.
The purpose of this part is to strengthen and supplement
efforts to eliminate and alleviate poverty and poverty-related
problems in the United States by encouraging and enabling
persons from all walks of life, all geographical areas, and all
age groups, including low-income individuals, elderly and
retired Americans, to perform meaningful and constructive
volunteer service in agencies, institutions, and situations
where the application of human talent and dedication may assist
in the solution of poverty and poverty-related problems and
secure and exploit opportunities for self-advancement by
persons [afflicted with] affected by such problems. In
addition, the objectives of this part are to generate the
commitment of private sector resources, to encourage volunteer
service at the local level, to support efforts by local
agencies and organizations to achieve long-term sustainability
of programs in the absence of Federal assistance, and to
strengthen local agencies and organizations to carry out the
purpose of this part.
* * * * * * *
selection and assignment of volunteers
Sec. 103 (a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(2)(A) The Director shall establish and maintain
within the national headquarters of the Corporation (or
any successor entity of such agency) a volunteer
placement office which shall be responsible for all
functions related to the recruitment and placement of
volunteers under this part. Such functions and
activities shall be carried out in coordination or in
conjunction with recruitment and placement activities
carried out under the [National and Community Service
Trust Act of 1993] National Community Service Act of
1990. Upon the transfer of the functions of the ACTION
Agency to the Corporation for National and Community
Service, the office established under this subparagraph
shall be merged with the recruitment office of such
Corporation. At no time after such transfer of
functions shall more than one office responsible
primarily for recruitment exist within the Corporation.
* * * * * * *
(c)(1) The Director, in conjunction with the personnel
described in subsection (b)(2)(C), shall engage in public
awareness and recruitment activities. Such activities may
include--
(A) * * *
* * * * * * *
(F) publicizing national service educational awards
available under the [National and Community Service
Trust Act of 1993]; National and Community Service Act
of 1990
* * * * * * *
(i) The Director is encouraged to enter into
agreements with public agencies and private
organizations under which the agencies and
organizations pay for all, or a portion of, the
direct cost of supporting volunteers serving
under this part.
* * * * * * *
support service
Sec. 105. (a)(1)(A) * * *
* * * * * * *
(B) Such stipend shall not exceed $95 per month in fiscal
year 1994, but shall be set at a minimum of $100 per month, and
a maximum of $125 per month assuming the availability of funds
to accomplish such maximum, during the service of the volunteer
after October 1, 1994. [The Director may provide a stipend of a
maximum of $200 per month in the case of persons who have
served as volunteers under this part for at least 1 year and
who, in accordance with standards established in such
regulations as the Director shall prescribe, have been
designated volunteer leaders on the basis of experience and
special skills and a demonstrated leadership among volunteers.]
(C) The Director may provide a stipend of a maximum of $200
per month to persons designated by the Director to serve as
volunteer leaders under this part. The Director shall designate
the leaders, in accordance with standards established in such
regulations as the Director shall prescribe, on the basis of
experience and special skills and demonstrated leadership among
volunteers or participants.
[(C)] (D) The Director shall not provide a stipend under
this subsection to an individual who elects to receive a
national service educational award under subtitle D of title I
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990.
* * * * * * *
TITLE II--[NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS] NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE
CORPS
statement of purposes
Sec. 200. [It is the purpose of--
[(1) this title to provide for National Senior
Volunteer Corps, comprised of the Retired and Senior
Volunteer Program, the foster grandparent program, and
the senior companion program, that empower older
individuals to contribute to their communities through
volunteer service, enhance the lives of the volunteers
and those whom they serve, and provide communities with
valuable services;
[(2) part A, the Retired and Senior Volunteer
Program, to utilize the vast talents of older
individuals willing to share their experiences,
abilities, and skills in responding to a wide variety
of community needs;
[(3) part B, the foster grandparents program, to
afford low-income older individuals an opportunity to
provide supportive, individualized services to children
with exceptional or special needs; and
[(4) part C, the senior companion program, to afford
low-income older individuals the opportunity to provide
personal assistance and companionship to other older
individuals through volunteer service.] It is the
purpose of this title to provide--
(1) opportunities for service by older individuals to
meet unmet national, State, and local needs, including
needs in the area of education, public safety, health
and human services, and the environment;
(2) for the National Senior Service Corps, comprised
of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, the Foster
Grandparent Program, and the Senior Companion Program,
to utilize the vast talents of older individuals,
empower older individuals to contribute to their
communities through service, enhance the lives of the
older individuals and the persons served, and provide
communities with valuable services;
(3) opportunities for people age 55 or older, through
the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, to share
their experiences, abilities, and skills to improve
their communities and themselves;
(4) opportunities for low-income people age 55 or
older, through the Foster Grandparents Program, to
provide supportive, individualized service that has a
positive impact on the lives of children with
exceptional or special needs; and
(5) opportunities for low-income people age 55 or
older, through the Senior Companion Program, to provide
critical support services and companionship to adults
who are at risk of institutionalization and who are
struggling to maintain a dignified independent life.
* * * * * * *
Part A--Retired and Senior Volunteer Program
Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects
Sec. 201. (a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(2) only individuals 55 years of age or older will be
enrolled[, and individuals 60 years of age or older
will be given priority for enrollment,] as volunteers
to provide services under this part (except for
administrative purposes), and such services will be
performed in the community where such individuals
reside or in nearby communities either (A) on publicly
owned and operated facilities or projects, or (B) on
local projects sponsored by private nonprofit
organizations (other than political parties), other
than projects involving the construction, operation, or
maintenance of so much of any facility used or to be
used for sectarian instruction or as a place for
religious worship;
* * * * * * *
Part B--Foster Grandparent Program
grants and contracts for volunteer service projects
Sec. 221. (a) The Director is authorized to make grants to
or contracts with public and nonprofit private agencies and
organizations to pay part or all of the cost of development and
operation of projects (including direct payments to individuals
serving under this part) designed for the purpose of providing
opportunities for low-income persons [aged sixty or over] (age
55 or older with individuals age 60 or older given priority for
enrollment) to provide supportive person-to-person services in
health, education, welfare, and related settings to children
having exceptional needs. Such services may include services by
individuals serving as foster grandparents to children who are
individuals with disabilities, who have chronic health
conditions, who are receiving care in hospitals, who are
residing in homes for dependent and neglected children, or who
are receiving services provided by day care centers, schools,
early intervention programs under part H of the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.), Head
Start agencies under the Head Start Act, or any of a variety of
other programs, establishments, and institutions providing
services for children with special or exceptional needs.
Individual foster grandparents may provide person-to-person
services to one or more children, depending on the needs of the
project and local site. The Director may approve assistance in
excess of 90 [per centum] percent of the costs of the
development and operation of such projects only if the Director
determines, in accordance with regulations the Director shall
prescribe establishing objective criteria, that such action is
required in furtherance of the purpose of this section.
Provision for such assistance shall be effective as of
September 19, 1972. In the case of any project with respect to
which, prior to such date, a grant or contract has been made
under section 611(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 3044(b) or with respect to any project under
the Foster Grandparent program in effect prior to September 17,
1969, contributions in cash or in kind from the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, toward the cost of
the project may be counted as part of the cost thereof which is
met from non-Federal sources.
* * * * * * *
(d) The Director, in accordance with regulations the
Director shall prescribe, may provide to low-income persons
serving as volunteers under this part, such allowances,
stipends, and other support as the Director determines are
necessary to carry out the purpose of this part. [Any stipend
or allowance provided under this section shall not be less than
$2.45 per hour on and after October 1, 1993, and shall be
adjusted once prior to December 31, 1997] Any stipend or
allowance provided under this section shall not be less than
$2.55 per hour on or after October 1, 1999, and shall be
adjusted once prior to September 30, 2005, to account for
inflation, as determined by the Director and rounded to the
nearest five cents, except that (1) such stipend or allowance
shall not be increased as a result of an amendment made to this
sentence unless the funds appropriated for carrying out this
part are sufficient to maintain for the fiscal year in question
a number of participants to serve under this part at least
equal to the number of such participants serving during the
preceding fiscal year, and (2) in the event that sufficient
appropriations for any fiscal year are not available to
increase any such stipend or allowance provided to the minimum
hourly rate specified in this sentence, the Director shall
increase the stipend or allowance to such amount as
appropriations for such year permit consistent with clause (1)
of this exception. In establishing the amount of, and the
effective date for, such adjustment, the Director, in
consultation with the State Commissions on National and
Community Service (as established under section 178 of the
National and Community Service Act of 1990) and the heads of
the State offices established under section 195 of such Act,
shall consider the effect such adjustment will have on the
ability of non-federally funded volunteer programs similar to
the programs under this title to maintain their current level
of volunteer hours.
(e) For purposes of this part, the terms ``low-income
person'' and ``person of low income'' mean--
(1) any person whose income is not more than [125 per
centum] 150 percent of the poverty line defined in
section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant
Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) and adjusted by the Director in
the manner described in such section; and
* * * * * * *
Part C--Senior Companion Program
grants and contracts for volunteer service projects
Sec. 213. (a) The Director is authorized to make grants to
or contracts with public and nonprofit private agencies and
organizations to pay part or all of the cost of development and
operation of projects (including direct payments to individuals
serving under this part in the same manner as provided in
section 211(a)) designed for the purpose of providing
opportunities for low-income persons [aged 60 or over] age 55
or older (with individuals age 60 or older given priority for
enrollment) to serve as ``senior companions'' to persons with
exceptional needs. Senior companions may provide services
designed to help older persons requiring long-term care,
including services to persons receiving home health care,
nursing care, home-delivered meals or other nutritional
services; services designed to help persons deinstitutionalized
from mental hospitals, nursing homes, and other institutions;
and services designed to assist persons having developmental
disabilities and other special needs for companionship.
Part D--General Provisions
promotion of [national senior volunteer corps] NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE
CORPS
Sec. 221. (a)(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(3) From funds appropriated under section 502, the
Director shall expend not less than $375,000 in each fiscal
year to carry out paragraph (2).]
(3) From funds appropriated under section 502, the Director
shall expend not less then $375,000 and not more than $500,000
for each fiscal year to carry out paragraph (2).
* * * * * * *
minority group participation
Sec. 223. The Director shall take appropriate steps to
insure that special efforts are made to recruit, select, and
assign qualified individuals [sixty years and older] from
minority groups to serve as volunteers under this title.
* * * * * * *
use of locally generated contributions in [national senior volunteer
corps] national senior service corps
Sec. 224. Whenever locally generated contributions made to
[National Senior Volunteer Corps] National Senior Service Corps
projects under this title are in excess of the amount required
by the Director, the Director may not restrict the manner in
which contributions are expended if expenditures from locally
generated contributions are not inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act.
* * * * * * *
programs of national significance
Sec. 225. (a)(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
(d)(1) * * *
(3) The Director may not make grants under subsection (a)
for a fiscal year to support a program authorized in part A, B,
or C, unless the amount appropriated under subsection (a), (b),
or (c) of section 502, respectively, exceeds the amount
appropriated under that subsection for each of the 2 preceding
fiscal years.
* * * * * * *
adjustments to federal financial assistance
Sec. 226. (a)(1)(A) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(b) The Director shall submit, once every 2 years, to the
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources
of the Senate, a report on the extent to which adjustments are
made under subsection (a).]
(b) The Director shall prepare and submit, once every 2
years, to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a report on the
extent to which adjustments are made under subsection (a).
* * * * * * *
definitions
Sec. 421. For the purposes of this Act--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
(13) the term ``national senior volunteer'' means a
volunteer in the [National Senior Volunteer Corps]
National Senior Service Corps;
(14) the term ``[National Senior Volunteer Corps]
National Senior Service Corps'' means the programs
established under parts A, B, C, and E of title II;
* * * * * * *
SEC. 425. PROTECTION AGAINST IMPROPER USE.
Whoever falsely--
(1) advertises or represents; or
(2) publishes or displays any sign, symbol, or
advertisement, reasonably calculated to convey the
impression,
that an entity is affiliated with, funded by, or operating
under the authority of the Corporation, VISTA, or any of the
programs of the [National Senior Volunteer Corps] National
Senior Service Corps may be enjoined under an action filed by
the Attorney General, on a complaint by the Director.
* * * * * * *
TITLE V--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 501. NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS.
(a) Authorizations.--
(1) Volunteers in service to america.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out parts A and
B of title I, excluding section 109, [$56,000,000 for
fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for
each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996] such sums as
may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2001 through
2005.
(2) Literacy activities.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out section 109, [$5,600,000 for
fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for
each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996] such sums as
may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2001 through
2005.
(3) Special volunteer programs.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out part C of title I,
excluding section 125, [such sums as may be necessary
for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1996] such
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2001
through 2005.
(4) Literacy challenge grants.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out section 125, [such sums
as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994
through 1996] such sums as may be necessary for each of
fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
* * * * * * *
SEC. 502. [NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS] NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE
CORPS
(a) Retired and Senior Volunteer Program.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out part A of title II,
[$45,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996] such sums
as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
(b) Foster Grandparent Program.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out part B of title II, [$85,000,000 for
fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for each of
the fiscal years 1995 and 1996] such sums as may be necessary
for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
(c) Senior Companion Program.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out part C of title II, [$40,000,000 for
fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for each of
the fiscal years 1995 and 1996] such sums as may be necessary
for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
(d) Demonstration Programs.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out part E of title II, [such sums as may
be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1996]
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2001
through 2005.
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SEC. 504. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION.
(a) In General.--For each of [the fiscal years 1994 through
1996] fiscal years 2001 through 2005, there are authorized to
be appropriated for the administration of this Act as provided
for in title IV, 18 percent of the total amount appropriated
under sections 501 and 502 with respect to such years.
(b) Evaluation.--For each of [the fiscal years 1994 through
1996] fiscal years 2001 through 2005, the Director is
authorized to expend not less than 2\1/2\ percent, and not more
than 5 percent, of the amount appropriated under subsection
(a), for the purposes prescribed in section 416.
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Sec. 12501 note--U.S. Code--Title 42
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SEC. 12501. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--
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historical and statutory notes
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Sense of Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--Section
502 of Pub. L. 103-82 provided that:
``(a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and Products.--*
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``(b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing
financial assistance under this Act (including the amendments
made by this Act), the [Secretary of Education] Chief Executive
Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service
shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a notice
describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the
Congress.''
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Sec. 7474(d)(3)--U.S. Code--Title 20
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SEC. 7474. BILINGUAL EDUCATION CAREER LADDER PROGRAM.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is--
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(d) Special Consideration.--The Secretary shall give
special consideration to applications under this section which
provide for--
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(3) coordination with the Federal TRIO programs under
chapter 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C.A. Sec. 1070 et seq.], the
National Mini Corps under subpart 1 of part F of title
V of such Act [20 U.S.C.A. Sec. 1113], the Teacher
Corps program under subpart 3 of part C of title V of
such Act [20 U.S.C.A. Sec. 1106 et seq.], and the
[National Community and Service Trust Act of 1993
programs] programs carried out under the National and
Community Service Act of 1990, and other programs for
the recruitment and retention of bilingual students in
secondary and postsecondary programs to train to become
bilingual educators; and
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